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Vol. 12 No. 330 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/-

Simmi Kaur Babbar

Appeal to the President of India, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister, Home Minister, Lieutenant Governor, and the Chief Minister of Delhi Looking at the Corona epidemic Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Committee Elections should be stopped immediately.

Request By Sardar Gurcharan Singh Babbar PRESIDENT ALL INDIA SIKH CONFERENCE BABBAR ADDRESS- 5, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, PRESS AREA, ITO NEW DELHI 110002 PHONE, 9971359517, 9312262300, 9868068019, E-mail ID, [email protected] 2 New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

NEWS BOX 2 men on bike snatch bag with Rs 10L jewellery from After Delhi, Noida & Ghaziabad impose woman Gurgaon. A woman was robbed of jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh on Thursday by two bike- 10pm to 5am curfew till April 17 borne miscreants in Shivaji Nagar area. Kailash Devi (55), along with her nephew Naveen Kumar, had just reached her home GHAZIABAD: The administrations of malls have been asked to down their also being ramped up. We are asking when the crime happened. Naveen was Noida and Ghaziabad have announced shutters by 10pm. Restaurants in everyone to report positive cases. It’s very parking his scooter while Kailash was curfew between 10 pm and 5 am from Ghaziabad, however, have been given an clear. We will take serious action against standing near the house when two bike- Thursday tillApril 17. additional hour to clean and sanitise the anybody found violating the protocols,” borne men, one of them was wearing a The decision comes two days after premises. The curbs are similar for wedding said Suhas LY, the Noida district magistrate. helmet, came on bike and snatched the bag neighbouring Delhi imposed similar venues and party clubs, where guests have He added that residents’ welfare associations from Devi and fled from the spot. restrictions and the two NCR districts raised to strictly disperse by 10pm. (RWAs) had not been issued any specific “I could see only one snatcher as the other man concern over Covid cases increasing if Any violation would be dealt with under guidelines regarding decisions on closing was wearing a helmet,” said Devi adding people moved in from the capital for provisions of the Disaster ManagementAct, down common areas. RWAs have been told that the bag had jewellery and cash. It is not gatherings. 2005, officials warned.An order has also to take decisions on restrictions on their clear whether the snatchers were following Late on Wednesday night, the Uttar Pradesh been issued to schools, colleges and other own, provided there is consensus.Both Devi from the jewellery shop or even before government had allowed districts with educational institutions to stay shut till districts have announced a set of that.Naveen Kumar said he tried to chase the more than 500 active cases and those April 17 and hold only online classes. exemptions too. Essential services, home victim but they disappeared from the spot reporting over 100 fresh cases daily to Colleges offering courses such as medicine, 5am till April 17 in the first phase,” he deliveries and commercial establishments taking advantage of the crowd. He said that impose restrictions on movement if they nursing and those that need to conduct added. such as grocery stores and chemist shops they scanned the CCTV footage of the deemed necessaryWith more than 100 practical exams have been allowed to In Noida, officials have been instructed to will not come under the purview of the nearby houses and the footage showed that people testing positive every day and over function as usual, but with strict Covid increase spot fines for violating Covid curfew. the criminals were following the duo from 520 active cases, the Ghaziabad protocols in place.Ghaziabad districtprotocols such as wearing a mask and Travellers to and from the airport and railway some distance.On the basis of the complaint, administration had already raised concerns magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey held amaintaining social distance. They have also stations would be a llowed to pass provided an FIR was registered under sections 379A with the government.The situation is worse news conference on Thursday, when hebeen asked to increase surveillance, contact they furnish valid tickets. All medical (snatching) and 34 (common intention) of in Noida, which has not only been reporting issued a set of guidelines. “It has been tracing and testing. The district has now practitioners, government employees, the IPC at Shivaji Nagar police station. The over 100 cases daily but also has more than decided to implement a curfew in been conducting over 5,000 tests private security staff, power department initial investigation revealed that the 740 active cases at present. Apart from Ghaziabad district from Thursday nightdaily.“People will see increased police workers, media personnel and those related accused were using fake registration plates Noida and Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Kanpur after conducting a review meeting with presence and spot fines now for not to transportation of essential goods would on their bike. “We are scanning the CCTV and Prayagraj have also announced curfew police officers and health officials. Thisfollowing Covid protocols such as wearing be allowed.Ghaziabad has listed a few footage to identify the accused,” said police at night. Markets, restaurants, pubs and curfew will be effective daily from 10pm to masks. Surveillance and other activities are additional exemptions. spokesperson Subhash Boken adding that they are also trying to find out if any snatching gang was involved in it. Sports coaches till last year, one a farm Farmers to begin 24-hr 3 try to smuggle KMP e-way blockade on Sat hand, one works at grocery store now Gurgaon: Protesting farmers have planned to Gurgaon. Before the lockdown was tennis at the national level between crore. The Sector 57 academy has 750 liquor bottles block all entry and exit points on the Kundli- announced, 27-year-old K 1990 and 1998, says he had to shut 60 members now, 25% of the Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway for 24 Ramandeep followed a strict six centres in the past one year. He number it had before lockdown. hours from Saturday morning.The decision routine -- waking up at 5.30 am, had opened his first academy at Another coach at the academy, Aman was taken at a meeting on Thursday and the sweating it out in the football field Delhi’s Vasant Kunj in 2003 and Dev (28), is now working at a for rural voters, blockade will start from 11 am on Saturday. during the day, training young then one in Gurgaon in 2007. grocery store in Kolkata. “For an Farmers from Nuh have planned to block footballers in the evening and then Subsequently, he opened six more Under-14 national tennis player, Rewasan toll plaza.The blockade is likely to working out at a gym at night. centres in Gurgaon. But now, just working as a shop attendant is not held hit traffic on the expressway that serves as a A former player in the nationalone is running.The 45-year-old says ideal. But I have no other option,” high-speed corridor between Haryana’s Under-16 team, Ramandeep was ahe is finding it difficult to pay he says. “I had to leave the city northern and southern districts and is crucial full-time coach with Ryder Sports monthly instalments for a loan he during the lockdown,” he says, for the 20,000-odd commercial vehicles that Academy in Gurgaon. But duringhad taken to set up the adding that he used to earn Rs use it daily.Mahender Singh Chauhan, a the lockdown, youngsters stoppedacademies.Remembering some of 15,000 a month at the academy. his students, Hazarika says: “One farmer leader in Palwal, said that agitators coming for training and the Now, the amount has dwindled to academy had to be shut. Now, he student from Wazirabad village Rs 7,000.Hazarika says many other will reach stretches of KMP Expressway that plays tennis. He got a US are closest to them, as part of the Samyukta still wakes up very early but instead coaches from the academy are also of the football field, Ramandeep scholarship and is getting trained finding it difficult to sustain Kisan Morcha’s plan to block the road. heads to work at a farm in his there now.”Earlier, Hazarika had themselves. While a coach from Gurnam Singh Chaduni, state president, hometown Jalandhar.“I used to earn 140 staff members, including 70 Chennai, who trained several Bharatiya Kisan Union (Chaduni), said: “We Rs 40,000 a month as a fitness coaches, trainers and groundsmen national-level tennis players, now want to send out a message that the resolve of trainer and football coach. But withand he would spend Rs 7-8 lakh a has a cart that sells south Indian the farmers is unshaken and we will not give the lockdown, my earnings dropped month to run each centre.“I had food, a coach from Delhi is working up till the laws are rolled back. Whenever the to less than half and I had no option around 18,000 members in my as a refrigerator and AC mechanic government has time, we are ready to talk. but to return to my village,” he seven academies. The centres at to support his family. A former We will wait for their call. Farmers will sleep says.Even after a year, the situation Ardee City and DLF 5 were most basketball coach at the academy on the KMP Expressway as a mark of has not improved much. “I left the popular. Now, I am left with just one supplies biscuits to grocery stores. protest.”Haryana police has beefed up sports academy, as it was not in a centre at Sector 57. I had to shut the Hazarika says he has written to the security arrangements on the expressway and position to pay me and I found it other places because I was not in Union sports ministry and also the more than 200 police personnel have been difficult to sustain myself. Now, I position to pay rents and salaries. I Prime Minister’s office seeking deployed along the road. am into farming and I offer online used my savings to pay salaries for intervention to support those in fitness training sessions on asome time,” he says. According to sports. “But I am yet to see any freelance basis,” he says.Academy Hazarika, each centre meant an support. Order withdrawn, owner Raj Hazarika, who played investment of Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1 pets can now enter Service roads cleared of squatters Ghaziabad: Three persons, reached Muradnagar, Amit including a BSF constable and a hopped on to their car. A little parks man posted in the Army, have ahead at the Meerut border, they Ghaziabad: An engineer of Jal Nigam of from the encroachers during the drive. been arrested with 750 bottles of were stopped for checking. We Ghaziabad was on Thursday arrested by the “Several shops, and structures like site liquor in a car. Police said the have recovered 750 bottles of vigilance department of Meerut for office, labour camp and other structures liquor bottles were meant to lure liquor of a Haryana brand. We allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 13 lakh. were demolished to free up the service voters in the panchayat have lodged an FIR against According to the vigilance officer, the accused road,” Lot said, adding that they also elections, which are just a week Mohini too. She is untraceable,” is identified as Vikram Singh, a resident of restored the service roads wherein it was away. he added. Ghaziabad. merged with the project of a private Police have identified the accused All the accused have been booked Sudheer Kumar, circle officer of vigilance developer. as Sumit Kumar, a BSF under relevant sections of the department, told TOI that the Jal Nigam “The service roads were non-functional due constable posted in West Excise Act and Section 171 gave a contract of Rs 3.6 crore to Satish to encroachments,” said Lot adding that Bengal, and Amit Tyagi, who is (wearing garb or carrying token Kumar to clean the silt in the water pipeline some of the private developers have given in the Army in Ambala. The used by public servant with from Muradnagar in Ghaziabad to Delhi. in writing that they will remove the third one has been identified as fraudulent intent) of the IPC. The accused engineer asked for Rs 25 lakh encroachment in next one week. He said one Kuldeep. They were sent to judicial from Satish as a bribe for measuring the silt, the department will remove the remaining SP (rural) Iraj Raza said Sumit and custody. only after which the work could start.The structures if the developer fails to remove it Kuldeep had bought 750 bottles In another case, the husband of a CO added that on March 5, Satish met in a week.He said GMDA will continue the of liquor from Sonipat in candidate from Dasna has been Vikram in his office and made a deal of Rs drive to free service roads of new sectors. Haryana and were on their way booked for allegedly smuggling 21 lakh, to be paid in two installments. “We have identified the service roads with to Meerut when police stopped liquor into the district. The Vikram asked Satish to pay Rs 13 lakh on encroachments and we will continue such t h e m f o r c h e c k i n g a t matter came to light after two April 8 and the second installment within drives,” he said. Muradnagar.“Amit’s elder persons were arrested with two months. “In the meantime, Satish The encroachment along roads in new brother Vipin, who is also a several bottles of liquor. After complained to the vigilance department. A sectors has emerged as a major problem in constable with the BSF in West sustained questioning, they took trap was laid on Thursday and Satish was last few years, officials said. Last year, Bengal and had come home on the name of Satish, whose wife nabbed red-handed while taking the bribe,” Gurgaon: The Gurugram Metropolitan Development GMDA along with DTCP and MCG had vacation, had asked for the Reena is contesting the rural he said. Authority (GMDA) on Thursday cleared the service cleared encroachments along the Southern Peripheral liquor. Vipin’s wife Mona alias polls. The suspect was booked under the Section 7 of roads of sectors 58-60 of illegal structures. According Road (SPR), but the encroachers were back after a few Mohini is contesting the polls Smuggling of liquor from other the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The to officials, the roads were entirely blocked by the weeks, officials said. from Machhra village in NCR states has gone up accused will be produced in court on Friday. squatters, who had constructed site offices, labour Officials also added that the Haryana Shahari Vikas Meerut. They had planned to substantially in the wake of the camps and shops. Pradhikaran (HSVP) had acquired 90 metre on either distribute the liquor among rural polls. Over the past few A team of junior engineers Sandeep Lot, Sumit Budhwar side of the SPR for green space and for further voters. The liquor had been weeks, police have seized many A day after he went andAshish Tyagi, along with police, started the drive on expansion of the road. But most of the area earmarked bought from Haryana as it is bottles of liquor that were being missing, Class 9 boy Thursday morning, which continued till the evening. for green belt has been encroached in the last four years, cheap there,” the officer said. smuggled to allegedly lure found ‘strangled’ According to officials, they faced protests and resistance leading to snarls during peak hours. “When Sumit and Kuldeep voters. Ghaziabad: A day after a 15-year-old boy went missing from Muradnagar, his body was found lying on a farm, about 800 metres Gr Noida to Jewar airport in less from his home, early on Thursday. The teenager, Nitesh Kumar, was a Class 9 student and lived with his parents and his younger sister in Muradnagar. He had gone to than 25 mins? DMRC to ready plan meet someone on Wednesday afternoon but didn’t return home. His parents said they Noida: The Delhi Metro Rail route.Officials said the new plan But so far not more than five to six multi-modal connectivity to the terminal building of the airport. called on his mobile number more than 50 Corporation will soon start work would focus on bringing down the stations will be planned here,” airport site, YEIDA had The stretch between Knowledge times. When there was no response, they on evaluating three options – travel time to under 25 minutes said Shailendra Bhatia, officer on committed to delivering a metro Park and Jewar is already linked started a search operation for him. Metrolite, Metro Neo and Metro between the two points by special duty at the Yamuna link in the Yamuna Expressway b y h i g h - s p e e d After failing to trace him, the boy’s parents Express — to connect the Noida maintaining a speed of 120km an E x p r e s s w a y I n d u s t r i a l region before commercial carriageways.Commuters can lodged a complaint at the Muradnagar police International Airport with hour. D evelopment Authority operations begin at the airport. maintain speed of up to 80km an station. Dr Iraj Raza (SP rural) said an FIR was lodged under Section 363 (punishment Knowledge Park II in Greater A major portion of the corridor — (YEIDA).The new project report The earlier study had estimated hour within Greater Noida and for kidnapping) of the IPC and the teenager’s Noida and eventually other parts32.3 km — would be elevated.“At will have in detail the cost the cost of the connectivity project increase it to 100kmph as soon as mobile phone was put under surveillance. of NCR.present, the priority is to provide estimates and pros and cons of the to be Rs 5,708 crore.Officials said they cross the zero point and get His last location came up near Muradnagar DMRC was asked to prepare a fresh quick connectivity to the Jewar three metro options (lite, neo and the elevated portion of the metro on to the Yamuna Expressway.