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All eyes set on tractor rally AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 25

Farmers on Monday began gath-ering at Gazipur border betweenDelhi-Uttar Pradesh for the pro-posed Kisan Tractor Rally on theeve of Republic Day.

Tractors from Punjab,Haryana, and Rajasthan have alsoreached on Tikri border betweenDelhi-Haryana as the farmers sitin for protest for nearly twomonths.

The move comes as Delhi Po-lice formally granted permissionfor the rally on January 26, as-signing them routes for the same.

Expressing dismay at theroutes assigned for the rally,Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra ofKisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Com-mittee told a news agency, "Wefeel that the kind of permissiongranted to us for tractor rally is notright. We wanted to go to the oldRing Road but we were givenconditional permission and as-signed the portion that comeslargely under Haryana."

"All we're saying we just wantto go to Ring Road. We'll have ameeting with the police todayover this. Routes will be decidedafter that," the farmer leader fur-ther added.

Farmers had proposed to holdthe Republic Day tractor rally onDelhi's Outer Ring Road. Howev-er, three routes other than the pro-posed one were allotted for therally from three border points ofDelhi, informed Special Commis-sioner of Police (CP), Intelligencein Delhi Police, Dependra Pathak

on Sunday. "The tractor rally willenter Delhi from Tikri, Singhu,and Ghazipur borders and returnto its originating points. From

Singhu, it will pass through Kan-jhawala, Bawana, Auchandi bor-der, KMP Expressway, and thenreturn to Singhu," Pathak told.

Capt urges farmersto maintain peace CHANDIGARH: Even as he termed their Republic Day Tractor Rally atestimony to the celebration of the Indian Republic and itsConstitutional ethos, Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the farmers toensure that the event remains peaceful, just as their anti-Farm Law protests have been so far, while urging theCentre once again to heed the troubled voice of the farm-ing community in the true spirit of the Indian Republic.“Peace has been the hallmark of your (farmers’) demo-cratic protests all these months, and should remain inte-gral to your agitation in the days ahead, including the R-Day Tractor Rallyinto the national capital,” said the Chief Minister, in his Republic Day evemessage.

Farmers to marchto Parliament onFeb 1, Budget DayNEW DELHI: Farmers protestingagainst the Centre's three farm lawson Monday announced that they willundertake a foot march towards theParliament building from various loca-tions on Budget Day, on February 1."On February 1, we will march on foottowards Parliament in Delhi from dif-ferent locations." Krantikari KisanUnion chief Darshan Pal said here to-day while addressing a press confer-ence at the Singhu borderFarmers from all across the countryare marching towards Delhi to partici-pate the scheduled tractor rally onJanuary 26, Republic Day to protestagainst the Central Government'sthree new farm laws. Farmers havebeen protesting on the different bor-ders of the national capital since No-vember 26.

Elaboratearrangements atHaryana bordersCHANDIGARH: To maintain lawand order, traffic and securityarrangements in the state, in viewof the Republic Day function andthe proposed Tractor Rally by var-ious farmer organisations, elabo-rate arrangements have beenmade by the Civil & Police admin-istration in Haryana, on the direc-tions of the State Government.Haryana Government has thus is-sued a traffic advisory in this re-gard.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 25

Noting that long-pending reformshave been brought in the areas oflabour and agriculture through leg-islation, President Ram NathKovind has said that the "path to re-form at the initial stages may causemisapprehensions" but it is beyonddoubt that the government remainssingularly devoted to farmers' wel-fare.

In his address to the nation onthe eve of 72nd Republic Day, thePresident referred to the three newfarm laws brought by the govern-ment against which farmer unionshave been holding a protest on Del-hi's borders since November 26.

The farmer unions have held 11rounds of talks with the government

and have not accepted the offer toput the three new farm laws on holdfor about 18 months. They are de-manding the repeal of the threelaws. The President said that adver-sity often plays the role of a greatteacher and "makes us stronger andmore confident".

Reforms must fordevelopment: Prez

Minor face-off with Chinesetroops in Sikkim, resolved

NEW DELHI, JAN 25

Amid the ongoing standoff in Ladakh, a "minor face-off" took place be-tween Indian and Chinese troops at Naku La area in Sikkim on January 20,the Indian Army said on Monday.

The face-off was resolved by local commanders as per established pro-tocols, Army said in a statement.

"We have received several queries regarding a face-off between IndianArmy and PLA troops in Sikkim sector. It is clarified that there was a minorface-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on January 20, 2021, and the samewas resolved by local commanders as per established protocols," it said.

In June last year, 20 Indian soldiers, including a Colonel, lost their livesin the face-off in clashes with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley. The ninthround of Corps Commander Level talks between India and China to addressthe ongoing military standoff in Ladakh ended at 2:30 am on Monday. Themeeting lasted for more than 15 hours after starting at 11 am on Sunday atMoldo opposite Chushul in the Eastern Ladakh sector.

Hry CM to unfurlnational flag atPanchkulaCHANDIGARH: Haryana Govern-ment has released a revised list re-garding unfurling of the NationalFlag on January 26, 2021 by ChiefGuests on the occasion of the Re-

public Day. Ac-cording to the listreleased by theChief SecretaryOffice, GovernorMr. SatyadeoNarain Arya willunfurl the Nation-al Flag at

Haryana Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh.Sharing information in this regardan official spokesperson said thatHaryana Vidhan Sabha, Speaker,Mr. Gian Chand Gupta will unfurlthe National Flag on Republic Dayat Kurukshetra and the DeputySpeaker, Mr. Ranbir Gangwa willunfurl the National Flag at Mahen-dragarh (Narnaul).

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SHIV KUMAR SHAR-MAKARNAL, JANUARY 25

Under the AMRUT (AtalMission for Rejuvenationand Urban Transformation)scheme, roads damaged dueto sewage and rainwaterdrainage in the Karnal Mu-nicipal Corporation areawill be repaired. With thesemeasures, the complaints ofcitizens coming to the Mu-nicipal Corporation willstop. On Monday, corpora-tor Vikram held a meetingof the AMRUT sub-com-mittee in his office and in-vited the various consult-ants of the Tata agency andthe WAPCOS company to

complete this task anddirected them to com-plete the road repairwork soon. At the meet-ing, the corporator saidthat most of the com-plaints are from RajivPuram, Bank Colony,DC and SP Colony areaof the city about thework being done underAmrut, now they will beresolved.

He told the represen-tatives of the construc-tion agency Tata that therepair of the roads whichare damaged during thework are included in thescope of work of theconcerned agency. Inview of this, it becomes

necessary to repair them.He told the agency repre-sentatives that whereverC.C. There are roads, thereC.C. From and where paverblocks are to be installed,fix the roads by installingpaver blocks. All the workshould be done fast, so that

public problems can besolved. The agency repre-sentatives assured the com-missioner that the orderswould be followed andwork would be started soon.In this meeting, the Corpo-ration's Superintending En-gineer Ramesh Kinger,

XEN Satish Sharma, AESatish Mittal and Lakhmic-hand Raghav, Jai LakshyaSharma and Pradeep Kumarand RPB from WBCOS.Gupta, R. K. Goyal and Ji-tendra Mutaiya and repre-sentatives of the Tataagency were included.

Final dress rehearsalfor R-Day heldMUKESH DUTTARADAUR: All preparations were com-pleted to celebrate the Sub DivisionalLevel Republic Day with great enthusi-asm tomorrow. Today, full dress re-hearsals of the programmes and marchpast were presented at this ceremony.The observation was done by the S.D.M.Sushil Kumar. He also unfurled the flagand took the salute of the march past.Block Development and Panchayat Offi-cer of Radaur Kanwar Bhan Narwal in-formed that on the occasion of 72nd Re-public Day, on January 26, the SDMSushil Kumar will inspect the parade inthe grain market and take the salute ofthe march past.He said that on the occasion of RepublicDay, a parade will be organised by con-tingents of children from different schoolsof Radaur in the parade. He informedthat this time the Republic Day celebra-tions will be celebrated in a very effectivemanner, moving away from the previousyears, following the protocol of Covid-19.

DC invites youth foractive participationto strengthendemocracyPAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA: Deputy Commissioner,Kapurthala on today invites youth fortheir participation as ambassadors of Vot-er Awareness Program in order tostrengthen the democracy on the eve ofNational Voters day being celebrated inthe premises of administrative complex.While addressing the function DC DeptiUppal said that our country prouds to bea big democratic country in the world andparticipation of youth voters may play avital role in the formation of a new Indiaand voters must use their franchise rightwithout any fear, greed, she added. Onthis occasion DC, Kapurthala alsoflagged off a voter awareness vanDC Depti Uppal also honored SDM Ka-purthala Varinder Pal Singh Bajwa asBest Election Registration Officer ,Jaswant Singh as best Booth Level Offi-cer, Manjit Kaur as best Nodal Officer.Also honored Prof. Sarbjit Singh andNCC Team of NJSA Govt. College be-sides she also awarded the winners ofdifferent competitions . Indian KabaddiTeam Captain Yadwinder Singh Yaadaalso appealed the voters for using theirvoting right on this occasion.

Republic daycelebrated at SwamiRoop Chand Jain school JAGRAON (SUKH NAHAR):- Amid thecoronavirus scare, Swami Roop ChandJain came up with a new way to cele-brate Republic day ensuring safety of thestaff and students. In every class first fiveminutes were contributed to the republicday as teachers shared some interestinginformation regarding the importance ofthis day and our constitution. The teach-ers talked about various topics related tothe nation including sacrifices of freedomfighters, the army, prestigious history,constitution, elections etc. To make theconversation more interesting, schoolopted for story telling method. Schoolprincipal Rajpal Kaur said that the activityproved to be really helpful as children gotto learn a lots of new things from theirteachers and enjoyed republic day cele-brations the whole day alongwith thierstudies. She further added that this cele-bration has been conducted as it is notsafe to hold a pompous gathering.

NEWS BRIEFS

3NEWSADGP Jail visits and inspect developmentworks in Tajpur Road Central Jail ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA: Punjab's Addl. Director General of Police (Jail) Parveen Kumar Sinhatoday visit Central Jail Ludhiana. His visit was specially for inspecting the develop-ment works to be initiated in Jail Complex here at Tajpur Road. Other officialswere also present. On arrival of top officials of Jail Department, officials of TajpurRoad Jail welcomed them. Sh. Sinha specially seen the place where the develop-ment and repairing work will begun. He gave some instructions to the Jail Staffand ordered to take necessary steps. Further ADGP Sinha also visited the placewhere Petrol Pump will be installed. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021

Damaged roads to be repaired under AMRUT

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARY 25

The district administration has completed allpreparations for the 26 January Republic Daycelebrations. Tight security arrangements havebeen made to maintain law and order. Thisyear Republic Day celebrations will be held atNDRI Stadium. Haryana Cooperative MinisterDr. Banwari Lal will unfurl the national flag asthe chief guest and observe the parade.DeputyCommissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said thaton January 26, Republic Day, there should beno disturbance on behalf of the farmers, if any-one does so, they will deal strictly with it. Heinformed that this year, the celebrations of theCovid-19 protocol will be followed by themass PT show, cultural programmes andtableaux of school children. The parade alonewill consist of 5 platoons, including police,homeguards, NCC Army and air wing platoon.

He made it clear that due to Coronavirussocial care should be taken care of in Repub-lic Day celebrations. Adequate masks, sanitis-ers are available at the venue. No personshould participate in the ceremony without amask. The Deputy Commissioner said that the

chief guest will reach the main venue of theNDRI sports ground after offering a floral trib-ute to the Shaheedi memorial and unfurl thenational flag at 9.58 am. After this, he willwatch the parade and give his message. Thenthere will be a march past. He informed thatlater the children of Kanika Public School willperform Surya Namaskar and musical yoga.After this, the chief guest will felicitate war-heroes and officers and employees doing ex-cellent work from the honored stage and theprogramme will conclude with the national an-them.

Preparations for R- Day completed

Modi should follow USA PrezBiden's plan for economicrecovery: Manpreet Singh BadalSUMER GARGCHANDIGARH: India should look at the US Presidential planfor economic recovery to come out of the crisis brought aboutby the COVID pandemic. Indian Prime Minister should draw in-spiration from US President Joe Biden’s recovery plan, who

has already directed the US de-partment of agriculture to focus ontheir food sector.Addressing the media today, Pun-jab Finance Minister ManpreetSingh Badal stated that globally,all countries are now focussing onfarmers and agriculture to helpthem emerge from the COVID in-duced economic crisis. India’sMinistry of agriculture should drawinspiration from this globally ac-cepted strategy by supportingfarmers and the agricultural sec-tor.

During COVID, it was only the agriculture sector that was thesaving grace, since the pandemic dealt a severe blow to theservice sector and manufacturing.While factories were shut,and the service sector declined, farmers continued to work, andcrops continued to be harvested despite COVID.“Indian farmers and particularly Punjab farmers need to besaluted for their resilience, and the BJP-led government, in-stead of honouring them decided to throttle the farm sector,”Badal added. While the world is investing more in agriculture, the CentralGovernment in India is pursuing the notorious farm bills that willfurther plunge our farm sector into a crisis. The infamous farmbills of the NDA government are not only counterproductive, butit also smacks of the arrogance of the BJP.

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 25

The Akali Dal is holding a ral-ly on January 27 at the resi-dence of District President ofAkali Dal Urban JatinderSingh Lali Bajwa to encourage the candi-dates contesting the elections. In which for-mer minister Bikram Majithia and in-chargeCharanjit Singh Dhillon are specially arriv-ing. Disclosing this here today Mr. Lali Ba-jwa said that there was a lot of enthusiasmamong the general public as well as the can-didates contesting under the banner of Akali

Dal and their supporters.To encourage the publicand the candidates andworkers. the former Min-ister Mr. Sohan SinghThandal said that the peo-ple have faith in the poli-

cies of the Akali Dal and they have come toknow during these three years of Congressrule that the welfare work done by the formerChief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal wasdone with their help. Punjab is moving for-ward on the statue On the other hand, theCongress has made empty promises and mis-led the people.

Akali Dal rally to be heldat Lali Bajwa’s home

DAV celebrates Republic Day JAGRAON (SUKH NAHAR): -DAV centenary public school conduct-ed a declamation competition for students under the guidance ofschool principal Brij Mohan Babbar on 26 January that it, Republicday. Telling more about this, school principal said that the programwas all about patriotism as the students expressed love the nationthrough songs, poems, slogans, posters, speeches etc. He furtheradded that the students expressed a great interest in competitionsand gave a tough competition to each others. Teachers informed thestudents about the importance of freedom, sacrifices of freedomfighters and the constitution. School principal asked students to al-ways hold the prestige of nation high and to work in order to makethe entire nation proud.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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60017I , P r a s a n t M i s a r No .15496063x LD S /o L a k s h m i k a n t a M i s a r R/o.Dakshin Chanchiara Purba Medinipur Pratappur, West Bengal-721152 Now at 46 Armd regt C/o.56 APO declare that I have Changed my name from Prasant Misar To Prasanta Misar & in My army record my district also wrongly written as West Medinipur but correct district is Purba Medinipur vide affidavit No. AN 611490 dated on 25 Jan 2021 before notary public Amritsar

72737I t I s For Genera l Information That I Md Jasimuddin Khan, S/O Motiar Rahaman Kha, Employed As Constable / Welder ( No. 053000015) In Border Security Force, R/O - Vill- Urala, P.O – Kanchiara, P.S- Amdanga Distt - North 24 Parganas ,West Bengal-743711 Declare That Name Of My Father Has Been Wrongly Written As Md Motiar Rahaman In My 10 th , I t i Educa t iona l Documents, Aadhar Card (No. 749035238414) , Sbi Bank Account Passbook (Account No - 20082717353) And Bsf Service Records . The Actual Name Of My Father Is Motiar Rahaman Kha Which May Be Amended Accordingly.

