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6 THINK 7 CAN ECONOMICS KEEP UP? 7 STATE WHAT HAPPENED TO ’S When the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and AUTHORITIES VERIFYING, REGULATING Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen MEDIA PERSONS OPERATING IN KUPWARA WASTE TO ENERGY PROJECT ? received the Bharat Ratna, ’s highest National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the past had made an observa- civilian award, a journalist is said to have The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din tion in an open court that if Srinagar city is not made free from THINK asked them, “Between the two of you, who is today convened a meeting, here to review the progress trash and solid waste all the trash be sent to Civil Secretariat, the more talented?” Comparing musical... of data collection of media persons working in the..

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Mobile Internet Name New LG Launches Portal To Help Endurance is rare Govt In Kabul – Angela Duckworth Restored Mullah Hasan Akhund To KPs Reclaim Properties Head All Male Cabinet Press Trust Of India Agencies After 6 Days SRINAGAR: and KABUL: The Taliban have named Lieutenant Governor UN-sanctioned veteran Mullah Manoj Sinha on Tuesday Rs 1.64 Cr Seized From ‘Regret Inconvenience Caused To Mohammad Hasan Akhund as launched an online portal for Drug Peddler’s Kin the leader of Afghanistan’s new time-bound redressal of griev- JAMMU: Over Rs 1.64 crore was Students In Studies’: IGP Kashmir government, while giving key ances related to Kashmir mi- recovered during a joint search op- positions to figures who domi- grants'' immovable properties. eration by the police and the Army nated the 20-year battle against The Kashmir migrants in district of Jammu and the US-led coalition and its allies. can log in to http://jkmi- Kashmir on Tuesday, a senior police Chief spokesman Zabihullah grantrelief.nic.in/ or http:// officer said. Senior Superintendent Mujahid told a press conference kashmirmigrantsip.jk.gov.in of Police, Rajouri, Sheema Nabi on Tuesday that Taliban co- to submit their complaints, an "The competent authority Speaking on the occasion, Qasba said  More On P10 founder Abdul Ghani Baradar official spokesman said. (Deputy Commissioner) shall the Lt Governor said the ini- would be the deputy leader. The application filed on the undertake survey/field veri- tiative will put an end to the Two Held Mullah Yaqoob, the son of portal will be disposed of in fication of migrant proper- plight of the migrants in- For Taking Bribe the Taliban founder and late a fixed time frame under the ties and update all registers, cluding Hindus, Sikhs and supreme leader Mullah Omar, Public Services Guarantee Act, within a period of 15 days and Muslims, who have been suf- SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption was named defence minister, 2011, by the revenue authori- submit compliance report to fering since 1990s. Bureau on Tuesday arrested two while the position of interior ties under intimation to the the Divisional Commissioner, "I met numerous delega- officials of the Defence Accounts minister was  More On P10 applicant, he said. Kashmir," he added. tions from across  More On P10 Department for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for release of payment to a contractor. Masrat Alam Riyaz Ahmad Wani, a multi-tasking Mehbooba Panel Formed To Rename Is New Hurriyat staff officer, and senior accounts Observer News Service caused to students in studies,” a Placed Under officer Hira Lal Dhar  More On P10 police spokesperson quoted IGP Edu Institutes After ‘Martyrs’ Chairman SRINAGAR: The high speed Kashmir, Vijay Kumar as saying. House Arrest Man Arrested mobile internet services were The restoration of mobile in- Press Trust Of India Kumar Dwivedi said. Press Trust Of India For Killing Brother restored on Tuesday in twin dis- ternet services come six days Press Trust Of India The panel would be headed JAMMU: A man was arrested for tricts of Srinagar and , after authorities snapped com- JAMMU: The Jammu and by principal secretary home SRINAGAR: Hardline faction of allegedly killing his brother in Jammu six days after the facility was sus- munication lines, including SRINAGAR: PDP president Kashmir administration on with administrative secretar- the Hurriyat Conference (Hurriyat and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police pended after the death of iconic voice calling and internet ser- Mehbooba Mufti was put under Tuesday set up a high-power ies from department of rural G) has named incarcerated leader said on Tuesday. Information was separatist leader Syed Ali Shah vices on all cellular companies house detention on Tuesday and committee for renaming gov- development and panchayati Masrat Alam as its chairman fol- received at police post Tote Sahri Geelani on Wednesday last. on Thursday, hours after Geelani she claimed that the decision of ernment educational institu- raj institution, housing and lowing the death of Syed Ali Shah that one Chamail Singh of Sarhi was The 4G internet services in passed away at his Hyderpora Jammu and Kashmir authori- tions and roads after martyrs urban development depart- Geelani last week. stabbed to death by his brother Le- Srinagar and Budgam was re- residence on Wednesday night. ties to restrain her movement and eminent personalities, of- ment, director general of In a statement issued to media har Singh over a petty issue on Sun- stored on Tuesday evening, a While voice calling and fixed had "exposed the government's ficials said. police (DGP) CID J-K, general on Tuesday, the hardline faction day night, they said. Subsequently, a day after a ban on mobile inter- broadband services were re- claims of normalcy". A seven-member commit- administration development of the Hurriyat G said that the case under  More On P10 net was lifted from eight of the stored on Saturday, mobile inter- She also hit out at the Centre tee has been set up for mak- department and secretary people of Jammu and Kashmir ten districts of the Valley. The net services remained snapped alleging that while the govern- ing recommendations on the culture department and di- look up to the amalgam's leader- Electric Shock decision to lift ban on mobile across all ten districts of the ment was expressing concern representation and propos- visional commissioners of ship with great expectations. Kills Youth internet was taken by police Valley till Monday evening. for the rights of the people in als for installation of statues Kashmir and Jammu, he said. Shabir Ahmad Shah and after reviewing situation in the Barring Srinagar and Budgam Afghanistan, the same were be- and memorial plaques, nam- The committee may co-opt Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar were SRINAGAR: A youth from Hyder- backdrop of Geelani’s death. districts, the high speed mobile ing denied to Kashmiris. ing of roads and buildings, ad-hoc members for any par- elected as vice chairmen. pora area died on Tuesday after “Mobile internet will be open internet services were restored. "I've been placed under Commissioner Secretary, ticular proposal and submit The amalgam said the ap- receiving an electric shock in central in Srinagar & Budgam today Meanwhile, Director General house arrest today because ac- General Administration its recommendations for final pointments were temporary till Kashmir’s . by 7pm. Regret inconvenience of Police (DGP)  More On P10 cording  More On P10 Department (GAD), Manoj decision  More On P10 elections are  More On P10 Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi of Hyderpora, an electrician by profession, was carrying out his work at a complex in Chadoora area of the district J&K Logs 126 Only Full Autonomy To Fix J&K, when he received an electric shock, CS Directs JKRLM To reports said. Reshi, reports said, New Covid Cases More On P10 Delhi Relations: Tarigami died on the spot due  Observer News Service Create 11000 Self Help Groups Press Trust Of India SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Observer News Service Do You Get Your Copy of reported on Tuesday 126 fresh cas- SRINAGAR: CPI(M) leader es of novel coronavirus cases while SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on KASHMIR 148 more virus infected patients Kashmir administration on Tuesday Tuesday said restoring democ- have recovered during the last 24 directed the Rural Livelihood racy along with full autonomy and OBSERVER hours in the Union Territory. Mission to target the establish- statehood to Jammu and Kashmir Regularly? According to officials, Kashmir ment of 11,000 self help groups in is the only way to put the relation- Valley reported 92 new cases of the current fiscal by ensuring social ship back on track between the Covid while the remaining 34 mobilization of approximately 2.50 erstwhile state and the Centre. were detected in the Jammu lakh rural women. He said the central government division on Tuesday, taking the The directions in this re- Commerce, Social Welfare, be- Jammu and Kashmir, he said, undermined the Constitution by total number of people infected gard were passed by Chief sides Mission Director, JKRLM Mehta directed the JKRLM to ending the special status guaran- since the outbreak of pandemic Secretary; Dr. Arun Kumar along with concerned officers target the establishment of teed under Article 370 to Jammu back on track is by immediately in J&K last year to 326159. Mehta on Tuesday while chair- participated in the meeting. 11,000 self help groups in the and Kashmir restoring democracy along with Giving district-wise details, ing a meeting to review the “It was informed that J&K current fiscal by ensuring so- "Through the scrapping of full autonomy and statehood to the officials said that Srinagar progress under various em- Rural Livelihood Mission has cial mobilization of approxi- Article 370 and bifurcating the the erstwhile state of Jammu reported 46 cases, ployment-generating schemes formed 1,000 self-help groups mately 2.50 lakh rural women. state into two union territories, and Kashmir," Tairgami said in 20, Budgam 13, Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, an and will facilitate constitu- Mehta, he said, added that not only has the BJP government a statement. If Not 2, Kupwara 2, Bandipora 1, official spokesperson said. tion of another 3,000 SHGs by JKRLM was also asked to intro- undermined the basic structure The Communist leader said Ganderbal 1, Kulgam 6, Administrative Secretaries of September end,” the official duce institutional innovations of the constitution but the rela- the Permanent Residence Contact Circulation Incharge: 1, Jammu 4, Udhampur 2, departments of Housing & spokesperson said. and train the SHGs in the pro- tionship between Jammu and Certificate issued by erstwhile Irshad Ahmad: 7006276927 Rajouri 2, Doda 7, Kishtwar 2, Urban Development, Labour Asserting that self-help duction of products suited to Kashmir and the union itself. state of J-K under Article 35A has Ramban 1 and  More On P10 & Employment, Industries & groups have huge potential in modern-day  More On P10 And the only way to put it now become  More On P10 Srinagar Going Green, But How Clean Is The City? Farzana Bashir a physician specialist from As per the 2018 WHO study, reportedly there’re only 300 Srinagar. “While the canines Srinagar had 113 micrograms per dustbins available. hree years after the World are all over the place, barking cubic metre of PM 2.5 concentra- However, to flip the im- Health Organisation and biting us with impunity, tion in the air — making it one of age of the city bearing the T(WHO) declared it as the administration is acting like the dirtiest cities in the world. brunt of pollution, LG Manoj 10th most polluted city in the sleeping over the falling quality While the state pollution Sinha recently launched the world, Srinagar remains grap- of air, water and soil in Srinagar. body turned down this report, ‘Polythene-Free Srinagar’ pling with pollution, even as Barring some public-private ini- Prof. Shakeel Ramshoo, the campaign — urging citizens to the Lieutenant Governor lately tiatives like Khusarsal restora- earth sciences expert, said the eliminate the usage of single- emphasized several measures tion campaign, nothing much is study’s findings are accurate. use plastic to lessen its impact being implemented by the visible on the ground.” Previously, a joint-study by on the environment. government for transforming Much of this concern is also Indian Institute of Tropical Notably, as per 2019 report Srinagar into smart and eco- stemming from the working Meteorology (IITM) and of the Central Pollution Control friendly city. style of the official cleaning had Board, 34,367 tonnes of plastic As per the new rankings, agents. found that on some days “the waste is being collected every the summer capital of Jammu “Without sounding grumpy, air pollution in Srinagar was year in Jammu Kashmir and a and Kashmir has been ranked just look at the way these SMC worse than that in Delhi and as sizeable portion is single-use 36th among the cleanest cities workers clean the roads early bad as Kolkata”. polythene. in India. For commoners—wit- in the morning when people, With the latest Swachh sur- “It’s our collective responsi- ness to the faded green city— including patients, step out for vey conducted in January 2020, bility to include rivers, forests, these rankings are simply un- the healthy walks. They cre- piles of trash and garbage are grasslands, wetlands and all oth- doing the image of the place. ate plumes of dust on streets It wasn’t always this insensi- soak the streets before sweep- things is perhaps one of the rea- being regularly dumped in er living species in our future de- “Srinagar is literally going in the name of sweeping and tive. Earlier, we had designated ers chipped in.” sons prompting many to ques- Srinagar. For a million people velopment plans. 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DIAL-EMMA Conference On Rising • Masjid, Madrassa, Shops TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 Suicides And Drug Abuse Held • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : KO News Desk ation in valley due to surge in Damaged In Khanyar Blaze 2479488,2452222,2452155 • suicide cases and manifold rise CAPD: 18001807011 • Srinagar: A grand conference in drug abuse cases in Kashmir. KO News Desk aged the mosque, a seminary Ma- built of wood and congestion in SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 under the title 'Depression, Ris- He further said that there is drasa Misba-ur-Rashid besides a space, it became difficult to contain AIRPORTS ing suicides and Drug abuse' was need to create counselling cells Srinagar: A mosque also housing residential house and several shops. the fire”, the official said. organized by Islamic Fraternity in schools to guide and coun- a seminary besides several other Alleging the F&ES of a sloppy ap- “Upper portion of a mosque and a SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 (IF) on Sunday at Jamia Masjid sel misguided youths towards shops were damaged in a blaze proach, they said that despite timely residential house received damage in RAILWAYS Rangtang, Kawdara in Srinagar. straight and right path. erupting this morning in Akalmir intimation, the department reached the mishap”, he said adding the wa- Noted Islamic scholar Athar Aamir suspected a conspira- locality in Khanyar area of central- late to the spot. “Had they reached ter used to douse off the flames may • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 Khan was chief guest on the oc- cy behind sudden rise in drug Kashmir’s Srinagar district. on time, the damage could have have caused damage to the shops.” • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 casion, while as, President Pri- abuse in society and warned • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 vate Schools' Association of J&K people to remain vigilant and Pic ABid Bhat • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 (PSAJK), GN War, former Doc- do not let the drugs eat up • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 tors Association Kashmir (DAK) young generation of Kashmir. • PATTAN: 01954-293507 president, Dr. Suhail Naik, Mou- “Our young generation is being • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 lana Farooq Ahmad of Bazm e targeted with a well-thought Tawheed and Yaqeen-ul-Haq plan by our enemies. We need Sikandar, a psychologist, were to stand up and dismantle all HIGHWAY STATUS among the speakers who de- these plans,” Aamir said. • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) livered speeches on drug abuse President Private Schools' • Mughal Road - (Open) like worrying trends in Kash- Association of J&K (PSAJK), GN mir society. War, who also spoke on the oc- • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) Khan while referring to fig- casion, said that there is a well- ures revealing spike in drug planned chain in place which abuse cases, lamented the dis- makes sure supply of drugs to tressing trend in Kashmir. He the customers. This Day in History said that these evils were alien to Kashmir society till recently. “We shouldn’t rely on • 1689- China & Russia signs Treaty of He said that ups and downs the government to end Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) are part of life and people this menace but take • 1855- British and French troops should build capacities to deal capture Sevastopol from the Russians, with life-altering situations. initiatives ourselves at effectively ending the Crimean War. Saying that cases of suicides in all levels to eradicate • 1870- Netherlands & Britain sign very less in Islam, he said that these evils from our “Koelietraktaat” Br-Indian contract Muslims have strong belief sys- work in Suriname tem which stops them from tak- society. The disturb- • 1926- League of Nations Assembly ing extreme steps like suicides. ing fact is that a huge voted unanimously to admit Germany PRAYERS “A good practising Muslims chunk of students • 1944- 1st V-2 rockets land in London & will never ever commit a sui- Eyewitnesses said that soon after been averted”, they said. Two members of our fire squad Antwerp FAJR cide because it is haram in Is- are turning into drug the fire broke out, locals rushed to Meanwhile Deputy Director Fire also received minor injuries, how- • 1944- Russians march into Bulgaria; the spot bring the flames under con- and Emergency Services Bashir Ah- ever all of them are out of danger, Bulgaria declares war on Germany 4: 46 trol. However the raging flames could mad Shah said that it became some- he said identifying the duo as Sajad • 1945- US invades Japanese-held Korea not controlled with limited resources what difficult to contain the fire Ahmad and Rafiq Ahmad. • 1945- Hideki Tojo, Japanese PM during ZUHR available with them. The flames owing to its congestion besides the When asked about the cause of most of WW II,attempts suicide rather 12: 31 briskly spread, causing substantial houses built of wood. fire, Deputy Director said that it pri- than face war crimes tribunal attempt damage to several structures, they “We had sent some ten to twelve marily seems an accidental case and fails, later he is hanged said, as per news agency GNS. vehicles of fire squad for rescue, that they are ascertaining the actual ASR • 1946- Bulgaria ends monarchy The fire according to them dam- however with many houses mainly cause of fire. • 1951- Japan signs peace treaty with 48 4:59 countries (SF) • 1958- Oman turns over Gwadur (on MAGRIB Srinagar Admin Holds Sensitisation Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan 6:54 • 1959- The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is established. ISHA Workshop With Heads of Schools, Colleges • 1962- Chinese troops exceed Mac- Observer News Service Mushtaq sought suggestions from besides, outdoor spaces be also Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary) 8:16 • the heads of schools regarding the used as much as possible to prevent 1967- Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft lam. Moreover, a ray of hope SRINAGAR: The District Adminis- opening of schools. He said that it spread of infection, while facility for landing on Moon Sept 10 • always remains alive and well addicts. We need to tration Srinagar/District Disaster is prerequisite to follow all Covid-19 proper screening/testing regarding 1969 - Suleiman Maghrabi appointed present in Muslims which Management Authority (DDMA) related guidelines and SoPs to open Covid-19 must be made available at premier of Libya helps them to pass off hard identify those who are on Tuesday held a sensitization Educational Institutions in Srinagar the entry of all the schools. It was • 1975- Guinee-Bissau declares times better than the people ruining our students in workshop session at Banquet Hall, to avoid spread of Covid Infection. said that the number of water sup- independence from Portugal from other religions,” he said. Kashmir,” War said. here with the Heads of various On the occasion, Dr Rabbane ply taps/ toilet facilities needs to be • 1978- Iranian army fires on Khomeini Applauding the resilience of Educational Institutions (Schools/ Tariq of Department of Community increased in every school to avoid followers in Teheran,100s killed Kashmiri Muslims, he said that While delivering a short colleges) to discuss Modus ope- Medicine, GMC Srinagar threw light gathering