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3  ` PAGE  Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 Regn: Postal Police On Wednes Police  | Price: | Price: The government on The government 08 “It has been that all observed “The assignment of brief press “The has been person rescued officerpolice senior a Earlier Half widows are the women the women are Half widows Covid-19 related testing in Jam in testing related Covid-19 mu and Kashmir with the media. are at their own the institutions the to official statements giving media sepa / electronic press Lab the Covid regarding rately in their re conducted testing result, a as institutions, spective of likelihood con is every there number offusion on the exact being earnedin cut lab tests total Financial all the labs of the UT,” Health and Medi Commissioner, Dulloo, said in cal Education, Atal has been ad The letter an order. SKIMS Soura, Director to dressed Medical College Principal Govt. Principal SKIMS Jammu/ Srinagar, Health Ser Bemina and Director vices Kashmir / Jammu. the Mission to ing has been given Health Mission, National Director of compilation J&K, who after the of the me reports all labs, briefs re activities dia about the daily test inducing teb COVID to lated said, adding, “It is the order ing,” allon upon impressed therefore, the Head of to the Institutions brief press that no such ensure activities related ing on COVID given are testing including tab submit are reports and the daily Health the National to ted Police Rescues Abducted BJP Worker Omar Raises Questions BARAMULLA: Vice BJP’s said it “rescued” day Municipal Commit President Meraj Baramulla, Watergam tee allegedly ud Din Malla who was per some unknown by abducted sons in the north Kashmir district. of General Inspector police,” by said. How Kumar Vijay Police fur divulged he declined to ever, A police officialther details. said be revealed would that details interrogation. Malla’s after bundled into said that Malla was the ‘unknown by vehicle a Santro on walking while he was persons’ his friend. meet to a road 2,000-2,500 in the “half widows” region. conflict-torn Gag Order For Details Sharing With Press SRINAGAR: in barredhealth all Wednesday on sharing details from stitutions According to the letter there is there the letter to According The UN Special Rapporteurs | Pages: | Pages: Rapporteur on the situation ofRapporteur hu the two are defenders, man rights the letter. to signatories other ofa “pattern silencing indepen on the situation dent reporting in Jammu and Kashmir through ofthe threat criminal sanction.” that “In further says The letter that the recall we this regard, penalisation of solely a journalist beingfor critical of the govern social sys political or the ment the government espoused by tem with the State’s is incompatible under international obligation law.” human rights their letter written have - -

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P-02  PAGE  The office of the Body Concerned Over Criminal Over Concerned Body Defence Minister Minister Defence www.kashmirobserver.net www.kashmirobserver.net Agencies KO Web Desk Web KO Arshi Qureshi EFORE abrogation of Ar abrogation EFORE summer, last ticle 370 halfa as Begum Habla ofwidow Kashmir used to David Kaye, the UN’s Special the UN’s Kaye, David Dr G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Nodal Dr G H Yatoo, Eleven patients died patients at SKIMS Eleven who diedThe patients at SKIMS “Last summer’s crisis followed crisis followed summer’s “Last social welfare many There’re lice action against four Kashmiri four lice action against Ganai, Gowhar Naseer journalists Ashiq and Mas Geelani, Peerzada SRINAGAR: SRINAGAR: High Com Nations United Human Rights missioner for (OHCHR) has made public its of In the Government to letter at concern “strong voicing dia, and the criminal proceedings against initiated” investigations Kashmiri journalists. the four and promotion the on Rapporteur of freedom the right to protection hasof letter opinion, in a detailed the po concern over expressed UN Kashmiri Journalists Against Proceedings Ladoora, Baramulla, a 60-year- Baramulla, Ladoora, Sopore, Hathlango old man from Rathsu patient from 70-year-old while a 60-year-man na, Budgam died at Malpora Khrewan, from GMC Anantnag and 62-year-old male died at SMHS Srinagar. at SKIMS said that a Covid-19 for man 60-year-old deaths due to the COVID-19, in a the COVID-19, deaths due to the number taking of single day, 208. to fatalities total died while one each at Soura GMC Anantnag and SMHS Sri officials. to according nagar, man from included a 60-year-old a 70-year- Saida Kadal Srinagar, Illahi Bagh Srinagar, old man from Lal Bazar man from a 52-year-old from female old 60-year Srinagar, a 77-year-old Srinagar, Buchpora Pulwama, Colony New man from So from woman a 60-year-old from man an 85-year-old pore, COVID-19 Claims 13COVID-19 Toll 206 More; J&K Jammu and Kashmir SRINAGAR: more 13 recorded Wednesday lockdowns were enforced in the enforced were lockdowns she has been to struggling valley, some Samaritans despite survive in managing destitution actively society. the strife-stricken for made it tough coronavirus by Habla Begum, sounding sullen, us,” said. “My son is an electrician. He We’re regularly. work get doesn’t this amidst manage to struggling lockdown.” B Rs 1,000 assistance monthly get But af body. some welfare from pandemicand political the ter Singh's trip comes days after Singh's trip comes days Mr Singh will be accompanied Naravane and it will be his first Naravane the stand Ladakh after to visit off the armies of between India and China on the Line of Actual 5. began on May Control(LAC) Modi's Narendra Minister Prime Ladakh surprise visit to Army Chief To To Army Chief Again Visit Ladakh NEW DELHI: Singh will visit Ladakh on Rajnath of the coun stock take to Friday and try'smilitary preparedness situation, gov the overall review said on Wednes ernment sources fi to as India and China move day, a complete for nalise a framework at friction points disengagement on their border. Chief Staff Gen MMby of Army Defence Minister, Defence Minister, AM

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Anti Corruption jeed Bhat regarding of onFoundation India is circulating Legal Action SRINAGAR: a initiated Wednesday on Bureau Face the fake against action legal Fake Anti-Graft Body Anti-Graft Fake ACB Initiates dom searches were conducted were dom searches in some houses. operation He added that search concluded peacefully. launched following the inputs launched following of sus about the movement pected militants in the area. ran A police official said that Bachapora area. Bachapora launched The sudden operation surprised people. in the area was said the operation Sources Ahmad Nagar area of Srinagar of Srinagar Ahmad Nagar area outskirts. said that combined Sources launched a cordon-and- forces Ahmad Nagar operation search Srinagar Outskirts Forces Srinagar: Government launched a cordon- Monday in operation and-search hospital are now 66. now hospital are CASO Launched In at present are 50 in General are at present and 16 positive Isolation Wards in Gynae Isola patients pregnant A total of Covid-19 tion Ward.” admitted in the patients positive “The total discharged patients “The total discharged Hospital till Rainawari from positive 560. Covid-19 are now admitted in the Hospitalpatients Pradesh. asymp were the patients “All after 10tomatic and discharged of their Hospital stay.” to 12 days said that 33 patients were from were said that 33 patients NorthSrinagar and one from district. Baramulla Kashmir’s from were She said 3 patients Uttar from and one was Mumbai their repeat samples testedtheir repeat infection. for Covid-19 negative at Nodal Officer for Coronavirus Hospital, Dr Bilquis Rainawari positive patients including 7 patients positive and 2 new bornGynae patients from discharged were babies after hospital today Rainawari 33 Discharged From 33 Discharged From Rainawari Hospital least 38 Covid-19 Srinagar: At which is 84.41 percent of total which is 84.41 percent cases in the Union Territory, highest in the country. of recovered persons to 964 of recovered in Ladakh,” official said. They recover said that with 18 more ies, 964 out of 1142 patients in Ladakh recovered have cases to 1142 in Ladakh. “18 on discharged were patients after their com Wednesday taking the tally plete recovery country, officials said. country, tested samples were 14 more in the on Wednesday positive UT taking the tally of positive 84% Recovery Rate 84% Srinagar: Ladakh has the of Covid rate highest recovery highest in the patients, positive advice has been issued to him by the health experts. Has Covid-19: Ladakh around and stay indoors in self- and stay around Abdullah Dr Farooq quarantine,” He said he quoted as saying. was fit and no medical is physically been advised for self-quarantine in the media were and the reports is no truth in it thatfalse. “There been advised not to move I have Srinagar: The National Con and Member patron ference Abdullah Dr Farooq Parliament has not said that he Wednesday I’m Not In Self- Quarantine: Dr Farooq From Front page... Thursday | 16-07-2020 02 JAMMU: The Government on ing 05 cases recovered today) and Wednesday informed that 493 01 death; Kathua has 326 positive new positive cases of novel Co- COVID-19: J&K Reports 493 New Positive Cases cases with 96 Active positive and rona virus (COVID-19), 57 from 229 recovered and 01 death; Kisht- Jammu division and 436 from have died; 18 in Jammu division their surveillance period. recovered today), 15 deaths; Positive and 331 recovered cases and 08 deaths. Similarly, Jammu war has 58 positive cases (includ- Kashmir division, have been re- and 188 in Kashmir division. Providing district-wise break- Baramulla has 1381 positive cases (including 11 cases reported to- has 539 positive cases (including ing 03 cases reported today) with ported today thus taking the total The Bulletin further said that up, the Bulletin said that Bandip- (including 44 cases reported today) and 15 deaths; Ganderbal 15 cases reported today) with 184 31 active positive cases and 27 re- number of positive cases in Jam- out of 474149 test results avail- ora has 419 positive cases (includ- day) with 766 Active Positive, 572 has 211 positive cases (including active positive cases and 344 recovered; Ramban has 277 positive mu and Kashmir to 11666. Also able, 462483 samples have been ing 18 cases reported today) with recovered, 43 deaths; Shopian 06 cases reported today) with 107 coveries and 11 deaths; Udhampur cases (including 06 cases reported 11 COVID-19 deaths have been tested as negative till July 15, 2020. 120 Active Positive, 296 recov- has 930 positive cases (including active positive cases and 100 re- has 304 positive cases (including today) with 68 active positive and reported from Kashmir Division. Additionally, till date 320657 ered (including 01 case recovered 03 cases reported today) with 206 coveries and 04 deaths; Kulgam 01 case reported today) with 24 209 recoveries; Reasi has 60 posi- Moreover, 114 more COVID-19 travelers and persons in contact today) and 03 deaths; Srinagar Active Positive, 707 recovered (in- has 1076 positive cases (includ- active positive cases, 279 recovered tive cases with 21 active positive patients have recovered and dis- with suspected cases have been has 2086 positive cases (includ- cluding 08 cases recovered today) ing 47 cases reported today), (including 03 cases recovered to- and 39 recovered; Poonch has 148 charged from various hospitals, enlisted for surveillance which ing 153 cases reported today) and 17 deaths; Kupwara has 815 with 374 Active Positive and 679 day) and 01 death; Samba has 293 positive cases (including 01 case 14 from Jammu Division and 100 included 37940 persons in home with 1488 Active Positive, 549 positive cases (including 10 cases recoveries (including 01 case re- positive cases (including 24 cases reported today) with 26 active posi- from Kashmir Division. quarantine including facilities recovered (including 19 cases re- reported today) with 282 Active covered today) and 23 deaths and reported today) with 148 Active tive and 121 recoveries and 01 death According to the daily Media operated by government, 13 in ported today), 49 deaths; Anant- Positive, 522 recovered (includ- Pulwama reported 742 positive Positive and 144 recoveries and while Doda has 152 positive cases Bulletin on novel Corona virus Hospital Quarantine, 5123 in nag district has 933 positive cases ing 16 cases recovered today) cases (including 41 cases report- 01 death; Rajouri has 288 positive (including 04 cases reported today) (Covid-19), out of 11666 positive hospital isolation and 45704 un- (including 72 cases reported to- and 11 deaths; Budgam has 628 ed today) with 359 active positive cases (including 03 cases reported with 72 active positive cases and 78 cases, 5123 are Active Positive, der home surveillance. Besides, day), with 280 Active Positive, positive cases (including 42 cases cases and 375 recovered (includ- today) with 189 active positive recoveries (including 06 cases re- 6337 have recovered and 206 231671 persons have completed 638 recovered (including 41 cases reported today) with 282 Active ing 03 cases recovered today) cases and 98 recovered (includ- covered today) and 02 deaths.