“At village. report after the earlier one made in airport from other parts of NCR. express).Before commissioning corridor would run parallel to the present, it takes 45 to 50 minutes “We formed three teams to trace the boy. Each 2019 was rejected on grounds of Metro connectivity already exists up the fresh study,YEIDA had sought Yamuna Expressway while the to cover the distance between team went to his last known location but he travel time. To cover a distance of to Knowledge Park II. the state government’s approval one cutting through Greater Noida Greater Noida and Jewar by car. could not be found as his phone was switched 35.6 km, the earlier DPR had Another corridor will have to be and got the permission via email would be underground. The line The metro is being planned to off,” said Raza. suggested 25 stations along the constructed to connect the last leg. on Thursday.As part of providing would be integrated into the bring down the travel time. 3 New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE Night curfew, restrictions in several states, I, SANGITA DEVI W/O SATEN- I,Imrana W/o Mohd Imran R/o DRA KUMAR DWIVEDI R/O B- Near Malik Petrol Pump Ward 243-A, FLAT NO-4, MOHAN No.2, Hodal Road, Nuh, Mewat, GARDEN, UTTAM NAGAR, Haryana-122107 have changed NEW DELHI-110059, have my name to Imrana Begum. cities to curb COVID surge in India changed my name from SANGI- TA DEVI to SANGITA DWIVEDI New Delhi: With COVID-19 infec- Singh on Wednesday (April 7) extended lockdown will be enforced from 6 pm on for all future purpose. PUBLIC NOTICE tions spreading at a faster rate in the the night curfew, which is in place from Friday to 6 am on Monday. In the past Know all men by the present notice that my client's HARI second wave, the authorities have come 9 pm to 5 am, across the state. The state three weeks, the state government has NAME CHANGE BABU S/o KUWAR SOUN AND up with city/district-specific lockdown- has also banned political gatherings till imposed lockdowns in Bhopal, Indore, I, Neha Dhanker D/o Hansraj R/o HIS WIFE PRAVESH DEVI W/O like situations. Many states have April 30. The authorities have also Jabalpur and Gwalior on Sundays and H. No. 286, Devli, New Delhi- HARI BABU R/o H. NO. K-5/46 imposed a number of restrictions to capped the number of people who can extended the curbs to some other cities 110062, have changed my name BLOCK-K-5 EXTN. NEAR KALI to Neha for all future purposes. MATA MANDIR MOHAN GAR- curb the COVID-19 spread. On attend funerals and weddings has been last Sunday. Additionally, a seven-day DEN, UTTAM NAGAR, NEW Thursday (April 8), India recorded reduced to 50 people in indoors halls lockdown has been ordered for the DELHI-110059, have dis- 1,26,789 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking and 100 for outdoor functions. Schools entire Chhindwara district from April 8. NAME CHANGE owned/debarred their daughter the tally to 1,29,28,574. As per the and other educational institutions, The Gujarat government on Tuesday I, SUMAN W/O NO-15397907A "PINKI" from their moveable or HAV TEK CHAND R/O VILL- immoveable Property as her Health Ministry data, over 685 deaths except medical and nursing colleges, in announced a night curfew, in 20 cities SOLDA, PO-MOHNA, TEH-PAL- acts/deeds and out of control are and 59,258 discharges were reported in the state have been closed till April 30. and eight metros in the state, from 8 pm WAL, DISTT-FARIDABAD, prejudicious to the interest of my the last 24 hours on Thursday. The Night curfew has been imposed in to 6 am. The major events will be post- HARYANA-121102, have client's. My client's have severed active caseload has reached 9,10,319 Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur, Prayagraj, poned until April 30. Government changed my name from SUMAN all their relation with her for all to SUMAN LATA for all future pur- times to come who will not be while the death toll stands at 1,66,862 in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), offices will remain closed on all poses and in my husband’s serv- held responsible for any body the country. Amid the rising COVID-19 Ghaziabad, Bareilly and Meerut. While Saturdays for the month of April. Also, a ice record my date of birth wrongly dealing with her. cases across the country, Prime most of the state is free from restric- gathering of not more than 100 people mentioned as 01/07/1976 instead SOHAN KUMAR Minister Narendra Modi, while holding tions, night curfew have been imposed will be allowed at weddings. of my correct date of birth as (ADVOCATE) 15/05/1979 B-5, SUNEJA TOWER-I, DIS- a meeting with Chief Ministers on the in Gautam Buddha TRICT CENTER,JANAKPURI, current COVID-19 situation, said that Nagar (Noida) and NEW DELHI-110058 there will be no lockdown. He said that Ghaziabad from 10 pm MOBILE NO.: 9268276091 there is a need to work on war footing to 5 am, and Lucknow again to fight against the pandemic. "A Municipal Corporation PUBLIC NOTICE challenging situation is emerging again. has ordered a night It is for general information that I, I request you all to give your sugges- curfew, starting from 9 JYOTIKA D/o DINA NATH tions to tackle the COVID-19 situation," pm to 6 am, from April SHARMA residing at H. No. 851, he said. The Delhi government on 8 to April 16. The Sector-15A, Faridabad-121007, Haryana declare that name of Tuesday (April 6, 2021) decided to order exempted the mine, my father and mother has impose a night curfew to curb the government, semi-gov- been wrongly written as JYOTI- COVID-19 spread. The night curfew ernment professionals KA GAUTAM , D N GAUTAM has been imposed in the national capital and essential services and NEELAM GAUTAM in my educational certificates. The from 10 pm to 5 am with immediate workers. Schools and actual name of mine, my father effect till April 30. If anyone requires to other educational insti- and mother are JYOTIKA, DINA go out during the night curfew orders tutions, except medical NATH SHARMA and NEELAM they will require an e-pass, which can and nursing colleges, SHARMA, respectively which may be amended accordingly. only be obtained from the Delhi govern- in the state have been ment's website www.delhi.gov.in. closed till April 15. However, the order also states that indi- Madhya Pradesh Chief PUBLIC NOTICE viduals of certain professions like those Minister Shivraj Singh Information is given to general involved in essential services will be Chouhan on Thursday public at large that my clientSmt. Renu Duggal& Smt. Shweta Ray exempted from these restrictions. (April 8, 2021) owner of Freehold Residential Adding to this, the order also exempts announced to impose Plot area measuring 200 sq. yds. pregnant women, patients and those weekend lockdown in Out of Khasra no. travelling to airports, railway stations or all the urban areas due 14666/6498/672 Situated at Nagar Nigam GarugramAbadi of bus terminals on showing their tickets. to rise in COVID-19 Surya ViharwakaMauja Gurgaon Chief Minister Captain Amarinder cases. The weekend Tehsil &Distt. Garugram Haryana.vide Sale Deed dated Ambulance With Covid Patient Stops 05.05.2018 till date and has lost/misplaced his original Sale At Juice Shop In Madhya Pradesh Deed dated 21.01.1988 as Doc no. 6867 SR GGN&General Bhopal: A video of a healthcare worker, dressed in a PPE kit, at Power of Attorney dated a roadside shop while transporting a coronavirus patient has come 10.09.1990as Doc no. 1136 SR up from Madhya Pradesh, highlighting a major disregard among GGNWhich was executed in people for safety protocols amid a second wave in the country. In favour of Sh. Ram Singh & Sh. the video shot at Shahdol district, the health worker is seen wait- Balbir Singhand Lost Report has been Police Station Crime ing for sugarcane juice at the roadside shop while his colleague - Branch Delhi So no. 430/2014, also wearing the PPE kit - is seen sitting inside the ambulance LR No. 291100/2021 dated transporting the coronavirus patient. His face mask is seen placed 03.04.2021 and Same Property near his chin - a clear violation of protocol at public places. Many is going to be financed byAAVAS people are seen walking past the FINANCIERS LIMITED healthcare worker at the busy road, (Formerly Known as AU Housing NAME CHANGE Finance Ltd.) BranchRajinder leaving them exposed to the virus. I, NO-5245106X HAV SAMIR Place, Delhi. If any person(s) "You are transporting a corona KUMAR S/O TIKA RAM R/O C- have any objection(s) or claim(s) patient and also not wearing mask 4/2, SULTANPURI, NEW DELHI- with respect to the right, title or properly," asks the bystander who 110086, have changed my minor interest in the Said Property then shot the video. "I don't have corona. I daughter’s name from RITIKA to contact us within 7 days from the am just transporting the patient. Let RITIKA GURUNG for all future date of Publication of this notice purpose. and or the same to the under- me drink," replies the healthcare signed if found by any one. worker, who is later seen putting the [NAVEEN KUMAR VERMA] mask over his nose as he realises his NAME CHANGE Advocate video is being captured. Madhya I, Thankachen Thomas s/o F-211, Sector-3, Pradesh is among the 10 states Mudakkodil Chacko Thomas R/o Vaishali, Ghaziabad, 18-H, Pocket-A-3, Mayur Vihar, Uttar Pradesh-201010 accounting for 84.21 per cent of the Phase-III, Delhi-110096, have (Contact at 09958871432) new cases, according to the Health changed my name to Thankachan Ministry. The state has a total of Thomas for all future purposes. 3,41,887 active COVID-19 cases and THE SIKH TIMES the number of dead has crossed the NAME CHANGE 54,000-mark. This morning, India set I, Aishna Nazir Wife of Edited, Printed, Published another record of daily Covid cases Mohammed Ali Gasem R/O H No- Owned by Simmi Babbar with 1,31,968 infections in the last 24 V-700/10, Gali No24, V-Block, Vija N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar hours, pushing the total case count to Park, Maujpur, North East, Delhi- Delhi-110009 over 1.3 crore. The surge, much 110053 have changed my Name Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing steeper than last year's first wave, has from Aishna Nazir to Aishna Nazir Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City forced many states have imposed Khan for all future purposes. (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) tight curbs. India's COVID-19 cases Corporate Office: 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, have soared 13-fold in barely two NAME CHANGE Press Area, ITO, New Delhi months - a vicious second wave pro- I hitherto known as DEVENDIR Editor-in-Chief pelled by an open disregard for safe- KUMAR S/o CHARAN SINGH , Gurcharan Singh Babbar ty protocols nationwide - that has employed as JSA in AFHQ Clerical Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 seen the third-hardest hit country Services under Ministry of Defence Website : www.thesikhtimes.in residing at U-246A, Shakarpur, Email : [email protected] soaring past its mid-September peak Delhi-110092, have changed my of around 98,000 cases a day. name and shall hereafter be known RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 as DEVENDAR KUMAR. New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX 4 militants killed, 4 jawans injured as separate encounters break out ED summons Mehbooba Mufti's in Shopian, Awantipora Srinagar. Two separate encounters broke out between security forces and terrorists in mother in money laundering case Shopian and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir, killing four terrorists and injuring The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's mother for questioning in a money laundering case. four jawans. On Thursday evening, an encounter broke out Srinagar. The Enforcement and PDP". "It is an attempt to stop in Shopian town in which three terrorists Directorate (ED) has summoned her from giving voice to the have been killed while two others are the mother of former Jammu and sentiments of the people in which believed to be hiding inside a local mosque Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba they have failed miserably." Nazir in Jan Mohalla of Shopian. Four Army Mufti for questioning in a money is the wife of former J&K CM soldiers, including an officer, have been injured in the encounter. The second laundering case, officials said on Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The encounter started early morning on Friday Thursday. They said Gulshan criminal case filed under the in Tral area of Pulwama district where 2-3 Nazir, in her seventies, has been provisions of the Prevention of terrorists are believed trapped. Later in an asked to appear before the central Money LaunderingAct (PMLA) is update, it was reported that one of the probe agency at its office in linked to the recovery of at least trapped terrorists have been killed in the Srinagar onApril 15. two diaries by the ED, after raids Awantipora encounter. Internet services Mufti, 61, also the president of the on an alleged associate of Mufti, in have been snapped in both districts as a People's Democratic Party (PDP), which some purported payments precautionary measure. was questioned in this case on made from the CM's discretionary March 25 in Srinagar. After her fund were made in alleged Happiest moment of my life: Wife five-hour-long questioning that contravention of rules. These day, Mufti had told reporters that funds are alleged to have been of CoBRA commando released central agencies like the NIA, CBI diverted during the tenure of Mufti and the ED were being "misused" as the CM of the erstwhile state. from Maoist captivity to silence the opposition. A PDP Few lakh of rupees from these spokesperson said the latest funds are alleged to have been Jammu. Days of anxious silence gave way to summons are "part of the political transferred into the account of which the ED wants to question recently rejected the passport following adverse police reports relief and celebration at the house of CoBRA vendetta against Mehbooba Mufti Nazir and some others about her. The J-K Police CID had applications of Nazir and Mufti against the mother . commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas as the news of his release from Maoist captivity broke on Thursday. Family members and Two Dalit men stabbed in Tamil relatives of the commando, who was abducted by Maoists after an encounter with Project RE-HAB curbs elephant-human Nadu, VCK blames PMK for security forces in Chhattisgarh on April 3, were moved to tears as they saw visuals of murders as locals stage protest him stepping out of an ambulance on a news conflict, will soon be adapted by other states channel. Manhas' five-year-old daughter Ranipet. Protests rocked Tamil Nadu's was seen kissing her father's picture on a / Ranipet district on Wednesday night after mobile phone. "This is the happiest moment Innovation project RE-HAB is a unique, cost-effective way of two Dalit youths were allegedly stabbed to of my life. I always remained hopeful of his death near Arakonnam in a clash between return and want to thank the central and preventing elephant-human conflicts without causing any harm to both. Chhattisgarh governments and everybody two groups belonging to different castes. else who stood by us during the testing Kodagu. As part of innovation reported in these areas The two victims, Arjunan (26) and Suriya times," Manhas' wife Meenu told reporters at project RE-HAB (Reducing since the bee boxes have (26) from Soghanur and Sembedu village, their house in Burnai on the Jammu- Elephant Human Attacks using been placed on the respectively, were stabbed with knives Akhnoor road. Twenty-two personnel from Bees), boxes with bees were passageways of elephants. and bottles. While three of their friends - various security forces like the Commando placed last month, at four MSME Minister Nitin Madhan, Vallarasu, and Soundarajan - Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of locations on the periphery of the Gadkari Thursday said that who are also Dalits, were severely injured. the Central Reserve Police Force, its Nagarhole National Park in innovation project RE- The police have arrested four members from Bastariya battalion and those from the Kodagu district of Karnataka. HAB has huge potential the Vanniyar community in connection District Reserve Guard and STF of the Under this initiative, bee boxes are and it will soon be with the two murders. Viduthalai Chhattisgarh Police were killed in the used as a fence to prevent implemented in different Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief Thol ambush. Thirty-one security personnel were elephants from entering human states including West Thirumavalavan has alleged that these also injured in the encounter. habitation, thus reducing loss of Bengal, Jharkhand, murders were done by caste fanatics in lives and property. The project is Odisha, Chhattisgarh, "fear of losing the elections." UP man files FIR against doctor being implemented by Khadi and Assam, Tamil Nadu, and “Two young men were murdered in Village Industries Commission Kerala. Vinai Kumar Saxena said states like Soganur, near Arakkonam. Three others and 'untrained' medical staff for (KVIC) in a phased manner. It is a are in hospital in a critical state. Caste unique, cost-effective way of West Bengal, Jharkhand, jeopardizing patient’s health preventing elephant-human Odisha, Chhattisgarh, fanatics committed these murders out of sting them in their eyes and the inner side of Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala are major the fear of losing in the election. VCK conflicts without causing any harm to both. the trunk. Also, the buzz of the bees irritates KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said, elephant-human conflict zones where it is demands the arrest of PMK caste fanatics them the most. Bee fences have reduced the planning to implement Project RE-HAB in a and sand Mafia gangs. We'll hold "Last month, at four locations on the movement of elephants at these points to a periphery of Nagarhole National Park in phased manner.Approximately 2,400 people demonstrations on April 10 at all district great extent, which has come as a big relief have been killed in conflicts with wild headquarters," read VCK chief’s Twitter Kodagu district of Karnataka, we started it." for the local farmers. Night vision cameras "Under this project, bee boxes are used as a elephants across the country since 2015. post. VCK's Gauthama Sanna contested installed at these locations have not only State governments have taken several against AIADMK's S Ravi in this fence to prevent elephants from entering shown a sharp decline in the movement of human habitation and thus reducing loss of measures in the past like digging up constituency. A police investigation is elephants in human territories but have also trenches, erecting rail fencing and spiked lives and properties," Saxena said. "It is a captured amazing footage of elephants’ underway. The involvement of Vanniyar unique, cost-effective way of preventing pillars, and putting up electric fences and community members has also raised behaviour on seeing bee boxes. A number of electric wire curtains to keep elephants away New Delhi. AUP woman accused a doctor and elephant-human conflicts without causing elephants are seen returning to the jungles questions against AIADMK’s alliance an "untrained" male medical staff for risking any harm to the animals and the humans," from human territories. Not only all these partner PMK, the party with a strong fearing honey bees. Also, no destruction of efforts failed but also ended up killing more her life and outraging her modesty during the Vinai Kumar Saxena said. Elephants crops or properties by elephants has been Vanniyar community backing. birth of her child at a hospital, the police said generally fear that the honey bees might elephants. on Thursday. A complaint was lodged at Prem Nagar police station on Wednesday based on directives of ADG Avinash Chandra, they said. The police registered the Probe Agency Files Chargesheet Against Ex-UP Minister In Money Laundering Case FIR against Dr. Shalini Maheshwari and her male staff under IPC Sections 336 (act New Delhi/Lucknow: The Enforcement PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering to 2017) was only ? 72.38 lakh, including his demonetised currency of ? 11.50 lakh, stamp endangering life or personal safety), 338 Directorate (ED) filed its first chargesheet Act) court in Lucknow on charges of salary of around ? 