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Price: Rs.1 | Page 12 | Vol. No.: 10 | Issue No: 192 Postal Registration No. JK-458/16-18 epaper.dailyjammurising.in RNI No: JKENG/2011/40494 BRIEF NEWS Two-member Central Team of Experts calls on Lt Governor; Pak army shells forward lauds containment and management efforts of J&K areas along LoC in Poonch Government; suggests measures for augmenting the same Pakistan soldiers violated the ceasefire on Friday by re- sorting to heavy firing and Lt Governor Sinha discusses overall COVID situation in J&K mortar shelling on forward areas along the Line of Con- BVR Subrahmanyam trol in Jammu and Kash- Chief Secretary; Sh. Atal mir's Poonch district, offi- Dulloo, Financial Com- cials said here. missioner, Health & Med- The Indian Army ical Education, and Sh. mounted a befitting retalia- Bhupinder Kumar, Mis- tion, they said. "At about 1130 hours to- sion Director, NHM J&K. day, Pak army initiated un- The two-member team provoked ceasefire violation held a detailed review of the situation emerging in „Turn to page 2 the valley due to COVID Pandemic with all the Dis- Monsoon clouds gather in the sky over the Jammu & Kashmir Restrictions in National Highway outskirts in Jammu. parts of Kashmir · Calls for sustained efforts from all the stakeholders trict teams and Tertiary to prevent JAMMU RISING for effectively combating the spread of COVID-19 care Hospitals. Muharram pro- JAMMU, AUG 28 · Directs for Strict compliance of all healthcare pro- While briefing the Lt A two-member Central tocols and SOPs Governor about the on- Centre issues rules for smooth cessions Team of Experts compris- · Involve PRIs, religious leaders and other distin- ground assessment of the Authorities on Friday ing of NITI Aayog Mem- guished personalities to spread awareness situation made by them, imposed restrictions in ber (Health), Dr V.K. Paul stock of the overall COVID van. the members of the team and National Centre for parts of Kashmir to pre- situation in the Valley, to- The meeting was also at- lauded the UT Govern- functioning of J&K administration Disease Control (NCDC) ment’s COVID contain- vent people from taking day called on the Lieu- tended by Sh. Rajeev Rai NEW DELHI partments in the Union Act, the President hereby Chief, Dr S.K. Singh, on its out Muharram proces- tenant Governor, Manoj Bhatnagar, Advisor to the ment and mitigation The Centre has issued Territory of Jammu and makes the following visit to Kashmir, to take sions to mark the eighth Sinha here at the Raj Bha- Lieutenant Governor; Sh. measures in place and rules for a smooth func- Kashmir, including agri- rules…," the notification day of the 10-day tioning of the Jammu and culture, school education, said. mourning period, offi- India registers Kashmir administration, higher education, horti- It said the LG shall, in cials said. They said specifying that the police, culture, floriculture, elec- respect of matters con- restrictions on the J&K reports 696 new positive highest single-day the all-India services and tion, general administra- nected with "public or- movement and assem- the anti-corruption bu- tion, home, mining, der", "police", "All India bly of people under spike of 77,266 reau will be under the di- power, PWD, transport Services" and "Anti Cor- Section 144 of the cases, 27372 recovered so far rect control of the Lieu- and tribal affairs. ruption Bureau", exercise Criminal Procedure new COVID-19 tenant Governor (LG) of Article 370 of the Con- his executive functions in Code (CrPC) have been JAMMU RISING 195 from Jammu Division ers and persons in contact the Union Territory. stitution, which gave a his discretion under the and 456 from Kashmir Di- with suspected cases have imposed in Budgam and JAMMU, AUG 28 cases The rules, notified by special status to the erst- Act. vision. been enlisted for observa- The Government on Fri- NEW DELHI Union Home Secretary while state of Jammu and The LG, on the advice of day informed that 696 According to the daily tion which included Ajay Bhalla under the Kashmir, was abrogated the chief minister (when „Turn to page 2 India witnessed a record new positive cases of novel Media Bulletin on novel 44423 persons in home single-day spike of 77,266 Jammu and Kashmir Re- on August 5, 2019 and elected), shall allot the Corona virus (COVID-19), Corona virus (Covid-19), quarantine including facil- coronavirus cases in the organisation Act, 2019, subsequently, the state business of the govern- Missing panch's 202 from Jammu division out of 35831 positive ities operated by govern- last 24 hours, according to also made it clear that in was bifurcated into Union ment among the ministers body found buried and 494 from Kashmir di- cases, 7781 are Active Pos- ment, 7781 in isolation the data of the Union Min- case of a difference of territories - Jammu and by assigning one or more vision, have been reported itive, 27372 have recov- and 42334 under home istry of Health and Family opinion between the LG Kashmir and Ladakh. The departments to a minister. in Shopian today thus taking the total ered and 678 have died; 57 surveillance. Besides, Welfare (MOHFW) on Fri- and the council of minis- Union territories came The council (of minis- Body of the missing number of positive cases in Jammu division and 355763 persons have com- day. With 1,057 more ters (when it is formed) into existence on October ters) shall be collectively panch has been recov- in Jammu and Kashmir to 621 in Kashmir division. pleted their surveillance deaths in the last 24 hours, with regard to any matter, 31 last year. responsible for all the ex- ered in South Kashmir's 35831. Also 07 COVID-19 The Bulletin further said period. the cumulative toll the former shall refer it to "In exercise of the pow- ecutive orders issued by Shopian district on deaths have been reported that out of 929733 test re- Providing district-wise reached 61,529. The coun- the Centre for the decision ers conferred by section 55 any department in the Friday. The body was from Kashmir Division. sults available, 893902 breakup, the Bulletin said try's coronavirus count of the president and shall of the Jammu and Kash- name of the LG and con- found buried in an Moreover, 651 more samples have been tested that Srinagar has 8924 stands at 33,87,501 includ- act according to that deci- mir Reorganisation Act, tracts made in the name of orchard at Dangam by COVID-19 patients have as negative till August 28, positive cases (including ing 7,42,023 active cases, sion. 2019, read with the the president in connec- locals. Later, the body recovered and discharged 2020. 194 cases reported today) 25,83,948 cured/dis- The Ministry of Home Proclamation dated 31st tion with the was identified as the from various hospitals, Till date 450979 travel- charged/migrated. Active Affairs (MHA) notification October, 2019 issued un- missing panch, Nissar „Turn to page 2 „Turn to page 2 said there will be 39 de- der section 73 of the said „Turn to page 2 Ahmad Bhat, of Khonmoh Srinagar. Bhat had left for 30 doctors Shopian on August 19. Four Militants Killed In Terrorism is a cancer that potentially He has been missing since then. The family transferred JAMMU RISING affects everyone: S Jaishankar lodged a missing report. Encounter In J&K's Shopian AMMU UG A few days after he went J , A 28 NEW DELHI cific event. In an apparent missing, an audio clip JAMMU RISING Government of J&K has Terrorism is a cancer reference to Pakistan, the ordered transfers and was released by a mili- JAMMU, AUG 28 that potentially affects external affairs minister postings of 30 doctors with tant outfit, that claimed Four militants were everyone just like the way said countries that have immediate effect. Accord- he was killed, and did killed in an encounter with pandemic impacts the en- turned production of ter- security forces in Shopian ing to the order, Dr Bashir „Turn to page 2 Choudhary (Consultant tire humanity, External rorists as "primary export" district of Jammu and Orthopedics) has been Affairs Minister S Jais- are also attempting to Kashmir on Friday, police ACB Register transferred from DH hankar said on Friday. In paint themselves as vic- FIR in said. Budgam to SDH Bijbe- an address at The Energy tims of terrorism. "The Security forces launched hara, Dr Sukhjeet Singh and Resources Institute struggle against terrorism disproportion- a cordon and search opera- (Consultant Orthopedics) (TERI), Jaishankar also and those aiding and abet- tion in Kiloora area of from SDH Bijbehara to said the global responses emerge only when there ing it is a work in ate assets case Shopian district in south to terrorism and pan- were sufficient disrup- Anti-Corruption tions triggered by a spe- Bureau has registered a „Turn to page 2 „Turn to page 2 demic have tended to „Turn to page 2 case under FIR No. 02/2020 u/s 5(1) (e) r/w section 5(2) J&K Traffic resumes on Mughal road, only P.C. Act. Svt 2006 in PS Jammu to have 3 Bamboo clusters,technology ACB Doda against Mohammad Mukhtyar Zargar S/o late Abdul park,training centre: Dr Jitendra Singh trucks carrying fruit to ply JAMMU RISING which is seen as alterna- road which is connecting Gani Zargar, then NEW DELHI Region (DoNER), Union Judicial clerk (now Naib : Jammu region will Minister of State (Inde- JAMMU, AUG 28 tive to Srinagar-Jammu Shopian in south Kashmir Tehsildar) posted in the have three mega Bamboo pendent Charge) Develop- Traffic was resumed on national highway, closed with Rajouri and Poonch office of Deputy the historic 86-km-long for the past four days due in Jammu region. Commissioner, Doda for Clusters, a Bamboo Tech- ment of North Eastern Re- nology Park and a Bam- gion (DoNER), MoS PMO, Mughal road after remain- to landslides and shooting The Administrative acquiring huge assets ing suspended for several stones. Council (AC) has also ap- disproportionate to his boo Training Centre, all of Personnel, Public Griev- which will be set up by the ances, Pensions, Atomic hours on Friday due to Meanwhile, chairman of proved up-gradation, im- known source of All Jammu and Kashmir provement and resurfac- income. Ministry of Development Energy and Space, Dr Ji- landslides and shooting 2. The cognizance of North Eastern Region tendra Singh said, to begin stones, triggered by rain. Panchayat Conference ing of Mughal Road at an into the matter has (DoNER) through its Cane with, three Bamboo Clus- However, a traffic police Shafiq Mir said since the estimated cost of Rs 47.41 taken on the basis of a and Bamboo Technology ters will be set up in areas official told UNI that only Srinagar-Jammu national crore. verification, which Centre (CBTC). Disclosing around Katra, Akhnoor vehicles, carrying fresh highway is closed, all type Due to landslides and this here today after the fruit from Kashmir, are al- of vehicles should be al- shooting stones, triggered „Turn to page 2 of the Ministry of Devel- opment of North Eastern „Turn to page 2 monthly review meeting lowed to ply on the road, lowed to operate on the „Turn to page 2 CMYK CMYK CMYK 2 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS Jammu, Saturday,August 29, 2020 FROM PAGE ONE

toll-free number 102. shape of immoveable/moveable properties on his such reference. Pak army shells forward areas People can also call on toll-free national helpline num- own name as well as his family members viz a dou- In case no such decision is received within 15 days ber 1075; J&K COVID-19 Helpline Numbers 0191- ble storey house at lane No. 06 Bathindi Jammu, a from the date of such reference, the LG's decision shall be along LoC in Poonch 2549676 (UT level Cell), 0191-2520982, 0191-2674444, double storey house at Doda city near Khan Plaza, deemed to have been accepted by the council of minis- by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars a triple storey house along with single storey house along LoC in Balakote sector," a defence spokesman said. 0191-2674115 (For Jammu Division), 0194-2440283 & ters. 0194-2430581 (For Kashmir Division) for support, on ancestral land at village Pangrain, Tehsil Bhalla, In case of a difference of opinion between the LG and (AGENCIES) Doda, Car as well as luxurious household items, Restrictions in parts of Kashmir guidance, and response to health-related queries on the council with regard to any matter, the former shall re- Novel Corona virus Disease (COVID-19). costly electronics gadgets and jewellery etc. The fer it to the Centre for the decision of the president and to prevent Muharram processions value of the assets found in possession of above The bulletin has informed that the Directorate of In- named public servant/his family members and the shall act according to that decision, the notification said. Baramulla districts and parts of Srinagar dis- dian Systems of Medicine, J&K is distributing AYUSH trict. In Srinagar, the curbs have been imposed in expenditure incurred by him is disproportionate to Medicines having immunity boosting, immuno-modu- his known sources of income. India registers highest single-day spike Shaheedgunj, M A Road, Ram Munshi Bagh, lator, anti-oxidant, rejuvenator, anti-stress, metabo- 3. After obtaining search warrant from the Maisuma and partially in Batamaloo area, the offi- lism regulator, anti-allergic, anti-pyretic, anti-tussive, Hon'ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, of 77,266 new COVID-19 cases cials said. Shops and other business establishments bronchodilator, etc properties during the COVID-19 Jammu teams were constituted and deputed to cases in Maharashtra have reached 1,78,561, the high- in the areas, where restrictions are in place, are pandemic. The department so far has provided medi- conduct house searches of the accused public ser- est in the country followed by Andhra Pradesh with shut, while public transport is off the roads, they cine to 8.49 lakh people that include various frontline vant at Bathindi, Jammu and Pangrain, Doda 94,209. 9,01,338 samples were tested on August 27 said. However, some private vehicles were seen ply- workers, senior citizens, PRIs, police/paramilitary per- respectively. During searches, some incriminating while overall over 3.94 crore samples have been tested so ing. The officials said security forces have been sonals and general masses. Moreover, preventive meas- documents like sale deeds, power of attorney, far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research agreements etc. were recovered/seized. (ICMR). The Union Health Ministry informed that more deployed in strength in other areas of the Valley to ures and Yoga therapies are also being advised to the 4. Further Investigation of case is going on. than three-fourth of cases have recovered in the past 5 prevent any untoward incident. The restrictions people to take care of lifestyle/mental disorders so that physical and mental health is ensured during this pan- months and less than one-fourth are active. "In the past were imposed to maintain law and order in these Four Militants Killed In Encounter In J&K's 5 months, more than 3/4 of cases have recovered and areas in view of the eighth day of Muharram, they demic. Public is advised to strictly follow the advisories is- Shopian less than 1/4 are active now. Effective implementation of said. The traditional Muharram procession, to sued by the government from time to time and rely only Kashmir following specific information about the the Centre's strategic and graded TEST-TRACK-TREAT approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatal- mark the eighth day of the 10-day Muharram on the information released by the government through presence of militants, a police official said. ity," MOHFW tweeted. mourning period, used to pass through these areas, the daily media bulletin to print and electronic media. He said the search operation turned into an encounter 30 doctors trans- but have been banned since the eruption of militan- People are also advised to refrain from spreading ru- after the militants fired upon a search party of the forces, ferred cy in 1990, as authorities maintain that the reli- DH Budgam, Dr Arshid Hussain (Consultant Medi- mours and pay no heed to them at the same time. which retaliated. cine) from SDH Beerwa to SDH Pattan, Dr Farooq Ah- gious gatherings have been used for propagating Two-member Central Team of Experts calls on Lt Governor; lauds con- In the ensuing exchange of fire, four militants were mad (Consultant Medicine) from SDH Pattan to SDH separatist politics. killed, the official said. tainment and management efforts of J&K Government; suggests meas- Beerwa, Dr Mohd Yousuf Khan (Consultant Gynae) Missing panch's body found buried in Shopian He said the identity and group affiliation of the slain from SDH Kupwara to DH Handwara and Dr Fozia Jan ures for augmenting the same militants was being ascertained. The operation is on, from GMC Anantnag to SDH Kokernag. Dr Razia Amin not hand over the body to the family due to the the official added. coronavirus outbreak. suggested supplementary measures to further aug- (Consultant Gynae) has been transferred from SDH ment the same. They appreciated the J&K Govern- Jammu to have 3 Bamboo clusters,technology Kokernag to GMC Anantnag, Dr Aqeela Hassan (Consul- J&K reports 696 new positive cases, 27372 recov- ment’s testing strategy, mandatory traveller screening, tant Gynae) from GMC Anantnag to DH Kulgam, Dr ered so far and Homecare model for positive asymptomatic pa- park,training centre: Dr Jitendra Singh Rayhana Hassan (Consultant Gynae) from DH Kulgam tients. Testing strategy across the J&K is aggressive and and Samba respectively. While the first cluster will be to GMC Anantnag, Dr Malik Azad (Consultant Surgeon) with 1660 Active Positive, 7049 recovered (including robust and it has helped in containing the spread of the devoted to the making of " Bamboo Agarbatti', the second from GMC Anantnag to SDH Seer, Dr Nazir Ahmad 153 cases recovered today), 215 deaths; Baramulla has disease in the UT, they added. cluster will be dedicated to ' Bamboo Basketry", that is Rather (Consultant Surgeon) from SDH Seer to GMC 2766 positive cases (including 40 cases reported today) In view of the impending winter season and sudden making of bamboo baskets and the third cluster will be Anantnag and Dr Sami Seema (Consultant Surgeon) with 508 Active Positive, 2159 recovered (including 78 spike of positive cases in some districts of J&K, the team devoted to the making of 'Bamboo Charcoal', he said. In from GMC Srinagar to Block Nagam (Budgam). Dr cases recovered today), 99 deaths; Pulwama reported suggested a host of immediate measures including estab- addition, Dr Jitendra Singh said, simultaneously, the Raiesa Banoo (Incharge Consultant Gynae) has been 2543 positive cases (including 57 cases reported today) lishing 24x7 COVID Counseling Call Centres at Divi- work will also be started on the setting up of a Bamboo transferred from DH Handwara to SDH Kupwara, Dr Shabnum Niyaz (MO) from MMC Panderthan to SDH with 486 active positive cases, 2009 recovered (includ- sional levels with technical team; strengthening the Technology Park and a Bamboo Training Centre in the Nagam, Dr Asma Masood (MO) from PHC Narwara to ing 43 cases recovered today), 48 deaths; Kulgam has Contact tracing mechanism with all contacts to be home region. Dr Jitendra Singh said, around 25,000 people PHC Dadompora (Budgam), Dr Yousuf-il-Majid (MO) 1895 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) quarantine until they test negative; Micro containment are likely to get livelihood opportunities from the three from PHC Dadompora to PHC Lajoora (Pulwama), Dr with 211 Active Positive, 1649 recoveries (including 17 plan in cities with 100 % testing of all inhabitants with Bamboo Clusters. The timeline for completing the work cases recovered today), 35 deaths; Shopian has 1678 Abida Ahad (MO) from SDH Nagam to PHC Pan- strict perimeter control; to strengthen the Referral sys- of setting up all the three, that is, Bamboo clusters, Bam- derthan and Dr Syed Mohd Idrees (MO) from PHC La- positive cases (including 09 cases reported today) with tem from peripheral hospitals to Tertiary care hospi- boo Technology Park and Bamboo Training Centre will 108 Active Positive, 1542 recovered (including 22 cases joora to CHC Keller. Dr Mohd Syed (MO) has been tals; involvement of PRI in rural areas for COVID control be around two years from the date of the allotment of transferred from SDH Langate to SDH Kupwara, Dr Bi- recovered today), 28 deaths; Anantnag district has 2254 efforts; continuing the high testing trend and build on land by the UT administration. Further steps will be positive cases (including 31 cases reported today) with lal Hassan (MO) from SDH Kupwara to SDH Langate, Dr same and increasing High flow nasal cannula ( HFNC) taken for augmenting infrastructure and promoting en- Farooq Ahmad Sofi (MO) from SD Kreeri to DH Hand- 502 Active Positive, 1703 recovered (including 31 cases inventory and keeping sufficient stock in stores. trepreneurship in the Bamboo sector in Jammu and recovered today), 49 deaths; Budgam has 2390 posi- wara, Dr Wardul Hijaz (MO) from DH Handwara to The Lt Governor observed that all the important sug- Kashmir after the signing of the MoU, he said and this SDH Kreeri, Dr Fida Hussain (MO) from GMC Anantnag tive cases (including 59 cases reported today) with 649 gestions and recommendations made by the Central will be pursued as a major priority in coming days. Dr Ji- to DTC Anantnag and Dr Umer Yaseen Balti (MO) from Active Positive and 1683 recovered (including 35 cases team will play an important role in comprehensive and tendra Singh disclosed that there are huge reserves of DTC Anantnag to GMC Anantnag. Dr Kounsar Yousuf recovered today), 58 deaths; Kupwara has 2014 posi- effective management of the COVID-19 situation in bamboo spread across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, (MO) has been transferred from PHC Shuhama to GMC tive cases (including 25 cases reported today) with 633 J&K. which have remained unexplored and largely unutilised. Srinagar, Dr Nusrat Majid (MO) from PHC Chowgal to Active Positive, 1336 recovered (including 11 cases re- The Lt Governor called for heightened awareness to He said that as part of the initiatives taken at the behest PHC Laloo (Srinagar), Dr Rozy Bashir (Dental Surgeon) covered today), 45 deaths; Bandipora has 2056 positive keep the infection low and immediate capacity augmen- of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to replicate good from PHC Gulmarg to PHC Kunzer, Dr Shaheena (Den- cases (including 30 cases reported today) with 719 Active tation, besides utilization of every available resource to practices of all Ministries in the newly created Union tal Surgeon) from PHC Kunzer to PHC Gulmarg, Dr Positive, 1312 recovered (including 30 cases recovered to- arrest the mortality rate. Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Ishrat (Dental Surgeon) from School Health Bandipora day), 25 deaths and Ganderbal has 1343 positive cases He asked the health functionaries to formulate com- DoNER through Cane and Bamboo Technology to PHC Nowgam (Bandipora) and Dr Sabiha (Dental (including 38 cases reported today) with 580 active pos- prehensive future management and containment strat- Centre(CBTC) has decided to carry its technical Surgeon) from PHC Nowgam to School Health (Bandi- itive cases, 744 recoveries (including 36 cases recovered egy of COVID-19 pandemic in J&K. He stressed on carry- knowhow and experience in the field of Bamboo sector to pora). today) and 19 deaths. ing out intensive surveillance and testing, particularly in Jammu & Kashmir. A Workshop cum Exhibition in col- Terrorism is a cancer that potentially affects every- Similarly, Jammu has 2769 positive cases (including Red zones, and inviting renewed participation of PRIs, laboration with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir 109 cases reported today) with 869 active positive cases, religious leaders and other distinguished personalities to was held on 11th & 12th January, 2020 at Convention one: S Jaishankar 1862 recoveries (including 38 cases recovered today), spread awareness. Centre, Jammu, he recalled. The Minister said that the progress," he said. The external affairs minister said it 38 deaths; Rajouri has 880 positive cases (including 08 He called for sustained efforts from all the stakehold- workshop threw light on the significant presence of is for the international systems to create necessary cases reported today) with 113 active positive cases, 762 ers for effectively combating the spread of COVID-19. bamboo green in the Jammu, Samba and Kathua re- mechanisms to shut down structures supporting terror- recovered (including 02 cases reported today), 05 Strict compliance of all healthcare protocols and SOPs gion, and also there exist bamboos based micro level en- ism. deaths; Ramban has 635 positive cases (including 01 notified by the Central and the UT Government must terprises and entrepreneurs. He said, in the light of this, Traffic resumes on Mughal road, only trucks carry- case reported today) with 06 active positive, 628 recov- be ensured to mitigate the threat of the deadly virus, he the CBTC shall take up technical collaboration and part- eries (including 01 case reported today), 01 death; maintained. nership with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir ing fruit to ply Kathua has 822 positive cases (including 27 cases re- The Lt Governor laid special emphasis on ensuring (UT) for setting up of common facility centres, cane and ported today) with 169 Active positive, 650 recovered by rain, traffic on the Mughal road was suspended in 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu app and asked for its in- bamboo technology parks, cane and bamboo industrial the afternoon Thursday and today morning. However, (including 08 cases recovered today), 03 deaths; Ud- tegration with ITIHAS system, to improve contact trac- parks, FPO, clusters & hi-tech nurseries on BOT (Built- hampur has 778 positive cases (including 23 cases re- the district administration put into service machines ing and surveillance of positive cases and its geo-mapping Operate-Transfer), turnkey basis with their funding and men and removed the landslides from the road and ported today) with 141 active positive cases, 635 recov- must be done to predict hotspots. support as the case may be. Dr.Jitendra Singh said that ered, 02 deaths; Samba has 706 positive cases resumed traffic after several hours of disruption. How- He also directed for putting in place a robust mecha- soon a team from the Ministry will again visit Jammu ever, a senior engineer said there is still threat of land- (including 09 cases reported today) with 196 Active Pos- nism and taking all requisite measures to ensure the and explore holding a field training programme for itive, 508 recoveries (including 19 cases reported to- slides and shooting stones and visibility is going down in safety of frontline COVID warriors including Doctors, Bamboo farming in the region. He said that the experi- the afternoon. day), 02 deaths; Doda has 400 positive cases (includ- paramedics, medical professionals and Security forces ence of North Eastern States will help the artisans of UT ing 06 cases reported today) with 65 active positive Traffic official denied the reports that all types of vehi- who are also at the high risk of catching the infection. of Jammu and Kashmir to better their economic condi- cles have been allowed to ply on the highway. He said cases, 333 recoveries, 02 deaths; Poonch has 398 positive The team acknowledged that J&K has a vigorous 03 di- tions and also assist in commercial exploitation of bam- cases (including 08 cases reported today) with 77 active only trucks and other vehicles loaded with fresh fruit mensional COVID containment strategy that is primary boo grown in this region. Dr.Jitendra Singh said, of late, are allowed to operate from Heerpora Shopian towards positive, 318 recoveries (including 03 cases recovered preventive, containment, and surveillance to arrest Bamboo is being used in low cost housing and as con- today), 03 deaths; Reasi has 364 positive cases (includ- other side of the Pir-ki-Gali between 1100 hrs to 1600 spread and management for reducing the mortality rate, struction material. He said that in coming years, Bamboo hrs only. ing 05 cases reported today) with 58 active positive, 306 which is playing an important role in effectively deal- Awareness camps will be organized in different parts of recoveries (including 124 cases recovered today) Kisht- However, Mir said there is now no justification for ing with the COVID pandemic. the country in this regard. Secretary, Ministry of continued closure of the Mughal road for passenger traf- war has 216 positive cases (including 06 cases reported Various valuable suggestions were made during the DoNER, Inderjit Singh, Special Secretary Indevar today) with 31 active positive cases and 184 recoveries fic when all other roads are open. Mir who is also Block meeting including setting up 24x7 Tele Medicine / e- Pandey, Secretary NEC, Moses K Chalai, MD, CBTC, Development Council Chairman block Bufliaz of dis- and 01 death . Support Centres for providing support of senior Doc- Shailendra Chaudhari and other senior officers of the According to the bulletin, of the total 35831 positive trict Poonch said that due to the closer of Mughal Road tors, Clinicians and Community Medicine Profession- Department attended the meet through Video Confer- the people of Poonh- Rajouri were facing lot of prob- cases in J&K 6357 have been reported as travelers while als to the frontline medical professional working on ence. 29474 as others. lems. ground; a similar, e-support system of medical profes- Even a critical patient who is referred to S K Institute The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts sionals and psychologists for home care patients to Centre issues rules for smooth functioning of from which the patients have been traced or are ordi- of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar is forced to avoid any mental and psychological fatigue to overcome J&K administration travel 500 kms via Jammu to reach Srinagar when dis- narily residing. the disease; improving the Ambulance response time The bulletin has informed the people that, the best administration of the Union Territory, whether such tance between Poonch to Srinagar is only 80 kms. for its immediate availability in rural and urban areas. Mir said the Mughal road could have been used as al- way to protect themselves from COVID-19 is by main- Suggestions were also made for providing continuous orders or contracts are authorised by a minister with re- taining physical distance of at least 2 meter from oth- spect to a matter pertaining to a department under his ternate to Jammu and Srinagar highway which often re- support to Districts teams from Medical Professionals mains closed due to landslides. ers, frequently cleaning hands with an alcohol based such as Medical College Clinicians and Community charge or as a result of discussions at a meeting of the hand sanitizer or washing them with soap and water and council. An official spokesman said that the Administrative Medicine Professionals for their handholding and better Council (AC) on Thursday approved up-gradation, im- following good respiratory etiquette and hygiene. scientific management of COVID-19 situation in the dis- The notification said all communications received As a measure for social distancing in public places and from the Centre, including those from the prime min- provement and resurfacing of Mughal Road at an esti- tricts. mated cost of Rs 47.41 crore. workplaces wearing a face cover is compulsory. The team also suggested for evolving scientific learn- ister and other ministers, other than those of a routine or The bulletin again explained that early detection of unimportant character, shall, as soon as possible after The AC gave nod to the up-gradation for a total length ing community, wherein each Medical College including of 84.11 kms of the historic road during a meeting under COVID-19 can prevent the spread of disease so we need SKIMS can provide necessary scientific handholding to their receipt, be submitted by the secretary to the chief to be responsible for the well-being of ourselves and secretary, the minister in-charge, the chief minister and the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, a minimum of three districts with a constant flow of sci- here on Thursday evening. everyone around us. “Not disclosing symptoms could entific information that would also prove to be helpful in the LG for information. put life of individuals and their families at risk. In case of Any matter, which is likely to bring the government He said the decision of the AC is aimed at proper up- mortality management. keep /maintenance of the road to check avoidable loss of symptoms like fever, cough and difficulty in breathing re- For rural areas, suggestions were made for devising of the Union Territory into a controversy with the Centre port early. Do not fear, call COVID-19 helpline numbers or a state government, shall, as soon as possible, be human life in various road accidents and ensuring an institutionalized mechanism like Village Monitoring smooth vehicular movement. and seek medical advice”. Committees including PRIs, Anganwadi workers and brought to the notice of the LG and the chief minister Advisory has further exhorted upon the people not to by the secretary concerned through the chief secretary. "In recent years, Mughal Road being the alternate others for tracking incoming travellers and positives link between Jammu and Srinagar has gained signifi- step out of home, unless absolutely necessary. “If you cases. Strengthening of IEC measures and revamping In case of a difference of opinion between the LG and a have to move out for unavoidable reasons, ensure that minister with regard to any matter, the former shall en- cance by reducing the distance and travel time between ICUs and utilization of the available resources to their full Poonch- Rajouri districts of Jammu province and Sri- you wear a mask and practice social distancing, personal capacity was also suggested. deavour by discussion within two weeks from the date of hygiene and frequent hand washing with soap and wa- such disagreement to settle any point on which the differ- nagar and other districts of Kashmir province," he said. ter.” ACB Register FIR in dis- ence of opinion has arisen. He said it has also brought to the fore, vast tourism to In case of any emergency people can avail free ambu- proportionate assets case Should the difference of opinion persist, the LG may di- Shopian-Dubjan-Pir Ki Gali-Buflaiz-Surankote- lance services 24x7 at their doorsteps by calling on toll- rect that the matter be referred to the council, which Poonch-Rajouri sector. "Besides the twin districts of revealed that the allegations of raising assets dis- Poonch and Rajouri through Mughal road link have re- free number 108 while as pregnant women and sick in- proportionate to his known source of income by the shall consider it at its next scheduled meeting and convey fants can avail free ambulance services by dialing its decision, but not later than 15 days from the date of ceived access to medical and educational facilities avail- suspect to be in possession of huge assets in the able in Kashmir valley," he added. NEWS 3 Daily Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Div Com Jammu asks DCs to send asymptomatic Div Com reviews progress on Covid patients to home quarantine demarcation of JDA land, issues of BRO Also directs for conducting sampling/testing of vulnerable groups JAMMU, AUGUST 28: and oximeters. Divisional Commissioner The meeting was attended Jammu, Sanjeev Verma to- by Deputy Commissioner day asked Deputy Commis- Jammu, Additional Com- sioner of Jammu division to missioner Jammu besides JAMMU, AUGUST 28: croachers. Sampark/BRO. scale up testing of vulnera- Officers of health depart- Divisional Commissioner The Divisional Commis- The Sampark engineers ble groups and take meas- ment and other concerned, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, to- sioner directed district ad- apprised the Div Com of ures to send asymptomatic while Deputy Commission- day reviewed the progress on ministrations of Jammu and pending land acquisition covid 19 patients to home ers of Jammu division par- demarcation of JDA land in Samba to demarcate JDA, cases in Poonch and Rajouri quarantine. He also asked ticipated in the meeting Jammu and Samba districts, government land in their districts. Threadbare discus- DCs to provide oximeters to through video conferencing. here at a meeting with con- area jurisdiction and fence sions were held about each the patients. Later, in another meeting cerned officers. the already demarcated land case and the DCs informed He passed these direc- the Div Com discussed the The meeting was attended to prevent encroachment. about the present status of tions, while chairing a meet- alignment issue of Jammu- by Officers of Jammu Devel- Later, the Divisional Com- the acquisition process and ing of DCs to review the Akhnoor four-lane road opment Authority, district missioner reviewed the compensation disbursement Covid-19 testing and other project. administration Jammu, progress on land acquisition status. related issues in the districts. The meeting had thread- Samba and other concerned cases of Border Road Orga- The Div Com asked the It was informed in the cluding Business establish- tuted to monitor parameters directed for appointing local bare discussion on align- officers. nization/ Sampark in a DCs to resolve all the pend- meeting that the district ad- ments, Banks and govern- set for sending asympto- medical officers for regular ment issue from Bhagwati The concerned officers ap- video conference meeting. ing land acquisition cases ministrations have started ment Offices in the town. matic patients to home monitoring of such patients, Nagar Chowk to Canal prised the Div Com about the The video conference was pertaining to BRO in their re- the measures for sending He also informed that test- quarantine, which includes like checking oxygen level Head- the part of package 1 progress achieved so far and attended by Deputy Com- spective districts for early asymptomatic patients to ing is in progress with aver- a patient without symptoms, and provide them helpline of the project. the total land retrieved in the missioners of Poonch and completion of Sampark proj- home quarantine and scale age 500 tests being done availability of separate room numbers for contacting The engineers of NHIDCL twin districts from the en- Rajouri besides engineers of ects. up sampling/testing in of- per day. and washroom at his home health services in case of apprised the Div Com about fices, business establish- All other DCs also in- and use of Arogya setu app emergency. the proposed alignments for ments and other vulnerable formed about the covid situ- by the patient. The Div Com sought dis- final approval. All the offi- ation and management The Div Com asked the trict wise testing capacity Rs 6.6 crore annual BADP places. cers gave their valuable sug- The DC Udhampur in- strategy adopted in their re- DCs to provide such patients and availability of oximeters gestions for the finalization formed that the district ad- spective districts. pulse oximeters and put up and Rapid antigen testing of alignment from Bhagwati ministration has identified It was informed that com- identification posters on the kits in the districts. Some Nagar Chowk to Canal plan finalized for Rajouri nine vulnerable locations in- mittees have been consti- gate of their home He also DCs sought more RAT Kits Head. RAJOURI, AUGUST objective of Border Area De- local people by involving 28: An annual Border Area velopment Programme say- elected PRI representatives. Hideout Development Programe ing that it aims at to meet the The meeting was attended DDC Kathua reviews implementation (BADP) plan of Rs 6.6 crore special developmental needs by Chief Planning Officer, was today finalized for dis- of the people living in border Shama-Un Ahmed; Addi- busted in trict Rajouri here at a meet- areas by creating essential in- tional SP, Liyaqat Chowd- of District environment Plan ing chaired by District Devel- frastructure through conver- hary; Divisional Forest Offi- Tral opment Commissioner, gence of all central, state and cer Rajouri, Sanjay Gupta; KATHUA, AUGUST Srinagar, August 28 Mohammad Nazir Sheikh. local schemes. Executive Engineer, Jal 28: District Development Security forces on A detailed discussion was The DDC asked the con- Shakti Rajouri, Mushtaq Commissioner, Om held to finalize the sector- cerned officers of line depart- Ahmed; Executive Engineer Parkash Bhagat today re- Friday busted a wise /component wise an- ments to identify the left out PWD Nowshera, Prem viewed the implementation Hideout in Midoora nual BADP Plan for the year pockets of border villages and Kapoor; Executive Engineer of District environment area of Tral in 2020-21. After a threadbare create development assets in I&FC, Rajouri, Sageer Malik; Plan and guidelines of Na- Awantipora of South discussion to prioritize the line with laid down BADP Executive Engineer I&FC, tional Green Tribunal Kashmir's Pulwama works, an amount worth Rs guidelines. He stressed on Nowshera, Hari Bushan; (NGT) for solid waste man- polythene and plastic , Bio medical waste manage- aware the people through an- 6.06.59 lakh plan was sanc- taking works under conver- Chief Education Officer, agement and restoration of district. spreading mass awareness, ment plan. The Pollution ganwari workers about the A senior police offi- tioned for the financial year gence mode to benefit border Gulzar Hussain; Chief Med- water bodies, here at a community participation , Control Department was proper segregation of solid 2020-21 to be executed by dwellers under different ical Officer, Dr.Sunil Sharna; meeting. water conservation, check- asked for conducting random waste in the houses. cer told GNS that act- different departments under schemes/ programmes. He District Panchayat Officer, The DDC said that that ing air and water pollution inspection of industrials units The Municipal bodies were ing on a specific infor- various schemes. also called for giving due con- Chander Kant Bhagat and District environment action and redresssal of griev- to check that the waste from asked for door to door collec- mation a joint team of The DDC highlighted the sideration to the demands of officers from BSF. plan aims at improving the ances. the units is released after tion of the wastes in their ju- Police, army's 44RR parameters of the environ- Directions were passed to propoer treatment. risdiction its proper segrega- and CRPF busted a ment in the district includ- Chief medical Officer to fol- The DDC sought action tion. ing solid waste manage- militant Hideout in Road restoration in full swing low the norms and guide- taken report from Assistant The meeting was attended Midoora. ment, bio-medical waste lines of National Green Tri- commissioner Development by Additional Deputy Com- management industrial pol- bunal (NGT) for bio waste and Soil Conservation De- missioner, Atul Gupta; Assis- During this opera- lution control, conservation management. He directed the partment regarding the tant Commissioner (Dev.), tion, blankets and across Doda post rainfall of water bodies, prevention authorities to keep a check on preservation of water bodies Narayan Dutt; Assistant some eatable items DODA, AUGUST 28: of illegal sand mining, the private hospitals and clin- / ponds. Commissioner(Revenue), were recovered from The restoration of roads measures to curb use of ics for implementation the The ICDS was directed to Joginder Pal; besides oth- disrupted following tor- the spot. rential rains is in full swing across Doda dis- trict, even as Deputy Com- Lt Governor Sinha pays surprise visit to Civil Secretariat; takes stock missioner, Dr Sagar D Doifode, has asked the concerned departments to of the working in the offices of various departments open all inner links within 24 hours. JAMMU RISING Principal Secretary to with special focus on im- The DC has asked exe- JAMMU, AUG 29 the Lieutenant Governor, proving service delivery cuting agencies to treat Lieutenant Governor, Sh. Bipul Pathak and sen- mechanism and timely the matter as most urgent Manoj Sinha today paid a ior Civil and Police Offi- disposal of public griev- and fast track the restora- surprise visit to Civil Sec- cers accompanied the Lt ances and such unprofes- tion of disrupted road to retariat in the early hours Governor during the visit. sional attitude will not be avoid inconvenience to of the day and inspected Taking serious note of tolerated. He asked the the people. According to the swing on the left out roads As per reports several various Administrative the absence of Officers’/ officers and staff working PMGSY department, 11 Similarly, six roads are roads have been made op- sections. Officials, the Lt Governor there to adopt a profes- road links against total 13 open for traffic in Sub Di- erational while the have been fully or partially vision Assar (Doda) and The Lt Governor went observed that the UT sional work culture while restoration process is go- restored in Sub Division restoration work is in from door to door and in- Government is commit- giving much importance ing on various other roads Bhagwah (Doda), while process on two others spected various sections Secretariat and took the offices of various de- ted towards effective de- to the punctuality. across the district. restoration work is in full roads. & complexes of the Civil stock of the working in partments. livery of public services 4 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Central Team compliments J&K for COVID-19 containment strategy in controlling virus spread tainment zones, strict moni- toring and control of activi- ties in these zones, Contact Tracing and Quarantining of Contacts of all infected per- sons with the use of Aarogya Setu and Itihas App. Earlier, Financial Com- missioner Health and Med- ical Education, Atal Dulloo briefed the visiting team on the current status of COVID- 19 in J&K and the steps be- ing taken up to contain the spread of the virus in the re- gion. He informed the meet- ing that six labs are working SRINAGAR, AUGUST College Bemina, Director for the up gradation of 24X7 across the J&K and so far 27: A two-member Central Health Services Kashmir call centre into high quality 8,88,177 tests have been con- team has complimented the while Principals Govern- helpline centre to guide peo- ducted with 900 tests per Jammu and Kashmir ad- ment Medical Colleges, ple in times of their need. million, adding that the daily Truck stranded at J&K National Highway as it remains closed due to landslides in many area of ministration for its COVID- Jammu, Anantnag, Bara- The members called for testing range from 12 to 14 highway in Jammu. 