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63372 G u r d e v S i n g h R / O Name To Amarjit Singh. 900020 Sarbati Devi to Sarvati. B u g h i p u r a ( M o g a ) 63372 I, Avinash and Asha Rani Vide aff idavi t No.AN Changed Name Avtar I , N i s h a B h a g i W / O W/o Ram Murti R/o 14, 359120Singh. Sanjay Joshi R/O B-6- New Roop Nagar, Outside 72737

63372 544 /1 -A Madhopur i -1 Gate Hakiman, Amritsar I , Y. S angee tha W/o I, Savi Khanna W/O Ludhiana Changed Name have Certified that Above U v a r a j . R P r e s e n t l y Honey Malhotra R/O Nisha Joshi. both names are mine one residing at 1/100, Pilliyar H.No.1932/115 Gandhi 63372 and same person. Kovil Street Poondi Pundi N a g a r L u d h i a n a I, Sawarnjit Singh S/O 900020 Polur, t i ruvannamalai , Changed Name Savi Nirmal Singh R/O VPO I Lalit Chauhan S/o Bodhraj tamil Nadu-606751 India Malhotra. L i b r a , T e h - K h a n n a Kumar R/o Ward No.06 declare that I have Change

63372 ( L u d h i a n a ) H a v e Fatehgarh Churian Teh m y n a m e f r o m Y . I Jasmel Kaur W/O Changed My Name To Batala Gurdaspur Have Sangeetha to Sangeetha A Sarab j i t S ingh R/O Swarnjit Singh. Changed My Name To Lalit Vide aff idavi t No.AN H : N o 6 6 . S : N o 0 1 63372 Chohan 535655 dated on 20 Jan Shaheed Karnail Singh I, Davinder Singh S/O 900020 2021N a g a r , P h a s e 1 , Malkit Singh R/O Vill: I , Lalit Mohan S/o 72737P a k h o w a l R o a d B h a d l a N i c h a , Te h - Naranjan Ram R/o # 76, I Dharamvir S/o Joginder Ludhiana Have Changed Khanna (Ludhiana) Also Bank Colony, Pipli Wala Lal R/o village Wahidpur , My Name To Jasmail K n o w n A s D e v i n d e r T o w n M a n i m a j r a , Post office Moela Wahidpur, Kaur. Singh, These Both Names C h a n d i g a r h H a v e Tehsil Garhshankar, Distt

63372 Are Mine, One & Same Changed My Name From Hoshiarpur (Punjab) have Person. Lalit Mohan To Lalit c h a n g e d m y n a m e

63372 Mohan Bhola Dharamvir to Dharamvir I, Kamalpreet Kaur 98736 Singh.D h a l i w a l W / O I, Neena W/o Lalit Mohan 72778K a r a n d e e p S i n g h R/o # 76, Bank Colony, I, Sukhinder Kaur W/o Khangura R/O Vill: P i p l i W a l a T o w n Kuldip Singh R/o V.p.o. Lalheri, Teh-Khanna Manimajra, Chandigarh K alabakra, Distt. Jalandhar, ( L u d h i a n a ) H a v e Have Changed My Name Punjab Have Changed My Changed My Name From Neena To Neena Name Sukhinder Kaur To Af te r Mar r i age As Bhola (after The Marriage) Sukhninder Kaur.K a m a l p r e e t K a u r 98736 72778Khangura. I, Ranjeet Singh S/o Gurdev I Ruby w/o Roop Lal R/o Es

63372 Singh, Resident of : V. Ram 79 /1 Makhdoom pura I, Sukhjinder Singh Nagar, PO. Landhi, Tehsil Jalandhar have changed my S/O Balvir Singh Gill S h a h a b a d , D i s t t . n a m e R u b y t o R u b y R/O Vill: Jabomajra Kurukshetra, Haryana, Rani.After my marriage( S a n g r u r ) H a v e India 136135. Currently 72778Changed My Name To residing at 234 Maypole Sukhjinder Singh Gill. Road, Upper Darby, PA

63372 19082. state the following : I , Priya Bedi W/O That I have changed my Vikas R/O H.No.215, name From Ranjit Singh to S u n C i t y C o l o n y, R a n j e e t S i n g h . A l l Khanna (Ludhiana) Concerned kinldy note it.Have Changed My 100046Name To Priya After I, Sunita W/o Surinder Rally Marriage. R/o.1560 Bagh Ramanand

63372 Gali NO.3 Amritsar have Changed my name to Sunita Rally.

72737I Sonia W/o Sh. Vikas Aggatwal R/o H.No. 362 (A-158), Dream C i t y , M a n a w a l a K a l a n , G . T. R o a d , A m r i t s a r h a v e changed my name to S o n i a A g g a r w a l C o n c e r n e d p l e a s e note.

72737I , h i ther to Known as J A S H A N P R E E T SINGH DHALIWAL S / o J A R N A I L S I N G H R / o . V P O Kil l ian wal i backside t ruck union, Dist t Sr i M u k t s a r S a h i b Punjab. have changed my name and Shall hereaf te r be known J A S H A N P R E E T SINGH

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We Pardeep Kumar Sehgal S/o Om Parkash Sehgal and Surjit Kaur Sehgal W/o Pardeep Kumar Sehgal R/o H.No. 97, Janta Nagar, Kharar, Teh-Kharar (SAS Nagar Mohali) declare that my son Kamal Sehgal and his wife Nidhi Sehgal (Meenakashi) are out of our control. So we disown w i t h t h e m f r o m m y m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e Property. If anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

63372I, Bhola Rani W/o Kulwant Singh R/o Vill: Jadli Teh-Balachaur (SBS Nagar) that after marriage my in laws kept my name Jyoti. While Bholla Rani was mistakenly recorded in my son Simranjeet Singh 12th Class School records. So Bholla Rani should be recorded correctly in the school records in stead of Jyoti.

63372I, Smt. Manjit Kaur widow of Army No. JC500443K, Ex-Sub, Gurmail Sing, Resident of Vill: Kothbhara Po. Kotfatta Teh-Maur Distt. Bathinda, have changed my name from Manjit Kaur to Manjit Kaur, my DOB is given wrongly in service records of my husband as 02-12-1974, my correct DOB is 25-12-1972, Aadhar Card is 8617-6407-2346, name of my son wrongly given i n s e r v i c e r e c o r d s a s Jashampreet Kaur but his correct name is Jashampreet Singh, His correct DOB is 10-01-1999, His Aadhar Card No. 2454-0009-2330.

63372I, Banitta is the real daughter of army No. JC747058 Ex-Sub, Murari Lal, resident of House No. 32303 Gali No. 14 Ward No. 43 , Par tap Nagar, Bathinda inform all that I have changed my Banitta to Vanita Sharma my Adhar Card No. is 9849-5639-0777, My date of birth is 31-03-1981.

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PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.S U B J E C T : - T r a n s f e r o f ownership Rights of House No.2309, S e c t o r 3 8 - C , Chandigarh to the extent of 50.33% Share (RPL-19912) in the names of Smt. Kavita Gulati, Sh. Sahil Gulati & Sh. Shubham Gulati on the basis of Intestate Death dated 20.10.2017 of Late Sh. Shubhash Chand.It is notified for the information of the general public and all concerned that residential House No.2309, Sector 38-C, Chandigarh, which as per record of this office 50.33% share stands in the name of Late Sh. Shubhash Chand. It has been reported by Smt. Kavita Gulati, Sh. Sahil Gulati & Sh. Shubham Gulati that Sh. Shubhash Chand expired on 20.10.2017 leaving behind the following legal heirs:- (1) Smt. Kavita Gulati (Wife) (2) Sh. Sahil Gulati (Son) (3) Sh. Shubham Gulati (Son). Now, Smt. Kavita Gulati, Sh. Sahil Gulati & Sh. Shubham Gulati have applied for transfer of ownership to the extent of 50.33% of aforesaid house in their favour from the name of Sh. Shubhash Chand on the basis of Intestate Death as informed by the applicants. If anybody has any information about any more legal heirs of the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to the Estate Office, Town Hall Building, Sector 17, U.T., Chandigarhimmediately. If, any body has any objection upon the mutation of above said property in favour of above applicants, he/she/they may furnish in writing in the office of undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the shape of affidavit duly attested by the Executive Magistrate/Notary Public undertaking the genuineness of their objection beings so raised, so that this office does not have to deal with frivolous anonymous complaints and the said property shall be mutated accordingly and no further claim what so ever shall be entertained later on.SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

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LOST & FOUND

I Gurinder Pal Singh S/o Sarup Singh R/o Rahimabad Kalan (Ludhiana) declare that I have lost my Registry Document (Vasika No. 4107) Near by Machhiwara. If anybody found please call- 9855444480

10003I t i s n o t i f i e d f o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t m y Examination Degree and Mark Sheet of B.A Examination of Year 2009 and Roll No G-1095101425 issued by Sam Higginbottom University Of Agriculture , Technology and Science — Allahabad (U.P) has been actually lost . Name: Mr Surinder Pal Singh s/o Har Rai Singh Address: # 715 , Sector 43-A, Chandigarh . Mobile No 98153-71543

10004It is for general information that I, Rajwant Kaur, W/o S. Daljeet Singh D/o Dharam Singh Village Longowal Kalan, Govt. Ploy. Tech, PO & Tehsil Batala Gurdaspur, declare that name of my husband has been wrongly written as Daljit Singh in my Passport No. P7679714. The actual name of my husband is Daljeet Singh, respectively which may be amended accordingly.

98765It is for general information that I, Daljeet Singh, S/o Harbans S ingh Vi l lage Longowal Kalan, Govt. Ploy. Tech, PO & Tehsil Batala Gurdaspur, declare my name has been wrongly written as Daljit Singh in my wife's (Rajwant Kaur) Passport No. P7679714. My actual name is Daljeet Singh, respectively which may be amended accordingly.

98765

PUBLIC NOTICEIt is brought to the Notice of the Public at large that the original conveyance deed No. 5057 dated 26-10-1999 executed by BDA in favour of Parmjit Kaur have been lost and original Two Stamp duty paper No. 831061 & 831062 for Rs. 25,000/- each has been lost in concern with conveyance deed No. 3871 dated 14-08-2014 executed by BDA in favor of Rakesh Kumar son of Raj Kumar it is informed by the party to hae not been mortgaged with any Bank or Financial Institution or in other Institution or person and the same has been lost.If anybody has any objection regarding the mortgaging of the same, may respond within fourteen days, to the undersigned. After the expiry of the stipulated period of Fourteen days, no claim whatsoever shall be entertained. The detail of the property is as under:-Detail of Property:-Property house No. 283 measuring 250 Sq. Yards, Situated phase-2, Urban Estate (Model Town), Bathinda and Property S.C.F. No. 109, measuring 121 Sq. Yards, situated Phase-2, Urban Estate, Bathinda, standing in the name of Manoj Kumar son of Radhey Sham.Kuldeep Singla, Advocate,Chamber No. 646, Lawyer Chamber, District Courts, Bathinda,M.No. 9356445777

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PUBLIC NOTICESub : Transfer of Provn. No.189, Final Registration No-135 , Type-A, Sector -65 , Defence Scheme Faridabad , due to death of successful applicant.It is notified for the information of the General Public and all concerned that BPL Provn No.189 , Final Registration No-135 , Type-A, Sector -65 , Defence Scheme Faridabad ,stands on the name of Late Sh. Bhoop Singh S/o Shri Puran Singh as per record of the office.It has been reported by Smt. Luxmi Devi W/o Late. Sh. Bhoop Singh who was the successful applicant in the draw, died on 18.05.2020 has claimed/applied for the transfer of the said provn. No.189 ,Final Registration No.135, Type-A ,Sector-65. Defence scheme Faridabad in his name due to death of successful applicant. If any body have any objection for the transfer of the said Provn. No-189, Final Registration No-135 ,Type-A,Sector-65 ,Defence scheme Faribabad in favour of the applicant sent. Luxmi Devi w/o Late. Sh. Bhoop Singh , R/o Village- Garhi Gurjan, Po Kheri Mansingh ,Tehsil Indri ,Distt Karnal they may furnish their objection in writing in the office of the undersigned within 15 days from the date of publication of the notice failing which , this provn. No-189, Final Registration No-135, Type-A, Sector-65, Defence Scheme Faridabad ,shall be transferred accordingly and no further claim whatsoever shall be entertained later on. Chief Revenue Ofiicer (PM Housing Board

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Four police posts given powers forregistration of FIRsHAMIRPUR: Four police posts of Hamirpur district-- Jahoo, Awahdevi,Tounidevi and Deotsidh-- have been given the powers to register the FIR’sby the Himachal government. SP, Hamirpur, Gokulchandran Karthikeyansaid today in his Twitter message that now complainants had not to go toofar away to police stations to register their complaints. He said that themain aim of this scheme was to provide basic facilities to them nearbytheir doorsteps so as to save the money and get justice at an earliest. TheSP has appealed to the people of these areas to register their complaintsif any with the police posts nearby their villages and get their copies fromthere for their own records.

NEWSNewly elected heads,deputy heads to besworn in on Jan 28PANKAJ KATNAUNA: The swearing-in of all newlyelected heads, deputy heads andpanchayat samiti members of UnaDevelopment Block will take place onJanuary 28. SDM Una Dr. SureshJaswal will administer the oath to thenewly elected representatives of UnaDevelopment Block at 11 am in themultipurpose hall of the GovernmentCollege Una.

340 gram charasseized

JYOTI SYALUNA: In the evening, the policestation, Sadar Una, was present nearthe Shamshanghat in Dulehda, inpatrolling a car, when a car came fromNHP22C-8742 with great speed.Seeing the police party, the driverstarted trying to drive the car away.Which the police party controlled withgreat difficulty and after searching thecar on suspicion, 340 gram charaswas recovered from the car. In thiscontext, the above mentioned cardriver Ashwani Kumar resident ofValaun, Dr. Kirvi, Tehsil and DistrictUna and the person sitting withDinesh Kumar resident of NahariRoad, Amb District, Una , PoliceStation Sadar Una.Furtherinvestigation is underway byregistering a case under the Narcotics Act.

Woman dies ofasphyxiation inAnantnagANANTNAG: A woman diedreportedly due to asphyxiation whileher daughter had a miraculousescape at her house in this southKashmir district, official sources said.They said a 37-year-old woman,identified as Masooda, and herdaughter were found unconscious attheir Karewa colony Bijbehara inAnantnag Monday morning.Both were immediately rushed to SubDistrict Hospital (SDH) whereMasooda was declared brought dead.However, her daughter survived andlater discharged by the doctors.

