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Vol. 12 No. 323 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/-

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Government's 4-Point Plan To Deal With Suez «‡’‡ ÒÀ‰ ÁΔ ÒØÛ È‘Δ∫Õ Canal Blockage New Delhi: The government on Friday said a four-point plan has been chalked out to deal with the situation arising from the blockage of Suez Canal. The plan was chalked out in a meeting ¡√Δ∫ Â∞‘≈‚≈ Ó∞ΠÍÃ⁄≈ ¡Â∂ Ó≈◊Á√È ’ª◊∂Õ convened by the logistics division, Ministry of Commerce. It includes prioritisation of cargo, freight rates, advisory to ports and re-routing of ships. A meeting in this regard was chaired by Special Secretary (Logistics) Pawan Agarwal ÁŸflŒ∑§ attended by representative from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, ADG Shipping, Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA) and Federation of Indian Export Organisations. Sardar Gurcharan Singh Babbar Under prioritisation of cargo, Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), Marine PRESIDENT Products Export Development Authority ALL INDIA SIKH CONFERENCE BABBAR (MPEDA) and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Jathedar Avtar Singh, Jathedar Dilbagh singh, Jathedar Gopal Singh, Sardar Jaswant Singh, Baba Bhola Jee, (APEDA) will jointly identify cargo particularly Jathedar Satvinder Singh, Jathedar Suba Singh Dillon, Jathedar Balbeer Singh, Sardar Chanchal Singh perishable cargo for priority movement and work with the shipping lines for the same. Besides, ADDRESS- 5, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, PRESS AREA, ITO NEW DELHI 110002 CSLA assured that the freight rates as per exist- PHONE, 9971359517, 9312262300, 9868068019, E-mail ID, [email protected] ing contracts will be honoured. 2 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

NEWS BOX April Cool: A green twist & tips on global warming FIRs against five plot owners Gurgaon: Instead of celebrating April Fool, the residents of new sectors gave a green twist and celebrated the day as ‘April Cool’. The resident’s group called United Association of New Gurugram (UANG) is for flouting building norms celebrating a month-long ‘April Cool’ to spread awareness about the increasing global warming. Gurgaon: The department of town after obtaining the occupation owners in Palam Vihar have As many as 35 housing societies, including and country planning (DTCP) has certificate. Sub-division of each constructed two to four flats on filed FIRs against five plot owners floor into multiple dwelling units each floor and sold the same to NBCC Heights, Regal Gardens, Sare in Palam Vihar for allegedly (i.e. more than one dwelling unit homebuyers. The occupation Homes, Microtek Greenburg, Vatika K violating the layout plan during on each floor) is itself a gross certificate of these buildings Block, G-21 and Supertech 77, have come construction of their houses as violation of the Act. The clearly mentions that only four forward to join the initiative. The residents well as occupation certificate occupation certificate granted to dwelling units are approved have pledged to make the surrounding more conditions. The builders, each of the plot owners has been (single kitchen on each floor i.e., cool by planting saplings at various places. architects and buyers of the illegal cancelled by DTCP. FIRs have one independent dwelling unit on Praveen Malik, vice-president of UANG said, properties have also been booked also been filed against them at each floor). Moreover, it is also “We are already facing global warming and for the same offences, officials Palam Vihar police station,” Batth mentioned in the OC that any the planet temperature is rising at a speed said.District town planner said. “These plot owners had addition/alteration inside the which is why we have launched this month- (enforcement) RS Batth told TOI c o n s t r u c t e d t w o t o f o u r premises after obtaining OC, long initiative ‘April Cool’ to give more that the department received a independent dwelling flats on without the permission of the meaning to it. We have invoked people to complaint against illegal each floor in complete violation of competent authority, shall be come and do their bit to protect the nature construction of multiple dwelling building bylaws and occupation considered a violation of the earth. More than 35 housing societies have units on a single floor in buildings certificate conditions. The illegal approval. Batth also said as per participated in this and took a pledge to take raised on each of the five plots in units were sealed by DTP norms, the occupation certificate care of the plants around us.” Apart for this, C2 block of Palam Vihar. enforcement on Wednesday,” he will stand automatically cancelled the residents will also hold cleanliness Based on the complaint, the added. As per norms, it is if the owner or the builder changes drives and adoption of plants during this enforcement team inspected the mandatory to procure occupancy the permitted use of the building whole month to instil a sense of sites and found violations of some certificate for any residential or raises any additional responsibility towards the planet and protect provisions of the Haryana building constructed on a plot. For construction in the said building it from further depletion. “Though it is small Development and Regulation of plot sizes bigger than 180 square without the approval of the but a positive step to bring some change in Urban Areas Act, 1975. “Major yards, there is a provision for competent authority and occupies the society. Everyone should avoid the use alterations have been carried out construction of four floors and the portion of the said building for of polythene, unnecessary use of private by the plot owners and builders stilt parking. But several plot which OC has not been granted. vehicle and plant more and more trees,” said NeerajAwasthi, a resident of Regal Garden. Man shows buyers flats, ‘Don’t want reinfection’: Those who beat the virus line up for jabs

gets booking fee, cheats Gurgaon: When their turn came, they 2020 and has been avoiding stepping out maintain social distancing,” said Sunil wasted no time. On Day 1 of the fourth due to fear of getting reinfected since Khera (45), resident of Sector 56. “I am a them phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive then. “I vividly remember those terrible frontline worker and finally got vaccinated for the 45+ population, several patients days when both my husband and I tested today. I have been taking all precautions to Gurgaon: A contractor of Haryana Shahari who have recovered from the infection Covid-positive. He was admitted to save myself from Covid. Getting the Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and 14 others came forward to get their first doses on hospital for a week and I wasn’t able to vaccine feels great. The process is very were allegedly cheated of over Rs 1.2 crore Thursday. The chances of reinfection see him. My 15-year-old son had to simple. I just walked in at a session site and by a man who posed as a developer. The persist in view of the recent surge in cases, confine himself to his room. Taking the got myself vaccinated within 10 minutes,” fraudster showed flats across the city to which is why they lined up for jabs, they first jab has given me confidence,” the Sunil’s wife Renu said. Param Jain (49), a potential buyers and disappeared after said. Sector 56 resident said. A couple that also Palam Vihar resident, said he got an taking the booking amount. Sweta Saraf (45), a Sector 57 resident who received their first doses on Thursday appointment booked at the nearest hospital The complainant —Mithelesh Kumar, who tested Covid-positive in the first week of said while they feel safer now after carrying out Covid inoculations as soon as works as an HSVP contractor — told police November last year, was one of the first getting vaccinated, they will continue to he got to know he would be eligible from that he met one Naveen Chandela, who recipients to receive the shot in this phase follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. “I April 1. “After getting the shot, I am very identified himself as the managing director on Thursday. “I was hospitalised for three think getting vaccinated is very important excited that I can venture out and resume of AHI Housing through one of his friends days and my oxygen saturation level was decided to get the jab immediately,” said under the present circumstances. Cases are my jogs without worrying about the virus. I Keshavram in February 2020. Mithelesh below 80%. I was in a very critical condition Saraf, who was vaccinated at W Pratiksha again rising and this is going to be to the new am aware that I have to wear a mask and was interested to invest in the real-estate for a few days. The memories still haunt me. Hospital in Sushant Lok-2. Another Covid normal. I am going to follow Covid- follow Covid norms.” “This vaccination sector. Chandela showed him a few flats in I do not want to get the infection again. patient who recovered a few months ago, appropriate behaviour as it will take time to phase comes at a time when the country is sectors 48, 49 and 72 of which Mithelesh Cases were rising last November when I got Roshni Chaudhuri (45), said she can finally develop herd immunity. I have also advised seeing a surge in the number of daily finalised three and gave a cheque of Rs 16.80 Covid. They are again rising now, so I venture outside after getting the shot. She everyone I know to wear a mask and infections because of the second wave. lakh as booking amount for the flats in was infected in the last week of October March. “Initially Chandela told me that the possession got delayed because of the lockdown. After a few months, he started At first office camp, many happy with ‘safety bubble’ avoiding my calls and then his phone was switched off. When I went to their office in Sohna road, I found it closed,” he said. When Gurgaon: With permission for Thursday’s camp, told TOI that hospital and getting the vaccine Mithelesh started asking nearby offices vaccination camps in offices they have received requests and didn’t want to waste a day Gurgaon sees highest 1-day spike this year about Chandela, he realised that he along coming in late on Wednesday, from many industry owners to waiting in queues either. So we Gurgaon: With 368 fresh Covid-19 week. In the fourth week (March 22- with a few others had been cheated. only one camp could be set up a camp within the opted for the camp set up in the cases, the city on Thursday witnessed 28), 1,468 new cases were added. Mithelesh finally approached police and organised on Thursday, at the industrial area. “We have tied industrial area,” said Deepika the highest single-day spike so far this Between March 29 and April 1, the city after investigation an FIR was registered office of an industrial up with Medanta as everyone Gulati (49), wife of an industry year, taking the tally to 63,381. The city has reported 804 new cases. Gurgaon under sections 406 (fraud), 420 (cheating) of association in Sector 37. At the was willing to pay for the owner. The hospital staff who last had reported more than 300 cases chief medical officer Dr Virender the IPC at Sector 50 police station on camp, which was set up by vaccine shot. We are planning administered the vaccines said on December 10, 2020, when 398 Yadav said, “A surge in Covid cases Thursday. “Mithelesh named around 15 Medanta — The Medicity, another camp next week,” he they have a jam-packed people tested positive for the virus. was expected after Holi, and we are buyers who have been cheated. We are trying around 100 industry owners, said. Subhash Tripathi (48), schedule for the coming week. likely to get more cases in the coming to track him,” said police spokesperson their family members and who works with an apparel They will be conducting five The city has also crossed 2,000 active days. We carried out 5,500 tests on Subhash Boken. employees got vaccine shots. factory, was one among the first camps every day, many of them cases for the first time this year — With the second wave of Covid to get the jab at the camp. “I am in corporate offices and Gurgaon had 2,148 active cases on Thursday and maintain this number for cases, they felt it was safer so happy to have finally got the industrial areas, they said. Thursday, and 1,972 of patients were in the next several days. We will be getting a vaccine at the camp vaccine. It is a matter of great Companies and industry bodies home isolation. The active numbers increasing the pace of contact tracing Bikes allowed, Sadar instead of going to a hospital relief as well as pride to get a are also gearing up for vaccine had shown a downward trend from and try to ensure that 80% of the and waiting in queue, where vaccine made in our own camps next week. “We have a January 18 till March 10, after which contacts of a Covid-positive patient are Bazar to be car-free zone they could have exposed country,” said Tripathi. He was meeting with the chief medical they have been slowly rising again. The traced within 72 hours.” Nine people themselves to the virus. accompanied by many of his officer on Friday, following recovery rate stands at 98.1%. One were sent to an institutional quarantine till Apr 15 Several camps are planned in the colleagues. While some turned which we will organise a camp person died of the infection on facility on Thursday. So far, 9,46,712 coming days at corporate up as having a camp near their in the Manesar industrial area Thursday. A total of 365 people have people have been put under campuses and in industrial workplace was convenient, next week. We are aiming to succumbed to Covid till now, of whom surveillance in the city. In the past 24 areas. In Manesar, for instance, others said they found office cover over 10,000 people at the 281 had comorbidities. Covid cases hours, the health authorities collected its association plans to camps safer than going to a camp,” said PK Yadav from witnessed a steady rise in the city last 5,504 samples for antigen and RT-PCR vaccinate 10,000 people at a community centre or a hospital. IMT Manesar Industrial month. In the first week of March, 306 tests.Till now, 9,37,622 samples have camp. KK Gandhi, who heads “With the second wave of Association. Companies such new cases were added to Gurgaon’s been sent for testing, of which 8,69,799 the Industrial Development Covid underway, we were as PepsiCo, Maruti, Indian Oil, caseload, which rose to 461 in the returned negative while the results of Association that organised worried about going to a Powergrid and Panasonic. second week of March and 791 the next 3,176 are awaited.

