instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily

Vol. 13 No. 103 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Rajasthan CM Ashok India condemns deadly bomb Gehlot undergoes attacks near Kabul airport angioplasty at Jaipur hospital Z"India strongly /The MEA in a statement said that India strongly condemned the explosion outside Kabul airport. New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday condemns the bomb /The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned the attack underwent a surgery at the Sawai Man Singh government and expressed his support for the victims of the blast. hospital in Jaipur. He was admitted to the hospital after he blasts in Kabul today. complained of experiencing severe chest pain. number of US service Gehlot, 70, unerwent an operated for angioplasty, confirming the We extend our heartfelt members" were killed in details, the officer on special today’s complex attack at duty to the chief minister condolences to the Kabul airport. Lokesh Sharma said the Rajasthan Chief While condemning the terror operation was successful and Minister Ashok Gehlot families of the victims attack near Hamid Karzai assured that everything is International Airport, the fine.”The CM's angioplasty on Friday underwent a of this terrorist United Nations Secretary- has been done successfully. surgery at the Sawai General Antonio Guterres Everything is fine," he was attack...," a statement expressed his support for the quoted as saying by . Man Singh government from Ministry of victims of the Earlier, Gehlot took to hospital in Jaipur. He blast.Meanwhile, the US microblogging site Twitter to was admitted to the External Affairs said. embassy has issued a fresh inform about his angioplasty - warning in Kabul. After the which is a procedure to open hospital after he Simmi Kaur Babbar blasts, President Joe Biden clogged heart arteries."Post met with top officials of his Covid I was having health complained of New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs in a administration on Thursday, issues & Since yesterday I experiencing severe statement said that India strongly condemned the including Secretary of State was having severe pain in my explosion outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Antony Blinken, Defense chest. Just got my CT done in chest pain. Thursday (August 26, 2021). Secretary Lloyd Austin, SMS hospital. Angioplasty "India strongly condemns the bomb blasts in Kabul today. to terrorists," the statement said. Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Mark Milley, and will be done," Gehlot tweeted. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of Over 35 people were reportedly killed after the blasts at commanders on the ground. "I am happy that I am getting it the victims of this terrorist attack. Our thoughts and Kabul airport, including four US marines. The blasts Additionally, the Taliban has condemned the bombing of done at SMS Hospital. I am fine and will be back soon. Your prayers also go out to the injured. Today`s attacks took place at the Abbey Gate in Kabul airport and also civilians at Kabul airport after reports suggested that an blessings and well wishes are with me," he said.The Congress reinforce the need for the world to stand unitedly ear the Baron Hotel.Pentagon press secretary John ISIS suicide bomber was responsible for the explosion leader had tested positive for coronavirus in April this year. against terrorism and all those who provide sanctuaries Kirby confirmed the development saying that "a outside the Kabul airport. Kerala MLA, former Centre admits deporting Afghan woman MP Sonu Sood meets Arvind minister MK Muneer receives death threat was 'a mistake', Mallikarjun Kharge said Kejriwal, to become New Delhi: In the matter related to have to work together for the over Facebook post the deportation of woman Afghan interests of people and the MP Rangina Kargar, Congress nation. They told us to wait ambassador of 'Desh ke against Taliban leader Mallikarjun Kharge on and watch. Meaning, the Thursday (August 27, 2021) said further course of action will the Centre expressed regret over be decided after looking at the Mentors' programme the deportation of a the actions of other countries. All parliamentarian as a "mistake". parties have taken the same Actor Sonu Sood met Arvind Kejriwal on Friday The Centre also said that it would view," he said. morning when the CM announced that Sood will ensure such an incident is not The matter came to light when become the brand ambassador of ‘Desh ke repeated in the future. the parliamentarian alleged The matter was raised in an all-party that she was deported two Mentors’ programme of the Delhi government. briefing on Afghanistan hours after arriving at the conducted by External Affairs Addressing reporters at the briefing after the Indira Gandhi International Minister S Jaishankar. "We raised the meet, Kharge said the government is of Airport on August 20 from Istanbul, as per issue of a female (Afghan) diplomat who the view of "wait and watch" before taking a report published by the Indian Express. was deported. They said that they made a any action with respect to the situation in However, she was not able to clear New Delhi: Senior Muslim League MLA and mistake, it won`t be repeated and they will Afganistan and added that all parties immigration and she claims she was former Kerala minister M K Muneer on look into the matter," Kharge, Leader of supported the Centre on the matter. deported from the IGI airport two hours Wednesday (August 25, 2021) received an Opposition in Rajya Sabha said. "This is the entire country`s problem. We upon her arrival. anonymous threat letter over his Facebook post against the brutality by the Taliban in war-hit Afghanistan. The death threat letter directed the Kerala legislator to pull down the post within 24 Need World To Stand United: India On hours or else he will meet the same fate as New Delhi.Actor Sonu Sood met Delhi Chief that of Joseph Sir, who is a teacher whose Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital palm was chopped off by PFI activists. Kabul Airport Suicide Blasts on Friday morning when the CM announced that According , the letter was posted from the Sood will become the brand ambassador of ‘Desh Government Medical College area in ke Mentors’ programme of the Delhi government. Thiruvananthapuram. "Today's attacks Arvind Kejriwal and Sonu Sood addressed a joint However, Muneer said that he would stick to press conference on Friday, in which Kejriwal his stand against the Taliban. The letter reinforce the need for the said, “Sonu Sood ji has agreed to become the referred to the Facebook post which Muneer world to stand unitedly brand ambassador of our 'Desh Ke Mentors' shared on August 17. program which will be launched soon.”Sonu Muneer’s Facebook post read, “The Taliban Sood said, “Today, I have been given an has a regressive political ideology of against terrorism and all discrimination, extremist fundamentalism opportunity to mentor lakhs of students. There is and discrimination that does not respect those who provide no greater service than guiding students. I am sure human rights. All Such extreme anti-human together we can and we will.”Sonu Sood has been and anti-women politics kept forward in the sanctuaries to appointed as the brand ambassador of the Delhi name of caste, religion, all such ideologies government’s 'Desh Ke Mentors' initiative. are dangerous and a hindrance to the free life terrorists," the Ministry “When the lockdown started, we connected with of people. At any level of faith, Taliban is of External Affairs said. many people, then we realised that education is a inhumane and needs to be opposed.” big issue. But in the meantime, the big questions A leading news portal quoted M K Muneer as are that the children do not know what to do next. saying, “I received an anonymous letter New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly There is no one to tell in the family. You will give threatening me. The letter demands that i condemned the deadly bomb explosions education to the children, but there should also be should withdraw my face post against the near the Kabul airport and said the attacks Taliban within 24 hrs. Failing to which, they reinforced the need for the world to stand someone who gives them the right direction,” said threaten that I would face the same fate of unitedly against terrorism. Sonu Sood while speaking on the ‘Desh Ke Joseph sir (his hand was chopped off by PFI The Associated Press, quoting Russian Mentors’ programme. activists over a question paper issue). ‘You officials, reported that at least 13 people said.It also extended condolences to "Our thoughts and prayers also go out to the Asked if he will be joining party politics, Sonu Sood and your family would suffer. You do not were killed and 13 wounded in the twin families of the victims of the attacks. injured," it said. said, “People always say that you are doing good have any right to speak about women, if so suicide bombings. "India strongly condemns the bomb blasts in The explosions took place amid a scramble work, join politics. But it is not necessary for any you can do that at home. We will decide how "Today's attacks reinforce the need for the Kabul today. We extend our heartfelt by various countries to evacuate their good work. I keep getting offers but I have never a woman should live’. This is the basic world to stand unitedly against terrorism condolences to the families of the victims citizens and Afghan partners from Kabul thought this. I haven’t talked to Kejriwal Ji about content of the letter.” and all those who provide sanctuaries to of this terrorist attack," the MEA said in a before the August 31 deadline for the politics.” terrorists," the Ministry of External Affairs statement. withdrawal ofAmerican troops. Tamil Nadu BJP chief gave go ahead to release sting video of KT Raghavan, says YouTuber

Z After releasing a sting video of the party’s former after getting the go ahead from Annamalai. He an intent to malign me and the party. I deny the He added that the party was taking these Ousted Tamil Nadu BJP state general secretary KT Raghavan, ousted further stated that as a party worker, he had allegations. Will face it legally. Truth will allegations very seriously and an enquiry member and YouTuber Tamil Nadu BJP member and YouTuber approached Annamalai in the hope that the state prevail," he wrote in a post on social media. commission headed by BJP state secretary Madhan Ravichandran has alleged that he president would take appropriate action againstIn a statement, Annamalai said that Madhan Malarkodi will be formed to find out the truth Madhan Ravichandran uploaded the video only after consulting with K the wrongdoers. Ravichandran had approached him thrice; twice behind the allegations. Appropriate action will Annamalai, the state unit chief. Madhan Madan has also alleged that Annamalai had in person and once on text, seeking action be taken against those who are found guilty, has alleged that he Ravichandran said in a new video that offered to give a more prominent role in the against 15 people in the party. The Tamil Nadu assured Annamalai.BJP state general secretary Annamalai was aware of the content in the video party to him in exchange for releasing the sting BJP president said he asked for evidence before Karu Nagarajan said that Youtuber Madhan uploaded the sting and had told him to release it in the interest of video. initiating any action, but when Ravichandran Ravichandran and his associate Venba had been justice. In his latest video, Ravichandran has The Tamil Nadu BJP is in turmoil after the release failed to bring forward any evidence, no action expelled from the party as they expressed views video of KT Raghavan released an audio clip, allegedly of Annamalai, of the video of KT Raghavan’s alleged sexual was taken. which were against the party’s ideals.Madhan where he says he "will ruthlessly go after them." misconduct. Raghavan, who has resigned from "Further, since Mr Madan Ravichandran claims Ravichandran and his associate Venba have only after consulting The audio of the person alleged to be Tamil Nadu his party post, has claimed that the sting video that video recordings of more such people will stated they will cooperate with the investigation. with state unit chief K BJP chief Annamalai can be heard saying to was released to deliberately tarnish his image. be released on social media, this makes me However, both have also cried foul over the way Ravichandran’s associate, Venba, to keep a low "For the last 30 years, I have worked without question the intention behind his actions. Such BJP state president Annamalai allegedly Annamalai. profile and be safe. Madhan Ravichandran seeking any benefits. I came to know of a video activities on his part are completely promised to support them but has now claimed that he released the sting video only today morning about me. It has been done with unacceptable," saidAnnamalai. completely distanced himself. 2 New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

THE SIKH TIMES Edited, Printed, Published Owned by Simmi Babbar N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar Delhi-110009 Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) Corporate Office: 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Press Area, ITO, New Delhi Editor-in-Chief Gurcharan Singh Babbar Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 Website : www.thesikhtimes.in Email : [email protected]

RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 3 New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE I, GURMEHAR D/O ARVINDER Party gives mixed signals on Captain, Baghel remains defiant SINGH KOHLI residing at E-153 I,MOTA RAM DEDAR father of no NARAINA VIHAR DELHI-110028 New Delhi. Wrriten by MANOJ C G, KANCHAN VASDEV & GARGI VERMA THE CONGRESS is once again 14825269x Hav/MT Ram Chandra have changed my name to GURME- Dedar Residing at V/P BHALERI HAR KAUR for all future purpose. battling to contain rebellions threatening its governments in both Punjab and Chhattisgarh, despite the high com- TEH.TARANGAR Dest.Churu State Rajasthan pin no.331304 have mand stepping in. In Punjab, ministers and MLAs seeking Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s removal reiterated changed may name MOTA RAM NAME CHANGE their demand Wednesday, despite the Congress asserting that there was no question of doing so. In Chhattisgarh, DEDAR to MOTA RAM vide affidavit dated 27 Aug 2021 notary Public Delhi I, Jitender s/o Ram Suresh R/o A-450, fresh from a peacemaking meeting with Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, CM Bhupesh Baghel again took potshots at rival T Harijan Camp, Kirti Nagar, Delhi- S Singh Deo Four Punjab Congress ministers and three MLAs met the party’s state in-charge Harish Rawat in 110015, have changed my name to Jitendra for all future purposes Dehradun Wednesday to seek Amarinder’s removal. Rawat, who said before the meeting that the 2022 Assembly NOTICE elections would be fought under Amarinder, is learnt to have told them the CM would remain unchanged. Talking My clients Charan Singh S/o Phool Singh to The Indian Express, Rawat said nobody has “officially submitted any memorandum or something to me” seeking R/o E-109, Gali No. 5, West Jyoti Nagar, NAME CHANGE Shahdara, Delhi-110094; That his all Sons, I, 15695491N HAV NAVEEN KUMAR a leadership change. “I have been hearing this from Daughters and there Legal heirs 1. Sh. S/O NEM SINGH R/o H NO- Punjab… media and others. But I don’t think this is PUBLIC NOTICE Rakesh, 2. Sh. Vishnu Prakash, 3. Sh. 37A/30B/1A/1, VILL-SAINIK PURAM there. There are some problems, issues which require Sahdev Panchal, 4. Sh. Sanjay, 5. Smt. MADHU NAGAR, POST-PRATAP Š‹•‹•ˆ‘”‘–‹ ‡‘ˆ–Š‡‰‡‡”ƒŽ’—„Ž‹ Sunita and 6. Smt. Anita. And Whereas the PURA, TEH-AGRA, DIST-AGRA, to be redressed by the CM. I think he will take the –Šƒ–ƒ’‘Ž‹–‹ ƒŽ’ƒ”–›‹•’”‘’‘•‡†–‘„‡ said Deceased Sh. Sanjay has expired at (U.P)-282001 have changed my minor (steps needed).” Asked specifically whether Amarinder ”‡‰‹•–”‡† „› –Š‡ ƒ‡ ‘ˆ Delhi, survived by the following legal heirs. son’s name from AVINASH to AVINASH would lead the party in the elections, as he was report- Matrubhoomi Sewa Party.Š‡‘ˆˆ‹ ‡ 1. Gunjan, Wife, 30 Yrs. 2. Tushar , Son, KUMAR for all future purposes. ‘ˆ–Š‡’ƒ”–›‹•Ž‘ ƒ–‡† ƒ– A-118, Durga 17 Yrs. And Whereas the said Deceased ed as having said, Rawat said it was for the high com- Vihar Near Devli New Delhi- Sh. Vishnu Prakash and his wife Smt. Satyawati also expired at Delhi, survived by NAME CHANGE mand to decide as to “who will be the CM”. “I have noth- 110062. Š‹•ƒ”–›Šƒ••—„‹––‡†ƒ’Ǧ ’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘–‘–Š‡Ž‡ –‹‘‘‹••‹‘ the following legal heirs. 1. Dharmender, I, SALUBAI W/O LATE GANPATI ing to say.” On whether he could say with full confidence Son, 30 Yrs. 2. Sourav, Son, 28 Yrs. 3. ‘ˆ †‹ƒǡ ‡™‡ŽŠ‹ˆ‘”‹–•”‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘ WAGHAMODE R/o VPO- that Amarinder would con- Pooja, Daughter, 27 Yrs. 4. Pinki, ƒ•‘Ž‹–‹ ƒŽ’ƒ”–›—†‡”‡ –‹‘ʹͻ‘ˆ BEVNOOR, TEH-JATH, DISTT- tinue as CM till the elec- NAME CHANGE Daughter, 25 Yrs. That he has disowned SANGLI, (M.H)-416404 have I, Ram Kumar Sharma S/o –Š‡‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‡‘’Ž‡ –ǡ and debarred his Sons, Daughters and changed my name from SALUBAI to tions, Rawat said, “Iss Dayanand Sharma R/o H. No.6, ͳͻͷͳǦƒ‡•Ȁƒ††”‡••‘ˆ–Š‡‘ˆˆ‹ ‡ alongwith there above Legal heirs 1. Sh. SAVITRI GANAPATI WAGHAMODE Brijpuri, Parwana Road, Khureji „‡ƒ”‡”•‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ”–›ƒ”‡ ƒ• ‘ŽŽ‘™•ǣǦ Rakesh, 2. Sh. Vishnu Prakash, 3. Sh. for all future purposes. Vide Affidavit samay toh CM hain na Khas, Delhi-110051, have changed Chairman : Sudhir Negi Sanjay, 4. Smt. Sunita and 5. Smt. Anita. Dated 28/08/2021, by Notory Gurdip woh (Right now, isn’t he my name to Ram Chander Sharma from their all moveable and immoveable Singh Dua at New Delhi. Ganaral Secretary : Mahavir singh the CM)?” for all future purposes properties. My clients shall not be responsi- Farswan ble for any of his illegal acts henceforth. Treasurer : Dayal Singh SAHIL VIRMANI NAME CHANGE ˆƒ›‘‡Šƒ•ƒ›‘„Œ‡ –‹‘–‘–Š‡”‡‰Ǧ (Advocate) I,MENA devi mother of no ‹•–”ƒ–‹‘ Matrubhoomi Sewa Party. PH. 9643394303 The Sikh Times 14825269x Hav/MT Ram Chandra –Š‡›ƒ›•‡†–Š‡‹”‘„Œ‡ –‹‘™‹–Š Dedar Residing at V/P BHALERI ”‡ƒ•‘•–Š‡”‡‘ˆǡ–‘–Š‡‡ ”‡–ƒ”› TEH.TARANGAR Dest.Churu State (Poltical Party), Ž‡ –‹‘‘‹••‹‘ PUBLIC NOTICE (National Daily English Newspaper) Rajasthan pin no.331304 have ‘ˆ †‹ƒǡ‹”˜ƒ Šƒƒ†ƒǡ•Š‘ƒ Information is given to general pub- changed may name MENA DEVI to MAINA vide affidavit dated 27 Aug ‘ƒ†ǡ‡™‡ŽŠ‹ǦͳͳͲͲͲͳ™‹–Š‹͵Ͳ lic at large that our client Mr.Krishan ‚SÃ ŒÊ◊Ù¥ ¬⁄U 2021 notary public Delhi †ƒ›•‘ˆ–Š‡’—„Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‘–‹ ‡Ǥ Chand owner of Freehold Residential Plot area measuring 65 sq. yards, Out of Khasra No. 11// Á‚»§¸ wÆ ÉÊ¥≈U ◊¥ ÁflôÊʬŸ 18, 19, 20, 21, 22/1, Khewat/Khata 374 & 377, Situated at Colony Indira Complex, WakaMaujaBaselwa, Tehsil & District Faridabad, ¿¬flÊ∞¥, ÁflôÊʬŸ ŒŸ flÊ‹ Haryana.Vide,Sale Deed dated 06.03.2002,as Doc No. 10275, Book No. 1, Vol. No. 108/1, Page √„Ê≈U˜‚ ∞¬ ¬⁄U ◊Ò≈U⁄U ÷¡¥ Nos. 12/31-32, dated 06.03.2002, SRO- Faridabad.till date and has lost/Misplace his Original Sale Deed dated 22.07.1997 as Doc No. •ı⁄U ¬≈UË∞◊ ‚ ¬◊¥≈U ∑§⁄U¥– 6121, Book No. 1, dated 22.07.1997, SRO- Faridabad.if was executed in favour of Mr.Jitender Kumar S/o Mr. RamjiLaland same ‚¥¬∑§¸ ∑§⁄U¥– property is going to be financed by Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. Branch Noida U.P. If any person(s) ¡Ÿ⁄U‹ ◊ÒŸ¡⁄U have any objection(s) or claim(s) with respect to the right, title or inter- est in the Said Property then con- tact us within 14days from the date 011- 41509689, 23315814, of Publication of this notice and or the same to the undersigned if 9868068019, 9312051236 found by any one. [email protected] [NAVEEN KUMAR VERMA] Advocate 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, F-211, Sector-3, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, Press Area, ITO. New Delhi Uttar Pradesh-201010 (Contact at 09958871432) New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