TECNO announceswinners of GreatTECNO Festival LUDHIANA: Continuing the successstory in 2021, TECNO, the globalpremium smartphone brand, todayannounced touching the milestone of8Mn happy customers in India in lessthan four years of its operations. Ittook TECNO a mere 4 months (Oct-Jan) to go from 6Mn to 8 Mn which isa testimony of customers' trust,acceptance and reliability on thebrand. Commenting on theannouncement, Arijeet Talapatra, CEOof Transsion India, said, “Over the lastfour years, TECNO has witnessed arobust growth and has successfullysecured its position among the top 6offline smartphone players in India inthe sub-10K segment. TECNO’ssuccess strategy is built on its five keypillars –strong product portfolio,innovation through introducing‘Segment-first’ features, widedistribution network of 1000+ partners,channel relationship & engagementand customer centricity with 960+service centres. The Great TECNOFestival is our way of showinggratitude to our customers who havebeen our strength since the beginningof our journey in India. This is clearlyevident from the 8 Million customerswho have trusted the brand andinspired us to provide them new-agesmartphones at aggressive price-points so that every Indian canexperience the best through theirsmartphones. We congratulate thewinners and are thankful to each andevery fan who participated in thecontest. We will continue to add joy tothe lives of our customers and wecannot wait to bring in a lot moreexcitement this year.”

NCW to challengeBombay HC judgmenton sexual assaultNEW DELHI: The NationalCommission for Women on Mondaysaid it will challenge in the SupremeCourt the Bombay High Courtjudgment which said groping without"skin to skin" contact is not sexualassault as defined under theProtection of Children from SexualOffences (POCSO) Act. Thisjudgment will not only have acascading effect on various provisionsinvolving safety and security ofwomen in general but also subject allwomen to ridicule, NationalCommission for Women (NCW)Chairperson Rekha Sharma said. Ithas trivialised the legal provisionsprovided by the legislature for thesafety and security of women, shesaid. "@NCWIndia is challenging theHon'ble Bombay High Court, NagpurBench judgement in Criminal AppealNo.161 of 2020, Satish Ragde v. Stateof Maharashtra dated 19.01.2021,"Sharma tweeted and added that thecommission is going to challenge it in

Statehood, National Voters'Day celebrated at Solan

SOLAN, JAN 25

Retired General Pradeep Khannacalled upon the youngergeneration to work hard to makeHimachal the leading state of thecountry and to make sure that italways stays away from drugs.General Khanna was addressinga program organized to mark 50golden years of the statehood ofHimachal Pradesh and also tomark the 11th National Voters'Day. He said that Himachal isknown all across the globe for itshard working and honest people.He said that the natural beauty

and the rich culture of Himachalis an incomparable part of India'sheritage and it is the duty of everystate to preserve it. He especiallyurged the younger generation tokeep Himachal clean. He alsourged the youth to stay awayfrom drugs for the well-being oftheir country, state and family. Hesaid that intoxication is a curse onour society and also motivatedthe youth to always workhard.General Khanna encouragedeach citizen to vote andparticipate in the establishment ofa healthy democracy. He alsocongratulated everyone for

completing 50 years as a state ofHimachal Pradesh. DeputyCommissioner Solan KCChaman said that thedevelopment of Himachal isbeing appreciated at a nationallevel today. He also congratulatedeveryone on the occasion of the11th National Voters Day. He saidthat it is the voter who truly laysthe foundation of a strong andsecure nation. He said thataccording to the instructions ofthe Election Commission ofIndia, the district administrationis progressively moving towards100 percent voting. He also

inaugurated the E-Epic (E-Votercard digitized) on this occasion.The chief guest of the programRetired General Pradeep Khanna,Deputy Commissioner KCChaman along withSuperintendent of Police SolanAbhishek Yadav distributedphoto-bearing voter ID cards to11 new voters who havecompleted 18 years of age.Women of Solan Rural Circle ofIntegrated Child DevelopmentProject and artists of Radio HillsSolan presented colourfulcultural programs on thisoccasion.

Driver honoured forfollowing traffic rules

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, JAN 25

In National Road Safety andInspection Monthly Campaignconducted today under the jointaegis of Transport Department andRotary Club Una Greater, theRampur driver was awarded toencourage the drivers who followthe traffic rules. Under thismonthly campaign, led by RTOUna Ramesh Chand Katoch, today,drivers were awarded flowers byusing safety belts in cars andhelmets in two-wheelers and atleast 10 other drivers were alsomade aware of the benefits of therules. They were asked to motivatethose who were not following therules. During this time, red

reflector stickers were also pastedin many vehicles like tractortrolleys, heavy freight vehicles,autorickshaws and cars. Duringthis time a camp was alsoorganized. Addressing the camp,RTO Ramesh Katoch said thatRotary Club Una Greater hasalways been a pioneer incontributing to social work. Hethanked the club for itscommendable services in thiscampaign. On this occasion,Rotary Club Greater Una wasfelicitated for the successfulimplementation of this campaignby commending the efforts of RTORamesh Katoch, ARTO RajeshKaushal and Sachindra Chaudhary,SHO Gaurav Bhardwaj and ASISurjit Singh.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, JAN 25

A total of 90 challans were made byDistrict Police Una for defying trafficrules, out of which 79 challans weredisposed on the spot and a total of Rs18,500 has been received as fine.

Out of these, 7 challans for drivingwithout helmet, 28 challan for drivingwithout safety belt, 4 challan fordriving without license, 6 challan fordriving dangerous vehicle, 7 challan forparking vehicle at unauthorizedlocation, 3 challan for triple riding on atwo-wheeler, 10 challans for driving ata speed exceeding the speed limit and25 challans have been made under othersections of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Apart from this, a total of Rs. 400-has been received as penalty under thePrevention of Smoking Act andinvoices of 4 persons for smoking inextra public places.

90 challaned for trafficviolation in Una

E-voter cards to be launchedon National Voters' Day

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, JAN 25

District Election Officer andDeputy CommissionerRaghav Sharma said that the11th National Voters' Daywill be celebrated on January25 at the district andsubdivision level and at eachpolling station as per thedirectives of the ElectionCommission of India. Raghav Sharma said that the districtlevel program will be held at the Government College Una. Headded that the Election Commission of India is releasing thefacility of E-Voter identity card on 25 January. He alsoinformed that the voters whose names have been registeredduring the revision of voter list-2021, can avail this facilityfrom January 25 and the rest of the registered voters can availit from February 1. Raghav Sharma has requested all voters tomake maximum use of this facility being provided by theElection Commission of India.

People of Thadpurafacing water scarcityANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, JAN 25

People of Thadpura village of Kandol Panchayat of the hillregion falling under the district of Doon, district Solan, havebeen reeling under problems of water and road for many yearsbut the government and administration have not paid anyattention to them. Today, INTUC State President and socialworker Bablu Pandit reached the village of Thedpura and metthe people of the village and heard their problems. Villagerssaid that this hilly village was constructed for water facilityduring the time of Minister Haridas during the year 1970-75but the water tank is completely dilapidated but after 50 yearshas passed Even the department and government did notconsider it appropriate to repair the tank. The supply of thisdilapidated and damaged tank causes the people of about twodozen households to drink water, which is forced to drink dirtywater. At the same time there is no provision of way for thepeople of the village to come and go. People go to the villagewith the help of footpaths.

Oath administered to newly elected representativesJYOTI SYALHAROLI, JAN 25

43 heads, sub-heads and BDCmembers attended the oathtaking ceremony of newlyelected representatives heretoday. Soni from Ghaluwal,Pradhan and Anil took charge,Rampal from Baliwal, Vijayfrom Gulbindra and PandogaPradhan and Gurpal Sub-head, Bhadsali defeated bySaroj, Hatindra Pradhan fromSanswal, Naradev Pradhanand Baldeo Pradhan, Bhadoionly Pradhan and YashpalPradhan took oath, Rakeshand Krishna Gopal Pradhanfrom Chhetran and SomnathDeputy head, Beaten wasParamjit Pradhan and Rampalwas the Deputy head, Laldiwas Ashok Pradhan andRaghuveer was the DeputyPrime Minister, GondpurBulla was Satnam the PrimeMinister and Sandeep was theDeputy Principal, KungdatPravin was the Principal andKuldeep took the oath ofoffice. Of. From PanchayatBhaini Khad, Ashwani was

the head and Raj, Deputyfrom Kutharbeet, Vinod wasthe head and Darshan was thehead, Harid was the head andDharmapala was the head,Nangalkhurd was Pravin wasthe head and Jaswant wassub-prime, Bhadiyaran wasled by Anjana was the headand Dildar Rozhi andJogindra were sworn in by thePrincipal and Jogindra fromthe Deputy Head,Batootakalam took oath. Anoath ceremony was held fornewly appointed Panchayatrepresentatives of

development block Haroli atSDM office Haroli, in whichthe Vice President ofHimachal Pradesh IndustriesDevelopment Corporation,Prof. Ram Kumar attendedthe main event, while BDOHaroli Atul Pundir wasspecially present. SDMHaroli Gaurav Chaudharyadministered the oath to theBDC members first, followedby the heads and sub-heads.During this time, 43 headsand 43 sub-heads and 24BDC members took oath ofoffice and secrecy. First the

SDM Gaurav Chaudharycongratulated the newlyappointed representatives forthe victory. Virendra Kumarand Ravindra Neelam andBrijpal from Gram PanchayatKhad,Bakhsho from Ishpur,Bakhsho from Ishpur,Subhadra from Dharampur,Subhadra from Dharmpurand Raj from Subhradhan,Anita Pradhan from Salohand Davindrapal from Ajde,Pradhan from Lower Bheddaand Trilok took the oath ofoffice. Jasvir from PanchayatSamanal, Pradhan andGurdayal, Pradhan fromHaroli, Raman from Satnamand Satnam from Pubowal,Jasvir Pradhan and Sandeepfrom Pubowal, Dilbag fromKampur, and Ramesh Chand,Anupam Pradhan and Rakeshfrom Bathri, Bathu Surekhaand Ashwani Kumar asDeputy Head, GondpurJaichand from AnupAgnihotri as Pradhan andKarnail Singh as DeputyHead, Satnam Singh,Pradhan and Jasvir Singhalso took oath.

People gave full support, appreciatedwork of government: Ram Kumar

JYOTI SYALUNA / HAROLI, JAN 25

Vice President of HPSIDC, UnaHeadquarters Prof. Ram Kumar, whileaddressing a press conference at IPH RestHouse said that Bhartiya Janata Party has ahistoric victory in Haroli as well as in thedistrict. Somewhere, people haveneglected such people, who only createconfusion. He said that out of the 24 BDCmembers, 20 have been won by the BJPand the party has waved its saffron. In ZilaParishad also, Bharti Janata Party has won

3 out of 4 seats and the dedicatedcandidates have won with heavy votes andbecame District Council member. RamKumar said that those, who oppose thedrug park have been given a befitting replythrough votes somewhere. On thisoccasion, newly elected Zila Parishadmembers from Haroli, Rama Kumari andOmkar Nath from Pandoga ward andKamal Saini from Laldi ward, BJP MandalPresident Ravindra Jaswal, DivisionalGeneral Secretary Narendra Rana,HIMCAPS Chairman Desraj Rana alongwith other BJP workers were present.

No fresh traffic, only stranded vehiclesto ply from Jammu to Srinagar

SRINAGAR, JAN 25

Only stranded vehicles will beallowed on Monday to ply fromJammu to Srinagar on the nationalhighway, connecting Kashmir valleywith the rest of the country, a trafficpolice official said on Monday.

He said no vehicle will beallowed from opposite direction onthe highway, he told UNI.

Meanwhile, the historic 86-km-long Mughal road, connectingPoonch and Rajouri in Jammuregion with Shopian in southKashmir and Anantnag-Sampthan-Kishtwar road remained closed sincelast week of December last year dueto accumulation of snow andslippery conditions.

The national highway, the onlyroad linking Union Territory (UT) ofLadakh with Kashmir, has beenclosed since January Ist for wintermonths, he said.

He said the 270-km-longSrinagar-Jammu national highwaywas open for traffic. However, onlystranded vehicles, including thosecarrying passengers and trucksloaded with essentials, will be

allowed to ply from Jammu toSrinagar today. Local traffic willalso be allowed between Rambanand Banihal, he said, adding that novehicle will be allowed fromopposite direction.

Official said that security forcesare also advised not to ply againsttraffic advisory in view of the trafficcongestion on the highway andnarrowness of Bailey bridge at KelaMorh, where the main concretebridge was damaged after retainingwall was collapsed on January 10.The baily bridge was installed byBorder Roads Organisation (BRO)after National Highway Authority ofIndia (NHAI) said it will take abouttwo weeks to repair the damage.Now the NHAI has announced to

Govt plans to impose greentax on old polluting vehiclesNEW DELHI, JAN 25

The government plans toimpose green tax on oldpolluting vehicles soon in abid protect environment andcurb pollution.

Vehicles like stronghybrids, electric vehicles andthose running on alternatefuels like CNG, ethanol andLPG will be exempted whilethe revenue collected throughthe green tax will be utilisedfor tackling pollution, theMinistry of Road Transportand Highways said onMonday. "The UnionMinister for Road Transport

and Highways Nitin Gadkarihas approved a proposal tolevy a 'green tax' on oldvehicles which are pollutingthe environment," it said in astatement.

The proposal will now goto the states for consultationbefore it is formally notified,it added. Under the scheme,transport vehicles older thaneight years could be chargedgreen tax at the time ofrenewal of fitness certificateat the rate of 10 to 25 per centof road tax.

"Personal vehicles to becharged green tax at the timeof renewal of registration

certification after 15 years;public transport vehicles,such as city buses, to becharged lower green tax;higher green tax (50 per centof road tax) for vehiclesbeing registered in highlypolluted cities," the statementsaid. Differential tax will alsobe charged depending on fuel(petrol/ diesel) and the typeof vehicle. Apart from stronghybrids, electric vehicles andalternate fuels like CNG,ethanol, LPG etc, vehiclesused in farming, such astractor, harvestor and tillerwill be exempted from thetax, the statement said.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, JAN 25

The Indian Constitution isthe largest written Constitu-tion of any sovereign coun-try in the world. To upholdthe honor, integrity, diversityand uniqueness of 'Incred-ibte India', 72nd RepublicDay was celebrated in theschool premises in all itssolemnity and grandeur. Thecultural program began withthe rendition of Vande Ma-tram to pay a tribute to themotherland. It was followedby a medley of patrioticsongs, poems and speeches.It was really a mellifluous

singing by the students ofclasses fX and X. The hearttouching presentation by Mr.Ashish and Mr. Eddy madeeach and every soul presentthere feel proud to be an In-dian as they celebrated thevibrant spirit of India. Ad-dressing the gathering, ThePrincipal, Ms. InderpreetKaur expressed pride in therich cultural heritage of thecountry and implored thestudents to have faith in theConstitution of India. Shefurther motivated them topreserve our ' Unity in Di-versityf and shoulder the re-sponsibitity to treasure itssocial fibre.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JAN 25

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Monday virtu-ally laid the foundation stone of theJallianwala Bagh CentenaryMemorial Park at Amritsar, with anemotional tribute to the unsung he-roes and to their families from apoem recalling how “After yearsstill, (we are) carrying the pain ofmartyrs.”

