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SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 24: day. Malik fahad Advocate, modities Act which guaran - ongoing works at CIIIT, Jammu rafiq Ahmad dar Advocate tee the protection of district Legal Servicers and Suhaila Ali Advocate consumer rights. it was im - Authority (dLSA), (Panel Lawyer dLSA pressed upon the partici - “Emphasises early completion Srinagar today organized a Srinagar) also spoke about pants to know the rights of a daylong programme on the consumer Protection consumer and also the laws of project so that advanced National consumer rights Act and different forum for which are in place to take day at Adr centre district redressal of grievances of stringent measures against courses are made available to court complex consumers. Meanwhile a persons who in any way Moominabad Srinagar. similar function was held in come between the rights student community” The programme was at - the directorate of fcS&cA and the consumers .it was tended by scores of senior Kashmir, attended, among given out that the and junior lawyers, Para others, by the officers of the de partment inspected JAMMU, DECEMBER 24- stressed upon the officials Legal volu nteers and oth - department besides 66523 establishments, out to complete the ongoing ers. chairman district Legal consumer bodies, repre - of which an amount of rs Advisor to Lieutenant works at the centre as early Services Authority (Pr. sentatives of various organi - 4304970 was recovered Governor, rajeev rai as possible so that ad - distt. & Sessions Judge) zations including trade bod - from 14341 erring traders bhatnagar, today inspected vanced courses are made that they are able to make colleges of Jammu to Polytechnic college Srinagar, Mr Abdul rashid ies, civil Society and Media and for the first time 483 progress of ongoing works available to the student choices well before taking strengthen the industry- Jammu being executed by Malik and Adnan Sayeed, fraternity. The speakers on firs against traders, on on centre for invention, community. up any of these courses of - academia partnerships and the PWd Jammu. Secretary district Legal this occasion highlighted the charges of floated pro - innovation, incubation and Advisor also impressed fered. training of students as per Advisor directed the of - Services Authority, (Sub the consumer rights and visions of consumer Training (ciiiT) being set upon the officials to create during the visit, repre - current and future require - ficials to complete the proj - Judge) Srinagar, spoke on the provisions of the Protection Act, were up at Government mass awareness among sentative of Tata ments of the industries. ect within the assigned date the occasion and highlight - consumer protection Act lodged in the concerned Polytechnic college students across the colleges Technologies informed the The ciiiT will also give of completion with all req - ed the importance of and the powers flowing Police stations since April Jammu in collaboration of Jammu and Kashmir Advisor that the centre will boost to innovation, incu - uisite facilities of modern National consumer rights through essential com - this year. with Tata Technologies. through camps in coordina - have high end modern labs bation and skill develop - standards so that it can be during the visit, tion with Higher education with advanced softwares of ment in entire Jammu and utilised for the student Advisor bhatnagar took de - department. He also asked cAd engineering, robotics, Kashmir. besides, these community at the earliest. tailed round of the centre them to hold webinars and mechanotrics and other centres will offer industrial director, Skill Quality, timely supply of pesticides and inspected the ongoing online counselling sessions courses which will boost the training to students, indus - development, Sajad works in classroom-cum- to make public as well as employability chances for try professionals and un - Hussain Ganai; Principal, reviewed at Sgr labs besides other infra - students aware about the students here. employed youth who want Government Polytechnic SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 24: structure. He also inspect - quality and prospects of the Pertinently, ciiiT is a to upgrade their skills to college, Jammu, Arun ed the server room of the courses offered through ci - joint initiative of latest technologies used in bangotra, HOds, officers A meeting with the pesticide dealers of JK held here today to review quality and centre which will hold the iiT. Advisor bhatnagar fur - Government of Jammu & today's industrial environ - from PWd, Pdd, Jal Shakti supply of pesticides. Project coordinator Mushroom impressed upon the officers to data repository as well as ther asked the officials to Kashmir and TATA ment. departments, representa - put every effort in place to safeguard farmers interest at all levels of administration. other technical require - utilise the services of print, Technologies through Later, Advisor tives of Tata Technologies He also stressed upon the enforcement officers to monitor the availability and quality ments for the centre. electronic and social media which 9 competency cen - bhatnagar inspected the and other staff members of inputs in Kashmir division. Participating representatives of various insecticide/Pesticide manufacturing companies raised some issues being faced by Speaking on the occa - to create awareness among tres will be established at ongoing works at 100 bed - were also present on the oc - them in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. sion, Advisor bhatnagar the student community so Government Polytechnic ded boys Hostel at casion. Dwivedi reviews Online Services offered Samoon discusses modalities DDC reviews for installation of Solar Street implementation of under Ease of Doing Business, PSGA Lights through ITI Ltd JAMMU, DECEMBER 24: JAMMU, DECEMBER 24: etc among the masses. He NGT directions at said that the growing re - commissioner Principal Secretary, liance on Solar based ener - Secretary, General Skill development gy solutions are being wit - Kulgam Administration department, dr. Asgar nessed worldwide for it be - Hassan Samoon on KULGAM, DECEMBER 24: department, Manoj Kumar ing the most reliable re - dwivedi today reviewed Thursday discussed newable energy source. district development commissioner Kulgam, various services forming modalities for installation After taking inputs Showkat Aijaz bhat today reviewed the implementa - part of the business reform of Solar Street Lights in from the stakeholder de - tion of the directions of National Green Tribunal Action Plan (brAP), 2018 J&K through indian partments, brig chauhan, (NGT) in the district. during the meeting directions under ease of doing Telephone industries on behalf of iTi Limited, partments have been asked While reviewing the line mode in the shortest were passed to the chief Medical Officer to follow the business. (iTi) Limited here at a presented a power point to offer 73 services on the services offered online, possible time. norms and guidelines of the National Green Tribunal The Government, as a meeting of concerned de - presentation highlighting online mode only. These in - Manoj Kumar dwivedi ap - it is notable to mention (NGT) for bio Medical Waste Management. He di - part of the Public Service partments. the areas in which iTi clude the departments of preciated efforts of the con - that the bulk of such servic - rected the authorities to keep a check on the private Guarantee Act, has been The meeting also dis - Limited is having an ex - finance, Health and firming departments and es pertain to day to day re - hospitals and clinics for implementation of the bio streamlining the service de - cussed the possibility of pertise. Medical education, Home, advised them to periodical - quirement of the citizens Medical Waste Management Plan (bMWMP). The livery mechanism across imparting training to the dr Samoon urged the Housing and Urban ly update the portals so as and business concerns and district Mining Officer was directed to ensure that the the Union territory of Pass outs of various department of rural development, Agriculture to provide user friendly the efforts made in this re - mining conducted at leased sites is done as per scien - Jammu and Kashmir and industrial Training development to examine Production and farmers’ services. flagging concerns gard shall be providing suc - tific method. The ddc also directed the concerned of - efforts are being made to institutes (iTi)s of J&K in the proposals regarding Welfare, Power about the non-functionality cour to the public in access - ficers for strict implementation of the NGT directions reach out to the beneficiar - production of Solar Panels installation of solar street development department, of portals of some depart - ing the services online with and further instructed them to warn that any negli - ies and citizens for more ef - and Solar Street Lighting lights in every gram gence shall be dealt strictly. The meeting was attend - ficient provisioning of serv - industries and commerce, ments, dwivedi directed minimal requirement of products through iTi Panchayat of J&K after re - ed by Joint director, Planning, General Manager ices in a time bound man - forest, ecology and these departments to expe - physical visits to the public Limited, considering the ceiving the proposals from industries, divisional forest Officer, district ner. environment, Labour and dite the process of making offices. growing reliance on the iTi Limited on logistics, Pollution Officer, eO's from Municipal committees As part of the business employment, food civil the portals live, so that the The meeting was at - solar based energy solu - cost issues and mainte - and other members. reform Action Plan, 11 de - Supplies and consumer citizens are able to access tended by officials of con - tions. Secretary rural nance involved in the in - Affairs and Tourism. such services through on - cerned departments. development stallation of solar street department, Sheetal lights. Nanda; Mission director The Md Skill Dheeraj Gupta reviews process on setting up Horticulture Department J&K Skill development development Mission was Mission, dr. Syed Abid asked to consider empan - hosts farmers’ awareness rashid Shah; director elment of iTi Limited un - of Modern Slaughter Houses in J&K Skill development J&K, der Pradhan Mantri Sajad Hussain; director, Kaushal Vikas yojana JAMMU, DECEMBER 24: Avny Lavasa; Husbandry, Police and Houses while the meeting camp at Jourian rural development (PMKVy) for training of commissioner Pollution other departments. decided that in view of Jammu, Sudershan local youth, including iTi JAMMU, DECEMBER 24: Agency(ATMA) in which Principal Secretary, control board, bM Speaking on the occa - large requirement of funds Kumar; Additional pass outs, after following sixty farmers/Orchardists Housing & Urban Sharma; director ULb sion, Principal Secretary other options of funding Secretary, Skill due procedures laid on the department of participated and most of development department, Jammu, Asgar Hussain; emphasized that the would be explored for such development and retd. subject. Horticulture Thursday or - them were women farm - dheeraj Gupta today Special Secretary H&Udd, detailed Project reports projects, including PPP brigadier Mr chauhan, The director, Skill ganized