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“I can calculate the Kashmir motion of heavenly bodies Gupkar Alliance Sweeps Srinagar: Cold condition in- but not the madness of tensified in Kashmir with most people.” parts of the valley witnessing a — Isaac Newton dip in their minimum tempera- tures on Wednesday. The weather has remained dry DDC Polls, Wins 110 Seats and cold across Kashmir since it snowed on December 12, with the night temperature staying BJP Emerges Single Largest Party With 75 Seats several degrees below the freez- ing point, a meteorological de- Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Candiddates from PcK partment official said. PAGD Candidate’s Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) swept The weather department has Cavalcade Attacked the maiden District Development Independents Emerge As Counting forecast that the cold and dry Council (DDC) polls by winning 110 weather would continue till Srinagar: A female worker of seats, while the BJP emerged as the Christmas Day. a DDC candidate, who won from single largest party by getting 75 Suspended The Valley continued to reel Baramulla block constituency, seats after securing the largest vote Key Players With 50 Seats under sub-zero night tempera- ‘sustained injuries’ after her share in Jammu and Kashmir, offi- On 2 Seats tures on Wednesday as well, cavalcade came under stone- cials said on Wednesday. 5 Of 7 Ex- Ministers Jammu: Jammu and even though there was a slight pelting in Hudpora locality of The results of two constituencies - Kashmir State Election improvement in the mercury at Baramulla district on Wednes- one each in Bandipora and Kupwara dis- Secure Win Commissioner K K Sharma most places. day. tricts of north Kashmir - are still awaited Jammu: Five out of the seven on Wednesday said the Srinagar -- the summer capi- The successful PAGD candi- as counting of votes has been deferred former ministers who contested counting of votes in two tal of Jammu and Kashmir -- re- date Qurat-ul-Ain Bashir from there till further orders, they said. the DDC election in Jammu and DDC constituencies has corded a low of minus 5 degrees PDP was approaching towards The counting of votes for the 280 Kashmir have won, while two be- been kept in abeyance to Celsius, slightly up from the pre- her native village along her DDC constituencies - 14 each in 20 longing to the BJP suffered defeats, clear doubts over the citi- vious night’s minus 5.2 degrees workers when her cavalcade districts - started on Tuesday morning according to data issued by the state zenship of two of the con- Celsius. was pelted with stones near after the peaceful culmination of the election authority (SEA). testing candidates from The mercury in Pahalgam in Hudpora area in the district, eight-phase election from November Senior Congress leader and for- north Kashmir’s Bandipora south Kashmir went down from news agency GNS reported. 28 to December 19. This was the first mer minister Taj Mohiuddin, who and Kupwara districts. the previous night’s low of mi- In the incident, some vehicles democratic exercise in Jammu and was in the fray for Parenpillan Sharma said the count- nus 5.8 degrees Celsius to settle got damaged even as a female Kashmir post abrogation of Article constituency of Uri tehsil in north ing in rest of the 278 District at minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, of- worker (name withheld) also 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile Kashmir’s Baramulla More On P8 Development Council (DDC) ficials said. It was the coldest re- sustained injuries. She was state into union territories last year. seats, which started on corded place in the Valley. removed to hospital for treat- Out of the 278 seats for which results The supporters of a BJP candidate dance to celebrate his victory in Tuesday morning, conclud- They said Gulmarg recorded a ment. have been declared by the J-K Election DDC polls in Srinagar outskirts on Tuesday. —KO Photo: Abid Bhat This Is A Victory For ed peacefully Wednesday low of minus 6 degrees Celsius, Meanwhile, police has filed Commission so far, besides the PAGD morning. slightly down from More On P8 a case in this regard, the report and the BJP, Independent candidates India: Amit Shah The counting of votes was added. have won 50, Congress 26, Apni Party Jammu: Independent candidates two-time MLA and former minister New Delhi: Union Home Minister deferred in Drugmulla con- 12, PDF and the National Panthers Party have emerged as big winners in Sham Lal Choudhary in Suchetgarh Amit Shah and Law Minister Ravi stituency (Kupwara district) 4 CRPF Men, MCA Student Goes two each and the BSP one. Jammu and Kashmir’s maiden in Jammu region by a slender mar- Shankar Prasad on Wednesday and Hajin-A (Bandipora) Cop Injured In Two women from Pakistan- District Development Council gin of 11 votes. hailed the recent conclusion of in view of a question that Missing In Baramulla controlled Kashmir, who are mar- polls, with 50 of them having Though the BJP maintained its su- the District Development Council has arisen on eligibility of Grenade Blast Baramulla: Family members ried to former militants from the been declared elected from 278 premacy by emerging as the single (DDC) elections in Jammu and one each contesting candi- Srinagar: Four paramilitary of a 24-year-old youth, who has Valley, are among the contestants seats, putting them ahead of par- largest party with 74 seats and is Kashmir and said that the Modi dates from the two seats, CRPF personnel, a policeman and gone missing since 20 Decem- from the Dragmulla constituency in ties like the Congress and the PDP. leading in another seat, the defeat of government was doing everything Sharma told reporters a BDO ranked Rural Development ber, have urged their son to Kupwara and Hajin-A in Bandipora Among the big Independent wins its stalwarts Choudhary and another to restore the grassroots democracy here. Two persons hailing department official were injured return home and appealed to and the state Election More On P8 is Taranjit Singh defeating BJP’s former minister Shakti More On P8 in the union territory. More On P8 from Pakistan- More On P8 on Wednesday in a grenade blast the government to help them in in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal tracing him. district. Saqib Ashraf from Fatehgarh Suspected militants lobbed here, went missing on Decem- Loud And Clear Rejection Of August 5 Move: Omar I’m Sher-e-Kashmir’s Son, Won’t a grenade towards a joint party ber 20, while he was returning of CRPF and police at Tawheed from Kashmir University, news Says PAGD Was Formed In ‘Very Difficult’ Circumstances Bow Before Anyone: Farooq Chowk area of the district on agency KNO reported. After Wednesday afternoon leaving coming to know that Saqib has one that we will fight for our rights at least six people injured, news not returned home, the report but not unlawfully or unconstitu- agency GNS reported. The in- said, his father tried his mobile tionally. We are not for disturbing jured identified ASI Nitbal Singh, number. However, his phone the atmosphere in this state, but to Constable Anand Mal, Manoj was switched off. make it better, Abdullah said. Sipahi and Head Constable RN Unable to make any contact Omar said the results of the DDC Manojan, all from CRPF’s 115 with their son, an anxious elections have proved that the BJP battalion, besides Mohammad family started searching in the will not be able to “bury” the NC. Sulemaan, a police head con- neighborhood. The next elections in J-K are very far stable and BDO Wakoora, Syed Saqib’s family has also regis- because of the defeat of the BJP in this Nasrullah were removed to the tered a missing report of their election. I do not think they will have hospital for treatment.

son in the police station Sheeri. Photo: Abid Bhat KO the assembly elections here anytime Photo: Abid Bhat KO According to the report, the sooner. If they believed in democracy, condition of one of the injured Congress Leader Srinagar: The Centre should lis- were declared, while the BJP emerged they would have sounded the bugle of Srinagar: National Conference a day after the results of the DDC CRPF men was said to be serious. ten to the people’s voice against as the single largest party by getting the assembly elections,” he said. (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, polls were announced, Abdullah, Soon after the attack, govern- Madan Lal Sharma Dies the abrogation of Article 370 since 74 seats after securing the biggest Referring to the alliance with who is facing an ED probe in con- in an apparent reference to the BJP, ment forces cordoned More On P8 Jammu: Veteran Congress it has itself termed the DDC polls vote share in Jammu and Kashmir. other mainstream parties for seek- nection with the Jammu and said the saffron party thinks he leader and former minister as a victory of democracy, National If you really say that democracy ing the restoration of the special sta- Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) will bow before it, but he will not. Madan Lal Sharma passed away Conference (NC) vice-president has won, then you will have to listen tus of the erstwhile state, Abdullah money-laundering case, asserted “They think Farooq Abdullah will at a private hospital in Katra on Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday. to the voices of the people, and the said the PAGD was formed in “very on Wednesday that he will not bow bow before them. I will only bow SPO Goes Missing Wednesday morning. Addressing party workers at people of Jammu and Kashmir have difficult” circumstances and “its aim before anyone. my head before my god and no one Along With Rifle He was first elected as NC headquarters Nawa-i-Subah, said it with a huge majority that was not power”. Addressing party workers at the else. He is my creator. They are try- MLA in 1983 and again in 1987 he said the people have made they do not accept (the decisions of) He said the party rendered many NC headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah, ing to induce fear, More On P8 Srinagar: A Special Police from Chhamb consitituency clear their view by supporting August 5, 2019, Abdullah said. sacrifices for the alliance and many Officer (SPO) has gone missing in on Congress mandate, a party the People’s Alliance for Gupkar The Centre abrogated Article 370 of his colleagues were not happy South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, spokesman said. Declaration (PAGD) in the District which gave special status to Jammu with the seat-sharing arrangement. officials said on Wednesday. He became minister in the Development Council polls. and Kashmir and bifurcated the We could have many more seats Mehbooba Accuses BJP A police officer while confirm- NC-Congress coalition govern- The NC leader also said he does erstwhile state into two union ter- had we not contested in the alli- ing the incident said that the ment in 1988.He was again not foresee assembly elections in ritories on August 5 last year. ance. But, for achieving a bigger Govt Of ‘Witch-Hunting’ SPO, Zakir Hussain Malik (Belt elected from Akhnoor in 2002 the union territory anytime soon We also accept it (that democra- goal, small or big sacrifices have Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednes- no.967A) son of Mohammad and became a minister in the because of the poll results. cy has won). When did we say that to be made It was our duty to keep day accused the Centre of “weaponising” probe agencies such as Skinder Malik of Ahgar Yaripora PDP-Congress government. The seven-party PAGD swept the we do not trust democracy? It is an- aside our differences and to come the NIA, ED and CBI “for political gains”, and said the BJP should Kulgam is missing along with Sharma was twice elected maiden DDC polls by winning 110 other thing that you do not trust us. on a single platform for our iden- stop harassing her friends, family and party colleagues. More On P8 an AK-47 rifle from Tuesday to the Lok Sabha from Jammu- seats out of 276 for which results We have been saying this from day tity, he said. (PTI) (December 22). “We are trying to Poonch seat in 2004 and 2009. bring him back,” the officer said. However, he lost the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Man Held With Cannabis In Rajouri Govt Gears Up To Meet New ED Raids Houses Of Mehbooba’s Jammu: A man was arrested with a consignment of five ki- lograms of cannabis in Jammu Corona Strain Challenge Close Aide, Rs 28L Cash Seized and Kashmir’s Rajouri district New Delhi: The Enforcement "witch hunt" against her. more evidence in connection with an on Wednesday, police said. Observer News Service the travellers and their contacts, in J&K Reports Directorate on Wednesday seized Cash amounting to Rs 21,38,200 investigation linked to alleged fraud Rajouri Senior Superinten- case they test positive. over Rs 28 lakh cash after it raided the was seized from her residence in at the J& K Bank, they said. dent of Police Chandan Kohli Srinagar: As United Kingdom Chairman District Disaster 250 New Cases, premises of Anjum Fazili, a close aide Srinagar while another Rs 6,62,500 Fazili's role is under the scanner said that a team intercepted and several European countries are Management Authority (DDMA) 3 Corona Deaths of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, in was recovered from her residence in in the case that is being investigated a car at Darhali bridge and battling with the rapidly spread- Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary a money laundering case linked to al- the national capital, they said. under criminal provisions of the carried out a thorough search ing new coronavirus strain, the on Wednesday ordered that all Srinagar: Three more people leged financial fraud at the J&K Bank, The total cash seizure stands at just Prevention of Money Laundering Act of the car. authorities in Jammu and Kashmir those who have travel history to the died of coronavirus in Jammu and official sources said. over Rs 28 lakh, the officials said. 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Office Of The Assistant COVID-19 may trigger endophthalmitis, Regional Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir a rare eye infection that causes vision loss NOTICE Whereas an application has been recieved sual symptoms of endo- cording to one of the researchers, from one. Shri : Mohammad Amin Shah S/o: phthalmitis includes pain, other cases of endophthalmi- Habibullah Shah R/o: Khag Budgam owner redness and discharge tis linked to COVID-19 patients of vehicle bearing from the eye. You must have also been reported. One of Registration No: JK04D-0273 for cancella- alsoU be alert to swelling of the them is in Boston and another tion of hire purchase agreement with M/S eyelids and you may experience in Australia. Usual symptoms of J&K Bank B/U Poshkar Khag. . reduced vision. endophthalmitis includes pain, Now therefore it is notified for the The COVID-19 virus has the chill- redness and discharge from the information of the general public that objections if any to the ing ability to invade different body eye. You must also be alert to proposed cancellation of hire purchase Agreement shall be filed organs and cause serious damage swelling of the eyelids and you in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional Transport of- that can last for years. It can dam- may experience reduced vision. fice ARTO Budgam within a period of 12 days from the date of age your body organs, affect your If you notice any of these symp- publication of this notice in the daily newspaper . skin and even cause neurological toms, consult a doctor immedi- No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.1988 problems. The damage it causes ately. Early treatment of this as- Dated 23/12/2020 to your lungs can be permanent. sociated complication can save Assistant Regional Transport officer This virus can also affect your eyes your vision. MCB Budgam Kashmir and give you conjunctivitis and sore eyes. Now, it has come to light But All Keratitis Cases May Not that the novel coronavirus may Progress To Endophthalmitis trigger inflammation of the eyes According to researchers, it is Office Of The Assistant that can lead to vision loss. Three unusual for keratitis to prog- COVID-19 patients in the US devel- ress to endophthalmitis. A 2012 Regional Transport Officer oped keratitis, an inflammation of study says that only 27 of around the cornea. This is serious because 10,000 eyes over 15 years devel- Budgam Kashmir this condition can lead to a sight- oped endophthalmitis because NOTICE threatening infection of the tissues keratitis. One expert thinks that Where a application for or fluids inside the eyeball called because keratitis progressing to transfer of ownership has endophthalmitis. endophthalmitis is so rare, it’s not been recieved from one. possible from these findings to Shri : Mohd Ashraf Khan- Rare Development But It Cannot Be and because they were all tied to from COVID-19, another had to worse and made them more sus- say that the connection between COVID-19 infection it needed to have an eye removed “despite he- ceptible to other associated health day S/o: Mohd Abdullah Ruled Out these conditions is anything but Khanday R/o: Chadoora According to a new study at the be investigated, say researchers. roic efforts to save the eye,” and a conditions. The only other eye con- coincidental. According to them, They added that the whole point is third lost all sight, said research- dition linked to COVID-19 has been Budgam (Transferor) of Zucker School of Medicine at Hof- while it is possible that the kerati- Maruti car. Vehicle bearing stra University in Hempstead, New to alert people of the association, ers. All the patients were in their conjunctivitis, also called pink eye, tis was related to COVID-19, there though they cannot say specifically 60s and were treated at Northwell which is a minor infection. registration number JK04 - 1023. Chasis number 108104 En- York, this is a rare development, are very few reports to suggest gin0e no. 64754 Model 1997 in favour of but it can happen. Having three that COVID causes it. However, it Health’s Ophthalmology Depart- this is at all common. They agree cannot be ruled out. ment. Also, the three patients had Symptoms To Look Out For Shri.. Riyaz Ahmad Bhat S/o. Ali Mohd Bhat R/o Noorani Colony cases of endophthalmitis in such that further research is needed to Gopalpora Kralpora (Tranferee) a short time is exceedingly rare, underlying health problems that Endophthalmitis is very rare, but confirm the findings. Of the three patients, one died may have made their COVID-19 it can be caused by a virus. Ac- Now therefore it is notified for the information of the general public that objections if any to the proposed transfer of ownership shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional Transport office ARTO Budgam within Land ecosystems becoming less a period of 7 days from the date of publication of this notice in Office Of The Chief Medical Officer Anantnag Kashmir the daily newspaper Kashmir Observer. efficient at absorbing CO2: Study No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.1822 Dated 11/11/2020 esearchers have identi- thor Ben Poulter from NASA's Mr. Farooq Irfan Hakeem Assistant Regional Transport officer fied an unsettling trend Goddard Space Flight Center. S/o Late Mohmmad Ramzan Hakeem Budgam Kashmir - as levels of carbon di- "In other words, terrestrial eco- R/o Qazibagh Tehsil and District Anantnag MCB oxide (CO2) in the at- systems are becoming less re- mosphereR increase, 86 per cent liable as a temporary climate No:-Est/lll/Gen/ 6908-11 4th final notice of land ecosystems globally are change mitigator," Poulter added. The Jammu And Kashmir State becoming progressively less ef- Without this feedback between pho- Subject:- Final Notice. Dated:- 21/12/2020 ficient at absorbing; because CO2 tosynthesis and elevated atmospheric Board Of School Education, is a main 'ingredient' that plants CO2, the researchers said we would Whereas, Block Medical Officer Bijebhara has reported that, you were posted as Junior Pharmacist at Sub Centre Panchpora Block Bijeb- Branch Office Sopore need to grow, elevated concen- have seen climate change occurring at hara and you restored to un-authorized absence from your legitimate duties w,e,f 05.08.2019 . trations of it cause an increase in a much more rapid rate. Whereas, an explanation was served to you by the BMO concerned vide No:- Est/BMO/Bij/619 Dated:-14.08.2019 and no respond The candidates whose photograph is published photosynthesis, and consequent- But scientists have been concerned was shown from you and an another explanation was served by the BMO concerned vide his letter No:- Est/BMO/Bij/706-07 Dated:- ly, plant growth - a phenomenon about how long the CO2 Fertiliza- in this notice is claiming to have lost the origi- 26.09.2019 both the explanation were served to your residential address. nal marks certificate of 10TH & 12th under Be- aptly referred to as the CO2 fertil- tion Effect could be sustained before Whereas, BMO Concerned vide his No:- Est/BMO/Bij/924-25 Dated:- 02.12.2019 has served a notice addressed to your home residence ization effect, or CFE. other limitations on plant growth low mentioned particulars where under two days opportunity was granted to you to attend your legitimate duties , but you have failed to attend your duties and Name: MOHAMMAD SALEEM RATHER CFE is considered a key factor kick in. For instance, while an abun- have not responded the Explanations/ Notices served by the BMO Concerned. in the response of vegetation to dance of CO2 won't limit growth, a Fathers Name : MOHAMMAD SABIR RATHER Whereas, matter was taken up with Director Health Services Kashmir vide this office letter No:-Est/lll/Compt/Gen/6045-46 Dated:- Mothers Name : DILSHADA rising atmospheric CO2 as well lack of water, nutrients, or sunlight - 07.12.2019 and No:- Est/lll/Gen/PF/8321-22 Dated:- 25.02.2020, a detailed report / Service particulars along with Xerox copies of Ser- as an important mechanism for the other necessary components of Roll No : (10TH) 343589 Session /Year Bi-annual 2005 vice Book and other documents were furnished to the Director Health Services Kashmir. (12TH ) 321553 Session /Year Bi-annual 2008 removing this potent greenhouse photosynthesis -- will. Whereas, Director Health Services Kashmir vide his letter No:- Est-ll/PF/Phar/489/300 Dated:- 20.03.2020 has directed to serve a show gas from our atmosphere - but To determine why the CFE has Now the candidate has applied for Duplicate Marks Card. Any- cause notice upon the concerned Jr. Pharmacist on his residential address and get the same published in one of the prominent Daily body (if) having any objection may file the some before under- that may be changing. been decreasing, the study team news paper of Kashmir valley where under an opportunity be granted for resuming duties back. For a new study published in the took the availability of these oth- signed with (07) Seven days from the date of publication of this Whereas, One more opportunity has been granted and Show cause notice was served to you by the BMO Bijebhara vide No:- Est/BMO/ notice. Besides, the original marks card is teated as cancelled. journal Science, researchers ana- er elements into account. Bij/190 Dated:- 27.05.2020 and has been published into daily "Srinagar times" and copy of same sent to your home address , where lyzed multiple field, satellite-derived "According to our data, what ap- Sd/ Assistant Secretary under you have been directed to resume your duties within 07 days but you have again failed to resume your duties. Sub Office Bandipora and model-based datasets to better pears to be happening is that Whereas, Matter has again been taken up with Director Health Services Kashmir vide this office No:-Est/lll/Gen/PF/1248-49 Dated:- AM S understand what effect increasing there's both a moisture limitation 02.06.2020 , and Director Health Services Srinagar in turn vide his letter No:- Est-ll/PF/Phar/489/860 Dated:- 17.06.2020 has directed levels of CO2 may be having on CFE. as well as a nutrient limitation to serve one more show cause notice to you on your home address and publish it in two leading news papers from Kashmir valley . Their findings have important im- coming into play," Poulter said. Whereas, Director Health Services Kashmir vide letter No:- Est-ll/PF/Phar/489/1218 Dated:- 22.08.2020 has directed this office that one plications for the role plants can be "In the tropics, there's often just more opportunity may be given to you the 3rd final notice was accordingly issued to you and registered it to on your residential address Public Notice expected to play in offsetting cli- not enough nitrogen or phospho- and same has also been published into daily news papers Kashmir Images and Srinagar times on 06.11.2020, mate change in the years to come. rus, to sustain photosynthesis, My name has been wrongly spelled in school records as SAMEER Whereas, matter has again been taken up with the Director Health Services Kashmir vide this office letter No:- Est/lll/Gen/PF/6035- AHMADMIR S/O ABDUL MAJID MIR While the correct spelling "In this study, by analysing the and in the high-latitude tem- 36 Dated:- 09.11.2020 , the Director Health Services Kashmir in turn vide letter No:- Est/ll/PF/Phar/489/1552 Dated:- 09.12.2020 has long-term data from remote perate and boreal regions, soil is SAMEER AHMAD MIR S/O ABDUL MAJEED MIR which needs directed that one more last and final opportunity may be given to the aforementioned absconding Jr. Pharmacist by way of issuance of immediate correction if anybody having any objection in this re- sensing and state-of-the-art moisture is now more limiting final notice to be published in any two leading news papers from Kashmir Valley. land-surface models, we have than air temperature because of gard he/she may file his/her objection in the office of the Head- Whereas, on backdrop of all above , last and final opportunity is given to resume your duties within 07 days from the date of publication masaster Govt Primary School Machipora within a period found that since 1982, the glob- recent warming," Poulter added. of this Final Notice failing which further action shall be initiated against you as per the standing norms in vogue. al average CFE has decreased In effect, climate change is weak- of seven days from the date of publication of this notice. After steadily from 21 per cent to 12 ening plants' ability to mitigate that no objection shall be entertained / DIPK-10769/20 Sd/- SAMEER AHMAD MIR S/O ABDUL MAJEED MIR per cent per 100 ppm of CO2 in further climate change over large Chief Medical Officer Anantnag the atmosphere," said study au- areas of the planet. R/O RIYAR. BEERU a-ko

