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KATHUA, MARCH 6:- Reviews progress on Nashri to district Legal Services Authority reasi today organised an awareness camp on district development Banihal stretch corona Virus under the chairmanship of commissioner, O P Bhagat, JAMMU, MARCH 06: structure removal cases, tree chairman district Legal Services Authority today chaired a meeting to ( Principal district and Sessions Judge), review the physical and fi - cutting, disbursement of Kamlesh Pandit, here at district court nancial achievements under divisional compensation and shifting of complex. Judicial officers, President along district capex Budget 2019- commissioner, Sanjeev electricity towers in the dis - with members of Bar Association reasi and 20, BAdP, Back to Village Verma today reviewed the trict. other staff members participated in the programme, cluster Model progress on widening work he asked the dc ramban Village, Badnota, tribal Plan and land acquisition on to complete the process for camp. At the camp, the resource person ex - Works, ScA to ScSP, Nashri to Banihal stretch of smooth execution of work on plained about preventive measures against cSS/Loan Schemes, BBBP Jammu- Srinagar National the vital road project. coronavirus and also shed light on precau - and other flagship schemes highway, here at a meeting. he also directed for re - tionary measures to stay safe from it. he al - the meeting was attend - moving pending structures so urged the people not to panic and consult ending 02/2019. management Plan for rural all the development works minute rush of expenditure. ed by chief conservator of where land compensation has the doctor, if they notice any symptoms of the ddc sought work areas, ddc directed all the must be monitored on real the meeting was attend - Forest, ramesh Kumar; chief been disbursed. reviewing wise details of projects exe - concerned officers to identify time basis using the mobile ed by PO IcdS Kathua, ritu coronavirus. he further added that the Engineer PWd, des raj; Md the progress on shifting of cuted ending February 2019 villages with or less than app JKPULSE as it captures Mahajan, cPO, Uttam Singh, virus primarily spread through respiratory JKSFc, Vasu yadav; Manager electricity towers, the con - under district capex Budget 1000 population and villages the data in real time and will dSWO, Abdul raheem, droplets from infected person, when they NhAI, superintendent cerned officers apprised that and major outcomes and with population more than generate instant reports for Engineers, dFOs, BdOs and cough or sneeze. he advised the people to Engineer, JKPtcL and other 10 towers need to be shifted achievements under district 1000 and prepare an action monitoring the progress of other concerned district offi - wear masks and maintain hygiene to limit concerned officers. deputy on Nashri to ramban stretch capex Budget 2019-20. he plan for Greywater the schemes. cers. the spread of the virus. commissioner ramban of National highway. It was also reviewed the status of e- Management of these vil - ddc also directed all the Earlier, the ddc also lis - along with other concerned further informed that land tendering of works, imple - lages with collaboration of officers in the meeting to ad - tened to the demands of sev - officers attended the meeting has been acquired and 2 tow - DIPR presents Nukkad mentation of PULSE and WWScs/PrIs/Bdcs and here to the Expenditure eral Sarpanchs of the district through video conferencing. ers have been shifted while third party evaluation. district Jal Jeevan Mission. reforms to streamline and assured them of timely Natak regarding the div com sought de - work on 6 towers is in For preparing Greywater he further stressed that spending and to avoid last redressal. tails of land acquisition cases, progress. awareness on Coronavirus Higher Education Dept rebuts news report JAMMU, MARCH 06: department of Information and Public JAMMU, MARCH 06: structed and are functional. department to the J&K Public Institute has upgraded the existing created in the college and the stu - relations (dIPr) today presented a Besides, the construction of Girls Service commission from time to Laboratories of all the dents are encouraged to partici - Nukkad natak at Gandhi Nagar Women higher Education department hostel is about 95% complete and time and subsequently advertised. departments as per the Industry pate in the hackthon and other college to raise awareness among the stu - has refuted the news report "Only is expected to be functional very 3. the Institute has been able requirement and the latest tech - Startup related activities from time dents and the faculty about the novel GcEt of J&K strives for its sur - soon whereas construction of to acquire NBA Accreditation in nologies under this Project and to time.8. GcEt Jammu has signed corona virus. the nukkad, presented by vival" published in a section of Electrical Engineering Block, three departments viz. E&c, various academic activities viz. MoU on Academic, research Shazi Khan and group, focused on the need press. smart class rooms and workshops computer & Mechanical conducting of workshops, semi - collaboration and technical of complete understanding of the symp - the department rebutted the is under progress. It is worthwhile Engineering disciplines in the year nars, faculty training in Itts and Support with In. Jammu and also toms, precautionary and preventive meas - allegations on following grounds to mention here that AIctE gives 2019 for the academic sessions 11Ms have been undertaken. with UIEt chandigarh. ures required to deal effectively with this and factual position: Extension of Approval (EoA) every 2019-21. this is the only 5.Under tEQIP, the college is 9. the Alumni of this Institute deadly virus. It emphasized the audience 1. the GcEt was established in year as per the infrastructural and Government Engineering providing GAtE coaching, em - have excelled in various spheres the year 1994 as per AIctE norms academic requirements. Institution in the Ut of J&K which ployability skill, Induction and are positioned very well glob - not to panic as this not only creates a mess and is permanently affiliated to 2. there are 72 sanctioned fac - has been granted NBA accredita - Programme, Industrial ally in a number of leading out of things but it lowers our presence of University of Jammu. As far as the ulty posts, out of which 30 are held tion in max departments. the trainings/tours/ Workshops in Government, Public Sector & mind and thinking power to react properly construction is concerned, civil by regular faculty and 35 persons Institute is going to start M.tech Institutions/Organizations of na - Private Organizations. the quality in case of such emergencies. Engineering, computer have been engaged on Academic courses in E&c, computer & tional repute viz. Ill's, BArc of education in GcEt Jammu has the artists also convinced the audience Engineering, Mechanical Arrangement basis against sanc - Mechanical Engineering disci - ,BhEL etc. for which the students been phenomenal, exceptional and that not every similar symptom indicates Engineering blocks having lec - tioned posts. the Academic plines from the year 2020-21 after have not been charged. based on its performance the the presence of corona virus so we have to ture/tutorial rooms, Laboratories, Arrangement faculty has been en - the approval of the AIctE and 6.the smart boards have been National Accreditation Board has act and react with utmost care and alert - departmental committee/faculty gaged after the recommendations University of Jammu which the installed in the class rooms and the enlisted the college first time in the ness. Principal of the college besides staff rooms , Workshop Block having of the screening/selection commit - Institute has already applied for. students are being provided lec - list of accredited institution. and students attended the event and ex - seminal/conference hall and labo - tee constituted by the Government 4.the Institute has been grant - tures using Ict facility. the faculty college has implemented quality pressed gratitude to dIPr for holding this ratories/workshops, well equipped having subject experts from IIt ed tEQIP Phase-III launched by as well as students are enrolled in enhancement programme under much needed educative program. Library, 08 common Lecture halls, Jammu etc. the vacant posts of the Mhrd, GoI in collaboration MOOcs under SWAyAM and tEQIP with financial aid of Administrative "Block and Boys faculty members have already been with World Bank for three years i.e NPtEL portals. rs.15.00 cr during the past three SDM Gurez accorded hostel have already been con - referred by the Administrative 2017 to September, 2020. the 7. the Startup cell has been years. warm sendoff, DC Implementation of health Bandipora hosts ADC Jammu chairs DLRC/DCC meeting farewell schemes reviewed at BANDIPORA, MARCH 06: deputy commissioner Bandipora, Udhampur Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza thursday hosted a UDHAMPUR, MARCH 06:- farewell to bid adieu to Sub-divisional Magistrate, Gurez, Mohammad Abdullah the implementation of rashtriya Arogya Nidhi(rAN) and Malik who attaining superannuation on dr. B.r Ambedkar Scheme for Medical Assistance in the district February 29 after discharging his duties for was review today here at a meeting chaired by Additional over 31 years. Senior Superintendent of district development commissioner, Ashok Kumar. At the out - Police rahul Malik, Assistant set, dr harjeet rai, who is also the divisional Nodal Officer commissioner revenue reyaz Ahmad National health Mission, gave a detailed PowerPoint presenta - Beigh, Joint director Planning Imtiyaz tion on the rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (rAN), dr. B.r Ambedkar Ahmad, district heads of various depart - Medical Assistance Scheme including, health Minister’s cancer ments and other concerned participated in JAMMU, MARCH 6: relief Fund (hMcrF), and Ayushman Bharat scheme with pro - the LdM said that the he also stressed on or - Mantri Mudra yojna and the function. While acknowledging the out - district recorded rs ganising Financial Literacy PM Social Security vision of financial assistance for poor patients suffering from standing contribution of Malik, ddc Additional deputy rare diseases . 44117.62 crore deposits Awareness camps in coor - Schemes. he also stressed commissioner dr tahir Bandipora conveyed his best wishes to him he informed that the rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (rAN) was and rs 13821.34 crore dination with Banks and upon the banks to clear all Iqbal today chaired a meet - and prayed for his good health and success launched by the Government of India to provide financial assis - Advances, as on dec 31, Government departments the pending cases spon - ing of district Level review post retirement. he particularly mentioned tance to patients, living below poverty line and those suffering 2019. the c.d. ratio of the on a regular basis. he sored by different govern - committee/district about the superb ability of the officer in from major life threatening diseases, to receive medical treat - district was 31.33%. asked the Banks to utilize ment departments by 20th consultative committee handling revenue matters with ease and ment at any of Government hospitals across the country. he the Adc stressed upon the camps to create aware - March 2020. for the Quarter ended precision. he opined that post retirement added that the schemes has three components covering the the Banks to increase the ness amongst the people the meeting was con - december 2019 to review life could be dedicated for the betterment of General patients, cancer disease patients and patients with rare c.d. ratio by forming a about the Financial litera - vened by the Lead Bank of - the performance of Banks society. disease. dr. harjeet also briefed about the dr. B.r Ambedkar working group of Banks cy, to achieve 100% cover - fice, State Bank of India, with regard to achievement Officers appreciated Malik for their Medical Aid Scheme. he informed that this scheme provides and line departments to age of PM Kisan Jammu and attended by under Annual credit Plan dedication and honesty during their three- medical aid to poor Sc &St patients, whose annual family in - avoid any kind of bottle - Beneficiaries with Kcc and LdO rBI, ddM NABArd (2019-20) and position of decade service career. Malik thanked all come is less than rs. 2.5 lakh and are required to undergo sur - neck. Banks were asked to spread awareness about & representatives from all deposits, Advances and cd gery of kidney, health, liver, cancer and other life threatening simplify the procedure of schemes like PMEGP, other Banks, FLcs and their colleagues for their support and coop - ratio. diseases, including organ transplant and spinal surgery. lending. housing for all, Pradhan concerned departments. eration during their tenure in the depart - ment. On the occasion dc Bandipora pre - sented gift and mementos to retiring officer as a token of appreciation on behalf of the CORONAVIRUS: Health Progress under District capex district administration. Department Doda holds awareness Centre aiming to budget, Back to Village reviewed create best sports event for school heads RAMBAN, MARCH 06: buildings of Kasturba Gandhi Valika Bidyalaya (KGVB) at chanderkote and Ukhral so that infrastructure in JK: DODA, MARCH 06:- teachers from different Epidemiologist Umar district development commissioner, schools will function in their own buildings. schools besides officials Anayat, BMEO NhM Ghat Nazim Zai Khan today chaired a meeting of dis - he also reviewed the progress of different Union Sports Minister to generate mass from health department Mashhood Latief and trict and sectoral officers to review progress un - works recommended by the PrIs under Back to GULMARG, MARCH 6: awareness regarding attended the awareness district Media der district capex Budget and “Back to Village progrmme and directed the executing coronavirus infection, the workshop having series of coordinator from health Village”, here today. the meeting was attended agencies to ensure timely completion of the Union Minister of State for youth district health Society sessions . department; Faizan Ali by cPO Kasturi Lal; Acd, Zameer ahmed rishu, same. Affairs and Sports, Kiren rijiju today said doda, led by chief Medical At the outset, the cMO tramboo. besides XENs of PhE, PWd, Pdd, cMO, cEO, he asked the Addc ramban to visit con - Government of India was aiming to create Officer dr. Mushtaq welcomed all the partici - Over one thousand dFO, Batote, Ads of Planning and other district struction sites alongwith concerned officers to best sports infrastructure in Jammu and Ahmed Shah, conduct a pants and briefed /educat - hOIs, Incharges and and sectoral officers.the ddc reviewed physi - monitor ongoing works and submit the physical Kashmir. Speaking during talk Show in workshop for the heads of ed them about all the as - teachers from different cal and financial achievements made by verification report.the ddc reviewed physical Gulmarg, he said that said centre is Institutions of all Govt as pects of coronavirus, schools besides officials Education, health, PWd, PhE, Pdd, rdd, and financial achievements made by Education, mulling to create best indoor sports infra - well as