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Price: Rs.1 | Page 12 | Vol. No.: 11 | Issue No: 158 Postal Registration No. JK-458/16-18 epaper.dailyjammurising.in RNI No: JKENG/2011/40494 BRIEF NEWS 19 new Covid cases in Jammu IAF base attack: Security sources say “pressure JK reports 224 new positive cases, Ladakh; 35 more patients recover fuse” in bombs indicates role of Pak military 311334 recovered so far Nineteen new cases of coro- JAMMU RISING The sources said the IED with a force after falling on June 29. JAMMU RISING The Bulletin also informs lation and 274335 in home navirus were reported in JAMMU, JULY 11 used in the June 27 attack the ground, the sources Two IAF personnel were JAMMU, JULY 11 that No confirmed case of surveillance. Besides, Ladakh, raising its tally to The ”pressure fuse” used on the IAF station “defi- said. injured in the explosions The Government on Sun- Mucormycosis has been re- 2259556 persons have com- 20,186, while 35 more patients in the bombs that were nitely” used the technical Most of the artillery that took place within six day informed that 224 new ported today, thus the total pleted their surveillance pe- were cured of the infection, of- dropped on the Indian Air expertise of the Pakistani shells and mortar bombs minutes of each other. The positive cases of novel number of confirmed cases riod. ficials said on Saturday. All the Force station in Jammu military. The ”pressure have this type of fuse and first blast ripped off the Corona virus (COVID-19), remains 31 in the UT of Providing district-wise 19 persons who returned posi- through drones in a first-of- fuse” used is similar to the that”s why they don”t ex- roof of a single-storey 74 from Jammu division and J&K. breakup, the Bulletin said tive for COVID-19 are from its-kind attack indicates ones used by the Pakistani plode in the air but on im- building at the technical 150 from Kashmir division, According to the daily Me- that Srinagar has 70663 posi- dia Bulletin on novel Corona tive cases (including 53 cases Leh district, the health depart- that some elements of the army. pact, they explained. area of the airport manned have been reported today, thus taking the total number virus (Covid-19), out of reported today) with 597 Ac- ment officials said. No death Pakistan army or the ISI A ”pressure fuse” is gen- Director General of by the IAF in Satwari on erally used in minefields, Jammu and Kashmir Police the outskirts of Jammu. The of positive cases in Jammu 318693 positive cases, 3002 tive Positive, 69234 recov- due to COVID-19 was re- helped terror group anti-tank mines and those Dilbag Singh had said ear- second one was on the and Kashmir to 318693. Also are Active Positive, 311334 ered (including 63 cases re- ported in the union territory in Lashkar-e-Taiba in fabri- cating the IEDs, according dropped by the air force in lier that Pakistan-based ter- ground. 01 COVID-19 death has have recovered and 4357 covered today), 832 deaths; the past 24 hours, they said. So to security sources. the fuselage between the rorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba It is mentionable that been reported01 from Kash- have died; 2126 in Jammu Baramulla has 23400 posi- far 206 people, including 148 The improvised explo- explosive and main detona- were suspected to be be- Pakistan has been procur- mir Division. division and 2231 in Kash- tive cases (including 14 cases in Leh district and 58 in Kargil sive device (IED) that tor of a shell or an IED. hind the bombing of the ing armed drones from Moreover, 349 more mir division. reported today) with 167 Ac- district, have succumbed to the pierced the rooftop of one The explosive devices IAF station in Jammu China and Turkey of late. COVID-19 patients have re- The Bulletin further said tive Positive, 22953 recov- that out of 10621241 test re- ered (including 37 cases re- „Turn to page 2 of the IAF buildings at the are activated by the pres- through drones, which may The sources said drones covered and discharged from Jammu airport carried less sure of either falling on the have come from across the can fly up to three hours various hospitals including sults available, 10302548 covered today), 280 deaths; India reports 41,506 than one kg of RDX and a ground with force or some border. and can be monitored and 122 from Jammu Division samples have been tested as Budgam reported 22734 pos- cocktail of other chemicals individual or vehicle pass- The National Investiga- manoeuvred remotely and 227from Kashmir Divi- negative till today. itive cases (including 10 new Covid-19 cases, whereas the one that was ing over it. tion Agency took over the through Global Positioning sion. Till date 2550294 persons cases reported today) with dropped on the ground con- However, in these so- investigation into what was System technology. Besides this, 97.95 percent have been enlisted for obser- 151 active positive cases, 895 deaths in last 24 tained a little over one kg of phisticated IEDs, the ”pres- the first instance of Pak- The aerial distance from of population above the age vation which included 9044 22379 recovered (including hours the deadly explosives along sure fuse” had been de- istan-based terrorists de- the Jammu airport to the of 45 years has been vacci- persons in home quarantine 20 cases recovered today), nated across the Jammu and including facilities operated 204 deaths; Pulwama has With 41,506 people testing pos- with some ball bearings, ployed at the nose of the ploying drones to strike vi- they said. bombs so that they trigger tal installations in India on „Turn to page 2 Kashmir. by government, 3002 in iso- „Turn to page 2 itive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID- 19 cases rose to 3,08,37,222, while India closely monitoring security situation in Afghanistan, People of Jammu and Kashmir have full faith in the active cases declined to 4,54,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on says MEA after evacuation of staff from Kandahar delimitation commission: LG Manoj Sinha JAMMU RISING clearly stated that Jammu Sunday. NEW DELHI, JULY 11 back for the time being,” JAMMU, JULY 11 and Kashmir will have the After India evacuated staff MEAspokesperson Arindam The death toll has climbed to Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. posted in its consulate in Bagchi said in a statement. 4,08,040 with 895 fresh fatalities. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Meanwhile, the Jammu Kandahar in view of the de- He also emphasized, “this The active cases comprise 1.47 Sinha on Saturday said that and Kashmir administration teriorating security situation is a purely temporary meas- per cent of the total infections, the people of the union terri- has nominated nodal offi- in Afghanistan, the Ministry ure until the situation stabi- while the national COVID-19 re- tory have full faith in the de- cers, one in each of 20 dis- of External Affairs on Sun- lizes. The Consulate contin- limitation commission. In an tricts, to help the Delimita- covery rate has increased to 97.20 day said safety and security ues to operate through our interview with national tion Commission reorganise per cent, the data updated at 8 am of Indian personnel is para- local staff members.” News Channel, Sinha said new constituencies in the mount, adding that the con- Referring to the function- „Turn to page 2 that the country and the peo- next nine months. sulate general has not been ing of visa and consular serv- ple of Jammu and Kashmir commission concluded their Earlier on June 24, PM closed in the war-torn coun- ices in capital city Kabul, he J&K health workers believe that the delimitation four-day visit to the union Narendra Modi had held a try. said “Arrangements are be- commission will function as territory on Friday and met meeting with political lead- “India is closely monitor- ing made to ensure continued cross river to vaccinate per its constitutional limits. people of the different politi- ers from Jammu and Kash- ing the evolving security situ- foreign ministry has said in a been closed. However, due to delivery of visa and consular Sinha said that the delimi- cal parties and spectrums. mir and said that it was an ation in Afghanistan. The statement. the intense fighting near services through our Em- people in remote areas tation commission will de- He also recalled how important step in the ongoing safety and security of our “The Consulate General of Kandahar city, India-based bassy in Kabul.” A team of health workers were cide the dates of the polls. He Prime Minister Narendra personnel is paramount,” the India in Kandahar has not personnel have been brought seen crossing a knee-deep river to „Turn to page 2 further informed that the Modi on August 15 2020 had „Turn to page 2 reach a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri to hold a NIA conducts multiple COVID-19 vaccination drive. Jammu, Kashmir have separate issues: Abdullah J&K admn lifts weekend Dr Iram Yasmin, In-charge, raids in Kashmir, Tralla Health Centre shared a on party unit’s proposal to delimitation panel arrests 5 persons Video in which health workers curbs from 16 districts were seen crossing a river to carry JAMMU RISING the occasion of her 21st framing a new criterion to JAMMU RISING JAMMU RISING out door-to-door COVID-19 vac- JAMMU, JULY 11 death anniversary, Abdul- delimit constituencies. JAMMU, JULY 11 JAMMU, JULY 11 cination in Rajouri district’s Tralla Amid criticism that Na- lah said the different issues In a reply to a question The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday The J&K administration village. tional Conference’s pro- projected by the party”s over the situation in conducted multiple raids has lifted the weekend “We have received orders from posal to the Delimitation Jammu unit should not Afghanistan and whether it across Jammu and Kashmir Covid curfew from 16 out higher authorities to vaccinate the Commission in Jammu worry the people. would have any effect on echoed BJP”s demands, “Jammu has separate is- Kashmir, Abdullah said he and arrested five persons in of 20 districts with 3 more people of the block by reaching districts getting the relax- party president Farooq Ab- sues, while Kashmir has prays to God to bring peace connection with a terror funding case. ation on Sunday. „Turn to page 2 dullah on Sunday said the separate issues. Why are to that country. Official sources said that These sixteen districts issues in the two regions of you worried?” the NC pres- “Afghanistan is a sepa- Dismissal of 11 Govt NIAsleuths, assisted by J&K are Jammu, Samba, the union territory were dif- ident told reporters when rate country. May God Police and paramilitary Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, employees on flimsy ferent from each other. asked about the criticism by bring peace there and do forces, raided over half-a- Kishtwar, Ramban, Ud- grounds criminal: Speaking to reporters af- some quarters that the whatever is right for the dozen locations in Anantnag, hampur, Anantnag, Bandi- ter paying floral tributes to party”s proposal to the people there. I cannot say Srinagar and Baramulla dis- pora, Baramulla, Budgam, Mehbooba Mufti his mother Begam Akbar commission in Jammu tricts in the valley in the wee Ganderbal, Pulwama, Kul- The government has also from 7 am to 7 pm. „Turn to page 2 PDP president Jehan at her mausoleum on echoed the BJP demands in „Turn to page 2 gam and Shopian. permitted all outdoor shops „Turn to page 2 Mehbooba Mufti on Sun- day said the dismissal of eleven government em- Thousands of vehicles stranded as Dr Jitendra calls for integrated scientific ployees on “flimsy grounds” was criminal and the Centre continues Kashmir highway remains closed approach for India’s wholesome growth “disempowering” the peo- JAMMU RISING NEW DELHI, JULY 11 better mutual supplementa- of Scientific and Industrial contributed in their own ple of Jammu and Kash- JAMMU, JULY 11 Union Minister of State tion and lesser overlap. Research (CSIR), are mak- manner. For example, he mir in the “garb of pseudo Over 10,000 vehicles, in- (Independent Charge) Sci- In an exclusive interview ing valuable contribution and said, while the Department nationalism by trampling” cluding those carrying pas- ence & Technology, Minister to media, while talking about have huge store of scientific of Space is providing Liquid the Constitution. sengers, remained stranded of State (Independent his vision for Science and acumen as well capacity but, Oxygen, the Department of The Jammu and Kash- on Sunday as the Srinagar- Charge) Earth Sciences; Technology which is part of he said, sometimes the ten- Science & Technology gave mir administration Jammu highway, which con- MoS PMO, Personnel/ his new Ministerial responsi- dency to operate separately the concept of Ventilator sacked 11 employees, in- nects Kashmir valley with DoPT, Public Grievances, bilities, Dr Jitendra Singh or in silos does not achieve which was later developed cluding two sons of Hizbul the rest of the country, was Pensions, Atomic Energy said, all the different depart- the kind of superior results, by the IIT, the Department of Mujahideen chief Syed closed since Friday due to and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh ments and streams of sci- which could be otherwise Atomic Energy was engaged Salahuddin, for allegedly landslides. has called for integrated sci- ence, whether it is Depart- possible through optimum in preparing reusable PPE However, a few hundred entific approach for India’s ment of Science & synergism. Kits and CSIR took up the working for various terror tive destinations on Saturday allowed today to undertake Light Motor Vehicles wholesome growth. This, he Technology or Department Citing the example of task of setting up new Labo- groups, officials had said afternoon. repair work at Magarkote, (LMVs), stranded on the said, can be achieved of Biotechnology or Depart- COVID, Dr Jitendra Singh ratory-cum-Vaccine Centres on Saturday A traffic department offi- where the road has suffered highway, were allowed to through synergistic use of re- ment of Space or Department said, each of the scientific on the lines of Kasoli at two cial said that no traffic was „Turn to page 2 leave towards their respec- „Turn to page 2 sources and energies with of Atomic Energy or Council departments have valuably „Turn to page 2 CMYK CMYK CMYK Jammu, Monday, July 12, 2021, 2 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS FROM PAGE ONE ered today)and 65 deaths while Reasi has (For Kashmir Division) for support, guid- has said the Taliban need to cease violence 19 new Covid cases in Ladakh; 35 more 6165 positive cases (including 05 cases re- ance, and response to health-related and there should be an end to the blood- patients recover ported today)with 248 active positive cases, queries on Novel Corona virus Disease shed. viral disease, the officials said. Of the 35 5874recoveries (including 54 cases recov- (COVID-19). “More than 200,000 Afghan civilians are patients who were cured and discharged on ered today) and 43 deaths. The bulletin has informed that the Direc- displaced already. There is an active fight Saturday, 33 were from Leh and two from According to the bulletin, among the total torate of Indian Systems of Medicine, going on between Afghan forces and Tal- Kargil, they said. A total of 19,865 patients 318693 positive cases in J&K, 22689 have J&K is distributing AYUSH Medicines iban fighters in 200 districts out of a total have been cured of the disease till now in the been reported as travelers while 296004 as having immunity boosting, immuno-mod- of 375. There is also trouble in 18 border UT. The number of active cases has come others. ulator, anti-oxidant, rejuvenator, anti- districts that share a border with several The Bulletin said that the breakup repre- stress, metabolism regulator, anti-allergic, countries Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and down to 115 -- 79 in Leh and 36 in Kargil, sents districts from which the patients have anti-pyretic, anti-tussives, bronchodilator, Iran,” the envoy said. (Agency) the officials said. been traced or are ordinarily residing. etc. properties during the COVID-19 pan- The bulletin added that there are 2423 demic. The department so far has provided NIA conducts multiple raids in India reports 41,506 new Covid-19 COVID dedicated beds, 2019 Isolation beds medicine to 21.37 lakh people that include cases, 895 deaths in last 24 hours with 1958 vacant beds and 404 ICU beds various frontline workers, senior citizens, Kashmir, arrests 5 persons showed where 386 beds are vacant in Jammu divi- PRIs, police/paramilitary personnel and hours of Sunday. "Five persons, four A decrease of 915 cases has been recorded in sion while there are 3353 COVID dedicated general masses. Moreover, preventive from Anantnag and one from Srinagar, beds, 3074 Isolation beds where 2951 beds measures and Yoga therapies are also being have been arrested during the raids so the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 far," they added. hours. are vacant and 279 ICU beds where 231 are advised to the people to take care of vacant beds in Kashmir division. There are a lifestyle/mental disorders so that physical They said raids at some places were still As many as 18,43,500 tests were conducted on total of 5776 COVID dedicated beds, 5093 and mental health is ensured during this on. "Five accused were arrested in con- Saturday taking the total cumulative tests con- Isolation beds with 4909 beds vacant and pandemic. nection with the radicalisation of youth in ducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the 683 ICU beds with 617 vacant beds in the Public is advised to strictly follow the the Indian subcontinent that was filed 10 country to 43,08,85,470. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. advisories issued by the government from days ago," the officials sources further The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.25 The Central Government is continuously time to time and rely only on the informa- added. per cent. It has been less than 3 per cent for 20 monitoring the evolving situation of Covid- tion released by the government through The case pertains to online radicalisa- consecutive days, the ministry said, adding the 19 in the Union Territory and is providing the daily media bulletin to print and elec- tion and links with foreign shores are be- weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.32 per all necessary support towards effective con- tronic media. ing investigated, they said. cent. tainment of the spread of Covid-19 and bet- People are also advised to refrain from The raids come a day after 11 govern- ter clinical management of positive cases. spreading rumors and pay no heed to them ment employees from Kashmir, including The number of people who have recuperated The government has also started free tele- at the same time. two sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed from the disease surged to 2,99,75,064 and the consultation general OPD services by Spe- Salahuddin, were sacked for their alleged case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data cialists/MBBS Doctors for the residents of Dismissal of 11 Govt employees on involvement in terror-funding activities. stated. J&K under National Tele-consultation Ser- The services of these employees were ter- Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far vice. People can avail these services from flimsy grounds criminal: Mehbooba minated under Article 311(2)(c) of the has reached 37.60 crore under the Nationwide Home by registering online on web portal Mufti Constitution, under which no inquiry is Vaccination Drive. https://esanjeevaniopd.in/. The services are “GOI continues disempowering held. The action was taken following a India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20- available on Monday to Saturday from people of J&K in garb of pseudo na- recommendation by a designated commit- lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. People can also down- tionalism by trampling the consti- tee in the Union Territory for looking into 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on Septem- load and install e-sanjeevani OPD app from tution that ought to be upheld. such cases. ber 16.It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 Google play store. Abrupt dismissal of 11 gov(ernment) Dr Jitendra calls for integrated sci- To ensure public convenience and avoid employees on flimsy grounds is lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October chaos & panic crowding at tertiary care hos- entific approach for India’s whole- 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the pitals, COVID-19 Triage Facility has been criminal. All policy decisions vis a one-crore mark on December 19.India crossed started in Jammu at (i) Chest Disease Hospi- vis J&K are taken with sole objec- some growth the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and tive of punishing Kashmiris,” tal, Jammu (opposite GMC Hospital Com- Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. other locations of India. He said, all this three crore on June 23. (Agency) plex, Jammu, Triage CD Hospital Jammu work happened simultaneously and was Contact No.-9541925371, 0191-2561000), Jammu IAF base attack: Security sources say “pres- world-class in its outcomes, but if there is J&K health workers cross river to (ii) Govt Hospital Gandhinagar (Old Block) a closer coordination among all these dif- Contact No.0191-2459300 and in Srinagar sure fuse” in bombs indicates role of Pak military ferent departments, India has the potential vaccinate people in remote areas at (i) National Institute of Technology Cam- international border is 14 km. to leave the rest of the world far behind. them door to door,” said Dr Yasmin in another pus, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Contact No. In September last year, five Lok The Minister disclosed that within the video shared by her. 9419006991& (ii) SKIMS-JVC Bemina, Sabha members from the YSR Con- next few days, he is going to start the “It was very difficult but our health workers Contact No. 7006617821, that shall act as gress, in a written question, had asked process of joint meetings of different had successfully fulfilled their duties by crossing “first arrival point” for screening of any whether the government had issued streams of Science and later on also en- COVID +ve patient intending to get ad- any guidelines in the light of the pos- gage with Industrial Houses involved in rivers, mountains, and many more obstacles. mitted in Govt. Medical College Jammu/ They reached to people to vaccine them,” she sibility of drones being used as Research & Development and young Star- Srinagar & Associated Hospitals, SKIMS weapons of attack on high-security in- tups who are capable of offering innova- added. ( Soura and other identified dedicated stallations. tive ideas. This way, he expressed confi- COVID Hospitals under Directorate of The then Minister of State for Home dence that very soon, we would be able to JK reports 224 new positive Health Services Jammu/ Kashmir. G K Reddy had stated, “In order to produce a holistic and collective resource For COVID +ve cases in periphery areas counter the threat of drones in the pool and resource force with manifold in- and districts other than Jammu/ Srinagar, country, necessary guidelines have creased outcomes. cases, 311334 recovered so the triage point shall be the concerned Dis- been issued, which include measures to The spirit of Prime Minister Narendra trict Hospital / New GMCs (Doda/ Kathua/ be taken by the central and the state Modi’s emphasis in scientific pursuits, far Rajouri/ Baramulla/ Anantnag). Admission governments in consultation with the said Dr Jitendra Singh, is to make it appli- 15033 positive cases (including 23 cases of such patients from these districts to GMC security agencies.” cable for the benefit of the common man. reported today) with 91 Active Positive, Jammu/ Srinagar, SKIMS Soura etc shall be Earlier in March last year, four Lok Therefore, he said, the scientific fraternity 14749 recovered (including 45 cases recov- strictly on referral basis only. Sabha members and a BJP leader had of 21st Century India has the opportunity ered today) and 193deaths; Kupwara has Besides, 24x7 Rapid Antigen Testing fa- asked whether the government had for- to play a pivotal role in the growth jour- 13947 positive cases (including 08 cases re- cilities for COVID-19 have been started mulated a comprehensive policy to ney led by Prime Minister Modi. ported today), 140 Active Positive, 13642 outside the emergency of GMC Hospital prevent attacks by unmanned aerial ve- recoveries (including 14 cases recovered to- Jammu. The facility will be very useful for hicles (UAVs) on vital security installa- Thousands of vehicles stranded as day), 165 deaths; Anantnag district has segregation of patients in emergency wing tions. 