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Media • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 HIJRI and Public Relations Department, formative and specialised training has not only made the public aware • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 CALENDAR Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar on Wednes- programmes to enhance coping ca- of the hazards and risks that they • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 day urged the government offi- pacities. She said that communica- are vulnerable to, but has also en- • PATTAN: 01954-293507 cers to share relevant information tion has to be ensured not only with hanced their capacities to deal with • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 about any incident promptly with the public broadcasters but also any disaster situation so that they the media persons so that they with the private media channels. act promptly on early warnings. 08 don't have to rely on information She said that a mechanism of He appreciated that the media HIGHWAY STATUS JAMADI which may not be accurate. self-regulation can be evolved by has brought about a positive change • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) Dr Sehrish was speaking at a the media-houses to ensure a bal- in the mindset of the general public • Mughal Road - (Closed) -UL- webinar on “Media for Disaster ance of reality and credibility par- from post‐disaster relief, towards Risk Reduction” which was jointly ticularly in issues of sensational, pre‐disaster and mitigation ini- • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) AWWAL organised by National Institute of sensitive and strategic news items, tiatives and provided access to in- Disaster Management and Institu- in order to curb rumor monger- formative and specialised training 1442 tion of Engineers (India) J&K State ing, which could otherwise have programmes to enhance coping Centre, Srinagar in collaboration negative effects. She said that capacities. He said that there are nu- This Day in History with Information Deptt, Kashmir print, electronic and social media merous instances when early warn- Editors Guild, Kashmir Press Club add value and credence when they ing information provided by print • 1476- 400 Burgundian soldiers freeze to death and J&K State Emergency Opera- carry the public awareness mes- and electronic media has helped during siege of Nancy tion Centre, Srinagar. sages that too alongwith entertain- save precious lives and there are Dr Sehrish said media is the most ment and public is more receptive a few examples where either the • 1715- Swedish troops occupy Norway effective link between the Public and towards the messages. She spoke warnings were not carried by the • 1798- Russia& Britain sign Second anti-French the Administration, and Informa- about the tele-classes and covid media or were ignored by the pub- Coalition tion Department is the link between awareness programme, Sukoon, lic, which resulted in heavy losses. • 1814 -Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War Government and Media. She said started by the Information depart- He appreciated Radio Kashmir of 1812 between the United States, the United that coordination mechanism with ment. She urged the media to proj- Srinagar for playing a vital role in Kingdom and their allies media needs to be further strength- ect stories of positivity and hope. connecting people, who had got • 1864 - Battle of Gordonsville, Virginia PRAYERS ened, in order to ensure that media Speaking on the occasion, Er. separated from each other, during • 1877 -Thomas Edison files a patents for the has timely access to disaster related Aamir Ali, Chairman IEI JKSC and the floods of 2014, when there was phonograph FAJR data, otherwise it can lead to pub- dent promptly, otherwise reporters coming to ensure that media is Nodal Officer SEOC said that me- no other means of communica- • 1884- Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's lishing of unverified and speculative have to rely on information which provided timely updates and men- dia plays a very important role in tion. He said that the media has on 6: 03 reports. She implored the concerned may not be accurate. tioned about COVID-19 bulletin. every stage of disaster i.e. Pre, Dur- many occasions helped increase Congo Free State officers that they should share rel- She said that the Information She appreciated that the media has ing and Post-Disaster. He said that the visibility of a disaster situation, • 1889- Daniel Stover & William Hance patent ZUHR evant information about each inci- Department has always been forth- brought about a positive change in the media has created tremendous which has helped PAGE 05 bicycle with back pedal brake 12: 28 • 1900 -Foreign powers present the Chinese Empress with their list of 'irrevocable conditions' before their ASR nations will withdraw troops from China 3:49 PC Emerges As Single You Sought Votes For • 1914 - German plane drops bombs on Dover, England Public Notice • 1924 -Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier MAGRIB I Syed Junaid Javaid Naqash son of Syed Javaid Largest Party In 2 Districts Ahmed Zogoe's coup) Ahmad, a resident of Degdarhar, Zoonimar Restoration Of Art 370, • 1936- 1st radioactive isotope medicine 5:30 Srinagar want to apply for the correction in my administered in Berkeley, California name on passport (J6073974) to Syed Junaid ISHA Kashani. If anybody has any objection please Now Bring It Back: Mattu • 1939- World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a file the same before the concerned authorities Christmas Eve appeal for peace. 6:55 within 7 days from the publication of this notice. SRINAGAR: The city Mayor and • 1942- Red army occupies German airports at Apni Party leader on Wednes- Aqb-KO Syed Junaid Kashani. Tasjinskaja&Morozowsk day said that the candidates • 1943 - US President FDR appoints General who emerged victorious after Eisenhower Supreme Commander of the Allied forces seeking votes for the restora- • 1946 -French Fourth Republic is founded OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL tion of special status, should • 1948 -Greek government disbands due to state of TRANSPORT OFFICER ANANTNAG SRINAGAR: Peoples Con- AIP 1 and Apni Party 1. bring it back within a month. war, press censorship No.101/4291/MVD/ANG Date:-23/12/2020 ference has emerged as the In neighbouring "It stands the responsibility single largest party in two Baramulla district, PC of those people who bagged different agendas during poll • 1951 -United Kingdom of Libya gains NOTICE districts of Kashmir Valley. has won three seats, fol- votes on Article 370 abrogation campaigning. independence from Italy via UN Whereas joint application has According to the news lowed by Congress, Apni to bring special status back Mattu further said that Apni • 1954 -Laos gains its independence been received by this office agency—Kashmir News Party, National Confer- within one month," Mattu said Party is emerging as alternative from Mr. Abid Hussain Sofi • 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Observer, the party has ence and PDP two each. while addressing a presser at for the people, adding that in Sri- S/O Mohammad Shafi Sofi Zemlya USSR emerged as the single Three independents SMC office here. nagar district, the party has bagged R/O Laizbal Anantnag(Party • 1963- Greek& Turks riot in Cyprus No.1st) as Transferor, (Seller) Owner of the Vehicle Maruti largest party in Kupwara have also won in the dis- He said that the DDC elec- three seats while NC and PDP have • 1966 - Soviet spacecraft Luna 13 lands on Moon and Baramulla districts of trict. PC chairman Sajad tions were meant for the de- bagged only one seat each, which Celrio Bearing Regd. No.JK03E-2804(Commercial/ Non- • 1966- USAF C144 military charter aircraft crashes Commercial) covering under R/P No.Nill. and Mr.Shabir Ah- North Kashmir. Gani Lone and it's General velopment process, but can- is the indication as well. According to figures, PC Secretary Imran Reza An- didates were found seeking He added that many of the near Binh Thai, Vietnam, killing 129 mad Mir S/O Mohd Rajab Mir R/O Mirpora Hadigam Okai • 1967- China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC Kulgam (Party No.2nd) as Transferee (Purchaser) request- has won 5 seats in Kupwara, sari had vigorously cam- votes on different issues, add- independent candidates who • 1979- 1st Ariane rocket launched1986 Iran ing for transfer of R/C & R/P of the above noted Vehicle from followed by National Con- paigned for party candi- ing that sentiments of people have won in DDC elections are party No 1st and 2nd. And Cancellation of hire purchase ference 4, Independents 2, dates in the north Kashmir. have been hurt by raising with the party- Agencies offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab agreement with JK Bank Mattan Anantnag. Before the case • 1989 -Charles Taylor enters Liberia to unseat is disposed off on its merit, anybody have any objection re- President Samuel K Doe garding the proposed transfer Amy file his objection within • 1990- Saddam Hussein says Israel will be Iraq's ( 7) days from the publication of this notice to the office of 1st target the undersigned. No any representation / objection shall be • 1992 - US President George H. W. Bush pardons entertained after stipulated period. Assistant Regional Caspar Weinberger for Iran-contra affair MJA Transport Officer Anantnag • officially lit in Vatican City • 1997 -The Sid El-Antri massacre (or SidiLamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people. OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL • 1997 -The Dominican Republic becomes a TRANSPORT OFFICER ANANTNAG member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty • 2003 -Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA No.101/4289/MVD/ANG Date:-23/12/2020 to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. NOTICE inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. Whereas joint application • 2012- 11 kindergarten children are killed after a has been received by this office from Mr.Manzoor minivan plunges into a roadside pond in Jiangxi, Ahmad Khatana S/O Gh Noorani Khantana R/O Wajoora Pahalgam(Party No.1st) as Transferor, (Seller) From KO Archives Owner of the Vehicle Grand I 10 Bearing Regd. No.JK03J- 1116(Commercial/ Non-Commercial) covering under R/P No.Nill. and Mr.Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir S/O Bashir Ahmad Mir R/O Poshkeri Srigufwara Anantnag (Party No.2nd) as Trans- feree (Purchaser) requesting for transfer of R/C & R/P of the 12 Bangladeshis above noted Vehicle from party No 1st and 2nd. And Can- cellation of hire purchase agreement with N/A. Before the case is disposed off on its merit, anybody have any objec- Killed Near Jammu tion regarding the proposed transfer Amy file his objection within ( 7) days from the publication of this notice to the OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE office of the undersigned. No any representation / objec- SRINAGAR: Twelve Bangladesh nationals were killed when Border Secu- tion shall be entertained after stipulated period. rity Force (BSF) jawans opened fire at a group of people attempting to Assistant Regional sneak into Jammu region from across the border today, official reports MJA Transport Officer Anantnag here said. The reports said BSF personnel noticed a group of persons at- tempting to sneak into In¬dian territory from Pakistan-controlled Kash- mir (PcK) near San¬gral village in R.S.Pura sector of Jammu in the wee OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL hours today. They mistook the intruders for militants and opened fire at TRANSPORT OFFICER ANANTNAG them when they tried to flee back after being asked to surrender, the re¬ports said, adding the deceased were totally unarmed. In the past, a No.101/4298/MVD/ANG Date:-23/12/2020 number of Bangladeshi nationals were either arrested or killed while making attempts to sneak into this side. However, a Jammu datelined PTI NOTICE report, weaving a cock-and-bull story, said; "On being confronted by the Whereas joint application has BSF jawans and asked to surrender, the intruders started running back, been received by this office they (official sources) said. "Meanwhile, Pakistani troops resorted to fir- from Mr.Shahid Ahmad Khan ing from across the border forcing BSF jawans to retaliate.In the exchange S/O Taj Mohd Khan R/O Gopal- of fire, the intruders were killed, the sources said. "Senior BSF and police pora Kalan Anantnag(Party No.1st) as Transferor, (Seller) officers have rushed to the area and the bodies of the intruders are being Owner of the Vehicle Secoty Bearing Regd. No.JK03J- handed over to police for further investigation', the sources said." 6209(Commercial/ Non-Commercial) covering under R/P Elsewhere in Kashmir valley, militants shot dead a civilian, in¬jured No.Nill. and Mr.Sayar Ahmad Khanday S/O Gh Qadir Khan- a surrendered militant and a BSF jawan and abducted a vil¬lager, while day R/O Iqbal Colony Anchidora Anantnag (Party No.2nd) security forces repulsed a militant attack on a police station since last as Transferee (Purchaser) requesting for transfer of R/C & evening, an official spokesman said. R/P of the above noted Vehicle from party No 1st and 2nd. Unidentified gunmen shot dead a farmer Abdul Aziz Dar inside his And Cancellation of hire purchase agreement with Nill. house at Putshahi-Lalpora in frontier district of Kup¬wara early today, Before the case is disposed off on its merit, anybody have he said. Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF jointly re¬pulsed a mili- any objection regarding the proposed transfer Amy file his tant attack on police station Lalpora in frontier district of Kupwara late objection within ( 7) days from the publication of this no- last night, the spokesman said. tice to the office of the undersigned. No any representation A group of militants opened heavy fire and hurled grenades on the police / objection shall be entertained after stipulated period. station. However, the police and CRPF contingent stationed there retaliated Assistant Regional and repulsed the attack. No casualty on either side was reported, he added MJA Transport Officer Anantnag (KASHMIR OBSERVER, 24 DECEMBER, 2000) C

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India, whose cities top Pollution deaths in India global pollution lists, Pandemic Reaches Antarctica, faces a growing economic as well as human toll Last Untouched Continent rose to 1.67m in 2019 from bad air quality So far no other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases.

he pandemic has finally reached every continent on T Earth. Chilean authorities an- nounced that 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus. So far no other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases. Chile's army announced Monday that 36 people at the Gen Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base have tested positive, and on Tuesday the health minister for the Biobio region in Chile said there are 21 infections involving people oxic air killed more people in India in 2019 polluted capital whose winter skies are often ob- during the Covid-19 lockdown period, and its up- aboard the Chilean navy's Sergeant 36 people includes 26 members US National Science Foundation, than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared scured by its filthy air, recorded the highest per- surge again with the easing of restrictions, provide Aldea supply vessel. of the military and 10 civilian em- the agency overseeing US programs T by the government on Tuesday, with 1.67 mil- capita economic hit, the journal said. interesting pointers to the extent of air pollu- One more case was reported ployees of a maintenance contract in Antarctica, said it was aware of lion deaths accounting for 18% of all fatalities. The fatalities in 2019 led to a total loss of $36.8 tion reduction that is possible with reduced hu- in Las Estrellas' village, where ci- company. It said none so far had the reports of positive cases in pas- India, whose cities top global pollution lists, fac- billion, or 1.36% of India's gross domestic product man activity," it added. The government said in a vilian personnel working at the shown complications. sengers aboard the Sergeant Aldea. es a growing economic as well as human toll from (GDP), with the poor and populous states of Uttar statement that India would need to invest more Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Martin The first three people on the "Personnel at US Antarctic bad air quality, which was linked to 1.24 million, or Pradesh and Bihar experiencing the highest eco- in state-specific pollution control programmes if Air Force Base live, said Eduardo Sergeant Aldea vessel tested positive Program stations have had no in- 12.5% of total deaths in the previous such study for nomic loss as a percentage of their GDP. it were to meet its goal of becoming a $5 trillion Castillo, regional health secretary last week and all 208 crewmembers teractions with the Chilean stations 2017. The analysis found pollution led to chronic ob- Although the death rate due to household air economy by 2024, from around $2.9 trillion now. for the Magallanes area, which are being quarantined aboard that in question or the personnel who structive pulmonary disease, respiratory infections, pollution fell 64.2% from 1990 to 2019, that due to India's three main cities, New Delhi, Kolkata and oversee Chilean operations in the ship, according to the navy. It said reside there," the foundation said. lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, neonatal ambient particulate matter pollution more than Mumbai, were on the list of the world's 20 worst Antarctic. The Sargento Aldea ship the vessel had serviced the base "NSF remains committed to not disorders and cataracts. doubled, The Lancet said. polluted cities, Swiss air quality technology com- docked at that village, he added. on the Trinity Peninsula between exchanging personnel or accepting Land-locked New Delhi, the world's most "The improvements in air quality across India pany IQAir reported on Tuesday. The army said the first group of November 27 and December 10. The tourists at USAP stations."

Rouhani: Fate awaiting Trump UAE Islamic Israel heads to new elections no better than Saddam Hussein's body OKs as government collapses Rouhani said the US economic war vaccines even “There were two maniacs who was meant to bring the Iranian Netanyahu finds himself confronted by a trio of disgruntled former aides people to their knees and destroy waged wars against the Iranian the Islamic establishment, and with pork people; one was Saddam who lauded the nation for refusing to srael's divided government col- imposed a military war and the buckle under pressure. lapsed early Wednesday, trig- As pointed out by Leader of I gering the country's fourth other was Trump who started the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah election in under two years and an economic war on us” Seyyed Ali Khamenei], what is bringing an unprecedented threat important is that we prevented to Prime Minister Benjamin the economic war from achieving Netanyahu's lengthy grip on power. ran’s President Hassan Rouhani Thanks to the resistance the Iranian its objectives. A thriving manufac- Netanyahu, who is used to label- has drawn a parallel between nation has put up against the US turing sector and the positive eco- ing his opponents as weak leftists, I the hostile policies of outgoing sanctions, Trump's fate will not be nomic growth mean the sanctions finds himself confronted by a trio US President Donald Trump and better than Saddam’s.” have failed,” he underlined. The of disgruntled former aides who Iraq's Saddam Hussein for waging Iran has been under a series of Iranian chief executive counted Islam's restrictions not appli- share his hard-line ideology, led by wars on the Islamic Republic, say- illegal sanctions imposed by the lessening the impact of the eco- cable because of the need to a popular lawmaker who recently ing the American leader will even- US since 2018, when Trump with- nomic war on people's livelihoods 'protect the human body' broke away from the prime minis- tually not fare much better than drew Washington from the 2015 and the removal of the oppressive The United Arab Emirates' ter's Likud party. the former Iraqi dictator. nuclear deal, officially known as sanctions as the important goals highest Islamic authority, the Whether Netanyahu can fend “During the [1980s] imposed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of pursued by his administration. UAE Fatwa Council, has ruled off these challengers or not, the would trade places with Netanyahu trial, which is to kick into high gear war, we defeated the enemy owing Action (JCPOA), and enforced the "By breaking the sanctions, we that coronavirus vaccines are country is almost certain to be led next November in a rotation agree- in February when witnesses begin to our unity and alliance, and the so-called maximum pressure cam- will in fact defeat Zionism, reac- permissible for Muslims even if by a right-wing politician opposed ment halfway through their term. to take the stand. day Saddam was hanged was a day paign to target the Iranian nation. tionary [states] in the region and they contain pork gelatin. to concessions to the Palestinians, The immediate cause of the col- He and other critics believe of victory for the Iranian people. Elsewhere in his remarks, the extremists,” he said. The ruling follows growing complicating hopes of the incom- lapse was their failure to pass a Netanyahu ultimately hopes to alarm that the use of pork gela- ing Biden administration to restart budget by the midnight Tuesday form a new government capable tin, a common vaccine ingredi- peace talks. deadline. That caused the parlia- of appointing loyalists to sensitive ent, may hamper vaccination The prospects of Israel's center- ment to automatically dissolve and positions who could grant him among Muslims who consider left bloc appear worse than in pre- set new elections for late March. immunity or dismiss the charges the consumption of pork prod- vious contests because its leader, But the deeper cause was their against him. ucts "haram", or forbidden, un- Defense Minister Benny Gantz, troubled partnership, which was "A criminal defendant with der Islamic law. entered into the ill-fated alliance plagued by mutual hostility and three indictments is dragging If there are no alternatives, with Netanyahu. Gantz has lost the mistrust from the outset. For seven the country to a fourth round of Council Chairman Sheikh support of much of his disappoint- months, Gantz has suffered a num- elections," Blue and White said Abdallah bin Bayyah said that ed base, and the bloc has been left ber of humiliations and been kept Tuesday night. "If there wasn't a the coronavirus vaccines would leaderless. out of the loop on key decisions, trial, there would be a budget and not be subject to Islam's restric- Netanyahu and Gantz formed such as a series of US-brokered there wouldn't be elections." tions on pork because of the their coalition last May after battling diplomatic agreements with Arab Netanyahu is charged with higher need to "protect the hu- to a stalemate in three consecutive countries. fraud, breach of trust and accept- man body". elections. They said they were put- Netanyahu accuses Gantz's Blue ing bribes in a series of scandals The council added that in this ting aside their personal rivalry to and White party of acting as an in which he is accused of offering case, the pork gelatin is consid- form an "emergency" government "opposition within the govern- favors to powerful media figures in ered medicine, not food, with focused on guiding the country ment." At the heart of this dysfunc- exchange for positive news cover- multiple vaccines already shown through the health and economic tional relationship is Netanyahu's age about him and his family. His to be effective against a highly crises caused by the pandemic. corruption trial. Gantz has accused legal troubles, and questions about contagious virus that "poses a Under the deal, Gantz assumed Netanyahu of undermining their his suitability to govern, have been risk to the entire society". the new role of "alternate prime power-sharing deal in hopes of the central issue in the string of re- minister" and was assured he remaining in office throughout his cent elections.