19 containment strategy to- mulla, Doda, Kathua and Di- death audit and gave sugges- thousand while it would be wards controlling the virus rector Health Services tions to analyze the data of increased from 20,000 to spread while suggesting Jammu participated COVID-19 patients coming 25,000 in coming days. He models of some states in or- through video conferencing. from homes and from informed that Rapid Antigen COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,63,875 stranded J&K residents; der to flatten the pandemic Pertinently, Member of COVID Care Centres in order Test has given an edge to the curve and subsequently re- National Institution for to study the fatalities and the already existing testing ca- duce the same. Transforming India (NITI) causes into the delay while 2,53,002 via Lakhanpur, 110,873 through special trains pacity, informing 1,21,619 The team, however, asked Aayog, Dr Vinod Kumar reaching hospitals, if any. tests have been conducted so the concerned to go for ag- Paul, along with Dr S K The Central team recom- JAMMU, AUGUST 28: strict observance of all nec- tions from different states As per the detailed gressive awareness cam- Singh, Director National mended that the focus far. The Jammu and Kashmir essary guidelines and Stan- and UTs, so far, with about breakup of the figures, about paign among the masses Centre for Disease Control should be more on strict con- The meeting was informed Government has evacuated dard Operating Procedures. 1,10,873 passengers while 2926 stranded passengers about the disease and ramp (NCDC) New Delhi were on tainment strategy and sur- that in total of 638 deaths, about 3,63,875 JK residents, As per the official data re- about 2,53,002 persons have entered through 20 percent accounted for fa- up more testing in contami- a two-day visit here to dis- veillance through SARI/ILI stranded in other parts of ceived in this regard, the from other states and UTs Lakhanpur from August 27 talities without co-morbidi- nated zones. cuss various issues related to cases, serological survey and the country due to COVID Jammu and Kashmir ad- including 928 from abroad to August 28 mornings The two member team COVID-19 management. increase in lab network to ties while rest 80 per cent lockdown, via Lakhanpur ministration has received have been evacuated by the while 1108 passengers have took a detailed meeting on Speaking on the occasion, widen testing capacity. It also deaths are related to co- Thursday late evening at Dr Paul observed that all the highlighted the major con- morbidities. Besides, logis- and through special trains 128 special trains at Jammu government through reached today in the 107th Civil Secretariat here to re- good practices are being em- cern areas with regard to tics and supplies are being and buses till date amid and Udhampur railway sta- Lakhanpur till date. Delhi COVID special train at view the COVID-19 contain- ployed in J&K to contain timely clinical management given to hospitals in terms of ment strategy in J&K. COVID-19 while suggesting along with testing and sur- ventilators, masks, thermal The meeting was attended the administration to study veillance in the high risk pop- thermometers, PPE kits, N- by Financial Commissioner ‘Delhi Model’ and Telan- ulation with co-morbidities 95 masks, RAT, VTM, sani- Aglar Fruit Mandi to function soon: DDC Shopian Health and Medical Educa- gana’s HITAM app in order and ambulance response tizers etc. JAMMU, AUGUST 28: While reviewing the of water supply. Mandi and lifting of garbage tion, Divisional Commis- to flatten the pandemic curve time to be strictly monitored. The meeting was further District Development Com- progress of works, the DDC di- He stressed on interdepart- on daily basis to avoid spread of sioner Kashmir, Director and subsequently reduce it While suggesting more fo- told that non-COVID-19 ac- missioner (DDC) Shopian, rected the executing agencies mental coordination to exe- COVID-19 virus in the Mandi. SKIMS Soura Srinagar, MD with the best COVID man- cused approach towards tivities are also going on in Choudhary Mohammad to gear up the pace of work cute their respective plans so The DDC also directed Ex. National Health Mission agement practices. highly densely populated ar- J&K viz OPD, Ayushman Yasin today convened a meet- and fill the gap created due to that the Fruit Growers may Er PDD for rapid restoration J&K, Principal Government The team expressed satis- eas, the team asked the Bharat, maternal health, ing of officers and Fruit Grow- COVID-19 pandemic and em- not face any kind of inconven- of transformer and installa- Medical College Srinagar, faction on testing and treat- health officers for fresh and dialysis services, new born ers Association to take stock of phasised on pressing addi- ience. tion of rest of electric poles for Principal SKIMS Medical ment protocol and suggested revised demarcation of con- and child health etc. the arrangements put in place tional men and machinery for The DDC also directed the better power supply to the to make Aglar Fruit Mandi completion of works within police that trailers and non-lo- Mandi. functional. the stipulated time. cal vehicles shouldn't be al- Additional Deputy Com- Lt Governor Sinha conducts tour of Srinagar City During the meeting, thread- The DDC on the occasion lowed to enter Aglar Fruit missioner, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, bare discussion was held on said that the old Fruit Mandi Mandi and proper checking ASP Shopian, DSP Traffic, various issues like installation Arhama will be shifted to be carried out on a daily basis and other concerned officers Takes on-ground assessment of the Flood of street lights, uninterrupted Aglar Fruit Mandi on Septem- in this regard. and officials attended the power supply, potable drink- ber 7, 2020 and directed the Executive Officer Municipal meeting besides President Preparations & Emergency Response Mechanism ing water supply and better concerned for digging a bore Committee Shopian was di- Fruit Growers Association SRINAGAR, AUGUST road connectivity to the well along with a pump inside rected to ensure proper clean- was also present in the meet- 28: Lieutenant Governor, Mandi. the Mandi to fulfill the scarcity liness in and outside the ing. Manoj Sinha today con- ducted a whirlwind tour of Srinagar City to take an on- Union Minister administers oath to ground assessment of the Flood Preparations and Emergency Response Mechanism being put in Lokesh Dutt as Chairman Joint ERC place to deal with any even- SRINAGAR, AUGUST 28: tuality that may arise out of Union Power Minister R.K. Singh on torrential rainfall. Friday administered oath, through He was accompanied by video conferencing, to Lokesh Dutt Sh. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Jha as Chairman Joint Electricity Reg- Advisor to the Lieutenant ulatory Commission for the Union Governor; Sh. BVR Subrah- Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and manyam Chief Secretary; Ladakh. Other members were also ad- Sh. Pandurang K. Pole, Di- ministered Oath by the Minister. visional Commissioner Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Kashmir; Sh. Vijay Kumar, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Principal Secre- IG Kashmir; Dr. Shahid Niwas and took first-hand nor was informed that un- for expediting the process of tary Power Development Department Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy appraisal of the situation. der PMDP Phase-I, the car- planning and executing the Rohit Kansal and other senior officers Commissioner Srinagar He was briefed about the rying capacity of river works under PMDP and di- attended the Oath ceremony. and other senior officers. situation and the various Jhelum at Sangam has been rected the Chief Secretary to Speaking on the occasion, the Union During his tour, the Lt measures, including the increased from 31,800 initiate immediate assess- Minister said that the challenge before Governor visited Zero technological interventions cusecs to 41,000 cusecs. ment of the damages caused the Chairman and the members is of bridge (wooden) / Mun- deployed by the department Under PMDP Phase-II, the due to recent torrential a higher degree but they have to take responsibility and serve the interests of The Minister further exuded hope wished them good luck. shibagh gauge; Flood con- to mitigate any eventuality. said capacity will be en- rains in both Jammu and public. He said that we need to put in that the Chairman and the members Principal Secretary PDD Rohit trol rooms of I&FC near the While taking stock of the hanced from 41,000 cusecs Kashmir division by taking a place a viable and sustainable system will serve the people in a much better Kansal also spoke on the occasion and wooden bridge; Emergency Jhelum Flood Mitigation to 60,000 cusecs. sympathetic view of the for the benefit of public good. He said way and will lay a strong foundation said that the functioning of the Com- Operation Center at Hari under PMDP, the Lt Gover- The Lt Governor directed overall situation. that the ultimate objective of all sys- for the development of power sector. mission is very pivotal and will work tems is to serve the public in a sustain- Advisor Baseer Khan congratulated to improve the finances of DISCOMS PHDCCI Kashmir delegation calls on Lt Governor able manner. the Chairman and other members and in Jammu and Kashmir. SRINAGAR, AUGUST Kansal reviews power scenario in 28: A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kashmir today Jammu post incessant rains called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha SRINAGAR, AU- here at the Raj Bhavan. GUST 28: Following in- The delegation comprises cessant rains across of its Chairman, Baldev Jammu division, Princi- Singh Raina and Mentor, pal Secretary, Power De- ernor’s intervention for the The UT Government is propose measures for ex- Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya velopment Department nomination of PHDCCI, implementing all the best tending the much-needed submitted a 20-Point (PDD), Rohit Kansal to- J&K in all Boards, Advisory practices of people’s centric support to the business agenda suggesting various day took a detailed re- Committees, Task Forces, governance and all the community. The Govern- measures for relief and view of the ongoing Apex Level Consultative stakeholders will be taken ment has also extended the meaningful revival & sur- power restoration works Committee (ALCC) and Dis- on board while formulating last date for availing of bene- vival of the Business Sector in the Division. trict Level Monitoring Com- policies and other related is- fits under the Power in the UT of J&K. The meeting was at- for the speedy restora- strengthening of the also asked the officers to mittee (DMC). sues, he added. Amnesty Scheme up to 30th The members of the dele- tended by Chief Engineer tion of power in the divi- complaint mechanism to make buffer stock of The Lt Governor observed The Lt Governor said that September 2020. gation lauded the UT Gov- Distribution JPDCL, SEs, sion. facilitate receiving com- transformers available so that the UT Government is a Committee headed by Ad- He also assured the mem- ernment for promptly ad- Executive Engineers and Speaking on the occa- plaint and subsequently that those would be dis- well versed with the issues visor to the Lt Governor, Sh. bers of the delegation that dressing the concern of the other senior officers of sion, Kansal also asked disposing them off. patched and accordingly of the business community Kewal Kumar Sharma, has the suggestion made by business community and Jammu division via video the concerned Xens to He also directed the utilized in the areas. and is taking comprehen- already been constituted for them will be taken up for inviting suggestions and in- conferencing. promptly respond to the engineers to restore The meeting was in- sive measures to bring re- Relief and Revival of Busi- consideration and the gen- puts for the revival of the The Principal Secretary complaints of the power damaged transformers so formed that most of the forms in all major economic ness Sector in Jammu and uine issues projected by economy of Union Territory directed all the con- consumers so that they that power supply would power supply has been sectors, besides mitigating Kashmir. The Committee them would be looked into of J&K. cerned SEs and Xens of don’t face any inconven- be restored at the earliest restored in Jammu the economic stress caused would work out modalities meticulously for their early They also sought Lt Gov- all the Jammu districts ience. in the affected areas. province. due to COVID-19 pandemic. for the economic revival and redressal. He also called for The Principal Secretary 5 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Ramban: Environment conservation measures discussed at DLEC meeting DDC seeks preservation of water bodies; effective waste management directions are implemented in letter and spirit on the ground. The DC asked the Munici- pal Committees to establish domestic hazardous waste collection points in their ar- eas for its proper disposal. He also stressed on to im- prove overall parameters of the environment in the dis- trict by way of widespread plantation initiatives, curb- ing the use of plastic/ poly- thene, improving the dis- posal of solid waste and hospital waste. RAMBAN, AUGUST cussed threadbare. the possibility of construct- “Community participa- 28: Environment conserva- Additional Deputy Com- ing a water pond in every vil- tion, mass awareness, tion measures were dis- missioner, Ashok Sharma; lage to improve water har- strengthening of agencies Boulder blocking Sidhra Road near Jammu & Kashmir National highway after heavy rainfall in cussed today at the District Chief Medical Officer, Gen- vesting scenario in the working for saving the envi- Jammu . Level Environment Commit- eral Manager, DIC, District district. ronment, soil and moisture tee (DLEC) meeting chaired Panchayat Officer(DPO), Ex- The DPO informed that conservation, water conser- by Deputy Commissioner, ecutive Engineer, Jal Shakti conservation work of water vation, measures aimed at Nazim Zai Khan. (PHE), Dy CEO and other ponds, besides other water curbing air and water pollu- Maiden ‘Virtual Job Fair’ organized by Himayat The issues pertaining to concerned officers attended bodies has already been tion need to be taken on mis- the conservation and man- the meeting. started in Gool and Batote by sion mode,” he added. agement of natural resources The DC directed the DPO the concerned BDO under Earlier, the concerned of- Mission Management Unit at Jammu and environment including to start the renovation and different schemes. The ficers apprised the DC about JAMMU, AUGUST 28: Limited (TBSS), Himats- different activities to pre- new work to protect as well members of DLEC were di- the status of Air, Noise pollu- To overcome the challenge ingka Seide Ltd., KPR Mills serve and rejuvenate the as develop water bodies like rected to go through the Na- tion and E-waste, Bio waste, of COVID 19 pandemic Hi- Ltd and Foxconn. pounds and other water bod- ponds and springs etc. He di- tional Green Tribunal Guide- solid waste and liquid waste mayat Mission Manage- Kapil Sharma expressed ies in the district were dis- rected the officer to explore lines and ensure that the management in the district. ment Unit (HMMU) in col- the hope that in future more laboration with Team Lease youth will be provided Services Ltd. organized the training for gainful employ- Director HP&M inspects market facilities first "Virtual Job Fair" in ment under the Himayat. Jammu. He also exhorted the youth Around 50 candidates on the occasion to venture trained under the Himayat out of J&K to explore better in Poonch, Rajouri districts Programme participated in opportunities in the private the fair was launched by sector. Chief Operating Officer Earlier, the Chief Operat- Listens to issues of local growers; assures early redress of their problems HMMU, Kapil Sharma in ing Officer, Himayat Mis- presence of officers from sion Management Unit wel- JAMMU AUGUST 28: Himayat Mission Manage- comed the employers & Director Horticulture Plan- ment Unit, NABARD Con- asked them to engage maxi- ning and sultancy Services (NAB- mum number of Himayat native places from work programme as Project Im- Marketing,(HP&M) Imam CONS), NIRDPR and trainees in their respective sites are being provided an- plementing Partners Din conducted an extensive officials from TeamLease companies. other opportunity for re- (PIAs). Services Ltd. Under Himayat- tour of border districts of employment in the private The participants were of- The fair provided a plat- DDUGKY, the youth in the Rajouri and Poonch and sector. fered appointments by the form to skilled candidates age group of 15-35 years can held meetings with Growers Himayat-DDUGKY is im- employers with a minimum with career options avail- undergo skill development plemented on Private-Pub- salary of Rs 1.30 lakhs per and traders at Kapa Ghala able in various leading or- and placement free of cost lic-Partnership (PPP) annum marking an impor- (ChokiChora) Fruit & Veg- ganizations under one roof. which is inclusive of food, mode, where organizations tant milestone for the par- etable Market Rajouri, Apni The initiative is significant accommodation, uniforms, registered with the Ministry ticipating trained candi- Mandi at Tehsil Mandi in view of COVID 19 pan- learning materials and one- of Rural Development dates. The employers which demic as candidates who time travel to place of place- (Poonch) and upcoming (MoRD) Government of In- participated included Con- returned to their respective ment. Fruit & Vegetable Market dia (GoI), implement the nect Business Solutions Poonch. He gave a patient hearing Sheikh, various issues like Trade and Production. ing directed the Assistant to the Growers of Kappa shifting of wholesaler, water Director Horticulture Grading and Marketing Of- Director Horticulture reviews achievements Gala and encouraged them facility, Toilet facility, Street Planning and Marketing re- ficer for verification of their for direct marketing under lights, extension of Mandi quested Growers and credential and explore the the new ordinance of etc. were discussed in detail. traders for registration and possibility of providing them of deptt in Reasi, Udhampur districts Farmer Produce Trade and The Deputy Commis- conduction of business on space on the Auction Plat- UDHAMPUR, AU- Commerce (Promotion and sioner and Director Horti- Electronic National Agricul- form on user charges basis. GUST 28: Director Horti- Facilitation) Ordinance culture Planning and Mar- ture Market (e-NAM) –the He further directed the As- culture Jammu, Ram Savak, 2020. He also assured to keting assured Traders/ Pan India programme, sistant Grading and Market- today reviewed the progress provide them space and Growers for early redress of launched by Government of ing Officer for seeking the of various centrally spon- sored schemes as well as sheds alongside National all related issues. Necessary India to avoid middle man application for space on user Capex Budget and the status Highway by consulting Na- directions were issued to the so that growers get maxi- charges from the residents of the physical achievements tional Highway concerned department by mum benefits/returns of of District Rajouri only and in Udhampur and Reasi dis- Authority/District Adminis- the Deputy Commissioner their produce. undisputed applicants tricts, here at a meeting. tration for selling their pro- Rajouri. A group of wholesalers of where the enquiries are un- He impressed upon the of- duce. Assistant