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VOL: 9 Issue: 81 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, THURSDAy , APRIL 02, 2020 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- Inside Robust contact tracing led to detection Inside Centre redefines J-K domicile rule, extends of 62 positive cases in JK : Kansal Centre notifies JAMMU, APRIL 01 : these cases could have continued more have been prevented from changes in laws in Principal Secretary Planning, in the general population and being infected.” UTs of J-K and Ladakh it to those who have lived in UT for 15 years Information and Government could even have infected more Kansal revealed that Jammu New Delhi, April 1 : The New Delhi, April 1 : The Constitution (now abrogated) government, public sector Rehabilitation Commissioner Spokesperson, Rohit Kansal cases,” he said while adding that and Kashmir has also been test - Centre has notified that 138 Centre has redefined domicile empowered J&K Assembly to banks, officials of statutory (Migrants) in the UT of J&K, today informed that as of today the government will actively ing cases aggressively and it was Acts will stand modified, for government jobs in the define a J&K resident, who bodies, officials of central will also be included in the there are 62 positive cases of pursue this strategy. among the first to start testing adapted or repealed as the case newly-created Union definition. “Children of such COVID 19 in J&K. locally through 4 testing centres. may with immediate effect in Territory of Jammu and residents of J&K as reside Giving breakup of the fig - “Our testing rate has been nearly the Union Territories of Kashmir through a notifica - outside UT of J&K in connec - ures at a press briefing, Kansal 77.5 per million, one of the high - Jammu and Kashmir and tion - the Jammu and Kashmir tion with their employment or said 58 are active cases of which est in the country and next only Ladakh. Reorganisation (Adaptation business or other professional 48 are in Kashmir and 10 in to Kerala. We have decided to Through an order notified of State Laws) Order, 2020 - or vocational reasons” but Jammu division. “A total of further increase it. To begin in the Gazette on Tuesday, the issued on Tuesday night. their parents fulfil any of the 17041 cases are under surveil - with, we plan to test every single Union Home Ministry said: According to the gazette conditions provided earlier. lance so far. This is a dynamic one of the 2000 contacts that we "With immediate effect, the notification, Section 3A of the The provisions of the Act process and while some cases have identified,” he said. Acts mentioned in the sched - J&K Reorganisation authorise the Tehsildar as who complete their period are The government spokesper - ule to this Order stall until (Adaptation of State Laws) competent authority for issu - being released for home quaran - son said that the strategy of repealed or amended by a Order 2020, under the J&K ing the domicile certificate, as tine, newer cases keep getting aggressive tracing and increased competent Legislature or other Civil Services (decentralisa - opposed to deputy commis - added as per contact tracing testing will continue. He said competent authority, have tion and recruitment) Act, has sioner or any officer specially results,” he said. The government spokesper - that in order to achieve the con - effect, subject to the adaptions been introduced to define notified by the state govern - Kansal said that government son said that nearly 2000 con - cerned authorities have well and modifications directed by domicile as that “who has ment by way of a gazette noti - is conscious that there has been tacts of positive cases have been defined protocols for quarantine, the said Schedule, or if it is so resided for a period of 15 fication in the form of an concern among the public at identified. “We have issued isolation and restrictions on directed, shall stand repealed." years in the UT of J&K or has SRO. Through the notifica - large about the cases being test - instructions that no known con - movement. “In defining proto - The order repealed 24 State studied for a period of seven tion the Centre has repealed ed positive. “However we would tact be left untraced. I had men - cols we have often gone beyond laws, including The years and appeared in class alone were eligible to apply universities and recognised 29 state laws, which included like to emphasize we have a tioned last time that this is bound what is being followed in some Agriculturists Relief Act, 10th/12th examination in an for jobs or own immovable research institutes of central the J&K civil services (spe - robust tracing process. Many of to lead to some inconvenience. other states; however this has 1983, the J&K government aid educational institution located property. government who have served cial provisions) Act, while the positive cases could be Hot spots would need to be iso - been carefully planned. to Agriculturists and Land in the UT of J&K”. The new definition of in the UT of J&K for a total 109 have been amended. traced as a result of a vigorous lated and sealed and movements Wherever we have been deliber - Improvement Act, The J&K This would allow them to domicile also expands to period of ten years or children Section 5A states that no per - contact tracing exercise under - fully restricted,” he said while ately stricter, it is because we State Aid to Industries Act, apply for gazetted and non- include “children of those of parents who fulfil any of son shall be eligible for taken by the administration. As a appealing people for their coop - firmly believe that it is better to 1961, The J&K Civil Services gazetted government jobs in central government officials, the conditions in sections”. appointment to a post carry - result we were able to trace eration in this exercise. “Believe be strict and firm initially than (Special Provisions) Act, the UT administration. all India services officers, Additionally, as per the ing a pay scale for not more many cases including some that me, it is worth the trouble and dealing with a large pool of 2010, J&K State Commission Before August 5, 2019, officials of PSUs and new rules, persons registered than level 4 “unless he is a were asymptomatic. This is effort. Every single case detect - infections at a later stage,” he for Backward Classes Act, Section 35 A of the autonomous body of central as a migrant by the Relief and domicile of UT of J&K”. important because if not traced ed and traced means so many said. 1997, J&K Deputy Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act UK records over 500 coronavirus and Deputy Speaker's Act, Nizamuddin Covid impact: Coronavirus: CBSE to conduct classes 10, 1957, J&K State Emergency India sees jump of 373 cases deaths in a day for first time Relief Fund Act, 1960. It also 12 exams for only 29 main subjects UK : The total number of Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Pune amended the rest while repeal - in single day after event New Delhi, April 1 : The inations hanging midway. conducted so far, he said, coronavirus COVID-19 posi - (Maharashtra), Mumbai ing two sets of law as applica - Central Board of Secondary The ministry has directed adding those not promoted tive cases in India rose to (Maharashtra), Kasaragod ble to the UTs of J& K and New Delhi, April 1 : A Jamaat which had organised a 1,637 with a death toll of 38 (Kerala) and Pathanamthitta day after India reported a religions gathering recently. Education will conduct board the board to promote all stu - this time can appear in school Ladakh in each other's territo - examinations for only 29 dents of Classes 1 to 8 to the based tests online or offline. on Wednesday (April 1). (Kerala). ries, the scheduled said. An huge spike in single day Close to 281 foreigners, According to the Ministry of Union Minister for State COVID cases following a including from Indonesia main subjects that are needed next class. "In view of the "Students studying in amendment also describes for promotion and are cru - Health and Family Welfare, Home Affairs G Kishan C M domicile for purposes of facil - recent religious gathering at a where Tablighi Jamaat India witnessed a spike of Reddy has donated Rs 1 C M mosque in Delhi’s activists have been found cial for university admis - Y B ities and employment. sions, Human Resource 146 new cases in the last 24 Crore from his MPLADs y B COVID positive, hours. Also three deaths were fund to PM CARES Fund, Rs NPPA sanctions attended the gathering Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said on reported from Gujarat, West 50 lakhs to Telangana CM with 10 deaths across Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Relief Fund and Rs 50 lakhs establishment of price India now associated Wednesday. "Have advised CBSE to While, the world wide to Hyderabad District to fight monitoring unit in J&K with attendees here. number of positive cases COVID -19. Contact tracing of conduct board exams only JAMMU, APRIL 01: In for 29 main subjects that touched 8,57,487 out of J&K Principal Secretary: order to monitor the avail - people these attendees which the death toll stood at Process of transferring Rs ability of essential medicines met over time and iden - are required for promotion and crucial for university 42,107 till 6.25 am (IST) on 1000 to each registered con - in the Union Territory of tification of attendees Wednesday as per Johns struction worker through Jammu & Kashmir at afford - admissions. Whenever able prices, the National themselves is a mam - Hopkins University data. The DBT mode has started. An moth task considering CBSE is in a position to US has reported the most advisory has been issued to Pharmaceutical Pricing hold board exams, it shall Authority (NPPA) has Nizamuddin area, Cabinet right estimates of at least number of infections with public & private employers accorded sanction to the Secretary Rajeev Gauba is 2,000 people having been at conduct (sic) for 29 sub - 188,172 cases and Italy has not to terminate employees or establishment of Price currently in a meeting with the Markaz. jects by giving adequate the most number of fatalities reduce their wages in the Monitoring and Resource state chief secretaries and While the government is notice. For rest (sic) of the Unit (PMRU) in J&K. The with 12,428. wake of Coronavirus lock - DGPs to assess the impact of depending on attendees to subjects, CBSE will not Meanwhile, the govern - down. Union HRD Minister Authority has identified hold board exams and current situation due to classes IX & XI will be pro - Jammu & Kashmir as a Pilot the event on the disease load. self report and self quarantine ment identified a total of nine Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal location for implementation India, which had been at for 14 days, sources say it instructions for their mark - #COVID19, I have advised moted to next class/grade hotspots across India where Nishank: In view of the cur - of Central Sector Scheme of 1,024 cases until Monday, could be a tall order and state ing, assessment will be @cbseindia29 to promote based on the school-based higher transmission have rent situation due to COVID- NPPA-Consumer Awareness, saw a jump of 373 cases in a health authorities would need issued soon," he said. ALL students studying in assessments including proj - been detected, according to 19, all CBSE school students Publicity and Price single day after several states, to intensify operations to find The board will not to con - classes I-VIII to the next ects, periodic tests, term sources on Tuesday. The studying in classes I-VIII to Monitoring. duct pending Class 10 and 12 class or grade," Union HRD exams, etc. conducted so far. The Price Monitoring and including Delhi began report - those who were in the event. hotspots identified are — be promoted to the next class; Resource Unit (PMRU) ing confirmed cases involv - At least 15 states have exams in foreign countries. Minister said in a series of Students not promoted this Ladakh, Saheed Bhagat Students of classes IX and XI would function under the ing people who had been at reported cases linked to the Coronavirus outbreak in tweets. Students of Class 9 time can appear in school- Singh Nagar (Punjab), to be promoted based on overall supervision and guid - the Nizamuddin Markaz, the event and the numbers are ris - the country has left CBSE’s and 11 will be promoted on based tests, online or offline," Dilshad Garden (Delhi), internal assessment of ance of Drugs Controller, headquarters of Tablighi ing. Class 10 and 12 board exam - school-based assessments Nishank tweeted. Nizamuddin (Delhi), schools. J&K and it would be the key collaborating partner of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority in Jammu Private van (Ambulance) no PB02CQ_ 6663 250 Indians stranded in Iran tested positive for COVID-19, Centre tells SC & Kashmir. The governing New Delhi, April 1 : It observed that govern - Mehta countered the said. body of PMRU comprises of seized with Four persons Arrested Financial Commissioner, The Centre on Wednesday ment is taking the matter arguments and said that at Hegde contended that Health & Medical Education Jammu : A Private van Involvement of fake death /269/188 IPC against them all told the Supreme Court that seriously. present all International many of Indian citizens Department, J&K as (Ambulance) no PB02CQ_ certificate on this police sta - are under arrest at police sta - 250 Indian pilgrims strand - At the outset, Solicitor flights have been cancelled who are still in Iran do not Chairman, Commissioner, 6663 Driven by one Abid ed in Qom, Iran, have test - General Tushar Mehta, and authorities are waiting have symptoms and if they FDA (J&K) as Vice- Hussain S/O Mohd Razzaq ed positive for coronavirus appearing for Centre said for a decision of Ministry are asked to stay in hotels, Chairman, State Drugs Controller, J&K as Member R/O Thandkote Rajouri car - and have not been evacuat - that many of the Indians of External Affairs. where others with symp - Secretary, Joint Drugs rying Four persons including ed, while over 500 have stranded in Iran have been “Our embassy at Iran is toms are being quarantined, Controller, J&K, Director, one injured namely Hakam already been brought back. brought back. in touch with the 250 peo - they may develop it there. National Pharmaceutical din S/O Sahib din R/O Sailian The top court observed Senior advocate Sanjay ple stranded there. They He said that 250 people Pricing Authority, New Delhi Surankote on a false dead cer - that it is thinking of asking Hegde, appearing for the will be brought back, in Iran don’t have money, and President, J&K Pharmaceutical tificate that given by CMO the Indian embassy to con - petitioner, said that not all whenever there is possibili - medicines and other ameni - Manufacturers Association GMC jammu of Hakam din stantly monitor the situa - of those stranded have been ty,” he said, adding, that the ties and why can’t they be as members. Dr. Geer but Hakam din is alive and tion and be in touch with brought back and around petition has become infruc - brought to a place like Leh? Mohammad Ishaq, Associate discharged from GMC the stranded Indians in Iran. 250 people, who have test - tuous. Mehta replied that many Professor, Department of jammu on 30/3/20 with 03 A bench of Justices D Y ed positive are still there To this, the bench told people who were earlier Pharmaceutical Sciences, attendants namely(1) Lal Chandrachud and M R and are at the mercy of Hegde that that those peo - brought back and sent to University of Kashmir, Srinagar shall discharge Hussai s/o Jamal Din and Shah said it will pass the Iranian authorities. ple, who are stranded in Leh and other places have function as an Advisor to the Abdul Rehman s/o Mohd orders in favour of the peti - He said the court ask the Iran are being taken care of now developed symptoms. body. The body is registered Bashir (3) Mohd Ashraf S/O tioners and would ask the Solicitor General to take and the matter should be The bench said that it as a society under Societies Mohd yousaf all are resident Indian embassy to take instruction about bringing left on government now. will issue an order in favour Registration Act, 1860 (Act of Sailan Bufliaz police fresh tests and look into the back 250 people, who have “You (petitioner) can of their repatriation as and XXI of 1860). party of naka bufliaz checked tion surankote registered a tion and vehicle ambulance is possibility of bringing them tested positive, still strand - raise this issue again when when the health situation of them and found their illegally case FIR no 45/20 U/S 420 seized further police on job FOR back as and when possible. ed in Iran. need arises,” the bench stranded Indians improves. Computer Services Covid-19 Pandemic : Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Laptop Services JAMMU, APRIL 01 : Secretary complimented all efforts of States/UTs for con - BSNL Broadband Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Cabinet Secretary holds VC with Chief Secretaries to review disbursement of relief package announced by GoI the States/UTs for their tainment of virus, he asked Pan Card Guaba today held video con - Jammu, Mukesh Singh and 2,000 to be given to the farm - respective states/UTs. (PMGKAY) in which 80 efforts in combating the dis - for aggressive contact tracing Passport ference meeting with Chief MD NHM, Bhupinder ers in first week of April Further, the Deputy crore poor people in the ease and said that we need to and to put all those people in Contact :- Secretaries of all States and Kumar participated in the under existing PM Kisan Commissioners at district country will get 5 kg wheat remain more alert and active isolation to control the Rohit: Union Territories to review meeting. Cabinet Secretary Yojana to benefit 8.7 crore level should also take meet - or rice and 1 kg of preferred to get things in our control. spread. disbursement of financial asked the States/UTs to be He asked to notify and publi - Similarly, the Cabinet Mob. 9419626826 assistance and other benefits fully prepared for disburse - cize the hospitals that have Secretary emphasized on as part of relief package ment of PMGKY relief pack - been dedicated as Covid-19 maintaining supply chain, announced by the age as the funds have to be hospitals and to equip them ensuring uninterrupted Government under Pradhan transferred into the accounts with all required necessary movement of essential goods Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana of the beneficiaries through medical facilities. and putting strong check on (PMGKY) for the poor to DBT mode. He said that With regard to the meas - movement of migrant labors. help them fight the battle more bank staff should be ures that have taken to curb While commending the MANOJ KUMAR & CO. against coronavirus. allowed to attend their duties the rumor mongering, the role of health worker fighting The meeting was attended and movement passes need meeting was apprized that COVID-19, the Cabinet Fruit & Vegetable by Home Secretary, Ajay to be provided to them for the the Information & Broadcast Secretary stressed on protect - Kumar Bhalla, Secretary purpose. Ministry has created a cell to ing these frontline warriors Commission Agents Health, Preeti Sudan and The meeting was burst fake news circulating by taking care of their gen - other Secretaries of con - informed that under the relief farmers. ings with the banks to final - pulses for free every month among people on coron - uine needs. Specialist In : Potato, Onion cerned Ministries. package, 20 crore women Jan He asked the Chief ize arrangements in this for the next three months. avirus. All States/UTs were Cabinet Secretary reiter - Chief Secretary, BVR Dhan account holders will Secretaries to convene SLBC regard. Meanwhile, the meeting also asked to create such ated that we have to ensure Shop No. 69, Sabji Subhramanyam, DGP J&K, get Rs 500 per month for meetings and discuss the Cabinet Secretary also held threadbare discussions cells to have a strong check that lockdown restrictions Dilbag Singh, Financial next three months, ex-gratia plan of action with the asked the States/UTs to on isolation facilities that on circulation of fake news remains effective for remain - Mandi Narwal, Jammu. Commissioner, Health, Atal of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor Regional/Zonal heads of ensure smooth distribution of have been created by the that may cause panic among ing two weeks in the entire Dulloo, Principal Secretary senior citizen, poor widows both Public and Private ration under PM Garib States/UTs to treat coron - common masses. country, to contain the spread Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Home, Shaleen Kabra, IGP and poor disabled and Rs Banks operational in their Kalyan Ann Yojana avirus patients. The Cabinet While discussing the of pandemic.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 Delhi govt to give Rs 1 crore to kin of coronavirus Centre to accept foreign donations for PM CARES fighters if they die; four more doctors test positive New Delhi : Delhi Chief taken to protect the medical while her husband at third-year post-graduate stu - fund set up to fight COVID-19 : Sources Minister Arvind Kejriwal on staff dealing with COVID-19 Vallabhbhai Patel Chest dent of the biochemistry New Delhi : The Centre of people worldwide. In India which a large number of peo - (SAARC) countries are Wednesday (April 1, 2020) patients but despite that if Institute, North Campus, department of Safdarjung has decided to accept foreign too, the spread of coronavirus ple will be able to contribute expected to meet soon to deal announced Rs one crore for anything untoward happens to while the third associated with Hospital, who has tested posi - donations for the Prime has been alarming and is pos - with the smallest of denomi - with the COVID-19 crisis. the families of healthcare per - tive for the novel coronavirus, Minister's Citizen Assistance ing severe health and eco - nations. Citizens and organi - Calling it a global emergency, sonnel in the event of their had recently travelled abroad. and Relief in Emergency nomic ramifications for our sations can go to the website the sources said, "We are see - death while treating coron - Both of them showed Situations Fund (PM CARES ing a global emergency and avirus positive patients in the symptoms of COVID-19 and Fund) that was set-up to fight we need global coordination. national capital. their test results came out pos - the deadly coronavirus We took lead on SAARC and The Aam Aadmi Party itive two days ago. They are COVID-19 pandemic, we participated in G20. As far chief made this remark while now undergoing treatment at sources told Zee News on as UNSC is concerned, its interacting with doctors after the isolation ward of the Wednesday. PM Modi had a members need to decide a reviewing the situation in the Safdarjung hospital. conversation with ten world meet is required on COVID- national capital. “Delhi gov - "All the doctors and staff leaders via a video conference 19." The Indian mission has ernment will give Rs one who had come in contact with to ensure that all the heads of dedicated helpline to reach crore to the families of coron - them have been tested. So far, mission are on the same page, out to the stranded Indians in avirus fighters belonging to none of the contacts has tested added the sources. He exhort - the affected countries. The the national capital if they die positive for coronavirus infec - ed them to take a step on spe - sources added that India has in the line of duty,’’ CM tion," the officials said, cific counts. evacuated 2,500 of its citizens Kejriwal said while address a adding all of them have been To combat the challenge of from around the globe over press briefing along with asked to monitor their health. coronavirus COVID-19 pan - coronavirus crisis. India res - Delhi Health Minister Two more doctors of demic, PM Modi on March 28 cued 1,600 citizens stranded Satyendra Jain. them, the govt will take care Delhi Cancer Institute, had Delhi's Mohalla Clinic - in had announced the PM in transit. It also added that ‘’Your contribution is no of their families.'' tested positive for coronavirus Babarpur and in Maujpur - CARES Fund, a public chari - country. The Prime Minister’s pmindia.gov.in and donate to India has been assisting for - less than a soldier's...If any Kejriwal's interaction with infection, reports said on were also tested positive for table trust. The fund has been office has been receiving PM CARES Fund. eign missions and 10,000 for - healthcare personal, including doctors came after three doc - Wednesday. coronavirus. today. The set up so that the people who spontaneous and innumerable According to sources, eign nationals have left the government or private doctor, tors tested positive for One of them, who is part authorities have asked their want to contribute can do so requests for making generous External Affairs Minister country so far. nurse and sanitation workers, COVID-19. So far, 120 cases of the team treating COVID- patients for self-quarantine at by following a few simple donations to support the gov - (EAM) S Jaishankar spoke to Clarifying on the equip - die while serving coronavirus of coronavirus have been 19 patients at the hospital, is home. According to the Union steps which will help the gov - ernment in the wake of this finance ministers of the ments exported to Serbia, the patients, the government will reported in the national capi - believed to have contracted Health Ministry, 1,637 ernment tide over the major emergency. European Union (EU), US, sources said, "Items that were give Rs one crore to their fam - tal. the disease while discharging COVID-19 cases have been COVID-19 hurdle. While the Keeping in mind the need China, Nepal, Sri Lanka on exported to Serbia was not in ilies," he added. Three resident doctors - his duty, they said. reported in the country so far, Prime Minister is the for having a dedicated nation - how to coordinate position. the prohibited list. The guide - The CM, however, said one working at the Centre-run According to sources, the out of which 38 people have Chairman of this trust, its al fund with the primary The Ministry of External lines are very clear." that ''every precaution is being Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, female resident doctor, a died. members include Defence objective of dealing with any Affairs (MEA) has supported Speaking on Indians evac - Minister, Home Minister and kind of emergency or distress measures taken by the gov - uated from Iran, the sources Finance Minister. situation, like posed by the ernment and is on the fore - said, "All Indians in Iran COVID-19: Delhi govt evacuates 205 passersby from The pandemic of COVID- COVID-19 pandemic, and to front to deal with the crisis. before evacuation were tested. 