Pakistan-Iran- You Can’t Drive In Peru Or Dance In Lebanon: Celebrations Turkey rail link to Global List Of Dos And Don’ts This Christmas across Spain n Peru, you can't drive your car on Christmas. In Year's Eve. Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador after Christmas resume in 2021 Lebanon, you can go to a nightclub, but you can’t have also called off their December 31 firework Idance. In South Africa, roadblocks instead of displays. beach parties will mark this year's festive season. lottery draw South Africa How many people can you South Africa is targeting beaches and booze as it Spain: In a sweet end to a bitter year, hundreds share a Christmas meal with? imposes new restrictions for the Christmas season of lucky people are celebrating big wins from France recommends no more than six, in Chile amid resurgent infections. Spain’s famous Christmas lottery draw, which it's 15, and in Brazil it's as many as you want. Alcohol can only be sold Monday through handed out around €2.5 billion ($3 billion) on Meanwhile, Italy's mind-boggling, color-coded Thursday, and a night curfew is in place. Beaches — Tuesday. holiday virus rules will change almost every day for major tourist attractions this time of year — will be The top prize, also known as El Gordo (the the next two weeks. closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New fat one), was sold in more than 20 towns and Countries around the world are trying to find Year's Day. cities across the country. the right formulas to keep their people safe during The government is urging people to avoid crowd- While individual prizes are not as big as in Christmas, especially as new virus variants prompt ed Christmas celebrations, but indoor gatherings of other lotteries – a winning €20 ticket will bring renewed travel bans and fuel resurgent infections, are running at record highs. Hospitals across the up to 100 people are still allowed; while up to 250 in €400,000 before taxes – 1,600 tickets with Key requirements for the revival of the service hospitalisations and deaths at the end of an already UK, which has Europe's second-highest virus- people can congregate outdoors. Police are setting the same number are sold, meaning winnings have been completed, Karaismailoglu said devastating year. Here's a look at some of the restric- related death toll at over 68,000, are heading to- up roadblocks to slow a second surge of infections are widely distributed. The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) train is tions around the world for the holiday season: wards full capacity at a time of year when other that authorities and scientists say is being fuelled Second, third, fourth and fifth prizes are also set to resume operations from next year, Turkish illnesses abound. by another variant of the virus, one distinct from substantial. After schoolchildren sang out the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Britain the variant affecting England. Some countries are big winners, champagne began flowing and Karaismailoglu has said. It was meant to be a time when families across the Brazil banning flights from South Africa, where the week- smiles shone through even face masks. The minister made the remark while address- UK could enjoy something like a normal Christmas In Brazil, Christmas 2020 will be similar to ly infections and deaths have doubled over the past “It’s an enormous reward after a very dif- ing the 10th meeting of the Economic Cooperation despite the pandemic. Authorities planned to relax celebrations conducted previously– even though two weeks. ficult year,” lottery seller Manuel Rodriguez, Organisation (ECO) in Istanbul, reports the Middle restrictions, allowing up to three households to mix the country has been among the world's hardest- who sold winning numbers in O Grove, Galicia, East Monitor. in the days around December 25. hit by the pandemic and new Covid-19 infections Lebanon told Spanish daily El Pais in tears. Key requirements for the revival of the service However, the emergence of a new, more conta- are now on track to match the peak of the first Unlike much of the world, Lebanon eased restric- The pandemic did bring complications to the have been completed, Karaismailoglu said. gious variant of the coronavirus changed that. surge. tions during the holidays, hoping to inject foreign lottery, which got its start in 1812 when, histo- The rail route covers a total distance of 6,500km, The four nations of the UK – England, Scotland, Many beaches and restaurants in Rio de Janeiro currency into a tanking economy. Tens of thou- rians say, it was used to raise funds to fight off with 1,990km in Pakistan, 2,600km in Iran and Wales and Northern Ireland – are all under vari- were jam packed last weekend, despite a city mea- sands of Lebanese expats have arrived home for the the Napoleonic invasion. 1,950km in Turkey. Designed primarily for the ous phases of shutdown and have ditched their sure--forbidding drivers to park along the shore. holidays, leading to fears of an inevitable surge in “The lottery has always gone on. It went on C transport of freight, the rail link will boost eco- Christmas plans. No indoor mixing of households is No national restrictions have been imposed infections. through the Spanish Civil War, and during the M nomic ties between, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. allowed in London and southeast England. ahead of Christmas, though the governor of São Last week, the Interior Ministry allowed night- Spanish flu so the pandemic couldn’t stop us Y

The ITI framework was launched in 2009 as a Instead of Christmas joy, a sense of dread and Paulo ordered that only essential services such clubs to reopen — but said dancing will be prohib- from celebrating. But we had to do it as safely as K project under the ECO, and the rail line has only isolation is looming. Dozens of countries have lim- as public transport, supermarkets and pharma- ited. That triggered a debate on social media about possible,” Jesus Huerta, head of Spain’s lottery been used for trial runs since. ited flights from Britain, and daily new infections cies will remain open during Christmas and New what constitutes dancing. agency told Spanish Public Television (TVE). News Thursday | 24-12-2020 05 Success Of PAGD Clear Safeena Beigh Among New COVID Variant May Indication Of What People Evade Effectiveness Of Of J&K Want: CPI(M) Independents Who Defeated Vaccine: DAK JAMMU: CPI (M) on Wednesday mu and Kashmir regions is not Heavy Weights In Baramulla said that the success of the Peo- true,” CPI (M) said. ples’ Alliance for Gupkar Dec- It added that the PAGD could laration (PAGD) in the maiden have won more seats both in BARAMULLA: Safeena Beigh, District Development Council Kashmir and Jammu, if it would wife of former Deputy Chief (DDC) elections is a clear an- have got time for preparation Minister Muzzafar Hussain swer as what the people of for the polls which were an- Beigh, has won Wagoora District Jammu and Kashmir want. nounced abruptly by the gov- Development Council (DDC) “The participation of the peo- ernment. “Also unfortunately at seat, while Irfan Hafiz Lone won ple in large numbers in these some places there was a lack of Sangrama constituency. polls is a clear indication that united approach between the The Peoples Alliance for Gup- people of J&K want to fight for PAGD constituents which was kar Declaration (PAGD) and their snatched constitutional avoidable. But nevertheless, the Jammu Kashmir Apni Party rights in a democratic manner. mandate in favour of the PAGD (JKAP) and BJP suffered a hu- SRINAGAR: With the emer- the virus a new advantage,” he The verdict is an eye-opener for is a clear indication by the peo- miliating defeat as indepen- gence of a new mutated version said.

the BJP government, who had ple of Jammu and Kashmir that dent candidate Irfan Lone won File Pic of the novel Coronavirus in the Dr Nisar said most Covid-19 launched propaganda since last they want their rights restored the seat. Irfan by securing 2404 United Kingdom and spread- vaccines produce antibod- August that people of J&K have which were snatched away from votes won the seat by 225 votes ing to other countries, Doctors ies that disable the virus by accepted its arbitrary and un- them last August,” it added. margin. Lone defeated Apni Association Kashmir (DAK) on gumming up its spike protein. constitutional decision of revok- CPI (M) further stated the Party candidate Shoaib Lone Wednesday said it is possible “When the spike protein mu- ing the erstwhile state’s special completion of the DDC polls and PDP's Suhail Bukhari. that the changed virus might tates, as it has in the new vari- status under Article 370,” CPI which by and large remained Safeena Beigh, wife of former evade the effectiveness of Co- ant it could potentially evade (M) said in a statement. peaceful is appreciable. “The Deputy Chief Minister Muzaf- vid-19 vaccine. antibodies by the vaccine that The statement said that an mandate of the people has to be far Hussain Beigh has won from “While it is anticipated that uses the older version of the attempt is being made to polar- respected now. It is imperative Wagoora territorial constituency. vaccine efficacy will not be sig- spike protein,” he said. ize the verdict by showing that that the concerns of the people She was contesting independent- nificantly hampered by mutated “An inability to protect BJP won big in Jammu which is – whether political or devel- ly. Safeena defeated NC candidate virus,” DAK President and influ- against variant strains may se- not a reality. “If we analyze the opmental – are taken care of. Shaheena Begum by 1491 votes. votes. Bhat secured 1534 votes. Hassan of Peoples Democratic enza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan verely limit the strategic ben- polls results, it clearly shows There are common concerns in Safeena secured 5210 votes. In Rafiabad, JKPC candidate Party has polled 3309 votes. He said in a statement, adding that efit of vaccines containing only that the BJP is not all over in Kashmir and Jammu for moving Former MLA of Sopore and Parmeet Kour defeated Tasl- defeated Bisma Nabi Pandit of the new variant might escape the original strain.” “In order to Jammu. The PAGD, the Con- forward together,” CPI (M) said. Deputy President for Congress eema Akthar by 96 votes by se- JKAP by 731 votes. PAGD Can- the immune response made by have long term efficacy against gress, the Panthers Party, BSP The CPI (M) congratulated Haji Abdul Rasheed Dar's son curing 1412 votes. didate (NC) Mohd Ismail Khan the existing vaccines that have Covid-19, it may be necessary and other independents have the people of J&K for their par- Shahjahaan Dar won the DDC Shabir Ahmad Lone Candi- has won from Boniyar block. been developed against the for vaccines to include multiple won a good number of seats ticipation in the polls and as- seat from Zainageer block. He date of National Conference In Pattan constituency original strain of Covid-19. variants of the spike protein and have a significant vote sured that there winning can- garnered 1460 votes, and de- won Rohama seat by defeating Sonaulla Parrey of JKPC won the “A mutated coronavirus strain as immunogens,” Dr Nisar said share. Showing that the man- didates will struggle for their feated independent candidate Apni Party candidate. seat. He secured 5694 votes and has wreaked havoc in the UK adding “this strategy is routine- date is polarized between Jam- rights at every forum. Bilal Ahamd Dar, who managed Senior Congress leader and defeated Farooq Ahmad Ganie forcing the country to go into ly applied against influenza and to secure 642 votes. former minister Taj Mohiudin by 1615 votes. strictest lockdown,” he said. all formulations in recent years In Tujjar block Independent won from Parenpillan Uri. In Singapora, Najma Begum “Dubbed VUI-202012/01 (first have included three or four THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE Candidate Muzafar Ahmad Bhat In Narwav and Boniyar ter- of People Conference won the variant under investigation in variant forms.” in large numbers in these polls is a clear indication defeated Sajad Ahmad Dar by 82 ritorial Constitution Razia DDC seat—(KNO) December 2020), the mutant “The mutated strain has that people of J&K want to fight for their snatched is more infectious than earlier caused Covid-19 cases to spike “ strains of the virus,” he added. in the UK and the infections constitutional rights in a democratic manner. The verdict is DAK President said the vari- with the new strain have al- an eye-opener for the BJP government, ant carries 14 defining muta- ready been reported in several tions including seven in the European countries. It is pos- LG e-inaugurates Learning spike protein, the protein that sible that this variant could mediates entry of the virus into have already entered many human cells. “This is a signifi- other countries including India Centres; ICT Labs Across J&K cant change in the genetic se- and we have to wait and see if it Attempt To Break ATM: Case quence of the virus and offers slowly shows up,” he said. Digital Learning Effectively Uses Technology To Strengthen A Solved, Accused Arrested Student's Learning Experience: LG SRINAGAR: Police in Awanti- evant sections of law was reg- pora on Wednesday claimed istered in Police Station Awan- DC Reviews SEHAT to have solved a case regard- tipora and investigation was set ing the attempt to break an into motion. Acting promptly ATM by arresting one accused upon this case, police arrested Scheme Rollout person involved in the com- the accused and during the Srinagar: Over 78,000 residents of pamphlets, advertisements as well mission of crime. course of investigation the ac- this capital city have been enrolled as messages through the print and Spokesman said that on cused person disclosed his in- under the SEHAT scheme which is electronic media,” he said. 21-12-2020, Police Station volvement in the commission of all set to be rolled out here on De- During the meeting, he said, Awantipora received a writ- crime. He has been identified as cember 26, an official spokesper- it was informed that more than ten complaint from Branch Suhail Ahmad Bhat of Padgam- son said Wednesday. 78,000 residents of Srinagar have Manager Axis Bank Larkipora pora Larkipora,” police said. The details about it, he said, were been enrolled under the SEHAT Padgampora stated that during Meanwhile, community shared during a meeting chaired scheme so far adding that this was intervening night of December members appreciated the ef- JAMMU: With an aim to spread enabling the younger generation The Lt Governor directed the by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar in addition to 92,000 beneficiaries 20-21/12/2020, some unknown forts made by the Awantipora digital literacy in schools across to learn effectively. He further concerned officers to take com- Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary here in enrolled earlier under the Ayush- burglars attempted to break police. “We assure community the UT, the Lieutenant Governor, stressed on imparting computer prehensive measures and frame which the progress of enrolments man Bharat scheme. open AXIS Bank ATM installed members that police have re- Manoj Sinha today e-inaugurated training to the teachers, wherever an institutional mechanism for ef- made under the SEHAT health insur- The official spokesperson further at Larkipora Padgampora. solved to act tough against in- 128 Computer Aided Learning Cen- required, to enhance their skills. fective implementation of the pro- ance scheme of the J&K government said that the meeting was informed “Accordingly, a case under FIR dividuals involved in criminal tres (CALCs) and 200 Information Giving a detailed briefing about gramme and achieve the set targets was discussed. Choudhary, who is that the district administration aims number 192/2020 under rel- activities,” police said. Communication Technology (ICT) the project being implemented by in a stipulated time-frame, besides also Chairman of the District Health to cover a population of over 10 lakh Labs in Schools established under Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance ensuring that the Computer Labs in Society Srinagar, also reviewed the people in the next three months for Samagra Shiksha in Jammu and Agency (JaKeGA), Sh. Simrandeep schools function properly for the arrangements for rollout of the which public participation under the Kashmir, here at Raj Bhavan. Singh, Administrative Secretary, benefit of students, he maintained. scheme in Srinagar on 26 December. scheme has been solicited. Speaking on the occasion, the IT Department informed that ICT Sh. Arun Kumar Manhas, Proj- As per the official spokesperson, , “It was informed that more than Public Notice Lt Governor observed that digital Equipment Installation and Com- ect Director, Samagra Shiksha in- the DC said in the meeting that the 115 Common Service Centres or I have lost my Marks Card of class 10th bearing Roll no: learning is an instructional practice missioning were completed in 123 formed that the initiative has been public needs to be made aware of CSCs have been activated in the dis- 316263, REG no: 08NKF300530 , DOB: 07/12/94 ,Session An- that effectively uses technology Labs in Jammu Division and 205 taken for providing a computer the scheme and asked the concerned trict for beneficiary enrolment while nual Regular 2009. to strengthen a student's learning Labs in Kashmir Division till date. lab with smart class facilities in all departments including the Health & as delivery of printed cards will start Now I have applied for the duplicate of the same if anybody experience. The initiative is aimed The remaining Schools will be fully schools in a time bound manner. Family Welfare, Rural Development, from 26 December with the formal having any objection in this regard he/she may file his/her ob- at making studies more interesting handed over by or before 15th Febru- Schools falling in educationally back- ICDS, Information, Social Welfare rollout of the scheme,” he said. jection in the office of the JKBOSE within a period of seven and result-oriented, he added. ary, 2020. After the completion of the wards blocks and those falling in the among others to launch awareness “In Srinagar, enrolled beneficia- days from the date of publication of this notice. After that no While addressing the teachers project, a total of 1733 Upper Primary habitations of tribal areas have been campaigns about and enrolment ries can avail of benefits including objection shall be entertained. and students from various schools Schools out of 7608 shall be covered selected for digital initiatives on priority. drives under the scheme. free and cashless treatment under Masrat Maqbool through virtual mode, the Lt Gov- under Computer Aided Learning Cen- It was further informed that “The departments were asked the scheme at 24 government and Father’s Name:Mohd Maqbool Bhat ernor urged the teachers to keep tres (CALCs) and 1640 Secondary/Sr. the Ministry of Education, GoI has to launch aggressive public aware- private hospitals – which also in- Mothers Name :Mehmooda Begum BL-KO upgrading their teaching-learning Secondary Schools out of 2522 shall sanctioned 408 ICT Labs for the ness campaigns through hoardings, clude dialysis centres – empanelled skills, especially in digital literacy, be covered under ICT, he added. year 2020-21 for J&K. digital messages on VMD screens, under the scheme,” he added.

FROM PAGE 3 Govt Officers Should Promptly Share Info With Media To Avoid Disinformation rigger National and responders in any disaster or NIDM said that the media has al- need to be addressed on an ur- Deva, Honorary Secretary IEI tween the media and Govern- can be ensured even if disaster sometimes even In- emergency situation, therefore ways been proactive even in the gent basis. He stated credibility JKSC moderated the webinar. ment, particularly the Disaster strikes. He suggested that there ternational support in there is a dire need to train them most difficult and trying situa- of news is essential to ensure Masood Hussain, Secretary Gen- Management Authorities. He is a dire need of establishing terms of aid and dona- in disaster response and basic tions like disaster events or even legitimacy in communication. eral, Kashmir Editors Guild said said that the key element is Community Radio Stations. tionsT for response, as was the case life-saving skills, for which the extreme cold situations and has He highlighted the role of Door- that the media helps in identify- the right information at the Majid Hyderi, Freelance Jour- during the Earthquake of 2005. training will start soon. He urged always helped in creating aware- darshan as a public broadcaster ing the core needs of the com- right time. He suggested that nalist and Analyst, spoke about He appreciated that print that coordination mechanisms ness about Disaster Risk Reduc- and how early warnings are be- munity before, during and after it is important to partner with the benefits of utilizing social and electronic media have the of Disaster Management Author- tion. He said that Media has been ing disseminated by them. any disaster, because its report- Media for ensuring effective media as a medium of dissemi- most pivotal role, but said that ities with the print, electronic propagating best practices and Satish Vimal from All India ers are available at the grass root dissemination of information. nation of immediate informa- social media too has emerged and even social media should be lessons learnt from across the Radio Srinagar said that Radio level for coverage of the events. He appreciated the organisers tion to the public and gave ex- as a new information sharing strengthened, in order to ensure Globe and helped in highlight- has a very important role as its He spoke about various disasters for initiating a thought provok- amples of how it has been used platform which has potential to that media has timely access to ing and identifying core needs of outreach is far greater than any where the media played a posi- ing process by organising this across the Globe. He however create an impact on the society disaster related data, otherwise the community. He said that its other form of media and that tive role in ensuring that basic webinar which would be most suggested that there is need to and suppress a panic situation it can lead to publishing of un- equally essential for the media they have always fulfilled their needs of the people are high- effective in a post disaster situ- ensure a regulation mechanism and rumors. He urged that jour- verified and speculative reports. to highlight the positive stories duties as the link between peo- lighted. He stressed on the need ation if the coordination mech- for social media to curb chaos nalism ethics should be strictly He hoped that the deliberations like post disaster reconstruc- ple and administration at time of that community participation anism is established in advance. and rumor mongering. followed, especially during di- and experience sharing by the tion work by the administration disasters or for early warnings. is essential and that media can Sardar Nasir Ali Khan, from Miss Yogita Garbyal, Young saster reporting, as sometimes, panelists, would open up a new as well as by non-governmental He urged that coordination of help ensure last mile connectiv- FM Radio Channels said that Professional from NIDM, in the desire for TRPs and sen- chapter of ensuring effective organisations as well as the pub- agencies is essential in the pre- ity. He stressed on the need to since communication gets Bilquees Dar Consultant Di- sationalizing, basic ethics of coordination mechanism, and lic, so that achievements are also disaster stage so that they will ensure that media is strength- disrupted during disasters, saster Management and Ishfaq journalism are overlooked and would also pave way to set-up a given due credit. be effective at the time of any ened and stressed on evolving emphasis should be given on Ahmed Dar from IEI JKSC facili- in the event of any disaster, the Disaster Risk Reduction Platform Qazi Salman, Deputy Director disaster or emergency situation. media credibility. He said that ensuring ways and means for tated the webinar. The partici- survivors and the grief stricken at State, Divisional and District (News) Doordarshan said that He suggested that the Govern- positive criticism by the media catering to the needs of people pants included media fraternity, people deserve privacy and me- Level, which would not only capacity to communicate has ment should continue to word helps the administration im- in the urban and rural areas, experts, professionals, Council dia is expected to give human- have experts and professions as increased tremendously but ef- hand-in-hand with the Radio prove its services. where there is least connectiv- and Corporate Members of IEI ity precedence, over profes- Members, but should necessar- fectiveness has decreased. He for proper dissemination of in- Shuja-ul-Haq, President ity. He suggested that mobile and general public. The webinar sional urgency. ily include representatives from suggested that ineffectiveness formation to the masses and to Kashmir Press Club Srinagar van stations should be induct- was launched on CISCO Webex He suggested that since media the media fraternity. of communication needs to be ensure effective communication. stressed on strengthening the ed, so that communication and Platform and was also live on personnel are amongst the first Dr Amir Ali Khan, Faculty redressed and the impediment Er M. Aaquib Sultana Waheed coordination mechanism be- information disseminations YouTube and Facebook. KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

