9thyear of publication Srinagar Observer Div Com reviews status of subjudice Smriti Irani Rolls out 49th IHGF Digital Fair Cricket: The Curious Case Of Fawad Alam sanctioned building permissions in Srinagar In a first, the 49th IHGF Delhi Fair, the Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Fawad Alam sits alone on the dreary concrete steps in front of the press box at Irani, rolled out Virtual Edition, organized by Export Promotion Council for Gaddafi Stadium.v In the age of people tearing down statues of one culture’s The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday past heroes due to their sins against another, it is surprising that Gaddafi’s chaired a meeting of officials to review the status of cases Handicrafts (EPCH) today. Over 1500 manufacturers and exporters from name still stands here as a monument of nationalistic pride. Whatever pertaining to violations of sanctioned commercial building all over the world are participating in the digital fair by displaying more your views on naming your home cricket stadium after a non-cricketer permissions in Srinagar city and the court directions thereof. The than 2000 product expressions. A large number of exporters from with a polarising background, it doesn’t change the fact that sitting meeting discussed various matters that are under consideration Jammu and Kashmir, whose movement passes were facilitated by the here on those dreary concrete steps, Fawad Alam’s beard oil is in court including sanctioned commercial building permissions in Divisional Administration, attended the inaugural function | Page 07 glistening under | Page 08 Srinagar, besides | Page 05

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BriefNews Sopore gunfight... Slain Militants 32 Gamblers, 2 Drug 3 Slain Militants Were Buried in Sheeri Peddlers Held 2 JeM Militants Killed, Baramulla: Jammu and Srinagar: Continuing its drive Planning A Big Strike: DIG NKR Kashmir police on Monday against drug dealings and social morning buried all three Lash- crimes, Anantnag Police have ‘35-40 Foreign, 17 Local kar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants who arrested 32 gamblers and 2 noto- Woman Injured In were killed in Reban area of rious drug peddlers in Pahalgam Militants Active In Sopore in Sheeri area of north area. Stake money of more than 2 lacs was seized from the gamblers Northern Districts, Ready Kashmir's Baramulla district. and huge quantity of contraband Anantnag Gunfight To Face Any Challenge’ Police officials told a local substance was also recovered from news gathering agency that the possession of drug peddlers. Jahangeer Ganaie Peerzada Waseem nobody approached them be- Besides, Srinagar police have also fore the bodies were taken to arrested 3 gamblers from Dalgate Anantnag: Two militants Srinagar: At least three Sheeri Baramulla. area. Following inputs about gam- affiliated with Jaish-e-Mu- Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants They said that the decision bling activities | More on P2 hammad (JeM) were killed including two foreigners were was also taken in view of 3 Timber Smugglers while as a woman received Sunday killed in a day-long en- Covid-19 pandemic. bullet injuries in an encoun- counter in Sopore area of north Sopore, Deputy Inspector General “Sheeri is place where for- Held In Budgam ter that raged between mil- Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a (DIG), North Kashmir Range, Mu- eign militants or those who Srinagar: Police in Budgam have itants and forces in Viddy top police officer said. He also hammad Suliaman Choudhary remain unidentified are bur- arrested 3 timber smugglers and Srigufwara area of South stated that they are putting their said that a major threat has been ied,” said an official. seized illicit timber from their Kashmir's Anantnag district every effort to ensure that the lo- averted after three militants affil- Earlier, Inspector General possession. Officers from PS Khag on Monday morning. cal youth will not pick up arms. iated with LeT have been killed in of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, during night patrolling in Poshkar area of Khag have arrested 03 tim- An official told a local Addressing a presser in Sopore gunfight. | More on P2 Vijay Kumar | More on P2 ber smugglers and seized 28 logs of news gathering agency that a illicit timber from their possession. joint team of Police, Army’s They have been identified as Abdul 3 RR and CRPF launched Rasheed Reshi, Mohammad Amin a Cordon and Search Op- Army Chief Visits Forwards Areas Reshi and Javeed Ahmad Reshi all eration (CASO) on specific residents of Poshkar, Khag Budgam. information about the pres- ceived bullet injuries, he with bullet injuries on Mon- A case | More on P2 Along IB in Pathankot-Jammu ence of militants in the area. said, adding that one mili- day morning. He said that Man Injured In He said that as the joint tant is said to be local while the condition of the injured Agencies Rising Star Corps, including Kath- team of forces approached to- the other is a foreigner. lady is stable. ua, Samba, Jammu and Pathankot, Bear Attack wards the suspected spot, the He identified the injured Pertinently, 130 local as Jammu: Army Chief Gen M to review the security situation. Ganderbal: A 50-year-old man hiding militants fired upon woman as Arifa Jan, daugh- well as non-local militants M Naravane on Monday visited The Chief of Army Staff was was injured in a bear attack in them, which was retaliated, ter of Late Ghulam Moham- including some top com- forward areas along the Interna- received here by Lt Gen R P Cherwan area of Kangan in Central thus triggering an encounter. mad, who is a government manders like Riyaz Naikoo tional Border (IB) and reviewed Singh, General Officer Command- Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on During the exchange of teacher by profession. of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Qari the security situation and oper- ing-in-Chief, Western Command, Monday morning. An official told a local news gathering agency that fire, two militants were Principal GMC Anantnag, Yasir of JeM, Hyder of Lash- ational readiness of the troops Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, GOC a man identified as Abdul Rasheed killed and a woman living Dr Showkat Jeelani said kar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Bur- deployed on ground in the Jam- Rising Star Corps, Maj Gen V B Tenda, son of Shams-u-din Tenda near the encounter site re- they have received a lady han Koka of | More on P2 mu-Pathankot region, a defence He visited areas falling under Nair, GOC Tiger Division and Air of Thune Kangan was attacked spokesperson said. the operational command of the Commodore | More on P2 by a black bear near an orchard in upper-belt of Cherwan, leaving him severely wounded. In the attack, COVID Rasheed suffered serious head Lockdown pandemic 314 Cases Detected in injuries and was | More on P2 CRPF Man Among 7 Patients Die in JK, Toll 188 Minor Drowns To Re-imposed UT, Tally Soars to 10,827 Death In Dal Lake Nadeem Nadu in Sgr Areas Nadeem Nadu up of the cases, officials said Srinagar: A minor drowned after Srinagar: Jammu and Kash- that Srinagar reported 101 he fell down while fishing in Dal Mubashir Aalam Wani mir reported seven more deaths Srinagar: Jammu and cases, Baramulla 6, Kulgam Lake near Dalgate area here on Monday. Official sources told a due to covid-19 including a Kashmir on Monday reported 21, Shopian 16, Anantnag 14, local news gathering agency that Srinagar: Following 65-year-old who died while his 314 fresh infections of Kupwara 30, Pulwama 6, soon after the boy drowned, some the surge in the number of sample for the virus was being Novel Coronavirus, Budgam 11, Bandipora locals immediately retrieved him COVID cases, authorities taken and a paramilitary CRPF taking the overall 20, Jammu 25, Udham- even as the police party rushed to on Monday re-imposed lock- Sub Inspector posted with 18th tally of the covid-19 pur 1, Kathua 16, the spot. Later the boy was taken down in many areas of Sri- battalion at Uranhal Kulgam. cases 10827 in the Ramban 9, Samba 24, to SMHS hospital but was declared nagar to prevent the deadly The fresh deaths take the fatal- Union Territory. Poonch 4, Doda 6 and brought dead on arrival by the doc- tors there. He has been identified virus from spreading. ity count due to the pestilence in Among the cases Kishtwar 4. as Ayan Ahmad Sofi (9) son of In the last week, over 450 J&K to 188—17 from Jammu and 89 were reported from Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Abdul Majeed Sofi of Khaniyar. A cases were detected in Sri- 171 from Kashmir Valley. Jammu division and 225 Officer Coronavirus Con- police | More on P2 nagar district alone, thus The deaths include two per- from Kashmir including four trol Measures at SKIMS Sou- prompting the administra- sons, both aged 55 years, from 26 from CRPF and 4 from High ra told a local news gathering tion to re-impose the lock- Nikat Arbal and Litter Pulwa- posted in Kulgam, 70-year-old woman from Soibugh Budgam, Court besides 35-day-old baby. agency that out of 1413 samples down in the areas, which ma respectively, CRPF trooper man from Handwara, 73-year-old 45-year-old from | More on P2 Giving district wise break- which | More on P2 India, China to hold were declared red zones. Corps Commander- Witnesses told a local news gathering agency that In A First, No Official level talks today all the shops, business es- Scientists Develop 'Catch And Kill' Air Relief to Provisionally Function Held To tablishments and private Filter, Claim It Can Kill Coronavirus Agencies offices remained closed in Registered Industries Commemorate Srinagar district while the Agencies According to the study, pub- Martyr’s Day New Delhi: Corps Command- vehicular movement was lished in the journal Materi- Apex Committee Extends for Provisional Registration in er-level talks between India and also thin on the roads. Washington: Scientists als Today Physics, the device Provisional Validity Of favour of industrial units regis- Agencies China will be held on Tuesday at Earlier, the relaxation have designed a “catch and killed 99.8 per cent of the tered prior to 01.01.2016. Chushul in Eastern Ladakh. was given by the authorities kill” air filter which novel coronavirus, SARS- Units For Varying Periods Administrative Secretaries Srinagar: For the first The talks will focus mainly on following the three-month- they say can trap the CoV-2, in a single pass SO News Desk of Housing and Urban Devel- time since 1948, there was no the second phase of disengage- long strict lockdown. novel coronavirus through its filter. opment Department, Power holiday and official function ment along the Line of Actual However, the decision to and neutralise it in- It said the device, Srinagar: The Chief Sec- Development Department, to commemorate the martyrs’ Control (LAC), said the Indian re-impose the lockdown was stantly, an invention made from commer- retary, B V R Subrahmanyam Industries and Commerce day in Jammu and Kashmir. Army officials. taken by the district admin- that may reduce the cially available nickel Monday chaired the 46th meet- Department, along with con- Officials told a local news Earlier, the ministry of exter- istration after people from spread of Covid-19 foam heated to 200 de- ing of Apex Projects Clearance cerned Heads of Departments gathering agency that the offi- nal affairs had said that diplo- different sections including in closed spaces such grees Celsius, also killed Committee (APCC) of J&K State participated in the meeting. cial function to commemorate matic and military officials of In- Doctors, traders and others as schools, hospitals and 99.9 percent of the spores of Industrial Development Corpo- At the outset, Chief Secre- the martyr’s days was not held dia and China will continue their demanded the re-imposition health care facilities, as well the deadly bacterium Bacillus ration Ltd (SIDCO). The meeting tary reviewed the Action Tak- as the official holiday of July 13 meetings to take forward the pro- of lockdown following the as public transit environments anthracis which causes the an- was convened to discuss exten- en Report on the minutes of in the erstwhile State of Jammu cess of troops | More on P2 spike in the | More on P2 like airplanes. thrax disease. | More on P2 sion in validity of time period 45th APCC meeting. | More on P2 and Kashmir was omitted after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A in August last year. A senior official said that in Abdullahs Move HC For Release of LG Murmu Seeks Peace, Cooperation From People December last year, the list of gazetted holidays had no men- 16 NC Leaders Detained Last Year tion of martyr’s days on July E-Inaugurates 15 13, which was observed in the SO News Desk Infrastructural Projects erstwhile | More on P2 Of School Edu Deptt Srinagar: National Confer- ieutenant Governor, Girish ence (NC) on Monday moved Chandra Murmu on Monday J&K Will Never Forget the Jammu and Kashmir High L e-inaugurated 15 important Court seeking early release of 16 infrastructural projects of the Sacrifice Of Martyrs: NC party members who have been School Education Department. Agencies detained at their houses "illegal- Kewal Kumar Sharma, Advisor to ly" since August 5 last year, the the Lieutenant | More on P2 ammu and Kashmir National day the Centre announced with- party statement. Conference on Monday asserted Jpeople in J&K can never forget drawal of the erstwhile state's According to the statement, Fa- New Projects A Major the valor, determination and sacrifice special status. rooq Abdullah, a former chief min- Boost To Power Sector of July 13 martyrs. Addressing a NC president and Lok Sabha ister, has filed the petition for the In Kashmir: LG meet here at party headquarters to member Farooq Abdullah and release of Ali Mohammad Sagar, Agencies government will ensure more efficient and clean adminis- commemorate the supreme sacrifice NC vice president Omar Ab- Abdul Rahim Rather, Nasir Aslam development than the expecta- tration in J&K,” Murmu said n a major boost to the power sec- of the martyrs of 13th July 1931, dullah filed the habeas corpus Wani, Aga Syed Mehmood, Mo- Srinagar: While thanking tions of people. during a candid exclusive chat tor in Kashmir, Lieutenant Gover- Party’s Additional General Secretary nor, Girish Chandra Murmu today petitions, challenging "the un- hammad Khalil Bandh, Irfan Shah, the people of J&K for their “My only expectation with with a local news agency at Raj I Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, who also e-inaugurated 10 power projects presided over the meet said that no constitutional and illegal house and Sahmeema Firdous. support to the administration, people is to maintain peace and Bhawan here. The Coronavirus worth Rs 19.51cr for Districts- Sri- power on earth can wipe out the deep detention" of senior leaders and His son Omar Abdullah, who Lt Governor Murmu Monday cooperate with administration. spread threat is still intact. The nagar, Shopian, Anantnag, Budgam imprints that the martyrs of 13 July functionaries, according to a is also a former | More on P2 assured people of J&K that the I assure them of accountable, Spike phase | More on P2 and Kulgam | More on P2 1931 have left on the | More on P2 Srinagar 02 Observer ....From the Front Page Srinagar / tuesdAY / 14 JuLY i 2020 News

