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VOL: 9 Issue: 131 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SAtURDAY , MAY 30, 2020 DAILY PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- IInnssiiddee J&K Educational, Training COVID-19 : JK reports 128 new positive cases, 875 recovered so far Institutes to remain JAMMU, MAY 29 : The in contact with suspected cases Active Positive, 107 recovered positive and 12 recovered. cases (including 06 cases with soap and water and fol - In case of any emergency closed till June 15 Government Friday informed have been enlisted for surveil - and 01 death; Kupwara has 255 Similarly, Jammu has 128 reported today) with 46 Active lowing good respiratory eti - people can avail free ambu - JAMMU, MAY 29 : The that 128 new positive cases of lance which included 34495 positive cases (including 18 positive cases (including 07 positive and 19 recovered quettes & hygiene which is the lance services 24x7 at their government has ordered that novel Coronavirus (COVID- persons in home quarantine case reported today) with 181 cases reported today) with 89 (including 03 cases recovered best way to protect themselve doorsteps by calling on toll- all the Educational 19), 36 from Jammu division including facilities operated by Active Positive, 74 recovered active positive cases and 37 today); Kishtwar has 08 posi - from COVID-19. free number 108 while as preg - Institutions and Training and 92 from Kashmir division, government, 54 in Hospital (including 04 cases recovered recoveries (including 01 case tive case with 07 active posi - As a measure for social dis - nant women and sick infants Institutes in the Union have been reported today thus Quarantine, 1261 in hospital today); Budgam has 89 posi - recovered today) and 02 tive cases and 01 recovered; tancing in public places and can avail free ambulance serv - Territory of Jammu and taking the total number of pos - isolation and 41525 under Ramban has 75 positive cases workplaces wearing a face ices by dialling toll-free num - Kashmir shall remain closed itive cases in Jammu and home surveillance. Besides, with 72 active positive and 03 cover is compulsory. ber 102. till 15th of June, 2020. Kashmir to 2164. Also 01 81410 persons have completed recoveries; Reasi has 13 posi - The bulletin again People can also call on toll- Pertinently, this order is COVID-19 death has been their surveillance period. tive cases with 10 active posi - explained that early detection free national helpline number in continuation to reported from Kashmir Providing district-wise tive and 03 recovered, Poonch of COVID-19 can prevent the 1075; J&K COVID-19 Government Order No. 477- Division. . breakup, the Bulletin said that has 38 active positive cases spread of disease so we need to Helpline Numbers 0191- JK(GAD) of 2020 dated Moreover, 16 more Bandipora has 145 positive (including 14 cases reported be responsible for the well- 2549676 (UT level Cell), 0191- 17.04.2020, read with COVID-19 patients have cases with 12 Active Positive, today) while Doda has 02 posi - being of ourselves and every - 2520982, 0191-2674444, Government Order No. 544- recovered and discharged from 132 recovered, 01 death; tive cases with 01 active posi - one around us. “Not disclosing 0191-2674115 (For Jammu JK(GAD) of 2020 dated various hospitals, 05 from Srinagar has 246 positive cases tive case and 01 recovered. symptoms could put life of Division), 0194-2440283 & 08.05.2020. Jammu Division and 11 from (including 27 cases reported According to the bulletin, of individuals and their families at 0194-2430581 (For Kashmir Kashmir Division. today) with 111 Active the total 2164 positive cases in risk. In case of symptoms like Division) for support, guid - Petrol and diesel to be According to the daily Positive, 128 recovered the UT of J&K 990 have been fever, cough and difficulty in ance, and response to health- costlier by rs. 2 per litre Media Bulletin on novel (including 02 cases recovered tive cases, with 35 Active deaths; Udhampur has 52 posi - reported as of travellers and breathing report early. Do not related queries on Novel and rs. 1 per litre Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of today), 07 deaths; Anantnag Positive and 52 recovered tive cases (including 01 cases 1174 have been reported as fear, call COVID-19 helpline Coronavirus Disease (COVID- JAMMU, MAY 28- 2164 positive cases, 1261 are district has 295 positive cases cases (including 01 case recov - reported today) with 29 active others. numbers and seek medical 19). Government today increased Active Positive, 875 have (including 06 cases reported ered today) and 02 deaths; positive cases, 22 recovered The Bulletin said that the advice”. Public is advised to strictly the rate of tax on sale of recovered and 28 have died; 03 today), with 170 Active Ganderbal has 31 positive and 01 death; Samba has 34 breakup represents districts Advisory has further follow the advisories issued by petrol and diesel in J&K by in Jammu division and 25 in Positive, 120 recovered, 05 cases with 07 Active cases and positive cases (including 02 from which the patients have exhorted upon the people not to the government from time to Rs. 2 per litre and Rs 1 per Kashmir division. deaths; Baramulla has 177 pos - 24 recoveries; Kulgam has 273 cases reported today) with 24 been traced or are ordinarily step out of home, unless time and rely only on the infor - litre respectively. The new The Bulletin further said itive cases (including 08 cases positive cases (including 19 Active Positive and 10 recover - residing. absolutely necessary. “If you mation released by the govern - rates will be effective from that out of 156010 test results reported today) with 70 Active cases reported today), with 246 ies; Rajouri has 21 positive The bulletin has urged upon have to move out for unavoid - ment through the daily media Ist June 2020. The tax available, 153846 samples Positive, 102 recovered Active Positive and 23 recov - cases (including 06 cases the public to maintain physical able reasons, ensure that you bulletin to print and electronic increase on petrol and diesel have been tested as negative till (including 04 cases recovered eries and 04 deaths and reported today) with 16 active distance of at least 2 metre wear a mask and practice social media. People are also advised in J&K follows a similar May 29, 2020. today), 05 deaths; Shopian has Pulwama reported 65 positive positive cases and 05 recovered from others, frequently clean distancing, personal hygiene to refrain from spreading move by the neighbouring Additionally, till date 152 positive cases (including cases (including 13 cases (including 01 case recovered hands with an alcohol based and frequent handwashing with rumours and pay no heed to states of Punjab, Haryana 158773 travellers and persons 01 case reported today) with 44 reported today) with 53 active today); Kathua has 65 positive hand sanitizer or washing them soap and water.” them at the same time. and Delhi last month. Himachal Pradesh has also Advisor Sharma reviews arrangements for conducting DLSA Jammu establishes helpline enhanced rates on the sale of Active Hizb militant of Shopian owned diesel and petrol effective class 12 Board Exams in Jammu Division for domestic violence victims from 1st June 2020. JAMMU, MAY 29 : of the educational institutes can the explosives-laden car : Police JAMMU, MAY 29 : In Bishnah); 8082300365 Indu Advisor to Lieutenant be made available for holding Srinagar, May 29 : squad defused the explosive Fidayeen attack on the secu - compliance to the directions Bala; 8716035165 Vishaka Excise Enforcement Governor, K.K. Sharma, today of the exams. Team destroys Security forces have made a on Thursday morning. rity forces. of the Division Bench of the Bhat; 8492910173 Nisha asked for putting in place a It was also given out that major breakthrough as they The car, police said, had a “Operations will be inten - Jammu & Kashmir High Thapa. illicit crops safe mechanism for successful alternate arrangements can be have identified the alleged fake registration plate. The sified in the coming days to Court headed by the Chief As per the DLSA, these SRINAGAR, MAY 29 : conduct of examinations ( left made available wherever these owner of the explosives- registration number used deny any opportunity to ter - Justice, Ms. Justice Gita contacts will meet the needs Excise Enforcement Teams, over papers) of 12th class in are being used as Quarantine or laden car that was intercepted belonged to a two-wheeler in rorists for staging such das - C M Mital for evolving proper of the victims of domestic C M Kashmir destroyed illicit the Jammu Division summer COVID wellness centers. The by forces on Wednesday Kathua district. tardly attacks,” an Army mechanism to provide pay - violence and provide them Y B poppy crop spread over 292 zone, which got delayed due to meeting decided that evening averting a Pulwama- Police said it was a joint statement said, adding “Post- y B the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Department would ment of maintenance to the assistance. kanals of land in the several style car bombing. operation of Hizb and Jaish- elimination of the top leader - domestic Violence victims “These helpline numbers areas of Anantnag, Shopian, The Advisor stated this issue the guidelines for the nec - A top police officer said while speaking at a review essary protocols to be followed during lockdown, Secretary can be approached any time Pulwama, Kulgam, Bandipora, the Santro car is owned by an District Legal Services by any Women, elders, Sr. Baramulla Budgam and meeting convened by JKBOSE by the students while writing for making arrangements for the exams in the examination active militant from south Authority, Jammu, Naushad Citizens, Children for provid - Ganderbal districts. The Kashmir’s Shopian district. Ahmed Khan, established ing them legal aid/assistance, department has destroyed illic - conduct of 12th Class Exams in halls. The meeting decided to Jammu Division. ensure the necessary fumiga - “Investigations have various Helpline numbers to counseling on domestic it poppy crop over 1669 kanals found the car belongs to facilitate those in distress. Violence” the DLSA 05 malras so far and the drive Chief Secretary, B V R tion of the proposed centers Subrahmanyam, Financial and other measures to be taken. Hidayatullah Malik, an active The victims can seek help informed. These helpline will continue till all illicit Hizbul Mujahideen militant by contacting 9419191583, numbers can also be called poppy crops in Kashmir are Commissioner Health and Financial Commissioner Medical Education, Atal Dullo, Health was also asked to come who is a resident of (Advocate Deepali Aroaa, upon by the tenants with destroyed, the statement issued Sharatpora Shopian. He had by the department said. Principal Secretary, Education, up with the list of the necessary Retainer Lawyer, DLSA regard to their evictions, for Dr Asgar Samoon, Chairperson precautions to be taken keeping joined militant ranks in July Jammu); 9971683722, Pooja child visitation, for seeking 16 flights with 1652 JKBOSE, Veena Pandita, IGP in view protocols already in last year and a hunt is on to Uppal, Legal Manager, 181 help for providing of food trace him,” the officer said. e-Mohammad. "A local mili - ship of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, passengers land at Jammu, Jammu, Mukesh Kumar, place in view of the COVID 19 Women Helpline; and also to meet their essen - Directors of Education, Pandemic. Chairperson “The investigation in the case tant, Adil, who is with Hizb there have been regular 9858199221, (Shruti Uppal, tial needs such as medicines Srinagar Airports Jammu, Kashmir, Anuradha JKBOSE gave a brief overview is on and we will trace the but also works with JeM, a inputs of the terror outfits Manager, One Stop Centre, etc. from legal services JAMMU, MAY 29 : On Gupta, Younis Malik and of the exercise taken by the entire network involved in Pakistani militant Fauji bhai planning an attack on securi - Jammu); 9469211563 authority. Day 5 of resumption of oper - Deputy Commissioners of Board for holding of exams in the conspiracy.” of Jaish and IED expert ty forces.” (Advocate Beauty Pandita, These helpline numbers ation of domestic flights in Jammu Division also partici - the Jammu Division. Security forces foiled a Walid bhai, are involved in While the exact target of Retainer Lawyer DLSA would also be listening to the the Union Territory of Jammu pated in the meeting through IGP, Jammu was also asked Pulwama-style car bombing making and planning this," the car bomb is not known, Jammu), 9596739398 grievances relating to shelters and Kashmir, 16 flights with video conference. While ask - to provide the necessary logis - when it intercepted a car fit - the officer said. security officials said the mil - (Advocate, Jyoti Bala, and also to ascertain the wel - 1652 passengers on board ing the Deputy Commissioners tic and other support for suc - ted with 40 kg- 45 kg explo - The Army on Thursday itants could target a camp, a Retainer Lawyer, TLSC R.S fare of the persons who have today arrived at Jammu and about the preparedness regard - cessful holding of the exams, sives at Rajpora in South evening said the neutraliza - moving vehicle or a convoy, Pura); 7298372072, sought maintenance and Srinagar Airports. A total of ing holding of the examina - which were postponed due to Kashmir on Wednesday tion of this vehicle-based a naka or a patrolling party of (Advocate Sonika Moten, those granted be, in need of 303 passengers aboard 6 reg - tions, it was informed that most the COVID-19 pandemic. evening. A bomb disposal IED had averted a major the forces in the area. Retainer Lawyers, TLSC assistance. ular commercial flights and 01 Pawan Hans flight arrived at the Jammu Airport while 9 Govt evacuates 99,617 stranded JK residents; 70,706 flights with about 1349 pas - CBI indicts J&K Police officer in wife’s murder sengers on board landed at Srinagar May 29 : The filed under Section 498-A, Inspector Vivek Bhasin of Srinagar Airport today. Central Bureau of 304-B of Ranbir Penal Code, Ustad Mohalla, Jammu, via Lakhanpur, 28,911 through COVID special trains After arrival, all the pas - Investigation (CBI) on Friday which pertain to dowry death, received a gun shot fired from JAMMU, MAY 29 : The from different states and have entered through from Andhra Pardesh, 6741 sengers were tested for the filed a charge sheet against a and Section 7 read with 27 (3) her husband’s revolver at her Jammu and Kashmir UTs, so far, with about Lakhanpur from May 28 to from Delhi, 1379 from COVID-19 virus and trans - police officer in a dowry of the Arms Act 1959. house on February 26, 2018, Government has evacuated 28,911 stranded passengers May 29 morning while 743 Gujrat, 3092 from ported to their destinations at death case in Jammu. “Investigation conducted and later succumbed to her about 99,617 JK residents, while about 70706 persons passengers have reached Rajasthan, 4040 from both the airports amid strict The central agency filed including assistance of foren - injuries. stranded in other parts of the have been evacuated by the today in the 16th Delhi Haryana, 159 from observance of all necessary the charge sheet before the sic experts and reconstruction After inquest proceedings country due to COVID government through COVID special train at Chattisgarh, 3490 from preventive protocols. Chief Judicial Magistrate of scene of crime led to the were carried out by the local lockdown, via Lakhanpur Lakhanpur till date. Jammu. So far, 16 trains Uttarakhand, 1052 from The Government has (CJM), Jammu against an unearthing of the criminal police, a case was registered and through special trains Therefore, a total of have reached Jammu with a Maharashtra, 4514 from made elaborate arrangements inspector of J&K Police for conspiracy behind the mur - at police station, Pacca and buses till date amid about 97,012 J&K residents total of 13,271 stranded pas - Uttar Pradesh, 63 from for the arrival, screening, his alleged involvement in the der. It was further alleged that Danga, Jammu on May 18, strict observance of all nec - stranded outside UT have sengers belonging to differ - Odisha, 267 from Assam sampling and proper trans - murder of his wife Neha the deceased was being sub - 2018. essary guidelines and been brought back to the UT ent districts while 15,640 and 1000 from Madhya portation of the passengers to Kumari. jected to cruelty in relation to Bhasin was an inspector in Standard Operating by the Jammu and Kashmir passengers have reached Pradesh, 88 from Dehradun, the quarantine centers taking On the basis of evidence demand for dowry and was the security wing of the then Procedures regarding the government by 36 COVID Udhampur in 20 special 1298 from Chandigarh, 684 special care of guidelines and gathered during investigation, murdered by her husband by Chief Minister Mehbooba Virus. special trains, besides scores trains, so far. from Telengana, 116 from Standard Operating CBI spokesperson said the using his service pistol. It also Mufti. As per the official data of buses through Lakhanpur As per the official com - Karnataka, 21 from Procedures (SOPs) pre - agency arrested the accused revealed an alleged conspira - Jammu and Kashmir High received in this regard, the after strictly observing all muniqué, of 70706 Tamilnadu, 52 from scribed by the Union today and produced him cy to manipulate evidence so Court handed over the inves - Ministries of Civil Aviation administrations of Jammu necessary preventive meas - returnees evacuated through Chennai, 303 from Bihar, before the CJM, Jammu as to reflect the incident as tigation to the CBI on January and Kashmir districts have ures regarding the Virus. Lakhanpur till May 29, 160 from West Bengal, 107 and Health and Family which sent him to judicial suicide,” CBI spokesperson 28, 2019, after her father peti - Welfare. received 36 COVID special As per the detailed break 2020 (morning) included from Jharkhand, 3 from custody. said. tioned it and accused police trains at Jammu and up about the figures, about 17219 from Punjab; 21566 Nepal and 3271 from other The charge sheet has been Neha Kumari wife of of shielding her husband. FOr Udhampur railway stations 1862 stranded passengers from Himachal Pardesh, 21 states and UTs. Computer Services Aggressive contact tracing, surveillance imperative with recent spike in Coronavirus cases: Chief Secretary Laptop Services JAMMU, MAY 29: With tricts. BSNL Broadband a recent surge in COVID-19 Alertness, Caution and Minimal public movement a priority Highlighting the success Pan Card cases across the country fol - 17.2 days doubling rate, 44% recovery rate in the Union Territory more in identifying suspect cases Passport lowing substantive relax - among the population Contact :- ations in movement of peo - than the National average through the health audit- rohit: ple via air and rail routes ‘Swasthya Nidhi’, Chief under Lockdown 4.0, it has Aarogya Setu to be promoted Secretary asked the Deputy Mob. 9419626826 become all the more impera - Commissioner, Health gave lance. Whereas, travellers Commissioners to make best tive to be aggressive in con - out a brief regarding the state from different parts of the use of this initiative in order tact tracing and surveillance, of readiness and the country amounting to 32% of to identify symptomatic per - Chief Secretary, B V R Coronavirus case scenario in the total positive cases can be sons who require testing. He Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Subrahmanyam said this Jammu and Kashmir. It was attributed to the stringent also directed the Deputy while reviewing the COVID- revealed that with 11835 policy to sample, test and Commissioners to promote 19 mitigation efforts in the tests per million population, quarantine of each incoming utilization of Aarogya Setu MANOJ KUMAr & CO. Union Territory with all Jammu and Kashmir is high - individual to the Union App amongst the population. Deputy Commissioners and est in the country. The dou - Territory, Chief Secretary Attributing the recent Fruit & Vegetable Chief Medical Officers, here bling rate of 17.2 days and added. spike in cases in some dis - over a video conference. recovery rate of around 44% Emphasising the need to tricts to the influx of trav - Commission Agents Financial Commissioner, in the Union Territory are maintain a stable ellers from outside J&K, Health & Medical Education also more than the National Coronavirus situation in the Chief Secretary directed the Specialist In : Potato, Onion Department, Divisional average. Financial Union Territory, Chief concerned Divisional/Deputy Commissioner, Kashmir/ Commissioner also gave an Secretary directed the Commissioners to ensure Shop No. 69, Sabji Jammu and Director, Health account of availability of Divisional/Deputy that very stringent movement Services, Kashmir/Jammu logistics including Personal PCR Machines among oth - administration across all dis - positive cases in the Union Commissioners to judicious - policy remains in force to Mandi Narwal, Jammu. were also presented during Protective Equipments ers. tricts in dealing with the Territory, being contacts, ly utilize the enhanced test - restrict any kind of non- the interaction. (PPE), Ventilators, Appreciating the efforts COVID-19 pandemic, Chief indicate highly aggressive ing capacity through a ration - essential inter-state move - Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 At the outset Financial Nebulizers and Realtime of the health workers and Secretary said that 48% of all contact tracing and surveil - ale allocation among the dis - ment.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 Div Com reviews CLU cases for new DDC visits Bandipora Market to inspect retail outlets, petrol pumps implementation of fresh guidelines Takes stock of progress on construction of bunkers Urges shopkeepers to ensure social distancing, cleanliness JAMMU, MAY, 29 : AC Central, Jatinder Singh, their respective jurisdictions. Samba, Rajouri and Poonch BANDIPORA, MAY 29 : masks and social distancing ness establishments have been to avoid rush in the market. Divisional Commissioner besides senior functionaries The Divisional attended the meeting through District Developmental for their own well being. classified in two categories All the shops shall remain Jammu Sanjeev Verma today of Health, PWD, PDD, Fire Commissioner sought case video conferencing. The Commissioner Bandipora While interacting with the –Essential-I and Essential-II. closed on Sunday. reviewed the progress on Services and other concerned wise status of all the pending Deputy Commissioners Ravinder Kumar Friday Tea stalls, eateries, restau - pending issues of Change of officials while Deputy cases and directed the con - apprised the Div Com of the inspected several locations of rants shall operate kitchens Land Use (CLU) for new Commissioners Samba and cerned officers to issue NOCs present status of bunkers in main market Bandipora in only for home delivery of retail outlets/petrol pumps Kathua attended the meeting pending with their respective their respective districts. It order to take review of the food items while barber and here at a meeting held with through video conference. departments at the earliest. was informed that the works implementation of various saloons shall continue to the concerned officers. The meeting had thread - Meanwhile, Divisional have resumed in all the dis - COVID-19 related advisories remain closed. The meeting was attended bare discussion on each case Commissioner reviewed tricts. The Div Com also especially the fresh guidelines The DDC expressed grati - by Deputy Commissioner, of the respective districts progress on construction of reviewed supply of construc - issued with regard to opening tude of the people for cooper - Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, besides deliberating upon the bunkers in the border areas tion material to these districts of shops. ating with the administration Chief Conservator of Forest, factors and measures to fur - during another meeting which and directed the DCs and He was accompanied by in observing lockdown and K Ramesh Kumar, Regional ther streamlining of the was attended by senior func - executive agencies to further Assistant Commissioner the other guidelines, He said it Director Pollution Control process. The concerned offi - tionaries of executing agen - expedite the pace of work on Revenue Reyaz Ahmad was because of the support of Board, Dr Syed Nodeem cers apprised the Div Com of cies while Deputy construction of bunkers for Beigh, Nodal Officer Mehraj the people that Bandipora till Hussain, DIG JKS, B S Tuti, status of all pending cases in Commissioners of Kathua, completion at the earliest. Wani, President Trade date has been able to success - Federation Bandipora fully fight the corona virus Shamshad Ahmad, civil soci - pandemic He said a small DDC visits Kastigarh Tehsil, interacts with PrI representatives ety members and other senior mistake can again put is in officers and officials. shopkeepers, he urged them to He said all the Essential-I cat - trouble and hence we need not reviews ongoing development activities, lauds public cooperation during lockdown On the occasion, DDC maintain personal hygiene egory shops including med - to lower the guard as the war DODA, MAY 29 : District adjoining district which can the PWD department to ongoing and about 150 works stressed on shopkeepers to and ensure that they are regu - ical shops, bakery, milk, veg - continues. Development Commissioner, be harmful in view of the remove the craddle box from are going to start under the resume their business as per larly washing or sanitizing etable, fruit, meat and poultry He appealed them to fol - Dr Sagar D Doifode, conduct - ongoing Coronavirus threat, the Chill area and to fix the scheme within a week’s time. the given guidelines, follow their hands and also ask the shops shall remain open daily low all the requisite norms ed an extensive tour of DDC directed the police offi - same at Bemina-laloor so that Besides, a number of all the guidelines and precau - same to the customers. from 9am to 5pm while the and guidelines pertaining to Kastigarh Tehsil to take stock cers to identify these routes immediate access shall be issues were raised during the tions in view of the pandemic According to the order Essential-II shops shall COVID-19 pandemic so that of ongoing development from where people can easily provided to the people of the meeting which inter alia and urged the people to use issued on May 25, the busi - remain open on alternate days the risk is avoided. works in the area besides sneak into the territory of the concerned area. included installation of elec - assessing grievances raised by district without proper check DDC also inspected tric poles and metres, start of the BDC Chairman and and establish strict police NTPHC at Kastigarh and took PHE schemes, completion of Sarpanchs. nakkas at these routes so that stock of the facilities available B2V works, payment of land Village Kachlooas declared as red Zone BDC Chairman and no one can be allowed to enter in the health institution He acquisition compensation, Sarpanchs appreciated the the territory without proper directed the concerned to restoration of Kastigarh khul, KUPWARA, MAY 29 : the Zone. Apart from this, allow relatives/visitors to Kachloo. The district adminstration for its screening. ensure that basic first aid shortage of staff in health, The District Magistrate the surrounding villages of visit their homes without Administrator has been commendable job towards During review of progress medicines and other impor - revenue and education depart - (DM) Kupwara, today, Kachloo have been written permission of con - directed to ensure screen - containing the spread of on various road projects, BDC tant items shall remain avail - ment, unscheduled power cuts declared Village Kachloo declared as buffer zones cerned Administrator. ing of households in the Coronavirus infection besides Chairman and the Sarpanchs able 24*7. He asked the PWD etc. DDC assured that all of Tehsil Kralgund as Red and restrictions have been Meanwhile, Tehsildar Red Zone and furnish extending gratitude to DDC highlighted various existing department to provide these issues would be Zone, thereby restricting put on the movement of the Kralgund has been desig - information as per the pre - for providing face masks to all roads including Banjar Morh motorable link road to addressed on priority. both inward and outward inhabitants of these areas, nated as Administrator for scribed format to the office people of the area as a safety Shamthi road and Assar to NTPHC within shortest possi - DDC lauded the coopera - movement of people from who have been asked not to red and buffer zones of of the Deputy measure. Chill road which require ble time. tion of the people during the Commissioner Kupwara on During the meeting, improvement. They also Reviewing status of ration lockdown restrictions saying regular basis. The threadbare discussion was demanded blacktopping on distribution in the area, DDC that without their cooperation Arya Pratinidhi Sabha felicitates Administrator will be held on various important various roads including Saras was informed by the partici - it would have not been possi - assisted by Fayaz Ahmad projects besides several sig - Kastigarh road via Main mar - pants that advance ration ble to tackle with Covid-19. Parray, Lecturer GHSS nificant decisions were taken ket, Chill Gagla road, Ganika stands distributed and Others who were present Corona Varriors Zachaldara and Mohmad up regarding public move - Kidal road and Challi demanded atta supply which during the meeting were BDC JAMMU : While going , Sh. Gurmeet Singh (C.E) (XEN) JKPDCL. The officers Sultan Rather, Lecturer ment in the district from the Dhandal road via Kuddhar at has not been