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Vol. 12 No. 311 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Ajit Doval, US Defence Secretary Fire breaks out on Delhi-Lucknow Discuss Strategic Partnership Shatabdi Express at Ghaziabad station Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi luggage compartment caught fire on Saturday (March 20) morning at Ghaziabad railway station. The authorities are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire. Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delhi. Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi General Manager Northern New Delhi. National Security defense partnership, as we work luggage compartment caught fire on Railway. Advisor Ajit Doval and US together to address the most Saturday (March 20) morning at Additionally, earlier this month, nine Secretary of Defence Lloyd pressing challenges facing the ! Delhi-Lucknow Ghaziabad railway station. The people lost their lives, which James Austin III on Friday Indo-Pacific region," he said. authorities are yet to ascertain the included rail staffers and fire discussed areas of mutual Earlier in the day, Austin met interest, strategic partnership Shatabdi luggage cause of the fire. No injury or casualty officials in a fire that broke out on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cooperation on various and expressed America''s strong compartment has been reported so far. the 13th floor of the Eastern aspects of security and defence, desire to further enhance the caught fire on The incident comes a week after a Railway’s office in Kolkata. according to sources. strategic partnership between massive fire broke out in Delhi- Following the repetitive incidents of Secretary Austin, who arrived in the two countries for peace, Saturday (March 20) Dehradun Shatabdi Express, near the fire in trains and railway premises, Delhi earlier in the day, is on a stability and prosperity in the morning at Kansro area due to a short circuit. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had three-day official visit to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. "About 7 am today, generator & ordered the officials to concentrate country. It is the first visit to A PMO release said the Prime Ghaziabad railway luggage compartment of Shatabdi on preventive measures for fire India by a top official of the Joe Minister welcomed the warm station. Express caught fire. It was hazards, identify breaches in fire Biden administration. and close relationship between immediately separated from the train. In a tweet after his arrival, the two countries, which is ! safety and ensure general alertness Secretary Austin said he was rooted in shared values of The authorities are 4 fire tenders doused fire after for passengers smoking on board. thrilled to be in India and the two democracy, pluralism and yet to ascertain the breaking the window. No casuality, “Safety remains the focus area of countries will work together to commitment to a rules-based reason unknown on what caused fire, Railway operations and no one address the most pressing order. cause of the fire. probe underway," said Sushil Kumar, should let the guard down on that challenges facing the Indo- PM Modi outlined his vision for ! No injury or Chief Fire Officer. front. A thorough review and Pacific region. the strategic partnership "Luggage is being unloaded to control rechecking of all safety measures in "Thrilled to be here in India. The between the two countries and casualty has been the fire, otherwise, it is getting and sent the running of trains needs to be breadth of cooperation between emphasized the important role difficult to douse it. Once it's taken down for a forensic inquiry to find out what taken up by all concerned,” the minister our two nations reflects the of bilateral defence cooperation reported so far. significance of our major inIndia-USties. completely, belongings will be seized caused the fire," said Ashutosh Gangal, said at a review meeting. Fined for not wearing mask, Only a single 'Bhaipo' window exists in West Bengal today: PM "Free Speech Suffered A Mumbai woman punches BMC Blow": Raghuram Rajan On worker Narendra Modi slams CM Mamata Banerjee in Kharagpur rally Ashoka University Exits New Delhi. PM Narendra Modi while third rally in the poll-bound state. The BJP addressing a rally in West Bengal’s leader has been holding public rallies as a New Delhi. Academics the world over have Kharagpur on Saturday (March 20), part of BJP’s campaign in the state. voiced their distress over the unseemly attacked CM Mamata Banerjee on her The political environment in West Bengal is departure of two renowned intellectuals, work ethics. PM Modi mocked the Didi- getting tense as PM Narendra Modi and Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Bhaipo duo and said, “Only a single CM Mamata Banerjee continue to Subramaniam, from Ashoka University, window exists in Bengal today, which is exchange comments while addressing Sonepat, in the past few days over the alleged the window of 'Bhaipo' (nephew), no work rallies in the state. The assembly elections curbs on free speech at the institution. From gets done without crossing it.” in West Bengal are scheduled to be held in Raghuram Rajan to Milan Vaishnav to Martha The prime minister at the public rally eight phases. The voting for phase 1 for 30 C Nussbaum, the global intelligentsia is promised the residents of West Bengal that constituencies will take place on March recoiling from what it terms a "dangerous the BJP government will put an end to the that “Mamata Banerjee stands like a wall to 27, voting for phase 2 for 30 attack on academic freedom". "Free speech is games which Mamata-led TMC block the benefits of central schemes” to constituencies will be held on April 1. the soul of a great university. By Mumbai.After being stopped for not wearing government has been playing with the the people of Bengal."Agriculture, The polling for phase 3 for 31 seats will take compromising on it, the founders have a mask, a woman in Mumbai punched an irrigation and cold storage facilities in this bartered away its soul," the former Reserve official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal people of Bengal. place on April 6, for phase 4 for 44 “Khela sesh hobe, Vikas aarambh hobe,” region will be made better. We'll also constituencies on April 10, for phase 5 for Bank of India chief has said. Corporation (BMC). The video of the improve the healthcare facilities and rural Mr Rajan, economist and a professor at the incident that happened in Kandivali, has chanted PM Modi at the Kharagpur rally 45 constituencies on April 17, for phase 6 which was attended by people in large roads. We'll ensure clean drinking water to for 43 constituencies on April 22, for phase University of Chicago Booth School of gone viral on social media.The video shows Business, wondered what motivated Ashoka's a woman traveling in a rickshaw without a numbers.Targeting the TMC-ruling every household in the region," promised 7 for 36 constituencies on April 26 and for government, the prime minister alleged PM Modi.This was the prime minister’s phase 8 for 35 constituencies on April 29. founders "to remove their hitherto laudable mask. As she reaches the Mahavir Nagar protection". "...Ashoka's founders have traffic signal on Kandivali Link Road, she is succumbed to outside pressure to get rid of a stopped by another woman who is a BMC troublesome critic," he surmised in a LinkedIn official or marshal, deployed by the Corporation to check Covid-safety norms in Defence Ministry Seals Deal To Acquire 4,690 the city. The BMC marshal asked the woman to pay up a fine of Rs 200. On this, the woman starts arguing with the official.As the issue escalates, she punches one of the BMC India-Made Anti-Tank Missiles For Army officials. "The video of a woman marshal being MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles: The missiles, having a range of 1,850 metres, can be fired from ground as well as vehicle-based assaulted is said to be of Kandivali. Charkop Police are investigating it," said Prashant launchers and their induction is planned to be completed in three years, the ministry said. Kamble, a BMC supervisor.A fine of Rs 200 is levied for not wearing a mask in Mumbai New Delhi.The Defence 4,960 MILAN-2T anti-tank amid the pandemic.The incident comes a day Ministry on Friday sealed a guided missiles to Indian Army after Mumbai reported over 3,000 new deal with state-run Bharat at a cost of ? 1,188 crore," the coronavirus cases and Maharashtra reported Dynamics Ltd to acquire 4,960 ministry said in a statement. more than 25,000 new Covid-19 cases for the anti-tank guided missiles at a The missiles are being produced by post. second consecutive day on Friday. cost of ? 1,188 crore for the Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) An eloquent and consistent critic of Prime A worrying figure for the state government is Indian Army. The missiles, under license from French Minister Narendra Modi's government, Mr the large number of active cases in the state. having a range of 1,850 metres, defence major MBDA Missile Mehta quit as Ashoka University's Vice- As per the latest Covid-19 bulletin put out by can be fired from ground as Systems. Chancellor in July 2019 but continued as a the state's health department, Maharashtra well as vehicle-based "These missiles can be fired from professor. On Tuesday, however, he abruptly had 1,77,560 active cases as on Friday. launchers and their induction ground as well as vehicle-based resigned from that position, too. is planned to be completed in launchers and can be deployed in In his parting letter to Vice-Chancellor Malabika Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister three years, the ministry said. Uddhav Thackeray on Friday that lockdown anti-tank role for both offensive Sarkar, the 54-year-old wrote, "After a is an option for the state owing to increasing In the last few months, the and defensive tasks," the meeting with Founders it has become cases of Covid-19. The state has been ministry finalised a range of ministry said."Induction of these abundantly clear to me that my association reporting a sharp surge in new confirmed procurement projects for the missiles will further enhance the with the University may be considered a three forces to enhance their operational preparedness of the political liability. My public writing in support cases of Covid-19. Measures such as night overall combat capabilities. curfews and weekend lockdowns are already armed forces. Induction is of a politics that tries to honour constitutional in place in various parts of the state. "The acquisition wing of the defence public sector undertaking Bharat planned to be completed in three values of freedom and equal respect for all Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Dynamics Limited (BDL) for supply of years," it added. citizens is perceived to carry risks for the university. In the interests of the University I resign."Ashoka University is India's first such institution dedicated to the liberal arts and entirely privately-funded. Two days after Mr Mehta's departure, the Prime Forensic Team Probes Poles In Nandigram Minister's former Chief Economic Advisor, Arvind Subramaniam, resigned as faculty. He had joined the University as late as July 2020. "...the circumstances involving the 'resignation' of Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta...have Where Mamata Banerjee Was "Attacked” devastated me...that someone of such integrity and eminence, who embodied the vision underlying Ashoka, felt compelled to leave is Nandigram will witness the most high-profile contest troubling," Mr Subramanian wrote in his resignation letter. of Bengal elections with Mamata Banerjee taking on In a short open letter to the trustees, administrators, and faculty of the university, a her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari, bunch of international academics has now expressed solidarity with Mr Mehta to who has crossed over to BJP. reaffirm "the importance of the values he has always practiced". "In political life, these are Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. A team of Forensic forearm and neck, according to the report of her free argument, tolerance, and a democratic Science Laboratory of the Bengal government on initial medical examination. She was discharged spirit of equal citizenship," the letter said. Friday examined poles in Nandigram where Chief from the hospital in Kolkata on March 12. Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram Minister Mamata Banerjee sustained injuries on Nandigram will witness the most high-profile contest reacted to these developments saying this March 10 while campaigning for the upcoming of West Bengal elections with Mamata Banerjee "BJP thought" will "wreck" India and turn it elections. taking on her former ministerial colleague Suvendu into an autocracy, PTI reported. "The people of Ms Banerjee had alleged that she was pushed by a few Adhikari, who crossed over to the BJP in December India must rise to fiercely resist the attempt to unidentified people during her campaign. She had last year. impose one thought all over the country," he sustained "severe bone injuries" on her left foot and Polling in Nandigram will take place on April 1, in the said. ankle as well as bruises and injuries on her shoulder, second phase of West Bengal elections. 2 New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

NEWS BOX Coughing up hefty fees, Farmers gather at Khandsa mandi, seek but no amenities like roads: Residents support from vegetable growers, traders Gurgaon: Homebuyers of Umang Winter Hills said they feel cheated as even after Gurgaon: Scores of farmers gathered at the Singh, an SKM member. Later in the day, paying huge amount as external Khandsa mandi to stage a protest against Congress leader Kumari Selja and Swaraj development charges, they are still not the three contentious farm laws on Friday. India president Yogendra Yadav joined the getting the basic facilities. Over 130 Organised by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha protesters. “We not only condemn the families live in the Sector 77 society for the (SKM), Haryana Congress chief Kumari government for passing such anti-people past one year but find commuting very Selja and Jai Kisan Andolan founder laws but also adopting a dictatorial attitude difficult in the area in the absence of a proper Yogendra Yadav also took part in the two- towards the protesting farmers. It’s deeply motorable road. They added that there is no hour protest. concerning to see how the government has concrete road connectivity and even if rains Friday’s event — ‘Kheti Bachao Mandi erected walls and barricaded borders with a little, the road turns muddy and numerous Bachao’ — was aimed at garnering support iron nails and barbed wires. Congress will potholes emerge. They alleged that they from vegetable growers and traders for the always stand with the farmers and support have been raising the issue with the ongoing farmers’ protest. The protesters their right to peacefully protest,” Kumari developer and Interim Resolution also opposed the new quality specifications Selja said while addressing the protesters. Professional (IRP) but have only got false and procurement norms brought in by the Yogendra Yadav argued that the farmers' assurance in return. Food Corporation of India. protest has exposed the government’s anti- Ravikant Sharma, a resident of the society, The protesters later retreated to the protest people approach and the Centre has already said, “We got possession in May 2020 after site at Rajiv Chowk, where they have been accepted its mistake by suggesting the the delay of five years and since then we protesting against the farm laws for the past suspension of the laws. He encouraged the have been struggling to get basic amenities 82 days. “The three farms laws will harm protesters to continue their peaceful sit-in here. We have also raised the issue with the every common man, including small-scale protest. “The government is fooling people deputy commissioner of Gurgaon and MCM horticulture farmers who grow vegetables in the name of MSP. It is only limited to commissioner.” Mudit Tandon, another and sell them in these mandis. They all will papers and the majority of the farmers do resident, said that even after holding regular be subjected to the whims and fancies of the not get fair prices for their produce. The meetings with the developer and IRP, no market and corporates. Friday’s protest was protest has already achieved a moral victory solution has been reached. “There is no to mobilise these vegetable growers and by forcing the government to accept its proper road connectivity from our society to traders as the new laws will dismantle the mistake and offer a suspension of the laws. national highway-48. Whenever it rains, the existing mandi system,” said Santokh We need to keep the momentum going until pothole-riddled road becomes a pool and our demands are met,” he added. this is also damaging our cars,” he said, adding that even cabs are reluctant to come to our society.When contacted, Manish Soon, Covid jabs at big housing Gupta, IRP, said that he is already in touch Truck driver tries to overtake tractor with all stakeholders to resolve the issue amicably. societies; hospitals to set up camps on e-way, dies in collision; 3 injured Gurgaon: The health department of Gurgaon plans to rope in RWAs to carry Close shave for man as out vaccination drives in the city. Private from Noida, collided with the hospitals will be involved in setting up tractor as the truck driver camps in residential societies. Initially, pistol of shooter jams Nahar Singh tried to overtake condominiums with a large number of the latter. Nahar Singh, a residents will be included in the plan. Gurgaon: The chief security officer of a resident of Chandan Nagar Haryana will be holding mega private developer was allegedly attacked in area in Mathura district, was vaccination camps every Monday and front of his house in Dharam Colony by two Tuesday, with a view to fast-forward the unidentified armed men on Friday. He had a travelling towards Noida transporting some goods to a inoculation drive, health officials said. narrow escape as the pistol of one of the “We have already discussed the plan with accused jammed. The reason behind the company’s office. While Nahar was accompanied private hospitals like Medanta, Max, centres for Covid vaccination. It will rise to attack is not clear yet, police said. Artemis, Fortis, Kalyani, Park, Paras, 156 by next week. The 13 hospitals carrying Chandrapal, resident of Dharam Colony, is the by his helper Lekhraj, a resident of Rajasthan’s Signature, CK Birla and few others. These out the vaccination drive from 9am to 9pm chief security officer of Bestech hospitals will talk to RWAs of residential have been asked to revise their timings and Developers. He was sitting in front of his Bharatpur, the tractor had two persons — Hasrat and Rahim. societies across the district. We will initially from Saturday, they will administer Covid- house around 8am on Friday when two involve big societies. People living in the 19 jabs from 8am to 8pm. Also, the health masked youths on two-wheelers stopped The injured persons were taken to a private hospital by vicinity of these societies can visit these department has decided not to carry out near him. One of the men allegedly whipped camps and get the jab,” said Dr Virender inoculation after dark in the city. “The 24x7 out a gun and opened fire, but the pistol an emergency rescue van. All four persons suffered serious Yadav, chief medical officer of vaccination centres will not be operational jammed. Chandrapal tried to flee, but the Gurgaon.The health department will from April 1. This is because the turnout is other youth too fired at him, and he injuries in the accident and provide support to the private hospitals in not very encouraging at six centres, which sustained injuries on his hand. Hearing the they