Private Schools of which is commonly known from health department youth Services and Sports, health, Animal health, PWd, PhE, Pdd, rdd, youth Services structure in J&K. the district. as cOVId-19 name. attended the awareness husbandry, Forest and other departments un - and Sports, health, Animal husbandry, Forest he added that work on indoor stadiums the sensitization the cMO informed the workshop having series of der district plan. and other departments under district plan. that are coming up in all districts would be workshop was attended by participants that the sessions . district chief Education Officer was directed to take chief Education Officer was directed to take completed this year. Advisor to the Lt. cEO tariq hussain, dhO, awareness programme was Epidemologist, briefed the necessary steps to complete construction work necessary steps to complete construction work Governor, Farooq Khan, Secretary youth dr. M A tariq, district organized with the mission participants about the of buildings of Kasturba Gandhi Valika of buildings of Kasturba Gandhi Valika Services and Sports Sarmand hafeez, dG Epidemiologist Umar to sensitize the education causes, symptoms and pre - Bidyalaya (KGVB) at chanderkote and Ukhral Bidyalaya (KGVB) at chanderkote and Ukhral youth Services and Sports dr Saleem ul Anayat, BMEO NhM Ghat department, staff and stu - ventive measure of so that schools will function in their own build - so that schools will function in their own build - rehman, Secretary Sports council dr Mashhood Latief and dents regarding the dis - cOVId-19, besides ings. the ddc reviewed physical and financial ings. district Media ease so as to protect the demonstrations through achievements made by Education, health, he also discussed various issues including Naseem choudhary were also present on coordinator from health people free from any epi - projector about PWd, PhE, Pdd, rdd, youth Services and construction of PMAy houses, implementation the occasion. during the event, Union department; Faizan Ali demic.the sensitization coronavirus, different Sports, health, Animal husbandry, Forest and of Mid day Meal scheme, development of sports Minister interacted with players and sports tramboo. workshop was attended by hand washing techniques other departments under district plan. chief infrastructure in district, functioning of newly enthusiasts. Notably, the Union Minister Over one thousand cEO tariq hussain, dhO, and hygiene was given to Education Officer was directed to take neces - constructed girls hostel Kanthi, water supply arrived here to inaugurate first winter hOIs, Incharges and dr. M A tariq, district them. sary steps to complete construction work of schemes, major projects of PWd and rdd. games chapter of Khelo India. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal /natiOnal JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, MArch 7, 2020 Amar Singh College Kiren Rijiju participates in National organizes awareness program on PMSSS Integration Camp at Ganderbal SRINAGAR, MARCH 6: A day-long awareness programme on Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) was or - ganized by Amar Singh college, here today. the programme was attended by 400 participants in - cluding heads of various degree, polytechnic colleges and higher Secondary schools. On the occasion, Principal Amar Singh college, Prof. Bashir Ahmed rather high - lighted the importance of PMSSS in transforming the ed - ucational scenario and skill development. On the occasion, director School Education, Kashmir, Mr. Mohd younis Malik deliberated up on the benefits of PMSSS.he appreciated the efforts of the implementing agency, AIctE, J&K higher Education department and all the other people associated with the scheme. consultant PMSSS J&K, Prof. Ajeet Angral highlight - ed various aspects of the scheme and its benefits for the students of Ut. director PMSS, AIctE, dr. Anand Sharma presented a power point presentation about the scheme, the registration process, the eligibility criteria for the scholarship scheme for the academic year 2020. he also informed that the portal for registration will open in the month of April. Nodal Principal, Kashmir division colleges, Prof. yasmeen Ashai also spoke on the occasion GANDERBAL, MARCH 06: Services and Sports, Saleem ur rehman; ities are in pipe line. of which are tendered and in next 6 months highlighting the contribution of the higher Education Additional deputy commissioner the Union Minister added that youth of Synthetic Athletic track will be developed department in helping students in need of scholarships. Union Minister of State for youth Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba; director Kashmir have lot of talent and Government here which will be first of its kind in the Ut Later, a question and answer session was also conducted Affairs and Sports, Kiren rijiju today par - State Nehru yuva Kendra Sangathan; of India is working to provide all facilities to of J&K besides synthetic football turf will which was moderated by dr. Syed Mutahar Aaqib. ticipated in the interactive session with deputy director Nehru yuva Kendra them to show their talent at National and also be developed here. youth at National Integration camp hosted Sangathan; Principal, Government International level. he said government is dc Ganderbal who also spoke on the President, All Party by Government Physical Education college Physical Education college and other con - also working to identify the talent among occasion said that it is matter of pride for Gadoora, Ganderbal to motivate and guide cerned officials were present on the occa - J&K youth who will be given all facilities in - the district that such a camp is being organ - Development Committee, the youth for their active participation in sion.Speaking on the occasion, Kiran rijiju cluding training, lodging and accommoda - ized here to understand the ideas, culture promotion of unity, communal harmony, said that it is great to see so many youth tion at National camp to prepare them for and tradition of other states through the Reasi calls on Lt Governor national integration, FIt India and build - gathered today who belong to different Olympics. participants. he further said that district JAMMU, MARCH 06: ing new India. parts of country. “to understand the diver - On the occasion, Secretary, youth administration is making all efforts to give Under the famous ‘Ek Bharat Shreshth sity and richness in our culture and tradi - Services and Sports, Sarmad hafeez said flip to sports culture in the district and in Members of All Party development committee, reasi Bharat’ campaign, National Integration tion, National Integration camp is best way that true education is gained through such this regard district administration is work - led by Sh. Sukh dev Sharma, today called on the camp is organized by Nehru yuva Kendra for it and in this regard Prime Minister has initiatives in which people from different ing to create play fields in all 126 Lieutenant Governor, Girish chandra Murmu here at the Sangathan in collaboration with district given us specific instructions for organiz - cultures, religions and traditions interact Panchayats of the district. he also high - raj Bhavan. the delegation submitted a memorandum of Administration Ganderbal in which 250 ing such camps”, he added. with each other. he said such camps are lighted the need for youth hostel and NyK demands pertaining to enhancing of health facilities by youth from 10 states and J&K are partici - highlighting the development of sports true learning experiences and it is perfect Office in the district. posting required support staff along with equipment & pating. Secretary, youth Services and infra in J&K, he said that under Prime occasion to understand how diverse and Later sports material kits under FIt machinery at Mother & child healthcare hospital reasi to make it fully operational as it caters to a large population Sports, Sarmad hafeez; IGP Kashmir, Ministers development package, various beautiful culture of India is. India campaign were distributed to over in the area. the delegation also requested Lt Governor to Vijay Kumar; deputy commissioner sports infrastructure are being created in to give flip to sports activities in the 250 youth hailing from youth clubs/Mahila look into the possibility of establishing a ropeway project Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal; SSP Ganderbal, J&K among which some projects are al - district, he said more sports facilities are mandels from Ganderbal and Srinagar dis - from Sula to Bhimgarh Fort and converting the forest area Khalil Poswal; director General, youth ready inaugurated and various sports facil - coming in Physical college Gadoora some trict. around the historic fort into a zoo or deer park. Coronavirus: Srinagar administration Corona virus: reaches out to mosques in efforts to DH Kishtwar to soon have 100 bedded spread awareness about precautions quarantine section KISHTWAR, MARCH 06: commissioner, rajinder were asked to conduct mass workers in their establish - SRINAGAR, MARCH 06: in efforts of the administration to ing the matter during the meeting. Singh tara, issued by him awareness through teach - ments. spread the awareness among the deputy commissioner Srinagar dr district hospital here at meeting convened ers, Anganwadi Workers Later, the ddc visited the Srinagar administration masses about the importance of fol - Shahid Iqbal choudhary while Kishtwar would soon have a to review the preparedness and Self help groups to ed - district hospital and took Friday reached out to the manage - lowing relevant precautions. speaking on the occasion urged all 100 bedded quarantine sec - of civil and police adminis - ucate people living in every stock of preparedness to ments of major mosques and regional director health & mosques in the district to play their tion equipped in all aspects tration departments to pre - nook and corner of the tackle any such infections. shrines in the district as part of its Family Welfare GoI dr Shazia Wafai important role both in terms of fol - as part of its preparedness vent the spread of corona- district about its symp - he also inspected the efforts to spread awareness about who was also present in the meeting lowing precautions and helping the to combat corona virus. virus. the ddc directed to toms, prevention and treat - 20 bedded Isolation ward precautions that ought to be fol - briefed the mosque committee administration in preventing its the hospital is also up - keep watch on the passen - ment. and reviewed the medicinal lowed to prevent spread of the novel members about specific precautions spread in Srinagar. grading the existing 20 bed - gers at entrance points at he also exhorted upon stock in the hospital. coronavirus. the managing com - that need following — in particular he said knowledge material ded isolation ward with drabshalla, hasti and the General Managers of the ddc asked the se - mittees of major mosques and stressing the importance of main - about the disease will be distributed special IcUs as also con - helipad Kishtwar and con - NhPc and private compa - curity forces to vacate the shrines were invited to a meeting taining high standards of personal amongst all mosques in the district ducting workshops and duct Preliminary screening nies associated with execu - old hospital building and where senior health department of - and collective hygiene. in efforts to raise awareness about sensitization program for of passengers, having travel tion of hydro Power proj - directed the cMO to con - ficials were also present and sensi - She said the pathogen has been precautions that need following to own staff and those of pri - history to countries affect - ects and representatives of vert it into 100 bedded tised to the need to follow all pre - seen to have strong transmission ca - prevent its spread and acquisition. vate hospitals/laborato - ed by the virus. the hotels and transport as - quarantine house equiped cautions in order to prevent spread pabilities and stressed the impor - dr Shahid assured that the adminis - ries/clinics for general pub - the chief Education sociation to disseminate in all aspects to fight of the pathogen. tance of following all precautions. tration at levels is taking all meas - lic. the move is being taken Officer, PO, IcdS and the information about these against deadly corona the aim of the meeting was also the committee members were ures to prevent the spread of the on the direction of deputy district Manager NrLM precautions among their virus. to involve mosques - considering also informed about the health de - virus in J&K and urged the general their deep reach in their societies - partment's preparedness surround - public to support it in its efforts. ‘Deep learning and MSK Kishtwar holds SDM Gurez accorded Youth acquainted about its applications’ plantation, sanitation program concludes drives; awareness warm sendoff, DC PMEGP at Bhalwal at Amar Singh events JAMMU, MARCH 06: rs. 25 lakh and that of Service sector is College Bandipora hosts farewell rs 10 lakh. they were further informed KISHTWAR, MARCH 06: General Manager, district Industries that the general category male candi - SRINAGAR, MARCH 6: BANDIPORA, MARCH 06: veyed his best wishes to him and centre, Jammu today organised an dates are eligible for 15% subsidy in ur - district Level centre for Women, prayed for his good health and Awareness camp here at Bhalwal to ban area and 25% subsidy in rural area, Week-long National Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) held planta - deputy commissioner success post retirement. he par - make the unemployed youth aware while special category candidates (in - Faculty development tion drives and organized series of aware - Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad ticularly mentioned about the su - about Prime Minister’s Employment cluding Sc/ St/ OBc/ Programme (FdP) on “deep ness activities as part of ongoing Swachta Mirza thursday hosted a farewell perb ability of the officer in han - Generation Programme(PMEGP) and Minorities/Women, Ex-servicemen, Learning and its Applications” Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight ) campaign to bid adieu to Sub-divisional dling revenue matters with ease various other industrial schemes being Physically handicapped, hill and Border concluded today at Amar under the aegis of Swatch Bharat Mission. Magistrate, Gurez, Ghulam and precision. he opined that implemented by the department for the areas, etc.) are eligible for 25% subsidy in Singh college, Srinagar. the centre organised mass pledge cere - Ahmad Malik who attaining su - post retirement life could be dedi - promotion of industry in district urban areas and 35% subsidy in rural ar - the programme was or - monies, plantation and sanitation drives perannuation on February 29 af - cated for the betterment of socie - Jammu.the awareness camp was organ - eas. ganized by the Amar Singh in government offices, schools and other ed - ter discharging his duties for over ty. Officers appreciated Malik for ized by Subah Mehta, General Manager the youth were also made aware college in collaboration with ucational institutions. 