Gurgaon: In its effort to make the city’s oldest market pedestrian-friendly, MCG began the second phase of the vehicle-free trial in Sadar Bazar from Thursday. For the 15-day First day, heartening show in Gurgaon: trial, the civic body has increased the number of designated parking spaces from seven to nine. While cars won’t be allowed in the market, the entry of two-wheelers of customers will not be stopped as in the first Over 11k in 45+ group get vaccinated week-long trial run last month. Civil defence volunteers will also be deployed in the Gurgaon: More than 11,000 people aged inoculate as many people as possible. who took the jab along with his wife, market to request customers to park their above 45 years were inoculated on the first No AEFI cases were reported on said: “The process was smooth and it vehicles at designated places and avail the day under the fourth phase of the Covid Thursday. In case we record such a took us only five minutes to get the free e-rickshaw service. vaccination drive. Around three lakh people case, we will conduct RT-PCR tests shots. The centre was not very However, officials said that challans will be are eligible for this phase and according to on the person,” said Dr Virender crowded. After the jab, we waited in issued to owners of cars and three-wheelers, official data, 11,070 were vaccinated till 5 Yadav, the chief medical officer, the observation room for about 30 if found plying or parked in the market. pm on Thursday. Officials said that this Gurgaon. The drive began around minutes and then left.” The city also Moreover, if supply vehicles are found in the month, the drive will be conducted on all 8.30 am and several city hospitals administered the second dose of market after 12 pm, they will be impounded days, including public holidays, to ensure have said they will vaccinate people vaccine to several people who had got and the vehicle owner will be issued a maximum coverage. till 8 pm daily. According to officials, the shots on March 1. For the third challan. Jitender Kumar, joint The district has a target of 3.5 lakh for the footfall after 5pm would be added to phase, the target was 1.5 lakh and commissioner-2, MCG, said, “We have fourth phase and the number includes the next day’s tally. So far, the drive was 1,12,540 people have been inoculated. increased the number of parking slots to mostly being conducted from 9 am to On Thursday, 452 healthcare and 749 nine. We have deployed 15 e-rickshaws in target for the third phase as well. On Thursday, 198 session sites were set up for 5 pm. Dr Piyush Goel, seniorDr Swadesh Kumar, consultant and head of frontline workers also got vaccinated. the market, which will provide free-of-cost consultant, pulmonary and critical Care, So far, 50,507 healthcare and 31,999 service to the customers. The volunteers of the drive — 142 in government and 56 in emergency department, Narayana Hospital, the civil defence will request the customers private facilities — and no adverse event Columbia Asia Hospital, Palam Vihar, said:said: “Our hospital has a capacity to frontline workers have got the jabs, to park their vehicles in the designated following immunisation (AEFI) cases were “The country’s caseload had droppedinoculate about 500 people per day. On according to official figures. From April 5, spaces and avail the free e-rickshaw recorded, officials said. The process was significantly when the vaccination process Thursday, around 190 residents took the private hospitals, including Max, Artemis service.”MCG officials held a meeting with mostly smooth and several people had started earlier this year. We were addingjabs till 5 pm. The process was smooth and and Fortis, will inoculate people at specific the traderson Thursday, after which the booked their slots online. Walk-ins were under 15,000 cases daily. But now, the all Covid protocols were followed.” Ritu locations. While Artemis will set up camps decision to start the second trial run was also allowed and those who got the jabs had number of cases is going up. We are Aggarwal (46) who got her first dose at a at theApollo Tyres office on Monday, Fortis taken.At the meeting, it was decided that any to produce a valid photo ID proof. Both preparing ourselves to face this challenge.” private hospital in Sector 56 said she had will conduct the drive on Tuesday for illegal extension of the shop owners will be Covishield and Covaxin were administered Health officials said that teams are being been waiting for her turn. “I am happy that I Panasonic, Jindal Steel, Coforge, Honda sealed. Moreover, illegal advertisement across the centres. “We have already sent to residential areas with banners and got the vaccine. It is such a relief. I have a Motorcycles and Scooters. The health boards and hoardings will also be removed vaccinated more than two lakh people in the flyers to spread awareness about Covid17-year-old son and I am worried about him department will set up camps at PepsiCo, from the market. “A meeting of the traders district since January 16 when the drive vaccine. Social media platforms are also now. My husband also got the shot today Maruti and Aviva offices for now. The camp was called by MCG on Thursday. started. We have asked all hospitals to being used to urge people to take the shots. (Thursday),” she said. Rohit Gerewal (47), for PepsiCo will start from Friday. 3 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

NAME CHANGE Sachin Vaze thought Mansukh Hiren was I, BAGUL SUNANDABAI UTTAM W/O BAGUL UTTAM KRUSHANA R/o MAHATMA JOTIBA FULE NAGAR, LANE weak link, hence killed him: NIA sources NO-07, DHULE (MAHARASH- TRA)-424001 have changed my New Delhi.Suspended beans, NIA sources said on the car. But Hiran was Hiren’s viscera report is yet probe. But we made sure name from SUNANDABAI to Mumbai Police cop Sachin Thursday. Vaze has been picked up by ATS on the to come. However, based on that no evidence was lost,” BAGUL SUNANDABAI UTTAM for all future purposes. And in my Vaze killed Mansukh Hiren arrested on charges of plan- night of the car being found the evidence, it appears said an ATS official. NIA offi- son service record my date of birth as he thought the latter was ning the planting of the vehi- outside Ambani’s residence. Hiren was smothered. His cials said evidence is mount- wrongly mentioned is 01/07/1963 a weak link in the Ambani cle near Ambani’s resi- Vaze asked ATS to release post-mortem report has not ing against Vaze and forensic instead of 08/10/1961. bomb scare case, sources in dence, Antilia. But the NIA Hiren as the case was with specified the cause of his evidence will strengthen the National Investigation and Maharashtra's Anti- his unit,” said an NIA offi- death. There are no ligature their case. However, the NIA NAME CHANGE Agency (NIA) said on Terrorism Squad (ATS) cial. “Vaze realised that marks, so strangulation does is still to find the car in which I, SARITHA RAJESH W/O NO-JC- Thursday. Mansukh Hiren, have started to find cracks Hiren would break during not appear to be the cause. Hiren was allegedly killed 773132H NB SUB A RAJESH KUMAR R/O ANAANDA BHA- whose Scorpio car laden in ‘Hiren’s Scorpio was interrogation by other agen- Doctors who did Hiren’s before being dumped in the VAN, KOKKOLI THAZHATH with gelatin sticks and a stolen’ theory. To save him- cies, making him a weak post-mortem are also under creek.Live TV HOUSE, ELATHUR, KOZHI threat letter was detected self, Vaze tried to make link. He refused to take the scanner for lapses. KODE, (KERALA)- 673303, in my outside industrialist Hiren take responsibility for responsibility for planting Agencies got major leads in NAME CHANGE husband’s service record my date Mukesh Ambani’s Mumbai planting the explosives, but the gelatin sticks. Hence a the case due to CCTV I, zuail S/O zakir gazi R/Oh no-464, of birth wrongly mentioned as indra gandhi camp-2, taimoor 31/03/1982 instead of my correct residence in February, was when Hiren refused to do plan was hatched to elimi- footage. An ATS official said nagar, sriniwaspuri, delhi-110065 date of birth as 30/03/1982. found dead in Thane’s so, Vaze saw his plans fail- nate Hiren. The plan was to that a letter was sent to an have change my name to zuail gazi Mumbra creek last month. ing, sources said. “Vaze had make it look like a suicide, agency that keeps footage for all future purpose. Sachin Vaze and some oth- used fake SIM cards and but the body was recovered recordings to not delete the THE SIKH TIMES ers have been arrested in changed number plates on sooner due to low tide in footage of the next 45 days connection with the case. the vehicle. The Scorpio’s Mumbra creek. And Hiren’s from the day of the crime. Edited, Printed, Published Vaze feared the case was chassis number was also family knew that Vaze had “Vaze assumed that the Owned by Simmi Babbar going out of his hand and scratched to make it diffi- earlier used the Scorpio,” footage will be deleted in 30 N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar that Hiren will spill the cult to trace the owner of the NIA official added. days till NIA takes over the Delhi-110009 Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing 60% Of Left, BJP Phase 3 Bengal Candidates Have Criminal Cases: Report NAME CHANGE Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) I, BAGUL UTTAM KRUSHANA New Delhi: Twenty-six per cent of the 205 candidates contesting in the third phase of the West Corporate Office: Bengal assembly elections this year have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the S/O KRUSHANA SHANKAR BAGUL R/o MAHATMA JOTIBA 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the FULE NAGAR, LANE NO-07, Press Area, ITO, New Delhi BJP had the highest share with over 60 per cent of their candidates named in criminal cases. The West DHULE (MAHARASHTRA)- Editor-in-Chief Bengal Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self- 424001 have changed my name Gurcharan Singh Babbar sworn affidavits of all the 205 candidates who are contesting in the polls to be held on April 29. The from UTTAM to BAGUL UTTAM Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 KRUSHANA for all future purpos- Website : www.thesikhtimes.in counting of votes will take place on May 2. "Out of 205 candidates analysed, 19 (61 per cent) out of 31 es. And in my son service record candidates analysed from the BJP, eight (62 per cent) out the Congress, 11 (36 per cent) out of 31 can- my date of birth wrongly mentioned Email : [email protected] didates analysed from the Trinamool Congress and two (11 per cent) out of 18 candidates analysed is 01/07/1953 instead of from the SUCI(C) have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits. 11/08/1953. RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX Minor boys thrashed, force-fed cow dung in Telangana as punishment On April Fools' Day, Ola, for stealing mangoes Mahbubabad.In a shocking incident in Mahbubabad of Telangana, the owners of a mango orchard tied up two minor boys and thrashed them up for allegedly stealing Flipkart Pull Off Novel Pranks mangoes. A video of the incident has now gone viral. New Delhi.On April Fools' agencies," another Indians aware and curious about The guards of an orchard in Thorrur of Day and social media was commented. Bitcoin. Thanks for helping grow Mahbubabad caught two boys, aged 13 and Volkswagen flooded with memes, pranks Just like Ola, Flipkart too the crypto ecosystem in India." 16 years, for sneaking into the mango and hoaxes. Joining in the fun decided to have some Others echoed a similar sentiment and orchard and plucking fruits. fooled the were several startups and fun with customers by said that this could very well be the Both were caught and their hands were tied companies that come up with announcing that the future. backwards. The guards B Yakku and B world with a innovative ways to tickle online shopping But the winner of the April Fools' Day Ramulu thrashed the two minors with sticks everyone's funnybones. platform would now prank fest has to be Volkswagen. and were also force-fed cow dung as a press release For instance, Ola co-founder accept Bitcoin. It is all The carmaker fooled the world with punishment.According to police, the two Bhavish Aggarwal the rage now and one a press release announcing that its injured boys were admitted to a hospital and announced through a video cannot blame Flipkart US operations would be changing based on a complaint filed by the parents, announcing message that the company for joining the police arrested the two guards. its name to 'Voltswagen'. The name was offering a new product to bandwagon and change is a result of the company The accused have been booked under Sections that its US its users -- an electric flying accepting the 342 (punishment for wrongful moving towards the manufacture of car. This flying car, called Ola Air open the windows while up there? cryptocurrency as payment.At least, electric vehicles, the release said. confinement), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt I'd love some fresh air. Oh, and by dangerous weapons or means), 504 operations Pro, has a dedicated website that this was what many social media Not many were happy with the was also accepting bookings. While prime play too - bina music ke users thought. development. "This is a bad idea. (intentional insult with intent to provoke mazaa nahi aayega." breach of the peace) of the IPC and Section would be it was clear to many that this was an Just three hours later, Flipkart Why not just make a sub-brand 75 (punishment for cruelty to child) of the April Fools' Day hoax, some users Many, however, felt that the announced that it was a prank. called Voltswagen for low-end EVs Juvenile Justice Act. changing its were in two minds. announcement was a pathbreaking Reacting to the tweet, Nischal, and keep the Volkswagen name and The boys have denied the allegation of Pritish Nandy, journalist and scientific development. Founder, CEO of WazirXIndia: brand. "Don't lose your identity over stealing mangoes and said that they only filmmaker, said, "Fantastic is the What is the cost of this beast? What is Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency electrification!" a user wrote. entered the orchard to find their missing name to right word for this. Unless of course, the logic of har family bharegi Exchange in India, commented, Following widespread reportage on dog. it's an April Fool day prank." udaan? Can a common man afford "Obviously, an April Fool's tweet. the development, Volkswagen had 'Voltswagen'. Chetan Bhagat was quick to identify this? But it's a good concept for However, what's not obvious is that to announce that it was just a India logs 81,466 fresh the prank and wrote, "Superb, can I ambulances and law enforcing Flipkart just made millions of more harmless prank. Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, highest single-day UP CM Yogi Adityanath criticises LDF, UDF for Noida teen jumps jump in six months not bringing legislation against 'Love Jihad' to death over Thiruvananthapuram.Uttar Kerala being targetted," he said. PUBG-like game Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Despite being aware that Adityanath on Thursday organisations like Popular Front criticised the ruling CPI(M)-led of India (PFI) and its political A 15-year-old boy allegedly died by LDF and opposition Congress- wing, the Social Democratic Party headed UDF for not bringing in of India (SDPI), were allegedly suicide after jumping from an under- legislation against 'Love Jihad'. involved in illegal activities, thus construction building in Noida. He also alleged that the office of pushing the state into a dangerous his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi position, the two fronts have tied a Vijayan is involved in the gold cloth around their eyes and failed smuggling scam. to take any action against them, Addressing a series of roadshows YogiAdityanath said. and BJP campaign meetings in "This is to protect their vote bank various constituencies for the politics," he alleged, adding the April 6 assembly polls, Yogi two fronts were "cheating" the The total number of active cases of Adityanath alleged both the people."The two fronts are coronavirus in India crossed the 6 lakh fronts were corrupt and had district.Taking a dig at the LDF and UDF, competing with each other, not on mark after 81,466 new COVID-19 cases "betrayed" the people of the state."This was Yogi Adityanath said both were not development, but on corruption, the central interested in implementing a law against were reported across the country on the right time to give a befitting reply to the funds are being misused and diverted for LDF and UDF," Yogi Adityanath said at 'Love Jihad' on the lines of the legislation Thursday. The last one-lakh cases were their own cadres and not for the people of Kattakada in Thiruvananthapuram, where brought in by his government. the state," he alleged."The only option is to reported in just four days. With this, the senior BJP leader P K Krishnadas, is the Though the Kerala High court had made ensure that BJP-NDA comes to power in number of active cases has reached party candidate."The two fronts, which remarks against 'Love Jihad' in 2009, the Kerala as it can lead the state to the path of 6,14,696, as per the daily bulletin by the have ruled the state alternatively, have no state had not done anything so far to check development, help the state's farmers, Union Ministry of Health and Welfare. development agenda. Their only agenda it, he alleged. protect the interests of fishermen It is the highest daily Covid-19 count in six was to indulge in corruption and come to "In Uttar Pradesh, an anti-'love-jihad' community and help the unemployed youth months i.e, since October 2, 2020. Till power," the BJP leader alleged. legislation has been implemented.Why is it get jobs."Kerala had recently witnessed a The gold smuggling case was one of the most not being implemented in Kerala? Neither series of protests by various PSC rank now, as many as 1,23,03,131 people have Noida: A 15-year-old boy allegedly died by been infected with the coronavirus in "shameful" incidents in India's history, he the LDF nor the UDF seem to be keen to holders in front of the secretariat said earlier at Haripad, in Alappuzha bring in the anti-love jihad law despite demanding jobs. suicide after jumping from an under- India since the first cases were reported in construction building in Noida. India, last year.Registering a steady As per the reports the boy, who was a student of increase for the 23rd day in a row, the class 7, had gone missing from his home in active cases have increased to 6,14,696 Atiya Sabri, the triple talaq petitioner from UP, wins Sector 110 last night after his parents scolded comprising 5 percent of the total him for playing PUBG-like games on mobile infections, while the recovery rate has alimony battle, urges more women to join fight phone. further dropped to 93.67 percent, the data The boy was peeved over the scolding for stated. In a big victory for Atiya Sabri, the court also ordered her husband, Wajid Ali, to pay her an arrear of Rs 13.4 lakh as the case had been filed five years ago. playing mobile games and left home around 8 The number of people who have pm. This morning, his body was found from a recuperated from the disease surged to New Delhi: A family court in Uttar court on November 24, 2015, nearby under construction building. He had Pradesh’s Saharanpur has directed after Ali gave her triple talaq by allegedly jumped off the building last night," 11525039. The case fatality rate stood at the estranged husband of Atiya writing the word ‘talaq’ thrice in a Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police 1.33 percent, the data stated.India's Sabri, one of the six petitioners in letter on November 2, 2015. (Crime) Elamaran G said. COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh the Supreme Court against instant Expressing elation at the verdict, "The body has been sent for a post-mortem mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, triple talaq, to provide her monthly Atiya told a leading publication examination and the matter is being probed. 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on maintenance of Rs 21,000 in that she wants more and more Forensic experts have also collected evidence September 16. alimony. women who have been facing from the spot," the officer said. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 In a big victory for Atiya, the court harassment to come forward. She In two other cases, two other people allegedly lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on also ordered her husband, WajidAli, added she feels blessed that God died by suicide in Noida and Greater Noida on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and to pay her an arrear of Rs 13.4 lakh chose her be it for "the fight for Wednesday, police revealed.“One of them as the case had been filed five years the triple ‘talaq’ law or winning aged 22 lived in the Sector 49 police station surpassed the one-crore mark on ago. The duo has two daughters. this alimony case". December 19. area of Noida, while the other aged 35 lived in Atiya had alleged that her husband Meanwhile, Atiya had also the Bisrakh area of Greater Noida,” police According to the ICMR, 24,59,12,587 and in-laws forced her out of the petitioned the Supreme Court added. samples have been tested up to April 1, house after she gave birth to her which outlawed instant triple The bodies have been sent for autopsy and and 11,13,966 samples were tested on second daughter in 2015. She had talaq and described it as further proceedings are being carried out, Thursday. also accused them of demanding Rs “unconstitutional” in August police said. 20 lakh in dowry. Atiya had lodged a complaint in Saharanpur 2017. EVM found in BJP candidate’s car in Assam, EC explains what happened | Top developments

> A video surfaced New Delhi.Afew hours after the second phase of pm on Thursday. provided details on the sequence of events. polling ended in Assam on Thursday, a video When the locals went to question the car "Polling party 149 met with an incident. The on social media purportedly showing an electronic voting driver, he allegedly ran away. During the party comprised a presiding officer and allegedly showing machine (EVM) being transported in the private search, locals found an EVM inside the three polling personnel. They were vehicle of a sitting BJP MLA surfaced on social car. accompanied by police personnel an electronic media. From inside the Bolero car comprising a constable and a Home Guard," voting machine The vehicle, bearing registration number AS 10B A video posted on Twitter by Assam-based the report stated."At about 9.20 pm, polling (EVM) in what was 0022, belongs to sitting Assam MLA and BJP journalist Atanu Bhuyan shows an EVM party hailed a passing vehicle and boarded it candidate from Patharkandi, Krishnendu Paul. placed on the back seat of a private along with their EVM and other things claimed to be the Soon after the video was posted on Twitter by an vehicle. In his tweet, the journalist said without checking ownership of the vehicle. car of a BJP Assam-based journalist and was widely shared on the “situation is tense in Patharkandi” As reported by them, they moved towards candidate in social media, the Opposition raised questions following the incident. People can be Karimganj and as they reached Kanaishil, over the management of EVMs in poll-bound heard saying in the video that the vehicle Karimganj at 11 pm,they had to slow down Assam. Following states. Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on belongs to BJP leader Krishnendu Paul. with registration due to traffic."The EC said as they slowed Friday shared the video clip and asked the Sitting BJP MLA Krishnendu Paul is the party's numberAS 10B 0022. down, they were surrounded by a mob of about 50 the incident, the people which started hurling stones at them. "The Election Commission to act decisively. A serious candidate from Patharkandi assembly India Today is in possession of the affidavit Election re-evaluation of the use of EVMs needs to be constituency. mob also started abusing them and did not allow submitted by Krishnendu Paul to the Election the vehicle to pass. Commission has carried out by all national parties, Priyanka There was no official from the Election Commission where he has admitted that the sought a detailed Gandhi said. Commission or security forces present at the spot Bolero car belongs to him. When they asked the leader of mob, he replied that it The Election Commission has, meanwhile, when the locals searched the vehicle. was the vehicle of Krishnendu Paul, a contesting report on the India Today tried to reach BJP’s Krishnendu Paul, candidate of Patharkandi and he levelled suspended four poll officers. Who is the owner of the car? but he was not available at his residence. incident from What happened in Assam’s Karimganj? The Election Commission sources on Friday allegations that EVM was being taken to be What has the Election Commission said? tampered with. They realised that something was Karimganj District After the conclusion of the second phase of the poll confirmed that the vehicle in the video belongs to The EC suspended four polling officials deputed in in Assam, some locals spotted a white Bolero car Krishnendu Paul. In an affidavit to the Election amiss and alerted the Sector Officer," the EC Election Officer. Assam’s Karimganj following the incident. In a report said. in Kanisail area of Karimganj in Assam at 10.30 Commission, Krishnendu Paul listed a Bolero car statement on Friday, the Election Commission New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX MHA seeks Punjab govt’s response on report Bodoland Peoples Front Candidate claiming Punjab farmers drug labourers, use them as bonded labour Joins BJP In The Midst Of Polls In New Delhi.The Ministry of Home Affairs Guwahati: Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) Congress confirmed that Mr Basumatary has Commenting on the EC notice to Sarma for (MHA) has written to the Punjab Chief candidate Rangja Khungur Basumatary joined the BJPon Thursday. allegedly threatening BPF chief Hagrama Secretary and DGP of Punjab Police, Thursday joined BJP ahead of the third phase Tamulpur constituency is in Baksa district Mohilary with using the NIA against him, claiming that farmers in the bordering of poll in Assam when the constituency in under Bodoland Territorial Region and will Tiwari said "The EC issued the notice villages of the state drug workers from which he is a contestant is slated to go to the go to the poll during the third phase on April because it is convinced that such outside the state.The letter, dated March 17, poll.Mr Basumatary had reportedly gone 6.Reacting to the development, Congress threatening language is not alleged that farmers from border areas in missing for two days and at around midnight MP Manish Tiwari said that Mr Basumatary acceptable."The EC prima facie found him Punjab drug labourers from UP and on Wednesday, senior BJP leader Himanta had gone missing due to threatening by guilty. It is a conspiracy against the Bihar.According to the MHA letter, labourers Biswa Sarma had tweeted that he had met the BJPN and lambasted the saffron party for it. candidate. It is an attempt to subvert the are often drugged and made to work in the BPF candidate, who would join the saffron Never in India did such immoral activities take election process. They (BJP) don't believe fields. “They are not given wages even after party.BPF is an ally of the opposition place during elections - you (BJP) threatened in democracy and that is why they are doing more work than scheduled. Most of Congress in Assam, where two out of the to use the National Investigation Agency resorting to such practice of threatening a slated three phased poll got over on candidate who is in the poll contest.Sarma these labourers working in fields in frontier against the party and the candidate. said a Congress delegation will meet the EC Thursday. "You(BJP) want to win the poll by wrong Thursday evening to seek deferment of had said that he had got evidence of districts of Punjab belong to the backward Mohilary's alleged links with the recent areas of UP and Bihar and poor families. "Official candidate of BPF and so called means. This is a fascist mentality and it is voting in Tamulpur constituency and Congress-led alliance from Tamulpur LAC BJP's education. That party does not believe disqualification of Sarma, a senior Assam recoveries of arms in Bodoland Territorial Human trafficking gangs bring such (legislative assembly constituency), Sri Ram Region (BTR) and the case was being given labourers to Punjab by luring them with good in democracy and democratic systems. This minister, from contesting and further Das Basumatary met me a short while ago. is absolutely the worst spectare of fascism campaigning for the state poll as he is a to the NIA for investigation. salaries, but they are exploited when they He has expressed his desire to Join Later the state Director General of Police reach Punjab. They are treated inhumanly.” that is on display in the Assam polls," he told "repeat offender" of the Model Code of @BJP4India and retire from the election," a press conference here.Tiwari demanded Conduct (MCC). Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta had reportedly said The MHA said the letter was based on an Mr Sarma tweeted.Rangja Khungur that the BJP government in the state tell the that there was evidence of terrorist and his inquiry by the BSF which revealed that in the Mr Vallabh questioned why the EC was not Basumatary is also known as Ram Das people what had happened to Mr checking Mr Basumatary's call records to group in the arms recovery."We ask the border districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Basumatary.Mr Basumatary told a local TV Basumatary for two days. find his whereabouts. Gujarati Mama (referring to Sarma's Ferozepur and Abohar, labourers coming channel that he had decided to resign from "I demand a detailed probe into the incident by "We demand that the call records of allegiance to BJP and that he is popularly from UP and Bihar are used as bonded BPF as the party did not lend any helping Election Commission. How come such an Basumatary be made public so that the called ''Mama'') when did that evidence labour.The BSF handed over 58 hostage hand to him during the campaign. incident took place in front of the EC? Is the people of Assam get to know what coercion, come? If it came before the MCC came into labourers to the Punjab Police in the past two Efforts made to contact him failed as his phone EC blindfolded?" the Congress leader intimidation or what proposal forced him to force, then why were you silent? It means years. The BSF, however, did not confirm or was switched off.A statement by the said.AICC spokesperson Gourav Vallabh join hands with the BJP,"Vallabh said. you were indulging in a criminal offence. deny this report.While the Punjab government said the Chief Secretary and Tax raids at residence of DGP have been asked to submit a report to the MHA, sources said no factual document or Assam Records Over 77% Turnout In MK Stalin’s daughter in complaint information about allegations has been provided along with the letter. Chennai, DMK alleges Ahmedabad-Mumbai Phase 2 Of Polls, 5 Injured In Violence political vendetta Tejas Express Services Guwahati: A voter turnout of speaker of the state assembly and the Chennai.The DMK on Friday To Be Suspended From around 77.21 per cent was only Muslim BJP MLA in Assam. condemned the Central recorded in the second phase of the According to local reports, a fight government for 'searches' by April 2 assembly election in Assam on broke out at the polling booth after income tax officials in the Thursday. The turnout dropped Mr Laskar expressed displeasure on residence of party chief MK Mumbai: Amid the worsening COVID-19 when compared to 82.7 per cent in the way polling was conducted in the Stalin's daughter Senthamarai in situation, the Western Railway on Thursday 2016. booth.In a separate incident at Chennai and alleged it has a announced that the services of Ahmedabad- The polling, which was largely Kalaigaon in Darrang district, two 'political objective'. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express would peaceful, reported stray incidents persons sustained bullet injuries Party general secretary, be suspended for a month from April 2. of violence in Sonai and Kalaigaon after security forces fired rounds Duraimurugan said when parties Divisional Railway Manager of Western constituencies in which five when locals obstructed the were on the verge of completing Railway's Mumbai division made this people were injured. movement of voting machines. the campaign and looked forward announcement through his official Twitter At Sonai in Cachar district, The injured were sent to a hospital in to the day of polling, the income handle late this evening. according to police sources, the Mangaldai in central Assam's tax searches in the residence of "Suspension of Train No. 82902/82901 personal security officer to former Darrang district. Senthamarai, daughter of his party Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Deputy Speaker Aminul Islam Sonai and Kalaigaon are among the 39 chief Stalin was done with a Tejas express with effect form 02-04-2021 Laskar of the BJP had fired a few constituencies from Barak Valley, 'political objective.' Income tax for the period of one month," the tweet rounds of bullets to protect the official said. parts of central Assam and the two officials neither confirmed nor said."Night curfews have also been MLA when he was "gheraoed" by the The injured were taken to the nearest hospital.Mr hill districts -- KarbiAnglong and Dima Hasao denied the searches. implemented in both the connecting states, public.According to reports, three people Laskar is the sitting MLA and the candidate -- that went for polls on Thursday in the second The Centre has made a 'wrong which may cause inconvenience to sustained injury in the incident," a top police from Sonai constituency. He is also the deputy phase of theAssam election. calculation' that raids just ahead of passengers in general," said an official of the election would shock Stalin, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism his family and the party and also Corporation (IRCTC), an undertaking of weaken poll preparations, he Indian Railways. claimed while speaking to The railway authorities had resumed the India’s biggest floating solar power plant reporters here."The DMK is not a services of Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad party that can be scared by such Tejas Express regularly four days a week searches," he said adding the party from February 14 this year. had already faced similar instances The IRCTC had cancelled all the trips of this expected to operate in Telangana from next month and it would not be deterred.Only train from 24 November last year due to recently, tax searches were held in poor occupancy levels owing to COVID-19 the premises linked to party leader pandemic, after resuming its services in Hyderabad: India’s biggest floating The upcoming floating solar plants in October. A V Velu and now searches have solar power plant with a capacity of South India are likely to be been conducted in the residence of 100 megawatts is expected to commissioned in the next few Senthamarai and the union 23-Year-Old Man Killed become operational in Telangana months. The Covid-19 pandemic government pursuing such a tactic next month. has led to the delay in the was neither 'democratic' nor Over ? 100 In Delhi's The project has been set up by the construction of the new 'honest politics' and 'I condemn' Sadar Bazaar Area: energy conglomerate National projects.Under the floating plants, this, he said. Thermal Power Corporation the photovoltaic panels are Had the party been afraid of such Police (NTPC) in the reservoir of its deployed on the surface of water raids, the party would have been thermal power plant at bodies. They are considered a 'dead' long ago and these only Ramagundam, Peddapalli viable alternative to land-based added to their determination and district.The solar photo-voltaic solar arrays. NTPC officials resoluteness, he added. project, spread over 450 acres, will explain that setting up floating The Centre may have thought that have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels solar units on water bodies and Stalin would not be able to see his huge reservoirs help them in beloved daughter becoming sad, and it can be expanded in the also setting up a 92 MW floating unit at cutting down on the costs. Floating solar units but the DMK president is the futureccording to C.V. Anand, Executive Kayamkulam gas plant in Kerala and a 25 prove to be cost-effective when compared to leader of 'lakhs and lakhs of party Director, NTPC Southern Region, this will be MW unit at Simhadri power plant in the ground-mounted plant. cadres' and he is a 'courageous the largest floating solar plant in the country in Visakhapatnam. a single location as of now. As South India has a large number of major lion,' he said. The NTPC embarked on setting up large reservoirs, NTPC Southern Region plans to When asked on searches in premises The project has been set up at a cost of Rs 423 floating solar plants after successfully crore. focus on floating solar plants. of party leaders belonging to completing pilot projects at Kayamkulam AIADMK, an ally of the BJP and The company officials say they prefer solar The Maharatna company plans to set up solar (100 KWH) in Kerala and Kawas (1 MW) in other parties as well, projects across all thermal power plants in the Gujarat.Officials say the solar powers project floating plants due to their advantages. As five Duraimurugan said the tax raids country.The NTPC plans solar power plants of are in line with the country’s commitment to acres of land is required for setting up one vis-a-vis the DMK people were a total capacity of 450 MW in the southern attaining the target of 175 GW of installed MW solar photovoltaic plant on ground and aimed at intimidating them while region. Of this, 217 MW plants would be renewable energy capacity by 2022 including given the challenges in land acquisitions, the those in respect of others was only floating on water bodies. The corporation is authorities are going for the floating method. New Delhi: A 23-year-old man was allegedly 100 GW of solar installed capacity. an 'eye-wash,' he alleged. killed by his neighbours over ? 100 in north Delhi's Sadar Bazaar area, police said on Thursday. Police have apprehended seven persons, CBI Charges Director, CEO Of Golden including four minors, in connection with the incident that took place on Tuesday at Motia Khan in the Sadar Bazaar area, they said. According to police, accused Lucky (40) Jubilee Hotels In Bank-Loan Default Case asked for a change of ? 500 from the victim's family. He alleged that they gave Arjun Singh Oberoi is also the managing director of EIH Limited, which runs hotel chains Oberoi, Trident and Maidens. him only ? 400. However, the victim's family claimed that they gave ? 500 to New Delhi: The CBI has charged Arjun Singh under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) declared the account as fraud."It Lucky and nothing was left.Later, an Oberoi, director, Golden Jubilee Hotels, sections related to criminal is submitted that borrower altercation ensued between them on along with its CEO and managing director conspiracy and cheating, besides company, its promoters, along Monday which was pacified by the locals. Laxmi Narayan Sharma, in connection with provisions of the Prevention of with other unknown persons and Next day, they again got into heated alleged cheating in a loan default of over ? CorruptionAct. entities, in pursuance of a well- arguments and started beating Manish, the 1,285 crore in a consortium of seven banks It is alleged that Golden Jubilee Hotels knitted criminal conspiracy...and victim. Later, they stabbed him on his thigh, led by the Bank of Baroda, officials said on took credit facilities to the tune of with dishonest intention of Thursday. causing wrongful loss to the a senior police officer said. over ? 728 crore during 2009-15 in The agency has also carried out searches at the form of term loans and bank consortium of banks led by Bank The victim was rushed to Lady Hardinge various locations in Hyderabad in guarantees from the consortium of Baroda to the tune of ? 1,285.45 Hospital where he died, the officer said. A connection with the case, they added. comprising the Bank of Baroda, the crore together with uncharged case was registered under relevant sections Oberoi is also the managing director of EIH erstwhile Corporation Bank, the interest up to September 30, 2020 at the Sadar Bazaar police station. Limited, which runs hotel chains Oberoi, Punjab National Bank, the Punjab and wrongful gain to themselves, Police arrested Lucky, his wife and another Trident and Maidens. and Sind Bank, the erstwhile diverted and siphoned off the woman known to him. His three minor Besides Oberoi and Laxmi Narayan Sharma, Syndicate Bank, the Jammu and funds disbursed to them, daughters and one minor son were also the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Kashmir Bank and the Bank of dishonestly misappropriated the apprehended in connection with the killing, has also named Neha Gambhir and Maharashtra, they said.When the repay the loans, the banks carried out a loan amount," the banks alleged the officer said. Yashdeep Sharma in the case registered company could not meet the deadlines to forensic audit by Ernst and Young, which in the complaint. New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 No end in sight: Questions galore What does Bengal think today? Myanmar crisis The outcome of the ongoing elections to the West Indian politics and its after-effects may be felt for Bengal legislative assembly will have important decades. implications for the working of not just the state’s The political psychologist, Ashis Nandy, said that in polity but on the future of democracy in India. If the these elections the West Bengal chief minister, Bharatiya Janata Party is able to come to power for Mamata Banerjee, is pitted against a man “who is the first time in Bengal, there will be no stopping presiding over the destiny of 1.3 billion Indians”. Narendra Modi’s relentless drive to create an The question that Nandy and others have raised in Opposition-mukt Bharat and his unabashed the larger political context is whether voters endeavour to establish what can best be described as perceive political parties and leaders not in binary an ‘electoral autocracy’ in the country. black-and-white terms but as ‘lesser’ or ‘greater’ Even if the BJP fails to ‘obtain’ a majority of seats in evils while preferring the former. Will such the assembly and form the government in the state, perceptions influence voting trends in the Modi it would certainly improve its position and claim a versus Mamata battle? One of the biggest changes ‘victory’ of sorts. Is it then a win-win situation for that Modi has brought about is that India’s multi- Modi whatever be the outcome of the polls? Not party elections have been converted into an really. If a non-BJP government led by the Trinamul American-style contest between two personalities. Congress (on its own or with the support of others) Hence, his party’s frequent reference to Rahul Sir — The latest round of international returns to rule Bengal for five years, it would temper Gandhi. The BJP, on its own, increased its vote condemnation of the Myanmar army comes with Modi’s ambitions and constrain the BJP juggernaut, share from around 31.3 per cent to 37.4 per cent the defence chiefs of the United States of at least for a while. That would indeed be a welcome between 2014 and 2019, while that of the National America, the United Kingdom, Japan and nine development for those opposed to the right-wing, Democratic Alliance went up from approximately other nations denouncing the Tatmadaw in the Hindu-nationalist political party and its ideological 37 per cent to around 45 per cent implying that in wake of the brutal killings of over 100 civilians on parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Over 2019 more than half of those who voted did not the country’s Armed Forces Day (“Bloodbath”, the last seven years and especially during the 2019 support either the BJP or its partners. But the March 30). Even as the Myanmar military chief, Lok Sabha elections, voters have voted very it would determine whether the BJP is able to spread its ‘personalization’ of politics cuts both ways, Min Aung Hlaing, mouthed platitudes about differently in state elections and national elections. Social narrow notion of nationalism further and whether its particularly in Bengal. Just as Modi is bigger than the protecting the people and restoring democracy in scientists like Abhay Dubey of the Centre for the Study of version of electoral autocracy (chunauvi tanashahi) would party he leads, so is Mamata Banerjee. She is the TMC. In the country, the armed forces continued with their Developing Societies describe this phenomenon as the get a ‘booster dose’. Indeed, in the BJP’s scheme of this electoral battle between the two, there is a difference ruthless repression of the protesters by firing sarkarikaran — ‘governmentalization’— of politics in the things, all those opposed to the elected Supreme Leader however. Didi’s emotional appeals to voters in general indiscriminately at people, including children. It country in which the incumbent regime (at the Centre or in have to be branded as anti-nationals. During its rule, the and to women in particular may give her an edge over the is ironical that the parade held last Saturday was to the states) has an advantage. This is what makes Bengal so use of the colonial-era anti-sedition law has multiplied BJP. And this is where parochial appeals could matter. commemorate the start of Myanmar’s military important for the BJP even if there is good reason to manifold. One estimate by Article 14 indicated that 96 per Subterranean understandings and covert coalitions cannot resistance against Japanese occupation in 1945, believe that things are far from hunky-dory for the party cent of the sedition cases filed against 405 Indians for be ruled out. If the outcome of the polls is close, a variant but now the military is oppressing the citizens of and that it would be very challenging for it to repeat its criticizing political leaders and governments over the last of the ‘Maharashtra model’could be replicated in Bengal, its own country. impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections two decade had been registered after Modi came to power in again with a difference because the BJP has no allies in But China and Russia are yet to criticize the years ago when it won 18 out of the 42 parliamentary seats 2014. The website, which tracked sedition cases in the Bengal like the Shiv Sena. One famous quote that Bengali Tatmadaw. This could make it difficult for the with a roughly 40 per cent share of the votes polled. There decade between January 2010 and December 2020, stated ‘exceptionalists’ still love — while others pour scorn over United Nations security council — where both are huge imponderables and a number of questions the that 149 people were accused of making “critical” or it is — the one attributed to the ‘moderate’ Congress countries hold the power to veto — to take action answers to which would be known only when the election “derogatory” remarks against the prime minister and 144 leader from Maharashtra, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who against the junta. The military, which overthrew results are declared. Which way would the anti-TMC vote were accused of making remarks against the Uttar died at the young age of 48 in 1915. Both Mohandas the democratically elected government of Aung go? Would it get split between the BJP and the Left- Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath. The author and Karamchand Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah San Suu Kyi, has killed hundreds of civilians so Congress combine, thereby helping the ruling party in the journalist, Sagarika Ghose, said that the 2021 assembly considered Gokhale to be their mentor. But the economic far and lacks legitimacy. The absence of a strong state? Or would the votes of those opposed to the BJP, elections in Bengal can be compared to the Battle of decline of Bengal began soon afterwards with the capital international response, thus far limited only to including the votes of Muslims, get fragmented in a Plassey when the army of the East India Company led by moving from Calcutta to Delhi followed by the bloody sanctions against the top military brass and two manner that would help the saffron party the way it did in Robert Clive defeated the much larger force of the then partition of the subcontinent and the de-industrialization companies it deals with, may be worsening the 2019? There are theories galore and speculation is rife but Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah. Clive succeeded of the state. Will Gokhale be proved right or wrong more situation. These incidents should draw a harsher no political pundit really knows what the outcome would because he was not just a military leader but also a than a century later? The answer to this question would response from the international community. be or even whether the electoral contest would be close or strategist who won over the nawab’s commanders like depend on the ideological predilections and perspectives It is time that India — it was one among the eight one-sided. I recently spoke to a number of political Mir Jafar. The BJP, too, has won over key commanders of of the particular reader. How many voters in Bengal are countries that sent representatives to Myanmar on observers and I am summarizing the views of three of the TMC like Suvendu Adhikari. Even if there are some cognizant of the national importance of their franchise? I the occasion of the Armed Forces Day — forgoes them here, simply because I agree with much of what they who would describe her contention as exaggerated and wish I knew. Will May 2 provide us the answers? The wait its old ties with the Tatmadaw. Many people are say. The political scientist, Suhas Palshikar, argues that consider her analogy stretched, few would disagree that could be excruciatingly long, like the elections conducted having to flee the country. It behoves India to the outcome of the Bengal elections is important because the impact of the Bengal elections would be pivotal to over eight phases in the state for the first time. uphold democratic traditions and stand up for the basic human rights of the Myanmarese people. Sir — It was heartbreaking