WWW.YUGMARG.COM REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Wednesday August 18, 2021 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXVI, NO. 199 PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Modi chairs meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security ‘Govt need not to compromises security’: SC on Pegasus issue India announces emergency AGENCY and Aniruddha Bose, told Solicitor NEW DELHI, AUG 17 General Tushar Mehta that the e-visa for Afghans apex court does not want the gov- NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday announced that it will issue an emergency e- The Supreme Court has issued ernment to disclose anything visa to Afghan nationals who want to come to the country in view of the pre- notice to the Centre and said the which may compromise national vailing situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured power there. government should reply on alle- security. All Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for the 'e-Emergency X- gations that the Israeli spyware The Supreme Court made it Misc Visa' online and the applications will be processed in New Delhi. was used on individual phones. clear that it did not want the gov- The announcement came two days after the Taliban captured power in The top court also added that it ernment to disclose anything Afghanistan. will decide on forming a commit- which might compromise national "The MHA reviews visa provisions in view of the current situation in AGENCY Afghanistan. A new category of electronic visa called 'e-Emergency X-Misc tee to investigate the allegations only after security. The top court said this after Mehta ar- NEW DELHI, AUG 17 Visa' introduced to fast-track visa applications for entry into India," a home getting the centre's response. gued that divulging the information on affi- ministry spokesperson said. Officials said since Indian missions in A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ra- davit, as sought by the petitioners, would in- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Afghanistan are shut, the visa can be applied online and applications will be mana sought the Centre’s response on the pleas volve aspects of national security. Committee on Security (CCS). The meeting is being held in the backdrop of examined and processed in New Delhi. and said it will take up the matter after 10 days The court is hearing a batch of pleas, in- the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of and see what course should be adopted. The cluding the one filed by Editors Guild of India, the country. The meeting is being attended by Union Home bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant seeking independent probe into the matter. Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Fi- nance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and National Security Ad- visor Ajit Doval. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is among the senior officials present. Earlier in the day, an Indi- an Air Force C-17 Globemaster with 120 people, including the Indian ambassador and embassy staff, landed at Jamnagar air- base from Afghanistan. Sources said Prime Minister has been constantly in touch with officials regarding the situation. He was taking stock of the situation till late night yesterday and was updated when the flight took off. He instructed that ade- quate arrangements shall be made to ensure providing food for all those who returned at Jamnagar in Gujarat. Aircraft with over 120 Indian diplomats from Kabul lands in Gujarat NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force C-17 heavy-lift aircraft, carrying the second batch of diplomats, officials and journal- ists from Kabul, landed in Gujarat's Jamnagar. The IAF air- craft flew from Hamid Karzai International (HKI) Airport around 8am Kabul time with the help of US forces manning the ATC. The C-17 aircraft touched down at the IAF airbase at Jam- nagar at 11.15 am, the official said. The aircraft had taken off from Kabul carrying Indian personnel as part of the emer- gency evacuation because of the prevailing situation in the Afghan capital following its takeover by the Taliban. Mother Teresa Orthopaedic Hospital Panchkula to be upgraded: Guv BUREAU ties to start an online registra- CHANDIGARH AUGUST tion facility for the patients. 