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B7>?BC742>IndIa ambush new delhi, aug 3 Press TrusT of IndIa Press TrusT of IndIa new delhi, aug 3 new delhi/agartala, aug 3 The Supreme Court has stayed a National The Delhi High Court Two Border Security Force Green Tribunal order Tuesday dismissed, with Rs (BSF) personnel were killed on prohibiting the use of 10,000 costs, a plea seeking Tuesday when their patrol was am - parks for social, com - direction to the Election bushed by NLFT militants along the mercial, marriage or oth - Commission to stop the use India-Bangladesh international er such functions. A of electronic voting ma - border in Tripura. The border bench comprising chines (EVM) and revert to guarding force said the ambush took Justices Indira Banerjee ballot papers in the forth - place around 6:30 AM in the Dhalai and V Ramasubramani an coming polls in the country. district of the state and those killed said however that in no A bench of Chief Justice D N included a Sub-Inspector of the circumstances, the use of Patel and Justice Jyoti force. The ambush and retaliation parks be permitted for Singh said the petition by C by the troops took place near the R C R Jaya Sukin - a lawyer, was Nath border post that is under the more than 10 days in a a publicity interest litiga - Chawmanu police station area of the month. The order was tion based on hearsay and district in the Panisagar sector. passed on the petitions baseless allegations and tion without looking at the Election Commission, said ing. USA last November Dhalai district is about 94 km filed by the municipal hered to, and in no cir - countable for the viola - averments . Nothing in ar - EVM and working of the that different courts in the held elections and even in from state capital Agartala and it bodies against the cumstances, shall use of tion. "Let the DPCC take gued by the petitioner EVM which is approved by country have already huge COVID, they used bal - borders Bangladesh on the northern February 4 order of the parks for the purposes as further action in accor - (Sukin) concretely on the the Election Commission as looked into and decided the lot ,Sukin told the court. In and souther sides. Out of the total NGT. Solicitor General mentioned in the said dance with law in the working of the EVM. We see well as the Parliament, the issue. Sukin, who appeared his petition, Sukin said, 4,096 km long India-Bangladesh Tushar Mehta, appear - judgment be permitted light of grievances of the no reason to entrain the court said. The court said in-person, argued that Article 324 of the border, Tripura shares 856 km of ing for North Delhi for more than 10 days in applicant by maintaining writ petition, the court said. Sukin may file a fresh peti - democracy was in danger Constitution of India states the front. "During the fierce en - Municipal Corporation a month, the bench said. vigil and preventing vio - It noted that the peti - tion on the issue after con - by the use of EVM as the that elections conducted by counter, Sub Inspector Bhuru Singh and the South Delhi The NGT in its February lation of environmental tion was based on four doc - ducting research and mak - machine was prone to be Election commission need and Constable Raj Kumar sustained Municipal Corporation, order had directed the norms, following due uments, out of which one ing proper averments. The hacked. He submitted that to be free and fair, and re - fatal injuries and lost their lives "As submitted that the judg - Delhi Pollution Control process of law," the NGT was a news item and others writ petition is dismissed several countries, including flect the will of the voters. per the blood stains available at the ment has been passed Committee (DPCC) to had said. The green pan - pertained to his representa - with costs of Rs 10,000 to Japan and the US, have The EVMs must be replaced spot, militants have reportedly sus - without notice to the ap - ensure that no park is el had said that in view of tion and plea before be deposited in four weeks chosen the ballot system of across India with tradition - tained some injuries," a BSF spokesper - pellants. Issue notice to used for holding any so - the high court order and Supreme Court, and Sukin towards Delhi State Legal voting and shunned the use al ballot papers. Voting son said. Both our martyrs fought the respondents. cial, cultural, commer - the directions of DPCC, himself had no knowledge Services Authority, the of EVMs for their election through ballot papers is a valiantly before succumbing to their Accordingly, there will cial and marriage or oth - no park can be used for about EVMs at all. The peti - court ordered. process. EVM was made by more reliable and transpar - injuries, he said. The spokesperson be stay of operation of er functions in the na - social, cultural, commer - tioner has read the news Advocate Sidhant other countries and even ent method for the electoral said a "massive" search operation the judgment and order tional capital. It had re - cial, marriage or other item the filed the writ peti - Kumar, appearing for the those countries are not us - process of any country . has been launched in the area to nab under appeal. It is made ferred to the Delhi High functions and the the militants. The weapons of the clear that the directions Court orders prohibiting Executive Engineer two slain soldiers were taken away of the Court in M C the use of parks and said (Horticulture) of DDA by the militants, officials said. The Mehta vs Union of India the Delhi Development and the MCD will be ac - BARKHI BARKHI National Liberation Front of with regard to the use of Authority and the civic countable for the viola - With profound grief and One year has passedsince you Tripura is a banned organisation. parks shall strictly be ad - bodies will be held ac - tions. sorrow, we inform the left us. BARKHI of our beloved Late Smt Krishana Gupta W/o saddemise of our Sh MangaRam will be per - 10TH DAY/KRIYA 10TH DAY KRIYA Sh.Sushil Sharma S/o Sh formed on 4th August 2021 With profound grief and sorrow, (Wednesday) at our residence With profound grief and sor - Krishan Chand R/o row, weinform the untimely de - we inform the sad demise of our Tharakalwal Tehsil Sh.Sushil W.No.15/74 Shakti Nagar Smt Krishana beloved Sh. Jawahir Lal Jatta (Udhampur). mise of Sh.Yougesh Koul S/o Billawar Distt Kathua Sharma Gupta Late Sh. Chuni LalKoul origi - S/o Late Sh. Jagar Nath Jatta at DEEPLY MISSED BY: House No. 24-B, Basant Nagar, (J&K) expired on 17 July, Son & Daughter-in-law nally resident of Goripora, Janipur, Jammu on 30-07-2021 Sakshi and Pankaj Gupta Sanat Nagar, Srinagar on 2nd 2020. Barkhi day will be (Friday). Tenth Day Kriya shall Sandhya and Kuldeep Gupta - August, 2021.Presently resid - Sh.Yougesh Sh. Jawahir Lal performed on 5 August, be performed on 08-08- 2021 Daughter & Son-in-law ing at HNo.1, JDA Colony, Koul Jatta 202110:30 AM at our res - Vandana and Lt. Sanjeev Kumar - (Sunday) at Muthi Ghat, Near Near Soap Factory, Office of Director Education, idence Tharakalwal. Daughter & Son-in-law Paloura,Jammu.The Tenth GRIEF STRICKEN:- Archana and Rajinder Kumar - Jammu at 8 AM. Day/Kriya will be performedon GRIEF STRICKEN Father and Mother Daughter & Son-in-law Wednesday,11 August, 2021 Mobile No. 94191-62085, 70513-59816 Mrs. Nancy Jatta - Wife Smt & Sh Krishan Chand Sharma at 8:30AM at Muthi Ghat near Sons & Daughters-in-law Brothers & Bhabhi Directorate of School Mr. Sunil Jatta & Mrs. Reeta Jatta Sh Suresh Shastri & Smt Jyoti Devi UTHALA Education. Mr. Rakesh Jatta & Mrs. Lata Jatta Mr Akhil Sharma GRIEF STRICKEN:- Mr. Ayush & Mr. Hardik - Grand Children With profound grief & sorrow, we Smt. KishniKoul- Mother Sh Anand Sharma Brother & Bhabi inform thesad demise of Sh Sat Smt. Rajni Koul- Wife 9419127271 Sh. Ashok Ji Jatta & Smt. Sarojni Jatta ALL NEARS & DEARS Pal Gupta S/o Late ShBihari Lal Smt Sunita Koul&Sh Kanwal Koul- Bhabhi and Smt. Asha Ji Koul W/o Late Sh. Chand Ji Koul Mob: 9103448868, 7006457995 Gupta, R/o H No. 160, Nai Basti, Brother 8076721088 Sh. S.C. Koul & Smt. Sarla Koul (Jatta) Main Road Satwari.UTHALA Smt Jyoti Koul&Sh Sanjay Koul- Sister and Brother-in-law & Sister will be performed on Brother-in-law 7006728813 Dr. A.K. Misri & Mrs. Usha Misri (Wednesday 4th August 2021 at Sh Sat Pal In Laws OBITUARY Ram Darbar Mandir, Sabzi Smt Suman Bhat &Sh Ramesh Bhat- Sister and Gupta Brother-in-law 9469384591 Sh. M.L. Ambardar & Smt. Indira Ambardar With profound grief and sor - Mandi, Shastri Nagar at 4.00 Mr. Abhishek Koul- Son 9769425489 Samast Jattas, Thusoos, Dhars, Dharmarthis, row, we inform aboutthe sad PM to 5.00 PM GRIEF STRICKEN : Miss Akshara Koul- Daughter 8291540135 Khers, Saproos, Kouls & Nearest & Dearest demise of our beloved moth - Due to pandemic, please convey your condolences er Smt.Parmeshori Koul W/o Gupta Family Mob. 7006276329, 9070566002 on below mentioned contact numbers. Lt. Sh. Prithvi Nath Koul of Due to Covid-19 SOP’s please send your 9419133057, 9888603207, 9891537894 Danter , Anantnag, Kashmir BHOG & ANTIM ARDAS Smt. Condolences & Prayers from your home, through presently residingat H.No. phone & messages. With profound grief & sorrow, 604 Lane 11, Surya Vihar, Parmeshori Stay Home Stay Safe we inform the saddemise of Bohri,Jammu on 31st July, Koul our beloved S Avtar Singh 10TH DAY 2021, Behind Mint Leaf Bali (Retd PPO Agr Deptt) With profound grief & sorrow Super Market.10th Day Kriya KRIYA/UTHALA S/o Harbans Singh Bali who we inform the sad demise of left heavenly abode on 1-8- our beloved father Sh. Moti Lal will be performed on 9th With profound grief and sorrow August,Monday, 2021, at 2021.Arambh Shri Akhand S Avtar Singh Dhar (Retd Dy Accountant we inform the saddemise of our Bali General J&K) S/O Late Master Muthi Ghat, near Directorate beloved Miss RENUKA KHA - Path Sahib at residence H.No. 41, Lane No. 2, Sec Jia Lal Dhar Originally R/O K.K ofSchool Education, Jammu JURIA D/o ATAL KHAJURIA & Sh. Moti Lal No. 13, Nanak Soktha, Nawakadal, Srinagar at 8:00 a.m. Smt. VEENA KHAJURIA Grand Dhar IN GRIEF daughter of Lt. Sh. Chhajju Ram Nagar,Jammu on 3-8-2021 currently residing at Dhar Niwas, House No. 456, oppo - Sons & Daughter-in-laws Khajuria & Smt. Santosh Miss RENUKA at 9.00 AM. Bhog Shri site lane- 4, Hazuri Bagh Chand Kiran Koul& Rita (9682576021) Khajuria R/o 187/2 Sector 2 KHAJURIA Akhand Path Sahib on 5-8- Basant Kiran Koul& Meenakshi (9419161876) Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu. 2021 at 9.30 AM. Road, Talab Tillo, Bhori, Daughters & Son-in-laws KRIYA will be performed at our AntimArdasatGurudwara Jammu on 30/07/2021 at 9pm. residence on 04-08-2021 at 12 Sant Pura Danna Nanak 10th Day will be performed on Pushpa & Raj Nath Pandita (9622063256) onwards. UTHALA will be per - Reeta&Munu Ji Razdan (9419132919) Nagar, Jammuon 5-8-2021 Sunday, 8th August,2021 at formed on 04-08-2021 at our Muthi Gath(9 am) Grand Children :Neha, Nandita, Indrakshi, residenceBhagwati Nagar from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Sunny, Renu, Chetna, Ankit, Arvind, Dimple, GRIEF STRICKEN WITH PROFOUND GRIEF : Jammu at 5 pm onwards. Lalita Dhar (Wife) Deepshikha, Veresh REMEMBERED BY: SdrnHarjeetKour - Wife Great Grand Children: Sidhi, Abir, Saharsh & KHAJURIA FAMILY (All Nears &Dears ) Maanikpal Singh - Son, 7006720278 Anil Dhar (Son) Samast Koul Parivar of Danter with Friends & Contact No. : 9906073474, 6005461709 Daughters & Sons-in-Law Indu & Rajesh Koul (Daughter and Son in Law) Relatives Mrs Gagandeep Kour S/o S Paramjeet Singh Prana Wazir and Rachna Tiku (Sisters) Mrs Puneet Kour W/o S Randeep Singh Roshan Lal Dhar (Brother) From All Balis Family Members R L Tiku ,H N Pandita ,Mohini Razdan 10TH DAY KRIYA Rajat,Rohini,Shivam,Sanskriti,Sneh,Rishi,Rishi 10TH DAY/13TH DAY WITH PROFOUND GRIEF & ka (Grand Children) SORROW, WE INFORM THE Mob: 9419103228,9086122932 WITH PROFOUND GRIEF SAD DEMISE OF OUR AND SORROW WEINFORM 10TH DAY BELOVED MOTHER CHAND WITH DEEPEST SORROW, THE SAD DEMISE OF OUR RANI TICKOO (Sheri) W/O LT. WE REGRET TO INFORM SH KANAHIYA LAL TICKOO O/R BELOVED AMAR DAI W/O THE SAD DEMISE OF OUR 10TH DAY LT. K. C. KOTWAL R/O VIL - BIJBEHARA A/P H.NO. 345, CHAND RANI LANE NO. 3/B SECTOR-1, DUR - BELOVED SMT. PHOOLA With profound grief and sor - TICKOO LAGEKANDHOTE TEHSIL AMAR DAI GA NAGAR JAMMU ON 29-7- KOUL (JYOTI) ON 29TH JULY row, our beloved mother THATHRI DISTRICT DODA 2021. Her 10th Day Kriya shall be 21 AT HER RESIDENCE T6- Smt. Jaya Bhat W/o Late Sh. ON 29TH JULY 2021. 10TH performed on Aug 6, 2021 at 901/PURI PRATHAM/ SEC- SMT. PHOOLA Brij Nath Bhat originally from DAY WILL BE PERFORMED Muthi Ghat Near Directorate of 84, FARIDABAD. TENTH DAY KOUL Hawal Pulwama Kashmir at ON 6TH AUGUST. 13TH School Education, at 8 am. KRIYA WILL BE PER - present Flat No.9, Suraj GRIEF STRICKEN FORMED AT MURAD NAGAR Apartment Praladpur New Smt. Jaya Bhat DAY WILL BE PERFORMED SONS & DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW ON 9THAUGUST. GHAT(CHOTA HARIDWAR) Delhi-44 on 1st Aug, 2021. ROOP KR. TICKOO & RAJNI TICKOO ON SATURDAY THE 7TH Tenth Day Kriya will be per - GRIEF STRICKEN AJAY KR TICKOO & NISHA TICKOO AUG.21 FROM 7AM TO 9AM. formed on 10th August, SONS & DAUGHTER IN LAWS RAJESH KR. TICKOO & DIMPLE TICKOO SHAKTI SINGH KOTWAL & KHEMA KOTWAL DAUGHTER & SON-IN-LAW GRIEF STRICKEN 2021. SHER SINGH KOTWAL & DARSHNA KOTWAL RANJNA GOJA & CHAND JI GOJA RAVINDER KOUL (HUSBAND) 9810010563 GRIEF STRICKEN KULJEET SINGH KOTWAL & AARTI KOTWAL GRAND CHILDREN: APARNA, ANIRUDH, ADITI, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW & SONS Samast Bhat Parivar (Hallis) URMILA DEVI & RISHI MANHAS URVASHI, BHARGAVI, Sidhartha, Hrithik SMT/SH VIKRAM KOUL (9810585454) Kouls & Chattoo Parivar (DAUGHTER & SON IN LAW ) CONTACT: 7006691337, 9596812019 SMT/SH DILIP KOUL (9873008790) Ph.No: 9419680182, 8368945947 LOCAL     3 "%%,.&*/, ,*+  Bhalla slams BJP for undermining Kavinder calls on MoS Defence, discusses drone threat counter mechanism political sagacity of Jammu people  *5>9?B"(<5145B1>4 6?B=5B 5@EDI 8956  DG9CD9>7D85CD1D9CD93C1>4C194D89C %9>9CD5B #1F9>45B E@D1 C@?;5?69DC651B1>46BECDB1D9?>9> ?> +E5C41I 31<<54 ?> "#(-935(B5C945>D)1=1> D85G1;5?69==9>5>DB5:53D9?>2I ,>9?>%?*565>35:1I 81<<1+E5C41I3<19=54D81D"( D85@5?@<5?6"1==E#1C8=9B 81D1>449C3ECC542?B45B ?F5B>=5>D9>D85=94CD?613?< !>D859B5>D8EC91C= 8514454 D85 C53EB9DIC35>1B9?9>37 <1@C9>753?>?=I DEB>9>7149C1C "(<5145BCG5B56?B75DD9>7D81D =5381>9C= D? 3?E>D5B D5B9>D?1>?@@?BDE>9DID?69<<9DC D85I81F5255>B5:53D542I@5?@<5 4B?>5 D8B51D G8938 9C 3?665BC 5C194 ?F5B>=5>D81C ?6"# L+85B56?B5 D85I81F5>? 7 <1B75 9> 2?B45B 2B?;5>1<<B53?B4C?6@B?69D55B9>7 B51C?> D? 35<52B1D5 ?F5B D85 C? 25D75H39C54EDI 31<<54 5475 9> C?=5 3?>CD9DE5> #1F9>45B C194 D81D 9>CD514?6@1CC9>7?>D8525>569DC 395C M85C194 B5=9>49>7D85"(?6 D85B59C49B5>554D?D13;<5 D? 3?==?> @5?@<5 1449>7 D81D 6E<D?@1<<D8571@CC? 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(1>49D+B9@D*81CDB91>4?D8 C385=5C !>491>B=I3?>4E3D 9>7C?391<49CD1>39>7 G1C89>7 12?EDD85D1;9>7E@?6D8516 ?>89=85B5D89C16D5B>??> ?F5BD85@?@E<1B45=1>4?6D85 =I<9;5D8561=?ECC8B9>5?6 5BC 1B<95B(1>49D+B9@D*81CDB9 54 1> 9>D5B13D9?> 3E= 1G1B5 81>4CG9D8C?1@ G51B9>7=1C; 619BC?6D85B5F5B54C8B9>52I %B )1>1 8?@54 D85 @5?@<59>75>5B1<1>4D85?5F9?