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XXV, NO. 113, PAGES 8, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Govt announces Corona claims fifth 6,617 active co- Balbir subsidy on life in HP, rona cases re- Singh Sr equipments for cases tally jumps to ported Hockey farmers; Online 213; 72 year old in Delhi, 6540 pole star applications invited to woman succumbs recovered so far fades avail benefit to lethal infection PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 Hockey legend Balbir COVID 19: Near 7000 cases in a Singh Sr cremated day, death toll crosses 4000 with full state honours Curfew in Hamirpur , BUREAU CHANDIGARH, MAY 25: Solan extended AGENCY NEW DELHI, MAY 25 609 testing labs The mortal remains of international till June 30 hockey icon and Padma Shri Balbir SHIMLA: The deputy commis- India registered biggest single operational now Singh Senior were consigned to sioners of Hamirpur and Solan day spike of COVID-19 cases for NEW DELHI: In its fight against flames on Monday with full state ho- have issued orders to extend the fourth consecutive day on COVID-19, India adopted an intel- nours at local electric crematorium. curfew in both districts till June Monday with 6,977 new infec- ligent testing strategy to trace and Balbir Singh Senior’s grandson 30 as number of corona cases tions, reported in the last 24 remain ahead of the novel coron- Kabir Singh lit the pyre in presence are at rise here. The curfew in avirus virus and create an infra- hours, taking the country's tally structure to provide testing facilities of deceased daughter Sushbir Kaur. this district has been extended to 1,38,845, while the death toll Disclosing this here today, a till June 30 to contain the and services across the country. As spread of Covid-19 infection, rose to 4,021, according to the a result, today India has 609 testing Spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s wreaths to pay their last respects. Talk- District Magistrate of Hamirpur Union Health Ministry. labs (431 public, 178 private) Office said that Punjab Sports Minister ing to media persons, Rana Sodhi said ,Harikesh Meena said here on A total 154 deaths were re- across the country with the capacity Rana Gurmit Sodhi laid the wreath on that the international hockey stadium at Monday. The DM issued pro- ported in the last 24 hours till to test 1.4 lakh samples per day, behalf of the Chief Minister Captain Mohali would be named in the memo- hibitory orders under section 144 Monday 8 am. The number of ac- and the capacity is being further Amarinder Singh. Acontingent of Pun- ry Balbir Singh Senior, which would of Code of Criminal Procedure tive COVID-19 cases climbed to raised to 2 lakh samples per day, jab Police reversed arms and later fired be formally inaugurated by the Chief 2020 in compliance with the de- 77,103 while 57,720 people have according to latest data from the In- in the air as a mark of respect to the Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at cision taken by the state govern- recovered and one patient has Gujarat, nine in Madhya Pradesh, at 858 deaths, Madhya Pradesh at dian Council of Medical Research legendary hockey star. Meanwhile, an appropriate time. Prominent ment to prevent infection of migrated, the ministry said. eight from Tamil Nadu, six from 290, West Bengal at 272, Delhi at (ICMR). Currently, 1.1 lakh samples MLAs Olympian Pargat Singh and amongst those, who paid last respects COVID-19 epidemic. This order "Thus, around 41.57 per cent pa- Uttar Pradesh, four from Telan- 261, Rajasthan at 163, Uttar are being tested each day in these Parminder Singh Dhindsa laid wreaths to Balbir Singh Senior included Princi- will come into force with an im- tients have recovered so far," a gana, three each from Rajasthan Pradesh at 161,Tamil Nadu at labs. The Centre scaled up its pre- to pay their respects to the departed pal Secretary Hussan Lal, Director mediate effect throughout the senior health ministry official and West Bengal, two from Bihar 111 and Andhra Pradesh at 56. paredness by standardizing diag- soul. On behalf of the Punjab Gover- Sports Punjab Sanjay Popli, Deputy district. said. The total confirmed cases and one each from Punjab and The death toll reached 53 in nostic assays at ICMR-National In- nor and Administrator of Union Terri- Commissioner Mohali Girish Dayalan, includes foreigners. Of the 154 Uttarakhand. Telangana, 42 in Karnataka and stitute of Virology, (NIV) Pune and tory,ADC Chandigarh Sachin Rana Commissioner Municipal Corporation deaths reported since Sunday Of the total 4,021 fatalities, 40 in Punjab. Jammu and Kash- immediately commissioning diag- placed the wreath. Representatives of Chandigarh and Secretary Sports UT Domestic passenger nostic facility in 13 VRDLs based morning, 58 were from Maha- Maharashtra tops tally