and spreading infection. • 1983- NASA launches RCA-6 Indian Muslims live their lives speech on the above subject, for- randi for reopening of schools in on the Covid related SOPs and Pro- In addition School events, congrega- • 1985- Shuttle Discovery flies back to watching struggling Kashmiris mer Doctors Association Kash- Srinagar district. The programme tocols to be adopted after opening tions, meetings etc. must be avoided Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB shining all over the world de- mir (DAK) president, Dr. Suhail was held on the directions of the of schools. It was told that Consent till the situation with regard to Co- • 1989- Mausoleum of Beatrice of spite turbulent times, hard- Naik revealed shocking details Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, shall be obtained from the parents vid-19 improves. Pertinent to men- Brabant (1288) discovered in Kortrijk, ships and lack of resources. about drug abuse in Kashmir. Mohammad Aijaz Asad, who is also of all students who are willing to tion that, the Jammu and Kashmir Belgium “Every third Kashmiri I meet He said that a fair number of the Chairman DDMA Srinagar and attend school. The school premises, administration on Sunday allowed • 1991- Macedonia votes for outside Kashmir is either en- women are involved in consump- was attended by Officers from Dis- Transport vehicles, toilets and class re-opening of Higher Educational independence from Yugoslavia rolled for Phd at a university or tion and supply of drugs in Kash- trict Administration including Sub rooms should be thoroughly cleaned Institutions and schools for students • 1994- Last US, British & French troops planning to go for one. All the mir. “Women and girls are being Divisional Magistrate, East, Owais and sanitised. The thrust was also of classes 10 and 12 with certain leave West Berlin time it amazes me that how do used or get involved in supply of Mushtaq and Head Department of laid on ensuring social distancing/ conditions. In an order issued after • 1994- USAir Boeing 737 crashes at Pitts they manage to do it. But evey- drugs to the potential customers, Community Medicine, Dr Rabbane physical distancing in the schools a review of the COVID-19 situation Airport, killing all 132 on board time it feels heart-warming,” which is another distressing sign Tariq besides, Principals/ Headmas- particularly at entry and exit points. by the State Executive Committee • 2004- The NASA unmanned spacecraft Athar revealed. in Kashmir,” he said. ters of all Government and Private Further, it was informed that dis- (SEC) classes for students of 12th Genesis crash-lands when its parachute He appealed Muslims in He suggested an iron-fist pol- Schools and Colleges. play Signages and necessary Mark- standard were permitted with in- fails to open. Kashmir to get connected with icy towards drug addiction and During the interaction, the Sub ings for enforcing Social Distancing person attendance not exceeding 50 • 2005 - Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft the Seerah of Prophet Muham- appealed people to not tolerate Divisional Magistrate, East, Owais and Safety protocols be ensured per cent of capacity on a given day. land at a disaster aid staging area at mad (SAW) and Sahaabah and or normalise drug suppliers in Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time ponder- how as a human be- their societies. “The irony and Russia has flown such a mission to ing Prophet Muhammad (SAW) unfortunate part of our soci- North America. and Sahaabah lived their lives. eties is that we garland drug Government of Jammu & Kashmir • 2014- Haider al-Abadi becomes the President IF, Muhammad suppliers with flowers only 75th Prime Minister of Iraq Aamir said that the conference because he is rich. Ignoring the OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, • 2015- Pope Francis announces moves was organized to create aware- fact that they ruined our young to streamline the annulment process ness about the worrisome situ- generation,” Naik said. within the Catholic Church Every third Kashmiri I meet outside Kashmir R & B DIVISION CHADURA ************* is either enrolled for Phd at a university or From KO Archives “planning to go for one. All the time it amazes DASTI QUOTATION me that how do they manage to do it. But eveytime it feels heart-warming,” Subject:- Supply of Water Proof Tent, size 60’X40’ approximately I Am Troubled ...... Athar revealed. Pandal type, including installation, at Srinagar Airport & other ancillary items immediately. By Kashmir : Clinton Agencies For & on-behalf of Lieutenant Governor, dasti quotations are hereby AAC Condoles Invited from reputed suppliers / dealers for supply of following items: : US President Bill Clinton said on Monday that the Kash- mir dispute can only be resolved through restraint, renunciation of terrorism and "direct discussions" between Pakistan and India. Demise Of Its Leaders 1. Water proof tent (Pandal Type) complete, including installation. "I am troubled by the threat to peace posed by the Kashmir dis- Observer News Service The organisation also extend- pute;" Clinton was quoted as having told the Hindustan Times Wash- ed condolences to Manzoor Ah- ington correspondent. 'I continue to believe that there cannot be a so- Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir mad Khan on the demise of his 2. Water proof Top Cover lution to the Kashmir issue without direct discussions between India Awami Action Committee (AAC) young son; and with Farooq Ah- and Pakistan. For such discussions to take place, however, a climate Tuesday expressed grief over mad Zargar on the demise of his of trust must be created through -sincere efforts to end violence." the demise of several leading father Master Ali Muhammad The service charges for conducting of periodical maintenance (as & when Clinton praised Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for stay- and eminent personalities of Zargar who was a long-time and required) shall also be quoted. ing open to talks with the Mujahideen. "In recent months, there have been some steps towards addressing the dispute, including the com- Srinagar who were associated active member of the AAC. mendable initiative by the Indian government and the regrettably with the organisation, move- The Awami Action Commit- short-lived cease-fire," said Clinton. ment and the Mirwaiz Family. tee on behalf of its incarcerated The quotation should be addressed to Executive Engineer (R&B) Division The US president said the structure of a settlement must be The deceased personalities head ex- Chadoora which must reach in his office on or before /09/202111 upto worked out by the parties involved. "It is not for the United States to include late Moulvi Ghulam pressed condolences and soli- 2:00 PM or upto 2:00 PM of the next working day in case of last date for determine what a resolution should look like. "What we can do is to Rasool Shah, resident of Khan- darity with Shah family, Khan encourage a peace process. We will continue to encourage resumption qah-e-Sokhta Nawakdal, Zubair family and Zargar family, and receipt of quotations is declared as Gazetted holiday or so.The quotation of a dialogue that will lead to a settlement that takes into account Manzoor Khan son of Manzoor paid tribute to them for their shall be opened on the same day in presence of the quotationers. the wishes of the people of Kashmir, and to assist in that dialogue, if Ahmad Khan, resident of Fir- respective contribution to- that is the desire of the parties." dous Colony, Eidgah near Aali wards the organisation. It also The supply and installation of pandal shall have to be made within 24 hours Asked about a US role in resolution of the Kashmir dispute, Clinton Masjid, Srinagar, Master Ali prayed for the forgiveness of at Srinagar Airport from the date of issue of allotment order for the same. said: "Our role is a simple one - to work with India and Pakistan for a Muhammad Zargar, resident of the departed souls, their ascen- The rates quoted should be inclusive of all taxes, carriages loading resumption of a dialogue that will lead to a resolution of the dispute. Khanyar presently City Colony, sion to Jannat and patience for We will continue to do this. We are willing to offer further assistance if Elahi Bagh Buchpura, the AAC the bereaved family members. unloading etc and no extra charges shall be paid on this account in any case. both countries request it, but we are not mediators. said in a statement. Meanwhile, the AAC has The payment shall be made as and when funds for the same are made "My belief that nobody's goals in Kashmir will be achieved through The AAC termed the demise expressed deep sorrow over violence does not pre-ordain any particular type of settlement for the of Ghulam Rasool Shah, who the damage caused to the lo- available to the Division by the competent authority. dispute. What a solution looks like will be determined by the participants also served as Imam at the local cal Masjid and seminary in All other terms and conditions shall be the same as laid in PWD Form 25 in the process of dialogue that brings peace to Kashmir," he added. Masjid for a long time, a big loss. Akalmir, Khanyar due to a mys- "India's leaders have the right to decide how they will deal with It expressed condolence and terious fire incident. It has ap- (double) and in vogue in the Division Pakistan. It is our view that a resumption of dialogue with Pakistan is sympathy with the deceased’s pealed to people, especially in India's interest. You cannot change geography. We are encouraging son Ghulam Ahmad Shah and the financially well-off ones, No: 6910-14 all involved to work to create an atmosphere that will allow this to his grandson Dr. Showkat Ah- to generously contribute in re- Dt: 06/09/2021 Executive Engineer happen. This includes taking steps to bring about an end to violence." mad Shah who is a renowned construction of the Masjid and DIPK-7984/21 PW (R&B) Division Chadoora (Kashmir Observer, September 08, 2000) physician of Kashmir. seminary, for the sake of Allah. WORLD Wednesday | 08.09.2021 04 Taliban Fire In Air To India Provides Refuge Disperse Anti-Pak Protests, Deepening food To Former Afghan Governor, Videos Capture The Panic crisis compounds 4 Others: Report Agencies flights to leave, an organiser told Agencies Dawood Kalakani," said the of- Reuters, blaming the delay on the Afghanistan’s problems ficial, adding that since all flights aliban gunmen fired in the U.S. State Department. Blinken, New Delhi: In what appears to be to Afghanistan had been stopped air on Tuesday to scatter holding talks in Qatar, a key inter- course correction after the Ran- from India, they all first went to protesters in the Afghan locutor with the Taliban, said the gina Kargar episode, India has Iran then Dubai and finally arrived Tcapital Kabul, witnesses problem was one of documents. allowed five Afghans, including in Delhi. The diplomatic/official said, as video showed scores scur- "My understanding is that the a former provincial Governor of passport facilitates visa-free travel rying to escape volleys of gunfire. Taliban have not denied exit to Afghanistan having a diplomatic under a reciprocal arrangement Hundreds of men and women anyone holding a valid document, passport into the country. with India for 30 days. shouting slogans such as "Long but they have said those without The decision comes days after On July 20, Rangina Kargar, live the resistance" and "Death to valid documents, at this point, India deported Afghan Member member of the Wolesi Jirga where Pakistan" marched in the streets can't leave," he told reporters. of Parliament Kargar, a move that she represents the Faryab prov- to protest against the Taliban "Because all of these people are invited criticism at home and dip- ince had claimed that upon her takeover. Neighbouring Pakistan grouped together, that's meant lomatic circles globally. arrival at the IGI Airport from Is- has deep ties with the Taliban that flights have not been allowed and has been accused of assist- to go ... We are not aware of any- ing the Islamist group's return to one being held on an aircraft, or power - charges it denies. any hostage-like situation." "The Islamic government is AIRPORT RESTART

Internally displaced Afghan families, who fled from Kunduz and Takhar province due to battles between Taliban and Afghan security forces, collect food in Kabul. (AFP/File Photo)

Agencies the WFP ran out of funds in the several months in advance. Yahia According to a senior official, tanbul on a Fly Dubai flight, she war-torn Arab country, large num- described the process as “winteriza- who confirmed that a week ago was not allowed to come outside DUBAI: At the end of August, with bers of people used rickety boats tion — buying food from wherever it five people including a family all the airport though she held a dip- the Taliban in control of most to cross the Mediterranean Sea is available closest, be it in Pakistan, possessing Afghanistan diplomat- lomatic passport. After the inci- provinces of Afghanistan, UN Sec- and reach Europe. Kazakhstan, or even sometimes Af- ic passports had arrived at the In- dent, a joint secretary-level officer retary-General Antonio Guterres In Afghanistan, the WFP has ghanistan, then transporting it and, dira Gandhi International Airport in the Union Ministry of External cautioned that the country’s hu- a staff of 300, including locals finally, stocking it.” Delhi from Dubai. Their arrival Affairs had apologised to her for manitarian and economic crises and foreign nationals, who oper- So far, high summer tempera- was informed to the Ministry of the incident and offered her an Afghan women shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest rally, were getting worse, despite evac- ate from sub-offices in Kabul, Ja- tures have masked the hardships External Affairs (MEA) and entry emergency visa. The official added near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul on September 7 uation flights for civilians from lalabad, Faizabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, that lie ahead for the Afghan peo- into the country cleared. that after Kargar's episode, in- Kabul airport coming to an end. Kandahar, and Herat. ple in winter. Summer is the time "A senior doctor with Afghani- structions were issued regarding shooting at our poor people," At the same news conference, Expressing his concern over the UN officials have said the tur- of year when the WFP “preposi- stan government arrived with his diplomatic passport holders and one panic-stricken woman on the Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh situation and the threat of a total moil in the country has not af- tions” food stocks in warehouses wife and two children and Sa- allowed them hassle-free entry to street says over sounds of gunfire Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al collapse in basic services, he said: fected WFP operations and that all and with communities through- mangan's governor Mohammad the country. in a video clip shown on Iranian Thani said no deal had yet been “Now more than ever, Afghan chil- programs are running according out Afghanistan. The food is then television news. There were no reached with the Taliban on how dren, women, and men need the to plan. distributed to needy people be- immediate reports of injuries, Qatar and its partner Turkey could support and solidarity of the in- however. The Taliban's rapid ad- get Kabul airport running again. ternational community.” Uzbekistan Removes vance across Afghanistan as U.S. "We hope in the next few days As the UN chief, Guterres was forces pulled out last month trig- we can get to a level where the right on the money. The combined 'No Need To Rush': gered a scramble to leave by peo- airport is up and running for pas- effects of a severe drought, con- Headscarf Ban In Schools To ple fearing reprisals. sengers and for humanitarian aid flict and the COVID-19 pandemic Turkey's 'Advice' To World U.S.-led foreign forces evacu- as well," he said. have made even the simplest of Boost Female Attendance ated about 124,000 foreigners and Turkey says it wants to pro- preparations for winter in Afghan- at-risk Afghans, but tens of thou- vide security inside the airport istan difficult for international aid On Recognising Taliban Agence France-Presse with the hijab -- a head cov- sands were left behind. to protect any Turkish staff and organizations. Istanbul: Turkey said on Tuesday it still has a diplomatic pres- ering popular throughout the Secretary of State Antony Blink- safeguard operations, but that the The UN has said that 18 million there was "no need to rush" in ence, about the conditions under Tashkent: Uzbekistan will al- Muslim world. en said the United States was in Taliban have insisted no foreign out of Afghanistan’s population of recognising the Taliban's rule in which it could help operate the low girls to wear headscarves Shermatov did not specify contact with about 100 Americans forces can be present. 38 million are facing a humanitar- Afghanistan, adding that Ankara Afghan capital's airport. in schools in a bid to ensure what age category the mea- who were still in Afghanistan. On Monday, the Islamist mili- ian disaster, with the potential of was still holding discussions US officials say they no longer devout Muslim families send sures would affect. About 1,000 people, including tants claimed victory in the Pan- another 18 million joining them. about operating Kabul's strate- control the airspace in Afghani- their daughters to school, the President Shavkat Mirzi- Americans, have been stuck in the jshir valley, the last province hold- A senior official of the UN World gic airport. In a wide-ranging stan and that the main airport Central Asian country's Educa- yoyev has relaxed some con- northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif for ing out against it, and promised to Food Program has told Arab News television interview, Foreign in Kabul, which the US military tion Ministry said. trols on state-sanctioned Islam days awaiting clearance for charter name a government soon. of the organization’s concerns, Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu seized in August for evacuations, Islam is the dominant re- since coming to power in the just days after it appealed for sounded a cautious note about is in disrepair. Cavusoglu said money to purchase and “preposi- Turkey's future relations with Turkey was working with Qatar tion” food for millions of Afghans the fundamentalist group. He and the US on the terms under Deity Is Owner Of Temple Land, before winter snows cut off access said Afghanistan's new govern- which the airport could reopen roads to them. ment needed to be "inclusive", to regular flights needed to de- Mageed Yahia, the WFP’s UAE adding that women and a range liver humanitarian aid, evacuate Not Priest: Supreme Court country director and represen- of ethnic groups should be given stranded civilians and re-estab- New Delhi: A priest cannot be land on behalf of the Aukaf tative for the Gulf Cooperation ministerial posts. The Taliban on lish diplomatic missions in Kabul. treated as Bhumiswami (own- Department (relating to "Dev- Council region, said: “We need Monday claimed total control But he said security remained a er of land) and the deity is the asthan") for the purpose of money urgently. As I speak, we over Afghanistan, saying they key sticking point, stressing that owner of the land attached to management. need around $200 million just to had won the key battle for the commercial flights could never a temple, the Supreme Court "The Pujari is only a grantee get us from September to Decem- Panjshir Valley, the last remain- resume until airlines -- and their has ruled. A bench of Justices to manage the property of the ber, or our pipeline will break. As ing holdout of resistance against insurers -- felt that conditions Hemant Gupta and A S Bopan- deity and such grant can be early as October, our pipeline of their rule. But Cavusoglu said the were sufficiently safe. na said the "Pujari", or priest, reassumed if the Pujari fails wheat will run out.” international community should "In my view, the Taliban or only holds the land for the to do the task assigned to him, He identified the funds crunch take a wait-and-see approach Afghan forces could ensure se- purpose of management of the ie, to offer prayers and manage as the biggest challenge facing the before recognising its rule, curity outside the airport," Ca- property of the temple. the land. He cannot be thus program, the other ones being lack sounding a similar tone to one vusoglu said. "In the ownership column, treated as a Bhumiswami," the of security and stability, and the adopted by the European Union "But inside, there could be the name of the deity alone is bench said. weather. He said even $200 million at a meeting last Friday. a security company trusted by ligion in Uzbekistan, but the country in 2016 after the death required to be mentioned, as "We do not find any man- was a “drop in the ocean” in com- "There is no need to rush," he the international community or authoritarian government is of long-ruling autocrat Islam the deity being a juristic per- date in any of the judgments parison with the money required said. "This is our advice to the entire all other companies," he said. staunchly secular and has re- Karimov. Earlier this year, Uz- son is the owner of the land. to hold that the name of Pujari