>+B9;ED1 1D54 1 2??; *8B9 >5CC <53DEB5 6?B E::1B 1>4 1F?94C?391<71D85B9>75D3 $95ED5>1>D ?F5B>?B %B ?6D851B519>@1BD93E<1B1>49> Glimpses of Future 4 lOcal/natiOnal JAMMU, WEDNESDAy, AUGUST 4, 2021 DC Kupwara finalizes Advisor Baseer visits far flung arrangements for I-Day celebration Directs officers to follow areas of District Anantnag directions in letter and spirit Inspects receiving Sub-station, Covid Care Centres, RDD works KuPWara, auGusT 03: sides putting in place all ment preparedness direct - lation of high mast lights in The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din, requisite arrangements ed to identify critical and Kokernag Botanical today convened a meeting of concerned officers to finalize keeping in view the ap - vulnerable spots, where Garden, Market and other the arrangements being put in place by different depart - proaching winter season. flood protection works un - important places. He asked ments for smooth celebrations of Independence Day, 2021 Advisor asked the offi - der convergence models the officers to prepare in the district. The meeting discussed threadbare various cers of all the departments could be immediately taken plans to refurbish the al - issues with regard to arrangements for smooth conduct of to ensure prompt and im - up as a proactive measure ready existing infrastruc - the National Day and officers briefed the DC about the mediate redressal of public to avert damage to habita - ture and propose new im - arrangements being made by them. The DC asked officers grievances. He enjoined tions during floods. He said provements that need to be to follow the directions issued by Advisor, Baseer Ahmad upon the executing agen - regular mock drills should undertaken for enhancing Khan and Chief Secretary. The DC directed concerned offi - cies to utilize the remaining also be conducted. tourist potential in the cers to ensure establishment of play fields, youth clubs and working season to the opti - Reviewing the prepara - area. He asked the officers plantation committees at every Panchayat of the district. mum. tions for Independence Day to list out the facilities that He also directed for establishment of BDCs office at every Regarding develop - celebrations in the district, could be outsourced so that block and proper utilization of every Government building. ment of sports infrastruc - Advisor directed the offi - the facilities are utilized up The officers were also given other directions including dis - ture in the area, Advisor re - cers to undertake various to the maximum potential. playing hoardings at prominent places. He also directed iterated that sports fields activities as discussed in On the sidelines of the them to ensure inauguration or laying of foundation stone ananTnaG, auGusT 03: Advisor directed the con - focus on employment gen - and other related facilities the meetings already taken meeting DDC members, ceremonies at every panchayat on the eve of Independence cerned officers to work on erating works. are being developed in including cleanliness BDC Chairpersons, other Day. The DC also stressed upon the officers to follow the di - Advisor to Lieutenant mission mode for complet - Later, Advisor chaired a every panchayat. He asked drives prior to the PRI members, ULB mem - rections in letter and spirit and submit action taken reports Governor, Baseer Ahmad ing the project in all re - review meeting with offi - the officers to identify land Independence Day. He said bers and other public rep - within 2 days. On the occasion, the DC impressed upon all Khan today made an exten - spects. He gave on spot di - cers of all line departments for development of play - cultural programmes, resentatives besides Auqaf officers to work with more zeal and dedication to make the sive tour of Kokernag rections in this regard and at Kokernag and passed on fields in potential areas of sports activities through and Civil Society members event a grand success in the district.He also gave a strict di - Subdivision to inspect vari - fixed October 31, 2021 as directions to the officers. the district. youth clubs should be the of the subdivision placed rection for compliance of COVID-19 SOPs. It was also in - ous ongoing Rural develop - the timeline for the same. District Development The Advisor while re - part of celebrations. their demands and griev - formed that the celebration of Independence Day shall also ment and Power develop - Calling the project a Commissioner gave a de - viewing Covid mitigation Stressing to showcase ances before the Advisor. be held at Sub-Divisional Levels, and in this regard Addl. ment works besides taking mega public welfare initia - tailed profile of achieve - efforts said that the Covid is the achievements of the DDC, BDC, PRI, ULB Deputy Commissioner, Handwara and SDM stock of Independence Day tive, the Advisor said it will ments recorded under vari - not over yet and people government, the Advisor members apprised the Lolab/Karnah have already convened meetings with local celebrations and Disaster cater to more than 10000 ous sectors in the district. must not lower the guard in said that the district has Advisor about several de - Administration and passed on directions for celebration of management preparedness households of the area and He apprised the Advisor order to avert the 3rd Wave. witnessed massive progress velopment issues and de - the event at their respective headquarters. Additional SP in the area. directed the concerned offi - about the Covid vaccina - Adherence to Covid on development, public mands of their respective Kupwara, Raja Zuhaib, Joint Director, Planning, Abdul The Advisor was ac - cers to take periodic review tion status, Independence Appropriate Behaviour for welfare, languishing proj - areas. Majeed, Assistant Commissioners, CEO, DIO, ySSO and companied by DDC of the progress of work. Day preparations, progress effective containment of ects and other schemes Among others, the de - Officers of the Administration attended the meeting. Chairman Anantnag, The Advisor visited of works under district this pandemic is a scientifi - which must be duly high - mands included, provision Mohammad yousuf Gorsi, Covid Care Centres at capex besides other impor - cally established practice lighted on the of Digital X-ray and spe - District Development Sagam A and B where he di - tant areas. being stressed on daily ba - Independence Day. He also cialist doctors at SDH Inam-Ul- Haq reviews I-Day Commissioner, Dr. Piyush rected the concerned offi - While reviewing power sis by all renowned experts, directed for inauguration of Kokernag, repair of electric Singla, Director RDD, cials to ensure that the cen - scenario, Advisor directed the Advisor maintained. completed works and lay - poles and lights, water arrangements Director Floriculture, MD tres are run as per the stan - the concerned officers to Advisor Baseer Khan ing foundation for new scarcity issues, playfield in srInaGar, auGusT 03: JKTDC, Chief Engineer dard guidelines. ensure adequate power called upon the people to works on the eve of this oc - villages and macadamisa - JKPDCL, ADC, ACD, and Advisor also inspected supply across the district. participate in the vaccina - casion of national impor - tion of interior roads. The Joint Director Information, Kashmir, Inam-Ul- other concerned officers. ongoing works on fishpond He directed the officers to tion drives with full vigour tance. Advisor passed on spot di - Haq Siddiqui, today, presided over an officers meeting The Advisor inspected and link roads at Sagam be - submit additional require - so that hundred percent Hailing tourism poten - rections for redressal of here, to review the arrangements being put in place by the the 50 MVA receiving sub- ing executed by RDD under ment for augmenting the population is immunised tial of the area, the Advisor certain demands and as - Information Department on the occasion of celebration of station Lisser, Sagam MGNREGA and 14th FC. power network in the area. and a safe bubble is created directed the officers of sured the other demands Independence Day-2021. Inam said that the Department where he was informed that He directed to provide He also asked for replace - to avert any looming threat. KDA and Floriculture to and issues will be taken up has an important role in this national event and directed the substation will be aug - timely wages under the ment of the damaged poles, Advisor, while taking take steps for beautifica - at appropriate platforms the officers to mobilize all available resources to ensure mented 100 percent. scheme and also insisted to wires and conductors be - stock of Disaster manage - tion of the area with instal - for their fulfillment. that the arrangements to be put in place by the department are adequate and foolproof. He asked the officers to ap - proach district administration in case they need any kind of Navin Choudhary inaugurates two days workshop assistance and assured them to take up the matter with the Samoon stresses on concerned Deputy Commissioner where it will be neces - on promoting Organic Farming at SKUAST-K sary. Earlier, the officers briefed the chair about the pro - grammes to be presented on the occasion in their respec - meeting timelines tive districts. They also demanded allocation of additional Asks the university to prioritize the research on farmer issues funds under the heads “Celebrations” and “Transport and on all the set doables srInaGar, auGusT 03: Handling charges”. It is worthwhile to mention here that the full dress rehearsal of the function is held on August 13 srInaGar, auGusT 03: The two days workshop and the main function on August 15 every year. The distri - bution of departmental publications and publication of the Principal Secretary, Skill Development on promotion of organic Independence Day brochure also came up for the discus - Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today farming in Jammu and sion during the meeting. Assistant Director Information, stressed on all the officers to deliver the doables on the Kashmir was today inaugu - PR/FPO, Kashmir, Mohammad Aslam Khan; District set timelines fixed for each of them. Samoon asked rated by Principal Secretary, Agriculture Information Officer/Film Production Officer, Afaaq about the progress made on each of the listed items. Production & Farmers Ahmad Gadda; DIO Budgam, Tajamul yousuf; DIO, The Principal Secretary asked the officers to establish Welfare Department Shopian, Showkat Ahmad Khan; Cultural Officer, an IT lab in each of the ITI and provide high speed in - (AP&FWD), Navin Kumar Kashmir, Tawheed Ahmad; youth Information Officer, ternet access to them. He said that it is essential re - asked the scientists of the shop will not be merely an dependence on chemical Choudhary in presence of university to prioritize the academic exercise but a fertilizers and termed the Sachin Bali besides representatives from DIC Bandipora, quirement that would help both faculty and students Vice Chancellor, SKUAST- research based on farmer plan to be implemented on workshop a good begin - Muzaffer Ahmad and from DIC Kulgam, Sajad Ahmad Sofi in these institutions alike. Dr Samoon asked about the K, Prof. JP Sharma here. issues. He further asked the ground. He informed ning. were present in the meeting. status of placement cells in Polytechnics and ITIs. He The workshop is being them to work in an integrat - that the syllabus of organic Earlier prominent pro - said that every institution should have a placement organized by SKUAST(K) ed manner in order to con - farming has been devised gressive farmers, Bharat cell established in it. He asked the officers to tender all in collaboration with vert farmer into agri-entre - and handed over to depart - Bhushan Tyagi (Padmashri LAWDA conducts demolition the works kept in the plan and authorize taking up of Agriculture Production & preneur and also encourage ment of education for in - Awardee), Masarat and works the funds against which had been received from Farmers Welfare value addition of low vol - corporation in the school Irshad Ahmad Dar spoke operation at Dojji Mohalla the Finance department. He urged them to submit the Department Kashmir with ume-high value products. curcurriculum. about the opportunities of Utilization Certificates of the funds spent under cen - an aim to develop a frame On the occasion, Vice On the occasion organic farming and identi - NFR, Hazratbal, Nigeen trally sponsored schemes.Dr Samoon enquired from work for promoting organic Chancellor SKUAST (K) Director Agriculture fied issues pertaining to srInaGar, auGusT 03: the officers about the constitution of Institute farming system in J&K. complimented the Kashmir Chowdhary M. FPO’s, Package of Practices Management Committees (IMCs) in the model ITIs of Speaking on the occa - Principal Secretary for his Iqbal expressed gratitude and augmenting vermin The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Srinagar and Jammu. He directed for updation of re - sion, Principal Secretary active role in conceptualiz - to the Principal Secretary compost units across the Development Authority (LAWDA) under the supervision cruitment rules for both gazetted and non-gazetted AP&FWD, laid stress that ing this workshop in order AP&FWD for his efforts in UT to promote soil health of Enforcement officers Ab. Aziz Qadri and Zahid Aziz categories of employees in the department besides up - scientists and officers of the to make the dream of or - notifying two organic certi - and livelihoods. They Samoon and in presence of SDPO Zakura conducted a spe - dating seniority lists and conduction of DPCs on time. department should develop ganic farming a reality in fication agencies for the UT hoped that this workshop cial demolition operation in the areas of Dojji Mohalla The meeting was informed that some 587 computers a mechanism for inculcat - the UT. and devising programs for will be a platform to learn NFR, Hazratbal and Nigeen. During the demolition opera - had already been provided to the polytechnic colleges ing organic culture among He apprised the strengthening the Organic and earn from organic tion two 2nd storey houses, one single storey house, three and ITIs of J&K. It was further given out that each of the farming community. He Principal Secretary that the farming. He desired that farming. shops, tin walling at five different locations and one the skill development institute hosts its own website. informed that hard targets university is working in this work shop shall be During the technical plinth/tin shed were demolished which were raised illegal - Earlier the department had made a list of doables to be have to be kept for next 3 close coordination with the helpful for farmers and en - session of the workshop de - ly. Also some building material in the shape of Sand/Bajri finished at specific periods of time in a year. These had years in order to make tran - department for mapping trepreneurs to learn stan - liberations were made upon was seized from Nigeen Saderbal. The demolition was car - sition towards organic agri - been classified into three categories of deliverables to different districts in order dards of organic farming the opportunities and chal - ried out with the assistance of police station Nigeen. culture. He added that mar - be finished within one month, three months, six to revise the organic map in from the experts/ scientists lenges and devising policy During the demolition operation, the team of the keting and packaging along months and a year. The meeting was attended by the UT so that One District across the country. guide