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ਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 10 ਜਨਵਰੀ

ਮੁੱਖ ਅੰਸ਼

• ਭਾਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਉਸਾਰੂ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਆਸ
• ਹੌਟ ਸਪਰਿੰਗ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ’ਚੋਂ ਫ਼ੌਜ ਦੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ ’ਤੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਕੇਂਦਰਿਤ

ਭਾਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਚੀਨ ਦੇ ਫ਼ੌਜੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ 14ਵੇਂ ਗੇੜ ਦੀ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ 12 ਜਨਵਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ। ਪੂਰਬੀ ਲੱਦਾਖ ’ਚ ਤਣਾਅ ਵਾਲੇ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ’ਚੋਂ ਫ਼ੌਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਕਾਇਆ ਮੁੱਦਿਆਂ ’ਤੇ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ। ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਆਸ ਜਤਾਈ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਚੀਨ ਨਾਲ ਉਸਾਰੂ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ। ਸੂਤਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਵਾਰਤਾ ਅਸਲ ਕੰਟਰੋਲ ਰੇਖਾ ’ਤੇ ਚੀਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਚੁਸ਼ੂਲ-ਮੋਲਡੋ ਸਥਾਨ ’ਤੇ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਮੁਲਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਫ਼ੌਜੀ ਕਮਾਂਡਰਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਸਾਢੇ 9 ਵਜੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ। ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਹੌਟ ਸਪਰਿੰਗ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ’ਚੋਂ ਫ਼ੌਜ ਦੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ ’ਤੇ ਕੇਂਦਰਤ ਰਹੇਗੀ। ਭਾਰਤ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦੇਪਸਾਂਗ ਬਲਜ ਅਤੇ ਡੇਮਚੋਕ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਦਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਹੱਲ ਸਮੇਤ ਹੋਰ ਤਣਾਅ ਵਾਲੇ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ’ਚੋਂ ਫ਼ੌਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਫੌਰੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ ਲਈ ਦਬਾਅ ਬਣਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਹੈ। 13ਵੇਂ ਗੇੜ ਦੀ ਵਾਰਤਾ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਾਲ 10 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ ਜਿਸ ’ਚ ਕੋਈ ਹੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਨਿਕਲ ਸਕਿਆ ਸੀ। ਭਾਰਤੀ ਫ਼ੌਜ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਸਾਰੂ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਸਨ ਪਰ ਚੀਨ ਨੇ ਨਾ ਤਾਂ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਨਾ ਹੀ ਉਹ ਕੋਈ ਪੁਖ਼ਤਾ ਤਜਵੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਕਿਆ। ਪੂਰਬੀ ਲੱਦਾਖ ’ਚ ਅਸਲ ਕੰਟਰੋਲ ਰੇਖਾ ’ਤੇ ਇਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਭਾਰਤ ਅ

ndia’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant heads out for the next set of sea trials. PTI

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Januaru 9

Indigenously made sea-going aircraft carrier Vikrantset out on its third set of sea trials on Sunday.

The Indian Navy said the carrier has now sailed out to “undertake complex manoeuvres to establish specific readings of how the ship performs under various conditions”. In addition, various sensor suites of the ship would also be tested, the Navy said.

During the maiden sea trials in August last year, the propulsion, navigational suite and basic operations were established. A second sea trial later in October-November witnessed the ship being put through its paces in terms of various machinery trials and flight trials. The ship in fact was out for 10 days proving its sustenance.https://f9596067f6b7b58b84109ab235b9fdd8.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

Rs23,000 cr Warship’s cost

2,300 compartments designed for crew of 1,700 persons

28 knots top speed

18 knots cruising speed

The 44,000 tonne “indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC)” is being made at state-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited at Kochi, Kerala. The aviation complex that allows fighter jets to operate from the deck of the carrier is still to be tested using the Russian MiG 29K jets. The fight trials are slated in after March 2022 when the warship will be handed to the Indian Navy.

