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Qulba- den demise of rubina was yet save that of others. bye-elections for panchayats and block development on behalf of whole teaching fra - on 7th of september 2020. she e-Murtza had completed his another jolt to the teaching com - she further divulged that Councils (bdC) in Jammu and Kashmir. the Apex Level ternity of Jammu province has too was a very bright student MCA from bGsb University munity in particular and the so - Jindal padha, working as senior Committee will draw a roadmap and detailed schedule for expressed shock and profound and had passed her class 10th rajouri and was appointed as ciety in general for her dedica - Lecturer Mathematics at Model conduct of elections to vacant panchayats and bdCs across grief over the untimely tragic examinations with distinction general line teacher with the tion towards her profession. she Higher secondary school the Union territory. the Apex level Committee would do its death of two students and three securing 86% marks. the department of school was posted at Hari singh Higher basohli, Kathua was on the exercise on the basis of inputs provided by the divisional teaching staff members over the director divulged that the father education on 18-3-2015. secondary school Jammu. she verge of retirement having only Level Committees and upon assessment of the ground level past one week. Master Varun of deceased, rehmatullah dev, Anuradha Gupta said that had tested positive for COVId- one more month due to attaint situation taking into consideration security, logistics, per - sumbaria s/O Mr. rajesh singh himself is a member of the fami - Qulba-e-Murtza was a very effi - 19 and finally succumbed to superannuation on 31st of Oct sonnel, equipment. the Apex Committee will be headed by r/O Jawagh, class 5th student ly of teaching community, cient, dedicated, hardworking, massive kidney failure.earlier, 2020 but voluntarily took up du - principal secretary to the Government, Home department. of Government High school presently posted as Lecturer at honest and sincere teacher. the Jindal padha s/o Mr. Uttam ties as nodal Officer COVId-19 On the basis of assessment of manpower, security, logis - Jawag, ramban left for his heav - tics, transport, equipment and all other requirements, the boys Higher secondary school department, teaching commu - Chand padha, resident of ward Management lightening up a enly abode on 6th of september. divisional Level Committees will submit an outline of the doda and the entire teaching nity and the society all have met number 4, basohli too fell in the path for the rest of us to follow. CeO ramban, Vinod Kaul, possibilities and constraints to the Apex Level Committee for community and other staff with an irreparable loss in his line of duty while fighting she described Jindal padha while expressing solidarity on holding panchayat and bdC elections. the divisional Level members stand with him shar - death. praying for the departed against the COVId-19 pandemic as a pride of the department Committees in Kashmir and Jammu will be headed by the re - behalf of the CeO office ramban ing his grief and sorrow. Qulba- soul, she affirmed her support as nodal Officer for Covid who was very popular among spective divisional Commissioners. the divisional Level and entire teaching and non e-Murtza s/o Mr. Munir on behalf of the directorate of Management basohli. the his colleagues and appreciated Committee will submit its report to the Apex Level teaching staff members of the Hussain shah r/O village the school education Jammu to director, while extending her as a good teacher among his stu - Committee by september 21, 2020 while as the Apex Level district, with the family of the Gursai, working as teacher at the bereaved family. Another support to the bereaved family, dents. He was known as a man of Committee shall submit its report to the Government by deceased, said that Master Middle school nehrian member of the teaching commu - on behalf of the directorate, said various talents and had a special september 28, 2020. varun sumbaria was a very bril - surankote died on 8th of nity, rubina shaheen working that Mr. Jindal padha was an flair for acting. Katra-Banihal Railway Project J&K SLSA observes DC Ramban reviews progress; resolves bottlenecks International Day hindering execution of work of Democracy RAMBAN, SEPTEMBER 15: acquisition railways was also directed to visit the railway SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: awareness among sections of deputy Commissioner, working area to remove the the community regarding the nazim Zai Khan, today directed bottlenecks hindering the pace Under the directions of concept. executing agencies to consult of progress. He also directed Chief Justice High Court of dLsA Anantnag organised local sdMs, Collectors as well the railway authorities to or - J&K and patron-in-Chief J&K an online discussion on the as his office to resolve the is - ganize frequent virtual meet - sLsA, Gita Mittal and guid - topic “democracy day in sues causing unnecessary delay ings in this regard apart from ance of executive Chairman times of COVId-19” while dL - in the construction of the pres - the regular meetings. J&K sLsA, Justice rajesh sA reasi also organized a tigious Katra- banihal railway Gias-Ul-Haq; sdM ramsoo, and other departments, com - complete the national project He directed the railway au - bindal, J&K state Legal webinar on the day wherein project. dilmir Choudhary; CGM, pensation of damaged trees within prescribed time. thorities to complete the re - services Authority through students of schools, pLVs, Officers of the revenue northern railway, K Anant and agriculture land, rent case the ddC also reviewed the maining part of the project district Legal services Advocates participated to cele - department were directed to rao; CGM, IrCOn, sangrah besides generation of employ - progress of construction works from Katra to banihal within Authorities observed brate the spirit of democracy. resolve all bottlenecks hinder - Morya; and several other sen - ment opportunities for local section wise and discussed all the prescribed time. He as - “International day of At Kulgam, district Legal ing execution, while the ddC sured full support to the exe - ior officers and representatives youths. issues and problems being democracy” in all districts of services Authority organized chaired a high-level meeting to cuting agencies for the timely of construction agencies at - Most of the issues were re - faced by the construction agen - Ut’s of Jammu and Kashmir interactive programmes with review the progress of the completion of the project. tended the meeting. solved on the spot by the dC cies. and Ladakh. various sections of the society, railway project going on in the A detailed deliberation was during the meeting a de - and gave the directions to all He directed the sdM event, organised with the across the district, through district. also held on various develop - tailed discussion was held on concerned officers to cooperate banihal to visit railway con - theme “democracy under para Legal Volunteers who AdC, Ashok sharma; dy. ment activities that have been various bottlenecks including with executing agencies by pro - struction sites to resolve local strain: solutions for a generated awareness on the Chief engineer railway, proposed by the district ad - issues of Geology Mining, is - viding all possible help so that issues raised by the construc - Changing world”, involved concept of democracy and its Hussain Khan; sdM, Gool, ministration under Crs. suance of nOC from Fisheries they can meet the deadline to tion company. Collector land para Legal Volunteers, inherent principles of freedom retainer Lawyers and other and human rights. stakeholders. dLsA ramban celebrated the objective of observing the day by organizing sensitiz - Advisor Baseer Khan inaugurates Hi-Tech Nursery in Srinagar the day was to raise public ing programme at Gool and awareness for the purpose of Ukhral about the importance ‘Will conserve native flora and cultivate rare species’ promoting and upholding the of the day. tenets of democracy and pro - SRINAGAR, SPETMEBER 15: informed that the sub-station nursery At Kathua, district Legal vide an opportunity to cele - located in the heart of srinagar City will services Authority organized a brate the freedom and high - Advisor to Lieutenant Governor cater to the requirements of general talk show in collaboration light the importance of human baseer Ahmad Khan today inaugurated public where ornamental planting ma - with education department rights as the pillars upholding a Hi-tech Floriculture nursery and sale terial and different floral arrangements for basohli Zone with the ob - the democratic setup. center at pologround srinagar. like Flower bouquets, Floral baskets, jective to promote the princi - district Legal services he Advisor appreciated the efforts Central table arrangements, car deco - ples of democracy and social Authority (dLsA), samba, ob - of the Floriculture department in devel - ration service will be made available on integration, particularly dur - served the day by organizing oping the hi-tech nursery and directed reasonable government approved ing the COVId-19 crisis. an Online talk programme on them to keep high quality seedlings rates. dLsA Leh also observed the topic “participative role of available at affordable prices. while in - besides, the nursery would be up - the day with para Legal youth in democratic setup” augurating the Hi-tech nursery, the graded by way of installation of more Volunteers, Advocates at which was attended by para Advisor directed the concerned to carry Hi-tech poly-carbonated Green district Court Complex, high - Legal Volunteers and out a robust advertisement campaign Houses where large scale propaga - lighting the importance of cel - Advocates. the talk pro - so that people will come to know about tion/conservation would be under tak - ebrating the day. gramme included delibera - it and will take benefits out of it. the en, for which the proposal amounting to dLsA Kishtwar organized tions on positive and crucial nursery will help to conserve native flo - rs 5 crore is already under considera - various programmes in the dis - role of youth as responsible cit - ra, introduce exotic ornamental flora tion of the Government. the nursery trict and educated the public izens in upholding the values and will also serve as a center of learn - would also prove useful to commercial about the core principles of of democracy, beyond rhetoric ing for florists, field functionaries and Floriculture Growers for training, expo - democracy. of caste and religion and other flower lovers. On the occasion, sure visits and expansion of their busi - the day was similarly ob - evils that plague the social and Commissioner secretary Floriculture ness. It would also cater to their needs in the market. director Floriculture cers and officials were also present on served by dLsAs of other dis - political setup. para Legal Gardens & parks sheikh Fayaz Ahmad of plant material which is not available Farooq Ahmad rather and other offi - the occasion. tricts across Ut’s of J&K and Volunteers also generated Ladakh, with enthusiasm. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal/natiOnal JAMMU, wednesdAy, septeMber 16, 2020 Samoon reviews status of PAB meeting decisions Jan Abhiyan: DDC Budgam expresses satisfaction for Samagra Shiksha, MDM scheme on smooth conduct of programme SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: BUDGAM, SEPTEMBER 15: peoples participation, the CdpO offices across problems, the district are vigorously principal secretary, school the district Grievances/demands they taking up of Aadhar enroll - education and skill development Commissioner have addressed and simulta - ment/modifications besides development, dr Asgar Hassan (ddC) budgam, shahbaz neous redressal disposal of Animal Artificial samoon, today convened a meet - Ahmad Mirza today ex - the same. during ongoing Insemination kit is also being ing to review and discuss the sta - pressed satisfaction over Abhiyan it was brought into distributed by Animal tus of directions given during smooth conduct of various the notice that to boost the Husbandry department. programme Approval board programmes including trout fish production in the A plethora of schemes are (pAb) meeting of samagra Awami darbars, Awareness district about 1,03,600 trout being implemented in letter shiksha and Mid-day-Meal camps across the district. seeds was supplied to private and spirit ranging from pre (MdM) schemes for the year He said the task assigned pond holders across district matric scholarship by 2020-21. threadbare discussion to concerned district and and similarly 40,000 seeds education department, be - was held on the action taken on sectoral officers across the of different kind of fish in - sides issuance of job cards by various issues including coverage supplementary nutrition, Health department to ensure ment of sanctioned new kitchen district is going on positively cluding trout was supplied to rdd and pMsyM registra - of Children, school working days, testing of meals, Grievance hundred percent coverage of chil - devices. director Finance sed, and the concerned officers Govt. units from Khag trout tion by labour department. Funds flows mechanism, redressal Mechanism and status dren under various provisions of Iftikhar Chauhan, deputy deputed to nook and corner hatchery. Motor Vehicle the ddC said that they Management Monitoring and of disposal of complaints, rbsK. He said that testing of director planning, Zahid Ahmed, of the district particularly in department budgam issued are hopeful that programme evaluation (MMe), engagement training of Cook-cum-Helpers meals by nAbL accredited/third Coordinator samagra shiksha, far flung areas are confident - on spot driving Licenses to will prove highly fruitful in of Cook-cum-Helpers (CCHs) and other capacity building activ - party accredited laboratory shall sajad Ahmed Khan, Field Officer, ly discharging their responsi - the successful applicants, be - addressing the common and Honorarium, Kitchen-cum- ities, Centralized Kitchens, social be conducted after reopening of peerzada Mushtaq Ahmed were bilities. the ddC said that all sides social welfare mans issues on spot, the pro - store, Kitchen devices, school Audit and Allowances during clo - schools during the year 2020-21. present in the meeting besides all the officers on duty have been department on spot sanc - gram will also be pre exercise nutrition (Kitchen) Gardens, sure of schools due to Covid-19. He also directed them to develop CeOs, executive engineers and instructed to send and report tioned scholarship and other of all that will come into focus school Health programme, principal secretary asked the school nutrition Gardens in all other concerned officers partici - daily proceedings about their beneficiary cases among the in upcoming b2V3 pro - rashtriya bal swasthya concerned authorities to keep the remaining schools besides en - pated thorough video conferenc - engagements, status of deserving persons during Jan gramme commencing from Karyakram (rbsK), close coordination with the suring completion of procure - ing. camps conducted, status of Abhiyan. Oct 2nd 2020. COVID-19: JKSACS Jan Abhiyan: DC Samoon reviews functioning of Career conducts Sensitization Bandipora inaugurates Counselling Centres programme at Orders establishment of CCCs at Udhampur, Ganderbal Handwara Mega-Sports camp SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: BANDIPORA, SEPTEMBER 15: will help to keep the young genera - As part of its continued IeC tion away from social evils. campaign, Jammu and Kashmir deputy Commissioner (dC) dr Owais said the administration AIds Control society (JKsACs) to - bandipora, dr Owais Ahmad is laying special attention towards de - day organized the sensitization tuesday inaugurated the Mega velopment of sports infrastructure in programme for religious leaders at sports Camp at sK stadium the district so that the youngsters not darul Uloom syed Lutfullah, bandipora as part of the Jan Abhiyan only showcase their talent but also baripura Handwara. Moulana Campaign. spend their leisure time in productive Mufti Mohammad Ashraf gave a As many as 250 students from work. He said the department of detailed sermon on COVId-19 across the district are participating in rural development has developed pandemic in light of Islam and also this Inter-Zonal and Inter-school sports grounds in most of the villages highlighted the role of Imams, tournament to be played in the age under MGnreGA so that youth from Moulanas and Muftis in control - category of Under-14, Under-17 and rural areas are able to take part in SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: dents willing to go for higher studies that the aim of the career counselling ling the spread of the pandemic. Under-19 and organised by the sports activities. and for the vocational and skill devel - centre is dissemination of informa - dr. nazir Ahmad dar, Medical department of youth services and the dC assured the participants principal secretary, school opment courses. tion/education and communication Officer, district Hospital, sports. and the locals that the district admin - education and skill development, dr He said that the aim of starting so that not a single unemployed youth Handwara gave a detailed informa - the students shall also partici - istration will provide every possible Asgar Hassan samoon today chaired the Career Counseling Centres was to of Jammu and Kashmir is left unat - tion about the COVId-19 pandemic pate in Football, Volleyball, Kho- support to boost sports activities in a meeting of senior officers to review encourage the youth for the skill de - tended in choosing the right career. and how its transmission can be Kho, Cricket and badminton games. the district. online career counselling initiatives velopment courses. “the youth Among others the meeting was at - stopped with strict adherence to On the occasion dC bandipora dr Owais asked the participants of the technical education depart - trained in certain skills can opt for self tended by director edI, G M dar; the social distancing and wearing interacted with the players and urged to adopt Covid-19 sOp in letter and ment. employment schemes like seed director skill development of masks during the gatherings at them to actively participate in sports spirit while playing. the meeting was informed that Capital Fund, youth startup Loan department, sajad Ahmed; the religious places. Assistant and athletic activities with all sports - Among others, Assistant the Career Counseling Centres have scheme, women entrepreneurship Additional secretary, Labour & director, JKsACs Imtiyaz Ahmad manship spirit apart from pursuing Commissioner revenue, district been established for guiding the edu - programme, Himayat, sanklap etc” employment, showkat Ahmed; Khan, highlighted the impact of the their academics for their physical and Information Officer, nodal Officer cated (unemployed) youth of the Ut he added. Managing director, skill proper dissemination of the infor - mental development. sports Activities and other senior of - in opting professional, skill develop - the meeting decided to set up on - development, dr Ghulam nabi. mation on COVId-19 to the mass - He appreciated the organisers for ficers of the district were also present ment and non professional courses as line Career Counseling Centre/portal while director, school education es. organising such tournament which on the occasion. per the present day demand. the in Udhampur and Ganderbal districts Kashmir, Mohammad younis; Joint principal secretary stressed upon the where 4G network services are avail - director planning; Additional SDA seals two concerned officers to provide all the able. secretary school education attended storied building at DDC G’bl reviews progress requisite facilities to the youth/stu - the principal secretary also said meeting through video conferencing. Nowgam under KCC scheme JAMMU AND KASHMIR FOREST DEPARTMENT SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, the enforcement wing of GANDERAL, SEPTEMBER 15: ted to the banks for approval of KCC srinagar development Authority and disbursement of loan to the bene - district development KISHTWAR FOREST DIVISION, KISHTWAR today sealed a two storied building ficiaries. On the occasion, the ddC Commissioner (ddC) Ganderbal, built in violation of building rules directed for cent percent saturation shafqat Iqbal today convened a meet - in pohroo Chowk, nowgam under the KCC scheme in the district E-TENDERING ing of the concerned officers and rep - byepass here. the action was taken and also asked the officers of resentatives of various banks to re - Short Term Tender Notice: e-NIT No.:09of 2020-21dated: 12-09-2020 with the co-ordination of sHO Agriculture department and bankers view the progress in issuance of For and on behalf of the Lt. Governor, Jammu & Kashmir UT, e-tenders are invited from approved and eligible contractors registered with J&K nowgam police station. the Vice to achieve the targets with close coor - Kissan Credit Cards (KCC) among the dination so that the farmers could State Govt./Central Govt. Organizations for the following works Chairman, sdA dr. bashir. Ahmad Name of Work :- beneficiaries in the district. the im - Lone informed that any structure avail various benefits and subsidies plementation of KCC scheme and S. Name of work Qty. Adv. Cost Earnest Class of Cost of Time of Receiving Geo-coordinates that is built in violation of building under the scheme. the Chief linking of beneficiaries with their No (Rs.) Money contrac- tender comple- Opening permission issued by sdA or in Agriculture Officer informed the (Rs in tor docu- tion authority AAdHAr numbers was prominently contravention of Master plan 2035 meeting, that a total of 47434 benefi - Rs.) ment discussed during the meeting. the shall be directly sealed as per ciaries have been identified under the 1. (a) 4 strands of B.A Barbed wire 7800 533000 ddC sought details from the con - section 8 of COrO Act.1988. scheme, whose forms are already Fencing using Wooden fence rft. cerned regarding total forms submit - submitted to the banks. posts at spacing of 8' apart & in Compartment 8a/Nagseni, Kishtwar Forest Division under CAMPA. Navin Choudhary takes stock of PM FME (b) Provision for extra carriage 7644 14180 A,B,C& D Rs. 30 days Tender 33 ⁰ 19' 22.02" N of key fencing material (mech- class 600/- opening 75 ⁰ 58' 46.09' E anical/ head load carriage). committee scheme under Atma Nirbhar Bharat 2. DRSM works: Includes the cost 120 132000 of collection, carriage of stone cum to the work site, fashioning and dressing of stones and prepar- Chairs meeting to discuss Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with ation of beds at sites to be iden- tified by the Forest supervisory respect to Agriculture, allied sectors staff. 