to cover actual needs. A WFP es- world. We should act together with "Even if airlines, including Turk- tained tight control over the bekistan amended its law on The occupation of the land is or manager is required to be timate has put the country’s total the international community." ish Airlines, are keen to fly there, faith in the three decades of freedom of conscience to allow also by the deity which is car- mentioned in the revenue re- food-funding requirements for Turkey has been holding talks insurance companies would not independence from the So- women to wear the hijab in ried out by the servant or the cord," the bench said. this year at $559 million. Yahia with the Taliban in Kabul, where allow it." viet Union. Education Minister public places -- though not in managers on behalf of the de- It said that the name of the warned that if widespread hunger Sherzod Shermatov said on buildings housing state institu- ity. Therefore, the name of the Collector as manager cannot be was not prevented in Afghanistan, September 4 that the authori- tions, such as schools. manager or that of the priest is recorded in respect of property it could lead to mass migration The WFP said it remained “ded- fore access to them is cut off by ties "intend to allow national Other bans reversed follow- not required to be mentioned vested in the deity as the Col- and more conflicts, the costs of icated to maintaining its guiding the winter snows. But the hot headscarves and skullcaps ing Karimov's death include a in the column of occupier as lector cannot be a manager of which would dwarf the amount principles of humanity, impartial- summers were also to blame for in white or light colours" in prohibition on children attend- well," the top court said on all temples unless it is a temple currently sought by the WFP. ity, neutrality, and operational in- what he said was Afghanistan’s schools after "the appeals of ing mosques and a ban on us- Monday. vested with the State. “I think it is important to realize dependence.” second-biggest drought in the many parents". ing loudspeakers for the call It added that the law is clear The top court was hearing that the cost to the international At the same time, Yahia noted past three years. He said the move was neces- to prayer. The United States on the distinction that the pu- an appeal filed by Madhya community would be far less if that “protection is being provided “We are talking about more sary to ensure every child got a government in 2018 removed jari is not a Kashtkar Mouru- Pradesh challenging an order the problem was tackled now in- to WFP food convoys, buildings, than 40 percent of the coun- secular education. Uzbekistan's sanction-carrying shi, (tenant in cultivation) or a of High Court which quashed stead of being allowed to grow out and staff” in Afghanistan. try. Crops have been lost to this Prototypes of the permit- designation as a "country of government lessee or an ordi- two circulars issued by the of control,” he added. Before the arrival of Afghani- drought, leaving families with in- ted headscarves presented by particular concern" for religious nary tenant of the maufi lands state government under the Citing Syria as a cautionary tale, stan’s bitterly cold winter season, comes that are not enough even to Shermatov suggested girls of freedom and last year, took it off (land exempted from payment MP Law Revenue Code, 1959 he pointed out that in 2015, when the WFP typically starts planning buy food,” he added. school age would not be able to a "special watch list" of religious of revenue) but holds such (Code). cover their chin as is the case freedom offenders. Six Palestinians escape from high-security prison in Israel 3-year-old boy found after three Agencies set up in the area surrounding 26, Yaqoub Qassem, Yaqoub Mah- on, told Al Jazeera. Gilboa. moud Qadri, 49, Ayham Nayef Ka- Al Jazeera’s Walid al-Omari, re- days in Australian woods sraeli forces have been search- The army said its forces were mamji, 35, and Mahmoud Abdul- porting from Ramallah, said Israe- ing for six Palestinian prison- “prepared and deployed” in the lah Ardah, 46. At least four men li authorities discovered the pris- CANBERRA: A three-year-old boy wearing reunited with their son. ers who managed to escape occupied West Bank as part of the were serving life sentences, ac- oners’ escape at about 3:30am. a sweat shirt and diapers was found sitting "He's just clinging to mum. As soon as Ifrom a high-security facility in operation. cording to local media reports. He said police launched a wide- in a creek and cupping water in his hands he heard his mum, he opened his eyes and NEWSMAKER northern Israel early on Monday. Local media reports said the The men were believed to have spread search operation involving to drink on Monday, three days after he looked at her and fell asleep," he said. The prisoners escaped from the men, who likely shared the same been headed for Jenin, where the helicopters in towns and villages was lost in rugged Australian woodland. "AJ was found in an area that had been Gilboa prison, which is supposed prison cell, escaped through a internationally recognised Pal- near the northern area of the West Hundreds of people had been searching searched before. Police are assuming he to be one of Israel’s most secured tunnel and appeared to have re- estinian Authority wields little Bank, as well as an area bordering for Anthony AJ Elfalak, who has autism spent the entire time in the woods," Chap- facilities. Such breakouts are ex- ceived some outside help. The control and where Palestinians in neighbouring Jordan. and is non-verbal, since he went missing man said. tremely rare. tunnel appeared to have been dug recent weeks have confronted Is- The detainees could have es- from his family’s remote rural property His ability to find drinking water was “Overnight, we received a num- from below a toilet in the cell, raeli forces – some of whom were caped to Jenin, Jordan, or could near the village of Putty, north of Sydney, a key factor in his survival because of the ber of reports about suspicious from which the prisoners crawled from the police’s Musta’ribeen be hiding out in the agricultural late Friday morning. danger of dehydration, she said. Overnight figures in agricultural fields and their way out of the facility. – an undercover unit made up of lands surrounding the prison, al- The crew of a police helicopter spotted temperatures in the area dipped as low as from the prison service, which The prisoners included Zakariye Israelis disguised as Palestinians. Omari added. him sitting in shallow water in a creek 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit). NEWS MAKER NEWS discovered very quickly that pris- Zubeidi, 46, a former Fatah party Qadura Fares, head of the Pales- Hamas, the group that controls bed late on Monday morning about 470 AJ was kneeling in the creek when a oners were missing from their leader in the northern West Bank tinian Prisoners’ Club, described the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, metres (1,540 feet) from his home, Police State Emergency Service officer reached cells and that six escaped,” police city of Jenin, as well as five Pal- the brazen escape as a victory called the escape a “real defeat” Superintendent Tracy Chapman said. He him and placed a hand on the boy's spokesman Eli Levy told Israeli estinian Islamic Jihad members against the Israeli security system. for Israel’s security system. was in good condition but was taken to a shoulder, SES Chief Inspector Simon Kan Radio. serving life sentences for involve- “We are happy with this escape. Islamic Jihad spokesman Da- hospital for observation, ambulance offi- Merrick said. Police, soldiers, and agents from ment in attacks on Israelis during We have called a lot for the neces- wood Shehab, described the cers said. His father, Anthony Elfalak, said "The officer stated that he (AJ) turned Israel’s powerful internal security the Palestinian Intifada – or upris- sity of liberating all Palestinian breakout as a “heroic act” that AJ had been bitten by ants, had diaper rash towards him with a massive smile on his agency Shin Bet joined the search ing – in the early 2000s. prisoners. If the prisoners can free was a “severe blow” to the Israeli and suffered abrasions. face that he will not forget," Merrick said. effort, officials said. Sniffer dogs The other detainees were iden- themselves, this is a great thing,” army and Israel’s entire “security "It's a miracle," the father told reporters The paramedic who examined AJ, Gerry were deployed and checkpoints tified as: Monadel Yacoub Nafe’at, Fares, who spent 18 years in pris- apparatus”. after he and his wife, Kelly Elfalak, were Pyke, described him as a little survivor. STATE Wednesday | 08.09.2021 05 Authorities Verifying, 100% Vaccinated Regulating Media Persons Incarcerated Masarat Alam Students Shall Report To Operating In Kupwara Named Geelani’s Successor Classes: Budgam Admin Gives two day extension to facilitate journalists Muhammad Raafi cal career. were injured with pellet guns that RAT mandatory for students below 18 years However, it was in 2008 that were used for the first time then. Observer News Service fail to submit the data shall Srinagar: Masarat Alam Bhat, who Alam emerged as a significant In 2015, a former police officer Observer News Service from class 10th to 12th more not be allowed to work in the is in Tihar jail, was on Tuesday political force. His role in the Ashiq Bukhari, who led the team precautions and safety mea- KUPWARA: The Deputy Com- district to weed out the self- named the successor of Syed Ali unrest, triggered by the transfer that caught Masrat Alam in 2010 BUDGAM: The Deputy Com- sures are foremost needed. missioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam styled reporters, against whom Geelani in Hurriyat Conference (G) of land to the Amarnath shrine stirred up a controversy, with me- missioner (DC) Budgam, Shah- Mirza once again appealed Din today convened a meeting, allegations of exploitation are following the death of the nonage- board, put him into the public dia reports citing him saying that baz Ahmad Mirza Tuesday in for 100 percent vaccina- here to review the progress of levelled in the district. narian leader last week. eye. Realising his newfound po- the then Jammu and Kashmir chief his routine press briefing about tion of all who fall in the age data collection of media per- The DC, however, allowed a In a statement issued to media litical clout, the authorities ar- minister, Omar Abdullah, wanted COVID-19 status said that un- group of 18 to 44 years, par- sons working in the district. two day extension to facilitate on Tuesday, the faction of the Hur- rested him for 21 months. Alam dead. According to the report, less we follow Covid Appro- ticularly students shall en- The meeting was attended by the media persons, who could riyat claimed that the people of Alam, an alumnus of Kashmir’s Bukhari, who was Srinagar’s se- priate Behaviour (CAB) and sure that they are vaccinated SSP Kupwara Dr. G V Sundeep not submit their data today. Jammu and Kashmir look up to the posh missionary school Tyndale nior superintendent of police, also adhere to all SOPs there is ev- before entering classes. He and District Information Of- Now, as per the directions of amalgam's leadership with great Biscoe, was first arrested in 1990 claimed that Abdullah rewarded ery apprehension that positive added that students below ficer (DIO) Kupwara, Moham- Deputy Commissioner, the media expectations. It said that Shabir and was released more than a him for arresting Alam by paying cases may rise again. the age of 18 shall have (RAT) mad Yousuf Mir. persons working in Kupwara dis- Ahmad Shah and Ghulam Ahmad year later, in November 1991. He Rs 15 lakh from his own pocket. The DC said that from the mandatory in case they have The DC was informed that trict are once again asked to sub- Gulzar have been elected as vice was detained for a second time in “The chief minister greeted me, past few weeks we have been to attend classes. the data of media persons mit their data by September 09 chairmen. The appointments are 1993 and kept in custody for more but asked on the phone: ‘Why witnessing an increase in the Regarding current status, working in the district is being up to 2 PM, positively, after that temporary till elections are held than four years and was released didn’t you bump off this man? number of cases in some ar- the DC said presently there collected as per devised pro- there would be no relaxation. according to the Hurriyat constitu- Why did you get him alive’,” eas resulting in designation of are 142 active positive cases forma which was circulated in The District Administration tion, the faction said. Bukhari had said. some new Micro containment in the district, recovery rate is the media group and all media Kupwara has initiated a drive Bhat, who was charge-sheeted He was arrested in October that zones. He said with the open- 99 percent while positivity rate persons have been asked to to check the authenticity of by the National Investigation Agen- year and again booked under the ing of educational institutions stands at 0.46 percent. submit required data by 4 PM media persons working in the cy (NIA) in October 2019, is at pres- PSA – termed a lawless law by Am- today, positively. district, following the reports ent lodged in the Tihar Jail. nesty International — after months On the occasion, the DC said of allegations of black mailing Who Is Masarat? of hiding and issuing protest cal- that those media persons who and exploitation. On June 11, 2010, protests erupt- endars. Alam has been detained 38 District CAPEX Budget ed in Downtown, the heart of Sri- times under the Jammu and Kash- nagar city against a fake encounter mir Public Safety Act or PSA (1978) in Machil in northern Kashmir. In since his first arrest in 1991. Reviewed at Kupwara NC Remembers the days to come, protests erupted Despite many years in deten- across the capital city throwing tion for his role in the separatist DC Fixes Timeline For Submission Of Estimates Kashmir into a simmering discon- politics, Masarat’s position as a Sheikh Abdullah On tent for months to come. leader was still unknown to most Observer News Service wara, Imam Din in his address said Many expected the stone-throw- of the people in Kashmir. that the District Administration 39th Death Anniversary ing protests in Kashmir to die down in February 1997. Alam was briefly released for KUPWARA: A joint meeting of Of- is here to remove the bottlenecks as popular separatist leader Syed Few days after Matoo’s death, 45 days as the top Kashmir court ficers and PRIs was Tuesday held and resolve the problems con- Observer News Service Ali Shah Geelani was put under de- Alam went into hiding. On June cancelled his 33rd detention order at conference hall DC office Kup- fronting in the field, adding that tention. But, the protests not only 24, he announced a protest calen- on March 8, 2015. But the Hindu wara to review the progress of all field functionaries should re- Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tues- continued but even gained vigour. dar from an undisclosed location, nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party Implementation of District CAPEX double their efforts to come up to day paid tributes to party founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah In that period, it was Masarat Alam under the banner of “Quit Kashmir – ally of then J&K government led Budget (DCB), 2021-22 of Kup- the expectations of the PRIs. on his 39th death anniversary. Bhat who spearheaded the protests Movement.” by Peoples Democratic Party – wara district. The Chairman Dis- He gave a timeline of 4 days to While paying rich tributes to Sheikh, Party rank and file called in Srinagar by formulating the pro- Eventually, his role during the protested against his release after trict Development Council (DDC), all AEEs and JEEs for submission him father figure and political colossus, who helped change Jam- test calendars. 2010 unrest made Alam a formi- he raised slogans ‘Teri Jaan, Meri Kupwara, Irfan Sultan Panditpori of estimates directly to the Deputy mu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from a feudal and colonial society Alam, who had been under de- dable separatist force. His sudden Jaan, Pakistan Pakistan’ at a rally chaired the meeting. Commissioner’s Office for admin- to a free, democratic and secular one. tention since 2008, was released on prominence forced the authorities in Srinagar. Subsequently he was The Vice Chairman DDC, Haji istrative approval so that tendering An inspiring political pageant, the functionaries said that June 8, 2010, only three days before to announce a bounty of Rs15 lakh arrested again and remains under Farooq Ahmad Mir, Deputy Com- process could be started and works throughout his chequered political career, Sheikh symbolized the teenager, Tufail Mattoo, was on his head—and he became, for a detention since then. missioner Kupwara, Imam Din taken in hand on time. the aspirations of the Kashmiri people as no single individual killed after a tear gas canister was time, the valley’s “most wanted” In the years since 2010, many were also present in the meeting, He expressed his dismay over could have even dreamt of doing. “Although rooted in Kashmir, shot at him from a close range. The separatist leader. political pundits pitched the sci- besides, DDC Members, BDC Chair- the poor performance of some offi- he had attained a national standing with his name becoming subsequent outcry over the death During 2010 unrest, at least 120 ence graduate as the successor to persons and Officers. cials and asked the controlling of- synonymous in the minds of countrymen with the socialism, added momentum to Alam’s politi- civilians were killed and hundreds Geelani. The objective of the meeting ficers to fix the responsibility upon humanism, pluralism, and democracy,” they said. was to review the pace of prog- the officials who are found lazy in ress under District Capex Bud- submission of estimates. get, speeding up of estimation of The Deputy Commissioner Div Com Reviews Progress works, tendering and Administra- asked ACP to constitute various Two Extortionists tive Approval. Standing Committees of Council Addressing the meeting the members on behalf of the Chief Of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Chairman DDC stressed upon the Executive Officer so that the prog- Arrested: Police Observer News Service He also took district wise re- have been found ineligible later. officers to speed up the process ress of the development works Observer News Service view of the progress made and Meanwhile, Div Com also re- of estimation of works so that ex- could be properly reviewed and SRINAGAR: The Divisional Com- directed the DCs to utilize en- viewed the implementation of ecution of works could be taken monitored in the district. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have missioner Kashmir, Pandurang tire funds released for the said the scheme for promotion of up in hand and completed within Earlier, Joint Director Planning, arrested two extortionists in Kulgam and Bandipora districts, K Pole Tuesday reviewed the scheme before September 25th, traditional and cultural festivals the targeted time frame. He said Abdul Majeed gave a brief about who were involved in extorting money from gullible people. status and progress made under 2021 so the other part of the of J&K and directed DCs to com- the council members have got the the progress and informed that Extorted cash and a knife was also recovered from their pos- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana funds will be provided by the pile the data of religious institu- mandate from the common people 5815 works are targeted for the session, a police spokesman said in a statement. (PMAY) in all the ten districts of Government of India. tions within two days. of the district and therefore have current financial year under Dis- Police said that a case vide FIR number 205/2021 under rele- Kashmir Division. The Div Com enjoined upon He also asked them to iden- to work jointly for overall develop- trict Capex 2021-22. He said Rs. vant sections of law was registered in Police Station Kulgam and The meeting was attended by DCs to compare the data avail- tify the buildings for accom- ment of the district. 