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Price: Rs.1 | Page 12 | Vol. No.: 11 | Issue No: 172 Postal Registration No. JK-458/16-18 epaper.dailyjammurising.in RNI No: JKENG/2011/40494 BRIEF NEWS Nation salutes soldiers who laid down their lives Heavy showers lash in Jammu region, roads Militant killed in encounter with for country's safety, security: President waterlogged, MeT issues warning JAMMU RISING JAMMU RISING JAMMU, JULY 26 security forces in JAMMU, JULY 26 Heavy rains lashed in the President Ram Nath Jammu region early morning Kulgam Kovind, who visited the on Monday thus waterlog- A militant was on Monday Dagger War Memorial in ging roads and causing trou- killed in an encounter which Jammu and Kashmir's Bara- ble to commuters. ensued after security forces mulla district on Monday, However, MeT have also launched a Cordon and Search said it evokes profound re- issued warning and forecast Operation (CASO) in south spect for the brave fighters fresh spell of rains in next Kashmir district of Kulgam. who laid down their lives for few days. the safety and security of the Official sources said that Rainwater gushed inside country. Kovind was sched- following specific information the houses in many low lying about presence of militants, a uled to visit the War Memor- ial at Drass in Ladakh to pay areas of Jammu city. joint CASO was launched by homage to personnel of the Police have also advised Special Operations Group armed forces killed in the people to avoid travel on (SOG) of J&K Police, Army 1999 Kargil war, but bad Jammu-Srinagar national and CRPF at Aharbal in Kul- weather forced cancellation highway due to inclement gam on Monday. of plans and he instead paid weather that triggered shoot- tributes to martyrs on the ing stones. „Turn to page 2 22nd anniversary of Kargil who have been safeguarding War Memorial evokes pro- Jai Hind!" he wrote. The Report from Katra--the "Due to dense fog in the reaches. Vijay Diwas at Baramulla. our borders in the most hos- found respect for the brave president, who was accom- base camp of Shri Mata Trikuta Hills, the chopper The rainwater entered tile terrains under adverse fighters who laid down their panied by Jammu and Kash- Business activities The president, in a message Vaishno Devi Shrine--in service remained hit," police many houses in low lying ar- weather conditions as our lives for the safety and secu- mir Lieutenant Governor in the visitor's book at the Reasi district-- said that no said. eas like Bhagwati Nagar, Ta- frontline troops." They have rity of our country. I am sure Manoj Sinha, also visited the resume after week- Dagger War Memorial, untoward incident was re- The water level in River lab Tillo, Jewel Chowk, Ra- wrote: "The nation salutes scripted exceptional stories that this memorial will edu- High Altitude Warfare ported due to rains except of indomitable courage, cate the people of India about School at Gulmarg and inter Tawi was also swelled due to jinder Nagar, Qasim Nagar, end lockdown lifted the soldiers and officers of chopper service to Sanjhi continuous rain in the upper the 19th Infantry Division, bravery and sacrifice, he said the highest values of the In- Chhat remained hit. „Turn to page 2 in Srinagar in his message. "The Dagger dian army and inspire them. „Turn to page 2 Business and other activ- Heavy rainfall activity likely ities resumed on Monday over north, east India over Jammu and Kashmir reports 102 Vijay Diwas celebrated at Kargil War after weekend lockdown imposed by the authorities next three-four days: IMD to prevent spread of NEW DELHI, JULY 26 fresh Covid cases, 1 death Memorial in Drass Heavy rainfall activity is JAMMU RISING wreath and paid his tributes Col Musavi said this year's COVID-19 in Srinagar was JAMMU RISING 3, Shopian 1, Jammu 4, Ud- COVID-19 patients have re- expected over north and east JAMMU, JULY 26 to the fallen soldiers in a cer- Kargil Vijay Diwas celebra- lifted. JAMMU, JULY 26 hampur 3, Rajouri 7, Doda 3, covered and discharged from India during the next three- emony held at Kargil War tions were unique in two The administration has Jammu and Kashmir re- Kathua 0, Samba 1, Kishtwar various hospitals including Rich tributes were on four days, the India Meteoro- Monday paid to the soldiers, Memorial, symbolising ways as the Kargil Vijay Di- decided to lift the weekend ported 102 new covid-19 2, Poonch 1, Ramban 0 and 56 from Jammu Division and logical Department (IMD) who laid down their lives in 'Shradhanjali' from the entire was coincided with the cases even as one more per- Reasi 0. 133from Kashmir Division. lockdown in the Union Ter- said on Monday. the 1999 war, on the 22nd an- nation to the Bravehearts,? 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh Vic- son died due to the virus in The Government on Mon- Besides this, 99.35 percent ritory (UT) of Jammu and The low pressure area over niversary of Vijay Diwaz at he said. tory Flame' reaching the last 24 hours, officials said day informed that 102 new of population above the age Kashmir following consid- northwest Madhya Pradesh Kargil War Memorial in this Meanwhile, President Kargil War Memorial. ?The on Monday. positive cases of novel of 45 years has been vacci- erable drop in the COVID - has become less marked. border town of the Union Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Journey of the Victory Flame They said 20 of the cases Corona virus (COVID-19), nated across the Jammu and However, the associated cy- Territory of Ladakh. Drass to pay homage to the across the country commem- „Turn to page 2 20 from Jammu division and Kashmir. clonic circulation over north- were reported from Jammu Defence Ministry indomitable courage and sac- orates 50 years of triumph in 82 from Kashmir division, The Bulletin also informs west Madhya Pradesh and Division and 82 from Kash- spokesperson Colonel Em- rifice of the Indian armed the 1971 Indo-Pak War,? he 6 Assam Cops Killed As have been reported today, that No confirmed case of neighbourhood persists. mir Valley, taking the case ron Musavi told UNI that a forces at Kargil War Memor- said. BorderViolence With Another cyclonic circula- tally to 320759. thus taking the total number Mucormycosis has been re- solemn ceremony to cele- ial in Drass, the second cold- He said today the proceed- tion lies over North Bay of Providing the district-wide of positive cases in Jammu ported today, thus the total brate the Kargil Vijay Diwas est place in the world, was ings commenced with the re- Bengal. Under its influence, details, Srinagar reported 47 and Kashmir to 320759. Also number of confirmed cases at the Kargil War Memorial cancelled due to bad weather. ception of the 'Swarnim Vi- Mizoram Escalates cases, Baramulla 13, 01 COVID-19 death has remains 35 in the UT of Six police officers from a low pressure area is likely was held on Monday. The President instead laid a jay Varsh Victory Flame' at to form over North Bay of Budgam 3, Pulwama 6, Kup- been reported from Jammu J&K. ?Ladakh Lt Governor RK wreath at Baramulla War me- the Kargil War Memorial by Assam were killed in the wara 4, Anantnag 1, Bandi- division. According to the daily fresh violence that broke Mathur, who was the Chief morial in north Kashmir to „Turn to page 2 pora 1, Ganderbal 3, Kulgam Moreover, 189 more „Turn to page 2 Guest of the occasion, laid a pay homage to the martyrs. „Turn to page 2 out today at the disputed Assam-Mizoram border, ITBP carries rescue Assam Chief Minister Four of family among 5 killed in two New cameras, sensors deployed by Indian Himanta Biswa Sarma has operations in Jammu said. There were reports of firing from the border area after flash floods forces to monitor Chinese activities along LAC — which lie over Assam’s road mishaps in J&K's Ramban JAMMU RISING “The high resolution unat- work in a briefing to a parlia- Cachar district and JAMMU RISING Sachit Bhagat and Mehul passengers and vehicle has damage houses JAMMU, JULY 26 tended or remote-controlled mentary committee to keep a Bhagat, travelling from Sri- been found," said the officer. Along with the help of cameras help in keeping a close watch on the Chinese „Turn to page 2 JAMMU, JULY 26 JAMMU RISING Five persons including nagar to Jammu, met with an Meanwhile in another in- JAMMU, JULY 26 satellites and drones, Indian close watch on activities in actions there. Court Frames four of a family are feared accident near Mehar in Ram- cident in the morning, one Indo-Tibetan Border Po- security forces are also creat- far-flung areas and locations Meanwhile, India and killed and 12 injured in two ban district. person was killed and 12 in- lice on Monday undertook re- ing a network of surveillance and also give time to ground China are expected to hold Terror Charges separate road accidents in "As per eye witnesses, the jured when a truck collided lief and rescue operations in cameras and sensors to keep a troops to reach there,” they the 12th round of talks any said. time now to discuss the reso- Ramban district of Jammu driver suddenly lost control with tempo along Jammu- the Rajiv Nagar area of close watch on the Chinese The sources said the sur- lution of issues at the Gogra Against PDPLeader and Kashmir. and could not stop due to Srinagar national highway in Jammu where a dozen houses Army along the Line of Ac- tual Control. veillance network compris- Heights and Hot Springs Senior Superintendent of which the car plunged into Ramban district. were damaged by flash Waheed-ur-Rehman “A number of these new ing these cameras and sen- friction points. Police Ramban, P D Nitya the river. The SSP said that an infor- floods after heavy rains, said cameras and sensors have sors is helping the ground The Indian security forces Search and rescue opera- mation was received that a ITBP. Parra said that an information was been deployed along the commanders respond swiftly and establishment have been A special court has received that one Swift Car, tions are underway by teams truck driven by Kabir Ahmed ITBP informed that due to heavy rains, the drainage sys- Line of Actual Control from to situations there. asking China to solve the is- framed terror charges driven by Rakesh Kumar of of District police, QRT and Khan, son of Mohammad tem got blocked, and the Eastern Ladakh to Arunachal The Indian Army had sue first before taking upon against Waheed-ur- Paloura, Jammu along with DRF. Hussain Khan, resident of Pradesh to keep a track of ad- highlighted the need for cre- Rehman Parra, a senior his wife Asha Rani and sons, "Till now no clue of the „Turn to page 2 „Turn to page 2 versary’s activities.” ating this surveillance net- „Turn to page 2 PDP leader and close aide of former Jammu and Provide drinking water in all schools, anganwadi centres Science Ministry to set Kashmir chief minister Regressive laws replaced by progressive reforms to Mehbooba Mufti, based up ‘Centre of on a police charge sheet by Aug 15, Chief Secretary to Jal Shakti Department Excellence’: Dr Jitendra facilitate socio-economic development in J&K: LG JAMMU RISING claiming that he was an JAMMU RISING JAMMU RISING JAMMU, JULY 26 asset for Pakistan-based JAMMU, JULY 26 JAMMU, JULY 26 The Chief Secretary, Dr. terror groups and that his The Union Ministry of Sci- Lieutenant Governor, Arun Kumar Mehta today 13-year journey as a jour- ence & Technology is to set Manoj Sinha today attended chaired a meeting to review nalist and politician from up a first-of-its-kind “Centre the Valedictory session at the the progress achieved under of Excellence”, in the North- 3-day long Young Thinkers 2007 was a “saga of sub- the centrally sponsored east . Meet-2021 at SKICC here. terfuge, deceit and dou- scheme ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ The prestigious project for The Lt Governor inter- ble-dealing”. in Jammu and Kashmir. new functional household under the scheme. establishing “Centre for Bio- acted with the Youth who The court had heard ar- Commissioner/Secretary tap connections (FHTC) to It was informed that dur- Resources and Sustainable came from different guments on the framing of Jal Shakti Department and 21,650 households during ing 2021-22, 1,97,593 Development as a Centre of States/UT, and shared the charges from the defence Mission Director, Jal Jeevan the current financial year. households in Kashmir Excellence” was sanctioned progressive and reformative and the prosecution ear- Mission along with con- The Department has also province and 4,90,583 by the Department of measures taken by the J&K lier this month and it al- cerned officers of the Depart- covered more than 90% households in Jammu Biotechnology and is com- Government for the rapid de- lowed framing of charges ment participated in the schools and anganwadi cen- province will be connected plete for formal inauguration velopment of UT. meeting. highlighted the important opment process. against Parra, who is tres, 51% health institutions with functional household shortly. The exact location of Addressing the young par- It was informed that the role of the youth in the devel- „Turn to page 2 and 34% gram panchayats „ „Turn to page 2 ticipants, the Lt Governor „Turn to page 2 Department has provided Turn to page 2 CMYK CMYK CMYK Jammu, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 2 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS FROM PAGE ONE

The CIK, which is mandated to probe cases under the active positive, 10621 recoveries (including 10 cases recov- policies are now integral parts of governance”. Militant killed in encounter with se- UAPA and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act ered today) and 225 deaths; Doda has 7189 positive cases (in- Speaking on the interventions made by the government to (PMLA), took sanction for Parra”s prosecution from the cluding 03 cases reported today) with 68 Active positive, 6997 bring reforms in all major sectors in the UT, the Lt Governor curity forces in Kulgam Jammu and Kashmir Home Department under the Un- recovered (including 13 cases recovered today) and 124 deaths; stated that unprecedented progress has been achieved at the However, they said when security forces were moving towards lawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Kathua has 9257 positive caseswith 04 active positive cases, grass root level. the target area, militants hiding there fired at them with automatic The CIK had filed a case last year against unknown 9103 recovered (including 01 cases recovered today)and 150 He also reiterated the Government’s determination and com- weapons. ''The security forces retaliated, ensuing in an encounter,'' deaths; Samba has 7121positive caseswith 31 active positive mitment to facilitate socio-economic development and take politicians and others based on “reliable and confidential they said, adding one unidentified militant was killed in the initial cases, 6971 recoveries (including 05 cases recovered today)and industrialization to the block level. sources” who said some political functionaries were mis- exchange of fire. 119 deaths; Kishtwar has 4624 positive cases (including 02 Recounting the major breakthroughs made in the gover- using their power and helping militants. They said the operation was still going on when the reports last cases reported today) with 46 Active Positive, 4534 recoveries nance front, the Lt Governor said that with initiatives like e- came in. ''Security forces have been rushed to the area to foil any at- In March this year, Parra was charge-sheeted by the (including 03 cases recovered today) and 44 deaths; Poonch has Office, empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions, 100% satu- tempts by militants to escape,'' they said. National Investigation Agency (NIA) and it was alleged 6246 positive cases (including 01 cases reported today) with 42 ration of all welfare schemes, extending handholding to youth, They said additional security forces have also been deployed in that the PDP youth leader had paid Rs 5 crore to the son- active positive, 6110 recoveries (including 07 cases recovered strengthening health & educational infrastructure, bringing adjoining areas to maintain law and order. in-law of hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali today) and 94 deaths; Ramban has 5951 positive caseswith 22 transparency in the execution of works, and completing the Shah Geelani for keeping Kashmir in turmoil after the active positive cases, 5863 recoveries (including 03 cases recov- projects hanging in for long in record time, the UT Govern- Business activities resume after weekend lock- death of Burhan Wani, a commander of the Hizbul Mu- ered today)and 66 deaths while Reasi has 6219 positive cas- ment has paved a solid foundation for the rapid growth of J&K. jahideen terrorist group, in 2016. eswith 27 active positive cases, 6149recoveries (including 01 We have set a target of completing 30,000 projects, besides down lifted in Srinagar The NIA accused Parra, who was arrested last Novem- cases recovered today)and 43 deaths. providing financial assistance to 50,000 youth this year, he ber, of being involved with banned terrorist groups such According to the bulletin, among the total 320759 positive added. 19 positive cases during the past few weeks. cases in J&K, 22804 have been reported as travelers while In his address, the Lieutenant Governor paid homage to the However, congregational prayers will remain suspended in as the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The NIA alleged that after the death of Wani, who was 297955 as others. gallantry of the martyrs and heroes of Kargil war on the eve of main shrines and other religious places in the valley, where killed in an encounter with the Army in July 2016, Parra The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts from “Kargil Vijay Diwas”. educational institutions also remained shut. got in touch with Altaf Ahmad Shah, alias Altaf Fantoosh, which the patients have been traced or are ordinarily residing. “I salute the valour and courage of the brave hearts of Indian Shops and business establishments reopened this morn- Meanwhile, a 24x7 COVID Control Room has been set up for Army who defeated the nefarious design of the enemy and lib- and asked him to ensure that the valley was kept on the ing in Srinagar, including historic Lal Chowk, the nerve cen- redressal of the grievances related to COVID-19 positive pa- erated the Indian Territory from the infiltrators. My humble boil with widespread unrest and stone-pelting. tre of the city, Budshah Chowk, Regal Chowk, Amira Kadal, tients admitted in the Associated Hospitals of Government tributes to our immortal heroes who fought till their last breath In January this year Parra was granted bail by the NIA Medical College, Jammu and Government Hospital, Gandhi to protect the sovereignty and integrity of our great nation”, Hari Singh High Street (HSHS) Batmaloo and other busi- court, which said there was no reference to him in the ness hubs after weekend lockdown. Nagar, Jammu. Patients or attendants can call at 0191– 258 said the Lt Governor. original as well as the supplementary charge sheets pre- 5444 (Control Room), Exchange: 0191-258 2626 / 258 5542 / Shaurya Doval, Member, Board of Governors, India Founda- Business activities also resumed in the down town, includ- sented in July and October last year respectively. 258 4290 /258 4291 / 258 4292 / 258 4293/ 258 4294 for assis- tion, in his welcome address highlighted the aims and objectives ing Nallahmar road. Jamia market was also open though the However, he was arrested by the CIK Wing in the tance. of the India Foundation for increasing awareness and advocat- congregational prayers in historic Jamia Masjid remained case related to nexus between mainstream politicians The bulletin has informed the people that, the best way to ing views on issues of both national and international impor- suspended for the past over two months. Anjuman Auqaf and secessionists, and he continues to be in jail since protect themselves from COVID-19 is by maintaining physical tance. Jamia Masjid (AAJM), headed by Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar then. His bail was rejected by the NIA court in Srinagar. distance of at least 2 meter from others, frequently cleaning Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation delivered the Vote of Farooq has announced suspension of all prayers in the New cameras, sensors deployed by Indian forces to monitor Chi- hands with an alcohol based hand sanitizer or washing them Thanks. Masjid in the wake of the pandemic. nese activities along LAC with soap and water and following good respiratory etiquette Ram Madhav, Member, Board of Governors, India Founda- Similarly, prayers in shrines and other worship places un- other points like de-escalation. and hygiene. tion, members of Board of Trustees and other office bearers of der the management of J&K Waqf board also remained sus- The issue of the Charding Nullah area is also expected to be As a measure for social distancing in public places and work- the Foundation were present on the occasion. pended due to COVID. taken up for discussions in future meetings as the Chinese have places wearing a face cover is compulsory. Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor SMC, and Nitishwar Kumar, The bulletin again explained that early detection of COVID- Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor were also present on Reports of normal business activities were also received put up tents there and not vacating the positions despite Indian requests. 