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Border Security Border BSF on Thursday. Prasad Constable Rajendra Force others by held along with two was on July 28 from Police the Punjab Police in a cross-border drugs in a cross-border Police smuggling case,and weapons service,has been dismissed from said an official statement of the BSF Man Sacked Over Over BSF Man Sacked Smuggling Chandigarh: A BSF constable, the Punjab by arrested who was army and SDRF, officials said. The and SDRF, army to handed over body was Momeen, of Ravathpora, Silikote Momeen, of Ravathpora, the from recovered in Uri was after hectic ef on Thursday river team of police, the rescue forts by body of a boy from river Jhelum in river from body of a boy after he district, a day Baramulla while bathing. drowned Muhammad Body of 10-year-old Minor’s Body Fished Out From Jhelum team of Police Srinagar: Rescue recovered on Thursday army in the Mankote forward area in area forward in the Mankote Mendhar sector, they said. rushed to the spot Troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir's said. sources district on Thursday, The villagers informed the shell about the live security forces Jammu: Security forces destroyed destroyed Jammu: Security forces by the mortar shell fired a live a village targeting Army, Pakistan (LoC) along the Line of Control Pak Fired ShellPak Diffused In Poonch by the grace of Allah,” Geelani’s the grace by Naseemsaid. Earlier,son, Syed suggestedsome media reports for theGeelani had tested positive deadly virus. claiming that the ailing leader has for coronavirus. tested positive “My father has not tested positive He is absolutely finefor COVID-19. Srinagar: The family members of former chairman of Hurriyat Ali Geelani on Syed (G), Conference reports rubbished media Thursday was shifted to hospital, shifted to hospital, was Geelani Not Covid-19 Family Positive: gunshot sound and rushed towards they found a where its direction lying in a pool of blood with ajawan they said. He lying nearby, revolver under mysterious circumstances,under mysterious The said on Thursday. sources on Wednesday incident occurred a heard night when other jawans Jammu: A 32-year-old security Jammu: A 32-year-old found shot dead was jawan force in Reasiat a security camp at Poni district of Jammu and Kashmir Jawan Found Dead In Reasi sectors along the Line of Control a in Jammu and Kashmir, (LoC) said. defence spokesman the shelling, they said. At aboutthe shelling, they said. At Army2000 hours, the Pakistan with small arms and shelledfired and Mendharmortars in Balakote ily shelling forward areas in two areas ily shelling forward in Poonch sectors along the LoC the Indiandistrict, prompting officials said. to retaliate, Army A damaged in were few structures LoC In Poonch violated troops Jammu: Pakistani by heav on Thursday ceasefire Pak Shelling Along Shelling Along Pak From Front page... Friday | 07-08-2020 02 wanted by India. Asked whether India was reviewing operation of China's manders. "The militant groups are leaderless and facing a huge shortage of Senior BJP Leader Manoj Sinha... Confucius Institutes in India, he said the government has laid down spe- weapons," he said. Claiming success of the anti-militancy operations in last Author, Filmmaker Sadia Dehlvi some senior IAS officers recently found to be publicly indulging in verbal cific guidelines for such centres and indicated that any violation of norms two years, the DGP said it has happened as the security forces have gone A woman of many talents, Ms Dehlvi also produced and scripted docu- spats. The other aspect would be to revisit the state intelligence depart- may invite action. He said the MEA had in 2009 issued detailed guidelines against the militant support structure -- the Jamaat-e-Islami (JK), Hurriyat mentaries and television programmes, including "Amma and Family" ment which has been failing in anticipating the situation off late. In the for establishment and functioning of foreign cultural centres and these and their members and the Over Ground Workers (OGWs). (1995), starring Zohra Sehgal, a veteran stage actor. She was a close friend last three days there have been two attacks on Panchs and Sarpanchs in norms apply to any cultural centre that is supported or sponsored by an Most of the leaders of the Jamaat and Hurriyat and OGWs are under and confidante of the late author Khushwant Singh. Mr Singh dedicated South Kashmir's Kulgam district. Earlier in the day, a Rashtrapati Bhawan autonomous foreign organisation, including any Confucius Centre. custody and their funding has been halted, he said. Singh said a Terror his book "Not a Nice Man to Know" to her. He wrote, "To Sadia Dehlvi, communique said Murmu's resignation has been accepted. "Under these guidelines, approval of MEA is required for any MoU/ Monitoring Group (TMG) has been set up with representatives from who gave me more affection and notoriety than I deserve." Mr Singh's The communique issued by the President's press secretary Ajay Kumar agreement that such centres might wish to enter into with an Indian or- the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax book "Men and Women in my Life" has Ms Dehlvi's photo on its cover said, "The President has been pleased to appoint Manoj Sinha to be the ganisation. Naturally, if any Indian institution were to enter into or has Department and a few other organisations, and the body is continu- and the book has a chapter dedicated to her. Ms Dehlvi produced the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from the date he entered into an arrangement which would come under the purview of ously working to curb funding of militants and their supporters. television show "Not a Nice man to Know" with Mr Singh interviewing assumes charge of his office" in place of Murmu. Known as 'vikas purush' these guidelines, then it would require the approval of the government," "Almost all links of sending money through hawala, western union women from various fields. She is survived by her son Arman Ali Dehlvi. (man involved in developmental work), Sinha is a three-time Lok Sabha he added. "And as a corollary if the approval was not taken when estab- money transfer and in tiffin boxes of couriers were shut," he said. The MP who held charge of the Communication Ministry as a Minister of State lishing such centres then it was not in conformity with the guidelines," police chief said security grade has been improved along the Interna- Economy One Year After Article in 2016 when the telecom industry was engaged in the sale of spectrum. he said. Amid China's aggressive posturing along the LAC, India has initi- tional Border and the Line of Control and as a result, six encounters dealing with overseas tourists from Malaysia and Thailand. This year we A B.Tech in civil engineering from the Institute of Technology (now ated several measures against Chinese entities. In June, the government have taken place along the borders so far this year. He said there were were going to approach Vietnam but luck is not with us,” said Wangnoo. known as IIT-BHU), Sinha has been credited with overcoming the banned 59 China-based apps. It was followed by a ban on 47 more Chi- 76 casualties and 107 injuries in the security forces in first seven People working in the tourism sector were considered to be the richest in menace of call dropping by holding widespread consultations with nese apps which primarily acted as clones of some of the banned apps. months of 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir, while there were just 36 casu- the valley, said Sameer Teli, “but those days are a dream now”. telecom operators. Elected to Lok Sabha in 1996 for the first time, Gen Naravane visited the Army's Tezpur-based headquarters 4 Corps alties and 102 injuries in the security forces in the same period in 2020. The hotelier is struggling to feed his family and take care of his kids. Sinha, an agriculturist, is the first politician to be elected as LG of the and carried out a comprehensive review of its preparedness along the LAC Militancy incidents were also down by 70 per cent -- from 198 in first “I am not able to provide medicines to my family because of cash crunch,” union territory. Earlier, the Centre had appointed Satya Pal Malik, a in Arunachal Pradesh, official sources said. The Army chief was given a seven months of 2019 to 124 in the same period in 2020, the DGP said. complained Teli. “I am leaving them to die because of my helplessness.” politician, as governor of the erstwhile state before it was bifurcated detailed briefing by senior army officials about deployment of troops and In 2018, Kashmir had received 316,434 tourists between August and De- into two union territories -- Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir -- on weaponry along the LAC, the de-facto border between India and China. Top US Lawmakers Voice... cember. In 2019, this number fell to 43,059 for the same period, a decline of August 5 last year. Sinha, who was elected to Lok Sabha in 1999 and In view of the tense border row with China in eastern Ladakh, the army Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory," Eliot Engel, Chairman of the House 86%, according to the data maintained by J&K Tourism Department. However, 2014, was front runner for the post of Uttar Pradesh chief minister af- has significantly ramped up deployment of troops in all sensitive areas Foreign Affairs Committee and Michael T McCaul, its Ranking Member wrote to promote tourism in the valley post abrogation of Article 370, J&K Tour- ter the party walked away with 265 seats in the 403-member assem- along the nearly 3,500-km-long LAC including in the Arunachal and Sik- in a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on August 5. "We acknowl- ism Department provided financial assistance to organize 12 promotional bly. Born in Mohanpura of Ghazipur district of eastern UP, he began kim sectors. With the disengagement process not moving forward, the edge the ongoing serious security and counterterrorism concerns in the events in various cities across India, claimed Mushtaq Reshi, General Sec- his political career after being elected the president of the Banaras army is preparing to maintain the current strength of troops and weapons region and look forward to working with your government to address retary of Domestic Tour Operators. Domestic Tour Operators are tourism Hindu University Students Union in 1982, and has been actively in- along the LAC during the winter months as well, the sources said. these concerns while upholding our shared commitments to the demo- associations that are linked with the J&K tourism department. These as- volved in working for the backward villages. "The Army Chief carried out a comprehensive review of military pre- cratic values and freedoms on which our countries' bond was built," the sociations are headed by an executive body. If there is any issue with tour- Murmu, a 1985 batch IAS officer, had abruptly submitted his res- paredness in the Arunachal sector," said a source. The 4 Corps based in As- lawmakers wrote in the letter which was tweeted by the House Foreign ism in the valley, the members of the association can talk to the higher ignation on Wednesday night on the day the Union Territory marked sam's Tezpur town is tasked to keep a vigil on the LAC in Arunachal sector. Affairs Committee. The two top American lawmakers also said that close authorities. Reshi who is also a Managing Director of Essence Holidays the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution Gen Naravane is scheduled to return to Delhi on Friday. India and partnership between the two countries assumes significance in view of Pvt. Ltd. organized a promotional event in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. It was thereby scrapping Jammu and Kashmir's special status. China have held several rounds of diplomatic and military talks aimed the "aggression" that New Delhi faces from Beijing. the best event out of the 12 events organized by the associations, claimed On Wednesday afternoon Murmu had flown in a helicopter to Jam- at disengagement of troops from friction points in eastern Ladakh. "As Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi said in February of this year, our the general secretary. The promotional event was meant to create tie-ups mu, cancelling all his appointments including meetings with journalists On August 2, the two armies held the fifth round of Corps command- ties 'are no longer just another partnership. It is a far greater and closer with travel companies who in return will send people to Kashmir for which were slated on the occasion of one year of the revocation of the er-level talks with an aim to expedite the disengagement process. relationship'", reads the letter "This closer relationship is all the more im- tourism. The event which took place on February 6 was aimed to bring special status.The 60-year-old former IAS officer of Gujarat cadre had on At the talks, the Indian side insisted on complete disengagement of portant as India faces aggression from China along your shared border, more people in the valley but it turned out to be a “wastage of money” October 29 last year taken over as the first LG of the union territory after Chinese troops at the earliest and immediate restoration of status quo which is part of the Chinese government's consistent pattern of unlawful due to the onslaught of the contagion, complained Reshi. the state of Jammu and Kashmir was downgraded and split into two UTs. ante in all areas of eastern Ladakh prior to May 5 when the standoff and belligerent territorial aggression across the Indo-Pacific," it adds. The association, he said, had spent Rs. 9.35 lakh for the event out of Highly-placed sources said Murmu was likely to be given a new as- began following a clash between the two armies in Pangong Tso. Their remarks came amid the border face-off between India and China which Rs. 7 lakhs were to be paid by the government. signment at the Centre. The recent statements of Murmu, who flew out of The Chinese PLA has pulled back from Galwan Valley and certain in eastern Ladakh. Twenty Indian army personnel were killed during the Business Brakes Jammu Thursday afternoon in a special plane, on elections and 4G inter- other friction points but the withdrawal of troops has not moved for- clashes with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley on June 15. Majid Imtiyaz started his dream project of opening a café at Sopore, net had come under the scanner especially after the Supreme Court had ward from the Finger areas in Pangong Tso since mid-July, sources said. The Chinese side also suffered casualties in the clashes but it is yet to give Baramulla, in 2017. He rented a feasible spot and took loans from the bank remarked about his interview on the subject of high speed internet to a India has been insisting that China must withdraw its forces from ar- out details. The United States will remain steadfast in support of India's ef- to bear the expenses. Hampered by the frequent lockdowns and limited national daily. The Centre was asked by the top court to come out with eas between Finger Four and Eight. The mountain spurs in the area are forts to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, read the letter. resources, his dream project was completed in August 2019. To advertise a clear stand after Murmu's interview, in which he stated that the UT ad- referred to as Fingers. The formal process of disengagement of troops "As Prime Minister Modi said earlier this year, 'Unity in diversity the café, he organized a pre-opening event “Coffee & Qalaam” which had ministration had no problem in extending 4G to Jammu and Kashmir. began on July 6, a day after Doval and Wang held telephonic talks. and unity's vibrancy is the key to a strong relationship between India a good turnout. Unknown of the unfortunate time that lay ahead Imtiyaz The Election Commission had in the last week of July taken excep- and America'. We look forward to working with you to continue to decided to open his café “Mann te Salva” on August 8, 2019. tion to Murmu's remarks on the timings of polls in the union territory, Covid-19 Claims 15 More Lives... strengthen and advance this vibrant and consequential relationship," Just three days before the opening of the café, the government re- saying that in the constitutional scheme of things only the EC is autho- tested positive for COVID-19 died last night in the GMC Jammu. “Admitted Engel and McCaul wrote. voked the special status of Kashmir that resulted in curfew, slowdown, rised to decide on the poll schedule. Murmu had said the polls would on August 5, the man was diagnosed with Hypertension, TYPE 2 diabetes and internet blockade leaving the valley halted and stagnant. Imtiyaz be held after the delimitation exercise was completed in the union ter- mellitus and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, a senior doctor at GMC Jam- Many Positive Changes... was shattered and decided to go to Delhi. The owner of the café started ritory. The LG had only stated what was enshrined in the Jammu and mu said. Among others, the others victims include a 55-year-old patient working in a call center to earn some money. In January he got a call from Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, passed by the Parliament last year. infrastructure development has taken place and long pending proj- from Chitragam, an 82-year-old man from Nowgam Srinagar, an 80-year- ects have been completed, he said, listing the positive developments in his family, reassuring that the condition in Kashmir has started stabiliz- old male from Malbagh Srinagar and a 75-year-old man from Bandipora Jammu and Kashmir in the past one year. "So, all this certainly reflects ing. He went back to his hometown and finally his dream project was Oath Ceremony Likely Today... who was operated for Stomach Cancer died at SKIMS Bemina. “Admitted return to complete normalcy. We continue to be engaged with and brief live on February 8. Little did he know that there was another lockdown the officials said. They said Sinha, who is likely to take oath as the on Aug 4, he was also suffering from pneumonia and was shifted to ICU our interlocutors including the (US) Congress in this regard and we will hovering over Kashmir. “Mann te Salva” was closed after a month obey- second lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, drove yesterday and died today at 6.00 p.m,” a senior doctor be happy to brief the (US) Congress," Srivastava said at an online media ing the lockdown rules set by the government to limit the spread of the straight to the Raj Bhawan from the airport. A 33-year-old paramilitary CRPF trooper from 179 Batallion who was briefing. Srivastava said the letter reflects a strong bipartisan support for pandemic. Imtiyaz was again left in despair with hefty expenses. The 61-year-old former minister of state for railways will succeed Girish admitted on August in “critical condition of severe Pneumonia and respi- India in the US. On August 5 last year, the Centre announced its decision to “This is the story of almost all the restaurants, cafes, food joints and ho- Chander Murmu who resigned from the post late on Wednesday night. ratory failure” died today at 4.30 p.m. at the hospital, one among the ex- withdraw special powers of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate the state tels especially in Kashmir,” emphasized Imtiyaz. Like Majid, Insha Rasool Murmu served as the first lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kash- clusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients. Two deaths into two union territories. To a question on whether India has briefed who started her organic farm in 2019 had to face a backslash because of mir after the Centre revoked the special status of the erstwhile state were reported from Baramulla district including a 63-year-old man from friendly countries on Jammu and Kashmir around the first anniversary of the clampdown in the valley post abrogation of Article 370. “Around 7-8 and sliced it into two union territories. Baramula who was having hypertension, community acquired pneumo- the Centre's decision to revoke the special status of the region, Srivastava months went by without any work,” said the self-made farmer. Murmu, who is tipped to be the next Comptroller and Auditor Gen- nia. Admitted on July 31, the sexagenarian died today at SMHS hospital, said Indian envoys in various countries keep meeting their interlocutors But she started working once the conditions normalized and the re- eral of India, served in the office for just over nine months. a senior doctor there said. Regarding other death from the north Kashmir and briefing them. "During their briefings, they brief about the socio-eco- sult was satisfactory, said Rasool. Due to 2019 clampdown, Kashmir’s district, sources said the victim was a 60-year-old from Dogba Sopore nomic changes and the development that has taken place in J&K. Brief- world-famous handicraft also suffered huge losses. 