17- He said that through advance registration, patients would Haryana Governor, Sh Ban- not only be able to avail bet- daru Dattatreya said that in- ter health facilities but also frastructural facilities in their time would be saved Mother Teresa Saket Or- considerably. Besides this, he thopaedic Hospital, Panchku- also directed that for the con- la would be upgraded to pro- venience of senior citizens, vide better medical facilities the timings of OPD for senior related to bone, joints and citizens should be fixed from physiotherapy to the patients 3 pm to 5 pm. He said that so that maximum patients special emphasis should be could be benefitted. given to the OPDs of women Governor, Sh Bandaru and children. Dattatreya today made a sur- The Governor said that prise visit to the Saket Hospi- there is also a need to further tal and took a stock of all the expand the surgery OPD and medical facilities being made physiotherapy facility in the available to the patients. He Hospital. He directed that also interacted with the pa- proper sitting arrangements tients and got first hand in- should be made for the pa- formation about the facilities tients visiting the Hospital so being provided to them in the that they do not face any kind Hospital. Secretary to Gov- of inconvenience. To provide ernor, Sh Atul Dwivedi was better physiotherapy facili- also present on the occasion. ties to the patients, the num- During his visit to the ber of physiotherapists in the Hospital, Sh Dattatreya di- Hospital should be increased, rected the Hospital authori- he added. HP CM announces Jal Shakti Division at Killar BUREAU SHIMLA, AUG 17 Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today performed inau- gurations and foundation stones laying ceremonies of de- velopmental projects of about Rs. 23 crore at Killar in Pangi Sub Division of Chamba dis- trict. The Chief Minister inaugurated Rs. 1.15 crore taxi stand at Killar, Rs. 4.02 crore 140 feet span mo- torable bailey bridge over Saichu Nallah on Sahali to Dhanala road, Rs. 2.31 crore 90 feet span mo- torable bailey bridge over Harbin nallah on Saichu to Chasak Bhatori road, Rs. 2.41 crore 120 feet span single lane bailey bridge over Kulal nallah on Mindhal to Kulal road. He laid foundation stone of 12.51 crore arts block and protection work at Government Degree College, Killar. He also distributed solar Grid Power Plants (250 W) on behalf of Himurja. Jai Ram Thakur announced opening of Jal Shakti Division at Killar and Jal Shakti Sub Divi- sion at Sach. He announced opening of new PHC at Surah and Kariyuni and upgradation of Middle Schools Mingal and Luj to Government High Schools. He also re- leased logo of tourism and map regarding important tourist places in the valley. He said that the area would be developed from tourism point of view under 'Nai Rahein Nai Manjilen prjoct'. Cyclegiri organized a pattern ride to make INDIA CHANDIGARH: CycleGiri, a cycle group for promoting cycling culture in the There is no passion to be found playing small city under the guidance of Dr Sunaina Bansal and Akshit Passi organized a PAGE - in settling for a life that is less than the one pattern ride from Sukhna lake which concludes at Phase 7, Mohali. About 50 you are capable of living. cyclists dressed up in saffron, green and white colours with flags on their 2 bicycles rode for 30 kilometres and made a pattern of INDIA on the city roads. The youngest participant was Mehroop kaur aged 8 years and the oldest participant 70 years old retired Prof SS Bhatti. “Cyclegiri is observing WORLD CAR FREE DAY in the tricity on September 22 wherein members are urging to shun cars for one day and experience that life without cars is possible." said Dr Nelson Mandela Bansal. NYUGMARGE, CHANDIGARH, WWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1S8, 2021 Ensure completion of developmYUGeMAnRGt, C HwANDoIGArRHk, MsON:D ACY, hJUNaE 1u4,d 20h21ary India reports 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, 437 deaths BUNNY SODHI Sanitation, Rural Development and others. NEW DELHI, AUG 17 (UNI) India recorded 15,63,985 samples were tested on Monday. On the JALANDHAR, AUGUST 17: He directed the social security department 25,166 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest count in vaccination front, over 88 lakh vaccine doses were to launch an awareness drive to promote 154 days, and 437 deaths in the last 24 hours, Union administered in the last 24 hours. The cumulative Lok Sabha Member from Jalandhar National Pension Assistance Program Health Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the Chaudhary Santokh Singh today asked the (NPAP) aimed at facilitating specially- ministry's data, the total active cases of COVID-19 in country have exceeded 55.47 crores, the Union officers/ officials to ensure that ongoing abled, widows, and old age persons so that the country stand at 3,69,846, which is the lowest Health Ministry said, adding that the total development works in the district were they could get the benefit of these schemes. count in 146 days. In the same time frame, the vaccination in India now stands at 55,47,30,609. completed in a time-bound and result The MP took stock of some of the road country saw a total of 36,830 discharges, taking the Meanwhile, a team of doctors have said also said oriented manner, so that the people of the projects comprising 6.99 KM long total number of recoveries to 3,14,48,754, which there is no way of predicting if it would be Delta or district benefited from it.