3. Construction of inspection path 1 Km 36971 SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: the meeting also dis - inside fenced area (unit) 1 Km. cussed Infrastructure Length x 1 mt. width. principal secretary development Fund under The e-NIT consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, bill of quantities,(B.O.Q), Set of Terms & Conditions of contract Animal, sheep Husbandry Atma nirbhar bharat. and other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental Website:- www.jktenders.gov.inor obtained from the Office of the Divisional & Fisheries and It was given out that Forest Officer, Kishtwar Forest Division, Kishtwar. Agriculture production Agriculture mechanization Position of funds: Partly available department, navin is extending a financial Position of AA/TT:AA received,Go ahead order received in respect of TS Choudhary, today chaired support at 40 per cent of a meeting to review the food processing of Agri (OdOp) scheme to project cost for establish - Publishing Date 12-09-2020 products which will be sup - Ministry of Food Atma nirbhar bharat ing Customer Hiring Download Start Date 12-09-2020 from 12:00 Noon Abhiyan with respect to ported by Government of processing Industries, Centers (CHCs) and High Bid Submission Start Date 13-09-2020 at 10:00 A.M Agriculture and allied sec - India under Atma nirbhar principal secretary asked tech Hubs for project cost tors. the meeting was at - bharat Abhiyan. the head of departments of upto rs. 60 lakh and rs 2.5 Bid submission End Date 18-09-2020 upto 06:00 P.M Additional secretary Agriculture and allied de - tended by director crore maximum. rural en - Date of opening of Technical Bid on line 19-09-2020 at 11:30 P.M in the Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar Agriculture Kashmir, Ajaz Horticulture, who is also partments to give their rec - trepreneurs, corporate so - Date of opening of Financial Bid (online) 20-09-2020 02:00 P.M in the Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar Altaf Andrabi; director nodal Officer for Atma ommendations after se - cieties of farmers, regis - Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz nirbhar bharat in J&K, lecting the potential prod - tered farmer societies, 1. The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the Departmental Website: - https://jktenders.gov.in. Bid documents contain qualifying cri - Ahmad bhat and director briefed the meeting about uct from the particular dis - farmer producers organi - teria for bidder, specifications, bill of quantities, conditions & other details. the components of prime trict. the OdOp scheme is 2. The price bids uploaded on the website in time will be opened on 19-09-2020in the office ofDivisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar. In case of public sericulture Kashmir. zations and panchayats are holiday on the date of opening of the bid, the same will be opened on the next working day at the same time and venue. director Horticulture Minister Formalization of aimed at to encourage food eligible for financial assis - 3. Bids must accompany cost of tender document as shown against work in the shape of demand draft or Treasury Challan-0406-For in favour of Jammu, sevak ram; Micro Food processing processing of indigenous tance for establishment of Divisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar and earnest money in shape of CDR/FDR pledge toDivisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar. The bids for the enterprises (pM FMe) products of the particular work shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date of opening of bids. Additional secretary CHC and high tech hubs, 4. The date and time of opening of Financial-Bids will be notified on Web Site www.jktenders.gov.in and conveyed to the bidders automatically Horticulture, Jahangir scheme. He informed that district keeping in view the the meeting was informed. through an e-mail message on their e-mail address / SMS on their registered mobile number. The Financial-bids of Responsive bidders shall Hashmi and other con - Government of India will existing clusters and avail - principal secretary be opened online in the Office of Divisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar. 5. The original documents, when submitted by L-1 for the cost of tender document, EMD specified in the tender document should be same as up - cerned from Jammu at - provide financial support ability of raw material. asked the officers to nomi - for both the existing and Under the scheme loaded on-line (scanned copies) other-wise the allotment will not be issued, the tenders will be cancelled and the bidder will not be allowed to tended the meeting via nate sKAUst-K and participate in any further / future tendering process in the Division for a period of One year. video conferencing. new food processing units prospective entrepreneurs, sKUAst-J as technical in - 6. Financial Bids will be opened in the office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar. If the office happens to be closed on the date of opening of the meeting had a de - for Agriculture and self Help Groups and rural stitutes and also hire tech - the bids as specified, the bids will be opened on the next working day at the same time and venue. The bid for the work shall remain open for ac - Horticulture yield. entrepreneurs will be given ceptance for a period of 90 days from the date of opening of bids. If any bidder/tenderer withdraws his bid/tender before the said period or tailed discussion on prime nical experts for the same makes any modifications in the terms and conditions of the bid, the said earnest money shall stand forfeited. Minister Formalization of regarding submission financial assistance for es - where resource person can Sd/- of requisite list under One tablishing food processing Micro Food processing be hired to provide expert - DIP/J-4602/20 Divisional Forest Officer enterprises scheme for district One product units. ise. Kishtwar. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU wednesdAy septeMber 16, 2020 Glimpses of Future Seven years of motherhood estAbLIsHed In 1986 By : SANDhyA JAIN on August 10, forced them to de - mand strategies for revival. sonia Gandhi will have to accept Although it has never been stated that the era of supine partymen is publicly, rahul Gandhi’s flight from n economics over; the high command has been Downturn i Amethi, choice of wayanad (Kerala) called to account. Only a split can and total reliance on the Indian he Asian development bank in an update to its save the Gandhi leadership. sonia Union Muslim League to return to forecasts has said that developing economies in Gandhi’s consistency and determi - parliament would have convinced nation are admirable. A firm believ - the stalwarts that he cannot lead Asia will contract in 2020, the first such downturn t er in dynasty as a legitimising princi - Congress out of the electoral wilder - in nearly 60 years. the update of the Adb's outlook esti- ple in politics, she first made her son ness. He cannot win from wayanad mates the regional economy will contract 0.7% this year, the party vice-president in January again, or from rae bareli, if his 2013, thus indicating her intent, and mother withdraws from the arena. recovering to 6.8% growth in 2021. Conditions could de- in december 2017, despite a dismal At the CwC, as no one asked the teriorate further, however, if the coronavirus pandemic performance in the 2014 general wayanad Mp to return, sonia worsens significantly, the regional lender said. the up- elections, anointed him as Congress Gandhi realised there was no time to president. this was accomplished lose in reinstating rahul Gandhi at date downgrades growth estimates for many countries in with fulsome support from the rank the helm. Her first moves, on August the region, where outbreaks of coronavirus have surged and file, including veterans. For a 27, indicated her resolve: Jairam in some countries, such as the philippines and Indonesia. while things seemed to be going well ramesh was appointed chief whip and the party, advised by the now (rajya sabha), Gaurav Gogoi deputy the report said that China, where the pandemic began, defunct consultancy firm, leader and ravneet singh bittu whip has already begun to recover and will see its economy Cambridge Analytica, won (Lok sabha), and Ahmad patel and grow 1.8% this year and 7.7% in 2021. the 6.1% growth Karnataka, Madhya pradesh and warts and does not function by dik - Congress Mp for three years before KC Venugopal included in a com - Chhattisgarh in quick succession in tat delivered via a tiny caucus. the that fatal day – died with sitaram mittee that will decide Congress’s for China's economy in 2019 was the slowest pace in 2018. Matters went south only with Congress working Committee Kesri’s ignoble exit via a bathroom. strategy in parliament. then, one decades. Asia's status as a production base for many rahul Gandhi’s impulsive resigna - (CwC) that met on August 24, 2020, similarly, the pretence that “power day before going abroad for a med - tion from the post of party president evices and optical equipment to resolve matters revealed that the is poison” has ended with the aver - ical check-up, accompanied by the medical products, digital d after the resounding Lok sabha de - Gandhi family’s principal concern ment that it is the elixir of political heir apparent, sonia Gandhi an - helped to cushion the blow to trade from the pandemic feat of 2019; his refusal to withdraw was to retain its grip over the party. life. Anand sharma, deputy leader nounced a major reshuffle, tailored downturn, the report noted. nonetheless, the downturn it despite the customary appeals; the myth that sonia Gandhi had (rajya sabha), has explained how for rahul Gandhi’s ascension. the and sonia Gandhi’s prolonged stay “fought like a tigress” against rajiv the total drift and lack of introspec - dissident veterans were upstaged, at is the worst since the early 1960s. this has set back efforts as interim president, with no resolu - Gandhi’s becoming prime Minister tion after the 2019 defeat, rahul least for the present. the Central to life hundreds of millions of people in our region out of tion in sight. this forced 23 veter - after the assassination of Indira Gandhi’s insistence that no one election Authority (CeA) has been poverty. Governments in many countries have imposed ans, doubtless backed by many oth - Gandhi – stoically maintained by from the family should become reconstituted to conduct the elec - ers, to demand a visible and effective the spin doctors despite the fact that president and sonia Gandhi’s tion of the party president. Headed border controls, lockdowns and other restrictions to leadership that is accessible to stal - rajiv Gandhi was already a tenure as interim president ending Seven years on Page 7 stem the spread of the coronavirus and prevent more out- breaks. but such measures come at a huge economic cost. to help compensate, regional governments have prom- ised 3.6 trillion, equivalent to about 15% of regional eco- nomic activity, in subsidies, loans and other support for A topsy-turvy democracy in a skewed world individuals and businesses. but small companies that ac- By : SAMUDRALA VK Government: privatisation and the count for most