25.4 lakh". "He had shown papers worth ? five lakh, property-related (causing grievous hurt) and 354 (outraging against former Uttar Pradesh minister amassing a huge number of properties in the a substantial rental income but most of it was documents and computers. It had claimed woman's modesty) along with relevant Gayatri Prajapati on Thursday even as it names of his family members, benamis and found to be bogus and only to inflate his that "cash deposits in the bank accounts of provisions of the Indian Medical Council attached 60 assets and over 50 bank accounts companies controlled through his sons and income," it said. The agency alleged that the Prajapati's family members and companies Act. The woman is a doctor and her husband of his and his family members worth over ? dummy directors. Joint Director of the ED assets "standing in the name of the family were found to be non-commensurate with is a cardiologist, who filed the complaint 55 crore, officials said. (Lucknow zone) Rajeshwar Singh said members of Prajapati, the benami holders their income-tax filings". " It was revealed against Maheshwari and the staff member. The central agency is probing the former further investigation in the case is in progress and various companies wherein his sons that during the period the accused (Prajapati) He alleged that he admitted his pregnant wife legislator, who held the mining portfolio in and attachment of some more benami are/were directors were found to be worth remained as a minister in the Uttar Pradesh at Gangasheel Hospital on March 21 just the Samajwadi Party government led by properties located in Mumbai, Lucknow and over ? 36.94 crore (approx.), which is several government, his company rose before the arrival of their child but the Akhilesh Yadav, on money laundering other places will be done and further times over and above their total purchasing exponentially in net worth, which he could accused put her life in danger. According to charges in a case linked to alleged possession prosecution complaints filed against other capacity". Prajapati is also accused of raping not explain satisfactorily during his the complaint when his wife went into labour of disproportionate assets. "A total of 57 accused. Prajapati was booked earlier this a woman and attempting to molest her minor examination," the ED had said. The agency pain a nurse had called Dr Maheshwari who bank accounts with a total balance of ? 3.5 year by the ED in the money-laundering case daughter, along with others. He was arrested had said both sons and the daughter-in-law did not turn up. Later, the delivery was crore and 60 immovable properties worth ? after analysing a vigilance FIR lodged and sent to jail on March 15, 2017 and has of Prajapati had "filed a substantial performed by an "untrained" male staff 33.45 crore have been provisionally against him by the Uttar Pradesh police on been in judicial custody since then. He was undisclosed income to the tune of ? 15.23 member. On March 23, when her medical attached. The total market value of such charges of possessing disproportionate arrested by the ED too. The agency had crore under the IDS-2016 and paid taxes of condition did not improve she was moved to properties as on date is over ? 55 crore," the assets. He was already being probed by the raided a number premises linked to Prajapati around ? 6.85 crore". The Income another hospital. Currently, she is Lucknow zonal office of the ED said. It also central agency in a case of illegal mining. and his family members in Lucknow, Kanpur Declaration Scheme (IDS) was a black undergoing treatment over there, the filed a prosecution complaint or chargesheet The agency claimed that "Prajapati's total and Amethi in December last year. It had money-declaration window launched by the husband added in his complaint. against Prajapati and others before a special income when he was a minister (from 2013 then said it had seized ? 1.42 lakh in cash, Union government in 2016. Ghaziabad: 14-year-old boy apprehended for rape of two- 14 high courts agree with Supreme Court year-old girl suggestion to appoint ad hoc judges to fill vacancies Ghaziabad. A14-year-old boy with speech impairment was apprehended from Loni here for allegedly raping a two-year-old New Delhi. As the appointment of the bench before the appointment The discussion also included the judges remain a lengthy and much- of ad hoc judges. He also said that process by which such an girl, police said. The toddler is undergoing delayed procedure, 14 of the 25 the government had proposed a appointment could be done. The treatment at the GTB Hospital in Delhi, they high courts in India have supported detailed procedure for these CJI made it clear that the process said on Wednesday. Police said the boy was the Supreme Court’s suggestion to appointments. of recommendation of names by playing with the baby on the terrace of her appoint ad hoc judges to reduce the The bench however pointed out the Chief Justice, vetted by the home and her mother was downstairs when backlog of cases. Retired judges of that ad-hoc judges were only a government agencies, and he allegedly raped her. Alerted by her cries, the high courts, especially those stopgap measure to lessen the confirmed by the Collegium of when the baby's mother and grandfather who are considered “subject caseload while the appointment the Supreme Court cannot be reached terrace, the boy handed her over experts” in a particular branch of process for regular judges was dispensed with. “Supreme Court and fled the spot, they said, adding that the the law, could soon be appointed on. Chief Justice SA Bobde collegium must be kept in the loop teenager was apprehended on Wednesday. for short tenures as a measure to asked if "there has ever been a if the Chief Justice of a High In a separate incident, police in the Nandgram reduce the huge pendency. situation in the history of the Court makes recommendations area have arrested two men for allegedly The Supreme Court on Thursday was Constitution where all vacancies for ad hoc judges,” said the CJI. raping a woman near the Hindon River hearing a plea filed by an NGO Lok have been filled?" He added that The bench also made it clear that metro station on Sunday evening. Prahari, seeking appointment of the Supreme Court would lay the appointment of ad hoc judges would not be allowed to supplant The woman was returning from a birthday additional judges in the high courts down certain guidelines under Article 224A of the regarding the appointment of the process of regular party with her 13-year-old son when four Constitution in order to reduce the such ad hoc judges. “We want to appointments. “If there are people dragged her into a car, the police pendency of cases. A detailed lay down guidelines on vacancies in the high court, the said. They said one of the accused allegedly hearing was held in this regard circumstances in which asked the lawyers representing the whether a particular high court HC Chief Justice should first make raped her inside the vehicle while the other before the bench of Chief Justice appointment of ad hoc judges can high courts to consider the legal w o u l d recommend the recommendations to fill this three kept watch. provisions in the Constitution appointment of ad hoc judges. vacancy, and after that make SA Bobde, Justice SK Kaul, and be done,” he said. regarding the appointment of 'Chief Justice can recommend DIG/SSP Amit Pathak said police arrested Justice Surya Kant. Justice Kaul observed, "The whole recommendations for ad hoc judges and ad hoc judges. The CJI appointment of ad hoc judges to judges,” said the bench. The top Asif and Shadab near the same metro station What the Centre says point of ad hoc judges is that in the stated that pendency in a particular bring down pendency' on Tuesday night. The car used in the crime Additional Solicitor General RS time taken to appoint regular court listed the matter for further subject matter of jurisdiction, “If there is a certain percentage of the hearing for April 15. In the and a pistol along with one cartridge were Suri, appearing for Centre, judges, we will have ad hoc judges. disposal time of such cases, and the pendency rate, Chief Justice can seized from them, Pathak said, adding the informed the court that the It's in the nature of a provision to meantime, the Centre has been number of cases which have been recommend the appointment of ad directed to file their response and other two accused will also be nabbed soon. government was in the favour of fill the gap, so judicial work doesn't pending for more than 15/20 years hoc judges to bring down the filling up the pending vacancies on suffer.” The apex court has also the proposed steps/process for the could be criteria for considering pendency,” suggested the CJI. appointment of ad hoc judges. New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX J&K: Militant holed up inside mosque in Serum Institute of India refunds South Shopian after overnight gunfight Africa for undelivered COVID-19 vaccines Srinagar . At least one militant is believed to have taken refuge in a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Friday, after an A million doses from Serum Institute of India, which had already been delivered to overnight encounter with security forces, even as two ultras were gunned down in South Africa, have been sold on to other countries in the African Union. Pulwama district’s Tral region. The encounter in Shopian town broke out on Johannesburg. The Serum Institute of India have been distributed to many African Thursday evening and has now turned into has fully refunded South Africa for the countries, who have been able now to have a stand-off, police said, adding three 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, access to these vaccines,” Mkhize said. The militants were killed and four security which were not delivered to the country after minister explained why other states in forces personnel injured. “Brother of holed it decided not to use the vaccine because it Africa could use the 500,000 doses of the up #terrorist & local Imamsahab sent was not effective against a new variant of the vaccine, which were rejected by South inside mosque to persuade the #terrorists to virus. Africa. “The difference between us and come out & #surrender. Efforts are on to A million doses from the institute, which had some of these countries is that they actually save the mosque,” the police said in a already been delivered, have been sold on to don’t have the same variant as what we have tweet. In an earlier tweet, the police had other countries in the African Union. got and therefore they also don’t have said that the chief of terror outfit Ansar “Treasury has confirmed that the Serum evidence in their countries that the Ghazwatul Hind was among those trapped. Institute of India has fully refunded us for the AstraZeneca would be a problem. “So, in “Chief of proscribed #terrorist outfit AGuH remaining 500,000 doses that had not been those countries we go by the WHO (JeM) trapped,” it read. In a separate delivered to South Africa and the money is guidelines that said it could be used, even if encounter in Tral area of Pulwama on already in our bank account,” Health there are other variants in other countries,” Friday morning, two unidentified militants Minister Zweli Mkhize said at a televised he said. Mkhize said South Africa would were gunned down by security personnel, media briefing on Thursday. “I want to continue to support AstraZeneca’s efforts the police added. clarify this quite clearly, as this now closes and would deal with them again when they the matter of the AstraZeneca vaccine and could show that they had developed a also we close it without incurring any vaccine with efficacy against the new Italy will pay Rs 10 fruitless and wasteful expenditure,” he said. variant in South Africa. He also outlined Mkhize said that there was a huge concern plans for the vaccine rollout in South Africa means that we can now move forward with will target the elderly, people with crore as compensation among South Africans that these vaccines from other suppliers. “We have now secured confidence as we finalise our plans for our comorbidities, and workers in essential would now be wasted. “But we want to 51 million doses of vaccines with the mass rollout campaign, which is due to services, with the rest of the population to kin of fishermen indicate that all of the AstraZeneca vaccines agreements that have been signed – 31 officially begin at the end of phase one on following in the third phase. “If we didn’t have been salvaged,” he said. “The one million from Johnson and Johnson, which is May 17,” he said. South Africa started the have this debacle with the AstraZeneca killed by marines: million doses that we have received have a one-dose vaccine; and 20 million from first phase by vaccinating its healthcare vaccines, we would have been able to move Centre to SC been sold to the African Union platform and Pfizer, which is a two-dose vaccine. “This workers. The second phase of six months faster, as we have indicated to the public, New Delhi. The Centre on Friday informed the Panchkula: Parents stage Supreme Court that the Italian government has agreed to pay Rs 10 crore as Eastern Ladakh: India says would like protest against ‘140% fee hike’ compensation to the kin of the fishermen killed by Italian marines off the coast of at Bhavan Vidyalaya Kerala in 2012. Panchkula. Several parents held a While the family members of the two deceased disengagement at remaining friction points protest outside Bhavan Vidyalaya fishermen will be given Rs 4 crore each, the in Sector 15 of Panchkula on injured owner of the boat will be paid Rs 2 Ahead of another round of high-level of April 2020 at eastern Ladakh Thursday, against the school’s crore in damages, the Centre said. The military talks with China, India on should be discussed in meetings decision to hike its annual fee. They Supreme Court will today hear the Thursday said it would like to see between the two countries. It also alleged that the school’s tuition fee government’s plea to close criminal disengagement at remaining friction said there is no delay in holding has been increased by 140 per cent proceedings pending in India against the two points in eastern Ladakh that could lead to talks with India to discuss the for the year 2021-22. Senior Italian marines accused of killing the two restoration of peace and tranquillity along disengagement of troops from the Congress leaders in Panchkula, fishermen. Seeking an urgent hearing of its the frontier and provide conditions for remaining friction points in eastern such as former Deputy CM application, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, progress of overall bilateral ties. Ladakh. At a media briefing in Chander Mohan and Upinder Kaur appearing for the Centre, told a bench The 11th round of Corps Commander talks Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Ahluwalia- who recently lost the headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde is scheduled to start at 10.30 am on Friday spokesman Zhao Lijian denied any MC Mayoral elections to her BJP and comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V at the Chushul border point on the Indian delay in holding the 11th round of counterpart Kulbhushan Goyal, Ramasubramaian that the victims’ families side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) talks. His response came when also reached the spot and extended have been paid compensation. Initially, the in eastern Ladakh. Sources said pointed out that it is going to be their solidarity to the protesters. court said it would hear the matter next week, outstanding problems, including in about two months since the first Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal is one of but the SG sought an earlier date saying Depsang, Hot Springs and Gogra, will be disengagement took place and a the trustee members of Bhavan “there is some urgency since it is between the taken up at the talks by the Indian side. The month since the 10th round of talks Vidyalaya. disengagement in the remaining areas which on the disengagement of troops. Indian and Italian government”. In July 10th round of military talks took place on 140 per cent increase in tuition fee 2020, the government had told the top court February 20, two days after the armies of the would lead to de-escalation in eastern Ladakh “There is no delayed meeting as you cited. I two countries concluded withdrawal of troops and that would hopefully lead to restoration of want to stress that the merits of the situation at Parents, whose wards study at that it had decided to accept the International Bhavan Vidyalaya, allege that Arbitral Tribunal’s May 21, 2020 ruling in and weapons from North and South banks of peace and tranquillity and provide conditions the India-China border are very clear and the Pangong lake areas. The talks lasted for around for progress of our overall bilateral responsibility does not rest with the Chinese earlier the school used to charge the case and sought disposal of the about Rs 2,500 per month as tuition proceedings pending before the court in view 16 hours At a media briefing on Thursday, the relationship,” he said. The Indian delegation at side,” Zhao said. “We hope the Indian side will of the tribunal’s ruling. The tribunal, while Ministry of External Affairs official Friday’s talks is to be led by Lt Gen P G K work with China to follow through the fee, which has been increased to Rs stating that India is entitled to compensation spokesperson Arindam Bagchi underlined the Menon, the Commander of the Leh-based 14 important consensus of our two state leaders, 5,500 — that adds up to Rs 66,000 for the loss of lives, ruled that the Italian need for disengagement in remaining areas in Corps. China, meanwhile, said it believed that abide by relevant agreements and treaties to de- per year. The school, in its defense, marines could not be tried in India in view of eastern Ladakh. “We would like to see India’s proposal for restoration of the status quo escalate the tension at the border.” sent a notice to the parents, stating the immunity enjoyed by them. Kerala that the school charged a total fee of Police had instituted a case against the Rs 60,400 in 2019-20 and it has marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore been increased by 8-10 per cent “as Girone, who were posted on Enrica Lexie, regular increment for supporting charging them with shooting and killing two Bangladeshi terrorist of Ansarullah the cost of living, calculated on fee Indian fishermen on board their fishing structure followed during 2019-20 vessel St Antony. The marines had as base year”. However, parents say apparently mistaken the fishermen for that the tuition fee was Rs 28,800 pirates. The duo then filed a petition in the Bangla Team jailed for 7 yrs for 2019-20, with other additional Kerala High Court, challenging the state’s charges aggregating to a total of Rs 31,600. jurisdiction to investigate the matter. The Kolkata . A special NIA court here on The Bangladeshi members of the ABT High Court had dismissed their plea, Thursday sentenced a Bangladeshi entered India in 2016 and were Row over additional charges following which they had moved the terrorist of the outlawed Ansarullah conspiring to commit terrorist acts in Bhavan Vidyalaya, citing an order by Supreme Court. Bangla Team to seven years in prison for India, according to an NIA official. the Supreme Court, has decided to his involvement in a conspiracy to The accused, who travelled and stayed charge the total fee including the Despite protests, CJI commit terrorist acts in India. Rizual at Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai in amount clubbed under additional Islam, 25, of Bangladesh’s Khulna was the guise of labourers, had tried to expenses– for transportation and calls collegium meet, it convicted under sections of the IPC, the procure chemicals from a shop in maintenance, among others– UA(P)Act and the ForeignersAct. Patna and were planning to establish amounting to Rs 31,800. In a notice ends in deadlock The special NIA court sentenced him to hideouts in Ranchi, the official said. to the parents, the school said, rigorous imprisonment of seven years They were also aiming to procure arms “Recently, the Supreme Court in its and imposed a fine of Rs 36,000. The and ammunition in Kolkata, he said. order has allowed the schools to New Delhi. Despite reservations by at least charge the fee notified in session two of his colleagues, Chief Justice of India case, initially registered by the STF Several incriminating materials like a Kolkata in November 2017, pertains to map of Sealdah railway station, 2019-20 and has also permitted S A Bobde called a meeting of the Supreme schools to collect the arrears in six Court collegium Thursday to discuss the arrest of five members of the Howrah Bridge, literature on Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in explosives and bomb-making, fake monthly installments (from March appointments to the top court. That meeting, to August 2021).” The school has however, ended in a deadlock with “no Kolkata.The ABT is a proscribed registered the case in March 2018 and filed a Aadhaar card and fake PAN card were terrorist organisation in Bangladesh. Four of seized from their possession, the NIA official also denied to issue a Transfer consensus” on the future course of action, chargesheet against the five accused. Earlier, Certificate (TC) to students if their sources told The Indian Express. the arrested members were Bangladeshi two accused in the case were convicted and said. The trial against the remaining two charge-sheeted accused continues. dues are not cleared. Earlier in the day, Court No. 2, headed by nationals and one was Indian. The NIA re- sentenced by the special NIA court in Kolkata. Chief Justice of India-designate N V Ramana did not sit. However, Justice Ramana attended the collegium meeting although he did not attend court. Kashi Vishwanath vs Gyanvapi Mosque: Court orders ASI to survey disputed site If a consensus had emerged on a name in the five-member panel, it would have been the Lucknow. Stating that “the matter 1 9 4 7 , a n d t h a t n o challenged in revision, said they will approach a higher first recommendation made to the in dispute pertains to have encroachment of any such and the revisional court court against the order. In his government in CJI Bobde’s 14-month-long connection with our deep history”, place prior to the date can be vide its order dated order, the judge noted that the tenure. The Collegium to recommend judges a Varanasi court Thursday ordered challenged in courts. 