19 can prevent the spread of disease so we need to be responsi- the occasion. from other parts of Srinagar, including uptown and outskirts. Army sources maintain that a status quo remains in place in ble for the well-being of ourselves and everyone around us. Total lockdown was imposed in Srinagar and other parts of the Charding Nullah area the issue which started a couple of “Not disclosing symptoms could put life of individuals and Four of family among 5 killed in two road the Kashmir valley in March this year following sudden in- years ago. their families at risk. In case of symptoms like fever, cough crease in the COVID cases. However, lockdown was relaxed However, sources said the Chinese have increased the num- and difficulty in breathing report early. Do not fear, call mishaps in J&K's Ramban in a phased manner following improvement in the situation. ber of tents in the Charding Nullah area around 10 but they COVID-19 helpline numbers and seek medical advice”. Rafiabad, Baramulla was on its way from Srinagar towards The authorities in Srinagar announced to lift the weekend have reduced it again. Advisory has further exhorted upon the people not to step Jammu and when it reached at Chamalwas Khatana Basti at lockdown though night curfew will remain inforce as a pre- The Chinese have been talking to India after their aggres- out of home, unless absolutely necessary. “If you have to move around 0609 hours lost control and collided with Tempo, which sive manoeuvres last year, but not much has been achieved cautionary measure to prevent further spread of corona. out for unavoidable reasons, ensure that you wear a mask and was on its way towards Srinagar. other than partial withdrawal along the banks of the Pangong practice social distancing, personal hygiene and frequent hand "The accident resulted in injuries to the passengers travel- 6 Assam Cops Killed As BorderViolence With Tso Lake. ( washing with soap and water.” ling in tempo who were labourers from Bijnore," said the SSP. Heavy rainfall activity likely over north, east India over next In case of any emergency people can avail free ambulance She said that one Sajid Ahmed, 37, son of Qayoom was re- three-four days: IMD services 24x7 at their doorsteps by calling on toll-free number ferred to GMC Anantnag but later succumbed. Mizoram Escalates Bengal and neighbourhood around July 28. The injured were identified as (driver), Karanjeet Singh, 40, Mizoram’s Kolasib district — and attacks on government 108 while as pregnant women and sick infants can avail free am- Due to the influence of these two systems, widespread rain- bulance services by dialing toll-free number 102. Gajinder Singh, 45, Mohammad Ayooub, 39, Satish Kumar, vehicles. fall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely People can also call on toll-free national helpline number 39, Nazir Ahmed, 27, Shah Nawaz, 28, Omesh, 24, Akshay, The violence took place two days after Union Home over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Pun- 1075; J&K COVID-19 Helpline Numbers 0191- 2549676 (UT 20, Mohammad Anwar, 35 and Tahir Ahmed, 36. Minister Amit Shah met all Chief Ministers of the jab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh till July 29 and its level Cell), 0191-2520982, 0191-2674444, 0191-2674115 (For Acase has been registered and investigations taken up, police northeast at Shillong. Mr Shah has dialled Chief Ministers intensity will reduce thereafter. Jammu Division), 0194-2440283 & 0194-2430581 (For Kash- added. of both states and asked them to resolve the border issue. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also likely over Hi- mir Division) for support, guidance, and response to health- Science Ministry to set up ‘Centre of Excellence’: Dr (Agencies) machal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on July 27 and 28 and over related queries on Novel Corona virus Disease (COVID-19). Jitendra Court Frames Terror Charges Against PDP northwest Uttar Pradesh on July 27. The bulletin has informed that the Directorate of Indian Sys- the project is at Kimin, district Papum Pare in Arunachal Leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy tems of Medicine, J&K is distributing AYUSH Medicines hav- Pradesh and the construction of the new building as well other falls are likely to continue over east Rajasthan and west Madhya ing immunity boosting, immuno-modulator, anti-oxidant, reju- infrastructure has been completed. Built at a cost of nearly Rs. alleged to have established a nexus with terrorists. Pradesh till July 26 and reduce thereafter. He sought support from terrorists for political gains venator, anti-stress, metabolism regulator, anti-allergic, 50 crore, the funding agency is the Department of Biotechnol- There will be an enhanced rainfall activity with fairly wide- ogy, Government of India. and reciprocated by providing a range of help which led to anti-pyretic, anti-tussives, bronchodilator, etc. properties dur- spread to widespread rainfall and isolated heavy to very heavy Adelegation from Arunachal Pradesh led by Tapir Gao, Se- terror strikes. ing the COVID-19 pandemic. The department so far has pro- falls likely over east and adjoining central India including vided medicine to 21.91 lakh people that include various front- nior Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Nabam Rebia, Member The eight-page order made available on Monday stated Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand from July 27. line workers, senior citizens, PRIs, police/paramilitary of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Bamang Mangha, Chairman of that “prima facie there is sufficient evidence against the ac- Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy personnel and general masses. Moreover, preventive measures Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science & Technology cused for alleged commission of offences under Unlawful falls are very likely over Konkan, Goa, the ghat areas of central and Yoga therapies are also being advised to the people to take today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Activities (Prevention) Act and Indian Penal Code.” Maharashtra during the next three days and increase to isolated care of lifestyle/mental disorders so that physical and mental Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) The special NIA judge charged him with being a mem- heavy to very heavy falls over the region from July 29. health is ensured during this pandemic. Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, ber of a terror group, raising funds for them as well as Scores of lives have been lost due to landslides and floods in Public is advised to strictly follow the advisories issued by the Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and aiding an outfit. He was also charged under sections re- Maharashtra in the last two weeks. government from time to time and rely only on the informa- thanked on their behalf as well as on behalf of the people of lated to waging of war against the country, spreading dis- Jammu and Kashmir reports 102 fresh tion released by the government through the daily media bulletin Arunachal Pradesh in particular and the people of the entire affection against the government and criminal conspiracy. to print and electronic media. North Eastern Region in general. “I have gone through the police report as well as the Covid cases, 1 death People are also advised to refrain from spreading rumors and pay no heed to them at the same time. Vijay Diwas celebrated at Kargil War statements of the witnesses of the prosecution and have Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of applied my mind into the present facts and circum- 320759 positive cases, 1200are Active Positive, 315184 have re- Nation salutes soldiers who laid down their lives for country's Memorial in Drass stances levelled in the police report…as well as state- covered and 4375 have died; 2139 in Jammu division and 2236 safety, security: President General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff in the presence ments of the witnesses and the digital evidence against the in Kashmir division. of Lt Gen YK Joshi, GOC-in-C Northern Command, Lt Gen accused, there is sufficient evidence against the accused The Bulletin further said that out of 11424602 test results acted with troops there. "It has been a pleasure to visit the High Altitude Warfare School at Gulmarg. Established by the PGK Menon, GOC 14 Corps, Lt Gen DP Pandey, GOC 15 for alleged commission of offences…,” the judge said in his available, 11103843 samples have been tested as negative till to- Corps and Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, GOC 16 Corps, other day. great General Thimayya, it has emerged as one of the most pre- order. mier institutions in the field of warfare," Kovind wrote in the vis- officers, gallantry awardees, Veer Naris, NoKs of martyrs and Till date 2774770 persons have been enlisted for observa- With the help of five protected witnesses and technical itor''s book of training school. The president said that he was also civil dignitaries. tion which included 8100 persons in home quarantine including intelligence, the Criminal Investigation Kashmir (CIK), a happy to interact with the soldiers. "I wish them success in their It, he said was followed by a solemn Wreath Laying Cere- wing of the CID Department, submitted a charge sheet be- facilities operated by government, 1200 in isolation and endeavours to provide safety and security to our country. Jai mony by esteemed civil and military dignitaries. ?The gallantry fore the court alleging that Parra was hand in glove with 352339 in home surveillance. Besides, 2408756 persons have Hind!" he wrote. awardees of the Kargil War, next of kin of bravehearts, and terrorists to further the agenda of Pakistan-based terror completed their surveillance period. veer naris also paid their tributes to the fallen heroes with tear- Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Sri- Heavy showers lash in Jammu region, roads waterlogged, MeT groups and also to ensure that his political adversaries are ful nostalgia,? he said. nagar has 71234 positive cases (including 47 cases reported On this day, Indian soldiers declared victory in recapturing all neutralised. issues warning today) with 364 Active Positive, 70038 recovered (including 41 heights which were occupied by Pakistan intruders in winters. The 19-page charge sheet, with hundreds of pages of cases recovered today), 832 deaths; Baramulla has 23549 pos- Vinayak Bazar, Dogra Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Sainik Every year, the nation pays homage to the supreme sacrifices annexures, has given instances of his attempts to elimi- itive cases (including 13 cases reported today) with 65 Active Colony, Green Belt and many others. made by our Bravehearts during Operation VIJAYin the Kargil nate political opponents and to help his party leaders by Positive, 23202 recovered (including 14 cases recovered to- APolice spokesman said that no reports of any injury or ma- War of 1999. paying terror groups to swing the electoral battle in his day), 282 deaths; Budgam reported 22847 positive cases (in- jor damage have been reported so far. On Sunday morning a special event narrating the stories of party”s favour. cluding 03 cases reported today) with 54 active positive cases, As per MeT, heavy showers have occurred at many places of Operation VIJAY was organized by the Army at Lamochen His lawyer Shariq Reyaz has denied all these charges 22588 recovered (including 15 cases recovered today), 205 Jammu since early morning. near Drass where an account of the epic battles on Tololing, and said that he would contest the order against his deaths; Pulwama has 15151 positive cases (including 06 cases "Showers will stop gradually and more rain is most likely in Tiger Hill, Pt 4875 and other prominent features were narrated coming days," the Weatherman predicted. client. recovered today) with 62 Active Positive, 14895 recovered (in- with these very landmarks visible to the audience in front of He said, "we expect significant rise in water levels in all The charge sheet has highlighted his links to Pakistan- cluding 17 cases recovered today)and 194 deaths; Kupwara their eyes. has 14041 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today), 43 rivers especially of Jammu region," he said adding, "mostly Lt Gen MV Suchindra, GOC White Knight Corps along trained Abu Dujana and Abu Qassim, who were killed cloudy and pleasant weather is expected today." in separate encounters with security forces, and went on Active Positive, 13833 recoveries (including 06 cases recovered with Kargil War Heroes Sub Sanjay Kumar, PVC, Sub Yogen- dra Singh Yadav, PVC, including the gallantry award winners to allege that he used to meet them personally as well as today), 165 deaths; Anantnag district has 16309 positive cases ITBP carries rescue operations in Jammu after flash floods (including 01 cases reported today) with 45 Active Positive, and Veer Naris and NOKs of Kargil War attended the event. through Over Ground Workers (OGWs). damage houses The narration took everyone down the memory lane showcas- The police tracked his journey from 2007 when he 16059 recovered (including 19 cases recovered today), 205 deaths; Bandipora has 9461 positive cases (including 01 cases water entered many houses in Doda Basti, Belicharana areas ing the daring feat achieved by the valiant soldiers of Indian went to Pakistan and interviewed banned Hizbul Mu- reported today), with 34 Active Positive, 9327 recoveries (in- of Jammu. Army. jahideen”s chief Syed Salahuddin and broadcast it on his cluding 13 cases recovered today), 100 deaths; Ganderbal has According to the locals, the water has entered their houses and On Friday, to mark the 22 years of the Kargil war victory, 25 damaged heavily. Besides, in several areas of the city, waterlog- local media channel which was being operated from Pul- 9859 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 56 bikers from Indian Army reached the Drass Kargil War Memo- ging triggered by heavy rainfall was also witnessed. wama, his home district in south Kashmir. Active Positive, 9725 recoveries (including 05 cases recov- rial from Udhampur. The two-day bike rally was flagged off Parra joined the PDP in 2013 and “once ensconced in ered today) and 78 deaths; Kulgam has 11235 positive cases Regressive laws replaced by progressive reforms to facilitate socio-eco- by PVC Subedar Sanjay Kumar from Udhampur. the safety of a recognised political party…, the accused (including 03 cases recovered today) with 19 Active Positive, nomic development in J&K: LG Provide drinking water in all schools, anganwadi centres by Aug 15, systematically went about strengthening himself by 11099 recoveries (including 03 cases recovered today) and 117 Young progressive minds are the Leaders of Tomorrow. The Chief Secretary to Jal Shakti Department craftily deepening his roots on two sides of the divide — In- deaths while as Shopian has 5581 positive cases (including 01 young population aspires to be an integral part of the process of tap connections. cases reported today )with 12 active positive cases, 5511re- dia and Pakistan”. building New J&K, New India, observed the Lt Governor. The Chief Secretary directed the Department to provide coveriesand 58 deaths. “…Parra had the permission of the Pakistani establish- “I invite youth from other States/UTs to visit J&K and be a all schools and anganwadi centres with functional water con- Similarly, Jammu has 52715 positive cases (including 04 ment to keep throwing crumbs at India, allowing them witness to groundbreaking inclusive development” said the Lt nections before 15th August 2021. cases reported today) with 138 active positive cases, 51438 re- petty tactical gains and systematically pushing the over- Governor. The Department was asked to streamline its fee collection coveries (including 10 cases recovered today), 1139 deaths; all situation, slowly but surely, in favour of Pakistan in a Answering the queries of the young participants about the mechanism and billing cycle. It was advised to undertake Udhampur has 11275 positive cases (including 03 cases re- strategic sense. What played out over 13 years (2007- recent developments taking place in the UT, the Lt Governor re- bill generation and revenue collection on quarterly basis so as ported today), 19 active positive cases, 11121 recoveries (includ- 2020) was a saga of subterfuges, deceit and double marked that the “Regressive laws and rules have been replaced to reduce payment burden on customers and enhance De- ing 03 cases recovered today) and 135 deaths; Rajouri has meaning,” the charge sheet alleged. by the progressive reforms. Zero tolerance against Corruption, partment’s efficiency in revenue generation. 10895 positive cases (including 07 cases reported today) 49 Responsiveness, Transparency, Accountability, people-centric NEWS 3 Daily Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Anti-youth policies of BJP led to discontent Pochhal road needs Upgradation work and proper drainage facilities for smooth movement of vehicle. Er Anil Kumar Shan JAMMU RISING nic spots and film destination are present long period it's same as look like my and alienation, among youth: Shabir Khan JAMMU, JULY 26 there, but all are surviving on ventila- childhood days, with full of road Indian National Congress Senior tors/ ICU. Due to bad conditions of patches without drainage, Congested JAMMU RISING Leader Er Anil Kumar Shan said that road, infrastructure from turning point width, no development still Vehicle JAMMU, JULY 26 the Department and semi developed 'lower pochhal to hatta' main chowk, can't overtake each other like kishwar Block Congress Committee, Dangri personalities are in deep sleep. there without proper design, road width and - padar road. office bearers took oath of allegiance on road conditions are in worst conditions, drainage structure. Shan said i saw many political rallies their respective positions assigned by where vehicle movement is prohibited Shan said who is responsible for this? and bus services, "jammu to pochhal" party high command in the presence of as per there width of road surface. It's big question ? And turning point is starts from that particular busstand still National Coordinator AICC Vichaar Anil Kumar Shan said Lower pochhal still undeveloped due to what reason? junction look like a mini tunnel without Vibhag, Ex-MLAKalakote & Ex-MLC, is the hub of tourism sector and best pic- Iam confused by seeing this site, after top surface. Adv. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Vice- Chairman DDC Rajouri & District Con- gress President Rajouri and Former Minister Sh. Shabir Ahmed Khan and LJP frames new body for Reasi others in the district headquarters. While taking oath as office func- tionaries of Block Congress Committee (BCC) Dangri, participants pledge to District, various joined party work and function under the ambit and JAMMU RISING provisions of Indian National Congress JAMMU, JULY 26 under the leadership of Smt. Sonia In order to give a boost to Gandhi, Sh. Rahul Gandhi, S. Dr. Man- the party membership, Lok nohan Singh, Sh. Gulam Nabi Azad, Jan Shakti Party, State Pres- Smt. Rajni Patil, Sh. G. A. Mir and others ident, Jammu and Kashmir and undertakes to work at the grass root unit, Rafiq Malik today an- level to strengthen the party from vil- nounced a new body for the lage/ward to national level. Reasi district. Adv. Ashok Kumar Sharma honoured has utterly failed to fulfil their commit- try, any step from outside and within Announcing the new and facilitated the newly appointed of- ment, genuine urges and aspirations of the country to weaken the Congress body, Malik appointed Rai fice bearers and hailed the party workers youth. Accusing the government of Party shall be detrimental as playing Singh s/o badhi singh R/o for their dedicated efforts in reaching up failing to solve day to day problems of with the national unity, integrity and kinthi Tahsil thuro district to the common people during the the common people, Mr.Khan said that sovereignty of the nation. reasi as District Youth Sec- Corona Virus pandemic, lockdown and miseries of the people have been in- Kashmir Singh as President; Par- retary, joined the party to- asked them to further galvanize their ef- creased manifold after formation of this mvir Sharma and Advocate Junaid day was also appointed a forts in the multidimensional fields, par- BJP led NDAregime which was formed Hussian as Working Presidents; Giir- Sayed rafi shah J&k State ticularly post-COVID period when the without any programme and policy dari Lal as Treasurer; Capt. Mohan secretary Shaber Ahmed whole socio-economic structure of the planing. Singh and Mirza Shabir Hussain as Se- chopan kinthi Tahsil thuro district Addressing to the new leaders to work for the peo- common masses was badly hit and He further slammed Union Govern- nior Vice-Presidents; Shabir Mohd. Disstt presedent reasi every unit of population require to over- reasi, District President leaders into the party, LJP ple of Reasi district and fulfil ment for its failure to address the issue of and Mohd. Ishtaq Mirza as Vice-Presi- On the occasion several Praveen r/o reasi, Simi R/o State President, Rafiq Malik the motive of the party. haul itself. BSF, CISF aspirants who held months dents; Farooq Choudhary as General people from various politi- Mr. Sharma added that the people of reasi tehsil reasi district said that their party under Among others who were long protest in support to their demands. Secretary; Mishri Khan as Secretary; cal parties also joined the reasi, Kamla Devi, Shaber the leadership of their na- also present during the join- J&K have witnessed worst in absence He said that BJP had made promised to Babu Ram; Yogesh Kumar and Rash- LJP in presence of other of Congress Government. The present Ahmed chopan. R/o mahore tional president, Chirag ing function included create 2 crore jobs per year but after at- pal Sharma as Organising Secretaries; senior leaders of the party. tuksion District President, Paswan is working for the Varun bali (state vice presi- dispensation was responsible for ram- taining power at the Centre, the party Maqbool Hussain, Modh. Zaman and Among others who joined pant corruption from top to bottom, the Jhanger Ahmed , Mushtaq development of the poor and dent),shakeel Ahnmed, has been miserably failed to fulfil its Subash Chander as Joint Secretaries; the party today included Ahmed, Abdul Rashid , Ab- the needy people of the so- (Joint Secretary), Sanju Centre should take urgent measure to promises made with the youth of the Baldev Singh as Executive member; Dalvender Singh s/o hold elections after restoration of state- dul rehman, Shabir Gader- ciety and with the same vi- Bhagat, State Secretary, country. “Jammu and Kashmir is Rafiq Bajar and Suraj Prakash as mem- Naseeb Singh R/o Reasi, mat social activist mahore sion, the party has expanded Mulkh Raj State President hood, as that will only bring back J&K among states, which have highest un- bers took oath as office bearers of Rashpal Singh s/o Roop on the path of peace trust in governance, district secretary, Asgar rahi its membership in the REasi labor cell, Vikas Verma employment rate,” he further said. Block Congress Committee, Dangri. Chand, Shankar Singh s/o social activist zonal presi- district and appointed new st.ger. sec .Gulam Mustafa prosperity and inclusive development. While addressing the newly ap- Prominent present on the occasion Manish Ram, Sanjay Singh DDC Vice Chairman and District dent and Wasim Raja block leaders from this district. State Presidentyouth, ST pointed office bearers, Sajad Mirza, were Arun Sharma General Secretary s/o Kuldeep Singh R/o president. Now it’s the duty of new cell. Congress President Rajouri, Shabir Shabir Hussain and Rattan Pal Mehta, DCC, Arjun Sharma Secretary Ahmed Khan while addressing the par- veteran leaders said that Congress JKPYC, RP Sharma, Sajeed Mirza, ticipants said that anti-youth policies of stood like a rock against those who Bashir Ahmed, Pritam Sharma, Mohd. JE, VLWs and GRS posted in RDD District BJP at Centre and J&K have led to dis- were unhappy with India emerging as Sageer, Baldev Raj, Mohd. Parvez, appointment, mistrust and alienation world power and strived hard to ensure Kasturi Lal, Ashok Kumar, Mushtaq among youth, as the BJP government socio economic equality in the coun- Hussain. Kishtwar have looted skilled and material payments Advisor Baseer Khan meets deputations, individuals JAMMU RISING Advisor directed the Director Rural Floriculture, RDD, Tourism and other since the inception of MGNERGA. Ajeet Bhagat JAMMU, JULY 26 Development to initiate an enquiry into departmentsAdvisor gave patient hear- JAMMU RISING Ajeet Bhagat has said that these se- Ajeet Bhagat said these JEs, VLWs Several deputations and individuals the matter and submit factual report ing to all the delegations and individuals JAMMU, JULY 26 lected JEs VLWs and GRS of Rural