VIEWPOINTVIEWPOINT KKASHMIRASHMIR OOBSERVERBSERVER SRINAGAR,SRINAGAR, Friday, Friday, February February 01, 01, 2013 2013 AA LONGLONG WAYWAY TOTO GOGO undone whatever little may have cated for the Observer Group else- he would like to remain Indian, but I NILOOFAR QURESHI undone whatever little may have cated for the Observer Group else- he would like to remain Indian, but I NILOOFAR QURESHI beenbeen achievedachieved byby thethe CBMs.CBMs. wherewhere in in difficult difficult economic economic times. times. willwill request request the the government government of of India India However,However, despitedespite bothboth sidessides re-re- However,However, asas expected,expected, thisthis (to)(to) please please provide provide him him security.” security.” Striking at Roots Not content with his ‘request’ to Striking at Roots FORFOR THOSE THOSE WHO WHO HAD HAD iteratingiterating that that the the bilateral bilateral ties ties had had not not ‘noble’‘noble’ proposition proposition with with fiscal fiscal import import Not content with his ‘request’ to been derailed, the recent turn of failed to cut any ice as the issue un- thethe Government Government of of India, India, Malik Malik went went OCIETAL TRENDS guided by the political elite have shorn PLACEDPLACED THEIR THEIR BETS BETS ON ON been derailed, the recent turn of failed to cut any ice as the issue un- OCIETAL TRENDS guided by the political elite have shorn ‘AMAN KI ASHA’, 2013 HAS eventsevents suggestsuggest otherwise.otherwise. NewNew derder discussiondiscussion waswas anan openopen debatedebate onon to to appeal appeal to to the the Indian Indian public public that, that, thethe teaching teaching profession profession of of its its status status and and sanctity, sanctity, turning turning it it ‘AMAN KI ASHA’, 2013 HAS Delhi,Delhi, suddenly suddenly like like a a bolt bolt out out of of the the onon peacekeepingpeacekeeping andand notnot onon auster-auster- “I“I wouldwould likelike toto requestrequest allall IndianIndian CERTAINLY BROUGHT blue,blue, raked raked up up the the ityity measures.measures. brothersbrothers andand sisterssisters andand allall thosethose intointo just just another another vocation vocation with with little little to to distinguish distinguish it it from, from, CERTAINLY BROUGHT BADBAD NEWS. NEWS. BUT BUT AREN’T SurendraAREN’T in ‘The Hindu’issueissue ofof thethe rel-rel- BAB inWhyWhy ‘ TheSunday Srinagar NewNew Times’ DelhiDelhi WhyWhy Observer NewNew whowho areare talkingtalking inin aa negativenegative wayway say,say, hawking hawking garments garments on on the the streets. streets. The The adventurous, adventurous, glam- glam- evanceevance ofof thethe UNUN DelhiDelhi decideddecided toto aboutabout Shah Shah Rukh, Rukh, they they should should know know THEY THEMSELVES TO BE decideddecided toto deviatedeviate fromfrom orousSorousS and and challenging challenging enterprise enterprise of of kindling, kindling, illuminating illuminating and and en- en- THEY THEMSELVES TO BE MilitaryMilitary Observer Observer deviatedeviate fromfrom itsits hehe is is a a movie movie star." star." BLAMEDBLAMED FOR FOR EXPECTING EXPECTING GroupGroup itsits age-oldage-old policypolicy ofof age-oldage-old policypolicy ofof WhileWhile NewNew DelhiDelhi maymay bebe an-an- lighteninglightening tendertender youngyoung mindsminds hashas becomebecome aa lack-lustrelack-lustre andand (UNMOGIP) on ‘letting the sleep- noyed at Malik’s ‘request’, the THE IMPOSSIBLE? (UNMOGIP) on ‘letting‘letting thethe sleepingsleeping ‘letting the sleep- noyed at Malik’s ‘request’, the uninspiringuninspiring activity activity devoid devoid of of its its sorely-needed sorely-needed spirit, spirit, mainly mainly be- be- THE IMPOSSIBLE? thethe LoC LoC in in Jammu Jammu inging dogsdogs lie’lie’ toto peoplepeople of of India India will will perhaps perhaps remain remain and Kashmir. dogsdogs lie’lie’ toto bringbring upup thethe bring up the ever grateful to the Pakistani Inte- causecause successive successive leaderships leaderships (if (if they they deserve deserve that that name) name) have have been been and Kashmir. bring up the ever grateful to the Pakistani Inte- XPECTINGXPECTING THATTHAT thethe DeclaringDeclaring thatthat UNMOGIPUNMOGIP issueissue andand UNMOGIPUNMOGIP issueissue riorrior MinisterMinister forfor enlighteningenlightening themthem too occupied with other, more lucrative, concerns to bother about venom of hatred infused “UNMOGIP’s role and the timing it with the fact that Shahrukh Khan is too occupiedThink with other, more lucrative, concerns to bother about Sendvenom your of write hatred upsinfused and “UNMOGIP’sfeedback at role the timing it chose and the timing it with the fact that Shahrukh Khan is whatwhat is is the the corner-stone corner-stone of of the the well-being well-being of of a a people. people. This This has has had had intointo their their people people over over the the hashas beenbeen over-over- the timing it chose Thursday|24-12-2020chosechose toto dodo so,so, “a“a movie movie star!” star!” Opinion, Analysis, Essays [email protected] byby thethe leadersleaders onon takentaken byby thethe toto dodo so,so, defiesdefies defiesdefies compre-compre- CanCan bilateralbilateral tiesties betweenbetween IndiaIndia aa direct direct bearing bearing on on the the condition condition of of schools schools and and their their performance. performance. both sides could easily Shimla Agreement hension. So, and Pakistan improve if Pakistan both sides could easily Shimla Agreement comprehension.comprehension. So,So, hension. So, and Pakistan improve if Pakistan ByBy an an ironic ironic twist twist of of circumstance, circumstance, the the teaching teaching profession profession has has andEandE quicklyquickly bebe remediedremedied merelymerely byby ofof 19721972 betweenbetween whilewhile nothingnothing agreesagrees that that the the UNMOGIP UNMOGIP is is not not re- re- thethe antidoteantidote ofof ‘Confidence‘Confidence Build-Build- IndiaIndia andand Paki-Paki- whilewhile nothingnothing camecame outout camecame outout ofof thisthis quiredquired any any longer longer in in J&K J&K and and India India beenbeen for for long, long, the the last last resort resort of of the kashmirthe capable capable and and the the destination destination of of inging Measures’Measures’ (CBMs)(CBMs) whilewhile theythey stan,stan, signedsigned byby ofof thisthis debate,debate, oldold debate,debate, oldold reciprocatesreciprocates byby providingproviding ShahrukhShahrukh choicechoice for for those those who who are are unable unable to to fit fit in in anywhere anywhere else. else. 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AsAs expected,expected, taken yet another body bodybody blow.blow. ItIt is is high high time time that that leaders leaders of of both both tem,tem, the the RNIruling ruling Registration classes classes now now No: abdicate abdicate69503/98 all all responsibility responsibility by by dumping dumping taken yet another body the educational sector into the private lap. This is seen in the lavish Flawed,Flawed, not not because because the the concept concept PakistanPakistan stronglystrongly blow. Islamabad too IslamabadIslamabad tootoo countriescountries stop stop behaving behaving like like school- school- the educationalPostal Registration sector into No-L/159/KO/SK/2014-16 the private lap. This is seen in the lavish inin itselfitself isis wrong,wrong, butbut becausebecause thethe denounceddenounced NewNew blow. 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Till Till this this Legal Counsel: Tasaduq Khwaja displayingdisplaying confidence confidence in in each each other. other. bilateralbilateral agree-agree- Delhi.Delhi. JustJust aa dayday happens,happens, ‘Aman ‘Aman ki ki Asha’ Asha’ will will remain remain cial killing in the absence of a dependable and affordable public on’ New Delhi. cial killingSwitchboard: in the absence (0194) of2106304 a dependable and affordable public Though,Though, bothboth countriescountries areare nownow mentment betweenbetween thethe on’ New Delhi. afterafter thethe Jamaat-Jamaat- aa distantdistant dreamdream andand bilateralbilateral rela-rela- structure. It is nothing short of a scandal that parents should avoid showingshowing somesome sanitysanity inin theirtheir deal-deal- twotwo nationsnations hadhad ud-Dawaud-Dawa Chief,Chief, tionstions willwill becomebecome anotheranother ‘comedy‘comedy structure.Editorial: It is nothing (0194) short 2502327 of a scandal that parents should avoid sending their wards to government schools on account of the latter’s ings,ings, thethe damagedamage donedone toto thethe pre-pre- “overtaken“overtaken oror affected”affected” thethe rolerole oror HafizHafiz SaeedSaeed offeredoffered ‘asylum’‘asylum’ toto circus’!circus’! sending Emailtheir wards editorial: to government [email protected] schools on account of the latter’s cariouscarious bilateral bilateral relationship relationship between between legalitylegality of of the the UNMOGIP. UNMOGIP. 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This This is is because because he he was was three three ChemistryChemistry periods periods were were about about tables tables wayway — — a a way way that that had had nothing nothing to to do do with with properproper equipment. majorityequipment. areas Reports Reports of Jammu. of of under-manned under-manned Going by the numberschools, schools, of particularly particularly seats the tifictific qualification; qualification; a a man man who who looked looked at at you you sciencescience teachers teachers rolled rolled into into one. one. He He taught taught withwith cryptic cryptic symbols symbols and and water water that that changed changed science?science? and perceived atoms and molecules. Mr P, let’s Physics, Chemistry and when the frogs were colour magically with the introduction of dif- A young man dreaming is how I come to atat the the primary primaryPAGD has level, level, won, are are it acana routine routine take controlfeature feature of such such around areas, areas, 14 DDCs.while while insti- Tinsti-he and perceived atoms and molecules. Mr P, let’s Physics, Chemistry and when the frogs were colour magically with the introduction of dif- A young man dreaming is how I come to call him, for he very well may still be alive plentifulplentiful he he was was found found in in the the ferentferent powders. powders. I Ionce once remem- remem- viewview my my school school reports reports of of that that day day and and age age tutes inPAGD the city can appear now also to claim bursting the outcome at the seams is a vote with for restoraneedless- call him, for he very well may still be alive tutes in the city appear to bursting at the seams with needless monitoringmonitoring the the masses masses that that passed passed through through BiologyBiology rooms rooms giving giving lessons lessons berber naively naively being being drawn drawn into into whenwhen I Iglance glance at at them them occasionally occasionally these these tion of Article 370. The BJP, on the other hand, claims it LIFE IN A staff,staff, Schools Schools in in far-flung far-flung areas areas function function at at the the sweet sweet discretion discretion of of hishis hands. hands. onon dissection dissection which which non-bi- non-bi- LIFE IN A takingtaking a a deep deep sniff sniff from from a a daysdays yellowing yellowing in in a a plastic plastic sleeve. sleeve. Mr Mr P P obvi- obvi- has won more votes in its core constituency, so the deci- mjed shraf ItIt was was the theA Sixties, Sixties, A of of course. course. The The Hippie Hippie ology-inclinedology-inclinedince ones ones the like like promulgation my- my- CLASSROOMCLASSROOM of cumstances, OF OF bottlewhichbottle of of couldchlorine chlorine compel that that nearly nearly izingouslyously the had conversionhad a a kind kind heart heartby marriage, too too for for his his marks marks theirtheir often oftension lone loneto abrogate teachers, teachers, Article and and instances 370instances has public of of just just support. one one or or two two tutors tutors handling multiple classes and hundreds of students are common. 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Irani, Anurag Thakur traveled far and wide to TheThe band band Uriah Uriah Heep Heep did did indeed indeed sing, sing, atat the the undercoating undercoating and and the the insides. insides. andand sticking sticking pins pins in in paper paper while while trying trying to to thingthing it it pointed pointed me me in in the the direction direction of of veg- veg- well be imagined. challenging to the core. than the prosecution. It blatantly Theaddress situation election has been rallies. allowed The to home drift forminister far too Amit long Shahin the plaintively,plaintively,The Free Free ordinanceMe, Me, which which may may well well have have in“One“One exercise has has to to of have have the powersa a stomach stomach conferred for for these these tracetrace angles angles of of reflection reflection and and refraction refraction etarianismetarianism and and a a kindness kindness to to all all animals animals great great Thealso situation weighed has in been by framingallowed tothe drift election for far as too a battlelong in be the- been the anthem of many a classroom bound things,”things,”on him Mr Mr P byP would would the grundnorminstruct, instruct, directing directing of the his his throughthroughThe a aordinance thick thick glass glass slab. slab.under Section violatesandand small. small.the legal Science Science principle provided provided ofme me “in with with- an an in- in- been the anthem of many a classroom bound land–the moral as well as constitu- 3 prohibits conversion from one nocent until proven guilty”, which hopehope that thattween with with nationalist time time the the growing, growing,and anti-national engineered engineered forces, preference preference the BJP’s for for fapri- pri-- schoolboylaw of that in time. the first words at the ones who’d gone a whiter shade Most things in Mr P’s class started out as sight into laterality. That is, you could be schoolboy of that time. wordstional at the validity ones who’d of it gonehas been a whiter a huge shade religionMost to things another in Mr on P’s the class grounds started out asis alsosight an into internationally laterality. That is,recog you- could be It was also still the Years of Collusion — of pale and generally stood in the back rows premises before gradually working their way seated in the lap of science and be totally at vatevate schools schoolsvourite would would electoral phase phase thetrope. the government government He called system thesystem People’s out out of of existence.Alliance existence. placeIt was owesalso still the its Years of Collusion — of palesubject and mattergenerally of stooddebate. in the No backsooner rows ofpremises fraud, beforemisrepresentation, gradually working coer their- waynizedseated principle. in the lapBesides, of science the and ordi be- totally at It remainsfor to Gupkar be seen Declaration how well measures (PAGD) taken“a gang”, in desperation, a label that likeis betweenbetween teacher teacher and and parent parent to to ensure ensure at at all all atat the thehad dissecting dissecting it enacted table table than so so they they it kickedmissed missed a upa good good a cion,throughthrough allurement a a series series of of reasoning reasoning etc, or stages stagesby mar to to a a finely- finelynanceeaseease aims contemplating contemplating to infringe poetry. poetry. the Right It remains to be seen how well measures taken in desperation, like deal of what was going on. drawn conclusion. Science didn’t care because ultimately it recruitmentssince scroungedbeing reiterated in haste, by the are BJP able leaders. to turn the tide for soci- existencecostcost that that Johnny Johnny put put to his his head ahead down down peered peered dealstorm of what across was thegoing legal on. realms of the riage.drawn It conclusion. also states that no person to privacyScience of a didn’t person–which care because is ultimately a it recruitmentsThe scrounged eight-phase in haste, polls whichare able began to turn from the November tide for soci- intointo the the laboratory laboratory microscope microscope and and averted averted PREPARINGPREPARINGcountry. TO AlthoughTO FACE FACE LIFE: LIFE: the “Life “Lifeanti-conver is is going going to -to shallDisputeDispute abet, that, convincethat, he’d he’d say, orsay, conspirepointing pointing to to a humana seemsseems right everything everything recognized is is relative. relative. interna There There is- is no no end, end, ety,ety, particularly particularly28 were low-income, announcedlow-income, allrural rural of and anda sudden. agrarian agrarian Butclasses classes the forforGupkar whom whom hypotheticalhishis gaze gaze from from the the classroom classroom and windows. windows. The The tosstosssion things things laws at at you you of that suchthat are are a a naturea lot lot harder harder already to to take, take, suchsolvedsolved equationconversion. equation on on the the blackboard.Notwithstand blackboard. Of Of course, course,- tionallynono conclusion conclusion under to toinstruments be be drawn drawn because because like like like some some Universal Declaration of Human state-runstate-runalliance schools schools was were were quickthe the mainstay mainstay to declare of of hope. hope. its participation tak- worldworld outside outside can can wait, wait, a a good good education education soso get existget used used in to to it.several it. In In any any case, othercase, you you states, have have to to thedo do it it ingwhowho thecould? could? said Especially Especially law, thewho who conversioncould could who who had had his his wisewise person person once once said, said, “A “A conclusion conclusion is is the the boguscouldn’t.couldn’t. term of ‘Love- yourselfyourselfUP comelaw come is exam exam a draconian time. time. It It carries carries law a a good good of dealits deal dueheadhead to wrapped wrapped force, aroundundue around other otherinfluence, notions notions —has — those thoseRightsplaceplace (UDH where whereR you) you etc, got got alsotired tired ofguaran of thinking.” thinking.”- ing many people by surprise as earlier the utterances own kind. The ordinance law in had to be void undoubtedly, but teed by the constitution of India of its top leaders like Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Jihad’. As the the first place owes its existence the use of terms like “allurement” under Article 21–by giving the OTHEROTHERMufti had indicated OPINIONOPINION they won’t be taking part in the NONOto a hypothetical, HOLDSHOLDS bogus, and dog andBARREDBARRED “convince” in the ordinance, instrumentalities of state a free ...... exercise. This seemed to indicate that the PAGD was Government of India, ...... whistle term of ‘Love-Jihad’. As are open to interpretation, hence hand to curtail this right vis-à- reluctant to fight polls as some quarters had expressed as such, nowhere the Government of India as such ambiguous. It therefore allows vis marriage. In compliance with apprehensions that this would normalise the revoca- nowhere recognizes the notion of the state to bring any act within the KS Puttaswamy Case, the or- Love-Jihad, bringing a law against the purview of the definition of dinance fails to conform to the Discriminationtion of Article 370. But the PAGD decision Against has belied Cricketers Discrimination Againstrecognizes Cricketers the such a fictional notion, prima facie such terms. Besides, the phrase three-fold test laid down therein. such expectations. HE PAKISTAN women’s cricket team’s visit This discrimination is undoubtedly unfair eters will be able to stay in Mumbai in the reflects the oblivious and dogmatic ‘by marriage’ in it deems all mar- The law is also in repugnance HE PAKISTAN Twomen’she PAGD cricket team’srationalised visit This its discrimination decision to is undoubtedlyparticipate unfair notioneters will be ofable Love-Jihad,to stay in Mumbai in the to India for the World Cup has turned into and puts our team at a significant disadvan- current climate if we reach the final. attitude of the State government. riages involving the religion con- with the Special Marriage Act of TTto India foras the a World bid toCup reclaim has turned the into politicaland puts space, our team cautioning at a significant that disadvan- current climate if we reach the final. Nevertheless, there are numerous version, as illegal, unless proven the Country. Apart from the le- a security and logistical nightmare. First, the tage. The team has been conciliatory about bringingThe ICC also needs a to law consider if India should a security anddoing logistical otherwise nightmare. First,would the enabletage. The the team BJP has andbeen conciliatoryits allied about The ICC also needs to consider if India should provisions in the ordinance, which otherwise, thereby coming in re- gal apertures, the UP ordinance teamteam could could not not go go to to Mumbai, Mumbai, where where its its itsits treatment treatment but but the the International International Cricket Cricket bebe allowed allowed to to hold hold multi-nation multi-nation tourna- tourna- parties to fill in the vacuum and control the levers of per se flout the law of the land. In pugnance with a citizen's funda- law is ostensibly patriarchal in matchesmatches were were originally originally scheduled, scheduled, after after the the CouncilCouncil (ICC) (ICC) should should take take note note of of this. this. againstmentsments at at a a time time when suchwhen it it can’t can’t a guarantee guarantee safety safety this article, we will try to scruti- mental rights. It thereby directly nature. It undermines the dignity power. The grouping also argued that strengthening its ShivShiv Sena Sena started started issuing issuing its its usual usual threats threats InternationalInternational teams teams have have refused refused to to visit visit fictionalofof all all players. players. notion, nize some provisions of it on a le- infringes the Right to Life and and conscience of women at large. againstagainst visiting visitingpolitical Pakistani Pakistani presenceteams. teams. at the districtPakistanPakistan over overlevel justified justified will security securityadd force fears. fears. It Itto seems, seems, ItIt is is now now too too late late to to reschedule reschedule the the World World gal footing. Personal Liberty, and Freedom of Since its inception, it has hastily Now,Now, hotels hotelsits at at the positionthe alternative alternative that venue venueArticle of of 370however,however, was that thatrevoked if if we we simply simply without put put international international con- primaCupCup and and our our faciepulling pulling out out reflects of of the the tournament tournament The Article 213 clause (1) of the Conscience and Propagation of Re- taken a heavy toll on the rights of CuttackCuttack andandsulting neighbouringneighbouring people of J&K. citycity teamsteams at at clubhouses clubhouses in in stadiums stadiums and and refuse refuse inin protest protest will will only only heighten heighten tensions. tensions. We We Indian constitution empowers the ligion, guaranteed under Article minorities particularly the Mus- BhubaneshwarBhubaneshwar have haveGiven refused refused the lodging lodging powers to to our our the totoDDCs let let them them have go go anywhere anywherebeen given, else, else, the thethey security security theshouldshould obliviousmake make clear clear that that we we and are are only only playing playing governor of a State, to promulgate 21 and 25 of the Indian constitu- lims, which simply reflects the players out of fear.have become the kind of mini-assembliesproblem would apparently and it behas solved. thus under duress and that such conditions are ordinances during recess of leg- tion respectively. The ordinance malafide intention on the part of players out of fear. problem would apparently be solved. under duress and that such conditions are the government. Our cricketersbecome now have important to play this all-im- for GupkarNo alliancecountry, of to course, control would these accept to such dogmaticunacceptable if any ofattitude our sportspersons of tour islature. The provision explicitly crystal clearly eclipses the apex Our cricketers now have to play this all-im- No country, of course, would accept such unacceptable if any of our sportspersons tour court’s ruling in the case of Sha- In view of the same, the con- portant tournament under virtual house ar- conditions to play cricket in Pakistan. Yet, our India again. Instead of appeasing the anti- mentions that “if the governor is portant tournamentenhance under its virtual political house clout. ar- conditions to play cricket in Pakistan. Yet, our theIndia again.State Instead of appeasing the anti- satisfied that circumstances exist, fin Jahan v. Asokan K.M 2018, that stitutional courts must step in and rest,rest, with with their their accommodation accommodationThese huge being beingstakes pro- pro- makewomenwomen the cricketers cricketersrole of are arethe expected expected DDCs to to put putpro up up- with with PakistanPakistan extremists, extremists, the the Indian Indian government government which render it necessary for him “the right to change of faith is part jettison the ordinance law before videdvided at at the the clubhouse foundlyclubhouse significant.of of the the stadium stadium For in in one,thisthis in inthe India. India. campaigning Additionally, Additionally, the theand final final the of of the the governmentmustmust ensure ensure the the safety safety and and comfort comfort of of our our to take immediate action he may of fundamental right of choice.” It it can become a statute. Such laws whichwhich all all their theirpolling matches matches associatedwill will be be played. played. with Every Every themtournamenttournament has brought isis supposedsupposed back the toto politi bebe heldheld- inin players.players. promulgate such ordinances”. also overshadows the Allahabad sear into the social and secular otherother team team will willcal be be activitystaying staying in in five-starto five-star J&K hotels. afterhotels. a hiatusMumbai.Mumbai. of India India sixteen needs needs to tomonths. explain explain how how This, our our crick- crick- -EXPRESS-EXPRESS TRIBUNE TRIBUNE The apex court of the country in High Court’s recent landmark ver- fabric of the country and under- in turn, also confronts the BJP with its biggest political the case of Krishna Kumar Singh dict in the case of Salamat Ansari mine the purpose of constitution- v State of Bihar, 2017 and various v. State of U.P, that “Right to live alism. It's the duty of the judiciary challenge in the region. The PAGD dominated DDCs are All letters intended for publication must includeother casesthe writer’s has held name that andthe Presi address,- witheven aif person a pseudonym of his/her is used. choice Letters ir- areto discourageedited as clarity, such spacelaws so as to expected to assert. But primarily the DDCs are for the de- All letters intended for publication must include the writer’s name and address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, space OBSERVER MAIL andand accuracy accuracy of of expression expression require. require. Our Our publishing publishingdent and a a Governor’sletter letter does does notpower not mean mean under we we agree agreerespective with with everything everything of religion or or iseven even intrinsic anything anything safeguardin in it. it. -EDI -EDITOR theTOR tenets of the highest velopment of the formerOBSERVER state and their performance MAIL will Article 123 and Article 213 respec- to right to life and personal lib- norm of the land. be judged by how they deliver on the ground. tively, is subject to judicial review. erty.” Furthermore, the proviso It thus implies that the ‘satisfac- to Section 3 is as intransigent and The views expressed in this article Kashmir’sKashmir’s FateFate isis JustJust Consequential!Consequential!tion’ and ‘immediate action’ must inconsistent,HailHail as KiranKirananything is. It BediBediare the author’s own and do not deems the reconversion to previ- necessarily reflect the editorial DEAR EDITOR,other opinonof mistrust. Could you also tell us who therehave is somethinga legal sanctity that seems and theto at- DEAR EDITOR, killings and heinous crimes DEAR EDITOR, of mistrust. Could you also tell us who countries,countries, one one wanting wanting to to and and the the theretainment is something of which that ought seems not toto be ousDEAR religion EDITOR, not a conversion at killingsstance and of Kashmir heinous Observer crimes I Iwould would like like to to comment comment on on the the beheadedbeheaded and and mutilated mutilated the the bodies bodies of of otherother avoiding avoiding its its role role in in Kashmir. Kashmir. inviteinviteindeterminate, and and incite incite the the and elements elements vague. to toHow- all. ItAproposApropos means that news, news, even ‘AFSPA ‘AFSPA if the reconImmu- Immu-- committedcommitted by by its its army army and and such such letter,letter, written written by by one one Shoaib Shoaib Bhat, Bhat, thethe Indian Indian soldiers? soldiers? This This should should not not ItIt is is not not in in the the interest interest of of any any of of Kashmir.Kashmir.ever, the It It is isprocedure part part of of the the involved history history inof of the the versionnitynity For For is Forces’ Forces’done by Sex Sexmeans Crimes Crimes of force, Must Must Theallall authorother other isagencies agencies currently that thatpursuing too too with with KashmirKashmir Observer, Observer,Must Jan Jan 22, 22, titled, titled,Pakistan "Who "Who havehave happened happened be ininso any any case. case. twotwo countries countries India India and and Pakistan Pakistan to to sub-continent.sub-continent.UP Anti-Conversion law stands fraud,End’,End’, Kashmir Kashmiretc, it is Observer Observer valid under, ,January January this thethe lawhelp help at of Centralof Indian Indian University puppets puppets of of of is Responsible For LoC Killings?" I UN roles in Kashmir has been indulge in any misadventure here or contraryWe need to to such overcome established it for our prec- act.28, IT wanthe other to say legal that loophole we the is KashmiriKashmir and origin. can be reached at is Responsible For LoC Killings?" I UN roles in Kashmir has been indulge in any misadventure here or edentsWe need on the to overcomeaspect that it suchfor our cir- that28, the I want ordinance to say while that criminal we the- [email protected] origin. mustmust say say to to Shoaib OIC-oriented?Shoaib that, that, you you seem seem to to minimisedminimised post post 1971 1971 for for India. India. It It is is anywhere.anywhere. eternaleternal peace. peace. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, peoplepeople of of Kashmir Kashmir appreciate appreciate -M.-M. R. R. BABA BABA knowknow a a lot. lot. he ummah comprisesjustjust world symbolic symbolic Muslims now. now. linked through NoNo one one should should man man Kargil Kargil or or other other Kashmir'sKashmir's fate fate is is just just consequential! consequential! whatwhat Dr.Kiran Dr.Kiran Bedi Bedi said said but but who who Via:Via: emailemail an unshakable bond of belief and emotions peculiar to IfIf it it is is true, true, there there should should be be ItIt seems seems that that the the United United Nations Nations higherhigher reaches, reaches, the the rough rough terrain terrain and and AllShoaib, Shoaib,letters keep keep intended writing writing for and and publication stay stay safe. safe. musthashas to includeto initiate initiate the the the writer’s action. action. name and investigation and appropriateMuslims; action the OIC consistshas not mostly played of any unelected role in thisgovern sector- all this is in the extremeOBSERVER frigid cold Khuda Hafez! It is India who has to take the X X X X MAIL YOUR LETTERS investigation and appropriatements of 50-plusaction memberhas notstates played which any may role or in may this notsector all this is in the extreme frigid cold Khudaaddress, Hafez! even if a pseudonym is used. LettersIt is India are editedwho has as toclarity, take the MAIL YOUR LETTERS takentaken against againstshareT those those common who who provoked provoked interests becauseforfor a a long oflong differences time. time. In In my my in view, view,geography, it it is is more more andand hostile hostile environment. environment. The The military military spaceand accuracy of expression-VORSHAL-VORSHAL require.action,action, Our but but publishing this this country country a letter is is never never does P.O.P.O. Box Box # # 337, 337, GPO, GPO, Srinagar-190 Srinagar-190 001 001 peacepeace and and created createdethnography this this environment environment and historical experience.aa political political point pointEven on theon part part22 members of of both both these theseof onon both both sides sides should shouldMA be be minimised minimisedIL but but not mean we agree withVia:Via: everything emailemail readyorready even to to anything bother bother for forin it.innocent innocent -EDITOR email:email: edit [email protected]@[email protected] the Arab League do not have a common perception of geopoliti- cal issues and are sometimes at loggerheads, as can be seen in their policies on the slaughter in Syria, Yemen and Libya. One point should, however, be grasped at the outset. The Global disturbing disparities Arab world is the pivot on which the ummah turns. Without the Arabs and their language there is no ummah. This is a harsh mbassador Volkan Bozkir, whether intramural or international, rich countries should transfer much centage of its gross domestic product geopolitical and historical reality, and if one finds Arab gov- the President of United Na- wreaks havoc on the elements necessary of their riches to poor countries. for humanitarian or foreign aid. Com- ernments indifferent to non-Arab issues — even tragedies like tions General Assembly has for health, housing, education, employ- Next on the list of global sustain- panion quantitative benchmarks have Kashmir and Rohingya — then one can only pray. put forth an ambitious agen- ment, the rule of law, the environment, able development priorities should be been set for literacy, vaccinations, an- There is another bitter observation: the average Arab can- Ada during his maiden speech before and happiness generally. the ending of all racial, ethnic, or class nual income, longevity, smoking, etc. not understand how people — eg those millions of Indonesians, the world body on September 14, 2020, The second urgent global sustain- hatreds or enmities. The attainment of There is nothing inherently mis- South Asians, Kazakhs or Bosnians — can be Muslim if they do “It is not only a health crisis, but a so- able development objective should be equality for women is another press- chievous about these development not speak the language of the Holy Quran. cial and economic crisis, which has universal literacy and education. As ing yardstick of global sustainable yardsticks. But they should never Getting down to brass tacks, it was the UAE which gave two exacerbated existing challenges the Socrates explained, the unexamined development. Similarly repugnant is distract from our recognition that the blows to Pakistan last year. In March, it hosted at Abu Dhabi UN is seeking to overcome through life is not worth living. Or as philoso- trafficking in children for slave labor. highest in sustainable development the 46th OIC foreign ministers’ conference, which the late In- the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable De- pher Sam Johnson amplified, there Global sustainable development consists of non-quantifiable charac- dian foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, attended as an honoured velopment and the Sustainable Devel- is the same difference between the also requires universal access to the teristics. These would include acts of guest. Later that year, it could have come up with a stronger de- opment Goals (SDGs).” learned and unlearned as between the Internet, a technological marvel that charity, humility, courage, benevo- nunciation of the Indian move to abolish India-held Kashmir’s Let us try to analyze some of these living and the dead. And as the Quran brings the excitement of knowledge lence, magnanimity, self-restraint, special status and amendment to the nationality law. The entire SDGs set out by the United Nations. It says, “Are those who know equal and the joys of instant communica- and non-vindictiveness. It would seem Arab world was indifferent. is a fact that while citizens of some Af- with those who know not?” These ob- tion to every user. The United Nations to me to turn logic and morality on Must we be so OIC-oriented? What is this lame-duck or- rican and Asian countries are starv- servations are made not to deride or should play a key role in the universal their heads to award higher sustain- ganisation good for? It doesn’t even have non-political achieve- ing, the rich countries are beset with degrade the uneducated, but to under- access quest. able development acclaim to a na- ments to its credit. No country in the world attaches so much obesity. Discrepancies of these types score the criticality of education to A clean environment is also essen- tion whose citizens were universally importance to it as Pakistan does for reasons which are visceral are morally disturbing. The United making life morally meaningful and tial to global sustainable development. economically prosperous, literate, and not grounded in geopolitical realities. India, too, watches Nations is ideally suited to ending fulfilling between ashes to ashes and Let me with great humility offer healthy, long-lived, non-polluting, but the OIC carefully and derives sadistic pleasure from Pakistan’s these shocking inequalities because it dust-to-dust. a few closing observations about the also mean-spirited, selfish, and egotis- discomfiture. (India enjoys observer status at the Arab League.) hosts all the nations of the world and Third on the global sustainable entire global sustainable development tical than to a nation whose citizens ...The Arabs are basically a secular people. A native of Da- endows each with identical voting development agenda should be the enterprise. It is characteristic that na- were impoverished, plagued by dis- mascus or Cairo is first a Syrian or Egyptian, then an Arab and power in the General Assembly. The elimination of poverty and the secur- tional or international organizations ease, but were generous in time, effu- lastly a Muslim. He is impervious to non-Arab overtures on a poorest and the weakest are equal to ing for every man, woman, and child employ quantitative benchmarks to sive in hospitality, austere in habits, religious basis. In fact, he is suspicious as to the motive. Islam is the richest and the strongest. a right to flourishing health, a clean measure success in meeting enumer- and selfless for the community. in his blood, and unlike us Pakistanis he doesn’t flaunt it. The most urgent approach to promot- environment, comfortable housing, ated objectives. For instance, a long- Muhammad Ali Siddiqi in Dawn ing global partnership for sustainable de- and nutritious food. The goal is not a standing objective has been for each Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai velopment is the ending of warfare. War, choice but a moral obligation. Thus, nation to contribute a specified per- [email protected]