16235 positive cases (including 12 cases re- of GMC Jammu. In a written reply, the then Minister Kashmir highway remains closed ported today) with 101 Active Positive, Meanwhile, a 24x7 COVID Control Room of State for Civil Aviation Minister major damage due to landslides and con- 15929 recovered (including 04 cases recov- has been set up for redressal of the griev- Hardeep Singh Puri had said the gov- tinued shooting stones. ered today), 205 deaths; Bandipora has ances related to COVID-19 positive patients ernment had issued a standard operat- Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national 9387 positive cases (including 13 cases re- admitted in the Associated Hospitals of ing procedure to prevent drone attacks highway was closed on Friday evening ported today), with 82 Active Positive, 9205 Government Medical College, Jammu and on vital installations. (AGENCY) owing to landslides at Magarkote. The Na- recoveries (including 06 cases recovered to- Government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, tional Highway Authority of India day), 100 deaths; Ganderbal has 9744 posi- Jammu. Patients or attendants can call at Jammu, Kashmir have separate issues: (NHAI), responsible for the maintenance tive cases (including 12 cases reported to- 0191– 258 5444 (Control Room), Exchange: of the highway, put into service sophisti- day) with 157 Active Positive, 9510 0191-258 2626 / 258 5542 / 258 4290 /258 Abdullah on party unit’s proposal to delimi- cated machines and men and cleared the recoveries (including 11 cases recovered to- 4291 / 258 4292 / 258 4293/ 258 4294 for area. day) and 77 deaths; Kulgam has 11175 posi- assistance. tation panel Later, traffic was restored partially and a tive cases (including 03 cases reported to- The bulletin has informed the people that, anything more than this because I few hundred LMVs were allowed to move. day) with 96 Active Positive, 10962 the best way to protect themselves from have no relation with Afghanistan,” he However, traffic was again suspended recoveries (including 24 cases recovered to- COVID-19 is by maintaining physical dis- said. due to continued shooting stones and day) and 117 deaths while as Shopian has tance of at least 2 meter from others, fre- Earlier, Abdullah along with his son landslides, triggered by heavy rain at Ma- 5569 positive cases (including 02 cases re- quently cleaning hands with an alcohol and NC vice president Omar Abdullah garkote. covered today) with 08 active positive based hand sanitizer or washing them with and other senior leaders of the party It was decided that no traffic will be al- cases, 5503recoveries (including 03 cases soap and water and following good respi- paid floral tributes at the mausoleum lowed on the highway on Sunday to allow recovered today)and 58 deaths. ratory etiquette and hygiene. NHAI to complete the repair work at Mag- As a measure for social distancing in of Begam Akbar Jehan — wife of NC arkote,” he said. public places and workplaces wearing a founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Similarly, Jammu has 52555 positive cases The NC leaders also offered special Official sources said that over 8000 vehi- (including 07 cases reported today) with face cover is compulsory. cles, including those carrying passengers 446 active positive cases, 50971 recoveries The bulletin again explained that early prayers there. and trucks are stranded between Zig Qazi- (including 10 cases recovered today), 1138 detection of COVID-19 can prevent the gund to Jawahar tunnel. Similarly, about deaths; Udhampur has 11234 positive cases spread of disease so we need to be respon- J&K admn lifts weekend 2000 vehicles are stranded at Jekhani Ud- (including 05 cases recovered today), 57 ac- sible for the well-being of ourselves and hampur. tive positive cases, 11045 recoveries (in- everyone around us. “Not disclosing curbs from 16 districts Meanwhile, Light Motor Vehicles cluding 05 cases recovered today) and 132 symptoms could put life of individuals Restaurants and Bars can open for in- (LMVs) will ply from both sides on deaths; Rajouri has 10800 positive cases and their families at risk. In case of symp- dining from 7 am till 10 pm at 50 per- Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south (including 02 cases reported today) with 86 toms like fever, cough and difficulty in cent of its total capacity. Only for the Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in active positive, 10492 recoveries (including breathing report early. Do not fear, call customers who are vaccinated or are Jammu region. 08 cases recovered today) and 222 deaths; COVID-19 helpline numbers and seek carrying a negative RT-PCR or RAT re- Only Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) up Doda has 7064 positive cases (including 23 medical advice”. port of 48 hours prior. to ten tyres will ply from Srinagar towards cases reported today) with 234 Active posi- Advisory has further exhorted upon the Indoor Sports complexes and Gyms Poonch on the road, which is seen as al- tive, 6709 recovered (including 12 cases re- people not to step out of home, unless ab- are also permitted to open at 50 percent ternative to Srinagar-Jammu highway,” covered today) and 121 deaths; Kathua has solutely necessary. “If you have to move of its total capacity for persons vacci- they said. 9244 positive cases (including 12 cases re- out for unavoidable reasons, ensure that nated/persons with valid negative re- They said only LMV will be allowed ported today) with 26 active positive cases, you wear a mask and practice social dis- port for Covid-19. The Swimming from both sides on Kishtwar-Sinthan- 9069 recoveredand 149 deaths; Samba has tancing, personal hygiene and frequent Pools will, however, continue to re- Anantnag road. 7097 positive cases with 48 active positive hand washing with soap and water.” main closed The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national cases, 6930 recoveriesand 119 deaths; In case of any emergency people can India closely monitoring security situation in highway was through for one-way traffic. Kishtwar has 4558 positive cases (including avail free ambulance services 24x7 at Today traffic will ply from Srinagar to Leh, 06 cases reported today) with 73 Active Pos- their doorsteps by calling on toll-free Afghanistan, says MEA after evacuation of staff they said, adding no vehicle will be allowed itive, 4442 recoveries (including 16 cases number 108 while as pregnant women and from the opposite direction. recovered today) and 43 deaths; Poonch sick infants can avail free ambulance from Kandahar has 6181 positive cases (including 12 cases services by dialing toll-free number 102. “As an important partner of Afghanistan, People of Jammu and Kashmir have full faith reported today) with 122 active positive, People can also call on toll-free national India remains committed to a peaceful, in delimitation commission: LG Manoj Sinha 5965 recoveries (including 12 cases recov- helpline number 1075; J&K COVID-19 sovereign and democratic Afghanistan,” ered today) and 94 deaths; Ramban has Helpline Numbers 0191- 2549676 (UT he added. efforts towards a developed and progres- 5908 positive cases (including 02 cases re- level Cell), 0191-2520982, 0191- Describing the security situation in sive region. Sinha was also part of the crucial ported today) with 72 active positive cases, 2674444, 0191-2674115 (For Jammu Di- Afghanistan as fluid and deteriorating, the meeting. 5771 recoveries (including 05 cases recov- vision), 0194-2440283 & 0194-2430581 Afghan envoy to India Farid Mamundzay NEWS 3 Daily Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 All India Cinfederation of SCSTOBC and NSYF(J&K) DGP sanctions about Rs.6.50 lakh welfare relief for held 100 rallies on Virtual mode for implementation of Retired/NoKs of martyred/deceased police personnel/SPOs JAMMU RISING treatment of dependants, marriage of Besides, welfare relief of rupees JAMMU, JULY 11 their wards or to ease up their finan- one lakh twenty five thousand has Mandal Commission in UT-Jammu Kashmir Continuing with its endeavour to cial distress ranges from the mini- been sanctioned in favour of NoKs provide succor to retired policemen, mum amount of rupees 10,000 to the of five martyred Police personnel. JAMMU RISING families of martyred/deceased Po- maximum of rupees 25,000. The The financial assistance sanctioned is JAMMU, JULY 11 lice personnel/SPOs, the Director amount has been granted out of Re- to ease up their financial distress and All India Confedrstion of General of Police, J&K, Shri Dilbag tired Policemen Welfare Fund. to meet their urgent needs regarding SCSTOBC and National Singh has sanctioned rupees 6.45 Rupees 50 thousand each as finan- the treatment of legal heirs of mar- SC ST OBC Students and lakh as Welfare relief so as to ease cial assistance has been sanctioned tyred personnel. Youth Front J&K(NSYF) a up their financial distress. in favour of NoKs of martyr SPOs Police Headquarters is running wing of All India Confeder- Welfare relief of rupees four lakh Manzoor Ahmad Parra and Tariq many schemes for the welfare of its ation of SC/ST/OBC Or- twenty thousand has been sanc- Ahmad Bhat in connection with personnel and their families. Be- ganisations J&K held vir- tioned in favour of 27 retired/NoKs marriage ceremonies of their daugh- sides, there are schemes for the tual rallies at 100 places all of deceased Police personnel. The ters. The amount has been sanc- NoKs of martyrs, their wards and across the J&K UT organ- welfare relief sanctioned for different tioned out of J&K Police Pariwar also for the retired Police personnel ised by Dr. Sameer Choud- purposes includes self treatment or Fund. and their spouses. hary President NSYF and headed by RK Kalsotra, State President Confedera- *Health department Kishtwar Involved in Multi tion, who was also the chief guest. The rallies were held to demand toto 27% reser- vation implementation of Crore Nexus, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Mandal Commission in UT- have shown great potential ing Parliament Session. rights with the Confedera- J&K. in the past, be it in the free- The participants from tion. In this connection, rallies dom struggle or caste SCSTOBC Community The active members who Inquiry Must be Conducted: Ajeet Bhagat were organised at different movement in the rallies. He also sought intervention of lead the rallies at different places of the UT like RS said In UT-J&K a combina- the Central Government places were A N Bhagat, JAMMU RISING COVID-19 fraud. Open fraud was Ajeet Bhagat said Why no respon- Pura, Chenani, Inderwal, tion of Hindu Muslim com- and lieutenant Governor to Shashi Syal, Muzaffer Bha- JAMMU, JULY 11 going on in Health department Dis- sibility was given to District Immu- Ramnagar, Khandwal, prising of Hanji, Shikara implement Mandal Com- lessi, Dina Nath, Bagh Hus- Senior Social and Prominent trict Kishtwar and top ranked officers nization officer during COVID-19 by Kathua, Samba, Akhnoor, Wallas, Markabana, Pot- mission in Jammu and sain, Mohd Iqbal Badhana, Leader Ajeet Bhagat Alleged Brazen of Health Department were aware of Chief Medical Officer is a million dol- Billawar, Basholi, Bani, ters(Kumahars), Shakaaz, Kashmir. Ashok Kumar, Mohan Lal, misuse of funds reported in Health de- this, but their continuous silence is lar question? Director Health Services Doda, Bhaderwah, Kisht- Shoe repairers, Bhangies Dr. Sameer, who flagged Atirf Kumar, Dr. Chetna partment District Kishtwar and in the still questionable. Providing of has to answer this query as it’s a ques- war, Ramban, Srinagar, Khakrobes(Sweepers), Bar- off the rally from Gandoh, Kumari, Talib Kasana, Rat- office of various BMOs of Kishtwar COVID-19 related apparatus to pa- tion of public interest. Was earning Budgam, Pulwama, bers, Washerman,Bhand , Bhalessa, Doda, while ad- tan Lal, Mohammad Amir District on the name of COVID-19 as tients is also a big scam of Health de- funds illegally the sole reason of Shopian, Kulgam, Bara- Mirasis, Madari/Bazigars, dressing the rally told that Bhadarwahi, Shabir Mas- it proved as a “Goldmine” for corrupt partment Kishtwar, because majority sidelining District immunization offi- mulla, Kupwara and many Kulfaqir,Dambali Faqir, the mandal commission is tana Trali, Shabir Ahmed officers of Health department who of patients were not provided cer by Chief Medical Officer Kishtwar other places. Dooms, Shuori Wattal, San- very old demand of OBC Koli, Salinder Singh, Kul- grabbed the opportunity with folded COVID-19 kits containing few appa- Is Director Health services also in- RK Kalsotra, state Presi- sis,Sikiligars, Jheewers, and is ignored by the govt. jeet Singh, Mushtaq hands. Bhagat Said The role of Direc- ratus for monitoring day to day con- volved in this? Government needs to dent Confederation, flagged Gharati, Teeli, Lohar’s, since decades and told that Ahmed Deedar Tilak Raj, tor Health Jammu is also under inves- dition of patients.Bhagat alleged for look into the matter as how few offi- off the virtual rally from the Tarkhan’s, Gilkar(Mason), if the govt does not redress Chuni Lal and many others tigation as massive scam reported in Withdrawing fake and very high bills cials including CMO and Medical su- state headquarters at Re- Labhanas are the OBC the demand, we will come joined from various places the distribution of funds to various on installation of sanitization tunnels perintendent District Hospital Kisht- sham Ghar Colony. RK castes have been shown as out on the roads to protest. across the UT and assured districts to meet COVID-19 emer- and purchasing related to COVID-19 war for riches sake did all the blunders Kalsotra while appreciating OSC instead of OBC and Muzaffar Bhalessi also ex- that they will fight for the gences. In a shocking state of affairs, have come under the radar of anti during COVID-19. the work of the participants deprived here by all succes- pressed his views from demand and showed their District Immunization officer, who is a graft agencies as health department Bhagat also appealed for high level said that we demand imple- sive Govt and even Prime Bhellesa on the occasion aggression through the very senior doctor and supposed to officials including the office of CMO, inquiry is needed against top Health mentation of Mandal Com- Minister Narinder Modi and told that Govt is not medium. look after Immunization drive in the Medical Superintendent District Hos- department officials who reportedly mission in Jammu Kashmir made an commitment be- giving the rights of OBCs as RK. Kalsotra thanked the district, was sidelined by CMO and pital Kishtwar may be taken to task by misused COVID-19 funds by taking as per the constitution of In- fore election to implement per the Cobstitution of India participants for giving sup- authorities of District Hospital Kisht- government. COVID-19 is the biggest it as an opportunity to grab money by dia. The OBC’s should get Mandal Commission report and so forcing the unem- port at every step and as- war and all immunization exercise is blunder in Kishtwar District during re- both hands, right from Directorate of 27% reservation in Govt. in toto is still not fulfilled. ployed youth to travel on sured them that they will being done under the full control of cent times and Health department re- Health services to district level. Jobs as well as reservation Kalsotra appeals to the the wrong paths,He asked fight for the cause till the Chief Medical officer, eyeing brazen mained a major gainer as far as misus- Ajeet Bhagat said if investigated in promotion. Kalsotra Prime Minister to fulfill his the people of the sc st obc govt implement the Mandel misuse of funds. ing funds are concerned. As per the properly, COVID-19 is likely to be highlighted that confedera- promise made to OBCs of communities to come for- Comoission in Jammu and Ajeet Bhagat said lashes on Hospital reports of some agencies, COVID-19 proved as a big scam of Health De- tion and youth movements J&K and pass it in the com- ward and stand for their Kashmir. management of Kishtwar and said gave massive opportunities to the partment, in addition of several other CMO, Medical Superintendent was tainted officials of Health department earlier scams which are likely to be in J&K youth contributed lot also a part of this high profile to loot public money openly, several crores. towards Aatmnirbhar Bharat Union Secretary visits Lavender JAMMU RISING chose to become a Job provider and promoting the noble cause. farm Bonura, Pulwama JAMMU, JULY 11 also fulfilled the criteria of Aatmnirbhar Prabhat Singh said that people Former State President BJP and Ex Bharat by opening up his own busi- everywhere are now focusing on be- JAMMU RISING Minister Sat Sharma (CA) inaugurated ness. He said the owner has also pro- coming Job providers instead of Job JAMMU, JULY 08 an outlet of Amul at Shanti Nagar area, vided jobs to 5 people which will also seekers and the Central Government Union Secretary, Department of Sci- Ward 39 of Jammu West. He was also benefit the same number of families under the leadership of PM Narendra entific and Industrial Research, Dr. accompanied by UT BJP Treasurer and it is indeed an extraordinary thing Modi will fulfill the aspirations of peo- Shekhar C Mande, today visited Laven- Prabhat Singh, Owner Varinder Jeet in today’s time. He stated that there are ple everywhere. der farm Bonura, Pulwama. Singh Thakur, Mandal President a number of centrally sponsored Owner Varinder Thakur said that the Union Secretary was accompanied by Raveesh Mengi and many others. schemes of the Modi Government outlet deals in all types and varieties of Director CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, Dr. Srini- Speaking on the occasion, Sat which will definitely help everyone re- Amul Brand which is the top brand of vasa Reddy. Sharma while congratulating the lated to all age groups and he also said the country related to Milk products. During the visit, the Union Secretary owner said that it is indeed a great step that everyone must avail benefits of the Balwan Singh, Jai Singh Chib, KL interacted with the Self Help Group taken by the owner in today’s time same. He also stated that J&K youth Thakur, Samrat Singh, Chanchal members of Pulwama and Tral blocks when the whole world is hit by the pan- contributed a lot towards building Singh, Rashpal Singh, SatbirSingh who apprised him of various issues per- demic. He said inspired from the works Aatmnirbhar Bharat and he also ap- Thakur, Rakesh Singh Thakur and sev- taining to cultivation and marketing of of PM Narendra Modi, the owner pealed to everyone to come forward in eral others were also present. their crops. He assured them that a MoU will be signed with Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) which will provide Good public response and better administrative efforts marketing support to SHG members in commercial lines to generate employ- During an interaction with Farm In terms of well groomed purchasing poten- ment of unemployed youth of the valley. charge IIIM Bonura, Dr Sahid, assurance tial players for extracted medicinal oil. He said that IIIM Bonura is going to pro- was given regarding distribution of make Covid situation Satisfactory in Kupwara Union Secretary impressed upon the vide orientation cum training and field Lavender and RoseMary saplings among officers for promotion and development visiting opportunities to identified SHG newly identified SHG members of Pul- JAMMU RISING of different types of floral species, herbs members who can start their own aroma wama, Tral and Pampore in coming JAMMU, JULY 11 and shrubs for their multiplication on enterprises. months. The significance of Covid vaccina- tion is showing remarkable growth across district Kupwara as people are voluntarily coming forward for vacci- DC Srinagar, Dir Tourism flag off nation. Ghulam Ahmad Malik, 50, from vil- lage Pattergund in Villgam Medical car rally to Gurez Block of Kupwara district has ap- proached his nearest vaccination centre JAMMU RISING with local youth. to take the 2nd dose of COVID vac- JAMMU, JULY 11 The rally is part of the efforts cine, yesterday. Malik said that he has Deputy Commissioner, Sri- by the Department to explore already taken first dose of the vaccine nagar, Ajaz Assad and Director, the untapped tourism potential andñ has come for the 2nd dose of vac- Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N of Gurez valley. The Depart- cination as he has got a telephonic Itoo jointly flagged off a car ment has already planned a rally to Gurez here early this Gurez festival soon to attract message from the local health institu- long, but after vaccination, I am feel- by involving all stakeholders including morning. more tourists to the virgin valley tion. Earlier, he revealed that he had ing better, rather well”, adding that the Health, Education, ICDS , Revenue The three day car rally or- and bring it adequately on the visited the centre for three times to vaccine is most beneficial for the over and police department and has been ganised by a local adventure tourist map of Jammu & Kash- confirm if his turn for vaccination has all health and well being of the people working as a collaborative effort. group, comprises about 50 4x4 mir. come nearer. He said all of his family .He appealed people of all age groups People were repeatedly being re- SUVs which shall pass through Wishing the participants of members including his spouse;two to come forward voluntarily for vac- quested to adopt Covid appropriate Razdan pass and reach Davar the rally well, the Director sons and others have also vaccinated cination to save themselves and the so- behaviour, wear masks, keep social tonight. Tomorrow the partici- Tourism hoped that the rally themselves against the Covid pan- ciety from the pandemic. distance , for which, a vigorous pants of the rally would visit would herald a new phase of demic. On the other hand, District Adminis- awareness campaign has been Chakvali and Habba Khatoon tourist footfall to Gurez valley Mr. Malik said , “I was suffering tration, Kupwara headed by Deputy launched in print, electronic and social springs. The rally would be and both tourists and local from some chest infection and was ex- Commissioner, Imam Din, has waged media under the aegis of Information back to Srinagar by July 13. pants would have bonfire ses- sions and cultural interactions stakeholders would benefit periencing slight pain in chest since a war against the COVID pandemic Department. During the rally, the partici- equally from the endeavour. Daily Jammu Rising 4 NEWS Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 176 turtles, 20 dolphins dead after cargo ship fire in Sri Lanka Councilor DDC Thatri visits rural COLOMBO, JULY 11: The Sri Lankan govern- ment has confirmed that 176 turtles, four whales, areas listens to people’s grievances and 20 dolphins had died and washed ashore on the Councillor and apprised country's beaches up to him about the problems be- July 7 as a result of the ing faced by them and burning of the X-Press sought timely restoration of Pearl container ship in road connectivity,blacktop- May. ping of roads , irrigation Sri Lanka's Ports and canals and issues like short- Shipping Minister Rohitha age of staff in schools , Abeygunawardena told compensation of the land Parliament that the Gov- acquired for the PMGSY ernment Analyst and Vet- and R&B roads, water sup- erinary Research Institute were conducting