were taken to a private setting up the vaccination camps in are currently carrying out vaccination 24x7 gunshot, neighbours came out on the street hospital in Greater Noida. societies. “The camps will have an in the city,” the CMO said. On the 15th day and tried to apprehend the youths, but they Greater Noida: A man died after the container Nahar was declared brought observation room, verification room, of the third phase of the Covid vaccination managed to escape. While driving away, truck he was driving hit a tractor on the dead while the three others were critical.The vaccination room and adverse event drive in Gurgaon, some 2,899 people got they fired several rounds at the assembled Yamuna Expressway near the Chapargarh cops are waiting for them to regain their following immunisation (AEFI) room,” the jab. A total of 2,086 people above the people. “Chandrapal was saved because the area of Dankaur on Friday.Also, his helper in senses so that they can get more details about said Dr Yadav. Meanwhile, with a view to age of 60 years were vaccinated while 813 pistol jammed and people assembled at the the truck and two others travelling in the the accident.Dankaur police station SHO speed up the vaccination process, Gurgaon recipients aged between 45 and 59 with spot,” a family member said, adding that tractor were seriously injured. Anil Pandey said that an FIR will be lodged if has extended the drive to rural belts as well comorbidities got their first shots on Friday. they took him to hospital and he is The accident happened around 6.30 am, when they receive a complaint from the kin of the by setting up camps at 81 health sub- Till Friday, 51,811 people over the age of 60 undergoing treatment. The family said they the truck, which was travelling towards Agra injured persons. centres. At present, Gurgaon has 100 have got the first jabs. don’t know who is behind the attack as they have no enmity with anyone. An FIR has been filed against the two men under Section 307 (attempt to murder ) of the IPC and Noida yet to get Rs 10k cr from partially completed projects 2018 rerun: Outfit tries relevant sections of the Arms Act at Palam Vihar police station. ACP (crime) Preet Pal Noida Authority has sought written Sangwan said the reason behind the attack is response from them . “While registry to stop Friday prayers not clear yet. “It will become clear only after camps are being organised to expedite we arrest the youths. We are trying to tripartite agreement processes in the identify them and will nab them at the projects which have cleared their dues, earliest,” said ACP. efforts are being made to assess the numbers of units that remain occupied Phase 3: Over 8,000 got without paying stamp duty. We are awaiting response from the builder bodies,” said Noida CEO Ritu first dose on Friday Maheshwari. Meanwhile, the proposal Noida/Ghaziabad: The third phase of the to initiate a pro-rata registry process vaccination drive was conducted across 84 whereby developers will be allowed to centres in Gautam Budh Nagar and over 70 execute registry in proportion to the centres in Ghaziabad on Friday. While 4,468 payment made, has been sent to the people were inoculated in GB Nagar, 4,754 state government for its approval. The Gurgaon: It was 2018 all over again during a people took the jabs in neighbouring Authority might give relaxations to congregation’s Friday prayers at a namaz site in Ghaziabad. The turnout for both districts was developers to pay a certain percentage Sector 40 after people owing allegiance to a local lower than what it was on Thursday. In Noida, of the entire due amount (as per State outfit gathered there, allegedly confronted the 47 government and 37 private facilities Bank of India’s marginal cost of imam and told the gathering to leave. vaccinated people on Friday and the district funds-based lending rate) in advance reported a 64% turnout for the third phase. The outfit, which calls itself Jai Bharat Mata Vahini, before being given the nod for has allegedly been doing the same at other places “We vaccinated 5,704 people (3,504 at registries. government centres and 2,200 at private Noida: More than Rs 10,000 crore are to be reviewing the status of the projects where where namaz is offered for the past few weeks. On recovered from as many as 52 group registry is pending. And before TheAuthority has to recover over Rs 25,000 Friday, over two dozen members of the outfit hospitals) on Friday. crore from private developers who were While the target for the third phase was 7,000, housing projects in the city, which have forwarding its response to senior officials, reached Sector 40, chanting Jai Shri Ram. They been issued partial completion the Authority has sought estimates of the given permission to develop 116 group objected to namaz being offered at a public place. 4,468 people got their first shot under the housing projects and sports cities. third phase. In all 3,137 people were in the 60 certificates, according to the Noida inventory that has been handed over to the Sites for namaz were designated after the 2018 Authority. And without full or partial buyers by the developers without However, the registry logjam is hounding flare-up and Friday prayers are now offered at + category and 1,331 were in the 45-59 year flat buyers who have invested in the 52 age group. Apart from that 1,236 healthcare settlement of dues, giving permission to executing the registry. those spots, under the watch of police. conduct registry is difficult, officials said. While builder bodies, NAREDCO and projects, which are yet to get a total Abdul Hasif, the imam, told TOI a man named and frontline workers also got their vaccine completion certificate and the sum in doses on Friday,” said Dr Neeraj Tyagi, Following the directives of the UP CREDAI, maintain that such inventory is Dinesh Bharti led the group and asked them to district. government, the NoidaAuthority has been in the range of 50,000 to 80,000 flats, the question is Rs 10,000 crore. stop the Friday prayers. “They told us Sector 40 residents have a problem with namaz being offered at the site. We have been offering prayers here for over a decade now and have all the required permissions, but they did not listen to Panel to find ways to tackle groundwater depletion in city us,” said Hasif, adding the same set of people had come to the site last week as well and tried to stop the prayers. He added that in the last month, Noida: The Noida Authority is set to that efforts are needed to reverse the prayers have been stopped at three spots – one appoint an expert group that will depletion cycle.” He added that the place in Sector 38 and two places in Manesar – by conduct surveys to find the aquifer zone of Noida is saline and the same group. “I had gone to offer prayers when groundwater levels of various the groundwater has TDS levels of I noticed a group of men chanting slogans,” said places or zones in Noida. The group up to 2,000 at many places. The Altaf Ahmed, who runs his own business in the will also suggest ways to improve water that is supplied to homes is city. Heavy police force was already deployed at the groundwater level and how the blended with water from Ganga. the site and Bharti was rounded up. “There is no rainwater harvesting systems and According to officials, the group, place for people who want to disturb peace and sewage treatment plants can be along with members from Central harmony in society. We have already taken better utilised to recharge the Ground Water Authority, will be preventive action and we will ensure Friday aquifers. empanelled to assess groundwater prayers are offered peacefully in the coming Officials said that the current level, what is the current level in days,” said Aman Yadav, ACP (Sadar). He added groundwater level is so low that various zones and rate of depletion. that if anyone has a problem with Friday prayers about 100 of the authority’s 400- The group will also suggest ways in being offered, they should take it up with the odd borewells have become faulty which steps can be taken to improve administration and not disturb law and order. and are failing. RP Singh, deputy groundwater level. general manager of the Authority, The group is expected to be finalised Bharti told TOI he was wrongfully detained by the said, “There is a network of 426 in two months and will submit a cops. “They detained me and misbehaved with borewells across the city. However, report within a year. “Assessing me,” he alleged, adding his organisation wanted around 100 of them are not working groundwater level takes time as it is all prayers happening at public places such as as the groundwater level is lower measured before and after monsoon parks to stop. “If Hindus cannot perform puja in than the level of the borewell. It is a to get an accurate estimate,” said an parks, even Muslims should not be allowed to constant problem and we realised official. offer prayers,” he said. 3 New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

All malls in Mumbai to have Rapid Antigen Test facility to check Covid infection Mumbai: The BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) has said that it will make the Rapid Antigen Test facility to take samples for coronavirus testing com- pulsory for all malls in Mumbai. Additional Municipal Commissioner THE SIKH TIMES Suresh Kakani said that the cases were rising sharply hence the BMC has taken the decision. “From March 22, it will be mandatory for all Edited, Printed, Published malls to have the swab collection facility. A team will be designated at Owned by Simmi Babbar the entrance for this very purpose. The details are being worked out.” N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar The senior officials said that it is difficult to recognise an asymptomatic Delhi-110009 patient and once such a person visits a crowded place like a mall, the Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing virus may spread. “So either the people show their negative report Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City before entering a mall or be ready for the swab test,” he said. The BMC (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) also says that there is no possibility of a lockdown or night curfew in Corporate Office: Mumbai. Instead, a stricter check will be kept at bus stops, public park- 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, ing lots, outside eateries and all the places which are frequented by peo- Press Area, ITO, New Delhi ple. On March 18, Mumbai recorded 2877 new cases and 8 deaths. Editor-in-Chief Medical experts say the virus is fast spreading and the cases could fur- Gurcharan Singh Babbar ther rise in the days to come.Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 Website : www.thesikhtimes.in recently met mall owners and given a last warning on flouting of Covid Email : [email protected] rules. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope too has said that lock- down isn’t the solution to rising cases in the state. RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX Tirath Singh Rawat apologises for ripped jeans remark but says wearing torn jeans For how many generations reservations 'not right' Dehradun. Facing flak over his "ripped jeans" comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday will continue, asks Supreme Court said he apologises for the remark if it has hurt anybody. But at the same time, he New Delhi. For how many generations backward caste has moved cannot be said that this is not “a burning repeated his objection to ripped jeans, would reservations in jobs and forward”.It also observed that the issue” and does not require a relook after 30 saying he has no problem with jeans with education continue, the Supreme Court purpose of reviewing the Mandal years, he said. The arguments in the case but wearing "torn" ones is "not right". sought to know during the Maratha judgment was that those who have remained inconclusive and would resume on Referring to his remark made earlier this quota case hearing on Friday and raised come out from backwardness must Monday. On Thursday, Attorney General K week, Rawat told the media that he had concerns over “resultant inequality” in be eliminated. “Yes, we have K Venugopal had told the apex court that the commented that nowadays children bring a case the overall 50 per cent limit was to moved forward. But it is not that 102nd amendment to the Constitution does costly jean home and then cut it with a be removed. backward classes have gone down not deprive state legislatures to enact law scissor. He had only talked about the A five-judge Constitution bench headed from 50 to 20 per cent. We still determining the Socially and Educationally environment at home and this applies to by Justice Ashok Bhushan was have starvation deaths in this Backward Classes (SEBC) and conferring him as well, Rawat said. vehemently told by senior advocate country... I am not trying to say that benefits on them. The 102nd Constitution If we inculcate good values and discipline in Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Indra Sawhney is completely Amendment Act of 2018 inserted Articles children, they will never fail in future, the Maharashtra, that the Mandal judgment wrong, throw it in the dustbin. I am 338B, which deals with the structure, duties CM added, stressing that he had made the on capping the quota needed a re-look in raising issues that 30 years have and powers of the National Commission for comment at a programme held to keep the changed circumstances. gone by, the law has changed, the Backward Class (NCBC), and 342A dealing children away from intoxicants and other What is your reflection on that... What about population has grown, backward with the power of the President to notify a evils. Describing himself as a man from a He said the courts should leave it to states to fix reservation quotas in view of the changed the resultant inequality. How many persons may also have increased,” Rohatgi particular caste as SEBC as also of rural background, Rawat on Friday said generations will you continue,” observed the said. He referred to amendments made in the Parliament to change the list. On whenever his pant was torn in schooldays, circumstances and the Mandal judgment was premised on the census of 1931. bench, which also comprised Justices L Constitution and said they are the indicators Wednesday, the top court was told that he feared that his teacher would scold him. Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant that the country has not reached “anywhere Marathas have been dominant “socially and Due to discipline and values, we used Arguing in favour of the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas, Rohatgi referred Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat.Rohatgi said near the emancipation” it required for its politically” as almost 40 per cent of MPs and cover it with a patch, he said. there were many reasons for the re-look of backward classes. “The fact of the matter is MLAs of Maharashtra are from this Tirath Singh Rawat had drawn flak after at an to various aspects of the Mandal judgment, also known as Indra Sawhney case, and said the Mandal judgment which was premised Parliament should know what is going on in community and the entire hypothesis that event earlier this week he said youngsters on the census of 1931 and moreover, the the country. If Parliament knows it is more they have been left behind faced historical follow strange fashion trends due to a lack the Centre's decision to grant 10 per cent quota to people from economically weaker population has increased many folds and than 50 per cent and has given 10 per cent to injustice is completely flawed. The top court of values and consider themselves to be big reached 135 crore. The bench said 70 years a class of economically backward section, has been hearing a clutch of cases shots after wearing jeans ripped at the section also breached the 50 per cent cap. “If there is no 50 per cent or no limit, as you are have passed since independence and the no warrant from the court should say it challenging the Bombay High Court verdict knees. Women also follow such trends. states have been carrying on so many cannot go over 50 per cent,” he argued. which upheld the grant of quota to Marathas Rawat then went on to describe the attire of a suggesting, what is the concept of equality then. We will ultimately have to deal with it. beneficial schemes and “can we accept that When a number of states have reservations in admissions and government jobs in the woman who sat next to him on a flight. He no development has taken place, that no exceeding 50 per cent and in this situation, it state. described her as wearing boots, jeans ripped at the knees, bangles in her hands and with two children travelling with her. Army chief General M M Naravane He also said she runs an NGO, goes out in BJP issues 3-line whip to Lok Sabha members for society and has two children and wondered dedicates memorial to Param Vir what values she would give them. 'very important legislative business' on March 22 Chakra awardee Captain Manoj Girl electrocuted in school in Bihar's New Delhi. Monday is likely to be a heavy Finance Bill 2021. As per the Lok Sabha government expects the DFI to leverage this Darbhanga, many injured as they tried to business day for the BJP in Lok Sabha. The site, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman fund to raise up to Rs 3 lakh crore in the next Pandey in Sitapur party has issued a whip to ensure that all of is slated to move the Bill to "give effect to few years for pushing its agenda of creation save her its MPs are present in Parliament on March the financial proposals of the Central of capital infrastructure. 