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Vol. 12 No. 287 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate multiple development projects in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will a release said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday to The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of nation the 709 MW Solar Power Project of will visit Tamil Nadu and various development initiatives. According to the NLCIL, established over an area of about Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Prime 2670 acres of land across the districts of Puducherry on Thursday to Minister will lay the foundation stone for 4 laning Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram of NH45-A - 56 km Sattanathapuram - and Virudhunagar. inaugurate and lay the Nagapattinam package of Villupuram to The project has been set up at a cost of over Rs Nagapattinam project covering Karaikal district 3,000 crore. He will lay the foundation foundation stone of various in Puducherry at around 11:30AM. stone of the extension, renovation and The capital cost to be incurred in this project is modernization of the Lower Bhavani development initiatives. The about Rs 2,426 crores. He will also lay the Project System. The extension, renovation foundation stone of the Medical College and modernization of the Lower Bhavani Prime Minister will also Building at Karaikal New Campus - Phase I, System has been taken up at a cost of Rs 934 dedicate to the nation the 709 Karaikal District (JIPMER). The estimated cost crore under NABARD Infrastructure of the project is Rs 491 crore. Development Assistance. The Prime MW Solar Power Project of The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone Minister will inaugurate the 8-laning of for the development of Minor Port at Puducherry Korampallam Bridge and Rail Over Bridge NLCIL, established over an area under Sagarmala Scheme. He will inaugurate the (ROB) at V.O.ChidambaranarPort. Blood Centre at Jawaharlal Institute of "It is a lignite-based power plant designed for power He will lay the foundation stone for the of about 2670 acres of land Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), generation capacity of 1000 MW and has two units of 500 design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 5MW Puducherry, which will function as a research laboratory and MW capacity each. Built at a cost of about Rs 8000 crore, the grid-connected ground-based solar power plant at across the districts of a training centre for the short- term and continuous blood pit head power plant will utilise lignite as fuel from the V.O.Chidambaranar Port. He will inaugurate the tenements bank personnel training in all aspects of transfusion. existing mines of Neyveli, which have sufficient lignite constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, The school education department has announced a holiday for reserves for meeting the lifetime requirement of the project. scheme.PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for the government and private schools as traffic in the city has been The Plant has been designed for 100 per cent Ash utilization. development of Integrated Command and Control Centers Ramanathapuram and diverted due to the Prime Minister’s visit. In Tamil Nadu at The power generated would benefit Tamil Nadu, Kerala, (ICCC) in nine Smart Cities including Coimbatore, around 4 PM, he will dedicate to the nation the Neyveli New Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, Virudhunagar. Thermal Power Project. with Tamil Nadu having a major share of about 65 per cent," Tiruppur, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi. Courageous and bold Bengal BJP workers attacked ahead of Rath Tamil Nadu: Woman IPS officer judgment: Former attorney alleges sexual harassment general Mukul Rohatgi on Yatra, party claims 'TMC goons' behind incident against top cop, inquiry ordered Kolkata.Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) think they are from the Disha Ravi's bail order workers were allegedly attacked by the TMC."Jagatdal police have initiated Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in an investigation into the matter. North 24 Pargana district of West Bengal Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP vice- on Wednesday night. president Arjun Singh said the The incident took place at Shyamnagar Barrackpore City Police has cancelled Power House Corner of Jagaddal police the permission for Thursday's station when BJP workers were arranging 'Poriborton Yatra' on Ghosh Para Chennai.The Tamil Nadu government has set party flags and banners ahead of the Rath Road from Kanchrapara to up an inquiry committee to probe a woman Yatra scheduled to take place on Thursday. Barrackpore on instructions of the IPS officer’s complaint of sexual harassment One person was seriously injured in the CM [Mamata Banerjee]."The yatra is against Special Director General of Police attack and taken to Bhatpara State General injured in the incident, alleged the TMC postponed. We will move to court and (Law and Order) Rajesh Das. An order to this New Delhi.Aday after a Delhi court granted Hospital.Three BJP workers -- Ram Avatar resume the yatra," news agency ANI bail to Bengaluru activist Disha Ravi in the goons are behind the attacked. effect was issued by Additional Chief Prasad, Ajay Bhagat and Ganesh Sahu -- Ram Avatar, a teacher by profession, said. quoted him saying.The situation remained Secretary, Home Department SK Prabakar. 'toolkit' case, former attorney general Mukul tense in Kanchrapara of North 24 Parganas Rohatgi on Wednesday called it a "bold and were allegedly beaten while they were "We were sitting there when suddenly few Das has been downgraded and kept on courageous" judgment while saying that putting up party flags at Power House More anti-socials came and attacked me. We district on Wednesday after Nadda's "compulsory wait" at the office of the DGP, a there there was no material to establish the ahead of Parivartan Yatra in the Jagatdal. were putting the flags ahead of Parivartan 'Parivartan Yatra' was allegedly stopped by Home Department order from SK Prabakar, charge of sedition. Ram Avatar Prasad, who was seriously Yatra. We couldn't recognise them but we Bijpur police. Additional Chief Secretary. Das has been "Happy that a courageous and bold judgment replaced by K Jayanth Murali, additional has come from a district court and not the DGPdirector of Vigilance and Anti- Supreme Court. Full marks to the judgment corruption. and court for keeping the flag of liberty Army Likely To Use Indigenously Developed App The presiding officer of the six-member flying."The charge of sedition is a grave committee is additional chief secretary charge. In this case, there was no material to (planning and development) Jayashree establish the charge. Supreme Court and Raghunandan. Other members are additional High Courts are more reluctant to give bail SAI for Internal Communications From April 1 general of police (headquarters): Seema than lower courts. Lower and district courts Agrawal, inspector general of police have set an example for other courts to only use that for our internal (administration) A Arun, deputy inspector follow," Rohatgi further said. The application supports end-to- communications," General general of police (Kancheepuram range) B While granting bail to Disha Ravi, Additional end secure voice, text and video- Naravane said at a webinar Shamoondeswari, chief administrative Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana observed calling services for Android organised by the Vivekananda officer of office of the DGP V K Ramesh that "citizens are conscience keepers of International Foundation. Babu and International Justice Mission government in any democratic nation" and platforms over the internet. The application supports end-to- programme management head Loretta Jhona. "cannot be put behind the bars simply Simmi Kaur Babbar end secure voice, text and video- An order issued by Home Secretary states, "The because they choose to disagree with the New Delhi. The Indian Army is likely to calling services for Android committee shall take necessary further course state policies".Disha was arrested by the platforms over the internet. of action as per the provisions of the Sexual Delhi Police's Cyber Cell on February 13 in start using SAI (Secure Application for connection with a "toolkit" on the farmer Internet), a messaging platform, for The model is similar to Harassment of Women at Workplace protests that was tweeted by Swedish activist internal communications from April 1, commercially available (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, Greta Thunberg. Army chief General M M Naravane messaging applications such as 2013 (Central Act 14 to 2013) on the said said on Wednesday. WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD complaint." "The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to He said the application, developed by and GIMS, and utilises the end- Earlier, DMK leaders MK Stalin and minister to the wounded vanity of the to-end encryption messaging governments," the judge said in an 18-page Colonel Sai Shankar, is undergoing the Kanimozhi had questioned the state process of getting cyber and security protocol. SAI scores over these government, demanding action on the matter. order while terming the evidence produced "We plan to introduce that throughout the platforms in terms of security by the police "scanty and sketchy". Disha clearance and data testing. Stalin, in a statement, urged Chief Minister K "One of our officers has developed a Indian Army. It is undergoing cyber features with local in-house servers and Palaniswamy to initiate immediate action on was released from Tihar jail on Tuesday clearance, security clearance and data coding, which can be tweaked as per night. software application, which is the the complaint, suspend Das and register a equivalent of WhatsApp. testing. And maybe from April 1, we will requirements. criminal case against him. After kisan panchayats,Priyanka Gandhi to go on 'Nadi Adhikar Yatra' to woo fishermen community in UP From March 1, Priyanka will take part in 'Nadi Adhikar Yatra' in support of the fishermen community.

New Delhi.After a whirlwind tour of western Uttar Sangam, a confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and were repealed. Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Saraswati river and even rowed a boat for some During the mahapanchayats in Rampur, Saharanpur, Gandhi Vadra will now shift her focus to the east. time on her way back. Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar and Mathura, which saw From March 1, Priyanka will take part in 'Nadi In a series of tweets, she said the fishermen large crowds, Priyanka also highlighted the issue Adhikar Yatra' in support of the fishermen community had a primary right over river of pending dues of sugarcane farmers as well as community. The 20-day-long campaign will see resources and demanded that the UP government rallied in support of potato farmers. Priyanka interacting with fishermen across eight investigate the illegal sand mining being done by With Priyanka hitting the ground in Uttar Pradesh, major towns in eastern UP, party sources t. big companies. sources said it would help Congress overcome "Priyanka Gandhi will launch the 'Nadi Adhikar Nishads are a riverine community having a sizeable criticism that it was only active on social media Yatra' campaign in support of the Nishad population in Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Chanduali, besides reviving its fortunes in the Hindi community (OBC) in eastern Uttar Pradesh. She Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar and heartland. will begin her yatra from Prayagraj and will Maharajganj. They belong to the OBC category, With panchayat elections due in two months and UP conclude in Ballia while covering Mirzapur, and their support for the 2022 Assembly elections going to polls next year, sources said Priyanka Bhadohi, Varanasi, Chandausi and Gazipur," party is being seen as crucial for political parties. Gandhi's kisan panchayats and 'Nadi Adhikar sources said. The announcement of the yatra comes close on the Yatra' would lay the foundation of the party's Last week, the Congress General Secretary visited heels of Priyanka addressing a slew of kisan campaign in the state. Prayagraj to support the boatmen who were mahapanchayats in western Uttar Pradesh, where Congress is hopeful that the twin moves will help it allegedly harassed by the local police. During an she said the Congress would continue to fight for garner the support of farming communities and earlier visit to Prayagraj, she took a holy dip at the the cause of farmers till the "anti-farmer" laws build its base among the OBC in Uttar Pradesh. 2 New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

NEWS BOX Firm manager foils Live-in partner held for woman’s Big transporters shun Bharat bandh, plan SKM-like body robbery bid, shot dead murder Gurgaon: Two big transport as affiliates, said it had given associations on Wednesday the government 14 days to act Gurgaon: Four days after a pregnant woman Gurgaon: An employee of a private distanced themselves from the one- on its demands and start a infrastructure company was shot dead when he was found dead in Sector 46, the crime day Bharat bandh and ‘chakka jam’ dialogue. It said the foiled a robbery attempt by an unidentified branch of Gurgaon police has arrested her that traders’ body CAIT has called transporters would plan a live-in partner in Faridabad for her alleged on February 26, saying it served no bigger protest if the person in Sohna on Tuesday night. murder. Police said he had poisoned and purpose for the industry and government didn’t respond The victim was identified as Rohit Sharma. ACP strangled her on Friday. instead undermine efforts for by February 28. (crime) Preet Pal Sangwan said the accused, Satish Kumar (32) a resident of Hathras in UP, changes in e-way bills and other Rajesh Dalal of BAITOWA said identified as Bheem Singh Raghav, who is from married Preeti (25) in court four years ago. issues like road tax that they have associations that called the Nuh, was arrested on Wednesday. She came to live with her husband in Sheetla been pressing for. February 26 strike had Police said Raghav had reached Sharma’s office Colony last year. One day, when her The transport bodies also said they “cherry picked the issue of with an intention to steal valuables. husband was out on work, she eloped with would meet next month to explore fuel prices and e-way bills as However, Sharma saw him and asked what he Subhash, who was residing in the same forming an umbrella body like the it suits their interests”. was doing there. Fearing he would get caught, locality. They went to his hometown in Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) — He added, “We do not support Raghav shot Sharma and fled. Faridabad. the grouping of 40 farmer unions this call. Any call for protest Within a few hours, the crime branch of Gurgaon Around 7-8 months ago, Preeti and Subhash leading the agitation against the offices of all transport companies will will be made through police arrested Raghav and sent him to police had a dispute and Preeti contacted Satish. three new central farming laws — to remain open,” he added.The transporters democratic channels after taking all custody. On the basis of a complaint, a case was They remained in touch, and on February organise their efforts “like our farmer alleged the demand to altogether abolish transporters into confidence.”BAITOWA registered under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC 17, Satish went to Faridabad to meet Preeti brothers”. e-way bills only served the interest of a president Ashok Sharma told TOI, “We and relevant sections of the Arms Act with the on her invitation. They had an argument Both the All India Motor Transport few traders and those involved in tax are going to invite a council of all major Sohna police. with Subhash. The next day, Preeti, who was Congress (AIMTC) and Bhaichara All evasion and other unscrupulous activities. transport bodies next month to deliberate “Raghav worked as a taxi driver but had also four months pregnant, said she would live India Truck Operator WelfareAssociation E-way bills are permits needed for on the possibility of launching a united resorted to stealing. On Tuesday, he went to the with Satish and Subhash together if they (BAITOWA) urged transporters across movement of goods. Among complaints front to put forward our demands. site to steal but was stopped by the victim. He accepted. They agreed and the trio returned the country, and especially in NCR, not to transporters have are stiff penalties for We want something on the lines of Samyukt then opened fire,” the ACP said, adding that they to Gurgaon the same day.They rented a participate in what they called a expired e-way bills and other rules that Kisan Morcha so that transporters don’t room in Jal Vayu Vihar in Sector 46. On “cosmetic” strike called by “politically are investigating his other crimes. Sharma was a they claim affects their business. split owing to allegiance towards a native of Jalandhar in Punjab and was staying in February 19, Satish left for work with a affiliated groups”. Naveen Kumar Gupta of AIMTC said, “E- particular union that may have some neighbour. “When I returned home around The chakka jam has been called by the political agenda. We want bodies like Gurgaon. way bills were passed by Parliament and He was the manager of the private company, 5pm, the room was locked from outside. We Confederation of All India Traders are part of GST. They cannot be AIMTC to come together with us on this broke open the gate and found Preeti dead,” (CAIT) and was backed by the All Indian abolished. Thus, this strike holds no value and launch a big protest just like our which deals with urban infrastructure, industrial said Satish. A case was registered under Transporters’ Welfare Association. and will only malign the reputation of farmers brothers.” development, highways and irrigation. They Section 302 (murder) of IPC at Sector 50 “Recently, a trade organisation along with transporters. What we propose is entirely Transporters have been demanding a work for NHAI, Power Grid, IOCL, HPCL and police station.ACP (crime) Preet Pal a transport association having political different. discussion with the government on rules others. Sangwan said Subhash fled to Faridabad affiliation announced a one-day We want a middle ground where bleeding the sector, which took a big hit Ajay Vikram Singh, the firm’s administrative after poisoning and strangling Preeti, from nationwide strike on February 26 on the amendments are made in this bill to make because of the lockdown. Among their officer, said on Tuesday around 11.45pm they where he was arrested on Tuesday. “During single issue of e-way bills. It was never it user-friendly. There are other critical demands, other than changes to e-way were working at the site when an unidentified interrogation, he said he was unhappy with discussed in the governing council and it issues like scrappage policy, rising fuel bills rules, are uniform diesel prices person came in a car. “He entered the premises Preeti’s decision to move back with her is a decision of a few individuals,” said prices, GST compliance, increasing road bringing it under GST with only quarterly when Rohit spotted him. The accused got scared husband and killed her after an argument,” AIMTC president Kultaran Singh Atwal. taxes, etc that need to be highlighted.” revisions, and rationalisation of and shot Rohit,” he said. Sharma was taken to Sangwan said. ‘We are not part of it and our 95 lakh AIMTC, which has 3,500 transport unions presumptive taxes. Medanta where he died during treatment. trucks will ply that day and booking Second Covid vaccination mop-up round today Almost 50% unable to take online exam Noida/Ghaziabad: As many as 3,676 Gurgaon: The first week of online exams standards have fared better in terms of the said a government school teacher. frontline workers will be vaccinated in the at schools in Haryana did not go as planned participation of students in the exams. In an order released on Tuesday, the second mop-up vaccination round on by the state education department. Nearly Teachers and school heads too have directorate of school education directed the Thursday. Also, 3,011 healthcare workers half of the students enrolled in state-run accepted that the reach of online classes officers to ask schools to conduct offline who took the first shot against Covid-19 on schools failed to appear for their and exams is limited as the majority of the exams for the students who were unable to January 28 will get their second doses on the assessment tests due to lack of students belong to the socially and appear for the tests day.Apart from that, all the healthcare smartphones, technical glitches and poor economically weaker section of the . Teachers have been tasked to upload the workers who have not received the jab yet will connectivity. society.