and GRS have even drawn the skilled today called on Advisor to Lieutenant within a week. and assured an early redressal of their Senior Social Activist and Promi- Development Department (RDD) and material payments under MGN- Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Many other delegations raised vari- genuine demands and issues. He said nent Leader Ajeet Bhagat has ac- District Kishtwar have embezzled ERGA in the name of their Secretariat here and apprised him of ous issues of public importance of their that the issues projected by them would cused the JEs,VLWs and GRS of crores of rupees and have made their Fathers,Brothers and on the name of their grievances and demands. respective localities and sought the inter- be taken up with the concerned depart- Rural Development Department personal property in shape of mov- their realtives and selected vandors . One of the delegations complained vention of Advisor in this regard. Like- ments for immediate redressal. In some (RDD ) District Kishtwar for looting able and immovable properties at Ajeet Bhagat said this issue needs about the substandard material used by wise several individuals also called on cases, Advisor gave on spot instructions the Skilled and Material payments Kishtwar, Jammu and Srinagar which to be enquired through Anti Corrup- the Rural Development Department in Advisor and raised their individual mat- to the concerned officers for redressal since the inception of MGNERGA is a huge loss to the government ex- tion Bureau (ACB) so that the cul- a work in the district Ganderbal. ters regarding various issues like PDD, of the grievances. scheme. chequer which needs to be probed. prits involved could be booked. CS reviews progress of works on NH-44 Confederation holds a virtual rally in J&K JAMMU RISING JAMMU, JULY 26 The Chief Secretary, Dr. for clearance of pending backlog Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the sta- JAMMU RISING sponse from the govern- are ready to take the of confederation and tus of National Highway-44 JAMMU, JULY 26 ment. struggle to next level if NSYF. and took stock of the ongo- All India Confederation He added that the ad- time demands, for getting Zahoor Saleem Presi- ing road-widening works es- of SC ST OBC Organisa- ministration is conduct- the rights which they de- dent, Gujjar Chenab Val- pecially in District Ramban. tions and National Stu- ing various recruitment serve. He further said that ley, extends full support Administrative Secretaries dent and Youth Front drives but they should fill in case the government to the confederation for of departments of Revenue, NSYF, J&K held a virtual out the backlog first and does not pay heed to their clearance of backlog. Power Development, Public rally all across J&K on then continue with fresh demands, they'd be forced Amit Mehra, Convenor Works (R&B), and Forest, the issue of clearance of recruitments. Kalsotra to come on the streets. OBC Mahasabha said Ecology & Environment, be- the pending backlog of said that PM Modi cham- While addressing the while addressing the Vir- sides District Development 1.04 lakh in J&K. Partici- pioned the cause of bring- virtual rally from Kathua, tual rally aspirants are Commissioner (DDC), Ram- pants joined from Jammu, ing ache din at the Parlia- State Coordinator Roshan waiting and age factor is ban, SSP Traffic, National Doda, Kathua, Ramban, ment while abrogating Choudhary said job seek- continuously growing. If Highway, Ramban, Regional Reasi, Kishtwar, Poonch, Article 370, but till now ers from sc, st, obc should the government does not Officer, NHAI, and con- Rajouri, Udhampur, we have not received any come forward to show responsibility in cerned officers participated Samba, Anantnag, Kul- ache din. strengthen the social jus- time, the consequences in the meeting. gam, Shopian, Srinagar, Kalsotra also addressed tice movement launched can be dire. OBC Ma- Expressing concern, the ing points in addition to im- weather. the macadamization of Dal- Pulwama, Ganderbal, the youth of J&K to come by the confederation. hasabha J&K fully sup- Chief Secretary observed plementing suitable reme- He further directed instal- was stretch in 3 days and Bandipur, Baramulla, forth and participate in Dr Chetana while ad- ports this demand. that the rate of progress of dies to reduce the travel time lation of LED signage at all Jakheni-Nashri section by Kupwara etc. the movement to fight for dressing the rally ap- Others who participated road-widening/maintenance between Jammu and Srina- critical locations along the 15th August, 2021, besides The virtual rally was their rights. pealed to the women to and worked for the suc- works is unsatisfactory gar which currently varies entire stretch from Jammu to immediately commencing flagged off by RK Kalso- Dr Sameer Choudhary, come forward to save the cess of the Virtual rally which is causing inconven- from ten to twelve hours on Srinagar within one week to the realignment works on tra, State President Con- President NSYF, lead the Constitutional rights and were Shabir Mastana, ience to the commuters. account of mismanaged traf- provide real-time informa- Ramban-Banihal section to federation and Patron rally and while address- join the confederation for Amarjeet, Ashu Kumar, “The problem is further ag- fic. tion on the current traffic po- be completed by December, NSYF. RK Kalsotra said ing the participants from the 'save rights move- Ch Ajaz, Dr Chetana, gravated by rash and indisci- To further streamline traf- sition to the commuters to 2022. NHAI was also di- that J&K has approxi- Gandoh, Doda, said that ment'. She said Govt Shakti, Maya, Mintu plined lane driving leading to fic movement on the Na- help them decide the future rected to handover the by- mately 1.04 lakh pending the government is not be- should do justice with sc Devi, Dr Jitender, Dr frequent traffic jams; short- tional Highway, the Chief course of their journey. pass section of old NH – backlog for ing just to the vulnerable st obc unemployed youth Shabir Gujjar, Zaffar Baj- age of traffic personnel de- Secretary directed NHAI and Regarding traffic move- Pantha Chowk-Sonwar road SC/ST/OBCS, educated sections of society by by giving them their em- jar,Javid Ah Ch, Afzal puted on NH duty and unan- DDC Ramban to develop ment through the new to PW(R&B) Department for and unemployed youth, denying them employ- ployment rights through Ch, Karan Raja,Kuldeep nounced movement of army various vehicle holding areas ‘Navuyug’tunnel at Banihal, its further maintenance. for many years now. We ment opportunities. The special recruitment drives Kumar,Sandeep convoys”, he added. at Kainthi, Karol, Kowbagh the DDC, Ramban was di- The NHAI was further have met Chief Ministers fight for the backlog is a Dr Mudasir Loan said Bharti,Shashi Syal,Shabir To improve traffic man- near Ramban town, Peerah, rected to immediately opera- asked to install crash barriers and Governors of erst- long pending demand from Gurej that it is injus- Farhad Ch, Tilak Kajo- agement on the National Asher, near Banihal, and tionalize both tubes of the with warning signs at all crit- while state, Lieutenant which has still not being tice with the youth of sc st tra,Vikas Kant,Zaffar Ch, Highway, the Chief Secre- Ramsoo; to accommodate tunnel for passage of civilian ical junctions by 31st August Governors of the newly accepted by the govern- obc for not giving a due Raj Kumar, Saqib tary directed the traffic po- stranded vehicles in the traffic. 2021 to prevent fatal acci- formed UT about the is- ment. share of the youth and Mustafa Rana,Kuldeep lice to double the manpower event of closure of the Na- The Chief Secretary di- dents on the National High- sue of the clearance. But He added that the stu- warned to continue the Bhargi, Dharminder to manage traffic at all chok- tional Highway due to bad rected the NHAI to complete way-44. there has been no re- dents and youth of J&K struggle under the banner Singh,Parvez Ah Kanser Daily Jammu Rising 4 NEWS Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Progress of establishment of Youth Arrangements for I-Day celebration Clubs reviewed at Srinagar reviewed at Shopian JAMMU RISING first phase 1050 Youth from 21 Pan- JAMMU RISING JAMMU,JULY 26 chayats of Srinagar district(50 youth per JAMMU,JULY 26 The District Development Commis- Panchayat) are to be engaged in the The District Development sioner (DDC), Srinagar, Mohammad Youth clubs for all youth programs, Commissioner (DDC) Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of community involvement, Sports and Shopian, Sachin Kumar officers to review the progress made on Cultural activities for their overall de- Vaishya today convened a establishing Youth Clubs in the district. velopment. The initiative of establish- meeting at Mini Secretariat On the occasion, the DDC directed ing Youth Clubs has been taken up by Arhama here to review the the officers to work in a coordinated the Mission Youth of Jammu and Kash- preparedness for smooth manner and submit a detailed list of all mir Government. conduct of Independence Youth Clubs to be established by July Additional Deputy Commissioner, Day Celebrations in the dis- 28. He also directed for constituting a Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Chief Planning trict. Committee under the chairmanship of Officer, Mohammad Yaseen Lone, On the occasion, a thor- Additional District Development Com- SDM East Owais Mushtaq, SDM West ough discussion regarding missioner to monitor the functioning of Youth Clubs is also to provide a plat- Akshay Labroo, Assistant Commis- the seating arrangements as the Youth Clubs. form to youth of Srinagar to channelize sioner Development, Bilal Mukhtar, per Covid-19 protocol, Shah- The DDC said establishing Youth their talent proper way and increase the BDO Harwan, Jatin Kishore, District nai Wadan, presentation of Clubs is for constructive activities and presence of youth engagement at the Panchayat Officer, District Sports Offi- cultural programmes, pa- addressing all the concerns of the young Panchayat level. cers and other concerned were present rade, security arrangement generation. He said the purpose of such The DDC was informed that in the in the meeting. and award presentation was held. It was given out in the meeting that the main func- supply. maintain cleanliness in and missioner Shopian, Addi- DDC Srinagar chairs DLSC meeting tion will be held at District He directed the officers to around District Police Lines, tional Deputy Commis- Police Lines Shopian, and on JAMMU RISING put in place all the necessary roads, and streets in the sioner, Assistant Commis- the occasion the march past JAMMU,JULY 26 arrangements well in ad- town. sioner Revenue, SDM will be presented by the con- A meeting of District vance and coordinate with It was also decided that the Zainapora, Chief Education tingents of CRPF, JKP, Fire Level Sanctioning Commit- each other for the smooth celebration of Independence Officer, DYSSO, AD Plan- and Emergency Services and tee (DLSC) of Srinagar was conduct of Independence Day shall also be held at ning, Tehsildars, Executive Forest Protection Forces. held under the Chairmanship day function. Sub-Divisional Level, and in Engineers of R&B, PHE, The DDC directed the of- of District Development He also directed the Health this regard the concerned PDD and Irrigation besides ficials to ensure adequate se- Commissioner (DDC) Sri- department to set up an ade- were directed to ensure cele- all District and Sectoral Of- curity arrangements, illumi- nagar, Mohammad Aijaz quate number of medical bration of the event at their ficers and other concerned nation of Govt Buildings, Asad here on Monday. camps with proper staff, am- respective headquarters and were present in the meeting. parking facilities and proper On the occasion, the Dis- bulance and Medicare facil- take necessary steps to make It was also decided that a seating arrangements at the trict Development Commis- ities at the venues besides the the programme successful. full dress rehearsal shall be venue besides ensuring unin- sioner approved 23 cases un- officials of Municipal Cor- Among others, Additional held on August 13th 2021 at terrupted power and water der Marriage Assistance poration were directed to District Development Com- DPL Shopian. Scheme in favour of unmar- ried poor girls belonging to sanctioned in favor of un- ing to poor families have ing was attended by Joint the district involving an married girls belonging to been provided financial as- Director Planning, Moham- amount of Rs. 11, 03,885. poor families for marriage. sistance and an amount of Rs mad Yaseen Lone, SDM DC Kupwara reviews arrangements Under the Scheme, finan- The DDC was informed 4.13 crore has been sanc- West Akshay Labroo, Dis- cial assistance of Rs.25000 that so far under the scheme tioned and disbursed in their trict Social Welfare Officer, and cost of 5 gram gold was more than one thousand girls favour. Mohammad Ashraf Akhoon of Srinagar district belong- Among others, the meet- and DPO ICDS, Zeenat Ara. for I-Day celebration JAMMU RISING JAMMU,JULY 26 DC Kupwara expresses The Deputy Commis- sioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din, today convened a meet- ing of concerned officers to satisfaction over recovery rate review the arrangements be- JAMMU RISING percent of 18 to 44 year age people of the district to con- District Information Offi- ing put in place by different JAMMU,JULY 26 group have been vaccinated tinuously follow the Covid cer, Mohammad Yousuf Mir, departments for smooth cele- The Deputy Commissioner till date. He said the positiv- appropriate behaviour (CAB) District Epidemiologists, brations of Independence (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din to- ity rate has declined to 0.29 and other SOPs. He appealed COVID Control Room, Kup- Day in Kupwara district. day said that COVID recov- percent while recovery rate to the people to come forward wara Naseer Ahmad and Additional Deputy Com- ery rate in district Kupwara has gone up to 98.49 percent and administer Covid vaccine Nodal Officer Covid, Ghulam missioner Handwara, Nazir has gone up to 98.49 percent, which is a sign of satisfaction at nearby vaccination centers Nabi Sheikh were present at Ahmad Mir, Commandant which is a sign of satisfaction. for the district. for their safety against the the occasion. CRPF, J D Planing, SDM The DC was addressing a He said the district has cur- pandemic to achieve the tar- The readers can also reach Lolab and Karnah, D I O presser in his office chamber, rently 46 active cases, adding get in full. He said people us on the official Twitter ac- Kupwara, police officers, here today. that only 3 patients are admit- should be more responsive in count of DC Kupwara:@dck- Officers of the Administra- Giving details, the DC said ted in hospital. keeping the covid at bay by upwara and official Twitter tion attended the meeting. that 80.03 percent people of The Deputy Commissioner using masks and maintaining account of DIC The meeting discussed above 45 year age and 23.77 reiterated his appeal to the distance. Kupwara:@infokupwara. threadbare various issues with regard to arrangements for smooth conduct of the impressed upon all con- cessful. The deployment of Mag- National Day and officers cerned departments to work The DC directed to ensure istrates, preparation of cer- DC Kulgam reviews I-Day arrangements were given assignments as with more zeal and dedica- strict compliance of COVID tificates, distribution of per the past practice. tion to make the event a SOPs and maintain COVID cards, installation of Public JAMMU RISING The DC said that the main grand success in the district Appropriate Behavior in let- Address System, coverage JAMMU,JULY 26 function of Independence It was also decided that ter and spirit during the cele- of the event, barricading, The Deputy Commis- Day shall be held at District the celebration of Indepen- bration. services of commentators sioner (DC) Kulgam Dr. Bilal Police Lines, Kupwara, dence Day shall also be held Earlier, the meeting dis- and other required facilities Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today where the National Flag will at Sub-Divisional Levels, cussed the arrangements in- were also discussed in the convened a meeting of offi- be hoisted at 9 AM, followed and in this regard Addl. cluding seating arrange- meeting and officers were cers to finalize arrangements by inspection of the parade. Deputy Commissioner, ments, availability and directed to ensure flawless for smooth Independence There will be a joint Handwara and SDM Lo- protocol of National Flag, and fault free arrangements Day celebrations in the dis- march past presented by the lab/Karnah were directed to contingents for parade, cul- in all respects. trict. contingents of JKP, JKAP, ensure celebration of the tural programmes and avail- It was also given out that The meeting held thread- CRP, IRPF, Home Guard event at their respective ability of drinking water fa- the next review shall be held bare discussions on arrange- and Forest Protection Force, headquarters and shall take cilities besides Health Care, before one week of the cele- ments to be put in place at the said the DC. necessary steps in order to sanitation, electricity, trans- bration of the Independence venue for the National func- On the occasion, the DC make the programme suc- portation, and refreshment. Day. tion, including security, seat- ing, transportation, parking, electricity, refreshment, medicare, availability of am- Learning Outcome under pilot programme bulance, deployment of fire tenders and sanitation meas- Fire and Emergency, Forest the concerned departments venue and town.He also di- ures. Protection Force, Police to ensure uninterrupted rected the officers to ensure The meeting was informed Band. drinking water and power no breach of COVID-19 'GAASH' held at Shopian that the main function of the Colorful cultural pro- supplies at the venue on the SOPs. JAMMU RISING ing processes. celebrations will be held at grammes will also be held on day of I-Day celebrations. ADDC, ADC, ACR, ACD, JAMMU,JULY 26 The DC emphasized on the occasion. He also directed for proper CPO, CEO, Principals from District Police Lines, Kul- The Deputy Commis- preparing children to utilize During the meeting, the illumination of buildings and Colleges, Commandant gam, where the chief guest sioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin their abilities in the develop- DC constituted a team of offi- institutions. CRPF 18th battalion, all will hoist the National Flag Kumar Vaishya today con- ment of a healthy society followed by inspection of pa- cers to oversee the prepared- EO of Municipal Council Tehsildars, Ex. Engineers of vened a meeting of con- progressing in a positive di- rade and taking of the salute. ness at all levels for the Kulgam was directed by the R&B, PHE, ARTO, DYSSO cerned officers to review the rection. It was decided that march- smooth and successful con- Deputy Commissioner to en- and other district and sectoral progress of ‘Pilot Schools’of Focus was laid on making past will be presented by duct of I-Day celebrations. sure proper sanitation and officers of the district were the Education department, a a child profile for identifying contingents of JKP, CRPF, The DC also instructed cleanliness of the main present in the meeting. joint initiative by Deputy requirements of students par- Commissioner, CEO,DIET ticularly academic, co-cur- and NGO (Rehmatel- Ul-lil ricular, health and hygiene, DDC Kulgam takes stock of ongoing macadamization works aalameen Trust Shopian), at tracking system for each students and also to improve of staff. JAMMU RISING took stock of ongoing was also checked. an amount of 2.73 Mini Secretariat, Arhama, child and their investment in teaching, learning standards, He also stressed for sup- JAMMU,JULY 26 macadamisation works It was informed by crore. here. learning for all round devel- as per curriculum expecta- porting economically weaker The District Develop- on the Laroo-Mu- Ex. Engineer PMGSY During the visit the Speaking on the occasion, opment, community mobi- tion besides, achieve reason- students to enhance their ment Commissioner nadguffan road. that 15.50 kilometers of DDC was accompanied the DC said that the aim of lization partnership at Dis- able progress in distribution learning amid Covid-19 and (DDC) Kulgam, Dr.Bi- During his visit the Laroo-Munadguffan by ACR, Ex. Engineer creation of ‘Pilot Schools’ trict level for best has been to minimize the of new learning material, and to bridge the learning gaps of school/community relation- lal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat quality of material used road has been taken up PMGSY Kulgam and provide enhanced teacher students by focusing on in- today visited Laroo and for macadamization for renewal coat with other Engineering staff. learning gaps and enhance ship, summative type of learning outcomes among training for capacity building novative teaching and learn- evaluation of school etc. 5 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Director H&H Kashmir inaugurates 2 days Red Cross, J&K reaches out to Breeders in workshop on Packaging as marketing tool Gumri, Minimarg, Sonmarg with Relief Items JAMMU RISING today delivered essential ma- Officer, Ganderbal. The ben- Cross Society in future also. JAMMU RISING JAMMU,JULY 26 terial like dry ration kits, eficiaries were identified by He informed that the list of JAMMU,JULY 26 Indian Red Cross Society, mink blankets, family hy- the Animal Husbandry De- beneficiaries has already The two days workshop on J&K Chapter today reached giene kits, medicine kits, partment, Govt. of J&K. been received through the packaging of Handicrafts and out to the breeders and cooking stoves, tarpaulin Speaking on the occasion, Animal Husbandry Depart- Handloom products organ- chopans in Gumri, Minimarg sheets, buckets etc among the the General Secretary em- ment and the material shall be ised by Directorate of Handi- and Sonmarg areas of district breeders and chopans resid- phasized the need of support- delivered to these beneficiar- crafts and Handloom Kash- Ganderbal with essential re- ing in Gumri, Minimarg and ing the tribal community peo- ies in the coming days. He mir in collaboration with lief items. sonmarg forest areas. ple who live in far flung areas thanked the officers and staff Indian Institute of Packaging On the directions of Ki- A total of 22 families were of J&K. He stressed the need of Animal Husbandry De- (IIP) Mumbai commenced fayat Hussain Rizvi, General provided the essential items of carrying out such activities partment, Ganderbal for the today at Kashmir Haat, Sri- Secretary of Indian Red today which were handed on a regular basis and assured technical support provided to nagar. Cross Society, Jammu & over by Rizvi in presence of that more such families shall the IRCS in carrying out the The workshop was inaugu- Kashmir Chapter, the IRCS District Animal Husbandry be supported by Indian Red programme. rated by Director Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah. Speaking on the occasion, Awareness/ Interaction programme on the Director said that packag- ing of the products have IIP Mumbai, Tanveer Alam, Handicrafts & Handloom