23/09/1998 directed this plaintiff had said the “temple to the Supreme Court consists of five judges. the Director General of The Act, brought in by the P V court to decide said existed since time immemorial” Apart from CJI Bobde and Justice Ramana, Archaeological Survey of India to Narasimha Rao-led issue afresh only after and that King Vikramaditya it includes Justices Rohinton Nariman, U U “get a comprehensive Congress government taking evidences of the reconstructed it 2050 years ago, Lalit and AM Khanwilkar. The Collegium to archaeological physical survey” during the height of the Ram parties”. He rejected that it was reconstructed again recommend judges to the Supreme Court done of the disputed Kashi temple movement, also the argument of the during the reign of EmperorAkbar. consists of five judges. Apart from CJI Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi applies to the disputed Kashi d e f e n d a n t s – t h e The plaintiff said that following an Bobde and Justice Ramana, it includes Mosque complex and “find out as Vishwanath Temple- Muslim parties to the April 18, 1669 farman from Justices Rohinton Nariman, U U Lalit and to whether the religious structure Gyanvapi Mosque complex case – that since “a Emperor Aurangzeb, local AM Khanwilkar. The last time such an standing at present at the disputed in Varanasi and the Krishna was titled Ancient Idol m o s q u e h a s b e e n officials “demolished the temple impasse was seen on judicial appointments site is a superimposition, alteration Janmabhoomi Temple-Shahi Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar entered at the disputed site in the of Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar was in 2015 during the tenure of CJI H L or addition or there is a structural Idgah Mosque in Mathura – two and Others Vs Anjuman revenue records, hence the same is and constructed a mosque with the Dattu when there was an unprecedented overlapping of any kind, with or places, once part of the temple Intejamiya Masjid and Another — not open for challenge,” saying “it help of the ruins of said temple”. stand-off between the judiciary and the over, any religious structure”. campaigns, later shielded by the who called it “a representative suit is well settled that a revenue entry The plaintiff stated that “since the government over the National Judicial Fast Track Court Civil Judge (Senior 1991 law. Even the Supreme wherein the interest of large is not conclusive piece of evidence Shivlinga of above said temple is Appointments Commission (NJAC). The Division) Ashutosh Tiwari’s order Court, in its landmarking number of persons, having faith in establishing the title of the person self-existing and naturally arisen Indian Express had earlier reported that at came less than a month after the November 2019 ruling on the Ram Hindu religion, are at stake”, judge whose name has been mutated”. from deep inside the earth, hence least two judges of the Supreme Court are Supreme Court sought the Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title Tiwari’s order noted that “the Directing that copies of the order even after demolition, the learnt to have expressed reservations over Centre’s response on a PIL suit which went in favour of the question as to whether plaintiff’s be served on the ASI, the Uttar Swayambhu Shivlinga of Lord the CJI’s decision to call the collegium. They challenging the constitutional Hindu parties, had underlined that suit is barred by section 4 of Places Pradesh government and the Vishweshwar continues to exist argued that since the President of India, on validity of the Places of Worship the Act is “a legislative of Worship (Special Provisions) Varanasi administration for along the argha surrounding the April 6, issued warrants of appointment for (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 intervention which preserves non- Act, 1991 and consequently by “necessary compliance”, judge Shivlinga at the very same place the next Chief Justice of India, it would not which mandates that the nature of retrogression as an essential order 7 Rule 11 (d) of Code of Civil Tiwari ordered that the suit be where it was prior to demolition of be proper for the incumbent CJI to make any all places of worship, except the feature of our secular values”. Procedure, 1908… were decided listed for further orders on May 31. the temple”, and though they recommendations. Justice Ramana is set to one in Ayodhya that was then Ruling on a 2019 application by negatively by the predecessor The Sunni Central Waqf Board and “continue to worship and offer take oath to office on April 24. under litigation, shall be lawyer-petitioner Vijay Shankar court vide its order dated the Anjuman Intejamiya Masjid, prayers to Lord Vishweshwar by maintained as it was on August 15, Rastogi — the original suit in 1991 18/10/1997… order was which had objected to the petition, circumambulation… New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Fallen off the map: China’s treatment of Uighurs Vision for the future A dream of India that should last forever Some three decades ago, I decided to start working with adivasis and nomadic people. My workplace was Tejgadh, a village in eastern Gujarat. It is situated at the foot of a rocky hill and is skirted by the wide bed of the seasonally flooding Orsang river. The hill has hidden in it ancient caves with rock paintings from a period between 12,000 to 15,000 years before our time. The paintings in the caves should remind one of Mahasweta Devi’s classic, Pterodactyl, invoking a mythical bird and the agony of contemporary adivasi life. It was here that I decided to create the Adivasi Academy. I chanced upon Mahasweta Devi a few years later, and she Sir — In recent months, several major Western accepted my invitation to visit the AdivasiAcademy.After retailers have expressed concern over China’s having a dip in the stream of the Orsang river and visiting treatment of the Uighurs in the country’s cotton- the caves with the rock paintings — like the ones she had growing Xinjiang district. Companies including visualized in Pterodactyl — the first thing she said to me H&M, Adidas, Burberry and Nike have been was that she would like to breathe her last at Tejgadh. In penalized for questioning China’s actions in this my long years of work with her, she would often repeat region — online shops of some brands have been this desire. A decade and a half later she passed away in blocked and the location of their stores have her son’s house in Calcutta. In order to respect her wish, I vanished from certain digital maps. While it is brought her ashes to Tejgadh and created a modest good to see brands prioritize human rights memorial, made of interwoven arches positioned on a red- concerns over profit, there is little that the brick pedestal with an inscription which reads, “Every international community can do unless the dream has the right to live” (picture). In physical height, Chinese government introspects and revises its this memorial may be the shortest among memorials one policies in this area. has seen. In a sharp contrast — about 70 kilometres south Sir — It is a matter of great concern that competitive as the crow flies — is the Statue of Unity installed to to say about the woes of farmers. Those from Maharashtra constructed shelters, all clean and with good toilets and clientelism in Indian politics, especially in Tamil remember Sardar Patel. mentioned how the progressive ideas of Jyotiba Phule and drinking water for migrant labourers; ministers and Nadu, is escalating with each passing year (“Free A few weeks ago, I had called young activists from many Babasaheb Ambedkar had all been forgotten. The Tamil government officials mourning for the dead among the for all”, April 6). In Tamil Nadu, where polling in parts of India to meet at the Adivasi Academy. The Nadu folks added that Periyar’s dream of an equal society agitating farmers, and farmers celebrating the repeal of the assembly elections has just concluded, the All purpose was to understand the situation in every state, has been entirely put in cold storage and big money and the Acts; home ministry officials telling migrants in India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has going beyond reports one receives through the media. towering celluloid images have been dominating public Assam that no certificate proving their religion is required promised, among other things, a washing machine When all of us were seated around the Mahasweta life. The Karnataka friends highlighted nepotism, for asylum and citizenship. In one part of the dream and a free cable TV connection if it is voted to memorial, I asked them to read the inscription and casteism and the decline of the egalitarian thoughts of sequence, I saw lynch mobs asking for forgiveness from power. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, on the enquired what their unfulfilled dreams were. Those who Basavanna and Akkama. A Dalit leader from Gujarat said all the men and women they had ever lynched, and the other hand, has said that it will provide a tablet to came from Uttarakhand mentioned the melting glaciers, that he would like to collect small bits of brass and copper police accepting FIRs from victims as per the law book. every government school and college student. the fragile environment, its continuous degradation, the from every Dalit in India, mint a large coin out of them The courtrooms in my dream had entrances adorned with Moreover, a day after the DMK promised to give outward migration of the jobless hill people and the with Dr Ambedkar’s imprint and gift it to the president of the words, “Justice shall be given equally to all”. In Rs 1,000 per month to female family heads, the devastated social fabric. The friends from Nagaland India for laying at the foundation of the new Parliament another part of my long dream, I noticed religious fanatics AIADMK upped the ante by offering Rs 1,500. complained about the lack of understanding among building. Women present there spoke with great anxiety of all shades drowning some books in the Arabian Sea. On The Election Commission’s rather restrained mainland Indians of the complex Naga history and society about how terrified they feel while expressing themselves asking them what those books contained, they said in guidelines in the model code of conduct have not and about an increasing alienation. A friend from in thought, emotion or costume. What Muslims and many languages, “Oh, these were our books of hate been able to put an end to such malpractices. Meghalaya angrily added that unceasing mining has Christians said was not much different in tenor. Our words”. I also saw other books that probably were hospital Significantly, in the matter of cash, liquor, discussion continued for several hours. My simple registers, which showed no deaths of children for want of coupons and freebies in elections, Tamil Nadu destroyed the legendary beauty of the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills alike. Kashmiri friends spoke with voices question had resulted in unpacking a wide array of food or medicine. The National Crime Records Bureau seems to leave most other states way behind. historical deceptions and injustices, a longing for creating records showed no new incidents of farmers’ suicide or Based on poll campaign observations, the EC has heavy with emotion about the complete disruption of normal liberties. Adivasi friends from the central states a society with at least minimum decency and a sense of the molestation and rape of women. I also saw a large characterized more than 50 per cent of assembly justice. The seemingly artless words of the inscription had gathering of mediapersons, but none of them looked seats — 118 out of 234 — to be “expenditure spoke about the plunder of their forests and rivers by big companies and the pauperization of folks going to cities in opened up so many wounds. The yearning of my friends in scared and intimidated. Strange dream, indeed! I could see sensitive constituencies”. This is in sharp contrast that discussion made it difficult for me to have normal in it images, posters, statues and just empty shadows of to the 16 per cent in West Bengal and about 17 per hordes in search of employment. Friends from Uttar Pradesh brought in the question of a deep social discord sleep that night. During it, I dreamt, and I am not sure if martyrs who died for India’s freedom — scientists, cent in Kerala. At least two recent elections in they were dreams, delusions or debates in my mind. I saw thinkers, saints, artists, industrialists, sportspersons and Tamil Nadu — in the Vellore parliamentary and the lack of opportunities. The Punjabi friends had a lot things not so easily to be seen in real life in our time: newly mass leaders who made India a free and modern nation. constituency in 2019 and the R.K. Nagar assembly seat in Chennai in 2017 — had to be rescinded owing to exorbitant and unaccounted for cash flows and freebies offered by rival Support system: Women’s domestic political parties. Such unabashed clientelism is antithetical to free and fair elections. Elections in Women must have an equal stake in devising policy concerning their roles and rights Tamil Nadu can certainly do with some institutional scrutiny. Hopefully, people will soon Women’s domestic labour has been getting judicial take place, women must have an equal stake in begin to see the reality of these giveaways — that recognition as well as political endorsement. In devising policy concerning their roles and rights. these come from the taxes which they themselves January, the Supreme Court emphasized the fact This, however, remains a pipe dream; the pay. Sir — Over the last few years, it has become that the value of a woman’s work at home is no less representation of women in Indian politics abundantly clear to the people that all political than that of her office-going husband. declined sharply from 23.1 per cent in 2019 to 9.1 parties try to grab power by hook or by crook. This Compensating women’s domestic work has now per cent in 2021. The women’s reservation bill has is in sharp contrast to the years immediately after found support among political leaders such as been awaiting passage in Parliament for more than the independence of India when parties worked Shashi Tharoor and Kamal Haasan. It was even part a decade. The absence of women in institutions of towards the development and welfare of the of the seven-point agenda of the latter’s party for the influence has led to other blind spots. There has, electorate. They did not attempt to lure voters by Tamil Nadu polls. Such support is not entirely for one, been an alarming drop in the participation offering them any kind of compensation. altruistic; it is tied to the spike in the importance of of women in the nation’s labour force; from 30.3 Nowadays, political parties include promises of Indian women as a voting constituency. A 2019 per cent in 1990, it plummeted to 20.3 percent in freebies — these can be mixer-grinders, musical study found that women voters have not only 2020. Social conservatism — women often leave instruments or even cash prizes — in their increased — the number of women voting in the the labour force so that they can perform election manifestos. The Madras High Court has 2000s rose to 883 for every 1,000 men from 715 to household work — gender bias at the workplace, rightly questioned the Centre and the EC about every 1,000 men in the 1960s — but they have also poor wage rates, absence of maternity leave and this practice. The Centre must enact a law had a notable impact on re-election outcomes. This the lack of safety are some of the causal factors. governing manifestos and the EC, too, should be was evident in the results of the 2019 general lockdown. With men being forced to lend a hand at home Reversing the declining labour participation rate diligent in vetting them. The high court’s reported elections. Narendra Modi won considerable support from in the absence of domestic staff, there was some among women requires simultaneous interventions at understanding of the distribution of freebies as a women voters. Another reason for the new-found support appreciation of the need to compensate women for their multiple levels — greater enrolment of women in corrupt practice is not off the mark. Such actions for wages for domestic work was the redistribution of chores. Recognition and appreciation by the powers that education, supportive families, sensitive legislation that will only destroy our democratic credentials. traditional division of domestic labour during the be need not guarantee meaningful change. For the latter to secures employment guarantees and so on.