“There’s a stark digital divide also be accommodated in the mop-up round. marks obtained in the offline test on the MIS As per official data, only 56% of students among the schools in the city region and Notably, 48 session sites across 26 centres portal within a week.Meanwhile, the schools across the state appeared for the online those in rural pockets. In Gurgaon too, have been set up in GB Nagar. and students have welcomed the move. The exams between February 14 and 18. As a while the schools in the heart of the city schools have informed the students that they When the first phase of vaccinations began on result, the department has now asked the recorded over 71% attendance, the are encouraged to come to the schools in case January 16, GB Nagar had set a target to schools to conduct the tests in offline mode attendance was 60% or less in rural of any issue with the Avsar app. inoculate 24,453 HCWs. Later, the Co-WIN too.While the situation was better in urban pockets. In districts like Mewat and portal registered 26,098 HCWs, of which limitations of online education in government “Although the concept is ahead of its time, the areas, only a handful of students logged on to Palwal, the situation was unsurprisingly 17,000 have been vaccinated so far. The first schools and the associated exclusion of lack of necessary digital infrastructure and theAvsar app for the exams in the hinterlands. alarming. Also, those who are connected to phase ended on February 5. thousands of students from academic skill remains a challenge. We have asked In some parts of Nuh, only 7% of the students online education do not have sufficient Dr Neeraj Tyagi, district immunisation activities. The digital divide is clear not only students to get their medical certificates and could appear for the exams. Gurgaon, one of when compared to private schools, but also guidance at home to help them overcome come for the offline tests from tomorrow,” officer, in charge of Covid vaccination in GB few districts that performed well, recorded technical glitches or other challenges. We Nagar, said: “We had a target of 18,762 FLWs with the government schools across different said Jacobpura government school principal, only 64% attendance in the online exams. parts of the state.The districts with better were receiving desperate calls from students Sunil Kumar. and have vaccinated 9,500 of them so far. Out about not being able to appear for the exams,” of them, 3,676 FLWs are slated to be Yet again, the data has highlighted the physical infrastructure and basic living vaccinated on Thursday.” At government schools, low Meanwhile, 10,615 persons, including 4,905 FLWs and 1,610 HCWs, will be given the first turnout in classes 3-5 vaccine dose in Ghaziabad on Thursday. So Man kills wife, goes to cops Gurgaon: The government’s order to reopen far, 8,500 FLWs have received the jab in the schools for classes 3 to 5 has got a lukewarm district. response in the city, with most institutions Besides, 4,100 HCWs will be administered recording low attendance on Wednesday. the second dose on the day. As many as 71 While most schools recorded 25-30% turnout, a session sites across 42 centres have been set to confess in Greater Noida few others had less than 10% students. up in Ghaziabad for the round. A total of GREATER NOIDA: Two days after a found his wife with another At Shivaji Nagar Primary School, only 39 of the 25,818 HCWs were registered to be 160 students in classes 3 to 5 were present on 28-year-old man killed his wife over man, which led to a heated vaccinated in Ghaziabad, of which 19,773 Wednesday. At Bajghera Government Primary have taken the jab so far. Also, 18,508 FLWs an illicit relationship, he surrendered argument. The third person, a School around 30 students out of the total 120 were registered and 8,879 have been before the police on Wednesday in resident of Gurgaon, left the turned up. Beta-II police station. The accused, a spot while the couple inoculated. Teachers said that most parents are sceptical about resident of G-block in Sector Alpha- quarrelled over the issue that Another round for HCWs sending their children to schools. Notably, Noida may conduct another II allegedly reached the police evening,” the police officer station and confessed to his crime. said. Many students also said their parents were not vaccination drive for 5,840 HCWs who were comfortable visiting hospitals to get fitness not registered earlier. Their names were added According to police, Rajnikant Dixit Police investigation revealed that certificates. in a special drive held from February 8 to used to work as an engineer in a the woman was in a network firm. He got married to relationship with another “The first day attendance was low. The process of 10.Dr Tyagi said that the HCWs either did not getting a fitness certificate is also a hindrance, as submit their data earlier or were late in Khushi (25) 10 months ago. Police person before she met parents are either not aware of it or they don’t want submitting their forms.“Since many districts investigation also revealed that the Rajnikant. to take their children to hospitals now,” said a are facing this situation, the state government deceased was eight months “The argument again broke down government school teacher. pregnant. may direct another session for these between the couple on Monday However, the district education department is recipients,” said Dr Tyagi. Vishal Pandey, Additional DCP, morning (February 22) and in a hopeful that the numbers will increase gradually. Greater Noida said that on for autopsy and reports are awaited,” fit of rage, Dixit strangulated his wife with Pandey said. “All schools followed the protocols mandated by Wednesday around 2pm, a man entered the his hands. Firstly, the accused had tried to the government. In Noida, a Rs 90-crore land police station and told the cops that he has He added that during interrogation, Dixit bury the body under the floor of the house killed his wife over an illicit relationship. told police that he knew Khushi for the last and for which he had dug a part of the We expect better turnout in the coming few two years and before marriage they were weeks,” said district elementary education officer scam unearthed “We were shocked and asked him about floor. But when he failed, then he tried to Premlata. the body on which he told us that it is lying used to live together in the flat. They got dump the body in the sewer line of the Noida: The Noida Authority has claimed to in his house in Sector Alpha-II. married in a temple in April. house but couldn’t. Dixit further said that Most private schools are not keen on calling have unearthed a Rs 90-crore scam Immediately, a team was sent to his house “On Sunday (February 21), around 8pm, he sat near the body for almost two days,” students of the primary section for regular physical classes this academic session. pertaining to acquisition of land from Gejha and recovered the body. The body was sent when Dixit reached his house he had Pandey said. Tilapatabad village for the development of a sector in Gautam Budh Nagar. Of the 15 transactions that happened in the village during the acquisition process, officials said, nine land owners were paid more compensation than the amount North India most polluted this winter: CSE study designated by the Authority. The acquisition took place in 1993, and the NEW DELHI: Northern India was the most recorded over 8% increase from the last winter. compensation was paid later.The Authority polluted region in the country this winter with Fatehabad in Haryana saw a staggering jump of CEO has already ordered a probe so as to fix Delhi-NCR cities recording higher levels of 228% in the seasonal average.Anumita the accountability of officials, while the pollutants, said an analysis of Centre for Science Roychowdhury, CSE’s executive director in assistant legal officer has been suspended and Environment (CSE). charge of research and advocacy, said winter for his alleged involvement in the scam. Track the pollution level in your city presented a special challenge when inversion and The district administration has also been The report said the most polluted cities this winter cool and calm weather traps and spikes daily asked to issue recovery certificates to the pollution.“The northern Indo-Gangetic Plain is owners of these nine properties.“The were located in Delhi-NCR and UP, with Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr taking the top spots. the most affected, as other regions also matter was highlighted by the chief legal experience a rise, but with lesser intensity. advisor and is being investigated for the The analysis was based on real time data from Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) However, the average level of PM2.5 during past six months. We found some grave official online portal Central Control Room for summer and monsoon in 2020 was considerably irregularities in these transactions. There Air Quality Management for 99 cities. lower than the previous year due to the were 15 matters that were highlighted, of The analysis of PM2.5 data showed that, while lockdown, but the winter PM2.5 concentration which we found bungling in nine cases,” has risen compared with 2019 in many cities,” Ritu Maheshwari, CEO of Noida Authority, some cities witnessed arresting or stabilisation of trend with small variation, others experienced said Roychowdhury.Avikal Somvanshi, told TOI.Action has been taken in one case, either increase or decrease. North Indian cities programme manager in CSE’s Urban Lab team while the others are at different stages of were, on average, the most polluted — over three of the Sustainable Cities programme, said the investigation, she added. times the average of cities in the south. North report had helped in understanding the regional “Apart from the law officer, an office India cities, including Delhi, witnessed an differences in profile of winter pollution. assistant was also involved in all these increase in seasonal average, but a decline in “Though there is considerable regional variation, cases but he has now retired. Asunder the seasonal peak.Mysuru was the least polluted, peak pollution episodes increased and compensation amount to be awarded, Rs followed by Satna in Madhya Pradesh and Kochi synchronised within the regions during winter. 89.30 crore was paid in excess to these land in Kerala, while Ghaziabad was the most At the same time, uneven rise across monitoring owners.” polluted. The analysis said 26 cities in the north locations and contiguous cities bring out the impact of local pollution,” said Somvanshi. 3 New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

NAME CHANGE I, NO-JC-704688F NB SUB PRAKASH MIRJI S/O SH. RUDRAPPA MIRJI R/O VPO-TAN- Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu: The nowhere people VASHI, TEH-ATHANI, DISTT-BELA- GAVI, (KARNATAKA)-591212, have New Delhi: Days after the Parliament passed the Citizenship to those who have sought asylum from Pakistan, Bangladesh and changed my daughter’s name from Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019, T Yanadhan, a 28-year-old man Afghanistan. But those who have come from Sri Lanka are treated as illegal PREETHI to PREETHI MIRJI for all born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents living in a refugee camp in Pavalathanur in immigrants". Tamils fled Sri Lanka for India for a variety of reasons at differ- future purposes. Tamil Nadu's Salem district, sought the collector's permission to kill himself. ent times, mostly to escape the violence. Some Tamils left from the tea plan- Obligingly, he uploaded his petition on YouTube. Yanadhan is not an Indian tations where they had been sent as indentured labour during British colo- COURT NOTICE citizen. He's not a Sri Lankan citizen. He's not a citizen of any country, real- nial rule, when the racial violence spread to those areas especially in the BEFORE THE XV ADDL CITY CIVIL COURT AT CHENNAI ly. But India is the only state system he knows. His parents fled north Sri decade of the 1970s. Many of those families O.S. No.6789 of 2019 Lanka after the second phase of the civil war and never returned. Yanadhan have since returned. But the largest chunk of NAME CHANGE (Tr.C.S.No. 342 of 2011) was born in the refugee camp in India. Yanadhan is one among 94,069 Sri families came to India from north and east Sri I, NISHANT S/O NO-693179-T Inderjit Singh Suri Vs Lanka Tamil refugees living in various parts of Tamil Nadu: most of them in Lanka to escape the civil war and also protect MWO ASHOK KUMAR R/O S-2, Manjit Kaur And 6 others 107 camps in 15 districts in the state. According to a report of the Ministry their children against forced recruitment by KRISHNA APPT. 2/116, SEC-2, To: RAJINDER NAGAR, GHAZI- Mrs. Gurbir Kaur, of Home Affairs, more than 3 lakh refugees entered India in different phas- militant groups, especially the Liberation ABAD, (U.P.)-201005, have W/o Gurdeep Singh, es between 1983 and 2012 due to the ethnic conflict. While 99,469 were repa- Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). One such changed my name from NIS- No.368, Guruharkisan Nagar, triated to Sri Lanka till 1995, some refugees left for other countries on their recruiter, Tamizhini, gives a poignant account of HANT to NISHANT KHOKHAR Pachim Vihar, New Delhi 110 017 for all future purposes vide affi- Please take notice that the above Suit is own. After 1995, there was no organised repatriation.None of the refugees how child sol- posted for your appearance before the NAME CHANGE davit dated 25/02/2021 before has voting or property rights in India. Most of them have lost them in Sri diers were forced Notary Public, Delhi. XV ADDL, CITY CIVIL COURT. CHEN- Lanka as well. Their last hope was the CAA. The law expedited citizenship into conscription I, Swapnil Jaisawal D/o Ashok NAI on 02.03.2021 as per the order Kumar Jaiswal R/o D-16, 3rd Floor, dated 29.01.2021 at 10.30 A.M. Hence for persecuted immigrants except Muslims from three neighbouring coun- by the LTTE in you are requested to enter appearance Bhavishya Apartments, Kh.No-150, NAME CHANGE tries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. It left out Sri Lanka. 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Email : [email protected] New Delhi-17 New Delhi-110044 have changed 110044 have changed my name Subhash Nagar, New Delhi- my name to Sanjay Ray for all to Shatrughan Ray for all future 110027 have changed my name PUBLIC NOTICE purpose RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 PUBLIC NOTICE Information is given to general public at future purpose to Harpreet Kaur for all purposes. This is for notice of the general public that large that my clientMs. Shilki D/o Sh. a political party is proposed to be regis- BhagatSingh Purchasingthe Freehold tered by the name of 'SAMBIDHAN Residential Built-up First floor without BACHAO PARTY'. The office of the party roof rights built on Property Bearing No. is located at 24/A/2, S. D. Mukherjee 1270/1 Gali No. 10 (Front Side Portion) area measuring 52.5 Sq. Yards Approx. Lane, P.O. - Rishra, P.S. - Rishra, Dist. - carved out of Khasra No. 93, situated at Hooghly, Pin Code - 712248, This party GovindpuriKalkaji New Delhi has submitted application to the Election 110019,AndSmt. SantoshSamvedi W/o Commission of India, New Delhi for its Sh. S.L. Samvediis Present owner of the registration as Political Party under above Property Bearing No. 1270/1 Gali Section 29A of the Representation of No. 10 (Front Side Portion) area measur- People Act., 1951 - Names/address of ing 52.5 Sq. Yards Approx.vide Sale the office bearers of the Party are as fol- Deed dated 04.08.2020 duly registered lows: in the office of Sub Registrar V, Delhi as President : Document No. 2250 in Book No. 1 SRI. LACHMAN RAJAK/24/A/2,S. Volume No. 15788 on Page Nos. 177 to D. Mukherjee Lane, P.O. - Rishra, 185, Dated 04.08.2020Initially P.S. - Rishra, Dist. - Hooghly, Relinquishment dated 20.02.2016 in favour of Sh. Sham Lal Thakkar S/o Lt. Pin Code - 712248, Sh. Khem Chand Thakkar further exe- West Bengal, India, cuted Will dated 20.06.2019 in favour of General Secretary: Smt. Asha Rani Thakkar W/o Sh. Sham SRI. BARUN MAHATO Lal Thakkar and after demise of Smt. Vill. - Subudhipur (Mahato para), Asha Rani Thakkar in favour of Smt. P.O. - Mahadebpur, P.S.- Haringhata, PurnimaNarula D/o Sh. Sham Lal Dist. - Nadia, Pin Code - 741257, Thakkarand First floor without roof right- West Bengal, India. sis going to be Soldto Ms. Shilki D/o Sh. Bhagat Singhand Same Property is Treasurer: going to be financed byAAVAS SRI. PRABHAT RUIDAS FINANCIERS LIMITED BranchGurgaon Vill-Basudepur, P.O. - Gourbazar, Haryana. If any person(s) have any P.S.