orty-eight years after the 1971 war, which led to the in- dependence of Bangladesh, each country involved in the conflict has institutionalised a distinct memory of the events of that year. In Bangladesh, the war is remem- Fbered as the Bengali people's struggle against an oppressive Pakistan army. In India and Pakistan, the war is often remembered as the Opinion,Think! Analysis, Essays Thursday|24-12-2020 Coronavirus Mutations and Current Crop of Vaccines

oronavirus” has already es- from isolates around the world to en- “ tablished itself as the scary sure ongoing vaccine effectiveness. new word of 2020. Add the We can identify any mutations word “mutant”, and you’ve using a technique called genome se- Cgot an even stronger candidate for quencing, which allows scientists to the scary new phrase of 2021. read the complete genetic sequence, Rebecca Rockett One fear is that critical parts of or genome, of the virus. Alicia Arnott the coronavirus genome will mutate, Since January, scientists around Fabienne Brilot-Turville making any vaccine obsolete before the world have generated and made it’s widely rolled out next year. publicly available more than 246,000 But how much of an issue is this re- COVID-19 genomes. Scientists can ally? As we’ll see, SARS-CoV-2, the coro- then compare these with the early navirus that causes COVID-19, mutates, COVID-19 genomes sequenced in as do all viruses. But unlike other RNA Wuhan. These early sequences are viruses, it’s actually quite stable. the templates for the vaccines we are That’s largely good news for the waiting impatiently for. first crop of vaccines that are set to be This surveillance will provide an rolled out around the world in 2021. early warning system for potentially critical mutations. And if research- If there are What’s a mutation anyway? ers find mutations, they need to work In genetic terms, a mutation is out what these mutations actually do, lots of just a scary word for a mistake. As using so-called “functional tests”. cells make new copies of a virus, Such tests can tell us whether mistakes happen. These mistakes a new mutation influences our im- mutations in non- sometimes result in a stronger virus, mune response to the spike protein, sometimes a weaker virus. compared to those induced by the essential regions But in most cases mutations original Wuhan strain. We can also in the coronavirus are irrelevant investigate if antibodies following of a virus’ genetic anomalies that cause changes to the vaccination can continue to bind to genetic material (RNA) but not the the spike protein of emerging strains resulting proteins that make up its and prevent the virus from infecting material, it can composition and structure. human cells. In fact, SARS-CoV-2 seems to have likely still function. a slower rate of mutation than other So should we be worried? RNA viruses. That’s because it belongs protein, that has gained significant mans to minks and back again. Researchers have only been able to a family of viruses with genetic attention recently. To avoid the potentially disas- to study this coronavirus for a very But mutations in proofreading mechanisms that can This is the protein many CO- trous implications of this new combi- short time. So only time will tell if it identify and remove most mistakes in VID-19 vaccines use to generate a nation of variants rapidly spreading mutates at a frequency and at limited critical regions can its RNA when the virus replicates. protective immune response. In in humans, millions of minks were positions in the essential regions, as This means SARS-CoV-2 has fact, the four vaccines Australia culled in Denmark, Spain and the we have come to expect. That’s why about half the mutation rate of influ- has signed agreements for, should Netherlands. surveillance is so important. disable a virus, so enza and a quarter the mutation rate they pass clinical trials, all either However, not all scientists are The current crop of vaccines of HIV. contain the virus’ spike protein or convinced of the potential impact of have been developed using decades these don’t occur carry the instructions your body this combination of mutations. So of accumulated scientific knowledge What about mutations and spike pro- needs to make it. studies are currently under way to and are based on what we know about teins? better understand their impact. mutations in this and other coronavi- very often If there are lots of mutations What’s all this to do with mink? ruses. So we shouldn’t be too worried in non-essential regions of a virus’ One mutation that has attracted Syringes at ten paces when we read scary headlines about genetic material, it can likely still controversy is the D614G mutation, Considering what we know a “mutant coronavirus”. function. But mutations in critical partly because it leads to a spike pro- about how the virus mutates and This past year has demonstrated regions can disable a virus, so these tein with a slightly altered shape. the rate of these mutations, the first the capacity to rapidly produce vac- don’t occur very often. And some scientists were con- generation of COVID-19 vaccines cines, which hopefully can be modi- This is why vaccines are typically cerned this mutation, plus three oth- look likely to provide some protec- fied to reflect new mutations and designed against these critical regions ers in the spike protein, would help tion against currently circulating merging strains should they occur. — to safeguard against mutations that the virus bypass the type of immu- SARS-CoV-2 strains. ... would make them ineffective. nity generated following vaccination. However, researchers are moni- By arrangements with And it’s mutations in one of these These mutations emerged when toring the possible emergence of any The Conversation critical regions, the COVID-19 spike the coronavirus jumped from hu- new mutations in the spike protein Ventilation to Reduce COVID risk

