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Give Permanent Commission to Women in Army Within a Month: SC to Centre WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 153, PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Covid: 495 new Jai Ram dedicates BJP trying to Dhoni turns cases surface project worth crores to distract public 39, wishes people of Sundernagar, in Haryana, tally attention pour in from Says, paucity of funds from govt’s all corners, reaches 18000 will not come in way of failure in Rohit sends development Galwan: Capt birthday wish PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 4 PAGE 12 CBSE reduces 30 per cent Give permanent commission to women syllabus of class IX-XII in army within a month: SC to Centre 80 year old dies Decision making on issue at final stage: Govt in Chandigarh AGENCY Delhi High Court in its 2010 NEW DELHI, JUL 7 verdict. The top court accepted due to Corona the Centre's policy of February ISHA UPADHYAY The Supreme Court Tuesday 25, 2019 to grant PC to SSC CHANDIGARH: The city granted one more month to the women officers in all the 10 reported yet another death Centre to implement its verdict streams in the Indian Army. due to COVID 19 on Tuesday, directing that permanent Despite this policy, the Centre's taking city’s death toll to 7. commission be given to all stand in a matter before the top AGENCY gency in the country and in differ- Total cases in Chandigarh serving SSC women officers in court was that provisions of NEW DELHI, JULY 7 ent parts of the world, as well as reached 492. The man was the Army. A bench of Justices D Army Act contemplate that the efforts to contain the spread of admitted in Post Graduate Y Chandrachud and Indu women will be eligible for The Central Board of Secondary COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted Institute of Medical Education Malhotra said the Centre will enrolment only in those Education (CBSE) has revised the in the loss of classroom teaching and Research (PGIMER) and was a resident of Sector 16. have to comply with all the segments which the government syllabus for the classes IX to XII due to closure of schools. According to the report by UT directions in the verdict. The permits. The top court had said during the academic session 2020- "Therefore, the board has de- Health Department, he was Centre told the bench that that women officers have got 21 in the wake of the situation cre- cided to revise the syllabi for class- suffering from Co- Morbid decision making on the issue is File Photo numerous commendation ated by COVID-19. In a circular es IX-XII for the academic session conditions, chronic at a final stage and only formal certificates and laurels and their issued to all the heads of the insti- 2020-21. The changes in the syl- hypertnsion and was on orders remain to be issued. It directed that women officers in Short Service Commission track record of service to the tutions affiliated to it, the CBSE labi have been finalised by the re- ventilator. Whereas, five new said the court's verdict will be the Army be granted permanent (SSC) women officers have to be nation is beyond reproach. It had said that the revision of syllabi has spective course committees with cases of coronavirus were complied with in letter and commission and command considered for Permanent rejected the Centre's submission been done due to extraordinary sit- the approval of the curriculum reported in the city bringing spirit. The top court's direction postings, rejecting the Centre's Commission (PC) irrespective of that women officers cannot be uation prevailing in the country committee and the governing body the total count of confirmed came on the Centre's application stand of their physiological them having crossed 14 years or, granted PC due to physiological and different parts of the world. of the Board," the circular said. positive cases to 492. 35 year seeking six months' time, in limitations as being based on as the case may be, 20 years of limitations, all-male "Considering the importance of It said that heads of schools old female, who is a resident view of the COVID-19 "sex stereotypes" and "gender service. It had said that the environment in a unit, combat achieving the level of learning, the and teachers may ensure that the of Sector 40 of Chandigarh, is pandemic, to implement the discrimination against women". question of combat posting of capability and said that mindset syllabus has been rationalised to topics that have been reduced are a family contact of already verdict. In a landmark verdict on It had directed the Centre that women officers is a policy change is required to recognize the extent possible retaining