MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 (PAGE 8) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Naidu lauds media for braving all Simplicity should be the way BSF, ITBP shelve annual battalion odds, acting as frontline warriors changeover along Pak, B'desh, China borders of life: , May 3: any such attempt will be dealt gency cases, he said. NEW DELHI, May 3: "much beyond the IB". Deswal said personnel resid- MUMBAI, May 3: with nature. Deewana: Phir Se" with sons The annual rotation of BSF On World Press Freedom Day, Vice-President M Venkaiah "It is a very tight slap on our Sunny and Bobby Deol. "We will ensure that all infil- ing in 'green zones' (COVID- Veteran actor Dharmendra and ITBP soldiers along the Naidu on Sunday lauded the media for braving all odds and acting face from mother earth. We need The actor often shares tration attempts are foiled along 19safe areas) have only been believes the biggest takeaway Pakistan, Bangladesh and China any part of the -Pakistan asked to return and join the as frontline warriors along with doctors, police and others in com- to love and nurture nature. The videos on social media, giving from the coronavirus pandemic borders has been shelved till IB," the DG said. nearest unit or battalion to avoid bating COVID-19 pandemic and virus has come because of us glimpse of vegetables and fruits should be the importance of March next year because of the Asked about the annual long travels. urged the journalists to always and we are suffering because of grown at his farmhouse. He said coronavirus outbreak, the top remain committed to the cardinal leading a simple life. our own actions. changeover of Indo-Tibetan "We have sent our own sani- The nationwide lockdown he loves farming and enjoys this commander of the two forces Border Police battalions along tised vehicles to collect such principles of journalism. simple life, which he finds com- has said. ''I also laud the media for was announced by Prime the 3,488-km-long Line of personnel. All precautions will forting. Surjeet Singh Deswal, the braving all odds and acting as Minister Narendra Modi on Actual Control with China, he be taken once they report back "I am a Jat and Jats love their director general of the two frontline warriors along with doc- March 24 to contain the spread said the number of soldiers for and they will be put under com- of COVID-19. land and their farms. I love forces, said that only battalions this exercise in the mountain- pulsory 14-day quarantine tors, police and others in combat- deployed in "extremely hard ing COVID-19 pandemic''. Dharmendra, 84, believes spending time in my farmhouse. warfare trained force was less. before they start," he said. people should take the lock- Organic farming is our focus. areas" of these three important There are two ITBP battal- The chief of the two forces Mr Naidu said except during Indian frontiers will be rotated the Emergency, the Indian media down "positively". There is so much greenery and ions deployed in "extremely added that routine transfers and "Due to lockdown there is no freshness here. I love being in after an assessment of the out- hard areas" and their replace- postings in these forces have has always remained committed break situation post July. to independence. pollution, there is so much fresh the lap of nature. It is a blessing. ment will be decided post July, also been put on hold and there air, the sky is so clear, every- Whatever money I have earned, "We have postponed the Deswal said. was "no urgency" on this front. He urged the journalists to always remain committed to the annual routine rotation of all thing looks beautiful. I am so I spent everything here." As per practice in the two "Transfers already issued cardinal principles of journalism including truth, accuracy and battalions in BSF and ITBP to happy to see this time it reminds The actor is saddened with forces, a border battalion (over will be brought into effect once ethics. next year till March 31," he said. me of the time that we lived the demise of two stalwarts of 1,000 troops) is replaced every situation is normal and public ''On World Press Freedom Day, I urge Indian media to always "I hope people understand Deswal, a 1984-batch Indian remain committed to the cardinal principles of journalism- truth, back then. We all should take Indian cinema - Irrfan Khan and three years while those posted in transport facilities are available. and cut down on a lot of Police Service officer of the accuracy, impartiality, accountability, fairness and ethics and act as lockdown positively," the actor Rishi Kapoor. He believes death hard areas are changed after two We are not in urgency to do unessential things and not Haryana cadre, heads the BSF in the