and enquire about your husband from police and police would employment. tinently, even in the said decade old 4 FIRs, the Petitioner was Hoping Against Hope: Half... ask me to check with army),” recalled Nagina. The plea further said that the reservations contemplated in neither arrested, nor any charge sheet ever filed by the police police stations to the district court but her pleas went unheard. When his father disappeared, Firdous was studying in an Article 16 should not exceed 50 per cent. against the Petitioner, he added in his plea. “I begged at the doors of every authority promising me his army school and staying in the boarding facility. For a week, no- In March, the government issued the Jammu and Kashmir Qayoom said he had already been detained in 2010 on the ba- return, but till date he’s yet to come back home,” said Habla in body informed him about his father’s disappearance. Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020 which sis of the said FIRs under the PSA, and the said detention was a bland tone. “I never imagined that our happy life would suddenly come to notified changes in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (De- subsequently revoked. After militancy erupted in Kashmir in 1989, thousands were an end,” Firdous said. “We slowly lost everything.” centralization and Recruitment) Act. Thus, the same FIRs cannot be used to pass another order of killed and disappeared in the region. Kashmir has been classi- From Gulmarg, they shifted to Latifabbad, a small village near Section 5A of the Act stated that Level 4 posts will be reserved detention under the PSA, as held by this Hon’ble Court , his plea fied as the world’s most militarised zone. Many commentators Baramulla. for domiciles. said. call the conflict zone as a chamber of secrets, buried with mys- Nagina would spend her day and night in search for her hus- In August last year, parliament abolished Article 370 , which Qayoom said he is suffering from serious health ailments and teries and tears of women whose sons, husbands and brothers band and simultaneously look after her six children. She didn’t had provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and then di- is at a high-risk vulnerability for COVID-19 due to his co-morbid have vanished without a trace. lose her hope and will. She fought in court and kept on banging vided the state into two UTs which were Jammu and Kashmir conditions. “My five children would wait for me the entire day, while I the doors of authorities and asked for justice. and Ladakh. The Petitioner has numerous serious medical conditions for went out in search of my husband,” Habla continued to voice “I still believe my father will return,” Firdous said. “I was really which he has been receiving treatment for the last 25 years un- her anguish. young when I last saw him.” And soon he had to leave his school der the care and supervision of his doctors in Srinagar, Kashmir. “On most days, I would return at night. We’ve spent days to support his family. The Petitioner is also dependent on his family for ensuring the without eating as my husband was the only earning member Firdous sometimes works at an apple orchard or in warehous- HC Asks SASB To Urgently... regular and daily intake of medicines and regular injections, he of our family.” es. The perks they used to enjoy were snatched from them in pedestal. added. Habla like many other half-widows is not educated enough. one swipe. The decision should also address the concerns of health of As an interim prayer, he sought his transfer to Central Jail, She has spent most of her life running from one jail to another “My mother doesn’t get any pension,” he said. “So I would security personnel, healthcare personnel, priests, pilgrims and Srinagar, during the pendency of the present petition, ensuring trying to find answers for which she has only received false mostly work at an orchard, but due to the pandemic lockdown, of the officials involved in the arrangements and conduct of the that all necessary medical precautions are taken qua COVID-19. hopes as a consolation. She eventually became the sole bread- the business has come to a halt which has affected us tremen- yatra besides the residents of the Union Territory. earner with sudden responsibilities of bringing up her children. dously. Now, my uncle helps us at times.” In the decision making, the board shall ensure consideration After her father’s disappearance, Muskaan’s uncle sold off Today, even as lockdowns are escalating trouble for these of the welfare and support of all people, especially the members their plywood machine to help Habla financially. One by one conflict-torn families of Kashmir, their resolve for the reunion of the communities who provide the porterage/ pithoos, palkis; Defence Minister, Army Chief they started selling off all the other items of their house. remains their lasting hope. mules and horses and who provide services during the pilgrim- on July 3 during which he also addressed troops and signalled Habla’s son, now 26, had to leave his studies and work in “I still look through my window in hope that someday I might age. the country's firmness in dealing with the India-China border warehouses to help his mother. catch a glimpse of my loved one,” Nagina concluded. Consideration would also need to be accorded to the welfare row. But all these years, Habla has gone through a lot of struggles. of the animals (mules, horses, ponies etc.) involved and mea- The sources said Mr Singh will carry out a comprehensive re- She did everything she could to help her kids. She got her elder sures needed for the same, it said. view of the security situation in the region with Gen Naravane, daughters married and continued financing Muskaan’s studies. Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi, Com- She doesn’t want Muskaan to face difficulties like she has been COVID-19 Claims 13 More;... mander of the 14 Corps Lt Gen Harinder Singh and other senior facing due to lack of education. from Saida Kadal, Srinagar who was admitted on July 14 died Army officials. On her part, Muskaan didn’t know about her father’s fate un- at SKIMS at 8:30 am. Police Rescues Abducted ... From Ladakh, the defence minister will travel to Srinagar til she was 15. Whenever she asked about his whereabouts, her "He was tested positive after his death and was suffering from The officer said that searches were launched to trace him. Asked where he will hold a high-level meeting with senior military mother would tell her that Abdul is working somewhere out- multiple ailments," he said. whether the alleged abductors were armed, the officer had said: officials on Saturday to review the situation along the Line of side Kashmir. “I lived with this false belief for a long time,” the He said that 60-year-old male from Buchpora Srinagar who “It is a matter of investigation.” Control (LoC) with Pakistan, the sources said. daughter said. was admitted on 08 July died at SKIMS at 4 pm. “Patient was Malla had won unopposed from Marazigund (A and B) wards Mr Singh was originally scheduled to visit Ladakh on July 3 But Habla’s guarded secret eventually ended when her daugh- suffering from bilateral pneumonia and other ailments,” Dr Ya- as a BJP candidate in last Municipal elections which were boy- but it was deferred. ter returned tearful from her school one day. “Tumhaare Abbu too said. cotted by mainstream parties leaving BJP without any rival. Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a bitter standoff in ka intakaal hogaya hai, woh kabhi nahi ayenge wapas (Your fa- Prof Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent at SKIMS said that a Union Minister and senior BJP leader Jitendra Singh expressed multiple locations in eastern Ladakh for over eight weeks since ther won’t come back. He has died),” she was told by her friend. 70-year-old man from Illahi Bagh, Srinagar who was admitted relief on Malla's return. "Relieved to learn that our colleague in May 5. That day, heartbroken Muskaan demanded answers from her on July 05 died in infectious disease block at midnight. #BJP,Mehrajudin Malla who was abducted in Sopore this morn- The tension escalated manifold after the violent clashes in mother. "Patient was suffering from hypertension, bilateral pneumo- ing, is back home safe.While Security forces and @JmuKmrPoli- Galwan Valley in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. Habla then narrated the entire unfortunate incident, and said nia, shock and MODS," he said. cedeserve all appreciation,where are the #Kashmir Apologists However, following a series of diplomatic and military talks, that as a mother, she was just trying to protect her. Prof Jan said that a 77-year-old man from new colony, Pulwa- who lose no time in making unsubstantiated charges against," the two sides began a mutual disengagement process on July 6 Muskaan doesn’t even remember her father. Had she been ma who was admitted on July 11, died at 12:30 am. He said the Singh wrote on Twitter. and withdrew troops from most of the friction points. told the truth, her mother said, she would’ve lived in trauma like patient was suffering from Community Acquired Pneumonia. BJP leader Ram Madhav also put out a tweet in this regard. On Tuesday, senior commanders of the the two armies held thousands of other children in Kashmir. Dr Jan added that a 52-year-old man from Lal Bazar, Srinagar "J&K Police say they rescued BJP’s Vice President Municipal a fourth round of talks during which the Indian delegation con- But now, the sensible daughter wants to be her mother’s sup- who was admitted on 13 July died at 2:00 am. "Patient was suf- Committee Watergam Baramulla, Merajudin Malla who was al- veyed a "very clear" message to the Chinese army that status port. Years of search for her husband has made Habla physically fering from bilateral pneumonia with ADRS," he said. legedly abducted by some unknown persons in the north Kash- quo must ante be restored in eastern Ladakh and China will have weak, yet she’s the strongest woman Muskaan has ever seen in He added that a 60-year-old woman from Sopore who was mir district," Madhav wrote. to follow all mutually agreed protocols for border management her life. admitted on July 13 as a case of Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) However, former Chief Minister and National Conference to bring back peace and tranquillity along the LAC, government Habla hasn’t still given up on her fight. With a lump in her died at 4 am. leader Omar Abdullah raised a volley of questions after police sources said. throat, she hoped that her Abdul will return to her someday. Prof Jan further added that an 85-year-old male from Ladoora, claimed his rescue. During the course of the intense and complex negotiations When I asked her why she didn’t remarry, she instantly re- Baramulla who was shifted from GMC Baramulla to SKIMS for “Rescued from where? Who abducted him? Was he given per- that lasted nearly 15 hours, the Indian delegation apprised the sponded, “I got many proposals after my husband went missing, ventilator support died at SKIMS at 6:30 am. sonal security & if he was then how was he abducted? How was Chinese Army about the "red lines" and conveyed that the onus but I rejected each one of them. I was concerned whether my "Patient was suffering from Cardiovascular disease, Chronic he rescued without a shot being fired? Did the abductors just was largely on China to improve the overall situation in the re- next husband would accept my children or not.” obstructive pulmonary disease and bilateral pneumonia," he dump him & run when the police rescued him? This abduction & gion, the sources said. Many of these half-widows do not remarry in the hope that said. rescue raises more questions than answers,” he tweeted. The key focus of the talks was learnt to be on rolling out the their husband will return someday. He further added that a 60-year-old man from Hathlango, So- phase two of the disengagement process besides firming up “Inshallah,” Muskaan said, her voice quivering with excite- pore who was admitted on 05 July died at 7 am. "Patient was modalities for withdrawal of forces and weapons from the rear ment, “one day I’ll be able to see my father’s face and cook for suffering from hypertension, hypothyroid, bilateral pneumonia bases in a time-bound and verifiable manner, the sources said, him.” and other ailments," he said. Jailing Kashmir Bar Chief... adding they were aimed at further de-escalation of the situation According to rights bodies, 8,000-10,000 Kashmiris have been Officials from Budgam said that a 70-year-old patient from Dave, appearing for Qayoom, said the detention order was for a at various friction points. subjected to enforced disappearance in Kashmir since 1989. Rathsuna Budgam was tested positive after death. limited period, for around one year. Among them is Hafeeza Begum’s Ghulam Nabi. According to Dr Majid Mehrab, Medical Superintendent at The bench said that was the reason it has issued notice on the Before becoming a battered widow, Hafeeza was a 20-year- GMC Anantnag a 65-year-old male from Khrewan village of plea during the last date of hearing. ACB Initiates Legal Action... old shy bride, when her husband disappeared in Punjab during southern Kashmir who was admitted on 04 July died last night. Dave replied that he understands why the Solicitor General details are prominently displayed on the website of Anti Cor- a trade trip. Dr Nazir Ahmad Choudary, Medical Superintendent at SMHS was uncomfortable and complained that the present matter was ruption Bureau,” it added. Years of struggle has taken a toll on her. To feed her children, said that a 62 year old male from Baramulla who was admitted not listed despite specific directions of the court. It is to inform any person not to be deceived by such posts. The she kept working in fields and financed her daughter Tabassum’s on 09 July died at SMHS on Wednesday. Patient was suffering Justice Kaul told Mehta that firstly his detention period has matter has been referred to Inspector General of Police, Kashmir education. In lockdown, the family today is silently suffering. from bilateral pneumonia, diabetes and other ailments, he said. expired and secondly his ideology remains the same. for taking legal action into such post as per IT Act, the ACB said. Earlier, some NGOs would help Hafeeza’s family financially, With 11 more deaths, the toll in J&K has reached to 206 includ- Dave pointed out that Qayoom is 73 years old and should not but since last Eid, her family hasn’t received any help. ing of which 188 are from Kashmir division and 18 from Jammu be kept in Tihar jail. “This time I took a loan from a neighbour to submit my MA division. With inputs from KNO In the current scenario of COVID-19 would you like to keep fees,” said 27-year-old Tabassum. “Ammi remains ill most of the this petition pending, the bench told Mehta, who said that Qay- UN Body Concerned Over... times. I don’t know what has happened to her. She’s mostly tired oom’s ideology remained the same. on May 12 this year. Under a UN protocol, the letter is made now.” The bench said it understands all these issues but sometimes public only when the concerned country fails to respond within Behind her falling health is her years of agonized search and SKIMS Cancels Vacations,... there are compulsions which need to be complied with. 60 days. “We would appreciate receiving a response within 60 wait for her husband Ghulam Nabi Baba, a cloth merchant from members. It told Mehta that he should respond by next date considering days. Thereafter, this communication and any response received Kupwara. “It is communicated to all faculty and staff members of the Qayoom’s age, expiry of his detention order and the COVID-19 from your Excellency’s Government will be made public via the In November 1992, he disappeared in Punjab. And later, the SKIMS that in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all leaves times. communications reporting website,” the letter reads. family was told he died in a “cross-firing”. of any kind sanctioned to the staff members except leave sanc- On June 26, the top court had issued notice to the J-K admin- The letter mentions the chronological sequence of all four Even Kupwara police informed Hafeeza about Ghulam Nabi’s tioned on medical grounds/maternity leave shall stand can- istration and sought its reply on Qayoom’s plea challenging his cases in detail and reminds Government of India that “journal- death after a few days of the dreadful incident. celled,” a SKIMS statement said. detention order. ism constitutes a necessary service for any society, as it provides At that time Hafeeza was pregnant with Tabassum. She ran It added that the summer vacation of all departments w.e.f Qayoom has also sought a direction to shift him from Tihar jail individuals and society as a whole with the necessary informa- from one police station to another, filed an FIR, but all in vain. 16.07.2020 to 29.07.2020 (Ist half) and 01.08.2020 to 14.08.2020 here to central jail in Srinagar on medical ground. tion to allow them to develop their own thoughts and to freely Hafeeza waited for her husband’s body but never received it. (2nd half) stand cancelled. “As such it is impressed upon all the He has challenged the May 28 order of the Jammu and Kash- draw their own conclusions and opinions (A/HRC/20/17 para 3. All these years, however, she hoped that maybe, one day, her faculty and staff members to remain available at their places of mir High Court rejecting his plea against his prolonged illegal A free, uncensored and unhindered press and other media con- husband will return and see his younger daughter’s face. positing in their respective departments,” it added. detention under the PSA in jails outside the UT. stitutes one of the cornerstones of a democratic society (CCPR/C/ With time as Tabassum learned about her father from her rel- He said he is a Senior Advocate with more than 40 years’ GC/34/ para. 13.” atives, her mother fought hardships, battled depression and yet standing at the Bar and has served as President of the J&K High The letter also expresses the “lack of regard for the rights” of never gave up her hope. Like others in her conflict-torn tribe, she Court Bar Association for many terms, including from 2014 till the four journalists. “We also express concern at the apparent mostly found herself alone in her struggle. Her agony, however, Govt Appeals Public To... the present day. disregard for the prohibition of unlawful and arbitrary interfer- doesn’t end there. public places and observe social distancing norms. Qayoom said he was detained on the intervening night of ence in the private life of individuals, and the journalistic privi- Since half widows can’t prove the death of their husband, they He said that in view of the recent spike in number of Covid-19 August 4th and 5th, 2019, under the provisions of Jammu and lege.” remain ineligible for widow welfare pension scheme. They face cases across J&K it is obligatory for all irrespective of age, gen- Kashmir Code of Criminal Procedure and thereafter, an order of The letter makes a reference to the allegation that Naseer Ga- enormous financial difficulties, as they’re ineligible for ration der and profession to wear masks and religiously follow medical detention under the PSA was passed against him on August 7, nai’s computer and mobile phone was searched without a war- cards and the bank accounts of their husbands. Disappearance advisories regarding social distancing and sanitization measures 2019. rant, and that, in the case of Peerzada Ashiq, that he specifically of their husbands marginalised their economic status even more. that are being issued by the administration from time to time. He said that on August 8 he was taken to Central Jail, Agra, was requested to reveal the sources of a news item published. “Ammi is very strong, she never gave up on Abbu, she still Emphasizing the use of masks at all public places, the Advi- Uttar Pradesh, without any prior notice of intimation, where he It also says that neither Gowhar Geelani nor Masrat Zehra were awaits his return,” Tabassum continued. “I’m waiting for the day sor said that recent studies have shown that use of masks has was kept in solitary confinement. informed of the charges against them. my father will return, that will make me the happiest person on been the most effective way to reduce person-to-person spread He said the high court’s May 28 order is ex facie unsustain- The UN Special Rapporteurs also want GoI to “ensure the right this earth. I’ve never seen him. I don’t even know how he looks. of coronavirus. able in law as it is premised on “stale, irrelevant, remote, vague, to effective remedies, including the investigation violations to Hum har din khuda se dua karte hai ki hamari musibat khatam He said that it has been found that people showing laxity in imprecise and deficient” grounds of detention. the rights of the journalists mentioned in the letter.” hojaye (We beseech Allah every day to end our agony).” taking preventive measures are falling prey to this pandemic. He The impugned judgment and order concluded that most of But as there’re often no records of such cases, many half wid- appealed to the public to observe social distancing norms and the grounds in the detention order are somewhat clumsy which ows of Kashmir grapple with a host of issues. Over the year, cooperate with the government in checking the spread of coro- implies that the High Court too found them wanting. Placing re- however, Kashmiri women have overcome the trauma and risen navirus. liance on the doctrine of severability as enunciated by this Court JK Bank Jumps To 4Th Place... like a phoenix — like Nagina Begum. in Gautam Jain versus Union of India…the High Court then pro- Point of Sale (PoS) terminals, credit/debit cards, mobile wal- Nagina’s son Firdous was 7 when his life was disrupted after ceeds to uphold the detention order solely on one ground, his lets etc. for increased convenience of customers and greater his father was subjected to enforced disappearance in 2006. His appeal said. transactional security. father was a special police officer (SPO) in Kashmir police. Gag Order For Sharing ... He said the high court makes it abundantly clear that the de- “It is heartening to note that pursuing an national annual tar- 14 years ago, Nagina’s husband got a call from some army of- Mission for as compilation and preparation of the reports.” (GNS) tention order has been upheld solely on one ground — the four get of 8 crore digital transactions for the financial year 2020- ficers, she said. He followed the order and left home. FIRs dating back to 2008 and 2010, as enumerated in the deten- 21, the bank is well on track to achieve the said objective”, the That was the last time Nagina saw her husband. After that, tion order. Chairman and MD added. she searched for him everywhere — from the DC office to army SC Refuses To Entertain Plea... These FIRs are stale, irrelevant and have no proximate, per- Pertinently, to monitor the growth of digital payments, MeitY authorities but of no avail. of the law which says that only domicile of the state shall be tinent or live link to the present, and are thus superfluous and has developed ‘Digidhan Dashboard’, a platform for accurate re- “Army ke log bolte thhe ki police ke paas jao, aur police ke log eligible for appointment to any post was violative of Article 16 extraneous to the satisfaction required in law qua the tendency porting, monitoring and analysis of all digital payments transac- bolte thhe ki army ke paas jao (Army men would ask me to go (3) of the Constitution which guarantees equal opportunity in or propensity to act in a manner prejudicial to public order. Per- tions occurring in India. Thursday| 16-07-2020 3