made yet in the Chairman Kastigarh, through the process of confer - JKPDCL Jammu , Sh. Suresh who were honoured GHSS Sogam. upper passes amid COVID the earliest. Also, a number of area. Tehsildar Kastigarh, BDO ring felicitation process to Kumar Bansotra (XEN) expressed their gratitude All the officers of the lockdown. link roads were proposed for Regarding MGNREGA Kastigarh besides Sarpanchs Corona warriors, Arya line departments have been While discussing the construction by the PRI mem - works in the area, DDC was of various panchayats and Pratinidhi Sabha Jammu and directed to ensure the avail - movement of people from the bers. informed by the BDO that the officials of police and civil Kashmir under the aegis of ability of basic facilities upper passes and areas of Meanwhile, DDC directed estimation of secure soft is administration. President Sh. Arun including food grains, LPG, Choudhary along with his medicines etc in the DDC Bandipora for hassle-free movement executive members today red/buffer zones. They honoured the most compe - were asked to respond to of specially-abled persons tent and promising Managing medical emergencies of the BANDIPORA, MAY 29 : them. the requirement and conven - sons and assured them that Director of Jammu and people living in the red and District Development DDC asked concerned ience of the specially-abled necessary measures will be Kashmir Power Development buffer zones and the con - Commissioner (DDC), officers to make the lifts of all persons. taken for social inclusion of Distribution Corporation Smt. cerned BMO will dedicate Bandipora, Ravinder Kumar, all the disadvantaged sections Yasha Mudgal (IAS) for pro - one ambulance for the Red Friday, directed district offi - of the society so that they viding matchless and yeoman Zone area. cers to ensure the hassle-free don’t remain dependent on service during this movement of specially-abled others. He asked them to avail Coronavirus pandemic. She Power shut down persons in Government off the benefit of various state was honored with commenda - offices including Mini and centrally sponsored tion certificate by the in Srinagar Secretariat Bandipora. schemes launched for special - President of Arya Pratinidhi Technical Officer to C.E, Sh. towards Arya Pratinidhi SRINAGAR, May 29 : He said this while meeting ly-abled persons of the dis - Sabha Jammu and Kashmir Sanjeev Puri (A.E.E) all of Sabha Jammu and Kashmir Chief Engineer, Distribution, a delegation of District trict. along with Sh. Arvind Kumar these were then posted at and lauded the organisation's KPDCL on Friday informed Handicap Association who While visiting the medical Chibber (S.E) Technical Chief Engineer's Office along efforts for showing avidity at that power supply of 33kv called on him to welcome for board, he ordered for immedi - Officer to Managing Director with Sh. Neeraj Sharma this time of hardship. lines of STD 1st shall remain assuming charge as the ate shifting of medical board shutdown in order to carry Deputy Commissioner of the the blocks of mini-secretariat Interacting with the mem - office from 3rd floor to COVID-19: out necessary stabilization district. The association functional besides ensuring bers of the association, ground floor at Mini- works and branch cutting of apprised the Deputy that all ramps fixed in govern - Deputy Commissioner said Secretariat in order to ease the Free ration distribution continues in trees. In this regard, he said, Commissioner about the ment buildings are technically that he is aware of the prob - problems of the specially- Ganderbal among beneficiaries under ANBA the power supply from 33kv problems being faced by checked and modified as per lems of specially-abled per - abled persons. GANDERBAL, MAY 29 already distributed among the distribution of free ration for lines of Habak Bamk, Habak : Deputy Commissioner beneficiaries. the month of May and June Hazratbal, Habak Zakura and Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, The DC said that the dis - under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Burzahama to receiving sta - Women-led SHGs manufacture today, visited various ration tions of Owanta Bhawan, more than 9 lakh face masks stores in the district to moni - Umer Hair, Ahmad Nagr, tor the free ration distribution Habak, Hazratbal, Zukur, Around 2000 women from several SHGs across the to Migrant labourers for May Burzhama, shall remain and June under Atma Nirbhar affected on may 31st from JK UT have joined the fight against the COVID 19 Bharat Abhiyan. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. On the occasion, the While power supply from JAMMU, MAY 29 : to start this process of making around 900 masks a day. She COVID 19 who have, thus 33 kv lines Wanganpora Amid the growing concern masks,” said Naseema. “I am leaves her home around 8:30 far, successfully produced Assistant Director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer BAMK, Wanganpora over the dearth of face-masks feeling elated that I could help in the morning and reaches more than 9 lakh 73 thousand Khanyar, Wanganpora Soura to stop the spread of my people, my community at the centre at 9:30 am. The face masks, with Kashmir Affairs informed the DC that there are 663 families com - to receiving stations of Coronavirus pandemic, the personal level during these women espouse social dis - division producing as many as BAMK, Kathidarwaza, female-only self-help groups prising 1083 souls of migrant labourers in the district. He Khanyar, Rainawari, Soura (SHGs) in Jammu and and Zoonimar shall remain Kashmir have risen to the said 109 quintals rice, and 6 quintals or both Urd and affected on 1st June from extraordinary challenge by 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. manufacturing more than 9 Moong dal, are being distrib - trict administration has Abhiyan shall be completed uted among the families for already taken slew of meas - in this week. The Deputy Meanwhile, According to lakh face masks, lending a Chief Engineer, Distribution, helping hand to the govern - the month of May and June ures to ensure that food grains Commissioner was accompa - under Atma Nirbhar Bharat reach every corner of the dis - nied by ADC, Farooq Ahmad KPDCL, 33/11Kv lines of ment to combat the deadly Qazigund, Qoimoh, virus. Abhiyan. He said that 66% of trict during this period. He Baba and other officers of dis - ration under this scheme is said that the process of the trict administration. Ashmuqam and Yaripora Prior to the outbreak of the receiving stations shall pandemic, the members of remain shut for installation of SHGs of Jammu and Kashmir Dir Horti takes stock of developmental VCDs, Isolators and laying of State Rural Livelihoods Bus Bars on June 1st and 2nd Mission (JKSRLM) were activities at Budgam from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm . stitching shirts, bags and uni - SRINAGAR, MAY 29 : ed Chief Horticulture officer meeting at Budgam wherein Accordingly, the power forms. Today, to help the gov - Director Horticulture Budgam to ensure distribution Horticulture Development supply of receiving station ernment to combat this conta - Kashmir, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad of PP kits, face masks and Officers were instructed to Ashmuqam and Yaripora will gion, their sewing machines Bhat visited district Budgam gloves among nursery and remain available for remain affected on June 1st are roaring furiously only to & inspected various develop - other field staff. orchardists of their respective while power supply of manufacture face-masks. mental activities started by He emphasized to develop areas in order to provide time - receiving station Qazigund These women — all of whom the department. departmental nurseries as a ly technical guidance. will be affected on June 2nd have escaped the abject The Director inspected model on scientific lines so The Director instructed all during the said time. poverty through the interven - fruit plant nursery Footlipora that people are benefited by officers to address the farmers Similarly power supply of tion of JKSRLM— have and instructed concerned offi - providing quality plant mate - issues on priority through receiving station Qoimoh once again displayed their grit cials to follow strictly the rial. field visits and WhatsApp will remain shut on June 1st and determination in fighting SOP related to Covid-19. Later, the Director groups created for the pur - and 2nd from 10:00 am to against all odds. This time not The Director also instruct - presided over an officers’ pose. 5:00 pm. only for self-help but for entire community. difficult times and everyone tancing and the preventive 5 lakh 63 thousand face In Block Gool, District must do their bit to help com - measures while making the masks and Jammu Division Locust Attack: DC B’la Chairs Meeting, Discuss Ramban, Naseema Akhtar, bat this contagion.” face-masks. sewing more than 4 lakh face mother of two, is busy making She further added that all “Due to lockdown, there is masks and they are still on the Various Measures for its Prevention cotton based face-masks in the women of her cluster are no public transport, so I often job in some districts. her small home to help fight working from homes. “Work walk to the centre to make Importantly, the first consign - Dr Itoo Calls for Strict regulation of Pesticides, Fertilizers the spread of Covid-19 pan - has been distributed to mem - these face masks,” says ment of 12200 masks was BARAMULLA, MAY 29 kind of eventuality is averted. the meeting which includes agencies to ensure the ban of demic. For past one month, bers and they are manufactur - Aasifa. made available within just 36 : In a significant move to pre - He stressed upon the pesticide regulation on rate and quality spurious pesticides in the Naseema has been making ing the masks as per the The production of these hours and handed over to the vent the probable locust dealers to ensure sufficient of pesticides, ban on early market and unregistered deal - around 50 masks a day. She is guidelines laid down by the face masks by the self help respective district administra - attack on the agricultural stock of requisite chemicals ripening chemicals and others ers so that necessary action one of about 60 SHG mem - government.” group have not only ensured tions. These SHGs are one of crops in the district, Deputy may be initiated against them. bers in the sub-division Around 50-60 women the supply of face masks in the many sources that the dis - Commissioner Baramulla Dr Dr Itoo further said that a involved in stitching face from several SHGs in the the UT, but has also provided tricts have utilised for provid - G N Itoo today chaired a viable mechanism shall be masks. Sub-Division Gool are employment to thousands of ing masks free of cost to all meeting of various concerned formulated so that marketing After realising the impor - involved in making masks women during this lockdown. PHH households and at a sub - officers to discuss various of early fruit varieties is not tance of face masks in view of and have thus far produced “This task of sewing sidy of Rs.10/- to all NPHH measures and to devise an affected during the present the global pandemic and more than 7000 masks with masks has become a great households across the UT in action plan in this regard. circumstances. He assured the shortage of masks in the the support of the district source of income for us dur - compliance to the instructions Meeting was attended by fruit growers of every possi - Union Territory, Naseema, a administration and ing this lockdown period issued by the Government for Chief Horticulture Officer, ble assistance at this critical member of Anjum self help Department of Rural when people have become ensuring universal usage of Chief Agriculture Officer, juncture. He said that services group, bought the required Development & Panchayati jobless,” admits Aasifa. She masks as one of the important President Fruit Mundi of cold storage owners shall material for mask making Raj, J&K. The district has quickly adds that money is an measures to prevent the Sopore, President Fruit grow - also be utilized for the pur - from her own pocket. She manufactured a total number incentive, “but what gives us spread of COVID-19. The ers association, representa - pose. The meeting informed spent Rs. 4000 out of her hard of 54890 face masks. an added satisfaction this time panchayat level and block tives of pesticides/fertilizers by Chief Agriculture Officer earned money to buy the Similarly, Aasifa, 25, is that we are doing some - level committees formed association and other con - that a refrigerator van with the material and started making member of Khoobsurat SHG thing for the benefit of the under the chairpersonship of cerned functionaries. capacity of 90 quintals will be the masks. in District Kupwara walks society.” Anjum and Sarpanches and Block On the occasion, a com - facilitated for the transporta - “I did it for my communi - more than 10 kilometres daily Khoobsoorat are not the only Development Council prehensive discussion on the tion of early fruit to the mar - ty as I realised there was a — wearing face mask and SHGs on the job. Around Chairpersons were given the subject was held wherein DC so that farmers may not face vital issues of public impor - keting points. He also added shortage of masks in our UT. gloves — to reach her centre 2000 women from several job of distribution of these stressed upon the concerned any inconvenience. tance. that a control room has been So, I didn’t wait for the where she along with other SHGs across the JK UT have masks in their respective stakeholders to put in place a Meanwhile, various issues Speaking on the occasion, established in coordination money from the government women of her Cluster make joined the fight against the areas. viable mechanism so that any were also discussed during DC directed the concerned with horticulture authorities. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 Advisor Baseer Khan inspects development MP Ladakh visits remote villages works in Block Marh alongside Singay La Pass Leh May 29 : One healthcare, people in the neer, Brig. Amit singh sohal , Amid the humanitarian Emphases to focus on wage oriented employment generation Parliamentarian who is mak - region stand prone to face the 16 BRTF Commander, Sh. M crisis of COVID19 and amid ing a mark with his untiring challenges. K Jain, SE(c) and Badavath the ongoing India China tus - JAMMU, MAY 29 : work of a khul is also being scheme. instructions to the officers of efforts to serve the needy In his address on the griev - Kishan, Executive Engineer ( sle in Eastern Ladakh region. Taking a step ahead in its carried out with an estimated While reviewing the concerned department to do amid the crisis of COVID19, endeavour to bring the cost of 61 thousand which development works, the quality work and complete the young and dynamic MP Governance at the doorsteps will also provide smooth flow Advisor said that these works works under execution in a Ladakh Jamyang Tsering of the masses, Advisor to of water to the agriculture pertains to strengthening rural time bound manner. He Namgyal, since the end of his Lieutenant Governor Baseer quarantine on reaching Khan today conducted an Ladakh he has been making extensive tour of village strides with reaching out to Gajansoo in block Marh to nomads, hamlets, villages inspect various development across the forward border post works being executed under alongside the Chinese occu - MGNREGA, PMAY, Back 2 pied territory of Ladakh. Village programme and other On his recent visit to check centrally sponsored schemes. on the necessary essentials of Secretary RDD Sheetal food, health care, education Nanda, Director RDD, ACD have been reaching out to the Jammu, Block Development concerned who live along the Officer Marh besides senior SingayLa Pass around 22000 officers of the concerned feet above sea level. He visit - department and Sarpanchs ed villages Wanla, Fanjela, and Panchs of villages accom - Hanupata 12600ft, Futogsar panied the Advisor during the 15000 ft, Yolchung 12600ft, day long tour. lands of the farmers. infrastructure and augmenting directed the officers to work Neyraks Village 12000 ft, During the tour, the BDO The Advisor further of power and water supply, with zeal to achieve the tar - Gongma Village 12800ft, Marh apprised the Advisor inspected a 250 KVA trans - conservation of water bodies gets on time ensuring the Skumpata 12500ft, Lingshed about the different develop - former installed with an esti - & irrigation and flood protec - delivery of the benefits to the 12200 ft. ment works being executed mated cost of 8 lakh 98 thou - tion works in rural areas. rural masses. Across the villages their by Rural Development sand under Back 2 Village The Advisor emphasized The Advisor also interact - needs streamline on very ances, MP assured them of c) Officer Commanding,81 MP Jamyang Tsering Department under MGNRE - scheme. upon the officers to focus on ed with the PRI members to basic needs of human sur - access to their needs notifying RCC and his team who have Namgyal is setting new stan - GA, PMAY and B2V. Further, he also inspected wage oriented employment acquaint them with different vival, connectivity of water the concerned departments to created road access along the dards of serving the needy. He informed that to pro - the construction work of a Bio generation so that poor and schemes of various depart - lines, better health care facili - act upon. While in Futogsar, a region which is snow clad for Accompanying him on the vide abrupt and incessant Gas Plant under Swachh needy people can work to ments under implementation. ties, education, internet con - girl student went into tears on almost 6 months, with com - tour were Bhadvath Kishan relief to the farmers a Khul is Bharat Mission Grameen at earn their livelihood which is He asked PRI members to nectivity. In a era where tran - being unable to continue her pletion of snow clearence Executive Engineer GREF , N being constructed with an Dhateryal Panchayat which is also the ultimate thought stay in close touch with the sition to modern technologies studies online with no access work by first week of April a Tashildar Phuntsog ,Vice estimated cost of Rs.1 lakh 19 being carried out with an esti - behind initiating these devel - villagers to understand their of 5G, A.I are in progress, to internet.MP assured of nec - month prior, the people of the Presidnet of BJP Tashi thousand under MGNREGA mated cost of 12 lakh. He also opment works under various issues and to keep raising most of these villages have essary arrangements for her to region have also appreciated Gyalson, Dr Skalzang Dorjey at panchayat Gajansoo. He inspected the houses con - schemes. them with relevant authori - no access to basic phone net - continue her studies. the efforts, MP also honored BDC Chairman Leh, Tashi also informed that desilting structed under the PMAY The Advisor gave on spot ties. work. Considering the MP Jamyang Tsering Dheer Singh and Sher Singh , Dorjey, Member Youlchung PRIs contribute Rs topography where connectivi - Namgyal praised the untiring OEMs who have played a Neyraks BDC Stanzin Dwivedi reviews release of supplies ty is a important essential, in efforts of BRO “GREF”, important role on the ground Yangdol Block Sangalalog, 15000 towards PM payment to MSMEs times of emergency for Project Vijayak, chief engi - in creating road access. Tashi Dorjay Sherti wanla. Covid CARES Fund Sterling and Wilson appoints Raghu No jobs, starvation will lead DODA, MAY 29 : The Asks departments to clear dues at the earliest members of Panchayat JAMMU, MAY 29 : of non release of payments. Commissioner Secretary Menon as CEO, CoGen Business to anarchy : Zorawar Sharerna, Block Ghat have Commissioner/Secretary, The final outcome of the reviewed working and activi - Jammu, May 29 : Team all these vehicles are having contributed Rs 15 thousand Jammu, 29th May : Mr. Menon was responsible Industries & Commerce reports of each department ties of the Corporation and Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, for Ontime Performance, Jammu demands relief meas - bank cases or private finance towards the Prime Minister's Department, M. K. Dwivedi, shall be brought to the notice directed for timely updation of India’s leading EPC company Quality Supply, HSE ures for transport operators, cases,” said Zorawar Singh Citizen Assistance and Relief today sought immediate of higher authorities to take Corporation’s accounts so that and part of Shapoorji Pallonji Implementation, P&L support workers in un-organized sec - Jamwal, Chairman of Team in Emergency Situation fund. release of pending payments the final call on settling the factual statement of affairs of Group, announces the with top and bottom-line tor. Jammu, while addressing a Taking the lead in the appointment of Mr. Raghu achievements of the CoGen Expressing serious con - hurriedly called press confer - noble cause, the elected Menon as the Chief Executive Business. Mr. Menon has cern over the poor financial ence on Friday. members of the Panchyat Officer of its CoGen Business. more than two decades of condition of working class in Similarly, he added, sales - raised the Fund to contribute He will be responsible for experience across industrial un-organized sector, includ - men and sales girls in show - their bit in the fight against business development, market products and turnkey solu - ing private transport opera - rooms are without salary and the Covid-19 pandemic. growth and the P&L for the tions, having played CXO tors, salesmen, and motor maximum of them have been Sarpanch of Bal Krishan business. Mr. Menon has roles in Oil & Gas and Power mechanics etc, Team Jammu shunted out by their owners handed over the Cheque of been with the company as a Generation companies. He has has urged the Government to because of no work while a the donated amount to the COO since 2018. worked with Global MNCs at announce emergency relief number of motor mechanics District Development Commenting on his appoint - the P&L role and in various measures for families of in private garages have also Commissioner Dr Sagar D ment as the CEO, Mr. Raghu functions of technology, these people in Jammu and been asked to stay at home Doifode in his office. Menon said, “I am glad for the M&A, business development, Kashmir. without pay. The DDC welcomed the role given to me to lead the product development, over - “Because of no work for “Families of these work - gesture of the PRI members by the Government depart - issue, the meeting decided. the Corporation can be ascer - business, and I will endeavor seas market penetration, ven - the last more than two ers and daily earners are vir - and extended his gratitude ments for supplies/material Meanwhile, Commission tained. to drive the company’s vision dor development, and opera - months due to Corona lock - tually at the verge of starva - and lauded the efforts of the supplied by the local MSMEs Secretary, Industries and He impressed upon that of power generation through tions management. down, families of daily earn - tion and they don’t have Sarpanch for raising the and corporations of Industries Commerce Department, JKHDC to take all measures to efficient technologies and cus - Mr. Menon is a graduate in ing drivers and conductors money to pay even school funds to combat the emer - & Commerce Department. He Manoj K. Dwivedi, today clear the CAG observations. tomized solutions. We will Mechanical Engineering from are at the verge of starvation fees of their children,” said gency situation. was chairing a meeting to chaired the annual general The meeting was among oth - work as a cohesive and collab - Pune University and holds a while owner of more than Zorawar Singh Jamwal while review the progress made by meeting of J&K State ers attended by Additional orative team with the sole aim Diploma in Marketing 3000 Auto Rickshaws, 6 to highlighting the plights of Former Minister calls various departments in this Handloom Development Secretary Finance, Rajneesh of delivering solutions that are Management from Welingkar 7000 Mini Buses and about these people, who have not regard. Corporation Limited regard - Gupta, Director Finance, customer centric and lead to Institute of Management, 3000 buses across Jammu been provided any relief by on Lt Governor The meeting was attended ing adoption of Corporation Rajesh Kotwal and Managing customer delight.” As a COO, Mumbai. Province, are in shambles as the Government agencies. JAMMU, MAY 29 : Sh. by the senior officers of the accounts for the year 2011-12, Director JKHDC, Rakesh Yashpaul Kundal, former various departments includ - 2012-13 and 2013-14. Sharma. Memorandum to the President Minister called on the ing the representatives of the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Finance and Planning Committee approves grant of Selection Grade in President urged to restore J&K statehood, delete PSA, Chandra Murmu at the Raj Department and Managing Bhavan here today. Director, SICOP and Director favour of 32 officers of JK Revenue Service Constitute Advisory Committee of state recognized parties Sh. Kundal submitted a Finance, Industries & JAMMU, MAY 29 : The Revenue (Gazetted) Service ( Jammu, May 29 : Prof. Conference, PDP & J&K expressed surprise that a rently chief health improve - memorandum of demands Commerce. Committee constituted vide Tehsildars ) in the pay scale Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of National Panthers Party. The phraseology carried in USA ment officer for MaineHealth regarding several issues of Dwivedi took serious view Government Order No. 115- of Rs. 15,600-39,100 with J&K National Panthers Party present Delimitation rules as, ‘social distancing’ & Physical Distancing has public importance including of slow pace of the concerned Rev (Gaz) of 2019 dated Grade pay of Rs. 5600/- (pre- & Executive Chairman of Commission appointed by the has been barrowed by BJP been defined as the tendency reservation in promotion to departments on this issue and 23.10.2019, which met under revised) as per the J&K State Legal Aid Committee Union Government is uncon - Govt. in India least realizing to avoid close contact with the government employees asked the officers to come up the Chairmanship of Dr. Revenue (Gazetted) Service urged the President of India; stitutional as for J&K is con - the difference between ‘phys - others Body language expos - belonging to SC and ST cate - with a final proposal on Pawan Kotwal, Principal Recruitment Rules, 1977 To restore statehood of cerned. Two recognized state ical distancing’ & ‘social es our relationship to others. gories. The Lt Governor, Wednesday (June 3, 2020) Secretary, Revenue notified vide SRO 581 dated Jammu & Kashmir as the political parties namely PDP distancing’. Definition of There is the confident while interacting with the for - with the directions to clear the Department, today approved 05.10.1977 read with SRO state is under President’s & JKNPP have been ignored social distancing should have demeanor of the self-assured, mer Minister, observed that payments as early as possible. the proposal of grant of Notification 426 dated Rule and its statehood has thus making the Commission been studied by the BJP the plodding gait of the the Government is committed The departments were Selection Grade (Non-func - 20.12.2007 duly updated been robbed by the Union as unconstitutional and unac - rulers in Delhi and its com - downhearted and the physical towards the welfare of every asked to submit the report tional) in favour of 32 offi - vide s.o. no. 144 dated Government for malafide rea - ceptable as J&K is not state in parison from physical dis - distancing that characterizes section of the society. with full justification in case cers of Jammu and Kashmir 29.04.2020. sons. This was one of the old - the dictionary of Govt. of tancing. fear”. est states in India which was India. It is only a Union Definition of Physical dis - NPP Supremo described founded by Maharaja Gulab Territory, though, totally tancing in dictionary says; this word ‘social distancing’ Advisor Sharma for strengthening online education Singh in 1846 after annexing unconstitutional. Putting two “The practice of maintain - as an insult to the freedom Jammu & Kashmir with the political parties with its sit - ing a greater than usual phys - struggle of the country for maximum students’ outreach state. ting MPs as Members of the ical distance (such as six feet whereas the whole Nation He also urged the Delimitation Commission is or more) from other people or and its leadership stood for Calls for devising mechanism for imparting education to President to exercise his spe - absolutely unconstitutional, of avoiding direct contact social unification of the coun - cial powers to delete PSA unfair and unacceptable. with people or objects in pub - try. Quoting a letter of former students who are without internet, mobile connectivity (Public Safety Act) from the NPP Supremo also urged lic places during the outbreak Prime Minister, Ch. Charan JAMMU, MAY 29 : emphasized on further struction activities under possible time. The Nodal rule book of the new rule of President of India to convene of a contagious disease in Singh written to the then Advisor to Lieutenant strengthening of this system CAPEX/SAMAGRA Officer languishing project law proposed for the so called an urgent meeting of all rec - order to minimize exposure Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Governor, K.K. Sharma, for maximum outreach. He Schemes, the Advisor was directed to sort out all Union Territories of Jammu ognized political parties func - and reduce the transmission Nehru dated 22nd May, 1954. today directed for taking the also instructed DSEJ to devise instructed the Executive issues with department of Jal & Kashmir and Ladakh as the tioning in J&K so that a polit - of infection : physical dis - In that letter Ch. Charan necessary interventions for a mechanism by which educa - Engineers to speed up the Shakti and Finance depart - Public Safety Act was enact - ical consensus shall be creat - tancing San Francisco issued Singh suggested a further augmenting the ed by the State Assembly of ed in Jammu & Kashmir lest recommendations for social Constitution amendment to already in vogue online Jammu & Kashmir when J&K turns a hub of the dicta - distancing, advising residents mandating inter-caste (inter- imparting of education to J&K had its own torship of the bureaucracy to stay home as much as pos - linguistic) minorities to pro - maximize its reach among the Constitution. The present which is governing J&K ruth - sible and avoid congregating mote inter-caste marriages for students. Constitution applicable to lessly with the support of in large groups.