with mir has reported 21 fatalities due on their location in cities. Hockey India, Punjab Olympics Asso- K.K. Yadav, Director Sports UT Tejvir flights resume in Chd rashtra, 30 from Delhi, 29 from 1,635 deaths followed by Gujarat to the disease. ciation and Hockey Punjab also laid Saini. CHANDIGARH: Domestic flight operations started from the Chandigarh International Air- port on Monday, as passenger Khaira arrested for flouting air travel resumed within the country after a gap of two months. The airport has formulated lockdown norms Standard Operating Proce- AGENCY the MLA, in violation with the lockdown dures for safety of passengers and airport staff which include JALANDHAR, MAY 25 norms, had given call for a candlelight social distancing and stringent march from Desh Bhagat Yadgar hall. It was thermal screening. Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was on a violation of the stipulated norms issued by The security personnel of CISF Monday arrested on the charges of endan- the Ministry of Home Affairs which debars have been provided with trans- gering the public safety of the citizens dur- any social, religious and political gatherings. parent plexiglass sheets to ing lockdown as he had allegedly given a The DCP said that the MLA or any oth- avoid any physical contact with call for a candlelight march to protest against er organizer had neither applied for any per- passengers. the murder of Kabaddi player Arvinderjit mission nor were allowed to hold such gath- The Chandigarh airport had Singh Pehalwan. ering. He further said that the district Police, earlier announced to resume Khaira has alleged that the murder of civil administration and the Sub-Divisional operations in a phased manner Arvinder was connected to illegal liquor Magistrate Dr Jai Inder Singh had cautioned with a total number of 13 do- sale. the MLA not to mobilize a gathering of peo- mestic flights from Monday on- Divulging the details, the Deputy Com- ple for his proposed protest at Desh Bhagat wards. missioner of Police Gurmeet Singh said that Yadgar Hall. Two militants killed Punjab records 21 new 80 flights at in south Kashmir Delhi's IGI airport encounter cases, tally reaches 2,081 cancelled SRINAGAR: Two militants CHANDIGARH, MAY 25 were killed in an encounter with NEW DELHI: As many as arrival and departure of 80 flights at security forces, which ensued The total number of coronavirus cases in Punjab rose to during a Cordon and Search Delhi's Indira Gandhi Interna- 2,081 after 21 confirmed new infections were reported tional airport have been can- Operation (CASO) in south from the state on Monday. According to an official medical Kashmir district of Kulgam on celled, officials said. bulletin, 10 confirmed cases have been reported from Am- Earlier, the flight schedule was Monday. Meanwhile, clashes ritsar district, six from Jalandhar and one new case each were reported near the en- made for all airports including counter site between the secu- from Tarn Taran, SAS Nagar, Patiala, Sangrur and Ka- West Bengal (flight operations rity forces and protestors, who purthala districts. Out of 40 fatalities so far, seven deaths from May 28), Maharashtra (25 hit the streets after gunfight have been registered in Ludhiana district, six each in Am- takeoffs and 25landings every started at village Khur Hajipora ritsar and Jalandhar, five in Hoshiarpur, three each in SAS day) and Chennai (incoming in Kulgam. Official sources said Nagar, Kapurthala and Gurdaspur, two in Patiala and one passenger flights restricted to that on a tip-off about the pres- each in Pathankot, Ferozepur, SBS Nagar, Ropar and Bar- 25). With the resumption of do- ence of militants, troops of nala districts. According to the latest infection tally, Amrit- mestic flight operations, Vistara Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF sar leads with 328 cases, followed by Jalandhar 220, Tarn Airlines on Monday started its and Special Operation Group Taran 156, Gurdaspur 132, Ludhiana 119, Patiala 108, operation with the first flight to (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Hoshiarpur 106, SBS Nagar 105, SAS Nagar 103, Sangrur Bhubaneswar from the national police launched a joint CASO capital. Vistara Air UK-785 de- 89, Muktsar 66, Faridkot 61, Ropar 60, Moga 59, Fatehgarh parted for Bhubaneswar with 95 at village Khur Hanjipora on Sahib 56, Ferozepur and Fazilka 44 each, Bathinda 42, early Monday morning. passengers at 6:50 am on Mon- Pathankot 39, Kapurthala 36, Mansa 32. day. Mahi and Aarav show gesture of humanity for migrant labourers BUREAU channels. Hence they broke open the GURUGRAM, MAY 25 piggy bank and spent about Rs.10,000 to purchase toys, biscuits and chocolates Train carrying 1400 migrant labourers for the small children starting their long started from Gurugram, destined to journey.