investiga- ply, unscheduled power tions to ascertain the cause cuts and availability of ra- of the marine animals' tion in CA&PD stores etc. death, reports Xinhua DDC councillor Sandeep news agency. sWildlife de- X-Press Pearl ship was car- tress call while being close disaster as beaches were Singh bManhas after giving partment officials said the rying 1,486 containers with to the Colombo Port on damaged due to the debris patient hearing to the public dead marine animals had 25 tonnes of nitric acid and May 20 and soon caught which washed ashore. grievances gave on spot di- washed ashore on beaches several other chemicals fire. Sri Lanka's Marine En- A criminal probe is rections to the concerned from the southern to the and cosmetics from the vironment Protection Au- presently underway in officers for the early redres- western coast of the coun- port of Hazira, India on thority said that the burn- finding out how the fire on- sal of the problems.He also try in recent weeks. May 15. ing of the vessel has caused board the container ship directed the executing The Singapore-flagged The vessel sent out a dis- a massive environmental started. agency to expedite the work of blacktopping of all Thatri roads . He also as- Clashes between police, Caracas JAMMU RISING day undertook an extensive the people. As per press re- sured to examine all de- THATRI ,JULY 11 tour of rural areas Khaila lease, during the course of mands and appropriate dis- Councillor District De- and Dragram and held a se- the meetings, deputations posal of the same on gang leave 26 dead, Venezuela says velopment Council Thatri ries of public meetings to from different areas of Tha- priority. Sandeep Singh Manhas to- listen to the grievances of tri interacted with the DDC CARACAS, JULY 11: hoods, as authorities in the not specify how many and ment signed with some Clashes between police crime-stricken city push did not provide further de- gangs to create no-go areas and a gang in northwest- back on what analysts de- tails. for police in certain neigh- ern Caracas this week have scribe as a gang's effort to Human rights activists borhoods in a bid to lower left at least 26 dead, in- expand its territory beyond said this week that four violence, arguing the so- Twitter names Vinay Prakash as cluding four officers, and the Cota 905 barrio. people were killed by stray called "peace zones" al- 38 people injured, Melendez said 10 officers bullets during the clashes. lowed gangs to consolidate Venezuelan Interior Min- were injured in the clashes Activists and the political power and resources. Resident Grievance Officer for India ister Carmen Melendez and that 22 "criminals" opposition have for years "While civilians and po- NEW DELHI, JULY 11: media rules. The govern- said on Saturday. died. accused President Nicolas lice were murdered, west- Twitter has named Vinay ment has confronted Twitter The casualty count She said some 28 "civil- Maduro's government of ern Caracas lived in fear Prakash as its Resident over deliberate defiance and comes after several days of ians" - a reference to resi- disregarding and covering for two days, and Venezue- Grievance Officer for India, failure to comply with the heavy gunfire left some dents not suspected to be up civilian casualties in lans are fleeing the con- capital residents fleeing gang members - were in- anti-crime raids. flict, the dictatorship put according to the company's country's new IT rules, de- their homes and snarled jured and that some civil- They have also criticized on a show," opposition website. spite repeated reminders. traffic in several neighbor- ians died, though she did pacts the socialist govern- leader Juan Guaido said. The US-based company Twitter -- which has an es- has been in the eye of a storm timated 1.75 crore users in over its alleged failure to India -- lost its legal shield as comply with the new IT rules an intermediary in India, be- Yogi unveils new population policy for UP in India, which mandates, coming liable for users post- among other requirements, ing any unlawful content. LUCKNOW, JULY 11: public can give suggestions the appointment of three key On July 8, Twitter had in- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister till July 19. personnel -- chief compli- formed the Delhi High Court Yogi Adityanath on Sunday In the draft of the Uttar ance officer, nodal officer that it has appointed an in- unveiled the new population Pradesh Population (Con- policy 2021-30, on the occa- trol, Stabilization, and Wel- and grievance officer by so- terim chief compliance offi- sion of World Population fare) Bill-2021 issued by the cial media platforms with dress: 4th Floor, The Estate, was another key require- cer, who is a resident of In- Day. State Law Commission, ‘Bac- over 50 lakh users. All the 121 Dickenson Road, Banga- ment under the IT rules that dia, and that it will make an Through the proposed pol- che Do He Acche’ has been three personnel have to be lore 560 042," the page fur- came into effect on May 26. endeavour to fill the regular ther said. Twitter had previously ap- icy, efforts will be made to in- highlighted. residents in India. position within eight weeks crease the accessibility of According to the proposal, As per the information up- Prakash's name appears pointed Dharmendra Chatur as per the new IT Rules. along with Jeremy Kessel, as its interim resident griev- contraceptive measures is- parents who limit their family dated on Twitter's website, It had also said it was in the sued under the Family Plan- to only two children and are who is the Global Legal Policy ance officer for India as re- Vinay Prakash is the Resi- process of making an ap- ning Programme and pro- in government service and Director, and is based in the quired by the IT rules. How- dent Grievance Officer pointment to an Indian resi- vide a proper system for safe undergoing voluntary steril- US. ever, Chatur stepped down (RGO). Users can contact dent as its interim RGO and it abortion and on the other ization will be given facilities The company has also last month. him using an email ID listed expected to do so on or be- hand, through improved like two additional incre- bring the birth rate to 2.1 per tracking of infants, adoles- on the page. published its compliance re- Twitter has been at logger- fore July 11 and details would health facilities, efforts will ments, promotion, exemp- thousand population by cents, and elderly people in "Twitter can be contacted port for the period of May 26, heads with the Indian gov- be updated on its 'Help Page' be made for population sta- tion in government housing 2026 and to 1.9 by 2030. line with the spirit of the Dig- in India at the following ad- 2021, to June 25, 2021. This ernment over the new social as soon as possible. bilisation by providing acces- schemes, increasing em- One of the key points in the ital Health Mission. sible solutions to ployer contribution in PF. new policy is to make com- While preparing the new impotence/infertility and re- There are also provisions prehensive arrangements for population policy, efforts ducing the infant and mater- to provide exemptions in wa- the care of the elderly, apart have been made to maintain South Africa ramps up vaccine nal mortality rate. ter, electricity, house tax, from better management of the - demographic balance in Speaking on the occasion, home loan, and other such education, health, and nutri- all the communities; easy the chief minister said that facilities to couples with two tion of adolescents between availability of advanced bringing the Bill is necessary children who are not in gov- drive, too late for this surge 11 to 19 years. health facilities, and to bring to control and stabilise the ernment jobs. The period of Population down the maternal and child JOHANNESBURG, late to do much in terms of days, compared with every oted to Johnson & John- population to promote sus- If the law is implemented, Policy 2000-16 of the state mortality rate to the mini- JULY 11: Some in wheel- reducing the impact of this 21 days only a week ago,” son, which was still in test- tainable development with then within a year, all gov- has ended and now a new mum level through proper chairs, others on canes, current resurgence we’re she added Thursday. ing but appeared to show more equitable distribution. ernment officials, employ- policy is the need of the hour. nutrition. hundreds of South experiencing, which by all The current upsurge protection against the mu- He also underlined the ees, and elected representa- The new policy has an in- Meanwhile, the State Law Africans waited recently accounts is going to com- comes while the conti- tation. need or creating awareness tives of local bodies will have novative proposal to set up Commission has also pre- on the ramps of an open- pletely dwarf what we ex- nent’s vaccination rates At first, South Africa re- among the people on this is- to give an affidavit that they ‘Health Clubs’ in schools pared the draft of the Uttar air Johannesburg parking perienced either in the first are painfully low: Just 16 ceived such small ship- sue. will not violate this policy. garage to get their Covid- with the awareness efforts Pradesh Population (Con- or second waves in South million, or less than 2 per ments of the J&J doses In the new Population Pol- Ration cards would be lim- 19 vaccine shots. Despite Africa,” said Shabir Madhi, cent, of Africa’s 1.3 billion that its campaign lurched for population stabilisation, trol, Stabilization, and Wel- icy, a target has been set to ited to four units. the masks, social distanc- dean of health sciences and people are now fully vacci- from week to week. as well as a system for digital fare) Bill-2021, on which the ing and blustery weather of professor of vaccinology at nated, according to the But then a South African the Southern Hemisphere the University of Witwa- WHO. pharmaceutical firm was winter, a celebratory at- tersrand. More than 4 million contracted by J&J to pro- Woman alleges torture, rape at mosphere took hold. South Africa accounts South Africans, or about duce its vaccine, using “What a relief!” said Vin- for more than 35 per cent 6.5 per cent, have received large batches of ingredi- cent Damon, a 63-year-old of the 5.8 million cases at least one dose, with 1.3 ents sent from the US. electrical technician, after recorded by Africa’s 54 million fully vaccinated, The South African com- Palani temple premises in Kerala getting his second dose. countries, although it is according to government pany, Aspen Pharmacare, “In the last four days, home to just over 4 per figures Saturday. has the capacity to assem- THIRUVANANTHA- I’ve lost four friends. All of cent of the continent’s pop- Still, the drive is picking ble and package more than PURAM, JULY 11: A 40- Actor receives rape threats in them under 60. This pan- ulation. The seven-day up speed after a bumpy 200 million doses of the year-old woman and her demic has gotten worse. rolling average of daily campaign so far, marked J&J vaccine per year, one husband have lodged a Kolkata, morphed pictures posted It’s frightening.” deaths in the country more by missteps and bad luck. of very few firms in all of complaint with the police New infections in South than doubled over the past Although South African Africa with that capability. at Kannur district in Kerala on pornographic site Africa rose to record levels two weeks to more than President Cyril But just as the first 2 mil- that she was tortured and KOLKATA, JULY 11: Bengali TV actor Pratyusha Paul in recent days, part of a 360 fatalities per day on Ramaphosa was quick to lion J&J doses produced raped by an unidentified on Saturday alleged that unknown persons have issued rape rapid rise across the conti- July 9. respond to Covid-19 and by Aspen were about to be gang at Palani in Tamil gang including the man- threats to her on social media and released a few morphed nent, and experts say the Its troubles reflect a put the country into one of used to kick start South Nadu. The alleged incident ager. The couple also com- images of her on pornographic websites, hurting her im- surge here hasn’t yet broader trend. Neighbour- the world’s strictest lock- Africa’s sputtering vacci- happened on June 20, ac- plained that she was bru- age. peaked. To fight the new ing Zimbabwe went back downs in March last year, nation drive, the US drug cording to the Kerala po- tally tortured and even She has filed a cyber complaint and an investigation is wave, South Africa reim- into lockdown on July 6, his officials were slow to regulator recommended a lice. attacked with beer bottles underway, but none have been arrested yet, police said. posed several restrictions, and Congo, Rwanda, Sene- place firm orders for vac- pause in the distribution of The woman and her hus- in her private parts. When contacted, Paul said, "This has been happening to including shutting restau- gal and Zambia are among cines, say critics. the vaccine over concerns band are from Tamil Nadu Thalassery Dy SP, Moosa me for the last one year. Initially, I ignored the threats, but re- rants and bars and limiting the 16 African countries This appeared to be re- about rare blood clots. but were staying in Kannur Vallikadan, who is the in- cently it went out of hand and I complained to the police. alcohol sales — and its vac- battling the new surge of solved when South Africa’s The suspension was district for job purposes. vestigating officer in the The person(s) keep changing his/her account when I cination drive is finding its infections sweeping across first delivery of vaccines — brief, but South Africa According to the case told IANS, "I have block them and threaten me of rape." feet after several stumbles. the continent. 1 million doses of As- eventually had to discard woman's husband, the cou- gone through the medical "The person(s) released my morphed images on porno- But even as the cam- “Africa has just marked traZeneca — arrived in its doses because they were ple were on a pilgrimage to report at the Government graphic websites and even sent those to my mother and paign gathers pace, experts the continent’s most dire February. Just as the gov- made with materials pro- the famous hill shrine of say it’s too late to reduce pandemic week ever. But ernment was to begin ad- vided by a US factory Medical College, Kannur, friends. This is a matter of concern for me," she said. Palani in Tamil Nadu and but on the basis of that, A senior officer of the Kolkata Police said that a case under the deadly impact of the the worst is yet to come as ministering the shots to where there were concerns when her husband had current spike. the fast-moving third wave front-line healthcare work- about contamination. there are no injuries as IT Act has been registered based on Paul's complaint and fur- gone to buy food, the Instead, South Africa is continues to gain speed ers, a small study showed A further obstacle came claimed by the woman. As ther investigation is underway, but no arrests have been woman was forcibly taken now rushing to vaccinate and new ground,” said Dr that AstraZeneca provided when Health Minister the alleged incident had made yet. enough of its 60 million Matshidiso Moeti, the low protection against the Zweli Mkhize was sus- to a nearby lodge, detained, taken place on June 20, ac- and raped by an unidenti- cording to the com- they had complained to the that the woman is recuper- people to blunt the impact World Health Organisa- beta variant, which was pended amid a corruption Palani police and this family ating at the Government of the next inevitable fied gang including the plainants, the wounds tion’s regional director for dominant in South Africa scandal in which his fam- is from Tamil Nadu and medical college hospital surge. Africa. “The end to this at the time. ily members are accused of manager of the lodge. could have healed also." staying in Kannur district and would soon speak to “Our vaccination cam- precipitous rise is still The AstraZeneca vac- benefitting from an in- The husband said that The police officer also for work purposes." her and track down the as- paign is gathering momen- weeks away. Cases are cines were scrapped, and flated government con- when he reached the lodge, said: " We are investigating tum, but obviously it’s too doubling now every 18 South Africa quickly piv- tract. he was assaulted by the the case. They told us that Police officials also said saulters. 5 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 California wildfire advances as heat IMD's faulty monsoon forecast for North India: Wrong wave blankets US West signals by models, difficulty in predicting wind patterns NEW DELHI, JULY 11: Southwest Monsoon covers SAN FRANCISCO, pyrocumulus cloud that as a high-pressure zone also urged customers to Wrong signals by models, West Bengal and many parts JULY 11: Firefighters reached thousands of feet blankets the region. conserve electricity Satur- difficulty in predicting the of central India by June 15, struggled to contain an ex- high and created its own The National Weather day and Sunday evenings outcomes of the interactions just 14 days after it makes an ploding Northern Califor- lightning, fire information Service warned the dan- because of the heat wave between the easterly and onset over Kerala, making nia wildfire under blazing officer Lisa Cox said. gerous conditions could and wildfires affecting westerly winds were some of the official commencement temperatures as another Spot fires caused by em- cause heat-related ill- transmission lines the major reasons behind the of the four-month rainfall heat wave hits the US West bers leapt up to a mile (1.6 nesses, while California's throughout the region. India Meteorological Depart- season over the country. It, this weekend, prompting an kilometers) ahead of the power grid operator is- In Southern California, ment's monsoon forecast for however, takes nearly three excessive heat warning for northeastern flank — too sued a statewide Flex a brush fire sparked by a parts of north India going weeks to cover parts of north inland and desert areas. far for firefighters to safely Alert from 4 p.m. to 9 burning big-rig in eastern haywire, experts pointed out India, Ramesh said. On Friday, Death Valley battle — and winds fun- p.m. Saturday to avoid San Diego County forced as any relief from the oppres- This is also because of the National Park in California neled the fire up draws and disruptions and rolling evacuations of two Native sive heat eludes the region. interactions of easterlies and recorded a staggering high canyons full of dry fuel, blackouts.The California American reservations The Southwest Monsoon westerlies. Between the of 130 degrees Fahrenheit where “it can actually pick Independent System Op- Saturday. In north-central has reached almost all parts westerlies and the easterlies, ever, there were no signs of terns. (54 Celsius) and could up speed,” Cox said. The erator warned of potential Arizona, Yavapai County of the country but has stayed the former is a “big brother”, any relief even on July 10. Mohapatra added that the reach the same high on Sat- flames rose up to 100 feet power shortage, not only on Saturday lifted an away from parts of north In- he said. The easterlies only On forecasting the onset of accuracy of the models is urday. If verified, the 130- (31 meters) in places, forc- because of mounting heat, evacuation warning for dia. It is yet to reach Delhi, gain strength when there is a Southwest Monsoon over reasonably good when it degree reading would be ing firefighters to focus in- but because a wildfire in Black Canyon City, an Haryana, parts of west Uttar low-pressure area that can Kerala, the IMD said it would comes to forecasts for up to the hottest high recorded stead on building dozer southern Oregon was unincorporated town 43 Pradesh and west Rajasthan. help them advance further. hit the southern state by May two weeks but not as good there since July 1913, when lines to protect homes. threatening transmission miles (66 kilometers) The India Meteorological This usually creates a “sea- 31. Till May 30, the IMD, in for forecasts for four weeks. the same Furnace Creek Firefighters usually take lines that carry imported north of Phoenix, after a Department (IMD) had pre- saw” like situation. This is its daily bulletin, said the on- M Rajeevan, Secretary, desert area hit 134 F (57 C), advantage of cooler, more power to California. Gov. fire in nearby mountains dicted that monsoon is ex- also one of the reasons when set of the monsoon over Ker- Ministry of Earth Sciences, considered the highest reli- humid nights to advance on Gavin Newsom issued an no longer posed a threat. pected to cover these parts by north India sees a break in ala was expected to be who has spent over 35 years ably measured temperature a fire, Cox said, but the heat emergency proclamation A wildfire in southeast June -- a little less than a the monsoon, he explained. around May 31. However, by studying the Southwest on Earth. and low humidity never let on Friday suspending Washington grew to al- month back, but its predic- “They (the IMD) must the afternoon of that day, it re- Monsoon, said the forecast The Beckwourth Com- up. The more than 1,200 rules to allow for more most 60 square miles tions are yet to come true. have seen some strength of vised it saying the onset is ex- models gave wrong signals. plex — two lightning- firefighters were aided by power capacity, and the (155 square kilometers) In its forecast on June 13, monsoon capable of moving pected to be by June 3. “The models have picked caused fires burning 45 aircraft. But the blaze was ISO requested emergency as it blackened grass and the IMD had predicted that westwards (towards) north “We could have told (the up very well some of the miles (72 kilometers) north expected to continue forg- assistance from other timber while it moved the Southwest Monsoon will India which is why they is- delayed onset) in the morning broader events like a break of Lake Tahoe — showed ing ahead. states. into the Umatilla Na- reach Delhi by June 15. sued the forecast (of mon- itself. However, we are mon- in the monsoon and its re- no sign of slowing its rush The air was so dry that Pushed by strong winds, tional Forest. In Idaho, However, a day later it said soon covering the remaining itoring all the defined param- vival a week ago. But when it northeast from the Sierra some of the water dropped the Oregon fire doubled in Gov. Brad Little declared conditions are not favourable parts of north India, includ- eters/ criteria for the onset of comes to local forecasts like Nevada forest region after by aircraft evaporated be- size to 120 square miles a wildfire emergency Fri- for its further advancement in ing Delhi). The anticipation monsoon over Kerala. At its advancement over Kerala doubling in size between fore reaching the ground, (311 square kilometers) day and mobilized the this region. of the see-saw effect, the present the criteria are not or rain over parts of north, Friday and Saturday. she added. Saturday as it raced state's National Guard to Then began a long 'break- judgement, did not come fully satisfied,” IMD Direc- there is an issue,” Rajeevan California's northern “We're expecting more of through heavy timber in help fight fires sparked spell' during which the true,” Ramesh said. tor General Mrutunjay Mo- said. mountain areas already the same the day after and the Fremont-Winema Na- after lightning storms Southwest Monsoon was Ajit Tyagi, former IMD hapatra had said on May 30. “With regards to the fore- have seen several large fires the day after and the day tional Forest near the Kla- swept across the drought- weak over several parts of the Director-General, said the Mohapatra said the coun- cast of advancement of mon- that have destroyed more after,” Cox said. math County town of stricken region. country. forecasting agency had pre- try's forecasting agency did soon over parts of north In- than a dozen homes. Al- The blaze, which was Sprague River. Fire crews in north- On July 1, the IMD said dicted that in the first surge issue a forecast that the mon- dia, including Delhi, it was though there are no con- only 8% contained, in- Las