— Taryn government services in the The Advisor was interact - J&K is no more under the agencies and Police force in Luna and Melody Gutierrez union. He also suggested that ing with officers during a control of the Union Territory violation of rule of law and Under a new "social distanc - inter-caste marriages should detailed review of different and PSA absolutely illegal, the Fundamental Rights ing" strategy, handshaking be given preference to the activities, schemes of School unconstitutional and there - applicable to the residents of could be discouraged, with general class. Education Department of fore cannot be allowed to J&K after the removal of other, less tactile forms of He suggested if the Union Jammu Division in the operate in J&K for the sup - Article 35A by the President. greeting taking its place.— Government wants to give Meeting Hall of the pression and oppression of NPP Supremo also urged Rosa Silverman The term some preference to any class Directorate of School the political persons in J&K. the President of India to seek social distancing may be for - of the people they should use Education here. Direct Lt. Governor J&K the relevant definition what eign to some, but the concept some other word than ‘social Director School Education to appoint a Delimitation the Union Government has is one often practiced during distancing’. Following USA Jammu, Ms. Anuradha Gupta Commission with representa - introduced ‘social distancing’ the flu season, said Dora culture and legal norms shall gave a detailed presentation of tion to all state recognized being repeated widely by AIR Anne Mills, the state's former do no good to promote Indian the various activities/schemes political parties e.g. National and TV channels. He top health official and cur - culture and philosophy. being implemented in the School Education Department especially with regard to Extend JKPDD Amnesty Scheme till COVID-19 end : SrS online initiatives for teach - JAMMU, May 29 : Shri caused mass disruptions to the source of earnings during the tariffs,” Mahajan said. ing/learning process during Ram Sena, J&K unit, on nation's economy, its trade, last more than two months. Mahajan appealed to the the current Covid-19 pandem - Friday criticized the callous industry and the lives of citi - With the poor sections having Lt Governor Girish Chandra ic. Also, the Advisor individu - attitude of J&K Power zens. There is no industry or exhausted all their savings, Murmu to extend Amnesty ally interacted with all the Development Department for sector of the economy that has Scheme before May 31 till the officers present in the meeting not extending JKPDD been left unaffected by this pandemic will end, adding including Chairperson BOSE, Amnesty Scheme for domes - wave,” he said. that such generous approach Joint Directors, Personnel tic electricity consumers of Mahajan asserted that peo - of the government would only Officer, Dy. Director (P&S), tion can be provided to those pace of construction work by ment so that projects are com - Jammu and Kashmir Union ple of all sections of the soci - go inline with the pious obli - Chief Accounts Officer, CEO students who are without removing all bottlenecks so pleted well in time. Territory. ety having been economically gations of a truly people Jammu, Officers from SIE mobile phones and internet that allocated funds can be The Director School In a statement issued here hit due to the corona pandem - friendly government in a wel - and engineering wing from facility. utilized properly. Education was further advised today, Rajiv Mahajan, ic and the government should fare state. SAMAGRA Shiksha. The Advisor also advised He further instructed the to strengthen the IT wing of President J&K unit, said that show compassion and provide Pertinent to mention here The Advisor hailed the the DSEJ to submit the list of Executive Engineer to pro - Directorate by way of submit - the Amnesty Scheme was special succour particularly to that the last dates of deposit - steps taken by the Directorate those teachers whose work vide the drinking water, toilet ting proposal to announced by the Power the financially distressed poor ing of first and 2nd install - in imparting online education was praiseworthy for suitable and electricity in all schools Administration for creation of Development Department and marginalized sections of ment of JKPDD Amnesty to the students uninterrupted - appreciation letters in order to on fully saturated mode. The posts. (PDD) in 2012 to curb the the society. Scheme was extended up to ly especially the DSEJ’s recognize their services. He issue of contingent paid work - The issue with regard to power theft in the erstwhile “The labourers, farmers, April 30, 2020 and May 31, Home Classes etc. also advised to explore the ers was also discussed in the summer vacation in the J&K State. small traders, self employed, 2020, respectively while the While appreciating the best practices adopted by meeting at length. schools was also discussed “Unfortunately, COVID- taxi transport and auto opera - they are finding it hard to last date of depositing 3rd efforts of all those other States during the current Advisor Sharma directed and it was intimated that the 19 outbreak has spread across tors, Rehri and Phari owners make both ends meet while at installment has been extended officers/teachers involved in pandemic. DSEJ to rationalize the teach - decision shall be taken at the the globe as well to the UT of have been worst affected due the same time having to pay from June 10, 2020 to June the process, the Advisor While reviewing the con - ing staff within the shortest appropriate time. J&K. The pandemic has to lengthy lockdown and no various kinds of cesses and 30, 2020. TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 THE VOICE OF BUrEAUCrACy India's poor deserve better A civil servant is like the bat the negativity that that just glitz and glamour with the increasing use of The oft used cliché: 'there people. Non-availability of foundation of a grand seems to be becoming all- could be counter-produc - technology and the conse - is no such thing as a free road links to the hinterland, EDITORIAL lunch', is thrown around a lot power, water, education and building that never gets its pervasive. In fact, 'Nexus tive in the long run. There quent transparency, the ill by economists, rich corpo - medical care acted as constant due credit despite being the of Good' is a movement is absolutely no doubt that effects of such interference rates, lenders and leaders barriers for the poor in the 'steel frame' that holds the that embodies the very most of the civil servants can be mitigated. The polit - elected to govern. We are rural heartland of the country. Half relief, full interest reminded on a daily basis that Our socialistic governance structure together. ethos of this exercise. It is a are individually bright and ical masters can be induced nothing is free and we must ensured one outcome: equi - Few days back when the Reserve Bank of India Unfortunately, the only movement to identify, brilliant when they enter to make more informed pay for every benefit the State table distribution of poverty announced its bi-monthly monetary policy, Governor time the common man gets understand, appreciate, the service. This is on decisions. They can be or its instruments deliver. for 85 per cent of the popula - Shaktikanta Das emphatically acknowledged the dire Indeed, even for those due but tion. The political economy to know about a civil ser - replicate and scale good account of the objective made aware of the implica - are not delivered. The people was centred on alleviation and state that the Indian economy in. Besides slashing the vant is when things have work that is being done by and impartial nature of the tions of their decisions in a are really a statistical symbol not on institutional support repo rate, a key announcement was the extension of the gone wrong, while their the civil servants and socie - selection process. The much more aware and to the state as voters or tax - systems that could generate moratorium on term loans to August 31 — a second payers, of human consequence the needed inputs of capital good deeds, usually, fail to ty as a whole. The idea is to problem begins after that. A transparent world. A large only to their own family and and know-how at the local consecutive extension after the initial three months earn them the recognition evolve an alternative narra - number of these officers number of brilliant and sometimes not even that. level. The village and block moratorium announced on March 27. The rationale, one that is due. But that is what tive to the flagrant negativ - find it difficult to evolve committed civil servants Those who are poor and illit - level institutions became would think, behind the decision was likely to provide erate make do with an exis - decrepit as soon as they were the civil service is all about. ity that is rampant across brilliantly as a part of a are already attempting to tence in the doghouse of our set up and good money contin - relief to the stressed borrowers whose income channels A civil servant is expected all media. After all, the true group. Hence, though a do that. Take for example exalted ancient civilization. ued to chase these bad instru - have been hampered due to a national lockdown in place to slog it out without, hid - impact of this negativity is number of them make a the likes of officers like These are roughly 75 per cent ments. So 73 years down the for over two months now. The moratorium provides of our 1.3 odd billion people. line we have a 100 days den away from view. They its ability to influence the name for themselves, fre - Sanjay Agrawal (trans - Bereft of access to regular employment guarantee people with the option to defer loan repayments for the will be challenged to rise to thoughts and actions of a quently, the institutions formed whichever sector he employment, ever unsure of scheme to help the poor in time being but allows interest liabilities to accrue for the the occasion, time and large number of people. they man do not benefit. In handled, the turn-round of two meals a day, where even a times of total distress. It is a said period. The six-month moratorium adds to the minor illness is a major mis - pittance by any stretch and again. They will be expect - The 'premium' on good this sense, social media, or the Uttar Pradesh Road fortune, the poor remain so, cannot feed the family of the monthly instalments owing to no discount on interests. ed to perform commend - work seems to have been for that matter, any media Transport Corporation voiceless and dependent on poor for round the year. Alas, In essence, even if a borrower does not pay EMI for the ably even the most severe lost in the strident din of is a double-edged weapon. being the most significant humiliating wages for their this is the only safety net for labour or subsidised rations them. Rest of the eco-system, said moratorium period, interest for the same still has to of tasks. For example, they one); Ajay Bhalla and from a state showing its con - from access to opportunity be paid. The apparent flaw in the said decision makes us might have played a crucial Vivek Bhardwaj (put in cern or welfare face. There is a and markets or employment, revisit the rationale under which RBI decided to grant role in times of grave disas - place a transparent and wall, high layer after layer, to remains in the unorganised be scaled for a chance at the sector. Barring a few states moratorium in the first place. In principle, RBI's mora - ters like the earthquake in non-reversible regime for betterment of their lot through like Kerala, quality education torium simply provides flexibility for repayments of Gujarat or the floods in coal block auctions); education and employment. is beyond the means of the loans owing to the adversity that has struck us all. Not Kerala and now, in manag - Sutirtha Bhattacharya Scarcity of hope and money poor. Access to justice is are the two constants in their remote and expensive and the compelled to pay EMIs for six months has been count - ing the unprecedented (Former Chairman, Coal life on this earth. The current panchayats dispense favours ed as a relief here simply because borrowers can breathe COVID crisis; however, India Limited, whose lockdown imposed with bare - and justice on a biased basis. a temporary sigh of relief that they will not be enlisted there is a scant chance for efforts led to record pro - ly any notice has compounded All in all, it is but an existence their misery tenfold and and not a life they yearn for. as a defaulter or their accounts would not feature under this 'invisible' servant to get duction of coal in the coun - brought their existence to a Also Read - The Coronavirus NPA. While showing concern over the prevailing tough recognised for their contri - try); and Ajay Seth, Naresh pause. Also Read - Flipping epoch A man's instinct is to phase, the relief expected by RBI has not been provided bution. It is only on some Gangwar, Nand Kumar, the perspective 'Garibi Hatao' seek the yonder. The cities and poverty alleviation are the began to attract more and as such. At best, RBI has allowed borrowers to make of the rarest of rare occa - and Sandhya Rani (brought two standard political slogans more youth from villages all another term loan out of the interest accrued besides the sions when officers like E high decibels used for pro - The key lies in how they about a transformation in of our 70 plus years of post- over the country. It was bound option to pay this additional interest in one go. Sreedharan and KPS Gill moting negativity. Also use media. As we look school education in independence struggles for to happen as they appeared to making a prosperous India. offer a better life. With cities Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued notice to RBI may get a chance to grab Read - Failure to connect It around, we find stellar Karnataka, Rajasthan, Admittedly, the challenge was holding a mystic attraction for and the Centre over a petition demanding loan interest the limelight. Also Read - will not be hyperbolic to examples of a large number Maharashtra and Andhra a steep one. Rural India was a better future and better waiver during the moratorium. The petitioner asserts Flipping the perspective state that the 'good' are of institutions that are Pradesh respectively) who largely undeveloped. Few wages, people poured in hun - roads, no schools, no civic dreds, then thousands and then that no interest should be charged at all during the mora - However, this seems to be struggling for recognition manned exclusively by 'made things happen' infrastructure, next to no irri - hundreds of thousands. torium phase. Examining the situation, it would be changing now. Social and a large number of them civil servants and have despite serious limitations. gation and we could go on and Unskilled or semi-skilled men important to take note of how the plea for interest waiv - media seems to be giving are fighting their battles done everyone proud. The These are just a few on. In many areas, even the and some womenfolk formed access could take a 20-mile the ubiquitous service sector er during the moratorium phase is not unfounded. The voice to the new breed of against a much more organ - Election Commission, the instances of the outstanding walk through forests to reach a that cushioned the lifestyles of pandemic and the ensuing lockdown is a natural officers. It is helping invis - ised set of 'negativity mon - Comptroller and Auditor work that has been done by village. Agriculture was limit - the city populace. The city obstruction of business as usual. It can well be treated at ible civil servants to drop gers'. As the poet wrote, General, the Union Public focused and driven officers. ed, being monsoon dependent could provide employment and seed varieties scarce. but our urban planners just par with a natural calamity that renders the borrowers their cloak of invisibility. It 'The best lack conviction Service Commission and Thankfully, the list of such Often, crops would be lost to forgot to provide any kind of incapable of repaying loans in the affected period. It is is helping them become and the worst are full of the Central Vigilance officers is a long one. And unseasonal rains or just plain shelter with human dignity for not a case of notoriety wherein the borrower is trying to prominent in the ever- passionate intensity!' The Commission are some such there is no doubt that their droughts. Employment was the vital providers of necessi - even more scarce with educa - ties of city life. Not only shel - evade his debt. It is not a case of wilful default. Covid- evolving complex eco-sys - quintessential bureaucrat, if institutions (though the stories need to be told so tion and vocation learning ter but other vital civic needs 19 has affected all borrowers. With businesses interrupt - tem. In the context of social there is one, has been left credibility of some of these that others believe that lacking, the average villager also were not available. As the media, the approach is pret - no option but to change. institutions has been ques - despite political, social, was unskilled and hence could cities expanded in size, the ed, those unable to generate income, which they would choose either to till his small - heartless nature of human life have otherwise, should not have to bear the burden of ty clear. Can't beat them? They have been forced to tioned on occasion in the technological and financial holding or become a labourer grew. Service given, service additional EMIs or interest because of a calamity. It is Join them! Whether it is attempt to come out of their recent past). Can the new- handicaps, individuals can for hire on some construction paid, period. Humanity went Twitter, Facebook or on cocoon. And I feel that they age civil servants commit transform institutions and site or a road-building project. out of the window. The poor not their fault that the pandemic brought the entire And years went by, there was found refuge in slums where world to a halt. Losses that lenders would have to bear any other platform, a large should change. There is no themselves to replicate the usher in the next level of no improvement in sight in the crime prevailed as much as the due to the interest waiver during moratorium appears number of civil servants way they can afford to ethos of these institutions? progress. These officers lives of the rural population. uncertainty of tenure and civic have chosen social media remain in the 'ivory tower'; It may not be easy because have used their brilliance to Generations lived on the mar - amenities. We are guilty, the meagre when weighted against the burden that has been gins and died on the margins city managers and the city passed on to the stressed borrowers. It is a calamity for to communicate with the to remain just the silent the above-mentioned insti - bring about and sustain as well, unsung, unnoticed planners for misreading the everyone. While lenders will have to bear a loss of inter - world at large. Also Read - foundation. They have to tutions are by and large change. And their success and unheard of. Agriculture economy essential for vibrant A long step-back After all, make their presence felt. insulated from political is the proof of concept. The offered a bare living, land cities. Volumes became est, borrowers are bearing the lack of income. The pur - laws and their administration unmanageable and years of pose of a moratorium appears hollow when the burden one must not forget that the The question is, how? Also interference. Moreover, key is first to appreciate the was mired in a maze of neglect have made our urban invariably appears to be on borrowers, one way or civil servants have been at Read - The Coronavirus these are exceptions and, good work that they are bureaucratic labyrinths and environment toxic in every the receiving end for far too epoch Can the civil ser - unfortunately, not the rule. doing, understand how they the marginal farmer was at the way. Empty promises of polit - another. The demand for interest-waiver during morato - mercy of the middle man to ical leaders became the bear - rium is not a routine affair unlike farm loan waivers or long. And with the aid of vants evolve as a group and If most of the organisations are doing it and then try negotiate his title and allied ers of hope of a better day for wilful defaulters that the country has been marred with. social media, these new- dispel the apprehensions acquire the ethos of these and replicate what they are needs from the tehsildar's the slum dwellers. Another set age officers are trying to that the common man has institutions, the bureaucra - doing. Civil servants fre - office. of poverty alleviation agendas These are grim times and unprecedented measures have He was also at the mercy became big business for all been necessitated in all aspects. Interest accumulation bring forth not only facts about them? To do that, the cy would not have acquired quently face various dilem - of the middlemen to sell his concerned except the poor. during a moratorium in the prevailing hour of crisis but also to provide 'road- members of the civil serv - the 'name' or reputation that mas. There are sacrifices produce in mandis. The result Thus prospered builders, shows' of their 'achieve - ice will have to be aware of it has. There's no denying involved and, on many was he was shortchanged at politicians and apathetic city hurts the average borrower. From the perspective of every intersection. Also Read managers. At a rough count, rationality, RBI's interest-laden moratorium falls short ments'. This exercise can be the pitfalls of promoting that it is extremely difficult occasions, the choice itself - A long step-back Education the service providers, also of the relief it is capable of providing to borrowers, interpreted to be a part of themselves as individuals. to insulate institutions from is difficult. And the jury on and health care access was called migrant labour, or the the larger purpose to com - They should also be aware political interference. But this is still out! limited too, if and when avail - rural poor who came to seek a especially in this situation of exigency. able. Rural populations resort - livelihood in the city are 100 ed to local quacks and home million-plus of all ages, sexes, remedies and in serious ail - skilled and unskilled, house ments, they generally suc - helps of all kinds. These are cumbed before they could the people who earned daily Just tame the dragon reach the city hospital. The and lived daily. For them, the worst of it was the lack of wheels of the economy have In the ongoing battle against the Corona to pur - Two of the three incur - Lipulekh and Kalapani tage. cy of the CCP. Unlike a schools and colleges in their to keep moving. They are at for supremacy between sue its territorial ambi - sion points chosen had sectors. China is using Coupled with this is the national army dedicated proximity. The schools that the mercy of the employers the US and China, the lat - tions as part of its tradi - traditionally been undis - Nepal as a pressure point activation of a number of to the defence of a State were there, lacked basic and touts for their jobs and ter let loose its “wolf-war - tional expansionist policy. puted in the past. China as part of its coercive Advanced Landing and its people, the amenities and the teachers survival. Their shelter and riors”, signifying The Chinese actions in once again dared India but strategy. Grounds (ALGs) by the Chinese military’s pur - were infrequent in attendance. their jobs have no certainties. Beijing’s new and aggres - SCS were checkmated by knew very well that it was While the incursion in Indian Air Force (IAF). pose is to create political Social prejudices and local In fact, they are temporary. It sive diplomatic response US intervention as India not the same India of North Sikkim was The Chinese sensitivities power for the party. The inhibitions prevented the girl is little wonder that the specta - to countries blaming it for continued to pursue its 1962. It was trying its resolved using the exist - in the area lie in Aksai PLA is guided by the child from acquiring any for - cle of human misery has mal education and a vast indeed unfolded on such a the Coronavirus pandem - strategy of balance. But usual technique of mes - ing border management Chin and Karakoram “political warfare” doc - human resource potential was scale due to the shutdown ic. “Wolf-warrior diplo - was the Chinese belliger - saging and signalling to protocols, the same failed Pass, both of which have trine of the CCP which lost to the country and its imposed by the spread of macy,” named after two ence in the SCS a warning coerce New Delhi, least to resolve the tension in become easily accessible includes “Three economy for a minimum of COVID-19. The failures of Chinese movies, to India which it failed to realising that India had Eastern Ladakh. In fact, to Indian troops. Warfares” or “3Ws” two generations. We continue governance have compounded describes offensives by its read? India’s change in learnt its lessons well at China is reported to be That is the reason the encompassing, public with our below-par perform - the misery of millions of peo - diplomats to defend FDI rules to stem Chinese Doklam. China’s recent strengthening its positions Chinese side is focussing opinion warfare, psycho - ance in providing quality edu - ple who needed to be with China’s national interests, predatory trade practices provocations on the Line and also some movement on the Galwan stand-off, logical warfare and legal cation and health care to our their loved ones. The sight of often in confrontational didn’t go down well with of Actual Control (LAC) has been reported oppo - painting India as the warfare. rural brethren despite the infants, young mothers, ways. However, the glob - Beijing. Neither was have strategic messaging site Demchock in Sub- aggressor. In an article, its The first of the “3Ws,” country's politics being replete expecting mothers, young with slogans of 'health for all', men leading them home cov - al anger against Beijing China happy with India rather than tactical. These Sector South (SSS). The official Global Times media or public opinion 'beti padaho, beti bachao' and ering hundreds of miles on was so much that anti- joining the comity of are not the usual summer tactical dimension of newspaper accused Indian warfare, attempts to shape many more resonating phrases foot, cycles or crated carts China sentiments gained nations backing a draft time intrusions and are these moves revolves troops of crossing over public opinion both as if to say that hope is around would be and should be an momentum and the “wolf- resolution at the World almost simultaneous. around China’s assertive into Chinese territory. In domestically and interna - the next corner. Also Read - unforgettable sight to millions warrior diplomacy” failed Health Organisation Naku La in North Sikkim, and coercive policies to typical Chinese style, they tionally. If the domestic Failure to connect This is not of us who failed them in this to make an impact. Saner (WHO), nor was it happy Galwan Valley in Sub- maintain dominance over predicted India would element sounds odd, it is to say that these challenges grave hour. All governance voices at home began to with the likely shift of Sector North (SSN) and adversaries in the areas of regret its actions. “The because the PLA believes were easy to surmount. collapsed and is out there in call for restraint but they global companies from Pangong Tso (PTSO) in conflict. Galwan Valley is not like that energising or mobilis - Equally, it would not be cor - the open, hot summer sun. went unheeded as China China to India. The final the Middle Sector of As part of its War Zone Doklam because it is in ing the Chinese public is rect to say that we were short Governance is an outcome of of ideas. More importantly, it institutional capability and if today is ruled by the all- straw for China was the Eastern Ladakh. Campaign (WZC) doc - the Aksai Chin region in useful for signalling would be far fetched to say we dilute its integrity to seek powerful Xi Jinping and chairmanship of the exec - The scuffles had very trine, China has rapidly southern Xinjiang of resolve and deterring for - that our policymakers, gener - the response moderated to his diktat prevails. utive board of the World little to do with border developed infrastructure China, where the Chinese eign incursions on ally men of vision and integri - answer the wishes of the polit - So China displayed its Health Assembly by way disputes because both right up to the forward military has an advantage Chinese interests. The ty, failed in providing a direc - ical or bureaucratic desire, aggressiveness in South of which India could take Naku La and Galwan posts, to create military and mature infrastructure. second warfare attempts tion to our dreams of a pros - they will fail