'Strange Coincidence'... and died at local SDH. She was admitted on July 31 with “hypertension, ings are given on important steps taken by our government in the sectors According to KCCI president Sheikh Ashiq, “The annual turnover of the Murmu had abruptly submitted his resignation on Wednesday night, T2DM, and with bilateral CAP” and died due to “cardiopulmonary arrest” of education, health and infrastructure development and in other sectors handicraft sector has fallen from Rs 2000 crore to Rs 900 crores in the following which senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh Manoj Sinha was at 9 p.m. today. Also a 65-year-old man from Budgam died to the virus, which have brought about a change in the lives of the common people," last few years. The handicraft sector is struggling to pay to their artisans.” on Thursday appointed the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and the officials said. With these deaths, the overall tally has risen to 443 in he said. To a separate question on businessman Vijay Mallya's extradition Travel and Trek Kashmir, the first political leader to take charge as the LG of the union J&K, 34 in Jammu and 409 in Kashmir. (with GNS inputs) from the UK, Srivastava said the Indian side was in constant touch with Saddam Hussain who runs a trekking company Mountain and territory. "In a strange coincidence both the last Governor of J&K state the UK side on the issue of his early extradition to india. Dreams in Sonmarg incurred a loss of approximately Rs 4 lakh when & the 1st Lt Governor of the Union Territory of J&K have been removed Covid-19 Crosses 23K Mark... the valley was put under a political lockdown last year. when they least expected it. They both had a full schedule of meetings said Srinagar reported 113, Baramulla 44, Pulwama 9, Kulgam 20, Shopian 8, 'Dictatorship’ In J&K... The peak season for trekking starts in July and Hussain had bookings planned when they got the order to pack & leave rather unceremoni- Anantnag 73, Budgam 52, Kupwara 17, Bandipora 49, Ganderbal 41, Jammu of 22 groups consisting of 15 each people for the treks. tweet in Hindi. Soz, a leader of the Congress and a former Rajya Sabha “As soon as the trekking season started, Article 370 was removed,” ously," Abdullah tweeted. He said the present government at the Centre 51, Rajouri 5, Ramban 1, Kathua 6, Udhampur 2, Samba 5, Poonch 1 and member, has been alleging that he has been imprisoned in his own house can be trusted to pull a surprise contrary to the expectations. Kishtwar 2. In Kashmir, Srinagar tops the list with 5699 cases followed by he said, “resulting in canceling of all the bookings.” and is not allowed to meet people freely. The J&K administration, however, Since August last year, the business is in a complete loss, said Saif Ah- "Last night, there were one or two names that people were circulating Baramulla with 2041, Pulwama 1743, Kulgam 1572, Shopian 1500, Anantnag recently told the Supreme Court that Soz was never under detention. as a done deal & this name wasn't among them. You can always trust this 1490, Kupwara 1181, Budgam 1438, Bandipora 914, and Ganderbal 603. mad, who is associated with the paragliding company the Karakoram Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram called upon all political par- Explorers. Most of the pilots hired by him were from Himachal Pradesh government to pull an unexpected name out of the hat contrary to any- In Jammu division, Jammu district has 1412 cases, Rajouri 751, Ram- ties to think about the "virtual prison" that Kashmiris are living in for the thing the 'sources' had planted earlier," the former chief minister added. ban 575, Kathua 565, Udhampur 595, Samba 467, Doda 299, Poonch 252, and they were paid four-month salary in advance. He had to send them past one year, since the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 on August back after the lockdown. He also had to refund the amount to his cus- Earlier, the Centre had appointed Satya Pal Malik, a politician, governor Reasi 198 and Kishtwar 159. With the new cases, the tally overall has 5 2019. "Today is August 6. Will all political parties and right-thinking of the erstwhile state before it was bifurcated into union territories of risen to 23454—18181 in Kashmir and 5273 in Jammu. Meanwhile, 464 tomers who canceled their bookings. “It was a nightmare,” admitted citizens please spare a thought for the virtual prison in which 7.5 million Saif, who started the paragliding business in 2015. Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year. more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from vari- Kashmiris are living for the last one year? he said in a series of tweets. ous hospitals—105 from Jammu Division and 359 from Kashmir Valley. Kashmir doesn’t have big malls or industries but it has a natural "The world is watching the brazen denial of human rights in India. In- beauty that is praised worldwide, said Anayat Hussain, General Secre- G C Murmu Appointed New CAG dia's proud record as a free and democratic country is diminished every tary at Jammu & Kashmir Society for Trekking and Environmental Pres- India with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office," a 504 Separatists ‘Signed Good... day," he said. He alleged former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah was ervation. “Trekking is a big chain,” emphasized Hussain, adding, “not notification by the Department of Economic Affairs said. Earlier in the behaviour bond” are bound to maintain peace and not indulge in any not allowed to hold a pre-announced meeting with leaders of other demo- only hotel and dhabawalas are benefited from it but also small veg- day, President Ram NathKovind accepted Murmu's resignation as the violent or separatist activities after being released from jails or home cratic parties. Is this the new 'democracy' that is visualised by the BJP," the etable vendors, porters, rickshaw and many more people are attached Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Former union minister and senior detention. The Director General of Police (DGP) said after the abrogation former union minister asked. "If you question the government, they will to this business.” Valley’s Halted Wheels A majority of tourists in the BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh ManojSinha was appointed in his place. of Article 370 provisions on August 5, 2019, a total of 5,500 youths were tell the Court that no one is under house arrest. This is post-truth India." valley relied on taxi service for the journey. With continuous lockdown, detained by security forces and all of them were let off after three-four He said placing someone under house arrest is an abuse of power" and taxi companies are burdened with loans. Unable to pay his installments What Led To Sudden Exit... days following counselling and taking assurance from their parents that is a "completely illegal instrument" that has no sanction under the Code on time, Wasim Ahmed Bhat, owner of Kashmir Tourism Cabs, has to to The Indian Express, Murmu had emphasised that President’s Rule in J&K they would not indulge in any violent acts like stone pelting in future. of Criminal Procedure. "We must all raise our collective voice and demand pay a double amount to the bank. Bhat has employed many local peo- cannot be in place indefinitely and that “elections would not be very far.” However, he said, cases were against 1,200 other youths for indulging that Ms Mehbooba Mufti be released forthwith and all those placed under ple through his taxi service but with the lockdown in the valley, his In a separate interview, Murmu had commented on the restoration in violent acts. Singh said about 144 boys, who were under 18 years old, house arrest be allowed the freedom they are entitled to under the Con- business has come to a standstill. “Locals don’t take Fortuner or Innova of 4G internet in J&K. He was quoted as saying that he is “not afraid how were also detained last year for indulging in violence and currently just stitution. The government on August 5 last year announced its decision to for traveling,” said Bhat, adding, “these cars are meant for tourists.” But people of Kashmir will use” the internet. He had said the J&K administra- 17 of them are in remand homes set up under the Juvenile Justice Act. withdraw special status of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 of with the lockdown, these cars are resting in the garage. tion had been making representations for restoring 4G internet services He said at least 16 youths, who joined the ranks of the militants, have the Constitution and divided the state into two union territories. which have remained suspended for a year. “We have been representing returned after persuasion of police and family members and no action Jawan Found Dead In Reasi... this thing (restoration of 4G). It will not be a problem,” Murmu had said has been taken against them as they were not involved in any violence Qureshi Asks OIC To Stop... so far. Referring to those who were sent to jails outside Jammu and where he was declared dead, they added. The jawan was married in an interview to The Indian Express. Sources said that this stand may of the Islamic countries that are ready to stand with us on the issue of on July 10, they said. not have gone down well as the Ministry of Home Affairs has been op- Kashmir, the police chief said about 300 were released as their custody Kashmir..," he threatened. A major reason behind the OIC’s inaction has posed to the restoration of the internet over fears of “misuse”. period under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was over and it was felt that been Saudi Arabia’s reluctance to accept Pakistan''s request for one spe- Besides it, the lobbies in the power corridors in Srinagar are also their further detention was not required. “We will review the cases of cifically on Kashmir. Riyadh’s support is crucial for any move at the OIC, Geelani Not Covid-19 Positive... believed to be one of the reasons for Murmu's resignation. Murmu other 50-60 people when their prison terms come to an end,” he said. which is dominated by Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries. During a Pertinently, the 91-year-old leader recently resigned as the Hurriyat Con- reportedly had serious differences with some of the bureaucrats in Talking about the future strategy to deal with militancy in Jammu and virtual meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir held ference (G) chairman. He, however, continues to be under house arrest at the UT administration. By bringing in a political face like Manoj Sinha, Kashmir, Singh said there was a need to enhance technical surveillance "on the request of Pakistan" on June 22 also, Qureshi had urged the his Hyderpora residence since past more than eight years—(KNO) the Centre may be trying to fill the political vacuum and at the same along the border with Pakistan so that militants could not enter India grouping to "step up its efforts" to resolve the Kashmir issue. time hoping that the administrative functioning will be smooth now. and efforts should be made for de-radicalisation of the youth. Pak Fired Shell Diffused... However, according to the National Conference leader, Mustafa Kamal, In addition, there should be programme for skill development for the and destroyed the live mortar shell, the sources added. youth and all development aspirations gaps should be filled, he said. ED Raids NC Leader’s Son... people coming in will be no different because they are all just appoin- and Income Tax Department probe against him that pertains to a Rs tees of the government. “Let us, however, hope that this new change is 177-crore alleged bank fraud. The CBI has alleged that Hilal Rather en- Minor’s Body Fished Out... in the right sense. Whatever they did is to hide their own mistakes. You ‘Pak Trying To Send... tered into a criminal conspiracy with the then officials of the Jammu the family after completion of legal formalities, they said. The minor had see they have had to face embarrassment two days back on the August Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday. He also said less and Kashmir Bank to get loans of about Rs 177.68 crore in alleged viola- drowned on Wednesday after when he was taking a bath in river Jheulm. 5 anniversary with the kind of hartal we saw,” he added. than 200 militants are currently active in Jammu and Kashmir, and just 26 tion of rules and guidelines. His father, a former finance minister of the Soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched to trace him. Howev- militants could enter the Union Territory from across the border so far this year. erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, is a National Conference (NC) leader. er, the operation was suspended due to darkness and resumed this morning. BJP Sarpanch Shot Dead... "Pakistan has been trying to send arms and ammunition to militants “The loans that were sanctioned for construction of flats were allegedly Meanwhile, a police spokesperson said that the Sarpanch had gone to through drones (UAVs). We have detected several such incidents in the past," diverted and misappropriated by the accused using the bank accounts of Singh told PTI here. The police chief said such incidents of Pakistani UAVs car- Pak Shelling Along LoC... his house from his accommodation in a secured migrant camp without his employees,” the CBI had alleged. It was further alleged by the CBI that He said the Indian Army is retaliating befittingly. Pakistani troops vio- informing the police. “Police has registered a case in this regard under rying weapons were detected in Kupwara, Heera Nagar, Kathua and Rajouri. the accused submitted forged certificates and bills to the bank. Another modus operandi of Pakistan to dispatch weapons through trucks to lated ceasefire 51 times last month and shelled areas along the LoC in relevant sections of law. Investigation is in progress and officers continue In a charge sheet filed before special court in Jammu this March, the CBI Rajouri, Poonch, Kupwara and Baramulla districts on a daily basis. to work to establish the full circumstances of this crime. Area has been Jammu and Kashmir was unearthed in Punjab in the past, he said. had named the then branch heads of J&K Bank, New University Campus cordoned off and search is going on,” the police spokesperson added. "There has been a huge shortage of weapons for the militants oper- branch, Iqbal Singh and Arun Kapoor apart from Hilal Rather. Detailing al- ating here," the police chief said. The DGP said Pakistan has intensified leged omissions on part of bank officials, the CBI had said they “did not” BSF Man Sacked Over... cross-border firing this year so that militants could be pushed into Jammu verify certificates and helped Rather in siphoning off the loan amount and the charge of collusion with smugglers. "Subsequently, on August 4, un- India Asks China To Disengage... and Kashmir. "There has been 75 per cent more firing from across the bor- laundering of money. The I-T Department too had raided him in June last der the zero-tolerance policy, Constable Rajendra Prasad (was) dismissed Foreign Minister Wang Yi on complete disengagement of troops along the der in the first seven months of 2020. There were 487 incidents of firing from the service under the provision of the BSF Act and Rule with effect Line of Actual Control(LAC) during their telephonic talks on July 5. Doval year on charges of alleged tax evasion. “During the search, it was detected from Pakistan till July this year in comparison to 267 such incidents in the that the tax evader (referring to Hilal and his group) has been given illegal from August 4," according to an official release issued by the BSF (Punjab and Wang are Special Representatives for boundary talks. "The two Spe- same period in 2019. The firings are cover to infiltrate militants. So far, just Frontier). Prasad, posted at a border outpost in Chhina village in Taran cial Representatives had agreed that early and complete disengagement benefit of Rs 60 crore by J&K Bank. His outstanding loan of Rs 190 crore 26 militants could infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir," he said. was settled at Rs 130 crore, although he did not deserve any concessional Tarn district, was found to be the part of cross-border drugs and weap- of the troops along the LAC and de-escalation from India-China border Singh said due to sustained anti-militancy operations, the security forc- ons smuggling racket that was busted by the Punjab Police. A .30 bore areas in accordance with bilateral agreement and protocols and full res- treatment,” the Central Board of Direct Taxes had then said in a statement. es have been able to curtail the number of active militants in Jammu and The CBDT is the policy-making body for the I-T Department. pistol, along with five live rounds and Rs 24.50 lakh in cash were recovered toration of peace and tranquility was essential for the smooth overall de- Kashmir to less than 200 now from 300 to 350 militants a few years ago. from Prasad and two other accused-- Surmail Singh and Gurjant Singh, the velopment of bilateral relations," Srivastava said. He said India remains Referring to Hilal, the CBDT statement has alleged that “he is also Referring to local youths joining militancy, the DGP said 80 such youths holding and operating a foreign bank account”. “Neither his interest police had said. According to the Punjab Police investigations, Prasad had alleg- committed to this objective. "We also expect that the Chinese side will have joined different militant groups this year of which 20 are now active edly helped the gang in getting 17 kg of heroin and two foreign-made pistols in work with us sincerely for complete disengagement and de-escalation in the Dubai company nor the foreign bank account has ever been and the self-life of such militant is now a maximum of 90 days. disclosed by him in his tax returns,” it said. It added that Hilal and his May. During questioning, Surmail and Gurjant had revealed that they were and full restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas," he said. "Eighty local youths have joined militancy this year so far of which 38 working with a cross-border smuggler, Satnam Singh alias Satta, a resident Srivastava's comments came amid indications that disengagement of group “sold/booked part of his real estate project of Paradise Avenue were killed and 22 arrested. Just 20 of those who have joined militancy are near Jammu against unaccounted cash.” of Taran Tarn district. Satta was closely linked with Pak-based smugglers in Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) in eastern Ladakh has not moved active now," he said. The police chief said as many as 150 militants were smuggling heroin and weapons from Pakistan. They also disclosed that BSF forward since mid-July in friction points like Pangong Tso and Depsang as killed in 2020 so far, of which 30 are foreigners and another 39 are top com- constable Prasad was also involved in the smuggling racket. Friday| 07-08-2020 3