Delhi Police arrest kingpins of arms manufacturer supplying weapons to Khalistani activists Rajnath Singh to commission Special Cell of the Delhi Police have arrested two key members of a notorious arms manufacturer that allegedly supplies Coast Guard patrol vessel Vigraha weapons to Khalistani activists and gangsters across Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and the national capital. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Vigraha, seventh in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), The two accused, identified as Rajender Singh Barnala and Bablu Singh -- hailing will be commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Chennai on August 28. from Madhya Pradesh -- were nabbed in Delhi’s Rohini on Wednesday. Eighteen New Delhi.Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship for boarding operation, search & rescue, semi-automatic pistols and 60 live Vigraha, seventh in the series of Offshore law enforcement and maritime patrol. The cartridges were recovered from their Patrol Vessels (OPVs), will be ship is also capable of carrying pollution possession. Mobile handsets and SIM cards commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath response equipment to contain oil spill at used in the illegal ammunition supply Singh in Chennai on August 28, 2021. sea. The ship displaces approximately activities have also been seized. The ship will be based in Visakhapatnam, 2,200 tons and is propelled by two 9100 KW diesel engines to attain a maximum The arms manufacturer appeared on the Andhra Pradesh and operate on the eastern seaboard under the Operational and speed of 26 nautical miles per hour with police radar after Special Cell Northern Administrative Control of the Commander, endurance of 5000 nm at economical speed. Range received inputs that Khalistani Coast Guard Region (East). The ship, on joining the Coast Guard Eastern activists were in touch with illegal firearms The 98-meter OPV, with a complement of 11 fleet, will be deployed extensively for EEZ suppliers of Madhya Pradesh and procuring officers and 110 sailors, has been designed surveillance and other duties as enshrined weapons from them. It was further learnt and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro in the Coast Guard Charter to safeguard the that the weapons suppliers were operating Ship Building Limited. It is fitted with country’s maritime interests. on social media platforms and the radical advanced technology radars, navigation and The ICG, with this ship joining the fleet, will groups of Khalistan and gangsters are also communication equipment, sensors and have 157 ships and 66 aircraft in its procuring weapons from these arms machinery capable of operating in tropical inventory. suppliers through social media sea conditions. The vessel is armed with a The commissioning ceremony will also be platforms.After three months of 40/60 Bofors gun and fitted with two 12.7 attended by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M surveillance over social media platforms, mm Stabilised Remote Control Gun with fire K Stalin, Chief of Army Staff General M M the Special Cell team gained access to a control system. Naravane, Director General Indian Coast private Facebook page dedicated to the The ship is also equipped with integrated Guard K Natarajan and other senior Khalistan movement. Discreet surveillance bridge system, integrated platform management system and high-power The ship is also designed to carry one twin- dignitaries of the central and state external fire-fighting system. engine helicopter and four high speed boats was kept over the activities on this page; management system, automated power governments. eventually, it was noticed that one person was posting photos and videos of firearms for sale, using fake ID. Snapshots of these Despite Supreme Court posts were taken and further technical Tears haven't stopped: Afghan protesting outside analysis was conducted to decipher the fake ID. A virtual number was also posted by the freeze, 7 Uttarakhand fake ID for communication.Using the technical inputs, a new mobile number was UNHCR office loses relatives in Kabul blast figured out. Through analysis of said mobile projects get ok, 1 flash- number and manual surveillance, the users New Delhi.As news of multiple blasts whereabouts of my family of said number were identified and it was outside the crowded Kabul airport members. I am begging for a life flood hit learnt that said persons were supplying trickled in, panic spread among the for my family at the UNHCR Afghan nationals protesting outside office for the last five days. New Delhi.Eight years after the Supreme illegal firearms to various persons in the United Nations High What are they waiting for? How Court imposed a moratorium on clearing Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi & NCR.A Commissioner for Refugees many of us will die to let them hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand dedicated team of Special Cell Northern (UNHCR) office in Delhi. One of the believe that we are in trouble following a flash flood that killed over 5,000 Range gathered information about the protesters, Hezratulla, lost his and we need refugee status," people in June 2013, the Union ministries of movements of the members of this brother and nephews in the blast, said Hezratulla. Environment, Power and Jal Shakti have syndicate. Secret sources were also which killed over 70 people. "I lost my father when I was a kid reached a consensus on allowing activated in this regard. On August 25, the Hezratulla, 35, is among the protesters in a bomb blast, two brothers a construction of seven hydel projects on the police received a tip-off that Rajender Singh who have been camping outside the few years later, and now my Ganga and its tributaries in the state. Barnala, suspected of supplying illegal UNHCR office for five days now elder brother and his sons are no The consensus was conveyed in a consolidated firearms, would come to Karala-Barwala demanding refugee status. more. We admire the Indian affidavit placed in the Supreme Court on Road in Rohini along with his associate "The UNHCR seeks proof of atrocities Afghan refugees, as humans. We are losing government and Indian people August 17 by the Environment Ministry. between 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM to sell illegal against us. What proof shall we give them? our own every day. The Taliban are not but the UNHCR is doing nothing for us," On the list is NTPC’s 4×130 MW Tapovan arms to their contacts. My brother and nephews and other family Afghans, only 20 per cent of them belong to said Hezratulla. Vishnugad project which was ravaged by a members were going to Italy as he had Afghanistan, rest are from Arab countries, Scores ofAfghan nationals, including women flash flood in the Dhauli Ganga river in SEC recommends Phase 1 trials citizenship of that country. They were Chechenya and most are from Pakistan. My and children, have been protesting outside Chamoli district in February this year. The waiting outside the Kabul airport when the brother's sons were 18, 17 and 10-years-old. the UNHCR office in New Delhi others are the 1000 MW Tehri Stage II, 444 of Reliance’s Covid vaccine blast occurred. My tears haven't stopped Was this an age to die? Can't the world help demanding refugee status since Monday. MW Vishnugad Pipalkote, 99 MW Singoli since then," said Hezratulla. us out of this bloodbath?" he said. They said they would continue with their Bhatwari, 76 MW Phata Buyong, 15 MW candidate Hezratulla requested the United Nations and Hezratulla said his sister-in-law and many protest until their demands were met by the Madmaheshwar and 4.5 MW Kaliganga-II. other members of his extended family were global body.UNHCR, the UN Refugee the international community to help the If accepted by the Supreme Court, this may country come out of this "bloodbath". missing since the blasts at Kabul airport. Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and pave the way for several other hydel projects "My only request to the United Nations and "I am trying to call everyone possible in in the state because these seven projects Kabul who can tell me about the building a better future for refugees. the entire world is to start treating us, the “form part of 26 projects recommended… for implementation, duly incorporating certain improvements/suggestions ” by the Muslim street vendor asked to show Aadhaar card in latest expert committee constituted in the case by the Environment ministry. Ever since the Supreme Court moratorium in New Delhi.The Subject Expert Committee MP village, thrashed for not carrying ID August 2013, the Environment ministry has (SEC) has recommended Phase 1 clinical formed several experts panels and switched trials of Reliance’s recombinant Covid-19 ZIn the latest incident of violence in Madhya Pradesh, a 45-year-old Muslim man was its position from accepting the first expert vaccine candidate.Earlier, Mukesh Ambani- committee’s report that blamed dams for owned Reliance Life Sciences had sought thrashed for not carrying his Aadhaar card in Dewas on Thursday. approval for the Phase I trial of its proposed exacerbating the 2013 disaster to backing the two-dose Covid-19 vaccine. The company latest expert committee’s conclusion that 26 received the approval during the SEC New Delhi: In the latest incident of their faces but did not know their hydel projects could go ahead with certain meeting on Friday.Now, approval by the violence in Madhya Pradesh, a names. design modifications. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is 45-year-old Muslim man was “Both are residents of Borli village This is the chequered timeline: required, following which Reliance Life thrashed for not carrying his and I have seen them in the / 2009: Uttarakhand drafted its Vision 2020 Sciences can commence Phase 1 trials of the Aadhaar card in Dewas on village in the past, I recognise statement on the theme of ‘Pahad Ka Pani, Covid-19 vaccine. Thursday. them from their faces and they Pahad Ki Jawani’. The company has proposed trials at ten sites in According to police, the victim have warned me not to enter the / 2012: A report by Wildlife Institute of India India, including centres in Tamil Nadu, identified as Zahid, is a labourer village again,” Zahid told the (WII) opposed 24 proposed dams to Andhra, Maharashtra and Delhi. who also works as a street vendor police. safeguard the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi The Covid-19 vaccine by Reliance Life and travels from village to The victim in his complaint has basins.Another by IIT-Roorkee said a string Sciences will be a recombinant protein village on his motorcycle to sell said that there were many people of measures could reduce the impact. vaccine, similar to the Corbevax vaccine biscuits. from the village who had come / 2013: Taking suo motu cognizance of the developed by Hyderabad-based Biological A resident of Amlataz village in to the spot and were witness to Kedarnath disaster and its impact E, Business Insider reported on Friday. Dewas, he had gone to sell the incident. Police are now downstream, the SC stopped clearance of So far, six vaccines have received Emergency biscuits to the Borli village under questioning the locals and the hydel projects, and asked the Environment Use Authorization (EUA) in India. This the Hatpipalia police station at the time and failed to show it, which led matter is being investigated. ministry to form an Expert Body (EB) to includes Zydus Cadila’s vaccine, Serum jurisdiction. Upon his return from the the two to thrash him, the police said. A few days ago, a bangle seller in Indore was assess the role of “mushrooming of Institute of India’s Covishield, Bharat village, he was confronted by two men who The victim suffered minor injuries on his mercilessly beaten up by a mob for trying to hydropower projects” in escalating the Biotech’s Covaxin, Russia’s Sputnik V, impact of the flash floods. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. asked him to show them his Aadhaar card. hands and legs and claimed that he hide his Muslim identity while selling The victim was not carrying his Aadhaar card recognised the two men who beat him from bangles. 20 Indian nationals, 140 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus still stranded in Afghanistan: Report evacuation. Sources added that there There are still at least 20 might be some more who are yet to reach out and some others who do not wish to Indian nationals return to India. India has evacuated over 800 people from stranded in the country Afghanistan since August 15. Most of these are Indian nationals and members of now under Taliban the Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities. A batch of 180 people was brought to control, sources said. Delhi from Kabul in a military aircraft on Thursday.Earlier, external affairs minister Around 140 Afghan S Jaishankar had informed floor leaders of political parties during a special meeting Sikhs and Hindus are that efforts to evacuate Indians from also believed to be Afghanistan were in full swing and the government was trying to extract as many trapped, awaiting people as possible. Meanwhile, twin explosions rocked Kabul evacuation. airport on Thursday, leaving at least 20 dead and over 120 others injured. The back-to-back blasts just outside the New Delhi.With the situation rapidly Hamid Karzai International Airport come deteriorating in Afghanistan, there are still amid thousands of Afghans flooding the at least 20 Indian nationals stranded in the premises and crowding all entrances in a country now under Taliban control, desperate bid to escape the brutal rule of sources said. Around 140 Afghan Sikhs the Taliban. and Hindus are also believed to be The explosions came after several trapped, awaiting evacuation. The 20 countries, including the United States and Indian nationals are the last of those who the United Kingdom, had issued a terror reached out to the Indian government for attack alert. New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Bhupesh Baghel to meet Rahul Gandhi Talib as Taliban: a slip grounds again; 26 MLAs reach Delhi cricket team in Jaisalmer New Delhi The crisis in Chhattisgarh The tournament in Jaisalmer’s Jesurana village, was held in the memory of a late social worker, and had 25 Congress intensified Thursday, as several party MLAs owing allegiance to Chief teams participating. The Talib Cricket Club beat Dabla XI by 5 wickets. However, the Club has been suspended Minister Bhupesh Baghel reached Delhi a day before his expected meeting with from the tournament and calls are being made for action against its members. former party president Rahul Gandhi. Jaipur.It won the match decisively, but Prasad of Sadar Jaisalmer Police Station global level. Despite that, registering a club Friday’s meeting is set to be their second one long after the last ball was bowled, a said, “People are protesting against it in their name shows that this action was this week. silly point is threatening to trip a but the entire controversy took place due inspired by the terrorist group. Naming a While sources said the high command has cricket team from a village in to a typing mistake. The tournament has club after the Taliban shows that they summoned Baghel, AICC’s Chhattisgarh Jaisalmer. While its score was being players and organisers of all support the Talibani ideology too.” in-charge, P L Punia, said the Chief uploaded on an app, it was discovered communities.” Demanding that police act against the Minister sought a meeting with Rahul. But that an autocorrect had changed the Sher Mohammed, one of the organisers of organisers and the team, Sodha said, “If it the arrival of at least 26 MLAs, some name of the team from Talib Cricket the Jesurana tournament, said, “This happened by mistake, why did the ministers and MPs is seen as a show of Club to Taliban Cricket Club. In the was the first time we had introduced an organisers have to apologise? We will hold strength by Baghel, locked in a leadership four days since, with pressure from online scoring system through the app. protests if action is not taken.” tussle with state Health Minister T S Singh right-wing outfits accusing the team of While they were entering the name in Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Deo.Sources said the issue of rotational being “inspired by the Taliban the app, it got changed to Taliban. After BJP MP from Barmer-Jaisalmer Kailash CM is still open, and the high command ideology”, Talib Cricket Club has been the controversy we banned the Talib Choudhary has also waded into the wants an amicable settlement. The arrival suspended from the tournament, where who passed away some years ago. While club from the tournament. We also controversy, saying there is no place for of so many party MLAs signal that Baghel it registered its win, and calls are being made entering the name in the cricket scoring app, tendered a public apology.”In a