watchdog of democracy & society at large,'' he said in his mis- told PTI in an interview. is inevitable, but one must learn years. this," he said. become greedy and be happy an additional capacity. sive. "I am living life like this and A similar rotation of two "We will not allow any hard- with what they have. Less is from the lives of those who have Talking about the Border Mr Naidu urged media to place the welfare of the common I am very happy about it. I come ITBP battalions deployed for ships to our troops," he said. always good. Simplicity should departed. Security Force, he said 12 bat- man and progress of the nation at the centre of all its activities. ''In to the city when there is work "We are all happy when anti-Naxal operations in Asked about concerns of the (referring to films) and when not be the way of life. Everyone talions were to be replaced particular, there is a need for greater focus on agriculture and rural someone is born in a family but Chhattisgarh has also been officers regarding a possible I am happy here in my farm- must follow this. This is a lesson along the Indian fronts with shelved this year. delay in their routine promo- development,'' he maintained. when someone leaves us we cry house. I am born to give happi- for life." Away from the fast- Pakistan and Bangladesh, but The BSF and ITBP chief tions and holding of departmen- The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be and mourn. We don't learn any- ness, entertain and inspire paced life and brouhaha of only four units deployed in added that the forces were aug- tal promotion committee (DPC) World Press Freedom Day or World Press Day to raise awareness thing from death. I believe every high-altitude and harsh weather of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments everyone," he added. Bollywood, Dharmendra spends menting manpower across all meetings, the DG said these The actor believes the pan- most of his time at his farm- death teaches us something. It is conditions will be taken out if formations by recalling"a limit- processes were on course. of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expres- all about living together with conditions permit post July. sion. (UNI) demic is the result of the actions house in Lonavala. He was last ed number" of those on leave till "There is no halt in DPCs of humans and the only way to seen in a full-fledged role in love and staying in unity but we The BSF guards the 4,096- now due to the nationwide lock- and even MHA (Ministry of survive now is to live in sync 2018 film "Yamla Pagla all forget this." (PTI) km-long Indo-Bangla border down. Home Affairs) is approving all Rishi Kapoor was full and about 2,280 kms of the front "About 4,500 BSF personnel such proposals sent by us. DPC with Pakistan. and around 2,000 officials in is a regular process and we are Rise in coronavirus cases expected Asked about the situation ITBP have already joined back," carrying it out. of positivity: Trehan along the two borders, Deswal the DG said. "No promotion will be said the force is ensuring strict "This was required as we delayed. All offices are func- MUMBAI, May 3: to stabilise anytime soon: Paul sealing of the frontiers. needed to rotate our men and tioning and it is our priority to Along the International Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor was never the one to mention NEW DELHI, May 3: "So, overall the rate of totally extinguished. women who were doing duty for ensure that all personnel get spread has diminished but yes "After the lockdown ends, Border with Pakistan, he said, long hours (since the lockdown their promotions on time.The his illness and was always full of positive attitude, says filmmaker The continuous rise in the there has been no incident of Honey Trehan as he fondly remembers working with the actor on the number still has not sta- our new normal is going to be began on March25)," he said. COVID-19 situation will not number of people testing posi- bilised. But we expect it to sta- be very different. There will be infiltration by terrorists till now Some of these personnel also hinder the process of promo- his last film, "Sharmaji Namkeen". tive for coronavirus is expect- but "we are very vigilant" and Kapoor died at the age of 67 on April 30 after a two year long bilise anytime soon," the NITI no big collection of people, need to go on leave in emer- tions," he said. (PTI) ed to stabilise anytime soon, Aayog member said. there will be no religion con- battle with leukaemia at H N Reliance hospital in south Mumbai. NITI Aayog member V K Paul The film is produced by Excel Entertainment in association Reacting to criticism that gregation or big events. said on Sunday. India is not doing enough "We will have to wear