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XXVI, NO. 194 PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Joining national CM asks for survey 10,000 RT-PCR Aggressively tap camp was of people who require tests to be social media platforms for turning point in Keratoplasty surgery ensured in Punjab my career: schools daily information dissemination: Neeraj Chopra Anindita Mitra PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 11 Parliament passes constitution amendment bill to allow states Kinnaur landslide: Ten dead, to prepare OBC lists Monsoon Session: at least 30 feared buried Lok Sabha adjourned sine die CM expresses shock over incident NEW DELHI: The Lok SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed deep Sabha has been ad- grief over the tragic incident of major landslide at near Nugulsari journed sine die on in Kinnaur district on Wednesday in which few vehicles including Wednesday bringing an a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus have been trapped end to the Monsoon Ses- and about 60 people are feared to be buried under the debris. sion. The session began The Chief Minister said that teams of ITBP, NDRF, CISF, police on July 19 and was and district administration have reached the spot and the rescue scheduled to go on till and relief operations were in progress on war-footings. Few per- AGENCY tion above the cap of 50 per cent. August 13. The lower sons including the bus driver and conductor have been rescued NEW DELHI, AUG 11 He said the backlog of vacan- house was adjourned and efforts were on to evacuate remaining people buried under cies for Other Backward Classes sine die by Speaker Om the debris. He said that arrangements have been made for pro- The Parliament on Tuesday unani- should be filled. Birla. Government viding medical treatment to the injured and district administration mously passed the bill to restore The bill was passed by the sources had earlier in- had been directed to provide all possible help to the injured. the power of states and union terri- House following a division. As in formed that the govern- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit tories to prepare and maintain their the Lok Sabha, the opposition ment is mulling adjourn- Shah have expressed condolences over this incident. They spoke own list of socially and education- parties decided to "cooperate" ment as there is no point to the Chief Minister to enquire about the incident and assured ally backward classes (SEBCs). with the government in passing in running the House AGENCY missioner Kinnaur Abid Husan that the government of India would provide all possible support for The Constitution (One Hun- the bill and suspended their when business is sought the ongoing rescue operation. to be disrupted. SHIMLA, AUG 11 Sadik said. dred and Twenty-Seventh Amend- protest in the House over their de- As many as 10 people, includ- ment) Bill, 2021 was passed in Ra- mand for a probe into allegations Ten person was killed and at least ing the driver of the bus, have been jya Sabha amid demand from op- of surveillance through Pegasus Punjab players 30 people were feared buried un- rescued and admitted to civil sponse Team, State Administration stroyed and lay overturned, indi- position parties for caste census spyware and repeal of farm laws. participated in der the debris of a massive land- health center Bhawanagar, Mr Response (SAR), Indo-Tibetian cating the intensity of the land- and raising the cap on reservation The opposition parties have been slide that occurred at Negalsari Sadik said. Border Police (ITBP) and local po- slide. Chief Minister Jai Ram above 50 per cent. protesting and forcing adjourn- Olympics to be near Bhavnagar at the Hindustan- However, at least 25 people lice were called but it took time to Thakur has ordered the officials to The bill was unanimously ments since the beginning of the Tibet National Highway here on are still missing and a rescue oper- begin the rescue the operations as undertake the rescue operations passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday monsoon session over their de- honored today Wednesday afternoon, officials ation is underway. the shooting stones and boulders quickly and provide proper med- following a division. mands. CHANDIGARH: Punjab said. The bus belongs to Himachal kept slipping on the road between ical treatment. Prime Minister Participating in the debate on Replying to the debate on the Sports and Youth Ser- At least five vehicles, includ- Roadways Transport Corporation Bhavnagar- Negualseri in Kinnaur Narendra Modi and Union Home the bill, Leader of Opposition in bill, Social Justice and Empower- vices Minister Rana Gur- ing a truck and a bus, are totally and was en-route Murang-Harid- district about 130 km from here. Minister Amit Shah have spoken the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun ment Minister Virendra Kumar mit Singh Sodhi on Tues- damaged and lay beneath the de- war. As per the visuals from the to Mr Thakur and assured all pos- Kharge said