- Kanksa, Dist. - Paschim Burdwan, objection(s) or claim(s) with respect to Pin Code - 713377, West Bengal, India. the right, title or interest in the Said Property then contact us within 7 days If anyone has any objection to the regis- from the date of Publication of this notice tration of 'SAMBIDHAN BACHAO and or the same to the undersigned if PARTY they may send their Objection found by any one. with reasons thereof, to the Secretary [NAVEEN KUMAR VERMA] (Political Party) Election Commission of Advocate India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, F-211, Sector-3, Vaishali, New Delhi - 110001 within 30 days of the Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201010 publication of this notice. (Contact at 09958871432) New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX RSS worker killed in clash with SDPI members in Kerala's Alappuzha, 6 arrested Bombay HC asks Malegaon blast accused Purohit to Thiruvananthapuram.ARashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was killed in a clash between two groups in produce documents from official Army sources Alappuzha district of Kerala on Wednesday night, police said. The Bombay High Court has on September.”Shivade was referring The man, identified as Nandhu, was Wednesday asked Lieutenant to the meeting of January 2008 allegedly hacked to death by Social Accused in the Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit, where according to the NIA, Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast Malegaon conspiracy was hatched. after they clashed with RSS men near case, to ensure that the bench Vayalar town in Alappuzha. The SDPI is Malegaon 2008 Justice Shinde asked, "But in that hearing his plea gets copies of meeting who were the the political wing of the Popular Front of documents he is relying on to make participants?" Shivade replied, India (PFI). blast case, Lt Col his case from official sources of the "There were many people. Some Several RSS and SDPI workers sustained Army. are witnesses, some are accused. injuries in the clash. Nandu who was Shrikant Prasad Purohit has filed a plea seeking One person from the military was allegedly attacked with sharp objects was discharge from the Malegaon blast there. Witness no 121. There were taken to a hospital but he succumbed to his Purohit has filed case. He has claimed that the also IB (Intelligence Bureau) grievous injuries on the way, police said. investigating agency did not take a agents who have been made a Police said 6 six SDPI activists have been sanction for his prosecution as witness. The meeting was for the taken into custody. The BJP has, a plea in the required since he was a serving formation of a new political party.” meanwhile, announced a shutdown in Army officer at the time of his Shivade added, "Purohit's Alappuzha district on Thursday. Bombay High arrest. antecedents have to be considered. Advocate Shrikant Shvade, These documents have been handed collect it.”Shivade's argued on For the last 10 years, we are MP woman dies hours after Court, seeking representing Purohit, relied on over to the court by Purohit and not Wednesday that "the accused in the considering the case of a man who documents from the Army to claim theArmy. case are the ones who are led from the front. Spilled his blood taking second Covid-19 vaccine discharge from that Purohit was part of the The division bench of Justice S S absconding. Purohit is not the for the country and has been a true “conspiracy meeting” as part of his Shinde and Justice Manish Pitale accused. The meeting was held by soldierHe has unconventional dose military intelligence work. said, “Police officers give letters to those who have been made methods of infiltrating into the 2008 While arguing the case on us in sealed cover. It comes from witnesses or are accused. The organisations and those methods Barwani.A60-year-old woman employee Wednesday, Shivade pointed to official sources. See if you can get person who was most vocal is made have been successful.” of the Madhya Pradesh health Malegaon blast various documents of the court of the documents for court to rely on.” a witness. There is not even a Justice Pitale asked Purohit, "The department died hours after receiving the Shivade said, “You can issue a whisper of Malegaon blast in the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in inquiry done by the Army and court of inquiry took place in case. others where Purohit informs his notice and ask them [Army] to meeting. The meeting was in August 2009 and concluded in Barwani district, an official said on produce documents. Or ask NIA to January and the blast took place in Wednesday. seniors about intelligence work. 2011. The district collector has asked authorities to ascertain the exact cause of her death. Rajni Sen, a clerk with the health Navy sailor may have staged his kidnapping, NCB seizes large quantity department, received the second dose of the vaccine on Tuesday afternoon and her condition deteriorated at night, the of psychotropic drugs from district's chief medical and health officer was in heavy debt, says Palghar police (CMHO),Anita Singare, said. The woman died during treatment at a Mumbai.Days after the charred body of a checked into a lodge in Vellore, about 60 flat in Delhi's Burari private hospital late at night, the official 27-year-old Indian Navy sailor was kilometres away from the airport. said, adding a post-mortem will be found in Maharashtra's Palghar, police Police had earlier found that Dube was conducted and a report will be submitted on Wednesday indicated that the under debt to the tune of over Rs 25 lakh in three days. seaman might have staged his own after suffering huge losses in the stock "I got information that the woman was kidnapping. market. He had even approached 13 administered the coronavirus vaccine on Palghar police said they had found CCTV banks for loans. According to police, Tuesday and died at night. The CMHO footage of the sailor, Surajkumar Dube had taken a personal loan of Rs informed me that the deceased might Mithilesh Dube, purchasing two bottles 8.43 lakh, borrowed Rs 5.75 lakh from have suffered a brain hemorrhage of lose diesel from a fuel station in his colleague and received Rs 8.5 lakh (bleeding)," district collector Shivraj Talasari on February 5 -- a day before from his would-be in-laws to invest in Singh Vermasaid. his burnt body was found. taken to a hospital in Mumbai. the stock market. A post-mortem has been ordered to "Till now, we have found no signs of force Dube had told police that he had been Shinde said that Dube had not informed ascertain the exact cause of the death, he or kidnapping on Dube. It is not a case of kidnapped from outside Chennai airport his family about a third mobile phone said. "The vaccination drive has been kidnapping for extortion. Further by three persons, who drove him to that he used for trading in stock market. going on since the last one-and-a half investigations are on. Police are Palghar and then set him on fire for not "Around Rs 17 lakh was invested from months. I have also got inoculated. In my investigating all possible angles, paying a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. Palghar his account in stocks via Angle broking. The development comes a day after an NCB team opinion, the vaccine is safe and there is including self immolation and staged police had registered a case of As per his Demat account, he owed Rs seized 4,824 Tramadol tablets, also known as no possibility of side-effects," Verma kidnapping," said Palghar SPDattatraya kidnapping and murder against the 76,000 to a firm. In another Demat said. Shinde.Dube was found with severe unidentified men. account, he had invested Rs 37,000 and 'ISIS drug', weighing around 2.613 kg, from a burn injuries in the jungles of Gholwad Police, however, found that after Dube suffered a loss of Rs 24,000," Shinde courier office in Mumbai. Maharashtra: Naxal camp in Palghar district and died while being landed at Chennai airport, he had said. Mumbai.The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted destroyed in Gadchiroli, major a raid at a flat in Delhi's Burari locality and seized large tragedy averted quantity of psychotropic drugs. An NCB official said Farm laws unshackled potential of India's agriculture: 2,700 Alprazolam tablets, 2,835 Tramadol tablets, 100 Mumbai.ANaxal camp was destroyed and ampoules of Tramadol injections and 6.9 kilograms of an attempt to trigger a blast using IEDs was Indo-Canadian groups in letter to PM Modi codeine was seized during the raid on Tuesday. foiled by police in Maharashtra's The development comes a day after an NCB team seized Gadchiroli district. 4,824 Tramadol tablets, also known as 'ISIS drug', The office of Gadchiroli SPAnkit Goyal had The organisations said the laws provide greater choice and freedom to farmers to sell weighing around 2.613 kg, from a courier office in received a tip-off on presence of some Mumbai's Kurla area and arrested a drug supplier, wanted Naxals in the Kokoti jungle. Based their produce to buyers, thereby creating competition in the agricultural market. identified as Mohammad Anas, from Delhi. on the informtion, a police team conducted Officials suspect that the drugs were being smuggled to a combing operation and came across a New Delhi.Various Indo-Canadian will eventually benefit the some Middle East country from where it would have been Naxal camp.While the Naxals fled from the organisations have written a joint consumers and encourage sent to terror outfits linked to ISIS or Boko Haram in spot leaving their belongings, the police letter to Prime Minister Narendra more investment from the Africa. team spotted two electric wires running Modi supporting the three farm private sector. It will also help After interrogating Anas, NCB Zonal Director (Mumbai) across the ground, and suspected that they reform laws, saying it has create better farming Sameer Wankhede sent officials to the hideout in Delhi's were part of an explosive device.A bomb unshackled the potential of India's infrastructure and help in the Burari locality. NCB sources said that multiple raids disposal squad was called and 10 kg of agriculture and would bring about infusion of new technology in explosive material buried in the ground could happen in other states in the coming days. greater prosperity and welfare for the farming sector, which will Tramadol, a painkiller pharma drug, has been declared a was found. It was disposed of safely, police farmers. improve the productivity and said. Prabhakar, alias Lokeri Chandar Rao, "psychotropic substance" by the Union government and "The farm reform laws...break the help mitigate the seasonality in its sale in the country is strictly monitored. The drug was commander of the company 4 of the CPI Indian agriculture," the letter Maoist, is suspected to be behind the monopolistic powers of brought under the control of the Narcotic Drugs and planned ambush.Gadchiroli police have entrenched interests, allow for said.While condemning the Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in 2018, banning it registered a case of attempt to murder and contract farming, which will recent violent attacks and from being sold freely over the counter. under relevant sections of Explosives act encourage greater inputs and use (MSP) system -- an argument rejected "desecration of Indian national The synthetic opiate is known to be abused on a wide scale against him and divisional commanders of of technology, and liberalise the by the government. symbols", the organisations said "the by terrorists of the so-called ISIS to suppress pain and Kasansur Dalam (an armed unit of stocking regime of commodities," the In the letter, the organisations said the attempt by forces inimical to India to boost strength during injury and hence, is also known as Maoists).Earlier this week, Gadchiroli letter, signed by eight organisations, laws provide greater choice and hijack these protests to push their "ISIS drug" among international anti-narcotics police arrested a Naxal Dalam member said.Farmers, mostly from Punjab, freedom to farmers to sell their produce vested agenda should be strongly authorities. involved in several murders and an ambush Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been to buyers, thereby creating competition denounced". Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attack on police. The arrested naxal was protesting at Delhi's borders against the in the agricultural market. "It will help "We particularly condemn the attempt by disorder (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and identified as Guddu Ram Kudyami (23), laws for the last three months. The build more efficient value chains by overseas groups and vested interests to worry about these attacks). Alprazolam is in a class of who is a resident of Sagmeta village in farmers have demanded the repeal of reducing marketing costs, improving push a nakedly anti-India agenda in the medications called benzodiazepines. It works by Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. the laws while claiming that it would price discovery and ensuring better guise of support for farmers," the letter decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain. weaken the minimum support price price realization for farmers," it said."It said. Congress collects 1 lakh traditional 'gamosas' for anti-CAA martyrs' memorial in Assam

Along with its campaign against the Citizenship Congress will inaugurate once it door!” Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) ahead of the comes to power.” Assam Pradesh Congress Committee Congress has assembly polls in Assam, the opposition Anti-CAA becomes poll issue in Assam (APCC) president Ripun Bora Congress has collected over 1 lakh 'gamosas' By taking up anti-CAA movement as tweeted “Our hope for a united & collected over 1 through its door-to-door collection drive for an a core poll issue for the upcoming prosperous future for Assam is alive anti-CAA martyrs' memorial. assembly polls in the state which is & thriving, as people have truly risen The 'gamosa' is a traditional piece of cloth that is scheduled in April-May this year, up to fight back divisive forces! lakh traditional one of the unique identities of the Assamese the Congress party has also started Amazed that over a period of few society and a symbol ofAssamese culture. a massive campaign ‘Assam days, we have already collected over Assamese cloth The Congress party earlier announced that it will Bachao’ (Save Assam) across the 1 lakh Gamosas bearing anti-CAA build an anti-CAA martyrs' memorial in state by targeting to oust BJP from messages!” Guwahati if the party comes to power. power. Congress aims to collect at least 50 'gamosas' through A statement of the Assam Pradesh Congress Assam Pradesh Congress Committee lakh 'gamosas' across the state Committee (APCC) said, “Resonating with (APCC) has targeted to collect at during its collection drive. the plight of the people, in the state of Assam, least 50 lakh 'gamosas' across the On February 14, Congress leader said its door-to-door the Congress Party’s cadres have been able to state. CAA is out for good in Assam.” in a public meeting in Upper garner over one lakh 'gamosas' through its Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi who is also the On the other hand, Lok Sabha MP and chairman Assam’s Sivasagar during his visit to poll- collection drive for door-to-door collection drive. In just a few chairman of the party’s manifesto committee of the Congress Campaign Committee Pradyut bound state that his party will never accept days, people from across the State have poured took to Twitter saying, “1 lakh gamosas within Bordoloi tweeted “Thank you for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and will their sentiments, on their 'gamosas' and handed days is a testimony of the extraordinary overwhelming support to @INCAssam's not allow anyone to implement it.Wearing a an anti-CAA them over to various senior Congress leaders- response from across the State to #MyAntiCAAGamosa initiative as we have no-CAA gamcha, Rahul Gandhi said in the marking their dissent against the draconian @INCAssam's #MyAntiCAAGamosa collected 1 lakh gamosas already. All of you public rally that “Whatever happens, we will martyrs' memorial. Citizenship Amendment Act of the BJP collection drive! Grateful to people for coming have become an integral part of history & not allow them (BJP) to implement the government. The signed gamosas will be put all out in support of our endeavours to ensure together we shall quash CAA, showing it the CitizenshipAmendmentAct (CAA).” up in the CAA-martyrs' Memorial, which the New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Shantanu Muluk BJP's charges of us dividing India are laughable, says granted protection from arrest till March 9 Congress on row over Rahul Gandhi's North-South remark New Delhi.The Congress of ultimately votes for you comes to Kerala, he praises the people of Wednesday came out in defence of and puts you in the saddle Kerala. The only party that divides people in party leader Rahul Gandhi who is of power. We must respect this country is the BJPon grounds of caste, under attack from the Bharatiya electors in the country. We religion etc. I don't understand why the BJP Janata Party (BJP) over a remark must not denigrate their is pointing fingers at Rahul Gandhi," that he made at a public gathering in wisdom. Speaking in a Tharoor said.Meanwhile, on Tuesday, poll-bound Kerala on Tuesday. similar vein, senior several senior BJP leaders and Union Addressing a public gathering in Congress leader Anand ministers hit out at Rahul Gandhi and termed Thiruvananthapuram, Rahul Sharma said Rahul Gandhi his comment to be "opportunistic" and Gandhi had said, "For the first 15 made and observation and "divisive".BJP president JP Nadda in a tweet years, I was an MP in the north. I had he was not disrespecting said, "A few days back he (Rahul Gandhi) New Delhi .A court here on Thursday granted got used to a different type of anyone. was in the Northeast, spewing venom protection from arrest till March 9 to politics. For me, coming to Kerala "Rahul Gandhi had made an against the western part of India. Today in Shantanu Muluk, who is accused along with was very refreshing as suddenly I observation. Perhaps he the South, he is spewing venom against the Disha Ravi of allegedly being involved in found that people are interested in was sharing his personal North. Divide and rule politics won't work sharing a "toolkit" on social media related to issues and not just superficially but experiences and was not Rahul Gandhi ji! People have rejected this the farmers' protest. going into detail in issues." disrespecting any part of politics."Union minister Smriti Irani, who Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana The BJP termed these comments to be heard to say anything like this. This is a India or dividing. In what defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in the granted the relief to the activist after the "anti-north Indians" and "opportunistic", government (Modi govt) that has actually context he made that observation, he can 2019 Lok Sabha elections, called him Delhi Police said it needed time to conduct adding that several members of the Gandhi divided the people ever since it came to clarify that so that there no conjecture or "ungrateful" and said the popular saying further interrogation before filing a detailed have themselves been elected from north power in 2014," he was quoted as saying by misunderstandings," he said. about such a person is "one without much reply to Muluk's anticipatory bail plea. India in the past.Reacting to the BJP's news agency . Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from knowledge blabbers more". The judge noted the submission and directed allegations that the Congress was trying to On Rahul Gandhi's remarks, Kapil Sibal said Kerala Shashi Tharoor defended Rahul Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted, the police not to take any coercive action divide the country, former Union minister he is "no body to comment on what he Gandhi. "Look at his gall. The man who ran to Kerala against Muluk till March 9, when court will and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said (Rahul Gandhi) said. "When a politician visits a state, they tend to to save his Lok Sabha seat questions the further hear the matter. these charges are "laughable". "It is make specific remarks about the people of intelligence of North Indians, including "He is the one who said it and he can explain in those who faithfully voted for his family for laughable for the BJP to say that the what context he said it. I can only say that the that state. For example, when the prime Congress party is trying to divide the minister goes to Assam, he praises Assam generations! Fact is...he was forced to run elector in this country is wise and we must because of non-performance and lack of Breast examination cuts country. I don't think the BJP can even be respect his wisdom. It is the elector who tea. So obviously, when Rahul Gandhi cancer death toll development." New Delhi.A clinical breast examination by Kerala damage-control trained health workers can detect breast Will Nirav Modi be extradited to India? cancer early and reduce mortality by 30 per on CAA, temple cases cent, almost as much as possible through Bangalore .The Kerala government mammography screening, a 22-year-long has decided to withdraw all non- study in India has suggested. Case in UK court explained serious cases against those booked The landmark study by oncologists at the for protesting against the Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Mumbai, citizenship matrix and women’s is the world’s first to validate clinical New Delhi.Will fugitive businessman Nirav Nirav Modi is a flight risk. Modi be extradited from the UK to India? A entry to the Sabarimala temple in a breast examination as an alternative mode Charges Against Nirav Modi in significant pre-poll move. UK court is expected to deliver its ruling on India of breast screening in women aged 50 The state cabinet on Wednesday years or older without any overdiagnosis. Thursday. Nirav Modi is being probed by two Nirav Modi, 49, is a diamond merchant who is took the call over the widespread The findings, which come at a time breast agencies in India — the Central demand from Opposition parties cancer incidence is rising across the facing charges of fraud and money Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and laundering in India in connection with the the Enforcement Directorate (ED). to withdraw the cases, provided country, bolster arguments for introducing Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam of the charges are not serious in clinical breast examination as an effective Nirav Modi broadly faces three sets approximately $1.5 billion. Nirav Modi fled of criminal cases. nature. But it did not explain what alternative to mammography screening in kind of cases would be withdrawn India when the PNB scam was unearthed, The primary case against Nirav Modi India and other middle and low-income and a multi-agency probe began. Nirav since most of them were booked countries. relates to a large-scale fraud Modi is currently lodged in a London committed upon the PNB. He is under criminal offences such as While X-ray-based mammography prison. accused of fraudulently obtaining rioting and unlawful assembly. screening is widely practiced in western For almost two years, India has been trying to several letters of undertaking (LoUs) The Opposition welcomed the countries and prescribed to women in cities extradite Nirav Modi, who is fighting the to finance his loans from the PNB. decision, but they expressed a across India, many doctors believe it is not legal battle in the UK to block the request. be the final verdict on the extradition of Nirav An LoU is a loan agreement. This larger concern on how the an appropriate option for low and middle- Nirav Modi is likely to appear before the UK Modi from the UK to India. Both Nirav Modi case is being investigated by the CBI.The CBI prosecution would decide what is income countries because of its cost, judge of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court via and the prosecution will have the option of is investigating another related case, involving a serious case and what is not. complexity and a risk of overdiagnosis. video link from London's Wandsworth Prison. challenging the ruling in a UK High Court in destruction or disappearance of evidence and Leader of the Opposition Ramesh “The efficacy of clinical breast examination Nirav Modi's extradition case case of an adverse decision. intimidation of witnesses. He allegedly Chennithala described the had not been put to rigorous test — until The judge has to pronounce his verdict on After fleeing India in 2018, Nirav Modi remained threatened his employees asking them not to decision as “wisdom that dawned our study. We now have an answer — it is whether Nirav Modi could be held accountable at undisclosed locations before he was traced in cooperate with the probe agency. Three of late.” “We have been demanding as effective in preventing deaths as before the Indian judiciary for the alleged the UK. He was arrested in the UK in March Nirav Modi’s firms — Diamonds R Us, Solar this for a long time. We are happy mammography,” said Rajendra Badwe, a financial crime. The ruling of the magistrates’ 2019 on an extradition warrant. Since then, he Exports and Stellar Diamonds — were that the government has taken this study team member and TMH director. court will then be sent to UK Home Secretary has appeared before the courts through video allegedly involved in the PNB scam. decision at least now,” Badwe and his colleagues, since the start of Priti Patel for a sign-off — an authorisation by link. The other set of charges involves money Chennithala told reporters. the study in 1999, have measured the the government for or against extradition of His attempts to secure bail from the lower or the laundering. He is accused of laundering the There is no clear idea about how incidence and outcomes of breast cancer in Nirav Modi. high court in the UK have failed repeatedly. The money that he fraudulently secured from the many people have been booked over 150,000 women, roughly half of The magistrates’ court ruling will, however, not courts have agreed with the prosecution that PNB. The ED is probing this case. for taking part in these protests. whom received cancer awareness But Opposition parties have all information and clinical breast along claimed thousands were examinations from trained health workers Govt ‘arrogance’ leaves a bitter aftertaste in sugarcane belt booked under charges ranging once every two years. The other half from rioting to unlawful assembly received cancer awareness information. Baghpat .Rambir Singh, a Jat farmer at Basi price (SAP) for sugarcane in the past three 2018.It has been almost three months since for protesting against the The study, published on Wednesday in the village in Baghpat district, is furious with the years and also not taken any action against the sugar season started but the state Citizenship Amendment Act. British Medical Journal, found a BJP and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi. private sugar mills for not making timely government hasn’t yet announced the SAP, A large number of people were also significant 30 per cent reduction in breast More than the contentious farm laws, he is payments. The SAP is the floor price at which probably because of a glut in the market. The booked over protests against the cancer mortality in women aged 50 years angry at the “arrogance” of the government. private mills buy sugarcane from farmers. last SAP three seasons ago was Rs 315 per Left Democratic Front or older. Among women below 50 years, “Ye ahankari sarkar hai. Ghamand me chur hai “Prices of everything — diesel, fertiliser, quintal. government’s decision to the examinations helped earlier diagnosis (This is an arrogant government. Full of pesticides — are going up but for our With the new SAP still awaited, farmers implement a court order that lifted of breast cancers, but there was no conceit),” he says, pointing to the Modi sugarcane,” says Rajpat Rathi, another farmer delivering sugarcane to mills are receiving all age barriers for women’s entry mortality reduction observed. government’s refusal to repeal the three new in the same village. “We had trusted Modi and receipts that leave the price column blank.The to the hill shrine.Massive protests Doctors say the reasons for the absence of farm laws. Omkar Singh, another Jat farmer of the BJP but this government seems to be anger, however, appears concentrated mostly had rocked the state for several mortality reduction in women below 50 Shahdabbar village, slams both the Centre and totally anti-farmer,” Omkar fumes. among the dominant land-owning Jats and the months after the government remain unclear but the findings are similar the Yogi Adityanath government in UttarThe strong-arm attitude of the government Muslims. Farmers from other communities do decided to implement a September to those from studies on mammography Pradesh. while dealing with the farmers’ protest has not reflect the same level of rage at the BJP 2019 Supreme Court verdict that screening. The researchers speculate that “This BJP government only lies,” Omkar burst generated a wave of anger in the districts of and the Modi government. allowed women of all ages to enter the absence of mortality benefit in women out. “Modiji had promised to double farmers’ western Uttar Pradesh adjoining Delhi. In this “Ye kisan ka mamla nahi hai, ye rajniti hai (This the Sabarimala temple. The below 50 may result from unknown income and here we haven’t yet received last region, known as Jat land, sugarcane is the isn’t about farmers, it’s about politics),” said protesters argued that allowing “biological factors” linked to breast year’s sugarcane dues,” he says, pledging not principle crop. Jora Singh, a Thakur farmer of Khangapur women of childbearing age was cancers in younger women. to press the “lotus” button, the BJP’s election The anger has got aggravated because the village. “Aap mujhse likhwalo, Rakesh Tikait traditionally disallowed since the symbol, anymore. Omkar is particularlyfarmers haven’t yet received their entire phir Bhajpa ke hi saath aayenge (Take it from deity, Swami Ayyappan, is a angry with Adityanath because the statepayment for sugarcane delivered to mills last me, Rakesh Tikait will again come back to the “perpetual celibate”. Bihar liquor smugglers government hasn’t raised the state-advised year and also the stagnant prices of cane since BJP),” saysAnkit Saini, a youth. kill police sub- inspector India Begins BRICS Chairship With Patna.A Bihar police sub-inspector was killed and his colleague was seriously injured when alleged liquor smugglers opened fire at them in Sitamarhi district on Wednesday. Later, a person from among the Inaugural 3-Day-Long Sherpas' Meeting people who allegedly fired at the police was killed in an encounter.The deceased have been identified as sub-inspector Dinesh According to the MEA release, on February 19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched Ram, 45, and alleged liquor smuggler Ranjan Singh, 35. The injured police India's BRICS 2021 website at the BRICS Secretariat at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan. personnel Lalbabu Paswan is battling for life in a hospital after sustaining bullet injuries in the shootout. New Delhi. India kicked off its BRICS people-to-people exchanges," Wang According to police sources, the two (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South added.Wenbin's statement comes a day personnel had gone to Kowari village under Africa) Chairship with the inaugural three- after India and China "positively Majorgunj police station in the morning as day-long Sherpas' meeting, said Anurag appraised" the smooth completion of part of a team formed to crack down on Srivastava, Ministry of External Affairs disengagement of frontline troops in the illicit liquor trade in the area. (MEA) Spokesperson on Wednesday. Pangong Lake area and agreed to continue However, a few people allegedly fired Taking to Twitter, Mr Srivastava said, "India their communication and push for a indiscriminately at them when they reached kicked off its BRICS Chairship with the mutually acceptable resolution of the the village. The two cops sustained bullet inaugural three-day-long Sherpas'' remaining issues along the Line of Actual injuries and were rushed by the locals to the meeting. Secretary (CPV & OIA) chaired Control (LAC) in the Western Sector. hospital where Dinesh was declared the meeting and introduced our themes, The exchange took place during the 10th brought dead while Lalbabu was admitted priorities, and calendar for #BRICS2021." round of the China-India Corps into the emergency ward. "India looks forward to continuing Commander level meeting. The meeting “We had got information that Ranjan Singh, productive discussions with our BRICS was held on the Chinese side of the wanted in various crimes, including liquor partners over the next two days," Moldo/Chushul border meeting point on smuggling, had come to his house in the Srivastava wrote in a subsequent tweet. Saturday.The two sides had a "candid and village. Accordingly, Dinesh Ram and According to the MEA release, on February in-depth" exchange of views on other Lalbabu Paswan were sent there. They were 19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar issues along the LAC in the Western fired upon while entering Ranjan’s launched India's BRICS 2021 website at summit and whether the border tension "China attaches great importance to the Sector, according to India-China Joint residence,” Sitamarhi Sadar deputy the BRICS Secretariat at Sushma Swaraj would affect their multilateral cooperation, BRICS mechanism," Wang said at a regular Statement. superintendent of police Ramakant Bhawan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman press conference on Monday. "The Chinese The two countries have had a stand-off along Upadhyaya told reporters. However, the Extending the support to India in hosting this Wang Wenbin said BRICS had become an side supports the Indian side in hosting the the LAC since April-May last year due to DSP refused to divulge anything about the year's summit, Chinese President Xi influential grouping and Beijing supported meeting and is willing to work with India actions of the Chinese army and have held ensuing encounter in which Ranjan was Jinping may visit India later this year. New Delhi's efforts as host, South China and other BRICS countries in expanding several rounds of military and diplomatic killed. Asked about Xi's possible attendance at the Morning Post (SCMP) reported. cooperation on economy, politics and talks. New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Antivirals for cold sores Cong giving short shrift to regional satraps Assuming that the Congress has a ‘durbar’ or ‘high politician, Narayanasamy, like Jogi, was 10 command culture’, it needs a cogent durbar Beyond the rhetoric, the Congress needs to introspect and Janpath’s favourite. Many heads had turned policy too, particularly in the selection of chief in disbelief when Narayanasamy had ministers of the party-ruled states. accept some plain facts. While the collapse of Congress succeeded Prithviraj Chavan as Minister of This felt need assumes significance in the context governments may be attributed to amoral practices, misuse of State during Dr Manmohan Singh’s time. of the fall of Puducherry government in a bizarre Some had thought Rahul himself should have and pathetic manner with the V Narayanasamy Central agencies & resources or the office of the Governor, taken up the job for a real-time crash course government losing majority barely two months the party can’t escape blame for having utter disregard for in governance. There was the talented lot of before theAssembly polls. regional satraps’ aspirations or collective will of the MLAs. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot, Milind On the face of it, there is a simplistic and perhaps Deora, Jitin Prasada, RPN Singh and others convincing narrative of putting the blame on the who would have benefited working directly BJP’s doorstep. Narayanasamy dubbed his fall under Dr Manmohan Singh. The political I get blisters in the same place at the angle of my from the chief ministerial post as a ‘murder of grapevine had it that Narayanasamy was chosen mouth 2-3 times a year. They are painful and take democracy’ and accused the BJP of indulging in because he would listen to and carry out more than a week to heal. ‘poaching’ and ‘political prostitution’. Similar instructions from Ahmed Patel who was not It looks like you have cold sores. These are allegations were levelled when the Congress was holding a government position.Narayanasamy infections caused by the Herpes simplex virus. upstaged or deprived of forming a government in held several offices prior to his stint in the PMO Even after the initial attack, the virus continues to Goa, Manipur, Karnataka and Madhya and in Puducherry. Around 2008, he was the live in your nerves. Outbreaks can occur with other Pradesh.But beyond the rhetoric, the Congress AICC general secretary looking after Madhya viral infections or even stress. As soon as the initial needs to introspect and accept some plain facts. Pradesh. The faction-ridden Congress pricking sensation appears, apply antiviral cream While the collapse of Congress governments may consisting of Scindia, Nath, Digvijaya, Suresh Pachauri, Ajay Singh and others required a 2-3 times a day. If the attacks are severe, antiviral be attributed to amoral practices, misuse of person who could rein them in. But medication may have to be taken for 5-7 days. Central agencies and resources or the office of the Governor, the party cannot escape blame for Narayanasamy lacked the authority that was Pantaprazole effects undermining the regional satraps and having utter expected from a senior party representative. At My mother has been on pantoprazole for GERD for a disregard for their aspirations or the collective one meeting, Narayanasamy was even heard long time. I am worried about its side effects. will of the MLAs. addressing Pachauri, then MPCC chief, as Long-term pantoprazole treatment has minimal side Rahul Gandhi’s stated bid to modernise and reform ‘sahib’ though purely in hierarchical terms, he effects. It has very little interaction with any other the grand old party, therefore, requires a ‘standard was supposedly senior. A joke used to circulate medications that a person may be taking. It can, operating procedure’ for the selection of a chief at Indira Bhawan, the MPCC office in Bhopal, however, interfere with B12 absorption, and after minister. The culture of nomination or forcing a that someone once asked a senior leader about 2-3 years it can cause B12 deficiency. decision from ‘Delhi’ is eating into the vitals of Narayanasamy’s political stature. He replied Lung cancer signs the party organisation.Old-timers may recall that that the stature was so high that many regional Both my father and his brother died of lung cancer. I Ajit Jogi was made the Chhattisgarh chief satraps seldom asked him to sit down. This may am worried. Are there any symptoms I should minister in 1999 when he did not have the support sound uncharitable but illustrates the deep rot watch out for? of even six MLAs in a House of 90. Instead of that had set in the high command culture. A: If you have a chronic cough that has lasted a opting for a head count among the Congress The Puducherry Congress had been seeking month or more, sudden onset of wheezing, MLAs, Sonia Gandhi had mandated Ghulam intervention for long. But the façade over the coughing up blood or expectorating a lot of Nabi Azad, Prabha Rau and Digvijaya Singh to leadership issue in the AICC since May 2019 sputum, you need to be concerned. You can keep ensure that Jogi pipped aspirant Vidya Charan Shukla Baghel (both state party unit chiefs then) or Ashok Gehlot has been such that Sonia or Rahul never prioritised your lungs healthy by avoiding polluted areas, not without any semblance of a democratic exercise. lacked credentials or stature to head the government. The Puducherry. Resentment kept brewing. It was said that smoking or hanging around smokers. Exercise for There were similar stories when the Congress won the fault line was Rahul’s inability to order a head count in a verbal offers of a change of guard were made and that the 30 minutes a day. assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and transparent manner. ‘promise’ was not fulfilled. There are talks galore of Stroke therapy Chhattisgarh in December 2018. This time around, Rahul Puducherry may be a tiny Union Territory, but it has vibrant unfulfilled promises to aspirants in Jaipur and Raipur too. My mother had a stroke. What steps can help her in Gandhi was the 87th president of the AICC. Rahul had democracy at the party level too. A few years ago, the While there is no confirmation of these whispers, the key her recovery?To regain lost motor skills such as remained uneasy throughout when Kamal Nath, Ashok rivalry between Delhi-based Narayanasamy and N players keep nursing ambitions in the absence of a walking, she needs exercise. A trained Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel were selected to head the Rangasamy was so intense that Rangasamy, now heading categorical denial.The BJP may not be a major player but physiotherapist is required initially. Later, the three Congress-ruled states.Rahul first tried pushing the breakaway AINRC, had requested the then AICC it kept a hawkish eye on A. Namassivayam, a restless exercises can be continued at home. Occupational through the nomination of Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin general secretary in charge of Puducherry, Kamal Nath Congress minister who resigned to trigger a crisis. As not to let Narayanasamy sit in his car. Somewhat taken therapy will help with the recovery of fine motor Pilot and Tamradhwaj Sahu in the three states. However, a usual, there was talk that Namassivayam was not given an aback, Nath had reportedly asked the then Congress chief movements such as using hooks and buttons. powerful