Taliban supporters in the country. “It is is mounting pressure on the central for action against its members. Talib got changed due to autocorrect to memorandum to the Jaisalmer District unfortunate there are such people who want leadership. The move is seen as an attempt The tournament — Marhum Adhyaksh Taliban. We didn’t notice it. It was only Collector, several organisations, including to break Bharat. They don’t have much time to send a message that he has majority in the Alladin Smriti Cricket Pratiyogita — in discovered when the Man of the Match the Bajrang Dal, have, however, demanded left. They are supported by the Taliban,” legislature party. Jaisalmer’s Jesurana village, was held in the award was being presented.” “strict action” by police against the Choudhary told reporters. Baghel and Singh Deo had met Rahul Gandhi memory of a late social worker, and had 25 As videos of the scorecard spread over social members of the club as well as the organisers DySP, Jaisalmer, Shyam Sunder Singh said on Tuesday but the issue of rotational CM teams participating. On August 22, Talib media, Khan says he was summoned to the of the tournament. there was no question of filing an FIR. was far from resolved. Today, 26 MLAs, Cricket Club beat Dabla XI by 5 wickets. police station. “I told them everything and Lalu Singh Sodha, Vibhag Sanyojak, Bajrang “Police initiated an inquiry immediately and including three ministers, flew to Delhi. Says captain Kamaal Khan, 23, “Each year, a also tendered an apology,” says Khan, who Dal, Jaisalmer, said: “Jaisalmer is close to we found nothing in it. There was no wrong Punia said the MLAs have moved to Delhi team from our village Choudhriya takes part also expressed regret over his remarks on the international border and there have been intention behind the incident and people on their own and claimed no one had been in the tournament. At first our team was social media. cases of drug smuggling and anti-national involved in it are fine, have no criminal called to Delhi by the leadership. called Choudhriya 11, but we decided to The district police confirmed to that it was an activities along with spying on behalf of record. It is a non-issue, which is being Ministers Shiv Daharia, Amarjeet Bhagat and name it after Talib Khan, a relative of mine inadvertent mistake. Sub-Inspector Jagdish Pakistan. The Taliban are terrorists at the hyped. Anila Bhedia, along with party MP Chaya Verma and more than two dozen MLAs, left for Delhi.Sources said a chartered plane Double murder: had been brought to Raipur airport for the In show of strength, Amarinder Singh MLAs.State Congress chief Mohan Court orders cops to Markam said in a statement that the party is investigate role of united and there is no change in the stand of meets over 60 party MLAs, MPs the party. Odisha minister Amarinder’s camp claimed more than 60 MLAs and MPs joined the meeting, following an invite Covid-19: Over 1 lakh Bhubaneswar .A COURT on by his aide and state Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi at his residence in Sector 2 here. Thursday ordered police to initiate a children need care, fresh probe into allegations of Chandigarh.After a banner of Kangar — were seen in Sherowalia, Satkar Kaur, Pawan involvement of state Law Minister protection, Supreme revolt was raised against him the videos among those Adya, Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Pratap Jena in the double murder of and rebel party leaders sought present at the dinner Sushil Rinku, Rajinder Beri, a local BJP leader and his associate Court told his ouster, Punjab Chief meet. The event was seen Amrik Singh Dhillon, Gurpreet in Odisha’s Cuttack district. Minister Amarinder Singh, in as a celebratory dinner Singh GP, DharamveerAgnihotri, New Delhi.A total of 8,161 children were On January 2, BJP leader Kulamani orphaned, 92,475 children lost either an apparent show of strength, after rebel leaders Gurpartap Ajnala, Raj Kumar Baral and his associate Dibya Singh parent, and 396 were abandoned between on Thursday met many party r e t u r n e d w i t h o u t Verka, Santokh Singh Bhalaipur, Baral were critically injured in an April 1, 2020 and August 23 this year — a MLAs and MPs at a dinner meeting the party high Navtej Cheema , Fateh Bajwa, attack by a group of armed period that saw the country battling two event, seen as a retort to the command. Amit Vij, Arun Dogra, Kuldeep assailants near Mahanaga. The two waves of Covid-19 — the National rebels’ meeting two days ago. Four MPs — Preneet Kaur, Vaid, Lakhvir Lakha, Surinder died of their injuries while Commission for Child Rights (NCPCR) Amarinder’s camp claimed more Chaudhary Santokh, Dawar, Joginder Pal Bhoa, undergoing treatment. than 60 MLAs and MPs joined the confidence that the party would Partap Bajwa and Mohd Sadiq — Nirmal Singh Shutrana, Ramanjit The Judicial Magistrate First Class has stated in an affidavit filed in Supreme win the 2022 polls under the Court. meeting, following an invite by were among those present at the Sikki, Dalvir Singh Goldy, Court in Salepur, hearing a plea by leadership of @capt_amarinder. Kulamani’s son Ramakant, said: The NCPCR clarified that the figures culled his aide and state Sports Minister dinner meet. Raminder Awla, Harminder Gill Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi at his The journey has started today”. Sodhi told The Indian Express, “I and Surinder Chaudhary. “The facts disclosed in the petition out from data uploaded by states and Union reveal that the Investigation Officer Territories on its ‘Bal Swaraj’ portal do not official residence in Sector 2 here. Several MLAs seen in the videos had invited like-minded MLAs. Suspended AAP MLAs who joined The CM’s camp released pictures released by the party at Sodhi’s They have reaffirmed faith in the Congress Sukhpal Khaira, has not recorded the statement of a reflect only death due to Covid-19; the material witness who can death of a parent in the given period may and videos of the dinner meet but residence were also seen at the Captain Amarinder Singh. This is Nirmal Singh Manshahia and rebel leaders’ meeting on Pirmal Singh Khalsa were among substantiate the allegations made have been due to other reasons too. no list of names was provided. the start of another of his innings, against Minister Pratap Jena.” Tuesday. as we will win the 2022 election those present. Of total 1,01,032 children, who the Amarinder’s media adviser Raveen In his petition, Ramakant, who had Commission said are in “need of care and Thukral tweeted Rana Sodhi’s Besides Sodhi, eight ministers — under his leadership. The Those who attended meetings of Manpreet Badal, Vijay Inder filed an FIR against 13 people, protection”, 52,532 are boys; 48,495 girls; statement: “I’d invited like- Congress stands united.” meetings are Satkar Kaur, Amrik including the minister, accused the and five are transgender. The majority — minded @INCPunjab MPs & Singla, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Besides Vidhan Sabha Speaker Singh Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh Balbir Sidhu, Sunder Sham police of dropping Jena’s name 40,249 children — are in the 8-13 age MLAs for dinner. 58 MLAs & 8 Rana Kanwarpal, party MLAs GP, Dalvir Goldy, Nirmal Singh from the chargesheet and not group, followed by 17,849 children in the MPs graciously accepted my Arora, Brahm Mohindra, Aruna whop joined the event included Shutrana, Kuldeep Vaid and Chaudhary and Gurpreet Singh investigating his involvement. 4-7 age group. invitation & expressed the Rana Gurjit Singh, Laddi Santokh Singh Bhalaipur. When contacted, Jena said, “I do not A state-wise breakup shows Maharashtra has wish to comment on the court’s the maximum number of children — order. Let the law take its own 15,401 — in need of care and protection course.” In his FIR, Ramakanta had (lost both or either parent); followed by ‘M’ in US, ‘L’ here: Govt begins survey to alleged that his father was murdered Gujarat (9,033) and Odisha (8,498). at the behest of Jena as he had Hearing the matter Thursday, a bench of started unearthing corruption in Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha chart India-specific sizes implementation of the Pradhan Bose said states have to protect these New Delhi.WHAT exactly is a “size 14”? How Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Shillong and data from a sample population, we are using a Mantri Awas Yojna in the region. children and ensure that their education is does a “medium” tag in the US often fit a Kolkata,” said Upendra Prasad Singh, safe 3D whole body scanner technology. It is Jena has denied the allegations. not disrupted at least in the current person with a “larger” physique in India? Secretary, Textiles. following all international protocols of Ten people were arrested in the case. academic session. To do away with this confusion, an India size “The new sizing chart will have a size national sizing survey, and the sizing can then In the chargesheet filed by Cuttack It said the states and UTs should talk to the survey, titled INDIAsize, was officially identification number, which will be created by be used by the apparel industry,” he said. (Rural) police, Jena’s name was private schools to see if there can be a fee launched on Thursday. A joint initiative of the mapping, categorisation and defining of the The move for an “India specific” size chart is an dropped as an accused. The waiver for these children and suggested Ministry of Textiles and National Institute of body size and type. Currently, only about 18 echo of a global conversation doing the rounds Investigating Officer had said that that the states can bear the fee if the schools Fashion Technology (NIFT), the aim of the countries in the world have their own sizing of the fashion world. There has been a lot of the CDR of all the accused were are unwilling to waive it. project is to introduce a new standardised size charts,” said Singh. criticism for labels of many international fast checked to find out if they were in chart for India in the ready-to-wear clothingThe Delhi leg of the survey is currently fashion brands, who use tags like small, large, touch with the minister but no calls Covishield dose gap sector. While the project was announced inunderway, and aims to reach about 5,700 medium and extra large to denote a body type. were found. The officer further February 2019, it got delayed because of the participants.“We are using about 100 “We Indians have a different body type when we submitted that none of the witnesses based on efficacy: pandemic. “The textile sector is the second anthropometric data points from each of the compare to Europe. We don’t have such long corroborated the statements of the largest employer in the country and generates participants. The study, for us at NIFT, is also arms for example. A size 39, may fit me on the complainant regarding Jena. Centre to Kerala High about Rs 140 billion, of which Rs 100 billion an exercise in scientific research. It will have shoulder, but the sleeves may hang by a mile. Inspector Incharge of Mahanga isfrom Indian consumers alone. We only export participants from different age groups, income Also, we have encountered international Police Station, Nihar Ranjan Court for about Rs 40 billion. The need for a standard brackets and varied ethnicities. All this will discrepancies, where a particular size measures Mohanty said, “We are yet to sizing has been there for a while. Now with help us to bring about a comprehensive and as medium for men, and the measurement is receive a copy of the order passed Thiruvananthapuram.The Centre INDIAsize, we are conducting size surveys standardised size chart,” said Shantmanu, DG labelled as extra large for women,” said by the court. Thursday told the Kerala High Court that across six regions of India, namely Delhi, NIFT. “To successfully gather anthropometric Shantmanu. the 84-day gap between two doses of the Covishield vaccine was fixed as per the recommendation of the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety. Afghanistan crisis: Waiting, watching, says Govt as The court was considering a petition of KITEX Garments which sought a relaxation in the 84-day interval for administering the second dose of Covishield to its employees. The Kochi- Opposition seeks clarity on its Taliban strategy based company had purchased According to data shared by the government, 565 people have been evacuated so far: 175 embassy personnel, 263 other Indian nationals, 112 Afghan the required number of nationals including Hindus and Sikhs, and 15 third country nationals. doses for its employees, but New Delhi .The government is adopting a Afghanistan after August 31, and what was J&K.Almost all the leaders, sources said, could not go for “wait-and-watch” approach in dealing with the strategy to evacuate them. Asked how asked the government to ensure the the second dose the Taliban, depending on the evolving many Indians still remain in Afghanistan, evacuation of all Indians and support, as the state situation, External Affairs Minister S the government said it did not have a financially and otherwise, Afghan students Jaishankar is learnt to have said on Thursday specific number, sources said. in India. Many asked the government to government did not allow the jab before the while briefing all-party leaders on the explain its evacuation strategy post-August expiry of the stipulated interval. At the meeting, which lasted for about three- Afghanistan situation. and-a half-hours, the Congress questioned 31.The Congress was represented by Submitting its response at the direction of the Describing the situation as “critical”, he said the government’s “wait-and-watch Kharge, Deputy Leader Anand Sharma and High Court, the Centre said the gap ensured the government is committed to “full approach” and “relative silence” on the new Congress Leader in Lok Sabha Adhir better vaccine efficacy. The court will take evacuation” of Indians. regime, and also expressed concern about Ranjan Chowdhury. NCP leader Sharad up the matter again Friday. The Congress is learnt to have questioned the New Delhi’s marginalisation in the Afghan Pawar, DMK’s T R Baalu, former prime On Tuesday, while considering the KITEX immediate concern and task is evacuation minister H D Deve Gowda, BJD’s Prasanna government on its strategy vis-a-vis the and long term interest is friendship for the talks and isolation from traditional allies in plea, the bench of Justice P B Suresh Taliban, asking whether it would engage the region. Acharya and Trinamool Congress MP Afghan people,” he tweeted.According to Saugata Roy were among the others present. Kumar had asked whether the interval with the Taliban. Sources in the Congress data shared by the government, 565 people Citing Pakistan’s support to the Taliban, many between the two doses was meant for said the government’s response was “wishy- have been evacuated so far: 175 embassy Opposition leaders expressed concern about Besides Jaishankar, Union minister and ensuring efficacy of the vaccine or due to washy”. personnel, 263 other Indian nationals, 112 the impact on regional security, and asked Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush any shortage in the supply. The court Responding to a similar question while Afghan nationals including Hindus and the government to take strong counter- Goyal, Parliamentary Affairs Minister sought a response from the Centre after the speaking to reporters after the meeting, Sikhs, and 15 third country nationals. terrorism measures and shore up defences in Pralhad Joshi, and senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs including state government said it was following its Jaishankar said: “Let the situation settle… Sources said Leader of Opposition in Rajya Jammu and Kashmir.The Congress, in this guidelines. You will have to keep patience on the context, demanded restoration of the Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla were also Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge asked if any present. question of our future policy”.