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She added that Arogya yojana (AB-PMJAy) SeHAT scheme till banks of River Chenab. “Due to rise in temperature and COVID-19 pandemic across lated responsibilities with ut - it is inspiring that our work is June 28, 2021. Out of 80627 families in the dis - continues raining, the water level in the Baghliar A Female Multipurpose the Union Territory and rec - most resolve and commit - being recognized by trict, atleast one member of 58578 families have Hydroelectric Power Project reservoir is increasing Health Worker (FMPHW), ognized work and efforts they ment. lieutenant Governor himself been registered which is about 73%. Out of and in order to regulate the water level, the spillway working at Sub Centre are putting in while dealing Kaunsar Jabeen who has and this recognition makes us 411696 eligible beneficiaries, 187214 have been gates shall be opened as and when required in the com - Achegoza, Pulwama, Kaunsar with the hard task of COVID- been dealing with the COVID work with more dedication registered after due verification, and 182842 giv - ing days. The opening of the gates can increase water Jabeen, has thanked the 19 and calling them embodi - related work since the start of and devotion. en golden cards. The information was given at a level in River Chenab,” a statement issued by the con - lieutenant Governor of ment of determination and pandemic, said that it was Kaunsar who has been meeting chaired by Development cerned added. Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj dedication. heartening to hear that lG one of the prime members of Commissioner, Vikas Sharma to take stock of Sinha for mentioning her During the programme, Manoj Sinha mentioned my the group who deals with vac - progress and achievements under Ayushman name in monthly Radio Talk the lG Sinha, shared some of name in Awaam ki Awaaz talk cination in this centre says Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya yojana (AB- Forest department conducts show ‘Awaam ki Awaaz’ and the inspiring stories of good show and recognized my vac - that till now they have com - PMJAy) SeHAT scheme. The meeting was at - appreciating her vaccination Samaritans and saluted their cination work during covid- pleted the 100% vaccination tended by health officers/Officials, CSC officials series of plantation drives in work in the ongoing pandem - spirit and dedication towards 19. “It was an amazing feeling of above 45 years age group. and representatives of insurance companies. Dr ic COVID-19. human service. that I was approached by lt Kaunsar Jabeen in her Umar Khan, epidemiologist (Nodal officer) gave Sunderbani Recently, lieutenant like other frontline Governor’s office and he him - appeal to the general public the details including total families identified, to - raJourI, JuLY 12: Governor, Manoj Sinha dedi - healthcare workers (Nurses self mentioned my name in advises people to follow all tal verified members, registrations done, status cated monthly Radio talk and paramedics), Kaunsar is the radio talk show, and ap - covid related SOPs religiously of Ayushman card Generation, claims submit - Sunderbani Forest Range today conducted three show to the tireless efforts of at the forefront of this preciated my work, mainly and get themselves vaccinat - ted, paid and amount rejected. The DC directed plantation drives at GMS Marchola, GMS Salheri and Corona Warriors and COVID-19 health crisis and is related to vaccination in the ed as this is the prime way of that all the 170 CSCs shall ensure the registration of beneficiaries at Panchayat level with active in - Govt. Sub Centre Salheri. Sarpanch Panchayat Halqa Frontline Workers, who are constantly managing both of - ongoing covid-19 pandemic”, fighting this dreadful virus. Marchola, Sukhdev Kour and Sarpanch Panchayat volvement of PRIs. Halqa Hathal-B Capt. Bal Krishan, Naib Sarpanch, Nishu Sharma took active part in the plantation drive. SDM Gool reviews functioning of Respective Members of the Biodiversity Management Committee were also present at all the plantation departments, progress on vaccination Advisor Khan discusses revival model for drives. The Panches and locals of the respective GooL, JuLY 12: executed by the different Panchayats besides staff of schools and Health Sub executing Departments. JKHPMC with a Mumbai based Consultancy firm Centre Salheri also participated in the plantation drive. Sub- Divisional While reviewing the sta - Sarpanches lauded the efforts of Forest Department Magistrate, Gool, Giasul Haq tus of achievement against for conducting plantation drives. Block Officer today reviewed the function - the target of COVID-19 vacci - Dharamsaal, Ved Parkash along with staff of the block ing of various departments, nation of 18-45 and above 45 successfully conducted the plantation drive. The drive especially status of facilities age group, the SDM urged was conducted under the close supervision of B. available in Covid Care the PRIs to cooperate and co - Mohandas, Conservator of Forests West Circle Centres and progress on ordinate with the health Rajouri; Suresh Manda, Divisional Forest Officer Covid vaccination made by teams for ensuring 100% vac - Nowshera and Rakesh Verma, Range officer the Health Department, here cination of all targeted people Sunderbani. at a meeting. in the Sub-division. He also The SDM also took stock directed the Tehsildar and of implementation of other BMO to ensure availability of DC Gbl appeals people to beneficiary oriented schemes all health and other facilities being implemented by the in each and every Covid Care srINaGar, JuLY 12: to the “Revival Plan” of now an horti/agri infra - the consultants to work follow CAB strictly Revenue, Health, RDD, Jal Centre established at JKHPMC. The Mumbai structure expert with out a plan that is locally Shakri and various other de - Panchayat level to facilitate Representatives of a based consultancy firm M/s Darashaw informed viable. partments in the Sub –divi - the people if they required. Mumbai based consul - has been engaged by Advisor Khan that they Advisor Khan im - Positivity rate witnesses slight sion. Tehsildar Gool, Nisaq- The SDM directed Aee tancy firm today called JKHPMC for formulat - are working on a com - pressed upon them that Ul-Farooq, BMO, Dr. Bashir Jal Shakti to properly regu - on Advisor to lieutenant ing a holistic plan for the prehensive & realistic the horticulture industry increase in the district Ahmed, BDO Gool, Dr. GaNderBaL, JuLY 12: late their field staff besides Governor, Farooq Khan revival of the corpora - plan and several models is one of the mainstay of Karanjeet Singh, BDO, Gundi supervising their works to en - at Civil Secretariat here tion’s erstwhile facilities including PPP are being rural areas and happens The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Dharam, Supinder Kour, sure adequate drinking water to discuss the modalities like Apple Grading & envisaged to be recom - to be a major contributor Krittika Jyotsna today said that Covid Positivity rate Aee Jal Shakri and supplies in all areas. for revival of J&K Packing Houses and mended to JKHPMC for in our economy. He adds has shown a slight jump as compared to last week in the Sarpanches attended the SDM also briefed the Horticulture Produce Walnut Hulling Centers. establishment of multi that, if properly, chan - district. The DC said this during a routine press brief - meeting. PRIs about the importance of and Marketing MD JKHPMC, Shafit modern facilities like CA nelized and effectively ing to present an overall situation of the Covid-19 in the The SDM took a firsthand youth Clubs being constitut - Corporation (JKHPMC). Sultan was also present Stores, Incubation implemented the corpo - district, besides the covid containment and mitigation appraisal about the constitu - ed in all Panchayats of the These representa - on occasion. Centers and Integrated ration would be one of measures employed so far in the district. Giving de - tion of youth Clubs, status of Sub-division to channelize tives of M/s Darashaw Dr. Srivastava, for - Apple Pack Houses & the most successful mod - tails, the DC said that in the last few weeks the positive drinking water supply, power the energy of youth for their briefed the Advisor about mer faculty member of Walnut Hulling Centers. els of business and value indicators with regard to pandemic were improving supply and progress on other personality development as the progress with regard IIM, Ahmadabad and Advisor Khan urged addition in the UT. drastically, but this week a slight jump has been seen in developmental projects being well as progress of society. the overall positivity rate which is not an encouraging sign. While appealing the general public to follow Covid Appropriate Behavior (CAB) strictly, she said DDC Doda reviews physical, financial status of B2V-3 works DC, MDNHM inspect dialysis that Covid Pandemic is not over yet adding that it has been observed that people are seen without observing Directs to complete all 222 allotted works within set timeline unit, SNCU, DEIC at DH Gbl social distancing and wearing face masks especially at doda, JuLY 12: tourist spots viz. Manasbal and Sonamarg that remain over-crowded during weekend days due to which the District Development Review implementation of NHM positivity rate has increased in the district. She said Commissioner (DDC) Doda, Vikas that to regulate the crowd at these tourist destinations, Sharma today convened the meeting schemes in the district the joint teams have been constituted. The DC again of all key officers of RDD and various GaNderBaL, JuLY 12: sanitary napkins among appealed to the people of the district to continue fol - executing agencies at the meeting adolescent girls under lowing CAB besides wearing facemasks, to avoid un - hall of DC office and reviewed physi - The Deputy Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya necessary gatherings in markets and other public cal and financial status of works ap - Commissioner (DC) Karyakram (RKSK). places. proved under flagship programme Ganderbal, Krittika The duo also inspected B2V-3. During the meeting, the DDC Jyotsna along with Mission the Special Newborn Care sought in detail and updated figures Director (MD), National Unit (SNCU) which aims to CAB, vaccination essential to block wise with regard to the estima - Health Mission (NHM) ensure better survival and tion, tendering, allotment and com - J&K, Choudhary M yasin, health of newborn and keep Covid-19 at bay: DC pletion of B2V-3 works, besides en - today inspected the func - their development and en - quiring about issues if any hampering tioning of dialysis unit at quired about the facilities Kupwara the execution of works. District Hospital (DH) provided to them. executive engineer ReW in - Ganderbal. The MD urged the con - Positivity rate declined down to 0.4%, formed that till now 591 works have While inspecting the cerned that all facilities recovery rate increased to 98% been tendered out of 732 works per - facilities at the dialysis shall be ensured to the ben - KuPWara, JuLY 12: taining to the RDD sector, in which unit, the CMO informed eficiaries as per the proto - tent authority. Similarly Jal Shakti Panchayat level twice but not success - 222 works have been allotted. the duo that the dialysis col. They also inspected Division Doda has floated tenders for ful due to low competition at The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Further regarding the B2V-3 unit is approved at the cost District early Intervention one work and out of remaining 11 Panchayat level, with the supporting Din today once again reiterated his appeal to the peo - works pertaining to other depart - of Rs 46.5 lakh under Centre (DeIC) and re - works only 4 are feasible which shall documents from Gram sabha. ple of Kupwara district to continue the use of mask and ments, the DDC was informed that 9 Pradhan Mantri National viewed its operationaliza - be tendered shortly. DC directed the concerned offi - maintenance of Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) feasible works were tendered by PDD Dialysis Program and over tion, and status of linking DDC directed the concerned au - cers to monitor estimation and ten - and other SOPs to overcome the resurgence of the Doda out of 23 works. Other 14 works 15 sessions have been done children screened for de - thorities and executing agencies to dering process of approved works on Covid. The Deputy Commissioner said this while ad - shall be tendered after necessary cor - since its inauguration un - fects at birth including defi - float the tenders of all the feasible fast track basis for timely completion. dressing a presser here. Giving details, the DC said that rigendum so as to make them feasi - der the observation of med - ciencies, diseases, develop - works within two days and monitor The meeting was attended by CPO the positivity rate has declined to 0.4 percent, while