DIAL-EMMA Minor boy • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 Mayoral Elections Slated • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 drowns in • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : Pattan village 2479488,2452222,2452155 • CAPD: 18001807011 for Today Deferred • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 attan: A minor boy drowned in Sukhnag Agencies to such adaptations whether by way of of SMC to three months from the date the stream in Pattan on modification, addition or omissions as it office of the Mayor fell vacant. AIRPORTS Wednesday. rinagar: A day before mayoral elec- may deem to be necessary and expedient,” According to the order, Commissioner, SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 PReports said that a tions for Srinagar Municipal Corpo- reads section 427 of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar Municipal Corporation has in- 12-year-old boy drowned ration (SMC), the Jammu and Kash- Municipal Corporation Act. formed the government the conduct of elec- RAILWAYS in the stream when he was mir government on Wednesday The government has incorporated a tion to the post of Mayor within the period • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 taking a bath with several Seffected changes in the law governing the proviso in the law through Jammu and of one month prescribed by Section 36 of • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 other boys in Singpora area election through an executive order. Kashmir Municipal Corporation (Removal the J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000, • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 of Pattan. The government issued an order that of Difficulties) Order, 2020 that empowers which expires on 16th July, 2020, is not pos- • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 Many locals present empowers it to extend the time limit of con- it to extend time limit for holding election sible due prohibition of inward/outward • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 there jumped in the stream ducting the elections up to a maximum of for these posts.“In section 36, after second movement of people in/from the areas de- • PATTAN: 01954-293507 three months from the date the office of the proviso to sub-section (2), following pro- clared as red zones. • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 Mayor or the Deputy Mayor falls vacant. viso shall be inserted, namely: ‘Provided The post of Mayor, Srinagar Munici- The Principal Act provides that elec- also that the Government may, if the cir- pal Corporation has fallen vacant on 16th HIGHWAY STATUS tion should be held within one month from cumstances so warrant, on account of rea- of June 2020 and is to be filled up within a • Sgr-Jammu highway - ( Open ) the date the post of the mayor or the deputy sons of internal security, public health period of one month, in terms of Section 36 • Mughal Road - (Open) mayor falls vacant. including health pandemic, natural ca- of the Jammu Kashmir Municipal Corpo- • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) The time limit for conducting the elec- lamity such as floods, earthquake, snow- ration Act, 2000. The order states that the tion has been extended by invoking sec- storm or an event of a similar nature or District Magistrate, Srinagar (Chairman, tion 427 of Jammu and Kashmir Municipal any other reason which is a hindrance to District Disaster Management Authority, and retrieved boys body. Corporation Act-2000 that empowers the the conduct of election of the Mayor or the Srinagar) has issued orders prohibiting any They rushed him to a nearby government to remove difficulties in giving Deputy Mayor, by reasons to be recorded inward/outward movement in red zones of PRAYERS hospital where doctors de- effect to the provisions of the Act. in writing, extend the time limit of con- Srinagar District. clared him dead on arrival. “If any difficulty arises in giving ef- ducting the elections up to a maximum of “The Commissioner, Srinagar Munici- FAJR 3: 49 He was identified as fect to the provisions of this Act or by three months from the date the office of pal Corporation, vide his communication Irfan Ali Dar son of Ali reasons of anything contained in this Act the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor falls va- referred to above has informed that eighty ZUHR 12: 37 Mohammad Dar of Tirgam, to any other enactment for the time be- cant,” reads the order. eight areas of the Srinagar District have HIJRI Malikpora area of Sumbal. ing in force, the Government may, as oc- Interestingly, the removal of difficulties been designated as red/containment zones Police said a case has casion requires, by order direct that this order has been issued twenty years after en- for the management of COVID-19, under CALENDAR ASR 5:35 been registered and further Act shall during such period as may be actment of the law. the said orders of the District Magistrate, Magrib 7:46 investigation has been taken specified in the order but not extending Subsequently, the Housing & Urban De- Srinagar, and that a large number of Coun- 24 Zu al-Qa’dah up in this regard. beyond the expiry of two years from the velopment issued a separate order to extend cilors reside/fall in these areas,” the order ISHA 9:24 commencement orders have effect subject the deadline for holding Mayoral elections reads. 1441 DC B’pora interacts This Day In History • 1942 - French police arrest 13,152 Jews in Paris • 1945 - Cruiser Indianapolis leaves SF with atom bomb with media persons • 1956 - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes part of Russian SFSR • 1956 - King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England BANDIPORA, JULY 15: media persons that their lighting the issues of the • 1966 - Nigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state The Deputy Commission- genuine demands includ- public so that the gov- in Africa to become an associate member of European Economic er Bandipora, Dr Owais ing establishment of a ernment can act swiftly Community • 1969 - Apollo 11 launched, carrying 1st men to land on Moon Ahmed Wednesday held press club will be consid- to provide relief to the • 1971 - Franco appoints prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain an interaction with media ered on priority. people. • 1979 - Premier/pres al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein persons of the district. Dr Owais said that While highlighting • 1980 -Polish railway workers block railway to Russia On the occasion the the media is a significant the role of the journalists, • 1981 - India performs nuclear Test representatives of various pillar in democracy for The DC said that media’s • 1982 - NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth print and electronic media deliverance of transparent cooperation and regular • 1982 CDC report on AIDS symptoms in three hemophiliacs organizations interacted and accountable gover- feedback will help the • 1983 - 20 killed in Britain’s worst helicopter accident with the Deputy Com- nance to the people and administration in improv- • 1983 - Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. missioner and discussed added that the district ad- ing the system for contain- • 1985 - Bill to abolish Greater London Council receives royal assent several issues of public ministration will always ment of the Covid-19. • 1987 - Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site interest. be available for coordina- He also urged the me- • 1989 - South Africa’s largest labour federation, the Congress of They also briefed the tion with the people who dia persons to work with South African Trade Unions, holds its third annual congress and DC about the difficulties are engaged directly or dedication by playing a intensifies its campaign against apartheid they face while covering indirectly in promoting proactive role in contain- • 1990 - 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in Philippines events at ground level and development and wellbeing the Covid-19 and ap- • 1990 - Ukraine declares independence put forth the demand for ing of the society. pealed the people to follow • 1999 - John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, establishment of a press He asked the media the advisory issued by the and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga aircraft was club at district headquar- persons to act as a bridge department of Health and piloted by Kennedy. ter Bandipora. between the public and Medical Education, in this • 2004 - Millennium Park, considered the first and most ambi- The DC assured the the government by high- regard. tious architectural project in the early 21st century for Chicago, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley. • 2007 - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and aftershock of 6.6 Page 1 of 1 occurs off the Niigata coast, Japan, killing 8 people with at least 800 injured and damaging a nuclear power plant. 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Soldier killed by CRPF men

Mistaken for a militant after girl’s murder

Observer News Service

SRINAGAR - A soldier was shot dead by CRPF personnel in an Anantnag village on Wednesday night minutes after he killed a local girl. The soldier from the 49th RR was shot dead by a patrol party who mistook him for a militant on account of his plain clothes and furtive movements while fleeing from the scene of his crime. Outraged by the killing of the girl, thousands of people came out into the streets today holding protests against the PRASAR BHARTI security forces and demanding that the body of the RR man be

handed over to them. INDIA'S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER The soldier had sneaked into the house of Muhammad Akbar Dar in village Changoo All India Radio, Srinagr in Doom area through a window after climbing over a wal- nut tree, and demanded food and a place for the night. Enraged when the family refused his demand, the soldier NO: AIR/1(1)/ Canteen/2020/ had shot and injured Dar’s 19-’ year-old daughter. Zahida, who Dated:- 13-07-2020 fell down in a pool of blood? The family tried to catch hold of him, but he pumped a fatal shot into the girl and managed to escape from the scene A CRPF NOTICE INVITING TENDER patrol outside the village ordered the fleeing Soldier to stop, and opened fire taking him to be a militant, the KNS, quoting police sources as having said. He died on the spot after identifying the ALL INDIA RADIO SRINAGAR Invites tenders for out sourcing Annual contract soldier, the CRPF left his body and weapons lying in the field. for running canteen/mess in the premises of all India Radio, Srinagar from reg- The defence spokesman, Col V.K Batra, however, told the KNS that the soldier had committed suicide after killing istered firm dealing with Canteen Management. the girl. The local population surged into the streets in a huge Details/norms of tender can be obtained from our web site prasarbharti.gov.in demonstration against the security forces, sitting on a dharna and disrupting traffic. or From the office of DDO AIR Srinagar on working days. Demanding that the soldier’s body be handed over to them, The last date of receipt of sealed tenders is 31.07.2020 upto 2 PM Date of open- the villagers said he had entered Dar’s house with evil Inten- tions and had molested his daughter before shooting her dead. ning of sealed tenders id 31-07-2020 at 03 PM The senior superintendent of police in Anantnag, Aas- SD hiq Hussain Bukhari, however said, that no molestation DDO AIR Srinagar had taken place. DIPK-2963/20 (Kashmir Observer, 16 July, 2005)

Srinagar, Apr 23, KNT: The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher community employed in private schools has been badly affected. "It was the month of March when we were expecting the salaries to be released but now, given the coronavirus pandemic, we have no hope either. Our struggle has gotten worse, to say the least," Manzoor Dar, a private school teacher from Shopian told KNT. He added, "As we are observing that the administration is taking various KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