the also explained to the students to reported positive case of February 17, the top court had within three months, all serving decision and was not dealt by the the values of the Constitution. core concepts," it said. CBSE said the extent required to connect dif- sector 50. Two more cases that the prevailing health emer- ferent topics. were confirmed in Sector 32, who are the family member of positive case of Sector 32. Tougher lockdown to No dearth of funds to ensure all be imposed in Bengal from tomorrow round development: Balbir Sidhu Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday de- cided to expand the areas S.P JAIN project would cost Rs. 15 lakh. Another sum under lockdown and impose KHARAR/ MOHALI, JULY 7 of Rs. 15 lakh would be spent on construct- tougher restrictions from July ing the boundary wall around the muslim 9 to stem the relentless spike ''There is no dearth of funds to ensure the all graveyard in the vicinity. Among other dig- in COVID-19 cases, a senior round development of Mohali with nitaries present on the occa- official said. The containment the ultimate aim being to have a ro- sion included Rishav Jain Ex zones and buffer zones bust infrastructure to help the city Sr. Deputy Mayor, Kuljit around them will be clubbed emerge as a hub of development.'' Singh Bedi, Amrik Singh together and constitute a These views were expressed here Somal, Surinder Singh Ra- "broad-based" containment today by the Health and Family jput, Nachhattar Singh, zone where total lockdown Welfare Minister, Punjab, and Mo- Narain Singh Sidhu (Ex will be imposed from 5 pm on hali MLA Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu MC), Baljit Kaur, Rupinder Thursday. Local authorities on the occasion of laying the foun- Kaur Reena, Gursahib will try and arrange home de- dation stone of the renovation Singh, Babu Khan, Sunny livery of essential commodi- works of the Cremation Ground in Bawa, Gulfam Ali, Sunil ties for the residents of these areas, he said. Sector-73. Pinka, Kamal Garg Com- He said that the work would cost missioner MC, Mukesh Diesel price scales Rs. 50 lakh to the State Exchequer. Garg SE., Jaspreet Singh The minister also laid the foundation stone Gill President Block Congress Mohali, new high after 25 of the work to give facelift to the christian Taranjit Kaur Gill Ex MC and Raja Kanwar- paise increase and muslim graveyard in Sector-73. The jot Singh. New Delhi: Diesel price in the national capital on Tuesday touched an all-time high fol- Returnees led to rise in lowing a rate hike after a week-long hiatus. Diesel price on Tuesday was in- COVID-19 cases: HP CM creased by 25 paise per litre, according to a price notifica- AGENCY tion of state-owned oil mar- SHIMLA, JULY 7 keting companies. This took Nation safe in the retail selling price of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram diesel to Rs 80.78 per litre in Thakur on Tuesday hands of Modi the national capital - the high- est ever. There was no said at one point of SHIMLA: Jairam Thakur on Tuesday said change in petrol price for the time the state was that nation was safe in the hands of Prime 8th straight day. about to become Coro- Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minis- na free, but could not ter made these remarks while inaugurating as cases increased of several developmental projects worth Rs Burglars wearing sharply due to large 45 crore in Sundernagar Vidhan Sabha area number of people re- of Mandi district through video conferenc- PPE kits rob turning from different ing. On the occasion, he also paid homage jewellery store parts of the country. to Captain Vikram Batra, who had laid The Chief Minis- down his life while fighting the Pakistan in- SATARA: Burglars wearing ter made these remarks while inaugurating filtrators in Kargil on this day in 1999. personal protective equip- ment (PPE) kits broke into a of several developmental projects worth Rs jewellery shop in Satara dis- 45 crore in Sundernagar Vidhan Sabha area ment was fully prepared to meet out any trict and walked away with of Mandi district through video-conferenc- eventuality. The hill state has so far regis- 780 gm gold, police said on ing. He assured the people that the Govern- tered 1,077 cases. Tuesday. CCTV footage from the shop, located in Phaltan area, shows the burglars tak- ing hold of the gold jewellery Woman delivers baby while from the showcases and cup- boards within, police said. The footage of the 2-day-old incident during the coron- standing in queue for corona test avirus-induced lockdown AGENCY collapsed and delivered the shows the burglars wearing LUCKNOW, JULY 7 baby on the spot.
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