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3 CITY 6 J&K’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC IRONY 5 STATE RAGGING TRIGGERS PROTEST, The mainstream debate on economic MAINSTREAM LEADERS DEMAND development is often confined to quantitative RELEASE OF MIRWAIZ UMAR PROPERTY VANDALISED aspects depicted by hard numbers like Gross Students from Kashmir Law College Friday hit streets to Domestic Product, per capita incomes, tax Senior National Conference leader and Member protest the alleged ragging of juniors by 3rd-semester THINK growth, investment rate, credit expansion, Parliament Justice Hasnain Masoodi Friday said that students, stating that the latter brought “goons” who.... exchange rates and inflation..... stopping Mirwaiz from offering prayers reflects...

Incessant Rain No Hajj Without Woman Cop Fired, Arrested Turns Weather J&K Sees 1144 New Two Vaccine Doses Cold In Kashmir Cases, 2 Corona Deaths Agencies For ‘Glorifying Militancy' Agencies MUMBAI: In a major develop- Observer Monitoring Desk 144021. ment, the Hajj Committee of Observer News Service of the Frisal area on April 14, a po- SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall in Giving district wise de- India (HCI) has said that no lice spokesperson said Friday. The the upper reaches and inces- SRINAGAR: Jammu and tails, the officials said that Indian Muslims shall be allowed SRINAGAR: Police on Friday woman cop, he said, obstructed sant rains in plains brought a Kashmir reported on Friday Srinagar reported 407, to go for the annual Hajj pilgrim- sacked and arrested a woman the search party to discharge their considerable drop in the mer- 1144 new cases of corona- Baramulla 89, Budgam 97, age unless they have taken the special police officer (SPO) for duty during the search operation. cury in Kashmir valley, even virus, the second highest Pulwama 45, Kupwara 11, two vaccine doses. allegedly glorifying militancy “The lady resisted the search as the weather de- single day spike in the infec- Anantnag 30, Bandipora The HCI CEO Maqsood Ahmed and obstructing an anti-militan- party and turned violent and partment Friday tions this year, even as two 12, Ganderbal 5, Kulgam Khan made the announcement late cy operation in south Kashmir’s uttered statements glorifying predicted more more people succumbed to 33, Shopian 1, Jammu 223, on Thursday following the latest Kulgam district. violent actions of militants. She downpour in the the deadly disease during Udhampur 29, Rajouri 33, directives from the Saudi Arabian The SPO Saima Akther, daugh- captured a video through her coming days. the last 24 hours. Doda 10, Kathua 32, Samba Health Ministry and the Indian ter of Ghulam Nabi Rah of Frisal disrupted an input driven anti- personal phone and uploaded A meteorologi- According to officials, 23, Kishtwar 4, Poonch 6, Consulate-General in Jeddah. was arrested and terminated militancy operation of govern- it on social media platforms for cal department offi- Kashmir Valley reported a Ramban 11 and Reasi 43 Accordingly, he advised those from services after she allegedly ment forces in Karewa Mohallah dissemination  More On P10 cial said that Srinagar maximum of 730 new cases fresh cases of coronavirus. who have applied for the Hajj received 10.7mm of of Covid-19, while the re- Regarding the fresh deaths, 2021 to take the first dose of rainfall in the last 36 hours maining 414 were detected officials said one each was the vaccine on their own now DP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said when it comes to cruelty “even women aren't till 5:30 p.m. The minimum in Jammu division, taking reported from Jammu so they can be administered the Mehbooba spared in Naya Kashmir” as she reacted to the arrest of a woman special police officer temperature settled at 7.9 the total number and Kashmir—a second dose before departure. Terms Police P(SPO) from Kulgam district for allegedly glorifying militancy. Saima Akhter, a resident degree Celsius against 7.8 de- of people infected 77-year-old man However, Khan made it clear of Frisal area of the south Kashmir district and working as SPO, was terminated from service gree Celsius on the previous since the outbreak from Bemina, that there is no official commu- Action ‘Cruelty’ for “obstructing” government officials in the discharge of their duty and  More On P10 night while the  More On P10 of pandemic in Srinagar—, taking nication on the status of the Hajj J&K last year to  More On P10 pilgrimage yet from the Saudi Arabian authorities  More On P10 BJP Panch Among CCG Paints Grim Picture Of Kashmir Situation Polytechnic Exams Put Off For Now 3 Held For Extortion mid spike in COVID-19 cases across Jammu and Board, the Board of Kashmiri Pilgrims Told ‘Kashmiris In Shock, Journalism Virtually Criminalised; Technical