when they are China Sea (SCS) by sink - to task both Beijing and were never disputed by asymmetry to gain advan - So, if India escalates the to influence foreign deci - perous India. But cumulative - needed most. Civic bodies, ing a Vietnamese fishing the WHO. China felt the Chinese earlier. It tage over the adversary in friction, the Indian mili - sion-makers and how they ly there was a failure in imple - village-level leadership, dis - trawler near the Paracel threatened by India wanted to send signals to a short or localised con - tary force could pay a approach China policy. mentation due to a gross lack trict authorities have collec - Islands in early April. In though New Delhi made it India that it wants negoti - flict. However, it objects heavy price”, it says. The third seeks to shape of integrity and timely correc - tively fallen short of acting tives to policy structures. with humanity and leading the mid-April, the Chinese clear that it wants to avoid ations, maybe to get out of strongly and reacts with To understand the the legal context for Despite the centrally directed people's resilient will to sur - Ministry of Natural power politics. the global mess it finds force to India’s attempts Chinese belligerence, one Chinese actions, includ - planning for development, our vive against odds. The odds Resources and Ministry of So China soon made itself in, a leverage to do the same on its side needs to understand the ing building the legal jus - growth rate had hardly any have suddenly grown bigger Civil Affairs jointly India the target of its against the global pan - of the LAC. In the current People’s Liberation Army tification for Beijing’s pace or verve through and up and as for institutions announced the naming of “wolf warrior-diplomacy” demic inquiry. China is scenario, too, the bone of (PLA). Unlike the Indian actions and using domes - to the beginning of the 90s. equipped to handle our crises, 80 islands, reefs, too. First through Press scared of losing its status contention is the newly- Army, the PLA is not a tic laws to signal Chinese The ability of the State to we can only say that what is seamounts, shoals and statements, harsh articles as the “global factory.” constructed Leh-Shyok- national army. It is the intentions. All of these manage its business was over - lost in fires, will be found in ridges in the SCS, trigger - and accusations of unfair China has also tried to DBO Highway, which has military wing of the fall under the broader stretched just as much as its the ashes. And from these ing angry protests from trade practices. Then it provoke Nepal by asking not only removed the Chinese Communist Party umbrella of political war - inability to enforce equity and ashes, we will need to restore fairness to open markets and the vitality of our failed insti - other claimants. China decided to shift the scene it to raise a boundary dis - asymmetry but placed (CCP) with the primary fare. The party leads and competition for access by the tutions. was using the global fight to the Sino-Indian border. pute with India in the Indian troops at an advan - role of ensuring suprema - the PLA follows. tRUtH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, SAtURDAY , MAY 30, 2020 Allow small eateries, reheries & pheri-walas to function in "Don't get misled by the misleading statements of all these Kavinder launches lane & drains up- J&K: Manjit Singh tP CORRESPONDENt VIJAYPUR, MAY 29 : spent forces they all are the chips of same block." MPEJ Former Minister and Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party tP CORRESPONDENt ment Hospitals & other resulted into strikes & gradation work In Pyt. Narwal Bala JAMMU, MAY 29 : The developmental works, as is protests by the contractual & (JKAP), senior leader, Manjit Members of the Movement done by AAP-Delhi govern - Adoc lectures & teachers. Government in implementa - Singh has appealed Government to permit busi - for Peace, Equality & Justice ment. They said that Aam The greatest surprise is that tion of developmental in a press statement issued Aadmi Party led by shri all such scams & irregulari - schemes and avail maximum ness activities by the evening reheri walas, load carriers, here said that all these con - Arvind Kejirwal at Delhi ties were conveniently benefits of schemes. ventional Political Parties who adopted such strict and ignored by all the Chief Gupta appealed to the pub - road side vendors, small pas - senger transporters like mini- have not yet learned any les - strong efforts that gave up Ministers of the erstwhile lic to follow the instruc - son from Pandemic & are yet political commission, com - J&K state as well by the high tions/guidelines issued by buses and three-wheelers. These poor people have shut playing politics over poor munalism and corruption and command of UPA at the cen - the Government for control - people of the country & also there by AAP- Delhi govern - tre. Regarding development, ling the further spread of their small business establish - ments since day one when the on COVID-19, which is very ment has succeeded in pro - all the road works started corona virus among the pub - dangerous for the poor peo - viding free electricity, free under PMGSY during lic. He said people should nationwide lockdown was announced by the Union Govt, ple of the country of all reli - drinking water, free travel to Vajpayee's prime minister refrain from going to market gions. They have appealed to women, free pilgrimage to ship were almost abandoned places un-necessarily. BY he said, while extending his support to the rehri-walas, the poor people of J&K UT, Senior Citizens, best educa - & were taken up only 2/3 adopting the guidelines and not to get misled by the tional facilities, best health years back & now the work adopting the preventive pheri-walas, mini-buses and auto drivers. The J&K Apni blame game of all these test - facilities to the people of is proceeding progressively measures everyone will be ed political parties they all Delhi from their 70% to 85% on some roads. saving his life and the lives Party, senior leader said that when Govt has allowed grad - are the chips of the same saved huge amount. They further said that the of others too. Gupta also block & all are the share Let us first take the cases people have high hopes from appealed business men, who ual opening of rest of the eco - Photo by Bikas Bhagat nomic activities, why these holders in corruption/ com - of education the most impor - Prime Minister, Sh. Narinder gradually have started their mission cases. They said that tant sector for development Modi Jee , so he should erad - tP CORRESPONDENt provide all basic amenities nomic conditions of the peo - business to adopt the safety cannot be allowed to operate with conditions of following what Late Prime Minister of the poor people, during icate commission which JAMMU, MAY 29 : like adequate drinking water, ple of the area. Interacting measures so as to control the Rajeev Gandhi had said the last 20 years of starts from politicians & per - Former Deputy Chief power, education, healthcare with the people, Kavinder further spread of corona norms of social distancing and cleanliness. "Many of them nearly 32 years ago, is still in Congress- NC government colate down up to the gram Minister & BJP Senior facilities and other civic Gupta said that development virus. Former MLC-Ch. vogue right from his time till in J&K. The infamous scam level members & also in all Leader, Kavinder Gupta facilities to the people of programs have been Vikram Randhawa while have taken loans from the banks to run their small busi - date. He had said that out of regards ETT happened dur - departments from top to bot - along with former MLC- Ch. Union Territory of J&K launched in the constituency interacting with the public the total funds provided for ing the Congress or tom. Mr. Modi's and some of Vikram Randhawa and especially the areas where with the aim to provide bet - said, several projects are nesses. Now when their reheries, and evening eateries the developmental works in Congress-NC coalition while his colleagues' honesty are District President- Vinay there is lack of basic ameni - ter amenities to the people. under way to provide all rural area only 15% reaches education was headed by not sufficient to take the Gupta, toured many areas of ties to the public. He said, On the occasion, local peo - basic amenities including are closed, it is not possible to even manage two times meal to the ground level & the Congress ministers only. country to real heights of Gandhi Nagar Constituency from the last six years, ple projected charter of better connectivity, safe remaining 85% goes into pri - Innumerable new schools development without chang - to take the stock of problems Gandhi Nagar Constituency demands which included drinking water, better sanita - for their families," said Manjit Singh. These people earn on vate pockets. But even after were opened only to benefit ing of this conventional cor - being faced by the people has witnessed the develop - construction and up-grada - tion to the people. He exhort - Rajeev Gandhi's this admit - some favourties, thronging rupt political system. amid COVID-19 and start ment on ground. He said BJP tion of Lanes and drains in ed upon the concerned daily bases to feed their fami - lies and pay back loans. "The ted public statement, con - all other norms to the winds Topmost priority will have to Lane and drain work at ward believes in delivery instead area. Gupta gave them departments for proper uti - gress- UPA ruled the country & that is why most of such be given to check the com - no 6 of Panchayat Narwal of false promises as is done patient hearing and assured lization of resources and Govt should step in to help the poor people with regard to till 2014 but never made any schools are defunct these mission system and other Bala. Gupta was accompa - by other political parties in them that work on all the strict adherence to quality change in this political com - days having 4/5 students & related corrupt practices nied by Narinder Koki, the past during their rule in approved projects is started norms. He stressed for strict deduction of loan installments so that they get some relief mission system in develop - 2/3 teachers. Former which are playing havoc Mohd asalam-Nb Sarpanch, J&K and Centre. Referring as early as possible. He said vigil by the inhabitants to mental works & purchasing Education Minister Mr. with the development efforts Amit Gupta, Mohd Rafiq, to the developmental works the construction work on cross check the quality of from the banks, and also com - pensation be announced in of other departmental Naeem Akhtar Later did a of the government. The Sachin Sharma, Anil under execution in Gandhi various ongoing develop - material being used during requirements & the commis - good deed by merging many MP's, MLA's, MLC's and Choudhary ,Shamsher Nagar Constituency, Gupta mental projects is apace in the execution of develop - their favour," said former Minister, Manjit Singh. sion remained fixed for cen - such schools into some Ministers will have to be Singh, Raiz Choudhary and said that the construction of the area but the need of the mental works in their area. tral politicians & the state viable School. The Congress made accountable for proper Kuldeep Raj panch. various developmental proj - hour is to utilize 100 percent politicians through their head made middle pass man the utilization of developmental Speaking on the occasion, ects are apace and on com - funds earmarked for the cur - Hinduist leader from Jammu will be next of the departments. And the Education Minister during funds. NGO's must also be Gupta said that union pletion of these schemes it rent fiscal. He asked the peo - same process has been whose Minister ship the made accountable. So a Government is committed to will change the socio-eco - ple to cooperate with the Chief Minister in J&K: Chandel adopted by the BJP-NDA Education department suf - strong Lokpal at the centre & government till date, so the fered a great loss & many strong Lokayukts at state tP CORRESPONDENt ensure Chief Minister from long experienced congress scams occurred which were levels are the dire need of the "Use and throw policy of educated JAMMU, MAY 29 : Jammu this time. leaders in political commis - highlighted by the media. It day and the most important Hinduist leader and Chandel further said that sion during UPA govern - was in sequel to many other aspect of all this reformative National General Secretary due to large assembly con - ment, can very easily now scams during other previous process is reforms in elec - youth abhorrable : Harsh & Shri Amarnathji Yatra stituencies , no MLA was calculate the amount of polit - Education Ministers of toral process. Only man of Welfare Society, National able to complete the devel - ical commission of NDA Congress. high integrity and high capa - tP CORRESPONDENt throw policy" with regard to tion of Information chairman Modi Shah mis - opment of their areas and government from different The other great damage bility should be our public JAMMU, MAY 29 : "While educated youth has already Department employees dur - sion of Raju Chandel in a this time after the assembly departments. The MPEJ done to education by these representatives i.e MP's & the University of Jammu has antagonized the younger ing the currency of Corona press statement ruled out elections, the Hinduist members said that if this inefficient education minis - MLA's etc. No other consid - granted extension to the con - generation and could lead to pandemic had stoked the possibility of any Acting leader should be made the 85% political commission ters is the wrong education eration should be allowed to tractual lecturers appointed disastrous consequences. fires of disaffection amongst Chief Minister in J&K as Chief Minister of Jammu based corruption is saved policy adopted by them due come in the way of making during 2019-20 session in its Lambasting further the the youth against the dis - being circulated on social and Kashmir and the Deputy and utilized in improving to which adhocism was the choice between these various departments for Education Department for criminatory and authoritari - media. Chief Minister should be government schools, govern - widespread which has now public representatives. another one year in view of discontinuation of 550 'sub - an moves of the government. He however maintained from Kashmir Valley. Corona pandemic, the J&K ject specific teachers' Similarly the non release of that next Chief Minister of Chandel appealed Prime Higher Education appointed under RMSA wages of daily rated casual J&K will definitely be from Minister Narender Modi and Mayor visits, reviews the development Department has most uncere - without assigning any rea - and other need based work - Jammu as and when elec - Home Minister Amit Shah moniously announced termi - son, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh ers had sparked massive out - tions are held in a proper to focus on welfare of nation of contractual termed the govt move as rage among the lower rung democratic way after the oppressed Hindus of Jammu works at cattle pond (Goshalla) Nagrota appointments of college lec - highly abhorrable and con - employees. Covid-19 pandemic gets and Kashmir and justice be turers engaged during the temptuously retrograde. Referring to the statements over. While rejecting the done with them which is tP CORRESPONDENt previous year and holding "The said candidates had made by the official talk of the Chief Minister of long pending. JAMMU, MAY 29 : fresh contractual appoint - been appointed under RMSA Spokesman of the J&K govt Jammu and Kashmir being He expressed confidence Continuing the drive to pro - ments after June 30, 2020". now rechristened as SAMA - in the media, that 10,000 parachuted on social media, that now under present sce - vide better development & This was stated by Mr. Harsh GRA. And whereas their posts will be filled up with he said citing constitution nario there is very much a civic amenities to the people Dev Singh, Chairman- counterparts under the same preference to some selected that such a decision has possibility to think Chief of Jammu city Chander JKNPP and former Minister scheme appointed as voca - categories, Mr. Harsh Dev never ever been taken in any Minister from Jammu . Mohan Gupta Mayor Jammu today. He said that if the tional teachers, special edu - called for publishing of new part of country since There are number of such municipal Corporation Jammu University has found cation teachers and computer recruitment rules in the offi - Independence. Hindu leaders who can very alongwith Satpal karlupia it inexpedient and unreason - education teachers have been cial gazette as no recruit - Chandel said that the ably run govt in J&K but in Councilor of Ward No.32, able to replace contractual allowed to continue, the 'sub - ments can be done without Rashtriya Swayamsevak the present times, J&K BJP Surinder Sharma Councillor lecturers by a fresh batch of ject specific teachers' have notifying the rules. And Sangh (RSS) and the Chief Ravinder Raina being of Ward No. 38 conducted an contractuals, why shouldn't been terminated in the most while the rules are nowhere, Hinduist BJP leaders of true patriot is best candidate extensive tour of Municipal the J&K Higher Education arbitrary manner without the govt's repeated state - Jammu and Kashmir have for Chief Minister's post and cattle pond at Nagrota & Department follow the simi - assigning any reason report - ments of new recruitments made a lot of sacrifice in likewise Sofi Yusuf will be reviewed the ongoing vari - lar sensible approach during edly to fill up the resultant would be nothing more than Jammu and Kashmir and right candidate for Dy Chief ous development activities at Photo by Vivek the prevalent Covid-19 crisis posts through some blue a ridiculous surmise, said their sacrifices in past and Minister's post from the said site. Mohit Mahajan, hillocks and having eco- routine basis. Mayor further and allow extension to the eyed favourites of the helms - Singh. present will definitely Kashmir valley. Executive Engineer (project friendly atmosphere. It will told that there is also a provi - existing teaching faculty for men. He regretted that division) JMC alongwith his become a unique & modern sion of temple of Radha kris - atleast next one year. He said despite the budget for the team, Dr. Susheel Sharma, Goshalla with separate sheds han near the main entrance that govt should consider fil - said SAMAGRA posts being "Appeal to Dr. Jitendra & Delimitation Commission Member for J&K, to create Municipal Veterinary Officer for Bull, cows as well as gate of this cattle pond ing up the available posts in provided by the centre, the & concerned contractors calves alongwith dispensary alongwith shopping complex these educational institutions J&K Education Department were also present at the site. for treatment of sick animals. for the convenience of gener - through regular appointees had deprived the eligible Mayor went round the whole Mayor further told that being al public. rather than replacing one set youth of the benefits of a separate Assembly Constituency of the whole Sub-Division thathri" complex alongwith the team the natural land a modern He directed the project of contractuals with another employment. tP CORRESPONDENt MLC or MLA is from Sub- (Inderwal, Chatroo & Thakrai & took stock of the ongoing view point alongwith water division JMC and concerned which would only lead to Likewise, the disengage - JAMMU, MAY 29 : The Division Thathri. They also villages of the erstwhile construction works. Mayor bodies and solar plant will contractors to execute the resentment and demoraliza - ment of Health employees of members of Thathri demand District Status for Kishtwar Tehsil) which is was apprised by the project also be made available at this work on this site within the tion amongst the educated Jammu division appointed Development Front, District Sub-Division Thathri as it now about 65 kms from Sub- division that the work of site and every efforts be stipulated time period by youth. He said that "use and under SRO-24 and termina - Doda, R.R. Manhas, K. K. comprises of 5 Tehsils and all Division Thathri & 30 kms construction of boundary taken to make it a famous adopting proper social dis - Rao, O.R.Bhall, Advocate the existing Districts & away from District Head wall at the site is almost tourist spot also as large tancing and also appeal to Sketch Artist of Distt. Kishtwar salute Kanwarjeet Singh Thakur, Assembly Constituencies in Quarter Kishtwar) & Tehsil going to be completed. number of pilgrimages of the general public to cooper - Corona Warriors efforts by sketching Honorary Caption retired the state have hardly 2 or 3 Chiralla , Tehsil Bhella & four Mayor told that an amount of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ji ate with JMC in various Layaqat Ali, Behari Lal Tehsils. Panchyats of Kahara Tehsils of Rs 5 crore has been Shrine passes through this development activities , also tP CORRESPONDENt 19 pandemic, Subash Shan Bhagat & Javeed Iqbal Batt, in They further said & added Sub-Division Thathri are embarked at the 1st instance route on daily basis. follows the guidelines of KISHtWAR, MAY 29 : As (a self taught sketch artist) of a press statement issued here that the delimitation of attached with Bhadarwah from 14th finance commis - Moreover after the comple - Distt Administration issued every citizen of world as Shanpura Kishtwar sketched have appealed to Dr. Jatinder Assembly seats has become Constituency which is very sion award for this presti - tion of this project, people time to time regarding novel well as from India is hailing down corona warriors with Singh, Union Minister in PMO more necessary with the cre - injustice with the poor people gious project which is spread will also get fresh milk from corona virus to break the and paying tribute to corona coloured pencils on paper to & Delimitation Commission ation of 8 new Districts of Sub-Division Thathri . The over about 97 kanals of natu - this modern Goshalla when chain of COVID-19 warriors by different means appreciate, express gratitude Member for J&K to please because some areas of one main reason why it was made ral land surrounding by sunrises and when sunsets on Pandemic effectively for their wonderful and dedi - and as a mark of honor and create separate Assembly constituency are falling under neither a constituency nor a cated working amid COVID- tribute to them. Constituency of the whole the administrative jurisdiction District is that no representa - BJP felicitates principal Online"MONOLOGUE" Sub-Division Thathri. As the of two Districts For Example tion in the upper house or Sub-Division Thathri is divid - Inderwal, Chatroo & Thakrai lower house was given by suc - Gov't Medical College ed in Bhadarwah & Inderwal of Inderwal Constituency fall cessive governments till date. Competition 2020 results declared Constituencies because of in Kishtwar District where as Tehsils Gandoh, Doda, tP CORRESPONDENt Certificate, the second prize which the whole Sub-Division some parts of erstwhile Thathri Kishtwar & Bhadarwah have Digra REASI, MAY 29 : The winners will receive Rs Thathri is lacking the basic Tehsil (Tehsil Kahara, Tehsil been provided this representa - tP CORRESPONDENt results of Online "MONO - 3,000 with Certificate, and facilities. Sub-Division Thathri &Tehsil Phagsoo of tion but the erstwhile Tehsil JAMMU, MAY 29 : LOGUE" Competition the third prize winners will Thathri is the most backward same Inderwal constituency Thathri which now comprises Abhijeet Singh Jasrotia, 2020, organised by receive Rs 2,000 with and undeveloped Sub-Division remain with District Doda. of 5 Tehsils ,has been in-gen - Spokesperson (BJP) felici - tated Dr. Naseeb Chand Abhinaya Kala Manch Certificate, The Special of Jammu & Kashmir UT, This sort of situation exists in uinely ignored. The poor peo - Reasi (J&K), have been appreciation award winners whose 90% population is situ - many Assembly segments ple of Sub-Division Thathri Digra, Principal Medical College for effectively & declared. were received Rs 500 each ated in villages in the rural across the erstwhile J&K state have appealed to His- As per the results, Saguna with Certificate . Award area. The benefits of independ - that is bound to hamper the Excellency -the Lt. Governor efficiently fighting the war against Corona. He applaud - Khajuria from Udhampur money will be transfer ence & democracy are yet to developmental and other of J&K Girish Chandra won the first prize while online and Digital reach this area as it has all social welfare activities. The Murmu & also to the commit - ed him as he recently took the charge of Principal that Neeraj Kesar from Reasi is Certificates of the winners along been neglected in the members further said that it is tee constituted for delimitation 1st runner-up won the sec - including top 15 contesters past by the successive state very unfortunate that Tehsil of Assembly constituencies in to amid corona crisis. governments as till date no Kahara, Tehsil Thathri & Jammu & Kashmir to create Jasrotia was full of words ond prize. Palvi Rajput for their participation in Tehsil Phagsoo of Sub- separate Thathri Assembly for Digra that he started just from Reasi goes to 2nd. run - which will be sent to their Division Thathri is attached Constituency of the whole from the word go after join - ner-up won the third prize registered emails & What's with Inderwal Constituency Sub-Division Thathri. ing and managed the covid- respectively. App informed the director 19 crisis since the whole Sakshav Raina from Shadab Khan.. load of testing & treating Jammu and Sarvaghya from Shadab Khan has congrat - was mainly on GMC but still Udhampur were goes to spe - ulated all the winners of they managed the crisis in cial appreciation award. The "MONOLOGUE COMPE - the best way. BJP supports & online state level event was TITION "and best of luck to is hopeful that he will keep organized at the times of all the participants. The aim on doing his duties to the best of his ability & capabil - corona and lockdown. of the competition is to pro - ity for which he is already The results were mote regional languages and on the job. Abhijeet Jasrotia announced on the basis of talent. assured him that wherever the 50% you tube channel The AKM family thankful he need any volunteers any and 50% Judges Panel. The to all the participants and time entire team BJP is panel of judges was Sh panel of judges of "MONO - available 24X7 to serve the Digvijay Singh, Sh Tanvir LOGUE COMPETITION cause of the people and fight Dar, Sh Vijay Atri, Sh "and eminent personalities against corona for which Surinder Goel and MS Sars from Films, T.V, Radio, and already our workers are on Bharti. theatre, art lovers for their toes since the begin - The first prize winners extending their support," ning of crisis. will receive Rs 5,000 with said Director Shadab Khan. NATIONAL/STATE tRUtH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, SAtURDAY , MAY 30, 2020 India Now Has More Virus Deaths than "Shocking": Court On Video Of Baby China Where Pandemic Started Near Dead Mother At Bihar Station PAtNA: The video of a India is the latest country the ninth highest globally, be the largest in the world baby trying to wake its whose coronavirus death count according to data from Johns behind only the U.S., while mother, lying dead at a train has topped the number of lives Hopkins University. "The hope Peru, Mexico and Chile are all station in Bihar, horrified lost in China, where the pan - was the lockdown will be able rapidly developing into prob - the nation and emphasized, demic started, as hot spots shift to prevent transmission, but lem spots. Health experts once again, the appalling to developing countries ill- clearly that did not happen," warned earlier this year of the state of migrants making equipped to contain its spread. said Vivekanand Jha, executive dangers the coronavirus pres - their way home after being The South Asian nation's director of the George Institute ents to developing nations such stranded by the coronavirus death count hit 4,695 on of Global Health, India. While as India, which possess fewer lockdown. On Thursday, Thursday, climbing past the still far behind the number of strategies to contain the dis - the Patna High Court took 4,638 fatalities from Covid-19 cases and deaths seen in places ease's spread than wealthier up the case, calling it in China. The nation of 1.3 bil - like the U.S., Spain and Italy, countries. "shocking and unfortunate". lion people now has the highest the rapid growth of India's Lockdowns can't be main - The woman, Arbeena, number of fatalities in Asia, virus burden comes as the pace tained for as long in poorer had taken a special train for excluding Iran, despite the of new infections starts to countries where many people migrants from Ahmedabad largest lockdown in the world. plateau or decline in many of depend on daily wages to sur - soaring at a similar pace. The total number of cases in in Gujarat to Bihar. Her The country's death count the wealthier countries where vive, crowded slum areas make family says she died of ment? Above all, who is which, the family later said, quadrupled in less than a Government experts have India is already about twice the the pandemic first struck, and social distancing impossible, begun to acknowledge the out - level in China, and also sur - extreme heat and lack of now taking care of the chil - was incorrect. Rahman has month, accelerating by more explode across the developing and health-care systems are food and water on the train dren/sibling(s), who unfor - an older brother, four-year- than 1,000 over the past week, break won't peak until June or passes those in Iran. Infections world. In recent weeks, Brazil's under-resourced even during July. rose to 165,069 on Thursday, just before it reached tunately lost their mother in old Farman. while infections have been epidemic has quickly grown to the best of times. Muzaffarpur, where her these times of distress?" the Mr Yadav said he would body was laid out. judges asked. "personally pursue" the 8 weeks. 