56.78 crore have been expended started investigation into the matter. Speaking at the occasion, the till ending August 2021 against the “A special investigating team led by SHO PS Kulgam under Vice Chairman DDC said that they released amount of 132.65 crore. the supervision of DySP Hqrs Kulgam Ghulam Muhamad Bhat belong to a system as such are The concerned DDC members swung into action and arrested the accused and also recovered responsible to serve people in a and BDC Chairpersons also spoke the extorted money from his possession. During questioning, the better way. He stressed upon the in the meeting and got informa- accused confessed about his involvement into the pre-planned engineers of the Rural Develop- tion regarding estimates and other crime. Further investigation of the case is in progress,” police said. ment department to speed up the developmental works of their re- Similarly in Bandipora, During the course of investigation, offi- estimation of the works. spective constituencies from the cers taking assistance of modern techniques and human leads were The Deputy Commissioner Kup- concerned officers. able to zero in one suspect Aejaz Ahmad Sheikh. Subsequently, he was arrested and during questioning he confessed his involvement in the commission of crime. On his disclosure, weapon of offence (knife) used in the commission of crime was also recovered. Fur- Blood Donation Camp ther investigation into the matter is in progress. In Yakmanpora On Sep 16 Bandipora Police Observer News Service The camp will start at 10 am at public Park near Masjid Destroys Bhung In Sumbal all the Deputy Commissioners able with them to the uploaded modation of protected person Srinagar- Idara Islamic Li- Abu Talib (A.S). through virtual mode while MD one on the housing board’s to both PRIs and non-PRIs, in their brary Imam Khamnaei (M.Z) Specialized medical team Observer News Service J&K Housing Board, Director Ur- match the figure. He directed respective districts. Yakmanpora Singhpora in from SMHS Hospital Srinagar ban Local Bodies, Cluster Heads them to compile the list of eli- The Div Com directed the DCs collaboration with Al Mus- will look after the donors. Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police in Bandipora Tuesday of J&K Bank attended physically. gible, ineligible and untraceable to upload the grievances of mi- tafa (SAW) Welfare Trust and Refreshment and certificates launched an intensified mass destruction drive of Bhung and During the meeting, the Div beneficiaries and release the in- grants on the migrant grievance Blood Bank Is going to orga- will be distributed to the re- other narcotic cultivations in Trigam Sumbal and other adjoining Com reviewed the physical sta- stalments which are due to the portal regarding encroachment nize mega blood donation spected donors. areas. A police party destroyed Wild Bhung cultivation in Trigam tus of work and the release of beneficiaries. and rent and other issues, and camp on 16 September at There is a separate arrange- Sumbal area and continued in near by villages also. instalments in favour of benefi- He also directed the DCs to is- also upload the action taken re- Yakmanpora area of Singhpo- ment for female donors who The locals of the Sumbal area have hailed the step carried out ciaries selected after verification sue the notices to those who have port of the redressal of grievances ra in north Kashmir’s Baram- will be looked after by female by Bandipora Police. by the concerned department. been given any instalment but in a time bound manner. ulla district. medical staff. Bandipora Students Appealed To Get Vaccinated Progress Of District Capex Plan, Observer News Service He said the graph can go down in coming days if people contin- NABARD Works Reviewed In Jammu BANDIPORA: The Deputy Com- ue to follow CAB and get vacci- missioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr nated as soon as possible. He said Observer News Service out of 47 works, 40 have been measures to accelerate the pace Owais Ahmad on Tuesday urged even if the vaccinated person tendered, 33 allotted, 14 are un- of ongoing works for their time- the students above the age of 18 contracts the virus, the symp- JAMMU: Deputy Commissioner, der execution and 6 have been bound completion. years to get vaccinated imme- toms are mild as compared to Anshul Garg today reviewed the completed. He also cautioned that any diately so that they can resume unvaccinated people. He urged ongoing/new works proposed their classes and appear in up- the people to get vaccinated and under District Capex Budget plan coming exams as and when al- those who have a pending sec- 2021-22 including NABARD, lowed by Government. ond dose should go for a second DDC, BDC and PRI components. While briefing the media about dose at earliest. At the outset, threadbare dis- covid situation in the district, Dr Dr Owais appealed to people to cussions were held about the Owais said the class work may adopt COVID Appropriate Behav- status of works undertaken by start soon in colleges and only vac- ior (CAB) to avoid spread of the PWD, Urban Development and cinated students shall be allowed virus and warned of strict action Jal Shakti under UT/NABARD to enter the college. He urged the against violators. He said the CAB component, PHE and R&B under students to get vaccinated as soon and SOPs are vital to prevent any PRI component and PHE under It was further informed that kind of laxity in completing the as possible so that they can re- spike in infections and cautioned DDC component to cater to the out of 26 approved works under works within the fixed time line sume their classes when allowed against any complacency on part developmental needs of the dis- Urban Development, 19 have will not be tolerated at all. by the Government. of the stakeholders so that the trict with focus on strengthen- been tendered, 6 have been al- The Deputy Commissioner Dr Owais said 65 percent of virus is kept at bay and its spread ing grassroots level democracy. lotted, 5 are under execution exhorted for mobilizing men the 18-44 years age group has is curtailed further. Regarding the status of NA- and 5 stand completed. and machinery for completing been vaccinated so far and fifty are also going for a door to door earliest. He appealed to the people not BARD funded works, the con- Under DDC plan 2021-22, the projects in stipulated time thousand second doses have vaccination campaign so that the He said there are 28 active posi- to lower guard and asked them cerned official informed the all 8 PHE works have been frame besides urged to ensure also been administered so far. He whole population is covered. tive cases in the district as on date to follow guidelines so that ad- chair that a total 38 works have tendered and 2 allotted, while productive and fruitful utiliza- urged the left out persons to get The DC said the graph of Co- and only one patient out of these ministration is not forced to take been approved under PWD out 20 PHE works and 30 R&B tion of the available resources. vaccinated at earliest. vid-19 cases is gradually going is in hospital isolation. He said the action against violators. He said of which 35 have been ten- works have been approved CPO Yoginder Katoch besides He said the people should down and can further slip down extensive sampling and subse- the general public can report dered, 28 allotted, 25 are un- under PRI plan. other senior officers of the con- come forward for vaccination if people continue to follow Co- quent isolation of positive cases the violation of SOPs to the con- der execution and 8 have been Speaking on the occasion, the cerned departments such as voluntarily as it is absolutely vid Appropriate Behavior and helped to control the spread of trolled rooms so that action can completed. It was also informed DC stressed on the concerned PWD, RDD, Jal Shakti were pres- safe. He said the health teams ensure they are vaccinated at virus in containment zones. be taken against violators. that under Jal Shakti mission authorities to take all possible ent in the meeting. 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ver since the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the security agencies, media and the experts in India are apprehending the spillover of the What Happened To Srinagar’s EAfghanistan violence into Kashmir. Reams of expert opinion published in newspapers, portals and also the discussions on primetime television are either

predicting that the Taliban could be on their way to Waste To Energy Project ? Kashmir or that the religious group would not do so this time around. ational Green Tribunal waste to energy projects, why did in Pampore to Bagh-e-Mehtab in The Taliban, on their part, have not only tried to put (NGT) in the past had the J&K cabinet give a nod to the Srinagar outskirts. The canal flows up a moderate face but also distanced themselves from made an observation in an NGT’s direction? via Gopalpora, Kralpora and Moch- Kashmir - albeit, the group has said it would raise the Nopen court that if Srinagar Srinagar city is sitting on a lit- wa localities of Srinagar outskirts. issue of Muslims of Kashmir like that of Muslims else- city is not made free from trash and eral volcano of waste. The existing These areas are part of district where. The group has also been quick to make promises solid waste all the trash be sent to landfill site at Achan is like a man Budgam but are located merely 8 about women's rights and security. It has also announced Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. made volcano which can explode to 9 kms from Srinagar city, and However, even now a huge any time as methane gas is getting thus have become urbanized. The granting amnesty to enemies and promised that the peo- population in areas like Eidgah, accumulated under huge garbage irrigation canal flowing through ple would be allowed to leave Afghanistan safely if they Wanganpora, Noorbagh , Zoonimar cells. This landfill has been choked this area has, therefore, turned wanted to. The government staff has also been asked to , Anchar and Soura are suffering as completely and SMC continues to into a drain with a lot of solid and return to work. What is more, the Taliban spokesman foul smell from landfill site contin- dump 400 to 450 metric tons of mu- liquid waste in it along with a large Zabihullah Mujahid has assured that the group won’t ues to spread out with the air mak- nicipal solid waste at the site on a amount of plastic waste as well. allow Afghan soil to be used against any other country. ing their lives miserable. regular basis. This is not only un- For the last many years, local On October 23rd 2017, Jammu & scientific but also very dangerous. residents have been urging the Ir- Would these signals be enough to reassure the secu- Kashmir cabinet gave a nod for set- The main challenge for manag- rigation Department to clean up rity agencies in India? Unlikely, when there have also ting up of a waste to energy plant ing solid waste in Srinagar or even the canal but this was always be- been noises to the effect among the militant groups that Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat in Srinagar. The plant which was Kashmir valley is the dearth of ing delayed. The local residents the waning militancy in Kashmir be revived. Al Qaeda to be constructed under the public landfill sites. Srinagar city is sur- gave several memorandums to the in its statement following the Taliban victory has called private partnership (PPP) at Achan rounded by water-bodies and wet- Government. Experts had been for “liberation” of Kashmir. There is no telling as yet Saidapora landfill site is supposed lands. There are not even 100 ka- advising that a nearby irrigation how this fast changing situation would impact Kashmir. to generate 5 megawatt of electric- nals of wasteland available where a canal needs to be cleared of all the ity on a daily basis from 5 metric new landfill site could be set up. We muck, silt and plastic waste. When Over the last two years, Kashmir has witnessed a rela- tons of solid waste. The company are not like Bhopal or Indore city the desilting work was taken up in tive decline not only in militancy but also in the influx which was allotted the project had where there is huge land availabil- Gopalpora to Mochwa via Kralpora of the Pakistani militants. Pakistan, under what is be- The main to invest Rs 120 crores and would ity .The municipal corporations around March -April this year, the lieved to be pressure from the FATF which has sought thus get the ownership rights of in these cities indeed manage the Irrigation Department contractors urgent action by Pakistan against the terror funding challenge for this plant for a period of 25 years. waste scientifically by following dumped all the plastic waste and infrastructure and the entities involved, has cracked The whole project was based on MSW Rules 2016 but these cities silt excavated from the canal on the managing solid the build-own-operate and transfer have a great benefit of having huge Srinagar–Chadoora road. down on the leaders of Kashmir centric militant groups model (BOOT). landfill sites as well. The engineers didn’t even rep- like Lashkar and Jaish-e-Mohammad. Lashkar leaders waste in Srinagar or About 4 years back, the Nation- This is not the case with Kash- rimand the contractor for the un- like and Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi have been al Green Tribunal (NGT) passed an mir valley, especially Srinagar city. scientific work he was doing. It was jailed. Similarly Jaish chief and Hizbul even Kashmir valley order directing the Chief Secretary The shrinking land area and lack of only after locals protested and news- Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin have largely be- is the dearth of of Jammu & Kashmir to ensure enough waste land in Kashmir is a papers reported the matter that the come conspicuous by their absence from the scene, more compliance to the cabinet order big challenge and authorities are Chief Engineer Irrigation Kashmir dated October 23rd 2017, on setting supposed to fully focus on manag- personally visited the area. so, the former. landfill sites. up of the waste to energy plant. The ing and treating the waste on a The unscientific waste is also Would things change now? The opinion remains split Srinagar city is NGT which had been hearing the daily basis instead of collecting and being dumped by Lakes and Wa- over the possibility of this happening. Significantly, how- petition on Achan landfill site from creating mountains of trash at the terways Development Author- ever, J&K Police seems on the side of those who see some surrounded by water- 2013 onwards in the matter of Dr Ir- Achan landfill site and other towns ity (LWDA) at Shalimar foreshore spillover of Afghanistan violence in Kashmir. Inspector fan Ahmad and others v/s Nawang like Magam , Sopore , Baramulla , road. The waste is in fact biode- General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar has said it was bodies and wetlands. Rigzin Jora the then J&K Housing Bandipora , Budgam , Kulgam etc. gradable (weeds and semisolid his job to kill “whichever terrorist comes here.” and Urban Development Minister In Poonch , Rajouri , Udhampur waste) but the authority has not There are not even in its order had said, and many other cities the situation been able to process this organic The PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on the other “We make it clear that we will with regard to managing munici- waste into compost for the last hand, has warned the centre that the Taliban victory 100 kanals of not grant any further time on any pal solid waste is equally terrible. many decades by outsourcing the was a lesson for it, She said that New Delhi could meet wasteland available ground whatsoever as it merely an Back in 2017, the former Hous- work to some private agency . The the same fate if it didn’t “mend the mistake of snatching administrative compliance now” ing and Urban Development Minis- newly appointed Vice Chairperson It is now almost 4 years, yet the ter Dr Nirmal Singh had acknowl- of the authority must take serious ... the J&K's identity illegally and unconstitutionally and where a new landfill splitting of J-K.” order of the NGT and J&K cabinet edged and raised the issue in the note of this. site could be set up. has not been implemented. assembly as DC srinagar had failed The Irrigation and Flood con- However, as of now, everything is in the realm of It is the Housing and Urban to identify a new landfill site for trol department should also follow speculation. Things will become clear only when the Development Department (HUDD) Srinagar. Municipal Solid Waste Rules (MSW Taliban settle down in power. The common refrain which is solely responsible for not Rules 2016) while cleaning its ca- in Kashmir among the Kashmir experts is to wait adhering to the cabinet order of 23rd Other Violators nals in J&K. and watch. October 2017. The department is also Srinagar Municipal Corpora- responsible for not respecting NGT’s tion (SMC) has always been blamed order followed by a Govt order. for failing to manage the munici- Views expressed in the article OTHER OPINON The NGT came to the conclu- pal solid waste in Srinagar. Media, are the author's own and do not sion of directing J&K Government civil society, and the public at large necessarily represent the editorial to set up waste to energy plant after have been criticizing them for un- stance of Kashmir Observer several rounds of deliberations and scientific waste disposal. But there Poison Ivy discussions. NGT had constituted are many other Government agen- The author is an Acumen Fellow some expert committees for provid- cies who are also to be blamed. and Founder of Jammu & Kashmir he concern expressed by a bench of the Supreme ing a solution to Srinagar’s solid In April this year, the Irriga- RTI Movement. He is also an Anant Court headed by the Chief Justice of India about waste problem. If the government, tion & Flood Control department fellow for Climate Action the communal content disseminated by some media like several waste management ex- undertook de-silting of an irriga- Toutlets deserves a thorough introspection. The apex perts, had disagreements with the tion canal that flows from Marwel court bench was equally scathing about the absence of regula- tions for social media outlets which, the bench rightly pointed out, colluded with the powers that be and serve as the fount for a divisive, toxic agenda. India, a secular republic, is given All letters intended for publication must include the writer’s name and a bad name by these institutions. The context for the Supreme OBSERVER X X X X MAIL YOUR LETTERS Court’s indignation must also be made clear. The wise judges address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, spaceand accuracy of expression require. Our publishing a letter does were responding to a petition by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind MAIL P.O. Box # 337, GPO, Srinagar-190 001 that is seeking an injunction against mischievous segments not mean we agree with everything or even anything in it. -EDITOR email: [email protected]@kashmirobserver.net of the fourth estate that had attributed the spread of the coro- navirus pandemic to a religious function organized by the Ta- blighi Jamaat last year. A shrill, complicit media — sizeable sections of it — had joined the chorus to denounce, indeed Rote Learning: A Curse demonize, India’s largest minority community. The medieval witch-hunt at the time of a public health crisis was both un- ducation is both a bay and an the very first issue to begin with. For is typed out on a handout given to large for this. They’ve made them- precedented and morally untenable. end in itself. Both memoriza- decades, a child-centered curriculum them. This trend is encouraged by selves believe as though reading and The points raised by the Supreme Court need to be taken tion and observations are has been pushed by experts in vain. the system itself as rote learning is writing is education. They are them- further for examination. Unregulated social media plat- Enecessary. The former opens We’ve continued preferring evalua- seen as a sure shot way to fetch good selves oblivious to the beauty and forms can, indeed, be a menace. Worryingly, in response, the up the closed sections of the brain, tion over real education. The result is grades. real essence of education. In an un- Centre seems to be willing to tar every digital entity with its while the latter is all about exposing that for the sake of so-called learning, This race for merit is also one of equal society, to find equality is edu- brush of intimidation — the Information Technology (Inter- an individual to the realities of life. students memorize things without the main reasons that education is go- cation. Finding beauty in ugliness is mediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, However, all purpose gets lost when understanding it. Furthermore, notes ing downhill. Instead of felicitating in- education. This aspect of education 2021 have been accused of infringing on media freedom. memorisation is taken to be educa- are prepared by a third-party which novative thinking, our system makes is completely overlooked. When stu- Moreover, regulation may not serve as an effective deterrent tion in toto. Infact, in the long run, makes even the little good go. students compete in such a way that dents need life skills and freedom to on every occasion. Several television channels — they are cramming manipulates the funda- This culture has imbibed leth- they’d only want good grades by hook make their lives better and our world supposedly better regulated than entities on social media mental purpose of education. argy into students who now rely and or by crook. Creativity, experimenta- better, we force them into a rat race — were part of this chilling campaign of vilification against This malaise is not a product of depend on ready-made stuff. Instead tion and observation is never reward- of nothing. Muslims. The problem — crisis — therefore is deeper. only some years and has reasons of following the process of reading, ed, as a result, we end up creating a Telegraph India that have brewed up to worsen the rot comprehending and analysing; they mass of incompetent students. Syed Mustafa Ahmad over the years. An outdated syllabi is jump to mindlessly cramming what Our society is to be blamed at and Syed Mehroosh Wednesday| 08-09-2021 7 Can Economics Keep Up?

