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Govt issues show-cause Police Housing ICPS, MSK Kishtwar spread Corporation to notice to 7 SRO-202 execute dev works awareness on Swachta officials for breach of through e-tendering JaMMu, MarCH 12: service conduct rules The Jammu and Kashmir Police Housing Corporation has initiated the Pakhwada and Coronavirus JaMMu, MarCH 12: tion without having recourse process of e-tendering and shall be execut - to regular inquiry and the ing all the development works assigned to KIsHTWar, MarCH 12: The Government today provisions of Article 311 of the Corporation through the e-tendering issued show-cause notice to the Constitution are per se process. The step has been taken in com - To acquaint, sensitize seven officials who were not applicable to a probation - pliance with the finance Department di - and mobilize the people working on a probation peri - er. rections that civil works of the Corporations/ Autonomous Bodies in - about Swachhta Pakhwada, od in different departments Accordingly, show-cause cluding J&K Police Housing Corporation District Child Protection for violation of service con - notice was issued to Muneer have to be executed through transparent Unit and Mahila Shakti duct rules. Hussain, Junior Engineer Kendra Kishtwar today on bidding process. Accordingly, the Police According to a GAD or - JPDCL, Dr. Arif Hussain, the directions of District Housing Corporation too undertook a de - der, the probationers who LDC Durbukh Leh, Sanjeev Child Protection Officer and tailed exercise and has switched over to e- were appointed under Singh, Medical Officer PHC Incharge Programme tendering with regard to all the works in - Jammu and Kashmir Special Officer (ICDS), Tariq Parvez Budhal Rajouri, Dr. Shafeen cluding ongoing projects worth Rs. 372.00 Recruitment Rules 2015 no - Qazi organized awareness Majeed Koul, Medical Officer crore. Savings of the order of 30% have tified under SRO-202 of 2015 programme in the Juggis PHC Jandrah Jammu, S. been witnessed in some of the works that have been e-tendered by PHC, which indi - (slums) of Shakti Nagar reportedly participated in Amandeep Singh, Patwari, cate the likelihood of huge savings to the Kishtwar. frequent protests at public Office of Deputy indenting Departments/Government ex - The programme were spaces and denounced the Commissioner Jammu, and chequer, thus allowing more development aimed at intensifying aware - terms and conditions of serv - Amir Tariq, Junior Assistant works to be undertaken within the same ice as contained in the Rules GAD. ness generation on the im - resources. portance of Swachhta and Jammu and Kashmir The probationers have Pakwadha which aims at Government Employees been asked to explain why DLSA organizes making India Open Institutional Care ), ICPS Kishtwar, Basharat Nazir when there is cleanliness. (Conduct) Rules, 1971. their period of probation may Defecation free, Making Kishtwar, Touseef Iqbal motivated the participants It is pertinent to men - The order states that, in not be terminated and they plantation drive at Indian Clean and Green and Butt urged all the people to to implement Swachhta in tion here that the partici - exercise of the powers con - be not immediately dis - changing the mindset of the take it as their personal re - day to day life on regular ba - pants were also sensitized ferred by Rule 21 of the charged from the service. BHSS Batmaloo common masses about tak - sponsibility to keep their sis without restricting to a about the coronavirus and Jammu and Kashmir Civil They have been directed srInaGar, MarCH 12: ing an imitative to work for surroundings neat and particular day or place. people were asked not to Service (Classification, to send their replies to the cleanliness of neighborhood clean. He asked them to On the occasion, District shake hands or hug each Control & Appeal) Rules, show-cause notice to the of - and surroundings. Government Boys Higher Secondary aware the women and chil - Coordinators of Mahila other. 1956 the Appointing fice of Deputy Secretary, School (BHSS) Batamaloo, Srinagar in col - In this regard, People re - dren about the importance Shakti Kendra Kishtwar, The children including Authority, at its discretion, GAD within a period of 7 laboration with District Legal Authority siding in Juggis (slums) of of cleanliness. Cleanliness Hina Jaan and Shanu Rani their parents were also may suspend the probation days failing which it shall be Srinagar and Urban forest Department Shakti Nagar area were should be a part of a habit said that cleanliness is the asked to wash their hands of a probationer and that a held a plantation drive in the Institution, made aware about personal presumed that they have and routine. There is a need best way to keep a body frequently and to report to probationer can be dis - nothing to say in the matter here today. Secretary, District Legal hygiene, community sanita - to take big steps for this ma - healthy. They also said that doctors if they feel unwell. charged from service at any and action as warranted un - Authority Srinagar (DLSA), Syed Adnan, tion and use of latrines. jor change. the people of this area need They were also told to main - time before the expiry of the der rules shall be taken with - DfO, Urban forest Department, Mr. During the programme, Meanwhile, Legal cum to be healthy and good tain high standards of hy - prescribed period of proba - out any further notice. Zaman and Principal BHSS Batamaloo, Protection Officer (Non Probationary Officer, ICPS health will only happen giene at home. Syed Shaheela were present on this occa - sion. Staff members and a sizable number of students of the institution participated JKPCB conducts public hear - in the plantation drive. Speaking on the oc - COVID-19: Kishtwar admin to involve grassroot casion Syed Adnan said that under the in - ing at Kishenpur, Manwal structions of Chief Justice of Jammu and level workers for spreading awareness Kashmir (UT) special plantation drive has JaMMu, MarCH 12: Choudhary. It was followed been initiated in different schools of the by detailed public discus - district. He said that every citizen should KIsHTWar, MarCH 12: plant at least one tree to preserve the envi - J&K Pollution Control sions and expression of opin - Board Jammu conducted a ronment. ions on various aspects of the District Administration Kishtwar Public Hearing at Panchayat plan. A large number of has decided to involve and train grass - SMC Commissioner Ghar, Kishenpur Manwal, queries were answered on the root level health workers to educate District Jammu. The Public spot by the Project people about COVID-19. tours Qammarabad, Hearing was conducted as a Consultant. All the issues District Development part of the Environmental raised were patiently heard Commissioner, Rajinder Singh Tara adjoining areas Clearance process under EIA and recorded in detail. The asked the Chief Medical Officer to train srInaGar, MarCH 12: for Mining of Minor Minerals entire proceedings were also and sensitize health workers at block (River Bed Mining) Project at video graphed for onward level by March 15 and submit a report Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Tawi River Downstream submission to the appropri - in this regard on daily basis. Corporation Mr. Gazanfar Ali conducted Railway Bridge, Kishenpur ate authority i.e. State level The DDC was chairing a meeting of an extensive tour to Qammarabad, Manwal for four numbers of Environmental impact as - officers of health and ICDS department Qammarwari, Tawheedabad and its ad - Blocks. These Blocks are sessment authority convened to took stock of measures joining areas. He was accompanied by the 7(1/7), 8(1/8), 3(1/3) at (SEIAA).The panel for said being taken to tackle the Corona threat officers of the corporation. Enroute, Village Kishenpur and 5(1/5) public hearing was com - at the ground level. Commissioner interacted with several del - situated at village Bathuna. prised of SDM Chowki Besides, Project Officer, ICDS and egations who apprised him about various The panel for said public Choura Chand Kishore CMO were asked to coordinate their ef - developmental issues including dysfunc - awareness generation programmes farid Butt; AD Planning, Munish hearing was comprised of Sharma, Divisional Officer, forts for dessiminating awareness tional street lights, clogged drains and pot and sensitization of staff, among oth - Kumar among others. SDM Chowki Choura Chand J&K PCB Jammu North about COVID-19 among the masses in - holed link roads. ers. Later, the DDC convened a meeting Kishore Sharma, Divisional Arshad Nazir Malik, repre - cluding people living in rural areas The Commissioner issued on spot di - The DDC further directed the CMO with hoteliers and reviewed status of Officer, J&K PCB Jammu sentative of the District through ASHAs, Anganwari Workers, rections to the concerned officers for disil - to conduct frequent inspections at the precautionary measures taken by North Arshad Nazir Malik, Anganwadi Helpers and other grass tation and clearing of choked drains, in - Magistrate, Jammu, repre - public places, such as bus stands, them to prevent the spread of the representative of the District sentative of Regional root level functionaries. He asked for stallation of street lights and intense fumi - Hotels and other places of social gath - COVID-19. gation of the sorrundings and public build - Magistrate, Jammu, repre - Director, J&K PCB Jammu. holding trainings and orientation pro - erings and educate the masses about He asked all the hoteliers to scruti - ings in view of CoronaVirus threat. sentative of Regional The Public Hearing was grammes for these grassroot level functionaries. problem of spreading COVID 19. nize the self-declaration forms of every Meanwhile, the Health Officer SMC, Dr. Director, J&K PCB Jammu. attended by a large number of He further asked to use loudspeak - The meeting was also attended by visiting person on daily basis and also Qazi Javid Ahmad was directed to ensure The Environmental people including Sarpanches ers and drum for educating people Additional District Development note down the preliminary health sta - fumigation operation in the area. The Management Plan prepared and Panches of adjoining about prevailing threat of Corona Virus Commissioner, Mohammad Hanief tus of each and every guest and report Commissioner SMC advised the residents for mining of minerals from Panchayats, prominent citi - in all Health Blocks of District Malik; Additional Deputy the health authorities, if anyone is of the Srinagar City to coordinate with the the said blocks was explained zens and residents of Village Kishtwar. Commissioner, Pawan Parihar; found with suspected symptoms. SMC staff to keep the City neat and clean to the general public by the Kishenpur, Manwal, Bathuna During the meeting, the DDC also DSWO, Tariq Qazi; Chief Medical He further directed them to main - besides taking care of advisory issued by Environmental Consultant and adjoining areas besides took stock of establishment of isolation Officer Dr. R S Manhas; Medical tain proper sanitation and hygiene in the Corporation to prevent the spread of representing the Project officials of Geology & Mining wards, home quarantines and avail - Superintendent DH, Dr. Tariq and around their hotels to avoid the deadly COVID-19. Proponent Nagar Singh Department. ability of masks, essential medicines, Parveez; Dy CMO Dr. Mohammad chances of spreading this epidemic. Health Deptt Education deptt organises district level cooking Handicrafts Department organises Udhampur organizes competition under Mid day Meal scheme training programme awareness camp at Tote regarding Corona virus reasI, MarCH 12: available for benefit of the cials of various departments masses. During the day long and PRI members as well. PRI udHaMPur, MarCH- 12:- Handicrafts Department deliberations, the number of members and other prominent today organised an awareness artisans and locals from the ad - citizens of the area also ad - A District level training programme camp at village Tote of block joining villages were made dressed the gathering and was organized by Health department Udhampur for Officers/Officials regarding Bhomag in which large num - aware about measures that can thanked DDDC, Reasi and the Noval Corona Virus under the chairman - ber of people belonging from be adopted by artisans to earn a Directorate of Handicrafts to ship of Chief Medical Officer, Dr. K.C Tote, Devigarh, Phagori and decent income. accord their sanction for open - Dogra in the Office Complex here today. surrounding remote areas at - Speaking on the occasion, ing of a Staple Embroidery Around 105 participants participated in tended the camp. Assistant the officers called upon the ar - Training Centre. At the train - the training event on the occasion. During Director Handicrafts ND tisans and local people to bene - ing centre, 25 trainees will un - the training programme, State level train - Verma and Handicrafts fit from various centrally spon - dergo one year training course ers imparted training to the participants Training Officer OP Sharma sored schemes and others run in staple embroidery craft ses - about the Noval Corona virus. Among oth - briefed the public about vari - by the UT government. The sion 2020-21 commencing ers, District Health Officers, Mohd Yaseen, ous schemes of the department camp was attended by the offi - from the 1st of April 2020 BMOs, Dr. Vinod Gupta Physician, Dr. Nitika Pathalogist, Supervisory staff (COVID-19) Health workers, and private practioners were present on the occasion. DLSA Ganderbal organize awareness Awareness campaign doda, MarCH 12- cum helpers from 10 ners. Cook from the Doda programme on Corona Virus regarding COVID-19 Educational Zones of zone got first prize and was held at Agriculture In order to promote Doda participated. awarded with the cash GanderBaL, MarCH 12: Courts and Advocates regarding the preventive and recognize the culinary During the prize of Rs. 5000 whileas measures concerning the COVID-19 pandemic Complex Lalmandi skills in the cook cum Competition all the partic - 2nd prize was bagged by A meeting cum awareness programme re - and also for taking the measures for ensuring helpers working under ipants prepared various Cook from Ghat Zone who garding “Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was or - smooth business of the courts. srInaGar, MarCH 12: MDM scheme in School types of dishes enlisted in got cash prize of Rs. 3000. ganized by District Legal Services Authority Besides Chairman DLSA, Pr. District & ses - Education Department the MDM menu for which ADC Doda Kishori Lal (DLSA), Ganderbal under the directions and sions Judge Ganderbal, Mohammad Yousuf Department of Agriculture Kashmir and on the directions of the experts from health Sharma was the chief guidance of its Chairman Pr. District & sessions Wani, Secretary DLSA Sajad Ur Rehman, today launched an awareness campaign in view of COVID-19 pandemic at Lalmandi, Mission Director MDM Sh department evaluate all guest on the occasion. Judge Mohammad Yousuf Wani today in the President Bar Association Ganderbal, Srinagar. Director Agriculture Kashmir, Arun Manhas, a district the preparations. CEO Doda and DEPO Conference Hall of District Court Complex Administrative Officer, and Medical Expert Dr. Altaf Aijaz Andrabi gave a brief account re - level competition of Cook On the occasion, prizes Doda along with all ZEOs Ganderbal. Syed Zahid Medical Officer, members of the Bar garding different preventive measures to cum helper was orgnised were also distributed were present during the The programme was aimed to sensitize and and Staff-members of all courts participated in combat the infection. at Doda wherein 10 Cooks among the first three win - program. aware the Judicial officers, Staff members of the meeting cum awareness programme. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal /natiOnal JAMMU, fRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 DC Bandipora reviews arrangements Covid-19 Employment DLSA Budgam holds sensitization Department sensitizes un-organized workers to counter COVID-19 programme, distributes pamphlets, about PMSYM Conducts sensitization program for Panchs, Sarpanchs masks among employees saMBa, MarCH 12: Employment Department Samba BandIPora, MarCH 12: their respective areas been constituted in the 01957225024 for their BudGaM, MarCH 12: treatment, risk factors, testing and today organized a programme for about the novel Corona district while five Rapid own safety. screening of suspected. Dr Raina also upgradation of skill of un-organized Deputy Commissioner virus, asking them to iden - Response Teams have also Earlier the District ad - District Legal Service Authority gave brief details on measures taken worker at Deon Panchayat of (DC) Bandipora, Shahbaz tify all such persons who been constituted that re - ministration also held a (DLSA), Budgam today held aware - by the health department in Budgam Purmandal Block in co-ordination Ahmad Mirza took stock of have a travel history from port to District Level sensitization program for ness cum sensitization programme viza viz quarantine facilities and iso - with Krishi Vigyan Kendra Samba. measures put in place to the affected regions or Surveillance team. The Panchayat representatives to prevent the spread of pandemic lation wards for the suspected per - While addressing the farmer, Senior prevent the spread of countries and share the de - Corona surveillance team as part of its efforts to - corona virus at district court complex sons. He said that 80 bed facility for Scientist KVK Samba Sanjay Khajuria Coronavirus in the district, tails with administration compiles the reports from wards disseminating the Budgam. quarantine of suspected has been es - asked them to grow traditional plant & here today. on daily basis on the block level teams on daily necessary information to The programme was presided tablished in the district and till date focused mainly on medicinal plant cul - The meeting was at - helpline numbers of con - basis. the field staff about the over by District Sessions and 41 persons having travel history of tivation. He made them aware about tended by Tehsildars and trol room. Meanwhile, Control deadly Corona virus. Principal Judge, Chairman DLSA, Iran and China have been quaran - the latest technique in the field of me - Block Development Meeting was informed Rooms have also been set - On the occasion, a de - Raja Shujaat Ali. Speaking on occa - tined at these isolation wards. dicinal plant cultivation. He stressed Officers, heading the Block that the teams have al - up at district and block lev - tailed discussion on the sion, Chairman DLSA said that there Munsiff Judge, Secretary DLSA upon them to form village Self Help Level Surveillance teams, ready been mobilized in els in the district under the subject was held wherein is no need to panic instead every per - Tabasum Qadir Parray during her in - Group and to grow the Aloe Vera plants constituted to ensure their respective areas and supervision of ACR experts briefed the partici - son must follow the prescribed meas - augural address said that there was to enhance their livelihood. Another screening of suspected are reporting to the control Bandipora which will be pants about the various ures and guidelines to contain spread urgent need of awareness about the resource person from KVK Samba cases and bringing it to the room on regular basis. functional 24×7. preventive measures that of the disease. He urged the employ - disease as many local residents have Sourav Gupta discussed regarding pest notice of administration It was informed that 71 Deputy Commissioner need to be taken. ees and advocates to ensure proper returned from affected countries. management during the crop season for further course of ac - surveillance teams com - has appealed people who Experts urged the peo - hand wash hygiene and follow She said that more such sensitization and benefit of apiculture. Assistant tion. On the occasion, DC prise of Revenue officials have returned from affect - ple to adopt all prescribed WHO’s course of action in order to programmes will be held in the dis - Director Employment also made the Bandipora stressed upon at block level along with ed countries including preventive measures and prevent getting affected as courts are trict by DLSA to creating awareness farmers aware about their registration the officers to play a proac - representatives of Health Italy, Iran and Korea to cooperate with the author - visited by large number of people regarding the infection. On the occa - as un-organized worker and benefit of tive role in the campaign Department and contact helpline number ities to avert any eventuali - every day. sion, DLSA Budgam also distributed the PMSYM Scheme. Among PRIs by educating people in Anganwari workers have 9419010752 and ty from this count. On the occasion, District Health masks and pamphlets among the member, Lamberdar & farmer of the Officer, AG Raina spoke threadbare staff and visiting persons. The pro - area attended the programme. Later, on the covid-19 and explained symp - gramme was attended by court staff, registration forms and pamphlets re - Weekly Live “Phone- DC Bandipora hands over Gudda toms, preventive measures, treat - advocates and Para Legal Volunteers garding PMSYM Scheme were distrib - ment, source of disease, quarantine (PLVs) of District Budgam. uted among the participating farmer. in-Call” Programme Guddi Boards to Anganwari Centres Speedy redressal of public Aims at recording error-free Sex ratio at DDC Doda flags off awareness Van's regarding grievances to be top priority: DDC Pulwama village level Corona Virus prevention PuLWaMa, MarCH 12: BandIPora, MarCH 12: center to record height and weight doda, MarCH 12: of every child on monthly basis. District Development Deputy Commissioner (DC) While discussing the impor - Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav District Development Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad tance of maintaining a growth Langer today said that quick redressal of Commissioner, Dr Sagar D Mirza handed over Gudda Guddi public grievances and improving public chart, he said that it will help in Doifode today flagged off Boards to the Panchayat service delivery system is his top priori - tracking the growth of a child and two awareness vehicles Supervisors that will be installed ty. He made these remarks while receiv - addressing need for supplement. from district headquarters in every Panchayat to record the ing the phone calls during Weekly live The meeting also deliberated to disseminate more infor - sex ratio. “Phone-in-Call” Programme in presence upon the recording of Panchayat mation regarding preven - On the occasion Deputy of ADC’s Pulwama ,Tral & Awantipora Development Index (PDI) that tive measures that need to Commissioner Bandipora inter - and all District Officers and other con - aims to capture movement in de - be taken into account to acted with the Supervisors and cerned officials at Meeting Hall DC office velopment at grass root level with tackle Corona Virus at grass Anganwari workers and urged Complex Pulwama. During the pro - health of children as an important root level. them to maintain the Gudda gramme scores of callers registered their parameter besides Nutrition, Besides others CMO Dr Guddi Board to record error free grievances and sought redressal. On the Education, Agriculture and allied Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, DE - sex ratio at village level besides occasion DDC asked heads of the depart - sectors, skill and self-employ - PO Ayaz Mughal, and other asking them to maintain growth ments to look into the issues and de - ment, financial inclusion and ba - officials of health and edu - chart so that the growth of chil - mands raised by the people during the sic infrastructure. cation department were dren is recorded to identify mal - added that four awareness any individual in their lo - committee's of the district, programme. He also sought the details of Additional Deputy present during the pro - action taken on grievances raised during nutrition and stunted growth. vans will be flagged off from cality have any abroad trav - DDC directed the officers to Commissioner Bandipora Zahoor gram. previous programs by the departments. He said the Gudda Guddi Assar, Thathri, Gandoh and el history or to the affected visit their designated areas, Ahmad Mir, Joint Director DDC informed that boards will be available in all 803 Bhaderwah tomorrow. countries, so that immedi - disseminate information Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad and these awareness vans have ICDS centers of the district and Moreover DDC said that ate and necessary action in about preventive measures GDC Beerwah District Social Welfare Officer been designated for Doda weighting machines have already through these awareness this regard will done. The to the people, identify the Altaf Hussain were also present on and Ghat block to aware the been provided to every Anganwari vans wide publicity of con - numbers of the 24×7 con - individuals in their areas organizes Skype the occasion. people about the various trol room numbers will be trol room are 18001807122 who have foreign travel his - preventive measures which conference with given besides voice clips toll free, 9906320997 mo - tory if any and to report the shall be followed in letter will be played regarding bile number. Meanwhile, district administration im - BOD meetings of JKPCC, JKML and spirit so that the spread GSAC Aranthamgi, preventive measures. He chairing another sensitiza - mediately, so that neces - of the Corona Virus can be appealed the people to in - tion program organised for sary action will be initiated contained in the district. He Tamil Nadu Advisor Sharma directs JKPCC to form the administration if constituted surveillance without any delay. BudGaM, MarCH 12: speed up developmental works Green J&K Drive Government Degree College (GDC), DDC Kupwara inaugurates Beerwah organized a student skype con - Directs JK Minerals to broaden its area of activity ference with Govt. S&A College Forest Deptt organizes Aranthamgi, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu Fish Sale Centre on March 10, at Conference Room, DC KuPWara, MarCH 12: mega plantation drive at Office, Budgam. During the conference On the occasion, the DDC students from both colleges interacted was informed that Rs.24 lakh The District with each other and exchanged informa - have been incurred on the ex - Sainik School Manasbal tion about five core aspects of state, UT Development Commissioner ecution of building, funded GanderBaL, MarCH 12: The drive was initiated by common greetings in local language, in - (DDC), Kupwara, Anshul by Rashtriya Kissan Vikas PCCf J&K, Dr Mohit troduction of colleges, history, land - Garg inaugurated fish Sale Yojna(RKVY) while Rs.11.60 The J&K forest scape and beauty, and life style. Students Centre, constructed at a cost lakh were funded by the Gera, in presence of Chief Department organized a from both colleges expressed happiness of Rs 35.60 lakh, here today. District Administration for Conservator of forests Mega plantation pro - and experience of learning from the con - The Additional Deputy establishment of fish Sale Kashmir, farooq Gillani gramme under initiative ference. This was first time for students Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Centre. and other senior officers of both colleges to have such a virtual Ahmad Lone, Assistant for the preservation of “Green J&K Drive” at of forest department. conference and know other states, UT’s JaMMu, MarCH 12: completion of works is putting an Director fisheries, Abdul fresh fish, a Transportation Sainik School hillock in The programme was or - socio-economic, historical and cultural unnecessary financial burden on Ahad Mir, Chairman Tank costing Rs 4.43 lakh has Manasbal Ganderbal. ganised by Sindh forest aspects. The conference was organized Advisor to Lt. Governor, KK the exchequer of the Corporation Municipal Committee been imported from During the drive around Division Ganderbal. Dr under EBSB Abhiyan of the Govt. of Sharma today called for speeding and called for arresting this ten - Kupwara, Reyaz Ahmad Mir, Denmark. 10, 000 Saplings of differ - Mohit Gera while ad - India. Under this Abhiyan J&K is paired up pace of various developmental dency. field functionaries of the de - Speaking on the occa - ent varieties were planted dressing the gathering with Tamil Nadu, and DGC Beerwah is works undertaken by the Jammu Later, the Advisor also chaired partment, fish growers and sion, the DDC directed the on 7 hectares of land said that tree plantation is paired with GSAC Aranthamgi and and Kashmir Project Construction 173rd BoD meeting of Jammu and other concerned were pres - concerned officers to main - which witnessed partici - the most important to GASC Thiruvennainallur. The college Corporation (JKPCC). Kashmir Minerals Limited which ent at the inaugural ceremo - tain proper hygiene at the pation forest officials, boost environmental pro - EBSB club consists of around 12 staff Chairing 96th Board of was attended by financial ny. sale centre. school management and tection measures. On the members and 40 students. The objective Directors Meeting of JKPCC here Commissioner finance Arun civil society members. occasion. of EBSB Abhiyan is to understand and today, the Advisor called for the Mehta, Commissioner Secretary celebrate diversity of India through ex - improving the financial health of Industries MK Dwivedi, Director change of information on culture, tradi - the corporation to make it a profit General Planning Sahibzada Bilal, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PH.E. MECHANICAL DIVISION UDHAMPUR tion, history and life style, learning driven utility of Jammu and Director Geology and Mining paired states, UTs basic language, trans - Kashmir. Vikas Sharma, Managing NOTICE INVITING TENDER lation of prominent books, celebrating financial Commissioner Director JK Minerals Vikram For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir UT, sealed tenders affixed with Rs.6/- revenue stamps valid for festivals and exposure visits of staff and finance Arun Kumar Mehta; Gupta and other senior officers. 