lobby of the old guard swung into action. It had audience in the ‘Delhi durbar’ of the Congress. the backing of Sonia Gandhi. Within hours, caste-based minister, Rangasamy, why he was making such an The Congress leadership is still confident of preventing the Speech therapy will help co-ordinate speech. It is unusual request. The response of Rangasamy was telling. very important to take the medications regularly to aspirations and the idea of giving equal opportunities BJP, Rangasamy and AIADMK from coming to power in were buried and Rahul was made to own up the ‘two- He reportedly told Nath that he did not want Congress the May 2021 polls, but a sense of demoralisation has set prevent another stroke. workers in Puducherry to get an impression that Muscle cramps person rule’ in the party. The results of that non- in after the loss of another Congress-ruled state. Would Narayanasamy was close to Delhi (Congress high Jaipur be the next venue where informal promises have I exercise regularly, and sometimes I develop severe transparent selection process are still being felt in Jaipur and Raipur. This is not to say that Kamal Nath, Bhupesh command). reportedly not been fulfilled? muscle cramps.Tense muscles that do not relax Rangasamy was not off the mark. As a Delhi-based fully form “knots” and cause painful muscle cramps. It is possible to massage them away. Cramps can be prevented after exercise with hydration and correction of electrolyte imbalance. Bail for Disha Ravi Drink lightly salted butter milk or lime juice. Eat pumpkins, watermelons, melons and bananas — all are rich in cramp-preventing magnesium. Court stands up for individual’s right to dissent My urine smells really foul. What can I do? Climate activist Disha Ravi is out on bail Calling citizens ‘conscience pretence of muzzling the This can be due to insufficient water intake — the in the toolkit case, 10 days after her keepers’ of the government in a miscreants’. It’s urine gets concentrated and gives off ammonia. It can also be due to a urinary tract infection, arrest that had sparked outrage in India democratic nation, the court has praiseworthy that the diabetes, liver or kidney disease, if it is persistent. and abroad. The 22-year-old shouldn’t made it clear that people cannot be judiciary is intervening to Do a routine urine examination and consult a have been put in jail in the first place, put behind bars simply because prevent infringement of the doctor. going by the dressing-down given by a they choose to disagree with the individual’s right to dissent. Period syndrome Delhi court to the police. Pulling no S tate’s policies. Such The onus now is on the I become very tense and anxious before my periods. I punches, Additional Sessions Judge observations can help counter the executive to respect shout at my family and give my colleagues at work Dharmender Rana said, ‘The offence of unwelcome trend of vilification of difference of opinion and let a hard time.Premenstrual syndrome is due to the sedition cannot be invoked to minister protesters and hopefully deter protesters fearlessly have cyclical hormonal changes that occur during the to the wounded vanity of the cops from invoking the sedition their say, as long as they don’t menstrual cycle. It can be handled by avoiding governments.’ law at the drop of a hat. In any incite violence or disturb stress, exercising regularly, eating 4-6 helpings of This hard-hitting statement shows law case, the poor conviction rate of public peace. fruits and vegetables and limiting salt intake. enforcement officials as well as their this colonial-era legislation is a With India’s global ranking on My hips are stiff and hurt a lot. political masters in a poor light. The good reason for the police not to the Democracy Index down The first step, though not the easiest one, is to lose Delhi Police were left red-faced as the go overboard time and again. fake videos on social media regarding from 27 (in 2014) to 53 last weight so that you reach your ideal body weight. court observed that the ‘scanty and Judge Rana had been equally forthright the farmers’ protests. He had sounded a year, the government direly needs to Stretch and exercise the joint. Instead of sketchy’ evidence available on record last week when he granted bail to two make judicious use of the powerful tools medication, try applications of heat and ice. note of caution about the misuse of the Inactivity will make your hips more stiff and was not sufficient to keep a person with persons who were booked on the charge law ‘to quieten the disquiet under the at its disposal to maintain law and order. painful as it makes the supporting muscles weaker. no criminal record in custody. of sedition for allegedly posting/sharing How to privatise banks Incentives for new owners to do good business in ‘other India’ are the key

The government has decided that there will be no more According to information disclosed by 17 below the inflation rate, that is their than four public sector units in each strategic sector, of banks (six top public sector and 11 private deposits losing real value over time. which banking is one. Since even after the merger of sector banks), for the December quarter, The banks’ foremost liability is that the several public sector banks there are still a dozen odd ‘gross NPAs’have been put at Rs 5.95 lakh average rural or semi-urban branch left, the task ahead is a long one. Hence, the goal the crore, ‘unrecognised NPAs’at Rs 1.04 lakh finds it difficult to make money. A key government has set for the current financial year — crore — the two together yielding a figure reason is their staff have poor privatise two public sector banks — is the minimum that of ‘pro-forma gross NPAs’ of Rs 7 lakh knowledge of local business conditions needs to be done. But even this limited task will not be crore. so that an unacceptably high part of their easy to fulfil.The junior minister in finance has taken the This being the scenario, what is there in a small loans portfolio is non-performing. first step to spell out the obvious boundary lines. No public sector bank, except perhaps State It is here that the microfinance serious acquirer can be expected to come forward to Bank of India, and to an extent Bank of institutions and the small finance banks acquire a sick bank. A sale has to be ‘reasonable’ and ‘a Baroda, for a prospective buyer to feel that score as they are part of the rural fair deal’ for the buyer, the government and also bank he has before him a potentially viable asset ecosystem and know it intrinsically. customers. Last but not the least, even though left- which can be turned around to become a Plus, there is the traditional cynical oriented trade unions are not a constituency of the profitable one?First, does the economy attitude of the banks’ unionised staff.So present government, come the bank employees. Their need the business model that public sector is there a way in which public sector long-term interests, including the pension commitments banks represent? They served a historical banks can be successfully privatised or made to them, will have to be secured while going purpose but in the business of taking should they be closed down and the staff through the sale process. banking to the unbanked, the can is now paid off so that the banks do not But even if a bank is not formally designated a sick being carried by the better and bigger represent a perpetual drain on the public enterprise, it is well known that most public sector banks microfinance institutions and the small exchequer through endless are weak. Periodic capital injections by the government finance banks which have mostly emerged recapitalisation?There is — through a have ensured that they are able to carry on doing business from their earlier avatar of NBFC-MFIs essential for first-generation users of even basic banking process of patient transformation under by meeting the regulator’s capital adequacy norms. And which are rigorously supervised by the Reserve Bank of services to learn how to handle banking procedures. It is which there are incentives for the new owners to do good their level of stressed assets has been kept under some India. And these have far lower levels of stressed assets a mistake to think that those at the bottom of the pyramid banking business in the ‘other India’. As the economy kind of control through hefty write-offs. than the average commercial bank.The government is do not need their own relationship managers. All you grows and rural non-agricultural services become more But even what is there on paper does not reveal the whole keen to take financial inclusion forward through digital need to do to convince yourself of this is the queues of important, there is great scope for successful bank truth. The pandemic has resulted in court-ordered banking, which on the face of it, seems to be capable of confused customers at bank branches even in urban areas financing of micro and small businesses, like cell phone moratorium on repayments and a standstill on doing away with brick and mortar bank branches. Under waiting patiently to be told how to do what needs repair and solar panel servicing, not to speak of recognition of NPAs.The true picture of the level of non- this scenario, the last mile will be delivered by hotspot- doing.The most tangible values that public sector banks motorbike maintenance.But the new owners, who should performing assets will only be known once regular enabled kirana stores functioning as public data offices have to offer are their large deposit base and branch real be akin to startup entrepreneurs, have a developmental repayments and asset recognition get under way. where you will get good bandwidth to do your basic estate. Plus, most ordinary Indians to this day wish to mindset as well as bottom line orientation, cannot be Knowing that the official numbers may not tell the full banking with ease through your smartphone. keep their meagre savings in a safe institution that carries identified in a day, and after the sale need hand holding to story, a practice of giving additional information through But bank branches which offer a physical interface de facto government guarantee against bank failure. For overcome the unexpected like a natural calamity or, God pro-forma numbers has been started. between unlettered customers and banking staff is this, they are willing to earn a rate of interest which is forbid, another pandemic. And that is a tall order. New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 Disha Patani's Jaw- dropping Stunts Impress Rumoured GauaharGauahar Beau Tiger Shroff KhanKhan and Zaid Darbar to Participate in Nach ctress and fitness enthusiast Disha Patani shared a video performing various jaw- Adropping stunts, and rumoured beau Tiger Shroff seems impressed and envious. Baliye 10: Report Disha posted a video pulling off stunts such as backflips, cartwheels, flips and swinging. She wrote: A stunned Tiger took to the comment section and wrote: “Woah wish I could do that.” Disha and Tiger are known for their deadly stunts. The two keep uploading glimpses from practice sessions on social media. The actress currently awaits the release of the Salman Khan-starrer Radhe. Salman and Disha have previously worked together in the film Bharat. Radhe also has Randeep Hooda in the cast and is directed by Prabhudheva. That apart, she is also looking forward to reuniting with filmmaker Mohit Suri in Ek Villain 2. The actress collaborated with Suri in their 2020 film Malang. Disha will also be seen in KTina, produced by Ekta Kapoor. The film also features Akshay Oberoi and Sunny Singh.Tiger will be seen in Ganapath, co-starring Kriti Sanon. The film is set in a post-pandemic dystopian era. The film has been planned as the first film of a franchise. The actor will also be seen in the second installment of his 2014 debut film Heropanti. The second ctress Gauahar Khan and her husband, installment, to be directed by Ahmed Khan, will choreographer Zaid Darbar have reportedly co-star Tara Sutaria. Abeen approached to participate in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 10. In Nach Baliye, popular film and TV couples compete with each Teaser of Alia Bhatt's other. In the last season, even exes participated in the show. 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' Now, according to a latest report in SpotboyE, Gauahar and Zaid have shown interest towards the show. A OUT on Sanjay Leela source quoted in the publication said, "Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar have been approached for the Bhansali's 58th birthday upcoming season of Nach Baliye 10. The two have also shown interest and discussions are on the monetary part." Both Zaid and Gauahar are brilliant dancers. Where the former is a well-known choreographer in the industry, the latter is popular for her terrific dance performances. Gauahar had also previously appeared in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, the Indian version of Dancing With the Stars. She was crowned the first runner-up of the dance reality show. Meanwhile, Gauahar and Zaid got married on December 25, 2020, in an intimate ceremony in Mumbai. The couple had met during the lockdown when they both frequented the same grocery store. They announced their wedding by sharing a note on Instagram. Commenting on their marriage, the duo had said that they had lots of things in common and enjoyed each other’s company and hence they knew they would have a great friendship. Gauahar stated that when Zaid proposed to her, there were no second thoughts and they got married.

he teaser of the highly anticipated Alia Bhatt- starrer film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' was Treleased on the occasion of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 58th birthday. Just yesterday, it came to light that the makers are all set to raise the excitement level even more by sharing a glimpse ShilpaShilpa ShettyShetty of the film. And on Wednesday, the long-awaited teaser of the film was released. The video clip was shared on the official Instagram handle of Bhansali Productions alongside a caption reading, Raj Kundra are enjoying "She rose in power and embraced life in her own way. Celebrating this art of a woman and the man who promises, yet another stem-winding story of #GangubaiKathiawadi." in 'paradise' aka Maldives Gangubai Kathiawadi' is being outed to be ollywood beauty Shilpa Shetty and her businessman-husband Raj Kundra have finally Bhansali's biggest project till date. Just before the jetted off for a vacation with their friends. Can you guess where? Maldives, of course! The teaser release, a poster of Alia was released which couple is having a blast at their island vacation and the glimpse of the same can be seen on also revealed that the film will be out in theaters on B 30th July, 2021. It featured Bhatt dressed in a Instagram. The two of them headed off to their Maldivian vacation earlier this week. Ever since, we've been witnessing beautiful view from their resort, 'pawrtying' video and stunning saree, sporting a prominent red bindi, nose ring pictures. In the photos, that were shared by the 'Dhadkan' actress, Shilpa is seen wearing a white and a braid. Alia shared the same and wrote, "in printed dress. Raj, on the other, opted for a white coloured t-shirt and a hat. cinemas 30th July, 2021." Raj, while sharing the photos wrote, "With A story, based on the book 'Mafia Queens of the love of my life in paradise!" His pawri Mumbai' written by S. Hussain Zaidi, the film video was captioned, "Pawri hori hai." showcases the rise of a girl named, Gangubai Shilpa, on the other hand, shared a slo-mo Kothewali a brothel owner and matriarch from video of herself running in her breezy Kathiawad who had no choice but to embrace the dress on the white sand. She wrote, ways of destiny and swing it in her favour. "Holidays be like.." She even felt like a Gangubai Kathiawadi" features Bhatt as Gangubai, rockstar in her bathrobe that she wore and one of the most powerful, loved and respected wrote, "Was this made for ME? Rockstar madams from Kamathipura during the 1960s. The vibes!"The actress, just a few days back drama was earlier scheduled to arrive in theatres hinted at the vacation and wrote about how on September 11 in 2020 but was delayed to the she's missing the beach. coronavirus pandemic. The couple recently celebated the first Helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 'Gangubai birthday of their daughter Samisha. They Kathiawadi' marks the first collaboration between are even parents to a son Viaan.On the professional front, Shilpa has wrapped up the shooting of him and Alia. This project will also see Bhansali her next film 'Nikamma' which marks her return after 14 years. The movie also features-- Productions collaborating with Jayantilal Gada's Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia in lead roles. Not only this, but she will also be seen in Pen India Limited. Priyadarshan directorial 'Hungama 2.' New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8 NEWS BOX Joe Biden Revokes She Needed Vaccine Before Surgery, Got Trump Ban On Many Green Card It From Stranger Using This App Applicants Washington. It was early January, and Emily wanted to be," Lewis said.Upon receiving the receptionist called her supervisor, who Johnson was in a panic. She frantically called message from Lewis, Johnson was ultimately gave the go-ahead to vaccinate public health lines and scoured the Web, "completely stunned," she recalled."I gasped. Johnson rather than Lewis. seeking a coveted coronavirus vaccine I was just so excited," Johnson said.After the To their surprise - and Johnson's overwhelming appointment. No luck. two women spoke briefly on the phone, Lewis relief - the plan worked, and they were even able Johnson, 68, who lives in Austin, was scheduled called the clinic to ensure another patient was to schedule her second shot.Johnson, who has to have open-heart surgery in late February, and allowed to take her appointment and learned suffered from severe aortic valve regurgitation her cardiologist strongly advised she get swapping was not permitted. Despite Lewis's since 2003, has now received both vaccinated before flying to Cleveland for the pleading, the worker on the other end of the vaccinations. With a renewed sense of relief, procedure. line said the clinic wouldn't do it.But Lewis she felt ready for her open-heart surgery, which But the slow vaccine rollout in Texas made it refused to give up. In fact, she crafted a backup was pushed back to March.Although Johnson seemingly impossible for Johnson to get plan. She called Johnson and proposed they had struggled with the condition for 17 years, in Washington: US President Joe inoculated - even though she's over 65 and has a visit the clinic together, since "it would be a lot December, her symptoms - including fatigue Biden on Wednesday revoked a serious health condition.Desperate, she posted Lewis, who saw Johnson's post on Nextdoor. harder for them to say no to a person standing and shortness of breath - started worsening, and proclamation from his predecessor on the neighborhood networking site Nextdoor, "You need this much more than I do. If you can in front of them," she said."If she was willing to after some tests, her cardiologist confirmed she that blocked many green card hoping someone might know something she make this appointment, it's yours. Please call go down there, I certainly was," Lewis added. needed surgery. The cardiologist advised she applicants from entering the United didn't."Hello Neighbors! I am a 68-yr-old me to arrange."She left her cellphone number, "If you can get in front of someone and talk to get the procedure within about two States. female facing open heart surgery," Johnson and within seconds, Johnson called.Lewis, 50, them and appeal to their humanity, it is so much months."That's when I went into panic mode," Former President Donald Trump wrote on Jan. 7, in a group covering southwest has an autoimmune disease, and upon easier to get a 'yes' out of someone."Of