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Shri : Farooq Ahmad Kuchay S/o: Ghulam Hassan thon meeting today, reviewed the steps ventions, raw material support, common Kuchay R/o: Muni papy Budgam (Transferor) of LMV i 20 Active. ZUHR 12: 37 taken and progress being made under facility centres and marketing support. Vehicle bearing registration number JK04D - 1721. Chasis number Hijri various verticals of Atmanirbar Bharat Chief Secretary directed the Task 193021 Engine no. 879180 Model 2015. in favour of Shri.. Bashir Ah- Abhiyan, by the eight Task Forces created Force to fix monitorable targets and fast mad Dar S/o. Mohd Abdullah Dar R/o Akhran Kulgam (Tranferee) Calendar ASR 5:28 for the purpose. track the disbursement of financial assis- as well as HPA cancellation with M/S J & K State Co operative Bank Magrib 7:30 The Task Force on Investment, Indus- tance under existing Credit Linked Guar- B/U Hyderpora is required. 16 Zil-Haj trial Revival and Growth informed that antee Scheme and collateral/ guarantee Now therefore it is notified for the information of the general public that objections if any ISHA 9:01 the District Mineral Officers have been free loans for business including MSMEs. to the proposed transfer of ownership shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional directed to use District Mineral Fund for The Task Force on Bank, Finance, Cred- Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period of 12 days from the date of publication of this notice 1441 supplementing the medical testing and it Revival and Growth informed that inter- in the daily newspaper . screening, whereas, the MSMEs are being est subvention and prompt repayment in- No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.1213-15 pursued to get registered on Government centives on crop loans as well as that of dairy Dated 06-08-2020 This Day In History e-Marketplace (GeM) and Treds portal. cooperatives have been extended, whereas, Assistant Regional Transport officer Further, under ‘vocal for local global out- the special credit facility for street vendors MQB Budgam Kashmir • 626 - Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated reach program’, products like JK handi- with an initial working capital of upto Rs. • 936 - Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany crafts/handlooms, silk, Pashmina, Basohli 10,000 has been launched. • 1914 - Russia invades East Prussia • 1925 - League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Government of Jammu & Kashmir Mosoelgebied • 1927 - Peace Bridge between US and Canada dedicated Office Of The Executive Engineer Sub • 1933 - The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. 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STD/GBL/18 of 2020-21 Dated: 17-07- fore the largest crowd in minor league history, 57,000 at Miami’s 2020 “Electrical works for the Augmentation of Receiving Station Shadipora 2x6.3 MVA Orange Bowl; International League: Marlins 6-2 v Columbus Jets to 1x10+1x6.3 MVA” • 1959 - Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space • 1961 - Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 Due to the poor response to e-NIT no.STD/GBL/18 of 2020-21 Dated: 17-07-2020 “Electrical • 1961 - Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts USSR economy will surpass US works for the Augmentation of Receiving Station Shadipora 2x6.3 MVA to 1x10+1x6.3 MVA” the • 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipali- tinsk USSR dates are hereby extended as per details given below: - • 1964 - Turkey begins air attack on Greek Cypriots • 1965 - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore signs a sepa-