22 when crucial legislations are to be taken Government for the financial year 2021- be NCTD (Amendment) Bill, 2021 New Delhi. Agirl lost her life after being up. taken into consideration".Nirmala electrocuted when she touched an iron gate The third bill is a politically contentious one. The three-line whip issued by Rakesh Singh, Sitharaman presented the annual Budget on Union Home Minister Amit Shah could of her classroom in Jale area of Darbhanga February 1. The BJP has a majority in the in Bihar on Friday. The girl was BJP's chief whip in the Lok Sabha, move The Government of National Capital requested the support of the MPs for the lower house but with the opposition on the Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 electrocuted as a live wire had come in warpath on issues like farm bills, high fuel contact with the classroom gate. government's stand on "very important for passing in the Lok Sabha on Monday. legislative business" which is scheduled to prices and the state of the economy, the Nine other students of the school were The Arvind Kejriwal-led government in be taken up on March 22. Narendra Modi government is not taking Delhi is already up in arms over the injured from electrocution as they tried to any chances.A setback on the finance bill pull the girl away from the gate in which "All BJP members in Lok Sabha are hereby legislation, informed that some very important can cause a huge embarrassment for the claiming that the BJP government at the the current was flowing. The girl has been central government. New Delhi. Army chief General M M Naravane identified as Chanchal Kumari. All the legislative business will be taken up for Centre is creating a law that would make the discussion and passing in the Lok Sabha on Creation of NaBFID Delhi Assembly redundant. Close scrutiny dedicated a memorial to Captain Manoj injured students have been taken to a Pandey, who was killed in action during the hospital for treatment. After the incident, Monday, the 22 March 2021. All members The other important bill listed for of the bill shows that the bill amends the of BJP in Lok Sabha are therefore requested consideration is the bill for the creation of Government of National Capital Territory 1999 Kargil War and was posthumously villagers gathered outside the school with awarded Param Vir Chakra, at his native the dead body of the girl and protested. to be positively present in the House The National Bank for Financing of Delhi Act, 1991 which provides a throughout the day," a letter signed by whip Infrastructure and Development.On village in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district on Confirming and expressing grief over the framework for the functioning of the Rakesh Singh said. Finance Bill 2021 to be Tuesday, the Cabinet had given the nod for Legislative Assembly and the government Friday. incident, Darbhanga District Magistrate taken up in LSThe BJP-led government at the bill to create NaBFID which will be set Pandey had sacrificed his life on July 3, 1999, Tanay Sultania said additional police of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of the Centre has lined up three crucial bills for up with a corpus of Rs 20,000 crore. The Delhi. The new Bill amends certain powers while carrying out military operations to forces along with the sub-divisional March 22. Top of the agenda among the government will give an initial grant of Rs capture Khalubar hills during the war.The officer have been sent on the spot to and responsibilities of the Legislative listed legislation is the all-important 5,000 crore for this purpose. The Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor. family members of Pandey, senior investigate the entire incident. The district government officials, ex-servicemen and magistrate also said strict action will be other senior Army officers apart from Army taken against those found guilty. chief were also present during the occasion in According to news agency ANI, Bihar Rura village in Sitapur district. The Army Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has NIA likely to take over Mansukh Hiren death case chief paid tributes to the Hero of Batalik and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakhs for lauded the contributions of the young soldiers the family of the girl student. The Chief New Delhi. The National committed if the offence is during the Kargil war. He expressed gratitude Minister also gave directions to provide Investigation Agency (NIA) is connected with the Scheduled to the families of the officers and soldiers free treatment to the injured. likely to take over the Mansukh Offence. "The file is with Home killed in action. General Naravane, in his Hiren death case related to the Ministry and the decision would speech, said the Army was modernising itself Body of man, who was abducted, found in Antilia security scare incident. come out anytime soon," a top rapidly and was ready to respond to any acts of aqueduct in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar Mansukh Hiren was the owner of official told India. Since the aggression by the enemy. A cheque of Rs 1 the vehicle laden with cases are interlinked, the leads lakh was also presented by the Army to the Ghaziabad. The body of a man has been explosives parked outside in the Mansukh Hiren death Government Pre Secondary School of the found from an aqueduct in the NTPC area Mukesh Ambani's residence case and conspiracy in the village as a token of assistance. Later, Army located under the Jarcha police station area 'Antilia'. About 20 gelatin sticks Antilia bomb scare case are chief General Naravane visited Central in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar and a threat letter addressed to sewn as one, the officer said. A Command Headquarters in Lucknow and was district, police said. the Ambani family was senior officer said a video shot briefed by Lieutenant General IS Ghuman, The deceased, identified as Danish, a fruit recovered from the car, a by locals also indicated that it is General Officer Commanding in Chief, vendor, was allegedly abducted by two of Scorpio, on February 25. Days a case of murder since Hiren Central Command, on the state of operational his friends on March 7, they said, adding later, the body of Mansukh Mansukh's body was found with preparedness of the Central Army. that an FIR was registered under section Hiren was fished out from the excessive cloth stuffed in his The Army chief expressed satisfaction on the 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to Mumbra creek in Thane on mouth. On 5 March, Mansukh efforts being made to ensure capability murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) March 5. Hiren was found dead after enhancement and operational effectiveness to against Nazish and Abdullah, who were Earlier, Mansukh Hiren's family had alleged Sources say since murder conspiracy is being "missing" for five hours. meet all contemporary and emerging arrested the next day. Superintendent of that there was foul play behind his death and linked to the explosives found in scorpio car The police inti ally said that it appeared to be placed outside Mukesh Ambani's home, the suicide with Hiren jumping into Kalwa challenges. Veena Naravane, wife of Army Police (Rural) Iraj Raja told PTI that after it couldn't be a suicide. The family alleged chief General Naravane and president of the recovery of the body from the aqueduct that his sudden disappearance while he had NIA is likely to take over the probe of creek. However, Hiren's wife alleged that Mansukh Hiren death case. Sachin Vaze, Mumbai crime branch officer, Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), that originates from the Ganga Canal said that he had been called to meet a cop also accompanied him during the trip. "She from Kandivali at Ghodbunder and then his According to the Section 8 in The National killed her husband. Later, Vaze was arrested Masuri, Nazish and Abdullah would be by NIA after his role was found in the visited Surya Army, Pre-Primary School, interrogated again. The accused duo had mysterious death could be a murder and it Investigation Agency Act, 2008, the agency can investigate connected offences. While Antilia security scare incident. Meanwhile, Army Public School, Nehru Road and Asha told the police that they had gone to swim needs to be investigated.The NIA, which is School. She appreciated the efforts of the probing the Antilia security scare incident, investigating any Scheduled Offence, the NIA team on Friday night visited the spot in the canal after consuming alcohol and Agency may also investigate any other where the gelatine-laden scorpio was found school in creating various facilities to include Danish had drowned. is now likely to take over the investigation of the mysterious death of Mansukh Hiren. offence which the accused is alleged to have near Antilia. hydro, physio and audio therapies," sources Farmers protest: Rakesh Tikait holds Mahapanchayat in Odisha, says no compromise on MSP Bhubaneswar. Farmer leader Rakesh the issues of farmers across the > Farmer leader Tikait, in his maiden visit to Odisha, country and said that farm laws reiterated his demand for withdrawal introduced by the Centre are "black of farm laws and said there will be no laws" and these need to be Rakesh Tikait, in compromise on minimum support withdrawn at the earliest. price (MSP).Rakesh Tikait on Friday "I thank each farmer from Odisha who his maiden visit to held a Mahapanchayat in participated in our mass ongoing Chandikhol, 50 kms from Odisha's agitation in Delhi. This is and will Bhubaneswar and urged people to continue to make a big impact," Odisha, reiterated support the farmers agitation against Tikait said.Tikait said that the MSP is the three agricultural laws by Centre. sacrosanct and under no his demand for Tikait also urged the ruling BJD circumstances, the protesting government in Odisha to support the farmers would compromise with it. farmers' stir to withdraw the farm "MSP will benefit farmers all withdrawal of farm laws.Rakesh Tikait reached throughout the country,"Tikait said. Bhubaneswar at 11: 00 am and was Tikait said the protesting farmers are laws and said received by Akshaya Kumar, prepared to continue their agitation national convenor of Navnirman till coming winter if the central there will be no Krushak Sangathan (NKS), government do not withdraw farm Congress MLA Mohhamed Moquim laws. and senior activist Rabi Das. After BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni, compromise on reaching Bhubaneswar, Tikait who was also present at the headed straight to Chandikhol to atte Mahapanchayat, said the fight is for minimum support Kisan Mahapanchayat.Hundreds of economic freedom. "The Centre is farmers had gathered at Chandikhol acting as an agent of capitalists. All in Jajpur district to attend the assets of the nation are on sale. The price (MSP). Mahapanchayat. Speaking at the economy is in distress," Chaduni Mahapanchayat, Tikait highlighted said. New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Mizoram Chief Minister, Church Groups Ask Poll Stop WhatsApp From Implementing New Body To Change Bypoll Date Privacy Policy: Centre To High Court New Delhi. The Centre on Friday urged the The affidavit further said that the IT Rules using the messaging app are given the Delhi High Court to restrain Facebook- impose a host of obligations on a company in option to opt out of sharing their personal owned WhatsApp from implementing its relation to the security of the data collected data with its parent firm Facebook and its new privacy policy and terms of service by it in the course of its business. other companies. which are to take effect from May 15. "Notably, the Rules require a body corporate They have also sought a direction to the The Ministry of Electronics and Information who collects, stores or otherwise deals with ministry to frame guidelines, regulation or Technology made the statement in its data to issue a privacy policy providing for rules for safeguarding the privacy of the affidavit filed in response to a petition certain safeguards, in addition to imposing citizens from all the apps and organisations challenging the new privacy policy of social various other obligations. The impugned operating in India which collect user data. networking platform WhatsApp.The Privacy policy violates the 2011 Rules..," it The petitioners, one of them a lawyer, have Aizawl. Mizoram Chief Minister petitioners, Seema Singh, Meghan and said.The Centre said that the Supreme Court said in their plea that WhatsApp has been Zoramthanga has written to the Election Vikram Singh, have contended that the new has placed a responsibility on the Centre to changing its privacy policy from time to Commission seeking deferment of the privacy policy indicates the "fissures" in introduce a regime on data protection and time and users were always given the option bypoll to Serchhip assembly seat scheduled Indian data protection and privacy laws. privacy. policy issued by a body corporate' such as to opt out of the same and access to the app on April 17, an official of the CMO said on Under the new policy, users can either accept it "The Union has discharged this obligation by WhatsApp must comply with the was never denied.However, on January 4 it Friday. Zoramthanga also sought or exit the app, but they cannot opt not to introducing the Personal Data Protection requirements specified in the Act and the came out with a new privacy policy which postponement of the date of counting by a share their data with other Facebook-owned Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha. Upon accompanying Rules.The high court had on has been made mandatory for Indian users day or two. or third party apps.A bench of Chief Justice enactment, this law will provide a robust February 3 issued notice to the Centre and who would be denied access to the app if they DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh listed regime on data protection which will limit WhatsApp and sought their replies on the do not accept the new terms and conditions, The official said the Chief Minister in his letter the matter for further hearing onApril 20. the ability of entities such as Respondent No. petition challenging the social networking they have said.European users, on the other on Wednesday asked the poll body to The Centre, in its affidavit, said, "It is humbly 2 issuing privacy policies which do not align platform's new privacy policy. hand, have the option to opt out of the policy advance the election date to April 16 as the prayed that in view of the above with appropriate standards of security and Another petition, filed in January, challenging and they would not be denied access to the day it has fixed is Sabbath for the Seventh submissions, the Respondent No. 2 data protection," the affidavit, filed through the new privacy policy of WhatsApp on the app if they do so, the petition has said. DayAdventist Church in Mizoram. (WhatsApp) may be restrained from advocate Kirtiman Singh, said. ground that it violates users right to privacy It has sought a direction to WhatsApp to roll A significant number of people in the state implementing its new privacy policy and It also said that pending the passage of this Bill, under the Constitution is pending before back its new policy or in the alternative belong to this church and many of them will terms of service dated January 4, 2021 from the Information Technology Act, 2000 and another bench of the high court. provide an option to the users, including not cast their votes if the polling is held on February 8, 2021 or any subsequent date the Rules made thereunder form the extant The petitioners have sought directions to the those who have already agreed to it, to opt April 17. He said Sabbath is as significant to pending adjudication by this court." regime on data protection, any privacy ministry and WhatsApp to ensure that people out of the same. Seventh Day Adventist Church as Sunday is to Christians belonging to other denominations, and advancing the date will "Back Your Peace allow all voters to rightfully exercise their Arrested Cop Made To Walk Near Rhetoric With Action": franchise in the upcoming bypoll. Mizo Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Amarinder Singh On Church and Serchhip Thalai Pawl (Serchhip Antilia In Scene Reconstruction: Sources Pak Army Chief Youth Club) too wrote to the EC on Thursday seeking deferment of polling and Chandigarh. Reacting to Pakistan counting dates. In its letter to the chief The National Investigation Agency brought Sachin Vaze to the spot outside Antilia where the car Army chief Gen Qamar Javed election commissioner, the Seventh Day Bajwa's remarks that it was time Adventist Church said that Sabbath with explosives was found to reconstruct the sequence of events, sources have said. for India and Pakistan to "bury the observers refrain from secular activities on past and move forward", Punjab that day (Saturday). Mumbai. Arrested Mumbai police matched Mr Waze's and that he Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Holding the bypoll on Saturday meant many officer Sachin Vaze was brought to was travelling in a Toyota on Friday said he should back his of its followers who live in Serchhip will not Antilia, the house of India's richest Innova, tailing the Mahindra rhetoric on peace with solid action. cast their votes.On Wednesday, Mizoram's man Mukesh Ambani, as part of the Scorpio car. Bajwa's statement had come on main opposition party Zoram Peoples investigation in the case of a car full of The investigation has become a Thursday, a day after Pakistan Movement and the BJP had written to the EC explosives found near the home of the huge embarrassment for the Prime Minister Imran Khan made saying that both polling and counting set by Reliance Industries chairman. Maharashtra government, with similar overtures following an it fell on days important for Christians. The National Investigation Agency the opposition BJP accusing unexpected ceasefire As per the schedule announced by the EC on (NIA) brought Mr Vaze to the spot Chief Minister Uddhav announcement by the militaries of Tuesday, voting for Serchip will be held on outside Antilia where the car with Thackeray of shielding Mr the two countries weeks ago. April 17 and counting on May 2. explosives was found to reconstruct Vaze, a controversial cop who Addressing a session of the first-ever The bypoll to Serchhip seat was necessitated the sequence of events, sources have was once a member of his Shiv Islamabad Security Dialogue, after the disqualification of MLA said.The NIA took over the case from Sena. General Bajwa had said the Lalduhoma in November 2020 under the Mumbai Police after allegations Mr Vaze was the first investigating potential for regional peace and anti-defection law. emerged against Mr Vaze that he was officer in the case after the SUV development always remained linked to the death of a man, Mansukh filled with gelatin sticks was hostage to the issues between Congress Won't Hiran, believed to be the owner of the found. Pakistan and India--the two explosives-filled SUV. The SUV was traced to Mansukh "nuclear-armed neighbours". Implement Citizenship Mr Vaze was made to walk by the NIA storey building, as seen on CCTV footage, Hiren, an auto parts dealer who Terming the Islamabad-sponsored near the spot where the SUV was found, sources have said.The NIA has alleged that the had reported it stolen on February 17. Mr Hiran terrorism as "the biggest hurdle to Law CAA In Assam: sources said. They made him walk in the area in number plate of the abandoned vehicle was was found dead in a creek near Mumbai on normalising relations between the shirt and pants first, and then in a kurta and a found in a car that Mr Vaze was using. The March 5. His wife alleged that Mr Vaze had two nations", Amarinder Singh Rahul Gandhi handkerchief wrapped around his head in order agency also claims a person seen in CCTV borrowed the same vehicle for four months and said Bajwa should first control his to reconstruct a possible sequence of events of footage near Antilia the same night was Mr had returned it on February 5. She also accused ISI and then talk about stability in Assam. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the day the SUV was found outside the 27- Friday assured that the Citizenship Waze. It says the fingerprints on the SUV the cop of a role in her husband's death. the India-Pakistan relations. Amendment Act (CAA) will not be General Bajwa "should back his implemented in Assam if the party is voted rhetoric on peace with solid to power in the state in the coming action", the CM said in a statement, Assembly election. CBI Files Chargesheet Against Own adding that India cannot afford to It will be ensured in the state assembly that go soft with Pakistan "till they walk the CAA is not implemented in Assam, the talk and prove their sincerity Rahul Gandhi told students of Lahowal with concrete actions". College in Dibrugarh district. Officers In Bribe-For-Relief Case "Infiltration into India from across "In the other states, we will stop it (CAA the border is still happening, Indian implementation) after we (Congress) New Delhi. The Central Bureau of Investigation considerations".The FIR also named Kapil Dhankad, posted in Banking Security and soldiers are being killed at the come to power at the national level," he (CBI) Friday filed a charge sheet against four Additional Director of Shree Shyam Pulp and Fraud Cell of the agency, allegedly received at borders every day. They (Pakistan) said.Asked to comment on whether BJP is of its officials in a bribe-for-relief case Board Mills Mandeep Kaur Dhillon and least ? 10 lakh each from his superiors RK are dropping arms and heroin into mixing religion and politics, he said that involving the investigation against Frost directors of Frost International Sujay Desai Sangwan and RK Rishi who were soliciting Punjab via drones every other day. the BJP does not use religion but hatred to International for allegedly committing a bank and Uday Desai in the bribery case. favours for Shree Shyam Pulp and Board Mills Efforts to create trouble in my state create divisions among different sections fraud of over ? 4,300 crore, officials said.It is alleged that Kapil Dhankad, a State Bank of and Frost International respectively. continue to take place. All this of the society. The agency has also arrested accused Sameer India manager, who joined the agency on Rk Rishi received ? 