Remembering the martyrs whosacrificed their lives for India’s in-dependence, the Chief Ministerslammed those criticising the stategovernment for setting up theirown memorial, the Chief Ministersaid every Punjabi has the right toremember the unparalleled tragedythat paved the way for the freedomstruggle. Terming the centenarycelebration a happy occasion, hesaid he will also participate in thenational level celebration of thehistoric event at the JallianwalaBagh.

On the occasion, the ChiefMinister announced a JallianwalaBagh Chair at the Guru Nanak DevUniversity (GNDU) and a literaryfestival dedicated to the memory ofthose who lost their lives in one ofthe world’s biggest humanitariantragedy. “The sky frequents daily

to weep here, The arrows still stingin Punjab’s heart...” he read fromRukshanda Jaleel’s poem on themassacre.

Noting that the exact numberof deaths in the massacre was stillnot known, the Chief Ministerasked Tourism and Cultural AffairsMinister Charanjit Singh Channi toensure that the research into thedata is completed so that the exactnumber can be ascertained andsmall memorials also can be builtin their villages. Pointing out thatGeneral Dyer had cited the figureof 200-300 deaths of the 5000 peo-ple he said had gathered there,Captain Amarinder said Gandhijihad put the figure at 1500, of whichthe names of only 492 martyrswere currently available. He re-

called his visit to the Cellular Jail atKala Pani, where there were manynames of Punjabis which nobody isaware of, and directed Channi toalso get the information researchedand compiled. His governmentwould also build memorials forthem in Punjab, he announced. Onthe occasion, Tourism & CulturalAffairs Minister Charanjit SinghChanni honoured 29 family mem-bers from amongst 492 identifiedfamilies of the Jallianwala Baghmartyrs so far by district adminis-tration Amritsar with a kalash (urn)and a shawl. The martyrs wereidentified as Khushi Ram, HariRam, Sunder Singh s/o Gian Singh,Vasu Mal, Jai Narian, Gopal Singh,Tara Chand, Bishan Dass, Bak-shish Singh, Prem Singh, Bibi Har

Kaur, Diyal Singh, Sunder Singhs/o Nathu, Thakur Singh, BoorhSingh s/o Teja Singh, Boorh Singhs/o Deva Singh, Jhanda Singh,Ganda Singh, Natha Singh, Lach-man Singh s/o Hira Singh, BishanSingh, Lachman Singh s/o DayalSingh, Bawa Singh, Ami Chand,Chet Singh, Buddha Singh, SohanSingh, Tara Singh and Ishar Singh.

The Jallianwala Bagh Cente-nary Memorial Park, to come upover 4490 sq meters at AmritAnand Park in Ranjit Avenue, Am-ritsar, will stand out as a remem-brance for the future generations.To be built at a cost of Rs. 3.52crore, the sacred memorial willhave soil brought by the kin ofMartyrs or Panchayats / Sarpanch-es / Councillors.

CM virtually lays foundation stoneof Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Park

GILLCO Internation Schoolcelebrates 72 Republic Day

Blossoms all set to re-openprimary wing for students

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: Blossoms convent schoolhas summed up its preparations to re-open school for primary wing studentsas per the instructions of thegovernment. The class rooms havebeen sanitized and sittingarrangement has been replanned inorder to maintain proper socialdistancing and staff has been issuedinstructions to maintain all necessaryprecautions ensuring safety ofstudents and well as the staff. Schoolprincipal Dr. Amarjeet Kaur Naaz saidthat the school has made allnecessary arragements so thatparents can send their wards toschool without fear. She further addedthat entire school staff has undergoneCOVID-19 tests and all of the staffmembers have tested negative.

Youth should avoidintoxicants: Mauviz Owais

MAMOON RASHID MALERKOTLA: Youth should avoidintoxicants; Mouviz Owais director Starimpact Private limited said this whileaddressing a huge gathering atNadeem Health club Malerkotla duringa power lifting competition. He furthersaid that youth should play games andshould avoid intoxicants to build ahealthy society; a healthy person cancontribute well in the growth of the citystate and the country. He appreciatedthe gyms, health clubs and said thathealth clubs are guiding the youth andcontributing in building a healthysociety. He distributed the prizes amongthe winners in the end of the program.

Advocate Prince is DistrictPresident of youth wingMohali: Bunty RomanaSHASHI PAL JAINMOHALI: Parmbans Singh RomanaPresident of Youth Akali dal todayappointed Advocate HarmanpreetSingh Prince as President of youthwing SAS Nagar Mohali district unit.He said that Parminder Singh Sohanawho was President has been shuntedout of party permanently for betrayingparty. He said that there is no placefor opportunists in party. He said thatthese people have sold themselves inthe eyes of people. He said thatpeople of Mohali will never letcapitalist win this elections. Hedirected Advocate Prince to workhard to strengthen party in the district.

Sarkaria lays foundation stone of upcomingleisure valley in Haibowal areaLUDHIANA : Cabinet Minister Mr Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria today laid the foundation stone

of an upcoming leisure valley on 6 acres of land in Hai-bowal area, here. This leisure valley is being developed ona vacant piece of land along the Budha Nullah by the Lud-hiana Improvement Trust with a cost of Rs 2.96 crore. Hewas also accompanied by Ludhiana Improvement TrustChairman Raman Balasubramaniam, Mayor Balkar SinghSandhu, MC Councillors Maharaj Singh Raji, Rashi Ag-garwal, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma,ADC (D) Sandeep Kumar, besides several others.

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, JAN 25

Two-time Municipal Pres-ident Lalit Mohan Pathakrevolted against VikasManch and his supportersrevolted Congress led byCaptain Amarinder Singh.Lalit Mohan Pathak, for-mer city council president,said that the ruling Punjableadership and MLA An-gad Singh had ignored meand my former councilors."Rumors of refusal to givetickets to our comrades,apart from Congress'sneglect to close the city's

wards." Balu claimed thatwe have decided to revoltand field a candidate to-day. "The public createdhistory by winning inde-pendently because of notgetting tickets. I hopecandidates along with Dil-bag Singh will create his-tory."

Seeking the cooperationof citizens, he said, "Al-though there was no inter-ference of the MLA dur-ing my five years as Pres-ident, I do not know why Iam being insulted in theparty." The President saidthat the way was open forthe party compromise.

Commenting on the rebelpress conference organ-ized by the former presi-dent, MLA Angad SinghNawanshahr said thatPresident Ballu never ig-nored him in the party. Hehimself turned away fromthe party and continuedhis rebellious voiceagainst me and the party. Ihave not interfered incommittee work for fiveyears. Even today, he isrespected in the party. Hesaid that he has not beenin contact with me for sev-eral months and is tryingto manipulate his plat-form.

If Cong party ignores this, Vikas Manch willmake history with Dilbag Singh: Pathak

ANIL VERMABATHINDA. JAN 25

A case has been registeredagainst SarpanchSukhwinder Kaur and Sec-retary Gamdur Singh of vil-lage Ram Nagar in Maurblock on various charges in-cluding theft of timber andembezzlement of govern-ment funds.

Sarpanch SukhwinderKaur, her husband HarpreetSingh and Youth Congressconstituency president Gur-keerat Singh alleged that thefalse complaint was madeby Mangat Rai Bansal underpolitical pressure as he is aclassic Congressman fromthe beginning and this timehelped former MLA Har-mandar Singh Jassi this iswhy the Panch Sarpanchesaffiliated with the Jassigroup are being intimidated.He also said that Capt.Amarinder Singh had notappointed any halqa in-charge by the Punjab Chief

Minister and Mangat RaiBansal himself was runningthe halqa in-charge and thesarpanchs were being per-sonally attached to him byintimidating the panchs.While the Congress is beingharmed, SarpanchSukhwinder Kaur allegedthat she was falsely impli-cated by forging her signa-ture and cutting the resolu-tions. The whole conspiracywas hatched by PanchKuldeep Singh. He demand-ed an impartial inquiry intothe matter by forming athree member committee as

the present administrationwas acting unilaterally un-der political pressure. Hesaid that he would soon takeup the matter with PunjabPresident Sunil Jakhar andChief Minister Capt.Amarinder Singh. Will beinformed. Because MangatRai Bansal is harming theCongress party by filingfalse pamphlets. When Man-gat Rai spoke to Bansalabout this matter, he saidthat the pamphlet has beenregistered after investigationby the Sarpanch and Secre-tary and ADC.

Mangat Rai Bansal filed case underpolitical pressure: Sukhwinder Kaur

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA, JAN 25

A meeting of Maa VaishnoDevi International Founda-tion was held in Giddarbahatoday under the chairmanshipof National President of theFoundation Rajesh Jain.Gagan Goyal, ShamsherSingh, Anil Goyal and Kris-han Jain attended the meetingin particular. On this occa-sion, Jain told that the landhas been purchased by MaaVaishno Devi InternationalFoundation to build aDharamshala in Mata Vaish-no Devi Dham Katra with thesupport of members and ser-vicemen of all branches and

discussion on the construc-tion work of 51-room, SevenStar Dharamshala at thisplace will be held in today'smeeting. He informed thatconstruction work of thisDharamshala is being startedsoon. During the meeting,Rahul Garg of Giddadbahawas elected as the new mem-ber of Maa Vaishno Devi In-ternational Foundation. Thedonation to the Foundation at

Giddarbaha was started byDr. Kewal Krishan Singla andDr. Savarna Lata Singla, whoannounced the constructionof a room in Dharamshalaand presented a cash donationof Rs 31,000 to the organiza-tion. Rajesh Garg Bittu,Tarsem Garg Ambi, Amit Ku-mar Shimpi Bansal, YogeshGarg, Chanchal Deep Shar-ma, Mukesh Goyal, PuneetKataria Shah.

Maa Vaishno Devi Intl foundation meeting organized

Manoj Parida, IAS Adviser to Administrator, UT, Chandigarh Administering pledge to mark National Voters Day, at UT

Secretariat Sector 9, Chandigarh.

HARNAMAN BHATIANANGAL, JAN 25

In view of the MunicipalCouncil Nangal elections,the Chief Spokesperson ofShiromani Akali Dal Badaland former Education Min-ister Dr. Daljit SinghCheema today announcedthe Akali Dal candidates inNangal in a ceremony. Dr.Daljit Singh Cheema induct-ed more than half a dozenleaders of different parties inthe Akali Dal. Addressing ina press conference, Dr.Cheema announced 9 AkaliDal candidates from Nangal.Announced candidates were

from Ward No. 2 ParminderSingh while Sapna Ranifrom Ward 3, Daljit Kaurfrom Ward No. 4, Sanjay

Bawa from Ward No. 6,Jatinderpal Singh Bubblefrom Ward No. 10, MalkitKaur from Ward No. 11,Saroj from Ward No. 13, An-jana Kumari from Ward No.15, Ravi Marvah from wardno. 18.

SAD announces nine candidatesfor Municipal Council elections

PRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR, JAN 25

Deputy Commissioner Ghan-shyam Thori on Monday ex-horted the youngsters to exer-cise their franchise judicious-ly for strengthening thedemocracy at the grass rootlevel. Addressing the gather-ing here at the local HMV col-lege during a function to com-memorate National Voters’Day today, Deputy Commis-sioner accompanied by Addi-tional Deputy CommissionersVishesh Sarangal, JasbirSingh, ACA PUDA AnupamKler, said that maximum par-ticipation of voters in demo-cratic process is the key forformation of a good govern-ment. On the occasion, DCThori appreciates the work of

SDM Shahkot Dr. SanjivSharma for registering mostvotes of Youth during the pe-riod. Thori said that thrustmust be laid on sensitizing thepeople, especially the young-sters, about the need for exer-cising their franchise by risingabove the parochial consider-ations of caste, colour, creedor sex. He categorically said

that strengthening democracyat grass root level was a mam-moth task and youth mustcontribute enormously in thisnational service. The DeputyCommissioner said that foolproof voter lists were the verybasis of democratic processand were in fact criteria for as-sessing the performance of ademocratic nation.

DC calls upon youngsters to exercise their franchisejudiciously for strengthening democracy

Former Congress party CouncillorDr. Gulshan Kumar joins BJP

GURDASPUR (GAGAN BAWA) : Influenced bythe Modi government and BJP's policies, formerCongress party councilor Dr. Gulshan Kumar joinedthe BJP. District Vice President Jatinder Pardesi

played a specialrole in getting himincluded in BJP.BJP District Presi-dent ParminderSingh Gill joinedhim in the BJPwearing a siropa.On this occasion,

BJP District President Parminder Singh Gill said thathuge anger is being found among the people aboutthe anti-national thinking of the Congress Party. Peo-ple are waiting for elections to teach Congress a les-son. On this occasion, Dr. Gulshan Kumar said thathe is joining BJP after being influenced by the bigwork done by Modi government.

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 25

Greeting people on the auspi-cious occasion of NationalGirls Child Day, the Chabbew-al MLA Dr. Raj Kumar reiter-ated commitment of Punjab

Government for holistic devel-opment of girls and women inthe State besides highlightingthe landmark endeavours ofState Government includingdistribution of Smart Phones,reservation for girls in jobs andelections of panchayats & ur-

ban local bodies. Asserting thatthere should be no discrimina-tion and bias against girls asthey were excelling in all fieldsacross the globe, MLA Dr. RajKumar Chabbewal pointed outthat Punjab Government hadprovided 50 percent reserva-

tion to women inPanchayats andUrban Local Bod-ies polls, whichwould certainlystrengthen their so-cial, financial andpolitical stature in

the society. He stated that thePunjab Government’s initiativeto provide Smart Phones to stu-dents of XII class of Govern-ment Schools proved a boonfor them as with these SmartPhones they were able to pur-sue their studies online.

9052 students in Hoshiarpurget smart phones

Amar hospital begins freeconsultation campS.A.S NAGAR: Amar Hospital Mohalihas begun its 7 days free consultationcamp at hospital premises, sector 70for Cardiology, Neurology,Orthopedics and Gynecology. TheCamp has been inaugurated by Mr.Amarjit Singh Sidhu, brother ofHonorable Health Minister Mr. BalbirSingh Sidhu. Mr. Ramesh Sharmarepresentative of Hospital said, "Dr.Rankaj Gupta DM (Cardio), Dr. NehaDM (Neuroloy), Dr. Umang Verma MS(Orthopedics) and Dr. Anshu MD(Gynecology) started free consultationfor needy patients." Hospitalannounced discounted labs andradiology services during the camp,BMD, nerve conduction velocity,EEG,EMG,CT Scan, Ultrasound.

Shopkeepers spreadinghappiness through sale

in AhmedgarhMAHAVIR GOYAL/BIPAN SETHIAHMEDGARH, JAN 25 January 26 is known for Re-public Fay celebration in In-dia but for residents ofAhmedgarh and nearby areashave double reason to cheerand dance. BO DEREKquote on shopping that"Whoever said that moneycan't buy happiness simplydidn't know where to goshopping." Sale on RepublicDay in Ahmedgarh is the an-swer to them.Sale addssparkle and brightness inAhmedgarh. "Sale was initi-ated 5 years ago just for funand an aim; to serve the bestfor residents." remarkedJatinder Jindi. "Sale has be-come the identity and matterof pride for shopkeepers ofmain and chaura bazar.Vil-lagers eagrly wait and en-quire about items yo be put insale."S.Navraj Cheema said.Priority is to establish a bondof love and relationship as afamily member rather than acustomer.