Vegas late Saturday central Idaho were fighting conditions could be the Southwest Monsoon soon will cover parts of north too early. The IMD should firmed reports of building creased dramatically to 86 afternoon tied the all-time three lightning-sparked favourable for further ad- could cover the country by India including Delhi by not have issued the forecast. damage, the fire prompted square miles (222 square record high of 117 F (47 wildfires covering a com- vancement of the monsoon June 15-16. June 15 as indicated by the They could have waited for evacuation orders or warn- kilometers) after fire offi- C), the National Weather bined 62 square miles (160 by July 7. The moist easterly But then it weakened and models. some more time,” he said. ings for roughly 2,800 peo- cials made better observa- Service said. The city has square kilometers). The winds in the lower level from there were clear signs that it “But we changed it the The IMD is an institute un- ple along with the closure tions. recorded that record-high blazes threatened homes the Bay of Bengal are likely would not revive before July next day (June 14) when we der the Ministry of Earth of nearly 200 square miles It was one of several temperature four other and forced evacuations in to establish gradually over 10. That was indicated. If one realised that conditions are Sciences. (518 square kilometers) of threatening homes across times, most recently in the tiny, remote commu- parts of eastern India from looks at the Medium Range not favourable for its ad- Tracking the interactions Plumas National Forest. Western states that are ex- June 2017. nity of Dixie about 40 July 8, it had said. Forecast of 10-15 days, it was vancement.” of the westerlies and the On Friday, hot rising air pected to see triple-digit NV Energy, Nevada's miles (64 kilometers) On July 5, the IMD again right, Taygi said. He said the forecast mod- easterlies is the most diffi- formed a gigantic, smoky heat through the weekend largest power provider, southeast of Grangeville. said the monsoon is likely to “Initial forecasts were not els did not show consistency cult part of monsoon fore- spread into northwest India realised but the IMD did in the interactions of the cast, Mohapatra's predeces- covering Punjab and north make course corrections,” he easterlies and the westerlies - sor K J Ramesh said. Haryana by July 10. How- added. Australia reports first 2021 local - the two dominant wind pat- In a normal scenario, the Covid-19 death, highest case number India evacuates diplomats, MELBOURNE, JULY first locally contracted case 11: Australia reported its since December, involved first locally contracted a woman in her 90s. security personnel from Kandahar Covid-19 death of the year Australia has fared much on Sunday and a 2021 better than many other de- record 77 new cases of the veloped countries in keep- as Taliban captures new areas virus in the state of New ing its Covid-19 numbers NEW DELHI, JULY 11: situation in Afghanistan, South Wales, which is bat- relatively low, seeing just India has pulled out around Afghan Ambassador Farid tling an outbreak of the over 31,000 cases since the 50 diplomats and security Mamundzay on Tuesday highly infectious Delta start of the pandemic and variant. personnel from its consulate briefed Foreign Secretary 911 deaths. in Kandahar in Afghanistan Harsh Vardhan Shringla on State Premier Gladys The vaccination rollout, Berejiklian said the num- in view of the deteriorating the situation in Afghanistan. however, has been sluggish security situation and the Tal- The Indian embassy last bers in and around the due to supply constraints country's biggest city Syd- iban gaining control of new week asked all Indians visit- and changing medical ad- ney, already under a hard while they were infectious, day recorded its 11th areas around the southern ing, staying and working in vice for its mainstay As- lockdown, are expected to raising the likelihood that straight days without new Afghan city, people familiar Afghanistan to exercise the traZeneca shots. rise. the three-week lockdown infections, said it was clos- with the development said on utmost caution with regard to "I'll be shocked if it's less of more than 5 million peo- ing its borders with New Vaccinations are avail- Sunday. their security and avoid all ple in Sydney and sur- South Wales and the Aus- able for now only to people A special aircraft of the In- types of non-essential travel than 100 this time tomor- said. Kandahar and Mazar-e- roundings will be ex- tralian Capital Territory to over 40 and groups at risk dian Air Force was sent on in view of rising incidents of row, of additional new He was replying to a media Sharif. tended. prevent spreading of the either due to their health Saturday to bring back the In- violence in various parts of cases," Berejiklian told a query on the issue. Two days back, the Min- "Given where we're at virus. or exposure to the virus at dian diplomats, officials and the country. televised briefing. "I want to emphasise that istry of External said India and given the lockdown In Sydney, there are 52 work. other staff members, includ- In an advisory, the em- On Saturday, there were this is a purely temporary was carefully monitoring the was supposed to be lifted cases in hospital, or about Of those hospitalised in ing a group of Indo-Tibetan bassy said the security situa- 50 cases, the previous 2021 measure until the situation deteriorating security situa- on Friday, everybody can one in 10 people infected in Sydney, 11 are under the Border Police personnel, they tion in Afghanistan remains record high. The recent stabilises. The consulate con- tion in Afghanistan and its tell it's highly unlikely at the current outbreak. Fif- age of 35 and more than said. "dangerous" and that terror outbreak stands at 566 tinues to operate through our implications on the safety this stage," Berejiklian teen people are in inten- three-quarters of the pa- External Affairs Ministry groups have carried out a se- cases. local staff members," Bagchi and security of Indian nation- said. sive care, five require venti- tients have not had any spokesperson Arindam ries of complex attacks in- Of Sunday's cases, 33 said. als. The neighbouring state lation. Bagchi said India-based per- cluding targeting civilians, were people who had spent doses, health authorities He said arrangements are "Our response will be cali- time in the community of Victoria, which on Sun- The death, the country's said. sonnel have been brought adding Indian nationals ad- back for the time being in being made to ensure contin- brated accordingly," External ditionally face a "serious view of intense fighting near ued delivery of visa and con- Affairs Ministry Spokesper- threat" of kidnapping. Kandahar city. sular services through the In- son Bagchi had said at a me- India has been a major IIT Delhi alumnus scales Mt Everest within Describing the pull out of dian embassy in Kabul. dia briefing on Thursday. stakeholder in the peace and the India-based personnel as "An important partner of Afghanistan witnessed a stability of Afghanistan. It has seven weeks of recovering from Covid-19 a temporary measure, he said Afghanistan, India remains series of terror attacks in the already invested nearly USD the consulate continues to committed to a peaceful, sov- last few weeks as the US three billion in aid and recon- NEW DELHI, JULY 11: sources Department. that was my chance to com- aged to scale the peak on operate through the local ereign and democratic looked to complete the with- struction activities in the Neeraj Chaudhary tested He took to mountaineer- plete it. I think that motiva- May 31,” he said. staff members. Afghanistan," the spokesper- drawal of its forces from country. positive for Covid-19 on the ing in 2014, and in 2020 got tion of not having a second Crediting IIT Delhi for He said India is closely son said. Afghanistan by August-end, India has been supporting a day he was to start from selected as a member of In- chance anytime soon helped shaping his career and the monitoring the evolving se- India's move to temporarily ending a nearly two-decade national peace and reconcil- Kathmandu for the Mount dian Mountaineering Foun- me push my body harder and alumni association for help- curity situation in bring back its Indian staff of its military presence in the iation process which is Everest but that did not de- dation (IMF) Everest Expe- there I was,” he added. ing him start a fundraiser of Afghanistan. came in view of Taliban fight- war-ravaged country. Afghan-led, Afghan-owned ter the IIT Delhi alumnus dition under the Ministry of He tested positive on Rs 24 lakh for the expedition, "The safety and security of ers rapidly seizing control of There were reports that at and Afghan-controlled. who returned to the base Youth Affairs and Sports. March 27 and was back in Chaudhary took the IIT flag our personnel is paramount. a number of key areas in the least two foreign missions in In March, Afghan Foreign camp within weeks of his re- However, the expedition was Kathmandu in April itself. with him. The consulate general of In- region as well as in western Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Minister Mohammad Ha- covery and ultimately man- postponed due to the out- He managed to scale the A flag in ceremony was dia in Kandahar has not been Afghanistan, triggering huge northern Balkh province, neef Atmar visited India, dur- aged to hoist the institution’s break of coronavirus. peak on May 31. held at IIT Delhi on Friday to closed. However, due to the security concerns. have closed their operation in ing which Jaishankar con- flag, besides the tricolour, This year, amid the uncer- Chaudhary recalls that mark the achievement. intense fighting near Kanda- On Tuesday, the Indian view of the escalating vio- veyed to him India's atop the summit. tainty posed by the pan- once he was back in Kath- “It’s a matter of great pride har city, India-based person- embassy in Kabul said there lence in the region. long-term commitment to- While the country was demic, he reached Kath- mandu, after recovering that an alumnus of IIT Delhi nel have been brought back was no plan to close the em- Amid growing concerns in wards a peaceful, sovereign reeling under the aggressive mandu with the team to from the infection, the news Neeraj Choudhary, MTech, for the time being," Bagchi bassy and the consulates in India over the deteriorating and stable Afghanistan. second wave of Covid-19, begin the expedition. updates from India about the (Shivalik hostel) successfully Chaudhary’s family mem- “But I hit a roadblock Covid situation worried him, scaled Mt Everest summit bers in Rajasthan were when I tested positive for while his family was on ten- (8848.86m AMSL) on May hooked to their phones wait- Covid and had to return to terhooks due to updates of 31. Neeraj carried the IIT Kejriwal promises 300 units of free power to ing for an update about his Jaipur. I was feeling fatigued cyclones in subsequent Delhi flag with him and wellbeing. since a few days but I had no weeks. hoisted it on Mount Everest. Chaudhary, 37, did his other symptoms,” Chaud- “It wasn’t easy mentally, “He started the summit every family, waiver of old bills in U'khand MTech in Environmental hury told PTI. and mountaineering is not push directly from Camp-II ADEHRADUN, JULY Arvind Kejriwal said on Sun- ates power. wal said at a press conference Sciences and Management “In that moment as well, I just a physical effort. When I (6400m AMSL) on May 30 11: If elected to power in Ut- day.Making the announce- "These things are guaran- here. at Indian Institute of Tech- wasn’t really thinking of reached there, then also it and after the summit on 31st, tarakhand, the Aam Aadmi ments in the hill state where teed if we come to power in the "There will be no power Party will give free electricity assembly elections are due state. If we can do it in Delhi, cuts. Free electricity doesn't nology (IIT), Delhi during Covid. All I could think of took me three attempts returned directly to Camp-II up to 300 units per month to next year, Kejriwal said his then why can't we do it in Ut- mean long outages. When we 2009-11 and he is currently was how much effort I had within 36 hours to ultimately in a continuous effort of al- every family, waive old bills government has done it in tarakhand, which not only took over in Delhi 7-8 hours working with the Rajasthan put in and the preparations I reach the top but once there, most 36 hours,” IIT Delhi Di- and give free electricity to Delhi and can do it in Uttarak- produces electricity but also long power outages were com- government’s Water Re- had done to reach there and it was the best feeling. I man- rector V Ramgopal Rao said. farmers, Delhi Chief Minister hand also as the state gener- gives it to other states," Kejri- mon. Jammu Rising 6 Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 EDITORIAL Falling government school enrolment is alarming and it needs Swift redressal of to be addressed soon Rajiv Mehrishi , Manish Sabharwal ment masks challenges; a huge dropout ing often happens without learning), lish. In 2020, Andhra Pradesh made Eng- grievances of ratio and poor learning outcomes (only 50 physical set-up, instructional differentia- lish the medium of instruction for classes The proportion of India’s children at- per cent of Grade 5 children being able to tion (for process, product, and learning 1 to 4 while making Telugu and Urdu a Pensioners tending a government school has now de- read a grade 2 text). We have too many styles), and communication (clarity, ques- compulsory second language. clined to 45 per cent; this number is 85 schools and 4 lakh have less than 50 stu- tioning, responsiveness). India’s constitution wrote Education he Director, Accounts and per cent in America, 90 per cent in Eng- dents (70 per cent of schools in Rajasthan, Governance must shift from control of Policy into Lists I (Centre), II (State), and Treasuries (A&T) land, and 95 per cent in Japan. The new Karnataka, J&K, and Uttarakhand). resources to learning outcomes; learning III (concurrent jurisdiction); this frag- leadership at the ministry of education China has similar total student numbers design, responsiveness, teacher manage- mentation needs revisiting because it Kashmir issued a set of must deal with this tragedy because a with 30 per cent of our school numbers. ment, community relationships, integrity, tends to concentrate decisions that should T quality, free and regular school education Reform is urgent. The new world of work fair decision making, and financial sus- be made locally in Delhi or state capitals. instructions/ guidelines to be fol- represents our most potent infrastructure redefines employability to include the tainability. Governance must enable per- For instance, recruitment at the block of opportunity, a fundamental duty of the 3Rs of reading, writing, and arithmetic formance management to be substantive level will minimise teacher absenteeism lowed by the Treasury Officers state, and this enrolment decline hap- and a fourth R of relationships; these and replace the current system best cap- and reduce the stakes and payments on (TOs) of Kashmir division while pened despite higher teacher salaries, can’t be taught in 3 months or 3 years but tured by the Tamil aphorism “naan ad- the “transfer industry” and school consol- teacher qualifications, and government need 12 years. India’s farm to non-farm ducha maadri addikyeren, nee arrara idation will reduce teacher shortages. processing works bills. spending. Policy is choice, not fate; we transition is not happening to factories but maadri aru (I will pretend as if I am beat- Must Read Opinions need the difficult reforms of governance, to sales and customer services which need ing you, you pretend as if you are cry- Falling govt school enrolment is alarm- As per the circular issued here, it performance management, and English 4R competency and English awareness. ing)”. ing and it needs to be addressed soon has been given out that various instruction. Future jobs require dynamic learners be- English instruction is about bilingual- The routinised evil of bureaucracy that In 1959, a wonderful essay by Ram cause dangerous, dirty, repetitive, and un- ism, higher education pathways, and em- led to Father Stan Swamy's death Orders/Instructions issued by Manohar Lohia suggested that powerful complicated jobs will increasingly be ployability. Bilingualism, because Alla- Did Dilip Kumar facilitate the star-cen- people have caste, wealth, and English done by ma-chines. And Harvard’s Paul habad University once had two wonderful tricity of the industry today? Finance Department and education. A logical culmination of Lo- Reville suggests COVID accelerates the English literature professors — Hindi and CLICK HERE FOR MORE hia’s observation is a wonderful new overdue move by schools from the fac- Urdu poets Harivansh Rai Bachchan and The challenges of getting school edu- Provisions in General Financial book The Aristocracy of Talent by Adrian tory model (same lesson for the same Firaq Gorakhpuri. Employability, be- cation right are not uniquely Indian or Rules while processing works bills Wooldridge that suggests meritocracy — time) to a medical model (differential as- cause in a country where kos kos mein contemporary; Abraham Lincoln filled an the idea that people should advance based sistance for differential durations) paani badley, char kos mein vaani, Eng- election form describing his government etc, necessary documents includ- on their talents and efforts — became the Recent government school action — lish is an operating system and vocational school education as “defective”, West In- world’s ruling ideology by the end of the class sizes, salaries, qualifications, Rs 5 skill. Employment outcomes are 50 per dian cricketer Michael Holding’s new ing Administrative approval, 20th century. But India’s meritocracy is lakh crore Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan cent higher for kids with English famil- book Why We Kneel, How We Rise flags Technical sanction, availability of sabotaged by flailing government spending — needs supplementing with iarity because of higher geographic mo- the 1970s herding of UK black kids into schools. The cynical confiscation of 25 difficult reforms. Performance manage- bility, sector mobility, role eligibility, and schools designated MSN (mentally sub- Funds, Pre and Post geo-tagged per cent of private school capacity by the ment, currently equated with teacher at- entrance exam ease. Yet, West Bengal’s normal), and Chinese families spend Right to Education Act is a tacit accept- tendance, needs evaluation of scores, government banned English teaching in hugely on coaching for Gaokao, the na- photographs are enclosed and ance of state failure and parents’ “re- skills, competence and classroom man- primary schools in 1981 (this may explain tional university entrance exam. India vealed preference”. Our yearning for bet- agement. Scores need continuous assess- their lowest ranking among states in the missed her tryst with destiny for many proper mechanism of e-tendering ter government schools is not an ments or end-of-year exams. Skills are proportion of English medium students at reasons but one of them was surely weak is followed. argument against private schools (both of harder in a world where soft skills — curi- 5.3 per cent). The poor, especially Dalits, government schools. us went to one) because, without this mar- ous, courageous, confident, risk-taker, have been at the receiving end of the elite- COVID creates new urgency; reports Further, that any Bill/Instrument ket response to demand, the post-1947 team player, and communicator — are favouring dichotomy between govern- suggest 25 per cent of Haryana private policy errors in primary education would hard skills. Teacher competence needs ment-provided regional language instruc- school students may have dropped out which is deficient in any way have been catastrophic for India’s human judging on child interaction, knowledge, tion and professional courses including this year due to parental financial chal- capital. Without an overhaul, India will planning capacity, communication, feed- civil service examinations in English. BR lenges. Adults invested in the status quo should be returned to the con- fail its children just like Indian socialism back abilities, and collaboration. Class- Ambedkar believed “English is the milk of insist progress re-quires more patience, cerned Drawing and Disbursing failed its poor. room management needs assessment by the lioness, he who drinks it can roar” yet time and money. But children have only India’s 100 per cent plus school enrol- classroom observation of learning (teach- only 26 per cent of our kids study in Eng- one chance to grow up. Officer along with a written memo both online and offline, reads the circular. Sedition law has no place in a modern democracy It is also informed that under no Pankaj Butalia on the book. merely interpretations. years now. But things have changed. The Justice D Y Chandrachud’s re- Section 124A of the Indian Pe- And so, not just mediapersons, Adecade ago, Binayak Sen was UK has done away with sedition circumstances, there should be any ported comment that the law on nal Code, or the sedition law, is the but writers and thinkers, artists and convicted of sedition and impris- as has the US and most of the diversion of funds from one unit of sedition needs to be looked at, espe- illegitimate child of two fathers — poets, cartoonists and naysayers, oned. His case clearly did not world. In 1962, India was a cially in the context of increasing one is monarchy and the other a protesters desperate to be heard, ac- meet the requirement of the newly independent state and was Appropriation to another. incarcerations of mediapersons un- fixation with “order”. Monarchies tivists hoping for a better world, Supreme Court’s reading down in paranoid about fissiparous ten- der this law, is both welcome and rule not by consent of the popula- and the millions who are voiceless, Kedar Nath Singh vs State of Bi- dencies. Today, it is armed with a Expenditure incurred should be troubling. tion but in spite of it. A monarch who would but cannot speak, either har. Yet, neither the district nor spate of laws that can deal with It is welcome because this is the lives in perpetual fear of an over- out of fear or poverty must be pro- the High Court thought it prudent the issues that the sedition law charged to the proper Account first time in recent memory, to the throw — hence the desire to quash tected from this regressive law. to grant him bail, pending the was supposed to deal with. Why head. In case of any deviation, the best of my knowledge, that a sit- dissent by not permitting it to be In June, the Supreme Court hearing of his appeal in the then continue with a law which ting judge of the Supreme Court even uttered. Democracies, on the quashed sedition charges against Chhattisgarh High Court. requires reading intent into concerned Treasury Officer and has publicly “questioned” this other hand, are creatures of confu- mediaperson Vinod Dua. However, Thankfully, the Supreme Court words? Why be more concerned questionable law. It is troubling be- sion, complexity and difference. more than six months ago, a jour- granted him bail. with words instead of actions? Section Officer shall be personally cause of two things: One, His Democracies thrive on chaos but an nalist from Kerala, Siddique Kap- Sedition was retained in Kedar For half a century after inde- Lordship wishes to deal with a lim- authoritarian mind seeks control, pan, was charged with sedition Nath, citing, “This species of of- pendence, our highest court responsible in this regard. ited aspect of this law — con- and the overarching quest for order (among other things) by the UPpo- fence against the State was not fought against authoritarian ten- Moreover, the circular mentions cerned with its misuse against the is primarily anti-democratic. The lice. Vinod Dua is high profile, un- an invention of the British Gov- dencies in the state, successfully, media — and two, because such a fixation