business in the region are short of capital sudden lockdown. seemingly, the The politician-capitalist nexus: The un - to weather the crisis, the Adb said. It expects a recovery there are several reports glob - rudderless policies of the holy nexus between the political class to be L-shaped," or swoosh-shaped" rather than V- ally on the rising economic dispari - Government have created enough ties in the post-liberal era, upon space for further pauperisation of and corporates has been riding shaped. even with a recovery, economies will be substan- which no political party is keen to the underprivileged masses. tially below expectations before COVId-19. A prolonged act. even as the world celebrates the now, the federal governments roughshod over the interests of the poor. International day of democracy to - pandemic could put countries into debt crises or destabi- of third world countries have to day, it is clear that during the walk on razor’s edge to meet fiscal This alliance makes it vital for the polit - lize their financial markets. Another risk would be wors- COVId-19 pandemic, the concept deficit targets on one hand and con - ening geopolitical tensions, most notably potential for has gone awry throughout the nect the welfare dots on the other. ical class to safeguard the vested inter - world. power and political activity Amid this chaos, big corporations Us prC (China) friction over trade and technology to in- are the essence of modern-day are making hay due to the relax - ests of tycoons. It is appropriate to tensify. south and southeast Asian countries have seen democracy. yet, political authority, ation of tax rates and labour laws. mention here that representative some of the worst devastation from the pandemic, with which is based on legitimacy and is As the unemployment numbers in a tool to deliver political, economic the country soar and the working democracy has been metamorphosing Malaysia, the philippines, singapore and thailand log- and social justice, has been render - class is hard put to find jobs, indus - ging double-digit contractions in the April-June quarter ing yeoman’s service to corporates, tries and businesses will expect this into a turncoat democracy. from a year earlier. All of their economies are expected to both domestic and foreign. ruling surplus labour to be at their beck dispensations all around the globe and call. Amid this gloom and doom crisis of balance of payments have being viewed as an impediment to shrink by 5% or more this year. strong government have resorted to authoritarianism scenario, the ruling elite has been left the labour class helpless. the their exploitation. However, the spending will be crucial to support their recoveries, the under the guise of the health emer - trying to divert the attention of the Us, with the support of the wtO decades-long struggle to retain report said. the Adb said that ensuring health systems gency. In addition, democratic up - suffering masses by shifting the na - (world trade Organisation), had these labour rights in independent heaval through excessive centrali - tional discourse towards sensitive exhorted all these countries to pro - nation states has come to a naught are improved is also vital for sustained growth. sation and the curbs imposed on issues like religion and hyperna - vide untrammelled access to its due to weakened trade unions and political activities during this pan - tionalism. neo-liberalism and cor - products. Apparently, the aims and the decline of social capital in times demic, have left minimal space to poratisation: the stringent meas - paths of federal governments of of Covid. However, despite the “new raise the concerns of the urban ures taken by the world bank and these nations, the wtO and the normal” of the Coronavirus era, the poor. the contagion, a bolt from the the International Monetary Fund IMF are congruent with regard to time has come to fight tenaciously blue, has caught our health systems (IMF) against third world nations free trade and the globalisation of to restore the rights of the working Disaster as enemy off guard. In India, the labour class like pruning subsidies, rollback of capital. the lawful protection of the class, which have been tossed aside has been caught between the devil welfare measures and the abate - working class under the labour laws as of now. when the market space is and the deep sea, thanks to the re - ment of labour laws as essential for had proved disastrous for the inter - being dominated by monopoly, du - cent twin moves of the any sort of relief package during the ests of the capitalist class and was A topsy on Page 7 Open doors for trade By : UTTAM GUPTA of raw materials and other inputs at a competitive price, hassle-free lo - the Govt should shed its current gistics and transportation at low protectionism. Instead, it should go cost, availability of funds from cred - for an open trade policy by slashing it institutions such as banks at low import duties and eliminating non- interest rate and a taxation structure tariff barriers. while presenting the that lowers the incidence of tax on Union budget for 2020-21, Finance products. Most of these factors are Minister nirmala sitharaman had beyond the control of the firm. renewed the commitment of the these depend on the macro-eco - Modi Government to “Make in nomic environment which, in turn, India.” she saw this as the most cru - is influenced largely by Government what was the rush to list the names of Opp leaders, academics and civil cial component of the strategy to policies. Look at petrol, diesel and society activists in a supplementary chargesheet on delhi riots? the prob- make India a $5 trillion economy by Aviation turbine Fuel (AtF) whose lem with today’s narratives is that they are premised on half-truths or 2024-25. to achieve this, she target - price impacts the cost of almost myth-making to set off a wildfire so rabid that it gulps reason, which is seen ted doubling of exports from the every product and service — cutting as an enemy of the state rather than its victim. And this is being done with current over $500 billion to $1 tril - across all sectors of the economy. de such regularity that thinking minds and civil society are becoming targets lion (that includes an increase in jure, these petroleum products are of a witch-hunt for daring to dissent or challenge the established order of farm exports from $40 billion to deregulated. However, since the things. the brutality of targetting is even more evident as names uncom- $100 billion). Faced with a whop - market for these is dominated by fortable to the establishment are red-marked while provocateurs friendly ping contraction in the Gross public sector oil companies, there is to it are blatantly overlooked and spared. what else can explain the delhi domestic product (Gdp) by close to an upward bias in their prices which police’s purported fumbling over the revelations of the February riots, one 25 per cent during the first quarter, a mestic production and achieve self- should endeavour to manufacture gets aggravated due to high taxes. At continuing slide during the second that saw a motivated leaking of information that noted civil society ac - sufficiency. second, the frequent products which can compete in present, these items are out of Gst quarter and projected decline for the (Goods and services tax) which Disaster on Page 7 changes in rules by the Chinese terms of the price as well as quality, whole of the current year by 10 per Government, specifically targeting both in the domestic and interna - means they continue to attract cen - cent-14.5 per cent, the $5 trillion the Us, europe and Japan-based tional market. broadly, two sets of tral excise duty (Ced) and value target may have lost much of its multinational companies (MnCs) factors are relevant here: (A) those added tax (VAt) at a high rate. no H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y sheen for now. nonetheless, the and China’s deteriorating trade and which are internal to a firm and (b) wonder, the tax component alone is Government has other compelling investment relationship with those those which are external. Factor A nearly two-third of the retail price. 1857 : Future President William Taft born reasons to pursue “Make in India” countries, have prompted hundreds includes the ability of the firm to in - power is another major input that vigorously. First, the devastating of MnCs to exit. the Modi novate products, which meet di - impacts production cost. More than william Howard taft is born in Cincinnati, Ohio on september 15, 1857. impact of the Corona pandemic on Government wants to seize the op - verse demands of consumers in a 90 per cent of the electricity is sup - taft was born into a politically active family; his father had served as economies worldwide in particular portunity, make all-out efforts to manner that offers the latter quality, plied by power distribution compa - president Ulysses s. Grant’s secretary of war. He attended college at yale and the steep decline in the econo - lure them here and make India a safety and convenience, putting in nies (discoms) at tariffs determined University, graduating second in his class. He then attended Cincinnati Law my of China (which accounts for a manufacturing hub. How to make it place manufacturing practices, under cost plus mechanism. these school earning his law degree in 1880. After serving in private practice and big chunk of imports by India. For happen? A clue is available from this which deliver best products on all rates subsume inflated cost allowed as solicitor general to president benjamin Harrison (1890 – 1896), taft instance, of the technical material year’s Independence day address by these counts and optimising all fac - to power generators, pass-through joined the faculty at yale University, where he taught law until 1900. In that is used for making end-use the prime Minister, in which tors of production viz. capital, of ever-increasing fuel cost, electric - agrochemical products, 50 per cent 1900, taft was appointed governor of the philippines by president william Aatmanirbhar bharat reverberated labour, land and technology to en - ity tax and other levies, cost imposed comes from China) have led to the McKinley. He then served as secretary of war under president theodore all through. Modi exhorted “our sure that the cost of supply is kept to on the system due to supplies to disruption of global supply chains. roosevelt from 1904 to 1908. A progressive republican, taft was a pacifist policies, our processes, our prod - the bare minimum. All these factors farmers and poor households at this has created pressure on India subsidised price (call it cross-sub - compared to many of his imperialist contemporaries; he advocated multi- ucts, everything should be the best.” are within the control of the firm. to go full blast for increasing its do - put simply, Indian industries Factor b includes the availability Open doors on Page 7 1857 on Page 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU wednesdAy septeMber 16 , 2020 Sasikala may be released on Jan 27, 2021, says Karnataka Prison dept PRESS TRUST Of INDIA oner number 9234 sasikala's 'proba - will have to pay rs 10 crore to walk out of rs 10 crore each. with the death of sion to those convicted for offences Bengaluru, Sept 15 ble date of release' is January 27, of prison on January 27, 2021, else Jayalalithaa in 2016, who