“Our Indians would still be stranded in political process as also full statehood for New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Letters to the : Back to school with caution Demand for a national Active participation of parents imperative in the reopening process With many states deciding to reopen educational institutions caste census after a gap of nearly 18 months, mixed feelings of anxiety, excitement and apprehension are in the air. Students who were locked up for a long time and remained away from schools and colleges are eager to return to classrooms, while parents, especially of younger children, are anxious. Teachers, on the other hand, have a challenging task ahead trying to balance teaching with the maintenance of Covid- appropriate behaviour.Amidst all this have emerged some reports about the likelihood of a third wave in the months ahead. Given the fact that most business, economic and other activities have resumed in recent months, public health experts have supported the resumption of schools and colleges with certain suggested measures in place. Sir — The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, The prolonged closure of schools has taken a toll on the recently led an all-party delegation to meet the learning capability of younger children. Though online prime minister, Narendra Modi, to press for a teaching was introduced, it has its limitations. Studies caste enumeration (“Caste count”, Aug 25). have reported that young children have forgotten how to Although the prime minister is said to have write simple words, do calculations or recognise colours patiently heard the concerns of the delegation, it and so on. must be remembered that it was only last month Due to lack of access to digital devices or the Internet, many that the Union home ministry had informed have dropped out. Those who could attend online classes Parliament that it had decided against conducting on mobiles and laptops are also fatigued by digital a caste-based census. Every census in education. Many schools were forced to close down as independent India has, so far, only collated data on parents were not in a position to pay fees and schools had Dalits and adivasis, leaving the Other Backward no support to keep teachers on their rolls. Scores of not among the main drivers of Covid-19 transmission. The greater ventilation, options like holding classes open Classes, the largest constituency of castes in the children have returned to farms or factories to help out UN agency has also stated that the question of opening wherever possible should be explored. In rural areas, country, outside its purview. their economically distressed parents. Millions are losing schools should be guided by careful risk analysis and school authorities should collaborate with other wings of As of now, no political party has publicly opposed out on access to nutritious midday meals that used to be epidemiological factors in the communities where the the government health department, panchayati raj the demand of the Bihar delegation, but it is clear served in schools and anganwadis. Schools are not only schools are located. These decisions have to be calibrated institutions to use their open areas. The pandemic has to all that the Bharatiya Janata Party-government places of learning and teaching but also are important for using local and age-specific data, and not enforced based provided an opportunity to work on the long-term is reluctant to undertake this exercise. The the overall personality development of children, on centralised decision making. So, schools don’t need to preparedness of educational institutions for future salience of caste as a fundamental marker of providing them opportunities for socialisation and be opened all over a state or even a district in one go. The pandemics. Governments must invest in school health identity in India has only grown since outdoor physical activity. Among older children, school coming weeks pose a challenge for all stakeholders — programmes. Over the years, routine health checkups Independence and can be one of the primary and college closure has led to mental health problems as school authorities, teachers, parents and students. Their have either disappeared or have been reduced to an annual factors determining the outcome of an election. A well. While the resumption of face-to-face educational active participation and cooperation is critical in the ritual. caste-based census will have far-reaching activity is justified on so many counts, it has to be reopening process, particularly of parents. A survey last The time has come to revive health infrastructure in schools, implications for politics in the country. balanced with public health concerns. School closure is week found that 53% parents support the opening of including the appointment of the full-time school nurse In recent years, questions have been raised considered a key non-pharmaceutical intervention to schools. Though this number has gone up compared to and psychological counsellors. For now, parents have also regarding the effective implementation of prevent infections during a pandemic, along with previous surveys, it means still a lot of parents are hesitant. suggested equipping schools with basic facilities like affirmative action with many caste groups restrictions on mass gatherings of a religious, political and School authorities could form committees of parents and monitoring of Covid-19 symptoms and rapid antigen test claiming that some have disproportionately social nature. The early and long-term impact of such teachers to oversee reopening as well as in decision kits. Steps have to be taken to avoid overcrowding in gained while others continue to suffer. With a measures on the transmission of infection, mortality etc., making. While state education and health departments are schools. Profit-driven private schools have expanded far decrease in government jobs, there has also been a has to be studied. If the benefits are not substantial, issuing Standard Operating Procedure, participation of beyond their physical infrastructure, resulting in crowding clamour for implementing quotas in the private prolonging such interventions is unjustified. Here, lessons parents is necessary for enforcing these guidelines. and poor quality of education. If more children are sector. These concerns are being debated without from the past pandemics could come in handy, which Involving parents would allay their fears and contain the admitted, they have to study in poor quality classrooms adequate and reliable data, leading to conflicting show that the timing of school closure and reopening is spread of false information and rumours. Holding parent- without basic facilities. Built infrastructure has to be and often misleading claims. There is an urgent critical. Premature closure does not yield any significant teacher meetings and engaging ASHA workers to counsel redesigned keeping in mind the need for greater need to conduct a complete caste-based census so health benefits while classes should be resumed at an parents and elders may also help. It is also vital to ensure ventilation, light and open spaces. Appropriate lessons in that the government can thoroughly evaluate the appropriate point during the pandemic. The intervention that teachers and non-teaching staff are fully vaccinated, health education should be included in the curriculum at needs of the people and legislate accordingly. Sir of school closure has to be considered in combination with and parents are also motivated to get themselves all levels. For online education, basic digital infrastructure — The reason why the Narendra Modi other interventions such as vaccination as well as other vaccinated. Schools will also have to devise new and needs to be developed to take care of the special needs of government is non-committal about the demand non-pharmaceutical interventions. Unicef has pointed to flexible timetables to avoid crowding. Since it is not those on the other side of the digital divide. It will also for a nation-wide caste-based census is obvious. It evidence showing that primary and secondary schools are possible to effect changes in built infrastructure to provide require reskilling of teachers. fears that the exercise will be inimical to the interests of its core support base — the upper castes — but at the same time wants to be able to appeal to the other caste groups. If the BJP Nurturing freedom government truly wants the betterment of the people, it must not be blind to the continued ill- Musings on Independence Day effects of caste divisions and the necessity for a fresh enumeration. It is a shame that even 74 years As a child growing up in the Calcutta of the late 1960s and often twinned suspicion of Mohandas Karamchand after Independence, caste continues to determine early 1970s, August 15 was the day to listen to tales of Gandhi’s championing of non-violence. One aunt, in the lives of people in India. Sir — The directive of derring-do on part of sundry elderly relatives — some particular, was fond of saying that the only reason the Bihar government ordering school teachers to dead, some then still alive — who had played their part in Gandhiji was successful was because “the British sell gunny sacks to make up for the loss in revenue what seemed to my untutored ears to have been an almost allowed him to be so”, for the alternative to the for the period between 2014 to 2016 under the unending struggle for independence from British rule. Mahatma’s ahimsa was the way of the gun and the mid-day meal scheme is deplorable (“Sold off”, Stories of how my father’s older cousin had smuggled sword, which — the said aunt would emphasize — Aug 19). Teachers were instructed to sell the sacks armaments to armed revolutionaries when still a “would have won us a better freedom, you mark my used to distribute the food grains at half the price schoolboy; of my maternal grandmother learning to words”. Of course, there were Gandhian freedom and return the money to the government. Failure drive a car, ride a horse, and fire a revolver as a teenager; fighters in the family too, most notably on my mother’s to do so would attract a charge of embezzlement. of how one of my father’s uncles, the redoubtable Pulin side, including some who had abandoned the path of Even if the government has incurred massive losses Behari Das (1877-1949), had waged a ceaseless battle violence to set up ashrams and schools in rural parts — in the mid-day meal schemes, it is not up to the against the colonial rulers, armed with little more than a but, somehow, these pacific individuals never quite teachers to compensate for that loss. The teachers’ lathi; of how one of my mother’s maternal uncles had so found pride of place in these storytelling sessions. developed his physique that he could lie on his back with Curiously enough — or so it seemed to the young me associations in Bihar are right to protest against mother’s uncle of robust physique could hold back a steam that directive and the suspension of Muhammad two wooden planks laid on his chest and have a jeep drive then — such valorization of heroic freedom fighters (of over him; and many more that combined the factual with locomotive using his bare hands, and so on — you get the both the violent and non-violent kind) was accompanied Tamizuddin — the primary school principal was idea.) Such reminiscences would be garnished with accused of ‘tarnishing’ the image of the state the fantastical. My cousins and I would look on goggle- by a peculiar kind of respect for what I mentally labelled as eyed and flappy-eared as aunts, uncles, grand-aunts, expressions of sorrow and lamentation at the mysterious ‘English’ values, chief among them being system, government by hawking jute bags in the ‘disappearance’ of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose — in the marketplace. We must all stand in solidarity with grand-uncles, and the occasional friend of one or more of discipline, and fair play. In a strange way, the family them told us these stories, which often became impossibly early 1970s, it was still possible to believe that the great heroes who were invoked in these meandering adda the teachers in Bihar. Sir — It is unfortunate that heroic with each retelling. (For example, that Pulin Das leader would magically reappear and lead Indians in a new sessions were those who seemed to have best internalized teachers in government schools are often made to could deflect bullets with his twirling lathi, or that our freedom struggle to rid society of divers ills — and the such values — a distant cousin of my paternal . perform duties which have nothing .

Women will not be silenced

On Pakistan’s Independence Day, a female TikToker was sexually assaulted and harassed by 300-400 men at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore On Pakistan’s Independence Day, a female TikToker groped and assaulted by hundreds of men in a went to Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore to make some public place, after seeing a woman being videos. What happened there has left her scarred for forcibly kissed by a man when she was on the life. She was sexually assaulted and harassed by road, after reading about a 14-year-old girl’s 300-400 men for two and a half hours. The videos of corpse being dug out from her grave and then the incident are extremely triggering — she is being raped. How can we feel safe after we hear about thrown around like a football, her clothes are being such incidents every day? How do we not get torn and men are touching her inappropriately. One triggered or feel angry at how men enjoy so cannot even look at the videos for more than a few much impunity while victims are questioned seconds; she, on the other hand, had to bear the each time. assault for two and a half hours. She called the After the Minar-e-Pakistan incident, we saw police helpline more than once. apologists trying to justify what happened by Help never came. Last month, when I wrote about asking why the female TikToker had invited her Noor — a woman who was tortured and brutally fans for a meet-and-greet and arguing that this murdered — in these pages, I thought I would write was bound to happen. No, this should not have something different this time, something political. happened, period. Men should not behave like Instead, here I am, writing about violence against maniacs every time they see a woman. These women, again. I feel angry, I feel triggered, I feel are the same men who get outraged when unsafe, I feel helpless. While more than a hundred women take out an Aurat March around the men have been arrested in this case, I also know that country, they are enraged when women shout, had this incident not been recorded on video, had ‘Mera Jism, Meri Marzi’ (My Body, My there not been outrage, had there not been Choice), because at the end of the day, these discussion in the media about this incident, there men think that women don’t have any rights. would have been zero accountability. No policemen When they circulate fake videos endangering would have been suspended for negligence if she the lives of several women, nobody is held had not made it public that she had called the police accountable. It is the women who have to set the helpline. No men would have been arrested had the record straight about the videos being morphed video not been played and replayed on our and fake. Not the men who circulated them. television screens. Why? Because the State only And yet, women are not even allowed to say reacts when something becomes public, when they are feeling unsafe. But we will keep saying something goes viral. Women in the country are not telling us to be quiet and listen to them — the men. Two come near her to harass her.And yet, we are being told by it until and unless our society changes, until each man feeling safe anywhere. When we say we feel unsafe more videos surfaced after this incident; these were quite men that just because a few incidents take place here and realizes how unsafe we feel — everywhere. We will keep everywhere, even in our graves, we are told by men that disturbing too. In one of them, a woman in a Chingchi there, it does not mean that women are unsafe. I wish that raising our voices and nobody can stop us. We, the these are just sweeping statements, that in general, rickshaw with another woman and child was stuck in men would stop telling women how to feel, what to say, women, demand justice for every injustice. We, the Pakistani men are very respectful towards women. When traffic while men catcalled her and made videos. what to do, what to wear, where to go and so on. We know women, will not be silent. We, the women, will ask men don’t hear us or don’t want to hear us, when they Suddenly, a man jumped onto the Chingchi and forcibly that what we are feeling is what most women feel. We uncomfortable questions. We, the women, will always dismiss our lived experiences, when they tell us that kissed the woman. Another video shows a woman know that women are not feeling safe after receiving stand up against each and every case of violence against women are safe, they are stifling our voices. They are keeping men at bay with a stick every time they try to news of Noor’s beheading, after seeing a woman being women and make the culprits answerable. New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 HOME GARDEN THE SIKH TIMES 7 Make your kitchen Look bigger

The size of kitchens in the city are shrinking with time. What used to be the most important area in the house has now been limited to only utilitarian purposes. However, when it comes to doing up your kitchen, you can work wonders with limited space at hand.Small kitchens can be difficult to work in, specially for individuals who want everything to be accessible and neat. They can be made to look big with a few adjustments. "There is no fixed dimension for a kitchen. When it comes to Kitchen design can be tricky but some individual houses we can do anything and everything according to the customers smart adjustments can make your need. But apartments have limited space. Putting an kitchen appear bigger and spacious. accessory in a small kitchen will not help save Plywood, is a sheet material manufactured from space.Open shelves make thin layers of wood and membrane wood is better sense because of the manufactured using optimum quality wood. ease of access. It helps in Moisture resistant plywood is widely used in utilising 100 per cent of the Chennai kitchens." space in the kitchen. You have to choose your colours wisely if you Modifying a kitchen with wish to give a spacious look to a small kitchen. open shelve increases the "Choosing light colours like white, cream or space. You not only have soft beige for your kitchen will reflect light and more storage space, the make the space feel bigger. The wall colour room looks a lot bigger," should be in contrast with the cabinets and the says S Selvapathy, chief floor colour. You can also go for pop-colours. executive, Master Design Just choose a color that is equally light, like pale Kraft Modular Kitchen. yellow, sky blue, or blush.This will make the Woodwork plays a space to open and airy, not dark and congested," significant role in kitchen he adds. fittings. The right kind of wood Good lighting helps by allowing you to make for your kitchen depends mostly the best use of the space you have. "My husband on weather and climate. P and I wanted to make our kitchen space look big Aravindan, designer, Amphaa and bright. We painted the walls in light blue Projects, talks about three types of colour and opted for open shelves instead of wood. He says, "Rubber wood, a upper cabinets which makes our kitchen look light-coloured tropical hardwood is spacious. We also installed cabinet lights which obtained from the rubber tree. It is makes it bright," says Swetha Reddy, a commonly known as an housewife from the city. environmentally friendly wood. Decor trends: Pad it up Go eclectic for