EW YORK – When the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen received the Bharat Ratna, KAUSHIK BASU NIndia’s highest civilian award, a journalist is said to have asked them, “Between the two of you, who is the more talented?” Comparing musical and economic talent is in many ways meaningless. But One does not Shankar offered an interesting response: “Teach me economics for a week and ask me to give a lecture; I have to read more will manage it without making a fool of myself. Now, teach my friend Amartya to play the sitar for a week theory to understand and ask him to give a public performance….” this; Franz Kafka’s The The story is probably apocryphal. Nonetheless, it highlights a distinctive feature of economics. In Trial offers chilling many academic disciplines, it is difficult for some- depictions of how evil one who lacks a reasonable command of the subject to give a lecture without embarrassment, even to can be perpetrated a lay audience. Not so with economics. Generally speaking, the average layperson cannot easily tell without a perpetrator. the difference between good and bad economics, ow- Another reason to return ing not least to the discipline’s broad range of con- tent and disparate methodologies. to theory now is that the Economics has the virtue of accommodating those immersed in abstruse mathematics and axiom- ground is shifting atic methods (Léon Walras, John Nash, and Kenneth beneath our feet. Arrow) alongside those who delve into the world’s Beyond these philosophical matters, economic theory also demands a problems without recourse to symbols (Adam Smith, fresh look. To be sure, the rise of data-based scholarship (through big data or random- Mainstream economics Thomas Schelling, and Gunnar Myrdal). But such a ized control trials) is hugely important. We need data to help spot hidden patterns if for no has always relied on both vast canvas tends to leave room for erroneous brush- strokes. And in deeply uncertain times like the pres- other reason than to bolster our intuition. Still, the growing propensity to treat these find- explicit and implicit ent, when the world is being convulsed by the CO- ings as universally dispositive is worrying. VID-19 pandemic, climate change, and the digital assumptions revolution, it is easy to understand why many lay readers would grow exasperated with pronounce- other branch, errors can quickly pile up. individual preferences satisfying diminishing mar- ments from “economists.” How can the non-expert Beyond these philosophical matters, economic ginal utility, technology being convex, and so on. separate the wheat from the chaff? theory also demands a fresh look. To be sure, the But they do not bother to mention that people also This sense of disquiet should prompt introspec- rise of data-based scholarship (through big data or need to be able to communicate. That condition is tion within the discipline. Even if the criticism is randomized control trials) is hugely important. We taken for granted, as are many behavioral norms unjustified, a little self-examination cannot hurt. need data to help spot hidden patterns if for no other that are crucial for a market’s proper functioning. Indeed, I would argue that many mainstream econo- reason than to bolster our intuition. Still, the grow- But as technology advances and the environment mists fail to appreciate that apprehending reality ing propensity to treat these findings as universally changes, some implicit norms and assumptions will and crafting sound policy cannot be purely a mat- dispositive is worrying. evolve, sometimes with devastating effects on the ter of data and empiricism. However carefully we Economics would not be the valuable and excit- economy. In our world of social media and public collect, organize, and analyze our data, the insights ing discipline that it is today were it not for big theo- pronouncements, the meaning of what we say is be- we gain must be used in conjunction with common retical insights like Smith’s seminal insight that ginning to change. With globalization, we also have sense and intuition. order can emerge organically without the need for people with different norms operating in the same By the same token, someone who views his own direction from prime ministers or the state (Levia- economy and market. Our theory is ill-equipped to forecasts as expressions of pure science is as danger- than). “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, analyze, let alone regulate, such markets. To under- ous as someone who is guided by superstition. There the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, stand these developments, we need the kind of major is no way to predict with certainty what will happen but from their regard to their own interest,” Smith theoretical breakthroughs that brought the disci- tomorrow. When speaking about the future, we have famously observed. pline to where it is today. I am not equating theory no other choice but to use our intuition to decide But a caveat is in order here. While Smith’s with mathematics. Neither Schelling’s prose nor when we can extrapolate from past data and when we seminal observation was that the “invisible hand” Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom’s research had much cannot. We hope that we as a species have evolved an can deliver order, the neoliberal view that the invis- mathematics, but that didn’t stop them from grap- intuition that is at least somewhat reliable. ible hand always does so is a travesty. One does not pling with some of the world’s most fundamental An additional problem is that the necessary mix have to read more theory to understand this; Franz problems. of hard science and intuition or judgment tends to Kafka’s The Trial offers chilling depictions of how The risk economists face now is that the ground differ across economic specialties. In some branch- evil can be perpetrated without a perpetrator. is shifting faster than our understanding. We must es, such as auction design, economics is close to Another reason to return to theory now is that call on economics’ scientific imagination to rise to engineering, whereas in the areas of monetary and the ground is shifting beneath our feet. Mainstream the challenge and examine not just the state of the fiscal policy, it is heavily reliant on perception and economics has always relied on both explicit and world but the state of the discipline. judgment. When outsiders extrapolate from one implicit assumptions. For example, textbooks tell us branch’s performance to make inferences about an- that the efficiency of trade and exchange depends on Project Syndicate

Children’s Concerns And Feelings Are Ignored In Back-To-School Planning Juwaeriah Siddiqui their parents contributed to the econo- my. It serves as a way to keep children s the pandemic affecting children? occupied while the adults take on eco- We can only speculate because we nomically productive tasks. are not asking them how the pan- This notion is so deeply rooted in Idemic is affecting them. our ideologies of what education looks We are choosing to view the pan- like and how it should be imparted that, demic-derived challenges surrounding even during a global crisis, public well- childhood through an adult lens. In being is equated with economic well-be- other words, we are re-inscribing west- ing at the expense of a child. Our perfor- ern colonialist ideology on children, in mance as a society is measured in terms the way we choose to understand their of how quickly we can get them out of struggles and their need for education our common work spaces, to gain the and socialization. preordained skill set, at the expense of How we make decisions affecting the child’s well-being. If that means we children’s lives today is shaped by our intrude on their safe spaces, to educate social legacies. Can we change this nar- them, we do! If that means we expect rative to consider the agency of children children as young as four to work on during the pandemic? their devices as though they were young In the huge shuffle of lock downs, adults, we present that as modern-day stay-at-home orders and travel bans, one schooling. constant issue has been the reopening of schools. Perhaps this could be considered Centering children a diligent consideration of children’s men- Do we truly believe, as an advanced tal and physical well-being due to the lack society in the current world, the only of socialization and the relentless number way a child can be educated is by spend- of hours spent behind a screen. ing the same number of hours in school I have been observing and writing at home learning? Are we saying that about the social construction of child- while businesses and governments can hood through my fieldwork with chil- run on reduced capacity, our education- dren, where I study their motivation to al curriculum cannot be reduced given learn languages other than English. the pandemic? Asking questions like these brings Prioritizing education learning, yet we have enforced this made a transition to a virtual environ- the child to the centre of the conversa- Since when has the education and so- transition on children without hearing As we think ment, we usually think of the curricu- tion, which doesn’t happen unless there cialization of a child been given so much from them. Despite knowing the chal- lum, the classroom engagement level is an adult’s interest at stake. It all boils emphasis that it has been placed above lenges and despite the resistance from about their return to and the quality of teaching and learn- down to how we view the role of chil- the mental health of that very child? children, we have revisited — or rather, school, children have no ing. It is all about re-creating the ulti- dren traditionally and how we can con- For a moment let us take the child reinforced — the historical construction voice in asking for reduced mate learning experience at home. Yet, tinue to keep them in institutionalized back to their safe space, their homes, of children and their actual needs. the connection with other children — school systems. and assess how we have shifted their As children return to school, CBC school hours, lesser work- the ability to bond, share and have fun As we think about their return to meaning of safety and comfort to virtual looks at pandemic measures in place. loads or the option of with peers — was removed. school, children have no voice in asking interaction and forced listening. Take a The emotional well-being of chil- for reduced school hours, lesser work- look at young children — and not their Virtual isolation attending school during a dren was rarely if at all considered in loads or the option of attending school parents — required to attend six hours In my fieldwork, I hear from chil- pandemic. We continue to the process of transferring knowledge. during a pandemic. We continue to push of schooling through a screen. We hear dren about their feelings in the pan- How else do you justify six hours of on- the boundaries around children’s educa- from parents about how hard it is for demic. “I usually feel lazy by the fourth push the boundaries line learning? tion without addressing their concerns their families to balance school and hour,” one five-year-old who was re- around children’s educa- The focus has always been on the or recognizing their agency. Instead, we working from home. quired to attend school from home dur- tion without addressing success of the economy and on produc- choose to force them to adjust to a sys- But have we thought about the ing the pandemic. Another child who ing a skill set that can lend to it. tem of education that has not been built child — their agency and choice when it had just started school said: “School is their concerns or recogniz- Today’s public schools serve as in- to truly serve children’s interests. comes to learning? As adults, we under- fun with friends, I still cannot talk to my ing their agency stitutional spaces where children, who stand six hours of online school learning friends.” once worked in factories, could now Arrangement with is way more challenging than in school When we think of how schools have something valuable to do while The Conversation ADVT Wednesday| 08-09-2021 8

Having a structured environment could OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, benefit children’s health: Study PWD(R&B) CIRCULAR ROAD PROJECT, SRINAGAR. rd Agencies were recorded by the parents. iours are healthier when they have Subject:- 253 High Level Committee meeting of Circular Road Project Srinagar to be held on 11-09-2021 at 4.00PM in office They found that children accu- consistent routine and structure chamber of the Divisional Commissioner, Kmr. ccording to new research mulated an average of 16 additional in their day-to-day lives, such as The owners/stake holders of below mentioned structures are requested through this notice to attend the 253rd HLC meeting for negotiations/ from the University of minutes of moderate-to-vigorous on school days compared to other deliberations on the above mentioned date and venue. Central Florida, having physical activity per day on school times when a structure is not nec- Aa structured environ- days compared to non-school days. essarily as present, such as in the Agenda Point No. 01:- Fresh cases ment, whether during school days Furthermore, students reduced summer or on weekends. S.No. Name of road/ scheme Str. No. Name of the party or when stuck in quarantine as their average daily sedentary time He said that even on rainy days R-1 Shabir Ahmad Dar S/o late Khazir Mohammad Dar R/o Qamarwari. the COVID-19 pandemic continues, by about an hour each day and or when it's not safe to go outside, or- 1 could benefit children's health. their screen time by about an hour ganising a plan of activities -- even if 2 Qammerwari Parimpora Road R-2 Ali Mohammad Hanji S/o Gh. Mohammad Hanji R/o Qamarwari. The findings of the study were and a half each day on school days they take place in the home -- can be 3 R-3 Mst. Rubina Wd/o late Manzoor Ahmad Malla R/o Qamarwari. published in the journal 'Childhood compared to non-school days. a good way to keep children engaged 4 R-4 Khursheed Ahmad Malla S/o late Gh. Qadir R/o Qamarwari. Obesity'. In a study of more than 50 In a separate study of a sub- in healthy consistent routines. 5 R-5 Mohammad Asif Matta S/o Jalal-ud-din. rural schoolchildren over the course sample of the rural children, the re- "This means may be having a 6 R-6 Bashir Ahmad Gujree S/o Mohammad Sidiq Gujree R/o Qamarwari. of two weeks, researchers found searchers found that rural children very loose schedule that has time 7 R-7 1. Abdul Rashid Khanday S/o Gh. Nabi R/o Qamarwari. 2. Gulzar Ahmad Dagga S/o Gh. Qadir R/o Bemina. that behaviours that lead to obesity exhibited accelerated weight gain for children's snack, free play time, R-09 Gul Mohammad Dar S/o Gh. Mohammad Dar R/o Qamarwari -- like too much sedentary behaviour during five months of home quaran- maybe some indoor exercises that 8 or screen time -- dropped on school tine due to the closure of schools and don't require a lot of space such as 9 R-10 Mohammad Yousuf Bhat S/o Mohammad Sultan Bhat R/o Arampora Qamarwari days compared to non-school days, community-operated programs. aerobics, dancing to music, or even 10 R-11 Abdul Gani Khanday S/o Abdul Razaq Khanday R/o Qamarwari while amounts of activity increased. "This supports the benefit of yoga," he said. 11 R-12 Abdul Salam Khanday S/o late Gulam Ahmad R/o Qamarwari The findings are important attending schools and programs," "I also encourage rule-setting 12 R-13 Showkat Ahmad Malla S/o Abdul Ahad Malla R/o Qamarwari because more than 20 per cent of Brazendale stated. around screen and media time, es- 13 R-14 Gulam Ahmad Khanday S/o Abdul Razaq Khanday R/o Qamarwari US children ages 6 to 11 are obese, To combat obesogenic behav- pecially in the evening as bedtime Agenda Point No. 02:- which could lead to problems such iours on non-school days or during approaches, as this can be benefi- 1. Marriage Hall /Community Centre at Nowhatta Jamia Masjid S-4 Mohammad Amin Khan & Farooq Ahmad Ss/o Gh. Qadir Khan & others. as type 2 diabetes or other diseases, quarantine, some sort of structured cial for the child," he added. according to the US Centers for Dis- program or at least a structured The US Department of Health Agenda Point No. 03:- ease Control and Prevention. schedule for children on those days and Human Services recommends 1 New Zainakadal Bridge to Old Zainakadal via Sabni Kocha Nil Nazir Ah. Wani and Mehraj-ud-din Wani S/o Ali Mohd. Wani & others The researchers focused on ru- is recommended, Brazendale said. that children and adolescents ages Agenda Point No. 04:- ral children because they are at in- "It's not necessarily the pro- 6 through 17 do 60 minutes or more 1 New Fateh Kadal-New Habbakadal via Malpora L-9 Bashir Ahmad, Gh. Rasool, Gh. Nabi , Mst. Hamida,Mst. Khatija, Mst. Fatima, Fayaz creased risk for obesity compared to gram itself that always provides of moderate-to-vigorous physical Ahmad, Ajaz Ahmad,Nisar Ahmad, Mst. Noora &Mst. Shugufta. their urban-dwelling counterparts. the direct benefit, but the presence activity daily. Screen time should 2 R-44 Bashir Ahmad Peer Additionally, rural children's of 'attending something' seems to be limited to one to two hours a 3 91 Zahoor Ahmad S/o Gh. Mohammad Bangroo. obesogenic behaviours have not shape behaviours outside of the day, according to the CDC. Agenda Point No.05 :- 3-AB Mohammad Subhan S/o Abdul Rahim Matta been studied as much, said Keith program's operating hours and al- Study co-authors included UCF 1 Community Centre Drabyar Habba Kadal Srinagar. Brazendale, an assistant professor most sets a default schedule for the health sciences undergraduate stu- Agenda Point No. 06:- in UCF's Department of Health Sci- day for the child, like when they dents Michael Blankenship '21 and 1 Karan Nagar Kak Sarai Road L-7A, Mohd Sharief Khan, Sarbuland Khan S/o Mohammad Yousuf Khan & others R/o Karan L-7B Nagar. ences and the study's lead author. wake up or go to bed, or when they Serina Rayan '21, a Burnett Honors Agenda Point No. 07:- These behaviours can include eat," Brazendale added. Scholar; biomedical sciences ma- 1 Pantha Chowk to Zewan Junction L-6 low physical activity, poor diets, ir- The researcher specialises in jors Daniel Eisenstein and Alejan- regular sleep and excess screen and examining elementary school-aged dra Rey '21. Jeanette Garcia and Agenda Point No. 08:- media time. The researchers used children's obesogenic behaviours Cassie L. Odahowski, assistant 1 Fateh Kadal K.K Moulla road R-5 Gh. Mohammad Sofi S/O Noor Mohammad Sofi wristband accelerometers to com- during different times of the year, professors in UCF's Department Agenda Point No. 09:- pare the students' physical activity especially those from low-income of Health Sciences; and Ana Leon, 1 Community Centre at Mir Masjid Khanyar B-1 Gh. Nabi , Mohammad Shafi & others legal heirs of Gh. Mohammad Khan. and sleep on school and non-school and minority populations. Professor Emerita in UCF's School Sd/ days in addition to diaries of daily His research and that of oth- of Social Work, were also co-au- Superintending Engineer, activities, diet and screen time that ers suggest that children's behav- thors on this project. DIPK-8006/21 (R&B)Circular Road Project, Srinagar (Member Secretary HLC 0194-2506067/2506279 Email: [email protected] Government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department Social Welfare Department Civil Secretariat Civil Secretariat, J&K. 