charged from various hospitals including 53 from Kamal said that the people of J&K will never fail to re- that when we are nurturing a child in school, we 2 JeM Militants CRPF Man Among Jammu Division and 63 from the Valley. (GNS) member the great sacrifice of the martyrs of 1931 come what are nurturing the future of the nation”, he added. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in this year so far. Sopore and a 65-year-old man from Rawalpora Sri- may. “Our hearts are etched with the great sacrifice of our He directed for immediate utilization of the newly Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, the nagar who died while his sampling was being done Scientists Develop heroes which no power on earth can wash off. As a norm we constructed infrastructure, terming the projects as internet services have been snapped in Anantnag at CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the “This filter could be useful in airports and in had sought permission of the administration to go to Mazar assets created for rural areas which will certainly district management of the covid-19 patients here. Dr Salim airplanes, in office buildings, schools, and cruise e Shuhada, Naqshband Sahib. Regrettably the administra- contribute towards the quality improvement in the Meanwhile, in a statement issued here, Police Tak, Medical Superintendent at CD hospital told a lo- ships to stop the spread of COVID-19,” said Zhifeng tion didn’t give any equivocal response to us,” Kamal said, education sector. He further directed for construc- spokesman said that on specific inputs generated cal news gathering agency that the quinquagenarian Ren, a co-author of the study from the University condemning the government move of not allowing the par- tion of boundary walls, fencing, cleaning and prepar- by Anantnag Police regarding presence of mili- female from Pulwama was admitted on July 5. “She of Houston (UH) in the US. “Its ability to help con- ty to pay tributes to martyrs at Mazar e Shuhada. On the ing grounds under MGNREGA and other schemes. tants in Srigufwara area of Anantnag, a joint cor- was suffering from Chronic obstructive pulmonary trol the spread of the virus could be very useful occasion, the participants passed a resolution condemning The Lt Governor observed that the people of J&K don and search operation was launched by JKP, 03 disease (COPD) and bilateral pneumonia besides other for society,” Ren added. The researchers said they the administration move of not allowing the party func- have high expectations from the Government and RR and CRPF in the said area. ailments. She died today,” he added. Earlier a 45-year- are also developing a desk-top model for the device tionaries to offer fateh and floral tributes to Martyrs at we will go the extra mile to meet their developmen- During the search operation, as the presence of mil- old man from Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla which is capable of purifying the air in an office Mazar e Shuhada. Party’s Provincial Vice President tal aspirations. He also directed for early execution itants got ascertained they were given the opportuni- district died of covid-19 at SKIMS Soura. worker’s immediate surroundings. Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Women’s wing Provincial and speedy completion of languishing projects and ty to surrender, however they fired indiscriminately The quadragenarian was suffering from bilateral “Schools, transit systems, hospitals, airplanes, of- President Sabiya Qadri, District President Srinagar Peer works being projected under the B2V programme. upon the joint search party, which was retaliated lead- community acquired pneumonia (CAP) besides “mul- fice buildings, other health care facilities and public Afaq Ahmed, YNC VP Ahsan Pardesi also addressed the The newly inaugurated projects worth Rs 14.7 cr in- ing to an encounter. tiple myelomas, thrombocytopenia and electrolyte settings would be first in line to receive the devices,” meet and paid glowing tributes to the Martyrs. Among cluded construction of - 100 bedded Girls Hostel at Atholi In the indiscriminate firing by militants, one dysfunction”, Dr G N Itoo, Deputy Commissioner said Garrett K. Peel of Medistar, a Houston-based others party’s YNC, Women’s wing functionaries were Padder, Kishtwar; 100 bedded Girls Hostel at Palangar, woman received gunshot injuries. She was shifted Baramulla, said. He died at SKIMS Soura around 5:45 medical real estate development firm which part- also present on the occasion. (Agencies) Rajouri; 10 roomed High School Building at Theeru, to hospital for treatment where her condition is a.m., Dr Itoo added. Meanwhile, a paramilitary CRPF nered with UH for developing the device. Ganderbal; 10 roomed High School Building at Goripora, stated to be stable. trooper, who was posted in Kulgam, died at SMHS According to the scientists, since the virus can India, China to hold Srinagar; Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) In the ensuing encounter, two militants affiliat- hospital. The trooper’s death is the second fatality remain in the air for about three hours, a filter disengagement and de-escalation at the LAC. at Panchkarwari, Srinagar; Model Girls Hr. Sec. School ed with JeM were killed and their bodies were re- due to the virus among the paramilitary ranks in that could remove it quickly was a viable plan, and On July 5, the Special Representatives of India and Rajouri; Art/Craft room, Computer room at Government trieved from the site of encounter. One of the slain Jammu and Kashmir so far. Medical Superintendent with businesses reopening across the world, they China on the Boundary Question - Ajit Doval and Chi- High School Shahpur, Poonch; Additional accom- militants has been identified as Nasir alias Shah- SMHS hospital Srinagar, Dr Nazir Choudhary said believe controlling the spread in air-conditioned nese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs modation at Higher Secondary School, Saaj, Rajouri; baz alias Baz Bai, a Pakistan resident, ‘A’ category that the 55-year-old died at the hospital this morning. spaces was urgent. Wang Yi - had a ‘frank and in-depth exchange’ during GHS Dooru, Anantnag; Government Middle School militant, while as the identification of the other “His sample came out to be positive this afternoon,” The study noted that the novel coronavirus can- a telephone conversation during which they agreed Hanumanpora, Anantnag; KGBV at Arnas, Reasi; Ad- slain militant is being ascertained. he added. The 65-year-old man from Rawalpora Sri- not survive temperatures above 70 degrees Celsius, that both sides should complete the ongoing disengage- ditional Block at HSS Ladrwan, Kupwara; 04 Roomed “Arms and ammunition and other incriminat- nagar who had died due to cardiac arrest while his so by making the filter temperature far hotter — ment process along the LAC expeditiously. building at Model Girls HSS Udhampur; 08 Roomed ing materials were recovered from the site of en- sample was being taken for covid-19 tested positive about 200 degree Celsius, the researchers said they As part of the first phase of disengagement, Chi- building at HSS Garh Dhamma, Udhampur and 08 counter. Search in the area is in progress,” police for the virus later in the day. were able to kill the virus almost instantly. nese troops have moved back from Finger 4 to Fin- Roomed building at Dalwah, Ramban under schemes said. Keeping in view present COVID situation, Dr Salim Tak said that the man suffered cardiac ar- Ren said the nickel foam met several key re- ger 5 in the Finger area. They have already moved like Samagra Shiksha, JKIDFC and Capex. the dead bodies of the slain militants shall be sent rest while his sampling was being done. “His sample quirements. “It is porous, allowing the flow of air, back by around two kilometres in the other friction to Baramulla for their last rites after conducting was taken and it came positive for the covid-19 now,” and electrically conductive, which allowed it to be points including Galwan valley, Hot Springs and Pa- New Projects A Major medico-legal formalities including collection of he added. The other deaths include 555-year-old man heated. It is also flexible,” the researchers noted in trolling Point-15, top government sources said. The and laid foundation stones for 07 others costing their DNA. “In case any family claims the slain from Pulwama, the 70-year-old man from Handwara a statement. But they added that nickel foam also Indian side has also moved back as per the mutual Rs 30.35 cr for Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag and militant to be their kith or kin, they can come for- and 73-year-old female from Sobugh Budgam, officials had low resistivity, making it difficult to raise the disengagement agreed upon during the Corps Com- Baramulla districts of Kashmir. ward for their identification and participation in said. “They died in last few days and their sample same temperature high enough to quickly kill the virus. mander-level talks, the sources added. The vacant This is in addition to the two projects viz Augmen- last rites at Baramulla,” police said. out positive today or late last night.” The researchers said they solved this problem by spaces will be treated as temporary non-patrolling tation of 33/11 KV Receiving Station Yaripora from In this connection, a case under relevant sec- Srinagar district with 46 deaths has the highest fa- folding the foam, connecting multiple compart- zones by both sides and their troops will not come 2x6.3 MVA to 2x10 MVA, Kulgam and Construction of tions of law has been registered in Police Station talities followed by Baramulla (35), Kulgam (21), Sho- ments with electrical wires to increase the resis- there. (Agencies) 6.3 MVA Receiving Station, Batagund (Gulbagh), Tral, and investigation has been initiated, police said, pian (16), Anantnag (14), Budgam (14), Jammu (10), tance high enough to raise the temperature as Abdullahs Move Pulwama costing Rs. 2.40 cr and Rs. 3.13 cr respective- while appealing people to cooperate with them till Kupwara (11), Pulwama (6), Bandipora (3), Ganderbal high as 250 degrees Celsius. ly, which were recently inaugurated by the Lt Gover- By making the filter electrically heated, rather chief minister, is challenging the detention of Mo- nor during his tour to the said Districts, thus taking the the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all (4) and Doda (2) while one death each has been reported hammad Shafi Uri, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Chaud- the explosive materials, if any. (KNO) from Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua. (GNS) than heating it from an external source, they said total of newly commissioned power projects to 12 at the the amount of heat that escaped from the filter is hary Mohammad Ramzaan, Mubarak Gul, Dr Bashir cost of Rs 25 cr. Baseer Ahmad Khan, Advisor to the 3 Slain Militants 314 Cases Detected minimised, allowing the air conditioning to func- Veeri, Abdul Majeed Larmi, Basharat Bukhari, Saifu- Lieutenant Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief “We can’t rule out the possibility of the attack. were processed at the viral diagnostic laborato- tion with very low strain. din Bhat Shutru, and Mohammad Shafi. Secretary; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power The arms and ammunition recovered from the ry of the hospital today, 101 returned positive for When the scientists built and tested a prototype for The petitions were filed on behalf of the two Development Department, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, slain militants also indicate that they were plan- the virus. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superin- the relationship between voltage/current and tem- leaders by senior lawyer Shariq Reyaz. Managing Director, KPDCL, Chief Engineers and ning for something big. After their killing, a major tendent SKIMS Soura said that 26 are from CRPF, perature, they said it satisfies the requirements for Party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the other senior officers were present on the occasion. threat has been averted,” he said. 22 from Srinagar 18 from Kulgam, 13 from Bandi- conventional heating, ventilation, and air condition- decision to move the high court was taken so as The Lt Governor observed that with the commis- He added that they have witnessed the attacks in pora, 11 from Budgam, four from Anantnag, three ing (HVAC) systems, and could kill the coronavirus. to provide relief to party members who have con- sioning of new projects sanctioned under PMDP, the past and are ready to face any kind of challenge. from Kupwara, two from Baramulla and one each “This novel biodefense indoor air protection tinuously been under house arrest or were kept IPDS, DDUGJY and languishing projects being He identified the two among the three slain militants from Pulwama and Ganderbal. technology offers the first-in-line prevention under house detention after being released from implemented by KPDCL and RECPDCL, the power as Usman Bhai and Saifullah, adding that the identi- The 22 from Srinagar Include female (26) from against environmentally mediated transmission custody under the stringent Public Safety Act. curtailment in Kashmir would be reduced by 6-8 fication of the third militant was being ascertained. Nishat, female (67) and male (55) from Illahi bagh, of airborne SARS-CoV-2, and will be on the fore- “Shifting of the detainees from detention cen- hours during winter season. Pertinently, during “Usman Bhai was involved in the recent attack in female (47) from Nowhatta, female (45) from Alijan front of technologies available to combat the cur- tres to their homes only characterized revolv- winter season, there used to be 12-16 hours of power model town Sopore in which one CRPF man and a road, nine males (41, 29, 40, 26, 30, 38, 29, 33, 28) from rent pandemic and any future airborne biothreats ing-door detention practice. Quashing of the PSA curtailment in some parts of Kashmir Division. The civilian were killed. The duo foreign militants were Nowshera, Male (40) and female (28) from Zakura, in indoor environments,” said Faisal Cheema, an- on party general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar commissioning of 12 Receiving Stations is a great active here from the last two years,” he said. Giving Male (26) from Eidgah, Male (21) from Chattabal, other co-author of the study from UH. underscored the indefensible nature of all deten- leap forward to improve the capacity constraints details about the encounter, the DIG North Kashmir Male (35) from Ahmed Nagar, Male (28) from Peerb- The researchers have called for a phased roll- tions in the court of law, leading us to believe that from distribution side, he added. Principal Secre- range said that the Cordon and Search Operation agh, Male (40) from Zoonimar, Male (24) from Dhar- out of the device, “beginning with high-priority the administration will release all the detainees in tary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal (CASO) was launched in the area after receiving yari. The cases from Anantnag include Male (40) venues, where essential workers are at elevated the absence of any convincing reason behind it. informed that the newly inaugurated projects will inputs about the presence of militants. “Soon after from Fateh Garh Sarnal, female (60) from Bijbehara, risk of exposure.” They believe the novel device “Unfortunately that was not to be. The house benefit around 35,000 households across Kashmir. the search party reached near the suspected spot, Male (55) from Salier, Male (32) from Kokernag. will both improve safety for frontline workers in detentions without any administrative orders The Lt Governor said that the Government of J&K the hiding militants fired upon them, which was re- The cases from Kulgam Include female (35) from essential industries and allow nonessential work- are unlawful, undermining due respect to human is aiming to achieve the larger goal of self-sufficien- taliated and thus resulted in an encounter,” he said, Kulgam, Male (35) from Liserpora, Male (03) from ers to return to public workspaces. (Agencies) rights and individual liberty,” he said. cy in Power sector and stressed on putting concerted adding that in the encounter that lasted for the en- H M Guri, three females (19, 40, 13) and four male The spokesperson expressed hope that the legal efforts towards achieving medium term target of tire day, three militants were killed. males (53, 36, 05, 14) from Gudder, two female (56, 35) Relief to Provisionally system will come to the rescue of their colleagues, providing reliable power supply to the consumers Asked about the footfall of foreign militants in north and male (62) from Reasai, two female (29, 32) from The Chief Secretary maintained that in view of who have been suffering for no fault ever since the with no more than 2 hours of power curtailment. Kashmir, the DIG north Kashmir said that as per their Manzgam, male (34) from H.C. Gam, two Male (29, 28) COVID-19 outbreak coupled with exodus of labour abrogation of provisions of Article 370, Article 35 The Lt Governor set November 2020 as the time- reports, 35-40 foreign militants are operating in northern from Adijan. The Bandipora Cases include Male (40) force, the amnesty relief being provided would fa- A of the Constitution on August 5, 2019. line for the completion of 7 projects whose foundation districts, adding that some 16 or 17 local militants are from Kaloosa, Male (47) from Aloosa, Male (28) from cilitate establishing of industrial units at various “This was the only recourse left to us. We are stones were laid today. He also advanced the comple- also active. “There are fluctuating reports, but as per the Ajas Bpr, Male (38) from Hajin, Male (32) from Sum- industrial estates of Jammu & Kashmir. hopeful that the court will uphold the civil liber- tion target for two power projects from December 2021 reports available at present, nearly seven militants who bal, four female (73, 40, 08, 29) and three male (36, 52, Considering the proposal in favour of 94 indus- ties of our colleagues most of whom have not been to May 2021. The projects inaugurated today included- are active in north Kashmir may have infiltrated in the 16) from Naidkhai, female (22) from Asham. trial units that are ready to commence production, keeping well,” the spokesman said. (Agencies) Construction of 33/11kV 10 MVA Receiving Station last some months,” he added. He also stated that four lo- The Budgam cases Include female (28) from Da- Chief Secretary approved an extension of provision- LG Murmu Seeks near DC Office Shopian, benefiting 1300 households; cal militants here were active while three among them harmunna Soibugh, Male (55) from Nasrullahpora, al registration from upto 30th September, 2020 to 31st Augmentation of 33/11kV Receiving Station Qazi- December, 2020. In order to extend relief to around of coronavirus is going on. I appeal to people to have been killed with the good support of people on the Male (29) from Chadoora, female (33) from Kawoosa follow all guidelines strictly- maintain social dis- gund from 1x 10 MVA to 2x10 MVA, benefiting 8200 ground as they have rejected the narrative of these mil- Khalisa, Male (29) from Gound Hassi Bhat Magam, 102 industrial units, Chief Secretary impressed upon households; Augmentation of 33/11kV Receiving Sta- resubmission of fresh proposals by these units by tancing, wear masks and come out of their house itants. “Post abrogation of Article 370 last year, attempts Male (60) from Budran, Male (50) from Ch Sharief, only when necessary. “Every person has to take tion SICOP (Bijbehara) from 1x6.3MVA to 2x6.3 MVA are being made from across the Line of Control to create Male (41) Pakherpora, female (82) from Wathoora, 31st August, 2020, alongwith project timelines, if which would benefit 2850 households; Construction their registration is not to be cancelled. precautions to keep not only themselves safe but for a narrative and put Kashmir on boil here. The militants female (28) from Khag, Male (61) from Beerwah. the safety of elderly and children at home,” he said. of 33/11kV 10 MVA Receiving Station Hanjoora, ben- who were active in Kashmir attacked fruit merchants, The cases from Kupwara include three males (36, Chief Secretary also reviewed the cases of about efiting 1800 households; Augmentation of 33/11kV Re- 190 industrial units which have taken effective steps “Safety and precautions is the only mantra to keep civilians and non-local labourers. But people have been 36, 40) from Hirri. The cases from Baramulla include safe from the disease. People should also take care ceiving Station Kanir from 1x 6.3 MVA to 2x6.3 MVA quite cooperative and thus helped us to decrease the Male (24) from Tangmarg, female (65) from Uri. towards establishing industrial units under various which would benefit 2500 households; Augmentation lines of activities and approved an extension of provi- of personal hygiene and have immunity medicines graph of militant recruitment,” he said. The cases from Ganderbal include Male (52) from which we distributed through AYUSH. Arogya ap- of 33/11kV Receiving Station Khag from 1x 6.3 MVA “The youth who picked up arms since last year were Manigam and the cases from Pulwama include fe- sional registration upto 31st March, 2020. The cases of to 2x6.3 MVA; Augmentation of 33/11kV Receiving various dormant industrial units, which have failed plication should be downloaded in mobile phones so either killed or arrested while many have been saved male (35) from Trichal. The cases from CRPF include that it gives an idea about the health of a person.” Station Devsar from 1x 6.3 MVA to 2x6.3 MVA; Aug- from joining the militant ranks,” he said, adding that “We Male (28) from Ig Offi. Nehru Park Srinagar, Male to take effective steps towards establishing required mentation of 33/11kV Receiving Station Owantabha- infrastructure, were also reviewed. Since consider- Lt Governor appealed the religious leaders to are trying to ensure the youth will not join the militant (53) from 54 Bn Humama Budgam, three males (40, repeat their appeals to the people for self-control wan from 2x6.3 MVA to 2x10 MVA; Augmentation of ranks and people have been cooperating in this regard.” 40, 31) from 132 Bn Jamal Carpet Nishat Srinagar, six able period of time has lapsed and these units have 33/11kV Receiving Station Bone & Joint from 2x6.3 remained non responsive, their provisional regis- in these difficult times so that we can win the war The 5 sector commander of Army, Vivek Narang, who males (47, 51, 39, 50, 33, 39) from Cqc Crime Branch against this deadly disease. Regarding the securi- MVA to 2x10 MVA and Construction of 33/11kV 6.3 was accompanying the DIG north Kashmir, said that Building Humama Budgam, thirteen Male (31, 28, 45, trations were not considered for extension. As such, MVA Receiving Station Kellar benefiting 4400,5200, Chief Secretary directed Industries Department to ty of political representatives, he said, “Security “many of the infiltration attempts have been foiled by 50, 57, 33, 49, 38, 43, 42, 43, 50, 52) from C.H Bsf Huma- is important for all people not only for Panchs and 2000, 2200 and 3000 households respectively. the forces along LoC. At present, some 250-300 militants ma Budgam, Male (38) from 180 Bn Crpf Tral Pulwa- start the proceedings of land retrieval. Whereas, the works for which foundation stones Further, Chief Secretary directed Pollution Sarpanchs. We are working on providing security to are ready on launch pads to infiltrate. But we are ready ma, Male (37) from 164 Bn Crpf Anantnag. Panchs and Sarpanchs through a different scheme. were laid included construction of -3/11kV 6.3 MVA to foil their attempts.” About the killing of BJP leader and Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina said Control Board to review pendency of clearances – Receiving Station Awantipora-II; 33/11kV 10 MVA consent to establish and consent to operate, in fa- “The threat perception of Panchs and Sarpanchs is his two other family members from Bandipora, DIG said that out of 407 samples processed at the hospital’s lab, being reviewed continuously and wherever required Receiving Station District Hospital Anantnag; that the details have been already shared by the Inspector 29 tested positive for COVID-19, all from Srinagar. vour of various industrial units and take effective 33/11kV 1x10 MVA GIS Receiving Station Pahalgam; steps to expedite the same. security is provided accordingly. It is the job of the General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone, adding that they They include M-37, M-23, M-58 and M-31 from High Government to provide security to the public,” he said. 33/11kV 1x10 MVA GIS Receiving Station Batama- are investigating each and every angle of killing. (KNO) Court, M- 18 Hyderpora, F- 35days , F-42 , F-9 and F-6 In A First, No Official Calling Bandipora killings unfortunate and loo; 33/11kV 10 MVA Receiving Station Ellahibagh from Bemina, M-60 Mehjoor Nagar, , M-25 and M-19 State of Jammu and Kashmir to pay homage to blamed misguided people for these killings, he (Rangpora); 33/11kV 10 MVA Receiving Station Aali Slain Militants from Dalgate, F-30 Kawdara, M-22 from Harwan, July 13 , 1931 martyr’s. Regional political parties said “I condemn this accident and we will keep Masjid (Sangam Takanwari) and 33/11kV 10 MVA Tweeted, “Pakistani LeT Militant Usman killed M-45 Soura, M-20 Alamgari Bazar, M-45 Nawabazar, used to pay homage to the martyrs on this day trying to provide security to all people,” he said. Receiving Station Bugoo (Model Town) Sopore. in encounter. He was involved in recent Militant M-53 and F-25 from Tral, M-43, M-62, M-42 and M-68 while the successive governments would organize Regarding the allegations that development is attack at Sopore in which one CRPF jawan was D.D Bagh Hawal, M-32 , F-28, and F-50 from Hawal, 32 Gamblers, official functions to commemorate this day in the not taking place even after one year after the nul- in Pahalgam, police party from PS Pahalgam killed and one civilian was killed. Big success for F-50 Daulatabad Nowpora 26.M-62 D.D Bagh Hawal, erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. lification of Article 370 which is almost nearing under the supervision of SDPO Pahalgam raided Police & SFs,”. (KNO) F-24 Nawabazar and M-33 Lal Bazar Kashmir would commemorate July 13 as mar- a year, he said, “Development works are going The CD cases Include female (55) from Trehgam, different areas of Pahalgam and apprehended 32 tyrs’ day and chief minister, ministers and DGPs on. We have completed 40 % of languishing proj- gamblers. Officers have seized playing cards and Army Chief Visits two male (38, 26) from AT -Kalaroose Kupwara, used to pay tributes at the official programmes ects pending since 2012 in one year only. We are two male (40, 42) from AT-Zangli, female (27) from stake money of Rs. 2,39,000/- from the gamblers. A S Pathania, Air Officer Commanding (AOC), across the then state of J&K. However, following the now inaugurating these projects. Power and road They have been shifted to Police Station Pahalgam Lalpora Lolab, two male (30, 30) from Lalpora Lo- revocation of Article 370 on August 5 last year, the macadamization is going on in a big way. For two- Air Force station Jammu, the spokesperson said. lab, female (29) from Potushai Lolab, three females where they remain in custody. Gen Naravane was briefed by Lt Gen Dwivedi on government had issued a list of gazetted holidays three months there was a shortage of labourers Cases under relevant sections of law have been (16, 28, 22) and three males (24, 12, 08 months) from for the newly carved Union Territory of Jammu and and contractors. Now development is going on in the operational preparedness, upgradation of securi- Khawarapora Karnah, male (02) from Suliman registered in Police Station Pahalgam and investi- ty infrastructure and the internal security matters. Kashmir wherein July 13 was omitted from the list. full swing and can be witnessed on the ground.” gation has been initiated. Karnah, male (26) from Dudipora Zachaldara, male The then prime minister of J&K, Sheikh Moham- Lt Governor informed that he has started mass The Army chief, accompanied by GOC Tiger Di- (16) from Battergam, female (36) from Sohipora, fe- Apart from arresting gamblers, Pahalgam Po- vision, reviewed operational preparedness in the mad Abdullah, had declared July 13 as martyrs’ day public contact programme in all districts where lice have also apprehended 2 notorious drug ped- male (26) from Hayhama Bungam, male (44) from in memory of those who revolted against the Dogra all groups of people can raise their issues for early forward areas, the spokesperson said. He inter- Zalura, male (24) from Dudiwan, three female (26, dlers. Officers were able to recover 30 Kgs of Pop- acted with the field formation commanders and rule on July 13, 1931. Twenty-two people were killed redressal while maintaining covid19 SOP, “We will py straw from their possession. They have been 21, 35) from Kupwara, male (32) from Mir Mohalla in the protest against the then Dogra ruler Mahara- also check on-going public projects in these areas.” troops on ground during the visit. Gen Naravane Kupwara, male (27) from Dangerpora, male (31) from arrested and shifted to PS Pahalgam where they also visited the forward areas of Gurj Division and ja Hari Singh. December 5, the birth anniversary Lt Governor said that Government will soon ad- remain in custody. Subsequently Case FIR No. Dawal Tavthpora, male (21) from Nainil, male (26) of former J&K Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad vertise more than 20000 to 25000 vacancies. was briefed by Maj Gen Y P Khanduri, GOC Gurj from Tarigam, male (28) from Brakpora, female (60) 43/2020 under relevant sections of law has been Division, he added. He reinstated the fact of ‘zero Abdullah was also omitted from the list of official “We have already advertised 10,000 vacancies. registered in Police Station Pahalgam and investi- from Gulshan Abad, two female (55, 75) and male (65) holidays in December last year. In the new list of ga- A committee was formed for speeding up the pro- tolerance’ against ceasefire violations by Pakistan from Azad Pora, male (85) from Kulgam, male (NA) gation in the matter has been initiated. and infiltration attempts by militants. zetted holidays, the government, however, declared cess.” (KNS) In another action, Srinagar police have arrest- from Botengo, male (52) from Handwara, male (NA) October 26 as a gazetted holiday. On this day in 1947, He further highlighted that all agencies of the ser- from Tachloo, male (70) from Nishat Srinagar, Sev- E-Inaugurates 15 ed three gamblers following inputs about gam- vices and government are working together relent- Maharaja Hari Singh had signed the “Instrument of bling activities in the Dalgate area. Police Party en male (23, 41, 27, 35, 24, 24, 42) from BB CANT Sri- Accession” with the dominion of India. Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; lessly and will continue to do the same to defeat the nagar, male (27) and female (26) from Lal Bazar, male Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Principal Secretary to headed by Incharge PP Nehru Park raided a gam- nefarious design of proxy war being fuelled by our ad- Meanwhile, National Conference (NC), Peoples bling spot in Gagribal Buchwara area of Dalgate (46) from Humhama, female (85) from Badambagh Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Conference (PC), the Government, School Education Department, Di- versaries. The Army chief addressed all ranks of the Baramulla, male (27) from Hyderbeigh Bla Baramu- rectors School Education - Anuradha Gupta and Mo- and arrested 03 gamblers. Stake money of ₹3,120 Western Command through video conferencing and CPI (M) and Apni Party paid tributes to the July 13 and playing cards were seized by police party. lla, two males (18, 50) and female (19) from Wangipo- martyr’s by issuing party statements. (KNO) hammad Younis Malik, Dr. Arun Kumar Manhas, lauded the morale of the troops. He expressed con- ra, three males (28, 30, 31) from Arampora, male (33) Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, J&K and other In this regard a case FIR No. 78/20 under rele- fidence in the Indian Army’s capabilities to thwart from Sopore, male (60) from Natipora Srinagar, male J&K Will Never senior officers attended the inaugural event, in per- vant sections of law has been registered in Police any misadventure by the enemies of the country and (22) from Chowan, two female (75, 13) from Manloo, history of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the day of son and through video conferencing. Station R.M Bagh and initiated investigation. handle any situation. He also commended the efforts male (24) and female (50) from Imamsahib, two males 13th July 1931 was the day when the people of Kashmir The Lt Governor called for a doubling of ef- Community members have appreciated the efforts of all the formations of the Western Command in the (54, 42) from CRPF/ Imamsahib, male (28) from Bat- took it upon themselves to ensure that a free and dem- forts for bringing educational reforms in J&K to of Police to curb social crimes. They are requested to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting pora, male (35) from KB Pora, two male (50, 20) and fe- ocratic society to their future generations, whom they achieve a comprehensive development in the sec- come forward with any information regarding drug the ongoing ‘Op Namaste’. (Agencies) male (40) from Janmohalla, male (50) from Poshama, wanted to live free from the shackles of bondage, slav- tor. He stressed on prioritizing the educational in- peddlers and other social crimes in their neighbour- Lockdown Re-imposed male (50) from Sanatnagar Srinagar, female (58) and ery, and discrimination. frastructure development even in far flung areas, hood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling and number of COVID cases. male (NA) from Shopian, male (80) from Barbarshah “The day marked the onset of an era marked by great and called upon the stakeholders to initiate neces- social crimes will be dealt as per law. Witnesses said that many of the areas and roads Srinagar, two females (14, 21) and male (50) from Zal- historical upheaval in Jammu & Kashmir aimed to re- sary measures to play a decisive role in enhancing 3 Timber Smugglers were sealed by the authorities to thwart the move- dagar Srinagar, two males (50, 65) from Batamaloo structure the society on the ideals of democracy, equality the education scenario across J&K with special under FIR number 59/2020 under relevant sec- ment of people. “The barricades were erected by Srinagar, male (45) from Pulwama, two males (65, 30) and amity. The great sacrifice of our heroes’ unleashed focus on increasing the female literacy rate. tions of law has been registered in Police Station the authorities in many areas while many bridges from Miskeen Bagh Srinagar, male (75) from Nishat dynamic changes which had far reaching consequences The Lt Governor underlined the importance Khag and investigation has been initiated. were also sealed by the authorities,” they said. Srinagar, female (55) from Chanpora Srinagar, male inspiring people to think on new lines, the change that of improving the school infrastructural setup by It is worth to mention here that over 180 people (62) from Lawaipora, male (20) from Kupwara, male took place on the day did not occur in isolation. The cost optimum utilization of resources to improve the Man Injured have died due to the COVID-19 while over 10, 000 (40) from Ashtangoo, male (62) from Bagh, male (34) of the awakening day was extremely high as many as facilities in Government run schools. taken to Sub-District Hospital Kangan where people have got infected to the virus in Jammu from Sidco, male (32) from Dawar Gurez. Moreover, twenty two unarmed men were massacred in a jiff; many “School education is central to the overall de- from doctors referred him to SKIMS Soura for ad- and Kashmir. (KNO) 116 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and dis- more were wounded in the melee,” he said. velopment of youth and we must realise the fact vanced treatment. (KNO) SRINAGAR NEWS SRINAGAR /TUESDAY / 14 JULY I 2020 OBSERVER 03 Political Activist Div Com tours Jammu city, assesses calls on Lt Governor development requirements at busy chowks SO NEWS DESK visited Bhagwati Nagar and ager Jammu Ropeway, Ex- directed the officers for clean- ecutive Director, MMJHS JAMMU: Divisional Com- liness of area, cutting of and other concerned officers. missioner, Sanjeev Verma bushes and road improve- The Divisional Commis- today conducted a tour of ment. He directed the DDC sioner sought project wise Jammu City and took stock Jammu to constitute a com- status report from the con- of up gradation, development mittee of concerned depart- cerned officers. The repre- works required for develop- ments to formulate a plan, sentatives of departments ment of the ever-busy Jammu estimates for development apprised the Div Com about Airport to Bikram Chowk works at these locations of the present status of work on road. Jammu City. all the development projects He was accompanied by tenance of road, dividers, gested for drawing of wall Earlier, the Divisional being executed by their re- District Development Com- footpath, installation of view paintings, road repairing, Commissioner chaired a spective departments. They missioner Jammu, Sushma cutters, plantation on divid- removal of old signboards meeting to review the prog- also informed about the works Chauhan, Commissioner ers besides installation of and other works for the be- ress on mega development completed so far besides also SO NEWS DESK demands pertaining to wel- The Lt Governor ob- JMC, Avny Lawasa, Engi- tree guards. He also directed atification and development projects of Jammu City. informed about future work fare of tribal community in served that the Government neers of PWD, PDD and the PWD to repair and main- of Satwari Chowk. The meeting was attended plans. SRINAGAR: Sh. Eshfaq ur J&K. is taking comprehensive other concerned officers. tain the approach road to the At Asia Chowk, the Div by DDC Jammu, Commis- The Divisional Commis- Rehman Poswal, Political He apprised the Lt Gover- measures for development During the tour, the Div Airport. Com directed the concerned sioner JMC, Chief Conserva- sioner directed the officers Activist called on the Lieu- nor about various issues of of every section of the society Com visited Jammu Airport, The Div Com also visited officers for drawing wall tor of Forest, VC, JDA, RO to expedite the pace of work tenant Governor, Girish tribal community including and assured him that all the where he directed the con- Satwari Chowk and directed painting on remaining pillars NHAI, GM JKPCC, Chief on all the development proj- Chandra Murmu at Raj employment of tribal youth genuine issues projected by cerned department to formu- the concerned officers for depicting art and culture of Engineer, Jal Shakti, Chief ects being executed at various Bhavan here today and sub- and their recruitment in him would be reviewed for late a plan for development development and beautifica- J&K. Engineer, JPDCL, Chief En- locations for their timely mitted a memorandum of Indian Army. their early redressal. of the area envisaging main- tion of the chowk. He sug- Meanwhile, the Div Com gineer I&FC, Project Man- completion.