Suicide leading cause for over with Trehan and Abhishek Choubey under their banner MacGuffin He also said the rationale Pictures. It is directed by the debutant Hitesh Bhatia. tests, Paul said India's testing masks. Lots of things will behind the Government's deci- strategy has been fine-tuned change until the pandemic is "It is a coming-of-age story of a 60-year-old man. It is about a sion to extend the lockdown from time to time based on the totally extinguished," he middle-class man who wants to discover life after retirement. This by two more weeks after May 300 lockdown deaths in India observed. film was meant for him, he is the DNA of the film. I was looking 3 is to consolidate the gains of NEW DELHI, May 3: related to starvation and financial crimes (12), including vigilantism The death toll due to to work with Rishi sir for the longest time and I am glad this script the first and second phase of distress (36). for violating rules, and denial of COVID-19 rose to 1,301 and Suicide was the leading cause clicked well," Trehan said in an interview. restrictions. In an interview, "There have been a staggering medical care (38). for over 300 "non-coronavirus The producer said he was amazed by the actor's professional- Paul said sudden spurt in num- the number of cases climbed to number of suicides, caused by fear "There are also 41 cases where deaths" reported in India due to ism. ber of coronavirus cases is still 39,980 in the country on of infection, loneliness, lack of the specific cause is not clear. An Sunday, according to the distress triggered by the nation- "He was so child-like, he was like a newcomer. He was so amenable to containment strat- freedom of movement, and alcohol example of such an incident would Union Health Ministry. wide lockdown, revealed a new set charged up. At the age of 67, he would shoot for 10-12 hours a day. egy. withdrawal during the lockdown. be where there is a conflict The Centre has extended of data compiled by a group of There was no negative thought ever. There was no mention about "The rationale (behind "For instance, unable to handle between the account of the state the lockdown by two more researchers. his illness. extending the lockdown till withdrawal (a medical condition), and the family/friends of the weeks after May 3, when the The group, comprising public "And if you would ask him, 'How are you feeling?' He would May 17) is that the gains of as many as seven people have died deceased about the cause of the second phase of these restric- interest technologist Thejesh GN, say, 'How am I looking?' His attitude was commendable." lockdown need to be consoli- after consuming aftershave and death, said Aman. Asked if the shooting schedule was changed due to his health, dated in the country...Real tions was scheduled to end. activist Kanika Sharma and assis- Prime Minister Narendra tant professor of legal practice at sanitizer lotions. A large number of "Also, it must be understood Trehan said, "He never allowed it." goal of lockdown was to sup- migrant labourers stuck in quaran- these deaths are likely an underes- Trehan recalled that the Delhi schedule of the film was to start press the chain of transmission Modi had first announced a Jindal Global School of Law stage of coronavirus disease. 21-day nationwide lockdown Aman, said 338 deaths have tine facilities, away from family, timate: only a fraction of deaths as from mid-January this year and Kapoor was to arrive a day before of the virus. So, we will lose died by suicide, fearing infection, per reported by the media and we that, if we abruptly end it," he "And we have build and from March 25, which was occurred from March 19 till May 2 and the actor's sister Ritu Nanda had passed away the same day. and sometimes even the stigma may have missed some deaths said. increased our capacities. later extended by two more and they are related to lockdown. "It was a tragedy in the family and he happened to be in Delhi. attached to the disease," the group reported in local media as well." Paul, who is heading an Today, we are doing more than weeks to contain the virus According to the data, 80 peo- We were planning to reschedule the shoot as per his convenience said in a statement. The group tracked newspapers and he said, 'No. The one thing I have learnt from my father is the Empowered Group on medical 50,000 tests every day and we spread. However, several ple killed themselves due to loneli- Other causes of the "non-coro- and web portals in a handful of lan- show must go on'. equipment and management have done more than 7 lakh experts have cautioned that the ness and fear of being tested posi- navirus deaths" were exhaustion guages - primarily English, Hindi, "He knew it would have been very difficult for