ble. Similarly 6 works pertaining to ical consultants and mental delays and disabili - the progress of allotted works on a Doda, ADDC Doda, Se PWD, ACD Recovery rate has gone up to 98 percent which is a good PDD Kishtwar division shall be ten - trained technical staff. ties. The MD also enquired daily basis for timely completion. Doda, ACP Doda All BDOs, executive sign of satisfaction for the district. He said that out of dered shortly. The MD also reviewed about the care, support and The DDC directed the concerned engineer ReW, representative of Jal 13947 positive cases, 13641 have been recovered till Out of three works pertaining to the implementation of vari - treatment provided to im - to float the tender on block level in the Shakti Division Doda besides other date. He said the district has currently 141 active posi - PWD one has been completed and an - ous schemes of the NHM in prove survival outcome of works where tenders were floated at concerned officers and officials. tive cases, adding that only 9 patients are admitted in other needs corrigendum by compe - the district and distributed such children. SDH Kupwara, 116 are under home isolation. Regarding vaccination, the DC said that 70 percent of the target population of above 45 years has been vacci - DC Bandipora reviews Eid-ul-Adha arrangements nated till date. While, 18 percent of 18-44 year aged Director Agriculture reviews status people have been vaccinated so far in the district. He Directs for strict adherence to Covid said that the only way to keep the Covid at bay is to fol - low the Covid Appropriate Behaviour and get vaccinat - of CSSs, FOS at Anantnag protocol, intensifying market checking ed. He again appealed not to lower the guard against aNaNtNaG, JuLY 12: Agriculture Officer (CAO) to Soil Health Card Scheme. BaNdIPora, JuLY 12: Vegetables and other essentials in the the Covid pandemic. District Information Officer, organise capacity building During the meeting, the market and take strict action against Kupwara Mohammad yousuf Mir, Nodal Officer Director Agriculture training programmes for field Director laid special emphasis The Deputy Commissioner (DC) the erring traders. The DC on the occa - Covid, Ghulam Nabi Sheikh , Medical Officer Covid Kashmir, Choudhary functionaries regarding vari - on Mushroom Development Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad today sion passed directions to FCS&CA, le - Control Room , Dr Naseer were present at the occasion. Mohammad Iqbal today con - ous CSSs to efficiently meet on scientific lines and im - convened a meeting of all Sectoral offi - gal metrology and other concerned de - The readers can also reach us on the official Twitter ac - vened a high level meeting at their mission and goal in a pressed upon CAO to make a cers to review the arrangements for partments to intensify the market count of DC Kupwara: @dckupwara and official Dak Bunglow Khanabal here suitable way. comprehensive plan for pro - the upcoming festive occasion of eid- checking and ensure all commodities Twitter account of DIC Kupwara: @infokupwara. to review the progress on dif - Chowdary directed the of - cessing and providing market ul-Adha. are sold at already fixed prices besides ferent Centrally Sponsored ficers to intensify tours to facilities to the growers. The meeting was informed that on ensuring availability of all essential Schemes (CSSs) and other farmer’s fields to reach out to earlier, CAO Anantnag the eve of eid ul Adha, the Sheep supplies in the market to avoid hoard - farmer oriented schemes DLSA organises Legal the farmers with latest tech - gave a detailed power point Husbandry Department would set up ings and profiteering. f Tendered Cost Incl l ) o e l ) . d n n i t e f a i s r t l ry having received at least first dose GST o B n o f ) i c a tune with the scientific standards C n o l t e o s f a g D o a e r (Rs in Lacs.) t n y S. L Class of m l c i s d e i s e a r Name of Work with Package No. u n p n n n l o e of the vaccine. i d c e e m a Contractor e D e h and protocols, are devised at the No t t l i t d a m ( C p o c r c n r s e n n t n a T o i o e d n a a e e R e m a o T a c ( i P w T ( P T n R T M Calling the achievement a big micro level and all aspects associat - T feat for the district, the Deputy ed with the process are taken into 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ³$´&ODVV Commissioner Dr. Piyush Singla in PWD or consideration. Renewal coat /Macadamisation 1 equivalent M 2 . pressed for continuing the immuni - and maintenance of road from 0 in CPWD/ A elaborating on the accomplish - 2 60 t st - 0 Kundi to Birjala, Package No. 42.44 4.24 46.68 0.80 1 A Railways 1. 7 0 days 0 sation programme with full mo - ment, the Deputy CMO, Dr. M. y. : and other JK03-87, Length 2.85Kms - 0 1 1 state PMGSY Division Uri. 3 mentum for achieving the desired Zagoo said that 15 percent of above Governme results. He informed that massive nts 45 people have been inoculated ³$´&ODVV in PWD or awareness campaigns were with the 2nd dose as well while the Renewal coat/Macadamisation 1 equivalent 2 M . and maintenance of road from 0 in CPWD/ launched to address the vaccine A others will receive the same in due 2 60 t st - 0 Bandi to Machikrand, Package 47.30 4.73 52.03 0.80 1 A Railways 2. 7 0 days 0 hesitancy besides inoculations : course of time as per the guidelines. No JK03-82, Length 3.85 Kms - and other 0 1 1 state PMGSY Division Uri. 3 were carried out both at designated He informed that 215 vaccina - Governme sites and remote and far off places tion sites manned with technical nts by dedicated vaccination teams. and support staff were established 1. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the website www.pmgsytendersjk.gov.in from12-07-2021 Giving details, the DC said that (11:00AM) To30-07-2021upto 04:30PM. to achieve the target adding that all 2. The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website www.pmgsytendersjk.gov.in from15-07- more than 3.46 doses stand admin - these sites are still active and work - 2021 (10:00 AM) To30-07-2021upto 04:30 PM. The bid uploaded on the Website upto due date and time will be opened online on31-07-2021 at 10:00 AM inthe presence of the bidders who wish to attend. If the istered to various categories of ben - ing. office happens to be closed on the date of opening of the bid as specified, the bid will be opened on the next eficiaries cumulatively and comple - Meanwhile, the public ex - working day at the same time and venue. 3.The complete bidding process will be online. mented the health care and front- pressed satisfaction over the efforts 4.Cost of Bid Form is Rs.8,000/- (Rupees Eight Thousand Only) per package (non-refundable) only line workers in this regard. of the administration and con - in the form of Demand Draft in favour of Accounts Officer PMGSY Kashmir payable at Srinagar. Dr. Singla hailed the general 5. The bidders are requested to quote their rates excluding GST. GST @12% shall be added to the He also appreciated the senior partments, BlOs, PRIs, UlB mem - cerned departments for successful - contract value by the allotting authority at the time of issue of allotment. public for their cooperation and ap - officers of Health, Civil and Police bers and other stakeholders for mo - ly immunising a large chunk of pop - pealed to them to participate in vac - Administration, Tehsildars, BDOs, bilizing and vaccinating the people ulation and bringing the overall Sd/- cination drives with the same ener - Executive Engineer Officials from Municipalities, at their doorsteps. Covid situation under control in the PMGSY Division Uri gy. Revenue, education and other de - Pertinent to mention here, the district. DIP/J-3584/21 Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU TUeSDAy JUly 13 2, 021 Glimpses of Future A confusing Cabinet expansion exercise eSTABlISHeD IN 1986 BY : PrIYadarsHI dutta Narendra Singh Tomar. The new Railway Minister, Ashwini Burdening Ministers with three Vaishnaw, has also the charge of Catering needs of citizens Ministries can seldom be a formula two more Ministries, for success. It cannot be averred Communication and electronics overnment of Jammu and Kashmir is taking that the Modi Government has shed and IT. The MR Cell or the Railway deadwood and found the manna. Minister’s Office will now work in new initiatives to develop the cities of Jammu Under the much-touted logic of two shifts lasting from 7 am to 12 and Kashmir like Smart cities and is working to “perform or perish”, Sadhvi am. The extended hours do not con - G Niranjan Jyoti has apparently stitute overtime, but indicate the provide better care facilities to the people. New initia- emerged more efficient than, say, Minister’s efforts to juggle with tives are in line with mission of making cities sensitive to Ravi Shankar Prasad or Dr Harsh three Ministries. While Vaishnaw the needs of citizens and our vision of evolving them Vardhan. The MoS, Rural might depend upon his razor sharp Development, has not merely saved intelligence, the same might not be through the use of modern IT & other interventions, en- her own portfolio during Cabinet said about Mansukh laxmanbhai abling seamless information access and better service reshuffle but added one more Mandaviya, who has been in news delivery. We need to adopt meaningful ways and means charge, ie Consumer Affairs, Food for his old tweets in outrageous and Public Distribution, to it. english. Promoted to Cabinet rank, to cater the ever-changing needs of citizens, to acknowl- Several heavyweight Cabinet minis - Mandaviya has been given charge of edge the limits of available capacities, and strive dynam- ters were dropped like deadwood two Ministries, including Health. It from their Ministry. There is no was not a good idea to remove a doc - ically to address the same. The ‘mySrinagar’ app will deal in sight on the lines “Kamraj tor-turned-senior politician from work as a robust mechanism facilitating real-time infor- Plan” (1963), which suggested that the helm of the Health Ministry in mation dissemination to the user, besides making infor- senior Cabinet Ministers in the course correction applied? Is the Government that one sees that the the middle of the pandemic. While Nehru Government should resign Prime Minister sure that he made Railway Minister might hold charge one should not be culturally preju - mation related to tourist attractions and destinations in to work for revitalising the party. the right choices now by inducting a of two other Ministries. Previous diced against under-proficiency in Srinagar city available on single platform. More than 40 Ravi Shankar Prasad, Harsh large element of untested people? Minister of Railways who was addi - english, it would become a handi - Vardhan and Prakash Javadekar Does by dropping senior Ministers, tionally holding the charge of cap during the pandemic when a services from various line departments including 20 were educated and suave faces of he wishes to send a stern message to Commerce and Industry Ministry, Minister has to pursue research Srinagar Municipal Services are being offered through the Government. each one of them the inductees that in the long run no also found the Ministry of briefs on COVID, mostly of foreign the app. It was also informed that the app supports the came to occupy up to three Union is indispensable? For better or Consumer Affairs, Food and Public origin and invariably in english. Ministries. Was the Prime worse, these people will lead the Distribution falling in his lap as Despite the BJP’s hype on cultural GIS-based grievance management. The officials shall Minister’s trust in them so mis - Modi Government’s programmes Ram Vilas Paswan passed away in nationalism, education and culture collaborate with the concerned departments and inte- placed that these senior leaders had into the 2024 elections. When one October 2020. Thereby Piyush have remained two non-priority to be dropped for non-performance burdens a Cabinet Minister with Goyal had to negotiate with the agi - nd sectors in the Modi Government. It grate services like Building permissions, electricity, a without any honourable rehabilita - three Ministries, performance is at tating farmers alongside the never had HRD and Culture Water connections with the ‘mySrinagar’ mobile appli- tion plan? Why there was no mid- risk. It was only under this Minister of Agriculture, viz A confusing on Page 7 cation for ease of access by the people. Stress must be given on maintaining proper inter-departmental coor- dination and officers shall get a better understanding of different facets of the prestigious project for effective Time to take stock on World Population Day rt City initiatives. In a implementation of various Sma By : arCHaNa datta the population grew from 2.5 billion yet another move to transform the Cities of J&K and to 5 billion in just 37 years. To count - making them more vibrant, citizen-friendly, and mod- There is as yet no real check on er the rising population, a concerted world population growth as 140 mil - global move originated in 1987, and ern, lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has inaugurat- lion are born and 58 million die the world began to observe July 11 as ed multiple projects of Srinagar Smart City including every year, adding a net 82 million. 