19 has engulfed the entire provide relief to the affected, The senior officials of Those who have been tested world and has posed serious the fund has been started. commerce ministries of South negative were sent back, those Majnu Ka Tila gurdwara, quarantines them in school challenges for the health and This fund will enable Asian Association for who have been tested positive New Delhi : The Delhi Shiromani Akali Dal down. On Wednesday Delhi government to Nehru economic security of millions micro-donations as a result of Regional Cooperation are being taken care of." government on Wednesday (SAD) leader Manjinder morning the administration Vihar School. We had evacuated 205 people from Singh Sirsa asserted that took responsibility for them pleaded with the Delhi and Labour Department a gurdwara in Delhi's arrangements were also and their stay was arranged Punjab government to take Majnu Ka Tila and shifted made for their safety as inside the Sarvodya Kanya these people to their homes COVID19: DC Rajouri takes stock disbursed Rs 4144000 them to a school in Nehru doctors conducted a check- Vidyalaya. The gurdwara so that this gathering does among registered Workers Vihar area in the national up on the people twice a has been asked to arrange not spread the threat of of essential commodities capital, amid the ongoing day. The gurdwara admin - for their food, which they Covid19." RAJOURI, APRIL 01 : lockdown period so that they and monitoring desk to estab - UDHAMPUR, APRIL lockdown to fight the coro - istration had already agreed to. It is being told The development comes Deputy Commissioner don't face any inconvenience lish close contact with the 01 : In a major relief to the navirus COVID-19 pan - informed the Punjab gov - that none of these people a day after 24 people were Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir in their daily life during these labourers working outside the registered building construc - demic. These people are ernment as well as the have any symptoms of tested positive who had Sheikh today convened a days. He asked the Executive district in other parts of the tion workers of Udhampur passersby who had left their Delhi government about coronavirus yet. attended the religious con - meeting of concerned officers Engineer PDD to ensure the country so that they can be district who are facing hard homes from different areas the development. Taking to micro-blog - gregation organised by the to take stock of the status of timely repairing of damaged facilitated. time due to lock down to of Delhi and NCR to go to They also clarified that ging site Twitter, Sirsa post - Tablighi Jamaat held at essential services being pro - electrical appliances such as The meeting was attended combat the spread of corona Punjab but could not leave these people are not part of ed a video saying, "Of the Markaz Nizamuddin – its vided to the general public transformers. by Additional Deputy pandemic, the Labour after the complete lock - any organisation but people of Punjab who gath - headquarter in the national during the lockdown period He also asked the Assistant Commissioner Rajouri ,Sher Department Udhampur today down. They were provided passersby people who had ered from different places capital. due to Coronavirus infection. Director Food and Civil Singh, Assistant disbursed an amount of Rs shelter and food in the to stay in the gurdwara after in Delhi at Gurdwara Over 1700 people, During the meeting a Supplies to conduct market Commissioner Revenue, 41,44000 among all active Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila they couldn't leave for Majnu Ka Tila Sahib, 205 Indians and also foreigners, threadbare was held on vari - checking to ensure fair prices Mohd Ashraf,Deputy District workers. Sahib for the past few days. Punjab due to the lock - have been shifted by the had attended the event. ous arrangements being put in of basic commodities besides Election Officer, Rizwan In this connection place by the district adminis - providing the ration to the Asgar, DSEO, Bilal Mir, Assistant Labour COVID-19 outbreak: Centre tration for the convenience of public. He also asked the offi - Executive Engineer PWD Commissioner Udhampur, asks states to implement PM NBA hails SC order on responsible media the general public during the cer to review the availability Rajouri, Mohd Zubair, Ranjeet Singh informed that lockdown period. of medicines and other essen - Executive Engineer PWD Rs 1000 per worker through Garib Kalyan yojana from DBT was disbursed among next week Assistant Director tial commodities in the dis - Nowhera, Prem kapoor coverage of coronavirus pandemic FCS&CA informed that ade - trict. ,Executive Engineer PHE 4144 workers as wage assis - New Delhi : Cabinet New Delhi : The News does not intend to interfere necessities to migrant labour - quate stock of essential com - He directed the concerned Rajouri, Mushtaq Ahmed, tance for purchase of ration Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Broadcasters Association with the free discussion, ers and workers amid the modities is available in the officers to remain available at Executive Engineer PHE and other essentials. Wednesday (April 1) took a (NBA) on Wednesday (April debate and coverage about the national lockdown. district. He further informed their headquarters to meet out Nowshera, Gurcharan Singh, meeting by video-conferenc - 1, 2020) welcomed the pandemic, the statement said. The Centre stated in its that the process of distribution any emergency and ensure Executive Engineer PDD Padma Shri ing with all the Chief Supreme Court's directive that The Centre had earlier report that it wanted media of advance ration for the smooth public services during Rajouri, Munshi Khan, Secretaries and DGPs the media should report month of April and May has these days. Assistant Director Food and awardee Nirmal (Director General of Police) responsibly and weed out any been started. Meanwhile the DC also Civil Supplies, Mukhtar of states. The states were sen - "fake news" in social media The DC asked the con - reviewed the status of the Ahmed Lone, Assistant Singh tests positive sitized about the intensive while telecasting news on the cerned officers of PHE and grievances received and the Labour Commissioner, for COVID-19 contact tracing of Tablighi coronavirus crisis. PDD to ensure uninterrupted number of grievances Angrez Singh and District Jamat participants as this has In a statement issued by its water and power supply to the redressed so far. He also Information Officer, Narinder Amritsar, April 1 : increased the risk of contain - president Rajat Sharma, the general public during the asked the nodal officer of help Raina. Padma Shri and former ment efforts of coronavirus NBA said that it is also ‘Hazoori Raagi’ at the COVID-19, said a statement pleased to learn that a daily Golden Temple, Nirmal by Information and bulletin by the government DM Kishtwar visits shelter homes of vulnerable Singh, has tested positive for Broadcasting Ministry. through all media avenues, coronavirus, a health official The states were asked to including social media and said on Wednesday. complete the contact tracing forums, will be made avail - families and inter-state migrants He was awarded the process on a war footing, as it able to clear the doubts of KISHTWAR, APRIL 01: Mehata, Additional District He also inquired about the Padma Shri in 2009. The has been found that foreign - people. With the aim to ensure that Development Commissioner, distribution of ration to these report of the samples of the ers who had participated in "This would help media sought directions from the houses not to publish the ration is distributed to all the Mohd Hanief Malik, vulnerable families and 62-year-old ‘Gurbani’ expo - the Tablighi Jamat had violat - immensely to clarify the Supreme Court for the media news of COVID-19, without stranded migrants and labour - Additional SP, Ajaz Zargar, directed the DFO Kishtwar to nent came positive, Civil ed visa conditions, the state - doubts and enable them to do houses not to publish, print or asking the Central govern - ers besides shelter is provided ALC, Anoop Kumar, arrange fire wood for them. Surgeon Prabhdeep Kaur ment said. The states were accurate reporting," the NBA telecast anything without first ment authorities, who are to them, District Magistrate Tehsildar Kishtwar Parmod He also took stock of facil - Johal said. also asked to initiate action statement said. confirming it from the con - assigned to talk to media Rajinder Singh Tara today Kumar among others. ities being provided by dis - for violation of visa condi - The NBA welcomed the cerned authorities, keeping in houses, keeping in view the visited the shelter homes of During the visit DM inter - trict administration like distri - tions against the foreigners Supreme Court order dated view the sensitivity of the welfare and benefit of migra - migrants and labourers at acted with the labourers and bution of 30 kg pack of dry and the organizers of the March 31 and agreed that the news regarding COVID-19 in tion labourers and other peo - helipad and Shakti Nagar workers there and inquired ration, fuel, medicines and event, it said.The states were media should report responsi - the country. ple due to the pandemic. Kishtwar. about their health and hygiene clean water and directed the asked to implement the PM bly and weed out any fake The Central government "We expect the media He was accompanied by besides briefed them about concerned authorities for pro - Garib Kalyan Yojana within news in social media while had filed its status report with (print, electronic or social) to Senior Superintendent of various SOPs for prevention viding all the essential items the next week, involving telecasting news on the coron - respect to the Public Interest maintain a strong sense of Police, Harmeet Singh from COVID-19 pandemic. to all the vulnerable families. large cash transfer to benefi - avirus crisis. Litigation (PIL) filed by a social responsibility and ciaries, it said, adding "It The NBA appreciates that lawyer, Alakh Alok ensure that unverified news - should be organised in a stag - the apex court has acknowl - Srivastava, seeking a direc - capable of causing panic--is ISIS terrorists may launch lone wolf attack on Delhi Police gered manner to ensure social edged the freedom of the tion to provide food, medi - not disseminated," the report distance." press and has stated that it cines, shelter and other basic stated. during coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown : Advisory New Delhi : Delhi Police over a list of 11,084 phone 1466 active cases, 133 has issued an official advisory numbers to police yesterday cured/discharged/migrated IISc scientists building indigenous ventilator stating that `ISIS terrorists` and 14,345 phone numbers people and 38 deaths. are likely to target police per - today of people who have Notably, Prime Minister Singh, who recently sonnel deployed during coro - been asked to remain in home Narendra Modi will hold a returned from abroad, was for coronavirus COVID-19 patients navirus COVID-19 duty in quarantine. The police will video conference with all admitted to Guru Nanak Dev New Delhi: In a bid to their own prototypes done, A mixing process that we dynamics, we are able to the national capital. track if they are following the chief ministers on Thursday Hospital after he complained meet the requirement of venti - which they can scale up very have come up with has paral - accurately estimate and con - "A reliable inputs indicate of breathlessness and dizzi - lators for coronavirus quickly.” lels to those in gas turbines trol the pressure, volume and that the police personnel ness on March 30, she said. COVID-19 infected patients, Currently, there are about and industrial burners, where oxygen concentration of the deployed at various pickets, Meanwhile, police have a team of engineers at the 40,000 ventilators available the ratio of fuel and oxidizer air delivered to the patient,” barricades in Delhi in connec - sealed the area around Indian Institute of Science says team member Duvvuri tion with maintaining of law Singh’s residence to check (IISc) is currently building a Subrahmanyam, Assistant and order in Delhi during the the spread of the infection. prototype of an electro- Professor at the Department COVID-19 duty may be tar - With his base in the mechanical ventilator from of Aerospace Engineering. geted by suspected ISIS oper - densely populated scratch, using only compo - The team is also getting atives," according to the com - Sultanwind area, the develop - nents found or made in India, inputs from doctors to simpli - munication issued on Tuesday ment would add to the trouble based on guidelines issued by fy the interface and create a night (March 31). of the administration. the UK Medicines and dashboard preloaded with The secret message stated He had come back from Healthcare products approved settings. This would that "said attacks may be in abroad in February and later Regulatory Agency, accord - allow it to be operated quick - the form of Lone Wolf attack attended many religious ing to an IISc statement. ly in an emergency even by like stabbing, firing or ram - events, including accompa - “We are building it so that untrained technicians or nurs - ming the pickets with a vehi - nying Zakir Hussain, the anyone can use it free of es. cle," adding "Field staff may tabla player, to Golden cost,” says TV Prabhakar, “They would just have to be briefed accordingly and instructions on home quaran - during which issues like ways Temple on February 29. Principal Research Scientist press a button that says pneu - pickets may be reinforced tine or not." to contain the spread of This is a day after Zakir at the Department of monia or Acute Respiratory with morchas and extra fire - "The chief minister also COVID-19, movement of Hussain performed at a jam Electronic Systems Distress Syndrome (ARDS), power in view of the above said a total of 120 positive migrants and contact tracing packed Patiala auditorium as Engineering (DESE) and one across the country, but if the is carefully controlled,” says and all the settings will come input." cases for coronavirus have of Tablighi Jamat participants part of the Patiala Heritage of the founders of the project, number of severe cases team member Pratikash up by default within a certain Security has been height - been reported in the national are likely to come up for dis - Festival on February 27, a adding "It is expected to be surges, several thousand more Panda, Assistant Professor at range,” says Banerjee. ened across the capital and the capital till Wednesday morn - cussion. day after which he visited ready within the next couple may need to be produced very the Department of Aerospace Notably, the project was police is ensuring that citizens ing," he said, adding that of According to reports, con - Amritsar. of weeks." quickly. Engineering. initially started by Banerjee, do not break quarantine laws, the total 766 people admitted tact tracing in several states is Details regarding his trav - A ventilator can be a life- According to IISC, a well- To check pressure levels, Subrahmanyam, Prabhakar, besides helping distraught cit - to the hospitals of Delhi due underway to identify, quaran - el history and events are saver for patients whose lungs designed ventilator has built- the team used sensors similar Panda and HS Jamadagni izens to cope with the 21-day to Corona, 112 have tested tine and test all the people being ascertained by the are damaged by the COVID- in sensors and actuators that to those used to detect air (former Professor, DESE) at lockdown announced to halt positive and the rest are possi - who attended a gathering of authorities. 19 infection, but India, like all allow doctors to set the vol - pressure in car tyres. IISc, as well as a Bangalore- the spread of COVID-19. bly infected and are being almost 4,000 people in Delhi's According to the officials, countries grappling with this ume and pressure of gas deliv - Controlling the pressure at based engineer, Manas Delhi Police has also been tested. Markaz Nizamuddin in mid- Singh held a large ‘samme - pandemic, is likely to face a ered to the patient precisely, which gas is pumped into the Pradhan. It has also received ordered to track mobile About the Nizamuddin March. lan’ (religious gathering) in large shortage of ventilators. which depends on the severity patient’s lungs is crucial, akin technical inputs from nearly phones of people under home Markaz (Tablighi Jamaat) In the last 24 hours, India Delhi and some other places “For the last 10 days, we of their illness. But many ven - to how using an industrial 100 volunteers. quarantine to check their case he said, "536 people, out has registered 386 new cases after he returned from have been working day and tilator components are cur - pressurized hose to water Companies such as Bharat movement and ensure no vio - of 2346 who were brought out of COVID-19, taking the tally abroad. night to get this technology rently not manufactured in plants instead of a garden Heavy Electricals Limited lations. Chief Minister Arvind of Markaz, have been admit - to 1,637 in the country, His family members and going,” says Gaurab India. This prompted the IISc hose can cause severe dam - (BHEL) have expressed inter - Kejriwal said the tracking was ted to hospitals and 1810 peo - according to the government. others who came into his con - Banerjee, Associate Professor team to build some compo - age. The team is also develop - est in supporting mass pro - being done to ensure people ple have been put in isola - The sharp increase in number tact would be quarantined, at the Department of nents and co-opt others. To ing a flow rate sensor, which duction. The Centre for Nano do not violate the quarantine tion/quarantine." of cases is due to the Tablighi said the health department Electrical Communication store and mix air and oxygen, shows exactly how much air Science and Engineering at and also identify how many According to the Ministry meet at Nizamuddin which officials. Engineering and one of the for example, they simply is flowing into the patient’s IISc has already provided the people they contact. of Health and Family Welfare, has become the new epicentre Singh has the knowledge project coordinators, adding reused sedimentation tanks lungs, from scratch. team with indigenously devel - Addressing a press con - the total number of COVID- of the COVID-19 pandemic of all the 31 ‘Raags’ in the “We hope that by the end of found in household RO water “By using fundamental oped oxygen and pressure ference today, the Chief 19 positive cases has jumped in the country --from Kashmir Gurbani of the Guru Granth April, manufacturers can have purifiers. concepts of fluid and gas sensors. Minister said, "We handed up to 1637 in India, including to Tamil Nadu. Sahib (Sikh holy book). TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 Div Com visits Pulwama, takes stock Div.Com Kashmir visits Shopian of COVID-19 control measures Inspects quarantine, isolation wards established by District Administration SHOPIAN, APRIL 01 : and enquired about their well - Administration. Meanwhile, extending a Divisional Commissioner being and stressed for main - Div.Com has urged the helping hand to tackle the Inspects quarantine center, 24x7 Control room Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole taining social distancing for health functionaries to identi - deadly pandemic caused by PULWAMA, APRIL 01 : buildings, security, food and teers who are willing to work related to PPE kits and other today visited Shopian district the safety of the people. He fy and isolate all such persons Coronavirus, the President, Divisional Commissioner water supply, bed and linen, to fight against the Covid 19. essentials would be resolved and took stock of the arrange - Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole laundry, housekeeping, Later, Div Com hosted a at an earliest. ments put in place for the today visited Pulwama district sewage disposal, transporta - VC session in which OSD to He impressed upon the treatment of COVID-19 to review the measures being tion facilities at the quarantine Financial Commissioner Deputy Commissioners to ini - patients. He also inspected the taken by the district adminis - centers. He was also informed Health, Owais Ahmad and tiate the cutting of Russian control room set up in the tration for prevention and that seven villages Khaigam, Deputy Commissioners par - Popular tress which would office of Chief Medical control of COVID-19. Sangerwani, Abhama vil - ticipated through Video avert the vulnerability of huge Officer Shopian for facilitat - He was accompanied by lages of tehsil Rajpora and Conference. population to allergic ailments ing the people of Shopian Director Health Services with better communication, Kashmir Dr. Sameer Matoo, with regard to COVID-19. Deputy Commissioner, Divisional Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer , was accompanied by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Commissioner Shopian, Ashish Mishra, CMO, Chaudhary Mohammad Pulwama besides other con - Yasin, Additional Deputy cerned officers of Health and Commissioner, Shopian, other concerned departments. Health and other district offi - During the visit Div Com cers. visited quarantine centre Div.Com directed health established in District functionaries of Shopian dis - Hospital where he interacted trict to gear up their activities with the quarantined people and work with zeal, zest and and enquired about their well - dedication so that the patients being besides, enquiring doc - so far affected with virus are directed the health functionar - who have been in close con - Pesticides Association tors about the present status of provided better health care ies and district administration tact with the confirmed case Shopian, Mir Shabir Ahmad quarantine and screening of facilities. He also inspected to provide better medical in the district, as contact trac - donated Rs 2 Lakhs (2, the patients . the isolation, quarantine facilities to these patients. He ing is an integral part of fight - 00,000) to Deputy He asked the concerned places and other wards at also inspected the quarantine ing the pandemic and is the Commissioner, Shopian in officials to work with dedica - District hospital Shopian and wards, where affected patients most effective tool to contain presence of Divisional tion and ensure that all the interacted with the patients have been kept by District the virus and save lives. Commissioner Kashmir. facilities are made available to the people being quarantined Gudoora, Chandgam, On the occasion, in near future. at these centers. Pinglena and Parigam of Divisional Commissioner Div com stressed for coor - COVID-19: He also visited the Control tehsil Pulwama have been stressed on dealing with the dination between civil admin - Room established by the dis - declared red zones while situation as per the recom - istration and police officials DM Ganderbal inspects several areas, takes appraisal of trict administration at CMO adjoining villages of these mended guidelines and oper - during the process of contract Office, Pulwama and inspect - tehsils have been declared ating procedures and said that tracing of COVID-19. He ed the functioning of the con - buffer zones, for the of safety everyone has to play their role instructed police officials to enforcement of advisories, availability of essential commodities trol room. He appreciated the and well being of general pub - in combating the deadly dis - assist the medical teams in GANDERBAL, APRIL panied the District Magistrate. adhere to the guidelines with inspected the PHC Safapora staff and urged them to main - lic. ease. He said that health offi - contact tracing of suspected 01 : District Magistrate(DM), The DM took an appraisal letter and spirit. and took stock of various tain proper record of every Meanwhile, it was cials must maintain a constant cases who are hiding their Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal of the situation and directed People of Waskura also health care facilities there call received at the control informed that In view of the watch on cases and immediate travel history thereby putting today inspected several loca - for the implementation of all raised several issues being emphasizing the authorities to room and the action taken lockdown to mitigate the risk reporting and shifting of those at risk their own lives and tions of the district including the requisite advisories espe - faced after the area was noti - keep masks and sanitizers report on each and every of COVID-19 outbreak, the who might develop Covid-19 that of general public at large Safapora, Kundbal, Gratbal, cially observing the lockdown fied as Red zone including available at the PHC. He also query. District Administration has symptoms. which amounts to a criminal Manabal and Waskura to and to avoid any gathering to availability of vegetables, exhorted for providing all the On the occasion, Deputy also started the process of While terming Doctors as act. review the implementation of mitigate the risk of infection. milk and ambulance in case health services to the patients Commissioner informed the advance two months’ ration warriors Div Com said that He also directed to engage advisories pertaining to pan - While visiting to Waskura, of any medical emergency in keeping in view prescribed Div Com about the distribution in the district par - they are playing vital role on the officials of non essential demic COVID-19, besides to a Red zone notified area, the the area. The DM directed the norms and regulations with Administrative arrangements ticularly to migrant labourers. forefront to combat the deadly departments for cross check - take first hand appraisal of DM took stock of availability nominated administrator for respect to COVID-19. put in place regarding the con - He was also intimated that pandemic. He reiterated that ing of home quarantined peo - availability of essential com - of ration at the store where Red Zone to ensure home The DM exhorted the con - tainment of Covid 19 includ - Pulwama administration has the safety of medical profes - ple to ensure their proper sur - modities like food grains, process of advance two- delivery of all essential com - cerned officials and field ing establishment of quaran - started an initiative called sionals is prime concern of veillance by surveillance vegetables, LPG and other month ration distribution was modities in the area besides functionaries to identify the tine facilities, identification of “Project Jazbaa” for volun - government and the issues teams. essentials. going on and urged the con - BMO concerned was directed persons or households in SSP Ganderbal, Khalil cerned to ensure social dis - to keep one ambulance at the urgent need of essentials so COVID-19: Poswal and ADM, Ganderbal, tancing is maintained. He also disposal of the locals. that district administration Councillor MC Doda Farooq Ahmad Baba accom - urged the people of Waskura Meanwhile, DC also takes appropriate measures. having travel history DC B'la distributes essential commodities among destitute families COVID-19 comes forward for BARAMULLA, APRIL venience that may emerge due streamline the distribution of 01 : As part of the initiative to the shortage of essential essential commodities at the District Administration Kupwara facilitates public, self Quarantine launched by the district commodities in present cir - peoples’ doorsteps for which administration to avert migrant labourers during lockdown DODA, APRIL 01 : any difficulty that may KUPWARA, APRIL 01 the lockdown period, while the public. He added that the gram oil and 5kg LPG to Setting an example of a arise due to shortage of : Deputy Commissioner, LPG has been provided to District Administration is each family of 05 members responsible citizen, one essential commodities in Kupwara, Anshul Garg 16346 families and medi - also providing ration and or group of 05 labourers at councillor of Municipal view of lockdown in the today said that District cine to 3650 families at their other essentials to migrant 13 locations in the district. Council Doda today came district the Deputy Administration Kupwara is door steps. Besides, Mid labourers who are stranded These locations include forward to get self quaran - Commissioner(DC) making all possible efforts Day Meal ration has been in the district due to lock - Kupwara, Taratpora, tine at one of the designated Baramulla, Dr. G N Itoo, to facilitate general public provided to 70425 students down. Handwara Bus Stand, quarantine centre estab - today distributed rice, including stranded migrant while as Take Home ration As per the data provided Industrial Estate Chotipora lished by district adminis - flour and other essentials labourers during the ongo - has been provided to 36315 by Assistant Labour Handwara, Hospital tration at Doda. among various destitute ing lockdown in view of children registered in Commissioner Kupwara, Construction Site District Administration families of Old Town COVID-19. anganwari centres of the Arshad Qadir, 422 migrant Handwara, zergar Mohalla received information about Baramulla. He also dis - Deputy Commissioner district. He said essential labourers have been provid - Handwara, Braripora, the concerned person hav - tributed face masks said that home delivery of services as per government ed 10 kg rice, 01 kg sugar, Batergam, Salkoot, Krosan ing a travel history to Delhi, among these families as a 36300 quintal rice and order are working tirelessly 01 kg salt, 01 kg Pulses, 500 Lolab, Halmatpora, the councillor within half an move to mitigate the risk wheat has been made during to provide basic facilities to gram milk powder, 500 Kralpora and Langate. hour approached the of infection outbreak. authorities of district On the occasion, DC administration and was said that the move was taken cumstances. He said that necessary mechanism has COVID-19: District admin Rajouri provides quarantined immediately at to avoid any kind of incon - every effort is being taken to been formulated. the nearest quarantine cen - ration to migrant families, labourers tre. COVID-19: RAJOURI APRIL 01 : Assistant Commissioner, hawkers. and people need not to panic. District administration District administration Mohd Ashraf, District The DM said “the district He also