15 lakh twice through should stop first, only then we can "No religion has asked to use hatred. Where Kumar, its stenographer, in the case, who has deputation as Inspector acted in collusion with advocates Malik and Gupta to extend favours talk peace," the Punjab CM said. is it written in Hinduism that there should been sent to judicial custody, they said. RK Rishi and RK Sangwan and received to a Chandigarh-based company against which "For India to trust Pakistan, the latter be 'nafrat' (hatred)? It is BJP that spreads The CBI has charged its deputy superintendents regular payoffs to pass crucial information a corruption case was being investigated by the will have to do much more than hatred to divide society and wherever they of police - RK Rishi and RK Sangwan - and pertaining to cases against Shree Shyam Pulp CBI, the FIR alleged.It alleged Kapil Dhankad offer an olive branch," said the do it Congress goes there to promote love, Inspector Kapil Dhankad along with an facing probe in ? 700 crore-loan default and twice received ? 2.5 lakh from Gupta for Frost International in ? 3,600 crore loan having brokered the deal through RK Rishi. chief minister, citing his own brotherhood and harmony," he said. advocate in connection with an alleged bribery experience of 1964 as ADC to the ring run by them within the agency to helpdefault, they said. "It has also been reliably learnt that the details of In an apparent reference to the RSS, the companies accused of siphoning off bank loan "The CBI has a zero tolerance policy towards the investigation of many other cases including General Officer Commanding-in- senior Congress leader said that there is a funds, officials had said Wednesday. corruption be it other departments or within the confidential notes and directions have been C, Western Command. "We used to force in Nagpur that is trying to control the All three of them were arrested in January this organisation. The case is a result of strict vigil communicated by Sameer Kumar Singh, receive daily reports of firing and entire country. But the youth of today year.They were charged for allegedly and action on any input which indicates Steno, to Sangwan and Rishi on financial trouble from the western border as should resist it with love and confidence as "compromising the integrity of investigation involvement of our officials in corrupt considerations to protect interests of the we continue to do now," said they are the future of democracy. of certain cases on extraneous pecuniary practice," an official said after the FIR. accused," the FIR has alleged. Amarinder Singh. Twenty years ago Assam was hit by violence but after Congress came to power it ensured peace and development."BJP ka kaam hain todna, hamaara kaam hain jodna (BJP's work is to divide but our job is BJP Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma's Show Of to unite people), he said.Mr Gandhi said there is a direct relation between hatred and unemployment. "If hatred increases, unemployment will increase and vice Strength In Assam Ahead Of State Polls versa. Can two sections of the society fighting against each other do business together? For business and employment Assam Assembly Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma rode through Guwahati, along with his wife and son, on a open- oppurtunities to thrive, there should be hooded car along with thousands of party workers and supporters, waving and greeting them. harmony and brotherhood". He also accused the BJP of selling off Guwahati. BJP leader who is the filing of nomination papers on the Congress after Rahul Gandhi Assam's resources to outsiders like the tea credited with spearheading the 18th and 19th March". supported Tarun Gogoi when a companies in the state, the Guwahati party's expansion in the northeast, Prior to filing his nomination, majority group of MLAs, led by airport to the Adanis and the tea Himanta Biswa Sarma, filed his Himanta Biswa Sarma sought Mr Sarma, sought a change in the companies. The senior Congress leader nomination from Assam's "people's blessings" and tweeted: party's leadership in the state. said that at present the country has a 'Hum Jalukbari on Friday - a "Jalukbari has always been kind & With the Guwahati rally, BJP seems do, Hamare do ka Sarkar' (a government of constituency he has represented generous to me. As I get ready to to have acknowledged Mr Sarma's two with two others)- one in Parliament and won from for the last 20 years. file my nomination once more importance in the party at a time (apparently Prime Minister Narendra Himanta Biswa Sarma rode through from this constituency today, I take when there's speculation over why Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Guwahati, along with his wife and a bow in gratitude and seek it is yet to project incumbent Chief Shah) and two outside (Adani and Ambani son, on a open-hooded car along people's blessings." Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as likely). "Assam's resources and wealth with thousands of party workers Mr Sarma visited and took blessings the state's chief ministerial must go into the pockets of the Assamese. and supporters, waving and at the Kamakhya temple and Doul candidate for elections beginning The state must be managed in the interest greeting them. Assam Chief Govinda temple before leading the March 27.Friday was the last day of the people here", the Congress leader Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and "pad jatra" (roadshow) from the of filing nominations for the third said. The erstwhile Congress government, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Guwahati's Sonaram field to the phase of the Assam legislative he said, had laid the foundation for the Singh had also accompanied the Kamrup district commissioner's assembly election scheduled for country's future growth, employment and state health minister. office.The "pad jatra" took place April 6.The state will vote in three development by initiating several The rally, which turned into a Guwahati's traffic to a standstill on massive roadshow, had tweeted a on a day when his ex-boss Rahul phases on March 27, April 1 and schemes, including MGNREGA and Food massive show of strength for Mr Friday.On March 17, the Guwahati t r a f f i c a d v i s o r y f o r t h e Gandhi campaigned in upper April 6. The counting will take Security. Sarma and the ruling BJP, brought Traffic Police, in anticipation of a "convenience of road user's during Assam. In 2015, Mr Sarma had quit place on May 2. New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Positive paradox In three of the five states going for polls in the latest round of possible future courses.The first strand of Muslim politics Hindu votes. The performance of the AIUDF in the 2016 elections, a Muslim party would be contesting a large is represented by the mainstream communitarian party assembly elections and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Editorial chunk of seats as part of a larger secular alliance. In Assam which mobilizes on the provision of public goods by showed a marked downward trajectory as the BJP (the Congress-Left-AIUDF alliance) and West Bengal being part of the governing regime, exemplified by the ascended to pole position on the back of Hindu (the Congress-Left-ISF alliance), this represents an Indian Union Muslim League. This form of Muslim consolidation. Second, the AIUDF is unable to present Reverse swing entirely new pattern of political configuration, while in politics has been facilitated by the consociationalism of itself as a viable party of government that can effectively Kerala (the Congress-IUML alliance) this is part of the the politics of Kerala, which integrates communitarian bargain for public goods on behalf of its constituents. This long-established political norm. We are witnessing an parties into two broad coalitions. The IUML has played a is particularly important for Muslim-dominated areas of Pak army chief’s offer of interesting paradox of an unprecedented acceptance of critical role in state politics since the formation of the state lower Assam which are marred by poverty, lack of autonomous Muslim political parties at the height of the in 1956, being part of coalition governments of both the educational facilities and under-development. The non-interference Hindutva dominance of India. Left parties and the Congress. It has, in recent times, coalition with the Congress indicates that the AIUDF is What are the driving forces of the diverse Muslim political consistently won around twenty seats of the state attempting a transition from an isolationist identity-based demands close scrutiny parties of India? At the outset, we can point to three legislature with the help of some additional support base mobilization to an IUML-like political bargaining-based fundamental political developments that have structured of its allies. The resolute pragmatism of the IUML can be mobilization.The third strand of Muslim politics is Muslim party politics over the last two decades. gauged from its stand on continuing with the Congress represented by a new class of political parties which have One, the publication of the Sachar Committee report, which alliance in the heated post-Babri Masjid phase, despite emerged against the backdrop of the Sachar Committee provided the political vocabulary for Muslim parties to facing an open rebellion by a faction which blamed the report. These parties’ articulate Muslim identity in terms launch an attack on their secular competitors. The Congress for the demolition of the mosque. The appeal of of socio-economic backwardness, allying with other damning picture of the social and economic the IUML thus depends on its bargaining power with the backward groups, and moving beyond the issues of backwardness of Muslims under secular regimes ruling alliance in providing Muslims with representation security and cultural recognition that formed the core of constructed the legitimating framework for the an earlier generation of Muslim parties. The Uttar organizing of Muslims as a political bloc. It laid the Pradesh-based Peace Party of India is a rationale for a separate political identity that could be quintessential exemplar of this politics, taking birth formed in the modern terms of social justice and in 2008 just in the aftermath of the release of the derived itself from the constitutional promise of social Sachar report. It quickly established a base among and economic equality. the backward Ansari weavers of eastern UP, bagging Two, the rise of Hindutva as the dominant political force four seats in the 2012 elections. Its surgeon founder, in the country, and the concurrent decline in the Mohammad Ayub, blasted secular parties for political representation of Muslims. While Muslims ignoring the material needs of Muslims since are rarely, if ever, fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Independence, claiming that the Congress-led Party, even secular parties have cut down on their United Progressive Alliance “avoids even tickets to Muslims out of fear of Hindu consolidation. discussing the Justice Sachar Committee report”. In the most recent instance, the Trinamul Congress has Meanwhile, he accused the Samajwadi Party leader, cut down its Muslim candidates by a third from 2016. Mulayam Singh, of mobilizing Muslims by giving Hindutva dominance has also created a shared “inflammatory speeches in favour of the Muslims” consciousness of oppression among Muslims cutting and provoking them into conflict. However, the across regional, caste, class and gender divides. This in all spheres of public life. eclipse of the Peace Party post 2014 exposes the shared consciousness not just animated the nationwide The second strand of Muslim politics is represented by the vulnerability of such parties to extreme communal anti-CAA movement but has also helped a party like the isolationist identity-based party which mobilizes in polarization. Recently, its leadership and support base in It was reverse swing perfected on a tampered ball AIMIM expand its national footprint, as was witnessed in opposition to the existing political system. The All India UP has been appropriated by the more strident AIMIM. that made Imran Khan almost unplayable; and Bihar and Gujarat. However, as the cold-blooded out- United Democratic Front led by Badruddin Ajmal is a The newly formed Indian Secular Front can also be broadly now in his political avatar, he has thrown turfing of the AIMIM from the electoral arena of Bengal good example. The party arose in the aftermath of the seen as the lagged outcome of this post-Sachar something akin to his famed deceptive in-swinger by the ISF has demonstrated, Muslim politics is still Supreme Court order in 2005 overturning the Illegal mobilization. The publication of the Sachar Committee at India’s foreign ministry pundits, who are still largely conducted through a regional idiom by state-based Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983. The report had perhaps the greatest political ramifications in shuffling at the crease without a response. The parties. reversal of this instrument — which lent a layer of legal Bengal as it contributed to the decisive shift of the Muslim Pakistan Prime Minister made a peace overture on protection to Bengali Muslims — fuelled the anxieties of vote away from the Left Front to the TMC. Despite the Wednesday while inaugurating the first edition of Three, the weakness of former dominant secular parties has pushed them into a more accommodationist stance with this community that the Congress could no longer protect careful nurturing of this Muslim vote by Mamata the Islamabad Security Dialogue, claiming that them, either from the violence of Assamese ethno- India and Pakistan can settle the Kashmir issue regard to autonomous political parties of the states. It Banerjee, Bengali Muslims continue to lag behind in would have been unthinkable a decade back to imagine nationalists or from the harassment of state officials. This social and economic indicators compared to Muslims of through dialogue and establish a relationship like type of party builds its popular base by attacking its civilised neighbours. After his failed rabble- the staunchly secular Left Front in alliance with a Muslim other states. It is this opening that has been exploited by secular competitor and weaning away their support base. rousing attempt at the UN General Assembly, it party in Bengal, or the Congress in Assam allying with the PirzadaAbbas Siddiqui, whose focal point of attack on the was only in September 2019 that Imran had called sameAIUDF it ruthlessly attacked under Tarun Gogoi. In its first election in 2006, the AIUDF wrested ten TMC government remains the socio-economic for a jihad against India. Within this analytically sprawling category of ‘Muslim Muslim-dominated assembly seats from the Congress. backwardness of Muslims. In order to underline its From an all-out religious war to peaceful parties’, we can draw out three distinct strands of Muslim However, there are limits to this exclusive identity-based inclusive credentials of social justice, the ISF has given coexistence through dialogue is a reversal too politics, which can help us understand both the driving mobilization. One, in the absence of coalition partners, the ten out of its 21 seats to backward-caste Hindus and sharp, and while the Indian officialdom is still force of contemporary Muslim politics as well as gauge its party is susceptible to reverse communal polarization of adivasis. reading Imran’s delivery, Pakistan army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa literally bowled India over on Thursday. Bajwa’s astonishing promise of ‘non- interference of any kind in the internal affairs of Sound of political music our neighbour’ is so staggering that nobody in India can afford to take it seriously. By promising Poll jingles not only soothe the voters’ nerves but also cut through the silence of totalitarianism to ‘recast Pakistan’s image as a peace-loving Elections are a strenuous affair, especially for the voters’ country known for the sterility of its political discourse nation and a useful member of the international ears. The loud exhortations of canvassing politicians and manifest in tired rhetoric, empty promises, grandiose community’, Bajwa has even confessed to his the even louder trading of barbs among contestants can claims and unimaginative policy, political contests — an country’s true characteristics. Pakistan’s spin jangle the nerves. As such, a touch of melody can act as a election, one of the markers of a vibrant democracy — doctors are explaining the statements of Imran soothing balm for the senses in such shrill times. This retain their ability to serve as a fount of creative energy. and Bajwa from the perspective of national musical reprieve has been provided, yet again, by the This creativity also injects the critical elements of banter security in terms of economic priorities over jingles and catchy tunes composed by political parties as and playfulness that are essential to sustain dialogue and military compulsions — the primacy of economic Bengal hurtles towards its assembly elections. Even the democracy in the long run. A fecund political landscape security. usually dour comrades are not out of tune: the Communist can also do a lot to undo the propensity among politicians Shorn of all jargon, it could simply mean the fear of Party of India (Marxist) released a parody of a popular to make intemperate remarks against their opponents. A the anti-terror Financial Action Task Force song, “Tumpa sona”, which has gone viral. The ironies are clever turn of phrase or a sardonic song, arguably, delivers (FATF) keeping Pakistan on the grey list beyond palpable. The Left leadership, once the bastion of the a far more potent punch than some of the offensive June. The FATF sanctions have indeed cost upper class, Hindu bhadralok, has been forced to rely on a contender for the Political Grammys: its signature rap comments that have come to substitute civilized political Pakistan a GDP loss of $38 billion in exports and rather subaltern rhythm in order to reclaim lost turf; the song, “Khela hobe”, has stormed YouTube. dialogue.The sound of political music is also a heartening inward foreign direct investment in recent years; Bharatiya Janata Party — the high priest of Music and message go hand in hand in these political reminder that the kernel of democracy can come to yet this startling U-turn seeking peace with India authoritarianism — now has a ear out for foot-tapping, melodies. Through these curated tunes, the CPI(M) has fruition even amidst the lengthening shadow of has more to it than financial distress. This could soul-stirring stuff. It released its own version of “Bella focused on joblessness and the frustration of the youth; regimentalism. This is because soulless, totalitarian well be a realisation of the futility of getting on the ciao”, a 19th-century Italian protest song against fascist the BJP has pledged to root out corruption; the TMC, tyrannical regimes are synonymous with silence and the wrong side of the US-China competition, forces, morphing it, with a touch of uncharacteristic meanwhile, has invoked the spectre of the ‘bargi’ to absence of melody. China had, until recently, outlawed particularly after the Quad summit and the humour and imagination, into “Pishi jao”, in a bid to pinch project itself as the protector of Bengal’s culture and ethos such Western composers as Beethoven; the Soviet Union publication of the joint op-ed by the leaders of the the Bengal chief minister where it hurts. But it is the against a marauding outsider. The differences in these had forbidden works by ‘bourgeois formalists’; while US, India, Japan and Australia. Or simply a Trinamul Congress that seems to be the principal claims notwithstanding, what is refreshing is that in a Nazi Germany had condemned ‘Jewish music’. reverse swing yorker meant to deceive and defeat.