one day farmers ers. chaired a meeting to review Showkat Mir; Additional (dPrs) for the Slaughter Mode. representing iTi Limited, development was directed Training/Awareness during the pro - the progress on setting up Secretary, H&Udd, dr. rS Houses should invariably The progress in the were present in the meet - to liaise with iTi Limited camp, under the chair - gramme different propa - of Modern Slaughter Sharma, commissioner conform to the guidelines modern slaughter houses ing. for sponsoring the manship of director gation techniques were Houses in Jammu and Srinagar Municipal of the Hon’ble Supreme being constructed by At the outset, the trainees under STriVe Horticulture Jammu, ram demonstrated to the farm - Kashmir. corporation, Gazanffar court of india. Jammu Municipal Principal Secretary Skill Project for imparting them Savak, here at Jourian. ers, and the participants The meeting was at - Ali; director ULb, The Principal Secretary corporation as well as development called for training in courses offered The camp was held un - were imparted different tended by the Kashmir, riaz Ahmad be - desired that all mandatory Srinagar Municipal encouraging the use of so - in iTi Limited like optic fi - der Agriculture trainings, including prun - commissioner Jammu sides the representatives of requirements should be corporation was also re - lar based products like bre technology, lab techni - Technology Management ing methods of fruit plants. Municipal corporation, Animal & Sheep part of Modern Slaughter viewed. lights, heating solutions cian courses etc. Advisor Bhatnagar reviews performance of Jal Shakti Deptt Also reviews JAMMU, DECEMBER 24: to fill gaps of increasing drinking wa - progress on ter supply demand. Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Highlighting the need of extra implementation rajeev rai bhatnagar today chaired a water supply during winter season, meeting to review the various activi - the Advisor directed the department ties of Jal Shakti department as well to put in place a mechanism by which of JJM as the progress of implementation of adequate supply of potable water is Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Jammu provided to the consumers in the ar - Advisor was also informed that a and Kashmir at civil Secretariat here. eas, which have increased demand minimum of10 days training pro - Secretary Jal Shakti, M raju; during the winters. earlier, Secretary gramme for upgrading the skills of chief engineer PHe, Kashmir, chief Jal Shakti through a presentation the employees in areas like masonry, engineer, i&fc, Kashmir, executive gave a detailed progress report to the plumbing, electricity, fitting etc will engineers of all districts and other Advisor, where in complete informa - also be started in the month of concerned officials attended the tion regarding the short term as well January in pahsed manner covering meeting through video conferencing as long term measures planned by the almost 6400 personnel of the depart - while as chief engineer, PHe department were highlighted besides ment. Speaking regarding the JJM, Jammu, chief engineer, i&fc other achievements of the depart - Advisor bhatnagar maintained that Jammu and other officers of the con - taining continuous supply of water kind of inconvenience. during the critical times of cOVid- ment like increase in distribution sys - this is a prestigious project an - cerned departments participated in during the ongoing winters. The Advisor directed the officers 19. tem and employing standard safety nounced by the Prime Minister with the meeting in person. Advisor bhatnagar called upon to formulate the Village Action Plans Advisor bhatnagar impressed measures were also underlined. an aim of giving functional house - during the meeting, Advisor the officials to increase their visibility (VAP) as per the aspirations of the upon the officials to reduce time tak - regarding the progress on imple - hold tap connections to all house - bhatnagar took detailed review of the on ground and take proactive initia - people in consultation with the repre - en for restoration of supply, close mentation of JJM, the Advisor was holds. The Advisor exhorted upon the department focusing on completion tives like having a 24/7 complaint re - sentatives of Pris so that the re - monitoring of complaints received on informed that under JJM, district officials that there should be no scope of different schemes under PMdP, dressal system to address the prob - quired infrastructure is built as per Helpline numbers, keeping reserve Ganderbal and district Srinagar have for laxity in implementation of JJM centrally Sponsored Schemes, physi - lems of general public during these the needs of people. The Advisor em - stock of critical components, making achieved 100% saturation in the im - as it is a very prestigious project and cal targets achieved, utilisation of critical times. phasized upon the officers to provide workshops functional, improving plementation of scheme while as in the government is committed to pro - money as well as the implementation He emphasized upon the officers uninterrupted water supply to the quality of water supplies and ad - rest of the districts more than 80% vide assured basic services to the peo - of JJM in J&K. The Advisor also re - to focus on delivery, outcome and ef - people besides making all possible dressing issues of sedimentation. He progress has been achieved with reg - ple living in rural areas and JJM is a viewed the arrangements made by fective grievances redressal mecha - arrangements to provide extra drink - also delved upon the officers to en - ular works going on smoothly. The the Jal Shakti department for main - nism so that people do not face any ing water supply to the consumers sure that tankers are effectively used step forward towards that. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU fridAy deceMber 25, 2020 Glimpses of Future Pakistan’s darkest day eSTAbLiSHed iN 1986 By : MAROOf RAzA 1971 and the harvested grain needed to be moved across the country. The A number of Army heroes, be - trains and road transport could ei - Recovering Indian Economy sides the inimitable Gen Sam ther ferry the grain or the troops to Manekshaw, helped secure Lt Gen battle. And then monsoons would n article on the 'state of economy' in the rbi AAK Niazi’s surrender in dacca and follow, which could hamper the bulletin says that indian economy is coming out liberate bangladesh. Half a century movement of military units, espe - ago, Pakistan’s darkest day was the cially in the riverine terrain of Aof the cOVid-19 pandemic's deep abyss faster surrender of 93,000 Pakistanis in bangladesh. indira, heeding the than most of the predictions, and the growth will enter dhaka on december 16, 1971. Nearly military’s advice, decided to let the 81,000 prisoners of war (POWs) armed forces do what they are best positive zone in the third quarter of the current financial were from the Pakistani armed at, to fight a war and win it. Gen year. impacted by the coronavirus pandemic the indian forces (with some bengali soldiers Manekshaw apparently promised who had chosen to remain with the her that given the time, he could economy dipped by a historic 23.9 per cent in the first Pakistan Army) apart from 12,000- help her “make history and even ge - quarter of the current financial year. The contraction odd civilians, including collabora - ography”, as i recall him saying at tors. And though everyone associ - the first infantry lecture at Vigyan narrowed down to 7.5 per cent in the second quarter. ates the fall of dacca (as dhaka was bhawan in October 1994. even as Quoting reports, the article said, real GdP growth is ex- then known) to then Army chief the armed forces began to prepare General Sam (SHfJ) Manekshaw, for what truly became a historic vic - pected to break out into positive territory in Q3 - albeit, who had no doubt a larger than life tory, indira took up the job of win - to a slender 0.1 per cent. Two important forces are con- presence in South block, a closer ning the world’s support for india’s reading of one of the few accounts of spiring to bless this turning of the page on the virus. volved in planning and meticulous victory. it led to all their chief humanitarian initiative. by August how it all happened since official implementation of the operations in Ministers insisting that india must 1971, New delhi had signed the first, india is bending the cOVid infection curve: since records in calcutta were shredded at east Pakistan, which is detailed in do something to avert this humani - indo-Soviet treaty of Peace, mid-September, barring localised surges, infections are Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora’s orders his autobiography, An Odyssey in tarian crisis. indira Gandhi sum - friendship and cooperation with shows that credit must instead go to War and Peace. Millions of refugees moned the then Army chief Gen Sam Moscow. Not only was it a signifi - slanting fashion to support investment and consump- (then) Maj Gen Jfr Jacob along flooded across eastern india in 1971 Manekshaw for a meeting with her cant departure from the Nehruvian tion demand. The fiscal measures have been sequenced with Maj Gen inder Gill, who was into the States surrounding east ‘kitchen cabinet’. She wanted the obsession with non-alignment, it then the director of Military Pakistan (now bangladesh) after General to go to war and liberate was russia’s support at the many in a designed shift in focus from consumption expendi- Operations (there was no dGMO Pakistan’s ruthless military clamp - enough territory in east Pakistan, so sessions in the United Nations that ture in Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) then), and Lt Gen Sagat Singh, who down there, which was ordered by that the refugees could be sent back. stalled resolutions at the initiative of was commanding iV corps in Pakistan’s dictator yahya Khan fol - However, Gen Manekshaw had ap - Washington to help Pakistan when to investment expenditure in Aatma Nirbhar 2.0 and Tezpur. Maj Gen Jfr Jacob was the lowing a pent-up demand for their parently cautioned against haste indian troops rolled down the plains 3.0. Abstracting from the inherent flux in high frequen- chief of Staff of india’s eastern rights after election results gave since many factors were involved. of east Pakistan. but Jacob dismiss - Army command and was thus in - bengali leader Sheikh Mujib a clear They were then into the summer of cy indicators, the underlying trend would reveal that the Pakistan’s on Page 7 pick-up in momentum of economic activity that com- menced with the onset of the second half of 2020-21 is sustained. The absence of the dreaded second wave of pandemic in india so far has imparted elevation to this Justice delayed is justice denied momentum in an environment of supportive macroeco- By : KUMAR CHELLAPPAN substantiate the claims of the Kerala nomic policies, spurring a faster unlock and normalisa- Police. Apart from pronouncing the What prevents our courts from death as suicide, the local police as tion of the economy. The views expressed in this article speeding up the litigation process well as the crime branch unit were are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent and coming to a conclusion within competing with each other to de - months of a case being filed? With stroy the evidence. A local