was the first under the prevention of Corruption 2021, provided in-default fine spend another 13 months behind accused in the case, the appeal by Act. "As per the manual, I strongly be - Late tamil nadu Chief Minister J amount is paid as awarded by the hon - bars. After the supreme Court re - Karnataka against her stood abated. lieve that she will be released by the Jayalalithaa's aide V K sasikala, serv - ourable court," superintendent of stored the trial court judgement in to - Last week, sasikala's counsel had month end," her advocate n raja ing a four year-term in a corruption Central prison at parappana to against sasikala and two of her expressed hope of her early release, senthoor pandian had said. when the case here, may be released from jail Agrahara, r Latha said in response to close relatives in the disproportionate possibly by the end of this month, cit - remission of 129 days is applied, the next January provided she paid the an rtI query. the reply was to the assets case,(V n sudhakaran and J ing remission for good conduct. As release will be during the month end fine amount of rs 10 crore, Karnataka query by activist t narasimha Murthy elavarasi), she surrendered before per norms, three days of remission for and not the previously expected date prison department has said. sasikala, on september 11. Latha added the court in Karnataka on February good conduct is available for every of January 2021, he had said. sasikala lodged at the parappana Agrahara sasikala's "probable date of release" 15, 2017 and has been lodged in month in jail and so far, she has com - has already spent a total of 35 days in prison here, was convicted and sen - would be February 27, 2022 if the fine parappana Agrahara Central Jail. Her pleted 43 months, making her eligible jail in 1997 and 2014 and availed a 17 tenced in February 2017 in the rs 66 is not paid. the officer explained the two relatives are also undergoing four for a reduction of 129 days in prison, day parole in 2017, which is deducted crore disporportionate assets case. probable date of release may vary if years simple imprisonment and all "the Karnataka prison Manual does from the period she already served, he "As per prison records, convict pris - sasikala utilises a parole facility. she three of them were slapped with a fine not have any provision barring remis - had said. Cab driver held for passing Prime Minister Modi inaugurates, sC grants interim protection from arrest lewd remarks at TMC MP to ex-punjab dGp in 1991 case Mimi Chakraborty lays foundation for projects in Bihar PRESS TRUST Of INDIA PRESS TRUST Of INDIA PRESS TRUST Of INDIA punjab government that Kolkata, Sept 15 New Delhi, Sep 15 New Delhi, Sep 15 what is the hurry in arrest - A taxi driver has been ar - prime Minister ing saini after 29 years of rested here for allegedly narendra Modi on tuesday the supreme Court the case. Luthra replied passing lewd remarks at ac - inaugurated and laid the tuesday granted interim that the former dGp having tor and trinamool Congress foundation stone of seven protection from arrest to Z plus security is abscond - Mp Mimi Chakraborty, po - urban infrastructure proj - former punjab sGp ing. the bench posted the lice said on tuesda y. the man ects worth rs 541 crore in sumedh singh saini in the matter for hearing after was pic ked up from poll-bound bihar. In his ad - 1991 alleged murder case of four weeks and said that Mukundapur here on dress via video conference, a junior engineer balwant saini is not to be arrested Monday night after Modi lauded the efforts of singh Multani. A bench of till further orders and he Chakrab orty filed a complaint the state government, Justices Ashok bhushan, r shall cooperate in the inves - against him with the local headed by Chief Minister s reddy and M r shah tigation. On september 8, police station. the driver nitish Kumar, over a host of sought response from the high court had dis - had allegedly made improp - issues, including girl educa - governance. "selfish inter - structure and development punjab government on missed saini's two pleas in - er gestures and passed of - tion, representation of de - ests" took over governance works, the prime minister saini's plea challenging the grant him anticipatory bail bench questioned the sen - cluding the one on anticipa - fensive comments, when prived sections of the socie - and "vote-bank politics" said. noting that over 20 punjab and Haryana High in the case. ior advocate siddharth tory bail in the alleged mur - Chakraborty was passing by ty in local bodies and devel - suppressed the system, bihar towns are situated Court order refusing to during the hearing, the Luthra, appearing for the der case. in her vehicle in ballygunge opment. Modi said, in an apparent near Ganga, Modi said phari area, they said. "He without naming any - reference to 15-year-long more than 50 projects of immediately fled after mak - one, the prime minister also rule of Lalu yadav's rJd over rs 6,000 crore had Contn. from Page 6 ...... ing s ome derogatory remarks, slammed earlier state gov - and Congress governments been approved in the state but the Jadavpur Mp ma naged ernments, saying bihar that preceded it. the Centre to keep the holy river clean. to note down the registration used to have tall and vision - is working overtime in coor - Assembly polls in bihar are number of the yellow taxi ary leaders, but an era came dination with the state gov - likely to be held in October- 1857 ...... that he was driving. when focus shifted from ernment to boost infra - november. lateral, international efforts to solve conflicts between na - of the supreme Court, a position he held for nine years af - tions. taft did wage war against domestic economic mo - ter being appointed by president warren Harding in 1921. nopolies, however. From the time he was elected the na - As chief justice, taft gave the oath of office to presidents Contn. from Page 6 ...... tion’s 27th president in 1909, taft quietly continued Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover at their inaugurations theodore roosevelt’s policy of busting monopolies in the in 1923 and 1929, respectively. Health complications led to steel and railroad industries and created the first federal taft’s resignation as chief justice in February 1930; he died Open doors ...... department of Labor to promote the welfare of America’s a month later, on March 3, from heart failure. taft was the workers. After retiring from the presidency, taft became first former president to be buried at Arlington national sidy), large-scale theft and so on. All of this result in exor - authorised by the Centre such as the state trading the first and only former president to serve as chief justice Cemetery. bitant charges from industries. the businesses also face a Corporation (stC), Minerals and Metals trading high cost of transportation and logistics thanks to high Corporation (MMtC) can import it. with this overly-pro - rail freight on movement of goods having to subsidise low tectionist mindset, on november 4, 2019, Modi an - A topsy ...... fare on passenger traffic, high cost of movement by road nounced India’s decision not to join the regional due to escalating diesel price and high toll tax charged by Comprehensive economic partnership (rCep), a con - opoly or triopoly, free and fair competition which unhin - are turning into snollygosters for their personal gains. concessionaires on highways (courtesy, inflated capital glomeration of 10 members of the Association of south dered markets guarantee, go out of the window. extolling there are several voluminous reports from different cor - expenses on building roads and high cost of land acquisi - east Asian nations (AseAn) viz. Malaysia, Indonesia, the virtues of neo-liberalism, the modern nation states ners of the world on the rising economic disparities in the tion). wherever exports and imports are involved, high thailand, Vietnam, singapore, the philippines, have centred their development agenda in and around post-liberal era, upon which no political party is keen to port handling charges add to the cost. Finally, they have Myanmar, brunei, Laos and Cambodia plus six others like urban centres. economically, in the post-liberal era of act. As the late pop singer Michael Jackson once sang, to pay high interest rate on both long-term and short-term Australia, new Zealand, Japan, south Korea, China (be - India, upward mobility is largely confined to sections of “All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us.” funds borrowed from banks, non-bank finance compa - sides India) covering 50 per cent of the global population the urban middle class. welf are economics: It is wrong to the lyrics are still relevant in these pandemic-riddled nies (nbFCs) and other financial institutions (FIs). and nearly 40 per cent of the world Gdp. mention that welfare economics is based on the “rob peter to pay times. Globalisation and dependency: the south Asian though interest rates are deregulated and the reserve From the same prism, it is reviewing existing Free paul” principle when peter has direct access to resources nations started on their liberalisation, privatisation and bank of India (rbI) also keeps prodding banks/FIs to trade Agreements (FtAs) with AseAn and its member (natural, political, economic and social) as opposed to globalisation path at the same time, with the exception of lower the lending rate (in the last 18 months or so, it has countries. this approach has stymied chances of India paul. It is not peter but paul who is running from pillar to sri Lanka, which opened up its economy slowly, in fits reduced the policy rate i.e. the interest rate it charges on signing a limited deal with the Us (this is largely about post in search of opportunities. the notion of political and starts. they had adjusted their economic apparatus money lent to banks, by 2.5 per cent to help them), bor - goods and market access), forget concluding a compre - equality of a liberal ideological stream revolves around with a new global integration process at a time when the rowers have not got much relief thanks to the high non- hensive FtA, which also covers intellectual property freedom and liberty of an individual and overlooks the global economic architecture was dominated by a unipo - performing assets (npAs) of banks. Most enterprises are rights (Iprs), investment and services, issues related to core elements of equality like social and economic justice. lar power, the Us. since then, the lopsided globalisation hamstrung by these external factors, which many a time visas and manpower movement. For the same reason, Governments all over the world have successfully repudi - process has been converting many third world countries offset the inherent competitive advantage of firms by talks for the FtA with european Union (eU) countries are ated the pro-poor agenda and this volte face from a wel - into dependents and in some cases they have been almost virtue of being strong on the internal front. Ideally, the not progressing at the desired pace. the logic behind the fare state to a pro-capitalist state has pushed the labour reduced to aid recipients dependent upon erstwhile colo - Government should focus on removing these external Government’s current policy actions is an underlying be - class into deeper penury. the politician-capitalist nexus: nial powers or the Us. Under the banner of global integration bottlenecks. If