90 days invited from reputed firms / SSI units registered with DIC, having GSTIN and PAN nos. for below mentioned students. Commissioner Secretary Roads & The Advisor while calling for works so as to reach the office of the tender receiving/opening authority on or before due date up to 2:00 PM. The tenders Building (R&B), Khurshid Ahmad broadening the activities of JK shall be opened on the same day or any other day convenient to tender opening authority in presence of tenderers who 172-kanal prime JDA Shah; Director General Planning Minerals said that it can emerge as may like to be present. The tender opening authority reserves the right to accept or reject any / all tenders in full or part Sahibzada Bilal Chief Engineers one of the most profit making cor - without assigning any reason thereof. Any tender received in this Office after due date and time shall not be accepted. land retrieved Jammu, Kashmir, Desh Raj porations besides also providing JaMMu, MarCH 12: Bhagat, Sami Arif, Executive the quality material to the differ - Sl Particulars NIT No. Due on Last date of Earnest Tender Receiving Director JKPCC, N D Khawaja and ent government departments for sale of tender Money Authority Jammu Development Authority to - other senior officers were present execution of their projects. He document. day conducted a fencing drive and re - in the meeting. The Advisor asked said that Jammu and Kashmir has 1. Major repair to 100 KVA electric 170 of 30-03-2020 28-03-2020 2% XEN PHE Mech. trieved its 112 kanal prime land near Golf JKPCC authorities to strike a judi - a vast wealth of minerals and the Course Sidhra and another 60- Kanal cious balance between the income onus lies on the corporation for transformer installed at pumping 07-03-2020 Division Udhampur near ring road at Village Bhalwal. The and expenditure by taking neces - ensuring its proper extraction and station Chamara Pangal. operation was carried out jointly by sary corrective measures for min - marketing. 2. Recapitalization of 5000 GPH x 171 of 30-03-2020 28-03-2020 2% XEN PHE Mech. Enforcement Wing of JDA and District imising the administrative ex - While complimenting the cor - 250 meter head HC pump set 07-03-2020 Division Udhampur Administration, Jammu and Police penses and increasing income. He poration for increasing the rev - installed at pumping station Ritti Authorities. The operation was conduct - said instead of looking towards enue generation, the Advisor said Barta stage-1st ed under the supervision of Director the Government for contracts, the that it can effectively emerge as 3. Repair to 5000 GPH x 250 meter 172 of 30-03-2020 28-03-2020 2% XEN PHE Mech. Land Management, JDA, Puneet Corporation must join various one of the major players con - head HC pump sets installed at 07-03-2020 Division Udhampur Sharma. Additional Deputy tributing to the economy of the competitive biddings for expand - pumping station Tote stage-0 Commissioner, Jammu, Ghansham union territory besides also in - ing the ambit of its functioning so and stage-1st Singh accompanied the team as that it becomes one of the leading creasing employability of the peo - Magistrate to resolve emergent law and construction agencies of the UT ple of the area. 4. Replacement of wornout electro- 173 of 30-03-2020 28-03-2020 2% XEN PHE Mech. order issues. Meanwhile, JDA authori - besides increasing its quantum of The Advisor was also briefed mechanical components at WSS 07-03-2020 Division Udhampur ties have warned the public at large and revenue. about the activities being under - Salal, Salal Kotli and Tote. land mafia/ encroachers in particular to Underlining the need for en - taken by the corporation in its The tenders document containing scope of work, terms and conditions and technical specifications can be had form the desist from disposing of the JDA land suring the usage of quality materi - functional projects/mines which otherwise strict action shall also be taken Office of the undersigned against cash payment of Rs.100/- (non-refundable) for each set of tender documents. al in the works, the Advisor said includes sapphire mines, gypsum against them at their own cost and in fu - (Er. B.R. Makhnotra) the quality of works and timely mines at Assar and Ramban, coal ture such type of operation shall contin - Executive Engineer completion of projects should be mines at Kalakot Rajouri and ue to secure and retrieve every inch of PHE Mech. Division the benchmark of the Reasi and lime stone quarry at JDA land. DIP/J-15005/19 Udhampur Corporation. He said the delay in Pulwama. Glimpses of Future Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU fRIDAY MARCH 13, 2020 Glimpses of Future China’s tainted Corona ESTABLISHED IN 1986 By : CLaude arPI in the beginning, it became clearer to the Communist leadership in Beijing While the contagious phase of that only the PLA could save China. COVID-19 may ebb and the commu - On January 29, Xi, who is also the Fear in Maharashtra nist regime may deny the PLA’s role in CMC Chairman, had to personally in - Government never become unstable, they are made the battle, the world may not see it in tervene to exhort the military to save the same light as before. The sudden the nation. And the party. He ordered unstable. In Indian politics toppling of governments apparition of Coronavirus on the the military to win the battle, empha - with the help of dissidents is a normal course. The tur- world stage was unexpected for sising the importance of “keeping in moil in Madhya Pradesh politics is a recent example. Chinese watchers. However, it is mind the purpose and carrying the bound to have deeper implications burdens.” He exhorted the troops “to Some people made comments on social media that after than the Tiananmen massacre for the keep the original spirit,” adding, “Our MP it will be the tern of Maharashtra but Shiv Sena as- future of the Middle Kingdom. Even if Army is a child soldier of the people, sured that the Maharashtra power equations are unique the situation stabilises in the next few breathing with the people, sharing the months, or by the end of the year, the same fate and connecting hearts.” The and the "Madhya Pradesh virus" will not afflict community of nations may not see it PLA had to face its own problems. The Maharashtra. Referring to the political crisis gripping in the same light. Undoubtedly, the crew of the Type 054A multi-role the Congress government in adjoining Madhya role of the People’s Liberation Army frigate, Changzho, carrying anti-sub - (PLA) will continue to be discussed for marine missiles had to be quaran - Pradesh, Sena said that the Bharatiya Janata Party's long after the contagious phase of tined. The Navy admitted the fear of similar operation was foiled 100 days ago in COVID-19 is behind us. from day one, an outbreak and the captain of the Maharashtra. "At that time, the Maha Vikas Aghadi per- a PLA unit, the Joint Logistics frigate, Yu Song Qiu, and a number of Support force (JLSf), has been at the sailors were placed on lockdown. formed a 'bypass operation' and saved Maharashtra. centrestage of what the communist JLSf? The body was created on Huoshenshan Hospital, an emer - Shore leave rules for crew members The statement was against the backdrop of the 80- party of China called the “people’s January 11, 2016, as part of Chinese gency speciality field facility that ac - aboard the Shandong were tightened war” against the “demon” virus. hours long two-man government of the then Chief President Xi Jinping’s in-depth mili - commodates 1,000 beds. Believe it or to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on When I say day one, it means tary reform measure. According to not, it was constructed in just eight China’s second aircraft carrier. By the Minister Devendra fadnavis and Deputy CM Ajit nearly two months after the deadly Xinhua, the JLSf “comprises the sup - days. At first, 450 Army personnel end of January, there were 54 de - Pawar. A couple of days after it collapsed as BJP was un- virus surfaced in Wuhan. The com - port forces for inventory and ware - were flown in to Wuhan. They were clared cases of virus in Sanya in munist authorities were lax between sure of proving its majority on the floor, the Shiv Sena- housing, medical services, transport, joined in by 1,400 military medical Hainan Island where the Shandong is December 1, 2019, when The Lancet’s force projection, oil pipelines, engi - staff on february 3 and 2,600 addi - based. At the same time, the CMC Nationalist Congress Party-Congress MVA alliance gov- epidemiological retrospective investi - neering and construction manage - tional medical personnel from the started regulating the relations be - ernment was sworn-in with Sena's Uddhav Thackeray gation showed the first confirmed ment, reserve assets management and armed forces on february 13. Today tween the PLA and the civilians: case with symptoms of the novel as the chief minister on November 28 last year. NCP na- procurement.” Coincidentally, it is more than 10,000 troops (including Thirteen forms of activities were Coronavirus pneumonia, and January based in Wuhan. The first task given the militia also serving under the banned, including receiving tional Spokesperson and Minority Affairs Minister 23, 2020, when the JLSf troops first to the JLSf of the Central Military CMC) have been deployed. Though money/securities and asking non- Nawab Malik says that the MVA is "not interested in ini- arrived on the scene. But what is Commission (CMC) was to build the the Generals were probably reluctant China’s tainted on Page 7 tiating the defections game" since it has ample numbers in the Maharashtra legislature. However, in a veiled warning, he reiterated that many legislators from Sena- NCP-Congress - who had defected to the BJP ahead of A new beginning the October 2019 elections - are keen on 'ghar-wapasi' e parties. State Congress President and By : anIL GuPTa der would give place to a realist to their respectiv regime. However, complexities of Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat asserted that the With the promise of acknowl - Kashmiri politics prevented that MVA government in the state is stable, and all three al- edging the awam as the real stake - from happening. In that scenario, te holders, the newly-floated JKAP is the initiative was seized by a group lies will foil any coup attempts by the BJP with comple making a big departure from the of old politicians, who were willing coordination. Dismissing all speculation, an aide of prevailing cult of personality-dri - to accept the new reality and move Thackeray said that the "MVA government is function- ven politics. March 7, 2020 will be away from soft separatism. flagged as a very significant date in Unfortunately, the new entity ing smoothly" and there is no cause for any worries in the short history of the newly- comprises rejects of the old order. the wake of the Madhya Pradesh scenario. Since formed Union Territory (UT) of This is significant considering the Sunday, Maharashtra political circles are agog with Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). On administration’s attempt to de - this day, the first major political volve power to grassroot leader - speculation whether a similar political coup is being development took place post the ship through development of planned in the state around Gudi Padva, as claimed by reorganisation of the erstwhile Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) several Opposition BJP leaders. Currently, the MVA is State, announced on August 5, has failed to yield the desired re - 2019 with the abrogation of Article sults due to various reasons. comfortably ensconced with 170 legislators, BJP 105, 370. A new political entity, the Though the BJP continued to raise and the remaining 13 belong to other parties in the 288- Jammu Kashmir Apni Party issues of public interest, the people member assembly. To continue with the reforms in (JKAP), was launched formally. were feeling the lack of a viable al - The intransigent attitude of the ternative. Thus, the formation of electoral process, this is the time that a rule should be “Gupkar gang” to accept the new the JKAP, drawing from the passed where an elected member who contested on a reality that separatism and terror - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gy which would guide its future need political acumen, personal party ticket should be barred from changing party dur- ism would be things of the past as and the National Conference (NC) course and survival, since no polit - sacrifices and matured leadership would dynastic rule had brought to under the stewardship of ex-PDP ing his tenure as a member. ical party can survive merely with to turn this advantage into a suc - a standstill political activity, the Minister Altaf Bukhari, has raised the assurance of raising the cur - cessful combination with wide ac - heartbeat of democracy. The indif - some hope, if not generate reassur - rent issues faced by the awam in ceptance. It would need to avoid ference shown by the Kashmiris to - ance. On the face of it, the new par - the changed scenario. being labelled as yet another wards the Gupkar Gang had not ty is an amalgamation of leaders Nonetheless, it is a very bold move Kashmir-centric party by adopting only taken them by surprise but al - who have parted ways with the par - under the present circumstances, a holistic approach and rising so conveyed a message that the ties led by the intransigent Gupkar though it could turn into as much above regional and religious con - Just another Scindia people in Kashmir are fed up with Gang. The biggest sufferers are the of a puppet as the NC or the PDP. siderations. It appears to be a opportunistic parties bordering disintegrated PDP and the sinking The easiest way for it would be to Herculean task going by the pres - separatism. The people were hop - Sonia Congress. A sangam (conflu - pass the buck without carrying out ent composition of the party be - ing for a new leadership to fill the ence) of differing ideologies, be - any introspection within its own cause most of the heavyweights be - political vacuum thus created. liefs and loyalties, the JKAP has yet house. The new party has an ad - long to Kashmir and the leaders They were hoping that the old or - to come out with a clear-cut ideolo - vantage to begin with but it would A new beginning on Page 7 A COVID-19 control plan made simple