photogra - the views of the central bank. Authors of the article have the central bureau of investigation pher who was hired by the police to further said that contractions forecast by various agen- (cbi) Special court Judge K Sanal take the pictures of Abhaya’s body Kumar pronouncing the verdict in ing trimmed, destroyed irrevocably most of the cies for the year as a whole are already be the Sister Abhaya murder case in photographs which showed nail and if the current momentum is maintained, the bounce Thiruvananthapuram, sentencing marks on her neck. A murder which Sephy and Thomas Kottoor to life back expected in the last quarter of the year may be took place in 1992 has come to a con - imprisonment, an important chap - clusion after nearly three decades stronger than postulated under baseline assumptions. ter in this sensational murder case thanks to the perseverance of two in - At the same time, efforts need to be redoubled to excori- has been closed. However, this is dividuals, Joemon Puthenpurackal, just temporary as the accused are a social activist, and raju, a petty ate the worm in the apple – inflation – before it hurts the likely to appeal against the verdict in thief who witnessed the entire dra - impulses of growth that are taking root. efficient, effec- the Kerala High court and then in ma live while hiding in a tree in the the Supreme court. it was a drawn convent. A lot could be written about tive and timely supply management, including checking out case because Sister Abhaya, a Abhaya’s murder but the issue be - runaway retailer margins and reducing the incidence of novitiate in the Saint Pius X convent fore us should not be confined to this at Kottayam in Kerala, was found case alone. There is a dictum “justice indirect taxes on consumers, can break the back of the dead under mysterious circum - delayed is justice denied.” if we fol - Pravasi bharatiya divas. Modi, who had a detrimental impact on the inflation pressures before they incipiently broaden and stances in a well on the convent low this principle, Abhaya has been was the chief Minister of Gujarat at lives of many. A prime example of premises on the morning of March denied justice. Not only Abhaya, that time, centred his speech more this is the case of the late MKK Nair. work against the intent of fiscal and monetary stimuli. 27, 1992. The Kerala Police which there are thousands of people in on the development initiatives his The senior bureaucrat, who be - probed the case initially, concluded india who have been denied justice. Government was taking. He had said longed to the first batch of indian that it was a clear case of suicide. To What prevents our courts from that his mission was to ensure a “ze - Administrative Service (iAS) offi - substantiate their findings, police speeding up the litigation process ro backlog” of cases in all courts in cers in the country, had his wonder - officials alleged that Abhaya was and coming to a conclusion within the State by 2010. it is hard to tell ful career cut short by fake cases The lost year from a family which was prone to months of a case being filed? what the current situation in Gujarat slapped against him by a cbi officer mental distress and which had a his - The first time i heard a speech by courts is. but if instances like the in Kerala. eventually, the trial court tory of suicides. Though it has been Narendra Modi was in January Abhaya murder case are any indica - found that all charges against Nair more than 28 years since Abhaya 2009 when he flew down to chennai tion, india is light years away from were trumped-up but the damage was found dead, no journalist could to deliver a keynote address at the reaching a zero backlog. This has Humanity on Page 7 The future of work By : BALwANT MEHTA played by many employers. They are exploring new ways to ensure seam - The Work from Home culture less ways to continue their business and the gig economy that the socio- even as the contagion shows no signs economic impact of the outbreak has of abating. The pandemic has com - necessitated, are here to stay. even pelled industrialists to think of inno - the Govt is facilitating this transi - vative work solutions in order to get tion. The Work from Home (WfH) the best out of their employees while culture that has become the new keeping them safe. even though the normal due to the coronavirus pan - crisis raises questions on the current demic and the gig economy that the work practices, thanks to digital socio-economic impact of the out - platforms, employees from all over break has necessitated, are here to the world have smartly managed As the delhi Govt has put nursery admissions on hold, parents are wor- stay. even the Government is facili - their operations remotely. This can ried about the risk of losing a second year of education. With the delhi tating this transition in the work - be seen as both, a return to the pre- Government putting nursery admissions on hold, will a cascading effect of place. However, this is not the first industrial revolution work routines other States also shutting down pre-schools and admissions begin? That is time that the world is seeing a para - and advancement towards the fu - the anxiety and fear that many parents of younger children are currently digm shift in work ethics and cul - ture of work. According to the experiencing. ‘Work from Home’ is not a reality for everybody, even some ture. The intensification of the in - international Labour Organisation, white-collar workers. Not every family either has family support or the as- dustrial revolution in the 18th and around 68 per cent of the world’s to - sistance of domestic help to manage children, and that is just among 19th centuries brought about pro - tal workforce, including 81 per cent india’s elite. Those less fortunate finally find themselves having to traverse found changes. People started leav - employers, are currently living in a growing chasm that is the digital divide. Sure, the access to cheap over- ing their homes and toiling in an out - countries with recommended or re - the-air data has ensured that many do not get left behind and further auc - side work environment. This trans - means of production, manufactur - cerns and gridlock commutes, com - quired workplace closures. tions of spectrum for higher-speed 5G services will definitely help but formation gave birth to a new move - ing, office equipment and other panies began their experiment to According to the job search site The lost on Page 7 ment of skilled workers and was the work staples which were expensive formalise remote work for employ - indeed, since the outbreak, searches beginning of the 9 AM to 5 PM work or not portable enough to be utilised ees. in fact, The Washington Post for remote work have increased by schedule in the office. This meant by individuals working from their published an article and suggested over 261 per cent. Similarly on Y T H I S D A Y working in an inflexible and regi - homes. The nature of office work that remote work could have eased Linkedin, remote job posting nearly H I S T O R mented environment with tools or further changed in the early 20th the gas crisis. The adoption of WfH tripled since March, ranging from equipment provided by an employ - century with the advent of the tele - increased manifold in the late 20th 1.5 times in canada to 4.9 times in 1814 : War of 1812 ends er. despite the advent of work op - phone, telegraph and typewriter, and early 21st century with the brazil. Another global research re - portunities outside the house, some which were considered as precur - emergence of information and com - port by Lenovo revealed that 72 per The Treaty of Peace and Amity between His britannic Majesty and the people still continued to work from sors to remote work. Though by the munication technologies such as cent of the respondents globally United States of America is signed by british and American representa- their residences. The development early 1960s a majority of the work - personal computers, the internet, agreed that they would WfH more tives at Ghent, belgium, ending the War of 1812. by terms of the treaty, all of public transportation brought force was a commuting one, the be - email, broadband connectivity, lap - than they did before the health conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to further changes in the office culture ginning of the ’70s saw several key tops, smartphones, cloud comput - emergency hit. HfS research re - settle the boundary of the United States and canada. in June 1812, the as it enabled workers to travel easily. changes that pushed remote work to ing and videotelephony. remote ports that the global iT industry United States declared war against Great britain in reaction to three is- consequently, the 20th century the forefront. especially after the work is not new in india too. for showed a remarkable shift in the way sues: the british economic blockade of france, the induction of thousands workforce turned into a commuting Organisation of the Petroleum about two decades it has been in it operated by enabling over 75 per of neutral American seamen into the british royal Navy against their will, one, leading to a rise in employment exporting countries’ (OPec’s) oil trend in the information technology cent of the workforce to WfH. it and the british support of Native American tribes along the Great Lakes opportunities in offices and factories embargo and the clean air Act in the (iT) industry in the country. ranges from 62 per cent in the frontier. A faction of congress, made up mostly of western and southern engaged in manufacturing and the US. in view of the high oil prices and cOVid-19 and WfH: Now, when the Philippines, 72 per cent in the UK, 77 service economy. in this setting, shortages, the rise of the informa - world is grappling with the cOVid- per cent in india to 93 per cent in 1814 on Page 7 companies largely controlled the tion economy, environmental con - 19 outbreak, resilience is being dis - The future on Page 7
Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU fridAy deceMber 25 , 2020 Opposition to EWS Maratha quota driven by politics: Chavan PRESS TRUST Of INDIA just for the sake of opposing," he said. an affidavit in the high court on the the apex court is scheduled on Mumbai, Dec 24 Talking to reporters here, matter on January 8, the congress January 25. earlier in the day, bJP chavan,who heads a cabinet sub- minister said. He said the cabinet de - MP chhatrapti said the state govern - Maharashtra PWd minister committee on the Maratha quota, said cision taken on Wednesday was as per ment does not seem to be confident of Ashok chavanon Thursday said oppo - the government had earlier planned the Hc directives. "it (seeking eWS winning the legal battle over the issue sition to the state government allow - to provide eWS quota to benefits) is not compulsory. Those of Maratha quota under the Sebc cat - ing Maratha candidates to avail bene - Marathaswho have been brought un - who wish to avail can do it, but they egory. "The state seems to have no fits of the eWS quota was mere poli - der the category of socially and educa - will not be eligible for the Sebc quo - confidence of winning the legal battle tics. The state cabinet, in a decision tionally backward class (Sebc). "but ta," chavan said. Under a 2018 state for Sebc reservation quota in the taken on Wednesday, allowed (Maratha) community leaders like law, Marathas have been provided Supreme court. if the court strikes Marathas to apply for educational ad - VinayakMete and Sambhaji reservation in jobs and education un - down the state's Sebc quota law, the missions and government jobs under chhatrapti (also a bJP MP) opposed der the Sebc category. However, the state government will be responsible the quota for economically Weaker the move (on eWS quota for Supreme court earlier this year for it," he said. The rajya Sabha mem - Sections (eWS). The 10 per cent eWS Marathas). "but some groups ap - stayed the implementation of quota ber said, "The eWS quota is for every - quota is earmarked for those who are proached the bombay High court for for the Maratha community under the one from open/general category, who not covered under any social reserva - eWS quota for the Sebc and the court Sebc category, a ruling which has is economically weaker. This quota is tions. "There is opposition to any de - also ruled that the government ought been challenged by the Maharashtra not solely for the Maratha communi - cision being taken in this regard to have taken such a decision," he government. The next hearing of the ty, but the Sebc reservation is meant (reservation). This is mere politics said. The state government has to file case before a constitutional bench of for the Maratha community." Keep an eye on activities of middlemen during Woman's body Kidnapped construction workers paddy procurement: Adityanath to officials found in plastic PRESS TRUST Of INDIA kind of fraud with farmers bag on Mumbai in Tripura released by ultras Lucknow, Dec 24 as safeguarding their inter - ests is the top priority of his beach PRESS TRUST Of INDIA from here, were kid - rushed to the spot with a Uttar Pradesh chief government, an official PRESS TRUST Of INDIA Agartala, Dec 24 napped on december 7, huge contingent of police Minister yogi Adityanath spokesperson said. No one Mumbai, Dec 24 police said. They were re - and Tripura State rifles on Thursday asked officials will be allowed to harm the Three construction leased on Wednesday (TSr) and launched a across districts to keep an interests of farmers, be it A woman's body was workers who were kid - evening, Assistant search operation in the eye on activities of middle - any official, employee, or found inside a plastic bag at napped by insurgents of inspector General (AiG) area. The AiG said, the ul - men during the ongoing private institution, he said. Aksa beach in Malwani here the banned National of Tripura Police Subrata tras were forced to release paddy procurement in the Adityanath asked the offi - on Thursday morning, po - Liberation front of chakraborty said. A group the abducted persons due state and ensure that farm - cials to ensure that farmers lice said. One of the passers - Tripura (NLfT) from a of six insurgents, armed to continuous operations ers are paid within 72 face no problems in selling by at the beach spotted the village near the indo- with automatic weapons, by the security forces, hours. Adityanath's re - their produce. He also di - body of a woman in her 30s bangla border in Tripura had raided the construc - which also mounted pres - marks, made at a meeting rected senior district offi - inside the bag and alerted have been released, police tion site bordering sure on overground col - held to review the function - cials including district mag - the police, who immediately said on Thursday. The chittagong Hill Tracts laborators of the insur - ing of paddy procurement istrates, commissioners, reached the spot, an official workers engaged by (cHT) of the neighbour - gent outfit. bangladeshi centres, come in the back - and chief development offi - said. The body has been sent National Project ing country and taken security forces had also drop of the continuing cers to set up teams for reg - for post-mortem and the construction corporation away the three workers to launched extensive opera - deadlock between farmers minimum support price He also directed the po - ular inspection of paddy woman's identity is yet to be Ltd (NPcc) for erection of bangladesh, the police of - tions in their country, the and the centre over the re - (MSP) system and leave lice and administration to border fencing at purchase centres. The chief ascertained, the official said. ficer said. immediately af - AiG said. The kidnapped cently enacted agricultural them at the mercy of corpo - keep an eye on the activities Maldapara village in dalai minister said his govern - The police are in the process ter receiving the news of persons were identified as reform laws. farmers from rates. Stating that some of middlemen at the paddy district, under the juris - ment has a zero tolerance of registering a case and fur - the kidnapping, Subhash bhowmik, Subal different states, including people were trying to create purchase centres and en - diction of Ganganagar po - policy towards corruption, ther probe is underway, he Superintendent of Police debnath and Ganapati Uttar Pradesh, have been hurdles in the ongoing pad - sure that farmers receive lice station, about 140 km according to the spokesper - added. Kishore debbarma had Tripura. camping at delhi borders dy procurement, the payment for their pro - son. He said there should be for four weeks now to de - Adityanath asked the offi - duce in 72 hours. The chief no laxity in cases pertaining mand repeal of the laws, cials to take strict action minister said jails would be to corruption of govern - which they fear will take against them, an official the permanent address of ment staff at any level, the Contn. from Page 6 ...... away the safety net of the spokesperson said. all those indulging in any spokesperson said. Justice ......
Contn. from Page 6 ...... had been done by then. Nair should have retired as a had won the election, defeating his nearest rival raja cabinet Secretary in 1977; instead, he was suspended from Kannappan by 3,000 votes. Though Kannappan chal - service in 1973. it took more than a decade for the court to lenged the result in the Madras High court immediately acquit him of all charges. it cannot be said that he got jus - after the poll, the Madras High court is yet to pronounce 1814 ...... tice. Plus, the country lost the services of a visionary who the verdict, though the country witnessed two Lok Sabha was the architect of Udyogmandal in Kerala that con - elections (2014 and 2019) since then. However, it is not congressmen, had been advocating the declaration of war American naval force won a decisive victory at the battle tributed a lot to the Green revolution. Similarly, AiAdMK just cases related to elections that get delayed in the for several years. These “War Hawks,” as they were of Plattsburg bay on Lake champlain. candidate Manoj Pandian, a legal luminary who contested courts. What happened to the 2G Spectrum Scam which known, hoped that war with britain, which was preoccu - A large british army under Sir George Prevost was the Assembly election from cheranmahadevi constituen - was broken by The Pioneer in 2007? The coalgate scam? pied with its struggle against Napoleonic france, would thus forced to abandon its invasion of the U.S. northeast cy in 2006, was defeated by P Veldurai of the indian The National Herald case initiated by Subramanian result in U.S. territorial gains in canada and british-pro - and retreat to canada. The American victory on Lake National congress. Pandian challenged the election in the Swamy or the illegal telephone exchange case? Why are we tected florida. in the months following the U.S. declara - champlain led to the conclusion of U.S.-british peace ne - court and it took five years for the apex court to declare plagued by this inordinate delay in our courts? it is no tion of war, American forces launched a three-point inva - gotiations in belgium, and on december 24, 1814, the Veldurai’s election as illegal, null and void. The verdict wonder that kangaroo courts are flourishing in Tamil sion of canada, all of which were repulsed. At sea, howev - Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the war. Although the came on the day when the people of Tamil Nadu were on Nadu and even people who have reached the age of super - er, the United States was more successful, and the USS treaty said nothing about two of the key issues that started their way to elect the new Assembly! in the 2009 election, annuation have enrolled as students in law colleges in and constitution and other American frigates won a series of the war–the rights of neutral U.S. vessels and the impress - P chidambaram, the congress candidate from the around chennai. it is a sad state of affairs that justice victories over british warships. in 1813, American forces ment of U.S. sailors–it did open up the Great Lakes region Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency, was declared defeated keeps on getting delayed and hence denied in the country. won several key victories in the Great Lakes region, but to American expansion and was hailed as a diplomatic vic - initially. but the counting was stopped for a few hours and Hopefully, the new year will bring a renewed effort to clear britain regained control of the sea and blockaded the east - tory in the United States. News of the treaty took almost then it was announced by the returning Officer that he the backlog of court cases in india. ern seaboard. in 1814, with the downfall of Napoleon, the two months to cross the Atlantic, and british forces were british were able to allocate more military resources to the not informed of the end of hostilities in time to end their American war, and Washington, d.c., fell to the british in drive against the mouth of the Mississippi river. On The lost ...... August. in Washington, british troops burned the White January 8, 1815, a large british army attacked New without access to proper devices and with families too fi - people in a reasonable amount of time as they start rolling House, the capitol, and other buildings in retaliation for Orleans and was decimated by an inferior American force nancially stressed to pay school fees, the risk of millions of off the line. Hopefully, by the end of 2021 a significant the earlier burning of government buildings in canada by under General Andrew Jackson in the most spectacular children falling behind the curve looms large in india. in number of indians would have been inoculated against the U.S. soldiers. The british soon retreated, however, and U.S. victory of the war. The American public heard of the many rural schools, indeed in areas barely 25 kilometres cOVid-19 pandemic. Other minds in North block are fort McHenry in baltimore harbor withstood a massive battle of New Orleans and the Treaty of Ghent at approxi - outside delhi, schools are still shut and ‘School from working on how to jumpstart economic growth that has british bombardment and inspired francis Scott Key to mately the same time, fostering a greater sentiment of pen the “Star-Spangled banner.” On September 11, 1814, self-confidence and shared identity throughout the young Home’ is not an option available to those parents. West been chewed away by the virus. but we should start putting the tide of the war turned when Thomas Macdonough’s republic. bengal education Minister Partha chatterjee has already our best and brightest minds towards resolving the educa - announced that the board