The air’s changing STATE OF PLAY | Bengal is in the throes of unalloyed bigotry

One afternoon three or so years ago, I stepped understood, code to the ‘asol poribartan’ Ghafoor and Saddam, who have succeeded their father in out of our Calcutta offices for a smoke and a being promised — ‘real change’. It’s akin the trade. But none of that is to suggest that cracks shot of bhaanr (earthen cup) coffee. Within to the promise of ‘achchhe din’ whose haven’t opened on either side of which we whisper earshot from where I stood is a small shrine distillation we all now know is unalloyed unspeakable things and bear dark mistrusts. There were to Hanuman that hugs the corpulent trunk of bigotry. Bengal is in the throes of it. It is a always walls, but there existed conversation across them. a banyan. The neighbourhood is a busy change that will leave much more than They shuddered when bricks began to be prised away for wholesale warren, scores pay obeisance to merely the banyan tree mahant censored. I a project of ‘nationalist sentiment’. A few years down the the deity as they pass by. That afternoon, a hope Bengal understands the meaning of line, all came asunder, but because it was patently a thing quite unusual devotee had arrived below the it; I fear that it may not. I fear, even more of sectarian pathology and hatred, it was no thing of banyan. He wore a saffron shirt and a tilak deeply and despairingly, that it actually pride. When I arrived in Calcutta to work more than a emblazoned across his temple. There was a does. That a securely buried demon seed quarter of a century ago, I discovered my world, swagger to his manner. He hadn’t arrived to from the past has been watered, and shattered and shaken by what had befallen Bhagalpur in pray, he was hectoring the mahant of the coaxed to sprout. And that such sprouting 1989, suddenly rejuvenated. The Calcutta street was the shrine, a quiet, wizened man always turned has become, tragically, a vociferously reconjuring of home. I discovered a city willing to out in dhoti and kurta. He sat there, in his celebrated thing. Do more Partitions await embrace beyond distinction of class, creed, and tongue. implacable little space, hearing out what Bengal? Or, to put it more bluntly, are Perhaps I was wrong even then, perhaps what I perceived sounded more and more like a burst of Bengalis happy to build welcome arches to was a delusional invention of desire. But it was real and bluster. Paraphrased, this is what the mahant another one? And if so, where do they tactile too, make no mistake. The lordly rested in their was being told: the colour of the shrine is all intend to sow the walls?And how many? mansions, north and south of Park Street, but the lungi- wrong, it needs to be saffron, not white; it I am not a Bengali, and I must seek pardon clad daily wager looked no less lordly snoozing away a needs ornate lighting and it needs a opening on Dharmatala. I saw a febrile chant stampede for affecting familiarity. I belong to a sweltering afternoon on the back of his cart, or bathing loudspeaker which can drown out the azaan call that across the streets: ‘Jai Shri Ram! Jai Shri Ram!’ There benighted neighbourhood called Bihar. Biharis have with abandon on the many hydrants that gurgle along the routinely rings out from a nearby mosque; it needs was nothing like a prayer to the intonation of it; it was the bestowed upon themselves the extreme poverty of pride, city’s streets. They earned a half a penny worth but they activity, bhajan and kirtan, some action. This was no way bellicose outcry of assertion and arrival. It reminded me we are perhaps to Bengal what Sudama was to Krishna. were afforded to believe themselves no less worthy. I to run the affairs of a temple, help was required to assert instantly of that afternoon three years ago, and it made But one of the things I did for the longest time take pride hope I don’t sound like I am patronizing poverty; I its presence and help was at hand; “Panditji, kaho to log me wonder if the mahant under the banyan would still be in was that Biharis were not sectarian about the daily merely wish to say pelf isn’t a precondition to pride, and bhijwaaben? (Should I send men, Panditji?)” At this able to bark back in the face of the new refrain strutting conduct of their lives. There were flaming hiccups of Calcutta breathed that almost surreal egalitarianism. point, the elder could take it no more. He shed his calm the streets: “Yeh Bangaal hai!” If at all iterated, his infamy, of course — Bihar Sharif, Nawada, Bhagalpur. It Perhaps it still does, but it is no longer possible to be sure. and barked back: “Yeh Bangaal hai, aur yeh pracheen riposte would sooner be drowned than heard in today’s cannot be said faith does not turn Biharis to bigotry; it Can it be said for certain that the impulse convulsing mandir aisehi rahega jaise rahaa hai, yahan tumahara Bengal. often does, but the bouts came, most often, with a post- across Bengal is an impulse that answers to humanity? Is hukmarani nahin chalega! Prasad lo aur badho aage!” Bengal is changing, or it already has; it isn’t the Bangaal script of shame and apology. I come from a north Bihar it an impulse that sings the song Bengal’s great sons have (This is Bengal, and this is an old temple, it will run as it the old mahant was invoking. We shouldn’t have to wait village called Singhwara, which is twin to Paigambarpur. bequeathed mankind? Is it not an impulse amplifying the has run in the past. Your diktat will not work here, receive for the outcome of the assembly elections to My grandfather’s most fulfilled afternoons were the chasm between shei samay and ei samay? Can anybody your prasad and carry on!) The visitor, most likely a acknowledge or understand that change. If Dharmatala is afternoons on which he and Bachcha Mian from be certain that in the run-up to these elections the sangh apparatchik out to push his authority, hovered a ready to echo the sectarian rabble-rousing of the northern Paigambarpur would share a sip of tea and savories. Our humanity that was Calcutta has remained a living thing, moment on the dare, then turned and picked his way. heartland, something has changed, and it is not a fleeting rides home from the nearest railhead would always be on or not come under assault? I wonder, and I have spoken Three weeks ago, I was in central Calcutta again, in the change that will arrive and depart with election season. Wajib Mian’s open Willys. Singhwara households, even from the heart; I am told that requires, in New India, an vicinity of the Hanuman shrine, in a similarly busy lane There is an unspoken, but probably well and widely to this day, fetch their mutton from Daroga Mian and apology. New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 Tiger Shroff's Leaked Pic from Heropanti 2 Set ShanayaShanaya Breaks the Internet KapoorKapoor Poses in Black Monokini in Latest Photoshoot, See Pics

he film that flagged off Tiger Shroff’s career, ‘Heropanti’ has finished the first schedule of Tits second part. This was kept under wraps and very quietly, Ahmed Khan completed about two weeks of shooting the film with Tiger in Mumbai. A leaked picture from the sets of the film has now gone viral, which sees Tiger Shroff sporting an uber-cool black suit look. A source says, “Everything went off very smoothly. ‘Heropanti 2’ has started off very well on a very positive note. Tiger was in full elements on the set.” ‘Heropanti’ franchise is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. “Sajid’s script sense has just been right for the dynamic youth who are enthusiastic in taking their career ahead and getting established in Bollywood. He loves backing the youth and has an eye for talent.”‘Heropanti’, which released in May 2014, was a blockbuster. The original film featured Kriti Sanon opposite Tiger, while ‘Heropanti 2’ will see Tara Sutaria as the female lead. AR Rahman has been assigned to set the music score of ‘Heropanti 2’. Tiger also has Ganapath and Baaghi 4 in his kitty. hanaya Kapoor may not have made her acting debut yet, but Hina Khan Dons Exquisite the star kid has already amassed a number of fans online with Sher stunning photoshoots. In her latest Instagram post, the Blue Velvet Lehenga, 21-year-old daughter of actor Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor was seen donning a black swimsuit with a chequered overcoat on her arms. Leaves Fans Gushing The monochrome pictures showed Shanaya wearing the swimwear and a black and white checkered printed coat that was hanging Over her New Look from her arms. Shanaya captioned the picture and wrote that she cannot explain, but she will find a song that can. The post has been liked by over 1,73,569 Instagram users since it was shared on the social media platform on Wednesday.Commenting on the post, Shanaya’s childhood friend and granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan Navya Nanda wrote, “Oh.” Replying to this comment, Shanaya wrote, “@navyananda honey.” Celebrity stylist Nikita Jaisinghani commented, “excuseeeeeeee me.” Shanaya’s cousin brother Harshvardhan Kapoor dubbed his sister a ‘superstar’ in the comments. While another friend of Shanaya, Zaara Gidwani commented, “I’m running out of words for you shans.” Shanaya recently joined the Dharma Cornerstone Agency, a talent management agency by Dharma Productions and Cornerstone. The actress was described as an unabashed enthusiastic, resilient and sparkling talent. She will soon be starting her journey as an actress. Shanaya gained some experience of the shooting life when she worked as an assistant director in the 2020 movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl. The movie starred Shanaya’s first cousin Janhvi Kapoor in the lead role. The Netflix movie was directed by Sharan Sharma and co-produced by Karan Johar. Before she makes her debut in Bollywood, Shanaya is making sure that she gives a glimpse of her many talents to her online followers. The star-kid was seen performing an impressive belly dance in one of her Instagram posts from earlier this week. ina Khan is a stunner and looks ravishing in whichever look she dons. From ethnic to Hwestern, she sets some major style gaols. From working in daily soaps to walking for big designers, Hina has created a niche in the industry. Recently, the television actor has walked the ramp for the designers Abhishek and Vinita’s brand Tatwamm Couture. It was Lakme Fashion Week 2021, where the fashionista donned the exquisite ShehnaazShehnaaz Gill Gill blue velvet lehenga look and set the ramp on fire as a show-stopper. Two weeks ago, the actress updated her fans with thefirst photo from the ramp Looks Cute in Red Turban in and expressed how honoured she felt. She even praised the FDCI and Lakme Fashion Week for Her Latest Instagram Pics putting together a unique concept. She expressed her gratitude towards the designersand wrote, unjabi actress and former Bigg Boss contestant Shehnaaz Gill, who is “Thank you for having me Abhishek and Vinita.. currently shooting in Canada for her upcoming movie, is embracing her lotsa love and success,” with a heart emoji. Pnew look in a Sikh turban these days. Recently, the actress and fashionista shared a series The 28-year-old actress shared pictures of her latest look on Instagram Stories on of pictures in the same show-stopper outfit from Thursday. Wearing a powder pink sweatshirt, Shehnaaz wore a red coloured Rajwada collection. The heavily embroidered dark turban. The actress posed for the camera along with artist Kang Gurpartap who navy coloured lehenga and dupatta with Bandhani helped her drape the turban. In another picture Shehnaaz and Gurpartap are seen work bespoke royalty — the very essence of the flaunting their turbans. While in the following picture Shehnaaz plays her co- entire collection. The actress exuded class and star Diljit Dosanjh’s Born To Shine song. looked like a queen in the regal outfit. To The actress is currently in Vancouver where she shot for her upcoming movie complement the magnificent ensemble, Hina went Honsla Rakh that also stars Diljit Dosanjh and Sonam Bajwa. The actress has with minimal makeup and jewellery. been sharing several pictures from the sets of the movie. Last week, Shehnaaz Her enchanting makeup look highlighted her shared a series of pictures from the wrap up party of Honsla Rakh where the cast and crew of the Punjabi movie gathered. beautiful eyes with a lot of dark black kohl, rendered her cheeks with the tint of youthful blush, This is the first time that Diljit will be seen working with Shehnaaz Gill. Honsla Rakh also marks Diljit’s debut in film production. The Punjabi romantic accentuated the cheekbones with highlighter and comedy is being shot in Vancouver, Canada. shaped the lips with nude lipcolour. Her open hair In an earlier Instagram post from March, Diljit shared a series of pictures with cascading down in waves made her overall look Shehnaaz from the sets of the movie. The actor who most likely plays really bewitching. And not to forget that only and Shehnaaz’s partner in the movie is seen embracing her and cradling her faux the most important jewellery piece she opted – a baby bump. In what looks like a scene of baby-shower, the two actors are seen in bejewelled nose ring. It was the highlight of the a decorated house with themes of Winnie The Pooh, and Tigger in the whole ensemble. It put together the whole look so background. well and made Hina look no less than any Rajwada In another post, Diljit had shared how the cast and crew of the movie were having princess. fun behind the scenes of the movie. The 37-year-old singer and actor Her fans are gushing over her look and fellow celebs appropriated the famous pawri ho rahi hai meme format to show how he, the like Mouni Roy and Amruta Khanvilkar are film’s crew, and Sonam Bajwa were shooting in cold Vancouver. The movie will praising how stunning she looked. be coming out this Dussehra on October 15. New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8 1 Killed, Several Critical In Texas Shooting Bryan: One person was dead and several UK infections drop about 60% amid in critical condition following a shooting at a business in Texas Thursday, just hours after US President Joe Biden called gun violence an "epidemic" and unveiled plans to Covid-19 vaccinations, lockdown tackle the crisis.The suspect was "in custody," according to the police department in the east Texas town of Bryan where the attack took Researchers at Imperial College London found that Covid-19 infections dropped place.Officials said the individual shot and wounded one officer following the about 60% in March as national lockdown measures slowed the spread of the virus. incident and was an employee of the London.The UK’s COVID-19 vaccination that the public should reassured by the cabinetry manufacturer where he program is beginning to break the link abundance of caution demonstrated by carried out the shooting. between infection and serious illness or death, authorities to make sure the vaccine rollout is According to Police Chief Eric Buske, according to the latest results from an ongoing as safe as possible. officers received a call "at study of the pandemic in England. “What we’ve learned in the last 24 hours is that approximately 2:30 this afternoon" Researchers at Imperial College London found the rollout of the vaccine is working, we’ve about the attack at Kent Moore that Covid-19 infections dropped about 60% seen that the safety system is working, because Cabinets."One person was deceased at in March as national lockdown measures the regulators can spot even this extremely the scene," he told reporters, and four slowed the spread of the virus. People 65 and rare event — four in a million — and take additional victims were transported to older were the least likely to be infected as they necessary action to ensure the rollout is as safe the hospital "in critical condition with benefited most from the vaccination program, as it possible can be, he said. “And we are gunshot injuries."The Bryan Police which initially focused on older people. seeing that the vaccine is working. It’s Department confirmed a total of seven The study also found that the relationship breaking the link between cases and deaths.” victims, which also included one between infections and deaths is diverging, Some 31.7 million people had been given a first person with a minor injury and another “suggesting that infections may have resulted dose by Tuesday, or just over 60% of the with a separate medical issue "related in fewer hospitalizations and deaths since the country’s adult population. to the incident."The Texas Department start of widespread vaccination.”The positive But Imperial researchers also urged caution, of Public Safety reported that a state news came amid renewed scrutiny of saying that infection rates leveled off at the end nonessential shops will be allowed to reopen, sample of people across England each month. trooper "was shot while pursuing an vaccinations that followed revised UK of the study period as the government began to individual suspected of being involved government guidance Wednesday that it will along with hair salons, gyms and outdoor The latest round tested more than 140,000 ease the national lockdown and children service at pubs and restaurants. people from March 11 to March 30. in the shooting in Bryan. He remains in offer people under 30 an alternative returned to school. Future rounds of the study serious but stable condition." inoculation to the AstraZeneca shot where will assess the impact that further easing of The findings are based on data gathered by the Even though Britain has had one of the world’s It was not immediately clear if the officer possible. The change followed studies that the restrictions has on infection rates.The next 10th round of Imperial College’s Real-Time fastest vaccine rollouts, its death toll from the was among the Bryan Police shot may be linked to very rare blood clots. step in lifting England’s third national Assessment of Community Transmission pandemic is the highest in Europe at over Department's tally.The incident Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News lockdown is scheduled for April 12, when study, which conducts swab tests on a random 127,000. follows recent mass gun attacks in Colorado, Georgia and California, with nearly 40,000 people in the South Korea Nightclubs, United States dying each year from shootings, approximately half of those Donald Trump's Top Diplomat Mike Karaoke Bars To Be Shut Amid being suicides.”As you can imagine it's Fourth Covid Wave very complex because you have a whole number of workers at the Seoul: South Korea will reimpose a ban on nightclubs, Pompeo Joins Fox News As "Contributor" karaoke bars and other nightly entertainment warehouse, and so we're sorting through all that and interviewing facilities, authorities said on Friday, after the number witnesses and talking to people to Fox has hired other members of the Trump orbit in recent months, including his daughter-in-law of new coronavirus cases surged, fanning fears over a know what happened," Buske told potential fourth wave of outbreaks. reporters.The issue of gun regulation in and campaign advisor Lara Trump and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. 