course, said Johnson, adding that she booked the issued the ban last year, saying it Austin. She explained her dilemma. consulting with a doctor, she was deemed Johnson was prepared to try anything at that surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, which is known was needed to protect U.S. workers eligible to book an appointment to get the point, even if it meant racing downtown despite for its heart center.Given that she would be "My doctors here in Austin have no access to the vaccine. Though her condition categorizes her amid high unemployment due to vaccine, so I have been spending up to an hour the likelihood of being rejected."I was mostly traveling by plane and staying in another state the coronavirus pandemic.Biden as high-risk, Johnson's situation, Lewis said, is amazed that Christy was willing to do it. She for more than two weeks, "I didn't want to go each morning, putting my name on lists and far more urgent."She needed it, and I wanted to rejected that reasoning in a making dozens of phone calls," she wrote. was the one who insisted we meet down there," without being vaccinated," Johnson said.If not proclamation on Wednesday give it to her," said Lewis, who at the time did said Johnson, a recently retired teacher. "She for Lewis's unexpected offer, Johnson said she "Has anyone out there heard anything or have a not know when or if she would be able to went above and beyond."The two women, who rescinding the visa ban. The suggestion to make?"More than 100 people doesn't know how, or if, she would have Democratic president said it had reschedule her own appointment.But when she had never met previously, gathered nervously managed to secure a vaccine appointment commented and offered advice, but saw Johnson's post, "there was no question in outside the doctor's office, ready to present their prevented families from reuniting unfortunately, "they were all things I had before the surgery."I'm very grateful for her," in the United States and harmed my mind. You just know when it feels right, and unusual plea.They entered the waiting room said Johnson, who called Lewis after her second already looked into," said Johnson, who went to this felt right to me," she said.Lewis could and the receptionist said, "You must be here for U.S. businesses.Biden, a bed that night feeling defeated.The next vaccination on Feb. 5 to thank her again. "I Democrat, has pledged to reverse empathize with Johnson's plight."I've had your vaccine," Johnson recalled."Yes, but I'm really wish I could give her a hug. morning, though, a private message suddenly people in my family who have gone through going to give it to her," Lewis responded, many of Trump's hardline appeared in her inbox. It was an offer from a "Lewis said the compassion others have shown immigration policies. Immigrant health issues, and that, in and of itself, is very motioning to Johnson.Once again, they were her during health-related challenges in her own total stranger."I am scheduled for the vaccine stressful. She has a very long road ahead of her. I met with repeated rejection, until the advocates had pressed in recent this morning at 10:45 a.m.," wrote Christy family propelled her to help Johnson. weeks for him to lift the visa ban, just knew that if I could be helpful to her, I which was set to expire on March 31.Biden left in place another ban on most foreign temporary A $17,500 Emerald Ring workers.In October, a federal judge in California blocked Trump's ban Australia Passes Landmark Law Worn With A Gown - Or Jeans on those foreign guest workers as it affected hundreds of thousands of U.S. businesses that fought the policy in court. Curtis Morrison, a California-based Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News immigration attorney, who represents people subject to the ban Sydney: Australia's parliament passed something that could make their flagship said Biden will now have to tackle a landmark legislation Thursday requiring search engine unworkable.Facebook -- growing backlog of applications global digital giants to pay for local news which is much less reliant on news content -- that have been held up for months content, in a move closely watched around the had initially said being forced to pay for as the pandemic shut down most world. news was simply not worth it and shut down visa processing by the State The law passed easily after a last-gasp deal that access to news content for its Australian Department. The process could watered down binding rules Facebook and users. potentially take years, he said. Google had fiercely opposed in return for the The government said the law, called the News "It's a backlog that Trump created," High jewelry-pieces combining rare stones, tech giants agreeing to pay local media Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory breathtaking design, and extraordinary Morrison said. "He broke the companies.The new law paves the way for Bargaining Code, would ensure that news immigration system." craftsmanship-have traditionally been reserved Google and Facebook to invest tens of businesses "are fairly remunerated for the for formal occasions, but today designers are millions of dollars in local content deals, and content they generate, helping to sustain reinventing the category by creating collectibles could prove a model for resolving the firms' public interest journalism inAustralia". that fit into daily life, not just galas. Bloom, the US Murder Suspect tussles with regulators worldwide.Google companies mandatory and gave an Facebook and Google now have an additional will now pay for news content that appears on new 26-piece collection from the eponymous independent Australian arbiter the right to two months to reach further agreements that brand of Sanjay Kasliwal, the late Gem Palace Cooked Victim's its "Showcase" product and Facebook is impose a monetary settlement.That prospect would stave off binding arbitration.Google has Heart: Report expected to pay providers who appear on its was dramatically reduced by last-minute already brokered deals worth millions of creative director, does this by mixing traditional "News" product, which is to be rolled out in government amendments."Importantly, the dollars with local media companies, including Indian motifs with a more contemporary, Washington: A man accused of a Australia later this year.Regulators had code encourages parties to undertake the two largest: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp wearable sensibility. After Kasliwal's death in triple murder in the US state of accused the companies, who dominate online commercial negotiations outside the code and and Nine Entertainment.Facebook on Tuesday 2019, his children, Shalini and Samir, came Oklahoma sliced one victim's advertising, of draining cash away from the government is pleased to see progress by lifted a site-wide ban on Australian news, across sketches in his office and decided to traditional news organisations while using both Google and more recently Facebook in introduced in protest at the law, and announced realize them in his honour. This $17,500 Juhi heart from her body and cooked their content for free.Big tech firms had ring, inspired by drops of rain on a leaf, it with potatoes to serve to other reaching commercial arrangements with its first proposed deal with an Australian fiercely opposed the legislation from the Australian news media businesses," Treasurer media company, Seven West.Both Facebook showcases a vivid 4.24-carat emerald offset with victims before attacking them, outset, fearing it would threaten their business Josh Frydenberg said in a statement.Google and Google have each said they will invest diamonds on either side and at the bottom of the US media reported Wednesday. models.In particular, the companies objected was also keen to avoid creating a precedent around US$1 billion each in news around the band. The suspect, Lawrence Paul to rules that made negotiations with media that platforms should pay anyone for links, world over the next three years. THE COMPETITION Anderson, allegedly removed Van Cleef & Arpels's artisans elevate the humble the organ from the body of a wildflower into a jeweled masterpiece in the neighbor he had stabbed to Mass "Real World" Study Confirms Pfizer Covid Vaccine 94% Effective brand's Folie des Prés bracelet ($125,000). It death, according to Oklahoma features a delicate bouquet of flowers crafted in City News 4 TV and the Washington: The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine economy.But health experts have diamonds and pink and mauve sapphires. Oklahoman newspaper. proved 94 percent effective in a huge real warned that unless the whole world has world study published Wednesday that access to vaccines, the pandemic will Chopard's new high-jewelry collection is made to He allegedly then brought the involved 1.2 million people in Israel, not end.The head of the World Health be worn every day but still has incredible design heart to his uncle's home where confirming the power of mass immunization Organization applauded the first and craftsmanship. The Precious Lace Nuage he cooked it and tried to serve it campaigns to end the coronavirus pandemic. delivery of the Covax vaccines pendant necklace ($16,100) evokes fluffy white to the uncle and his wife, The good news came as Ghana became the first Wednesday."At last!" WHO chief clouds with pavé, pear, and round diamonds. investigators reportedly told the country to receive shots under the global Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a In its Reflections of Nature collection, De Beers Grady County Court in Covax scheme, paving the way for poorer tweet. explores the beauty of the natural world in Chickasha on Tuesday. nations to catch up with wealthier parts of the The WHO is one of several organizations diamonds. The Namib Wonder climber earrings Anderson then allegedly killed world.The Israeli study, published in the New behind Covax, which aims to deliver at ($72,000), inspired by the sand dunes of England Journal of Medicine, also least two billion doses globally by the Namibia, feature 14.56 carats of the white and the uncle and his four-year-old demonstrated there is likely a strong end of the year. granddaughter in the home and symptomatic Covid-19 was 94 percent seven yellow gems.The Gem Palace in Jaipur, has protective benefit against infection, a crucial The 600,000 doses delivered to Ghana in a created sensational jewelry for eight severely injured the wife in the element in breaking onward or more days after the second dose -- very ceremony broadcast live on television are February 9 sree."He cooked the close to the 95 percent achieved during Phase generations. As creative director and partner, transmission."This is the first peer-reviewed from Oxford-AstraZeneca, and will be Kasliwal made the boutique a must-visit heart with potatoes to feed to his large scale evidence for the effectiveness of a 3 clinical trials. administered in several Ghanaian cities from More than 217 million vaccine doses have been destination for royalty and celebrities alike, family to release the demons," vaccine in real world conditions," Ben Reis, a Tuesday.They are part of an initial tranche of including Princess Diana and Jacqueline an agent wrote in a search researcher at Harvard Medical School and one administered globally, according to an AFP deliveries bound for several low- and middle- of the paper's authors, told AFP.It involved tally Wednesday, though the vast majority Kennedy Onassis. (He brought designs under his warrant presented in court.The income countries, including to Ivory Coast own name to the U.S. in 2014.) In addition to its crime came just weeks after almost 600,000 people who received the shots have been given in high-income countries. this week.Covax, led by Gavi the Vaccine and an equal number who hadn't but were Hopes are high that the inoculations will allow Alliance, the WHO and the Coalition for showstopper of an emerald gemstone, the Anderson, who has a long arrest unconventional Juhi ring is set with 4.35 carats record, was released from closely matched to their vaccinated the world to finally emerge from a pandemic Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), counterparts by age, sex, geographic, medical that has killed more than 2.4 million, infected is seeking to ensure vaccines are equitably of diamonds, including six briolettes set on 18- prison on a general and other characteristics.The efficacy against 112 million, and hammered the global karat white gold wire. commutation by Oklahoma distributed globally. Governor Kevin Stitt.He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2017 on drug charges.He US Report Likely To Blame Saudi Crown Prince For Khashoggi Killing: Report confessed to the murders in court on Tuesday, according to the reports. The officials said the report, for which the CIA was the main contributor, assessed that the crown prince approved and likely ordered the murder of Khashoggi, whose Washington Post column had criticized the crown prince's policies. South African Variant- Washington: A declassified version of a administration are talking to Saudi "There is sufficient credible evidence regarding Specific Vaccine Ready For US intelligence report expected to be officials at various levels."We have been the responsibility of the crown prince released on Thursday finds that Saudi in touch with Saudi officials at numerous demanding further investigation," Callamard Testing: Moderna Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman levels in the early weeks of this said after the six-month probe.A classified approved the 2018 killing of journalist administration," said State Department version of the report was shared with members Washington: US biotech firm Jamal Khashoggi, four US officials spokesman Ned Price. of Congress in late 2018.But the Trump Moderna said Wednesday that familiar with the matter said. The 59-year old Khashoggi, a Saudi administration rejected demands by lawmakers doses of its new Covid-19 vaccine The officials said the report, for which the journalist and Washington Post and human rights groups to release a candidate aimed at the South CIA was the main contributor, assessed columnist, was lured to the Saudi declassified version, seeking to preserve African coronavirus variant had that the crown prince approved and consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2, 2018, and cooperation amid rising tensions with Riyadh's been shipped to the US National likely ordered the murder of Khashoggi, killed by a team of operatives linked to regional rival, Iran, and promote U.S. arms Institutes of Health for testing. whose Washington Post column had the crown prince. They then sales to the kingdom.Biden's new director of "We look forward to beginning the criticized the crown prince's policies. dismembered his body. His remains have national intelligence, Avril Haines, committed clinical study of our variant President Joe Biden, a Democrat who never been found. at her confirmation hearing to complying with booster and are grateful for the succeeded the Republican Donald Riyadh eventually admitted that a provision in a 2019 defense bill that required NIH's continued collaboration to Trump five weeks ago, told reporters on Khashoggi was killed in a "rogue" the Office of the Director of National combat this pandemic," said CEO Wednesday he had read the report and expected Biden is working to restore the relationship with extradition operation gone wrong, but it denied Intelligence to release within 30 days a Stephane Bancel. to speak soon by phone with Saudi Arabian Riyadh to traditional lines after four years of any involvement by the crown prince. Five men declassified report on Khashoggi's murder. King Salman, 85, father of the crown prince, cozier ties under Trump. given the death penalty for the murder had their Biden pledged during the 2020 presidential The South African variant is campaign to reassess U.S.-Saudi ties in part considered among the more the country's 35-year-old de facto ruler. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told sentences commuted to 20 years in jail after The report's release is part of Biden's policy to reporters on Wednesday Biden would only being forgiven by Khashoggi's family. over Khashoggi's murder. Since taking office, dangerous of current mutations he has ended sales of offensive arms that because it evades some of the realign ties with Riyadh after years of giving communicate with the Saudi king and said the In 2019, a U.N. human rights investigator, Agnes the Arab ally and major oil producer a pass on declassified Khashoggi report was being Callamard, accused Saudi Arabia of a Riyadh could use in Yemen and appointed a blocking action of antibodies that readied for release soon.While Biden restricts special envoy to boost diplomatic efforts to end target the older coronavirus strain. its human rights record and its intervention in "deliberate, premeditated execution" of Yemen's civil war. his contacts to the king, others in the Biden Khashoggi and called for further investigation. that country's grueling civil war. New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 HealthHEALTH THE SIKH TIMES 9

If you're an emotional eater, chances are that It's rich in folic acid that helps in reducing stress and whenever tragedy strikes, you probably go running irritability. But if you're still averse to eating steamed or to seek comfort in ice creams, desserts and cookies, stir-fried broccoli, then eat it with a low-fat version of your pizzas, burgers, etc — basically foods that are favourite dressing. loaded with sugar and fat. However, you know that Salmon no matter how much a soothing effect these foods If you're a seafood lover, have on your emotions, they aren't really great for then you'll definitely your waistline. But still you gorge on them in times relish this option. Oily of despair and get racked with guilt later. We give fish (including you a list of healthy foods... mackerel and Nuts anchovies) but Walnuts and almonds are the healthiest of all nuts. especially salmon is Nuts are fortified with the B group of vitamins, rich in omega-3 magnesium, zinc and omega oils that helps to keep fatty acids, which Foods cortisol (a stress hormone) levels low. Also, they are a good source of energy, balance out sugar cravings and aids metabolism. The monounsaturated fats present in nuts help in curbing overeating. But you should eat to stay there's no need to go overboard with nuts as they have high calories. Stick to a handful; say about 10- 12 nuts daily. Broccoli Broccoli is considered as one of nature's superfoods. Happy aid in optimum functioning of the brain. Low levels of omega-3 have been temperature, which we often associate with comfort, associated with poor blood and triggers a similar response in the brain. energy regulation linked with Chamomile/Green/black tea stress. This in turn, helps you to Theanine, an amino and glutamic acid found in tea, deal with stress effectively. reduces tension producing beta waves and accelerates the Milk production of relaxation inducing alpha waves in the Drinking a glass of milk can brain.A UK study found that having four cups of black tea boost your mood because it daily for about six weeks lowers cortisol levels. Having contains a compound called chamomile tea is known to have a calming effect and is tryptophan, which gets great for aiding good sleep. converted to serotonin, also Did you know? The antioxidants present in green tea aid known as the happy curbing physiological stress and also a genetic tendency hormone. Also, the towards stress called COMT gene. magnesium, potassium and Berries calcium content in milk Take your pick from a variety of berries like strawberries, help keep blood pressure raspberries and mulberries. Berries have abundant in control. Lactium, a antioxidant properties that support brain function and protein in milk has a blood circulation. Raspberries are said to contain the calming effect on the most amount of ellagic acid that improves liver functions, body. Also, drinking regulating cholesterol levels and eliminating toxins. milk reduces symptoms Since berries are sweet, they are the healthiest choices to of PMS and boosts satisfy your sugar cravings. energy. Beetroots Hot cocoa This colourful tuber is a great source of folate also known Having warm beverages tend to raise the as vitamin B9. This vitamin promotes functioning of the temperature in the body by a few notches. And the liver and the nervous system, which usually gets feeling of warmth that we derive from a slight raise in congested under chronic stress. Avoid these common causes of bad Foods that fight wrinkles and ageing