training programmes at vari- evolved as a successful mar- provided insights on the Development Corporation, ous centres. ket tool to increase the sales packaging issues to the par- National Institute of Fashion On the first day of the NGDRS, ULPIN held at Anantnag of products and the same be- ticipants. Technology, Indian Institute workshop, various proto- JAMMU RISING sioner, Ghulam Hassan Bhat expressed hope that registration system (NGDRS). comes more important in the On the occasion, Joint Di- of Carpet Technology, Craft types for Paper Machie, car- JAMMU,JULY 26 Sheikh, SDMs, ACR, Tehsil- the workshop would be of They were informed that, un- present era of online business rector and Regional Head IIP, Development Institute and pet, pashmina silk and walnut To commemorate 75 years dars, revenue officials and great help for the participants der this system, people get an strategies. Dr Gaurav Madhu and official of the Handicrafts & were unveiled. of Country's Independence, other stakeholders also partic- to develop their skills in the appointment date on which Besides training and Deputy Director IIP, Rahul B Handloom Department from Apart from attractive de- ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, ipated. field. they have to appear at the Reg- demonstration on packaging Tirpude gave powerpoint all districts. signing of packaging materi- the District Administration At the outset, the Registrar The ADC also addressed istrar's office for the final sign- designs, the issues based dis- presentations on different as- The participants attended als information related to Anantnag held Awareness said that NGDRS is an IT the gathering and presented an ing of documents and registra- cussions, importance of pects of packaging. the workshop so that the ex- craft and artisan is also dis- cum Interaction programme based service under Digital In- overview of NGDRS. It is an tion. packaging design and im- The participants who at- posure in relation to the dis- played on these prototypes. on benefits of “National dia programme and the system endeavor of the Government Besides, awareness regard- provement of current packag- tended the workshop in- semination of information of In addition, the packaging Generic Document Registra- reduces personal interface and to keep pace with the present ing the Unique Land Parcel ing practices will be shared in cluded the Cardboard Unit packaging will reach to every material is also QR coded tion System” (NGDRS) and human intervention besides day technological innovations Identification Number the Handcrafts/Handloom Holders, Artisans, Coopera- nook and corner of Kashmir. helping the marking of gen- Unique Land Parcel Identifi- maintaining a uniform land for making rapid success be- (ULPIN) scheme was also Sector of J&K, Director tive Societies, producer com- The H&H department uine products and dissemina- cation Number (ULPIN) here. record registration system. sides being transparent and given. As ‘Aadhaar for land’, H&H said. panies besides the represen- aims to implement a training tion of information pertain- The programme was He impressed upon the offi- saving precious time of the it is a number that would Ateam headed by Director tatives, officials of module run by it through ing to artisans and crafts. presided over by Additional cers to verify the records clients, he remarked. uniquely identify every sur- Deputy Commissioner, Regis- minutely and carefully to en- On the occasion, the partici- veyed parcel of land and pre- trar, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat while sure registration is done in pants were apprised about the vent land fraud, especially in NCCHWO, CWC extend support to Covid victims; Additional Deputy Commis- favour of the legal owner. benefits of the online property the hinterlands of rural areas. distribute ration among affected families ADDC Kupwara reviews progress of vaccination, JAMMU RISING possible support to people in distress due The members of NCCHWO collabo- JAMMU,JULY 26 to the brunt of prevailing epidemic, rated with Rotary Club Jammu Elite and National Corruption Control and Hu- sought list of the families who lost their Rotary Club, Jammu Tawi to provide development in Karnah sub-division man Welfare Organization (NCCHWO), sole earning member due to Covid from help to these families. The organization has initiated a slew of measures to extend the Chairperson CWC so that these vic- would continue to extend such support JAMMU RISING lation of above 45 years has 80.74 percent of the labour ment to provide water connec- the much needed support to the victims of tims of the virus are provided basic to the Covid affected people till these JAMMU,JULY 26 been vaccinated in Karnah be- budget in Block Tangdhar and tions to all 39 schools and 31 Covid-19, global pandemic that has things requisite for survival. Although, families start getting the sanctioned aid The Additional District De- sides 52 percent population of 64 percent in Block Teethwal Anganwadi Centres lacking shaken numerous lives across the world. the government has kept several provi- from the government on this account. velopment Commissioner 18-44 years have also been have been achieved under such facilities by 15th of Au- In this regard, NCCHWO today sions for providing every help to the NCCHWO also ensured home delivery (ADDC) Kupwara today con- vaccinated so far in the border MGNREGA. It was also in- gust. He directed the ZEO to handed ration stock to Child Welfare Covid affected people but it is a very of ration to these affected families. vened a meeting of concerned sub division. formed that all works under start community classes im- Committee (CWC) for distribution small step on our part to distribute ration The organization handed over ration officers, at Mini Secretariat The meeting was further in- 14th FC are under execution in mediately in areas lacking in- among the families affected by Covid- and other necessities to the needy”, packets to Shalini Sharma, Chairperson, Tangdhar here to review the formed that sufficient medi- the sub division. Regarding ternet connectivity. 19. maintained a representative of NC- Child Welfare Committee, for distribu- progress of COVID-19 vacci- cine and oxygen cylinders are R&B sector, it was informed Block Development Officer The organization, in its effort to extend CHWO. tion among the remaining families. nation and developmental ac- available in SDH Tangdar and that macadamization of 8 kms Tangdar, BMO Tangdar, tivities of border sub division other health centres to tackle has been carried out against a Tehsildar, CDPO, ZEO, Engi- Karnah. any exigency. target of 10kms. neers of PWD, PDD and Jal DGP sanctions Rs.1.60 crore special welfare relief/ex- It was informed in the meet- Reviewing the development The ADDC directed the en- Shakti and other concerned at- ing that 70 percent target popu- scenario, it was informed that gineers of Jal Shakti Depart- tended the meeting. gratia relief for NoKs of police personnel/SPOs. JAMMU RISING been sanctioned in favour of depend- with the department. Mass Virtual PTM organized in Govt JAMMU,JULY 26 ents/legal heirs of martyred SPO Out of this amount (special welfare Continuing with its endeavour to pro- Shabaz Ahmad who attained martyr- relief) rupees one lakh each was already vide financial assistance to the families dom during an encounter with terrorists paid to the families/NoKs for perform- of the martyred/deceased police person- at Zantrag Khrew. ing the last rites as immediate relief by Schools of Jammu Division nel, the Director General of Police Shri The special welfare relief of rupees the PHQ through their concerned Dilbag Singh has sanctioned rupees 80 20 lakh each has been sanctioned in units/Districts. The financial assistance JAMMU RISING their wards to invest time counselling Cell DSEJ ning of this month and lakh as Special Welfare Relief and over favour of dependents/legal heirs of de- has been given out of the Contributory JAMMU,JULY 23 in virtual learning till the while interacting with the these sessions. rupees 55 lakh ex.gratia relief in favour ceased personnel ASI Qiyam-ud-Din Police Welfare Fund. To minimize the aca- schools reopen. stakeholders. It is to men- Pertinently, the of dependents/legal heirs of martyred, Khatana, HCs Lal Hussain, Muzaffar Police Headquarters is running many demic loss faced by stu- “Career guidance and tion here that a large-scale monthly PTM has deceased Police personnel/SPOs. Ahmad SgCt. Sudesh Kumari and fol- schemes for the welfare of its personnel dents and their apprehen- facilitating students for awareness session on ‘Ca- emerged as a best practice DGP has sanctioned Rupees 38 lakh lower Sanjeev Kumar who expired dur- and their families. There are also sions related to career, subject selection at this reer Guidance Portal’ in of the Directorate in which ex-gratia relief in favour of NoKs of ing service due to health-related issues. schemes for the wards of Police person- subject selection etc., a point of time gains signifi- every district is already thousands of stakeholders Constable Suhail Mushtaq Lohar who Rupees 5 lakh has also been sanctioned nel and SPOs. Besides, there are Mega Parent Teacher cance due to recently de- going on through Team interact to discuss various attained martyrdom in a terrorist attack in favour of NoKs of deceased SPO schemes for the NoKs of martyrs, their Meet was organized in all clared Board results” said Members, Counselling contemporary issues be- at Bhagat Chowk Srinagar. While as ru- Man Singh who expired due to illness wards and also for the retired Police per- the Government Schools Romesh Kumar, Head Cell DSEJ since the begin- sides academics. pees 17.50 lakh ex-gratia relief has also during the course of his engagement sonnel and their spouses. of Jammu Division through virtual mode. The event was coordinated by 6 day course on handling IEDs, 5 day course on “Soft Counselling cell DSEJ through District coun- selling coordinators, Skill” commence at Police Academy Udhampur ZCCs, and DNOs. The key points high- JAMMU RISING lighted and discussed with JAMMU,JULY 26 A5 day course on “Devel- parents included Career opment of Soft Skills” and 6 guidance through JK Ca- day training course on han- reer Portal ‘ Manzilein‘, dling Improvised Explosive DSEJ Radio & Tele classes Devices (IEDs) commenced and assessment tests at today here at Police Acad- the end of every Radio & emy Udhampur. Tele-classes, which will be Deputy Director submitted to concerned (Indoor/Trainings) (SSP) school teachers and con- Mohan Lal (SSP) inaugu- sidered for preparation of rated the twin courses. annual results. In his inaugural address, Schools/Teachers were Mohan Lal said that the oriented in advance about course on “Soft Skill” has es- the issues to be discussed with parents. pecially been designed to level among them” he said. vices (IEDs). He said keep- substances, examination of Dr. Ravi Shankar bring attitudinal and behav- He said well distinguished ing in view the present secu- post blast scene, letter and Sharma, Director School ioural changes in police per- faculty/Guest lecturers from rity scenario in the UT J&K, parcel bomb, IED demon- Education Jammu appre- sonnel and enable them to various esteemed institutions the field staff of the J&K po- stration and various other ciated the efforts of Coun- become problem solvers and have been invited to improve lice need to be imparted Dos and Don’ts would be selling Cell DSEJ, Heads not problem creators. “The motivational level among training in handling the IED mainly focused, he added. of institutions and added course focuses on develop- police personnel. and disposing of the threat He also advised the course that such meetings are ing soft communication Regarding the 6 day thereof, for they being the participants to stay careful, necessary to keep all skills and bring attitudinal course on IED, Mohan Lal front line warriors for ensur- attentive and alert while un- stakeholders motivated. changes and improving in- said that the course has been ing the safety of public and dergoing practical training Vigilant and informed terpersonal relationships designed to train the police property. on IED in the Academy in DIP No:DIP/J-4312/21 Dt: 26-07-2021 parents can encourage among the police personnel personnel in handling the During the training course, view of the dodgy affects of as well as reducing stress Improvised Explosive De- on spot tests of explosive such devises. Jammu Rising 6 Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 EDITORIAL What does it mean to be Indian? Ashutosh Varshney dian identity — that despite the centrality wise, only Muslims and Christians score identity — that of White Americans. Serosurvey would Are the various diversities of India — of religion and caste in India’s social and lower, but not hugely so (72-81 per cent). But India’s hyphenation is not yet religious, linguistic, caste-based — being political life, there is a larger “superordi- The report’s findings on Muslims are structured beyond the possibility of rup- flattened by the rising tide of Hindu na- nate” civic identity that exists. It is layered especially noteworthy. Departing from ture. As many as 65 per cent of Hindus determine impact of tionalism? Are more and more Indians be- on top of the building blocks of caste and doctrinal purity, the practised form of Is- believe that to be a true Indian, you have to ginning to believe that the Hindus and/or religion. India’s freedom struggle sought to lam in India has syncretistic features. In- be a Hindu, and nearly 50 per cent believe Hindi-speakers are the only true Indians? create this superordinate identity, and dia’s Muslims subscribe to the idea of that to be a true Indian, you have to be possible 3rd Covid Is celebrating all kinds of diversities as the scholars have repeatedly talked about it. karma, as much as the Hindus do; every both a Hindu and a Hindi speaker. The founding ideology of Indian nationhood The starting point of the Indian paradox fourth Muslim believes in reincarnation, idea of Hindus or Hindi speakers being — contained in India’s Constitution and is the high incidence of bonding as op- in the purificatory power of the Ganga, in equated with India never went this far in wave on children constructed under the combined influ- posed to bridging — bonding within one’s the multiple manifestations of God; and modern Indian history. ences of Gandhi, Nehru and Ambedkar — religious and caste communities, not every fifth Muslim celebrates Diwali. Will the Hindu-Hindi-Indian equation octors Association Kashmir coming to an end? bridging across such boundaries. In the Neha Sahgal, the writer of the Report, and go substantially further? If it does, then (DAK) on Saturday said sero- These questions have invited an array 1990s, the bonding-bridging distinction someone who has surveyed Islamic prac- the paradox of having both a Hindu-cen- of speculations, especially since 2014. But was proposed by Robert Putnam in his ex- tices in Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Mid- tric identity and a superordinate civic Dsurvey of pediatric population detailed statistics have been hard to come ploration of America’s race relations and dle East, says that India’s Muslims are identity, which respects the Constitution, in the valley would determine the by. We are finally lucky to have the most its civil society. I had explored the distinc- closer to Indian Hindus than to Pakistani or existing laws, and all religions — simply comprehensive data set yet, summarised tion for India in my 2002 book on Hindu- Bangladeshi Muslims. And yet, it is also can’t last. The Constitution is completely impact of possible third Covid-19 wave in “Religion in India: Tolerance and Segre- Muslim relations, Ethnic Conflict and clear that they wish to maintain their iden- against the doctrine that only Hindus are gation”, a report published by the Pew Re- Civic Life. More conclusively than any tity as Muslims and would like Islamic, true Indians. on children. search Center, Washington. More data other document I know of, the Pew Center not secular, courts to adjudicate upon Whether or not this will happen de- Serosurvey of children will give us a will be released shortly, giving us even Report shows that most Indians prefer to community matters. pends on the political process. The survey more detailed profiles. live in neighbourhoods of their caste or re- Stated differently, Indians want to be statistics are not cast in stone. So long as fair estimate of their vulnerability in Religion has been studied a lot in India, ligion; they make friends within their reli- both Hindus and Indians, Muslims and In- India remains a democracy, pushes and predicted third wave,” said DAK but mostly in a village or town, or in a gion and caste; they marry overwhelm- dians, Christians and Indians, and so on. pulls of politics will strengthen or weaken small set of them. To my knowledge, until ingly inside their communities And such hyphenation, says the report, the existing snapshot of reality, which the President and influenza expert Dr Nisar this report came out, there were no nation- (endogamy), and they want strict prohibi- can be extended to linguistic groups and, survey represents. ul Hassan in a statement issued to ally representative surveys of religious be- tion against inter-religious or inter-caste to some extent, castes as well. Being an At this time, South India, says the sur- lief and practice in India. And if they did marriages (exogamy). Whether or not this Indian is basically a hyphenated identity. vey, is leading the charge against politics media exist, they, or their findings, were not in was true to the same extent earlier, a very There aren’t too many unhyphenated Indi- that equates Hindu and Hindi with India. the public realm. large proportion of Indians today want re- ans. On all measures relevant to this equation, “Serosurvey involves testing blood Any analysis of what the Pew Research ligious or caste segregation. To put the matter comparatively, India is South India differs radically from Northern samples of individuals for antibodies Center finds must begin with the under- But an overwhelming proportion of Indi- not like France, which allows no hyphens. and Central India. Parts of the East, as we standing that surveys essentially present ans (82-88 per cent) also say that being Indians are closer to the American con- know, have also joined the pushback. that are developed after an infection,” data, not explanations, which is left for an- “truly Indian” means respecting all reli- cept of national identity. According to na- If this pushback expands its geographi- he said. alysts to develop. Moreover, surveys are gions, respecting the army, respecting the tionalism theory, France is the ultimate cal ambit, the Hindi-Hindu-India politics snapshots, not historical exercises, and country’s institutions and laws, respecting melting pot, not the US, which is a politi- will be weakened, and the superordinate “This will give us an idea about the per- they are an exercise in breadth, not depth. elders, and standing for the national an- cal melting pot, but a cultural salad bowl. identity will become stronger. If the BJP centage of pediatric population who Survey data must be interpreted, and the them. Region-wise, only in the East (Bi- The latter concept allows hyphens to exist. manages to reverse the pushback, India best interpretations will always be in- har, Jharkhand, Bengal, Odisha) and Americans are Irish Americans, Italian will be headed towards a breakdown of its might have developed natural immuni- formed by prior modes of understanding Northeast are the proportions lower, but Americans, Latino Americans, Jewish superordinate civic identity. Political and knowledge. not catastrophically so (70-83 per cent, in- Americans, Asian Americas, etc. And struggles of the coming years are thus ty.” The report uncovers the paradox of In- stead of 82-88 per cent). And religion- Trumpian politics reinvigorated an older monumentally important. Dr Hassan said recently, a serosurvey of general population including chil- dren aged 7 to 17 years has been com- Implications of EU’s new GHG emissions law for Indian industry pleted in Kashmir, the results of which Ulka Kelkar carbon price is likely to go up high-carbon steel. India is The EU Parliament’s en- more industries and provide are awaited. The sample size per dis- as a result, making its do- Europe’s third-largest trad- dorsement is expected to finance to MSMEs to up- trict in the age group 7 to 11 was 40 and n July 14, the Eu- mestic products more expen- ing partner, and it does not take two years, which will be grade to clean technologies. ropean Union in- sive than imports from coun- have its own carbon tax or followed by a three-year WRI India’s analysis shows it was 80 in 12-17 age group. Otroduced new legis- tries that do not have such cap. So, CBAM should be a transition period before the that carbon dioxide emis- “The survey needs to be extended to the lation, Fit for 55, to cut its rules. The new CBAM is cause for concern for it. A CBAM is imposed in 2026. sions from the iron and steel GHG emissions by 55 per meant to level the playing UNCTAD study released on What should Indian indus- industry can be reduced age group of 0 to 6 years and the sam- cent by 2030 and to net zero field between domestic and July 14 predicts that India try do to prepare in the in- from 900 million tonnes to ple size per district should be 500 to by 2050. This is a welcome imported products. will lose $1-1.7 billion in ex- terim? First, it should enter 500 million tonnes in 2035 1000 to get a clearer picture of the actu- step for climate action since it CBAM will require foreign ports of energy-intensive clean technology partner- through greater electrifica- turns the EU’s announce- producers to pay for the car- products such as steel and ships with European indus- tion, green hydrogen, energy al percentage of children who have ment into law, protecting it bon emitted while manufac- aluminium — India’s goods try. For example, India ex- efficiency, and material effi- developed immunity against Covid- from the winds of political turing their products. trade with the EU was $74 ports semi-finished and ciency.Third, India can try change. It opens new mar- Adding the price of carbon is billion in 2020. flat-rolled products of iron to diversify its exports to 19,” he said. kets for Indian industry, for meant to discourage con- The CBAM will undoubt- or non-alloy steel, but such other markets and products. Dr Hassan said there are speculations example for electric vehicles. sumers from buying carbon- edly be very complex to ad- partnerships can help en- For instance, it could in- that children would be affected more However, it also introduces intensive products and en- minister. The adjustment hance the competitiveness crease its market share of a potentially adverse policy courage producers to invest rate will vary by country and of its high-technology stain- crude steel compared to than adults in possible third wave as called the carbon border ad- in cleaner technologies. The product, depending on the less or alloy products. more emission-intensive this is the population group in which justment mechanism adjustment will be applied to carbon intensity of the pro- Second, Indian companies producers like China, Russia (CBAM). energy-intensive products duction technology and the should invest in more re- and Ukraine. there is no vaccine yet. The EU has had a carbon that are widely traded by the electricity mix. It will require newable electricity and en- At present, the CBAM may “However, various serosurveys have emission trading system EU, such as iron and steel, verification of data reported ergy efficiency. They can seem obstructionist. But dismissed the claim that the next wave since 2005, with a current aluminium, cement, fer- by every foreign supplier, in- adopt science-based targets over the long-term, it can market price of 50 euros per tiliser, and electricity. It may cluding intermediate prod- for emission reduction and provide regulatory certainty will be affecting children exclusively,” tonne of carbon. With Fit for also affect downstream in- ucts from third countries. It internal carbon pricing to to industry by harmonising he said. 55, the EU will bring more dustries — for example, au- may have to rely on country incentivise low-carbon carbon prices, and Indian in- sectors into this trading tomobile manufacturers may defaults or sectoral bench- choices. The government dustry can position itself as “A pediatric serological study conduct- scheme and tighten its allo- buy domestic low-carbon marks, at the risk of less can extend the perform- a strong player in the trade ed by AIIMS, New Delhi at five differ- cation of permits. The EU’s steel rather than imported than perfect outcomes. achieve-trade scheme to landscape of the future. ent sites found that 55.7 percent chil- dren had developed antibodies,” DAK President said. State should do its duty towards citizens, not “The study found that seroprevalence of children and adults in the same interfere in their economic lives regions were almost similar.” Amartya Lahiri services to its citizens. After all, rollicking 155 out of 167 coun- while the state sits on subsidy askance at the state for deliv- “Another study conducted by PGI How much should the Indian access to education in order to tries for whom the measure bills. The state of disrepair of erance from her misery. Elec- Chandigarh revealed that 69 percent of citizen hope for from her gov- become a productive member was available. The situation in public sector banks is well tions bring manifestos of com- ernment? Does the perform- of the workforce is the mini- terms of doctors was not much known. NPAs of these entities petitive populism with voters children had antibodies against Covid- ance record of the Indian state mum that the polity can de- better with nine doctors per have routinely exceeded 10 per seemingly persuaded by yo- 19,” he said. suggest a potential for it play- mand from its government. 