By : T. JaCoB JoHn governments are all being affected. So this disease avalanche requires The country needs a dedicated responses of unprecedented disaster management operation, speed, spread and magnitude. All with the Prime Minister at the officials listed above have a hun - helm. The COVID-19 outbreak is dred and one things on their minds not yet an epidemic in India as of all the time. India needs a dedicat - today. from what is happening ed disaster management operation globally, a huge epidemic, an ava - for this epidemic. The one person It’s unlikely that Jyotiraditya will get something more from the BJP lanche, growing bigger week after who can, and must, take immedi - than what the Congress denied. Is he just a token? At one level, nothing week, is predictable. Today it is a ate responsibility and manage the unexpected has really happened in the Congress. The young Turks, now crisis looming on the horizon, but crisis the best possible way is none not so young, are looking to give their political careers some individual tomorrow it may turn out to be a other than the Prime Minister purpose as the borrowed legacy of an institution called the Congress is disaster of unprecedented propor - himself. The Prime Minister fast ebbing away. Directionless without peer representation, and a leader tions. The track record Culturally should declare a national emer - who has quit the game a long time ago, they feel wasted and helpless with we are always optimistic; we do not gency and establish a ‘war-ma - the old guard continuing their stubborn ways of what is right and wrong. react fast as most problems, even chinery’, with a ‘task force’ of the Jyotiraditya Scindia’s resignation is just a summary of all that ails the outbreaks, have a tendency to set - best experts in the country, of Congress, where the young leaders want to keep the party’s nationalist tle down. So far we have stoically proven capability and track record ideology, passion and legacy alive but are dispirited for lack of recogni - confronted all the new and resur - tion or being “too good” in outshining the Gandhi scions themselves. It is against communicable diseases. gent communicable diseases that also but expected of the ruling BJP to claim the spoils of war, especially if The war room should have all appeared in recent decades. We that happens to be harvesting the peels of the shell the Congress has be - necessary facilities and should run have shown surge capacity of crisis come. In this case, Scindia is the prize pick of the BJP, simply because he ly January only China was known than health-care service. The a 24-hour control room. The sup - and his father before him had been part of the inner circle of the Gandhis management during the 2018 to have the coronavirus, but today DGHS has limited executive pow - port of the Ministers of all the rele - Just another on Page 7 Nipah epidemic in Kerala. We han - more than 100 countries are affect - ers and there is no competent pub - vant Ministries and their officers dled the Severe Acute Respiratory ed. That speed is about the same as lic health infrastructure under the should be accessible to the task Syndrome (SARS) scare of 2003 that of the pandemic influenza Directorate. The job of the force. The job of the task force H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y extremely efficiently. The 2009 H1N1 of 2009. What comes first Department of Health Research ought to have one goal: manage the pandemic influenza H1N1 was also The onerous responsibility of con - and the Indian Council of Medical epidemic, to minimise the spread confronted reasonably well. Our fronting SARS COVID-19 does not Research (ICMR) under the uni - and damage of the virus, and to 1938 : Germany annexes Austria weakness in dealing with seasonal rest with the Union Health fied command of the Secretary mitigate the sufferings of all people influenza is embarrassing: there is Secretary who is the administra - Department of Health Research- everywhere. Once the task force On March 12, 1938, German troops march into Austria to annex the no national policy to control sea - tive head of the Ministry of Health cum-DG ICMR, is to research all designs a strategy with tactics, the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. In early 1938, Austrian Nazis sonal flu. We ignore the high flu and family Welfare. It does not questions identified by the DGHS Ministry of Health as well as all conspired for the second time in four years to seize the Austrian government death rates reported annually. We rest with the Director of the and the Director of the NCDC. We Ministries must implement them. by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany. Austrian Chancellor manage short-term crisis very well National Centre for Disease do need research but priority num - The terms of reference of the task Kurt von Schuschnigg, learning of the conspiracy, met with Nazi leader but not long-term disease control Control (NCDC) unless specifically ber one is the control of the epi - force must include the design of Adolf Hitler in the hopes of reasserting his country’s independence but was — like running a short sprint but empowered; The NCDC functions demic. The Minister for Health is a immediate, short-term, medium- instead bullied into naming several top Austrian Nazis to his cabinet. On with no stamina to go on running a well only when smaller problems key person but this epidemic is term and long-term responses. March 9, Schuschnigg called a national vote to resolve the question marathon. from early february erupt in various States. The more than a medical problem. The absence of such an empowered ofAnschluss, or “annexation,” once and for all. Before the plebiscite could the reality of a very unusual SARS Director General of Health Many ministries such as those of agency has had serious repercus - take place, however, Schuschnigg gave in to pressure from Hitler and re- COVID-19 epidemic was known to Services (DGHS) could be the per - travel, tourism, industry, educa - sions. The slip-ups International all Health Ministry officers. In ear - 1938 on Page 7 son, but epidemic control is more tion, economics, railways and local A COVID on Page 7
Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU fRIDAY MARCH 13 , 2020 Maharashtra govt strong, impregnable : Sena on rebellion in MP Press TrusT of IndIa Tuesday along with 22 MLAs in saffron party used its full mightto de - happening and that is why (Rajasthan Mumbai, Mar 12 Madhya Pradesh, putting the 14- feat Scindia, but now it has welcomed deputy chief minister) Sachin Pilot month-old Kamal Nath-led govern - him into its fold with "open arms". and Gehlot are at loggerheads. If the Days after Jyotiraditya Scindia ment in deep crisis. He joined the BJP "Kamal Nath is also a shrewd and dar - matter is not resolved, it is believed quit the Congress amid a rebellion in on Wednesday and slammed the ing politician and will not give up easi - that Rajasthan may go the Madhya Madhya Pradesh by his supporters, the Congress for "denying reality" and ly. Just like the unexpected political Pradesh way," it cla imed. It noted that Shiv Sena said the Uddhav Thackeray-led "not acknowledging" new thoughts drama in Maharashtra, a shock exper - eight months ago, Scindia criticised the govern ment in Maharashtra is "strong and new leadership. He has also been iment can take place in Madhya BJP, calling it a "mu rderer of democra - and impregnable". An editorial in named as B JP's Rajya Sabha candidate Pradesh," the Marathi daily said. It fur - cy" after the Congress- JD(S) coalition Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' on from Madhya Pradesh. Commenting on ther said the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government in Karnataka was top - Thursday also criticised the Congress these political developments, the Shiv Vikas Aghadi government is "stong and pled. "fifteen days ago, he criticised for neglecting the aspirations of its Sena criticised the Congress for ne - impregnable". "There is no room for BJP leaders for making hate speeches youth leaders. It also said the BJP in glecting the aspirations of its youth even a rogue ant to go out or come in," and now after joining the BJP, he says Maharashtra should stop "daydream - leaders, saying even though Kamal it said. The Congress lost the Lok Congress is not the party it used to be ing", and remember that just like the Nath and Digvijaya Singh are at the Sabha elections in Rajasthan and earlier," it said. "What were Scindia's unexpected political drama in the "helm" of the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh under the leader - demands the state MP unit presi - western state a few months ago, a Congress, it was not necessary to com - ship of Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath, dent's post or the Rajya sabha ticket? "shock experiment" can take place in pletely sideline a leader like Scindia. respectively, the Sena pointed out. Both were denied to him. If at least Madhya Pradesh. former Union min - Hitting out at the BJP, it said during "When seniors fail, the young leader - one demand was accepted, this situa - ister Scindia quit the Congress on the Lok Sabha elections last year, the ship should be encouraged. This is not tion wouldn't have arisen. Congress not the same as it used to be, far Anti-CAA stir suspended in Never aspired Maha legislators allowed to removed from reality: Jyotiraditya Scindia wake of communal tension to become keep driver at govt expenses Press TrusT of IndIa Chief Minister Press TrusT of IndIa Press TrusT of IndIa with the Congress, Mumbai, Mar 12 new delhi, Mar 12 Coimbatore, Mar 12 : In Scindia said he was hurt view of the prevailing com - of TN: Rajini and distressed as he was munal tension for the last Members of the Maharashtra Legislature will now be al - Jyotiraditya not being able to serve Press TrusT of IndIa lowed to keep a driver at government expenses. Thestate one week, the ongoing anti- Chennai, Mar 12 Scindia, who joined the the people in that party. Assembly on Thursdayamended the Maharashtra BJP on Thursday, criti - CAA protest 'Shaheen Bagh Attacking the Congress Superstar Rajinikanth on LegislatureMembers' Salaries and Allowances Act to pro - cised the Congress say - Coimbatore' was on government in Madhya Thursday clarified that he vide the facility to the lawmakers. As per the amended Act, ing that the party is not Thursday suspended for a Pradesh, he said the never aspired to become the every member shall be entitled to the free of charge service the same as it used to be week, police said. Nearly dream which he along CM of Tamil Nadu and said of a driver. The demand was recently made by BJP MLA and is far removed from 2,000 people, belonging to with his former col - his plans for politics include Sudhir Mungantiwar during the ongoing budget session of reality. Addressing a Muslim community, have leagues saw for Madhya different heads for his the Assembly. Parliamentary AffairsMinister Anil Parab, press conference at the been on protest against the Pradesh has been shat - prospective party and a possi - who introduced a Bill to amend the Actin the Lower House, BJP headquarters after Citizenship Amendment tered in 18 months. "I ble government headed by it. said the existing Act does not provide the facility of a driver - being inducted into the Act (CAA) near here seeking would like to thank BJP In his first official press con - to members of the state Legislature. The demandwas made party by its president JP to repeal the Act for the last chief Nadda, Prime ference since December 31, by the members and the government decided to accept it, he Nadda, Scindia hailed 22 days. Minister Modi and 2017, when he announced to said. Accordingly, membersmay appoint any person, pos - Prime Minister The city has been wit - petrol bomb at mosques Home Minister Amit take the politi cal plunge, the sessing a valid driving licenseand who has not attained the Narendra Modi's lead - nessing communal tension and the Hindu Munnani of - Shah for inviting me in - veteran star also said he planned age of 60 years, as a driver, the minister said. The driver will ership and said the from March 5, following the fice, and attacks on SDPI to the BJP family," he to appoi nt as CM, an educated receive a fixed salary per month, as may be specified in the country's future is se - attack on Hindu Munnani and RSS workers, resulting said, adding that they youth who was compassion - order. Parab said it has been decided that currently, the cure in his hands. district secretary in deployment of over 1,000 had given him a plat - ate and had self-respect. With driver will be paid a fixed salary ofRs 15,000 per month. Talking about his Madukkarai Anand. Since police personnel across the form to serve the peo - a two-leadership system f or decades-old association then there had been a bout city. Tamil Nadu DGP J K ple. party and the government, the Rajasthan: Panchayat samiti of violence like hurling Tripathi, who had arrived former would act as an "opposi - here on Wednesday, re - tion" to highlight iss ues and official held taking bribe viewed the situation with Contn. from Page 6 ...... would not even hesitate to the senior police officials in Press TrusT of IndIa "remove", apparently the Jaipur, Mar 12 the district and asked to head of the government, if it take concrete steps to pre - fails to perform, he said. His A technical assistant of the Pahadi Panchayat Samiti of Just another ...... vent the incident from tak - prospective party wo uld focus Bharatpur district was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe ing a larger dimension. on including a substantial of Rs 30,000 by a team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, an and were the cushion around their leadership of the par - to be the crucible of Hindutva and where its long-range Considering the situation, amount of youngst ers in the age official said. The accused, M D Khan, had demanded the ty. The visible impact of a Congress jolted by a trusted in - grassroots warrior Shivraj Singh Chouhan scripted a suc - the anti-CAA protest in the group of below 45 years while bribe from one Iqbal, a former sarpanch, for an official sider is far greater than any game of numbers. frankly, cess story for 13 long years, is not humouring Scindia’s city has been withdrawn the rest would comprise re - work. After the verification of the complaint, a trap was laid the BJP really did not need Scindia as badly as the latter royal lineage either. All he gets is a Rajya Sabha member - temporarily, the police tired judges and IAS and IPS and the accused was held while taking the bribe of Rs needed the party. His aunts, Vasundhara and ship and a Union Ministry, something which makes his added. Yashodhara, and grandmother Vijayraje Scindia, had de - move look like personal aggrandisement than a crusade officials among others. 