with order is, therefore, pri- like Kappan, so calling him “me- ernment in India, but has been except for a brief period. The past that in order to overcome the diffi- course ignores the history of the marily an intolerance of difference dia” and releasing him is easier to known in England for centuries. decade has seen a clear reversal law in India where, in spite of re- — of opposing points of view, of do. Dua was never arrested while Every State, whatever its form of of this and the protector of the culties being faced by the peated categorical clarifications by dissent. Kappan has not yet been granted Government, has to be armed people has turned increasingly Pensioners, a proper arrangement the Supreme Court and continuous It ought to follow, therefore, that bail. The UP police can easily cir- with the power to punish those statist. Justice Chandrachud’s re- reading down of the law, police of- sedition should have no place in cumvent the Supreme Court’s who, by their conduct, jeopar- marks can be read two ways — it must be made in the Pension ficers, politicians and all lower democracies which thrive on criti- newly-found sensitivity about sedi- dise the safety and stability of can be seen as heralding a new courts continue to incarcerate peo- cism of an existing government. It tion by saying he was not a journal- the State, or disseminate such era of faith in institutions, des- Section of Treasuries. The ple under it. ought to have no place in societies ist at all — as will smaller courts feelings of disloyalty as have the perately needed right now, or it Higher courts may read down that recognise that states of exis- with the tens of thousands of ac- tendency to lead to the disrup- can be seen as a harbinger of a Pensioners shall not be made to laws but a police officer is more tence are temporary, that truth is not tivist journalists who have been tion of the State or to public dis- more subtle but final nail in the stand for long and an adequate concerned with the law as it exists one-dimensional, that versions are incarcerated under sedition for order.” coffin of individual rights. number of chairs should be kept in the pension section and they Plagued by delays and rising costs, arbitration in India needs urgent attention should be treated politely and Abhishek Gupta the decision making of arbitrators. same fear persists today. down to secure business and survive, misgivings of government depart- lot has been said about the The very limited recourse for setting Arbitration proceedings have be- find their key men relatively unem- ments and PSUs about arbitration are redressal of grievances of slump in arbitration, pro- aside an arbitral award under the Act come more complex with time. Arbi- ployed before new contracts can be not entirely unfounded. Asector that Apelled by rising costs and invariably means that it will be up- trators have endeavoured to simplify obtained, and so have both the skilled is dominated by approvals, protocols Pensioners must be kept on top sluggish proceedings. Arbitration held, even if it appears unfair or illog- the proceedings by limiting the personnel available and a pressing in- and scrutiny, uncertainty about the proceedings are often dragged on by ical. pleadings, insisting on written argu- centive to re-examine the history of budget outlay towards arbitrations priority. lawyers on either side filing miscon- Naysayers lament the fact that arbi- ments, reducing the number of sit- their completed contracts in order to and unexpected delays in disposal ceived applications at various stages tration hearings are generally held in tings and laying down a schedule for squeeze the last possible drop of addi- does not inspire confidence and de- The TOs have been instructed that of the proceedings. Litigants, too, at camera, and decisions are usually not various milestones. But the parties tional remuneration which the claims tracts from the sanctity of the process. times contribute to this delay with publicly accessible, giving rise to and their lawyers habitually derail the mechanisms of those contracts and Even the clauses providing for fees KYC Updation shall be complet- their stubbornness in not conceding doubts about impartiality and fair- proceedings by filing extensive and legal ingenuity can provide. Equally, of the arbitrators and fixed timelines ed within a period of 10 days from a loss or defeat. Early recognition and ness, which is hardly a ground for re- superfluous motions, interrogatories, owners and developers, under the fi- for disposal are often disregarded by analysis of the risks and costs of pur- view under Section 34 of the Act. The discovery, applications for additional nancial pressures of recession, and the players and the umpire. Though the date of issuance of this suing legal recourse is missing in the aggrieved party may well be stuck documents and evidence at belated often seeing falling markets for their the Supreme Court, in National Indian legal system, and is the pri- with the award and precluded forever stages, resulting in unending oral and commercial projects, may endeavour Highways Authority of India v. Gay- Circular. mary reason for its high costs and in- from challenging it. The policy of the written submissions. to minimise or postpone payment by atri Jhansi Roadways Limited has up- efficiency. courts to uphold arbitral awards on The pandemic has not spared arbi- any means available, however irre- held the agreement on the arbitral Meanwhile, all the Treasury The courts have somewhat pla- an “as is where is” basis has inadver- tration either, with most matters be- sponsible. This is apart altogether fees between the parties as binding, cated the apprehensions and con- tently jacked up the vast discretion of ing put on the backburner and claims from opportunistic terminations of no party likes to cross the “Lakshman Officers of Kashmir division are cerns regarding arbitration by nar- the arbitral tribunals and led to an lying in cold storage. The concomi- the contract by either side in such Rekha” of suggesting an appropriate rowing the scope of judicial over-indulgence in the tribunals by tant economic slowdown is likely to conditions in order to avoid its con- fee to the tribunal. Cases, where no directed to adhere to the aforemen- interference under Section 34 of the some parties. In 1984, in Tarapore worsen the situation and proliferate sequences.” such agreement exists, do not fare tioned instructions in letter and Arbitration and Conciliation Act and and Company v. Cochin Shipyard frivolous claims. Hudson’s Building The inevitable consequence of any better. Surely the loss of earnings deferring to the adjudication of arbi- Ltd, the Supreme Court had re- and Engineering Contracts reflects these drawbacks is a slow departure of occasioned by elevation to the bench spirit. trators. But this has also resulted in marked that an honest man dreads ar- on this paradox and remarks that, the biggest litigant, the government, cannot be made good in a few years. heartburn to litigants, aggrieved by bitration more than lawsuits. The “Contractors in recessions price from the arbitration spectrum. The 7 Daily Jammu Rising SPORTS Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 Copa America cup: Messi's Viral video of Messi sharing emotional winning moments with family is melting hearts online Argentina beats Brazil 1-0, wins title RIO DE JANEIRO, JULY11: Ar- Barcelona. In the middle of the has clocked more than three million RIO DE JANEIRO, JULY gentina striker Lionel Messi video pitch, Messi was on a live video call views in just two hours. 11:Two long droughts ended at the called his family immediately from with Antonella, flaunting his win- The Copa America trophy marks Copa America final: Argentina won the Maracana Stadium after Argentina ners' medal with a lot of happiness Messi's first-ever title at the interna- its first major title since 1993 after a won the Copa America Cup for the and pride. tional arena, something which 1-0 win against Brazil. And Lionel first time since 1993. The adorable Sharing the screenshot of the eluded him for a long time. Messi finally lifted his first major tro- moment has since gone viral on social video on Instagram, Antonella wrote Messi couldn't score a goal in the phy for the national team, filling in media. "Your happiness is mine! Congrats, final. But he still edged Neymar for one of the biggest gaps in his deco- Messi called his wife Antonella my love." Antonella also shared a the Golden Boot award. He scored rated career. Roccuzzo after Argentina beat video on Instagram of their three five goals in the tournament and had Argentina's winning goal at the Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final children -- Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro - an equal number of assists. Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. It is a well-known fact singing a celebratory song after Ar- Angel Di Maria's goal in the 22nd on Saturday came in the 22nd minute that Messi is extremely close to his gentina ended their wait of 28 years minute gave Argentina the early lead. after Rodrigo de Paul made a long wife and three children, who are cur- for a Copa America title. The video Brazil tried very hard to equalise but pass to Ángel di Maria. The 33-year- rently residing in Camp Nou, with the caption "Vamos Argentina" failed to do so. old veteran striker counted on some sloppy defending from left-back Re- nan Lodi to take control and lob it past came more physical and Argentina for the national team. Missed natural feeling of being in world-class event goalkeeper Ederson. successfully stopped the ball from The South American trophy is a re- When the match ended, a tearful getting to Neymar. lief for Argentina, which won its last Mess knelt down and put his hands on Neymar tried hard with dribbles major title when Messi was only 6 but staying positive for Tokyo: Neeraj Chopra his face. Then most of his teammates and passes, but the Selecao barely years old. Saturday's victory in Rio NEW DELHI ran in his direction to celebrate and threatened Argentina goalkeeper gave the team its 15th Copa America Powered By The Tribune x threw him into the air. Emiliano Martinez in the first half. title, this time unbeaten, equaling eReleGo Once criticized by Argentina fans Argentina sat in the back, hoping for Uruguay's total. Brazil has won the Touted as one of India’s strongest for his quietness, he went to the few counter-attacks. South American title nine times. bets for an Olympic medal, star hundred guests chanting his name at Brazil coach Tite tried to change the Messi, who has several titles with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on the Maracana and chanted with them. dynamic of the match by replacing Barcelona, had reached the final of Sunday said his build-up to the Messi kissed the trophy before lifting defensive midfielder Fred for Roberto Copa America three times and lost all Games has been quite challenging it into the air during the presentations. Firmino, and managed to do so for of them in 2007, 2015 and 2016. given the lack of competitive expo- The match at the Maracana started much of the second half. But though Now, he will have good memories at sure but he is trying to stay positive with some surprises. Argentina coach the Selecao had more ball posession the Maracana, where Argentina lost for the big event. Lionel Scaloni made five changes there were few real opportunities. the 2014 World Cup final to Ger- Chopra said he has missed the from the starting lineup that beat Messi's performance in the final many. “natural feeling” of being in a Colombia on penalties in the semifi- was not as impressive as in previous Brazil became last-minute hosts of world-class field, except for one oc- nal. matches of the tournament, during Copa America two weeks before kick casion, in the run up to the Games Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, which he scored four goals and had off after original organizers Colom- which open on July 23. Marcos Acuña, Leandro Paredes and five assists. He had a clear opportu- bia and Argentina withdrew. Many That one time was the Kuortane pandemic, Chopra said he has tried ans due to Covid-19 situation in In- Di María took the places of Nahuel nity in the 88th minute, tried to dribble players protested against the tourna- Games event in Finland on June 26 to stay positive nonetheless. dia. So, I decided to miss the Dia- Molina, Nicolás Tagliafico, Guido Ederson, but the Brazilian goalkeeper ment taking place as the COVID-19 where he won a bronze with a per- “I did not get good international mond League. There is no time for Rodríguez and Nicolás González. stopped him. pandemic causes thousands of deaths formance of 86.79m in a star-stud- competitions when I wanted and competition now. Brazil, a team recognized for its "I can't cry yet," Di Maria said after a day in South America, even more so ded field comprising, among others, there had to be several changes in “I can have some intensity train- steadiness, did not make any changes the match. in Brazil where 532,000 have died. Olympics gold favourite German Jo- training and competition schedule. ing for another week. After that I from the team that advanced to the fi- "We dreamed of getting this, and Officials allowed a few thousand hannes Vetter, who won the event “But, I am in positive frame of will have light training.” nal. we fought. Many people criticized us fans into the Maracana for the de- with a massive throw of 93.59m. mind because a lot depends on the He said he was focusing on im- The teams were cautious early in and asked us not to come back (to the cider, the only match in the tourna- “I had a new experience in Fin- performance of the day. I am just proving his technique. the match, barely offering chances. national team)." The title, however, ment to have spectators. land. During the run-up, I felt the hoping to give my best and realise “The performance in Finland was When Argentina opened the scoring provides the superstar some relief af- There was very little social distanc- real experience of a top-level com- my dream of winning a gold for the also not my best, there were technical in a rare Brazil defensive mistake and ter all the questions throughout his ing in celebrations, and some fans re- petition, the kind of natural feeling country.” issues, the height of the javelin was Di Maria's classy finish, the match be- career on his effectiveness playing moved their masks. which gives you the best perform- Chopra, who has pulled out of the an issue. My javelin could not reach ance comes after you take part a lot June 13 Diamond League at the venue that day and I could not of world class events,” Chopra said Gateshead due to visa issues, has use it. I had to use another javelin. from his training base at Upsala, How shuttler Praneeth is prepping taken part in only three international “At the Asian Games and Com- Sweden during an online interaction. events since June 10. monwealth Games, the height of the “For me, that was the only time,” He won’t participate in competi- javelin was an issue though I won he added. for Tokyo Olympics tions anymore before travelling to gold in both. I am working on reduc- Talking about the challenges that Tokyo on July 26. ing the height of the javelin so that NEW DELHI, JULY "No, not at all," pat comes came with the restrictions that came “Getting the UK visa (to take part it can cover more distance.” 11:'Coaches have been trying the reply from the world into force because of the Covid-19 to create match situations like number 15. at Gateshead) was difficult for Indi- when it is 18-all or 19-all. I am "I know how I played in focusing on how I have to play world championship and af- and win those moments, so I ter that, in China Open I had a hope it will help.' three-setter against Anthony All Sri Lanka first team players COVID negative The 28-year-old B Sai Pra- Sinisuka (Ginting) in quar- NEW DELHI, JULY neeth from Hyderabad will ters, then another China 11: The entire Sri Lankan carry the onus of breaking In- Open I had a close game first team, including senior dia's long-awaited Olympic against Anders Antonsen. medal quest in the men's sin- "The thing is, whenever I players Kusal Perera, gles badminton when he com- play back-to-back events, my Dushmantha Chameera petes in Tokyo. need to be positive and focus tions, Praneeth said he has fitness goes down, so I might and Dhananjaya de Silva, Striving to master "closing on the game." been paying special attention not have beaten them, but I have all returned negative out" narrow games, Indian The pandemic had hit the to closing out narrow games know my game and I am con- in their latest RT-PCR tests shuttler B Sai Praneeth is en- Olympic qualification as part of his preparation for fident of beating them." ahead of the limited overs process, forcing the cancella- the showpiece. tering his maiden Olympics "a Chief national coach Pul- series against India. bit worried" about returning tion of most tournaments in Far too many times, Pra- lela Gopichand, too, has spo- false positive for COVID-19 2020 and early part of the neeth has been accused of ken about the need for Pra- The tests were con- in one of the many tests he 2021 season, but Praneeth was lacking patience or rushing neeth "to put that little extra ducted by Sri Lanka might undergo in Tokyo. not losing his sleep over mak- through to get ahead in the momentum into his physical Cricket (SLC). Praneeth, who had ended ing the cut. crucial moments, which strength" to cross the line at It is now expected that India's 36-year-long wait for a "I had already figured out ended in heartbreaking losses Olympics. the players would be al- men's singles medal at the that even if all the qualifiers against top players. Praneeth said the pro- lowed to enter the bio-bub- are cancelled, I still will make "I don't know if it is a men- world championship with a longed break and cancella- ble by Monday as they bronze in 2019, has reasons to it. So I was relaxed in a way," tal thing or not. Sometimes tion of tournaments due to get anxious having returned he said. you anticipate something and the pandemic gave him time complete a week-long false positive during the Thai- However, the cancellation go for a shot but it doesn't to work on his body and hard quarantine after their land Open in January. of the last three qualifiers at turn out as you wanted. But skills. arrival from the United cases," a source in SLC hard quarantine (room iso- have tested positive on Forced to pull out of the Singapore, India, and we have tried to address this "I had a lot of time to focus Kingdom. told PTI. lation) and enter the bio- return from the UK, the tournament, a re-test showed Malaysia means he will have issue," Praneeth said. on different aspects of my After batting coach "Since we haven't got bubble. The robust testing source said that there has- a negative result. to head to the Olympics with- "Coaches have been trying game, where there is scope to Grant Flower and data ana- any positive report, which is expected to continue as n't been any deterioration out much match practice. Will to create match situations "You know what happened improve. I could work on my lyst G T Niroshan, along we normally receive by per norms (every third or in their health or medical to me in Thailand, it was a it impact performance? like when it is 18-all or 19- endurance. Sometimes, I can mid-day, it can be pre- fifth day)," he informed. parameters. "I couldn't play in Thailand all. I am focusing on how I with another player in a false positive and I couldn't feel in the practice if I am not sumed that all players have Once the players get to "Grant and Niroshan play. Since it happened to me and only played Swiss and All have to play and win those good enough but now I know separate bio-bubble, tested so I am a bit worried," Pra- England. Then the last quali- moments, so I hope it will I am in good shape, so there positive for COVID-19, tested negative," he added. enter the bio-bubble, they are at an isolation facility neeth, a 2017 Singapore Open fiers were cancelled but we help." is nothing to worry about." the series that was origi- As far as its revised can at least meet each as per protocols. Both are champion, told PTI in an inter- can't do anything about it, The 28-year-old from Hy- With the focus mostly on nally scheduled to start on training itinerary is con- other in their rooms and asymptomatic and doing view. everyone is in the same situa- derabad will carry the onus of Rio Games silver medallist P July 13 was pushed back cerned, it is understood also start using the gymna- fine as of now. There has- tion." breaking India's long- "Olympics is the biggest V Sindhu in the run-up to the by five days. that the Sri Lankan team sium in a staggered man- n't been any deterioration sporting event. Before you The Indian players will de- awaited Olympic medal Olympics, tags like "dark will be practising at the ner. of health as per our part on July 17 to participate quest in the men's singles "Normally, the moment could just focus on your game horse" and "surprise package" Khettarama (R Premadas The outdoor training and knowledge. They will now there are so many things: in the upcoming edition of the badminton when he com- have been used to describe we get any positive result testings, so many protocols, Games, which was delayed by petes in Tokyo. Praneeth. we announce. There has Stadium) in Colombo, skills session (net practice) complete their stipulated you have to think about all that a year due to the unprece- It won't be easy as he has to "It feels good if someone been another round of RT- since the Indians are train- is also expected to start in isolation period," he said. and then practice and play. dented health crisis, and will get past the likes of Kento believes in you but I don't give PCR tests conducted yes- ing at the Singhalese the next 48 hours. The official is confi- "But I am vaccinated now. get underway on July 23 un- Momota, Viktor Axelsen and much attention to what is be- terday and the results were Sports Club ground (SSC). Asked about the health dent that there won't be der strict COVID-19 proto- Anders Antonsen, players A lot of effort has been made ing written or said about me. I supposed to come today. "If all goes well, the UK- status of batting coach any more hiccups before to conduct a safe Olympics, so cols. against whom he has a dismal generally don't take it to my returned players would be Flower and analyst the opening ODI on July Guilty of often losing head-to-head record. We only get the results if hopefully, things will be okay. mind and try to focus on my able to come out of their Niroshan, both of whom 18. There is no guarantee but we matches from winning posi- Does it bother him? job at hand," he signed off. there are any positive