31 years. Senior Superintendent their dedication and honesty dur - dIc, Jammu under the guidance of about various industrial incentives avail - E&Ict, Indian Institute of Green drive, by planting saplings, was of Police rahul Malik, Assistant ing their three-decade service ca - director Industries and commerce, able to them under the Industrial technology, roorkee and sup - organised at Girls higher Secondary School commissioner revenue reyaz reer. Malik thanked all their col - Jammu, Annoo Malhotra. development Scheme -2017. they were ported by Ministry of Kishtwar and Govt high School Poochal. Ahmad Beigh, Joint director leagues for their support and co - during the camp, prospective young informed about the procedure for avail - Electronics and Information While addressing the students, Women Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad, district operation during their tenure in entrepreneurs were made aware about ing incentives like capital Investment technology (Meity), Welfare Officer, roohie Sharma said that heads of various departments and the department. On the occasion the Prime Minister Employment Subsidy, central Interest Subsidy and Government of India. As many plantation of tress is the need of the hour as other concerned participated in dc Bandipora presented gift and Generation programme (PMEGP) central insurance Subsidy under IdS- as 42 research scholars, facul - it contributes towards restoring the green the function. While acknowledg - mementos to retiring officer as a scheme. the participants were told that 2017. Awareness about State Freight ty members and students from cover. She said that it is the duty of the young ing the outstanding contribution token of appreciation on behalf of the maximum cost of the project/unit Subsidy scheme was also given in the various universities and col - generation to conserve the environment. of Malik, ddc Bandipora con - the district administration. admissible in manufacturing sector is camp. leges across India attend the program.the programme was coordinated by Prof. Syed Ishfaq Manzoor and dr. Syed Gool: Issues of PRIs resolved at BDC meeting FARGATI Mutahar Aaqib of department of computer Sciences of the I, Nirmla alias Nirmal Kour W/o college. GOOL, MARCH 06: Zonal Education Officer threw have been prepared. the Sarpanchs of Pensions cases which were proposed Late Sh. Jagat Ram alias Jagtar Singh light on all the schemes of his depart - were asked to submit the lists of left out and finalized during “Back to Village”- R/o H. No. 350, Qasim Nagar, Vinaik A meeting of Block development ment like MdM, tLMs, SSA, households in week’s time for their 1 and “Back to Village”-2 programmes. Bazar Jammu have disinherited my council, Gool, was held today held to Scholarships, child With Special coverage under PMdP scheme of Pdd. the chairperson asked the field func - son namely Tejinder Singh S/o Late discuss Gram Panchayat development Needs(cWSN), Fit India/ Khelo India, AEE PhE informed that the de - tionary of social welfare to accept the Sh. Jagat Ram alias Jagtar Singh, my daughter-in-law namely Arti Malhotra Plan (GPdP) for the year 2020-21 and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao etc. he in - partment is intending to prepare one pension cases and State Marriage W/o Tejinder Singh and my grandsons other ongoing schemes of different de - formed the chairperson about the ac - major scheme under Jal Jeevan Assistance beneficiaries on the basis of namely Haridhaan alias Golu and partments. tivities planned for the GPdP-2020- Mission to provide tape water to priority fixed by the Gram sabha. She Hermaan alias Pichku, both sons of the meeting was chaired by 21. While extending full support, the households. also said that all pension cases project - Tejinder Singh from all my moveable chairperson Bdc, Shakeela Akhter chairperson assured that the issue of the Sarpanchs unanimously pro - ed under different schemes during and immovable properties including a and attended by BdO rajinder Singh;, shortage of staff shall be resolved posed “ Kheitan Water Supply Back to Village programmes be made residential house bearing H. No. 350 ZEO Abdul Khaliq; AEE, PhE Zakir through the intervention of higher au - Scheme” to cover whole block. the part of GPdP-2020-21. situated at Qasim Nagar, Vinaik Bazar, hussain; JE Pdd tanvir Malik; Field thorities. Block development Officer chairperson asked the department to Field Supervisor Fisheries in - Jammu. I shall not be responsible for Supervisor Fisheries, Inspector Legal (BdO), who is also Secretary Block visit the spots to assess technical feasi - formed that only one Fish Pond is any act or crime committed by them. Metrology and representatives of development council, gave details of bility and prepare water supply functioning at chuna from where the Anybody dealing with them in any re - Social Welfare, Animal husbandry, MGNrEGA, 14Fc, PMAy-G, SBM and scheme/project which shall eradicate seeds of trout fishes can also be sup - spect shall do on his/her own responsi - handicrafts, IcdS and various other other ongoing schemes. he informed the water shortage in block plied. he further informed that 19 li - bility. departments. that the plans for the year 2020-21 All the sarpanches raised the issue censed fishermen are in the block. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU SAtUrdAy MArch 7, 2020 Glimpses of Future Negotiating a Defence and trade deal EStABLIShEd IN 1986 By:- OMKAR DATTATRAy hyderabad house the delegation level deliberations are taking place and it is It may sound impossible and hoped that trump will administration utopian but is it is true that president will negotiate trade deal besides the Coronavirus to affect Global GDP of America has announced and inked defence deal .the agreements be - a credible defence deal with India. On tween the two countries will usher in a ccording to the Asian development Bank the coron- the very first day of his visit trump has new relationship. to negotiate a de - announced a incredible defence deal avirus outbreak has the potential to significantly harm fence deal is now a formality as trump with India and has said that India is a has made it clear that defence deal will Athe Asian economies, and the global economy may suf- big trade partner of America and is a be transacted. there are some hitches fer losses of USd 77-347 billion. the virus outbreak may impact big market for defence products and in the trade deal between India and developing Asian economies through numerous channels, in- so it is in the fitness of things to an - America and now it is hoped that the nounce and ink an incredible trade tensions in the trade deal will be sort - c demand, lower tourism and cluding sharp declines in domesti deal with India .At the same time he ed out and the trade agreement will be business travel, trade and production linkages, supply disrup- has said that Narendra Modi is a possible. the agreement of technolo - tions, and health effects, AdB has said, citing a new analysis tough negotiator and a hard task mas - gy transfer from America to India is a done by it. the magnitude of the economic losses will depend ter who has the concerns and interests very welcome development and it of Indian people in mind while negoti - withers the relationship between the on how the outbreak evolves, which remains highly uncertain. ating any deal with America. But the two friendly countries. the talks on the range of scenarios explored in the analysis suggests a glob- fact of the matter is that both trump investment in India will definitely be a al impact in the range of USd 77-347 billion, or 0.1-0.4 per cent and Modi have the interests of their component of the bi-lateral talks people in the mind while transacting which will strengthen the bonds of of global gross domestic product. As per AdB’s analysis, in a any deal and more so a defence deal. friendship between the two democra - moderate scenario, where precautionary behaviours and re- Well ahead of his delhi visit and his cies. On Indo-US trade negotiations, strictions such as travel bans start easing three months after official delegation level talks trump the crowd of nearly 100000 strong traordinary diversity. he at length trump said that the two countries are the outbreak intensified and restrictions were imposed in late has announced a defence deal worth and enthusiastic people at Motera sta - talked about India’s tolerance and working on a fantastic trade deal. USd three billion. trump asserted dium left trump impressive. People plural culture. trump also said that regarding terrorism, trump said that r January, global losses could reach Ud 156 billion, or 0.2 pe that America will provide some of best are witness to the fact that the two hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, the two countries are committed to cent of global GdP. china would account for USd 103 billion of and Motera stadium left US feared leaders heaped praises on each other christians and Jews worship side by work together to stop terrorists and those losses, or 0.8 per cent of its GdP. the rest of developing military equipment on the planet. and hugged each other also and this side and this is the beauty of India and their ideology. he further said that US this is a very positive development for Asia would lose USd 22 billion, or 0.2 per cent of its GdP. showed the personal chemistry be - it should be protected at all costs. he and India are also firmly united in our India ANd it will have a positive bear - tween the Modi and trump and this also said that there is individual free - iron clad resolve to defend our citizens there are many uncertainties about cOVId-19, including its ing on the India-America relations will have a positive bearing on the re - dom, rule of law and dignity of every from the threat of Islamic terrorism. economic impact. this requires the use of multiple scenarios to and thus a new history is being created lations between the two democracies human being. the visit of donald trump also said that India and US are provide a clearer picture of potential losses. We hope this by the joint address of the strongest of the world. Well during the first leg trump to India is the beginning of the having natural and enduring friend - heads of the two states. this is no of his visit trump talked repeatedly new trust and relationship between ship. Modi said that the ties between analysis can support governments as they prepare clear and de- mean development by any standard. about the India’s rich culture and ex - the two nations. Now at the Negotiating on Page 7 cisive responses to mitigate the human and economic impacts of this outbreak. the Manila-headquartered multi-lateral funding agency had in February announced USd 4 million as- sistance for Asian countries to fight the deadly virus, that has Collateral damage claimed over 3,000 lives globally. the AdB analysis takes into account various scenarios considered, estimated impact on in- By : KUMARDEEP BANERJEE the highly-competitive telecom dividual developing Asian economies, the sectors within these market and have been surviving on economies including a hypothetical worst case scenario for a consumers will be left with Government economic packages given economy in the event of a significant outbreak. AdB’s high tariffs and a poorer and older for years. A duopoly market would technology telecom network analysis is meant to provide guidance for governments as they be a disaster for telecom equip - ifVodafone Idea fails to make it ment vendors and tower compa - consider appropriate responses. On February 7, it had an- through. the country may take a nies operating in the country. nounced USd 2 million support to enhance detection, preven- multi-billion dollar hit besides a there are four large network tion, and response in china and the Greater Mekong Subregion deep dent on its reputation as a equipment firms, which have an safe place to invest in the eventual - exposure of nearly half a billion followed by another USd 2 million on February 26 to support ity of Vodafone Idea exiting the dollars in dues towards Vodafone response in all its developing members. Besides, a cNy130 mil- market. Vodafone Idea, which Idea. recovering dues from the lion (USd 18.6 million) private sector loan was signed on once was referred to as the most service provider will be a challenge February 25, to Wuhan-based pharmaceutical distributor prized and promising asset in the for these vendors as the court pro - Vodafone group’s operating mar - ceedings arising out of bankruptcy Jointown Pharmaceutical Group to support the continued sup- kets, is now looking at a bankrupt - procedures may take a significant ply of essential medicines and personal protective equipment. cy procedure in India. At the heart amount of time. Meanwhile, a AdB also said it stands ready to provide further support to its of it all is a princely sum of $3.9 bil - market with just two addressable lion in adjusted gross revenues it developing members in their efforts to respond to the adverse telecom service clients is likely to immediately has to deposit with see an exit or substantial scaling impact of cOVId-19. AdB will use appropriate means to ad- the Government, over a dispute on down of the four equipment sup - dress the identified needs including through existing and new definitions spanning nearly two pliers’ business operations. financial assistance, emergency assistance lending, policy- decades in various courts of the this, along with the economic (Atc), which has spent nearly $1 from close to 2,00,000 towers cov - country. this potential exit is likely slowdown that the country is wit - based lending, private sector investment, and knowledge and billion in acquiring Vodafone’s ering all telecom zones, many of to have a lasting negative impact nessing, will deliver a body blow to standalone towers in the past. which are via shared resources, technical assistance." on the Indian economy and most the job market in the telecom sec - Vodafone Idea going belly up with Airtel sharing half the cost of a importantly the nearly 300 million tor. Vodafone Idea has nearly would mean Atc would have to tower. A shutdown will take away consumers of the company. this 13,500 employees on its payrolls switch off 20,000 towers. Vodafone’s signals from these may smother an already crumbling and employs another 1,00,000 in - Incidentally, each tower provides shared towers leading to cost in - telecom sector into a duopoly mar - directly through its operations. livelihood opportunities to nearly crease for a single tenant (in this Transparent trends ket with just Airtel and reliance this means nearly 1.5 lakh job loss - four to five people, whose jobs are case mostly Airtel), as well as Jio left in the fray. State-run tele - es in a sector which has seen two in jeopardy now. A similar fate switching off for other towers. that com companies Bharat Sanchar large players, namely reliance awaits other tower companies like would be an additional blow on Nigam Limited (BSNL) and communications and Aircel, exit Indus, as their tenancies or num - employment. A major portion of Mahanagar telephone Nigam in recent years. Add to this, the fate ber of operators beaming from the collateral damage, however, Limited (MtNL) jointly have a less of a multinational tower company each tower is likely to be reduced. will have to be borne by the over than 10 per cent market share in American tower corporation Vodafone Idea currently beams Collateral on Page 7 Should the sedition law be scrapped ?