'Population Day' under the auspices Unusual weather phenomena like ariable Message Displays (VMDs) installed across the of the United Nations from 1990. It V extreme heatwaves in the USA and aimed to curb unbridled population city, besides dedicating the new Surface Car Parking at Canada or the recurrent cyclonic on - growth and issues that have a bear - Residency Road, Srinagar to the public. The lt slaughts on the Indian coasts are ing on it such as gender equality, now causing concerns. Scientists women's empowerment, their sexu - Governor has also launched the ‘mySrinagar’ Mobile and meteorologists attribute them al and reproductive health and App, which will be a one stop solution catering to the to overuse of non-renewable energy, rights, mother and child health care, needs of citizens and tourists in Srinagar. The app inte- excessive rise in ocean water tem - family planning, eradication of perature, absorbingmore green - poverty, etc. These efforts yielded grates all available e-services offered by various depart- house gas emissions, widespread positive gains, registering an almost ments, tourism related information in both offline and deforestation, et al. Arenot they in - 60 per cent reduction in Child dicative of over-exploitation of na - Mortality Rate from 93 deaths per online mode and emergency helpline services at finger ture's bounties leading to a serious 1000 live births in 1990 to 38 in tips of users. The lt Governor underscored that the J&K ecological imbalance? American bi - 2019. However, the rate is not uni - Government, through its continuous endeavours is ex- ologist Paul ehrlich in his book formly distributed across the globe. 'Population Bomb' rang the alarm In India, the number of deaths of ploring all the possibilities to develop Jammu and bell when he said in 1968 when the children underfive fell from 3.4 mil - Srinagar cities into world class modern, sustainable and global population touched 3.5 bil - lion in 1990 to one million in 2017, high in sub-Saharan Africa. number of children in the world will lion that the earth's resources are "fi - that is from 1-in-4 to 1-in-20. However, the declining mortality not decline as rapidly as the fertility vibrant cities. nite" and cannot cope with "infinite Similarly, the global fertility rate al - and fertility rates are not the only de - rate. UN projections show women in population growth". If we look back, so fell from 3.2 births per woman in termining factors in raising the pop - the reproductive age group will in - the global population doubled from 1990 to 2.5 in 2019 and is projected ulation growth. The number of crease from 1.8 billion in 2013 to two 0.25 billion to 0.5 billion within 700 to decline further to 2.2 in 2050. women in the reproductive age also billion by 2025. As a result, the num - years from the early 9th century to Nevertheless, there are a few places matters. If there are more women in ber of births is expected to peak at the middle of the 16th century, and where fertility remained above the the reproductive age bracket(15-49 143 million by the middle of this cen - On guard the same trend continued till the global average. The Maternal years), the number of births will be tury, and then taper down to 131 mil - first half of the 20th century. In the Mortality Rate (MMR) also declined high, even when the fertility rate is lion by 2100, with the global popula - latter half, the fastest doubling oc - globally by 38 per cent (2000-2017) low, which is termed as 'population tion touching at nearly 11 billion. curred between 1950 and 1987, as although it was found unacceptably momentum', and it explains why the time to take on Page 7 Outsider' effect rattles BJP in certain States BY : deePaK K uPretI nessing relentless dissent also onaccount of demands made by - The strategy to open party turn-coats who were allotted gates indiscriminately to dis - plum portfolios at the expense of gruntled Opposition leaders hard-working party leaders. boomeranged as the exercise be - There still are a few 'party hop - gan to erode the party's basic ide - pers'who are not satisfied with ological content Honey the rewards they got for switching attracts flies. Power too has the over and want to stage a coup same qualityof attracting 'bor - against Chief Minister B S derless flying politicians' ever on yediyurappa. K Sudhakaris one the lookout for an opportunity to of the 17 Congress and JD(S) leg - side with power. The march of the islators who shifted their alle - BharatiyaJanata Party across the giance to the BJP and helped The nation is not past the COVID threat factor; let there not be any states was stupendous after the yediyurappa form the govern - breach of safety protocols. The issue is not when a third wave of the Modi era began in 2014. In 2015, ment in 2019. He was given the COVID-19 pandemic will strike India. The issue is what the Government it breached the high wall of important portfolio of health. He and the people are doing to minimise its impact. There are fresh predic - Jammu and Kashmir, coming to crossed over from the Congress tions daily about the onset of the new wave in July or August but the only power in alliance with the and won the reality is that the second wave is still around. India on Saturday, July 10, Peoples' Democratic Party.By Chikkaballapurabypoll in 2019 recorded 42,766 fresh cases. Just over half of them came from Kerala 2018, the party ruledover 21 on a BJP ticket. The youngest with 13,563 new infections and Maharashtra with 8,992. In the north- states and was looking forward to cabinet minister in the east where too infection lingers, Assam accounted for 2391 fresh positive bring the remaining states under increasingly used the third option power from the Congress in early yeddyurappa government, cases in one day. The Kerala Government attributes the growing num- its control when it started suffer - of attracting wannabes from rival 2020 by encouraging several leg - Sudhakar is a rising Vokkaliga bers to the high awareness quotient among Keralites — people go and get ing electoral setbacks. The terri - political camps. The lowpolitical islators to defect, including veter - leader in a government led by a themselves tested the moment they feel they have the symptoms rather torial shrinkbegan in December dividends on account of admit - an Jyotiraditya Scindia. The new - 'lingayat' strongman. The grow - than neglect it. even if most of these people have mild symptoms and do 2018 when the assembly election ting those not rooted in BJP's ly 'saffronized' MlAs formerly ing prominence of a former not get admitted to hospitals, their cases get recorded swelling the total results in Rajasthan, Madhya 'ideology' was amply reflected in with Congress are today control - Congressman in the BJP high - figure. Howev er, the fact remains that only a breach of safety protocol can Pradesh, and the recent upheavals in ling the levers of power. They su - lights both the new 'realpolitik' of cause symptoms in the first place. So, the answer to rising cases is not an Chattisgarhfavoured the Karnataka, Tripura, and West perseded the cadre-based leader - the party and its pitfalls. Not all explanation about testing but about enforcing protocols strictly. In other Congress. losing in three major Bengal. The strategy of Narendra ship in the Gwalior-Chambal 'outsiders' in the BJP settled States, like Delhi, the rapid decline in the number of cases is being cited to Hindi-heartland states was quite Modi and Amit Shah to open par - belt, triggering discontent among down peacefully after getting claim that threshold immunity could have been reached because the a setback to the BJP. And then it ty gates indiscriminately to dis - the latter. The party's 'go-for-it' their rewards from the party and number of people originally infected was more. This argument is not lost Maharashtra after forming a gruntled opposition leaders philosophy is quite unlike that of backed by any scientific assessment. In both Kerala and Delhi, there ap - the government. C P government. The steady rise of boomeranged as the exercise be - its famed mentor Atal Behari pears an element of over confidence of having already overcome the yogeeshwara, another ex- the BJPowes itself to the unwa - gan to erode the party's basic ide - Vajpayee who preferred to quit as worst. If that explains the nonchalance with which the safety protocols Congressman who played a key vering popularity of brand Modi, ological content. West Bengal is Prime Minister in May 1996 say - are being violated, it is not a good sign at all. In Delhi the Government role in the fall of the Congress- the latest example where the BJP ing, "if breaking up political par - took the extreme step of closing down one of the biggest markets for vio - strengthening of the National JD(S) coalition in Karnataka and candidates who joined the party ties is the only way to form a coali - lations. Chaos rules tourist towns in the hill regions. Uttar Pradesh and Democratic Alliance at state lev - was made tourism minister in the Uttarakhand are toying with the idea of opening the Char Dham yatra els, and engineering defections, on the eve of the assembly elec - tion that stays in power..I don't yediyurappa government, is now and the Kanwar yatra, both of which attract huge crowds. Uttar Pradesh and accommodating 'borderless tions are now itching to go back to want to touch such a coalition one of the prominent leaders has already witnessed the impact of breach of protocols during the flying politicians' looking for the Trinamool nest. even with a barge pole". In Karnataka, wanting the removal of the Chief Kumbh Mela. In some States, schools and colleges are being reopened greener pastures. As electoral re - Madhya Pradesh is resting on un - the BJP which demolished the Minister. The state BJP leader - On guard on Page 7 turns shrank, the party managers stable ground. The BJP wrested Congress bastion is currently wit - Outsider on Page 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU TUeeSDAy JUly 13, 2021 HC asks Delhi govt file submissions on pleas against order allowing pvt schools to charge annual fees Press trust of INdIa Private Schools, which represents over the directions on the basis of a started harassing the parents by ask - New delhi, Jul 12 450 schools, on the appeals of AAP Supreme Court order relating to col - ing to deposit money. he single judge, government, students and an NGO lection of school fees. Singh had said in the May 31 order had said the Delhi The Delhi High Court Monday challenging the single judge's May 31 the single judge overlooked the fact the government has no power to indefi - asked the Delhi government and other order. Supreme Court judgment pertained to nitely postpone collection of annual parties to file written submissions in The division bench, however, had the State of Rajasthan and imposition charges and development fees by pri - pleas challenging a single judge order refused to stay the single judge's order. of tuition fee was for a time when vate unaided schools as it would un - allowing private unaided schools to It had earlier recorded the statement schools had physically reopened there, reasonably restrict their functioning. collect annual and development made by senior advocate Shyam Divan which is not the case in Delhi. The The Delhi government has contended charges from students for the period and lawyer Kamal Gupta, representing counsel for the action committee had that its orders of April and August last after the lockdown ended in the na - the action committee that till the next said the single judge had rightly ruled year were issued in larger public inter - tional capital last year. A bench of date of hearing, they will continue to that there was no allegation of schools est as due to the COVID-19 lockdown Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice follow the existing principles in rela - indulging in profiteering in this case and in people were in financial crisis. The sin - Jyoti Singh listed the matter for July 14 tion to collection of fees from students. the absence of such allegation, there could gle judge verdict, passed on the plea by after all the advocates said it be given The Delhi government and the stu - be no interference by the Delhi govern - Action Committee Unaided Recognised final hearing on Wednesday. Parties dents and NGO Justice for All' have ment. Advocates Khagesh Jha and Private Sch ools, said that schools shall may file their written submissions be - contended that the single judge's deci - Shikha Sharma Bagga, representing collect annual fees