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VOL: 10 Issue: 129 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SUNDAY , MAY 23 2021 DAILY PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- IINN BBRRIIeeFF Upset over COVID-19 : JK reports 3408 new positive cases, 214664 recovered so far engagement, woman JAMMU, MAY 22 : The till 22ndMay, 2021. today)with2327Active Positive, 5836recoveries recovered today)and 81deaths; reported today)with 636 active The Central Government is ends life in Jammu Government on Saturday Till date 2018101 persons Positive, 9292recovered (including341 cases recovered Kathua has 8188 positive cases positive cases, 4182 recoveries continuously monitoring the TP Correspondent informed that3408 new posi - have been enlisted for observa - (including 228 cases recovered today)and 89 deaths while as (including 138 cases reported (including23 cases recovered evolving situation of Covid-19 Jammu, May 22 : A 20- tive cases of novel Corona tion which included 74102 per - today)and 152 deaths; Shopian has 4906 positive today), 1223 active positive today)and 32 deaths. in the Union Territory and is year-old woman on virus (COVID-19),1251 from sons in home quarantine Kupwara has 10418 positive cases (including 52 cases cases, 6850recovered(includ - According to the bulletin, providing all necessary support Saturday committed suicide Jammu division and 2157 from including facilities operated by cases (including 202 cases reported today),1080active ing 194cases recovered today) among the total 263905 posi - towards effective containment in Narwal area here, days Kashmir division, have been government, 49136 in isolation reported today), 1832 Active positive cases, 3775 recoveries and 115deaths; Kishtwar has tive cases in J&K, 21189have of the spread of Covid-19 and after she got engaged to a reported today, thus taking the and 133759in home surveil - Positive, 8253recoveries (including 21 cases recovered 3737 positive cases (including been reported as travelers better clinical management of man allegedly against her total number of positive cases lance. Besides, 1757591 per - (including 207 cases recovered today)and51 deaths. 15 cases reported today)with while 242716as others. positive cases. wish, police said. in Jammu and Kashmir to sons have completed their sur - 48 COVID-19 deaths : 30 from Jammu Division and 18 from Kashmir Division The government has also Rubika, a resident of 267313.Also 48 COVID-19 veillance period. started free tele-consultation Qasim Nagar locality, deaths have been reported,30 Providing district-wise today), 133 deaths; Anantnag Similarly, Jammu has 323 Active Positive, 3387 The Bulletin said that the general OPD services by jumped from Gujjar Nagar from Jammu Division and 18 breakup, the Bulletin said that district has 13024 positive 47240 positive cases (includ - recoveries(including 69 cases breakup represents districts Specialists/MBBS Doctors for bridge over river Tawi and from Kashmir Division. Srinagar has 61647 positive cases (including 224 cases ing 490 cases reported today) recovered today) and27 deaths; from which the patients have the residents of J&K under hit the dry river bed about Moreover, 4117 more cases (including 509 cases reported today)with 4641 with 7469 active positive Samba has 6317 positive cases been traced or are ordinarily National Tele-consultation 90 metres below, they said. COVID-19 patients have reported today) with 6571 Active Positive, 8235recov - cases, 38836recoveries (including 82 cases reported residing. Service. People can avail these She was rushed to the recovered and discharged from Active Positive, 54351recov - ered (including 81 cases recov - (including 524 cases recovered today)with 2424 active posi - The bulletin added that services from Home by regis - Government Medical various hospitals including ered (including 819cases ered today), 148 deaths; today), 935 deaths; Udhampur tive cases, 3797 recoveries there are 2629 COVID dedi - tering online on web portal College (GMC) hospital 1623 from Jammu Division recovered today), 725 deaths; Bandipora has 7769 positive has 9986 positive cases (including 27 cases recovered cated beds, 2327 Isolation beds https://esanjeevaniopd.in/. The where doctors declared her and 2494 from Kashmir Baramulla has 19613 positive cases (including112 cases (including 150cases reported today)and 96 deaths; Poonch with 979vacant beds and 302 services are available on brought dead. A police offi - Division. cases (including 237 cases reported today), today), 1622active positive has 4675 po sitive cases ICU beds where 100 beds are Monday to Saturday from cial said a case has been reg - According to the daily reported today)with with1189Active Positive and cases, 8254 recoveries (includ - (including 59 cases reported vacant in Jammu division 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. People istered, and further investi - Media Bulletin on novel 2816Active Positive, 6497 recoveries (including ing169 cases recovered today)with983active positive, while there are 2883 COVID can also download and install gation is on to ascertain the Corona virus (Covid-19), out 16561recovered (including 68cases recovered today),83 today)and110 deaths; Rajouri 3618recoveries (including dedicated beds, 2729 Isolation esanjeevani OPD app from motive behind her taking of 267313 positive cases, 369 cases recovered today), deaths; Ganderbal has 7658 has 8897 positive cases 269 cases recovered beds where 1139 beds are google play store. such an extreme step. 49136 are Active Positive, 236 deaths; Budgam reported positive cases (including (including 119 cases reported today)and 74 deaths; vacant and 154 ICU beds Besides, 24x7 Rapid Quoting preliminary 214664 have recovered and 18273positive cases (includ - 132cases reported today)with today)with 3288active posi - Rambanhas 4438 positive where 81are vacant beds in Antigen Testing facility for investigation, the official 3513have died; 1669in Jammu ing273 cases reported 1114Active Positive, 6479 tive, 5456recoveries (including cases (including 128 cases Kashmir division. There are a COVID-19 has been started said the woman was report - division and 1844 in Kashmir today)with 4461 active posi - recoveries (including 140 204 cases recovered today)and reported today)with1176 total of 5512 COVID dedicat - outside the emergency of edly upset over her engage - division. tive cases, 13650 recovered cases recovered 153deaths; Doda has 5075 pos - active positive cases, 3216 ed beds, 5056 Isolation beds GMC Hospital Jammu. The ment a few days ago. The Bulletin further said (including 220cases recovered today)and65deaths; Kulgam itive cases (including 43cases recoveries (including 81 cases with 2118 beds vacant and 456 facility will be very useful for The body will be handed that out of 8188640test results today), 162 deaths; Pulwama has 8831 positive cases reported today) recovered today)and 46 ICU beds with 181vacant beds segregation of patients in over to the woman's family available, 7921327 samples has 11771 positive cases (including 241 cases reported with1055Active positive, 3939 deaths while Reasi has 4850 in the Union Territory of emergency wing of GMC after completing legal for - have been tested as negative (including 175 cases reported today)with 2906 Active recovered (including 63 cases positive (including 27 cases Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu. malities, police added. Land acquisition court cases: DC Poonch reviews Four pharmacy stores Capacity Building Programme Jammu Murder Case: Dhaba owner murdered sealed in Poonch for for aspiring dairy entrepreneurs status of filing of objections/replies in HC 'failing' to maintain records in Sarwal, dead body stained with blood POONCH, MAY 22 : the court of law, so that adverse TP Correspondent started in Jammu TP Correspondent informed the police. from the poor people who Deputy Commissioner Poonch, orders are not passed against the Inder Jeet today chaired a joint official respondents and the Jammu, May 22 : At JAMMU, MAY 22 : The ices of the Institute for get - JAMMU, MAY 22 : A Shiv Kumar was unmar - came to his dhaba. They may least four pharmacy shops case of ruthless killing of a ried. He along with his elder not think that they can have meeting of revenue officers and development of projects can be Stock Assistant Training ting trained for the same. senior officers of various exe - completed well in time. were sealed by the Drug Institute, Jammu, has started The institute can be reached man who runs a dhaba in brother opened a dhaba in enmity with anyone. The Inspector allegedly for being Sarwal area of the city has Sarwal. His brother died last police, who reached the spot, cuting agencies to review the Besides, the revenue author - a Capacity Building out at status of filing of ities/other concerned officers unable to maintain records Programme for the Field [email protected] come to light. The body of year, after which he was run - say that the body has been C M in Mendhar area of Jammu the person was found stained ning the dhaba alone. The taken and taken to GMC objections/replies before the were further directed to strictly C M Officers, Vets & Paravets, The Short Term Training High Court regarding land comply to High court directions Y B and Kashmir's Poonch dis - and young entrepreneurs Programmes, being organ - with blood from his room and time Shiv Kumar was killed, mortuary for post-mortem. y B trict on Saturday. the killers had also cut his he was the only one present A case has been registered acquisition cases involving exe - issued from time to time in interested in Dairy and ised under the able guidance cution of various important order to maintain the legal sanc - Quoting an official, news Poultry Farming as a busi - of, Principal Secretary to nose, ears and hands. agency reported that the The deceased has been government projects in the tity of the institutions. ness. Government Animal/Sheep District. Taking strong notice of shops included two in For the purpose, the Husbandry and Fisheries identified as 43-year-old Ucchad and once each at The status of land acquisi - enquiry ordered by the higher Institute has devised an Department, Naveen Kumar Shiv Kumar Sharma tion court cases vis a vis filing authorities regarding wrong Sakhi Maidan and Mankote. annual calendar of Five Choudhry, and Director resident Bilawar and It was found that the of replies as well as status of mutation attested in one of the Short Term Training Animal Husbandry Jammu, was staying in a room at development projects, which case in Tehsil Mendhar, the shops were lacking the Programmes covering topics Vivek Sharma with the dual the site of the temple in records and were sealed are held up on account of stay Deputy Commissioner directed like Departmental Schemes purpose of doubling the the sprawling Nagar or injunctions granted by the the concerned Tehsildar to iden - immediately for the viola - and their Implementation, farmers' income and enhance area of Sarwal. tion, the official said. High Court in favour of liti - tify the officials involved in Artificial Insemination, the production. Shiv Kumar's body gants were deliberated upon. such attestation, beside produce NIA files charge-sheet Latest Trends in Animal The increase in the pro - was seen lying in a Sensing the seriousness of the records related to the matter Health Care, Dairy Farming duction of livestock products blood-soaked condition the matter, the Deputy in order to proceed against them against 3 Hizb-ul- in the room by his Mujahideen terrorists in and Poultry Farming. like milk, meat and egg will Commissioner, directed the rev - under law. These programmes are not only improve the health nephew on Saturday enue officers to ensure that the The legal section of DC Kishtwar conspiracy case being conducted via online status of the general public morning. Shiv Kumar's replies/objections/compliance office was directed to collect New Delhi, May 22 : mode till the Covid crises are but will also enhance their nephew is also staying report in the cases involving the details/status of other cases The anti-terror federal probe over. socio-economic status. The in Sarwal. He used to land acquisition are filed before pertaining to revenue depart - agency NIA on Saturday Since the Departmental implementation of the come daily to the tem - the High Court in a time bound ment pending before the High said it has filed a charge- employees are already on Departmental schemes has ple, where his uncle was manner to avoid future compli - Court and put up the same sheet in a special Jammu board, the general public is been taken up on war footing staying in the room. The in the room. in this context. Evidence is cacy . The revenue officers/ before the Deputy court against three Hizb-ul- invited to adopt the Dairy by publicising the schemes nephew said that when he On the other hand, local being collected with the help concerned officers of the Commissioner so that further Mujahideen (HM) terrorists and Poultry Farming as a and imparting awareness at reached the room, his uncle's people said that Shiv Kumar of the forensic team by Executing agencies were direct - necessary action with respect to in connection with their Source of Livelihood/ all levels. Potentiating the body was stained with blood was a very decent man. He chance. Further action will be ed to contest land acquisition filing of objections could be involvement in the Kishtwar Business and utilize the serv - same process. inside. He immediately did not even take money taken based on the evidence. cases reasonably and strongly in taken at the earliest. conspiracy case. Those named in the charge-sheet included Jaffer GRP Jammu seized 18 bottles of ‘Prevention better than cure’; HoD Medicine GMC Jammu Hussain of Hunjalla in JAMMU, MAY 22 : Head the virus, he added. use of anticoagulants and In any case, if Covid symp - Kishtwar, Tanveer Ahmed illicit liquor 1 person arrested of Medicine at Government So what if one is already steroids without a doctor's pre - toms persist even after four to Malik, a resident of village Medical College & Hospital, Dr infected, To this, the doctor scription and said the Steroids five days, one must immediate - Tantna in Doda and Taraq TP Correspondent carrying for the purpose of Section 48-A Excise Act has Vijay Kundal has said, “The age said, ‘Still there is no need to are ‘two edged swords’. ‘On ly seek medical help. ‘Please do Hussain Giri, a resident of JAMMU, MAY 22 : GRP selling illegally during lock - been registered at Police old adage ‘prevention is better panic as most of the Covid one hand they help Covid not delay hospitalization. Many village Pochhal in Jammu seized 18 bottles of than cure’ has the greatest rele - cases fall under the mild catego - patients, and on the other they of Covid deaths are due to delay Kishtwar, officials in the illicit liquor and arrested 1 vance to Covid-19 infection as ry who recover easily. Such may weaken one’s immunity’, in reporting by the patients’, agency said. person. Inputs were received there is no better protection people develop symptoms like said Dr Kundal. informs Dr Kundal. They said the charges from reliable sources, that would be abated against against it than to adopt Covid cough and cold’. They should Dr Kundal suggested taking The public is informed that during the COVID curfew appropriate behaviour.” immediately isolate themselves the Six Minute Walk Test, a all Covid-related queries and other three terrorists-Osama some people are engaged into Bin Javed, Haroon Abbas The appropriate behaviour, and eat healthy food, he rudimentary exercise to judge if doubts can be cleared on illegal trade of liquor. he explained, includes wearing advised. one needs medical help or not. helpline number 0191 2571616. Wani and Zahid Hussain- Today at about 3:45 PM who were involved in the a mask, frequent hand sanitisa - Elaborating further, Dr In the test, the subject walks for Public can also call the one person namely Nitish tion and keeping social distance Kundal said that Covid patients six minutes, and if his oxygen Divisional Control Room at crime, but they have been Sharma S/O Kamal Sharma killed in encounters with and avoiding crowded places. without any comorbidity recov - saturation level falls, either by 0191-2520982, 2549676, R/O H No. 03, Marla The doctor reiterated the er easily in most of the cases. three percent or below 94, it is 2674444, 2674115, 2674908. security forces during the Quarters Ramnagar, Tehsil & period of investigation. government’s instructions of ‘In any case’, he reminds, ‘if time to consult a doctor. Such Moreover, J&K Government District Udhampur was com - going out only if necessary, self one’s oxygen saturation level patients must lie in a prone has started a live phone-in See All Truth Prevail ing to Jammu from Pathankot hygiene, wearing a mask and falls below 94 percent, the position to restore oxygen satu - health programme on Gulistan via train and during checking avoiding crowds. He also patient, whether comorbid or ration quickly, he advised. channel which is aired twice Videos News at at Platform No 2. Railway requested the people to ‘teach not, should immediately consult In prone-position the patient daily- from 8:30 am to 9 am and Station Jammu 18 bottles of social distancing to others a doctor’. is made to lie facing down, with 8:30 pm to 9 pm and can be www.truthprevail.com Liquor (Royal Stag) have down situation. A case under Station GRP Jammu and fur - around’. Timely vaccination is The Head of Department arms bent comfortably at the reached through the Divisional been recovered which he was FIR Number 04/2021 under ther investigation is on. another major defence against warned against self medication, elbow and positioned forward. Control Room numbers. FOR Computer Services India records 2.57 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 4,194 fatalities Laptop Services New Delhi, May 22 : The the disease in the country No consensus yet on are still on. he said. "When we will be that lactating women can get in them," he said. BSNL Broadband daily rise in coronavirus surged to 2,30,70,365, while Covid vaccine passport So far there's no consen - able to reach a consensus at vaccinated. "We have a protocol of Pan Card cases in India remained the case fatality rate stood at issue at WHO level: sus at the level of WHO over the world and WHO level (on "There were reports that COVID disease among chil - Passport below the 3 lakh-mark for the 1.12 per cent, the data stated. Government this, Health Ministry Joint vaccine passport issue), then after vaccination mothers dren. Protecting children Contact :- sixth consecutive day, with India's COVID-19 tally The WHO is yet to reach Secretary Lav Agarwal said. we will take necessary should not breastfeed their from infection is equally Rohit: 2.57 lakh new cases recorded had crossed the 20 lakh-mark steps," he said responding to child for a couple of days but important so that they do not in a single day, the Union on August 7 last, 30 lakh on a question on reports claim - I want to clarify that breast - become part of the transmis - Mob. 9419626826 health ministry said on August 23, 40 lakh on ing that people who took feeding should not be sion chain," he said. Saturday. September 5 and 50 lakh on Covaxin jabs may not be stopped and should be con - On mucormycosis or With the fresh cases, September 16. allowed to travel internation - tinued. "In no situation, there black fungus, Paul said the India's tally of COVID-19 It went past 60 lakh on ally as the WHO hasn't is any reason in that context availability of medicines is Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji cases climbed to September 28, 70 lakh on included it in its list of vac - to halt or discontinue breast - being increased. 2,62,89,290. October 11, crossed 80 lakh cines. feeding even for an hour," he Conditions such as dia - The death toll due to the on October 29, 90 lakh on The Health Ministry also said. betes, weakening of the MANOJ KUMAR & CO. disease rose to 2,95,525 with November 20 and surpassed dismissed similar reports on On Covid-19 prevalence immune system due to use of 4,194 fresh fatalities, the the one-crore mark on its Twitter handle as "mis - among children, Paul said steroids, prolonged hospital Fruit & Vegetable ministry data updated at 8 am December 19 last year. leading and speculative". seropositivity rate between stay and co-morbidities in showed. India crossed the grim Talking about vaccine 10-17 years is roughly the Covid-19 may increase Commission Agents The active cases further milestone of 2 crore on May wastage, Agarwal said same as between 30-40 and mucormycosis infection. reduced to 29,23,400 com - 4 this year. Covishield vaccine wastage children can also spread the "Steroids are life-saving. Specialist In : Potato, Onion prising 11.12 per cent of the According to the Indian a consensus on the vaccine "Discussion is still being reduced from 8 percent on infection "Whenever chil - It is a wonder drug but its total infections, while the Council of Medical Research passport issue for allowing done if vaccinated people March 1 to one percent now dren contracted the infection irrational use can lead to Shop No. 69, Sabji national COVID-19 recovery (ICMR), 32,64,84,155 sam - international travel to those will be allowed. As of now, while Covaxin wastage then almost always symp - mucormycosis. So this out - rate improved to 87.76 per ples have been tested for fully vaccinated against the as per WHO guidelines and decreased from 17 percent to toms are minimal, very mild break does not progress and Mandi Narwal, Jammu. cent. COVID-19 up to May 21 coronavirus infection, the guidelines by other countries, 4 percent in the same period. disease or they are asympto - further harm is not caused, The number of people with 20,66,285 samples test - government said on Saturday people with negative COVID NITI Aayog member matic and because it is mild that is our responsibility," he Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 who have recuperated from ed on Friday. and noted that discussions test report is being allowed," (Health) VK Paul clarified the mortality is very very less added.