ration agreement with Malaysia, after 2 years of political union Bid Submission End Technical Bid Financial Bid Opening • 1976 - US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight S.No date Opening date date from Earth • 1976 - Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found 10-08-2020 11-08-2020 Will be communicated 01 strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars 04.00PM 02.00 PM to qualified bidders • 1981 - “The Washington Star” ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. • 1985 - Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to Tender ID No: -2020_PDD_100649_1 be Japan’s first astronauts. • 1987 - Javed Miandad becomes first to score 6,000 Test runs for No: -STD/GBL/Ts/1245-48 Pakistan as he cracks 260 in drawn 5th Test v England at The Oval • 1990 - Operation Desert Shield begins - US deploys troops to Dated: -04-08-2020 Saudi Arabia Executive Engineer • 1997 - STS 85 (Discovery 23) launches into orbit DIPK-NB-1702/20 • 2008 - Georgia launches a military offensive to surround and STD Ganderbal. capture the capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, from Russian control, starting the South Ossetia War. • 2012 - Heavy rain forces 20,000 people to flee their homes in Manila, Phillipines • 2012 - 200,000 people are evacuated from Shanghai in anticipa- tion of Typhoon Haikui • 2017 - England breaks 19-year drought in home Test cricket series against South Africa; beat Proteas by 177 in 4th Test at Old Traf- ford; Moeen Ali 75no and 5/69

