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WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg Friday November 13, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 272, PAGES 8+4+4, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Enhancing connectivity Indian economy witnessing with ASEAN a major strong recovery: Sitharaman priority for India: Modi AGENCY Actor Asif NEW DELHI, NOV 12 AGENCY Basra found NEW DELHI, NOV 12 New employment generation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said enhancing all kinds dead in Finance Minister Nirmala scheme announced of connectivity, including in social, Himachal Sitharaman on Thursday said the NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday an- digital and financial spheres, with Indian economy is witnessing a nounced a new job creation scheme by giving subsidy to those establish- the 10-nation ASEAN grouping is a strong recovery after a long and ments that make new hires. major priority for India. strict lockdown. The subsidy would be to cover for retirement fund contributions by employ- He made the remarks at a virtu- Addressing a press confer- ees as well as employers for two years, she said. Employees contribution al summit between India and the ence to announce more stimulus (12 per cent of wages) and employer's contribution (12 per cent of wages) ASEAN. measures to boost growth, she totalling 24 per cent of wages would be given to establishments for two "We believe a cohesive and re- said macro-economic indicators years, she said. Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, every Em- sponsive ASEAN is needed for se- are pointing towards recovery. ployees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)-registered establishment curity and growth for all in the re- She noted that COVID-19 taking new employees would get this subsidy. gion," Modi said. Our ideologies should active cases have declined from The scheme will cover any new employee joining employment in EPFO- He also said that there are many over 10 lakh to 4.89 lakh with registered establishment on monthly wages less than Rs 15,000 crore. similarities between India''s ''Indo not go against case fatality rate (CFR) at 1.47 Pacific Oceans Initiative'' and national interest, PM per cent. ASEAN''s ''Outlook on Indo Pacif- SHIMLA: Hindi cinema actor Giving out details of recov- seen a 13 per cent rise on a year- food grains from any fair-price Rs 900 crore grant ic''. to JNU students Asif Basra was on Thursday ery, she said composite purchas- on-year basis. shops (FPS) of their choice in any "Enhancing every type of con- NEW DELHI: Sharing his experi- found dead in a guest house ing managers index (PMI) rose to RBI has predicted a strong of these 28 states/UTs, she said. for COVID-19 nectivity between India and ence of Emergency with the stu- in Kangra district of Himachal 58.9 per cent in October versus likelihood of Indian economy re- Intra-state portability is also en- ASEAN -- physical, economic, so- dents of Jawaharlal Nehru Universi- Pradesh, police said. 54.6 per cent in the previous turning to positive growth in Q3 abled in these 28 states/UTs, she vaccine research cial, digital, financial, maritime -- is ty (JNU), Prime Minister Narendra The 53-year-old actor, hailing month, registering strongest in- 2020-21, ahead by a quarter from said adding 1.5 crore monthly a major priority for us. In the last Modi on Thursday said one doesn’t from Amravati in Maharashtra, NEW DELHI: Finance Minister crease in output in close to nine the earlier forecast, she said transactions are happening. Under Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday few years, we have come close to need to sacrifice his or her own ide- was found hanging in the pri- years. adding prominent economists PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar all these areas," he said. The Asso- ology to fight for a common, greater vate guest house, Superinten- announced a Rs 900 crore grant Energy consumption growth have suggested that the rebound Nidhi, 26.62 lakh loan applica- to the Department of Biotechnol- ciation of Southeast Asian Nations cause. “When people joined Mahat- dent of Police Kangra, Vimukt trended higher in October at 12 is not only due to pent up demand tions were received out of which (ASEAN) is considered one of the ma Gandhi, they didn’t leave their Ranjan, said. ogy for COVID-19 vaccine re- per cent year-on-year, while but also due to strong economic 13.78 lakh loans totalling Rs search. most influential groupings in the re- ideologies. I have seen Emergency The body has been sent for Goods and Services Tax (GST) growth. Giving details of the 1,373.33 crore were sanctioned. gion, and India and several other days. There were so many people post-mortem, the senior police She said the grant does not