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021 Dir Horticulture Jammu Advisor Baseer Khan reviews functioning of PDD reviews development Asks for ensuring 24*7 power supply to vital installations activities in districts JAMMU, MAY 22 : SRINAGAR, MAY 22 : system to continuously moni - interruptions. This year the department has Director Horticulture Jammu, Advisor to Lieutenant tor and redress all pending Advisor also directed them peaked its capacity which is Ram Savak, today chaired a Governor, Baseer Ahmad issues concerning speedy exe - to ensure round the clock sup - further being augmented and meeting of Chief Horticulture Khan, today convened an offi - cution of these vital works. ply to vital institutions partic - it is for the first time that the Officers of Jammu Division cers meeting to review func - Advisor was briefed about ularly hospitals and oxygen department is all set to almost to review the progress of var - tioning of Power ious developmental activities Development Department (Physical & Financial) being (PDD). carried out during the current The meeting was attended financial year in Jammu by Chief Engineer KPDCL Division. and Chief Engineer KPTCL He asked the officers to Kashmir besides Chief submit the detail of physical Engineer Projects and and financial progress made Procurement Kashmir and under different departmental other concerned officers. schemes i.e. CAPEX budget / Advisor Baseer Khan took Centrally Sponsored stock of progress on various Schemes like MIDH, ATMA, centrally sponsored schemes PMDP, PMKSY, RKVY and like RAPDRP, IPDS, DDU - TBO besides progress on for - JJY and PMDP besides assessing the status of inspec - mation of Farmer Producer tions, metering, transmission Organisations (FPO) and and power generation. the present status of power plants saying that provision double the capacity. PMFME. He also reviewed While reviewing physical supply and steps being taken for proper back up should also Advisor was also informed the response regarding the and financial progress on to improve and augment the be put in place. Advisor fur - that the upcoming projects sale of fruit plants and value CSSs, Advisor directed the power scenario to ensure ade - ther directed for intensifying expected to be completed added products in the facilita - concerned officers to remove quate power supply to the inspections in all districts to within 6 months at 220 KV tion centres across Jammu all the bottlenecks and Right consumers. curb the menace of power level included augmentation Division. of way (RoW) issues so as to Advisor directed the offi - theft and illegal connections. of grid station Mirbazar from The Director instructed speed up the execution of cers to complete the critical Chief Engineer, 320 MVA to 475 MVA. Also the officers to submit the these projects. He also asked projects before the onset of Transmission informed that augmentation of 220/132 kv progress in respect of produc - the officers to prioritize works winter particularly the receiv - the department is endeavoring grid station Delina from 320 tion of quality planting mate - and formulate definite time - ing stations besides asking increase in transmission MVA to 4800 MVA will also rial / rootstock in the lines for early completion of them to ensure pruning of capacity by additional 600 be done by way of utilising Departmental Nurseries as these projects. He asked the branches to be done before - MVA bringing the total to spare transformers of grid sta - per the allotted targets during concerned officers to devise a hand so as to have minimum 2800 MVA by the year end. tion Mirbazar. the previous year. He also discussed the DDC Chairman, Case fatality rate lower in J&K compared to other States; indicates strategy for implementation of various departmental Budgam calls on that disease is under control: Surveillance Medical Officer, WHO developmental schemes to be Advisor Baseer Khan Follow universal covid protocol to curtail spread of pandemic taken during 2021-22. Director gave a patient SRINAGAR, MAY 22 : SRINAGAR, MAY 22 : him is an encouraging sign. with uncovered hands at the Amid surge in covid positive While reiterating on adher - time of disposal. hearing to the issues raised by Photo by- Paras Chairman, District the officers and assured them Development Council cases, Dr Ashiq Rashid Mir, ence to universal covid proto - "The exterior side of the Surveillance Medical masks may contain infection that all their genuine prob - (DDC), Budgam and other lems shall be sorted out. Covid Vaccination & R. Test program organised in Jammu DDC members today called Officer, World Health and touching it may pose a on Advisor to Lieutenant Organization, Kashmir threat of infection ", he Dr. Farooq Abdullah Governor, Baseer Ahmad Division, expressed warned. Dr Ashiq Mir said Khan and raised several optimism over the that people should wash Constant Fear of losing my fellow beings condoles demise of issues of public importance recovery rate of posi - hands with soap for thirty Qari Syed Mohammed for redressal. tive cases along with seconds while returning motivates me to work in service of humanity: Chairman along with the less case fatality rate in home from work. He called Usman Mansoorpuri DDC members came up with Jammu and Kashmir these preventive measures as Lab Technician Mohd Saleem Srinagar, 22 May : The a memorandum and high - compared to rest of the the first weapon against cur - Jammu and Kashmir lighted several important states. tailing the spread of pandem - DODA, MAY 22 : this novel virus triggered tests, I volunteered myself National Conference issues concerning his area "This is the main ic. Mohammad Saleem Batt, a across the world. “But after keenly learning how President and Member of including roads, healthcare indicator which shows While expressing grati - Lab Technician, is part of a seeing it as a potential to do covid tests,” he Parliament from Srinagar Dr. system, accommodation, the disease is under tude to the government, he huge army of Corona war - threat to the lives of my added. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday contingency fund and other control", he said and said the central government riors fighting the deadly fellowmen, I and many “Till now I have con - expressed profound grief and matters relating to their further added that with made it possible to have vac - Covid pandemic across the colleagues of mine volun - ducted around 10,000 sorrow over the demise of respective areas. the determination and cooper - cols everywhere and at all cines abundantly available Globe. Bhat, like his coun - tarily came forward to covid tests which includes noted Islamic scholar, Chairman requested the ation of people, the impact of times, he invited the attention and free of cost for the people terparts across the world, offer our services at vari - both RAT and RTPCR in President Jamiat-Ulama-e- Advisor to take necessary pandemic could be subdued to of people towards wearing of since the beginning. has one goal of winning ous positions,” he said various containment Hind and working rector of steps towards an early redres - a large extent. masks properly and asked He asked people to register the war against the unseen "During my duty at zones” said Mohammad Darul Uloom Deoband Qari sal of issues raised by them. He said more than one them not to touch masks for vaccination to get an enemy which is threaten - Quarantine Centres, I used Saleem proudly, adding Syed Mohammed Usman Advisor assured the lakh and thirty thousand while they are wearing it and appointment on a specific ing the existence of to do a shift of 12-16 hrs in “At present I have been Sahib Mansoorpuri. Chairman that all genuine patients have recovered in further advised to remove date for inoculation and get humanity, including their a day which continued for deployed at GMC OPD to In his condolence mes - issues raised by them shall be Kashmir and another eighty mask properly with clean vaccinated on their turn as it is dear ones, relatives, neigh - almost two months and conduct the testing along - sage Dr Farooq said, “With considered and resolved on thousand have recovered in sanitised hands and prefer - another effective weapon bors and the countrymen. during this period I con - with my other colleagues.” great sorrow, I received the priority. Jammu which according to ably avoid removing mask against the infection. "Constant fear of losing versed with my children There are times when sad news of the passing away my people motivates me to and parents only on phone we (Medical fraternity) are of Jinab Mansoorpuri Sahib work relentlessly in serv - or video call", Mohd in stress, completely earlier today. A tireless pro - Covid Positive Ampy Singh heals himself in home isolation ice of humanity,'' Saleem added. exhausted and shattered, moter of national unity and ‘Shed your mental load off to beat COVID-19; Look forward in life’ Mohammad Saleem Slaeem further narrated having anxiety, loosing communal harmony, his responds when asked his work schedule last year hope, but we again stood demise is a loss, not only to KISHTWAR, MAY 22 : He stated “During self iso - family members- this was symptoms you develop, it's about the source of moti - when the district authori - up on our toes so that our Muslim community but also Ampy Singh, Agriculture lation, I was in constant con - truly a blessing,” he shared. about how you overcome and vation and strength for ties decided to increase the people shall feel safe and to the country. A captivating Extension Officer, Kishtwar tact with COVID-19 fight back" he added. working amid the uncer - pace of testing due to the secure, he added. speaker, he will be remem - who tested COVID positive control cell and doc - He urged people, tainty entailing his profes - huge influx of stranded Mohd Saleem Batt bered for his scholarly dispo - two weeks back shared his tors who suggested me "Kindly do not step sion. labourers as well as strand - appealed to the people to sition, and ease of elucidation story and experience during the medicines and all outside of the house While sharing his initial ed passengers coming follow covid appropriate in familiarizing his students his time in home isolation, the necessary things to unnecessarily, besides days of experience in the from all over the country to behavior so that the serv - with teachings of the holy healing process and full do and the high point staying indoors, vacci - Quran and Sunnah. In his recovery. was about doing Yogic nation, wearing a face Covid duty, he said that the district on a daily basis. ices rendered by the med - there was no specialised “On hearing about the ical professionals or by any capacity as the president of While narrating his story exercises and taking mask and maintaining Jamiat-Ulama-e-Hind, he he said, "I was working in nutritious food served social distance in pub - orientation given to him shortage of staff spe - frontline worker do not go for dealing with the scare cialised in conducting in vain. voiced against social injus - District COVID-19 Control without any stigma lic places, eating a tice, extremism, and oppres - Cell Kishtwar and two weeks and by week two, fever healthy diet and fol - sion of minorities. I pray for back, when I started to feel and other symptoms lowing COVID appro - Ch. Yasir Ali seeks ex-gratia for families peace to the departed in the drained, warm with a gritty subsided.” priate behaviour would highest echelons of Jannat throat, I paused and wan - "I rested and be the safest option for and fortitude to the bereaved dered.” stayed isolated; my you now. In case you whose houses damaged in storm family and thousands of stu - “Without losing time, I immune system treated do contract the virus, KATHUA, 22 May : Apni aged structures, houses and damaged in the recent storm,” dents and followers of his, in went for COVID test at DC me by doing the right keep checking your Party Leader Choudhary Yasir cattle sheds. he said. He said that the struc - their hour of grief. May Office Kishtwar whereat it amount and not over - SpO2 levels. Let those Ali has appealed to the “The administration tures/houses/and cattle-sheds Almighty elevate his stations was confirmed that I am posi - reacting. But equally 14-16 days of isolation District Administration to should send the team of rev - of Gulshan Kumar, S/o in Jannat,” he said. tive, and the same day I important was the care that you undergo be a provide ex-gratia relief to six enue officials to assess the Jamper R/o Challa Panchayat Among others Party’s declared self-isolation and with diligence, positiv - time where you heal family members whose hous - losses suffered by the poor Siara, Pawan. Kumar S/o Vice President Mr. Omar informed my boss according - ity that I was fortunate physically, mentally, es have suffered damage in people of the above two Pritam R/o Challa, Machinder Abdullah, General Secretary ly,'' he said to receive at home from my "It isn't about how many and emotionally." Panchayat Banjal and Panchayats in Kathua S/o Fincha Ram R/o Challa, Ali Muhammad Sagar, Panchayat Siara. District,” said Ali. Amar Nath S/o Chet Ram R/o Provincial President Nasir J&K Biodiversity Council Observes International Biodiversity Day In his statement to the He said that the six fami - Challa Pyt Siara, Shankar Aslam Wani have condoled press, Yasir said that he visit - lies have no shelter and they Dass S/o Munsi Ram R/o the demise and prayed for Jammu University mulling establishment of Centre of excellence in Biodiversity, Seed Bank ed Panchayat Banjal and met should be provided tents by Kachir and Macho Ram S/o peace to the departed soul the aggrieved people. During the administration as early as Munshi Ram R/o Kachir. Pyt and much needed strength to JAMMU, MAY 22 : J&K J&K Biodiversity Council on of People’s Biodiversity ‘Innovative ways of creating my interaction, he said, the possible. “Their structures, Banjal was damaged in the the bereaved to bear the Biodiversity Council today the occasion and advised for Registers and future plans of awareness on Biodiversity people showed him their dam - houses, and cattle sheds were storm. irreparable loss. observed International Day reaching out to youth at coun - the council. Conservation in BMCs’ (for for Biological Diversity by try level for bright ideas and Professor Shakil Ahmad staff of Forest Department). organizing a webinar with the updation on use of this impor - Romshoo highlighted the B.V Umadevi, Additional Go Global to fill shortfall of Covid theme “We’re part of the solu - Secretary Union Ministry of tion#ForNature”. Environment, Forest, Climate Vaccines in JK: NC to Admin The event was organized Change, announced the name with University of Kashmir of winners of these competi - ensure availability of vaccine, Covid care drugs, and University of Jammu as tions. She also launched the knowledge partners. E-library of books written by Medics, Para Medics at SDH Hazratbal Former IAS officer and Om Parkash Vidyarthi, former Srinagar, 22 May : The flock to these designated vac - arate tenders to procure the ployed medical, and Para Chairman, Advisory Board PCCF. Jammu and Kashmir National cination centers in the first vaccines from abroad rather medical graduates to address Smart City for Jammu and The event was attended by Conference on Saturday place. The authorities have than waiting for and compet - the manpower deficiency. Srinagar, Keshav Varma, was Principal Chief Conservator asked the incumbent JK been maintaining that ade - ing against each other on the “Lining up beds only won’t the chief guest while of Forests (HoFF), Chairman administration to issue global quate viles are available with quantum of quota being dis - help make any difference. The Commissioner Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir tenders to procure Covid-19 them but the ground situation patched by the center. deficiency of digital X-Ray Department of Forest, Biodiversity Council, Dr. Vaccines to ensure expedi - is contrary to what is being “Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, machines and other vital Ecology and Environment, Mohit Gera, Roshan Jaggi, tious inoculation of the vac - claimed. Even the priority Uttrakhand, Tamil Nadu, equipment needed to fight Sanjeev Verma, was the guest APCCF, Suresh Kumar Gupta cine to the entire populace of groups aren’t able to get their Maharashtra, Karnataka, third stage Covid patients is of honor on the occasion. Chief Wildlife Warden, Jammu and Kashmir before first and second dozes done,” Andhra, Telangana, Haryana, also severely being felt at all Keshav Varma shared his tant wealth of knowledge. importance of glacial biodi - Veteran Forest Officers Lal the imminent third wave of he said. and Delhi have already decid - PHCs , and TB centers across experience on benefit of Sanjeev Verma highlighted versity, high mountain ecolo - Chand, Former PCCF, Dr. the deadly virus. “The prevailing pace of ed to go global to ensure district Srinagar , Hazratbal alliance of partners to achieve the role of Biodiversity gy and need for its documen - C.M Seth, Former Chairman, While expressing concern vaccination is of no account to steady supply of vaccines to being no exception. Situation convergence and direction for Council in providing founda - tation and conservation. Pollution Control Board, Sh. over the shortage of Covid avoid further mortalities dur - their respective populace. is rather grimmer in the outly - biodiversity conservation. He tion for steering path of sus - Professor Manoj Dhar O.P Sharma, former PCCF Vaccines across Kashmir, ing the looming third wave of State’s irrespective of whether ing areas of Saidakal, Runi cited the example of Global tainable development. He gave a detailed description of and Member Secretary SBB, Party’s YNC Provincial covid infections. JK adminis - ruled by BJP or Congress are Mohalla, S ultan Mohalla, Tiger Recovery Program elaborated the role of different Biodiversity of India and Dr. Yash Pal Sharma, Deptt. President and Former Mayor tration should, without more taking this route in view of the Bali Mohalla, Ashraf wherein 13 countries, 65 agencies and departments deliberated upon issues and of Botany, Jammu University, Salman Ali Sagar said that ado flaunt global tenders to unsteady vaccine supply from Mohalla, Shiekh Mohalla, NGOs joined hands for Tiger especially the Biodiversity challenges on biodiversity Dr. Anzar A. Khuroo, Asst. everywhere in Kashmir now make good of the shortage. the center. I hope the incum - Moti Mohhalla, Alim Bhat Conservation. He expressed Council who should involve conservation at all levels. He Prof. Kashmir University, vaccine seekers are being Rather than idling away and bent JK administration will Mohalla, Brad Kani, and serious concern over threats all Universities, Institutions advocated addressing gaps in Nadeem Qadri, turned away from govern - twiddling one’s thumbs until consider going global to Daryadin colony, Habak, of unplanned urbanization. and adopt an integrated conservation, giving impor - Environmental Lawyer & ment designated Covid care the next much awaited con - ensure rigorous vaccination Zakura, Naseem Bagh, He highlighted the impor - approach for Biodiversity tance to field work, creation Activist, Sh. Nazir-Be-Nazir, health facilities. He said the signment of vaccine vials across Jammu and Kashmir,” Mulfak, Burzhama, tance of high mountain ecolo - Conservation. He advised the of awareness etc. He also who also shared their views situation is affecting the first reach JK from center, the he said. Inderhama, and other adjoin - gy, high altitude wetlands and Council to meet frequently informed that Jammu on the theme of the event. time vaccine seekers as well incumbent administration Meanwhile, Salman also ing areas. need for conservation of bio - and lay out goals for achiev - University is in process of The program was also as the beneficiaries of the sec - should take initiatives locally drew unavailability of Covid The divisional and district diversity and ecology of these ing the objectives of establishing Centre of attended by concerned senior ond dose as well. “Even those to plug the loopholes. Various vaccine at SDH Hazratbal, administration should, with - areas besides stressing the Biological Diversity Act, Excellence in Biodiversity officers and other dignitaries people who have already reg - Indian states have issued impressing upon the adminis - out any further delay, take need for monetization of bio - 2002. and establishment of seed besides members of 8 istered and got the confirma - global tenders for procure - tration to ensure the accessi - stock of the medicinal sup - logical resources. Vice Chancellor, Jammu bank. Biodiversity Management tion SMS are being turned ment of Covid vaccines; the bility of people to vaccines at plies at all PHCs, TB centers He spoke on Singapore University Professor Manoj Earlier, the Biodiversity Committees from across away. People are leaving vac - JK administration should take the facility. He drew the atten - in these hamlets. In addition model of Urban Development Dhar, Dean Kashmir Council conducted competi - Jammu and Kashmir and cination centers disappointed a cue from them to speed up tion of the incumbent admin - to it, the divisional adminis - and need to learn from it. He University and other digni - tions on ‘Painting on frontline staff of Forest without getting a jab. This the vaccination in JK,” he istration towards the shortfall tration should ensure avail - also shared his experience of taries briefed about activities Biodiversity of J&K’; Essay Department who shared their besides putting the people to added. of Medics, and Para Medics ability of all covid care drugs, Sabarmati River Front Project of Biodiversity Council. They writing on ‘How Biodiversity views on functioning of undue trepidation is also jeop - Voicing against the cen - across all PHCs and other sec - man power, and critical covid and appreciated the e-launch informed on constitution of is important for all species Biodiversity Management ardizing their wellbeing. If the tralized procurement of vacci - ondary health care hospitals care equipment at all the of awareness materials and Biodiversity Management including human beings’; (for Committees and creation of vaccines are available why is nation, Sagar said the states across Srinagar district, call - health facilities across newly created webpage by the Committees and preparation students) and competition on awareness. it then people are asked to across India are flaunting sep - ing for the engaging of unem - Hazratbal,” he said. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021 DLSA Udhampur hosts webinar to mark Develop the natural beautiful tourist spots International Bio Diversity Day Jantron Dhar, Mata Rashwar Temple & Lamote Dhar UDHAMPUR, MAY-22 : International Day for International Day for itive environmental action, of Sub-Division Thathri, District Doda A Webinar on “Conserve & Biological Diversity (IDB) to Biological Diversity by exam - protect nature and the planet JAMMU, MAY 22 : villages of Chiralla Tehsil , diately. He also appeals to the which, if explored, can Celebrate Biodiversity" was increase understanding and ining the fundamental role of Earth. He added that biodiver - President Thathri that can easily be developed Lt. Governor & also to Dr. become a most attractive spot organized today by District awareness of biodiversity nature in ensuring human sity has been constantly under Development Front, District as tourist attraction spots like Jatinder Singh to connect for the Tourists. He said that Legal Services Authority issues and the theme for this health and good nutrition. attack. Wetlands, mangroves Doda, Mr. Kuldeep Kumar GUL MARG, which will cre - Joura Khurd road with in ‘JAI Valley”, some huts Udhampur to mark the world year is "We're part of the solu - Biodiversity is part of us, as and hills are being destroyed Rao in a press release issued ate economic revolution of Chirrala-Panshee road so that have been constructed by the Bio diversity day . tion". From nature-based solu - we humans are part of nature, under the garb of urban and here has appealed to Dr. Jammu & Kashmir but has the tourists can enjoy these Government Agency within a The Webinar was organ - Jatinder Singh, Hon’ble MOS been totally ignored by the natural beautiful tourist spots radius of around 100 sq. mts ized under the guidance of in Prime Minister’s office, leaving / ignoring a vast Secretary DLSA , (Sub Judge) Personal ,Public grievances & adjoining area of LAMBI- Rajni Sharma. His Excellency the Lt. JAI having potential of so Ritu Sharma, senior mem - Governor of J&K UT, Sh. many scenic tourists struc - ber of DLSA , welcomed the Manoj Sinha to develop the tures/ huts and a beautiful lake panelists and participants and natural beautiful tourist spots within an area of more than emphasized about the rele - of Sub-Division Thathri. He 1.5 kms. Mr. Rao has urged vance of celebration of World said that Sub-Division Thathri upon the Lt. Governor- Jb. Environment Day. (Erstwhile Thathri Tehsil ) Manoj Sinha to look into the Beside Panel Lawyer, having now 5 Tehsils , but matter personally and deeply Advocate Pawan Gupta, even than it has been totally & direct the concerned to visit experts from different fields of ignored as regards to the on spot and make a detailed biodiversity were the pan - tourism sector, the natural Project Report-DPR for the elists. They deliberated on beautiful tourist spots like “ development of the LAMBI- various aspects of biodiversity JANTRON DHAR, MATA JAI, having a great potential which was attended by large tions to climate, health issues, “The truth is that without infrastructure development. RASHWAR TEMPLE & of vast lake having source of number of participants food and water security, and healthy nature and biodiversi - Nature has been giving us LAMOTE DHAR are in Sub- natural stream & its surround - including Bar members . sustainable livelihoods, biodi - ty, we cannot have quality warning signals, yet we have Division Thathri, which starts successive state governments. of Sub-Division Thathri. ing spots so that tourists flow Advocate Pawan Gupta, versity is the foundation upon nutrition, and without quality been ignoring it. It is high time from PANSHEE and ends at Mr. Rao also demanded Mr. Rao has also is ensured & development of the resource person, said that which we can build back bet - nutrition we cannot have good for the people to wake up, GOILLA, surrounded by vil - widening & black topping of expressed great shock & the area ushers in giving fillip the United Nations has pro - ter, he added. He added that health. He added that main stand up and speak up for lages Joura Kalan, Joura roads from Kanchiya to Joura anguish over the neglect of to the economic conditions of claimed May 22 as the UNO celebrates the objective of day is to take pos - Nature. Khurd, Shamdlian, Budhi, Khurd ; Punaja to Chiralla- LAMBI JAYEE – of all the surrounding villages of Halaran, Sichal, Ranote, Sunarthava road; Punaja to Bhadarwah Constituency in Tehsils Kahara, Chiralla, Goilla, Chirra, Dadi-Kathava, Bhallara road & Thathri to District Doda, a most mes - Phagsoo, Thathri , Gandoh & GCW Gandhi Nagar celebrates International Panshee, Rokali and many Jangalwar-Chirra road imme - merizing natural scenic spot Bhadarwah. Day for Biological Diversity Bali Bhagat demands regularization of SRO JAMMU, MAY 22: To For Nature” which empha - and other disease. He appreciated the efforts of mark ‘International Day for sizes hope, solidarity and the stressed upon the conserva - organizing committee and Biological Diversity’ importance of working tion of this huge wealth of NSS Programme Officer for 384 paramedical staff, NHM employees Government PG College for together at all levels to build medicinal plants which is a organizing these events with JAMMU, MAY 22 : in six years of services. It is earliest. Besides, taking spe - recruited under Central Women Gandhi Nagar a future of life in harmony great repository for future. great zeal and enthusiasm. Senior BJP leader and really an irony of this Union cial care of paramedical staff Sponsored Scheme and are Jammu today organised a with nature. The event was co-ordinated She encouraged the students Former Health and Medical Territory that they have not who are going over-aged. rendering their services on series of events under the To celebrate the day, by Prof. Sania Hamid and Dr. to make a plan to take action Education Minister, Bali contractual basis since 2005. aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Department of Botany organ - Anju Koul. The vote of so as to make our mother Bhagat has demanded imme - He said that he had already Mahotsav under the patron - ised an online lecture for stu - thanks was presented by Dr. planet a happier and healthier diate regularization of para - constituted a high level com - age of Dr. Sangita Nagari, dents and faculty on the Harjeet Kour. place to live. She said that we medical staff working for the mittee in 2017 for the regu - Principal of the College. topic- Plant Diversity and In the series of events, should take the requisite last over 11 years on academ - larisation of NHM employ - The day is observed every Human Health”. NSS unit of the college also steps and change our atti - ic arrangement under SRO ees. Later the committee rec - year on May 22nd to increase Prof. Mala Bhasin, Head, organised a digital Poster tudes and behavior to pre - 384. ommended their case to gov - awareness globally and Department of Botany pre - Making Competition and serve, protect and promote In a statement issued here ernment through finance enhance people’s apprecia - sented a warm welcome to Essay Writing event on the our natural resources for our today, the former Minister department for consideration. tion and dependence on the chief Guest Dr. Sangita theme- We are part of benefit today and for the gen - said that about 1200 para - The senior BJP leader nature and nature’s resources. Nagari, Principal of the Solution # for Nature. A total eration to come. She further medical personnel appointed appealed to the Lt Governor The theme of this year is College and Resource Person of 82 volunteers showcased added that despite all our under the aforesaid arrange - Manoj Sinha to regularize at “We are the part of solution # Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur, their creativity in Poster technological advances we ment have been rendering least all such employees who Associate Professor, Rajkiya Making and 15 volunteers in are still completely depend - their services since 2011 and are working as frontline war - Power shutdown Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Essay writing event. The ent on healthy and vibrant continue to play a commend - riors in the hour of crisis. He Shimla (HP). posters were adjudged by ecosystems for water, food, able role even during the asserted that in the ongoing JAMMU, MAY 22 : Chief Dr. Anil Thakur talked in Ms. Seema Bhasin, Director medicines, clothes, fuel, shel - ongoing pandemic. It is perti - pandemic when even the Engineer (Distribution) detail about huge diversity of Finance, HUDD. The first ter and energy. NSS nent to mention here that Education department JPDCL, Jammu has informed medicinal plants present and second positions were Programme Officer Prof these paramedical personnel employees are being deputed that to execute various devel - around us. He spoke in detail bagged by Surbi Singh and Mala Bhasin thanked the did remarkable work by ren - for the COVID duties and opment works, the power sup - about many categories of Sneha Katal whereas Sapna NSS volunteers for their par - dering their services round been regularized so far. He Bali Bhagat also raised retired personnel of the ply to Dumi, Thathi, Pargwal, medicinal plants including Thapa and Rashu Sharma ticipation in the events. A the clock during calamities asserted that several of them the issue of over 10000 NHM Health Services are being Channi Tanna, Rajpura, plants used as immunity both got third position. collage of the best posters including flash floods and are over-aged and are employees working in the recalled to join the services Bhalwal, Bharat, Bhalwal boosters, used in cold cough, In her virtual address, was also uploaded on the 2016 unrest to name only a presently not eligible for J&K Health Department, to augment the efforts for Mairpur, NS Pura Rajpuras, fever, hypertension, diabetes Principal Dr. Sangita Nagari social platforms. few. J&K government jobs. who he alleged despite being winning the battle against Najwal Kanachak and adjoin - The BJP leader said that it Emphasizing that several the backbone of the Health COVID pandemic, it ing areas, Sumi, Sobka, Sua was really against ethics and posts are lying vacant in the Department were facing a becomes the duty of the No.-1 and adjoining areas GDC Marh hosts Intra-College Quiz contest to law not to regularize these Medical Education miserable plight. Drawing administration to regularize shall remain affected on May persons despite the said SRO Department, he demanded the attention of the UT the personnel who are 23 from 10 am to 3 pm. mark International Biodiversity Day 2021 having provided for their reg - their regularisation against administration to their plight already proactively rendering Similarly, the power sup - JAMMU, MAY 22 : and other rare biotic was ded - announced that the E- ularization only after putting the sanctioned posts at the he informed that they were services as frontline warriors. ply to areas fed from Malhori- Government Degree College, icated to Corona Warriors of Certificate shall be given to Jaggir R/Stn shall remain Marh today organized an the Country. all the participants to affected on May 23 from 9.30 Online Intra College Quiz Strengthen health edifice to deal am to 10.30 am. Competition to mark Likewise, the power sup - International Biodiversity corona surge : Langeh ply to Denis Gate, Prem Day 2021. Nagar, Part of Jewel, Parade, RAMBAN, MAY 22 : The BJP leader asserted out unless it is inevitable due there across Ramban district The programme was held Former BJP MLA Ramban, that just like winning the to certain urgency. to serve the people in this Link Road and its adjoining under the guidance and super - areas shall remain affected on Neelam Langeh has battle against the first wave Moreover, everyone must hour of crisis, Langeh asked vision of Prof Aekta Gupta, expressed serious concern of COVID-19 pandemic the follow the SOPs and precau - the people to get them vacci - May 23 from 8 am to 11 am. Principal of the college. Similarly, the power sup - over the surge in Covid-19 nation under the stewardship tions announced by the gov - nated at the earliest adding The theme of the Quiz was cases in the Ramban district. of PM Modi will soon win ernment from time to time that it will ultimately be the ply to Lakad Mandi, Patoli, “We Are the Part of Solution Janipur Colony, Pamposh In a statement issued here the battle against the second like wearing the masks prop - peoples cooperation and for Nature”. today, the senior BJP leader wave of COVID-19 too. erly, making frequent use of support that will pave the Colony, Ambadakar Nagar, A total 130 students partic - High Court, Daily Excelsior, appealed to the government However, the people will sanitizers besides strictly way for victory in crucial ipated in the quiz. A Panel of to take instant measures in have to extend full coopera - observing social distancing. battle against the second Statistical Office and adjoin - experts comprising Asha ing areas shall remain affected the direction of increasing tion. He appealed to them to Assuring that BJP work - wave of COVID-19 pan - Kumari Organiser, Sachin the healthcare infrastructure stay at homes and not come ers and activists are already demic. on May 23 from 9 am to 12 Bhagat Asst. Prof and Satish noon. across Ramban district. Kumar, NSS Officer acted as Langeh said, it is a matter Likewise, the power sup - judges. ply to Bahu Plaza, Trikuta of serious concern that Out of 130 participants, despite an alert about the Former Minister Kundal organised press Nagar, Div. Com Office, Duda the best five namely Sunita Dhari Mandir, Part of Shastri anticipated third wave of Devi Sem. 4th, Harsh Anand Covid-19 being in the offing, conference, Urge people to take vaccine Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Sem. 4th, Rajat Singh Saroch adjoining areas shall remain the available infrastructure is Samba, May 22 : Senior war against the corona virus themselves. Kundal said that Sem. 2nd, Perveen Kumar still far from optimum in the affected on May 23 from 9 am Sem. 2nd and Raghumana leader of Jammu and Kashmir epidemic. At the same time, awareness and vigilance are to 12 noon. rural areas where the number Panther Party Yashpal Kundal Kundal said that the adminis - very important to defeat the Sem. 2nd got maximum of corona positive patients Similarly, the power sup - score. held a press conference at his ply to Sainik Colony, has started rising during the residence in Vijaypur. At the In another programme, a past few days. Ratnuchak, MES Ratnuchak Poster Collage, made by The Principal of the strengthen the interest and press conference, Kundal and adjoining areas shall While complimenting the urged the people to get Sachin Bhagat Asst Prof, cap - College appreciated the par - motivation and their overall Lieutenant Governor for the remain affected on May 23 turing different Bird Species ticipation of the students and development. Karona's vaccine. Kundal from 8 am to 12 noon. much needed and timely said that the corona virus has decision of providing five caused a furore in the world. COVID beds in each Like many states of the coun - JKSSB counters news regarding delay Panchayat, he said it will go try, Karona curfew is going on a long way in augmenting in the Union Territory of in declaring result of class IV the efforts in fight against Jammu and Kashmir. Kundal JAMMU, MAY 22 : allotment against said vacan - Needless to mention that the nature, is a time-consuming the invisible enemy. has appealed to people to Strongly countering the news cies, surge in COVID-19 Services Selection Board and process. Lots of amendments Hailing Prime Minister defeat Corona by staying in article titled “J&KSSB fails to cases across the UT, imposi - its Chairman on multiple in rules/orders have already Narendra Modi for working their homes. declare result of fast-track tion of Corona lockdown and occasions have made fervent been notified by various day and night and taking Kundal has appealed to the recruitment of class IV posts Health considerations, seam - appeal to public as well as the Government Departments, several landmark decisions people to follow the Corona even after two months”, pub - less working of the Board, aspirants to beware of particularly the General in the direction of increasing curfew completely and do not lished by one of dailies of including finalization of result unscrupulous elements and Administration Department, the country's healthcare leave their homes without rea - tration has completely failed corona. This great danger can Kashmir yesterday, the for Class IV posts, got affect - also bring any such attempts and some more are in the infrastructure, Langeh said son. It is the safest to stay 2 in stopping Karona. The be avoided only by taking Jammu and Kashmir Service ed. Besides, it is a complex immediately to the knowledge pipeline and shall be notified the PM deserves full appre - yards away and stay in your number of people dying is precautions and restraint. Selection Board (JKSSB) template being operational - of the Board authorities for in due course. ciation for having almost the house to defeat Corona. increasing day by day. The Take care of cleanliness near today clarified that the written ized first time and the sheer necessary action under law. As a consequence, thereof, crisis of medical oxygen While there's life there's hope. administration has nothing you. Logos must fully obey examinations for UT, number of the candidates is The Board has set highest on many occasions, the especially in the Jammu and Let's all beat Corona together. but hollow promises. So the Corona curfew. Maintain Divisional and District cadre also prohibitive, which are standards of transparency and Services Selection Board has Kashmir Union Territory. The whole world is fighting a everyone should take care of a social distance of 2 yards. class-IV posts was conducted bound to take reasonable time probity in recruitments in to operate within grey area, on 27th, 28th February and even in best of the circum - recent times, by conducting till the necessary amendments 1st March, 2021 in multiple stances. Moreover, the Result largest ever written examina - in statutory provisions and Conduct RT PCR tests in rural areas, batches in which 3.28 lakh preparation is being carried tions in the history of Jammu rules take place. candidates appeared. out at multiple locations and Kashmir in a hassle-free The Board in this new and The Board further beyond the borders of J&K and successful manner. We reformed environment is RAT unreliable : Tony explained that subsequently it which were severely affected may err but not exploit, is the doing a trendsetting work RS PURA, May 22 : PCR tests can only stop this surprisingly he was shifted to leading to hardships and med - called upon these candidates due to COVID-19 pandemic. dictum being followed by the which will be easier to follow DDC member Suchetgarh virus from spiraling. some other place