From Ko Archives Hizb Wants To Give Peace A Chance: Salah-ud-din OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE DIPK-3791/20

ISLAMABAD- Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salah-ud-Din has said his outfit wants to give peace a try in Jammu and Kashmir Spade GOVT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR and denied that it declared the cease-fire under any pressure. We have taken our own decision and have not announced the cease-fire under any pressure, Salah-ud-Din said in an P.H.E Division Kupwara inter-view to an online news agency. Asked about the opposition to the cease-fire by several militant groups, he said Plastic they are annoyed because India has: never fulfilled any promise (Corrigendum Ist) and think the talks offer will not bear any fruits while we want to give a try. Referring to the other militant outfits still active Sub:- Extension for E-NIT No:09/PHE/Kup of 2020-21 issued vide in the state, the Hizb supremo said his group was the main force 5 KG PACK Endtt No: PHEDK/1174- in the valley and expressed the hope they would also halt their 1 Ltr Pack 85 Dated:29-7-2020 operations. He rejected the autonomy resolution passed by the state

assembly saying we want nothing less than freedom. In context to the above cited subject, the last date of Bid Submission Salah-ud-Din criticised Jamaat-e-Islami for making irre- has been extended, due to strict orders for implementation of lock down in sponsible statements of cease-fire and said they should not have reacted so harshly without consulting us. He also came down the District. The details are as under:- heavily elected governments in Pakistan for damaging the Kashmir cause and said they had been making hallow claims 1.Bid Submission last date 10-08-2020 (upto 16.00Hrs) instead of 06-08- about finding a solution to the Kashmir issue. 2020. A meeting between Hizb commanders and army officers at an undisclosed destination to work out cease-fire modalities 2.Date & Timing of opening Bid online: -11-08-2020 (10.00AM) instead of failed to take place today as two of the four commanders who 07-08-2020. represented Hizb in the first round of talks were not available. Sources close to Hizb said that two had represented the All other terms and conditions will remain same. out-fit in the first round of talks with union home secretary Kamal Pande here on Thursday. Earlier; Fazal Has Qureshi Sd/- mediator nominated by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, said the two sides were meeting today at an undisclosed destination to work out No: MC/KGM/20201813-17 No:PHEDK:Camp/10-15 Executive Engineer modalities for effective implementation to balance the militant Executive Officer Municipal Dated:04-08-2020 Jal Shakti PHE Division demand that the talks can cover an issue-including secession Committee Kulgam against political pressure not to compromise on the constitution. DIPK-NB-1696/20 DIPK-3775/20 Kupwara (Kashmir Observer, August 7, 2000)

Srinagar, Apr 23, KNT: The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher community employed in private schools has been badly affected. "It was the month of March when we were expecting the salaries to be released but now, given the coronavirus pandemic, we have no hope either. Our struggle has gotten worse, to say the least," Manzoor Dar, a private school teacher from Shopian told KNT. He added, "As we are observing that the administration is taking various

KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

VIEWPOINTVIEWPOINT KKASHMIRASHMIR OOBSERVERBSERVER SRINAGAR,SRINAGAR, Friday, Friday, February February 01, 01, 2013 2013 AA LONGLONG WAYWAY TOTO GOGO undoneundone whateverwhatever littlelittle maymay haveSundayhave catedcated forfor thethe ObserverObserver Group GroupObserver else-else- hehe would would like like to to remain remain Indian, Indian, but but I I ILOOFAR URESHI NNILOOFAR Q QURESHI beenbeen achievedachieved byby thethe CBMs.CBMs. wherewhere in in difficult difficult economic economic times. times. willwill request request the the government government of of India India However,However, despitedespite bothboth sidessides re-re- However,However, asas expected,expected, thisthis (to)(to) please please provide provide him him security.” security.” StrikingStriking atat RootsRoots FORFOR THOSE THOSE WHO WHO HAD HAD iteratingiterating that that the the bilateral bilateral ties ties had had not not ‘noble’‘noble’ proposition proposition with with fiscal fiscal import import NotNot content content with with his his ‘request’ ‘request’ to to PLACED THEIR BETS ON beenbeen derailed,derailed, thethe recentrecent turnturn ofof failedfailed to to cut cut any any ice ice as as the the issue issue unun- thethe Government Government of of India, India, Malik Malik went went OCIETAL TRENDS guided by the political elite have shorn PLACED THEIR BETS ON events suggest otherwise. New der discussion was an open debate on to appeal to the Indian public that, OCIETAL TRENDS guided by the political elite have shorn ‘AMAN KI ASHA’, 2013 HAS events suggest otherwise. New der discussion was an open debate on to appeal to the Indian public that, thethe teaching teaching profession profession of of its its status status and and sanctity, sanctity, turning turning it it ‘AMAN KI ASHA’, 2013 HAS Delhi,Delhi, suddenly suddenly like like a a bolt bolt out out of of the the onon peacekeepingpeacekeeping andand notnot onon auster-auster- “I“I wouldwould likelike toto requestrequest allall IndianIndian CERTAINLY BROUGHT blue,blue, raked raked up up the the ityity measures.measures. brothersbrothers andand sisterssisters andand allall thosethose intointo just just another another vocation vocation with with little little to to distinguish distinguish it it from, from, CERTAINLY BROUGHT Send your write ups and feedback at BADBAD NEWS. NEWS. 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(UNMOGIP) on ‘letting‘letting thethe sleepingsleeping ‘letting the sleep- noyed at Malik’s ‘request’, the uninspiringuninspiring activity activity devoid devoid of of its its sorely-needed kashmirsorely-needed spirit, spirit, mainly mainly bebe- THE IMPOSSIBLE? thethe LoC LoC in in Jammu Jammu inging dogsdogs lie’lie’ toto peoplepeople of of India India will will perhaps perhaps remain remain and Kashmir. dogsdogs lie’lie’ toto bringbring upup thethe bring up the ever grateful to the Pakistani Inte- causecause successive successive leaderships leaderships (if (if they they deserve deserve that that name) name) have have been been and Kashmir. bring up the ever grateful to the Pakistani Inte- XPECTINGXPECTING THATTHAT thethe DeclaringDeclaring thatthat UNMOGIPUNMOGIP issueissue andand UNMOGIPUNMOGIP issueissue riorrior MinisterMinister forfor enlighteningenlightening themthem too occupied with other, more lucrative, concerns to bother about venom of hatred infused “UNMOGIP’s role and the timing it with the fact that Shahrukh Khan is too occupied with other, more lucrative, concerns to bother about venom of hatred infused “UNMOGIP’s role the timing it chose and the timing it with the fact that Shahrukh Khan is whatwhat is is the the corner-stone corner-stone of of the the well-being well-being of of a a people. people. 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Kash- oftenoften barely barely make makemir the the was grade grade already in in rudimentary rudimentary under a lockdown literacy, literacy, since particularly particularly August 2019, in in ruralrural and and whenOremote remote New areas. areas. Delhi This Thisrevoked is is sought sought the region’s to to be be cloakedautonomous cloaked by by the status.the perfor- perfor- This mancemance ofofmakes aa handfulhandful Kashmir’s ofof privateprivate lockdown schools,schools, one of the withwith longest nono thoughtinthought the world. forfor The thethe TiredTired ofof Thinking?Thinking? ComeCome toto aa ConclusionConclusion consequent disruption in activity has hit the economy hard with colossalcolossal amounts amountssome of the spent spent sectors on on beingrunning running completely a a vast vast wipednetwork network out. of Butof under-per- under-per- the educa- IfIf he he were were a a cricketer cricketer — — which which I Irather rather ofof marks, marks, remember.” remember.” ofof total total freedom freedom to to pursue pursue the the pathways pathways of of KKEVINEVINAugust M MARTINARTIN Stared At Us, Aghast formingforming institutions. institutions.tion has been Howsoever Howsoeverone of the biggest sound sound victims. the the system system Schools may may had appear appear reopened on on doubtdoubt since since he he possessed possessed not not one one jot jot of of cricket cricket ThisThis generally generally got got the the ashen-faced ashen-faced ones ones one’sone’s own own mind, mind, frolic frolic in in the the fields fields of of an an idyl- idyl- paper,paper, onon just thethe for groundground a fortnight itit isis when asas ricketyrickety the region andand ran run-downrun-down into Covid-19 asas the thelockdown. schoolschool vocabularyvocabulary in in his his speech speech — — but but if if he he were were a a movingmoving a a few few feet feet forward forward in in a a determined determined liclic nature nature and and dream dream of of writing writing lines lines that that Making education further difficult is the government’s re- ‘IN‘IN CONCLUSION’CONCLUSION’ was was a a favourite favourite cricketercricketer Mr Mr P P would would have have been been categorised categorised efforteffort to to overcome overcome their their resisting resisting wills. wills. rhymedrhymed and and described described life life in in a a more more natural natural houseshouses spread spreadfusal toall all restore over over rural rural the high-speedKashmir Kashmir chronically chronically mobile internet. starved starved Though of of staff staff the and and in- phrase of a teacher of mine — a manA of scien-yearas an allafter rounder. 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Tech firms have also been accused of be- eople have been staying in veloped countries, the situation is Is it not the duty of men to share understand that when women can get ing ruthless in their desire to edge out other market players, with their homes for months due to no different. And when everyone is their household chores in their spare out of the house and earn, they can’t behemoths like Amazon and Google in effect monopolising entire the Corona pandemic. Today, locked in the house due to Corona, the time? Scientific researches have nev- be expected to work in the kitchen too. industries and putting hundreds of thousands out of work. due to lack of work and lone- gender roles should adapt to the new er told that men will do this work and The modern man has to stand for The overreach of Big Tech has also been aided by their Pliness at home, the feeling of sadness reality. But when it comes to kitchen women will do that. The truth is that equality than just define equality. tax arrangements in the jurisdictions from which they op- has a direct impact on people’s mental work and taking care of the children, this difference comes from society and Only then will the woman achieve true erate while many of the industries they overrun have been health. Some research institutes are then the “Sahibzadas” do not like this. family. From the beginning, it is un- equality. In this dreadful time of Coro- squeezed by over-taxation and over-regulation. Aside from saying that this has more impact on The man inside them raises his head derstood to associate the pride of the na, a woman is forced to work at home tax revenues being crucial for public services (now more than men, others are contending that wom- somewhere and asserts itself, whether family with boys who sre called the all day. This stresses her psyche. We ever), there is also something to be said for economic justice en suffer too. They are also worried the woman in that house is illiterate future head, while the girls are consid- have to be a friend of a woman. Only when it comes to taxing Big Tech. In a fair market, everyone about the future of their male part- or an officer. ered skilled in household chores. Girls then will this disease go and there will should have to play by the same rules. This is where some ner’s work. I liked the second thing The matter is about the mental are told that a good man is considered be a wave of happiness in every house. European countries have taken the lead, a notable case being more than the first, and perhaps the health of women due to Corona. Yes to be good only when he doesn’t do Now the time has come for wom- France’s decision to impose a 3 per cent digital tax on Face- same is true. workload has increased in every household chores. en to take responsibility from men book and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, last year. In our country women are treated household, due to which the physical Social thinker Tony Parker has and extend the hand of friendship. Tech companies have created a world in which boundaries like goddesses. They are praised in work has increased for women. The said that this masculinity is imparted As much as the house belongs to the are fading, and fostered a culture of ambivalence towards regula- scripture, posters. main reason for this is the domina- to boys in such a way that their mas- women, it belongs to men also, so they tion. But, as many lawmakers in this week’s hearings in Wash- If we look at developed and de- tion of men in the twenty-first centu- culinity continues to dominate women should too help in household chores. ington rightly argued, not all boundaries ought to be done away veloping countries, men everywhere ry. Even today, in all the countries of throughout their lives and girls con- with. Globalisation and the expansion of markets are hallmarks consider the task of handing over the the world, it is believed that even if a tinue to grind in stove-chores all their -Dr. Satyavan Saurabh of progress, but manipulating and monopolising markets are not. responsibility of household chores woman does outdoor work with great lives. The same situation exists in ev- Independent journalist and columnist The National and children to women. Even in de- vigor, she is made for domestic work. ery country in the world. Men have to Contact: [email protected] Friday| 07-08-2020 Kashmir’s Social Animals and Covid-19