30,000 in his office. livered enough in their very influential capacities. So at or revolt. The BJP has too many strongmen that it cannot another level, it is Scindia’s unchanged net worth that is afford to upset for want of a poster boy and won’t be risk - Contn. from Page 6 ...... unexpected. He doesn’t get much in the tradeoff, certain - ing its dynamics in a sure shot heartland bastion. The ly nothing that makes him look like he is starting over. party may have lost the Assembly elections of 2018 but is for ideological loyalty is not party loyalty and a man, who within snapping distance of power with 107 legislators in A COVID-19 ...... claims he has a hold on his former royal subjects, could the 230-member House. The Congress has 120 MLAs have easily floated his own unit. But by switching over to and assuming all its 21 MLAs are gone, will dip to 104, airports were instructed by the Ministry concerned to that list. The next day Italy had 20 cases; thereafter the the BJP, which he had sharply criticised over the Delhi ri - making government formation a skilled and institution - screen all passengers arriving from China. That was fine daily numbers were 79, 155, 229 and 322. Italy was iden - ots fairly recently and changing his ideology after 18 long alised game of horse-trading. This wafer-thin anxiety and towards January-end and early-february, two indi - tified as a potential source for screening of air travellers years, something that his father Madhavrao resisted for a was the reason that the Congress went on the backfoot in viduals returning from Wuhan, China, to Kerala were only on March 1. On february 29 a family travelling from lifetime, he surely looks like an opportunist. Besides, effecting a generational change in State leadership and detected to be infected with “severe acute respiratory Italy to Kerala did not fall within the screening net. That Scindia Jr is also encashing his family lineage to be of rel - brought in old warhorse Kamal Nath as the Chief syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)”. The time to es - flaw resulted in a cluster of cases in Kerala Italy should evance to the BJP and is not casting away his dynastic Minister, who managed numbers and survival. This is al - tablish a national agency such as the task force to advise have been identified as a potential source on february mantle, something that the Gandhis are always accused so one of the reasons why the BJP, despite having the the government on all necessary interventions was im - 22 when the number of cases jumped from 20 to 79. All of. Undoubtedly, he worked assiduously to shore up the edge, has moved its MLAs to a hotel in faraway Gurugram mediately thereafter. A 24-hour control room should existing agencies and officers have many responsibili - Congress’ fortunes in Madhya Pradesh during the while the Congress has parked its own in Jaipur. Scindia have been operational by the second week of february. ties. An agency exclusively for managing a constant and Assembly elections in 2018 and has reportedly been said the Congress is “living in denial” but probably, he is, The infection was rapidly expanding in various coun - continuous watch on all developments biomedical and miffed at not being gifted chief ministership. But one too, in the process over-selling his chances. The bigger tries. Shortly thereafter some 24 countries outside sociological and to recommend remedial and contain - cannot ignore that for all his claimed sway over the casualty is undoubtedly the Congress itself. No matter China, Hong Kong and Macau were known to be infect - ment measures is essential in order to face this epidem - Gwalior belt, he lost his home turf of Guna in the Lok who wins what round, the fact is, it is dependent on the ed. When was Italy identified as a potential source of ic. Public education must be technically correct and Sabha elections. Besides, loyalist party MLAs, who quit age-old structure of self-serving fiefdoms belonging to its virus in travellers? On february 20, the following coun - timely. Only one agency should be the source of all infor - the party with him, aren’t keen on joining the BJP in a hawks, who have passed on timely interests earned to the tries had reported over 20 infections: Japan, Thailand, mation; the cacophony prevalent now must be curbed. leap of faith. They would have if he had floated an inde - ruling first family and claimed to have ownership on Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Italy was not in The ball is in the Prime Minister’s court. pendent State outfit perhaps, something that other what works for the party. Scindia’s trigger could very well young but dejected leaders in the Congress, like Sachin encourage its disenchanted brigade, who, unlike Rahul Pilot in Rajasthan, are rumoured to be contemplating. A and Priyanka Gandhi, have no space for growth to bleed A new beginning ...... fresh start gets endorsement more easily than jaded de - out as well. The biggest casualty is politics itself, return - fection plots. The BJP, which has an ideological reso - ing to the age-old ways of manipulation and deceit rather who have joined from Jammu do not enjoy the same sta - promising them the “moon and the stars”, sounds good nance across Madhya Pradesh, a State which continues than just relying on a transparent verdict. tus. Most of the ex-legislators have their own pockets of but one only hopes that it sticks to its promise in letter influence and hence will ensure the party’s penetration and spirit. The bane of J&K politics has been the “wada among the awam. The party has chosen a few issues on a khilafi” (broken promises) made by the Gupkar Gang, 1938 ...... priority basis and flagged them to be raised on behalf of that led to the disillusionment of the youth and was one the people. However, these will serve no purpose except of the causes of the emergence of the “gun culture” in signed on March 11. In his resignation address, under coer - the Anschluss was proclaimed. Austria existed as a federal to keep the people amused temporarily. The reversion to Kashmir. With the promise of acknowledging the awam cion from the Nazis, he pleaded with Austrian forces not to state of Germany until the end of World War II, when the Statehood, which is on the top of the agenda, is a non-is - as the real stakeholders, the newly-floated party is mak - resist a German “advance” into the country. Allied powers declared the Anschluss void and reestab - sue as it has been repeatedly said that the existing ing a big departure from the prevailing cult of personali - The next day, March 12, Hitler accompanied German lished an independent Austria. Schuschnigg, who had arrangement is temporary with a view to fighting terror - ty-driven politics. Another noble thought, but one that troops into Austria, where enthusiastic crowds met them. been imprisoned soon after resigning, was released in ism, separatism and widespread corruption. Both the needs to be watched as the days go by, since actions will Hitler appointed a new Nazi government, and on March 13 1945. Prime Minister and the Home Minister, architects of the speak louder than words. Altaf Bukhari in his press con - reorganisation, have assured the nation on more than ference also mentioned the Jammu & Kashmir Bank and one occasion that statehood would be restored as soon as it being “converted into sub-office of the Anti- China’s tainted ...... normalcy is achieved. To keep its promise alive, the Corruption Bureau.” Here one wonders if the business - Union Government has ensured separate awards by the man in him has overshadowed the righteous politician military organisations/individuals to provide money or versial Major-General injected herself and her six-member 14th and 15th National finance Commissions for J&K image that he perceives to build. The people are elated by commodities. Corrupt officers were warned: No illicit en - team with an untested Coronavirus vaccine. She has created and Ladakh UTs, as a departure from the routine prac - the fact that the Jammu & Kashmir Bank has been saved richment would be permitted. Probably sensing the lack of quite a stir on Weibo by her radical approach, especially after tice of combined awards to the Home Ministry in respect from becoming a personal fiefdom of the Gupkar Gang enthusiasm on the part of the PLA to participate in the risky she was posted in the Wuhan lab from where the COVID-19 of the UTs. Negotiating the domicile laws for people of and is now being reformed to become a true bank of the operations, the CMC opened a life insurance scheme for strain could have escaped (the Chinese authorities denied the UT could be controversial and tricky for it. The peo - people. They want the corrupt to be exposed, nepotism those personnel going to the “frontline.” It further declared this). Was this just a gesture to prove her loyalty to Chairman ple fear that such a move will further curtail employment and favouritism prevailing in the bank to end and for the that those, who would die combating the virus, would be Xi? Just a month ago, Chen had taken over the controversial opportunities for the youth of the UT and lead to a demo - awam be the real beneficiary. Bukhari and his party will named “martyr” by the Chinese State. But the real challenge Wuhan lab, originally a civilian research lab, partly funded graphic disruption in the Valley. Their apprehensions have to come out with a clear stand on this. The major is - for the JLSf was to control the spread of the virus in Wuhan, by the french Government. When he visited the research fa - were further fuelled by the fact that the J&K High Court sue left with the party immediately is to focus on devel - which is the strategic hub for the defence industry — it has cilities in february 2017, Bernard Cazeneuve, the then on December 31, 2019 invited applications from across opment and the economic well-being of the UT. It is more than 350 research centres and industrial institutes as french Prime Minister, declared: “france is proud and hap - the country for filling 33 vacant non-gazetted posts. heartening that Bukhari has chosen to draw inspiration well as 1,700 hi-tech enterprises covering aerospace, satel - py to have contributed to the construction of the first P4 high Thankfully, the notification was cancelled after from Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, whose tenure at the lites, rocketry and biotechnology. The future of all these in - bio-safety laboratory in China. …This cutting-edge tool con - Opposition parties in Jammu slammed the move and helm of the State’s affairs can undoubtedly be termed as stitutions remained undecided. According to Xinhua, China stitutes a central element in the achievement of the 2004 in - pressed for enactment of laws for safeguarding the inter - the golden era of economic development. Bakshi not on - had to postpone its military recruitment drive, scheduled for ter-governmental agreement on franco-Chinese coopera - ests of the local youths. Though the notification has been ly avoided discriminatory politics but also did not allow the first half of this year to support the country’s epidemic tion in the prevention and fight against emerging infectious withdrawn by the Government for the time being, the the rise of fundamentalists in the Valley by encouraging prevention and control work. Wu Qian, the spokesperson for diseases.” Something obviously went wrong. for India, it is Centre is reportedly examining other options for open - and promoting the Sufi culture. One can just hope that the Ministry of National Defence, asserted: “Approved by the important to analyse the implications of the PLA’s involve - ing up employment opportunities, land ownership the JKAP rises to those ideals and works for the return of State Council and the CMC, the postponed conscription will ment in the battle against the virus. Will the JLSf emerge rights and seats in institutions of higher education, in - peace, harmony and co-existence, the hallmark of the be combined with that of the second half, which will run from stronger? Can the PLA become a threat to the party, just in cluding professional colleges, for non-Kashmiris. This is Bakshi era. The party must come out with its vision doc - August 1 to September 30.” Though Wu said that the overall case the “people’s war” against the “virus” is won by the similar to what has been done in other States like ument at the earliest and formulate a clear road map for annual recruitment targets would remain unchanged, ex - Army? Will it re-emerge stronger despite Xi’s efforts to re - Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other economic revival with alternatives and options rather perts believe that the PLA could be badly affected. This was strict the Army’s influence? What will be the implications for Northeastern states, which are covered under Article 371 than sheer rhetoric. Bukhari and his team will do well to also the time when an enigmatic personage appeared on the the PLA’s preparedness on the borders with India? It may be of the Constitution. fortunately, the party has not set its remember that there is always resistance to any transi - scene. Chen Wei, a 53-year-old leading Chinese epidemiolo - too early to answer these questions but even though PLA ac - eyes on early elections and has given adequate hints of it tion and change management should form the JKAP’s gist and a Major-General in PLA, is known for developing the tivities on the Tibetan plateau have reduced due to the out - not expecting the elections to be held in the next one to key strategy. Neither should he allow himself to be used world’s first gene-based vaccine on Ebola in 2014. She was break, intrusions were reported recently from Naku-la, two years, till the process of fresh delimitation is com - as a mouthpiece and implementer of Delhi. His integra - also apparently involved in combating the SARS outbreak. south of the watershed in Northern Sikkim, a border said to pleted. The fact that the party admits to the need for tionist ways should not result in a trust deficit all over According to the International Business Times, the contro - be “settled” by China. It is quite ominous. meeting “rational aspirations” of the people, without again. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU,fRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 Stocks, crude hammered as Trump Coronavirus cases to single-digit in Wuhan, China reports rise in Europe ban fans recession fears 'imported cases'