to learn that India, one of the largest democracies in the world, chose to Blind to love: Abuse of POSCO send its representatives to Myanmar for the Armed Forces Day parade. It turned out to be one of the bloodiest days in the history of the country Removing the non-compoundable element of the law in cases of relationships above 16 could have its own problems in a society that is happy to have rapists marry survivors with at least 114 civilians losing their lives. The other countries that sent their representatives to Laws can be abused, but how they are abused depends The high court dismissed her plea, holding attend the event in Naypyidaw are Russia, China, on the prevalent attitudes of a culture. In India, the that crimes under the POCSOAct were non- Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos and law against abduction is often evoked against the compoundable — not open to compromise. Thailand. Many are justifiably wondering why relationship of two consenting adults when their The trial court had sentenced her erstwhile the Narendra Modi government chose to families want to prevent a union for reasons of caste, partner, who has since petitioned the participate in the event rather than condemning community or background. Thus, a committee Supreme Court. Reported statements from the Myanmar military. Perhaps it would help to studying the steep rise in the number of cases under co-ordinate benches of the high court as well remember that India’s relationship with Myanmar the Protection of Children from Sexual OffencesAct, as the Supreme Court indicate that the has been complex. During the tenures of Indira 2012 noted, among other things, the use of the law to higher judiciary is fully aware of the Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, India prioritized its criminalize consensual relationships between two consequences of the POCSO Act’s silence commitment to democratic values but was mostly teenagers. This is a razor’s edge. The committee on romantic relationships below 18. neutral in its approach towards Myanmar. recommended that teenagers over 16 be tried as Sending a boy to prison for being part of a However, Indian foreign policy saw a marked adults over 18 for sexual crimes, while mentioning relationship of mutual love cannot be fair; it change in the 1990s. The government of P.V. the problem of punishing under-18 consensual sexual is as unfair as viewing innocent Narasimha Rao recognized the geopolitical relationships. The recommendation for lowering the relationships as alien or unnatural. A law importance of Myanmar and took significant age for trial as adults was prompted, presumably, by that seeks to punish the sexual abuse of steps to engage with it politically while also the increasing sexual abuse of girls of three or four by minors has to be nuanced. Removing the strengthening economic ties. Subsequent teenage boys. But the law tars all teenagers with the non-compoundable element of the law in governments — both the United Progressive same brush. Sexually active young people can have girl had first accused a slightly older boy of rape and cases of relationships above 16 could have Alliance as well as the National Democratic consensual relationships: is the POCSO Act meant to cheating, but later sought to depose before the Madras its own problems in a society that is happy to have rapists Alliance — continued to build India’s relationship punish such non-criminal activity? High Court that the relationship was consensual. When it marry survivors. But crime must be distinguished from with Myanmar. This question is the focus of a recent case, in which a teenage broke down, she was urged by the State to charge the boy. love in spite of the confusions produced by hindsight. What lies beneath

There is a daily ugliness in our lives. We our minds while offering us an excuse not to allegedly pushed under a bus, supposedly in front of have grown accustomed to its face — its confront the life-altering changes taking place policemen. Yet Mission Shakti came into operation last many faces — and to what lies beneath. behind the daily ugliness. There is more. Can October to execute the chief minister’s promise of zero How long, for example, did we linger the Opposition complain about an empowered tolerance for crimes against women. Defining the over the image of a supine police force when one of its criticisms against relationship of laws, police and crime with one another mahagathbandhan legislator of the Bihar Kumar’s governance is the rise in crime? has become difficult, for these have lost their familiar assembly being dragged by his arms over Government data show that his earlier fame in moorings in the last few years while we have been the ground by security personnel? Was establishing law and order had become rather scrambling to pretend that they are in their usual places. there any shock or disbelief? The tattered, although some crimes, murder and Were we used to mob lynchings of people suspected of upending of norms implicit in the image robbery for instance, had declined by 2019. But slaughtering cows, carrying or storing beef? We are now; could not have unsettled us too much the overall situation is grave enough for the we might even be mildly surprised that the accused in the either. We are bombarded every day by chief minister to have had three meetings with 2015 killing of MohammadAkhlaque are facing trial this images of violence, criminal or police chiefs after his return this time. Rising year. Ugliness has entered our souls. Without our administrative, to such a degree that such crime is an excellent ruse for a force with participation in the inversion of values it would not have a small matter may slip our attention. The powers to arrest and search without warrant. been possible for UP and Madhya Pradesh to formulate daily ugliness, therefore, is not limited to The mischievous logic here has grown as laws against ‘love jihad’, a phenomenon acknowledged what we see or hear; it runs deep like a familiar as our own skin in the last seven years as non-existent by the police and even the ruling party in bubbling fissure in our minds, confusing through its varied application by Bharatiya Parliament. Yet there is a law against it in two states; perception, thought and judgment. Janata Party governments; all it demands is an others may follow. The idea is to isolate the minority The legislator was being pulled away from overturning of democratic principles, community and destroy inter-community amity, outside the Speaker’s chamber where he had been sitting immune to accountability suggests that governments like processes, relationships and rights. The criminalize the relationship between men and women in with other Opposition members of the legislative to make the people feel that they are criminals till proven legislation in Bihar echoes the Uttar Pradesh Special particular circumstances, control women and attack the assembly in protest against the passage of the Bihar innocent. The inversion of norms represented by the Security Force Act, 2020, which gives the same powers rights to autonomy and privacy. Will the law create the special armed police bill, 2021. According to the legislator’s picture lay, for one, in the reported refusal of and immunities and has a similar declared purpose. The crime, or will it just pervert our understanding of a loving government, the law would “develop the Bihar Military Nitish Kumar’s government to engage with objections. UPSSF protects not just installations but persons and bond between two human beings? Perhaps, because Police into a well-trained and fully equipped armed But ramming through controversial laws has become a residences as directed, and can, like the Bihar special Adityanath, the BJP’s star campaigner, reminded his police force with multi-domain expertise to cater to the daily matter in the Lok Sabha, as though Parliament has armed police, arrest anyone whom it thinks is suspicious. audience in West Bengal with suitable condescension development needs and the larger interest of the state”. vanished already. The protesting MLAs were marshalled That is truly convenient in a state where YogiAdityanath, that the state needed this law in order to protect ‘our’ The Opposition was protesting against the powers of out and, reportedly, beaten up by security personnel. the chief minister, flourished by encouraging police women. There is an unspeakable ugliness in the vortex of search and arrest without warrant that this force was Why not? Respect and decorum are foolish concepts in a ‘encounters’. That is outlawed, and a comment to this institutionalized lawlessness and hatred of freedom, being given; no court could take cognizance of offences political culture dominated by violence of word and effect from the Centre could have clarified the rights and diversity and democracy into which we are being — under this law by any officer without government deed. The police are free to drag an elected representative wrongs of extrajudicial killings by the State. Was it willingly? — drawn. We are living through changes that sanction. These immunities made the phrasing of the law over the ground when the ‘site’ they are ‘securing’ has because most of the targets came from the poorer sections will alter in their totality what we knew to be our rights seem threatening rather than reassuring. The Central lost its sanctified status as a vessel of the people’s will. of the minority community, underprivileged classes and and wrongs when we were born in this country. Industrial Security Force, tasked with guarding assets That is what the picture is saying. Or is it? In 2020, it was marginalized castes that these transgressions were Comparing this moment with similar phases in the and installations, has similar powers. But the Bihar reported that 2,556 sitting members of parliament and flaunted, and accepted — by certain sections — as a chief history of other countries may be odious, so let us not do Opposition found the tasks of the new force conveniently MLAs had cases pending against them; 174 cases, if minister’s success? This inversion was established some that. Instead we could reflect on the meanings of small, vague. They ranged from ensuring public order and proven, would mean imprisonment for life. So maybe the years ago; are we too confused to judge or just scared? obvious things, such as the refusal to give an ill priest fighting extremism to guarding installations and legislator — about whom we may know nothing — is Uttar Pradesh is one state that excels in crimes against over 80 bail because he is supposed to be part of a banned performing other such duties as notified. Going beyond getting what he deserves? The confusion in the response Dalits. Can the UPSSF be expected to protect them? group that is planning to overthrow democracy and even the protests, we now have one more police force with the — originating in a corruption of the system that long Women there are not just raped and frequently murdered, assassinate the prime minister. The priest is an activist for power to pick anyone up without accounting for it — predates the present government — makes it easy for but survivors or members of the survivor’s family are tribal rights, just as his alleged co-conspirators in prison whatever the process later. The spread of police forces other, more dangerous, inversions to flow unresisted into also threatened or killed. Recently, a victim’s father was are activists for Dalit or human rights. New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 Ki and Ka turns 5: Pani Di Gal: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun recall fond memories & desire for JasminJasmin a sequel Bhasin's latest song with Maninder Buttar is what every couple banter is all about ollywood stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor on Thursday celebrated five Byears of the hit romantic-comedy 'Ki and Ka'. On the occasion, the duo also expressed their desire to work in a sequel to the film. The 'Kurbaan' star hopped on to Instagram and shared a candid behind-the-scenes picture. Along with sharing the image, she also revealed that after the film, her elder son Taimur was conceived. She wrote, "A film I thoroughly enjoyed, a film quite bold, a film after which Tim was conceived, a film that must be made into a sequel... only cause I want to work with @arjunkapoor and Balki once again... Arjun don't worry, I will continue to say chappal laooooo." The 'Ishaqzaade' star too reminisced working on the film by sharing a picture with a 'piece of memorabilia'. The actor posted a picture of him holding a mangalsutra, a nostalgic reminder to the film's poster that had Kareena tying the mangalsutra on the neck of Arjun. Along with the snap, he wrote, "A piece of memorabilia from ki & ka !!! Missing the set and missing the on screen Ki... this film was personal as I chose it for my mom and it's now even more personal after working with Bebo and Balki sir... I think we need a sequel (winking emoticon) what say @kareenakapoorkhan?" 'Ki and Ka' revolves around a young, married couple contradicting the gender roles placed upon women and men in the Indian society, by making the man a stay-at-home husband and the woman a working professional. igg Boss 14 fame Jasmin Bhasin, after impressing her fans The film had triggered a national conversation about with her music video 'Tera Suit' with Aly Goni has gender parity in society as the director had returned with yet another one. Titled 'Pani Di Gal,' the positioned the film perfectly with a tag line that read B 'Striling, Puling, Samething!'. song features Punjabi singer Maninder Buttar happens to be a love ballad and has been crooned by the singer himself. Not only this but he has even written and composed the song Four More Shots Please' star himself. The female voice is of Asees Kaur and the music is by Mix Singh. The video has been set in a wedding function and Kirti Kulhari announces features the sweet banter between the two. Jasmin took to Instagram and announced the song's arrival and split with husband Saahil wrote, "We are all set to rule your hearts The most awaited track #panidigal of the most awaited album #jugni is out now Tune in Sehgal: It's not easy now to @whitehillmusic officialYoutube Channel to watch full video Moreover, the full album is releasing at 6 pm so stay tuned." Just yesterday, she shared a beautiful poster of the song alongside a caption reading, "Hold your heart guys coz the most cutest jodi is coming on your screens Lock the date 1-04-2021 You can't resist this one "Pani Di Gal" Don't Miss It." For those unversed, 'Pani Di Gal' happens to be the second song from the album ‘Jugni’ after its first track 'Intro.' Watch the full song here: JuhiJuhiJuhi ChawlaChawlaChawla urges fans to make April 'cool' ollywood actress Kirti Kulhari, known for her by planting a sapling roles in films like Pink, Mission Mangal, and Bweb series Four More Shots Please has announced separation from her husband Saahil pril 1 every year marks the celebration of April Fools' Day. Sehgal. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, she Celebrated on the very first day of the fourth month of the year, it is an shared a long note on her split and wrote that it "is annual custom to play pranks, make jokes, and hoaxes with your A not on paper but in life." Not only this, but she even loved ones. But taking a step towards environment protection on the occasion of April Fools' Day, Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla on Thursday clarified that she won't be commenting anything urged people to plant a tree and make the month 'April Cool', instead of about the same. Kirti's post read, "A simple note to 'Fool'. The actress took to Twitter and shared a beautiful picture with an let everyone know that my husband Saahil and I equally inspiring message to save the environment and protect it from have decided to separate. Not on papers, but in life. global warming. A decision that's probably harder than the decision She shared a smiling picture of herself as she posed amid rich flora while of "being with somebody", because coming holding a camera. The picture also had a message that read, "Instead of together is celebrated by everyone you love and making 'April Fool' on 1st April, plant at least one tree and make 'April care about." Cool'." In the post, the Juhi asked her fans to contribute to the 'Cauvery Further, she wrote, "And the decision of "not being Calling' initiative that will plant saplings to make the environment greener with somebody" brings along pain and hurt to the and cleaner.”Like me, if you live in a city & have nowhere to plant a same people. It's not easy. Guess it is not meant to be tree;@ishafoundation's initiative #CauveryCalling is always there. Only easy but IT IS WHAT IT IS. To all those who really Rs. 42 per sapling Let's have a cool April," tweeted Chawla. Scores of fans care, I am in a good place and hope everyone who tweeted to appreciate the 'Darr' actor's good thoughts and pledged to matters in my life is too. Will not be commenting contribute towards the environment-friendly initiative. further on this. Upward and Onward... Always." The Cauvery Calling project was launched by Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev. It was Her contemporaries posted supportive messages on launched to highlight the plight of the Cauvery and conserve the ecosystem her post. Actress Sayani Gupta wrote: "You know and the perennial flow of the river. we are in your corner na.." followed by a heart On the work front, Juhi is all set to feature in the Amazon Prime web series emoji.Actress Divya Dutta wrote: "Big Hug to u my tentatively titled "Hush Hush". The thriller drama series also features gal."For those unversed, the couple was together Ayesha Jhulka, Soha Ali Khan, Karishma Tanna, Shahana Goswami and for a period of four years. Kritika Kamra. With a unique female gaze at its core, Hush Hush propels On the professional front, Kirti was last seen in The forward the movement of women telling their own stories. It features an Girl On The Train co-starring Parineeti Chopra and almost all-female crew, right from the Production Designer, Costume Aditi Rao Hydari. Designer, Surpervising Producer, Co-producers, to Art, Costume, Production Coordination to even the Security Team. New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