forcing the ical exigencies to people liv - to indicate their order of pref - All these factors have to be Services Selection Board. in the days to come. Taranjit Singh Tony on The DDC member also closure of this health facility. ing out there. He said that erence for allotment against taken into consideration It is also important for The Board also termed the Saturday urged the govern - highlighted the much sought “There are many more similar people are bound to suffer that UT, divisional and district before jumping to any conclu - general public and aspirants comparison made in the news ment to conduct RT PCR tests after issue of defunct health too during the pandemic just cadre vacancies up to 1st of sion. The Board has strongly to appreciate that after the with result of PM Package to combat the spread of sub centres in the border town because of the incompetence April, 2021 which was condemned those vested constitutional changes of 5th posts saying that it is totally Covid-19 in rural areas. of Suchetgarh. He alleged that of the aforesaid BMO in pro - extended multiple times up to interests who use social media August, 2019, and subsequent baseless and uncanny manip - In a statement issued here, many of such health facilities viding bare minimum facili - 2nd May, 2021 due to platforms and other digital amendments carried out in ulated just to mislead the Tony said that presently the are being run by one man ties to the COVID-19-hit peo - extremely poor response of modes to propagate and pro - March 2020, in the Jammu readers. The result of Class IV government is conducting army, who is either a pharma - ple. the candidates. Despite giving mote false and misleading and Kashmir Civil Services posts is under process and will RAT tests for ascertaining the cist or a para-medic who are The DDC member multiple opportunities, only information against the (Decentralization and be notified at appropriate status of COVID-19 in rural prescribing medicines to the appealed to the Deputy 1.37 lakh candidates opted to Services Selection Board. Recruitment) Act, 2010, we time, the Board affirmed. belts but these being unreli - patients visiting these centres, Commissioner Jammu and give preferences after which All such vile attempts to have transitioned to a new Further, the Board has able serve no purpose rather posing a risk to life and safe - SDMs of R S Pura and the Board decided to proceed sully the image of a credible legal framework wherein rad - appealed the aspiring candi - the exercise is proving coun - ty. He also alleged that many Bishnah areas to take care of further. It was absolutely nec - and reputed institution like ically reformed templates of dates not to fall prey to the terproductive as people at health sub centres are lying people’s sufferings in absence essary to give adequate JKSSB will be dealt with suit - recruitment, with new meth - propaganda of such vested times tested negative by RAT vacant due to indifference of of prerequisite healthcare edi - opportunity to candidates at ably as per law as the Board ods and procedures have been interests and mischievous ele - tests are later found to be pos - the concerned officials man - fice during the testing times this juncture, to avoid legal and its officers reserve the introduced. A natural corol - ments and share any informa - itive for corona. “This condi - ning the functioning of these examples in the vicinity when coronavirus is at its complicacies later, at the time right to seek legal action lary of these legal changes is tion relating to unfair tion proliferates the virus at a health facilities. where there is startling dearth peak and people are finding it of allocation of cadres/posts. against any unsubstantiated, the need to make variety of means/malpractices with due much faster pace leading to Giving a specific account, of manpower and other infra - difficult to face the wrath of Also, due to poor response false, misleading and deroga - new rules and statutory provi - evidence and proof with the more and more people falling Tony said that Magowal structure”, he said adding that this merciless germ which has of candidates in indicating tory information that is being sions by various authorities in Board authorities, for appro - prey to the disease”, he said health sub centre was being concerned BMO is responsi - already taken hundreds of their order of preference for spread through any media. the Government, which by priate action. adding that ramping up RT run by a single pharmacist but ble for this mismanagement lives in the UT. TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021 THe CORONAVIRUS PANDeMONIUM Future depends on -Subramanian Swamy cines for the entire new requested for a urgent the latest variant of compassion EDITORIAL A new viral disease virus and deaths were meeting of the Covid-19 peaking -JS Rajput sion. So much is to be named Coronavirus or taking in unprecedented Parliament's Standing around May 15 this year, These are not the best rebuilt, resurrected and Covid-19 which became pace. People were Committee to know why if our discipline does not a worldwide pandemic stunned with the serious - the Bharat Biotech Ltd flag as it did during mid- of times. Everyone has re-energised on every Be FAST was hitherto ness of the illness that headed by a husband Dr. March to May first his own version, own front of human exis - As the third wave of COVID-19 unknown,but emerged so followed. Indians partic - Krishna Ella & wife week, as it did as exem - experience, and most of tence. Its magnitude has far believed to be acci - ularly were vulnerable team, both Ph. Ds from plified by pandemonium it is common: No one already begun to pandemic has reportedly been predict - dentally inlate 2019 from because the majority the University of of election rallies, has ever experienced emerge. The learned and ed by the experts it is advisable that the laboratory of China's lacked social protection Wisconsin USA and set - Kumbh Mela, and sheer such devastating anxi - the knowledgeable are everyone in the Union Territory Wuhan University's and easy access to quali - tled in India, which indiscipline on the ety, apprehensions and already envisioning the School of Virology. ty health care and had could produce a wholly streets, we should be rid should play his or her part in a very uncertainty about the shape of things in the China came to know of it meager productive swadeshi vaccine, and of the latest variant days ahead. There is a post-COVID India and positive manner to nip it in the bud immediately in assets. much cheaper, was induced Covid-19 pan - disturbing sense as one its global context. In the November, 2019 but Nevertheless the team denied the contract. demic. and save the people from devastation. receives a call. Every post-Corona era, no India was notified by led by the Union Health It was good that at There is no doubt that As reports (some confirmed some not) WHO in late January, Minister Harsh Vardhan first I got the Union the medical infrastruc - conversation centres nation can progress in are making rounds that the third stage 2020. India's Lock down did a commendable day Health Ministry's full ture in India is weak around the near and dear isolation. Corona knows ones being under the no boundaries, no of the coronavirus shall be more cata - was announced late night and night work, brought support and then the because of the lack of of March 25, 2020 and the incidence down Prime Minister called an required Budgetary allo - grip of COVID, and it is nationalities, and it strophic therefore people should be came into effect mid - steadily so much so the urgent meeting at late cation for Health, years no more an exception to could be countered only asked to behave in appropriate way night the same day. world began to felicitate night the same day after years at less than receive the devastating by a strategy that is and no one should be allowed to take Parliament was in its India. But this led to cel - announced the Bharat 1.5 per cent of the total news of people suddenly global in nature, interna - Budget Session from ebration, and compla - Biotech would also get budget. Even the passing away. I received tional in implementation things lightly as was the case of first January 28, 2020 till cency despite scientists the contract to produce Finance Minister dis - a call from a young lady, and humane in and second waves in J&K UT. It is March 13, 2020. Five in India warning a sec - Covaxin. Dr. Krishna playing her total lack of known to me ever since approach. MPs contracted the virus ond round could come Ella was one of those application of mind, in she was a kid, some five It would not be an however praiseworthy that the govern - but recovered in due soon which be a new rare persons who tweet - her written speech which ment in the UT is proactive and has course. However, one more terrible variant. ed thanking me for my she read out in decades ago. She devot - over-stretched logic to already formed a high level committee Minister become a fatal This did come like a efforts. Later the Prime Parliament in February edly looks after her 97- assert that if the UN and victim of the virus. tsunami completely dis - Minister also showed his this year, that Health year-old father, who is in organisations like the to chalk out a comprehensive plan to In the research con - rupting the medical faith by taking the Ministry would get an comparatively good Unesco and the UNSC make sure that the probable impact of ducted for long, the US infrastructure and the Covaxin two shots at increase of 137 per cent health for his age. She had really achieved their the ensuing third wave is nullified. military research estab - disruption feeding on the AIIMS. Today, because more than last year's tells me that she is objectives in the initial lishment and India's Tata lack of contingency of Bharat Biotech we revised estimate, when extremely disturbed decades of their exis - Besides, the LG Manoj Sinha has Institute for Fundamental planning for another may be able to become in fact as pointed out by after receiving a call tence, humanity would come up with a very farsighted move Research through its more virulent variant. self-sufficient by 2021 the Parliamentary from her close relatives, have been much better of fortifying the Panchayats against branch in virology locat - Nations which were end. Unlike other foreign Standing Committee, it who stay in a distant equipped, united and ed in Bengaluru partici - praising India earlier vaccines, Covaxin has was barely above last city. ready to counter prob - the COVID-19 contagion by asking pated in the Wuhan now suddenly began the best performance as year's after adjusting for the DCs and Health department to research to experiment sneering at our pathetic far as the collateral side inflation. Such ignorant When she received lems like Corona. Sadly on Bats in Nagaland dur - situation and referred to effects are concerned. Ministers are the bane of the call, and began to ask enough, the global urge work out a foolproof mechanism of ing 2017-18. The present the new virus as the Reputed scholarly maga - the BJP government's about the welfare of the to create a world of establishing a 5-bedded COVID-19 Principal Scientific "Indian variant". These zines such as Lancet governance capability. family members on that peace, nonviolence and centre in each Panchayat of the UT Adviser to the Prime countries have been shy have praised the This needs to be recti - side, the caller brushed it righteous conduct that with provision of Oxygen and other Minister was a prime to call the original Covid Covaxin performance as fied. That is why I had aside and came directly led to creation of mover in the project. As 19 a "Chinese Virus". optimal. According to suggested that the Prime to the point: "All of us International platforms required edifice fitted with one bed we discovered in the The recent outbreak the lead Editorial of Minister delegate by set - are in isolation having for dialogue and discus - each. As soon as the facility will deposition by Ministry of second wave of Economic Times dated ting up a Crisis tested Corona positive. sion has so far failed to officials made to the COVID -19 and the oxy - May 17, 2021, titled : Management Task Force We are upset and dis - achieve even basic become a reality the problem which Standing Committee, the gen shortages in India "To Beat Variants, Go to be headed by an turbed. We don't know objectives. people faced in villages due to lack of Nagaland Bat Research have clearlypinpointed Big on Covaxin" and acclaimed efficient what will happen tomor - While the isolation provisions in their houses Project was implemented the lacunae in the subtitled "It's found to Minister such as Nitin without formal clearance Government administra - neutralise all emerging Gadkari. row. Whatever happens, Governments preferred and hearths will be eliminated and the of the Modi tion. variants," it is stated that We must also rethink we shall not inform you to participate in creating people in rural hamlets will become Government. Because of The Government " With a study in the the future of our envi - as it would serve no pur - more and more lethal more robust to fight coronavirus with my insistence, the however began devoting peer-reviewed journal, ronment and tackle cli - pose. Likewise, we weapons, the health sec - Government agreed to attention for producing Clinical Infectious mate change and envi - would request you not to tor research was mostly lot more efficacy. As the aforesaid constitute an Inquiry into anti Covid-19 vaccine. Diseases, revealing that ronmental degradation inform us even if any taken over by pharma - Covid Care Centre will have one the irregular Bat research Despite India being the indigenously developed with ambition and fatality occurs on your ceutical companies that Oxygen-Supported Bed for immediate project, especially since largest and cheapest pro - Covaxin is effective urgency. Only then can side." This daughter, were interested only in Chinese money was paid ducer of vaccines in the against all known vari - we protect the health, already under tremen - remaining ahead of their patient care the emergent needs of for research conducted. world, Modi government ants of Covid-19, the livelihoods, food securi - dous tension, was just competitors, get the people will also be catered without Such disregard of proce - began focusing on a for - Government should ty and nutrition of all dures, necessary for eign imported vaccine make increasing its pro - people, and ensure that dumbstruck! She always patents before others, any hassle. This step along with oth - clearance of foreign produced by a joint ven - duction a chief priority." our 'new normal' is a bet - thought she could fall and capture the market. ers is giving an indication that the funded research should ture of Oxford This is the second best ter onethan before ever. back upon them. As an In India, the health infra - government wanted to remain ahead never again be allowed University and Swedish tribute after the interna - The scenario is such that elderly academic and structure shall obviously with impunity by the Astra Zeneca. This vac - tional reputed Lancet it is now a test for those family friend, I did my require serious revamp - of the mutants of corona which intend Government. cine did not have clear - praised Covaxin. in power and authority bit. In this instance, the ing. Rampant corruption to cause devastation as never before. It Because the Pandemic ance in US, EU or even Where do we stand who have proclaiming old man is fine by God's in regulatory bodies is thus significant to do more for stop - emerged In India sud - now in Sweden itself, today in India in terms of "Vikas" and grace and we hope to impeded the expansion denly, followed by a not to mention Denmark ending the pandemic and Aatmanirbhar Bharat to ping the most deadly infection of the celebrate his centenary of the medical education drastic nation-wide lock - and other nations.When returning what we know display accountability, in a couple of years; for decades. Fortunately, down with just four hour it was announced that as regular freedom of responsibility and obli - modern times from taking heavy toll hopefully, without any now there are plans to as already much damage has been notice through a televi - the Pune based Serum life and liberty? The gation. The governing sion broadcastby the Institute of India SII light at the end of the process suffered huge COVID restrictions. But have a medical college caused despite herculean efforts of the Prime Minister Narendra would get the exclusive dark tunnel is visible but turbulence; the governed will this daughter ever in every district, which governments both at Centre and in the Modi threw the nation contract to produce we can trip again en running helter-skelter; forget how she was left would now materialise into complete pandemo - Covishield, I raised a route to the exit out from and governance stands to fend for herself? with greater speed, effi - UT of J&K. nium.There were no vac - public protest and also the darktunnel? Within truncated. The unprecedented ciency and resource pandemic's onslaught inputs. There ought to be has triggered numerous a far greater say of tragedies across the experts in policy formu - CRISIS ReIMAGINeD nation, with people lation at the highest lev - -Shiv Visvanathan answer to a technical question ism adds to the human rights destroyed this rhythm of sto - become clerical and sterile, fit way society is constructed in being unable to attend els. It is generally The Covid narrative has when it embodies at least sev - crisis we face today. The vic - rytelling, of a society replete for certification but not for newspaper supplements. even the last rites of believed that if it were become bare and impover - eral layers of crisis. tim and patient have disap - with folklore and parable. storytelling, democracy Upper-class, governmental their loved ones. An esti - so, India would not have ished both as policy and story. Let us begin with science. peared as people. They are Earlier, epidemics had mythic becomes desperate to attain babus pretend to be non-resi - mate suggests that 230 faced a nationwide It has become arid as a techni - Remember, science in India is only a demographic presence power and invoked the sacred. the power of prayer and narra - dent Indians in their own million Indian families shortage of medical oxy - cal answer to a technical ques - no longer a knowledge sys - as body counts or are treated Covid as a pandemic has no tive. When literature and sci - domain. A government prac - became poorer during gen, a deficiency that tion. One needs to broaden it tem. It's an ideological system as failed consumers as they gods or rituals devoted to it. ence fail and politics remains tising social distancing with the first wave. definitely led to several out so it has a sense of an that supports the State. Worse, are turned away from hospi - An arid secularism is too list - inane theory, there is little a its citizens is the final irony. ethic. A moment of horror our scientists have lost their tals. What is true of the less to challenge the society can do. One confronts Governance has become the Humanity, however, sur - most tragic and avoid - needs a touch of posies to sense of philosophical roots. A patients is also true of the demonology of Covid. This the breakdown of the society ritual to destroy the social. It is vives on Hope. Things able deaths. grasp it. A bit of language, a scientist must know, especial - migrants in the informal econ - litmus test of language is and a disappearance of the a pandemic where displace - will change, and human - India, which was jab of meaning that opens up ly in an ecological age, that omy. It represents the irony of accompanied by the inane language of the social. We ment, medical catastrophe and ity would certainly come being hailed for offering new possibilities. nature is always in flux. Our citizenship in urban India illiteracy of our leaders who have lost an everyday sense of genocide become just another out of the excruciating vaccines to several I am a newspaper addict. I scientists operate under idiotic today. do not know the difference society and it shrinks to that of form of collective violence. stranglehold of the pan - countries, found itself in begin the day with coffee and assumptions that treat nature It is interesting how cer - between a nursery rhyme and a brutality. The government Western narratives of hor - demic. Human ingenuity a distress situation by news, drinking both in. Of as a commodity, and they tainty and uncertainty operate a policy document. has already destroyed the mar - ror have a central focus on would triumph once the second wave that late, I find I cannot read the think that nature will fix in today's India. Certainty and Watching Narendra Modi gins of a civil society. monsters, but the new Indian more, as it has in the necessitated helping news. News has lost its sense things. An outdated science continuity are what the regime on a TV screen is like watch - The only word for the horror story just empties out past. At present, every - hands from around the of story, of ethics. News has with little notion of risk, demands for