maintained that Doda appreciated this ges - District Magistrate monitors Rajouri is proactively Panchayat Officer, Abdul administration is maintaining there is buffer stock of essen - ture of self reporting and responding to the grievances Khabir, Tehsildar Rajouri a close liaison with all the tial commodities including appealed other people also screening of stuck-up travellers of labourers, street hawkers, Sheraz Chouhan, Assistant public representatives and is ration, LPG and other essen - who have travel history of ANANTNAG, APRIL 01: Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, cerned District Magistrates destitute, slum dwellers and Labour Commissioner, ensuring that ration, water, tials in the district. abroad/outside J&K or who On the directions of Block Medical Officer for monitoring their home other affected families who Angrez Singh and Assistant electricity, and other essential As per the information have come into the physical Divisional Commissioner Qazigund and Tehsildars of quarantine under medical have stuck in the district and Director Food Civil Supplies commodities are provided to received from the Assistant contact of any affected or Kashmir, the District Doru and Qazigund. SOP. The District Magistrate are facing difficulties for and Consumers Affairs, the affected families includ - Labour Commissioner suspected person of Magistrate Anantnag, Bashir As many as 179 passen - himself sensitized the trav - essential commodities in Mukhtar Ahmed Lone visited ing migrants at their door Rajouri a total of 273 fami - COVID-19 and yet not dis - Ahmad Dar, today facilitated gers travelling in 18 vehicles ellers regarding the protocol wake of country wide lock - Khoera, Salani, Chhaprian, step”. He further said that a lies have been facilitated by closed their information the movement of stuck-up were screened by a team of to be observed during their down due to COVID-19 out - Malhar Mohalla, Ward No.08 dedicated administrative con - the District Administration administration to self report Kashmir bound passengers medicos before allowing home quarantine and cau - break. District Magistrate, Rajouri and other areas and trol room has been estab - till date. The ration packets themselves so that the after putting them to screen - them to move to different dis - tioned them not to violate Mohammad Nazir Sheikh distributed packets of ration lished for the purpose of reg - comprising rice, flour and spread of Coronavirus ing test at Lower Munda Toll tricts of the valley under prop - standard protocol. along with the teams of dedi - among the Locals, migrant istration of the grievances. cooking oil, potatoes, onions, infection in the district can Post Qazigund in strict obser - er police escort. Later the DM called his cated officers including families, including labourers He said that all requisite pulses etc were distributed be controlled effectively, vance of protocol. He was The travel history of the counterparts of other districts Additional Deputy from outside UT, slum arrangements have been put among the families at various besides safety of other peo - accompanied by Additional stuck-up Kashmiri passengers to monitor the home quaran - Commissioner Sher Singh, dwellers, destitute and street in place across the district locations of the district. ple can also be ensured. Deputy Commissioner has been shared with the con - tine of these people. District Hospital Doda DM Ganderbal inspects functioning of COVID 19: to get 10 ventilators in 24x7 COVID-19 Control Room next two days GANDERBAL : The DM also enquired about the While appreciating the offi - ADC Kupwara inspects medical stores to District Magistrate, Ganderbal, action taken report on received cials for maintaining updated DODA, APRIL 01 : Shafqat Iqbal, along with calls on daily basis and was record as per SOP, the DM check availability of safety items Keeping in view the shortage Additional Deputy Magistrate, informed that 16 samples sent urged the Nodal Officer to of supply of ventilators Farooq Ahmad Baba, today for testing have come out nega - monitor all activities associated KUPWARA, APRIL 01 : was conducted in different ducted sanitation drive and apprised the people about the across the country, conducted a surprise inspection tive. with COVID-19 as per laid Additional Deputy parts of Handwara Sub chemical spray at various Corona virus disease and pre - Associated District Hospital of District Control Room for The Deputy Magistrate also down guidelines besides ensur - Commissioner, Kupwara, Division, today. public places of Sub- cautionary measures that GMC Doda is going to have COVID-19, established at Mini sought the detail about the trac - ing close coordination with the along with a team of officers Under the supervision of Division including hospitals, need to be taken. He urged ventilators with the capacity Secretariat Complex. ing of persons who participated surveillance teams and nomi - today inspected medical of 10 to effectively deal with During the inspection, the in religious congregation in nated Administrators for stores here across the the COVID-19 cases in the DM was briefed by the Delhi’s Nizamudin area or who Quarantine Centers and Red Kupwara town to check the district if any. Tehsildar Head Quarter, have come in contact with the Zone.Meanwhile, the DM availability of masks and san - After due pursuance from Showkat Husain, who is Nodal Tablighi Jamaat persons. warned all the people with trav - itizers in the market to meet the DDC Doda Dr Sagar D Officer for the Control Room The Chief Planning Officer, el history of aboard, outside the public demand for pre - Doifode and transfer of the about its functioning. While Anika Mushtaq, JD J&K or who have been part of venting the spread of required funds, the DH/GMC enquiring about the calls Employment ,Kashmir, Syed Tableegi Jamaat to report to the Coronavirus. Doda is going to get these received since the establish - Shabir, who is overall in- District Administration within While interacting with the ventilators procured and ment of Control Room, it was charge for activities regarding next two days stating that tough owners of medical shops, the installed within the fixed informed that 197 calls are COVID-19 and District Control action as per law will be taken ADC enquired about the timeline in coordination with received till date out which 183 Room, were also present on the against those who fail to come availability of anti Infection the Health Department J&K. cases are being followed. The occasion. forward. substances, masks and hand sanitizers. He asked them to aware the people about the Red Cross Society distributes use of other anti Infection substances like liquid soaps ration among destitute and hand-washes. He further asked them to DODA, APRIL 01 : sensitize the people coming Indian Red Cross Society, to their shops about various Jammu region by continu - preventive measures that ing its efforts for provid - need to be taken to avert infection and advise them to ing ration and other food maintain social distance and items to the poor and consult the doctor if anyone needy persons, the has flu like symptoms, Secretary Indian Red including cough, fever and Cross Society Jammu shortness of breath. Handwara Region, Vinod Malhota Administration Conducts Additional Deputy mosques, ATM's and other them to adopt preventive alongwith staff today dis - Sanitation Drive Commissioner Handwara, places of public importance, measures to keep themselves tributed ration among 200 In view of prevention of Nazir Ahmad Mir, Municipal to mitigate COVID-19 threat. and others safe from getting families/people of Talab Coronavirus, sanitation drive Committee, Handwara con - On the occasion, The ADC infected by the virus. Tillo and adjoining areas. TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 TIME FOR ROBUST hEALThCARE Towards a new world order Like many parts of droplet infection. But a ignored when some which have already Among the many boule - Modi was the only world the world, our country national lockdown is groups were seen tak - been closed, is insuffi - versements that the leader to emphasis on the EDITORIAL Coronavirus pandemic has need to collectively focus on too is grappling to pre - not productive and ing out rallies and cient. brought about across the sharing and increasing coop - vent the escalation of could cause serious jostling with each In a very bold state - world, it has also generated eration while evolving COVID-19 to the third economic damage, other, playing various ment, senior consultant and continues to give rise to frameworks to collectively Drudgery of migrants stage. This is a precari - increase hunger and instruments with the gastroenterologist and several fundamental and face such unprecedented sit - ous situation wherein reduce the population misplaced and woeful - transplant hepatologist civilisational questions. uations of transnational The picture of migrant labours crowding the Anand Vihar Historically, periods and threats. He spoke of the need bus stand in desperation as shown in your esteemed newspa - every step has to be resilience for handling ly misinformed hope from Hyderabad, Dr phases of acute crisis have for data sharing, for sharing per is heart-rending. This shows the callous attitude of taken cautiously with a the infection peak.' The that sound would kill Manisha Bangar, chal - given rise to such collective freely the benefits of health - Haryana, Delhi, UP governments and the Government of India lot of planning and poor people, which the virus. It was even lenged the govern - introspection. The same care research and new find - care. The medical, form more than 50 per more sickening to ment's approach and trend has picked up now. ings, and to, above all, keep towards these poor and hapless people who have been left With more than half the the human dimension at the without daily wages or even a proper way to home and safety. paramedical staff and cent of the country, watch the current Chief dared the government world under a "lockdown" centre of our policy formula - How these people were allowed by the police at the border and the 'safai-karamcharis' may not be able to Minister of Madhya not to waste energy on and with isolation, distanc - tion, development models other checkpoints to cross only goes to shows that there were are at high risk. Several withstand this situation Pradesh taking an oath 'ghantis' and 'thalis' but ing, quarantine becoming the and structures of connectivi - silent orders of their respective governments to allow this doctors and nurses if some effective meas - of office in the pres - care for those engaged norm, a cycle of fundamental ty. Modi spoke of how an have already lost their ures are not taken by ence of hundreds of in care of patients. She questioning and introspec - interconnected global village mass exodus. The police ordinarily cannot allow anyone to tion seems to have begun. needed to evolve crisis man - cross the border under the currently enforced lockdown guide - lives in China, Italy, the state. people, totally in con - suggested that the gov - Caught up and tied to the agement protocols and lines. In other words, the effectiveness and meaning of this Iran and Spain after In such situations, travention to medical ernment should ask vortex of quotidian living, frameworks. Globalisation lockdown has been completely compromised when five lakh they caught the infec - people look towards advice. corporates to dig into such stepping back and redi - needs to look at these daily wage labourers from Haryana towns were somehow able tion while caring for the state for care and It was good on the their deep pockets. rection of questions is essen - aspects. An effective tial. response cannot be ad hoc, to reach Anand Vihar bus stand or enter UP as they journey by the sick. help. The announced part of the government Several doctors from The defining word "glob - piecemeal, uncoordinated foot to reach their homes. The motives behind such callous - Even though flu is a packages by the Prime to announce insurance the organisation called alisation", which has domi - and secretive. ness are clear and disheartening. The Haryana government did common disease, Minister and subse - coverage to doctors for Indian Doctors for nated and directed global In his intervention, Modi not want to prevent the exodus in order to save on the cost and sometimes it can take quently by the Union Rs 50 lakh, Rs 30 lakh Peace and transactions for more than underscored "the need to put serious forms. The Finance Minister are for nurses and Rs 20 Development (IDPD), two decades now, is itself human beings at the centre of effort feeding and sheltering these daily wage workers. The being relooked at. Can glob - our vision of global prosper - widespread appeal to request the labour to come back and stay world has witnessed who are engaged in alisation be unidirectional, ity and cooperation, freely put is only a show put on for the cameras and the newspaper the influenza pandemic relief work, have can it mean the dominance of and openly share the benefits reports. The Prime Minister's silence and refusal to not chide of 1918-1919, known reported from different one pattern or one kind of of medical research and the guilty CMs shows his complicity as well. If these people as 'Spanish Flu' or 'La states the difficulties vision, must it eliminate development, develop adap - many roads and highways tive, responsive and humane were to be expelled from the various states, then the CMs of Grippe', which killed being faced by the that have been drawn and health care systems, promote UP and Bihar should have been informed and special trains between 20 and 40 mil - health professionals in marked by the repeated foot - new crisis management pro - should have been arranged for their transportation. The num - lion people, which is the absence of basic prints and cart-wheels of car - tocols and procedures for an ber of people in the nation, affected by Covid-19 has already more than the number items like masks and avans, explorers, philoso - interconnected global vil - of people who died dur - gloves. phers and merchants? Can lage, strengthen and reform crossed the figure of 1250. The situation is worrisome, but it globalisation of one kind, intergovernmental organisa - is a matter of great relief that, it is under control now. The effi - ing the First World War. The Kerala govern - erase the local, regional and tions like WHO and work ciency with, which India is dealing with this pandemic is More people died of ment has released a national flavours and unique - together to reduce economic being appreciated worldwide. While the World Health influenza in a single relief package of Rs ness. Must not the sharing of hardships resulting from Organization has praised our efforts, China being a nation year than in four years 20,000 crore. Punjab, which has incurred the biggest challenge from this pandemic, of the 'Black Death'. It meagre in the wake of lakh for others in the Rajasthan and Delhi since the very birth of Covid 19 to its long experience till date, has been cited as the huge requirements for health sector but this also have come out has appreciated the efforts of our nation and said that India most devastating epi - investments in the package once again with economic relief will conquer the pandemic before time. At a time when a super demic in recorded health system to pro - ignores the emergency packages. The US has power nation, like America is emboldened, the morale of India world history. Between vide for safety equip - needs of health profes - passed CARES Act is resilient and determined enough to deal with this terrible 17 and 18 million ment, personal protec - sionals, paramedics and (Coronavirus Aid epidemic. Due to the presence of this strong and unbreakable Indians died in this. We tive equipment (PPEs), other workers of the Relief and Economic morale, this country has held Covid-19 in its second phase till lost 6 per cent of our increase of beds and health system to meet Security) which now, otherwise the scene would have been entirely different people. other infrastructure in the challenge. includes cash relief, by now. If the World Health Organization is affirming, that the But those were dif - order to fulfil basic Immediate investments small business loans to future of the entire world is dependent on India's efforts to ferent times. Medical needs of almost 50 are required in the enable payment of combat corona, then it surely has deep implications. This is the science was not as crore of our 54 crore health sector for PPEs, wages to workers, reason, that the happiness and satisfaction expressed by WHO advanced as it is today. strong labour force, masks, increasing beds industry-specific loan about these efforts is very wide. Today we have more which has been ren - in hospitals and cre - guarantees that largely These efforts of India have allowed them to accept the role information about the dered jobless suddenly ation of new facilities protects cargo industry new knowledge, of new find - COVID-19, particularly for of a leader in the ongoing campaign against this sad pandem - spread of diseases and and has no means for in school buildings and and its workers, health ings, data-sharing, all the economically weak." ic, compared to its parallel countries or counterparts. Whether their control measures. livelihood due to lock - stadiums to meet the care that includes free become the norm in a world This succinctly articulates it was the Janta curfew or the later implemented 21-days lock- The fear, however, is down. emergency situation of health care, an exten - that calls itself "globalised"? the way forward, the Should the exploitation of inevitability of introducing down, the scenario that has emerged during the implementa - that there is an increase The Government testing, segregating and sion of the tax deadline resources of others to fuel such a collective global tion of these stringent decisions, proves that not only we are in mobility which can woke up too late and quarantine of those and provision of loan one's growth machines approach, if globalisation is the world's largest democracy, but also the most powerful and be the cause for the fast then abruptly tested positive in these holidays to students become the norm? Should to continue, albeit in rede - united one.That is because, despite suffering much more from spread of the infection. announced the lock - places. As per esti - and industries. not there be a sense of fined and a more humane Covid-19 pandemic compared to India, America has not been In India, so far, we have down and curfew. This mates, our country has Germany, the UK and accountability that must manner. drive those powers and con - Some of the leading pub - able to muster such decisions yet. China is probably aston - been spared the com - decision, made without about 40,000 ventila - EU have aa come out glomerates who perceive lic policy minds globally are ished that tough decisions in the public interest can be taken munity spreading stage adequate warning and tors in total. The with economic relief themselves to be at the van - coming round to these and fulfilled without dictatorship. India has not only emerged of COVID-19. But preparation, has caused Government has decid - packages as well. Why guard of globalisation? Why points. Joseph Nye, in an as a mature democracy in this period of suffering of Covid-19, there is a lot of uncer - a lot of displacement ed to purchase 40,000 is our government must the collective or nation - observation of his, printed in al effort at re-looking at one's the Foreign Policy Journal, but has also made the globe realize, the strength of its federal tainty in the coming among the migrant more. But in this global refraining from being civilisational and traditional for instance, cites the structure. The world is acknowledging the fact that behind the days. workers in different crisis, it may be diffi - liberal in announcing ways of being be interpreted American politician-public- multi party system in the country, the very spirit, fundamental Keeping this in view, states. These people are cult to get these from such a package? as "nationalist isolation"? policy expert Richard principles of each and every political party stay the same. the government, on the now facing hunger and abroad. However, the What we need in the Must not the priority to sur - Danzing, on the dimensions When the nation posses a crisis or threat to humanity, then advice of medical sci - we expect them to face requirement is being present scenario is to vive first give rise to the of globalisation post-Corona. evoking of nationalist senti - Danzig had argued that caste, religion, sections are all pushed away to its margins. At entists, has taken cer - COVID-19 as well? estimated to the tune of do a large number of ments – a nation and people "Twenty-first-century tech - the same time, this political solidarity is giving strength to the tain measures including When the first case was ten lakh if the situation tests at random because who have been shaped and nologies are global not just in country. The boundaries of the center and state, governance lockdown. Social dis - reported on January 30, worsens. the numbers being pro - defined over aeons through their distribution but also in and administration, public representatives and the public have tancing is an important many of those in We need immediate jected may not be cor - their traditions, through their their consequences. cultural expressions, through Pathogens, AI systems, com - been shattered and there just exists, One India: One nation way to prevent spread. responsible positions in steps to improve the rect. It is also impera - their contribution to the evo - puter viruses and radiation right now as a single unit. With brilliant coordination and syn - The Johns Hopkins the state assemblies nutrition level of our tive to manage the lution of humanity agree to that others may accidentally ergy, this country is fighting a battle with its unseen enemy. COVID-19 model for and Parliament started population. An stress levels of the pop - subsume their identity for the release could become as Whether it is the medical staff, the policemen, or the sanita - India points out that spreading myths for the announcement of Rs ulation. A lot needs to sake of an amorphous, much our problem as theirs. tion-soldiers, everyone has proved that the spirit of the sol - 'social distancing is an sake of image manage - 500 per month to those be done to allay their exploitative and selective Agreed reporting systems, power dominated globalisa - shared controls, common diers fighting on the border is deep down present inside all the important step as the ment. Scientific guide - with Jan Dhan fears and reduce stress tion? At times such as these, contingency plans, norms, citizens of this nation. virus spreads through lines were totally accounts, many of level. is it not a matter of propensi - and treaties must be pursued ty for one to seek out their as a means of moderating our roots and origin, to derive numerous mutual risks." direction from one's positive American diplomat and civilisational contribution author, President of the Silver lining in dark clouds and make it as a source of Council on Foreign comfort and stability? These Relations, New York, The world has been in necessitated certain ing to the same them - towards governmental down and the family in a forefront of trying to main - are some very rudimentary Richard Haas, for example, the crippling throes of an administrative decisions selves. No amount of sym - advisories, it becomes heartbreakingly hopeless tain law and order in as questions that are now col - speaks of how the post- unknown, unseen and still that have fundamentally bolic claps or beating of imperative for the law moment, decided to end it practical a way, as they lectively emerging against Corona world will see a scientifically-unfath - disrupted the normalcy of drums is enough justice or enforcers to shift gears with suicide. DSP Dilsher can, given the magnitude the backdrop of the pandem - modest strengthening of ic. "global public health gover - omable challenge that has our lives. Like the rest of gratitude, as they need from general 'advising' to Singh rushed to the spot of the crisis and 'promises' There has to emerge a nance." made an utter mockery of the world, we may eventu - medical wherewithal for specific 'enforcing'. While and assuaged the broken made. spirit of, as a notable histori - This is what PM Modi the societal and political ally triumph but the price the much required-testing, it is easy to paint these family and immediately Every war begets an and civilisational philoso - emphasises on, the need for urgencies that dominated that the many 'nameless, patient care medicaments, enforcers as villainous gave Rs 1,000 of his own heroes and superheroes pher, Yuval Noah Harari, has every nation, to contribute to our conscience, just a few shirtless and the roofless' infrastructure and above brutes, it is important to and asked the local SHO to and when the dust on the argued, "global co-operation governance and strengthen - and trust" to face such situa - ing of global health-care and months back. From its would have paid to emerge all, basic protection for remember that they are provide whatever possible war against the deadly tions. In a recently penned on the need for shared con - mysterious genesis in the out of it, will leave us themselves on the front - only enforcing what is to ensure their sustenance Coronavirus storm has article on globalisation post- trols, contingency plans etc. Chinese city of Wuhan to scarred for posterity. In line. Another thankless and essentially decided by the and survival with dignity. died down, we owe enor - Corona, Hariri flags the need Nye argues that on the spiraling death count in every crisis, the monopoly often misunderstood job is administrators and not by DSP Dilsher Singh is an mous gratitude to those for countries to "share infor - transnational threats like mation openly and humbly COVID-19 and climate Italy and the escalating cri - on the scarce resources lies that of the law-enforcers them. Often, the politi - unintentional superhero who stood firm against the seek advice" from each other change, "the key to success is sis in New York – the with those in power, afflu - i.e., the policing fraternity, cians and administrators who wears the 'Khaki' with storm, be it in the white and, more crucially, he points also learning the importance world is united in grief as ence or administration of who put themselves to knowingly promise the much élan, pride and medical-capes or the khaki out countries "should be able of power with others." India unprecedented disaster the situation. Such a situa - great risks in lockdown sit - undeliverable yet it is only responsibility, that demol - uniforms. No more conde - to trust the data and the has always displayed a con - tears apart our societal tion always tests our uations that medically the policeman's job on the ishes the lazy perception of scending platitudes and insights they receive." Harari sistent approach and respect also emphasises on the need for international protocols. mores, administrative morality and commitment warrants staying-at-home, line to deliver the same. the policing fraternity. A generalities, as it is incum - for a "global effort to pro - Such an approach comes eas - norms and governance to the various formal and away from potential infec - This results in a natural purely auto-instinctive act bent to remember that duce and distribute medical ily to her, since she has styles. Humanity has not informal oaths of alle - tion. tension that very often and of humanity and service to these heroes stood out in equipment, most notably evolved it civilisationally, known a more devastating giance that we swear as Indeed there have been unfairly, posits the police - his revered institution is the rubble, not because of testing kits and respiratory despite being colonised in machines. Instead of every the past, despite suffering leveler that delegitimises citizens. disturbing videos of osten - man against the citizens reassuring in such times of how the nation empowered country trying to do it locally ravages of centuries, her its man-made borders, ide - The medical fraternity sible police high-handed - that he or she has taken an vulnerability. It turns out them but despite that. The and hoarding whatever growth and coming on the ologies, religions, affilia - is one such domain that is ness in enforcing the lock - oath to protect. that the barrel-chested entire ecosystem of gover - equipment it can get, a coor - world stage is not driven by a tions or other 'divides', that tirelessly pushing itself to down, however, the other Amidst these gloomy DSP Dilsher Singh is a for - nance needs to be more dinated global effort could sense of centuries of humili - defined our individuality its extreme limits of physi - truth of India's undisci - and despairing times, came mer paratrooper of the responsive, realistic and greatly accelerate production ation. Her rise is natural, and make sure life-saving responsible, measured and in a meaningless way. It is cal abilities and to the most plined, untamed and a snippet on NDTV about Indian Army who has the planned, the political rhet - equipment is distributed conscious of world norms only humanity in its col - sacred element of the unconcerned citizenry in a Deputy Superintendent rare honour of affixing the oric and passions aside, the more fairly." But the entire and needs. But the most cru - lective sense that will Hippocratic oath i.e., 'to crises like these, remains of Police of Chandigarh para 'wings' onto his police reality of this crisis should exercise and initiative must cial and fundamental point either rise to the challenge treat the ill to the best of ignored. The overall civic Police, Dilsher Singh uniform – much like his awaken the citizenry necessarily be based on trust; that PM Modi made at the it is trust alone which can G20 virtual summit was and save itself, or the one's ability'. Stories negligence and casualness Chandel, who instinctively equally impressively-built towards demanding more eventually lead to evolving a when he called for all leaders hubris of differentiation abound of the doctors, with which the citizenry chose humanity and self - father, also a proud para - clarity, maturity and sensi - framework of cooperation. "to help usher in a new form will sink us inevitably. We nurses, paramedics, ambu - reacted to the lifting of the lessness in the normal trooper of the Indian Army tivity from our political Can equipment and kits that of globalisation". The pan - must address this lance drivers and hospital temporary 'shutdowns', course of his duty. A gut- did. classes, administrative are being designed and dis - demic has, in effect, jolted us Coronavirus responsibly, staff working under the was irresponsibility and wrenching story of a Service to the nation arms and even ourselves. tributed by a particular coun - out of the routine track of the try be relied upon, will the current phase of globalisa - sensitively and by going most unsafe, inhospitable sheer contempt of our poverty-stricken family in must have been instilled in A wake-up call looms as exercise of distribution of tion. It has and will end glob - the extra mile, for each and gruelling conditions basic responsibilities to one of the outlying villages the warrior, as a natural we may just survive this such equipment have greed alisation as we understand it. other and ourselves. that keep these warriors our communities, families in Le Corbusier's idyll had recourse and upbringing crisis but if we don't as their underlying motive? The world post-Corona will India has not been fighting against the and thereby to ourselves. its proverbial 'last straw' but there are many more change for posterity, we While participating in the have to be defined, driven, recent Virtual G20 Summit, and delineated by "new glob - spared the horrors of this Coronavirus menace just a In such a large populace moments with the finan - like him, albeit unrecog - may not get another Prime Minister Narendra alisation." global pandemic. This has step away from succumb - with a derisive attitude cially debilitating lock - nised and faceless, at the chance. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, THURSDAy , APRIL 02, 2020 Shiv Sena's appeal Applied domicile law needs review Tabligi Jamaat contacts Swami Anuraga Nand Puri Muthi Maira Trust to come forward TP CORRESPONDENT donates 16 Lakh in fight against Corona and amendment says Rishi Kilam JAMMU, APR. 01 : Shiv Sena Bala Saheb Thackeray TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT their safe gaurd thus Jammu and Kashmir unit JAMMU, APR. 01 : Amid JAMMU, APR. 01 : The fooling the innocent has appealed to the people of Corona Lockdown, in domicile law which is Kashmiris. Tabligi Jamaat to come for - humanitarian gesture enhanced and applied We the people of J&K want ward and get their medical shown, Swami Anuraga by an order from min - protection of land and investigation related to Nand Puri Trust, Muthi istry of home affairs is jobs, Development, Covid-19 well on time. Maira, Jammu donated 16 to some extent not satis - peace and respect to all Party President Manish Lakh Rupees in fight Sahni said that like a respon - against Corona Crisis (11 factory and does not faiths and belief. sible citizen, these people fulfil the aspirations of Common people had Lakh Rupees to PM Care should themselves come for - Fund and 5 Lakh Rupees to the people of J&K absolutely nothing to do ward and conduct their own which was expected. with these articles. LG Relief Fund, J&K) and medical investigation. handed over the Cheques to Er. Rishi Kaul Kilam However, Rishi added that Sahni said that six people National Joint Secretary whole nation is under have died in Telangana due BJP J&K President and Spokesperson the threat of pandemics to the corona virus two days Ravinder Raina at party Youth wing of NCP said and fighting this men - ago and all of them had par - headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, that in the best interests ace but our administra - ticipated in this religious Jammu. of the people of union tion is in a hurry to event organized in Delhi. Former Dy. CM Kavinder territory of J&K the implement domicile Sahni said that most of the Gupta, J&K BJP General Photo by Vivek Secretary (Org.) Ashok domicile law applied law by hook or by patients in Jammu and Photo by Bikas Bhagat needs amendment and up with best expecta - and 35A as it had no rel - crook. Er. Rishi asked Kashmir were also in touch Kaul and J&K BJP Vice- review. tions of the people but it evance and meaning the administration that with these people. Sahni President & former Minister Thousand Rupees among Minster Narendra Modi ji It is ironic that the has created doubts in now because these acts there are large number said that the administration Sham Lal Sharma were also others, today. has waged a war to save the Kashmiri Migrants who our minds again when were out of fashion and of employees both is reaching all those people present on the occasion. Trust representatives, Nation from Covid 19 Viral are permanent citizens we feel our jobs are not it was meaningful and working in contractual and contacts, but they are Swami Shudh while handing over the infection. It is the duty of of J&K union territory secured when the out - required for our tradi - or casual basis or on afraid that it may not be late. Vicharanand Puri ji Bank Cheque, stressed that every citizen and organiza - siders have now been tional leaders who used Sahni said that if it is not Maharaj, Swami Sewanand Prime Minister Narendra tion to come forward and by birth since centuries leave basis in universi - controlled in time, it can together have been fig - given open opportuni - it for vote bank policy ties or in other depart - Puri ji Maharaj, Swami Modi has taken many deci - contribute in whatever way prove to be a threat to loved Sheetalanand Puri ji sive steps to ensure the safe - they can, he said. ured in this law, so sor - ties and invitations and Antinational activ - ments though not com - ones as well. Sahni said that rowful. after completing 15 ities to provoke the pleted 15 years as Maharaj and Sonu Sharma, ty of Indian Nationals and Raina, also appealed to all many objectionable posts Trustees handed over the the Trust acknowledges that the social organizations and Rishi Kilam said earlier the years . innocent Kashmiris. domicile they may not are being posted on social centre government from Er. Rishi Kilam added that Infact these articles had be treated as domicile Bank Cheques to Ravinder every organization needs to prominent social personali - media regarding the Tabligi strengthen PM's hands in ties to encourage the masses time to time assured the the people of J&K com - only become the safe and should be given a Jamaat, which he strongly Raina, on behalf of Trust. people of J&K that the promised with the abro - tools in the hands of our fresh thought on certain condemns and appealed to On this occasion, Bala ji the further fight against to abide all the restrictions domicile law will come gation of Article 370 corrupt politicians for relevant issues. maintain the integrity. Industries, Kaluchak, Corona Pandemic. They put forth amidst Corona Jammu also handed over the stressed that the Trust offers Lockdown as this is the only Bank Cheque amounting 1 full support to PM Modi's available weapon in the dra - J&K Bank gives warm Lakh Rupees, BJP leader endeavors in the fight matic war against deadly Omar attempting to communalise Parneesh Mahajan handed against Corona. infection. He also vehe - send off to its President over the Bank Cheque Ravinder Raina, appreci - mently appealed to all the this institution in the best amounting 31 Thousand ated the noble gesture persons to help others in Coronavirus : BJP way possible. He has shown Rupees and Parshottam shown by the Trust repre - their vicinity in the hour of TP CORRESPONDENT nation is confronted with a tification given by the Marqaz dedication and ingenuity Vaid handed over the Bank sentatives and other donors. Crisis and labeled Help of JAMMU, APR. 01 : pandemic that does not distin - administration. throughout his career that Cheque amounting to 21 He said that our Prime needy as Godly Act. Reacting sharply to the state - guish between a Hindu or The justification is nothing helped the bank immensely. ment of Omar Abdullah, Muslim," regretted Brig but an ugly attempt at cover - I wish him all the very best "Some will be out to vilify Gupta. ing up their callous attitude, for a bright and healthy Mayor provides dry ration Muslims", Brig Anil Gupta, The media's concern and blind faith and irresponsible post-retirement life", the Spokesperson of Bharatiya outburst is justified when behaviour, stated Brig Gupta. CMD said. Janata Party accused Omar more than thousand have The threat from Coronavirus Expressing gratitude and kits to needy people Abdullah, NC leader of been quarantined, hundreds was threatening the country satisfaction, Mohammad TP CORRESPONDENT attempting to communalise hospitalised and more than from first week of March and Maqbool Lone hailed the JAMMU, APR. 01 : the present situation in the dozen deaths have resulted it was declared as a pandemic members of J&K Bank fam - Continuing his commitment country by siding with the due to sheer negligence of the by WHO on 11 March. Prior ily, whom he said, havean to provide best possible TablighiMarqaz in a series of Marqaz administration. to that nation was advised to TP CORRESPONDENT unmatched calibre and help to the daily wage earn - tweets and trying to portray it "Rather than criticising them go slow with Holi celebra - JAMMU, APR. 01 : J&K resilience. He thanked the ers in view of prevailing sit - as another case of for their lapses and irrespon - tions and maintain Social Bank yesterday gave a entire workforce and the top uation arisen due to out - "Islamophobia". Reacting to sible behaviour and without Distancing. The Marqaz warm send off to one of its management of the bank for breaks of COVID-19 epi - media's exposure of any remorse or sympathy for would have easily called off top ranking officer their support and encour - demic in J&K as well as TablighiJamat's irresponsible those who have suffered con - the congregation by acting in Mohammad Maqbool Lone, agement over his entire whole of the worlds, behaviour by holding a con - sequent to that, Omar has time much before the event who superannuated as the career. Chander Mohan Gupta, gregation at its headquarters chosen to give communal began on 13 March. Marqaz bank's President after serv - "I have cherished being Mayor Jammu Municipal in Nizammudin, New Delhi twist to the entire episode to failed to act even after the ing the premiere financial associated with this great Corporation, accompanied attended by approximately polarise the society at this Delhi government banned any institution for more than institution for almost 34 by Sobat Ali, Councilor of 2000 people including num - critical juncture," rued Brig gathering of more than 50 three decades in different years andI shall continue to ward no.74, Madam Tina ber of foreigners when the Gupta. Reminding Omar of people on 16 March. There capacities. The bank's remain associated with it as Mahajan, Secretary JMC, entire nation was trying to his selective pin-pricking, was enough time between 16 Chairman and Managing a member of JK Bank fami - Sandeep Sharma Deputy combat deadly Coronavirus Brig Gupta said Omar conve - March and 21 March to Director (CMD) Rajesh ly", he said adding that he Director Planning, Sh and requesting citizens to niently ignored the sermon decongest the venue but noth - Kumar Chhibber along with was taking so many won - Rajesh Gupta, Chief maintain Social Distancing, given by a Muslim Imam ing was done. Taking alibi of other Presidents, Vice derful friendships and fond Enforcement Officer, Omar Abdullah gave a com - Jamil al-Mutawa at White train cancellation and nation- Presidents and senior offi - memories of shared Rajinder Kumar Sanitation munal angle to the entire House Mosque in Gaza on wide lockdown from 23rd cers of the Bank bid adieu achievements along with Officer and subordinate Photo by Bikas Bhagat issue by tweeting, "Now the March 27 where he called March is a face-saving exer - to the decorated officer as him. staff of JMC distributed dry mission of serving needy move towards River Tawi or #TablighiJamat will become a Coronavirus" a "Soldier of cise after putting at risk not he embarked on a new jour - Notably, bringing a ration comprising essential people and more such fami - any other river for immers - convenient excuse for some Allah", and celebrated the only the lives of attendees but ney. wealth of his experience to commodities like Atta, lies would be provided ing of "Holy Saakh" So he to vilify Muslims everywhere deaths of non-Muslims also promoting community The CMD hailed the post of President, Rice, Dal, Sugar, Edible ration in coming days dur - appeals to the residents of as if we created & spread caused by Coronavirus, spread because the attendees Mohammad Maqbool Lone Mohammad Maqbool Lone Oil, Salt, Potatoes, Onion to ing lockdown. Jammu to follow the lock - #Covid around the world." specifically praising Allah for belonged to all states of the for his immense contribu - was always considered as a fifty needy and downtrod - Mayor further informed down and social distancing "This habit of Omar to view deaths in California, China, country, stated Brig Gupta. tion towards the institution prudent banker who proved den families residing in that keeping in view the in an effective manner and everything with the narrow Italy and Iran. However, "Rather than helping the and exemplary performance his mettle in operations and slums near Hotel Jammu ongoing lockdown due to also keeping in view the prism of "We" and "They" has Omar was quick to come to administration track these throughout his service controlling levels as he rose Darbar Opp. Hotel Ritz coronavirus and restricted religious sentiments and tra - been the root cause of break - the defence of potential bombs Omar has career. between the ranks to one of Manor Channi Bye pass. imposed by Administration, ditions of the devotees, he ing social fabric in J&K and TablighiMarqaz by blaming chosen to communalise the "Mr Lone has always the top positions in the Mayor further said that the authorities would not has asked all the Municipal he is now trying to spread it "others" for vilifying the issue which is highly con - been an upright and a prin - Bank. JMC would continue its allow public gatherings to Councillors and members of pan-India at a time when Muslims and backing the jus - demnable," said Brig Gupta. cipled man who has served social organizations to come forward and collect Abolish fresh registration of "migrants" the Holy Saakh at one prominent place in their respective ward arrange after domicile notification : Chrungoo suitable vehicle with selec - tive persons for further TP CORRESPONDENT Territory would also be con - "migrants" and their proge - immersing it in the River JAMMU, APR. 01 : sidered as domicile. The ny in both Jammu and Tawi, get united and support Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, children of parents who Kashmir provinces. Prime Minister Narendra Senior BJP & Kashmiri have stayed in J&K for 15 He said that the people Modi and J&K Pandit leader in a statement years or are registered as also need to cooperate the Administrative's proactive at Jammu today appreciated "migrants" would also be government and the admin - measures to contain the the Gazette Notification of considered as domicile. istration in their efforts to spread of deadly coron - the Central government in Chrungoo said, "the issue execute the Lockdown in avirues. regard to the domicile issue of fresh registration of the UT. Any movement out - in the J&K state. The notifi - migrants with the Relief & side the home without an Domicile Law: Not the cation was issued on 31st Rehabilitation office should emergency or loitering March 2020 and circulated be immediately stopped defeat the purpose of the best interest of JK today. with effect from 1st. April Lockdown. The doctrine of resident : Congress The Central government 2020. This issue was raised #StayHomeStaySafe has TP CORRESPONDENT in its latest gazette notifica - with the appropriate author - created a new hope of sur - JAMMU, APR. 01 : tion states that any person ities earlier as well, but the vival for the human race Jammu and Kashmir who has resided in the exigencies of situation so globally. Congress, Vice President, Union Territory of J&K for warrant that the registration Chrungoo also made an G. M Saroori termed the the period of fifteen years or should come to a close for - appeal to the people of the Centre move to provide has studied for the period of mally and officially now." UT of Jammu and Kashmir protection to domicile of seven years and appeared in He said that there are a in general to donate and Jammu and Kashmir in secondary and higher sec - number of elements who contribute to the 'PM Cares government jobs, educa - ondary board examination always try to exploit the Fund' regarding fight tional institutions and land would be considered as legal and formal procedure against China Wuhan Virus rights "as most unfortunate" domicile of J&K and to the benefits of the vested COVID19. He made a spe - and "not the best interest of appointed in the services interests. Continuation of cial request to the people to the resident of JK". there. The new gazette noti - registration of "migrants" contribute a minimum of Saroori said J&K people, fication states that a has since lost its relevance Rupees one hundred and their land and resources are "migrant" registered by the and the system need to be one per person on the auspi - not protected under new Relief and Rehabilitation abolished forthwith. This cious occasion of "Kanya- Domicile law and should be Commissioner (Migrants) will also protect the inter - Pujan & Ram-Navmi" to the on the pattern Himachal in the newly formed Union ests of the already registered fund this year. Pradesh, Northeast states. He said Centre had caused the greatest embit - terment in the hearts and minds of the people of J&K by not introducing the law of their will's. The new Domicile law is not only unprecedented but amount - ed to a great insult hurled upon the patriotic people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the people feel humiliated, disparaged and offended. The JK Congress Vice President demanded strin - gent laws be enforced to safeguard the interests of the state and only JK resi - dents should be entitled to jobs in Union Territory. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, THURSDAy , APRIL 02, 2020 Kerala Man Faints After Walking 50 km After Hospital Behind India's Shortage Of Safety Forces Him To Leave Amid COVID-19 Lockdown Wear: Delays, Clutch Of Small Firms NEW DELHI: As the The late response has the names of the compa - KASARAGOD, the incident, arranged a vehi - they saw the man. They coronavirus advances in also limited the govern - nies, or how they would KERALA: 55-year-old man cle for the man and his rela - immediately stopped and India, a mass of evidence ment's options of importing match the massive quanti - from Kerala fainted near the tive to be dropped home at informed the control room. points to how crucial safety wear, making it ties mentioned in the ten - Kasaragod border after walk - Kanhangad in Kasaragod They also called for a vehicle delays by the government dependent almost entirely der. ing over 50 km on foot from Superintendent of Police PS for the man to be dropped in placing orders for safety on domestic manufacturers. The very next day, March Mangalore, the police said. Sabu said. home." wear may have exacerbated The government has been 24, it uploaded a global ten - The man, Balan, told the Speaking to NDTV, Mr Since Karnataka has the shortage in India, persistently evasive in deal - der, seeking exactly the police that he was forcibly Sabu said, "The man claimed blocked border roads with potentially placing at risk ing in sharing specifics of same amounts. On March discharged from a govern - that he was forcibly dis - Kerala to curb the spread of thousands of healthcare its projected needs for safe - 30, the ministry put out a ment hospital in Mangalore, charged from the hospital on coronavirus, patients who professionals. ty wear, and how it plans to more detailed statement, where he was admitted on Friday. He was walking from travel to Mangaluru for their Further, when these con - meet them. claiming that 11 Indian March 21 after he fell from a Mangalore to his home in treatment are finding it tracts finally went out, they The closest indication companies have been given coconut tree. Kasaragod along with anoth - extremely difficult to com - seem to have gone to bare - surfaced only on March 23, contracts to supply 21 lakh He was walking home with er person. mute. ly a dozen small domestic the day before the lock - coveralls. A twelfth, they a relative due to the nation - He fainted a few kilome - Seven critically ill patients companies, with barely the down, when the govern - said, was signed on that wide 21-day lockdown over tres away from the Kasaragod from Kasaragod have lost output needed for India's ment uploaded the final very day, for supplying five massive requirements. modification of a domestic lakh coveralls. coronavirus. check-point. A police team, their lives since March 27 Doctors from Siliguri in tender outlining its require - The statement said orders The Kerala police, after along with the District Police after the border roads were the east to Kashmir in the ment for safety wear. had been placed by the gov - receiving information about Chief, was passing by when shut by Karnataka, reported. far north of India at the The tender, put up on the ernment to import 30 lakh frontline of the fight website of HLL Lifecare, a coveralls from South Korea Bharti Enterprises commits over Rs 100 crore against COVID-19 have government-run company and Singapore. No dates complained, even threat - appointed as the nodal were mentioned of when to support India's battle against COVID-19 Foreigners Who Attended Delhi Mosque ened to go on strike body to procure safety wear these orders would arrive. because of the lack of per - for the centre and state gov - While this statement too NEW DELHI: Bharti healthcare workers and sonal protective equipment ernments, modified the first neither named the compa - Enterprises and its compa - essential services personnel (PPE) - specialised cover - version of the same docu - nies nor mentioned when nies Bharti Airtel, Bharti who are at the forefront of Event Violated Visa Rules: Centre alls, gloves, goggles, masks ment dated March 3. orders had been placed Infratel and others are con - this massive battle. Over a "States were asked to and so on. The final version sought with them, it did mention tributing a sum of over Rs million N-95 masks are The complaints are not 10 lakh coveralls, 10 lakh their collective output: 100 crore for India's fight being procured and will be implement the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan unique to India. protective goggles, 40 lakh 6,000-7,000 pieces a day. against COVID-19. made available on an imme - Countries battling the N-95 masks, two crore This, the government says, In a press statement isued diate basis. Yojana within the next week. This will involve large cash coronavirus are facing an triple-layer surgical masks, was expected to double in a here today, Bharti In addition to the Rs 100 acute shortage of safety 20 lakh nitrile gloves and week to 15,000 pieces a Enterprises said, "These are crore committed by Bharti transfer to beneficiaries. It should be organized in a wear, making advance 10 lakh bottles of hand san - day. Even at the rate of extremely challenging times Enterprises, the employees planning a critical require - itizers. On the same day, 15,000 pieces a day, it will as the world battles the of Bharti are also making staggered manner to ensure social distance," it added. ment. the Health Ministry in a still take a whopping 173 biggest healthcare crisis of personal voluntary contri - NDTV has found, how - statement said it was in days - close to six months - modern era in the form of butions towards this cause It was noted that lockdown is being implemented effec - ever, that the Indian gov - touch with safety wear to fill the order for 26 lakh COVID-19 epidemic. As a through a platform set up by ernment scrambled to place makers since February, and pieces. NDTV reviewed a nation, our immediate prior - the company. Bharti tively all over the country. The States were asked to orders for PPE as recently that samples submitted by list compiled by the ity is to collectively support Companies will match the as a week ago, just before, six Indian firms had recent - Textiles Ministry of 14 the efforts of the amount contributed by their ensure that intra-state move - ment of goods is allowed on or after the day India ly passed quality control Indian safety wear compa - Government to mitigate the employees, and the same went into a three-week tests. nies that appear to have impact of this crisis." will be contributed towards without any hindrance while maintaining social distance, lockdown. By this time, the The push to source from been contracted by the gov - A significant portion of the Covid-19 initiatives. disease had firmly taken India, it said, was because ernment, each of whom the corpus will be immedi - Airtel's network teams NEW DELHI: The tracing of Tablighi Jamaat the Ministry added. Ministry of Information and participants as this has The press release further foot in India for at least of the global shortage of have been assigned a set of ately contributed to the PM continue to work 24X7 to eight weeks, with 1,637 coronavirus safety wear. nodal officers to oversee - CARES Fund, the sate - ensure that India's digital Broadcasting on Wednesday increased the risk of contain - read that the manufacturing said that foreigners who had ment efforts of COVID-19. of essential goods should be infected and 38 dead. There was no mention of production and quality. ment added. backbone continues to oper - Moreover, with the lock - It further said that the bal - ate seamlessly and people participated in the Tablighi "It has been found that for - ensured. It should also be Jamaat had violated visa con - eigners who had participated ensured that the supply down in place as the first Middle-aged woman with pus ance amount is being direct - stay connected with their orders went out, the manu - ed towards sourcing of loved ones and are able to ditions and concerned states in the Tablighi Jamaat had chains of such goods are have been asked to initiate violated visa conditions. maintained. facture and supply of pro - in heart treated successfully masks, PPE and other key work from home at this hour tective wear, even though equipment for the doctors, of global crisis. action against them and Concerned states were asked According to the Ministry