the unit to shift plan to tackle coronavirus out- tests total," he pointed out. lockdown is severely impact- tive for the virus. The suicides are (24), including workers travelling and a few vernaculars (Kannada, any scene or sequence because he is there in every scene. He did- break, said that at the same On what will be the new ing the economy and many rat- followed by migrants dying in long distances on foot or queuing Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Odia, and n't want us to put in an uncomfortable situation and he rather put time where situation is good, normal after the lockdown ing agencies and industry bod- accidents on their way back home for ration, police atrocity/state vio- Malayalam), and social media to himself into an uncomfortable situation." the opening will take place ends, the Niti Aayog member ies have forecast a sharp dip in (51), deaths associated with with- lence (11), lockdown-related After roping in Kapoor, Trehan said, they approached Juhi with caution and care. said working from home wher- the country's economic growth drawal symptoms (45), and those compile the data.(PTI) Chawla, who too was eager about working on the film. Replying to a question that ever possible, will become a rate for the current fiscal. Chawla is among the few actors with whom Kapoor extensive- whether India has slipped into new normal until pandemic is (PTI) ly worked in the 1990s. The two starred in movies such as "Bol community transmission Shramik trains should have 90 Radha Bol", "Eena Meena Deeka", "Daraar" and "Luck By stage, he said, "Essentially, we Jawan kills SI before killing self Chance". think it (continuous rise in "To see them on screen together was so nostalgic for all of us," coronavirus cases) is still NEW DELHI, May 3: per cent occupancy: Railways the producer said. amenable to containment strat- NEW DELHI, May 3: trains will be run for distances water at the originating points, it Trehan added that the team shot for the film till mid-February egy". A jawan allegedly killed his senior, a sub-inspector, before tak- ing his own life in a fratricidal incident at a BSF camp in more than 500 kms. These trains said. "It will be mandatory for all and when lockdown was announced on March 24 they had to put He also noted that India is Indian Railways has issued a will not stop at any in between passengers to wear face cover. their plans on hold. nowhere close to the kind of Rajasthan, officials said. set of guidelines for its zones for They said the incident took place at about 6:30 AM at border station before the destination sta- The state authorities shall advise "The film went on floors in December in Mumbai then we escalation of coronavirus cases running the Shramik special tion. The train with full length the passengers to use mask/ face moved to Delhi and the last schedule was planned in Mumbai. But that it witnessed during the out post 'Renuka' in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan where a trains to ferry stranded people, unit of the 125th battalion of the force is deployed. composition with social distanc- covers then COVID-19 warnings came and we were planning how to go pre-lockdown phase. saying the trains should have at ing (not counting the inside mid- "The originating state will ahead. We decided to wait and shoot once the lockdown lifted." "In the pre-lockdown Head constable Shiv Chander Ram is reported to have shot least 90 per cent occupancy to dead his senior and sub-inspector R P Singh before he killed him- dle berths) can carry approxi- encourage all passengers to The filmmaker said a few days of shooting was left on the film stage, we were doubling our operate. mately 1200 passengers each," it download and use Aarogya Setu with Kapoor. "Sadly this is his last project and we are sure we will number of cases in every five self using a service weapon, a senior official of the border guard- Railways said the local state ing force said. said. App," it said. finish it somehow soon. We will bring it out to his fans. Once days. Before that even at every government authority shall han- "The originating state shall For trains with long journey things settle down, we will sit with our team and decide what to 3 days. Now, we are doubling Senior officials are at the incident spot to ascertain the cause of dover tickets of such trains to the fratricidal incident, he said. (PTI) plan the group of travellers beyond 12 hours, one meal will do," he added. (PTI) in 11-12 days. passengers cleared by them and accordingly. The occupancy of be provided by the railways collect the ticket fare and hand train should not be less than 90 On arrival at their destina- over the total amount to per cent," the guidelines stated. tion, the passengers will be