By : JAyANT SRIRAM tic brownie points. And the speak - er is often left wondering whether Given its frequent misuse, ei - that case will proceed further. It ther the courts must strike it down has a chilling effect on people who or Parliament ought to revoke it On think and speak freely. I don’t March 2, a 43-year-old man was think any government is interested charged with sedition after he al - in actual prosecution. Most cases legedly chanted pro-Pakistan slo - that are filed would not end in con - gans before the mini Vidhan viction if Section 124A, as read by Soudha at Kundapur in the Supreme court in Kedar Nath Karnataka’s Udupi district. Last Singh(1962), is actually applied month, the police arrested a school often the speech complained about Faster, better or cheaper, pick any two” is the mantra followed by principal and a parent in Bidar, most businesses in assessing the most viable deals. But most does not result in any actual incite - Karnataka, for an allegedly sedi - Government departments in India have for decades prioritised the ment to violence whatsoever. “cheaper” over the “better” while giving out contracts, an approach which tious and inflammatory play Nandita rao: Sedition is an offence has impacted the quality of the task executed. In the end, most depart - against the citizenship which existed in our Indian Penal ments have ended up looking penny wise but pound foolish. Our tender (Amendment) Act (cAA). Over the code (IPc) before we got process is askew with a notice appearing in leading newspapers inviting last few months, many people Independence because the colo - offers with technical and commercial specifications. the vetting commit- protesting against the cAA have nial master wished to penalise any - tees screen them, shortlist vendors and then evaluate them on the basis of been charged with sedition across body who was trying to overthrow their commercial bids. the lowest of the commercial offers (L1) is select - the country. In a conversation the state. But the irony is that in in - ed and awarded the tender. In other words, you compromise quality on moderated by Jayant Sriram, sen - dependent India, of late, this pro - the service rendered, the equipment and talent used in doing so and the ior Supreme court advocate vision is being used to bully and completed product. Quality comes at a price, simply because it’s calculat- Sanjay hegde and delhi govern - terrorise citizens. And in the Bidar Transparent on Page 7 ment’s addition standing counsel case, where a parent and the prin - (criminal) Nandita rao discuss cipal of a school were charged with why sedition still exists in the sedition for staging a play critical H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y statute book, its misuse, and of the cAA, we saw that it was used whether it should be done away sedition cases filed has been going often invoked against show-piece — or rather misused — to bully and with. Excerpts: It is a matter of up every year (numbers for sedi - dissenters so that the rest fall in terrorise small children and a 1857 : Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case concern that a large number of tion cases started being recorded line. Governments are not really young woman. So, I think when the sedition cases have been filed from 2014) in the last four years, interested in convictions. In many state begins to terrorise people the U.S. Supreme court hands down its decision on Sanford v. dred against people for protesting only four cases actually resulted in of these cases, sanctions are also with laws, then we are dangerously Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. In against the cAA. data from the conviction. So, how useful is the not given, but it is a useful tool in flirting with fascism. 1834, dred Scott, a slave, had been taken to Illinois, a free state, and then National crime records Bureau sedition law? Sanjay hegde: the the hands of the local policemen the Supreme court, in its in - Wisconsin territory, where the Missouri compromise of 1820 prohibited (NcrB) show that 194 cases of point of the sedition law is essen - who can first register a case. It’s al - terpretation of Section 124A, clear - slavery. Scott lived in Wisconsin with his master, dr. John Emerson, for sedition have been filed since the tially that of suppressing free so a useful tool in the hands of a lo - ly says that it has to be against the several years before returning to Missouri, a slave state. In 1846, after cAA was passed on december 11, speech and free thought, both of cal leader or the head of some fac - state, not against the government. Emerson died, Scott sued his master’s widow for his freedom on the 2019. More cases of sedition have which are unpopular with the gov - tion who wants to shut down a par - I can criticise the BJP, I can criti - grounds that he had lived as a resident of a free state and territory. he won been filed since december 11 than ernment. Where a critic can be si - ticular dissenter in the locality. he cise the congress, I can criticise his suit in a lower court, but the Missouri supreme court reversed the deci- in the last three years put together, lenced by the mere fact that there is can just rush to a police station, file Mamata Banerjee, I can criticise sion. Scott appealed the decision, and as his new master, J.F.A. Sanford, according to NcrB data. the data a possible life sentence — that itself a complaint, and urge them to take the communist parties. that is not 1857 on Page 7 also show that while the number of acts as a deterrent. these cases are action. he then gets his nationalis - Should the sedition on Page 7

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But the government be spent in 2020-21, he limited as our economy is state's per capita income is coronavirus epidemic,” das robust forex reserves, he al - immediately shut borders added. thakur said not much integrated with rs 60,205 higher than that said at an industry event so called for the IMF to to foreign visitors for two himachal would contribute the global value chain; and of the country, he added. here. While noting that launch a non-stigmatised weeks in an effort to limit to achieve the 5 trillion dol - to that extent we will be in - the per capita income of the there are enough resources currency swap lines to ease sulated, said das. the impact of a disease that state showed an increase of lar economy target. has wreaked havoc in more about 6.6 per cent, as it in - developed countries tourists with immediate ef - with in Bhutan, with his 59- creased by rs 12,147 to rs around the world. the 76- fect". Schools in three areas year-old partner, driver and 1,95,255 in 2019-20, Contn. from Page 6 ...... year-old man arrived in including the capital guide all being placed in against 1,83,108 in the pre - Bhutan from India on thimphu -- will be closed quarantine. None is cur - vious fiscal. the per capita March 2, and was admitted for two weeks from Friday. rently showing symptoms. net national income during Negotiating ...... to hospital on March 5 with the patient, who has not Eight Indian nationals who the same fiscal is estimated India and America are at a new high and the visit of the on the ties between the two nations. Long live India- a fever, where he tested pos - been named, left were on the flight to Bhutan to be rs 1,35,050. the cM trump along with his family members is a testimony to the American friendship. the global comprehensive strategic itive for cOVId-19, the of - Washington on February have also been quaran - said 50,000 farmers had fact the there is a strong relationship between the two coun - partnership is a very basic theme of the bi-lateral agreements fice of Prime Minister Lotay 10, touring India from tined. More than 3,000 adopted natural farming in tries. In any way the second day of the visit will focussed on between India and America. It is so good that a consensus tshering said in a Facebook February 21 to March 1. people have died from novel the state so far. Efforts will the defence, trade and energy agreements and the environ - has developed between the two countries. Now India and post. the post added that health officials say they coronavirus, with nearly be made to encourage more ment issues were also discussed in the bi-lateral meeting at America are equal partners in the comprehensive strategic there would be "two weeks' have traced roughly 90 peo - 100,000 confirmed infec - farmers to adopt natural hyderabad house in delhi. All this will have a positive effect partnership. restriction on all incoming ple he came into contact tions globally. farming for which an Contn. from Page 6 ...... Should we ...... sedition. When I start criticising the constitutional state court. It’s true that the police have become totally politi - of India, that is when I invite the charge of sedition and cised, but who is to stop this? Who is to guard us? It is the even there the Supreme court clearly says that there has judiciary that has been charged with this job and they 1857 ...... to be a direct incitement to violence. So, sedition is a very can’t expect the ordinary citizen to always come to the specific and a very serious offence, and when it is used to court. Our legal aid system is just not as robust as it was a resident of New york, a federal court decided to hear that congress had no power to prohibit slavery in the terri - silence and terrorise the ordinary citizen who is raising a should be. the problem is not with the section, but with the case on the basis of the diversity of state citizenship tories. three of the Southern justices also held that African grievance, it is terrorism by the state. I really think that its abuse. Sanjay hegde: I think the problem is with the represented. After a federal district court decided against Americans who were slaves or whose ancestors were slaves the National human rights commission is duty-bound section itself. As somebody correctly said, the essence of Scott, the case came on appeal to the U.S. Supreme court, were not entitled to the rights of a federal citizen and there - to map all these misuses of the sedition law. It should tyranny is in the making of harsh laws and then using which was divided along slavery and antislavery lines; al - fore had no standing in court. these rulings all confirmed make the commissioner of Police of that State personal - those laws selectively against the people. the only cur - though the Southern justices had a majority. during the that, in the view of the nation’s highest court, under no con - ly responsible. Sedition is a colonial relic and I think we rent conviction which still stands under sedition, to my trial, the antislavery justices used the case to defend the dition did dred Scott have the legal right to request his can all agree that it’s being misused widely. Why then mind, is that of Binayak Sen and that was under the UPA constitutionality of the Missouri compromise, which had freedom. the Supreme court’s verdict further inflamed has it not been repealed yet? Why has it survived in the government. So, it’s like this, administrators like this been repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. the the irrepressible differences in America over the issue of IPc for so long? Sanjay hegde: Sedition as a concept tool handy. take away the tool and come back with spe - Southern majority responded by ruling on March 6, 1857, slavery, which in 1861 erupted with the outbreak of the comes from Elizabethan England, where if you criticised cific laws on hate speech and speeches that incite vio - that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional and American civil War. the king and were fomenting a rebellion, it was a crime lence. that is understandable, but to elevate ordinary against the state. When they ruled India, the British dissent into an anti-national insurrection or uprising is feared Wahhabi rebellion. they brought the [sedition] certainly not on. the point is that if you keep a harsh law Transparent ...... law in, and it was used against our freedom fighters as on the statute book, there will be misuse. And there’s no well. you must remember that both Mahatma Gandhi sense applying ointment thereafter. this has been on the ed on the basis of established industry parameters and is telecom technology procurement on the lowest-bid and [Bal Gangadhar] tilak were tried under this law and statute book for more than 100 years. Experience has not open to subjective assessment or manipulated mind - method has cost us as PSUs don’t get time-tested prod - sentenced. When we became free we thought this law shown that it does not actually work. Experience has sets. the L1 system has, therefore, always raised ques - ucts from market leaders in the segment. would go. Everybody promised that it would, but nobody shown that it has led to great abuse. It’s time that we tions about the credibility of our selection processes and the norms need to be reviewed simply because far actually did it. And they didn’t do it because every ad - scrapped it and came up with something else. Nr: One resulted in criticism and questioning by other bidders. too many players come up courtesy online bidding ministrator has this thought that dissent is okay, but be - thing here is that hate speech is a totally different offence Sometimes, these have led to legal proceedings and processes. With many parties to choose from, the organi - yond a certain point it gets dangerous and an adminis - from sedition. hate speech is when you provoke violence stalling of the tender itself. this is why the NItI Aayog is sation concerned, through the L1 benchmark, tries to tration must have the means to control it. Now we have between two communities. you are not abusing the mulling a plan to review tendering norms, particularly in take the competitive cost advantage and dilutes all other to ask, who controls it? It’s not a wise administrator who state. you are not telling people to revolt against the the L1 category, to ensure transparency and equal oppor - deciding factors. Often, a supplier makes an aggressive tunity for all players. bid, quoting an unimaginable price that does not even controls it or administers it. It is administered from the state. When you challenge the constitutional scheme of Often transnational companies argue that it is diffi - cover the cost of production or promises a very slim profit police thana level. Previously policemen were much India, that is sedition. But when you provoke violence cult to cut costs for their equipment that are not manu - margin. this is done to ensure good testimonials in the more independent. But since Indian independence, the against a particular community, that is hate speech. It’s factured in India and, therefore, lose out on many of our market. Once the deal is sealed, all methods of cost-cut - independence of the police has also been severely com - irrelevant which political regime has misused this. the projects that could have done better with their expertise. ting are applied to increase profit margins. In the promised. So, any local leader can almost bully a police - question is, why has the guardian of our constitution, Most global tenders, therefore, follow a quality-based se - process, it is not just the customer, who ends up with in - man into registering a case. After a case is registered, its the judiciary, with all its powers, failed to put an end to it lection process (QBS) where the emphasis is on securing ferior, quality goods or services but also genuine bidders, purpose is done because it may get government sanction and reassure the citizen that the right under Article 19 the most competent candidate and where higher weigh - who eventually lose the race. the NItI Aayog must give to proceed to trial. Or it may not. Now, with the explo - right is protected by the judiciary? So, any provision can tage is given to the technical proposals. there is the more higher weightage to quality, safety, implementation sion of the media, the social media and with other pres - be misused. If this law is removed, some other law will be practical quality cost-based selection process (QcBS), schedules and technical requirements. Quality checks sures, people find it more convenient to just sanction the misused. the judiciary really needs to start acting. where both the technical and financial proposals are used and technical trials must be ensured at the initial stage it - prosecution and say, let the courts take care of it. But Will the impetus to repeal or change the law come to determine the winning submission. the idea is to iden - self. the price bids of top rankers could be opened and what this has led to is a situation where the process itself from the judiciary or will it be Parliament that initiates tify the strongest technical proposal at the best price. the one offering the lowest price could then be signed on. becomes the punishment and the process itself becomes the change? Sanjay hegde: I don’t think that there is a a demonstration. the congress party manifesto for the case for continuing this law, but there will never be polit - 2019 general election promised to do away with sedi - ical will to do away with it. therefore, it just may be that Collateral ...... tion. I’ve heard senior congress leaders