Blueberries: These tiny PosturePosture berries are powerhouses of nutrition. They are loaded with Most people do not realize how how hard you try to hold your posture in a correct way, the antioxidants, which stops important good posture is, and reason can be just genes that are preventing you from premature ageing and help prevent improving your posture. However, this can be rectified cancer. Wild blueberries also boost hence often neglect how they with professional help. your health. A study suggests that Extra weight anthocyanins in blueberries appear carry themselves. to combat oxidative stress, which According to Dr. Tina, carrying extra weight can also be is one of the main causes of ageing. the reason for your poor posture. Many women with large A person with bad posture is perceived as a person with Yellow and orange root breasts tend to have bad posture because the extra weight vegetables: Put plenty of beta- low self-esteem and low confidence, besides harming around their chest pulls them forward. People with carotene on your plate. overall health in the long term. extra weight around their stomach can These super-antioxidants are good The physical harm have a problem with lower back for your skin and eyes. Good directly affects pulled forward, due to the back and neck pain, stomach weight. choices include carrots, sweet amongst several other potatoes, pumpkins, and squash. ailments. Today, we Habit Ageing, dark spots, wrinkles, and fine lines... these are Broccoli: Quercetin is a powerful have Dr. Tina Sometimes, the way you the last things that a person would like to see on his or antioxidant that is found in broccoli, along with other Mahendrakar - walk or the way you hold her skin. foods including cranberries, onions, and apples. It is a Physiotherapist, lay things can be the reason of bad No wonder, both men and women are willing to shell natural anti-inflammatory agent as well, fighting the posture. For instance, if you down some common out a lumpsum to look good and are going all natural in number two cause of aging. Broccoli sprouts have 30 always walk with your head causes of poor posture, the process. According to experts, the secret lies in the times more isothiocyanates (yet another antioxidant) down or slump your so that being aware of plate and that's precisely why what you eat matters the than regular broccoli. these causes can help shoulders, this can cause your posture to pull out from most.Food experts Raw, organic eggs: you avoid it to improve recommend people to your posture. proper alignment. A single egg contains, nine Sometimes, carrying opt for natural essential amino acids. It's Pain or past weight on only one side of products to maintain a rich in proteins and has injuries the body can contribute to youthful look in a naturally occurring Vitamin When you experience imbalanced or poor healthy way. And D. Consuming your eggs pain in your back or neck posture. when it comes to these raw is the best thing to do as muscles or any other part natural products, there cooking destroys some of Your job are umpteen varieties of the body, you tend to Your desk job is the the highly perishable overcome the pain by to choose from. nutrients. biggest reason for your We give you a list of holding your body in a different hunched back - according Aloe vera: Aloe vera's anti- products that one position. When this posture is to Dr. Tina. People, who ageing properties have been could choose from to continued for a long time, it have desk jobs, often push known for ages. Scientific delay the ageing can become a daily habit. their neck and head forward and evidence suggests that Aloe Hence holding yourself hunch their shoulders. All these factors contribute to process and to maintain that youthful look. Vera juice can heal skin and reverse skin ageing. Skin differently can be due to some our inability to keep our spines straight and results in poor Leafy greens: ages because of UV light damage and loss of collagen pain or muscle injury in any part of your body. posture. Like eggs, leafy greens such as spinach, kale, turnip in the skin. Collagen helps in keeping the skin firm and Low nutritional state Lifestyle and fashion greens, and romaine lettuce, are great sources of lutein elastic. Ageing breaks down the collagen matrix in your skin Your spine and back need adequate nutrients to grow Clothing and shoes especially affect posture. Women, and zeaxanthin. Studies have shown eating foods rich in which leads to wrinkles. Drinking aloe vera juice is strong and straight. Low nutrition and lack of vitamins who walk on pencil heels, are more prone to cause these antioxidants can significantly reduce risk of AMD and calcium can affect the bones and muscles by not problems to their posture. Besides high heels shoes, (age-related macular degeneration), as well as non- known to reduce the wrinkle depth and improve skin providing adequate strength and flexibility to hold wearing boots, tight fitting clothes, low waist jeans and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Spinach has a very high ORAC elasticity due to increased collagen production. itself in a correct posture. wide belts can cause bad posture - according to Dr. Tina. (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) score. It is a Garlic: Allium is an antioxidant that packs a punch. Hereditary When you wear something uncomfortable like wide belts measurement of a food's ability to destroy the free Garlic, onions, and scallions are loaded with this free- If you have a family history of bent back, then even or high heeled shoes, this changes your centre of gravity, radicals that cause damage in your body. The higher the radical fighter that is good for your skin and your you might have to deal with it. Sometimes no matter which ultimately causes your posture to suffer. ORAC score, the better a food is for you. immune system. New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

NEWS BOX LPG cylinder prices February 25, 2021 Gamestop Rallies Again; Some announced: Third hike in this month, check out Puzzle Over Ice Cream Cone Tweet how much you need to The rally began after 2:30 p.m (1930 GMT). investor Ryan Cohen, a major shareholder Other so-called "stonks" - an intentional of GameStop and founder of Chewy.com, pay for a cylinder GameStop Corp shares misspelling of 'stocks' - favored by retail tweeted a picture of a McDonald's ice cream traders on sites such as Reddit's cone with a frog emoji.Some GameStop New Delhi: LPG cylinder (LPG) prices have more than doubled in WallStreetBets, also shot higher. bulls wondered online whether it was a yet again increased as Indian Oil Company AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc gained veiled message that Cohen would fix has raised the price of 14.2 kg LPG cylinder afternoon trading on 18 per cent, Koss Corp rallied more than GameStop's business, like the fast-food from Rs 769 to Rs 794 per cylinder. This is 50 per cent and BlackBerry Corp rose chain fixed its ice cream machines. "I don't the third time in February that LPG prices Wednesday, surprising nearly 9 per cent. Shares of Canadian know what an ice-cream means," said have increased. Earlier, the prices were those who thought the cannabis company Tilray Inc gained Michael Pachter, an analyst covering increased on two occasions on February 4 nearly 13 per cent.Analysts could not GameStop at Wedbush Securities."People and February 14.It may be recalled that in video game retailer's stock pinpoint one reason for the sharp move.At are looking for signals."Others pointed to December, the price of LPG cylinder was Reuters. GameStop Corp shares more than least one ruled out a short squeeze like that the resignation of GameStop Chief increased twice. On December 1, its rate price would stabilize after doubled in afternoon trading on which fired the "Reddit rally" in January Financial Officer Jim Bell as the company was increased from Rs 594 to Rs 644 and Wednesday, surprising those who thought when mom-and-pop investors bought focuses on shifting into technology-driven then on December 15, its price was again a fierce rally and steep dive the video game retailer's stock price would GameStop furiously to punish hedge funds sales."GameStop announced the increased to Rs 694 per cylinder. Thus, the stabilize after a fierce rally and steep dive that had bet against the retailer.Some resignation of its CFO last night.Some may price of LPG has seen a Rs 100 cumulative that upended Wall Street in that upended Wall Street in January. The Twitter users pointed to an activist have taken this as a good sign that RC hike within a month. But prices were not shares soared nearly 104 per cent during the investor's tweet of an ice cream cone Ventures is making a difference at the raised in January. In January, the price of January session in which trading was halted several picture.Others cited factors including a company in terms of trying to accelerate the non-subsidized LPG (14.2 KG) was Rs 694 times, then jumped another 85 per cent after reshuffling of top executives and options shift to digital," said Joseph Feldman, an per cylinder.Usually oil marketing trading. Shortly before 2 p.m., activist analyst at TelseyAdvisory Group. companies hike prices of LPG on the first hours. and 15th of every month. However, on February 1, there was no increase in prices, though the rate hike was announced on Sensex rallies over 500 points in early February 4 to Rs 719 per cylinder, a hike of ReNew Power gets ‘blank Rs 25, thus taking the price increase by Rs 50 within 10 days. Prices of non subsidised trade; Nifty tops 15,100-mark 14 kg Indane Gas was paused for 5 months cheque deal’ for Nasdaq listing since May 2020, after which the price went / The 30-share BSE index was trading 528.28 points or 1.04 per for upward revision on both December 01 The deal is the first involving an Indian company during the latest boom in SPAC cent higher at 51,309.97. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was and December 15. deals that have continued in 2021 after witnessing a record year in 2020. quoting 161.45 points or 1.08 per cent up at 15,143.45. Centre Lifts Embargo million in an IPO last December — has also been backed by marquee investors such as among the laggards.In the On Granting Businesses BlackRock, BNP Paribas, Chamath previous session, Sensex settled Palihapitiya, and others. These investors 1,030.28 points or 2.07 per cent To Private Banks: participated through a private placement, by which the remaining $855 million was raised. higher at 50,781.69, and Nifty Nirmala Sitharaman aim of this SPAC is to raise money in an initial zoomed 274.20 points or 1.86 public offering (IPO), and at this point in time, per cent to end at 14,982.Foreign New Delhi .The Centre has lifted the it does not have any operations or revenues. institutional investors (FIIs) embargo on grant of government business Once the money is raised from the public, it is were buyers in the capital market to private banks, enabling banks to kept in an escrow account, which can be as they purchased shares worth a participate in all developmental activities. accessed while making the acquisition. If the whopping Rs 28,739.17 crore on "Private banks can now be equal partners acquisition is not made within two years of the Wednesday, as per exchange Mumbai. Equity benchmark Sensex data.“In this volatile market, where in development of the Indian economy, New Delhi . Renewable energy producer ReNew IPO, the SPAC is delisted and the money is rallied over 500 points in the opening furthering the government's social sector Power on Wednesday announced an agreement to returned to the investors. dips and bounce backs are sharp, the session on Thursday tracking gains in directional trend is upwards. The initiatives and enhancing customer merge with RMG Acquisition Corp II, a blank- Globally, prominent names such as former NBA index majors HDFC Bank, Reliance convenience," Finance Minister Nirmala cheque company or a special purpose acquisition player Shaquille O’Neal, former TikTok CEO ‘higher highs’ and ‘higher lows’ Kevin Mayer, Michael Dell, Vinod Khosla, Industries and Infosys amid massive indicate the long-term bullish trend,” Sitharaman tweeted on Wednesday. company (SPAC). The merger of ReNew Power buying by foreign institutional with RMG Acquisition will result in the former’s Arianna Huffington, etc. have participated in said V K Vijayakumar, Chief With the lifting of the embargo, private SPACs. In India, online travel agency Yatra.com investors. Investment Strategist at Geojit banks will be able to conduct government- listing on Nasdaq and gross cash proceeds of around $1.2 billion. and Videocon D2H have listed abroad through A positive trend in global markets also Financial Services.The fundamental related banking transactions such as taxes SPAC deals in 2016 and 2014, respectively. supported the upmove, traders said. reason for this trend, which is global, and other revenue payment facilities, The deal is the first involving an Indian company during the latest boom in SPAC deals that have However, a fresh push to SPACs has come since last The 30-share BSE index was trading is the abundant liquidity available in pension payments and small savings year. According to data sourced from SPAC 528.28 points or 1.04 per cent higher the global financial system and the schemes. The RBI could also, in due continued in 2021 after witnessing a record year in 2020. In addition to ReNew Power, online grocery Insider, a portal that maintains a record of SPAC at 51,309.97.Similarly, the broader Fed’s declared commitment to keep course, authorize private sector banks to platform Grofers is also reportedly in advanced deals, of the 645 such IPOs by blank-cheque NSE Nifty was quoting 161.45 points liquidity flowing and maintaining undertake any other government stages of exploring a SPAC deal. companies since 2009, 248 happened in 2020 and or 1.08 per cent up at 15,143.45.Axis interest rates at historical lows, he businesses.The Nifty Bank index surged A SPAC, or a blank-cheque company, is an entity 171 in 2021 so far. The gross proceeds raised by Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex noted.Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in nearly per cent to 36,493.80 on the back of specifically set up with the objective of acquiring a SPACs in 2020 amounted to over $83 billion. pack, rising around 3 per cent, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and the announcement by the Finance Minister firm in a particular sector. The “It is a fresh way of thinking of how to structure and followed by IndusInd Bank, Axis Tokyo were trading with significant as the markets resumed trading resumed What makes SPACs attractive to investors, despite exit versus an expensive IPO. The money is Bank, ONGC, Kotak Bank, SBI, gains in mid-session post the technical snag on NSE. Private them essentially being shell companies, are the already raised by somebody who specialises in HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and deals.Meanwhile, the global oil sector banks are in the limelight, with people sponsoring the blank-cheque company. For that area, and is now picking those assets and Infosys. benchmark Brent crude was trading HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank have example, in case of ReNew Power, the SPAC building on them,” Sunil K Goyal, MD, YourNest On the other hand, Nestle India, Asian 0.17 per cent higher at USD 66.29 per surged 4-5 per cent. The BSE Sensex RMG Acquisition Corp II — which raised $345 Venture Capital, said. Paints, HUL and Tech Mahindra were barrel. soared more than 1,050 points as a result. All private banks can Petrol and diesel get govt business, Covid-19 guidelines at airports: What prices in your city ‘embargo lifted’: FM are the revised state-wise protocols today, check here New Delhi. Prices of petrol and Nirmala Sitharaman New Delhi. With the emergence of two new Maharashtra diesel remained steady across the strains of Covid-19 in three states, guidelines All domestic passengers arriving from Delhi, country for the second consecutive New Delhi. Lifting the embargo on grant of day on Thursday, February 25, government business to private banks, the for domestic air travel in India have been Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa and Kerala shall government on Wednesday allowed all revised. States like Maharashtra, which has carry RT-PCR negative test report with them 2021. private sector banks to participate in registered an uptick in Covid-19 cases, has conducted 72 hours before. Passengers not They were last changed on Tuesday government-related business like collection made it compulsory for passengers travelling having the RT-PCR test reports shall when both the auto fuels were hiked of taxes, pension payments and small from select states to produce a negative Covid- compulsorily undergo RT-PCR test at the by 35 paise per litre each in the savings schemes. 19 RT-PCR test report on arrival. Mumbai airport at their own cost. Only after national capital.The price of petrol At present, only a few large private sector The Centre said on Tuesday that two new Covid- undertaking the test, the passengers will be in Delhi stands at Rs 90.93 per litre banks are allowed to conduct government- 19 strains have been detected in three states — allowed to enter the city.There is a Covid-19 while that of diesel is at Rs 81.32. related business. “Embargo lifted on grant of Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana — but there (RT-PCR) testing facility available for all In Mumbai, petrol currently costs Rs Govt business to private banks. All banks is no scientific evidence to suggest that the domestic arriving and departing passengers 97.34, while diesel is retailing at Rs can now participate. Private banks can now recent surge being reported by the first two at Level 10 – departures area. All 88.44, data available on Indian Oil functionaries and their staff members are Corporation’s website showed. be equal partners in development of the states is linked to these variants.This is in exempted from this quarantine.Domestic international arriving passengers can get their Indian economy, furthering govt’s social addition to the three other strains — from UK, RT-PCR test done at T2 Arrivals Lounge Among the two cities where petrol departing passengers from Delhi Airport can price breached the Rs 100-mark last sector initiatives, and enhancing customer South Africa and Brazil, which have alreadyalso avail RT-PCR Testing facility located at Area.Passengers would be charged Rs. 850 for convenience,” Finance Minister Nirmala prompted the government to revise rules for the test. week, the key auto fuel was at Rs Entry Gate no. 8 in the Departure Forecourt 101.59 in Rajasthan’s Sri Sitharaman said in a tweet. This step is international passengers. area.In case you are travelling from Karnataka, Test results will take up to 24-48 hours for expected to further enhance customer Delhi arriving passengers and 8-10 hours for Ganganagar, while diesel was Odisha, Kerala, all asymptomatic passengers available at Rs 93.61 per litre. convenience, spur competition and higher On arrival, thermal screening would be done for will undergo home quarantine. All departing passengers and will be sent via efficiency in the standards of customer all passengers. However, domestic passengers asymptomatic passengers having the first email.Passengers who test negative will be In Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur, services, an official statement said.Private need not produce a negative RT-PCR Covid-19 airport of entry located in these states, have to allowed to continue their journey. Passengers petrol costs Rs 101.34 per litre and sector banks, which are at the forefront of report.Passengers would be required to stay for undergo 14 days mandatory home quarantine. who test positive will be sent for institutional diesel is selling for Rs 91.81. imbibing and implementing latest 7 days under home quarantine. Government Hence, the exemption is not required. quarantine in Mumbai. technology and innovation in banking, will now be equal partners in development of the Indian economy and in furthering the social sector initiatives of the government, the 2 Telecom Lines Fail To Protect NSE, World's Top Derivative Exchange statement said. Nupur. Less than an hour into trading in normally, it is much smaller.If NSE had Mukesh Jain, managing director at Maverick Outstanding corporate India's $2.7 trillion stock market on informed brokers of a potential Share Brokers 1,000-kilometers away in the Wednesday, dealers saw index levels on reopening or extension of trading hours, walled city of Jaipur, said on Wednesday. bonds could rise to Rs the National Stock Exchange's cash at least by 3 p.m., we, along with many "Not many of our new investors would have segment had stopped updating. By other brokers, would not have had to witnessed a situation like this, where you are 65-70L crore by March 11:40 a.m., the world's biggest take risk mitigation measures and unable to trade ahead of F&O expiry derivatives bourse halted all trading. square off positions on BSE," Zerodha tomorrow. So it is natural for them to panic." ’25: Crisil The incident prompted the nation's Broking , the country's largest broker The NSE handles about twice the stock market regulator to ask the NSE to with over 4 million clients, said in a blog volume of the BSE, and controls about 80 Mumbai. Innovation can help double the investigate why trading didn't migrate post. "Unfortunately, because there per cent of India's derivatives market.Its value of outstanding corporate bonds in the to its disaster-recovery site to prevent were no updates given to brokers, we total futures and options turnover was ? 