Executive The Director Horticulture Fruit and Vegetable re- der process. ficers to achieve the targets Engineer Horticulture Plan- Planning and Marketing quested Director Horticul- At Apni Mandi, Tehsil in full allotted to them and convene mass awareness ning and Marketing was di- also requested Deputy Com- ture Planning and Market- Mandi Poonch, the VDC programmes to aware the other beneficiaries under unit provided to the self help Udhampur, Brij Balabh rected for the preparation of missioner Rajouri for prepa- ing to provide them space Chairman and other promi- farmers about schemes of MIDH Scheme. group. Gupta; Chief Horticulture DPRs. ration of revenue paper for for business as they could nent growers and trader of the department so that they The Director also in- Joint Director Horticul- Officer Reasi, Mukesh While interacting with the extension of Fruit and not fill up the forms when al- the area extended gratitude can avail maximum benefits. spected the progress of Aloe ture Jammu, Lokesh Kumar Sharma; Chief Horticulture In an interaction with the Growers and traders along Vegetable Market Rajouri to lotment applications were to the government for estab- vera processing unit at Ud- Bali; Deputy Director Horti- Officer Jammu, S. Sarabh- progressive orchardists, the with Deputy Commissioner meet the future require- invited. Director Horticul- lishing Apni Mandi at the re- hampur, Fruit Plant Nurs- culture Central, Shafiqa jeet Singh, DLSMSs and Director handed over the Rajouri, Nazir Ahmed ments and expansion of ture Planning and Market- mote Tehsil. ery, Basht to assess the Khalid; Deputy Director Horticulture development Key of Tractor to a benefici- progress made till date and Planning, Ankita Sharma; Officers accompanied the Di- ary, Yash Pal Singh and keys the low cost preservation Chief Horticulture Officer rector. JDA land retrieved by demolishing illegal structure of Power Tillers to some FIR lodged against Land Grabber I wish to see International class performance JAMMU, AUGUST 28: Jammu De- Narwal Bala, Tehsil Bahu, was demol- Tehsildar Shruti Bhardwaj, and Chief space in every city of India: Arundhati Nag velopment Authority undertook an anti- ished and JDA signboard was erected on Enforcement Officer/Estate Officer, JAMMU: The eight day of Award, Arundhati Nag has Ranga Shankara offers a qual- session by giving a virtual tour encroachment drive early this morning the spot. JDA,.An FIR was also registered against Natrang’s International The- been involved with multilingual ity theatre experience for the- of ‘Ranga Shankara’, one of the in Bhathindi area. The drive was carried out on the in- the encroacher. The drive was carried out atre Talk Show on Facebook Theatre in India for over three atre lovers in the city. The an- most happening theatre space Acting tough against a land grabber, structions of Vice Chairperson, JDA, Ba- the team comprising Rajinder Kumar, Page of Natrang witnessed decades. Following her mar- nual Ranga Shankara Theatre of the country which has wit- an illegally constructed structure on JDA bila Rakwal and under the close supervi- KWI, Naresh Kumar, KWI, JDA Ishtiaq magnificent interaction by one riage to legendary Kannada ac- Festival, now in its twelfth year, nessed more than 6000 per- land, near Police Post Bhathindi- falling sion of Director Land Management, Patwari anolgwith Engineering wing of of the most celebrated personal- tor-director Shankar Nag, her has become a regular feature on formances in last 15 years, under khasra No 260, Revenue village JDA, Puneet Sharma, and was headed by JDA. ities of Indian Theatre, Arund- association with theatre contin- Bangaluru's cultural calendar. which counts around 400 hati Nag who shared her ‘Vision ued in Bangalore, where she Nag continues to be actively shows per year with the philoso- of Theatre’ with the global audi- performed several plays in Kan- involved in theatre: her most re- phy that people should be able to Awareness camp on labour welfare schemes held at Doda ence. Terming this talk show as nada: Girish Karnad's Anju cent works include Girish Kar- afford to perform and watch DODA, AUGUST 28:- unorganised sector work- workers and facilitate their the unorganized workers one of the biggest happenings Mallige, 27 Mavalli Circle based nad's "Bikhre Bimb" (Hindi) theatre regularly. Emotionally An awareness camp on ers particularly for build- registration by online like, Pradhan Mantri in the field theatre at present on the famous play Wait Until and "Odakalu Bimba" (Kan- praying for those artists who labour laws was organized ing and other construction mode on website *www.jk- Shram Yogi Mandhan times, in which theatre person- Dark, Sandhya Chayya (Jayant nada). have lost livelihood during today, which was attended workers were also dis- bocwb.gov.in, so that they pension scheme and Prad- alities of international repute Dalvi), Girish Karnad's Naga- Her last major movie was covid crises, she hoped that by the Chairman Munici- cussed.Assistant Labour can avail the benefits of han Mantri Vyapari Maan share their valuable experience mandala, and Bertolt Brecht's The Man Who Knew Infinity things will get normal soon and pal Committee and other Commissioner, Ghan- the welfare schemes Dhan Yojana. at a single platform, Director Mother Courage as Hulaguru (2016), in which she played the we shall resume our work with elected members and Ex- shyam Basotra, informed launched by the J&K The members were ap- Natrang, Padmashri Balwant Huliyavva. She also worked in mother of the mathematical more zeal, till then, people and ecutive Officer of the civic that the registration of building and other con- pealed to make aware the Thakur expressed his gratitude several Kannada movies: Acci- wizard Ramanujan. She has agencies shall come forward in body. construction workers is struction workers welfare public/employers to avoid towards the stalwarts of theatre dent (1984), Parameshi Prema also appeared in Hindi movies their support. She also asserted The participants were being conducted on fast board.Further, the Assis- the employment of Child who enlighten the global audi- Prasanga (1984) and Nodis- including Paa (2009), "Sapnay" that the present situation has made aware about the var- track basis under the Mis- tant Labour Commis- Labour in any occupation ence with their vision and intel- wamy, Navirodu Heege(1987). (1997) and "Dil Se" (1998), Kan- made us learn many new ious labour laws enacted sion Mode project sioner also discussed and as well as domestic helper lect. She is the founder and the Man- nada movies including Golibar things. Recalling her journey of for the protection of legal launched by the govern- made the participants and help to make child Introducing the resource per- aging Trustee of the Sanket (1991), Jogi (2005) and "Andar theatre, she told that she started rights of the workers by ment through labour de- aware about the pension labour free society and use son, Gauri Thakur informed Trust, established in 1992, Bahar", and Malayalam Da doing theatre since her school the government. The wel- partment. He appealed the scheme launched by the CHILDLINE help line that recipient of Padmashree which runs Ranga Shankara, a Thadiya (2012). and college years and has done fare schemes meant for the MC members to aware the government of India for 1098 to report such acts. and Sangeet Natak Akademi theatre space in Bangalore Arundhati Nag started her theatre in many languages. Jammu Rising 6 Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 EDITORIAL Menstruation needs to be discussed BURDENING openly instead of closed doors (Given the difficulties and biological complications that women face during menstruation, I think it is very important THE STATES that such a bill is passed soon and women are given every right to take advantage of this holiday if needed .) he economic fallout of the Dr. Satywan Saurabh In retrospect, during the de- female students of class VIII and leave if needed. openly. These are the right times Indian food distribution giant bate on the menstrual benefit above in government recognized When talking about the Bill, it to break the cycle of prejudice COVID-19 pandemic has deep- Zomato has recently announced bill by Member of Parliament schools across the country. is necessary to take into account against women at the workplace, a new period leave 'policy on Au- from Arunachal Pradesh, the However, before this, the state certain medical conditions that so to pass this bill successfully, Tened the faultlines in Centre- gust 8, with a view to removing most important part of of Kerala had allowed the girls' are associated with menstrua- it is very important that we in- the false and unbridled stigma Women's life was discussed school to give menstrual leave to tion such as menorrhagia, en- corporate a sensitive, well- state fiscal relations. A key sore point that and shame of menstruation, publicly. During this time, ex- its students since 1912, and since dometriosis, fibroids pelvic in- rounded, and carefully planned has emerged in recent months is that of thereby accelerating the dis- tensive discussion began on the 1992 women were given 'special flammatory disease, etc. A policy into it. course of this dirty thinking soci- need for a menstrual leave pol- casual leave' for two days in Bi- section of women is not in favor In a country where girls are compensating states for the shortfall in ety. To be overcome, This policy, icy to work every month. har. of this bill because they believe isolated from family during which allows 10 additional holi- According to a survey con- If such a bill now comes, then it that such legislation will in- menstruation. Somewhere the their protected GST revenues — collec- days a year for all menstruating ducted by the World Health Or- needs to include girls and crease prejudice against them at temple, somewhere the kitchen women employees, including ganization, 70 percent of all re- women in every sector, industry, the workplace and require them is forbidden, and it is seen with tions from the compensation cess will not transgender individuals, has productive diseases in India are profession, job roles, and not to deal with unfair treatment disgust, it will be very difficult to been shown to widen the gap be- considered to be the cause of just for particular women work- such as prejudice, low pay, slow propose for the 'menstrual holi- be enough to offset the shortfalls this tween people on the issue dur- poor menstruation, hygiene. Ac- ing in white-collar jobs. This bill promotion, and low participa- day' policy but still, it will be a ing the debate on social media. cording to the report of the Na- should be uniformly introduced tion.This needs to change today. very necessary and women- year. The options that the Centre has now In the changing times, India tional Family Health Survey, for all women, girls in blue, Women should not be held friendly step in the right direc- presented to states — allowing them to has seen some progressive even today 62% of girls and white, pink, golden, and collar guilty for their biological struc- tion. changes in recent times and it is women in India use clothes dur- jobs. While discussing/arguing ture. If we find our selfishness in "Today, men across the coun- borrow the amount of the shortfall expected that in the coming days ing menstruation and 28% of about this, it is important that the silence of women, then we try desperately need to under- we will lead the world in the pro- adolescents do not go to school no woman or girl be sided with are definitely moving the cycle stand and adopt Jomato's mes- through an arrangement with the RBI, gressive list. However, there are during menstruation. Chemical and focus only on the female of patriarchy. It is important to sage -In which women some issues which have always sanitary pads (which many race as women of all classes, irre- remind ourselves that when we colleagues are said not to be un- facilitated by the Centre — suggests that been far from being discussed in women rely on) are known to spective of their type of work, talk of equality at the workplace comfortable on leave. And told our country and one such issue cause various ailments, includ- menstruate Are part of their it means that there is equality of that menstruation is a part of rather than taking the burden of compen- is that of menstruation in ing diabetes, allergies, and skin lives. all working conditions for men women's lives, and we need to sating states on itself, as was originally women, which is commonly reactions. Different bodies respond dif- and women. Therefore, if a trust them until we fully under- called periods. In a country like The Menstrual Benefit Bill ad- ferently to the pain and discom- woman finds it difficult to work stand what women go through promised, the Centre has shifted the India, it is very difficult to have vocates for women working in fort experienced during men- in a situation that is not under in these days. When she says she an open discussion about it be- the public and private sectors to struation. Given the difficulties her control, then she should be needs to rest, men should real- weight of meeting the shortfall in collec- cause people here feel very un- have two days of menstrual and biological complications allowed to take advantage of this ize how painful menstrual comfortable while talking about leave every month, as well as that women face, I think it is holiday. cramps are for a lot of women - tions to the states. While the states have it openly, but discussing it be- better facilities to rest at the very important that such a bill is It is imperative that for such a and we should support them at hind closed doors is the most workplace during menstruation. passed soon and women are law to be strict, the negotiations a time when only we can truly requested for a seven-day period to think preferred thing in life. Its benefit will also be given to given every right to avail of this around it need to be done build a supportive culture. this over, they may have no option but to accept these terms. However, shifting the Labour-led supply disruption has stopped, but burden on to the states is tantamount to the Centre reneging on its promise of low pay may keep demand subdued protecting their revenues. It strikes at the Two, a construction slump could There’s early evidence of labour- urban India did. And despite the much-feared labour-led supply Pranjul Bhandari be harmful. Many rural Indians, ers going back to their jobs in the employment rate rising, wage disruption may not last, but weak very foundation of the original agree- especially those without land, cities. Some estimates suggest growth declined over this period. wages could keep demand sub- bout 30 million migrant have become building labourers. that 15,500 migrants who had left What could this mean? One ex- dued. To offset this and ensure ment between the Centre and states on workers rushed home to But 70 per cent of construction is for their rural homes in other planation is that urban job oppor- that things don’t spiral down, pol- Atheir villages during the related to real estate and property states are returning to Maharash- tunities waned and some workers icymakers have an important role GST. pandemic. The question now is developers are dependent on tra every day. A special train serv- were only able to find work in ru- to play. will they return to their city jobs? funding from struggling non- ice that was started to ferry ral India, where wages are 40 per In particular, they may have to As per the Finance Ministry, the short- And what will happen to wage banking financial companies. labourers back to their rural cent of those in urban areas. It’s ensure that capital is allocated ef- growth? Until this type of lending restarts, homes has seen demand dry up a similar picture this time ficiently — India’s savings are fall in state GST collections this year is About 60 per cent of out-migra- construction may not normalise. since early June (after peaking in around. There’s been an im- employed where they are most tion from rural India is aspira- And that means rural wages may late May). In fact, there is de- provement in labour markets be- productive, and as a result, in- likely to be around Rs 3 lakh crore. Of tion-led and the 2.5 times higher not rise quickly either. mand for trains to bring migrants tween April and July, driven by a vestments keep ticking along. Af- income earned in urban jobs may Three, rising debt levels could be a back to their urban work places. faster rise in rural jobs (though ter all, investment is the only way this, Rs 65,000 crore will be collected be too attractive to forego, unless drag. The increase in borrowing All of this suggests that the sup- some of this could just be sea- to increase the economy’s capacity rural wages rise. So can incomes and the sustained fall in inflation ply-side disruption from reverse sonal). to create well-paying jobs. through the cess route, implying a short- in the villages rise? Alas, we are over the last few years has in- migration may not linger long af- Two, there could be a second- But amid the COVID-19 back- not convinced. creased the “real” indebtedness ter the current agricultural sow- round of pandemic-led labour drop, bringing back investment fall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore. The compensa- True, there is much excitement of rural Indians, particularly the ing season is over, assuming the market weakness, driven by job growth would also involve capi- about the rural recovery. The land owners who pay villagers to peak of the pandemic is largely losses and falling wages from the tal re-allocation. This means tak- tion due, but not paid to states, for the countryside didn’t face as strict a farm their land. This is likely to over by then. The situation might first round. If this does materi- ing it away from sectors that are lockdown as the big cities, the hurt their ability to pay high even be the opposite soon — more alise, it could be led by a lack of not working and redeploying it in April-July period stands at Rs 1.5 lakh government has directed plenty wages. rural workers wanting jobs in ur- urban job opportunities since sectors that are. Improving the of stimulus measures towards it, It is possible that rural wages ban India than are available. So, sectors like restaurants and ac- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code crore, as against cess collections of only Rs and monsoon rains and the could tick up a shade temporar- what will give? Wages. commodation, more prevalent in procedure is a key step here. planting of crops has been good. ily. Sowing in the current season For three reasons, we think the urban India, are yet to recover. Another important step is to im- 14,482 crore in the first quarter of the Yet, this optimism could prove has been strong, requiring more wage outlook could be dimmer Three, we find that both rural and prove the health of banks as they current financial year. To bridge this short-lived, as eventually the hands on the ground. But this than in the pre-pandemic world. urban wages are driven by eco- are the ones allocating capital by more long-lasting determinants may not rise sustainably once the In fact, India may have more of a nomic growth, and our expecta- giving loans. India’s banks have growing gap between cess collections and of rural wages could prevail. current agricultural season is wage problem than a jobs one. tion of India’s post-pandemic become risk-averse as a large One, while the government has over, implying that “aspirational” One, as during demonetisation, medium-term growth falling by mountain of non-performing GST shortfalls, state finance ministers raised the rural employment labourers may want to return to workers could find jobs again, but one percentage point to 5 per cent loans threatens to grow further. guarantee programme (NREGA) their better paid urban jobs. at lower wages. During demon- does not bode well. We believe Implementation of the 5-Rs — had laid out several alternatives. Some wages and outlays, demand for So, are the workers returning to etisation, the unemployment rate that the banking sector, bur- recognition, restructuring, reso- the scheme is outpacing supply, urban India? Unemployment declined gradually, but was dened by rising bad loans, will be lution, recapitalisation and re- proposed that the GST Council be al- which means that it may not be rates have fallen and labour mar- driven by a rise in rural more the key driver of a fall in potential forms — for the banking sector an effective driver of higher rural kets have already improved from than urban employment — rural growth. may be particularly useful here. lowed to raise funds, securitised against wages. the April lows. India created double the jobs that What are the key takeaways? The future cess collections. Others had sug- gested increasing the cess levied on prod- The number of Arjuna, Khel Ratna awardees is ucts. Another option, one preferred by several states, was for the Centre to bor- at odds with state of Indian sports row the funds and transfer to the states. Nihal Koshie function celebrating India’s collaterally, a collective drop in 497 medals are from the pool. The overhaul. The onus of helping ath- While these options have been debated sporting excellence. The over- the performance of the table top- second-best ever Russia contin- letes bag more Olympic medals upon for several months, the Centre has Four years back, India’s medal crowded list of awardees is an as- pers. ues to dominate the medal-heavy shouldn’t be placed only at the count at the Rio Olympics was an surance that all is well with Indian Almost all of Rijiju’s predeces- disciplines of gymnastics and door of the ministry at Shastri rejected all of them. abysmal two. This year, the sports. When not presenting a sors have been prone to bouts of wrestling. Bhawan. National sports federa- COVID-19 pandemic has en- rosy picture of the present, the extreme optimism. When Ajay China, a relatively new entrant tions need a nip and a tuck to For states, revenue from GST accounts sured that the Tokyo Games, sports ministry also periodically Maken of the Congress was the on