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50 Shops Sealed, 77 sential commodities under movement of vehicles/per - said dr Itoo. He also added Vehicles Seized, 255 such circumstances on prior - sons. dr Itoo further said that that certain relaxations have ity. deputy Commissioner lockdown was even imple - been given in some sectors Arrests among other Baramulla dr G N Itoo, him - mented in villages where the which include medical emer - self acts vigorously and con - services of PRIs was utilized. gencies, medical staff, agri - Initiatives taken so ducted an array of inspec - “drone Cameras have also culture and horticulture ac - far: Says DC tions to several areas viz been used to monitor the im - tivities, poultry and telecom sopore, sangrama, Pattan etc plementation of lockdown in services. dC further said that besides checking the authen - vulnerable areas like Old use of face masks was made BARAMULLA, MAY 11: ticity of movement passes on Town Baramulla, Tangmarg compulsory and any person SRINAGAR, MAY 11:- tive. He informed that special focus PowerPoint presentations. National Highway. and Uri”, the dC added. found violating the order has been laid on the smart compo - The meeting was also informed With an aim to imple - According to dC, so far about Regarding the hassle free shall be imposed with fine or divisional Commissioner nents which will encourage consis - that a web portal is being devel - ment strict lockdown in order 50 shops have been sealed, 77 supply of essential commodi - imprisonment. Kashmir, P.K Pole today reviewed tency in urban design and signage, oped for smart utility management to control the spread of vehicles have been seized ties amid lockdown, dC said Appealing people to co - the status of srinagar smart City while recognizing the importance and command control system for COVId-19 infection, among other strict initiatives that administration has for - operate with the administra - Project here at a meeting of senior of the existing heritage and histori - all utilities on a single platform. It Authorities in Baramulla that were taken in this re - mulated a viable mechanism tion in combating the spread officers of concerned departments. cal architecture besides the dis - was informed that there is need of have intensified the crack - gard. dC also said that 255 wherein commodities includ - of Coronavirus, dC urged The meeting was attended by tinctive character within the com - Project Management Consultants down on all such elements persons were arrested and 89 ing rice, atta, LPG and other people to follow all the relat - deputy Commissioner, srinagar, munity. during the meeting for smart city project. who indulge in lockdown vio - FIRs have been registered vital items were delivered at ed health advisories so that VC sdA, Commissioner sMC, threadbare deliberations were held The divisional Commissioner lations. district administra - against the lockdown viola - peoples doorsteps. “In some spread of the virus is con - director Urban Local Bodies, VC to discuss various components of directed concerned officers to keep tion has scaled up anti-coro - tors. Moreover, dC said that areas, specific delivery points trolled. He stressed to main - LAWdA, Chief engineer, PWd, smart city project including Urban ambit of project for longer horizon na activities by mobilizing 125 Magistrates have been have been formed where the tain social distancing at des - Kashmir, RTO Kashmir, ssP Mobility, Urban environment, and expedite work in a time bound the available human resource deployed for ensuring strict distribution of such items ignated sales outlets and Traffic City, Chief Town Planner, disaster Management, Intelligent manner so that tangible results are and efforts are being made to implementation of lockdown was made keeping in consid - urged people to offer prayers Representatives of INTACH and Traffic Management, Cycle Tracks, achieved on ground. He also asked keep public convenience es - and random checking is be - eration the social distancing in their homes during the other concerned. smart Poles, smart Bus stops, Car the concerned departments to pecially facilitating the es - ing done with regard to the and other related norms”, holy month of Ramadhan. The deputy Commissioner ap - Parking, smart Waste work in unison with more zeal and prised the div Com that all the Management, Flood Mitigation, dedication for completion of smart components have been incorporat - earthquake Resilience, smart Fire City Project to make srinagar a ISM Bandipora distributes ed in the draft smart City proposal Protection, emergency Response, model city. He also stressed on the 12 COVID-19 Patients and new suggestions have also Non-Polluting Public Transport, identifying spots for car parking to recovered in Sopore, immunity boosting medicine been incorporated in the project to Urban design Moves and other overcome the problem of traffic make the srinagar city more attrac - components in detail through jamming. discharged from the Hospital among BSF soldiers BARAMULLA, MAY 11: BANDIPORA, MAY 11: enhancing the body’s natural defense system (immunity) IRCS Jammu distributes ration among needy In a major breakthrough amid COVId-19 scare, au - IsM (AyUsH) distributed plays an important role in JAMMU, MAY 11: thorities in sopore Baramulla have discharged 12 immunity booster medicine maintaining optimum health. COVId-19 patients from sub district Hospital sopore among security forces at BsF dr Gazi said that besides dis - As the country has com - after all of them have recovered from the disease. The sector Headquarter in Madder tributing medicines, the IsM pleted almost two months un - patients, among which 9 were from sheeri, 2 from Bandipora with an aim to doctors and paramedic staff der lockdown due to Tangmarg and 1 from Wagooba sopore were treated at boost the natural immunity. are working closely with the Coronavirus (Covid-19), the hospital and were discharged after their tests were The Program was attended By department of Health in Hot- Indian Red Cross society, found negative for the virus repeatedly. deputy dIG sHQ Bandipora, Amit spot areas for survey purpose Jammu region continued its Commissioner Baramulla dr G N Itoo congratulated the Kumar Tyagi; divisional and establishing contacts of efforts to help poor and needy recovered patients and urged upon them to remain in Nodal Officer, dr Iftikhar Gazi the suspects. He said aware - masses of different areas of home quarantine for some time as a precautionary and Other Officers of BsF ness is also being given to the Jammu city. A team of IRCs measure. He hailed the services of medical experts who Bandipora. dr Gazi said the locals by IsM regarding pre - under the close supervision of worked tirelessly and the result is in front of us. “This immune booster medicines are cautions to prevent COVId19 secretary, Indian Red Cross disease can be defeated if necessary measures and pre - being distributed as per proto - spread. dr. Irfan, an expert, society Vinod Malhotra today cautions are followed,” the dC added. CMO Baramulla col issued by the Ministry of along with a team of doctors, distributed ration and other dr deeba ,BMO sopore dr Asif, BMO Baramulla dr AyUsH Government of India demonstrated about the mode food items among 90 poor sheikh Farooq, medical officers among other func - and following the direction of of consumption and dosage of and needy families of tionaries were present on the occasion. director Indian system of these immune-boosting medi - sunjwan, Bahu Fort and its Medicine (IsM) J&K. He said cine. J&K Bank Doda donates Rs adjoining areas. 50000 to District Red Cross DC G'bal inspects quarantine center at DC Budgam visited Red Society Zone/ Quarantine centers DDC expresses gratitude to Manasbal, interacts with inmates across Khansahab Bank for this noble gesture GANDERBAL, MAY 11: Says administration ready to DODA, MAY 11: district development mitigate all requirements Vice President Zonal Head J&K Bank, doda Commissioner, Ganderbal, BUDGAM, MAY 11: Vibhakar Khajuria today donated 50000 to the district shafqat Iqbal today visited deputy Commissioner Budgam, Tariq Hussain Red Cross society doda to effectively tackle the corona sanik school Manasbal Ganai today visited various quarantine centers estab - virus situation in the district. Keeping in view the health which is nominated admin - lished across Tehsil Khansahab, in order to take on emergency and threat due to spread of COVId-19, the istrative quarantine center spot review of facilities, availability of essential sup - Zonal Head J&K Bank doda handed over demand draft and inspected arrangements being put in place for in - plies at these centers. The dM during the visit was ac - to the district development Commissioner, dr sagar d mates. The ddC was accom - companied by sdM Khansahab, shabir Ahmad doifode in his office and shows his full cooperation/sup - panied by AdC, Farooq Khataria, BMO, dIO and other concerned officers. dC port to district administration in this disaster time. The Ahmad Baba, President also visited notified red zone areas of Kaitch Razgeer, ddC expressed gratitude to Vice President, Zonal Head Municipal Committee Frastewar and Gurweeth Khurd where some Covid-19 J&K Bank and all the employees of banks who are work - Ganderbal and other con - positive cases have been reported. speaking on the oc - ing during COVId -19. He said that during Corona Virus cerned. While reviewing the casion the dC said the visit was undertaken to ascer - different banks of district are doing commendable job facilities being put in place, tain about facilities and availability of essentials at all and the employees of banks have a crucial role in not just the ddC asked the officers to taining social distance be - tive quarantines. On the oc - ministration is geared up to established quarantine centers besides ensuring that supporting customers and employees, but society as ensure greater coordination sides providing other servic - casion, he also interacted tackle any emergency that people residing in red zone areas shall not face any well. ddC while speaking on the occasion extended his at all levels so that adequate es to inmates to prevent the with inmates who were satis - may arise due to the corona scarcity of any essential items. He said as there are 8 gratitude and lauded the efforts of Bank for such kind arrangements and logistics spread of corona virus. The fied with facilities and ap - virus pandemic and assured positive cases in these three villages, the administra - gesture of voluntarily donation. He also appealed the work smoothly. He stressed ddC expressed satisfaction preciated the administration that district administration tion is pro actively geared up to tackle any impending pubic to co operate with district administration to com - on the need of strict adher - over the status of arrange - for providing hygienic and is always available for people urgency. during the visit he appreciated the role of bat Covid-19 spread. ence to all the prescribed ments in place for facilitat - healthy eatables besides oth - living in red zones and other health workers and other volunteers who are deliver - Dr Samoon urges private guidelines especially main - ing the people in administra - er facilities. He said the ad - areas of the district. ing their responsibilities with commitment. schools to defer fee collection I&C Committee clears CA Store OfficE Of thE ExEcutivE EnGinEER PWD (R&B) Div. REaSi from students during COVID-19 nOticE invitinG tEnDER pandemic projects worth Rs 127.62 Cr 3rd Time Fresh E-NIT No. 04 of 2020-21 Dated : 09-05-2020 Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Div. Reasi on behalf of the President of India inviting e-tenders on item rate basis SRINAGAR, MAY 11: from approved and eligible contractors registered with union territory of J&K CPWD, Railways and other SRINAGAR, MAY 11: and M/s Ambour Cold Chain & Food state/Central governments upto 1800 Hrs on 19-05-2020 for the following work. Principal secretary, education and Transport Processing CA Cold storage on 15 kanals In order to give fillip to the post har - S. Name of work Name of Estimated Cost of Earnest Time allowed Time and Date Class of department, dr Asgar Hassan samoon today urged the of land at Aghlar, shopian having total No Division Cost docum- Money for completion of opening of contrac- private schools to defer the fee collection from the stu - vesting facilities of horticulture produce project cost of Rs. 36.39 crore. These (in lacs) ent (in (in Rs) tender tor Rs) dents during COVId-19 pandemic. dr samoon said that in Kashmir, the divisional Level single projects will provide employment oppor - government has taken various measures to help stu - Window Clearance Committee (dLsW - tunity to 162 skilled and unskilled