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews Man-animal conflict: Advisor Baseer Khan coronavirus control efforts Wildlife Deptt asks people to follow already issued advisory e-launches NeFMS SuHaiL KHaN lection, disturbance and fragmentation of habitats. Reviews RDD & PR schemes SRINAGAR: Perturbed over In some areas, kitchen waste the incidents of the man- of security force camps also in Kashmir Division animal conflict, the Wild Life attract black bears. Department has asked people The already issued advi- SO NEWS DESK hered to. During the meeting, to strictly follow an already sory said people should not the officers gave a detailed issued advisory. leave leftover which attract SRINAGAR: Advisor to overview regarding preven- As per the data there have wild animals Lieutenant Governor, Baseer tive measures and steps been over 20 incidents of man- “Do not chase or try to go Ahmad Khan, who is overall taken to curb the spread of animal conflict since April near a wild animal if sighted in-charge of coronavirus coronavirus. 1 where people have sustained there has been no surge in provided Rs 1 lakh, he said. from a distance. Children control efforts in Kashmir, While stressing on dealing serious injuries across Kash- man-animal conflict in the He said others are pro- and women are vulnerable convened a meeting here with the situation as per the mir. valley. “People should follow vided compensation as per to leopards. Bear attacks, today to review the measures recommended guidelines, “The number of man-ani- our already issued advisory recommendations of medical which can be contained if being put in place by various the Advisor sought sugges- mal conflicts is high. But we strictly to avoid such inci- experts based on the injuries. they move in groups or chil- health care institutions re- tions from the officers in get reports only when any dents,” he said. The bear-human conflicts dren are accompanied by an garding prevention and order to better handle the person receives serious in- An official said the Wildlife have contributed to the land elderly person,” it says. control of COVID-19. spread of coronavirus in juries or causes him death,” Department provides Rs 3 use change around forests, People living along the Director, SKIMS, Dr AG Kashmir and asked them to an official of the Wildlife lakh to those who get killed habitat loss, degradation of forest areas have been asked Ahnagar, Principal, Govern- put in their best efforts. Department said. by wild animals. habitats due to heavy live- not to move alone in the or- ment Medical College, Sri- The officers expressed Chief Wildlife Warden Similarly, for those who stock grazing and non-timber chards and in other fields. nagar, Dr Saima Rashid, satisfaction about the avail- Kashmir Rashid Naqash said receive grievous injury is forest products (NTFP) col- (KINS) SO NEWS DESK stipulated time frame. Director Health Services, ability of the facilities with Deputy Commissioners Kashmir, Samir Mattoo, regard to medicines and SRINAGAR: Advisor to of Kashmir Division pre- Principal SKIMS Hospital other infrastructure at their Lieutenant Governor, Baseer sented the status of the Bemina Dr Reyaz Untoo at- respective institutions. Ahmad Khan today e- various ongoing centrally tended the meeting. The meeting also discussed launched National Elec- sponsored schemes in their The Advisor said that the facilities available to the DC launches 'One Nation One tronic Fund Management respective districts. health officials must main- COVID positive patients at DDC Kishtwar chairs System (NeFMS) at Civil The Advisor directed the tain a constant watch on the hospitals and asked the Ration card scheme' in Rajouri Secretariat here. DCs to personally monitor cases and emphasized upon people to follow all health Secretary Rural Develop- progress of the schemes af- the officers to ensure that care guidelines that are be- DMFT meeting SO NEWS DESK ment and Panchayat Raj, ter each fortnight to find out guidelines were strictly ad- ing issued from time to time. Sheetal Nanda, Director the facts on the ground. He Asks for utilisation of 30% RAJOURI: Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Nazir Rural Development Kashmir, also enjoined upon all the funds for COVID-19 prevention Sheikh on Monday launched 'One Nation One Ration card Qazi Sarwar were present officers to lay special focus scheme' in the district. on the occasion. on updation of technical SO NEWS DESK The launching ceremony was held here in the Conference Deputy Commissioners estimates, payment of wag- Kotwal convenes pre bid interaction Hall of PWD Dak Bunglow Rajouri. of Kashmir Division at- es, billing process, works KISHTWAR: District Development Commissioner, Rajinder Assistant Director FCS&CA, Mukhtar Ahmed Lone was tended the meeting though undertaken, geotagging and with prospective bidders for Singh Tara, today directed for utilizing 30 percent revenue present on the occasion. video conferencing. other issued related to the of District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) for preven- One Nation One Nation Card is an initiative by the Gov- While launching the schemes. modernization of land records tion of Covid 19 and on the people hit most by the pan- ernment of India which enables ration cards holders to NeFMS, the Advisor said On the issue of non comple- demic. He was chairing a meeting of the DMFT members access PDS benefits from any Fair Price Shop in the coun- that this will go a long way tion and non updation of SO NEWS DESK to discuss the modalities and effective implementation of try. The Deputy Commissioner, while speaking on the in addressing the griev- technical estimates on secure the revenue collected by trust. occasion, said that the Government of India has launched ances of the workers associ- portal, the Advisor directed JAMMU: Financial Com- The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner this initiative with the sole aim to benefit the general pub- ated with the various Cen- the concerned to ensure that missioner Revenue, Dr. Development, Kishore Singh Katich, Assistant Labour lic so that they can access to Government ration at any fair trally Sponsored Schemes. all the estimation (Plan of Pawan Kotwal today chaired Commissioner, Anoop Kumar, District Social Welfare price shop in the country through point of scale machines. It will pave the way for direct 2020-21) is completed within a pre bid interaction to dis- officer, Tariq Parveez Qazi, DFO, Sagar Singh, Chief He said that the objective of this scheme is to provide and faster release of wages the set deadline. He asked cuss Request For Proposal Medical Officer, Dr R S Manhas, District Mineral Officer, freedom to beneficiaries as they will not be tied to one PDS under the Mahatma Gandhi the officers to file compliance (RFP), with the prospective Rajiv Jamwal (Member Secretary),Chief Agriculture Of- shop and reduce their dependence on shop owners. He said National Rural Employment report in this regard. bidders for modernization in timeline will be given for ficer T K Atri , Exn R&B Kishtwar, Manjeet Singh, Exn the scheme would also help in curtailing corruption. He Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) The other issues that came of land records in the UT of submission of complete pro- R&B Chatroo, Mohinder kumar besides other members added that the biggest beneficiaries of the scheme are the and other schemes. up for discussion included J&K under Digital India posal. Dr. Kotwal informed of the DMFT. migrant workers who move to other districts and go outside He said schemes like MGN- Integrated Watershed Man- Land Record (DILRMP) that the project will be com- The DDC apprised the members that as per the guidelines home states and UTs to seek better jobs. REGA are meant to create agement Programme, Modernization Programme. pleted in one year from the issued by the Ministry of Mines, the DMFT is authorised On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner also distrib- durable assets in the far-flung Swachh Bharat Mission, 14th The prospective bidders date of award of contract and to spend 30% of unspent funds for overcoming the COVID-19 uted ration among some inter-district migrant labourers areas and to provide liveli- FCA. including Satish Saini, Busi- it will be awarded to 3 bid- crisis. under the said scheme. hood to the economically The officers assured the ness Head, Ramtech; S.G. ders L1, L2, L3 as per their weaker sections of the soci- Advisor that serious efforts Ananthanarayanan, Busi- experience and capacity of ety and directed the officers will be undertaken so that ness Head, GIS Consortium; work. Dr. Kotwal assured to work with utmost dedica- all the timelines with regard Sanjay Pahal, Business head, full support to the prospec- tion so that the set targets to various schemes will be Hexagon; Krishna Mohan, tive bidders in the execution are achieved in time. met. Earlier, Director Rural Vice President, Geovista and of work in the UT of J&K. Sheep Husbandry Department fail to establish He also directed the au- Development Kashmir pre- YVJ Ramakrishna, Sr. The meeting was attended thorities to take up maximum sented a detailed presenta- Manager-Amenex Infotech by Tarsem Chand, Consul- works under MGNREGA to tion about the District wise/ participated through video tant; other concerned officers Camps in Gulmarg, Many died generate more wage employ- Panchayat wise status of conferecning. While repre- of FC Revenue office. ment and useful assets be- works taken up under MGN- sentatives of three compa- Shahnawaz Bukhari, aGENCiES Pandan, PehajanPathri, trict Sheep Husbandry Of- staff for the month of June sides directing them to ex- REGA. He also apprised the nies-Ramtech, Geovista and Settlement Commissioner; Vehnar accused the depart- ficer Baramulla had issued 2020. In Pehjan Pathri Mo- pedite the process for release Advisor about the construc- Hexagon participated in Nazir Ahmed Baba, Addi- TANGMARG: The sheep ment for failing yet to estab- an explainaion to the field hammad Miyan claimed to of payments and framing of tion of new Panchayat Bha- person in the meeting. tional Commissioner Cen- breeders in high pastures of lish the camps at various high staff for failing to establish have lost 10 sheep due to foot estimates of various cen- wans and renovation of The prospective bidders tral; Additional Director various areas of Kunzar area pastures of Gulmarg range the Behak camps vide No. and mouth disease, "Any trally sponsored schemes. Panchayat Bhawans under requested for relaxation in Survey and Land Records, of Tangmarg alleged the field for the treatment of the flocks DSHO/Bla/Tech/2020-21-474- person coming to these pas- The Advisor directed the RGSA in Kashmir. He also some of the clauses of RFP. Srinagar and T.L. Sharma, staff of Sheep Husbandry with effect from 15/06/2020 78 dated 26-06-2020 and the tures have to make an entry authorities to expedite the gave status report of Pradhan After threadbare discussion, Technical Expert, former Department for remaining following which the flocks concerned staff was asked at army check posts, officials process of constructing and Mantri Awas Yojana Gra- the FCR agreed for relaxation Director Survey of India absent on their duties at req- fall into the clutches of var- to explain the position with- from Sheep department can renovating the Panchayat meen (PMAY-G) and the in some of the clauses and participated through video uisite places. ious diseases taking them in a period of 2 days with- crosscheck the entries of their Bhawans so that the works targets achieved by the emphasised that no extension conferencing. Shepherds from Dhanwas, to death. In this regard, Dis- helding the salaries of entire staff". will be completed within the various districts.