buildings. the airflow capacity of the unit, the con- Mary-Louise McLaws figuration of the room, the number of 3. Use fans people in the room, and the position of Guidelines released last week by the the filter in the room. s many of us return to the of- US Centers for Disease Control and Pre- But there’s no evidence to suggest fice, and congregate indoors vention recommend placing fans near a portable HEPA filter unit will help in over dinner and drinks during open windows to enhance airflow. The your home. So don’t rush out and buy the summer holidays, we need recommendation is to keep fans on at all one for Christmas. Ato think about ventilation to minimise times when a room is occupied, for ex- They may be effective in some areas the indoor spread of COVID-19. ample at restaurants. of health care, such as a COVID ward in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes As with aircons, fans can be danger- a hospital or in aged care homes, partic- COVID, is spread mostly by larger par- ous if they push the air directly from one ularly when used in negative-pressure ticles called droplets, but also by smaller person to another, and one is infectious. rooms. The combination of the HEPA particles called aerosols, and by touch You should place the fan so it increases filter and negative air pressure reduces from contaminated surfaces. the flow of fresh air into the room, and the risk of aerosol particles escaping Aerosol particles are lighter than shouldn’t be placed so the air moves from into the corridor. droplet-sized particles, and can be sus- the room towards the open window or pended in the air for longer. The suspen- open door. 5. In public transport, taxis and Ubers sion and therefore transmission of aero- COVID outbreaks have been traced sols is facilitated by poor ventilation. 4. Don’t bother with HEPA filters at home back to exposure on public transport. Increasing ventilation indoors, with High-efficiency particulate air For example, a young man in Hunan fresh outdoor air, is a key method of (HEPA) filters have been marketed as Province, China, travelled on two buses dispersing viral particles. Ventilation a way to reduce the concentration of and infected multiple people who were can reduce the risk that just one COVID- SARS-CoV-2 particles in the air. sitting in different areas of the buses. A positive person (who might not yet know Their effectiveness is dependent on study of this cluster was carried out by they’re infectious) will infect others. Chinese researchers, who put forward There are some simple measures you one theory regarding air flow: can take, both at home and at work, to The closed windows with running improve ventilation over the holiday pe- Increasing ventilation on the buses could have cre- riod and beyond. ated an ideal environment for aerosol ventilation transmission […] the ventilation inlets 1. Open windows and doors were aligned above the windows on both The best strategy at home and at indoors, with fresh sides, and the exhaust fan was in the work is simply to open windows and front, possibly creating an airflow car- doors. outdoor air, is a key rying aerosols containing the viral parti- If you’re having friends and family cles from the rear to the middle and front over for a meal, or your office Christmas method of of the vehicle. party, consider moving tables and chairs The study’s authors recommend all closer to open windows and open up a dispersing viral windows be open on public transport to door to create a through breeze. help disperse viral particles. If you’re on Or, if weather permits, eat outside. particles. a tram or a bus, you should open them if room to be completely replaced with out- than 60 litres per second, per person. you can. 2. Set your air conditioner to pull fresh air side fresh air. In hospitals, aged-care facilities and Ventilation can However, on some forms of public from outside But the direction of the airflow is also hotel quarantine, qualified engineers transport it might be impossible, like Air conditioners can help, but they important. For example, airflow from an should be brought in to assess the ad- reduce the risk that trains. In these instances, you should must be on the right setting. air conditioner (that was recirculating equacy of the air conditioner’s airflow. wear a mask. At work or home you don’t want to air rather than pulling it from outside) This is particularly crucial for any “hot just one COVID- Likewise, it’s ideal to have the win- recirculate indoor air, as this just fans was implicated in spreading the virus to zones” accommodating people who are positive person dows down in Ubers and taxis. But if the same air around the room (but now a number of diners at tables downstream COVID-positive. you can’t or don’t want to, turn on the colder or warmer). in a restaurant in China. The World Health Organisation (who might not yet air conditioner and have it pull fresh air Instead, always make sure your air Offices welcoming back staff should recommends hot zones have 12 airflow from outside. And still wear a mask! conditioner is set to bring in 100% fresh prepare their air conditioners by having changes per hour (that’s 80 litres per know they’re air from outside. There are settings in of- their engineers service the system to pull second per person), meaning the air is to- By arrangements with fices that allow the system to increase air in fresh air faster than the pre-COVID tally replaced 12 times every 60 minutes. infectious) will The Conversation change per hour, meaning it can reduce setting (which may have been around 40 This is the gold standard for ventilation, the time it takes for all the air inside the litres per second per person) at no less and can be very hard to achieve in many infect others. C M Y K C M Y K ------8 While 135 fresh cases were reported reported cases were fresh While 135 the offidetails, wise district Giving confirmedA number of cases were more said, 338 they Moreover, According to the official to spokesper According Deputy Commissioner Additional quarantine “He informed that the new informedalso ADC the that said He are measures required all ensure “To travellers from collected “Samples as per the offi Choudhary, Meanwhile, “Dr Shahid said that guidelines sur identified were He said those arrested off the area and launched searches to to off searches and launched the area police on Wednesday Meanwhile, of the network A militant-associate Choudhary, who is also District who is also District Choudhary, reported 250 new cases, including four cases, including new 250 reported teen travellers and two minors, taking minors, and two travellers teen number of people infected virus the total 119053. to 115 the remaining Jammu division, from confirmed officials Kashmir by from were Valley. 49 reported cas cials said that Srinagar Kupwara 17, Budgam 14, es, Baramulla Bandipora Anantnag 1, 13, Pulwama 7, 3, 2, Shopian 3, Ganderbal 6, Kulgam 10, Jammu 98, 8, Rajouri Udhampur Samba 5, 1, Doda 5, Kathua 3, Kishtwar 0. These 0, Ramban 5and Reasi Poonch number of people the overall cases take 119053. to with the virus infected GMCand hospital CD Soura, SKIMS at one Anantnag and include one CRPF, minors. soldier besides two army and recovered have patients COVID-19 hospitals— various from discharged were from 199 and Division Jammu from 139 GNS inputs) (With Kashmir Valley. tine facilities where the travellers and the travellers where tine facilities will be their contacts shifted under for period the prescribed quarantine going He said the motive positive. if tested prevent to was behind measures such of strain. spread the mutated been have measures son, the preventive in line with the advisory issued taken by Welfare the Ministry of & Family Health coun European several (MHFW) after of coro strain mutated the tries detected the UK. from reported first navirus who is the nod Hashim, (ADC) Masarat operations mitigation al officer Covid-19 separate informed that two Srinagar, have facilities quarantine institutional UK and from travellers been up for set since in Srinagar arrived having Europe December 9. being up at Lawaypora set are facilities adding that while and Barbarshah areas will be unpaid at Lawaypora the facility bewill Barbarshah at paid,” facility the Hashim, as per official said. spokesperson will have negative those testing that even a peri at home for themselves isolate to adding that a designatedod of weeks two contact will be in constant health team their condition. monitor with them to of develop this new in the wake taken pan the COVID-19 ment surrounding of from demic, a team medical experts the Department of Social & Preventive Medicinehe bewill the DDMA,” advising said. ofInstitute the National will besent to the new detect (NIV) Pune to Virology be faster-spread is said to which strain Those testing transmissible. ing and more their and strain mutated the for positive insti will be in separate contacts isolated prevent to facilities tutional quarantine he added. spread,” all residents has urged cial spokesperson, of and all those visiting the dis Srinagar keep purposes to or other work trict for masks face and observing social wearing be and prevent safe to in order distancing ofspreading the virus. in force still are these measures rounding be adherence strict has to and that there pan is COVID-19 them as long as there to the official added. spokesperson demic,” and of area Awantipora in the Tral dents of has area Anantnag district the Sangam said. a police spokesperson been busted, Jabar Dar, Ahmad Bhat, Umer as Aijaz AminMohammad Lone, Ahmad Sameer Khan, Rafiq Ahmad Khan -- all residents -- and Suhail Ahmad Bhat, a resi of Tral of area the south dent of the Awantipora Kashmir district. 4 CRPF Men ... Govt Gears ... Govt Gears nab the attackers. When this report was was When this report nab the attackers. said, made, the report filed, was no arrest an unnamed police officer. while quoting a module of busted Jaish- have claimed to by district e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pulwama who were associates six militant arresting incidents. in grenade-throwing involved inci in grenade-lobbing JeM involved Magistrate Srinagar, he said, ordered for he said, ordered Srinagar, Magistrate quaran of establishment separate quick ------Singh expressed gratitude to his voters his voters to gratitude Singh expressed “The BJP went for aggressive cam “The aggressive for BJP went the smallest this was Incidentally, won have The independent candidates the BJP for defeat major Another MLA Shah Mohammad Tantray, Former Singh Avtar Independent candidate Minha BJP’s the same district, From wins, inde margin low Among other votes, seven by Khalida Bibi (PDP) won (Independent) Bial Ahmad Deva from in Srinagar, The winning margin Mohammad Independent candidate of the winning can the rest For a recorded which In Jammu region in Udhampur seats of the 14 A majority BJP’s of defeated the Congress Hans Raj With these deaths, the total fatality fatality these deaths, the total With with 443 district Srinagar deaths Territory the Union Meanwhile, Two of Two the victims, officials said, were border village Chakroi in R S Pura sector, sector, in R S Pura Chakroi village border seat for assembly Suchetgarh had won time in 2008the first the and repeated the party in 2014. for performance “against was him for and said the vote the BJP gov imposed by laws the farm ernment on the farmers ofernment on the farmers the country will”. their against chief ministers, paigning bringing union divert and national leaders to ministers the real from ofthe attention the voters Singh, who fi the public,” issues facing fight a neck-to-neck after prevailed nally said. with the BJP leader, in Jammu candidate any win by margin though an independent can region, against votes three just by won didate in the rival Conference his National winners many where Kashmir Valley, the succeeded due to small margins by various by turnout recorded voter low constituencies. of is leading 49 and one more a total seats district. seat in Poonch in another Asim rival his NC to losing Parihar was andsegment Gundana from Hashmi seatMarmat from opponent Congress in Doda falling Ahmad, both Mushtaq counting wit as the day-long district, andhim between battle nessedsee-saw a his opponents. this the PDP early from who had resigned independent candi by defeated was year, who polled 3,829 Choudhary, Riyaaz date con Loran him in 2,898 by against votes of district. stituency Poonch among the contestants luckiest the was Singh Avtar votes. three just by as he won his NC by 243 against votes polled 246 become the Ali Mohammad Bhat to rival in constituency Dadsara winner from of district south Kashmir. Pulwama ri PDP her against votes 14 Latiefby won LateefBano. polled 364 votes, Ruqaya val The BJP has votes. 350 while Bano got the Kashmir Valley from seats three won time. the first for Bilqees Jan defeated pendent candidate Gull Iqbal (Independent) rival her nearest constituency Zainapora from votes 11 by votes Jan polledin Shopian district. 146 and Iqbal 135. Begum Sajida rival her nearest defeating Larnoo constituency (Independent) from Bibi polledin Anantnag district. 4,580 4,573. Begum’s against votes constitu Vessu from victorious emerged Mudassir rival his nearest defeating ency, by RashidMir of Movement Peoples of managing a total after votes 35 while Nisar Ahmad Sheikh votes, 1,779 a win over (Independent) also registered after votes 35 Ul Hassan by Rayees NC’s votes. of 1,945 a total getting number the highest inde ofwhere seven the DDC polls, won pendent candidates won Apni Party J&K low. also very was followed the district from DDC seats three Conference, the National by one each by Movement. BJP and J&K People’s by and won votes 156 Rather got Yaseen constituen Qamarwari from votes 21 Shameema candidate J&K Apni Party cy, by and won votes Bano polled 213 Khonmoh-I, while Ali from 36 votes Mohammad Rather (Independent) won 314 getting after 96 votes by Harwan-II votes. mar three-digit was there didates, gin as Mohammad Shaban Chopan mar the highest by (Independent) won He polled in the district. votes gin of 521 Mohammad rival his nearest 609 against 88 only Altaf Lali (Independent) who got votes. high turnout during the eight-phase DDC a Amit Sharma recorded election, BJP’s segment Majalta from votes 47 win by his near of against district Udhampur of National the Kumar Rajesh rival est (NPP). Sharma polled Party Panthers votes. 4,168 and Kumar votes 4,215 fight witnesseddistrict a neck-to-neck The the BJP and the NPP. between mainly and two NPP the seats, 11 won finally BJP Independent one. in Drabshalla-B 99 votes by Kumar Sanjay after district in Kishtwar constituency Sharda while BJP’s votes, securing 2,621 margin the highest from won Bhau rival Congress against ofvotes 8,880 Akhnoor con Sharma from Anuradha of polledstituency Bhau Jammu district. Sharma. by 5,739 against votes 14,619 J&K Reports ... J&K Among those who succumbed includ a Kupwara, man from ed— a 76-year-old besides Bandipora from man 55-year-old 70-year-old Jammu division—a one from Akhnoor. from woman in the 1853—1171 count in J&K reached and 682 in the Jammu region. Valley (347), Jammu by followed list the tops Kupwara (106), Budgam (170), Baramulla Doda (88), Anantnag (82), (90), Pulwama (57), Udhampur (59), Bandipora (61), (54), Kathua (48), (53), Rajouri Kulgam Samba (37), Ganderbal (43), Shopian (37), Kishtwar(21), (22), Ramban (21), Poonch (14). and Reasi residents of Kashmir Valley and one from from one and ofresidents Valley Kashmir of capital winter the Kashmir. Jammu and ------Choudhary lost to Singh by a ra Singh by to Choudhary lost The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Directorate Enforcement The Meanwhile, Law Minister and senior and Minister Law Meanwhile, of is an amalgamation par The PAGD Addressing a press conference, Prasad Prasad conference, a press Addressing seats. 110 won in total The PAGD in show While the BJP put up a strong formed be The Gupkar alliance was “This India, democracy, for is a victory in ushered was work Development can democracy seen how have “People the area from lost also said the PAGD He was killing Wani’s as This is important of a string that the BJP has won Noting Choudhary, who originally hailed from hailed from who originally Choudhary, A visibly emotional Abdullah, who Abdullah, emotional A visibly god as the challenges will face “We said the DDC poll president The NC go did not We campaign. did not “We main an alliance of several The PAGD, the alliance was said forging Abdullah sacrifices. The hearts many gave “We does the NC saying “They were (BJP) Raj Parihar, who lost from two constitu two from who lost Parihar, Raj but they do not know Farooq Abdullah. Farooq know not do they but conducting in said after The agency leadership of PM @narendramodi ji will ofleadership PM @narendramodi the towards relentlessly work continue to of the J&Kand development prosperity he said. region,” also Shankar Prasad party leader Ravi that the District the contention rejected are Council poll results Development Gupkar Alliance for People’s a win for that the BJP noting (PAGD), Declaration party as the single largest has emerged than the votes more and that it has got of Conference, the National votes total put together. the PDP and the Congress ties, including the NC and the PDP, which which PDP, the and including the NC ties, Modithe opposed to been fiercely have abrogation like measures government’s of scrapping and Jammu ofArticle 370 statehood. and Kashmir’s seats 74 has won the BJP that noted and the 27 PDP’s 67, the NC’s against of 26 and claimed that many Congress’ 39 independent winners had his party’s support. that lo noted Prasad the Jammu region, poll symbol, party’s his to reference tus, a as well. had bloomed in the Valley that they knew constituents its cause he fight BJP on their own, the could not said. people of and Jammuhope, development Prime for This is a victory and Kashmir. narra larger Modi’s Narendra Minister told Prasad Jammu and Kashmir,” for tive reporters. rule in the region, under the central dis now have Kashmir in people and those who rule and tinguished between he said. those who serve, in Their faith bring them development. the beenhas strengthened,” democracy that many said, noting union minister Kulgam, Pulwama, hotbeds like militancy in Kashmir saw Shopian and Sopore thanin the DDC polls polling more much the Lok Sabha elections. a Hizbul Mujahideen of Wani, Burhan and whose social media militant posts in killing in an encounter subsequent of had gained a lot publicity. 2016 “made an issue of campaign international also with Pakistan these elements” by he said. the matter, raising of the length and breadth thepolls across said Prasad months, country few in the last the habitual critics of the prime minister in him. faith of people’s note should take encies in Doda district, has come as a shocka as come has district, Doda in encies it. for Singh polled margin. 12,969 zor-thin ac 12958, Choudhary’s against votes the J&K by declared the results to cording hours Election Commissioner in the early of Wednesday. in Pakistan-controlled Bhimber Tehsil to migrated his family Kashmir before vestigations under the Prevention of Prevention the under vestigations (PMLA), it found Act Laundering Money 2005-06out that between and 2012, Rs to funding totalling received the JKCA of the Board Cricket from crore 109.78 in India (BCCI). Control work the NC asked October, in turned83 of be afraid to challenges. ers not us. Had test us to before poses challenges have I will not been no challenges, there I did while in custo the way Quran read he said. the challenges,” fear So do not dy. taken that the steps proven have results for Alliance the partyPeople’s and the by in the were (PAGD) Gupkar Declaration right direction. flags. But or raise propaganda do to out in the people and that if believed we our will help the god right, then actions are that our actions us. It has been proven ofsuccess the is This right. partythe were citizen of and every Jammu and workers he said. Kashmir,” theand parties, NC including the stream of the erst seeking the restoration PDP, was which special status, while state’s year last in August the Centre by revoked maiden DDC polls in the -- contested Jammu and Kashmir under a seat-sharing arrangement. for taken easy but the decision was not of good the people. the greater over broken colleagues were of my those render had to seat-sharing. But we People good. sacrifices the greater for the aim be supported us and understood hind the alliance. said Same things were anymore. exist not erupted. militancy after about us in 1992 Rao PV Narasimha Then prime minister But then, nowhere. was had said the NC me in London to came begging to they me tell he said, adding, “Let them,” save and is here here, was them that the NC (PTI) here.” will remain Independents ... I’m Sher ... I am the Sher-e-Kashmir’s (NC founder (NC I am the Sher-e-Kashmir’s he son,” Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah) said. of crore Rs 11.86 worth assets attached in connection with the JKCA Abdullah case on Saturday. ------Thursday | 24.12.2020 Thursday “Despite various opposition partiesopposition various “Despite BJP two to Asked about his reaction More than 51 per cent polling was re per cent polling was than 51 More Congratulating the people ofCongratulating Jammu and broth thank our sisters “I heartily “The witch-hunt which the Central “The Central the which witch-hunt anything get “When could not they of the arrest PDP youth to Referring wing pres PDP youth The NIA arrested me as to stick to nothing have they “As She alleged that Para was kept under kept was that Para She alleged into been taken “My colleagues have to wants said ifShe government the your like using these agencies are “You chiefPDP The govern that the alleged level a low such to stooped “They have happi expressed The PDP president Gupkar Alliance for The People’s “They not thought people are (BJP) In a series of tweets, Shah also thanked In a series of tweets, is doing every “The Modi government During a press conference at herat conference press a During Thakur, who campedwho duringJammu in Thakur, threaten to made were “Attempts corded in the elections, which was far far was in the elections, which corded polls. than the previous better under the banner of the coming together a chal give failed to they Gupkar gang, which 75 seats won the BJP We to lenge the vote party and got any by is highest is more per cent, which ofshare 38.74 32.96 per cent,” got that only than PAGD he said. Sham Lal Choudhary ministers former losing the elections Parihar and Shakti Raj he region, Jammu in seats different from on it. said the party will deliberate ipated enthusiastically in the elections.the in enthusiastically ipated while the fray, jumped into Hundreds successful the leading to lakhs voted, add said, he conclusion ofexercise,” the the people the “win” for ing that it was and the democracy. thing possible to restore the grassroots the grassroots restore thing possible to The in Jammu & Kashmir. democracy timefirst the held DDC polls for recently of ofin the history J&K is the testimony mass participationsame. The the these in in democ faith people’s elections reflects he tweeted. racy,” inturnout” a great “such Kashmir for and ap the DDC elections, the home minister plauded the efforts of the security forces successfully for and local administration conducting these multi-phased elections and the morale as this will further boost oftrust people of the UT in democracy. BJP as the single ers of voting J&K for Development party in the District largest Council elections. BJP under the cies like its “mistresses”. its cies like its has reached had started government have they years, two peak. the last For prop assets, my for beenaround looking name. erties in my or houses on the raids to resorted they there, from members, relatives, family houses of my friends and colleagues. The ED is being beingmisused. wea The NIA and ED are Mufti alleged. ponised,” the NIA in a mil by Para leader Waheed the (BJP) have said, “You case, she itancy MPs. If so many might of the government, and fight me, do so politically to have you the NIA, through ED and CBI.” not in connection with a militan ident Parra 25. cy case on November have is concerned, as corruption they far This is a victory ... tried through Para to connect me to mil connect me to to Para tried through and cow This is injustice itant-funding. fight a to on their part. If have ardice they (in the fought They fight politically. lady, the PDP chief said. DDC polls) and lost,” “with thea month about for NIA custody something sole purpose that he accepts her”. to is connected so that it ultimately of a lot times conveyed I was custody... being and stop future think about my to concerned about Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti said. it,” accept but I did not her to it should come straight her, arrest members, her family harassing and stop friends and party colleagues. relatives, cour have If do not they mistresses. then, I politically, fight a woman to age bangles sit and wear should think,they any have think they at home... I do not act rule. Whatever to authority moral (to bring, people come out on roads they the consti destroyed have They protest). Mufti said. tution,” the and auditing investigating ment was ofmausoleum and PDP found her father at Bijbehara er Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in south Kashmir. and auditing investigating are that they ofthe mausoleum Mufti sahab. The in looking are is that they I have formation build to came from the money where into a dead per even leave do not that. They she said. son,” of the results the DDC polls, ness over surprised be pleasantly she was saying the BJP had “bulldozed” her party. cause in the seats the BJP winning three About “the party used she alleged mon Valley, win and manipulation to machinery ey, the seats”. the maiden swept (PAGD) Declaration Council (DDC) Development District while the BJP seats, winning 110 polls by party by singlethe as largest emerged securing the largest after 75 seats getting in Jammu and Kashmir. share vote have but the results with the parties here, with the NC, that the people are shown Mufti said. (PTI) PC and PDP,” Mehbooba Accuses ... the people of Jammu and Kashmir for party the BJP as the single largest voting in the maiden DDC polls. Gupkar residence here, the former chief the former here, Gupkar residence said the BJP should should fight minister using these agen and stop her politically most of the elections and extensively ofmost extensively the elections and the partycampaigned candidates for hailed the union territory, throughout participation their in thefor the public exercise. democratic talks of and militancy were them, there up guns but people partic picking youth ------Former Congress minister and veter minister Congress Former Ajaz Khan polled 4,904 votes, while polledKhan Ajaz 4,904 votes, former and leader Pahari veteran A Lal Sham BJP ministers Former Choudhary his election in lost against votes Choudhary polled 12,958 in the BJP-PDP minister A cabinet of minister the former Another Asim candidate NC to lost Parihar the vice president who was Parihar, MLAsBJP RamGharu Former and the maiden DDC swept The PAGD of - one constituencies The results four In the Darhal constituency of Rajouri of constituency In the Darhal Rajouri the seats, six had won PAGD The constit the Balakote to regard With highest the had district Poonch Now, the constituents, Among the PAGD 75 won hand, other the on BJP, The in show a good managed PAGD The 1.39 of over polled a total The Congress BJP’s Thakur, Anurag minister Union held in a free, “The DDC elections were Commissioner has directed the return Commissioner has directed government. Jagjeevan Lal, a senior NC NC Lal, a senior Jagjeevan government. the won minister, former leader and Chaman BJP’s defeating by seat Reasi votes Lal polled 4,507 votes. 237 Lal by 4270. Lal’s against an Gujjar leader Ajaz AhmedAjaz leader Gujjar an whoKhan, the DDC won joined the J&K Apni Party, segment of Thuroo Reasi election from the to according votes, 1,578 by district SEA data. Mohmmad Ashraf of polled 3,326 the NC a Khan was MLA, A two-time Ajaj votes. government. NC-Congress in the minister Shabir Ahmed Khan minister, Congress dis Rajouri in seat Manjakote the won he as of margin a trict with 3,394 votes Khan, Shafat against votes polled 8,714 Shabir Khan was 5,320 votes. who got government in the NC-Congress minister led Omar Abdullah. how Parihar, Choudhary and Shakti Raj Jammu and their seat from lost ever, Doda districts. of constituency Jammu dis Suchetgarh the to according which votes, 11 trict by in officials so far margin is the “smallest” the DDC polls. Singh, Taranjit independent candidate votes. who polled 12,969 in the erstwhile coalition government Choudhary of Jammu and Kashmir, state election from the assembly had won 2008in constituency and Suchetgarh be a powerful to and is considered 2014 belt ofleader in the border R S Pura. (BJP), Shakti Raj Party Janata Bharatiya he contested the seats both lost Parihar of Gundna and Marmat segments from Doda district. Jammu and Kashmir’s Hashmi polled votes. 1,336 Hashmi by 6,499, while Parihar ac votes, 7,835 the lost Parihar the data. to cording as he polled votes 1,330 Marmat seat by candidate Congress against votes 7,033 Ahmed,Mushtaq who polled 8,363 votes. be an to J&K unit, is considered of BJP’s a and was in the region player important government. in the BJP-PDP minister in seats their Bushan won Bharat legislators while former Jammu district, Shahnaz Ganai, Shah Andhotra, Kanta Khan Mumtaz and Tantray Mohmmad their election. lost while the BJP seats, winning 110 polls by party by singlethe as largest emerged securing the largest after seats 74 getting offi in Jammu and Kashmir, share vote cials said on Wednesday. districts and Kupwara in Bandipora each ofRajouri and north Poonch and Kashmir awaited. - were in Jammu region districts ing officersing the count defer concernedto till constituencies in the two ing of votes the officialsfurther orders, said. M Iqbal Malik defeated BJP’s district, Rashid by Parvez Conference’s National number of total the taking votes, 3,748 75. to BJP seats while each and the BJP three Congress Party Apni the to gone had each seat one in the and an independent candidate district. went seat the district, Poonch in uency the kitty of into independent candidate a margin by Jabin, who won Massarat Afshan her PDP rival over votes of 670 Aftab. She became the eighth indepen the from a win register to candidate dent unionthe in 50 overall and constituency territory. number of followed eight independents, of six the The rest in Srinagar. seven by by shared were district in Poonch seats Conference and National (four) Congress (two). the highest won Conference National PDP (27), by number of followed seats, 67 (eight), CPI(M) five Conference People’s get (three), Movement and J-K Peoples 3.94 lakh votes of share over ting a total together. af in Kashmir, including three seats, lakh votes. of 4.87 a total getting ter a clear get to managed it only However, - Jammu, Kathua, districts in five majority Samba and Doda and en Udhampur, - all in the district in Reasi an edge joys Jammu region. Kishtwar and Chenab valley’s Pir Panchal besides candi and Ramban its districts, win Conference the National from date in Jammu and Samba one seat each ning districts. 1.71 got while the Independents votes, lakh votes. of the DDC elections in J-K, incharge territory union the in claimedvoters that whole and extended the PAGD rejected had which BJP, the heartedsupport to time in the first for seats three also won the opening the doors for Kashmir valley, party. which for and peaceful atmosphere, fair local administra the election machinery, security agencies tion, police and other of the Minister State all praises,” deserve at BJP head reporters told Finance for here. quarters Gupkar Alliance ... Gupkar ------front page front Sharma said the Bharatiya Janata Party Party Janata Sharma said the Bharatiya formed J&K Apni the newly Similarly, turned independents said He to out and PDF registered JKNPP Likewise, informedSEC The votes 28,55,509 that Among the political parties BJP got Sharma lauded the efforts of all the the cold that despite The SEC reiterated ad all the district He complimented The Election Commission acted after a after The Election Commission acted he said the a question, to In response and has a tradi India is a democracy ‘Chillai-Kalan’ -- the 40-day harshest harshest 40-day the -- ‘Chillai-Kalan’ during this grips the region Cold wave onwill end ‘Chillai-Kalan’ While department has The meteorological district, won the seat with a margin of the seat with a margin won district, as minister terms several held who Taj, has Taj ‘crown’, as the Congress’ Known He has functioned minister as a cabinet min leader and former NC Veteran controlled Kashmir (PcK), who are Kashmir (PcK), who are controlled shall be A final regard decision in this from the the from ister Abdul Gani, who contested from from who contested Gani, Abdul ister the won district, seat in Reasi Mahore He votes. of a margin election by 351 indepen and defeated votes polled 4,833 who Shafi-ur-Rehman, dent candidate Gani has been MLA and 4,482 votes. got AbdullahOmar the in minister former a ministrations for the arrangements that the arrangements for ministrations the counting process put in place for were conduct ofbesides ensuring smooth the challengingthe despite process election pandemic. the COVID-19 situation due to tion for people coming into the country people coming into tion for have so we PcK is different abroad. from decision other considerate a very taken available options other were wise there of elections or counter stopping like manding the polling, he said, adding, We and will act ac the matter studying are of we think I land. the law the to cording decision . made a good have par as the single largest (BJP) emerged followed ty with 75 DDC constituencies with 67 Conference J&K National by and Indian 27 while the PDP won seats 26 seats. won (INC) Congress National andJKPC while 12 won (JKAP) Party respec seats eight and five CPI-M bagged he added. tively, winners during these elections, be major seats of percent the total winning 18 their win on 50 seats. while registering and BSP emerged each seats win on two Kathua dis on one seat from victorious trict, Sharma said. DDC in the 278 in total counted were constituencies. JKNC by followed votes percent 24.82 per 13.82 Congress percent, with 16.46 JKAP 5.3 percent, cent, PDP 3.96 percent, of while rest share vote percent JKPC 1.98 including others to went share the vote he said. independent candidates, police per security forces, employees, sonnel and health officials who remained till early in the counting ofengaged votes morning on Wednesday. in the Kashmir val conditions particularly all of and some parts ley Jammu province, the counting officials and allied arrange re efforts by put in their great have ments ear very maining at their counting stations morning, when the counting on Tuesday ly conclusion. till its started, eration, the SEC said. He said any person said. He said any the SEC eration, be the elections has to who is contesting a citizen of the country. and the names of received was complaint accordingly were these candidates both because rolls the electoral from removed about their cit of this doubt The question will be hear and so we izenship is there a decision them and will take ing from Sharma said. accordingly, has constituencies counting in the two re still boxes and the ballot started not main sealed. 5 Of 7 Ex- Ministers ... 5 Counting Suspended ... grees Celsius and Kokernag, in the south,the in Kokernag, and Celsius grees the weather Celsius, minus 4.0 degrees department officials said. of period when the chances snow winter -- and maximum frequent most are fall began in Kashmir on Monday. con drops period and the temperature of freezing the water leading to siderably as Dal Lake bodies including the famous lines in several supply the water as well ofparts the valley. continues even wave the cold January 31, that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long after (small cold) and a 10-day- ‘Chillai-Khurd’ cold). (baby long ‘Chillai-Bachha’ main remain to is likely said the weather dry is a pos till Decemberly 25, but there sibility of on higher reaches light snow no is There during December 26 and 27. till activity snowfall major of any forecast the end of it added. this month, (PTI) Cold Wave ... Cold Wave Celsius. 5.8 degrees minus Tuesday’s the to town Qazigund, the gateway a minimum of recorded minus 4 Valley, in the Kupwara Celsius, while degrees of a low minus 4.5 de north registered 1,596 votes, officials said. votes, 1,596 the against votes and MLA, polled 9,741 (PC) leader Shaukat Conference Peoples in the votes 4,451 Ali Khan, who got Council Development District first-ever 72-year- the Mohiuddin, election. (DDC) CBI probe old Gujjar leader who is facing against land scam, fought the Roshi into Abdullah’s Farooq Khan. Supported by Conference National Kashmir and Jammu J&K Peoples and Mehbooba Mufti’s (NC) (PDP), Mohiuddin is the Party Democratic the People’s from consensus candidate (PAGD). Gupkar Declaration Alliance for thrice as MLA. Uri represented of Mufti Mohammad in the governments Azad and Omar Ghulam Nabi Sayeed, Abdullah. married to former militants, are among are militants, married former to and the Dragmulla from the contestants constituencies. Hajin-A consid into aspects all taking after taken Business Thursday | 24-12-2020 09 Most Indian Companies Now ED Arrests Three Promoters Open To Hiring And Salary Over Rs 6,380-Crore Ponzi Hikes: Report Scheme Fraud NEW DELHI: The Enforce- ment Directorate has arrested three promoters of a south In- dia based company on money laundering charges in an over ₹ 6,300 crores alleged Ponzi or chit fund fraud case where lakhs of investors hailing from states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana various states were duped, the and Karnataka for allegedly duping agency said on Wednesday. about 32 lakh investors after funds The three persons-- Avva Ven- worth ₹ 6,380 crore were collected kata Rama Rao, Avva Venkata S from them. Narayana Rao and Avva Hema Investors from states like Sundara Vara Prasad-- are the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Maha- "main accused" and promoters of rashtra, Andaman and Nicobar the Agri Gold group of companies. Islands and Chhattisgarh have "They have been arrested also been duped through this dapting to the new covered smartly from 11% dur- for their involvement in com- ponzi scheme, it said. normal of remote and ing the lockdown period to 18% mitting the offence of money "The scam was perpetrated office work, cautious- for HY (half year) and this num- laundering," the ED said. by Avva Venkata Rama Rao ly optimistic corpo- ber is growing," Deval Singh The three were arrested under through agri gold group of com- Arates are now looking to hire - Business Head, Mobilization various sections of the Preven- panies. He had earlier worked more people and provide bet- (Hiring) at TeamLease Services. Businesses With Monthly tion of Money Laundering Act in the golden forest CIS (collec- ter appraisals in the new year, Pay cuts have been reversed (PMLA) on Tuesday and a special tive investment scheme) fraud a report said. since Diwali in most organisa- court in Hyderabad sent them to and having learnt the tricks of The COVID-19 pandemic tions and bonuses were issued Turnover Of Over Rs 50 Lakh To 14 days judicial custody. the trade in that scheme, he emerged as the biggest inflec- in few. Some technology com- The agency also conducted hatched a well planned con- tion point for the Indian job panies even declared early ap- raids at the premises of the spiracy," the agency alleged. market. For the corporates, praisals; the report noted. Pay At Least 1% Gst Liability In Cash promoters and auditors of the "He along with his seven work-from-home and remote The latest ManpowerGroup usinesses with monthly more than Rs 1 lakh as income restricted filing of outward supply company in Vijayawada and Hy- brothers and associates set up workers became the new nor- Employment Outlook Survey, turnover of over Rs 50 tax or the registered person has details in GSTR 1 return for busi- derabad and seized ₹ 22 lakh more than 150 companies and mal and for the professionals, that covered 1,518 employers lakh will have to man- received a refund amount of nesses who have not paid tax for the cash, property documents and started collecting deposits from online learning and digital across the country, showed datorily pay at least 1 more than Rs 1 lakh in the pre- past periods by filing GSTR 3B. digital devices, the central probe general public with a promise of skills took centre stage. that corporate India is show- Bper cent of their GST liability in ceding financial year on account The government's idea here agency said in a statement. providing developed plots/farm- In 2020, most companies gave ing "healthy signs of recovery" cash, the Finance Ministry said of unutilised input tax credit. seems to be to curb input tax The ED initiated probe against the lands or withdrawal at a high their hiring plans a back seat and plans to hire more people as it moved to curb evasion by EY Tax Partner Abhishek Jain credit passing by businesses accused after going through various rate of return on maturity/pre- amid uncertain economic out- in the first three months of fake invoicing. said the government has put re- which have otherwise not paid police FIRs filed against them in the term," the agency charged. look while industries like travel, 2021 compared to the quarter The Central Board of Indirect strictions on seamless input credit their GST liability, Jain added. hospitality, retail, aviation, real ending December. Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has in- utilisation with introduction of AMRG & Associates Senior estate, construction and auto- With encouraging results troduced Rule 86B in Goods and Rule 89B, which blocks utilisa- Partner Rajat Mohan said, These mobile were severely hit. of vaccine efficacies and the Services Tax (GST) rules which tion of ITC beyond 99 per cent of changes indicate that govern- Nevertheless, there is a cau- market largely back to how it restricts use of input tax credit the output liability, for businesses ment is grappling with lower JKB CMD Unveils Calendar tious optimism among corpo- was, there is a positive sign of (ITC) for discharging GST liability having taxable turnover of more tax collections and high tax eva- rates and it is getting reflected recovery in the job market. to 99 per cent. than Rs 50 lakh per month. sions, burden of which will again 2021 App in their recruitment plans for Experts believe there is no "...The registered person shall With the government providing be on honest taxpayers. the new year, Mint said in its going back to the pre-COV- not use the amount available in reasonable exceptions to this rule, The CBIC has also notified au- report. ID-19 world in its entirety and electronic credit ledger to dis- the idea remains to prevent misu- thentication of Aadhaar number "Yes, the market is showing the digital transformation that charge his liability towards output tilisation of credit by businesses or physical verification of busi- positive signs of recovery with changed the very fabric of the tax in excess of 99 per cent of tax taking fake credits, Jain added. ness premises for the purposes almost all industries showing Indian workforce in 2020 is liability, in cases where the value Further, the CBIC has amended of obtaining GST registration. growth in hiring but with caution. likely to accelerate further in of taxable supply ... in a month ex- GST rules restricting filing of out- This amendment has likely "Overall, the intent to hire re- 2021 and beyond. ceeds Rs 50 lakh," the CBIC said. ward supply details in GSTR-1 for been introduced to prevent fraud- While calculating the turnover business that have not paid tax for ulent registrations, Jain added. threshold, sales from GST ex- the past periods by filing GSTR 3B. Also, the validity of electronic empt goods and zero rates sup- So far, until now, non-filing of way bill provisions has been ply would not be included. GSTR 3B resulted in blockage of amended by the CBIC according Workshop On ‘Technology However, this restriction will e-way bill but will now result in to which the e-way bill will be not apply where the managing GSTR 1 blockage as well. valid for 1 day for every 200 km director or any partner have paid Jain said the government has now of travel, as against 100 km earlier. SRINAGAR: J&K Bank Chairman a digital platform and decided Business Incubator’ For and Managing Director Rajesh to have the Calendar-2021 in Kumar Chhibber unveiled the the form of a digital app,” the Start-Ups Held much awaited mobile Calendar CMD said. Application for the year 2021 Having a calendar in digi- JAMMU: An awareness camp Kashmir. RBI Warns Public About Shady at Bank’s Corporate Headquar- tal form, the CMD said, is in cum workshop on ‘Technol- Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy, Di- ters here. line with the maxim ‘Future is ogy Business Incubator’ for rector CSIR-Indian Institute of Executive Presidents Arun Digital”, adding, “World is fast start-ups and entrepreneurs Integrative Medicine Jammu, Digital Lending Apps Gandotra, Sunil Gupta, and G N switching to digitization of al- of Union Territory of Jammu in his message, expressed Teli, Presidents Rajni Saraf, Chet- most everything, and, J&K Bank and Kashmir was jointly or- strong need to create an en- he Reserve Bank of In- an Paljor and Ashraf Ali, Vice- is keen to introduce more tech- ganized here today by the trepreneurship mind set in dia (RBI) on Wednes- Presidents and other officials nology-enabled interventions Directorate of Industries and the J&K region as this place day warned consumers of the bank were present at the to bring comfort and conve- Commerce, Jammu and Indian has a huge potential for in- against the questionable unveiling ceremony. Besides, the nience to its customers. I think Institute of Integrative Medi- dustrial growth and devel- Tdigital money lending entities office-bearers of J&K Bank Of- e-calendar, unlike the limited cine- Technology Business In- opment. He appreciated the that promise loans in seconds at ficers’ Associations from Jammu stock of traditional calendars, cubator (IIIM-TBI). support extended by the Di- exorbitant rates of interest, and and Kashmir regions were also will reach almost anyone with a Director, Industries & Com- rectorate of Industries & Com- then use muscle powers to re- present on the occasion. smartphone as the user-friend- merce, Jammu, Anoo Mal- merce by collaborating with cover dues. The decision to go for an e- ly application is easy to down- hotra, while inaugurating the IIIM- Technology Business The Central Bank in a state- calendar instead of decades- load and access,” he said. workshop, asked all the stake- Incubator (TBI) as such kind ment said, there have been re- old tradition of printed version The bank’s Calendar-2021 holders to take benefit of the of awareness workshops will ports about individuals/small comes on the back of Finance application is available on tech-based incubator which definitely bring out the newer businesses falling prey to grow- Ministry’s advisory to various leading platforms like Google has been located in the heart ideas and would benefit the ing number of unauthorised ministries, departments in- Play Store and Apple App Store. of Jammu. start-ups, entrepreneurs and digital lending platforms/Mo- cluding banks and autonomous The application will be updat- While welcoming all the the public in large. bile Apps on promises of getting bodies not to print any calen- ed on a regular basis to bring stakeholders from different Meanwhile, startup compa- loans in quick and hassle-free dars or dairies in order to pave more and more interactive fields, Subah Mehta, General nies, industrialists and entre- manner. These reports also refer way for technological innova- features into it with the holi- Manager, District Industries preneurs of Jammu primar- to excessive rates of interest and tions known to be economical, day list of the UTs of Jammu & Centre, Jammu highlighted ily dealing with biotech and additional hidden charges be- Moreover, consumers should Non-Banking Financial Compa- efficient, effective and above all Kashmir and Ladakh set to be the benefits of such work- life sciences were sensitized ing demanded from borrowers; never share copies of KYC docu- nies (NBFCs) registered with RBI environment friendly. added once issued by the re- shops being conducted by the about the facilities of IIIM-TBI adoption of unacceptable and ments with unidentified per- and other entities who are regu- “We really understand the spective governments. department on regular basis. and incubation support for high-handed recovery methods; sons, unverified/unauthorised lated by the State Governments emotional connection that Notably, the application has Coordinator IIIM-TBI in- new business ideas. and misuse of agreements to ac- Apps and should report such under statutory provisions, such our customers have with J&K been customized in such a way formed the gathering about During the programme, a de- cess data on the mobile phones Apps/Bank Account information as the money lending acts of the Bank and our calendar has that it has holiday lists of five the state of the art infrastruc- tailed presentation on “Tech- of the borrowers. associated with the Apps to con- concerned states, it said. been one of the key markers regions across the country- tural facilities, scientific-intel- nology Business Incubator” in “Members of public are hereby cerned law enforcement agen- Reserve Bank has also mandat- of this deeper bond. However, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, lectual support and business Jammu region was given by cautioned not to fall prey to such cies or use Sachet portal (https:// ed that digital lending platforms envisaging the digital future of Delhi, Karnataka and Mum- ecosystem offered by the IIIM- Dr Saurabh Saran, Er Anil Ku- unscrupulous activities and veri- sachet.rbi.org.in) to file an on- which are used on behalf of the economy coupled with the bai- incorporated in it with the Technology Business Incuba- mar Katare both senior scien- fy the antecedents of the compa- line complaint. Banks and NBFCs should disclose government advisory post Co- people having a user-friendly tor to the potential budding tists CSIR-IIIM and Er Ankush ny/ firm offering loans online or Legitimate public lending activ- name of the Bank(s) or NBFC(s) vid-19 outbreak, we thought it option to choose and toggle entrepreneurs of Jammu and Varma Coordinator IIIM-TBI. through mobile apps,” RBI said. ities can be undertaken by Banks, upfront to the customers. was the right time to switch to between any of these variants. 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I HOPE THIS SHORT STOPPAGE MAY HELP US TO COME back THURSDAY stronger and more united than ever, because the season is still far from over and in 24 DECEMBER 2020 "the end we believe that we will, once again, celebrate with our fans. 11 SPANISH LEAGUE ROUND-UP MESSI SURPASSES Pele's Milestone; Scores 644Th GOAL FOR BARCELONA