itself, while it is ing the perpetrator as the social we have is a behav - the content, the character, and one seems to be impact - globe. Such inadequa - become bland about horror uncertainty or complexity content to impose violence, philosopher king. It is Modi's iouristic term: social distanc - the meaning of all before it. and every report of a crisis underwrites our system of uncertainty and vulnerability performance that has created ing. It lacks a sense of norms, The increasing waves of ed either directly, or cies must not occur in feels like a government hand - governance. Scientific ethics on the citizens. We are faced one miracle of Covid. Modi it lacks a cosmos. It is disag - emptiness that Covid creates indirectly. The loss of future. out. A crisis of Covid has is treated marginally. Science with a regime that speaks did the impossible. He con - gregation by definition; the at every level, from language livelihood could only be The guiding princi - become a crisis of journalism, literally has to return to truth- wellness and welfare but lacks vinced his fans that he is far State pretends that this disag - to norm to governance to sci - called 'rampant'. In ples for the post-COVID a failure of ethics and story - telling by admitting its mis - even a modicum of care, either more incompetent than Rahul gregated state is society. ence, give it a major place in April-May of 2021, the India could be extracted telling, the very loss of lan - takes candidly. The Covid for the victim or for the care - Gandhi, thereby creating a Sadly, no respectable body of the annals of violence. The health infrastructure from the basics Swami guage that affects the ability to myth might be badly behaved taker. Ours is a regime for historical turn that hardly any - social science challenges Indian horror story has stands shattered, patients Vivekananda had taught mourn. Death has become but the illiteracy of science as which welfare moves between one was ready to accept. Modi's alleged contribution to emerged at the right moment are dying in front of hos - us: "The faith in our own meaningless with this charade the policy system and an ethi - Kafka and Alice and the suf - Democracy right now is the sociology, his world of unac - of creation and as good pital gates, in verandas, selves must be reawak - of governance and policy cal act is starkly vivid. fering, whether that of the choice between two authori - countable power and conse - Indians we see it as normal on stretchers and, shock - ened and then only all becomes the act of erasure. The second fact we have to patient or the migrant, is met tarianisms. What is also quent nihilism. In fact, the and are tempted to adapt to it. ingly, due to the non- the problems that face An old woman I know said confront is that truth is not a with indifference. intriguing is the absence of media have to pretend that India has become surreal in a that instead of talking num - monopoly of science. Science There is a deeper failure of dissent in the Indian cinema is a simulacrum of way that the West could never availability of hospital our country will be grad - bers, the government should in its own way requires a dif - narrative and ethics. We Administrative Service. A society where good families have been. Covid as an evil beds. It is a tragic situa - ually solved." The have conducted a simple ritual ferent language and ethics. equate truth with fact without spate of resignations would and loving couples go to a nir - has become surreal both as art tion that would leave mantra of success would of mourning. In spouting sta - With Covid, we have lost the realizing that fact is vulnera - have reversed the nature of the vana called the Maldives. The and science. The challenge is permanent scars on mil - be: "We should give pos - tistics, it has lost the power of sense of the epic and ethics. ble and naked without the story. In fact, one is prompted myth of the Maldives as a new to find a new language and lions of families for itive ideas; negative memory. Covid, sadly, is seen One sees a gross failure of power of metaphor. Truth has to ask, would a B.C. Roy as paradise continues. It is a soci - exemplary acts of ethics that ever. thoughts only weaken as a crisis of medicine when it journalism here. Reporting is to have a literary power and chief minister or the presence ety aggregated from beaches confront the way it constructs It has challenged men." Let us trust is a crisis of culture. The sad at an all-time low and the cri - epic quality even in the every - of a Mother Teresa have repre - and hotels where the only the world. This is the real human sensitivity, emo - human compassion and thing is that we keep thinking sis is read like some kind of dayness. Newspapers and sented things differently? inmates are film stars. challenge for the idea of tionality and compas - ingenuity. that Covid needs a technical circus. The failure of journal - government reports have When language has There is an obscenity in the democracy. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 5 JAMMU, SUNDAY , MAY 23, 2021 SMVDU celebrated International Strengthen district hospitals to shun Dimple holds protests for free ration to all ration Museums Day TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAY 22: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University load from GMCs, SKIMS: Kavinder cards holders, relief for traders & transporters (SMVDU) organised a webi - nar commemorating World Seeks tech staff for rational use of ‘PM Fund’ ventilators insurance, toll taxes & waive Museum Day on 18th May TP CORRESPONDENT off electricity rent of traders 2021. The celebration is JAMMU, MAY 22: There & transporters for one year. announced by the is dire need to strengthen the Dimple appealed PM Modi International Council of health edifice at the district & LG Manoj Sinah, to dis - Museums (ICOM) to raise hospitals to lessen the mount - tribute cash and free ration to awareness about the fact that ing pressure on the GMCs in all Ration card holder fami - "museums are an important Jammu and Srinagar, and lies of Jammu Kashmir on means of cultural exchange, SKIMS Soura due to ration depots. He alleged enrichment of cultures and unprecedented surge in the without the food, the poor development of mutual under - coronavirus cases. families' children, dying standing, cooperation and This was said by senior without vaccinations on one peace among peoples." Sh. BJP leader and former side and without food starva - Nagendra Singh Jamwal, Deputy Chief Minister tion. He appealed LG Manoj JKAS, Registrar, SMVDU, Kavinder Gupta while Sinha that the poor people, was the Chief Guest of the addressing media persons traders, transporters, driver's event. He lauded the effort of here on Saturday. Arvind Photo by Ajay conductors, rehadi fadi, daily SMVDU towards this impor - Gupta, State Secretary and life saving equipments dur - ment to revisit the decision to earners are badly suffering tant task and desired that the Naresh Singh, Vaccine ing the hour of crisis is not at give annual Rs. 25,000 and facing huge economic students should be familiar - Incharge, J&K, were also all justified and things should incentive to ‘Move’ employ - crises and their families are ized with the rich cultural present. be rectified as soon as possi - ees of the Secretariat this at the verge of starvation. Photo by Vivek diversity of the region. The Senior BJP leader said ble. summer, as most of them are Dimple urged upon the LG The program began with a that government should not “Dearth of senior doctors not moving anywhere due to TP CORRESPONDENT ple are afraid of going in LG Manoj Sinha to arrange Manoj Sinah to save innocent welcome address by Dr. Anil waste even a jiffy in ramping could be addressed by COVID restrictions and the JAMMU, MAY 22: Sunil GMC after the misinforma - vaccines & medicines of precious lives, from the fast Tewari, Head, School of up the healthcare facilities in requesting those medicos gargantuan amount of over Dimple President Mission tion press conference of black fungus and supply surging pandemic black fun - Philosophy & Culture, the peripheral hospitals to who are superannuating in Rs 130 crore saved by this Statehood and Jammu West GMC Principal, black fungus immediately, in Jammu hos - gus & coming the 3rd third SMVDU. The webinar was alleviate gigantic amount of the coming months to offer decision can be used to clear Assembly Movement along patient death & increasing pitals and all hospitals in waive. He questions PM that attended by the faculty mem - stress on the premier health voluntary services till the pending dues of NHM with traders, prominent citi - death in GMC Jammu. He J&K. where is 30 thousands crore bers, research scholars, stu - institutes in Jammu and December 2021 to supple - health workers who are zens, holds strong protest for demanded LG Manoj Sinha Dimple alleges people are rupees of union budget dents and several distin - Srinagar on account of sec - ment the workforce and help working day and night in the "15 fifteen days Complete to open Mughal Road for afraid of going to GMC CORONA pandemic, the guished personalities, includ - ond wave of the lethal virus surmount the biggest chal - wake of COVID by risking Lock down" to save precious Poonch, Rajouri district peo - Jammu and are protesting J&K Govt not even a single ing Dr. Lalit Gupta, Former Corona. lenge the humans are facing their lives. lives, for the immediate sup - ple to go Kashmir in three over the slow pace & short - penny. He alleged 'Godi Senior Instructor, Department Taking up the issue of in over last hundred years”, Claiming that a large num - ply of more COVID vac - hours for treatments in age of centres, vaccinations media" local & national, in of Art History & Aesthetics, number of ventilators includ - he said, adding that thinking ber of doctors are getting cines, black fungus medi - SKIMS, SOURA as they of 18 to 45 age group and the lieu of ads, are not high - Institute of Music and Fine ing those procured under PM out of box can only bring salaries for doing nothing cines and vaccinations, for don't want to come to GMC above age. He expressed lighting the real picture of the Arts, University of Jammu, Cares Fund lying defunct in some respite from the pre - during these emergent times opening more centres for the Jammu. He said the Black anger at the registration slots sufferings of the poor fami - Ms. Aparna Tandon, Senior GMC&H Jammu, the BJP vailing tense situation due to as they are attached, 18 TO 45 and below 17 years fungus death took place case drama of the LG administra - lies of Jammu Kashmir and Programme Leader at stalwart said that immediate inception of the second wave Kavinder said that a compre - children in Jammu Kashmir, in our GMC Jammu and we tion. He said the Govt is not busy in promotion of the BJP ICCROM, Dr. Sangeeta steps should be taken to of corona pandemic. hensive exercise should be to stop the Registrations don't have the medicines & ready to agree and neither lis - on the dead bodies, innocent Sharma, Curator, Dogra Art appoint the requisite techni - Kavinder, however, said carried out to place all such drama and for free ration to Anti-fungal Vaccinations in tens to the suggestions, deaths. Museum, Jammu, Sardar cal staff in the hospital to that there is urgency before medicos in health facilities all ration cards holders. J&K hospitals in GMC, demands of the poor people The other leaders are Inder Singh, Chairman, bring to life these ‘dead’ the government to make fast which are facing dearth of Addressing the protestors, Super specialist hospital, and there is total chaos, mis - Manjeet Anand, Sachin Soi, Himalayan Heritage Museum, equipments having potential track recruitment of doctors doctors right now. Dimple demanded complete SOURA, SKIMS of Kashmir management. He demanded Satpal Sharma, Sanjay Jammu, Mr. Anil Paba, to save lives of the patients. and paramedical staff to cater Raising another vital issue LOCK down for 15 fifteen valley. He demanded Prime to waive off the Bank loan Nagraj, Rishav Bhat, Anmol Director, Amar Santosh He said that authorities’ to the needs of the people of making masses aware complete days. He said peo - Minister Narendra Modi and interests, RTO token fee, Anand, Chuni Lal Bhat. Museum, Udhampur. indifference in utilizing these looking into the dangers about the necessary guide - involved in probable third lines and SOPs to be fol - Altaf Bukhari condoles demise of Grandmother of Raqeeq Ahmed Khan "Provide relief of Rs. 5000/- p.m to poor, unemployed and labour class" wave of this ruthless virus lowed during the Corona which has already wreaked times, the former Deputy Common man fast losing faith in havoc in UT of J&K and Chief Minister asked the Apni Party expresses solidarity elsewhere. “The new government to also rope in appointments are also Doordarshan for imparting required because all of the awareness as newspapers and the present regime: Harsh Dev retiring medicos cannot ren - FM radio’s outreach is only with the bereaved family TP CORRESPONDENT der services under such upto cities. He demanded JAMMU, MAY 22: stressful times because with that at least one hour slot TP CORRESPONDENT Ali, General Secretaries Rafi President Bandipora Shafaat Referring to the govt's age many of them are also should be used by the J&K JAMMU, MAY 22: Apni Ahmad Mir, Vijay Bakaya & Kazmi, District President announcement of providing 5 facing co-morbidities”, he on DD to disseminate infor - Party President Syed Vikram Malhotra, Provincial Jammu (Urban) Pranav bedded Covid care centre in said, adding that new recruit - mation on COVID-19, Black Mohammed Altaf Bukhari President Kashmir Shagotra, District President every Panchayat of J&K as ment is the need of the hour. Fungus and other diseases today expressed profound Mohammad Ashraf Mir, State Jammu (Rural A) Pushap Dev yet another gimmick, Mr. Raising a valid point, whose threat is looming condolence over the demise of Secretary and District Kumar Uppal, District Harsh Dev Singh Chairman- Kavinder asked the govern - large. grandmother of Party's Youth President Budgam Muntazir President Jammu (Rural B) JKNPP and former Minister Wing Vice President Raqeeq Mohi-ud-din, Spokesperson Dr. Neiljan Arora, District today questioned the steps Ahmed Khan. Javid Hassan Beigh, Chief President Jammu (OBC Rural) taken and resources provided Ladakh Administration Harassing In his condolence message, Coordinator and District In- Sat Paul Verma, District for in this regard by the UT Altaf Bukhari has expressed charge Kulgam Abdul Majeed President Jammu (SC) Sunil administration till date. He Photo by Vivek deep shock and grief over the Padder, Mayor Srinagar & Kumar Bhagat, Incharge said that the govt had made a Jammu Based Tanker Drivers: Union demise of Rashida Bi, mother President Youth Wing Juniad District Udhampur Faqir Nath, mockery of itself by leaving and other economically and remote areas with the TP CORRESPONDENT they must be provided a of Former Cabinet Minister Azim Mattu, Media Advisor District President Rajouri, the establishment of such weaker sections to cope with panic stricken people simply JAMMU, MAY 22: Jammu free passage. He said that Nissar Ahmed Khan. Farooq Andrabi, Provincial Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah, care centres to Panchayats by the financial crisis faced by being cautioned by the based tankers drivers car - despite repeated telephon - He conveyed his heartfelt President Jammu Manjit Vice Provincial President directing them to divert Rs. them during the ongoing pan - administration to stay rying petroleum products ic prayers to the civil sympathies and solidarity with Singh, Provincial President Jammu Asgar Ali, Party leader one lac out of their respective demic. He sought the indoors. While the govt had including Petrol, diesel, administration of Ladakh the bereaved family in this Woman Namrta Sharma, DDC and ex-MLA Kamal Arora, development plans for the increase of employment pro - failed to address rural health kerosene and Aviation fuel regarding harassment of vision under MGNREGA to care issues, the existing dis - time of despair. Chairman Srinagar Aftab Party leader and ex-MLA purpose. "While it is virtual - supplies to Ladakh are Jammu based tankers driv - The leadership remembered Malik, District President Mumtaz Khan, Party leader ly impossible to establish a minimum of 200 days per pensaries and other health the deceased as a noble soul Srinagar Noor Mohammad and ex-MLA Qamar Hussain, even a cow shed with Rs. one Job card holder as against the centres had become non- deliberately harassed by ers no positive action who was very hospitable and Sheikh, District President Party leader and ex-MLA lac amount, it was amusing existing 100 days as the operational in majority of the authorities there in taken by them and the known for her efforts in the Kupwara Raja Manzoor, Ghulam Qadir Wani, State to find the govt contemplat - migrant workforce was the villages which faced chronic Ladakh, these serious alle - drivers are forcefully put women welfare in district District President Anantnag Coordinator SC Bodh Raj ing a five bedded care centre worst hut and could not take deficiency of staff and other gations are made by to quarantine where they poonch. They said that her Abdul Rahim Rather, District Bhagat, State Coordinator with just Rs. one lac and that to other states for earning essential drugs and equip - Jammu and Kashmir Oil & are not provided adequate demise has left a void hard to President Samba Raman OBC Madan Lal Chalotra, too from Panchayat funds, their livelihood. The mini - ments. LPG Tank Truck Drivers daily needs and proper be filled. Thappa, District President Provincial Secretaries Javed out of which one bed was mum wages under MGNRE - Singh asserted that not and Cleaners Union, the hygiene facilities. Besides Party's President, Kishtwar Mohinder Singh Ahmad Mirchal, Abdul Rashid required to be oxygen GA and other labour force only had the workforce suf - premier representative Giving further details Union needed to be enhanced to Rs. fered adversity due to the Senior Vice President Ghulam Parihar, District President Haroon & Nazir Ahmad Wani equipped. Strange but true. body of fuel carrying vehi - Spokesperson S Harasis Hassan Mir, Former Minister Kathua Prem Lal, District (Dailgami), Party Coordinator The govt should rather con - 375 as per the recommenda - ongoing pandemic but their and Senior Party leader President Pulwama Ghulam North Kashmir Fazal centrate on strengthening the tions of Anoop Satpathy woes stood compounded by cles drivers. Singh also submitted that Mohammad Dilawar Mir, Vice Mohammad Mir, District Mehmood Beigh, Party existing rural infrastructure Committee which had not the sharp rise in the prices of In an appeal to the Union everyday their union Presidents Zaffar Iqbal President Baramulla Shoaib Coordinator South Kashmir and provision of adequate been implemented in J&K essential commodities government, ministry of receives 5 to 10 telephone Manhas, Ajaz Khan, Usman Lone, District President Showkat Gayoor Andrabi, staff medicines and equip - despite the centres' repeated including pulses, vegetables Petroleum Natural Gases calls from drivers and Majid & Chowdhary Zulfikar Ganderbal Javid Mir, District DDC Vice Chairman Srinagar ments in village health cen - assurances of extending the and other articles of daily use and Lieutenant governor cleaners regarding misbe - Bilal Bhat, DDC Vice tres majority of which had central pay scales, besides petrol, diesel LPG of Ladakh, the Drivers' have, humiliation and Chairman Shopian Irfan become defunct", observed allowances and other incen - etc. The raging inflation dur - union said that on the harassment by civil Manhas, DDC Vice Chairman Singh. He was addressing a tives to the new UT. ing the current crisis had name of Covid Protocols administration of Ladakh Dwelling over the plight of posed the most menacing Poonch Mohammad Ashfaq, press conference in Jammu the poor Jammu based and presently over 3 dozen Provincial Secretary Jammu today. poor rural folk during corona threats to the very survival of Dr. Rohit, Vice-President Singh said that during his distress, Mr. Singh divulged the marginalized sections drivers and cleaners are Jammu based fuel tank OBC Jammu (Rural) Kuldeep tour of various villages, the that the recent hailstorm had with the little savings what - harassed by the civil drivers are forcefully kept Raj, District General Secretary people requested for exten - further added to their woes in soever of majority of rural administration of Ladakh in isolation there in Jammu SC (Rural) Ajay Rana, sion of free ration under PDS view of complete damage of poor having been exhausted for the reason best known Ladakh. The Apni Trade Union President beyond May, June atleast till standing crops suffered in during the last one year. to them. Spokesperson further Aijaz Kazmi, State the end of 2021. This was several villages. An environ - There were reports of several S. Ranjit, President of the added that in case their Coordinators for Displaced extremely essential to save ment of pain, anger, frustra - households having cut down drivers union informed genuine demands are not Kashmiri Pandits the poor, indigent and other