youth 1. Construction of sale PWD 4.78 600/- @2% of 02 Month 07-03-2020 “A & D” CC) today cleared three Controlled of the area.The meeting was held under counter (Temporary (R&B) Treasury the Esti- (1200 Hours) dents to continue their study during COVId-19 pan - CGI Sheet roofing Div. challan mated demic. He said education is also being provided to stu - Atmosphere Cold storage projects worth the chairmanship of director Industries structure) at Zero Reasi Cost dents through Television, Radio and Internet and added Rs 106.62 crore.The meeting was held & Commerce, Kashmir, Mehmood A Morh Talwara under the chairmanship of director that teachers are volunteering to teach students through shah whileas General Manager, dIC, Position of Funds : Demanded virtual and other media. samoon also said the Mid-day Industries & Commerce, Kashmir, srinagar, General Manager, dIC, 1. Date of publishing from 09-05-2020 meals are provided to students at their homes in all the Mehmood A shah whileas General Pulwama, General Manager, dIC, 2. The bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 0900 Hrs on 09-05- 2020 to 19-05-2020 (1800 Hrs) twenty districts of UT, to keep them safe and healthy. Manager, dIC, srinagar, General shopian, s.e. Pdd and representatives 3(a) The bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 09-05-2020 to 19-05- He said government will provide financial assistance to Manager, dIC, Pulwama, General of Pollution Control Board were also 2020 upto 1800 Hrs. The bids received will be opened at 1200 Hrs on 20-05-2020 online. the poor students so that they don’t suffer during the Manager, dIC, shopian, s.e. Pdd and (b) The complete bidding process will be online. present in the meeting. (c) Technical bids of bidders shall be opened online in the office of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Reasi pandemic. representatives of Pollution Control on 20-05-2020 at 1200 Hrs. samoon said the school infrastructure, smart class - Board were also present in the 4. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in. Bid documents contain meeting.Besides, the meeting also qualifying criteria for bidder, specifications, bill of quantities, conditions and other details. es are being developed and teachers are being provided nOticE 5. The site for the work is available. training. Meanwhile, dr samoon also said fumigation cleared a project of Rs 21.00 crore of I,No.9108028x Rank Nk Narinder 6. Bids must be accompanied by bid security and cost of tender document as specified in column 5 & 4 of the table payable at Reasi pledged in favour of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Reasi. Bid security will have to process was conducted in Civil secretariat srinagar in Hotel & Restaurant services of M/s singh R/o Ramgarh Tehsil Ramgarh Venoos Continental sanat Nagar coming be in any one of the forms as specified in the bidding documents and shall have to be valid for six months or more order to contain the spread of COVId-19 disease. He Distt. Samba declare that correct name after last date of receipt of bid. The cost of downloaded tender documents in form of DD shall be in separate en - said the sanitization is being held on routine basis and up in unorganized sector. The projects of my daughter is Shreeya Bhagat as velope with cover marking cost of document pledged in favour of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division all the precautionary measures have been put in place at which were cleared also include M/s Reasi. per all her relivent documents which 7. The original instruments in respect of cost of documents, EMD/Bank Guarantee and relevant technical bid doc - the secretariat. earlier, srinagar Municipal Crop Care Integrated Cold Chain Pvt. Ltd was wrongly written as Shreeya in my uments etc must be delivered to the Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Reasi, on or before 20-05-2020 Commissioner srinagar informed the Principal at Industrial estate shopian spread over Army record. Now i am applying for cor - upto 1200 Hrs. (Submission deleted) secretary about the sanitization campaign being done 20 kanals of land having total project cost I. Bids must be accompanied with cost of tender document in shape of Treasury Challan/Receipt with name of rection the name as Shreeya Bhagat work in favour of Executive Engineer R&B Division Reasi, Earnest Money/Bid security in shape of by the sMC. He directed sMC commissioner to fumigate of Rs 38.33 crore; M/s Hamdan Agro instead of incorrect name Shreeya. CDR/FDR/BG pledged to Executive Engineer R&B. the education institutions and school toilets within the Industries Pvt. Ltd. on 10 kanals of land Objection if any conveyed to the con - Executive Engineer srinagar municipality. PWD (R&B) Division having total project cost of Rs 31.90 crore cerned authority within 7 days. DiP/J-573/20 Reasi. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU TUesdAy MAy 12, 2020 Glimpses of Future A dangerous flash point esTABLIsHed IN 1986 BY : SUMIT JhA on the issue of the south China sea by providing financial support to Unless the Us administration some. Recall how Asean behaved as a develops a plan with the backing of dead institution when in 2016, China COVID-19 to hit tourism badly claimant countries to normalise the completely disregarded a verdict of situation in the south China sea, the international tribunal, which he pandemic, spread across every country on the China will continue to strengthen its concluded that there was no legal ba - planet, has so far infected 4.1 million people and grip in the region. At a time when the sis for it to claim historic rights to re - entire world is grappling with the sources within the sea areas falling Tkilled 282,719 people. The Us has been the Coronavirus pandemic, China has within the “nine-dash line” and ac - worst-affected country with 1.3 million confirmed coro- ramped up its aggressive expansion - cepted the claims of the Philippines. navirus cases and nearly 80,000 deaths. International ism in the south China sea, raising This regional grouping’s record is al - concern not only among its smaller so dismal as far as the development tourism could shrink by a whopping 60-80 per cent in neighbours but in India as well. A of a code of conduct with China is 2020 due to the COVId-19 pandemic, resulting in the slew of decisions taken in recent concerned. Consider the revenue loss of Usd 910 billion to Usd 1.2 trillion and times, like the establishment of two Philippines’s act. Instead of aggres - new districts of Xisha and Nansha to sively making efforts to issue the im - placing millions of livelihoods at risk, according to the administer the contested spratly and plementation of the 2016 decision of World Tourism Organization. The pandemic has al- Paracel island chains, the naming of the international tribunal against ready caused a 22 per cent fall in international tourist 80 islands and other geographical China, it decided to compromise features in the south China sea and with Beijing, with the intent to at - arrivals during the first quarter of 2020. According to some other immediate develop - tract huge financial assistance. At the the UN's specialised agency, the global health crisis ments are all aimed to further con - same time, institutions of global gov - south China sea. There has been in - exclusive zone is the complete ab - could lead to an annual tourism decline between 60 per solidate claim and physical control ernance, too, failed in forcing China over disputed areas. experts see this creased patrolling by the Chinese sence of an effective and collective to behave as a normal and responsi - cent and 80 per cent when compared with the 2019 fig- as an attempt to impose Chinese do - Coast Guard and Navy forces, several response from other claimant coun - ble state. The Us’ incoherent policy ures. This places millions of livelihoods at risk and mestic law. This, despite the protests man-made islands have been devel - tries. Not once did the Association of is no less responsible for the current oped and anti-ship cruise missiles, southeast Asian Countries (Asean) hreatens to roll back progress made in advancing the from other claimants. Certainly, with impasse in the region. Both former t its rise as a military and economic anti-aircraft batteries and missile issue a strong warning to China for Us President Barack Obama and the sustainable development Goals. The world is facing an power, China aims to establish full defences have been deployed. But to trying to unilaterally alter the geo - current one, donald Trump, failed to unprecedented health and economic crisis. Tourism has control over the waters of the south assume that China’s rise as a military graphical dynamics of the south develop a comprehensive policy to and economic power alone enabled it China sea. differences among the d, with millions of jobs at risk in one of the China sea, reversing its commitment address the crisis in the south China been hit har to peacefully resolve dispute in this to navigate an assertive action plan Asean members have always been sea. Thus, while Obama’s half-heart - most labour-intensive sectors of the economy. Available area with other claimant countries, in the south China sea would be persistent on containing the rise of ed policy of Pivot to Asia could not data reported by destinations point to a 22 per cent de- including Taiwan, Vietnam, wrong. Other factors have pushed China. More to the point, since Asean stop China from developing several the region to the current flashpoint. works on the basis of consensus, st three months of the year, ac- Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei. artificial islands, Trump’s trade war cline in arrivals in the fir The Xi Jinping Government has al - One that has given a boost to China’s China has been successful in creating with China has consumed four years. cording to the latest UNWTO World Tourism ready extensively militarised the sinister move to make this region its a divide among its member countries a dangerous on Page 7 Barometer. Although Asia and the Pacific shows the highest impact in relative and absolute terms, the im- pact in europe though lower in percentage, is quite high Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment in volume. Prospects for the year have been downgrad- ed several times since the outbreak and uncertainty BY : ShIvShANkAR MENON U.s. India is much greater and more continues to dominate. Current scenarios point to pos- resilient than these people think. The most important improve - There is a common thread run - sible declines in arrivals of 58 per cent to 78 per cent for ments concern its national security ning through the foreign and secu - the year. These depend on the speed of containment and structures and their work, and flexi - rity policies of successive govern - the duration of travel restrictions and shutdown of bor- bility in thinking. India finds itself ments of India until this one, irre - in an increasingly dangerous world, spective of their various political ders. This is by far the worst crisis that international one that is fragmenting and slowing persuasions: it has been the pursuit tourism has faced since records began (1950). The im- down economically. We are today in of strategic autonomy for India. If pact will be felt to varying degrees in the different global a new geopolitical situation, caused there is any situation in which India primarily by the rise of China, India should retain the initiative and not regions and at overlapping times, with Asia and the and other powers Indonesia, south get entangled in others’ quarrels, Pacific expected to rebound first, the agency said. Korea, Iran, Vietnam in a crowded keeping India’s powder dry and free domestic demand is expected to recover faster than in- Asia-Pacific, which is the new eco - to pursue its own national interest, nomic and political centre of gravity it is this disorganised and uncertain ternational demand, according to the UNWTO Panel of of the world. Rapid shifts in the bal - world. This is a world that calls for experts survey. The majority expects to see signs of re- ance of power in the region have led creative diplomacy and flexibility, covery by the final quarter of 2020 but mostly in 2021. to arms races and to rising uncer - adjusting to the fast-changing bal - tainty, also fuelled by the unpre - ance of power and correlation of Rajiv Gandhi visit. That framework suggest, and indeed that there is Based on previous crises, leisure travel is expected to re- dictability, disengagement and the forces around us. An alliance seems is no longer working and the signs room here for both sides to seek a cover quicker, particularly travel for visiting friends and transactional “America First” atti - to be exactly the wrong answer. of stress in the