say, which idiot the judiciary will have to re-look its earlier judgments asked the manifesto committee to include this because it and say that these filters simply do not seem to be work - 300 million customers of Vodafone Idea, who will have cluding Vodafone Idea, have announced a nearly 50 per looks so ‘anti-national’ in the eyes of the voters. the av - ing with the passage of time. What we had earlier held to to find a new service provider out of the two left in the cent hike in select tariff plans and in the likelihood of two erage voter unfortunately just thinks that if you say be constitutional with safeguards and riders is no longer market. Accommodating a customer network nearly the players remaining, the bargaining chip available to con - something against a government elected by any majori - constitutional. It may just be that if the politicians don’t size of the entire European subscriber base will be a tech - sumers would be gone. the Government, like telecom ty, you are speaking against the nation. I think we need do it, then one day the judiciary in a Bench larger than nological challenge for remaining operators. Analysts vendors and consumers, will have to silently bear the point to a nearly 15-20 per cent increase in operational brunt of a two-player market. this also constrains to do away with this law as soon as possible if we are to be five may have to take a fresh look at the sedition law and expenses for Airtel due to reversal in existing tower- Indian consumers from upgrading to fifth generation or a truly free and independent country. Nandita rao: I strike it down altogether. I don’t know which process sharing agreements. the companies will have to invest 5G telecom technology at par with their counterparts in don’t think one needs to remove this law. It falls on the will be longer. Nandita rao: I don’t agree because our ju - heavily in augmenting their network capacity to accom - 80 plus countries. having joined the race early, India judiciary to protect Articles 19 and Article 21 of the diciary has always been pro-executive. Also, it is only modate the expected surge of customers. Many analysts had expressed the desire to be a global leader in the 5G constitution. Justice Kurian Joseph recently made Parliament that revoked a law like POtA [the point that the remaining two operators will have to, in a technology deployment for providing high-speed wire - some anguished remarks that the police is neither inde - Prevention of terrorism Act, 2002], which was dracon - short span, deploy nearly 2,00,000 towers and get addi - less broadband services to its citizens. this multi-bil - pendent nor professional. My position is that the time ian and flagrantly misused. All these laws have always tional nodes for fibre network. the quality of the tele - lion-dollar, new capacity addition and upgrade to faster has come for the judiciary to set up a search committee been upheld by the judiciary. It is only the parliamentar - com network, which already has a dubious reputation in technology may now be left crippled, with the only two in every State, and a particular judge of the high court ians, when they get a push from the public, who swing in - the country will go down further. the cost of services, the players left in the fray, reluctant to make fresh invest - has to suo moto check each sedition case being filed. And to action. So, I do have that little faith in Parliament. It’s cheapest data and voice calls in the world right now (1 ments. In the end, Indian consumers will be left with if it is baseless, if it has been used to only terrorise the or - just that today we have an authoritarian Parliament, Gigabytes of data at around $0.20, with voice calls being high tariffs and a poorer and older technology telecom dinary citizen expressing his views, it must be quashed which does not respect our constitution. I correct my - almost free) will go up. Already telecom operators, in - network in case Vodafone Idea fails to make it through. without putting the onus on the citizen to come to the self, our constitutional freedoms. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU,SAtUrdAy, MArch 7, 2020

US announces USD 8.3bn in coronavirus China's coronavirus death toll touches funding as cases surge 3,042; confirmed cases rise to 80,552 San francisco, Mar 6 By K J M VARMA ported on the mainland, including 11 In the past 24 hours, 2,098 newly Beijing, Mar 6 (PTI) in Gansu Province, four in Beijing confirmed cases outside china have US lawmakers passed an emer - and one in Shanghai. been reported and five new coun - gency USd 8.3 billion spending bill the death toll in china's novel By the end of thursday, 36 im - tries/territories/areas (Bosnia and to combat the coronavirus on coronavirus outbreak has touched ported cases had been reported, said herzegovina, Gibraltar, hungary, thursday as the number of cases 3,042 with 30 new fatalities while the the commission. Slovenia, and occupied Palestinian surged in the country's northwest confirmed cases have risen to 80,552 So far 104 confirmed cases in - territory) have reported cases of and deaths reached 12. the Senate amid signs that the dreaded cOVId- cluding two deaths had been report - cOVId-19, according to the WhO gave sweeping bipartisan support 19 was stabilising, including in the ed in hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases statistics. to the funding one day after the epicentre hubei province. in Macao, and 44 in taiwan, includ - South Korea confirmed 518 more house passed the bill, so that it china's National health ing one death. cases of cOVId-19 on Friday, raising could be quickly sent to the White commission (Nhc) said that it re - Forty-six patients in hong Kong, the total number of infections to house for President donald ceived reports of 143 new confirmed nine in Macao and 12 in taiwan had 6,284, according to the yonhap News trump's signature. cases of coronavirus infection and 30 been discharged from hospital after Agency. Italy reported a total of 107 "the American people are look - deaths on thursday on the chinese recovery, Nhc said. china's hubei deaths of cOVId-19 and the total ing for leadership, they want assur - mainland. Province and its capital Wuhan, the number of infections reached 3,858 ance their government is up to the Among the deaths, 29 were in epicentres of the novel coronavirus on Friday. the novel coronavirus has task of protecting their health and hubei Province and one in hainan outbreak, reported 126 new con - now claimed 107 lives out of more safety," said democratic Senator Province, Nhc said in its daily up - firmed cases of novel coronavirus in - than 3,513 cases in Iran on Friday. Patrick Leahy. date of the cOVId-19 on Friday. fection and 29 deaths on thursday. France reported a total of 7 deaths of the amount is significantly Meanwhile, 102 new suspected the latest report brought the to - cOVId-19 and the total number of above the USd 2.5 billion President cases were reported taking the 482, it tal confirmed cases in the hard-hit infections reached 423 on Friday. donald trump had initially re - said. the overall confirmed cases on province to 67,592. since February 19 Li yang, deputy di - cities and counties in hubei had been the US' death toll from the cOVId- quested, but he later said he was the mainland so far totalled to 80,552 While the province and Wuhan rector of the hubei Provincial centre classified as low-risk, 17 as mid-risk 19 rose to 12 on Friday. Nationwide, happy to accept more. the US re - by the end of thursday. this included continue to report new cases and for disease control and Prevention while 37 others remained at high- there are 163 confirmed cases. the ported its first case of the disease in 3,042 people who had died of the dis - deaths, local health commission said told media in Wuhan. Wuhan and the risk, Li said. overall confirmed cases on the main - January and its first death on ease 23,784 patients still being treat - the situation on the containment of entire hubei province that has over there have been 14,770 con - land had reached 80,552 by the end February 29 -- both in the state of ed and 53,726 patients discharged af - the virus has been further improving. 50 million population has been kept firmed cases of the cOVId-19 outside of thursday, including 23,784 pa - Washington in the country's Pacific ter recovery, the Nhc said. the daily count of new cured and under lockdown by the chinese gov - china, with over 267 deaths, state- tients who were still being treated, Northwest. Also on thursday, 16 imported discharged cases in the province has ernment since January 23. run People's daily reported on 53,726 patients who had been dis - Since then the toll has risen to cases (those coming from abroad) of exceeded the number of new con - however, with the situation im - Friday, citing statistics from the charged after recovery, and 3,042 12 and the virus has spread to at novel coronavirus infection were re - firmed cases for 15 consecutive days proving by the end of tuesday, 22 World health Organisation (WhO). people who had died of the disease. least 15 states -- the latest being Maryland adjacent to the nation's capital Washington. More than 180 people are in - fected, according to an AFP tally. Malaysia anti-graft South Korea condemns 'irrational' On thursday, Washington state of - ficials announced a jump in cases, from 39 to more than 70. Eleven of the 12 deaths have been reported chief who investigated Japan virus quarantine there, with the other in california. tech firms in Seattle like Amazon, Seoul, Mar 6 Facebook and Google were telling 1MDB quits employees to work remotely, as was Seoul will summon Japan's am - Microsoft in nearby redmond. bassador to protest over "irrational" Kuala Lumpur, Mar 6 brought corruption charges Some schools in the state have plans to impose coronavirus quaran - also decided to close for a couple against ex-premier Najib razak tine on arrivals from South Korea, it Malaysia's anti-corruption weeks and hold classes online. over the 1MdB controversy, also said Friday, accusing tokyo of ulterior chief, who had been investigat - Vice President Mike Pence, the resigned. motives. White house pointman on the cri - ing scandal-hit state fund 1MdB, Billions of dollars were stolen the two countries have close eco - sis, visited the state later in the day. said Friday she had resigned af - from 1Malaysia development nomic ties and are both major US al - he greeted Governor Jay Inslee ter a reformist government col - Berhad and spent on everything lies, democracies and market and other officials with an "elbow lapsed and a graft-tainted party from a super-yacht to pricey art - economies faced with a rising china bump," intended to avoid the germ took power. works, in a fraud allegedly in - and nuclear-armed North Korea. transmission of a traditional hand - the "Pact of hope" alliance, volving Najib and his But their relationship continues to shake. which stormed to a historic vic - cronies.the "Pact of hope" al - be heavily affected by Japan's colonial Some 1.2 million tests would be tory in 2018 and ousted a long- liance, which stormed to a his - rule of the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945 -- a dispute that escalated into distributed nationwide in "a few ruling coalition, fell apart amid toric victory in 2018 and ousted a a trade and security row last year. days," followed by another four infighting last week and prime long-ruling coalition, fell apart Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo million by the end of next week, minister Mahathir Mohamad re - amid infighting last week and said Pence. Abe on thursday announced that for - signed. prime minister Mahathir Earlier thursday in Minnesota, eign arrivals who have recently been in Mahathir, 94, then sought to Mohamad resigned. Pence had told reporters that "we china or South Korea would be re - Around 40 countries and regions have the Shincheonji church of Jesus, a re - return as premier but unexpect - Mahathir, 94, then sought to don't have enough tests today to quired to spend 14 days in quarantine. imposed entry bans on foreigners who ligious sect often condemned as a cult. edly lost to ex-interior minister meet what we anticipate will be the return as premier but unexpect - Seoul's foreign ministry urged have recently been in the South, while A 61-year-old female member of Muhyiddin yassin, who heads a demand going forward." edly lost to ex-interior minister tokyo to reconsider the "irrational and more than 20 require quarantine, as the sect in daegu developed symptoms coalition dominated by the mul - Meanwhile a cruise ship with 21 Muhyiddin yassin, who heads a overbearing" measure in a statement, do several parts of china. on February 10 and attended at least people who have symptoms was be - ti-ethnic country's Malay coalition dominated by the mul - saying it would summon the ambassa - Japan's quarantine announce - four services before being diagnosed. ing held off the coast of San Muslim majority. ti-ethnic country's Malay dor to protest. ment was already affecting "thousands Scores of events -- from K-pop Francisco, california. Latheefa Koya, a leading hu - Muslim majority. "We can't help but question of South Koreans", said Park chul- concerts to sports seasons -- have been the state has the second high - man rights activist who had been Najib's coalition, which had whether Japan has other motives than hyun, a media columnist based in cancelled or postponed over the conta - est number of cases and has de - head of the anti-corruption com - governed Malaysia for six containing the outbreak," it added. tokyo, who cancelled a three-day trip gion, with school and kindergarten to Seoul for fear of having to go into breaks extended by three weeks na - clared an emergency. thousands of mission since June, said she had decades, was ejected from power Seoul could take countermea - quarantine on his return. tionwide."We can't help but question people are travelling aboard the informed Muhyiddin she was in 2018 in large part due to the sures, it signalled, saying it was explor - "there are thousands of South whether Japan has other motives than Grand Princess, the same cruise quitting earlier this week but in - 1MdB allegations, and he is on ing "all possible options" to ensure the safety of South Koreans. Koreans arriving in tokyo on a daily containing the outbreak," it added. ship on which california's first vic - sisted she was not pressured. trial for corruption. Mahathir's South Korea's total reported infec - basis and I bet a majority of them have Seoul could take countermea - tim was thought to have contracted "I also briefed the prime min - government had started recover - tions -- the largest figure outside called off their trips," said Park, criti - sures, it signalled, saying it was explor - the virus. ister about our ongoing actions ing money from overseas al - the Grand Princess belongs to china, where the virus first emerged -- cising the measure as a "pure perform - ing "all possible options" to ensure the and efforts for the recovery of the legedly looted from the fund. But Princess cruises, the company that rose to 6,284 on Friday, the Korea ance" ahead of the tokyo Olympics. safety of South Koreans. stolen 1MdB monies from the new ruling coalition includes operated the coronavirus-stricken centers for disease control and Over 90 per cent of South Korea's South Korea's total reported infec - abroad," she said in a statement. Najib's United Malays National ship held off Japan last month on Prevention said. cases are in the southern city of daegu tions -- the largest figure outside "he was fully supportive of which more than 700 people tested Organisation (UMNO) party, It announced seven more deaths, -- with more than 4,600 cases con - china, where the virus first emerged -- these actions." Last week, positive. carolyn Wright, a passen - and there are concerns his trial taking the toll to 42. firmed there -- and the neighbouring rose to 6,284 on Friday, the Korea Malaysia's attorney general ger, told AFP that the captain an - and others linked to the 1MdB Japan has reported 360 confirmed North Gyeongsang province. Most of centers for disease control and nounced thursday evening there tommy thomas, who had scandal could be affected. cases and six deaths from the illness. the country's infections are linked to Prevention said. were "no confirmed cases of coron - avirus on the ship" so far, echoing a tweet from Princess cruises earlier in the day.US officials continue to Pakistan does not want any security stress that the overall risk to the public remains low and are urging people not to panic or buy masks -- role for India in Afghanistan which could create a shortage for those who require them. Islamabad, Mar 6 Scientific research so far shows that elderly people and those with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood underlying conditions are most at Qureshi has said Pakistan does not want risk of a serious illness, and the ma - any security role for India in Afghanistan jority of US deaths so far have oc - as he accused New delhi of playing the role curred in a Seattle-area nursing of a "spoiler" in the war-torn country, ac - home.But the largest nursing union cording to a