Unpleasant truth: Britain's deep-seated racism

My favourite hymn is “Jerusalem” because of its Lahore in 1930, came to London in 1959, worked in a evocation of “Englands green & pleasant Land”. It is factory before making his money in property, and based on William Blake’s poem set to music by moved to Scotland in the 1980s. He bought the Hubert Parry and orchestration by Edward Elgar. But deserted 100-acre island of Vacsay in the Outer now a scholarly new book, Green Unpleasant Land: Hebrides, which he named after Robert Burns, Creative Responses to Rural England’s Colonial Scotland’s national poet. He had poems by Burns, Connections by Corinne Fowler, professor of including “Auld Lang Syne”, translated into Punjabi, postcolonial literature at Leicester University, argues and wore blazers in the invented Singh tartan. that behind the beauty of rural Britain lies deep- He was nicknamed “Laird of Lesmahagow” by the seated racism. Scottish media — laird refers to a person who owns a “I could have called it Green Unpleasant Land with a large estate. I stayed one night in “Little Castle”, his question mark,” she tells me. “But I wanted to 20-bedroom turreted mansion in Lanarkshire. Iqbal’s signal... disrupting our more traditional views of the turban was always white, a reflection of his deep countryside. ‘Green & pleasant Land’ is something faith. From his younger brother in London, Inder which gives us a feeling of nostalgia, of love for the Singh Uppal, I learn: “He used to spread a white sheet countryside... I wanted to slightly trouble that feeling. downstairs. When we asked why, he said, ‘Don’t you Hence, the provocative title. I’m looking afresh at the know? Guruji comes at night.’” English countryside. I’m trying to open up its Balanced image histories of connection to the British Empire, to the Bite-Sized Books is an innovative publishing house East India Company and to transatlantic slavery in which churns out short books on contemporary particular.” issues. I contributed something to a book on Brexit She points out: “Despite Blake’s call to ‘love the human once. Now my good friend, Mihir Bose, has done a form/ in heathen, Turks or Jew’, “Jerusalem” has characteristically balanced biography, Narendra been enlisted to support racially exclusive visions of Modi: The Yogi of Populism. It suggests that Modi’s rural England as a space of whiteness. Historically, populist policies may have inspired Donald Trump the countryside is a terrain of inequalities, so it should and Boris Johnson to emulate him. Bose quotes Ajit not surprise us that it should be seen as a place of Gulabchand as saying Modi is “a very sincere man” particular hostility to those who are seen not to who is “not corrupt”. But a journalist from a leading belong, principally Black and Asian Britons.” paper, who tells the author, “There is hardly any Fowler is among the academics who brought out a National is worth recalling that Aishwarya Rai won the Miss India — I wore the Indian sari for the entire year because journalism happening now” and that “Modi’s Trust report revealing that 93 of its properties were World title in 1994, followed by Diana Hayden (1997), I wanted the image of India to be established at that government has cowed the media”, asks not to be named: financed by the slave trade or colonial loot, mostly from Yukta Mookhey (1999), Priyanka Chopra (2000) and point.” However, she was resolved not to go into “No, no please do not.” India. “It’s really important to correct that fallacy about Manushi Chhillar (2017). Sushmita Sen won Miss Bollywood but become a doctor, which she did by Universe in 1994. But the first Indian to win Miss World qualifying from King’s College Hospital in London. Footnote the colonisation of India in any way benefiting the Indian A new set of stamps from Royal Mail commemorating the economy... it quite clearly fleeced that economy in a way was Faria, a Goan girl from Bombay, in 1966. Now 77, Does she think there is a place for beauty contests in Faria, a retired doctor, and her husband and today’s world? Her reply: “I don’t to be quite honest — it legend of King Arthur takes me back to learning that was devastating,” she says. Fowler has been Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” at St Xavier’s in Patna. It denounced by right-wing tabloids and commentators for endocrinologist, David Powell, live in Ireland. They really has passed its sell by date in the sense that the have two daughters and five grandchildren. world has matured and there really is no fairy tale to depicts the young Arthur being handed the Excalibur by allegedly denigrating Britain: “I get horrible threatening the Lady of the Lake. Later, the dying Arthur has the emails. I think I’ve just got dragged into this culture war.” She travelled the world for a year as Miss World, including anything anymore.” going to Vietnam with Bob Hope to entertain the sword returned to the lake by a reluctant Sir Belvedere: Beauty business Scottish at heart “But ere he dipt the surface, rose an arm/ Clothed in white American troops. She was afraid that the Indian It is worth recording that Sirdar Iqbal Singh, who passed Listening to Reita Faria last week on the BBC’s Witness government, which “didn’t support the American war in samite, mystic, wonderful,/ And caught him by the hilt, History spot made me wonder whether I shouldn’t return away, aged 91, on March 6, was someone whom the and brandish’d him/ Three times, and drew him under in Vietnam”, might impound her passport. Faria says about Scottish people took to their hearts. He was born in to university to do a PhD on the Indian beauty business. It her unexpected 66-1 victory in London: “I was proud for the mere.” New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 The Big Bull trailer: Abhishek Bachchan starrer draws comparisons with Scam 1992 Harshad Mehta Story, Hansal ShilpaShilpa Shetty Shetty Mehta and Pratik Gandhi speak up recalls how ShahShah Rukh Rukh he Big Bull trailer recreates Mumbai, nay Bombay, of the 80s and 90s, as it tells us the Tstory of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, recast here as Hemant Shah (played by Abhishek Bachchan) — his dramatic rise and rise before the KhanKhan inevitable fall. Coming a few months after Hansal Mehta covered the same subject in his critically- acclaimed show, 1992 Scam The Harshad Mehta helped her in Baazigar, says she Story, the trailer drew immediate comparisons between the two. The Big Bull trailer takes us on the same journey, used the technique to this day inspired by the life of Harshad Mehta, starting from his humble beginnings, his designs on Dalal Street, his relentless hustle of which insider trading and outright corruption were an intrinsic part, his superstardom in a slowly liberalising India and his sad end. However, unlike Scam 1992, the film is ‘inspired’ by his life and hides reality behind a veneer of ‘Bollywood creativity’. There are a few things that are new, cars racing down Mumbai’s streets, men being made to take off their clothes to check who is ‘the informant’, songs and what feels like patently Hindi cinema dialogues. With Abhishek as the ‘Big Bull’, Ileana D’Cruz plays the journalist out to unmask Abhishek Bachchan’s character and his behind-the-scenes shenanigans. The film also stars Nikita Dutta and Sohum Shah. In an earlier teaser, the film’s producer Ajay Devgn’s voiceover could be heard as he speaks about people born in humble homes being taught to keep their dreams in check. “But one man decided to change the game and remake the world,” he said about the protagonist. Amid comparisons, both director Hansal Mehta and Pratik Gandhi, who played the lead in the SonyLiv show, sent their best wishes to The Big Bull team. “Congratulations @juniorbachchan and the whole team of #TheBigBull. The trailer looks promising. Looking forward to watch the film,” Pratik wrote. Ajeeb Daastaans teaser: Karan Johar-produced Netflix anthology film deals with jealousy, prejudice here’s more to Shah Rukh Khan than Shah Rukh Khan pushing Shilpa Shetty off the building. Shilpa revealed off the camera that SRK was a Ajeeb Daastaans features stories directed by Thelpful co-star, especially given how she was a 17-year-old girl Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj making her debut in Bollywood. Ghaywan and Kayoze Irani. Shilpa, along with Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapoor, will appear on the upcoming episode of Indian Idol 12. The trio will promote the new reality show, Super Dancer chapter 4, which they are judging. In the episode, Shilpa will share much about how Shah Rukh helped her lip-sync the songs of Baazigar. “Baazigar was my first movie and I was very nervous, but Shah Rukh was very sweet. He used to always calm me down and help me with the scenes. When we were shooting for the song “Ae Mere Humsafar” and I had to lip sync the lyrics, I was not getting it properly. SRK, being the gentleman that he is, immediately popped in and helped me with the lyrics and told me a technique how to In Baazigar, Shilpa Shetty’s Seema Chopra is in love with SRK’s Ajay Sharma. In a plot to avenge the death of his parents from Seema’s father Madan Chopra, Ajay traps Seema who flees her home to get married to him. He instead pushes her off a building, setting in action the events of the film.get the lip sync on point,” Shilpa revealed. Shilpa and Shah Rukh featured in two popular songs from the film – “Aye Mere Humsafar” and “Kitabein Bahut Si”. The two actorslater did fleeting appearances together in films Om Shanti Om (2007) and Luck By Chance (2009). PriyankaPriyanka Chopra Chopra teaser for Ajeeb Daastaans is here. The Netflix anthology tells four different stories tells Oprah Athrough which run common themes like jealousy, entitlement, prejudices and toxicity. The Karan Johar produced Netflix Original features Winfrey she stories directed by Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan and Kayoze Irani. didn’t take While every filmmaker among these is talented Nick Jonas enough, it is the name of Neeraj Ghaywan, best know for Masaan, that is making us seriously: ‘I was 35 and wanted marriage, he was in his twenties’ Featuring actors like Fatima Sana Shaikh, Jaideep Ahlawat, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shefali Shah, Manav Kaul, among others, the teaser riyanka Chopra Jonas opened up about writing her I think that really helped does not reveal the plot of the stories. But it does memoirs, Unfinished, at the age of 38 in a recent me address my life. And, I give an idea that the film is a no-holds barred Pinterview with Oprah Winfrey for her Discover+ talk- always just wanted to exploration of topics like domestic violence, toxic show Super Soul. Priyanka spoke about how after she had write a book, and I thought masculinity, patriarchy and feminism in the Indian been in a string of bad relationships, husband, actor-singer the easiest way to do it context.the most excited for Ajeeb Daastaans. Nick Jonas, was practically ‘manifested’ by mother Madhu would be to write about Chopra. The actor-producer also revealed that she had my life (chuckles), but In that respect, the film is a continuation of one other committed to writing the book in 2018, and credits getting it wasn’t.Oprah then Netflix anthology film called Lust Stories and ideas for the book while on long flights and the downtime dived into Ghost Stories, which told tales of erotic desire from provided by the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Relishing Priyanka writing about the female perspective and horror, in the confidence she feels in her late 30s, Priyanka says her mother, Madhu respectively.Although this is only a teaser, we think that she is happy to have moved past the insecurities of her Chopra, ‘manifesting’ Ajeeb Daastaans has great potent al if it does end up 20s and speaking up about it, as she addresses her life in the Nick Jonas, in doing what it promises. book. Talking about being more confident in herself now ‘Unfinished’. Oprah asks The official synopsis reads, “Ajeeb Daastaans is an than ever before, Priyanka said, “I had committed to Priyanka, “I read where you anthology of four strangely contrasting stories writing the book in 2018. In-between all those flights and said that your mom, you which delve into fractured relationships and the little time I’d get in hotel rooms that I lived in, I could think, dreamed him up or had unexplored spaces. The stories set in varied just never get the time to write. But I had this time because some spiritual force in milieus, explore jealousy, entitlement, prejudices of COVID, that helped me really delve deep, and honestly I bringing him into your life and toxicity, which are often entangled within the also feel that I am, as a woman, in little bit of a more secure because you’ve been in bad heart of their relationships. Each story also takes place where I felt like I could leave behind insecurities of relationships, and your mother you on a journey where one would struggle with the my twenties, and not worry about the things that used to said, ‘I hope one day you just meet moral dilemma of what’s right and what’s wrong, as scare me before as much. I have little bit more confidence in somebody who sweeps you off your the lines between them get blurred.” myself, what I bring to the table professionally, personally, feet’, and then along comes. New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8 NEWS BOX China has adopted US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden more aggressive Alaska.Top U.S. and Chinese officials obligation to raise these issues here “I’m hearing deep satisfaction that the United approach to Indo- wrapped up two days of contentious today.” States is back, that we’re reengaged,” Blinken talks in Alaska on Friday after National security adviser Jake retorted. “I’m also hearing deep concern about Pacific region, says trading sharp and unusually public Sullivan amplified the criticism, some of the actions your government is taking.” barbs over vastly different views of saying China has undertaken an Underscoring the animosity, the State senior Pentagon each other and the world in their first “assault on basic values.”“We do Department blasted the Chinese delegation for face-to-face meeting since President not seek conflict but we welcome violating an agreed upon two-minute time limit official Joe Biden took office. stiff competition,” he said. for opening statements and suggested it The two sides finished the meetings Yang responded angrily by “seem(ed) to have arrived intent on Washington.Observing that China after an opening session in which grandstanding, focused on public theatrics and has demonstrated increased demanding the U.S. stop pushing its they attacked each other in an own version of democracy at a time dramatics over substance.”“America’s military competence and a unusually public way. The U.S. approach will be undergirded by confidence in willingness to take risks, a top when the United States itself has Pentagon official said Beijing has accused the Chinese delegation of been roiled by domestic discontent. our dealing with Beijing — which we are doing adopted a more coercive and “grandstanding” and Beijing fired He also accused the U.S. of failing to from a position of strength — even as we have aggressive approach to the Indo- back, saying there was a “strong deal with its own human rights the humility to know that we are a country Pacific region. smell of gunpowder and drama” that problems and took issue with what eternally striving to become a more perfect was entirely the fault of the he said was “condescension” from union,” it said.Chinese Foreign Ministry “Beijing has demonstrated increased Americans.The meetings in Anchorage were a also made clear that Beijing had no intention of spokesman Zhao Lijian, speaking later in military competence and a backing down on any issue. Blinken, Sullivan and other U.S. officials. new test in increasingly troubled relations “We believe that it is important for the United Beijing, said Blinken and Sullivan had willingness to take risks, and it has between the two countries, which are at odds China is going to safeguard our national provoked Chinese officials into making a adopted a more coercive and sovereignty, security and our interests to States to change its own image and to stop over a range of issues from trade to human advancing its own democracy in the rest of the “solemn response” after U.S. officials made aggressive approach to the Indo- rights in Tibet, Hong Kong and China’s western develop China,” he said. “It is an irreversible “groundless attacks” against China. Pacific region,” Dr Kathleen trend,” he said. world,” Yang said. “Many people within the Xinjiang region, as well as over Taiwan, United States actually have little confidence in It was the U.S. side that ... provoked the dispute in Hicks, Deputy Secretary of “We hope the United States is not going to Defense, said in her address to the China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea the democracy of the United States.” the first place, so the two sides had a strong and the coronavirus pandemic. underestimate China’s determination to defend smell of gunpowder and drama from the National War College faculty and its territory, safeguard its people and defend its “China will not accept unwarranted accusations students on Friday.In 2020 alone, “We got a defensive response,” Secretary of State from the U.S. side,” he said, adding that recent beginning in the opening remarks. It was not the Antony Blinken said after the meetings righteous interests,” he said.As they opened the original intention of the Chinese side,” Zhao Beijing escalated tensions over a talks on Thursday, Blinken said the Biden developments had plunged relations “into a host of issues with a number of its concluded.“We wanted to share with them the period of unprecedented difficulty” that “has told reporters at a daily briefing. significant concerns that we have about a administration is united with its allies in U.S.-China ties have been torn for years, and the neighbours, including Australia, pushing back against Chinese authoritarianism. damaged the interests of our two Japan, Vietnam and the number of the actions that China has taken, and peoples.”