Riyaz Kazmi

In a place like Kashmir, everyone is a frontline worker right now. We need to realise that our precautions are going to aid someone else. Beat yourself up, if you need to, for not following protocols because the only way to survive this pandemic is to wear a mask, maintain n a rainy night in the fifth month of this cue parties on boulevard. We climb over the shoul- pitals are under-equipped and overburdened. We personal hygiene, fateful year, I experienced horror. The ders of one another at the groceries, pharmacies, do not even have a decent healthcare infrastruc- windows I used to open to steal a sight of and chicken and meat shops to shout and vouch ture and manpower to handle the pressure of Co- self-care, self- the skies and hear the morning giggles for our turn .Even sports can’t wait. Young people vid-19 emergencies. discipline, and social ofO my neighbours was hostile. I couldn’t keep my throng playgrounds and throw caution to the wind. In a place like Kashmir, everyone is a front- heart from listening to the haunting silence inter- Our culture of socialising have compromised line worker right now. We need to realise that our distancing. jected by spontaneous wailing from my mourning everyone’s safety. We still hunch over on the shop precautions are going to aid someone else. Beat neighbours. It is then that I could mentally pic- fronts (Waneh Pyaend) to gossip and discuss the yourself up, if you need to, for not following proto- ture Covid-19 knocking every door. politics around us and the obvious failures of ad- cols because the only way to survive this pandem- The pain of families who witnessed strange ministrators. Our sense of entitlement has even ic is to wear a mask, maintain personal hygiene, deaths of their loved ones by what appeared to validated us attacking our frontline workers and self-care, self-discipline, and social distancing. be a common flu is unsettling. The realisations blaming them for what actually is an institutional If we don't wear mask or simply put it on a should ideally suffice for us to take precautions. failure to provide good healthcare. With the same chin to fool around; we are inviting trouble and Unfortunately, that has not been the case here. face we doll up to attend wedding parties without digging graves not only for ourselves but for oth- Through the eyes of someone who would have any care or caution. Our mubarakbaadis in per- ers as well. When you flout SOPs, remember that undergone the horrors of this disease, our recre- son can be postponed but we’ve stooped so low on carelessness is going to cost you and yours before ational activities tantamount to dancing on the wits as a community that even a pandemic cannot anyone else. pit of death. get us to question our ways. What have we given up for the sake of precau- With each passing day the caseload is explod- Author can be reached tions? We’ve continued with our business of barbe- ing with a whooping increase in deaths. Our hos- at: [email protected]

My Beloved Beirut — Not Quite A Requiem, Not Yet! Like the mythical Phoenix, Beirut will always rise from the ashes

Mohammed Almezel queens God calls on you, the mistress of all ike many of my generation, I queens fell in love with Beirut before I saw her. Years before I saw I have always wondered what Ni- her, walked on her streets, sat zar, who died in London in 1998, away inL her cafés or spent a quiet night gaz- from his beloved Beirut, would say to- ing at the mountains from one side of day if he would see her succumbing to the city to other. the rule of the militias and the corrupt And when I first visited the city former warlords. in the late 1980s, I fell in love with her even more, although the city looked Beirut is a beautiful idea like an unhappy place then. But even then, Beirut lives in us. It It was 1988 and the civil war was is more than a city, the building or even raging, especially in the south and the the shopping malls that have sprung north of the country. Beirut was lick- everywhere recently. It remains an ing its wounds following the Israeli in- idea. A romantic idea. One’s first ren- vasion and the constant shelling by the dezvous, the Almond’s season, Antoine rival Muslim and Christian militias. library, the Medina theatre, the Wimpy In the past two decades though, I cafe, the Concord Cinema, and of course never missed a chance to drop by my Fairuz, the angelic voice that sang for beloved Beirut. I would go and check on Beirut and lovers for decades. her almost every year. Her mesmeris- It is hard to find an Arab whose ing beaches, welcoming nights, cosy day, everywhere on this planet, that restaurants, her bookshops with their doesn’t begin with Fairuz. Perhaps be- distinct history-filled smells. cause we all like to imagine that we are I adore its summers, when the city having our morning coffee in Beirut’s looks as gorgeous as a bride on her Al Hamra Street. wedding night. Beirut in the summer Today, Beirut mourns her dead is a different place as hundreds of thou- sons and daughters. More than 100 in- sands of ‘Beirutophiles’ like myself nocent lives were lost in the port blast rush to the city from around the world, on Tuesday. The toll may go up. Today, even in the toughest of times. the city is sad and, again, under a state of emergency. As I watch the news and A city of paradoxes Beirut has evolved under the influence of various civilisations but it has remained a place of love, arts and poetry social media videos, I feel numb. Noth- ing but pain. My Beirut deserves better For me, Beirut is a city of para- than this. doxes. She endured so many wars, di- Years of corruption and conflicts sasters and miseries. At the same time, . More than 100 innocent lives were have sadly ripped off Beirut’s joy. To- it remained a place of love, arts and Today, Beirut mourns her dead sons and daughters day, we miss the playful city. I am not poetry. And no poet loved Beirut more lost in the port blast on Tuesday. The toll may go up. Today, the city is sad and, again, under a state sure how she will endure probably the than Nizar Qabbani, the Syrian liter- of emergency. As I watch the news and social media videos, I feel numb. Nothing but pain. My Beirut worst bombing ever in Beirut’s history. ary genuis who lived most of his life deserves better than this. However, I wouldn’t rush to lament the death of Beirut. This is not quite a And the city has seen quite a few since in Beirut. He even lost his wife there 1975. This time, it wasn’t from a foreign in 1981 when the Iraqi embassy (where requiem. As fragile as Beirut is, she still is resilient. The Lebanese trace their roots to the Phoenicians. enemy or because of a war though. It she worked) was destroyed by a power- And like the mythical Phoenix, Beirut will always rise from the ashes. was a criminal act from within. ful car bomb. However, I wouldn’t rush to lament His love poetry is celebrated in the death of Beirut. This is not quite the Arab world. But he saved his most a requiem. As fragile as Beirut is, she beautiful love verses for Beirut. During still is resilient. The Lebanese trace the worst days of the civil war (1975- Rise like a poem of roses After you, there is nothing Rise for love, for the poets their roots to the Phoenicians. And like 1990), he pleaded with his beloved city: Or you can rise like a poem of fire And there is nothing like you Rise for the bread, for the poor the mythical Phoenix, Beirut will al- Before you, there was nothing You are the conclusion of our lives Love calls on you, the prettiest of all ways rise from the ashes. Life&Times Friday| 07.08.2020 06 SOME OF THESE JOBS May Be Gone For Good Due To Covid-19, EVIDENCE SHOWS

WE’RE KIND OF PAST THE STAGE WHERE WE’RE quickly recalling workers to their old jobs,” Davis said, “and getting to the stage that “people will need to get new jobs at new companies or in new industries.”

Agencies FactSet, and that the unemploy- mist at John Jay College, said it’s permanent. That figure will likely other jobs. But at 64 and with an small business data analysis firm spots and are in service indus- ment rate declined from 11.1% to a unlikely that many retail workers rise, he said, the longer the pan- autoimmune disease, she is re- Womply. So have one-fifth of res- tries like restaurants and retail tark evidence of the dam- still-high 10.5%. At any other time, and others whose jobs are gone demic squeezes the economy. luctant to take work that would taurants and 12% of retailers. that have been hit hardest by the age the resurgent viral out- a million or more jobs would con- for good will find work this year, “We’re kind of past the stage require public interaction. She The Partnership for New York outbreak, the New York Fed said. break has caused the US stitute an unheard-of increase. given that the viral outbreak will where we’re quickly recalling work- also fears that her age makes a City, a business group, projects Looking toward Friday’s report, economy could come Fri- But July’s expected gain would fall hold back hiring until a vaccine is ers to their old jobs,” Davis said, job hunt more difficult. that one-third of the city’s small researchers at the St. Louis Federal Sday when the government is ex- way short of June’s 4.8 million in- widely available. “It’s definitely go- “and getting to the stage that people “I am feeling that this is the businesses will close for good. Reserve have analyzed data from pected to report that the pace of crease and would signal that hiring to be a drag on the economy,” will need to get new jobs at new end of my career,” she said. “The In California, mass layoff notices Homebase, a provider of schedul- hiring has slowed significantly af- ing has sharply slowed. It would she said. Steven Davis, an econo- companies or in new industries.” fortunate thing is I go on Medi- filed with the state now show ing software to small businesses, ter a brief rebound in the spring. also mean that the economy has mist at the University of Chicago, It is a trend that points to a care this January.” that about half the job cuts are and concluded that job growth As the coronavirus continues regained barely 40% of the jobs estimates that even after the virus grinding, sluggish recovery. Many other companies are giv- permanent, up from 17% in May. weakened in July compared with to transform a vast swath of the that fell to the coronavirus. has been brought under control, Allegra Troiano initially ing up and closing their doors. And a survey by The Associated June. Hiring has slowed much economy, it’s becoming evident The pandemic has lasted far the proportion of people working thought her layoff in May from Dunkin’ Donuts said last week Press-NORC Center for Public Af- more in states with heavy viral that millions of Americans face longer than most Americans ex- from home will triple compared a company that provides Eng- that it will close 800 stores this fairs Research in July found that outbreaks, including Arizona, the prospect of a permanent job pected, with likely profound con- with pre-pandemic levels. That lish language instruction would year, about 8% of its total. Lord & nearly half of those who have lost Florida, and Texas, they said. loss that will force some to seek sequences for the economy. Tra- could result in the shuttering of last only through the summer Taylor, America’s oldest retailer, jobs during the pandemic say those Jane Oates, a former Labor De- work with new industries or ditional retail stores will probably many restaurants, coffee shops and that she’d be recalled as the and the parent company of Men’s jobs are gone for good. By contrast, partment official who is presi- in new occupations. If so, that never regain their pre-pandemic and other downtown businesses. school year began. But as the Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank both in April, 78% had thought their lay- dent of the nonprofit Working- would lead to a slower recovery levels of sales or employment as The real estate data firm Zillow months have gone by and with said Monday that they would file offs would prove only temporary. Nation, said that widespread in the job market than if restau- consumers increasingly turn to said last week that most of its 5,400 few school systems fully reopen- for bankruptcy protection. Last Business shutdowns have fall- school closings this fall could rants, hotels, bars and retail shops internet purchases. Online health employees will now be allowed to ing, the company — ELS Lan- month, Brooks Brothers, another en disproportionately on Black- also depress job gains in future were able to fully reopen and re- care will likely eliminate some work from home indefinitely. “This guage Centers — has made clear men’s chain deeply hurt by the owned businesses, which are months because some parents call all their laid-off employees. doctors’ office jobs. And online recession is unusual in the extent of that’s not the case. Just 10 of the decline in formal business clothes, more than twice as likely to close will have to quit jobs to watch Few expect that to happen. videoconferencing will replace permanent (job) reallocation that 30 centers it operated before the sought bankruptcy protection. as white-owned small compa- their children. On Friday, economists expect some portion of business travel. will ultimately result,” Davis said. pandemic have reopened, not One-third of bars and lounges nies, according to a report from “I worry about what that the government to report that Those changes alone could de- He and two co-authors have including the one in Milwaukee, have permanently closed nation- the New York Federal Reserve. means for women, who are most employers added 1.6 million jobs stroy millions of jobs. estimated that up to 40% of lay- which Troiano managed. wide, up from about one-quarter Black-owned business are more often in that role,” Oates said. in July, according to data provider Michelle Holder, a labor econo- offs in March through May were Troiano has tried to look for in late June, according to the often located in coronavirus hot “That’s going to be disruptive.” Blueberry-Enriched Diet May Help ‘1 In 4 People Likely To Move House In Women’s Muscle Growth, Repair: Study Next 12 Months Due To Covid-19’ Agencies