relationship are new modus vivendi. This would re - relatives, than business travel. The estimates regarding tude of United states President The doklam crisis of 2017 is on - everywhere. The more India rises, quire a high-level strategic dialogue donald Trump. China-U.s. strate - ly the most recent example that the more it must expect Chinese op - between the two sides about their the recovery of international travel is more positive in gic contention is growing, uninhib - shows that no one else is ready to position, and it will have to also core interests, red lines, differences Africa and the Middle east with most experts foreseeing ited so far by their economic co-de - deal with India’s greatest strategic work with other powers to ensure and areas of convergence. The U.s. recovery still in 2020. pendence. As China seeks primacy challenge China. It saw a tepid reac - that its interests are protected in the is an essential partner for India’s in a world so far dominated by the tion from the rest of the world. To neighbourhood, the region and the transformation. But it is withdraw - U.s., the world faces a destabilising expect anything else is unreason - world. The balance will keep shift - ing from the world, less certain as to power transition which may or may able. The China question China’s ing between cooperation and com - how it will choose to deal with not be completed. It is a hinge mo - rise is the foremost challenge which petition with China, both of which China. Certainly, it will no longer be ment in the international system. could derail India’s quest. But it is characterise that relationship. The the upholder of international order, Some workers return strategic autonomy. What should also an opportunity. The big ques - important thing is the need to rap - economic or political, and seems to India’s response be to the new situ - tion, of course, is how to handle idly accumulate usable and effective have tired of that role. India must ation? Fear leads some to suggest China. One possibility is to engage power, even while the macro bal - work with other powers to ensure alliances. some Indians are so wor - China bilaterally to see whether the ance will take time to right itself. A that its region stays multi-polar and ried by what they see as an unstop - two countries can evolve a new calculus of interests suggests that that China behaves responsibly. pable China that they advocate that modus vivendi, to replace the one India-China relations are more double opportunity awaits We are India enter into an alliance with the complex than simple narratives that was formalised in the 1988 Shaping india’s on Page 7 Time for spatial equality
BY : ARIJIT DAS ment that attracts new industry and investment. We have no con - India is going to get huge for - trol over the distribution of natural eign investments in the coming resources but an important obser - days because of the changing vation is that endowed states geopolitical situation. We must use hardly make their presence felt in this opportunity to spread eco - the upper quartile of the growth nomic activities more evenly. The table. Instead, medium-grade country is under lockdown since states, with a developed transport, March 25 and all economic activi - logistic and law and order machin - ty, especially industrial produc - ery, excel. The variation in indus - tion, has halted since then. The trialisation has existed in India Web portals by Punjab and Haryana Governments, listing job and Government has wisely extended since colonial times. states like project sites, are helping reverse the migrant exodus. .Amid the doom and some exemptions in this new Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu gloom of reverse migration and heart-breaking stories of the long march phase of the lockdown to bring the and West Bengal, due to their home, there has been some hope. As migrant workers head back to their economy back on track. The 733 proximity to resources and other villages, about 1.09 lakh from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have applied on a districts of India are broadly divid - factors, used to attract most of the Haryana government web portal to return to the state to work at plants ed into Red, Orange and Green investment and therefore indus - and units located in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panipat, sonipat, Jhajjar, Zones. This zone classification is tries. A major portion of the hinter - yamunanagar and Rewari. And encouraged by the response, the Haryana dynamic and will determine the land has remained neglected since Government is even planning to make arrangements to bring them back. kind of restrictions placed on the then. Metropolis district data show even neighbouring Punjab has taken the lead in registering the migrants movement of people and goods. that between 1953 and March 1961, residing within the state on a portal, reaching out to them and facilitating However, the uneven growth of the 4,971 industrial licences their return to their home states should they want to or moving them to job pattern of India has hurt us like is going to help but it runs under while census 2011 puts the number granted in the country about 36 sites should they decide to stay back. It is true that the migrants moving never before. About 70 per cent of huge production risk and carries of internal migrants in the country per cent went to the three industri - no end in sight on Page 7 the population of India now stays the risk of spreading the (inter and intra-state movement) al metropolises — Calcutta, in relatively safe zones i.e. they are Coronavirus. so what went wrong at a staggering 139 million. Uttar Bombay and Madras. Nearly 21.5 either located in the Green or with our development strategy? Pradesh (UP) and Bihar are the per cent of all licences in India H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y Orange Zone but only 46 per cent Well spread out economic activity biggest source states, followed by went to Bombay and 56 per cent of of employment activity can start would have improved the employ - Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, all licenses were given to firms lo - 1865 : Confederate President Jefferson effectively. The rest 54 per cent ment figure by up to 65-70 per Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West cated in the three leading states: employment is at risk due to differ - cent, which would mean more Bengal and the Union Territory of Maharashtra, West Bengal and ent forms of restrictions. Like in breathing space for MsMes. Not Jammu and Kashmir. The major Davis captured by Union forces Tamil Nadu. during the late 60s Mumbai and Pune, factories are only that, spatial inequality has re - destination states are delhi, Jefferson davis, president of the fallen Confederate government, is cap- and 70s, a spurt in public sector in - closed and may remain shut till the sulted in other serious conse - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, tured with his wife and entourage near Irwinville, Georgia, by a detachment vestment took place to improve re - end of May. Closing factories in the quences. due to uneven opportu - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and of Union General James H. Wilson’s cavalry. On April 2, 1865, with the gional disparity. several instru - Red Zone will affect production ca - nity available at the local level, a Kerala. The industrial progress of a Confederate defeat at Petersburg, Virginia imminent, General Robert e. ments to achieve balanced regional pacities of Orange and Green Zone massive number of people have to state, no doubt broadly depends Lee informed President davis that he could no longer protect Richmond industrialisation were instituted. factories and production houses as migrate for employment, educa - on natural resources, improved so - and advised the Confederate government to evacuate its capital. davis and Industrial licencing was used to MsMes (Micro, small and tion and living. The economic cial and physical infrastructure, his cabinet fled to danville, Virginia, and with Robert e. Lee’s surrender on draw huge investments in areas Medium enterprises) are depend - survey of India 2017 estimates that availability of skilled human capi - April 9, deep into the south. Lee’s surrender of his massive Army of lagging behind. Large public sector ent on locally-produced raw mate - the magnitude of inter-state mi - tal and existence of a potential Northern Virginia effectively ended the Civil War, and during the next few projects were located in backward rials. Allowing factories to operate gration was close to nine million market. All these factors cumula - states like Bihar, Odisha and 1865 on Page 7 annually between 2011 and 2016, tively create a business environ - in Red Zones, even at a lower scale, time for spatial on Page 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU TUesdAy MAy 12 , 2020 2 migrants killed, 7 injured as truck overturns in Uttar Pradesh PRESS TRUST Of INDIA cident, the truck overturned at denly lost control of the vehicle ing treatment at CHC, (Lucknow south) Rayees labourers in the Gorakhpur in - Aurangabad. Rendered jobless Gorakhpur/Lucknow, May 11 Kasarwal, killing two labourers and it overturned, they said. Maharajganj, he said. Akhtar said. Ansari along with cident. A government due to the coronavirus lock - and leaving seven injured, the Hearing the cries of the labour - The labourers' families his eight friends had started spokesperson in Lucknow said down, which began on March Returning home to Uttar police said. The deceased were ers, locals rushed to their res - have been informed, he added. from delhi on May 6, he said. A the chief minister has an - 25, and desperate to get home, Pradesh from Telangana, two identified as Parshuram (42), a cue and also informed the po - The bodies have been sent for case has been registered nounced an ex gratia of Rs 2 migrant workers across the migrant labourers were killed native of Kasmaria village and lice, they added. At the post-mortem, sub-divisional against the car driver, Ashok lakh each for the families of the country are undertaking long and seven others injured after a Rahul (22), a native of Community Health Centre Magistrate, sahjanwa, Anuj singh, Akhtar said. "Ashok deceased and Rs 50,000 each and arduous journeys to their truck they had hitched a ride on Bariyapur village, they said. (CHC), doctors declared Malik told PTI. In the Lucknow singh was taking his daughter for the injured labourers, be - native places on foot, on bicy - to take a break from walking According to reports, all Parshuram and Rahul dead. incident, the deceased worker to sGPGIMs (sanjay Gandhi sides proper medical treat - cles or by taking lifts in trucks. overturned in Gorakhpur dis - nine labourers are residents of Two labourers -- sanjay from was identified as sageer Ansari Post Graduate Institute of ment. The Gorakhpur and This, despite the Centre allow - trict on Monday, police said. In Maharajganj district. They Belwapur village and Munna (26), the police said. The acci - Medical sciences) for a medical Lucknow incidents come close ing special trains for stranded another incident, a migrant were returning from from Bariyapur village -- were dent took place on saturday test when the front tyre of his on the heels of 16 migrant migrants who wish to return to worker cycling back to his na - Hyderabad on foot. The labour - seriously injured. They were re - when Ansari was on his way car burst. As a result, he lost workers, who were sleeping on their native places. According tive place in Bihar from delhi ers took a lift in a truck, which ferred to the Maharajganj dis - back home to Bihar from delhi control of the car and hit rail tracks while returning to to officials, the railways has fer - died after being run over by a was transporting sand, in trict hospital, sahjanwa police on a bicycle. He was run over by sageer," he said. Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh, being ried home more than 5 lakh mi - car in Lucknow on saturday, Kanpur. When they reached station incharge d K Mishra a car on shaheed Path, deputy yogi Adityanath expressed crushed to death by a goods grants on 468 special trains they said. In the Gorakhpur in - Kasarwal, the truck driver sud - said. Five others are undergo - Commissioner of Police deep anguish over the death of train in Maharashtra's since May 1. Former MP arrested 53 new COVID-19 COVID-19 fight can''t be excuse 11 new COVID-19 cases in Bihar, total 707 in kidnapping case cases in UP take state PRESS TRUST Of INDIA PRESS TRUST Of INDIA to exploit workers: Rahul Gandhi Patna May 11 Jaunpur (UP) May 11 tally to 3,520 PRESS TRUST Of INDIA New Delhi May 12 The number of novel Former BsP MP PRESS TRUST Of INDIA coronavirus cases crossed dhananjay singh was arrest - Lucknow, May 11 Congress leader the 700-mark in Bihar on ed in Uttar Pradesh's Rahul Gandhi on Uttar Pradesh reported 53 new coron - Monday after 11 more peo - Jaunpur district in the early Monday said many avirus cases on Monday, pushing the state's ple tested positive for the in - hours of Monday on a com - states were amending overall tally to 3,520. "In UP, 3,520 cases have fection, a Health plaint of criminal intimida - labour laws, but the been reported so far from 72 districts. Of the department official said. tion and kidnapping, police fight against the nov - total 3,520, 1,655 have been treated and dis - Five of the new COVId-19 said. A police team, led by el coronavirus pan - charged. While 79 deaths have been reported cases are from Khagaria, Additional superintendent demic cannot be an so far from due to coronavirus. The total num - four from Begusarai and of Police sanjay Kumar, ar - excuse to exploit ber of active cases are 1,786," Principal two from Banka districts, rested singh from his resi - workers, suppress secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told re - the official said. "11 more dence at Kalikutti area here, their voice and crush porters. He said there are 53,459 isolation and covid19 +ve cases in bihar tak - superintendent of Police their human rights. 21,569 quarantine beds and number of venti - ing the total to 707," Health Ashok Kumar said. An FIR Gandhi said there lator beds are 1,260.Those who have tested department Principal was lodged after a Jal Nigam cannot be any com - six people have died of lowed by Patna (61), Rohtas positive include 8.1 per cent from 60 plus age secretary sanjay Kumar project manager, Abhinav promise on the basic COVId- 19 so far one each (59), Buxar (5 6), Nalanda group, 25.5 per cent between 40-60 years, tweeted. "We are ascertain - singhal, had lodged a com - principles by allow - not be any compro - vival and stimulus, it from Patna, Rohtas, Mu nger, (50), siwan (33), K aimur (32) 48.7 per cent between 20 and 40 years and ing their further infection plaint against singh at the ing unsafe work - mise on these basic will be dangerous and Va ishali, east Champaran and and Begusarai (31), officials 17.7 per cent are below the age of 20, he said. trail." All the new patients Line Bazar police station on places. "Many states principles," he added. disastrous to loosen sitamarhi districts. Barring said. A total of 36,053 sam - Among the total patients 21.5 per cent are are males and in the age sunday night, alleging crim - are amending labour Congress leader labour, land and envi - Jamui, all the remaining 37 dis - ples have been tested so far women, he said, adding that the state govern - group of 17-52, Kumar inal intimidation and kid - laws. We are together Jairam Ramesh also ronmental laws and tricts of Bihar are af fected by at sev en facilities in Patna, ment was effectively using Aarogya setu app added. Of the 707 COVId- napping, Kumar said. singh fighting against coro - said it would be dan - regulations as the COVId-19. Munger district Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and also making calls to alert people. "Of the 19 patients, 343 are still af - has been produced in court, na, but this cannot be gerous and disastrous Modi govt is plan - has reported the highest and darbhanga, the officials total 2,058 calls made to Aarogya setu users, 9 flicted with the disease, which sent him to 14 days in an excuse to crush to loosen labour, land ning. "The first steps number of cases (115), fol - added. have been found positive till now and are be - while 358 have recovered. judicial custody. human rights, allow and environment have already been ing treated," he said. Of the total deaths in the unsafe workplaces, laws in the name of taken. This is a quack state, the maximum have been reported from exploit workers and economic revival and remedy like demon - Agra (24), followed by Meerut (13), suppress their voice," stimulus. "In the etisation," Ramesh 38 fresh COVID-19 cases in AP, tally now 2018 Moradabad (7), Kanpur Nagar (6), Firozabad he said. "There can - name of economic re - tweeted. PRESS TRUST Of INDIA was reported in AP on March 12 and tests were conducted. In the last 24 and Mathura (4 each), and Aligarh (3). Amaravati,May 11 the number crossed the 1,000 mark hours ending 9 am on Monday, 38 on April 25. And by May 11 the new cases were added to the states tal - Contn. from Page 6 ...... With 38 fresh coronavirus cases COVId-19 cases shot past the 2,000 ly but at the same time 73 patients got in the last 24 hours ending 9 am on mark. The rise in cases was primarily discharged from hospitals, thereby re - Monday, the COVId- 19Ntally crossed due to the record number of samples ducing the number of active cases to A dangerous ...... the 2,000-mark in Andhra Pradesh on being tested in the state, medical and 975. The COVId-19 death toll in the Monday to touch 2,018 in just 60 days health department officials said, not - state remained at 45. In all 998 coron - Consequently, his vision of promoting a free and open south China sea and in a rare display of bilateral solidarity, after the first infection was detected in ing that 1,81,144 tests were conducted avirus patients had recovered, accord - Indo-Pacific is still at the nascent stage. True, the Trump Manila supported Hanoi in its protest to Beijing. the state. The first coronavirus case till date.In the last 24 hours, 7,409 ing to the latest bulletin. administration made efforts to boost Taiwan’s military In mid-April, a Chinese survey ship, Haiyang dizhi 8, power, with the Us Navy conducting more freedom of nav - with Coast Guard and maritime militia escorts, moved into igation operations in the south China sea than in the past. a region in the south China sea proximate to Malaysia to Contn. from Page 6 ...... But these isolated efforts can hardly produce an effective disrupt a gas drilling operation by a Malaysian oil compa - deterrence against China. This is amply clear from the fact ny, leading to a protest by Kuala Lumpur. Undoubtedly, that the Xi Jinping Government has consolidated its con - while the recent collective move by these claimant coun - Time for ...... trol over the strategic locations between the Indian and tries to push China on the south China issue is encourag - Pacific Oceans through which one-third of the global mar - ing, it is equally true that unless the Us administration de - Madhya Pradesh. Industrial estates or growth centres tration. This vicious circle needs to be broken and the itime trade passes every year. Beijing has purposefully fol - velops a clear plan with the backing of other claimant coun - were identified for infrastructure development. most experienced employees in every department need lowed the policy of not allowing other regional littoral tries to normalise the situation in the south China sea, Incentives were also announced for private investments to be posted to the most challenging areas. countries to have free movement in the south China sea to China will continue to strengthen its grip over the region. in backward districts. several studies have shown that The pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of the secure full access to huge oil and gas reservoirs in the re - While Taiwan has indeed taken a pragmatic approach to despite the widely-prevalent regional disparity in indus - clustered development agenda. Huge resources are gion. It is also threatening outsider countries, including deal with the current situation by appealing to all parties to trial development, spatial concentration has been de - wasted sometimes restricting migrants or otherwise, the Us, to not enter the south China sea. What is more, resolve the dispute with peaceful means, the Tsai clining since 1970. After a gradual shift from the more trying to start factories in Red Zones. These could have China is doing all these things with complete impunity. Government also needs to explore all options to protect it - regulated policy to the market-oriented neo-liberal been used for more productive purposes and things Interestingly, the last few months have witnessed a re - self from China’s aggression, especially when Beijing’s in - economy, the tendency for this level of concentration to could have been much better if we were self-sufficient lo - markable change in the south China sea region in the creased involvement in the south China sea has already fall has become stagnant. More recently, the allotment cally. Nevertheless, it is an opportunity to address the sense that a few countries Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia posed a serious concern for Taiwan. India is unlikely to be of special economic Zones (seZs) tends to reflect the spatial variation among states and prepare a holistic de - and the Philippines have become much more critical about immune from China’s belligerence. Take the case of level of investment disparity. These seZs are expected to velopment plan. We need to develop a sense of self-re - Chinese activities in the region than ever before. In early Huawei 5G competition as an example. It is, thus, impera - create employment through backward and forward link - liance not only for basic amenities or facilities but it April, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel reportedly sank a tive for the Narendra Modi Government to cooperate with age effects and act as a stimulus for the backward re - should be the core of our lifestyle. In coming days, poli - Vietnamese fishing boat off the Paracel Islands in the others to push back Chinese tactics. gions of India. In 2004-05, the share of the four most in - cymakers should think on these lines and prepare a com - dustrialised states (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat prehensive policy directive to allow equal access to all; and Maharashtra) in total approvals was 49.5 per cent. irrespective of their geopolitical position. Shaping India’s ...... While Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Haryana accounted India is going to get huge foreign investments in living in a time when there is a deep sense of strategic con - meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and Mr. for another 34.4 per cent of total approvals. Thus seven coming days because of the changing geopolitical situa - fusion. In India’s case, that confusion extends to it being Modi in early 2018, and the apparent truce and dialling states accounted for 80.6 per cent of approvals. On the tion. We must use this opportunity to spread economic not just about the ultimate goal India’s foreign policy back of rhetoric by both India and China, even though this other hand, industrially-backward states of Bihar and activities more evenly. Central and state Governments should pursue but also over the best means to achieve does not extend to a new strategic framework or under - the North-east did not have a single approval. must work together to urgently change their existing ad - them. Indians seem to mistake controlling the narrative standing or to a settlement of outstanding issues. Today, The allocation of active seZs is still the same now. ministrative protocols to allow wider access to locals in with creating outcomes, which is the real task of foreign India is more dependent on the outside world than ever states like West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Madhya decision-making. Technology is a great way to remove policy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared a goal before. It relies on the world for energy, technology, Pradesh had single-digit allocation in 2020, even after locational barriers. steps for setting up a new business of India to be a ‘Vishwa guru’, or world teacher, which is essential goods like fertilizer and coal, commodi - 15 years of the seZ policy. seZs could have been a tool to should be mandatorily made online. This will ensure still a long way away when it is an importer of knowledge ties, access to markets, and capital. When you a dd unshackle the growth potential of backward areas but that decisions will be independent of applicant and ap - and technology. Nor is it clear that this status will actually the new security agenda and the contested global com - failed to take off. economic disparity is visible at both, prover biases. Though this is the need of the hour be - contribute to transforming the lives of India’s citizens, mons in outer and cyberspace and the high seas to India’s the state and district level. For example, in cause of social distancing but it should be the norm though it might satisfy the ego. It is important for India to traditional state-centred security concerns, you can see Maharashtra, industries/employment are typically con - rather than a one-time measure. set up a clearing house remain