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Commissioner, r K shavan today said that during the Anti-encroachment the new excise policy introduced by the Ut drive, deputy Commissioner, Government would greatly help in achiev - rohit Khajuria, personally over - ing the financial targets despite COVId-19 saw the demolition operation and challenges. ensured fencing and demarcation Addressing a press Conference here, of state land. the excise Commissioner said that the In the Anti encroachment policy is vibrant and has touched all the drive, two JCb machines were important issues in the larger interest of pressed into the action and multi - public and Union territory of J&K. He said ple concrete structures including the focus has been laid on transparency served areas through e-tendering process price correction has been made by impos - khulas, boundary walls, sheds, and openness. in a secured and transparent manner. He ing additional assessment duty @ 20% in - pavements were demolished. the Government of Ut of J&K vide no - said provision for reservation to ex-ser - stead of 40%, ” said and added that to in - GANDERBAL, SEPTEMBER 01: sion, the dC appealed to the It was informed that the state tification sO 275 dated 31.08.2020 issued vicemen, specially-abled sC/st/ObC and crease the quality and to comply with the people to extend full cooper - land bearing khasra no. 44, meas - the excise policy for the year 2020-21 ef - economically weaker sections @ 2% each FssAI standards of JK special whisky On the directions of ation to the administration uring 510 Kanal, in the heart of the fective from 1st september, 2020 till 31st has been made while granting new license shall henceforth be 65o proof instead of deputy Commissioner (dC) during the COVId-19 test - samba town (Arazi, samba) was March, 2020. In supersession of earlier fee. Giving further details, he said that the 60o proof. shafqat Iqbal, the district ing. He said that the sam - encroached upon by the land grab - excise policy, the new excise policy aims new start-ups established by availing “scope of social responsibility Corpus Administration Ganderbal pling and testing process will bers. In addition to raising con - at rationalizing the tax structure to opti - loans under any of self-employment Fund has been widened by including vari - today organised COVId-19 be most beneficial in curbing crete structures on the state land, mise revenues besides encouraging transi - scheme of the Government will get conces - ous activities in order to achieve long term the land grabbers were also culti - testing camps in various ar - the community transmission tion from High to Low Alcoholic drinks. sion on up-front fee. such startups have to objectives of reducing the consumption of vating seasonal crops through dai - eas of the district. of infection. It was informed Highlighting the salient features, he pay rs. 5 lakh instead of rs. 7 Lakh, he in - liquor and drug abuse through educa - ly labourers. the stamp duty of the the camps were organ - that 300 tests were done dur - said the new policy also aims at providing formed tion/mass awareness and other said land is assessed to be rs 7.50 ised to intensify testing for ing these camps out of which choice of brands to consumers and level “the bars at the tourist locations and youth/community out-reach programmes lacs per kanal. After the anti-en - COVId-19 in the district es - 14 samples were found posi - playing field to those in the trade adding areas falling under various tourism and through creating of sports/communi - croachment drive, the entire state pecially in red-Zones includ - tive. Meanwhile, the dC di - that 50% Additional excise retail duty development Authorities shall have to pay ty infrastructure, libraries etc” he added. land on was demarcated and a ing wayiloo and bamloora. rected the concerned health (Ard) commonly known as “Corona tax” half of amount prescribed under annual li - It is pertinent to mention that the new sign board of ‘state Land’ was also In these areas announce - officials to strictly adhere to has been waived off. cense fee. For commercial properties policy has authorised the excise installed at the site. Assistant ments were made through COVId-19 sOps while col - “to generate additional revenue for meant for tourist accommodation located Commissioner to scrutinize all the viola - Commissioner revenue, Jitender the public addressing system lecting the samples, especial - common good, bottling fee @ rs. 10-12 per in the water-bodies in the tourist areas tions/frauds committed in grant and re - Mishra; tehsildar samba, ram mounted on vehicles appeal - ly maintaining social dis - bottle has been introduced on bottling of permits shall be issued for serving liquor newal of licenses in past. It has further pal; naib tehsildar, saudagar ing people to get tested at tance, terming it the best way all kind of liquor. besides, the existing by charging rs. 1 lakh as annual fee” he in - been classified that the validity of renewal Mal; besides a police party and these camps. to prevent transmission of excise duties have been marginally in - formed further. of license shall be for one year as per the other staff of revenue and were to have a firsthand ap - virus. during the visit, the creased. to bring about discipline and ef - He said that the banquet/party halls, rules and not for five years as in earlier present on the occasion. praisal of the progress in dC was accompanied by fective enforcement, fixed License fee has who intend to serve liquor shall get regis - policy. A fee of 10-12 rupees has also been these camps, the dC visited Additional deputy COVID-19: SDM Karnah been introduced for all kind of licensees at tered with the department by paying imposed to generate revenue and ensure the COVId-19 testing camp Commissioner, Farooq different rates,” he added. the policy, he Annual registration Fee of rs. 50 thou - the duty on exports. the concession of 25% issues guidelines for at wayil where he inspected Ahmed baba, CMO said, provides for grant of new licenses sand. “to curb bootlegging/smuggling of to defence/paramilitary forces on import the sample collection and Ganderbal and the other con - passenger vehicle (wine shops) in un-served and under- super deluxe/bottled in Origin (bIO) and export duty has also been allowed. drivers testing process. On the occa - cerned. KUPWARA, SEPTEMBER 01: Introduction of new subjects at sub divisional Magistrate Advisor Sharma reviews Apple High (sdM), Karnah, dr. bilal Mohiddin bhat today advised the HSS level: Dr Samoon discusses general public and drivers of pas - senger vehicles including tata Density Programme modalities at Sub-Committee meeting sumo, tavera, Xylo, scorpio and Innova to strictly follow the Says Steps afoot to increase Horticulture produce in JK COVId-19 related sOps and guidelines. In this regard, the SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 1: mum horticulturists get benefited netherlands to achieve self-suffi - drivers have been directed to from it. He said that a mechanism ciency in plant production so that board 05 passengers only in their Advisor to Lieutenant should also be formulated so as to dependence on import is mini - vehicles with the strict implemen - Governor, KK sharma, today said make it broad based by actively in - mized and presently 10.90 lakh root tation of Covid sOps and the viola - that steps are afoot for ensuring volving the stakeholders and also stock is available with the tion of which shall invite penalty that the Horticulture and related incorporating their views and sug - department for multiplication/dis - under rules. the drivers have activities get a fillip by way of vari - gestions as well. tribution purpose to strictly been directed to collect ous government schemes and inter - Advisor stressed to cover all the Horticulturists. SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 1: garding certain subjects and subject fare as per the list issued by the ventions so that the quantum of feasible areas under High density the deputations raised several Combination at Higher secondary sdM and the same must be affixed produce gets increased contribut - programme including Jammu issues like establishment of labora - principal secretary school part-I & part-II levels, Faculty of in the vehicles for information of ing to the economy of Jammu and province, which have a high poten - tories for testing of pesticides, education and skill development, dr science, Home science, Commerce the passengers. He further direct - Kashmir. tial for development of horticulture Insecticides and Fungicides, Grant Asgar Hassan samoon today chaired a and Humanities. ed that no vehicle shall be allowed He was speaking at a meeting especially Apple. He said that we of subsidy directly to Orchardists meeting of sub-Committee for intro - the Joint director planning school to be parked along the road side in convened to review Apple High have to ensure successful imple - through Horticulture department duction of new subjects in the education Jammu gave a detailed pow - the market and should be parked density programme and other mentation of the scheme so that all on rejuvenation, single window Government Higher secondary er point presentation regarding sub - in identified areas and stands on - schemes which was attended areas of Jammu and Kashmir are system for establishment of Mini schools in Jammu & Kashmir. jects proposed to be introduced like ly. If any person is found violating director Horticulture Kashmir, covered having potential of produc - CA stores, introduction of Market the meeting was attended by the Geology, statistics, Geography, instructions and guidelines, the Aijaz bhat, Members of pHd ing Apples. Intervention scheme and bringing Additional secretary school education electronics, Applied Mathematics, general public can contact these Chamber of Commerce including the meeting was told that 240 culled fruits within the scheme, tak - department, nodal Officers of school philosophy, public Administration, Helpline numbers to register their showkat Chowdhary, bilal hectare of land has been brought ing measures for tackling scab out - education department, while psychology, Music and optional fifth complaints 7006701143, Kawoosa and Association of fruit under the High-density break in orchards in valley, making Chairperson, JKbOse, director school subjects any from the list and others 9596600833, 8491074930 and growers of Kashmir led by GM dar programme and all steps are being Mughal road all weather and crop education Jammu, director school vocational course as per demand of re - the same shall be dealt under law. and Farooq rather initiated to remove bottlenecks, if insurance scheme. Advisor assured education Kashmir, Joint director spective areas. All sector Magistrates and the Advisor directed the officers to any, in the scheme so that the farm - the deputationists that the issues planning school education Jammu the meeting was informed that duty Magistrates along with ensure that the scheme of high-den - ers are fully benefited by this inno - raised by them would be looked into and other seniors officers attended the 10776 posts have been sanctioned for police representatives have been sity plantation meant to increase vative programme. It was also in - for early redressal. Various other is - meeting through video conference. different subjects in the Government directed to ensure the protocol is the apple production is implement - formed that imported elite clonal sues related to horticulture were al - threadbare discussions were held Higher secondary schools in Jammu & followed in letter and spirit. ed in a manner so that the maxi - root stock has been brought from so discussed in the meeting. on demands from different quarters re - Kashmir. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal/natiOnal JAMMU, wednesdAy, septeMber 2, 2020 Inter Zonal Tournament takes off in DDC Kishtwar reviews progress Doda with football competitions of Developmental Schemes DODA, SEPTEMBER 01: the month long district Level Inter Zonal tournament for all age Seeks early completion of Aadhar seeding groups (boys) took off with a football event today here KISHTWAR, SEPTEMBER 01: department to ensure the at sport stadium. completion of the process district youth service district development by end of this month. & sports Officer (dyssO), Commissioner (ddC) He also directed the Jaffar Hussain sheikh, de - Kishtwar, rajinder singh CeO to ensure the re-en - clared the tournament tara, reviewed the rollment of dropouts and open the tournament progress of the various de - out of school children. would also witness compe - velopment schemes, here the Jal shakti titions in Cricket, at a meeting of officers of department was asked to Volleyball , Kho-Kho and line departments . ensure adequate drinking badminton during the Additional district water facility to earmarked month long sports event. district youth services & Aftab Alam, Mudassir development 109 schools under languish In the tournament sports Officer under the Maqbool, Vijay Kumar. Commissioner, Mohd. scheme and the submis - around 80 players would patronage of director In the Football match Hanief Malik; Joint sion of estimation of JJM show their talent in all the General youth services held for under 14 teams, director planning, Mohd scheme as per the new disciplines. the teams are and sports J&K Govt, dr Ghat Zone beat Gundna Iqbal; Assistant commis - schedule, water testing at drawn from all the zones of issues. He underlined the nodal officer Aadhar Aadhar linked accounts. saleem ur rehman, and on Zone by 2-0, the Final sioner revenue, dr. Amir panchayat level well in district doda. In charge, need for devising an effec - (ACr) and all the con - the ddC further di - the consent of dr. sagar d match was won by doda Hussain; Assistant time. ZpeO doda, Kishori Lal tive monitoring mecha - cerned heads to conduct a rected the concerned to re - doifode, deputy zone by beating Ghat zone Commissioner the pMGsy engineers and In Charge, ZpeO nism to oversee the drive for the Aadhar card move the disparity in Commissioner doda. 2-0 and In under-17 cate - development, Kishore were exhorted upon to gear bhalla, pritam singh were progress of the various de - generation of left out per - pMAy (G) regarding the the sports event is be - gory, doda Zone beat singh Katoch; district up the men and machinery also present. the tourna - velopmental works and sons. case sanctioning, Geo-tag - ing held by strictly follow - bhalla Zone by 3-0, the social welfare officer, tariq to complete the target of ment is being organised as register the achievements All the departmental ging and installments re - ing the covid protection Final match was won by parveaz Qazi; Chief completion of roads in all a part of annual calendar of under various welfare heads were directed to gear leased by 15th of sops and guidelines. the doda zone by beating Ghat education Officer, dr respects well in time ahead activities framed by the schemes on a periodic ba - up their men and machin - september 2020. He fur - matches were officiated by Zone by 3-0. Kuldeep sharma; Chief sis, at all levels of the im - ery to expedite the pace and ther asked to expedite the of the approaching winter Medical Officer, dr r s plementation. ensure the completion of process of executing the session. Manhas besides other He impressed upon all the back to Village (b2V) work and achieving the tar - Further ddC Kishtwar district Officers ,Xens of the departmental heads programme works by get under 14th FC, repair of also directed the heads of MSK Kishtwar hosts Godh Bharai pMGsy, pwd and officials dealing with the social se - september 2020. Hand pumps and sbM by Health, Agriculture and among others remained curity schemes to ensure the ACd was directed september 2020. Agri-allied departments to present in the meeting. 100% Aadhar seeding of to take concrete steps for to ensure cent percent ensure 100% registration program for Pregnant Women At the outset, the ddC the accounts of the benefi - the timely disbursement of coverage of the eligible per - of farmers and other bene - held department wise ciaries to maintain trans - the wage payment of MGn - sons under various pension ficiaries under pM- threadbare discussion on parency. reGA workers and also en - schemes, the ddC directed KIssAn, KCC, AyUsH - the various developmental He further asked the sure the payment through the social welfare MAn bharat. Domicile Certificates issuance accelerated across J&K 12.5 lakh certificates issued; over 99% of those issued Domiciles are erstwhile PRC holders SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 01: Certificates have been issued so far. recruitment) Act, 2010. additional document shall be re - Over 99% of those issued certifi - Kansal reaffirmed that the rules quired for such residents. the Jammu and Kashmir cates include erstwhile prCs or in - provide a simple and time bound similarly, he noted that for Government today informed that cluding Kashmiri pandit migrants. procedure for the issuance of the Kashmiri migrants, a very simple the issuance of domicile the process of issuance will be fur - domicile Certificate so that no one procedure has been prescribed for Certificates have been accelerated ther accelerated and the issuance is put to any inconvenience, besides they can get the domicile certificate as about 12.5 lakh of these certifi - will be monitored to ensure that there are provisions for time bound on production of either a prC or cates have been issued so far with pendency is brought down to the issuance for certificates including Certificate of registration of mi - KISHTWAR, SEPTEMBER 01: en during pregnancy, im - mortality. so it is impor - over 99 percent being erstwhile lowest,” Mr Kansal informed. an Appellate Authority whose or - grant and added that further for portance of antenatal tant to take nutritional di - prC holders. He added that so far 11398 west ders will be binding as well as who bonafide migrants and bonafide district level Centre checkup for pregnant ets which influence the Addressing a press conference pakistan refugees, 415 Valmiki has revisional powers. displaced persons who have mi - For women, (Mahila women, etc. health of the mother and here, principal secretary power community members, 10 Gorkha “the rules have a provision that grated but have not registered with shakti Kendra) Kishtwar the MsK team in - her child. the participants development department and community members and 12340 applications for grant of domicile the relief department, there is a today organised the Godh formed the participants were also sensitised about Information department, rohit registered Migrants have been is - Certificate can be submitted either special limited provision for regis - bharai programme under that adequate nutrition the poshan Maah or Kansal, who is also Government sued domicile Certificates. physically or electronically online. tration. He further explained that poshan Abhiyan here at with good quality and that nutrition Month which is spokesperson said that the process Giving a background about the the Competent Authority can also in order to further simplify the Angawanwari Centre quantity of food during celebrated from 1st to 30th of issuance of domicile Certificates domicile Certificate procedure, he issue domicile certificate(s) elec - process and ensure issuance of sangrambhatta-b. pregnancy is beneficial for september and aims to re - is picking up rapidly and certificate said that the Government had noti - tronically,” he said. domicile in the bare minimum the programme was the health of both the duce low-birth weight, issuance is being monitored regu - fied the Jammu and Kashmir Grant He also mentioned that the time, the Government has issued a organised to aware preg - mother and her child. they stunting and undernutri - larly. of domicile Certificate (procedure) permanent residents of the erst - notification sO 263 dated: 25th of nant women regarding the were told that maternal tion, and anemia among Kansal was flanked by principal rules, 2020, which is the basic eli - while state of J&K in whose favour August, 2020 whereby the proper diet during pre and malnutrition increases the children, adolescent girls secretary and Financial gibility condition for appointment permanent resident Certificate Competent Authority has been post pregnancy, early initi - risk of gestational anemia, and women. the Commissioner revenue, dr pawan to any post under the Union (prC) has been issued by the com - bound to issue the domicile ation of breast feeding and hypertension, miscar - programme was attended Kotwal and director Information territory of Jammu and Kashmir petent authority before October 31, Certificates provided under clause its benefit both for mother riages and fetal deaths dur - by Aww’s, Anganwadi and public relations, dr syed following amendments in the 2019 shall be eligible for receiving 1(a) and clause 4(a) within a period and children, childcare ing pregnancy, pre-term Helpers, pregnant women sehrish Asgar. Jammu and Kashmir Civil services their domicile Certificates on the of five working days from the date tips, supplement to be tak - delivery and maternal besides others. “About 12.5 lakh domicile (decentralization and basis of prCs alone and no other such application is received by it. Navin Choudhary reviews achievements of Agriculture, Dr Samoon reviews status of pending Court, Horticulture departments CAT cases of School Education Deptt SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 1: court cases so that the bottlenecks, if any, can Asks to identify lands along NH for establishing farmers’ markets be removed at an earliest. He asked all the principal secretary school education and Chief education Officers to prepare district 3902 Soil Health Cards, 19041 qtl HYV seeds distributed, 5.22 lakh families registered skill development departments, dr Asgar wise list of pending cases and sort out the is - samoon, today chaired a meeting to review sues on priority. the director of each division under PM-Kissan scheme, 20 seasonal Mandis set up in Jammu, Samba, Kathua and discuss the status of the pending presented a detailed report about the pending Court/CAt cases pertaining to the school court/ CAt cases and informed that the de - JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 01: education department. the meeting was at - partment is vigorously pursuing settlement of tended by secretary Law Achal sethi, director the cases in coordination with the legal au - principal secretary, school education Jammu, director school thorities. Meanwhile, the principal secretary Agriculture production and education Kashmir, Chief education Officers directed the concerned officers to ensure Horticulture, navin Kumar of both the divisions and other senior officers cleanliness and sanitization in and around the Choudhary, today convened a of the department through video conference. school premises. He also asked them to pre - meeting to review the physical threadbare discussions were held on various pare list of the teaching and non- teaching and financial achievements of pending court cases. the principal secretary staff, who performed their duties regularly Agriculture and Horticulture de - directed the concerned to ensure close coordi - during the ongoing Covid-19 and submit the partments. nation at all levels of the department and take same to the concerned quarters to award the director, Agriculture necessary steps for speedy disposal of the best performer(s). Jammu, Inder Jeet, director Horticulture Jammu ram sevak, director Command Area Advisor Bhatnagar meets several delegations, development, smita sethi be - sides senior officers of Agriculture and Horticulture de - individuals as part of Public outreach partments were present in the SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 01- Karamcharis of Indian graveyards besides timely meeting. system of Medicine raised the completion of other ongoing director Agriculture and As part of the strengthen - issue of wages and other is - developmental works. director Horticulture briefed the ing of grievance redressal sues with the Advisor. they besides these delegations, principal secretary about the ed, of which, 7188 were analyzed of which, 5.03 lakh have been promotion of backyard mechanism, Advisor to demanded increase in their dozens of individuals from present status of various schemes and 3902 soil Health Cards have linked with KCC scheme. He Horticulture in urban and rural Lieutenant Governor, rajeev wages besides other monetary srinagar, reasi, budgam, and projects being executed by been distributed among the added that 20 seasonal mandis areas, organic farming, creation rai bhatnagar today met sev - benefits for overtime work pulwama, Anantnag and oth - their respective departments be - farmers. besides, 19041 quintals have been established in the and strengthening of irrigation eral delegations and individu - during pandemic COVId-19. er areas also met the Advisor sides highlighting physical and of HyV seeds including paddy, catchment areas of Jammu, infrastructure, post harvest man - als at Civil secretariat here similarly, a deputation of lo - and flagged their issues and financial achievements regis - maize, pulses and fodder have samba and Kathua districts. agement, development of horti - who apprised him of their is - cals from Aripal, tral raised grievances before the Advisor tered so far. been distributed among more while briefing about the culture assets etc. sues and demands besides the issue of healthcare in their and sought early redressal for briefing about the achieve - than one lakh eighty four thou - achievement of Horticulture After taking a comprehensive seeking an early resolution for area with the Advisor. they the same. the Advisor lis - ments of Agriculture sand farmers. department, director informed review, navin Kumar stressed for the same. A deputation of demanded establishment of tened to each of them patient - department, director apprised director informed that 407 that about 1.18 lakh hectare area exploring new and scientific Civil society members pHC in their area in order to ly and assured them that all of that wheat crop has been harvest - thousand hectare area has been is under fruit crop and walnut, farming techniques for value ad - Kurhama Ganderbal raised improve healthcare system their genuine demands will be ed on an area of 2.30 Lakh sown against the target area of Mango, Apple, pear and Lemon dition of agricultural products the issue of pHC with the there. Another deputation redressed on priority while hectare by pressing into service 392 thousand hectare for the are major fruit crops here and adding that this will help to im - Advisor. they demanded from ranger, Chadoora several grievances were sent more than 300 harvesters cum Kharif crops. He said that 5.22 83% of total revenue comes out of prove the condition of farmers by restoration of functioning of raised several developmental on spot to the concerned binders. He informed that 12032 lakh families have been regis - these crops. He briefed about the getting fair and better remunera - pHC at the earliest. Another issues before the Advisor. quarters for instant resolution samples of soil have been collect - tered under pM-Kissan scheme, procedure for area expansion, tive price for their produce. deputation of the safai they demanded fencing of of the same. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU wednesdAy septeMber 2, 2020 Glimpses of Future Congress split inevitable 86 estAbLIsHed In 19 By : SANDHyA JAIN that the party is run by a tiny coterie comprising the Gandhi family, gen - the demand for collective lead - eral secretary KC Venugopal and na - ership is an indictment of the opaque tional spokesperson randeep Recipe for disaster micro-management that has dis - surjewala. the unilateral appoint - tanced the leadership from the party ments of Adhir ranjan Chowdhury he way world is opening quickly amid coron- and public opinion on a range of is - (leader, Lok sabha), Ajay Maken ndemic is worrisome. It will invite sues. A split in the Congress party (general secretary, rajasthan in- avirus pa seems inevitable. despite formal charge), rajya sabha nomination for the virus to infect the people around world. In genuflections before the rae bareli Mallikarjun Kharge and Hardik t Mp, sonia Gandhi is now only an in - India too government has announced unlock 4 patel as working president of the terim president and neither off - Gujarat unit shocked the rank and guidelines opening more sectors for public is not spring is acceptable as future presi - file. Former spokesperson sanjay good for people. In India we don’t have good medical dent. Indeed, the Congress working Jha, whose analyses of the rot in the Committee (CwC) meeting of party brought the crisis into the facilities and opening more sectors for people will re- August 24, 2020, called to address open, tweeted that under Art 18 (H) sult into more positive cases resulting into problems an explosive letter by 23 top leaders, of the party constitution, “only a could not quash the dissent. the freshly elected AICC can elect the for health workers across the country. In this regard, shareholders announced that the next Congress president. the CwC the head of the world Health Organisation has Congress will not be allowed to run has already discharged its responsi - like a family firm. Far from urging bilities by appointing an Interim warned that opening up societies too quickly amid the wayanad Mp to return to the Congress president last year.” As the the coronavirus pandemic is a recipe for disaster. helm, the seven-hour debate de - veterans reiterated their concerns in clared temporary status quo over in - the prime Minister’s office without flight to wayanad, Kerala, and the media, sonia Gandhi opted for wHO director-General tedros Adhanom terim president. the Gandhi family discussion within the party. priyanka Gandhi’s failure to make a confrontation. On August 27, former Ghebreyesus on Monday insisted that countries that exposed its reluctance to relinquish Although the trio quit, their con - dent in Uttar pradesh exposed the Union Minister Jairam ramesh was control of the party but could not de - tention that a foreigner would not be futility of banking on non-charis - appointed chief whip (rajya sabha), are serious about opening up must also be serious flect the charge that is has lost appeal able to head a coalition was vindicat - matic heirs. even rahul Gandhi’s re- Gaurav Gogoi deputy leader and about suppressing transmission. He said that is not with voters. the process of electing a ed when Gandhi selected election from wayanad seems diffi - ravneet singh bittu whip (Lok non-Gandhi president may trigger a Manmohan singh in 2004. For a cult in 2024. Having spoken up be - sabha), sidelining seniors like an impossible balance". tedros has cited four key split as the Gandhis will not work decade, she wielded enormous pow - cause of the Congress’s descent to shashi tharoor and Manish tewari. points that countries, communities and individuals with, or under, a non-protégé. the er over the Government via her un - electoral irrelevance, the veterans the inclusion of Ahmad patel and KC situation is vastly different from May elected national Advisory Council, will not tolerate the imposition of ef - Venugopal in the 10-member com - should focus on: preventing amplifying events as the 1999 when sharad pawar, pA but narendra Modi’s victory in 2014 fete leaders (read Manmohan singh mittee appointed to decide the par - virus thrives on clusters; protecting vulnerable sangma and tariq Anwar ques - and 2019 convinced even die-hard or AK Antony). they are demanding ty’s stand on key issues in parliament tioned sonia Gandhi’s foreign ori - was a snub to veterans like Ghulam groups; people taking steps individually to protect loyalists that the present leadership elections to the CwC and the party’s gins and her plan to stake claim to is a political liability. rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary board. there is anger Congress split on Page 7 themselves; and finding, isolating, testing and caring for cases, while tracing and quarantining their con- tacts. the wHO chief said 90 per cent of countries that responded in a new survey reported fallout from The spirit of federalism is being crushed COVId-19 on the provision of other health care serv- ices. A total of 105 countries responded to the survey By : AMIT JAISWAL Commerce (promotion and The amended Entry 33 and ECA principally aimed at assessing the impact of the coronavirus out- Facilitation) Ordinance, the the three Ordinances on agri - Farmer’s (empowerment and equipped the Union Government to tackle the break on strained health systems, notably in low- and culture brought in by the Centre protection) Agreement on price scarcity of essential articles, hoarding, black- middle-income countries. tedros said the survey, have encroached upon state sub - Assurance and Farm services jects. India is a democracy with a Ordinance and the essential marketing, irrational price rise and such situa - covering five regions between March and June, ex- federal structure. there are elabo - Commodities (Amendment) posed the need for better preparation for health rate provisions in the Constitution Ordinance. prima facie the first two tions in the country and were never meant to be for the Centre and states with re - ordinances do not seem to come un - emergencies like the current pandemic. the survey gard to their respective financial, der the domain of the Union used generally. With the Farmers’ Produce Trade found that routine immunization and outreach serv- administrative and legislative pow - Government. It is entry number 33 and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordi - ers. the legislative powers are dis - of the Concurrent List which is pre - ices were among the most affected, with 70% of coun- tributed through schedule VII of sumably put to use by the Union nance, the Union Government has taken control tries reporting disruptions, followed closely by the the Constitution, which provides Government for promulgating three lists. while List I contains them. entry 33 is being reproduced of the entire intra-State sale and purchase of all diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable dis- matters on which the Union below for better understanding of the agricultural produce and has actually tram - eases like cardiovascular disease and cancer. nearly Government can exclusively legis - the issue: “trade and commerce in, late, List II enumerates matters on and the production, supply and dis - pled upon the matters which are State subjects. a quarter of countries that responded reported dis- which state Governments can legis - tribution of the products of any in - ruptions to emergency services. wHO cautioned late and List III, which is called the dustry where the control of such in - tory and background to the third the power to legislate on these mat - Concurrent List, contains matters dustry by the Union is declared by amendment by which the scope of ters. when the emergency was lift - about some limitations about the study, including on which both, the Union and state parliament by law to be expedient entry 33 of List III was enlarged. ed, the power to legislate on these differences in the phases of the outbreak that coun- Governments may legislate. in the public interest, and imported trade and commerce within the matters was sought to be retained Agriculture, with all its associ - goods of the same kind as such state and production, supply and by the dominion Government due tries were experiencing. ated ancillary and subsidiary enter - products; foodstuffs, including edi - distribution of goods were the mat - to the prevailing circumstances and prises, including education and re - ble oil seeds and oils; cattle fodder, ters enumerated in the provincial scarcity of essential items. the search, livestock, fisheries, irriga - including oilcakes and other con - list as per the Government of India dominion Government also enact - tion and so on is a state subject. centrates; raw cotton whether Act, 1935. even now these matters ed the essential supplies Markets and fairs are also a state ginned or unginned, and cotton are in the state list under entry 26 (temporary) powers Act, 1946 subject as per entry 28 of the state seeds; and raw jute.” the sub-en - and 27. therefore, it is needless to (hereinafter referred to as Act of Face-off again list. In its characteristic “shock and tries on foodstuff right up till raw say that they are essentially state 1946) to handle the situation. the awe” style, the Centre has promul - jute were introduced by way of a subjects.However, due to the world Constituent Assembly, with a view gated three Ordinances viz. the third amendment to the war-II, emergency was declared to carry on with the arrangement, Farmer’s produce trade and Constitution in 1955. there is a his - and the Central legislature acquired The spirit on Page 7 Bite the BIC bullet By : UTTAM GUPTA ecutive chairpersons of psbs and state-owned financial institutions the ailments afflicting psbs (FIs). the bbb was also mandated won’t go away so long as majority to engage with the board of directors ownership and control remain with of all psbs to formulate appropriate the Government. there is a dire strategies for their growth and de - need to unshackle them and grant velopment besides, encouraging autonomy to the management. the them to restructure their business reserve bank of India (rbI) has rec - strategy and suggest ways for their ommended to the Centre a reduc - consolidation and merger with oth - tion in shareholding of the latter in er banks based on requirement. six top public sector banks (psbs), Initially headed by Vinod rai, for - t’s going to be a long haul with periodic flare-ups as China is not going namely the state bank of India mer Comptroller and Auditor- to back down from strategic heights in Ladakh. Its Foreign Ministry state - (sbI), punjab national bank (pnb), General (CAG) till April 2018, the ment following a fresh flare-up at pangong-tso, where the people’s bank of baroda (bOb), Canara bbb has been under a part-time Liberation Army (pLA) once again tried to cross the border, is indication bank, Union bank of India (UbI) chairman (a retired bureaucrat) and enough that China is never going to back down. And it is going to provoke and bank of India (bOI) to 51 per other part-time members. recently, and exasperate India till it extracts something in return. It said its troops cent in the next 12-18 months. At a the term of the bbb was extended “never cross the Line of Actual Control (LAC)”, a familiar trope to justify its recent meeting with the Ministry of for a period of two years beyond border claims considering it is unmarked on the ground — and appropri - Finance (MOF), the rbI had argued April 11 or until further orders, ate geological features to redefine it time and again according to its con - for reduction in stake to 26 per cent. whichever is earlier. How much im - venience. In its book, salami-slicing is a perfect geo-political art where it but, observing that this might not be portance does the Government give plays on perceptional differences of what is implied and gets its way by possible in the near term for now, it ting a good price from the sale. the bring about structural reforms of to the bbb? being headed by a part- has settled for lowering the heaving down militarily. Is the latest attempt to change the status quo at Centre (besides, the rbI) is closely psbs in sync with the requirements time chairman and part-time mem - Government’s shareholding to 51 bers, this