Hong Kong, Mar 12 economic turmoil, jumped measures intended to ease more than one per cent the financial burden partic - Equities and oil prices against the dollar. ularly for small business, fell through the floor again "Travel restrictions including payroll tax relief on Thursday after Donald equal slower global eco - and deferred tax payments. Trump banned all travel nomic activity, so if you But he did not unveil any from Europe to the US for a need any more coaxing to large-scale tax cuts, which month to fight the coron - sell... after a massively neg - OANDA's Jefrey Halley avirus, ramping up fears ative signal from trading in said "has probably disap - the global economy will ca - US markets it just fell in pointed markets more than reen into recession. your lap," said AxiCorp's anything". Katrina Ell, sen - As the disease showed Stephen Innes. ior Asia-Pacific economist no signs of abating, claim - The losses followed an - at Moody's Analytics, said ing more lives and infecting other brutal session on the overall economic toll of more people around the Wall Street, with wave after the crisis has yet to be de - world, the US president wave of bad news, including termined ."While a health said in a rare address to the Hilton withdrawing its epidemic typically brings a nation that the ban would earnings forecast and strong revival in activity af - be in place for 30 days. Boeing saying it would sus - ter containment, the The news came after the pend most hiring and over - COVID-19 outbreak has not World Health Organization time pay. reached that point, and the officially labelled the out - The Dow fell into a bear a surge in new cases be - projections on oil con - economic toll has in - break a pandemic and hit market having lost more cause governments failed sumption are now out the creased," she said in a note. out at "alarming levels of than 20 per cent since its to stop travel from China, door." "The economic cost of the By K J M VarMa Wednesday reported no new confirmed inaction" for its spread. recent high, and futures where the COVID-19 epi - The Saudi move was the virus to the global economy Beijing, Mar 12 (PTI) cases, but five new suspected cases among Asian equity markets, pointed on Thursday to an - demic began. latest escalation of a fight will ultimately be deter - foreigners, including two from Italy, one already deep in the red in other rout in New York and Crucially, he said the among oil producers after mined by the length of time The coronavirus cases continue to drop from Britain and Spain each, according to reaction to the WHO an - Europe. prohibitions would also Russia balked at an OPEC- taken to contain it and the sharply in China which has reported 11 new Beijing Municipal Health Commission. nouncement, cratered after The coronavirus out - "apply to the tremendous backed plan to cut produc - number of infections." The fatalities, taking the death toll to 3,169, As of Wednesday, a total of 435 con - Trump's address. break has left virtually no amount of trade and cargo," tion in response to lost de - bloodbath across global while in the worst-hit Wuhan, the con - firmed cases had been reported in Beijing, Tokyo dropped more sector untouched, though and "various other things as mand because of the coron - trading floors has come de - firmed cases for the first time dropped to including eight deaths. than five per cent, while travel and tourism have we get approval". avirus. spite a raft of measures by single digit with eight new infections, amid The deadly coronavirus virus that first Hong Kong finished the been particularly hard-hit Oil prices were also "The virus itself contin - governments worth tens of a surge in "imported COVID-19 cases" in originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in morning down 3.8 per cent as countries institute travel hammered, with both main ues to spread in Europe and billions of dollars to offset the country. December last year has claimed over 4,500 and Sydney collapsed al - bans and quarantine re - contracts falling around six the US, meaning more ex - the impact of the disease, China's National Health Commission, lives and infected more than 124,000 peo - most seven percent, with quirements, with Italy in a percent. The oil market was tensive containment meas - while central banks will be (NHC) said on Thursday it received reports ple across 107 countries and territories. The Bangkok around eight per country-wide lockdown. already under pressure af - ures are likely, which will called upon to cut already of 15 new confirmed cases of novel coron - World Health Organization (WHO) on cent down. The number of cases ter Saudi Arabia and Gulf weigh further on global low interest rates and intro - avirus and 11 deaths on the Chinese main - Wednesday characterised the COVID-19 Seoul, Wellington, across the globe has risen to partner UAE stepped up a growth," said Tapas duce other fiscal measures. land on Wednesday. outbreak as a "pandemic" as the virus Mumbai and Taipei were more than 124,000 with price war with plans to Strickland, senior analyst German Chancellor Angela However, there is a surge in total num - spreads increasingly worldwide. off more than four per cent, 4,500 deaths, including a flood the global markets. at National Australia Bank. Merkel has said she will do ber of "imported COVID-19 cases" (people "We have therefore made the assess - with Singapore and Jakarta jump in fatalities particu - "We are now staring at "Markets are crying out "whatever is necessary" to arriving from abroad) which rose to 85 on ment that COVID-19 can be characterized shedding more than three larly in Iran and Italy, ac - the whole world going into for a co-ordinated response help the economy, while the Wednesday, the state-run Xinhua news as a pandemic," WHO Director-General per cent. cording to an AfP tally. a lockdown," Vandana to COVID-19 headwinds European Central Bank is agency reported on Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told re - Shanghai eased 1.3 per In announcing the Hari, of Vanda Insights, and a lack of concrete US to hold a policy meeting lat - As of Wednesday, a total of 80,793 con - porters in Geneva. cent. Europe ban -- which ex - said. "Oil demand can be policy action is rattling er in the day at which it is firmed cases of the COVID-19 had been re - Tedros said the WHO was "deeply con - The Japanese yen, a key cludes Britain -- Trump expected to crash through markets," he said. Trump's under pressure to open up ported on the mainland, and 3,169 people cerned both by the alarming levels of spread haven in times of crisis and said the continent had seen the floor and all previous address included several the taps. had died of the disease. and severity, as well as by the alarming lev - Among the new deaths, 10 were in els of inaction." Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan and He urged the international community one in Shaanxi province, it said. to take urgent and aggressive action to con - Philippine leader In Hubei province and Wuhan, where tain the pandemic, the report said. over 50 million people are still under lock - "We have never before seen a pandemic to undergo down, the coronavirus cases, for the first sparked by a coronavirus. And we have nev - time, dropped to a single digit. Wuhan re - er before seen a pandemic that can be con - 'precautionary' ported eight cases on Wednesday, it said. trolled at the same time," Tedros said, The latest report by the local health stressing "all countries can still change the virus test commission brought the total confirmed course of this pandemic." Manila, Mar 12 COVID-19 cases in the hard-hit province to While the coronavirus cases declined 67,781. sharply in China, the cases of infection have Philippine President Rodrigo As of Wednesday, Hubei had seen no been rising rapidly in Europe and other Duterte will be tested for the new new confirmed COVID-19 cases for seven parts of the world, with Italy being the hard - coronavirus, his spokesman said on consecutive days in its 16 cities and prefec - est-hit country. Thursday, as two key government tures outside Wuhan. The total number of confirmed cases in buildings were being disinfected Among the 12,769 hospitalised pa - Italy had surged past 12,000 as of over an exposure scare. The tients, 3,453 were still in severe condition Wednesday, despite its drastic measure of Philippines has seen a jump this and another 727 in critical condition in locking down the entire country. week in cases, including people who Wuhan. Michael Ryan, executive director of the recently attended events with The Chinese mainland reported seven WHO's health emergencies programme, Senate lawmakers and government new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 on has said the pandemic "is a characterisation officials, potentially exposing them. Wednesday outside Hubei Province, the or description of the situation." He denied In response, the Senate building and NHC said. that such a move would trigger anything Philippine central bank were under - Of them, six cases - three in Guangdong, other than more aggressive and intensive going cleaning, and several officials two in Gansu and one in Henan - were im - action. The WHO has made many internal announced they would isolate them - ported from outside (foreigners and locals and external consultations in assessing the selves as a precaution. coming from abroad) into the Chinese use of the word "pandemic" as a characteri - Duterte, who at 74 is in a vulner - mainland. The total number of imported sation of COVID-19, he added, warning able age group for the virus, will be Workers from a servpro disaster recovery team wearing protective suits and respirators are given supplies as they line up be - COVID-19 cases on the mainland rose to 85 against the danger of using the word to tested because he has been in regu - fore entering the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, to begin cleaning and disinfecting the facility. as of Wednesday.Capital Beijing on make people give up rather than act. lar contact with some of those offi - cials. "It is just prudent for us to take precautionary measures in compli - ance with the advice of our health of - Trump officials emphasise that ficials," said presidential Trump suspends travel from Europe to US spokesman Salvador Panelo, adding he too was to be tested. Duterte's coronavirus 'Made in China' health has been a recurring source of for 30 days amid coronavirus outbreak Washington, Mar 12 speculation in the Philippines since of this virus could not closely with other coun - in 2016 he became the oldest person get out. It probably cost tries and have provided By LaLIT K JHa Korea, and asked citizens to mark Brent crude was down than the US. The president There's one thing Washington, Mar 12 (PTI) elected as the country's president. the world community medical supplies to na - suspend all non-essential 6.6 per cent at USD 33.43 a said he took the decision to the Trump administra - finance Secretary Sonny two months." O'Brien tions, including Korea, travels. He urged them to barrel, while US marker suspend travel from Europe tion wants Americans In an unprecedented Dominguez and central bank head said that if experts Japan and Italy. "We adopt best hygiene, wash West Texas Intermediate to the US after consulting to remember about the move, President Donald Benjamin Diokno were two of the of - would have had those are sending medical their hands and stay away fell the same degree to USD with top government health coronavirus pandemic: Trump announced the US ficials who were isolating them - two months to get teams to countries that from large gatherings to re - 30.81. professionals, to protect all It carries the "Made in will suspend all passenger selves. The Philippines has a rela - ahead of the spread of need that, and we will duce the chance of infec - The president an - citizens from the coron - travel from Europe, except tively small number of confirmed China" label. the virus, "I think we do whatever to join the tion. nounced that his adminis - avirus. The deadly virus the UK, on friday for the cases compared to hotspots like Trump administra - could have dramatically international commu - "This is not a financial tration will begin extending that first originated in the next 30 days to stop the China and Italy, but its tally has tion officials, on the de - curtailed what hap - nity to fight this virus ... crisis. This is just a tempo - loans to small businesses Chinese city of Wuhan in spread of coronavirus pan - risen from 24 to 49 since Monday. fensive about their own pened both in China because we have only rary moment in time that who will be affected by the December last year has demic that has claimed over Health authorities also announced handling of the virus, and what's now hap - one world, we need to we will overcome as a na - coronavirus slowdown. claimed over 4,500 lives 4,500 lives, including 37 in the nation's second death, the first have repeatedly re - pening across the join hands, we need to tion and a world," Trump He was askew for pay - and infected more than America, and sent global since an infected Chinese tourist minded people that the world." O'Brien's re - show solidarity." Rubio said. roll tax relief and said some 124,000 people across 107 markets into a tailspin. died last month. virus started in Wuhan, marks seemed to be claims that besides "We are marshalling tax filings will be delayed to countries and territories. a city in China's Hubei aimed at countering a China, disinformation In a televised address to the full power of the federal help provide extra liquidity. The World Health Two US, one province, with disinformation cam - is coming from Russia the nation from his Oval government and the private "We are all in this together. Organisation (WHO) char - Secretary of State Mike paign that Sen Marco and Iran, the hardest- Office in the White House sector to protect the We must put politics aside, acterised the outbreak as a British personnel Pompeo referring to it Rubio, R-fla., says hit country in the on Wednesday, President American people," he said. stop the partisanship, and pandemic on Wednesday. as the "Wuhan coron - China's Communist Middle East. "In Qom, Trump said the new restric - Global stocks and oil unify together as one nation China remains the hardest- killed in Iraq avirus." President Party is waging to ground zero of Iran's tions will come into effect plunged immediately after and one family. As history hit with over 80,000 infec - Donald Trump's na - blame the US for the coronavirus outbreak, a from friday midnight and Trump's announcement, has proven time and time tions and 3,000 deaths rocket attack: tional security adviser, virus so it can dampen prominent cleric ac - there will be exemptions for triggering a flurry of panic again, Americans always while 37 people have died Robert O'Brien, went discontent in China, cused the United States Americans returning to the selling that sent American rise to the challenge and and 1,300 infected in the officials even further on distract from true infec - of introducing the virus US after undergoing multi - stock futures into a tailspin. overcome adversity," US. Over a dozen States in Wednesday. ple screenings. Washington Mar 12: tion rates and "save face 'to damage (the city's) Dow (INDU) futures Trump said. "Our future re - the US have declared a state "Unfortunately, internationally." "The culture and honor,'" "To keep new cases plunged more than 1,100 mains brighter than anyone of emergency with cities from entering our shores, Two American personnel and rather than using best Chinese military portal Rubio wrote. While points, or 4.73 per cent. can imagine. Acting with and counties announcing to we will be suspending all one from Britain were killed and practices, this outbreak Xilu.com recently pub - Trump has lauded S&P 500 (SPX) futures fell compassion and love, we take sweeping measures to travel from Europe. The about a dozen people were wounded in Wuhan was covered lished an article base - Chinese President Xi 4.6 per cent and Nasdaq will heal the sick, care for contain the spread of the when 18 small rockets hit Iraq`s Taji