The sea trials are happening in the backdrop of India-China race to expand their naval strength. China has two operational and two under-construction aircraft carriers and plans half a dozen carriers by 2030.

He has ‘mild symptoms’ and is under home quarantine

New Delhi, January 10

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said he has tested positive for Covid-19.

In a tweet, he said he has “mild symptoms” and is under home quarantine.

“I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested,” Singh said. PTI

Police say FIR lodged, matter being investigated

mbala, January 8

A Lieutenant Colonel has filed a case against her in-laws for allegedly causing her physical and mental harassment, police here said on Saturday.

Lieutenant Colonel Nidhi Dhania is presently posted in Light Air Defence Regiment at Ambala Cantt.

She had filed a complaint naming her father-in-law Kuldeep Singh and mother-in-law Sheela as her harassers with Ambala SP Jashndeep Singh Randhawa after which an FIR was lodged, said police.

In her complaint, she alleged that due to the exigencies of her work, she was posted at different stations and was unable to give her best due to continuous harassment by her in-laws.

She said the two made her life a “living hell” and it was only her duty to the nation that made her strong enough to withstand the cruelty, police said.

According to the complaint, Dhania had married Sandeep Kumar on April 18, 2018 in an arranged marriage with consent of both families.

The dowry articles were also provided by her as per her in-laws’ specific demands, she wrote in her complaint.

“My mother-in-law always used to taunt me for not giving them huge gifts in dowry,” she alleged.

She said that her in-laws have lately been pressuring her husband to divorce her and to get married again to a rich girl who can fulfil their demands, despite the fact her husband told her that he loved her and does not want to remarry.

Dhania alleged that her mother-in-law made a condition that either she should give her salary to her or leave her work in the army and become a housewife.

She said her mother-in-law also filed a “false and frivolous” complaint against her before her Commanding Officer in Meerut against her, according to police. 

As a result her seniors and her colleagues started asking her about her personal life which became a subject of ridicule amongst her colleagues, she wrote.

She said when the inquiry was carried out by her CO, the allegations were found to be false and the matter was closed.

She alleged in the complaint that her in-laws also issued a public notice disowning her husband and her.

The matter is being investigated, police said. PTI

नयी दिल्ली, 9 जनवरी (एजेंसी)प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने रविवार को घोषणा की कि सिखों के 10वें गुरु गोबिंद सिंह के चारों बेटों को श्रद्धांजलि देने के लिए इस साल से 26 दिसंबर को ‘वीर बाल दिवस’ के रूप में मनाया जाएगा। मोदी ने गुरु गोबिंद सिंह के प्रकाश पर्व के अवसर पर यह घोषणा की। उन्होंने ट्वीट किया कि यह ‘साहिबजादों’ के साहस और न्याय स्थापना की उनकी कोशिश को उचित श्रद्धांजलि है। गुरु गोबिंद सिंह के चारों पुत्रों की मुगलों ने हत्या कर दी थी। मोदी ने ट्वीट किया, ‘‘वीर बाल दिवस उसी दिन मनाया जाएगा, जब साहिबजादा जोरावर सिंह जी और साहिबजादा फतेह सिंह जी ने दीवार में जिंदा चिनवा दिए जाने के बाद शहीदी प्राप्त की थी। इन दो महान हस्तियों ने धर्म के महान सिद्धांतों से विचलित होने के बजाय मौत को चुना।’

ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ’ਚ 26 ਦਸੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਵੀਰ ਬਾਲ ਦਿਵਸ