Experts examine bottom of big ship that was stuck in Suez US: Alabama blocks bill lifting ban on yoga in Cairo. Divers inspected the underside of a colossal container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal, spotting some damage to the bow but not enough to schools after objections from conservatives take it out of service, officials said Wednesday. The dives were part of a continuing investigation into what caused the Ever The US state of Alabama has blocked a yoga bill that would have lifted a decades-old ban on the popular age-old Indian practice in Given to crash into the bank of the canal where it remained wedged for six public schools after objections from conservative groups who feared that followers of Hinduism could engage in conversion. days, blocking a crucial artery of global shipping, before it was dislodged on Monday. The vessel is Washington. The US state of Alabama has now. I’ve taught classes for five years, and I now anchored in the Great Bitter Lake, blocked a yoga bill that would have lifted a can tell you I still go to a Baptist Church every a wide stretch of water halfway decades-old ban on the popular age-old Indian Sunday,” he was quoted as saying in the between the north and south ends of the practice in public schools after objections report.The bill, aimed at giving Alabama canal. The blockage had halted billions from conservative groups who feared that public schools an option of offering yoga as of dollars a day in maritime commerce. followers of Hinduism could engage in an elective, requires activities to have English Two senior canal officials said the conversion, according to a media report. names and bans "chanting, mantras, mudras, vessel’s bulbous bow had suffered Pushed by conservative groups, the Alabama use of mandalas, and namaste greetings." The slight to medium damage. They spoke Board of Education in 1993 had voted to Alabama State Board of Education banned on condition of anonymity because prohibit yoga, along with hypnosis and yoga from public schools in 1993 amid they were not authorised to talk to meditation in public schools in the allegations from right-wing organisations that reporters. One of the officials, a canal southeastern state. hypnosis and meditation techniques were pilot, said experts were studying the Last year in March, the Alabama House of being used in public schools. Gray, an athlete, extent of the damage, but he said it is Representatives voted 84-17 to pass the said his own yoga practice has led to mental unlikely it would impede navigation. “Yoga Bill” which was moved by state and physical benefits, and questioned why it He said the ship’s next movements legislator Jeremy Gray from the Democratic should be kept out of public schools."Athletes would depend on “several legal and Party. The bill was then moved to the state do it at Alabama and Auburn universities. procedural” measures that the canal Senate for approval, paving the way for it to People do it at Methodist Churches. So many authority would discuss with Ever become a law and end the 28-year ban in people do yoga, why is Christianity the Given’s operator. When blame gets schools. However, the Senate Judiciary dominant religion in Alabama? So much of assigned, it will likely lead to years of Committee on Wednesday deadlocked the bill b y f o l l o w e r s o f H i n d u i s m , introduce the Hindu religion in schools, the this is asinine," he said. Meanwhile, Senate litigation to recoup the costs of after a testimony from Christian Tuscaloosanews.com reported.Opposing the report said. Gray, who had moved the Judiciary Committee Chair Tom Whatley repairing the ship, fixing the canal and conservatives, including representatives of bill, conservative activist Becky Gerritson legislation for its approval, dismissed the immediately moved to reconsider the vote and reimbursing those who saw their cargo former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore's said that yoga is a very big part of practicing notion that it would lead to proselytising in carry the bill over, which means it can be voted shipments disrupted. The vessel is Foundation for Moral Law, who claimed it Hindu religion. Christian-aligned groups have public schools by followers of Hinduism. on again, Tuscaloosanews.com reported. owned by a Japanese firm, operated by would lead to proselytising in public schools been opposing the bill, saying it would "I’ve been doing yoga probably for 10 years Whatley said two senators who. a Taiwanese shipper, flagged in Panama and now stuck in Egypt, so matters could quickly become complicated. Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating Myanmar's secrets act Total of 30 blood clot Child among 4 killed in California New Delhi. Myanmar’s deposed leader, constitution and called for unity Aung San Suu Kyi, has been charged among all those opposed to army cases found after use of shooting with breaking a colonial-era official rule. One person was killed and five Secrets Act, her lawyer said on wounded when the security forces AstraZeneca vaccine, Orange, California. Four people, Thursday, the most serious charge fired in the central town of Monywa, including a child, were killed in a against the veteran opponent of military the Monywa Gazette reported. shooting at an office building in rule. Security forces also opened fire in the says UK regulator Southern California on Wednesday, Myanmar has been rocked by protests second largest city of Mandalay the authorities said, bringing a deadly since the army overthrew Aung San Suu killing one person, media reported. British regulators said on close to a month consumed by a series Kyi’s elected government on February 1 Shots rang out and black smoke of high-profile cases of gun violence. citing unsubstantiated claims of fraud in drifted over Myanmar’s ancient royal Thursday that a total of 30 The gunfire occurred at around 5.30pm a November election that her party capital. Police and a spokesman for (local time) in Orange, California, swept. In a new measure to stifle the military did not answer calls cases of rare blood clot events about 30 miles southeast of Los communication about the turmoil, the seeking comment. The suspension of Angeles, according to the police there, after the use of the junta ordered Internet service providers Myanmar, appeared via video link for a wireless Internet connections is who said a fifth victim, a woman, was to shut down wireless broadband services likely to cripple communications about the hospitalised in critical condition with hearing in connection with the earlier AstraZeneca Covid-19 until further notice, several telecoms sources charges on Thursday. Another of her protests in a country where very people few a gunshot wound. A suspect was also said. Aung San Suu Kyi and other members have access to fixed line connections. vaccine have been identified. hospitalised in critical condition with lawyers, Min Min Soe, said she appeared to of her National League for Democracy be in good health. “Amay Su and President U New Day a gunshot wound, the authorities said. (NLD) have been detained since the coup The coup has also triggered new clashes in They added that it was not yet known Win Myint are in good health,” the lawyer and the junta had earlier accused her of said, referring to Aung San Suu Kyi by an Myanmar’s old wars. At least 20 soldiers if the wound was self-inflicted. It was several minor offences including illegally were killed and four military trucks not immediately clear what led to the affectionate term for mother. The president, importing six handheld radios and breaching an Aung San Suu Kyi ally, was also deposed destroyed in clashes with the Kachin shooting, and additional details about coronavirus protocols. Her chief lawyer, Independence Army (KIA), one of the victims and the suspect were not and detained in the coup. He, too, faces Khin Maung Zaw, told Reuters by telephone various charges. Their lawyers have said the Myanmar’s most powerful rebel groups, available from the authorities. They that Aung San Suu Kyi, three of her deposed DVB news reported. Reuters could not said a firearm had been recovered at charges against both of them were trumped- cabinet ministers and a detained Australian up. immediately verify the reports and a junta the scene. Lieutenant Jennifer Amat, a economic adviser, Sean Turnell, were spokesman did not answer calls seeking police spokeswoman, said on charged a week ago in a Yangon court under What has happened so far? At least 538 civilians have been killed in comment on the clash. Myanmar military Wednesday night that officers had the official secrets' law, adding he learned of aircraft have started bombing positions of responded to the area of 202 West the new charge two days ago. A conviction protests against the coup, 141 of them on Saturday, the bloodiest day of the unrest, another group, the Karen National Union Lincoln Avenue near Glassell Street under the law can carry a prison sentence of (KNU), for the first time in more than 20 after reports of shots fired. up to 14 years. A spokesman for the junta did according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group. years and thousands of villagers have fled not answer telephone calls seeking from their homes, many into Thailand. The Jimmy Lai convicted over protest comment. Aung San Suu Kyi appears via Protesters were back out in several places on army takeover has led to calls for a united march video link for hearingAung San Suu Kyi, Thursday and two more people were killed, opposition among city-based democracy who is 75 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in according to media reports, as activists campaigners and ethnic minority forces 1991 for her efforts to bring democracy to burned copies of a military-framed London British regulators on Thursday said they Hong Kong’s authorities have battling in frontier regions. have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events overseen a crackdown on the after the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 pro-democracy movement since vaccine, 25 more than the agency previously In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance reported. the city was engulfed by anti- The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory government protests in 2019 Mexico City. At a Mexico City zoo at the Chapultepec park in spread of the coronavirus, memory, though researchers are Agency said it had received no such reports of university campus, researchers the city's center. Under pandemic animals have been venturing into not clear about whether a clotting events following use of the vaccine made are stringing mesh nets between rules, the park was closed or places they aren't usually seen. decrease in human activity was by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc.The health trees, hoping to capture evidence placed under strict visitation Coyotes have meandered along responsible. Some think the officials said they still believe the benefits of the that a rare bat has begun visiting limits for much of the past year, downtown Chicago's Michigan decline in man-made lighting vaccine in the prevention of COVID-19 far its favourite plants in this and that may have encouraged Avenue and near San Francisco's may have simply made the outweigh any possible risk of blood clots. Some metropolis of 9 million. the bats to come and feast. "It is Golden Gate Bridge. A puma phenomenon easier to spot. As countries are restricting use of the AstraZeneca The National Autonomous clear that we have seen that, as roamed the streets of Santiago, night begins to fall in the vaccine while others have resumed inoculations, University's botanical gardens human activity declined in the Chile. Goats took over a town in botanical garden in Mexico City, as investigations into reports of rare, and are filled with flowering city, wild animals have begun to Wales. In India, already daring a shout rang out among the sometimes severe, blood clots continue. On March morning glory, agave plants and re-take the city," said Rodrigo wildlife has become bolder with researchers. "We got one!"With 18, the UK medicines regulator said that there had cactuses that provide the bats Medellín, a biologist at the hungry monkeys entering homes carefully gloved hands, a student been five cases of a rare brain blood clot among 11 with food; their long tongues and university's Ecology Institute. "It and opening refrigerators to look began to take the tiny, 4-inch (10- million administered shots. On Thursday, it put the is really divine justice that the f o r f o o d . I n M e x i c o , centimeter) animal out of the net. count at 22 reports of cerebral venous sinus Hong Kong. Seven of Hong Kong’s noses have evolved to drink nectar from the blooms. The bats are showing they can coexist bioluminescent plankton It could fit in the palm of one thrombosis, an extremely rare brain clotting veteran pro-democracy leaders were with us, if only we give them a appeared at some beaches in the hand. Medellín was certain as ailment, and 8 reports of other clotting events found guilty on Thursday of protected Mexican long-tongued bat was first sighted this year in chance." As people across the normally bustling resort of soon as he saw it: It's a long- associated with low blood platelets out of a total of unauthorised assembly, a verdict seen globe stay home to stop the Acapulco for the first time in tongued bat, distinguishable.. 