organizers of the event. (in the meeting) to initiate of Health and Family an exempted category, The Ministry informed action for violation of visa Welfare, the total number of would face tremendous dis - Airtel extends pre-paid pack validity for 80 million that Cabinet Secretary held a condition against the foreign - COVID-19 positive cases ruption, which the govern - meeting today via video-con - ers and the organizers of the have reached 1,637 in India, ment itself would cite to low-income mobile customers, add talk time ferencing with all the Chief event," said Ministry of including 1,466 active cases, justify nearly month-long NEW DELHI: Bharti measures will particularly Secretaries/DGPs of states Information and 133 delays in being able to Airtel ("Airtel"), India's benefit migrant workers and they were sensitized Broadcasting in a press cured/discharged/migrated deliver safety wear to hos - largest integrated telecom - and daily wage earners about the intensive contact release. people and 38 deaths. pitals. munications company, who may have been today announced special impacted due to the measures to assist low nationwide lockdown to income group customers combat COVID-19. All No Official Events On Utkala Dibasa In impacted by the COVID- other customers on Airtel's 19 crisis. network are already Airtel has extended the recharging their accounts Odisha Amid Coronavirus Lockdown pre-paid pack validity for using online platforms. over 80 million customers With these initiatives all BHUBANESWAR: Odisha. Praying for till April 17th, 2020. All Airtel customers will have President Ram Nath Odishas constant progress Kovind, Prime Minister and prosperity in the times these customers will con - unrestricted access to vital Narendra Modi and Chief to come," PM Modi tweet - tinue to get incoming calls information from local Minister Naveen Patnaik on ed. on their Airtel mobile authorities as also be able Wednesday greeted the peo - Union Petroleum and CHANDIGARH: A 53- The whole cardiac staff numbers even after the to connect with whoever ple of Odisha on the occa - Steel Minister Dharmendra yr old woman from came together as soon as validity of their plan is they choose to. sion of Utkala Dibasa, Pradhan also greeted the Malerkotla was successful - possible and an emergency exhausted. Airtel's network teams while it was being observed people on the state's foun - ly treated for severe infec - surgery was performed. Airtel will also credit an continue to work 24X7 to without any celebrations dation day. tion on a heart valve,which The woman’s heart was additional Rs 10 of talk ensure that India's digital due to the nationwide lock - While extending his got complicated with heart stopped and replaced tem - time in the pre-paid backbone operates down to contain the spread wishes to the people, and kidney failure besides porarily with a heart lung accounts of all these 80 Shashwat Sharma, Chief of the novel coronavirus. Governor Ganeshi Lal sepsis at Ivy Hospital, machine. Dr Bedi then million customers to Marketing Officer, Bharti The state government has called upon all to be part of Mohali recently. opened the heart and took enable them to make calls Airtel said "In this difficult put on hold all functions, Odishas fight against the Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, out all the pus and damaged or send SMS and therefore hour of fighting off the including commemoration coronavirus pandemic. director of cardio vascular valve. This was replaced stay connected with their threat of Covid-19, Airtel and garlanding of statues, The Chief Minister, in his sciences who operated the with an imported metal loved ones. is committed to ensuring for an indefinite period as message, also emphasized woman informed that valve. Dialysis had to be The program has been that all people remain con - part of measures to fight Rath'' festival, which coin - ment and several other the need to combat COVID- patient condition carried a done even as the heart sur - kicked off, and these bene - nected without any disrup - COVID-19. cided with Utkala Dibasa organisations across the 19 with firmness and deter - very high death rate if left gery was in progress. untreated. The woman recovered fits will be available to tions. And for this objec - Odisha was formed as a this year, was also not cele - state organise a host of mination. separate state on this day in "We Odias are known for In present lockdown situ - well post surgery. The other users in the next 48 hours. tive, it is critical to take brated in Bhubaneshwar in functions to celebrate the 1936 when it was carved view of the lockdown formation day of Odisha. our unity, gallantry and ation , elective surgeries are members of the cardiac sur - These 80 million cus - care of the under-privi - out of the combined The Rukuna Rath of Lord Earlier, PM Narendra pride. But, it is now time to not being done to conserve gery team included Dr tomers effectively cover leged daily wage earners Bengal-Bihar-Orissa Lingaraj, the presiding Modi and President Ram show our unity, pride and resources for Covid-19 Vikram Arora and Dr Jatin all under-privileged of our country, whose lives province. deity of Bhubaneswar, is Nath Kovind greeted people self-respect to the world patients, but dire emergency Singh and trained nurses households on the Airtel have been disrupted due to No official programme held every year on the occa - of Odisha on the ocassion. and not to demonstrate out cases are needed to be done, and paramedical staff . Network. These special the lock-down". was organised to celebrate sion of Ashokashtami. "Utkala Dibasa greetings gallantry. Let us fight coro - he maintained. While stressing upon that the day and the ''Rukuna Every year, the govern - to my sisters and brothers of na with firmness and keep Dr Bedi who has seen emergency cases are being 43 Have Coronavirus In Andhra Pradesh ourselves and our families such cases in Australia taken care of Dr Bedi said safe," Mr Patnaik said in a where he had worked earli - that in such complicated After Attending Delhi Mosque Event Mankind Pharma pledge to contribute twitter post. er knew that this case could cases a multispecialty back - AMARAVATI: All 43 avirus positive cases were So far, four people have not be postponed at all as up is essential which is patients, who tested posi - reported between March Rs. 51 Crore for COVID 19 Relief Fund tested positive for COVID- the heart failure was wors - available round the clock at tive for COVID-19 in 31 and April 1. 19 in the state. ening. Ivy Hospital. NEW DELHI: With Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Coronavirus cases in India Andhra Pradesh on 373 samples were test - growing number of COVID- West Bengal J&K, and crossed 1000, as the Indian Wednesday, had returned ed during this time period 19 cases in India, Mankind Orrisa. Mankind Pharma will government unveiled a Rs 1.7 to the state after attending and of them, 330 were Pharma, joins the fight by work towards the betterment lakh crore stimulus to help Centre's Decision To Slash Interest On Small the event at Delhi's negative while 43 tested donating Rs 51 crore to CM of public welfare in this these those hit by the 21-day lock - Nizamuddin Markaz, the positive. Relief fund to manage this times of distress. According down. Mankind Pharma has Chief Minister's Office 240 COVID-19 cases disaster. Mankind will be to estimates by Johns recently released a campaign Savings Based On "Stupid Advice": P Chidambaram said. have been reported in the donating ventilators, Personal Hopkins University, Center #thanksforbeingmyfamily NEW DELHI: Senior With 43 new COVID- last 12 hours across the protective equipment (PPE) for Disease Dynamics, that wishes well being of doc - Congress leader P 19 positive cases, the country. and Medicines to the states Economics and Policy, and tors, nurses, other medical Chidambaram today reporting maximum number Princeton University; the staff and pharmacists described as a wrong step total number of coron - According to the of positive cases. Mankind demand for ventilators in involved in treating patients based on "stupid advice" the avirus cases in Andhra Ministry of Health and Pharma will be working India is expected to surge to 1 and risking their own life. government's decision to Pradesh has reached 87, Family Welfare, the total closely with the Governments million by July 2020, while reduce interest rates on informed the state's number of COVID-19 of Kerala, Maharashtra, UP, the availability is between An Astrological Prediction small saving schemes and Nodal Office earlier positive cases have Uttrakhand, Bihar, Tamil 30,000 and 50,000. Mankind demanded its rollback. today. reached 1,637 in India Nadu, Karnataka, AP, Pharma, which is a leading The planetary configura - He also said though The 43 new coron - while 38 have died. 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The ER doctor series of harmless but jolt - spoke to New York City what has happened in the will send them home and tell ing electric shocks while anesthesiologist Dr. Sai-Kit past couple of weeks as your them to come back when the inside a container. While Wong about his experiences city and the whole country symptoms get worse. receiving the shocks, the as the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increase in Heartbreaking choices scientists exposed half of takes hold in the United COVID-19 cases? MNT: When was your last the mice to the smell of States. Dr. Sai-Kit Wong: About shift? What was the mood almonds. A New York City doctor 9 or 10 days ago, we had like among the team? Smell can ‘reinvigorate’ shares his experience. roughly five COVID-19- Dr. Sai-Kit Wong: So yes - old memories Image credit: Dr. Sai-Kit positive patients, and then 4 terday was my last shift, and The following day, the Wong, 2020. days later, we had about 113 I took on what we call the researchers returned the Please note: This inter - or 114. Then, as of 2 days “airway role.” mice to the container and view contains some content ago, we had 214. Today, we We had two teams, and about how there were two for the rest of the day, I just exposed the same mice to that our readers may find have a total of three or four each consists of one anes - cardiac arrests in progress. went on and did what I have the almond scent again. distressing. surgical medical floor units thesiologist and one certi - Both of those patients were to do. 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However, mindful medita - — the disease caused by in your own home in the form He also points out that this tion has been shown to help an infection with the new of a long, hot bath. information isn’t completely not only stress and anxiety, coronavirus — is critical Research published in the new: Finnish people and but other conditions often to curbing its spread and journal Heart has revealed saunas have been looked at exacerbated by chronic improving health out - that in Japan, where bathing for this as well. stress as well. comes. is a key part of the culture, Further, he says, in Japan, It can reduce pain, boost Keep reading to find those who take hot baths bathing in deep, hot tubs is the immune systemTrusted out what to do if you often show a significant part of their culture (many Source, and ease inflamma - think you have symp - decrease in risk for cardiovas - Japanese baths allow bathers Stress and anxiety can went a 60-minute introduc - tion in chronic conditions. 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Russell Vester, FACS, talk to their doctor before if a single, hour-long medi - After one hour of medita - mindful meditation, and show mild symptoms of that a beneficial effect of tub ease] may in part be due to a FACC, FAHA, the chief of soaking in a hot bath. tation session can counteract tion, researchers found that even combining it with tra - COVID-19, call your bathing on risk of [cardiovas - reduced risk of developing the division of cardiovascular “People with existing (car - the negative effects of anxi - there was a significant ditional treatments like cog - doctor for advice about cular disease] may be in part hypertension,” wrote the surgery at The Jewish diovascular conditions) ety and stress. In a small change on blood vessel wall nitive behavioral therapy as how and when to get due to a reduced risk of devel - research team, which was led Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. should not do this,” he said. study that’s being presented stiffness — indicating less a treatment for anxiety,” said tested. oping hypertension,” the by Dr. Hiroyasu Iso, a profes - “The real question is: Is it “Always talk to your doctor today at the 2018 stress or pressure on their Dr. Ramani Durvasula, pro - Don’t go to your doc - researchers stated. sor of social and environmen - (bringing) the same result as first.” Experimental Biology meet - arteries — immediately after fessor of psychology at tor’s office in person, as According to the study, tal medicine at Osaka some aerobic activity?” On the plus side? Bathing ing, researchers found evi - meditation. This reduction California State University, you could be contagious. daily hot baths are associated University in Japan. Vester told Healthline. is, in its purest form, good for dence that a single session of was also seen an hour after Los Angeles. “Given that You can also access with a 28 percent lower risk Why hot baths work “Let’s say you do, as you our mental health. mindful meditation can help the meditation as well. anxiety is in fact a ‘head the Centers for Disease of heart disease and a 26 per - Researchers believe the should, 30 minutes of low- “There are other side bene - reverse the physical and psy - As a result of these early game,’ it would follow that it Control and Prevention’s cent lower risk of stroke. heat of the water works to level activity (such as walk - fits,” Vester said. “It’s calm - chological toll of stress on findings, the researchers could also be managed by (CDC) coronavirus self- That number jumped to 35 lower blood pressure while ing) 5 days a week. If bathing ing, isolating in a good way, the body. 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They’ve evolved mindful meditation — and from being just a fad to a possibly even lower their legitimate player in the fight cardiovascular risk. against cardiovascular dis - While this study is small ease and other conditions and yet to be published in a It’s Critical Parents Make Kids Follow Social Distancing Guidelines exacerbated by stress. medical journal, the Previous researchTrusted researchers say it can help Despite stay-at-home has disrupted life as we rules in favor of inviting — limiting unnecessary con - Source on meditation and open a new pathway of orders and current guidelines know it. other little ones over to play. tact with others — requires anxiety have shown signifi - research. about the need for social dis - Schools are closed, restau - Why social distancing for staying away from people cant reductions in anxiety How meditation can help tancing, some parents con - rants are no longer allowing everyone is critical during who aren’t already living in levels after weeks of medita - your heart tinue to plan playdates for customers to dine in, busi - the pandemic the same household. tion. But this study suggests Searching for new ways to their kids with other chil - nesses are shutting their Pediatrician Leah “This includes avoiding that just one meditation ses - combat stress and anxiety is dren. doors, and those who can Alexander, MD, FAAP, of social gatherings with family sion can lower anxiety and a key goal for doctors, as a Some parents may have still work are being asked to PediatriCare Associates in and friends and not attending potentially a person’s car - large portion of adults report heard kids aren’t at risk from do so from home whenever New Jersey, also acts as a large group events, such as diovascular risk. More feeling anxiety every year. COVID-19, but that’s not possible. medical consultant for Mom concerts, sports events, and research is needed to con - According to the most accurate. For the most part, people Loves Best. She says there religious services,” she said. firm these findings, howev - recent data available, the Children aren’t only at are accepting this new way are two components to social These new rules aren’t er. National Institute of Mental risk from COVID-19 them - of life and doing what they distancing: personal space just being established to John J. Durocher, PhD, Health (NIMH) estimates selves, but they can also can to help prevent the and avoidance of other peo - force people into isolation assistant professor of physi - more than 19 percent of transmit the virus to parents, spread of the new coron - ple. “From what we know so and boredom. COVID-19 can be very diffi - tals, doctors, and nurses ology in the department of adults experienced anxiety grandparents, and others avirus. But drive by any far about COVID-19, it is Mary Mason, MD, MBA, cult to stop once the spread have time to prepare for biological sciences at within the past year and who may have even greater playground or park in the spread from person to person FACP, is board certified in has begun. patients who get very sick Michigan Technological more than 31 percent experi - risk for severe complica - afternoon, and you’re likely via expelled respiratory internal medicine and the And that can be danger - and may need to be admitted University and Hannah enced an anxiety disorder at tions. to find at least a few kids droplets during coughing, founder of Little Medical ous, not just because at-risk to the hospital,” Mason Marti, a recent graduate of some point in their lifetime. While parents may just be frolicking together. sneezing, and even talking,” School, an educational pro - groups face losing their explained. Michigan Technological The NIMH notes anxiety trying to help keep their kids Playdates are still being Alexander explained. “The gram that provides real-life lives, but also because entire But are kids really at risk? University, led the research. disorders are higher in entertained, they could be planned, day cares are still recommendation is to main - skills and exposure to med - hospital systems can become A lot of parents have They measured the 14 par - females than males. contributing to the need for being utilized whenever pos - tain a distance of 6 feet away ical professions for kids overwhelmed and unable to heard that kids aren’t at risk ticipants’ anxiety using a Everybody feels stress and long-term social distancing sible, and parents desperate from people, whether they between the ages of 4 and treat the population at large. from COVID-19, which may system called the Beck anxiety in different ways. and potential lockdowns for to entertain the children they are symptomatic or not.” 14. “Social distancing can be be driving their decisions to Anxiety Inventory (BAI) But when stress becomes everyone. now have at home all day are But she says the other She says that highly con - used early on to slow the still arrange playdates and before and after they under - excessive, it can contribute The COVID-19 pandemic eschewing social distancing aspect of social distancing tagious diseases like spread of the virus so hospi - meet up at the park. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 INTERNATIONAL JAMMU, THURSDAy , APRIL 02, 2020 Was Great Opportunity For US To "Not At War. Sailors Don't Need To Die": Postcards From Wuhan: Residents US Captain On COVID-19-Hit Ship WASHINGTON: The cap - Pacific. Apologise, Lift Sanctions: Iran President tain of the U.S. aircraft carrier Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Advice The World To Stay Indoors ate a broader deal that fur - Theodore Roosevelt, in a blunt Thomas Modly said he had WUHAN: Life in the ther constrains its nuclear letter, has called on Navy lead - heard about the letter on Chinese city of Wuhan, programme, limits its mis - ership for stronger measures Tuesday morning and that the where the coronavirus first sile programme and curbs to save the lives of his sailors Navy has been working for emerged, is slowly returning its use of proxy forces in and stop the spread of the several days to get the sailors to normal as the government Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon. coronavirus aboard the huge off ship in Guam. Modly said relaxes a more than two- Washington has offered ship. Guam did not have enough month-old lockdown that cut humanitarian assistance to The four-page letter, the beds, and the Navy was in the city off from the world its longtime foe. But Iran's contents of which were con - talks with the local govern - and kept most of its 11 mil - top authority Supreme firmed by U.S. officials to ment to use hotels and set up lion residents at home. Leader Ayatollah Ali Reuters on Tuesday, described tents. Wuhan, capital of Hubei Khamenei has rejected the a bleak situation on board the "We don't disagree with the province, was once the epi - offer. Although Iranian nuclear-powered carrier as (commanding officer) on that centre of the now global pan - authorities have said US more and more sailors test ship, and we're doing it in a demic and was subjected to DUBAI: Iran's president Nations to urge the United sanctions had hindered its positive for the virus. very methodical way because the strictest curbs on move - said on Wednesday that the States to ease sanctions. efforts to curb the out - The Navy puts the ship's it's not the same as a cruise ment and business. United States had lost a "Americans could have break, Rouhani said: "The complement at 5,000, the ship ... that ship has arma - The virus is believed to historic opportunity to lift used this opportunity and sanctions have failed to equivalent of a small ments on it, it has aircraft on have emerged from a "In the beginning, I was open the windows to look sanctions on his country told the Iranian nation that hamper our efforts to fight American town. it," he said on CNN. seafood market in Wuhan quite scared because my job outside and it would be com - over the coronavirus, while they are not against them," against the coronavirus The letter was first reported U.S. officials, also speaking last year and the city involves meeting lots of peo - pletely empty, you wouldn't adding that the penalties Rouhani said. "Their hos - outbreak." by the San Francisco on condition of anonymity, accounted for about two- ple, so I went home and even see a shadow. It felt had not hampered Tehran's tility (towards Iranians) is "We are almost self-suf - Chronicle. told Reuters that nearly 80 thirds of China's total num - quarantined myself. very miserable and not like fight against the infection. obvious." ficient in producing all Captain Brett Crozier, the people aboard the ship had ber of infections. New cases, "After the government my home, a city usually On Tuesday, U.S Iran rejects U.S. coron - necessary equipment to ship's commanding officer, tested positive for the virus, a however, have declined dra - measures to control the epi - bustling with life." Secretary of State Mike avirus relief whilst sanc - fight the coronavirus. We wrote that the carrier lacked number likely to increase as matically in the city and the demic started to work in "We live in the same Pompeo raised the possi - tions remain have been much more suc - enough quarantine and isola - all personnel on the ship are rest of the country, prompt - February, I became more world, and we need to work bility that Washington Iranian President Hassan cessful than many other tion facilities and warned the tested. ing the easing of curbs that relaxed and in a better mood. hard together to defeat this might consider easing Rouhani has rejected an countries in the fight current strategy would slow Still, the Navy declined to have been in place since And since my housing com - illness. Everyone should go sanctions on Iran and other offer of coronavirus aid against this disease," but fail to eradicate the virus. confirm exactly how many January 23. pound has had no cases, out less, stay at home to read nations to help fight the and support from the Rouhani said. In the letter dated Monday, people aboard the Roosevelt Wuhan's virus ground- they've started allowing us to books, watch television and coronavirus, but gave no United States, calling Several countries, he called for "decisive action" have been infected. zero market hides in plain go out. "The situation over - play games with the family." concrete sign it plans to do American leaders liars. including the United Arab and removing over 4,000 Reuters first reported last sight seas, especially in Italy, real - ZHANG JIANJUN, 33, so. Iran has been hit hard by Emirates, China, Britain, sailors from the ship and iso - week that the U.S. military has In the Chinese city of ly makes my heart ache. I WORKS IN PROPERTY "The United States lost the disease, but wants U.S. France, Qatar and Turkey, lating them. Along with the decided it will stop providing Wuhan, the wet market that hope that overseas coron - PLANNING the best opportunity to lift sanctions lifted as a priori - have sent shipments of ship's crew, naval aviator and some of the more granular spawned the pandemic avirus patients will be able to "You have to stay hopeful, sanctions," Hassan ty. Friction between Tehran medical supplies, includ - others serve aboard the data about coronavirus infec - which has brought the world overcome this." limit contact with others, Rouhani said in a televised and Washington has ing gloves and surgical Roosevelt. tions within its ranks, citing to its knees now slumbers DING FAN, 27, reduce visits to crowded cabinet meeting. "It was a increased since 2018, masks, to Iran. "We are not at war. Sailors concern that the information quietly behind a tidy-looking EMPLOYEE places. These are the only great opportunity for when U.S. President In the first transaction do not need to die. If we do might be used by adversaries blue-and-white partition. "In the beginning I was way you can protect yourself Americans to apologise ... Donald Trump pulled the conducted under a trade not act now, we are failing to as the virus spreads. Reuters asked several pretty scared, because the and your family." and to lift the unjust and United States out of mechanism set up to barter properly take care of our most But the Theodore Roosevelt Wuhan residents to share week after the lockdown was HU YONG, 40, DISIN - unfair sanctions on Iran." Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal humanitarian goods and trusted asset - our sailors," is just the latest example of the their experiences with the when the infections in FECTANT SPRAYER The coronavirus has with six nations and re- food after Washington's Crozier wrote. spread of the virus within the millions of people across the Wuhan peaked, and the num - "I've been working as a killed 2,898 people and imposed sanctions, crip - withdrawal from the The carrier was in the U.S. military. Navy officials globe now in some form of bers published every day volunteer and recently joined infected a recorded 44,606 pling Iran's economy. nuclear deal, Germany said Pacific when the Navy report - say that sailors onboard a lockdown or isolation. made me very sad. a disinfectant company to in Iran, making it the Trump has adopted a on Tuesday that France, ed its first coronavirus case a number of ships have tested Their advice? Stay united, "I wasn't used to being at spray shops and streets. This worst-hit country in the "maximum pressure" poli - Germany and Britain had week ago. It has since pulled positive, including an stay indoors and "add oil", a home and I would feel very epidemic has made me feel Middle East and prompting cy on Iran aimed at per - exported medical goods to into port in Guam, a U.S. amphibious assault ship at Chinese saying that means anxious because everyone that we Chinese are really China and the United suading Tehran to negoti - Iran. island territory in the western port in San Diego. stay strong. was very nervous; you'd strong. Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, California Donald Trump Urged To Suspend H-1B Visa China Ground Zero Lockdown May Have Plans To Release 3,500 Prisoners Prevented 70,000 Virus Cases: Experts The prison system in the from WASHINGTON, combination of case reports, largest US state of California "Our first commitment at Program After Job Loss Amid COVID-19 Layoffs UNITED STATES: China's public health information plans to release about 3,500 CDCR is ensuring safety -- of decision to lock down the and mobile phone location non-violent inmates early to our staff, of the incarcerated WASHINGTON: A US to the current economic dis - city of Wuhan, ground zero tracking to investigate the help mitigate the spread of the population, of others inside body representing American tress that is only going to dete - for the global COVID-19 spread of the virus. COVID-19 illness, officials our institutions, and of the technology workers has urged riorate in the coming months. pandemic, may have pre - The phone tracking pro - said Tuesday. community at large," he President Donald Trump to A record 3.3 million vented more than 700,000 vided a "fascinating" new The California Department added. "However, in the face suspend for this year the H-1B Americans have filed initial new cases by delaying the stream of data, said another of Corrections and of a global pandemic, we must visa programme, the most jobless claims for the week spread of the virus, of the report's authors, Penn Rehabilitation (CDCR) said consider the risk of COVID- sought-after among the Indian ending March 21. researchers said Tuesday. State biology professor Ottar the first group of inmates 19 infection as a grave threat IT professionals, to protect Even as the peak of coron - Drastic Chinese control Bjornstad. released will be those with to safety, too." their interests amidst the mas - avirus in the US is two weeks measures in the first 50 days The time period they stud - less then 30 days to serve, fol - Authorities said the early sive layoffs in the country due away, millions of people in of the epidemic bought other ied encompassed China's lowed by those with fewer releases will increase both to the coronavirus pandemic. the country have lost their cities across the country biggest holiday, the Lunar than 60 days of their sentences capacity and physical space at The H-1B visa is a non- jobs. According to an esti - valuable time to prepare and New Year. The researchers left. the state's prisons where 22 immigrant visa that allows US mate, some 47 million people install their own restrictions, "were able to compare pat - Other US jurisdictions, employees and four inmates companies to employ foreign could be rendered unem - according to the paper by terns of travel into and out of including the state of New have tested positive for the workers in speciality occupa - ployed. Meanwhile, a report researchers in China, the Wuhan during the outbreak Jersey and some cities, have virus. The prisons have insti - tions that require theoretical released by the CATO United States and the UK, with cell phone data from announced similar measures. tuted other measures to pre - or technical expertise. H-2B visas are mostly for record high of 695,000 in Institute think-tank, said that published in the journal two previous spring festi - US Attorney General Bill Barr vent the spread of the virus, Companies depend on it to foreign farm workers. US October 1982, the letter point - more than 200,000 petitions Science. vals," Bjornstad said. last week said he told federal including mandatory medical hire tens of thousands of businesses hire people from ed out. filed for Indians could "die of By day 50 of the epidemic "The analysis revealed an prisons to free some inmates screenings for anyone enter - employees each year from Latin American countries. "We urge you to pause the old age" before they receive -- February 19 -- there were extraordinary reduction in to lessen the impact of the ing the institutions and sus - countries like India and "With the historical dis - H-1B visa programme that green cards. This is mainly 30,000 confirmed cases in movement following the pandemic, with possibly 2,000 pension of visitation. Inmates China. US Tech Workers, a placement of workers, com - would bring in 85,000 work - because of the projections China, said Oxford fellow travel ban of January 23, inmates eligible. are being offered additional non-profit organisation which pounded by the current crisis, ers this year and suspend the according to which Indian Christopher Dye, one of the 2020. Based on this data, we "We do not take these new free phone calls to their loved describes itself as represent - it is very concerning that the recently approved addition of technology workers would paper's authors. could also calculate the like - measures lightly," Ralph Diaz, ones to compensate the loss of ing the voices of American Department of Homeland 35,000 workers for the H-2B have to wait for decades to "Our analysis suggests ly reduction in Wuhan-asso - secretary of the California their visitation rights. The workers harmed by the H-1B Security is working to acceler - visa. Overall the importation receive permanent legal resi - that without the Wuhan trav - ciated cases in other cities corrections agency, said in a early release measure has not visa programme, in its letter to ate the delivery of H-1B and of workers should be under - dency or a Green Card. el ban and the national emer - across China." statement. gone down well with every - Donald Trump also urged him H2-B workers to the United taken with great caution dur - Based on the statistics gency response there would The Wuhan shutdown Trump warns Americans of one. One prosecutor said it to suspend the H-2B visa pro - States. We ask that you stand ing this period of tremendous obtained from the US govern - have been more than delayed the arrival of the a tough two weeks ahead in will lead to dangerous crimi - grammes for the foreign guest up for the productive class of uncertainty," the letter said. ment under the Freedom of 700,000 confirmed COVID- virus in other cities, their coronavirus fight nals back on the streets. workers too. this country and protect the "Battling both a pandemic Information Act, which is 19 cases outside of Wuhan model showed, giving them President Donald Trump 'Saving lives' "We have written a letter interest of American work - and the resulting fallout to our similar to India's Right to by that date," he was quoted time to prepare by banning and his top healthcare advisers "This will become the slip - asking that the H-1B & H-2B ers," the letter said. economy from the coron - Information, the institute said as saying in a press release. public gatherings and clos - urged Americans on Tuesday pery slope for everybody," visa programme be suspended According to some reports, avirus is no time to approve that for the first time, the US "China's control measures ing entertainment venues, to follow strict social distanc - Orange County District for this year due to the eco - the Department of Labour employment visas for more government has approved appear to have worked by among other measures. ing measures, displaying Attorney Todd Spitzer told nomic fallout from the coron - would be looking at 50-70 foreign workers," wrote US more than 1 million petitions successfully breaking the Nearly half of humanity charts demonstrating data and local media. "If they're doing avirus. Letters have been sent million unemployed Tech Workers in the letter to for workers, investors, and chain of transmission -- pre - has now been told to stay modeling that showed an it at the state level, they'll do it to the office of the President, Americans by the end of President Trump. their families who cannot venting contact between home to curb the spread of enormous jump in deaths to at the county jails. That's why to his Chief of Staff, & to all April. Last Thursday, unem - Economic experts fear mas - receive legal permanent resi - infectious and susceptible the virus, and lockdowns are 100,000 to 200,000 people gun sales are going up." members of congress," the ployment claims ramped to sive layoffs in various sectors dence solely as a result of the people." rapidly becoming normal - organisation said. three millions, shattering the of the American economy due low green card caps. The researchers used a ized. COVID-19 Deaths In The US Cross 4,000, Russian Plane Takes Off For US With COVID-19 Medical Aid Onboard: Report COVID-19 Pandemic Most Challenging Higher Than 9/11 Terror Attacks SyDNEy: A Russian mil - ly 3,900 people have already itary transport plane took off died there from COVID-19, going to start seeing some from an airfield outside the illness caused by the Crisis Since World War II: UN Chief real light at the end of the Moscow early on coronavirus. tunnel. But this is going to UNITED NATIONS: Wednesday and headed for In Russia, where some The coronavirus pandemic is be a very painful, very, the United States with a load doctors have questioned the very, very painful two the most challenging crisis of medical equipment and accuracy of official data, the the world has faced since weeks," Donald Trump masks to help Washington official tally of confirmed said. World War II, one that is fight coronavirus, Russian cases is 2,337 cases with 17 killing people and will also Deborah Birx, a member state TV reported. deaths. of the White House Task lead to an economic reces - President Vladimir Putin Relations between sion without any parallel in Force on coronavirus, offered Russian help in a Moscow and Washington based on a model from the recent past, according to phone conversation with have been strained in recent UN Secretary General actual data from the President Donald Trump on years by everything from ground, said the death toll Antonio Guterres. Monday, when the two lead - Syria to Ukraine to election According to the estimates in the US could be between ers discussed how best to interference, something 100,000 to 200,000, with by the Johns Hopkins respond to the virus. Russia denies. University, there are more the strict implementation The flight, which was Peskov, Putin's of the existing mitigation than 850,500 confirmed organised by the Russian spokesman, said Moscow coronavirus cases in the WASHINGTON: The people killed in China due measures including social Defence Ministry, is likely hoped the United States Mr Guterres said "because it inclusive and innovative pol - coronavirus deaths crossed to the deadly virus. distancing till April 30. world, and over 41,000 is a combination, on one icy action from the world''s to be unpopular with some might also be able to pro - deaths. The US now has the 4,000 in the US today, a China, which is the epi - If no steps were to be critics of Trump who have vide medical help to Russia hand, of a disease that repre - leading economies – and number higher than the centre of the virus, wit - taken, the death toll could highest number of cases in sents a threat to everybody in maximum financial and urged him to keep his dis - if necessary when the time the world at 184,183 and 9/11 terror attacks in the nessed 3,310 deaths. range between 1.5 million tance from Putin and who came. the world and, second, technical support for the country, even as the top Globally, there are nearly and 2.2 million, she said. more than 4,000 deaths. because it has an economic poorest and most vulnerable argue that Moscow uses "It is important to note "We are facing a global health experts projected 860,000 confirmed coron - White House officials such aid as a geopolitical that when offering assis - impact that will bring a people and countries." that the pandemic could avirus cases and over and task force members health crisis unlike any in the recession that probably has Mr Guterres called for "an and propaganda tool to tance to U.S. colleagues, the 75-year history of the United kill between 100,000 and 42,000 people worldwide asserted that mitigation advance its influence, some - president (Putin) assumes no parallel in the recent immediate coordinated 200,000 Americans. have died of the disease. and social distancing Nations - one that is killing past." "The combination of health response to suppress thing the Kremlin denies. that when U.S. manufactur - people, spreading human According to the Johns At 82,294 cases, China measures are the only way "Trump gratefully accept - ers of medical equipment the two facts and the risk that transmission and end the Hopkins University now has the fourth highest out to prevent the spread of suffering, and upending peo - it contributes to enhanced pandemic" that "scales up ed this humanitarian aid," and materials gain momen - ple's lives," Mr Guterres said Coronavirus Resource number of COVID-19 the deadly virus despite Kremlin spokesman Dmitry tum, they will also be able to instability, enhanced unrest, health capacity for testing, Centre, more than 4,000 cases following the US, that being painful and hav - on Tuesday while launching and enhanced conflict are tracing, quarantine and treat - Peskov was cited as saying reciprocate if necessary," a new report 'Shared respon - people in the US have died Italy and Spain. ing its own toll on the by the Interfax news agency Peskov was cited as saying. things that make us believe ment, while keeping first due to COVID-19 and President Donald Trump American economy. sibility, global solidarity: that this is, indeed, the most responders safe, combined on Tuesday night. Trump Peskov, who complained Responding to the socio- nearly 190,000 have been on Tuesday warned that the "We are really convinced himself spoke enthusiasti - about difficulties expediting challenging crisis we have with measures to restrict infected by it. US was headed for a that mitigation is going to economic' on the socio-eco - faced since the Second movement and contact." cally about the Russian help the aid to the United States nomic impact of the The death toll due to the "tough two weeks" and be doing the trick for us after his call with Putin. thrown up by some U.S. World War and the one that He underscored that deadly virus on Tuesday advised people to be pre - because what you have is COVID-19. The current needs a stronger and more developed countries must Russia's Rossiya 24 chan - officials, was quoted as say - coronavirus pandemic was surpassed the number of pared for the "hard days" you have an increase in nel on Wednesday morning ing that Russia and China effective response that is assist those less developed, fatalities in the 9/11 terror ahead. new cases at a certain rate," much more than a health cri - only possible in solidarity if or potentially "face the showed the plane taking off cooperated in a similar way sis. It is a human crisis, Mr attacks. Nearly 3,000 peo - "We're going to go Anthony Fauci, Director of from a military air base out - because "at a time when the everybody come together nightmare of the disease ple perished in the attacks through a very tough two the National Institute of Guterres said at the virtual and if we forget political spreading like wildfire in the side Moscow in darkness. current situation affects launch of the report. Later, in carried out by al Qaeda ter - weeks and then, hopefully, Allergy and Infectious Its cargo hold was filled everyone without exception games and understand that it global South with millions of rorists in the US in 2001. as the experts are predict - Diseases Director and a response to a question on is humankind that is at deaths and the prospect of with cardboard boxes and ... there is no alternative to why he thinks the pandemic The COVID-19 death ing, as I think a lot of us member of the White other packages. working together in a spirit stake." The UN chief said the disease re-emerging toll in the US is also higher are predicting after having House Task Force on is the worst global crisis the human crisis demands where it was previously sup - Confirmed US cases have of partnership and mutual since the UN was founded, than the total number of studied it so hard, we are Coronavirus said. surged to 187,000 and near - assistance". "coordinated, decisive, pressed." TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 Rohit Sharma donates 80 lakhs Indian Olympic Association pledges support, contribution in fight towards COVID-19 Mumbai : India cricketer also pledged to support the IANS that Virat and Anushka coronavirus. Mithali has in fight against coronavirus COVID-19 Rohit Sharma on Tuesday Prime Minister's Relief Fund have jointly donated Rs 3 decided to give Rs 5 lakh to New Delhi : With all the which was later postponed by defending champions down of 21 days in the coun - donated Rs 80 lakhs in support and Chief Minister's crores towards the cause. the Prime Ministers Fund and cricketing activities across the the Board of Control for Mumbai Indians and Chennai try in order to combat the of the fight against the coron - Rs 5 lakh to the Chief world have come to standtill Cricket in India (BCCI) till Super Kings (CSK) at the threat of COVID-19 pandem - avirus pandemic. Minister's Assistance Fund of due to coronavirus outbreak, April 15 due to coronavirus iconic Wankhede Stadium in ic. Rohit said he has donated the Telangana government. Pandya brother--Hardik and Rs 45 lakhs to Prime All-rounder Deepti Krunal--are showing their Minister's Citizen Assistance Sharma, who was part of the countrymen how they can and Relief in Emergency T20 World Cup team, con - have fun while staying at Situations Fund (PM CARES tributed Rs 50,000 to the West home amid the 21-day lock - Fund), Rs 25 lakhs to Chief Bengal State Emergency Fund down in India. Minister's Relief Fund for for the fight against coron - Taking to his official Maharashtra, Rs 5 lakhs to avirus pandemic. She also sep - Twitter handle, all-rounder Zomato Feeding India and Rs arately contributed to the Krunal posted a video of him 5 lakhs towards welfare of Prime Minister's Relief fund and his younger brother stray dogs. The 32-year-old and UP relief fund. Hardik spending some quality also said that we need our Various other sportsper - time at home by playing country back on feet and the sons and organisations have cricket with their family onus is on us. "Let's get behind contributed towards funds members. our leaders and support them," established for fight against Along with the video, he tweeted while tagging coronavirus pandemic. Krunal urged the citizens to Prime Minister Narendra More than 1,200 confirmed stay home and be safe amid Modi and Maharashtra Chief (Maharashtra) Relief Fund in Indian women's team ODI cases of coronavirus have been the coronavirus outbreak. Minister Uddhav Thackeray. the ongoing battle against the captain and veteran Mithali reported so far in India and 32 "We can have fun indoors Captain Virat Kohli and his coronavirus pandemic. A Raj has pledged to donate Rs people have already lost their too.Please stay home and be wife Anushka Sharma have source in the industry told 10 lakh for the fight against lives. safe everyone @hardik - pandya7," he wrote. The two brothers were due fear. Mumbai on March 29. So far, the coronavirus has Bhaker pledges to donate one to represent Mumbai Indians The opening clash of the On March 24, Prime affected more than 1000 peo - in the 2020 edition of the 13th edition of the IPL was Minister Narendra Modi ple in India and claimed the lakh towards COVID-19 fight Indian Premier League (IPL), slated to take place between announced a complete lock - lives of 29 people. New Delhi : Ace Indian Various athletes, along ward to raise money to pro - 33,000 lives across the world. shooter Manu Bhaker has with other sportspersons, vide food and other basic Over 1,000 confirmed plegded to donate a sum of Rs have come forward to help the necessities for the daily wage cases of coronavirus have Coronavirus Pandemic: Neymar lends support one lakh in fight against coro - country in its fight against the navirus pandemic. Bhaker has coronavirus pandemic. to campaign to help poor in Brazil donated the amount to Sprinter Hima Das has Haryana relief fund set up for pledged to donate her one New Delhi : Paris Saint- workers and small entrepre - Globally the pandemic has Parc des Princes in Paris and a COVID-19 patients. month's salary to Assam's Germain forward Neymar has neurs as many states impose claimed more than 30,000 few days after, the UEFA "This is the time when COVID-19 relief fund. backed a campaign to help lockdowns that effectively lives. Neymar last played for announced that all Champions only the lives of the people of Shuttler P.V. Sindhu has underprivileged families in the country matter and all of also donated a sum of Rs 10 Brazil cope with the coron - us will have to do what we lakh to combat the spread of avirus outbreak. can to save them. I contribute coronavirus. Sindhu has Led by Brazilian television 1 lakh rupees to the Haryana donated Rs 5 lakh each to personality Luciano Huck, the Corona Cares Fund by myself Andhra Pradesh and initiative also has the support and hope that you all too sup - Telangana Chief Minister of dual world surfing champi - port the country in this hour of Relief Funds in fight against on Gabriel Medina and other disaster by contributing some - COVID-19 pandemic. Brazilian celebrities. thing from the other side," she Wrestler Bajrang Punia, The campaign calls on tweeted. who works as an OSD in Brazilians to donate money - The shooter also urged Railways, has already donat - either directly or through everyone to be supportive ed his six months' salary to charity organizations - to during the crisis that the coun - Haryana coronavirus relief workers during the ongoing been reported so far in India those in need, regardless of try is going through amid the fund. Tennis player Sania coronavirus pandemic, which while 27 people have lost the amount. coronavirus pandemic. Mirza has also stepped for - has so far claimed more than their lives. "Solidarity must be more contagious than the virus," Neymar said in a video posted AFI wishes Olympic medallist Ehsan hadadi a on social media. Medina added: "Now more than ever we need to speedy recovery after coronavirus diagnosis give a hand to others." halt the informal economy. PSG in their Champions League matches, including New Delhi : The Athletics firmed that Hadadi has been Athletics Championships 2017. The Brazilian government Nearly 4,000 cases of League round of 16 match the final have been postponed. Federation of India (AFI) has diagnosed with COVID-19 Gold Medals to his name Earlier, World Athletics on Thursday announced a infection have been reported against Borussia Dortmund. Football in France has also wished Olympic medalist and while wishing the World including the one he won in also took to their social media monthly subsidiary of 600 in Brazil thus far and 114 The match was played come to a standstill due to the Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Championships medallist an #Bhubaneswar 2017.Speedy and wished Hadadi a full and reais ($120) for low-income deaths. behind closed doors at the coronavirus outbreak. swift recovery. "We've received word that Iranian discus thrower Coronavirus outbreak: Cristiano Ronaldo to @EhsanHadadi has tested positive for Coronavirus. We wish him a full and swift donate ventilators in Portugal recovery," it tweeted. New Delhi : Madeira-born with 15 beds fully equipped Marta Temido said that lethal - President Marcelo Rebelo de We've received word that Portuguese football star with ventilators, monitors and ity rate is "in the largest of 70 Sousa declared on March 18 a Iranian discus thrower Cristiano Ronaldo and his other equipment. years -- 7.9 per cent." state of emergency, which @EhsanHadadi has tested manager Jorge Mendes are The number of COVID-19 "According to the data we will last until April 2 and positive for Coronavirus. We going to donate five ventila - wish him a full and swift tors to the Regional Health recovery. Service of Madeira, Lusa By winning a silver medal News Agency reported on at the London Olympics in Saturday. 2012, he became the first "The Health Service of the Iranian to stand on the podi - Autonomous Region of um at the Games in any sport Madeira (SESARAM) will Hadadi a speedy recovery early recovery. recovery champ,"the AFI other than wrestling, receive a donation of equip - after the player was tested "Olympic & World tweeted. weightlifting or taekwondo. ment to help fight COVID-19, psoitive for a deadly coron - Championships medalist, Hadadi has 4 Asian Games Hadadi, a six-times Asian provided by Madeiran foot - avirus that continues to spread #Iran discus hero & 6 Asian Athletics Championship winner, also baller Cristiano Ronaldo and rapidly all over the world. #EhsanHadadi tests positive Championships Gold Medals became Iran's first-ever World businessman Jorge Mendes," Taking to its official for #COVID2019..Hadadi has to his name including the one Championships medallist in said a press release from the Twitter handle, the AFI con - 4 Asian Games & 6 Asian he won in #Bhubaneswar 2011. SESARAM, adding "they will finance five ventilators" in the archipelago, the Xinhua news reports. IOA, NSFs welcome new dates for Tokyo Olympics The latest donation will New Delhi : Indian National Sports Federations The IOC said that all qual - also said that those athletes or bring the total number of the Olympic Association (IOA) welcome and support the new ification events stands can - teams that have qualified ventilators in the region to 99, along with the National dates for the Tokyo 2020 celled until fair participation already shall retain their qual - the release said. Sports Federations (NSF) Olympic Games, ifications. Last Tuesday, Ronaldo and cases has risen by 902 to have now, the maximum inci - could be extended for another expressed their happiness which will be held Until March 24, the Mendes made donations to 5,170 in Portugal, with 100 dence of the infection will be 15 days after consultations with the newly announced from 23 July to 8 IOC was adamant that turn a wing of the Santo deaths, 24 more than Friday, postponed until the end of with government officials, revised dates for the Tokyo August, 2021," IOA the Tokyo Olympics Antonio Hospital in the according to the Directorate- May," she added. political parties and health Olympics. secretary general will go ahead as previ - Northern city of Porto into General for Health (DGS) on To contain the spread of professionals scheduled on The Games was earlier Rajeev Mehta said in a ously scheduled despite Intensive Care Units (ICU) Saturday. Health Minister the pandemic, Portuguese March 31. postponed from its original statement. a growing global crisis dates of July 24 to August 9, The IOA said that it because of the coron - 2020 due to the global crisis is in touch with repre - avirus pandemic. A Indian Olympic Association pledges support, contribution caused by the coronavirus sentatives of National postponement to a date pandemic and the IOC on Sports Federations in the year 2021 was Monday announced that it (NSF) and are yet to announced after IOC in fight against coronavirus COVID-19 will now be held from July 23 star working on new president Thomas New Delhi : The Indian new challenges ahead in these #TeamIndia???? President Lt.Gen D Anbu to August 9, 2021. calendars and Bach's telephonic con - Olympic Committee (IOC) uncertain times. Our Olympic Meanwhile, the IOA also (Retd), has pledged to commit "Indian Olympic roadmaps for athletes going and preparation time can be versation with Japanese Prime has pledged full support and family is in this together and informed via another tweet a sum of 10 lac Rupees on Association along with the into the Tokyo Games. guaranteed to all athletes. It Minister Shinzo Abe. contribution towards the we shall come out stronger to that the Cycling Federation of behalf of the country's continuous battle against the coronavirus pan - FC Barcelona seeks to cut players' demic that has spread all across the globe. The IOC took to its official salaries by 70% : Report Twitter handle and issued a New Delhi : Spanish La and stay safe from the deadly instructions, recommenda - Sports in Spain has come to a statement on behalf of secre - Liga club FC Barcelona wants virus. The masks are set to be tions and orders to combat standstill and Barcelona had tary general Rajeev Mehta, the players to cut their salaries supplied to nursing homes so contagion of the virus and to make the move so as to pay saying its member national by 70 per cent until June 30 as that doctors and nurses can alleviate its effects as much as their support staff. federations and state associa - a way of saving around 106 tions will also come forward million euros (117 million and contribute towards the dollars) due to the worldwide fight against COVID-19. COVID-19 pandemic. "In view of the COVID-19 According to the Spanish pandemic, one of the toughest Marca sport newspaper, the challenges that we are facing club will lose at least 100 mil - today, the Indian Olympic lion euros (110.7 million dol - Association and its member lars). The amount is about 10 National Sport Federations & per cent of the club's budget State Olympic Associations for the 2019/20 season. pledge our support and contri - The club's board of direc - bution towards the cause of serve sports and make our India and the Indian Golf @IndianGolfUnion and the tors is currently working to India's fight against this crisis. nation proud. Union have already vowed to #Golf community to support invoke the ERTE, or tempo - Our thoughts remain with the At this moment, when the donate Rs 1 lakh and Rs 10 the nation in its fight against rary employment measures, families and individuals need of the hour is greater lakh, respectively to fight the the current crisis.