lines for promoting Enforcement Wing of LDA removed the illegal construc - with regress certification in One Product is identified Director General organic farming in JK en - Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, Shahid tions despite huge resistance from the public. Meanwhile, organic products have to be for its further promotion Horticulture, Aijaz Ahmad compassing the transition Iqbal Choudhary, Director Finance, SDD, Lateef it was given out that strict action shall be taken against undertaken to facilitate and branding. Bhat, while speaking dur - process, production to mar - Poswal, Secretary BOTE, Firdose Ahmad, Addl those found indulging in any sort of illegal promotion of organic farm - The Vice Chancellor ing the workshop, stressed keting, value chain as well Secretary, SDD, Kuldip Sapolia and many other offi - constructions/encroachments in LDA jurisdiction. ing at grass root level. highlighted that the recom - on augmenting organic in - as issues related to certifi - cers of the department. The Principal Secretary mendations of this work - put production to reduce cation. Pharma Association calls on Atal DC Gbl reviews ongoing Developmental 13 Covid-19 MCZs declared in Dulloo, projects various demands Projects within Municipal limit the district: DC B’gam On the occasion, Dulloo hands GanderBaL, auGusT 03: ing also discussed the bottle - ed the Assistant over 96 promotion orders necks hindering the progress Commissioner Revenue and Appeals all to adhere to CAB, get vaccinated srInaGar, auGusT 03: The Deputy Commissioner of these projects. Tehsildar Ganderbal for trans - J&K Govt Pharmacists Association (JKGPA) today (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika The DC impressed upon fer of land where required for to prevent further spread of Covid-19 called on Additional Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and pre - Jyotsna today convened a the concerned officers to these developmental projects BudGaM, auGusT 03: nario in the district and inoculation process is sented a memorandum of demands to him. The deputation meeting of officers to review gearup the field functionaries so that they are completed in mitigation, containment going on smoothly and was led by JKGPA’s president, Sheikh Mehraj-ud-Din who ongoing developmental proj - so that the approved projects time. The Deputy measures being em - simultaneously mass presented a list of demands before ACS who gave a patient ects of Municipal Council are completed within a set The Executive Officer Commissioner (DC) ployed by the District sampling is also being hearing to the visiting deputation. The Association brought Ganderbal. timeline. Municipal Council Ganderbal Budgam, Shahbaz Administration to min - carried out to trace any forth the matter of issuance of fresh registration in favour During the meeting The Executive Engineer was directed to follow-up and Ahmad Mirza today in - imise its effects. new case. of Pharmacists who are working in Health Department. threadbare discussion was R&B Division Ganderbal was complete all projects of the formed that 13 Covid-19 Divulging the de - The DC further said To this, ACS informed the Association that matter is held regarding the various on - directed to tender the left out Municipal Council Ganderbal Micro Containment tails, DC said that that new cases have been presently under examination with the Pharmacy Council of going projects/works ap - projects/ works within weeks within a time bound manner. Zones (MCZs) have been presently there are 76 reported from some ar - India and as soon as opinion is received the same will be proved under My Town My time besides submit the week - The meeting was attended declared in the district active positive cases, re - eas and Administration shared with the administrative department. The Pride, FC Grants, 14th FC ly progress of these develop - by Assistant Commissioner following reporting of covery rate has reached is keeping close vigil on Association’s demands also included the recognition of Grants, UDS and IDMT. mental projects to Chief Revenue Ganderbal, Tehsildar new cases from some ar - 99.5 percent, and simi - the situation and in case J&K Pharmacy Council and inclusion of members to the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Officer Municipal Ganderbal, Executive eas. larly positivity rate is be - there is a spike in num - Council amongst the Association, conduct of DPC on the Municipal Council Ganderbal Council Ganderbal. Engineer R&B Division The DC said this low 0.5percent in the ber of cases the con - scheduled date, reorganization of certain posts up to the briefed the chair about the While discussing the is - Ganderbal and Chief during routine press district. cerned areas may also be level of District Pharmacy Officer, establishment of phar - macy council at Jammu/Kashmir, change of nomenclature progress of works taken under sues hampering the progress Executive Officer Municipal briefing to give an Regarding vaccina - designated micro con - of Pharmacist Cadre working in Health Department and different schemes. The meet - of few projects, the DC direct - Council Ganderbal. overview of Covid sce - tion, Mirza said that the tainment zones. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal/natiOnal JAMMU, WEDNESDAy, AUGUST 4, 2021 Awareness programme on PM- Advisor Bhatnagar chairs 7th KUSUM scheme held at Shopian sHoPIan, auGusT 03: UT level Campaign has scheme, subsidized solar been started in Shopian to powered Agriculture To sensitize the farmers provide maximum benefit pumps will be provided to meet of J&K RSC and the general public to the farmers of the district the farmers after complet - about the main features of from this beneficiary ori - ing all required formalities. Says technological interventions, advancements with effective enforcement the PM-KUSUM scheme, ented scheme. He said that the scheme an awareness camp was to - On the occasion, provides 50 percent sub - day organized by District Assistant Director Planning sidy from the Central precursors to reduce the fatalities on the road Administration Shopian in informed that under the Government. srInaGar, auGusT 03- who reach out to the acci - collaboration with Jammu dental spots at first so that & Kashmir Energy Advisor to Lieutenant they can provide basic life Development Agency Governor, Rajeev Rai support to the injured acci - (JAKEDA) at Meeting Hall Notice Notice Bhatnagar today remarked dental persons and can save of DC Office Complex here. I have lost my driving I have lost my driving that necessary technologi - the precious lives during The Awareness pro - license bearing no. JK - license bearing no. JK - cal interventions and ad - ‘Golden Hour’ period. gramme was conducted in 1420200005166 . Now I 1420160069846. Now I vancements with effective During the meeting, am applying for duplicate presence of Assistant am applying for duplicate enforcement are precursors Action Taken Report on 6th of the same. Objections if Director, (AD) Planning, of the same. Objections if to reduce the fatalities on J&K RSC meet was dis - any may be conveyed to Shopian, Touseef Ahmed. any may be conveyed to the road. cussed in detail besides de - The PM-KUSUM ARTO Udhampur with in ARTO Udhampur with in The Advisor made these liberations on other impor - scheme has been launched seven days from the date seven days from the date comments while chairing tant agenda items like es - by the Ministry of New and of publication of this no - of publication of this no - the 7th meeting of J&K tablishment of Institute of Renewable Energy (MNRE) tice. tice. Road Safety Council (RSC) Driving, Training and Government of India for anzam mohd Abdul mazid at Civil Secretariat here. in the meeting in person timely basis to reduce fatal - bridges and underpasses at Research (IDTR) at upliftment of farmers in the S/o Saif Ali Additional Chief S/o Saif Ali and through virtual mode. ities. critical junctions on high - Jammu/Kashmir, estab - country. In view of the to - R/o - Sen Thakran Secretary, Health and R/o - Mand Teh & Dist Speaking on the occa - While emphasizing on ways, so that the pedestrian lishment of Inspection and pography and irrigation Tikri, 182121, Medical Education, Atal Udhampur. sion, Advisor Bhatnagar the implementation of pre - movement is facilitated and Certification Centre (ICC) challenges in the district, a Teh & Dist Udhampur. Dulloo; Principal emphasized that the coun - scribed road safety meas - no loss of lives occurs due to at Samba/Srinagar, instal - Secretary, Rural cil should maintain coordi - ures, Advisor Bhatnagar that movement on high - lation of GPS in commercial Development and nation and synergy with all stressed upon the officers ways. He directed the offi - vehicles etc were also held. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR Transport departments, departments and agencies for constant and effective cers for effective imple - On the occasion, Bipul Pathak; ADGP for prescribing and enforc - coordination with district mentation of the Road Transport Commissioner, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER JAL Traffic, T. Namgyal; ing road safety standards disaster management com - Accident Victim Fund. J&K, through a presenta - Divisional Commissioner and procedures as well as mittees, Quick Reaction The Advisor also delved tion informed the Council SHAKTI MECH. G.W.D. DIVISION JAMMU Jammu, Divisional advising the government Teams (QRTs), organiza - upon the officers for effec - about the progress and SHORT TERM NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER Commissioner Kashmir, on Road Safety Policies tions dealing with road tive implementation of achievements made by the E -NIT NO GWD/44 OF 2021-22 DATED 31-07-2021 Secretary, Planning which is the basic objective safety management and Intelligent Transport J&K RSC in implementing Development and of establishing the RSC. other agencies to ensure Management system the Road Safety Policies On behalf of the Lt. Governor, UT of J&K, the Executive Engineer Jal Shakti Mech. Ground Water Drilling Monitoring Department, Division Jammu invites tenders by e-tendering mode from reputed and registered firms with PHE/I&FC The Advisor delved up - better traffic management (ITMS) for better traffic across J&K. Deptt. J&K Govt. who have sufficient experience in the field of drilling and are well equipped with drilling Rigs IGP Kashmir, on the officers that the and road safety on the management on the roads The Transport suitable for ODEXmethod of drilling under deposit works. Commissioner SMC, Road Accident Data roads. The Advisor directed besides regular awareness Commissioner informed Name of the Work Name of the Cost of Tender Quantity Estimated Validity Deputy Commissioners of Management System the Chief Engineer, R&B camps on road safety the council that the RADMS Division document/Tender Cost (value of rates Anantnag, Reasi, Jammu, (RADMS) should be used and other agencies to con - should be organized so that software has already been Fee (in Rs) of work (in Rs.) Bandipora, Udhampur and effectively as it provides duct safety audit of bridges the general public as well as established at Jammu and Doda, Transport has been operationalized Deep Drilling of 125 Jai Shakti Mech. 1000.00 21 Nos. 71.82 31st March onspot, standard and accu - and roads on critical the stakeholders of trans - mm dia Bore Holes Ground Water (Non-refundable) (may incr- lacs 2022 Commissioner, J&K, rate accident data after any stretches through Design port are made aware about for better traffic manage - by using ODEX me- Drilling Division deposited in Govt. ease or Director Health Services such mishap occurs. He Inspection and Quality various traffic rules and ment and analysis of road thod including insta- Jammu treasury through decrease Kashmir, Director School asked them that the data Control, J&K, so that road regulations. Speaking on accidents. He also in - llation, testing, com- e-challan under Education Kashmir, Chief missioning of Mark- the receipt head obtained from RADMS accidents are mitigated and the occasion, Additional formed the meeting that II Hand Pumps and 0215 in favour of Engineer R&B, Kashmir, should be collated and ana - precious human lives are Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo under ITMS, intelligent construction of plat- the Executive SSP Traffic Srinagar, SSP lyzed on a regular basis so saved. Advisor Bhatnagar asked the officers to work traffic lights system has forms at QilaDharal Engineer, Jal Traffic Rural, representa - that black spots and acci - further asked the officers to out a plan for Basic Life been established at 64 junc - Block of District Raj- Shakti Mech. ouri on Turnkey Basis GWD Div. Jammu tives of BRO and other con - dental road stretches are explore the possibilities of Support (BLS) training of tions in Jammu and 24 (EPC) under District payable at Jammu cerned officers participated identified and rectified on a constructing the over first responders and QRTs junctions in Srinagar. Capex Budget 2021 mentioning name -22 (under PHE, PRI, of work BDC, DDC Grants or any other head) Awaam ki Awaaz Border Area Development Programme 1. The complete bidding process shall be online. 2. The pre bid meeting if desired by the participating firms shall be held in the office of the Executive Engineer Jal Shakti (M) GWD Division Jammu on 05.08.2021 (1300 hrs). Shubam bats for promotion of reviewed for District Poonch 3. Bid documents can be seen and downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 31.07.2021 to 20.08.2021. Govt committed for focused development of border area: Dr Shahid 4. The bids shall be submitted/uploaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 07.08.2021 (1400 Jammu Tourism hrs)to 20.08.2021 (1800 hrs). JaMMu, auGusT 3: issues faced in various proj - gagement initiatives, con - 5. The complete bidding process shall be online and scanned copies of the following documents will have Gets praise from LG during ects and requirement of struction of key roads in to be uploaded before due date:- Secretary, Tribal Affairs funds for completion of dif - Balnoi. BDC Chairperson (i) Copy of treasury e-Challan/receipt for Rs. 1000.00 against the cost of tender document under the re - Department and Prabhari ceipt Head 0215 in favour of Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti (M) Ground Water Drilling Division Jammu ‘Awaam ki Awaaz’ ferent schemes. Shamin Ganai demanded indicating name of work to be executed. It may be noted that the receipt of the e-challan should be of the srInaGar, auGusT 03: Officer for BADP, Dr Dr Shahid Choudhary inclusion of missing vil - date after the issuance of publication of the e-tender. (ii) All bidders has to submit Bid Security Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, informed that Government lages, release of funds for Declaration Form on a Judicial Stamp Paper of Rs.10 as per the circular of Finance Department(Bid reviewed the progress on Security Declaration form is as per Annexure “A” attached).