R-Day celebrated at SriGuru Harkrishan Sahib

Public School, KamalpuraHARPREET SINGH GILLRAIKOT, JAN 25

Republic Day was celebratedwith great fanfare at Sri GuruHarkrishan Sahib PublicSchool, Kamalpura (CollegeCampus). Kavishari andsongs were also sung by thestudents. Lectures related tothe Republic Day and theFarmers' Struggle were alsogiven by the students of classVII and VIII. On this occa-sion, School Committee pres-ident Baljinder Singh Hansra,Vice president Amarjit SinghHansra, Secretary MalkeetSingh Rajal, CommitteeMember Sher Singh andSchool Principal MadamSarabjit Kaur congratulatedthe students on the RepublicDay.

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Once again, TCS becomes the most valueddomestic firmNEW DELHI: Tata Consultancy Services on Monday surpassed Reliance IndustriesLtd to become the country's most valued firm by market capitalisation. During theafternoon trade, the market valuation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was atRs 12,45,341.44 crore while that of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) was at Rs12,42,593.78 crore on the BSE. Shares of RIL declined 4.84 per cent to Rs1,950.30 on the BSE after its earnings failed to cheer investors. In contrast, TCSgained 1.26 per cent to touch its one-year high of Rs 3,345.25. Tata ConsultancyServices had in March last year also reclaimed the status of the country's mostvalued firm by market valuation. Market capitalisation of companies changes dailywith movement in their stock prices.

7HMV students wingold medal in OpenPunjab State AthleticsChampionship

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Hans Raj Mahila MahaVidyalaya's Athletes participated in OpenPunjab State Athletics Championship2020-21 held at Sangrur in which Km.Radha has won two gold medals in 100meter Race and 4 100 meter RelayRace. She has won the title of FastestRunner. Kamaljit Kaur has won 3 GoldMedals in Long Jump, Triple Jump and4x100 meter Race. Rashdeep Kaur haswon gold medal in 4x100 meter Race.Joti Kaur has won Gold medal in PoleVault Event. Santara Rai has won 2 goldmedal in 1500 meter and 3000 meterRace. Sukhvir Kaur has won 2 goldmedals in U-18 Long Jump and TripleJump Event. Principal Prof. Dr. AjaySareen congratulates to the team andteam coach Sarabjit Singh Happy. Onthis occassion Department FacultySukhwinder Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur andHarpreet Kaur were also present.

KMV celebratesRepublic Day

JALANDHAR: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya-the Heritage & Autonomous institution,Seat of Women Empowerment with TopNational and State Rankings by IndiaToday Survey of Best Colleges 2020(various categories) & OutlookMagazinein continuum with the richtraditions marked the celebration of72ndRepublic Day. The whole ambienceduring the celebrations resounded withthe patriotic songs. Addressing thegathering, Principal Prof. Dr.AtimaSharma Dwivedi averred that thisRepublic Day celebration is dedicated tothe soldiers of our country. Prof Dwivediexhortedall to remember the noblecontribution made by our soldiers toprotect our nation. She averred thateach and everyone of us should act likesoldiers while performing our duty atwork front. She further maintained thatthe citizens should remember theirduties towards their nation and theyshould always put their nation firstbefore anything else. Prof Dwivedi alsopaid tribute to the great son of soil-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Prof.Dwivedi acquainted everyone about thecontribution made by Netaji in thefreedom struggle of India andsubsequently his contribution in theformation of Indian National Army. Shealso asked everyone to protect thesanctity of the Constitution and averredthat every citizen should adhere to thedirections given in the constitution inorder to make India more prosperousand happy.A fashion show was alsoorganised during the celebrations basedon the theme of patriotism in whichstudents showcased their talent &presented the rich heritage of ourbeloved Motherland.

Republic daycelebrated at AmcareHospital

ZIRAKPUR: The staff including doctors,nurses and paramedical celebrated 72ndRepublic day at Amcare Hospital,Zirakpur on Monday. With tricolorpainted on face and carrying it in handsalso the staff sang and danced onpatriotic songs.A painting competitionwas also held during occasion. Last yearwas a challenging year for all healthcareworkers so this Republic Day means alot to us, said one of the hospital's staff.

Malaysia's PenangConvention launchesvirtual roadshow to IndiaNEW DELHI: Malaysia's PenangConvention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB)conducted its 4th Annual PenangRoadshow in India for travel agents inDelhi on January 22nd , 2021. Thisyear's show was carried out fully virtuallyfollowed by a Penang Night specialdinner hosted for the Indian travelagents. This hybrid format ensuresmaximum outreach of the roadshow toPenang, Malaysia's largest travelmarkets. The virtual business meetconnected Penang and Malaysiansellers to qualified Indian buyers fromdifferent industry segments includingbusiness events, leisure travel,weddings, team building events andfilming. The virtual show had a total of25 registered sellers from Penang andthe larger Malaysia travel and businessevents industry, and welcomed morethan 200 buyers in total.

131 more COVID deaths, 13203 cases

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 25

India recorded the lowestnumber of coronavirus fatalitiesin over eight months with 131more deaths being recorded, theHealth Ministry said on Monday.

The COVID-19 caseloadrose to 1,06,67,736 with 13,203more infections. There are1,84,182 active cases, which is1.73 per cent of the caseload andit remained below 2 lakh for thesixth consecutive day, accordingto the ministry data.

As many as 1,03,30,084people have recuperated, taking

the recovery rate to 96.83 percent,.

The fatality rate rose to 1.4per cent and 131 more deathsinclude 45 from Maharashtra, 20from Kerala, nine from Delhiand eight each fromChhattisgarh, West Bengal andUttar Pradesh.

A total of 1,53,470 deathshave been reported so far in thecountry, including 50,785 fromMaharashtra, followed by12,316 in Tamil Nadu, 12,197 inKarnataka, 10,808 in Delhi,10,115 in West Bengal, 8,617 inUttar Pradesh and 7,147 inAndhra Pradesh.

According to the ICMR,19.23 crore tests have beenconducted so far with 5,70,246samples being tested on Sunday.

The ministry stressed thatmore than 70 per cent of thedeaths occurred due tocomorbidities.

"Our figures are beingreconciled with the IndianCouncil of Medical Research,"the ministry said on its website,adding that statewidedistribution of figures wassubject to further verificationand reconciliation.

Sasikala moved out ofICU, says B'luru hospitalBENGALURU: Expe l ledAIADMK leader V K Sasikala,who is serving a jail term inBengaluru in a corruption case,has been moved out of the ICUafter her coronavirus symptomsreduced, the Victoria Hospitalauthorities said in a statement.

The former aide of lateTamil Nadu chief minister JJayalalithaa, who is set to bereleased from prison onJanuary 27, contractedcoronavirus on January 20 andwas later admitted to theBowring Hospital. In view ofher critical condition, she wasshifted to the ICU ward of

Victoria Hospital. Now that thesymptoms have reducedsubstantially and her conditionhas become normal, she hasbeen taken out of the ICU.

However, the hospitalauthorities have beenmonitoring her. Meanwhile, hersister-in-law J Ilavarasi, whotoo is serving a jail term in thecorruption case and was foundCOVID-19 positive, waskeeping well, the authoritiessaid. Sasikala was sentenced tofour years imprisonment inFebruary 2017 in the Rs 66crore disproportionate assetscase.

Hope we get rid of COVID-19this year, says Kejriwal

NEW DELHI, JAN 25

After hoisting the Tricolour atDelhi Secretariat on the eve72nd Republic Day, ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal onMonday termed the COVID-19pandemic as difficult phase andhoped that "we will get rid of thevirus this year".

"I hope this year we will getrid of COVID-19. It was adifficult phase. People lost jobs,it was tough for the governmenttoo as no tax was received andwe wondered how to paysalaries to our employees,"Kejriwal said.

On the COVID-19 situationin Delhi, he said: "In developedcountries, patients were lying onfloors in corridors, we studied itand understood that everyonewho got sick was taken tohospital, even those with mildsymptoms. Doctors in Delhicame up with 'home isolation'and more than 3 lakh peoplerecovered from the virus."

The Chief Minister furthersaid that his government aims toprovide health-card to everycitizen living in the nationalcapital. The health card will

contain the entire record of thehealth history of an individual,including details of medicaltests.

Last year in November,Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalhad convened a meeting anddirected the health officials toensure the implementation ofthe Health InformationManagement System (HIMS)and e-Health card in thehospitals run by the Delhigovernment.

The Health InformationManagement System (HIMS)will be implemented to provideeffective healthcare services tothe residents of Delhi, in themost efficient manner, throughtechnologically empoweredhealthcare processes.

Right to vote must be respected: PresidentNEW DELHI, JAN 25

President Ram Nath Kovindsaid on Monday that the rightto vote must be respected,noting that people around theworld have struggled a lot forit.

Addressing the 11thNational Voters' DayCelebrations, Kovind saideven in America, which isknown to be one of theleading democracies in theworld, people had toundertake decades ofstruggle to get this right.

In Britain, women got theright to vote after a longfight, he said.

The condition wassimilar in India beforeIndependence. But afterIndia's Independence, anyoneof 21 years of age and abovewere allowed. The voting age

was later reduced to 18, hesaid. We should alwaysrespect the valuable right tovote. The right to vote is nota simple right. People aroundthe world have struggled a lotfor this. Since Independence,our Constitution has givenequal voting rights to allcitizens without anydiscrimination on the basis ofmerit, religion, race, caste,

Kovind said. The Presidentsaid B R Ambedkar, the chiefarchitect of the IndianConstitution, considered theright to vote as paramount.

Therefore, it is theresponsibility of all of us,especially our youth, who getthe right to vote for the firsttime, to exercise theirfranchise with the utmostsincerity and inspire others

too to do so, he added.He also praised the

Election Commission forconducting successful andsafe elections in Bihar,Jammu and Kashmir andLadakh last year during theCOVID-19 pandemic.

The National Voters' Dayis celebrated on January 25every year since 2011 tomark the foundation day ofthe Election Commission ofIndia.

The main purpose of theNational Voters' Daycelebration is to encourage,facilitate and maximiseenrolment, especially for thenew voters. Dedicated to thevoters of the country, the dayis utilised to spreadawareness among voters andfor promoting informedparticipation in the electoralprocess.

NEW DELHI, JAN 25

In a fresh jibe at Prime Minister NarendraModi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi onMonday slammed the PM for being tight-lipped on the issue of Chinese intrusioninto the Indian territory. This comes asseveral Indian soldiers were injured in aphysical brawl with the Chinese soldiersalong the Line of Actual Control (LAC)last week near Naku La area in Sikkim.The Indian Army on Monday clarifiedthat it was "minor face-off" between thetroops on January 20. The face-off wasresolved by local commanders as perestablished protocols, the Army said in astatement. In his latest tweet, Gandhisaid, "China is expanding its occupationinto Indian territory. Mr 56" hasn't saidthe word 'China' for months. Maybe hecan start by saying the word 'China'."Gandhi had on Sunday blamed the centralgovernment for Chinese intrusion intoIndia. If India's labourers, farmers andweavers were strong, protected and given

opportunities, China would never dare tocome inside India, the Congress leaderhad said on Sunday. Gandhi had furtheralleged that China has understood thatIndian economy is on its knees, and everyaction of the government is designed tostrengthen five-six big business people.The former Congress president is on athree-day visit to the western belt in TamilNadu. He is interacting with farmers,weavers, and the general public overthere. Gandhi is in the state till today andis also scheduled to visit the Dindiguldistrict. Assembly elections are due inTamil Nadu in April-May 2021.

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modifor being tight-lipped on China

Modi interacts with award-winning childrenNEW DELHI, JAN 25

Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday laudedthe contribution ofchildren in raisingawareness abouthandwashing during theCOVID-19 pandemic, andsaid that a programmetastes success if theybecome part of it.

In an interaction withthe 'Pradhan MantriRashtriya Bal Puraskar'awardees via videoconferencing, Modipraised the winners andsaid they should neverstop working and stayhumble all the time.

He also asked them towork for the country,urging them to think ofwhat they can do as thenation approaches 75thyear of its Independence.

The prime ministeralso asked them to readbiographies and said it

will keep inspiring them.Speaking to a boy who

made a farmingequipment, Modi saidmodern agriculture is theneed of the country.

Children also played abig role in spreadingawareness about

sanitation as part of the'Swachh Bharat'programme, he said.

The government ofIndia has been conferringthe Bal Shakti Puraskarunder the Pradhan MantriRashtriya Bal Puraskar tochildren with exceptionalabilities and outstandingachievements in the fieldof innovation, sports, artsand culture, social service,scholastic field, andbravery. A total of 32applicants from across thecountry, under differentcategories of Bal ShaktiPuraskar, have beenselected for PMRBP-2021.

Centre issues Kumbh Mela SOPs, makesCOVID-19 negative report mandatory

DEHRADUN, JAN 25

In view of the COVID-19pandemic, the devoteeswilling to participate in theongoing Haridwar 'MahaKumbh Mela' will have toshow a 72-hour-old RT-PCRnegative report at the time ofarrival. The Government ofIndia (GOI) has released aset of special operatingprocedures (SOPs)regarding the 'Kumbh Mela'.The Centre stressed onreducing the duration of'Maha Kumbh Mela' whichis being held in Haridwarsince January 15.

According to the SOPs,the authorities concernedhave been asked todiscourage children belowthe age of 10, people abovethe age of 65, pregnantwomen and people sufferingfrom chronic diseases fromparticipating in the 'Mela'.The state government willcoordinate with other statesin this regard.

The central governmenthas asked devotees tomaintain a social distance ofat least six feet to combatCOVID-19. It has alsodirected the authorities toimpose heavy penalties on

people not adhering toCOVID-19 protocols.

The officials present atthe parking facilities at thegathering site will provideface masks to visitors atprescribed governmentrates. The Centre alsoinstructed the officials toensure that devotees haveAarogya Setu app installedin their phones.

The 'Maha Kumbh Mela'is celebrated in a cycle of 12years at four river-bankpilgrimage sites acrossIndia. The mega religiousevent will conclude on April27.

126 test COVID-19 positive within10 days in UP jail

GORAKHPUR, JAN 25

As many as 123 inmates of the Basti jail andthree prison staff members have tested positivefor COVID-19 in the last 10 days, an officialsaid on Monday. "A barrack has been turnedinto an L-1 hospital where infected jail inmateshave been isolated and they are beingmonitored by a team of doctors, while the threejail staff members have been homequarantined," Jailor Satish Chandra Tripathisaid.

"During test for COVID-19 on January 1,January 13 and January 14, no jail staff orinmate was found coronavirus positive. Butbetween January 15 and 24, as many as 123inmates and three staff members were foundpositive for the infection.

Twenty inmates have been discharged sofar and they are under supervision for a week,"Tripathi said. "On January 15, among 67inmates, 12 tested positive for the coronavirus.On January 16, among 39 inmates, seven testedpositive. On January 21, among 95 inmates, 29tested positive. On January 22, among 85inmates, 44 tested positive. On January 23,among 87 inmates, 27 tested positive. OnJanuary 24, among 46 jail staff, three testedpositive for the infection,while four prisoninmates who had gone for appearance in a courtwere also found to be COVID-19 positive," headded.