#ThankYou which will suspend the play - affected by COVID-19. We than ever before, pledge your coronavirus outbreak. #TogetherWeRise ers' labor contracts, reports are deeply grateful to all the support and contribute to the "The #Cycling fraternity is #TeamIndia," the IOA said in Xinhua news agency. front-line workers who are nation's need of fighting committed to the need of the another tweet. The system will be in risking their lives to fight this COVID-19," he stated. nation in fighting the severity India is currently observ - place in the coming days and pandemic and our safety," In view of the COVID-19 of COVID-19 crisis. ing a 21-day lockdown as per will help the club compensate Mehta said in an official state - pandemic, one of the toughest @OfficialCFI Chairman Mr the directives of Prime any financial losses. make use of them to treat the possible." "Faced with this scenario, ment. Mehta further informed challenges we are facing Onkar Singh pledged a sup - Minister Narendra Modi on Barcelona had decided to patients. Earlier, Barcelona became the Board of Directors has that the qualification events today, the Indian Olympic port of 1 Lac Rupees on March 24 in order to combat join hands with the Catalonia In a statement issued by the first Spanish football club decided to implement a series for the Tokyo Olympics Association and its members behalf of Cycling Federation the threat of COVID-19. government in the fight the club, it said: "The club has to officially announce a pay of measures to mitigate its which were distrupted due to pledge to contribute to the of India for this noble cause" So far, the pandemic has against the coronavirus out - put itself at the service of the cut for players and club staff effects and reduce the eco - coronavirus will take place #PMCaresFund towards the the IOA tweeted. affected more than 1,000 peo - break and will provide masks health authorities to help to as the country grapples with nomic effects of this crisis," once the situation gets better. cause of India's fight against "In the fight against ple in India and claimed the so that people can wear them fulfill and enforce all its the coronavirus pandemic. said the club in its statement. "There would be many this crisis.#TogetherWeRise COVID-19 pandemic, IGU lives of 29 persons. TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 Aaditi Pohankar on recognition post 'She': I feel empowered as an actor It is a surreal feeling for "I feel so empowered as an Bhaari", also starring Riteish girl. But the second he started equation between narcotics actor Aaditi Pohankar who is actor today. I'm enjoying this Deshmukh, and had done two to speak about Bhumika, I dealer Sasya, played by Vijay, receiving congratulatory mes - completely without thinking films down south till then. could feel certain connection and Bhumika. sages from people across the with the character." The actor said the fear her world after watching her For the series, Aaditi had character feels in front of Netflix original series "She". to get into the character of a Sasya was something she The actor said she feels cop who has to moonlight as a channelled from real life. encouraged to do more work sex worker and thus, involved "The first day we going forward. a certain intimacy which the rehearsed, I had called Vijay Co-written and created by actor wasn't sure she could and asked if we could Imtiaz Ali, "She" features pull off. rehearse at his house. That Aaditi as a timid Mumbai Coming from a family of day I was a little scared, constable who realises the Hindustani Classical musi - because I had just met him potential of her dormant sexu - cians, the actor was a bit wary. and wondered what will he ality after she goes undercov - "I had told Imtiaz sir that think. But I so wanted to get er to expose a drug ring. The I'm essentially a shy girl. this out of my way, I said let's show also stars Vijay Varma. When he asked me till what do this. For the 25-year-old, play - extent I can do things for the "We did a small acting ing her character, Bhumika show, I said it isn't about the exercise. That fear, the one I Pardesi, was an inspiring jour - extent, had that day, I used it through - ney. I trust you completely and out my character. I didn't "When I was shooting for will do whatever you say. The know him, so as a woman I the film, it was another feeling best part about Imtiaz sir is kept thinking what will he of achievement because the that he never makes you feel think." script was giving me the uncomfortable about any - Post "She", Aaditi said, big power and that resonated with thing. producers have got in touch the audience. Today, when I "There is nothing ever that with her. relive my times as Bhumika, you have to do. If you're able "I'm surprised that compli - it gives me so much inspira - what will happen next," she When Imtiaz saw her to do it, great, if not, we will ments are coming my way tion to work more and more," added. showreel, he called her for a do something else. Our jugal - from across the world, from Aaditi told PTI in an inter - For Aaditi, the journey of meeting, where to her sur - bandi (tuning) really worked. Los Angeles to South Africa... view. "She" started nearly two years prise, designer Aki Narula Nothing felt awkward, thanks I can see myself doing com - The actor said playing the ago when she met Imtiaz at was also present. to him and Vijay Varma who mercial cinema. character has given her the the screening of "Laila "He started narrating the kept saying sorry after every "It should not be that strength, that she said, she can Majnu" and asked him to script but said this isn't the take," she added. because I am a performer, I stand in front of anybody and check her showreel. kind of part I'd do, as I'm more Co-directed by Avinash get similar kind of roles. I'd say "please give me the script, She had featured in on the rom-com side. He said Das and Arif Ali, the series like to dabble in both. I then we shall talk". Marathi blockbuster "Lai the part is of an unattractive also focuses on the complex should, I can," she added. Arjan Bajwa eager to play COVID-19: hina Khan sketches Air Force pilot on screen Kangana Ranaut feels COVID-19 could be 'potential bio war' Actor Arjan Bajwa says with Col Sandeep Sen, who India in lock and chain after playing Colonel Sunil was the second command of Amid the nationwide lock - by the current situation of our make it and survive because Sheoran in his digital debut, Colonel Sunil Sheoran dur - down, actress Hina Khan took beloved country. This picture you know what they say, "State Of Siege: 26/11", he ing the 26/11 Mumbai attack, to sketching to show the pres - will communicate more than a History repeats itself. Rana Daggubati advises now wishes to play an Air helped him to get a depth and Force pilot on screen. understanding of the charac - On his parameter of ter. fans to stay at home choosing scripts, the actor "It is true that I always said: "This is the kind of wanted to play a character in Telugu star Rana press note said: "Due to the Allu Arjun. roles I would like to play -- uniform on screen, and play - Daggubati has advised his COVID-19 pandemic, several one that potentially creates ing Colonel Sheoran let me fans to stay at home. Given lower-income groups in the On the work front, Rana impact. I think 'State of do so. I had a feeling that the recent outbreak of industry are struggling to has completed the shoot of his Siege' has already set the bar. such an opportunity could COVID-19, the National meet their daily needs. Shoots multilingual next film, to be Having said that, I am so become a milestone in my award-winner star has urged of all the films have to come released as "Haathi Mere eager to play an Air Force career. With the kind of people to follow precautions pilot in a film. That is what I review I am getting, I hope it and stay at home during the am dying to play! I fly as a has become one. I see the lockdown. He took to Instagram account to post his message. "Waiting to run, out? Now is NOT the time!! #StayHomeStaySafe," the "Baahubali" wrotr. He posted this along with a picture of his brightly coloured pair of Jordan shoes. A week ago Rana had posted a message on social ent situation of the country. thousand words and stories #IndiaUnderLockDown#21D media with a video welcom - Hina took to Instagram, rather. This is the time when ayLockDown #StayIndoors# ing the lockdown. "Go out where she shared a sketch India is facing another diffi - Meditation #SketchingTime." ONLY & Only if it's absolute resembling a map of India, cult challenge," She wrote Hina's sketch currently has important. Let's act with tied with a lock and chain. alongside the image. over 373K likes on the photo- responsibility and do our bit "My next sketch inspired She added: "And we will sharing website. to support the government in all the way. Stay Safe. Stay Healthy," he wrote. to a standstill due to the coro - Saathi" in Hindi, "Kaadan" in Suresh Productions, the navirus outbreak. Theatres Tamil, and "Aranya" in Disha draws inspiration from prestigious production house also are shut down in the Telugu. The film is directed hobby pilot and aviation is journey upwards from here," owned by his father lockdown period." by Prabhu Solomon, and is my first love." said the actor who began his Sofia Vergara for new video Daggubati Suresh Babu, with While trying to manage the sequel to the Tamil film Created by Abhimanyu career in modelling and also Bollywood actress Disha Disha's clip currently has will be seen sharing screen key members including Rana fitness indoors, Rana also has "Kumki". First scheduled for Singh and directed by acted in Telugu films before Patani took inspiration from over 2.1 million views on the space with her "Bharat" co- and his uncle, actor Venkatesh regular video calls with his release on April 2, the film Matthew Leutwyler, the entering Bollywood. Hollywood star Sofia Daggubati, recently donated friends from the film industry. has now been postponed story of the show is based on Asked if he feels that the Vergara's character Gloria Rs 1 crore to film and health He recently had a video chat indefinitely due to the 2019- Sandeep Unnithan's book influx of digital entertain - from the popular sitcom department workers. The with his friends Trisha and 20 coronavirus pandemic. "Black Tornado: The Three ment has given the right "Modern Family" for a new Sieges Of Mumbai 26/11". opportunity for an actor like video. The show also features him, Arjan said: "I wouldn't Disha took to Instagram, Mukul Dev, Arjun Bijlani, say so. When it comes to where she was seen mouthing Britney reflects on 20 years Vivek Dahiya, Sid Makkar, playing a substantial part in a a dialogue from the show. Tara Alisha Berry, Khalida story, I have always done The clip begins with the Jaan, Jyoti Gauba, Roshni that. All my characters in "Malang" star mouthing the since 'Oops!... I did it again' Sahota, Suzanne Bernert, Bollywood films and the few dialogue: "People are always asking me, Gloria, When will Singer Britney Spears took kidding !!!!! But seriously time she suffered a serious Naren Kumar and Jason films I did in South have to social media to reflect on you have all shown so much head injury after a camera fell Shah. always been pivotal roles. you make baby? When Will I make Baby? I don't make 20 years since the release of support for this song and I on her. Following the inci - Arjan went through an However, when one plays a her iconic 2000 hit "Oops!... I thank you for it... sending dent, amid her mother Lynne extensive process to get the character like Colonel baby, I am a baby." She captioned the video did it again". love to you all," she finished, Spears' fears that she might look and the feel of Colonel Sheoran that releases on an Spears released the tune as adding a bunch of red heart have suffered a concussion, Sheoran right. On the show, OTT platform, the exposure with a "funny face" emoji. Bollywood actor and the lead single from her sec - his protagonist is a comman - is much bigger. The show ond album of the same name, do of National Security and the actor get good mar - Disha's rumoured beau Tiger Shroff's mother Ayesha took with the record peaking at Guard (NSG). According to keting and our work gets bet - number nine on the Billboard him several conversations ter projection." to the comment section, where she dropped a few photo-sharing website. star Salman Khan in the Hot 100 chart and securing "laughing emoji". On the acting front, she upcoming movie "Radhe". the singer a Grammy nomina - Diljit Dosanjh to donate Rs tion for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, reports 20 lakh to PM-CARES Fund Janhvi Kapoor can still smell mom aceshowbiz.com. Singer-actor Diljit with emergency situations The release was accompa - Dosanjh has pledged to such as the ongoing COVID- nied by a music video featur - donate Rs 20 lakh to lend 19 pandemic. Contributors to Sridevi in her dressing room ing the singer wearing a red support to the ongoing battle the fund will enjoy tax bene - The lockdown period has and go across the hall and see fragile. And I've been blessed PVC catsuit and, alongside against the coronavirus pan - fits, it has been announced. allowed actress Janhvi him alone on the sofa smiling with a great one. I look for - stills from the shoot, she demic. "People from all walks of Kapoor to realise the impor - because he has us to himself ward to everything that this wrote on Instagram: "Oops!... tance of the little things of the whole day, I can picture process is going to make me how did 20 years go by so life. Taking to social media, him sitting in the same place value again. I encourage all of fast?!??! I can't believe it. I Janhvi penned a post sharing remember that red suit was so what she has learnt during this freaking hot... but the dance time. was fun and it made the shoot From learning the value of fly by !!!!!" emojis. the singer required medical food to understanding the "And now we're sitting in The "Toxic" star is fortu - attention and received stitch - importance of her father's quarantine wishing we were nate to remember the shoot at es, before resuming filming love and realising how badly on Mars.. of course I am just all, with MTV reporting at the four hours later. she misses her mother, late actress Sridevi, self-isolation has been a period rich with realisations for the young Vin Diesel's son says COVID-19 is 'helping actress. "I've learnt that I can still smell my mother in her dress - us in more ways than it's hurting us' ing room. I've learnt that I'm a Hollywood star Vin Diesel Sinclair looked at the cam - going to be OK. We're think - better painter in my head than uploaded a video that has his era to say: "We wanna say ing about other things, like Diljit took to Twitter, life expressed their desire to in real life. I've learnt that son Vincent Sinclair talking that as many ways as the how we can help the world where he mentioned that the donate to India's war against Khushi (Janhvi's younger sis - about how the pandemic is coronavirus can be hurting us, and how we can help each priority is to help the country. COVID-19. Respecting that ter) is definitely the cooler sis - bringing out the elelemnt of it's also helping us in more other." The "XXX: Return of "I'm committed to donat - spirit, the Prime Minister's ter. I've learnt that I have the humanity in people. ways than it's hurting us." Xander Cage" actor smiled to ing 20 Lakh rupees to the Citizen Assistance and Relief funniest friends in the world," Taking to Instagram video, He added: "And way num - the camera and delivered his PM-CARES Fund. Our in Emergency Situations she wrote. Diesel greeted fans by ber one, it's making us feel own closing statement as say - Priority Now should be to Fund has been constituted. Janhvi added: "I learned informing them: "My son just like a global family. We're all ing: "We love you all." He help our country get through This will go a long way in that my father misses me. wailing alone for us to come you to be open to it if you can came out of his Mandarin connected in a way," reports also captioned the post, "Our this tough time. creating a healthier India," Before lockdown, whenever home." She also realised how afford to because most people class, online Mandarin class. aceshowbiz.com. global family..." along with a #TogetherWeCan," he tweet - PM Modi announced in a he was home; he would wail much she loves movies. don't know how they are We just wanted to give a "Reason number two, hashtag #leadwithlove. ed. The government set up tweet on Saturday. for me and Khushi to come "I have learnt that I love going to survive this." quick shout-out and a quick we're thinking about the Diesel's video post came the Prime Minister's Citizen The Prime Minister is the back from work or from meet - movies. More than I love any - On the work front, Janhvi, message to the world." He things that we didn't need but just days after he opened up Assistance and Relief in chairman of the trust that ings or from our friends hous - thing. I love watching them, who made her debut opposite then asked his 10-year-old now we're thinking that acclaimed filmmaker Emergency Situations Fund, includes the home minister, es to spend time with us. I and thinking about them and Ishaan Khatter in "Dhadak", boy who was standing behind about...we're not thinking Steven Spielberg has urged or the PM CARES Fund, the finance minister and the would never see him wait. dreaming about them. I love will be next seen in "Gunjan him, "What do we wanna about the coronavirus because him to make a return to film with the objective of dealing defence minister. "But when I wake up now life. And it's precious, and Saxena: The Kargil Girl". say?" well, we believe that we're direction. TRUTH PREVAIL BUSINESS NEWS 11 JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 Don't consider lockdown-related loan Oil prices slide on shattered repayment delays as default : Sebi demand, stocks scatter New Delhi : Markets regu - if the credit rating agency lending institutions, CRA extended till the period of London : Oil prices note. steep drop on Wall Street and trading as the number of lator Sebi on Monday asked (CRA) is of the view that the may not consider the same as moratorium given by the RBI. plunged Monday as the num - There are warnings that oil in Europe on Friday. deaths in the regions jumped credit rating agencies not to delay in payment of interest or a default event," Sebi said. In addition, the regulator ber of novel coronavirus cases could sink even further as Australia was out on its past 25,000 and the economic consider as default any delay principal has arisen solely due This will also be applica - has also given relaxations to worldwide surged past storage tanks around the own -- its stock market surg - cost of the pandemic is in payment of interest or prin - to the lockdown conditions ble on any rescheduling in rating agencies from certain 700,000, reinforcing worries becoming more apparent. cipal loan amount arisen sole - disclosures requirements. about the impact of the pan - The EU's economic confi - ly due to the nationwide lock - Considering that the CRAs demic on the global economy. dence index suffered its down conditions. are dependent on issuers and Stock markets reacted dif - sharpest monthly fall ever in The move follows a three- third parties for information ferently to the prospect of March, which experts said month moratorium on pay - collection which may be much of the world remaining Germany's economy could ment permitted by the impaired due to current lock - in confinement for weeks to contract by over five percent. Reserve Bank of India to mit - down, Sebi has given relax - come, with some moving On Wall Street, the main igate the burden of debt serv - ation from timelines for rating higher as officials moved to indices opened higher, even icing due to disruptions action or issue of press release deal with the crisis, while oth - though jubilation over last caused by the coronavirus by rating agencies. However, ers slid further. week's enormous US stimulus pandemic and to ensure conti - CRAs should endeavour to Crude oil struck the lowest package has largely faded. nuity of viable businesses. finish the exercise on a best levels in more than 17 years US President Donald In a circular, the Securities effort basis. Such cases will on Monday, with Brent North Trump on Friday signed off and Exchange Board of India be put up for ratification by Sea tumbling to USD 22.58 Washington's stimulus meas - (Sebi) said a differentiation in the rating sub-committee of per barrel at one point. ures worth more than USD 2 treatment of default, on a case the board of CRAs. "Estimates for the (oil) trillion. to case basis, needs to be Further, an extension of 30 demand side are being revised world approach full capacity. ing 7.0 per cent as the coun - However, over the week - made as to whether such creating temporary opera - payment of debt obligation days has been granted for downwards on an almost Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, try's virus infections slowed, end, Trump extended social default occurred solely due to tional challenges in servicing done by the issuer, prior to the making annual and semi- daily basis, while on the sup - announced it would raise while after the close of trade distancing measures until the the lockdown or loan morato - debt, including due to proce - due date, with the approval of annual disclosures by CRAs ply side there is still no sign of exports by 600,000 barrels per in Sydney, the government end of April, after days of rium. dural delays in approval of investors or lenders, it added. on their websites for the peri - any reconciliation between day to a record 10.6 million unveiled an income-support indicating he would like to lift "Based on its assessment, moratorium on loans by the The relaxation has been ods ending March 31, 2020. Saudi Arabia and Russia" barrels per day in May. plan worth USD 80 billion. restrictions that have been regarding their price war, In Asia, stock markets European stocks were crimping businesses within Natural gas prices cut by steep 26 pc; Commerzbank said in a client mostly fell following the mostly lower in afternoon two weeks. huge dent in ONGC revenues Mother Dairy doubles supply of fruits, vegetables New Delhi : Natural gas A formula based pricing A formula-based pricing facturing of fertilisers and to over 300 tonne a day in Delhi-NCR prices on Tuesday were cut by came into existence in was adopted in 2014 soon petrochemicals. New Delhi : Mother Dairy logistics challenges like short - and neighbouring states like potatoes from Agra in UP. a steep 26 per cent to its low - November 2014 when the after the USD 4.2 per mmBtu Gas prices in India are has doubled its supply of age of labourers and trans - Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Sahoo said the company is est rate since the pricing was Modi government decided to rate fixed for Reliance's KG- determined by taking a vol - fruits and vegetables in Delhi- portation issues but the com - Rajasthan and Uttarakhand," facing difficulties in supply of NCR at over 300 tonne per pineapple and fresh coconut day to meet the rising demand from Kerala, and sweet lime amid the nationwide lock - from Andhra Pradesh. down even as it faces some Mother Dairy has enough logistics challenges, a senior stock of apples which it has company official said. stored in cold chain facility. "Before the lockdown, we The company has more used to supply 160-180 tonne than 300 Safal stores across of fruits and vegetables per the NCR. day in Delhi-NCR through Sahoo said the company is our Safal retail stores. Now, enforcing safe distancing at its we are supplying more than stores to check spread of coro - 300 tonne every day," said navirus. It is also taking other Pradipta Sahoo, business head precautionary measures in the of Safal. entire supply chain. Mother Dairy supplied Mother Dairy is a leading 320 tonne, he said adding the milk supplier with sale of company could increase it to pany is managing. Sahoo said. more than 30 lakh litre per up to 400 tonne per day. "We are sourcing fruits Mother Dairy is procuring day in the NCR. He pointed that there are and vegetables from Delhi onion from Maharashtra and RBI approves merger of several public sector banks from April 1 New Delhi : The Reserve Also, the branches of tion as branches of Union Andhra Bank and Bank of India (RBI) on Andhra Bank and Bank of India and customers, Corporation Bank, will be Saturday approved the merger Corporation Bank will func - including depositors of treated as customers of Union of several public sector banks Bank of India with effect from made formula-driven in 2014, use prevailing prices in gas D6 gas for five years expired. ume-weighted annual average from April 1. All branches of April 1. The branches of a move that is likely to trans - surplus countries to fix rates The rates at the first revision of the prices prevailing in the Allahabad Bank will func - Oriental Bank of Commerce late into lower CNG and for the fuel produced in the were USD 5.05 when in the Henry Hub (US), National tion as branches of Indian and United Bank of India will piped cooking gas prices but world's fourth-largest import - subsequent six monthly Balancing Point (UK), Bank and customers, includ - function as branches of also make a huge dent in rev - ing nation. reviews kept falling till they Alberta (Canada) and Russia ing depositors of Allahabad Punjab National Bank and enues of producers such as The rates, besides dictat - touched USD 2.48 for April with a lag of one-quarter. Bank, will be treated as cus - customers, including deposi - ONGC. ing the price of urea, electric - 2017 to September 2017 peri - ONGC is India's largest tomers of Indian Bank from tors of Oriental Bank of Oil Ministry's Petroleum ity and CNG, also decide the od. Subsequently, they rose to integrated oil and gas compa - April 1. Commerce and United Bank Planning and Analysis Cell revenue of gas producers such USD 3.69 in April 2019 to ny, accounting for 75 per cent In addition to this, all of India, will be treated as (PPAC) said the bulk of as Oil and Natural Gas Corp September 2019 before being of crude oil and natural gas branches of Syndicate Bank customers of Punjab National India's existing gas produc - (ONGC). cut in October 2019. production by volume, and 17 will function as branches of Bank with effect from April 1. tion will be priced at USD Natural gas price was last This pricing was way too per cent of domestic refining Canara Bank and customers, The merger comes even as 2.39 per million British ther - cut by 12.5 per cent on low to make the production of capacity. including depositors of the nation faces a major crisis mal unit for the six-month October 1. Rates were cut to gas from difficult fields such Natural gas is a key raw Syndicate Bank, will be treat - and in under 21-day lock - period beginning April 1, USD 3.23 per mmBtu from as deepsea. So the govern - material for the manufactur - ed as customers of Canara down due to the deadly coro - down from USD 3.23 as of USD 3.69 earlier. For difficult ment in April 2016, gave a ing of urea and comprises Bank with effect from April 1. navirus COVID-19 pandemic. now. fields, the rates were cut from ceiling for the gas from such nearly 70 per cent of the total This will be the second an all-time high of USD 9.32 fields. cost of urea production. For reduction in six months to the per mmBtu to USD 8.43. The ceiling in April 2016 the fertiliser sector, nearly 42 Covid-19: Banks affirm deferment of EMIs, interest lowest since 2014. Sources said the reduction was USD 6.61 which rose to per cent of the gas require - The price of gas produced would impact revenues of USD 9.32 in April 2019 ment is met through domestic from difficult fields such as India's biggest producer before being cut to USD 8.43 gas, while the remaining is dues for 3 months as per RBI directive deepsea too has been cut to ONGC as well as Reliance in October. met through regasified lique - New Delhi : Public sector have been informed about Another lender tweeted: gets merged