10,000 Indians. For compari- cent with borrowers relying on janas and giveaways. Budget ing a proactive and productive The educational situation be- son, the corresponding num- the state patronage networks presentations are followed “These children had remained either role in helping its citizens? gan to improve only after the ber was 10 for Pakistan and Sri to both access credit and de- with breathless fervour as citi- asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic Consider the following facts: reforms of 1991. By 2012, the Lanka, while Brazil had 22 and mur on their repayment obli- zens try to decipher its conse- during the infection.” The typical Indian worker in average urban worker had sec- China 20. gations. quences for them while pun- 1983 had three years of educa- ondary education while her ru- How does India cope with This isn’t all ancient history. dits debate their prospective “The data of the two surveys prove that tion. Broken down by rural and ral counterpart had attended this obvious under-provision- The recent performance on impact. It is as if the country is children have acquired natural immuni- urban, the numbers were even middle school. Crucially, a ing of health infrastructure? vaccine planning and delivery in collective amnesia regarding ty against the virus and it is highly more distressing: The average large part of this improvement Wealthy Indians living in ur- has been shambolic. The de- the historical and contempo- rural worker had a self-de- was facilitated by private ban areas tap into the private sign and delivery of the much- rary evidence on government unlikely that the third wave will affect clared two years of education schools, which today account health network which accounts touted GST network continue inefficiency. children more than adults,” said Dr while the urban worker had for 50 per cent of all students for 62 per cent of the health in- to hamstring large parts of the If there is any big takeaway primary school education. and one-third of all schools. frastructure in the country. economy five years after it was from India’s post-Indepen- Nisar. 1983, by the way, was halfway This rise of the private sector The urban poor and rural Indi- introduced. dence history, it lies in the ef- “This is a big relief. Because the appre- into India’s Sixth Five-year in education was, of course, ans essentially are left to the The state’s response to its fects of the 1991 reforms. hensions expressed by several health Plan. In other words, 36 years driven by the inability of public vagaries of the under-funded own failure to deliver public Those reforms essentially con- of post-Independence gover- education to meet the demand. and under-serviced public services on schooling or health sisted of the government re- experts about the third wave primarily nance implemented through Take the record on delivery health system. is to mandate the private sec- treating from large parts of the targeting children had left people wor- political autonomy and a bu- of another public good — The performance of state- tor to provide them under economic space of the country. ried,” he said. reaucracy staffed by the very health services. Health infra- run institutions throughout threat of penalties and accept The result: A doubling of GDP cream of India delivered glori- structure can be measured in the country is, by and large, the resultant expense as the growth and the lifting of over “But, we can’t derive conclusions on fied illiteracy to the majority of different ways. Fortunately, or blighted by the overwhelming cost of doing business in India. 200 million people out of the data from other regions. We need to Indian workers. unfortunately, independent of instinct to build patronage net- You can be forgiven for think- poverty in the two decades that I am not sure if there is a which statistic one chooses, the works. Thus, electricity distri- ing that this sounds like an Ayn followed. This was the effect of have our own data based on which deci- more damning summary than numbers are uniformly dis- bution utilities are routinely Rand novel. individual and corporate en- sions can be made ahead of the feared this education statistic of the tressing. As late as 2020, there close to bankruptcy as the state And yet, despite this abject terprise being unleashed under third wave. singular incapacity of the In- were five hospital beds per hands out freebies in the form record of inefficiency, the In- relatively less controlled regula- dian state to deliver basic public 10,000 Indians, placing us at a of free or subsidised electricity, dian citizen continues to look tory conditions. 7 Daily Jammu Rising SPORTS Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Nagal hammered out of Tokyo Olympics Sharath Kamal advances to 3rd round by world number two Medvedev in Olympics; faces Ma Long next NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Sumit Nagal was blown Veteran Indian table tennis away by world number two player A Sharath Kamal Daniil Medvedev's thunder- overcame a sluggish start to ous strokes and serves in the beat Portugal's Tiago Polonia men's singles second round in the men's singles second as India's tennis challenge round but Sutirtha Mukher- all but ended at the Tokyo jee was overwhelmed by Po- Games. The Russian did not tugal's Yu Fu in the even need his 'A' game as he Olympics, here on Monday. cruised to a 6-2 6-1 win in The 39-year-old Sharath just 66 minutes against struggled in the first game 160th ranked Nagal at court but pulled himself up just in 1 of the Ariake Tennis Cen- time to win 2-11 11-8 11-5 9- tre. 11 11-6 11-9 in 49 minutes to The gap between a world set up a clash with defending class Medvedev and Nagal, champion Ma Long from who is still struggling to China.Considered one of the play the ATP Tour events greatest players of all time, regularly, was pretty clear. netted a backhand and ended when Nagal dropped It is highly unlikely that singles second round. The Indian world number but the veteran kept going Long has won every singles The Australian Open run- match ended when his fore- his serve in the seventh by India will be able to field a Sutirtha, who showed re- 98 managed just two points strong. title in the sport, and is the ner-up easily controlled the hand sailed over the base- hitting a forehand long. Na- team in mixed event, the en- markable grit for a come- on her serve to lose the first Top-ranked Indian Manika reigning world champion as game even as Nagal tried line on match point while gal had won his first round tries for which will be an- from-behind win over Swe- game in no time. Batra faces Austria's Sofia well. hard. Nagal had earned his serving to stay in the con- against Uzbekistan Denis nounced on Tuesday. The den's Linda Bergstrom, Sutirtha took a timeout Polcanova in her round three Mukherjee was no chal- moment under spotlight test.Medvedev's powerful Istomin for India's first cut is likely to be around 50 looked completely off- trailing 1-4 in the third game fixture later in the day. lenge to 42-year-old Yu Fu as when he took a set off Swiss strokes from the baseline men's singles win at and combined ranking of the colour to lose 3-11 3-11 5-11 to talk to her coach G. Sathiyan has exited the the China-born bested her in great Roger Federer at the overwhelmed Nagal, whose Olympics in 25 years. Indian players Nagal (144) 5-11 in a 23-minute affair Soumyadeep Roy, seemingly competition after losing his straight sets in the women's 2019 US Open on his Grand game was not enough to Sania Mirza and Ankita and Mirza (9) is 153. India against the world number 55. to upset the rhythm of Yu-Fu men's singles second round. Slam debut. trouble a much superior op- Raina were knocked out of could not field a men's dou- Nagal began by dropping ponent. The Indian managed the women's doubles first bles team due to Rohan his serve in the very first to hit a few winners but they round after dominating the Bopanna and Divij Sharan's were very few. The match contest on Sunday. low combined rank of 113. From Oksana Chusovitina to Carli Loyd, game of the match when he Japan's Momiji Nishiya wins gold at first ever age is just a number for Olympians NEW DELHI Much has been made about Carli Lloyd's age. The American forward will women's Olympic skateboarding event be 39 when the Olympics soccer tour- NEW DELHI nament kicks off. But for all the focus on Japan's Momiji Nishiya made history Lloyd, she's not even going to be the as she won a gold in the first-ever oldest athlete competing in Tokyo. women's Olympic street skateboarding Meet Formiga, who is a seemingly competition on Monday at Ariake Ur- ageless 43-year-old midfielder for ban Sports Park. The 13-year-old is Brazil. She's one of a number of also one of the youngest individuals to Olympians who are proving that, yep, win a gold medal at the Olympics. age is just a number. Tokyo Olympics: Fencer Bhavani "You know, I literally haven't Devi knocked out after impressive de- switched off for 17, 18 years. It's been but; men's archery team advances hard-core craziness. I'm sure my hus- After a high, the reality check: No band and my family are going to be ex- medals for India on Olympics Day 2; cited when I'm done playing because I'll Mary, Manika, Sindhu shine actually get to do things," said Lloyd, Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia who is in her fourth Olympics. beat India 7-1 in men's hockey The oldest Olympic athlete was a try for gold at 46. Ok, no one considers 20-year-olds The men's skateboarding event was Swedish shooter named Oscar Swahn, Lloyd is the oldest player on the U.S. old. But the U.S. gymnastic team in- won by Yuto Horigome from Japan. who was 72 years, 280 days old when soccer team that has the oldest average cludes several 20-somethings, includ- The title of the youngest individual however, is Japan's youngest gold by Brazil's Rayssa Leal, 13. The bronze he won a silver medal in the 1920 age 30.8 of any U.S. team that's played ing Simone Biles, who is 24. Gone are to win gold is still held by Marjorie medalist. The title of Japan's youngest was won by 16-year-old Funa Olympics. in the Olympics. Other older players in- the days of Dominique Moceanu, who Gestring of the US, who at the age of gold medalist was held by Kyoko Nakayama, also from Japan. Skate- But there's a codicil to this distinc- clude Megan Rapinoe and Becky was just a 14-year-old sprite when she 13 years and 268 days won the gold Iwasaki, who at the age of 14 won gold boarding is one of the four sporting tion. For nearly 40 years, the Olympics Sauerbrunn, both 36. won gold in 1996. medal in 3-metre springboard diving at for swimming at the Barcelona events making its debut with the Tokyo awarded medals in the arts. British artist "I don't look at players by age be- The average age of the US team is the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Nishiya is Olympics in 1992. The silver at the Olympics apart from surfing, sport John Copley was 73 when he won a sil- cause there's so many other things that 20.8, the oldest it's been since 1952. The 13 years and 330 days old. Nishiya, women's skateboarding event was won climbing and karate. ver medal in painting and engraving in we look at before we see how old they oldest athlete on the team is MyKayla the 1948 Games. It was the last are. The most important thing is Skinner, who is also 24 but a few Olympics that included art. whether they perform or not, whether months older than Biles. The oldest member of the United they're going to be able to help us win "Being older, it's just been awesome Olympic debutant Ashish Chaudhary States team headed to Tokyo is Phillip the Olympics or not," U.S. coach Vlatko because I feel like with all the experi- Dutton, a 57-year-old equestrian who Andonovski said. ence I've had, I feel like my gymnastics competes in eventing, a combination of For Lloyd, the fact that the games has been better than ever, which is su- dressage, cross-country and jumping. were put off for a year was actually per cool," Skinner said. This is Dutton's seventh Olympics. He helpful. She had knee surgery, recon- But they're all youngsters, really, ousted after opening loss won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio nected with her family and hired a new compared to Oksana Chusovitina of trainer. Uzbekistan, who is 46 and competing in TOKYO, JULY 26: Indian boxer Games to become the oldest U.S. There's been so many things that I've her eighth Olympics. She finished sev- Ashish Chaudhary (75kg) paid for an medalist since 1952. He was the oldest worked on and tried to finesse in the last enth in the vault in Rio. underwhelming start as his maiden American in Rio, too. year, she said. Her age isn't the only thing that makes Olympic appearance ended with an First-time sport skateboarding, added So, I'm actually, I think, in a better po- Chusovitina a rarity in the gymnastics opening-round loss to China’s Erbieke in an effort to attract a younger audience sition than I was in 2020. I'm just really world: She's also a mom. Her son is 21, Touheta here on Monday. to the Olympics, isn't oly for the young. grateful and going to keep plugging older than many of the athletes she's The 27-year-old former Asian silver- South Africa's Dallas Oberholzer will away. competing against. medallist went down 0-5 in the bout, which could have been way closer had he turned it up a little bit earlier. Tokyo2020 medals are not edible; you don't have to bite the The boxer from Himachal Pradesh was caught on the back-foot in the open- ing round and lost it unanimously to the medals...but we know you still will, say Olympics organisers busy Chinese, who used his jab to good TOKYO, JULY 26:The struggling harder and harder, effect. Tokyo 2020 organisers made finally they bite this biscuit Ashish raised his game in the second an interesting observation which they need during strug- round to give a better account of himself about their medals - which gle." with more attacks but the Chinese ex- have been made by extracting The Tokyo Organising celled in dodging him on most occa- precious metals from dis- Committee of the Olympic sions, claiming this one unanimously carded mobile phones and lap- and Paralympic Games con- too. tops - and within minutes the ducted the "Tokyo 2020 Touheta’s combination punches also tweet had gone viral. Medal Project" to collect small connected better. The organisers posted a pic- electronic devices such as Ashish went all out in the final three ture of an athlete smiling and used mobile phones from all minutes and managed to trouble Touheta biting her gold medal, and over Japan to produce the despite a cut beneath his left eye. wrote, "We just want to offi- Olympic and Paralympic The judges also scored unanimously cially confirm that the medals. in his favour but the Chinese had the de- #Tokyo2020 medals are not In the two years between cisive lead which gave him the victory. edible! Our medals are made tweet. tweeted a fan, while another April 2017 and March 2019, Touheta will next face Brazil’s third- from material recycled from The tweet created quite a wrote, "The Best Tweet I have 100 per cent of the metals re- seeded Herbert Sousa, who is a world electronic devices donated by buzz on social media with fans ever read since opening day. I quired to manufacture the ap- championships bronze-medallist. the Japanese public. praising the organisers for am sure you know today is the proximately 5,000 gold, silver Ashish is the third Indian boxer to "So, you don't have to bite coming up with the catchy third day, and everyone is and bronze medals were ex- lines. stressed out. Your Tweet made bow out of the mega-event after Vikas them...but we know you still tracted from small electronic "It is very sweet to bite, be- me laugh. Thank you." Krishan (69kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) also exited with opening-round losses. will (face with tongue) #Unit- devices contributed by people edByEmotion," reads the cause it is very hard to get," Another fan wrote, "After from all over Japan. 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Email :- [email protected], editor.dailyjammurising.in 08 Daily Jammu Rising NATIONAL Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Yediyurappa's constituency Shikaripura BJP offered Rs 1 crore, cabinet berth to help topple Jharkhand govt, claims Congress MLA shuts down as mark of protest NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Aday after the Mukti Morcha (JMM) Hours after Karnataka Chief Min- claimed that there is a BJP conspiracy to ister B S Yediyurappa's resignation topple the JMM-Congress-RJD gov- on Monday, Shikaripura, the assem- ernment in Jharkhand, after the arrest bly constituency in Shivamogga dis- of three people for alleged conspiracy, a trict which he has represented seven Congress MLA said he was offered a times, was shut as a mark of protest ministerial berth and Rs 1 crore if he by his supporters. agrees to bring down the coalition gov- Expressing sympathy with ernment in the state. Yediyurappa, traders voluntarily According to Indian Express, while shut down their business establish- MLA Naman Bixal Kongari clarified ments as the BJP supporters staged that no BJP worker approached him a demonstration in the town. with the offer, he said three people ap- Roads were deserted as Yediyu- proached him through Congress work- rappa's supporters hit the streets ers, claiming that they work form some raising slogans and put up his cut- companies. He said they tried to ap- outs to show their solidarity with proach him repeatedly despite his at- him. tempts discourage them from meeting The workers also denounced the Yediyurappa resigned earlier on as Chief Minister for two years, de- him. Kongari, who represents Kolebira as- incumbent state government. I rejected BJP leaders for compelling the Lin- Monday. spite completing 75 years of age. "Once, they offered me more than Rs sembly constituency, said those who them and informed senior leaders and gayat strongman to resign without He thanked the BJP leaders for He had also said that a few of his 1 crore in cash," he was quoted as say- approached him told him that they are CM Soren,” Timesnownews quoted the allowing him to complete his term. giving him an opportunity to serve MLAs were unhappy with him. ing. The Congress leader said he in- doing this at the behest of the saffron MLAas saying. formed Congress Legislature Party party. However, the MLA said he cannot leader Alamgir Alam, party in-charge “People were contacting us since confirm if the three people who have Lok Sabha adjourned after passage of two Bills amid in the state R.P.N. Singh and Chief January, taking names of businessmen been arrested, following a complaint Minister Hemant Soren about it. and saying that BJP asked them to do filed by Bermo MLA Kumar Jaiman- He said apart from money, the trio so. I was offered a ministerial berth and gal, are the same people who ap- Opposition uproar over Pegasus, farm laws also promised them a ministerial post. crores of money t help in toppling the proached him with the offer. NEW DELHI, JULY adjourned till noon amid ple had sent them to the vansh made repeated ap- 26: The Lok Sabha was ad- sloganeering and protests House to raise issues. In- peals to the protesting journed for the day on by the opposition over the stead of raising issues, they members to return to their Women farmers hold ‘Kisan Sansad’; pass resolution demand- Monday after passage of three farm laws. were shouting slogans and seats and allow the Ques- two Bills without discus- Speaker Om Birla ad- making a fuss, he said. tion Hour to be taken up. ing 33 per cent representation in Parliament sions amid relentless vised the protesters to take This behaviour is not ap- He, however, continued protests by Opposition to their seats and even of- propriate, the Speaker said, with the Question Hour NEW DELHI, JULY26: sun or relentlessly protesting Sansad, which is a part of “It is strange that the im- members, who raised slo- fered a debate on the sub- as the opposition continued amid the din. Gender lines blurred and tra- for months, both men and their strategy to draw the age of a farmer is by default a gans and showed placards ject. Question Hour was un- to protest against the al- "This is the House of eld- ditional roles reversed ever women farmers, since No- government's as well as the man, but it is the