(iii) Copies of tender documents, terms and A young Jammu Engineering graduate from the is keen to develop infra - bunkers. BDC Chairperson conditions duly signed and stamped (each page) by bidder. (iv) Copy of valid Registration Certificate is - Akhnoor region recently got praise from LG, Manoj Sinha various projects under im - structure on modern lines Balakote projected the is - sued by Chief Engineer, PHE/I&FC Department J&K. (v) Experience certificate issued by competent au - for his valuable suggestions regarding development of his plementation and feedback in border areas with special sue related to ambulance thority for similar nature of job. home town as a tourist destination. Shubam Dogra admits on Border Area focus on connectivity, liveli - and health infrastructure. 6. The Technical Bids of the tender document received shall be opened online in the office of Executive Development Programme Engineer Jal Shakti (M) GWD Division Jammuon 23.08.2021 (1400 hrs). If the office happens to be that mentioning of his name by the LG during the recent hood, education, essential BDC Chairperson closed on the date of opening of the bids as specified, the bids shall be opened on the next working day episode of ‘Awaam ki Awaaz' came as a surprise for him. in District Poonch. services and over-all socio- Poonch, Shamim Kohli and during the office hours. He concedes that he was not expecting that his suggestions Proposals related to various economic development. BDC Chaiman Amanullah 7. The Financial Bids of the tender document of the qualified bidders shall be opened online in the office of projects were discussed for Highlighting the recent Choudhary highlighted the the Executive Engineer Jal Shakti (M) GWD Division Jammu. If the office happens to be closed on the would be considered but found the administration highly date of opening of the bids as specified, the bids shall be opened on the next working or as to be decided receptive and encouraging. “Now I am hopeful that voice developmental initiatives steps taken by the need for plan revision and by tender opening committee. of common people reaches to the top and each suggestion in border villages. Goverment for initiating focus on road connectivity 8. Other details can be seen inside the detailed tender document. is valued and suitable action is taken in that direction” Chairperson, District concerted development he projects. DDC Member 9. Account Head: District Capex Budget 2021-22 Development Council 10. AAA No. 176-DDCR of 2021 Dated 06.07.2021 Shubam reacts on hearing his name featuring in the 4th sought feedback from elect - Choudhary Ghani project - 11. Status of Funds: Available (Partial) episode of LG’s public outreach programme ‘Awaam ki Poonch, Tazeem Akhter, ed members and local ad - ed tribal village develop - 12. Technical Sanction: Accorded (Annexure-B attached) Awaaz'. Shubam says that Akhnoor can be developed into Vice-Chairman ministration for steps re - ment under BADP, mecha - Sd/- heritage town having history dating back to Mahabharta Mohammad Ishfaq, DDC quired to ensure overall de - nism to avoid overlapping Executive Engineer members, BDC Jal Shakti Mech. G.W.D. Division period only if proper infrastructure is raised. He suggests velopment in border vil - of projects under various DIP/J- 4741/21 Jammu development of a tourism circuit from Coronation site at Chairpersons and officers lages. He highlighted that schemes. BDC Chairman, Jeo Pota ghat - Akhnoor fort-Ancient Pandav Cave via attended the meeting Govt is committed for fo - Nangali Saheb, Abdul Parshuram temple going ahead to Gurudwara Baba wherein detailed delibera - cused development of bor - Majeed highlighted the OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION Sundar Singh and ending at Harappan Buddhist site. He tions were held on various der area and accordingly need to support the mine- further demands that the Fort should be renovated from sectoral works and feed - steps are being taken. blast affected families and DIVISION KASHMIR, J & K SPORTS COUNCIL, SRINAGAR inside and outside, installation of light & sound show with back for further interven - Chairperson DDC Poonch, livelihood schemes re - beautification of Ghats, Walkway and bypass road from tions required for strength - Tazeem Akhter, dwelled in quired to be extended to NOTICE INVITING TENDERS Jeo Pota ghat to Harappan site. Shubam has also asked for ening infrastructure and plan formulation for 2021- border areas. Tender Notice: e-NIT No: 27 of 2021-22 development of Water Sports which can be introduced socio-economic develop - 22 and inclusion of provi - DDC Member Reyaz Dated: 30.07.2021 ment in border villages. along with water and amusement park for the children sion for Model Villages un - Bashir Naz called for For and on behalf of Lieutenant Governor, UT of J&K, e-tenders are invited on percentage ba - Deputy Commissioner, here. Shubam exhorts that it would help in providing job der BADP. Vice-Chairman, greater participation in sis from Restaurant Owners possessing Certificate of Registration for Hotel or Restaurant duly opportunities to local youth. He says that it would help to Poonch, Inder Jeet gave de - Mohd Ishfaq projected the planning process for BADP, issued by the Tourism Department under J&K Registration of Tourism Trade Act: reduce the problem of drug addiction besides boosting the tailed presentation about need for border tourism sanction of specific road local economy. work under BADP covering and inclusion of new proj - projects in border villages, S. Name of work Basic Bid for Cost of tender Period of 8 blocks and 112 habitations ects. DDC Member special grant for infrastruc - No Five years (05) documents outsourcing including nearly 300 works Mankote, Imran Zafar fo - ture development projects 1. Outsourcing of (Cafeteria) Rs. 5.00 Lacs Rs. 1100/- Five Years ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ initiated under the scheme. cused on need for sports in - in border villages and youth Srinagar Sports Club, SKISC He also gave an overview of frastructure and youth en - engagement activities. Srinagar for a period of Five Five days remain for applying (05) Years 1. The Bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligibility Criteria, specifica - into National Anthem Singing DDC Pulwama reviews I- Day arrangements tion, Drawings, bill of quantities(B.O.Q) Set of terms and conditions of contract and other PuLWaMa, auGusT 03: fields will be awarded cer - tions will be held in the dis - details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental Website www.jktenders.gov.inas Competition-2021 tificates of appreciation and trict. per schedule of dates given below:- The District prizes. The DC directed the of - 2. Critical Dates Table Development The DC stressed for ficials of the Municipal Competition being held to celebrate Commissioner (DDC) hoisting of National Flag at Committee to maintain 1. Date of issue of Tender Notice. 30.07.2021 from 04.00 PM 75 years of Independence Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq all prominent Govt Offices cleanliness in and around 2. Period of downloading of bidding 30.07.2021 from 04.00 PM to 07.08.2021 upto. srInaGar, auGusT 03: Choudhary today chaired a particularly in all District Police lines, roads, documents. 4.00 PM. meeting of district officers Panchayats. He also direct - and streets in the town. He 3. Bid Submission Start Date. 01.08.2021 from 10.00 AM Five days have remained to apply and make entry for and representatives of secu - ed all District Officers to en - further called for close co - National Anthem Singing Competition-2021, initiated by rity agencies to review the sure the participation of all ordination among the con - 4. Bid submission End Date. 07.08.2021 from 04.00 PM the Jammu and Kashmir Government under the guidance arrangements for smooth Govt employees in the cele - cerned departments for celebration of 75th brations. smooth and peaceful con - 5. Date & Time of opening of Bids 09.08.2021 at 11.00 A.M. in the office of Ex. of Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha, to celebrate 75 (online) Engineer, Const. Division Kashmir, J&K Sports Independence Day, here. Choudhary directed the duct of the Independence years of independence and commemorate it as ‘Azadi Ka Council through the constituted committee at The meeting was in - Amrut Mahotsav’. Under this initiative, Government has officials to ensure adequate Day.Additional District Administrative Block Bakhshi Stadium, Srinagar called upon all the individuals and groups, who are domi - formed that the main func - security arrangements, Development cile(s) of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to take tion will be held at District parking facilities and prop - Commissioner, SSP 3. The Cost of the tender documents shall be deposited into the bank account by the bidder part in the national anthem singing competition. Police lines whereas similar er seating arrangements as Pulwama, Awantipora, for which the following information can be used by the bidder. The government has invited entries under individual functions would be held at per the guidelines issued by Additional Deputy 1) Name of Bank = J&K Bank Ltd. category and group category. Under the individual catego - Police lines Awantipora and authorities at the venue, be - Commissioners Pulwama 2) Account Title = Executive Engineer, Construction Div. Kmr, JKSSC at all Tehsil headquarters. sides ensuring uninterrupt - and Awantipora, Assistant ry, people in two subcategories, 13-18 years and above 18 3) Account No = CDG-0365010200000842 years of age can take part in the competition. The mini - It was also given out ed power and water supply. Commissioner 4) Branch = Lal Mandi mum age to participate in the completion has been kept at that contingents of JKP, He also directed the Development, Chief 13 years. The entries have been made open from 1st CRPF, Home Guard, stu - Health department to set Medical Officer, Chief 5) IFSC Code = JAKA0SBOARD August, 2021 and will end on 7th August, 2021. Further, dents of government and up an adequate number of Education Officer, The bidders must upload the scanned copy of bank payment acknowledgment slip. the winners of the competition will get cash awards as well private schools will partici - medical camps with proper Executive Engineers of 4. Hard Copy shall be obtained only from the bidder who is declared as Lowest Bidder (L1) af - as chance to sing National Anthem at their respective dis - pate in the march past pa - staff, ambulance and R&B, PHE Pulwama, ter opening of Financial Bids. trict/division level Independence Day, 2021 celebrations. rade. Meanwhile employ - Medicare facilities at the re - Senior civil, Army and Ex. Engineer, CDK The government has kept the prize money of Rs 25,000, Rs ees who have done exem - spective venues where Police officers and other J&K Sports Council DIP/J- 2070-P/21 Srinagar 11,000 and Rs 5,000 for first, second and third prize win. plary work in different Independence Day func - concerned officers . Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU WEDNESDAy AUGUST 4 2, 021 Glimpses of Future Politics and the military don’t gel ESTABLISHED IN 1986 By : deePaK sInHa Indeed, that he then went on to ten - der a public apology for his error of It would be in the interest of the judgement speaks volumes of his Towards Digital Governance political establishment to desist forthrightness, integrity and from politicising the military, lest it strength of character. He then initi - iving a new dimension to digital governance, creates an uncontrollable monster. ated action to ensure that the mili - The former President of the United tary was not dragged into the politi - Prime Minister Narendra has launched e- States, Donald Trump, has always cal sphere, despite Trump having GRUPI, an electronic voucher-based digital pay- had the reputation of being a man of appointed his own lackeys to key ment solution. e-RUPI will play a great role in strength- questionable moral and ethical in - positions within the Pentagon. If tegrity with close connections to the the authors are to be believed, he ening DBT. e-RUPI is a cashless and contactless instru- radical right. yet, there were those went so far as to compare Trump to ment for digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string- who voted for him in 2016 because Hitler and refer to the January 6 in - based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of they genuinely believed that he was surrection as the “Reichstag the lesser of the two evils, and Moment” for the US. On Trump’s the beneficiaries. e-RUPI is a digital voucher that can strongly felt that only an “outsider” attempts to cling to power through be redeemed by beneficiaries when they make use of like him was capable of draining the force, he reportedly told his col - any specific government services. The digital tokens “Washington Swamp”, a phrase al - leagues in the Joint Chiefs: “They luding to the seemingly all-perva - may try, but they’re not going to will be sent to respective citizens by the government via sive corruption surrounding the succeed. you can’t do this without SMS strings or QR codes to be used for a specific pur- Washington power elite. They the military. you can’t do this with - pose. The e-Rupi vouchers issued by this system can be would certainly have been disap - out the CIA and the FBI. We’re the pointed by his insipid performance ones with the guns.” His actions used only by the person to whom he would have been as President, especially the extent the manner in which the Chairman abortive attempt on January 6 to have lessons that our military lead - allotted e-Rupi vouchers. Today, the country is giving a of his chicanery and selfishness. of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General disrupt proceedings at Capitol Hill ership would do well to imbibe. It is new dimension to digital governance. “e-RUPI vouch- These have been laid bare in a re - Mark Milley, responded to to formalise the election results. inconceivable that our senior mili - cent book by two Pulitzer Prize- President Trump’s brazen attempts Prior to this, one may recall, tary hierarchy can, or ever will, ers are purpose-specific. It will ensure that the benefits winning Washington Post journal - to overturn the election results by General Milley had been excoriated adopt such a confrontational atti - of the voucher are availed for the service it is meant for. ists, investigative staff writer Carol peddling his “Big Lie” that the elec - by military veterans, politicians and tude towards the leadership of a e-RUPI voucher is going to play a huge role in making Leonnig and former White House tions had been “stolen” by the the media for having unwittingly democratically elected Bureau Chief Philip Rucker, on Democrats resorting to widespread dragged the military into politics by Government, whatever be the DBT more effective in digital transactions in the coun- Trump’s final year in power, titled fraud. Despite his legal challenges being present, in uniform, at provocation, or however unconsti - try. This will help everyone in Targeted, Transparent “I Alone Can Fix It”. A fitting sequel, being summarily dismissed, he Trump’s infamous “Bible photo op” tutional be their actions. The aloof - and Leakage Free Delivery. e-RUPI is a person-specific and as perceptive and illuminating, continues to peddle these allega - at the St John’s Church, immediate - ness displayed by the military dur - is “A Very Stable Genius”. tions to this day. There can be little ly after peaceful protestors had ing the 1977 Emergency is a case in and purpose-specific payment system that will ensure One of the most fascinating as - doubt that his incitement of