with a deduction of fore the next date of hearing. list on sion was based on incorrect facts and ment forbidding and postponing col - education (DSe) Act and the Rules. NGO Justice for All and various par - 15 per cent as allowed by the apex court July 14, the bench said. The high court law. The May 31 verdict had quashed lection of annual charges and develop - Senior advocate Vikas Singh and Delhi ents, had said the private schools were in the Indian School case. It also said had on June 7 issues notices and two office orders of April and August ment fees, saying they were "illegal" government standing counsel Santosh asking for paying charges for some - the amount payable by the students sought responses of the Action last year issued by the Directorate of and "ultra vires" the powers of Doe Kumar Tripathi, had argued that the thing which is not being provided to have to be paid in six monthly install - Committee Unaided Recognised education (Doe) of the Delhi govern - stipulated under the Delhi School single judge gravely erred in passing the students and the schools have ments from June 10. HPCl Aviatsion wing commissions 90 kg ganja Ashwini Kumar Choubey takes charge as MoS environment seized, 2 arrested Press trust of INdIa has done unprecedented work in the of Forest, environment and Climate fuel station at Rupsi Airport New delhi, July 12 last seven years. He said increasing the Change at Paryavaran Bhawan, Press trust of INdIa forest cover further would be a priori - Jorbagh, lodhi Colony. I thank the Scheme (RCS) of the immediate public transport in Bengal Increasing forest cover will be a dhubri, Jul 12 Ministry of Civil Aviation. facilities. He also urged the ty, according to an official note. prime minister for giving me a new re - Press trust of INdIa priority, Union Minister Ashwini Rupsi airport, located 18 concerned health depart - Choubey was welcomed by sponsibility narendramodi Thank you Hindustan Petroleum Baruipur (WB) Jul 12 Kumar Choubey said on Monday after environment Secretary R P Gupta and from the bottom of my heart.Choubey, km from here, presently op - ments of both Dhubri and he took charge as the Minister of State Corporation ltd (HPCl) erates flight services four Kokrajhar district adminis - other senior officials of the ministry. 68, was the Minister of State in the Two persons were ar - (MoS) for environment, Forests and Aviation wing has commis - days a week to Kolkata and tration, (as Rupsi airport is In a tweet, the MoS thanked the prime Health Ministry before the Cabinet re - rested on Monday and Climate Change. The MoS, who also sioned its aviation fuel sta - Guwahati. Meanwhile, under the jurisdiction of minister for giving him the new role. jig. He is also the MoS for the Ministry over 90 kg of ganja seized planted a sapling at the ministry prem - tion at Rupsi Airport in Secretary of Rupsi Airport Kokrajhar district adminis - "Today, I officially took charge as the of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public from their possession in ises, said the environment Ministry Assam's Kokrajhar district. Revival Committee tration) to position ambu - Union Minister of State in the Ministry Distribution. West Bengal's South 24 Aircraft will now be able to Jyotirmoy Chakraborty on lances at nearby health fa - Parganas district, police fuel at Rupsi airport itself Monday demanded public cilities, so that airport pas - said. Acting on a tip-off, and this is a significant step transportation for passen - sengers may avail it in case Contn. from Page 6 ...... police intercepted a taxi which will lead to the devel - gers to and from the Dhubri of emergency. Private opment of the area, HPCl ASTC bus stand and airport Airline Flybig operate flight near Baruipur railway sta - officials said. earlier flights during the flight hours. services to the airport and tion and seized the contra - A confusing ...... coming to Rupsi had to re - "Passengers to and from around two flights land at band worth over Rs 3 lakh fuel from Guwahati and Dhubri and Gauripur town Rupsi Airport daily and a from the vehicle, a police Ministers who could instil confidence. Many of the re - mats to head other Ministries, why not any eminent edu - Kolkata. Rupsi airport has and airport are finding similar number of flights officer said. Two occu - search organisations went headless for years, or like cationist/cultural personality was brought to head resumed flight services on transportation a huge prob - take off daily, except on pants of the car, both resi - Asiatic Society continued to be ruled by people averse to education/Culture Ministries? All the tall talks about May 8 this year, after a gap lem due to the distant loca - Monday and Wednesday. dents of Baruipur, were this Government. The AB Vajpayee Government had an “Sanskritic Rashtravaad’ (Cultural Nationalism) actually of 38 years, with the tion of the airport", Around 4,000 passengers arrested and booked un - academician in the form of Murli Manohar Joshi as the holds very little water. Babul Supriyo, once the blue-eyed Airports Authority of India Chakraborty said, He urged have so far travelled der the Narcotic Drugs HRD Minister. There was a sincere attempt to revise the boy of PM Modi, has also been dropped from the Council (AAI) re-developing the the Dhubri district admin - through this airport since and Psychotropic textbooks, which subsequently the UPA-I Government of Ministers. Will Nishit Pramanik, the TMC-turned- Rupsi airport under the istration and state trans - the resumption of sched - Substances (NDPS) Act, overturned in the name of “de-toxification”. In the Sangh BJP-MP, be able to prove his mettle as MoS, Home? Regional Connectivity port authority to provide uled domestic air travel. 1985, he added. Parivar circle, one frequently hears complaints about Pramanik, who has several criminal cases pending against books written by “leftist historians”. However, the Modi him, might be an expert turf dominator. However, when it Government has done little to redress the situation in the comes to administration, it is a different ball game. Apart Ex-NDFB cadres Opposition parties attack Uttar Pradesh last seven years. One of their HRD Ministers proudly de - from the pandemic, in the last two years, India had seen clared that the Modi Government did not change even a anti-CAA protests, Chinese incursion at Galwan river val - urge govt to fulfil govt over draft population control bill chapter in history textbooks. The education portfolio is ley and the intense farmers’ agitation. The economy was now in the hands of Dharmendra Pradhan, who has been not managed well, even before the COVID struck. BTR Accord promises Press trust of INdIa state. extensive cam - grace of Allah, we will Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister since the first day of However, not only the FM Nirmala Sitharaman survived Lucknow, Jul 12 paigns would be run in not let them win," Barq Press trust of INdIa Modi Government in 2014. A thorough gentleman and the purge, but her deputy Anurag Thakur got promotion communities, groups, said here on Sunday hardworking Minister, he might do his best for education. to Cabinet status. If one were to fix responsibilities, sever - tezpur(assam), Jul 12 Opposition parties and geographical areas evening. In Farukhabad, However, it shows that the Government is not inclined to al other heads should have rolled by the logic. But an eye- have hit out at the Uttar Former NDFB cadres, who had surren - where fertility rates were Congress leader Salman treat education and Culture any differently from say agri - for-an-eye principle would leave the world blind. The Pradesh government dered following the signing of the Bodoland higher." A draft of the Khurshid said, "before culture, petroleum, textile or chemical industries. If the stakes are high for Modi’s new team in the remaining half over the proposed draft Territorial Region (BTR) Peace Accord, Uttar Pradesh popula - making the law govern - PM can induct professionals/former bureaucrats/diplo - of the Government’s tenure. have urged the government to fulfil imme - bill on population con - tion control bill has been ment should tell how diately their demands as mentioned in the trol, with the SP terming uploaded on the state many legitimate and ille - peace accord. During the signing of the it as an "election propa - law commission website. gitimate children its Outsider ...... peace accord, both the BJP government at ganda" while a Congress Terming the bill as a ministers have. the Centre and the state had promised to leader asked the state part of the BJP's "elec - "Politicians should de - ship wanted to use yogeeshwaraas the party's face in the 'rising aspirations' of the 'new Bhakts' who are nei - solve their problems, Chairman of Sonitpur government to tell how tion propaganda" ahead clared how many chil - the Vokkaliga-dominated old Mysuru region against ther accustomed to the party's stated dictum of 'seva hi district ex-NDFB Coordination many "legitimate and il - of assembly polls, dren they have. I will al - Congress state president D K Shivakumar and former sanghathan' nor are patient like trained BJP and RSS Committee, Ringshar Basumatary said on legitimate children" its Samajwadi Party (SP) so declare how many I Chief Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy.But workers to await their turn. The simmering discontent Monday. The demands include the release ministers have. The re - MP from Sambhal, have and then it should he turned against yediyurappaand the fight is in the in the first-ever BJP government inTripuralast month of National Democratic Front of Boroland marks come a day after Shaqfiqur Rahman Barq be discussed," he told re - open with the latter's loyalists accusing the minister of has also much to do with the freshly recruited 'out - (NDFB) Chief Ranjan Daimary along with the Uttar Pradesh said the state govern - porters on Sunday. hen corruption. The BJP is unsettled in its lone southern siders'.Reports of a group of 'dissident' BJP MlAs led other cadres who are still behind the bars, Population Policy 2021- ment should ban mar - asked to elaborate on his bastion because of the newly acquired 'political asset' by the former health minister and MlA Sudip Roy rehabilitation of NDFB cadres, ex-gratia to 2030 was unveiled by riages if it wants to sta - statement on legitimate becoming a liability. The Congress and the JDS are Barman planning to head over to a resurgent family members of the killed NDFB cadres, CM yogi Adityanath to bilise rising population. and illegitimate chil - waiting for an opportunity to use him and any other Trinamool Congress Party caused ripples in Delhi. he said. The Sonitpur District ex-NDFB steady the growing pop - "It (draft bill) is an elec - dren, he said, "Those turn-coats to rock the saffron boat. yogeeshwara, the Party General Secretary (org) Bl Santosh was rushed committee held an emergency executive ulation in the state and toral propaganda. They who consider it wrong actor-turned-politician, first entered politics in 1999 there to manage the turn-coats. Barman, who along meeting on Sunday at Khawla centre under reduce maternal and in - (BJP) look at everything should talk to me." and won as an independent, then joined the Congress with other leaders left the Trinamool to join the BJP in Dhekiajuli police station of the district fant deaths in a time- from a political angle. leader of Opposition in and contested successfully in 2004 and 2008. He quit 2017, was dropped by Chief Minister Biplab Deb from along the Assam- Arunachal border. The bound manner. The 40- They just want to win the state assembly, Ram the Congress in 2009 and contested the by-elections the ministry in 2019 with a caution that leaders are but Bodoland Territorial Council was going to page policy document elections and don't take Govind Chowdury from Channapatna on the BJP ticket and lost. He won a product of the organisation and should not forget it. mentions that "attempts hold a series of recruitment rally as part of any decision in the inter - charged that the state another by-election in 2011 and went on to become a Barman and five former MlAs met BJP President J P would be made to ensure the rehabilitation process and the NDFB est of the people. Since government had failed minister. However, in 2013, he quit the BJP and joined Nadda last year to complain against Deb. cadres are likely to be absorbed through there is a population bal - assembly election is on all fronts be it law and ance among various the Samajwadi Party which he left in 2016 and came Interestingly, the roots of the BJP's recent crisis in this mechanism but they want to be recruit - coming, they are con - order or providing em - back to the Congress only to join the BJP again ahead Tripura can be traced to the BJP's erstwhile 'trouble- communities in the cerned about it. By the ployment. ed without any interview. of the 2018 polls and settled