by itself conveys a lot. On Face off again on Page 7 monitoring the situation. At the end of an economy on an accelerated per cent. Given its precarious finan - of the day, it may re-fill its denuded growth trajectory and to make it the other two recommendations, cial position and looking for all pos - coffers somewhat. but the larger globally competitive. It recom - while (ii) is not even on the radar, as sible avenues for increasing rev - question still remains unanswered. mended (i) setting up of an au - regards (iii), the only action seen H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y enue, the narendra Modi Is the Modi Government really tonomous bank boards bureau thus far is the Government’s deci - Government has promptly latched serious about bringing down its (bbb) with a mandate to select the sion to divest its majority stake in on to the idea. It is aiming to garner stake in psbs to as low as 26 per top management; (ii) setting up of a IdbI bank. but things didn’t work 1807 : Aaron Burr acquitted of treason about rs 25,000 crore by shedding cent? Is it committed to their pri - bank investment company (bIC) out as planned and during 2018-19, its stake in the six banks which could the Life Insurance Corporation Former U.s. vice president Aaron burr is acquitted of plotting to annex vatisation? does it have anything where all Government shares in even go up to rs 43,000 crore (ac - (LIC) was roped in to acquire 51 per parts of Louisiana and spanish territory in Mexico to be used toward the es- credible to show? the idea was first psbs will be vested and (iii) divest - cording to an estimate). cent controlling stake in IdbI bank. tablishment of an independent republic. He was acquitted on the grounds mooted by the ndA dispensation ment of its shareholding in all psbs the psbs in question have al - the acquisition was completed on that, though he had conspired against the United states, he was not guilty of under the then prime Minister Ab to below 50 per cent. the committee ready started gearing up for this as January 21, 2019 with LIC being re- treason because he had not engaged in an “overt act,” a requirement of the Vajpayee (1999-2004). It had pro - had contemplated the board as an they have decided not to take any classified as promoter of the bank law governing treason. nevertheless, public opinion condemned him as a posed reduction in the interim arrangement to serve as a lumpy credit exposure and are tak - with management control and the traitor, and he fled to europe. Aaron burr, born into a prestigious new Government’s shareholding in psbs precursor to the bIC. In 2016, the ing steps to reduce their non-per - Centre continuing to be the co-pro - Jersey family in 1756, graduated from the College of new Jersey (later to less than 50 per cent initially and Government approved the constitu - forming assets (npAs) by one-third eventually to 33 per cent. that re - tion of the bbb as a body of eminent moter without management con - princeton) at the age of 17. He joined the Continental Army in 1775 and dis- by the end of the current financial mained on paper. In 2015, a rbI professionals and officials to make trol. while it is normal to see LIC in tinguished himself during the patriot attack on Quebec. A masterful politi- year March 31, 2021 — all aimed at committee headed by p nayak made recommendations for appointment the role of a financial investor, for it cian, he was elected to the new york state Assembly in 1783 and later served improving their valuation and get - sweeping recommendations to of whole-time directors and non-ex - Bite the BIC on Page 7 1807 on Page 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU wednesdAy septeMber 2 , 2020 UP govt should provide insurance Delhi riots: HC grants bail Rhea's parents reach DRDO guest to Pinjra Tod member cover to all journalists: Priyanka PRESS TRUST Of INDIA New Delhi, Sep 1 house for questioning by CBI PRESS TRUST Of INDIA New Delhi, Sep 1 the delhi High Court on tuesday PRESS TRUST Of INDIA actress and her brother showik granted bail to a member of pinjra tod, Mumbai, Sep 1 Chakraborty have not been called by Congress leader a women's collective, in a case related the probing team on tuesday so far. priyanka Gandhi Vadra to the communal violence in northeast Actress rhea Chakraborty's par - she was grilled for around 35 hours on tuesday urged the delhi during protests against the ents arrived at the drdO guest house over the last four days while her broth - Uttar pradesh govern - Citizenship Amendment Act in here on tuesday for questioning by er was quizzed for last five days. ment to provide insur - February. Justice suresh Kumar Kait the CbI in connection with the case of rajput (34) was found hanging in his ance cover to journal - gave the relief to JnU student death of actor sushant singh rajput, a apartment in suburban bandra on ists, asserting that devangana Kalita on furnishing of a police official said. this is the first June 14 following which the Mumbai scribes are performing personal bond of rs 25,000 and a sure - time that Chakraborty's parents are police registered a case of accidental the important duty of ty of the like amount. the court direct - being questioned by the Central death. the late filmstar's father subse - providing information ed that she shall not directly or indi - bureau of Investigation (CbI) in the quently filed a police complaint in amid the COVId-19 rectly influence witness or tamper with case. Her father Indranjit vehicle, the official said. rhea patna, accusing rhea Chakraborty pandemic. Her appeal to the evidence. Kalita and another mem - Chakraborty and mother sandhya Chakraborty and her parents are and her family of abetting rajput's the government came ber of the group natasha narwal were Chakraborty reached the drdO guest among those named in the FIr regis - suicide and misappropriating his after the death of a paying tributes to portant work of provid - arrested in the case in May by the Crime house in suburban Kalina, where the tered by patna police for allegedly money. the supreme Court last week young journalist due to shukla, the Congress ing information in times branch of the delhi police and booked probe team is stationed, around 11 am abetting the actor's suicide and mis - upheld the transfer of the FIr lodged COVId-19. "A very sad general secretary said of (the coronavirus) cri - under various sections of the Indian in a car which was escorted by a police appropriating his money, he said. the in patna to the CbI. news. neelanshu he was a talented jour - sis," priyanka Gandhi penal Code including rioting, unlawful shukla, a young journal - nalist. May God give said. "the Up govern - assembly and attempt to murder. In all, ist from Lucknow, is no courage to his family to ment should provide fi - four cases have been registered against more. He was battling bear the suffering in this nancial help to her, including in relation to the north - Contn. from Page 6 ...... COVId-19 since many hour of grief, she said. "I neelanshu shukla's east delhi riots and violence in old days," priyanka Gandhi raised this issue earlier family and insurance delhi's daryaganj area during protests said in a Facebook post as well that journalists cover to all journalists," against the Citizenship Amendment Face off again ...... in Hindi. are performing the im - she said. Act (CAA) in december last year. pangong tso the result of India quietly sending warships in renegotiate the status quo on pangong tso by wearing out the south China sea post-Galwan, along with those of the our troops and patience, particularly during a long, hard Us, to flex some muscle? so far, China had stared India winter. we should be wary of the fact that the pLA, which Welcome Ambedkar's move if it is down but now that there is a robustness of response from has been pitching tents, building roads and marking terri - our side, the tension is only expected to aggravate. India tories since 2013 and which takes orders from Chinese should be prepared for the long haul. And though a president Xi Jinping himself, may lie low but not go silent. headed towards Hindutva: Sena siachenisation at the heights would mean a waste of man India, which has now empowered troops to counteract PRESS TRUST Of INDIA of scores of Vanchit bahujan Aghadi editorial in party mouthpiece and resources on both sides, China seems to be preparing any infringement on the LAC, has to focus on a multi- Mumbai, Sep 1 (VbA) workers at pandharpur in 'saamana' said, "In a way, he took the for a stakeout this winter and beyond. For all the diploma - pronged approach to hold off the dragon’s territorial and Maharashtra's solapur district, seek - saffron pataka (flag) o n his shoulder. cy around eastern Ladakh, it is just a diversionary tactic as economic imperialism. It can challenge China in the A day after VbA leader prakash ing reopening of the temple which has the new procession of Advocate the Chinese will not forfeit what they have gained in Indian Ocean region, get more active in the Quad initiative Ambedkar visited Lord Vitthal temple been shut due to COVId-19 restric - Ambedkar and his VbA must be welcomed pangong Lake and depsang areas. that’s because this geo - with Us and Japan and use its international goodwill as a in pandharpur as part of a protest tions. Later, during his visit to the if they are heading in th e direction of graphical wedge between Gilgit-baltistan in the west nation that respects “rule-based order” to build a case seeking its reopening, the shiv sena temple, he had applied 'bukka' (a fra - Hindutva." the ruling shiv sena in (pakistan-occupied Kashmir), where China is heavily in - against China’s “wolf warrior” tactics. And it must now on tuesday cryptically said his pro - grant black powder) and sandalwood Maharashtra noted that the bJp last vested in the China-pakistan economic Corridor (CpeC), confront the boundary question, insist on marking the cession must be "welcomed" if it is powder on his forehead, as warkaris week staged a protest, demanding re - and Aksai Chin in the east, is an irritant to its regional su - LAC. For years of denial and yielding to the Chinese tem - heading in the direction of Hindutva. (devotees of Lord Vitthal) do. opening of temples in the state, while premacy, strategically and economically. And it wants an plate of working around the boundary dispute have only Ambedkar on Monday led the protest Latching onto it, the shiv sena in an Ambedkar did so on Monday. unhindered run of the highway from Xinjiang to tibet, 179 left us with trade dependencies and a deficit. today, it is km of which is under Indian shadow. so far, its contiguous eastern Ladakh but if the territorial push in bhutan is any hold on Central Asia, pakistan and beyond was a low-cost, indication, China may very well push its claim lines in Contn. from Page 6 ...... undemanding exercise, playing as it did on interpreting its Arunachal pradesh now. Fortunately, we have begun version of the LAC on the ground. but now that we have ramping up the naval strategy around the Malacca straits, ramped up our border infrastructure, China is extremely which happens to be China’s trade and strategic corridor. uncomfortable about the proximity of the daulat beg Oldie India has deployed its vessels to keep a check on any activi - 1807 ...... (dbO) road to sensitive areas and strategic highways to ty of the Chinese navy and is planning to maintain hawkish the north of the Karakoram pass. And as Galwan has patrols through autonomous underwater vessels, un - as state attorney. In 1790, he was elected to the U.s. senate. such recourse was found with burr, however, and on July shown, our troops are more than capable in high altitude manned systems and sensors. diplomatically, India In 1796, burr ran for the vice presidency on thomas 11, 1804, the enemies met at 7 a.m. at the dueling grounds warfare. so China simply won’t give up the spurs it has now should be transactional in its approach to China and lay Jefferson’s democratic-republican ticket (the forerunner near weehawken, new Jersey. there are conflicting ac - because it doesn’t want to compromise its edge in the down in no uncertain terms that the latter’s avarice for of the democratic party), but the Federalist John Adams counts of what happened next. Karakoram. Already, it has browbeaten India at the talks global domination would not come at the cost of the second won the presidency. burr left the senate and returned to According to Hamilton’s “second” is assistant and wit - table by calling for a buffer zone, which means our forces largest Asian entity tilting towards the Us. In fact, we have the new york Assembly. In 1800, Jefferson again chose ness in the duel Hamilton decided the duel was morally cannot patrol up to the points they used to because of the to be overt about our strategic partnership with the Us. At burr as his running mate. Under the electoral procedure wrong and deliberately fired into the air. burr’s second Chinese insistence of a no man’s land. this would allow it the same time, we must use every multi-national forum, al - then prevailing, president and vice president were not vot - claimed that Hamilton fired at burr and missed. what hap - to build resources on its side unmonitored and