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When When the the themselvesthemselves continue continue to to foster foster an an en- en- thethe HeadsHeads ofof thethe of this debate, old woundswounds werewere re-re- KhanKhan ‘Z’ ‘Z’ category category security? security? screeningscreening process process for for entry entry into into this this field field - - on on which which the the entire entire social social vironmentvironment of of mutual mutual mistrust! mistrust! twotwo governmentsgovernments woundswounds werewere reopenedreopened openedopened andand ThoughThough the the recent recent exchanges exchanges bebe- TheThe reactionreaction ofof NewNew DelhiDelhi andand andand ratifiedratified byby and normalisation of normalisationnormalisation ofof tweentween New New Delhi Delhi and and Islamabad Islamabad may may edificeedifice rests rests - - should should have have been been highly highly stringent, stringent, it it had had largely largely bebe- Why Lockdown?and normalisation of bring a whiff of humour into our lives, Printed & Published by Sajjad Haider on behalf of the IslamabadIslamabad to to the the recent recent incidents incidents on on theirtheir respectiverespective thethe bilateralbilateral tiesties bring a whiff of humour into our lives, comecome a a hit- hit- and-trial and-trial exercise exercise with with the the barest barest minimum minimum regard regard for for thethe LoCLoC servesserves asas aa grimgrim reminderreminder parliaments,”parliaments,” thethe thethe bilateralbilateral tiesties betweenbetween NewNew thethe dismal dismal future future of of the the bilateral bilateral rela- rela- talent, skillKashmir and temperament. Observer LLP thatthat thethe basicbasicThe philosophyphilosophy alarmists ofof ‘build-‘build- IndianincludingIndian representa- representa- a groupbetweenbetween of New New doctors Delhi Delhi areDelhiDelhi creating andand tions,tions, more whichwhich thepanicthe presentpresent ‘line‘line ofof en-en- talent, skill and temperament. inging bridges’ bridges’ through through CBM CBM initiatives initiatives tivetive suggestedsuggested itsits IslamabadIslamabad hashas gagement’gagement’ portends,portends, isis disquietingdisquieting Published from: # 5- Boulevard, Srinagar-190001 and Islamabad has HavingHaving been been active active partners partners in in ruining ruining the the state-run state-run school school sys- sys- byby increasing increasing ‘people ‘peoplein Kashmir to to people’ people’ con- con- fortermination.termination. reasons knownand Islamabad to them has alonetakentaken and yetyet anotheranother in turnandand sendssends further shiversshivers downdown thethe spine.spine. tem,tem, the the ruling Printedruling classes classes at: KT nowPress now abdicate Pvt.abdicate Ltd, Rangreth all all responsibility responsibility Ind Area, by Srinagar.by dumping dumping tacttact is is flawed. flawed. AsAs expected,expected, takentaken yetyet anotheranother bodybody bodybody blow.blow. ItIt is is high high time time that that leaders leaders of of both both Flawed,Flawed, not not because because the the concept concept PakistanPakistan stronglystrongly IslamabadIslamabad tootoo countriescountries stop stop behaving behaving like like schoolschool- thethe educational educationalRNI Registration sector sector into into No: the the 69503/98 private private lap. lap. This This is is seen seen in in the the lavish lavish inin itselfitself isis wrong,wrong, butbutcrushing becausebecause thethe denounced denouncedthe Valley's NewNew economyblow.blow. IslamabadIslamabad already tootoo seemsshutseems toto beforbe itch-itch- onechildrenchildren year andand remedyremedy thethe seriousserious leaders themselves don’t seem to be Delhi’s contention ing for a chance ‘foot-in-the- mouth’ disease, which supportsupport to toPostal fashionable fashionable Registration and and No-L/159/KO/SK/2014-16prohibitively prohibitively expensive expensive private private schools schools leaders themselves don’t seem to be Delhi’s contention seemsseems toto bebe itchingitching forfor ing for a chance ‘foot-in-the- mouth’ disease, which andand the the mushrooming mushrooming of of lesser lesser copycats copycats who who are are making making a a finan- finan- interestedinterested inin settingsetting anan exampleexample byby byby sayingsaying thatthat nono a chance to ‘take toto ‘take‘take on’on’ NewNew seemsseems to to have have afflicted afflicted them. them. Till Till this this Editor-in-Chief : Sajjad Haider displayingdisplaying confidence confidence in in each each other. other. bilateralbilateral agree-agree- a chance to ‘take Delhi.Delhi. JustJust aa dayday happens,happens, ‘Aman ‘Aman ki ki Asha’ Asha’ will will remain remain cialcial killingkilling inin thethe absenceabsence ofof aa dependabledependable andand affordableaffordable publicpublic Though,Though, bothboth countriescountries areare nownow mentment betweenbetweenet theusthe face two simpleon’on’ Newfacts:New Delhi.Delhi. afterafter thethe Jamaat-Jamaat- aa distantdistant dreamdream andand bilateralbilateral rela-rela- structure.Legal It is nothing Counsel: short Tasaduq of a Khwaja scandal that parents should avoid showingshowing somesome sanitysanity inin theirtheir deal-deal- twotwo nationsnationsOne, hadhad the novel Coronavi- ud-Dawaud-Dawa Chief,Chief, tionstions willwill becomebecome anotheranother ‘comedy‘comedy structure. It is nothing short of a scandal that parents should avoid rus is an irrefutable real- sending theirSwitchboard: wards to (0194)government 2106304 schools on account of the latter’s ings,ings, thethe damagedamage donedone toto thethe pre-pre- “overtaken“overtaken oror affected”affected” thethe rolerole oror HafizHafiz SaeedSaeed offeredoffered ‘asylum’‘asylum’ toto circus’!circus’! sending their wards to government schools on account of the latter’s cariouscarious bilateral bilateral relationship relationship between between legalitylegality of of the theity. UNMOGIP. UNMOGIP. It is no conspiracy the- BollywoodBollywood star star Sharukh Sharukh Khan, Khan, Paki- Paki- Lory. It is a no brainer either that dismaldismal record,record,Editorial: andand (0194) preferprefer 2502327 seedyseedy andand crowdedcrowded privateprivate optionsoptions nono thethe twotwo byby irresponsibleirresponsible statementsstatements NewNew DelhiDelhi initiatedinitiated thethe stanistani Interior Interior Minister Minister Rehman Rehman Malik Malik the threat posed by the tiny virus likelike “there“thereG canowharcan bebe g nonoeelani businessbusiness asas UNMOGIPUNMOGIP debate debate under under the the garb garb of of tootoo joinedjoined inin byby sayingsaying thatthat thoughthough NILOOFARNILOOFAR QURESHI QURESHI is is based based in in New New Delhi Delhi and and mattermatter how howEmail mercenary mercenary editorial: they [email protected] are. are. is real. Two, the parallels that are usual”usual” andand “war“war mongering”mongering” hashas betterbetter spendingspending ofof resourcesresources allo-allo- SharukhSharukh Khan Khan “is “is a a born born Indian Indian and and cancan be be reached reached at: at: niloofar niloofar.qur.qureshi@[email protected] StudentsStudents clearedcleared byby thethe state-runstate-run schoolschool systemsystem inin KashmirKashmir being drawn between Kashmir and Wuhan are erroneous, mis- oftenoften barely barely make make the the grade grade in in rudimentary rudimentary literacy, literacy, particularly particularly in in leading and alarmist. ruralrural and and remote remote areas. areas. This This is is sought sought to to be be cloaked cloaked by by the the perfor- perfor- In Maharashtra alone, the mancemance ofof aa handfulhandful ofof privateprivate schools,schools, withwith nono thoughtthought forfor thethe TiredTired ofof Thinking?Thinking?number of positive Coronavirus ComeCome toto aa ConclusionConclusion School Fees cases is touching the 300,000- colossalcolossal amounts amountsn Kashmir, spent spent on onrunning running running a schoola a vast vast isnetwork network considered of of under-per- under-per-one of the Most of those IfIf he markhe were were with a a cricketer cricketer nearly — — 11,000which which I deaths.Irather rather ofof marks, marks, remember.” remember.” ofof total total freedom freedom to to pursue pursue the the pathways pathways of of KKEVINEVIN M MARTINARTIN In contrast, the number of those formingforming institutions. institutions.best businesses, Howsoever Howsoever something sound sound the the that system system is risk-proof, may may appear appear come on on supportive of doubtdoubt since since he he possessed possessed not not one one jot jot of of cricket cricket ThisThis generally generally got got the the ashen-faced ashen-faced ones ones one’sone’s own own mind, mind, frolic frolic in in the the fields fields of of an an idyl- idyl- hell or high water. No matter, how long there has vocabularyvocabularyinfected in in his his duespeech speech to — the— but butvirus if if he he inwere were Jam a a- movingmoving a a few few feet feet forward forward in in a a determined determined liclic nature nature and and dream dream of of writing writing lines lines that that paper,paper, onon thethe groundground itit isis asas ricketyrickety andand run-downrun-down asas thethe schoolschool mu and Kashmir is under 11,000, been a shutdown or a lockdown, and how much as a ‘IN‘IN CONCLUSION’LockdownCONCLUSION’ was was 2.0 a a favourite favourite speakcricketercricketer Mr Mr P P would would have have been been categorised categorised efforteffort to to overcome overcome their their resisting resisting wills. wills. rhymedrhymed and and described described life life in in a a more more natural natural houseshouses spread spreadIconsequence all all over over rural economyrural Kashmir Kashmir has chronically beenchronically affected, starved starved private of of staff staffschools and and of which over 6,000 individuals phrasephrase of of a a teacher teacher of of mine mine — — a a man man of of scien- scien- asas an an all allhave rounder. rounder. already This This is is becauserecovered. because he he was was The three three re- ChemistryChemistry periods periods were were about about tables tables wayway — — a a way way that that had had nothing nothing to to do do with with properproper equipment. equipment.will charge Reports Reportstheir full of of fees.under-manned under-manned It also doesn’t schools, schools, matter particularly particularlyhow many tifictific qualification; qualification;from thea a man man who whopoint looked looked at atof you you sciencescience teachers teachers rolled rolled into into one. one. He He taught taught withwith cryptic cryptic symbols symbols and and water water that that changed changed science?science? people have lost their livelihoods and how many businesses covery rate is fast. And it should andand perceived perceived atoms atoms and and molecules. molecules. Mr Mr P, P, let’s let’s Physics,Physics,have Chemistry Chemistry been and andpackaged when when the the asfrogs frogs a were weregood colourcolour magically magically with with the the introduction introduction of of dif- dif- AA young young man man dreaming dreaming is is how how I Icome come to to atat the the primary primaryhave been level, level, wound are are a a up.routine routine In 2016, feature feature private such such schools areas, areas, claimed while while insti- theirinsti- privilege. No matter callcall him, him, for for he he very very well well may may still still be be alive alive plentifulplentifulpiece he he was wasof found foundnews in in theto the avoid psycho- ferentferent powders. powders. I Ionce once remem- remem- viewview my my school school reports reports of of that that day day and and age age tutes in thefull cityfees appearduring theto burstingsix month at long the shutdown seams with and needlessalso dur- tutes in the city appear to bursting at the seams with needless monitoringmonitoringwhat, the the masses masses the that that passed passed through through BiologyBiologylogical rooms rooms giving burdengiving lessons lessons on the hearts and berber naively naively being being drawn drawn into into whenwhen I Iglance glance at at them them occasionally occasionally these these ing the many preceding unrests, and they are displaying LIFE IN A staff,staff, Schools Schools in in far-flung far-flung areas areas function function at at the the sweet sweet discretion discretion of of hishis hands. hands. onon dissection dissectionminds which ofwhich the non-bi- non-bi-people. Thankfully,LIFE IN A takingtaking a a deep deep sniff sniff from from a a daysdays yellowing yellowing in in a a plastic plastic sleeve. sleeve. Mr Mr P P obvi- obvi- the same behaviour in the middle of a pandemic. It governmentwas the Sixties, of course. The Hippie ology-inclinedthe death ones toll like alsomy- isCLASSROOM below 200. the OFnativebottle population. of chlorine Does that thenearly sessedously thehad colossala kind heart losses too to for local his marks theirtheir often often lone loneTo be teachers, teachers, fair to them, and and instances Privateinstances Schools of of just just Association one one or or two two of tutors tutors J&K It was the Sixties, of course. The Hippie ology-inclined ones like my- CLASSROOM OF bottle of chlorine that nearly ously had a kind heart too for his marks Movement was winking naughtily from out- self foundBut hardthe toalarmists stomach, are creating virus becometook hyperactivemy sinuses for when a walk economyawarded toand me businesses in their own inscientific the way handling recentlymultiple announcedclasses and fee hundreds waiver to of the students students are whose common. fami- Movementemployees was winking naughtily will from out- self found hard to stomach, THETHE SIXTIES SIXTIES took my sinuses for a walk awarded to me in their own scientific way handling multiple classes and hundreds of students are common. sideside classroom classroom windows, windows, “Come “Come out out and and taste taste especiallyespeciallymore the thepanic drawing drawing in Kashmir of of for rea- it comes toright rightdealing out out of ofwith my my body. body.the local Kashmirreflectreflect a a kindness.Valley kindness. since last August The standardslies have of such been schoolshit financially and the due education to the COVID-19 they impart lockdown. can sons known to them alone. population and goes into hiber- when the restive region lost its The standardsThis is of first such time schools that andthe Associationthe education has they done impart so and can it thethe freedom!” freedom!”receive their bloodblood or or the the severing severing of of flesh flesh in in order order to to peer peer PhysicsPhysics was was about about equations, equations, balance balance IfIf the the dissecting dissecting of of a a frog frog taught taught me me any- any- The focus should have been on andnation sticking mode pins within paper respect while totrying the to semi-autonomousthing it pointed me status in the and direction state -of veg- wellwell be be imagined. imagined.should be welcomed. The waiver, however, will be offered to TheThe band band Uriah Uriah Heep Heep did did indeed indeed sing, sing, atat the the creatingundercoating undercoating more and and awareness the the insides. insides. with re- andvisitors sticking and pins pilgrims? in paper whileWhy can’ttrying to hoodthing in ita pointedunilateral me inand the undemo direction- of veg- monthly salaries. “One has to have a stomach for these trace angles of reflection and refraction etarianism and a kindness to all animals great TheThe situation situationthe families has has whose been been allowed incomeallowed during to to drift drift the for for lockdown far far too too long longhas eitherin in the the plaintively,plaintively, Free Free Me, Me, which which may may well well have have “Onegards has to to preventive have a stomach measures for these like tracethese angles questions of reflection be asked? and Has refraction the craticetarianism decision. and a kindnessGoing toby all theiranimals great reduced to zero or has been drastically hit. The Association beenbeen the theWhat anthem anthem of of aboutmany many a a classroom classroom the bound bound things,”things,”wearing Mr Mr P P would would masks, instruct, instruct, strictly directing directing following his his throughthroughcritical a a thick thinkingthick glass glass slab. inslab. Kashmir been reportandand small. small.which Science Science estimated provided provided the me meloss with with of an an inin- hopehope that thathasn’t with with madetime time itthe the clear growing, growing, how much engineered engineered loss of income preference preference will it forconsid for pri- pri-- schoolboyschoolboy of of that that time. time. wordswords atphysical at the the ones ones distancingwho’d who’d gone gone a norms,a whiter whiter shade shademain- quarantinedMostMost things things in inor Mr Mr put P’s P’s class classin isolation?started started out out as as INRsightsight 18,000 into into Crorelaterality. laterality. to Kashmir That That is, is, you youecon could could- be be vatevate schools schoolser enough would would phasefor phase the the studentthe government government to get fee system systemwaiver out orout a of ofconcession. existence. existence. ItIt wasfruit was also also still stillvendors, the the Years Years of of Collusion Collusion daily — — ofof pale paletaining and and generally generally cough stood stood etiquette in in the the backand back washrows rows- premisespremisesOr, may before before be, gradually graduallydeclared working working a “contain their their way way- omyseatedseated between in in the the lap Augustlap of of science science and and Novemand be be totally totally- at at ItIt remains remainsWhile to to be be on seen seen its howface how it well well seems measures measures a good step, taken taken it inisn’t. in desperation, desperation, Truth is other like like betweenbetween teacher teacher and and parent parent to to ensure ensure at at all all atat the the dissectinging dissecting hands table table regularly so so they they missed missedwith soapa a good good or throughthroughment a zone”?a series series of of reasoning reasoning stages stages to to a a finely finely ber,easeease the contemplating contemplating loss could havepoetry. poetry. exceeded than government employees, the incomes of all others have costcost that thatwagers, Johnny Johnny put put his his head head down down peered peered dealdeal of ofa what whathand was was sanitizer. going going on. on. In Kashmir, the drawndrawn Whatconclusion. conclusion. is also intriguing is INR 55,000ScienceScience crore didn’t didn’t by care care now. because because ultimately ultimately it it recruitments scrounged in haste, are able to turn the tide for soci- virus is being treated as a law- that a few (not all) doctors refuse Several business houses in recruitmentsbeen scroungedbadly hit. It in is haste, a reality are that able the to Valley turn the has tide been for under soci- intointo the thetransporters, laboratory laboratory microscope microscope and and averted averted PREPARINGPREPARING TO TO FACE FACE LIFE: LIFE: “Life “Life is is going going to to DisputeDispute that, that, he’d he’d say, say, pointing pointing to to a a seemsseems everything everything is is relative. relative. There There is is no no end, end, ety,ety, particularly particularlya lockdown low-income, low-income, for the past rural rural twelve and and months agrarian agrarian that classes classes has hit for for the whom whom busi- hishis gaze gaze from from the the classroom classroom windows. windows. The The tosstoss things thingsand-order at at you you that thatproblem. are are a a lot lot harderAll harder the to to blametake, take, solvedsolvedto apply equation equation their on on the independentthe blackboard. blackboard. Of mindOf course, course, Kashmirnono conclusion conclusion are on to to bethe be drawn drawn verge because because of a col like like- some some nesses hard, leaving lakhs of people unemployed. And there world outside can wait, a good education so get usedis squarely to it. In any put case, on youthe have local to popudo it - whoor could? critical Especially thinking who could to question who had his lapse.wisewise person Youngperson onceonceentrepreneurs said, said, “A “A conclusion conclusion have is is the the state-runstate-run schools schools were were the the mainstay mainstay of of hope. hope. worldmasons, outside can wait, carpenters, a good education so getlation used to whenit. In any the case, bank you haveemployees, to do it whothe could? weird Especially orders. who Instead, could who a few had his lost their savings and investments. is nothing that can compensate their losses. yourself come exam time. It carries a good deal head wrapped around other notions — those place where you got tired of thinking.” couldn’t.couldn’t. yourselfdoctors, come exam members time. It carriesof the a police good deal de- headbecome wrapped mouthpieces around other notionsof the — ad those- Sinceplace the where 2008 you summer got tired ofuprising thinking.” It is nobody’s case that private schools shouldn’t get painters, partment and paramilitary forces ministration. It is understood the Kashmir economy has been their fees. They depend on the fees to run their affairs and are infected in huge numbers. that in government service they under tremendous stress. The OTHEROTHERpay their staff. OPINION ButOPINION it is also true that other than a brief pe- salespersons, NO HOLDS BARRED ...... NOWhy wasHOLDS an order issued by haveBARRED certain limitations. But shopkeepers, transporters, tour- riod of a fortnight or so, the schools have been shut. And shopkeepers and the J&K administration to force why lend support to stupidity? ism players and those associated in this period they have saved on all the expenditures oth- all the government employees Silence is also an option. with hospitality and IT-sectors er than the salary of their staff, which some reports have others who have to to report to their offices in full If the virus or the spike in the have been at the receiving end. DiscriminationDiscriminationpointed out has often been delayed or reduced. AgainstAgainst The teachers CricketersCricketers strength? Why is the focus not on COVID19 infection curve is the Prolonged shutdowns, curfews, have delivered online classes and which too haven’t been go to work to put the WFH (Work from Home) cul- reason, it is absolutely fine and internet blockades in 2008-09-10-16- HEHE PAKISTAN PAKISTANup women’s women’s to the cricketmark cricket team’s consideringteam’s visit visit ThisThis the discrimination discriminationlingering curbs is is undoubtedly undoubtedly on the inter unfair unfair- eterseters will thewill be be able ablefood to to stay stay onin in Mumbai Mumbai the in in the the ture to avoid overcrowding at the justified to place a blanket ban on 19-20 and disturbances caused due TTtoto India India for for the thenet World World and Cup Cupthe has has lack turned turned of theinto into trainingandand puts puts of our our their team team staff at at a a significant tosignificant deliver disadvan- disadvan- on- currentcurrent climate climate if if we we reach reach the the final. final. offices? Why hasn’t the rotation all social, religious and political to the devastating floods of 2014 aa security security and and logistical logisticalline lessons. nightmare. nightmare. So, First, theFirst, theschools the tage.tage. can’t The The chargeteam team has has a been fullbeen tuitionconciliatory conciliatory fees, about about TheThe ICCtable? ICC also also needs needs to to consider consider if if India India should should roster policy been adopted? Why gatherings in J&K. Obviously, it have not given a breathing space teamteam could could not notlet go go alone to to Mumbai, Mumbai, transportation where where its its feesitsits treatment fortreatment a service but but the theythe International International have largely Cricket Cricket bebe allowed allowed to to hold hold multi-nation multi-nation tourna- tourna- can’t only 25 per cent staff be pres- is for the betterment of the region to the economy. matchesmatches were were originally originallybeen unable scheduled, scheduled, to offer after after the overthe CounciltheCouncil past (ICC) (ICC) year. should should Or take takeresort note note to of of blackthis. this. - mentsments at at a a time time when when it it can’t can’t guarantee guarantee safety safety ent in all important offices and and its people. By avoiding crowd- Kashmir’s traders, vendors, ShivShiv Sena Sena started startedmail issuing issuing to extract its its usual usual it likethreats threats some eliteInternationalInternational schools teams areteams doing. have have refused Theyrefused areto to visit visit ofof all all players. players. banks on a policy of rotation? How ed and packed places the commu- daily wagers, hoteliers, shikar- againstagainst visiting visiting holdingPakistani Pakistani onlineteams. teams. exams and PakistannotPakistan allowing over over justified justified some security securitystudents fears. fears. to It Itap seems, seems,- ItIt is is now now too too late late to to reschedule reschedule the the World World are the people responsible for the nity transmission of the deadly vi- awallahs, ponywallahs, houseboat Now,Now, hotels hotels at pearat the the unlessalternative alternative their venue venue parents of of payhowever,however, up. that that if if we we simply simply put put international international CupCup and and our our pulling pulling out out of of the the tournament tournament mess created by a ‘chosen’ few? rus can be stopped. Many precious owners, salespersons, transport- Cuttack and True,neighbouring it is not thecity faultteams of the at schoolsclubhouses for in notstadiums being and able refuse in protest will only heighten tensions. We Why is it that the J&K ad- lives can be saved. There are no ers and others have suffered losses Cuttack and neighbouring city teams at clubhouses in stadiums and refuse in protest will only heighten tensions. We ministration on July 8 decided to two opinions about it. since August of last year. Most of BhubaneshwarBhubaneshwar have tohave teach, refused refused but lodging lodging similarly to to our our it istoto notlet let them thethem fault go go anywhere anywhere of the hundreds else, else, the the security security of shouldshould make make clear clear that that we we are are only only playing playing other businesses who have suffered. And if they have taken throw open parks and gardens for But how is it justified to allow them stand crushed because of the playersplayers out out of of fear. fear. problemproblem would would apparently apparently be be solved. solved. underunder duress duress and and that that such such conditions conditions are are the public and then in a volte face a pilgrimage of one community two lockdowns of different nature. their losses on the chin, so should private schools. In Tamil OurOur cricketers cricketers now now have have to to play play this this all-im- all-im- NoNo country, country, of of course, course, would would accept accept such such unacceptableunacceptable if if any any of of our our sportspersons sportspersons tour tour on July 12 issued another order to and ban all sorts of gatherings of The first one related to the August Nadu, the state government has asked the private schools to portantportant tournament tournament under under virtual virtual house house ar- ar- conditionsconditions to to play play cricket cricket in in Pakistan. Pakistan. Yet, Yet, our our IndiaIndia again. again. Instead Instead of of appeasing appeasing the the anti- anti- re-impose lockdown and severe another community? How is it just 5 decision and the second one due just charge 70 percent of the tuition fees. It is time the local ... rest,rest, with with their their accommodation accommodation being being pro- pro- womenwomen cricketers cricketers are are expected expected to to put put up up with with PakistanPakistan extremists, extremists, the the Indian Indian government government restrictions in many “contain- to force the natives indoors while to the pandemic. administration passes a similar order here. videdvided at at the the clubhouse clubhouse of of the the stadium stadium in in thisthis in in India. India. Additionally, Additionally, the the final final of of the the mustmust ensure ensure the the safety safety and and comfort comfort of of our our ment zones”? Had the tiny virus leaving the field open for visiting Most of those supportive of whichwhich all all their their matches matches will will be be played. played. Every Every tournamenttournament isis supposedsupposed toto bebe heldheld inin players.players. gone on vacation on July 8 and tourists and pilgrims? Lockdown 2.0 speak from the otherother team team will will be be staying staying in in five-star five-star hotels. hotels. Mumbai.Mumbai. India India needs needs to to explain explain how how our our crick- crick- -EXPRESS-EXPRESS TRIBUNE TRIBUNE it resumed its duties on July 12? It is precisely because of such point of privilege. No matter OTHER OPINON Why is critical thinking being inherent contradictions that what, the government employ- criminalised in Kashmir? many people in Kashmir become ees will receive their monthly AllAll letters letters intended intended for for publication publication must must include include the Inthe anotherwriter’s writer’s namebizarre name and and move, address, address, the even evensceptical if if a a pseudonym pseudonym of the administration’s is is used. used. Letters Letters are aresalaries. edite editedd as asWhat clarity, clarity, about space space the fruit Sachin Autopilot J&K administration issued yet moves. That is why many con- vendors, daily wagers, transport- OBSERVEROBSERVER MAILMAIL andand accuracy accuracy of of expression expression require. require. Our Our publishing publishinganother a a letter letter order does does to allow not not mean meantourist we we ac agree agree- spiracy with with everything everything theories and or or even speculationseven anything anything in iners, it. it. -EDI masons,-EDITORTOR carpenters, painters, “ n 2018, after the Congress won underwhelmingly in Rajast- tivities in the region from July 14 fly thick and fast in all directions. salespersons, shopkeepers and han, scraping past the halfway mark in a state where anti- besides giving a go-ahead to the That is why many in Kashmir see others who have to go to work to Kashmir’sKashmir’sincumbency sentiment FateFate was strong is isagainst Just Justthe BJP’s Va - Consequential!Consequential! holy Amarnath pilgrimage as a HailHailpolitical and otherKiranKiran possible ulte- BediBediput the food on the table? Should sundharaRaje government, Ashok Gehlot was made chief fortnightly affair while limiting rior motives behind the weird or- they be left to die of poverty before DEARDEAR EDITOR, EDITOR,Iminister and Sachin Pilot hisofof deputy. mistrust. mistrust. That Could Could was you youclearly also also nottell tell theus us who who countries, one wanting to and the there theis something number thatto 500 seems pilgrims to for DEARDEARders EDITOR, issuedEDITOR, in haste. thekillingskillings coronavirus and and heinous heinousgets them? crimes crimes countries, one wanting to and the there is something that seems to I Iwould would like likeend to to of comment comment the leadership on on the the tussle inbeheadedbeheaded the Congress. and and mutilated Itmutilated was, in fact, the the bodiesonly bodies of of otherother avoiding avoiding its its role role in in Kashmir. Kashmir. inviteinvite aand andsingle incite incite day. the the elementsThe elements message to to tele- AproposAproposThe influential news, news, ‘AFSPA ‘AFSPA trade Immu- Immu- body committedcommittedIn such a scenario by by its its army thearmy decision and and such such letter,letter, written written theby by one beginningone Shoaib Shoaib ofBhat, Bhat, a new phasethethe of Indian Indianthe attrition soldiers? soldiers? within. This This should shouldFor that not not ItIt is is not not in in the the interest interest of of any any of of Kashmir.Kashmir.graphed It It is is part part is ofthat of the the the history history virus of of somethe the - nitynityKashmir For For Forces’ Forces’ Chamber Sex Sex Crimes ofCrimes Commerce Must Must toall reintroduceall other other agencies agencies restrictions that that and too too re- with with persistent unease in one of the few states where the Congress how differentiates between the and Industries (KCCI) has in its impose lockdown is ludicrous. 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After that, an all-too-familiar political brinkmanship has played out in a Con- LalKoul: The lost treasure gress government still to turn two years old — MLAs openly divided into camps, being ferried in buses with tinted windows alKoul is a canal that flows spaces filled with floating algae and resulting in a lot of agrarian and eco- has done very little to nothing for in- into fortress-like resorts. All this, even as the other staple of an from Bumhama through other weeds. nomic losses. stalling dustbins along the crossroads. Opposition government in crisis in recent times — income tax Drugmulla, Shalpora, Kee- The new construction projects Albeit the people of the land are The villagers must also be cogni- raids — takes place, apparently coincidentally. gam and many other villages. along the banks of the LalKoul is facing many problems, they are com- zant about the God gifted treasure they But if Gehlot must own the larger share of the blame for the LThere was a time when this canal was squeezing it further. pletely oblivious to the rot in their have had the privilege to enjoy and Congress unravelling in Jaipur, it is the party high command an important source of irrigation for In addition to that, the human backyard. The LalKoul is in a pathetic share. The communities need to come that is most answerable. If it knew of the patchy peace between thousands of kanals of paddy fields. settlements on the periphery of the ca- condition and it is extremely urgent together to preserve and protect their the warring CM and his deputy — and how could it not — the During summertime, children would nal ironically cause the most damage that the irrigation department and the canal from further deterioration and question is: What did it do to resolve the resentments? What bathe in the canal to relieve them- to the natural body. Sewage belonging civic administration find a joint solu- slowly restore its original majesty. mechanisms did it put in place to prevent a breakdown like this selves from the heat. Women used to to these settlements is discharged into tion to save the canal from dying. It The civic administration needs to one? There is no evidence that either Sonia Gandhi or Rahul frequent the LalKoul. It provided the the canal directly. Mixed solid waste is the responsibility of the irrigation fulfil its basic duty by installing dust- Gandhi addressed themselves to the task in Rajasthan with any crucial resource of water. including vegetable scraps, polythene department but it is sad that the con- bins every 200 metres along the flow of urgency. Like much else in the Congress, the CM vs Deputy CM When we were children, the LalK- bags, papers, etc. is dumped into it. cerned authority is lax in initiating the canal. conflict in Jaipur was left unattended, and allowed to fester and oul was full of crystal clear water. The A lot of public latrines, which are steps for its proper and rightful main- Every individual in the commu- grow. The organisational listlessness that has marked the Con- human settlements around the water frequented by locals, have been built tenance. There are some rumours in nity should help in minimizing pollu- gress ever since the Modi BJP laid it low has contributed to the drank from it. along the banks of the canal. the villages that the irrigation depart- tion by practising waste management implosion in Rajasthan — just as it led to the collapse, earlier, of But since the past several years, The water which was once sweet ment wants the civic administration at their homes. the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh after the exit of communities nearby have witnessed and pure, is now poisonous and to take over the maintenance of the The old glory of the canal can nev- JyotiradityaScindia and subsequent cross-over to the BJP. The the LalKoul undergoing tremendous choked with plastic dump. Commut- canal as it flows through more than er be retrieved but we suggest that the irresoluteness at the centre of the party, if it continues, could change and a steep decline in the qual- ers deal with bad odour and dirt while one village. restoration work be handed over to well stoke other simmering factional resentments in other state ity of its water. Even the reduced flow walking along the bank of the LalKoul. Even though it is expected of the an independent agency which has the units, jeopardising more Congress governments. is strikingly visible to the ones ac- The garbage on its edges has be- people to properly dispose of their complete knowledge of water bodies Whichever way the Gehlot vs Pilot face-off goes, this much quainted with its past glory. come the centre for the development waste and avoid using the canal as and their ecology. The work must be is clear: The Congress needs to get a grip on itself and that pro- As changes in climatic conditions of germs and diseases. A lot of stray their personal dumpyard, the authori- allowed to progress without political cess must start with filling the apparent leadership vacuum at continue to surprise old-timers, the dogs roam around these spots for food ties need to be pulled up for forcing the interference. its centre. It cannot keep deferring important decisions indefi- growing temperatures in the valley and carry the infectants with them to commoners to treat the LalKoul as the nitely. This is a vital necessity for the Congress, if it wishes to have caused the water of the canal to the villages. only space of dumping. There are hard- Aamir Altaf survive. It is also necessary for the polity to have a coherent evaporate, affecting water levels and Owing the contamination in the ly any dustbins around the area and NisarWani and healthy national party of the Opposition on the contrary, resulting in the for- water body, farmers are not able to ir- the concept of scientific waste manage- Students at Aligarh Muslim University Indian Express mation of marshy margins that create rigate their paddy fields. This is also ment is non-existent. The civic body Email: [email protected]> Thursday| 16-07-2020 We All Need A Little Magic In Our Lives Who could fail to fall in love with a life filled with magic?