for a cabinet post after the shooter' and former party Vice-president Mukul Roy success of 'OperationKamal-2' that brought the BJP who himself returned to the TMC in West Bengal after SC to hear Bihar's appeal against acquittal of 14 people government to power in 2019.He was made a Minister Mamta Banerjee won her third election victory in the even though he lost the MlA bye-election and was lat - state. In its desire for an unbridled expansion across er inducted as an MlC. Besides him, the 16 other JDS the country, the BJP is gradually losing its projected in Senari massacre case; issues notices to them and Congress legislators who joined the BJP, got dis - character as the 'party with a difference' the tagline it Press trust of INdIa caste persons were hacked qualified, and became MlAs again after contesting in used effectively when in the opposition and which New delhi, Jul 12 to death on March 19, 1999 the subsequent by-elections are also demanding port - found resonance with the people. Asked about the BJP by members of the out - folios of their choice and fuellingunrest and disrupting opening its doors to anyone without any checks, a BJP The Supreme Court lawed Maoist Communist governance in the state. The instability in the state BJP General Secretary said, "that we will see that in the Monday agreed to hear Centre at the non-descript units and the governments run by the party is linkedto long-run". Bihar government's appeal village, which was then a against the acquittal of 14 part of Jehanabad district people by the Patna High but now falls in Arwal, On guard ...... Court in a two- decade old carved out later. from the middle of this month. The states have already re - India. The options are clearly limited to stricter enforce - Senari massacre in which In the FIR lodged sub - laxed most of the lockdown restrictions. The big worry is ment of basic regulations, scientific lockdown relaxations 34 people were killed al - sequently, family members also about the kind of virus variants the violation of safety and conducting sero-prevalence surveys that estimate the legedly by Maoist groups. A of the deceased had named protocols can invite. As on date, there are six variants of proportion of population that has acquired antibodies bench comprising Justices the accused and the matter concern or interest across the world. The latest lambda against the virus, and, of course, increasing the pace of the Abdul Nazeer and Krishna ner of occurrence but still cused, setting aside the trial was tried before the court of variant is not present in India. The Health Ministry vaccination drive. Tripura has shown the way by extend - Murari issued notices to all stand acquitted by the judg - court orders passed in Additional Sessions Judge, quotes June data to say there are 3,969 Alpha, 149 Beta, 1 ing curfew in urban areas after detection of the Delta Plus those who were acquitted ment on a misreading of the November, 2016 by which Jehanabad. The high court, Gamma, and 16,238 Delta and Kappa variant cases in variant. by the high court in the law and evidence on record. they were convicted and however, was of the view case. The Bihar govern - The findings of the HC are awarded varying punish - that 'the burden of proof of ment, through advocate contrary to the evidence ments for their roles in the guilt of an accused is upon Time to take ...... Abhinav Mukerji, has chal - placed on record and the carnage at Senari village. the prosecution. It must lenged the May 21 high law declared by this Court The convicts Dukhan Ram stand by itself. In the pres - Nevertheless, as per the latest UN data analysis, the global million unintended pregnancies. All this could lead to a sit - court order saying the testi - on various principles of law. Kahar, Bachesh Kumar ent case... there is a real and population has already reached its peak between 1961 and uation of changing fertility rates and demographic shifts. monies of eye-witnesses The Impugned Order fails Singh, Budhan yadav, reasonable doubt as to the 1963. It is now the low fertility rate that keeps the popula - Such a disturbing trend also evokes apprehensions that were not considered. The to consider the contentions Gopal Sao, Butai yadav, guilt of the appellants'. It tion changes small while in the past, it was the high mortal - many countries may resort to coercive measures for fertili - case of the prosecution is of the State and the reasons Satendra Das, lallan Pasi, was widely believed that the ity that maintained the population under check. yet, the ty control, which are likely to make adverse impacts on supported by a total of 23 advanced by the Trial Court Dwarik Paswan, Kariman MCC had struck at Senari to population growth hasnot stopped: every year 140 million women's and girls' decision-making power, freedom of witnesses out of which 13 for convicting the accused Paswan, Gorai Paswan, avenge the killing of more are born, and 58 million die, adding 82 million people. movement, and access to health services. As the world cele - are eyewitnesses who lost in its well reasoned and de - Uma Paswan, were sen - than 60 of its alleged sym - India is projected to overtake China by 2027 when the lat - brates Population Day 2021, the UNFPA has urged upon their near family in the tailed judgment that had tenced to the death penalty pathisers at laxmanpur ter's population is expected to decrease by 31.4 million. As the nations to prioritise women's health, sexual, and repro - mass carnage and includes been passed taking into ac - and Mungeshwar yadav, Bathe less than two years the world passes through a severe pandemic situation, a ductive rights to offset the pandemic's damaging impacts 3 injured witnesses. It is im - count the conduct of the Vinay Paswan and Arvind ago, when the dreaded WHO survey said that family planning services were the and to adopt holistic responses through family support portant to note that none of witnesses, the appeal stat - Paswan sentenced life im - Ranvir Sena had carried out most extensively disrupted. The UNFPA's estimate in and child-care systems, allowing women to exercise their the accused disputed the ed. The high court had al - prisonment by the trial the worst ever carnage in March 2021 was that about 12 million women suffered be - choice and rights over their bodies as the solution to shift - date, time, place and man - lowed the appeal of the ac - court. Altogether, 34 upper the history of the state. cause of such disruptions in 115 countries, resulting in 1.4 ing fertility rates. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, TUeSDAy, JUly 13, 2021 China rejects SCS tribunal verdict as waste paper'; terms US backing as political farce' BY K J M VarMa China's claims. prit and manipulator of this farce to had historic rights to resources in the with offers of billions of dollars of in - ly stokes disputes on sovereignty and Beijing, Jul 12 (PtI) On the fifth anniversary of the in - smear China. waters of the SCS, such rights were ex - vestments, with its President Rodrigo maritime rights and interests, sows ternational tribunal on the SCS, This time the US uses the fifth an - tinguished to the extent they were in - Duterte maintaining a steady silence discord among regional countries and A defiant China on Monday dis - which had delivered a stunning blow niversary of the ruling to hype the SCS compatible with the exclusive eco - amidst a decisive build up by China in undermines regional peace and sta - missed the 2016 verdict of the inter - to China's expansive sovereignty issue. This political attempt is clear, nomic zones provided for in the the region. bility. national tribunal on the South China claims over the all-important sea the Chinese Foreign Ministry Convention (UN Convention on the endorsing the stand of his prede - He said countries outside the re - Sea, rejecting its claims over the area trade route, the Biden administration spokesman said. law of Seas -- UNClOS) . cessor Mike Pompeo, who was the US gion should respect efforts made by as a piece of waste paper and brushed upheld the previous Trump-era back - On Blinken's threat to invoke a bi - The Tribunal also noted that there Secretary of State under the presiden - the regional countries in the SCS. aside US' fresh backing for the judge - ing to the tribunal verdict. lateral defence treaty with the was no evidence that China had his - cy of Donald Trump, Blinken said: China will unswervingly safe - ment as a political farce to smear In a stern warning to China, US Philippines if Beijing attacks Manila, torically exercised exclusive control nowhere is the rules-based maritime guard its sovereignty and security Beijing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Zhao accused the US of abusing the over the waters or their resources, as order under greater threat than in the Zhao said, highlighting China's talks The Chinese Foreign Ministry Sunday said that any attack on the bilateral military agreements with claimed by Beijing. South China Sea . with regional countries to resolve dis - spokesman Zhao lijian's remarks Philippines by Beijing would draw Cold War mentality to use force on For decades, China -- which boy - He charged China of continuing putes. came as the People's liberation Army Washington's response under a mu - China which exposes their strong cotted the tribunal questioning its le - "to coerce and intimidate Southeast He also rejected the US allega - (PlA) claimed to have expelled US tual defence treaty with the power logic and hegemonic attempts . gality -- has been asserting that its Asian coastal states, threatening free - tions of China's threat to the freedom Navy destroyer USS Benfold which Philippines. On July 12, 2016, the tribunal emperors discovered the islands hun - dom of navigation in this critical glob - of navigation. sailed through the South China Sea Reacting to Blinken's statement, struck the worst blow to China's dreds of years ago and have been exer - al throughway . With the joint efforts by China and (SCS), coinciding with the fifth an - Zhao told a media briefing here that claims over almost all of the SCS, say - cising control over the area through - We also reaffirm that an armed at - regional countries for a period of time, niversary of the verdict to assert free - the ruling is illegal, null and void and a ing its much-touted nine-dash line out history. tack on Philippine armed forces, pub - the SCS maintained its smoothness dom of navigation. waste paper . has no legal basis. But its claims came into conflict lic vessels, or aircraft in the South and security and no vessels were ob - Without authorisation from the China will not accept or partici - The Tribunal concluded that there with the Philippines, Vietnam, China Sea would invoke US mutual structed, security threatened. The Chinese government, the US guided- pate in this tribunal, will not accept or was no legal basis for China to claim Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan as they defence commitments, Blinken said. statement by the US that the freedom missile destroyer illegally trespassed acknowledge this ruling, he said, reit - historic rights to resources within the hardly have exclusive economic It was a shift from the Obama ad - of navigation (is) threatened cannot into China's territorial waters and the erating that Beijing will continue to sea areas falling within the nine-dash Zones (eeZ) provided by UNClOS, ministration's policy according to hold water, Zhao said. PlA Southern Theatre Command or - exercise its control over the area in the line', the five-judge tribunal appoint - which Beijing declined to recognise. which maritime disputes between He also accused the US of step - ganised maritime and aerial forces to SCS. ed by the Permanent Court of Five years on, Beijing not only re - China and its neighbours be resolved ping up air and naval reconnaissance track and monitor it and warned it The sovereignty and rights of Arbitration (PCA) based in The Hague mained defiant but also consolidated peacefully through UN-backed arbi - missions over the SCS. away, Senior Colonel Tian Junli, China on the SCS will not be affected adjudicating on the petition filed by its claims over the area, building arti - tration. Since the beginning, this year the spokesperson of the command, said by the ruling and China will not accept the Philippines had said. ficial islands backed by military in - In his lengthy response, Chinese US conducted nearly 2,000 close re - in a statement. any assertion or act based on this rul - Striking down the core of China's stallations fitted with missiles and an Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao connaissance missions in China's wa - The US has been periodically con - ing, Zhao said. claims over the 90 per cent of the SCS airport. said that Blinken's statement disre - ters and airspace and more than 20 ducting such naval and aerial mis - He termed the tribunal as a "polit - based on historic