his sup - been forcefully evicted while point. True, there have been the that the benefits reach its intended beneficiaries in a pects of their latest book pertains to porters culminated in a violent but demonstrating for racial equality. Politics on Page 7 targeted and leak-proof manner. The e-RUPI platform has been developed by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Thirty years later, ‘reform' yet to happen National Health Authority. e-RUPI connects the spon- By : sHIvaJI sarKar into a policy quagmire. While liber - sors of the services with the beneficiaries and service alizing the society from licence-per - providers in a digital manner without any physical in- Liberalisation was not voluntary mit raj was welcomed, the process of but was egged on by global lenders doing so gradually became compli - terface. It also ensures that the payment to the service who would not lend without a firm cated. Changes were made in indus - provider is made only after the transaction is complet- Indian commitment on ‘reforms’. trial policy, monopolies law was an - ed. Since it is prepaid in nature, it assures timely pay- Thirty years and India is still waiting nulled, import licensing was abol - for the dream to become real. The ished, India joined WTO and TRIPS, ment to the service provider without the involvement liberalization of the economy in 1991 quantitative restrictions on import of any intermediary. The one-time payment mecha- is erroneously taken as being limited of manufactured goods and farm nism of e-RUPI will allow users to redeem the voucher to divesting government assets and products were removed, and current holdings in industry. Liberalisation account convertibility was intro - without a card, digital payments app or internet bank- was not a voluntary decision but was duced, business processes were ing access, at the service provider. The beneficiaries nudged by major lenders, the IMF eased, and the GST was introduced. will be identified using their mobile number, and it will and World Bank, who threatened to But disinvestment of public as - stop lending without a firm commit - sets caught all attention. Every gov - be electronically delivered to them without any other ment to “reforms”. The country went ernment took pride in selling assets point of contact. The e-RUPI digital payment solution through a foreign exchange crisis in or being seen doing that. Still, the will be used for delivering services under various wel- the late 1980s and 1990s and family private sector is suspect in the eyes jewels were pawned because forex of the bureaucracy. It is still a mys - fare schemes meant for providing drugs and nutrition- reserves plunged to unexpected tery why a partial opening up was al support under Mother and Child welfare schemes TB lows. In July 1991, the RBI pledged considered revolutionary. India is eradication programmes, drugs and diagnostics under 46.91 tonnes of gold with the Bank of still not free of its socialist mindset England and Bank of Japan to raise and a preference for government Liberalisation in 1991 was fol - and Hawala scandal (Rs 100 crore). shames like Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan $400 million to meet its interna - control on the pretext of “concern lowed by a series of Rs 7 lakh core Scams of such magnitude had never tional obligations. The reforms that Arogya yojana, fertiliser subsidies etc. for people’s welfare”. The “reforms” scams - Harshad Mehta to Ketan happened since Independence. meant losing government assets to worked a bit. But the pandemic im - Parekh, UTI, LIC (about Rs 2 lakh Every divestment deal was also the private sector started with a poverished 80 crore people. crore), and a series of banks, leading questioned. While the large private “bang” but did not bring the private Growing joblessness during the to a JPC probe. The top scams are houses acquired these assets with sector to par with the government. lockdown pushed the middle class to coal allocation (Rs 1.86 trillion), 2G loans from public sector banks, it al - The reforms initiated by the then fi - the edge of poverty. This is reflected spectrum (Rs 1.76 lakh crore), Waqf so opened up an era of high bank nance minister, Manmohan Singh, The Kerala crisis in the slow growth of the GDP. In Board land (Rs 1.5 lakh crore), losses (NPAs) particularly after the were not a roaring success but a 2020-21, India’s economic growth Commonwealth Games (Rs 70,000 Lehman meltdown in 2007-08. The piece of confusing policy that has slowed and contracted by 7.3 per crore), Telgi stamp (Rs 20,000 RBI Financial Stability Report dumped subsequent governments cent, the NCAER says. crore), Satyam (Rs 14,000 crore), Thirty years o n Page 7 Power reforms a distant dream By : uTTaM GuPTa ing consumption more than 1 megawatt) to choose their supplier. Unshackling of discoms will But another provision in the Act re - take away the leverage parties en - quired such customers to pay an joy to serve their populist goal of ‘open access surcharge (OAC)’ to giving cheap/free power to people the concerned SEB they wanted to at election time. Since last year, leave. State governments used this there have been several announce - lacuna to the hiltto shield the SEBs ments regarding the reformation of who are prone to charging exorbi - power distribution companies (dis - tant tariffs from industries. By fix - coms). They include the Electricity ing the surcharge at a high level and (Amendment) Act, 2020,Reforms- not bothering to reduce it (as man - Linked, Result-Based Scheme for dated under the Act), they ensured Distribution (RLRBSD), and a spe - that post-switch, the effective cost After the distinction of being the first COVID-free State, Kerala is cial loan of Rs 90,000 crore(subse - of power to the consumer tariff now caught deep in the quagmire. Kerala wakes up every morning to an quently raised to Rs 130,000 charged by the new supplier plus eerie silence. The State was the first to declare itself free of COVID-19 crore)to discomsin 2020, and the OAC is higher than what they pay to on the 100th day of diagnosing the first pandemic case in the country. new draft National Electricity SEBs. That rendered the switch un - But the last week saw Kerala diagnosing 20,000 new cases per day with Policy, 2021. The key reform meas - economical. They have not even an average Test Positivity Rate of 13. The death toll is surging at an un- ures included (i) developing an effi - spared the Railways which spends precedented rate. When Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared on cient market for electricity distri - over Rs 12,000 crore annually on May 8, 2020, that the State was COVID-free, Kerala rejoiced and sang bution; (ii) de-license the distribu - the purchase of electricity. Under paeans to former (and then) Health Minister KK Shailaja. But it did not tion business, bring in competi - The State governments order 58,000 crore in 2020-21. the Railways Act, it is allowed to take long for the façade of the success of the “Kerala model” to collapse. tion, and give the consumer power discoms to sell electricity to some In this backdrop, let us analyze distribute and supply power and is “Kerala was known for its good healthcare system at low cost. The colo- to choose supplier (or “open ac - preferred consumers, viz., poor the reform measures: (i) A pre-req - a “deemed” licensee as it is buying nial masters and the Royal Family of Travancore, who were the rulers cess”); (iii) direct benefit transfer households and farmers, either at a uisite for the development of an ef - electricity for its consumption and till 1947, have to be feted for this. The State’s good climate and avail - (DBT) of subsidy; (iv) putting a cap fraction of the cost of purchase, ficient market for electricity distri - is exempt from payment of the sur - ability of pure water and air had laid a strong foundation for an excel - on the hike in power tariff; (v) link - transmission, and distribution, or bution is that a major chunk of charge. yet, it has to pay OAC as lent public health infrastructure,” says Dr SS Lal, an internationally ing payments by discoms to letter even free. On the units sold to these power should be available for sale States will not give’ NOC’ - a re - renowned expert on contagious diseases. He has been alerting the au - of credit (LoC); (vi) denying grants groups, they incur colossal under- in the open market. But, with 95 quirement for availing exemption. thorities about the danger which they were going to face. But the doctor or loan to loss-making discoms, recovery. This is aggravated by ag - per cent of electricity tied to PPAs, Coming to (iii), under DBT, the says that the policymakers had become prisoners of their own image. etc. An overwhelming share of gregate technical and commercial that too long-term, this is unthink - State Government gives subsidies The Government failed to co-opt the services of private hospitals, power generated by PSUs such as (AT&C) losses - most of it is plain able. About (ii), considering that directly to the target beneficiaries, where 80 per cent of the State’s doctors are employed. The Kerala the National Thermal Power theft. In flated tariff allowed to the entire distribution network even as discoms fix tariff in a man - Government Medical Officers Association’s plea to appoint 1,000 doc - Corporation (NTPC), etc., inde - IPPs/PSUs under a cost-plus for - transmission lines, feeder lines, ner as to fully recover their cost of tors on a war footing fell on deaf ears. The unscientific lockdown rules pendent power producers (IPPs), mula (under the PPAs) adds to the transformers (that caters to house - purchase, wheeling, and distribu - and the failure to operationalise the existing infrastructure worsened besides generating stations of State revenue shortfall. A deadly cocktail holds), industries, etc. is owned tion, thereby avoiding any under- the situation. The RTI probes have revealed that the authorities sup - electricity boards (SEBs) is pro - of these three factors contributes to and controlled by discoms, any talk recovery on such sale. They also pressed details about 7,000 COVID-19 related deaths. There were in - cured by discoms (these are mostly persistent and increasing losses of of letting in private entities is a mis - need not charge more from indus - stances of COVID patients committing suicide in these hospitals be - owned and controlled by State gov - discoms. In 2015-16 it was Rs nomer. As for ‘open access’, a pro - triesand businesses which they cause of the failure of the authorities to attend to them. An interesting ernments) under power purchase 52,000 crore, Ts. 17,000 in2017-18 vision was made even under the have to do under the present point is the fewer number of cases being reported from Idukki and agreements (PPA). Most of these (this reduction has to do with a amended Electricity Act (2003). regime to cross-subsidize supplies Wayanad, the districts atop the Western Ghats, apparently because of PPAs are long-term contracts up to massive bail-out given in Under this policy, to be implement - to preferred users. With direct cash the hardworking lifestyle of the people there. Vijayan’s decision to 25 years. A mere five per cent of the November 2015 under ed within five years of its enact - transfer, discoms can be freed from bring in personalities like filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan and a electricity is traded. UjwalDiscom Assurance yojana), ment, i.e., by 2008, the choice was state control which will help them The Kerala on Page 7 Rs 30,000 crore in 2019-20, and Rs given to the bulk consumers (hav - Power reforms on Page 7

Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU WEDNESDAy AUGUST 4, 2021 CBSE class 10 results: 99.04 pc students pass; girls outshine boys by narrow margin Press TrusT of IndIa of 99.99 per cent followed by abroad, 99.92 per cent students have year. "The compartment examination new delhi, aug 3 Bengaluru (99.96 per cent) and passed class 10. KendriyaVidalayas will be conducted between August 16 Chennai (99.94 per cent) "The result and the schools under the Central and September 15. The exact dates Girls outshone boys by a slender of 16,639 students is till under Tibetan Schools Administration have will be announced in some time," margin of 0.35 per cent while 99.04 process. No merit list will be declared achieved a 100 per cent pass percent - Bhardwaj said. The board exams were per cent students passed the class 10 this year and no merit certificates will age as against 99.23 per cent and cancelled this year in view of the ag - exams, the results which were de - be issued to s tudents," said BSE 93.67 per cent respectively last year. gressive second wave of COVID-19. clared by the CBSE on Tuesday. Examination Controller Sanyam The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas The result has been announced on the According to the Central Board of Bharwdaj. A t otal of 17,636 candidates have improved their pass percentage basis of an alternate assessment poli - Secondary Education (CBSE) data, have been placed under compart - from 98.66 to 99.99 this year. The cy. According to the policy, while 20 57,824 students have scored above 95 ment. The number of Children with pass percentage of government and marks for each subject were for inter - per cent marks, while 2,00,962 candi - Special Needs scoring above 95 per government-aided schools is 96.03 nal assessment as every year, 80 dates have scored between 90 and 95 cent is 53 while 224 students in the and 95.88 pc respectively. The pass marks were calculated on basis of the per cent. Trivandrum region has category have scored above 90 per percentage of private schools has in - students' performance in various achieved the highest pass percentage cent. In CBSE-affiliated schools creased by over six per cent since last tests or exams throughout the year. Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Leopard that Plea in HC for door-to-door COVID jab to bed soon: Raut killed 2 children ridden senior citizens; court seeks govt reply Press TrusT of IndIa in UP caught Press TrusT of IndIa new delhi, aug 3 , aug 3 Press TrusT of IndIa Bahraich (uP), aug 3 Shiv Sena MP The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre Sanjay Raut on Tuesday A leopard that killed two chil - said Congress leader and Delhi government's re - dren in the Katarniaghat wildlife di - ply on a plea seeking direc - Rahul Gandhi has as - vision here recently was caught by a sured him that he will tion to them to introduce a forest department team, officials policy on urgent door-to- visit Maharashtra soon. said on Tuesday. The 2.5-year-old Raut, whose party door COVID-19 vaccination animal, which is a female, was for bed-ridden senior citi - shares power with the caught late on Monday night. NCP and Congress in zens here. Notice on the Divisional Forest Officer PIL, which also seeks a Maharashtra, met AkashdeepBadhawan said cages Gandhi in New Delhi on helpline for registration of were installed after the leopard such cases, was issued by a Monday. He also at - killed the two children. tended a breakfast bench of Chief Justice D N "Our team caught the leopard Patel and Justice Jyoti meeting of leaders of op - around 1 am last night," he said. A due since us some time. liance ahead of next Singh. The petitioner is an position parties hosted medical examination by veterinari - He (Gandhi) had some general elections, he 84-year-old Dhiraj by the form er Congress ans found the animal fit to be re - doubts which have been said. The Rajya Sabha Aggarwal who suffers from president at the leased into natural habitat. It will addressed n ow. He has member also said Gandhi arthritis and is yet to be vac - Constitution Club in the now be released in the Trans Gerua assured to visit was curious about the cinated as she cannot visit national capita l on forest. The leopard had killed two Tuesday where stress Maharashtra so on. "I will Shiv Sena and its the vaccination centre on children in KhaleBadhaiya and cination centre also expos - duty of the respondent no. 1 cination for super senior was laid on opposition brief my party chief founder late Balasaheb account of her health. The Kalandarpur in the Katarniaghat es senior citizens to the and 2 (Centre and Delhi and bed ridden citizens in unity. Ta king to reporters (Uddhav Thackeray) Thackeray. "He en - petition also highlights that Wildlife Division on Friday and virus, it added. The peti - government) to take care of Delhi is against the funda - in Delhi, Raut said, "A about the discussion we quired about it, Raut many fellow super senior Sunday respectively. tioner, represented by ad - super senior and bed ridden mental right to life of a citi - meeting be tween us was had on a possible al - added. and bed-ridden citizens, who are vulnerable to vocate Vinay Kumar, ar - citizens, it said, adding that zen. The petition said that COVID-19, do not have pri - gued that it is the obligation denying the vaccine by not certain states like vate transport to reach the of the authorities to intro - introducing a helpline Jharkhand have already be - vaccination centre or even a duce helpline and door-to- number for registration of gun door-to-door cam - Arunachal Pradesh records 305 new family member who would door vaccination and not COVID-19 vaccine and a paign for vaccination. The help them with the registra - doing so is against the right policy on urgent basis for matter would be heard next COVID-19 cases, three more deaths tion process. Visiting a vac - to life. It is the obligatory door to door COVID-19 vac - on September 16. Press TrusT of IndIa 3,508 active cases, he said. Itanagar, aug 3 As many as 469 patients Contn. from Page 6 ...... have recuperated from the At least 305 more peo - disease, taking the total ple tested positive for number of recoveries in the Politics ...... COVID-19 in Arunachal state to 44,823, Jampa said. Pradesh, pushing the tally The recovery rate stands at likes of General Thimmayya, Field Marshal Manekshaw see this turn of events as advantageous to their ideological in the northeastern state to 92.29 per cent and the posi - and a few more of that vintage who have displayed spine cause, and in fact encourage this shift within the military 48,565, a senior health offi - tivity rate at 6.05 per cent, and opposed Government directions, but these have been hierarchy through the process of “deep selection”, as some cial said here on Tuesday. the SSO said. few and far between, and restricted only to professional allege, they may well be biting off more than they can The toll rose to 234 with Altogether, 9,47,244 matters within their purview. Moreover, till recently, the chew. If there is anything to learn from history, it is that three more persons, includ - samples have been tested military’s senior leadership has been quite circumspect in once the military gets sucked into politics, it will not be ing two women, succumb - for COVID-19 in the state so ensuring that its actions were completely unbiased, apo - satisfied acting as a mere handmaiden of those in power. ing to the infection over the far, including 5,037 on litical, secular and within constitutional parameters. In As General Milley so eloquently put it, they are the ones past two days, State Monday, Jampa added. fact, it was their adherence to such behaviour that made with the guns! We just need to look closely at our own Surveillance Officer (SSO) Meanwhile, State the military the most popular and respected institution neighbourhood for examples. It would be in the interest of Dr LobsangJampa said. Subansiri at 39, Papumpare through rapid antigen tests, Immunisation Officer Dr within the country. Unfortunately, while the bulk of our the political establishment to desist from politicising the The Capital Complex at 25, East Siang at 18, 17 via RT-PCR and 14 by DimongPadung said that as military remains apolitical and secular, the actions and military. Creating an uncontrollable monster, that will go Region -- comprising Upper Subansiri and Lower TrueNat, the official said, many as 8,60,976 people public statements of the Chief of Defence Staff, General on to bite the hand that feeds it, is nothing but sheer stu - Itanagar, Naharlagun, Dibang Valley at 15 each adding that 135 people were have been administered Bipin Rawat, have created perceptions that the military’s pidity. The Government and the legislative would do well Nirjuli and Banderdewa ar - and Lower Siang and Lohit found to have developed COVID-19 vaccine doses senior leadership has become excessively politicised. to put rules in place that prevent members of the military eas -- registered 79 new cas - at 13 each. Of the 305 fresh symptoms. Arunachal since the inoculation drive Then there is the fact that some very senior officers have and even the Civil Service s from joining politics without an ap - es, followed by Lower cases, 274 were detected Pradesh currently has began in January. taken the plunge into active politics immediately on shed - propriate cooling off perio d. That would go a long way in in - ding their uniform. While some within the ruling elite may sulating them, especially the military, from politics. Karnataka CM meets Vice Prez One injured in Thirty years ...... accident near (FSR) says despite banks writing off Rs 23,786 crore loans tion shook the economy. The cash flow was severely hit, af - Naidu, BJP's Arun Singh in 2019-20, enabling the PSU banks to show lower NPAs, fecting sales of goods and commodities. People’s purchas - Press TrusT of IndIa Delhi IIT flyover banks could go into severe stress as it fears the NPAs may ing power collapsed, delaying the post-pandemic industri - new delhi, aug 3 Press TrusT of IndIa escalate to 16.2 per cent by September 2021 as borrowers al, real estate, and market recovery. It might lead to years new delhi, aug 3 are saddled with unpaid dues. Repeated reorganization of moderate to slow post-pandemic growth and that means Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj and mergers of banks have not boosted confidence. The a severe resource crunch. Thirty years since the reforms, The helper of a canter truck Bommai paid a courtesy visit to Vice latest move to sell four major banks and LIC is not being the power sector is in a mess again and agriculture remains was injured after the vehicle was seen as a happy event. Many buyers could be from the list the mainstay of the economy. Have we made progress? President M Venkaiah Naidu here on hit allegedly by a dumper truck Tuesday. Bommai, who is in the nation - of 50 major defaulters. Since 1991, government assets Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his government is near IIT flyover on Tuesday worth Rs 3.63 lakh crore were divested. During 2014-19, working for a targeted $5-trillion economy. But former PM al capital to discuss with the BJP leader - morning, police said. The acci - Rs 2.79 lakh crore worth asserts were disinvested. The tar - Manmohan Singh says that the future economic path is ship matters related to the expansion of dent that took place around 4 am get set for 2020-21 is Rs 2.1 lakh crore. The money received tougher than in 1991. Either way, the country must bite the his cabinet, also met BJP Karnataka unit caused traffic snarls during is adjusted in budgetary expenditure and is not known to reforms bullet and recast its policies keeping in mind in-charge Arun Singh. The new morning rush hours. In a traffic Karnataka chief minister met Naidu at alert on Twitter, the Delhi Traffic have been used for building assets. In 2016, demonetiza - growth in the next 30 years. Parliament House. Naidu is also the Police said, "Kindly avoid Rao Rajya Sabha chairperson. The Vice Tula Ram Marg to SDA-IIT- Power reforms ...... President Secretariat tweeted a picture Munirka road, traffic is too heavy of Bommai meeting Naidu. ministers is finalised, the day of the due to an accident. Traffic divert - reduce costs including by reining in theft. Under this for the correct amount. If the buyer is unable to pay, the According to the chief minister's of - oath-taking ceremony will be decided ed from Africa Avenue." regime, it will also be easier to implement “open access”. bank will be required to cover the full or remaining fice (CMO), Bommai had cordial discus - after discussion with Karnataka BJP According to the police, the Despite these positive spin-offs, the Union amount, which, in turn, it will recover from the buyer us - sions with Naidu and Singh separately. chief Nalin Kumar Kateel. The new cabi - dumper was loaded with con - Government has not shown the gumption to implement ing all available legal means. Here, the buyer being the The new CM reached the national capi - net will be selected balancing all factors, crete and its driver was driving the DBT. In fact, following strong protests from farmers’ discom - owned by the State -it will be a daunting chal - tal on August 1. On Monday night, including regional and social represen - the vehicle in a rash and negli - leaders on its inclusion under the Electricity lenge for the bank.As for (vi), denial of loan to loss-mak - Bommai had a detailed discussion with tations. Those who migrated to the BJP gent manner leading to the acci - (Amendment) Act, 2020, it has even promised that the ing discoms will not make them feel the heatas experi - BJP president J P Nadda for close to an from other parties need not worry, he dent. The helper of the canter, status quo will continue. If the existing system of supplies ence shows that help reaches them by hook or crook. To hour. After the meeting, Bommai said added. Bommai took oath as the chief named Jasbir, a resident of at heavily subsidized tariff or even without charge to conclude, measures such as those mentioned under (iv), he had submitted 2-3 draft lists and the minister on July 28 after the resignation Dwarka, got stuck inside the ve - farmers has to continue, then, logically, the same should (v), and (vi) are merely cosmetic while the political brass party chief will discuss further and fi - of B S yediyurappa on July 26. He is cur - hicle and had to be taken out by apply on supplies to householdsas you cannot have two does not have the gumption to act on other measures —as nalise new ministers on Tuesday rently the lone Cabinet member in the the fire brigade, a senior police different methods of delivering subsidy to different sec - discussed under (i), (ii), and (iii) — which are real re - evening. He also said once the list of new government. officer said. tions of the society. So, there is no hope of the DBT ever forms. This is because it will requirethe unshackling of seeing light of the day. As for (iv), discoms can recover discoms and that will take away the leverage that all par - only up to 15 per cent of under-recovered power supply ties currently enjoy to serve their populist goal of giving cost from other consumers. Simply put, if their under-re - cheap/free electricity to the people who matter at elec - SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar meets UP BJP covery from supplies to farmers/households is say, ‘X’, tion time. No wonder that we hear proclamations about then they will be allowed to recover only 0.15X by hiking reforms only to justify mammoth capital infusion when - chief in Lucknow, terms it as only 'courtesy call' tariff on supplies to industries and businesses.This will ever discoms need salvaging. Under UDAy (2015), dis - end up further bloating the losses of discoms (though in - coms were givena package worth Rs 400,000 crore but Press TrusT of IndIa meeting". "Swatantra Dev BJP again, Rajbhar said, "I tive" and claimed that both dustries will face a modest hike in tariff vis-à-vis the ex - are still saddled with under-recovery of Rs 0.42 on every Lucknow (uP), aug 3 is a leader of backward can say with guarantee that parties will contest Uttar isting scenario of no cap). But this will not prompt them unit of electricity sold and a debt of about Rs 450,000 classes and also BJP state there would be no agree - Pradesh Assembly elec - to set their house in order all the more when they know crore as on March 31, 2021.Under RLRBSD, the govern - Suheldev Bhartiya president. It was a courtesy ment of our party with the tions together in 2022. The that eventually, the Government will bail them out. As for ment will be spending anotherRs 300,000 crore but with Samaj Party (SBSP) chief meeting with him. We have BJP. I will root out BJP AIMIM had recently an - (v), under the LC arrangement, the banks guarantee that no hope of trimming under-recovery. The vicious cycle Om Prakash Rajbhar, who personal relations. I had from the state." BJP state nounced that it would con - a buyer’s payment to a seller will be received on time and will continue. has recently formed the some work due to which I vice-president test 100 seats in the polls Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha, went there. There is no po - Dayashankar Singh, who next year in alliance with on Tuesday met BJP state litical meaning in this meet - was present in the meeting, Om Prakash Rajbhar-led The Kerala ...... president Swatantra Dev ing," Rajbhar told re - said the talks between the SBSP and its Bhagidari bishop as members of a committee to advise the cent of the new patients to the daily national tally. It Singh here with the former porters. Ruling out possi - leaders (Rajbhar and Sankalp Morcha, a front of terming it as a "courtesy Government on how to tackle the COVID menace once again underlines the fact that we should have the bility of an alliance with Swatantra Dev) were "posi - smaller parties. evoked laughter. No wonder, the State is adding 50 per right people for the right job even during the pandemic. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, WEDNESDAy, AUGUST 4, 2021 India not in favour of further destablisation of Myanmar: Amb Tirumurti