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President Joe Biden on America's most recognized and with our millions of viewers." CIA.Recently, Pompeo has election rigging in 2020, with but actively reinforce various specific measures Thursday branded US gun violence an respected voices on foreign Pompeo took up the post of joined calls for the United States voting machine maker depending on the situation."The Korea Disease "epidemic" and an "international policy and national security secretary of state from his to boycott the 2022 Winter Dominion seeking more than $1 Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported embarrassment" at a White House issues," Fox News Media CEO predecessor Rex Tillerson in Olympics in Beijing and has billion in a lawsuit over 671 new cases for Thursday, a day after the daily tally ceremony to unveil his first attempt at Suzanne Scott said. "I look April 2018 until the end of the called the expert report on the allegations Fox implicated the hit the highest level since early January, with clusters getting the problem under control. forward to his contributions Trump administration in origins of the Covid-19 virus a company in the false claims. developing from churches, bars and gyms, mostly in "This is an epidemic, for God's sake, across our range of platforms to January 2021. "sham" as part of a the greater Seoul area. and it has to stop," he said, calling shootings "a public health crisis." "It's an international embarrassment," the Democrat, flanked by Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice Iran Releases Seized South Korean Tanker: Seoul Foreign Ministry President Kamala Harris, told Congress members and gun control Seoul. Iran on Friday released a South The move came after Tehran had accord and negotiators available for comment. activists in the Rose Garden. Korean-flagged tanker it seized urged Seoul to release billions of began meeting this week in Tehran has repeatedly denied that the "Enough prayers," Biden said. "Time amid a dispute over billions in dollars of Iranian assets frozen in Vienna to try to put it back seizure of the vessel was linked to for some action."With Congress frozen oil funds, and the vessel's South Korea under US sanctions on track.But Secretary of the funds issue.The Hankuk Chemi unable to agree on broad new captain, the foreign ministry in over its nuclear programme. State Antony Blinken last incident was the first seizure of a regulations, like stricter background Seoul said.The Islamic Tehran said in February that all the month signalled major vessel by Iran's naval forces checks for gun buyers, Biden Revolutionary Guard Corps seized crew except the captain would be Washington would be in more than a year.In July 2019, the announced six executive measures the Hankuk Chemi and its allowed to leave the country as a opposed to releasing the Guards seized the British-flagged which he said would help tamp down multinational crew of 20 sailors in humanitarian gesture, but most funds blocked in South oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait the crisis. Republicans immediately January, but South Korea's foreign of them remained on board to Korea unless the Islamic of Hormuz for allegedly ramming a attacked the proposal, with the party's ministry said in a statement that its maintain the ship.In the same republic returned to full fishing boat. They released it two senior leader in the House of detention had been lifted and "the month Seoul said the two had compliance with the nuclear months later.At the time it was Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, ship departed safely today". agreed on a way forward to agreement.South Korea's widely seen as a tit-for-tat move warning of "unconstittional Ship-tracking websites showed the release billions of dollars frozen deal known as the JCPOA to curtail foreign ministry made no after authorities in the British overreach."In addition to relatively 147-metre-long (482-foot) vessel from Iran's oil sales -- but that it was its nuclear programme in exchange mention of the money in its overseas territory of Gibraltar modest moves on the politically under way at 9 knots and heading for awaiting US approval.Iran was a for sanctions relief in 2015, but the statement Friday.But multiple South detained an Iranian tanker and later hyper-sensitive issue, Biden used his the Strait of Hormuz.At the time of key oil supplier to resource-poor accord was thrown into disarray Korean media reports say Prime released it, despite US Rose Garden speech to announce the the seizure Tehran said the vessel South Korea until Washington's three years later when the United Minister Chung Sye-kyun will visit objections.Tehran denied the two nomination of David Chipman, a gun- was carrying 7,200 tons of "oil rules blocked the purchases, and States pulled out under then- Tehran soon, without giving a date cases were related. control proponent and former law chemical products" and accused it Tehran says it has a total of $7 president Donald Trump. for the trip. enforcement officer, as head of the The Guards seized at least six other of "repeated infringement of billion of funds blocked in New US President Joe Biden has No one at the vessel's operator, DM ships in 2019 over alleged fuel Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms maritime environmental laws". Seoul.Tehran agreed a multinational shipping, was immediately and Explosives.Reflecting the lack of signalled his readiness to revive the smuggling. unity in Washington around anything to do with firearms restrictions, the ATF -- a key agency in the fight against gun violence -- has not had a Senate-confirmed director since Green, Amber Or Red: UK To Classify Travel Destinations In May 2015.Biden's six measures included a proposed rule to "stop proliferation of ghost guns," as firearms built from home kits are known. The White Britain is gradually emerging from a strict winter lockdown prompted by a huge surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths. House says these homemade weapons are especially of concern because they London. Britain will confirm in early May rate of infection, the prevalence of variants of have no serial numbers and cannot be whether it will allow international travel to concern and the country's access to reliable traced after being used in crimes. resume from May 17 and which countries will genomic sequencing.There will be a "green Another proposed rule will be fall into the red, amber or green categories in a watchlist" identifying countries most at risk of tightening regulations on arm braces new traffic light system based on COVID-19 moving from green to amber, although the designed to stabilize pistols, a device risks.Giving new details of how it hopes to government said it would not hesitate to used by the man who killed 10 people allow people to travel this summer, the change a country's category at short notice in a Colorado grocery store last government's Global Travel Taskforce also should the data show the risk had increased. month. Under the rule, pistols with said work was ongoing to develop a The taskforce recommended removing a braces would be classified as short- certification system, sometimes called "permission to travel form" currently required, barreled rifles, putting them under "vaccine passports", for inbound and meaning passengers would no longer need to stricter control.Other measures outbound travel.Britain is gradually emerging prove they had a valid reason for leaving include boosting support for agencies from a strict winter lockdown prompted by a Britain.It also said it was working with the involved in tackling community huge surge in COVID-19 infections and travel industry and with private COVID-19 violence and ordering the first deaths. As things stand, international travel is test providers to reduce the cost of travel for comprehensive report on firearms banned except under specific circumstances the British public."This could include cheaper trafficking in the United States since defined by the government.Case numbers tests being used when holidaymakers return 2000.Nearly 40,000 Americans die have dropped dramatically since the January home, as well as whether the Government each year from shootings.While mass peak, and one of the government's top would be able to provide pre-departure tests," shootings like recent killings in priorities is to avoid undermining the success the statement from the travel taskforce Colorado, Georgia and California of the national COVID-19 vaccination said.Under current rules, free testing provided attract most attention, more than half programme by importing vaccine-resistant by the National Health Service is not available of the annual death toll is due to variants from overseas.So far, more than 31.8 achievements on the vaccine rollout and offer Under the new traffic light system, restrictions for the purpose of travel, meaning passengers suicide.Biden: Ban "assault million people in the United Kingdom have peace of mind to both passengers and industry such as hotel quarantine, home quarantine and have to turn to private providers who charge weapons"Biden said his proposals received at least one dose of vaccine, while 6.1 as we begin to take trips abroad once again," compulsory COVID tests will apply high fees for tests.The taskforce indicated that were just a start and urged Congress to million have received two, in one of the fastest said Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. differently depending on which category of a digital travel certification system would be take on far-reaching measures, like mass vaccination campaigns in the world. country a passenger has come from. part of the plan, but gave few details beyond added background checks and ending Airlines, travel companies and members of the "The framework announced today will help public eager to plan their summer holidays Factors in assessing which category a country saying that Britain wanted to play a leading the sale of powerful rifles often used allow us to reopen travel safely and role in developing international standards in in mass killings. have been putting pressure on the government should fall into will include the percentage of sustainably, ensure we protect our hard-won to explain what the rules would be. the population that has been vaccinated, the this area. 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More and more Mumbaikars Throw the A plant in your are waking up to the best pool option of keeping carnivorous Parties! plants in Scorching summers, merciless sun, overactive sweat glands -this is the season their homes. where, no matter what the time, you Garden wouldn't mind a quick dip in the pool. Which is why pool parties are the best thing firs t got one out of curiosity — he to do this season! More fun and interesting had read about these plants in his than normal shindigs, a time by the pool is biology class. "I never thought I relaxing, to say the least, which is why these that eats could get one of these, but when I intimate get-togethers are some of our was buying some plants and socialites' favourites."Pool parties are inquired at the nursery about usually thrown for your close group of interesting plants, they offered me friends. And water has this amazing, the beautiful Venus flytrap and relaxing quality about it. You don't even pitcher plant," he says about the have to be in it. Just being around it has a plants that now adorn his window calming effect on you. It just puts you in the Mosquitoes? sill. mood to have a great time," says Asmita Care Marwa, who hosts such soirees at home. Caring for carnivorous plants is "I've thrown such get-togethers around the Having a moneyplant or a cactus in your verandah Hunting easy. Eshan Bhardwaj, who runs a pool at home. I have an al-fresco dining by is so predictable. More and more Mumbaikars are mechanism: nursery and sends plants by mail the pool, as well as a garden by the pool, so it waking up to a more exciting — if bizarre — They secrete order, says these are robust plants is convenient," says the designer. gardening option. Welcome to the world of mucus on and even when he sends them via While for some it is relaxing, for others, it is carnivorous plants, which you've probably read their leaves mail to customers in different cities, about flaunting that bod that they worked so about in school. Now, nurseries in the city are and trap they last for at least five days. hard for ! Says businessman Kishan Lohiya, selling them by the dozen to enthusiastic small Lalwani feels the same. "While these who sports a six-pack, "I'm a fitness freak gardeners. They need little care, have to be insects plants may seem delicate, all they watered from time to time and can catch their own Cost: need is adequate water and light, and prey for food. So, how's that for a hassle-free pet? `800 to they will thrive." He cites the Non-boring plants: `1,500 example of the Dutchman's pipe. "If City-based MBA student Riddhi Purohit was Pitcher you have a bungalow, you can just never much into plants that her mother keeps. plant them around the lawns and When she travels, Riddhi has to look after them. walls. They will climb like a vine It's a chore she used to hate till her mother finally and reduce the number of got a pitcher plant. "I have kept it in my living mosquitoes around your home." room, and my cousins and friends spend hours Sarasenia looking at the plant devouring mosquitoes. It's a lot Care: Needs a humid environment as it is found in and in this time when everyone is so of fun!" she exclaims. Shaan Lalwani, who breeds and sells these plants coastal regions. obsessed with defined body , I like flaunting Hunting mechanism: It has a my six-pack. And I love pool parties because out of his nursery, says he has seen a spurt in the number of people looking for these exotic plants. translucent overleaf and the I can flaunt it there! It is the best place to be edge of the pitcher produces nectar to lure "I've been keeping these plants for years. But in the water it additionally every day. yourself, and of course, you bask in the Plant prey. It also has fine hairs that form the past few years, because of social media platforms, Hunting mechanism: Whenever a fly triggers appreciation you get. Who doesn't like Care: trap for the insect. a lot of young people are being drawn into the tiny hairs, the wide fleshy leaves snap compliments?" Hardy plants, they need to be watered regularly Cost: `800 to `1,500 gardening. And they want cool plants like the shut, trapping the fly. So if you plan to throw a pool party, here's and kept out of very harsh sunlight Dutchman's Pipe Venus flytrap, pitcher plant and Dutchman's pipe Cost: `800 to `1,500 what you need to do : Hunting mechanism: They have a trapping Care: They are a vine and require that look cool. And for a beginner, what could be Usability LETTHE MUSIC PLAY mechanism with which they lure insects inside the minimal care. better than a plant that you can see catching its Another reason for the popularity of these Have the right music. More often than not, it pitcher, which contains digestive enzymes to Hunting mechanism: prey?" continued on page plants is the fact that they tend to attract bugs isn't given much thought. DJ Sharon says, consume the prey Its huge flowers resemble pitcher plants Butterwort and mosquitoes and as result, keep your home "We belt out special genre Sunset beats or Cost: `800 to `1,500 and attract prey that it uses to pollinate Care: They prefer a humid environment, hence an naturally pest-free. Dr Rushabh Parikh, who tech beats that helps people get into the Venus Flytrap and prey on. indoor space with shade and mild sunlight is ideal owns six of these plants, remembers that he mood to groove.Also, the new Bollywood Care: Minimum. Just place it in a tray of water and Cost: `800 to `1,500 music has a lot of pool-party worth songs - Lazy Lamhe, Aaj Blue Hai Paani, Do The Who won't love to hear a song that is specially customized and gifted to Paani Wala Dance, etc." someone by their special one? For Kolhapuris, the trend of gifting a BAR, AMUST special song that has the name of the person you are gifting it to (in the Set up a bar that seamlessly seems to be an lyrics) is fast catching up. Be it a birthday, anniversary, wedding or even a extension of the pool. By this, we mean festive celebration, these customised songs have taken the city by storm. something for which your guests don't have Customized to climb out of the pool and get themselves in Customized good spirits. the song will be played, the charges of Always have sun loungers for those who customisation vary. "A three minute song want to dry off. Showers -it isn't very nice for guests to get costs around `5000 whereas a five minute in, or out of the pool, without showering songs as gifts scripted song costs around `12000-15000," songs as gifts said Praveen Aiwale, another person who first. Keeping an eye out for your guests is a good customizes songs. idea - someone who has had one drink too are a hit among people many or who is trying to push in an other unwilling guest into the pool needs immediate attention. Abhijeet Jain, owner of a website that Juna Budhwar, Dayavan, Hindvi, Dilbahar, PARTY WITH BARBEQUE customises songs, said, "Unlike mashups or Balgopal Talim etc have started a trend of Pool parties are usually paired with remixes, what we do is entirely different. The playing customized mandal songs every year barbequed food -their smaller portions and song we create for people is completely no-crumble feature makes them a favourite. during the immersion procession. customised with their names and messages in While many might think that the popularity of ALL FOR THE KIDS it. We work on the lyrics, background score and Make sure you have made arrangements for the songs is restricted to those who order for flow of the song and mail the song to the games - pop-coloured inflatable balls, board them, these songs are getting instant hits in the games etc. Specify if kids are allowed. If customers within 24 hours." colleges and are shared on social networking they are, make sure they have a separate Many people opt for special songs during sites as well. DJ Heefaj, who customizes these kiddie side. festive celebrations, especially during the 'mandal songs', informed, "The demand for FLOATS IS A GOOD IDEA Ganpati celebrations. Every mandal wants customised songs is increasing day by day. Even Getting floats is a good idea for those who their own song and some like the Vetal Talim smaller groups demand for such songs." want to enjoy but not get wet,or can't swim. Mandal, Khandoba Talim, Patakadil Talim, Depending on the number of minutes for which Brighten up your home Who says you can with coloured use bottles only to store liquids? Get creative and BottlesBottles use them as