examinations for classes 10 and tion issue because it will be the single biggest long-term 12 will be held in June, unlike the usual schedule as per impact of the coronavirus, particularly in a nation where a Pakistan’s ...... which these exams are held between february and March large proportion of our population is still poor. We are of - every year. The thought of another lost year for these chil - ten told that india is a country full of youth and that our es this story that Gen Manekshaw had often told and which Pakistani fighters: They lay wrecked on their airfields. And dren and their parents is truly terrifying and one that the young population will drive the nation’s economic growth. i too have heard the late field Marshal narrate in 1994 then a heli-borne operation the first of its kind since central and State Governments must work overtime to re - That can only happen if this young population is educated about how he stood up to indira’s demands to go to war in independence put troops across the vast Meghna river and dress. because the problems will really come home to roost and capable of gainful economic contributions; else india March 1971. The war officially started on december 3 many other rivers that had until then given dacca a natural in two decades’ time when a whole generation of children can be deemed to be sitting on a time bomb with its unedu - though military operations along the borders of east defence. This was followed by the first ever airborne drop with partial education and poor social skills will join the cated demographic milieu. And this is something that all Pakistan had started in the last week of November. of indian paratroopers. by december 15, the indian troops Apparently, india fearing a UN ceasefire was in a hurry to had surrounded dacca. during this lull in the battle, Maj workforce. Sure, the best minds in the Government are political parties have to work on together because this has establish a free bangladeshi Government in the port towns Gen Jacob received a call from Gen Manekshaw, who said: working on how to deploy various vaccines to 1.3 billion the potential to destroy our nation. of Khulna and chittagong. but as the operations unfolded “Jake, go and get a surrender.” He then proceeded to dacca and gathered momentum, Jacob went ahead with a plan to to meet Lt Gen AAK Niazi, Mc, the overall military com - The future ...... capture dacca. This was done by doing what Pakistan’s mander in east Pakistan. Jacob saluted him, and asked Generals hadn’t expected india to do. As the Pakistani him if he was willing to offer an unconditional surrender. A china. Similarly, as per the Lenovo survey, 81 per cent of ing and evaluation of work, the quality of virtual interac - army had fortified its garrison towns, some fierce battles pompous Gen Niazi, enjoying an afternoon of beer and the respondents from india agreed to shift to WfH after tions, feedback from clients and colleagues. The people were fought around them while there was a simultaneous lunch with all the silver laid out in their officers’ mess dis - the pandemic abates. An Associated chambers of working from home are vulnerable to longer working drive to get to dacca. A simple tactical lesson that is taught missed the proposition with a wave of his hand, saying: commerce and industry of india (ASSOcHAM) report re - hours, frequent interruptions, cyber security challenges, to every officer in the Army is never to re-enforce a failure “Who said i am surrendering? you have come to discuss veals that 74 per cent of regular workers would like to con - lack of peer support, lack of motivation for team work and and, therefore, the areas of resistance were bypassed. The only a ceasefire and withdrawal as proposed by me.” He tinue with some form of a WfH arrangement in a post- in some cases even greater stress. Lack of a proper work Pakistani military dictator, the often drunk General yahya was apparently still hopeful that a ceasefire ordered by the corona world. The survey results show that around half of space at home too has created problems for some, while in - Khan, was however confident that three factors wouldn’t UN could save him and his army a humiliation. but Gen the remote workers in the country are from the business appropriate working conditions led to health issues for allow any worthwhile success to the indian armed forces in Jacob was adamant and told him that he had 30 minutes Process Outsourcing (bPO) and the information others. face-to-face interaction vital to nurturing relation - east Pakistan. first, his well-armed military machine in and then he’d ask him thrice. if Niazi still didn’t respond, Technology enabled Services (iTeS) sector followed by iT- ships and facilitating collaboration, has been absent, lead - West Pakistan would be enough to threaten india’s strate - he couldn’t guarantee the safety of Pakistani families (as software, education, e-commerce, publishing, banking, fi - ing to reduced mental well-being. it is harder in industries gic States of Punjab and J&K. Two, a chinese military the bengali rebels were waiting to lynch them all). nancial services and the insurance sectors. Since the begin - that require physical location or presence for manufactur - buildup along the Himalayas would tie down enough of the Moreover, he’d ask for the resumption of bombings on ning of the lockdown in March, almost 90 per cent of the ing activities. WfH is least suitable for drivers, construc - indian Army. These two factors would be enough to deter dacca. Then Jacob unarmed and thus a little worried went 4.3 million iT/bPO/iTeS sector workforce moved to the tion workers, shop sales professionals and domestic india from any serious military adventurism in east for a stroll and to smoke his pipe, giving Niazi time to pon - WfH model in india. Advantages: remote working and helpers, as their occupations requires high human proxim - Pakistan. And finally, he was banking on the US to inter - der over the options. Gen Jacob met Gen Niazi after 30 the virtual way of life have benefited employees, employers ity. The way forward: The indian Government has an - vene militarily if india’s operations became difficult for minutes and asked him thrice if he accepted the surrender and all stakeholders, allowing them to pause, think, and nounced simplified guidelines for other service providers Pakistan to contain. but more forces were needed than document (even though the document’s draft was still un - balance their work, social, physical, mental and digital like bPOs, Knowledge Process Outsourcing and iTeS Manekshaw was willing to release to implement an effec - approved by New delhi!). but since Niazi refused to re - wellness. The employers’ benefit is in the reduction or among others to reduce the compliance burden for the in - tive blitzkrieg towards dacca. As Gen Manekshaw believed spond, Maj Gen Jacob picked up the document and held it elimination of real estate costs. They can hire and use tal - dustry and facilitate WfH and ‘Work from Anywhere’. The that the chinese could spoil the party, he refused to release up to say: “i take it as accepted.” Tears rolled down Gen ent globally while mitigating immigration issues. firms Government has removed several reporting and regulatory additional troops from the Sino-indian border until much Niazi’s cheek and he hung his head in shame. Other reap productivity gains while workers are enjoying geo - compliances for service providers such as deposit of bank later. However, as there were no intelligence intercepts to Pakistanis glared at him in disbelief. Gen Jacob got up and graphical flexibility which eliminates commutes, giving guarantees, requirement for a static internet Protocol ad - back Maneksh aw’s claim, Jacob managed to get troops from the asked Niazi to move for the surrender, which was done at them a better work-life balance. in particular, flexible dress, publication of the network diagram and penal provi - Himalayan formations mov ed without Manekshaw’s knowl - the dacca race course on a hastily arranged table and two workspaces allow women to restore a work-life balance. A sions. According to the Labour Secretary, the Ministry edge but with help from Maj Gen Gill. Apparently when chairs as the crowds were shouting anti-Pakistan slogans a study published in the Lancet found that WfH not only proposes to frame guidelines for workers employed in the Manekshaw did learn of this, he gave Gill a dressing down tearful Niazi removed his badges of rank and handed his benefits public health but also helps with sustainable trav - services sector, such as work flexibility and an explicit but by then things were moving so fast that the focus shift - pistol to Gen Aurora before being whisked away by india’s el. it helps cities lower their carbon footprint and reduces WfH provision for companies. These steps are important ed to dacca as the time was limited, with the US pushing senior officers. He needed to be kept alive to tell the world traffic congestions that lead to air pollution. As a result, for the future of work, not only in the iT sector but for other the UN for a ceasefire. if that had happened, all the military that he wasn’t mutilated to surrender, but did so for the employees and employers are spared many of the hidden service sectors, too. This would help to promote a new gains would have been literally back to square one. The world to see at the dacca parade ground. This was achieved costs associated with going to the workplace. work culture and provide the much-needed boost to the indian Army, ably assisted by the indian Air force, raced to when there were 26,400 Pakistani soldiers in dacca and disadvantages: However, as in all things, there is a flip side emerging gig economy, which has a huge potential to gen - dacca. The iAf literally bombed the daylights out of the only 3,000 indian soldiers nearby. Niazi later admitted of the coin too. WfH poses the unique challenges of social erate new employment opportunities for the unemployed Pakistani Air force. Soon the skies were clear of any that Jacob had “blackmailed me into surrendering”. and professional isolation, technological issues, monitor - men and women in india. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, fridAy, deceMber 25, 2020 Pakistan's anti-terror Evolving security situation demands 12-yr-old Indian in Guinness court sentences JuD World Record for identifying chief Hafiz Saeed to greater Pak-China cooperation: PAF chief most aeroplane tails in UAE By SAJJAD HUSSAIN deed between our Armed undergoing profound cises between two Air forces Dubai, Dec 24 (PTI) 15 years in jail in one Islamabad, Dec 24 (PTI) forces, he said. changes with growing com - were aimed at conveying a The Air chief noted that plexity in the security envi - message to india, chinese A 12-year-old more case evolving global security it was heartening that with ronment. This calls for the foreign Ministry indian boy in the UAe By M zULqERNAIN situation demands greater every passing year, collaboration of our two spokesman Wang Wenbin has entered into the Lahore, Dec 24 (PTI) cooperation between Pakistan-china friendship countries and two armed during a media briefing early Pakistan and china, Air Guinness book of became stronger and forces in maintaining peace this week had said that drills World records by iden - Mumbai terror attack mastermind chief Marshal Mujahid stronger. Khan also said that and stability and to cope were part of "routine tifying the most aero - and Jamat-ud-dawa (Jud) chief Hafiz Anwar Khan said on the china-Pakistan with shared challenges, he arrangement". He said that plane tails in a minute, Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to 15 Thursday as the two coun - economic corridor was a said. The exercise witnessed the drills were not directed media reports said on years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in tries concluded the annual game changer and manifes - participation of modern against any third country Thursday. Siddhant joint exercise of their Air Pakistan in one more terror financing tation of the common objec - fighter jets and support ele - and india should view them Gumber, an Abu dhabi- forces. case. The court also imposed 200,000 tives and destiny. ments from PAf and PLAAf. objectively. based homeschooled The chief of the Air Staff Pakistani rupees fine on him. Saeed, 70, He also expressed his According to the state - The joint Air force exer - boy who identified 39 was addressing the closing has already been convicted for 21 years gratitude to General ding ment, the 10th edition of the cise was a project within the aeroplane tails in 60 seconds, is also the youngest indian to ceremony of the annual imprisonment in four terror financing Laihang, commander Shaheen series exercise is 2020 cooperation plan of the identify top 100 tallest buildings, Gulf News reported. "Shaheen (eagle)-iX" exer - cases of late. Now, Saeed will have to un - PLAAf, for sending a large scheduled to take place in two militaries, the chinese Gumber, who hails from Haryana, was earlier recognised by cise that culminated at an dergo collective imprisonment of over 36 contingent to participate in china, next year. military had earlier said. All the india book of World records'. He achieved the Guinness Operational Air base of the years in five terror financing cases at the the exercise despite cOVid- The joint exercise fol - weather friends, china and world record last month, the report said. His name also fea - PAf. china's Ambassador to Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore. His punish - 19 pandemic. lowed the recent visit of Pakistan share close military tures in the india book' for being the youngest to identify the Pakistan Nong rong was al - ment will run concurrently in these cases. Ambassador Nong said china's defence Minister ties with beijing emerging as top 100 tallest buildings of the world with their respective so present on the occasion. that both Air forces General Wei fenghe to a major weapons provider to heights and locations, it said. i have been a Lego buff since i The existing global secu - achieved many break - Pakistan during which the Pakistan in recent years. was a toddler, and my father and i spent a lot of time creating a Africa CDC: New virus rity scenario coupled with throughs and new heights in all-weather allies signed a china also helps Pakistan to variety of models rockets, air planes, buildings and vehicles. i the evolving dynamics of Air a diversified battlefield envi - new memorandum of under - jointly produce Jf-17 fighter was able to recognise a lot of the air plane tails, and my mother variant appears to warfare, called for enhanced ronment during this exer - standing, details of which jets which were recently up - helped me compile them in PowerPoint slides so i could iden - partnership between cise. international and re - were not disclosed. graded with the new block-3 tify them (very quickly), Gumber told Gulf News. emerge in Nigeria Pakistan and china as in - gional strategic situation is Asked whether the exer - version. Nairobi, Dec 24 Another new variant of the coron - China steps up pressure on Alibaba avirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further with anti-monopoly probe investigation was needed. The discovery Beijing, Dec 24 daily said in a commentary about could add to new alarm in the pandemic the Alibaba probe. Anti-monopoly after similar variants were announced in chinese regulators on Thursday has become an urgent issue. britain and South Africa, leading to the announced an anti-monopoly in - internet companies in the swift return of international travel re - vestigation of e-commerce giant United States face similar scrutiny. strictions and other measures just as the Alibaba Group, stepping up the rul - Legislators and regulators are look - world enters a major holiday season. its a ing communist Party's efforts to ing at whether facebook, Google separate lineage from the UK and South control fast-growing tech indus - and other companies improperly Africa, the head of the Africa centers for tries. hamper competition in advertising disease control and Prevention, John President Xi Jinpings govern - and other areas. Alibaba, set up in Nkengasong, told reporters. He said the ment worries about the dominance 1999, operates retail, business-to- Nigeria cdc and the African center of of competitors such as Alibaba, the business and consumer-to- excellence for Genomics of infectious world's biggest e-commerce compa - consumer platforms. it has expand - diseases in that country Africas most ny by sales volume, and Tencent ed at a breakneck pace into financial populous will be analyzing more sam - Holding, operator of the popular services, film production and other ples. Give us some time ... its still very Wechat messaging service and fields. early, he said. The alert about the appar - Asia's most valuable tech company. Alibabas founder, Jack Ma, is ent new variant was based on two or three regulators appear to be espe - chinas richest entrepreneur and genetic sequences, he said, but that and cially concerned about controlling one of its most prominent business - South Africa's alert late last week were private sector companies that are people worldwide with a net worth enough to prompt an emergency meeting expanding into online banking at a of 59 billion. He is widely admired of the Africa cdc this week. The variant time when beijing is trying to re - and a ruling party member but has was found in two patient samples collect - duce financial risks. run into regulatory hurdles. in Bundeswehr soldiers taking part of a test run at the vaccination centre against the corona virus at the district Treptow in Berlin, Germany. ed on Aug. 3 and on Oct. 9 in Nigeria's The ruling party says anti-mo - November, regulators jolted the Germany will start to vaccine its the citizen against the coronavirus on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Osun state, according to a working re - nopoly enforcement, especially in chinese business world by suspend - search paper seen by The Associated tech industries, will be a priority ing the stock market debut of Ant Press. next year. Since early November, Group, a former Alibaba subsidiary regulators have tightened the reins that is the worlds biggest online fi - Last-minute UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal in the works by suspending the stock market de - nance platform. it would have been but of an online finance platform af - the top global initial public offering Coronavirus dampens filiated with Alibaba and sum - By ADITI KHANNA emerging from brussels, both sides means the deal is likely to be signed this year. economists said regula - moned industry executives to warn Christmas joy in London, Dec 24 (PTI) have come to a base agreement off in time. On the eU side, the tors worried about financial risks, them against trying to suppress which would ensure most of the cur - european Parliament would then but businesspeople suggested competition. Bethlehem and crunch talks overnight led UK rent tariff-free, quota-free arrange - ratify the agreement, which is ex - chinese leaders might have focused The era of free growth and ultra- Prime Minister boris Johnson sum - ment but unlikely to mean entirely pected in the New year and with all on Ant because Ma complained at a high growth is really over," said elsewhere mon his cabinet for a late frictionless trade as businesses had the member-countries briefed on it, business conference in October that francis Lun, ceO of Geo Securities Wednesday night conference call to hoped. "brexit work would continue they are unlikely to exercise their ve - regulators failed to keep up with in - Bethlehem, Dec 24 Ltd. in Hong Kong. The government indicate that a post-brexit trade throughout the night. Grabbing to powers. dustry development and were will decide what you can do." agreement may be ready for sign off some sleep is recommended to all it has now been four and half blocking opportunities. Alibabas A stream of marching bands joyously Thursday's announcement said the soon. The prime minister is expected brexit-watchers at this point, eric years since britain voted to exit the ceO later praised regulators in a paraded through bethlehem on Thur State Administration of Market to announce the contours of the Mamer, the chief spokesperson for eU in a referendum in June 2016. it speech in a possible effort to repair sday, but few people were there to greet regulation is looking into Alibabas agreement at a downing Street brief - Von der Leyen, said on Twitter on officially left at the end of January relations. Ma stepped down as them as the coronavirus pandemic and a policy of choose one of two, which ing during the course of Thursday. Wednesday night. "it will hopefully this year and entered into an 11- Alibaba chairman in 2019 but still is strict lockdown dampened christmas requires business partners to avoid Johnson and european commission be an early start tomorrow month transition period, or a phase one of its biggest shareholders and eve celebrations in the traditional birth - dealing with its competitors. The President Ursula von der Leyen have [Thursday] morning," he said, rais - of status quo, to hammer out a new was a leader in taking Ant to market. place of Jesus. Similar subdued scenes one-sentence statement gave no de - been in close contact over the past ing hopes that the talks were finally free trade agreement. However, the Also Thursday, the market regula - were repeated across the world as the fes - tails of possible penalties or a time - few days as the december 31 transi - taking a positive direction. The UK last few months and weeks have tor announced Ant executives had tive family gatherings and packed line to announce a result. tion period cut-off loomed over the Parliament needs to ratify a deal if proved particularly tense on the path been summoned to meet with regu - prayers that typically mark the holiday Proposed rules issued in negotiations, which have missed re - one is agreed and as it has already to such an agreement, with the UK lators but gave no indication about were scaled back or cancelled altogether. November would ban exclusive con - peated deadlines as they failed to risen for christmas break, the likeli - concerned about the eU's insistence the status of its stock offering. Ant in Australia, worshippers had to book tracts, subsidies and other tactics agree on key areas of fishing rights in hood is that MPs will be recalled to to close alignment to its rules even said in a separate statement it would tickets online to attend socially distanced regulators say hurt competition. each other's waters and competition the House of commons next week after brexit and the eU accusing the