media report. in the US denounced thursday the "disturbing" lack of preparation at After months of negotiations, the US many hospitals. Nurses are work - and taliban signed a landmark peace deal ing without necessary personal in Qatari capital doha on Saturday, effec - protective equipment and lack edu - tively drawing curtains on the United can relocate. Ahead of the peace deal, cation and training for handling the States' 18-year war in Afghanistan since India conveyed to the US that pressure on disease, said National Nurses 2001. Addressing the Senate on Pakistan to crack down on terror networks United director Bonnie castillo. Wednesday, Qureshi said that Pakistan operating from its soil must be kept up "As of today more than 80 of our neither desires any security role of India in though Islamabad's cooperation for peace nurse members have been in quar - Afghanistan nor wants presence of mili - in Afghanistan is crucial. antine," she said at a press confer - tant organisations Al-Qaeda and the ISIS People wearing face masks as a precaution against the new coronavirus walk on a street in Taipei, Taiwan. Qureshi on Sunday also warned that ence in california held by the in the landlocked country, the Nation re - "spoilers" could try to sabotage the peace union, which claims 150,000 mem - ported. process in Afghanistan. bers. "It is not a successful strategy Donald Trump set to sign $8.3B bill the foreign minister told the Upper he also said that Pakistan wanted to to leave nurses and other health house that India had always played role of resolve all issues with Afghanistan bilater - workers unprotected." Earlier, a a spoiler, the report said. ally. reiterating that Pakistan was never top federal health official said the to combat coronavirus outbreak there were spoilers in the past and part of the peace talks and their role has al - overall mortality rate for the novel they are even today, within and outside ways been and will always be that of a facil - coronavirus was estimated at one Washington Mar 6 pare for and respond to the threat. is spreading more widely every day, Afghanistan, who want to get their own ob - itator, the minister said Pakistan cannot percent or less, lower than previ - the Senate passed the measure sending financial markets spiraling jectives," Qureshi said. India has been a give guarantee or take responsibility to ously thought. "the best estimates President donald trump is ex - thursday to help tackle the out - again thursday, disrupting travel key stakeholder in Afghanistan as it had al - pected to sign an $8.3 billion meas - peace in Afghanistan. now of the overall mortality rate for break in hopes of reassuring a fear - and potentially threatening the U.S. ready spent around USd 2 billion in recon - cOVId-19 is somewhere between ure on Friday to help tackle the coro - "this is a shared responsibility, and all ful public and accelerating the gov - economy’s decade-long expansion. struction of the war-ravaged country. 0.1 per cent and one per cent," navirus outbreak. the legislation (stakeholders) will have to play their role. ernment’s response to the virus. Its thursday’s sweeping 96-1 vote India has been maintaining that care Admiral Brett Giroir, the assistant would provide federal public health rapid spread is threatening to upend sends the bill to the White house for there are many powers, interests and mo - should be taken to ensure that any peace secretary of health, said at a news agencies money for vaccines, tests everyday life in the U.S. and across President donald trump’s signa - tives (involved), he said. he said that the process does not lead to any "ungoverned briefing. and potential treatments, and help the globe. the money would pay for ture. Sen. rand Paul, r-Ky., cast the true test of the Afghan leadership begins spaces" where terrorists and their proxies state and local governments pre - a multifaceted attack on a virus that sole “no” vote. now as Afghan people want peace. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU,SAtUrdAy, MArch 7, 2020 In Brief Undefeated India meet defending champions Mitchell Starc to miss 3rd ODI Every eases to lead Australia in dream T20 World Cup final against South over McIlroy at MELBOURNE Mar 6 Africa to watch having won a slew of major tro - wife Alyssa Healy Bay Hill phies on foreign shores, champions Miami, Mar 6 Australia will look to triumph in in Women’s T20 front of home fans at the Matt Every's affinity for the Melbourne cricket Ground on FINAL World Cup final Arnold Palmer Invitational was on Sunday when they meet maiden fi - display again on thursday as the nalists India in the Women’s against India American fired seven birdies in a twenty20 World cup decider. seven-under 65 to ease past rory Meg Lanning’s Australia, long Melbourne Mar 6 McIlroy for the first-round lead at the benchmark in women’s cricket, Bay hill in Orlando, Florida. will bid for a record-extending fifth Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc World number one McIlroy was t20 World cup title after a rocky was released from Australia’s tour in the clubhouse on 66 when Every - ride to their sixth final. Beaten by of South Africa Friday so he can re - - whose two US PGA tour victories India in their tournament-opener, turn home to watch his wife Alyssa came at Bay hill in 2014 and 2015 -- Australia lost talismanic all- healy in the women’s t20 World caught fire. rounder Ellyse Perry to injury in cup final. Every's bogey-free round in - the quarter-finals and prayed for the decision means Starc will cluded a 45-foot birdie putt at the the rain to clear in Sydney on miss the third one-dayer against the par-three second and a 32-foot thursday before completing their Proteas in Potchefstroom, the last birdie at the eighth -- his penulti - semi-final win over South Africa. game of the series. “It is a once-in-a- mate hole of the day. harmanpreet Kaur-captained lifetime chance for Mitch to watch e found himself atop the leader - Alyssa in a home World cup final,” India arrive at the McG undefeated board after missing the cut with a Former England stalwart Jan Women’s World cup final between countries to try to contain the dis - said coach Justin Langer. “So we and without having bowled a ball in second-round 85 at the honda Brittin, who played in the match, Mexico and denmark in Mexico ease but Australian health authori - were happy to allow him to return the rained-out semi-final against classic last week. described the hulking, virtually city has long been credited with an ties are yet to take such measures. home to support his wife and be part England. "Sometimes I'm really good, empty stadium as a “very large and apocryphal crowd estimate of INdIA’S SPIN BOWLING of a fantastic occasion. “We have For organisers, the final is a sometimes I'm really bad," Every a very lonely place”. 110,000. thrEAt Australia will hope the plenty of fast bowling options with dream matchup promising a big said. times have changed, and or - record or not, cheap tickets for McG curator has prepared a pitch us here in South Africa with Josh crowd at the 100,000-capacity sta - "It's a weird game." McIlroy was ganisers hope Sunday’s crowd general admission, a favourable to blunt India’s spin bowling, espe - hazlewood, Jhye richardson and dium and a tV audience of millions buoyed by an eagle and five birdies might better the 90,185 that saw weather forecast and entertain - cially after the home batswomen Kane richardson all sitting out our in his five-under effort and was one tuning in from cricket-crazy India. the United States beat china on ment by American pop star Katy were bamboozled by legspinner previous match in Bloemfontein,” stroke in front of Americans talor Only about 3,000 fans turned penalties in the 1999 final of the Perry will at least ensure a buzzing Poonam yadav who took 4-19 in the he added. Gooch and Scottie Scheffler. up the last time Australia’s women soccer World cup at the rose Bowl atmosphere for a decider scheduled tournament opener at the Sydney defending champions Australia McIlroy teed off on 10, and was de - played a global final on home soil, in Pasadena. the rose Bowl atten - on International Women’s day. Showgrounds. “hopefully they’ve face India in the t20 final at the lighted to salvage a bogey at the 11th, when the hosts beat England for the dance is regarded the biggest ever the global spread of the coron - prepared something (at the McG) Melbourne cricket Ground on where an aggressive second shot 1988 one-day World cup at the for a women’s sporting event, avirus has seen sports events can - that will suit us a bit more,” Sunday, with wicketkeeper- found the water and he finished by McG. though the unofficial 1971 celled or postponed in a slew of Australia opener Beth Mooney batswoman healy a key part of their rolling in an eight-foot putt to limit team. the damage. "Making five instead of six there Host city calls for is a big deal," McIlroy said. ‘Wonder if big bad Mitchel’: Ben Stokes fuels war of "One-over through two instead Germany-Italy of two-over is sort of a different feel - ing." Birdies at 16 and 18 -- where he words with Mitchell Johnson after ‘handshake’ jibe friendly to be rolled in a 10-footer -- had McIlroy heading for the first with "a bit of New Delhi Mar 6 sponded by using England’s loyal fanbase Barmy Amid concerns related to coronavirus, skipper cancelled good pep in my step." Army’s infamous chant to get under the skin of Joe root stated his team will not go for fair play Nuremberg (Germany), Mar 6 - 'Good golf' - England all-rounder Ben Stokes hit back at Johnson during the 2009 Ashes series. Stokes’ handshakes on their tour of Sri Lanka. the skipper "I played some good golf after former Australia bowler Mitchell Johnson after twitter post read: “Bowl’s to the left bowls to the stated that the players would be greeting each oth - the city of Nuremberg, which is that," said McIlroy, who stuck his the latter took a jibe at the ‘three Lions’ recently. right I wonder if big bad Mitch likes Marmite.” er with fist bumps instead. this came in the after - approach three feet from the pin for due to host a friendly between Johnson made an unsavoury remark on social me - Amid concerns related to coronavirus, skipper math of England players being hit by gastroenteri - Germany and Italy on March 31, a birdie at the first. he eagled the dia, involving Stokes, after it was revealed Joe root stated his team will not go for fair play tis and flu problems on their tour of South Africa fourth, where he hit a superb shot asked thursday for the fixture to be England cricketers won’t shake hands with their handshakes on their tour of Sri Lanka. the skipper recently. “After the illnesses that swept through called off due to concerns over the out of the fairway bunker to reach counterparts in their upcoming two-match test stated that the players would be greeting each oth - the squad in South Africa, we are well aware of the the green and made the 24-foot coronavirus. "According to what we series against Sri Lanka. er with fist bumps instead. this came in the after - importance of keeping contact to a minimum and know today, the city of Nuremberg putt. McIlroy played alongside Johnson referred to the infamous Bristol math of England players being hit by gastroenteri - we’ve been given some really sound and sensible Olympic gold medalist Justin rose is going to request a cancellation of brawl to take a dig at Stokes, where the all-rounder tis and flu problems on their tour of South Africa advice from our medical team to help prevent the match," a local health and envi - of England and South Korean Lee was initially charged by the police before being ac - recently. “After the illnesses that swept through spreading germs and bacteria,” root was quoted Kyoung-hoon -- a late replacement ronment official said during a news quitted. Johnson started the feud by writing in his the squad in South Africa, we are well aware of the as saying by cricket.com.au.“We are not shaking conference. for defending champion Francisco Instagram story (as per daily telegraph): “Is this a importance of keeping contact to a minimum and hands with each other, using instead the well-es - Molinari after the Italian withdrew "A lot of supporters would be ex - p*** take? you can jam your fist pump England we’ve been given some really sound and sensible tablished fist bump, and we are washing hands pected including those from at-risk with a bad back. hahahaha just be careful though, Stokesy might advice from our medical team to help prevent regularly and wiping down surfaces using the anti- It was another disappointment zones in the north of Italy." react with a sucker punch.” spreading germs and bacteria,” root was quoted bacterial wipes and gels we’ve been given in our Italy on thursday reported 41 for 2018 British Open champion Stokes took note of this comment and re - as saying by cricket.com.au. immunity packs.” Molinari, who failed to make the cut new deaths from the novel coron - in his last three events that featured avirus, its highest single-day total to a halfway cut. date, bringing the number of fatali - Lee wasn't feeling too hot him - Ravindra Jadeja denied permission to play Ranji final as ties in Europe's most affected coun - self after he and his wife were in - try to 148. the number of cases also volved in a car crash on Wednesday Nepal cancels T20 Sourav Ganguly says ‘country comes first’: Report jumped by a new high of 769, reach - morning that left Lee with neck ing 3,858 over the past two weeks. pain. "I felt sore in the morning, but the German FA must take a deci - after I got the tee time I couldn't feel sion next week in consultation with tourney due to the stadium operators over whether it," quipped Lee, who posted an even par 72. Brooks Koepka, trying to re - to go ahead with the match or cancel gain peak form in the wake of a knee it. Germany are also due to travel to injury with the Masters coming up coronavirus threat Madrid for a friendly against Spain in April, carded an even-par 72. on March 26. New Delhi, Mar 6 suspension of gatherings to "Nothing to rave about," said minimise the risk of a spread. Koepka, who capped his round with Don't wanna bowl A twenty20 league in "We are naturally all sad at back-to-back bogeys at the eighth Nepal, which was to feature today's announcement of hav - and ninth. to Verma, West Indies swashbuckler ing to temporarily postpone "It's not far off, but it's, still, it's chris Gayle among others, has the 2020 EPL, but we simply annoying. "Just can't play golf, can't Mandhana during been postponed due to the have to put the health and score," added Koepka, who missed novel coronavirus threat, the wellbeing of all Nepalis and the cut at the honda classic last powerplay: Oz organisers of the event have our overseas players before New Delhi Mar 6 Indian Express. “If BccI wants people to week. his best PGA tour finish this said. everything else," the competi - watch their premier domestic cricket then season is a tie for 43rd at riviera in pacer Megan According to a report in tion's managing director India allrounder ravindra Jadeja was no international game should be held dur - February. Australia's Adam Scott, 'ESPNcricinfo', the Everest Aamir Akhtar was quoted as denied permission to play in the ranji ing ranji final, henceforth. It’s my sugges - who won the Genesis Open at Premier League (EPL), which saying. "We would like to trophy final for Saurashtra against Bengal, tion. Will BccI keep an international Schutt wary of riviera, slumped to a five-over par was to start on March 14, thank the government of which is set to take place on Monday at match during IPL? No, because it gives 77 that included a triple bogey and a would be rescheduled for "the Nepal for their support and rajkot, according to a report. the request money. ranji trophy can only be popu - hammering double bogey. closest possible time whenev - counsel through this challeng - was made by Saurashtra cricket larised if star players play at least in the fi - Sydney, Mar 6 (PTI) er the situation is favourable". ing period, and we support en - Association (ScA) to BccI, but since nals. don’t keep any international cricket 20 sixes, 6 fours: the tournament was to tirely the professional advice Jadeja is a part of Indian OdI set-up, and is during finals, have a proper window,” Shah clobbered by Shafali Verma and feature the likes of Gayle, throughout. "I would like to expected to feature in the upcoming OdI further said. “I would have loved to see him Smriti Mandhana recently, Hardik Pandya home star Sandeep assure that as soon as we are series against South Africa, the BccI presi - (Jadeja) play the ranji trophy final for us, Australian pacer Megan Schutt says Lamichhane and Mohammad able to go ahead with the 2020 dent Sourav Ganguly denied him the per - why only Jadeja, I would have loved to see she hates playing against India and smashes 158* in DY Shahzad among others. season, we will be working to mission to play citing “country first” policy. Mohammad Shami (for Bengal) also,” he doesn't want to bowl at the maraud - Nepal has only one con - ensure that it will be a spectac - “I spoke to him [Ganguly] and was told that added. Saurashtra entered their second ing duo during powerplay when the Patil