Don't stick to bottles of just one size — instead home? Instead of using them to store water, get a unique decor go for differently sized, shaped and coloured little creative and use them as decor items. Select bottles. Preferably, go in for transparent ones with unique shapes and colours and place bottles since they tend to give a better effect. them at different spots in your house. You could elements in your - If you want a bottle in a particular colour and either use them as vases for flowers or even keep can't seem to find it, worry not. Use your plants in them. watercolours to paint the bottle in the shade - Put tiny fairy lights inside a coloured bottle and you want. This way, you can ensure that they see how well it works as a decorative lamp. You home. match with the decor. Visit your local florist could even hang this on your balcony. and pick up small indoor plants that would fit Alternatively, you could place a candle either add any vegetable that you like and fill the bottle with in your bottles. inside or behind the bottle to make it glow. vinegar. Shut the cap tight and you're done! Your kitchen - Placing three or more bottles of different - Ever noticed huge glass jars in restaurants filled is an ideal place where this would fit.- Don't want to use sizes (and colours) with assorted plants on with pulses, fruits and vegetables being used as coloured bottles as plant holders? Simply add coloured your centre table will give your room just the decorative items? Why not try something similar water, sand or even shells and pebbles to give it a right dash of colour. at home too? Take a glass bottle with a wide neck, different and vibrant look. - Have a lot of alcohol bottles lying empty at New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

NEWS BOX Equity mutual funds see net inflows for 1st time in Amazon moves SC for stay on Delhi HC order till 8 months Mumbai.After outflows in the last eight consecutive months, equity mutual funds saw net inflows (investments exceeding verdict on Future-Reliance deal dispute redemption) of Rs 9,115 crore in March 2021. However, debt funds saw net outflows of Rs New Delhi. Amazon has moved the Supreme proper in the facts and circumstances of entails the consolidation of Future 52,528 crore due to year-end factors. Court challenging the Delhi High Court's the present case, Amazon's petition, a Group's retail and wholesale assets into division bench order that had vacated a stay copy which was seen by PTI, one entity Future Enterprises Ltd and Among equity funds, sectoral funds and equity- on Kishore Biyani-led Future Group said.Amazon and Future Retail Ltd then transferring it to Reliance Retail linked saving schemes (ELSS) popularly proceeding with its Rs 24,713 crore asset (FRL) did not respond to e-mailed Ventures Ltd (RRVL) in the Rs 24,713 known as tax-saving mutual funds got inflows sale to Reliance Industries.Amazon, in the queries.According to the plea filed by crore deal that was announced in August of Rs 2,009 crore and Rs 1,552 crore, petition, sought a stay on the March 22 order Amazon, the division bench has last year.Meanwhile, the timeline for the respectively, according to data released by of the division bench, terming it "illegal", committed a grave error in passing an deal to be completed has been extended Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). "random", "inequitable and unfair". order in a non-maintainable appeal, by six months to September 30, 2021 by Mid-cap funds got Rs 1,502 crore during the On March 22, a division bench of the Delhi permitting Future Group to commit Reliance Retail.Amazon and Future month and Flexi cap funds received Rs 1,386 High Court had granted Future a reprieve further breaches of the EA (Emergency have been locked in a bitter legal tussle crore. from a March 18 single-judge order that Arbitration) order.Amazon submitted after the US e-commerce giant dragged Significantly, investors stepped up their restrained it from taking any steps to sell that the single judge had passed a well- Future Group to arbitration at SIAC in investments through systematic investment assets to Reliance.Amazon has now moved reasoned order spanning over 130the go-ahead to the proceedings before the October last year, arguing that the latter pages and the division bench passed the had violated their contract by entering into plans (SIP), which are primarily used to invest the Supreme Court and challenged the Mumbai Bench of the National Company March 22 order, requesting a stay till a final interim order in a mechanical manner Law Tribunal (NCLT) over the scheme of the deal with rival Reliance.Amazon had in equity funds. Investments through SIP went outcome of its earlier plea related to the staying its operation on the same invested in Future Coupons in August 2019 up to Rs 9,182 crore in March compared to Rs arrangement between Future and Reliance, deal.Pass an ex-parte interim order/ interim reasons.Therefore, the petitioner (Amazon)but these entities were not to pass any order with an option of buying into the flagship 7,528 crore in February 2021. order and stay the Impugned Interim approached this Court by filing SLP(specialsanctioning the deal. The plea is listed on Future Retail after a period of three to 10 Common Order dated 22.03.2021 passed by leave petition) , it added.Earlier, AmazonApril 27 for hearing.The Future-Reliance years.On October 25, 2020, an interimorder Petrol and diesel prices the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi . Till the had moved the Supreme Court after the deal, which is contested by the global e- was passed in favour of Amazon with a issues raised herein are finally decided by single judge had passed an interim order on commerce major Amazon, has already single-judge bench of V K Rajah barring in your city today, check this Hon'ble Court, Amazon said in its February 2, 2021 staying the deal and the received clearance from CCI, SEBI and Future Retail from taking any step to dispose petition filed before the Supreme Court.It division bench had on February 8, 2021bourses, and the scheme of arrangement is of or encumber its assets or issuing any here has also requested the apex court to pass any stayed the operation of the order over the now awaiting the nod from NCLT and securities to secure any funding from a further order, which it may deem fit and plea filed by FRL.The Supreme Court had shareholders.The scheme of arrangement restricted party. New Delhi. Prices of petrol and diesel then issued notice over Amazon's plea giving remained unchanged across the country for the 10th consecutive day on Friday, April 9, Sensex drops over 2021. The auto fuel prices were last revised on March 30, when petrol fell by 22 paise per Insurers settle 54% of Covid 150 points in litre and diesel slipped by 23 paise in the national capital. early trade; Nifty Petrol price in Delhi is unchanged at Rs 90.56 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 80.87. below 14,850 In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol is claims, 1.41 lakh cases still hanging retailing at Rs 96.98, while diesel costs Rs 87.96, data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s website showed. Of total claims of Rs 14,608 crore under the Covid health insurance schemes, insurers have settled only claims The fuel prices differ from state to state as taxes get levied on them by both central as well as worth Rs 7,900 crore, which is 54 per cent of amount claimed by insured people. state governments along with the freight Mumbai.At a time when the country is with 3.58 lakh claims for Rs 4,345.39 crore, charges. witnessing the second wave of the Covid followed by Gujarat (1.30 lakh claims for Rs The central and state taxes make up for 60 per pandemic, insurance companies have settled 1,922 crore) and Karnataka (75,938 claims cent of the retail selling price of petrol and only 54 per cent of the claims received from the for 1,136 crore). over 54 per cent of diesel. Centre levies Rs Mumbai. Equity benchmark Sensex customers who have taken Covid health Decisions on cashless treatment will have to be dropped over 150 points in early 32.90 per litre of excise duon petrol and Rs insurance as of March 2021. Of total claims of communicated to the hospital within two 31.80 a litre on diesel.Generally, petrol and trade on Friday, tracking losses in Rs 14,608 crore under the Covid health hours from the time of the receipt of index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, diesel prices are revised on a daily basis in insurance schemes, insurers have settled only authorisation request and the last necessary line with benchmark international crude ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries claims worth Rs 7,900 crore, which is 54 per requirement. However, figures reveal that a amid largely negative cues from prices and foreign exchange rates. cent of amount claimed by insured people. good number of customers are yet to get the In the global market, oil prices edged up in global markets.The 30-share BSE On top of this, while 9,96,804 people made money from insurers despite the advisory of index was trading 186.94 points or early Asian trade on Friday, supported by a claims as of March 2021, insurers have only Irdai about reimbursement in two weaker dollar, as investors weighed rising 0.38 per cent lower at 49,559.27. settled the claims of 8,55,250 people, leaving hours.During the 11 months ended February Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty supplies and the impact on fuel demand from out 1,41,554 people who are yet to get the is that insurers drastically cut down the claim 2021, insurance firms reported a 13 per cent the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported amount on some flimsy reasons and many of slipped 44.10 points or 0.30 per cent money from insurance companies, according to increase in health insurance premium income to to 14,829.70.Bajaj Finance was the earlier in the day. figures available with the General Insurance them, including public sector firms, refuse to Rs 52,886 crore. Of this, retail customers Brent crude futures for June climbed 7 cents Council. This delay is despite insurance reimburse money to policyholders. However, accounted for Rs 22,909 crore and group top loser in the Sensex pack, (0.1 per cent0 to $63.27 a barrel by 0106 regulator Irdai advising all general and health insurers said many claims are inflated bills, policies amounted to Rs 25,540 crore. shedding around 2 per cent, which don’t come under the terms and followed by Asian Paints, ICICI GMT while US West Texas Intermediate insurers to decide on settlement of health The insurance regulator had, on March 20, said (WTI) crude for May was at $59.77 a barrel, insurance policies pertaining to Covid-19 conditions of the policy. Bank, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank general and health insurance companies cannot and Reliance Industries. up 17 cents (0.3 per cent), the report said. within two hours. As many as 66.37 per cent of total claims under reject claims based on “presumptions and “A major chunk of the insurance claims is the Covid health insurance policies are from conjectures” and have to specify the reason for On the other hand, HUL, Sun Pharma, cashless and settled by the insurance company five states, with Maharashtra accounting for the denial or rejection of claims by referring to the ITC, ONGC, PowerGrid and SBI Retail inflation likely on the day the patient is discharged. If 1.41 lakh maximum number of claims. Of total claims of corresponding policy conditions. In a circular were among the gainers. rose in March but stayed patients whose claims are yet to get the money Rs 14,608 crore under the Covid health addressed to the insurers, the regulator said, In the previous session, Sensex from the insurance company, that’s something insurance schemes as on March 31, 2021, “Claims shall be processed in a transparent, settled 84.45 points or 0.17 per cent within target that insurance regulator Irdai should look into claims worth Rs 9,744 crore have come from seamless and efficient manner within the higher at 49,746.21, and Nifty Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu advanced 54.75 points or 0.37 per Bengaluru.India’s retail inflation edged up to and issue an advisory,” said an insurance sector prescribed timelines.” official. A common complaint from customers and Delhi. Maharashtra topped the claims list cent to 14,873.80.Foreign a four-month high in March, led by an institutional investors remained net increase in food and fuel prices, but buyers in the capital market as they remained within the Reserve Bank of purchased shares worth Rs 110.85 India’s target range, a Reuters poll crore on Thursday, according to predicted. Buying property in Gurugram gets provisional exchange data. TheApril 5-8 poll of more than 50 economists "Surging COVID-19 cases have showed retail inflation rose to 5.40% in become an area of serious concern. March from a year earlier as opposed to costlier as circle rates hiked Unless this second wave peaks soon 5.03% in February. Forecasts ranged from and subsides, economic activity 4.60% to 6.11%. New Delhi.Buyers in Gurugram now will have 54, 55, 56 and 57 has been increased from Rs will be impacted and the market “Although India’s core inflation has remained to spend extra money while purchasing 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per square feet. Similarly, assumptions of above 10 per cent elevated for a while, the recent acceleration properties in upscale condominiums, licensed the circle rate of flats in the Licensed Group GDP growth and above 30 per cent in headline inflation largely reflects higher colonies and builder floors at the Haryana Housing Society in Sector 58 to 63A has been earnings growth will be food prices,” said Tuuli McCully, head of Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) sectors. increased from Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,000 per challenged," said V K Vijayakumar, Asia-Pacific economics at Scotia Bank. The district administration has increased the square feet. Chief Investment Strategist at “I expect the pickup to be a temporary circle rates for 2021-22, which come into "We have uploaded the proposed circle rates for Geojit Financial Services.This big phenomenon, yet there are significant risks force from Thursday. the 2021-2022 fiscal year on our website. uncertainty will weigh on market surrounding the inflation outlook.” The rate of an upscale condominium like DLF These rates will be implemented fromApril 8, sentiments for some time, he added. The RBI raised its inflation projection for the Aralias, Magnolias and Camellias on Golf 2021. Registry happening from Thursday will Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in first half of this fiscal year to 5.2% on course Road has seen the steepest increase have to be done as per the new circle rate," Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul Wednesday, still within the RBI’s target which have been increased by 25 per cent from said Basti Ram, the district revenue officer were trading in the red in mid- range of 2%-6%.“With some cities already Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per square feet. At the (DRO).Meanwhile, the rates of industrial and session deals, while Tokyo was same time, the rate of flats of more than a IT sectors have not been changed. Apart from trading with gains.Top stock under COVID-19 lockdown and maybe per square feet. The rate of flats in Group more facing the same risk, the panic-buying dozen multi-storey societies at Sohna Road, this, there has not been any change in the rates exchanges on Wall Street ended on a MG Road and Golf course Road have also been Housing Cooperative Societies of HSVP of licensed commercial buildings and markets. positive note in overnight like a year ago may set in to pressure sectors was hiked from Rs 3,600 to Rs 7,500 per inflation further up in the months ahead,” increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per square The rate of residential plots at Chandan Nagar trade.Meanwhile, international oil feet.In the licensed colonies and independent square foot. and the Silokhera village in Gurugram has been benchmark Brent crude was trading said Prakash Sakpal, senior Asia economist floors in Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran The flat rate of group housing societies of increased from Rs 18,000 to Rs 42,000 and at ING. 0.03 per cent lower at USD 63.18 (HSVP) sectors, the circle rate was increased licensed colonies from Sector-15, 27, 28, 30, 3, Saini Khera village from Rs 20,000 to Rs per barrel. The RBI kept the key repo rate at record low by about 20 per cent from Rs 5,500 to Rs 6,500 32A, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 30,000 per square yard. 4.0% and its monetary policy accommodative amid concerns of rising COVID-19 cases that could derail the nascent recovery.Asia’s third-largest economy grew 0.4% in the Oct-Dec quarter After diesel, fertilisers to take toll on after contracting for two consecutive quarters, its deepest recession in about four decades.India reported a record 126,789 COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a few farmers; IFFCO hikes prices by 45-58% states have renewed restrictions to contain the spread while complaining of vaccine shortages and demanding inoculations for A 50-kg bag of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), the most widely consumed fertiliser in India after younger people. urea, will cost farmers Rs 1,900, more than 58 per cent higher than the existing rate of Rs 1,200/bag. A separate Reuters poll last week predicted the biggest risk to economic growth was a surge in coronavirus cases and that the New Delhi. In the midst of Assembly political party or government”. (FPI) number, which, at 118.5 points for central bank would keep rates on hold this elections in West Bengal and ongoing The above hikes are mainly on account of March, was the highest since the 119.3 points fiscal year.