bachelor pad is the entertainment centre. Be unique décor Living alone has its perks and when it the television, music system, Playstation or Xbox, all the other decor elements complement these accessories," she says. You can bring an exotic feel to your home it comes to decor, sky is the limit. with an eclectic style of interior decor. budget.Blend a mix of styles. Don't "The kitchen elements are minimal and Give your home an exotic feel by combining overwhelm small rooms with an abundance utilitarian. Even the living room has various styles, time periods, colours, of upholstery.Select furnishings with A bachelor's life has its own perks and bachelor pads. It will be surprising to some to furniture like bean bags, lounge chairs and textures and patterns. This decor style, slender lines. Remember, pale and neutral privileges. One can be free in his or her way know what can be done with minimum effort La-Z-boys." called eclectic, is for people who love colours have a low impact on the decor. without making compromises or any when it comes to designing a perfect bachelor The living room is the sanctum sanctorum something about different decor styles. It is a An eclectic style can combine smooth shiny tiles with deep rich wood. Go for uniquely- responsibility. When you think of a pad. for a bachelor pad. They have get- combination of both old and new styles and allows for a great deal of flexibility. An designed items, customised range of furni bachelor's home, there are some togethers at their place quite often and ture or display accessories. striking features that eclectic home has many elements but they they ensure that they have necessary all share a commonality, whether it's Don't be hesitant to mix patterns, textures come instantly to your pieces of furniture to have a blast. tonality, line, shape or pattern. Eclectic style and colours. Experiment with silks, wood, mind. An unkempt Gautam Dhiman, an advertising grants you the freedom of mixing and glass and dif ferent textures to highlight living room, a messy professional, handpicked all his living matching different decor styles and creating design elements unique lighting is a must. Opt for LEDs for concealed light ing. bedroom and a room furniture. He says, "I want my your own unique decor. There is only one completely unorganised major rule for this style the decor should CONTRASTS friends to relax and feel free when they Contrast is key to an eclec tic style. kitchen. However, these look consistent and harmonious. come over. Each and every piece of my DESIGN PRINCIPLES Sometimes the lesser pieces have in com are mostly movie and living room furniture is directed This style undeniably requires skill, basic mon, the more they set each other off. sitcom cliches which towards my entertainment knowledge of design principles and a vision. However, it is im portant to pick your con mould our perception of unit.Brightly coloured, no-fuss chairs Contrast is an important characteristic of an trasts carefully as too many contrasts create are my first choice to adorn the living eclectic style. Accessories could also be a chaos. point of contrast. Follow the concept of Though you are provided with the freedom space instead of bulky couches. I to dare with this style, the princi ples have made a small dining space with closeness in seating pieces. To tie together a variety of decorative styles, concerning form, scale, composition and four chairs and a small glass table it is impor tant to give parts of the interior a propor tion are to be kept in mind while and hung a bulb over it. Bean bags timeless treatment.For windows, however, designing under this style. Contrasts in are a must for any bachelor pad and choose treatments that defy time, such as textures offer interesting visuals.Green today you have a lot of options at straight-hanging drapery.Roman shades are plants add a fascinating backdrop to smooth ceramic pots, figurines or sculptures. Nan hand." easy to live with. It's not always important to match the knick-knacks you pick up with the Bamboo blinds will add a soothing texture cy Satish, of Designer Harish Mehta believes that to a multifaceted room with an eclectic simplicity is what defines a bachelor's theme of your home, as long as you Designworks, says introduce just a few pieces. But if possible, ensemble of furniture and accessories. bachelors are for home. He says, "You don't see huge pieces match them with the DISTINCT STYLE two types of of furniture in a bachelor's abode. It is all decor. The house you stay is an people, the ones about utility and space saving. Today, one COLOUR AND extension of you and has many options in light-weight and trendy CHARACTER should echo your taste who are waiting while keeping the rules of furniture. I personally suggest bachelors to Colour is a crucial point to get married the decor style in which it opt for cane furniture for their living room. It for this design theme. and others who Add character to your is done up. Most live in cities on not only provides a classic look but is also eclectic decor by mixing handicraft stores have an a temporary sturdy enough to survive the weekend the wood finishes or interesting array of things basis for work parties. Even a well-placed mattress with fabric that will fit right into your or other lots of brightly coloured cushions can do the patterns.Otherwise, home.When you buy an object, think of all the engagements trick. For bachelors, it is important that they create a unique feature by purchasing ways in which you can . "The keep the maintenance part in mind before use it besides its original going in for any kind of decor element." He readymade drapes and necessities adding a band of custom purpose. You will be of these maintains that there is no definition for a fabric to the top or surprised to discover the bachelors bachelor's pad design. He adds, "This is the bottom. possibilities. Let your will vary. most important aspect of doing up a Spaces decorated in an style reflect in everything bachelor's space. The ideas are unique and eclectic style can easily you bring into your home. The It's a sure-shot way to centre completely out-of-the box with no change according to mood, inspiration and make your decor unique. of any limitations of elements and designs." New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez flouted COVID Sydney Cases Dip As Australia norms, partied with his partner: Reports Buenos Aires: Argentine President Alberto Fernandez finds himself in an embarrassing Debates Covid Reopening Plans position as he is being accused of violating his own pandemic restrictions decree. Local media reported that the president Sydney. Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly not follow it.More than half of all broke a mandatory quarantine, when he and eased on Friday but still hovered near record Australians are under strict stay-at-home his partner hosted a birthday party last year levels as the Australian federal government orders as Sydney and Melbourne, its with friends. looks to press states to stick to a national largest cities, and capital Canberra, battle The action by prosecutor Ramiro Gonzalez reopening plan once the country reaches a outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta means Fernandez could face a criminal 70%-80% vaccination rate.The national variant. investigation. The case against Fernandez cabinet, a group of federal and state leaders, The lockdowns are hitting economic activity has grabbed headlines in past weeks as will meet later in the day against a backdrop with some economists predicting Argentina imposed stricter lockdowns than of concerns by some states given the Australia's A$2 trillion ($1.45 trillion) most countries to deal with the pandemic. persistently high daily infections in Sydney economy on the brink of a second recession In July of last year, Fernandez himself had even after two months under lockdown.New in as many years as data on Friday showed a banned all social gatherings before hosting South Wales recorded 882 new cases, most of plunge in July retail sales.In Victoria state, one for the birthday of Fabiola Yanez, his them in state capital Sydney, down from the officials detected 79 new local cases, down partner.Investigators began looking into the record 1,029 on Thursday as officials from 80 cases on Thursday. Of the new case when a photo circulated this month struggle to quell the Delta outbreak.Two new cases, 26 are mystery cases - those whose showing Fernandez together with partner deaths were reported, while 117 people are in source is unknown - raising prospects of an Yanez and other unmasked people standing intensive care, 103 of them unvaccinated. extension to the lockdown beyond Sept. around a table with with remnants of a Even as infections surge, state authorities 2.With some 48,600 cases and 991 deaths, party. The government acknowledged that revealed a staggered back-to-school plan Australia has kept its coronavirus numbers the photograph was taken on July 14, 2020, from late October, when they expect its relatively low. Officials expect fewer at a moment when restrictions were in vaccination rate to hit 70% from 32% now. numbers as the rollout picks up speed."They media conference.A national reopening plan deaths from the latest flare-up versus last place. Earlier on Thursday (August 26), New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian are the two things that will matter even when was agreed between leaders of Australia's year as vaccination rates rise.So far, 32% of Fernandez participated in a hearing in the said she would be focussing more on we start to live life more freely at 70% and eight states and territories and the federal people above 16 has been fully vaccinated case and offered to pay a fine to settle the vaccination rates and the number of then obviously at 80% ... we are starting to government last month, when Sydney cases and based on current rates, Australia should case. hospitalisations rather than daily case make that mind change in New South were much lower, but virus-free Queensland hit 80% by mid-November. Opposition lawmakers have tried to start a Wales," Berejiklian said during a televised and Western Australia have hinted they may political trial against Fernandez due to the party, although they have a slim chance of Will hunt you down, succeeding because most lawmakers are aligned with the government party. Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal make you pay: Biden Media reports say that while the president is at no risk of going to prison for such an New York The chief executive of the sexual Lindsey Boylan, after she accused him last survivors, activists and allies she’s harmed, warns Kabul airport offence, it has dented his image ahead of harassment victims’advocacy group Time’s Up December of making inappropriate comments, (at)TinaTchen goes out the same way our November's legislative elections. resigned Thursday amid outrage over but before she explicitly detailed allegations of former Governor did _ listing her attackers revelations that its leaders advised former New unwanted touching and kissing.Text messages accomplishments, pointing the finger at others, York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration obtained by The Washington Post show that and attempting to justify her inexcusable Washington. President Joe Biden, Indian-Origin Man Jailed For his voice breaking with emotion, after he was first accused of misconduct last Tchen initially discouraged other Time’s Up behavior. Good riddance.” vowed on Thursday the United Stealing Excavator In year.Time’s Up CEO and president Tina Tchen leaders from making any public comment Tchen declined further comment. States would hunt down the said in a statement that she’s “spent a career about Boylan’s allegations. Later, top Cuomo Time’s Up got its start in January 2018 amid attackers of twin explosions at the Singapore: Report fighting for positive change for women” but aide Melissa DeRosa asked Kaplan _ her outrage over sexual misconduct by the film Kabul airport in Afghanistan and was no longer the right person to lead the attorney _ to review a letter the governor’s producer Harvey Weinstein. More than 300 said he has asked the Pentagon to Singapore. A 44-year-old Indian-origin man (hash)MeToo-era organization.“I am supporters intended to circulate attacking women in entertainment _ from television develop plans to strike back at was jailed in Singapore for two-and-a-half especially aware that my position at the helm of Boylan’s credibility.“Ms. Kaplan read the letter powerhouse Shonda Rhimes to actresses Reese them.Biden spoke hours after the years for stealing an excavator and TIME’S UP has become a painful and divisive to the head of the advocacy group Times Up, Witherspoon and Eva Longoria _ signed an two blasts killed a dozen American attempting to sell it to a heavy-vehicle focal point, where those very women and other and both of them allegedly suggested that, open letter that established them as founders. troops and wounded more, the repairman in March 2018, according to a activists who should be working together to without the statements about Ms. Boylan’s Its high-profile debut continued with that worst day of casualties for US media report.After committing the theft, fight for change are instead battling each other interactions with male colleagues, the letter month’s Golden Globes, in which attendees forces there in a decade. The Nanthakumaran Lokanathan fled to in harmful ways,” she wrote.The group’s chief was fine,” the report said, without explicitly donned black and sported Time’s Up pins to call Islamic State (IS) has claimed Malaysia and was arrested only two years operating officer, Monifa Bandele, will serve as naming Tchen. attention to the movement for gender equality. responsibility for the suicide later, reported TODAY newspaper.Court interim CEOTchen’s resignation comes after The letter was ultimately never released. Tchen previously served as an assistant to then- bombing, and Biden reaffirmed that when he blamed the terror documents did not state how he stole the theAug. 9 departure of the organization’s chair, Later, after Boylan expanded on her allegations President Barack Obama, chief of staff to then- Roberta Kaplan. Both women had been the against Cuomo, Time’s Up called for an outfit's Afghanistan affiliate, ISIS- heavy construction equipment, which was first lady Michelle Obama and executive K for staging the attacks. target of ire from Time’s Up supporters over the investigation.Boylan noted Thursday that director of the White House Council on Women worth about 31,000 Singaporean dollars, "We will not forgive, we will not according to the report.The court heard that idea they had offered any help to Cuomo, who Tchen’s resignation statement didn’t include an and Girls. She co-founded the Time’s Up Legal resigned Monday, three weeks after an forget. We will hunt you down and construction firm Ram Brothers apology.“It’s sad that (at)TinaTchen still can’t Defense Fund in 2017, along with Kaplan and investigation overseen by New York’s attorney make you pay," he said in remarks Construction & Trading rented it and last take responsibility for the harm she’s caused,” two other women. The fund was established to general concluded he sexually harassed at least Boylan tweeted. That sentiment was echoed by at the White House.Biden said US left it along a pathway outside 14 Jalan help everyday survivors with legal costs, and evacuations would continue. He 11 women.The report detailed Cuomo’s another Cuomo accuser, Charlotte Bennett. had raised nearly $22 million less than a year Tukang in Jurong Industrial area on March attempt to discredit his first public accuser, gave no indication of a change in 28, 2018.The next day, a representative “Instead of offering a sincere apology to the after its founding. next Tuesday's US pullout target. from the firm checked the excavator's As many as 1,000 Americans and global positioning system and realised that many more Afghans are still it was on the premises of used-vehicle-parts struggling to get out of Kabul."I dealer Hon Li Hin Enterprise, in the Kranji have also ordered my commanders UK to continue Kabul evacuations despite to develop operational plans to industrial area.Closed-circuit television strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and camera footage showed that facilities. We will respond with Nanthakumaran brought the excavator into force and precision at our time, at the compound that day before deadly airport attack: PM Boris Johnson the place we choose and the leaving.Nanthakumaran had earlier moment of our choosing," Biden approached Mok Fook Wah, a third-party said.He said there was no evidence heavy-vehicle repairman, to sell an London. British Prime Minister Boris airport, sources told Reuters.We the ISIS-K colluded with the excavator.Mok then referred him to Jway Johnson said his government will extend our condolences both to the Taliban, who now control the Hong Chua, the director of Hon Li Hin continue its evacuation operation in United States of America and the country.Biden was briefed on the Enterprise.Nanthakumaran called Jway Afghanistan after suspected suicide people of Afghanistan," he attacks, which also killed dozens of with his sales pitch on March 25, 2018, bombers struck the crowded gates of said.Johnson would not comment Afghans and came 12 days into the three days before the excavator went Kabul airport, killing at least 13 people on who the government suspected rushed evacuation and five days missing.Nanthakumaran followed Jway's and wounding dozens on Thursday.After was behind the attack. before its scheduled completion. request to deliver the vehicle to his Johnson chaired an emergency response He said that while some Afghans Some Republicans argued to meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, eligible to reach Britain would not extend the evacuation beyond next premises.However, before Nanthakumaran Tuesday’s deadline.The US general could receive any money, Ram Brothers he said Britain's airlift would continue be evacuated before the airlift "going up until the last moment"."We are finishes, the government would overseeing the evacuation, General recovered the excavator from Jway on Frank McKenzie, said after the March 30, 2018. able to continue with the programme in pressure the Taliban to let them the way we have been running it, attacks, “If we can find who is leave later.A Taliban spokesman associated with this, we will go according to the timetable that we have earlier this week said that the group after them.” He said it would be a New Zealand Eases Nationwide got and that is what we are going to do," wants foreign countries to stop "There were always going to be vulnerabilities mistake for the United States to call Lockdown But Auckland Shut Johnson said.At least two explosions struck takingAfghan experts out of Afghanistan. an early end to the evacuation, the crowded gates of Kabul airport, causing a to terrorism and opportunistic terrorist attacks. We condemn them, I think they are despicable, "We also fully expect that those who want to despite the risks.The Off bloodbath among desperate civilians hoping to administration has been widely but I am afraid they are something we had to leave Afghanistan after this phase one are flee and casting the final days of the Western allowed to do that by the Taliban," Johnson blamed for a chaotic and deadly Wellington. New Zealand's Prime Minister airlift of its citizens and allies into chaos. prepare for," he said.Johnson paid tribute to evacuation that began in earnest the Afghans and members of the U.S. military said."We will use all the influence that we can JacindaArdern eased the tough nationwide Johnson said that the military had been bring to bear - political or economic or only after the collapse of the US- lockdown measures on Friday, although