rights, the Tribunal China has also managed to silence gards the historical merits and objec - times of large-scale maritime drills, sions through the SCS to challenge ical farce", saying the US was the cul - concluded that, to the extent China the Philippines, which won the case tive facts on the SCS issue, deliberate - he added. Nepal''s apex court orders appointment of Deuba as Top US commander to exit prime minister; reinstates dissolved lower house Afghanistan amid Taliban surge Kabul, Jul 12 BY sHIrIsH B PradHaN is the leader of the of the Nepal Communist Kathmandu, Jul 12 (PtI) Opposition in the House. Party-UMl Madhav The top US commander The court also ordered Kumar Nepal said that the in Afghanistan is to hand In a landmark verdict, summoning a new session judgement was commend - over his command at a cere - Nepal's Supreme Court on of the House of able. mony in the capital of Kabul Monday directed President Representatives at 5 PM on "The Supreme Court on Monday, as America Bidya Devi Bhandari to ap - July 18. has done a commendable winds down its 20-year mil - point Nepali Congress chief Chief Justice Rana also job. This has saved the po - itary presence and Taliban Sher Bahadur Deuba as said that the bench has con - litical system that is in insurgents continue to gain prime minister by Tuesday cluded that party whip does place. Since the court has territory across the country. and reinstated the House of not apply when lawmakers directly asked to appoint Gen. Scott Miller was Representatives for a sec - take part in the voting to Deuba as new prime minis - poised to transfer authority ond time in five months. elect new Prime Minister as ter, we have no role to play to Marine Gen. Frank A five-member per Article 76(5) of the now," he said. McKenzie, the head of US Constitutional Bench of the Constitution. Under Madhav Nepal's Central Command, accord - Supreme Court led by Chief The bench comprising leadership, 23 lawmakers ing to a US official who National Defence and ture, a two-star admiral Justice Cholendra four other senior most jus - of UMl had put their signa - old Communist leader. lawmakers demanding re - spoke on condition of Security Forces, mostly based at the US embassy in Shumsher Rana issued the tices -- Dipak Kumar Karki, ture in favour of Deuba's Cadres of the National instatement of the lower anonymity to confirm the funded by the United States Kabul will oversee the US verdict stating that Mira Khadka, Ishwar claim to the prime minis - youth Force affiliated to house of Parliament and developments. and NATO, have put up re - military's role in securing President Bhandari's deci - Prasad Khatiwada and Dr tership. CPN -UMl gathered in appointment of Deuba as McKenzie, also a four- sistance in some parts of the the American diplomatic sion to dissolve the lower Ananda Mohan Bhattarai - Madhav Nepal also said Maitighar Mandal near the the prime minister. star general, will operate country, but overwhelm - presence in Kabul, includ - house upon a recommen - - had concluded hearings in that Parliament will now court premises chanting Nepal plunged into a from Central Command ingly Afghan government ing defending the Kabul air - dation of Prime Minister K the case last week. take all the decisions. slogans against the verdict. political crisis on headquarters in Tampa, troops appear to have aban - port. P Sharma Oli was an un - President Bhandari "Parliament has been rein - "We are not bound to December 20 last year after Florida. He will assume au - doned the fight. Miller's departure does constitutional act, deliver - had dissolved the 275- stated. accept all the orders passed President Bhandari dis - thority to conduct possible In recent weeks, the not reduce the scope of the ing a major blow to the vet - member lower house for We will now go to by the Supreme Court, be - solved the House and an - airstrikes in defence of Taliban have gained several US military mission in eran Communist leader the second time in five Parliament. All the deci - ware!" read a banner car - nounced fresh elections on Afghan government forces, strategic districts, particu - Afghanistan, since who was preparing for snap months on May 22 at the sions will be taken from ried by the demonstrators. April 30 and May 10 at the at least until the US with - larly along the borders with McKenzie will assume the polls. recommendation of Prime Parliament now," he said. Oli's confidant and for - recommendation of Prime drawal concludes by August Iran, Uzbekistan and authorities now held by The bench issued a Minister Oli and an - "The court's verdict has al - mer minister Mahesh Minister Oli, amidst a tus - 31. Tajikistan. Miller to conduct airstrikes mandamus to appoint nounced snap elections on so raised moral questions Basnet was also present at sle for power within the rul - The handover ceremo - The Taliban control in defence of Afghan gov - Deuba as the Prime November 12 and on Oli's actions." the protests, according to ing Nepal Communist ny was taking place in the more than one-third of ernment forces under cer - Minister by Tuesday. November 19. Meanwhile, Prime media reports. Party (NCP). heavily fortified Resolute Afghanistan's 421 districts tain circumstances. Deuba, 74, has served last week, the election Minister Oli's supporters, As many as 30 petitions On February 23, the Support headquarters in and district centres. A The conditions under as the prime minister on Commission had an - including youths and stu - were filed against the dis - apex court reinstated the the heart of Kabul, at a time Taliban claim that they con - which such strikes might be four occasions; first from nounced the schedule for dents affiliated to the rul - solution of the House by dissolved House of of rapid territorial gains by trol 85 per cent of the dis - used are not clear, nor is it 1995 to 1997, then from mid-term elections despite ing CPN-UMl, took to the President. One of the Representatives, in a set - Taliban insurgents across tricts is widely seen as exag - known for how long 2001 to 2002, again from the uncertainty over polls. streets here to protest petitions was filed by the back to embattled Prime Afghanistan. gerated. McKenzie will keep the 2004 to 2005, and from Welcoming the apex against the apex court's Opposition parties' alliance Minister Oli who was The Afghanistan After Miller's depar - strike authority. 2017 to 2018. Currently, he court verdict, senior leader verdict against the 69-year- with the signature of 146 preparing for snap polls. Dilip Kumar wasn't just an actor but an institution, says his Senator nephew in Pak UK's Johnson set to Peshawar, Jul 12 (PtI) Khawani Bazaar area of worker and contributed gener - fied personality. Condolences to of the funds & his appearance in Peshawar in Khyber ously for humanity, Aziz said. the immediate family and his Pak & london helped raise huge confirm England legendary Indian thespian Pakhtunkhwa province, died at a In 1998, the Pakistan govern - huge family of admirers. May his amounts," Khan tweeted. Dilip Kumar was not just an actor hospital in Mumbai last week af - ment honoured Kumar with the soul rest in peace," he tweeted. "Apart from this, for my gen - but an institution and people like ter prolonged illness. His original 'Nishan-e-Imtiaz' - the country's Condoling Kumar's death, eration Dilip Kumar was the unlocking will go him are born once in a century, name was yousuf Khan. highest civilian award. Prime Minister Imran Khan said greatest and most versatile ac - Pakistan's Senator and the 98- "Actors like Kumar are born Pakistan's top leadership and he can never forget his generosity tor," he said. year-old Bollywood icon's once in a century. He was not just people showed their adulation in helping to raise funds for a Often known as the ahead nephew Mohsin Aziz said on an actor, but an institution, for the legendary actor last week, trust to set up cancer hospitals in Nehruvian hero, he did his first London, Jul 12 Monday. At a condolence meet in Senator Aziz said. He was a thor - with President Arif Alvi describ - his mother's memory. film 'Jwar Bhata' in 1944 and his the memory of Kumar, the ough gentleman and down to ing Kumar as "an outstanding ac - "Saddened to learn of Dilip last 'Qila' in 1998, 54 years later. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to con - Pakistani lawmaker threw light earth person who won hearts of tor, a humble man, and a digni - Kumar's passing. I can never for - The five-decade career included firm Monday that all remaining lockdown restrictions in on his life, career, character and thousands and millions of people fied personality". get his generosity in giving his 'Mughal-e-Azam', 'Devdas', england will be lifted in a week's time while urging peo - his attachment with Peshawar through his hard work, the "Sorry to see Dilip Kumar time to help raise funds for 'Naya Daur', and 'Ram Aur ple to remain cautious amid a huge resurgence of the where he was born. Kumar, who Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader (yusuf Khan) depart from his SKMTH when (the) project Shyam', and later, as he graduat - coronavirus. Johnson is expected to say at a news con - was born on December 11, 1922 at said at the meet organised at his worldly abode. An outstanding launched. This is the most diffi - ed to character roles, 'Shakti' and ference that face masks and all social distancing meas - his ancestral home in Qissa house here. He was a great social actor, a humble man, and a digni - cult time - to raise (the) first 10% 'Karma'. ures will be lifted in england on July 19. However, given the sharp rise in new cases, he is also likely to downplay talk of Freedom Day. The UK as a whole has seen infec - Sri Lanka begins compensation process of fishermen affected by cargo ship''s fire tions soar in recent weeks as a result of the delta variant. Colombo, Jul 12 (PtI) interim claim laid on the insur - started floating in the sea water. Daily infection levels are running at over 30,000, their ance company of the ship's own - An estimated number of 20,000 highest rates since January. Most infections have largely The Sri lankan government ers. people from fishermen families occurred among younger people, many of whom have on Monday said it has started the The local fishermen's activi - have been affected by the fishing yet to receive a first dose of vaccine. Though the govern - process of paying compensation ties were badly affected since May ban. Apart from the 325 metric ment has warned that daily case numbers will rise fur - to local fishermen affected by the 20, in addition to the environ - tonnes of fuel in its tanks, the ship ther, potentially hitting 100,000 at some point this sum - fire aboard a Singapore-flagged mental damage. Our interim was loaded with 25 tonnes of haz - mer, it is pressing on with the unlocking because of the container ship that was carrying claim was in respect of expendi - ardous nitric acid. A large num - rapid rollout of vaccines. As of Sunday, 69% of the popu - tonnes of hazardous chemicals ture incurred by state agencies in ber of sea animals, including lation has received at least one vaccine dose while 52% and sank off the country's coast. rescue work and assessing the whales and turtles, died due to have had two. The government hopes that the vaccine MV X-Press Pearl was carry - damage, Wijesekera told re - the disaster which environmen - rollout has severely disrupted the link between infec - ing 1,486 containers of chemicals porters here. talists have dubbed as one the tions and those needing hospitalization. However, there and cargo when it went up in He said out of the lKR 720 worst ecological disasters in the is growing evidence to show that the number of people flames on May 21 near the million (USD 40 million) to be re - country's history. requiring hospitalisation and dying from COVID-19 are Colombo Port. The Sri lankan ceived under the interim claim, Meanwhile, Marine picking up pace, too, though not at the same rate as in - Navy, Airforce and the Indian lKR 420 million (USD 21,12,231) environment Protection fections. Still, concerns over the rapid increase in cases Coast Guard jointly doused the would be utilised to compensate Authority (MePA) Chairman has piled pressure on Johnson to take a more cautious fire in an operation that took the fishermen. Darshani lahandapura said a approach over the latest unlocking. For example, he is ship INS Sarvekshak to carry out chemical experts deployed mid- days. However, the ship sank off Following the cargo ship minimum three-month period expected to recommend that people continue to wear Colombo's coast on June 17. survey operations to help lanka June are still working on the im - blaze, the fisheries ministry halt - would be required to completely face masks in enclosed places, such as on public trans - The state minister of fish - restore the safety of navigation of pact assessment of threats to ed fishing activities