tion prevailed on the rural their food intake to cope with that as per the guidelines considered then their turf which were facing denial the situation arising due to Jammu/Kashmir Vinod BPL families from starva - of the union government union may be compelled Pandita and Vijay Dhar, State tion. He called for monthly of not only basic amenities loss of livelihood and dam - Coordinator OBC Madan Lal cash transfer of atleast Rs. and ration but of essential age to crops during the cur - the drivers and crew of to take some difficult deci - Chalotra, General Secretaries 5,000 into the bank accounts drugs as well. There were rency of pandemic. The com - vehicles carrying essential sions regarding continua - Youth Wing Abhay Bakaya of vulnerable sections includ - hardly any corona testing or mon man had lost faith in the supplies should not be tion of fuel supplies to and Muzaffar Reshi. ing labourers, unemployed helpline centres in the rural present regime. subject to harassment and Ladakh region. Digital India and Decentralization of Powers Yudhvir, DDC Chairman visit Covid hospital, vaccination Gift of Rajiv Gandhi: Ashok Sharma centre; take stock of healthcare facilities TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAY 22: Digital JAMMU, MAY 22: India and Decentralization of Yudhvir Sethi, J&K BJP Power is gift of late Prime Vice President and Sewa Hi Minister of India Sh. Rajiv Sangathan in-charge, J&K , Gandhi said AICC Bharat Bhushan Bodhi, Coordinator Vichar Vibagh DDC Chairman Jammu and and former legislator Mr. Omi Khajuria, State Ashok Sharma while speak - President Kisan Morcha visited Covid Hospital at ing in a Webinar on "Rajiv Photo by Vivek Gandhi as Role Model of Bhalwal and took stock of Indian Youth" organised by the healthcare facilities faction over the fact that tion with them, Sethi being provided to the peo - that the facilities including thanked them for extending ple besides reviewing the treatment and other services overwhelming support and Photo by Vivek ongoing vaccination drive being provided there were cooperation during the J&K Pradesh Vichar Vibhag Javid Iqbal, Manoj Kumar, at Government Girls Higher fully in conformity with the ongoing crisis be it late evening yesterday. Rajesh Khajuria, Nakul Secondary School Bhalwal detailed briefing provided COVID-19 vaccination National Coordinator, Sharma, Yashasvir Singh here today. by the staff there. He said campaign or other related AICC Vichar Vibhag Sh. Kotwal, Khilar Lal Kouran, Addressing media per - that the doctors and ancil - activities. He said that with Madhu Tripathi while speak - Kailash Nath and ors while sons after concluding the lary staff were relentlessly the proactive efforts of the ing in the Webinar explained speaking in the Webinar said visit J&K, the BJP Vice working to ensure the best Union Territory the vision for India of late that late Prime Minister Shri President said that he along possible management in the Administration coupled Prime Minister Sh. Rajiv Rajiv Gandhi was Icon for with the DDC chairman had aforesaid COVID hospital. with people's cooperation it Gandhi. He appreciated the the youth. a detailed interaction with The BJP leader said that has been possible to achieve concept of sustainable devel - He was champion for the the staff working at the the vaccination drive at the higher percentage of vacci - opment and cleaning of the cause of distribution of Covid Hospital as well as Government Girls Higher nation in J&K as compared river ganges and expressed resources to the needy, the vaccination centre at Secondary School Bhalwal to the national average. Photo by Vivek his proud, privilege having decentralization of powers Govt Girls Higher was also going on smoothly However, the vaccination associated with his "Vision of and empowering the youth. Secondary School Bhalwal. and the services being pro - campaign for the people in Young India". He visualize the demerits of He added that he also vided there were quite satis - the age group of 18 to 45 Vinod Sharma, Er. Young "Aaya Ram Gaya Ram" poli - enquired from the people factory. years for which the govern - Bhadur, Asheesh Singh tics and passed anti defection there about the facilities at After listening to the ment stands fully commit - Kotwal, Ghour Wani, Dr. Dig law to check horse trading in these health institutions. attendants of patients ted, is being paced up on Paul, Naresh Kumar Sharma, Assemblies and Parliament. Yudhvir expressed satis - patiently during his interac - priority basis. NATIONAL/STATe TRUTH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, SUNDAY , MAY 23, 2021 COVID-19 Crisis In India A Warning For "Why Is Uttarakhand Getting Step-Child" Treatment" Amid Covid: High Court To Centre Other Middle-Income Nations: IMF Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has rapped the Observing that the ongoing purchases of vaccine plus two billion doses will be Centre for not paying heed to "catastrophic" second wave of coverage from COVAX will available by the end of 2021. the medical needs of people COVID-19 in India is a sign cover about 25 per cent of its Efforts should be made to in remote areas of the state that the worst may be yet to population by the first half of ensure that the projected pro - amid the raging second wave come, the IMF has said that 2022. duction capacity will materi - of COVID-19, saying it is the situation in the country is To get to 60 per cent cover - alise without delay, including treating the hill state like a a warning of the possible age, India will need to imme - through securing the supply "step-child". events in low-and middle- diately place sufficient vac - chain for raw materials sup - The high court also took income nations that have cine orders of about 1 billion ported by international efforts note of the crowd control seemingly escaped the pan - doses through contracts that to eliminate export restric - measures in place at demic till now. incentivise investment in tions on all critical inputs, it Chardham shrines in view of A report co-authored by The ongoing catastrophic because of a lack of medical additional capacity and aug - added. In its report, the IMF COVID-19, and remarked International Monetary Fund second wave in India, follow - supplies like oxygen, hospital mentation of the supply chain. said that an urgent focus "why do we keep causing displeasure at this, the high lawyer as to why (IMF) economist Ruchir ing a terrible wave in Brazil, beds, and medical care, the In this context, the authori - should be to eliminate con - embarrassment to our - court asked, "Why is it that Uttarakhand was being neg - Agarwal and its Chief is a sign the worst may be yet report said. "India is a warn - ties' recently announced straints on cross-border selves". Uttarakhand is being neg - lected in such a manner. Economist Gita Gopinath on to come in the developing ing of possible events in other financing of about USD 600 exports of critical raw materi - Hearing a batch of PILs lected? Why is it receiving a The court also asked about Friday also said that under the world, it said. low- and middle-income million to the Serum Institute als and finished vaccines. pertaining to the state's han - step-child treatment from the crowd control measures business-as-usual scenario, While India's health system countries (LMICs) that so far of India and Bharat Biotech to Free cross-border flow of dling of the coronavirus pan - Centre? Even high ranking being taken at Chardham the vaccine coverage in India held up fairly well in the first have seemingly escaped the boost production capacity in vaccine inputs and supplies is demic, a division bench of officials from Uttarakhand temples which opened is expected to remain under wave, this time its health sys - pandemic, including in the near term is a welcome essential for the world to Chief Justice RS Chauhan posted in the PMO are not recently for regular prayers. 35 per cent of the population tem is so overwhelmed that Africa," it said. For India, the step, the report said, adding achieve its vaccination targets and Justice Alok Verma on responding to the requests Tourism Secretary Dilip by the end of 2021. many people are dying report said, current bilateral that authorities estimate that without delay. Thursday said the Centre had and are instead sitting upon Jawalkar informed the Court not responded yet to the the interests of the state." about the number of people Uttarakhand Government Issues SOPs To Prevent requests for extending a The high court also ques - earmarked to perform duties India, Pfizer Seek To Bridge Dispute helping hand to the remote tioned the rationality of the at each temple. areas of the state where med - Centre's oxygen distribution But the court said the Black Marketing Of Black Fungus Medicine ical facilities are scarce and policy when it was informed social media tells a very dif - DEHRADUN entertained. asked why Uttarakhand was that despite producing 350 ferent story. It further Over Vaccine Indemnity: Report (UTTARAKHAND): The The order stated that the being overlooked. metric tonnes of oxygen, the observed that nobody was lution Uttarakhand government has consultant or doctors who The high court asked the state is being forced to following these crowd con - A Pfizer spokeswoman issued Standard Operating requisition these medicines state's Health Secretary to import 40 per cent of its allo - trol measures. It advised Mr said that the company is still Procedures (SOPs) to pre - in the aforementioned hospi - urge the Centre to provide cated quota of 183 MT from Jawalkar to take the next in talks with India on a deal vent the black marketing of tals will have to request the 1,000 oxygen concentrators Durgapur and Jamshedpur. chopper to Chardham and and they have not reached an Black Fungus medicine issuing authority on a pre - and distribution of other It is as absurd as asking find what the reality is. impasse, adding that Pfizer keeping in view cases of the scribed format, duly filled essentials required for Covid someone who grows wheat Showing its displeasure at remains hopeful about reach - disease being reported across and signed by them and after care especially in remote not to use his own produce the situation, the court said, ing an agreement. Pfizer has the country. payment. The requirement of areas where medical facili - and get it from someone else, "Why do we keep causing been consistent in its position "The Uttarakhand govern - the medicine can be reported ties are scarce. the court said. The court embarrassment to ourselves. on indemnity and is not plan - ment has issued SOPs for the anytime during working A letter had been written asked as to why the oxygen You may fool the court, but ning to change its approach prevention and black mar - hours of the government to the Government of India quota of Uttarakhand is not you cannot fool the people. for a deal with India, one of keting of Amphotericin B, a offices, as stated in the and the Prime Minister's being increased to 300 The reality exists out there. the sources said Black Fungus medicine, release. Also, the Office on May 10 but no tonnes, given its terrain and You are playing with the All of the sources declined according to the rule. The request/application for medi - reply has yet been received, need for oxygen. It asked the lives of millions of people in to be identified because they drug will be available only in cine will be sent by the treat - the court said. Expressing its Central Government's the country." are not authorized to speak to dedicated Covid-19 Health ing doctor's health care insti - the media. India's health Care Center Medical tution to the respective issu - NEW DELHI/NEW secure needed COVID-19 ministry did not reply to Colleges and only in state ing authority, i.e., the nodal CBI Gives Clean Chit To Lalu Yadav In YORK: Pfizer and the vaccine doses as recorded Reuters requests for com - government institutions", officers for Kumaon and Indian government are seek - daily cases exceed 250,000. ment on Friday informed the official release. Garhwal. DLF Bribery Case: Sources ing to resolve tensions over a Indian officials said this India pledged last month The government order The Director-General, demand by the US drugmak - week that 98% of its popula - to fast-track approvals for stated that the medicine for Medical and Health has NEW DELHI: The CBI er for legal protection from tion of about 1.3 billion overseas vaccine makers case management, namely, nominated two nodal offi - has given a clean chit to for - any claims linked to the use remains susceptible to infec - including Pfizer, Moderna Amphotericin B will only be cers, one each for Kumaon mer railway minister and of its COVID-19 vaccine in tion. and Johnson and Johnson. issued to DCH and medical and Garhwal divisions, who Rashtriya Janata Dal leader one of the world's biggest Foreign minister S However, none have since colleges/institution of state will be responsible for stor - Lalu Yadav in a bribery case, markets, two sources told Jaishankar plans to visit the sought permission from of Uttarakhand, if available age and issue of this medi - sources have said. He has Reuters. United States in the coming India's drug regulator to sell and no other private or indi - cine for their respective been out on bail since April India has not given any weeks in part to ease Pfizer's their vaccine there. vidual prescription will be regions. after spending more than manufacturer of a COVID- concerns, one of the sources 19 vaccine indemnity against said. the costs of compensation for He could offer Pfizer some Union MoS MSME, Dy CM Haryana address MSME any severe side effects, form of protection from law - which is a condition Pfizer suits in exchange for the has obtained in many coun - company providing addition - three years in jail. actions between the DLF tries where its shots have al assistance with distribut - matters at ASSOCHAM Haryana MSME Samvaad In January 2018, the Group and the veteran politi - already been widely used, ing its shots in India, two Economic Offence Branch of cian. including Britain and the other sources said. HARYANA: To discuss Author & TEDx Speaker and ing liquid oxygen plants & 5 Jyoti Prakash Gadia, Co - CB had initiated a prelimi - CBI sources told NDTV United States. But three other The Indian foreign min - the roadmap and present sce - many more. cr fund for all manufacturing Chairman, ASSOCHAM nary probe for corruption that after two years of inves - sources told Reuters that istry did not immediately nario of the MSME sector of Pratap Chandra Sarangi, industries related to health - Haryana State Council and against him and real estate tigation, the "preliminary some form of legal protec - respond to a request for com - Haryana, ASSOCHAM - Hon'ble Union MoS, care, in light of the ongoing Managing Director, developer DLF Group. enquiry was closed as no tion is still on the table as ment. One of the oldest apex body Ministry of MSMEs appreci - pandemic," said Dy CM said Resurgent India Limited. It was alleged that the DLF case has been made out of the India and Pfizer work to One of the sources added of the country today organ - ated ASSOCHAM and its during the event. ASSOCHAM also Group, eyeing rail land lease allegations". reach a vaccine deal that the two parties discussed project in Mumbai's Bandra Sources also added that the Reaching an agreement the indemnity issue as ized Haryana MSME leadership for organizing Talking about the MSMEs launched a report in knowl - Samvaad, which was MSME Samvaad Series in all Vineet Agarwal, President, edge partnership by TechSci and upgrade of New Delhi investigation team had want - with Pfizer is critical for the recently as late this week but Railway Station project, had ed a conversion of the pre - centre, which is struggling to have not yet reached a reso - addressed by Pratap Chandra Northern states starting from ASSOCHAM said, "MSMEs Research on Roadmap to bribed the former railway liminary inquiry into a regu - Sarangi, Union MoS MSME, Haryana. are going through a tough Aatmnirbhar Haryana. minister with a property in an lar case (FIR) because the Dushyant Chautala, Dy CM "Haryana has signed MOU time these days, Raw materi - Awards for different cate - upscale South Delhi locality. probe had apparently Anker Innovation ropes in Washington Haryana among many with e-commerce players al cost has increased, gories of MSMEs were also It was alleged that AB revealed irregularities, Industry leaders and govern - globally to increase MSME Payments are being delayed announced during the event, Exports, an alleged shell including "antedated stamp Sundar as its Brand Ambassador ment officials. footprints in Haryana. 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We are look - state got snapped from alleged exodus of people due humble beginnings to touch ing to be in the top three Saturday night. As per the to "state-sponsored" violence cricketing heights at across all our category of government record, scores of and constituting of a SIT to International level. We feel products and our aim is to houses suffered major dam - fairly investigate and take that his persona is an excel - provide innovative technolo - ages and thousands of trees appropriate action against lent fit for our brand. We are gy affordable to all. were uprooted. Two persons culprits. proves to be a mere spectator ernment and even their secu - had died in the cyclone-relat - A vacation bench of in the entire episode, discour - rity was compromised at Justices Vineet Saran and BR aging and threatening vic - many instances. They have ed incidents in the state. crops has also been included Gavai was told by senior tims from filing FIRs, non- reported the inaction of the Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : Talking to reporters, Mr in this figure, Mr Sawant advocate Pinky Anand that investigation of cases, inac - police in providing protec - Sawant said the state govern - added. more than one lakh people tion in incidents where cog - tion to the women, who were POOJA GUPTA ment has considered all kind The state faced such a have been displaced due to nizable offences have been attacked and threatened by of losses in its assessment, cyclone for the firsts time the poll-related violence in committed in presence of hooligans and no action was Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) including those faced by the since 1994, he said. West Bengal. police authorities, non-provi - taken by the police officials Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi) fishing community as its He apologised to the peo - She told the bench that this sion of security to those fac - in this regard , the plea sub - members could not venture ple of the state for inconven - matter required urgent listing ing threats to life. mitted. Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) into the sea due to cyclonic ience caused due to disrup - as people are forced to leave It said various media plat - The plea further said that winds for three days. tion of power and drinking their homes and stay in shel - forms including social due to the circumstances, Printed at : M/s GK Offset Printing Press, Shivalik Puram Janipur, Mr Sawant said disaster water supply for a few days ter homes and camps. media, print and electronic people are internally dis - management teams were on certain parts of the state as a "Ok, we will hear the mat - media have covered the placed and are forced to stay Jammu. the field to tackle the situa - result of the cyclone. ter next week," the bench entire trail of incidents and in shelter homes/camps in tion arising out of the The work of restoring the said. various government organi - and outside West Bengal. Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, Jammu. cyclonic winds. power supply took time due The plea filed by social zations and autonomous The exodus of the people At Present : Shop No. 2/3 JDA Complex near Power Station, Rehari Colony, Jammu. The figure of ? 