reverse any liance and bilateral ties to make enough noise about the ed for distinctly; the candidate who received the most votes pened next is agreed upon: burr shot Hamilton in the disengagement move at a short notice. this clause also asymmetric relationship with China. And reclaim our was elected president, and the second in line, vice presi - stomach, and the bullet lodged next to his spine. Hamilton makes Indian vigilance difficult besides stretching our neighbourhood which China has debt-trapped into sub - dent. Jefferson and burr each won 73 votes, and the elec - was taken back to new york, and he died the next after - alertness at all times. China is hoping that it will be able to servience. tion was sent to the House of representatives. what at first noon. Few affairs of honor actually resulted in deaths, and seemed but an electoral technicality–handing Jefferson the nation was outraged by the killing of a man as eminent victory over his running mate–developed into a major con - as Alexander Hamilton. Charged with murder in new york The spirit ...... stitutional crisis when Federalists in the lame-duck and new Jersey, burr, still vice president, returned to Congress threw their support behind burr. After a remark - washington, d.C., where he finished his term immune inserted Article 369 as a temporary provision in the fect directly deals with the production in the agriculture able 35 tie votes, a small group of Federalists changed sides from prosecution. In 1805, burr, thoroughly discredited, Constitution for a period of five years from the date of sector which, in every respect, is a state subject. the in - and voted in Jefferson’s favor. burr became vice president, concocted a plot with James wilkinson, commander-in- commencement of the Constitution. Article 369 and the terpretation, which the Centre has given to sub-entries of but Jefferson grew apart from him, and he did not support chief of the U.s. Army, to seize the Louisiana territory and Act of 1946 were to expire on January 26, 1955. entry 33 of List III, is novel. the Union has tried to use burr’s renomination to a second term in 1804. that year, a establish an independent empire, which burr, presumably, However, the situation of food articles and other es - entry 33 as a standalone provision and it conveniently ig - faction of new york Federalists, who had found their for - would lead. He contacted the british government and un - sential supplies in the country was still precarious and nored the context, object and background of the sub-en - tunes drastically diminished after the ascendance of successfully pleaded for assistance in the scheme. Later, the menace of hoarding and black marketing was still tries for the reasons which are other than unintended. there. so, with a view to continue the arrangement allow - the Ordinance route makes the intentions of the Centre Jefferson, sought to enlist the disgruntled burr into their when border trouble with spanish Mexico heated up, burr ing the Centre to legislate on trade, commerce and pro - only more suspect. An observation made by the supreme party and elect him governor. burr’s old political antago - and wilkinson conspired to seize territory in spanish duction, supply and distribution of essential commodi - Court in the case of sr bommai Vs Centre is a compelling nist Alexander Hamilton campaigned against him with America for the same purpose. In the fall of 1806, burr led a ties, four sub-entries were introduced in entry 33 by way reminder for respecting the federal structure of the great fervor, and he lost the Federalist nomination and group of well-armed colonists toward new Orleans, of the third amendment to the Constitution. Alongside, Constitution and which reads as thus: “the fact that un - then, running as an independent for governor, the election. prompting an immediate U.s. investigation. General the essential Commodities Act, 1955 was also enacted. der the scheme of our Constitution, great power is con - In the campaign, burr’s character was savagely attacked by wilkinson, in an effort to save himself, turned against burr therefore, it was the space ceded by Article 369 of the ferred upon the Centre vis-à-vis the states does not mean Hamilton and others, and after the election he resolved to and sent dispatches to washington accusing burr of trea - Constitution and Act of 1946, which in fact came to be oc - that states are mere appendages of the Centre. with the restore his reputation by challenging Hamilton to a duel, or son. In February 1807, burr was arrested in Louisiana for cupied by the amended entry 33 in List III and the sphere allotted to them, states are supreme. the Centre an “affair of honor,” as they were known. Affairs of honor treason and sent to Virginia to be tried in a U.s. court. On essential Commodities Act, 1955 (eCA). the amended cannot tamper with their powers. More particularly, the were commonplace in America at the time, and the com - september 1, he was acquitted on a technicality. entry 33 and eCA principally equipped the Union courts should not adopt an approach, an interpretation, plex rules governing them usually led to a resolution before nevertheless, the public condemned him as a traitor, and Government to tackle the scarcity of essential articles, which has the effect of or tends to have the effect of whit - any actual firing of weapons. In fact, the outspoken he went into exile to europe. He later returned to private hoarding, black-marketing, irrational price rise and such tling down the powers reserved to the states.” Hamilton had been involved in several affairs of honor in life in new york, the murder charges against him forgot - situations in the country and were never meant to be used Consequently, the first two of the three Ordinances men - his life, and he had resolved most of them peaceably. no ten. He died in 1836. generally. with the Farmers’ produce trade and tioned above have certainly encroached upon the state Commerce (promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, the subjects and it is a colourable exercise of jurisdiction by ...... Union Government has taken control of the entire intra- the Union Government. It is not a case where a Central Bite the BIC ...... state sale and purchase of all the agricultural produce legislation incidentally trenched upon a subject in the and has actually trampled upon the matters which are state list but a case where the Centre has blatantly to be owning and running a business enterprise is anom - sters and the prime Minister is allegedly against “crony state subjects. so far as the Farmers (empowerment and usurped subjects which are essentially state matters. the alous. Meanwhile, most of the ills that go with majority capitalism.” but these exhortations and central agencies protection) Agreement on price Assurance and Farm action by the Union Government is surely not in the spirit ownership of the Government continue to afflict psbs. seen in action mode do not seem to be yielding the desired services Ordinance is concerned, which basically pro - of federalism, which has been held to be one of the basic the political brass appoints the CMd/Md and deputes result. the proof of the pudding is in eating. to get a sense, vides legal structure for contract farming, the same in ef - features of the Constitution by the supreme Court. bureaucrats as its nominee on the bank board. For ap - we only need to look at the value of bank frauds in recent pointment of directors, until last year, the nomination years. during 2014-15 and 2015-16, the value of bank and remuneration committee (nrC) included the frauds was rs 17,000 crore each. during 2016-17 and Congress split ...... Centre’s nominee. In August, 2019, the rbI tightened the 2017-18, this went up to rs 20,500 crore and rs 22,500 fit-and-proper criteria to exclude him/her. but, this is on - crore respectively. thereafter, the value galloped to rs nabi Azad and Anand sharma. punjab Chief Minister Amarinder singh (who needs them ly cosmetic with CMd and MOF nominee both hand - 64,000 crore during 2018-19 and further to rs 110,000 now the battle is joined and there is no going back for against rival partap singh bajwa), former prime Minister picked by the Government calling the shots when it comes crore during the first six months of 2019-20. the mes - either side. sonia Gandhi must have been enraged by the Manmohan singh (who has never fought an election in his to taking policy decisions or even in its day-to-day run - sage is loud and clear. the ailments afflicting psbs won’t demand for unity with Opposition parties headed by those life), and former Union minister AK Antony (who cannot ning. In the past, meddling in the affairs of the psbs took go away so long as majority ownership and control remain who had left the Congress in the past. this obviously al - bring Kerala back to the Congress kitty). Madhya pradesh the form of what came to be known as the cult of “crony with the Government. there is a dire need to unshackle ludes to a certain strongman whom some believe has cho - stalwart Kamal nath has been silent; he could emerge as capitalism.” the businessmen patronised by the ruling es - them and grant autonomy to the management. the rbI’s reographed the current revolt. If true, this suggests that the the rebels’ choice of leader. It is undeniable that all the dis - tablishment managed loans on considerations other than recommendation that the Government’s stake in six psbs epistle was planned with leaders outside Congress, with sidents owe their political ascent to Gandhi family patron - merit and got them ever-greened (taking a new loan to pay be reduced to 51 per cent won’t achieve the desired objec - the aim of dislodging the once unchallengeable Gandhis. age: former Union ministers Ghulam nabi Azad, Anand back the earlier one). neither the banks insisted on repay - tive. to get the intended results, the n ayak Committee’s pre - At the CwC, the Gandhi siblings antagonised the seniors sharma, Kapil sibal, Manish tewari, shashi tharoor, ment, nor the defaulters had any sense of fear as those scription should be adopted in totality. the Government should instead of discussing the issues raised by them. the Mukul wasnik, renuka Chaudhary, Milind deora and who were expected to take action chose not to act. the po - set up a bIC with emine nt professionals as members. while wayanad Mp said the letter was sent to sonia Gandhi at a Jitin prasada; former Chief Ministers bhupinder singh litical brass also rides piggyback on psbs for absorbing li - the position of chairman should go to a professional, the time when she was unwell and the “party is fighting the Hooda (Haryana), rajender Kaur bhattal (punjab), M abilities created by populist policies such as supplying member-secretary can be drawn from the bureaucracy. bharatiya Janata party (bJp) in Madhya pradesh and Veerappa Moily (Karnataka), and prithviraj Chavan power to farmers and households at subsidised rates (or All of the shareholding of the Centre in all psbs should be rajasthan”. this false emotionalism reflected lack of polit - (Maharashtra); pJ Kurian (former deputy chairman, rajya even free in some states).be it a spate of bailout packages transferred to the bIC. the company should be given nec - ical gravitas. Moreover, the bJp had seized Madhya sabha), Mp Vivek tankha; former pCC chiefs raj babbar given to power distribution companies (four bailouts have essary authority to take all decisions on behalf of the sov - pradesh in March itself and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (Up), Arvinder singh Lovely (delhi) and Kaul singh been granted so far) or loan waiver given to farmers and ereign Government and allowed to work with full autono - had saved his government by August 7, when the letter was thakur (Himachal); current bihar campaign chief now moratorium on loan repayment extended to all and my — at arm’s length from the latter. the bIC should written. worse, rahul Gandhi accused the seniors of pen - Akhilesh prasad singh, former Haryana speaker Kuldeep sundry, all have inflicted heavy losses on psbs. no wonder guide the management of individual banks to improve ning the missive in collusion with the ruling bJp. taken sharma; former delhi speaker yoganand shastri and for - the country is grappling with high npAs. In March 2018, their working, prepare the roadmap for divestment of ma - aback, Ghulam nabi Azad, leader of Opposition, rajya mer Mp sandeep dixit. Few of them have an assured elec - gross npAs (GnpAs) had reached a high 11.5 per cent jority ownership and control and see through its execu - sabha, offered to resign his post if he was “in any manner toral base. but the issues they have raised are a political au - (14.5 per cent for psbs). these declined to 8.5 per cent as tion. It should determine the timing of sale so as to realise doing this to help the bJp or doing it at its behest”, only to dit of the leadership and suggest wider consultations with - of March; courtesy a number of measures, including reso - maximum value. the shares should be so distributed as to be rebuked by priyanka Vadra. “what you are saying is op - in and outside the Congress. the high command is being lution of accounts under the Insolvency and bankruptcy avoid concentration in a few hands and ensure greater ac - posite of what you have written,” she countered. Later, for - held responsible for the party’s downfall in state after Code (IbC). but the ratio may worsen to 12.5 per cent by countability to the public. It is also crucial for the rbI to mer Union minister and senior advocate Kapil sibal said state. the demand for collective leadership is an indict - March 2021 under the optimistic baseline scenario (14.7 strengthen its “supervision” over banks to guard against he had defended the party in the rajasthan High Court and ment of the opaque micro-management that has distanced per cent under a severely-stressed one). For psbs, it irregularities and mismanagement to prevent the fiasco of helped it bring down the bJp government in Manipur, and the leadership from the party and public opinion on a would be much higher at 15.2 per cent (16.3 per cent under the kind we have seen in the case of yes bank a private yet “we are colluding with the bJp.” the sharp and articu - range of issues. the quest for an “effective” leader suggests severely-stressed). the Government has put investiga - bank. It should maintain strict vigil over the auditors to late sibal has become the face of the dissidents. Currently, the compulsory retirement of the reigning dynasty – a tion and prosecution agencies in top gear to nab fraud - ensure that they do their job diligently. the strongest support for Gandhi leadership comes from bloodless coup. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, wednesdAy, septeMber 2, 2020 Trump wades into racial tensions Taliban attacked with visit to Kenosha a military base Washington, Sep 1 of his attacks on others. He is too weak, too scared of the ha - in Afghanistan, Claiming the mantle of the tred he has stirred to put an end law and order candidate, to it. president donald trump is of - trump and his campaign fering himself as the leader best team have seized upon the un - positioned to keep Americans killing 3 rest in Kenosha, as well as in safe, a day after democratic ri - portland, Oregon, where a val Joe biden assailed him over trump supporter was shot and the deadly protests that have killed, leaning hard into a de - sprung up on his watch. fense of law and order while trump is diving head-first suggesting that biden is be - into the latest eruption in the holden to extremists. nation's reckoning over racial trump aides believe that injustice with a trip tuesday tough-on-crime stance will over the objections of local help him with voters and that leaders to Kenosha, wisconsin, the more the national discourse which has been riven by is about anything other than the protests since the Aug. 23 coronavirus, the better it is for shooting of Jacob blake, a black the president. In the interview man, seven times in the back by with Fox, trump insisted that if police. he were not president, you trump has defended a would have riots like you've teenage supporter accused of never seen. In pittsburgh, fatally shooting two men in biden resoundingly con - state in the presidential race, as acteristically blistering speech while being chased by people Kabul, Sept 1 Kenosha last week and accused demned violent protesters and the white House said he wants in pittsburgh and distanced trying to disarm him. A second the former vice president of sid - called for their prosecution ad - to visit hurting Americans." himself from radical forces in - person was shot and killed. taliban insurgents launched a complex attack on tuesday morn - ing with anarchists" and riot - dressing a key trump critique. He was expected to take volved in altercations. that was an interesting sit - ing against a military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least ers. wisconsin's democratic It's lawlessness, plain and credit for calling in the national biden said of trump: He uation," trump said Monday three public protection forces, an official said. Five other forces were governor, tony evers, who de - simple. And those who do it Guard an act taken by evers doesn't want to shed light, he during a news conference wounded in the attack, said Abdul rahman Mangal, a spokesman for ployed the national Guard to should be prosecuted, biden and for surging federal law en - wants to generate heat, and he's Monday. the governor in paktia province. suicide car bomber targeted the en - quell demonstrations in re - said. And he leaned on his own forcement to the city to restore stoking violence in our cities. He was trying to get away trance gate of the base in the provincial capital Gardez then two gun - sponse to the blake shooting, 47-year career in politics to de - the peace. the white House He can't stop the violence be - from them, I guess, it looks like, men started shooting at the Afghan security forces, Mangal said. pleaded with trump to stay fend himself against said trump was not going to cause for years he's fomented it. and he fell. And then they very security forces killed both attackers in a gunbattle lasting almost 10 away for fear of straining ten - republican attacks. you know meet with blake's family. trump, for his part, reiter - violently attacked him. ... He minutes and the area is now under control, he added. A taliban sions further. the white House me. you know my heart. you I am a tremendous fan of ated that he blames radical was in very big trouble. He spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the group claimed responsibil - said the president was expected know my story, my family's sto - law enforcement and I want to troublemakers stirred up and would have been you probably ity for the attack in Gardez. the attack comes after Afghanistan's to meet with law enforcement ry," he said. thank law enforcement, trump backed by biden. would've been killed. president appointed 46 members to a council for national reconcilia - and tour property affected by "Ask yourself: do I look like told Fox news in an interview but when he was asked biden saw trump's impact tion, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a recent riots." a radical socialist with a soft Monday night. they've done a about one of his own supporters far differently, accusing the peace deal with the taliban after what are expected to be protracted "I am concerned your pres - spot for rioters? really? good job." trump suggested who was charged with killing president of poisoning the na - and uncertain negotiations with the insurgents. the negotiations ence will only hinder our heal - the former vice president that some police officers choke two men during the mayhem in tion's values. were envisaged under a Us-taliban peace agreement signed in ing. I am concerned your pres - also tried to refocus the race on when faced with challenging Kenosha, trump declined to In a statement after February as intra-Afghan talks to decide the country's future. A series ence will only delay our work to what has been its defining them situations and compared them denounce the killings and sug - trump's news conference but of delays have hampered the start of the negotiations, which some overcome division and move trump's handling of the coron - to golfers who miss a 3-foot gested that the 17-year-old sus - before his Fox news remarks, had expected to begin late last month. there are also other obstacles forward together, evers wrote avirus pandemic that has left putt. biden, in his most direct pect, Kyle rittenhouse, was act - biden said: tonight, the presi - in the way of the negotiations. the Afghan government has reversed a in a letter to trump. more than 180,000 Americans attacks yet, accused trump ear - ing in self-defense. dent declined to rebuke vio - decision to release the last 320 taliban prisoners it is holding until trump insisted his appear - dead after a multiday onslaught lier Monday of causing the divi - After a confrontation in lence. He wouldn't even repudi - the insurgents free more captured soldiers. the Us-taliban deal ance could increase enthusiasm by the president's team to make sions that have ignited the vio - which he fatally shot one man, ate one of his supporters who is called on the taliban to free 1,000 government and military person - in wisconsin, perhaps the most the campaign about the vio - lence. He delivered an unchar - police say, rittenhouse fell charged with murder because nel they hold captive while the government was to free 5,000 . hotly contested battleground lence rattling American cities. Defying China's wrath, Czech UN chief: Virus reversed fragile senator delivers Taiwan speech progress on gender equality On Monday, Chinese Foreign some countries, he said. know: that millennia of pa - Minister wang yi said, "the Chinese we know from the ebola triarchy have resulted in a government and people will not sit by outbreak in west Africa male-dominated world and let this go unchecked, and will that when teenage girls with a male-dominated definitely make them pay a heavy leave school, they may nev - culture which damages price for their short-sighted behav - er return. everyone women, men, iour and political opportunism. the secretary-general girls and boys, he said. this Vystrcil directly referenced also pointed to disturbing is the time to rebuild more Kennedy's Ich bin ein berliner reports from around the equal, inclusive, and re - speech, and emphasised democratic world of skyrocketing lev - silient societies. On the freedoms embraced since the Czech els of gender-based vio - health front, Guterres said republic threw off communist rule at lence, as many women are women are suffering be - the end of the Cold war and taiwan effectively confined with cause funding is being emerged from martial law at the end their abusers, while re - redirected from maternal of the 1980s. By EDITH M LEDERER pandemic, he said women sources and support serv - and reproductive health In 1963, the American president United Nations, Sept 1 have been on the front lines ices are redirected. In services. Guterres said the JFK, in his famous speech 'I'm a of the response, as health - short, he said, the pandem - Un has also urged govern - berliner,' clearly opposed commu - the COVId-19 pan - care workers, teachers, es - ic is exposing and exacer - ments to prioritise the pro - nism and political oppression and demic has deepened in - sential staff and as carers bating the considerable tection of women from supported the people of west berlin, equality between men and in their families and com - hurdles women face in gender-based violence in Vystrcil said. He said 'Freedom is in - women and reversed munities. achieving their rights and their national COVId-19 divisible, and when one man is en - By HUIzHONG WU Kennedy's famed 1963 anti-commu - decades of limited and yet, while 70 to 90 per fulfilling their potential. plans. He said he was Taipei, Sept 1 slaved, all are not free.'" nist speech in a then-divided berlin fragile progress on gender cent of healthcare workers And Guterres warned heartened that more than please let me use the same man - in which he declared he was a equality and women's are women, only 30 per that progress lost may take 140 governments commit - defying anger from China, the ner to express my support to the peo - berliner. beijing is furious about the rights, the United nations cent are in decision-mak - years, even generations, to ted to taking action to des - president of the Czech republic's ple of taiwan: I'm a taiwanese, he Czech delegation's visit, with the chief said on Monday. ing roles, he said. recover. the secretary- ignate women's shelters as senate addressed taiwan's national said, speaking the last phrase in Foreign Ministry summoning the secretary-General Guterres said the pan - general issued a policy essential, and to continue legislature on tuesday, offering a Mandarin Chinese. Czech republic's ambassador in the Antonio Guterres warned demic has impacted physi - briefing in April on the im - and expand online servic - strong rebuke to authoritarian poli - Vystrcil's visit follows a spat last country to lodge stern representa - young women from civil cal and mental health, edu - pact of the pandemic on es. On the economic front, tics and beijing's increasingly aggres - year between beijing and prague, the tions on Monday and saying the visit society organisations at a cation, and labor force par - women, and stressed again he said, mitigating the so - sive foreign policy. Czech republic's capital. the two amounted to flagrant support of virtual town hall meeting ticipation. today, millions that they must be at the cial and economic impact Milos Vystrcil concluded a speech cities ended a sister-cities agreement taiwan independence . China claims that without a concerned of teenage girls around the centre of all efforts to tack - of the pandemic starts with that underscored shared democratic because beijing has wanted prague to taiwan as its own territory and response, we risk losing a world are out of school, le and recover from the putting money into the values by proclaiming in Mandarin agree to the one China principle, strongly objects to any official contact generation or more of and there are alarming re - coronavirus. hands of women who work that I am taiwanese, a throwback to which is China's stance that taiwan is between its diplomatic allies and the gains. ports of an increase in the pandemic is only in both the formal and in - former Us president John F a part of its territory. self-governing island. since the start of the teenage pregnancies in demonstrating what we all formal economies . Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger By ELAINE KURTENBAcH community pledged to eradicate by food systems to make them more re - their livestock and other assets to get United Nations, Sep 1 (AP) the end of this decade," Qu dongyu, silient and reduce risks, especially for by. the FAO's director-general said in a the most vulnerable small farmers in It noted that enterprising fishing the coronavirus pandemic has commentary ahead of the virtual poor countries. villages in southern thailand's brought hard times for many farmers meeting. that includes food insecure phuket have arranged barter deals and has imperiled food security for disruptions due to outbreaks of places like yemen, where the U.n. with rice farmers in the northeast of many millions both in the cities and the illness and restrictions on busi - says more than a quarter of a million the country. some fisher folk in the countryside. nesses and travel to control them run children are suffering from severe Indonesia unable to export their United nations experts are hold - the gamut, from crops going unhar - malnutrition and will die without catches switched to netting more af - ing an online conference beginning vested by migrant workers unable to treatment, and parts of Africa where fordable fish that they can sell to local tuesday to brainstorm ways to help reach their jobs to transport problems nearly 5 million people are threatened villages.disruptions due to outbreaks alleviate hunger and prevent the to farm families selling livestock and with starvation due to locust out - of the illness and restrictions on busi - problems from worsening in the Asia- equipment to survive. the FAO said in breaks. nesses and travel to control them run pacific region a challenge made dou - a report prepared ahead of the meet - but long lines at food banks even the gamut, from crops going unhar - bly difficult by the loss of many mil - ing. in wealthy countries like the United vested by migrant workers unable to lions of jobs due to the crisis. the combined impacts of COVId- states attest to the struggle to keep reach their jobs to transport problems the U.n. Food and Agricultural 19, natural disasters such as typhoons families fed with tens of millions new - to farm families selling livestock and Organization forecasts that the num - and drought, diseases and pests such ly unemployed. equipment to survive. the FAO said in ber of undernourished people will in - as locusts have highlighted the need In countries like thailand, where a report prepared ahead of the meet - crease by up to 132 million in this to build stronger capacity to manage tourism helps to keep the economy ing. year, while the number of acutely mal - multiple risks to food systems," the afloat, closed borders and cancelled the combined impacts of COVId- nourished children will rise by 6.7 bil - report said. commercial flights have a ripple effect 19, natural disasters such as typhoons ers increasingly are using e-com - food. On a smaller scale, FAO experts lion worldwide due to the pandemic. the FAO is urging faster deploy - across many industries. and drought, diseases and pests such merce and digital data to fine tune noted there were many potential we are facing two pandemics. ment of high-tech tools such as drones the FAO report released for the as locusts have highlighted the need planting and other aspects of agricul - home-grown solutions, literally like COVId-19, which beyond its health and smartphone apps to monitor conference, sponsored by bhutan, to build stronger capacity to manage ture. Chinese e-commerce platforms farming using sacks or hydroponics, toll is crushing livelihoods, and crops, pests and other farming condi - recommended providing loans to multiple risks to food systems," the are helping to match supply and de - growing crickets for food and process - hunger, a scourge the international tions as part of a transformation of farmers to help them avoid selling report said. In many countries, farm - mand for farm produce and other ing camels' milk to make cheese. Glimpses of Future 9 hEalth JAMMU, wednesdAy, septeMber 2, 2020 Well-Nourished Minds Are Our Nation’s Future Gross national product (Gnp) loss is tween early childhood nutrition and Research shows ascribed to undernutrition in coun - human capital have been well recog - tries in Asia and Africa. In fact, India's nized for some time. the world bank that about 43 per 2.5% economic output is lost owing to report (2018) noted that “…invest - micronutrient deficiencies, such as ments in nutrition are durable, in - cent children below iron deficiency anaemia. even mater - alienable, and portable. durable be - nal iodine deficiency has grave conse - cause investments made during the the age of 5 in India quences for fetal development and critical 1,000-day window of opportu - child intelligence quotient (IQ). nity last a lifetime without ever need - are at a risk of not Children born to mothers who were ing to be replenished. Inalienable and iodine deficient during pregnancy ex - portable because they belong to that achieving their perience, on average, a loss of 12.5 to child no matter what and wherever 13.5 IQ points. Another focus theme she or he goes. these investments in of this year’s poshan Maah is identifi - nutrition are among the best in devel - development cation and referral of sAM children. It opment, with a return of between $4 is well known that if left untreated, and $35 for every $1 invested.” potential. It is sAM in early childhood can lead to the first 1000 days are now a fo - dire short-term consequences, such cus area of the poshan Abhiyaan, and essential to focus on as a 12-fold increased risk of dying or this needs to be bolstered to extend higher likelihood of contracting infec - the continuum of care across life- the overall tious diseases. Children with wasting course so that kids get a healthy pro - are also more likely to become stunt - ductive adult life. smart investments development of ed. It can also affect various develop - in the physical, cognitive, linguistic, mental processes that may predispose and socio-emotional development of young children and affected children to chronic disease young children —from before birth later in life and cause cognitive until they transition to primary give them a deficits. equitable prenatal and early school— are critical to put them on the childhood policies and programmes path to greater prosperity, and to help are therefore crucial for meeting countries be more productive and productive life. sustainable development Goals, and compete more successfully in a rapid - for children to develop the intellectual ly changing global economy. studies the stress on the importance of showed that early stimulation inter - ·Multisectoral action to plan and tional, nutritional and agricultural skills, creativity, and wellbeing re - show that a deficient environment is stimulating creativity and innovation ventions during early years increased execute integrated policy and pro - outcomes. nutrigardens, if scaled up quired to become healthy and produc - the root cause for multiple health and in early years to positively influence their future gram interventions – can also be linked to school meals with tive adults. nutrition problems. this deficiency young minds by our honorable pM, earnings by 25 percent. A world there are many win-win situa - nutrition education, family and research shows that about 250 can be related to poor nutrition and could not be missed in his bank Group (wbG) analysis of the tions in combining actions, from en - school community involvement, million children (43%) younger than stimulation which can be due to either Mann ki baat episode dated 30 long-term benefits of early childhood suring health and nutrition to social school gardening, and training and 5 years in low-income and middle-in - poverty, lack of resources, gender in - Aug 2020. He eloquently substantiat - education in 12 countries found that protection to economic growth. this technical support to help schools come countries like India are at risk of equality, lack of awareness, domestic ed his point on innovation by men - children who attend preschool needs commitment from all with achieve an overall healthier environ - not reaching their developmental po - violence or abuse or broken tioning manufacturing local toys and in school for nearly a year longer, shared accountability. there is a need ment. similarly nutrition-sensitive tential. there is therefore an urgent families,etc. while some of them are making them accessible to all on average, and are more likely to be to think beyond the nutrition silos. interventions and programmes in need to increase multi-sectoral cover - non-modifiable or very difficult to children which in turn may im - employed in high-skilled jobs. nutri gardens are a wonderful exam - wAsH, health, agriculture, social age of quality programming that in - change, most of these can be tackled prove their neurodevelopment. the thus, the concurrent mention of ple of shared vision by several players safety nets, early childhood develop - corporates health, nutrition, security by providing a stimulating environ - other important point he highlighted school poshan monitors, the impor - – in particular, nutrition, agriculture, ment and education have enormous and safety, responsive caregiving, and ment for the child to grow in. was the role of good nutrition in tance of alleviating micronutrient de - forests, AyUsH, wCd, education, potential to enhance the scale and ef - early learning. david barker also psychosocial stimulation, good nutri - growth and development of a nation. ficiency using local sustainable agri - MoH, horticulture, environment etc. fectiveness of nutrition specific-inter - showed that some prenatal insults tion, lots of opportunity to play and He said “nation and nutrition cultural produce (also Agri fund) by these gardens not only help improve ventions. In addition, they also have a (like poor maternal nutrition, stress, access to effective education may ac - have deep linkages” and rightly so. our highest leadership in the same health, nutritional status but environ - role in supporting livelihoods, food violence etc) have adverse metabolic tually mitigate the adverse impact of experts concur that investing in the speech is very crucial. we propose a ment too. such effective, inter-sec - security, diet quality, and women’s implications in later adult life espe - disadvantaged or poor childhood. early life years is one of the smartest M-I-n-d outline to translate pM’s vi - toral mechanism need careful meas - empowerment, and in reaching with cially predisposing them to non-com - some examples include a 20-year things a country can do. About 11% of sion into reality in an expedited fash - urement and monitoring of their effi - high coverage nutritionally at-risk municable diseases. the links be - study of children in Jamaica, which ion. ciency and of their expected educa - households and individuals. ‘Soup-and-shake’ diet plan to be made Remove nail polish without using a available to thousands of diabetics in the UK remover with these simple hacks o tackle the rise of type 2 di - abetes, thousands of peo - ple will be offered a ‘soup- f you are in the habit * deodorant: Just use t of wearing nail pol - one to remove the colour off and-shakes’ weight loss plan on the UK national Health service (nHs). 