18.1 million doses given. by their supporters as a severe assault an even more unlikely location: a on the freedom of speech and other civil liberties that once were core to the city’s identity. Martin Lee, an 82-year-old barrister Gunman knew victims in California mass shooting, say police known as the “father of democracy” in Hong Kong; Jimmy Lai, 73, a media tycoon and founder of the staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily The gunman who killed four people and critically wounded a fifth at a Southern newspaper; and Margaret Ng, 73, a respected barrister and columnist, along with four others, were California office building knew all the victims, police said on Thursday. convicted of participating in and organising an unauthorised march in California. The gunman who killed four multiple reports of gunshots and officers phone, neither’s my niece,” Tovar said while 2019. They each face up to five years people and critically wounded a fifth at a were on the scene almost immediately, anxiously waiting outside the building in prison, and sentences will be Southern California office building Orange police Lt. Jennifer Amat said. Wednesday night. “I’m pretty scared and handed down on April 16. A severe knew all the victims and apparently Gunfire could be heard as officers arrived. worried ... right now I’m just praying really penalty would be seen by critics of the before opening fire chained shut the They fired at the suspect from behind the hard.” Scott Clark, owner of Calco Financial, government as an attempt to muzzle gates to two entrances, delaying police fence until the gates could be cut open. left his office early on Wednesday, around 4:45 some of the most prominent and from getting inside, authorities said on Once inside they found the victims and p.m. His workplace is two doors down from internationally recognised figures in Thursday. Among the victims of the wounded gunman. The incident was over Unified Homes. “I must have had an angel Hong Kong’s democracy movement. “horrific massacre” Wednesday within several minutes, Amat said. Tim from God watching out for me to make me It would also send a strong message afternoon was a 9-year-old boy who was Smith’s home is separated from the office’s leave an hour before I usually do,” Scott Clark about how the courts may rule in found cradled in the arms of a woman parking lot by a backyard wooden fence. said. He said he’s worked out of the building several other trials this year on similar believed to be his mother, Orange He was in the back of his house when he for about 21 years and Unified Homes has charges of illegal assembly. Before County District Attorney Todd Spitzer heard a volley of three gunshots, then a been in that location for seven or eight years. the hearing, some of the defendants said. The woman was the only survivor volley of three and a final volley of four. He said they expanded to a second suite about rallied outside the court, holding a among those shot. The others killed were “The first words I heard after the shots were a year ago and both offices were on the second banner that read, “Oppose Political a man and two women. fired were ‘Don’t move or I will shoot level. Clark said he’s seen about 10 people Persecution; Protest Political "Our hearts today go out to the victims, and was identified as Aminadab Gaxiola you,’” Smith, 64, recounted Thursday working inside Unified Homes but doesn’t Suppression.” Inside the courtroom, I’m here to tell you that we’re going to do Gonzalez, 44, of nearby Fullerton. He was morning. Smith said he heard that repeated know them well. He said he’s chatted with the supporters seated in the gallery everything in our power in the Orange County critically wounded and it was unclear whether twice more by a man’s voice and believes it owner, sometimes inviting him inside his own cheered them on, shouting: “Keep up District Attorney’s office to get justice for he suffered a self-inflicted wound or was shot was a police officer speaking. He did not hear office to take a break. “He works so hard. He’s your spirits!” Hong Kong’s these families,” Todd Spitzer said. He said he by police. Police said Gonzalez knew all the other voices or more shots. He later peeked there day and night,” Scott Clark said. Since authorities have overseen a will consider seeking the death penalty. The victims either personally or through business. over the fence and saw SWAT officers the pandemic began, Clark said parents would crackdown on the pro-democracy violence in the city of Orange was the third They said the precise relationships were still marching in a line in the building’s courtyard. often bring their children to work. He did not movement since the city was engulfed major mass shooting in just over two weeks. being determined. No names of the victims "It saddens me so much,” he said. “A senseless know anything about the 9-year-old victim and by anti-government protests in 2019. Last week a gunman opened fire at a were released. The shooting occurred around loss of life.” Police said the shooter apparently did not recognize the shooter’s name. Orange More than 2,400 people have been supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, and killed 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in a two-story building targeted the office suites of a company called is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Los charged as the authorities sought to 10. A week before that, six Asian women were that houses a variety of businesses in Orange, Unified Homes, a mobile home brokerage. Angeles and home to about 140,000 people. quash the movement. among eight people killed at three Atlanta-area southeast of Los Angeles. Police received Paul Tovar told KTLA-TV that his brother Amat said the shooting was the worst in the spas. The suspect in the California shooting owns the company. “He’s not answering his city since December 1997, when a. New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 HOME GARDEN THE SIKH TIMES 9 55 surprisesurprise

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NEWS BOX Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors report Opec+ agrees to gradually ease its oil output cuts from May robust sales in March / The group, which has been implementing deep cuts since oil prices collapsed in 2020, agreed to ease production cuts by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) New Delhi. Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors on Moscow, London, Dubai . Opec+ agreed on any other consuming nations. Thursday reported robust sales in March as Thursday to gradually ease its oil output cuts The Saudi minister also said the kingdom a shift towards personal mobility and pent- from May, after the new US administration would gradually phase out its additional up demand continued to help companies called on Saudi Arabia to keep energy voluntary cut that have been running at 1 push dispatches. affordable, mirroring Donald Trump’s million bpd. Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Honda Cars and practice of calling Opec’s leader over oil Changing mood Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) also policy. The group, which has been Brent crude, which slipped on news of the reported strong sales last month compared implementing deep cuts since oil prices deal, was still trading above $63 a barrel, with the year-ago period, when dispatches collapsed in 2020, agreed to ease production still more than 20 per cent up on the start were adversely impacted because of the cuts by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May, of the year and not far from this year’s impending transition to BS-VI from April another 350,000 bpd in June and further high of around $71. “We reaffirmed the 2020 and the nationwide lockdown to 400,000 bpd or so in July. importance of international cooperation contain the coronavirus pandemic. Maruti Iran’s oil minister, Bijan Zanganeh, confirmed to ensure affordable and reliable sources Suzuki India said its domestic sales stood at the figures, saying the group would have of energy for consumers,” Jennifer 1,49,518 units last month against 76,976 boosted output by a total of 1.1 million bpd Granholm, the new energy secretary units a month ago. Both dispatches and by July. Under Thursday’s deal, cuts appointed by US President Joe Biden, production were hit last year because of the implemented by the Organisation of the said on Twitter after her call with the pandemic. Sales of mini cars, comprising Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and Saudi energy minister. News of the call Alto and S-Presso, stood at 24,653 units last their allies, a group known as Opec+, would coincided with signs of a changing mood month against 15,988 units sold in March be just above 6.5 million bpd from May, in informal discussions between Opec+ 2020. Sales of compact segment vehicles, compared with slightly below 7 million bpd members. A few days before Thursday’s including Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and in April. “What we did today is, I think, a talks, delegates had said the group would Arabia to adjust policy. Until this week, direct comment. Dzire, stood at 82,201 units last month very conservative measure,” Saudi energy likely keep most existing cuts in place, given Biden’s administration had refrained from India impact compared with 40,519 cars a year ago. minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman told a uncertainty about the demand outlook amid a such an approach, keep a distance from A fall in crude prices should help India, which Rival Hyundai Motor India said its news conference after the Opec+ meeting, new wave of coronavirus lockdowns. But in Riyadh and imposing sanctions on some has been lobbying the oil cartel to cut prices, domestic sales last month stood at 52,600 adding that output levels could still be the 24 hours before the meeting started, Saudi citizens over the 2018 murder of Jamal with oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and units. The company had dispatched 26,300 adjusted at the next meeting on April 28. sources said discussions had shifted to the Khashoggi. Even when Opec+ decided on the Saudi energy minister engaging in a units in March 2020. “This performance He said Thursday’s decision had not been possibility of output increases. In the past, March 4 to keep steady output, triggering a public spat on the West Asian nation’s has been backed by our super performer influenced by any talks with US officials or Trump had used his influence to force Saudi price rise, the White House had made no reluctance to raise output earlier. brands such as the Creta, Venue, Verna, Nios and the all-new i20,” Hyundai Motor India Director (Sales, Marketing & Service) Stock market turns Tarun Garg said in a statement. Tata Motors’ Govt rolls back interest rate cuts in postal, savings schemes passenger vehicle sales last month rose to 29,654 units from 5,676 units in March Mumbai. The finance ministry’s gaffe on small the past couple of years, both the lenders and to The Telegraph,Ananth Narayan, professor- volatile after hitting 2020. saving interest rates has brought the spotlight the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have called SPJIMR, said small saving schemes do pose a back on whether they pose a challenge to for greater cuts in the small saving schemes as problem for banks . He said the development record highs first Top Indian cities found banks in bringing down their deposit and the high rates have impeded the banks in the should be seen in the context of the huge lending rates. Administered interest rates on transmission of the interest rate reductions by borrowing programme of Rs 12.05 lakh crore to be worst performers small savings are linked to market yields on the central bank. in this fiscal even as the RBI has been G-secs, fixed on a quarterly basis at a spread Banks claim they are the direct rivals to the attempting to keep interest rates under check in terms of house price of 0-100 basis points over and above G-sec small saving schemes and there is a point through various means. However, inflation yields of comparable maturities. Opinionsbelow which they are unable to reduce their has been inching up and this is bad news for appreciation remain divided on whether the rates need to be deposit rates, impacting the monetary policy the savers. cut. transmission. “While bankers are ruing about such schemes, Calcutta. Top Indian cities were found to be Bankers feel the easy liquidity conditions do not In 2019, Kotak Mahindra Bank chairman Uday why is nobody crying about the savers’.’ V.G. some of the worst performers in terms of merit the small savings rates to be above the Kotak had called for a cut in the small savings Kannan, former chief executive of the Indian house price appreciation across the globe market rates. However, there is another view rate as the banks are engaged in an unequal Banks Association (IBA), admitted the small which points to the reliance of senior citizensbattle with them. The RBI in its monetary saving schemes form only a small part of the during the fourth quarter of 2020. A Knight on the small savings schemes and the total bank deposits. Kannan, however, said Frank report that charted 150 cities across policy report had pointed to the impact of the New Delhi: The stock market is government should tread carefully to bringhigh small savings rates on PSU banks as they one cannot have rates that are “substantially turning volatile now after hitting Asia, Europe, America and Africa showed down the rates only in small quantities. Over higher” than bank deposits. only Hyderabad to record a modest price also depend on retail term deposits. Speaking record highs first and then coming under pressure from rising US bond increase in October-December. Calcutta yields — a trend that could pose a ranked 147th with a 4.3 per cent decline in challenge for retail investors. the average price during the period. Petrol, Diesel Prices : Fuel prices remain On Thursday, the Sensex surged over The Global Residential Cities Index, Q4, 520 points to close above 50000 2020, said prices across 150 cities after Wednesday’s 627-point fall. worldwide increased 5.6 per cent on an unchanged for 3rd day; check prices in metro cities The benchmark index was choppy average in 2020, up from 3.2 per cent in during Thursday’s session as it hit a 2019. The report highlighted that 81 per cent low of 49478.53 and a high of of the cities saw prices rise year-on-year in ?Rates differ from 50092.48 — a gap of almost 614 Q4 of 2020. The index’s annual rate of points. Market circles aver that the growth increased for the sixth consecutive swing came from a mix of good and quarter in Q4 of 2020. Twenty per cent of the state t state. bad news. While global cues were cities registered double-digit price growth in positive following US President Joe the year to Q4, 2020. Three cities in Turkey ?Rates dependo on Biden’s announcement of a multi- — Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul — topped the trillion-dollar infrastructure chart with around 30 per cent rise, but they the incidence of investment plan, back home there were linked to high inflation and the lira’s are worries about the rising Covid- trajectory, the report noted. Chennai was the 19 cases and the possibility of worst performer with a 9 per cent drop. Real VAT. another lockdown in some parts that estate insiders said developers offered many could affect near term growth. discounts and freebies during the festive ?Taxes make up for “Retail investors will have to deal months to increase sales as unsold inventory with more such swings in the continued to remain high. Soft prices along coming days that will also be with the lowest mortgage rates had the nearly two-third of marked by intermittent corrections. desired impact in the market. Moreover, The only hedge against volatility Maharashtra, which accounts for two of the the retail selling for them is to take exposure in top 7 realty markets in the country — quality stocks and remain invested Mumbai and Pune — benefited from the price. despite the ups and downs,’’ an limited period stamp duty cut offered by the analyst from a foreign brokerage remarked. Siddhartha Khemka, local state government. The sop ended on head — retail research, Motilal March 31. “The Indian residential market New Delhi: Fuel prices remained unchanged for Oswal Financial Services, however, has strongly rebounded over the last three feels that going ahead, the Indian quarters with the stress on owning houses, third day on Friday as oil marketing companies decided to keep rates on hold today. Petrol and markets are likely to track global lower prices and multi-decade low home cues. They would also focus on loan interest rate. The government diesel prices were cut three times in the month of March during which petrol became cheaper quarterly results which would kick interventions on stamp duty cut in key start from mid-April. “Markets are markets also helped the sector gain by 61 paise per litre and diesel prices were reduced by 60 paise per litre. On the last day of likely to remain in a consolidative momentum back to pre-Covid levels,” March, there is no change in the prices of fuel. mode ... Hence investors would do Shishir Baijal, chairman and managing well by gradually accumulating director of Knight Frank India, said. Petrol and diesel prices were slashed on good quality companies,’’ he said. Wednesday (March 24) by oil marketing metro cities on April 2, 2021.Central minimum Rs 2.6 per litre on petrol and Rs 2 on companies for first time in over a year. Prices government makes up for Rs 32.98 per litre of diesel. Petrol and diesel prices are revised on a The Sensex soared 68 per cent while Mastercard to invest were last reduced on March 16, 2020. Petrol the price of petrol in Delhi and sales tax or VAT daily basis in line with benchmark international the Nifty gained almost 71 per cent prices have gone up by a record Rs 21.58 per of the state government constitutes Rs 19.55. price and foreign exchange rates. Brent crude in the previous fiscal. For the $100 million in Airtel litre in the last one year while diesel prices have For diesel, the central excise adds up to Rs was trading around $64 a barrel, more than 20% current fiscal, observers do not increased by Rs 19.18 a litre.Here is looking at 31.83 and VAT to Rs 10.99. Besides, the price up on the start of the year and not far from this expect similar gains though Mobile Commerce BV the price difference of diesel and petrol in four also includes a dealer commission of a year`s high of around $71, a Reuters report said. volatility is likely till Covid-19 infections subside. GST collections in March touched a record high of over Rs 1.23 lakh crore This is a 27 per cent growth over the year-ago period, the finance ministry said on Thursday New Delhi. Airtel Africa on Thursday announced that Mastercard would invest New Delhi. GST collections in March touched data analytics using data from M.S. Mani, senior director, Deloitte $100 million (about Rs 733 crore) in its a record high of over Rs 1.23 lakh crore, a 