Owner & Editor Ashok Atri Ph: 0191-2464363 Mob. 9419192797, Printer & Publisher: Satish Mahajan Mob: Associate Editor Satish Mahajan 7889664902, 9797554966 , R.C.Bhat , Sr.Correspondent,Mobile no.9596678333 Printed at Early Times Press Samadhian Road Jewel Chowk Jammu, Published at: H.No. 219 Sector 1 Housing Colony Channi Himmat Jammu. Email :- [email protected], editor.dailyjammurising.in 08 Daily Jammu Rising NATIONAL Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 Someone else will be CM if party Covid not over yet: Himachal CM high command says so: Baghel urges tourists to follow norms NEW DELHI While speaking to reporters after a "As Bhupesh Baghel ji also cleared NEW DELHI If the Congress high command asks meeting at 10, Janpath in New Delhi, these things, there is no such under- "We are concerned about the num- someone else to step in as the chief he also said that he was ready to take standing or any formula. There no ber of tourists coming to the state. minister of Chhattisgarh, it will be so, up responsibilities for the assembly point in such a formula as the Con- Tourists are welcome here but I ap- said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel elections in Uttar Pradesh that are gress party has a three-fourth major- peal to them to follow COVID-19 on Sunday, after attending a meeting coming up next year. ity in Chhattisgarh. norms," Jairam Thakur said. with the party's interim president So- He said, "Congress has a three- "Such an agreement happens in "We need to save the tourism indus- nia Gandhi. fourth majority in Chhattisgarh. I met coalition governments. Chhattisgarh try also. I held a virtual meeting with Amid speculation about the agree- (Congress general secretary) Priyanka is running with a three-fourth majority districts officials and directed them to ment to be the chief minister of the Gandhi ji; now meeting (senior government," he said. monitor and regulate the crowd. state just for two-and-a-half years, leader) P L Punia ji. If the high com- Baghel met Priyanka Gandhi at her COVID-19 is not over yet. Hotels are Baghel said, "The high command in- mand gives me any responsibility for residence for more than an hour. being asked to follow SOPs," he structed me to take the oath (as chief upcoming elections in UP, I will do Senior party leader Pawan Bansal added.Tourists have been thronging minister), so I took the oath. When it." was also present. Baghel met Chattis- hills as the heatwave has hit the plains they will say someone else will be the Chattisgarh Congress in-charge Pu- garh state in charge P L Punia after and the second wave of COVID-19 chief minister, then it will be so. Such nia, meanwhile, told ANI that there is meeting Priyanka Gandhi. seeing a significant decline in the agreements happen in a coalition gov- no such formula of changing chief He is likely to meet General Secre- country, although the gross violation ernment." ministers after a few years. tary K C Venugopal as well. of Covid-appropriate behaviour by they are not afraid of COVID-19 and Singh said efforts are being made to the visitors was accounted for in were confident that they 'arrived be- bring awareness among people. Haridwar on Friday. fore the third wave'. "We are trying to make people While medical experts say that the "We feel like we have come out of aware and we had a meeting with hotel Organisational role for Prasad, nation is not yet out of the woods, jail after two years. There is a huge and vanshala unions. Everyone wants some defiant tourists believe other- crowd. We are not scared of COVID- to see Har ki Pauri. After a certain wise. 19. We have come here before the limit, we are requesting remaining People bathing in the river Ganga in third wave," a tourist said. travelers to not go to the ghat," Singh Javadekar in poll-bound states soon Haridwar city police official Abhay said. Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar said that NEW DELHI Former Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Amit Mitra likely to step down as Javadekar may soon receive senior organisational positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP is soon likely to announce Bengal finance minister new positions for the senior former NEW DELHI portfolio from 2014-2021. Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad Noted economist and Due to ill health, Mitra and Prakash Javadekar, sources said. senior Trinamool Congress was not present in the vote- These leaders may get national leader Amit Mitra is likely on-account in February and general secretary or vice president to step down as the West state budget last week. position in the party, sources told Bengal finance minister and Although the budget was ANI. even retire from active poli- prepared by him, the chief Also, major responsibilities will be tics due to ill health, party minister had presented the given to them for the upcoming as- sources said on Sunday. vote-on-account in Febru- sembly poll pound states. 73-year-old Mitra, who ary and state Parliamentary BJP president J P Nadda will soon pected to be part of the agenda of the amid COVID-19 protocols, came has been the state finance Affairs Minister Partha make an announcement regarding the meeting. days ahead of the monsoon session of minister since 2011 when Chatterjee had tabled the same, sources added. As many as 43 leaders took oath on Parliament. the TMC came to power af- state budget last week. Nadda on Sunday called for a meet- Wednesday in the first Union Cabinet Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash ter ending the 34-year-long Mitra, a former FICCI ing of National Secretaries at BJP reshuffle and expansion after Prime Javadekar were among the 12 Union rule of the Left Front, had and administration due to ill the chief minister will keep secretary general, has been headquarters in the national capital at Minister Modi returned to power for a Ministers who had resigned from refrained from contesting health. the ministry with her for part of Banerjee's close deci- 3 pm. second term in May 2019. their posts of Council of Ministers this year's assembly elec- "But, due to Chief Minis- some time before appoint- sion-making team since According to sources, the upcom- The swearing-in ceremony, which ahead of the Union Cabinet expan- tions. ter Mamata Banerjee's in- ing the next finance minis- 2009, when the TMC was ing Assembly polls strategy is ex- took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan sion on July 7. "Amit Da will not con- sistence, Mitra had taken ter, another TMC leader part of the UPA-2 and she tinue as the state finance charge as the finance minis- said, confirming the devel- was the railway minister. minister as he will be com- ter of the state after the party opment. After the party came to pleting six months in the returned to power for the Mitra was a two-time power in West Bengal in Zika adds to Kerala woes as it post without being elected third time in May this year," MLA from Khardah con- 2011, Mitra has been part of on November 4. He has al- a senior TMC leader told stituency in North 24 Par- Banerjee's cabinet, and was ready informed the party PTI on condition of ganas since 2011. given the charge of making leadership that he doesn't anonymity. Apart from finance, he a financial turnaround of the struggles with rising Covid cases want to continue in politics After Mitra steps down, had also held the industry debt-ridden state. NEW DELHI While the medical experts who bers as they probably were not testing Rising COVID-19 cases in Kerala, spoke to PTI praised the Kerala gov- their rural population unlike Kerala. coupled with the recent outbreak of ernment for its preventive measures Citing the positive side of the situa- India evacuates Kandahar consulate the Zika virus, is causing concern to which helped keep the infection rate tion, Dr Anish said the government the health authorities here as the from peaking drastically, some opined was able to prevent a sharp increase southern state battles to bring down the administration's inability to en- during the peak of the second wave of the fresh infections. force COVID appropriate behaviour COVID by putting in place a lock- staff as Taliban seizes new areas After winning accolades for its after the unlock phase came into ef- down and thereby, ensured the health- NEW DELHI continues to operate through our lo- province, have closed their operation 'Kerala model' of combating the conta- fect was one of the reasons that the care system was not overwhelmed. India has pulled out around 50 cal staff members," Bagchi said. in view of escalating violence in the gion about a year ago, the state is now numbers have not gone down. This steady rate of infection could diplomats and security personnel He said arrangements are being region. seeing daily fresh cases between Vaccination was the key and the also help to prevent a third wave as from its consulate in Kandahar in made to ensure continued delivery of Amid growing concerns in India 12,000 to 15,000 with no end in sight state government should try to pro- the health system or machinery would Afghanistan in view of the deteriorat- visa and consular services through the over the deteriorating situation in to the 'prolonged surge', as some ex- cure the vaccines by whatever means be vigilant and would quickly detect ing security situation and the Taliban Indian embassy in Kabul. Afghanistan, Afghan Ambassador perts put it. instead of just relying on the central any new variant or mutation. gaining control of new areas around "An important partner of Farid Mamundzay on Tuesday The state had reported 14,087 fresh government for supply, they said. According to him, if the cases go the southern Afghan city, people fa- Afghanistan, India remains commit- briefed Foreign Secretary Harsh Covid infections on Saturday and 109 Dr T S Anish, who specialises in down substantially, the system would miliar with the development said on ted to a peaceful, sovereign and demo- Vardhan Shringla on the situation in deaths taking the total caseload to community medicine, said the present be less vigilant as there would be less Sunday.Aspecial aircraft of the Indian cratic Afghanistan," the spokesperson Afghanistan. 30,39,029 and toll to 14,380. The ac- situation has its pros and cons. testing and therefore, by the time a Air Force was sent on Saturday to said. The Indian embassy last week tive cases touched 1,13,115. A prolonged infection rate would new variant or mutation is detected bring back the Indian diplomats, offi- India's move to temporarily shut the asked all Indians visiting, staying and Health Minister Veena George had put stress on the doctors and other the third wave would have already hit. cials and other staff members includ- consulate in Kandahar came in view working in Afghanistan to exercise recently said the virus numbers spiked healthcare workers and in case a third Dr Amar Fettle, the state nodal of- ing a group of Indo-Tibetan Border of Taliban fighters rapidly seizing the utmost caution with regard to their due to certain unlock measures and wave comes, the medical system ficer for COVID-19, said that the Ker- Police personnel, they said. control of a number of key areas in the security and avoid all types of non-es- that they were expected to go down. which is partially filled could be over- ala government was carrying out ex- External Affairs Ministry region as well as in western sential travel in view of rising inci- While on June 1 this year, Kerala whelmed. tensive testing to ensure no one who spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Afghanistan triggering huge security dents of violence in various parts of reported 19,760 positive cases, there He also said it was a matter of con- is infected is missed out and it was India-based personnel have been concerns. the country. was a slight decline for a week with cern that the government was unable taking measures to ensure elderly brought back for the time being in On Tuesday, the Indian embassy in In an advisory, the embassy said the view of intense fighting near Kanda- Kabul said there was no plan to close 9,313 new cases being recorded on to reduce the rate of infection. people and children, who would be security situation in Afghanistan re- har city. the embassy and the consulates in June 7. According to him, some of the vulnerable to infection, are protected. mains 'dangerous' and that terror Describing the pull out of the India- Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. However, two days later it again measures taken by the government Testing is being carried out in high groups have carried out a series of based personnel as a temporary meas- Two days ago, the Ministry of Ex- shot up to 16,204. were unscientific, like allowing over- risk groups, he added. complex attacks including targeting ure, he said the consulate continues to ternal said India was carefully moni- For over a month, the state has been crowding at shops and liquor vends Fettle said that after a long period civilians, adding Indian nationals addi- operate through the local staff mem- toring the deteriorating security situa- reporting cases between 11,000 to and not making available services on- of lockdown, when the unlock phase tionally face a 'serious threat' of kid- 13,000 on a daily basis. line that could be. comes into effect people venture out bers. tion in Afghanistan and its He said India is closely monitoring implications on the safety and secu- napping. Incidentally, India's first Covid-19 "Crowding has to be prevented at and therefore, the infection re-enters India has been a major stakeholder case emerged from the state in Janu- any cost," he said, adding, while peo- homes. the evolving security situation in rity of Indian nationals. in the peace and stability of ary 2020 when a third year medical ple wear masks out in the streets, they A prolonged surge is better than a Afghanistan. "Our response will be calibrated ac- Afghanistan. It has already invested student from Wuhan, the epicentre of do not do so in their workplaces or short spike or wave, as then the "The safety and security of our per- cordingly," External Affairs Ministry nearly $3 billion in aid and recon- the virus in China, tested positive. during a celebration. healthcare system will not be overbur- sonnel is paramount. The consulate Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at struction activities in the country. Two other Wuhan returnees from Virologist Dr Sarada too said peo- dened, he said. general of India in Kandahar has not a media briefing on Thursday. India has been supporting a national the state had also tested positive and ple were not following COVID appro- However, he said it cannot be pre- been closed. However, due to the in- Afghanistan witnessed a series of peace and reconciliation process all the three had subsequently recov- priate behaviour which was also a rea- dicted how long this trend will go on tense fighting near Kandahar city, In- terror attacks in the last few weeks as which is Afghan-led, Afghan-owned ered. son for the cases not declining. and when the numbers will go down. dia-based personnel have been the US looked to complete the with- and Afghan-controlled. According to experts, the steady She and Anish were of the view that Health Minister Veena George had brought back for the time being," drawal of its forces from Afghanistan In March, Afghan Foreign Minister rate of COVID infection in Kerala vaccination was the key, the only solu- on Friday had said 'the government's Bagchi said. by August-end, ending a nearly two- Mohammad Haneef Atmar visited In- would help the state to fight off the tion and the state government should endeavour was to ensure the number He was replying to a media query decade of its military presence in the virus and ensure medical facilities are try to get the vaccine in more quanti- of infected persons never goes above on the issue. war-ravaged country. dia during which Jaishankar con- not overwhelmed, but the more it pro- ties by whatever means. the medical capacity of the state, so "I want to emphasise that this is a There were reports that at least two veyed to him India's long-term com- longs the more stressful it would be Sarada also said that other states that no one dies due to non-availability purely temporary measure until the foreign missions in Mazar-e-Sharif, mitment towards a peaceful, for doctors and healthcare workers. may not be showing such high num- of beds or oxygen'. situation stabilises. The consulate the capital of northern Balkh sovereign and stable Afghanistan. 09 Daily Jammu Rising BUSINESS Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 Delhi govt to slap fine of up to Rs 1 Mother Dairy follows Amul; hikes milk prices lakh for noise pollution in Delhi-NCR, other cities NEW DELHI, JULY NEW DELHI, JULY 11: 11: Mother Dairy has hiked Delhiites, especially those milk prices in Delhi-NCR planning to burn firecrack- and other cities by Rs 2 per ers in the future, should take litre from July 11. The price note. The Delhi Pollution revision, which comes after a Control Committee (DPCC) gap of 1.5 years, has been has made an amendment to done amid rising input the fine amount imposed for costs. creating noise pollution in The increased rates will the national capital. As per apply to all milk variants the amended fine rates, peo- sold by Mother Dairy. Fur- ple in Delhi can now be fined thermore, the company's up to Rs 1 lakh for causing consumer milk prices are noise pollution.According to also being raised across key the new rule, the fine that can markets comprising East be slapped on any individual and Central Uttar Pradesh for burning firecrackers after (UP), Kolkata, Mumbai, the designated time is Rs and Nagpur effective July 1,000 in residential and 20,000 in silent zones in the penalty and the area will be The amendments have 11, to the tune of Rs 2 per "compelled to raise its liq- in a statement. about 4 per cent in the last commercial areas. The fine national capital. sealed off, according to the been accepted by the Na- litre on the current MRP uid milk prices by Rs 2/litre Not price rise! FMCG three-four weeks. Despite amount is Rs 3,000 in silent If the firecracker rules are amended rules. tional Green Tribunal (maximum retail price). in Delhi-NCR with effect players find other ways to paying higher prices to- zones. If the firecracker rules violated a second time, the The DPCC has also taken (NGT). The concerned de- Amul to hike milk prices from July 11, 2021." fight inflation wards milk procurement in are breached at a rally, wed- penalty amount would be steps to tackle the issue of partments have been tasked by Rs 2 per litre across "The company has been In the last one year, farm the last one year, the con- ding or religious festival, hiked to Rs 40,000. If the noise pollution caused by with strict implementation of country from July 1 experiencing inflationary prices have increased to the sumer prices were kept in- then the organisers would norms are breached a third generator sets. The commit- the new rules and have to Mother Dairy said that pressure on overall input tune of 8-10 per cent, cou- tact. With this revision, the have to pay Rs 10,000 as a time, the amount will shoot tee has created a provision to submit a report of the same milk prices were last revised costs, which has increased pled with mounting opera- milk prices are undergoing fine in residential and com- up to Rs 1 lakh. Violators will confiscate plants that create every month. in December 2019. The multi-fold in the last one tional costs of processing, a revision of 4 per cent," mercial areas and up to Rs have to pay Rs 1 lakh as a noise pollution. company retails milk in year, accompanied by the packaging and logistics. Mother Dairy said. more than 100 cities across distress in milk production "It is pertinent to note Mother Dairy sells more the country. due to the ongoing pan- that farm prices of milk than 30 lakh litres of milk Crypto firm Bullish to go public with $9 bln SPAC deal Mother Dairy said it was demic," Mother Dairy said alone have firmed up by per day in Delhi-NCR. NEW DELHI, JULY of our company, without 11: Cryptocurrency com- any of the regulatory uncer- pany Bullish announced on tainties or jurisdictional India's fuel demand rebounds in June after Friday it had agreed to go limitations of a profit-shar- public on the New York ing token issuance," Bren- Stock Exchange through a dan Blumer, Block.one's tumbling to a nine-month low merger with Far Peak Ac- chief executive officer and quisition (FPAC.N), a spe- the incoming chairman of NEW DELHI, JULY cial purpose acquisition Bullish, said in an email to 11: India's fuel demand re- company (SPAC), in a $9 Reuters.The merger is ex- bounded in June after billion deal. pected to close by the end slumping to a nine-month Bullish, a unit of of 2021 and is subject to ap- low in the previous month blockchain software com- proval by Far Peak stock- as restrictions to curb the pany Block.one, plans to Investment Group, Galaxy merger will result in pro- holders and other custom- spread of the pandemic launch a regulated crypto Digital, and Japanese bank ceeds that include net cash ary closing conditions, were eased, helping eco- exchange later this year. Nomura. in trust of approximately including regulatory ap- nomic activity and mobility The company is backed The combined Bullish $600 million, assuming no provals.Far Peak is a SPAC to pick up. by billionaire entrepreneur and Far Peak entity is redemptions. focused on bringing lead- Fuel consumption rose Peter Thiel's Thiel Capital poised to have a pro forma Market sentiment on ing financial and financial 1.5 per cent to 16.33 million and Founders Fund, equity value at signing of cryptocurrencies has technology companies tonnes in June from a year British hedge fund man- approximately $9 billion, dimmed as China, Britain public. Far Peak CEO and earlier and by 8 per cent ager Alan Howard, U.S. to be adjusted at the closing and Japan clamp down on Chairman Thomas Farley over May 2021, data from hedge fund manger Louis of the transaction based on the sector. previously served as the the Petroleum Planning and Bacon, Hong Kong billion- crypto asset prices around "Bullish's entry into the president of the New York Analysis Cell (PPAC) of aire Richard Li, German in- that time, Bullish said in a public markets allows our Stock Exchange. He will Ministry of Petroleum and vestor Christian Anger- statement. customers to take part in now become the CEO of Natural Gas showed. mayer's Apeiron Bullish and Far Peak's Bullish by holding a piece Bullish. Petrol sales rose 5.6 per the second wave of COVID- and vaccination pace pick- only fuel which showed cent year-on-year to 2.4 19 infections led to the re- ing up, state governments growth even during the first million tonnes in June. It imposition of lockdowns in have continued to reopen, lockdown because of free India bars YouTuber Karl Rock from entering the country; cancels his visa was up 21 per cent from different states, stalling mo- though some exceptions supplies by the government NEW DELHI, JULY 11: Karl Edward Rice, has however gram handle. "The Govern- lik has filed a petition in the May sales of 1.99 million bility and muting economic such as Maharashtra exist. to the poor, rose 9.7 per cent The Indian government has re- alleged that the Indian govern- ment of India has separated me Delhi High Court seeking re- tonnes. activity. The then Oil Minister year on year to 2.26 million stricted New Zealand-based ment had cancelled his visa last and from my family in New moval of her husband's name Diesel - the most used fuel Consumption in May Dharmendra Pradhan had tonnes. It was up 26.3 per YouTuber Karl Rock from visit- year without giving any reason Delhi by adding my name to from the Indian government's in the country - rose 12 per slumped to its lowest since last month stated that In- cent over June 2019. ing India until 2022 as he was as to why he was "blacklisted" their Blacklist without telling blacklist, news agency ANI re- cent from May to 6.2 mil- August last year amid lock- dia's fuel demand would re- With airlines yet to re- found doing business activities after the vlogger left India to me, giving reasons, or letting me ported. Her petition read that lion tonnes, but was down downs and restrictions in cover to pre-pandemic lev- sume full-scale operations while on a tourist visa, which is travel to Dubai and Pakistan. reply. I've been away from my she is deprived of living with her 1.5 per cent from June 2020 several states. els by the end of 2021. because of travel restric- in violation of multiple visa The YouTuber shared a video wife Manisha Malik and family husband as the latter is denied a and 18.8 per cent from June Fuel demand showed "We are confident by the tions around the globe, jet norms, according to the Min- titled 'Why I Haven't Seen My for 269 days now," Karl Rock visa and thus, violating her right 2019. signs of resurgence in June end of this calendar year we fuel sales at 2,58,000 istry of Home Affairs. Wife in 269 Days #Blacklist' on stated in the video.Meanwhile, to life and dignity guaranteed This is the first monthly after restrictions began to will be in a position to re- tonnes was up 16.2 per cent Karl Rock, whose real name is his YouTube channel and Insta- Karl Rock's wife Manisha Ma- under Article 21. increase since March. be eased and the economy store our original (pre- year on year but 61.7 per Fuel demand had recov- gathered pace. COVID) consumption be- cent lower than June of ered to near-normal levels With COVID case addi- haviour," Pradhan said. 2019 WhatsApp security: Check out these in March before the onset of tion continuing to decline Consumption of LPG, the settings to keep your account safe DMart Q1 net profit swells 132% to Rs phones have fingerprint- 115 cr, revenue up 31% based to Face-ID-based biometric security lock fea- tures. WhatsApp allows users to enable these bio- metric locks to restrict ac- cess to the application. How to enable fingerprint lock on Whatsapp Open WhatsApp Privacy settings Scroll to the bottom and tap Fingerprint lock for An- droid or Screen Lock for iOS. Turn on Unlock with fin- gerprint. Touch the fingerprint sensor to confirm finger- NEW DELHI, JULY bugs and errors via the re- Enter a six-digit PIN and print.Users can tap to select 11: In today's work-from- lease of updates to the appli- confirm. the amount of time before home culture, sensitive per- cation. Hence, it is impor- Users can provide an e- fingerprint authentication sonal and work-related in- tant for security purposes mail address or tap Skip if is prompted. formation is being shared that users always keep their they don't want to add it. The biometric lock on through messaging plat- WhatsApp up to date. Keep- WhatsApp recommends WhatsApp is now enabled. forms like WhatsApp. ing the app up to date will adding an email address as Disable WhatsApp chat Hence, it has become im- also allow users to access the this allows users to reset backup portant to know the best latest features on What- two-step verification to help Unlike regular WhatsApp practices and critical set- sApp. safeguard their account. chats, the backup is not NEW DELHI, JULY Avenue Supermarts was at Rs 221 crore, as Covid-19 restrictions. We tings users need to have in Setting up two-step-veri- Tap Next. end-to-end encrypted. 