around the assess the damage caused by the port and in shops. Public health officials and scientists eries, Kanchana Wijesekera, said marine traffic through the livelihood and lives of the popula - Colombo port and the western ship's fire. have been voicing their concerns, saying ditching masks the payment for the compensa - shore line as tonnes of waste -- The Indian Navy last month Colombo port. tion in coastal areas, and social distancing altogether could be dangerous. tion has been made possible by an plastic and chemical material -- deployed its hydrographic survey A UN team of oil spill and lahandapura said. Glimpses of Future 9 hEalth JAMMU, TUeSDAy, JUly 13, 2021 HealthBytes: Know everything about Flu Jab Protects Against that 'lump in the throat' feeling COVID-19-Related Blood Do you often experi - smoking and alcohol in - ence a feeling of something take, etc. The next step is a being stuck in your throat general physical examina - Clot, Strokes, Says Study especially during sum - tion, followed by a detailed mers? With the COVID-19 evaluation of the ear, nose, raging worldwide, the and throat. The doctor will New york, July 12: The Department (up to 58 per viduals hesitant to receive a smallest of symptoms as - then draw differential di - annual flu shot may reduce cent more likely), to devel - Covid-19 vaccine due to the sociated with the throat or agnoses and advise tests the risk of stroke, sepsis op sepsis (up to 45 per cent newness of the technolo - nose is enough to cause like endoscopy, X-rays, ul - and blood clots in patients more likely), to have a gy," added Susan Taghioff, panic. However, what is trasound of the neck, etc. with COVID-19, according stroke (up to 58 per cent from the University's this foreign sensation that based on them. to a large international re - more likely) and a DVT (up Miller School of Medicine. strikes often, but has noth - Treatment: Treatment search. The findings to 40 per cent more likely). 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Globus pharyn - stuck in my throat," is a The exact cause of body such as fish/chicken When you consult an Patients Respond Well to flu shot could be used to from countries including geus can be persistent and vague symptom, with a globus pharyngeus is un - bone, anxiety, etc. Globus eNT specialist, a detailed COVID-19 Vaccine: Study help provide increased pro - the US, UK, Germany, tiresome to deal with. multifactorial origin and known and multiple fac - sensation is also often con - medical history will be not - On the other hand, tection in countries where Italy, Israel and Singapore. However, you may be sur - its treatment likewise is tors have been attributed fused with dysphagia or ed. This includes dietary those who had not had the the COVID-19 vaccine is in Members of the first prised to know that even multifaceted, too. to it. These include the odynophagia. Dysphagia habits, sleep schedule, flu jab were significantly short supply, however it is group had received the flu more likely (up to 20 per not a substitute for COVID- vaccine between two weeks cent more likely) to have 19 vaccinations, they and six months before be - 5 benefits of donating blood Blueberry vs kala jamun: been admitted to ICU; to added. "Influenza vaccina - ing diagnosed with COVID- visit the emergency tion may even benefit indi - 19. you must know about Which is healthier? every year, World Blood Donor Day is may lower iron overload, hence proving it Nod for Zydus Cadila's Covid Shot observed on June 14 to raise awareness beneficial for people with hemochromato - about the need to donate blood regularly to sis. However, it is imperative to ensure that for Kids Over 12 Yrs May Take Few increase the availability of safe blood and its the mandatory standards of blood donation products for patients in need. This day is al - eligibility criteria are met by the donor with so an occasion to thank donors who volun - hemochromatosis. More Days, Supply to Start by Aug teer to donate the life-saving gift of blood. Reduce heart disease risk: Regular Zydus Cadila’s Covid-19 vaccine devel - This also acts as an encouragement for oth - blood donation keeps in check the iron lev - oped for children above 12 years is likely to ers who are otherwise hesitant to volunteer els, which lowers the risk of heart disease. A get emergency use approval from drug regu - in the noble cause. large amount of iron build-up in the body lator Drugs Controller General of India (DC - “According to the World Health can cause oxidative damage which has GI) in the next few days, sources have said. Organisation, blood transfusion can poten - proven to be a major culprit in accelerating The vaccine has been tested on adults as well tially save several lives, but many times pa - aging, heart attacks, strokes, etc. as children above 12 years of age and if the tients needing transfusion do not have ac - lower cancer risk: Higher levels of iron regulatory committee is satisfied with the cess to safe blood readily. Many times, pa - in the body are an invitation to cancer. By In a bid to eat healthy, many a time people turn to for - data, it may be given approval for emergency tients suffering from life-threatening con - donating blood, you can maintain healthy eign fruits and vegetables that may not be easily available in use, officials said. ditions can be saved by blood donation. iron levels, thereby lowering your risk of de - the local markets. One such fruit is blueberry which is The regulator's subject expert committee But, it must also be known that blood dona - veloping cancer.“According to the World known for its low-calorie and high-antioxidant content. (SeC) will examine data submitted by tion not only helps save lives, but it also has Health Organisation, blood transfusion can However, why pay the hundredth time the price, when you Cadila. Officials said that if the approval is certain health benefits for the donor as potentially save several lives, but many have something so inexpensive and easily available, asked given, supply of the vaccine is expected to well,” said Dr Sandeep Jassal, doctor of al - times patients needing transfusion do not nutritionist Pooja Makhija in a recent post on Instagram. start by August-September. "The prelimi - ternative medicine, who consults on Practo. have access to safe blood readily. Many Comparing blueberries with kala jamun or Indian nary assessment of the application submitted by the company is going on and we have To know more, read about the benefits, times, patients suffering from life-threat - blackberry — a summer favourite in India — Makhija in - sent it to the SeC for further consideration. The SeC will be meeting in the coming as shared by Dr Jassal. ening conditions can be saved by blood do - formed that the desi fruit is great for combating the sun’s week, representatives of the company will be also asked to make presentations," an of - Weight loss: Timely blood donation nation. But, it must also be known that heat besides having other benefits. “The fruit is diuretic, an - ficial told Times of India.earlier Dr NK Arora, Chairperson of the Covid-19 Working helps in the reduction of weight and im - blood donation not only helps save lives, ti-scorbutic, and carminative in properties and is a rich Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), report - proves fitness in healthy adults. According but it also has certain health benefits for the source of polyphenolic compounds. Ayurveda strongly rec - edly said that the Zydus Cadila's vaccine for the age group of 12-18 years is expected to to the University of California researchers, donor as well,” said Dr Sandeep Jassal, doc - ommends this berry for treating various conditions related be available by September end. In an interview to NDTV, Dr Arora had said that Zydus donating a pint of blood i.e., 450 ml helps tor of alternative medicine, who consults on to heart, arthritis, asthma, stomach pain, bowel spasm, flat - Cadila's data for 12-18 year-olds will be available by next month or early September your body burn about 650 calories. But it Practo. ulence and dysentery. The diuretic effects of jamun flush and that we will certainly be able to give it. In an interview to Moneycontrol, Dr Sharvil must not be thought of or encouraged as a enhance new blood cell production: toxins out of the kidneys, while the high fibre content aids in Patel, Managing Director of Zydus Group said the company will start supplying the digestion and prevents nausea and vomiting,” she ex - weight loss plan. Doctor consultation be - Blood donation stimulates the production vaccine on receiving approvals from the regulators. "We will manufacture one crore plained. fore donating blood is a must, to avoid any of new blood cells. After donating blood, doses per month initially and will ramp the production in the coming months," he said. She went on to share that they help keep high blood sug - health issues. your body’s system gets to work within 48 If the vaccine gets nod, ZyCov-D would be the fifth vaccine against Coronavirus to ar in check, and are also recommended for diabetics. Prevents hemochromatosis: Donating hours of donation with the help of bone get emergency Use Authorisation in India. ZyCov-D is a three-dose, intradermal vac - “Several studies show that the high alkaloid content present cine which is applied using the PharmaJet needle-free system, the report added. It can blood can lower the risk or may prevent the marrow. New blood cells are produced and in jamun is effective in controlling hyperglycaemia or high be stored at 2-8 degree Celsius but has shown good stability at temperatures of 25 de - development of hemochromatosis, a condi - all the lost red blood cells are replaced with - blood sugar. Apart from the fruit, extracts from the seeds, gree Celsius for at least 3 months. Apart from Cadila, Bharat Biotech is also testing tion in which there is an excess absorption in a span of 30 to 60 days. Hence, donating leaves, and bark are useful for reducing the high levels of Covaxin on children. of iron by the body. Regular blood donation blood helps in maintaining vital health. blood sugar in your body,” she mentioned. Healthy living: Yoga poses to treat acidity Acid reflux or acidity is a preva - connected to digestive disorders, such particularly beneficial for weight re - lent ailment which develops when the as acid reflux. duction. stomach generates too much acid. yoga poses to treat acidity, as sug - Vajrasana (Thunderbolt Pose, or Food breakdown happens typically by gested by Dr Prakash Diamond Pose) the acid caused by the stomach, but Paschimottanasana (Forward This is a fairly easy yoga posture occasionally the stomach’s acid pro - bend pose) that may be practised either after duction goes overboard, producing an Paschimottanasana, or the lunch or dinner. This asana is one of excess of acid. Forward bend position, is helpful for the best for acidity since it improves “Proper chewing of food, drinking promoting better function of abdomi - digestive function, reduces bloating, enough water, and stopping smoking nal organs. Because of its holistic ben - and helps to alleviate abdominal dis - are essential for those with acid reflux efits, the pose cures digestive issues comfort. Also known as the “diamond or heartburn; otherwise, it may make like acidity, which are connected to an pose,” Vajrasana is a good meditation the condition worse. Along with a few imbalanced digestive system. This and breathing posture for cultivating other naturopathic remedies, yoga asana also helps in regulating the tranquilly. may help reduce acidity in the diges - menstrual cycle and reducing abdom - Pavanamuktasana (Wind- tive system and effectively treat acid inal fat. Relieving Pose) reflux,” said Dr G Prakash, Deputy Halasana (Plow Pose) It is another powerful posture for Chief Medical Officer, Jindal Halasana is known as the plough reducing acidity, and as such, is quite Naturecure Institute. posture as the phrase “Hala” is useful for healing digestive issues, Studies have indicated that people Sanskrit for “plough”, and “asana” such as constipation and gas. It also who experience acid reflux report means “pose” in Sanskrit. It has the massages the intestines and other or - stress as a key contributing factor to ability to increase flexibility, strength, gans in the belly and strengthens the their acid reflux symptoms. and the spinal muscles as well. It’s an lower back and abdominal muscles. It According to research published in efficient way to relieve tension in the has other benefits, such as improving the National Institutes of Health, shoulders and back muscles as well. circulation in the hip joints and easing practising yoga was shown to help Additionally, the pose improves stress in the lower back. regulate and/or alleviate symptoms digestion and has been shown to be Ushtrasana (Camel pose) HealthBytes: Know the surprising health The practice of Ushtrasana helps them