India tried to persuade Pak through Railways. Railways shall print train received by state government It also said that the originat- tickets to the specified destina- authorities, who would make all ing state will provide adequate tion, as per number of passengers arrangements for their screening security at the designated station indicated by originating state and quarantine, if necessary, and fur- back channel to release Jadhav: Salve to ensure that only those passen- hand them over to the local state ther travel. The receiving state gers, who have been cleared by NEW DELHI, May 3: haven't," he said, while answer- the military court in the matter. Iran sanction case was impor- case as to how they nabbed government authority, it said. will make adequate security State Government to travel and "The local State Government arrangements at the railway sta- ing a question on the current sit- Responding to a question tant one, but that was done him," Salve said. have valid train ticket for jour- India had hoped it might be uation in the matter. about the alleged offensive lan- peacefully. "Their case generally is that authority shall handover tickets tion. "Railways reserves the able to persuade Pakistan ney, should enter station premis- to passengers cleared by them right to discontinue Shramik "We have written four-five guages used by lawyer repre- Sharing the experience they caught him trying to infil- es. through "back channel" to letters. They just keep on deny- senting Pakistan at the ICJ, about the hearing in the Jadhav trate Pakistan at the Pakistan- and collect the ticket fare and Special train operations if safety, release retired Indian Navy offi- "Each Shramik Special train hand over the total amount to security and hygiene protocols ing," he said. "I think we have Salve said the Pakistan's lawyer case, he said that by the time of Iran border at the place called shall be a non-stop train bound cer , who reached a point where we have had used very "strong language" rejoinder argument, the Chhabahar. That's where they railways," the guidelines stated. are flouted at any stage," the was sentenced to death by a for a single destination. The State Government shall guidelines issued to all zonal to now decide whether we want against India. Pakistan lawyer was apologetic caught him," he said. Normally, the Shramik Special Pakistan military court on to go back to ICJ for consequen- for the language used. Salve added that before issue food packets and drinking general managers said.(PTI) charges of "espionage and ter- tial directions because Pakistan "We are keeping this case Pakistan informed India about rorism" in 2017, senior advocate has not moved ahead." under the glare of the interna- Jadhav's arrest, they had made Harish Salve has said. Salve said that following the tional community in the hope his confession global. How coronavirus infects intestine cells decoded Salve was the lead counsel ICJ order, Pakistan had granted that Pakistan does not do what it "The confession makes an LONDON, May 3: ing, shortness of breath, and actually get infected and pro- for India in the Jadhav case at consular access but it was too does," he said in response to a interesting reading. It is a very fever, and the disease is trans- duce virus particles. the International Court of late and "we have now been in a question as to how to save general kind of confession say- Researchers have shown that mitted via tiny droplets that are So the scientists attempted to Justice (ICJ) which had last year tussle with Pakistan to get them Jadhav from the fate meted out ing that I have been a bad boy. I the novel coronavirus can infect spread mainly through coughing culture the viruses in human ruled that Pakistan must review to set up machinery." to Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistan have indulged in terrorism and multiply in cells of the and sneezing. intestinal organoids, which are the death sentence awarded to "Pakistan believes, first of jail. activities in this place and that human intestine, a finding that One third of the patients, tiny versions of the human the retired naval officer after a all they told the whole world Sarabjit, who was convicted place and on behalf of India. I could explain why many however, also experience gas- intestine that can be grown in closed trial. they have won the case, good for for alleged involvement in have done lot of bad things in COVID-19 patients experience trointestinal symptoms, such as the lab. "These organoids con- During an online lecture them. And now, they keep say- bomb attacks in Pakistan's Pakistan. No details, no dates, gastrointestinal symptoms such nausea and diarrhea, the tain the cells of the human intes- series organised by the Akhil ing