By yosHITa sInGH Myanmar is an extremely impor - preconditions and for the peaceful among all parties concerned shall united nations, aug 3 (PTI) tant neighbour for us .So what hap - and urgent resolution, he said. commence seeking a peaceful solu - pens in Myanmar is extremely im - Tirumurti said India has extend - tion in the interests of the people. Any instability in Myanmar will portant for us and we have a direct ed support to the efforts of ASEAN It said a special envoy of the directly affect India and New Delhi stake in the situation in Myanmar, and hopes it can move expeditiously ASEAN Chair shall facilitate media - does not want action by the interna - Tirumurti said on Monday during a on their efforts and also on the five- tion of the dialogue process, with the tional community that would further press conference at the UN point consensus. assistance of the Secretary-General destabilise the Southeast Asian coun - Headquarters on the Security So, we need a constructive and al - of ASEAN; ASEAN shall provide hu - try, India's Permanent Council's Programme of Work. so a coordinated approach. What we manitarian assistance through the "We will have to give the ASEAN and Israelis. Representative to the UN and India, currently a non-perma - do not want is an action on the part of AHA Centre (ASEAN Coordinating Initiative a fair chance. And I think This should be achieved through President of UN Security Council for nent member of the UN Security the international community which Centre for Humanitarian Assistance the Council members understand direct negotiations between both the month of August Ambassador T S Council for the 2021-22 tenure, as - will further destabilise the country on disaster management); and the that because we have collectively sides on all the final status issues. We Tirumurti has said. sumed the rotating Presidency of the because any instability in the country special envoy and delegation shall supported the ASEAN position. So, I have always stood ready to support The Myanmar military staged a powerful UN organ for the month of will directly affect India, he said. visit Myanmar to meet with all par - think it's important for us to give that all the efforts by our regional and in - coup on February 1 this year, nullify - August. Responding to a reporter's ques - ties concerned. space for ASEAN to go ahead and ternational partners to restart this ing the results of the November 2020 In response to a question on tion that India has rejected asylum On whether the situation in tak e their initiative forward. negotiation and the Middle East elections and imposed a state of Myanmar, Tirumurti said India's po - seekers from Myanmar, Tirumurti Myanmar will be discussed in the As India, we hope that this initia - peace process because we are con - emergency after detaining hundreds sition on Myanmar has been fairly said this is completely incorrect. Council during India's Presidency, tive will be expedited and that is vinced that all of us need a just, of activists, civil servants and politi - clear and consistent. It's completely incorrect that we the Indian ambassador said mem - something we will be looking for - peaceful and lasting solution to the cians, including Nobel laureate Aung We are deeply concerned about are rejecting people (from bers of the Security Council have ward to, Tirumurti said, adding that Israeli-Palestinian conflict, San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her the developments in Myanmar. We Myanmar). We have several thou - been following the situation very as of now, the Council is not yet look - Tirumurti said. National League for Democracy have condemned the use of violence sands of them in India, he said. closely and have had consultations, ing at any meeting on Myanmar as We have been in touch with both (NLD). in Myanmar. We have urged maxi - It is important to understand that private meetings and made pro - such. the parties, and we are looking at a The military staged the coup mum restraint. We believe that there India has four states that are neigh - nouncements on Myanmar. On a question on Palestine, he long-term ceasefire. The May 21 amid its rising friction with the ruling can be no falling back on the path to bouring Myanmar, Tirumurti said, The Council has also expressed said India has been consistent in our ceasefire was brought in due to con - NLD government over the results of democracy in Myanmar, he said. adding that In Mizoram, the ethnicity strong support for the ASEAN initia - longstanding support for the certed efforts of the international the November 8 general election. The India has called for upholding the of some people is exactly the same as tive and the five-point consensus. Palestinian cause and for the estab - community, he said. NLD had registered a thumping vic - rule of law, taking forward the demo - the ethnicity on the other side of As far as the Security Council is lishment of a sovereign, viable and At this point, the Security tory in the polls. However, the mili - cratic process, in which New Delhi Myanmar in the Chins, for example. concerned, they are following it very an independent state of Palestine liv - Council's focus has been on humani - tary had alleged discrepancies in the has actually invested in, and also The ASEAN five-point consensus closely, he said, adding that the ing side by side in peace and security tarian aid, which they feel should be electoral process. called for the release of detained states that there shall be an immedi - ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting with Israel. going to Gaza through the The democratic transition in leaders, Tirumurti said. ate cessation of violence in Myanmar will also happen very soon which will India believes firmly that only Palestinian Authority, he said, Myanmar had taken place in 2011 af - We have repeatedly called for en - and all parties shall exercise utmost look at the ASEAN envoy and discuss the two-state solution will deliver adding that, so we want to work with ter decades of military rule. gagement from their side without restraint; constructive dialogue other issues. enduring peace for all Palestinians the Palestinian Authority on this. Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps Masks encouraged in New York, Washington, aug 3

The USD1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure but no city or state mandate package unveiled by the Senate includes more new york, aug 3 federal Centers for Disease most of whom are already than USD150 billion to boost clean energy and Control and Prevention re - vaccinated. promote climate resilience by making schools, New york City Mayor cently issued guidelines Transport Workers ports and other structures better able to with - Bill de Blasio strongly urged recommending that even Union Local 100 President stand extreme weather events such as storms even vaccinated people to vaccinated people wear Tony Utano said they will and wildfires. start wearing masks in - masks indoors in parts of continue to urge members But the bill, headed for a Senate vote this doors. the US where the delta vari - to get the vaccine and will week, falls far short of President Joe Biden's Governor Andrew ant is fueling infection work with the MTA to make pledge to transform the nation's heavily fossil- Cuomo said unvaccinated surges. sure testing is widely avail - fuel powered economy into a clean-burning one transit employees in the Calls for a revived mask able. and stop climate-damaging emissions from U.S. metropolitan area would mandate in New york have Though the governor power plants by 2035. undergo weekly virus test - grown louder as local num - said his executive power Notably, the deal omits mention of a Clean ing. bers rise. was limited, he urged pri - Electricity Standard, a key element of Biden's But both Democrats on An average of more vate businesses like bars climate plan that would require the electric grid Monday resisted calls to im - than 2,400 people per day and restaurants to adopt a to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources pose new mask or vaccina - have tested positive for policy of only admitting such as solar, wind and hydropower. tion requirements to count - COVID-19 daily across New vaccinated people and said Nor does it include a Civilian Climate Corps, er a rapidly climbing num - york state over the past that more hospitals should a Biden favorite and a nod to the Great ber of new COVID-19 infec - week, up from around 300 require workers to get vac - Depression-era New Deal that would put mil - tions. new cases per day in late cines. And he said if case lions of Americans to work on conservation De Blasio explained June. More than two dozen numbers continue to climb, projects, renewable energy and helping commu - that the city's overwhelm - of the state's 62 counties mandatory vaccines should nities recover from climate disasters. ing strategic thrust remains met the CDC's recommen - be considered for nursing Still, the measure falls far short of meeting ductivity, more economic growth.' The White House says the bipartisan deal is getting more people vacci - dation threshold for mask - home workers and teach - Biden's promise to address the climate crisis, The plan includes USD21 billion to clean up just the first step, with a proposed USD3.5 tril - nated. Cuomo said he lacks ing up indoors Monday. ers. even as triple-digit temperatures across the brownfields and other polluted sites, reclaim lion, Democratic-only package following close the legal authority to im - Our leaders are moving Northwell Health, West caused hundreds of deaths this summer abandoned mine land and cap orphaned oil and behind. pose such local mandates slowly while the delta vari - which operates hospitals and a busy Atlantic hurricane season causes ex - gas wells. The larger bill, still being developed in on his own. ant does anything but, the around the New york City tensive damage. The plan will help communities near con - Congress, will meet Biden's promise to move the The Legislature would city's public advocate, area and employs 76,000 "It is clear that the deal does not meet the taminated industrial sites and rural areas where country toward carbon-free electricity, make have to come back, they'd Jumaane D. Williams, said people, said Monday that moment on climate or justice,' said Tiernan abandoned oil wells pose a continuing a hazard, America a global leader in electric vehicles and have to pass a law to do that. in a prepared statement workers who are not fully Sittenfeld, a senior vice president of the League the White House said. create millions of jobs in solar, wind and other So I don't have any legal au - criticizing his two fellow vaccinated by Aug. 16 will of Conservation Voters. The Senate voted, 66-28, Friday to advance clean-energy industries, supporters say. thority to mandate, Cuomo Democrats. Waiting to see if be required to be tested This looks like the Exxon Infrastructure the bill, but it's unclear if enough Republicans While the bipartisan plan is "a good start, said of a mask mandate. cases rise is equivalent to weekly for COVID-19. Bill,' said Janet Redman of Greenpeace USA. An will eventually join Democrats to support final lawmakers will deal with the climate crisis in the The best I can do is say I inviting them to do so. We As New york State's infrastructure bill that doesn't prevent a full- passage. Senate rules require 60 votes in the magnitude, scope and scale that's required' in strongly recommend that need an indoor mask man - largest private employer blown climate catastrophe by funding a swift evenly split 50-50 chamber to advance the bill the Democratic-only bill, said Sen. Ed Markey, they do that. date now we needed it a and health care provider, transition to renewable energy would kill mil - but a simple majority to pass it. D-Mass. The mayor, at a sepa - week ago before the CDC is - we believe it is our obliga - lions of Americans.' The measure also faces turbulence in the For now, the focus is on the bipartisan deal, rate briefing afterward, said sued their directive. New tion to set an example for The bill offers glimmers of hope such as a closely divided House, where progressives are which includes USD550 billion in new spending city health officials are fol - york City already requires the community by getting multibillion-dollar commitment to clean up and pushing for increased spending on climate for public works projects, USD73 billion of that lowing a strategy based on face coverings in public our team members vacci - remediate old oil wells and mines, Redman said, change and other issues and centrist lawmakers to update the electric grid and more than USD50 data and science. schools and public trans - nated," the company said in calling on Democrats to demonstrate the are wary of adding to the federal debt. billion to bolster infrastructure against cyberat - We thought the right portation. Cuomo on a prepared statement. courage to be visionary and go bigger" in the Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., chairman of the tacks and climate change. There's also USD7.5 mix was to heavily focus on Monday announced that The governor and may - partisan bill expected later this year. House Transportation and Infrastructure billion for electric charging stations. vaccination to continue to the vaccinate-or-be-tested or have each stressed vacci - One of the lead negotiators, Sen. Rob Committee, called the Senate bill inadequate Citing the deadly Texas power outages earli - climb the ladder, put more policies already covering nation as the key to fighting Portman, R-Ohio, acknowledged that no one got and pledged to push for changes in the House, er this year, the White House touted spending to and more vaccine require - thousands of municipal em - the pandemic. De Blasio an - everything they wanted in the bipartisan bill. which passed a separate, USD715 billion trans - upgrade the nation's power grid and boost re - ments in place, and to give a ployees would be extended nounced last week that city But we came up with a good compromise that's portation and water bill in early July. newable energy. An Energy Department study very clear message to all to Metropolitan employees would have to going to help the American people,' he said. Transportation is the largest contributor to found that power outages cost the U.S. economy New yorkers strongly rec - Transportation Authority get coronavirus vaccines by "This is about infrastructure,' Portman said greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. up to USD70 billion a year. ommending mask usage, and Port Authority employ - mid-September or face at the White House. This is roads and bridges, DeFazio, the House bill's lead sponsor, said The bill also invests in demonstration proj - regardless of vaccination ees working in New york fa - weekly COVID-19 testing. but also lots of other kinds of infrastructure, in - his bill "charts our path forward,' adding that he ects for advanced nuclear reactors, carbon cap - status, he said. cilities beginning Labor Cuomo later announced a cluding broadband, our water system and our is "fighting to make sure we enact a transforma - ture and storage and so-called clean hydrogen Infection rates have Day. The policy will cover similar rule for state em - rail system all of which is good for the economy. tive bill that supports our recovery and combats that can be burned with few emissions. been rising nationwide. The more than 70,000 workers, ployees. This will lead to more efficiency and higher pro - the existential threat of climate change. White House calls on states to prevent evictions Report details dramatic hot-air balloon crash in New England Washington, aug 3 fathomable. The Congressional Black Piermont (us), aug 3 to the National ing a passenger from the Caucus intensified pressure on the White Transportation Safety basket and sending the pi - The White House moved Monday to House to issue an immediate extension. A preliminary report Board. lot overboard with a foot pressure state and local governments to And one Democrat, Rep. Cori Bush of released Monday details swiftly adopt policies to protect renters af - Missouri, who has been camped out in The balloon flew north - entangled in the balloon's how three passengers were ter an eviction moratorium