1.3 billion In a distressing video, Representing the Bihar case with the authorities, Migrant Worker's Body Found In train Arbeena's infant son government, Additional who would again reach out locked down Rahmat was seen pulling at Advocate General SD to the family and ask toilet In UP, Likely there For Days a shroud covering her body Yadav said, "The woman whether they needed assis - MUMBAI: Since emerges from a strange and playing with it, as if to was mentally unstable and tance. March 24th, India has been time - yet the country must JHANSI, UttAR border into Bihar to return lakhs more expected in the rouse his mother. had died a natural death The Patna High Court locked down. A silent move forward. On 31st PRADESH: The body of a migrants from that state - offi - days to come, leaving the state The Patna High Court during the course of her said it would hear the case nation lay eerie and empty May 2020 India must rise 38-year-old migrant worker cial clarification on this point with multiple challenges - to raised a series of questions, journey from Surat which again on June 3 and asked before an invisible threat. up again. was discovered in the toilet of is pending. screen and quarantine them, to to which the government was a fact reported by her for facts to be submitted "on On March 25th Bharatbala Uthenge Hum India's a train at Uttar Pradesh's However, the same train provide food and shelter and, said the 27-year-old companions - her sister and the personal affidavit of the and a devoted team of 117 first pan India filming of Jhansi Railway Station on returned to Jhansi on lastly, to ensure they get woman, who was travelling brother-in-law." concerned principal secre - set out to document this the lockdown, premieres Thursday evening. The body Wednesday and, as railway employment. with her sister and brother- Mr Yadav also told the taries" before that. unprecedented time in the 31st May 2020 nationwide. had likely been lying there for workers proceeded to sanitise The deeply distressing inci - in-law, was "mentally court no post-mortem was Arbeena's family has history of Independent Picture description link: several days - while the train the coaches on Thursday, they dent at Jhansi comes two days unstable" and had died a conducted, neither was any contradicted claims that she India. https://docs.google.com/do completed a round-trip trip - were shocked to find Mr after heart-wrenching visuals "natural death" on the train FIR registered; the family was suffering from mental The result is Uthenge cument/d/1kRrhm4vviiNR before it was found by railway Sharma's body. from a Bihar railway station journey on Monday. was allowed to take the illness. "My daughter was Hum. A commemoration RfG0sm5OjikgF3rpx1wT workers who were sanitising "Jhansi Police called the showed a baby playing with a "The following issues body after recording state - not suffering from any dis - of the India Lockdown, a dtGSK4yrYQg/edit?usp=s the coaches. The body has village pradhan (chief) and we shroud thrown over its dead would warrant immediate ments with the railway ease and we are hurt (at the record of the collective haring been identified as Mohan Lal got to know then that he (Mr mother, as people appear to go attention for our considera - authorities at Muzaffarpur allegation)," said human experience of the Teaser video link: Sharma, a resident of eastern Sharma) had been carrying Rs about their business without a tion," the High Court said, station. Mohammad Nehrul, her world's most populous https://we.tl/t- UP's Basti district. Mr Sharma 28,000, a bar of soap and some second thought. raising several questions. The Bihar government father, at his home in democracy. The story of EDD3RM332u worked as a daily wager in books. He wanted to come The treatment of migrants "Was a postmortem done? lawyer said Arbeena, who Katihar. On Monday, a five- 1.3 billion Indians. Website: Mumbai but, like lakhs of home because there was no and daily wagers desperately Did the lady actually die of was from Katihar, had been year-old boy also died at On 31st May 2020 India http://www.bbp.co.in/ other migrants, was left with - work," Kanhaiya Lal Sharma, trying to return home, travel - hunger? What action stands living with her sister and Muzaffarpur railway sta - out a job or money by the a relative, said. ing hundreds (often thou - taken by the law enforcing brother-in-law after being tion. The child died in his 90-Year-Old Man In Indore abruptly-enforced lockdown. "We were given the option sands) of kilometres with little agencies? Were the last deserted by her husband mother's lap as his father Recovers From Coronavirus Mr Sharma managed to by police to collect the body or no money and food, has rights of the deceased per - and her child was "in safe desperately looked for some reach Jhansi on May 23, after from Jhansi," he added. become one of the abiding formed as per the custom, custody in the guardianship milk to feed him after they NEW DELHI: Vice Publishing Limited, he made which he and other migrants Cops have confirmed that a images of the coronavirus out - tradition and the instruc - of the sister". He said the got off a train they had President M Venkaiah Naidu an invaluable contribution to looking to return home were post-mortem is being conduct - break. On Thursday the tions issued by the govern - boy was an only child, taken from Delhi. on Friday condoled the death media and journalism, he sent by the district administra - ed on Mr Sharma's body and it Supreme Court, which had of Rajya Sabha member and said. tion to the station to board a will be handed over after the earlier said it was "impossi - managing director of leading Veerendra Kumar train to Gorakhpur, which is results of the COVID-19 test ble" for it to monitor this Delhi-Gurgaon Border Shut, Hundreds Malayalam daily authored several books and around 70 km from Basti. are released. humanitarian crisis, directed Mathrubhumi M P won many accolades, includ - It is not clear if Gorakhpur Over 20 lakh migrants have the centre to come up with a Of Pedestrians Protest, traffic Chaos Veerendra Kumar, saying he ing the coveted Kendra was the final destination or returned to UP over the past "uniform" policy on migrants' NEW DELHI: A mas - road connecting Delhi and Coronavirus cases have made an invaluable contri - Sahitya Akademi Award, the whether the train crossed the two months, with several travel. sive traffic jam blocked the Gurgaon this morning after been increasing in districts bution to media and journal - vice president pointed out. the Haryana government sharing a border with the ism. "Human rights and envi - decided to seal the routes national capital, Haryana Veerendra Kumar, a for - ronmental conservation were PRS CreativeShala concludes its Season1 with a that go to Delhi, concerned Home Minister Anil Vij mer Union minister and recurring themes in his writ - over rising cases of the said on Thursday. member of PTI's Board of ings. He was always deeply highly infectious coron - "The main reason behind Directors, died on Thursday committed to the cause of special session by Mayur Puri and Neha Bhasin avirus. the spike in cases is the following a cardiac arrest. the deprived and margin - Earlier this morning, entry of people from Delhi "He was a multifaceted per - alised," Mr Naidu said in a The Indian Performing saw participation from an from the music industry. We creative people just 'hang out' hundreds of people who into areas of Haryana sonality. The veteran leader series of tweets. Right Society's (IPRS) inno - array of musicians like Salim express our heartfelt grati - and talk about their process were stopped from cross - which share its border with was also an accomplished In his death, the nation has vative digital series, "IPRS Merchant, Leslee Lewis, tude to all the artists and a will be loved by artists but ing the Delhi-Gurgaon bor - Delhi," he said. journalist and a prolific lost a great leader and true CreativeShala" that received Shantanu Moitra, Kavita special thanks to our host what I didn't anticipate was der protested on the road "In the last one week, writer," Mr Naidu, who is patriot, he added. an overwhelming response Seth, Anupam Roy, Sandesh Mayur Puri for helping us the overwhelming response after cars were allowed to Faridabad reported 98 the Chairman of Rajya "My heartfelt condolences from its audience will con - Shandilya, Swanand Kirkire, make this series a massive from the content consumers. pass through the barricades cases, Jhajjar reported six Sabha, said. to the bereaved family mem - clude with a special session Shruti Pathak. A.M. Turaz success. We look forward to I'm proud that this is the only unchecked. cases, Sonipat 27 and As chairman and manag - bers. May his soul rest in by Mayur Puri and renowned and many more. come with Season2 of show of its kind. It's learning The protesters ques - Gurugram 111 cases. ing director of the peace. Om Shanti," Mr singer Neha Bhasin. The ses - #IPRSCreativeShala turned IPRSCreativeShala very with a lot of fun. Each tioned why they were not Barring those categories Mathrubhumi Printing and Naidu said. sion will talk about 'How to out to be a show like no soon." Mr. Mayur Puri, who episode has a theme that res - allowed to move when for which relaxation has Own your Music: Tips and other. It gave great insights has also been the anchor for onates closely with the fea - vehicles were crossing the been granted by the high Railways Hands Out Sanitary Pads to tricks to grow in the Music into the creative process of the insightful sessions of tured artist. Hence we had border freely. A group of court and the Home Migrants On Shramik trains In UP industry'. The session will maestros and their opinions IPRSCreativeShala said, such variety of topics as The people on cycles, mostly Ministry, the inter-state take place on Thursday, 28th on important matters related "Content has been raining in 'Independent Pop Music workers, then blocked the border should be sealed," May,2020 at 7:00 pm LIVE to music, in action packed this lockdown and I antici - Movement in the 90's' and road for some time. The he added. on IPRS Facebook page. The conversations with the very pated this within the first 'Evolution of Ghazals in film traffic came to a stop Just two weeks ago, the very popular Neha Bhasin, versatile screenwriter, lyri - week of the lockdown. I also music' just to name a few. I'm behind them and there's Delhi High Court had to Indian singer, songwriter and cist, actor and film-maker anticipated that this pressure grateful to each fabulous some commotion. intervene and order performer, is known for her Mayur Puri. to create every day will gen - artist from Anupam Roy (our Coronavirus lockdown: Haryana to allow those musical contribution as a Mr. Rakesh Nigam, CEO erate some anxiety in content first guest) to Neha Bhasin A long line of cars and involved in essential serv - vocalist in Bollywood, of IPRS said, creators. Especially writers, (who will appear in the finale bikes at the Delhi-Gurgaon ices to travel between the Tamil, Telugu film industry "IPRSCreativeShala was a composers and singers - episode). I have become border. 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We received a And that's how cussion to share my journey der: Workers protest after between Delhi and from various fields of music. phenomenal response from #IPRSCreativeShala was with budding artistes and my they were not allowed to Haryana if they have e- The 18 episodes of Season1 our audience and members born. I knew a show where fraternity" cross the border passes. MORADABAD: dealing with problems Railways employees on being faced by women Thursday distributed sani - travelling in Shramik spe - Aegon Life Insurance Launches Industry's First Life Plus India's Latest US-Made Heavy-Lift tary pads inside Shramik cial trains. 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If they are systolic: 120–129 Finally, if a person has aortic dissection, coronary as follows: abnormal readings. having trouble with blood pres - diastolic: less than 80 hypertension crisis, the num - dissection, vascular dissection Age Systolic What is blood pressure? sure, a doctor may be able to A person with elevated bers will read: aortic aneurysm Diastolic Blood pressure refers to the prescribe medication to help blood pressure is not yet hyper - systolic: 180 or higher vision issues Newborn (under 1,000 force that blood puts on the regulate it. tensive and can take steps to diastolic: 120 or higher memory problems grams [g]) 39–59 walls of the blood vessels as Systolic vs. diastolic help prevent progression to These numbers are for peripheral arterial disease 16–36 the heart pumps blood. There are two numbers in a hypertension. adults. A parent or caregiver In most cases, there are no Newborn (over 1,000 g) Healthcare professionals meas - blood pressure reading. 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They include meas - bpm 80–120 bpm 42–63 hypertension — are at risk of number. limiting alcohol intake your curiosity satisfied. difficulty speaking urements such as heart rate 3–5 years old 80–120 3–5 years old 89–112 developing heart problems and A person should keep these taking medications that tar - Risks of hypertension chest pain and blood pressure. bpm 65–100 bpm 46–72 damage to the walls of the numbers within the normal get blood pressure If a person has hypertension, back pain The ideal pediatric vital 6–11 years old 75–118 6–9 years old 97–115 blood vessels. range to prevent either hyper - The three stages of hyperten - their blood pressure is too high. change in vision or blurry sign numbers are different to bpm 58–90 bpm 57–76 Low blood pressure — or tension or hypotension. We sion are: When a person is hyperten - vision those of adults. For example, 12–15 years old 60–100 10–11 years old 102–120 hypotension — is a sign of describe the healthy ranges for stage 1 sive, they are at an increased shortness of breath due to babies and children tend to bpm 50–90 bpm 61–80 good health, but can be abnor - systolic and diastolic readings stage 2 risk of developing conditions, fluid in the lungs breathe more rapidly and Expect in-depth, science- 12–15 years old 110–131 mal in certain situations, such below. crisis such as: numbness or weakness. have a quicker heart rate. backed toplines of our best 64–83 as during severe infection. Healthy ranges In stage 1 hypertension, the coronary atherosclerosis headache Many factors can cause a stories every day. Tap in and powered by Rubicon If blood pressure falls too According to the American numbers will range between: heart failure, leading to Anyone experiencing these child’s vital signs to deviate keep your curiosity satisfied. Project low, it can cause people to feel Heart Association, a healthy systolic: 130–139 or swelling in the legs, weight symptoms should seek imme - from the norm. Heavy exer - Blood pressure Breathing rate dizzy or light-headed and, in blood pressure range is: diastolic: 80–89 gain, and shortness of breath diate medical treatment. cise can elevate body temper - Blood pressure is a meas - The rate at which a child extreme cases, can compro - systolic: less than 120 In stage 2 hypertension, the kidney dysfunction or failure Risks of hypotension ature, heart rate, and breath - ure of how hard the heart is breathes indicates how hard mise blood flow to the organs. diastolic: less than 80 numbers will range between: diastolic dysfunction, or When a person has severe ing rate, for example, where - working. It measures the their body is working to Severe hypotension can If a person has the following systolic: 140 or higher or stiffening of the heart muscle hypotension, their blood pres - as tired or cold children may amount of pressure put on the inhale oxygen. increase the risk of organ dam - numbers, they have low blood diastolic: 90 or higher stroke sure is too low. have lower body tempera - veins and arteries by the Very rapid breathing may tures and slower heart rates. blood that the heart is pump - mean that a child is having These vital sign numbers ing. trouble getting enough oxy - Feeling numb: What can also vary widely from Blood pressure levels tend gen. Very slow breathing child to child. Keep reading to increase with height and might indicate a neurological to learn more about pediatric weight, so larger children problem, such as a head you need to know vital signs. will have slightly higher injury. Drug abuse is thought to be a com - Tap in and keep your curiosity satis - Heart rate blood pressures. Girls often Doctors measure breathing mon cause. fied. As a child gets older, their have a slightly higher blood rate in breaths per minute. To Symptoms include feelings of dis - What are the symptoms? heart rate tends to decrease. pressure than similarly sized measure a breath, look for connection and detachment. Emotional numbness and DD may Heart rate is a measure of boys. Pediatric blood pres - signs that a child has exhaled, The best course of treatment for be characterized by feelings of how many times the heart sure also increases with age. such as air coming out of the emotional numbness depends on the emptiness, exhaustion, or confusion. beats in a minute. There are a Very high blood pressure nose. Count the total number cause. Common symptoms and signs few ways to test heart rate. could signal a heart health of breaths per minute by Classifying emotional numbness associated with emotional numbness For example, a person can issue. Less frequently, low monitoring their breathing and DD and DD include: place a finger on a child’s blood pressure may also indi - for a minute or by counting Though many people will experi - distress pulse and count the total cate a problem. Low blood the number of breaths in 10 ence a feeling of emotional numb - feeling disconnected from one’s number of beats per minute pressure can also be a sign of seconds and multiplying the ness, for between 0.95 and 2.4 per - body or thoughts (dissociation) (bpm). Alternatively, they unusual bleeding or infec - number by six. cent of the population, the sensation feeling detached from the outside can count the number of tion. Typical breathing rates are of feeling numb is far more pro - world (derealization) beats in 10 seconds and mul - Systolic blood pressure Most people have experienced the these symptoms are severe, persist - as follows: sensation of being emotionally numb ent, or recurrent they may be a sign found, and the disorder is now classi - feeling like stranger or outsider in tiply this number by six. refers to the top number of a Age Breaths per minute fied as a mental health condition. one’s own life (depersonalization) Heart rate tends to blood pressure measurement, at least once in their lifetime, usually of depersonalization-derealization 1–12 months old 30–60 after or during a very stressful event. disorder (DD). In 2013, the Diagnostic and distorted or confused sense of time decrease as a child gets older. and this is always higher. 1–3 years old 24–40 Statistical Manual of Mental feeling dead or not-alive Adolescents have similar Diastolic blood pressure is For most people, this involves a tem - Currently, most doctors consider 3–6 years old 22–34 porary feeling of dissociation or dis - emotional numbness to be a side Disorders (DSM-5) classified the feeling empty or hollow resting heart rates to healthy the bottom number. 6–12 years old 18–30 overwhelming, long-lasting, and feeling meaningless, worthless, or adults. Systolic blood pressure is connection from the body and out - effect of a few different physical and 12–18 years old 12–16 side world. mental causes. In most cases, emo - ever-present state of feeling unreal or hopeless Normal heart rates usually the reading “on the beat.” Symptoms of distress disconnected as depersonalization- feeling as though one’s sleepwalk - fall into the following ranges: This is when the heart muscle Though everyone experiences tional numbness goes away with Temporary changes in a numbness differently, there are a few self-care, emotional support, and derealization disorder or DD. ing through everyday activities Age Awake Sleeping contracts in order to pump child’s vital signs can be Expect in-depth, science-backed impaired social functioning or Under 28 days old blood. Diastolic blood pres - symptoms that are considered to be time. normal. hallmarks of the condition. When Fast facts on feeling numb: toplines of our best stories every day. withdrawal from social settings How the heart changes our Childhood adversity linked to the link between diabetes heart disease in middle age Growing up in a challeng - sensory perception ing family environment is and hypertension sitivity to sensory stimuli that associated with higher rates coincide with it. of cardiovascular disease and Hypertension, or high ing those with a diagnosis, as External or internal focus mortality in middle age, blood pressure, often occurs long as they are controlling The second, related mecha - according to a large prospec - alongside diabetes mellitus, their condition effectively. nism that connects the heart tive study. 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Arabia. diplomatic, economic and antimalarial drug hydroxy - China is open to interna - However, the gas-rich travel ties with Doha in chloroquine and will take it tional cooperation on the state cautioned that the June 2017 over their insis - again if he thinks he is research and development of effort by three of the GCC's tence that Qatar was too exposed to the coronavirus, a vaccines, medicines and test - six members to isolate close to Iran and backing top White House official has ing reagents for COVID-19, Doha economically and radical Islamist move - said. Hydroxychloroquine sul - and is willing to share the politically meant people in ments. fate was first synthesised in deliverables with the world, Li the region were "doubting Iran's navy will sail Gulf 1946 and is in a class of med - added. and questioning" the organ - despite US warning ications historically used to He said although China suc - isation. Iran says it will keep up treat and prevent malaria. It is cessfully brought the coron - Rumours of Qatar's its usual navy missions in approved by the US Food and avirus under control, the coun - imminent departure from Gulf waters, despite a US Drug Administration to treat BEIJING: As China bat - not be the birthplace of try has "not yet come to com - the GCC, founded in 1981 warning that vessels must malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, nearly 200 clinical trials about''," she said. tled to deflect the criticism COVID-19, although the virus plete end of it yet. and headquartered in stay away from its warships lupus, childhood arthritis, and around the world, including 28 McEnany also said that it over the origin of the novel outbreak emerged in Wuhan There are still sporadic Riyadh, have been swirling there. other autoimmune diseases. involving healthcare workers, was always important to get a coronavirus from Wuhan, had a strong link to contacts cases in China. Scientists have in Gulf capitals in recent Qatar fiercely rejected The drug is not FDA- she said. prescription from doctor if one Chinese Premier Li Keqiang with the market, state-run cautioned us to stay on high weeks, with analysts and the charge and refused to approved for the treatment of In fact, at Henry Ford wished to take hydroxychloro - said on Thursday that it was Global Times reported. alert to prevent a resurgence of diplomats flagging it as a budge on any of the 13 COVID-19 but it has been Hospital in Michigan, 3,000 quine. "Doctors are the ones important to get a clear idea of Asked about the controver - the disease". possibility. demands made by its allies- identified as a possible treat - healthcare workers are taking that need to be prescribing the source of the deadly virus sy related to the virus and the "We must continue to adopt "Reports claiming that turned-adversaries. They ment for the infection and the it as part of a trial. And there''s this," she said. "But that being and backed efforts to find it on recent resolution passed by the a science-based open and Qatar is considering leaving include the closure of the US government has requested some really excellent informa - said, I think that some of the the basis of science. World Health Assembly to transparent approach in deal - the GCC are wholly incor - Doha-based Al Jazeera its immediate availability. tion there about the use of pro - hyperbole around this drug After staunchly denying the conduct comprehensive study ing with COVID-19," he said. rect and baseless," Qatar's news network and shutting Trump has called hydroxy - phylaxis for this," the press that has been on the market for US allegations of coronavirus of the virus, Li in his annual "Any infection must be assistant foreign minister a Turkish base. chloroquine a "game-changer" secretary said. 65 years - been approved for originating from a bio-lab in press conference here said tha promptly handled and no Lolwah al-Khater said. The dispute will enter its drug in the fight against the Responding to questions, use in three other maladies and its first epicentre Wuhan, the virus caught everyone by cover-up will be allowed." "Such rumours must have third year on June 5. coronavirus. McEnany said that a number has been approved for off- Chinese researchers on surprise as it is a new disease. "Many people say COVID- originated from people's "Qataris are asking them - "I went to him just before of doctors and researchers label use - when there''s a lot Wednesday debunked widely Li headed the leading group 19 may not end soon and we despair and disappointment selves what benefit a mem - coming out here and I asked have been coming out in sup - of hyperbole about this being reported view that the deadly of officials in China which may have to live with it for with a fractured GCC, bership in the GCC still him that. And he said, ''he''s port of hydroxychloroquine. unsafe - some of the things virus emanated from a wet dealt with the coronavirus quite some time to come. All which used to be a source has, as the organisation has feeling perfect'', he is ''feeling "It''s not specific to the I''ve seen reported out there - market in the city selling live with the lockdown of Wuhan countries are confronted with of hope and aspiration for been usurped by Saudi absolutely great'' after taking President, these doctors. But are consequences, deterring animals. Recent Shanghai- from January 23. "China and dual challenges. It is like the people of the six mem - Arabia and the UAE to this regimen. And, he would they just talk in general about people from being recruited based research targeting local many other countries believe it doing double exams. We have ber countries," she said. coerce the smaller states take it again if he thought that what they''ve seen. into actual clinical trials," confirmed cases of coron - is important to get a clear idea to contain the spread of the "As we are reaching the into followership, while no he was exposed," White For instance, Sarah McEnany said. "I have some avirus once again proved that of the source of the new coro - virus and do our best to get life third year of the illegal initiative is being made to House Press Secretary Lofgren, an infectious disease quotes from a New York epi - the attacks on a seafood mar - navirus," Li said. and work back to normal," he blockade on Qatar by bring the Gulf Crisis to an Kayleigh McEnaney said on doctor at the University of demiologist and others con - ket in Wuhan for originating China is one of the co-spon - said. "I am afraid there is a Saudi, UAE and Bahrain, end," said King's College Thursday when asked how the Minnesota Medical School in ducting trials, saying they''re the virus is nonsense, official sors of the resolution at the certain level of conflict of there is no wonder why the assistant professor Andreas US president was feeling after Minneapolis - they''re testing having trouble recruiting peo - media reported. WHA, he said, adding that interest between the two goals. people of the GCC are Krieg. Oman and Kuwait taking the antimalarial drug. hydroxychloroquine there to ple because some of the myths The results of the study, "we believe that getting clear We need to do our utmost to doubting and questioning are the other two members Many experts have under - prevent COVID-19. And she that are out there. So it's being published on the website of the source of virus on the strike a delicate balance and the GCC as an institution. of the body, which oversees scored the prophylaxis use of said, ''When used alone, we''re important to note that this of top academic journal basis of science will help us to continue to explore our way Qatar hopes the GCC will regional economic and mil - hydroxychloroquine. One not seeing major issues. Out of drug has been safely used by Nature on May 20, implied the contain the spread of COVID- forward. In this process, inter - once again be a platform of itary coordination, along such paper by Tina Hesman the thousands of patients, millions of people for a long Huanan Seafood Market in 19." national cooperation is vitally cooperation and coordina - with Qatar and its regional Saey author at we''re not seeing things that time," she said in response to a Hubei''s capital Wuhan may Avoiding to dwell into the important," he added. tion. An effective GCC is rivals. ScienceNews.org talks about some people are concerned question. Mammoth Skeletons Dug Up At Mexico US to Announce "Certain Decisions" US Must take "Serious Action" After City Airport Construction Site Police Killing Of Black Man: UN