preparing for the evacuation for months and who were killed. At least four U.S. military backedAfghan government and the personnel were killed in the blasts at the diplomatic as we said at the G7 - to encourage businesses and schools will still be closed were aware of the security threats. the new authorities in Afghanistan to do that. Taliban’s takeover of the country. and its biggest city Auckland will remain shut for longer. Ardern said all of New Zealand, except Auckland and Northland, will move one Kabul Blasts: "Voice Cracking", Biden Reflected Blow To His Presidency step lower to alert level 3 from Tuesday, Aug. 31.Under level 3, businesses can only operate for click and collect or contactless Washington, United States: Eyes closing, around the clock for 10 days, his impeachment and removal from services. Bars and restaurnts remain shut voice cracking, Joe Biden physically administration had thought perhaps it office."The Republican outcry except for takeaways.Public venues reflected the terrible blow to his presidency could still pull triumph from disaster.The was predictable. But the wider remain closed, while crowds at wedding from the slaying of 13 US service members airlift was going far better than predicted, damage reflected in opinion and funerals are limited to 10 people."This during the desperate Kabul evacuation. with the US military performing flawlessly polls will be more worrying for is a wait and watch level," Ardern said. Addressing the nation from the White House, and the Taliban more or less keeping its end B i d e n . W h i l e a U S A of the bargain in securing Kabul.Early Today/Suffolk University poll The prime minister added that the country Biden bowed his head for a moment of silence before taking questions from Thursday in Washington, the White House t h i s w e e k f o u n d was possibly starting to see a plateau in journalists pressing him on the bloody twist proudly rolled out the latest remarkable o verwhelmingly that cases.Auckland and neighbouring in the already tragic operation to shut down figures: more than 95,000 people safely Americans believe the Afghan Northland will remain in full level 4 the 20-year war in Afghanistan.He appeared flown out since Kabul's fall to the Taliban. war was not worth fighting, lockdown, possibly for another 2 weeks, occasionally close to tears as he spoke of the Then the bombs went off. Biden isn't getting thanked. The Ardern said.This means Auckland, the dead "heroes." And when he promised the Shutting himself away with aides in the poll found his overall approval epicentre of the outbreak, will be cut off attackers "we will hunt you down," there was at just 41 percent, with 55 from the rest of the country for now. Situation Room, Biden canceled a meeting steel in his voice.No doubt that Biden's of state governors and told visiting Israeli percent disapproving."I don't The country reported 70 new cases of presidency has been shaken to the core by the Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that their know if Biden will be COVID-19 in the community on Friday, "buck stops" with him.That means he will bombing at Kabul's airport.In January, he planned meeting in the Oval Office would not be able to escape fury and horror back permanently damaged," Mark Rom, a all in the epicentre Auckland, taking the took office promising calm at home and have to wait until Friday. professor of government at Georgetown total number of cases in the latest outbreak home over the deaths of the servicemen -- or respect for the United States abroad after the Throughout a day of meetings with national the political fallout. University, told AFP. "But the Republicans to 347.New Zealand has been largely free turbulent Donald Trump years.Now Biden's will do everything in their power to see that security staff, Biden was "somber" and "Joe Biden has blood on his hands," of the virus since last year, barring a small been left with a mountain to climb if he's to he is."Charles Franklin, director of the "outraged," Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik number of cases in February, but that persuade the nation and America's partners Marquette Law School Poll, said that given "Any day where you'll lose service members is said. "This horrific national security and changed last week after an outbreak of the that either goal remains achievable. the unpopularity of the Afghan war, Biden maybe the worst day of your presidency." humanitarian disaster is solely the result of Delta variant erupted in Auckland, The 78-year-old Democrat was already reeling may yet ride the disaster out. promptingArdern to order the lockdown. Biden didn't start the Afghan war. That was a Joe Biden's weak and incompetent from the almost overnight collapse of the Republican, George W. Bush. "The political question, once we have The country has about 2,900 confirmed leadership. He is unfit to be commander-in- US-backed government and US-created And Biden was the first of four presidents chief."Republican Senator Marsha completely withdrawn, is whether the cases of COVID-19 so far and 26 related army, leaving the handful of remaining US actually to follow through on promises to end majority will be glad we aren't there deaths. Blackburn tweeted that Biden and all his top troops and many thousands of US citizens the disaster.But as Biden himself said, the national security staff "should resign or face anymore. If so, then the issue is likely to and allies at the Taliban's mercy.Working fade," he said. New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 HOME GARDEN THE SIKH TIMES 9

Keep Use old scrap for chic Interiors There's more you can do with your interiors; use old scrap to make pretty home decor kitchen itemas. ashok kumar mudetiya tells you how... We have moved into an era where all (like if you place one horizontally, people can think is about going green. place the other vertically and Recycling is passe. The trend that has otherwise). clutter under control made a buzz now is upcycling, that is, 3. Use your old coasters as a wall reusing vintage products such that you hanging. Use colourful ribbons or Here's how to keep the kitchen looking dishwasher or hand wash the items you've can make it into something of a higher threads to tie up the coasters after great without too much fuss. used and put them on a drying rack or hand value. they're painted in your style, and then The kitchen is one of Basically, it is about using products for a place them on your wall. You could do Make proper use of your dry them immediately. If you have company, little more time before there is place in the same with your tea sieves, by the most utilised counter space of course, wait until the party's over to get to the landfill so it can be discarded. painting them up and hanging them on the dirty work. Though greentailing is not all that the wall. To avoid having your countertops look Hide unnecessary items hyped up in India as it is abroad, it sure 4. Radhika Khaitan, who is an upcycler places in your home. cluttered, make sure everything that is not has grabbed many an eyeball. Gone are herself, says you can use old baked kitchen-essential is moved out of that room. Though accessories like spice racks and the days, when all that beans tins, or beer bottle Moreover, it's the Instead of just putting bananas on the utensil caddies are designed to be part of youth could think of is tins in many ways. Clean counter, find a great banana hook or three- your kitchen decor these days, try to limit the draining their brains. A the tins up and paint it to tiered platter that you can display fruit on number of accessories and small appliances lot of our youngsters are use it as a flower vase. She making a business out of also says that you can place where you without taking up added countertop area. (such as coffeemakers, automatic can openers, juicers, etc.) that sit out on your recycling and well, stack many a newspaper what's better when you together, glue them up prepare all your meals Keep things at the right place counter. Keep these items in cabinets or your Don't just drop your keys, wallet and cell can both make money together and cut them such pantry and pull them out only when you need and tell mother nature that they make pretty phone on the counter when you come home and hence you should them. that you care. coaster. from a long day. Hang an organizer Upcycling, like mentioned 5. Take small boxes, glue up shelf on one wall and store those earlier, is quite a rage in your favourite magazine make sure it's both items there until you need them the West, especially articles on them, and also again. when it comes to home sequence the edges to use decor. But fret not! For all of you who it as a showpiece for your desk.6. clean and clutter-free! Utilize technology like trying out and customising goods at Another upcycler, Suren Vikhash U Posting coupons all over the fridge home, here are some fun ideas for you says, "You can use tetra pack containers Here's how to keep is a great way to ensure you'll see to try out yourself at home: to make pen stands by cutting them them every day, but it doesn't make 1. Bind your old hard cover books partially in the middle. This is a good together (side by side), such that it and easy way to upcycle."7. Use your for a streamlined look. Invest in an the kitchen looking looks like a plank. You can use this as a old cartons and boxes, paint them or inexpensive coupon box or plastic book shelf and place them on your wall. cover them up with colourful paper, envelope and refer to it when you This is a funky way of upcycling. place sequins on them, and use the end- great without too are making your grocery list. 2. To get that rustic look, you can use cane product as a magazine or newspaper Avoid piling up sieves (the ones with which your moms holder.These are just some simple much fuss. and mom-in-laws sieve rice in) to make methods you can use to make your Don't allow dishes to pile up in the it into a photo-frame. How? Well, just home decor look both classy and eco- sink, put them straight into the paint them in funkyways, give them friendly.Well, there are a lot more ways different strokes with different hues and to do the same and customise your you can paste your photographs on home decor according to your personal them before placing them on the wall. style. After all, your home should Ideas to maintain You could also make a photo wall, by reflect your personality and what better placing many sieves in different angles way to do up your interiors your way. indoor potted plants - Don't over or under water them. Most are almost indestructible and some that are plants don't want to have their roots pure delights — flowering submerged in a damp swamp. or fruiting plants that are - Indoor plants like a constnt easy to tempt into dazzling temperature, so keep them in displays a few times a year.- an area that does not become If you're growing a foliage too cold or too hot. species that is cleaned and - They don't like draughts or pampered by a rainy climate, any sudden moves and they you can mimic that situation like some feeding because they by a simple applied mist. have no access to nutrients - For wonderful impact in a beyond their pot or container. bright and sunny room, try - Many indoor plants will like a something with flowers or moist environment, in other berries. words, humid air. - Oh, and you can forget air - You'll find there are indoor fresheners — indoor plants plants suitable for the bathroom, ones that will purify the air. New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

Gold and Silver prices : Precious metal prices jump on MCX| Glenmark arm, Emcure, 3 other pharma Check latest rates here New Delhi. witnessing a marginal hike, both gold and silver are trading on the higher companies line up Rs 7,000-crore IPOs side of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Gold futures, maturing on October Mumbai: Amidst the raging second wave of cent in FY21, pushing BSE healthcare conditions and keenness of investors to 5, 2021, stand at Rs 47,300 per 10 grams, the COVID-19 pandemic and many fearing a index to all-time highs.The huge IPO line- subscribe worthy IPOs have recording a hike of Rs 172 or 0.32 per cent. third wave, the healthcare sector is in the up from healthcare players comes in the encouraged many pharma players to Meanwhile, silver futures maturing on limelight for the second consecutive year as back of stellar performance of Gland tap the IPO route now, Deepak Jasani, several pharma and life sciences companies Pharma stock that debuted in 2020 with head of retail research at HDFC September 3, 2021 are retailing at Rs are lined up to tap the equity markets through the biggest secotral issue in decades Securities, told .Another analyst said 62,830 per kg, with a jump of Rs 210 or IPOs over the next few months, according to mopping up around Rs 6,500 crore. Since companies like Glenmark Lifesciences 0.33 per cent on Friday. investment bankers.Five such companies listing, it has gained over 110 per cent.The and Windlas are likely to benefit thanks Yesterday, gold stood at Rs 47,181 per 10 which have firmed up their initial public domestic pharma sector accounts for over to their proven capabilities in contract grams, recording a jump, and silver was at offering (IPO) plans are Glenmark 50 per cent of global vaccine supplies, 40 development and manufacturing.Last Rs 63,021 per kg, witnessing a dip. Lifesciences, a fully-owned arm of per cent of generic drug supplies to the month, Glenmark Lifesciences, which Gold and Silver prices on international Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, the city-based US, and 25 per cent of all medicines to is into APIs, filed a draft red herring market bulk drugs firm Supriya Lifesciences, drug Britain.In FY20, the domestic pharma prospectus for a Rs 1,500-crore IPO. As per Reuters, gold prices were steady on formulations firm Windlass Biotech, Bain market stood at Rs 1.4 lakh crore, a growth working in a few issues, opined that pharma The offer will consist of a fresh issue of Friday, as investors awaited Fed chief Capital-backed Emcure Pharma and CX of close 10 per cent from the previous fiscalfirms are gaining from the tailwinds to the Rs 1,160 crore and an offer for sale of up to Partners-funded Veeda Clinical Research. and is forecast to touch the USD 100-billion API market where India used to be the leader 7.31 million shares by parent Glenmark. Jerome Powell’s speech later in the day at According to investment-bankers, they are mark by 2025.Glenmark Lifesciences, Glenmark Lifesciences supplies over 130 the Jackson Hole symposium after some but has lost out to China of late and is trying planning to mop up over Rs 7,000 crore in Windlass Biotech and Supriya Lifesciencesto regain the lost glory now. APIs to over 700 customers across 65 U.S. central bank officials called for paring primary share sales.While the IPO street was have already filed the DRHPs with the Sebi countries. Its five plants have an annual bond purchases.Meanwhile, spot gold rose the busiest in FY'21 with the best ever and are likely to hit the market over the next The China Plus One strategy under which production capacity of over 450 metric many Western countries are keen to lower 0.1 per cent to $1,793.68 per ounce by 0104 performance after the pandemic scare had few months."Outlook for the API (active tonnes.Private equity major Bain Capital- their China dependency, and tax incentives GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.1 per cent to ebbed, pharma stocks have been one of the pharmaceutical ingredient) is positive as backed Emcure Pharmaceuticals is into best performers throughout the year when companies are looking to source APIs fromfor local manufacturing are also helping the generics and is planning a Rs 3,500-Rs 4,000 $1,796.70. The dollar held firm after sentiment."New product launches, large bouncing off a one-week low in the Sensex and Nifty scaled new highs.For India, moving away from China," Vinod crore issue, consisting new shares and an instance, Arti Pharama gave over 501 per Nair, head of research at brokerage Geojit aging population, spike in chronic diseases OFS by promoter Satish Mehta and Bain previous session.China’s net gold imports due to the lockdowns, and new methods for cent in returns in FY21, Granuels rallied 201 Financial Services, told PTI from Kochi Capital. via Hong Kong fell nearly 29% in July after drug discovery among others are key growth per cent, J&B Chem gained 145 per cent, explaining the rationale for the rush to the a sharp rise in June, Hong Kong Census and drivers for the pharma industry," he added. The CX Partners funded Veeda Clinical Aurobindo Pharma just doubled the returns, primary market. Research is planing a Rs 500 crore IPO and The recent outperformance of the pharma Statistics Department data showed on Divi's rose 104 per cent, Ipca Labs returned An analyst with a leading brokerage, JM Financial and SBI Caps are said to be the sector, ebullient secondary market Thursday. Silver was flat at $23.54 per 97 per cent and Ajanta Pharma gave 72 per requesting not to be quoted as his firm is advisors. It is yet to file the papers with Sebi. ounce, while platinum rose 0.3 per cent to $982.52. Sensex, Nifty open weaker Petrol, diesel rates unchanged as global Rs 3,000 crore from AI ahead of US Fed speech; banks unpaid, oil companies underperform crude oil prices rise. Check details seek ministry help Bengaluru. Indian shares were little changed per litre in Kolkata and Rs 99.20 per litre New Delhi Stopping short of fuel on Friday, with banking stocks falling the Fuel prices remain unchanged in Chennai. There are several cities where supply cuts to disinvestment-bound most, as caution kicked in ahead of Federal petrol price remains above Rs 100 per Air India, state-owned oil retailers Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech due on Friday due to a jump in litre.Diesel prices also remain high have sought the petroleum later in the day.By 9:16 am, the blue-chip despite being reduced by nearly Rs 1 per ministry’s intervention to recover NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.05% at global crude oil rates. Check litre. It is retailing at Rs 88.92 per litre in their dues adding up to over 16,628.50, while the benchmark S&P BSE the national capital and Rs 96.48 per litre Rs 3,000 crore, government officials Sensex fell 0.07% to 55,910.04. For the the latest petrol and diesel in Mumbai. Diesel costs just short of Rs and company executives told The week, the Nifty 50 index is set to gain, 92 per litre in Kolkata and Rs 93.53 per Indian Express.The national