optimistic. It has a moment of double opportunity why there is greater worry or a sense of insecurity. India centrated in the Mumbai and Pune cluster; so are the at the state and district level for a single Window if it changes its ways. Tactically, China-U.s. contention — risks missing the bus to becoming a developed country if it seZs. Mumbai, Thane and Pune constitute about 45 per Clearance system, online application for electricity con - which is structural and, therefore, likely to continue for continues business and politics as usual, or tries to imitate cent, 52 per cent and 66 per cent of the total MsMes, nection, digitisation of land records and online payment some time with a paradigm shift away from cooperation China’s experience in the last 40 years, does not adapt, registered factories and seZs respectively in service for registration under various taxes and so on. to increasing contention, despite temporary deals and and does not manage its internal social and political Maharashtra. These figures inevitably suggest how bad These steps significantly cut the time required to start a “victories” declared by one or both — opens up opportuni - churn better. The most important improvement that other districts are in terms of economic activity and in - business as well as implement Government infrastruc - ties and space for other powers. Both China and the U.s. India needs to make concerns its national security struc - frastructure. This shows simple negligence and incom - ture projects. Give more power to the local administra - will look to put other conflicts and tensions on the back tures and their work introducing flexibility into India’s petency at the local level. The presence of natural re - tions and digitally-enable them. services like land allo - burner while they deal with their primary concern, the thinking and India’s structures. For change is the only sources may be God’s gift but not physical and social in - cation, electricity and fire clearances should be time- other. This effect is already perceptible in the Wuhan certainty in life. frastructure. The local administration and age-old hier - bound in all districts. Land procurement is the single- archical posting protocol should be blamed for this inef - most important barrier for setting up any business es - ficiency. Most inexperienced Government staff across tablishment; unless it’s done through a special Purpose Some workers ...... all levels and all Government departments are sent to Vehicle (sPV). Land records need to be digitised, well- back home are just making the lesser hopeless choice. Both Punjab and Haryana have launched the migrant the most challenging district of every state. As soon as accessed and clear. The local administration plays a crit - Having lost their jobs, daily wages and their shacks web portal soon enough, and the responses there are rea - they learn to deal or navigate the system they are trans - ical role in this process and thus, needs to be evaluated overnight, they chose to go back home and rely on the sub - son enough why there should be inter-state coordination ferred to a better region. The result is that some districts regularly. Problem spots should be improved and must sistence economy there. They hoped to get by with the on mounting a national migrant database, along with have become informal training centres for our adminis - not be used as a punishment posting. Government increasing rations and some government labourers’ location, health status and skill sets. This would project work at the local level. But at least they would be not only help them find job sites but also coordinate their safe from the “big city” virus, not have to stay at the journey back home should they so desire. As India opens 1865 ...... cramped encampments or be looked at with suspicion as up in phases post-lockdown 3, workforce coordination virus carriers. In fact, Haryana’s relatively lower would have to rely heavily on data analytics and digital weeks the remaining Confederate armies surrendered one shawl to keep his health up during their difficult journey. Coronavirus numbers are a major factor in the workers platforms that should be adopted by both the Centre and by one. davis was devastated by the fall of the Confederacy. Imprisoned for two years at Fort Monroe, Virginia, davis seeking to return. Till Friday, Haryana had 647 positive state governments. Till May 8, while 1.46 lakh labourers Refusing to admit defeat, he hoped to flee to a sympathetic was indicted for treason, but was never tried–the federal cases, including 14 Italian nationals, and eight deaths. had applied to return to Haryana, 7.95 lakh wanted to foreign nation such as Britain or France, and was weighing government feared that davis would be able prove to a jury This has also helped the state open up businesses faster. leave. Three-fourths of those who want to come back (74.5 the merits of forming a government in exile when he was that the southern secession of 1860 to 1861 was legal. In fact, some migrants had already left the state before the per cent) are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, while 82.55 arrested by a detachment of the 4th Michigan Cavalry. A Varina worked determinedly to secure his freedom, and in lockdown and not having found suitable rehabilitation or per cent of those seeking to leave belong to the two states. certain amount of controversy surrounds his capture, as May 1867 Jefferson davis was released on bail, with sever - job opportunities back home are now keen to return. so corresponding states should also synergise mapping. davis was wearing his wife’s black shawl when the Union al wealthy Northerners helping him pay for his freedom. Besides, some of the returnees, because they have moved Besides, state Governments should also plan makeshift troops cornered him. The Northern press ridiculed him as After a number of unsuccessful business ventures, he re - across states hit by the virus, have not been able to resume shelters at some work sites and hold counselling sessions a coward, alleging that he had disguised himself as a tired to Beauvoir, his home near Biloxi, Mississippi, and their lives at their homes as they have been quarantined for labourers before they make a rash decision. India woman in an ill-fated attempt to escape. began writing his two-volume memoir The Rise and Fall of and are being monitored to see if they were asymptomatic needs its inter-city migrants to rebuild the economy, However, davis, and especially his wife, Varina, main - the Confederate Government (1881). He died in december carriers. The long clearances are costing them important which is suffering a chronic shortage of labour, but it tained that he was ill and that Varina had lent him her 1889. man days at work. needs to make them feel valued. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, TUesdAy, MAy 12, 2020 In Brief Trump takes cautious approach to Will be careful: Ikea after video of woman masturbating at highlighting Biden accuser China store goes Washington, May 11 tions, many times," he said. Hillary Clinton off her game. Joe Biden & the dems be - "I've had many false accu - Four years later, the land - lieve he should be held to a viral President donald Trump sations made, I can tell you scape is different. In the wake different standard than the rarely holds his fire, hurling Beijing May 11 that. Many. And maybe it is a of the #MeToo movement, one they set for Brett accusations true and false. false accusation. Frankly, I Trump and his campaign have Kavanaugh. 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It initially Trump didn't publicly ad - naked on various sofas and beds in the accused of assault and un - "This is an outstanding released a written statement dress the issue until April 30, furniture store’s showroom, while wanted touching by a long list man. He was falsely charged. denying the accusation while more than a month after for - oblivious shoppers walk by in the back - of women allegations he, too, What happened with him was arguing that women should mer senate staffer Tara Reade ground. While uncensored versions of denies. an absolute disgrace to our have the right to come for - alleged on a podcast that the video have been scrubbed from While Trump has never country, Trump said of ward with their stories, which Biden sexually assaulted her Chinese social media, the swedish com - been shy about using his own Kavanaugh on the day he first should be reviewed by the me - in a Capitol Hill basement in pany’s response to the clip gained nine weaknesses as ammunition spoke about Reade. dia. 1993. Biden has vehemently women, who could help de - political class. It was a differ - million views. “We resolutely oppose an "I'm rubber, you're glue" Trump's campaign has al - Biden himself didn't pub - denied the allegation, saying cide the election. ent story during the closing and condemn this kind of behaviour, strategy he used in 2016 to try so highlighted statements licly address the accusation it never happened. And some supporters say months of Trump's 2016 cam - and immediately reported it to the po - to blunt attacks against him made by democrats during until a May 1 interview on When Trump has talked the bigger issue heading into paign against Hillary Clinton, lice in the city of the suspected store,” the November contest be - the Kavanaugh episode to try MsNBC in which he unequiv - about the accusation, he's the fall will be Trump's re - when Trump repeatedly in - Ikea said in a statement, without reveal - tween Biden and Trump is the to portray them as having a ocally denied Reade's allega - been tepid. sponse to the coronavirus and voked allegations against her ing the name of the branch. The home - first presidential race since double standard when it tion. He repeated that denial "I don't know anything economic collapse. husband, former President ware group said saturday that it would the dawn of the #MeToo era. comes to which accusers they in subsequent media appear - about it, Trump first said in "The specifics of the Bill Clinton. take “even more careful security and The movement has believe. ances last week. response to a reporter's ques - Reade allegation are second - Following the release of public cleanliness measures” and en - spurred numerous women to during Justice But the weeks of relative tion. I think he should re - ary, said Jason Miller, who the Access Hollywood tape in couraged all customers to “browse come forward with allegations Kavanaugh's hearings, Biden silence prompted much hand- spond. you know ... it could be served as the communica - which Trump bragged about stores in an orderly and civilised way”. of sexual assault, including made clear that all women wringing among democratic false accusations. I know all tions director for Trump's using his fame to sexually as - The identity of the woman and the against prominent men in should be believed when they operatives, who worried about false accusations. I've 2016 campaign and argued sault women, Trump person who filmed it have not been re - politics, entertainment and come forward with allegations Biden was letting the allega - been falsely charged numer - that the allegations are less launched a scorched-earth vealed. some Chinese social media other industries. of sexual assault, Trump cam - tion overtake his campaign. ous times. And there is such a damaging to Biden than other campaign against Hillary users have speculated it was a store in Trump is stepping up his paign spokeswoman erin Female voters remain a thing." weaknesses the episode ex - Clinton that included inviting Guangdong province, as Cantonese -- attacks on Biden on other Perrine said in a statement. In key voting bloc for the He offered the same line poses. her husband's accusers to the spoken in parts of southern China -- can fronts, particularly an effort a dramatic shift, Biden now democratic Party, and some on Friday during an interview "This just reminds people second presidential debate. be heard in the background store an - to portray him as soft on says 'believe women' doesn't expressed concern that the al - with TV's "Fox & Friends." that Biden has been in office His campaign organized a nouncements. Baffled users online also China. But in resisting the actually mean 'believe legation could significantly "Look, he's got to fight that for more than 40 years, Miller surprise news conference fea - pointed out that nobody is wearing face urge to seize on Reade's alle - women.' It's a message the undermine Biden's support battle. I've had battles, too, said. It reminds people that turing four of Bill Clinton's ac - masks in the video, suggesting it was gation, Trump is acknowledg - Trump campaign is reinforc - among women, particularly where I've had false accusa - he's part of that permanent cusers in an attempt to throw filmed before the coronavirus outbreak ing the bind he's in with ing to supporters. young women. which brought China to a standstill from late January. “This woman is so brave, I don’t understand, [she’s] just doing it in broad daylight,” read one 1 sailor dead, others Weibo post that gained more than 8,000 likes .