146 crore to scarcity of manpower in worker Arun Mukherjee and institutions like National in West Bengal due to state- has been worked out, which the state. other social workers, victim Human Rights Commission, sponsored violence has Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 includes losses due to ban on We had to hire manpower of the violence and lawyers National Commission of posed serious humanitarian fishing for three days, from outside the state to said that they are aggrieved Women have either suo moto issues related to their sur - E-mail: [email protected] destruction to various assets restore the supply, he added. with the post electoral vio - or on receiving of complaints vival, where they are forced of electricity department, The Chief Minister said lence in West Bengal since from the helpless victims to live in deplorable condi - *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act all the damages to buildings of edu - that after this experience, the May 2. have taken cognizance of the tions, in violation of their disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of competent cation department and state government has decided The plea alleged that the matter and sent out teams to fundamental rights enshrined destruction of private proper - to ramp up its disaster police and the state-spon - investigate the matter. under Article 21 of the Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. ties, he said. response and purchase some sored goons are in cahoots No support/assistance was Constitution of India, it sub - Damage to agricultural necessary equipment. because of which the police offered from the Bengal gov - mitted. HeALTH TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, SUNDAY , MAY 23, 2021 Alcohol-Related Issues Sent More People to Why Angela Bassett Wants to Change How You Think About Type 2 Diabetes the Hospital During COVID-19 Lockdown Actor Angela Bassett knew by Heart, a joint effort from high blood pressure that typi - transforming health out - her mother had type 2 dia - the American Heart cally accompany type 2 dia - comes through the power of betes. However, she didn’t Association (AHA) and the betes, explained Dr. John P. storytelling. realize that the condition put American Diabetes Mordes, endocrinologist at Some Americans have her heart in jeopardy. Association (ADA), to reduce UMass Memorial Health. been drinking more “[I had] absolutely no cardiovascular disease and “They all act together to The new findings from awareness about the connec - death in people living with damage blood vessels, cause Rhode Island add to a grow - tion between type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes. inflammation, and initiate ing body of research show - and cardiovascular disease. 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The show will include when compared with non- “COVID-19 morbidity, complained about,” Bassett honor her and her legacy and sure,” Mordes told other personal stories as well Hispanic white people, non- mortality, and severity are told Healthline. also to help others… in terms Healthline. as Harlem-based entertain - Hispanic Black people are important, that’s clear. 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U.S. have a higher degree of resources to managing alcohol-associated diseases, health issues,” said Ralph stress of living alone that diabetes and heart disease The Black community dis - “That’s artistic expression risk factors for diabetes COVID-19. Chung and his fellow DiClemente, PhD, professor were overwhelming for her, According to the AHA, proportionally affected by — love it — and also educa - including obesity, lack of SARS-CoV-2 diagnoses researchers conducted an of Social and Behavioral and maybe more conversa - people living with type 2 dia - diabetes and heart disease tion and giving back. It’s an physical activity, and family may represent the most visi - audit of inpatient GI consul - Sciences at the New York tions about [her health] could betes are two times more like - Bassett’s latest endeavor is authentic giveback perfectly history of diabetes. The ble health consequence of tations at Rhode Island hos - University School of Global have been helpful,” Bassett ly to develop and die from hosting Know Diabetes by tailored for my interests,” she prevalence of these risk fac - the pandemic. However, pitals during the state’s lock - Public Health. said. cardiovascular disease, such Heart at the Theater, a free said. tors is heavily influenced by COVID-19 cases are not the down and reopening phases. When DiClemente and co- The loss of her mom as heart attack, stroke, and virtual event at the Apollo The show will include structural inequities and only toll the pandemic is tak - They found that during the investigators conducted a inspired Bassett to raise heart failure, than people who Theater in Harlem that will be information on how to take racism,” Dr. Joshua J. 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It’s After 1 year, the disruption to sleep, which are researchers found no differ - hormonally based,” Dr. Insomnia is a problem worth cause limb pain that can dis - Foundation states that we important to seek treatment should be getting 7 to 9 hours for them right away, as it’s ence in sleep disturbance Rafael Pelayo, a sleep spe - losing sleep over. rupt sleep, Stiehm noted. between the participants who cialist at Stanford Health Care Not only is it frustrating to The health effects of insom - of sleep on a nightly basis,” often impossible to restore Bill Fish, a certified sleep lost vision. Seeking early took sleeping medications in California, told Healthline. toss and turn all night, but nia and those who didn’t. that this is an observational not necessarily been shown in Most people have an occa - insomnia may also be bad for About 30 percent of the U.S. coach, told Healthline. “If you treatment may help prevent aren’t, you are probably also further vision loss. “The use of sleep medica - study and not actually look - studies,” she added. sional night of poor sleep. But your cardiovascular health. population has some symp - tions has grown and they are ing at women randomly Dr. Michael J. Sateia, a if sleep difficulties occur fre - People with a genetic pre - toms of insomnia, which past suffering some anxiety and Several underlying health frankly aren’t giving your conditions may be the often used over a long period, assigned to be taking or not professor of sleep medicine at quently for more than 3 disposition toward insomnia studies have shown to be relat - despite the relative lack of taking a medication,” Skiba Dartmouth College in New months, Skiba said an assess - are at higher risk of coronary ed to increased risk of type 2 heart the time it needs to be cause of PVL. Migraine resting.” causes temporary PVL, evidence from RCTs (ran - told Healthline. “This may Hampshire, agrees. ment from a doctor is a good artery disease, heart failure, diabetes and other health prob - domized controlled trials),” mean that women who were “It’s no surprise that idea. and stroke, according to a new lems. “On the flip side,” he said, while other conditions put “insomnia can also be looked you at risk for permanent the study authors write. on medications felt their sleep patients with chronic insom - “If you’re having trouble study published in the However, only about 10 per - “The current observational quality was worse and decid - nia on long-term sleep med - falling asleep (taking more American Heart Association cent of the population has a at as a ‘check engine light’ of PVL. You may experience sorts. If you are having diffi - PVL over time, with only study does not support use of ed to take a medication. We ications do not report signifi - than 30 minutes to fall asleep) journal Circulation. chronic insomnia disorder, sleep medications over the also don’t know how often cant improvement over time. or have trouble staying asleep Researchers, led by Susanna according to the American culty getting to sleep on a some of your side vision nightly basis, and it isn’t nor - affected at first. long term, as there were no they were taking the sleeping In clinical practice, these on several nights a week Larsson, PhD, an associate Academy of Sleep Medicine self-reported differences at 1 medication and may have patients often report that the going on for more than 3 professor of cardiovascular (AASM). mal for you, it may be your This eye condition causes body telling you something. If pressure in the eye because or 2 years of follow-up com - only taken in a few times to medication is ‘not working.’ months, you may suffer from and nutritional epidemiology Insomnia symptoms paring sleep medication users be part of the study.” However, when the sugges - chronic insomnia. It’s best to at the Karolinska Institutet in include: this issue persists for over two of fluid buildup and direct - weeks, it would be good to see ly impacts peripheral with non-users,” they added. “Nonetheless, it’s not a tion is made that the medica - seek help from an accredited Sweden, studied 1.3 million difficulty falling asleep Dr. Virginia Skiba, a senior large surprise that sleep was tion should, therefore, be dis - sleep center for an evalua - people with and without car - difficulty staying asleep your physician to talk through vision. If it’s left untreated, the issues.” it can affect the optic nerve staff physician at Sterling not improved in the group continued, they will often tion,” she said. diovascular disease. throughout the night Heights Sleep Clinic at the taking medications. Studies resist,” Sateia told Healthline. Keeping a consistent sleep They used a research tech - waking up too early in the The Mendelian randomiza - and cause irreversible tion design uses genetic vari - blindness. This inherited Henry Ford Sleep Disorders that are conducted for Insomnia and women schedule, avoiding screens nique called Mendelian ran - morning Center in Michigan, said approval of sleeping medica - Insomnia is the most com - for 30 minutes before sleep, domization to determine if Chronic insomnia is defined ants associated with conditions condition will gradually like insomnia as “proxy indi - cause PVL as well as affect because the research is an tions are done over a short mon form of sleep distur - and skipping caffeine in the people who carry a genetic as occurring at least three observational study, there are time. With longer use, there bance, with up to 35 percent afternoon and evening are variant known to be associated times per week and lasting for cators” to determine whether night vision and even cen - the risk factor causes the dis - tral vision as your retina some limitations. may be some tolerance that of adults affected. just some sleep hygiene with insomnia were more at at least three months. “We have to keep in mind develops, although this has Although it can impact habits that can improve sleep. risk of heart and circulatory “Chronic insomnia can be a ease. deteriorates. problems. severe detriment to physical, “Insomnia may lead to mental, and emotional health increased body weight, high by negatively impacting day - blood pressure, and type 2 dia - time alertness, mood, memory, betes, all of which are risk fac - and cognitive function,” Having Trouble Sleeping? Try a Hot Bath Before Bed tors for cardiovascular dis - according to the AASM. ease,” Dr. Larsson told “In general, sleep is good Taking a hot bath before bed and temperature can help you Around bedtime, the aver - Breus, a clinical psychologist Healthline. for your body,” Joyce Oen- could help you sleep better, fall asleep an average of 10 age person experiences a 0.5 to and both a diplomate of the Researchers stressed, how - Hsiao, MD, a Yale Medicine especially if the water temper - minutes quicker than normal. 1°F (about .3 to .6°C) drop in American Board of Sleep ever, that the study only cardiologist, told Healthline. ature and timing of the bath are Their report explored the body temperature. It reaches Medicine and a fellow of The demonstrated an association “It helps the body to relax and just right. effects of how body heat could the lowest level between the American Academy of Sleep between the two disorders, not recover after a hard day. Being A research team led by affect the ability to fall asleep. middle and later span of night - Medicine. a cause-and-effect relation - able to recharge your body can Shahab Haghayegh, a PhD The findings included infor - time sleep, and starts rising as “This can vary if someone is ship. lead to improvement in metab - candidate in the department of mation on sleep onset latency, we prepare to wake up. an early bird or a night owl, or Also unclear is whether olism and less stress, which biomedical engineering at The which is how long it takes to It may seem counterintu - an insomniac,” he added. insomnia causes heart prob - can in turn lead to improved University of Texas at Austin, go from full wakefulness to itive but a warm bath or show - The idea of timing the on the body than showers, evening shower or bath may be lems or vice versa, said cardiac health.” conducted a systematic data sleep; sleep efficiency, the er stimulates the body’s ther - bathing is that once we raise Breus said. “First it changes helpful, Varga noted. Andrew Stiehm, MD, who “There is an interesting con - analysis evaluating research amount of time spent asleep moregulatory system, causing the body temperature over your body temp more quickly, “It seems like a pretty rea - specializes in pulmonary and nection between the sleep- that linked bathing, water tem - relative to the total amount of blood circulation from the 100°F (38°C), it has to fall. since it is a stimulus that sur - sonable and low-risk interven - sleep medicine at Allina wake cycle and cardiovascular perature, and sleep quality. time spent in bed intended for internal core to the peripheral That mimics the natural rounds the body,” he said. tion that [does] seem to have Health’s United Sleep and regulation,” Deena Kuruvilla, The researchers reviewed sleep; and subjective sleep sites of the hands and feet. decrease. Breus noted that put - Using bubble bath forms a some data supporting it,” Lung Center in St. Paul, MD, a Yale Medicine neurolo - 5,322 studies and used about a quality. That can help remove body ting the body in cold water can layer of insulation around the Varga said. Other than that, the Minnesota. gist, told Healthline. dozen with solid methodolo - Understanding sleep, circa - heat and get the body tempera - cause the body temperature to body, keeping it warmer gold standard for treating “It’s probably both,” Dr. “Studies show, for example, gies to make their conclusions. dian cycles ture to go down. drop lower, so it can go into a longer. And because you are sleep-onset issues is cognitive Stiehm told Healthline. that non-rapid eye movement The report was published in Medical research has The basic idea of warm- fight-or-flight response and be lying down, your body can behavioral therapy. Just don’t “Insomnia does cause you to sleep decreases arterial blood Sleep Medicine Reviews. already established that sleep water bathing at night is based alerting. relax in a different way,” he bathe too close to bedtime, have higher blood pressure. pressure and heart rate and According to their results, and our body’s core tempera - on the core body temperature When you take that perfect - noted. Dr. Andrew Varga, a because doing so may not But heart disease causes increases the parasympathetic bathing one to two hours — ture are regulated by a circadi - fall that occurs which signals ly timed hot shower or bath in sleep medicine doctor at The allow enough time for your insomnia as well.” function of the heart at specif - ideally, 90 minutes — before an clock. Your body is about the pineal gland to signal the the evening, make sure you Mount Sinai Integrative Sleep body to cool and may have Similarly, while insomnia is ic points in the night. Insomnia bed in water at 104 to 109°F two to three degrees higher in production of melatonin. For soak it up for 10 minutes — Center, said people who bathe reverse effects, said Dr. suspected of raising the risk of may in turn affect circadian (40 to 43°C) did the trick to the late afternoon or early most people that happens the optimal time, Haghayegh in the mornings and have sleep Jianghong Liu, a professor at diabetes, the neuropathy asso - heart regulation and lead to help people get the best quali - evening. During sleep, it is the around 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. at said. Bathing basics issues, particularly with get - the University of Pennsylvania ciated with the disease can also cardiovascular disease and ty sleep. Bathing at that time lowest. night, explained Dr. Michael Baths have a different effect ting to sleep, may find that an School of Nursing. INTeRNATIONAL TRUTH PREVAIL 8 JAMMU, SUNDAY , MAY 23, 2021 No Public Show But India Had "Understanding" Canada extends ban on passenger Apple's Tim Cook Says "Threat Profile" flights from India till June 21 OTTAWA: The gov - as the vaccinations have Of Actions: Israel Diplomat ernment of Canada has picked up, the country has Of iPhone Justifies App Store Rules extended the current seen over a 25 percent about Israeli actions," Ms flight ban from India and drop in daily new cases Apple Inc Chief Executive Clein said. Pakistan, amid the wors - since last week. The Tim Cook on Friday told a The ceasefire between court the 'threat profile' of the ening COVID-19 situa - deputy chief public health iPhone required tight control Israel and Palestine extrem - tion, by another month. officer Howard Njoo told ist group Hamas came after of the App Store, which more than 10 days of con - The ban on incoming the briefing that now the "Fortnite" game maker Epic flict which saw both sides flights from India and daily new cases average Games says is a monopoly firing rockets at each other Pakistan will continue till around 5,000. that Apple abuses. that resulted in deaths of at June 21. The central province of Cook is expected to spend least 217 Palestinians and 12 The Canadian Manitoba has been badly more than two hours making Israelis. Civilian deaths in Transport Minister Omar hit by a third wave of the what are likely to be his most Israel, included that of Alghabra made the virus, recording the high - extensive public remarks on the App Store, which anchors Kerala woman Soumya announcement on Friday est rate of infections in all Apple's $53.8 billion services last survivor, is led by CEO In the past, Cook fielded a Santosh. (May 21, 2021). Alghabra of Canada in the past The envoy pointed out business. Tim Sweeney, who has rev - handful of questions about that the Israeli Embassy said that the decision of seven days. Epic has waged a public eled in the public opportunity the App Store while testifying stays in constant contact extending the flight ban Premier of Manitoba, relations and legal campaign, to take on Apple. before U.S. lawmakers last with counterparts, including was taken as part of a Brian Pallister revealed arguing that Apple acts anti - Sweeney two weeks ago year, but he has stayed most - in India. campaign to fight that he asked Prime competitively by only allow - kicked off the trial as Epic's ly silent as lawmakers grilled Israeli Deputy envoy how the Egypt-brokered "When something hap - COVID-19. Minister Justin Trudeau ing apps it approves on the first witness, using his time the chiefs of Alphabet Inc's Rony Yedidia Clein on ceasefire will hold. pens, we stay in constant Alghabra said Canada on Friday (May 21, 2021) world's 1 billion iPhones and on the stand to argue that Google and Facebook Inc. Friday welcomed the cease - The Israeli security cabi - contact with our counter - had seen "a significant to supply critical care by forcing developers to use "Fortnite" has become a place Apple attorneys said they Apple's in-app payment sys - fire announced between net unanimously adopted parts, like here in India with reduction" in coronavirus nurses, respiratory thera - for players to gather in a vir - plan to ask him to testify tem, which charges commis - tual world he calls the "meta - about the company's corpo - Israel and Palestine-extrem - Egypt's initiative for a bilat - the Ministry of External infections among arriving pists and contact tracers. ist group Hamas and appre - eral ceasefire, which took Affairs. They are very sions of up to 30% on sales. verse" and that Apple is rate values, how the App ciated the "great amount of effect from 2 am on Friday understanding and we work airline passengers since Premier Pallister said PM Cook under questioning unfairly demanding an out - Store came about and Apple's support" by the public in (23:00 GMT on Thursday) together," Ms Clein said. Ottawa first announced Trudeau indicated that he said he had higher concerns sized cut of profits for pro - competitive landscape. India. according to a statement She also referred to state - the bans on April 22 as would provide all the sup - about the phone than Mac viding simple payment pro - Throughout the trial, Apple Addressing a virtual press released by the Israel gov - ments made by India at the the number of cases in port he could to fight computers. "You have a cessing technology. has sought to persuade Judge conference here the Israeli ernment's press office. United Nations Security India soared. The move COVID-19. phone in your pocket most of On Friday, Sweeney, who Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that diplomat also said that Israel Ms Clein also said that Council as and the United does not affect cargo Meanwhile, the country the time and you want instant has attended every day of the whatever rules it imposes on believed that India did not Israel received support from Nations General Assembly flights. has so far recorded a total service. We felt both the use trial as a corporate represen - developers are aimed at keep - cases and the threat profile show "public expressions" many countries including the by T S Tirumurti, India's "These ongoing meas - of 1.3 million coronavirus tative for Epic, listened to ing its customers' information would eventually be much Cook's testimony, looking private and safe from mal - of support for it, similar to US and the UAE and Ambassador to the UN in ures will remain in place cases, while over 25,111 what some other countries although India may not have New York, urging immediate greater because of the num - down at a rubber band he ware. such as the United States made a public expression of de-escalation of tensions. to help protect Canadians people succumbed to the ber of iPhones on the mar - stretched and twirled between But Epic's legal team has did. The Israeli envoy also support, it had an under - Last week, a new episode of and to manage the elevat - infection. ket." his fingers while making put other Apple executives said that the "Indian public standing of Israeli actions. Israeli-Palestinian conflict ed risk of imported cases The ban on Indian and Epic has argued that the notes.