reversing last week's losses. prices in major cities. litre in Chennai.The rise in global crude carrier, on its part, has approached The Nifty Bank index slipped 0.36%, while oil rates is not a good development for the central government to get its the Nifty IT index fell 0.22%.Budget airline New Delhi. State-run oil marketing companies India, where state-run oil companies had dues of over Rs 500 crore cleared. SpiceJet Ltd rose nearly 4% after the (OMCs) have kept fuel prices unchanged on just started reducing petrol and diesel The government owes Air India the country's air safety regulator cleared Friday as international crude oil rates gain has nearly gone up to $72 per barrel, up from rates.The sudden rise in volatile crude oil money on account of VVIP travel, Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft to fly with momentum. Petrol and diesel prices have not almost $66 last week. prices could halt efforts to reduce fuel prices in evacuation operations and other immediate effect on Thursday.Asian shares been changed for the past 3 days after a Brent is on track to increase more than 9 per cent the country through daily revisions. In fact, official travel.Typically, oil were mixed as slight gains in China were reduction on Tuesday. this week; it will be its biggest jump since June fuel prices could witness a rise if crude oil marketing companies suspend fuel balanced by declines elsewhere and Reducing domestic fuel prices could turn into a 2020. This is due to relief that China has prices keep rising.There are no other options supply to airlines that have not paid investors globally turned cautious ahead of difficult task for state-run oil companies as succeeded in containing the outbreak of the that could lead to fuel prices relief for citizens past dues — Air India was a long-awaited speech about tapering of the global crude oil futures have been steadily Covid-19 delta variant.As of today, petrol price as the central government has already made it subjected to such a move in August bond-buying program by Powell. rising this week. Benchmark Brent crude oil in New Delhi remains at 101.49 per litre and Rs clear that it is not in a position to cut excise duty 2019. A deadly attack in Afghanistan on Thursday, 107.52 per litre in Mumbai. It costs Rs 101.82 levied on petrol and diesel. “Oil marketing companies have which killed scores of civilians and at least approached the petroleum ministry 13 U.S. troops, also dented global as Air India had stopped paying sentiment. interest on long-term dues and for ongoing consumption,” a Cuba to recognise and regulate government official said, on To register unorganised workers, condition of anonymity. cryptocurrencies Responding to the oil ministry, the civil aviation ministry has requested that oil companies continue supplying fuel to Air govt launches e-SHRAM India, given that the entire airlines industry is facing financial stress New Delhi. Minister of Labour and Employment due to the pandemic, the official Bhupender Yadav on Thursday launched the e- said, adding that “no one wants to Shram portal and handed it over to the stop the operations” of the national states/UTs for registration of unorganised airline.A senior executive at one of workers across the country. The government the oil marketing companies said decisions to stop supply to Air India aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers or put it on a cash-and-carry basis such as construction labourers, migrant are taken after consultations with workforce, street vendors, and domestic the petroleum ministry. Air India’s workers, among others.“For the first time in the daily fuel bill adds up to about Rs 5- history of India, a system is being made to 6 crore. The Airports Authority of register 38 crore unorganised workers. It will India (AAI) had in July last year — not only register them but would also be helpful just over a month after the domestic in delivering various social security schemes flight suspension was lifted — Havana Cuba’s government has said it will being implemented by the Central and state warned Air India that it would put recognise ‘ and regulate ‘ cryptocurrencies governments,” Yadavsaid. the airline on cash-and-carry until it for payments on the island. The workers will be issued an e-Shram card cleared its dues of Rs 1,000 crore at A resolution published in the Official containing a 12 digit unique number, which the time.In August 2019, the three Gazette on Thursday said the Central Bank going ahead will help in inclusion of these oil retailers had halted supply to Air will set rules for such currencies and workers in social security schemes, officials India at six airports after repeated determine how to license providers of said. “More than 38 crore unorganised workers reminders over non-payment of related services within Cuba. in the country will be registered under one dues.At the time, Air India had said The popularity of such currencies has grown portal and the registration under e-SHRAM is account number and will be able to access the and bank account details, apart from filling that “in absence of equity support”, benefits of the various social security schemes other necessary details like date of birth, home among a technologically savvy group in totally free and workers do not have to pay the airline could not service its debt through this card anywhere anytime,” he said. town, mobile number, and social category. liabilities.This time, though, Cuba as it has become harder to use dollars, anything for his or her registration at Common Service Centres (CSCs) or anywhere,” Labour The government had earlier missed deadlines for Detailed guidelines for operationalisation of punitive action has been avoided as in part because of toughened embargo creating the database, inviting criticism from the portal and mobilisation of workers have the airline is divestment-bound and rules imposed under former President SecretaryApurva Chandra said. “… upon registration, workers shall be issued an the Supreme Court. A worker can register on already been issued to the states/Union any coercive action could Donald Trump.The Central American the portal using his/her Aadhaar card number Territories, the Labour Ministry said. potentially impact investor interest. nation of El Salvador recently announced it e-SHRAM card with a unique universal would recognize use of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as a way to encourage remittances from its citizens living abroad. Insurers cut exposure to govt’s flagship crop cover scheme PMFBY The currencies, which can wobbly wildly up and down in value, are usually independent of any central bank and use widely Mumbai. Domestic general insurance reduced their exposure to nil in the four In February 2020, the government revamped available from the GI Council, Agriculture distributed blockchain computer codes to companies are gradually reducing their months of the current financial year. All the PMFBY and the Restructured Weather Insurance Corporation (AIC) accounted for keep track of transfers. exposure to the crop insurance segment, the four PSU insurers — New India Assurance, Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) to almost all of the premium at Rs 2,063 crore in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana United India Insurance, National Insurance a d d r e s s e x i s t i n g c h a l l e n g e s i n the four months, up from Rs 1,728 crore a Because they can be used for long-distance (PMFBY), in a bid to balance their portfolios and Oriental Insurance — have a combined implementation of crop insurance schemes. year ago. “Crop insurance business seems to transactions that are supposedly and cut down losses on account of high exposure of just Rs 3.8 crore in the In a major step, enrolment in the two have shifted from four PSU insurers toAIC,” anonymous, they are often popular with claims, even as the Centre made the scheme period.Private sector general insurers like schemes was made voluntary for all farmers, said an insurance sector source. people attempting to evade government optional and slashed its contribution.Gross ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Tata including those with existing crop loans. Among private sector players, Reliance regulations presumably including US premium underwritten by general insurers AIG had exited the portfolio two years back. When PMFBY was launched, it was made General Insurance has increased its exposure restrictions on sending money to places has fallen by 12.37 per cent to Rs 4,221 crore ICICI Lombard General Insurance had said mandatory for all farmers with crop loans to to Rs 624 crore from Rs 431 crore in the four- such as Cuba.The resolution says the in the four-month period ended July 2021 as it is exiting in the wake of losses and high enrol for insurance cover under the scheme. month period ended July 2021. Bajaj Allianz Central Bank can authorize use of against Rs 4,817 crore in the year-ago period. reinsurance costs.Launched in February “The Centre has almost halved its contribution cut down to Rs 924 crore from Rs 1,212 crore cryptocurrencies “for reasons of This follows the 16.76 per cent decline in 2016, PMFBY witnessed huge claims of to its own flagship crop insurance schemes, and ICICI Lombard to Rs 0.04 crore from Rs socioeconomic interest” but with the state crop insurance premium to Rs 19,071 crore over 100 per cent in the first few years, slashing its share of the premium subsidy 28.71 crore.While farmer enrolment has assuring that their operations are (excluding Agriculture Insurance leading to losses for insurers. Even GIC Re, from the current 50 per cent to just 25 per reduced, another reason for the drop in controlled. It also explicitly noted that Corporation) in the fiscal ended March 2021 which was earlier bullish on the portfolio, cent in irrigated areas and 30 per cent for farmer enrolment is reportedly the delay in operations could not involve illegal as against Rs 22,911 crore in the previous has cut down its exposure drastically after it unirrigated areas from the kharif season of pay-outs. Yet another reason that can be activities. year, according to figures available from was hit with heavy losses in the last two 2020,” said an official of an insurance firm. attributed to lower crop insurance is the A local cryptocurrency expert, programmer G e n e r a l I n s u r a n c e C o u n c i l ( G I years. In the June quarter, the reinsurer The reduction in crop insurance exposure mismatch between digital records and land Erich Garca, said some Cubans are already Council).Public sector insurance firms — slashed its crop portfolio by 23 per cent to has come despite losses suffered by farmers ownership claims made by the concerned using such devices, often via gift cards, for particularly country’s largest general insurer, year-on-year to Rs 5,312 crore but has in in floods and other natural calamities in farmers (this mismatch prevents farmers New India Assurance — have almost achieved profitability in the portfolio. online purchases. the last two years.According to figures from available crop insurance),. New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Bounceback begins at the base for G Sathiyan, wins Czech title Chopra ends 2021 season due to packed schedule of travel Sathiyan showed late on Wednesday that he too had moved on from that Tokyo heartbreak. and bout of illness New Delhi. Fortified with the speedily rustled event as he went on to win it without up Czech title, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan dropping a set. While the tournament New Delhi. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, recalls a time, just a few weeks back, when was a definite step down from the high who ended India's long and agonising wait he sat with his coach Subramaniam Raman octanes of Olympics and he was one of for a first Olympic athletics gold medal at to watch a replay of his match at the only two Top 100 player in the fray, it the Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday has Olympics. He watched the video of himself was a morale-restoring and reassuring decided to end his 2021 season due to a racing to a handsome 3-1 lead against World title victory for someone who had been packed schedule and illness. No 90 Siu Hang Lam of Hong Kong, before shattered by the Olympics "The packed schedule of travel and a bout of the wheels fell off and he lost 4-3. He lets out disappointment. illness has meant I have not been able to a small laugh when he says he watched the All through the event, from his opening resume training since Tokyo...," Neeraj video of his opening round loss “three or four round win against World No 723 Czech wrote on an instagram post. "...therefore, times.” player Tomas Koldas to the 11-9, 11-6, along with my team, have decided to cut “I had a complete analysis of that match. What 11-6, 14-12 win in the final against short by 2021 competition season to be able went right, what went wrong, and at what fourth seeded Ukraine’s World No 111 to take some time off, recharge and come moments did I start to play safe,” he says. Yevhen Pryshchepa, he kept the lessons back stronger for a packed 2022 calendar “And you have to watch those matches from Tokyo with him. “The opponent is which includes the World Championships, without any emotion. “It did take a few days always coming back, so you have to Asian Games and Commonwealth to come out of that. I’ve never felt that way, keep changing strategy. That’s the thing Games." Chopra had become only the that bad, about losing from a winning I didn’t do in Tokyo,” he explains. “I had second Indian to win an individual gold in position. I’ve had bad losses in my career and my Plan B and Plan C, but didn’t change. the Olympics when he produced a second that was one of them. But I’ve never had a When you start thinking about winning year-old says. “The hesitation to try the big nearly five months he was short of match round throw of 87.58m in the finals at bad run.” Those rough moments, of you sometimes don’t think too much. (Lam) shots in those key moments pulled me back play, and he assumes that’s what hindered Tokyo. The 23-year-old Chopra has been watching the recording of a spectacular and changed strategy, but I didn’t.” Sathiyan at Tokyo. But now I started to hit more him in Tokyo. It’s that disappointment that on a busy schedule since his return to the surprising defeat with a straight-face, stayed faced something similar in the final against aggressively on my returns. I started going made the title in Olomouc all the more country, leaving him exhausted. He also with him as he travelled to Olomouc, in the Pryshchepa as well, after he raced to a 3-0 for the corners to throw him off, even during important for him. suffered a slight bout of fever. “Firstly, I eastern province of Czech Republic. The lead. The Ukrainian started serving more rallies. I was 5-0 down and changed gears, Olympics were over, but the international towards Sathiyan’s backhand and was “It’s a special title coming at the right time,” he want to thank everyone for the love and then I was 9-5 down, and then I brought it to says. Mixing play, making quick decisions affection I have received since I came back tour went on. And Sathiyan showed late on targeting that area with aggressive shots. It deuce. My decision making had improved Wednesday that he too had moved on from helped him go to a 5-0 lead against the Indian and thinking instinctively, by his admission, from Tokyo. I have honestly been and I was going for shots.” His first ever have come naturally to him. It’s what’s overwhelmed by the support from across that Tokyo heartbreak. The World No 39 and in the fourth game. That’s when the lessons Olympic appearance was the first top seed at the ITTF Czech International from Tokyo started to kick in. “I knew what helped him get to the World No 24 rank – the the country and beyond, and am short of competitive match he had played since he best ever achieved by an Indian. It helped words to express my gratitude to you all," Open put the recent failure behind him to win he was doing. He was getting into position secured a berth for the event at a his career’s third tour title. And this was by early because he realised my backhand him beat the likes of World No 4 Tomokazu he said. "I have been encouraged by all the qualification tournament in March. For Harimoto. support to Indian athletics over these past far, the most dominant showing by him at an returns of serve were more central,” the 28- few weeks and would urge you all to keep supporting India and Indian athletics in the months and years to come. ‘Stop killing Afghans, India in England: Dawid Malan hails skipper Joe Root’s please’: Cricketer Rashid Tokyo Paralympics: Bhavinaben Khan’s appeal after Kabul Patel reaches table tennis airport attack quarter-finals, powerlifter consistency says he is right up there with all the greats New Delhi. Afghanistan’s star leg- Sakina Khatun finishes 5th Z England batsman Dawid Malan with intent, you know if you bowl a spinner Rashid Khan appealed to bad ball he just puts you away," the world community to stop the New Delhi. Bhavinben Patel continued to hailed skipper Joe Root as Test great added the left-handed batsman. cycle of violence in the country. impress as she became the first Indian table Playing his first test in three years, Reacting to the deadly terror attack tennis player to reach the quarter-final stage after his third consecutive century in Dawid Malan cut and drove at Kabul airport on Thursday at the Paralympics. Bhavinaben clinched a elegantly in his 70. evening, a heartbroken Rashid 3-0 win over Joyce de Oliveira of Brazil in as many Tests against India at Southpaws’ knock at Headingley wrote on Twitter, “Kabul is bleeding the women's singles Class 4 event to reach places him in a strong position to again, stop killing Afghan please.” the last 8 stage at Tokyo Paralympics on Headingley. England close the second hold the shirt until the Ashes this Thursday’s multiple bomb blasts Friday. day of third Test against India on 423 winter. “The only guarantee we have killed 73 people, including children. Bhavinaben Patel needed only 23 minutes to at the moment is IPL - we don't know Among the dead are 13 US service defeat Oliveira 12-10 13-11, 11-6 in the for 8 with a lead of 345. if we're going to the World Cup and personnel. Round of 16 contest. She will meet World we don't know if we're going to the In a statement, the Taliban No. 2 Borislava Peric Rankovic of Serbia in Ashes, so it leaves us in quite a tough condemned the attack, saying it the quarterfinals later on Friday. Athletes in New