“There is no way to strangle China,” Biden administration has yet to signal whether behaviors exhibiting concerns, shared by our In response, Yang accused Washington of it’s ready or willing to back away from the hard- Philippines, she said. hypocrisy on human rights and other issues, he said. “It was involved in an armed allies and partners,” he said. “And we did that. Blinken appeared to be annoyed by the tenor and line stances taken under Donald Trump.Just a We also wanted to lay out very clearly, our own many of which Blinken mentioned in his day before the meeting, Blinken had announced confrontation with India along the comments. length of the comments, which went on for Line of Actual Control which policies, priorities, and worldview. And we did more than 15 minutes. He said his impressions new sanctions over Beijing’s crackdown on that too.” “Each of these actions threaten the rules-based pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. In resulted in the loss of life on both order that maintains global stability,” Blinken from speaking with world leaders and on his sides and further tightened its grip In separate comments, Chinese Communist Party just-concluded trip to Japan and South Korea response, China stepped up its rhetoric foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi said dialogue said of China’s actions. “That’s why they’re not opposing U.S. interference in domestic affairs on Hong Kong, including by merely internal matters, and why we feel an were entirely different from the Chinese instituting an oppressive national was the only way to resolve differences, But he position. and complained directly about it. security law,” Hicks added. China’s actions constitute a threat to regional peace and stability, and to Extremist Islamist group’s the rules-based international order Volcano erupts in Iceland, shoots lava into on which the security and supporters attack 70-80 Hindu prosperity and those of American sky after 40,000 earthquakes in 4 weeks allies depend, she pointed out. houses in Bangladesh: Police Against this backdrop, US President Joe Biden recently released his Copenhagen.Avolcano avoid exposure to volcanic gases, Dhaka.Hundreds of supporters of a hardline Islamist interim National Security Strategic erupted near Iceland's capital Iceland's Department of Civil group in Bangladesh attacked and vandalised 70 to Guidance that highlights China's Reykjavik on Friday, Protection and Emergency 80 houses of Hindus in the country’s northeastern increasing assertiveness. shooting lava high into the Management said. The wind was Sylhet division following a social media post The interim guidance notes that night sky after thousands of blowing from the west. allegedly by a youth from the minority community, Beijing is the only competitor small earthquakes in recent Unlike the eruption in 2010 of the media reports said on Friday. weeks. potentially capable of combining Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which The attack on a Hindu village by several thousand its economic, diplomatic, military, The eruption occurred near halted approximately 900,000 followers of Hefazat-e-Islam’s leader Mamunul and technological power to mount Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on flights and forced hundreds of Haque took place in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj a sustained challenge to a stable the Reykjanes Peninsula, Icelanders from their homes, this around 30 km (19 miles) eruption is not expected to spew district in Sylhet division on Wednesday, the Dhaka and open international system,” Tribune newspaper reported.Haque’s supporters she said. southwest of the capital.Some much ash or smoke into the four hours after the initial atmosphere.Located between the from Kashipur, Nachni, Chandipur and some other eruption at 2045 GMT - the Eurasian and the North American Muslim-populated villages gathered in Noagaon Scientists Probe New first on the peninsula since the tectonic plates, among the largest village and attacked the homes of local Hindus with Theories On Whether 12th century - lava covered on the planet, Iceland is a seismic sticks and locally made weapons, vandalising 70- about one square kilometer or and volcanic hot spot as the two 80 houses, the report quoted the police as saying. AstraZeneca Shot nearly 200 football fields. plates move in opposite directions. Many local Hindus fled their homes to save "I can see the glowing red sky posed no immediate danger to people in The source of the eruption is a large themselves, the report said, adding that the mob Linked To Blood Clots from my window," said Rannveig Grindavik or to critical infrastructure, body of molten rock, known as magma, which entered the village, ransacked and looted many Gudmundsdottir, resident in the town of according to the Icelandic Meteorological has pushed its way to the surface over the past houses. Chicago. Scientists are exploring Facebook post led to mob attack several possibilities that might Grindavik, only 8 km (5 miles) from the Office (IMO), which classified the eruption as weeks, instigating the earthquakes.The eruption. small. number of quakes had slowed down in recent The incident happened after Hefazat-e-Islam's Amir explain at least 18 reports of days, however, leading geologists to say that Allama Junaid Babunagari, Joint-Secretary extremely rare blood clots in the Everyone here is getting into their cars to drive A fissure 500 to 750 meters (547 to 820 yards) up there," she said. long opened at the eruption site, spewing lava an eruption would be less likely.Reykjavik's General Mawlana Mufti Mamunul Haque and brain that occurred in individuals international Keflavik airport was not closed several other central leaders attended a conference in the days and weeks after More than 40,000 earthquakes have occurred on fountains up to 100 meters (110 yards) high, the peninsula in the past four weeks, a huge Bjarki Friis of the meteorological office said. following the eruption, but each airline had to at Derai upazila on Monday, it said. receiving the AstraZeneca decide if it wanted to fly or not, IMO Enraged by Haque's speech, a young Hindu man COVID-19 vaccine. jump from the 1,000-3,000 earthquakes Residents in the town of Thorlakshofn, east of registered each year since 2014.The eruption the eruption site, were told to stay indoors to said.Arrivals and departures on the airport's allegedly made a Facebook post criticising him. European investigators have put website showed no disruptions. Following the social media post, the mob attacked forward one theory that the the village on Wednesday.A large number of police vaccine triggers an unusual personnel rushed to the spot.A senior police officer antibody in some rare cases; Happiness Report: World shows said that elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of others are trying to understand the Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion whether the cases are linked with (RAB) was also deployed. birth control pills. Shalla Upazila Nirbahi Officer Al Muktadir Hossain But many scientists say there is no resilience in face of Covid-19 said in a statement that the accused youth has been definitive evidence and it is not arrested and handed over to the law enforcement clear whether or why Stockholm.The coronavirus brought a year of opinions of residents. Surveys ask Switzerland, Iceland, the Netherlands, for insulting Haque on Facebook. Legal action is AstraZeneca's vaccine would fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, respondents to indicate on a 1-10 scale how Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, New Zealand being taken against him. cause an issue not shared by other and illness and death, but an annual report on much social support they feel they have if andAustria. happiness around the world released Friday something goes wrong, their freedom to make “We have arrested 22 suspects as criminal cases were vaccines that target a similar part It was the fourth consecutive year that Finland filed against 700 a manhunt for the attackers is of the coronavirus. suggests the pandemic has not crushed their own life choices, their sense of how came out on top. The United States, which was underway,” Sunamganj district police chief The European Medicines Agency people's spirits.The editors of the 2021 World corrupt their society is and how generous they at No. 13 five years ago, slipped from 18th to Mizanur Rahman told reporters. Happiness Report found that while emotions are. 19th place. On a shortened list ranking only said a preliminary review changed as the pandemic set in, longer-term Ruling Awami League General Secretary and Road suggests the vaccine is not Due to the pandemic, the surveys were done in those countries surveyed, the US placed 14th. Transport Minister Obaidul Quader said the satisfaction with life was less affected.“What slightly fewer than 100 countries for this We find year after year that life satisfaction is associated with an increase in the we have found is that when people take the government has ordered stern actions to bring the overall risk of blood clots. But it year's World Happiness Report, the ninth one reported to be happiest in the social culprits to justice. long view, they've shown a lot of resilience in compiled since the project started. Index did not rule out an association democracies of northern Europe,” Sachs said. "This country belongs to everyone" this past year,” Columbia University rankings for the other nations was based on “People feel secure in those countries, so trust with rare cases of blood clots in economist Jeffrey Sachs, one of the report's “The government is committed to ensure security vessels draining the blood from estimates from past data. is high. The government is seen to be credible co-author, said from New York.The annual The results from both methods had European and honest, and trust in each other is high.” and peaceful coexistence of people of all religious the brain known as cerebral report, produced by the UN Sustainable faiths,” he said.Meanwhile, rights groups and venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). countries occupying nine of the top 10 spots Finland's comparative success in curbing Development Solutions Network, ranks 149 on the list of the word's happiest places, with Covid-19 may have contributed to the Hindu leaders said the minority community was targeted in a planned way to drive them away. Researchers in Germany and countries based on gross domestic product per New Zealand rounding out the group. The top enduring trust the country's people have in Norway, where some of the cases person, healthy life expectancy and the 10 countries are Finland, Denmark, theirgovernment. have been reported, this week hypothesized that the vaccine could be triggering an immune response in which the body produces antibodies that could Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility; no damage result in blood clots. Professor Paal Andre Holme of Norway's Oslo University A drone attack struck an oil facility in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. However, no injuries or damage have been reported so far. Hospital, which treated three healthcare workers with severe Dubai.Adrone attack struck an oil installation in “high-accuracy hit." Riyadh lies some blood clots after they received the Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh on Friday, the 1,000 kilometers (over 600 miles) from AstraZeneca vaccine, told a news Saudi state-run news agency reported, igniting Yemen's soil, but the rebels have fired conference on Thursday that a blaze at the facility deep in the kingdom''s drones and missiles at the Saudi capital "we've made discoveries" that territory. before. could "explain the clinical The dawn attack caused no injuries or damage, While Houthi-claimed attacks on Saudi progression of our patients." and did not disrupt oil supplies, according to the Arabia rarely cause damage, strikes on Holme warned that the findings official Saudi Press Agency. The kingdom is major oil facilities in the kingdom, the were preliminary. "This is only facing more frequent airborne assaults as world's largest oil exporter, raise the risk the beginning of all the research Saudi-led coalition forces battle Iran-backed of a disruption in world oil supplies. In that is being done," he said. He Houthi rebels across the southern border in the fall of 2019, a drone and missile did not release any data Yemen. attack struck two key Saudi oil supporting his hypothesis. Most recently, drones struck Ras Tanura, the installations and halted about half of the A team of German researchers at country's largest crude oil refinery with country's oil supplies. Although the Greifswald University Clinic on capacity of 550,000 barrels a day, raising Houthis claimed responsibility, both Friday said they came to a similar concerns about the expanding capabilities of Washington and Riyadh blamed Tehran conclusion. If proven correct, SaudiArabia's regional foes. for the attack. Iran denied involvement. there may be a way to treat the Details about Friday's attack remained slim, and A Saudi-led coalition has been battling the condition, the scientists said. authorities did not name the impacted facility. Houthis since March 2015, months after EMA researchers on Thursday said Aramco, the kingdom's oil giant, does have a the rebels swept into Yemen's capital, they are undertaking several refinery just southeast of Riyadh. That refinery Sanaa, and seized much of the country's investigations to determine produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other north. Now mired in stalemate, the war whether the rare blood clots might products for consumption around the has killed about 130,000 people — be linked with the vaccine, or kingdom''s capital.Saudi Aramco, the state- including more than 12,000 civilians — owned oil company that now has a sliver of its and spawned the world's worst occurring by chance. They noted humanitarian crisis. that many of the events occurred worth traded publicly on the stock market, did stock fell 0.85 per cent Friday on Riyadh''s Houthi military spokesman Brig Gen Yehia in younger women. not immediately respond to a request for Tadawul stock exchange. Sarie reported the group had fired six drones at Saudi Arabia has faced international criticism for comment. The international crude benchmark, The Saudi statement did not blame the Houthis an unnamed Aramco facility in Riyadh, without its airstrikes that have killed civilians and hit Brent, rose to over USD 62 a barrel. Aramco for Friday's attack. But a few hours earlier, providing evidence for what he described as a non-military targets inYemen. 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and better. Firms set terms and Lessens the workload: 5 reasons why Much-needed laughter intersperses the day with amusement and fun. It helps lighten the load as you go about perks by seniors' tasks happily. you need to laugh Builds better relationships: The team that laughs together, works personality traits together, so have fun. Having a light more at work demeanour makes others more approachable to you, so do away with Companies appear to structure paper published in the Journal of Financial straight faces, even under work compensation contracts and incentive pay Economics. pressure. Laughing boosts creativity based on seniors' personality traits and not Using the compensation data of CEOs and also draws out introverts. just firm characteristics, a team of US between 1992 and 2011, the researchers Helps you recharge the researchers, including an Indian-origin identified managers who were exhibiting scientist, has found. behaviour that was overconfident compared batteries: Companies offer incentive-heavy to other CEOs. Sometimes a dose of laughter is the compensation contracts to overconfident "You don't usually hear about how two profit- pick-me-up that you need. So apart CEOs to "exploit" their positively biased sharing agreements are going to look from eating right and that desktop views of the firms' prospects, the different because the personalities and the yoga, go out of your way to chat with researchers noted. beliefs of the individuals are "There are divergent views on your colleagues and giggle about coming into play," Nanda small things. the use of options and stock in stated. CEO compensation contracts: The team conducted empirical One of the best Do they appropriately tests to explore the de-stressors: incentivise managers and relationship between CEO enhance shareholder value and Laughter is known overconfidence and incentive to induce a positive if so, why is there much compensation. variation in their use across The researchers found that state of being and firms?" said Vikram Nanda from Naveen CEO overconfidence increases the increase Jindal School of Management in the US. proportions of total compensation that comes tolerance levels The notion is that if managers and from both option grants and equity grants, to pain and shareholders -- represented by the board - compared to other executives. Days devoid of anger. It also - have a different take on a firm's Overconfident CEOs receive even greater The corporate turf is said to be most prospects and CEO talent, there will be stressful, what with deadlines, work merriment can makes stress option and equity intensity in innovative and fade away. greater use of incentive pay that the risky firms. hassles, thinking ahead of time and more. be dull, more so managers value highly but the board "Overconfident CEOs are prone to And so, it's crucial to keep your wits about at the office. And regards as less costly. overestimate returns to investments and you as you go through the daily grind. Laughter releases remember to "When you think about incentive underestimate risks. They may use extremely happy endorphins laugh at yourself, while contracts, you don't usually think about Laughter is one of the best therapies to help positive words in the media or tend to invest you achieve that. Here's why... and takes away the you're at at it as humour directed at the personality of the individual being a more than a typical manager in the industry," yourself can instantly break the ice factor in the contract," Nanda added in the It makes you more productive: dreary feeling of spendin Nanda stated. g hours there, making one work faster and make people like you. New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