Even in 2020, several villages of Kupwara have no drinking water Every water connection will have a separate tap connection by December 2021: DC Kupwara

TaSaDuq HuSSaiN Some of the villages without water The residents of Kanipora-Kalaroos and people are left with no option them to pay a huge price over the years supply for many years now in this said that the area is an offsite place other than to dig wells. The aggrieved and the unbeaten miseries seem to KUPWARA: The Jal Jeevan depart- remote district include, Pazipora De- and very rarely the representatives, local residents here said that the area have no end since the concerned de- ment in north Kashmir’s Kupwara dikote, Dard Harie, Chalgund Hal- officials from administration visit had a full-fledged water supply scheme partment never paid heed to their district has come under a sharp matpora, ward 12 (Zangli) and Kani- them to verify about their fate. “ in 1990s but the officials of Jal Jeewan problems despite repeated requests. criticism as several villages continue pora-Kalaroos. “At times, we feel like we are aban- department failed to maintain the People from Ward 12 of Zangli village to remain without tap water even in The residents of Pazipora complained doned and there is none to look after same leaving the people high and dry. narrated similar tales of acute water the modern era forcing the people to about the failure of the Jal Jeevan our grievances for years now despite. “We have suffered immensely over security issues in their village. Dep- find alternatives to survive amid the department for years now stating that When we take active part in all dem- the years due to lack of drinking wa- uty Commissioner, Kupwara, Anshul global pandemic and increasing de- the department has miserably failed ocratic activities, we are praised and ter. We drink contaminated water and Garg said that by 2021, a comprehen- mand for water in summers. to ensure tap water to every household given assurances like anything. When authorities are in slumber,” said Im- sive water supply scheme will be Talking to news agency, residents despite tall claims. “Our entire area it comes to working on ground, all tiyaz Ahmed, a resident of the village. implemented by the Jal Jeevan depart- of several villages blamed the Jal is without tap water facility for years. folk have to walk miles by foot to get assurances fall flat,” the residents of Chalgund-Halmatpora, a densely ment that will cover one lakh house- Jeevan department of playing hide When approached those at the helm drinking water despite the fact we Kalaroos said. populated narrated a similar ordeal holds. “Every household will have a and seek with people and leaving them of affairs, every time we had to return are in year 2020, a modern era,” they Dard Harie is an area where there the residents said that the lack of wa- separate tap water connection by to suffer for want of drinking water. only with assurances. Our women said. is an acute shortage of drinking water ter scheme in their locality has made December 2021,” he said. (KNO) SRINAGAR 04 OBSERVER SRINAGAR /TUESDAY / 14 JULY I 2020 EDIT WORTHY LIFE

side. A person finds itself in the same po- ney or diverting his attention towards Allah, when we are with you, you talk sition in this world. However much the other things. He travels on and on until about the Fire and the Garden until it scene attracts attention towards itself, his purpose is fulfilled, his destination is as if we can see them. Then we go out the train shows no interest in it. It passes reached. and play with our wives and children through plains and mountains, over land Let me try to make it understand in and deal with out properties, and we and river, without reducing its speed. another way. This is experienced by forget much. ' The Messenger of Al- SYED MUSTAFA AHMAD In its destination, many small stations all the Muslims in particular. Some of lah then said,' By Him in whose hand [email protected]. come across but they don’t interrupt the the companions of the Prophet( peace is my soul, if you were to continue at EDITORIAL motion of the train for a moment. It car- be upon him) attained great spiritual the same level at which you were when ries on, as it will stop nowhere. heights. They believed that in order to with me and in remembering Allah, ife has been defined by various It is much the same with a purposeful remain at such a spiritual level, they the angels would shake hands with you people in various ways. Some life. One who has adopted purpose in life should always be serious , engaged in when you are resting and when you take life as a journey from womb will fix his or her attention upon it. He constant worship, turning their backs walk about, but O Hanzalah, there is Lto tomb. Some call life as a fast or she will not waste his time with pe- on all the enjoyments of life and the good a time( for this) and ( for that).' He re- FOLLOW LOCKDOWN wind. Some take it as the discovery of ripheral issues. A purposeful person is things of the world; neither playing nor peated this phrase three times. one’s self. Others call it the discovery like a traveller who seeks to spend every relaxing but keeping their eyes and their In this, we have a lesson that it is not of Nature. Some say it is a journey that moment of his life steering himself or minds fixed on the Hereafter and its bad to enjoy the worldly things but we can never be understood. Some say life’s herself towards his or her destination. concerns away from common life and its should not lose ourselves in the world- IN SPIRIT meaning is all about coming and going. Alluring or enticing worldly attractions amusements. ly glories. Life is a moderate way in the Others have opinion that enjoying each hover before this traveller but he closes In this regard, let us have a look at light of the above tradition. No one is mid the spike in the number of Novel and every moment on this beautiful his eyes to them. Luxurious shade in- one of the traditions of the Prophet( forced to opt seclusion. In a society Coronavirus cases, the government has Earth is life. Some take it a trial ground vites him to be cooled from the blazing peace be upon him). The great compan- of human beings, a person can reach once again imposed the lockdown in Sri- for the hereafter. One of the holy scrip- Sun. Lavish mansions or buildings call ion and scribe of the Prophet (peace be attain the enlightenment. The priority tures says that the worldly life is a mi- him or her to rest his or her feet from upon him), Hanzalah al Usaidi, nar- is that he or she should have the pious nagar district to prevent the deadly virus rage. It is never permanent. It is tempo- the long, hard road. But he has no time rates an incident to Abu Bakr, which goal and work accordingly. It is called A rary in nature. The best of the lives is the for these things; all he sees and knows is fits in our lives. Abu Bakr met Han- a meaningful life. Fora life to be invest- from spreading. The experts believe that the lockdown life hereafter. So, in short there are va- the goal he or she has set before himself zalah and asked,' How are you, Han- ed with meaning, it is essential that is the only way to prevent the virus from spreading riety of opinions regarding life because or herself. All kinds of different require- zalah?' I replied,' Hanzalah has become one should set a target for oneself. One as there is no vaccine available worldwide to defeat a person takes life in which situation he ments confront him but he steers clear a hypocrite.’ He said, ' Subhanallah! should be certain of the worthwhile na- the virus. The virus has affected the people in crores or she finds it. But what is the difference of them and continues on his way. His What are you saying?' I replied,' When ture of one’s chosen target. In pursuit between a life and a meaningful life? determination to reach his or her desti- we are with Allah’s Messenger( peace of it, one must have the total support globally so far. The cases witnessed a surge in Sri- Eating, washing, sleeping, spending, nation alter with the ups and downs of be upon him), he mentions the Fire and of one’s conscience. It is by concentrat- nagar and other districts soon after the relaxation buying, etc., is a life or according to one life. The speed and direction of his or her The Garden until it is as we can see ing his mind and setting his heart on a was given in the lockdown that was imposed in March of the English poets it is a sordid boon. journey remains constant through thick them. But when we leave the Prophet’s certain target that a man becomes dif- Here, I will start with an example and and thin. company and play with our wives and ferent from animals. So, life is a trial this year. One needs to understand the magnitude try to make it as much as clear what a A purposeful person is quite unlike children or busy ourselves with our where every moment should be availed of the virus and the consequences. The people were meaningful life is. a wayward traveller who, lacking his properties, we forget much.’ Abu Bakr of. Extremism should be avoided. This seen roaming freely without even wearing masks, A train is traveling at a full speed to- or her direction, sometimes sets off in said,' By Allah, I have experienced the world is not so bad as we think. A prop- wards its destination. For convenience, one direction and sometimes in another. same thing.’ He and I then went to vis- er balance is necessary and our lives which was among the important guidelines to be a man is metaphorically compared to a He knows where he is going. The road it the Messenger of Allah and I said,' will be meaningful. followed to prevent the virus. However, as the lock- train. A continuous spectacle of lush that he must tread or walk upon clearly O Messenger of Allah, Hanzalah has green crops and brimming streams and stretches out before his eyes. There is no become a hypocrite.’ He asked ,'And (The Author is Graduate Student and writes down has been re-imposed, the people must follow Regularly for “ Srinagar Observer “ views are his own) brooks or brooklets flashes by on either question of him interrupting his jour- how is that?' I replied,' O Messenger of the guidelines in letter and spirit to ensure that the virus is defeated. Not abiding by the guidelines, we are putting the lives of others at risk too. Therefore, all the health advisories and lockdown should be followed in letter and spirit so that the virus is pre- vented from spreading. The re-imposition of lockdown is an indication that the situation is getting worse AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION AND COVID-19 on the ground. We need to fight the virus in unison infected person’s nose or mouth in their four hours in this form. Second, genetic es the possibility the virus may travel and we can only win the fight when we follow the mucus and saliva when they sneeze, material from SARS-CoV-2 has been de- on air currents, and even be transmitted guidelines in letter and spirit and also follow the cough or talk. Thanks to gravity, these tected in aerosols sampled at hospitals, through air conditioning. This means lockdown as well. Besides, the government should large droplets don’t generally travel far including two hospitals in Wuhan, the social distancing may not always be before landing. If you position yourself Chinese city from which the pandemic effective, and in particular, crowded in- also take stringent action against the people who more than 1.5 metres from someone who emerged. But it’s important to note the door areas with poor ventilation pose a will be found violating the government orders. AQIB MUSHTAQ is infected, the expectation is you’ll be presence of this genetic material doesn’t major threat. clear of the droplets’ path. necessarily mean the virus is infectious So where does this leave us? [email protected] Similarly, understanding these large in this form. The key question is not whether air- droplets can land on surfaces and that Perhaps the strongest evidence, how- borne transmission is theoretically pos- s the world continues to grap- the virus can survive on these surfaces ever, comes through the various case re- sible; it certainly is. But rather, how sig- ple with the coronavirus means we know we need to wash our ports of super-spreading events. These nificant is its role in the transmission of pandemic, one question that hands to avoid transferring the virus to are situations in which many people COVID-19? If, for example, most trans- Akeeps coming up is whether our mouth, nose or eyes. Until now, the appear to have been infected with coro- mission of SARS-CoV-2 happens via COVID-19 can be transmitted through WHO has maintained these large drop- navirus in the absence of close contact. large droplets and the airborne route YOU ARE EVERYWHERE the air. In fact, 239 scientists in 32 coun- lets are the major source of COVID-19 One notable early example was from plays a role only occasionally, this has tries have written an open letter to the transmission. But the authors of the a choir practice in the United States very different implications to a scenario World Health Organisation (WHO) ar- open letter suggest they are underplay- where almost 50 people were infected where the airborne route is a significant When I go to somewhere, guing there is mounting evidence the ing the role of airborne transmission. even though they maintained physical mode of transmission. I find you everywhere. airborne route plays a role in the trans- Airborne transmission and COVID-19 distance. Two died. Another example Reassuringly, the interventions that When I look at your eyes, mission of COVID-19. Like a lot of issues In its simplest interpretation, air- is an outbreak in Guangzhou, China, have been implemented to limit spread of to do with the pandemic, what seems borne transmission refers to the ability where ten people from three families the virus, such as social distancing, have It makes me nice. to be a relatively straightforward ques- of a virus to be spread by droplets small contracted COVID-19 after dining in a been largely successful so far in most of When I sit beside you, I fee alive tion is deceptively complex. We actually enough to be suspended in the air. These restaurant. Non-infected people were Australia. This suggests even if the virus don’t know the answer for sure. droplets are less than 5 micrometres not in close contact with any infected can be spread by the airborne route, it’s And in your absence, my emotions are to dive. Why do we need to understand the in size and generally called aerosols. person, but those who became infected not likely to be a major route of transmis- Sometimes, I don’t believe you are here. modes of transmission? Whereas large droplets can only travel were in the direct line of one air condi- sion. Given what we know, the dilemma Understanding how COVID-19 is short distances, these smaller droplets, tioning unit. The study of this outbreak is whether to employ the precautionary Sometimes, I fail to care. transmitted from one person to the in theory, can be spread further, or can is not yet peer-reviewed but is part of the principle and assume the airborne route I see the clear days and the bright Sky next enables us to design effective pub- linger in a room even after an infected evidence the authors of the open letter plays an important role in disease trans- Because you are an apple of my eye. lic health interventions to minimise person has left. draw on. mission — and adjust infection control the risk of transmission. For instance, Evidence supporting the notion that What are the implications of air- measures accordingly. This may take You don’t know how much I adore you. we’re advised to keep 1.5 metres away transmission of COVID-19 can occur borne transmission? the form of encouraging wider use of You don’t accept but it is true. from others because there’s consensus via the airborne route takes several Airborne transmission of this nov- masks and looking at increasing venti- one of the main ways the virus spreads forms. First, laboratory studies have el coronavirus is potentially a worry, lation in enclosed spaces. I make a promise of never leaving letting you go is via large droplets. These “large” drop- demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2, the because if it occurs often, it means the Because a fertile land won’t be to sow. lets are usually greater than 5 microme- coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can virus may be commonly transmitted in (THE WRITER IS A STUDENT OF BSC NURSING jamsheed Ahmad Baba tres in size and are propelled from an be aerosolised, and can survive for up to the absence of close contact. It also rais- AT IUST AWANTIPORA)