women on the Pegasus snooping der way when the House leged snooping using the ers and you should behave so often as men and women vember last year, have defied opposition's attention to the who end up doing most of row and farmers’issue. was adjourned. Pegasus software and the accordingly. Please return joined hands to share respon- conventional gender roles to issues that have been plagu- the farm work. Men have As soon as the House met Later, it was adjourned farm related laws. to your seats and allow the sibilities in the farm, at home do it all, the women farmers, ing the farming community. traditionally done the heavy at 3 pm after repeated ad- till 2 pm amid protests by Meanwhile, proceedings question hour to function," and at protest sites to keep up who travelled to Delhi from According to Harinder lifting tasks, and then they journments during the day, the opposition. When the in the Rajya Sabha were the deputy chairman said. the prolonged fight against different states, said. Bindu, the farmers, while are done. But since this the Lok Sabha took up the House met at 2 pm and ran also repeatedly disrupted as The House was again ad- three agri laws, women farm- Farmers, mainly from embarking on this journey, protest began, the way of do- Factoring Regulation for a few minutes, papers Opposition members journed for an hour at 2 pm ers said here on Monday. Punjab, Haryana and Uttar knew that their struggle was ing things has completely (Amendment) Bill, 2020, were laid on the table and protested on the phone-tap- as Opposition members Gathered for an all-woman Pardesh, are demanding that going to be a long one, and changed. and the National Institutes Finance Minister Nirmala ping and other issues. continued to raise slogans. Kisan Sansad (farmers' par- the legislations be repealed had prepared themselves for “Now everything is done of Food Technology, Entre- Sitharaman introduced the The agitated members As soon as the House re- liament), they demanded the and have been protesting whatever might come. keeping in mind that it preneurship and Manage- Insolvency and Bankruptcy demanded that the Chair al- sumed at 3 pm, the Opposi- repeal of the Essential Ser- against the laws at Delhi bor- “We knew that the protest should help the movement in ment Bill, 2021, separately. Code (Amendment) Bill, low the Leader of Opposi- tion members continued vices Commodities Amend- der points of Ghazipur, was going to continue for a some way or the other,” Ma- Discussion on the two 2021. tion to speak and created an their protests on the phone- ment Act, and stressed the Singhu and Tikri. long time, and we knew we lik, who hails from Hisar in Bills could not take place as Birla before adjourning uproar, forcing four ad- tapping and other issues seven-month agitation at "Women are doing men's wouldn't be able to sustain it Haryana, said. Opposition members con- the proceedings during journments. and demanded that the multiple sites on Delhi's bor- work and men are doing alone," she said. She added that while her tinued to stage protests de- Question Hour took a stern The Upper House wit- Chair allow the Leader of ders could be sustained be- what women used to do. So "Towards the beginning of husband and other men in manding a discussion on stance towards the protest- nessed two adjournments the Opposition to speak. cause men and women -- what?" Kulwinder Kaur the protest…in December the family have been regu- the Pegasus snooping alle- ing Opposition. in the pre-lunch period. BJP member Sasmit Pa- whether husbands and wives from Punjab's Tarn Taran dis- last year, when men from larly traveling to Tikri, the gations and the farmers’de- He said the government Opposition members en- tra, in the Chair, asked BJP or fathers and daughters -- trict said at the Kisan Sansad, most households had to be at women in her family have mand of repealing the three wanted to give an answer, tered the Well soon after leader Jugalsinh Mathurji were completely in sync. which is being held at Jantar the protest sites, women taken over the responsibili- new agri laws. and if the opposition the House resumed pro- Lokhandwala to continue The Sansad passed the fol- Mantar near Parliament back home learnt how to ties in the fields completely, Rama Devi, who was wanted an answer, they ceedings at 12 noon fol- the debate on The Marine lowing resolutions were where the Monsoon Session drive tractors so that they thanks to all the help that chairing the proceedings, should go to their place. lowing the first adjourn- Aids to Navigation Bill, passed: is underway "Women are no could plough the fields, they receive from their repeatedly urged protesting He questioned the sloga- ment and started raising 2021. Resolution 1: longer the same. Kalpana something that men used to neighbours. members to return to their neering in the House. slogans against the govern- The opposition members Even though women con- Chawla went to space, we do,” the farmer leader from “Every single farmer's ob- seats and participate in the The dignity of the House ment. did not give any heed to Pa- tribute quite significantly to have only come to Delhi. If Bhatinda in Punjab said. jective today is to fuel this discussions. is being tarnished by com- Finance Minister Nir- tra's request to maintain or- our farming, they do not re- women can become prime She added that similarly, movement, and all our ac- However, with protesting motion and sloganeering, mala Sitharaman laid the der in the House and go ceive the dignity, recognition ministers, why can't we fight as the protest continued, tions are directed towards MPs not relenting, she went he said. “You ask for an- papers pertaining to a noti- back to their seats. They and status that they ought to our own battle," said Kaur, there were weeks and that one cause, and neigh- ahead with the considera- swers and then don't even fication on reduction of continued raising slogans in the country. Their labour, who was among the 200 months during which bours in our area have all tion and passage of the two hear the answers, this is not customs duties amid the against the government, hard work, skills and knowl- women who participated in women in several house- been cooperating and help- bills. fair,” the Speaker said. din. forcing Patra to adjourn the edge and their vitality should the farmers' parliament, holds were camping at ing out each other exten- Earlier, the House was He told the MPs that peo- Deputy Chairman Hari- house till 4 pm. be taken on board by people's which began on July 22. Delhi's borders, and men sively,” Malik said. movements and by our soci- Kaur said that she along were helping out back home. Farmers have been ety. There should be well- with several other women “When women come to protesting against the Farm- thought-out measures from her area have been the protest, men help out ers (Empowerment and Pro- Maharashtra monsoon adopted to increase the role protesting at the Singhu bor- with the household chores. It tection) Agreement of Price and space for women in the der for the last seven months, is this cooperation, and col- Assurance and Farm Ser- Kisan Andolan. while their husbands and laboration among everybody vices Act, 2020, the Farmers death toll rises to 164 Resolution 2: brothers, and brothers-in-law that has strengthened the Produce Trade and Com- It is unanimously resolved have been taking care of the movement,” Bindu said. merce (Promotion and Facil- MUMBAI, JULY 26: 12 in Thane, seven in Kolha- Sindhudurg. gion, and interacted with in this Mahila Kisan Sansad household and the fields. While both men and itation) Act, 2020, and the The death toll in rain-re- pur, four in Mumbai and Deputy Chief Minister residents, businessmen and that women be given 33% "I have been at Singhu women work the fields, the Essential Commodities lated incidents in Maha- two each in Sindhudurg, Ajit Pawar toured various shopkeepers. He promised representation in Parliament with several other women roles have traditionally been (Amendment) Act, 2020. rashtra rose to 164 on Mon- Pune, Wardha and Akola. rain-hit villages in Sangli them all help from the state and Assemblies on the pat- from Tarn Taran for all these gender specific. They claim that the laws will day after the recovery of 11 Besides, 56 people had district on Monday and government to restore nor- tern of local bodies like Pan- months to show that this is The ploughing is largely do away with the minimum more bodies in Raigad and been injured in rain-related used a rescue boat to reach malcy in the area. chayats and Municipal Com- not just men's protest. Farm- taken care of by the men, ex- support price system, leav- two each in Wardha and incidents, while 100 people out to flood victims in some Thackeray had said they mittees. A Constitutional ers are not just men. Women plained farmer leader Kiran ing them at the mercy of the Akola, while 100 people are still missing, it said. areas. would require "central as- were still missing, the state In Raigad, 53 people were Pawar also interacted sistance for long-term miti- Amendment be made in this work on fields too…we are Malik, and activities like cut- big corporations. government said. reported missing, in Satara with the flood-affected peo- gation measures" and a regard for giving due repre- farmers too, she said. ting and trimming grass to Over 10 rounds of talks So far, 2,29,074 people 27, Ratnagiri 14, Thane ple and assured them of re- comprehensive data of the sentation to women who “And, while I am here, my feed cattle, irrigating and with the government, which have been evacuated from four, and in Sindhudurg habilitation and all help extent of damages would be constitute 50% of the popu- husband is taking care of the spraying insecticides in the has been projecting the laws the affected areas, the gov- and Kolhapur one each. from the state government. prepared. Heavy rains last lation. kitchen and cooking,” Kaur field, making dung cakes for as major agricultural re- ernment said in a state- The release further said On Sunday, Chief Minis- week caused floods and Whether it was cooking at said. manure, among others fall forms, have failed to break ment. 34 people were so far in- ter Uddhav Thackeray vis- landslides in some areas of home to feed the children, Every day 200 farmers are into the women's share of re- the deadlock between the It said till now, 71 people jured in Raigad, seven each ited Chiplun, the site of se- Maharashtra, including the had died in Raigad district, in Mumbai and Ratnagiri, vere flooding in Ratnagiri deadliest landslide at Taliye ploughing the fields in the participating in the Kisan sponsibilities. two parties. 41 in Satara, 21 in Ratnagiri, six in Thane and two in district in the Konkan re- village in Raigad district. Delhi’s autocracy decides CMs, Congress reacts to Yediyurappa's resignation NEW DELHI, JULY26: The Congress on Monday took gasus spyware to oust the Congress-JDS government in the pressure on him from the party leadership to resign and he Shankar Prasad and Sushil Modi.Congress leader a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over BS Yediyu- state. has tendered his resignation on his own. Mallikarujun Kharge, however, termed the resignation of rappa's resignation as Karnataka chief minister, and said he "The ignominy, torment and insult being heaped upon "Modiji's record is replete with painful and forcible re- Yediyurappa as an internal matter of the BJP.Taking on the is yet another "victim" of the PM, who has a record of al- Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa by Modi ji, dictating him to tender tirements of Advaniji, M.M. Joshiji, Keshubhai Patelji, BJP over the Pegasus spying issue, Surjewala said, "Malady legedly forcing retirements of senior BJP leaders. his resignation, makes him PM's latest victim and member Shanta Kumarji, Yashwant Sinhaji and many others. The is with BJP's corrupt Government and appalling maladmin- Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala alleged of the 'forced retirement club'," Surjewala said on Twitter. list of Modiji's victims in the BJP doesn't end here," Surjew- istration in Karnataka, for it is an illegitimate Government that it is Delhi's autocracy that decides chief ministers and "We now know that Delhi's autocracy decides CMs and ala said. born out of “defection and corruption”.""Will merely not the will of BJP's MLAs. not the will of BJP's MLAs," he further said. He also cited the names of Sumitra Mahajan, Sushma changing the face change the diabolical character of the He alleged that the BJP government in Karnataka is an "The stark reality is that Modiji habitually insults and Swaraj, Uma Bharti, CP Thakur, AK Patel, Haren Pandya, BJP Government synonymous with mal-governance and "illegitimate" one as it is born out of "defection and cor- compulsorily throws senior BJP leaders in dustbin of his- Harin Pathak, Kalyan Singh as those leaders who have been decay," he said.Yediyurappa announced his resignation as ruption". tory," the Congress leader alleged. retired by the top brass of the BJP. chief minister in the Karnataka Vidhan Souda on Monday af- The Congress has been alleging that the BJP used the Pe- Yediyurappa has, however, claimed that there was no He said the latest "victims" are Harsh Vardhan, Ravi ternoon. 09 Daily Jammu Rising BUSINESS Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Govt has no plan to print currency notes Auto component industry revenues to tide over economic crisis: Sitharaman to grow by 20-23 pc in FY22: Icra NEW DELHI, JULY 26: The gov- ernment has no plan to print currency NEW DELHI, JULY 26: Indian notes to tide over the current economic auto component industry is expected to crisis triggered by the outbreak of post 20-23 per cent revenue growth in Covid-19 pandemic, Finance Minister the current fiscal aided by strong ex- Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parlia- ports and recovery in the domestic ment on Monday. market, as per rating agency Icra. To a question on whether there is any The growth would, however, be on plan to print currency to tide over the the low base of the last two fiscals and crisis, the Finance Minister said, “No will look optically strong because of Sir”. the exceptionally weak first half of the Many economists and experts have financial year 2020-21. suggested the government to resort to “For the full year FY2022, we ex- printing more currency notes to support pect a revenue growth of 20-23 per the economy ravaged by the spread of cent aided by growth across segments Covid-19, and protect jobs. and commodity pass through, albeit on India’s real Gross Domestic Product a low base.” (GDP) is estimated to have contracted “However, headwinds such as sharp by 7.3 per cent during 2020-21, Sithara- per cent increase in capital expenditure she said. increase in commodity prices, supply man said in a written reply to Lok and 137 per cent increase in health ex- In reply to another question, the Fi- chain disruptions partly arising from ening in the second half of the finan- with large auto component suppliers Sabha. penditure, she said, adding, the govern- nance Minister said the RBI has an- semiconductor shortage and premium cial year. indicated a cautiously optimistic ap- This contraction reflects the unparal- ment announced a relief package of Rs nounced Special three-year Long-Term freight expenses are expected to weigh An increase in air freighting, result- proach towards CAPEX plans for the leled effect of the pandemic and the 6.29 lakh crore in June 2021, to Repo Operations (SLTRO) of Rs in industry margins in FY2022, par- ing in higher freight costs for the in- financial year 2021-22, with invest- containment measures that were taken strengthen public health and provide 10,000 crore at repo rate for the Small tially offsetting benefits arising from dustry, also remains a challenge, it ments expected to be largely funded by to control the pandemic, she said. impetus for growth and employment Finance Banks (SFBs), to be deployed improved operating leverage,” Icra added. internal accruals. “The fundamentals of the economy measures. for fresh lending of up to Rs 10 lakh per Vice President and Sector Head Ashish “Despite the strong revenue growth “The incremental investments will remain strong as gradual scaling back Replying to another question, borrower to provide further support to Modani said in a statement. and consequent benefits from operat- be primarily towards capability devel- of lockdowns, along with the astute sup- Sitharaman said, the impact of the sec- small business units, micro and small The rating agency noted that com- ing leverage expected, these head- opment i.e. new product additions and port of Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission has ond Covid-19 wave is expected to be industries, and other unorganised sec- modity prices were expected to remain winds are expected to weigh in on mar- committed platforms, unlike the in- placed the economy firmly on the path of muted given localised containment tor entities adversely affected during the at a multi-year high in the first half of gins,” Icra said. vestments towards capacity expansion recovery from the second half of FY measures and rapid upscaling of the current wave of the pandemic. the financial year 2021-22 before soft- Modani noted that its interaction witnessed in the past”, he added. 2020-21,” she said. vaccination drive. The first auction under the SLTRO The government had announced a The Union Budget 2021-22, esti- was conducted on May 17, 2021, she special economic and comprehensive mates India’s nominal GDP growth at said, adding, the unutilised portion of package of Rs 29.87 lakh crore under 14.4 per cent during the current finan- notified Rs 10,000 crore is being carried Sensex slips 123 points; AtmaNirbhar Bharat (ANB) to combat cial year ending March 2022. forward in each subsequent auction, un- the impact of the pandemic, to revive The Reserve Bank of India, in its latest til fully utilised or till the last auction to economic growth and to bolster em- Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) be conducted in October 2021, ployment during 2020-21, she said. resolution of June 4, 2021, has projected whichever is earlier. Nifty ends below 15,850 The Union Budget 2021-22 an- India’s real GDP to grow at 9.5 per cent Three auctions under this scheme nounced a number of measures to sup- in 2021-22, after accounting for the im- have been conducted so far, and SFBs MUMBAI, JULY26: Equity bench- port broad-based and inclusive eco- pact of the second wave as compared to have availed a total amount of Rs 1,640 mark Sensex declined over 120 points nomic development including a 34.5 its earlier projection of 10.5 per cent, crore under the scheme, she added. on Monday, tracking losses in index heavyweights Reliance, SBI and HDFC twins amid a largely subdued trend in 7 in 10 Indian consumers hit by tech support scams last year, global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 123.53 points or 0.23 per cent lower at highest globally: Microsoft survey 52,852.27, while the broader NSE Nifty NEW DELHI, JULY those surveyed continued cent), unsolicited emails cating consumers. Mi- slipped 31.60 points or 0.20 per cent to 26: Microsoft's 2021 engaging and eventually (36 per cent) and redirec- crosoft has been fighting 15,824.45. Global Tech Support Scam lost money, an increase of tion to another website (30 against tech support scams SBI was the top loser in the Sensex Research report showed 17 points compared with per cent). since 2014 and has sup- pack, shedding over 1 per cent, fol- that consumers in India ex- 2018 (14 per cent), the re- In contrast, global scam ported law enforcement of- lowed by Reliance Industries, Tech perienced a relatively high port said. encounter rates for unso- ficials to take legal action "scam encounter rate" of 69 Consumers in India lost licited calls fell from 27 per against scammers over the Mahindra, M&M, L&T, Bharti Airtel, percent in the last 12 Rs 15,334 on average to cent in 2018 to 25 per cent years across geographies IndusInd Bank and HDFC. months, similar to the 70 such scams in 2021. How- in 2021. like the US and India. On the other hand, Bajaj Finserv, Ul- percent rate experienced in ever, 88 per cent of those Microsoft said each "Tech support scams will traTech Cement, Sun Pharma, Titan, 2018 who lost any money were month, it receives about remain an industry-wide Tata Steel and Kotak Bank were among crore in July so far as they continued to with significant losses, while Tokyo India witnessed a rela- able to recover some back, 6,500 complaints globally challenge until sufficient the gainers. adopt a cautious stance in view of vari- closed in the green. tively high rate of tech sup- with the average being Rs from people who have been people are educated about “Indian markets started marginally in ous domestic and global factors,” said Equities in Europe were trading on a port scams at 69 percent in 10,797. the victim of a tech support these scams and can avoid red following negative Asian market Narendra Solanki, Head- Equity Re- negative note in the mid-session deals. the last 12 months - among The most common meth- scam, which is down from them. The best way con- cues as China tech and education shares the highest globally - with a ods of payment for those 13,000 reports in an aver- sumers in India and Asia search (Fundamental), Anand Rathi Meanwhile, international oil bench- plunged and Singapore’s manufactur- significant increase seen in who lost any money were age month in prior years. Pacific can protect them- Shares & Stock Brokers. mark Brent crude declined 0.34 per cent scams stemming from un- through bank transfers (43 However, the number of selves is to learn about ing output declined 3 per cent in June Also, the European stocks were seen to USD 73.85 per barrel. solicited calls, a Microsoft per cent), followed by gift such reports emanating these scammers are target- on a seasonally adjusted, month-on- retreating as investors watch corporate The rupee closed 2 paise lower at survey said on Thursday. cards (38 per cent), PayPal from India is low. ing people, be suspicious of month basis. earnings, coronavirus cases and Ger- 74.42 (provisional) against the US dol- Microsoft's 2021 Global (32 per cent), credit cards "Tech support scams are any unsolicited contact “During the afternoon session mar- man business sentiment, which fell un- lar. Tech Support Scam Re- (32 per cent), and Bitcoin perpetrated globally and from purported tech com- kets swung between positive and nega- expectedly in July as supply chain con- Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) search report showed that (25 per cent). target people of all ages. pany employees and avoid tive territory with lacklustre trade as straints and rising COVID-19 infections were net sellers in the capital market as consumers in India experi- Microsoft said the high Findings reveal that com- letting people they do not traders were concerned as foreign port- dampened recent optimism, Solanki they offloaded shares worth Rs 163.31 enced a relatively high number of people falling pared to the rest of the know remotely access their folio investors (FPIs) offloaded Indian added.Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in crore on Friday, as per provisional ex- "scam encounter rate" of 69 victim to scams is likely world, consumers in India computers," Schrade said. equities to the tune of over Rs 5,689 percent in the last 12 due to consumers in India are more likely to be tar- Asked if the shift to re- Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul ended change data. months, similar to the 70 being more trusting of un- geted, less inclined to ig- mote working amid the percent rate experienced in solicited contact and more nore scam interactions, and pandemic had aggravated 2018. inclined to believe that a as a result, lose more the situation further, she an- Audi, Mercedes-Benz optimistic about electrification However, there was an company would initiate money," Mary Jo Schrade, swered in the affirmative. overall five-point drop in contact.Of those surveyed Assistant General Counsel "Definitely, it could be re- such scam encounters glob- in 2021, 47 per cent said (Regional Lead) at Mi- lated to work from journey of passenger vehicles in India ally with a rate of 59 per- they thought that it was crosoft Digital Crimes Unit home...when the shift went NEW DELHI, JULY 26: "When the states have al- ity per electric four-wheeler fied with the positive customer cent over the same period. very or somewhat likely Asia, said in a virtual brief- to work from home, it was- While Audi kicked off its elec- ready declared there won't be a with a maximum incentive of response to the EQC since its Microsoft commissioned that a company would con- ing.She added that there is n't a planned shift...when trification journey in India registration cost on the cars. Rs 1.5 lakh per vehicle for the India debut and the subsequent YouGov for this global sur- tact them via an unsolicited an urgent need for con- that happens, obviously with the launch of three all- You already know the GST on first 1,000 e-cars to be regis- interest and awareness it has vey in 16 countries, includ- call, pop-up, text message, sumers to understand this that's a big disruption to the electric SUVs under the e-tron electric cars is 5 per cent. So tered in the Capital state. It has created for the luxury EV seg- ing India, Australia, Japan ad or email.Interestingly, threat and to protect them- way that things normally brand last week, Mercedes- these are already certain incen- also offered a waiver of road ment, he added. and Singapore and it in- incidences of unsolicited selves from such scams. work, and it makes it a lot Benz has been selling its all- tives the government has put in tax and registration fees on all "We are glad to witness sub- cluded 16,254 adult internet call scams increased from Tactics used by fraudsters harder for businesses to be electric SUV EQC since Octo- place, which will also encour- EVs. sequent introductions in the users (about 1,000 per 23 per cent to 31 per cent in to victimise users online able to keep up with what's ber last year age luxury players to also sell Upbeat about the electrifica- luxury EV segment that will country). This is a follow- India between 2018 to have evolved over time, happening with the com- Luxury carmakers Audi and cars in the electric segment and tion of personal passenger vehi- further strengthen and widen up to similar surveys that 2021, and this continues to from pure cold calling to puters that are connecting Mercedes-Benz are upbeat these are definitely positive cles in India, Dhillon said, "I the luxury EV segment from a Microsoft fielded in 2018 be the scam type that con- more sophisticated ploys, to their network," she about the electrification jour- steps," he told . firmly believe that electric is consumers' perspective," Iyer and 2016. sumers in India respond to such as fake 'pop-ups' dis- added.Schrade noted that ney of passenger vehicles in Recently states like Gujarat the future for sure, especially said, adding the company's EV About 48 per cent of the most often. played on people's comput- "people may be more will- India with more states coming and Maharashtra have an- also on the luxury side. We strategy has already led to a respondents in India were The report noted that re- ers. ing to answer the phone up with EV policies that en- nounced their respective EV have decided that our focus is strong order intake for the tricked into continuing with spondents in India were The Microsoft Digital when it rings when they're courage electric four-wheelers, policies. definitely going to be electric EQC after selling out the initial the scam - an eight-point in- most likely to respond to Crimes Unit (DCU) is not at the office but in some according to company offi- Gujarat has offered demand cars." allocations. crease from 2018, and three unsolicited telephone calls working to help combat this way, it (work from home) cials. Although the FAME II incentives of Rs 10,000/kwh Audi India has already set a He further said, "We already times higher than the global (45 per cent) as compared issue by partnering with must have impacted, and I scheme by the Centre has not for e2W, electric three-wheeler target of 15 per cent of its total have a strong order intake for average (16 per cent). One to a pop-up window or ad law enforcement, strength- think drove up the num- offered direct benefits for per- (e3W) and electric four- sales in the country to come the EQC that indicates a sus- in three (31 per cent) of on their PC screen (33 per ening technology and edu- bers". sonal passenger vehicles, in- wheeler (e4W) over and above from EVs by 2025 and will tained customer interest for In- centives like 5 per cent GST on any subsidies available from bring some of the EV models dia's first luxury EV, and the electric cars will also help, they the central government, with out of the 20 electric cars that next batch of EQC is expected Gold imports jump multi-fold feel. the maximum ex-factory it would launch globally by to arrive by September." While Audi kicked off its prices being capped at Rs 1.5 2025 to India as well. Globally, the EQ brand is electrification journey in India lakh, Rs 5 lakh and Rs 15 lakh, "So our focus is very clear, witnessing "massive success" tp $7.9 bn in Q1 of FY22 with the launch of three all- respectively for the three vehi- short term to long term. We are with strong customer response NEW DELHI, JULY (Rs 58,572.99 crore) dur- Silver imports, how- mainly caters to the de- electric SUVs under the e-tron cle categories. focusing on electric cars and to the EQS luxury sedan, Iyer 26: Imports of the yellow ing the April-June 2021 ever, dipped by 93.7 per mand of the jewellery in- brand last week, Mercedes- On the other hand, Maha- we have very positive thoughts said adding in the H1 2021, metal had plunged to quarter due to low base cent to $39.4 million. dustry. In volume terms, Benz has been selling its all- rashtra is offering demand in- on this topic," Dhillon said. around 39,000 all-electric ve- $688 million (Rs effect in the wake of the Significant increase in the country imports 800- electric SUV EQC since Octo- centives of Rs 5,000/khw on Expressing similar views, hicles were delivered, includ- 5,208.41 crore) in the COVID-19 pandemic, ac- the gold imports has led 900 tonnes of gold annu- ber last year. 10,000 electric cars with the Mercedes-Benz India Vice- ing more than 19,000 units of corresponding period cording to data from the to widening of the coun- ally. Audi India Head Balbir maximum incentive per vehi- President, Sales & Marketing, the EQA, EQC and EQV mod- last year, the data Commerce Ministry. Im- try's trade deficit, differ- Gems and jewellery ex- Singh Dhillon said while the cle being capped at Rs 1.5 lakh Santosh Iyer said, "Mercedes- els. showed ports of the yellow metal ence between imports ports increased to $9.1 overall policy at present has fo- besides exemption of road tax Benz will play a pivotal role in "Some of these models will Gold imports, which had plunged to $688 mil- and exports, to about $31 billion during the first cussed primarily on the two- and registration charges. the introduction of latest tech- eventually get introduced for have a bearing on the lion (Rs 5,208.41 crore) billion during April-June three months of the cur- wheelers and three-wheelers, Last year, under its EV pol- nologies and products from the Indian market and we are country's current ac- in the corresponding pe- this fiscal. rent fiscal as against $2.7 many of the state governments icy, Delhi had announced a our global portfolio for the In- very excited about the success count deficit, jumped riod last year, the data India is the largest im- billion in the same period are also coming forward to purchase incentive of Rs dian customers." story of the EQ brand in India multi-fold to $7.9 billion showed. porter of gold, which previous year. give incentives to electric cars. 10,000/ kWh of battery capac- The company is very satis- as well," he said. 10 Daily Jammu Rising ENTERTAINMENT Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Detrimental to my image: Karan Kundrra Harbhajan Singh, Geeta Basra name their on being mistaken for Raj Kundra newborn Jovan Veer Singh Plaha NEW DELHI ctor Geeta Basra Actor Karan Kundrra on on Monday shared Monday said it "was detri- Athe first photograph mental to his image" that he of her newborn son and re- was confused with business- vealed she and her cricketer man Raj Kundra, the hus- husband Harbhajan Singh band of Bollywood actress have named the baby boy Jo- Shilpa Shetty, who has been van Veer Singh Plaha. arrested for the alleged cre- The actor and the former In- ation of pornographic films dian off-spinner had an- and publishing them nounced the arrival of their through some apps. second child on July 10. Kundrra posted about his Basra, 37, took to Instagram ordeal in an Instagram story. and posted a picture of her “Not just my picture, four-year-old daughter, Hi- some also used my name. naya Heer Plaha, kissing the When I woke up and opened baby on his forehead. my Twitter, I saw a lot of "Introducing Heer ka Veer. people had thought that it Jovan Veer Singh Plaha," the was actually me who was actor captioned the photo. The 41-year-old sports star caught in the controversy, him as saying, “Some fans correcting them. This 420 (cheating), 34 (common also commented on Basra's and were tweeting about it thought that it was a mis- has happened before as well intention), 292 and 293 (re- post with heart emojis . The while tagging me. It took me take, some thought that the when someone called me lated to obscene and inde- duo got married in 2015. a while to figure out what person in question is me. Shilpa Shetty’s husband, cent advertisements and dis- While Basra was last seen in actually happened, and that There were some who which was taken in a lighter plays), and relevant sections the 2016 Punjabi film "Lock", it was Raj Kundra,” Karan started abusing me. They manner. of the IT Act and the Inde- Singh is gearing up for his full told Hindustan Times. started tagging me and re- Raj Kundra has been cent Representation of fledged acting debut in multi- The new portal quoted plying on Twitter, with my booked under IPC Sections Women (Prohibition) Act. The film is slated to release later this year in Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi and Telugu. lingual movie "Friendship". Yami Gautam-starrer Lost goes on floors Vanity vans of Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anushka Sharma, ctress Yami the issue of media in- Gautam-starrer tegrity. It features Yami in Katrina Kaif and more B-town beauties spell luxury and Ainvestigative a feisty crime reporter’s drama titled Lost has gone character. on the floors. Helmed by Bankrolled by Zee Stu- National-Award winning dios, Shareen Mantri Ke- are more spacious than most city homes director Aniruddha Roy dia, Kishor Arora, Sam ALIA BHATT Chowdhury, the film will Fernandes, and Indrani Slowly and gradually, we be largely shot at locations Mukherjee, the film will are coming out of the sec- across Kolkata and Purulia also feature Pankaj Kapur, ond wave of the pandemic. to highlight the underbelly and Rahul Khanna, along Shootings that had been stalled are resuming. So, as of an urban city. with Neil Bhoopalam, Pia Bollywood gears up to go Lost is an investigative Bajpiee, and Tushar back to work and shootings drama that will highlight Pandey. for some of the biggies re- sumes, here's a look at some of the amazing home of Giorgia Andriani in HOT SHORTS is sure to wheels of Bollywood ac- tresses. 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The actress/model raan Hashmi's entry se- loves to make style statements and has a variety of hot shorts for every occasion, all of which look unbelievably sexy on her. quence in Salman Khan Check them out below: starrer is more than a budget of a small Bolly- wood film? On the professional Days after Salman Khan unveiled front, Vicky Kaushal will be next seen in Shoojit Sircar's Sardar promo, Karan Johar roped in to host Udham Singh, who is known for directing films like Vicky Donor, Madras Cafe, Piku and 'Bigg Boss OTT' on Voot Gulabo Sitabo. The film Filmmaker Karan Johar has been roped in to host the upcoming controversial reality show "Bigg Boss OTT". is bankrolled by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar. "My mom and I are huge 'Bigg Boss' fans and wouldn't miss it for a day. As a viewer, it keeps me hugely enter- Ritesh Shah and Shub- tained with dollops of drama. For decades now, I have always enjoyed hosting shows and now with 'Bigg Boss hendu Bhattacharya OTT'... it will surely be over-the-top," says Karan. have penned the script The filmmaker also says that his mother, Hiroo Johar's dream has come true. that has been exten- sively shot across Eu- "'Bigg Boss OTT' will undeniably have a lot more sensational and dramatic (content). I hope I can live up to the ost the success Sanju in Ghanchakkar, Vicky Kaushal for a part rope, Russia, London, audience's and my friends' expectations, make Weekend Ka Vaar with the contestants an enjoyable affair in my of films like which for some reason in Ghanchakkar. Every- Ireland, Germany and Raazi, Sanju he couldn't crack and it one was intrigued by own style and up the ante on the entertainment quotient. Wait for it!" P India. Talking about and Uri: The Surgical went to Emraan him as he was Sham Karan will anchor the drama for the six weeks run of "Bigg Boss OTT", which premieres on August 8 on Voot. 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A countries, such as the United Several lines of evidence point to a Kingdom and the United coronavirus or similar virus that States, have partially eased emerged among the ancestors of East their restrictions in a bid to Asian people. give the local economy and Identifying ancient viral activity may citizen morale a boost. uncover the potential of evolutionary Other countries, however, genomic methods to predict and com- such as Australia and Singa- bat future pandemics. pore, are reinstating local A team of scientists, which re- lockdowns or retightening re- searchers at the University of Arizona strictions amid rising num- in Tucson and the University of Ade- bers of new COVID-19 cases laide in South Australia co-led, delved caused by emerging variants into human genomes to find a correla- of SARS-CoV-2. tion between ancient coronavirus epi- There is no doubt that, demics and past adaptation in modern 400 VIPs that interact with coron- Souilmi and his fellow researchers around the world, people are humans. aviruses (CoV-VIPS). They investi- anticipate that their findings will assist feeling the impact of having They hope that understanding the ef- gated data from across 26 populations. in developing drugs and therapies. to negotiate life in an ongo- fect of past pandemics on genetic mu- Relying on evidence that VIPs are Currently, 11 drugsTrusted Source in ing pandemic as SARS-CoV- tations will give scientists more “am- what viruses harness to take over host use or in clinical trials target four of the 2 infection numbers keep on eased in some countries, This can help separate the meditation, or exercise, to munition” in the arms raceTrusted cells, they focused on these genes. They 42 CoV-VIP genes that the team ana- waxing and waning. many people continue to “office” area from the rest of a name a few — but it’s also Source against SARS-CoV-2 variants. also took this approach because VIPs lyzed. Stay informed with live work from home in a bid to person’s home within their about mindset,” Diggory told Stay informed with live updates on tend to exert a greater functional influ- MNT also spoke with William updates on the current stay safe and keep others safe own mind. Thus, at the end of MNT. the current COVID-19 outbreak and ence on viruses compared with other Schaffner, M.D., professor of infec- COVID-19 outbreak and or because a work-from- the workday, simply stepping “How we start our days visit our coronavirus hub for more ad- proteins. tious diseases at Vanderbilt University visit our coronavirus hub for home setting allows them to out of that designated work- can have a meaningful im- vice on prevention and treatment. “…[O]ur results are consistent with in Nashville, TN. more advice on prevention accommodate care duties for space can help a person pact on how we feel, so you Yassine Souilmi, Ph.D., the lead au- the emergence of a viral epidemic… Schaffner also hopes that this kind of and treatment. family members. “switch off” their “work could start each day with an thor of the paper, is a postdoctoral re- ~25,000 years (28 years per generation) research will lead to medical interven- Right now, investing in While such arrangements mode.” intention you set for yourself, search associate at the Australian Centre ago that drove a burst of strong positive tions “so that we can weather the pan- self-care is perhaps more im- may allow for more flexibility Scheduling in strict breaks asking the question: ‘Where for Ancient DNA. He and his fellow re- selection in East Asia. [These] selection demic and begin to control it in a much portant than ever, both for in- in scheduling both work- and for meals and recharge time can I prioritize time for self- searchers published their findings in the events […] clearly predate the esti- safer way than letting the virus itself dividual well-being and for home-related duties into can also help offset stress and care today?'” June 2021 edition of Current Biology. mated split of different East Asian popu- have its way with us.” the sake of our social health. one’s day, they also mean that help a person maintain a gen- “StudiesTrusted Source The authors explain in their article: lations included in the 1000 Genomes The professor noted that to develop So what can you do to the boundaries between work eral sense of well-being. have shown that taking mi- “Here, we apply evolutionary analy- Project from their shared ancestral pop- genetic protection against the ancient make sure you look after time and private time become Additionally, setting aside a cro-breaks in the day for re- ses to human genomic datasets to re- ulation.” virus, the East Asian populations likely yourself and prioritize your blurred. few minutes at the start and at flection and self-compassion cover selection events involving tens of The observed mutations may have faced a very high death rate. Building own wellness at this confus- This could easily lead to the end of the workday to do can reduce stress and depres- human genes that interact with coron- steadily increased in frequency until natural immunity comes at a high price ing time? Read on for an burnout, an experience of something different — such sion and enable greater atten- aviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, that about 200 generations, or an estimated that the modern world might avoid overview of MNT’s top tips chronic stress and fatigue that as going for a run or a walk tion and focus — attributes likely started more than 20,000 years 5,000 years, ago. with scientific breakthroughs. and advice gleaned from can have long-term effects on — might help simulate a that are incredibly important ago.” Also, the CoV-VIP proteins demon- The study’s limitations peer-reviewed studies and well-being and productivity. work commute, thus clearly to nurture during this time of Throughout human history, positive strate antiviral and proviral effects and Souilmi and his co-authors caution experts in their field over the It could also result in a phe- separating “work time” and change and uncertainty,” she natural selection has often targeted variations that affect SARS-CoV-2 sus- that the datasets that they used in some years. nomenon dubbed “revenge “home time.” noted. virus-interacting proteins (VIPs). VIPs ceptibility and COVID-19 severity in of their evaluations derived from mod- Business neurolinguistic bedtime procrastination,” in 2. Get in the right mindset Some researchers have either work in building immunity or get the current British population. ern populations with different ances- programming practitioner which a person delays their for the day ahead also suggested that we dress hijacked by viruses. However, the paper notes that such tries than the East Asian subsets where and mental health trainer bedtime even when they are According to Tania Dig- in work-specific outfits to get This natural selection has persisted adaptations in certain human popula- the CoV-VIPgenes appeared. Tania Diggory, founder and very tired so that they get a gory, one way to prioritize in the right mindset for work. over the past 50,000 years, especially tions do not imply that those popula- Ancient DNA samples might vali- director of Calmer, and envi- chance to enjoy some private self-care in these uncertain This is a concept known as around VIPs that react to RNA viruses, tions are more susceptible to viral epi- date the progression of CoV-VIP mu- ronmental psychologist and leisure time. times is to set the intention to “enclothed cognition,” in such as coronaviruses. demics. tations, but they are yet to be discov- well-being consultant Lee That is why it is vital to set do things that we enjoy at the which we use our clothes as a According to Souilmi and his team: Medical News Today asked Martin ered. Chambers, founder of Essen- clear boundaries, experts say. start of every day. tool to put us in the right “The accumulated evidence suggests Bachmann, Ph.D., an immunologist The researchers also note that their tialise, also weigh in. If possible, people should “Self-care comes in many mindset for the experience that ancient RNA virus epidemics have and professor of vaccinology at the population genomics approach could 1. Set clear boundaries be- designate a specific room or forms, not just in the things we want to have — in this occurred frequently during human evo- University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute not pinpoint the causal variants for the tween ‘work’and ‘home’ space within a room for work we do and make time for — case, to help us feel ready for lution; however, we currently do not in the United Kingdom and the Univer- CoV-VIP proteins that they examined Although restrictions have only. such as reading, cooking, work. know whether selection has made a sub- sity of Bern in Switzerland, for his