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XXVI, NO. 23 PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER BJP Chief Nadda Shimla Devi Gaming industry Chris Morris given rousing an ideal in India seeing most expensive, reception at Kangra teacher and strong hiring goes to gains: Indeed airport social Raj for Rs 16.25 activist cr PAGE 5 PAGE 8 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 Farmers’ “Rail Roko” 60 bodies recovered protest goes peaceful in U'khand glacier burst AGENCY CHAMOLI: Sixty bodies NEW DELHI, FEB 18 We will take our and 27 human organs tractors to West have been recovered As part of the 'rail roko’ protest Congress wins Mohali from different places, out called against Centre’s new farm Bengal, warns of which 31 bodies and laws, farmers on Thursday sat on 01 human organs have railway tracks at many places in Rakesh Tikait corporation polls been identified, said Punjab and Haryana, with offi- State Disaster Response cials stopping trains at stations as HISAR: Bharatiya Kisan Union Force (SDRF) on Thurs- a precautionary measure. (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on AGENCY day. In Punjab, protesters sat on Thursday said the protesting CHANDIGARH, FEB 18 Youth Congress leader "The search is still on in- tracks at many places on the Del- farmers will take the agitation shot dead in Faridkot side the tunnel, and two hi-Ludhiana-Amritsar railway to the poll-bound West Bengal The Congress swept the Mohali mu- CHANDIGARH: A 34-year-old bodies are found on route, officials said. if the Centre does not concur nicipal corporation elections by win- youth Congress leader Gurlal Thursday," SDRF added. Farmers blocked the Jaland- with their demands against the ning 37 of the 50 seats, while the Singh Bhullar was allegedly shot "12 teams of SDRF are har Cantt-Jammu railway track in new farm laws. Azad group bagged the remaining 13 dead in Punjab's Faridkot on engaged in the rescue Jalandhar and in Mohali district Addressing a maha panchayat seats. The Shiromani Akali Dal Thursday evening, said police. operation for the missing at Kharak Punia here, Tikait Two unidentified motorcycle- people from Reni village also farmers blocked a rail track, said, "Crops prices are not in- (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Par- they said. ty (BJP) failed to open their accounts borne men fired around 12 shots to Srinagar. The commu- creased, but fuel prices have at Bhullar near Jublee Chowk in nication team is also In Haryana, protesting farm- gone up. If Centre ruins the sit- in the elections. ers, including women, squatted tion. "Our protest will continue in ience during the 'rail roko' protest. In a major setback, former may- Faridkot district, a police official working simultaneously uation, we will take our tractors said over the phone. for better communication on rail tracks at many places, in- a peaceful manner till the farm The officials said that the to West Bengal as well. Farm- or and head of the Azad Group, Kul- cluding in Ambala, Kurukshetra, laws are repealed," Singh said. movement of trains is likely to be want Singh, lost the elections to Con- He later died at a hospital, the offi- in the area," it said. ers have not been getting mini- cial said. Panipat and Panchkula districts, Security has been tightened in delayed because of the farmers' mum support price (MSP) gress candidate Amrik Singh Somal the officials said. both Haryana and Punjab with rail blockade. Train services will there also." in ward number 42 by 267 votes. Puducherry LG On the Ambala-Delhi railway personnel of the government rail- be resumed after following due Amarjeet Singh Sidhu, the broth- gress. Of the 260 candidates in the orders floor test section, a group of farmers led by way police and the state police security protocols once the agita- at various railway stations. er of Punjab cabinet minister Balbir fray in Mohali, 110 were women. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) forces being deployed, officials tion is over, they said. Divisional Railway Manager, Singh Sidhu, won the elections from With 50% seats reserved for them, at on Feb 22 leader from Ambala, Gulab said. The Ferozepur division of In Haryana, besides railway Ambala Division, G M ward number 10 by defeating Azad least 25 councillors in the 50-mem- PUDUCHERRY: Singh, squatted on a rail track at the Northern Railways has decid- police personnel, the Haryana Po- Singh said that no train has been Group candidate Paramjeet Singh ber House are women. The Congress Puducherry Lt Governor Shahpur village, about 2 kilome- ed to halt trains at stations so that lice has deployed its staff in large cancelled in view