ummer is here. It is the balm of the year. It Feby Imthias is a time of young people and June roses. It creates feelings of positivity and bright- Sness as summer sets in strongly. The breeze has the aroma of warm and delicious butterscotch cake baking in the oven. Walking in the park asks for a renewed bout of energy as the summer heat conceals you in its cover. The golden hue of the sun kissing the steely face of sky- scrapers renders a divine glow to the surroundings every morning. The magic of life unfolds in the form of a bright fiery red sunrise early on. Today morning, my glasses took a deep dive from Children are the dressing table to the ice like floor and decided to end its eventful life from the edge of my nose. almost always I believe there is magic in babies till they turn 4 or 5. Little elves enter their tiny brains and lace ev- pleasant and in their ery activity with sparkles of magic dust that they see goodness and delight in everything. That magic is tiny worlds, virtually named innocence I was at the mercy of my spare glasses which did not have the rosy pink tint of my erstwhile anything is possible. glasses. My 13-year-old skipped around my work desk, placed a peck on my nose that had the steely They play to the end spare grey glasses, and said, “Mumma, actually this glass suits you better!” of their strength and There is magic in little pecks from little girls who smile. And then the principal must have believed, ing passenger got a chance to rest their fatigued feet build fairy villages on their study table and imagine ‘Why wait till the children leave school after grad, let for a while. fall asleep suddenly nonexistent slides on the wings of a rainbow splashed them get their happy places in the present!’ The bus suddenly transformed into a lit cuboid on on blue skies. Sometimes love is all the magic that you Kudos to a principal, who did not see laughter as a wheels and filled their hearts with the light of shared amid their ever need. sign of mischief and disorder. A simple, hearty laugh camaraderie. Sometimes kindness was all the magic must be the magical oil for childlike mirth, albeit now that ever was. enjoyment and The mystical elixir of youth with a mask in order. But laugh, all you can! A few days back a Facebook post asked, “Name a I have a short name. I talk too fast and far too A tiny slice of happiness trait of your most favourite person.” ‘Understanding willingly. People automatically see the childish side. Children are almost always pleasant and in their without words’ was a desired answer. merrymaking. Their Bluntness has been my second nature. I keep remind- tiny worlds, virtually anything is possible. They play Life would be a gift if such people existed in your ing them that I am on the wrong side of age and laugh to the end of their strength and fall asleep suddenly life. It could be your partner, parent, sibling, child, days are always well heartily at their quizzical stares. amid their enjoyment and merrymaking. Their days or best friend. Think of the innumerable times you They dismiss me as if I am a minor seeking to grab are always well spent. failed miserably while trying to explain yourself in a spent. I believe there attention by either laughing a little longer or talking I believe there is magic in babies till they turn 4 misunderstanding. It brings me straight back to Ke- too much. Every day should be saturated with smiles or 5. Little elves enter their tiny brains and lace ev- ats, “Heard melodies are fresh, but those unheard are is magic in babies till and laughter. It’s truly said that a smile is a curve that ery activity with sparkles of magic dust that they see sweeter.” This sort of understanding between loved sets everything straight. People who smile a lot some- goodness and delight in everything. That magic is ones is purely magical. they turn 4 or 5. how magically look younger. named innocence. Paulo Coelho said, “There is a language that is be- Laughter is indeed the world's best medicine. Long back, I read the story of a magic bus in a di- yond words. If I can learn to decipher that language There is nothing called laughing too much. In a school gest magazine. In an overbooked crowded overnight without words, I will be able to decipher the world.” in a remote village, the authorities implemented a rule bus, people who had reserved seats stood up after 2 Let’s weave magic into our spells. Let’s make our that everyone should wear a smile to school and it hours and offered their seats to give the weary stand- magic count. We all need a little magic in our lives. should start with the teachers. ing passengers a gentle respite. It was a new identity card. In any case, for most One gentle soul started the kind gesture and soon it Feby Imthias is a freelance writer based of us school is a memory that never fails to make us spread like a chain reaction. Before long every stand- in Abu Dhabi. Twitter: @Feby_Imthias