30.6 domestic market to Rs 65-70 lakh crore by the longest-ever trading outage the had no other choice. The last minute trillion ($423 billion) Wednesday, about a March 2025, rating agency Crisil said on country has seen. The exchange handles notification of the trading extension at quarter lower than ? 40.3 trillion in the Wednesday in its yearbook on the Indian the globe's highest number of futures 3:17 p.m. came a little too previous session. debt market. However, demand is expected and options contracts, and with expiry late."Representatives for Bharti Volumes on the BSE at ? 407 billion were the to be Rs 60-65 lakh crore, which means looming Thursday, business was About an hour later, the NSE called a halt to declined to comment, while Tata highest since March 2017, due to diversion foreign capital will be necessary to bridge humming.The NSE's engineers had also trading in its cash and derivatives segments, Communications and the NSE didn't of trades to that exchange, according to the Rs 5 lakh crore gap, it said. been a busy lot that morning. When they citing "issues with the links with telecom immediately comment. Trading ultimately Deepak Jasani, head of retail research at The National Infrastructure Pipeline found that their lease-line data pipes weren't service providers." It didn't offer an resumed at 3:45 p.m. and ran through 5 p.m., HDFC Securities.Volatility will continue envisages Rs 111 lakh crore of investments transferring, they decided that systems need estimated time of resumption.As restive with the NSE Nifty 50 Index ending up 1.9 when markets reopen Thursday because a lot between fiscals 2020 and 2025 for to restart, according to people with dealers neared the typical close of 3:30 p.m., per cent while the S&P BSE Sensex closed of people are still stuck, predicts Gaurav infrastructure build-out. knowledge of the matter. Surprisingly, both they were keen to complete their trades. Just with a 2.1 per cent gain. That's even as a Garg, head of research at CapitalVia Global Raising such has become more difficult service providers -- Bharti Airtel and Tata like in other places around the world, India regional gauge of Asian stocks slumped 2 Research in Indore. because of the fiscal stress caused by Covid. Communications -- went down at the same has seen an influx of new retail money amid per cent.SGX Nifty 50 futures expiring in the pandemic, and day traders were staring at "For people who are on the fence, looking The capital market will have a big role to time, hamstringing migration from the March were up 1.5 per cent as of 9:05 a.m. in forward to enter the market, when these kind play in financing the build-out through financial capital Mumbai to the southern city losses. The NSE is one among several Asian Singapore on Thursday. exchanges to face technical glitches in recent of things become headlines it dampens their bonds, Crisil said. of Chennai, the people said, asking not to be 'So Many Calls' overall motivation to participate," he said. identified discussing internal deliberations. months and while rival BSE was functioning "I'm getting so many calls since morning," New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 Pink-ball Test: Have learnt the arm ball myself, I was a fast bowler in early days of my career - Axar Patel

Axar Patel took 6 New Delhi Gujarat's very own Axar Patel bit quicker. So, I think my experience of being starred with the ball on Day 1 of the pink- ball a fast-bowler also helps me bowl arm balls. I Test between India and England at the converted myself into a spinner only because wickets for just 38 Narendra Modi Stadium and scalped 6 wickets of knee problems, but what I used to do in my for just 38 runs. The magic of left-arm spinner early days helps me bowl those arm balls balls against saw the visitors getting bowled out for a paltry quicker,," said Patel. 112-run total in just 2 seasons.Axar came in to Extra lacquer of pink-ball helped the deliveries England in the 1st bowl as early as the 7th over and struck on his skidFurther,Axar Patel reckoned that the extra very first delivery. Jonny Bairstow went to lacquer of the pink-ball did help him innings play for the turn but the ball went straight to hit throughout his bowling spell. He said that the his pad. A carnage of sorts started from there ball skidded more because of the extra lacquer /The left-arm spinner on as the 27-year-old used his arm balls to and that made the lives of Joe Root's men even perfection to trap two more English batsmen in more difficult in the middle. Explaining the trapped 3 batsmen front of the stumps before ripping out the idea behind him bowling the 7th over of the stumps of two.With that, Axar, who is playing match, Axar admitted that even India bowlers in front of the only in his 2nd Test match, has taken a five- were having problem will landing their foot wicket haul in consecutive 2 innings.When while bowling.“But when I came in, I felt that stumps, clean asked about his arm ball and where did he learn the extra lacquer could help the ball skid from,Axar Patel revealed that he has mastered further and that’s exactly what happened. That bowled 2 the art on his own. He went on to add that he was the difference between the red ball and the was a fast bowler when he started playing pink ball as the latter skid more off the pitch,” /I have learnt the arm cricket but started bowling spin because of he said.“But to be honest, I didn’t expect knee problems."I have learnt the arm ball getting a six-for on the first day itself as there ball myself: Axar myself. I worked with Venkat Sir was no guarantee that we would be bowling Talking about his arm balls, India spinner Axar Patel said that he (Venkatapathy Raju) at the NCA to master this first. However, the confidence was always learnt the art by himself and him being a fast bowler in the early delivery. I was a fast bowler in the early days of there after I took five wickets in the previous Patel my career, which is why my bowling style is a Test and was bowling well too. phase of his career helped him in it. 2nd T20I: Guptill fires Pink-ball Test: Very frustrating - New Zealand to four-run India vs England: 13-wicket Day 1 in Zak Crawley on England’s win over Australia Ahmedabad pink-ball Test enters record books reaction to 3rd umpire calls WELLINGTON: Martin Guptill fell just short going against them of a third century in Twenty20 internationals but helped New Zealand to a four-run win New Delhi The Narendra Modi best use of the pink-ball Test, were overAustralia in the second match in Dunedin Stadium in Ahmedabad witnessed undone by the spin wizardy of Axar New Delhi England opener Zak Crawly on on Thursday.New Zealand extended their lead an action-packed opening day of Patel and R Ashwin on what proved to a Wednesday said it was 'very frustrating’ to see 50- to 2-0 in the five-match series after thrashing the Pink-ball Test between India spinner-friendly pitch. Axar picked up 50 decisions going against their way on Day 1 of the the visitors by 53 runs in Christchurch. and England with as many as 13 his career-best figures of 6/38 while pink-ball Test vs India at the Narendra Modi Opener Guptill smashed 97 off 50 balls as New wickets falling on Wednesday. Ashwin picked up 3 as England Stadium. Crawley was referring to a couple of 3rd Zealand put 219 for seven on the board to set England were bundled out for 112 collapsed from 80 for 3 to 112-all out. umpire calls that went in favour of India as the hosts an imposing chase. and India lost 3 wickets before Zak Crawley top scored for England with ended the opening day of the 3rd Test at a dominant New Zealand's bowlers reduced Australia to making 99 on a spinner-friendly a stroke-filled fifty but there was very position. 113 for six with the wicket of Mitchell Marsh pitch at the rebuilt Motera stadium. little help from the rest of his Zak Crawley’s reaction came after Joe Root was in the 13th over but Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Well, it has not taken long for the teammates. The likes of Ben Stokes, caught on stump mic calling for inconsistency of Sams combined to keep the tourists in the first-ever international match at the Jonny Bairstow and Ollie Pope played 3rd-umpire decisions. England were left frustrated game with a swashbuckling 92-run world’s largest cricket stadium to Ahmedabad for spin when there was none as India after Rohit Sharma was adjudged not out after a partnership.Australia needed 15 runs off the enter the record books as 13 is the joint- 13/233 - England (10) vs New Zealand in bowlers, aided by the conditions, used stumping appeal towards the close of play on last over but James Neesham had Sams caught most number of wickets to fall on Day 1 of 2018 - Auckland their variations well.Captain Joe Root Wednesday. 3rd umpire Chettithody Shamshuddin a pink-ball Test. 13/280 - Bangladesh (10) vs India (3) in departed for 17 as R Ashwin got the prized did not check all the replay angles even as it was a It has happened 4 times in the nascent 2019 - Kolkata scalp to trigger the England collapse.In close call on Rohit grounding his foot before Ben history of the pink-ball Test but the 13/339 - South Africa (9) vs Zimbabwe (4) reply, India posted 99 for 3 at Stumps after Foakes distrubed the woodwork. Ahmedabad match tops the list as 13 in 2017 - Port Elizabeth Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 57, stitching England captain Joe Root was bemused by the wickets fell for the least number of runs England’s 112 was also their lowest-ever a 64-run stand with captain Virat Kohli decision as he went and had a chat with the on-field scored on Day 1. first innings score in a Test match in India. who departed for 27 just before the close umpire. It was not the first time Root and his 13/211 - England (10) vs India (3) in 2021 - The hosts, who were looking to make the of play. teammates were unhappy with the 3rd umpire decision as they had a lengthy chat with the on-field umpires when a Ben Stokes catch was overruled. However, in this case, replays clearly suggested that India vs England: Frustrated with '50-50' the ball was grassed when Stuart Broad forced an edge from Shubman Gill’s bat as early as the 2nd over of India’s innings. umpiring decisions, says Zak Crawley “Yeah, it’s very frustrating. We are behind the game. We need those little 50-50 decisions to go our way AHMEDABAD. England were left unbeaten on 57.England's batting and it seems like none of them went our way. That’s for 41 in front of the deep midwicket frustrated with some "50-50" umpiring centred around the tall and elegant right- the way it goes sometimes. It is frustrating, and boundary with the first ball. decisions, which did not go in their favour handed opener Crawley, who was doesn't help our chances of winning if those on the opening day of the day-night third returning after missing the first two Tests chances don’t go our way. But that’s out of our Stoinis needed a six and a four to win the game Test against India here on Wednesday, with a wrist injury."It was easy to bat on the last two balls but slogged Neesham control. We will try to better hopefully we play well opener Zak Crawley said.He was asked against the seamers, never easy to bat tomorrow,” Crawley said. high into the air on the first delivery to be particularly about TV umpire overturning against spinners in these conditions. We caught at long-on for 78 as Australia finished on-field umpire's 'out' call of opener should have got a few runs; 200 would ‘I don’t think England need a miracle’ 215 for eight. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, who have been a nice and competitive score," England were bundled out for 112 in their first innings was given not out on a stumping appeal the 23-year-old, who made 53 off 84 after they opted to bat. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel off the bowling of Jack Leach towards the balls, said.Asked whether England erred picked up a 6-wicket haul while R Ashwin picked 2nd T20I: Martin Guptill 97 gets up 3 wickets as the two India spinners ran through end of the day's play. think the frustrations lie with not in bringing in only one frontline spin New Zealand to shore, Australia 4 "It's very frustrating. We're behind the game checking more thoroughly.”Asked about bowler in Leach, he said: "We have very the England batting unit after the Crawley fifty. and we wanted those little 50-50 captain Joe Root's conversations with strong seamers and back them on any India ended Day 1 at 99 for 3, training England’s total short despite Marcus Stoinis- situations to go our way. That's the way it umpires Nitin Menon and Anil surface. It is above my pay grade, for sure, by only 13 runs. With Rohit Sharma batting on 57 goes sometimes. It's certainly not our day. Chaudhary after the reviews, he said, "I but I think that's the way we were looking not out, India are well-placed to take a considerable Daniel Sams show It does not help our chances," Crawley would like to answer but I'll leave that to at it."If we had got a few more runs, it lead but Zak Crawley said England believe they are said at the virtual news conference after the captain and senior players.”Root might have helped our bowlers out a lot still in the contest with a chance. the end of the day's play.“When we chose to bat in the day-night Test but the more. At the moment, we are probably behind the game but there is plenty of “I don’t think it’s going to require a miracle, to be batted, Jack had one where it didn't quite visitors succumbed to India's spin might honest. Batting last on this wicket will be difficult, carry and it seemed like they looked at it time to fight back with our bowling line- to collapse to 112 all out inside two so we bowl well tomorrow and maybe get a 100, from five or six different angles. When we sessions. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel up."Crawley was also disappointed that were fielding, it seemed like they looked he could not convert his fifty into a big 150-run lead, we have got a great chance of winning returned with figures of 6 for 38, which is this Test. I don’t think it’s going to need miracles but at it from one angle. That's where the his second five-for in his second score.“It is always nice to score a fifty in a frustrations lie," he added.“I can't say Test match but you want to kick on and we have a lot of things to go our way. We have got Test.India ended the day on 99/3, trailing confidence in the side we have got.” Crawley said whether they were out or not out, but I by just 13 runs with opener Rohit Sharma score more.

New Delhi Jimmy Neesham, who had Champions League: Ferland Mendy fires late winner bowled zero deliveries in the match till the penultimate over, was given the ball in the final over with Australia requiring 15 runs to win. The gamble paid off for the hosts as as Real Madrid struggle to beat 10-man Atalanta the all-rounder dismissed Daniel Sams (41 off 15) on the first delivery and followed it BERGAMO: Ferland Mendy grabbed a finals last year in their first season in up with two dots before getting hit for a six late winner to earn lacklustre Real Europe's premier competition, by Marcus Stoinis. Madrid a 1-0 win over 10-man Atalanta especially given they played all their But the fifth ball of that over saw Neesham in Wednesday's Champions League home games at the San Siro in Milan removing Stoinis, taking it away from last-16 first leg. while their own stadium was being re- Australia, before Jhye Richardson hit a Real's task appeared to have been made developed. boundary off the last delivery when 9 was much easier after Atalanta's Remo Now back at their ground, Atalanta's first required for a win. Neesham conceded 10 Freuler was sent off in the 17th minute Champions League knockout match in runs in his solitary over and produced quite for denying Mendy a goal-scoring Bergamo got off to a bad start when the a death bowling performance as Australia opportunity. referee showed no hesitation in sending fell 4 runs short of the target. Against the 10 men, however, Zinedine Freuler off for bringing down Mendy when he was through on goal. The same day saw Martin Guptill rise from Zidane's side, who were missing several high-profile players through Without their top goalscorer Karim theAshes of his poor form and work his old injury, struggled to break down the Benzema and forwards Eden Hazard ways to a brilliant 50-ball 97 as New hosts, and Real had only one shot on and Rodrygo through injury, however, Zealand took a 2-0 lead in the five-match target in the rest of the first Real lacked potency up front. T20I series at home.“I'm a little bit cooked half.Atalanta continued to defend Half chances for Luka Modric and at the moment but it's nice to get some runs doggedly after the interval, but Vinicius Jr. were all they could come up and another win. My mind has been clear. Mendy's superb strike in the 86th with as the game entered the latter Things just haven't gone my way. It was minute gave the record 13-times stages.It was going to take something nice to spend some time in the middle European champions a slender lead to special to breach the well-organised today. Getting the win is the most important take into the second leg. home side and full back Mendy thing,” Guptill said after his brilliant Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta shocked provided it with a 25-metre strike, his comeback. everyone by getting to the quarter- first Champions League goal. 12 New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 HealthHEALTH THE SIKH TIMES Bored of hitting the gym every day this summer? Don't fret! Fitness can be achieved through fun sports too.

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