the costs of fuel, transport, power, interest lief that our domestic market should be reserved exclu - the unholy nexus between the political class and corpo - and in the name of free trade, the western power s have been rate and so on are brought down from their present high sively for “Made in India” products. Using the same argu - rates has been riding roughshod over the interests of the bleeding these nations of their resources. Asymmetrical to a reasonable level, this will automatically sharpen the ment, what if other countries also decide to reserve their poor. this alliance makes it vital for the political class to globalisation has also challenged the sovereignty of these competitive edge of Indian firms and move us closer to the local market for indigenously-made products? In that safeguard the vested interests of tycoons. It is appropri - nations while the same has remained intact in case of de - goal of making India a manufacturing hub. Instead, the scenario, our exports are bound to take a hit; the goal of ate to mention here that representative democracy has veloped nations.the Us has been playing a rigged game Government is moving in a direction that does not augur doubling Indian exports to $1 trillion will look like day - been metamorphosing into a turncoat democracy. back of globalisation under the auspices of the wtO, the well for its “Make in India” mission. It is increasing cus - dreaming. India can’t have the cake and eat it too. A sce - in the day, politicia ns were known for their erudition, states - world bank and other agencies. the time has come for toms duties (during 2014-2019, it raised import duty on nario in which our products have uninhibited entry into manship and uncompromising ideological commitment. On third-world nations to rise as one to have a just order in 3,500 items; electronic items, especially mobile phones the market of other countries (needed for scaling up ex - the contrary, t he present day representatives of the people the international sphere. and automobiles attract high levies), raising non-tariff ports) even as the products made in those countries face barriers e.g. requiring dairy and poultry products to meet entry barriers on the Indian turf is neither practical nor certain specifications, controls on the price of medical sustainable. the Government should shed its current pro - Disaster ...... equipment viz. stents, knee implants and so on and now tectionist policy stance. Instead, it should go for an open tivists figured in a supplementary chargesheet based on delhi police, being an elite and professional law-keeping even implementing a licence regime for certain imports trade policy by slashing import duties and eliminating disclosures of the accused. while it may have claimed that force in the country, yet pass the litmus test of the riots (import of tV sets). In certain sectors, such as agrochemi - non-tariff barriers. It should sign FtAs with groups such disclosure was not the sole basis of further action, and case? Already as a purveyor of the official narrative, it has cal, it is micro-managing things to a point of barring im - as rCep, eU and so on as also with individual countries. needed to be backed up by corroborative evidence, cross- had a tough job defending its “no-show” or “silence” during port of certain products for which indigenous facilities ex - As for perceived threats, there is ample scope for improv - ist. Import of fertilisers such as urea is permitted only on ing the competitiveness of India made products by ad - checking and information, why list their names in the first the violence at JnU and the targetted mayhem in the riots. residual basis i.e. only to the extent that domestic produc - dressing key bottlenecks under the “external factor” cate - place then? that too of people, who are not capable of any Its passivity has raised questions on its institutional in - tion fails to meet the demand. Moreover, only agencies gory as brought out above. criminal activity ever? Also, the simultaneous insistence tegrity and loyalty to its role ordained by the Constitution. that the disclosure by three students, who were accused of that, too, at a time when there are too many eyewitnesses, fomenting trouble, was “truthful” and not coerced made no live accounts and video footage. For example, there is little Seven years ...... bones about the intent to demonise dissent. And protect doubt that an unruly mob beat up students in the JnU the hate-mongering of ruling party leaders like Anurag campus to leave too much of a grey area as to how events by Madhusudan Mistry, its members include rajesh her in day-to-day matters till the next session of the All thakur and Kapil Mishra, the latter’s “goli maaro” equiva - unfolded. Also, by the Government’s own report and statis - Mishra, Krishna byre Gowda, s Jothimani and Arvinder India Congress Committee (AICC), to be held within six lent to a war cry of prejudice. so it is that CpI(M) leader tics, the minorities were the worst affected by the riots. yet singh Lovely (a letter writer). while letter signatories months. It includes AK Antony, Ahmed patel, Ambika sitaram yechury was labelled as an instigator for repre - the police seems to have cracked down on those who fight Ghulam nabi Azad, Anand sharma, Mukul wasnik and soni, KC Venugopal, randeep surjewala and Mukul senting an ideological polarity. economist and professor for their justice. then Lt Governor, Anil baijal, as the Jitin prasada have been retained in the CwC, the demand wasnik. naturally, these moves have further dismayed Jayati Ghosh was mentioned as a more than oblique slight Centre’s representative, overturned the delhi Cabinet’s for elections to this body, as opposed to the practice of the dissidents. Former minister Kapil sibal lamented, to the intelligentsia and swaraj Abhiyan activist yogendra decision that had disbanded the panel of lawyers suggested nominating members, has been brushed aside. the 22- “nomination seems to be the rule and election is not even yadav was circled out for speaking out on rights of students to by the delhi police from arguing in the supreme Court and member CwC includes former prime Minister an exception.” the dissidents told the media that the protest. the message is clear, there is a threatening shadow over the High Court in the interest of a fair probe. the AAp Manmohan singh, rahul Gandhi, AK Antony, Ahmed changes made by the interim president “do not in any anybody who chooses to e xercise the Constitutional right to Government, which has time and again insisted that the patel, Ambika soni, and former Finance Minister p way” address the concerns listed in the August 7 letter and free speech, ask questions, protest in a democratic spirit or delhi police is not under its purview and did not oppose it Chidambaram, who has been elevated from permanent will not revive the party. In fact, many new persons joined invitee, a surprising move. the invitees include digvijay their stock-taking meeting on september 12, 2020, which hold a divergent political view. why this move is loaded or the Home Ministry to which it reports despite public singh, salman Khurshid, Jairam ramesh, pramod tiwari augurs ill for sonia Gandhi’s authoritarian control of the and dangerous is because there is nothing that separates criticism during the riots, rightly exercised its prerogative and Chinta Mohan, all of whom will gladly rally behind party. Observers note that the beneficiaries of this reshuf - the protester from the rioter, the dissenter from the con - to suggest a transparent inquiry. It argued that since the rahul Gandhi. Jitin prasada has also been given charge of fle include rahul Gandhi loyalists such as randeep singh spirator, the debater from the disruptor and equates them courts had already raised serious questions on the investi - party affairs in west bengal and Andaman and nicobar surjewala, Ajay Maken and Jitendra singh, amongst oth - at the same level. It is also a comment on society that one gations done by the delhi police in the riots case and dur - Islands, possibly in an attempt to woo back the disaffected ers, and the sole purpose is to smoothen the way for the has to be a qualified conformist than being an educated ing students’ protests, the lawyers shouldn’t be pro- cronies of rahul Gandhi. However, Ghulam nabi Azad wayanad Mp to become Congress president after sonia commentator. Anyway, the line between fact and fiction on Government. so against the delhi police’s proposal to ap - and Mallikarjun Kharge have been removed as general Gandhi returns. but the fact that nothing has been done to the riots has blurred with too many ground truths held point six senior lawyers, including solicitor General secretaries and randeep surjewala (Karnataka), Jitendra address the ideological lopsidedness in favour of minori - back from the public domain. disproportionately though, tushar Mehta and AsG Aman Lekhi, as special counsel in singh (Assam) and tariq Anwar (Kerala and ties, and the inability to attract leaders who can bring vot - the Government narrative of stereotyping the riots as an - the High Court and supreme Court in 85 cases related to Lakshadweep) inducted. Others retained as general sec - ers back to the grand old party, is weighing on the minds other volatile expression of communal angst has been the riots and the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act retaries include Harish rawat (punjab), priyanka Gandhi of many. Checkmated by sonia Gandhi’s absence, the dis - gaining ground. the delhi police is capable of conducting a protests, the delhi Government wanted to field its own le - Vadra (Uttar pradesh), Oommen Chandy (Andhra sidents have decided to focus on the Monsoon session of sound probe but appears to be under pressure to “manage” gal team. does this mean that the Centre is trying to dictate pradesh), Ajay Maken (rajasthan), KC Venugopal (or - parliament to corner the government on topical issues a certain narrative so that courts have very little to deliber - the course of the trial, investigation and public perception? ganisation). that few office bearers have any electoral and wait. In a sharp departure from Congress culture, ate on. Certainly, nothing could be a bigger travesty of jus - Or is it trying to justify the crackdown on the protesters and heft is not a factor in this round. the Congress has long they have not surrendered or diluted their stance on any tice. And if the delhi police looks toothless, one would label them as seditious? therefore, it is all the more imper - delegated authority to make appointments to the top issue, and have even augmented their strength. sonia dread to imagine what happens in the state police forces of ative for delhi police to settle for nothing but the whole leader. sonia Gandhi is unlikely to relinquish this power Gandhi will have to accept the fact that the era of supine Uttar pradesh and Haryana, where the ruling party senti - truth and uphold the rule of law fearlessly. For that is its at a time when the family is fighting for survival within the partymen is over; the high command has been called to ment will sit in judgment on the right to protest. Can the mandate anyway that cannot be challenged by anybody. party. she announced a five-member special team to help account: only a split can save the Gandhi leadership. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, wednesdAy, septeMber 16, 2020 Biden assembles legal team UN: Boat capsizes near Libya; 24 migrants ahead of divisive 2020 election presumed dead Washington, Sep 15 team in place to ensure that Former Attorney General By SAMy MAGDy tions on nGOs and long, un - Cairo, Sep 15 every eligible voter is able to ex - eric Holder will also play an necessary stand-offs, Msehli democrat Joe biden is as - ercise their right to vote and outreach role on the question of said. the Un migration agency sembling a team of top lawyers have their vote counted," bob voting rights, according to the the shipwreck was the lat - said tuesday that a boat carry - in anticipation of court chal - bauer, a senior adviser to the campaign. est maritime disaster involving ing migrants bound for europe lenges to the election process biden campaign and former we can and will be able to migrants seeking a better life capsized in the Mediterranean that could ultimately determine white House counsel to hold a free and fair election this in europe.At least 45 survivors sea off Libya, leaving at least who wins the race for the white president barack Obama, said november and we're putting in on the three boats were re - House. in a statement. bauer, who place an unprecedented voter two dozen people drowned or turned to the shore. 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All migrants were Libya, which descended in - an already divisive presidential es on a variety of issues. trump and his republican al - der Obama. and on the ground to make sure men, with a majority from to chaos following the 2011 up - contest in november that could trump in recent months lies' hollow threats and con - democratic lawyer Marc that every eligible voter has the egypt and Morocco, she said. rising that toppled and killed produce significant, perhaps has sought to preemptively cast stant misinformation, election elias and a team of lawyers right to vote and that their vote this new tragedy signals longtime dictator Moammar even decisive, court cases over doubt on the election, warning officials around the country are from his firm, perkins Coie, will is counted once, Clark said. yet again the need for in - Gadhafi, has emerged as a ma - voter access and the legitimacy that the expected surge in mail working tirelessly to hold a free focus on protecting voter access the new york times re - creased search and rescue ca - jor transit point for African of mail ballots .democrats and ballots because of the coron - and fair and election, and we and ensuring a fair and accu - ported on the legal war room pacity in the Mediterranean. and Arab migrants fleeing war republicans are locked in legal avirus pandemic will lead to have an extraordinary national rate vote count. initiative earlier Monday. Instead, we are seeing restric - and poverty to europe. UK PM's controversial Brexit bill clears first hurdle in Parliament proach could lead to excessive checks and even tariffs on goods moving from Great britain to northern Ireland. He said the bill would ensure the UK's "economic and political integrity", accusing the eU of making un - fair demands to "exert leverage" in the trade talks in - cluding a threat to block food exports. now that we have left the eU, and the transition pe - riod is about to elapse, we need the armature of our law once again to preserve the arrangements on which so many jobs and livelihoods depend. that is the funda - mental purpose of this bill, he told the Mps. I regret to have to tell the House that in recent months the eU has suggested that it is ready to go to ex - treme and unreasonable lengths using the northern Ireland protocol in a way that goes well beyond com - mon sense, simply to exert leverage against the UK in our negotiations for a free trade agreement, he claimed. I understand how some people will feel unease over By ADITI KhANNA London, Sep 15 the use of these powers. And I share that sentiment my - Students wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus disinfect their hands before entering their school in Barcelona, Spain. Stu - self and I have absolutely no desire to use these meas - dents in Catalonia and Murcia returned to the classrooms for the first time since schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. UK prime Minister boris Johnson's controversial ures. they are an insurance policy, he added. bill that aims to override parts of the brexit divorce the prime minister also held a call with his tory agreement struck with the european Union (eU) party members of the House of Lords on Monday night cleared its first parliamentary hurdle by winning the in anticipation of the bill eventually moving to the PAF aircraft crashes during routine first House of Commons vote by 340 to 263 votes. Lords. the Opposition Labour party accused the gov - the Internal Market bill, which has faced strong ernment of reneging on a deal Johnson signed earlier criticism from the Opposition parties and senior mem - this year, and on which Conservative members of the bers of Johnson's own Conservative party, is set for re - parliament campaigned in the december 2019 General training; pilot ejects safely bellions as it progresses through further stages in its election. the Commons also voted against a Labour parliamentary process despite Johnson's 80-seat ma - amendment to reject the bill entirely by 349 votes to Lahore, Sep 15 area of the district, Geo tV reported. A pAF trainer aircraft crashed on jority in the Commons. 213. the parliamentarians will now begin detailed "A board of inquiry has been or - February 12 during a routine training the government says the bill contains vital safe - scrutiny of the bill on tuesday with Conservative mem - A pakistan Air Force aircraft on dered to investigate the cause of the mission near takht bhai in Khyber guards to protect northern Ireland and the rest of the bers seeking further assurances that the UK will not be - tuesday crashed during a routine accident," said the statement. pakhtunkhwa's Mardan district. UK if negotiations on a future trade deal with the eU tray its treaty obligations. the bill is designed to enable training mission, while its pilot eject - the incident happened during a In the same month, a pAF Mirage break down. but critics warn that it risks damaging the goods and services to flow freely across england, ed safely in punjab province's Attock routine training mission, it said. aircraft, which was also on a routine UK by breaching international law. two ruling tory scotland, wales and northern Ireland when the UK district, making it a fifth such inci - According to dawn report, the operational training mission, had party members of the parliament- sir roger Gale and leaves the eU's single market and customs union on dent this year, according to media re - crash is the fifth such incident this crashed near the Lahore-Multan January 1 at the end of the current transition period. Andrew percy- voted against the bill on Monday night, ports. year. Motorway. pilots in both the cases but, controversially, it gives the government the power while a further 30 abstained, which includes general A statement by the air force said In March, a pAF F-16 aircraft had ejected safely, the report said. to change aspects of the eU withdrawal agreement, a absences from the House. that no loss of life or property was re - crashed near shakarparian in In January, a pAF Ft-7 aircraft legally-binding deal governing the terms of the UK's ex - during a five-hour debate ahead of the vote on ported at the site and the pilot ejected Islamabad during rehearsals for the crashed while on a training mission it from the eU earlier this year. Monday evening, Johnson claimed the eU's current ap - safely before the crash in pindigheb March 23 parade, killing the pilot. near Mianwali, killing the two pilots. Trump defies virus rules as 'peaceful protest' rallies grow By JILL COLVIN an image of normalcy is vital to win - progress. An indoor rally that trump outdoor gatherings to 50 people and Washington, Sep 15 ning in november, even as the coun - held in tulsa, Oklahoma, in June was mandates masks in public, but activi - try approaches 200,000 deaths from blamed for a surge of virus infections ties constituting the exercise of First president donald trump is run - COVId-19. there. trump held an indoor rally at Amendment rights are exempt. ning as the law and order candidate. trump has tried to use this sum - the Xtreme Manufacturing facility in the state's top public health offi - but that hasn't stopped him and his mer's mass protests over racial injus - Henderson, nevada, on sunday night. cial, dr. Mandy Cohen, played down campaign from openly defying state tice and police misconduct as cover the state restricts gatherings to calls for stricter enforcement last emergency orders and flouting his for his rallies, making the case that, if 50 people based on white House re - week as she criticised trump for hold - own administration's coronavirus demonstrators can gather en masse, opening guidelines - but thousands of ing a rally at the winston-salem air - guidelines as he holds ever-growing so can his supporters. supporters packed into the ware - port, where thousands of supporters rallies in battleground states. so far, democratic governors house space nonetheless. relatively crammed together without masks. democratic governors and local have declined to stand in his way, re - few people wore masks. this isn't really about mandates leaders have urged the president to fusing to become a foil to trump and this is an insult to every nevadan and enforcement. It's about leader - reconsider the events, warning that feed into his narrative that liberals are who has followed the directives, made ship, Cohen told reporters. he's putting lives at risk. trying to deny republicans their First sacrifices, and put their neighbors be - by using the First Amendment ex - but they have largely not tried to Amendment rights. fore themselves," said nevada Gov. emption for mass gatherings under block the gatherings of thousands of trump's campaign insisted that it steve sisolak, a democrat. the governor's executive order in this people, which trump and his team takes appropriate health precautions, the city of Henderson on Monday way, they're making it much harder deem peaceful protests protected by including handing out masks and announced that it was fining Xtreme for north Carolina to get our children protests. we hope the president warned one of the hosts that the rally the First Amendment. hand sanitizer and checking the tem - Manufacturing 3,000. sisolak back in school and people back to would care enough about his support - would violate the governor's restric - If you can join tens of thousands peratures of rallygoers. slammed the rally as shameful, dan - work safely, said dory MacMillan, a ers and their friends and families that tions and the terms of the company's of people protesting in the streets, but images of thousands of mask - gerous and irresponsible." but it does spokesperson for Cooper. he would encourage social distancing lease. gamble in a casino, or burn down less supporters standing shoulder to not appear the governor would try to In Michigan, political speech is and mask wearing, said ryan Jarvi, a trump's campaign immediately small businesses in riots, you can shoulder remain jarring in a country prevent a replay. If trump returns to exempt from democratic Gov. spokesperson for democratic moved to blame sisolak for