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Signature of the Candidate Date: Place: Full Address of Communication: BUSINESS Wednesday | 08.09.2021 09 Ind-Ra Retains 'Stable' Cairn Accepts $1 Bn Refund Offer, CARS24 Offers Simplified Outlook On Indian Banking To Drop Cases Against India: CEO Online Selling, Buying Agencies ment with accepting the offer and matter of a couple of days or some- Sector In Fy22 moving on. thing," Thomson said. "So we are Experience Of Cars Agencies Referring to the effects New Delhi: UK-based Cairn Energy "Some of our core sharehold- preparing on the basis of getting of the Covid-19 pandemic on PLC on Tuesday said it will drop ers likes BlackRock and Franklin this resolution quickly, all these Srinagar: CARS24 exists to digital reliant idea was not easy. New Delhi: India Ratings and retail loans, the agency said litigations to seize Indian prop- Templeton agree (to this). Our cases being dropped, and putting transform the way consum- A majority of the dealers were Research (Ind-Ra) has main- that the safe bastion fell as erties in countries ranging from view is supported by our core all this behind." ers buy and sell cars- it is an hesitant to participate in online tained a stable outlook on the the pandemic drove higher France to the US, within a couple shareholders (that) on balance it He said all enforcement pro- e-commerce platform that is auctions due to the lack of physi- overall banking sector for the delinquencies. The asset of days of getting a USD 1 billion re- is better to accept and move on ceedings brought because of the leveraging technology at every cal inspections; CARS24 made it rest of FY22, supported by the quality impact in the retail fund resulting from the scrapping and be pragmatic. Rather than Government of India's refusal to leg of the consumer journey to simple with its auction app. continuing systemic support. segment has been higher for of a retrospective tax law. continue with something negative honour an international arbitra- solve genuine pain points and To combat this issue, This support has helped man- private banks. The firm, which gave India for all parties which could last for tion award asking it to return the deliver a wow experience. Since CARS24’s technology team age the system-wide Corona- Banks have undertaken its biggest onland oil discovery, its launch in 2015, CARS24 has worked diligently to build an virus (Covid-19) pandemic restructuring in retail as- termed "bold" the legislation always strived to take the stress entire ecosystem that focused on linked stress. sets (including home loans), passed last month to cancel a 2012 and hassle out of selling a car. transparency, security, and total The rating agency has which could have postponed policy that gave the tax depart- Using a combination of core accountability on the brand’s kept its FY22 credit growth an immediate increase in ment power to go back 50 years offerings, namely single visit, part in an effort to reassure the estimates unchanged at 8.9 slippages. Overall stressed and slap capital gains levies best price, free RC transfers and dealers of the #1 focus, i.e, ac- per cent for FY22, supported assets (GNPA + restructured wherever ownership had changed instant payment options, the curate and efficient inspections by a pick-up in economic ac- pool) in the segment is ex- hands overseas but business as- company has managed to scale on 140+ parameters for the car. tivity post Q1FY22, higher pected to increase to 5.8 per sets were in India. the business exponentially and This not only helped them eas- government spending, espe- cent by end-FY22, up from 2.9 UK-based Cairn Energy PLC become one of the most revered ily participate in auctions but cially on infrastructure and per cent a year ago. on Tuesday said it will drop liti- a revival in demand for retail The micro, small and me- gations to seize Indian properties loans. The agency estimates dium enterprises sector has in countries ranging from France Gross Non-performing As- been under pressure with to the US, within a couple of days sets (GNPAs) at 8.6 per cent demonetisation, introduc- of getting a USD 1 billion refund for FY22, up from 7.7 per cent tion of GST and RERA, slow- resulting from the scrapping of a many years," he said. value of money seized to enforce in FY21. The stressed assets ing down of large corporates retrospective tax law. Seeking to repair India's dam- the retrospective tax demand, at 10.3 per cent for FY22 from and now Covid-19. However, The firm, which gave India aged reputation as an investment will be dropped. 8.6 per cent in FY21. the government has support- its biggest onland oil discovery, destination, the government last "Everything will be dropped. The agency in a state- ed the segment by offering termed "bold" the legislation month enacted new legislation to There will be no more litigation, ment said banks also contin- liquidity under the Emer- passed last month to cancel a 2012 drop Rs 1.1 lakh crore in outstand- that will be it. It will clear the mat- ue to strengthen financials gency Credit Line Guarantee policy that gave the tax depart- ing claims against multinationals ter up," he said. by raising capital and adding Scheme and restructuring. ment power to go back 50 years such as telecoms group Vodafone, Cairn in its half-yearly report to provision buffers which The agency expects that and slap capital gains levies pharmaceuticals company Sano- on Tuesday said it will return up have already seen a sharp the beginning Q3FY22, will wherever ownership had changed fi and brewer SABMiller, now to USD 700 million out of the Rs used car businesses in the indus- also helped CARS24 tackle the increase in the last three to see a portion of such advanc- hands overseas but business as- owned by AB InBev, and Cairn. 7,900 crore (USD 1.06 billion) it is try. This convenience factor is resistance and emerge as one of four years. The agency ex- es start exiting moratoriums, sets were in India. The offer to re- About Rs 8,100 crore col- supposed to get from the Indian further enhanced by the ease of the key players in the organised pects provisioning cost to a part of which could slip. turn money seized to enforce ret- lected from companies under the government, to "shareholders via transacting through the well-de- used car market. In 2019, CARS24 increase to 1.9 per cent from The GNPAs are expected to rospective tax demand in lieu of scrapped tax provision are to be special dividend and buyback." signed website and smartphone procured a non-banking finan- its earlier estimate of 1.5 per increase to 13.1 per cent by dropping all litigations against the refunded if the firms agreed to "Payment of the tax refund apps, from the comfort of the cial company (NBFC) license cent for FY22. end-FY22 from 9.9 per cent in government "is acceptable to us," drop outstanding litigation, in- would enable a proposed return home or on the go. Selling a car from the Reserve Bank of India The sector's profitabil- FY21. Stressed assets GNPAs Cairn CEO Simon Thomson told cluding claims for interest and to shareholders of up to USD 700 on CARS24 is an easy, quick and (RBI) and also ventured into the ity is expected to improve in plus restructured assets) sim- PTI in an interview from London. penalties. Of this, Rs 7,900 crore is million, via a special dividend of a straightforward process. consumer lending business in an FY22 driven by enhancement ilarly would increase to 15.6 Cairn will drop cases to seize due only to Cairn. USD 500 million and a share buy- Five years back, the indus- attempt to provide seamless and in the financial profile of per cent from 11.7 per cent, it diplomatic apartments in Paris "Once we get to final resolu- back programme of up to USD 200 try largely relied on physical ve- instant access to credit. This fur- public sector banks. added. and Air India airplanes in the US tion, part of that resolution is us million. The remainder of the pro- hicular inspections. Since it had ther upped the ante of CARS24 in "a matter of a couple of days" dropping everything in terms of ceeds would be allocated to further been an industry standard prac- by setting a benchmark in pro- after the refund, he said adding litigation. We can do that within expansion of the low-cost, sustain- tice for the longest time, gaining viding its consumers with a de- Sensex Snaps Cairn's shareholders are in agree- a very short period of time, just a able production base," it said. trust of channel partners for this lightful customer experience. 3-Day Winning Run; IT, SEBI Asks Exchanges OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER I&FC Pharma Stocks Weigh To Move To T+1 Settlement DIVISION SUMBAL (Jal Shaki Deptt) Mumbai (PTI): The BSE Sensex rising eurozone inflation," said N O T I C E I N V I T I N G E – T E N D E R S surged to yet another all-time Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Cycle On An Optional Basis FRESH E-NIT NO—IFC/Sumbal/14 OF 2021-2022 high but closed modestly lower Geojit Financial Services. For and on behalf of Lt. Governor, J&K Union Territory, e-tenders are invited (in single cover system) on “item rate basis” from Eligible on Tuesday as investors offload- Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, New Delhi: The Securities and in favour of moving to a T+1 sys- Registered/ Approved and valid agencies registered with J&K Government for the following works: - ed IT, pharma and banking Religare Broking Ltd, said in the Exchange Board of India (Sebi) tem since all the money today is stocks at higher levels. absence of any major domestic has introduced an optional T+1 coming on a realised basis. The S. Name of Work Appr. cost of Earnest Cost of T.D Time of Class of M.H of Position of No Rest. (in Lacs) Money Completion Contract Account Funds A sharp drop in the rupee, event, global cues would contin- settlement cycle for the Indian offshore investors, however, will which lost 32 paise against the ue to dictate market trend. markets. The regulator has put face an issue," said a person fa- 01 Construction of Culvert 5.87 Bidders 500.00 indicate Name 25 days CEE/ DEE Back to Committed US dollar, further weighed on "Indications are in the fa- the onus on the stock exchanges miliar with the matter. transformer bed and declaration of work with NIT S.No Village market mood, traders said. vour of some consolidation or to decide whether they want to According to him, the ex- lining wall for LIS Form on TR/ E-Challan 3rd Snapping its three-day ris- profit taking. Thus, we recom- opt for the shorter settlement changes may initially try to move Sonamerteng ing streak, the 30-share BSE mend maintaining extra caution cycle for any of the listed scrips 5, 10 or 15 scrips that are outside POSITION OF AAA = Accorded benchmark settled in stocks selection. -- after giving a one-month prior of the key benchmark indices 01. The bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, drawings (if any), book of quantities (BoQ) set of 17.43 points or 0.03 On the benchmark notice to all stakeholders, includ- such as Nifty 50 and Sensex to terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen/ downloaded from the website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates per cent lower at front, Nifty has im- ing the public at large. T+1 cycle. "FPIs are the biggest given below. 58,279.48. Intra-day, mediate support A move to a T+1 settlement drivers of Indian equities and 01 Publishing Date 07/09/2021 it touched a fresh around the 17,200- cycle is expected to benefit do- moving Sensex of Nifty stocks 02 Download date Starts From 07/09/2021 lifetime high of 17,250 zone," he mestic investors by increasing could prove too risky if liquidity 58,553.07. On simi- added. market liquidity and trading dries up," he said. 03 Bid submission date starts 07/09/2021 lar lines, the broad- Sector-wise, turnover, while reducing settle- After opting for T+1 settle- 04 Bid submission date ends 13/09/2021 upto 04:00 PM er NSE Nifty fell BSE realty, IT, util- ment risk and broker defaults. ment cycle for a scrip, the stock 05 Submission of hard copies Hard copies shall be obtained only from the bidder who is declared as 1st lowest bidder (L1) at 15.70 points or 0.09 ities, oil and gas Foreign portfolio investors exchange shall have to mandato- the time of opening of tenders. The cost of tender documents will be collected through e-challan per cent to 17,362.10. It scaled an and power indices tumbled up (FPIs), however, are expected to rily continue with the same for a / receipt under head of account 0702. However, the unsuccessful bidders will submit the same all-time peak of 17,436.50 during to 2.24 per cent, while telecom, face considerable operational minimum period of six months. separately after the opening of bids online. the session. Sun Pharma was the consumer durables, FMCG and challenges in adjusting to the Post that, in case, the exchange 06 Date and time of opening bids online 14/09/2021 in the office of Executive Engineer I&FC Division Sumbal (Jal Shakti Department) top laggard in the Sensex pack, energy finished in the green. new regime because of the differ- intends to switch back to T+2 2) The bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in sliding 1.81 per cent, followed by In the broader markets, the ence in time zones, especially for settlement cycle, it shall do so by 3) The bids uploaded on the Web site up to due date and time will be opened in the Office of the Executive Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Division Sumbal in Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, HCL BSE midcap and smallcap indi- US and European investors. giving one-month advance notice presence of the bidders who wish to attend. In case of Holidays or office happening to be closed on the date of opening of the bids, the same will be opened on the Tech, Infosys, TCS and L&T. ces fell as much as 0.73 per cent. "Sebi has been receiving re- to the market. Any subsequent next working day at the same time and venue. The complete bidding process will be online. In contrast, HDFC led the On the global markets front, quests from various stakeholders switch (from T+1 to T+2 or vice 4) Bids must be accompanied with cost of tender document (Non- Refundable/ Non-transferrable) to be deposited under MH: 0702-Rev. Misc. in shape of Treasury Challan / receipt or e-Challan (mentioning therein NIT No, Serial No of work and Adv. Cost of work) to be pledged in favour of the Executive Engineer Irrigation gainers' list with a jump of 2.56 Asian equities rallied after Chi- to further shorten the settlement versa) shall be subject to mini- and FC Division Sumbal and Bid Security declaration form duly self-attested instead of Bid Security (EMD) as per Finance Department J&K Civil Secretariat Jammu/ per cent. Bharti Airtel, IndusInd na posted robust exports data for cycle. Based on discussions with mum notice period. There shall Srinagar Circular issued vide No. A/ Misc(2018)-III-895/J, besides the date on the instrument must not be prior to date of issuance of this tender Notice. However, in Bank, ITC, UltraTech Cement, August. Bourses in Shanghai, stock exchanges, clearing corpo- be no netting between T+1 and case of compelling circumstances the same shall be obtained from the successful bidder by this department. (Refer Appendix-I). Nestle India, Reliance Industries Tokyo and Hong Kong ended rations and depositories, it has T+2 settlements. Two different b) Performance Security upto 03% shall have to be furnished by the successful tenderer whenever asked by the department (Refer Appendix-I). and Asian Paints were among with gains, while Seoul settled been decided to provide flexibil- settlement cycles on different ex- 5) The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date of opening of Price bids. 6) Instructions to bidders regarding e-tendering process. the other winners. in the red. Equities in Europe ity to stock exchanges to offer ei- changes for the same scrip could a) Bidders are advised to download bid submission manual form the “Downloads” option as well as from “Bidders Manual Kit” on website www.jktenders.gov.in "The domestic market were trading on a negative note ther T+1 or T+2 settlement cycle," also result in flow of domestic acquaints bid submission process. traded with high volatility as in mid-session deals. said a note from the regulator on liquidity from one exchange to b) To participate in bidding process, bidders have to get ‘Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)’ as per information Technology Act- 2000. Bidders can get digital certificate investors locked in gains from Meanwhile, international Tuesday. The provisions of the another. For example, if the RIL from any approved Vendor, c) The bidder has to submit their bids online in electronic format with digital signature. No bid will be accepted in physical form. the recent rally and global fac- oil benchmark Brent crude rose circular come into effect from scrip is traded under T+1 on NSE d) Bids will be opened online as per time schedule mentioned in above at Serial No. 1. tors. However, the broad market 0.54 per cent to USD 72.61 per January 1, 2022. but T+2 on BSE, a domestic in- e) Bidders must ensure to upload scanned copy of all necessary Documents. maintained its buoyancy in seg- barrel. The rupee plunged by 32 Currently, trades on Indian stitutional investor preferring a Note: Scan all the documents on 100 dpi with black and white option. ments, which are bound to ben- paise to close at 73.42 against the stock exchanges are settled with- T+1 cycle may trade the scrip on 7) The department will not be responsible for delay in online submission of tender due to any reason/ reasons. efit from unlocking. US dollar on Tuesday, tracking in two days just like most major the former. 8) Scanned copy of Bid Security Declaration Form as per Appendix-I, cost of tender documents in shape of e-challan or Treasury challan/ receipt pledged to the Executive Engineer Irrigation and FC Division Sumbal enlistment card duly renewed, G. S. Tin No., "European shares traded a strong American currency in markets around the world such "Most of the global banks and 9) Bidders are advised not to make any change in BOQ (Bill of quantities) contents, in no case they should attempt to create similar manually. The BOQ downloaded with cuts ahead of the European the overseas market. Foreign in- as Singapore, Hong Kong, Aus- FPIs will find it difficult to fulfill should be used for filling the item rate inclusive of all taxes and it should be saved with the same name as it contains. Central Bank's policy meeting stitutional investors (FIIs) were tralia, Japan and South Korea. the fund obligations and it may 10) The unit rates and prices shall be quoted by the bidder entirely in Indian Rupees and the rates quoted shall be deemed to include price escalation and all taxes up to on Thursday, where talks re- net sellers in the capital market Taiwan, which had moved to a be an operational chaos," said a completion of the work unless otherwise, specified. 11) Special Conditions: - garding the tapering of asset as they offloaded shares worth T+1 settlement, has moved back foreign custodian, adding that a) Price escalation and Taxes: The item wise cost / offer be quoted by the bidder entirely in Indian Rupees and the cost quoted shall be deemed to include price escalation and all taxes till completion of work. purchase program are likely to Rs 589.36 crore on Monday, as to a T+2 cycle. neither FPIs nor custodians have b) Deduction on account of taxes shall be made from the bills of the contractor on gross amount of the bill of the contractor as per the rates prevailing at that time. take place in the backdrop of per provisional exchange data. "Domestic investors will be been consulted on the issue. c) Bidders are advised to use “My Document” area in their uses on JK tenders e-Tendering portal to store such documents as are required. d) The bidder shall have the experience of having executed such nature of works i.e., water retaining structures. e) Complete Bio Data of contractor/ agency as per Appendix (II). f) Errors/omissions, if any shall be read with SOR 2020. g) Nothing shall be paid on account of dewatering, diversion or construction of ring bund quantities executed in or under water, making of tracks, ramps and removal Rupee Slides By 32 Paise To Over of the same after completion even if involved at site. The contractor shall quote their rates accordingly. h) Drawl of Agreement within 10 days after fixation of contract. i) Production of original documents necessary for verification on declaration of the lowest bidder by or before 07 days of the opening of Price Bid/generation of 1-Week Low On Dollar Buying, Forex Outflows comparative statement. 11) Material: - Mumbai (PTI): The rupee settled at 73.42, its lowest closing Currency Derivatives & Interest time high, and dollar outflows a) In case of non-availability of stocks in divisional stores the contractor may purchase the required material of quality and specifications prescribed, to be certified plunged by 32 paise to close at level since August 27. On Mon- Rate Derivatives at Kotak Secu- weighed on rupee. Traders ex- by Engineer in charge after getting non availability certificate from Executive Engineer and shall not be entitled for any type of excessive rates on this account. 13) a more than one-week low of day, the local unit settled at 73.10 rities Ltd attributed the large pecting dollar outflow related Qualification criteria for the work and other terms and conditions are as below: - 73.42 against the US currency against the greenback. corporate demand for dollar to to dividend from a steel com- a) All bidders shall include the following information and documents with their bids G.S.T No./ PAN No/Regd. Card duly renewed for the current year. b) If the bidder does not quote rate for any item of the BOQ, such item/items shall be deemed to be part of the overall/ total contract value and no rate shall be allowed on Tuesday due to dollar buy- The rupee depreciated the rupee's fall. pany and central bank's inter- for such item/ items. ing by corporates and import- against the US dollar due to dol- "A strong US Dollar Index is vention could add pressure on c) The date of start of the work shall be reckoned with in 7th day from the date of issuance of LOI/ contract allotment as the case may be. ers and the greenback's gain in lar buying by importers and an also aiding the weakness in the the local currency," Dilip Par- d) Restoration of work: - On completion of contract the contractor shall be responsible to remove all un-used material and restore all work in its original position at his overseas markets. uptick in the dollar index, Sri- rupee. However, upside remains mar, Research Analyst, HDFC own cost, any damage if caused during execution of work shall be restored by the contractor at his own cost. The rupee mirrored losses ram Iyer, Senior Research Ana- capped thanks to exporter sell- Securities said. e) The contractor has to manage housing for labours, electricity, water storage for material, watch and ward and other facilities at his own. f) Arbitration: The Arbitration and conciliation Act-1996 shall be deemed to apply to the arbitration, disputes, if any regarding reference to Courts shall be subject to in most Asian and emerging lyst at Reliance Securities said. ing. We expect a range of 73.00 Brent crude futures, the the jurisdiction of the J&K Courts only. market currencies while forex The unit fell 0.4 per cent on and 73.70 on spot," Banerjee said. global oil benchmark, fell 0.01 g) Defect Liability Period (DLP): The contractor should be responsible to maintain the work within a defective liability period of Six (06) months. outflows also weighed on the Tuesday, its biggest single-ses- The dollar index, which per cent to USD 72.21 per barrel. h) Safety: The contractor shall be responsible for safety of all activities at site of work during execution. i) Termination: The employer may terminate the contract if the unit, analysts said. sion fall since June 19. Mean- gauges the greenback's strength On the domestic equity mar- contractor causes any fundamental breach of the contract, which shall include stoppage of work without any reason. At the interbank foreign while, most of the EM and against a basket of six curren- ket front, the BSE Sensex ended 12) The tender receiving authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender or all tenders without assigning any reason thereof. 