University of Maryland, US confersPEC student with 'Outstanding

Research Assistant Award'CHANDIGARH, JAN 25

A former Punjab EngineeringCollege (PEC), Chandigarhstudent, Shikha ChaudhryRedhal who is currentlydoing a Ph.D. in AerospaceEngineering at the Universityof Maryland, College Park(UMD) recently received'outstanding researchassistant award' by UMD.The University of Marylandconfers each year this awardto the top 2% of UMD’smore than 4,000 graduatestudents. Shikha bagged theaward in pursuance of herfield of study relating to thefundamental nature ofRotating Detonation Enginepropulsion concepts tounderstand the effect ofinjector dynamics ondetonation propagation. Shewill be recognized at theAnnual Graduate SchoolFellowship AwardCelebration in May 2021.

Shikha exults, “I am veryfortunate and feel honored toreceive the OutstandingResearch Assistant Award. I

have always been intriguedand enthralled by aerospace.This inspired me to come tothe United States from Indiato pursue my Ph.D. inaerospace engineering. I amthankful to my advisor Dr.Kenneth Yu and theAerospace Engineeringdepartment. And I am alsograteful to my parents, whoseconstant love & supporthelped me achieve this feat.”

This is not the first timethis tricity girl has added afeather to her hat and madethe country proud. In 2019,Shikha made it to the top listof 30 women worldwide forone of the most prestigious“Zonta International AmeliaEarhart” Fellowship in

Aerospace Sciences andEngineering. She had alsoreceived Gustave J HokensonAerospace EngineeringFellowship in 2019/2020academic year in RotatingDetonation Engine (RDEs)propulsion concepts and theeffect of dynamicinteractions betweenpropellant injection and thedetonation wave inside RDEcombustors. From avidstargazer to a researcher,Shikha developed her interestin Aerospace Engineeringduring her childhood whenher father told her aninspiring story of KalpanaChawla - the first Indianorigin woman to go to space,which later motivated her tochoose the profession inaerospace engineering.

Shikha’s father,Chaudhary Redhal, A retiredJunior CommissionedOfficer (JCO) from theIndian Army said, “We areextremely happy on Sikha’sachievement. It’s her grit anddetermination, which leadher to bag this award.

Automobile service provider GoMechanicopens new outlet in Narnaul

NARNAUL, JAN 25

GoMechanic - India's largest network of technology enabledmulti-brand car workshops, announced the launch of theirGoMechanic SPARES Shop - Car Clinic, on 13th Jan 2021 .GoMechanic, which has recently ventured into the auto partsmarket with their new brand - GoMechanic SPARES, willdistribute its entire range of multi brand products through thisfranchise outlet. The brands available include Mobil, Gulf,Monroe, Bosch, Valeo, Purolator, Livguard, Lumax, LUK,NGK, Subros and Eurorepar amongst others. With the launchof GoMechanics SPARES franchise in Narnaul, the brandaims to expand their spare parts business in Tier 2 and Tier 3cities and solve the problem of lackluster supply of highquality auto parts. The brand will now cater to the needs ofexisting and future spare parts retailers & distributors andworkshop owners. The franchise will be capable of supplyinggenuine parts of all the top brands at the best margins anddiscounts on account of GoMechanic's nationwidepartnerships with all major manufacturers and suppliers. Onthe launch of the franchise store, Mr. Nitin Rana, Co-founder,GoMechanic said, "We are thrilled with the response we havegot from our other outlets in the recent past.

8THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE

WORLD CANNOT BE SEEN OR EVEN TOUCHED -THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART.

HELEN KELLER

START BY DOING WHAT'S NECESSARY; THEN DOWHAT'S POSSIBLE; AND SUDDENLY YOU ARE DO-

ING THE IMPOSSIBLE.

FRANCIS OF ASSISI

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021

Face To FaceDay after day, O lord of my life,shall I stand before thee face toface. With folded hands, O lord of allworlds, shall I stand before theeface to face. Under thy great sky insolitude and silence, with humbleheart shall I stand before thee faceto face. In this laborious world ofthine, tumultuous with toil and withstruggle, among hurrying crowdsshall I stand before thee face toface. And when my work shall bedone in this world, O King of kings,alone and speechless shall I standbefore thee face to face.

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

Are India and Vietnam trade ties growing?As India and Vietnam

compete to comple-ment China as "fac-

tories of the world", isthere room for cooperationbetween the two rivals?

For companies movingout from China, in an effortto diversify their produc-tion sites as well as supplychains, India and Vietnamare locations that are fore-most on their minds. Witha recent surge of manufac-turers relocating their facil-ities or building new ones,the competition for FDI(foreign direct investment)has intensified.

This trend has gatheredurgency due to China's in-creasingly higher costs, theUS-China trade war, andthe realisation that havingalternative sources of sup-plies is necessary after ex-periencing supply-chaindisruptions caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Viet-nam Ministry of Planningand Investment, FDI intoVietnam stood at aboutUSD 20 billion for 2020, afall of 2 per cent from ayear earlier. Furthermore,FDI pledges, an indicationof future FDI disburse-ments, plunged last year by25 per cent to USD 28.5billion. The sector thatnabbed the largest amountof investment is the manu-facturing and processingsector which captured 49.1per cent of total pledges.

This is followed by theproduction and distributionof gas, water and electrici-ty with 34.7 percent. Sin-gapore was the top sourceof FDI pledges last year,

followed by China and Tai-wan. India, being a muchlarger country, has faredbetter on both the total FDIit has attracted as well asits ability to grow FDI inspite of COVID-19. Ex-trapolating based on fig-ures from the Departmentof Promotion of Industryand Internal Trade up toSeptember, India is expect-ed to achieve an FDI ofroughly USD 53 millionfor the calendar year 2020.(The October to Decemberquarter figures have not yetbeen published.) This is agrowth of about 11 per centfrom 2019. The commontheme between India andVietnam is that the highest

FDI equity inflow alsooriginated from Singapore,accounting for 25 to 30percent of FDI flows to In-dia in the calendar year2020. This is followed byMauritius registered com-panies where investmentflows are roughly half ofthat of Singapore's.

The Department ofPromotion of Industry andInternal Trade says that thehigher equity inflow is at-tributed to the govern-ment's efforts in improvingease of doing businessalong with relaxed FDInorms. In the fiscal year2020 (ending March 2020),the industry that performedthe best for total equity in-

flows is the service sectorwhich brought in 17 percent of the total invest-ments. This was followedby the computer softwareand hardware sector, whilethe telecommunicationsand trading sector's shareranked third and fourth, re-spectively.

Despite being competi-tors on the FDI front, thereare signs that the trade rela-tionship between India andVietnam are expanding.Just last week, two tradeand investment eventswere held between busi-nesses from the two coun-tries. The first, which washeld in Hanoi on January21, was a seminar to pro-

mote cooperation in thepharmaceutical industry inboth countries. It was host-ed by the Embassy of Indiain collaboration with theInternational InvestmentPromotion Alliance (IN-VEST-GLOBAL), VietnamAssociation of Foreign In-vested Enterprise (VAFIE)and Indian Business Cham-ber (INCHAM).

The Vietnamese phar-maceutical market was es-timated to be valued atUSD 7 billion in 2019 andprojected to grow another 8per cent by 2024.

To meet productionneeds Vietnamese drugmanufacturers import 90percent of their active

pharmaceutical ingredientsand most of the raw mate-rials. With regards to phar-maceutical end products,approximately 60 per centof the demand is met byimports.

India has been a keyexporter of such productsand raw materials to Viet-nam.

However, businesses inboth countries feel thatthere is still great potentialto promote investment co-operation in the pharma-ceutical as well as the med-ical equipment industries.

Pranay Verma, Ambas-sador of India to Vietnam,shared that Vietnam is akey consumer of Indianpharmaceuticals with annu-al trade worth USD 225million, currently in 19thposition among the top 25destinations for Indianpharmaceutical products.

A day later, in thesouthern commercial hubof Ho Chi Minh City(HCMC), the Indian Con-sulate General in HCMC,the Private Economic De-velopment ResearchBoard, the Investment &Trade Promotion Centre ofHCMC, and VinaCapitalGroup, jointly organised anIndia-Vietnam InvestmentForum.

At the Forum, busi-nesses discussed areas ofcooperation and invest-ment, determining thatthose sectors that presentedthe highest potential aregarment, food processing,pharmaceuticals, informa-tion technology (IT), con-struction materials, and re-newable energy.

Literature & HealthLockdown loneliness leads todepressive symptoms in adults: Study

Shaking off covid-19 Gloom, KIIT on track to achieve record placement for 2020-21 graduating batch

Power of determination will provesignificance of Republic Day

The ongoing coronavirus pan-demic has meant more timeat home for everyone and

people have turned to cooking,reading, among other activities todeal with the health crisis, whichbrings a fresh supply of stressevery day.

According to a new study,loneliness in adults aged 50 andover during the COVID-19 lock-down was linked to worsening de-pressive and other mental healthsymptoms.

Loneliness emerged as a keyfactor linked to worsening symp-toms of depression and anxiety in astudy of more than 3,000 peopleaged 50 or over led by the Univer-sity of Exeter and King's CollegeLondon and funded by The Nation-al Institute for Health Research(NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Re-search Centre (BRC).

Researchers had access to datagoing back to 2015 for participantsof the PROTECT online study.They also found that a decrease inphysical activity since the start ofthe pandemic was associated withworsening symptoms of depressionand anxiety during the pandemic.Other factors included being fe-

male and being retired. Dr ByronCreese, of the University of ExeterMedical School, who led the study,said, "Even before the pandemic,loneliness and physical activitylevels were a huge issue in society,particularly among older people.Our study enabled us to comparemental health symptoms before andafter COVID-19 in a large group ofpeople aged 50 and over."

Creese added, "We found thatduring lockdown, loneliness anddecreased physical activity wereassociated with more symptoms ofpoor mental health, especially de-pression. It's now crucial that webuild on this data to find new waysto mitigate the risk of worseningmental health during the pandem-ic."

The study found that before thepandemic, lonely people would re-port an average of two symptomsof depression for at least severaldays over the previous last twoweeks. During the lockdown, lone-ly people reported either an in-crease in the frequency of depres-sive symptoms, to more than halfthe days in the two week period, ora new symptom for at least severaldays in that timeframe.

Today, the country is cele-brating its 72nd RepublicDay, the Gana-Tantra,

that is, the system chosen bythe people. In the ancient times,the king was the ruler and thistradition used to go on fromgeneration to generation. In thissystem, the people depended onthe imposed system or ratheralternative governance. But onthe other hand, a republic is therule, where the government iselected by the people and it hasrule of the law.

There is no importance ofhereditary ruler in this, but al-ternative and elected gover-nance system is considered tobe the real definition of repub-lic. The constitution of ourcountry came into force on 26January 1950. The constitutionof India, prepared in 2 years 11months and 18 days by the con-stitution maker Dr. BhimraoAmbedkar, is considered to bethe best constitution in theworld. In this article, an attempthas been made to focus on thereal and imaginary form of theIndian Republic. Republic Dayis not just about making a

speech on the stage and forget-ting it after hoisting the flag,but following the basic formu-lation of the Republic on thebasis of reality and implement-ing it on the surface of theground is the real need. In thepresent context, the Indian soci-ety and the Indian Republicface different challenges. To-day, the role of the people in thecountry's politics has been re-duced only till the counting ofvotes, and the monarchy ap-pears to be dominating the Re-public, although according tothe constitution, equal rights,education, employment, integri-

ty, secularism is paramount, butin the systemic terms, manychallenges stand before us.Evaluation has to be done bythe politicians, who are con-cerned with the politics of soci-ety and the country. Before theindependence of the country,the freedom fighters, who sacri-ficed their lives never thoughtthat the true nature of the inde-pendent India, they weredreaming of, could develop ac-cording to the political ambi-tions. The Republic anddemocracy of the country arecomplementary to each other.The assessment of democraticvalues only ensures the role ofa strong republic, but erosion ofdemocratic values is adverselyaffecting our republic. In ourconstitution, it has been clearlymentioned that the establish-ment, responsibilities, function-ing and duties of the three im-portant systems ie legislature,executive and judiciary havebeen changed to Republic bydefining and limiting, but un-fortunately the insensitive legis-lature, mandarin executive.

Sushil Pandit

SUBRAT KUMAR SARANGI

The Covid-19 pandemicbrought life to a standstillin the country and the en-

tire globe. Even as the studentcommunity is among the worst-hit - academic activities are yetto resume in schools and col-leges - KIIT Deemed to be Uni-versity was the first institutionto adapt to the "new normal". Itis the first university in thecountry to start online classesfor its 30,000 students in 50countries right from the begin-ning of the lockdown. Onlineteaching-learning, which is con-tinuing successfully and effec-tively, has helped the universityto maintain its academic sched-ule perfectly. KIIT has smoothlyconducted all academic process-

es like examinations, convoca-tion, seminars, workshops, etc.on virtual mode due to its goodtechnology and high internetbandwidth.

KIIT was founded in 1992as a modest vocational trainingcentre by eminent educationistand social activist Prof. AchyutaSamanta. However, it wasopened as a centre of higherlearning in 1997, which is con-sidered as the base year. Thefirst batch of degree engineeringstudents passed out in 2001.KIIT is known for its very suc-cessful track record in campusplacement since its inception.Maintaining the trend, itachieved excellent campusplacement for the 2019-20 grad-uating batch. Despite the pre-vailing pandemic situation, the

university is on track to achieverecord campus placement for its2020 - 21 passing out batchalso. The process, which com-menced online from July 1, hasalready resulted in the place-ment of about 80% eligible stu-dents of the Schools of Technol-ogy (SOT) of KIIT Deemed tobe University. Shaking offCovid-19 gloom, as many as 90companies have visited onlinefor campus placement for the2021 passing out batch generat-ing 3500 job offers. Over 2500SOT students have already beenplaced in different national andmultinational companies. Asmany as 1000 students havemultiple offers in their hands.Students have bagged jobs of-fers with high pay packages ofRs. 30 lakh, Rs. 24 lakh and Rs.

19 lakh, while the averagesalary is Rs. 6 lakh. Going bythe commitments from compa-nies, KIIT is set to achieveplacement of 700 more studentsby April 2021.

Even though the campusplacements are being conductedonline, KIIT has bettered itsrecord compared to the last aca-demic session. Campus place-ment in KIT School of Manage-ment and KIIT School of Lawhas just started and it is hopedthat these two Schools will alsoachieve cent percent successlike every year. Parents and stu-dents are very happy over theplacement achievement in KIIT.After the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, parents andguardians of students had be-come disheartened about the fu-

ture of their children, particular-ly in terms of campus place-ment. The job market scenariowas looking very bleak with theentire corporate world resortingto reduced staffing and evenmass retrenchment due to theprolonged lockdown. However,against all odds, KIIT has beenensuring very good campusplacement for its 2020-21 grad-uating batch. It has been possi-ble due to the leadership of itsfounder Prof. Achyuta Samanta,who has ensured a strong brand-ing of KIIT in the corporateworld and an exceptionallyproactive Training & PlacementCell. KIIT has academic tie-upwith 195 international universi-ties providing an excellent op-portunity for students to pursuehigher education abroad.