NEWS BOX Centre fully exits Tata Car makers and govt hold contrasting views on scrappage policy Communications New Delhi. Road transport and if a proportion of these vehicles get New Delhi. The government on Friday said it highways secretary Giridhar Aramane scrapped, it can offer a fillip to volumes by has exited Tata Communications after told a television channel that the spurring replacement demand, and selling a 10 per cent stake to Tata Sons’ arm government expects car makers to offer support the industry out of its trough. Panatone Finvest in an off-market trade. at least 2-3 per cent discount initially ICRA estimates that even with 15-20 per The Government of India held a 26.12 per and as the scrappage policy gains cent conversion, it can provide a 20-25 per cent stake while Panatone Finvest had momentum, the discount is likely to be cent upside to industry volumes in 34.80 per cent, Tata Sons 14.07 per cent and higher. FY2024. the remaining 25.01 per cent was with the “They (auto makers) have agreed to give It has estimated that the total PV population public before the transaction. some incentives but the quantum, they of 40.8 million, out of which about 3 per “We wish to inform you that we have have to decide,” Aramane said. cent i.e. 1 million are over 20 years old. 2,85,00,000 equity shares held by us in Tata However, Maruti Suzuki chairman Once implemented, the policy could result Communications Limited representing 10 R.C. Bhargava told a channel that “if a in about 10 per cent-12 per cent cost per cent of the total shareholding of the vehicle is unfit and it has to be scrapped benefit for new car buyers with a potential company, to the buyer on March 18, 2021 where is the need for giving the person to add 300,000 units (or 7-9 per cent by way of an off-market trade,” the any incentives to buy a new vehicle? upside) to industry volume even with 30 department of telecom on behalf of the He has an unfit vehicle which should per cent conversion in 2024. “The President of India said in a regulatory note. not be allowed to be used because it is a headwinds for implementation would be According to the regulatory filing, the hazard for everybody”. “Setting up of in the form of having more infrastructure government has sold a 10 per cent stake to necessary infrastructure for scrapping in place to build organised scrapping Panatone Finvest Limited. The government and further clarity on the scrap value of centres, which currently India does not has already sold a 16.12 per cent stake vehicles and tradeability of scrapping possess. To further incentivise the through an offer for sale to retail and non- certificate remain key for successful sector ratings of ICRA, said. ICRA potential for scrappage. consumer, there should be GST concessions retail investors at the floor price of Rs 1,161 implementation and realising the true estimated that the population of M&HCVs However, given the nature of usage of such on purchase of new vehicles, as tax rates in per equity. The government has reserved a potential of the policy,” Shamsher Dewan, older than 15 years would be 1.1 million vehicles, the actual scrappage potential India on new automobiles are exorbitant,” minimum of 25 per cent of the offer share vice-president & group head – corporate units by FY2024, offering a significant could possibly be lower. Nevertheless, even Care Ratings said. for mutual funds and insurance companies subject to valid bids and 10 per cent for retail investors. The OFS was subscribed RBI warns bond 1.33 times. Tata Communications was formed after Tata Group acquired stake in Two city petrol pumps to sell CNG rogues against 2002 in erstwhile Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited set up by the government in 1986. The stake is part of the government’s Retail selling price is likely to be Rs 67.6 a kg, which could translate to about undermining disinvestment process. The government has set a target to realise Rs 32,000 crore in this 45-50 per cent lower operating costs for individual petrol car owners global recovery fiscal. New Delhi. The car owners in coal bed methane field Calcutta will have the option to operated by Essar in Change in Indian switch to the cost competitive and Ranigunj. Since BGCL greener source of fuel from next does not have a retail companies owned & week as two petrol pumps of the outlet in the city, it would city plan to start dispensing piggyback on the controlled by NRIs compressed natural gas (CNG) existing oil marketing New Delhi. Investment by non-resident from their outlets. companies to penetrate Indians (NRIs) on a non-repatriation basis A conventional retail outlet of the market. “This is what Mumbai .A piqued Reserve Bank of in an Indian company will be treated as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has happened in cities India (RBI) on Friday railed against domestic investment in the calculation of (BPCL) at Garia and another of such as Mumbai and “bond vigilantes” saying they could indirect overseas inflows, according to a Indian Oil Corporation at Rajarhat Delhi where there is a undermine the global recovery, DPIIT press note. have been primed for the task, strong CNG network. unsettle financial markets and The Department for Promotion of Industry while plans are underway to add a Unless the existing fuel trigger capital outflows from and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said the few more in and around the city outlets are used, emerging markets as it sought co- government has reviewed the FDI policy in and important towns of South customers will not get operation from the domestic bond relation to investments made by an Indian Bengal. access to it at their markets to bring about an orderly company owned and controlled by non- Separate areas have been earmarked convenience,” an oil evolution of the yield curve. resident Indians (NRIs) on a non- within the two outlets to put up a industry veteran noted.GAIL is building a Bond vigilantes refers to investors repatriation basis. “Post introduction of this dispenser and storage tank of who aggressively sell government clarification and upon making CNG. The employees of the pipeline connecting Panagarh to Calcutta and bonds as a protest against monetary corresponding changes in FDI rules, even pumps have been especially policies, thereby driving up the the companies that are incorporated in trained to handle the new fuel. Haldia to provide uninterrupted supply of yields. The RBI has been frustrated India and are owned and controlled by “I am maintaining a stock of 8,000 in its efforts to cool down yields in NRIs on non-repatriation basis should be kg in my storage tank at the outlet. customers willing to install a CNG kit in their natural gas in a cost effective manner. While the infrastructure is in recent weeks. The yield on the 10- able to make downstream investment Moreover, a vehicle carrying equal volume of gas existing cars. The retail selling price of the gas year benchmark government without it being treated as indirect foreign is likely to be Rs 67.6 a kilogram, which could the making, CNG is being brought by casket on a casket is on stand-by to ensure there is mounted on trucks. security has remained at around investment,” Prashant Prakhar, leader, continuity of supply,” Suresh Bajla, owner of translate to about 45-50 per cent lower 6.20 per cent against attempts to regulatory practice at Nishith Desai Greenland petrol pump of BPCL at Garia, said. operating costs for individual petrol car This arrangement would hold good till demand keep it below 6 per cent. The bond Associates said. Apurva Jayant, partner, J There is unlikely to be an immediate surge in owners. The price of petrol on Friday in picks up, which will happen when consumers markets have been seeking higher Sagar Associates said “the change demand as vehicle owners are unaware of CNG Calcutta was Rs 91.35 a litre. Users would also feel confident of the availability at their yields because of inflationary fears introduced is logical and clarificatory. being available in the market. Bajla said some gain in mileage which is said to be higher when convenience. amid rising oil prices and a greater Pending this clarification, there was an of the consumers have retrofitted CNG kit to run on CNG. Maruti and Hyundai are planning However, the real change in terms of air quality than expected government absurd position where NRI holding directly their vehicles and at least one person has bought to bring their dual feed models to the city . would be felt when public transport switches borrowing. Grappling with rising on non-repatriation basis was considered a new car with dual feed (CNG/petrol). Rajiv Moreover, existing cars have the option to add from diesel to gas. Even though natural gas is yields in the US have become domestic, but investment through a Chanda, owner of IOC pump Champion CNG kit at a cost of around Rs 42,000. The also a fossil fuel, emission of nitrogen oxides another challenge as it could lead to company was not”. The press note said to adjacent to Axis Mall in Rajarhat, said CNG is being sourced by Bengal Gas Company and soot are much less from burning of gas. FPI outflows from the country. provide clarity on downstream investments representatives from two auto makers have Ltd (BGCL), a joint venture between GAIL and Incidentally, a part of Calcutta’s transport is “Bond vigilantes are riding again, made by NRIs, a clause has been added in visited his outlet and have promised to help Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corp, from the already using some form of gas as some auto ostensibly trying to enforce law and the FDI policy. The clause was added in the order on lawless governments and guidelines for calculation of direct and central banks but this time around, indirect foreign investments. they could undermine the economic It said that “investments by non-resident recovery and unsettle buoyant Indians (NRIs) on a non-repatriation basis” TCS salary increments for 2021-22 financial markets,” the article in the as stipulated under a schedule of Foreign RBI monthly bulletin said. “Fears Exchange Management (non-debt Mumbai . Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is geographies and verticals made up for the over US interest rates have already instruments) Rules 2019 “are deemed to be set to give across-the-board salary increments increase.ATCS spokesperson confirmed that started spilling over on to emerging domestic investments at par with the for 2021-22, thus becoming the first IT the company is on track to give increments to market economies (EMEs). investments made by residents”. services company to do so. all associates across geographies effective Investors have started pulling out The salary hike is an indication of the robust April 2021 in line with its benchmarks. “We money from EME stocks and bonds growth witnessed by the country’s largest IT are thankful to all our associates for in an abrupt ending of a streak of Airfares to get dearer as services firm and its optimism that the good demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and an inflows that had remained times will continue into the next fiscal year as innovative mindset to steer the company in uninterrupted since October 2020,’’ lower limit hiked by 5 enterprises adopt technology in a Covid-19 these trying times. This step is a reflection of the article said. It pointed out if struck world. It also marks a return to the our steadfast commitment to our associates,” bond yields rise too high, central per cent normal increment cycle. the spokesperson said. After the pandemic banks have the option of struck in March last year, several companies Just a month back, the Centre had After TCS declared results for the third quarter purchasing them to cool yields and ended December 31, 2020, Rajesh were forced to reduce employee salaries and stabilise the market, but this will increased the lower and upper Gopinathan, chief executive officer and the average increment band is likely to be the freeze fresh recruitment. However, with the come at the cost of market activity. limits on domestic airfares by 10-30 managing director, had said that the company is same, thus taking the total increment to 12-14 domestic economy recovering from the This is not the first time the RBI is per cent in six months. per cent due to rising ATF prices. confident about achieving a double digit recession, it is expected that companies in other seeking co-operation from the bond revenue growth for the next fiscal. The salary Despite the salary hike in October, operating businesses would also start giving increments markets. Back in December and in hike roll-out will benefit close to 4.7 lakh margins of TCS had expanded by 40 basis to their employees. During the third quarter, October, RBI governor Shaktikanta employees of the company. Incidentally, this points, to 26.6 per cent — the highest in the last TCS’s revenues grew 4.1 per cent in constant Das had said market participants would be the second salary hike within six five years. Because of the increment, its currency, 5.1 per cent in dollar terms and 4.7 per should take a broader time months by TCS. Back in October 2020, the firm operating margins were affected by 160 basis cent in rupee terms on a sequential basis. Shares perspective and display bidding had hiked salaries by 6-7 per cent and in April, points. However, a robust growth across of TCS closed higher at Rs 3,063.25 on Friday. behaviour that reflects. LIC’s New Group Superannuation Cash Accumulation

New Delhi . Air travel is set to become a little Plan: Check eligibility, benefits and many more expensive as the government has decided to increase the lower limit on airfares by five Z To be eligible for this New Delhi . India’s biggest life should be 85 years. In terms of per cent amid rising aviation turbine fuel insurer Life Insurance Corporation contribution, a minimum of Rs (ATF) prices, Civil Aviation Minister scheme, the employee of India (LIC) has come up with a 10,000 is required at the time of Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday. needs to fall in the new Group Superannuation Plan, inception of this policy and then a The upper limit on airfares will remain as it is called New Group Superannuation contribution of Rs 1,200 is for now. Just a month back, the Centre had age group of 18 and Cash Accumulation Plan mandatory every year for the increased the lower and upper limits on (NGSCA) which is basically an members. Also, the minimum domestic airfares by 10-30 per cent due to 75 years and in case Employer-Employee Group group size for the new employer- rising ATF prices. While announcing of maturity age, it Scheme and is best suited for employee scheme should be 10 and resumption of scheduled domestic flights employers having Defined there is no restriction on the size of in May last year, the Aviation Ministry had should be 85 years. In Contribution as well as Defined government-sponsored social placed limits on airfares through seven Benefit Superannuation Scheme security schemes, as per the rules bands classified on the basis of flight terms of contribution, for their employees. mentioned in the scheme. There are duration. The first band consists of flights a minimum of Rs According to the scheme, the ample benefits for availing of this having less than 40-minute duration and its Contributions can be paid at any scheme. If there is an exit of a lower limit has been increased to Rs 2,310 10,000 is required at time during the year and it will be member, then he/she will be liable on Friday. The lower limit for the highest the time of inception credited to the Group Policy to get paid under the band of flights having duration of 180-210 Account maintained in the nameof Superannuation Scheme Rules of minutes was further hiked to Rs 7,560. of this policy and then employer/trustees/Master the Master Policyholder. Also, the “There has been a continuous rise in price Policyholder. In case of Defined Individual Policy Account will of ATF so it has been decided to increase a contribution of Rs Contribution Scheme, Individual stop once the benefit is paid. the lower fare band by 5% keeping the 1,200 is mandatory Policy Account in respect of each Furthermore, there will be a upper fare band unchanged,” Puri tweeted. Member will also be minimum interest rate of 0.5% p.a. “We may open the sector for 100% every year for the maintained.To be eligible for this Which will be declared at the end operations when daily passenger traffic scheme, the employee needs to fall of each financial year and it will be crosses 3.5 lakhs on 3 occasions in a members. in the age group of 18 and 75 years guaranteed during the entire term month.” and in case of maturity age, it of the contract. New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 All England Championships 2021: PV Sindhu enters semi-final after gruelling battle vs Akane Yamaguchi

New Delhi.It was more like a boxing bout that like running out of steam as the microphones /PV Sindhu defeated 3rd went the distance. Both PV Sindhu and at the empty Birmingham Arena were able to Akane Yamaguchi, it seemed, were pick up the sound of heavy breathing from seed Akane Yamaguchi throwing punches at each other, despite not the Indian shuttler. But she stitched a run of 3 having enough gas left in their tanks. straight points to head into the break with a 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in As badminton great and commentator Morten handy lead. Frost quipped on-air, both the shuttlers were Winning points did give Sindhu extra energy the quarter-final 'killing each other' as the rallies got longer motivation and Sindhu just clung on to it to and longer when the All England pip Yamaguchi, who was playing only her /Sindhu pushed herself Championships quarter-final match slipped second match of the year. past the hour mark. Sindhu is the only Indian standing at the All to the limits in the It was a badminton match for the ages as World England Open 2021 after 19-year-old No. 7 PV Sindhu and World No. 5 Akane Lakshya Sen and women's doubles pairing encounter that Yamaguchi gave it their all on the court in of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy Birmingham. In the end, it was the Indian exited the tournament in the quarter-finals stretched to an hour shuttler, the reigning world champion, who on Friday. managed to hold on to the nerves and win the A 76-minute classic that got Sindhu going and 16 minutes quarter-final match 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in It was not going to be easy against Yamaguchi, 76 minutes. who is known to possess one of the best / With the breathtaking win, Sindhu ended a 3- defensive games on the tour. And Sindhu Sindhu booked a place match losing streak against Yamaguchi, their last meeting which came at the World the second time in her career at the was trailing 13-17 in the first game but against whom she now holds an 11-7 head- Tour Finals earlier this year, Sindhu prestigious Super 1000 tournament. managed to stitch a run of 3 successive in only her 2nd All to-head record. managed a comfortable straight-game Sindhu’s best finish at the All England points before Yamaguchi closed down the Sindhu will take on 6th seed Ponpawee victory. Championships came in 2018 when she first game in a flash. England Chochuwong in the semi-finals on Saturday. Sindhu matches her best-ever All England reached the last four only to be outclassed by However, Sindhu upped her attacking Notably, the Indian shuttler has a 4-1 head- show her Friday’s opponentAkaneYamaguchi. approach in the 2nd game to put pressure on Championships semi- to-head record against her Thai opponent. In PV Sindhu booked a semi-final berth, only for At one point in the final game, Sindhu looked the Japanese shuttler.