the Olympic overall podium, shape up. for roughly a third of their revenue re- along with other significant sport- promises a sparkling bright fu- minister, he forecasted 25 medals has managed to break into the Federation officials should be ing events, have been postponed. ture. in 2020. Rijiju’s BJP colleague elite club with smart planning. open to private partnerships and ceipts in 2019-20 (BE). Thus, any reluc- However, this hasn’t come in way Sports ministers have a habit of Sarbananda Sonowal said “10- The introduction of table tennis also push to generate their own tance on their part to borrow more to fi- of the sports ministry approving making predictions about India’s plus” a year before the Rio and badminton proved to be a revenue and not bank on govern- the longest-ever list for their an- Olympic medal tally. Generous in Games. boon for China, which is tradition- ment grants. The umbrella body nance these shortfalls (it would add to nual sports awards. On the jumbo their estimation, the ministers Away from this unrealistic ally strong in these racquet sports. for all sports federations, the In- list of 74 are five Khel Ratnas and usually talk about a new dawn hype, there are some universally Cuba, with just over 11 million cit- dian Olympic Association (IOA), their debt burden), coupled with further 27 Arjuna awardees. These are that’s at least four years away, the accepted hard facts. Breaking the izens, has gained by specialising can take a leaf out of the book of shortfalls in flow of resources to them overwhelming numbers that are duration of the Olympic cycle. Olympic hierarchy hasn’t been in boxing — one-third of its 226 the US Olympic and Paralympic more suited for nations with a Last month, Sports Minister easy. There is a tried-and-tested medals are from the ring. Committee. The USOPC receives (tax devolution is likely to be lower), bulging trophy cabinet and over- Kiren Rijiju made the grand an- formula to win bagfuls of Except for hockey, in a different no funding from the federal gov- would force them to cut back on spend- stuffed medal chest. It also gives nouncement of India finishing Olympic medals. Countries that era, India hasn’t really “owned” a ernment. To run high-perform- an impression that in this year of among the Top-10 at the 2028 dominate the medal-table ensure sport. Medals in weightlifting, ten- ance programmes for the entire ing, imparting a contractionary fiscal im- sporting lockdown, India has fi- Olympics in Los Angeles. The dis- that they groom winners in disci- nis, shooting, wrestling, bad- squad, it generates enough money pulse to the economy, at a time when nally emerged as a global sport- aster of finishing 67th at the last plines with a higher number of minton and boxing have made the from sponsors and donors. ing power. Games didn’t see the minister medals. country excited once in a while but At some point, accountability there is a growing clamour for loosening The fact that sports ministry’s tone down his pitch when it came The US, top of the all-time list consistency hasn’t been a strong should kick in too. In case India is guidelines state that there should to his expectations from India’s (2,523), has dominated in track point — Sydney (1 medal), Athens nowhere near the Top 10 in 2028, the purse strings. At the current juncture be just one Khel Ratna and 15 Ar- Olympians. Australia at No10 and field (802) and swimming (1), Beijing (3), London (6) indi- will we see a spate of resignations? when states are at the forefront of fighting juna Awardees every year unless had 29 medals. With India win- (553) — two sports where the cated an upward trend before the While the country waits for that there are exceptional circum- ning just two medals in Rio, the most medals are up for grabs at crash at Rio (2). real new dawn, they can get busy the pandemic, the Centre should have as- stances, is a mood spoiler in a minister was expecting a 1,500 the Olympic Games. Australia For India to surge towards the with grand award ceremonies sured them of adequate funds. week when elaborate plans are per cent increase in India’s sport- owes its Olympic legacy to the suc- top of the medals tally, its sport- and the promise of a grander fu- being put in place for the online ing success in eight years. And, cess in swimming — 188 of their ing ecosystem needs a massive ture. Daily Jammu Rising 7 SPORTS Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 IPL In UAE: Chennai Super Kings Team In Quarantine Thiago Silva Joins Chelsea After Player, Staff Test Positive For COVID-19 Following PSG Release NEW DELHI:In a mas- sive blow to the Indian Pre- NEW DELHI:Chelsea €42million and went on to mier League (IPL), a Chen- have completed the signing enjoy great success in nai Super Kings (CSK) of defender Thiago Silva on a France. bowler and 10-12 members of support staff have tested free transfer following his He was appointed club positive for coronavirus. release by Paris Saint-Ger- captain soon after arriving The Super Kings landed main.The 35-year-old and went on to win seven in Dubai on August 21 and Brazil centre-back has Ligue 1 titles, five Coupe de were expected to start train- signed a one-year deal with France crowns and the ing on Friday.According to the option of a further 12 Coupe de la Ligue on six oc- reports, subsequent to this months in what will be his casions. unwanted development, the quarantine period for the first experience of playing in Most recently he helped MS Dhoni-led team has the Premier League. PSG to a domestic treble in been extended. Silva is Frank Lampard's 2019-20, while they also Confirming the reports, a fifth signing ahead of the reached their first Champi- source in IPL on conditions 2020-21 season following ing at Stamford Bridge very complement the many ex- ons League final, but a nar- of anonymity said, "Yes, a the arrivals of Hakim soon." citing talents we already row 1-0 defeat to Bayern right-arm medium fast Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, "As far as we know, one of on days 1, 3 and 5 during the Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chelsea director Marina have here. Munich last Sunday pro- bowler, who has recently Dwayne Bravo, Karn the senior-most officials of mandatory six-day quaran- played for India, along with a Sharma, Shane Watson, the CSK management and tine at the team hotel. Chilwell and Malang Sarr. Granovskaia said: "We are "Thiago will be an excel- longed their wait for a few staff members have Shardul Thakur, Ambati his wife, and at least two Only after all test results He said: "I am so happy to delighted to be able to add a lent fit and we hope he can maiden triumph in Eu- tested positive for COVID- Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, members of their social me- come out negative the teams be joining Chelsea. I am de- player of Thiago Silva's add some new trophies to rope's elite competition. 19." Murali Vijay, Francois Du dia team are also COVID-19 are allowed to start training. lighted to be a part of Frank proven world-class creden- his impressive list of hon- That loss was Silva's final The unnamed bowler is Plessis, Imran Tahir, positive," he added. Other teams have already Lampard's exciting squad tials to our squad. ours." game for the club, as PSG believed to be a current In- Deepak Chahar, Lungi As per BCCI's COVDi-19 started training. But before for next season and I'm here "Having performed at the Having emerged as one of sporting director Leonardo dia limited-overs cricketer. Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, KM protocols, all teams would heading to the UAE, CSK to challenge for honours. highest level for many the world's finest centre- had confirmed in June that Check CSK Squad Here: Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan, have to undergo a test at the had conducted a short train- MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Monu Kumar, RutuRaj airport upon landing in the ing camp for the Indian "See you soon Chelsea years, we have no doubt his backs at Milan, Silva joined the defender was not being Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Gaikwad, R. Sai Kishore. UAE followed by three tests players in Chennai. fans, I look forward to play- experience and quality will PSG in 2012 for a reported offered a new contract. Japan, eyeing Olympics, lines up half- Racial injustice hits billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine home for US athletes NEW DELHI:Japan is miracle and then capitalise Staging an Olympics in a NEW DELHI:When for- making an aggressive move on that miracle,” said pandemic will be a huge lo- mer NBA star Robert to grab enough coronavirus Michael Cucek, a political gistical challenge, as thou- Horry’s son showed him the vaccine to inoculate its pop- science professor at Temple sands of athletes around the video of a police officer ulation four times over, a University Japan. “But the world will have to train and shooting Jacob Blake in the push the government hopes timeframe for that is getting travel to events and many back in Wisconsin on Sun- will instil confidence that it narrower and narrower.” more thousands of fans will can host a delayed summer Health ministry and Cab- have to be accommodated day, he said he felt com- Olympics next year. inet Office officials did not at a time when many coun- pelled to remind the Like other rich countries, respond to queries about tries may still be in lock- teenager of the dangers he Japan is signing multiple whether Japan’s drive to se- down. Japan still has a could face when encounter- deals because some of the cure coronavirus vaccines travel ban in place covering ing the police. vaccines could fail in clini- was connected to the more than 140 countries. “It’s hard to tell your 14- cal trials or require more Olympics. Even with a viable vac- year-old son that I worry than one dose, an approach how to go ahead with the arrangements with such Japanese officials have cine, the additional chal- some experts consider pru- Games, tying the effort to drugmakers as Pfizer Inc discussed putting on a lenge of immunising ath- about him when he walks dent. the need to secure a vaccine. (PFE.N) and AstraZeneca “simplified” Games, origi- letes and visitors before or out that door. I have a 22- Wednesday, with players in ously happen just shows the But Japan has something The various companies PLC (AZN.L), as well as local nally expected to attract after landing in Japan will year-old son and I worry Major League Baseball, Ma- hate in people’s heart.” else riding on a successful “will probably be able to deals with the likes of Sh- 600,000 visitors. But the be enormous. about him because Black jor League Soccer and the Many Black athletes have mass rollout of a vaccine: produce a vaccine between ionogi & Co. (4507.T) event would still involve A “very, very essential men are an endangered Women’s National Basket- spoken out about their treat- Prime Minister Shinzo the end of this year and next “You have to bet evenly to some 11,000 athletes from factor” for the Olympic species,” he said fighting ball also deciding not to play ment by the police. Abe’s enduring aim to bring March,” Suga told Reuters avoid getting nothing,” said around the world. hosts will be when an effec- back tears. games.New York Mets first Olympic triple-jump gold thousands of athletes and in an interview this week. Tomoya Saito, director at Given the size of the tive vaccine will be ready fans to Tokyo for the Games “There are a lot of consider- Japan’s National Institute events and people coming and how it will be distrib- “These cops are just killing baseman Dominic Smith medalist Al Joyner sued the in 2021, after the event fell ations, but we want to hold of Public Health. from all over the world, uted, Tokyo Governor because they feel like if they said on Wednesday it was Los Angeles police depart- through this year due to the the Olympics at all costs.” Some critics contend that holding the Olympics re- Yuriko Koike told Reuters don’t those have body cam- tough to deal with the apathy ment for false arrest when he pandemic. Japan is on track to have Japan’s rush to secure sup- quire “mass quantities of an on Tuesday. eras on, they have a right.” in issues related to race. was pulled over, held at gun- Chief Cabinet Secretary 521 million doses of five dif- plies is driven largely by a effective vaccine,” said “We will do our best to NBA players led by the “I think the most difficult point, and handcuffed in Yoshihide Suga, the top ferent vaccines in 2021, political desire to show the Kenji Shibuya, director of prevent coronavirus infec- Milwaukee Bucks went on part is to see people still don’t 1992, while Bucks guard government spokesman, compared with a popula- world it is fully committed the Institute of Population tions here in Japan and also strike to protest racial injus- care,” he said at a news con- Sterling Brown received an said Japan was working tion of 126 million. Recent to hosting the Games. Health at King’s College, to welcome the athletes with Olympic organisers on deals include global “The plan is, hope for a London. from all over the world.” tice during the playoffs on ference.“For this to continu- apology from Milwaukee po- Novak Djokovic looks unbeatable CPL: Trinbago unstoppable; NEW DELHI:The and Federer’s absence can men’s draw at a Grand Slam be gauged by the fact that has seldom had such an the triumvirate have shared Nabi shines in Zouks' win overwhelming a favourite in the last 13 Grand Slam titles NEW DELHI:Trinbago smashed the first ball of recent times as Novak between them and the onus Knight Riders maintained Tahir's last over for six. Djokovic at this year’s US will solely be on the Serb to their clean slate with a fifth The shackles were off and Open, with lot more at stake add to that number. win in as many matches, then Seifert sealed the win for the world number one Incidentally, the last time than just his 18th major ti- while Mohammed Nabi with two fine fours. someone outside the trio produced a career-best five- In another match, Nabi tle. won a Grand Slam was at It took the COVID-19 wicket haul to guide St Lu- claimed five for 15 as he the US Open when Swiss pandemic to put a brake on cia Zouks to a six-wicket tri- powered St. Lucia Zouks to a Stanislas Wawrinka beat Djokovic’s 18-match un- umph in the Hero comprehensive six-wicket beaten run in 2020, as he Djokovic in 2016. Caribbean Premier League win over St Kitts & Nevis won the ATP Cup with Ser- But Wawrinka also de- in Port of Spain. Patriots. bia, an eighth Australian Tennys Sandgren and Ger- played in front of fans and cided against travelling to The Knight Riders With Patriots restricted Open title and a fifth Dubai man Jan-Lennard Struff. lacked social-distancing New York leaving former reached the halfway mark to 110 for nine in 20 overs, Tennis Championships be- “Everything is going in measures, was heavily criti- champions Andy Murray of the league stage with a Zouks were never in trouble fore the season came to a the right direction, I’m feel- cised leading Djokovic to and Marin Cilic as the only perfect record of five wins in dismissing Chandrapaul sending back Lendl Sim- and coasted to an easy win halt in early March. ing very good,” declared complain of being subjected other Grand Slam winners five matches as they out- Hemraj (2) and Nicholas mons (19) with a google and with 32 balls to spare. If there were doubts over Djokovic, also not discount- to a 'witch-hunt'. besides Djokovic in the played Guyana Amazon Pooran (1) to leave Amazon then a big leg-break ended Zouks' captain Daren the 33-year-old Serb’s ability ing the possibility of going He initially voiced appre- draw. Warriors by seven wickets Warriors at 12 for 3. Colin Munro's (0) stay. Dar- Sammy put Patriots in to to regain that momentum undefeated during the year. hension about the protocols Djokovic has previously with a fine all-round dis- Despite Shimron Het- ren Bravo (26) denied Tahir bat and before they had after the shutdown, they The lengthy COVID-19 in the New York bio-secure said he could win the most play. meyer's 26 off 30 balls, Ross the hat-trick. scored Nabi dismissed both were quickly dispelled this break possibly presented bubble put in place by the Grand Slam titles and be- Sent into bat, the War- Taylor's 26 in 23 and After 10 overs, the Knight Chris Lynn and Nick Kelly week as Djokovic returned more challenges for the organisers but took a late come the longest-reigning riors posted a lowly 112 for Keemo Paul's unbeaten 28 Riders were 51 for two but off the third and fifth deliv- to court for the US Open Serb than any other oppo- call to travel to the US world number one by the 7. The Knight Riders then in 26, Warriors never soon Tion Webster was sent eries. nent on court. His long-time rival Rafa tune-up at the Western & time he retires. overhauled the target, scor- looked well-placed and back by Chris Green. Yet Coming back in the third During that period, the Nadal, however, chose to Southern Open in New A victory on Sept. 13 at the ing 115 for 3 with 10 balls to ended the innings at 112 for they stayed on the course over of the innings, Nabi 33-year-old organised the stay at home and, with York. Arthur Ashe stadium will spare. seven. and needed 35 off the last had another twin-strike as ill-fated Adria Tour, an ex- Roger Federer also missing Chasing the total, the 36 balls. He struggled a bit with a give him his 18th Grand Trinbago got an early Denesh Ramdin top-edged hibition tournament in the after undergoing knee sur- break when Sikandar Raza Knight Riders begun well at Tahir and Keemo Paul to Najibullah Zadran and neck issue in his opening Slam crown and leave him win over Ricardas Berankis Balkan region during which gery, Djokovic has been left clean bowled Brandon King 32 for no loss in five overs. bowled well and put some off the next ball Patriots' one short of Nadal’s tally but normal service resumed he and three other players as the only representative of (6) in the second over of the Imran Tahir broke pressure but Bravo cleared leading scorer Evin Lewis, while Federer leads with 20. in his next outings against contracted COVID-19. the ‘Big Three’ in New York. innings. Khary Pierre then through with two wickets in the ropes off a Naveen full spooned a sweep to Roston The Swiss also holds the The event, which was The magnitude of Nadal’s struck twice in one over, two balls in the sixth over, toss and Tim Seifert (39) Chase. Australia impose restriction on use of saliva, sweat to shine ball

ricket Australia (CA) has restricted its players from us- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned the use of ball. mouth or nose, according to Cricket.com.au. ing sweat from the head, face and neck to shine the saliva on the ball as an interim health safety measure in the But CA is taking a cautious approach to reduce any risk of This leaves players with option of using sweat from either Cball during the upcoming limited overs tour of England wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a player is still per- transmission of the novel coronavirus. Based on medical ad- their stomach or back, during the white-ball series against Eng- in a bid to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. mitted to use sweat from anywhere on the body and rub it on the vice the board has asked its players to not use sweat fromnear the land, starting September 4 in Southampton. Owner & Editor Ashok Atri Ph: 0191-2464363 Mob. 9419192797, Printer & Publisher: Satish Mahajan Mob: Associate Editor Satish Mahajan 8717044445, 7889664902, Printed at Early Times Press Samadhian Road Jewel Chowk Jammu, Published at: H.No. 219 Sector 1 Housing Colony Channi Himmat Jammu. Email :- [email protected], editor.dailyjammurising.in 08 Daily Jammu Rising NATIONAL Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Hurricane Laura kills 6, causes 6 states move SC seeking widespread destruction in US review of order on NEET, JEE NEW DELHI:One of petrochemical plants and NEW DELHI:Ministers The plea said that JEE the most powerful storms crowded casinos, commer- of six opposition-ruled Mains is slated to be con- to ever hit the United cial buildings were peeled states moved the Supreme ducted over 660 exam cen- States, Hurricane Laura apart, exposing insulation Court on Friday seeking re- tres, roughly 1,443 stu- made has landfall in and wood frames. Bill- view of its order permitting dents per centre. Similarly Louisiana, bringing cata- boards were punched out the Centre to conduct for NEET UG, 15.97 lakhs strophic storm surge, ex- and trees snapped in half. NEET and JEE entrance students will appear in treme winds and flash Fire broke out on Thurs- exams this year amid the 3,843 centres across the flooding that killed at least day morning at a chemical persisting COVID-19 pan- country, nearly 415 stu- six people and left a trail of plant in Westlake, sending demic. dents per exam centre. destruction across the thick smoke over a wide The review plea has been “Such large movement of state. area and prompting shel- filed by ministers from people will ipso facto prove Laura came ashore as a ter-in-place directives for West Bengal (Moloy to be a serious health haz- Category 4 storm and residents in the communi- Ghatak), Jharkhand ard and will totally defeat made landfall near The storm barrelled over told Trump that the situa- ties of Westlake, Moss (Rameshwar Oraon), Ra- the twin present-day solu- Cameron in Lousiana, Lake Charles in Louisiana, tion on the ground "is fluid Bluff and Sulphur, author- jasthan (Raghu Sharma), tions we have of combating about 35 miles east of the an industrial and casino and challenging," but the ities said. Chhattisgarh (Amarjeet tional, the plea said the top Must Go On” may have the COVID-19 pandemic Texas border, tearing off city of 80,000 people. FEMA is responding. The Mayor Robert Hardey of Bhagat), Punjab (B S court failed to appreciate very sound philosophical i.e. social distancing and roofs while knocking out US President Donald hurricane's top wind speed Westlake said the fire was Sidhu) and Maharashtra that the Union Govern- underpinnings but cannot avoidance of large public power to hundreds of thou- Trump is