expired over protest had a brief conversation at the U.S. east along the Connecticut attach rope, according to able to radio for help and the weekend, potentially pushing millions Capitol with Vice President Kamala Harris River, cruising for about 45 the safety board. The bal - crash-land a hot-air bal - of Americans out of their homes. on Monday. minutes before Boland re - loon rose back into the sky, loon without injury in July, In a statement on Monday, the White Some people were at risk of losing their ported that the pilot light carrying Boland below the after their pilot and a fourth House emphasised that the federal govern - homes as soon as Monday. But the White on the burner was out. basket before he fell in a passenger were thrown ment has provided USD46.5 billion to keep House insists there is only so much it can Boland changed to a new field near the Connecticut overboard by the impact of renters in their homes. But it accused do on its own and that state and local lead - propane tank, but could not River. The remaining pas - an initial crash and bounce states and cities of being too slow to act, ers need to step up and get the aid out. find the striker to relight sengers contacted ground back to the sky. preventing that aid from making its way to The president is clear: If some states the burner, a passenger told support on a handheld ra - The pilot, Brian Boland, tenants whose livelihoods have been up - and localities can get this out efficiently the safety board. dio, receiving instructions ended by the pandemic. and effectively there's no reason every 72, died in the crash. He Boland found a backup on how to operate the bal - wooded area in Piermont, three were not hurt. Boland The focus on states comes as President state and locality can't, Gene Sperling, who took flight July 15 from an striker and relit the burner, loon in preparation for New Hampshire, according who had over 11,000 hours Joe Biden faces stinging criticism, includ - oversees the administration's coronavirus airport he owned in but the balloon had de - landing. The craft traveled to the safety board. The piloting balloons was a ing from some in his own party, that he was relief plans, told reporters. There is simply Thetford, Vermont, with scended too far to avoid im - about 3.5 miles from the passenger who was thrown forerunner of experimental was slow to address the end of the morato - no excuse, no place to hide for any state or four passengers aboard the pact with the earth. It made initial crash site before it from the basket sustained lighter-than-air balloon rium. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called locality that is failing to accelerate their balloon that was registered contact in a field south of made contact with trees minor injuries. The other building. the prospect of widespread evictions un - emergency rental assistance. for sightseeing, according Bradford, Vermont, throw - and crash-landed in a Glimpses of Future 9 hEalth JAMMU, WEDNESDAy, AUGUST 4, 2021 HealthBytes: Having back pain? These HealthBytes: The many yoga asanas will give relief health benefits of ginger yoga asanas are highly effective Mukha Svanasana or downward for relieving backaches and the ten - facing dog pose sion that accompanies them. While Come to a tabletop position. you may need medical help de - Now, by applying pressure on your pending on the intensity of the dis - hands, lift up your knees. your comfort, some yoga asanas, if done body should resemble an inverted right, are particularly helpful in re - V. Bend your knees slightly, lightly ducing back pain. 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Jumping rope tive health and prevent digestive conditions like constipation. helps in building bone density by subjecting the Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU WEDNESDAy AUGUST 4, 2021 Gauahar Khan looks 2: Avika Gor back on how she thrived in Shibani Dandekar finally opens up about wedding reveals she would've turned down entertainment for 19 yrs rumours with Toofan actor Farhan Akhtar the show due to this reason

Balika Vadhu has been the most favourite TV serial back in 2008. The show had good TRP numbers and aired for 8 long years. The innocent kids Anandi and Jagdish had made a special place in our hearts. Avika Gor and Avinash Mukherjee are still known for their roles as Anandi and Jagdish. The show revolved around the sensitive issue of child marriage. Now, the second season of the show will begin from August 9 and fans cannot wait to see the new sto - ry of Anandi. The promos and pictures of the show are out and it seems we will get another Anandi in this season. Shreya Patel and Vansh Sayani have stepped into the shoes of Avika Gor and Avinash Mukherjee for this new season. However, our favourite Avika Gor whom we still know as Anandi will also be associated with the actor Farhan In a recent interview, Shibani also spoke about the two lovebirds are enjoy - show. yes, Avika Gor will be lending her support Akhtar and model-actress- Shibani was asked whether how the lockdown helped ing their time together. to the new season on various platforms to grab host Shibani Dandekar have she is ready to take her rela - them to know each other Meanwhile, Farhan's father the attention of the audience. In an interview been going steady and tionship with the Zindagi Na better in a 'much quicker and Padma Bhushan recipi - with ETimes, she said that she will be telling peo - strong for three years now. Milegi Dobaara actor to the way. she revealed that they ent and ace lyricist-writer, ple to watch the new season because it’s very sim - Just this year, the two love next level as they have spent already do a lot of stuff to - Javed Akhtar was asked ilar to the first one and that she has a soft corner birds completed three years considerable time together. gether such as working out, about the wedding rumours for the show as it has changed her life. Avika said of togetherness. Earlier this However, her response will binge-watch shows and earlier this year. The veteran that when she was approached to become a part year, several reports stating shock you. Shibani Dandekar films, play with their furry lyricist had had that after of the new journey in a small way, she jumped at that Shibani and Farhan are while in conversation with friends and more. Plus they kids turn adults they have a the opportunity. She was asked whether it is dif - going to tie the knot sur - Bollywood Bubble said, also have their individual right to privacy. Hence, say - ficult for her to see someone else do Anandi's role faced. However, both of "Everybody is asking me professional commitments ing that he never asked Farhan on-screen. Avika said that the feeling is same them kept mum on the that question. Honestly, the as well. Shibani Dandekar or Zoya Akhtar any personal that she had back then when she left and same. That is, until now. topic has not come up, but I also said that both she and questions. However, he had took over as Anandi. Avika Finally, Shibani has opened have told people that I will Farhan love their time spent added that he would surely Gor is a part of South Indian movies and is doing up on her wedding rumours figure it out and let you apart as well while adding listen to them if they wished great. She was asked if she would love to play with the Bhaag Milkha know. As of now, there's noth - that they share a lot of simi - to discuss their personal life grown-up Anandi's role in Balika Vadhu 2. Bhaag actor Farhan Akhtar. ing to it yet.Furthermore, lar interests. So, currently, with him.

Model-turned-actress Gauahar Khan has man - aged to find her fan base in every section of the au - dience. Be it the regular followers of TV reality makes a thoughtful comment It's Expensive: Taapsee Pannu's shows like '', '', 'Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi', or making her sensa - on her friendship with ; says, chic Goyard trolley bag costs tional screen presence felt in the song 'Chokra Jawaan', 'Jhallah Wallah' as part of the film 'We have taught each other so much' '', or sharing screen space with more than a Nissan car Bollywood stars like Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya award held by a media house of late. Balan in films like 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Ever since she has come out of Bigg year', '' and recently in the web series Boss, Shehnaaz Gill is being adored for 'Tandav' and her latest film '14 Phere' - Gauahar her bubbly personality. She has also has done it all. Even though she is mostly grabbing proved that she is a risk-taker. She is headlines for her social and personal life on social now focused on a career in the movie. media, the actress says with time, her parameters While talking to ETimes she was asked on choosing projects, especially films, has changed if she did do a movie with Sidharth because she is looking to explore her acting skills Shukla. She said if the prayers of fans now. Gauahar told here " Honestly speaking, I do were answered, maybe they did bag a not look at anything with regret. I do not regret why film together. The singer-actress said I do not have the role of female protagonist oppo - that they are good friends, and have site Ranbir Kapoor in a Bollywood film or why di - taught one another a lot. rectors, producers are not considering me for lead She said, "Aur achi baat hain, roles etc. For films, the footage did not matter to humne itna kuch sikhaya, ikhate jo ra - me, the character did. If you look at my character in he, humara jo logon ko, chemistry jo hi, 'Ishaqzaade', 'Begum Jaan', those scenes and mo - woh ek reality thi aur ek pure rishta tha, ments in the story were important. For me, it is al - aur woh humesha rahega. (And the ways about creating something on-screen that res - good thing is, we have taught each other onates with the audience, and it did. "See, initially, so much, lived together, the bond be - for me, it was to use every opportunity with the best tween us and the chemistry that was of my ability because I started from zero; today it is there, that was a reality and a pure rela - around 19 years that I am here in the business of tionship, and it will remain with us)." entertainment. So much has changed! Really now Sidharth Shukla has always said that he because of the OTT platform, actors like myself are has made only one friend in the Bigg getting the opportunity to showcase our acting tal - Boss 13 house, and it's Shehnaaz Gill. ent; earlier in cinema chances were limited." Both of them celebrated their birthdays Gauahar started her journey as a model and was with each other's families and fans went one of the participants in 2002 for the Femina Miss into a tizzy. Shehnaaz Gill said that if India beauty pageant. She went on gaining popu - they got a good project, they did surely larity with many non-fiction TV shows like 'The take it up. She feels it should do justice Khan Sisters', 'Ticket to Bollywood', 'India's Raw It has been close to two years but the Shehnaaz Gill are doing very well pro - to them. She told fans to be hopeful for Star', 'I Can Do That' and different seasons of 'Bigg craze of SidNaaz remains undimin - fessionally after Bigg Boss 13. The lady that time. Shehnaaz Gill told them to Boss'. She was the winner of 'Bigg Boss 7'. ished. Both Sidharth Shukla and also won a Most Inspiring Woman keep loving Sid Naaz. finally speaks up on Raj Kundra porn films controversy; says, 'the Firebrand actress Taapsee Pannu is a chic yet quirky past few days have been challenging, full of rumours, accusations, trolling' dresser. you can always expect her to spice up things differ - ently. The actress celebrates her birthday today. If you take It was on July 19 that Shilpa refrain from doing so on this case a peek into her closet, you will find sarees, lots of dresses Shetty's husband and businessman as it is subjudice, so please stop at - and clothes that show her androgynous style. She loves to Raj Kundra got arrested in an al - tributing false quotes on my behalf. splurge on things that matter, like her home. But that does leged pornography-related case. Reiterating my philosophy of, as a not mean that she does not have expensive tastes in clothes He reportedly got accused of pro - celebrity “Never complain, never and accessories. The lady made a lot of news when she was ducing and distributing adult con - explain”. All I will say is, as it’s an seen with a Goyard trolley at the airport. We have seen tent. Shilpa Shetty has also been re - on-going investigation, I have full many actresses with handbags that are priced exorbitantly portedly interrogated in this case. faith in the Mumbai Police & the but Taapsee Pannu's luggage really took the cake, and per - However, in the media, she has ob - Indian judiciary. As a family, we haps the bakery!The trolley looked straight out a period served staunch silence. Now, are taking recourse to all our avail - Hollywood film with its vintage design. The colours used through Instagram, the actress has able legal remedies. But, till then I on it were brown, black and white. Goyard is known for its released her first statement and re - humbly request you - especially as luxurious bags and luggage items. The price of the trolley, quested all to respect her family's a MOTHER - to respect our privacy to say the least, was staggering. It costs around USD 8, 625. privacy. Her statement stated that for my children’s sake and request If we convert that to Indian money, it is more than Rs she is a law-abiding citizen and re - you to refrain from commenting on 6,20,000. But people do not see splurging on expensive quested all to let the law take its half-baked information without bags and luggage as impulsive bags. All these bags have a course. She also mentioned that verifying the veracity of the same. I resale value, and can be passed on as heirlooms. In the pic - she does not deserve a media trial. am a proud law-abiding Indian citi - ture, we can see that Taapsee Pannu is dressed in a simple Her statement read, " yes! The past zen and a hardworking profession - manner but this trolley makes one helluva statement. few days have been challenging, on al for the last 29 years. People have Maison Goyard is a symbol of luxury and fine design. The every front. There have been a lot of put their faith in ME & I’ve never let specialty of the brand is making luggage trunks. People hail rumours and accusations. A lot of anyone down. So, most important - the bags for their exquisite craftsmanship. They are made unwarranted aspersions on me cast ly, I request you to respect my fami - of Goyardine canvas and have pure leather trims. The can - by the media and (not so) well ly’s and ‘my right’ to privacy in vas uses three materials, hemp, linen and cotton. The wishers as well. A lot of these times. We don’t deserve a trunks are all spacious and have four wheels. On the profes - trolling/questions posed… not only media trial. Please let the law take sional front, Taapsee Pannu has turned producer. She has to me but also to my family. My its course. Satyamev Jayate! With films like Rashmi Rocket, Shabash Mithu, Blurr, Looop STAND… I HAVE NOT COM - Positivity and Gratitude, Shilpa Lapeta, Dobaara and others in her kitty. We wish Taapsee MENTED yET and will continue to Shetty Kundra." Pannu a happy birthday!     11 LOCAL "%%,.&*/, ,*+ 

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