13) Insurance: - Insurance cover to labour / Machinery/ Work/ Plant/ Material/ Equipment by the contractor shall be mandatory exchange market, the local cur- Asian currencies were weak cies, was trading 0.22 per cent 17.43 points or 0.03 per cent low- Sd/- rency opened lower at 73.12 and on Tuesday and weighed on higher at 92.23. er at 58,279.48, while the broader No: -I&FCD/Sbl/2061-65 Dt: - 06/09/2021 Executive Engineer I&FC Division Sumbal dropped to a day's low of 73.44 sentiments, Iyer said. "Profit booking in domes- NSE Nifty declined 15.70 points DIPK-8024/21 (Jal Shakti Deptt) later. The domestic unit finally Anindya Banerjee, DVP, tic equities, after touching life- or 0.09 per cent to 17,362.10. NEWS Wednesday | 08.09.2021 10 HDFC Bank Inks MoU Showdown With Khattar With NSIC To Offer Credit PSC On Social Justice Government, Farmers Support To MSMEs & Empowerment Gherao Karnal Secretariat AGENCEIS Head – Sales Excellence and AGENCEIS demands -- and then thousands Transformation, HDFC Bank at of farmers headed on foot to- NEW DELHI: HDFC Bank has signed NSIC office, Okhla, New Delhi. KARNAL: A large number of wards the secretariat. a Memorandum of Understanding The event was digitally attend- Visits CRC Bemina farmers on Tuesday squatted at Farm leaders told them not (MoU) with National Small ed by Mr. Rahul Shukla, Group the gates of the district head- get into any confrontation with Industries Corporation (NSIC) to of- Head - Commercial and Rural Takes Stock Of Facilities Available There; Talks To Stakeholders quarters here, locked in a show- the police. They were asked to fer credit support to MSMEs across Banking, HDFC Bank who ad- down with Haryana's BJP-led squat on the road wherever the country. dressed the Zonal offices of government over a police lathi- they were stopped. As part of this collaboration, NSIC and assured all support in charge last month. The gherao of the mini-sec- HDFC Bank will provide MSMEs strengthening the MSME eco- The gherao began in the eve- retariat has started. We will sit with set of specially tailored system in the country. ning, several hours after farmers here peacefully. Despite all ob- schemes to enhance their com- Rahul Shukla, Group Head - from Haryana and neighbouring stacles, we have gheraoed the petitiveness. Under this financ- Commercial and Rural Banking, states reached Karnal's New Anaj mini-secretariat, Samyukt Kisan ing arrangement HDFC Bank HDFC Bank said, “As a bank we Mandi for a mahapanchayat, rid- Morcha (SKM) leader Yogendra branches will extend support to are happy to be part of this big ing tractors and motorcycles. Yadav announced later. MSME projects in the areas they initiative to reboot and give Marching on foot from the We don't have to enter inside are located or other important required fillip to the economy. mahapanchayat venue to the the mini-secretariat and only industrial sectors across the We believe this partnership mini-secretariat five kilometres gherao it from outside, he told country. with NSIC will help expedite away, farmers faced a water reporters. The MoU was signed by the MSME Sector growth which cannon as they neared the com- During their talks with the Shri Gaurang Dixit, Director is the backbone of the country plex. They jumped some bar- administration, Yadav said, the of Finance, NSIC and Mr. both in terms of economic de- ricades, but there was no other farm leaders insisted only on the Akhilesh Kumar Roy, National velopment and job creation.” serious confrontation with po- suspension of the IAS officer and lice along the way. no other demand was raised. The protesters are demand- Yadav said the administration ing action over a police lathi- rejected the demand for any imme- Nepal Sends Diplomatic Observer News Service that the centre is providing ex- and development of Persons charge in Karnal on August 28. diate action against him. Officials, emplary services to all the dif- with Disabilities so that they Farmer unions had warned however, told the farm leaders that Note To India On SRINAGAR: On the first day of ferently abled persons of the can lead productive, safe and that they will gherao the mini- an inquiry will take place. its study tour the Parliamentary UT. It was given out that the dignified lives. secretariat if the administration Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Standing Committee on Social centre besides giving clinical Earlier the committee held did not meet their demands, Rakesh Tikait said the state gov- Mahakali River Incident Justice & Empowerment head- support services, is providing deliberations with NHPC about centring around a now-trans- ernment is not listening to the ed by Parliamentarian, Rama different kinds of aids and ap- its reservation in jobs and other ferred IAS officer Ayush Sinha. farmers. The Khattar government KATHMANDU: Nepal has sent Nepal's Foreign Ministry sent a Devi on Tuesday visited the pliances to these persons. The welfare measures in favour of The officer had been caught should agree to our demands or a diplomatic note to the Indian diplomatic note to the Government Composite Regional Centre centre is also organising aware- weaker classes of the society on tape allegedly telling police- else arrest us. We are ready to fill government over the disap- of India through Indian Embassy, (CRC), Bemina here and took ness programmes and outreach including SCs, STs, OBCs and men to "break heads" if the pro- Haryana jails, he tweeted. pearance of a Nepali man in the Kathmandu regarding the matter, stock of facilities and courses activities for the benefit of other disabled people.The com- testers crossed the line. Yadav claimed in a tweet that Mahakali river last month report- an official at the foreign ministry offered by the centre. these people, the committee mittee also enquired from the As the protesters appeared the morcha leaders, including edly in the presence of Indian here confirmed on the condition The Parliamentarians held was informed. NHPC office bearers about its to settle in for the night, union Rakesh Tikait, were briefly de- paramilitary force SSB and the al- of anonymity. detailed deliberations with the It was also said that the cen- CSR activities and programs leaders said the gherao will con- tained by Karnal police as they leged violation of Nepali airspace The issue has been raised by management of the centre and tre is running several academic carried out in different areas of tinue till their demands are met. marched towards the secretar- by an Indian helicopter. both the opposition as well as asked them about different facil- programmes like Diploma in the country for the upliftment In Delhi, the Congress iat. Under huge pressure from Jaya Singh Dhami, 30, be- the ruling party cadres and lead- ities and courses offered by the Rehabilitation Therapy, Diploma of these sections of society. said Haryana Chief Minister the farmers, they were brought longing to Byas municipality ers for weeks, which observers centre. The committee members in Prosthetics &Orthotics, It is to mention here that Manohar Lal Khattar should re- out from the police bus, he said. of Darchula district bordering opine exerted pressure on the also enquired from the adminis- Diploma in hearing language and the Parliamentary Committee sign if he cannot talk with the About 10 protesters were hurt in India, on July 30 fell into the Sher Bahadur Deuba govern- tration about the functioning of speech and others in collabora- on Social Justice and protesting farmers. the clash with police in Karnal on Mahakali river, which flows ment to finally take the decision the centre and its contribution tion with University of Kashmir Empowerment consists of 31 Party spokesperson Randeep August 28, as they tried to march along Nepal's western border to send the diplomatic note. towards the upliftment of spe- and other national institutes. members, 21 nominated by Surjewala said Prime Minister towards the venue of a BJP meet- with India, as he was trying to The matter relating to an cially-abled class of society. The committee was apprised the Speaker, Lok Sabha, from Narendra Modi should shed his ing. Their leaders also claimed that cross it with the help of a rope. Indian Air Force helicopter alleg- The members went round that the regional centre has amongst the members of Lok ego and arrogance and with- a farmer died later, an allegation According to Nepalese media edly flying over Nepalese airspace the campus to see the kind of been established for the Persons Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha draw the three black laws" over rejected by the administration. reports, he fell into the river and was also raised in the letter, said services offered by the centre. with Disabilities of Jammu & nominated by the Chairman, which farmers have been pro- Balbir Singh Rajewal, Joginder went missing as the Sashastra the foreign ministry sources. They also enquired about the Kashmir, by the Ministry of Rajya Sabha from amongst the testing for months. Earlier, as Singh Ugrahan, Darshan Pal and Seema Bal (SSB) personnel alleg- The foreign ministry wrote the number of beneficiaries and Social Justice & Empowerment, members of Rajya Sabha. At the mahapanchayat began in Yogendra Yadav were among the edly cut the rope from the other diplomatic note to India after re- their profile. They also asked Govt. of India, in the year June present, the committee consists Karnal, the local administration senior Samyukt Kisan Morcha side of the border river. A probe ceiving a letter from the home about their future require- 2000. The objective of this cen- of 21 members from Lok Sabha invited 11 farm leaders for talks. (SKM) leaders who reached committee set by Nepal's Home ministry regarding the report by a ments, plans and strategies to tre is to build an inclusive soci- and 9 members from Rajya Three hours later, they an- Karnal for the rally, held two days Ministry has said that India's SSB government probe committee into implement the same. ety in which equal opportuni- Sabha (one seat from Rajya nounced that the adminis- after a huge mahapanchayat in was present during the incident. the missing of the Nepali man. The committee was apprised ties are provided for the growth Sabha is vacant). tration had not agreed to the Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar.

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complex ethnic makeup. valley during the turmoil, out of which ap- CS advised the Housing & Urban Department Ahmad is a relative of drug peddler Sikandar Mobile Internet While no woman has been included in the proximately 44,000 migrant families are to explore convergence with other schemes who was recently arrested under the Narcotic Dilbag Singh on Tuesday complimented po- cabinet almost all members are drawn from registered with the Relief Organisation, J-K, under implementation in urban sector in J&K Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by a lice, CRPF and SSB deployments for highly pro- Taliban itself. whereas the rest of the families chose to shift for increasing the acceptance of the NULM in joint team of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir fessional handling of ground situation over the Though dominated by the old guard, basi- to other states and UTs, the spokesman said. the urban setting. Police from Nangal in Punjab. last 5 days, a police spokesperson said. cally members from the Quetta Shura and The hapless migrants had to leave behind “Highlighting that the targets under direct On September 4, Rs 29.5 lakh was recovered Singh, he said, had an extensive tour of the Haqqani network, the Taliban appointed their immovable as well as movable proper- financing scheme for SC/ST/OBC are extremely from the house of Sikandar by a joint team of Srinagar and reviewed the ground situa- a Tajik, Qari Fasihuddin, the architect of vic- ties, the LG said. low, the Chief Secretary urged the concerned Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir police from tion, security and deployment arrangements tories in northern Afghanistan, including “The violence has affected all. Out of those to lay special focus on providing gainful em- his village Saryah in Nowshera sector. in the city. During the tour, the DGP visited Panjshir Valley, as the Defence Minister. 44,000 migrant families, 40,142 are Hindu ployment to more underprivileged and mar- Qasba said more arrests and recoveries are Mominabad, Parimpora, Qamarwari, Eidgah, Amir Khan Muttaqi, a Taliban negotiator in families, 2,684 Muslim families and 1,730 be- ginalized in the society,” he said. expected during investigation of the case. Soura, Lal Bazar, Molvi Stop, Dargah, Nishat and Doha and member of the first regime’s cabi- long to the Sikh community. He further said that the Industries and Two Held Hyderpora and interacted with the officers and net, was named foreign minister. “During the trial run period of the portal, Commerce Department informed that as Jawans of CAPF and J&K Police deployed on Law As they transition from insurgent group to we have received 854 grievances. It clearly against the target of 2352 cases under PMEGP, were arrested by the trap team of ACB on and order duties. governing power, the Taliban have a series of shows a large number of migrant families 7613 cases have been sanctioned as on date the basis of a case FIR No. 24/2021 U/S 7 PC “DGP J&K during the interaction compli- major issues to address, including looming fi- were awaiting justice. Now, the time-bound by the banks and in 5775 cases, financial Act 1988 & 120-B IPC registered against them mented Police CRPF and SSB deployments for nancial and humanitarian crises. action on complaints will not only restore assistance has also been disbursed to the in Police Station ACB Srinagar, an ACB spokes- highly professional handling of ground situa- Only six countries—Russia, China, Turkey, the faith of people in the system but I believe beneficiaries. person said. tion over the last 5 days,” the police spokes- Iran, Pakistan and Qatar – have been invited thousands of families achieve closure, justice “The Chief Secretary emphasized greater Giving more details about the case, he said, person said. so far to attend the inaugural ceremony. and regain their dignity,” the Lt Governor said. coordination between departments and banks ACB received a complaint from a contractor The DGP, he said, appreciated dedication It is pertinent to mention that with the for expeditious sanction and disbursement of alleging that his payment was being withheld and commitment of police and other security Mehbooba Placed onset of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in loans under various schemes so that the target despite completion of the maintenance work forces for working day in and day out for the to admin (administration) the situation is 1989-1990, a large number of people had to of creating one lakh self employment oppor- under sadbhavana project. security of the people. far from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their migrate from their ancestral places of resi- tunities for youth is achieved at the end of the “The file regarding release of payment for “He said that every measure enforced by JK fake claims of normalcy,” Mehbooba, who is dence, particularly in the Kashmir division, present financial year,” the official spokesper- the work done was pending with Hira Lal Police and other security forces is aimed to the last chief minister of the erstwhile state, the spokesman said. son added. Dhar. The officer was demanding Rs. 5000/- safeguard the lives of the people and added tweeted. There was a mass exodus of Kashmiri as bribe for passing the file/release of pay- that special restraint shown by police and se- “GOI expresses concern for the rights of Hindus as well as a number of Sikhs and Only Full Autonomy ment due to the complainant through his curity forces and very responsible conduct of Afghan people but wilfully denies the same to Muslim families. Under compelling circum- a sole basis for defining a permanent resi- Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) officer namely Riyaz the local people especially youth is highly ap- Kashmiris,” she added. stances, the immovable properties of these dent of the Union Territory of Ladakh. Ahmad,” he said. preciated,” he added. Mehbooba posted pictures of a security migrants got either encroached or they were “It is validation and vindication of the es- He said after filing a case, an ACB team As per the police spokesperson, the DGP forces’ vehicle blocking the main gate of her forced to sell their properties at throwaway sence of Article 35A in ensuring constitutional laid a successful trap and during the process said that during last over three decades po- Gupkar residence. prices, he said. guarantees to people of J-K and Ladakh which caught the accused Riyaz Ahmad Wani while lice along with other security forces has been According to officials, Mehbooba had ex- In order to address this issue, on June 2, was arbitrarily made inoperative,” he said. demanding and accepting a bribe amount of working for peace in Jammu and Kashmir pressed a desire to attend a family function 1997, an act namely “The Jammu and Kashmir Tarigami said the democratic forces must Rs. 5000/- from the complainant. and advised the people not to “fall prey to in South Kashmir’s highly volatile Kulgam Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, raise their voice for the restoration of the le- “The amount of bribe was also recovered the Pak machination and malicious & false district. Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, gitimate rights of the people. on the spot in presence of an independent propaganda aimed to vitiating the environ- The authorities persuaded her not to go for 1997” was enacted, he said. “Let those in authority understand that witness. The accused Riyaz Ahmad Wani was ment here”. the function as some anti-nationals were still This act provides preservation, protection forced silence can’t be construed as accep- arrested on spot and from personal search an “He said that we have to enjoy life and lib- trying to vitiate the atmosphere in the valley and restraint on distress sales of the immov- tance,” he added. amount of Rs. 1, 01,425/- was also recovered. erties with a great sense of responsibility and following the death of pro-Pakistan separatist able property of the migrants. Later Hira Lal Dhar, Deputy IFA was also taken not resort to any act which is violating law and . Srinagar Going in custody,” he said, adding that the further in- affects peace and order adversely,” he said. Mehbooba has been vocal since his death Panel Formed delicate balance of the environment,” LG Sinha vestigation in the case is going on. According to the police spokesperson Singh and on Monday she accused the administra- by the Administrative Council, the official said. said that J&K has already suffered death and tion of turning the valley into “an open air said. “We must add ‘Rethink Strategy’ in our ex- Man Arrested destruction at the hands of “enemies of peace prison” where “the dead aren’t spared”. isting 6R Campaign- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal & brotherhood and elements inimical to the “A family isn’t allowed to mourn and bid Masrat Alam Remove, Refuse, and Report to strengthen our Code was registered at police station Reasi and interests of the people and the nation”. a final farewell as per their wishes. Booking held according to the Hurriyat constitution. resolve for bringing better environmental sus- investigation taken up, police said. “We are moving on the path of peace and Geelani sahab’s family under UAPA shows Geelani, who died last week, was elected tainability in the UT.” A police team reached the scene of the progress and have seen its dividends during GOI’s deep-rooted paranoia and ruthless- as the lifetime chairman of the amalgam, but The action plan prepared by SMC for Waste crime after trekking uphill for over two hours the past few years,” the DGP said, adding “We ness. This is New India’s Naya Kashmir,” she he stepped down and dissociated from it last to Energy Plant has been approved, he said, and took the body in its custody, they said. have to move forward together to strengthen tweeted. year. and the government is planning to start door- After completing all legal procedures, the peace identifying the enemies of peace and However, hours later, the Jammu and He was avowedly a Pakistan supporter and to-door collection of 100 per cent solid waste body was handed over to legal heirs for the weaning out the mischievous elements strict- Kashmir Police released videos of the funeral had spearheaded the separatist movement in by October 2. last rites, police said. ly dealing with them under law,” of Geelani, who died on September 1 at his Jammu and Kashmir for over three decades. “Climate change is real,” Sinha said. “If we During investigation, it was found that ac- The police spokesperson further said that home after a prolonged illness. He was 91. do not take action now to protect Mother cused Lehar Singh had fled the spot after com- the senior officers of CAPF and Zonal SSP of A statement was also released by the police J&K Logs 126 Nature, our rivers, lakes and localities in fu- mitting the crime, they said. Srinagar city briefed the DGP about their de- clocking events after his death saying that its Reasi 16. Four districts of Union Territory in- ture could possibly be buried under the bur- Senior Superintendent of Police Shailender ployments and shared their experiences and officers were made to wait for three hours at cluding Anantnag, Kathua , Samba and Poonch den of this waste.” Singh said special teams were constituted to said that markets are open, normal business the separatist’s home when they went there reported no new cases of the virus. Rs 1.64 Cr Seized apprehend the accused and raids were con- activities is going on, traffic is playing normal- for his burial. Moreover, officials said, 148 more Covid pa- ducted in Bhomag, Shajroo-Mahore, Samba ly and internet is being released. tients have recovered—25 from Jammu divi- the recovery was made from two bags be- Gagwal and Kathua. LG Launches Portal sion and 123 from the Valley. longing to local resident Manzoor Ahmad in Lehar Singh was finally nabbed from Kote- Taliban Name the religions in the last 13 months and they Also, officials said that the death toll due to Saryah village. Hiranagar when he was trying to escape to given to Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of unequivocally supported the return of mi- Covid-19 remained 4410 as no fresh fatality A case under various sections of Unlawful Punjab, he said. the feared Haqqani network who also doubled grants,” he said. was reported in J&K during the last 24 hours. Activities (Prevention) Act has been lodged Lehar Singh had killed his cousin Bansi Lal up as a Taliban deputy leader. “It is the responsibility of the present to in police station Nowshera in connection in 2005 and he was convicted in the case, po- “The cabinet is not complete, it is just rectify the mistakes of the past. While laying CS Directs JKRLM with the recovery and efforts are on to arrest lice said, adding he remained in jail for eight acting,” Mujahid said at the Government the foundation for a bright future, this is also requirements, besides establishing fruitful Ahmad for further investigation, Qasba told years. Information and Media Centre in Kabul. the time to heal the old wounds. I request all forward linkages with the e-markets. reporters. “We will try to take people from other parts citizens to support the administration in this “He also urged the department to target the She said the joint operation was carried out Electric Shock of the country.” effort and set a new example of brotherhood,” appointment of 2000 ‘Bank Sakhis’ in J&K by on credible inputs and the money kept in the to the impact of electric shock. The Taliban has promised an “inclusive” Sinha said. ramping up bank linkages to SHGs,” he added. two bags amounting to Rs 1,64,70,600 was His body was shifted to SDH Chadoora for government that represents Afghanistan’s Nearly 60,000 families migrated from the According to the official spokesperson, the seized in the presence of a magistrate. legal medical formalities. 11 WEDNESDAY | 08.09.2021