of the 'rail roko' Kahlon. Amarjeet Singh Sidhu is also contested all 50 seats, while the BJP Tamilisai Soundararajan tres from the Ambala Cantt sta- passengers face less inconven- numbers near the protest sites and agitation. the mayoral candidate of the Con- fought for 46 seats. on Thursday ordered a floor test in assembly on February 22 amid a polit- ical crisis in the Union Territory. Hry CM directs to expedite The floor test will be con- Army deploys K-9 Vajra howitzers in ducted at 5 pm on Feb- ruary 22 and will ascer- tain the claims of the rul- ing Congress about hav- work on 1890 ponds in state Ladakh for high altitude operations ing a majority. Puducherry Chief Minis- BUREAU Chief Minister said that it is not only AGENCY top government sources told a Gujarat. The Indian Army placed ter V Narayanasamy met the Lt Governor on CHANDIGARH, FEB 18 necessary to focus on construction of NEW DELHI, FEB 18 news agency on Thursday. orders for 100 of these guns from Thursday. ponds but also to maintain them. He Based on the performance of a South Korean firm and has been Asked about opposition Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar said that presently if there is any en- As Indian Army chief Gen Manoj the guns, the Indian Army would inducting them for the last two demanding floor test in Lal directed the officials concerned to croachment on ponds, then prepare a Mukund Naravane inducted the consider placing orders for two to years in different regiments of the the legislative assembly expedite the rejuvenation work of report regarding the same and bring it last of the 100 K-9 Vajra guns or- three additional regiments of the force. The K-9 VAJRA is the in- he said, "I met the Lieu- 1890 ponds of the state in a time to the notice of the authorities con- dered, three of these howitzers self-propelled howitzers for digenized version of the basic K9 tenant Governor. We dis- bound manner for the use of public. cerned so that appropriate action can have been deployed for trials in mountain operations, sources Thunder from South Korea. The cussed that also." These directions were given by the be taken. high altitude mountainous area of said. The Army chief has been self-propelled guns have a range Chief Minister, Mr. It was informed at the Ladakh. monitoring the induction and op- of 38 kilometres and are manu- CRPF jawan Manohar Lal, who is also meeting that as per the or- Three guns arrived in Leh erations of the howitzers pro- factured by Mumbai-based firm the Chairperson of Haryana ders issued by the Govern- yesterday and are being transport- tested if they can be used in high duced in the Larsen and Toubro Larsen & Toubro in partnership shoots himself Pond and Waste Water Man- ment, a total of 905 ponds ed to a high altitude base to be altitude areas against the enemy, facility in Hazira near Surat in with a South Korean firm. agement Authority (HP- have been completed under dead in Jammu WWMA). the various schemes during JAMMU: A 45-year-old During this review fiscal year 2019-20 and Central Reserve Police meeting of Haryana Pond 2020-21 and construction Modi to hold 'Pariksha Pe Force (CRPF) jawan al- and Waste Water Manage- work of 756 ponds is about More snow and legedly shot himself ment Authority, Executive to be completed soon. Cur- dead inside a security Vice Chairperson of HP- rently in the 18 model Charcha' with #ExamWarriors camp on the outskirts of WWMA, Mr. Prabhaker Kumar Ver- ponds, the used water of the houses is Jammu city, officials said. ma was also present. being allowed to flow into the ponds NEW DELHI: In the fourth edition appear for the exams with a smile and rain forecast Praful Kumar, who origi- The Chief Minister directed the only after being treated by Construct- of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021', Prime without stress," read the tweet. nally hailed from Assam, officials concerned that the contami- ed Wetland Technology and the re- Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday "On popular demand, 'Pariksha Pe was on guard duty inside nated water of drains in the state juvination of the proposed 200 ponds invited parents and teachers in this Charcha 2021' will also include par- his post in Greater should be treated and used for fish- in 2020-21 will be started soon. year's interaction with students for the ents and teachers. It'll be a fun-filled for Shimla Kailash locality when he eries and irrigation purposes. He em- Among those present in the meeting upcoming exams amid the pandemic. discussion on an otherwise serious shot himself with his phasized to clean the natural rain included Chief Principal Secretary to "As our brave Exam Warriors subject.