study and strictly comply with regu - church services. Pope francis was set to reports of platform monopoly rules that would apply to the UK as a for urgent business. Johnson's com - UK of expecting unfair advantages. latory requirements but gave no de - celebrate Mass in a near-empty Vatican problems are increasing by the day, non-member of the 27-member eco - fortable majority in the commons tails. Ant offers services ranging service early in the evening, hours before nomic bloc. According to reports the ruling party newspaper People's from banking to insurance and se - a curfew went into effect in italy. celebrations elsewhere in europe were cancelled or greatly scaled back as virus Asian markets advance infections surge across the continent and Trump vetoes annual defence bill; cites certain a new variant that may be more conta - after S&P 500 snaps gious has been detected. Thousands of truck drivers and travellers were trapped provisions as risk to national security losing streak in mass gridlock at britain's dover port on christmas eve, held up from crossing Tokyo, Dec 24 risk of Section 230 will make our attack the homeland, the presi - violates national values, as it to france by the slow delivery of coron - intelligence virtually impossible dent must be able to safeguard would block action to rename Asian shares were mostly higher on avirus tests demanded by french author - to conduct without everyone the American people without military bases and infrastruc - Thursday after stocks eked out small gains on ities. in bethlehem, officials tried to knowing what we are doing at having to wait for congressional ture named after those who Wall Street following a mixed set of reports on make the most out of a bad situation. every step. The Act fails even to authorisation, he said. served in the confederacy which the economy. benchmarks rose in Tokyo, christmas is a holiday that renews hope make any meaningful changes to The Act also contains an is supported by an overwhelm - Hong Kong and Sydney. Stocks fell in in the souls, said Mayor Anton Salman. Section 230 of the amendment that would slow ing majority of the American Shanghai after china's market regulator said despite all the obstacles and challenges communications decency Act, down the rollout of nationwide people, by House and Senate it has launched an anti-monopoly investiga - due to corona and due to the lack of despite bipartisan calls for re - 5G, especially in rural areas, he democrats and republicans and tion of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, step - tourism, the city of bethlehem is still pealing that provision, Trump alleged. by service members and top mil - ping up official efforts to tighten control over looking forward to the future with opti - said in a statement justifying his Trump said that numerous itary leaders. by choosing to veto the country's fast-growing tech industries. mism and will celebrate christmas in all move to veto the bill on provisions of the Act directly the NdAA, Trump has made it china also is ramping up its scrutiny of the its human and religious meanings. raw, Wednesday. contradict his administration's clear that he does not care about practice of community group buying, sum - rainy weather added to the gloomy at - Trump's rare presidential foreign policy, particularly his the needs of US military person - moning some of the nation's largest tech com - mosphere, as dozens of people gathered move drew sharp reactions from efforts to bring the troops home. nel and their families, said Adam panies for discussions as part of the anti-mo - in the central Manger Square to greet the By LALIT K JHA the top American lawmakers, i oppose endless wars, as Schiff, chairman of the House nopoly push. china's State Administration for Latin Patriarch, the top catholic clergy - washington, Dec 24 (PTI) with House Speaker Nancy does the American public. Over Armed Services committee. Market regulation also recently summoned man in the Holy Land. youth marching Pelosi describing it as a reckless bipartisan objections, however, if the fy21 NdAA does not six companies, including Alibaba and other e- US President donald Trump bands playing christmas carols on bag - decision. this Act purports to restrict the become law, more than 100,000 commerce platforms such as Jd.com and has vetoed the USd 740.5 billion pipes, accompanied by pounding drum - Next week, december 28, President's ability to withdraw federal employees will be de - Pinduoduo, gaming company Tencent, food annual defence bill, saying that mers, led a procession ahead of the patri - the House will take up the veto troops from Afghanistan, prived of the paid parental leave delivery firm Meituan and ridesharing firm certain provisions in it posed arch's arrival early in the afternoon. override with bipartisan sup - Germany, and South Korea. Not benefits they deserve, necessary didi chuxing to talk about the potential rami - risk to the national security even Thousands of foreign pilgrims usually port, Pelosi said. only is this bad policy, but it is military construction projects fications of community group buying. The as the House geared up to over - flock to bethlehem for the celebrations. Trump said the Act also in - unconstitutional, he said. will not move forward on sched - Shanghai composite index lost 0.3% to ride the veto with bipartisan but the closure of israel's international cludes language that would re - Noting that for 60 years, the ule, and our service members 3,373.66. Shares also fell on the smaller mar - support. airport to foreign visitors kept tourists quire the renaming of certain NdAA has been passed on a bi - who are in harm's way defending ket in southern china's Shenzhen. but else - The US congress last week away this year. The Palestinian Authority military installations. The Act al - partisan and bicameral basis, our country's principles will not where, christmas eve trading was upbeat. passed the National defense last week banned intercity travel in the so restricts the president's abili - Pelosi said, the President's veto have access to the hazard pay Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.5% on Authorisation Act (NdAA) for areas it administers in the israeli-occu - ty to preserve our nation's secu - of the National defense they are owed, he said. Thursday to 26,665.72 and the Hang Seng in fiscal year 2021. it was passed pied West bank, keeping even rity by arbitrarily limiting the Authorisation Act is an act of House Majority Leader Hong Kong edged 0.1% higher, to 26,383.13. in the US House of Palestinian visitors away. The restric - amount of military construction staggering recklessness that Steny Hoyer said that NdAA was in South Korea, the Kospi jumped 1% to representatives by a vote of 335- tions limited attendance to dozens of res - funds that can be used to re - harms our troops, endangers our a product of true bipartisanship 2,785.26. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% 78-1 and in the Senate by a vote idents and a small entourage of religious spond to a national emergency, security and undermines the will and reflects congress' commit - to 6,674.40. Although some reshuffling of of 84-13. officials. he said. in a time when adver - of the bipartisan congress. ment to the safety and success of portfolios in emerging Asia was to be expected your failure to terminate the saries have the means to directly Pelosi said that Trump's veto men and women in uniform. ahead of the holiday break. very dangerous national security Glimpses of Future 9 hEalth JAMMU, fridAy, deceMber 25, 2020 Winter Friendly Foods To Boost Immunity
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Psoriasis in Snoring- Indication of Sleep Apnea Senior Consultant ENT, Apollo breathing disorder defined as the cessa - Hospitals, Bangalore, India tion of breathing for 10 seconds or more (an apnea) at least five times per hour of Children leep is not just resting or taking a sleep. during sleep, the body's muscles re - break from busy routines - it is lax, which can cause excess tissue to col - Sessential to physical and emo - lapse into the upper airway (back of the tional health. Adequate sleep may also play mouth, nose and throat) and block breath - a role in helping the body recover from ill - ing. When breathing is interrupted by an ness and injury. even occasional sleeping obstruction in the airway, the brain doesn't problems can make daily life feel more get enough oxygen. The body reacts by stressful and less productive. waking enough to start breathing again. How serious is snoring? These arousals may occur hundreds of Snoring does not only keep you awake times each night but do not fully awaken the whole night, but it can also annoy your the patient, who remains unaware of the spouse and even destroy your happy rela - loud snoring, choking and gasping for air tionship. relationships had been termi - that are typically associated with obstruc - nated and marriages destroyed all because tive sleep apnea. The symptoms include of snoring. Just imagine if you had to use feeling tired in the morning like you didn't separate bedrooms or even divorce be - get enough rest. The individual may fall cause your spouse can't take it any longer. asleep during the day and may spend more in addition to posing a strain on relation - time in bed than normal. There is chronic ships, it can also indicate a possibly dan - daytime exhaustion and long-term cardio - Old age : tors all night and makes sure all equipment gerous and life-threatening disease. vascular stress. After many years with this Snoring gets worse with old age. is working properly. The results of the What causes snoring? disorder elevated blood pressure and heart Blocked nose : study will be discussed by your doctor in - The noisy sounds of snoring occur enlargements may occur. if your nose is blocked at night, this cluding whether your air passage is when there is an obstruction to the free Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea: may cause snoring. blocked and whether you have sleep apnea. flow of air through the passages at the back Obesity – fatty cells infiltrate the Sleeping position : Treatment: of the nose and mouth. This area is the col - throat tissue, possibly narrowing the air - Lying on your back causes the tongue Lifestyle changes: lapsible part of the airway. When you ways. to fall backwards and block the airway. Sleeping on one’s side instead of on breathe in your sleep, the tongue, muscles Snoring may actually be a cause of Children: one’s back can reduce sleep apnea of the upper throat and the soft palate (roof changes that triggers some cases of sleep Large tonsils and adenoids can cause Patients who are overweight should at - of the mouth that separates nasal and oral apnea, and not a consequence of it. severe snoring and sleep apnea. tempt to reduce their weight cavities) collide with the uvula. Air is family history – inherited characteris - Symptoms : Patients should quit smoking forced through a narrow airway, causing a tics in the face and neck can cause breath - Loud snoring Alcohol should not be consumed with - loud vibration. 