per- in the East Asian ancestors. stantial contribution to the evolution of spective on this research: They mention the possibility that a human genes that interact more specifi- “For me, it is quite stunning that you different virus using similar VIPs as cally with coronaviruses.” can analyze epidemics from 20,000 coronaviruses might have sparked the COVID-19 lockdowns: Is the cure Investigating VIP adaptations years ago without actually looking at a adaptations they observed. Souilmi’s team culled genetic data sample that is older than a few years. It It is worth noting that one of the from the 1000 Genomes Project, a vast shows that there is an awful lot of in- study’s authors is a consultant with catalog of human genetic variations. formation buried in the genome of the Maze Therapeutics and Interline Thera- worse than the disease? whole population rather than individ- peutics and has received stocks from Two statistical analyses detected ge- ritics of stay-at- ual genomes.” them. They are also a shareholder of netic signals known as selective sweeps. home orders or Harnessing evolutionary informa- Tenaya Therapeutics. The other authors The researchers looked for selective lockdowns often tion to fight COVID-19 declared no competing interests. C sweep modifications among more than argue that the resulting harms to mental and physi- cal health are worse than the direct harms from COVID- Climate change and toxic pollution: 19. A new analysis of excess mortality figures in coun- tries that imposed lock- downs but did not experi- Which countries are most at risk? ence high numbers of cases umanity has pro- in global heating, according helps refute these claims. duced significant to Prof. Will Steffen, a cli- While restrictive meas- Hamounts of both mate change expert and ures are associated with toxic and nontoxic pollution. emeritus professor at the harm to health, there is no Toxic pollution, such as Australian National Univer- evidence that lockdowns fine particulate matter, di- sity in Canberra, Australia, rather than the pandemic it- rectly harms human health. and his co-authors. This self are to blame. Nontoxic pollution con- would limit humanity’s abil- Conversely, COVID-19 downs from the health ef- lockdown restrictions, the breaks. tributes to global heating, ity to collectively respond to has had a devastating impact fects of the pandemic. researchers turned to the The researchers found a which consequently dam- the climate crisis. on health in countries, such However, their own World Mortality Dataset- similar story in South Ko- ages human health due to the Toxic pollution, such as as Brazil and India, that did analysis suggests that it is Trusted Source. rea, Taiwan, and Thailand, negative effects of climate fine particulate matter, is also not introduce restrictive unlikely that government in- The dataset includes fig- which imposed lockdowns change. a major health issue. control measures. terventions have been worse ures for “excess mortality” despite having few or no Toxic and nontoxic pollu- According to the Environ- Opponents of government for public health — at least in 94 countries between the COVID-19 cases. restrictions on personal free- tion can exacerbate one an- support to reduce the nega- PM2.5 — and nontoxic mental Protection Agency in the short term — than the start of the pandemic in These countries either doms during the COVID-19 other. tive effects of both types of emissions, such as green- (EPA), fine particulate mat- pandemic itself. 2020 and the middle of recorded no excess mortal- pandemic argue that lock- The present study shows a pollution. house gasses. ter has been linked to many Stay informed with live 2021. ity or relatively small in- downs have taken a greater “strong correlation” between The researchers also identi- Over the past few cen- serious health problems, pri- updates on the current It defines “excess mortal- creases. toll on the public’s health toxic and nontoxic pollution fied countries that will re- turies, humans have released marily respiratory and car- COVID-19 outbreak and ity” as the difference be- On the flip side, countries than the disease itself. in specific countries. quire support to “address more greenhouse gasses, diovascular conditions. The visit our coronavirus hub tween the actual number of that imposed few restric- They cite factors, such as The study also highlights a governance challenges in or- such as carbon dioxide, into EPA also notes that fine par- for more advice on preven- deaths and the predicted tions, including Brazil, missed opportunities to list of 10 countries that are der to have a chance at suc- the atmosphere, increasing ticulate matter can damage tion and treatment. number, given trends before Sweden, and Russia, have screen for illnesses and pro- most at risk of climate cessfully addressing pollu- the Earth’s temperature and rivers, lakes, coastal waters, They considered not only the pandemic. recorded large numbers of vide vaccinations, lengthen- change and toxic pollution. tion risk,” says Dr. Richard contributing to climate soil, and forests. overall mortality rates but In Australia and New excess deaths throughout ing waiting times for con- In a new study, researchers Marcantonio from the Kroc change. Researchers have shown also disruptions to health Zealand, which imposed the pandemic. sultations and surgical have demonstrated a “strong Institute for International Researchers have shown that toxic and nontoxic pol- services, mental health ef- several lockdowns but ex- “[I]f areas that locked procedures, and the mental correlation” between toxic Peace Studies, University of that climate change poses a lution are not separate issues, fects, and the number of sui- perienced relatively few down but had low COVID- health toll of loneliness and pollution, which directly Notre Dame, IN, and his significant threat to human as they can reinforce one an- cides. COVID-19 cases, the re- 19 cases did not see deaths isolation. damages human health, and study co-authors. health, and believe that some other. However, some scien- The research was an in- searchers found no excess from other causes rise, lock- People sometimes sum nontoxic pollution, which Pollution and global heat- of the negative ecological tists have suggested that ternational collaboration mortality during 2020. downs themselves cannot be these up as “the cure is contributes to global heating ing and human health effects of more research is needed to between scientists in Aus- If it were true that “the the cause of deaths per se,” worse than the disease.” and climate change. Human pollution has had a climate change are irre- understand this relationship tralia, Denmark, the United cure is worse than the dis- said lead author Gideon Writing in BMJ Global In the study, published in profound negative effect on versible. and to determine what the Kingdom, and the United ease,” lockdowns would Meyerowitz-Katz, an epi- Health, public health ex- the journal PLOS ONE, the ecologies across the world. Scientists are concerned appropriate response to miti- States. have increased death rates demiologist at the School of perts emphasize that it is researchers identified coun- This pollution originates that tipping points, which gate the health effects of Excess mortality in these countries compared Health and Society at the challenging to disentangle tries that the international from toxic emissions — such may soon be crossed, cause toxic and nontoxic pollution To tease apart the health with previous years, even in University of Wollongong the health effects of lock- community can effectively as fine particulate matter, or “self-reinforcing feedbacks” should be. effects of the pandemic and the absence of severe out- in Australia. BACK PAGE 12 Daily Jammu Rising Jammu, Tuesday July 27, 2021 Div Com Jammu reviews Independence Day arrangements GCW Parade holds webinars on career JAMMU RISING JAMMU, JULY 26 Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr Raghav Langer Counselling, Indian System of Medicine on Monday chaired a meet- JAMMU RISING and Prayati Sharma, Deputy dom. They also shared their & Naturopathy, Unani, Sid- ing of Heads of Departments JAMMU, JULY 26 Commissioner, Income Tax, views on the topic "Influence dha and Homeopathy. to review the arrangements Government College for Tripur Tamil Nadu were in- of social media, on an indi- The first speaker of the for the Independence Day- Women Parade Ground vited to apprise students vidual's mentality whilst event was, Dr. Suresh 2021 celebration. Jammu, under Aazadi Ka about that issues related ca- choosing a career.” Sharma (Assistant District The meeting was informed Amrut Mahotsav (celebrat- reer and to share their views The programme was live Medical Officer, Indian Sys- that due to ongoing develop- ing 75 years of Indepen- on career counselling. streamed on the Official tems of Medicine, AYUSH, ment works at Parade dence) organised two online The event started with a YouTube page of the college. Jammu). He acquainted stu- Ground Jammu, the main interactions on career coun- formal Welcome speech by The Event ended with a for- dents with effects of Covid function would be held at M selling and Indian System of Dr. Gurpreet Kour (Coordi- mal vote of thanks, by NSS 19 and Ayurvedic Manage- A Stadium, where the chief Medicine. nator of the event). In the in- Commander, Mavi Sapolia, ment. guest shall hoist the National A career counselling ses- teractive session, the stu- thanking all the dignitaries, The other speaker of the Flag. sion "Women of Wisdom" dents raised several queries staff members, NSS Pro- webinar was Dr. Nikhil Sensitizing the officers ments, decoration, illumina- Day celebrations. The Div Armed, CRPF, Lady Contin- was organised by the NSS and dilemmas faced whilst gramme Officers, members Sharma (Medical Officer, In- about their role and respon- tion of offices, power and Com also stressed on hold- gents, Home Guard, Fire & Unit of the college under the choosing a career or the situ- of Counselling cell and par- dian Systems of Medicine, sibility, the Div Com in- water supply, sanitation, ing plantation drives. Emergency Services and supervision of the Principal ations they face while pursu- ticipants for joining the AYUSH, Jammu). He fo- structed to ensure that all medicare facilities, cultural The Div Com emphasized Forest Protection Force shall Dr. S.P Sarswat and the guid- ing their goals and ambi- event. cused on the topic, "AYUSH arrangements are made in activities. The concerned of- on making proper seating participate in the march past ance of NSS program offi- tions, which were responded The NSS Unit hosted an- System and its Public Out- advance for smooth conduct ficers were given instruc- arrangements according to and make band arrangements cers, Dr. Mohammad Ma- by the two speakers. other webinar on "Relevance stretch" where he apprised of the celebrations in all dis- tions to ensure all related Covid protocols for all invi- as per the past practices. jeed (HoD, Urdu They shared their experi- of Indian System of Medi- students about the History tricts. arrangements are made prop- tees and keeping in view the The DC Jammu was told Department), Dr. Gurpreet ence related to their career cine on Covid Pandemic" and Importance of Ayurveda. He stressed on making erly and in advance for ongoing rainy season. to visit the venue to assess Kour (Assistant Professor, and the period when they Two esteemed Medical The speakers also replied fool-proof arrangements and smooth conduct of National Instructions were given to the readiness of t and ensure Chemistry) and Dr. Pervaiz were preparing for the UPSC Officers, from Indian Med- to various questions of the said that no laxity or loop- event. the concerned department to timely completion of repair Ahmed (Assistant Professor, examinations. Students and ical System, (AYUSH) were participants. The event was holes will be tolerated. "This Director School Education ensure live telecast of main and renovation works for Zoology). other participants were invited to apprise students conducted on the social me- is our moral duty to celebrate and Joint Director Informa- functions through LED smooth conduct of the event. Two esteemed guests, PD deeply touched by their sto- about the medical systems dia platform of Cisco WebEx the National event with tra- tion were told to conduct ac- screens at different locations. The meeting was attended Nitya, Senior Superintendent ries as they were highly in- that are being practiced in In- app. About 100 Volunteers ditional fervour and all offi- tivities, online competitions The Health department by Deputy Commissioner of Police, District Ramban spired by their words of wis- dia such as Ayurveda, Yoga participated in this webinar. cers should work with zeal like painting, essay competi- was instructed to deploy a Jammu, Anshul Garg; Com- and dedication for smooth tion and debates for students. team of doctors and para- missioner JMC, SSP Jammu, and successful conduct of In- The concerned officers medics for thermal checking SSP Traffic, SSP Security, dependence Day celebra- were further instructed to and periodically RATtesting Commandant CRPF, BSF, Forest Department hosts orientation tions", the Div Com said. widely spread the theme of of participants right from the Chief Engineers of JPDCL, Threadbare discussion was Aatmanirbar Bharat and beginning of rehearsal for PWD, Directors of School held on various important is- other schemes among the the cultural programmes to Education, Floriculture, sues like security arrange- masses through various ac- be presented at the functions. Health , Joint Director Infor- training for frontline workers ments, traffic, security tivities on social media plat- Meanwhile, contingents mation, Joint Director Hos- JAMMU RISING passes, seating arrange- forms to mark Independence including J&K Police, pitality & Protocol besides se JAMMU, JULY 26 A training program for the frontline workers of Forest Department was today inau- GCW Parade NCC Cadets, NSS gurated here at Revenue Training Institute, Gole Gu- jral, Talab Tillo to impart the participants an indepth Volunteers felicitate VeerNaris knowledge of Revenue re- lated documents, instruments JAMMU RISING and issues which they en- JAMMU, JULY 26 counter while performing The NCC cadets of 2nd their day to day duties. J&K Girls Battalion and NSS The orientation training Volunteers of Government has been held under the guid- Women College Parade today ance of Principal Secretary to felicitated "VEER NAARIS" the Principal Revenue Train- lated documents, instruments Government Forest Depart- Government, Revenue De- to commemorate 22nd Kargil ing Institute Jammu Anju and issues which the front- ment for bringing the Rev- partment Shaleen Kabra and Vijay diwas. Gupta briefed the trainees line forest Officers/Officials enue and Forest Officers/Of- Commissioner Secretary to The widows of war heroes and dignitaries about the encounter while performing ficials in one to one Government Forest Depart- who sacrificed their life dur- training curriculum. She said their day to day duties. discussion which will be of ment, Sanjeev Verma. ing Kargil war were felicitated it is the first of its kind train- A similar program is being great help to mitigate the is- The function was attended by presenting them specially ing program where the Forest run at Revenue Training In- sues resulting in many Court by Additional Commissioner designed mementos, sketches and Revenue Department stitute Srinagar Division too. cases and thus hampering the (Central) FCR Office, Rish- and handmade letters. have come together on one Additional Commissioner delivery of justice. pal Singh; Principal Forest Keeping in view the pan- platform to solve issues like (Central) FCR Office, Rish- The Additional Commis- Guard Training Institution, demic situation, all compul- illegal encroachments, title pal Singh, who was the chief sioner (Central) FCR Office Dumi Naresh Magotra; Prin- sory precautions were taken. suits, nishandehi etc. guest at the inaugural func- thanked the organizers and cipal Revenue Training Insti- SUO Sheetal Bhatt, SUO Naresh Magotra, in his ad- tion, thanked the Principal wished the participants a suc- Mehta of Reg. Corps of Sig- and she said "YEH TOH inspiration for the whole coun- tute Jammu, Anju Gupta and Anidhi devi, Cdt. Priya, Cdt. dress, stated that the program Secretary to Government, cessful training period at the nals. MERA BETA UDHAM try and the people. 18 forest officers/officials. Ariya, Cdt. Marvi, Cdt. aims at imparting in depth Revenue Department and Revenue Training Institute The cadet interacted at HAI." Ex Hav. Pradeep Singh Speaking on the occasion, knowledge of Revenue re- Commissioner Secretary to Gole Gujral Jammu. Vishali from NCC and NSS length With "VEER Kamala Devi, VEER from Reg.corps of Signals said Commanders Palvi Sharma, NAARIS", parents, family NAARI of "Shaheed Hav. to the Cdt. that if I get the Priya Sharma, Mavi Sopolia members of the "Heroes" and Madan Lal VrC" told the chance to wear the uniform Independence Day-2021: DC Samba reviews preparedness and Vanshika Sagotra of NSS listened to the tales of heroism cadets that uniform and coun- again I won't even think for along with ANO and Profes- where the "Mother of Shaheed try was her first love; she also one second I am ready to serve sor visited the families of Sha- Hav. Udham Singh '' who is showed his uniform to cadets the nation again. heed MAJ. Ajay Singh Jasrotia popularly known as "TIGER which he used to wear with Overwhelmed with all the for safe celebration amid Covid pandemic Sena Medal (Posthumous) of OF TIGER HILL '' she pride. emotions and witnessing the JAMMU RISING 13 JAKRIF,Shaheed HAV. proudly said my son was The tears rolled down from saga of sacrifice, courage, JAMMU, JULY 26 Madan Lal VrC of 18 "SHER". He killed 20 ene- the \ eyes of Veena Jasortia the value, brotherhood, pride, in- To review the arrangements for smooth conduct of Independence Day- Grenadiers, Shaheed HAV. mies before attaining martyr- mother of Shaheed MAJ. Ajay tegrity and patriotism the 2021 celebrations in the district, a meet- Udham Singh Vrc of 18 dom. The tears also rolled Singh Jasrotia when Cdt. cadets also paid tribute to the Grenadier, Shaheed SUB. Ba- ing of the District and Sectoral Officers down from her eyes when Ariya presented them a hand- fallen heroes at the "BALI- was held on Monday under the chair- hadur Singh VrC of 12JAKLI "Cdt. Marvi Rajput" showed a made letter in which she had DAAN STAMBH" by wreath and EX HAV. Pradeep Singh personship of Deputy Commissioner self made sketch of her son written that he is the source of laying ceremony. Samba Anuradha Gupta, here at Con- ference hall DC Office, Nandani Hills. Senior Superintended of Police, Ra- Udhampur DDC Vice Chairperson reviews jesh Sharma; Additional District Devel- opment Commissioner, Tilak Raj Shas- tri; Additional Deputy Commissioner, Suram Chand Sharma; Assistant Com- progress on road projects missioner Development, Sidharath Dhi- man; Chief Planning Officer, Sukhleen JAMMU RISING Kour; Chief Education Officer, Chief unfurl the Tricolor and take the salute sioner, with the officials from Police, JAMMU, JULY 26 Medical Officer, Executive Engineer of the March Past. Similar functions Army, PWD, Information and other De- Vice-Chairperson, District PWD (R&B), PHE, and PDD Division Development Council, Ud- would be held at sub-divisions, Tehsils partments. The DC directed PDD and Samba, besides other District and Sec- and blocks levels.For the general super- Municipal authorities to replace/repair hampur, Juhi Manhas today toral Officers attended the meeting. chaired a meeting of Block vision of the necessary arrangements, a all the street/flood lights in the town, be- It was informed that the main func- Development Council, DDC, Committee of the officers was consti- sides ensure installation of adequate tion would be held in the Sports Sta- PRI members and officers of tuted under the supervision of the Ad- lighting at the venue of celebration for various departments to review dium Arazi, where the chief guest will ditional District Development Commis- security reasons. the progress on ongoing road projects. The Public representatives Enumeration, survey of Migratory Tribal Population: complaint about sluggish work on CRF roads from Ud- Saatyalta and Mani road, be achieved within the given mental schemes is not possible hampur to Ghordi and Ramna- Langa to Chaphu road, Forest timeframe. The Vice Chairper- without the active participation DC Kathua reviews progress gar to Dudu (I&II) and sought clearance of pending road son directed the concerned au- of district officers. She called JAMMU RISING Similarly, SDM Bani, Tehsildar Basohli Level committees constituted by the of- immediate restoration of projects, Inclusion of left out thorities to resolve the pending upon the officers to ensure JAMMU, JULY 26 & Tehsildar Lohai Malhar also apprised fice of DC Kathua so that the survey re- PMGSY road at Gandtop beneficiaries under Ayushman issues and bottlenecks, if any, maximum cooperation with Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Rahul the DC about the progress of enumeration port is finalized and submitted to the Tribal (Basantgarh) vis a vis creating Bharat scheme, Scholarship to avoid delay in the comple- PRIs for effective implemen- viable solution/alternative road scheme etc. tion of the projects. tation of development activi- Yadav today reviewed the progress of enu- in their respective jurisdictions. Affairs Department, J&K well in time. alignment, Drain Channel in The Vice-Chairperson re- The DDC Vice Chairperson ties in the district in a real meration and Survey of Nomadic/Migra- While reviewing the status of the enu- Divisional Forest Officer (T) Kathua, Khoon market by GREF to viewed the progress of work sought cooperation from offi- sense. She stressed upon the tory tribal population in the District, here in meration, the DC asked the concerned Billawar & Basohli, Chief Planning Officer avoid inundation of on various roads and asked the cers of different departments to officers to work with dedica- a meeting held at DC office complex. Tehsildars to expedite the progress & com- Kathua, District Statistics & Evaluation shops/houses, providing executing agencies to gear up take the development profile tion and sincerity and redress At the outset of the meeting, Additional plete the survey by or before 28th of July Officer Kathua, Chief Animal Husbandry proper water facility in Pingla the men and machinery in coor- of the District to new heights. genuine grievances of the peo- Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Atul 2021 and submit the filled-in Officer Kathua, District Sheep Husbandry Mata darbar, renovation of dination with other depart- She said that the effective im- ple pertaining to their respec- Gupta (District Nodal Officer) briefed the schedules/formats duly scrutinised by the Officer Kathua and Tehsildar Bani were Udhampur to Ghordi, ments so that targets fixed can plementation of all develop- tive departments. chair about the progress of Enumeration. concerned Sub-District/Sub-Division also present in the meeting. 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