T20 Cup firmed case of coronavirus so ular event the likes of which the board can’t allow Jadeja to play ranji as successive ranji trophy final with a 92-run two teams clash in the Women's t20 New Delhi Mar 6 far. the country's health min - Nepal has never seen before," country comes first,” Jaydev Shah, the ScA win over Gujarat on day five of their semifi - World cup final here on Sunday. istry has, however, asked for a he added. president was quoted as saying by the nal, on Wednesday. Schutt, who took a crucial 2/17 20 sixes and six fours in an in - in Australia's five-run win over nings. No that is not the entire South Africa in the rain-hit semifi - team’s stat but hardik Pandya’s nal on thursday, has still not recov - boundary count at the end of the ered from the drubbing she got at first innings of dy Patil t20 cup se - Ronaldinho lawyer denies fake passport allegation the hands of Verma in the tourna - mi-final on Friday. the India all- Asuncion (Paraguay), Mar 6 Paraguayan lawyer Adolfo ment-opener. She was hit for four rounder continued his destructive Marin. "they decided volun - boundaries by Verma in her open - form on return from injury by slam - Former Brazilian foot - tarily to stay and submit ing over of the tournament, and ming an unbeaten 158 off just 55 ball star ronaldinho's themselves to the public Schutt admitted her concerns about balls for reliance 1 against BPcL the lawyer denied on thursday prosecutor's investigations," bowling to Indian openers. "I just dy Patil Stadium in Mumbai on that he and his brother had said Marin. ronaldinho hate playing India - they've got the Friday. hardik Pandya, who is play - used fake passports to enter "didn't need to use any other wood over me," Schutt was quoted ing his first competitive tournament Paraguay. the World cup document than his own," as saying by the official website of in five months, hit as many as 20 winner and his brother were Marin added. the Icc. "Smriti and Shefali have got sixes in a blistering innings coming questioned for more than According to the inspec - me covered. that six Shafali hit me seven hours by the public to bat at No.4 for reliance 1. hardik tor leading the investigation for in the tri-series was probably the prosecutor in Asuncion after also hit six fours in his knock provid - Gilberto Fleitas, ronaldinho biggest one I've ever been hit for. allegedly entering Paraguay ing entertained the crowd who had was given his fake passport "there are obviously some plans turned up to see the likes of him, using forged documents. by Brazilian businessman we're going to revisit as bowlers. Shikhar dhawan, Bhuvneshwar ronaldinho had been invit - Wilmondes Sousa Lira, who (But) clearly, I'm not the best Kumar and Shreyas Iyer among oth - ed to the Paraguayan capital has been arrested. match-up to those two in the ers. hardik’s superlative innings, by a foundation for needy Marin said ronaldinho Powerplay. they find me quite easy which came days after he had children, and to promote his had told the public prosecu - to play," she added. Schutt bore the smashed 105 off 39 balls in the same new book. the 39-year-old tor that the documents in brunt of Verma and Mandhana's at - tournament, propelled his side to and his brother went to the question were given to him a player of the year Wednesday at their hotel. at the Asuncion internation - tacking fury in the very first over of 238 for 4, batting first. prosecutor's office in the month ago in Brazil. ronaldinho and his brother their fake documents al airport, according to lead last month's tri-series as well. morning alongside Former two-time world were detained on were detected upon arrival prosecutor Federico delfino. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU SAtUrdAy MArch 7, 2020 Dia Mirza on her divorce: Some people feel it is an Sara Ali Khan gets trolled for posting a bikini picture Angrezi Medium: Radhika excuse to not compromise Madan called Irrfan 'Pappa' the to wish her brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan, on his birthday first time she met him on sets

is gearing up for her latest outing which is Angrezi medium that is inching closer to the release. the actress made her big-screen debut with 's Pataakha in 2018 and went on to feature in Mard Ko dard Nahi hota that starred Abhimanyu dassani opposite her. And now, the actress who began her acting journey with the small screen will be seen in Angrezi Medium that also stars Irrfan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and deepak dobriyal to name a few. talking about her character in the film, radhika Madan opened up on the similarities between her and tarika. "Both tarika and I are big-time dreamers. I wanted to go to Broadway to learn dance but acting happened and the plan took a back seat," she told Mumbai Mirror thereby concluding the only like - ness. recalling the first time she met Irrfan, radhika said, "his performances in and Paan Singh tomar are my favourites. We met a couple of times for readings before shooting began. the first thing I said to him was, ‘hello pappa’. he is extremely sweet, warm and endearing," Sara Ali Khan uploaded a very and posing with her brother has been seen miffed with her posing in the pool. she added smiling. the actress went on to warm wish for her little brother, frowned upon by some social media en - In the second picture, we can see Sara reveal that the schedule of the film was Ibrahim Ali Khan but the netizens are thusiasts. So much so that they ex - giving Ibrahim Ali Khan a side hug planned to suit Irrfan since he was suffer - not happy with the picture she up - pressed their unhappiness and their while striking a pose along with the sce - ing from neuroendocrine cancer. " he and loaded to wish him. taking to her feeling by posting comments on her nic background. "happiest birthday homi had been co-ordinating before work Instagram handle, Sara had posted two picture. First things first, in the first Brother ? ? ?? I love you more than you on the film started. On the set, Irrfan sir pictures in a bikini with her brother picture shared by Sara Ali Khan, we can know and am missing you lots today!! gave his 200 per cent. there was an amaz - from their vacation to wish him on his see the gorgeous lady in the pool while Wish I was with you ? #tbt." She wrote, ing energy around because of him," she birthday. the actress donned a bikini her tall and handsome brother could be wishing her dearest brother. added. Thappad box office collection day 7: Taapsee Pannu's Kareena Kapoor Khan makes a GRAND hard-hitting drama performs below expectations Instagram debut as the diva gets half a Bollywood actress and beauty pageant winner million followers in just 20 minutes dia Mirza, who is garnering rave reviews for her despite garnering rave reviews, performance in taapsee thappad, recently opened taapsee Pannu's thappad has failed up about her divorce with Sahil Sangha. the ac - to attract good numbers at the box of - tress told PinkVilla, "What gives you strength at fice as it just raked in rs 22.79 crore in any circumstance is your understanding of your - its first week. Apart from delhi-Ncr self. Else, you will never be able to perceive things circuit, the hard-hitting drama has that are happening around you. then, you are be - faced a clear rejection in most of the ing dishonest not only to other people but your - markets. the film needs to show self." the actress also revealed that the behaviour tremendous growth in the second of the people around her got changed post her di - week but there are hardly any possibil - vorce. "It amused me. It still amuses me. you are ities of that as tiger Shroff-Shraddha moving in circles where people are educated but Kapoor's Baaghi 3 has hit the screens they still feel a sense of sadness. there's definitely a today. While the film has not got the sense of empathy as well. So the gaze is not neces - desired numbers, it has started a con - sarily critical, it's empathetic and sometimes even versation on domestic violence from pitiful. It's also sometimes awe and admiration. an entirely new perspective among Sometimes, people ask me how am I so strong and niche viewers, and directorAnubhav how do I get up and go to work like this? I just want Sinha feels overwhelmed by all the to tell them I find my way and I hope you'll find love. "the last time I started getting yours," said dia Mirza. talking about the societal thousands of good words was after the pressure that comes along with the tag of being di - release of ‘Article 15'. I ran away to vorced, she stated, "Some people feel divorce is an Gulmarg, to the mountains where excuse to not compromise. yes. in life, you have to there was no network! I get scared of adapt and compromise. But the questions is - when such love where people come out of the does it stop? how much is too much, how less is too theatre and say, 'this is the best work of little? that's a personal choice." She also said about Anubav Sinha till date'. I feel the pres - the reactions of the people who came to know about sure and wonder what will I do next. the separation of the couple as she told the portal, Now I think I cannot deliver anything "People who love you as a couple respond to it dif - that is average," said Sinha he further ferently. People outside have a different reaction, added, "It is not easy to deliver a good your intimate friends who know you individually will respond to it a certain way. your parents will film and take the expectation of the au - respond to it differently. What you can hope and dience one level higher every time. I pray is that eventually everyone will understand am overwhelmed and pressured. I and respect the space and decision that two people cannot deal with so much love! thank have chosen for themselves with dignity, respect you so much (to the audience) but I and love for each other." want to disappear!" Baaghi 3 box office occupancy report: Tiger Shroff-'s action entertainer takes a good start at the ticket windows

director Ahmed Khan's maker said, “We shot in Serbia highly anticipated action-enter - where we had to construct tainer has finally hit the screens huge sets to make it look like and as expected it has taken a Syria", reveals director Ahmed good start at the box office. Khan, “Our producers Fox talking about the morning Star refused to let us shoot in shows, the film has garnered 30 Syria…too dangerous. So we to 35 per cent occupancy across had to build huge sets in Serbia the country. the film has re - that resembled the topogra - ceived a great response in the phy in Syria.” When asked Kareena Kapoor Khan recently impressed us all with her small centres and single screens about why he chose Syria as spectacular performance in Good Newwz. the actress has while the response in the multi - the sets could be also con - been one of the most loved actresses in Bollywood. however, plexes is quite decent. the structed in Mumbai, to which fans could not follow her on social media as the actress never deadly coronavirus has affected he replied, “Sajid Nadiadwala had any official social media account. Fans have been wait - the film in the delhi circuit, said just do what it takes to get ing for her to join social media and the actress has finally where it had a chance to open it right. We did try to do it in completed our wishes. Kareena Kapoor Khan finally makes well. though we still think that Mumbai. But it didn’t seem to her Instagram debut on March 6 and fans cannot keep calm. it will show progress later in the work out right. I am glad we the day before, the internet was abuzz with the news that day and over the weekend. the shot in Serbia. We got the right Kareena had finally joined Instagram after a cryptic ‘cat’ action entertainer, which got atmosphere and the proper video was posted on her team page @kareenakapoorkhan applauds for its Syria war se - junior artists who spoke with the caption ‘coming Soon’. this account which was not quences in the trailer was actu - Arabic.” Apart from tiger verified at the time suddenly saw a massive growth in the ally shot in Serbia. the makers Shroff, Baaghi 3 also features number of followers including leading influencers from the had recreated the set in Serbia Shraddha Kapoor, riteish entertainment industry. Kareena Kapoor Khan's debut on and director Ahmed Khan has deshmukh, Ankita Lokhande Instagram was surely the most awaited one and within just revealed the reason behind and Jaideep Ahlawat in key 20 minutes of her debut on Instagram, the diva gets half-a- that. In an interview with roles. So have you booked your million followers. Kareena Kapoor Khan's sister Karisma Bollywood hungama, the film - tickets for the film? Kapoor also welcomed her on Instagram. Glimpses of Future 11 LOCAL JAMMU SAtUrdAy MArch 7 2020 NHPC Dulhasti Power Station organises CONTD FROM PAGE 1

step in but then decided to enter myself," he said."While workshop for farmers under CSR-SD Organisation the parties are focused on the release of their leaders, many and queried the centre on the nature of political rights of their workers are unable to get even two square meals a Jammu March 6 in connection with an organisation. “rights are so inter - day. My effort will be to contribute in making their life bet - woven that it may become political rights. We want to un - ter," Bukhari told PtI recently.the former PdP leader, NhPc dulhasti Power Station in derstand political rights. We are concerned with organisa - however, had a word of praise for ex-chief minister Omar collaboration with Agriculture tions of political nature,” the court had queried the centre’s Abdullah. "I think he is a man of principles and who will department, Kishtwar is organising counsel.(Sumit Saxena can be contacted at never make people suffer for achieving his own political workshops on "Multipying/doubling [email protected]) goals unlike others," Bukhari said, adding that he would ex - the income of farmers" in five blocks tend all support in case his party came to power."My aim is (Kishtwar, Palmar, dachhan, to bring relief to people. It can be through my party or any Marwah & Nagaseni) of the district other party that comes to power. I will extend complete under corporate Social CISF responsibility and Sustainable which border Pakistan and china support as long as the smile on the faces of the common development Scheme. In this regard, respectively.Jammu airport director P r Beuria handed people is ensured," he said.Bukhari said that in the new a one-day workshop on the subject over a ceremonial key to cISF commandant Gurjit Singh scenario, every political party should educate people about was organized on 06 March 2020 for to mark the event.the Airport Authority of India-operat - the changed realities of the erstwhile state."Show them the farmers of Kishtwar block in the ed airport was till now being guarded by the JK Police and achievable dreams and not a mirage. I say that I cannot conference room at the district head - the crPF.Around 300 troops, in shifts, will provide a turn the clock back and restore the special status of Jammu quarters.On this occasion, Shri 24x7 armed cover to the facility and will frisk passengers and Kashmir but I will work for the return of statehood and rajinder Singh tara, deputy at the gate, followed by comprehensive checks ahead of domicile in jobs and education sectors," he said.All these commissioner, Kishtwar addressed boarding a flight.the troops are armed with assault rifles will be part of the party's manifesto, which will be launched like the AK series and the INSAS, and will man the airport in Srinagar on Sunday and later next week in Jammu, the farmers and called for an in - so present.detailed information was General Manager (In-charge), perimeter from watch towers erected at vantage posi - Bukhari said. the stringent Public Safety Act. these leaders creased participation in the pro - provided to the farmers by the ex - dulhasti Power Station distributed were initially kept in preventive detention and later, grams being run by the government perts of Agriculture department agricultural equipment and im - tions, the officials said.the cISF will provide a "compre - booked under the PSA.Bukhari called for release of all po - to increase the income of the farmers. about the production of various crops proved seeds of various crops / veg - hensive anti-terror cover to the facility" and a comman - he also urged the farmers to adopt including Mushroom, Saffron, etables among the farmers.On this dant-rank officer will head the unit at the Jammu airport, litical leaders and said they should apprise the people of the modern agricultural techniques and rajmahah with modern technology. occasion, Shri Ashok Kumar a senior official said.With this induction, the force now changed realities. "I waited patiently for several weeks for appreciated the efforts being made the farmers were also informed by dhanwal, Senior Manager (hr), Shri has 63 airports under its cover in the country.the 1.62- others to step in but then decided to enter myself," he by NhPc dulhasti Power Station. experts about the method of use of Amjad hussain Malik, Sub- lakh personnel strong paramilitary force is designated as said."While the parties are focused on the release of their Shri yogindra Kotha, General vermicompost