stronger. have to be extra careful while making to promote digestion by stimulating Naturopathy tips for healing acid - meals with red sauce, vinegar, or simi - the abdominal organs. It increases the ity and gas lar foods since they may do quite some benefits of sweet potato strength and flexibility in the chest, While yoga may be a fantastic cure damage. Instead, increase your con - belly, and neck and also aids in better for stomach and acidity issues, it’s sumption of fresh fruits and raw veg - Do you like sweet potatoes? They are starchy root vegetables that are available in a variety of colors, including or - blood flow to the pelvic area and the helpful to include some easy dietary etables, which have greater water con - ange, white, yellow, and purple. The roots are typically stir-fried or made into gravies and are rich in several vitamins brain. In order to allow for better ca - modifications and good eating habits tent and nutritional value. and minerals that have anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer properties. Here are some of its surprising pacity in the lungs and chest, this to get visible improvement in overall eating at irregular hours also of - health benefits that you should know. asana is beneficial. This asana also re - gastrointestinal health. ten leads to acidity. And so, natur - Gut health: Contains both fibers and antioxidants that are beneficial for gut leases stress from the abdominal area, It is recommended that rather opaths also advise eating meals on Sweet potatoes contain both soluble and insoluble fibers that the body can not absorb, and hence they remain in further treating acidity. than drinking an ounce of water, time and not skipping meals. the gut and help in forming a healthy gut microbiome. In addition, several studies conclude that sweet potatoes con - Bhati Pranayama (Breath of Fire drink lots of it. And don’t rely on only Additionally, people should avoid tain antioxidants that promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria. This leads to a reduced risk of intestinal disorders Technique) water. Instead, drink green tea, fruit eating too much or too little since like irritable bowel syndrome. This breathing technique gener - juices, lime water, and fruit smooth - these actions may lead to an imbal - Vitamin A: A natural source of Vitamin A that fights many diseases ates body heat, which then breaks ies, coconut water instead. This will ance in the body. eating modest por - Vitamin A deficiency is a severe health condition that is common in developing countries. This condition can down waste materials and toxins assist you to lower your chances of de - tions throughout the day instead of cause growth impairment in children and can also give way to fertility issues, dry eyes, and night blindness. Sweet po - stored in the body, most especially in veloping heartburn since it will lessen one or two large meals can help en - tatoes are one of the best solutions when it comes to Vitamin A deficiency as they contain beta-carotene which is con - the stomach region, thereby lowering the acidity in your stomach. sure that you are getting enough nu - verted to Vitamin A in the body. acidity. It has the additional benefit of Spicy food is often related to in - trition. Thus, not only is it a beneficial Cancer: May protect against various types of cancer increasing your lung capacity, making creased acidity. People with acidity habit to relieve acidity. Glimpses of future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU TUeSDAy JUly 13, 2021 Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya confirms Kareena Kapoor Khan playing Sita is a strict Chunky Panday's being approached for Bade Achhe mother Snehlata Lagte Hain 2 but there's a catch out NO-NO for Payal Rohatgi; says, 'She has hurt Hindu Panday passes away sentiments in real life by naming her son Taimur' Chunky Panday's mother Snehlata Panday has passed away on Saturday, July 10. The actor and his wife Bhavana Panday were seen arriving at her residence to pay their last respects. Deanne Panday, Sameer Soni and his wife Neelam Kothari were also seen arriving at the residence. earlier in the day, Ananya Panday had stepped out in the city to fulfill her work commit - ments. The last rites were performed by Chunky who was supported by his relatives and family members including Ananya who rushed to her grandmother's house after she was informed about her demise. Ananya's cousin Ahaan Panday was also seen accompanying her and un - cle Chunky in the ambulance. The funeral was al - so attended by Seema Khan, wife of Sohail Khan, who was seen consoling Ananya outside the Kareena Kapoor Khan play the role of Sita because Taimur. "We are hearing the king who murdered Hindus. house. Politicians Bhai Jagtap, Baba Siddique was recently in the news for she married Saif and named news that Kareena Kapoor I agree with their thoughts and others were also present at the last rites. reportedly asking for Rs 12 her son Taimur, the name has been offered the role of because the person who can Ananya shared a close bond with her grand - crore to play Sita in Alaukik most people assumed that it Sita mata and she is demand - name her innocent child after mother Snehlata. On the occassion of Women's Desai's upcoming mythologi - was after the infamous ing 12 crores for this role. a Hindu killer, how can she Day, Ananya had written a heartfelt note on her cal film Sita – The Turco-Mongol conqueror, Now if this news is true, then play the role of Sita mata???” dadi and nani. "The epitome of grace, beauty, Incarnation, based on the Timur. And now controver - the right wing people think Payal wrote in Hindi on her perseverance, humour, badass energy and boss epic, Ramayan. The news re - sial queen Payal Rohatgi has that Kareena Kapoor cannot Instagram post. Kareena, on woman vibes my Dadi and Nani - happy ceived sharp reactions from a said that Kareena cannot play Sita mata because she the other hand, has neither Women’s day to my best ? and happy Women’s certain section of the society. play Sita because she has has hurt Hindu sentiments in confirmed or denied playing day to all the lovely ladies out there - you are so People began trolling Bebo hurt Hindu sentiments in re - real-life by naming her inno - the role of Sita in the mytho - very special and everything you need is right in - saying that she is ineligible to al life by naming her son cent child Taimur, who was a logical drama. side of you I love you guys u rock," read her post. There have been reports of Bade Achhe lagte Hain returning with a second season. It was also said that Divyanka Tripath Dahiya has been ap - Krishna Shroff opens up on brother Tiger Kangana Ranaut's best wishes proached for the same. And now, the actress has fi - nally confirmed it. In her recent interview, Shroff and rumoured girlfriend Disha Patani's for Ankita Lokhande as she Divyanka Tripathi revealed that she has indeed been approached for Bade Achhe lagte Hain 2. bond; says, 'I am happy that he has someone kickstarts shooting for Pavitra However, it is all still in the early stage so whether the actress will play the lead or not, she cannot say. Despite going on dinner dates Rishta 2 is costar goals Talking to eTimes, Divyanka Tripathi said, "I've and exotic holidays together Tiger got the proposal for 'Bade Acche lagte Hain', but Shroff and Disha Patani denied the the talks are at a very initial phase. It has not even news of dating each other. While reached a point where there can be rumours or re - the fans are eagerly waiting for the ports of me doing it. When the show is in the pre - liminary stage, the production house speaks to a lot duo to make their relationship offi - of artists. We as actors are also in talks with differ - cial, Tiger's sister Krishna Shroff ent makers and channels for different projects. So, opened up about their bond and right now there is no truth to the news that I am do - said that there is never a dull mo - ing Bade Acche lagte Hain. Divyanka who is popu - ment, when she, Tiger and Disha larly known as Ishita from yeh Hai Mohabbatein are together as they always joke also reacted to the rumours of replacing Disha and laugh. Talking to Times Now Vakani as Dayaben in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Digital, Krishna said, "every time Chashmah. The actress strongly refuted the buzz we hang out, it is always jokes and and even asked people to stop spreading such laughs. There's never a serious mo - news. She said, "I have not been offered Taarak ment and a dull moment. I think it Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. I want to tell people is cool, I am happy to see my broth - spreading rumours about it to please stop. It's a er who has someone - a friend, best very popular, hit show and it is still being loved by friend or a close friend or whatever people even after so many years. The artists play - they wanna call their relationship. ing characters on the show are wonderful and I am It is cool to see him happy, to see not replacing anyone as I have not been offered the him be able to be himself around show. Bade Achhe lagte Hain starred Sakshi Tanwar and Ram Kapoor in the lead. It is still one someone. Because in his industry of the most loved TV shows featuring the love story that's very rare, to be able to have of individuals who met in the later stage of their (someone) outside your family. lives. It was one of the most-watched TV shows And I think as long as he is happy back in the day. Coming to Divyanka, the actress and she is happy - they are always will be next seen in a reality TV show called laughing. We all have a great time Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 where she'll challenge her - together. I mean, it's great. I want self against all odds. Meanwhile, there have been to see my brother happy at the end reports of Karan Patel and Nakuul Mehta being ap - of the day. As long as he is happy, I proached for the show. am happy. Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor finally reacts to Sonam Kapoor's shocking remarks about Ranbir Kapoor on Koffee With Karan When it comes to being at her ther added, "But, you know, you bitchiest best, there's no beating have to give her props for being Sonam Kapoor. She never minces so courageous. I don't have that words while putting forth her kind of courage. And I don't want opinions unapologetically and to be bothered. My own thing is, unabashedly. Among many of her chup chaap raho, kaam karo, controversial statements, ghar chale jao. Zyaada bolne ki Sonam's shocking remarks about zaroorat nahi hai (Keep your Ranbir Kapoor on Karan Johar's head down and do your job. chat show Koffee With Karan re - There's no need to open your mains the most talked about ones. mouth). I think that's also not But it seems like her family mem - good. Sometimes you should The shooting of the second season of Pavitra Rishta has bers including her brother speak up for the things that you begun. Just yesterday, the pictures and videos from the sets younger brother Harsh Varrdhan believe in, but I don't like the of Pavitra Rishta 2 were dropped by AlTBalaaji and Zee5 Kapoor are apprehensive of mak - backlash. On Koffee With Karan, and the cast and crew of the show were dropped on social ing such courageous remarks on Sonam was asked about her media. It went viral on social media real quick. Shaheer public platforms. Reacting to thoughts on Ranbir and she had Sheikh has stepped into the shoes of Sushant Singh Sonam's controversial statement said, “Ranbir is a great friend, Rajput's role of Manav. Friends and colleagues of Ankita on Ranbir, Harsh told Bollywood but I don’t know if he’s a great lokhande aka Archana have been sending her best wishes Bubble, "I used to tell her, I tell boyfriend. Honestly speaking, for her new show. And joining them is noted Bollywood ac - her now also, 'Sonam, jab aap yeh he’s a really nice guy, he’s got tress Kangana Ranaut. The Queen actress worked with karte ho, hum sabko affect hota family values, he’s really respect - Ankita in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. The two ac - hai. Sirf aapke account ko tag nahi ful. I’ve known Ranbir all my life tresses grew close to each other. Kangana took to her social karenge, hum sabke account ko but as a boyfriend, I don’t know. media handle and wrote, "All the best lokhandeankita can't tag karenge (When you do this, it Deepika did a gr eat job at hanging wait to watch new season of pavitra rishta. Coming back to affects all of us. They won't just on to him for so long!" Deepika, who Pavitra Rishta 2, fans of Sushant Singh Rajput are missing tag you, they'll tag us all). And I had acco mpanied Sonam on the their original Manav. With Shaheer Sheikh replacing don't want to deal with it, so couch, laughed at her remarks Sushant, they are finding it difficult to come to terms with please, please don't do it." 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