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 9 ਜਨਵਰੀ

ਦਸਵੀਂ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਚਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ’ਚ ਹਰ ਸਾਲ 26 ਦਸੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ‘ਵੀਰ ਬਾਲ ਦਿਵਸ’ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਮੋਦੀ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਇਹ ਐਲਾਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਕੀਤਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਟਵੀਟ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਜਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ,‘‘ਵੀਰ ਬਾਲ ਦਿਵਸ ਉਸ ਦਿਨ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਜਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ ਜ਼ੋਰਾਵਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ ਫਤਹਿ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੂੰ ਜਿਊਂਦੇ ਦੀਵਾਰਾਂ ’ਚ ਚਿਣਵਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਦੋਵੇਂ ਮਹਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਧਰਮ ਤੋਂ ਥਿੜਕਣ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਨੂੰ ਤਰਜੀਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੀ।’’ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਜਰੀ, ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਚਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਬਹਾਦਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਲੱਖਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਕਤ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ ਹੈ। ‘ਉਹ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਅਨਿਆਂ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ ਡਟੇ ਰਹੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਚੱਲਣ ਅਤੇ ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੀ ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੀ। ਇਹ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਲੋਕ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣਨ।’ ਜ਼ਿਕਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਹੁਕਮਰਾਨ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਖੇਤੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਲਾਗੂ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਸਿੱਖ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਸਨ ਅਤੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ ਮਗਰੋਂ ਹੁਣ ਮੋਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਲਈ ਕਈ ਕਦਮ ਉਠਾ ਕੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। -ਪੀਟੀਆਈ

ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਨੇ ਇਤਰਾਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਇਆ

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ (ਟਨਸ):ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਮੋਦੀ ਵਲੋਂ ਅੱਜ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਪੁਰਬ ਮੌਕੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ 26 ਦਸੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਵੀਰ ਬਾਲ ਦਿਵਸ ਵਜੋਂ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਐਲਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਐਲਾਨ ’ਤੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਐਡਵੋਕੇਟ ਹਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਮੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਦਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਪਰ ਛੋਟੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਲ ਸੰਗਿਆ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਵੀਰ ਬਾਲ ਦਿਵਸ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਤ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਰਵਾਇਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮੇਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਖਾਂਦਾ।

L-R) Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 6

The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) administration is all set to minimise the strength of the elite Special Security Group (SSG) personnel, who are assigned the task of guarding former Chief Ministers of the erstwhile state, including Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. The elite force as a unit of the J&K Police was created in 2000 to provide security to top politicians in the erstwhile state.

Elite force was created in 2000

• The elite force as a unit of the J&K Police was created in 2000 to provide security to top politicians in the erstwhile state
• The decision will entail withdrawal of security cover of Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti
• Farooq and Azad will continue to be provided NSG cover, while Omar and Mehbooba will continue to have Z-plus security cover while in Jammu and Kashmir

However, Farooq and Azad will continue to be provided the security cover of the National Security Guard, also known as Black Cat commandoes, as both of them are Z-plus protectees. Omar and Mehbooba will continue to have Z-plus security cover while in Jammu and Kashmir, but are likely to have reduced security outside the Union Territory.

Officials said the decision was taken by the Security Review Coordination Committee, a group that oversees the threat perception of important leaders in J

The officials said the SSG would be “right-sized” by reducing the number of the elite force to the “bare minimum”. It would be headed by an officer below the rank of Superintendent of Police as against Director, who is of the rank of Inspector General of Police and above.

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The pass, located at an altitude of 11,649 feet, links Union Territory of Ladakh with the rest of the country

Last winters, the pass was kept open till December 31, which was a record. Tribune photo

Vijay Mohan

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 4

Even as there is no sign of Sino-Indian de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has created a new record by keeping the formidable Zoji La pass on the Srinagar–Leh National Highway open for vehicular traffic in the first week of January.

The pass, located at an altitude of 11,649 feet about 100 km east of Srinagar, links the Union Territory of Ladakh with the rest of the country, and remains closed in winters due to high snow.

The BRO achieved this feat through its frontline projects – Vijayak and Beacon. They are collectively responsible for maintaining the road axis that has strategic implications in addition to the socio-economic well-being of Ladakh.