ZUMPANGO, MExICO: couldn't escape," he said, as a GENEVA: The UN rights allegedly using a counterfeit Alongside construction crews convoy of construction trucks chief on Thursday con - $20 bill in a purchase. After racing to build the Mexican rumbled down a dusty road. On China On Friday: Donald trump demned the death in police at least five minutes under capital's new airport, skulls Manzanilla's Columbian custody of George Floyd, the policeman's knee, Floyd and curving tusks of massive mammoth, which unlike its WASHINGtON: The strongly support the demanding that US authori - goes still. He was taken to mammoths peek through the cousin the wooly mammoth US would announce "cer - USUN's call for an immedi - ties take "serious action" to hospital where he was dirt as archaeologists dig up had little fur, certainly lived tain decisions" on China on ate UNSC meeting on stop the killings of unarmed declared dead. more and more bones belong - up to its imposing name. Friday, President Donald recent actions taken by the African Americans. "Entrenched racial dis - ing to the ice age's most He estimates it weighed Trump has said as he Chinese government to "This is the latest in a long crimination" famous mammal. roughly 20 tonnes, or double emphasised that Beijing undermine Hong Kong's line of killings of unarmed "Procedures must change, The latest discoveries that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, should have stopped the autonomy and infringe on African Americans by US prevention systems must be include two huge skulls, and reached a height of more coronavirus at the source. the rights and freedoms police officers and members put in place, and above all along with scattered ribs and than 4 meters (13 ft), about Led by the US, several promised to the Hong Kong of the public," Michelle police officers who resort to limbs, found just inside the twice as tall as pro-basketball countries in the world have people," the senators wrote Bachelet said in a statement. excessive use of force should perimeter of where a new legend Shaquille O'Neal. blamed China for the in the letter. "I am dismayed to have to be charged and convicted for civilian airport is being built, Manzanilla believes count - spread of coronavirus and China last week intro - add George Floyd's name to the crimes committed," about 30 miles (50km) north less mammoths likely suc - its failure to provide timely duced the draft of a contro - that of Breonna Taylor, Eric Bachelet said. The former of downtown Mexico City. cumbed to the muck, but he information about the dis - Trump told reporters at the after Trump said that he versial national security Garner, Michael Brown and Chilean president welcomed To date, some 70 individ - also points to evidence from ease, leading to the death of White House on Thursday. does not want to talk to his law in Hong Kong in its many other unarmed African that US federal authorities ual mammoths have been nearby sites that early human over three lakh people and "It's a very sad situa - Chinese counterpart Xi parliament to tighten Americans who have died would prioritise an investiga - unearthed since late last year. hunters also used flint spears causing an unprecedented tion. It should have never Jinping right now. Beijing's control over the over the years at the hands of tion into the incident, but Dating back more than to bring them down and set economic crisis. happened. China should However, China has former British colony, in the police," she said. The UN added: "In too many cases in 10,000 years, this part of rudimentary traps in the Trump has been press - have stopped it at the rejected all US allegations what could be the biggest High Commissioner for the past, such investigations Mexico once teemed with water. ing China to agree for an source, but they didn''t do of a cover up regarding the blow to the territory''s Human Rights also pointed have led to killings being mammoth herds, drawn to the The urban footprint of met - inquiry into the origin of that," Trump said. COVID-19 outbreak. autonomy and personal to "people such as Ahmaud deemed justified on ques - lush grasslands and lakes that ropolitan Mexico City, home the virus, including the Trump in the last sev - Meanwhile, in a sepa - freedoms since 1997 when Arbery and Trayvon Martin tionable grounds, or only dotted the landscape. to 22 million people, has allegation that it emerged eral weeks has been very rate development, several it came under Chinese rule. who were killed by armed being addressed by adminis - The hulking bones left since replaced nearly all of from a bio-lab in the central critical of China's inability US senators sent a letter to Hong Kong, an eco - members of the public." "US trative measures. "The role behind spawned legends of the inter-connected lakes that Chinese city of Wuhan. to control the spread of the the United Nations perma - nomic powerhouse, is a authorities must take serious that entrenched and perva - giants that dazzled both filled the area through Aztec The disease has killed novel coronavirus within its nent representatives for Special Administrative action to stop such killings, sive racial discrimination indigenous civilizations and times. nearly 360,000 people territory. He has so far not Estonia and France, the cur - Region (SAR) of China. It and to ensure justice is done plays in such deaths must Spanish conqueror Hernan Two Tlaxcalan kings in globally, including 102,000 given any indication of the rent and incoming president has observed a "one coun - when they do occur." Her also be fully examined, prop - Cortes. 1519 showed Cortes what in America alone. steps that he is contemplat - of the United Nations try, two systems" policy comments came after Floyd, erly recognised and dealt Standing next to one partial was likely a mammoth femur Over 5.8 million peo - ing taking against China. Security Council (UNSC), since Britain returned sov - a 46-year-old restaurant with," she said. The UN skeleton, lead archeologist and told him they descended ple have been infected by Trump had on May 14 in support of the US'' call ereignty to China on July 1, worker, died in the northern rights chief also addressed Ruben Manzanilla, explains from terrible but very tall the COVID-19 worldwide threatened to "cut off the for an immediate UNSC 1997, which has allowed it city of Minneapolis on the protests that have erupted that this spot likely would men, according to an account with 1.7 million in the US whole relationship" with meeting on recent actions certain freedoms the rest of Monday while in police cus - since Floyd's death, calling have been part of a meander - by the conqueror's contempo - alone. China. taken by the Chinese gov - China does not have. tody, sparking angry protests. for calm. Demonstrators ing shoreline thick with mud rary, soldier-turned-chroni - "Tomorrow, we''re US Secretary of State ernment to undermine The US over the last A bystander video showed a have clashed with police, on the edge of a lake formed cler Bernal Diaz del Castillo. going to be having a press Mike Pompeo on May 16 Hong Kong''s autonomy. few days has expressed handcuffed Floyd gasping looted stores and set fire to at the end of the last ice age. "We were sure there had conference on China. So, had said that President "In your nations' concerns over the new for breath as a policeman shops, with police reacting "When an animal this size been giants in this land," we''ll be making certain Trump will decide on the capacities as the current Chinese law on Hong Kong pressed his knee on his neck with tear gas and rubber bul - fell here, it got stuck and wrote Diaz del Castillo. decisions and we''ll be dis - future course of action on and incoming president of and has indicated taking after detaining him for lets. cussing them tomorrow," penalising China, a day the UNSC, we write to steps against it. trump Signs Order targeting Social Protests, Looting Erupt In US Over Media Giants' Legal Protections trump Signs Order to Punish Social Killing Of Black Man By Police WASHINGtON: whether you're looking at President Donald Trump Google, whether you're look - Media Firms For Policing Content thousands as night fell and the signed an order Thursday ing at Facebook, perhaps oth - protest turned into a standoff seeking to strip social media ers." President Donald Trump outside the station, where giants like Twitter of legal 'President's speech police' on Thursday signed an exec - police in riot gear formed bar - immunity for content on their Critics said however utive order that could open ricade lines while protesters platforms in a move Trump has no authority to the door for the U.S. govern - taunted them from behind slammed by his critics as a regulate private internet ment to assume oversight of makeshift barricades of their legally dubious act of politi - operators or change the law political speech on the own. cal revenge. known as Section 230 which Internet, a broadside against Police, some taking posi - The executive order calls backers say has allowed Silicon Valley that a wide tions on rooftops, used tear on government regulators to online platforms like array of critics derided as a gas, plastic bullets and con - evaluate if online platforms Facebook and Twitter to threat to free speech. cussion grenades to keep the should be eligible for liabili - flourish. The new directive seeks to crowds at bay. Protesters pelt - ty protection for content The American Civil change a federal law that has ed police with rocks and other posted by their millions of Liberties Union called spared tech companies from projectiles. Some threw tear users. Trump's order "a blatant and being sued or held liable for gas canisters back at the offi - If enforced, the action unconstitutional threat to most posts, photos and cers. would upend decades of punish social media compa - videos shared by users on The order additionally cre - potential for wide-ranging Television news images precedent and treat internet nies that displease the presi - their sites. Tech giants herald ated a council in cooperation consequences for a much MINNEAPOLIS: trying to pass counterfeit bills from a helicopter over the platforms as "publishers" dent." The ACLU added in a these protections, known as with state attorneys general broader segment of the Protesters clashed with riot at a corner eatery, was taken area showed dozens of people potentially liable for user- tweet: "The president has no Section 230, as the bedrock to probe allegations of cen - Internet beyond just the police firing tear gas for a sec - by ambulance from the scene looting a Target store, running generated content. authority to rewrite a con - of the Internet. But Trump sorship based on political social media giants, poten - ond night in Minneapolis on of his arrest and pronounced out with clothing and shop - Trump told reporters at the gressional statute with an repeatedly has argued they views. And it tasked federal tially affecting every web - Wednesday in an outpouring dead the same night at a hos - ping carts full of merchandise. White House he acted executive order imposing a allow Facebook, Google and agencies with reviewing site, app or service where of rage over the death of a pital. Fires erupted after dark at because big tech firms "have flawed interpretation of Twitter to censor conserva - their spending on social users congregate online with black man seen in a widely Memphis protest man several businesses, including had unchecked power to cen - Section 230." The White tives with impunity - charges media advertising. new liability for the content circulated video gasping for killed by police in Minnesota an auto parts store. sor, restrict, edit, shape, hide, House seeks to sidestep the these companies deny. While Trump has threat - on their platform. breath as a white officer knelt Protesters take to the streets Eyewitnesses said the blazes alter any form of communi - provisions giving internet "We're here today to ened to penalize tech compa - Already, tech companies on his neck. of Memphis to speak out appeared to be the work of cation between private citi - firms immunity by treating defend free speech from one nies for years, his signing of are quietly discussing The video, taken by an about the death of George arsonists. Media said a small - zens or large public audi - them as publishers operating of the greatest dangers," the order Thursday came in whether to fight back with a onlooker to Monday night's Floyd who died after a con - er, peaceful protest was held ences." "We can't let this in part of a "public square." Trump said before signing response to a decision by lawsuit challenging the exec - fatal encounter between frontation with a white police outside the home of one of the continue to happen," Trump "Twitter, Facebook, the document. Twitter earlier in the week to utive order, according to two police and George Floyd, 46, officer in Minnesota. police officers. said. The move comes a day Instagram, and YouTube The order signed Thursday mark two of his erroneous people familiar with the showed him lying face down The policeman shown Anger On The West Coast after an angry tirade from the wield immense, if not encourages the Federal tweets with fact-checking deliberations who spoke on and handcuffed, groaning for kneeling on Floyd's neck and Outrage at Floyd's death US leader against Twitter unprecedented, power to Communications labels. The small move set the condition of anonymity help and repeatedly saying, three fellow officers involved also triggered a rally in his after the platform for the first shape the interpretation of Commission to rethink the off a firestorm of tweets by because no decision has been "please, I can't breathe," were dismissed from the name against police brutality time labelled two of his public events; to censor, scope of Section 230 and the president threatening made. Legal experts said the before growing motionless. police department on Tuesday by hundreds of people in tweets, on the increasingly delete, or disappear informa - when its liability protections social media companies with directive will almost certain - The second day of demon - as the FBI opened an investi - downtown Los Angeles on contentious topic of mail-in tion; and to control what peo - apply. The order also seeks regulations and other punish - ly be challenged in court, strations, accompanied by gation. Hundreds of protest - Wednesday afternoon. voting, with fact-check ple see or do not see." the to channel complaints about ments. arguing it threatens to under - looting and vandalism, began ers, many with faces covered, That demonstration turned notices, calling them mis - executive order said. political bias to the Federal Trump's directive now mine the First Amendment. hours after Mayor Jacob Frey thronged streets around the violent after a crowd marched leading. "In those moments, While the Trump order Trade Commission, an could set the stage for feder - A wide array of critics in urged prosecutors to file crim - Third Precinct police station onto a nearby freeway and Twitter ceases to be a neutral would not prevent platforms agency that the White House al regulators to write new Congress, the tech industry inal charges against the white late on Wednesday, about half blocked traffic, then attacked public platform and they from moderating content, it has asked to probe whether rules and issue new punish - and across the political spec - policeman shown pinning a mile from where Floyd had two California Highway become an editor with a could open them up to a tech companies' content- ments for companies deemed trum also accused the White Floyd to the street. been arrested, chanting, "No Patrol cruisers, smashing their viewpoint," Trump said. flood of lawsuits from any - moderation policies are in to exhibit political bias. House of deputizing govern - Floyd, who was unarmed justice, no peace" and "I can't windows, local media report - "And I think we can say one who claims to be harmed keeping with their pledges of Depending on how the order ment agencies to carry out and reportedly suspected of breathe." The crowd grew to ed. that about others also, by content posted online. neutrality. is carried out, it poses the Trump's personal vendettas. TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 Cricket runs risk of becoming boring Would pick Smith over Kohli for now, says Brett Lee following saliva ban, warns Starc New Delhi : Former fast- with the way he played in the mood. They are two great "I think Smith can be as Melbourne : Cricket runs he said. While Australia featured in pink-ball contest in that series bowling star Brett Lee has last 12 months, he is so fidg - players and hard to split." good as Don Bradman, there the risk of becoming "pretty One of the leading wicket the first ever day-night Test and from the little bits I've picked Steve Smith over Virat ety, sometimes you are like Considering the former have been talks of him boring" if balance is not takers with the pink ball, Starc against New Zealand back in seen and heard, India are very Kohli as the world's best bats - becoming just like Bradman struck between bat and ball in said he is looking forward to 2015 and have played seven much open to that as well so man at the moment because of looking at the number." the wake of the coronavirus- playing a day-night Test in the games since then, India that's fantastic," he added. the Australian's incredible Lee reasoned that he chose linked ban on using saliva to home series against India. played their only pink ball Starc also said he wouldn't turnaround after the ball-tam - Smith over Kohli as he has shine the ball, Australia's pre - In their previous tour in match last November against mind if Cricket Australia pering scandal. come back strongly after serv - mier pacer Mitchell Starc 2018-19, India secured their Bangladesh. allows some of its biggest Along with his then deputy ing the ban. warned on Tuesday. players to miss the early part David Warner, Smith was "Look, it is so hard to This will also discourage of the country's domestic sea - banned for one year for his pick, there are so many quali - aspiring youngsters to take up son to play in a rescheduled role in the infamous ball-tam - ties in both that I enjoy, from fast bowling in future, he Indian Premier League. pering scandal in the Cape the bowling of point I am try - reckoned. "Do I have an issue with Town Test in 2018. ing to look are there any flaws "We don't want to lose that it? I don't think so. They're On his return, he amassed in both batsmen, both of these or make it less even, so there pre-existing contracts. There's runs and regained his status as batsmen are genuine," he needs to be something in a lot of things that would have one of the modern greats of said. place to keep that ball swing - to go into that I assume ... the game. "Kohli is technically ing," Starc told reporters dur - Cricket Australia would have "At the moment, I would sound, he hits through the V, ing an online press confer - to clear those guys so if pick Smith over Kohli he used to nick off earlier in ence. they're clear to go, I don't see because of what he has been his career, but it is hard to do "Otherwise people aren't a problem with it," he said. through and what he has to that now, he is a great leader going to be watching it and "They're pre-existing con - overcome," Lee said during of his side, I think he would kids aren't going to want to be tracts and they would have an Instagram live session with love to win the IPL." bowlers. In Australia in the been playing anyway. There's former Zimbabwe cricketer Because of their run-mak - last couple of years we've had obviously a different hurdle of Pommie Mbangwa. ing skills and consistency, the some pretty flat wickets, and domestic cricket there. It'd be "Steve Smith has been just relax mate," he added. captain's numbers, Lee com - cricket community has often if that ball's going straight it's an interesting decision, not through a lot in the last couple "I might go with Kohli pared Smith with the leg - compared Kohli and Smith in a pretty boring contest," he one I'd have to make, so I'll let of years, he has seen a rise tomorrow as it depends on the endary Don Bradman. recent years. added. them make their decisions," The ICC cricket commit - first-ever Test series win "India played a pink-ball he added. tee, led by former India cap - Down Under. Although the game in India so they're not The left-arm pacer added SAI resumes sports activities in capital's tain Anil Kumble, recently visitors had declined to play a completely foreign to it. In that if a change of schedule pushed for a ban on the use of day-night game then, in terms of an advantage, if you allows, he could reconsider JLN and National stadiums saliva to combat the coron - February BCCI president like, we do have a good playing in the IPL. Starc had avirus threat. Sourav Ganguly announced record at home with the pink earlier opted out of the 13th New Delhi : The Sports forced nationwide lockdown ernment body said in the "Initially, sporting activi - Starc feels bowlers should that India has agreed to one ball," Starc said. IPL. Authority of India (SAI) on which ends on May 31. statement. ties are being started in those be allowed to shine the ball in later this year. But the 30-year-old played "I'd consider it, I'd think Tuesday started activities in disciplines where no contact other ways for the time being. "I think absolutely a pink- down the "advantage", say - about it. Obviously it'd be two out of its five stadiums in is required among players and "It's an unusual time for ball Test in the series against ing, "That might come into a right at the start of our domes - the national capital after the minimal sharing of equipment the world and if they're going India is a great thing. The fans home-ground advantage and tic season as well so it'd be a central government green is needed," the SAI said. to remove saliva shining for a love it, I think it creates a dif - it's no different to us going to fair bit to consider. But I don't lighted resumption of outdoor "In keeping with the portion of time they need to ferent aspect to the contest, India and they've got the currently have a contract, so I sports in a phased manner. guidelines of the government think of something else for bat and ball are closer togeth - advantage there. currently don't have to According to a SAI state - on social distancing and that portion of time as well," er in that contest," Starc said. "It'd be great to have a worry." ment, sporting activities have hygiene, it has been decided a resumed at the Jawaharlal maximum of only 50 per cent Nehru Stadium, Major Dhyan of sports facilities in various Chand National Stadium from stadia will be made opera - India 2020-21 tour of Australia: Complete schedule of Virat Tuesday afternoon in slots of tional to ensure social distanc - one hour which needs to be ing. "All stadia have been dis - Kohli-led team's 3 T20Is, 4 Tests, 3 ODIs; women's team's 3 ODIs pre-booked online. infected and deep sanitizated, New Delhi : Cricket recently claimed the No. 1 Test the one released today, but we’ll Oval, Adelaide (December 11 - However, activities in in keeping with guidelines. Australia on Thursday (May 28, ranking after India had held the be doing everything we can to 15) Indira Gandhi Stadium and Thermal checks and hand san - 2020) announced the schedule of top spot for almost four years. get as much international cricket Boxing Day Test, Australia v Karni Singh Shooting Range itization of every athlete and Indian men's and women's team The Border-Gavaskar series is in as possible this summer. We India at the MCG, Melbourne are expected to start in a accompanying parents is Down Under during the later part one of the international sport’s will communicate any changes (December 26 - 30) week's time as logistics are being done at entry gates. The of 2020 and early 2021. Making great rivalries and this will no to the schedule if or when they Pink Test, Australia v India at being worked out. "Detailed guidelines have While archery, table ten - wearing of mask has been the announcement about the pro - the SCG, Sydney (January 3 - 7) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee been made available to the nis, badminton and lawn ten - made mandatory," it added. posed return of competitive CommBank Women’s ODI Swimming Complex will stadia administrator and they nis have started in Jawaharlal The SAI stated that as per the cricket which has been put on Series against India remain shut as use of swim - have been briefed comprehen - Nehru Stadium initially, activ - government guidelines only hold due to the coronavirus pan - Australia v India at Manuka ming pools continue to sively to ensure adherence to ities at the Major Dhyan athletes above the age of 10 demic ravaging the world, Oval, Canberra (January 22) remain barred in the fourth government guidelines of Chand National Stadium will years can resume sporting Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Australia v India at Junction edition of the coronavirus- health and hygiene," the gov - depend on available facilities. activities. Roberts stated that his team is Oval, St Kilda (January 25) "working closely with the BCCI Australia v India at (Board of Control for Cricket in Blundstone Arena, Hobart Jasprit Bumrah missing early morning training sessions India) to deliver the eagerly (January 28) anticipated men’s and women’s Gillette Men’s ODI Series New Delhi : Ace Indian action. Recently, former West bowler with respect to yester - tours". According to the schedule against India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on "Missing early morning Indies fast-bowler Ian Bishop year superstars. announced, the Indian team led Australia v India at Perth Thursday said that he is miss - training sessions," Bumrah heaped praise on Bumrah and The 26-year-old has been by Virat Kohli will play a three- doubt be another enthralling are required," he asserted. Stadium, Perth (January 12) ing his early morning training said on his official Twitter referred to him as a 'genera - leading India's bowling attack match T20 International series chapter." Complete schedule of India Australia v India at the MCG, sessions amid the COVID-19 for a while now and was the against Australia starting He, however, cautioned that tour (Cricket Asutralia reserves Melbourne (January 15) pandemic which has wreaked No.1 ranked ODI bowler in October 11, 2020, at the Gabba, the final dates of the tours may the right to change the 20-21 Australia v India at the SCG, havoc across the world. the world for a considerable Brisbane followed by four Test change depending on how the international cricket schedule): Sydney (January 17) India has been under lock - amount of time before injury matches and three One Day coronavirus threat is tackled. Gillette Men’s T20I Series down for more than two stalled his progress a bit. Internationals (ODIs). The "While acknowledging the diffi - against India Fox Sports head Peter months now with cricketers "I grew up on the history Indian women's team will face culty in navigating a global pan - Australia v India at the Campbell, whose company is cooped up inside their homes of the game and coming the Australians in a three-match demic, we are nonetheless Gabba, Brisbane (October 11) one of the Australian broadcast bereft of any sort of outdoor through, I had this whole con - ODI series starting January 22, encouraged by the progress Australia v India at Manuka partners, also predicted a good training. cept of a fast bowler as some - 2021, at Manuka Oval, Canberra. Australia is making in combat - Oval, Canberra (October 14) contest between India and Bumrah would have been one with a long flowing run; Competitive cricket will resume ting the coronavirus and the pos - Australia v India at Adelaide Australia. "Three T20s, Three playing for reigning champi - someone like Wes Hall, Sir in Australia with the Zimbabwe itive impact that is having on our Oval, Adelaide (October 17) ODIs, a 4-Test Series against ons Mumbai Indians in the Richard Hadlee, Dennis tour followed by New Zealand, ability to host an exciting sum - Men’s Test Series against India – Steve Smith v Virat Indian Premier League (IPL) Lillee, the Marshalls, the West Indies, India and mer of cricket in 2020-21. We India Kohli, the two top ranked Test but with the cash-rich league Holdings, so on and so forth. Afghanistan. know that circumstances or Australia v India at the players from two of the top standing indefinitely post - And Jasprit is exactly the Anticipating a tough contest events beyond our control could Gabba, Brisbane (December 3- ranked Test nations head to head poned due to the outbreak of handle as he shared a throw - tional talent'. opposite: it is a stuttering, against India, Roberts added, mean that the final schedule 7) on Australian soil. What a main novel coronavirus, he has lit - back photo of him sprinting Bishop said Bumrah is a short run," Bishop had told "The Australian men’s team potentially may look different to Australia v India at Adelaide event." tle to do in terms of cricketing on a training ground. completely different fast- Cricbuzz. I am finally back on court: Nadal returns to training Australia announce resumption of cricket series; Zimbabwe, Madrid : Spain tennis star posted an image of himself rently participating in the Grand Slam is not being held New Zealand, India, West Indies scheduled to tour Rafael Nadal is back to train - back at practice on May 22. Roland Garros. But follow - as scheduled and tournament Australia : Australia has Zealand Australia v India at (January 28) ing following the COVID-19 organisers are now hoping to decided to host international Australia v New Zealand Manuka Oval, Canberra Gillette Men’s ODI Series forced hiatus. He has started stage the event later this cricket starting with a three- at North Sydney Oval, North (October 