EDITORIALIs power only language inwhich to talk farm laws?

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar’sstatement to the farmers’ unions during the11th round of talks that there are no problems

with the farm laws and that the government offeredto suspend them for up to 18 months as a sign of re-spect for farmers is unhelpful, to say the least, inending the stalemate. Instead, it casts a shadow overthe sincerity the government displays in the talks. Ithas been almost three months now that the farmersare in Delhi, agitating, demanding the repeal of thethree laws that seek to rework the way agriculture inthis country is conducted. They also want a legal as-surance that the minimum support price (MSP)regime is retained. The government has been non-committal on all these demands.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella union ofthe 40 agitating farmers unions, cannot be faultedfor rejecting the government’s offer to suspend thelaws and discuss them “clause by clause” for manyreasons. First, such an offer has no legal backing. Abill, passed by Parliament and signed into law by thePresident, cannot be kept in abeyance by the govern-ment. There has been no legal mechanism to ensurethe laws are not acted upon, except that the govern-ment may delay the framing of the rules, but thatcannot be a legitimate route a government can takewhile negotiating on critical laws that have seriousramifications for the future. The government, as MrTomar has stated, has been insisting that the laws arefor the good of the farmers and the agriculture sec-tor. The farmers, on the other hand, fear that it’s abogey the government advances and that it would,ultimately, want to withdraw from the sector andthrow them at the mercy of the corporates. The gov-ernment can either say the laws are good or they arebad; and it has said they are good. It is up to the gov-ernment to explain what it seeks to gain by stickingto its stand and then offering negotiation, at a junc-ture when the Supreme Court has stayed the opera-tion of the laws. Second, the farmers cannot be fault-ed for not taking the bait of clause-by-clause discus-sions as the government had failed to follow the reg-ular, democratic law-making process in this case. Itwas in an unholy haste to rush them through the leg-islature. The government agreed to the discussiononly after the farmers showed their grit at the gatesof the national capital. If the government under-stands only the language of power, then the farmersneed to continue to talk that.

POEMS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021

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Fellow citizens,On the auspicious

occasion of our 72ndRepublic Day, I extend myheartiest greetings andfelicitations to all the Indiansliving in Punjab and abroad.I also send my greetings tothe brave personnel of ourarmed forces who areguarding and defending theborders of our countrythereby protecting the unityand territorial integrity of theNation.

On this occasion mythoughts go back to millionsof unsung heroes of thefreedom struggle, who livedand died valiantly, for thefreedom of our nation andalso to the countless menand women who facedimmense sufferings in thestruggle for Independence ofour country.

The world 'REPUBLIC'is not an ordinary world. It isa commitment to the effectthat, in our State, supremepower is exercised by thepeople. This historicoccasion is a day ofrejoicing, as today we enjoythe status of being theworld's largest democracyand one of the major playersin the world.

A Special emphasis hasbeen laid, at national and

state levels, in recent yearson rapid and more inclusivegrowth with the focus onbringing about socialequality through thereduction of poverty andempowering our people byadopting multi-prongedstrategies.

The unprecedentedcontribution of Punjab to thecause of Freedom of ourcountry is unmatchedanywhere in the history ofthe world. The great martyrsShaheed Bhagat Singh, LalaLajpat Rai, Shaheed UdhamSingh, Kartar SinghSarabha, Dewan SinghKalepani and many morewho shed every drop of theirblood and had languished injails, have left a rich legacyfor all of us which demandsunbounded love and respectof our motherland besides

firm commitment topreserve India's glory andindependence.

I was extremely happyto be a part of the prestigiousMilitary Literature Festival,an annual feature organizedjointly by the

Government of Punjab,Chandigarh Administrationand the Western CommandChandi Mandir. This time,the fourth edition, becauseof the pandemic, wasinaugurated virtually byHon'ble Defence Minister ofIndia, Sh. Raj Nath Singh Jiand was widely attended allacross the world.

Given the rich martialtraditions of the region ofPunjab, it comes as nosurprise that this region is atreasure cove of militaryevents since timesimmemorial, thus simmeringin unlimited tales of militaryinvasions, campaigns andbattles with the naturalabundance of battlefieldheroics, sacrifices andevents that's steered thecourse of not only theregion, but the country as awhole.

On this occasion, Iwould like to recall that theentire world remained in thegrip of the Coronavirus forthe past more than one year.

There has been a lot ofsuffering because of thisPandemic. But it is worthmentioning here that thetimely initiatives taken byour Hon'ble Prime MinisterSh. Narendra Modi, thesituation by and largeremained under control.Now with the approval ofIndia made vaccine, theCovid Free Bharat campaignhas further beenstrengthened.

On this historic day, Icongratulate the innovatorsscientists, Civil and PoliceOfficers of Chandigarh andPunjab appearing in ourdaily War Room Reviewsmeetings on COVID, Ex-servicemen, Doctors, Paramedics, NGOs, VoluntaryOrganisations and the Mediainvolved in the war againstCovid. I also appreciate thepeople of Punjab andChandigarh for theirunstinted support andcooperation to theGovernment during thesetrying times.

Let us renew our pledge,on this historic day, to theideals of secularism,nationalism, patriotism andto work with dedication tomake Punjab and the countrystrong and vibrant.

JAI HIND.

Message from Punjab Governor andAdministrator, UT Chandigarh

Shri V.P. Singh Badnore

Farmers have shown that ethos ofIndia's republic is uncompromisable

Exactly two months ago, on26th November 2020, ourfarmers marched to the borders

of Delhi, braving water cannons andlathis on the way. Today, as the nationcelebrates its 72nd Republic Day (ona somewhat muted note due to theCovid pandemic), the sight ofthousands of farmers driving throughthe roads of the national capital ontractors stands testimony to the factthat the ethos of the IndianConstitution and the essence of ourRepublic is inalienable anduncompromisable. Our farmers'arduous battle for survival willalways remind us of this truth, and itwill always help us remember (lestwe forget), that the principles onwhich stands the edifice of the Indiawe know, and our forefathers stroveto build, cannot be destroyed ordemolished on the whims of a few.

Sadly, the hallmark of ourConstitutional Republic - the federalstructure on which India's polity isfounded - faces one of its biggestthreats under the present regime. Thebrazen manner in which the threeFarm Laws were pushed through,without debate or discussion, cannot,and should not be accepted in theworld's largest democracy. TheCentre had absolutely no power tolegislate on a state subject, whichAgriculture is, and theimplementation of the farmlegislations violate every principle ofour Constitution and the federalstructure it stands for. It is this federalcore that we have to fight to save,even as we stand shoulder to shoulderwith the farmers in their battle fortheir survival and their future.

As a Punjabi, I am saddened atthe plight of our farmers, and as anIndian, I am shocked at theinsensitivity of the BJP-ledgovernment at the Centre to thisplight. I have said it many times, andam saying it again - there is no reasonwhatsoever for the CentralGovernment's adamant refusal torepeal the Farm Laws, which, in anycase, have been implementedarbitrarily without consultation ordiscussion with the farmers and otherstakeholders. I see no justification incontinuing to stand on prestige onthis issue, especially as the FarmLaws are clearly designed not tonurture the interests of our'Annadaatas' but to fill the pockets ofa few.

We, in Punjab, have lost the livesof more than 75 farmers to thisprolonged agitation, which wasavoidable in the first place and, eventhereafter, could have been endedlong back had the Government ofIndia not chosen to stand onunwarranted ego. I lead mygovernment today in paying respectsto all our deceased farmers andassure their families that we stand bythem in their hour of grief. We standby every farmer whose sweat andblood has nurtured Punjab's soil fordecades, and without whom Indiatoday would not stand tall as a self-reliant nation. Besides compensationand job for one family member ofeach of the deceased farmers, weshall extend any other help theirfamilies may need. We shall continuealso to reach out to the families ofthose still camping at the Delhiborder to make their voice heard bythe Government of India.

Frankly, this was not the Indiaour freedom fighters (who can forgetthe names of the likes Lala LajpatRai, Diwaan Singh Kalepani,

Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru,Sukhdev, Shaheed Udham Singh andKartar Singh Sarabha from Punjaband so many others from around thecountry) fought and sacrificed theirlives for. And this is definitely not theIndia we have envisioned for ourchildren. When, on 26th January1950, our nation became a Republic,we saw the dream of every citizen offree India being shaped by the idealsof justice, liberty, equality anddignity, which remain the core of theConstitution till date. Today, as weusher in a new year of our Republic,it is those very ideals of justice,liberty, equality and dignity, whichhave seen systemically trampled overthe past 6 years, most notably overthe past 2 months of our farmers'struggle at the borders of the nationalcapital, that we have to commitourselves to upholding. The voice ofthe farmers, and in fact every sectionof our populace, is being subjugated,and we have to ensure that their voiceis not only heard but also heeded.

For decades now, the farmers ofPunjab (and of course the rest of thecountry) have toiled hard to makeIndia self-sufficient in food. It hasbeen a long and difficult journey -from going around with the beggingbowl to feed India to a situationwhere we are actually exportingfoodgrain, notably rice. Few canimagine the problems faced by thefarmers of a non-rice eating state likeours to make India a leading producerof rice. We have seen our farmers toilwith their sweat and blood to makethat happen. We have seen ourcountry humiliated for food at thehands of the Americans under PL480.For a state with less than 2% of thenational coverage in terms of area tocontribute 40% of the foodgrainproduction has been no mean task.Our farmers made that happen, andthe people of Punjab made it happenat an immense cost to us - we havelost out on acres and acres of fertilesoil, and water is no longer aplenty inthis land of five rivers.

The celebration of the IndianRepublic would not be completewithout acknowledgement of thiscontribution of Punjab and itsfarmers to India's progress. And itwould be rendered meaninglessunless the Centre has the humility toaccept that it has done wrong to us,and makes immediate amends byrepealing the Farm Laws to start on afresh slate, after due discussions withthe farmers, as well as thegovernment of Punjab and all othersstates directly affected by theirdecisions on agricultural issues. Thatwould be in the true spirit of India'sRepublic and Constitution.

I can assure the Government of

India that we, in Punjab, which hasalways been at the forefront of India'sgrowth and development, willsupport any initiative or reform thatis in the best interest of our farmersand our people, just as we supportedthe Centre wholeheartedly in its fightagainst Covid. The pandemic hastested the mettle of virtually everynation around the world. We, inIndia, have not been spared thetragedy of lost lives and spirallingcases. The fight to survive thepandemic has not been easy, and it isfar from over. But I am happy to saythat Punjab has been largelysuccessful in controlling the spreadof the pandemic - a result of the gritand commitment of the Punjabis whohave led India's fight in every battlesince the nation's struggle forindependence, and even before. Atthe peak of the pandemic inSeptember 2020, while India'spositivity rate stood at 8.1%, Punjabshowed 7.7%. The trend of betteringthe national average has sustainedthrough the months, with our currentpositivity at 4% against India's 5.6%.

One reason for this is the speedand promptness with which wemoved to clamp down on the virus.We were among the first states toimpose a total curfew at the start ofthe spread of the pandemic. We alsoled in facilitating the transportationof migrants back to their homes,while ensuring that those choosing tostay behind did not suffer from lackof food and shelter. From specialrecruitments of medical andparamedic staff to regularmonitoring, from awarenesscampaigns to strict penalties for non-compliance with Covid safety norms,from strategic initiatives like microcontainment to Corona Fateh Kitsand high level of RT-PCR testing -Punjab showed the way to the rest ofthe nation every step of the fightagainst Coronavirus. Today, I wouldlike to thank each one of you formaking it possible for us tosuccessfully implement theseinitiatives in the interest of the stateand its people. I would also like tojoin every citizen of Punjab insaluting all those healthcare andfrontline workers who lost their livesin this battle against the pandemic,and to all those who are even nowleading from the front to keep everyPunjabi safe and secure.

The fight, as I said earlier, is farfrom over. What, however, gives usreason to hope that the end could wellbe in sight is the launch of two Indianvaccines to protect us all from thedamaging effects of the Coronavirusinfection. Our leading doctors haveshown us the way by taking thevaccination, it is now our turn tofollow suit. This is an opportunitythat Waheguru has showered us withto save us from the pandemic. Let usgrab the opportunity the moment ourturn comes.

A few months ago, I wasrepeatedly reminding the people ofPunjab that Mask is the onlyprotection against Covid. Today, I amhappy and proud to state that Indiahas, in fact, come a long way fromthat time and is now armed with twoweapons against the Coronavirus -the Vaccine and the Mask. So let allof us, in Punjab, make the most ofboth these weapons and lead thenation in this new phase of our fightagainst Covid, just as we have donein the past. I am sure that if we dothat, Fateh will be ours!

Jai Hind

Lest we forget, it is a fight for Punjab's survival - from Farm Laws to Covid

Capt Amarinder SinghChief Minister, Punjab

Badrinath covered in snow, Sheshanetralake freezes in UttarakhandCHAMOLI: Sheshanetra lake near Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand's Chamoli frozeon Monday morning due to the constant dip in the temperature in the region.A thick sheet of snow has spread in the premises of Badrinath temple. Apart fromthe lake, which is located near Badrinath Dham few more water bodies includingnearby waterfalls were also frozen. However, the door of Badrinath Dham templehas been closed due to the winter season and pilgrims are not allowed. India Mete-orological Department forecast a clear sky in its weather bulletin for Monday. Theminimum temperature will be 2.0 degrees Celsius in the region while the maximumtemperature will be at 9.0 degrees Celcius.

Amarinder blames aap for attackon Bittu & Zira at Singhu border

PATIALA, JAN 25

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Mondaysaid the attack on a stateCongress MP and MLA atSinghu Border was not thehandiwork of the peacefullyprotesting farmers but of theAam Aadmi Party (AAP)workers, whose only agendawas to weaken the farmers’fight by creating trouble at thebehest of the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP).

The farmers had beenprotesting peacefully at theDelhi border for two monthswithout resorting to any suchacts, he pointed out, addingthat AAP workers present nearthe Kisan Sansad had attackedand manhandled PunjabCongress MP Ravneet SinghBittu and MLA Kulbir Singh

Zira. “AAP is camping there,”he said, asserting that “No onebut AAP is responsible for theattack. “Farmers are notresponsible,” he added.

They (AAP) shouldunderstand, however, that thiscountry is thriving on`lokshahi’ (democracy) andnot `dhakashahi’ (push andshove), said the ChiefMinister, speaking withmediapersons on the sidelinesof various events here inPatiala. Intelligence reportsindicate that AAP workers hadintermingled with farmers andassaulted the Congressleaders, the Chief Ministersaid later, adding that theAAP’s desperate attempts toundermine him and hisgovernment in Punjab werebecoming more and morebrazen by the day. After their

efforts to spread falsepropaganda and lies about theCongress government inPunjab had failed to misleadthe farmers, they had resortedto violence against Bittu andZira, he said. The farmers hadno reason to assault the PunjabCongress leaders, CaptainAmarinder said, adding that“such tactics would not helpAAP drive a wedge betweenhis government and thefarmers, which they have beentrying to do for months now atthe bidding of ArvindKejriwal, who is clearlydancing to the BJPleadership’s tune.”