“The RBI will continue to see protests against the Centre’s farm laws, international prices, which have of June 2014. Interestingly, the FPI (base through elevated inflation and focus on the country’s largest fertiliser seller – registered a sharp surge in the last 5-6 year: 2014-16=100) had touched a four-year- supporting growth at least until the COVID- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative months. The landed prices of imported low of 91 points in May 2020 at the height of 19 risk is firmly behind,” added Sakpal. (IFFCO) – has steeply raised prices of DAP in India is now at about $540 per global pandemic-induced lockdown, before The latest poll also predicted industrial output nutrients. tonne, as against less than $400 in rebounding to an 81-month-high now.The contracted 3.0% during February from a A 50-kg bag of di-ammonium phosphate October. Similarly, the prices of spike in fertiliser prices – on top of petrol, year earlier. (DAP), the most widely consumed intermediates such as ammonia and diesel and LPG – may have both political and Infrastructure output, which accounts for fertiliser in India after urea, will cost sulphur have also gone up from around economic implications. Much of the polling about 40% of total industrial production and farmers Rs 1,900, more than 58 per cent $280 and $85 per tonne to $500 and $220 for West Bengal elections – where the BJP is comprises eight sectors, contracted 4.6% in higher than the existing rate of Rs 20:20:0:13 (from Rs 925 to 1,350/bag). The per tonne, respectively. Even urea and seeking to dislodge the Trinamool Congress February. 1,200/bag.IFFCO has also significantly new prices are effective from April 1. muriate of potash prices have hardened from as the ruling party in the state – is yet to be Production of all eight core industries – increased the maximum retail prices of other An IFFCO spokesperson said the prices of non- $275 and $230 to $380 and $280 per tonne, completed. While the crowds at Delhi’s including coal, crude oil, natural gas, popular complex fertilisers with different respectively, over this period.The higher Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border have petroleum refinery products, fertilizers, urea fertilisers are already decontrolled. The NPKS (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and cooperative’s action, which follows other nutrient prices, in turn, are a reflection of a thinned down, the agitation against the steel, cement and electricity – shrank in sulphur) proportions. These include renewed bull cycle in farm commodities. On Narendra Modi government’s farm laws is February. fertiliser companies revising rates upwards 10:26:26 (from Rs 1,175 to Rs 1,775/bag), since mid-March, has “no linkage to any Thursday, the UN Food and Agricultural expected to gather steam once the harvesting 12:32:16 (from Rs 1,185 to 1,800/bag) and Organization released its Food Price Index of wheat and planting of sugarcane is over. New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 MI vs RCB: Can't think of a more exciting and intense match to kick-start IPL 2021 - Virat Kohli New Delhi.Ahead of the IPL 2021 season this IPL," Virat Kohli said in a video posted HIGHLIGHTS opener, Royal Challengers Bangalore by RCB ahead on Friday. (RCB) captain Virat Kohli has said that RCB's focus should be on their strength /Virat Kohli said that there there could be nothing more exciting than a Further, Virat Kohli added that Mumbai match between his team and defending Indians are a very strong team but RCB could be nothing better champions Mumbai Indians to kick-start cannot afford to focus on the strength of the than MI vs RCB clash to the 14th edition of the tournament with. opposition. He reckoned that cricket is a Virat Kohli added that the two teams are game of moments and in that moment one kick-start IPL 2021 "highly skilled" and have often been can be the best in the world with his self involved in nail-biting thrillers. The 32- belief. /I can't think of a more year-old talked about RCB's Super Over "I truly believe that we have to focus on our match last year against MI and the other skill and our strength as a side. Mumbai exciting or a more highly match which Mumbai managed to win by 5 obviously is a champion team and they know skilled and intense wickets and 5 balls remaining after a how to win this competition, we know the SuryakumarYadav (79* off 43) special. strength of their team. So, if we focus too game: Virat Kohli "We got to have belief in our team, coming up much on that then we are not going to focus against Mumbai is always an exciting on what we can do. At the end of the day you /Kohli added that MI are a challenge, last time around we had two are playing cricket, it's a game which is exciting games. We won one, they won the played on the day, in the moment and in that strong team and it was 2nd one, which was obviously close but moment you can be better than any guy in the important for RCB to obviously they came through because they world if you believe yourself to be," Kohli have such a strong team. The first one was a said. focus on their own cliffhanger as well, big scores, Super Over. The match between the two heavyweights will So we expect a great great to start the IPL. I start from 7:30 pm IST on Friday. RCB have strength can't think of a more exciting or a more lost 8 out of their last 10 matches against the highly skilled and intense game to start of 5-time champions. MI vs RCB: Kieron IPL 2021: At Mumbai Indians, we hope to continue from IPL 2021: I don't think it is Pollard 2 sixes away going to be MS Dhoni's final from joining Virat where we left off in Dubai last season- Rohit Sharma Chennai.Mumbai Indians have these players in the squad. year - CSK CEO Kasi Kohli, Rohit Sharma, skipper Rohit Sharma on Trent Boult played a big role for us Friday said that the defending last season, says Rohit Viswanathan MS Dhoni in elusive champions hope to continue I am pretty sure they are all excited to from where they left off last get out on the park. They have been New Delhi.Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO season, picking up their in quarantine for 7 days and I know Kasi Viswanathan has stated that IPL 2021 is not list record-extending 5th IPL how it feels when you come out the the final season for team's legendary captain MS title. first day, it is nice to just get to Dhoni. The CEO had quashed out Dhoni's Speaking just ahead of the breather fresh air. To get to be on retirement rumours from the IPL last year as opener against Virat Kohli- the park and do what you love to well before the wicketkeeper-batsman himself led Royal Challengers do.“I am sure those three guys are made clear his intentions in his team's last Bangalore, Rohit Sharma feeling the same. It is good to have league match of the 13th edition. said that it is a new season Jimmy Neesham for the first time "Definitely not," MS Dhoni had said after being and with fresh faces in their in MI squad. Adam Milne has been asked if that match against Punjab Kings was his team, the Mumbai Indians are part of MI before as well, it is good I think it is going to be a good one this year final appearance in the IPL. CSK CEO is now excited to play some exciting cricket. as well. Hopefully, we can do the right to have him in the squad too. The feeling in the camp is absolutely “And of course, Trent (Boult), who played a hoping to see MS Dhoni in IPL 2022 as well. things, we can continue from where we "I don't think it is going to be his final year. This is electric and upbeat. It is the start of a new left in Dubai,” Rohit said in a video posted big part for us in the last season. We season and we all know that. The guys are by the Mumbai Indians on Twitter. expect nothing less from him this year as my personal view and I don't think we are very excited to get going and we have got well,” Rohit added. looking at anybody now," Kasi Viswanathan New Delhi.The biggest T20 league in the world is Speaking about his team-mates and the some new faces in the squad as well, Trent Boult was terrific in IPL 2020 and told Indian Express. all set to begin in hours from now.Yes, it's going New Zealand trio of Jimmy Neesham, which is exciting. Adam Milne and Trent Boult, he got out of scalped 25 wickets for the five-time Further, he talked about star all-rounder Ravindra to be a blockbuster Friday with some of the “The IPL is always an exciting time. And champions and was the third-highest Jadeja, who has been out of action after biggest names in world cricket clashing against their 7-day mandatory quarantine just a coming off from playing a lot of cricket as day earlier, Rohit said that it was great to wicket-taker in the season. fracturing his left thumb during the third Test each other in the tournament opener between well, so yes looking forward to get going. Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers against Australia in Sydney. The southpaw got Bangalore (RCB). his thumb operated and spent his time in rehab at Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, Glenn NCA, and now he looks fit to ply his trade for Maxwell, Hardik Pandya and many others will IPL 2021: Big fan of Cheteshwar Pujara but let’s see the 3-time champions.Viswanathan confirmed be up and running at Chennai's Chepauk from that Jadeja has been cleared to play by the NCA. 7:30 pm today. But eyes will also be on hard- Jadeja was also seen playing in CSK's intra- hitting Carribean batsman Kieron Pollard who if he can make it in this format, says Brett Lee squad match in build up to the 14th edition. is just 2 sixes shy of joining an elusive group of New Delhi.Cheteshwar Pujara is all things, you’ve also got to "See, Jadeja has been cleared [to play] by the IPL superstars.The 33-year-old is on the cusp of set to be back in action in the Indian think that this isn’t Test NCA [National Cricket Academy]," he said. becoming only the sixth player in the history of Premier League (IPL) for the first cricket, this is T20s. It’s over "He has joined our team for practice. He is IPL to hit 200 sixes. time since IPL 2014. The hero of in 90 minutes, 20 overs,” Lee looking good. He is working hard. And we are He will join compatriot Chris Gayle (349), Royal India's Test series wins in Australia said on the show ‘T20 Crazy’ hoping that he will be fully fit by the time the Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star AB de is returning to the IPL after a 6-year- on SportsAdda. IPL starts." Villiers (235), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) break. “You’ve got to score runs as Cheteshwar Pujara can adapt to any format captain MS Dhoni (216), Mumbai Indians (MI) Cheteshwar Pujara has not played the quickly as possible. Can he do Rohit Sharma (213), and RCB captain Virat After acquiring Cheteshwar Pujara, Kasi IPL since 2014 after having that under pressure? Maybe Viswanathan had said that he wanted to honour Kohli (201) in the elite club. represented Punjab Kings, Royal he can. What we’ve seen the right-hander, a 'national hero' by enrolling During the IPL 2020, the all-rounder had hit 22 Challengers Bangalore, and recently in the Australian sixes in16 matches. Overall, he scored 268 runs Kolkata Knight Riders. Pujara, in series is that he loves to bat him in CSK but that isn't the only reason. India's at an average of 53.60. 22 IPL innings, scored 390 runs at a time so look it’s an interesting Test specialist can contribute immensely for strike rate of almost 100. call. I’m a big fan of Pujara, I CSK and he has the calibre to adapt to any Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were the think he has a lot to offer. But format according to the CEO. IPL 2021: Piyush Chawla a quick pace. Lee admitted that it won’t be "We also wanted to honour him, that's for sure. franchise that bought Pujara at his base an easy task for ‘terrific’ batsman Pujara let’s see if he can make it in this format,” But at the same time, I can tell you one thing, a knows what Mumbai Indians price of Rs 50 lakh in the 2021 IPL auction. given he takes his time to settle in Test IPL 2021 starts on April 9 with Mumbai He will join his former India teammates cricket. Indians locking horns with Royal person of his calibre with such good technique, expect from him and we know MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina at the “You can look at two different aspects. Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai. he can adapt to any format," Viswanathan franchise. Firstly, he is a terrific cricketer there is no Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) said."That is our view. He can be a player who he will deliver- Rohit Sharma Former Australia cricketer Brett Lee, doubt about his ability, no doubt about his will start their campaign in the 14th edition can contribute a lot to CSK. That's what we felt however, is not a hundred per cent sure technique or his determination to bat time. onApril 9 as they take on Delhi Capitals in and that is the reason why we picked him. Chennai.Mumbai Indians brought in veteran whether Pujara will be able to score runs at Mumbai.Live TV spinner Piyush Chawla into their squad after But when you look at the other side of they picked him up for Rs 2.40 crore in the IPL 2021 Auction. The decision surprised many as they already had talented spinner such as Rahul Chahar, IPL 2021: CSK rope in Australia fast bowler Jason Jayant Yadav and Krunal Pandya in their squad. But skipper Rohit Sharma said that Chawla was picked by the franchise for his IPL experience and his ability to pick up Behrendorff as Josh Hazlewood's replacement wickets. He also added that the team has certain expectations from the spinner and New Delhi.Three-time champions Capitals. that Chawla will deliver whenever given the CSK have signed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have "It's been a long 10 months in opportunity.“He’s (Piyush Chawla) quite Jason Behrendorff signed Australia pacer Jason bubbles and quarantine at different experienced in terms of playing IPL games Behrendorff as replacement for times, so I decided to have a rest and has been around for a number of years as Josh Josh Hazlewood for the IPL 2021 from cricket and spend some time which kick-starts in Chennai on now. And he knows exactly what this team at home and in Australia in the next Hazlewood's Friday. two months," Hazlewood told expects him to do. And I am pretty sure that IPL released a statement confirming cricket.com. he is going to be able to live by that. replacement for the news. Notably, Josh We've got a big winter ahead too. “Because of his experience and the number of IPL 2021 Hazlewood, also an Australia fast The West Indies is going to be a wickets he has taken in the IPL. He brings us bowler, had pulled out of the long tour, with Bangladesh (T20 that variety in our squad which we were /Australia pacer tournament citing bio-bubble tour) potentially thrown on the end looking for,” Rohit Sharma said in a video fatigue as the reason. of that. posted by Mumbai Indians on Twitter. Behrendorff has "Chennai Super Kings sign Jason "Then potentially the T20 World Piyush Chawla has taken 156 wickets in 164 Behrendorff as replacement for Cup leading into the Ashes, so it's a matches in the IPL so far and has an played 11 ODIs and Josh Hazlewood. big 12 months, as it always is with economy rate of 7.87. He has played for and 7 T20Is so far "Australian fast bowler Jason Australia, and I want to give franchises like Kolkata Knight Riders and Behrendorff has signed up with the Indians in 2019 where he played Josh Hazlewood was bought for Rs 2 myself the best chance to be Chennai Super Kings.Rohit Sharma also /Josh Hazlewood Chennai Super Kings as a five matches and picked as many crore by the 3-time champions mentally and physically ready for said that he has played with Chawla since replacement for compatriot Josh wickets," IPL said in its official ahead of IPL 2020. The fast bowler that. That's the decision I've made, his U-19 days and the two share a good had pulled out of Hazlewood for the VIVO Indian statement. had last year travelled to the UAE and it sits pretty well with me,” he camaraderie. Premier League (IPL) 2021."The Overall, Jason Behrendorff has for the 13th edition and featured in 3 added. “I have played with him since our U-19 days, IPL 2021 because left-arm quick has featured in 11 played 79 T20 matches and taken 90 matches for the 'YellowArmy'. Hazlewood was the third cricketer so I know him pretty well and he knows me of bio-bubble ODIs and seven T20Is so far. This is wickets in them. CSK will play their However, this time around he pulled from Australia after Josh Philippe well, and this will be a good camaraderie Behrendorff’s second IPL team, first match against Delhi Capitals out of the league just 9 days ahead of (RCB) and Mitchell Marsh (SRH) between both of us on the field,” Rohit said. fatigue having represented Mumbai (DC) on Saturday. CSK's first match against Delhi to opt out of IPL 2021. 12 New Delhi, Saturday, 10 April, 2021 HOME GARDEN THE SIKH TIMES

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