up," O'Brien said at the lessly claiming that the Jinping's work to re - new rules will go into effect (COMP) futures were down those in need, help our fel - coronavirus. military camp north of Baghdad on Heritage foundation, a virus is 'a biochemical spond to the virus, friday at midnight," he 5 per cent, and Japan's low citizens, and emerge The US State Wednesday, US officials told conservative-leaning weapon produced by Trump himself has re - said. Nikkei and Australia's from this challenge Department on Wednesday Reuters, speaking on condition of think tank in the US to target China,'" ferred to China's Trump said the S&P/ASX 200 down more stronger and more unified advised Americans to re - anonymity. The officials, who cau - Washington. "There's Rubio wrote. China, Coronavirus situation." European Union had than 4 per cent. than ever before," he said. consider foreign travel in tioned the death toll may rise given lots of open-source re - however, says it is help - Trump has been criti - "failed to take the same pre - Oil prices, which "We have the best economy, view of the coronavirus the severity of some of the injuries, porting from China, ing the international cised for playing down cautions" as his adminis - crashed at the start of this the most advanced health - pandemic. "The said it was too soon to assign blame. from Chinese nationals, community battle the the virus, contradicting tration had implemented to week on the prospect of a care, and the most talented Department of State advis - Any indication that Iran-backed that the doctors in - virus. UN Ambassador his own public health contain the coronavirus price war between Saudi doctors, scientists, and re - es US citizens to reconsider militia were responsible could spark volved were either si - Zhang Jun told re - officials and concen - outbreak. Arabia and Russia, plunged searchers anywhere in the travel abroad due to the a new round of confrontation be - lenced or put in isola - porters at UN head - trating more on the eco - The president said he about six per cent on world," Trump said, assert - global impact of COVID- tween the United States and Iran. tion, or that sort of quarters in New York nomic fallout from the was monitoring the situa - Thursday. ing that no nation is more 19," as the illness is known, thing, so that the word that Beijing is working outbreak. tion in China and South International bench - prepared or more resilient it said in a statement. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU,fRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 In Brief If unavoidable, IPL should be held Ranji Trophy final: Resilient Bengal stay in hunt for 1st Foreign players behind closed doors, says govt innings lead not available for new delhi Mar 12: been told to adhere to the the decision of the central When contacted, an offi - rajkot Mar 12: which went to the pad and then IPL till April 15 due guidelines and advisory is - government needs to be ad - cial of an IPL franchise said to the fielder at short leg. He had The Sports Ministry has sued by the ministry of hered to."The BCCI will take that it was important that the Anustup Majumdar put on faced 241 balls during his stay in to fresh visa made it very clear to the health and public welfare. the best possible course of BCCI also keeps the franchis - another inspiring show to hold the middle. Eight overs later, Board of Control for Cricket We have also told them to action in the interest of the es in the loop in the current fort on the fourth day and keep Saha fell to Prerak Mankad and restrictions in India (BCCI) along with avoid any public gathering game, the players, the fans circumstance."We have Bengal in the hunt for the all-im - Saurashtra finally had two new other national federations and if a sporting event has to and the league. The circum - come to a scenario wherein portant first-innings lead in the batsmen at the crease. Shahbaz new delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) that any event that has to be be organised, it should be stances are changing and the we get to hear of develop - final of the Ranji Trophy en - Ahmed failed to rise to the chal - held amid the coronavirus done without gathering of board doesn't really have ments from the media rather counter against Saurashtra. lenge and fell to Chetan Sakariya No foreign player will be avail - outbreak will have to be be - people. control over the situation. than the board. All stake - Majumdar followed on the an over before Tea and able for this year's IPL till April 15 hind closed doors. "It is the state govern - The IPL Governing Council is holders should be kept in footsteps of Sudip Chatterjee Saurasthrra went into the break due to visa restrictions imposed by The diktat clearly means ment who has to manage the meeting in Mumbai on loop with regards to the deci - (81) and Wriddhiman Saha (64) smelling a first-innings lead. the government to contain the novel that if the board has to hold crowd and who have the Saturday and have to take a sions being taken. If the to hit a resilient unbeaten 58 off But Majumdar and Nandi shut coronavirus threat, a top BCCI the Indian Premier League, it power under the epidemic call keeping in mind the dik - Sports Ministry has already 134 balls with Arnab Nandi (28 the door on Saurashtra after that source told PTI on Thursday, cast - has to be without public diseases act (Epidemic Act of tat handed by the central made it clear that there can off 82 balls) as Bengal ended the and saw Bengal through to ing fresh doubts on the fate of the gathering. 1897). If it is unavoidable government," a BCCI official be no public gathering day on 354/6, trailing by 71 runs Stumps. The pair have put up 91 event. "The foreign players who play Union Sports Secretary and it has to be organised, told IANS. around sporting events, then with four wickets in the bag. runs for the sixth wicket and in the IPL come under the Business Radhey Shyam Julaniya has then they should do it with - The central government it is very clear that the IPL Saha and Chatterjee started on have been constantly egged on made it clear that if a sports an overnight total of 134/4 and Visa category. As per the govern - out collecting the crowd," he on Wednesday suspended all has to be held either behind by the Bengal dressing room. event is unavoidable and has pointed.This clearly is an in - visas, barring a few cate - closed doors or be deferred. the pair saw Bengal through to ment's directive, they can't come till Brief Scores: Saurashtra 425 to be organised, it should be dication for the BCCI that if gories like diplomatic and Don't think the second is an Lunch. Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (Arpit Vasavda 106, Cheteshwar April 15," a BCCI source told PTI on done ensuring there is no they do go ahead with the employment, in an attempt option as such getting for - finally gave Saurashtra the Pujara 66; Akash Deep 4/98) vs conditions of anonymity. public gathering. IPL, it has to be behind to prevent the spread of coro - eign players post the original breakthrough in the eighth over Bengal 354/6 (Sudip Chatterjee The government issued fresh "All national federations, closed doors. When contact - navirus as cases across the window will be an issue," the of the second session as 81, Wriddhiman Saha 64; advisory with a ban on all existing including the BCCI, have ed, a BCCI official said that country rose over 70. official said. Chatterjee got an inside edge Prerak Mankad 2/45) foreign visas, except a few cate - gories like diplomatic and employ - ment, till April 15 in the wake of new positive cases of novel coronavirus MS Dhoni plays it cool amid in the country. India has reported 60 positive cases in the outbreak fan banter ahead of IPL 2020 which has led to over 4,000 deaths globally. The fate of the IPL itself especially since he has been out of will be decided on March 14 at the action since the ODI World Cup in event's Governing Council meeting July 2019.In a new TVC launched by in Mumbai. "All decisions will be Star Sports and BCCI, Dhoni shuts taken by the GC in Mumbai," the down his detractors with poise. The source said. Having the IPL, starting commercial shows a couple laughing at a meme on "Thala" Dhoni in an March 29, played in empty stadiums aircraft, only to see him noticing is an option being explored. them from the next seat, completely undeterred. Dhoni calmly puts on Ex-girlfriend of his headphones, but not before cheekily commenting about the Floyd Mayweather noise around him. fan banter which inspired the #KhelBolega campaign found dead was launched by Star Sports in tan - Los angeles, Mar 12 dem with the BCCI recently. Dhoni Mumbai Mar 12: has been the cynosure of all eyes dur - ing CSK's training camp ahead of Josie Harris, an ex-girlfriend of Brushing aside any doubts sur - their IPL season opener against de - floyd Mayweather who had three rounding him after a break from fending champions Mumbai Indians children with the former champion cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in a at the Wankhede Stadium on March boxer, has been found dead at her new commercial ahead of the Indian 29.On Saturday, CSK tweeted a pic - suburban Los Angeles home, au - Premier League, has played it cool in ture of Dhoni with the wicketkeep - thorities have said. Los Angeles his typical fashion.Chennai Super er's gloves with the caption, "I see icy County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told Kings (CSK) skipper Dhoni is widely eyes."In his absence from the Indian regarded as one of the best captains KABC-TV that 40-year-old Josie team, Rishabh Pant and K.L. Rahul to have played the game with two Lynn Harris was the mother of three have taken up the wicketkeeping World Cup and three IPL titles. But of Mayweather's children. role. Dhoni last played for India in many have been wondering if "The spectators wait for the start of the first odI cricket match between India and south africa, which has been delayed due to rains, at HPCa sta - She was found dead in a vehicle the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup Thala" can still lead from the front, dium in dharamshala. in the driveway of her apparent against New Zealand . home in Valencia north of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.Sheriff's deputies were in - Australia to tour Bangladesh Ajinkya Rahane says Team India not bad against short ball vestigating the death, which was Mumbai Mar 12: cused and positive and the next series is in poor run. "I am not too much worried first reported by TMZ, with the for Test series in June Australia and there is a long way to go, about that and I am not going too much celebrity news website reporting Insisting that Indians are not bad looking forward to that." deep in that. Test Championship is all sydney Mar 12 foul play was not suspected. In 2010 for a two-match series in the players of short-ball, Test vice-captain Rahane was referring to the 2018 about one match and one series at a time, longest format of the game in Ajinkya Rahane on Wednesday said the Melbourne Test against Australia, which one match at a time because points are in - Mayweather was accused of assault - Australia are all set to tour 2017, the International Cricket team's bad run in New Zealand was largely India won by 137 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara volved, because one bad game or two bad ing Harris and threatening two of Bangladesh for a two-match Council (ICC) official website due to the wind factor. Rahane, who had had scored a hundred, while Virat Kohli, games will not make us bad team," Rahane their children during an argument. Test series in June this year, reported. Bangladesh are scores of 46, 29 (in Wellington) and 7, 9 (in Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma had said. "We learnt a lot from New Zealand He admitted hitting Harris and the Bangladesh Cricket Board scheduled to play against Christchurch), said the criticism that they stuck half-centuries in the first-innings. series, they played well. As a team, there is twisting her arm, eventually plead - (BCB) has confirmed. The two Australia following their re - do not play short-ball well, does not hold Personally if you see my Melbourne in - some learning as batting and bowling ing guilty to a reduced domestic vio - sides will first take on each oth - turn from England, where the any merit. nings against Australia, I was counter-at - unit." lence charge and serving two er in the opening match from former side are set to face "People are speaking too much about it tacking and played short-ball wells. It is Rahane, who has scored 4,203 runs, June 11 at Zohur Ahmed months in jail. Ireland in three-match ODI se - (short balls). If you see Melbourne in - important to learn what went wrong play - also dwelt on the importance of having Chowdhury Stadium in After Mayweather told an inter - ries and four T20Is in May. nings, we have dominated. We all play ing short balls in New Zealand. As long as I shadow tours. He, however, stressed that Chattogram. Australia and viewer that he was simply trying to Bangladesh are also slated to short-balls well. One game doesn't make am on that path to improve, if next time the pitches during the shadow tours Bangladesh will play the sec - restrain Harris, who was on drugs host Pakistan in an ODI and you bad player of short ball. I don't think the opposition come and bowl short balls should be the same as they are in interna - ond Test, beginning June 19 at during the incident, Harris sued two Tests, beginning April 1 at we have to make too much fuss about at me and if I feel like hitting it, I'll hit," he tional games. Sher-e-Bangla National him for defamation in 2015. National Stadium in Karachi. short-balls, we have been playing them re - said. "We have really done a good job in the "It is important to have a shadow tour Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The Australia, on the other ally well in different formats," Rahane said last three-four years. Now Test because you get to know the conditions Test series will be the hand, will face New Zealand in in Mumbai. "They (New Zealand bowlers) Championship has started. In this jour - well. The only thing I feel is the wickets RSWS matches to Australian men's cricket a three-match ODI series and used the breeze factor very well because in ney, you are going to win and lose some that we get in shadow games are complete - team's third visit to as many T20Is from March 13 New Zealand it was biggest factor, cutting matches," he added. Rahane also said that ly different than what we get in interna - he played behind Bangladesh this year. They had before their tour of the angle and pace. We have to stay fo - he was not overtly worried about his own tional games," he said. close doors previously visited the country Bangladesh. Mumbai, Mar 12