11: Avenue Supermarts share ends flat ahead of Q1 against Rs 109 crore in the lost significantly more days place to secure their What- fication on WhatsApp Confirm the email ad- WhatsApp chat backups are Ltd, which owns and oper- earnings corresponding quarter of or had higher restriction on sApp accounts and chats. WhatsApp has a two-step dress and tap 'Save' or usually stored on Google ates retail chain DMart, on DMart's revenue from last year. Q1FY22's number of hours of store Here are simple ways verification process which 'Done'. Drive for Android users or Saturday reported a 132% operations stood at Rs EBITDA margin stood at operations compared to the through which users can se- ensures that other users or Once this feature is en- iCloud for iOS users. Hack- jump in its standalone net 3,833.23 crore in the April- 4.4% as compared to 2.8% same period last year," said cure their WhatsApp ac- hackers cannot take control abled, WhatsApp will peri- ers and other miscreants profit at Rs 115 crore for the June quarter a year ago. in Q1FY21. Neville Noronha, CEO & counts: of a particular user's ac- odically ask users to enter can gain access to a user's quarter ended June 30, DMart's strong year-on- DMart's EPS (Basic Managing Director, Avenue Keep WhatsApp up to count without access to a the six-digit PIN before ac- WhatsApp chats through 2021. year performance can be Earnings per share) for Supermarts Limited. date PIN code. This PIN is gener- cessing the app. This is these cloud services. If users The company logged a attributed to a weak base in Q1FY22 was at Rs 1.78 On Friday, Avenue Su- WhatsApp developers are ated by the account owner. done to ensure that users really want their chats to be net profit of Rs 50 crore in the year-ago quarter when crore, as against Rs 0.77 for permart's shares settled at always finding bugs and er- How to enable two-step remember their PIN. Users secure, they should disable the year-ago period. Stand- the nationwide lockdown Q1FY21. Rs 3,313.30 crore apiece on rors in the applications verification can reset the PIN through the chat backup feature on alone revenue of the com- wrecked earnings. D-Mart standalone rev- Sensex, up 0.04% from code. Hackers can poten- Open WhatsApp Settings. the e-mail ID they had pro- WhatsApp and wait until pany grew 31.3% on-year to The company's EBITDA enue rises 31.3% to Rs their previous close. The tially use these bugs and er- Tap Account, then tap on vided. the developers come out Rs 5,032 crore, Avenue Su- (Earnings before Interest, 5,031.75 crore in Q1 scrip closed trading 0.27% rors to mess with users' de- 'two-step verification', then Biometric lock with end-to-end encryption permarts informed the BSE Tax, Depreciation, and "Q1FY22 saw a much lower at Rs 3,380 on NSE. vices. Developers fix these tap on 'Enable'. Nowadays, many smart- for the backup. in a regulatory filing. Amortization in Q1FY22 stronger second wave of 10 Daily Jammu Rising ENTERTAINMENT Jammu, Saturday July 10, 2021 Fatima Sana Shaikh opens up on her workout routine and upcoming film I was enamoured by Sanyukta Parashar: Zoya Hussain Fatima Sana Shaikh was Every film and every role de- would begin Zoya’s workshop ses- mands some kind of prep from the sions with a mini workout. She ex- recently seen in the An- actors featuring in it. The upcoming plains, “When you do a play or a thology film Ajeeb Daas- series Grahan, releasing June 24 on shoot, if you do something physical, taans. Starring with a lot of Disney+ Hotstar VIP is no different it opens up your body, your voice. other popular actors she for actress Zoya Hussain, who plays Just being relaxed doesn’t work, one emerged as one of the best IPS officer Amrita Singh. The Hot- needs to push the voice, emotions performers and drew a lot star Specials series has been inspired and body as well. I tend to hunch and by Satya Vyas’popular novel of praise from the fans and fight a lot. Amrita Singh is not that Chaurasi. kind of person. She is someone who critics. Fatima is not only a Talking about the prep, Zoya says is very sure of herself, her thoughts, top notch actor but also a that when she first read it, she felt her plan of action, her job, duty.” fitness enthusiast and she “it’s a big responsibility” portraying Since the series is based on Satya has now revealed her fit- the woman officer given the charge Vyas’book Chaurasi, did Zoya read ness regime. of a leading investigation. She ex- it before beginning filming too? “I plains, “I was a bit nervous about had read the book a long time ago, so Fatima has went under how it would turn out, given the na- intense training in the past I did revisit it. However, the series is ture of the character and the narra- not directly based on the book, but for her film Dangal and tive. Being an IPS officer comes inspired by it,” says Zoya. ever since then believes in with a certain pressure attached to In keeping with actors borrowing fitness and makes sure to the job. While we are storytellers, inspiration from real-life people for workout even when at this is a story of actual people. So I mination. Normally, my characters much of his work previously, I was their reel-roles, was Zoya also in- had to play the part with a certain home so as to be in shape are a bit grey here and there, but Am- looking forward to working with spired by any real-life woman cop sense of responsibility, respecting rita is in control when it comes to her him,” she says, adding, “I have a lot and ready to return to ac- for her portrayal of SPAmrita the uniform.” job.” of scenes with him. When we started Singh? She says that she didn’t tion when ever the shoot- Interestingly, what made it easier Zoya continues, “Interestingly, shooting, the chronology of the know many people in the services ing re begins. was knowing the director Ranjan there’s also a little softness in her, shoot was such that in the initial during her growing up years, but had Functional training Chandel from before — he was one she is a real person, a mix of every- days, it was just the two of us. So fo- some relatives in the IAS (Indian forms the main part of her of the writers of Mukkabaaz, which thing opposites. Just like every per- cus was on getting it right and with Administrative Services) and also also marked his debut. Zoya adds, “I workout schedule. However, more recently the actress has also added skating and son is hard and soft in varying de- conviction. That way, the entire the parents of a few friends were in love the way he writes. When he was grees, no one is all hard or all soft. shoot was planned very well by the dancing to the list as well to make the workouts intresting for herself. the services. She says, “They’re very putting this series together, I wanted So we all have a certain amount of makers.” disciplined, they have such long and Fatima shared what all exercises her functional training comprised of, she used to collaborate with him, be a part of vulnerability, and the idea was to get Zoya’s prep also involved a lot of extensive training, they are exposed to do Jump Squats, Jump Lunges, Kettlebell Swings, Mountain climbers and this story.” that balance right.” reading and research, on the police to so much — crime, politics etc. I Core workouts. More recently the actress provided a sneak peek to the fans into Considering that IPS officer Am- Before shooting, she also under- world, services, historical events, didn’t meet anyone to model my part her fitness regime where she could be seen practising Skating in her building and rita Singh is different from the char- went a series of workshops with ac- while portraying her part responsi- on, but I was enamoured by acters she’s playing, she says, “Am- on the terrace other than that she also does Dancing as well. tress Pooja Swarup, starting with bly. “We’re not just actors here to Sanyukta Parashar (IPS Officer of rita’s is an actual profession. She is a some sessions with Pavan Malhotra, Other than the remake of the Tamil film Aruvi the Ajeeb Daastaans actress will act, but we have a certain responsi- Assam); how she speaks, how she cop. Alarge part of their upbringing who plays her father in the series. bility we take on, willingly or un- conducts herself. There is a lighter also be seen in an untitled project alongside Anil Kapoor. and adult life goes into prep, the “We needed to be father-daughter willingly,” she avers. side to her, but she’s extremely dy- physicality, the strength and deter- from the word go. I had seen so Interestingly, Pooja Swarup namic and charismatic.” First look poster & teaser date of Akshay Kumar & Nupur Sanon's 'Filhaal 2' is out now!

Remember how Akshay Kumar and Nupur Sanon's first collaboration in 2019 caught the internet by storm? The two united on B Praak's song Filhall, which went on to become huge at that time. Notic- ing the song's enormous popularity, the cre- ators announced a sequel last year, which piqued the interest of fans. And now, after much waiting, the whole team has finally released the first look for Filhaal 2, which has gone viral on social media. Akshay Kumar, B Praak, Nupur Sanon, Jaani & the whole team have uploaded the poster portraying the actor and Nupur. The song, which is sung by B Praak and will also include Ammy Virk, is titled 'Filhaal 2 Mohabbat.' The trailer of this track will be released on June 30, as per the poster. While sharing the poster, the singer wrote- "Arahe Hai Hum Lekar Mohabbat Ka Dard Phir Se #Filhaal2Mohabbat Teaser Releasing On 30th June I’m Really Too Excited But Ner- vous Also??????" Let's have a look at the poster here- Just like Filhall, this sequel 'Filhaal 2 Mohabbat,' is also written by famed Pun- jabi lyricist Jaani, and it would be Akshay's second collaboration with Nupur. More- over, B Praak has again lent his voice to this epic piece and the video is directed by Arvindr Khaira. State of Siege – Temple Attack movie review: How to let ham-handed politics ruin a thriller tate of Siege: Temple Attack does everything in its edited and the visual effects snubbed by the terrorists. A commando with the surname power to indicate that it is based on the 24 Septem- well done. The smoothness Khan and little else to remember him by. And – visualise Sber, 2002 terror attack on Akshardham temple in continues into the subse- an eye-roll emoji here, please – a Muslim sweeper at Kr- Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It then twists itself in knots to dis- quent revelation that Major ishna Dham who gives a speech about Allah, “hum log” (we tance itself from that real-life story. Hanut Singh (Akshaye people, that is, Muslims) and “yeh log” (these people, that is, The initial testament on screen, “inspired by true events”, Khanna) who led that team Hindus) to the terrorists. (Spoiler alert ends) is followed by the disclaimer, “All characters in this film are is still grappling with the This condescension adds insult to the injury inflicted by work of fiction and resemblance to any character(s) to per- trauma of guilt when we the cursoriness of a reference to the Gujarat pogrom to- son living or dead is coincidental” (sic). Akshardham be- meet him again the follow- wards the beginning of Temple Attack and (Spoiler ahead in comes Krishna Dham attacked on 24 September, 2002 in ing year. this paragraph) the way Juhapura, a Muslim ghetto in the film, and the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi becomes Circumstances lead to Ahmedabad, is dragged into in the closing minute. It’s a Manish Choksi (Samir Soni). This almost laughably trans- Singh heading the com- tiny scene and I don’t want to give out the details, but it is parent disguising of a known place and person are in keeping mando squad despatched to cruel to do this to a community that is currently beleaguered with Bollywood’s perennially gingerly approach to history handle the Krishna Dham in most of India, more so in Gujarat, and to a locality to near and far. crisis in September 2002. which most of the city’s Muslims have, according to multi- It goes beyond that though. It appears that the creators of Temple Attack manages to ple reliable accounts, largely been forced to confine them- State of Siege: Temple Attack did not think the actual vio- sustain suspense whenever it selves for fear of communal violence elsewhere, despite the lence at Akshardham was sufficiently spicy for viewers. Se- fixes its gaze on Singh and area being deprived of basic infrastructure. (Spoiler alert riously, a 14-hour takeover by armed men of a place of wor- his associates’ strategising ends) ship filled with unarmed civilians was not exciting enough in State of Siege: Temple Attack is directed by Ken Ghosh and actions, the tactics employed by the terrorists, the con- As if its portrayal of Muslims is not confused enough, their view?! Having apparently arrived at a conclusion so in- whose portfolio includes Ishq Vishk (2003), Fida (2004) frontations between these two sets of people and the unrav- Temple Attack features a really stupid Hindu civilian who is sulting to the survivors and victims of that terrible tragedy, and the web series Abhay (2019). This new film is “created elling of plans when human impetuousness rears its head. It both a fool and a traitor. the writing team has piled embellishment upon embellish- by” – to quote the credits – Abhimanyu Singh, “written by” also contains an occasional poignant passage involving the For good measure, to supplement the good Muslim and ment on the truth – including a long-drawn-out hostage sce- the US-based William Borthwick and Simon Fantauzzo general public in the temple. The actors playing commandos, bad Muslim tropes, Temple Attack finds space for another nario within Krishna Dham and a negotiation with Pakistan- who is from the UK, with dialogues by Farhan Salaruddin. Khanna included, are convincing on the job. The film’s po- long-standing Bollywood cliché: a hot-headed, patriotic based terrorists – such that it does become more fiction than The film is Season 2 of the State of Siege franchise on Zee5, litical confusion is its undoing. Sikh. With so many stereotypes being rolled out, I almost ex- fact to the extent that facts have been released to the public. Season 1 of which was an eight-part mini-series about First, it becomes clear early on that Temple Attack wants pected the script to revive Hindi cinema’s old Christian for- Media reports from the time, for instance, say that Modi 26/11. The two are unrelated. to ‘balance out’ the presence of Muslim terrorists in the sto- mula of the gangster Raaabert and his moll Lily dancing to himself denied there were any hostages taken at Akshard- State of Siege Temple Attack movie review How to let ryline by dotting the narrative with individuals who fit into the closing credits while an oily-haired ‘Madrasi’ yelled out ham. hamhanded politics ruin a thriller a ‘good Muslim’ slot. This is truly silly, because the facts of “aiyyaiyyo” . But wait, it gets worse. The grammatical errors in the text Akshaye Khanna in a still from State Of Siege: Temple the case are that the terrorists who were killed by NSG com- In reality, on the evening of 24 September, 2002, terrorists preceding the narrative should have been sufficient warning Attack. Image from Twitter mandos at Akshardham were indeed Muslim and the attack entered Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, and remained of the tackiness to come. Temple Attack kicks off with the Temple Attack starts with a tension-ridden army raid on a was reportedly orchestrated as revenge for 2002’s anti- there for about 14 hours, killing over 30 people before they promise of a thrilling defence procedural revolving around terrorist hideout in Kupwara in 2001. The narration of that Muslim pogrom in Gujarat. The awkward attempt to be themselves were felled by NSG (National Security Guard) a terror strike, but ends up all mixed up about whether it episode is somewhat marred by an overt attempt to shock, ‘balanced’, therefore, is terribly patronising to the minority commandos. Does Akshardham merit a film? Absolutely should solely cater to the anti-Muslim attitudes dominat- with the repeated focus on the face of an Indian soldier community, made worse by the fact that none of these sup- yes. It deserves better though than State of Siege: Temple At- ing the current majoritarian public discourse in India or it whose eye has been blown out by an enemy firearm. The porting Muslim characters are given depth or breadth. tack, which somehow manages to dishonour the Hindus im- should do so while simultaneously trying ham-handedly to first shot of the shooting is on point, but when the camera In retrospect, I realise that even a moving moment of fe- pacted by that horror even while doing a disservice to In- pre-empt potential criticism from liberals. goes back to the dead man’s hollowed-out skull, and then male solidarity in the prologue was a part of this balancing dia’s Muslim community in the present socio-political How strange that it didn’t occur to the team of Temple again, the gratuitousness of the camerawork becomes jar- act. The ones that follow get increasingly cringe-worthy context. As balancing acts go, this is the oddest one I have Attack to just deliver a purely factual account of Akshard- ring. and contrived. (Spoilers ahead in this paragraph) They in- ever seen. ham. This apart, the opening incident is tautly handled, sharply clude a friendly Indian Muslim family on a train who are Daily 11 Jammu Rising HEALTH Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 Fibromyalgia: More evidence of Tooth loss associated with greater risk links to immune system of cognitive decline and dementia here are currently round 5 million people aged no effective treat- 65 years or older in the United Tments for fi- AStates have dementia. bromyalgia, a chronic condi- Researchers have noted a potential re- tion that causes widespread lationship between tooth loss and de- pain, sleep problems, fa- mentia and cognitive decline. tigue, and emotional distress. In the present study, the researchers The underlying cause has conducted a meta-analysis to better un- remained a mystery, al- derstand what the relationship between though some research has tooth loss, cognitive decline, and demen- hinted at the involvement of tia may be. the immune system. They found a link between more tooth A study has now found loss and a greater risk of cognitive de- that antibodies from people cline and dementia. with fibromyalgia induce In a new meta-analysis, researchers symptoms of the disease in have identified a connection between mice, which strongly sug- tooth loss and a risk of cognitive decline gests that fibromyalgia is an and dementia. autoimmune disorder. The researchers found that the more The discovery could lead teeth a person had lost, the greater their mentia. and dementia or cognitive decline up to to diagnostic blood tests for risk of developing dementia or cognitive The Alzheimer’s Association notes March 1, 2020. the disease and more effec- likely than other people to eral nervous system to the sensitize nociceptorsTrusted decline. that as a person’s Alzheimer’s develops, Studies had to be published in English tive treatments. develop the condition. central nervous system, Source, which are nerves in The research, published in JAMDA: they may need help remembering to in peer-reviewed journals, and partici- People with fibromyalgia Autoimmune disorders which consists of the brain the skin that send pain sig- The Journal of Post-Acute and Long- brush their teeth and maintain good den- pants had to be adults in any type of set- have chronic pain and sensi- arise when the immune sys- and spinal cord. nals to the brain when they Term Care Medicine, lays the ground for tal hygiene. ting. tivity to pressure and cold all tem attacks the body’s own The research features in detect extremes of tempera- researchers to determine whether tooth However, researchers have suggested The meta-analysis covered 34,074 over their body. They may tissues, but there has been no The Journal of Clinical In- ture and pressure or noxious loss causes cognitive decline and demen- there may be a causal link between tooth participants, of whom 4,689 had some also have trouble sleeping direct evidence that this oc- vestigation. chemicals. tia, and if so, what accounts for this. loss and dementia and cognitive decline. form of diminished cognitive function- and experience fatigue and curs in fibromyalgia. Profound implications The mice’s symptoms re- Dementia The authors of the present study high- ing. emotional distress. A research team compris- “The implications of this solved completely within According to the Centers for Disease light that current meta-analyses looking at Increased risk According to the Centers ing scientists at King’s Col- study are profound,” says 2–3 weeks of the animals Control and Prevention (CDC)Trusted the association between tooth loss, de- The researchers found that tooth loss for Disease Control and Pre- lege London and the Univer- David Andersson, Ph.D., clearing the human antibod- Source, around 5 million people aged 65 mentia, and cognitive decline have pro- was associated with a 1.48 times greater vention (CDC)Trusted sity of Liverpool, both in the who was the study’s princi- ies from their systems. This years or older in the United States have duced mixed results. risk of cognitive decline and a 1.28 times Source, close to 4 million United Kingdom, and the pal investigator at King’s. He suggests that therapies that dementia. To help clarify the connection, they greater risk of dementia. This was the adults in the United States Karolinska Institute in continues: selectively reduce antibody Dementia refers to a variety of condi- conducted a meta-analysis of longitudinal case even when other potential con- have fibromyalgia, which Stockholm, Sweden, now “Establishing that fi- levels in the bloodstream tions characterized by cognitive issues studies following patients over time, thus founding factors were accounted for. equates to about 2% of the suggests that many fi- bromyalgia is an autoim- could be effective. that affect a person’s everyday life. aiming to provide contemporary evi- Further, the researchers found that for adult population. According bromyalgia symptoms occur mune disorder will transform “The next step will be to The most common cause of dementia dence. every tooth