into PNB from USD 5.61 from USD 8.43 per Industries and its partner BP The cut in price will lower fied natural gas (R-LNG) lenders including SBI, PNB, with respect to moratorium on "As per COVID 19 regulatory April 1), Indian Overseas mmBtu now. plc, which plan to start gas the earnings of producers like imports. Bank of Baroda, Tuesday all term loans. package of RBI, Indian Bank Bank, Syndicate Bank (merg - Prices of natural gas, production from their 'second- ONGC but will also lead to a The cost of production of informed their customers "In case of those who have allows a moratorium by defer - ing with Canara Bank), UCO which is used to produce fer - wave' of discoveries in east - reduction in the price of CNG, urea changes by around Rs about deferment in loan EMIs opted for ECS route for EMI ring payment of EMI/ Term Bank and IDBI Bank among tiliser and generate electricity ern offshore KG-D6 block which uses natural gas as 1,600-1,800 per tonne for and interest dues to help them deduction, customers are Loan Instalments & Interest/ others. and is also converted into from mid-2020. input. every USD 1 per mmBtu in overcoming financial diffi - given the option of availing Interest on Working Capital Following the announce - CNG for use in automobiles ONGC's revenue and earn - It would also lead to lower change. The price cut would culties due to the coronavirus the facility by informing the for 3 months w.e.f 1st March ment, the banks just had one as fuel and cooking gas for ings from the gas business cost of natural gas piped to thus reduce the subsidy outgo outbreak and subsequent branch concerned through 2020." working day to finalise the households, are set every six will fall by around Rs 3,000 households (PNG) for cook - for the government by Rs 800 nation-wide lockdown. mail or other digital medium," Canara Bank tweeted, "In details and issue instructions months -- on April 1 and crore because of the price cut, ing purposes as well as of crore in the first half of FY21, While announcing the he said. terms of Covid 19 - RBI pack - to branches, a senior official October 1 each year. the sources said. feedstock cost for the manu - they added. relief package last week in the Banks on its own unilater - age, borrowers are eligible for of another public sector bank wake of Covid-19, the ally cannot stop ECS payment moratorium/ deferment of said. Reserve Bank left the imple - due to legal issue but the cus - installments/EMI for Term As soon as finer points on mentation part to be taken tomer has the option of loans falling due from implementation of moratori - Sensex plummets 1,375 pts; Nifty ends below 8,300 care of by respective banks. requesting bank to stop it, Rai 01.03.2020 to 31.05.2020 & um came from the Reserve Days after, banks said they said. repayment period gets extend - Bank, the official said, board Mumbai : Equity bench - weaker private consumption in futures trade. was around the 8,500 level. have started sensitising their Among the private sector ed accordingly. SMS also has approval was sought as per mark Sensex plummeted over and contraction in investment On the currency front, the The gains were in tandem branches across the country 1,375 points on Monday, amid the coronavirus out - rupee depreciated 65 paise to with the rise in Asian markets. about the moratorium on tracking heavy losses in bank - break, costing economies 75.54 against the US dollar in At 10 38 a.m., it was trad - loans as a relief to customers ing and auto stocks, amid an around the globe. intra-day trade. ing at 29,171.89, higher by who may find it difficult to unsettling spike in Covid-19 India Ratings and The number of Covid-19 731.57 points or 2.57 per cent keep supplementing their lia - cases. Research too revised its cases climbed to 1,071 in from the previous close of bilities. After plunging over 1,500 "In terms of RBI COVID- points during the day, the 30- 19 regulatory package, SBI share BSE barometer ended has initiated steps to defer the 1,375.27 points or 4.61 per instalments and interest/EMIs cent lower at 28,440.32. on term loans falling due Similarly, the NSE Nifty between March 1, 2020 to fell 379.15 points, or 4.38 per May 31, 2020 and extended cent, to close at 8,281.10. the repayment period by 3 Bajaj Finance was the top months. The interest on work - laggard in the Sensex pack, ing capital facilities for the tanking nearly 12 per cent, period March 1, 2020 to May followed by HDFC twins, 31, 2020 is also deferred to Tata Steel, ICICI bank, Kotak June 30, 2020," country''s lenders, HDFC Bank and been sent to customers to the direction of the central Bank and Maruti. largest lender SBI said. Axis Bank said they have avail the same." bank and necessary instruc - On the other hand, Nestle Bank of Baroda said it is been examining the RBI On March 27, the RBI had tions have been issued to staff India, Tech Mahindra, HUL providing a moratorium of 3 measure and will inform cus - announced that all term loans, regarding their implementa - and Axis Bank were the top months on payment of all tomers soon. including retail and crop loans tion. gainers. installments falling due "We are actively working and working capital pay - Yesterday, the Agriculture "Indian markets started the between March 1, 2020 to towards implementing the ments, will be covered by the Ministry said that farmers will week on a negative note May 31, 2020 for all term requirements of the RBI three-month moratorium. continue to get short-term tracking volatile global cues loans including corporate, guidelines on COVID-19 Banks will now have dis - loan of up to Rs 3 lakh at a in Asian markets as coron - MSME, agriculture, retail, Regulatory Package for offer - cretion in deciding the limits subsidised interest rate of 7 avirus-fuelled volatility housing, auto, personal loans ing moratorium on payment on working capital, with the per cent, and prompt repayers gripped global equities and etc in pursuance of the RBI of instalments and/or defer - RBI saying that no payment will get it at four per cent as other financial markets, with FY21 GDP growth forecast India on Monday, while the 28,440.32. COVID 19 Regulatory ment of interest. The cus - miss should be considered a the government extended the oil prices seen plunging," said down to 3.6 per cent from 5.5 death toll rose to 29, accord - It had opened at 29,294.9 Package. tomers would be informed default and reported to credit subsidy to banks till May 31. Narendra Solanki, Head- per cent. ing to the union health min - and has so far touched an Punjab National Bank shortly about the details and information companies. The decision, which are Equity Research On the global front, the istry. intra-day high of 29,316.80 (PNB) tweeted: "Due to the manner of availing the "The repayment schedule implemented through banks, (Fundamental), Anand Rathi. International Monetary Fund Deaths around the world and a low of 28,667.36 COVID-19 Pandemic, instal - option(s)," Axis Bank said in for such loans as also the comes as many farmers are The selloff intensified in (IMF) on Friday said the linked to the pandemic The Nifty was trading at ments/ interest due for March, a tweet. residual tenor, will be shifted not being able to go to banks the second half of the session world has entered a recession crossed 30,000 over the week - 8,509.15, higher by 228.05 April, May 2020 on term loan While HDFC Bank said it across the board by three for payment of their loan after multiple ratings agencies as bad or worse than in 2009. end. points, 2.75 per cent. and working capital limit is studying the notification months after the moratorium dues on account of restric - cut India's growth outlook, Bourses in Shanghai, Meanwhile, The key Among the Sensex stocks, stands deferred. Term loan issued by the RBI and will period. Interest shall continue tions imposed due to the despite the RBI's massive Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul Indian equity indices traded the top gainers so far were repayment period is being communicate the details to accrue on the outstanding lockdown. actions to spur the economy, ended in the red. Benchmarks on a positive note on Tuesday Infosys, ONGC, HCL extended by three months shortly. portion of the term loans dur - Besides, FAQ are expected he added. in Europe were also trading with the BSE Sensex trading Technologies, ITC and Tata accordingly. Contact your Rai of Union Bank said the ing the moratorium period," to be issued by the Indian Fitch Solutions slashed its on a negative note. over 700 points higher. Steel, while, IndusInd Bank, branch for further details." customers whose income has the RBI said. Banks Association on the var - estimate for India's GDP International oil bench - The Sensex was above the Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki Union Bank of India not been impacted are encour - Similar messages were put ious measures announced by growth in the fiscal starting mark Brent crude fell 4.47 per 29,000 mark while Nifty50 on and Bharti Airtel were the Managing Director Rajkiran aged to continue payment as up by Bank of India, Central the Reserve Bank to the bene - April 1 to 4.6 per cent due to cent to USD 26.70 per barrel the National Stock Exchange only losers. Rai G told PTI that branches per the scheduled. Bank of India, OBC (which fit of customers. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 02, 2020 Drug Controller reviews stock Excise department donates Rs 2 position of medicines in JK cr towards J&K Relief Fund JAMMU, APRIL 01 : Jammu, Drug Control the supply chain as of now, signments of life saving Drug Controller J&K, Lotika Officers, President JPDA and however the pharma dealers essential medicines. Khajuria today convened a other representatives of raised the concerns that they In this context, a whatsapp meeting of all Depot holders / Pharma trade. are facing certain difficulties group was constituted com - C&F agents / Super stockists The meeting was conduct - under the present restrictions / prising officers of the Drug Control Department and the depot holders of all the major MNC’S to maintain a coher - ent coordination to ensure that there is no shortage of any lifesaving medicines which has been shared with the stake holders. All the Assistant Drug Controllers at the district level have been instructed to ensure the availability of all lifesav - ing medicines and report shortage of any kind of medi - cines on the whatsapp group No 9797134137 on the designed format so that JAMMU, APRIL 01 : Girish Chandra Murmu as has been contributed out Principal Secretary to prompt action will initiated to Financial Commissioner, a contribution to J&K of the CSR Corpus fund Lieutenant Governor and of leading multinational / ed post the outbreak of lockdown w.r.t the transporta - ensure the availability of par - Finance, Shri A. K. Mehta Relief Fund towards the generated by the depart - Shri Rajesh Kumar micro pharma houses based at COVID 19 and subsequent tion of medicines both at the ticular class of medicines. today presented a cheque efforts being undertaken ment, liquor industry and Shavan, Excise Jammu to facilitate and implementation of Pan India inter and intra state levels. Further the Enforcement / of Rs 2 crores to the to mitigate the spread of traders Commissioner were pres - ensure the uninterrupted and lockdown to ensure that there Taking immediate cog - Empowered authorities across Lieutenant Governor, COVID-19. The amount Sh. Bipul Pathak, ent on the occasion. hassle free supply of life sav - is no shortage of essential life - nizance of the difficulties, cer - the UT have been instructed ing / essential medicines in saving medicines to the tain steps were initiated for to ensure that social distanc - the whole distribution chain to patients / end users across removal of such difficulties ing is strictly maintained at Secretary General UNO, Antonio Guterres urged for urgent the end users across the UT of J&K. It was informed that by taking up the matter with the retail medical outlets as J&K. there are sufficient stocks of the administration for their responsible citizens to contain intervention to involve UN to defeat Coronavirus The meeting was attended all kinds of essential medi - immediate removal to ensure the spread of novel by Assistant Drug Controller cines at the depot level and in smooth movement of con - Coronavirus (COVID 19). Jammu : “The entire ror. The Secretary General so that this ghostly five and half years from 1967 world which include all the under UN Charter has a Coronavirus shall be to 1973. He is Prof. Bhim Labour Department Members of the United responsibility to intervene. destroyed. Even if the Big Singh who studied Bar from disbursed Rs 43,20,000 Nations is under a threat to its He should convene an urgent Nuclear Powers have to England and passed out among active workers Army's life saving rescue in Banihal existence because of one meeting online with the forego their war plans against L.L.M from London ghost called Coronavirus Members of the Security each other should dump their University in 1972. He has in Kishtwar JAMMU : Indian Army's to the local Police and survivor were further evacuat - timely & relentless efforts 'Banihal Rescue Foundation'. ed to the ambulance at Hanjal. today. Even the five Big Council in order to hold a nuclear weapons and bombs served as a Legislator in KISHTWAR, APRIL 01 save life of Youth in Banihal Three of them were declared The timely and relentless Powers namely USA, China, meeting of all General into the depth of the ocean. Jammu & Kashmir (India) : In a major relief to the regis - (J&K). Rashtriya Rifles UK, France & Russia have Assembly Members online They should go ahead and for 15 years. He is an tered building construction received information about a come under the attack of this through Video Conference so join hands put all scientists at Executive Chairman of workers of Kishtwar who group of seven individuals ghost, Coronavirus. The that the United Nations in their command together so World Peace Council (India) have to battle in these hard stranded in the heights of whole world is shaking and one voice and one go may that all the scientists who cre - and a Senior Advocate in the days of lock down to combat entire humanity is under seri - decide what needs to be done ated Atom bombs and Supreme Court of India. He the spread of corona Halan Gali. Immediately, one of them was contacted on ous threat to its existence by urgently without giving any nuclear weapons shall join to has written several books on Pandemic, the Labour just undefined, unknown & chance to this Coronavirus to create one single weapon to his world travelled and peace Department Kishtwar today mobile, who confirmed that they are lost and unable to unexpected Coronavirus. The swallow this world. We have destroy Coronavirus. The mission. This statement is disbursed an amount of Rs 43, Big Countries including the best of the scientists who world shall live in peace for being forwarded to the entire 20,000 among all the 4320 move any further. Simultaneously rescue opera - USA and China have failed produce Atom bombs, all the times to come and world press, Members of the active workers. This amount to find any remedy to fight nuclear weapons which could there shall be no threat of United Nations and was disbursed among 4320 tion was launched by troops of Indian Army which was this evil out. Unfortunately destroy the humanity. The Coronavirus. The message of Parliament in India and other workers, Rs 1000 per worker United Nations Organization scientists from all over the Nature through Coronavirus countries of the world. He through DBT mode which successful in locating three persons of the group in Hinjal called UNO is also silent. world mostly working with should be understood and the appealed to the World Media was sanctioned as wage assis - There has been not a single five Big Powers should be new formula should be to help conveying this appeal tance for purchase of ration in the morning hrs of 01 Apr 20. Thereafter an extensive emergency meeting of the utilized by the United worked out to save the to the Members of the United and other essentials. ALC General-Assembly or even Nations to evolve a new for - humanity. Let world peace Nations and the Kishtwar Anoop Kumar, said operation was launched along that they have 4320 active Nagmadu Nala wherein Executive Committee of five mula/strategy to destroy the survive, thus upholding the Governments all over the workers in the district and the remaining four individuals Big Powers to sit together evil of Coronavirus which is life, liberty, security & digni - world. He believes that peace amount has been disbursed on were also spotted in an uncon - and decide as what needs to an enemy of the entire world ty of the citizens of entire shall return in the world, account of COVID-19 assis - scious state. They were imme - dead by the medical staff of action by the Indian Army be done to destroy this horri - including the Big Powers. world”. Coronavirus shall disappear tance to all the active workers diately evacuated to the foundation. All the three resulted in saving of the life of fying horror to save the entire The United Nations must act This statement has been provided the entire world through DBT mode. Dholmandu and handed over mortal remains and the lone Mr Parvez Ahmed r/o Hanjal. humanity throughout the fast and invite all Members prepared by a world peace under United Nations takes world which is under a seri - of the United Nations to traveler who travelled the this initiative as he has urged ous threat caused by this hor - work out a game plan jointly world on peace mission for above.

C M District administration Kishtwar provides free C M Y B ration to stranded, inter-state migrants "Congress & NC are responsible for downgrading y B KISHTWAR, APRIL 01 distributed free rations Supplies & Consumer Affairs District administration : In a bid to facilitate the sup - among the 577 people. G.R. Lone and Tehsildar has also notified helpline of J&K state into Union Territories " ply of food and other essen - 30 kg ration packets com - Kishtwar Pramod Kumar. numbers for the labourers, Jammu : The members of Lacs of students. Many and now when we have feel that they have been tials to all the inter-state prising 10 kg rice, 10 kg flour The DM in his message residents and workers etc Thathri Development Front, scams of education Ministers President’s rule. They said cheated and denied opportu - migrant labourers and worker and 10 kg cooking oil, pota - has urged the distressed fam - who are stranded in different District Doda in a press have come to light which that it was during BJP part - nity to contest the BDC elec - who are stranded at Kishtwar toes, onions, pulses, sugar, ilies to stick to the SOPs and parts of country. The strand - release issued here said that were highlighted by than nership with PDP when they tions, they maintained. They due to lockdown announced salt, tea, spices etc were dis - guidelines of lockdown by ed persons and their families Congress & NC are responsi - media & are well known to amended J&K Panchayati have appealed the masses to following the corona virus tributed among the 577 peo - staying at their places and can call on the helpline num - ble for downgrading of J&K the general public of J&K. Raj Act, providing for indi - see through the immoral pandemic, the district admin - ple at various locations of the also assured them that they bers 01995259555, state into Union Territories The employment in J&K was rect elections for Sarpanch political game plan of BJP istration Kishtwar under the district. will be supplied with suffi - 7889827291, 9622015315, because they have always only for the relatives of which was later on rescinded which amply exposes their supervision of District The whole exercise of cient food and other essen - 7006646179, 8082130544 misused Art. 370 for their Politicians of both the by Sh. N.N. Vohra the then hollow love for BDC elec - Magistrate Kishtwar, food distribution was carried tials and they need not get for redressal of their griev - personal political interests & regions & not for the poor Governor of J&K. And now tions, befooling the masses in Rajinder Singh Tara today out by AD Food Civil panicked. ances. are now criticizing the new trained competent candidates when BJP has its say during broad day light. Domicile law introduced by of Kashmir or Jammu President’s rule, they con - They have appealed the JKBRSETI Poonch distributes Government of India, to regions. ’The Roshni Act ducted BDC elections on masses of the entire J&K UT Agriculture Department Doda contributes befool the poor people of scam and so many others Party basis, detaining all to read the writings on the masks among public J&K UT. They said that it is a have occurred because of the opposition leaders without wall & not get misled by the vegetables to the district kitchen well known fact that children deliberate wrong policies of making 73rd amendment of statements of these politi - POONCH, APRIL 01 : of many politicians during Congress -NC & PDP-BJP Indian Constitution applica - cians and prepare themselves J&K Bank Rural Self DODA, APRIL 01 : Congress, NC & PDP rule rule in J&K state. They said ble in J&K, The members for a holistic socio-political Employment Training Agriculture Department were selected to professional that they all are not saviour of said and added that with a change in the coming Institute (JKBRESTI) Doda extended its support courses on the bases of democratic Institutions or clever mind and conspiracy, Assembly elections in J&K Poonch today distributed to the district administra - impersonation in the qualify - Art.370 or 35-A, but all are the BJP did not wait for a Union Territory as done by mask among the public at tion by contributing in ing tests, some of which were the real killers of these weeks’ time when on 1st the wise people of Delhi for a various places of the district. ongoing noble cause caught red handed. During Institutions & they have sim - November, 2019, all central complete socio- political & JKBRESTI has initiated the which is feeding hundreds the course of studies in the ply exploited the sentiments laws including 73rd amend - economic transformation in noble cause of stitching/ of peoples who are quar - Medical Colleges, the same of people in the garb of Art. ment would have been appli - the system of governance preparing masks for public of antined at different loca - immoral ways were adopted. 370 & 35-A to enhance their cable in J&K with the forma - with delivery of justice on the Poonch. tions in Doda. When these inefficient peo - political interests. The real tion of UT status to J&K door steps of Aam Aadmy. Director Sukhbir Singh Proper arrangements ple qualified as Doctors they beneficiaries were only state. In fact, they said that all The AAP is the only solution and LDM A K Gupta have also been made for were posted in Province or politicians, bureaucrats and Political Parties including of all evils in J&K, so join informed about the symp - needy ones especially District head quarters thus their relatives. BJP in J&K have made the Aam Aadmi Party for quality toms of COVID-19 including labourers who are stuck in jeopardizing the lives of The members further said Panchayati Raj Act 1989, a & free Education & Health in Sore throat, cough and fever Doda due to ongoing lock thousands. Similar phenome - that the real face of BJP in mere Toothless tiger through government Schools & and also appeal the public to down across the country. na accorded so for as in implementing true amendments after amend - Hospitals to all irrespective maintain social distance to Agriculture Education is concerned. Panchayati Raj system in ments in J&K to suit their of caste, colour or colour or contain the spread of virus. Department Doda today Education department was J&K is also now fully political interests. There is religion or region & also for Faculty RSETI Harvinder provided 05 quintal veg - filled with some inefficient exposed in view of its role great resentment among corruption free & commis - Singh informed about the etables including peas, educators which ruined and played here first during their common masses particularly sion free governance in J&K precautions to be taken to cauliflower, cabbage and are still ruining the carrier of tenure as partner with PDP highly qualified youths who UT too. combat the spread of radish to mess. District COVID-19. He instructed the administration extended public to wash hands with its gratitude to the team of soap or use a hand sanitizer agriculture department Ensure no one sleeps hungry in and also appeal the public to and said that this gesture follow all the advisories is a sign of motivation for issued by the government. other people. present crisis : Team Jammu Jammu, April 1 : Making needy at this time of crisis and labours. Zorawar Jamwal said ward for extending a helping a fervent appeal to them these ration items are that the Team Jammu would hand to the needy families 236 more persons discharged after completing Jammuites, Chairman Team packed in bags keeping in continue its mission of serv - and donate generously at this two-week quarantine period in Srinagar Jammu, Zorawar Singh view needs of each family. ing needy people and more hour of crisis. Team Jammu Jamwal today asked the vol - 314 persons including 78 yesterday discharged so far after unteers to ensure no one sleeps hungry in their respec - successfully completing their quarantine tive localities. SRINAGAR, APRIL 01 : Haneef Balkhi who has been period and were discharged the district will complete their He said we can Unitedly Two hundred and thirty-six designated as overall incharge after clearance from doctors. quarantine period by the end fight out Corona virus while (236) more persons who were of quarantine facilities estab - It is notable that there are of this week and will be sent adhering to Health advisories shifted into administrative lished in the district oversaw around 1900 persons who home as they complete it. besides helping needy people. quarantine upon their return to Extending a helping hand, Srinagar two weeks ago were Team Jammu is daily provid - discharged Wednesday after ing dry ration to the needy successfully completing their people, who are unable to 14-day quarantine period. feed themselves because of All these persons shifted the ongoing lockdown in the into well-equipped hotels and wake of COVID-19 outbreak. government accommodations The Team Jammu mem - had returned from different bers, led by Chairman overseas countries with most Zorawar Singh Jamwal, have of them having returned from so far distributed more than Bangladesh. one thousand ration bags to These persons belonging the needy people in various to different districts of parts of Jammu city and its Kashmir were entrusted to their discharge and their have been put under adminis - Shifting of overseas-return outskirts. For approaching their district headquarters in transportation. Other super - trative quarantine in Srinagar persons into quarantine facili - the needy people at the time SRTC busses the Srinagar vising officers including after their return mostly from ties was part of Srinagar of complete lockdown, the administration had arranged SDMs East and West overseas countries. administration's elaborate pre - Team Jammu is taking help of for their convenience. Sandeep Singh Bali and While another group of ventive measures put in place local Police. Thereafter, with the help of such families would be pro - also appreciated the Health Srinagar residents in the Hamida Akhter were also around 370 persons will com - to contain spread of the According to Zorawar local Police, we go to differ - vided ration in the coming Department workers, Safai group were all ferried home or present on the occasion. plete their quarantine and will COVID-19 disease after Singh Jamwal, the Team ent parts of Jammu and han - days as the ongoing lockdown Karamchris, Policemen and entrusted to their families. The group was under thor - be released tomorrow all the March 18 when the first posi - Jammu volunteers are col - dover these ration packets to will continue for the next two those engaged in providing Additional Deputy ough medical supervision overseas-return persons in tive case was reported in the lecting ration from those who the needy families, who more weeks. He also appealed essential services to public Commissioner Srinagar M throughout their quarantine administrative quarantine in district. want to help the poor and include locals and non-local Jammu people to come for - during the lockdown.

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