N A MEETING BETWEEN THE FRONT-RUNNER AND the sensation of the league this season, Atlético put on another dominant Iperformance to show why it is the early title favourite.

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi broke Pele's all-time as Barcelona excelled in an experimental lineup dynamic forward by applying a suffocating de- scoring milestone for their clubs by netting his by coach Ronald Koeman. fense to nullify Sociedad's normally fluid attack. 644th career goal for Barcelona, while Atlético Koeman has tried several different lineups Sociedad had David Silva back after he recov- Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 to increase its since he took over Barcelona last summer with ered from a muscle injury that had sidelined lead of the Spanish league. the mission to fix a team that had hit rock bot- him for three consecutive matches. Messi, who helped Barcelona win 3-0 at Val- tom in a historic 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich. Silva's return was not enough, however, to ladolid, had equaled Pelé's all-time scoring tally After seeing his side not win away from home break through the visitors' defensive block that on Saturday. His 643rd career goal for Barcelona in four games, Koeman opted for his most pro- left Jan Oblak with very little work. The Slove- since his 2004 debut matched Pelé's tally for found makeover at Valladolid. He deployed a nian goalkeeper didn't have to make a save until Santos from 1957-74. defense of three center backs and kept Antoine the 83rd when he stretched to parry a free kick In a meeting between the front-runner and Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho - the club's by Martín Merquelanz. the sensation of the league this season, Atlético star signings in recent seasons - and midfield Oblak has conceded only five goals in 13 put on another dominant performance to show leader Sergio Busquets on the bench. league games. why it is the early title favourite. That left Martin Braithwaite alone to spear the at- Hermoso had struggled to break into Atlético's Diego Simeone's team took full advantage of tack behind two playmakers in Messi and 18-year- starting 11 last season, but he has earned a spot its best scoring opportunities and its defense re- old Pedro "Pedri" González. The scheme also allowed on the left side of the three-man defense Sime- mained airtight from start to finish. Sergiño Dest to attack deeper on the right flank. one has used at times this campaign. The goal Mario Hermoso headed in a free kick by Yan- Messi lobbed a pass forward for Clement Len- was his second of the season. nick Carrasco to put the visitors at San Sebas- glet to head in for the 21st-minute opener. Messi After Hermoso's opener, Atlético pushed for tián ahead four minutes after halftime. Marcos then played the ball wide to Dest, who squared a second goal with Carrasco twice threatening Llorente put the result beyond doubt in the 74th it low for Braithwaite to tap home in the 35th. with his crosses from the left flank. Another at- with a powerful strike from the edge of the area. The connection between Pedri and Messi tack down the left led to Luis Suárez receiving Atletico moved three points clear of second- clicked throughout, but it shone in the 65th the ball deep in the box. His pass intended for place Real Madrid. Sociedad was left in third when the teenager set up the veteran. Carrasco was deflected by a defender into the place at six points adrift. The Basque Country After receiving the ball near the edge of the path of Llorente, who blasted it home. club had led the league earlier this season but area, Pedri assisted Messi by deftly rolling his Villarreal held onto fourth place despite a 1-1 has now gone six rounds without a victory. boot over the ball to push it behind him to meet draw with Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona stayed in fifth place at eight points the Argentine's run. The slick pass left Messi A late strike from long distance by Jesús "Suso" behind Atletico. clear to finally beat goalie Jordi Masip, who had Fernández gave Sevilla a 1-0 win at Valencia. Atletico has one more game to play than both denied with twice. Osasuna stayed in last place after twice giving Madrid and Barcelona and three more games to Messi also hit the post in stoppage time. up leads in a 2-2 draw at Elche. play than Sociedad. Atletico was without João Félix due to a throat Huesca likewise stayed in the relegation zone Messi scored his team's final goal at Valladolid infection. It made up for the absence of its most after a 1-1 draw with Levante.