lost, a person had a 1.1% to most estimates, when the individual’s anti- how we view the condition identify what factors the is Alzheimer’s disease, accounting for Prof. Bei Wu, dean’s professor in greater risk of developing dementia and a 80%Trusted Source of peo- bodies increase the activity and should pave the way for symptom-inducing antibod- 60–80% of dementia cases. However, it Global Health at New York University 1.4% greater risk of experiencing cogni- ple with the condition are fe- of pain-sensing nerves. more effective treatments for ies bind to,” says Prof. can also be due to a stroke. (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nurs- tive decline. male. When the scientists in- the millions of people af- Camilla Svensson, Ph.D., the Other types of the condition include ing, co-director of the NYU Aging Incu- According to Xiang Qi, a doctoral can- There is no cure, but treat- jected antibodies from peo- fected.” study’s principal investigator Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal bator, and the study’s senior author, said, didate from NYU Meyers and the lead ments to relieve symptoms ple with fibromyalgia into Dr. Andreas Goebel, from the Karolinska Insti- dementia, and mixed dementia, which “Given the staggering number of peo- author of the paper, “this ‘dose-response’ usually include pain relief mice, the animals became M.Sc., Ph.D., the study’s tute. can involve multiple types of dementia. ple diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease relationship between the number of medication, antidepressants, more sensitive to unpleasant principal investigator from “This will help us not only There is no known cure for neurode- and dementia each year and the opportu- missing teeth and risk of diminished cog- and lifestyle changes, such as stimuli. They also became the University of Liverpool, in terms of developing novel generative dementias, such as nity to improve oral health across the nitive function substantially strengthens increasing physical activity weaker and moved around says that he expected some treatment strategies for [fi- Alzheimer’s disease, and clinicians typi- lifespan, it’s important to gain a deeper the evidence linking tooth loss to cogni- levels and improving sleep less. cases of fibromyalgia to be bromyalgia], but also of cally manage the symptoms. They also understanding of the connection between tive impairment and provides some evi- habits. In contrast, neither injec- autoimmune when he initi- blood-based tests for diagno- recommend eating a more balanced diet poor oral health and cognitive dence that tooth loss may predict cogni- Although researchers have tions of antibodies from ated the study in the U.K. sis, which are missing to- and increasing physical activity to reduce decline.”The researchers wanted to see tive decline.” not been sure exactly what healthy controls nor serum “But David’s team has dis- day,” she adds. the likelihood of developing some de- whether there is a connection between While the researchers identified an as- causes fibromyalgia, there from people with fibromyal- covered pain-causing anti- Therapeutic techniques al- mentias. tooth loss, dementia, and cognitive de- sociation between tooth loss and demen- are some clues that the im- gia with the antibodies re- bodies in each recruited pa- ready exist to reduce the In addition to looking for a cure for the cline and whether there is any relation- tia and cognitive decline, they also found mune system might be re- moved had an effect on the tient,” he says. “The results overall level of antibodies in most common types of dementia, re- ship between the number of teeth lost and that wearing dentures significantly re- sponsible. mice. offer amazing hope that the the bloodstream or to remove searchers are interested in identifying the risk of developing dementia or cogni- duced the association — a finding sup- For example, people with The antibodies bound to invisible, devastating symp- specific autoimmune anti- any potential risk factors for the condi- tive decline. ported by previous research. lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, cells in the dorsal root gan- toms of fibromyalgia will be- bodies. Alternatively, scien- tion. Over 34,000 participants They note, however, that it is not clear both of which are autoim- gliaTrusted Source. These come treatable.” tists could develop drugs that Tooth loss link? To do so, the researchers searched six what mechanism is behind the relation- mune disorders, are more clusters of neurons relay sen- Antibodies from people prevent these antibodies One area of research is the possible databases for longitudinal studies explor- ship between tooth loss and cognitive de- sory signals from the periph- with fibromyalgia appear to from binding to their targets. connection between tooth loss and de- ing the association between tooth loss cline and dementia. COVID-19 vaccines, immunity, and new variants: The role of T cells Some SARS-CoV-2 variants of ment. other pathogen, T cells recognize vi- concern can evade neutralizing an- A prior SARS-CoV-2 infection or ral proteins digested and broken tibodies in vaccinated individuals, immunization with a COVID-19 down into peptides. raising concerns about the ability of vaccine results in the production of Therefore, the researchers used vaccines to protect against them. neutralizing antibodies by B lym- peptides synthesized from the ge- COVID-19 vaccines also result in phocytes, or B cells. They bind to netic material of the original SARS- a T cell response that facilitates re- the spike proteinTrusted Source of CoV-2 and the VOCs. These pep- covery from the disease. the virus and inhibit its ability to in- tides represented all the proteins A recent study investigating vari- fect the host cells. produced by these variants. ants of concern in individuals immu- VOCs carry mutations on the The PBMCs obtained from a par- nized with the Moderna and Pfizer spike protein that neutralizing anti- ticular donor group were incubated COVID-19 vaccines found that the bodies recognize, potentially reduc- with peptides from a specific SARS- T cell response, unlike the antibody ing vaccinated individuals’ immu- CoV-2 variant for 20–24 hours. The response, was not majorly disrupted. nity to these variants. exposure to the viral peptides results These results suggest that an intact For example, the AstraZeneca in the activation of T cells, which in- T cell response to variants in vacci- vaccine is effective against the alpha volves a change in the expression of nated individuals may help prevent variant but shows a drastic decline proteins on the surface of T cells. severe COVID-19. in efficacy against the beta variant. After the incubation period, the The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like other Furthermore, the beta variant also researchers quantified the number of viruses that have RNA as their ge- exhibited reduced susceptibility to CD4+ and CD8+ T cells activated in netic material, has a tendency to mu- neutralizing antibodies in clinical response to the peptides using flow tate constantlyTrusted Source. Con- trials involving the same vaccine. cytometry. Flow cytometry is a tech- sequently, numerous SARS-CoV-2 How new variants can escape neu- nique to identify and quantify differ- variants have emerged as the tralizing antibodies has raised con- ent subgroups of cells based on the COVID-19 pandemic has pro- cerns about the ability of vaccines to expression of unique proteins — in gressed. protect against current and future this case, T cells activated in re- A few SARS-CoV-2 variants have variants. sponse to the SARS-CoV-2 pep- known to elicit a reaction from these fection. searchers first obtained blood sam- shown increased transmissibility, However, there is another compo- tides. T cells. The research found that the re- ples from three donor groups. with the World Health Organization nentTrusted Source of the immune The researchers measured the per- Therefore, vaccinated individuals sponse of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells These groups included individu- (WHO)Trusted Source designating system that involves T lymphocytes centage of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and those who have previously con- obtained from vaccinated individuals als without prior exposure to SARS- them as “variants of concern or T cells. There are two major sub- in vaccinated individuals that acti- tracted the virus would have T cells to most VOCs was similar to the CoV-2, those recovering or having (VOC).” types of T cells: CD4+ T cells and vated in response to peptides from a These VOCs include the alpha CD8+ T cells. that recognize the original SARS- original variant isolated in Wuhan. already recovered from a SARS- CoV-2 variant isolated in Wuhan. Although the magnitude of T cell CoV-2 infection, and people vacci- specific SARS-CoV-2 variant. (B.1.1.7), beta (B.1.351), delta CD4+ T cells, also known as They found that the magnitude of (B.1.617.2), and gamma (P.1) that helper T cells, release proteins However, scientists did not know response to some VOCs was lower nated with either the Moderna or whether these T cells would also re- than that of the original variant, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses in originated in the United Kingdom, called cytokines that help mount an vaccinated individuals to peptides South Africa, India, and Brazil, re- immune response by activating spond to the SARS-CoV-2 VOCs. decline was modest. Donors in the recovering group in- In other words, while some VOCs The study’s results suggest that cluded those exposed to the original from the alpha and gamma variant spectively. The Centers for Disease other immune cells. were similar to the ancestral variant Control and Prevention (CDC) re- On the other hand, CD8+ T cells, can evade neutralizing antibodies activation of T cells upon vaccina- SARS-CoV-2 variant before the produced by B cells after vaccina- tion may offer protection against VOCs became prevalent in the U.S. peptides. cently downgraded the epsilon vari- or cytotoxic T cells, directly kill However, they noticed a 14% and ant (B.1.427/429) that originated in virus-infected cells. tion, their effect on T cell response VOCs, despite their ability to escape The researchers used the blood was not known. neutralization by antibodies. samples to isolate peripheral blood 22% decrease in the magnitude of the United States from a VOC to a Both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell re- CD4+ and CD8+ T cell response, re- variant of interest. sponses have linksTrusted Source A recent study investigated the ef- The study appears in the journal mononuclear cells (PBMCs)Trusted fect of VOCs on T cell response in Cell Reports Medicine. Source, a subpopulation of blood spectively, to beta variant peptides. Stay informed with live updates with reduced disease severity, mean- Similarly, the CD8+ T cell response on the current COVID-19 outbreak ing they may play a vital role in re- individuals immunized with the Measuring T cell responses to cells that includes T lymphocytes. Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 variants Unlike the activation of B cells to peptides from the epsilon variant and visit our coronavirus hub for covery from COVID-19. Further- was lower (10%) than the ancestral more advice on prevention and treat- more, COVID-19 vaccines are COVID-19 vaccines or who previ- To assess the response of CD4+ that occurs upon recognizing pro- ously contracted a SARS-CoV-2 in- and CD8+ T cells to VOCs, the re- teins on the surface of a virus or variants. BACK PAGE 12 Daily Jammu Rising Jammu, Monday July 12, 2021 Rajouri girl Aisha shines in class 12th exams SDM Gandoh seizes 2 trolleys carrying JAMMU RISING teachers and management of my in her studies. “I have been enrolled JAMMU, JULY 11 school as they provided me free books free of cost in this institution on the illegally extracted minor minerals Beating all odds and extreme poor and study material for self study with basis of my performance and they JAMMU RISING PWD office Gandoh. conditions at home, Aisha Bibi, a girl regular support and guidance”, an never charge me any fees owing to my from far flung hamlet, Dassal Jattan of JAMMU, JULY 11 In inquiry, it was found that elated Aisha says. excellence in studies”, Aisha says with Sub Divisional Magistrate none of them had any permis- Rajouri district has secured 98.6 per- Aisha, who belongs to a very poor satisfaction. (SDM) Gandoh, Dr Pritam sion from the Mining Depart- cent marks in the recently declared re- family, says that her father hardly Highlighting that education reforms Lal Thapa, today seized two ment to extract the mineral. sults of 12th class examination of manages the basic needs of the family are need of the hour, Aisha says that tractor trolleys loaded with il- Naib Tehsildar, Gandoh was Jammu and Kashmir Board of School and it had impacted her education in experimental based curriculum should legally extracted minor min- directed to handover both the Trolleys to Police Station Education, securing third position in early days. “My father has no work to be taught in all schools across J&K. erals in the Bhargi area. the Jammu province in science stream. During a surprise inspec- Gandoh. do and he hardly manages the basic She appealed the Lieutenant Governor The District Mineral Offi- Aisha Bibi attributes her success to tion, the SDM found two amenities of our family. Despite this, of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha Tractor Trolleys bearing regis- cer Doda was asked to visit the management and teachers of MIE my father and my family has sup- that an uninterrupted internet connec- tration number JK06A-5953 the Police Station Gandoh and Higher Secondary School who pro- ported me and given me good educa- tivity and speed should be maintained and JK06A-7378 extracting get both Trolleys seized under vided her constant help and guidance tion”, Aisha says. in far flung areas so that the children and carrying minor minerals the mines and minerals (De- during the course of studies in the pan- Aisha has been a bright student from living in these places are also able to from the river opposite the velopment and Regulation) Act 1957 and SRO-105. demic. “My success is mainly due to the childhood and has always excelled take benefits of online education. Anantnag Adm to allow only vaccinated, covid negative DLSAReasi hosts online Slogan writing, persons to visit health resorts, public parks JAMMU RISING Painting competition JAMMU, JULY 11 The district administration Anant- JAMMU RISING JAMMU, JULY 11 nag on Saturday said that visitors to As per the Action Plan/Calendar for public parks and tourist spots will be the month of July, 2021, issued by the permitted only on production of vac- J&K Legal Services Authority, District cination certificates and Covid-neg- Legal Services Authority, Reasi organ- ative reports to prevent resurgence of ised organized an Online Slogan writ- Coronavirus. ing and Painting competition program As per an order issued by Addi- on “World Population Day- 2021. tional District Magistrate, Chief Exec- The awareness event on the impor- utive Officer, DDMAAnantnag, joint tance of Family Planning was held under enforcement teams of civil and police the guidance and supervision of administration have been constituted R.N.Wattal, DLSAChairman. to ensure observance of Covid-19 The students of different standards of SOPs at tourist destinations and pub- Government High Schools of Kotla and lic parks. The enforcement teams Theot zealously participated and dis- played their talent through Online Jitsi shall also comprise of officials of Meet. floriculture department, development After assessing the performance of all authorities and municipalities. the participants, Saksham Kumar of 9th The prescribed preventive proto- Standard of Government High School, regarding the imposition of fines, etc. Pertinent to mention, on Sunday cols have been issued to prevent pos- Theot bagged 1st prize; Rohit Singh appreciation certificates by the District conducted the proceedings of this pro- sible spread/transmission of Covid in case of violations of Covid SOPs. the orders witnessed smooth imple- (10th Standard) got 2nd prize and San- Legal Services Authority, Reasi. gram and also conveyed Vote of thanks infections. The constituted teams shall ensure mentation on ground as entry to these jeev Singh (9th Standard) of Govt. High During the program Anis Ahmed and to the participants. Beside this, all the The CMO has been asked to deploy Covid-19 protocols are followed in parks was strictly restricted to per- School, Theot and Divyansh Sharma Vishav Singh from G.H.S, Kotla also PLVs of District Reasi also conducted teams at public parks/tourist sites for Wazir Bagh Park, Achabal garden, sons having vaccine certificates and (9th Standard) of Govt. High School expressed their thoughts on this day. door to door awareness program and on-spot testing and vaccination of Verinag Garden, Pahalgam, Aru, covid negative reports besides appro- Kotla shared the 3rd prize. Rekha Kapoor Nischal, Secretary made the common masses aware about visitors. Betab Valley, Dara Shikoh Garden, priate physical distancing and mask The rest of the students were awarded District Legal Services Authority, Reasi the importance of this day. The order further asked the joint Kokernag Botanical Garden and wearing were ensured for the allowed teams to file daily action taken report other tourist spots/parks. lot. NHIDCLdonates 4 ambulances to health DDC Chairperson Poonch reviews developmental scenario in Mandi department Jammu JAMMU RISING JAMMU RISING gency medical situations. JAMMU, JULY 11 Chairperson, District Development JAMMU, JULY 11 The GM, NHIDCL said the Council, Poonch, Tazeem Akhter today Divisional Commissioner, Corporation would continue Dr. Raghav Langer handed with more and more intensity, reviewed the developmental scenario over keys of four fully commitment, and dedication and achievements of the different De- equipped ambulances to Di- in the times to come. “With partments of Tehsil Mandi, here at a rector Health Services Jammu our hands open and extended, meeting held in Dak Bunglow Loran. on behalf of National High- we pledge to continue our ef- Block Development Council Chair- ways & Infrastructure Devel- forts to meet the aspiration of person Sathra, BDC Chairperson Lo- opment Corporation Limited our people through mutual de- ran, DDC Member Mandi, DDC Mem- (NHIDCL). velopment programs and ber Loran & ADDC and all District, Appreciating the efforts J&K-UT and many states. Speaking on the occasion, growth” he said. Sectoral and Tehsil Officers attended made by the Corporation, the He said that these Ambu- the Div Com said that Among others, General the meeting. Divisional Commissioner lances will serve as a force NHIDCL is fully committed Manager NHIDCL, Col. Hira The members raised different issues said that during the Covid-19 multiplier in providing med- to community service like Lal, senior officers of Health, of public importance. Responding to pandemic, NHIDCL has ical aid in this province and Health Camps, environment NHIDCL and other con- the demands, suitable directions were played an important role by help the administration in cleaning cum upkeep, Swach- cerned were present on the oc- passed by the chairperson to the con- providing medical aid to the managing routine and emer- hata Bharat Abyan, etc. casion. cerned department. The meeting discussed various issues including, shortage of Staff in NTPHC Sathra, Non availability of land for sub Joint Director Fisheries conducts centre Chakrara, uninterrupted power District Development Commis- sues on the spot. supply for PHC loran, blacktopping of sioner, Abdul Sattar, assured that all the Later, the Chairperson along with roads from Saikloo to Gali Pindi, and grievances will be redressed in time DDC members inspected the PHC Lo- extensive tour of Kathua from Bandi Kamakhan to Gali Pindi, bound manner and directed to the con- ran & under construction building of Markote road,Naganari road, Steelan cerned officers to execute all pending RDD. JAMMU RISING road, Loran Bridge, re-validation of works and resolve rest of the issues as The people of the area expressed JAMMU, JULY 11 funds under TSP for Markote road and early as possible. gratitude to DDC Members, Poonch Joint Director Fisheries Battlekote to Kunjan road, functional After meeting the Chairperson, the Administration and especially to the Mohammad Manzoor Wani OPD work in SDH Mandi, land for Sub DDC members interacted with the gen- Chairperson for looking into the local today conducted an exten- Centre Chakrara, eral public & resolved some public is- issues. sive tour of District Kathua to take stock of the ongoing harvesting and stocking of Multifaceted Actor/Director/ Trainer Dev Fauzdar featured water ponds. Chief Project Officer, Na- tional Fish Seed Farm, in Natrang’s National Theatre Talk Show Kathua Gopal Krishan, As- JAMMU RISING Born and brought up in Mathura, diploma course of Natyakulam, sistant Director Fisheries, JAMMU, JULY 11 Uttar Pradesh, Dev Fauzdar, a young Jaipur in collaboration with Sangeet Kathua Lal Hussain also ac- Enthusiastic Theatre & Mime ac- theatre artist is a recipient of Junior Natak Akademi, New Delhi in the companied the Joint Direc- tor, director Dev Fauzdar (Dinesh) Fellowship from the Ministry of year 2010 and received formal edu- tor, Fisheries. featured today at Natrang’s National Culture, Govt. of India for mime. He cation in theatre under the guidance The officers visited vari- Theatre Talk Show, ‘Young Voices started his career in theatre with As- of various eminent theatre directors ous community and private of Theatre’ at the Facebook page of mita Theatre Group in Delhi and of the country. In order to promote ponds where harvesting and Natrang Jammu where he shared his later joined Aakar Kala Sangam for a mime and theatre, Dev established stocking work is currently ment of Panchayat besides The officers also took a tailed discussion was held inspirational thoughts with the long time. He has to his credit a Natyakiran Manch and performed going on. improvement of the pond. fish seed stocking drive of with village heads regard- global audience. Director Natrang, number of theatre workshops includ- Mime and Theatre performances in While interacting with On the occasion, Private natural water bodies like ing realization of revenue Balwant Thakur informed that all the ing; a residential theatre workshop different parts of the Country. He elected PRIs, the Joint Di- pond owners gave satisfac- Ujh Barrage and Ranjit from village community outstanding speakers of this unique organised by Sangeet Natak has also organised National Theatre rector was apprised by the tory feedback in respect to Sagar Reservoir which ponds on a regular basis and talk show are highly acclaimed be- Akademi, New Delhi and an Indian festivals as ‘Mumbai Rang Mahot- Sarpanches that the com- the quantity of fish har- serve as livelihood for hun- made stocking of these cause of their brilliant work and Mime Theatre Workshop by sav’ and a Short Film Festival in munity ponds are harvested vested. One farmer namely dreds of families of local ponds as routine with stock- stated that they all are contributing Padamshri Niranjan Goswami and Mumbai. Dev Fauzdar is in the list by following proper Auc- Ashwani Trehan appraised fishermen who capture fish ing of fish seeds provided towards the cause of theatre by shar- later became active in mime and the- of visiting faculty of Indian Mime tioning through Panchayat that as per his opinion fish as their sole means of liveli- free of cost by the depart- ing their precious thoughts with peo- atre direction. Under the guidance of Institute, Kolkata and many other and amount realized is be- culture is quite profitable as hood. ment with technical guid- ple who would get immense inspira- Bharat Ratan Bhargava, Dev Fauz- theatre groups and institutions of the ing utilized for the develop- it is less labour oriented. During the visit, a de- ance. tion and learning from it. dar took admission in the one year country. CMYK CMYK CMYK