Delhi. Joe Root stamped his authority over want to put it that way - and as soon as you miss situation," he said. Malan occurred in an area “controlled by Class 4 category have fair sitting balance the Indian bowling attack with a third masterful highlighted the unforgiving nature of the US forces”. This is Rashid’s second and fully functional arms and hands. Their your line and your length, they hurt you. Joe is hundred in as many games, putting England in one of those,” Malan said in a virtual press England calendar in the Covid-19 era. "Say you appeal to the world community and impairment may be due to a lower spinal- a dominant position on day two of the second give up the IPL and you don't get picked for its leaders on social media. On cord lesion or cerebral palsy. conference after the end of second day's Test at Headingley on Thursday. either of the England squads, then you've given August 10, he requested the ‘world "My strategy was to play more towards the play."It's great to watch and it's great to have the Dawid Malan, who had probably the best seat to best seat in the house when he does play as well up the IPL. Or if you go to the IPL and then you leaders not to leave his countrymen body of my opponent and that was what my in chaos’. “Dear World Leaders! watch Root’s masterclass in their 139-run as that. It's the ease of what he does and the get selected after you've gone to the IPL then coach told me. I executed my plans," Patel partnership for the third wicket, feels that the you're sat in the bubble for five and a half My country is in chaos, thousands said after the match. "My next opponent is speed at which he does it. "He just moves his England cricketer is right up their with all the months. Hopefully we can get some answers of innocent people, including world number two, so I have to really focus feet so well and his position when he hits the children & women, get martyred on my game and hope to win the match." legends of the game. “You look at all the best ball is so good, he hits the ball so much later and we can find some time to get a rest out of players that have played - all the greats, if you these bubbles," he said. everyday, houses & properties Meanwhile, India's Sakina Khatun finished than most people. He always looks to score being destructed.Thousand families 5th in the women's 50kg powerlifting event displaced. Don’t leave us in chaos. at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. The Stop killing Afghans & destroying Asian Games silver medalist and Afghaniatan. We want peace,” Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Cristiano Ronaldo transfer news: Juventus star tipped to Rashid had written. The Taliban has from 2014 lifted 90kg in her first attempt taken over Afghanistan after the US but was unable to go beyond that mark in announced withdrawal of its forces her subsequent lifts. Chinese powerlifter from the war-ravaged country. The Hu Dandan won the gold as she lifted 120kg leave for Manchester City before transfer window closes ODI series between Pakistan and while Egypt's Rehab Ahmed clinched Afghanistan, scheduled for next silver. Olivia Broome of Great Britain won New Delhi Even as Juventus are gearing up for Champions League glory but the Turin-based month in Sri Lanka, has been the bronze on Friday in the 50kg women's their second match of the Serie A season side have not gone past the quarter-final postponed until next year following powerlifting event. against Empoli in Turin, speculation around stages in the premier European competition the Taliban takeover. The Taliban Cristiano Ronaldo's club future has dominated since his arrival. had said they would not interfere India in England: Pitch changed global headlines. In fact, Ronaldo was also rumoured to return to with men’s cricket in the country, Things have dramatically changed from the Real Madrid but the Portugal star confirmed Afghanistan’s biggest sporting massively from first hour of situation last week wherein returning coach in his Instagram post that his Real chapter has success of recent years. The fate of Massimiliano Allegri said that Cristiano been written. In endless speculation, Ronaldo the women’s program, however, Day 1 when India were batting, Ronaldo promised to stay in Turin and lead was also tipped to return to Manchester remains unclear. Earlier this week, their campaign in Serie A. Media reports in United and even unite with Lionel Messi at former chief Azizullah Fazli was says Dawid Malan Italy have claimed that Ronaldo is looking for a Paris Saint-Germain.Even Ronaldo's named acting chairman of the move away from Juventus and has told the club teammates say they have no idea whether Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), that he wants to leave before the summer Ronaldo will be with them past that date."He New Delhi. England top-order batsman the first new appointment in the transfer window closes onAugust 31. has not told me anything about his future and governing body since Taliban’s Dawid Malan, who was recalled for the red In fact, Ronaldo himself dismissed rumours we don't know if he will stay, but I hope he ball format for the first time in three years takeover of the strife-torn nation. about his club future, calling the speculation will stay for a long time," said 19-year-old On Thursday, one of the bombers ahead of the Third Test against India, disrespectful to him and the clubs involved in Kaio Jorge, who just joined from Brazilian justified his selection with a crafty 70 in the struck people standing knee-deep in the rumours.However, it has emerged that club Santos. a wastewater canal under the first innings for England on Thursday. The Manchester City are frontrunners to sign "Cristiano Ronaldo has always been a source of southpaw added 139 runs for the third sweltering sun, throwing bodies Ronaldo even as the transfer window is inspiration for me. I will be by his side every into the fetid water. Those who wicket with England skipper Joe Root to heading towards a close. According to report, day to learn as much as possible from move his team into a prime position to win moments earlier had hoped to get on Juventus have not received any official bids so euros.Ronaldo has even cleaned out his locker him."Ronaldo didn't start Juventus' opener flights out could be seen carrying the third test at Headingley. far but Pep Guardiola's Premier League side against Udinese last week, amid reports he had England reached 423 for 8 at stumps on day in the dressing room at Juventus and is the wounded to ambulances in a could come up with one. reluctant to make himself available to face asked to be on the bench. When he did come on daze, their own clothes darkened two to take a massive lead of 345 after India It was also reported that Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Empoli this weekend, AFP said quoting media in the second half, his injury-time goal was was blown away for a paltry 78 in their first with blood. A U.S. official said the Mendes, met Juventus officials earlier this reports in Italy.Ronaldo has a year left in his ruled out and the match finished 2-2. complex attack was believed to innings on Day 1. However, Malan said that week to engineer a transfer. Juventus contract with Juventus, whom he joined amid Both the club and coach Massimiliano Allegri the Indian bowlers worked really hard and have been carried out by the Islamic reportedly want a fee and it could be a problem much fanfare from Real Madrid in 2018. insisted it was a coaching decision to keep State group. asked a lot of questions but didn't get much as the money is in the region of 25 million Ronaldo was expected to lead Juventus to Ronaldo on the bench at the start. help from the wicket, which has changed massively since the opening day. "The wicket changed massively from the first day the first hour when they were batting," India vs England 3rd Test, Day 2: Nothing average about Joe Root Malan said in a virtual press conference after the end of second day's play."I would not say they were flat with their bowling. They New Delhi. There was an air of Dravid epic at Eden Gardens 20 years completely bereft of rhythm. Mohammed absolutely ran in and tried their socks off. inevitability about Joe Root’s 23rd Test ago, to save this game. Shami set up Burns with an off-cutter before They asked a lot of questions and probably hundred, second on his home patch. Root’s numbers are Bradmanesque. This cleaning him up with a nip-backer. Jadeja didn't get that much help from the wicket," From the start of his innings he oozed was his sixth Test century in a calendar made one to straighten after pitching to the 33-year-old said. After England resumed such authority that it never felt like the year, three on the spin. In the process, he castle Hameed. At 159/2, India still had a on 120 for no loss, Mohammed Shami bowlers were in with a chance, until a also surpassed Alastair Cook to become chance. Despite his limited-overs earned the breakthrough for the tourists Jasprit Bumrah nip-backer breached the highest run-getter as an England pyrotechnics and 199 for Yorkshire against when he pushed one through Rory Burn's his defence and hit the middle stump. captain in a year. Cook had scored 1,364 Sussex in the County Championship in June, gate to hit the top of the off-stump. Burns During his 165-ball 121, Root at times runs in 2015. Root already has 1,398 in Malan had to overcome nerves. From made 61 and featured in a 135-run stand toyed with the Indian bowling – a slog 11 Tests this year. His average in this England’s point of view, his 70 and fluidity with Hameed for England's highest opening sweep from further outside the off series is touching 127. Root’s wagon would be the biggest positive from this stand since Alastair Cook and Hameed put stump through wide mid-on for a four wheel today had an overload of square- game. No. 3 has been their problem area over on 180 against India in 2016. Hameed made off Ravindra Jadeja bordered on of-the-wicket shots, 27 per cent of his the last few months. From Zak Crawley to 68 before Ravindra Jadeja spun one past his audacious. The England captain let out scoring half-centuries. Dawid Malan, on his runs coming in the arc between deep Dan Lawrence and Hameed, trial and error bat to hit the off-stump for his first wicket in his emotions only after reaching his return to Test cricket after three years, had a backward point and fine third man. In the became the norm. With two more Tests to be the series. Playing his first test in three years, hundred, with his father Matt watching from ‘reply’ for ex-England national selector Ed form of his life, he took singles off good played in the series and the Ashes to follow, Dawid Malan cut and drove elegantly in his the stands. But going beyond another Root Smith, who had questioned his ability to deliveries and punished everything that Malan building on this would augur well. At 70 but fell on the stroke of tea, tickling masterclass, the second day of the third Test score runs in home conditions. England erred in line and length. The day was the pre-match press conference, the 33-year- Mohammed Siraj to wicketkeeper Rishabh was more about the hosts redeeming their ended the day on 423/8, already enjoying a overcast and nippy to begin with. But as the old spoke about how his red-ball career was Pant. Malan was initially ruled not out and lost pride through a collective effort. lead of 345 runs. Headingley has been the sun emerged, it became batting-friendly on affected by Smith’s decision. He was Pant did not even appeal. Siraj convinced Much to England’s delight, it wasn’t a Root theatre of miracles, from Ian Botham to Ben an excellent cricket pitch. Kohli held back dropped after the first Test against India in India captain Virat Kohli to review the lone ranger. Players skating on thin ice Stokes, via Shai Hope and Angelo Mathews. Bumrah for eight overs at the start of the 2018, with the then national selector saying, decision and UltraEdge confirmed the showed character. Haseeb Hameed and Rory But India need the mother of all comebacks, day’s play and trusted Ishant Sharma’s the batsman was “better suited to overseas batsman had edged the ball. Burns put on a 135-run opening stand, both something akin to a VVS Laxman-Rahul experience. The veteran fast bowler was conditions”. 12 New Delhi, Saturday, 28 August, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES KL Rahul gives girlfriend Athiya Shetty’s brother RanbirRanbir Kapoor's Kapoor's Ahan a shout-out for his debut film Tadap look in Shamshera will surprise the audience, says co-star

VaaniVaani L Rahul can’t keep calm as his girlfriend Athiya Shetty’s brother,Ahan Shetty’s debut Kfilm, is all set to hit the big screens on December 3. The Indian cricketer gave a shout-out to Ahan on social media for his upcoming film, Tadap. Ahan is making his debut opposite Tara Sutaria. KL RAHUL GIVES AHAN A SHOUT-OUT FOR TADAP KL Rahul shares a good bond with his girlfriend, KapoorKapoor Athiya Shetty’s brother,Ahan Shetty. The cricketer was seen vibing with the star kid while they were in England a few days ago. As Ahan is all set to make his Bollywood debut, KL Rahul made sure to show his support. Taking to his official Instagram handle, KL Rahul wrote, “Can’t wait bro @ahan.shetty (sic),” along with the release date announcement of Tadap. Not just KL Rahul, Athiya Shetty and Suniel Shetty also showed their support for Ahan on social media. While Athiya re-shared Ahan’s post, father Suniel wrote, “Super excited for this to release on the big screen!! Thank you #SajidNadiawala @wardakhannadiwala for all the love (sic),” on his Instagram story. TADAP TO RELEASE IN THEATRES ON DECEMBER 3 Ahan Shetty and Tara Sutaria’s Tadap was earlier slated to release on September 24. However, the release date has now been pushed to December 3. The same was announced by producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s production house, Nadiadwala Grandson. The official Instagram page of the production house wrote, “Witness this magic on the big screen #SajidNadiadwala’s #Tadap - An aani Kapoor plays the female lead in the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Shamshera. The actress is excited Incredible Love Story in cinemas on 3rd December for the film's release. Though the makers have kept all the details of Shamshera under wraps, in a 2021. Directed by @milan.a.luthria (sic).” Vrecent interview Vaani shared some insights about Ranbir's character in the film. RANBIR WILLSURPRISEYOU WITH THIS FILM: VAANIKAPOOR Vaani wrapped up Shamshera's shoot in January, 2020. Now, the actress is waiting for the film's release. In an interview with PTI, Vaani said the plot of Shamshera reminded her of Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Kareena Kapoor is Dixit-Nene's 1993 blockbuster movie Khalnayak. She said, “We have grown up watching films like Khalanayak and a few others. It (Shamshera) gave me a sense of that. It is a cool film and it is so different." Shamshera features Ranbir in a never-seen-before avatar. Talking about Ranbir's look and missing the beach character in the film, Vaani said, "The setting of the film is very different. Ranbir has a different look and character in the film. He has pulled it off and how. He will surprise you with this film.” ON WORKINGWITH DIRECTOR KARAN MALHOTRA Shamshera is directed by Karan Malhotra. Vaani has worked with the director before in the 2019 film before her yoga session. War. The actress shared her experience of working with Karan. She said, “I love Karan Malhotra’s ‘Agneepath’. He knows how much to push each emotion. To be part of a film which is like that and coming from a filmmaker like Karan was icing on the cake." RANBIR'S LOOK FROM SHAMSHERA Earlier, Ranbir Kapoor's rustic look from Shamshera went viral on social media. The actor was clicked on the sets of the film. Clad in a vest and dhoti with a heavy beard, Ranbir looked unrecognisable in the pictures.Shamshera is produced by Yash Raj Films. It is reportedly set in the 1800s and chronicles the story of a dacoit tribe fighting for their rights and independence from the British. SamanthaSamantha reacts to The Family Man 2 criticism:

probably the best phase as she has been picking diverse roles and proving her mettle as an actress with every areena Kapoor has returned from the landmark film. Maldives, but her heart is still at the beach. The actress took to Instagram on Wednesday, In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, Samantha K August 25, to share a stunning selfie and wrote that opened up about the criticism The Family Man 2 she is missing the beach. Kareena also shared that received, the need to apologise to the people she has she was waiting for her yoga instructor, Anshuka offended and the importance of taking a break from Parwani, to get on with her yoga session. work. It’s a lot more special because this is my first KAREENA KAPOOR’S BEACH MOOD award for a web series. The Family Man 2 is a superhit Kareena Kapoor shared a series of selfies with her fans series already. It feels really good to get that approval from her Maldives vacation. The actress has and encouragement. I can’t think of a particular time. mastered the art of selfies and treated fans to a new But, over the last two or three years, I’ve been making one today, August 25. She can be seen flaunting her changes with respect to the roles that I have been no make-up look in the photo. Kareena opted for a playing and selecting. I’ve been trying to do diverse white top and decided to keep her hair open. She roles. And guess all the risks are paying off. And the captioned her Instagram story, “Missing the beach challenges that come with it excite me. I think I am in a while waiting for @anshukayoga (sic).” good space now. As soon as the series released, a lot of KAREENA’S BIRTHDAY POST FOR THE trolling stopped. I did not get messages as I did before LOVE OF HER LIFE, SAIF Samantha is a name to reckon with. Recently, she added the series released. There are people who still resent Kareena Kapoor had jetted off to the Maldives to celebrate husband Saif Ali Khan’s 51st birthday another feather to her cap as she won the Best Actress what I did. I sincerely apologise to the people I have offended. I didn’t do it thinking that the role would (August 16). She wished him a happy birthday with award for The Family Man 2 at the Indian Film Festival lovely photographs from the island nation. While of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021. For Samantha, this is offend people. I played Raji with complete honesty. Despite that, my role has offended people. one featured them chilling by the pool.