the push - gather peacefully under the 1st where sports are still played in empty the state for another rally, said Gretchen whitmer's order limiting Attorney General dana nessel. back, but the governor's office insist - Amendment to hear from the arenas and concerts have been largely COVId-19 response director Caleb the size of outdoor gatherings. nevada is one state where trump ed it had had no involvement. president of the United states," tim banned. Cage, state officials will continue to And while whitmer's office issued has encountered resistance. trump told the Las Vegas review- Murtaugh, a trump campaign that's especially true for those encourage his campaign to follow a memo saying people engaging in His campaign had originally Journal in an interview sunday that spokesperson, said in a statement. who have lost loved ones or spent state law and directives. In some other First Amendment activities still must planned to hold a pair of rallies over he did not believe he was subject to trump's refusal to abide by health months isolating at home and worry states, the rallies are legal. In north adhere to social distancing measures, the weekend in Las Vegas and reno, the order and blamed sisolak for forc - guidelines even those crafted by his that rallies will further spread infec - Carolina, an order signed by the state hasn't moved to enforce the but those plans were scuttled after the ing him to abandon plans for the out - own administration underscores the tion, undermining hard-fought democratic Gov. roy Cooper limits rules at trump's rallies or during reno-tahoe Airport Authority doors rallies. extent to which he believes projecting Glimpses of Future 9 hEalth JAMMU, wednesdAy, septeMber 16, 2020 COVID-19: 7 Diet And Lifestyle Tips For Adolescents education and social interactions - Intake of alcohol, tobacco, Here are seven have contributed to increased stress smoking and other addictive sub - and anxiety among adolescents. stances should be avoided. ways to help Here are seven ways to help ado - - Keep yourself hydrated. daily lescents ensure they have a nutri - drink at least 8-10 glasses of water adolescents ensure tious diet and healthy lifestyle that and other fluids such as unsweet - will support building their immuni - ened vegetable/fruit juices, lemon they have a ty and overall wellbeing. water, coconut water etc. 1. 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Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU wednesdAy septeMber 16, 2020 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan once After Jaya Bachchan slams Kangana Ranaut's 'gutter' remark, the John Abraham dismisses the aspired to be a TV serial dubbing insider-outsider debate; says, 'This is artist, but was rejected latter asks, 'What if Shweta was molested and Abhishek, bullied?' your Twitter trending culture post the untimely and tragic death of sushant singh rajput, the insider-outsider de - bate has been raging like never before. A large section of people on social media feel that bollywood is unabashedly biased towards its own kith and kin. John Abraham is one of the rank outsiders who over a period of time built a successful and stable career in the industry. In an interview to Hindustan times, he said, "I don’t subscribe to such terms. this is your twitter trending culture. I believe every indi - vidual, be it an insider or outsider, has his/ her own battles to fight. whether you are gracious about it or bitter, it’s your decision, but you Veteran bollywood ac - who's comments have no the government tells such bachchan nanda, who was have to fight this battle. every person has to tress and samajwadi party doubt contributed to the people not to use this kind of drugged and molested or her prove a point, either you complain about it, or Mp Jaya bachchan recently negativity against the film in - language. Just because there son, Abhishek bachchan, put your head down and bloody do your job. I invoked a Zero Hour notice dustry. Venting her ire are some people, you can’t who was bullied and ha - am clear I have come here to do my job, and I to raise her voice against the against Kangana ranaut's tarnish the image of the en - rassed. “Jaya ji would you will do it well." the beefy actor says that he does ubiquitous flak that 'gutter' reference to tire industry. I am ashamed say the same thing if in my not believe in the herd mentality and is not a bollywood has been drawing bollywood and ravi Kishan's that yesterday one of our place it was your daughter follower. He feels that he has created his own from all sections of the media comments in parliament on members in Lok sabha, who shweta beaten, drugged and standards. He also told the paper that everyone and social media. she ad - Monday, 14th september, is from the film industry, molested as a teenage, would was a gracious person in bollywood, but that dressed her concerns on the Jaya bachchan said, “people spoke against it. It is a you say the same thing if held true for every industry in the world. He second day of the monsoon in the entertainment indus - shame.” now, Kangana has Abhieshek complained shared his experience from his modelling days. parliament session in the try are being flogged by so - tweeted her response (as ex - about bullying and harass - He told the paper, "when I was a model, I was rajya sabha, alluding to cer - cial media. people who made pected) to Jaya, questioning ment constantly and found an outsider, most models are that. people were tain industry insiders like their names in the industry whether she'd have main - hanging one day? show com - gracious, but were some pushing me away? yes. Kangana ranaut and bJp have called it a gutter. I com - tained the same stance had it passion for us also,” she I think it exists everywhere, you have to create rajya sabha Mp ravi Kishan pletely disagree. I hope that been her daughter, shweta wrote. your own path. Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Neetu Singh's dance on Aap Kangana Ranaut gets trolled after reacting to fictitious Jaisa Koi for Riddhima Kapoor's birthday is UNMISSABLE news about Shiv Sena 'It's all a part of our destiny,' say a lot of people, day video for riddhima and they say it plenty of times. but only some Kapoor sahni. In the video, change their destiny by going beyond their wildest we see neetu singh, ranbir dreams, just through their hard work and talent. Kapoor, Alia bhatt, However, not everything is hunky-dory in accept - riddhima’s aunt reema ing your decision to pursue something. you have to Jain, riddhima's husband put in a lot of effort and you may also face a lot of re - bharat sahni, cousin jection. And that is true in everyone's case. even Armaan Jain and others beauty queen Aishwarya rai bachchan had to face grooving to the music of the rejections early on. you may have heard a lot of sto - classic song Aap Jaisa Koi ries of the actress being rejected in movies, but this from the movie Qurbani. one is something different. If reports are to be be - riddhima Kapoor also lieved, Aishwarya rai bachchan had tried her hand shared the video on her at dubbing way before she participated in the Miss Instagram and wrote, "best world pageant in 1994. However, the actress was birthday surprise! Fab u rejected. well, the second thought that comes mind guys ? thank you everyone." after knowing this is that everything happens for its she also shared a collage of own good. Aishwarya rai bachchan went to be crowned as the most beautiful woman in the world, pictures from her birthday which opened the gates of the Hindi Film industry bash on Instagram. talking for her. Aishwarya shares this story of rejection about ranbir Kapoor and with her superstar father-in-law Amitabh Alia bhatt, the duo will be bachchan, who was also rejected for his huge bari - seen together in brahmastra tone by All India radio. the piku actor had applied along with Amitabh for a job there in his early days. Last month, four bachchan. they have begun members of the bachchan family, including dubbing for the film. Apart Amitabh, Aishwarya, Abhishek bachchan and from ranbir, Alia and Aaradhya had tested positive for the novel coron - Amitabh bachchan, the film avirus. big b and Junior bachchan were hospi - also stars nagarjuna, talised first. Aishwarya and Aaradhya were also ad - dimple Kapadia, Mouni mitted to nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, when riddhima Kapoor sahni celebrat - Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma roy. shah rukh Khan will have a their tests also returned positive. Aaradhya and ed her 40th birthday today. the fash - Kapoor, ranbir Kapoor, neetu singh cameo in the film as well. As of now, Aishwarya recovered early on, followed by the su - ion designer received a special birth - and Alia bhatt attended the birthday the film still remains scheduled for a perstar, and finally, Abhishek. day surprise from the Kapoor family. bash. they even made a special birth - december 4 release. Gaurav Chopraa and wife Hitisha welcome a baby boy, the actor says, 'Becoming a father feels like divine intervention from God' popular tV actor Gaurav this has been a good life lesson Chopraaand wife Hitisha – this is how the cycle of life Cheranda welcomed a baby boy as continues.” when asked that Hitisha gave a birth in her home - was he scared of becoming a town, bengaluru. expressing his father during pandemic, happiness to etimes, Gaurva said, Gaurav replied emotionally, bollywood actress Kangana ranaut is being trolled for “the last few months have been ex - “It is a difficult time right now. reacting to a piece of fictitious news on twitter. this comes tremely tough for my family and And although I was delighted at a time when there is growing tension between the actress me. but becoming a father feels like when Hitisha got pregnant, I and the shiv sena led Maharashtra government. On divine intervention from God. Just was also scared at the way the Monday, a satire web portal portal, thefauxy.com, which when you have seen both your par - pandemic was progressing. describes itself as "India's finest, fastest and fictitious news ents pass away, and have gone we were taking extreme pre - source", posted a tweet on their unverified twitter account through a tumultuous journey, to cautions and since my parents that reads: "Facebook Launches 'Mark yourself safe From see another life come to your home, fell sick, I couldn’t make this shivsena Goons' Feature. reacting to the tweet, Kangana makes you feel so blessed. I have news public. My parents must posted on her verified twitter account, "thank you been in bengaluru for the past few be elated in heaven to see that Facebook free speech must be protected in a democracy, days. the baby was due after a few I have become a father. when people need to be protected from sonia sena goons much days, but Hitisha delivered the ba - asked about any thoughts on like COVId -19 virus, thank you for being considerate, well by today. both of them are healthy keeping baby's name, Gaurav done." "Confused if she knows this is a humor website and and doing well. I can only thank said, “the last few months she also playing along or not," commented a user. "Must be God for this blessing.” He added, have been so tough that the sarcasm in all probability. Fauxy is known comic website," “Although my parents were unwell entire nine months just passed wrote another user. 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