“There are so many people around, I just don’t understand,” an - hurt on Iranian ship other wrote. It is not the first explicit video to cause a stir on China’s tightly controlled social media platforms. A in Gulf of Oman Beijing branch of the Japanese clothing Tehran, May 11 chain Uniqlo became infamous in 2015, after a clip of a couple having sex in one An Iranian navy sailor was killed and several injured in an of its changing rooms went viral. Police arrested five people, including the unexplained incident on a military support ship in the Gulf of young couple in the video, over the mat - Oman, Iranian media reported Monday. Iranian state televi - ter, while Uniqlo firmly denied that it sion, as well as the semiofficial Fars and IsNA news agencies, was a publicity stunt. The clip “severely said the incident happened sunday aboard the Konarak, a violated socialist core values,” the Hendijan-class support ship. Chinese Cyberspace Administration The incident occurred near the port of Jask, some 1,270 said at the time. Chinese citizens can face up to ten days’ administrative de - kilometers (790 miles) southeast of Tehran on the Gulf of tention for deliberate public nudity, Oman. Iranian media said the Konarak had been overhauled in while those who upload and dissemi - 2018 and was able to launch sea missiles. nate obscene content online face up to The dutch-made, 47-meter (155-foot) vessel was in service 15 days’ detention and a maximum fine since 1988 and had capacity of 40 tons. It usually carries a crew of 3,000 yuan. of 20 sailors. New rise in Covid Iran regularly holds exercises in the region, which is closed to the strategic strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the infections raises Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world's oil passes. The U.s. Navy's 5th Fleet, which monitors the region, did not im - fears of a second mediately respond to a request for comment. Iranian media wave The Disneyland theme park is seen in Shanghai as the theme park reopened. visits will be limited initially and must be booked in advance, and the company said it rarely report on incidents during its exercises. This incident al - will increase cleaning and require social distancing in lines for the various attractions. With warmer weather and new coronavirus cases and deaths falling to near- so comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran Berlin May 11 zero, China has been reopening tourist sites such as the Great Wall and the forbidden City palace complex in Beijing. and the U.s. New clusters of coronavirus infec - tions are igniting concerns about a sec - ond wave even as calls grow in some International tourism could decline by 60-80 per cent in 2020: UN Indian doctor in Kuwait countries to relax restrictions even fur - ther. In Germany, where thousands BY YOShITA SINGh of a lockdown in many coun - has given three scenarios for port revenues from tourism dies from COVID-19 have protested in recent days against United Nations, May 11 (PTI) tries, as well as the wide - 2020 based on possible dates and 100 to 120 million direct the remaining restrictions, health offi - spread introduction of travel for the gradual opening up of tourism jobs at risk. This is by Dubai, May 11 (PTI) sionals in Kuwait. The organi - cials said the number of people each International tourism restrictions and the closure of international borders. far the worst crisis that inter - sation mourned his loss. confirmed coronavirus patient infects could decline by 60-80 per airports and national borders. According to scenario 1, there national tourism has faced An Indian dentist in On Friday, egyptian eNT rose above 1 again, reflecting a renewed cent in 2020 due to the This translates into a loss of 67 could be a decline of 58 per since records began (1950). Kuwait has died from the novel specialist Tareq Hussain increase in cases. The number must be COVId-19 pandemic, result - million international arrivals cent in arrivals based on the The impact will be felt to vary - coronavirus, becoming the Mokheimer died of COVId-19, below one for outbreaks to decline. ing in the revenue loss of Usd and about Usd 80 billion in gradual opening of interna - ing degrees in the different country's second medical pro - becoming Kuwait's first such Worldwide, health officials are anx - 910 billion to Usd 1.2 trillion receipts (exports from tional borders and easing of global regions and at overlap - fessional to succumb to medical fatality, the Gulf News iously watching to see just how much and placing millions of liveli - tourism). Although Asia and travel restrictions in early ping times, with Asia and the COVId-19, according to a me - reported. Mokheimer, 62, had infection rates rise in a second wave as hoods at risk, the World the Pacific shows the highest July. scenario 2 could see a 70 Pacific expected to rebound dia report. dr Vasudeva Rao, worked in Kuwait for more nations and states emerge from varying Tourism Organization impact in relative and ab - per cent decline if interna - first, the agency said. The 54, died on saturday in Jaber than 20 years. A total of 171 degrees of lockdown. China reported (UNWTO) has said. solute terms (a decline of 33 tional borders are gradually COVId-19 pandemic, spread hospital where he was under - people arrived in Chennai 14 new cases on sunday, its first double- The global international million arrivals), the impact opened and travel restrictions across every country on the going treatment for coron - from Kuwait on sunday as part digit rise in 10 days. eleven of 12 do - agency said that the pandemic in europe, though lower in are eased in early september. planet, has so far infected 4.1 avirus infection, news website of the government's Vande mestic infections were in the northeast - has caused a 22 per cent fall in million people and killed timeskuwait.com reported.A Bharat Mission to bring home ern province of Jilin, which prompted international tourist arrivals 282,719 people. The Us has resident of Kuwait for about 15 Indian nationals stranded in authorities to raise the threat level in during the first quarter of been the worst-affected coun - years, Rao worked as an en - various countries. Kuwait has one of its counties, shulan, to high risk, 2020. According to the United try with 1.3 million confirmed dodontist at Kuwait Oil reported 58 deaths and 8,688 just days after downgrading all regions Nations specialized agency, coronavirus cases and nearly Company, a subsidiary of the infections due to the novel to low risk. Authorities said the shulan the global health crisis could 80,000 deaths. domestic de - Kuwait Petroleum coronavirus. Globally, the outbreak originated with a 45-year-old lead to an annual tourism de - mand is expected to recover Corporation, a government- death toll due to COVId-19 has woman who had no recent travel or ex - cline between 60 per cent and faster than international de - owned company. Rao was a gone up to 282,727 with over posure history but spread it to her hus - 80 per cent when compared mand, according to the member of Indian dentists' four million infections report - band, her three sisters and other family with the 2019 figures. UNWTO Panel of experts sur - Alliance in Kuwait, an organi - ed so far, according to Johns members. Train services in the county This places millions of vey. The majority expects to sation of Indian dental profes - Hopkins University tally. were being suspended. livelihoods at risk and threat - see signs of recovery by the fi - ens to roll back progress made nal quarter of 2020 but mostly China refutes 24 ‘lies’ in advancing the sustainable in 2021. Slight earthquake rattles development Goals (sdGs), it Based on previous crises, by US over Covid-19, said.The world is facing an leisure travel is expected to re - unprecedented health and cover quicker, particularly Rome awake, no damage says Washington did economic crisis. Tourism has travel for visiting friends and been hit hard, with millions of percentage, is quite high in scenario 3 states that there relatives, than business trav - known yet jobs at risk in one of the most not act fast enough volume (-22 million), the could be a 78 per cent decline el. The estimates regarding Rome, May 11 labour-intensive sectors of agency said. Prospects for the in arrivals based on the grad - the recovery of international New Delhi May 11 the economy, UNWTO year have been downgraded ual opening of international travel is more positive in A slight earthquake rattled Romans awake early Monday. secretary-General Zurab several times since the out - borders and easing of travel Africa and the Middle east There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The China has issued a lengthy rebuttal Pololikashvili said. Available break and uncertainty contin - restrictions only in early with most experts foreseeing Italian geological institute gave the temblor a preliminary mag - of what it said were 24 “preposterous al - data reported by destinations ues to dominate. Current sce - december. recovery still in 2020. experts nitude of 3.3. It said it struck at 5:03 a.m. with an epicenter in legations” by some leading Us politi - point to a 22 per cent decline narios point to possible de - Under these scenarios, the in the Americas are the least Fonte Nuova, a small town northeast of the capital in the cians over its handling of the new coro - in arrivals in the first three clines in arrivals of 58 per cent impact of the loss of demand optimistic and least likely to province of Rome. Its depth was 11 kilometers (6 miles). It came navirus outbreak. A 30-page, 11,000- months of the year, according to 78 per cent for the year. in international travel could believe in recovery in 2020, as Italy, once the european epicenter of COVId-19, is emerging word article posted on the ministry to the latest UNWTO World These depend on the speed of translate into loss of 850 mil - while in europe and Asia, the from a two-month coronavirus lockdown. Italy is frequently hit website on saturday night repeated and Tourism Barometer. Arrivals containment and the duration lion to 1.1 billion international outlook is mixed, with half of by earthquakes, with the last major ones striking central Italy expanded on the refutations made dur - in March dropped sharply by of travel restrictions and shut - tourists, loss of Usd 910 bil - the experts expecting to see starting in 2016 that claimed hundreds of lives and levelled ing the press briefings. 57 per cent following the start down of borders. The agency lion to Usd 1.2 trillion in ex - recovery within this year. towns. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU, TUesdAy, MAy 12, 2020 In Brief Spanish league has 5 positive Tennis courts, golf courses to reopen tests, hopes to resume June 12 in England Madrid, May 11 the practice protocol that got the league. They will be al - sion clubs, including Atl tico underway last week. Players lowed to resume practicing af - Madrid defender Renan Lodi. London, May 11 The spanish league is not from most clubs began indi - ter testing negative in two Atl tico on saturday post - changing its plan to resume vidual training sessions on consecutive tests. ed a message on an official The British government says competing after five players Friday after nearly two All other players tested club social media channel tennis courts and golf courses in from clubs in the first and sec - months of confinement be - negative, and the league said with a picture of the Brazilian england can reopen from ond divisions tested positive cause of the pandemic. only three staff members of and the message: Renan Lodi for COVId-19, with president Wednesday, although people can The league said it will con - clubs tested positive after says hello from his home. Javier Tebas saying he hopes tinue to apply the back-to- nearly 2,500 total tests were We will see you very soon only play with members of their own it can restart on June 12. training protocol that was ap - conducted. on the field, Renan! He did not household. The sports venues were Tebas said if everything proved by government au - This is good news for the practice as the rest of Atl tico ordered to be closed in March when continues to go according to thorities to guarantee the football industry and for players resumed their activi - Britain imposed a national lock - plan in spain, he expects the maximum safety of all players, spanish society as well," ties on saturday. None of the down due to the coronavirus out - league to resume a month coaches and club employees. Tebas said, adding the league players who tested positive re - break. Gyms and swimming pools from now - depending on de - Tebas noted the very low had expected about 30 posi - portedly play for Barcelona or remain closed, although swimming cisions by local authorities re - number of positive cases and tive tests. Real Madrid. in the sea or lakes will be allowed. garding the coronavirus pan - said it will be virtually impos - Players, coaches and club Barcelona was among the resumes in spain. in place since mid-March be - demic. We would like to start sible for contagion to happen employees involved in the first teams to resume individ - scotland, Wales and Northern Barcelona captain Gerard cause of the pandemic, allow - on June 12, but it will depend during games because every - training sessions are being ual training on Friday. Real Ireland can set their own stance on Piqu said he hoped to have ing soccer players to resume on a lot of things, Tebas said in one involved will have been tested daily. Madrid is expected to be back tennis courts and golf courses, and more time for players to pre - training individually at the an interview late sunday with tested ahead of time. The league did not name in action on Monday. their administrations have already pare. teams' base camps. league broadcaster Movistar. The matches are where the players who tested posi - soccer is secondary right A few more days of prac - The league sent clubs a de - indicated a more stringent version "If we all continue to com - there will be less risk, Tebas tive. It also didn't disclose now, Madrid defender sergio tice would be good for us, es - tailed four-stage protocol for of the lockdown will be maintained. ply with the health safety said. The five players who their clubs, but Real Betis Ramos said. pecially because of the risk of the return to practice. The in - British Prime Minister Boris measures, I don't think we will tested positive will remain goalkeeper Joel Robles later But it can serve as a dis - injuries, he said. dividual training will be fol - Johnson used a speech on sunday to have any problems. sidelined until they fully re - confirmed he was among traction for the people who spain this week started lowed by smaller group ses - lay out the outlines of a road map for The league confirmed the cover. They are all without those with COVId-19. have been suffering. Tebas loosening some of the lock - sions and then full squad ses - easing the coronavirus pandemic positive tests on sunday but symptoms and recovering spanish media said two other said he expects matches to be down measures that had been sions. restrictions while maintaining said it was not going to alter from the disease, according to players were from first-divi - played every day after soccer forms of social distancing. Johnson said people can play sports but only with members of your own house - ‘Should I enjoy scoring 329 or be sad about Training of elite athletes will resume hold. Johnson gave no indication when professional sports can re - not scoring 8 runs?’: Inzamam-ul-Haq once lockdown ends: Rijiju sume after competitions, including the Premier League, shut down in moniker ‘Little Master’, which was later used for New Delhi, May 11 March. Indian champions like sunil Gavaskar and sachin sports Minister Kiren Tendulkar. Rijiju on Monday said 44 years later, Inzamam-ul-Haq would become ‘They have been training of elite athletes will the second Pakistan batsman to breach the 300-run resume after the lockdown mark in Test cricket when he scored 329 against absolutely pathetic to contain the COVId-19 New Zealand in Lahore. Running out of partners to - pandemic is lifted, urging wards the end of that innings, Inzamam decided to away from home’: sportspersons and stake - go for the big shots and in the end was holed in the holders to be patient. deep, just 8 runs shy of Hanif’s record. Gautam Gambhir Reiterating a position he In his own words he had no ambitions to eclipse first took on May 3, Rijiju the great knock by Hanif and his response to jour - questions said health of the athletes is nalists asking whether he was upset on missing the his top priority. The lock - mark won hearts. “I remember asking the last man if Australia’s No. 1 down is set to end on May 17 he can hang around for a while. The expression on after rising cases forced two his face pretty much told me that it was all down to Rijiju, on May 3, had he had stated. Track and Test ranking extensions. "Once the lock - me. He wasn’t confident at all. so I started going for stated that camps for all field athletes have been re - down is lifted, we will re - New Delhi May 11 New Delhi May 11 the big hits and eventually got caught near the athletes will resume by May questing the ministry to al - sume the training of our boundary line. If I would have had a proper batsman end. He said at first, train - low them to train within the elite athletes followed by India’s reign at the top of the In the year 1958, a diminutive batsman from a at the other end, I would surely have carried on,” ing will be restarted for the campuses of the sAI centres other sAI Training Centres ICC Test Rankings came to an end young 11-year old country, stood up against some of Inzamam said in a video on his youtube channel. Olympic-bound and those they are based at but in phased manner. I appeal after 42 months earlier this month, the fiercest fast bowlers of the time to script history. “I honestly didn’t have any ambitions that I who are close to gaining haven't got the nod so far. sportspersons and all stake - after the ICC announced their latest After being bowled out for a paltry 106 in the first in - would break Hanif bhai’s record. Had it been a world qualification. "I thought of The ministry is also deliber - holders not to rush because rankings, in which they removed the nings, Pakistan needed a miracle to save the first record it would have been another thing. But break - starting training of athletes ating on ways to restart health and safety is our top Test at Bridgetown in Guyana. As the Asians fol - ing a fellow Pakistani’s record never really attracted at sAI centres from May 3 training in contact sports points accumulated by the teams in priority presently," he lowed, one man took it upon himself to keep the me. so, when I went in for the post match press con - (the earlier stated end for such as boxing and the 2016-17 season. Tim Paine-led tweeted. The national Caribbean bowlers at bay. ference someone asked me how sad I was to miss the the lockdown). Now we will wrestling. Australia climbed over India to camps at sports Authority He stayed on the pitch for a mammoth 970 min - record. I told them ‘should I be happy about scoring have to do that in a phased Both cannot do without claim the top spot, while the Virat of India (sAI) Centres have utes, which translates to over 16 hours. A superhu - 329 runs or be sad about not scoring those 8 runs’?” manner by the end of this sparring, which might be Kohli-led side slipped to the 3rd po - been shut since mid-March man effort that not only helped him save the match the former Pakistan captain said. month. "sports events don't considered a health risk at a to contain the virus, which sition with New Zealand taking the for his team but also put his name in the annals of Inzamam would go on to retire from interna - get any relaxations under time when even a touch of has infected over 65,000 2nd spot. But former India batsman cricketing history forever. Hanif Mohammad till tional cricket with more than 20,000 international disaster Management Act. the hand is being seen as people and caused more Gautam Gambhir is not convinced date holds the record for the longest Test innings, by runs to his name across 120 Tests, 378 OdIs and 1 We don't fall under the cate - potentially infection-caus - than 2,000 deaths in India. by the ICC Rankings. minutes. His efforts with the bat also earned him the T20 international. gory of essential services," ing. speaking on star sports’ Cricket Connected chat show, Gambhir ‘Friendship is took a dig at the ICC World Test Championships points system and Pak could play more Tests in tour of England if it goes ahead different,’ RP Singh said: “No, I am not surprised (India slipping to No. 3). I don’t believe in karachi, May 11 four or five Test series against should also be very careful on whether MS points and ranking system. Pakistan if the West Indies before taking up any offer Pakistan might play more Probably the worst was there in the tour didn't go ahead. from the eCB," a former cap - Dhoni backed him Test matches during their Issues that are likely to be tain said. World Test Championship... that tour of england if it goes discussed in the May 18 meet The West Indies Cricket over others you win the same points when you ahead as scheduled in July af - are a quarantine period for Board said its players have to Delhi May 11 win a Test match away from home. ter the West Indies pulled out Pakistani players when they be convinced of their safety That’s ridiculous.” of an assignment there in arrive in england in July and for it to commit to the assign - Former India fast bowler RP Gambhir further said that India June owing to the COVId-19 limiting the venues for the ment, which "is not possible singh has shared a healthy friend - have been the most competitive side pandemic. matches and playing before in June." ship with Ms dhoni but the left-arm in Test cricket over the past few The Pakistan Cricket empty stadiums. "...we will continue our pacer insisted that it never affected years.’ “yes, absolutely. 100 percent Board and the england and PCB CeO Wasim Khan discussions with the eCB and his selection/ouster from the Indian (India had been the most competi - Wales Cricket Board officials confirmed the video confer - other Internationals Boards team. singh made the comments, re - are due to have a video con - tive side). If you have to see from the ence but said so far, the eCB on trying to find new dates," ferring to a controversy that had ference on May 18 to discuss has not spoken to them on in - it said in a recent press re - overall impact point of view, India rocked Indian cricket in 2008 in how they should proceed creasing the number of lease. which the nuances of a selection have lost series away from home but with the tour given the situa - matches on the tour which is "We will only travel to meeting had allegedly leaked. As per won against Australia. Hands down, tion because of the pandemic. scheduled between July and england to play the series if reports, during the OdI leg of the they have been the most competitive "At present we have to play september. series taking place in some former players our players can be assured 2008 home series against england, side. They won a Test in south three Tests and three T20 in - "Things will be clear after england because of the have, however, asked the that it is safe to do so," it dhoni had offered to step down as Africa, won a Test match in ternationals but the number the meeting but whatever de - COVId-19 situation. PCB to tread on the side of added. captain if the selectors replaced england... not many countries have of Tests could be increased cision we take we will consult But with the British gov - caution. Pakistan is also sched - singh with Irfan Pathan. 