To resolve the Palestinian question we need to end colonialism

sideration of the move. Yet this narrative fails appropriation of property for the purposes continued to refine the art of colonisation and implementation of international legal provi- to acknowledge that we have reached a point, of civilian settlements would be considered a put forward what could be considered the best sions and its simultaneous willingness not to where Israel will annex yet another chunk of violation of international humanitarian law business practices of colonialism. take any serious measures to stop it. Palestinian territory precisely because deter- which theoretically prohibits the practice of The Israeli colonial project has many of the The problem is that decades of impunity rence has not worked. The threat of conse- colonialism. common colonial characteristics, such as su- have led many Israeli officials to believe that quences has merely forced successive Israeli Nevertheless, they decided to exploit provi- premacy, exploitation and entitlement, but it there is no longer even a need to bend inter- WESAM AHMAD governments to innovate. sions in the law of armed conflict which allow also has at least one distinguishing feature - its national rules and seek a creeping de facto an- In fact, Israel has enjoyed wide-ranging for the seizure of property when “imperatively multinational corporate nature. nexation and, with the backing of the Trump ALJAZEERA impunity throughout the various stages of demanded by the necessities of war” in order By incorporating globalisation and the free administration, they have now sought a de colonisation of Palestine as the internation- to provide an umbrella for the eventual devel- market economy into its colonial enterprise, jure seizure of Palestinian land. mid a global pandemic, economic al community has treated it as if it were a opment and expansion of Jewish settlements Israel has created an economic incentive This has disturbed the delicate balance the recession and simmering racial law-abiding sovereign state and not a colonis- on Palestinian land. structure which continues to perpetuate the international community has tried to main- tensions around the world, Israel’s ing power. Israel’s participation in the Euro- When the Israeli High Court ruled against conflict in order to grow profit. By coupling tain between the integrity of the international Athreat to formally annex parts of oc- pean Union’s Horizon 2020 programme is just the appropriation of Palestinian private prop- state policy with private investment, Israel legal system and its inaction on Israeli viola- cupied Palestinian territory presents yet an- one example of this. erty in the 1979 Elon Moreh case, Israeli policy has invited both state and multinational cor- tions, with the costs of this now potentially other international crisis in the making. This Israel, of course, is not alone in having ex- adapted to exploit Ottoman-era law to treat porate actors to benefit from its colonial enter- outweighing the benefits (including economic is because, with this outrageous move, the pansionist ambitions. History is replete with public lands as state lands and continue to ex- prise. ones). Israeli government threatens to unravel the examples of rapacious colonial states and the pand its settlement enterprise through the dis- For example, Germany’s Heidelberg Ce- If Israel is exempted from the rule of inter- rules-based system of international relations. means, methods and justifications they have tinction between public and private property ment, one of the world’s largest building ma- national law, how can the EU evoke interna- Today’s international law regime was estab- used in moving forward their colonial practic- in occupied territory. terials companies, has been accused of prof- tional law to justify its position on matters lished in the first half of the 20th century not es. In the vast majority of cases, these states Whether it was through the treatment of iting from the extraction of resources from such as Russia’s annexation of Crimea, for only to regulate relations between states but have showed no self-restraint, requiring an ex- settlers as part of the civilian population in Palestinian land illegally confiscated by Israel example? also to assist the movements for self-determi- ternal force (most often the drive for freedom occupied territory or the justification of the in the West Bank and the sale of construction Time to end colonialism nation across the world and oversee the end of of the oppressed colonial subjects) to challenge exploitation of natural resources through materials to illegal Israeli settlements. With 2020 marking the final year of the colonialism. and subdue those ambitions. royalty payments to the Israeli Civil Adminis- Thus, corporate considerations - direct and Third International Decade for the Eradica- The looming Israeli annexation of Palestin- It is for this reason that international law tration and employment for Palestinians, the indirect economic benefits - have discouraged tion of Colonialism, it is time for the interna- ian land and the global inaction on it evidence includes provisions that are supposed to curb Israeli judicial system has provided “legal” governments from taking political action to tional community to realise that the current the failure of this regime to help end colonial- expansionism. But while the legal framework cover to Israel’s broader colonial enterprise hinder the momentum of Israel’s colonial Israeli colonial practices cannot be separated ism and put its very raison d’etre in question. exists, its enforcement mechanisms have been by exploiting another principle of the law of project and thus both state and multinational from the history of colonialism. No law for the powerful weak, which has only encouraged powerful ac- armed conflict, which allows changes to be corporate actors have contributed to its oper- Although international law was sup- Much of the narrative in international tors to manipulate and break it. The continued made in occupied territory if they are made in ation. posed to put an end to the practice of co- diplomatic circles around the issue of annex- colonisation of Palestine is a prime example of the interests of the civilian population there- This incentive structure helps explain the lonialism, it is clear that it has not yet fin- ation has revolved around deterrence, with this. in. Janus-faced response by the international ished the job. Colonialism can never truly the rationale being the threat of tangible con- From the early days of the occupation in The economy of colonialism community to Israel’s colonial enterprise: its be eradicated so long as the colonisation of sequences to annexation will lead to a recon- 1967, Israeli officials were advised that the Throughout its 72-year history, Israel has condemnation of Israel and insistence on the Palestine continues.

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Div Com reviews status of subjudice Owais Ahmad Assumes Charge as sanctioned building permissions in Srinagar DC Bandipora SO NEWS DESK sides and other issues become cause of great concern. SRINAGAR: The Divisional He directed the concerned Commissioner Kashmir, Pan- authorities to check all the per- durang K Pole Monday chaired missions issued, mostly that fall a meeting of officials to review on road lines and road fronts are the status of cases pertaining analysed and compared with on to violations of sanctioned com- ground deviation from norms. mercial building permissions in He further asked the SMC au- Srinagar city and the court di- thorities to conduct site inspec- rections thereof. tions to commercial buildings The meeting discussed vari- and check for parking facilities ous matters that are under con- for customers and ensure there sideration in court including are proper sign boards and light- SO NEWS DESK review the status of vari- sanctioned commercial build- ing facilities for the convenience ous ongoing developmental ing permissions in Srinagar, of customers or visitors. BANDIPORA: Owais works and urged the offi- besides measures undertaken Among others the meeting Ahmad Monday assumed cers to accelerate the pace of to curb illegal constructions tive mechanisms to keep vigil concrete and sustainable steps making illegal constructions was attended by Commissioner, charge as Deputy Commis- work to complete the proj- and monitor work on sanc- on illegal constructions and de- to curb illegal constructions and which otherwise leads to un- Srinagar Municipal Corpora- sioner Bandipora. ects within set deadlines. tioned building permissions. viation to sanctioned building violation of the Master Plan. planned haphazard growth of tion, Chief Town Planner, Sec- Soon after assuming the He also took stock of the The Div Com directed the of- permissions. The Div Com appealed the the city, choking of pedestrian retary LAWDA and other con- charge, he interacted with measures being taken by the ficers to adopt proper and effec- He also stressed for taking general public to refrain from space, encroachment on road cerned officers. officers and officials in his of- district administration to fice chamber and said that he contain the spread of Coro- was honoured to take over as navirus and Officers of the the DC of the district, which Health Department briefed is known for education, good the Deputy Commissioner LAWDA Starts Face Mask, Physical Distancing, habits and water and has pro- about the current situation duced great scholars, poets of the district with regard to Handwashing Is A Temporary and historians. the pandemic. Dredging Of Settling While addressing the dis- Later, the DC also interact- Vaccine To Fight COVID -19: DAK trict administration staff ed with Chairman Municipal Basin At Teilbal present on the occasion, Committee Bandipora, civil SO NEWS DESK Ahmad said that he expects society members and mem- complete dedication to bers of traders federation SRINAGAR: Doctors Associ- professionalism and com- Bandipora and discussed ation Kashmir (DAK) Monday mitment to work from all matters of public interest. said that society need to be officers and officials and as- Additional Deputy Com- proactive while dealing with sured them of his complete missioner Bandipora, Za- Covid-19 pandemic and said face support to honest work en- hoor Ahmad Mir, Assistant mask, physical distancing and deavours aimed at prompt Commissioner Revenue, handwashing is a temporary work disposal and develop- Assistant Commissioner vaccine to fight the pandemic. ment of the district. Development, District In- President DAK, Dr Suhail The Deputy Commission- formation Officer and other Naik said the pandemic has rav- er held a detailed meeting senior officers were present aged many developed countries with the district officers to on the occasion. and it is high time that we follow protocols strictly to save lives. “We have to understand that SO NEWS DESK The world-famous Dal Lake while managing pandemic when Ward 6, Canal Head Declared Containment/ has about 375 Sqkms of catch- there is community spread, our teach people how to live with it. (HFO) in short span of time. SRINAGAR: Lakes and Wa- ment area with forests and level 2 and level 3 health infra- “Face mask, hand washing DAK also suggested that the Red zone; Lockdown Imposed terways Development Author- mountains and apart from nat- structure and allied manpower and physical distancing is a tem- government should increase ity (LAWDA) today started the ural springs oozing water from is our limiting factor,” he said. porary vaccine for virus and peo- health budget and expand infra- SO NEWS DESK dredging of the Settling Basin the bed of the lake, the Teilbal Naik said “together we can ple have to follow it at any cost if structure so that such viral pan- at Teilbal using the Pamposh Nallah feeds about 70% of water and together we have to fight it they want to move the wheel of demics can't affect the manage- JAMMU: District Magistrate Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, vide Crawl Cat Suction Dredger. which is one of the main fresh and at this critical juncture, we the socio-economic sector,” the ment of patients suffering from powers conferred upon her under section 144 of CrPC read with The dredging work was start- water feeding canal while pass- must have a high level of collab- DAK president said. non-communicable diseases. relevant provisions under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and ed to remove a huge quantity of ing through Settling Basin and oration between health experts DAK appealed community The doctor’s body also said the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has declared Ward No. 6, silt that had accumulated in the finally culminates into the lake. and society.” leaders, preachers, teachers and that people aren’t following pre- Canal Head, SimbalMorh Panchayat MakhanpurGujjaran, R.S. Settling Basin which otherwise The incoming water from He said that the healthcare NGO to start manufacturing and cautionary measures and health Pura, Police Station Miran Sahib of district Jammu, as contain- has the carrying capacity of ar- the hilly terrains has a good system here can manage patients distribution of homemade cloth advisories in view of the pan- ment /red zone and imposed strict lockdown and tight perimeter resting 80000 tonnes per annum quantum of soil content, which when they come in trickles and masks at the village level from demic despite rise deaths and control in the said area, except for essential needs. of silt coming from catchment. settles on the bed of the Settling not in waves. local tailors and distribute them cases in J&K. Accordingly, the SOPs issued by the State Executive Committee Over the last two decades Basin in the form of sedimen- “People who die due to any across places. DAK said there is still lack vide its order number 38-JK-DMRRR of 2020 dated 14-4-2020 shall about 1.25mts thick layer of tation and sludge, in case it is pandemic are martyrs. But peo- “It is the responsibility of the of awareness among people and apply to the above specified areas. However, for any medical emer- silt has got deposited in the left unattended the silt passes ple who disobey set protocols are government to further strength- said some people call coronavirus gency, individuals can contact 24X7 control rooms at 0191-2571616, Settling Basin and it is of par- directly to the Lake thereby de- doing suicide and endangering en the health infrastructure in pandemic a “conspiracy” which 0191-2571912 and necessary facilitation shall be done. amount importance to desilt creasing its depth. lives of the whole community,” every district on war footing ba- would land people in trouble. As per the order issued today by the DM, “Any violation of this the Settling Basin having In order to address this grave Naik said. sis particularly level 2 and level 3 “People should stay away order shall invite punitive action under section 188 of Indian Pe- an area of about 0.12Sqkms situation, the Suction Dredger The doctor's body said that care,” it said. from rumors and fake news nal Code and other relevant sections of Epidemic Diseases Act, (122500 sqmts) to clean it of available with LAWDA hav- they are holding continuous It said that government must that is spread by anti-social 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005.” unwanted material as it acts ing capacity of removing about meeting saying there is no doubt constitute a committee of critical elements during the coronavi- as a filter before the water 120Cum/hr of silt has been shift- that we have to live with the care specialists (CCS) who can rus and believe reliable sourc- goes into the Dal Lake. ed recently from Dal Lake. deadly virus but it is time to design high flow oxygen beds es,” it added. Fine Realized for Violation of COVID-19 SOPs in Shopian Kissan Pakhwada: AH Deptt Holds Day 50: Jammu, Srinagar JUNAID GULZAR SHOPAIN: Shopkeepers in Shopian were today fined for violating Series Of Camps Across District Jammu COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines during a drive to sensitise the public Airports Receive 21 Domestic about COVID-19 virus. The Tehsildar Shopian, Bilal Ahmad today visit- SO NEWS DESK over whelming response from ture and PRI Members to brief ed Shopian town along with SHO Shopian,Muneer Ahmad and other of- the farmers in every part of Dis- the farmers/beneficiaries about Flights With 2,454 Passengers ficials of Revenue Department Shopian and Social Activist Magray Man- JAMMU: District Animal Hus- trict Jammu for this scheme. the scheme. On spot registration soor Ahmad. Some shopkeepers were fined for allowing the customers bandry is conducting series of Most of the Kissan Credit Cards of Kissan Credit Card Forms are SO NEWS DESK Pertinently, Jammu Airport without masks and not following SOPs to combat COVID-19 infection and Camps as part of " KISSAN PA- have been issued to the con- being carried out Authorities have received a to- a fine of Rs.7200/- was realized for the Red Cross. KHWADA" in all the Panchy- cerned beneficiaries and others In addition, other beneficiary JAMMU: On Day 50 of resump- tal of 358 domestic flights with A large number of shopkeepers and customers were appreciated ats/villages for the registration are in active process of distri- oriented schemes for Dairy and tion of routine domestic opera- 26,491 passengers while Sri- for following COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines. However Adminis- and awareness of Kissan Credit bution. The Animal Husbandry poultry are being popularised tions in Jammu and Kashmir, 21 nagar Airport Authorities have tration has issued a schedule For the Shopkeepers,they were not Card scheme. Department Jammu is trying among the farmers in the differ- domestic flights with 2,454 pas- received 584 domestic flights following schedule as given by the District Administration to them. The officers/officials of district best, and is hopeful to complete ent panchyats of the District sengers on board today arrived with 75,818 passengers since On this move Tehsildar Shopian Bilal Ahamd said that All has to Jammu have launched vigrious the task of 100% coverage by the Chief Animal Husbandry at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. 25th of May till date. Follow Proper standard operating Procedure(SOP) for the safety to campaign in order to carry out end of fortnight programme Officer Jammu has appealed to A total of 562 passengers Also, the Jammu and Kashmir remain Off from Covid-19 19 Infection. 100% coverage of the scheme. (July 7to July 21 2020). all the animal, poultry breed- aboard 8 regular commercial government has brought back So for, around 5000 Kissan At all the Panchayats, "KISS- ers to get themselves registered flights arrived at the Jammu about 3,240 passengers from var- Credit Card cases have been AN PAKHWADA" camps are be- under the KCC Scheme and get Airport while 13 domestic ious countries to the Union Terri- sponsored to the concerned ing organised in collaboration the maximum benefit of loaning flights with about 1892 passen- tory through special evacuation branches of banks in their re- with other allied departments, @,4% in the working capital in- gers on board landed at Sri- flights in the wake of global pan- spective jurisdictions. There is Banks, Agriculture, Horticul- vestment as per guidelines. nagar Airport today. demic till date. COVID19: DC Rajouri Convenes Meeting With Nodal Officers