Finding Humour Even In Shaky Times 2020 is half-spent in counting horror stories of all kinds

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t was not in jest. I meant it when during an in- formal gathering in our housing complex the other day, I suggested to my co-residents to go to bed properly clad. I told them, “Earthquake Icomes unannounced. You never know when it might drive you out to an open area.” Rushing out wearing minimal clothing might In earlier times, cause embarrassment in a mixed gathering of men, women and children. I said I was saying this because earthquakes did of the frequency of tremors that have been jolting people in various parts of the country — from Jam- not evoke much mu & Kashmir in the north to Punjab, Haryana, Del- hi; Rajasthan, Gujarat to Maharashtra in the West. concern. This was It hit Mizoram in the east four times in a week, once because most with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale. Oth- erwise, the tremors have fortunately been of low to dwellings were moderate intensity, causing little damage. The fact that the quake occurred 17 times in a single-storeyed and month (June 2020) continues to raise apprehensions bordering on genuine fears among the people. No- had expansive body knows what is in store for the morrow. So better be on guard always. courtyards to rush to. The year 2020 is half-spent in counting the horror stories of all kinds that continue to bombard us, There was no sending chills down our spine every now and then. However, during the light-hearted conversation, a pressure on space. young neighbour wondered what he would do if he People move out of their apartments and compounds to an open area were in the loo during an earthquake. following an earthquake, in Ahmedabad, on June 14, 2020. And the two or three- Earthquake is a serious matter, but sometimes, it creates comical situations in high-rise buildings. storeyed ones were As we sat imagining and smiling at his predica- Comic tragedy that he realised he had forgotten to wear clothes. ment, he shyly disclosed that during the last quake Earthquake is a serious matter, but sometimes, Another lady evoked peals of laughter even in in most cases sometime ago, he was literally caught with his pants it creates comical situations in high-rise buildings. I that situation when she came down wrapped in a down in the washroom. As the building shook sud- am reminded of one night when our building started bedsheet, which she hastily picked up from her bed. conjoined with denly, he was in a bind; to rush out in ‘as is where is’ shaking and rumbling at 2am. Those living on the Obviously, there was little time to get properly clad position or move out after completing the ablution first and second floors did not have any problem at that unearthly hour. The embarrassment was writ neighbouring houses process. but others faced awkward moments. So many per- large on her face but later even she joined in laugh- We all laughed out loud and despite requests to sons, old and young, coming down the stairs with ing with us. insulating each other tell us what eventually happened, he refused to dis- the speed of a youngster, presented a typical scene. Later, I learnt that in one apartment, the quake close the state in which he came out. But the cynosure of all eyes was a person who kept had made a housewife lash out at her spouse for dis- against the tremors. In earlier times, earthquakes did not evoke struggling hard to tie up the lungi (a long piece of turbing her by recklessly shaking their bed at that much concern. This was because most dwellings fabric worn as a loincloth) around his bare body in odd hour. were single-storeyed and had expansive courtyards the midst of the crowd. It seems that earthquakes have become the order to rush to. There was no pressure on space. And Another male neighbour, clad in his bare essen- of the day the world over. It makes all sense to be the two or three-storeyed ones were in most cases tials, clutched his toddler in his right arm and held battle (quake) ready all the time — day or night. conjoined with neighbouring houses insulating his wife’s hand from the other one. This must have each other against the tremors. But today’s multi- been a tough exercise while rushing down the stair- — Lalit Raizada is a storeyed structures, notwithstanding architectural case from the seventh floor. It was only when they journalist based in India. safeguards, have their own merits and demerits. reached the lawns, where everyone had assembled, Life&Times Thursday| 16.07.2020 06

BECAUSE WE MISSED OUR SPRING, SUMMER isn’t really summer because it only comes after a complete spring,” “says Stuart Patterson, chairperson of the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College. “The only opportunity to reset is next spring. Everything else we’re doing this year is going to be drained of significance because they don’t have the proper sequence.” 2020 Is Not Cancelled, It’s An Awakening As We Look Forward To 2021

Agencies has brought tectonic change to 25 death of George Floyd at the son says. vowing that the upcoming year is marked five years since the Phila- a breath, think about what’s real- almost every part of life — how hands of Minneapolis police. How do we measure a year — actually their year. delphia couple first met. ly important and find the special. his was supposed to be we live, where we live, where “2020 isn’t canceled, but rather, a question about the passage of But that hope never fully dies “Every day felt heavier and “In my mind, it has to get bet- the year of the comeback we work, what we do for work, the most important year of them time that has a whole song de- out. It just gets recalibrated and heavier and heavier,” Perkins ter,” Perkins says. “I’m hopeful. I for Boysie Dikobe, a South what it means to be a kid, what all,” she wrote. voted to it in the Broadway mu- refocused on a new target and recalls, saying she had frequent think 2021 is going to be a year African dancer recovering family means, what is important. But why do we even say things sical Rent? With seasons, mile- soars again. “Hope,” the poet Em- breakdowns and couldn’t bring of rebirth.” Tfrom his second hip replacement There was a months-long mo- like “2020 is cancelled” and stones, rituals, events. So when ily Dickinson wrote, “is the thing herself to officially cancel the Deborah Serani, a psychologist in and gearing up to get back on ment where the world was on “New year, new me”? Experts a year is stripped of all of those with feathers.” wedding. the New York City area, said hope stage when the coronavirus hit. pause, causing many to dig into who study human behaviour say moments, people feel lost and If not for hope, why would They wound up having a mi- has disappointed many this year Dikobe, a 29-year-old dancer existential questions: What is my the human desire to pin failures, put hope in the future to manage data show that most of the 6,253 crowedding June 6. As they did but will help us endure the pan- who performs with a travelling purpose? Where do I belong? hopes and dreams on a period expectations, psychologists and respondents to a recent Wed- their first look, a massive Black demic and thrive. “Hope,” she says, drag ballet troupe that tours That’s what Dikobe found him- of time like a calendar year has social scientists say. dingWire survey have postponed Lives Matter demonstration ar- “requires us to look at the present globally, says his first thought self doing as he quarantined in primitive roots connected to our Every calendar year brings a their planned 2020 nuptials to rived at Philadelphia’s Logan situation and regard it for what it is, was: “2020 is cancelled.” his small New York apartment attachment to routine. cycle of hope. January is when next year, but only 7% have can- Square. Photos of the couple and plan for its betterment.” It’s barely halfway over, and contemplating his future — both “Because we missed our we’ll finally commit to our diet, celled their wedding? Weddings holding hands, fists raised, with No one knows what 2021 will Dikobe is part of a global choir personal and professional. Would spring, summer isn’t really sum- quit smoking, become the person are different from holidays in thousands of people surrounding bring. Nobody knows what the wishing for 2020 to end. No he ever perform on stage again, mer because it only comes after a we always wanted to be. We be- that, for many, it is an event that them went viral. “new normal” will look like. Will Olympics, no awards shows, no or would he have to retire be- complete spring,” says Stuart Pat- lieve in the power of change and only happens once. Thus an even “We were really just a symbol of there be wedding ceremonies weddings, no summer camp, fore an opportunity arrived? The terson, chairperson of the Shimer promise ourselves: “This is our greater emphasis on making it the things the world needs more featuring every person a couple no graduations. Nothing to look more he considered it, the more Great Books School at North year,” as one reveler proclaimed special. of, especially in 2020,” Perkins has ever met, packed stadiums, forward to except a new Netflix he found himself thinking: “2020 Central College. “The only op- just after the ball dropped in Like millions of other couples says. “There’s a pandemic and all concert venues with thousands show or your newfound love of is not cancelled, actually. It’s an portunity to reset is next spring. Times Square. planning to get married this of the changes and the things that of people crooning the same regrowing scallions or baking awakening.” Everything else we’re doing this Some people admit defeat by summer, Kerry Anne Perkins and we’re hearing and seeing, people tune? Will the now-2021 Sum- bread. Leslie Dwight, a 23-year-old year is going to be drained of sig- January’s end, while other am- Michael Gordon were devastated need hope. People need love. And mer Olympics happen? Will Now it’s all about 2021 — the writer, wondered the same thing nificance because they don’t have bitions continue for a few more as March slouched into April. people need unity.” awards shows be back? Will we year when everything, and may- in a poem she wrote that was the proper sequence.” months. In April, many start fo- They realized they would have to While Gordon says he knows even care? be nothing, happens. endlessly shared on social me- It’s like when Hamlet declares cusing on summer. By November, cancel their dream wedding on they were lucky, he has advice for There are no clear answers. But The coronavirus pandemic dia about a week after the May that “time is out of joint,” Patter- most have thrown in the towel, Memorial Day weekend, which others planning milestones: Take there is hope.