new research study inves- Agencies expect property prices to de- tigated how serum from cline over the next 12 months Asubjects consuming a diet ne in four people world- although 53% of respondents enriched with blueberries would wide are more likely to say their budget has remained affect the cells responsible for Omove home in the next 12 the same or increased since the muscle growth and repair. months as a result of COVID-19 start of the crisis. Over a quarter The emerging study, “Con- pandemic with most of them of respondents say they are more sumption of a blueberry-en- seeking a different property in likely to buy a second home as a riched diet by women for six the same location, according to result of the pandemic. Over half weeks alters determinants of the Knight Frank Global Buyer of respondents have either trav- human muscle progenitor cell Survey released on Wednesday. elled abroad already or will do so function,” was conducted at Cor- Some 26% of the respondents within three months of borders nell University. The results of the said they are willing to move to reopening. study were published in the Jour- a different property elsewhere France top the list of preferred times are easily accessible. New “The crisis has fundamentally nal of Nutrition. in the same country and 34% of destinations to purchase a home Zealand, Portugal, Malta and changed the way we live our The study was conducted those considering a move are followed by Australia, Canada, Norway also ranked highly. everyday lives with the home over six weeks with 22 women, considering a purchase abroad, Switzerland and the United States. Significantly, improved ac- now a hub from which we work, 12 aged 25-40 and 10 aged 60- highlights the survey represent- All countries that offer a good cess to quality of healthcare exercise, learn, socialise and re- 75. For the blueberry-enriched ing the views of over 700 clients quality of life, political stability, is now the second most im- lax,” said Kate Everett Allen, diet, participants consumed the across 44 countries. a secure currency, excellent ed- portant motive behind a prop- Knight Frank’s head of interna- equivalent of 1.75 cups of fresh The United Kingdom, Spain and ucation systems and in normal erty purchase. Besides, buyers tional residential research. blueberries/day, given as freeze- dried blueberries (19 g in the morning and 19 g in the evening), along with their regular diet. Par- consumption of the cells. There ture and rodent studies to a poten- ticipants were also asked to avoid were no beneficial effects seen in tial dietary therapy for improving Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced ECGs May Speed Up other foods rich in polyphenols the muscle progenitor cells treat- muscle regeneration after injury and anthocyanins. ed with serum from participants and during the ageing process.” Serum was obtained from the aged 60-75 who consumed the According to the Centers for Cardiac Failure Diagnosis, Treatment participants 1.5 hours after con- blueberry-enriched diet. Disease Control and Prevention Agencies partment physicians, and this one of the hallmark symptoms suming the morning dose of blue- “The consequences associated (CDC), muscles lose strength, AI-enabled ECG provides a of a COVID-19 infection. When berries. The researchers then in- with the deterioration of skel- flexibility, and endurance over hen people seek rapid and effective method to heart problems are suspected, vestigated how the serum would etal muscle are a loss of mobil- time. Muscle mass decreases emergency care for screen these patients for left patients in the emergency de- affect muscle progenitor cell ity, decreased quality of life, and three to five per cent every de- Wshortness of breath, a ventricular systolic dysfunc- partment usually have an ECG function through proliferation or ultimately, loss of independence. cade after 30 years of age, and routine electrocardiogram (ECG tion,” said Demilade Adedin- performed - a quick, 10-sec- cell number, capacity to manage Currently, research on dietary in- that rate increases over age 60. or EKG) enhanced by artificial sewo, M.D., M.P.H., lead author ond recording of the heart’s oxidative stress and oxygen con- terventions to support skeletal Therefore, strategies to improve intelligence (AI) is better than of the study and chief fellow electrical activity. sumption rate or metabolism. muscle regeneration in humans muscle progenitor cell prolifera- standard blood tests at deter- in the division of cardiovascu- “An abnormal ECG raises The results showed the six- is limited. This preliminary study tion and lower oxidative stress mining if the cause is heart fail- lar medicine at Mayo Clinic in is weakened and must work concern about underlying car- week blueberry-enriched serum of muscle progenitor cell function may also benefit muscle regener- ure, according to new research. Jacksonville, Florida. harder to maintain adequate diac abnormalities but is not obtained from the women aged paves the way for future studies ation during the ageing process. The research was published The left ventricle supplies blood flow to the body. specific for heart failure,” Ade- 25-40 increased human muscle to develop clinical interventions,” Research on the role that blue- in Circulation: Arrhythmia and most of the heart’s pumping In a typical year, about 1.2 dinsewo said. Emergency de- progenitor cell numbers in cul- said Anna Thalacker-Mercer, berries may play in promoting Electrophysiology, an Ameri- power, so it is larger than the million people go to emergen- partment physicians also rely ture. There was also a trend to- Ph.D., the study’s lead investiga- good health is ongoing across can Heart Association journal. other chambers and essential cy departments because they on blood levels of natriuretic ward a lower percentage of dead tor. “While the results cannot be multiple areas, including cardio- “Determining why some- for normal function. In left are short of breath. This year, peptides. These biomark- human muscle progenitor cells, generalised to all populations, vascular health, diabetes man- one has shortness of breath is ventricular systolic dysfunc- the numbers are far higher ers are elevated in the blood suggesting resistance to oxidative this study is an important step in agement, brain health, exercise challenging for emergency de- tion (LVSD), the left ventricle because difficulty breathing is when heart failure is present. stress, as well as increased oxygen translating findings from cell cul- and the gut microbiome. news Friday| 07-08-2020 7 The Attack On Hiroshima Facebook Deletes Trump Post For Spreading Misinformation Remembering The About COVID-19 Dead, Praying For Peace Agencies recent months to label posts Agencies from the president that violate of peace.” WASHINGTON : Facebook has its policies against misinfor- Hiroshima : Bells have tolled He called on Japan’s govern- deleted a post by President Don- mation and abuse. in Japan’s Hiroshima for the ment to heed the appeal of survi- ald Trump for violating its pol- This is not the first time 75th anniversary of the world’s vors and sign the Treaty on the icy against spreading misinfor- that Facebook has removed a first atomic bombing, with cer- Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, mation about the coronavirus. post from Trump, Facebook emonies downsized due to the and urged the world to come to- The post in question fea- said, but it’s the first time it has coronavirus pandemic and the gether to face global threats. tured a link to a Fox News vid- done so because it was spread- city’s mayor urging nations to “When the 1918 flu pan- eo in which Trump says chil- ing misinformation about the reject self-centred nationalism demic attacked a century ago, dren are “virtually immune” coronavirus. The company has and commit to nuclear disar- it took tens of millions of lives to the virus. also labeled his posts. mament more seriously. and terrorised the world be- Facebook said Wednesday Several studies suggest, Though thousands usually cause nations fighting World that the “video includes false but don’t prove, that children pack the Peace Park in central War I were unable to meet the claims that a group of people is are less likely to become in- immune from COVID-19 which fected than adults and more is a violation of our policies likely to have only mild symp- around harmful COVID misin- toms. But this is not the same formation.” as being “virtually immune” People attend a vigil for the victims of the explosion in the Lebanese capital. A few hours later, Twitter to the virus. temporarily blocked the Trump The Centers for Disease campaign from tweeting from Control and Prevention said Lebanon Mourns Victims Of Devastating its account, until it removed more than 240,000 children a post with the same video. have contracted COVID-19 Trump’s account retweeted worldwide. Blast, Searches For Missing the video. The company said Children do seem to have Press Trust Of India highly explosive material held for to remove hazardous material. in a statement late Wednesday more mild symptoms than years at the port in unsafe condi- Some local media reported that the tweet violated its rules adults and their death rate is Beirut: Lebanon mourned on tions. The government has or- sightings of drones or planes fly- against COVID misinforma- much lower. Click here for Thursday the victims of the most dered port officials to be put under ing in the area shortly before the tion. When a tweet breaks its CDC’s death statistics by age powerful blast to hit the country house arrest, ministerial sources explosion and some Beirut resi- rules, Twitter asks users to for people in the United States. that was already being crushed told Reuters. dents said they saw missiles fired. remove the tweet in questions A CDC study involving by an economic crisis, as rescuers But Lebanese, who have lost But officials have denied the inci- and bans them from posting 2,500 children published in searched for those missing since jobs and watched savings evapo- dent was the result of an attack. anything else until they do. April found that about 1 in 5 the explosion that flattened Beirut rate in the financial crisis, blamed A Lebanese security source Social media provides a infected children were hospital- Hiroshima to pray, sing and threat together,” he said. port and devastated the city. politicians who have overseen and said the initial blaze that sparked megaphone for fake news like ized versus 1 in 3 adults; three lay paper cranes as a symbol of “A subsequent upsurge in French President Emmanuel benefited from decades of state the explosion was caused by weld- never before, researchers say children died. The study lacks peace, entrance to Thursday’s nationalism led to World War Macron, making the first visit by corruption and bad governance. ing work. the number of hyper-partisan complete data on all the cases, memorial ceremony was sharply II and the atomic bombings. a foreign leader since Tuesday’s “They will scapegoat some- White House Chief of Staff or misinformation websites has but it also suggests that many limited, with only survivors, We must never allow this pain- blast which killed at least 137 peo- body to defer responsibility,” said Mark Meadows said the US gov- doubled over the past six months. infected children have no symp- relatives and a handful of foreign ful past to repeat itself. Civil ple and injured 5,000, was due to Rabee Azar, a 33-year-old con- ernment had not ruled out the pos- Twitter has generally been toms, which could allow them to dignitaries allowed to attend. society must reject self-centred arrive in Beirut later on Thursday struction worker who came to the sibility that Tuesday’s explosion quicker than Facebook in spread the virus to others. Participants, many of them nationalism and unite against along with specialist rescue per- port on Thursday morning to try was an attack and was still gather- dressed in black and wearing all threats.” sonnel and equipment. to start repairs. “This explosion ing intelligence. face masks, stood for a moment Prime Minister Shinzo Dozens are missing and up to was final bullet to kill off the coun- People who felt the explosive of silence at 8:15 am, the exact Abe, in his speech at the cer- a quarter of a million people were try.” “Nothing will come of the force said they had witnessed time that the atomic bomb, emony, said Japan is commit- left without homes fit to live in af- investigation. Nobody will believe nothing comparable in years of Germany Plans To Dim Lights nicknamed “Little Boy”, ex- ted to nuclear weapons ban but ter shockwaves smashed building them,” said Azar, speaking near conflict and upheaval in Beirut, ploded on August 6, 1945, oblit- said a nuclear-free world could facades, sucked furniture out into the smashed remains of a grain which was devastated by the 1975- At Night To Save Insects erating Hiroshima and killing not be achieved overnight and streets and shattered windows silo where tonnes of wheat was 1990 civil war and since then has 140,000 of an estimated popula- that it has to start from dia- miles inland. scattered on the ground. experienced big bomb attacks, un- tion of 350,000. logue between opposite sides. Officials expect the death toll rest and a war with Israel. Thousands more died later “Japan’s position is to to rise. ‘NEGLIGENCE’ “First we heard one sound. of injuries and radiation-relat- serve as a bridge between dif- Prime Minister Hassan Diab President Michel Aoun said Seconds later there was a big ed illnesses. ferent sides and patiently pro- declared three days of mourning 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, explosion. All hell broke loose,” “On August 6, 1945, a single mote their dialogue and actions from Thursday for victims of the used in fertilisers and bombs, had said Ibrahim Zoobi, who works atomic bomb destroyed our to achieve a world without nu- explosion, the most devastating been stored for six years at the port near the port. “I saw people city. Rumour at the time had it clear weapons,” Abe said. ever to hit the city that is still after it was seized. He promised a thrown five or six metres.” He that ‘nothing will grow here for Japan’s Prime Minister scarred by civil war three decades thorough investigation and to hold said those in the port district 75 years,’” Mayor Kazumi Mat- Shinzo Abe offers a silent prayer ago and reeling from a financial those responsible to account. “were burned or charred”. sui said in a speech afterwards. for the victims of the 1945 atomic meltdown and surge in coronavi- An official source familiar with Health officials reported that “And yet, Hiroshima re- bombing, at Peace Memorial rus cases. preliminary investigations blamed hospitals were running out of covered, becoming a symbol Park in Hiroshima, Japan Officials have blamed the the incident on “inaction and negli- beds and equipment to attend to Agencies The draft also demands that disaster on a huge stockpile of gence”, saying “nothing was done” the injured. any new streetlights and other BERLIN: Germany is planning to outdoor lights be installed in such ban floodlights from dusk for much a way as to minimise the effect on US To Slap New of the year as part of its bid to fight plants, insects and other animals. a dramatic decline in insect popula- The use of weed-killers and Sanctions Against Syria To Zarif criticizes Google for ‘glitch’ in tions, it emerged on Wednesday. insecticides would also be banned In a draft law, the coun- in national parks and within five translation of condolences to Lebanese try’s environment ministry has to ten metres of major bodies of Force Regime Change drawn up a number of new mea- water, while orchards and dry- sures to protect insects, ranging stone walls are to be protected as Agencies of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agencies “condolences to the Israeli/ Dozens are still unaccounted for. from partially outlawing spot- natural habitats for insects. State for Middle East Affairs Joel American people.” The blast, which took place lights to increased protection of The proposed reforms are BEIRUT, LEBANON : In an article Rayburn, who stressed that sanc- Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minis- “When Persian speakers in port warehouses that stored natural habitats. part of the German govern- on Wednesday, The New York tions “will not end” until “the Syr- ter Mohammad Javad Zarif has want to express their condolenc- highly explosive material near “Insects play an important ment’s more general “insect Times said Washington intends to ian regime and its allies” agree to criticized Google for mistrans- es to the Lebanese in Arabic or central Beirut, was felt as far role in the ecosystem...but in Ger- protection action plan”, which tighten sanctions against Syria to a change of power in the country. lating “condolences” to “con- English, Google translates it as away as Cyprus, leveling the many, their numbers and their was announced last September change power there, but many ex- As the newspaper notes, many gratulations” when Persian ‘congratulations,’” Zarif wrote whole port and large section of diversity has severely declined in under growing pressure from perts question the effectiveness of experts have expressed doubts that speakers want to translate their in his Twitter account. central Beirut and turning suc- recent years,” reads the draft law, environmental and conserva- this U.S. measure. such an approach would allow the expressions of sympathy with “Yet there is no such ‘tech- cessive apartment blocks into for which the ministry hopes to tion activists. Attention will now According to the article, offi- United States to achieve the de- the Lebanese people over a dev- nical glitch’ if one wishes to masses of debris and twisted get cabinet approval by October. turn to the agriculture ministry, cials in the administration of U.S. sired goals, without making active astating explosion in Beirut. condole Israel or the US,” metal. Some 300,000 people The changes put forward in which is under pressure to deliv- President Donald Trump are deter- efforts in the diplomatic field. In a tweet on Wednesday, Zar- he tweeted. “What gives @ have also been displaced from the law include stricter controls er on promises such as an over- mined to impose new restrictions “The sanctions alone cannot if snapped at Google over a “tech- Google?” their homes. on both lighting and the use of in- all reduction in the use of pesti- on the basis of the “Caesar Act”. solve the problem,” John Smith, nical glitch” that occurs when Google, however, fixed the Lebanon has announced secticides. Light traps for insects cides. Most notably, Germany This was reportedly included the former director of the U.S. translating condolences from Per- Persian-to-English translation three days of national mourn- are to be banned outdoors, while said last September that it would in the American military budget Treasury Department’s Foreign sian to Arabic or English. following Zarif’s tweet. ing for the victims of the deadly searchlights and sky spotlights phase out the controversial weed for fiscal year 2020, and it gives Assets Control office, was quoted Zarif retweeted a video The Tuesday explosion, the incident and declared a state of would be outlawed from dusk to killer glyphosate as part of the the U.S. administration the right as saying. showing Google Translate turn- biggest to ever hit the Middle emergency across the country dawn for ten months of the year. insect action plan. to impose sanctions against insti- He added, “It is difficult to ing the phrase “condolences to East, has killed at least 135 people for two weeks.