that you have to file a pro- Punjab province in 1990, was no incidents mentioned, no spe- as diarrhea. researchers said. tinal lining, making them a com- Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, ceeding in a Pakistani court or "In the ICJ, we never used brutally attacked by inmates in cific incidents mentioned. They The scientists, including Long after the respiratory pelling model to investigate affiliated to the Rashtriya take Pakistani proceedings," he words like these. I did the word the Kot Lakhpat Jail and had claim that on basis of this, he those from Hubrecht Institute in symptoms have been resolved, infection by SARS-CoV-2," said Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on said. check and worlds like disgust- died in a hospital in the country. was then sent to trial, he was the Netherlands, successfully the virus can be detected in study co-author Hans Clevers Saturday, Salve from London "We keep saying how you ing, lying and dishonest have Salve, while addressing the given an Army officer, as a propagated the novel coron- human stool, they added, sug- froom Hubrecht Institute. said the Indian side has kept on propose to carry out the judge- been used by Pakistan many lawyers, gave the background lawyer to represent him. They avirus, SARS-CoV-2, in cell cul- gesting that SARS-CoV-2 can When the virus was added to asking how do Pakistan propose ment of ICJ and give effective times," he said. of Jadhav's case and said he is claim he was tried," he said. ture models of the human intes- also spread via so-called "fecal- the organoids, the cells were to carry out the ICJ judgement review and reconsideration. Salve said that he did not the ex-navy commander and his Pakistan has claimed that tine, and monitored the response oral transmission". rapidly infected, the study and give effective review and They refuse to answer that ques- want to stoop to the Pakistan's case is that he carries out busi- Jadhav was arrested on March of the cells to the virus. Though the respiratory and noted. According to the scien- reconsideration, but no answer tion. We have had exchanges level as Indian traditions did not ness in Iran and one day he was 3, 2016 and India was informed They said the findings, pub- gastrointestinal organs seem tists, the virus entered a subset has been forthcoming. backward and forward. I think allow him to use such bad kidnapped. on March 25, 2016, when its lished in the journal Science, very different, the study noted of the cells in the intestinal "We were hoping that the has words and, moreover, he "He was handed over by the Foreign Secretary raised the could explain the observation some key similarities. organoids, and the number of through back channel, we may been writing to them and who respected the ICJ and its portal. Taliban to the Pakistan Army. matter with the Indian consulate that nearly one third of COVID- One observation, it said, is cells that were infected be able to persuade Pakistan to knows the way things are going, Salve then referred to a The fact that he was seized by in Islamabad. 19 patients experience symp- the presence of the ACE2 recep- increased over time. let him go. If they want to say on we may have to go back in the statement of a registrar of the the Pakistan Army at the Jadhav was sentenced to toms such as diarrhea, and the tor through which the SARS- Using electron microscopy - humanitarian ground or whatev- ICJ someday, trying to get jus- ICJ made to the Indian ambas- Pakistan border with Iran is an death on charges of espionage fact that the virus often can be CoV-2 virus can enter cells. - an advanced way to visualize er, we want him back. We said tice for Jadhav," Salve said. sador during a function. admitted fact. Of course and terrorism in April 2017 by The researchers said the different components of the cell let him go. Because it has detected in stool samples. He said till date, Pakistan "He (registrar) said that Pakistan does not admit that he the Army court. inside of the intestine is loaded in great detail -- the researchers become a big ego problem in Patients with COVID-19 has refused to share the case there was so much heat in this was kidnapped by the Taliban. India had moved the ICJ with these receptors. Until now, found virus particles inside and Pakistan. So, we were hoping show a variety of symptoms details such as the FIR, the case." Salve recalled, adding There is no clarity. There has against the Pakistan Army court. they said it was unknown outside the cells of the that they will let him go. They associated with respiratory chargesheet or the judgement of that he said that the America- been no clarity in Pakistan's (PTI) organs such as coughing, sneez- whether intestinal cells could organoids. (PTI)