expected to visit of 150 mph put it among burning at a plant oper- (Uday Ravindra Sawant). ment had adequate time to be a substitute for valid le- gatherings. sands. the Gulf Coast this week- the most powerful on ated by BioLab, a sub- The plea, filed through establish at least one centre gal reasoning and logical “On this short ground The storm left six people end to survey the destruc- record in the US. sidiary of Kik Custom advocate Sunil Fernandes, for every district for NEET analysis of the various as- alone, the Impugned Order dead in Louisiana, includ- tion caused by one of the Widespread power out- Products, which makes said the apex court order (UG) and JEE (Mains) pects involved in the con- deserves to be recalled and ing at least four from catastrophic hurricanes in ages across Louisiana and cleaners, antifreeze and fails to satisfy safety and se- rather than having several duct of the NEET UG and the examinations deserve falling trees. Among the living memory. Texas are increasing with other chemical products. A curity concerns of students centres in one district. JEE exams. to be postponed,” the plea deceased are a 14-year-old Speaking at the Federal more than 8,40,000 peo- spokesman for the parent appearing for the exams. The mere fact that lakhs “It is submitted that if said. girl and a 68-year-old man, Emergency Management ple already without elec- company, confirmed in a On August 17, the top of students have registered the impugned order dated The plea said that the re- according to a senior offi- Agency headquarters, tricity, according to data statement that the fire was court had refused to inter- for the exam is not indica- August 17, 2020 is not re- view petitioners do not cial. hours before the final night from PowerOutage.us. the result of storm dam- fere with the conduct of tive of their consent or their viewed then grave and ir- wish to make any value Hurricane Laura made of the Republican National Louisiana is experiencing age. medical and engineering willingness or their desire reparable harm and injury judgment or political criti- landfall overnight near Convention, Trump said the worst of the outages Meanwhile, Texas Gov- entrance exams -- NEET to attend physical exams, would befall on the student cism of the Union govern- Cameron, Louisiana, the campaign briefly con- with almost 6,00,000 peo- ernor Greg Abbott said on and JEE — scheduled to the plea said. community of our country ment in such times but the bringing "catastrophic sidered postponing his ple without electricity. Thursday that his state take place in September The August 17 order is and not only will the undisputed facts are that storm surge, extreme convention speech until Videos shared on social dodged a bullet. saying that life must go on “cryptic, non-speaking” health, welfare and safety there has been an expo- winds and flash flooding" Monday so he could travel media showed that wind He said there were still and students can't lose a and does not discuss the of the students/candidates nential increase in both the to portions of the state, the to Texas, Louisiana and blew out dozens of win- no confirmed fatalities in precious year due to the various aspects and com- appearing for the COVID-19 positive cases as National Hurricane Center possibly Arkansas to sur- dows in high-rise office Texas nearly 12 hours after pandemic. plexities involved in a mat- NEET/JEE examinations well as the deaths/mortal- said on Thursday. vey the damage, but ulti- buildings, including the Laura made landfall and The apex court had dis- ter of this magnitude and would stand imperilled but ity arising out of COVID-19 The storm, with a maxi- mately decided to continue 22-story CapitalOne tower the state appeared to have missed a plea by one complex nature, it said. also the public health at from April 2020. mum wind speed of 150 with the speech as and ripped the top off a sky made it through the storm Sayantan Biswas and oth- The plea further said that large would be in severe “It is rather ironical that miles per hour, had intensi- planned. bridge. The whistling with minimal or no loss of ers seeking direction to Na- only two reasons given by jeopardy in these COVID- at the initial stage when fied rapidly into a Category Trump and Vice Presi- winds mimicked the life, terming it a "miracle." tional Testing Agency, the court -- life must go on 19 pandemic times,” the there were much lesser 4 hurricane before slam- dent Mike Pence were alarm-like sounds that Abbott toured the af- which conducts both the and students should not plea said. number of COVID-19 posi- ming into the Gulf Coast briefed in detail along with could be heard inside the fected areas of East Texas NEET and JEE exams, to lose an academic year -- do The petition said that as tive cases, the examina- near the Louisiana-Texas damage pictures by FEMA buildings. on Thursday and de- postpone them after Solici- not constitute an authori- per the NTA press release, tions were postponed and border. officials at its National Re- Laura damaged key scribed seeing roofs tor General Tushar Mehta tative and comprehensive approximately 9.53 lakhs now when the daily spread By mid-Thursday, the sponse Coordination Cen- transmission lines, con- sheared off buildings and assured that all safeguards judicial scrutiny of the is- and 15.97 lakhs students of the virus is at its peak the hurricane weakened to a ter. ductors and some trans- uprooted trees following would be taken. sue. have been registered for examinations are directed tropical storm as it moved "This team forward de- mission towers that han- an aerial tour of the dam- Terming the decision to It said that apex court's JEE (Main) and NEET to be conducted forthwith,” north over Louisiana, ployed resources. We were dle bringing power from age near their shared bor- conduct the exams as irra- observation that “Life (UG) 2020 respectively. the plea said. which took the brunt of the ready for the worst, and by the east. KHOU-TV said der. damage. It was continuing all accounts from the ex- that the power utility is He said about 8,500 to bring strong winds and perts, while this was obvi- asking customers in the people were served in Japanese PM flooding rainfall to north- ously a major storm with western area north of Texas shelters, noting that ern Louisiana and south- devastating impact, it was Houston to voluntarily the state minimised poten- Shinzo Abe resigns eastern Arkansas, accord- not as bad as it could have curtail their power usage tial loss of life because res- ing to forecasters. been," Pence said. to help the infrastructure. idents in the storm's path The bulk of the damage Acting Homeland Secu- In Lake Charles, a re- heeded local advance over health issues was reported in Louisiana. rity Secretary Chad Wolf gional hub known for its warnings to evacuate. NEW DELHI:Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday officially an- nounced his plan to step down, citing health issues. "In June this year, I was told that there were signs of recurrence of my chronic condition called ulcerative colitis, and I did my best at work. while taking medi- cine," Abe told a press con- ference, reported Sputnik. "But starting the middle of last month, my physical condition changed, and I felt very exhausted. Recur- rence of the disease was confirmed at the beginning of this month," he added. Abe said that he would step down because his worsened condition and treatment could threaten the decision-making process. "In politics, getting re- sults is the most important thing. Facing illness and treatment and being in poor physical form, I could not let myself make mistakes in important political deci- sions and fail to achieve re- sults," he said further. "I have decided that I should not continue to hold the position of the prime minister, as I can no longer firmly carry out the man- date given to me by the peo- ple. DISTRICT POLICE HEADQUARTERS KATHUA [email protected] NOTICE Fax/Phone No: 01922-234010 Subject:- Conduct of Physical Endurance Test (PET) for engagement of special police Officers (SPOs) in J&K Police in respect of the candidates residing within 0-10 kms. from Border (IB/LOC/ALC/AGPL) of District Kathua. Ref:- Advertisement Notice issued by DPO Kathua under endorsement No. Estt/Adv-SPOs/2020/16166-206/DPO dated 04/06/2020 followed by corrigendum dated 06/06/2020 and 12/06/2020. 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Sd/- Shailendra Mishra-IPS Sr. Superintendentn of Police, Kathua DIP No:DIP/J-3751/20 Dt: 28-08-2020 No.ESTT/Adv-SPOs/2020/24151-66/DPO Dated" 27-08-2020 09 Daily Jammu Rising BUSINESS Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Economy: '4 to 5 years for normalcy to return' Want to buy physical gold? This is not the time for fiscal And this is not going to go away ment alone has gone up by 2% of cultural produce will be there un- conservatism; this is the time suddenly next year. Because of the the GDP than what was expected in like demand for automobiles or "to print money and boost the vicious circle that we are in, if the the Budget. tourism or other consumer economy by larger government ex- growth is -20% this year, we may Because of the revenue shortfall, durables. Pick a digital platform for penditure," Dr Das says in the con- have to wait for another four to five the government does not have But I don't think recovery is hap- cluding segment of a two-part inter- years for normalcy to come back to much money and they are clueless pening faster in the rural economy. view: the business as usual situation. on how to enhance expenditure. Until the fiscal and monetary pol- The government came up with a Five years? That's a long time... This is true for the state govern- icy of the country can boost the your investment Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package I think so. If it is -20% this year, ments as well. economy, how will the recovery NEW DELHI:But do which had no impact on the econ- next year we will have positive Is that not the reason why there take place? you know that you can also omy or excited investors... growth compared to this year be- was no public spending and they There will be some recovery in buy gold for a few rupees? The Aatmanirbhar Bharat pack- cause the base will be much lower. were talking about the PPP model? the level of activity in the economy Amazon Pay recently age will not be able to stimulate the However, to reach the level of em- Now, the Union government is once the lockdown is removed. started allowing users to economy. ployment and output we were in be- selling off all the public sector units But it is not happening at the level purchase digital gold on its That's because the design of the fore 2020-2021, we may have to to get some money. of last year, and it will not happen platform. programme is such that out of this wait for 4-5 years. All the eminent economists are unless the government does some- While existing players Rs 20 lakh crores, 75% of the pack- Not only for India but worldwide talking about not just public spend- thing substantial to maintain aggre- like Paytm, MobiKwik, and age is all about the RBI trying to in- also, it will take time to recover. That ing but direct cash transfer to people gate demand. PhonePe allow you to buy fuse liquidity in the financial system is because most of the governments as they are indebted after the lock- I feel the government has failed gold for Re 1, Amazon Pay or the government encouraging are doing only lip services like what down. And it shouldn't be Rs 500, to understand the seriousness of has kept the minimum farmers and MSMEs to take loans we are doing in India. but Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 per family the situation, and that's why they amount at Rs 5. without any collateral, and with gov- Apart from giving some rice and per month. are underestimating the problem. Digital gold is essentially ernment guarantees at a relatively dal and Rs 500, which many did not As unemployment which is sky- They think some tinkering here an avenue for investing in Buyers should be aware For redeeming physical lower interest rates. get as per our survey, the govern- rocketing in the country, the MN- and there will fix the economy au- physical gold. that each platform has an- gold after the custody pe- And the rest of it is about free food ment did not do anything substantial ERGA programme should be ex- tomatically. Says Terence Lucien, other seller at its back-end. riod, many apps will levy grains supply, Rs 500 per family per yet. panded to the urban areas too as 50 A proper plan for a recovery is not head of mutual funds and Paytm and PhonePe have additional charges. month and MGNREGS jobs for the I was arguing that all the crore (500 million) people live in there both at the central level and gold, PhonePe: “While the partnered gold refiner If you sell, the money will purchase is done digitally, poorest of the poor. economies in the world have to give urban India.Also, the 100 days a the state level. MMTC-PAMP, while Mo- be credited into your bank our partners actually hold However, no investor will make a big demand side push in terms of year cap on a family should be lifted In fact, they should come out with biKwik and Amazon have account after charging a 24-carat pure physical gold any investment, which is adding to fiscal stimulus for recovery. till the employment situation be- another package of at least 5% of partnered SafeGold. convenience fee. for every purchase made by Says Surendra Mehta, If you have asked for de- the existing capital, right now be- What kind of push are you argu- comes better.The daily wage of the GDP amount. Because of the a customer.” secretary, Indian Bullion livery of physical gold, be cause all the industries are suffering ing about? MNERGA should go up at least to revenue shortfall, the government These platforms have from unutilised capacity already. By demand side push, I mean the the minimum wage rate. is cutting down expenditure in and Jewellers Association: watchful. made it easy for customers “Customers should buy gold They will not invest more until there government expenditure has to rise The out of the pocket expenditure other sectors in order to meet the to start accumulating gold Some apps’ terms and are profitable opportunities.] substantially. on health is abysmally high in this increased health expenditure. only from companies experi- conditions say it is the cus- by investing small amounts. enced in the gold business.” It will happen only when there is For example, our health expendi- country. If the government spends This is sheer fiscal conservatism. tomer’s duty to verify the They also take care of pu- Investors also need to demand, and when people have ture is one of the lowest in the world more on health, education etc, peo- You cannot compare government parcel for damage or tam- rity-related concerns. keep a close eye on the purchasing power. at less than 1% of the GDP including ple will get some extra purchasing finance with a household finance. pering. Says Kunal Bajaj, head of price. That's why the Aatmanirbhar both the central and state govern- power in their hands, it will be help- The government can print If the customer accepts strategy & investor rela- The price on the app is Bharat package will not work. It is ments. This has to rise substantially. ful for boosting the aggregate de- money. This is not the time for fiscal tions, MobiKwik: “Our app valid only for a few minutes the parcel and later discov- based on the assumption that if Before 2000, the Chinese health mand. conservatism; this is the time to users can buy and sell 24- from the time you click the ers damage or tampering, there is liquidity infusion, there will expenditure was also like India's. This is the way to give a big push print money and boost the econ- carat gold of 99.5 per cent ‘buy’ option. the seller will not be liable. be a take off. But now, they have increased it to the demand side of the economy omy by larger government expen- purity for an amount as low Redemption is easy. Says Finally, treat digital gold But what can happen is all these gradually to 3% of GDP. for a recovery. diture. as Rs 1. Lucien: “Customers can, at as a route for purchasing MSMEs and farmers will take new There should be universal em- And this has to happen in a co-or- It should incur a larger fiscal "They also have the flexi- any point in time, request physical gold. loans on easier terms to pay off past ployment of last resort programme dinated manner in all the countries. deficit as proportion of GDP under a bility to buy any amount of for physical delivery of the If you wish to buy gold as loans. in place and there should be some If you remember, after the 2008 fi- demand constrained situation. This gold in rupees or in grams. gold they have purchased in an investment, go for sover- And the investment or aggregate cash transfers to compensate for nancial crisis, there was a co-ordi- is called Keynesian demand man- They can also sell it any time the form of gold coins and eign gold bonds, which pay demand will not go up because of peoples' income loss due to the nated fiscal stimulus given all over agement policy in economics. 24 hours after the pur- bars.” an interest of 2.5 per cent this. In fact, the credit-deposit ratio COVID-19 induced lockdown. the world. That kind of push is If the government spends money chase.” The gold is stored on your per annum, provided you of the commercial banks is contin- There is a lack of planning in our needed in the current situation. by printing money or monetisation One area of concern is behalf in the seller’s vault at wish to invest for the long uously falling since the last week of country, and we try to follow other The government is talking about or borrowing from the central bank, that digital gold is not regu- no cost for two-five years. term (liquidity is an issue). March. countries quite blindly. green shoots starting in the rural ar- it will help increase demand and lated. You can sell or withdraw If you wish to enjoy liq- Is the economy in recession or in Yes, the government exchequer is eas... purchasing power in the economy. Says M Barve, founder, anytime within this period. uidity, gold exchange- depression? an extremely tight situation right It is a fact that the rural economy This will result in future invest- MB Wealth Financial Solu- After this period, you traded funds are a better If there is a contraction of -20%, now. In the last financial year, the would suffer less compared to the ment and future growth rate. Also, tions: “There is no regulator need to sell or take delivery option though they charge for digital gold at present.” what will you call it? fiscal deficit of the central govern- urban economy as demand for agri- more revenue to the exchequer. of your gold. an annual expense ratio. Hit by lockdown woes, smartphone Biological E ties up with US-based Baylor for Covid vaccine NEW DELHI:In the race viruses that we were already cines to prevent neglected and to find a cure for the coron- making vaccines for," said emerging diseases,” said asso- makers bank on e-sales to revive growth avirus infection, Texas-based Hotez, who is also the co-direc- ciate dean Dr Maria Elena Bot- NEW DELHI:Hit by According to IDC, many at the e-commerce space, Baylor College of Medicine tor of Texas Children's Centre tazzi."We are therefore well the prolonged lockdown offline channel partners which stood at 40 per cent. (BCM) has entered into a li- for Vaccine Development. suited to embark on this im- across the country, India’s adopted new ways of mar- In fact, offtake through censing agreement with In- Hotez and his team were portant collaboration with BE smartphone makers are keting by reaching out to the offline channel was hit dian pharmaceutical company able to quickly move on to cre- and look forward to facilitating eagerly looking forward to consumers through social well before the Covid pan- Biological E Limited (BE) for ating a Covid-19 vaccine, the technology transfer for the a bumper festive season media platforms, What- demic disrupted activities. the development of a safe, ef- which resulted in the collabora- Covid-19 vaccine to India and sale that they hope would sApp and references, In the January-March fective and affordable vaccine. tion with a large vaccine pro- for the world. The current fo- lift offtake numbers to among others, for doorstep quarter, the smartphone According to BCM, Hyder- ducer in India."They have the cus is on transfer of the tech- pre-Covid levels. demos and deliveries, as market’s growth was im- abad-headquartered BE has li- capacity to make a billion nology for BE to initiate scale- But with offline trade still well as accepting contact- pacted primarily due to censed the recombinant pro- doses of the vaccine that we've up of the manufacturing struggling and leading Chi- less payments. poor offtake at brick and tein Covid-19 vaccine said. predicted to grow steadily in developed at Baylor College of process and undertake further nese brands lowering their “However, these initia- mortar stores. candidate developed at Baylor. Medicine. development of the vaccine marketing spends, a revival tives were limited to big It grew marginally, at 1.5 "Recent information that In- India and the US. Given the The company engaged in li- dia has become the third-lead- complementarities, compa- "We're very worried that a candidate," she said. in the second half of 2020 and medium-sized retail per cent y-o-y, to 32.5 mil- cence negotiations with the ing nation in terms of Covid-19 nies in both the countries have lot of the low and middle in- Meanwhile, the BE in a may remain a pipe dream. outlets in metros, tier 1 and lion units, compared to 7.1 BCM Ventures team after ini- cases has sparked concern that a great opportunity to build come countries will be kind of statement said the partnership After six weeks into the 2 cities,” said Upasana per cent growth in Janu- tial discussions on Baylor's Covid-19 will become wide- synergies including to partner pushed aside if we only rely on with Baylor would help acceler- second half, the faltering Joshi, associate research ary-March, 2019. technology and how it could spread and a serious and together for global supply the Operation Warp Speed ate the development of an af- offline channel, which tra- manager, IDC India. Early indications suggest possibly inform a vaccine to deadly infection across the chains, joint research and vaccines so we think what we fordable vaccine, especially for ditionally rakes in 60 per As a result, the offline that like the first half of address the current global pan- crowded urban areas of South manufacturing," Mahajan told do at Texas Children's and India and other low- and mid- cent of sales for the market, channel that continues to 2020, smartphone sales demic. Asia,” said Dr Peter Hotez, pro- PTI. Baylor should fill that critically dle-income nations. has become the biggest be the backbone for any are expected to be prima- The company will leverage fessor and dean of the National Hotez and his colleagues important gap," he said. "If the vaccine development hurdle towards the path of leading brand, registered rily driven by online sales its past experience for the fur- School of Tropical Medicine at have already been making The vaccine is still in trials in is successful, we expect to revival. an annual decline of 57 per bonanza. ther development and com- Baylor, at a webinar organised SARs and MERS vaccines. India with the hope that it will make several hundred million Since the countrywide cent in sales year on year During the January-June mercialisation of the vaccine by the Consul General of India "Then, when we got word be able to roll out some time doses of the vaccine available lockdown was lifted in end- (YoY) during the April- period, the share of online candidate, which is currently in Houston, Aseem Mahajan, about Covid-19, we saw that next year. annually," said Narender Dev May, the brick and mortar June quarter. channel grew steadily to 45 produced using a proven last week. the sequence for the new virus "For the past two decades, Mantena, director of BioE outlets have failed to The steep fall is much per cent at the end of the yeast-based expression tech- "The healthcare sector is was similar to some of the our vaccine centre has been Holdings Inc, who heads BE's bounce back. higher than its competitors June quarter. nology, the Texas-based BCM advancing global health vac- novel vaccine initiative. Sensex rallies 354 points Mid- and small-cap funds outperform large-caps NEW DELHI:Small- and mid-cap "They should stick to their asset-al- as bank stocks soar funds have started to outperform location strategy and make partial al- NEW DELHI:Extend- large-caps, providing some relief to location to mid- and small-cap funds ing its winning run for the mutual fund (MF) investors who were as these can help in generating alpha sixth session, BSE bench- holding onto their investments de- over a longer period,” said Amit Bi- mark Sensex rallied 354 spite the prolonged period of under- valkar, founder and director at Sapient points on Friday, boosted performance. Wealth. by gains in bank stocks Over a three-month period, small- “With the rally being liquidity- amid persistent foreign cap funds are up 37.9 per cent, while driven, we may see some minor cor- fund inflows. mid-cap funds fetched returns of 29.9 rection in the mid- and small-cap After touching a high of per cent, showed data from Value Re- space. 