IMRAN KHAN guidelines. The nodal officers were further asked to submit RAJOURI: The Deputy Com- daily reports regarding the ar- missioner Rajouri,Mohammad rangements at CCC. They were Nazir Sheikh on Monday chaired also asked to ensure proper a meeting of the nodal officers of quality food as per SOPs being Covid Care Centres to review the served to the patients . arrangements being put in place He also asked them to make for the convenience of the as- sure that all the SOPs norms ymptomatic COVID19 patients are followed in these centres to brought in these centres. avoid any risk of infection. While speaking during the The meeting was attended meeting the Deputy Commis- by Additional Deputy Commis- sioner said that COVID19 pan- sioner Rajouri, Sher Singh, demic is a serious threat to CMO, Sanjeev Puri, Deputy mankind which has consumed CMO, Anees Altaf Nabi,DSEO, millions of lives in the world Bilal Mir, Deputy Director Em- and the need of the hour is to ployment,Block Development show positive approach and Officer Thanamandi,Mazhair make concerted efforts to con- Hussain Shah ,Tehsildar Than- tain the spread of CoronaVirus effective management of COVID19 er essentials for the convenience also urged upon the concerned amandi,Mehmood Khan, Dysp , in the district to ensure the safe- pandemic in the district and di- of the persons to be brought in officers to ensure proper clean- Sajjad Khan, Dysp Zaheer ,Ad- ty of the general public. rected the concerned officers to put this centres so that they don't face liness of the centres on a daily ministrator OSC,Neetu Shar- He added that the COVID Care in place all the logistic arrange- any problem during their tempo- basis and ensure proper dispos- ma, Legal Officer , Shivangi Centres are the makeshift facilities ments in terms of uninterrupted rary stay in these centres. al of protective kits and other Kant,Project Officer DUDA,Ka- which are being set up to ensure water,power supply,food and oth- The Deputy Commissioner biomedical waste as per SOPs vita and other concerned. SRINAGAR 06 OBSERVER SRINAGAR /TUESDAY / 14 JULY I 2020 BUSINESS Glenmark Pharma cuts price of COVID-19 Qualcomm-Jio deal: 5G wireless tech company to invest Rs drug Favipiravir to Rs 75/tablet 730 crore in RIL unit

New Delhi: Drug firm Glenmark Phar- the drug's clinical effectiveness and NEW DELHI: Reliance In- maceuticals on Monday said it has cut safety in a large cohort of patients pre- dustries said Qualcomm price of its antiviral drug Favipiravir, scribed FabiFlu," Malik added. Inc’s investment arm will under the brand name FabiFlu, for On June 20, Glenmark announced buy a 0.15% stake in its digi- the treatment of patients with mild to that it received manufacturing and tal unit Jio Platforms for Rs moderate COVID-19, by 27 per cent to marketing approval from India's drug 730 billion ($97.1 million). Rs 75 per tablet. regulator for FabiFlu, making it the The partnership will help Glenmark Pharmaceuticals had first oral Favipiravir-approved med- Jio Platforms, the unit that launched FabiFlu last month at a ication in India for the treatment of houses Reliance’s telecoms price of Rs 103 per tablet. mild to moderate COVID-19. venture Jio Infocomm, to In a regulatory filing Glenmark Glenmark has also completed the “roll out advanced 5G infra- announced a price reduction of 27 per phase 3 clinical trial with Favipira- structure and services for cent for FabiFlu. The new maximum vir (FabiFlu) in mild to moderate Indian customers”, Reliance retail price (MRP) is Rs 75 per tab, it COVID-19 patients in India. The trial said in a statement. $15.69 billion. That has helped Ambani said. results will be available shortly, the Global wireless technol- Although Jio Platforms win the backing of major tech "The price reduction has been made that we launched FabiFlu in India at Further, the company has com- company said. ogy inventor, Qualcomm’s also comprises Reliance’s firms such as Facebook Inc, possible through benefits gained from the lowest market cost as compared to menced a post marketing surveillance Glenmark is also conducting anoth- move comes at a time India music and movie apps, Jio Intel and now Qualcomm. higher yields and better scale, as both the cost of Favipiravir in other coun- (PMS) study on FabiFlu to closely er phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the is preparing to auction 5G Infocomm - the mobile carri- “Qualcomm offers deep the active pharmaceutical ingredi- tries where it is approved. And now monitor the efficacy and safety of the efficacy of two antivirals drugs Favip- airwaves to telecoms service er - is its centrepiece. technology know-how and ent (API) and formulations are made we hope that this further price reduc- drug in 1,000 patients that are pre- iravir and Umifenovir as a combina- providers. Reliance chairman and insights that will help us de- at Glenmark's facilities in India, the tion will make it even more accessible scribed with the oral antiviral, as part tion therapy in moderate hospitalised With this new investment, billionaire tycoon Mukesh liver on our 5G vision and benefits of which are being passed on for patients across the country," Glen- of an open label, multicenter, single adult COVID-19 patients in India. Reliance has sold a 25.2% Ambani has always pitched the digital transformation to patients in the country," the filing mark Pharmaceuticals Senior Vice arm study, the filing added. Shares of Glenmark Pharma were stake in Jio Platforms to in- Jio Infocomm as a tech com- of India for both people and said. President and Head – India business "We expect this post marketing sur- trading 1.34 per cent lower at Rs 421.00 vestors in a funding spree pany instead of a traditional enterprises,” Ambani said in "Our internal research shows us Alok Malik said. veillance study to shed more light on apiece on BSE. that began late April, raising telecoms firm. the statement.

More investors seek Hong Kong imports under govt scanner Gold ticks higher over direct bets in stocks New Delhi: Imports from tense border standoff that left Hong Kong are likely to draw 20 Indian soldiers and an un- surging coronavirus cases Mumbai: A new stream of tual fund schemes to invest greater scrutiny as China, specified number of Chinese retail investors with high directly into equities. under pressure to narrow troops dead. India is aiming risk appetite is flocking to “We are seeing a surge in new its trade gap with India, is at dismantling trade links equities, often taking aggres- demat accounts since March increasingly routing exports with China as part of poli- sive bets on penny stocks, in this year,” said Nikhil Ka- via Hong Kong, where Bei- cy to cut dependence on the search of outsized returns at math, co-founder and chief jing has imposed a security country. a time performances of other investment officer, Zerodha, law that undermines the Chinese exports routed asset classes remain subdued a stock trading platform. A city’s autonomy from Com- via Hong Kong to India are because of the haze of uncer- large portion of these new munist Party rule. mostly high-value electronic tainty around Covid-19. investors are in their early While India has been try- items. Market watchers say that 30s and are beginning to en- ing to narrow its trade gap For instance, integrated the steady decline in system- ter stock markets on their with China, its trade bal- digital circuits, the third atic investment plan (SIP) own and in many cases with ance with Hong Kong has most imported item from Chi- New Delhi: Gold prices Missouri. inflows since April is reflec- initial investments close to swung from a surplus to a ened to $6 billion in the fol- four years. na, is now the second most edged higher on Monday, - U.S. President Donald tive of this trend, where re- –80,000 to begin with,” he add- deficit for the first time in lowing year. Imports from Chinese imports and in- imported item from Hong holding above the key Trump said on Friday he tail investors have begun to ed. “Clearly, many investors the year to March 2019, at $5 the semi-autonomous region vestments have been facing Kong, valued at $2.2 billion $1,800-per-ounce level, as was not currently thinking withdraw money from mu- are no longer willing to let billion, and has further wid- has nearly tripled in just new scrutiny in India after a in FY20. worries over surging corona- about negotiating a “Phase virus cases around the world 2” trade deal with China as kept the safe-haven metal un- relations between Washing- derpinned. ton and Beijing sour over FUNDAMENTALS the pandemic and other is- - Spot gold was up 0.1% at sues. Sensex rallies over 400 points; Rupee settles flat at 75.19 $1,800.71 per ounce by 0033 - Gold is used as a safe GMT. U.S. gold futures rose investment during times of 0.2% to $1,804.90. political and financial uncer- Reliance hits fresh peak against US dollar - Physical gold sold at a tainty. premium in India last week - Speculators increased Mumbai: Equity bench- Mumbai: The rupee settled for the first time this year, their bullish positions in mark Sensex rallied over on a flat note at 75.19 (provi- driven by plunging imports COMEX gold and silver con- 400 points in early trade on sional) against the US dollar and a near halt in smuggling tracts in the week to July 7, Monday, tracking gains in on Monday amid high vola- that offset the impact of high the U.S. Commodity Futures index-heavyweight Reliance tility in the domestic equity unemployment and a rise in Trading Commission (CFTC) Industries and strong signals market. domestic prices across Asia said on Friday. [CFTC/] from global markets. The rupee, which opened that could deter buyers. - Asian shares got off to Reclaiming the 37,000 lev- at 75.20 against the US dollar, - More than 12.83 million a firm start as investors el in opening session, the closed at 75.19 against the US people have been reported to wagered the U.S. earnings 30-share BSE Sensex was dollar, up by just 1 paisa over be infected by the novel coro- season would see most com- trading 413.03 points, or 1.13 its previous close. navirus globally and 565,626 panies beat forecasts given per cent, higher at 37,007.36. It had settled at 75.20 have died, according to a Re- expectations had been low- In similar movement, ment will translate into 0.15 the capital market on Friday, against the greenback on uters tally. ered so far by coronavirus the NSE Nifty surged 123.35 per cent equity stake in Jio offloading equities worth Rs Friday. During the four-hour cases weighed on investor on Friday, according to pro- - Florida reported a re- lockdowns. points, or 1.15 per cent, to Platforms on a fully diluted 1,031 crore, provisional ex- trading session, the domestic sentiment, traders said. visional exchange data. cord increase of more than - The dollar index held 10,891.40. basis. change data showed. unit witnessed an intra-day Meanwhile, the dollar in- Brent crude futures, the 15,000 new cases in 24 hours steady against a basket of Reliance Industries was Infosys, Tech Mahindra, According to traders, be- high of 75.08 and a low of 75.21 dex, which gauges the green- global oil benchmark, fell on Sunday, as the Trump major currencies. the top gainer in the Sensex Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, sides stock-specific actions, against the US dollar. back’s strength against a bas- 1.25 per cent to USD 42.70 per administration renewed its - Palladium gained 0.5% to pack, jumping over 2 per cent HUL and Maruti were among positive cues from global Forex traders said the ru- ket of six currencies, fell 0.03 barrel. push for schools to reopen $1,979.96 per ounce, platinum to hit its record high of Rs the other gainers. markets too buoyed investor pee traded in a range-bound per cent to 96.62. Meanwhile, the number and anti-mask protests were rose 1.3% to $824.80 and sil- 1,938.80 per share, after the On the other hand, Bharti sentiment here. manner tracking high vol- The 30-share BSE bench- of cases around the world planned in Michigan and ver climbed 0.5% to $18.75. company said it has secured Airtel and HDFC were the lag- Bourses in Shanghai, Hong atility in domestic equities. mark Sensex was trad- linked to the disease has Rs 730 crore from wireless gards. In the previous session, Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were Moreover, investors awaited ing 34.01 points higher at crossed 1.29 crore and the technology leader Qualcomm the BSE barometer ended trading with significant cues from Consumer Price 36,628.34 and broader NSE death toll has topped 5.69 by selling a small stake in Jio 143.36 points, or 0.39 per cent, gains amid hopes of a better Index (CPI) data expected to Nifty was up 13.30 points to lakh. Platforms. lower at 36,594.33. The NSE earning season. be released later in the day. 10,781.35. In India, the death toll due Adding to a slew of invest- Nifty shed 45.40 points, or 0.42 Meanwhile, international While weak US currency Foreign institutional in- to Covid-19 rose to 23,174 and Oil dips on surge in US ments since April that has per cent, to close at 10,768.05. oil benchmark Brent crude supported the local unit, for- vestors were net sellers in the the number of infections crossed Rs 1.18 lakh crore, Foreign institutional in- futures fell 0.74 per cent to eign fund outflows and con- capital market as they sold spiked to 8,78,254, according Qualcomm Ventures’ invest- vestors were net sellers in USD 42.92 per barrel. cerns over rising Covid-19 shares worth Rs 1,031 crore to the health ministry. Covid-19 infections New Delhi: Oil prices dropped on Monday on a record daily rise in global coronavirus cases with big spikes in infections over the weekend in the United States while traders await an OPEC technical meeting expected to recommend an easing of Google to invest Retail moratorium rates in Phase Yes Bank to trim supply cuts. Brent crude fell 53 cents, or 1.2%, to $42.71 a barrel by 0946 Rs 75,000 crore to boost corporate portfolio, focus GMT, though prices have been hovering around $42 for a cou- 2 receding as lockdown eases ple of weeks. US crude was down 64 cents, or 1.6%, at $39.91. digitisation in India on retail loans “Pricing pressures are locked in a holding pattern and will New Delhi: In a sign of economic activity one needs to be watchful as these are early remain so until the coronavirus pandemic is brought under picking up in the country post lifting of the days of the unlocking. However, the self-em- control. Until then, there will continue to be a lack of convic- lockdown measures, a lot lesser number of ployed category (contributing 25-40 per cent tion in upside potential,” said Stephen Brennock of oil broker entities and individuals have come forward of select retail loans) is badly hurt, posing a PVM. to take advantage of the extended period of major concern, the report said. The World Health Organization reported a record daily in- moratorium on repayment of term loans On a positive side, collection rates im- crease in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total and interest on working capital loans. proved to 40-55 per cent in June for banks up by more than 230,000. According to a research by Emkay Glob- from a low of 10-15 per cent during the In the United States, infections surged over the weekend as al Financial, while moratorium rates in lockdown. But the road to recovery back Florida reported an increase of more than 15,000 new cases in Phase 2 are lower (down from 30s to 20s), to more than 90 per cent level will be long 24 hours, a record for any state. mainly due to lower corporate morato- and arduous, the report said. Oil traders also remained on edge as the Joint Ministeri- rium and moderation even in retail seg- Also, cheque/ECS bounce rates re- al Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the Organization of the ments like housing loans, personal loans mained high at 37-38 per cent in non-mor- New Delhi: Yes Bank will focus more on giving re- Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) prepares to meet on and car loans, they have remained elevat- atorium customers during the lockdown tail loans and to MSMEs and will trim its corporate Tuesday and Wednesday to recommend levels for future sup- New Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on ed for the commercial vehicle segment. as against 17-20 per cent in earlier years, loan portfolio. ply cuts. Monday announced a Google for India digi- For micro finance players, moratorium indicative of systemic stress. Bank's CEO Prashant Kumar on Monday said that “It has been all but a bumpy ride for oil during the last tisation fund through which, the company rates fell to 30-50 per cent with collections As per CIBIL, early asset-quality indi- the ratio of the bank's loan book was inclined more months and the OPEC+ deal on supply has been a pillar will invest Rs 75,000 crore or approximately improving, the research report said. cators have been weak since the past one towards corporate loans, with the corporate to retail for the market. The upcoming OPEC+ meeting this week $10 billion over the next five to seven years As part of the Covid-19 relief package, the year in mortgages/cards, making them loan ratio of 55 per cent to 45 per cent. is now expected, as planned, to make this pillar a bit to help India go digital. Reserve Bank of India in early May extended vulnerable to asset-quality shocks. "We would like to change this mix and have cor- weaker,” said Rystad Energy’s analyst Louise Dickson. "We will do this through a mix of equity the moratorium on term loans and interest on "Apart from these segments, we believe porate share at 40 per cent and retail and MSME OPEC and allies including Russia, a group known as investment, partnerships and an operation- working capital loans by three months till Au- delinquencies in personal loan, two-wheel- at 60 per cent over a period of time. We would like OPEC+, are expected to ease their production cuts to 7.7 al infrastructure ecosystem in India. This is gust 31. Earlier it was given for a three-month er loan and commercial vehicle loan too to grow at the rate of 20 per cent on the retail and million barrels per day (bpd) after a recovery in global a reflection of our confidence in the future period from March till May end. may accelerate, which, coupled with slow- MSME side," Kumar said. oil demand. OPEC+ cut output by a record 9.7 million of India and its digital economy," Pichai The lowering of rates for moratorium, er credit growth, will shoot up NPAs," the The corporate vertical will focus more on grow- bpd for May, June and July. said during the Google for India virtual con- meaning lesser numbers opting not to re- report said. ing asset -- light businesses like providing digital Libya, meanwhile, re-imposed force majeure on all ference. pay their loan obligation during the mor- Retail GNPA ratio for banks under cov- and transaction solutions to corporates. The CEO of oil exports on Sunday because of a renewed blockade by The investment will focus on four areas atorium period, is also a result of bankers erage stood at 1.5 per cent in FY20, which the restructured bank said that the lender will only eastern forces. The move comes only two days after Lib- important to India's digitisation-- first en- becoming a bit conservative during the could potentially inch up to 3.5 per cent in pause lending in the segment. ya exported its first crude cargo in six months. abling affordable access to information to Phase 2 period. Unlike the blanket mora- FY21E with some spill-over effect even in He, however, said that the lower end of the cor- The military of Yemen’s Houthi group said it had at- every Indian in their own language. torium in Phase 1, bankers conservatively FY22E, though better clarity on possible porate loan portfolio will continue in terms of loan tacked a large oil facility in an industrial zone in the "Second, building new products and ser- gave the ‘opt-in' option apart from month- trend could emerge once the moratorium growth. Kumar told the media that deposits have in- southern Saudi city of Jizan, but oil prices were not vices that are deeply relevant to India's ly moratoriums. is lifted. creased of late and in April the bank witnessed the greatly affected by the news. unique needs. Third, empowering business- While lowering of moratorium seekers highest number of fixed deposits in the past one year. Rising tension between the United States and China es to continue or embark on digital transfor- has come as a relief, there has been high lev- On the upcoming further public offering (FPO), he over the Covid-19 pandemic and other issues also pres- mation. And fourth, leveraging technology el of customer overlap rate between Phase said the issue will increase the Common Equity Tier 1 sured prices. and Artificial Intelligence for social good 1 and Phase 2. This is at a high of 30-40 per (CET) capital ratio from current 6.3 per cent to almost China on Monday announced sanctions against US of- in areas like health, agriculture and educa- cent in select segments, indicating a long 13 per cent, which will give a buffer of 500 basis points ficials and entities in retaliation for Washington’s sanc- tion," the Google CEO said. moratorium period for these customers, over the regulatory minimum requirement. The bank tions against senior Chinese officials. India's Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar which may pose higher asset-quality risk. will use the proceeds of the FPO largely as a buffer. US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was not Prasad were also present during the confer- Bankers suggest that job losses/pay cuts The bank's FPO with an aim to raise up to Rs 15,000 thinking about negotiating a Phase 2 trade deal with Chi- ence. till now have been lower than expected, but crore will open on July 15 and close on July 17. na. Srinagar 07 Observer Srinagar / tuesdAY / 14 JuLY i 2020 News