27 multiple sources, including GST, India, said: “In addition to the trend wholly owned subsidiary Airtel Mobile per cent growth over the year-ago period, the income tax and customs IT systems of higher overall GST collections Commerce BV. Mastercard would hold a finance ministry said on Thursday. “GST and effective tax administration over the past six months, all major minority stake in AMC BV on completion of revenues crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark at have also contributed to the steady states have shown a significant the deal, with Airtel Africa continuing to a stretch for the last six months and a steep increase in tax revenue over the last increase compared with the previous hold the majority stake, an Airtel statement increasing trend over this period are clear few months, it added. Gross GST year. “Further, the increase in said. Sources privy to the development said indicators of rapid economic recovery post revenue collected in the month of collections on imports accompanied Mastercard would get about a 3.75 per cent stake in the company. AMC BV is at present pandemic,” the ministry said. March 2021 stood at Rs 1,23,902 by the rise in domestic transactions the holding company for several of Airtel Abhishek Jain, tax partner, EY India, said: crore, of which central GST is Rs would indicate that the overall Africa’s mobile money operations and is “The all-time high record GST collections of 22,973 crore, state GST is Rs 29,329 production/ consumption cycle is intended to own and operate the mobile Rs 1.23 lakh crore and it being 27 per cent crore, integrated GST is Rs 62,842 back to normal.”During the month, money businesses across all of Airtel higher than last year is a significant uptick.” crore (including Rs 31,097 crore revenues from import of goods was Africa’s 14 operating countries. The “It clearly shows a sustained economic collected on import of goods) andthe trend of recovery in the GST revenues 70 per cent higher and the revenues proceeds from the transaction would be recovery and is also a result of GST audit cess is Rs 8,757 crore (including Rs 935 over the past five months, the revenues for from domestic transaction (including import used to reduce the group’s debt and invest in closures and the government tightening crore collected on import of goods). “GSTthe month of March 2021 are 27 per cent of services) are 17 per cent higher than the network and sales infrastructure in the compliance and anti-evasion measures.” revenues during March 2021 are the highest higher than the revenues in the same month revenues from these sources during the same respective operating countries. Closer monitoring against fake-billing, deep since the introduction of GST. In line with last year,” the ministry said in a statement. month last year. New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised six days after testing positive for Covid-19: Hope to be back home in a few days Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar, six days after testing positive for coronavirus, on Friday HIGHLIGHTS said that he has been hospitalized as a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice. Sachin also wished his teammates and every / Indian cricket fan on the 10th anniversary of Sachin Tendulkar, on India's 2nd World Cup win. Notably, India ended their 28-year-old World Cup drought on April 2, 2011, when MS Dhoni Saturday, announced inspired his team to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka for their second ICC Cricket World Cup at a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. that he tested positive “Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalized. I hope to be for Covid-19 back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone. Wishing all Indians & my teammates / on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win,” Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar tweeted. Notably, Sachin Tendulkar had tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. The cricket legend said he developed hospitalised 6 days after mild symptoms and added that he has gone into home quarantine. Sachin returned to the pitch in the recently concluded Road Safety World testing positive for Covid Series, which saw a return of many former world cricket greats. Four members of the India / Legends squad -- Tendulkar, Subramaniam I hope to be back home Badrinath, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan confirmed that they had tested positive for COVID-19 merely days after the tournament's in a few days: Sachin completion. Tendulkar, the only cricketer with 100 international hundreds and 200 Tests, said he took all necessary precautions to ensure he kept recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at quarantined myself at home and am following all Tendulkar Covid-19 at bay, but he developed mild symptoms. "I bay. However, I've tested positive today following mild protocols as advised by my doctors. I want to thank all have been testing myself and taking all the symptoms.All others at home have tested negative. I've the healthcare professionals who are supporting.. April 2, 2011: MS Dhoni Gautam Gambhir on 2011 World Cup win: It was a FIFA women's World Cup leads India to 2nd World 2023 to begin in Auckland Cup title after 28 years special day but time for Indian cricket to look forward and end in Sydney as New Delhi. Former India Gautam Gambhir told ?It was our opener Gautam Sports Today "Yes it organisers reveal 9 host cities Gambhir reflected on was a special day from responsibility our India's World Cup that point of view job to win 2011 triumph against Sri where we could make Lanka in 2011, saying it the country proud, we World Cup: was a special day, but a could make the people decade has passed by, happy and that is all I Gautam Gambhir and it is time for Indian look at when I talk ?Gautam Gambhir cricket to look forward about 2nd April and and win the next World more importantly I top-scored for Cup.Notably, remember when we India in the final India ended their 28-year- won the World Cup, the New Delhi. April 2, 2011, 10 years ago, MS old World Cup drought crease for 187 minutes and first thing I said I think Dhoni and his men gave a billion Indian with 97 runs while on April 2, 2011, when MS score 97 runs by facing 122 we have done the job what we cricket fans plenty of joy as India trumped Sri MS Dhoni hit 91* Dhoni inspired his team to a deliveries. In the process, he were supposed to do because Lanka in the World Cup final at the packed six-wicket win over Sri Lanka built an 83-run partnership we were picked to play the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to end their ?India beat Sri for their second ICC Cricket with current India skipper World Cup,” Gambhir further 28-year-old title drought. It is a triumph that World Cup at a jam-packed Virat Kohli and of 119-run said."It was our responsibility will be remembered for ages as India had Lanka by 6 Wankhede Stadium in with then-skipper MS our job to win the World Cup. waited for 27 years, 9 months and 7 days to Mumbai. Gambhir added that Dhoni.“I am a very different We don't go out there to Zurich. The Women's World Cup in 2023 will be add 2nd World Cup to their kitty. wickets on April 2, it was the responsibility of individual, I am not going to compete, we go out there to played across 9 cities in New Zealand and players to win the World Cup look back at things. I am not win and that is what we did, Australia as the tournament organisers revealed The image of skipper MS Dhoni smashing Sri 2011 to lift their and we didn't do something Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara for a six to seal the as when they were selected in gonna sound very arrogant, we the venues for the showpiece event on Thursday. 2nd World Cup the World Cup squad, they have done something and all extraordinary, we were The tournament will begin with a match at Eden victory is etched in the heart of every Indian. supposed to do that and happy With that decisive six that has defined Dhoni's were not just there to compete that stuff. I actually don't look Park in Auckland while the final will be played at trophy but to lift the World Cup. back. It's time for Indian that we could manage to do Sydney's Stadium Australia. The two semifinal career ever since he lead India to their first that,” Gambhir added. World Cup triumph since 1983 and sent the Gautam Gambhir stayed on the cricket to look forward,” matches will be split between Australia and New entire India in an absolute frenzy. The Zealand. Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and celebrations would go long into the night and Perth will also host games in Australia, with New pour over the following few days allowing Virender Sehwag shares post to celebrate 10th anniversary Zealand's Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington Indian fans a rare 4-year-period of bragging completing the nine host cities for the global rights. It was a joyous day indeed. But also showpiece. That format is similar to other World quite a nervous one - especially for billions of Cup tournaments in other sports, including most Indians across the world. of 2011 World Cup win: The moment of a lifetime recently in 2015 when Australia and New Zealand India came up with brilliant performances in the shared hosting of the cricket World Cup. It will be group stages, though, losing just one match. ?India beat Sri New Delhi. It was Gautam very day, India beat Sri the first-of-a-kind World Cup, co-hosted by India's world class top-order lived up to its Gambhir who led India’s Lanka in the World Cup members of different confederations. This World reputation in almost all group games. In the Lanka by 6 wickets fightback with a brilliant final at the Wankhede Cup will also be the first to feature 32 teams, up quarterfinals, the MS Dhoni-led hosts were up on April 2, 2011 to 97-run knock and then Stadium in Mumbai by 6 from the 24 that participated in the 2019 women's against the daunting challenge of three-time skipper MS Dhoni wickets and went on to lift tournament in France. The U.S. women's national defending champions Australia. Batting first, lift their 2nd World finished it off for India the country’s second title team is the defending champion. "The Sri Lanka rode on star batsman Mahela Cup trophy with a stunning six off after a span of 28 years. appointment of the nine host cities represents a Jayawardene's brilliant hundred (103 off 88 ? Nuwan Kulasekara.It The 175-run knock from major milestone for the next FIFA women's World balls) and crucial kmocks from Sangakkara Virender Sehwag was Gautam Gambhir Sehwag was also the Cup, as well as for players and fans across (48) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (33) to post a hit 175 runs off 140 who led India’s fightback highest individual score in Australia, New Zealand and around the world," competitive total of 275 on the board in the with a brilliant 97-run the tournament by any FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. final at the Wankhede Stadium. Zaheer and balls against knock and then skipper player. However, on the Host city bids from Australia's Newcastle and Yuvraj were the pick of the bowlers for India Bangaldesh in the MS Dhoni finished it off final at the Wankhede Stadium day of the final against Sri Launceston, and New Zealand's Christchurch with two wickets each. India lost their star for India with a stunning six off in Mumbai by 6 wickets and Lanka, the team were set a total missed out. "We have already started to openers Virender Sehwag (0) and Sachin opening match of the Nuwan Kulasekara.On Friday, went on to lift the country’s of 275 to chase after a brilliant brainstorm with those cities that missed out, this is Tendulkar (18) early in the chase but Gautam World Cup 2 April 2021, it was the 10th second title after a span of 28 century by Mahela a tournament for the whole of Australia and we Gambhir steadied the ship with a magnificent anniversary of India’s triumph years. On Friday, 2 April 2021, Jayawardene. As usual, won’t be successful unless we maximise the inning. ?Sehwag’s score of at the 2011 World Cup and it was the 10th anniversary of Virender Sehwag and Sachin benefits throughout Australia. "Some of those former India batsman Virender India’s triumph at the 2011 Tendulkar opened the innings cities are very well placed to be base camps for 2nd Test: Kraigg Brathwaite 85, 175 was the highest Sehwag reflected on the iconic World Cup and former India for India, but the hosts were training centres and facilities," Football Australia score by an day and said that it is ‘the batsman Virender Sehwag dealt a blow when Lasith (FA) Chairman Chris Nikou told reporters on Holder unbeaten 71 help West moment of a lifetime’.Ten reflected on the iconic day and Malinga removed both the Thursday. The schedule for the event will be individual player in years ago on this very day, India said that it is ‘the moment of a batsmen and India were reeling announced later this year, FIFA said after Indies set Sri Lanka 377-run target the World Cup beat Sri Lanka in the World Cup lifetime’. Ten years ago on this at 31/2 in 6 overs. announcing the host cities in Zurich.

New Delhi. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite fell short of a second century Thursday but helped his team to a commanding IPL 2021: AB de Villiers picks MS Dhoni over Virat position as the hosts declared late on the fourth day to set Sri Lanka an imposing target of 377 runs to win the second Test and the series. Brathwaite followed his 126 in the West Indies’ Kohli, Rohit Sharma as captain of his all-time IPL XI first innings of 354 with 85 which, along with half centuries to Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder, allowed him to declare his team's Former South Africa skipper and Royal Challengers Bangalore star AB de Villiers picked his all-time Indian Premier League second innings at 280-4, a lead of 376. Former skipper Jason Holder was 71 not out and Kyle (IPL) XI, naming Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni as its captain ahead of IPL 2021 season. Mayers 55 off 76 balls as the West Indies scored quickly in a bid to put the game beyond the tourists’ reach and give themselves enough New Delhi. Former South Africa of the three options at No. 4. Jadeja. Rashid Khan at 8, time to bowl Sri Lanka out and secure captain and Royal Challengers "Last night I was thinking that Bhuvi at 9, Kagiso Rabada at victory.Sri Lanka were 29-0 at the close after Bangalore star AB de Villiers if I pick my IPL XI and I 10 and Bumrah at 11," de facing nine overs and need a further 348 runs to picked his all-time Indian include myself, how bad would Villiers said. De Villiers didn’t win. Lahiru Thirimanne (17 not out) and Premier League (IPL) XI, with that look. So, opening the go for Suresh Raina, who’s the Dimuth Karunaratne (11 not out) will resume seven Indian cricketers and batting, I would pick someone second-highest run-scorer in on the final day at the Sir Vivian Richards four overseas players making whom I started with at Delhi, the history of the IPL. He also Stadium as they eye what would be the ninth the list ahead of IPL 2021. Viru (Virender Sehwag) at 1 left out the legendary Lasith highest successful run chase in test history. Sri AB de Villiers, who plays under and someone who I think has Malinga, who is currently the Lanka earlier resumed their first innings on Virat Kohli at Royal played some of the best cricket highest wicket-taker in the 250-8 but lasted only 23 balls before being Challengers Bangalore, named in the world in the last five championship. bowled out with the addition of only eight runs, Chennai Super Kings skipper years, Rohit at No. 2," De Here's the XI: although Pathum Nissanka reached his half- MS Dhoni as its captain. De Villiers told Cricbuzz in an Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, century. Brathwaite then led the West Indies Villiers also picked his skipper interaction. "Then obviously Virat Kohli, Kane effort in partnerships of 82 with Mayers and 87 and Mumbai Indians captain Virat at No. 3, followed by I’d Williamson/Steve Smith/AB with Holder.Their cause was helped by a thigh Rohit Sharma in the XI. De say either Williamson, or de Villiers, Ben Stokes, MS injury suffered by Sri Lanka’s lead spinner Villiers was unsure about his Smith, or myself these are the Dhoni (C and WK), Ravindra Lasith Embuldeniya while fielding. He was own place in his all-time XI as two replacements. Ben Stokes Jadeja, Rashid Khan, taken to hospital and did not bowl in the one of the four overseas at 5, MS at six as captain, and at Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kagiso Windies' second innings. players, but kept himself as one No. 7, I’d put Jaddu, Mr. Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah 12 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 HOME GARDEN THE SIKH TIMES

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