39,579.58, the BSE Sensex search. "So, investors can deploy half of the ended 353.84 points or In this period, large-cap funds allocation they want to now, and the 0.90 per cent higher at yielded gains of 26.3 per cent. remaining in a staggered manner 39,467.31. Advisors say investors can consider over two-three months,” Desai said. The NSE Nifty surged making fresh allocations to mid- and Over the past two years, mid- and 88.35 points or 0.76 per small-cap funds despite the recent large-caps. a note. small-cap funds have lagged large- cent to close at 11,647.60. uptick in returns. "Currently, mid- and small-cap to “The Covid-19 related lockdown did caps in returns, with few stocks within IndusInd Bank was the and further fiscal and mon- the rupee too supported in- “From a valuations point of view, large-cap premium is below long-term not help matters, but has marked a the frontline benchmark indices driv- top gainer in the Sensex etary support, said Sanjeev vestor sentiment. the mid- and small-caps are lucra- averages,” he added. floor on the cohort’s relative perform- ing the markets. pack, spurting over 8 per Zarbade, VP PCG Re- The domestic currency tively placed, compared to large-caps. Since their March 23 lows, mid- and ance as a forward-looking stock market In 2019, mid-cap funds fetched cent, followed by Axis search, Kotak Securities. strengthened 43 paise to "Even after the rally, the mid- and large-cap fund categories have pro- is possibly anticipating better growth,” gains of 2.8 per cent, while small-cap Bank, ICIC Bank, Sun Strong foreign fund in- end at 73.39 against the US small-cap index is around 22 per cent vided average returns of 46 per cent. the analysts said. funds ended with average losses of 1.5 Pharma, SBI and Kotak flows, led by high global liq- dollar. and 41 per cent lower than their re- However, small-cap funds have given They also pointed out that with per cent. Bank. uidity and decline in US Meanwhile, bourses in spective all-time highs. higher returns of 51.9 per cent over monetary aggregates normalising In the same year, large-cap funds On the other hand, Pow- dollar, also fuelled the mar- Shanghai, Hong Kong and "This clearly shows that there is that period. and significant policy action under- ended with gains of 10.5 per cent. erGrid, Infosys, Maruti, kets, he added. Seoul ended with gains af- more room for upside,” said Rushabh Analysts say that re-rating of small- way with a corporate tax cut last Sep- In 2018, mid- and small-cap funds NTPC, Asian Paints, HUL, Foreign institutional in- ter US Federal Reserve Desai, a Mumbai-based MF distribu- and mid-caps could be on the cards. tember, the growth is set to turn. ended with losses of 12.16 per cent and M&M and Tata Steel were vestors bought equities Chairman Jerome Powell tor. “Valuations of small- and mid-cap Advisors reckon investors should 18.6 per cent, respectively, whereas among the laggards. worth a net Rs 1,164.32 said the central bank will “Investors with high risk appetite stocks are looking more attractive, set- not get carried away. large-cap funds were able to hold onto Market mood remained crore on Thursday, ex- remain accommodative with six to seven-year investment ting them up for a re-rating if the “The rally is largely driven by liq- the green zone with marginal gains of exuberant on hopes of a change data showed. and shift to a more relaxed horizon can see tremendous wealth growth outlook improves as we think it uidity, so investors should not get car- 1.1 per cent. speedy economic recovery A sharp appreciation in approach on inflation. creation in this space, compared to will,” said analysts at Morgan Stanley in ried away. 10 Daily Jammu Rising ENTERTAINMENT Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Workaholic Priyanka Chopra's Is Alia Bhatt wearing Ranbir Kapoor's shares stunning office selfies! shirt in this sizzling picture? nder any circum- Nick Jonas also espite facing was last seen in Ab- stance, simply do drops in heart- huge contro- hishek Varman's Uyour best, and shaped emojis in the D versies whether 'Kalank' along with you will avoid self-judg- comments section. it is about her film Varun Dhawan, Aditya ment, just keep your face to Check out her allur- 'Sadak 2' or her father Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt the sunshine and you can- ing selfies here - Mahesh Bhatt's involve- and Sonakshi Sinha in not see a shadow. The On the work front, ment in Sushant Singh the pivotal roles. The ac- words totally fit best on Priyanka Chopra will Rajput's suicide case, tress will be seen next in workaholic Priyanka be seen as the next Alia Bhatt is keeping Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Chopra who always keeps star in Netflix's films herself far from every- 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' herself busy in her work and which includes an thing. Due to all these is- which also stars Ajay new projects. Apart from adaptation of Ar- sues, Alia Bhatt hasn't Devgn and Emraan showing her acting skills on avind Adiga's satiri- promoted her film prop- Hashmi, Ayan Mukerji's screen, Priyanka is also pro- cal novel 'The White erly but still, she keeps 'Brahmastra' opposite ducing Hollywood films Tiger' and Robert Ro- on sharing her pictures Ranbir Kapoor, and S. S. such as 'Evil Eye', 'Welcome driguez's superhero on social media. Rajamouli's 'RRR'' To The Blumhouse' which film 'We Can Be He- Alia Bhatt posted an which also features Ajay are ready to release on the roes'. She will also entrancing picture of Devgn and Ram Charan OTT platform. Kudos to a star alongside herself on Instagram in in the lead roles. girl who is shining like a Richard Madden in which she is wearing an 'Sadak 2' is the first bright star. Prime Video's thriller oversize white shirt film in which Alia will be Recently, Priyanka series 'Citadel', and while posing in front of seen working with her Chopra shared a few stun- also has been cast for a swimming pool in a father Mahesh Bhatt in ning sunkissed selfies on In- an undisclosed role picturesque location. his directorial venture. stagram in a yellow t-shirt in 'The Matrix 4' op- She captioned the post, The film also features while working at her office. posite Keanu Reeves. "keep your face towards Aditya Roy Kapur, Pooja She captioned the post, She will also star as the sunshine and the Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt in "Day at the office. Makeup: the spiritual guru and shadows will fall behind the lead roles. It will be @patidubroff Hair: convicted criminal you ." Check out her directly streamed on the @cwoodhair Styling: Ma Anand Sheela in post here - Disney+Hotstar plat- @stylememaeve Manicure: Barry Levinson's Meanwhile, on the form on August 28th. @chaunlegend." Hubby 'Sheela'. work front, Alia Bhatt 'A girl like her’: Sanya Malhotra stuns on Check out who joined Tiger Shroff in 'Rambo' the digital cover of a leading magazine Looking straight in the eye with remake after 'War' fame Sidharth back out! her head held high, Sanya Malho- tra looks a total stunner on the Tiger Shroff is surely a film- maker's first choice when it comes cover of a leading magazine. The to picking a hero for an action film. coverline reads- 'A Girl like her: Tiger's recent film 'War' directed by Sanya Malhotra on celebrating fe- Siddharth Anand was a blockbuster male genius'. hit and has made Tiger a much per- The actress, looking her sartorial fect fit for upcoming actioners in best radiants freshness and glam- Bollywood. The news of Tiger com- our wearing a mustard satin slip ing on board in the remake of Holly- dress, accessorising it with state- wood series film 'Rambo' was out in ment piece of jewellery. Her dewy 2016. The remake was to helm by makeup and hair-do gives a per- 'War' fame Siddharth but now he cent dramatic aura to the cover. has back out of the film due to his Sanya took to her social media other commitments. and posted, `Made it to Grazia's Now, Rohit Dhawan, the August 2020 digital cover ???? Had 'Dishoom' director is said to have a fun chat with the team about my joined Tiger in the 'Rambo' remake. character Anupama Banerji in However, Tiger is shooting for Ah- #ShakuntalaDevi, the challenges I mad Khan's Heropanti 2, so the re- faced prepping for the role and make will not be going on floors more. If you haven't watched the anytime soon. Meanwhile, Rohit is film yet, catch it now on @primev- also busy with Ala Vaikunthapurra- ideoin #AmazonPrimeVideo ?? muloo remake with Kartik Aaryan @mayank0491 Styling and cre- and as per the reports, the script of ative direction @anjalimehta92` the film is complete. Rohit might Sanya Malhotra gave a bang-on start the shooting of the film with performance and aced the many Kartik in February 2021. phases of a real life character, Anu- Reportedly, the Rambo remake will go on floors only after the re- pama Banerji in the Shakuntala lease of Rohit's project with Kartik. Devi biopic. Playing Shakuntala However, Tiger fans are very ex- Devi's daughter's character, the ac- cited to watch the actor in his first tress has been receiving rave re- Hollywood adaptation of the views across for her character. 'Rambo' series. To whom Kiara Advani says, Nora Fatehi knows how 'show me your best hot mess'? to enchant her fans! Netflix always comes up with some in- teresting hashtag challenges that help in Nora Fatehi hails promoting its web-series and upcoming from Canada and is films. Recently, a new hashtag has been known for her work in going viral on social media, started by the the Indian film indus- producer of Netflix's 'Masaba Masaba' try. Besides being an #ownyourhotmess challenge. This chal- actress, she is a model, lenge is all about self-love and appreciat- singer and dancer. ing yourself during 2020, which has been She loves to be active a 'messy' year for many people. Among on social media and other Bollywood celebrities, Kiara Advani often grabs her fan's has also given a shout out for the 'Masaba attention by sharing Masaba' challenge on social media. her pictures and Kiara Advani shared a selfie on her In- videos. stagram story and denoted herself as a As on Wednesday, hot mess. She further nominates her she took to her Insta- friends and asks them to share their gram and shared a messy side. She captioned the story, glimpse of her, wear- "#OwnYourHotMess #MasabaOnNetflix ing a black shimmer thanks @ashviniyardi I nominate my girl dress. In the caption, gang to show me their best hot mess @anujashah24 @sanyalakhani @karina- she writes, "I'll be chowgule @chefcharvs @sakshidaga." your sanctuary, you Check out her story here - just don't know it yet More about Masaba Masaba, it is an up- ??." Check out her coming web- series based on the life of post- Masaba Gupta. Written and directed by The actress aced her Sonam Nair and is produced by Ashvini sensual look and her Yardi's Viniyard Films. It stars Masaba 15.5 million Insta fam Gupta and her mother, Neena Gupta, who heaped praises in her are portraying themselves in the series comment section. and it will premiere on Netflix, August On the work front, 28th, 2020. Nora will next be seen On the work front, Kiara Advani was in a war-action film last seen in Netflix's Guilty, which was "Bhuj: the pride of In- produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Pro- dia", which is directed ductions. Kiara's impressive film line-up and written by Ab- which includes Raghava Lawrence's hishek Dudhaiya. The 'Laxmmi Bomb' with Akshay Kumar, film also features Ajay Vishnuvardhan's 'Shershaah', co-starring Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, rumored boyfriend Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha, Anees Bazmee's 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2', op- Sharad Kelkar, Ammy posite Kartik Aaryan and Abir Sengupta's Virk and Pranitha 'Indoo Ki Jawani'. Subhash. 11 Daily Jammu Rising HEALTH Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Overnight oats: Benefits for health, weight loss, and recipes ven if you are new to the whole fitness scene, chances are one of the first Ethings you hear about are the benefits of eating oats, not just for its health benefits but also how it aids in weight loss. Oats are a versatile breakfast food that can be tweaked to taste as the consumer desires. It tastes just as brilliant with fruits as it does with some salt and spices. Another aspect that enhances the fitness credi- bility of oats is soaking them overnight for con- sumption the next day. Contrary to popular be- lief, overnight oats have an amalgamation of health benefits for the body and work wonders for weight loss. How are overnight oats healthy? Overnight oats have become the hot new trend across the world due to their high fibre and nutritional content, even more so than its cooked counterpart. When soaked overnight, the starch present in the oats is naturally bro- ken down and more nutrients are absorbed by the oats through the period of soaking, the acid present in the oats also breaks down overnight and this results in better digestion. Due to its soggy texture, it is much easier to consume in the morning. Most importantly, overnight oats help in increasing the insulin present in your body, which helps in regulating type 2 diabetes. How can overnight oats help you lose weight? There are many recipes all over the internet Gluten-free, vegan recipe made with just 5 in- • Sliced banana, strawberries, or raspberries the refrigerator overnight (or for at least 6 Oats over all are beneficial for all those who for you to choose from, in accordance with your gredients. ( Minimalist Baker ) • Flaxseed meal or additional chia seed hours) to set/soak. are looking to lose some extra weight. Overnight taste. Simply, the oats need to be soaked in liquid Ingredients • Granola • The next day, open and enjoy as is or garnish soaked oats are very high in their fibre content, for the span of 7-8 hours, before consumption. OATS Instructions with desired toppings (see options above). See which keeps your stomach filled for a longer pe- You can use milk, water, almond or coconut • 1/2 cup unsweetened plain almond milk (or • To a mason jar or small bowl with a lid, add more flavour/topping suggestions in the blog riod of time. It even helps in clearing out your milk or even curd. Once they have been left sub other dairy-free milks, such as coconut, soy, almond milk, chia seeds, peanut butter, and post above! digestive tract. The high resistant starch con- overnight, they can be served the next morning or hemp!) maple syrup (or another sweetener) and stir • OPTIONAL: You can also heat your oats in tent guarantees faster fat burning and increasing with a variety of fruits and nuts. If you prefer a • 3/4 Tbsp chia seeds with a spoon to combine. The peanut butter the microwave for 45-60 seconds (just ensure the body’s insulin level. Overnight oats also help more savoury flavour, you can soak them in any • 2 Tbsp natural salted peanut butter or al- does not need to be completely mixed with the al- there’s enough room at the top of your jar to al- in reducing bad cholesterol in the body and in- of the above-mentioned liquids and add ‘ghee’, mond butter (creamy or crunchy // or sub other mond milk (doing so leaves swirls of peanut but- low for expansion and prevent overflow), or creasing the good cholesterol. Oats are also salt, and spices according to preference. Here is nut or seed butter) ter to enjoy the next day). transfer oats to a saucepan and heat over known to work wonders for those who have a a delicious recipe to try. • 1 Tbsp maple syrup (or sub coconut sugar, • Add oats and stir a few more times. Then medium heat until warmed through. Add more high blood pressure. Overnight oats serve as a Peanut butter overnight oats: Recipe by Min- organic brown sugar, or stevia to taste) press down with a spoon to ensure all oats have liquid as needed if oats get too thick/dry. quick meal with minimal preparation. Not only imalist Baker • 1/2 cup gluten-free rolled oats (rolled oats been moistened and are immersed in almond • Overnight oats will keep in the refrigerator for are nutritional but also make for a delicious Gluten-free, vegan recipe made with just 5 in- are best, vs. steel cut or quick cooking) milk. 2-3 days, though best within the first 12-24 meal. gredients. TOPPINGS (optional) • Cover securely with a lid or seal and set in hours in our experience. Not freezer friendly. How to make overnight oats? Covid-19 pandemic: Single-use N95 respirators Covid-19:?Female health workers can be used again after decontamination on India’s frontline push for fair pay ushing from one home to every arrival, took travel histories another in a village in and helped place the labourers into Rwestern India, health quarantine, all while carrying out worker Ashwini Mhaske cannot af- their maternal and child healthcare ford to take a breather. duties. Working to keep Covid-19 at bay Leela Devi Rawat, a 30-year-old while caring for mothers and ba- ASHA worker in Udaipur in north- bies, Mhaske races between house- western Rajasthan state, said she holds to meet job targets and earn was exhausted due to her new re- bonuses for a average monthly wage sponsibilites yet had no choice but of 4,000 rupees ($54) that India’s to keep working. army of rural health workers say is “How do I run my house if I quit? derisory. My husband takes up daily wage Accredited Social Health Activists work but has had no earnings in - or ASHA workers - are the govern- lockdown,” she said. ment’s recognised health workers Payment records for 195 workers who are usually the first point of in Maharashtra seen by the Thom- contact in rural India, where there Enlisted as part of a 2005 na- “They get task-based incentives son Reuters Foundation showed av- NEW DELHI:N95 res- times of shortage, N95 respi- three times, using the same is often limited or no direct access tional programme to boost health- and we already have a set of incen- erage earnings of 4,156 rupees in pirators, which are widely rators can be decontami- procedure with each. to healthcare facilities. care services across rural India - tives ... that would yield 5,000 to July - an increase of 60 rupees from worn by health care workers nated and reused up to According to the study, Many of India’s one million all- from maternal care to vaccination 6,000 rupees a month,” said Vikas February despite the 1,000 rupees treating COVID-19 patients, three times,” said study co- masks treated with vapor- women ASHA workers - who have drives - ASHA workers are treated Sheel, joint secretary at the health wage hike that was implemented in and are designed to be used author James Lloyd-Smith ized hydrogen peroxide ex- conducted door-to-door checks to like volunteers and not covered by ministry. March. only once, can be decon- from UCLA. “But the in- perienced no failures, sug- trace coronavirus patients in addi- state governments’ minimum wage Yet payment records reviewed by Workers said their coronavirus taminated