tutions and individuals providing understand what the U.S. govern- the Lebanese people” in Per- and injured direct and indirect assistance to ment can do as well, other than sian into “congratulations” in about 5,000 Government of Jammu & Kashmir Damascus, as well as the various putting a group of Syrian regime Arabic and in English, while others, with groups operating in the country. officials on a list that only pro- the translation is accurate the figures ex- OFFICE OF THE EXECUIVE ENGINEER PW (R&B) DIVISION SHOPIAN e-mail:- [email protected] (Phone/Fax No: 01933-260226) The article quoted the words vokes indifference on their part.” when someone wants to write pected to rise. NOTICE INVITING TENDERS NIT No:- 48/2732-41/SPN/RnB/e-Tendering/2020-21 Dated:- 06/08/2020 ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Government of Jammu and Kashmir

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M 08 07 08 2020 K O C C Trust For Building Mosque No Benefit Of Plasma On 5-Acre Land In Ayodhya Therapy To Reduce Covid To Be Set Up In 10-12 Days Mortality Risk: AIIMS Trial A member of the Trust NEW DELHI: Convalescent said, "Ayodhya District Mag- plasma therapy did not show istrate Anuj Kumar Jha has benefit in reducing mortal- formally handed over the ity risk among COVID-19 pa- possession of the land for the tients, according to an inter- mosque to the Trust mem- im analysis of a randomised bers. We have got a certified controlled trial done at AIIMS copy of the revenue record." in Delhi to assess the efficacy Dr Soneja said. The Supreme Court had in of this mode of treatment. About the initial findings November last year paved The therapy involves tak- of the randomised con- the way for the construction ing antibodies from the trolled trial, Soneja said, of a Ram Temple by a Trust blood of a person who has "Convalescent plasma is not LUCKNOW: The Trust con- at the disputed site in Ayod- recovered from COVID-19 a magic bullet." stituted by the Uttar Pradesh hya, and directed the Centre and transfusing those into It may be used particularly State Sunni Central Waqf to allot an alternative 5-acre an active coronavirus infect- in early moderate stage of Board to construct a mosque plot to the Sunni Waqf Board ed patient to help kickstart the disease. There may be a on five acres of land in Ayod- for building a new mosque the immune system to fight subset of patients with cer- hya is in the process of set- at a "prominent" place in the back the infection. tain characteristics who may ting up an office in the state holy town in Uttar Pradesh. AIIMS Director Dr Ran- benefit from plasma, he said, capital, an official said today. The residents of Dhanni- deep Guleria told news adding, "This is a work in He said the office of the pur, where the land has been agency PTI on Thursday no progress as we do not know Trust - Indo-Islamic Cultural allotted, are eagerly waiting clear mortality benefit of those characteristics." Foundation (IICF) - will be for the Trust to start con- AFTER REMAINING fully shut for three days Srinagar witnessed some life on Thursday-Ko Photo Abid Bhat convalescent plasma ther- The findings highlight that functional in 10 to 12 days. struction of a mosque. apy was seen during a trial relatives of the patients should "Our Trust has been Mohammad Izhar, a resi- conducted among 30 CO- not insist on plasma therapy formed. As per rules, we dent of Dhannipur village, VID-19 patients. until and unless the treating have applied for a PAN card said, "It's good that the land During the trial, one group doctor considers the patient fit in its name and awaiting its was allotted here. We are hap- India-US Strategic Partnership Will of patients was given conva- for it and where he may think delivery, after which we will py and hope that the work will lescent plasma therapy along that the mode of treatment be meeting online and pass start soon. Finally, our village with the standard supportive would be beneficial, Dr Neeraj a resolution for opening a will develop. We hope so." Be Central To Times Ahead: Envoy treatment while the other Nischal, associate Professor in bank account of the Trust," Another resident, Moham- group only received standard the department of medicine at IICF Secretary Athar Hussain mad Imran also expressed WASHINGTON: As India approaches for distribution, Indian companies with treatment. The number of fa- AIIMS, said. told news agency PTI. similar views saying it is the 75th year of its Independence, expertise and capabilities in manufac- talities recorded in both the He said even if the therapy "We had met last month good that besides a "mosque it relentlessly peruses the process turing and vaccine delivery will step groups was equal and there has some role, then that is in online. As of now, we have we will also get a hospital". of nation-building, the expansion of up to the plate and play an important was not much clinical im- the early stage of the disease. identified office space and The Trust will have 15 individual liberty, and of economic role in public health outreach across provement in the condition But for plasma therapy to be renovation work is going on members, of which names of and political empowerment, a top the world, including in Africa and Latin of patients, he said. effective, plasma must con- there. It will take 10-12 days nine have been declared and Indian diplomat has said, reaffirm- America," Mr Sandhu said. "However, this is just an tain a sufficient amount of for the work to complete. Af- rest will be finalised soon. ing that the strength of India's stra- The India-US collaboration in interim analysis and we need neutralizing antibody against ter which our office will be "We will co-opt the remain- tegic partnership with the US will be health is only one example of the to do a more detailed evalu- that infection, the doctor said. functional," he said. ing six trustees. The secretary central to the times ahead. range and depth of the partnership, ation to see if any sub-group "This therapy also carries The state government has of the Trust will also be its of- In an op-ed in Newsweek maga- the ambassador said. may benefit from plasma risks such as inadvertent allotted five acres of land in ficial spokesperson," a mem- zine, India's Ambassador to the US "Already, we are witnessing re- therapy," Dr Guleria said. transfer of blood-borne in- Ayodhya's Dhannipur village ber of the Trust said. Taranjit Singh Sandhu wrote on newed interest in India from US He also underlined that fections and reactions to for the construction of the Prime Minister Narendra Wednesday that India's natural part- digital and innovation giants - in the plasma has to be tested for serum constituents, includ- mosque on the directive of Modi on Wednesday laid the nership with the US will be a source an economic rejuvenation must be last three months, more than USD its safety and should have ing immunological reactions the Supreme Court. The IICF foundation of a Ram temple of strength. nurtured with the support of friends 40 billion has been pledged as in- sufficient antibody to be such as serum sickness, that will oversee the construction in Ayodhya. The programme "As India approaches the 75th year and partners, Mr Sandhu said that vestments that will spur economic useful to COVID-19 patients. may worsen the clinical con- of a mosque, Indo-Islamic was organised by the Shri of our democracy, we remember the the strength of India's strategic part- growth and create jobs in both coun- The efficacy of conva- dition," Dr Nischal said. research centre, library and Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha genius of our founding fathers - many nership with the US will be central tries, leveraging our complementari- lescent plasma therapy in According to the Clini- hospital in the land. Kshetra Trust. of whom were inspired by the ideals to the times ahead. ties for mutual benefit," he wrote. moderate to severe corona- cal Management Protocols of the American Constitution," he said. "Through the pandemic, we have "Those are not stand-alone events: virus-infected patients was for COVID-19 issued by the "That moment was not an end, but worked together to maintain the in- from biotechnology to artificial in- discussed in the third Na- Union Health Ministry, off- rather the beginning, of a relentless tegrity of our product supplies, under telligence, defense to renewable tional Clinical Grand Rounds label convalescent plasma process of nation-building, of the ex- stress from shortages or dependency energy, fighting against terrorism (CGR) on COVID-19 held on may be considered for CO- Centre Releases 890 Crores pansion of individual liberty and of on single country sources," he wrote. to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, Wednesday. VID-19 patients with mod- India's economic, social and politi- As a responsible pharmaceutical there is no area of human endeavour "Plasma is safe. As far as erate disease who are not As Second Instalment Of cal empowerment. In renewing that manufacturer and stakeholder, India that has not benefited from our bi- its efficacy is concerned, we improving, which means commitment, India''s natural partner- has kept open medical supply chains national cooperation," he said. do not have a green signal oxygen requirement is pro- Covid Package To States ship with the United States will be a and made sure that essential medicines High-skilled professionals and stu- yet. So the clinical use has to gressively increasing, de- source of strength," Mr Sandhu wrote from India reached the US and other dents from India bring in important be very judicious and within spite the use of steroids. NEW DELHI: The Central in his op-ed. The op-ed 'Overcoming partner countries. As the world moves skill sets and bridge technological the ambit of national guide- The use of off-label conva- Government on Thursday re- Challenges, Building Partnerships: the towards a vaccine, India's research labs gaps, enabling US companies to be lines," Dr Monish Soneja, lescent plasma for treating leased Rs 890.32 crores as the Promise of a New India' was retweeted and vaccine manufacturing facilities globally competitive while generating additional professor in the coronavirus patients in the second instalment of the CO- by Congressman George Holding, Co- are part of the global efforts - at least more jobs, Mr Sandhu wrote, adding Medicine department at AI- moderate stage of the illness VID-19 Emergency Response Chair of the House of Representatives three of them are direct products of that this innovative lot will play an IMS, said at the webinar. has been included under and Health System Prepared- Caucus on India and Indian Americans. India-US collaboration, he wrote. even more significant role in post- Convalescent plasma "investigational therapies". ness Package to 22 States and Observing that the green shoots of "And when the vaccine will be ready COVID economic recovery in America. therapy has been listed as an ABO compatibility and Union Territories (UTs). age has aided provision of investigational therapy for cross-matching of the do- The COVID-19 Emergency mobility support to 11,821 off-label use in coronavirus nor plasma is a prerequisite Response and Health System staff," the health ministry infected patients because as while considering convales- Preparedness Package was an- said in a statement. of now there is no conclu- cent plasma, the health min- nounced by Prime Minister Na- ccording to the health Plea In SC Seeks Postponement Of JEE sive evidence for its efficacy, istry has said. rendra Modi in March this year. ministry, this financial aid, The amount of financial as part of the second in- (Main), NEET-UG Exams Amid COVID-19 assistance is based on the stalment, will be used for COVID-19 caseload in vari- strengthening of public NEW DELHI: A plea in the Supreme mode and NEET UG-2020 exams "Refrain From Communal ous States/UTs. health infrastructure for Court on Thursday sought postpone- through offline mode at 161 centres These include Chhattis- testing including procurement of JEE (Main) April 2020 and across India. garh, Jharkhand, Madhya ment and installation of NEET-Undergraduate examinations, It alleged that NTA has indefinitely Incitement": India To Pak Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, RT-PCR machines, RNA ex- which are scheduled to be conducted postponed the National Council of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, traction kits, TRUENAT and in September, amid spurt in the num- Hotel Management Joint Entrance Over Ram Temple Remark Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Ker- CBNAAT machines. ber of COVID-19 cases in the country. Examination-2020, which was sched- ala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West It will also help in the de- While referring to the coronavi- uled to be conducted on June 22, in to desist from interfering in Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli velopment of ICU beds, the rus pandemic, the plea has sought wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. India's affairs. and Daman & Diu, Arunachal installation of oxygen gen- quashing of July 3 notices issued by sought direction to the authorities to “While deciding to conduct the "We have seen the press Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, erators, cryogenic oxygen the National Testing Agency (NTA), increase the number of examination aforesaid JEE (Main) April-2020 and statement by the Islamic Manipur, Mizoram, Naga- tanks, and medical gas pipe- by which it was decided to conduct centres for these exams. NEET UG-2020 exams in the month Republic of Pakistan on a land, and Sikkim. lines in hospitals. Joint Entrance Examination (Main) “Conducting the aforesaid exami- of September, 2020, the respondents matter internal to India. It "As part of this pack- The fund will also help to April 2020 and National Eligibility- nation across India at such perilous (NTA and others) have overlooked that should desist from interfer- age, States/UTs have been engage, train, and for capacity cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-Under- time, is nothing else but putting lives many states have refused to allow con- ing in India's affairs and re- strengthened with 5,80,342 building of healthcare work- graduate exams in September. of lakhs of young students (including ducting of any professional or non-pro- frain from communal incite- isolation beds, 1,36,068 force and volunteers such as The plea, filed by 11 students be- petitioners herein) at utmost risk and fessional exams in their states at this ment," Mr Srivastava said. oxygen supported beds ASHAs, on COVID duties. longing to 11 states, said that the danger of disease and death. The best stage and hence the same is likely to New Delhi: India today "While this is not a sur- and 31,255 ICU beds. Also, The first instalment of Rs authorities be directed to conduct recourse at this stage can be to wait cause unimaginable harassment to the strongly rejected Pakistan's prising stance from a nation 86,88,357 testing kits and 3,000 crores was released in these exams only after the normalcy for some more time, let COVID-19 petitioners and other similarly situated criticism of the launch of that practices cross-border 79,88,366 Vial Transport April 2020 to all States/UTs to is restored. crisis subside and then only conduct students,” it said. “It is respectfully sub- construction of the Ram terrorism and denies its own Media (VTM) have been aid and enable them to ramp As per the public notices issued these exams, in order to save lives of mitted that the students who are well temple in Ayodhya, and minorities their religious procured by them. As many up testing facilities, augment by the NTA, JEE (Main) April 2020 the students and their parents,” the equipped with computer and strong asked the neighbouring rights, such comments are as 96,557 human resources hospital infrastructure, con- is scheduled from September 1-6, plea said. It claimed that NTA, which internet connection will give online country to refrain from nevertheless deeply regret- have been added in the duct surveillance activities while NEET UG 2020 exam is sched- conducts entrance exams for admis- exams while in other hand the stu- "communal incitement." table," he added. Pakistan States/UTs and incentive along with procurement of uled for September 13. sion in higher educational institu- dents who are unable to give and ar- External Affairs Ministry on Wednesday criticised has been given to 6,65,799 essential equipment, drugs, The plea, filed through advo- tions in India, has decided to conduct range online exams, will have to come Spokesperson Anurag Sriv- the foundation laying of the human resource. The pack- and other supplies. cate Alakh Alok Srivastava, has also JEE (Main) April-2020 through online to exam centres by risking their lives. astava also asked Pakistan Ram temple in Ayodhya.

NEWS MAKERs Television Actor Sameer Sharma Found Hanging Prone Position Reduces Need For Ventilators In CUK Students Seek Course Fee Waiver SRINAGAR: The students of the Central University have Covid-19 Patients: DAK urged its management to waive off the course fee for the At His Mumbai Home second semester. MUMBAI: Television actor Sa- actor was living alone in the SRINAGAR: Doctors Association severely low oxygen levels were “Researchers at Columbia A delegation of the students said the Central University meer Sharma allegedly com- rented flat since February, he Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said often quickly put on ventilators. University found that 76 percent Management has asked them to pay the fee for the second mitted suicide at his home in said, adding the police were prone position reduces the need Now, we are using this tech- of Covid-19 patients who were semester immediately. suburban Malad, police said trying to get in touch with his for ventilators in Covid-19 pa- nique at SMHS hospital and the re- in respiratory distress improved “In view of the current pandemic, it is not possible for our on Thursday. family members. tients. “We can save lives by this sults are encouraging. Patients who with proning and they didn’t parents to pay the fee. When the government should have Sharma, 44, who worked in "We have not found any sui- simple non-invasive technique,” are awake are placed in a facedown need to be intubated,” he added. started providing some sort of facilities for online educa- serials like 'Kyunki Saas Bhi cide note at the spot. It seems to said DAK President and influ- prone position along with supple- Dr Nisar said it is important tion, it is warning the students on paying fees,” said the stu- Kabhi Bahu Thi', 'Kahaani Ghar be suicide case. It is suspected enza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. mental oxygen. Many patients are to understand that mechanical dents who did not want to be named fearing repercussions Ghar Ki' and 'Yeh Rishtey Hain that he hanged himself two “In proning, patients are improving with this technique and ventilators are no panacea for from the management. Pyar Ke', was found hanging days back. We have sent the placed facedown onto their they no longer require a ventilator. critically ill Covid-19 patients. The student said the Valley was under lockdown for a from a ceiling fan in the kitch- body for an autopsy," Fernandes stomach or onto their side while Dr Nisar said various studies have “Most patients in our experi- year and no one has been able to earn which has even made en of his flat at Neha building said. Based on primary informa- lying down,” he said. “By flip- shown that proning prevents Covid ence who end up on ventilators go livelihood difficult under such circumstances. in Chincholi Bunder locality in tion, an Accidental Death Re- ping over or to the side, you open patients from being ventilated. “A on to die. And many of the patients “How can management and the government be so in- Malad (West) on Wednesday man peeped through the port (ADR) has been registered, up lungs that would otherwise be study published in the Journal ‘Ac- who continue to live can’t be taken sensitive? Should they bother about providing education night, a police official said. kitchen window and saw him he said, adding that further in- compressed when you are on your cident Emergency Medicine’ tested off the mechanical breathing ma- and engaging students through a proper online system or No suicide note was found hanging. He then alerted the vestigation is underway. back,” Dr Nisar said adding that proning in 50 Covid-19 patients who chines,” he said. “We now have a they should be collecting fees. It is ironic that the govern- at the spot and it is suspected other society members. Mumbai Police are also cur- “proning improves blood oxygen were struggling with dangerously risk free technique to avoid these ment has not thought about it and they are just seeking he hanged himself two days Later, the society mem- rently investigating the death levels among Covid-19 patients low oxygen levels. The study found machines. Proning is a therapeu- fees which are not possible for the students belonging to back, Malad police station's bers informed the police who of Bollywood actor Sushant struggling with abnormally low that after just 5 minutes of proning tic intervention and should be the middle class or lower middle class families,” they said. senior inspector George Fer- rushed to the spot and took Singh Rajput, 34, who was levels.” He said when the pan- oxygen levels rose to the near nor- considered in all awake Covid-19 They urged the Government authorities and the univer- nandes said. Sharma to a hospital where found hanging at his apart- demic first struck, proning was mal level and in the end, about three- patients who are in respiratory sity management to completely waive off the course fee so The incident came to light doctors declared him brought ment in suburban Bandra on not a go-to intervention. Instead, quarters of the patients never had to distress not maintaining oxygen as to provide some sort of relief to their parents in these when the building's watch- dead, another official said.The June 14. PTI Covid pneumonia patients with be put on a ventilator,” he said. saturation levels,” said Dr Nisar. distressing times. K Y M C M Y K C M Y K C