Ronaldo, Bonucci Shadab Khan Joins Pakistan's Indian Cricket: Pujara Will Be An Enormous Challenge Apologise For Worst Injury List, Ruled Out Of First For The Rest Of The Series MELBOURNE: Australia's in-depth we have got a couple more things. Juventus Of Season Test Due To Thigh Injury planning to subdue Cheteshwar "So, hopefully if he does get Pujara worked out well in the in, we can put into ploy...it is al- akistan all-rounder opening Test but spinner Nathan ways fun challenging yourself "Yesterday, with a poor perfor- Shadab Khan was on Lyon says it would be a massive against the best players in the mance and a far from acceptable Wednesday ruled out of challenge to keep the world-class world and Pujara is definitely result we closed our scheduled the opening Test against batsman quiet through the re- one of those guys," added the games for 2020, a special year in PNew Zealand due to a thigh in- mainder of the series. senior spinner but refused to many ways," said the five-time jury, which he sustained during Lyon said the home team elaborate on his plans. Ballon d'Or winner on Instagram. the third T20I in Napier. has a couple of more surprises Lyon had dismissed a well-set "Empty stadiums, COVID proto- Left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar, lined up for the Pujara, who is Pujara for 43 in the first innings cols, postponed games, long stop- who was preparing with the considered crucial in the Indi- of the Adelaide Test, which Aus- pages and a very tight calendar. Pakistan Shaheens for Sunday's an batting line-up for his dog- tralia won by eight wickets. "But this is no excuse for any- T20 match against the Northern gedness. The second Test be- Lyon also said India have got thing. We know that we have to Knights, was named as his re- gins on Saturday in Melbourne. enough players to fill in the "big give more of ourselves, in order placement in the squad for the "I can't reveal secrets, to be hon- hole" left by talismanic skipper to play better and to win in a first Test, beginning at Mount est with you. But, obviously Pujara Virat Kohli, who has returned to more consistent way. Maunganui on Saturday. is a world-class batter and he is go- India for the birth of his first child. "We are Juventus! And we sim- "Shadab will now undergo ing to be a big challenge for us for "...Ajinkya Rahane and ply cannot accept anything less MRI scans in Tauranga on Thurs- Gohar as a reinforcement." ing sessions in Queenstown. the rest of the series," 33-year-old (Cheteshwar) Pujara, just to than excellence on the pitch! day, following which a further The 25-year-old has so far Pakistan squad for Tests: Mo- Lyon said at a virtual press-confer- name a couple. But you still got "I hope this short stoppage update on the exact nature of claimed 144 wickets in 39 first- hammad Rizwan (captain for ence on Wednesday. the likes of (KL) Rahul and (Ma- may help us to come back the injury and time needed to class matches, including six five- 1st Test), Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fa- "We spoke about him (Pujara) yank) Agarwal, who have been stronger and more united return to competitive cricket will wicket hauls in an innings and heem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris in depth before the series started, exceptional as well, so there is than ever, because the be provided," Pakistan Cricket two ten-wicket match hauls. Sohail, Imran Butt, Mohammad it was good to see a couple of (are) enough guys in that squad season is still far from Board said in a statement. Shadab is the third Pakistani Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz plans come off in Adelaide, but to fill Virat's shoes," he said. over and in the end we "As Shadab is not available cricketer to miss the open- Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Shan believe that we will, for, at least, the 26-30 Decem- ing Test after Babar Azam and Masood, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah once again, celebrate ber Test at Mount Maunganui, Imam-ul-Haq were ruled out and Zafar Gohar. (Babar Azam, with our fans. the team management has in- due to their respective thumb Imam-ul-Haq and Shadab Khan "Believe in us, cluded left-arm spinner Zafar injuries, sustained during train- not available for the first Test). AGM Of J&K Throwball trust our team as much as we trust you, and Association Held we will deliver! Fino Alla Fine!" Rahane Is A Bowler's Captain: Ishant The defeat came hours after the tand-in skipper Ajinkya Ra- ries both the times he had cap- ristiano Ronaldo and nine-time reigning Serie A cham- hane is a "bowler's captain" tained the side in absence of Kohli Leonardo Bonucci on pions learned they must play the whose calm demeanour against Australia and Afghanistan. Wednesday apologised match against Napoli which was and clear communication "You can see what kind of per- to Juventus fans for the cancelled on October 4 after the Swith players should help him lead son he is in his captaincy. He is very C"worst" performance of the sea- southerners decided not to travel to the team well in remainder of the calm and composed. I can't say he son as the Italian champions' fell Turin because of coronavirus cases. Test series against Australia, says does not have a sense of humor. He to their first Serie A defeat this Napoli won their appeal to India fast bowler Ishant Sharma. jokes around with us," Ishant said. term against lowly Fiorentina. the Italian Olympic Committee With regular skipper Virat Kohli "Jinx (Rahane) spreads calm en- The 'Bianconeri' played most of (CONI) after being handed a 3-0 returning home for the birth of his ergy in a pressure situation. There the match a man down after Juan defeat and a one-point deduction. first child, Rahane will lead India won't be any tension, he'd commu- Cuadrado was sent off after quar- As a result Juventus, who had in the remaining three Tests of the nicate with the bowlers very well." ter of an hour in their Allianz Sta- started the day with 27 points, Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Talking about Kohli, the dium, losing 3-0 to the Tuscany finished it with 24. Ishant, who missed the Aus- 32-year-old pacer said: "If there's Annual General Meeting Parveen Singh as vice presi- side who are 15th after ending an Juventus are fourth in Serie A, tralia tour due to a side strain a partnership growing and it's a of the J&K Throwball Asso- dent (J) , Ahsan Ali as Gen- eight-match winless run. equal on points with Napoli and injury, said Rahane has ability to flat phase when fielders are just ciation was held here at The eral Secretary, Zahid Hussain "The worst Juventus of this first Roma, and seven points adrift of nicely play the leadership role. going through their motions, one Legends School of Education, as Joint Secretary (K), Mansi part of the season. I apologise to AC Milan, with the three playing "He's very quiet and confident player's energy level can change Kanitar Sadarbal Srinagar Bhatt as Joint Secretary (J), the fans in my name, first of all. their final game before Christ- and I must say he's a bowler's cap- the scenario," he said. which was attended by all Zulfkar Ali as Treasurer, There is nothing to add," defender mas on Wednesday. tain," Ishant told 'ESPNcricinfo'. want to go on (bowling)? "The kind of energy Virat the members of the associa- Shayista Akhter as Orga- Bonucci wrote on Instagram. Andrea Pirlo's Juventus have "Whenever we have played "He's a bowler's captain. He's brings to the table ... not every- tion. Imran Shah (Chairman nizing Secretary, Rizwan, Ronaldo blasted "a far from won just six of their 13 league together and Virat has not been not someone who'd say 'do this one can match that." Legends School) was elected Farman Ali, Vilayat Hussain, acceptable result" as the Por- games this season, with six around on the field, he'd ask me or do that ... He is very clear about The second Test is scheduled to as Chief Patron, while as Ri- Waseem Beigh & Sikander tuguese star failed to add to his draws and one defeat. 'What kind of field you want? what he wants from his team." be held from Saturday followed by yaz Wani as President, Rouf Farooq as Executive Mem- Serie A-leading tally of 12 league They next play at home against When you want to bowl? If you Rahane has led India to victo- games in Sydney and Brisbane. Khan as Vice President (K), bers for the year 2021-2022. goals so far. Udinese on January 3. C

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In 2020, the top court faced a barrage US Congressman Asks Key Verdicts By Supreme of criticism over allegations of not acting swiftly towards the plight of India To Provide Security Court In The Year 2020 lakhs of migrant workers. ide-ranging directions protection to scribes like Vinod Dua, plight of lakhs of migrant workers, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan for To Agitating Farmers passed in the “world war” Arnab Goswami and Amish Devgan who started returning to their native criminal contempt for his two tweets W against Covid-19 to allevi- and famously observed: “India's places from big cities with their fam- against the judiciary. Democratic American law- "I further welcome the govern- government but the logjam contin- ate the plight of citizens and keep- freedom will rest safely as long ilies trudging hundreds of miles due The apex court, which imposed a maker on Tuesday urged the ment’s engagement with the pro- ues. "The partnership between the ing the wheels of judiciary turning as journalists can speak to power to the sudden nationwide lockdown. “nominal fine” of Re 1 on Bhushan A Indian government to pro- testors, including recent offers of United States and India has grown by delivering several key verdicts, without being chilled by a threat of It took cognisance of several saying he had attempted to “deni- vide safety to the protesting farm- dialogue and a proposal from India's exponentially over the course of the including the one which led to the reprisal. The apex court, which re- COVID-19 related issues, includ- grate the reputation of the institu- ers as he hailed the recent offers of Supreme Court to set up media- past several years based on shared hanging of four convicts in the sen- fused to stay the operation of CAA ing on migrant workers in which it tion of administration of justice”, dialogue and a proposal from India's tion," he said in a statement. interest in a variety of areas: from sational Nirbhaya gang rape and without hearing the Centre, said passed a slew of directions to ensure later in the year issued show-cause Supreme Court to set up mediation. "As we continue to watch the security and trade to climate change murder case, were the key imprints that a five-judge Constitution bench that they reach home safely and are notices to stand-up comedian India has called the remarks by democratic process unfold in India, and human rights," he said. left by the Supreme Court in 2020. would decide its validity. Similarly, provided with food and shelter, and Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita foreign leaders and politicians on where stakeholders from all sides "Our relationship with India All the odds notwithstanding, it has sought response of the Centre also on providing treatment as well Taneja for their alleged scandalous protests by farmers as "ill-informed" are included, I’m hopeful to see a not only helps anchor US policy the apex court kept delivering ver- on a batch of pleas against the new as dignified handling of dead bodies tweets against the top court. and "unwarranted", asserting that path forward that respects the rights in the Indo-Pacific, but it serves dicts having far-reaching impact, farm laws. in hospitals. One of the high-profile matters the matter pertains to the internal of all Indians," said Trone, who to set an example for cooperation including the orders passed in in the apex court was the alleged affairs of a democratic country. previously was owner of a major that extends far beyond our two matters related to anti-Citizenship suicide of actor Sushant Singh "We have seen some ill-informed American wine retailer. countries. As President-elect (Joe) Amendment Act (CAA) protest at Rajput. It led to a political storm comments…relating to farmers in Thousands of farmers from Biden takes office in January, I look Shaheen Bagh, to the latest order on from Maharashtra to Bihar, and the India. Such comments are unwar- Punjab, Haryana and several forward to working with the new farmers’ agitation against new farm court accorded its approval for a CBI ranted, especially when pertaining other states have been protest- Administration to strengthen this laws at Delhi’s borders. probe into the FIR against actress to the internal affairs of a demo- ing on various borders of Delhi partnership based on the demo- Besides, it took a giant leap to- Rhea Chakraborty in connection cratic country," External Affairs since November 26, seeking re- cratic values President-elect Biden wards gender justice by granting with the "unnatural death". Ministry Spokesperson Anurag peal of three farm laws enacted in has espoused throughout his ca- permanent commission for women The high-drama over encounter Srivastava said early this month. September. Dubbing these laws as reer," he said. officers in the armed forces. killings of gangster Vikas Dubey and "I call on India’s government to "anti-farmer", these farmers claim Trone said India’s citizens, like The year also saw the top court five of his alleged associates, days demonstrate its commitment to that the newly enacted legislations those of the US, have a longstanding face strong criticism on various after eight cops of Uttar Pradesh democratic norms by guarantee- would pave the way for the disman- tradition of engaging in a civic de- counts even as it upheld free speech Police were gunned down by the ing protesters’ safety and by treat- tling of the minimum support price bate that aims to hold the govern- and expression for the citizens. dreaded criminal, also reached ing them with respect. Democracy system, leaving them at the "mercy" ment accountable to its people. As the country came to a stand- the top court which approved the demands this much," Congressman of big corporations. "We are reminded of this as thou- still amid the coronavirus-induced state’s draft notification for appoint- David Trone said. However, the government has sands of Indians have taken to the lockdown, the apex court not The year also witnessed unprec- “Due to unprecedented pan- ing former apex court judge Justice Trone, who represents the sixth maintained that the new laws will streets in recent weeks to peace- only swiftly evolved a system and edented controversy when Andhra demic, everybody in the world is (retd) BS Chauhan as chairman of Congressional District of Maryland, bring farmers better opportunities fully protest implementation of switched to video conferencing and Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan suffering, one way or the other. It the 3-member inquiry commission. also expressed concern over reports and usher in new technologies in ag- new laws. Their demonstration is an e-filing instead of physical hearings Mohan Reddy made allegations is a world war against COVID-19. Similarly, the furore over Hathras of violence used against the protest- riculture. There have been multiple exercise of the democratic process, but also showed the way to other against Justice N V Ramana, who Therefore, there shall be a govern- gang rape case and late-night cre- ers. He was first elected to the House rounds of talks between representa- one that grants civic rights and free- courts across India to ensure that is in line to become the next Chief ment public partnership to avoid mation of the victim also reached of Representatives in 2018. tives of the protestors and the Indian dom of expression,” he said. citizens continue to have uninter- Justice of India, in a letter to incum- world war against COVID-19,” the the apex court which said CBI probe rupted access to justice. bent CJI S A Bobde. apex court said. into the matter will be monitored While it held in the Shaheen Bagh Later, while speaking at a con- The country’s wait for justice in the by Allahabad High Court and CRPF case that public spaces cannot be dolence meet for former top court 2012 Nirbhaya case was over when would provide security to victim’s occupied indefinitely and demon- judge AR Lakshmanan, Justice the four convicts were hanged on kin and witnesses. strations have to be in designated Ramana said greatest strength of ju- March 20 after the apex court, during The high-stake corporate battle Ayodhya Mosque places alone, it said that farmers’ diciary is the faith of people in it and an unprecedented pre-dawn hearing involving Tata Sons and Cyrus Ayodhya Mosque agitation should be allowed to con- judges must be “steadfast in holding at 2.30 AM, dismissed the plea filed Investments continued through the tinue “without impediment” as pro- on to their principles” and “fearless by one of the convicts challenging the year in the top court. In January it Illegal Under Shariat test is a fundamental right. in their decisions” to withstand all rejection of his second mercy petition stayed the NCLAT order restoring The top court stood firmly with pressures and odds. by the President. cases in the apex Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman the cherished freedom of speech In 2020, the top court faced a bar- court hogged the limelight during of Tata Sons and this month, re- Law: AIMPLB's and expressions for citizens, es- rage of criticism over allegations the year but the matter which caught served the verdict on cross-appeals Zafaryab Jilani pecially the media, by granting of not acting swiftly towards the the attention was the conviction of filed by them. £20,000 fine Indian TV channel fined for issued by Britain's communications hate speech vs Pakistanis regulator over episode of ‘Poochta LONDON: Britain’s communications regula- presenter, addressing Pakistan and Pakistanis, tor Ofcom imposed a £20,000 (US$26,720) fine said: “We make scientists, you make terrorists.” Hai Bharat’ Tuesday on an Indian TV station for a program that The Ofcom report said: “We considered these thar Hussain, the secretary and other utilities on the plot. Law Board's executive committee contained “uncontextualized hate speech” against statements to be expressions of hatred based were an expression of hatred and desire to kill by of a trust formed to build "According to the Waqf Act, held on October 13. All the mem- Pakistanis. on intolerance of Pakistani people based on a figure of authority. In our view, the broadcast A the mosque in Ayodhya, mosques or land of mosques can- bers were of the view that the ex- The fine was imposed on Worldview Media their nationality alone, and that the broadcast of these statements also promoted hatred and however, said everyone interprets not be bartered. The proposed change of land for the mosque was Network Limited, whose service Republic Bharat of these statements spread, incited, promoted intolerance towards Pakistani people.” the Shariat in their own way. mosque in Ayodhya violates the not permissible under the Waqf was found to not be in compliance with Ofcom’s and justified such intolerance towards Pakistani In addition to the program referring to All India Muslim Personal Law Act. It violates the Shariat law Act and in turn "illegal" under the broadcasting rules. The offending incident took people among viewers.” Pakistanis as “terrorists,” “beggars,” “thieves” and Board (AIMPLB) member Zafaryab as the Waqf Act is based on the Shariat law. place on Sept. 6, 2019 in an episode of “Poochta Indian General K.K. Sinha was a third guest on “backward,” as well as comparing them to don- Jilani said on Wednesday the Shariat," said Jilani, who was also "The power for interpretation of Hai Bharat,” a daily current affairs discussion pro- the program, and said: “Oh you useless people. keys, they were also referred to as “Paki.” Ofcom mosque which is planned to come the convenor of the Babri Masjid Shariya does not lie in the hands of gram in Hindi. Beggars. Oh beggars, oh beggars. We will douse said this was “a racist term that is highly offensive up in Ayodhya following last year's Action Committee. some limited people. The mosque In addition to the fine, Ofcom also ruled that you with 1.25kg, .75kg-, with two inches. PoK and unacceptable to a UK audience.” Supreme Court verdict is against Another executive member is the place for offering namaz. So the program not be repeated and that they [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir], PoK, we are coming Ofcom was unconvinced by the counter-argu- the Waqf Act and "illegal" under of AIMPLB SQR Ilyas said, "We what is wrong if we are building a broadcast a statement of Ofcom’s findings on a to the PoK. We are coming to the Gilgit, Baltistan, ment that the term was not intended to be offen- the Shariat laws. have rejected the proposal to ac- mosque?" posed Hussain. date and in a form to be determined by Ofcom. in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…We are going to come, sive and would not be interpreted as such in the Athar Hussain, the secretary of a cept land for the mosque at any The Ram Janambhoomi-Babri The program was originally meant to discuss be ready. People in your country are shivering sub-continent, saying that in their view: “these trust formed to build the mosque in other place. We lost the title suit Masjid disputed structure was de- India’s attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon with fear that the Indian army may come. We negative descriptions constituted uncontextual- Ayodhya, however, said everyone and so we don't need a land for a molished in December 1992 by but also included a wider discussion on India- will barge inside your home in Baluchistan, in ized abuse and derogatory treatment of Pakistani interprets the Shariat in their own mosque." "kar sevaks" who claimed that the Pakistan relations. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in Karachi, in your area, in people on the ground of their nationality.” way and when the land has been He alleged that the Sunni Central mosque in Ayodhya was built by de- Ofcom’s Executive, the report said, “found that Multan, in Rawalpindi and kill you. From Lahore, “In Ofcom’s view, the statements made in allotted under the directive of the Waqf Board was working under molishing an ancient Ram temple. this program contained uncontextualized hate from Karachi to Gilgit-Balistan when we will have the program, examples of which are mentioned Supreme Court, it cannot be illegal. the pressure of the government. After a protracted legal tussle, speech and that this content was potentially control.” above, were expressions of hatred based on in- The blueprint of the mosque and "The Muslims have, however, re- the Supreme Court, on November highly offensive.” Ofcom said the counter-argument they re- tolerance of Pakistani people on the basis of their a hospital to be built on a five-acre jected this land at Dhannipur given 9 last year, ruled in favour of the The decision found that the program’s pre- ceived to these statements was that they were nationality alone, and promoted hatred and in- land in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village in compensation. The mosque be- construction of a Ram temple at senter and some of his guests conveyed the view not mean to have been taken literally, and that tolerance towards Pakistani people,” their deci- was unveiled on Saturday at the ing built by the trust constituted the disputed site in Ayodhya and that all Pakistanis were terrorists. “Asian viewers would have understood clearly.” sion said. Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation by the Sunni Central Waqf Board is directed the Centre to allot an al- These statements included “their scientists, Ofcom said in their decision, however: “We “We considered it included repeated instanc- (IICF) office in Lucknow. just a symbolic one." ternative five-acre plot to the Sunni doctors, their leaders, politicians all are terror- considered however that these statements, made es of hate speech and abusive or derogatory The IICF has been formed by the The issue was raised by MP MP Waqf Board for building a new ists. Even their sports people” and “every child by a retired Major General from the Indian Army, treatment. It was therefore our Decision that Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Asaduddin Owaisi at a meeting mosque at a "prominent" place in is a terrorist over there. Every child is a terror- which clearly threatened that the Indian military this content met Ofcom’s definition of “hate Waqf Board to construct the mosque of the All India Muslim Personal the holy town in Uttar Pradesh. ist. You are dealing with a terrorist entity.” The would attack Pakistani civilians in their homes, speech,” it said.

No Interference If An Adult Marries, $30 bottles of British air Converts As Per Her Choice: Calcutta HC sold to homesick expats

to her paternal house, there can be he business will also take on special apart from the four UK countries. As they no interference in the matter," a divi- orders for certain other UK locations, said they have recently fulfilled an order sion bench comprising justices Sanjib T apart from the four UK countries from a Welshman who ordered a sample Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee observed A British company named My Baggage of air from the Snowdonia mountain on Monday. is currently selling bottles of "authentic" range of northwestern Wales. Besides Upon the father's complaint, the high air from England, Scotland, Wales and that, exclusive limited-edition bottles are court had directed that the woman would Northern Ireland to provide Britons over- also available with air drawn from the meet the senior-most additional district seas with the scent of home. The 500-mill- London underground or a Norfolk fish judge in Tehatta and that sufficient care ilitre bottle is sold at £25 (around $33). The and chip store. was to be taken so that she was not under bottle comes with a cork stopper, for easy In the UK, a quickly evolving new vari- any coercion or undue influence. use as the recipient can keep opening it up ant of coronavirus has resulted in bans The bench noted that despite a clear and can take in the aroma, reports CNN. and prohibitions on travel to the country. and clean report being furnished by the The business will also take on special Which has prompted Britain’s several additional district judge, the father har- orders for certain other UK locations, European neighbours including Canada our sense of smell is very evocative when bours some suspicion. and Iran to close their doors to travellers it comes to emotions," a spokesman for Susmita Saha Dutta, the lawyer repre- from the country. Meaning a significant the company said. senting the father, claimed before the di- number of people still overseas will not "By allowing recipients to take a deep vision bench that the husband was pres- be able to return any time soon. breath of the air from their home country ent within the court premises at Tehatta Smell of home we're hoping to ease homesickness and in Nadia district when the woman ap- My Baggage team, who deals with help them settle into their new life, wher- peared before the judge. international removals for relocating ever that may be." He further added. n an FIR filed by the father, the a person of her choice, her father pe- The bench directed that to allay the British people, says they were encour- The vast number of orders, according police had produced the woman titioned the high court, complaining father’s suspicion, the woman will meet aged to introduce the bottled air collec- to My Baggage, come from people that O before a judicial magistrate, before that his daughter's statement before a additional public prosecutor Saibal tion after conducting research that linked purchase bottles as presents for friends whom she made a statement that she magistrate may not have been record- Bapuli in his chamber in Kolkata on the human sense of smell to emotional or relatives living overseas. had married of her own will. ed in an atmosphere where she felt December 23. memories. Four years ago, a company named Hearing a petition by a father claim- comfortable. The bench further directed that at We wanted to help them [UK residents Aethear started selling 580ml bottles of ing that his daughter has been unduly On an FIR filed by the father, the police the time the woman meets Bapuli, who living abroad] reconnect with home and British fresh air to buyers from polluted influenced to marry a man of a different had produced the woman before a judi- is representing the state in the matter, we know from published research that Chinese cities. C religion, the Calcutta High Court has ob- cial magistrate, before whom she made there should be no one else in the room, M served that there can be no interference a statement that she had married of her including her husband. By allowing recipients to take a deep breath of the air from Y if an adult marries as per her choice and own will. It directed Bapuli to file a short report their home country we're hoping to ease homesickness and K decides to convert. "If an adult marries as per her choice when the matter appears for hearing After a 19-year old woman married and decides to convert and not return again on December 24. help them settle into their new life, wherever that may be"