Smriti Irani Rolls out 49th IHGF Digital Fair Will De-Recognize Private Schools Violating 'Great Opportunity To Project Rare Beauty And Workmanship Of Handicrafts' Fee Orders: Govt SO NEWS DESK Later, the Jammu & Kashmir Craft Pavilion was inaugurated Complaints pouring frequently against some private SRINAGAR: In a first, the 49th wherein exotic product exhibits schools of charging miscellaneous fee: DSEK IHGF Delhi Fair, the Union Min- and e-portfolios of exporters were ister for Textiles, Smriti Irani, on display. The JK Pavilion high- Riyaz Bhat be charged monthly on a rolled out Virtual Edition, orga- lighted wide range of hand-knot- pro-rata basis, after schools nized by Export Promotion Coun- ted silk carpets, kani and sozni SRINAGAR: The govern- reopen,” reads the circular. cil for Handicrafts (EPCH) today. embroidered pashmina shawls, ment on Monday said it will DSEK in a circular said that Over 1500 manufacturers jamavars, crewel embroidered cancel the recognition of the complaints are pouring on and exporters from all over the curtain cloth, chain stitch wall the private schools that vio- a frequent basis that some rec- world are participating in the hangings, namda felted embroi- late the orders of the School ognized private schools are digital fair by displaying more dered rugs, Basohli paintings, Education Department and still charging tuition fees as than 2000 product expressions. tweed coats, walnut wood carv- charge miscellaneous fees in well as miscellaneous fees un- A large number of exporters ing, khatamband, papiermachie the name of tuition fee during der the caption of tuition fee. from Jammu and Kashmir, whose and engraved copperware. the COVID-19 pandemic. It further stated that no movement passes were facilitated The Virtual Fair is being The School Education School shall deny access to by the Divisional Administration, organized by EPCH to create department also warned online education, material attended the inaugural function online B2B linkages to connect the management of private or classes for the continuous at SKICC here today. buyers and sellers virtually schools of strict action in assessment to poor and de- Managing Director, J&K SID- Mr. Abdul Majeed Lone, Joint Irani and Commissioner Secre- all over the world for their artistic from their homes in the times terms of relevant provisions serving students, who are un- CO, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Dar, Director Handlooms, Kashmir, tary, Industries and Commerce, innovation and creative richness, of Covid 19 pandemic. of law in case of any violation. able to pay school fees due to Managing Director, Handloom Ms NargisSuriya, besides other Manoj Kumar Dwivedi. which have carved out a niche in The J&K Handicrafts and Following the government the prevailing situation. The & Handicrafts Corporation, senior officers of the Depart- The Prime Minister, in his mes- the international market. Handloom Department has orders of de-recognition of School Education department Mr. Hashmat Yatoo, Direc- ment attended the function. sage, praised the EPCH for organiz- While declaring the fair open, made special arrangements for involved private schools, the impressed upon the recognized tor, Handicrafts & Handloom, The inaugural function began ing the Virtual Fair in the midst of the Union Textiles Minister sponsoring the exporters from news agency carried a series private schools to adhere to the Mr. Mussarat Islam, Director with the message of the Prime Covid pandemic which, he said was welcomed the participant ex- Jammu and Kashmir in the dig- of stories wherein many pri- instructions in letter and spirit. SKICC, Javed Bakshi, Director, Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, reflective of the indomitable spirit porters and hoped that the busi- ital fair. SKICC also provided vate schools of Kashmir were “In case any violation or IICT, Mr. Zubair Ahmad, Joint which was read out in the Virtu- to continue furthering the efforts ness-to-business platform of- seamless Internet connectivity allegedly charging the miscel- non-seriousness, strict action shall Director, Information, Kashmir, al Fair auditorium, followed by to strengthen the sector. The Prime fered by EPCH digitally will be a that facilitated hassle-free virtu- laneous fee in the name of tu- be initiated against the particular Mr. Haris Ahmad Handoo, Joint the video messages of the Union Minister added that the Indian win-win situation for the entire al room experience to the partic- ition fee. In this regard, the Di- School in terms of relevant pro- Director Handicrafts, Kashmir, Minister for Textiles, Smriti handicrafts have been celebrated handicraft sector. ipants from J&K. rectorate of School Education visions of law, which includes Department (DSEK) issued a de-recognition thereof without circular, asking the private further intimation,” it reads. schools to refrain from violat- In view of COVID-19 pan- COVID-19 ing the government orders. demic, the government earlier 39th Foundation-Day of NABARD DSEK on June-16 issued instructed the private schools Govt Evacuates circular— instructing all in Jammu and Kashmir to ex- National Bank Provides Rs 462 Crore For Execution Of 139 Projects In J&K Last Fiscal recognized private schools to tend the last date of deposit of charge only tuition fee from school fees up to April-30 with- 2,13,161 Stranded SO NEWS DESK ulation of 18300. students on a monthly basis out any late fees. JK Residents The first ever watershed instead of quarterly basis for “No school shall either charge JAMMU: National Bank for project of J&K UT covering the lockdown period. any fee for the online learning, JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture & Rural Develop- 1003 ha in 7 villages in Kath- “No fee hike shall be assignments or shall link the Government has evacuated about ment (NABARD) provided Rs arRajool Panchayat of Sam- made during the academ- result of the child on the basis of 2,13,161 JK residents, stranded in 462 crore in 2019-20 for execu- ba district was implemented ic session 2020-21 and the home assignment, “the govern- other parts of the country due to tion of 139 projects in Jammu successfully. The project out- annual fee, if any, can ment directed. (KNO) COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur & Kashmir. comes are increased water and through special trains and bus- In the midst of ongoing pan- availability, crop productivi- es till date amid strict observance of demic, NABARD has stepped ty and significant increase in all necessary guidelines and Stan- into its 39th year of formation milk production. One more Prof Mohd Farooq Mir is new dard Operating Procedures. on July 12, 2020, even as it has watershed project is under im- As per the official data received made path breaking contribu- plementation in ChanniMan- Director Directorate of Admissions & in this regard, the Jammu and Kash- tion in the development of the sar area of Udhampur district. Competitive Examinations KU mir administration has received UT of J&K and Ladakh in last banks operating in UT with ducers Company with a mem- NABARD also provided 82 special trains at Jammu and Ud- few years. The National bank refinance assistance of Rs.152 bership of 300 weavers in Bara- support to Commercial Banks, SO NEWS DESK national and National journals. hampur railway stations from dif- has also witnessed a change crore during 2019-20 for meet- mulla and Bandipura districts Cooperatives and RRBs and Prof Mir is a recipient of ferent states and UTs, so far, with of guard in J&K with R K Sri- ing the crop loan requirements of Kashmir. The OFPO has India Post payment bank for SRINAGAR: Prof Mohd Farooq Bharat Jyoti award and has held about 68,191 passengers while about vastava having taken over as and agri-term loan activity since started production and furthering financial inclusion Mir has been appointed as Di- several administrative positions 1,44,970 persons from other states Chief General Manager. like dairy, poultry, sheep hus- marketing of carpets. through different schemes rector Directorate of Admissions in the past including that of Di- and UTs including 823 from abroad NABARD sanctioned Rs.462 bandry. J&K Gramin Bank With a view to address the viz. Mobile VAN, PoS, Finan- and Competitive Examinations, rector Kupwara Campus KU. have been evacuated by the govern- crore for execution of 139 proj- was our major partner. problem of water shortage, cial Literacy Programmes etc. University of Kashmir. An order He is presently Chairman, ment through Lakhanpur till date. ects during 2019-20. As on 31 NABARD has promoted 17 two Spring-shed based water- during the year 2019-20. to this effect was issued here on Board of postgraduate Stud- As per the detailed breakup of the March 2020, cumulatively 3785 Farmer Producer Organiza- shed projects were sanctioned, In order to commemorate Saturday, July 11th , 2020. ies in Physics KU, Chairman, figures, about 1590 stranded passen- projects are sanctioned with tions (FPO)s since the incep- one each in the UTs of J&K and the foundation day, NABARD Prof Mir who is presently Board of Undergraduate Stud- gers have entered through Lakhan- RIDF loan of Rs 6821.27 crore. tion of FPO concept in the UTs Ladakh. The project in Leh in- has sanctioned 6 projects viz. Head, Department of Physics ies in Physics pur from July 12 to July 13 mornings These projects will cover of J&K and Ladakh benefitting volves creation of 3 artificial 3 demonstration vans and 434 University of Kashmir has 20 Member of International Col- while 868 passengers have reached 15537 km of road length, 12814 2300 farmers. The FPO platform glaciers which will help in ir- Financial Literacy programme years of Teaching and Research laboration Board in CBM(Com- today in the 61st Delhi COVID spe- meter of bridge length, con- provides for aggregation of rigation in critical sowing sea- to J&K Grameen Bank, formu- experience. He has supervised pressed Baryonic Matter) Ex- cial train at Jammu. So far, 61 trains struction of 1400 school rooms, produce by small farmers and son April-May and will benefit lation of 100 JLGs to VOESEP, 09 Ph. D and 04 Mphil research periment at FAIR (Facility for have reached Jammu with a total of 80 veterinary hospitals etc. achieving economies of scale. 1643 villagers. Spring shed de- Ananatnag, Skill Development scholars. Prof Mir has devised Anti- proton and Ion Research), 52,495 stranded passengers belong- Around population of 15 lakh NABARD has also promoted velopment project in Khiram Programme on Aari and Em- 08 innovative academic pro- Member for Advisory Commit- ing to different districts while 15,696 benefitted from Water Supply the first Off Farm Farmer Pro- village of Anantnag will help broidery to VOESEP, Eshakti grams and contributed 12 book tee of Jammu & Kashmir Board passengers have reached Udhampur Scheme(WSS) projects. ducer Organization (OFPO) in rejuvenation of the springs digitization of SHGs in Ud- chapters and has published 55 of Professional Entrance Exam- in 21 special trains, so far. NABARD also supported the named as Shehar Carpet Pro- in the village and benefit a pop- hampur and Samba districts. research papers in reputed Inter- ination ( BOPEE). 40th India Carpet Expo Hakeem Yaseen Cautions Against Conducting ‘Virtual Exhibition’ from Aug 21 'Community Classes' Amid Pandemic SO NEWS DESK Singh informed that after com- Members-Exporters, Buyers and AGENCIES against I'll effects of holding their lives by dragging them kashmir valley to check the pleting the due process Council Council, the CEPC and the whole community classes amid dread- out of their homes for so called spread of dreaded infection, " SRINAGAR: In a first, Carpet Ex- has finalized the name of M/S Committee of Administration SRINAGAR: 'Under existing ed coronavirus pandemic . He comunity classes. He said first Hakeem Yaseen maintained. He port Promotion Council (CEPC) is Falcon Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd to is hopeful that the Virtual Ex- grim situation , on-line lessons said it was not possible to con- concern should be to save lives of said steep spike in Covid- 19 in- all set for launching 40th India execute the job for providing hibition will be a grand success only wayforward to teach stu- trol a mob of little kids from the children from the fatal virus fections and deaths in kashmir Carpet Expo in virtual mode from platform of international level and the industry will enter into dents.' Says life comes first, getting intermingled during , then comes thier education. He was a cause of great anxiety and 21st to 25th August, 2020. with all technical support and a new era with the help of tech- then livelihood & education. community assemblies wether said the decision to conduct ' concern adding that good sense The expo is the first of its kind full data security. nology and opening the doors of Srinagar,July 13 ;- Chair- inside a school or outside . " Community classes" during pan- has prevailed upon the adminis- initiative to bridge the gap be- The Agency will provide all tech- the global market in the corona man,Peoples Democrstic Usually children upto 10th stan- demic was totally I'll concieved . tration to re- impose lockdown tween Indian products and de- nical assistance to the participants scenario will be a milestone. Front,( PDF) Hakeem Yaseen dard are not matured enough to Hakeem Yaseen has also in kashmir. He said violators of mand of Handmade Carpets and round the clock and the Council Today CEPC also arranged a has cautioned against the idea follow prohibitory advisories hailed decision of the govern- the health advisories and lock- floor coverings across the globe will share the details of the help demo of the Virtual Exhibition of conducting Community strictly so holding of Communi- ment to reimpose lockdown in down guidelines should be pun- in post COVID-19 pandemic. desk with all the participants. for members. classes amid dreaded coronavi- ty classes amid pandemic could some districts of the kashmir ished severely. The event will be held live The Chairman mentioned The Chairman along with rus pandemic. He has urged the be a dangerous proportion," Ha- valley . He said after alarming He has also urged for close syn- from 21st to 25th August, 2020 for that the things depend on the Umesh Kumar Gupta, Abdul government to further fine tune keem Yaseen said adding that spike in the COVID cases cou- ergy between the administration buyers for the Handmade Car- digital display and connectivity Rub, Onkar Nath Mishra, Ra- and broad base the ongoing on- holding of Community classes pled with rise in the death rate and the health experts to fight out pets and other floor coverings. of the members and hence once jenderPrashad Mishra, Sriram- line lessons to teach students of is a theoretical proportions , re- imposition of the lockdown the dreaded virus effectively. The expo provides a great and again requested all the members Maurya, Sanjay Gupta, Husain various classes especially upto which can not withstand the was imperative to contain the Hakeem Yaseen has also ap- unique opportunity for the mem- to arrange for high speed inter- JafarHusaini, Bodh Raj Malho- 10th standard. ground reality. He said that on - infection. " Infac, keeping In pealed to the general public to ber exporters to get themselves as- net connectivity and prepare for tra, Sandeep Kataria, Members In a statement issued on line classes for students was the view the alarming spike in take the pandemic seriously and sociated with the event as an exhib- their best digital display. COA, CEPC and other partici- Monday. Hakeem Yaseen has only safe route to impart educa- Coronavirus positive cases and not to venture out of the homes itor to reach out to global buyers. He said that Virtual Exhi- pants attended the first demo cautioned the government es- tion to the children amid pan- deaths, lockdown should be re- un necessarily adding that "life Chairman CEPC, Siddh Nath bition is a new concept for the through videoconference. pecially education department demic instead of playing with imposed strictly in the whole comes first then livelihood ". Kathua Jail Inmates Making Facemasks For Frontline Warriors SO NEWS DESK and most importantly the absence of like wearing masks and gloves under centre where 1 inmate successfully The artifacts made by jail inmates as staff and other visitors. raw material for making masks, did not the supervision of a team comprising passed MA tourism, 34 passed BBP, 1 are also sent to SudharBikri Kendra In the second week of March 2020, KATHUA: At this time when the world stop the staff and inmates from their re- inmates and jail staff. passed certificate course whereas 13 at district Jail Jammu and wages for the interview /mulakaat of inmates is hit by pandemic causing widespread solve to contribute their bit in this time Starting with the speed of making inmates are currently pursuing BA, 2 their work are credited into their bank were stopped in compliance to the crisis, the Kathua District Jail author- of crisis. “The jail staff arranged sew- 30-40 masks per day the team is now PG Diploma and 4 certificate course. accounts. guidelines, SOPs issued by the gov- ities with an earnest resolve to help ing machines from their homes which touching whopping 400 masks per day. The jail centre is also providing the Giving details of covid protection ernment of India, UT of J&K and district administration, have supplied show their spirit and enthusiasm for the The cost of each reusable mask is Rs 15 Adult education (basic) through ad- measures, he said the quarantine & DG Prisons to prevent the spread over 7000 face masks made by the jail cause,” Malla added. which is quite less than the available vance audio video platform with the isolation barracks/blocks have been of pandemic in prisons. The weekly inmates to meet the demand of protec- “We wanted to make good quality variants in the market, informed su- help of Tata Consultancy, under which earmarked for new inmates, who are telephone call facility for 10 minutes tive gear for frontline Covid warriors. masks which can be used multiple perintendent. out of 27 inmates passed the 6 months quarantined for a minimum of 15 days was replaced with personal inter- Jail Superintendent, Mushtaq Ahmed times and after consulting experts it “We have so far supplied 7000 masks course and 17 other inmates have en- which was later spanned till the re- view/ mulakaat so that inmates can Malla, said the Kathua District Jail ad- was decided to make double layered to the District administration and are rolled for the same. ports come negative. interact with their parents, spouse ministration under its ‘PARWAH’ (Pris- masks made of polypropylene cloth. planning to put up a sale point outside He added that as many as 29 inmates Quarantine arrangements have also and children. on Activities for Reformation Welfare The polypropylene cloth was not read- District Jail to upscale the sale. The have so far passed the courses in com- been made for staff (both CRPF & Jail) A special Task Force was constituted and Health) initiative has undertaken ily available in Kathua and a special move will not only encourage inmates puter basics, CBFL Urdu and CBFL and to meet staff strength a three tier to implement advisories, SOPs and stop several welfare measures to imbibe the team was dispatched with special per- but also provide more wage earning op- Hindi whereas 55 inmates are enrolled quarantine system has been put in movement of staff except for procuring spirit of care and belonging among the mission to get the cloth from Ludhiana, portunities to them” he added. to get computer education. place for staff returning from leave/ necessities to run the affairs of jail. inmates as well as staff of the jail. Punjab on an urgent basis” he added. Listing other provisions envisaged Vocational training in art& craft, shift and transfer to minimize the Necessary items like soaps, sanitiz- While throwing light on the mask He said the masks are properly san- under PARWAH programme, he said tailoring, electrical, barber, carpenter, chances of covid-19 spread. ers, masks were arranged and provid- making initiative, the Jail Superinten- itized before packing and all the work the education as well as vocational painting/wall painting, embroidery, Screening through thermal scan- ed to inmates and staff. Different wash- dent informed that lack of resources, like right from cutting, sewing to packing training is being imparted to inmates candle making are also being given to ners and sanitary tunnels has is avail- ing and sanitation points were also insufficient number of sewing machines is being done with proper precautions within jail premises through IGNOU the inmates, he informed. able to keep a check on inmates as well earmarked to avoid congestion. SRINAGAR SPORTS OBSERVER TUESDAY 14 JULY 2020