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He did pick one, bhrigu Lake, ries, but also the absence of the noise interacting with the locals, the cium in milk helps plants grow and one of the well-known routes along of our existing urban lives. “I have evening camaraderie, sharing stories prevents blossom end rot, commonly Manali’s Himalayan trekking trail. been exploring local urban hikes and and then the hugs. but like the rest of seen in tomato, pepper and squash twenty days later, the entire country forgotten parks of the city, discovering the world when you have to do what plants due to calcium deficiency. was in lockdown, train journeys were gorgeous dead ends and pretty houses you have to do, self-preservation Milk also contains essential proteins suspended and trek routes were for - around where I live,” says Chatwal. comes easy. “I love chasing sunsets. and vitamin b that are good for the bidden territories. “but with the sub - Hiking is meditative, every step is And that’s the reason I opt for overall health of plants. sequent relaxations, I plunged into ac - a result of focus and the body has to be trekking. the pandemic has instilled a experts, however, warn against tion, as I enjoyed a trek to Hatu peak. in balance, else losing one’s way is sense of gratitude for what we had. using too much milk, or the bacteria It’s easy if you can drive to barog from easy. sheena singh, an avid hiker rein - who knew that crossing parwanoo in the beverage can stunt growth or Chandigarh and then take a next stop forces the view. “you have to be super would be what it is now? I recommend cause the plant to wilt. at narkanda, which is the beginning of present and that’s what trekking is, it’s the Malana village trek which starts How to use milk on plants a seven-kilometre trail to the artistic being in the moment. It’s not being from a place called Jari, which is in can use any type of milk, as long Hatu temple,” shares Francis. somewhere else. It’s being in the right close proximity to Chandigarh. It’s an as it is diluted properly. Mix the milk A sense of abandon, surrendering now. with COVId-19 numbers going opportunity to appreciate nature that with water and transfer the fluid to a to nature, inhaling the much-needed up, I am concerned about the possibil - is in our neighborhoods, even if it’s spray bottle. spray the mixture on the dose of oxygen and embracing the ity that trails may close again which is just a few trees, squirrels, and birds, leaves of the plants. Check after 30 void is addictive; it’s a cult and a must- why it’s sensible to follow the local surrounded by a lot of concrete with a minutes to ensure the watery milk rom growing an organic tor recently showed us how one can do for those who want to walk on the guidelines and maintain a physical blue sky above,” reflects Akshit was all absorbed. If there is still some farm at home to eating use milk from an expired carton in - wild side. Jashan Chatwal, a distance. that means, for instance, sharma. sometimes all one needs is a liquid on the leaves, wipe it with a wet healthy food, samantha stead of just throwing it in the bin. Chandigarh-based trekker says that avoiding popular trails or peak times.” mountain, the blue sky and then you F cloth or it could lead to a fungal reac - Akkineni has been practising sus - In an Instagram story, samantha whenever he plans a trek in the Just like the other guidelines can hear bob dylan whispering, “the tion. tainable living, setting major goals posted a note, “don’t throw out milk Himalayas, he looks forward not only trekking too has had to adapt to the answer my friend is blowing in the would you like to try this? for us. In line with this, the Majili ac - from an expired carton. I gave my to the climb, the tent stays, make-shift new COVId norms. what could be a wind”. trek on… Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU wednesdAy septeMber 2, 2020 Disha Patani lip-syncs Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor to come together for 'Shraddha Kapoor cut my choti to ‘Rasode Mein Kaun Tha’ rap take my powers,' reveals Flora Saini with an unexpected twist Pavan Kirpalani's horror-comedy titled Bhoot Police hinting she is the 'badi chudail today marks two years of one of the finest horror comedies made, stree, not to mention its In the last year, pavan the script is very close to his are hoping to roll with it to - and is set in today’s time. It is blockbuster status. to commemorate the occa - Kirpalani's bhoot police was heart and given the adventur - wards the year-end.” director a fantastic script that hooked sion, bollywoodLife got in touch for an exclu - announced with the ensem - ous elements in the story, the pavan Kirpalani is known for me on instantly. It is an out ble cast of saif Ali Khan, Ali film requires to be mounted helming projects like phobia and out entertainer for the sive interview with Flora saini, who payed the Fazal and Fatima sana on a certain scale to enhance and ragini MMs. entire family to sit and enjoy ghost in the film, ergo, the eponymous role. shaikh. And now it seems the thrills and chills along Meanwhile, saif Ali Khan will and this is what I loved and Opening up on how the makers deliberately that Arjun Kapoor has with the laughs,” added the be next seen in bunty Aur connected with. Also, it’s a concealed her identity prior to the film's releas - stepped into the shoes of the source. pavan confirmed the babli 2 along with rani new role for me, new lan - es as a planned strategy, she said, “yes, it was. I Mirzapur actor as he and saif news and told the tabloid, Mukerji. the film marks the guage and milieu and that’s remember when the poster came out, I shared it will turn ghosthunters for “we are excited to bring this reunion of the duo after 11 what I really look for in a on Instagram and I got a call from the produc - this horror-comedy. A source spooky adventure-comedy years. saif and rani have script. I also love the dynam - tion house, saying, 'please don't disclose it,' and close to the development told and really happy to have saif worked together in films like ics between the originals and I told them, 'but I'm a part of the film. I'm not Mumbai Mirror, “Arjun and and Arjun join the team as Hum tum, ta ra rum pum the new bunty babli in the saying I'm stree, but I'm a part of the movie and saif play a pair of they are a perfect fit for this and thoda pyaar thoda film. It’s fresh, hilarious and I'm very proud of being a part of any film. so at ghosthunters in the film. the crazy entertainer. both of Magic. the sequel will see a extremely engaging. rani and least let me put the poster and trailer. “when I makers have been working them will be seen in very dif - huge time leap of 10 years and I have always had a lot of fun did dabangg, it was a very small role. After that, towards getting the right en - ferent avatars and will bring will feature two pairs of bunty working with each other and doing a film with great actors, a lovely story, get - semble on board for a while their trademark humour to and babli. talking about the I’m looking forward to our ting the title role, which I've never got ven then now. the film, produced by the script.” talking about the film, saif Ali Khan earlier creative collaboration again. if I don't get to talk about it since the production ramesh taurani and Akshai film, saif had earlier said, “It said, “bunty Aur babli 2 is a It’s also equally amazing to be house told me not to, and I don't get recogni - puri, will roll by the year-end. is an entertaining film and we completely rebooted sequel back home at yrF again. tion, then what's the point, I thought. the rasode Mein Kaun tha rap has gone viral Shaheen Bhatt pens a heartfelt letter for sister Alia Bhatt; says, 'I've Bigg Boss 13 fame Rashami like crazy. After yashraj Mukhate’s rap became an instant hit, there are now various versions of the song and even they are becoming popular. disha watched as you've weathered incomparable loss and unfamiliar grief' Desai buys a swanky SUV, patani took to Instagram and posted her own ver - sion. yashraj Mukhate has become instantly fa - lockdown the bright spot in an other - goes for a ride in style mous thanks to his rap. rupal patel who played the wise bleak time has been the time character of Kokilaben on saath nibhana saathiya we’ve spent together. It has been also reacted to the video and revealed that she through this time that I’ve watched the spoke to yashraj and even thanked him for making sparks of understanding blossom into it. "My sister-in-law sent me a message about it. a full-blown self-realisation. And there Later, my coactor, rhea sharma sent me the rap. is something truly astonishing in that My immediate reaction was surprise and shock. I – being a silent observer to the poetry was perplexed about how yashraj got this clip since in motion that is someone’s emotional I never sang on the show. Later, I realised that it’s a evolution," she said in her letter. we rap and he has used my dialogues for it (laughs). I lost a legend actor, rishi Kapoor a cou - liked it so much that I asked a few friends for his ple of months ago. Alia bhatt is very number. I spoke to him and expressed my grati - close to ranbir Kapoor and neetu tude. I am humbled and grateful for smriti (Irani) Kapoor. she has grown closer to madam for liking it. I am not on any social media riddhima as well. For the last few platforms as I don’t want to be distracted when I weeks, we have seen Alia visiting am working," rupal told etimes. rucha Hasabnis, who played rashi ben in the show, also reacted to ranbir and his family at their home on the video. she told Zoom digital, "My first reaction some occasions. On one occasion, was I didn't like it. I was like okay ya, whatever. shaheen and her mother, soni had ac - bohot hi silly hai. then, my brother messaged me companied her as well. shaheen spoke saying this is trending on twitter. so, I was like about how Alia dealt with the loss say - what is there to trend. when I watched it again, ing, "In these past few months, I have then I looked at it objectively, and I realised he witnessed you display the sort of re - (yashraj) has given nice music to it. It was a very Alia bhatt's sister, shaheen turned the world exactly who you are. there is silience and emotional stoutness that I creative way of doing that small clip." rucha a photographer for the actress for elle no introduction for the readers about could only have dreamed of for you. Hasabnis also spoke about the amazing response Magazine cover shoot. she also who the ‘real’ Alia is because the way I I’ve watched as you’ve weathered in - she received post the video went viral. she said, penned a heartfelt note for Alia and see it, there is no secret Alia, no version comparable loss and become ac - "It's been crazy, it was very funny, weird and silly. It spoke about how she feels about seeing of you that’s cloaked in disguise," she quainted with the unfamiliar texture of was trending and people have loved the video. Fans her evolve as a human being in the past wrote in her letter addressed to the grief. As you’ve shed old roles and have not been messaging me but people are just few months. Addressing the letter to brahmastra actress. shaheen spoke adopted new ones. As you’ve sifted sharing the funny memes, that are on trending on Alia, shaheen praised her for her re - about the time they spent together with remarkable gentleness through twitter, with me. we are all having a laugh on these silience and on becoming the real ver - during the lockdown. "through this external onslaught for fragments of in - memes. sion of herself. "you’ve already shown pandemic and the last few months in sight and gratitude." From Radhika Apte to Sayani Gupta, 5 actresses who are killing it on OTT platforms popular tV actress rashami desai, who was recently the rise of Ott in the video on radhika doing many seen in bigg boss 13, is on cloud nine as she bought a brand past couple of years of its projects. new swanky sUV, which is a range rover and it simply meant a lot of content. “the digital medium is looks amazing. the actress shared videos on her insta-sto - And a lot of content very fast. It's faster than films, ry, where she she is going on a ride and her glowing smile opened doors to many because this content is in peo - just tells everything. the actrress' manager and friend talented actresses. It ple's hands all the time, and nidhi Gupta wrote, “yayyy…Congratulations rashuuu for gave them a platform to that really makes a differ - your new car. Only onwards and upwards from here on. so showcase what they are ence,” said radhika in an in - happy for you my love. the actress had planned to buy a car capable of, which was not terview. well, she was around earlier but due to financial crunch in lockdown, she post - possible on a wide scale since many years but it won’t poned it. talking about it, she had said to tOI, “I feel we all in films. And boy, did be wrong to say that Ott has are dealing with a financial crunch during lockdown. I feel they grab the opportuni - made her a lot more famous. during this pandemic if you are not well planned then the ty with both hands. we Mirzapur, delhi Crime and financial crunch will definitely hit you. After coming out of are talking about certain permanent roommates are the bigg boss 13 house, even I wanted to buy a Mercedes, but I cancelled my plan. I understood at the end of the day, actresses who have com - some of her popular projects. people know me because of my work and not because of pletely owned the plat - this actress has really proved what I have in life.” talking about the expenditures of an form with their superla - her mettle online. she has actor, she said, “I know my responsibilities and things I am tive talent and perform - been a part of numerous proj - facing or dealing with. I believe it is in my hand to show or ances. she has done so ects like Inside edge, create my lifestyle in the minds of the people. what lifestyle much online that people rangbaaz, betaal and Marzi. I want to lead, I have to decide. I have started deducting the started calling her “the web platform is a very in - things from my life, the habits from life which I don’t need. netflix’s favourite. she clusive platform. when I used As an actress I realised for maintenance I need to go to the has been a part of proj - to go for tV auditions, they parlour and I have to face the camera. these are the two im - ects like Lust stories, used to always tell me that you portant things in my life. so, I have realised that I have to sacred Games, Ghoul don’t look like a conventional minimize my needs.” rashami desai was recently in a short and raat Akeli Hai. Indian bahurani,” Aahana film named tamas, which also featured writer-director netflix also made a spoof told us in an interview. 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