14) against India training in Mallorca at the year. match One Day International Sydney (September 27) Australia v India at Australia v India at Perth Rafa Nadal Academy by Earlier in the month, he (ODI) series against Australia v New Zealand Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Stadium, Perth (January 12) Movistar. had said the entire 2020 sea - Zimbabwe on August 9, 2020, at North Sydney Oval, North (October 17) Australia v India at the On Monday, Nadal had son will be lost due to the at a venue which is yet to be Sydney (September 29) Men’s Test Series against MCG, Melbourne (January shared a video on his social coronavirus pandemic and finalised with India, too, Australia v New Zealand Afghanistan 15) media showing the world the that the players can only going Down Under later in at North Sydney Oval, North Standalone Test, Australia Australia v India at the first footage of himself back return to the court next year. the year. Announcing the Sydney (October 1) v Afghanistan at Perth SCG, Sydney (January 17) at practice. "I think 2020 is practically schedule of international CommBank Women’s Stadium, Perth (November Gillette Men’s ODI & "Hello everyone, here I lost. I hope we can start up cricket for the 2020-21 season ODI Series against New 21-25) T20I Series against New am, finally back on court. again next year, I really hope following a sudden break due Zealand Men’s Test Series against Zealand Happy to be back to my prac - that's the case," Nadal was to the outbreak of coronavirus Australia v New Zealand India Australia v New Zealand tices," Nadal said in the video quoted as saying by El Pais. pandemic earlier in the year, as per the ATP Tour website. All professional tennis Cricket Australia CEO Kevin "I'm super happy, too, that the activities currently remain Roberts said that the dates of kids can practise again here at suspended till the end of July the matches have been the Rafa Nadal Academy. due to the COVID-19 pan - announced following his They are happy, and that's the demic which has so far country's success in tackling most important thing." In normal circumstances, ing the novel coronavirus claimed more than 3.5 lakh the deadly viral infection The Spaniard had first Nadal would be in Paris, cur - outbreak, the clay-court lives across the globe. "While acknowledging the difficulty in navigating a global pandemic, we are Conor McGregor agrees to UFC super nonetheless encouraged by the progress Australia is mak - ing in combatting the coron - fight with Anderson Silva avirus and the positive impact New Delhi : Irish mixed Notably, former feather - heavyweight fights, New crafty veteran. that is having on our ability to martial artist Conor weight and lightweight cham - York Post reported. “Anderson is one crafty, host an exciting summer of McGregor has agreed to pion McGregor has never This is not the first time crafty Martial Artist. You only cricket in 2020-21," said American-Brazilian star fought in bout higher than the the two men had expressed develop these methods Roberts. Anderson Silva’s challenge of After the three ODIs a historic 176-pound super- against Zimbabwe, Australia fight. are scheduled to face trans- Brazilian legend Silva Tasmanian rivals New recently took to his official Zealand. The women's teams Instagram account and chal - of the two countries will face - lenged Irish southpaw Conor off in three T20 Internationals at Riverway Stadium, Australia v India at the ODI at Adelaide Oval, for a superfight that will test and the same number of Townsville (October 5) Gabba, Brisbane (December Adelaide (January 26) their 'martial skills' against ODIs. The other teams slated Australia v New Zealand 3- 7) Australia v New Zealand each other. to tour Down Under are the at Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns Australia v India at ODI at Manuka Oval, “I have a huge admiration West Indies, India and (October 7) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Canberra (January 29) for the great athlete that Afghanistan. Australia v New Zealand (December 11 - 15) Australia v New Zealand Conor is and I believe this 2020-21 Men’s and at Metricon Stadium, Gold Boxing Day Test, Australia ODI at Blundstone Arena, superfight would be some - Women’s International Coast (October 10) v India at the MCG, Hobart (January 31) thing historic for the sport, Schedule (Cricket Australia Gillette Men’s T20I Series Melbourne (December 26 - Australia v New Zealand neither of us has anything else reserves the right to change against West Indies 30) T20 at the SCG, Sydney to prove.I believe UFC and the 20-21 international cricket Australia v West Indies at Pink Test, Australia v India (February 2) (MMA) fans would like to schedule) Riverway Stadium, at the SCG, Sydney (January 3 The highlights of the watch this great martial spec - Gillette Men’s ODI Series Townsville (October 4) - 7) schedule announced will cer - tacle, testing my martial skills against Zimbabwe Australia v West Indies at CommBank Women’s tainly be the battle between against him would be fantas - Australia v Zimbabwe at Cazaly’s Stadium Cairns ODI Series against India the men's teams of India and tic," Silva captioned the post. TBA (August 9) (October 6) Australia v India at Australia. The sides have In reply, McGregor said,"I Australia v Zimbabwe at Australia v West Indies at Manuka Oval, Canberra been involved in several high- accept." TBA (August 12) Metricon Stadium, Gold (January 22) voltage and close contests The challenge from Silva 170-pound welterweight interest in facing each other. through years of hard fought Australia v Zimbabwe at Coast (October 9) Australia v India at over the last several years and came after McGregor recently limit. Silva, on the other hand, Following Silva's defeat at experience. Phenomenal per - Riverway Stadium, Gillette Men’s T20I Series Junction Oval, St Kilda the matches later in 2020 and took to his offcial handle and has fought in the 185-pound the hands of Israel Adesanya formance. The crafty veteran. Townsville (August 15) against India (January 25) early 2021 give then another dubbed McGregor as "the middleweight division in February, McGregor had Big respect always. It would CommBank Women’s Australia v India at the Australia v India at chance to renew their rivalry Greatest of all time." besides having three light- described Anderson as the be an honor!” he had said. T20I Series against New Gabba, Brisbane (October 11) Blundstone Arena, Hobart after a forced break. TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 T-Series' Hanuman Chalisa becomes the first devotional song in the world to cross 1 billion views on youTube! Shri Gulshan Kumar, This comes as no surprise, considered the king of devo - especially since T-Series is tional music, made T-Series the most viewed and sub - the first of its kind music scribed channel on YouTube. label to create a splash in The music label in its devotional music market in early days was known for the early 1980s. releasing pre-recorded bha - Bhushan Kumar's T- jans and aartis, which were Series now cements its posi - highly appreciated and loved tion, not only as an entertain - by all. Taking his father's ment music heavyweight but legacy forward, T-Series' also as a flag bearer and pio - chairman and managing neer on the devotional/spiri - director Bhushan Kumar tual music front as Gulshan continues to focus on this Kumar's Hanuman Chalisa genre of music and has also becomes the first devotional attempted to keep it relevant song to cross over 1 billion to younger audiences. views on YouTube. Says T-Series head hon - As the world battles cho Bhushan Kumar, COVID-19, troubled times `People turn to and recite the have encouraged people to Hanuman Chalisa during turn to spirituality and look their low phase. for solace in the Almighty. With the COVID-19 pan - The recitation of Hanuman demic, we are all in the midst Chalisa is known to ward off of a challenging situation evil and danger and empow - and the Hanuman Chalisa ers one with the strength and helps us to deal with pain courage to face any problem and hardship and gives us head-on. It provides solace the courage and strength to in difficult times and helps in face problems. I'm over - overcoming pain and hard - whelmed with the love this ships. devotional video has T-Series' Hanuman received. We, at T-Series Chalisa sung by veteran have always focused, sup - singer Hariharan, which ported and brought to audi - prominently features T- ences devotional music right Series founder Gulshan from the time of the incep - Kumar, becomes the go-to rendition of this holy recital, crossing the highly coveted 1 billion mark on YouTube. tion of the company.` Rohit Shetty to start working Sanjay Dutt tells us how the industry on 'Golmaal 5' soon! has changed over his four-decades Srinidhi Shetty dazzles with her mid-riff The dynamic duo of Ajay action-thriller Sooryavanshi. long career in the industry Devgn and Rohit Shetty has But as soon as he is done Sanjay Dutt is an actor Some of his most celebrat - the audiences. Prabhas's ground-shattering given us superhits like with the Akshay Kumar star - who holds an experience of ed movies include Munna Sanjay Dutt has a great 'Golmaal' series, 'Singham' rer he will start working on over forty years in the film Bhai M.B.B.S which still line up of projects such as performance in 'Baahubali' has made series and 'All the Best'. 'Golmaal 5' with Ajay industry. The actor has wit - Whenever these two join Devgn. nessed the way the industry him synonymous with the film has transformed and also, Superstar Prabhas has eral accolades was crunched performance in is his 20th how the digital space has attained such substantial pop - huge numbers at the box- film followed by his next taken over where working has ularity with his legendary per - office. It is even evident from world-wide release with Nag become more efficient. formance in his two-part epic Sanjay Dutt in a recent action drama film, Bahubaali, interview spoke about how that he has become identifi - the industry has become more able as 'Baahubali Prabhas', professional in terms of work even among his massive fan - and how people have become dom and the media. more co-operative which was It is a known fact that if not the case earlier. The actor one is synonymous with their further shared how in a dura - work one has truly left a huge tion of four decades, the mark and Prabhas has done industry has changed a lot and just that with his superhuman the work avenues have performance in the film. opened up with an entry on The benchmark that digital platforms. Dutt ended Prabhas has created with his by saying that it's a great time valiant performance in his to become an actor. two-part epic film has made With an experience of over the second part of the film the four decades, it's always highest-grossing film in India amazing to see how the indus - with a collection of ?1,796.56 try has changed in a positive crores worldwide. Owed to way. Prabhas's magnificent per - The actor has aced every formance, Baahubali has role of a patriarchal figure, become a classic must-watch quintessential hero, an antag - entertains the audiences and Bhuj: The Pride of India, film which was even the first onist, an action hero and has in the lockdown, the period Torbaaz, Sadak 2 marking his film to have premiered at hands we get to see what can Akshay Kumar and made everyone laugh with his was used the most to spread reunion with Mahesh Bhatt, Royal Albert Hall which is be called pure entertainment Katrina Kaif starrer action- array of successful films. Dutt positive messages all across. Shamshera ahead. And, we one of the most treasured con - on the silver screen. So if you extravaganza Sooryavanshi knows how to add life to his It's great to see how his char - will be seeing him in the cert halls of the United too, just like us, are waiting was set to hit the screens on characters with his hard work acters always make an South Indian cinema with Kingdom. his initial performances that Ashwin which will surely be for them to come together March 24th but due to coron - and dedication. unbreakable connection with K.G.F Chapter 2. Another one of Prabhas' Prabhas's presence is simply another super-duper hit that again, then we have a great avirus pandemic, theatres blockbuster hit films would awe-striking and oozes of the actor will grace upon the piece of news for you were shut down closed put - be 'Darling' which stars him - heroism! audience. Make sure to catch According to a Mumbai ting a tab on its release. Akshay Kumar provides financial assistance self and Kajal Aggarwal in the Prabahas would be aston - him in his next magnificent Mirror report, Rohit Shetty The new release lead roles. The film won sev - ishing the audience with his performance! wants to start working on the date of the film will be next film of the Golmaal film announced once things grad - of rs 45 lacs to actors in need! franchise soon. Yes, Rohit ually start to gack to normal Akshay Kumar first donat - tions like CINTAA and ward to help the people is On essaying the lead role in 'Kaali 2', said that at the moment he is around us and the cinema ed Rs 25 crores to PM Cares deposited an amount of Rs proving them to be real-life a little occupied with his halls are opened. fund to fight the coronavirus 5000 in each of those heroes in the eyes of their Paoli Dam talks about her inspiration pandemic. Later, he also If the movie ‘Wonder Woman’ is helped the BMC with Rs 5 crores for PPE Kits and now of unleashing her inner Kaali ever made in Bollywood, Disha Akshay has extended his The theme of female dently highlight how a mother son. A mother's love is second helping hand once again to empowerment goes beyond and a woman can turn into to none and Kaali gets her Patani would be the most suited the cine artists. Recently, the story itself, leaving the Kaali defeating even the strength from it. I am inspired Akshay has now provided a audience longing for women- toughest of the contender in by my mother every day, she for it. Find out why! generous assistance of Rs 45 centric stories that are both front when it comes to her life is the strongest person in my Shining bright and siz - into the mould of the charac - lakh to many needy actors and inspiring and well-crafted. or someone of her own. It life, she is my Kaali, the shak - zling on screen with her ter for having the perfect junior artists who work on a This year looks promising, doesn't matter who is in front ti of my life. 'Kaali 2' releases impeccable craft, Disha physique. We all know that daily basis in the film indus - ZEE5's most awaited bilin - of her, she is sure to defeat on ZEE5 on this Friday, 29th Patani is one of those actress - Disha's hotness quotient try. gual series Kaali 2 is all set to him when someone tries to May and I urge every woman es who aces every role. remains unmatched. In her According to a report by stream on the platform from crush her or snatch something in the country to join Kaali in Turning every challenge into latest movie Malang, we saw FilmBeat.com, an artist 29th May 2020. that's hers. Even if she is a her fight of truth and lets an opportunity, Disha has how Disha won the hearts of named Pranay Narayan said Kaali 2 is a nail-biting timid one or someone you together unleash the Kaali created a benchmark for her - the audiences with her char - that many actors have crime thriller and this time, haven't seen speak much, if a within ourselves`, express self and constantly brings us acter and hotness. received Rs 3000 from with something her best. Apart from that, Disha Akshay Kumar in their bank completely dif - accounts. Pranay said that ferent the story many daily wage actors like revolves around him are yet to receive help a helpless moth - from the government and so er struggling far their industry is helping hard to save her them in these tough times. son who has only Akshay transferred the a few hours' oxy - money by getting a list of accounts. Bhaijaan recently fans. Over 1 lakh 58 thousand gen left in his details of these actors from celebrated EID by distributing cases of coronavirus have cylinder. She is CINTAA. Earlier, Salman 5000 ration kits to the people been reported in India so far. caught in an Khan had also obtained a list in need. Out of these, 67692 have interrogation and of more than 25000 daily In these hard times, recovered and 4531 people is in the police wage workers from organisa - Bollywood stars coming for - have lost their lives. custody. Luck favours her but that is not long- Chal Mera Putt 2 to re-release post lived. Though she manages to quarantine, shares Simi Chaha escape, her path After making us laugh till screens on March 13th but Produced by Karaj Gill & is beset within our stomachs hurt in 2019 due to the lockdown and clo - Ashu Munish Sahni, Chal numerous diffi - with the hilarious comedy sure of the cinema halls, Mera Putt 2 stars Amrinder culties before 'Chal Mera Putt'. The makers everyone couldn't watch the Gill, Simi Chahal, Garry she can help her of the film brought its sequel son. On the other 'Chal Mera Putt 2' which we hand, a danger - all were super excited to ous criminal If the movie, Wonder had also said that she would watch in theatres. Then, the escapes from the Woman was to be ever love to be a part of an action- coronavirus pandemic struck prison. A drug remade in Bollywood, Disha oriented film. This would the world and laid our plans to consignment Patani would be the prime allow her to be a part of a rest but, worry not, because reaches the city. choice as she has what it whole different genre and Simi Chahal has some good The lonely woman is caught thunder comes to destroy any - Paoli Dam of Kaali 2. takes to seep into the charac - also showcase her skills that news for us. Yep! the actress amidst the gang war and thing that's hers, she is sure to The show highlights the ter's soul and play it aptly. already sets her apart from recently took to her Instagram reaches out to her only place change the direction of her journey of Kaali, her name - Disha has always shared all the actresses in handle and sharing the good of hope. thunder as well. sake from an extremely timid glimpses and stills of her var - Bollywood. news with all of us she Baffled by betrayals and `I have the utmost respect woman to a powerful ious forms of fitness includ - Disha Patani is all geared revealed that Chal Mera Putt innocent deaths, the mother for every woman in the coun - Goddess. The lead role will be ing the kicks and jumps. She up for her upcoming proj - 2 will be releasing again in now turns to a fierce woman try who is trying to fight for played by Paoli Dam as Kaali, has undergone MMA train - ects- Radhe and Ek Villain 2 theatres after the quarantine film. Finally, the good news Sandhu, Iftikhar Thakur, who mends her way to learn their truth. I believe Kaali is a Rahul Banerjee, Chandan ing professionally and has where we will be seeing a and now we can't contain our has arrived for those who Nasir Chinyoti, Akram Udas, the skills of survival in this symbol of hope and power. Roy Sanyal, Abhishek been doing all the sorts of whole new avatar and char - excitement. were not as lucky some of us Hardeep GIll, Gurshabad, battle. Talk about the power My character is compassion - Banerjee and Vidya Malvade stunts. acters, she is going to bring Directed by Janjot Singh, who experienced the laughter Zafri Khan, Nirmal Rishi and and we have it in women! ate and perseverant to fight will be seen in other impor - Disha also, perfectly fits on-screen. Chal Mera Putt 2 had hit the riot ion the big screen. many other noted actors. The makers want to evi - against the odds to save her tant roles. TRUTH PREVAIL BUSINESS NEWS 11 JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 Wipro appoints Thierry Delaporte Indian railways increases advance reservation as CEO, Managing Director period of special trains from 30 days to 120 days New Delhi : IT services career with Capgemini, he "Thierry has an exception - ruption. We believe that New Delhi : The Railway railways has ferried over 40 which the railways started ings have already started major Wipro on Friday said it held several leadership roles," al leadership track record, Thierry is the right person to Ministry has announced to lakh people. operating 15 pairs of Special through the IRCTC and the has appointed Capgemini it said. He also oversaw strong international exposure, lead Wipro in its next phase of increase the advance reserva - The railways has suspend - air conditioned trains from passengers reservation system Group veteran Thierry Capgemini's India operations, deep strategic expertise, a growth," Rishad Premji, tion period (ARP) of all ed the passenger, mail and May 12. (PRS) across the country. Delaporte as its Chief Chairman of Wipro, said. Specials from 30 days to 120 express train services in the The railways is gradually Other terms e.g., Current Executive Officer and Delaporte will be based in days. Booking of Parcel and Managing Director, effective Paris and will report to Rishad luggage shall be permitted in July 6, 2020. Premji. all these 230 trains. In January this year, the "I look forward to working The modified instructions company had said its CEO closely with Rishad, the of Indian Railways goes for and Managing Director board, senior leadership and 30 special Rajdhani type Abidali Z Neemuchwala had the hugely talented employees trains which started with decided to step down from the of Wipro to turn a new chap - effect from May 12, 2020 company. Abidali ter of growth and build a bet - while 200 Special Mail Neemuchwala will relinquish ter tomorrow for all our stake - Express will be introduced his position as CEO and MD holders," Delaporte said. with effect from June 01, tak - on June 1. Delaporte began his career ing the total number of trains Rishad Premji will oversee in 1992 as a Senior Auditor to 230, an official release the day-to-day operations of with Arthur Andersen in Paris said. the company until July 5, and London. He is also the co- The above changes shall Wipro said in a statement. Founder and President of the be implemented with effect "Until recently, Thierry not-for-profit Life Project 4 from 8 am of train booking Delaporte was the Chief and led the group's transfor - unique ability to forge long- Youth, an organisation dedi - date of May 31, 2020 Operating Officer of mation agenda, conceptualis - standing client relationships, cated to the professional and onwards, the release said. Capgemini Group and a ing and driving several strate - and proven experience of social integration of young It may be noted that member of its group execu - gic programs across various driving transformation and adults living in impoverished Railways has started operat - tive board. During his 25 year business units, it added. managing technological dis - regions. ing the Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers, students, Suzuki Motorcycle launches BS6 compliant pilgrims and tourists across wake of the Covid-19 pan - starting the train services and booking, Tatkal quota alloca - the country. demic crisis. Shramik from June 1, it plans to oper - tion of seats to road side sta - As on May 25, over 3,000 Specials were the first set of ate 200 Special trains as per tions etc to be same as in reg - GIXXEr SF 250 and GIXXEr 250 in India Shramik Special trains the trains for the passengers, after the time table for which book - ular time tabled trains. New Delhi : Suzuki A six-speed manual gear - needs of Indian consumers, a Transplant. Help Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. box helps provide a smooth company statement said. LL.M in Corporate and (SMIPL), a subsidiary of two- ride even at low to middle Key Features: Financial Law at INR FDI in India jumps 13 pc to record Indices reverse gains on wheeler manufacturer, Suzuki range speed. The innovative • High-performance 3,00,000 Motor Corporation, Japan upGrad launched its BS6 compliant • The wide LED USD 49.98 bn in 2019-20 sharp rise in Covid cases bike GIXXER SF 250 and headlamp design New Delhi : Foreign direct Singapore emerged as the lion), Caymen Islands (USD Mumbai : Benchmark GIXXER 250. • Newly Designed investment (FDI) in India largest source of FDI in India 3.7 billion), Japan (USD 3.22 indices Sensex and Nifty The Suzuki GIXXER SF Fully Digital Speedo Meter grew by 13 per cent to a during the last fiscal with billion), and France (USD failed to cling on to day’s 250 and GIXXER 250 boasts • 6-Speed Gearbox record of USD 49.97 billion highs and settled in the red on of high performance engine for that extra relaxed cruising in the 2019-20 financial year, Tuesday as investors exclusively developed for on long journeys according to official data. remained unsure about eco - India using the Suzuki Oil Commenting on the The country had received nomic recovery amid mount - Cooling System (SOCS) tech - launch Mr. Koichiro Hirao, FDI of USD 44.36 billion ing Covid-19 cases in the nology along with an easy to Managing Director, Suzuki during April-March 2018-19. country. handle chassis. Motorcycle India said, “We Sectors which attracted Shedding over 574 points Suzuki Motorcycle India are pleased to introduce the maximum foreign inflows from the day’s high, the BSE has also updated the MotoGP BS6 GIXXER SF 250/ 250 in during 2019-20 include serv - Sensex settled 63.29 points or edition of GIXXER SF 250 to the Indian market. Inspired by ices (USD 7.85 billion), com - 0.21 per cent lower at BS6 emission norms. the legendary motorcycles: puter software and hardware 30,609.30. The BS6 compliant Hayabusa and GSX-R, (USD 7.67 billion), telecom - Similarly, NSE Nifty GIXXER SF 250/ 250 under - GIXXER brand resonates munications (USD 4.44 bil - ended 10.20 points or 0.11 pins a 249cc, SOCS enabled SOCS technology ensures 250cc engine exclusively performance, style, and lion), trading (USD 4.57 bil - per cent down at 9,029.05. four-stroke, single-cylinder smooth acceleration, high out - developed for India using the sportiness in the country. With lion), automobile (USD 2.82 Bharti Airtel was the top fuel injection SOHC engine put and low fuel consumption SOCS technology BS6 update the GIXXER 250 billion), construction (USD 2 USD 14.67 billion invest - 1.89 billion). loser in the Sensex pack, for amplified performance. along with ease of mainte - • Styling European series engine will produce billion), and chemicals (USD ments. FDI is important as the plunging around 6 per cent, The advanced engine pro - nance. The advanced engine trends. lesser emission with enhanced one billion), the the It was followed by country requires major invest - followed by TCS, Bajaj duces 26.5ps@9300rpm and has been specifically devel - My Son Will Die Without performance, making it even Department for Promotion of Mauritius (USD 8.24 billion), ments to overhaul its infra - Finance, Sun Pharma, Tech 22. 2Nm@7300rpm. oped to cater to the riding An Urgent Kidney more desirable to own.” Industry and Internal Trade the Netherlands (USD 6.5 bil - structure sector to boost Mhindra, Infosys and Hero (DPIIT) data showed. lion), the US (USD 4.22 bil - growth. MotoCorp. On the other hand, Titan, Nissan plans to shut Indonesia, Axis Bank shares jump over 14 pc Ultratech Cement, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India and ITC amid fund infusion buzz were among the gainers. Barcelona plants; silent on India New Delhi : Shares of Issuing a clarification in as and when any decision is Sectorally, BSE telecom, Chennai : Japanese auto - Nissan's production capacity facturing facility in Indonesia Nissan will also expand its Axis Bank on Wednesday this matter the bank said, "we taken by it in this matter." teck, IT, healthcare and ener - mobile major Nissan Motor by 20 per cent to 5.4 million and concentrate on Thailand presence in electric vehicles zoomed over 14 per cent amid would like to clarify that the Meanwhile, buying was gy indices fell up to 4.64 per Company on Thursday said units a year under the assump - plant as single production and electric-motor-driven reports of fund infusion by news item is speculative and also witnessed in ICICI Bank, cent, while metals, consumer closure of Indonesian cars, including e-POWER, private equity firm Carlyle. durables, utilities, power and and Barcelona plants; with more than 1 million The stock jumped 13.46 auto index ended with gains. reducing the number of electrified sales units expect - per cent to close at Rs 387.35 Broader BSE midcap and models; rationalising ed a year by end of FY23. on the BSE. During the trade, smallcap outperformed production capacities; On the anvil are the it advanced 14.96 per cent to benchmarks, rallying up to cutting down fixed costs launch of two more electric Rs 392.50. 