SCA curator Rasik Makwana passes away Holder hails Gabriel after Southampton triumph London: West Indies captain is a pleasing feeling but 10 tough Jason Holder has hailed pacer days still left in the series." Shannon Gabriel post his man-of- Holder refused to rate this win the-match performance in the first above the victory at Leeds in 2017 Test against England in Southamp- despite claiming earlier that the ton. Gabriel, who played his first fourth day's play was one of the Test after almost 12 months, picked best he has been a part of in Test up four wickets in the first innings cricket. to keep England to 204 and then fol- He reserved praise for his fast lowed it up with a five-wicket haul bowling unit for stepping up es- in the second innings to set up his pecially when it appeared at one side's narrow four-wicket win. stage that England would seize New Delhi: Rasik Makwa- including the Saurashtra "What Shannon has done in this complete control of the Test when na, the veteran Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadi- game is nothing surprising," Hold- Zak Crawley and Ben Stokes had a curator and father of first- um as well as the ground er said after the victory. "Shanon 98-run partnership. "It was a long, class cricketer Kamlesh and net practice area of the is one of those guys who just keeps hard toil and a hard-fought day for Makwana, passed away ear- Madhavrao Scindia Cricket doing it. He has a big heart, a mas- West Indies," Holder said on the ly morning, on Monday (July Stadium. sive, massive heart. And he's been fourth day display. "The reason 13) aged 71. Niranjan Shah, the for- through a lot and he wants success things were going, but he stuck it this well is very very promising for he said. "I think England missing I say it's the best day, it's mainly Makwana has been as- mer SCA secretary said, badly. His body has not held the through. He had a good team be- us. And we feel very proud of the Root is a big miss, he's a high qual- down to the fact that every sin- sociated with Saurashtra "Rasikbhai was a jovial man way he has liked. To see him back hind him in Trinidad, done a lot of way we performed. "This morning ity player. We saw it as an oppor- gle time I asked for an effort from Cricket Association (SCA) and had in-depth knowl- fit, running in and bowling fast work with as well. Again he reaped when I woke up, I wanted to fast for- tunity to really get into their inex- those bowlers, no one said 'I can't as a curator since the early edge of curating pitches and is always a pleasing sight. He de- the success that we all presumed ward to the end of the day with us perienced batting line up. There or I'm too tired.' They just all kept 1980s. And in this period, he grounds. His contribution in serves every bit of success he's had he would have gotten just based winning. At the start I guess there was a lot of pressure on Stokes running in. was been instrumental in developing cricket grounds so far in this game." on the calibre of bowler he is. We were a few nerves going through to score and to come big with the "At that stage when Stokes and pitches for various crick- of Saurashtra shall always The 32-year-old was initially all know when Shannon is fit and the dressing room. But Roston likes of young Ollie Pope and Jos Zak were batting, the game looked et grounds in the region, be fondly remembered." only a part of the reserves and was healthy, he can be a handful and he and Jermaine really really settled Buttler in the lower half, the top like it was less likely for us to a last minute addition to the squad proved difficult in this game." those nerves down and got us into order relies a lot on Rory Burns win. We knew we couldn't lose, we just days before the Test match. England had a handful lead of a position to a lay foundation. We too, because he is quite solid, he back ourselves not to lose...but we Having been out of action since 170 runs going into the final day knew once we had a partnership, soaks up a lot of balls and he makes wanted to win, we knew how im- September last year following an with two more wickets left to add the England bowlers would go flat. bowlers fight really really hard for portant it was to win this game. So ankle surgery, Gabriel proved his to the target. They could only add But credit to England, they threw a the wickets too. I think for us those the longer they batted it obviously fitness in the warm-up games to 29 more but the chase still seemed lot at us. Stokes, Anderson, Jofra, four really stood out and we really took time out of the game, maybe force his entry into the squad. "For a herculean task for West Indies Mark - they all put in a hell of effort needed to get them out as early as put them in a position where they us it is about just about managing when their top-four batsmen regis- and they were all challenging." possible. had to think twice about declaring. Shannon as best as possible," Hold- tered single-digit scores. While expressing satisfaction "We saw how Zak Crawley Maybe after the game at Leeds... er said. "To beat England in England is over starting the series on a win- played really well but he had their declaration caused a bit of "He's a rhythm bowler as well. not an easy feat," Holder noted. ning note, Holder conceded that Stokes at the other end to form a chatter as well. I'm not sure if they So he needs to get some miles on "We were able to do that when we they had a plan to attack the inex- partnership with, and he had a bit would have declared similarly, it the legs, and some rhythm into were here in 2017, so we know what perienced England batting lineup of a partnership with Joe Denly was all up to Stokesy. But I think the legs. I know what he's been that feels like. But things have that didn't have regular skipper as well. So yes, credit to how well yesterday's effort was by far the through, we kept in contact when changed drastically since then and Joe Root in their ranks. they played. It was no easy Test best effort I've seen by this group. he was going through rehab. Some they are a massive massive unit in "I think it was really important match. They kept coming, kept We kept the energy up all through stage he was frustrated by how their backyard. To start the series that we started the series well," running in. To start the series well the day." Our players need to develop an attitude like Megan Rapinoe: Maymol Rocky

Stand-in captain Ben Stokes defends decision to drop Stuart Broad for first Test New Zealand cricketers start Southampton: Stand-in captain Ben Stokes won’t regret the decision to drop Stuart Broad from the side despite losing the squad training at High Performance first Test against the West Indies but lauded the senior pacer’s burning desire to play for England. England lost the series-opener by four wickets with Jer- Centre in Lincoln maine Blackwood leading the West Indies to a gripping Indian women’s football team ation (AIFF) in a video chat. players for the Asian Cup four-wicket win on the final day. Wellington: New Zealand’s top cricketers training next week in Mount Maunganui. head coach Maymol Rocky Talking about the World 2022. When the base becomes Broad minced no words in railing the decision, saying he returned to squad training on Monday at the New Zealand’s women’s team’s official wants her players to “devel- Cup, the 40-year-old former stronger, scouting becomes felt “angry, frustrated and gutted”. Stokes said Broad’s reac- country’s High Performance Centre in Lin- Twitter handle posted pictures of the players op an attitude” towards the international said: “I had tougher. We’ll get more play- tion was natural. coln after a prolonged break caused by the training in Lincoln. The men’s team players game similar to American gone there with my men- ers for every position.”Rocky “Stuart’s interview was absolutely brilliant. For a guy who COVID-19 pandemic. trained in the second half of the day. forward Megan Rapinoe, who tor as a part of the FIFA is also a leading scouts for has played over 100 Tests and taken the amount of wickets In a statement issued on Monday, New “It’s nice to be back. The banter (with won the Golden Boot and the programme. Watching the women’s football in India, he has to have that emotion and desire still burning inside is Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced that six na- teammates) is always good fun,” said Golden Ball at the 2019 World matches, I was just thinking having picked up the likes amazing,” Stokes told BBC Sport. tional camps will be conducted till September. vice-captain and all-rounder Amy Satter- Cup. about how it would feel had of Sweety Devi, Sandhiya Broad has claimed 485 wickets in 138 Tests and 178 in 121 Cricket activities in New Zealand came to a thwaite after the women’s team’s training Recalling her meeting our team been out there on Ranganathan and Manisha ODIs. halt in late March owing to the deadly pan- session. with Rapinoe during the 2019 the pitch.””It would have Kalyan. Stokes defended the selection for the first Test, which demic. New Zealand has been among the least af- FIFA Women’s World Cup in been unforgettable. It’s go- “AIFF has a wide scouting marked the resumption of international cricket since March. “New Zealand’s top male and female crick- fected by the pandemic, managing to keep the France, Rocky said: “I had a ing to be just that for the system in place. That helps a “In terms of the selection, if I was to regret that it doesn’t eters will return to squad training at the NZC case count to a little over 1500, including more small chat with Megan. Her U-17 girls next year. I’ll, of lot in terms of finding play- send a very good message to the guys who played. We went High Performance centre in Lincoln this than 1400 recoveries. attitude was simply amazing. course, be there to cheer ers from different areas. But with the decision that pace would do better for us in the long week, in the first of six national camps sched- The COVID-19 death toll in the country “She is one of the best play- them from the stands,” she I also like to do myself for run on this game. uled for the coming winter months,” read the stands at 22 at this point and it has lifted most ers in the game. But she is added. which I prefer -- be it U-17 “You make decisions and you’ve got to stand by them. I’m release from NZC. of the restrictions which were put in place not arrogant or egoistic at all. Rocky, the first women’s tournaments, Khelo India, not the type of person to look back and regret them.” “The South Island and Wellington based when the pandemic first broke out. But she had all the attitude head coach, said she is “re- National or State Champion- England were bowled out for 204 in the first innings after BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS will train International cricket has taken small steps around her. She has put in all ally looking forward to the ships,” she said. deciding to bat in damp conditions and squandered strong po- at the Canterbury hub this week, while a larg- towards a resumption with England and the the hard work to get to where U17 WWC.””India is in the “I make it a point for all sition on the fourth day. er second camp for players further North will West Indies engaged in a Test series right she is today. world map now for the U-17 National Team players and “We all know where we made the errors. You have to be commence at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui now. Australian cricketers have also begun “I tell my players that we World Cup. Everyone is look- aspirants to be part of the good enough to put first-innings runs on the board, no matter from July 19,” it added. training. should also have that same ing at us. I am waiting to be Hero IWL. Not only do they what the conditions. The male players who trained on Monday New Zealand’s first camp in Lincoln will get kind of attitude. She’s an ab- at the stadium -- maybe as the play against National Team “We put another 60, 70 or 80 runs on what they had to chase were Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Matt over on July 16. It will be followed by train- solute role model for young scout, but mostly to cheer for players, but the youngsters and it’s a completely different game,” said Stokes, who led in Henry and Daryl Mitchell. Skipper Kane Wil- ing camps in August (10 to 13) and September girls out there,” Rocky told the girls when they go out. get to test themselves against place of Joe Root, who was on a paternity leave. PTI liamson will be part of the batch that will start (dates not yet decided). the All India Football Feder- “Surely, we’ll get some the seniors,” she added.

CRICKET: THE CURIOUS CASE OF FAWAD ALAM awad Alam sits alone see through a lens.” It is the INVITATION on the dreary con- best I could come up with. I’m crete steps in front of no media starlet. What would Fthe press box at Gadd- I know? afi Stadium. Months later, Fawad would In the age of people tearing appear in a Pakistani sit- down statues of one culture’s com. I like to think that our past heroes due to their sins conversation that night per- DRAWINGS against another, it is surpris- versely helped him get there. ing that Gaddafi’s name still We carry on the discussion stands here as a monument of and share experiences for a nationalistic pride. few more minutes. I’ve got Whatever your views on to know Fawad somewhat naming your home cricket him. He hasn’t played a fran- to me. through this PSL season as stadium after a non-crick- chise match anywhere in the It’s not often that a cricketer we had bumped into each oth- eter with a polarising back- world since 2018. suggests that they want to er here and there. ground, it doesn’t change the What does Fawad Alam still learn anything from me. He’s a quiet and humble man. fact that sitting here on those have to do to prove himself? Adam Gilchrist once asked Dedicated to fitness and hard The Srinagar Observer management has decided to dreary concrete steps, Fawad Will the most-famous crick- me for feedback on his first work. His cricketing story is Alam’s beard oil is glistening eter who never gets picked few matches as a Big Bash one of unrequited love with dedicate a page for children. We are hereby inviting you under the floodlights in his finally get a chance to show commentator via a Twitter the Pakistani national teams. PAINTINGS brilliant facial hair. his worth in the upcoming private message. I remem- But he doesn’t point the fin- Another Pakistan Super England tour? ber showing that message to ger, offer excuses or place to send your paintings, drawings and poems in our official League (PSL) match has been He is now beginning his ap- a friend at the time to check blame on others. completed. The Lahore Qa- prenticeship as a post-match that someone wasn’t prank- “Insha’Allah, I’ll play for Pa- mail id i.e. [email protected] with your full landars, the T20 franchise host. Tiny insignificant in- ing me. kistan again.” He says these with the worst win-loss re- terviews, that barely last two It’s a cold night in Lahore. words with a cheeky smile. Name, Name of School and class to get your stuff published cord in the history of all T20 minutes, with a player after I blush and pause for a mo- Many others in his situa- leagues globally, has just de- the match for a sponsor that ment to consider how irratio- tion, in that honest moment, in our esteemed newspaper. feated the current title-hold- we’ve already forgotten. nal Fawad’s comments are. would have said it forlornly. ers Quetta Gladiators. I have gotten to know Fawad “The best advice I was ever But Fawad is not like many Fawad was not involved in during this PSL and take a given was to take acting les- others. any of the on-field battles. seat next to him. sons,” I reply. “It is amazing June 2016 – Lahore POEMS The PSL has long rejected “I want to be better in front of how well they help you pres- The army camps are com- REGARDS MANAGEMENT DAILY SRINAGAR OBSERVER him. T20 globally has rejected the camera, like you,” he says ent to an audience you cannot plete.