and various modern divisional Agriculture Officer, the national civil aviation security force. which border leaders, many of their workers are unable to get even two Manager (In-charge), dulhasti fertilizers. Apart from this, the Agriculture Extension Officers Pakistan and china respectively.Jammu airport director square meals a day. My effort will be to contribute in mak - Power Station and Shri Mohd hanief queries of the farmers were also an - alongwith Sarpanchs of various P r Beuria handed over a ceremonial key to cISF ing their life better," Bukhari told PtI recently.the former Malik, Additional district swered by the experts.At the end of Gram Panchayats and large number commandant Gurjit Singh to mark the event.the Airport PdP leader, however, had a word of praise for ex-chief min - development commissioner were al - the program, Shri yogindra Kotha, of farmers were present. Authority of India-operated airport was till now being ister Omar Abdullah. "I think he is a man of principles and guarded by the JK Police and the crPF.Around 300 who will never make people suffer for achieving his own po - troops, in shifts, will provide a 24x7 armed cover to the fa - litical goals unlike others," Bukhari said, adding that he Jammu city marching towards unprecedented cility and will frisk passengers at the gate, followed by would extend all support in case his party came to pow - comprehensive checks ahead of boarding a flight.the er."My aim is to bring relief to people. It can be through my troops are armed with assault rifles like the AK series and party or any other party that comes to power. I will extend development: Sanjay Baru the INSAS, and will man the airport perimeter from watch complete support as long as the smile on the faces of the towers erected at vantage positions, the officials said.the common people is ensured," he said.Bukhari said that in JammuMarch 6 their earlier failures on only seriously pursued by said.Baru, added that all cISF will provide a "comprehensive anti-terror cover to the new scenario, every political party should educate peo - BJP as they have been out - the local BJP leadership the BJP leaders including the facility" and a commandant-rank officer will head the ple about the changed realities of the erstwhile state."Show Jammu city is continu - rightly rejected in every re - and not by the congress JMc councillors have unit at the Jammu airport, a senior official said.With this them achievable dreams and not a mirage. I say that I can - ously marching ahead to - gion by the masses, he said. men, who were dedicated worked on the grass root induction, the force now has 63 airports under its cover in not turn the clock back and restore the special status of wards unprecedented de - Baru, said that towards amassing great level and dedicated them - the country.the 1.62-lakh personnel strong paramilitary Jammu and Kashmir but I will work for the return of state - velopment, claimed Sanjay congress made sure that wealth for their near and selves for the development force is designated as the national civil aviation security hood and domicile in jobs and education sectors," he Baru, J&K BJP Secretary & free, fair and continuous dear ones. of the city and the results force. which border Pakistan and china said.All these will be part of the party's manifesto, which councillor, Jammu local elections remained Baru, said that JMc have started to pour in on respectively.Jammu airport director P r Beuria handed will be launched in Srinagar on Sunday and later next week Municipal corporation elusive in the erstwhile has taken enough meas - every front. he said that over a ceremonial key to cISF commandant Gurjit Singh in Jammu, Bukhari said. (JMc). Sanjay Baru, while J&K State so that congress ures for promoting cleanli - projects like AIIMS, IIIM, to mark the event.the Airport Authority of India-operat - sharply reacting to a recent can cherish upon all the ness in the region. he said IIt, Medical & ed airport was till now being guarded by the JK Police and statement by former min - delicacies of power and that many projects have Engineering colleges, the crPF.Around 300 troops, in shifts, will provide a ister and senior congress they did so as the corrup - been taken up at every level higher Education India 24x7 armed cover to the facility and will frisk passengers leader, said that BJP prom - tion was made almost legal to beautify the city and de - Institutions, road widen - Agra whom he had recently visited. Another is a Paytm at the gate, followed by comprehensive checks ahead of ised Jammu to become under congress regime. he velop it as top tourist desti - ing Projects and many employee who works in Gurgaon and lives in west delhi. boarding a flight.the troops are armed with assault rifles smart city in every sense said that due to the ab - nation. he said that now more speaks volumes they are all being treated at the Safdarjung hospital. A mid - like the AK series and the INSAS, and will man the airport and it will deliver its prom - sence of timely local elec - door to door collection sys - about the dedication of dle-aged man from Ghaziabad, who tested positive for the perimeter from watch towers erected at vantage posi - ise. tions, be it Panchayat or tem of the garbage is being BJP and its leaders to - virus, is being treated at the ram Manohar Lohia hospital tions, the officials said.the cISF will provide a "compre - Baru said that Jammu Urban Local bodies (ULB), automated. he added that wards the development of in the national capital. A 24-year-old man from hensive anti-terror cover to the facility" and a comman - till now was neglected for J&K suffered on the want proper street lighting sys - the region. In coming days, hyderabad, who has also tested positive for coronavirus, dant-rank officer will head the unit at the Jammu airport, 70 long years, bitter thanks of funds and dedicated tem has been initiated in Jammu will develop as the has been isolated.Besides, 16 members of a tourist group a senior official said.With this induction, the force now to the congress leadership. public representatives. he the Jammu city, but the most favoured tourist des - from Italy and their Indian guide have been found infected has 63 airports under its cover in the country.the 1.62- And now the failed said that 73rd and 74th congress leaders need tination attracting both by the virus. While one Italian man and his wife are being lakh personnel strong paramilitary force is designated as congress leadership has amendment in the magnified vision to view domestic and foreign foot - treated at Jaipur's SMS hospital, 14 members of the group the national civil aviation security force. which border got enough time to blame Panchayat & ULB has been the development, he fall, he claimed. and their Indian guide, who were quarantined at the ItBP Pakistan and china respectively.Jammu airport director camp in chhawla, have been admitted to the Medanta hos - P r Beuria handed over a ceremonial key to cISF pital in Gurgaon.the total figure of positive cases includes commandant Gurjit Singh to mark the event.the Airport the first three reported from Kerala last month. All the Will restore pristine glory of Ram Leela Authority of India-operated airport was till now being three persons have been discharged following recovery. guarded by the JK Police and the crPF.Around 300 Meanwhile, in a suspected coronavirus case, a man from troops, in shifts, will provide a 24x7 armed cover to the fa - raipur, who returned to India from Kenya through dubai, Manch at Dewana Mandir soon: Kavinder cility and will frisk passengers at the gate, followed by has been put under home quarantine.Agra whom he had comprehensive checks ahead of boarding a flight.the recently visited. Another is a Paytm employee who works in Ram Leela Club connecting youth to roots of Indian culture: Yudhvir troops are armed with assault rifles like the AK series and Gurgaon and lives in west delhi. they are all being treated the INSAS, and will man the airport perimeter from watch at the Safdarjung hospital. A middle-aged man from Jammu March 6 towers erected at vantage positions, the officials said.the Ghaziabad, who tested positive for the virus, is being treat - cISF will provide a "comprehensive anti-terror cover to ed at the ram Manohar Lohia hospital in the national capi - Paving way for fulfill - the facility" and a commandant-rank officer will head the tal. A 24-year-old man from hyderabad, who has also test - ing the long awaited de - unit at the Jammu airport, a senior official said.With this ed positive for coronavirus, has been isolated.Besides, 16 mand of people of walled induction, the force now has 63 airports under its cover in members of a tourist group from Italy and their Indian city with regard to bringing the country.the 1.62-lakh personnel strong paramilitary guide have been found infected by the virus. While one back the vibrancy en - force is designated as the national civil aviation security Italian man and his wife are being treated at Jaipur's SMS shrined in over 150 years force. which border Pakistan and china old ram Leela Manch in - hospital, 14 members of the group and their Indian guide, respectively.Jammu airport director P r Beuria handed who were quarantined at the ItBP camp in chhawla, have side dewana Mandir at over a ceremonial key to cISF commandant Gurjit Singh Panjtirthi, former deputy been admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon.the to - to mark the event.the Airport Authority of India-operat - tal figure of positive cases includes the first three reported chief Minister Kavinder ed airport was till now being guarded by the JK Police and Gupta vowed to restore the from Kerala last month. All the three persons have been the crPF.Around 300 troops, in shifts, will provide a discharged following recovery. Meanwhile, in a suspected pristine glory of this age old 24x7 armed cover to the facility and will frisk passengers platform meant to propa - coronavirus case, a man from raipur, who returned to at the gate, followed by comprehensive checks ahead of gate rich cultural legacy of India from Kenya through dubai, has been put under home boarding a flight.the troops are armed with assault rifles duggar Pradesh through quarantine. like the AK series and the INSAS, and will man the airport various modes of expres - ture for carrying out multi - of the region and the coun - propagate the great Indian perimeter from watch towers erected at vantage posi - sion including staging of farious religious and social try. he said that India is philosophy among its peo - tions, the officials said.the cISF will provide a "compre - 2 PDD annual feature of ram activities with extreme ease considered as a great na - ple and also to provide ade - hensive anti-terror cover to the facility" and a comman - the crime Branch to lodge FIr against them. Leela ahead of dussehra will be ensured. he assured tion across the globe only quate space to the budding festival. Former deputy dant-rank officer will head the unit at the Jammu airport, that concerned govern - because of her rich cultural artists for showcasing their a senior official said.With this induction, the force now chief Minister Kavinder ment agencies will be legacy and blissful her - talent and grooming them has 63 airports under its cover in the country.the 1.62- Gupta along with General roped-in for materializing itage, and the club’s efforts to become meaningful citi - Man lakh personnel strong paramilitary force is designated as wanted by police for allegedly being involved in a case Secretary J&K BJP yudhvir the proposed plan of devel - in maintaining this glory is zens of the country. he said the national civil aviation security force. which border of rioting and causing hurt to people in 2006, was arrested, Sethi carried out a detailed oping this shrine to once praiseworthy and should that his sole aim is to con - Pakistan and china respectively.Jammu airport director said a police official.the accused had been evading his ar - visit of famous dewana again make this place focal be supported by all the nect the youth to the roots P r Beuria handed over a ceremonial key to cISF rest all these years, he said.the police also arrested another Mandir in Panjtirthi area point for cultural, religious stakeholders. he especially of Indian culture which in commandant Gurjit Singh to mark the event.the Airport absconder, Khadam hussian of Arnia, in a case of theft wherein they took a round and social gatherings en - congratulated Sethi, who is turn will help in creating a committed in 2018, he said.wanted by police for allegedly and had first hand infor - abling local populace to the chairman of ram Leela society comprising moral Authority of India-operated airport was till now being being involved in a case of rioting and causing hurt to peo - mation about the condition quench its desire of cele - club, for his extraordinary and ethical values and will guarded by the JK Police and the crPF.Around 300 ple in 2006, was arrested, said a police official.the accused of park and auditorium. brating life amid commu - initiatives in depicting be worth living. he said troops, in shifts, will provide a 24x7 armed cover to the fa - had been evading his arrest all these years, he said.the po - After inspecting the ex - nity members sitting side India’s glorious past that such endeavours are cility and will frisk passengers at the gate, followed by lice also arrested another absconder, Khadam hussian of isting edifice, Kavinder as - by side. through such a medium. the need of time as afore - comprehensive checks ahead of boarding a flight.the sured that soon the work on Kavinder assured all yudhvir Sethi, while said epics of Indian sub - troops are armed with assault rifles like the AK series and Arnia, in a case of theft committed in 2018, he said. developing this temple possible support to the giving a brief account of the continent teach us to follow the INSAS, and will man the airport perimeter from watch premises will be taken up club for its endeavour in club’s functioning, said pluralistic ethos and cama - towers erected at vantage positions, the officials said.the and a grandiose infrastruc - preserving the rich folklore that the aim of the club is to raderie. cISF will provide a "comprehensive anti-terror cover to Man Held the facility" and a commandant-rank officer will head the with a face vale of rs 99,000 were recovered from his unit at the Jammu airport, a senior official said.With this possession, they said.the fake notes were seized and the induction, the force now has 63 airports under its cover in accused, identified as Abdul Khaliq Pervaiz, a resident of the country.the 1.62-lakh personnel strong paramilitary dhargaloon Mendhar in Poonch district, was arrested, po - Notice Notice Notice Notice force is designated as the national civil aviation security lice said.A case in this connection has been registered at I Ghulam Ahmed I Shameer Mohd. S/o I Mohd. Zulkarnain S/o I Geeta Sharma W/o force. rajouri police station, they said.with a face vale of rs Magray S/o Abdul Nazir Mohd. R/o Dogra Mohd. Qasim R/o Kishore Kumar R/o 99,000 were recovered from his possession, they said.the Rehman Magray R/o Hall, Jammu has applied Dodhasan Bala Udhaywala Bohri, fake notes were seized and the accused, identified as Abdul Sultanpur Janipur for the transfer of my ve - Thanamandi, Rajouri Jammu has applied for With Heavy Khaliq Pervaiz, a resident of dhargaloon Mendhar in Jammu has applied for hicle bearing regd. no. has applied for the the transfer of my vehicle different places in Jammu, Udhampur, ramban, Poonch district, was arrested, police said.A case in this con - the transfer of my vehicle JK02BP-7756 in favour transfer of my vehicle bearing regd. no. Batote, chenani, Banihal and Patnitop areas on the high - nection has been registered at rajouri police station, they bearing regd. no. bearing regd. no. of Mohammad Nazer S/o JK02AN-0861 in favour way. said. JK02AA-1412 in favour JK02BF-1068 in favour Mohd. Kazim R/o of Mohd. Zulkarnain S/o of Akhyar Arshad Butt of Shuba m Jughal S/o Mohd. Qasim R/o Gamour Juck Bodh S/o Arhad Hussain R/o Manga Ram R/o Dodasan Bala Kharboo, Kargil Puneja Bhaderwah Distt Sungal, Teh Akhnoor. Thanamandi, Rajouri JK Apni Labourer .Objections if any may be Rajouri. Objections if any Objections if any may be .Objections if any may be the stringent Public Safety Act. these leaders were ini - official said. he said rescue teams immediately swung may be conveyed to conveyed to RTO conveyed to RTO conveyed to RTO tially kept in preventive detention and later, booked under into action and saved one of the labourers. they recovered RTO Jammu with in sev - Jammu with in seven Jammu with in seven Jammu with in seven the PSA.Bukhari called for release of all political leaders the body of the other labourer. the rescued person was sent en days from the date of days from the date of days from the date of days from the date of and said they should apprise the people of the changed re - to a nearby hospital, the official said. he said the identities publication of this notice. publication of this notice. publication of this notice. publication of this notice. alities. 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