it should have a provi- said there was unanimous support day informed that the bris of the landslide, Deputy Com- The National Disaster Re- site, the truck is completely de- sible help. sion that states can give reserva- for the bill and it was historic. state government will honor Olympics medal winners and participating state players besides Gold-medallist Javeline Thrower Neeraj Chopra Capt Amarinder ISRO: Countdown for launch of EOS-03 satellite begins with the cash awards worth Rs 15.10 crore in a special function to be AGENCY "Countdown for the launch of Payload fairing that can accommodate meets PM, seeks SRIHARIKOTA (AP), AUG 11 GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission com- larger payloads, ISRO said. According held here on August 12. In a communiqué, Rana menced today at 0343 hours from to ISRO, the filling of propellant for Sodhi said that Chief The 26-hour countdown for the Satish Dhawan Space Centre", Sri- the liquid strap-on motors located on Minister Capt Amarinder repeal of farm laws launch of earth observation satellite harikota, the Bengaluru-headquar- the sides of the rocket has been com- Singh will honour the onboard GSLV-F10 commenced here tered space agency said in a notifica- pleted. The lift-off is scheduled at Olympic players, while SHASHI PAL JAIN on Wednesday, Indian Space Re- tion. The earth observation satellite 05.43 am from the second launch pad Governor V P Singh NEW DELHI, AUG 11: search Organisation said. would provide real time images of the at Sriharikota about 100kms from Badnaur would be the The launch of the satellite would country and borders and also able to Chennai and the separation of the earth special guest on this oc- Punjab Chief Minister Cap- be the second for ISRO in 2021 after quick monitor of natural disasters. observation satellite 03 was expected casion. tain Amarinder Singh on its successful mission in February, "The state-of-the-art agile Earth Ob- to take place after 19 minutes. The ob- Wednesday urged Prime which was Brazil's earth observation servation satellite EOS-03 will be jective of the mission was to provide Modi emphasises Minister Narendra Modi to satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-pas- placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer near real time imaging of large area re- immediately initiate steps for senger satellites. Orbit by GSLV-F10. Subsequently, the gion at frequent intervals; for quick role of industry in the repeal of the controver- Thursday's launch was originally satellite will reach the final geostation- monitoring of natural disasters, economic growth sial Farm Laws, and amend- planned in April or May this year but ary orbit using its onboard propulsion episodic events and obtain spectral NEW DELHI: Prime Min- ment to the relevant law for Government.Urging the the exercise was postponed due to the system", ISRO said in another notifi- signatures for agriculture, forestry, wa- ister Narendra Modi said including farmers in free le- Prime Minister’s intervention second wave of the COVID-19 pan- cation. The mission was the first flight ter bodies as well as for disaster warn- on Wednesday said that gal aid category. for expeditious redressal of demic. of GSLV with a four metre dia Ogive ing, cyclone monitoring. the country is witnessing The Chief Minister, who the farmers’ legitimate con- a strengthening of coop- called on the Prime Minister cerns by the Government of eration between the gov- here late this evening and India to explore an enduring SC directs Centre to comply ernment and industry, submitted two separate let- solution, the Chief Minister which is propelling eco- ters, called for immediate re- said the continued agitation COVID-19: Active cases in with dates announced for nomic growth. view and revocation of the was not only impacting eco- He was addressing the three Farm Laws that had nomic activities in Punjab counselling of NEET-MDS 2021 annual meeting of the triggered widespread resent- but also had the potential to country lowest in 140 days Confederation of Indian ment among farmers of Pun- affect the social fabric, espe- NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Industry on the theme jab and other states, who had cially when political parties AGENCY March 2020, while the national COVID-19 Wednesday directed the Centre to comply 'India@75: Government been protesting at the Delhi and groups take strong posi- NEW DELHI, AUG 11 recovery rate stands 97.45 per cent, the with the dates announced by it for the and Business Working borders since November 26 tions.Captain Amarinder not- ministry said. A decrease of 2,157 cases counselling of NEET-MDS 2021 so that Together for Aatmanirb- last year.Pointing to the pro- ed that he had earlier too, India logged 38,353 new coronavirus in- has been recorded in the active COVID-19 process of admissions is completed within har Bharat' via video longed agitation, which had sought the Prime Minister’s fections taking the total tally of COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.