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Although some may hear their relaxed either from alcohol or drugs the P own snores when they're half awake, most tongue falls backwards and causes ob - way to rule out sleep apnea. A sleep study continuous Positive Airflow Pressure (plaques). These plaques can vary in size and distribution records how the lungs, heart and other (cPAP) involves wearing a mask that sup - from person to person. in some people it may affect small snorers are often unaware that they snore struction. parts of the body function while one is plies a steady stream of air through the areas of skin while others may have large areas covering until they are told of it. Male gender. asleep. it is painless, risk free and takes nose during sleep. The airflow keeps the their body. What is sleep apnea? Too tight collars may irritate neck tis - one full night. Videotaping of the sleep is nasal passages open sufficiently to prevent What kinds of psoriasis occur in children? Sleep apnea is a debilitating sleep and sues. done and a technician watches the moni - sleep apnea. each of the patterns of psoriasis described in adults can be seen in children. These include: · flexural psoriasis (red areas between skin folds) Bond with your teenage son through these simple advices · Scalp psoriasis (thick scales found on areas of the scalp) ow many times ing bicycling at midnight or them know that they are the world before, with their · Nail psoriasis (nail dystrophy related to psoriasis) have parents sneaking away from the growing and developing ideologies and actions. · Acute guttate psoriasis (small red plaques occurring Hstruggled to house to go at a part. Their every day. 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Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU fridAy deceMber 25, 2020 Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Ranbir Kapoor finally calls Alia Bhatt his Bigg Boss 14: Rubina Dilaik's saasu Suhana Khan asks Disney to maa is confident of her bahu's win; make an Indian princess says, 'Koi shak ki gunjaish nahi because there isn't any girlfriend; hopes to marry her in 2021
bigg boss 14 has one strong contender in form of rubina dilaik. The Shakti actress is winning fans with her strong opinions and fair stance. People are also enjoying the chemistry of #rubiNav. Abhinav Shukla and she have been a pillar of support for one another in bigg boss 14. The couple have been trolled for being too picky and boring, but have played smartly all along. in fact, Abhinav Shukla is getting full support from all fans of rubina dilaik. The couple have proved ranbir Kapoor and Alia Masand, ranbir Kapoor He has been staying with his two-three films every day." to be good strategists so far on the show. rubina has a huge fan base from her work in shows like bhatt are one of the most opened up about her personal girlfriend, Alia bhatt during On the professional front, chhoti bahu and Shakti. Now, a video has come loved couples in bollywood. A life and about the news about the lockdown. He was asked if ranbir Kapoor and Alia bhatt where Abhinav Shukla's mom is saying that she is lot has been said about their his wedding. ranbir Kapoor he took any online classes. will next be seen in director confident that rubina dilaik will come out as a relationship and many specu - said that he would have been ranbir Kapoor said, "My girl - Ayan Mukerji's action-adven - winner. She says there is no doubt about it. it is a lated that they will get mar - married to Alia bhatt if the friend Alia is a bit of an over - ture-fantasy venture, known fact that she is a much loved daughter-in- ried soon. Now, ranbir pandemic wouldn't have hap - achiever, and she probably brahmastra. The film also law. As we know, rubina dilaik confessed on the Kapoor has finally confessed pened. i don’t want to jinx it took every class there is -- stars Amitabh bachchan, show that Abhinav Shukla and her marriage ran that he is hoping to get mar - by saying anything. i want to from guitar to screenwriting. i Nagarjuna Akkineni, dimple into trouble. She said that they would fight on a ried soon to his girlfriend Alia tick mark that goal very soon always feel like an under - Kapadia and Mouni roy in daily basis. it seems they were contemplating di - bhatt. The actor revealed that in my life," he said. There achiever next to her. but no, i pivotal roles. it marks the vorce. The show has helped them improve their if there had not been a pan - have been many speculations didn’t take any classes. third collaboration between equation. They had given each other time of six demic situation, the two about their wedding happen - initially, we were dealing with ranbir Kapoor and Ayan months or so. it seems Abhinav Shukla's parents would have got married al - ing soon and ranbir Kapoor the family crisis, and then i Mukerji after Wake Up Sid were unaware of this crisis. rubina dilaik's folks ready. in an interview with has now confirmed that they got into reading, spent time and yeh Jawaani Hai knew about it. rahul Vaidya told Abhinav Shukla film journalist rajeev will get married soon in 2021. with my family, and i watch deewani. that he read his dad's interview in some portal.
KL Rahul sends virtual roses to Athiya Shetty after she posts Aditi Rao Hydari pens emotional note for Sufiyum Sujathayum maker a pic holding a bunch of sunflowers; fans term him 'hero Naranipuzha Shanavas who passes happy. After seeing the picture, KL rahul sent her virtual roses. Needless away after heart attack to say, people were quite thrilled to see this PdA between the two. People showered love on KL rahul calling him 'Hero' and 'Lover'. Some people even teased Athiya Shetty about her outfit asking if it belonged to KL rahul. The batsman is now in Australia with the indian cricket team for the series, Shah rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan had which is a very long one. KL rahul has caught attention of the social media users when she been away for a long time now. He was had opened up about being bullied for her dark skin in the UAe for the iPL, and flew straight tone. And now the 20-year-old has rightly pointed to Australia for the series. The two have that there is no disney princess hailing from india apparently been dating for a year now. yet. in September, Suhana had revealed how she On the occasion of her birthday, he was told she is ugly because of her skin tone since wished his 'mad child' by posting a pic she was 12 years old. She said she has not got her of them together. Hardik Pandya called skin lightened, adding that she would never do it. them 'Lovelies', while Surya Kumar "There's a lot going on right now and this is one of yadav left an evil eye emoji. it was the issues we need to fix!! this isn't just about me, it's enough to confirm matters for fans. about every young girl/boy who has grown up feel - father Suniel Shetty is also fond of KL ing inferior for absolutely no reason. Here are just a rahul. both of them are from few of the comments made about my appearance. Karnataka. in fact, he is pretty cool i've been told i'm ugly because of my skin tone, by about everything. He has said that as an full grown men and women, since i was 12 years actor he is aware that rumours about old," she had written while sharing a few screen - personal life always do the rounds in shots of the comments on her appearance. Suhana showbiz. it means that they met is studying filmmaking in New york. currently, she through Akanksha ranjan who is a is in Mumbai and spending time with her family. common friend. The couple kept it The 20-year-old is SrK and Gauri Khan's second cryptic for a long time but are opening One of the actress-cricketer jodis saw that during Athiya Shetty's birth - child, after their son Aryan, who was born in 1997. up now. KL rahul has made inroads in - that is making news is that Athiya day. Well, the lady posted a picture of in 2013, the couple welcomed their third child to the indian cricket team after his great Shetty and KL rahul. The two know to her holding a bunch of sunflowers. She Abram via surrogacy. work in the iPL. He is also very popular keep the love alive via social media. We captioned it as flowers made her very with the youth. Hrithik Roshan praises Dimple Kapadia's performance in Tenet; says, 'The charm, the power, the poise, the seductive eyes, Dimple aunty you are something else!
christopher Nolan's sci-fi venture masterpiece. Speaking about bagging Tenet, which was the first big release af - the role in Tenet, dimple told e Times, ter pandemic, garnered appreciation "i got a call for an audition, which i and accolades for its story and perform - thought was a prank call. Why would ances across the globe. While we saw christopher Nolan want me for his many celebs praising the film, the latest film? i am nowhere on the radar. i told star to gaga over the film and dimple my nephew (Karan Kapadia), ‘Koi meri The year 2020 has been a devastating one for the world Kapadia's performance was none other taang kheench raha hoga. don’t get of showbiz. We have lost so many luminous talents. than the Greek God of bollywood, your hopes too high.’ i wondered what Malayalam filmmaker Naranipuzha Shanavas passed away at a private hospital in Kochi after suffering a cardiogenic Hrithik roshan, who shared a insta-sto - if i couldn’t remember my lines to save shock last week in coimbatore. He was filming his movie, ry of dimple Kapadia along with John my life! i don’t do auditions anymore Gandhirajan when the incident happened. He was rushed to david Washington and wrote, "Hers is (smiles!). Then i thought let me give it the icU of KG Hospital in coimbatore, and later taken to unmistakably one of the best perform - a shot to see whether i can do it. i did it Aster Medicity in Kochi. He passed away on Wednesday ances by an indian actor in an interna - and sent it across. Then i was told that evening in Kochi. Actor Vijay babu posted a condolence tional film. Just brilliant!!!! The charm, Nolan is coming to india and i was re - message on his facebook and informed of the sad develop - the power, the poise, the seductive eyes, quested to do an audition for him. i ment. His last film Sufiyum Sujathayum released on dimple aunty you are something else! went with Karan to take a picture with Amazon Prime Video. Aditi rao Hydari wrote on instagram, Go see Tenet for Her." While the audi - Nolan, and thought ‘Part toh milne "As kind and sensitive as his stories. rest in Peace Shanavas ence are raving about dimple Kapadia's wala hai nahin, photo hi sahi.’ When i sir. i Hope your Sufi soul finds a place as beautiful as the one you created for us in Sufiyum Sujathayum. Gone too soon. performance, the actress recently re - got the part, i was nervous and was My Prayers and condolences to the family." Vijay babu vealed that earlier, when she got an audi - wondering how do i prepare for the wrote on facebook, "(you have gone, leaving behind a life - tion, she thought it was a prank as why role. i told my mother, ‘Mom, your time of memories and a lot of stories you told me. Our Sufi) the filmmaker like Nolan, would want daughter is working with one of the We tried our best for u shaanu love u lots." The filmmaker her in the film. The actress also called the biggest directors in the world.’ i was only 37. Actor Jayasurya who was also a part of Sufiyum filmmaker a man of few words and said haven’t seen her smile like that in Sujatayum also shared a picture of him hugging that she loved Prestige and called it a years. Naranipuzha Shanavas. He said he was at a loss of words. 11 LOCAL ##+ ( . #(
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