Meanwhile, in response toa question during his mediainteraction, the Chief Ministersaid he was hopeful that thefarmers’ Tractor Marchtomorrow would be peaceful.

The farmer leaders and KisanUnions fighting the blackFarm Laws understand thegravity of the situation andwill not do anything todamage their own efforts, headded. Asked about the sourceof funding to the farmers’agitation, Captain Amarindersaid he did not know anythingabout funding from Pakistan.Funds are coming to thefarmers and their villages fromtheir supporters and well-wishers, and those connectedwith farming, from within andoutside India, he added.Slamming AAP for misleadingpeople on the issue of the highpowered committee onAgriculture, the ChiefMinister quipped, “RaghavChadha needs to check hisfacts before shooting from hismouth.

Dhandra cluster tops state in termsof development, speed of work

LUDHIANA, JAN 25

Cabinet Minister SukhbinderSingh Sarkaria todaycongratulated Gill MLA MrKuldeep Singh Vaid as theDhandra cluster has beenjudged best in the state andsecond best in the country interms of development andspeed of work. He said that ithas been possible only due tothe efforts of Mr KuldeepSingh Vaid and his team,along with the DistrictAdministration Ludhianaofficials. Sarkaria todayinaugurated differentdevelopment projects worthRs 1.27 crore of Dhandracluster at a function organisedat village Dhandra, near here.These projects includedinauguration of rural huts, alibrary, sewerage, streetsbesides others. Whilespeaking on the occasion, MrSarkaria said that the CaptAmarinder Singh led Punjabgovernment is committed forcarrying out overall

development of the state. Hesaid that several projectsworth crores have beenstarted in different parts ofthe state and would becompleted shortly. On thisoccasion, he also handed overcheques to the grampanchayats of variousvillages of Gill constituency.Later, in the presence ofLudhiana East MLA MrSanjay Talwar, DeputyCommissioner Mr VarinderKumar Sharma, GLADAChief Administrator Mr PSGill and others, he launchedthe brochure regarding thestate of the art GLADA

Eastend Club, that is beingdeveloped in Sector 39 A onChandigarh Road, here.Sanjay Talwar informed thatapplications for the first batchof 700 members are invitedfrom general public andofficers from January 27,2021 onwards and theeligibility criteria ismentioned on the website,http://glada.gov.in. He saidthat interested persons cansubmit their applicationsalong with the enrolment freetill February 28, 2021.Sukhbinder Singh Sarkariaalso released a calendar inform of pictorial visualsdepicting “Spiritual Journeyof Sri Guru Teg BahadurSahib Ji” by Advocate MrHarpreet Sandhu, at CircuitHouse, here today. Heapplauded the work onpictorial visuals initiated byHarpreet Sandhu forconceiving and coming upwith this meaningful andpious work dedicated to the400th year celebrations.

14 Haryana cops to get police medalsCHANDIGARH, JAN 25

On the occasion of RepublicDay, two police officers ofHaryana Police have beenselected for President’s PoliceMedal for distinguishedservice whereas 12 others willget Police Medal formeritorious service. Whilestating this here today, aHaryana Police spokespersoninformed that Additional

Director General of Police(Law and Order) Haryana,Mr. Navdeep Singh Virk andADGP Rohtak Range, Mr.Sandeep Khirwar have beenselected to be awarded withthe President’s Police Medalfor distinguished service.Those who have been selectedto be decorated with PoliceMedal for Meritorious Serviceinclude Angrej Singh DSPHeadquarter Narnaul, Arun

Deswal Sub-Inspector 5thBattalion HAP Madhuban,Suresh Kumar SI Rohtak,Kulwinder Kaur Lady SI StateCrime Branch, Hardev SinghESI Police Headquarter,Joginder Singh ASI HaryanaPower Utility, Amit KumarASI State Vigilance Bureau,Parveen Kumar ASI CharkhiDadri, Deepak Kumar, ASIKarnal, Didar Singh ASIPanchkula, Harish Kumar SI

Panchkula and Joginder SinghESI Ambala. Director Generalof Police (DGP) Haryana, Mr.Manoj Yadava alsocongratulated the policeofficers and added that it’s agreat honour for the entirepolice force. The recognitionof outstanding services atnational level would furtherboost their morale as well asof others in the state policeforce, he added.

NEW DELHI, JAN 25

Defence Minister RajnathSingh on Monday launched arevamped website thatprovides information aboutgallantry awards in India andtheir recipients.

Speaking during thelaunch program, the defenceminister hailed thesignificant role played by theGallantry Awardees of Indiain not only securing ournation but also inspiring thefuture generations of thecountry to contribute forprotecting our motherland."When a soldier fights for hiscountry, there's no financialgreed but a sense of nationalpride. There's no price fortheir sacrifice, they'reunparallel and we try tohonour them," he said in theconference. India could nothave imagined achieving thedream of 5 trillion economywithout the contribution ofits soldiers' unparalleledservice at the borders, he

said. "The Governmentfulfilled its promises madeon One Rank One Pensionand increased the educationaland marriage grants for thefamilies of the veterans but inspite of that their service tothe nation will be unmatchedto the little we could do forthem. This portal will havethe information regarding therecipients of the awardetched in our memorieswhich otherwise we couldget just a glimpse of in thetelevision "said the Defence

Minister. Moreover, herequested principals ofschools and colleges, ViceChancellors of Universitiesto connect students with theunique initiative and instill afeeling of respect amongthem for the country'ssoldiers. Along with theportal, he also launched aquiz competition organisedby the Ministry of Defencezing an online quiz onGallantry Awards of India(Param Vir Chakra, MahavirChakra, Vir Chakra.

Defence Minister launches revampedportal on gallantry award recipients

KENDRAPARA, JAN 25

Sixteen white crocodileshave been sighted in thebrackish water bodies ofOdisha's BhitarkanikaNational Park, the country'slone habitation for albinoestuarine crocodiles, as perthe latest census reportreleased on Monday.

The crocodile populationin Bhitarkanika has swollento 1,768 from 95 fourdecades ago, the report said.

There were only twowhite crocodiles inBhitarkanika when acrocodile conservationprogramme of the Centre andthe UNDP was launched in1975 while the number hadincreased to 15 last year,researcher Sudhakar Kar,who led the census team,said.

"We were earlierapprehensive of the mortalityrate among albino crocodilesbut as they have been spottedagain, it seems the brackish

water bodies of the nationalpark have emerged as afavourable habitation for thereptiles," he said.

As per the report, 593crocodiles are hatchlings,367 yearlings, 30 juveniles,152 sub-adults and 336adults.

Estuarine crocodiles arealso found in West Bengal'sSundarbans and mangrovewetlands in the Andaman andNicobar Islands but thepopulation of the reptiles isthe highest in Bhitarkanika,he said. Apart from the 16white crocodiles in the wild,Bhitarkanika is also home totwo members of the speciesliving in captivity in thepark's enclosure, including a46-year-old female crocodilethat shuns mating.Bhitarkanika is home to theworld's largest crocodilemeasuring 21 feet. More than70 per cent of the crocodileswere spotted in water bodiesin the core area of thenational park.

16 white crocodiles spottedin Odisha's Bhitarkanika

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CHET RAM RATAN grade was selected. He secured the first position, NAWANSHAHAR, JAN 25 while Jagdeep Singh of the 7th grade has secured

the second position. Similarly in the senior group, Students of Guru Nanak Mission Public Senior Virpal Singh of class +1 secured the second Secondary School Dhahan Kaleran under the position and Manvinder Singh of class +1 secured management of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and the third position. While among the senior group Educational Trust held a beautiful turban tying students Harmanpreet Singh 10th class, Harjot c o m p e t i t i o n Singh 9th grade, dedicated to the Gurvansh Singh birth anniversary 9th grade, Sukhraj of Guru Gobind Singh 9th grade, Singh Ji. The Virjot Singh 8th students of the g r a d e w e r e school won nine awarded special trophies. This prizes for best information was turban decorating. given to the media K a h a m a by the President congratulated and Hardev Singh encouraged all the Kahama while winning students, honoring the their parents, winning students t eachers and by the trust. Giving details on this occasion, school principals from the group trust to shine the Kahama said that the competition to decorate the name of the school by getting the best positions by beautiful turban dedicated to the birth anniversary the school students. On this occasion Hardev Singh of Guru Govind Singh Ji took place in Gurudwara Kahama President, Malkit Singh Bahrowal Senior Baba Sangoana ji village Jasso Majra, where the Vice President, Kulvinder Singh Dhahan students of Guru Nanak Mission Public Senior Secretary, Amarjit Singh Kaleran Chairman School Dhahan Kaleran Dilpreet Singh of the 7th Finance, Jagjit Singh Sodhi Member.

participated in the Voter Awareness Camp. The camp was also attended by Sub Divisional Legal Services Authority Chairman and Additional Civil Judge Senior Division, Ramesh Chandra. He said that the National Voters’ Day is celebrated every year on January 25 ever since the establishment of the Election Commission of India on 25th January, 1950. He added that all eligible voters are identified in all the polling booths across the country. In this regard, the names of voters above 18 years of age are recorded in the ballot list and they are given a voter ID Card.Ramesh Chand said that this year’s celebration marks the 11th National Voters’ Day which was initially launched by the then President of India, Smt.

MAINPAL KASHYAP organized by the Sub-Divisional Legal Pratibha Devi Singh Patel. On this INDRI, JANUARY 25 Services Authority Committee. Apart occasion, Ramesh Chand also took an

from the general public, students of oath to spread awareness regarding A Voters’ Day awareness camp was Government School Garhi Jatan also voting among the public.

God and to serve the needy people. Later, Bhai Gurbachan Singh and Rajan Singh's Hazuri Ragi Jathe nailed the devotees t h r o u g h m e l o d i o u s Kirtan.Jathedar Gurjit Singh Sandhu, jagdeep singh,Jagdish Singh saini, Gyan Singh chhabra,manager Sohan singh, Gursharan Singh, Gurbachan SHARANJEET Mirpur Colony. In which the Singh, Dataar singh,Harbhajan PATHANKOT, JAN - 25 famous storyteller and promoter Singh, Iqbal Singh, Hardeep D r . A m r i k S i n g h singh,Paramjit Singh, Surinder Gurmat Samagam was organized Latifpur,explained Baani and Singh, Mandhir Singh etc were on behalf of Sarbat Khalsa appealed devotees to adorn also present. Chief Manager Religious organization Pathankot themselves by wearing five Jathedar Gurdeep Singh Gulati under the leadership of Jathedar deeds and renouncing five vices inspired the youth to become like Gurdeep Singh Gulati, the chief lust, anger, greed, fascination and gurus.In the end, the Guru's manager of the organization at ego.He said that human life's Langar was distributed.Gurdwara Damdama Sahib motive is to chant the name of

Ashish Ghai tobe honored on R-Day

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 25 Ashish Ghai, the young cricketer from Hoshiarpur, will be honored on Republic Day for the national level achievements he has achieved in the field of sports. While giving the information, District Cricket Association Chairman, Tournament Committee, Dr. Pankaj Shiv said that Hoshiarpur's young cricketer Ashish Ghai for the Punjab team under-16, under-19, under-23 and for the Punjab team, Colonel CK Naidu Trophy Has played in Punjab team for Dr. Shiva informed that this promising cricketer from Hoshiarpur has also captained the Punjab University team while playing for the Punjab University Chandigarh Cricket Team for 4 consecutive years. Dr. Shiv said that Ashish Ghai had a great performance while playing in club cricket in England last year. Dr. Pankaj Shiv said that this young cricketer from Hoshiarpur is playing in the Punjab team as well as serving in Sonalika International Tractors Limited. Dr. Shiv said that the President of the Association and Executive Member of Punjab Cricketer Association Dr. Daljit Singh Khela congratulated Ashish Ghai on behalf of the Group Association for honoring this young cricketer on Republic Day.

Students of Guru Nanak Mission Public School win 9 trophies in

turban tying competition

Voter's day awareness camp organised Sarbat Khalsa organises Gurmat Samagam at Gurdwara Damdama Sahib

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HP celebrates golden jubileeof statehood with gaiety

BUREAU SHIMLA, JAN 25

The Golden Jubilee celebra-tions on the occasion of 50years of statehood of Hi-machal Pradesh were organ-ised with great enthusiasmand fervor across the state to-day. The state level GoldenJubilee function was held atthe historic Ridge of Shimlawhile functions were also or-ganised at all district head-quarters to mark this specialoccasion.

Governor Bandaru Datta-treya was the chief guest ofthe state level function whileChief Minister Jai RamThakur was special guest onthis occasion. National BJPPresident Jagat Prakash Nad-da and Union Minister ofstate for Finance and Corpo-rate Affairs Anurag Thakuralso graced the occasion.

While congratulating thepeople of the state on theGolden Jubilee celebrationsof Statehood, the Governorsaid that this small hill statehad made unprecedented de-velopment in its 50 yearsjourney. Dedicated leader-ship, strong will power andhard work of the people of thestate had established many di-mensions of development. Bygiving priority to education,health, roads, electricity, wa-ter, social security and tribalwelfare, the State hadachieved socio-economicgoals and it had emerged asthe ideal of the country.

Shri Dattatraya said thatfrom the first Paramvir Chakrawinner Major Somnath Shar-

ma to Captain Vikram Batra,the bravery and valour of oursoldiers had brought laurels tothe nation. He said that the richculture, high traditions andvalues of life were still alive inthis hill State. He congratulat-ed the State Government forsuccessful implementation ofvarious schemes to facilitatethe people. The Governor ex-pressed hope that with the co-operation of the people, thestrong leadership would estab-lish new dimensions of devel-opment in the state. He calledupon the people to work withmore dedication for theprogress and prosperity of theState and make constructivecontribution towards buildinga clean and strong society and

self-sufficient Himachal.Jagat Prakash Nadda

while addressing the eventsaid that the people of thestate were fortunate to wit-ness this historic event. Thedevelopmental journey of Hi-machal Pradesh was quiet dif-ficult and arduous but the suc-cessive leaderships and hard-working people of the stateconverted these challengesinto opportunities. He saidthat the state over these yearshad made rapid strides in var-ious spheres of the develop-ment.

Jagat Prakash Nadda saidcontribution of the first ChiefMinister Dr Y.S. Parmar wereimmense and similar were thecontributions of former Chief

Ministers Virbhadra Singh,Shanta Kumar, Thakur RamLal and Prem Kumar Dhumalwho ensured that the stateforges ahead on the path ofprogress and prosperity.Shanta Kumar made immensecontribution in providing drinking waterwhereas the contributions ofPrem Kumar Dhumal wereimmense in providing roadconnectivity.

Meanwhile the exhibitionorganized by Rural Depart-ment Himachal was highlyappreciated and peoplethronged to have a look at thisexhibition. The initiative tak-en by self help groups was ap-plauded by present leadersand general public.

Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, CM Jai Ram Thakur, BJP President JP Nadda MOS Finance AnuragThakur being explained in details about the exhibition on the occasion of 50 Anniversary of the

statehood of Himachal by Director RD and PR Lalit Jain in Shimla.