The matches of the Road Safety NBA shut down, fans shut out as coronavirus hits US sport World Series, featuring greats such as Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Los angeles, Mar 12 due to take place in Montreal are going to slow the spread of that the agency believed any Lara, will now be held closed doors from March 16-22. this epidemic," Washington large gatherings of people rep - in view of the Coronavirus threat in Sport across the United The decision came after governor Jay Inslee said. The resented a risk of COVID-19 States and Canada was Maharastra. The organisers have al - escalating anxiety about the MLS's Seattle Sounders later spreading. gripped by coronavirus fears, potential for unchecked trans - said a game against fC Dallas "We would recommend so cancelled the matches which with the NBA suspending its mission of the virus among on March 21 had been post - that there not be large crowds. were to be played at the MCA season after a Utah Jazz player fans attending sporting poned. The Seattle Mariners If that means not having any Stadium in Gahunje in Pune and re - tested positive for COVID-19. events. baseball team said they would people in the audience, as the located them to the DY Patil The NBA's move followed Shortly after the NBA's de - seek to reschedule the club's NBA plays, so be it," fauci Stadium in Navi Mumbai."As a con - a dramatic last-minute post - cision, the NHL said it would opening home games of the said. "Anything that has large sequence of the ongoing health ponement of Utah's scheduled update the status of its season 2020 season, which had been crowd is something that would emergency in the country, all stake game against the Thunder in on Thursday. set for late March. Meanwhile, give the risk to spread." Johns holders of the Road Safety World Oklahoma City, league offi - "The National Hockey the wildly popular climax to Hopkins University's coron - Series have decided that all remain - cials taking action after delib - League is aware of the NBA's the US college basketball sea - avirus tracker put the number ing matches of the Road Safety erating during the day how decision tonight to indefinite - son -- "March Madness" -- will of known US cases at around best to proceed in the face of World Series will be played behind ly suspend its season due to a be played in virtually fan-free 1,300, with 36 dead. the outbreak. player testing positive for the arenas after the NCAA said on - Golf's US PGA Tour said closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium "The NBA is suspending coronavirus," the NHL said in ly relatives and essential per - Wednesday it has no plans to starting March 13 when South game play following the con - a statement. sonnel would be allowed at postpone its schedule, but Africa Legends take on Sri Lanka clusion of tonight's schedule of "The NHL is continuing to games. added it has not ruled any - Legends in a revised schedule," a games until further notice," consult with medical experts "I have made the decision thing out either. The Players media statement issued in the mid - the league said. and is evaluating the options. to conduct our upcoming Championship tournament is night stated. Maharashtra reported "The NBA will use this hia - We expect to have a further championship events, includ - set to start on Thursday. 10 cases of Coronavirus on tus to determine next steps for update (Thursday)." ing the Division I men's and "The Players Wednesday."Due to the outbreak of moving forward in regard to Pending league-wide ac - Sporting Kansas City. Oakland Athletics on March women's basketball tourna - Championship will continue COVID-19 and the escalating num - the coronavirus pandemic." tion, the NHL's San Jose The NHL's Columbus Blue 24 would be rescheduled. ments, with only essential as scheduled, although we will ber of cases in Maharashtra, the or - The move came days after Sharks said they would play Jackets said they would host In Washington state, au - staff and limited family atten - absolutely continue to review the Indian Wells tennis tour - ganising committee unanimously the three home games remain - the Pittsburgh Penguins on thorities announced a ban on dance," National Collegiate recommendations from the nament in California became Thursday behind closed doors all gatherings of more than agreed that the third leg of the ing this month without fans af - Athletic Association (NCAA) Centers for Disease Control, the first high-profile casualty ter a ban on mass gatherings in after an order banning mass 250 people in three counties president Mark Emmert said. World Health Organization Series, which was scheduled to be of the crisis. Santa Clara County in gatherings in Ohio, set to be until at least the end of March, The NCAA took the un - and local health administra - held in Pune from March 14 to 20, Mounting concern over California. the first major professional including the area which cov - precedented move after con - tions," the statement said. 2020, be relocated to DY Patil stadi - the possible spread of COVID- The Santa Clara County sports event to be played in an ers Seattle. - 'More aggressive sulting public health officials. "Players in the field have been um and played behind closed doors 19 also prompted Canadian edict also forced the postpone - empty arena. position' - "It is clear that our Anthony fauci, head of the notified to be prepared to play along with the remaining games at authorities to cancel the ment of a March 21 Major The San francisco Giants state needs a more vigorous National Institute of Allergy round 1, as scheduled." The the same venue and the final," it World figure Skating League Soccer game between baseball team said a planned and more comprehensive and and Infectious Diseases, told a Tour said it would provide a added. Championships, which were the San Jose Earthquakes and pre-season game against the more aggressive position if we US Congressional panel in further update on Thursday. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU fRIDAY MARCH 13, 2020 Happy Birthday Shreya Ghoshal: Here’s a cute throwback to the time when little Shreya Angrezi Medium director Homi Adajania on Irrfan Throwback Thursday: When Thalaivar enthralled everyone with her talent Rajinikanth and Thalapathy Vijay come Khan's comeback: A legend doesn't comeback together to create an iconic frame
Whenever we talk about fandom and crazy fan following in the south industry, the superstars whose names come in our mind are Thalaivar Rajinikanth, Thalapathy Vijay, Thala Ajith and Prabhas. These biggies enjoy an insane fan following even on social media, and despite not being active on the digital platforms, we see even a small announcement related to them be - coming the top trend on Twitter. And now, we will show an old pic, which turned out to be an iconic frame as we see Thalapathy and Thalaivar in one frame with their smil - Homi Adajania put his cessfully completed the forth a strong statement and levels, considering how diffi - ing faces. This picture is a treat for all the film, Angrezi Medium, on shoot of the film. Tomorrow, said, "A legend doesn’t come cult shoots can be. I did put fans and all cinema lovers. The megastars hold only for Irrfan Khan. the film will release and back. He’s always there." everything on hold and de - have not shared screen space together in The actor was diagnosed Irrfan Khan's wait will be The director further men - cided to wait for him to make any film and we wish the duo signs a big with a neuroendocrine tu - worth it. Angrezi Medium tioned that he had decided to this. Dinoo (Dinesh Vijan, film, which will definitely become an all- mour in 2018 and under - has received rave reviews make this film with Irrfan or producer) and I were very time blockbuster right from its announce - went treatment for the same from the critics already and not make it at all. While the clear that Angrezi Medium ment. Meanwhile, Thalapathy Vijay is cur - for a year and a half. During it is up to the audience to de - making of the movie, Irrfan would be made with Irrfan on - rently gearing up for the release of Master, the shoot of the film, there cide the fate of the film. was undergoing treatment, ly. And I took the risk, knowing which is set to hit the screens in April. The were good days and bad days Meanwhile, when Homi so there would be good days that i t would be an experi - film is directed by Kaithi helmer Lokesh as the actor was undergoing Adajania was asked about and bad days. There was an ence that my crew and I Kanagaraj and also stars Vijay Sethupathi treatment, however, he suc - Irrfan's comeback, he put uncertainty about his energy would cherish," he told here. and Malavika Mohanan in key roles. Bigg Boss 13: Paras Chhabra avoided Akanksha Puri's attempt Insta-Stalker Alert: Angrezi to reach him; says, 'There is no point in clarifying anything' Medium actress Radhika Madan proves she is the new fashionista It’s Shreya Ghoshal’s birthday today. The life, the Splitsvilla 5 winner did not singer with one of the most melodious voices ever call it quits with her. However, now clocks 36 years. At the age of 16, Shreya not only after Bigg Boss 13, they have ended won over the whole country with her brilliant their relationship on an ugly note. singing skills, but also made a place in everyone’s Akanksha Puri and Paras got involved heart with her kind nature and magnetic charm. in mud-slinging and that's the least Shreya began training in music at the tender age of they could have done. Nevertheless, 4. She was accompanied by her mother on the tan - everything is over between them and pura and usually sang Bengali songs. Shreya began Paras has even blocked Akanksha on training in classical music at the age of 6, under the WhatsApp. However, Akanksha tried tutelage of the Late Kalyanji Virji Shah and later, getting in touch with Paras Chhabra the Late Mukta Bhide in Mumbai. On her special after Bigg Boss 13 but he finds no day today, we have found a rare video of teenage point in clarifying anything. Shreya that we thought of sharing with y’all. How In an interview with News 18, he she won over the audience with her musical talent, said, "Akanksha tried to contact me leaving senior talented musicians baffled, is what after I came out of Bigg Boss, but I the video is all about. In the video, Shreya is seen have been busy from the very next day with my new show Mujhse Shaadi crooning to Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu’s roman - Karoge. Also, there is no point in clar - tic track, Odhli Chunariya from the Salman Khan ifying anything now so it is better that and Kajol starrer, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. we break-up. I want to remove the tat - The music of this evergreen number was given too of her name on my hand but have by Himesh Reshammiya while the lyrics were been busy with the show." The actor penned by Sameer. In an earlier interview, Shreya further spoke about his thought of Ghoshal had opened up on the recreation of music. breaking up with Akanksha before “Recreations are okay if you do a couple of them, doing Bigg Boss 13. "My relationship but now, if every other song is a recreation, it is with Akanksha was going through a pretty sad. I feel that even the audiences feel it. rough phase and it would have ended They want to listen to new songs and they are feel - anytime. When I was offered the ing, ‘Okay, this song we have already heard, and show, during a fight she told me that now there is a new beat on it.’ Some of the recre - ‘now that you have got this show, so ations are done smartly where there is a new colour you will leave me’. As I was coming for to it, and there is a completely new take to it. the show I did not want to do anything However, some of them are just about re-doing a Paras Chhabra's relationship with tried to break up with the actress but negative (break-up) in my life so I left popular song,” Shreya told an online entertain - Akanksha Puri was going through a she refused to do so. And since, Paras it on hold. Also, I told her that ‘if I get a ment portal. rough patch before Bigg Boss 13. He himself did not want negativity in his girl on the show, I will move on." Despite Baaghi 3's dominance, Taapsee Pannu's Thappad continues its strong run at the box office
Taapsee Pannu's best work of Anubav Sinha till Thappad remains unaffected date'. I feel the pressure and won - by Tiger Shroff's Baaghi 3 as der what will I do next. Now I the hard-hitting drama con - think I cannot deliver anything tinues its strong run at the that is average." He further box office. The Anubhav added, "It is not easy to deliver a Sinha directorial venture good film and take the expecta - witnessed a boost in the col - tion of the audience one level lections due to the Holi festi - higher every time. I am over - val and raked in 1.54 crore whelmed and pressured. I cannot yesterday at the ticket win - deal with so much love! Thank dows. Thappad now stands you so much (to the audience) but with the grand total of Rs I want to disappear!" Apart from Radhika Madan is one of the most talented new actresses 30.53 crore and is expected Taapsee, audience have also in the industry today. She began her career with the televi - to close around Rs 35 crore praised the performance of Pavail sion show, Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi, opposite Shakti Arora, by the end of its third week - Gulati, who played the husband gained recognition for her performance and soon became end. filmmaker Anubhav of the female protagonist Amrita, one of the top actresses on TV. Not many though that Sinha, who is overwhelmed played by Taapsee Pannu. Radhika Madan is not only a good actress, but also an amaz - by all the love recently said, Talking about his best takeaway ing dancer. Before entering into acting, Radhika was a dance "The last time I started get - from the film he said, "I think the instructor in Delhi. In 2018, she made her Bollywood debut ting thousands of good words biggest lesson that I have learnt with Pataakha, followed by Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota. The was after the release of through the process of filming actress is now all set for the release of her third film, Angrezi ‘Article 15'. I ran away to ‘Thappad' is, not hurting the dig - Medium, where she will be seen alongside Irrfan Khan and Gulmarg, to the mountains nity of the other person in a rela - Kareena Kapoor Khan. The trailer and songs of the film have where there was no network! tionship, and that means in any already caught on and earned appreciation for Radhika. I get scared of such love relationship be it with parents, With Angrezi Medium releasing tomorrow, we thought of where people come out of the childhood friends, girlfriend or stalking Radhika Madam’s Instagram handle, and boy, does theatre and say, 'this is the people who genuinely care." she ace the fashion game like a boss! 11 LOCAL !!) & , !& #"#!$ !%&" #" ! # " &" ! !" # "" //;>05:3 @; @41 0-@- .A@ >19-5:10 -.;B1 @41 $ 5:28-@5;: 5: " 2>;9 @41 "-@5;:-8 &1?1>B1 -:7 ;2 :05-? @-> 1.>A->E >1B1>?10 ?5D $ % # ## ! " '@-@5?@5/-8 #225/1 "'# @41 31@ .-:0 ;2 <1> /1:@ <8A? 9;:@4? ;2 5:/>1-?5:3 @>1:0 :05-? 2-/@;>E ;A@
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