Buttler, Leach Return Hosting T20 World Cup To England Squad For Two Matches Played Watershed Moment For Series’ Manchester Finale In DFA Srinagar Super Oman, Its Cricket: Khimji Press Trust of India keep an eye on that. Press Trust of India it this way. This is a World Cup “He could come back and if during the times of COVID, it is a MANCHESTER: Wicketkeeper- he does, he will obviously add MUMBAI: Oman Cricket chairman different kind of World Cup. batsman Jos Buttler and left- that pace for us. If the pitch is Division League Pankaj Khimji has described co- "Right now, we are grappling arm spinner Jack Leach on abrasive as it usually is at Old hosting the upcoming T20 World with all these protocols, secu- Tuesday returned to the England Trafford there should be re- Cup in October as not only a wa- rity. It is a great challenge, but squad for the fifth and final Test verse swing. He’s certainly back tershed moment for the sport it's great fun," he said. against India as the hosts gear in contention,” said head coach but for the entire nation. The T20 Khimji stressed that Oman gov- up save the series. Chris Silverwood. World Cup will be played from ernment and the ICC along with Buttler had missed the fourth On Anderson, he added: “It’ll October 17 to November 14 in the Board of Control for Cricket in Test due to the birth of his sec- be a discussion that he and I will United Arab Emirates and Oman. India (BCCI) have extended sup- ond child. India lead the series have together. He will have input The matches in Oman will port to the cricket board. 2-1 after a famous win at The into that, without a shadow of a be played at the Oman Cricket BCCI is the host. We are into Oval on Monday. doubt. James knows his own body. Academy Ground in Muscat. a tripartite agreement and the "We are now showcasing Oman government is our pa- not (only) Oman cricket, we are tron. So, the Oman government, showcasing Oman to the globe, right from the highest authority world and if we go by what we ex- of the land, they bent backwards pect, this could be the third larg- and left no stone unturned. est televised event in history after "Fantastic help from the gov- the football world cup and the ernment and we are issuing 30- Olympics that happened in Japan. 40 visas in a matter of minutes. This is the best way for Oman to The ICC has been super. So far, showcase itself as the world's best we have ticked all the boxes." Observer News Service another goal through Irfan. The 20th & 25th minute of the match. kept tourism secret. People hardly Oman played with domestic players of Young Iqbal FC tried Faizan Fayaz scored the 4th know much about Oman and this giants Mumbai in a one-day se- SRINAGAR: In the ongoing DFA their utmost to find the net but goal for Musuada Foundation FC. would be our chance to kind of ries and T20 series. Srinagar Annual Football League could not penetrate the solid de- The first half ended 4-1 in favour showcase Oman to the rest of the According to Khimji, the Tournament 2021, two matches fence of the Syed Tajuddin team. of Musuada Foundation FC. world," Khimji told PTI in an in- Mumbai tour was the perfect “Batsman Sam Billings, who “We have got a bit of time of the Super Division League were The match ended with Syed The second half of the match teraction when asked what host- anti-dote that was needed for was included in the fourth Test now between this game and the played on Tuesday at Synthetic Tajuddin FC defeating Young Iqbal began on a similar goal-scoring ing the World Cup means. Oman to start preparing for the squad, has returned to Kent,” the next one. I know what it’s like, Turf TRC here. FC by 2 goal to nil. tone, and in the 45th minute of the According to Khimji, arrange- marquee event. ECB said in a statement. he won’t want to miss any crick- The first match was played The second match of the day play Faizan Fayaz scored the fifth ments are being made to ac- "It really puts us in our place. England, who have not lost a et. We have to make sure we between Syed Tajuddin FC and was played between Musuada goal for Musuada Foundation FC. commodate 3,000 spectators. We are playing Scotland and Test series to India at home since look after him. Although there is Young Iqbal FC. Foundation FC and Shehr-e-Khaas FC. Sheh In the dying minutes of "Oman has a beautiful green Papua New Guinea along with 2007, are under pressure to save a gap between the final Test and In the 19th minute of the first Both teams played aggressive the match, Shehr-e-Khaas FC ground. Now, we are making Bangladesh in our World Cup the five-match rubber here. what’s in front of him. He’s cer- half, Sanjeev of Syed Tajuddin FC football from the get-go. Shehr-e- players managed to score their arrangements for about 3,000 round one, and Scotland and Papua There is a good chance that pac- tainly someone I want to make scored a magnificent goal to give Khaas FC opened the scoring in the 2nd goal of the game. The match spectators, 500 out of those will New Guinea we played umpteen er Mark Woods will return to the sure is looked after.” his team the lead. 10th minute of the game through ended 5-2 goals in favour of be in the corporate boxes. We are number of times over the last two playing eleven in place of James England squad: Joe Root (c), Young Iqbal FC players tried to Munees Ahmad, however, the Musuada Foundation FC. also preparing a beautiful press- years and we had a fair share of Anderson, who could be rested af- Moeen Ali, James Anderson, look for an equaliser but failed team could not hold the lead and The tournament is organised box and a beautiful media centre wins, far better share of wins. ter featuring in four games. Jonathan Bairstow, Rory Burns, to find the net. In the 34th min- Owais of Musuada Foundation FC by DFA Srinagar under the aegis and TV production area. It is su- "So, how do we gear up? “He’s (Wood) certainly some- Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Haseeb ute of the game Syed Tajuddin FC equalised for his team and scored of J&K Football Association, and per learning for us, he quipped. Scotland is coming out of the one who comes back into con- Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, consolidated their lead by scoring back to back three goals in 15th, in collaboration with JKSC. Khimji also said this wasn't a season; Papua New Guinea tention. We have got some ach- Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie normal World Cup as it is hap- hasn't touched cricket for the last ing bodies, I’m not going to deny Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes pening in COVID-19 times. year and half. Oman had a three- that, so we obviously have to and Mark Wood. "We will have to put in a bio- month break of cricket from First-Ever ‘YSS Cup’ E-Launched In Jammu security protocol, this is not April to now, explained Khimji your normal World Cup, let's put on the importance of the tour. BCCI To Ratify Sexual Observer News Service JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Youth Harassment Policy, Discuss Services and Sports Department, Kashmiri Cyclist Adil Alok Kumar, on Tuesday e- launched the first ever ‘YSS Cup’ Ranji Compensation 2021 at Khail Gaon, Nagrota. Teli Aims Higher After Press Trust of India group to figure out a compensa- All the 20 district contingents tion package but the committee participated in the e-launching of Guinness World Record NEW DELHI: The BCCI will is yet to meet. It can finally meet the sports extravaganza through ratify its Prevention of Sexual before the Apex Council meeting virtual mode. Agencies equipments are required for Harassment Policy and deliberate and the cricketers will be hoping Speaking about this important the sport. But my parents nev- on the much-delayed compensa- the board comes out with a deci- initiative of the government, Alok SRINAGAR: When 23-year-old er made me feel that they will tion package for domestic crick- sion at the earliest. Kumar said, ‘’The YSS Cup 2021 is Kashmiri cyclist, Adil Teli pedalled not be able to afford all that eters at its Apex Council meeting Interestingly, the compensa- the brainchild of J&K’s Lieutenant from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in because of some financial cri- to be held on September 20. tion will be also be considered Governor, Manoj Sinha which is Kho-Kho have been kept for choice Hussain Rather, Joint Director, just eight days, covering a dis- sis. Instead, they always sup- Until now, the board did not for women cricketers for loss of aimed at to tap sports talent of of both students and non-students YSS Kashmir, Bashir Ahmed and tance of 3,600 kilometres, he cre- ported me." have a specific policy to deal games last season. young boys and girls at panchayat for taking part in the events. DYSSO Srinagar, Balbir Singh. ated a Guinness Book of World "From my 2019 Srinagar to with complaints of sexual ha- "Discussion on compensa- level by providing them the best A total of 21360 teams from dif- Also, Principal Secretary along Record for the fastest Kashmir to Leh tour I got to know that I am rassment. It had formed an in- tion to be given to first-class possible opportunities.’’ He stated ferent panchayats of the UT are tak- with Director Youth Services and Kanyakumari journey on cycle in good at long-distance cycling. I ternal committee after sexual cricketers (men and women) for that such initiatives are being ing part in the Inter-Panchayat Block Sports, Gazanfar Ali e-inaugurated the process. started holding talks with the harassment allegations surfaced the 2020-21 Season," read item taken up to channelize the talent Level competitions involving more inter-panchayat Block Level YSS Adil is a young sportsperson organisers of long-distance against then CEO Rahul Johri, number three on the agenda. and energy of JK youth in a posi- than 3 lakh, 10 thousand youth. Cup 2021 at Block Bhalla in Doda of the Valley, who hails from cycling events. I was plan- who eventually resigned. The meeting will be held vir- tive direction. Meanwhile, Director Youth District. The inaugural function Narbal in Kashmir's Budgam ning to cycle from Kashmir to Like the last meeting on June 20, tually once again since the of- Deputy Director, department of Services and Sports Department, was presided over by Novsheen district, completed the distance Kanyakumari for one year. For the meeting agenda also includes fice-bearers are expected to be Youth Services & Sports, Jatinder Gazanfar Ali, also participated Rishu, Block Development on his cycle in eight days, 1 hour this, I had to prepare a lot be- discussion on the compensation in the UAE for the IPL resuming Mishra, DYSSO, Jammu and other in the e-launching of the mega Chairperson, Bhalla block. and 37 minutes. cause cycling from Kashmir to package for domestic cricketers September 19. senior officers of the department event from Khanmoh pan- Nearly, 210 boys from all 17 He started his journey from Kanyakumari is not an easy task for the COVID-19-hit 2020-2021 Also up for discussion will were present. chayat of district Srinagar along Panchayats of block Bhalla par- the iconic Ghanta Ghar at Lal because cycling for more than season when Ranji Trophy was not be the "infrastructure subsidy Pertinently, four games includ- with District Development ticipated in the discipline of Chowk in Srinagar around 7:30 3600 km on NH44 which is the held for the first time, dealing a fi- claims submitted by the state ing Cricket, Volleyball, Kabbadi and Council member Srinagar, Aijaz Volleyball competition. am on March 22 this year and longest national highway in the nancial blow to the players. cricket Associations which are reached Kanyakumari around 9 country is not easy," said Adil. The BCCI had formed a working more than two years old". am on March 30. Speaking about his aspira- "I belong to Narwal. I did my tions and struggles, Adil said, schooling till tenth from Narwal. "I wanted to give this attempt I went to Magam to complete but was not able to implement Bumrah Reveals Secret Behind Re-United: When Will my studies for classes 11th and it for a long time as I was unable 12th. Then I went to Gandhi to find sponsors because it in- Cristiano Ronaldo Make Memorial College, Srinagar for volved huge costs because this India's 4th Test Success At Oval graduation. Currently, I am pur- needed physiotherapist, nu- suing my post-graduation from tritionist, cameraman, a docu- are going outside is something His Man United Debut? Guru Nanak Dev University in mentary maker who are needed that we wanted to address later." Amritsar where I am also un- in the journey." His final figures were 2/27 in dergoing cycling training," Adil "Then one of my friends in- 22 overs on a flat deck and the revealed to news agency KINS. troduced me to a sponsor who key was building the pressure, Further talking about how told me to prepare and assured said the senior speedster. cycling became his passion, Adil me of all possible help in mak- "In Test cricket, nothing is easy. said, "In 2013, I represented ing the world record. My coach Even though it was a very good Jammu and Kashmir at the na- Rajesh Kaushik trained me for wicket, you have to bowl in right tional level for the first time. this. After training for months, I areas and that's the message you After that, my interest in cycling applied for the Guinness World want to communicate. We had only kept on increasing. But at Record in November last year decided, even if wicket is on flat- that time the biggest challenge and at the end of February, my ter side, we have to create pres- was that not many facilities application got accepted. sure for the longest time. were unavailable. Speaking about his record, "We created a lot of pressure in “But I was determined to the young cyclist said, "On the first hour and we realised that make cycling my profession, March 22, I embarked on my it was a flat wicket and but our job and I also knew that to achieve journey. The day my journey was to not let the game slip away this I need to work hard. Since was flagged off, it was raining all and we are happy to do that." 2013, I have been representing day in Srinagar. I would thank The IPL and the World T20 are R. Elahi talismanic forward will feature Jammu and Kashmir at the na- the administration of the Union also approaching but Bumrah in the Premier League. tional and senior national lev- Territory that the new tunnel doesn't want to lose focus on im- Cristiano Ronaldo’s second Various reports have revealed els. I have represented Kashmir joining Qazigund to was Press Trust of India all the things," Bumrah said dur- mediate goals. Manchester United debut has that Ronaldo trained with his University for three years as specially opened for me. ing the virtual press conference. "When you play a Test match, been a matter of speculation Manchester United teammates well," said Adil. “Srinagar-Jammu highway LONDON: Jasprit Bumrah, one of It was Bumrah, who tilted the you don't realise what has been ever since the forward’s signing today, making it all the more plau- In 2019, Adil participated in became very risky because of the chief architects of India's com- match in India's favour in the done before or how many overs was announced. The 36-year-old sible that CR7 will mark his sec- a non-stop cycling event where frequent landslides due to bad prehensive win in the fourth Test, post-lunch session on the final you have been able to bowl because Portugal international signed a ond homecoming this Saturday he said he cycled between weather. I faced many difficul- on Monday said his team's success day of the fourth Test, with his right now the focus was on doing two-year deal with an option to against Newcastle United. Srinagar to Leh and covered a ties but I was determined to lies in the fact that it is a "happy two-wicket burst. the job for the team," Bumrah, who extend in August, and United fans Some reports have also sug- distance of 40 kms in 26 hours. break the record," the young bunch" that lives in 'present' and Bumrah said the team com- has taken 18 wickets in 151 overs across the globe have been waiting gested that Ronaldo might start Adil said this event motivated cyclist revealed. doesn't focus on negatives. pletely shut the outside noise and so far in this series, said. for CR7 to don the famous red and from the bench, but consider- him to realise his capabilities "I faced many health condi- Bumrah's response came when was not overtly worried when "I want to play longest time for my white uniform, and walk out on to ing his goal-scoring exploits for in the professional field of cycle tions including swelling in my he was asked if the news of Head they were down at 127 for 7 in country so I work hard on gym, on the Old Trafford ground once again. Portugal in the World Cup quali- racing. knees, sunburn etc., but the Coach Ravi Shastri and other the first innings. my diet and everything I try to con- The five-time Ballon d’Or fiers this week, it is likely that he Talking about his family's tears which I saw rolling down support staff members testing "Yes, the wicket was fresh and trol. I train really well and I have got winner has already retaken his will be named in the starting XI. support to him in realising his my mother's cheeks at the positive in the middle of the Test we didn't score much in the first ammunition inside me and when I preferred number 7 jersey from While the news has left many Red dreams, Adil said, "My parents flagging of my longest cycling match affected them in any way. innings. But we didn't lose shape want to push, I can push hard. Edinson Cavani, who in turn will Devils jumping in joy and anticipation, have been my inspiration and expedition, gave me strength "We focus on the good things. as a team and didn't think about "I am not thinking too far wear number 21 this season. CR7’s reintroduction to the English I derive my motivation from throughout the journey. The We want to focus on control- lot of things that are said and lot ahead about the IPL or World Cup While United’s social media Premier League will spell trouble them. It has been six years total time taken by me to beat lable things and we as a team are of things that are written. because then mentally you can be accounts are abuzz after Ronaldo for United’s opponents. Manchester now that I have been repre- the record was 8 days. The ad- bunch of individuals who are very "We wanted to fight till the tired. My focus is on the present, was pictured with coach Ole United will play Newcastle United on senting Jammu and Kashmir at ministration and the people of happy and fun-loving people, not end and that's the character we concentrating ball by ball and get Gunnar Solskjær at Carrington, Saturday, September 11, with kick-off the national level. Cycling is an Kashmir supported me a lot in always trying to find needles in wanted to show and things that results in our favour." fans are wondering when the at 7:30 pm (IST). expensive sport. A lot of costly this expedition," Adil added. Wednesday | 08.09.2021 12  