Last winters, the pass was kept open till December 31, which was a record. This season, BRO silently embarked on a mission to better its own record by reorganising and adding a few more snow clearance detachments and augmenting them with the state-of-the-art snow clearance equipment, according to an official statement issued today.

Beacon and Vijayak projects have been working round the clock in extreme weather conditions to keep the logistic supply line open to Ladakh. Unprecedented number of troops have been deployed in Ladakh over the past about two years to counter Chinese deployments on the other side of the LAC.

There are two road routes to Ladakh — along the Srinagar axis through Jammu and Kashmir and along the Manali axis through Himachal Pradesh. Both these routes become non-operational during winters as several high mountain passes enroute remain closed due to heavy snow. Supplies, equipment and troops are ferried in and out of Ladakh by air in such a situation, which continues till spring when BRO clears the snow.

The administration of Ladakh and the local populace has lauded the efforts of BRO as this additional window reduces the logistic burden on government agencies and also helps the local inhabitants to stock additional rations and supplies to brave the impending harsh winters.

In the first three days of the year 2022, about 178 vehicles have been able to transit through the pass with the collective assistance of the BRO and the local police personnel.

The number is considered significant because with the temperatures plummeting to minus 20 degree centigrade, the road is subject to extreme frosting with blizzard like conditions, which can lead to accidents. Besides snow clearance, the road axis is subjected to maintenance on a daily basis to keep it road worthy.

Twitterati ‘salutes their spirit of service’

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, January 8

Responding to a distress call that a pregnant woman was in urgent need of medical attention, Army personnel carried her to the nearest hospital from a village at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir amid heavy snowfall.

As it was snowing heavily and it became impossible for vehicles to ply, the Army men took it upon themselves to play the role of savior.

They carried the woman on a stretcher for over 6 km to the nearest hospital.

In a tweet, Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said they got a distress call from Ghagar Hill village at LoC in Boniyar for urgent medical assistance to a pregnant woman.

“In heavy snowfall, evacuation team carried the woman on a stretcher for 6.5 km till Salasan and brought her to Primary Health Centre,” it added.

Twitterati was all praise for the Army personnel, with many “saluting their spirit of service”.

Essential items, including winter clothing, distributed

ammu, January 9

Hundreds of migrant labourers were provided cooked food and winter clothing by the Army amid biting cold and heavy snowfall in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence spokesman said on Sunday.

The Army went beyond the call of duty and provided assistance in the form of cooked food to migrant labourers in the Mendhard area, the spokesman said.

Essential items, including winter clothing, gloves and blankets, were also distributed, the spokesman said.

He said Mendhar Gunners had been doing this for the past three days despite bad weather and heavy snowfall.

“They are going to nearby villages and extending helping hand to the villagers,” the spokesman said, adding the humane gesture was highly appreciated by all.

The spokesman said amid third wave of Covid-19, coupled with harsh winters and heavy snowfall, the Army was not only guarding the borders, but also facilitating the citizens.

Separately, the officials said Army troops evacuated patients in Poonch and Ramban districts despite heavy snowfall. The Army is always ready for help, officials added. — PTI

A fitting tribute to the courage of ‘sahibzades’ and their quest for justice, says PM Modi

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 9

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the government decision to mark December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh’s sons.

Paying rich tributes to the tenth Sikh Guru on the occasion of Parkash Purab on Sunday, the Prime Minister said: “Today, on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, I am honoured to share that starting this year, 26th December shall be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas.’ This is a fitting tribute to the courage of the Sahibzades and their quest for justice.”

The Prime Minister also greeted people on the Parkash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh and said, “His life and message give strength to millions of people. I will always cherish the fact that our government got the opportunity to mark his 350th Parkash Utsav.”

The Prime Minister also shared on Twitter some glimpses from his visit to Patna at that time.

Earlier, the Prime Minister had announced the decision to repeal farm laws on November 19, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.