This Is Why Memories Covid-19 May Attack Patients’ Central Attached To Emotions Are So Strong Agencies called the memory,” Hen said. Nervous System, Cause Depression, Anxiety “We saw that it’s the synchrony emories linked with that is critical to establish the fear Agencies respiratory syndrome, a viral strong emotions often memory, and the greater the syn- illness that first emerged in Mbecome seared in the chrony, the stronger the memory. epressed mood or anxi- China in November 2002 and brain, according to a recent study. These are the types of mechanisms ety exhibited in CO- spread through international “It makes sense we don’t re- that explain why you remember DVID-19 patients may travel to 29 countries. member everything,” said Rene salient events,” Jimenez added. possibly be a sign that the vi- Studies using mouse mod- Hen, PhD, professor of psychia- strong. To find out, Hen and Jes- How and when synchronisa- rus affects the central nervous els of that virus have shown try and neuroscience at Colum- sica Jimenez, an MD/PhD stu- tion occurs is still unknown, but system, according to an inter- that the olfactory tract, or the bia University Vagelos College of dent at Columbia, placed mice the answer could reveal the in- national study led by a Uni- pathway for communication Physicians and Surgeons. into new, frightening environ- ner workings of the brain that versity of Cincinnati College of of odors from the nose to the “We have limited brainpow- ments and recorded the activ- create lifelong memories and Medicine researcher. brain, was a gateway into the er. We only need to remember ity of hippocampal neurons that lead to new treatments for post- These two psychological central nervous system and in- what’s important for our future reach out to the brain’s fear cen- traumatic stress disorder. symptoms were most closely fection of the brain. wellbeing,” Hen added. tre (the amygdala). “In people with PTSD, many associated with a loss of smell “These symptoms of psy- Fear, in this context, is not just The neurons’ activity was also similar events remind them of and taste rather than the more was the severity of patients’ reported at least several days chological distress, such as de- a momentary feeling but a learn- recorded a day later when the the original frightening situation, severe indicators of the novel loss of smell and taste. This is of depressed mood per week pressed mood and anxiety are ing experience critical to our mice tried to retrieve memories and it’s possible that synchroni- coronavirus such as shortness an unexpected and shocking while 21.1 percent reported central nervous system symp- survival. When a new situation of the experience. zation of their neurons has be- of breath, cough or fever, ac- result,” added Sedaghat. depressed mood nearly every toms if they are associated only makes us fearful, the brain records Unsurprisingly, neurons that come too strong,” Hen said. cording to the study. Sedaghat conducted a pro- day. In terms of severity, 44.7 with how diminished is your the details in our neurons to help respond to the frightening envi- “We’re really trying to dig into “If you had asked me why spective, cross-sectional tele- percent of participants report- sense of smell,” said Sedaghat. us avoid similar situations in the ronment send that information the mechanisms of how emo- would I be depressed or anx- phone questionnaire study ed expressing mild anxiety “This may indicate that the vi- future, or use appropriate caution. to the brain’s fear centre. tional memories form to find ious when I am COVID posi- which examined character- while 10.5 percent reported rus is infecting olfactory neurons, What’s still a mystery is why “What was surprising was that better treatments for people tive, I would say it is because istics and symptoms of 114 severe anxiety. decreasing the sense of smell, these memories, recorded by the these neurons were synchro- with PTSD and memory disor- my symptoms are severe and patients who were diagnosed “The unexpected finding that and then using the olfactory brain’s hippocampus, become so nized when the mouse later re- ders in general,” Hen noted. I have shortness of breath or I with COVID-19 over a six-week the potentially least worrisome tract to enter the central nervous can’t breathe or I have symp- period at Kantonsspital Aarau symptoms of COVID-19 may be symptom,” added Sedaghat. toms such as cough or high fe- in Aarau, Switzerland. causing the greatest degree of Infrequent but severe central ver,” said Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, Severity of the loss of smell psychological distress could po- nervous system symptoms of People With High Cholesterol Should Eliminate PhD, an associate professor and or taste, nasal obstruction, tentially tell us something about COVID-19 such as seizures or director of rhinology, allergy excessive mucus production, the disease,” said Sedaghat. altered mental status have been and anterior skull base surgery, fever, cough and shortness of “We think our findings sug- described, but depressed mood Carbs, Not Saturated Fat, Study Suggests in the UC College of Medicine’s breath during COVID-19 were gest the possibility that psycho- and anxiety may be the consid- Agencies find any justification for health Department of Otolaryngology- assessed. The findings of the logical distress in the form of erably more common but mild- experts to recommend a low sat- Head and Neck Surgery. study are available online in depressed mood or anxiety may er central nervous symptom of ollowing a study on hyper- urated fat diet, said lead author “None of these symptoms The Laryngoscope. reflect the penetration of SARS- COVID-19, explains Sedaghat. cholesterolemia, research- David Diamond, professor and that portended morbidity or First author of the study is CoV-2, the virus that causes CO- “There may be more central Fers have suggested that peo- heart disease researcher at the mortality was associated with Marlene M. Speth, MD, and VID-19, into the central nervous nervous system penetration of ple with the condition should University of South Florida. how depressed or anxious other co-authors include Thirza system,” added Sedaghat. the virus than we think based eliminate carbohydrates from "Our study showed that a these patients were,” said Sed- Singer-Cornelius, MD; Michael Sedaghat says researchers on the prevalence of olfaction- their diet instead of fats. more 'heart healthy' diet is one aghat, also a UC Health physi- Oberle, PhD; Isabelle Gengler, have long thought that the associated depressed mood and Familial hypercholesterolemia is a low in sugar, not saturated fat," cian specializing in diseases of MD; and Steffi Brockmeier, MD. olfactory tract may be the pri- anxiety and this really opens up genetic disorder that causes people cheese, and to avoid coconut oil. Diamond added. the nose and sinuses. At the time of enrollment in mary way that coronaviruses doors for future investigations to have cholesterol levels 2-4 times An international team of ex- Diamond and his co-authors “The only element of COV- the study, when participants enter the central nervous sys- to look at how the virus may in- higher than the average person. Or- perts on heart disease and diet, say following a low-carb diet is ID-19 that was associated with were experiencing COVID-19, tem. There was evidence of teract with the central nervous ganisations, including the American including five cardiologists, re- most effective for people at in- depressed mood and anxiety 47.4 percent of participants this with SARS, or severe acute system,” said Sedaghat. Heart Association, have suggested viewed dietary guidelines for creased risk of heart disease, such they avoid eating food from animal people with familial hypercholes- as those who are overweight, hy- sources, such as meat, eggs, and terolemia. 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NEWS Thursday| 16-07-2020 7 World Population In 2100 Airlines Down On Knees Pleading For Help Could Be 2 Billion Below From Passengers UN Projections: Study port of France and a number of Agencies other countries, airlines are of- arth will be home to 8.8 for the economy.” fering vouchers or making clients billion souls in 2100, two For high-income countries in Paris: Airlines are pleading for wait sometimes much longer to get billion fewer than cur- this category, the best solutions help from their clients as they face their cash back. rent UN projections, ac- for sustaining population levels paying customers back for flights Consumer groups have cried Ecording to a major study published and economic growth will be flex- cancelled due to the coronavirus foul and the European Commission Wednesday that foresees new glob- ible immigration policies and so- pandemic that could starve them of has opened a case against 10 EU al power alignments shaped by de- cial support for families who want cash, the industry said Wednesday. member states including France for clining fertility rates and greying children, the study concluded. “We are asking passengers for failing to enforce the regulations. populations. “However, in the face of de- help... that’s true, and we’re doing De Juniac said the industry By century’s end, 183 of 195 clining population there is a very it on our knees,” the head of the In- was still trying to convince the countries -- barring an influx of im- real danger that some countries ternational Air Transport Associa- European Commission to allow it migrants -- will have fallen below might consider policies that re- tion (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac use vouchers or give it more time the replacement threshold needed strict access to reproductive said on French TV and radio sta- to reimburse passengers. to maintain population levels, an health services, with potentially tion BFM Business. “Why are we asking for this? international team of researchers devastating consequences,” Mur- Coronavirus lockdowns Not for fun. Our business is more reported in The Lancet. ray cautioned. forced most flights to remain to pamper passengers than to pose More than 20 countries -- in- grounded and air travel is recover- problems for them, in particular cluding Japan, Spain, Italy, Thai- - 866 million people over 80 - ing slowly, putting airlines in per- financial problems,” he said. land, Portugal, South Korea and “It is imperative that women’s ilous financial shape. But “the cash flow of airlines Poland -- will see their numbers freedom and rights are at the top Firefighters battling blaze on board USS Bonhomme Airlines operating flights to is in an apocalyptic situation,” diminish by at least half. of every government’s develop- and from Europe are supposed he added. IATA said last month China’s will fall nearly that ment agenda.” Social services and to reimburse passengers for can- it expected the world’s airlines to much, from 1.4 billion people today healthcare systems will need to be celled flights within two weeks suffer $84 billion in losses this year to 730 million in 80 years. overhauled to accommodate much under EU law, but with the sup- due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sub-Saharan Africa, mean- older populations. Iran-China Deal to Ditch while, will triple in size to some As fertility falls and life ex- three billion people, with Nigeria pectancy increases worldwide, the alone expanding to almost 800 mil- number of children under five is Dollar, Bypass US Sanctions Qatar wins air blockade lion in 2100, second only to India’s forecast to decline by more than 40 1.1 billion. percent, from 681 million in 2017 to Agencies case at UN court “These forecasts suggest good 401 million in 2100, the study found. US plans,” he said. scribes deepening military coop- news for the environment, with At the other end of the spec- TEHRAN: A top aide of Iran’s su- Washington reimposed the eration in a region that has been Agencies sion by the world civil aviation less stress on food production sys- trum, 2.37 billion people -- more preme leader said on Wednesday sanctions in 2018 after leaving a strategic preoccupation of the body in favour of Qatar over tems and lower carbon emissions, than a quarter of the global popu- that the roadmap for strategic a landmark nuclear deal with United States for decades. It calls THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court sovereign airspace. as well as significant economic op- lation -- will be over 65 years old partnership between Iran and Iran despite its ratification by for joint training and exercises, on Tuesday backed Qatar in a bit- The court also “holds that portunity for parts of sub-Saharan by then. Those over 80 will bal- China is to help ditch the dollar in the United Nations Security joint research and weapons devel- ter row with four Middle East na- the International Civil Avia- Africa,” lead author Christopher loon from about 140 million today bilateral trade and bypass unilat- Council (UNSC). opment and intelligence sharing. tions that imposed an air block- tion Organisation (ICAO) has Murray, director of the Institute to 866 million. eral US sanctions. “Coordination of Iran and ade against Doha after accusing jurisdiction” in the case, by 15 for Health Metrics and Evaluation Sharp declines in the number Ali Aqa-Mohammadi an ad- China can take the region out of India Bypassed it of backing militants and Iran. judges to one, Yusuf said. (IHME) at the University of Wash- and proportion of the working-age visor to Ayatollah Ali Khame- the US’ hands” by pushing Wash- Meanwhile the Iran-India Cha- The decision by the Interna- The ICAO in 2018 ruled it ington, told AFP. population will also pose huge nei, said the 25-year document is ington aside, breaking its sprawl- bahar port deal has run out of fuel. tional Court of Justice (ICJ) cov- had the jurisdiction to handle a “However, most countries out- challenges in many countries. more than an “agreement” which ing regional network apart, and Iran has reportedly expelled India ers a key part of the acrimonious dispute brought by Qatar, which side of Africa will see shrinking “Societies will struggle to usually encompasses just a cer- frustrating its attempts at isolat- from the Chabahar rail project ac- standoff that erupted three years accused its neighbours of violat- workforces and inverting popula- grow with fewer workers and tax- tain issue. ing Tehran, Mohammadi, who is cording to a report by The Hindu. ago pitting Bahrain, Egypt, Sau- ing a convention that regulates tion pyramids, which will have payers,” noted Stein Emil Vollset, The official said the partner- also a member of Iran’s Expedi- The railway project was di Arabia and the United Arab the free passage of its passenger profound negative consequences a professor at the IHME. ship roadmap solidifies the two ency Council, stated. meant to be part of India’s vow to Emirates against Qatar. planes through foreign airspace. countries’ economic and defensive The roadmap, therefore, the trilateral deal between India, Qatar said after the deci- But the four allies disagreed, cooperation by protecting their translates into “such defeat for the Iran and Afghanistan to develop sion that its rivals would “face saying the ICAO was not the right dealings from “third-party inter- US, which will be unprecedented an alternate trade route to Afghan- justice”. “We welcome today’s body to judge in the dispute and Trump Says ‘More White vention,” Press TV reported. in the region,” he added. istan and Central Asia bypassing a decision by the ICJ that will see that its decision to do so was “mani- It would “close up and elimi- On Sunday, The New York hostile Pakistan. the blockading states finally face festly flawed and in violation of fun- nate the key spots,” where sanc- Times reported Iran and China With India-Iran relations justice for violating internation- damental principles of due process People’ Killed By Police tions, including those targeting were nearing the conclusion of touching an all-time low, the al aviation rules,” Qatar Min- and the right to be heard”. They defense cooperation between the strategic partnership in defiance West Asian country has shown ister of Transport and Commu- had asked the ICJ to declare the avi- Than Black People two countries, could be imple- of the US, saying the deal foresees the door to India for two key proj- nications, Jassim Saif Ahmed ation body’s ruling “null and void mented, he said. “a sweeping economic and secu- ects – the second phase of Cha- al-Sulaiti, said in a statement. and without effect”. The Gulf states Agencies “This document upsets the rity partnership.” bahar Port and development of The president of the ICJ, of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE sanctions and the Iran-China According to The New York Farzad-B block. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, said and other allies abruptly severed Washington: President Donald Trump has downplayed police violence roadmap disarranges many of the Times, the document also de- The Hague-based court unani- ties with Qatar in June 2017, accus- against Black people in the United States, saying “more white people” mously “rejects the appeal” by ing the gas- and oil-rich country of are killed by police officers. the rival states against a deci- backing militants and Iran. During a CBS News interview that aired on Tuesday, the Repub- lican president was asked why Black people were still dying at the hands of law enforcement. US calls China ‘new East “And so are white people, so are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people. More white people, by the way. More white people,” Trump responded. India Company’ at sea According to a Washington Post analysis updated on Monday, nearly half of the people killed by police are white, while 23 percent are Agencies Black. But Black Americans, who account for only 13 percent of the population, are shot at a disproportionate rate compared with white WASHINGTON: A senior US Americans, who make up 60 percent of the population, according to official on Tuesday likened the analysis. China’s state enterprises to The May 25 killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, a Black American Britain’s colonising East India man, while in police custody in Minneapolis sparked protests across Company as Washington takes the US under the banner of the Black Lives Matter movement and led a tougher stance against Bei- to an increased focus on police violence against Black people. jing in the dispute-rife South Responding to Trump’s remarks, American Civil Liberties Union’s China Sea. Jeffery Robinson said in a statement that his comments were racist. A day after Secretary of Robinson said Trump’s answer “not only ignores the fact that per State Mike Pompeo branded capita Black and Brown people are disproportionately killed by police, most of Beijing’s claims in it provides the foundation for the dangerous and unconstitutional po- the sea illegal, his top aide lice practices that result in the deaths of Black people with regularity”. for East Asia denounced a “Trump’s racism is so absolute that he continues to refuse to give proliferation of rigs, survey even a tacit acknowledgment to the epidemic of police violence against ships and fishing boats sent by most of the Indian subconti- outrage by clamping down on Black people in America,” he said, accusing him of “using the violence Chinese state-run companies. nent in the guise of trading freedoms promised to Hong and suffering perpetrated against Black communities as a white-su- Assistant Secretary of in tea, cotton, spices and Kong before Britain handed premacist dog whistle ahead of the coming election”. State David Stilwell said that other goods before Britain back the financial hub in 1997. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump defended police oil major CNOOC and other formally took charge in the In the latest rift between departments, saying they “do an incredible job”, adding: “You can firms were serving as “bat- mid-19th century. the United States and China, have a rogue, terrible cop, on occasion like you do in any industry, any tering rams” to intimidate The reference is especially Pompeo on Monday sided with business, in any profession.” other nations. loaded due to the East India the Philippines, Vietnam and Already accused of not taking a clear stance against systematic “In all our societies, Company’s role in smuggling other Southeast Asian nations racism and police brutality, Trump has escalated his rhetoric against citizens deserve to know the opium into China, culminat- in rejecting China’s vast claims the Black Lives Matter movement in recent weeks, focusing his com- differences between coming in Britain’s 1843 colonisa- in the South China Sea. INFO ments on violence that breaks out occasionally on the fringes of peace- mercial enterprises and tion of Hong ful demonstrations. instruments of foreign state Kong — the The recent nationwide protests have added prominence to a long- power,” Stilwell said at the start of what Government of Jammu & Kashmir running debate about the flying of the Confederate flag in parts of the Centre for Strategic and Beijing calls country and whether statues honouring Confederate leaders during International Studies. a century of NOTICE INVITING TENDERS the US Civil War should be removed from public view. “These state enterprises are humiliation. modern-day equivalents of the China E-NIT No.Fresh-67/EEP/RNB/2019-20/2287-97 DATED. 13/07/2020 Asked by CBS if the flag should be “taken down,” Trump respond- East India Company,” he said. has recently ed: “I know people that like the Confederate flag, and they’re not think- The British East India triggered in- For and on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of J&K e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible ing about slavery.” Company seized control of ternational Contractors registered with UT of J&K Government ,CPWD, Railways and other state/Central Governments for each of the following works'-