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: T20 World Cup: England will be feared by a lot of teams IND vs ENG: Battle for Trent Boult’s 4/27 shines as because of the kind of form they are in- Paul Collingwood supremacy among two hosts kickstart with an 8- Ahmedabad.England assistant under Collingwood’s captaincy in coach Paul Collingwood feels 2010. teams in series wicket win in Dunedin that his team is likely to be You can’t win World Cups by being feared by a lot of teams going conservative, says into the T20 World Cup CollingwoodCollingwood further decider in Ahmedabad because of the kind of cricket said that the success mantra of their that the team is playing at the white-ball teams lies in playing an New Delhi .Having outsmarted England in moment. aggressive brand of cricket. challenging conditions, a confident India will back England are currently the No 1 "I never feel you win World Cups, big themselves to win the series-decider here on ranked T20I side in the world tournaments by being conservative. Saturday and take another firm step towards and are levelled 2-2 with India You've got to be ahead of the game. finalising their core for the T20 World Cup. in a five-match series in This team has done that over the past India, who went into the series with a fresh and Ahmedabad, with the decider four years, that drilled into being fearless approach in the shortest format, find to be played on Saturday. aggressive. themselves well-placed in their preparations for the Collingwood said that England that came together right at the last "You've got to have a lot of bravery to mega event at home later this year, irrespective of have multiple match-winners and that will moment, and we took a few risks, gambles do it in the big games. Tomorrow's what happens in the fifth game. New Delhi.Trent Boult was at the helm of things help them in their T20 World Cup on selection. (Saturday’s 5th T20I against India) The Virat Kohli-led side, which did not have the depth once again for New Zealand as the hosts secured campaign. "We knew what kind of cricket we wanted to another example. Hopefully, we can go earlier to attack in all situations, finds itself full of a comfortable eight-wicket victory over "Going into this World Cup I think we will out there and play our usual aggressive 'x-factor' with the emergence of Ishan Kishan and Bangladesh in the 1st ODI at Dunedin. The play but it hadn't been drilled into us over be feared by a lot of teams because of our a long period of time, like this team has. I cricket and of course adapt to the Suryakumar Yadav, whose willow bludgeoned the visitors were bundled for 131 as Boult bagged a white-ball form for the past four years. conditions. England bowlers, making it a dream debut on brilliant 4/27 to bamboozle Bangladesh at the think this team is better prepared,” Friday. University Oval. "We've got a lot of match winners from one Collingwood told British media on the "That's how they want to play and that's how to 11, who can win games from their own eve of their T20I series-decider against you put teams under pressure whether His innings at number three was pure delight and left New Zealand celebrated the influx of three new bat. Totally different teams from 2010 to India. you're playing the first game or in the even the likes of Kohli "stunned", reinforcing the debutants- Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, role of IPL in providing polished talent to the now, but I don't think we could be in a England won their only T20 World Cup title final. That is our mantra,” he added. Will Young- in the side as they fielded an XI better place."The team in 2010 was a team national team.It was not a surprise that Suryakumar without regular captain Kane Williamson and found a place in the squad for the upcoming ODI veteran batsman Ross Taylor. series."It's not easy to walk in at three in your first Tom Latham led the team for the 11th time in Ramiz Raja calls Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq 'poor game and we all were stunned. He stamped his ODIs and celebrated his ninth win as captain authority and allowed the likes of Shreyas, Hardik and third against Bangladesh as New Zealand man's MS Dhoni'; points out difference with Ravi Shastri and Pant to do their job. I am a fan of these chased down the target of 132 in just 21.2 overs. youngsters," said Kohli referring to Martin Guptill scored an 19-ball 38 to give a great New Delhi.Former Pakistan coaches, players etc. Suryakumar.With Kishan and Suryakumar making start to the team, following which Henry captain Ramiz Raja has He also felt that time has come for massive impact in their maiden series, Haryana all- Nicholls’ unbeaten 49 saw the hosts finish the described Misbah-ul-Haq as Pakistan to stop reliance on foreign rounder Rahul Tewatia is the only one in the squad game alongside debutant Will Young (11* off 6) the poor man's MS Dhoni, coaches. left to make his debut and that could happen on after Conway departed for 27. saying the Pakistan head "In the past I could understand we Saturday. coach needs to adopt a needed foreign coaches because we Another big plus for India in the series has been “It was a game full of debutants and milestones, "modern thinking" approach nice to get the win today. In ODIs we haven't were young to this field but now we Hardik Pandya contributing with the ball regularly. to guide the team. have grown ourselves in this area. He was among the star bowlers on Thursday, taking played in a while, it was about winning the toss "Misbah's training and and setting the tone. As a bowling unit, it was "In fact I think there is no need to have two wickets for 16 runs in four overs.Leggie Rahul upbringing is different. Let permanent coaches with the team Chahar, playing in place of Yuzvendra Chahal, also clinical,” Latham said at the post-match me put it this way, he is the presentation.“When you win it doesn't really for all tours and we should only be did a decent job while Washington Sundar had a rare poor man's Dhoni. MS was appointing specialist coaches as off day.India will now be hoping K L Rahul fires at matter how you win, for us to chase 132 in 20 also restrained, no overs was awesome. required on tour to tour series to the top, having showed some form in the previous expressions and not series basis."Appointment of game following scores of 1, 0, 0. Kohli must have emotional. Misbah is also like coaches should be tour based and got a lot of satisfaction out of the fact that India were this but I think now he has to go on in Indian team because he had aggression, India vs England: ‘Thrilled he was a go getter, team player ready to opposition based. Use their expertise for a able to to put up a big score and defend with the dew modern thinking," he said on Cricket series and move on rather than carry on around in the night. Baaz YouTube channel. open bat down the order and his body to be back in blue with the language was different. We felt he wanted with them for a long period." It was the first time in the series that the team batting Misbah has to take a new direction because to be a Imran Khan type player because Talking about the World Test first went on to the win the game.England, on the there is a need to set the GPS right for we were like that. Championship, Ramiz said: "The current other hand, will expect Jos Buttler and world's boys’- T Natarajan joins Pakistan cricket because aggression is in format was lopsided and prolonged and it number one batsman Dawid Malan to show more our DNA. I think at times he gets too "I think he took this attitude to the Indian team and fortunately for him the captain, made no sense not having India and consistency with the bat.The pace duo of Jofra team in Ahmedabad protective and he gets cagey as soon as we Pakistan series. Archer and Mark Wood have been impressive but lose a match. But if our products and Virat Kohli is also like that aggressive and expressive and this has made a big "Teams didn't play the same number of they have not got a lot of support from Chris Jordan, talent is right we shouldn't be afraid of matches and even the points system was who leaked most runs in the fourth T20."We are just hiccups and setbacks." difference to the Indian team."Ramiz also called for the appointment of a chief weird. Next time when the WTC is held trying to learn as much as we can in this series. The Asked to compare Misbah with India's head executive for the Pakistan team who no cricket should be held at that time, No progression to the World Cup in seven months is coach Ravi Shastri, Ramiz made some would oversee only technical cricket ODIs or T20s, if you want to promote test important," said Morgan following the eight-run interesting observations."When we matters related to the team selection, cricket and infuse life into it and also loss. played against Ravi we felt he was a misfit attract sponsors to this format." World No.1 Novak Djokovic pulls out of Miami Open to spend time with his family New Delhi.TNatarajan, who has recovered from New Delhi.After reigning need to find balance in a shoulder injury after a long rehab at the champion Roger Federer, my time on tour and at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in /Novak Djokovic has Dominic Thiem, and home. I look forward to Bangalore, is back with the Indian team in Rafael Nadal pulled out of coming back next Ahmedabad. India and England will play the opted out of the the Miami Open recently, year." decider 5th T20I, on Saturday, at the Narendra Novak Djokovic too has Despite the injury, Modi Stadium. Miami Masters event joined the bandwagon and Djokovic went on to While Natarajan joined the team on Thursday, it has announced that he has win his18th Grand is unlikely that he will play a part in the T20I starting next week withdrawn from the ATP Slam title at Melbourne series. However, the left-arm pacer could be in / 1000 Masters event, Park last month and the playing XI for the three-match ODI series I decided to use this starting next week. also overhauled Roger starting next week. The Miami Open is a hard- Federer's all-time The 29-year-old took to Twitter to post a photo precious time at court tournament that the record for the most no. Serbian World No.1 has of weeks as the men's of himself in the Blue jersey and wrote: home to stay with my won six times, as many as top ranked player, on "’Choose a job you love and you will never Andre Agassi, from 2007 March 8, when stepped have to work a day in your life’ - Thrilled to be family: Djokovic to 2016. The Serbian will into his 311th week. back in blue with the boys.” be targeting the Monte While Thiem, Federer Natarajan had a dream season in IPL 2020 where /Roger Federer, Carlo Masters in April to and Nadal are to miss he took 16 wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad as mark his ATP tour come out, Russian World his team bowed out in the Eliminator of the Dominic Thiem, and back following a muscle no.2 Daniil Medvedev tournament, and was crowned as the yorker tear that had caused some hindrance in his I'm very sorry to announce that this year I is set to lead the field in the ATP Masters specialist. It was his performance there that Rafael Nadal pulled Australian Open title defence last month. won't travel to Miami to compete," Djokovic event. Former champion Andy Murray will earned him a call for the Australia tour, as the The 33-year-old will skip the Miami Open, to tweeted. also feature in Miami Open, after he was net bowler, where he made his ODI, T20I and out of the Miami be held from March 22-April 4, in order to "I decided to use this precious time at home to granted a wildcard entry by the tournament Test debuts. spend more time with his family."Dear fans, stay with my family. With all restrictions, I organisers. 12 New Delhi, Sunday, 21 March, 2021 CareerCAREER THE SIKH TIMES Women prefer smaller competitions, whereas Women prefer men seek larger competitions, which are typically associated with higher monetary rewards, the study said. Jobs that have fewer applicants

When applying for a job, women seek whereas men seek larger competitions, underrepresentation of women in particular differences in the preference for smaller the small competition. positions with fewer applicants than men - a which are typically associated with higher fields or at the helm of large organisations," factor that could partly explain why we see versus larger competitions across a variety "This research by no means blames monetary rewards, the study said. Hanek noted. of different competition contexts. women for gender inequality but rather fewer of them in the corporate boardrooms, "These patterns of findings can contribute The findings appeared in the Journal of new research suggests. For instance, one study examined women's uncovers a novel environmental factor to a better understanding of gender Applied Psychology. and men's real decisions to enter a small (10 that might contribute to inequality, The size of a competition - such as the inequality in the workforce," said Kathrin The difference between the genders can be number of applicants to a particular job or competitors) or large (100 competitors) beyond the well-documented effects of Hanek, the study's lead author from partially attributed to women feeling more word-formation task competition. gender biases and discrimination," the number of people vying for a monetary University of Michigan in the US. comfortable in smaller competitions. reward - shapes who enters the competition. The results indicated that 53 percent of Stephen Garcia, associate professor "The gender difference in preferences may The researchers found consistent gender women but only 41 percent of men preferred University of Michigan. Women prefer smaller competitions, in part explain pay gaps and the Research says the following 10 types are most likely to be gainfully employed. Do 10 types of people who get Fairness at you see yourself here? The cheerleader: What's a good sport without a happy bunch of cheerleaders? All work and no work can boost promotion, makes the company disappear in the market. Better jobs So your small law firm maybe known in the circles, but a little push from a marketing Sometimes, they'll also serve as mock rivals, ning the next action the compa ny must take is guru will make the world aware of your thus further enhancing the chances of success Employees' facilities, capabilities, which will result in a key member to have in the team. Many serve and productivity. acquiring more clients. The marketer works as efficient executors, but few as effective in tandem with the founder to position the The decision maker: planners (who essentially run the ship). These company that suits his or her vision and When an entrepreneur has just started off in the are the guys who can identify long-term goals, health build the brand. This personality type is business, he/she is always a bit averse to taking have a vision for the future and can work on a highly assertive, understands urgency and big risks and making concrete decisions. They calculated measure to get there. is willing to gamble (even when the founder are constantly turning to people who can use The organiser: develops cold feet). their own judgment and give them sound It's one thing to be a good strategist, and advice. Remember, they need someone who is another to pull it all together. The best ideas go The multi-tasker: not afraid to pull the trigger in times of distress. So your company is tiny and everyone is a for a toss if you do not have someone who is If you're a firm decision maker, then you are task-oriented to put them into action. So if you bit stretched. There are some who just can't just the person your boss needs by his/ her side. handle the pressure, but there are few who are a master at organising, then it's imperative can grin and bear it all, and can put their The cautious player: to add that in your CV. hands in several puddings all at once -be Likewise, if you're the kind of entrepreneur The analyser: admin one day, and a creative executor the who has a tendency to run with his /her dreams, While the strategist and organiser have their next. These multi-taskers serve as real an employer who likes to play it carefully is own skill sets to execute the idea into action,it assets to smaller firms whose budgets are always a good hand in the team. You need this takes an observant kind -who has one eye Fairness at work is likely to bring you "People who feel fairly treated are not only meagre and manpower a handful. Young type of personality as a counterbalance to risk firmly on the markets and another on the rivals positivity as well as good health, says a more likely to be motivated at work and go entrepreneurs are constantly on the look out takers.They are risk-averse, but sometimes you -to help you weigh the pros and cons and work new research, indicating that an the extra mile for their organisation, but of talent that not only can juggle many need such people to bring in stability and ccordingly. organisation is rated on the basis of the they are also more likely to be healthy, have roles, but also switch parts as and when caution you from getting too excited and taking The helper: health of its employees. an active lifestyle and feel positive," Eib required. on more than your resources can manage. If you have wetted your hands in the The findings showed that when added. The obligator: The planner: hospitality business, and are looking to make a perceptions of fairness changed, the Further, the health status of employees may What's the difference between an A person skilled in draft ing policies and plan switch, be sure you retain the `service- self-rated health of employees also also affect how employees feel treated at accommodator and multi-tasker?? The oriented' trait in your next job, too. A person changed. Those who experienced more work. former is a `willing personality', while the who has a willingness to help others fairness on average reported better The results are detailed in the Journal of latter is just blessed to focus on too always makes for a great team player. health. Work, Environment and Health. many things at the same time. But as They balance administrative The team investigated an owner of a small business , you qualities, understand urgency whether perceptions of need an accommodator in your and have the patience to what they call squad, too. Read: These deal with finicky 'procedural justice', such personalities are not spineless clients. as the processes in place `yes minister' kinds, but to decide on rewards, understand when they need to up pay, promotion and their game, and do whatever it assignments are related takes to work with impossible to employees' health. demands and deadlines. The findings can help raise awareness among Reverse role player: employers and Small firms have a strong "Our study provides a thorough authorities that fairness at work but also tendency and leaning to examination of how fairness at the health is important to consider increasing employ people who are like- workplace and health of employees is satisfaction, well-being and productivity in minded, but HR officials related over time," said Constanze Eib, the workplace and wider society, the reckon that a personality lecturer at Britain's University of East researchers said. whose views and beliefs are Anglia. The study, focused on more than 5800 opposite of that of the Also, fairness at work is a crucial aspect people working in Sweden. Participants company would do the latter of the psychosocial work environment were asked to rate their general state of good and result in growth. and that changes towards greater health on a scale from one to five, one He/she would bring in the fairness can improve employees' being 'very good' and five being 'very poor'. perspective and insight that health. owners would fail to notice.