effectively and tegrity of the respirator’s fit gesting they potentially tion to their usual duties - went on legislation. the Thomson Reuters Foundation duties meant they had little time to worn up to three times, ac- and seal must be main- could be reused three times. strike this month to demand job They recently received a 33% hike of nearly 600 ASHA workers from carry out other tasks that awarded cording to a new study that tained,” Lloyd-Smith Those treated with UV recognition, better pay and proper to their basic monthly salary due to four states - Maharashtra, Bihar, them bonus payments. could help reuse these added. light and dry heat began protective gear. the new coronavirus, and get Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh “Asha workers have emerged as scarce resources amidst the In the study, the scientists showing fit and seal prob- “Now we work all hours, with no bonuses for tasks such as 50 rupees - revealed average earnings of about the backbone of primary healthcare pandemic. tested several decontamina- lems after three decontami- days off,” said 33-year-old Mhaske, for ensuring five children are im- 4,000 rupees for the month of July. in India,” said physician Abhay Researchers, including tion methods on small sec- nations, the researchers who used to do farm work shifts to munized and 600 rupees for taking “We have already increased 1,000 Bang, founder of the public health those from The University tions of N95 filter fabric that said, indicating these respi- supplement her ASHA income be- pregnant women to hospital to give rupees for their Covid-19 duties,” non-profit ‘Search’. of California Los Angeles had been exposed to the rators potentially could be fore the coronavirus pandemic birth. Sheel added. “Right now, that’s it.” “Over the years, their work has (UCLA) in the US, said N95 virus, including the use of reused twice. struck India in March. Yet labour economists and cam- Sheel said individual states had gone from part-time to full-time,” respirators reduce exposure vaporised hydrogen perox- They concluded that va- India’s coronavirus cases crossed paigners said ASHA workers were the discretion to boost the earnings he said, adding that their average to airborne infectious ide, dry heat at 70 degrees porized hydrogen peroxide the 3.2 million mark this week - it is still hugely underpaid for their du- of local ASHA workers and that work day was at least 12 hours. “You agents, including the novel Celsius, ultraviolet light was the most effective behind the United States and Brazil ties, and earned about half as much some states had done so. call them community workers, so coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, (UV), and a 70 per cent method because no traces of - after a surge in rural areas where as farm workers employed under “But there isn’t one clear payment you don’t give them government and are one of the key pieces ethanol spray. According to the virus could be detected two-thirds of its 1.3 billion people government job schemes. structure for the whole country,” wages. But you keep full control of personal protective the researchers, all four after only a 10-minute treat- live. “In the name of community serv- said Ranjana Nirula, convenor of over them.” equipment used by clinical methods eliminated de- ment. Based on the find- With infections spreading further ice, they are working without com- the All India Coordination Commit- The Indian government and workers in preventing the tectable viable virus from ings, the scientists said UV to small towns and remote regions, mensurate remuneration or rights,” tee of ASHA Workers, which is a Prime Minister Narendra Modi spread of COVID-19. the N95 fabric test samples. light and dry heat are also experts say the epidemic in India is said K.R. Shyam Sunder, a profes- union. have hailed the ASHA workers in The study, published in The scientists then acceptable decontamina- likely to be months away from its sor at the Xavier School of Manage- “This is part of unpaid labour of recent months for their role in con- the journal Emerging Infec- treated fully intact, clean tion procedures, as long as peak, putting more strain on an al- ment in Jharkhand. women and is seen as an extension taining the epidemic in India. tious Diseases, noted that respirators with the same the methods are applied for ready overburdened healthcare sys- “This amounts to indignity or of the work women do at home.” Yet such praise means little to critical shortages of these decontamination methods at least 60 minutes. tem and struggling ASHA workers. undignified labour ... the returns to “FULL CONTROL” many ASHA workers as their work masks have driven efforts to to test their reuse durabil- The ethanol spray, how- we (ASHA workers) are saying is the society from their work will far Several ASHA workers said they days get longer while their pay re- find new decontamination ity, following which volun- ever, damaged the integrity that the government should think outweigh the meagre economic cost had worked around the clock and mains roughly the same. methods that can extend teered to wear the masks for of the respirator’s fit and about us,” Mhaske told the Thom- in regularizing them.” been on call at all hours since March “I hope the payment will improve their use. two hours to determine if seal after two sessions, and son Reuters Foundation by phone India’s health ministry has not of- - when millions of migrant workers and maybe I will grow profession- “Although N95 respira- they maintained a proper fit they do not recommend it from Osmanabad in Maharashtra ficially responded to ASHA work- returned to villages from cities post- ally,” said Mhaske, who recently en- tors are designed for just and seal over the face. They for decontaminating N95 state. ers’ demands for a base salary of lockdown. rolled in a computing course to one use before disposal, in decontaminated each mask respirators. PAY DISPUTE 10,000 rupees per month. The health workers recorded widen her career prospects. Coronavirus pandemic:?Severe or fatal Covid-19 very rare in children, says study NEW DELHI:Children and suffering serious illness or un- be comforted that their chil- ple’s team looked at data from “tiny”, the researchers said, young people are far less likely derlying health disorders. dren are not at direct harm by 651 babies and children under children of Black ethnicity and than adults to get severe cases “We can be quite sure that going back into school,” he told 19 who were hospitalised with those with obesity are dispro- of Covid-19 infection, and Covid in itself is not causing a briefing. Covid-19 between Jan. 17 and portionately affected, as previ- death from the pandemic dis- harm to children on a signifi- Global data on the spread of July 3.The six children who ous studies in adults have ease among children is excep- cant scale,” said Malcolm Sem- the coronavirus pandemic died all had “profound comor- found. tionally rare, according to UK ple, a professor of outbreak shows that children and young bidity”, the researchers said, The study also showed that research published on Thurs- medicine and child health at people make up only 1-2% of and this was a “strikingly low” children can have a cluster of day. Britain’s University of Liver- cases of Covid-19 worldwide. fatality rate compared with a symptoms including sore A study of Covid-19 patients pool, who co-led the work. The vast majority of reported 27% across all age groups - throat, nausea, vomiting, ab- admitted to 138 hospitals in “The highest level message infections in children are mild from 0-106 years - of Covid-19 dominal pain, diarrhoea and Britain found that less than 1% really has to be that (in children or asymptomatic, with few patients hospitalised in the rash alongside already-recog- were children, and of those with Covid-19) severe disease recorded deaths. same period. nised Covid-19 symptoms of fewer than 1% - or six in total - is rare, and death is vanishingly For this study, published in While the overall risk of chil- fever, breathlessness and died, all of whom were already rare - and that (parents) should the BMJ medical journal, Sem- dren getting severe Covid is cough. BACK PAGE 12 Daily Jammu Rising Jammu, Saturday,Aug 29, 2020 Central team reviews COVID control measures in J&K for travelers. The Member and Di- rector stressed upon the Deputy Commissioners to redesign red and con- tainment zones so that spreading of infections of disease to other areas could be prevented. They asked them to take nec- essary steps to adopt ru- ral strategy to control the infections in villages to contain the virus spread. Dr Paul and Dr. Singh stressed upon the con- cerned authorities that JAMMU RISING NHM, Bhupinder Ku- tails of Covid patients, the target to be set up for at least 15 people who JAMMU, AUG 28 mar, Managing Director, quarantine centres and Member, NITI AYOG, JKMSCL, Dr Yashpal Corona hospitals. contacted with any Covid Government of India, Dr Sharma, Director SKIMS While reviewing the positive patient should Vinod Kumar Paul, along Soura Srinagar, Principal strategies and parame- be tested in order to con- with Director, National GMC Srinagar, Director ters followed by the trol the epidemic and Centre for Disease Con- Health Services Kashmir health and districts ad- help break the chain. Road washed away at channi rama area of Jammu due to heavy Rainfall and Flash flood trol (NCDC) New Delhi, and other senior officers ministration to control They stressed upon them in Jammu. Dr S K Singh, today of concerned depart- Covid-19, the Member for strengthening of dis- chaired a meeting at Civil ments were present in stressed upon the Deputy trict level teams who deal Secretariat regarding the meeting. Commissioners to evolve with controlling the control measures being All the Deputy Com- an effective containment spread of corona virus missioners of Jammu strategy for early detec- outbreak besides asking Dulloo inaugurates implemented by the ad- ministration to prevent and Kashmir Union Ter- tion of COVID cases for them to take up the Covid Covid-19 virus in the ritory along with respec- controlling the spread of cases of security forces Union Territory of tive stakeholders at- corona virus. with their concerned of- ficers for timely treat- NAT-PCR at Srinagar GMC Jammu and Kashmir. tended the meeting They complimented ment. Financial Commis- through video conferenc- J&K administration for JAMMU RISING technologies which en- Meanwhile, Financial sioner, Health and Med- ing from their respective 100 per cent testing of JAMMU, AUG 28 sures additional safety to ical Education, Atal Dul- headquarters and elabo- travelers who enter the Commissioner, Health Financial Commis- blood recipients. There loo, Deputy rately explained about Union Territory saying and Medical Education sioner, Health and Med- are many reports high- Commissioner Srinagar, the steps being taken up that the strategy could be presented Coffee Table ical Education Depart- lighting the incidence of Dr Shahid Iqbal Choud- to control the pandemic followed by other States Book to the Member and ment, Atal Dulloo, today Transfusion Transmitted hary, Managing Director, besides day-to-day de- and UTs as model testing Director as memento. inaugurated State-of-Art Infections (TTIs), espe- Nucleic Acid Testing cially in the patients re- (NAT-PCR) facility at ceiving multiple transfu- Government Medical Col- sions in critical CS approves Annual Action Plans lege Srinagar for safer conditions like Tha- quality blood transfusion lassemia, Cancer or Car- funded under National diac surgeries. of PMKSY and NLM for 2020-21 Health Mission in the UT. Dr. Rubi Reshi, Head of This facility shall help in tory shall be ensured by Department, Blood & The State Level Sanc- Mission Director, Na- early detection of trans- providing an additional Transfusion Medicine tioning Committee also tional Health Mission, fusion transmission in- layer of safety to blood re- GMC, Srinagar said that, approved top up subsidy J&K, Bhupinder Kumar, fections like HIV, He- cipients. The first such fa- “Blood donations amounting to Rs. 10.26 Principal Govt. Medical patits “B” and Hepatitis cility in the Union Terri- screened with world class crore including 55% cen- College, Srinagar, Dr “C” Virus. He said that, tory has already been NAT PCR technology will tral assistance, as Micro Samia Rashid, Head of NAT testing facility has inaugurated on June 14th reduce the risk of infec- Irrigation Fund from Department Blood & been funded by National at Govt. Medical College, tion in 3 patients, as NABARD, which will pro- Transfusion Medicine Health Mission and all Jammu ensuring the every unit of blood can be vide financial assistance GMC, Srinagar, Dr. Rubi the blood donations in highest level of blood transfused to three peo- to farmers adopting micro Reshi State Nodal Offi- three major tertiary care safety in the region, he ple when separated into irrigation techniques as a cer, NHM, Dr. Moham- hospitals viz; SMHS, Lal added. components. part of sustainable agri- mad Shafi Koka, were Ded, Bone & Joint Hospi- Principal GMC Srina- Meanwhile, NAT-PCR, cultural activities. also present on the occa- tal shall be screened, he gar said NAT-PCR helps Plasma Bank was also in- Earlier, while chairing a sion. added. Bhupinder Kumar, to detect the presence of augurated by the Finan- meeting of State Level Ex- Speaking on the occa- Mission Director NHM, life threatening viruses cial Commissioner, ecutive Committee of Na- sion, Atal Dulloo said that J&K said that by adopting HIV, HBV and HCV that H&ME on the occasion. tional Livestock Mission with the implementation this technology as an inte- may be present in the Dr Mohammad Shafi (NLM), Chief Secretary of Nobel Prize winning gral part of blood transfu- blood donated in window Koka, State Nodal Offi- and bridge the gaps bore wells, community approved Rs. 32.24 crore NAT-PCR technology, the sion services, safety of pa- period of the infection, cer, NHM, J&K pre- JAMMU RISING through location specific WHT and farm ponds has action plan of centrally Blood Transfusion safety tients and wellbeing of and can be missed by sented vote of thanks on JAMMU, AUG 28 innovative interventions increased by 6798 Ha, sponsored scheme for the in the UT will now be of the people of Union Terri- conventional screening the occasion. The Chief Secretary, B V to ensure extension of ir- whereas, area under mi- year 2020-21. NLM is an International standards. R Subrahmanyam today rigation facilities to every cro-irrigation- drip, sprin- umbrella scheme com- chaired a meeting of State farm. kler and rain guns, has prising sub-missions on Level Sanctioning Com- The Committee ap- gone up by 6766 Ha. livestock development, JKSSB’s portal records 7,07,500 registrations; mittee (SLSC) for Pradhan proved Rs. 601.12 crore These measures have in- feed & fodder develop- Mantri Krishi Sinchayee annual action plan of creased crop production ment and skill develop- Yojana (PMKSY) and re- Pradhan Mantri Krishi by 30%, saved water by ment, technology & exten- 3,91,500 candidates submit online applications so far viewed progress made un- Sinchayee Yojana for the 70% and benefitted 7,000 sion. Also 1,48,100 applica- ments under the provi- erationalized two der the scheme. year 2020-21. The annual agro-dependent families, The proposed action JAMMU RISING tions have been submit- sions of the Jammu and helplines one each at Sri- Administrative Secre- plan lays emphasis on var- besides, reducing water plan envisages develop- JAMMU, AUG 28 ted online for the post of Kashmir Appointment to nagar and Jammu for the taries of Animal & Sheep ious components under runoff and recharging ment of poultry develop- Till today morning Accounts Assistant. It the Class-IV (Special Re- convenience of aspi- Husbandry, Forest, Ecol- the schemes Per Drop ground water reservoirs. ment projects and hatch- 7,07,500 Registrations has been noted that cruitment) Rules, 2020, rants. ogy and Environment and More Crop (PDMC), Har In the current financial eries, strengthening of have been done by the Rural Development & Khet Ko Paani (HKKP), year, the Department has about 1,55,000 unique in pursuance of General In addition, any person sheep breeding farms, im- candidates on JKSSB’s Panchayati Raj along with Integrated Watershed proposed bringing 12,000 visitors visited the online Administration Depart- who finds difficulty in proving biosecurity, es- Online Portal, since the concerned Heads of De- Management Plan Ha additional areas under application portal of ment’s Revised Indent submission of applica- tablishment of nucleus commencement of online partments participated in (IWMP) and Accelerated irrigation and reducing JKSSB yesterday. No. GAD/Mtg/RB- tion form due to techni- breeding stock of Gurezi application submission the meeting. Irrigation Benefit Pro- the gap between ultimate Pertinently, the IV/50/2020 Dated cal issue or for any other sheep, establishing feed from 10th July, 2020 and Jammu and Kashmir 22.06.2020 under Ad- reasons, may send a self- The Chief Secretary said gramme (AIBP). irrigation potential and ir- testing laboratory and cre- that the Department It was informed that as rigation potential by con- 3,91,500 candidates Services Selection Board vertisement Notification explanatory mail at ssb- ation of new water re- completed their online has advertised 8575 Class No. 01 of 2020 dated [email protected] should converge efforts a result of previous inter- verging 144 existing sources, among others. under various schemes ventions, area irrigated by schemes. application submission IV posts for District/Di- 26.06.2020. for seeking guidance, process for Class IV visional/Union Territory Further, the Services clarification etc. Ex-servicemen lend support to posts. cadre in various depart- Selection Board has op- Bandipora admn reviews flood preparedness NSS over Nagrota College issue JAMMU RISING directed to put all their staff JAMMU, AUG 28 on high alert and ensure AMMU ISING tion would come forward J R The District Administra- their presence in offices and with a roadmap for the con- JAMMU, AUG 28 tion Bandipora under the other required places. It The ex-servicemen of Na- struction of the complex, was also given out that the foundation stone of chairmanship of Assistant grota Assembly Con- there is adequate availability which was laid last year Commissioner Revenue stituency today extended of essentials in the district with fanfare. He expressed Reyaz Ahmad Beigh today whole-hearted support to and LPG stock is also avail- Nagrota Sangarash Samiti gratitude to the ex-service- convened a meeting to re- able. (NSS), spearheading the men for their solidarity and view flood preparedness in Meanwhile, people living sit-in-dharna in support of support to the common the district. demand for resumption of cause. On the occasion, the ACR in low lying areas and along work on the Degree College Rameshwar Dutt, ex- directed the concerned offi- ple and plug the weak banks to water supply in any area mountain streams have at Nagrota. Sarpanch, Ravi Singh cers to keep their men and of streams and rivers. The besides the department was been advised to remain Welcoming the support, Panch, Manoroma Kumar, machinery ready with tents, meeting was informed that a also directed to make avail- alert and not to venture the senior leaders of NSS Panch, Sanjay Sharma, sandbags, life jackets, and control room has been es- able the dewatering pumps near the swollen water bod- including Mr Rameshwar resumption of the college adding that already time Niab Sarpanch, Vijay other rescue equipment. tablished in Gurez, Sumbal at vulnerable locations as ies. Dutt said that this reflects complex at the approved has been lost due to vested Sharma, Rajinder Sharma, The meeting was in- and Bandipora and the precautionary measures. Earlier Disaster Re- the steadfastness of the site, no forward movement interest of some elements, Ashu Sharma, Chaman Lal, formed that sandbags are numbers have been notified ACR directed all the con- sponse Force conducted a people of the constituency is seen notwithstanding the who can’t be well wishers of Capt. Retd, Rattan Lal available at vulnerable so that people can contact cerned officers to re-verify mock drill at Police Lines towards the common people sitting on dharna for their own children. He said Sharma Ex- Subedar, and spots and all other requisite in case of emergency. Peo- and re-assess the desig- Bandipora to test the pre- agenda of public good, es- nearly a month now. the establishment of college ex-serviceman, Madan Lal arrangements have been ple can also contact the Dis- nated safe shelter buildings paredness by the SDRF in pecially as it concerns the “This is a piquant situa- is imperative to ensure Sharma, Mohd Farooq, put in place to deal with any trict Control Room on with respect to their safety case of any flood like situa- youth, which crave for tion, which calls for immedi- doorstep availability of Rashpal Singh, Tej Ram situation. 01957-225322 and and availability of basic tion. During the mock drill, equal opportunities in edu- ate response from the ad- higher learning for children Sharma, Thoru Ram, Har- It was also given out that 7006630771. minimum facilities therein the trained cops conducted cation and other pursuits. ministration and which come from poorer bans Lal, Mohd Shafi, the vulnerable low lying The Jal Shakti Depart- besides identifying addi- mock drills of a flood situa- Mr Dutt regretted that commitment about taking segments of the society. Vinod Sharma, Kulbushan flood prone areas have been ment was directed to ensure tional buildings for the pur- tion evacuating the persons despite the foundation lay- up the work in a time- The agitating leaders Singh, Ex- Sarpanch, identified and close vigil is the availability of water pose as per the require- trapped in flood waters and Rakesh Thakur, Ashok ing ceremony and the re- bound manner”, he said, hoped that the administra- being maintained there to tankers for the supply of ments of vulnerable areas. rescuing them to safer loca- Thakur and others. peated assurance about the ensure the safety of the peo- water in case of disruption All the officers were also tions. CMYK C YK CMYK