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021 JMC working 24X7 to make Jammu Victory Flame : Swarnim Vijay Varsh 1971 arrives at Poonch clean & enticing : Chairman PH&S (Na jhukega sar Watan ka har Jawan ki kasam) TP Correspondent apprised about the places besides BJP Headquarters. and greenery. He made a fer - TP Correspondent mixed bag of memories. The ‘Gutrian’ and ‘Defence of 13 Sena Medals, three Vishist JAMMU, MAY 22 : The which have been sanitized in Narinder said that Jammu vent appeal to the people to JAMMU, MAY 22 : The fact that 6 units earned 5 Poonch’ aren’t just names but Seva Medals and 19 Mention- Jammu Municipal the aforesaid ward as a City is situated in the foothills help the civic body in main - victory flame to commemo - Battle honours in Poonch are tales of collective valour in-Despatches were awarded Corporation (JMC) is on toes COVID-19 measure. The of Trikuta Mountains and is taining cleanliness. rate 50th year of stellar victo - Sector in different battles exhibited by soldiers of 21 for individual acts of valour in day and night to ensure that places which have been sani - enriched with splendid natural The Chairman Sanitation ry in 1971 War against speaks of the ferocity with PUNJAB, 195 Mountain this sector. The victory flame Jammu City secures a slot tized include minor contain - beauty. He said that JMC is Committee said that littering Pakistan on its journey to Ace was received with full military among the cleanest and serene is the biggest menace and of Spade Division arrived honours at the famous cities of the country. people should teach their off - today at Poonch- a peaceful Advance Landing Ground, This was stated by the spring to not litter in public town with rich cultural her - Poonch (constructed in 1947- Chairman Public Health and places. He said that if people itage, turning into a fierce bat - 48 with the help of locals) Sanitation (PH&S) start using waste bins judi - tle zone in each conflict that with full compliance of Committee of JMC, Narinder ciously half of JMC’s job will nation faced post independ - COVID Protocols. The Singh Jamwal during his visit be accomplished. “There is ence. It was here, in 1971, ‘Victory Flame’ is on its two to Ward No.53 (Basant Vihar dire need that people are edu - some of fiercest and bloodiest days journey to Poonch Sector Trikuta Nagar Jammu). cated on the issues of cleanli - battles were fought in the bat - post its visit to Bhimbar Gali Corporator Jyoti Devi, ness and greenery because tleground of Shahpur, and Krishna Ghati Sector. As concerned Sanitation Officer these are not less than Gutriyan, Thanpir and Nangi part of commemoration, other Rajinder Kumar, Sanitation Godliness as plants and trees Tekri wherein soldiers both than remembering the martyrs Inspector Charanjeet and provide oxygen and the clean - sides fought like man pos - and felicitating the veterans other officers of municipality liness is the first step towards sessed into what turned out to who participated in war, it has accompanied the Chairman spiritualism”, he said, adding be a saga of pure Valour. been planned that sacred soil PH&S and apprised him that JMC is on toes to make The arrival of victory which operation were con - Regt, 13 MAHAR, 11 J&K from famous battlegrounds about the issues and problems ment zones of Trikuta Nagar, working round the clock to sure that Jammu becomes flame at the sacred battle ducted in this sector. “Battle Militia, 9 PARA and 6 SIKH. will be collected and send to being faced by the people. Primary Health Center, Covid add beauty to this charming popular for its clean and ground where thousands of Honours ‘Nangi Tekri, Apart from these, Three Maha National Capital alongwith The Chairman was also Centers of Trikuta Nagar city by ensuring cleanliness serene environs. soldiers bled brought along ‘Banwat’, ‘Thanpir’, Vir Chakras, 15 Veer Chakras, the Victory Flame. World welcomes the Gaza An exclusive online lecture on "Awareness: Krishna Ghati ceasefire, what about the sovereignty Western Army Commander of Palestine? Bhim Singh During Coivd and Post Covid" Brigade celebrates visits Yol Garrison TP Correspondent She also highlighted the She also emphasized on TP Correspondent TP Correspondent administration. Army Commander specially JAMMU, MAY 22 : NSS Importance of Wearing Mask spreading awareness (regard - JAMMU, May 22 : JAMMU, MAY 22 : Lieutenant General RP appreciated the efforts of units of Govt SPMR College ing covid-19) amongst the Swarnim Vijay Varsh Prof.Bhim Singh, President, Lieutenant General RP Singh, Singh complimented all ranks Doctors.Military Nursing of commerce Jammu organ - common people and teachers, J&K National Panthers Party Army Commander, Western ised an exclusive online lec - NSS Volunteers, NCC cadets TP Correspondent (JKNPP) who travelled entire Command visited Yol ture on "Awareness - During as well. JAMMU, MAY 22 : Palestine for years and had Garrison on 22 May 2021. Continuing with the cele - Covid and Post Covid " at Prof. Ranjeet Singh bration of Swarnim Vijay best friendship with PLO Lieutenant General PN 3:30 P.M on Google Meet. Jamwal, Principal Govt. Chairman, Yasir Arafat and Ananthanarayanan, SM, GOC Varsh in Krishna Ghati The lecture started with SPMR College of Cout schol - Brigade, the Swarnim many Arab leaders, expressed Rising Star Corps, received the welcome address deliv - ars of others states also pres - satisfaction on the interven - the Army Commander on his Vijay Mashal was received ered by Apfan Ali PO and ent during the lecture. by Nangi Tekri Battalion tion of the USA President arrival at YOL Cantt and Deepasha D (NSS volunteer). The proceedings of the ensuring ceasefire in Gaza updated the Army on 21 May 21. During Today's guest speaker was Programme were conducted 1971 war, Nangi Tekri was between Israel and the Gaza. Commander about the opera - Lieutenant Sunena from by Prof. Rajni Bala, NSS Prof.Bhim Singh asked tional readiness of the Corps. captured from Pakistan by Varanasi. She has completed Programme Officer of the the valiant soldiers of 21 UNO what about sovereignty The Army Commander her Bsc Hons Nursing from College.She also thanked of Palestine? Panthers Party was also updated on the state PUNJAB which epito - Army hospital Research and Principal Ranjeet Singh mised the saga of bravery Chief who did research work of COVID19 infections dur - referral,Delhi. She is current - Jamwal and Coordinator Dr on Israel through Cairo ing CoVID Second Wave in and courage of Indian ly serving in Indian Army as Sandhaya Bhardwaj for per - Army. University praised Nehru Era the area and measures taken an MNS Officer and is con - mission to organise such which recognized Palestine by the Rising Star Corps to The Swarnim Vijay tributing as a frontline warrior activities. In the end, Q/A Mashal was welcomed and being first non-Muslim coun - control the spread and limit in this time of hardships. (question-answer) session try in the world after UNO infections within Military paid homage by wreath She presented his valuable was also very fruitful. laying at Nangi Tekri War partitioned Palestine under Station. The General officer for their high state of opera - Services, and Medical, Non- views on the topic. During a properly, Testing, Caring , Teachers, Students , NSS Zionist pressure in 1947. was also briefed about assis - tional preparedness and meas - Medical staff for their relent - Memorial. To remember very informative and interac - Isolation, Exercise, Proper Volunteers, Saleem Shah the supreme sacrifice of Israel has violated half tance being provided to Ex- ures taken to combat the less efforts during this pan - tive session, she mainly Vaccination, protein intake from Aligarh and Pratima dozen of Security Council Servicemen and aid to civil COVID-19 pandemic. The demic and felicitated them. our soldiers of 1971 war, focused on Hygiene and self and necessity to avoid Junk Sinha from Varanasi were the soil from battle ground Resolutions in 1967 and care . Foods. presented during session. 1968. Prof.Bhim Singh said of 1971 war in Nangi Tekri that the President of USA had COVID-19 : Safai bhi Kadai bhi Jeetenge battalion was presented to to face 56 Islamic countries Indian Army organises covid 19 the Swarnim Vijay Mashal including supporters of Ladai bhi programme organised by Army Team. Subsequently, the Palestine. Prof.Bhim Singh TP Correspondent ease. tancing, washing hands with awareness campaign in Naushera Swarnim Vijay Mashal was taken to Baba Garib Das expressed shock on the pro- JAMMU, MAY 22 : Ever In addition to educating soap, wearing double mask TP Correspondent village Nawshera, appreciated times. Israeli attitude thus Modi Academy, Salotri, where it since the COVID-19 lock - people about the chain of and avoid social gathering etc. JAMMU, MAY 22 : the initiative taken by Indian Indian Army will continue was welcomed by the chil - govt has been working as an down started, Indian Army Keeping in view the sudden Army for small villages and such small initiatives and will ally of USA and Israel. NPP dren of the school. braced up for providing sup - surge of COVID-19 cases in Thereafter, the Swarnim Supremo called on India to port to locals of District the country, Indian Army C M convene an emergency meet - Vijay Mashal with C M Poonch (J&K) in combating located at Tain, Naushera in entourage moved to Y B ing of NAM countries imme - COVID-19 by supporting District Rajouri (J&K) organ - y B diately. Panthers Party Chief General’s War Memorial, through Vaccination/ ised COVID-19 awareness Jhullas where it was hand - called on MPs in India to take Registration camps, medical campaign. up this issue, save Palestine, ed over to Sarla Battalion. patrols, Distribution of Ration The initiative was basical - The Swarnim Vijay Mashal save NAM and save peace in and COVID kits. ly aimed to sensitize and the world. was taken to the house of Therefore, it is very aware the small villages and Mrs Gurucharan Kaur wife Vijay Bakaya expresses important to continuously wards regarding the global of Late Subedar Seva remind the people and to pandemic, initial symptoms Singh (11 JAK LI), who anguish over covid deaths encourage the conscientious and precautionary measures made the supreme sacrifice in Jammu amongst them to be even to be taken by the individual if on 04 Dec 1971 in Doda more careful in the coming infected by the COVID-19 Sector in defence of JAMMU, May 22 : While days and to spread this mes - virus. During the campaign, expressing anguish over the Poonch. The Swarnim sage in the neighbourhood so an informative lecture was Vijay Mashal finally unabated Covid related deaths in that the state can unitedly halt delivered by the medical staff Jammu, General Secretary, Apni reached Gulpur where the onslaught of the virus. In virus spread, locals were also The locals expressed their over common symptoms, pre - expressed his gratitude for help the AWAAM in thick and homage was paid at Sarla Party, Vijay Bakaya has won - its continuous efforts to assist guided about registration for desire that vaccination aware - ventive measures and man - providing posters and thin in the crucial time of pan - dered whether this is because of War Memorial. The the locals to fight against vaccination on Cowin.gov.in ness program must be organ - agement of COVID infected COVID-19 safety kit. Smt demic. This act by the Army Swarnim Vijay Mashal has the low oxygen supply to seri - COVID-19 pandemic, Indian application, which has ised at other places too, so patients. Importance of being Rupinder kaur, Panch (ward was praised by the other vil - ous patients and absence of spe - been kept at Gulpur for the Army organised an awareness already started onwards. that the entire region is bene - vaccinated was also highlight - 3) also expressed her good lages also as a noble gesture night and tomorrow morn - cialists to manage acute distress drive to make local people Army has also educated locals fited from this initiative. A ed during the campaign. wishes and conveyed her and further strengthened the of admitted patients. ing, the onward journey to aware of means and way to to take preventive measures total of 15 locals attended the Mr Mohan Kumar compliments to Army for pro - bond between Army and the Poonch Brigade area will Since new oxygen plants stop spread of Corona dis - like maintaining social dis - lecture. Sharma, Sarpanch Rajal of viding help in such difficult locals. have been installed at various resume. hospitals in different districts of J&K, it would be pertinent to BYDC praises courage and valour of SMGS Hospital's check whether they are running Black fungus : DAK warns against irrational efficiently and proper oxygen Security Officer Rashpal Bassa, others supply is being provided to JAMMU, May 22 : use of steroids in Covid-19 patients patients in need. Members of Batwal Youth He stated that there was, Development Committee Srinagar, May 22 : The those patients who are not and at a lower dose. too early, too much and far according to his information, (BYDC) today visited the Doctors Association Kashmir having respiratory distress But much higher doses are too long can make Covid only one Pulmonogist in Jammu SMGS Hospital, Shalamar, (DAK) on Saturday has and are not having any kind given and for a longer dura - patients susceptible to black and in most hospitals patients Jammu and highly praised the warned against the irrational of need for oxygen. tion. fungus. were attended to by non special - Security Officer Naib use of steroids in Covid-19 He said Recovery trial in The DAK President said “Chances of fungal infec - ists. Subedar (Retd) Rashpal patients. the UK showed that steroids Covid-19 is a biphasic ill - tion increase in those Covid If this was not true, then Bassa, doctors, nurses and “Indiscriminate use of reduce the mortality in severe ness. The first week of Covid patients who are diabetic and Bakaya demanded that doubts health workers, who have steroids can trigger deadly Covid-19 patients. But they is the viral replication phase. are taking steroids,” he said should be cleared and reasons cemented their position as the black fungal infection, called increase the mortality when That is not when you should adding that “one way to stall for alarming mortality should be mucormycosis which has given to patients with mild be using steroids the possibility of the fungal explained to the public as also foremost champions of humanity, saving human kind reached to epidemic propor - disease. “It is in the later stages infection is to make sure that what was being done to contain tions in several states of the “We are seeing steroids (second week) steroids are to Covid patients are given this trend. as it was staring at an existen - tial crisis. country,” said DAK being prescribed to patients be given to counter the steroids at the right dose, at Bakaya noted that there was President and influenza with mild Covid disease,” Dr body’s hyper-inflammatory the right time and for the only a marginal decline in infec - Members saluted their courage and valour in serving towards all these Corona war - said BYDC's Chief Advisor expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Nisar said. response what is widely right duration.” tions despite lockdown and Dr Hassan said steroids “People are using steroids referred to as cytokine “So far, India has reported there seemed to be a need to the society. No words are riors who risk their own lives R.L.Kaith, President Tilak enough to express gratitude to save the lives of others, Raj Bassa and other members. are life-saving drugs in on their own when they do storm,” he said. “But steroids over 8,800 cases of black extend it and enforce it strictly. severe Covid patients who not need them.” are prescribed to patients at fungus and more than 200 have respiratory distress or He said the recovery trial the very onset of the dis - people have died due to this need oxygen or ventilation. recommends that steroids ease,” said Dr Nisar. deadly disease,” said Dr DRDO COVID facility marvel of modern times: CCI They are not indicated for should be given for 10 days He said giving steroids Nisar. Seeks appointment of competent fleet of medicos TP Correspondent where the tax payers’ money been raised in record number this health facility lies on the DDC Chairman kick-starts block- JAMMU, MAY 22 : The is ruthlessly squandered by of days. He congratulated shoulders of J&K’s Health Chamber of Commerce and lingering on the development Defence Research and Department by appointing Industry team on Saturday competent fleet of medicos topping of Dhamalard Road visited the site of under-con - which is capable of utilizing TP Correspondent The DDC Chairman said, upon maintaining the quality problems and issues. They struction COVID health this health facility to the hilt MAHANPUR, MAY 22 : it was owing to extremely of material, work and last but highlighted various issues facility being established by and ensure that there is no Col Mahan Singh, District poor quality of material used not the least timely execution related to drinking water, Defence Research and wastage of resources by Development Council (DDC) in construction, the roads in of the project. He said these power supply, health care, etc Development Organization lethargy or carelessness. He Chairman Kathua inaugurated and sought redressal of the (DRDO) in collaboration exclaimed that had this facil - the black-topping work of the same. with UT’s Health depart - ity was made available a 1.5 km long Dhamalard PWD Col Mahan Singh listened ment, here at Bhagwati month or two before the road. He was accompanied by patiently to them and assured Nagar. Dr Narinder Singh colossal loss of lives would DDC member Mahanpur, to take up the issues with the Batyal, MS DRDO COVID - have been avoided and the Tejinder Singh Goldy; concerned authorities. He reit - 19 Hospital Jammu briefed situation on ground would Sarpanch Dhamalard Sher erated his commitment to the CCI team about the status have been much better. Singh and prominent citizens ensure overall development of of the construction and the The other office bearers of of Dhamalard, Mahanpur, district Kathua with special upcoming modern and state the CCI Jammu anticipated Banhore and surrounding vil - emphasis on rural and far-off of the art facilities which will that the hospital will go a lages while kick starting this areas especially that of help in augmenting the exist - long way in alleviating the significant development work Mahanpur block of this dis - ing infrastructure in Jammu pressure on the other COVID that would provide much trict. to cater to the needs of dedicated hospitals in Jammu relief to the people of the vil - Col Singh assured that COVID-hit. and will also help in ensuring lages connected to this road. besides development of the After going taking stock better healthcare to the peo - Speaking on the occasion, area he will ensure that the of the upcoming health facil - projects, the DRDO has Development Organisation ple being entrapped by the Col Mahan Singh thanked benefits of various schemes ity, President CCI Jammu shown the way to make pre - (DRDO) for achieving this ‘killer’ virus corona. He also Modi government as well as meant for the socio-economic Arun Gupta said that the cise use of money and feat and placing before the informed that CCI Jammu the Jammu and Kashmir hilly areas do not sustain long should be made the hallmark upliftment of the poor and lightning speed with which resources. He said that on people a health facility which has come up with an initia - Union Territory administra - and return back to the worst of all projects not only in needy reach the doorsteps of the work is underway shows completion, this hospital will is complete in all aspects as tive of providing free meals tion for making the requisite conditions thus causing Kathua district but across the the people in this remote area. that how pace of things can be a real marvel of modern far as treating COVID-19 to the COVID patients and funds available for develop - tremendous problem to the Union Territory. He said only then we can say be changed by proper plan - times because there is no patients is concerned. He their attendants besides pro - ment works despite immense people living in this region The DDC Chairman while that the objective of good ning and execution. He said such example where such a however maintained that the viding oxygen cylinders to pressure on economy amidst and using this road. interacting with the people in governance has been that unlike other instances foolproof health facility has onus of making perfect use of the needy. corona pandemic crisis. Therefore, he emphasized the area took stock of their achieved.

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