1.21 per cent. Sentiment in by 300 billion Yen are vehicles and four more e- On the NSE, it soared the Indian market remained some of the measures POWER vehicles, increasing 14.23 per cent to settle at Rs volatile despite global mar - planned to achieve sus - electrification ratio to 60 per 389.90. kets trading positive. tainable growth, finan - cent of sales. Axis Bank was the top “After opening up by cial stability and prof - By implementing the gainer in the Sensex and Nifty more than 1 per cent, bench - itability by the end of fis - plan, Nissan aims to achieve pack. mark indices pared gains to cal 2023. a five per cent operating The company's market close flat, with a negative The company also profit margin and a sustain - valuation jumped Rs bias. However, global market said it will be exiting able global market share of 12,976.83 crore to Rs cues were positive, on the South Korea, the Datsun six per cent by the end of fis - 1,09,308.83 crore on the BSE. back of additional stimulus business in Russia and cal year 2023, including pro - In terms of volume, 20.52 measures and slow reopening streamlining operations portionate contributions lakh shares were traded on the of economies globally,” in some markets in from its 50 per cent equity BSE and over one crore on Vinod Nair, Head of ASEAN. joint venture in China. the NSE. Research at Geojit Financial In a statement the "Our transformation plan According to reports, Services, said. The unabated company said the scala - aims to ensure steady growth American company Carlyle the bank has not taken any HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, rise of infections continues in ble plan will shift the instead of excessive sales may infuse USD 1 billion to such decision in this Kotak Mahindra Bank and India, which throws up fur - company's strategy from expansion. We will now con - own up to 8 per cent of Axis regard...The bank shall keep SBI, rising up to 8.97 per ther uncertainties with its past focus on inflated centrate on our core compe - Bank. the exchange duly informed cent. regards to extension of lock - expansion. tencies and enhancing the down measures, he added. "As part of the four-year tion of a standard shift opera - base in ASEAN and Alliance quality of our business, while plan, Nissan will take decisive tion. partners to share resources, maintaining financial disci - action to transform its busi - The company is also aim - including production, models, pline and focusing on net rev - Global shares up as recovery hopes ness by streamlining unprof - ing for a plant utilisation rate and technologies. enue per unit to achieve prof - itable operations and surplus above 80 per cent, to make To prioritise on its core itability. This coincides with overshadow virus worries facilities, alongside structural operations more profitable. markets and products, Nissan the restoration of a culture tokyo : Global shares port measures for the auto Traders are awaiting US virus trade,” said analyst reforms," Nissan said. Other measures include will focus on core operations defined by "Nissan-ness" for a rose on Tuesday as hopes for industry. Germany’s DAX consumer confidence data for Jeffrey Halley of trading plat - According to Nissan, the rationalizing the global prod - in the Japan, China and North new era," Makota Uchida, economic recovery overshad - gained 0.6% to 11,458 and May and home sales for form Oanda. Comments from company will also reduce uct line-up by 20 per cent, American markets. Nissan Chief Executive owed worries over the coron - the FTSE 100 in Britain, April, indicators that might China’s central bank gover - fixed costs by rationalising its from 69 models at present to Other moves include exit - Officer was quoted as saying avirus pandemic. Investors which was closed for trading give further clues into the nor on support for its slowing production capacity, global fewer than 55 models. ing South Korea, the Datsun in the statement. are shifting their focus to how on Monday, rose 1.2% to severity of the downturn economy also lifted senti - product range and expenses. Intending to reduce fixed business in Russia and In India Nissan and various nations are adapting 6,063. brought on by the pandemic. ment. Through disciplined manage - costs by approximately 300 streamlining operations in Renault have a joint car man - to getting back to business, US shares were set for “As is the financial mar - Yi Gang, in an interview ment, the company will pri - billion yen, plans on the anvil some markets in ASEAN. ufacturing facility near here. while striving to keep new gains after a long weekend, ket’s wont these days... Even on the bank’s website, prom - oritise and invest in business include closure of the The company will focus While questions were Covid-19 cases in check. with the future for the Dow the slimmest of positive news ised to push down borrowing areas expected to deliver a Barcelona plant in western on global core model seg - raised about the continuation France’s CAC 40 was up industrials adding 1.9% and on the Covid-19 front triggers costs for entrepreneurs and solid recovery and sustainable Europe, and consolidating ments including enhanced C of Datsun models in India, the 1% to 4,585 as the govern - the future for the S&P 500 a bullish immune response “support development of the growth. North American production and D segment vehicles, elec - restructuring plan is silent on ment was due to unveil sup - rising 1.8%. and another wave of the peak- real economy.” Nissan said its action around core models. tric vehicles, sport cars, and the Indian operations while reducing costs and restructur - In Asia too, the company introduce 12 models in the Nissan has said it would exit ing involves right-sizing plans to shut down its manu - next 18 months. Datsun business in Russia. Crisil: India’s GDP likely to contract 5% in Fy21 Sensex rises over 200 pts in early New Delhi : India is likely each time - a monsoon shock Health Foundation of India cent of GDP, which is lower to suffer from its fourth reces - that hit agriculture, then a and the World Health than what we had assumed in sion in the last 69 years, as the sizeable part of the economy,” Organisation suggest the pan - our earlier estimate (when we trade; Nifty tops 9,350 country’s GDP is likely to the report said . demic spread could peak by foresaw a growth in GDP),” it New Delhi : Equity bench - points or 3.25 per cent higher Benchmarks are rising on The number of coron - contract by 5 per cent in “The recession staring at mid-July, implying that even said. mark Sensex jumped over 200 at 31,605.22, while the broad - account of short-covering by avirus cases in India climbed FY21, credit rating agency us today is different. For one, if the nationwide lockdown is It said that successive points in early trade on er Nifty surged 285.90 points market participants ahead of to 1,58,333 and the death toll Crisil said in a report agriculture could soften the lifted after May 31, states lockdowns have a non-linear Thursday as index-heavy - or 3.17 per cent to 9,314.95. May derivatives expiry, ana - touched 4,531, as per health on Tuesday. The report blow this time by growing with high and rising COVID- and multiplicative effect on weights HDFC twins, On a net basis, foreign lysts said. ministry data. comes days after the Reserve near its trend rate, assuming a 19 cases could continue with the economy and a two-month Reliance Industries and ICICI portfolio investors sold equi - However, investor senti - Globally, the number of Bank of India (RBI) predicted normal monsoon. Two, the restrictions, which will be a lockdown will be more than Bank extended their gains cases linked to the disease has that India’s GDP growth for pandemic-induced lockdowns drag on the economy. twice as debilitating as a one- ahead of May derivatives crossed 56.93 lakh and the the financial year 2020-21 have affected most non-agri - It, however, said that on month imposition, as buffers expiry. deceased tally stood around may remain in the negative culture sectors. And three, the the positive side the India keep eroding. Partial relax - After touching a high of 3.55 lakh. territory. global disruption has upended Meteorological Department ations continue to be a hin - 31,899.31 in opening session, Meanwhile, bourses in Earlier, on April 28, it had whatever opportunities India expects the southwest mon - drance to supply chains, trans - the 30-share index was trad - Tokyo and Seoul were trading slashed growth prediction to had on the exports front.” soon this year to be 96-104 portation and logistics, it said, ing 259.92 points or 0.82 per with gains as optimism over 1.8 per cent from 3.5 per cent. Besides, the report predict - per cent of the long-period adding that unless the entire cent higher at 31,865.14. the reopening of major “Things have only gone ed that first quarter will suffer average, which augurs well supply chain is unlocked, the Similarly, NSE Nifty rose economies across the planet downhill since,” a Crisil a staggering 25 per cent con - for agriculture and crude oil impact of improved economic 81.20 points or 0.87 per cent continued to push equities Research report said. “While traction. prices are expected to average activity will be subdued. to 9,396.15. higher. we expect non-agricultural “About 10 per cent of $30 per barrel in fiscal 2021, “Therefore, despite the ONGC was the top gainer Benchmarks in Shanghai GDP to contract 6 per cent, gross domestic product cushioning the economy. stringency of lockdown eas - in the Sensex pack, rising and Hong Kong were in the agriculture could cushion the (GDP) in real terms could be Talking of the economic ing a tad in the third and the around 3 per cent, followed red tracking rising US-China blow by growing at 2.5 per permanently lost,” the report package recently announced fourth phases, their negative by Tata Steel, L&T, HDFC tensions. cent.” said. by the Centre, it said that the impact on GDP is expected to Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Stock exchanges on Wall The rating agency pointed “So going back to the package has some short-term massively outweigh the bene - Bank and Axis Bank. Street ended on a positive out that in the past 69 years, growth rates seen before the measures to cushion the econ - fits from mild fiscal support On the other hand, M&M, note in overnight trade. India has seen a recession pandemic is unlikely in the omy, but sets its sights major - and low crude oil prices, espe - ITC, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, TCS International oil bench - only thrice. As per available next three fiscals.” ly on reforms, most of which cially in the April-June quar - and HCL Tech were among ties worth Rs 334.74 crore in ment continues to remain cau - mark Brent crude futures data, these recessions Laying down the factors will have payoffs only over ter. Consequently, we expect the laggards. the capital market on tious as coronavirus cases has were trading 2.53 per cent occurred in fiscals 1958, 1966 for the downward revision the medium term. the current quarter’s GDP to In the previous session, the Wednesday, provisional been on a rise in the country, lower at USD 33.86 per bar - and 1980. GDP outlook, Crisil said that “We estimate the fiscal shrink 25 per cent year-on- BSE barometer settled 995.92 exchange data showed. they noted. rel. “The reason was the same latest studies by the Public cost of this package at 1.2 per year,” it said. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU SATURDAY MAY 30, 2020 Chief Secretary directs that the Jal Jeevan Mission should be implemented BJP receives contributions towards PM CArES Fund rapidly : Chairs the 1st Apex Committee Meeting of JJM Jammu, May 29 : Singh Charak handed over CARES Fund. Corona Pandemic. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders cheques and details of contri - Ravinder Raina, thanked Ashok Kaul, praised the 10.3 Lakh rural households to be provided with drinking water and party sympathizers hand - butions worth 1 lakh rupees to all the donors for liberal fund - BJP activists as they are con - ed over contributions to J&K supply in 20 districts by December, 2022 BJP President Ravinder Raina JAMMU, MAY 29 : Under the Jal Jeevan March 2021. In Phase II, 3.8 discussed and approved the and party’s General Secretary Chief Secretary, B V R Mission, a total of 10.3 lakh Lakh households will be pro - Annual Action Plan of Jal (Org.) Ashok Kaul, for dona - Subrahmanyam Friday households will be covered at vided with FHTC in 7 dis - Jeevan Mission. It was con - tion to PM CARES relief chaired the 1st meeting of the an estimated outlay of Rs. tricts of Bandipora, Doda, veyed during the meeting that Fund at party headquarter, Apex Committee of Jal 10,644 Crore in the 3 Phases. Kulgam, Poonch, Samba, an allocation amounting to Trikuta Nagar, Jammu. Jeevan Mission (JJM), J&K. From Ward No. 11, Financial Commissioner, Jammu East Assembly Finance Department, Constituency, former MLA Financial Commissioner, Rajesh Gupta, BJP Executive Health & Medical Education Member Sanjay Mahey, Department, Principal Parveen Arora, Mahila Secretary, Information Morcha J&K Vice-President Department, Commissioner Anu Gupta, Mahila Morcha Secretary, Jal Shakti State Secretary Neeru Anand, Department, Secretary, District Press Secretary Planning Development & Manav Gupta, Naresh J&K BJP President Ravinder ing to the PM CARES Fund tinuously putting their best Monitoring Department par - Pradhan, Mandal General Raina and party’s General on the appeal of Prime efforts to donate to the PM ticipated in the meeting. Secretary Rajinder Gupta, Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul. Minister Narendra Modi and CARES Fund and at the same Principal Secretary, School Sameer Bharti (Retd. CCF), Till now, BJP Jammu East said that their contribution time they are encouraging Education Department and Sanjay Gupta, Raman Gupta, Mandal has contributed 12 will strengthen the hands of others from the society to do representative from Rajesh Gupta and Balraj lakh rupees in the PM PM Modi in the fight against the same. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, GoI also attended the meeting GWM announces Senior Leadership for its Indian subsidiary through video conference. In this regard, a revised Udhampur and Pulwama lat - Rs. 680 Crore has been ear - At the outset, action plan, targets and time est by December 2021. In marked as central share for Jammu, 29th May : project with major focus on overall scheme of things in Indian subsidiary of GWM Commissioner Secretary, Jal lines for completion of the Phase III, 4.1 lakh house - J&K under JJM for financial GWM, a global auto manu - R&D, Plant & Industrial the ASEAN region. Our com - said, “I am happy to be a part Shakti Department gave a mission in a phased manner holds will be covered in the year 2020-21. facturer, that made a bold operations in India.Speaking mitment towards the Indian of a team that is looking at detailed presentation to the was given out in the meeting. remaining 10 districts of The Department was foray at the 15th edition of at the appointment, Mr. James market has been showcased making a foray in a highly members of the Apex During Phase I, 2.3 lakh Anantnag, Budgam, directed to take up speedy Auto Expo - The Motor Show Yang, President for the Indian with the investments in the competitive and soon to be Committee outlining the pro - households will be provided Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, implementation of works 2020, today announced the subsidiary of GWM said, “I Talegaon plant and R&D the fourth largest market in file of Jal Jeevan Mission, a with Functional Household Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri, under the Jal Jeevan Mission appointment of Mr. James am happy that I have been facility.”Mr. Parker Shi has the world. We at GWM are time bound programme to Tap Connection (FHTC) in Kupwara and Shopian by so that the programme is com - Yang as President for the given the chance to lead the rich global experience and has highly optimistic about the ensure ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ the three districts of Reasi, December, 2022. pleted much before its sched - Indian subsidiary of GWM. operations at such a crucial made immense contribution India market and we foresee in rural households. Srinagar and Ganderbal by The Apex Committee also uled target date. The company has also juncture and hope that we can in expanding GWM business recovery of the market in near appointed Mr. Parker Shi as work towards providing the in Middle East, Africa and future. He further added, “At Managing Director for the best quality products and at Australia regions before join - GWM we are excited and will Advisor Khan takes stock of arrangements for Indian subsidiary of GWM. the same time generate more ing India project. He will be continue pursuing our plans Mr. James Yang brings in employment, business and responsible for Commercial actively with utmost opti - passengers at Jammu Airport rich experience in the areas of economic viability.” He also Operations for GWM in mism to build a highly cus - R&D, project and marketing said, “India holds great India.Speaking at his appoint - tomer centric organization Appreciates role played by various departments for management and will be lead - importance for GWM and is ment, Mr. Parker Shi, and build a strong brand ing the entire GWM India an important partner in the Managing Director for the image for GWM in India. facilitating smooth movement of passengers JAMMU, MAY 29 : sent for testing and those pas - vides various accommoda - Airport have to mandatory fill BJP IT & Social Media Announces Executive Members, Advisor to Lieutenant sengers who are being tested tions for the inbound passen - up their particulars in a form Governor, Farooq Khan today negative are sent to home and gers besides transport facili - devised by the Indian Council Prabhari’s, Seh Prabhari’s & District Incharges took stock of the arrange - if, otherwise, then to designat - ties being provided in hassle of Medical Research after Jammu, May 29 : Akhnoor District, Deep Sumbria (Prabhari) for Ishfaq for Bandipora (Seh ments for registration and which their samples for Bharatiya Janata Party Kumar Sharma (Prabhari) & Udhampur District, Rajinder Prabhari) District. He also screening of inbound and out - Covid-19 test are being taken Information Technology and Shotu Khajuria (Seh Prabhari) Mehta (Prabhari) & Rahul announces District Incharges bound passengers at Jammu at Kiosks set up at the airport. Social Media Department for Basohli District, Kuldeep Kumar (Seh Prabhari) for for Kashmir Province which Airport which has recently Besides, Advisor Khan J&K Incharge Jaidev Rajwal Singh (Prabhari) & Amarpal Kathua District, Amit Gupta includes Mohammad Arsalan resumed operations after took the tour of various sec - after consultation with BJP Singh (Seh Prabhari) for (Prabhari) for Nowshera District Incharge Srinagar, relaxation in COVID-19 lock - tions of the Airport where J&K President Sh. Ravinder Doda District, Sahil Koul District, Parveen Ghai Tufail Ayoub Bhat District down norms. incharge of Airport Security, Raina & BJP J&K General (Prabhari) & Vinay Gupta (Prabhari) & Gurcharan Singh Incharge Budgam, Showkat Advisor Khan while inter - Gurmit Singh informed him Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul (Seh Prabhari) for Jammu Kuniyan (Seh Prabhari) for Shah District Incharge acting with the screening and about the security, checking announces J&K UT State District, Lovekesh Gondi Poonch District, Mudabir Ganderbal, Mujtaba District facilitation teams from differ - and identifying of passengers Executive Members, (Prabhari) for Jammu West Fayaz (Prabhari) for Srinagar Incharge Shopian, Zahoor Ah. ent departments enquired by CISF personnel deployed Prabhari’s, Seh Prabhari’s & District, Rashpal Singh District, Sajad Hussain Mir Najar District Incharge about different processes vis- at the airport. District Incharges (Kashmir Jamwal (Prabhari) & Rustin (Prabhari) for Budgam Pulwama ,Mohammad Shafi a-vis testing of passengers Advisor Khan appreciated Province) in presence of Co- Ali (Seh Prabhari) for District, Sheikh Ajaz Kullay District Incharge and their subsequent quaran - the role played by health, Incharge Advocate Ishant Ramban District, Sumit (Prabhari) for Ganderbal Kulgam, Suhail Ahmad tine. transport, police, and other Gupta. Malhotra (Prabhari) & Jagbir District, Khalid Hussain Mir District Incharge Anantnag, C M The Advisor was briefed allied departments who work While announcing, Jaidev Singh Pal (Seh Prabhari) for (Prabhari) for Shopian Mir Basharat District C M that all the protocols and in close coordination with Rajwal said that from Jammu R.S. Pura District, M.K. District, Feroz Ahmad Bhat Incharge Kupwara, Maroof Y B health guidelines are being Airports Authority of India Province Amit Gupta, Vinay Razdan (Prabhari) for (Prabhari) & Mohd yunis Dar Akabar Bhat District Incharge y B followed at the airport, and and CISF for facilitating Sharma, Vinay Gupta, Rahul Kashmir Displaced District, (Seh Prabhari) for Pulwama Baramulla & Naseer Ahmad was informed that all the air- smooth movement of passen - Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, Vrijeshwar Singh Manhas District, Hazik Maqsood Lone District Incharge bound passengers arriving at gers. He also praised the serv - Amarpal Singh, Deep Kumar (Prabhari) for Kishtwar (Prabhari) for Kulgam Bandipora. He congratulates Jammu Airport are being kept ice being rendered by staffs of Sharma, Shotu Khajuria, District, Varun Kumar District, Pinka Malik all the newly nominated office in institutional quarantine different departments for their Rustin Ali, Rashpal Singh (Prabhari) & Sudhir Kumar (Prabhari) for Anantnag bearers and hope that they before being tested for selfless services during the Jamwal, Varun Kumar, Sudhir (Seh Prabhari) for Reasi District, Mohd Asif Mir will definitely prove to be an COVID -19. ed COVID-19 hospitals for free manner. COVID-19 crisis and also Kumar, Parveen Ghai, District, Adv. Varun Gupta (Prabhari) & Ishfaq Sideeq asset for strengthening the The Health Department treatment. The Advisor was also thanked people for their coop - Balwan Singh & Gurcharan (Prabhari) & Vinay Sharma (Seh Prabhari) for Kupwara party. Advocate Ishant Gupta officials informed the Advisor It was also given out that informed that the passengers eration during the lockdown Singh Kuniyan and from (Seh Prabhari) for Rajouri District, Tousheef Dar also extend his warm wishes that the test samples are being the administration also pro - after disembarking at the period. Kashmir Province Manzoor District, Ashwani Sharma (Prabhari) & Hilal Ahmad to all the newly appointed Bhat, Mohd Asif Mir, Hilal (Prabhari) & Parkash Singh Mir (Seh Prabhari) for office bearers and appeal Ahmad Mir, Sajad Hussian, Jamwal (Seh Prabhari) for Baramulla District and Sajad them to work hard with full JTGC management hosts awareness-cum-medical camp Hazik Maqsood, Khalid Samba District, Mir Chand Hussian (Prabhari) & Mir dedication and commitment. JAMMU, MAY 29 : The itage of Ayurvedic system of ing situation. He informed session, the team of doctors Hussain Mir, Mohd yunis Jammu Tawi Golf medicine. He highlighted the that the indigenous medicine including Dr Shefali and Dr. Dar, Mudabir Fayaz, Sajad BJP felicitates Principal Gov’t Course(JTGC) management advantages of Ayurvedic system is more effective in Supreet Kaur discussed about Hussain Mir, Sheikh Ajaz, on Friday organized an the common health Pinka Malik, Mir Ishfaq, Medical College Digra awareness-cum-med - problems and provided Feroz Ahmad Bhat, Ishfaq Jammu, May 29 : which he is already on the job. and fight against corona for ical camp in collabora - participants required Sideeq, Tousheef Dar, Mir Abhijeet Singh Jasrotia, Abhijeet Jasrotia assured him which already our workers are tion with Department advice to prevent the Ishfaq, Mohd Ashraf wani & Spokesperson (BJP) felicitat - that wherever he need any on their toes since the begin - of Indian System of diseases in general and Rizwan Bashir Najar were ed Dr. Naseeb Chand Digra, Medicines, here at its COVID-19 in particu - nominated as BJP J&K UT Principal Medical College for Panchkarma Centre. lar. State Executive Members, IT effectively & efficiently fight - The aim to organize During the camp, a & Social Media Department ing the war against Corona. the camp was to sensi - large number of mem - whereas Yudhveer Singh got He applauded him as he tize the members and bers and employees of additional responsibility as recently took the charge of workers of JTGC asso - JTGC participated. Parbhari Jammu-Poonch Principal that to amid corona ciated with the meas - Free of cost Parliamentary Constituency crisis. Jasrotia was full of ures for protection against medicine and invited the peo - prevention and cure of the Ayurvedic medicines for & Manzoor Bhat got addition - words for Digra that he start - the Coronavirus (COVID- ple to come forward to avail disease. “The Ayurvedic boosting immunity and pre - al responsibility of Prabhari ed just from the word go after 19). the benefits of the services of medicines have no side venting COVID-19, besides Kashmir Province. Rajwal joining and managed the Dr Harbakh Singh deliv - the indigenous system of effect,” he added. masks, were also distributed further announced Prabhari’s covid-19 crisis since the ered a lecture on the rich her - medicines during the prevail - During the interaction among the participants. & Seh Prabhari’s which whole load of testing & treat - includes Ajay Anand ing was mainly on GMC but Execution on crucial developmental works on hold for (Prabhari) & Kali Dass (Seh still they managed the crisis in Prabhari) for Jammu Rural the best way. BJP supports & over two months to restart from June 1 in Srinagar District, Neeraj Gupta is hopeful that he will keep on volunteers any time entire ning of crisis. Jasrotia con - (Prabhari) & Davinder doing his duties to the best of team BJP is available 24X7 to cluded by presenting appreci - Over 260 developmental works estimated at a cost of over 1300 crore rupees Sharma (Seh Prabhari) for his ability & capability for serve the cause of the people ation letter from BJP. permitted and asked to restart execution forthwith: DC Srinagar SRINAGAR, MAY 28 : crucial importance. Under fication. kinds of precautions that their Sahib Bandgi Ashram is providing The administration in execution at a huge 720.5 The crucial project of workforce need to follow Srinagar has permitted restart - crore rupees in aggregate strengthening of fire services adding that all support as ing execution of developmen - these include 8 works each of apparatus of Srinagar city might be needed will be pro - Ashrams as quarantine centers tal works put on hold since ERA and JKPCC, 6 of approved under the Smart vided to all the concerned for Jammu, May 29 : Due to one of its Ashram in affected by the corona. every possible way. As in the late March after outbreak of Covid-19 outbreak, if some - Udhampur is also provided Head and founder of Shri past, we will continue to pro - COVID-19 and the subse - one is most affected by the for use as quarantine centre. Giridhranand Paramhans Sant vide food to poor and desti - quent restrictions enforced in lock down, then it is extreme - In addition to this, the Ashram (popularly known as tutes, even if we have to take the district. ly poor and working class Deputy Commissioner who is dependent on daily Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal wages. In order to help such Choudhary has directed all poor and needy people, Sahib concerned departments and Bandgi Sansthan is trying to agencies to restart execution provide all possible help from on all infrastructure-based the first day of the lockdown. developmental works forth - From the first day, Sahib with. Bandgi Sansthan is providing Instructions in this regard food to more than 10 thou - were issued in a meeting of sand people in different areas senior officers of concerned of Jammu and Kashmir every departments convened here day, at the same time, organi - under the chairmanship of the zation is also providing food DC. to more than 1000 people in Permission and instruc - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. tions for immediate restarting JKPCD, 4 of SKUAST, 3 City project is included in as long as required. During the month of of execution of work was each of SKIMS Soura, these works. Dr Shahid said the govern - Ramadan, fruits and yogurt given for over 260 works SKIMS Bemina and I&FC, 2 The concerned depart - ment is aware of risks and were also made available which include various impor - each of PWD, PMGSY and ments have been asked to challenges that COVID-19 exclusively for the Muslim tant and major developmental Wakf Board, and 1 each of restart work on all these proj - poses and that the decision to community in the Quarantine projects. Housing Board, NBCC, ects beginning June 1. restart development works Center. These include 64 works of Sports Council and SICOP. Speaking in the meeting has been taken after weighing Earlier, ration and essen - R&B, 50 of SMC Drainage, Put together these 264 the DC said that it is time that them and putting in place a tial goods were also provided 49 of RDD, 28 of KPDCL, 16 works involve and are under developmental works put on mechanism of precautions to by Sahib Bandgi Sanstha to of PHE and 11 of LAWDA execution at an estimated cost hold due to COVID-19 are ensure it is all a safe and suc - more than 1000 families in which make the most of these of over 1300 crore rupees. restarted adding that all cessful exercise. many areas of Jammu and works. Together these 218 These works include a host important requisites and pre - Senior officers including more than 250 families in works are under execution at of crucial infrastructural proj - cautions that need following Superintending Engineers and Srinagar. an estimated cost of 585.5 ects in various sectors ranging have been taken care of and Managing Directors of all The organization also pro - organization donated an Sahib Bandgi Ashram) loans from banks or sell our crore rupees. from health to roads and will be followed. concerned departments and vided 300 beds and 300 mat - amount of Rs 5 lakh to the Satguru Madhu Paramhans property. We are fully com - The remaining 46 works bridges to drainage to power He said all concerned agencies attended the meet - tresses for Corona patients to "PM Care Fund" and 2 lakh to Sahib Ji has said that we are mitted to helping people in also include various major and water to lake and environ - departments and agencies ing. Joint Director Planning the Jammu and Kashmir the "Covid - 19 J&K Relief always ready to provide help every possible way during developmental projects of ment conservation and beauti - have been sensitised about the Srinagar was also present. administration. Moreover, Fund" for the benifit of people to poor and needy people in this disaster.

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