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M 08 16 07 2020 K O C C Stop Accepting BJP Many COVID-19 Deaths ‘Hospitality’, Come Back, Go Unreported In Surjewala Tells Pilot Kashmir: DAK SRINAGAR: Doctors Asso- Covid is a hoax and the virus appeal to Pilot, asking him to ciation Kashmir (DAK) on is fabricated,” he added. “come back to the family”. Wednesday said the actual Dr Nisar said while elder- “I have seen Pilot’s state- number of COVID-19 deaths ly people have the highest ment in the media that he in Kashmir is higher than rates for hospitalization and will not join the BJP. If you what is reported. death, many are not tested do not want to go to the BJP, “Many COVID-19 deaths for Covid in hospitals. “Older stop accepting the hospital- go unreported in Kashmir,” people don’t develop typical ity of the BJP immediately,” said DAK President and in- Covid symptoms. In them, he said. fluenza expert Dr Nisar ul feeling weak or confused He told reporters that Pi- Hassan in a statement. may be the only sign of hav- JAIPUR: Congress general lot should free the Congress “The official count of Co- ing the infection,” he said. secretary Randeep Surjew- MLAs who are staying in two vid-19 deaths in the valley “When patients lack clas- ala said on Wednesday if luxury hotels and under the is an underestimate and sic signs, health professionals dissident leader Sachin Pilot security of the Haryana police. only provides a snapshot of are less likely to think of the is not joining the Bharatiya Surjewala said the party the true death toll virus has diagnosis. This means many Janata Party, he should stop leadership spoke to Pilot taken,” he said. patients die undiagnosed,” accepting that party’s ”hos- several times but he and the Dr Nisar said many people he added. Dr Nisar said many pitality” in Haryana. other Congress MLAs did not with Covid symptoms don’t Covid deaths are hidden The reference was to re- come to attend the Congress get tested for the virus be- among other diseases. ports that MLAs close to Legislature Party meetings. REPORTERS undergoing tests for Covid-19 at GMC Srinagar. KO Photo Abid Bhat cause of the fear of stigma and “Many patients with the rebel leaders are holed Pilot was sacked Tuesday quarantine of family mem- heart or lung disease die of up in hotels in Gurugram in as Rajasthan’s deputy chief bers. “Social stigma makes Covid, but their death is at- Haryana, where the BJP is in minister and the president people hide their illness and tributed to their underlying power. of the state unit of the Con- ...BHOPAL SEX RACKET keep them away from seeking condition,” he said. Dr Nisar He also repeated the party’s gress. PTI health care,” he said. said more than 30 percent Dr Nisar said people fear of the positive cases may be Main Accused Arrested In Srinagar that if they die of Covid-19, missed by the RT-PCR test BHOPAL: Bhopal-based newspaper the Indian Penal Code and offences cles were used to ferry girls to Miyan’s they will not get a decent which is used to identify Rahul Gandhi Has Lost owner Pyare Miyan (68) who was on under the Protection of Children flats. One of the flats was also found burial and few will come to people infected with Covid the run after five girls and a woman from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), to have a dance floor and a large bar, their funeral. “As a result, infection. accused him of rape was arrested in the police also invoked the Excise according to police sources. people are choosing to die at “Inappropriate sample col- Both His Arms In Scindia Srinagar on Wednesday, the city po- Act and Wildlife Act following sei- “Four minor girls and a woman have home, unrecorded,” he said. lection, taking the sample too lice said here. zure of liquor, an antler and bones of filed complaints of rape against Miyan. “Another apparent deter- early or too late during infec- And Pilot: Nitin Patel Earlier in the day, the police wild animals from his flats. The latest complaint was lodged by a rent to testing is widespread tion and late processing of the claimed to have seized porn CDs, Sections of the Scheduled Castes minor girl at Koh-e-Fiza police station on conspiracy theories about sample can give rise to false ongress leader Rahul was on Tuesday sacked as high-end cars, liquor bottles and and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Tuesday,” Thota said. During the last two the virus. People believe that negative results,” he said. Gandhi has lost both state Congress president and bones of wild animals among other of Atrocities) Act were also invoked days, the Bhopal administration razed Chis arms in Jyotiraditya deputy CM. things during raids on his properties. as two of the minor girls belong to a marriage hall and an apartment built Scindia and Sachin Pilot, Gu- He has ruled out joining “We had information from sources these communities, the police said. illegally on government land by Miyan. jarat deputy Chief Minister the BJP. that he was in Srinagar. He was ar- “CDs, DVDs, pen drives and hard On Sunday, the police booked Miyan’s Air India To Send Nitin Patel said on Wednes- "These two young leaders rested in coordination with local po- disks containing pornographic ma- accomplice Sweety Vishwakarma (21) day and added that a weaker (Pilot and Scindia) were like lice,” said Superintendent of Police terial were seized from five proper- after five girls were found roaming Congress is good for the BJP. right and left hands of Ra- (Bhopal South) Sai Krishna Thota. ties of Miyan in Bhopal and Indore in around in inebriated state. The girls al- Certain Employees On "We all saw what had hap- hul Gandhi. Now, he has lost Thota, who is heading the special the last two days. These also include legedly told the authorities that Miyan pened in Madhya Pradesh. both his arms," Patel said. investigation team which is prob- child pornographic content,” Thota had invited them to a birthday party on Leave Without Pay For Now, it's happening again in He said even senior Con- ing the case, said a team had been told PTI. The complainants had told the intervening night of Saturday and Rajasthan. There seems to be gress leaders have expressed sent to Srinagar and Miyan was the police that Miyan used to show Sunday in a flat in Shahpura area. some fault in the function- concern over the fate of that likely to be brought here by Thurs- them porn videos, he said. The seized Meanwhile, the allotment of a gov- Upto 5 Years ing of the Congress leader- party. day morning. vehicles included an Audi and a Paje- ernment accommodation to Miyan ship," Patel told reporters in "However, a weaker Con- Apart from a case of rape under ro, the SP said, adding that these vehi- has been cancelled, an official said. PTI Gandhinagar. gress is always good for the Scindia's exit from the BJP," he added. Congress in March this year Patel also took a dig at the along with 22 MLAs had state Congress over appoint- 'India's Global Strategy In Tatters,' Says led to the collapse of then ment of quota leader Har- Kamal Nath government in dik Patel (26) as its working Madhya Pradesh. president in Gujarat. Rahul Gandhi On Iran Railway Project Pilot, who fell out with "We do not have any ob- Rajasthan chief minister jection if Congress goes one NEW DELHI: [India], July 15 (ANI): We are losing power and respect ev- Ashok Gehlot and is leading step ahead and appoints him After Iran announced that it will erywhere and GOI has no idea what a group of dissident MLAs, as its national president. It's be going ahead with Chabahar- to do," he tweeted. NEW DELHI: Air India has In response to queries re- Zahedan railway project on its Notably, China and Iran have started the process of iden- garding this matter, Air In- own, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached a $400 billion strategic part- tifying employees, based on dia spokesperson said,"We slammed the Central Government nership deal. The project aimed to various factors like efficien- would not like to make any Buddhist Monks Demand saying India's global strategy is in connect Chabahar to Zahedan (the cy, health and redundancy, comment on the issue." tatters. capital city of southeastern Sistan- who will be sent on com- Aviation sector has been "India's global strategy is in tatters. Baluchestan Province). (ANI) pulsory leave without pay significantly impacted due UNESCO Excavation Of (LWP) for up to five years, to the travel restrictions according to an official order. imposed in India and other Ram Janmabhoomi The airline's board of di- countries due to the corona- Verizon, Airtel Partner To Bring Grade rectors have authorised virus pandemic. All airlines NEW DELHI: Buddhist monks They demanded that its Chairman and Manag- in India have taken cost-cut- staged a sit-in and fast in the construction work of Bluejeans Video Conferencing To India ing Director Rajiv Bansal ting measures such as pay Ayodhya on Tuesday, claiming the Ram temple must be to send employees on LWP cuts, LWP and firings of em- that the Ram Janmabhoomi stopped immediately. SRINAGAR: Bharti Airtel Ltd. (“Air- sure that customers are offered a state its customers,” said Gopal Vittal, Man- "for six months or for a pe- ployees in order to conserve premises was a Buddhist site The followers of Bud- tel”), India’s largest integrated tele- of the art, reliable and secure customer aging Director & Chief Executive Offi- riod of two years extendable cash flow. and demanded that the exca- dhism consider Ayodhya as com company, and Verizon, one of experience. Airtel BlueJeans will offer cer of Bharti Airtel. “We are delighted upto five years, depending For example, GoAir has vation of the place should be the ancient city of Saket that the largest communication technolo- an integrated audio solution, giving its to collaborate with Verizon to bring upon the following fac- put most of its employees on done by UNESCO. was the centre of Buddhism gy companies in the world, today an- customers convenient dial-in options to Airtel BlueJeans to enterprise and SMB tors - suitability, efficiency, compulsory LWP since April. At the protest outside the in ancient times. nounced a strategic alliance to bring join the meetings. India, along with the customers in India. Airtel BlueJeans is a competence, quality of India resumed domestic office of the Ayodhya district "We have sent our memo- secure, world-class video conferenc- rest of the world, is witnessing a massive highly differentiated video conferenc- performance, health of the passenger flights from May magistrate, the Buddhist randums to the president, ing solutions to businesses in India. surge in demand for enterprise grade ing solution that sets the benchmark employee, instance of non- 25 after a gap of two months monks demanded that those chief justice of India and also As part of this partnership, Airtel video conferencing tools as Work From with its high levels of security and ease availability of the employee due to the coronavirus pan- items found during the lev- to other government agen- will offer secure enterprise-grade Home and virtual meetings become the of use. We look forward to building a for duty in the past as a re- demic. elling of the land of the Ram cies through the Ayodhya ad- video conferencing solutions under new normal. This alliance in India will deep partnership with Verizon to serve sult of ill health or otherwise However, the airlines have Janmabhoomi site must be ministration," a Azad Baudh the brand name - Airtel BlueJeans bring Airtel and Verizon together to ad- the needs of emerging digital India.” and redundancy", the order been allowed to operate only made public. Dharm Sena member said. - to enterprise customers in India. dress the need for seamless and secure BlueJeans’ enterprise-level security said on Tuesday. a maximum of 45 per cent of A shivalinga, seven black "If the construction of the BlueJeans, Verizon’s enterprise-grade business collaboration as organizations features include meeting lock, secure The departmental heads their pre-COVID domestic touchstone pillars, six red Ram temple is not stopped video conferencing service, helps move from office-based work to work transmission and storage, randomized in the headquarter as well flights. Occupancy rate in sandstone pillars, a "flower within a month and the people communicate and collaborate from anywhere. “Companies of all meeting IDs, participant passcodes, as regional directors are re- Indian domestic flights has pinnacle" and four broken premises not assigned to across mobile, desktop, browser and sizes around the world have seen the fraud detection, and a variety of au- quired to assess each em- been around 50-60 per cent idols of gods and goddesses the UNESCO for excavation, conference rooms and has a long- requirement for reliable, high-quality thentication options. The platform ployee "on the above men- since May 25. were found in May dur- then we will again start our standing history of providing simple, video conferencing services and require uses open, proven standards for secu- tioned factors and identify Scheduled international ing the levelling of the site movement," he said. reliable and trusted solutions, while trusted partners to ensure the highest rity as well as the WebRTC and HTML5 the cases where option of passenger flights continue for a Ram temple, the trust "We have received the meeting the stringent security needs level of security,” said Hans Vestberg, standards for browser-based access, compulsory LWP can be ex- to remain suspended in In- charged with its construc- memorandum of Buddhist of banks, healthcare providers and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon. “We enabling users to participate in meet- ercised", stated the order dia since March 23. tion had said. leaders and we will be send- other organizations. are proud to come together with Airtel ings and events without requiring dated July 14. 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NEWS MAKERs SC Extends Protection To TV Anchor From Indoor Stadium Coming Up E-mail: [email protected] Coercive Action In Defamation Cases In Budgam Soon NEW DELHI: The Supreme BUDGAM: Secretary Youth Service and Sports (YSS), Sarmad Valley Court Wednesday extended the protection granted to TV Hafeez, Wednesday inspected construction works being ex- news anchor Amish Devgan ecuted in the indoor stadium, adjacent to sports ground Bud- against any coercive action in gam and asked the concerned authorities for expeditious com- connection with cases lodged pletion of this prestigious project. over his alleged defamatory District Development Commissioner Budgam, Shahabaz Associates remark against Sufi saint Kh- Ahmad Mirza and Secretary Sports Council J&K Dr Naseem waja Moinuddin Chisti during to the counsel for the petitioner telecast against the journalist. Choudary besides other concerned officers were present on a show telecast on June 15. (Devgan) to file rejoinder affi- The bench was hearing a the occasion. A bench headed by Justice A davit, if any. List the matter on plea file by Devgan who has While taking stock of progress on several works being ex- SERVICES PROVIDED: E-FILLING, E TDS, INCOME TAX M Khanwilkar asked the respon- August 5,” said the bench, also sought stay on the probe in ecuted in the stadium, the Secretary directed the concerned dents, including the states where comprising Justices Dinesh Ma- these criminal cases besides executing agency and J&K Sports Council to accelerate the pace RETURNS, SALES TAX/ VAT RETURNS, BOOK KEEPING, cases have been lodged and those heshwari and Sanjiv Khanna. seeking their quashing. of work by further adding to the existing manpower and ma- who had lodged complaints “Ad-interim relief to contin- The bench, while referring chinery so that all works get completed in time. ALSO SERVICE FOR PAN, TAN AND DIGITAL SIGNATURE against Devgan, to file their affi- ue till then. It is made clear that to the July 14 office report, During the inspection, Secretary was apprised that the project davits on the plea and posted the the matter may proceed for fi- noted in its order on Wednes- is coming at the cost of Rs 4 crore and the work on it was resumed CERTIFICATE (DSC) REGISTRATION matter for hearing on August 5. nal disposal on the next date,” day that one of the respon- recently after ease of restrictions in the wake of COVID-19. “As prayed, one week’s time the bench said in its order. dents has refused to accept Secretary was informed that playfields at Kralpathri and is granted to the counsel for the The apex court had earlier service and matter would be Sikinambal shall be completed soon as work on these stadiums respondents to file affidavits/ granted interim relief to Dev- proceeded ex-parte against is in full swing. Besides, synthetic courts for sports like Volley- further affidavits, and thereaf- gan and also stayed the probe in him, if he does not wish to ap- ball, Basketball and Badminton located at different places shall Cell: +91- :9419540025 / 9596020164 / 7006818341 ter, one week’s time is granted the cases related to the June 15 pear on future dates. be completed within one month. SATHU PAYEEN BAGHWANPORA, BARBARSHAH, SRINAGAR, KMR. K Y M C M Y K C M Y K C