cov- collections have grown 10 per progress made on the previous The Finance Minister said credit er the actual cost of vaccine and countries including the US, China, from various political beliefs — from official said.The guest house Congress, from RSS. has been sealed for outsiders cent to over Rs 1.05 lakh crore. stimulus announcements under boost to 2.5 crore farmers has distribution expenses, which will Japan and Australia are its dialogue and a forensic team was on Daily railway freight tonnage AatmanirbharBharat Abhiyaan, been achieved through Kisan be made separately as and partners. The summit is taking the spot to investigate the grew by an average 20 per cent Sitharaman said 28 states/union Credit Cards (KCCs). "So far when the vaccine is available place amid China''s aggressive be- pines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, death. year-on-year versus 12 per cent, territories (UTs) have been 183.14 lakh applications have She also said that Rs 10,200 haviour in the disputed South Chi- Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cam- The SP said it was too early to she said adding bank credit has brought under the national porta- been received and have issued crore additional budget outlay na Sea as well as in eastern Ladakh. bodia. The ties between India and come to a conclusion about improved 5.1 per cent. bility of ration cards with effect KCCs for 157.44 lakh eligible will be provided towards capital A number of ASEAN countries ASEAN have been on an upswing the death.Basra, made entry Also, foreign direct invest- from September 1. This now cov- farmers and sanctioned a limit of and industrial expenditure for have territorial disputes with China in the last few years with focus be- into television and then films ment (FDI) inflows in April-Au- ers 68.6 crore beneficiaries who Rs 1,43,262 crore in two phases," domestic defence equipment, in- in the South China Sea. The 10 ing on ramping up cooperation in after making a name in the gust at USD 35.37 billion has now have an option to lift their she said. dustrial incentives and infrastruc- member countries of ASEAN are the areas of trade and investment as theatre industry. ture and green energy. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philip- well as security and defence. HP CM lays stone of projects worth Rs 113.45 cr AGENCY elected MLA of ruling party SHIMLA, NOV 12 or of opposition. He said that the Dal- Himachal Pradesh Chief housie area has an immense Minister Jai Ram Thakur on tourism potential and govern- Thursday inaugurated and ment was ensuring that this laid foundation potential was fully stones of develop- harnessed. mental projects Chief Minister worth Rs 113.45 said that Rs 140 crore in Dalhousie crore public works Vidhan Sabha area schemes were be- of Chamba district ing implemented during his one day in the constituen- tour to the con- cy which shows stituency. that the Govern- Addressing a ment was commit- public meeting at ted for providing Padhar Ground, Banikhet, better connectivity in the the Chief Minister said that area. He said that schemes the state government was en- worth crores of rupees were suring that the pace of devel- also being implemented in opment goes uninterrupted the constituency under irrespective of the fact PMGSY, CRF, NABARD, whether the constituency has SC Component Plan etc. Balbir Sidhu flags off 24 BLS Ambulances SHASHI PAL JAIN which are fully equipped with CHANDIGARH, NOV11: life saving equipments such as Ventilators, Defibrillators, To ensure quick emergency Multi-Para Patient Monitor, services to the patients during Suction Machine, Nebulizers the tough time of the pandem- etc. These ambulances are ic, Health Minister Mr. Balbir proving to be one of the main Singh Sidhu today flagged off pillars of fighting the pandem- 24 BLS Force Am- ic reducing the time bulances. The required for transit Health Minister of critical patients to said that to fulfil the required health fa- shortage of ambu- cilities. At a time lances in the gov- when in numbers of ernment hospitals, positive patients are Captain Amarinder expected to increas Singh led Punjab the addition of these Government has new ambulances given nod to pro- will further give cure 100 more Am- boost to the efforts bulances. 61 from Force Mo- of fighting the pandemic. He tors & 20 from Tata Motors divulged that these ambu- have been procured. He in- lances in the State have been formed that in the first phase, deputed at Strategic places and 77 Ambulances were procured are connected with ‘108’ ERS from M/s SML ISUZU Ltd. adding that the new ALS & keeping in mind the ‘Make in BLS ambulances would prove Punjab’ Policy. It is pertinent life saving for the patients de- to mention that now all 22 Dis- veloping respiratory and other tricts have ALS Ambulances critical issues.