12 years lat - done that,” he said. and the tour could start a bit our captains and head coach - ernment due to announce "If the West Indies have uled to play an OdI series er, looking back at the incident, measures to ease the lock - decided to postpone their se - Gambhir further added that early in July," a PCB source es before giving any confir - against Ireland while in UK singh dismissed those claims, ex - said. down in the country, it ap - ries in June because of safety Australia have not been the best mation," Khan said. but that series could be plaining how dhoni has always been The source said that the The PCB has so far kept pears Pakistan could be tour - reasons and because of the rescheduled and also be held an unbiased captain and attributed when travelling over the past few eCB could offer to organise a mum on the chances of the ing on schedule. situation then the PCB in england. it to the former India captain’s great - years. “For me, India should be ness. “I don’t think I was affected by there (No. 1) because Australia... I the leak. The england series we are have serious doubts On what front talking about, I didn’t get a wicket in have you given Australia the No. 1 India missing ‘complete package’ in fielding Indore. Obviously people think they Test ranking? “They have been ab - will get two or three more chances. solutely pathetic away from home, But it was not meant to be. some get especially in the sub-continent,” he five chances, some get 10 chances, said. speaking on BCCI’s plans on since me, Yuvraj - Mohammad Kaif the lucky ones,” singh told sports Tak. “But many times it has hap - going into quarantine upon reach - New Delhi May 11 it is same with fielding. similarly, a further went on to add that pened to me, whenever my perform - ing Australia to ensure the bilateral ance dipped, I was directly sent to series goes ahead, Gambhir said: fielder is a complete package when Ravindra Jadeja has improved a lot as Former India batsman play domestic cricket. sometimes, “Good on the BCCI. Fabulous. This you know how to slide, when you a fielder over the years. “But Ravindra Mohammad Kaif, along with yuvraj throw directly at the wickets, when Jadeja is quite impressive, he is im - people tend to stay with the team is a very, very positive sign. They are singh, brought a revolution in the you can run fast, when your hands proving in fielding as he is growing even if their performance dips and probably looking at the bigger pic - Indian fielding. Apart from playing make a proper shape to hold the ball - older. We need to work on our slip get good quality practice. The mo - ment you go to domestic cricket, you ture, it will change the mood of the several memorable partnerships, in - if you do all these things right, then fielding.” won’t get that quality competition.” country. Winning the series is a dif - cluding the 2003 Natwest series final, you become a complete fielder,” Kaif He also praised Indian fast eyebrows were also raised on dhoni ferent thing, it’s very important but the duo were known for sensational said. bowlers for improving in the fielding during India’s tour of england in the it will probably change the mood of fielding, diving catches and quick run “Me and yuvraj made our names department. “But Bumrah, shami, summer of 2011, when singh was both the countries as well. Not only outs. speaking in an interview to through our fielding. you can find Ishant - our fast bowlers have really hurried into the Playing XI for the youtube channel sports screen, Kaif several good fielders in the Indian improved in fielding. Virat Kohli, India but probably for Australia.” fourth Test, a match in which he said that India has improved a lot in cricket team now. They have im - Rohit sharma are also good fielders. “When BCCI is there... they are went wicketless giving away 118 fielding over the years, but is still proved a lot. But no one has been able so, we have improved a lot, but I still Kaif named south Africa legend AB de probably the richest board they runs. england won by an innings missing a “complete package” in to become a complete package in feel a complete package of a fielder is Villiers. “AB de Villiers was a com - have got to be statesman as well. If and eight runs, thus securing a 4-0 fielding at the moment. fielding. A player who can take catch missing in the team,” he added. plete fielder. He was a bullet. He whitewash. singh went on to play the India are to Australia, then I have a “A great batsman is a complete at slips, take catch at short leg, field On being asked if there was any could keep wickets - he could slide, he OdIs a month later before being lot of respect for the BCCI,” he package. He can play cut, hook, pull, well at long on - that package is cur - such complete package he saw in could take sensational catches, he dropped and was never picked added. inswing delivery, a bouncer, hit a six... rently missing,” he added. cricket apart from him and yuvraj, could grab balls. again. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU TUesdAy MAy 12, 2020 Ananya Panday's cousin, Alanna Week That Was South: Release date of Prabhas' next with Nag Neha Kakkar beats Nicki Minaj and Panday is dating this hottie Selena Gomez to emerge as second Ashwin, Anushka Shetty’s new milestone on social media most-watched female YouTube star
Popular singer, Neha Kakkar, who is known for crooning hit tracks like Kar Gayi Chul, saakhi saakhi and many others, has achieved a new milestone. The actress has become the second most-watched female youTube star 4.5 billion views after Cardi B, who got 4.8 billion views. she has beaten top international singers like Nicki Minaj, selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and others to achieve this feat. Neha Kakkar thanked her fans for this record and wrote on her Insta account, "Can’t be more thank - ful!!!!??? Jai Mata di ?? Aapki Nehu ? Neha Kakkar. Talking about her successful jour - ney in the entertainment industry, Neha recently said, "It feels great. I always tell people that I am still living in a dream. How can this happen? A small-town girl from Rishikesh went to delhi and then Bombay. It (the journey) has been good. Never Once again all south big - Vijay deverakonda achieved layed due to the global crisis Prabhas's biggest film thought about where I have reached today. gies gave us some interesting milestones on Instagram be - of coronavirus pandemic. Baahubali also released in It feels amazing and I think even now I have news with their social media cause of their fans and fol - Producer of this mega-bud - the month of April. to make it even bigger in life. I started posts and announcement of lowers. so, let's check them get film, Ashwini dutt con - Baahubali actress, Anushka singing at the age four and till 16 I was only their upcoming projects. out. Prabhas' next with firmed the news and said that shetty recently achieved a doing bhajan sandhyas (religious songs). If While the makers of Prabhas' Mahanati director Nag the formalities and pre-pro - milestone on Instagram. The you see my Jagran footage, I used to sort of next with Mahanati director Ashwin, which was supposed duction will start in October gorgeous actress has gar - party there, too. I would dance and sing Nag Ashwin shared an im - to go on floors in November and the film will hit the nered 3 million followers and bhajan's as a little kid and people used to… portant update about the this year and release in screens in April (summer) thanked her fans by dedicat - paagal ho jaate the (go crazy). I have been film, Anushka shetty and december 2021, has been de - 2022. Interestingly, ing a post, with a caption. partying since then. Sara on brother Ibrahim acting aspirations: 'It’s definitely something Coronavirus pandemic: Zoa Morani donates blood for COVID-19 plasmatherapy he is interested in, something he is passionate about' after recovering from the deadly disease
Hungama, “He has not even gone to college as yet. And I think acting is a Ahaan Panday's sister and Ananya Panday's while away. It’s definitely something cousin, Alanna Panday is not a very well known star he is interested in, something he is pas - kid. Though she's elder than the rest of the kids in sionate about. And he’s gonna study in the Panday family, she has managed to stay away LA and he’s gonna study film in LA, from all the media attention. Those who follow her and if he wants to do something he’ll do it. sara Ali Khan, who was last seen in on Instagram would know that she's a diva in the Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal, added, making. Her bikini pictures from exotic holiday “There’s a lot of hard work, as we all destinations can put even the summer sun to know, that goes into it, a lot of prep that shame. she's immensely hot and we wonder if she goes into it. But at his age, before even has any plans of venturing in Bollywood. If no, we going to college, just the desire is wish she does. This industry needs some fresh faces enough right now and then, he’ll work like her and acting would be a cakewalk for her. We towards it. And if he works towards it bet the star kid would instantly strike a chord with and people like what he does, then her admirers and be the next big thing Bollywood sure. It’s a dream right now, making it will get to witness. But, for the ones who are head a reality is on him. earlier, father saif over heels in love with this beauty already, there's a Ali Khan talked about Ibrahim to disappointing news awaiting them. Alanna Panday Mumbai Mirror and said, “I don’t is already taken and is happily in a committed rela - know if I will launch him. It’s an option tionship. Wondering who's the lucky boy who has and films are certainly a viable career Alanna's heart? Well, he's yudi Jaisingh, - son of fa - choice for him. He’s sporty and likes mous fashion designer, Monisha Jaising. Alanna is the idea of being in the movies rather smitten by her beau and the couple is madly in love than pursuing an academic job. No one with each other. They're damn serious about their in the family, with the exception of his relationship status and their numerous holiday sister (sara Ali Khan), have been inter - pictures together are a proof of it. yudi is into fit - ested in the latter anyway.” Talking ness and his Instagram account is filled with such about sara Ali Khan, the actress will be stuff. He's mainly into body building and is a fitness next seen in Varun dhawan starrer fanatic. Well, if your beau is so much into fitness al - Coolie No 1, which is directed by david ready, there's no way you can ignore it either. After sara Ali Khan's impressive some hunk is entertaining us with his dhawan. The film was scheduled to hit Alanna and yudi are quite a famous pair in their so - start in Bollywood, we are excited for TikTok videos and now sister sara has the screens on May 1 but due to the cial circle and they both are adored by their friends saif's son, Ibrahim Ali Khan's entry in spoken about brother's aspiration to - global crisis of coronavirus, it got de - mutually. the entertainment industry. The hand - wards acting and told Bollywood layed at the box office. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone to reunite for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Baiju Bawra?
Ranbir Kapoor and Hai deewani had been one deepika Padukone are un - of their best films and we doubtedly the best on- still love Bunny and Naina As the world is still reeling under the coronavirus pan - screen couple and their together. Now, as per re - demic, epidemiologists all over the world are battling tooth chemistry has always been ports in an entertainment and nail to find a cure to the deadly disease, and one theory is the best on-screen. The two portal, Ranbir Kapoor and that the blood cells of patients who've made a full recovery never fail to impress us deepika Padukone will be from COVId-19 can be useful in finding an antidote. Hence, with their sizzling perform - reuniting once again for a Zoa Morani, who recently returned home with father and ance. The two had even film. They both will be producer Karim Morani, and sister shaza Morani, after all dated each other for a long seen together in sanjay three made a full recovery from coronavirus has done her bit time and deepika even had Leela Bhansali's Baiju by coming forward to donate blood for COVId-19 plas - got Ranbir's tattoo made. Bawra. A source close to matherapy. Taking to her official Instagram handle, Zoa They looked so stunning to - the portal said, "Ranbir Morani shared her picture informing us of her blood dona - gether and people never and deepika make a pair tion while also urging others to who've recovered from coro - wanted them to separate. to reckon with on-screen navirus to follow in the same footsteps. she captioned her However, they were not and Bhansali wants to cre - post: "donated my blood today for the #plasmatherapy trials made for each other and ate magic on-screen with at #nairhospital.. it was fascinating!!! Always a silver lining i hence separated. even after the two actors. Talks are suppose... the team there was so enthusiastic and careful. their breakup, the two have on, however, neither of the There was a general physician on standby just incase of emergency and the equipment brand new and safe!!! All worked together and they two have signed the dotted Covid19 recovered people can be a part of this trial, to help have never let their per - lines yet." The source also others covid patients recover! Thank you dr Jayanti shastri sonal things get over their revealed that sanjay Leela and dr Ramesh Waghmare for taking such good care of me.. professional work. How - Bhansali did not cast Ran - hope this works covid recovery India Fights Corona". We ever, now the two are quite veer singh because we did hope that whoever's made a ful land completely recovery comfortable with each not wanted to repeat the from COVId-19 comes forward for this noble cause as our other personally and pro - pair again for the fourth medical personnel need all the help the can receive if we are fessionally. yeh Jaawani time. to survive this pandemic on a global scale. 11 LOCAL !$$, +, */ $/
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