Education (BOTE) on Friday postponed all examinations To Take Vaccine Jab Observer News Service Atill further orders. “All principals and students are notified that the No Space For Dissent Or Criticism Of Govt Policies’ examinations in all polytechnic colleges of 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th semesters ammu and Kashmir Hajj Commit- SRINAGAR: Police on Friday ar- scheduled as per the already notified date sheet is tee on Friday said that there was no rested three people, including a Press Trust Of India Group led by former Union fi- erupted in the Valley following Jofficial communication regarding Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Panch nance minister Yashwant Sinha. the killing of militant leader Hajj-2021 from Hajj Committee of India from Sopore town of Baramulla SRINAGAR: Kashmir seems to The Group visited Kashmir Burhan Wani in July 2016. Covid-19 he authorities on Friday booked a shop- or Saudi Government. However, the district on charges of extortion. have returned to normalcy, but from March 30 to April 2. It was The Concerned Citizens' keeper in north Kashmir’s Bandipora for Hajj committee has asked the intend- According to a police spokes- people have refused to accept the its third visit to the Union ter- Group (CCG) met with a cross- Positive Trunning his business as usual despite being ing pilgrims who have applied for Hajj- person, Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh of Centre's 2019 decision of revok- ritory after the central govern- section of representatives of Shopkeeper advised by doctors for home isolation after he 2021 to take the first dose of COVID-19 Panzipora filed a complaint with ing Jammu and Kashmir's spe- ment revoked the special status civil society groups, business- tested positive for coronavirus. A senior health vaccine on their own. A notification the police alleging that during the cial status, says a report released of the erstwhile state and the men, politicians, newly-elected Booked department official said that  More On P10 issued by Dr. Abdul Salam Mir Executive intervening  More On P10 by the Concerned Citizens' eighth since violent protests members  More On P10 Officer J&K Hajj  More On P10 DIPK-555/21 DIPK-555/21 To place an advertisement CALL +91-194 2502327 Monday - Saturday (9am - 6pm) Saturday| 17.04.2021 No 5- Dal Lake Boulevard Srinagar, 190001, Kashmir 2 New research shows people tend to trust computers more than humans Agencies approving someone for loans. While that is a subjective decision, there are a lot of espite increasing concern over numbers in there -- like income and credit the intrusion of algorithms in score -- so people feel like this is a good job daily life, people may be more for an algorithm. But we know that depen- willing to trust a computer pro- dence leads to discriminatory practices in Dgram than their fellow humans, especially many cases because of social factors that if a task becomes too challenging, accord- aren't considered." Facial recognition and ing to new research from data scientists hiring algorithms have come under scru- at the University of Georgia. The findings tiny in recent years as well because their of the study were published in the journal use has revealed cultural biases in the 'Nature's Scientific Reports'. way they were built, which can cause in- From choosing the next song on your accuracies when matching faces to identi- playlist to choosing the right size of pants, ties or screening for qualified job candi- people are relying more on the advice of al- dates, Schecter said. gorithms to help make everyday decisions Those biases may not be present in a and streamline their lives. "Algorithms simple task like counting, but their pres- are able to do a huge number of tasks, and ence in other trusted algorithms is a rea- the number of tasks that they are able to son why it's important to understand how OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL do is expanding practically every day," people rely on algorithms when making TRANSPORT OFFICER KASHMIR said Eric Bogert, a Ph.D. student in the decisions, he added. This study was part Notice Terry College of Business Department of of Schecter's larger research program into Management Information Systems. human-machine collaboration, which is Where as an application for trans- Bogert added, "It seems like there's a funded by a USD 300,000 grant from the fer of ownership has been received bias towards leaning more heavily on al- when people work with algorithms to pro- er said. Schecter explained that the choice U.S. Army Research Office. from Tariq Ahamd Mota S/O Noor gorithms as a task gets harder and that cess information and make decisions. For of counting as the trial task was an im- "The eventual goal is to look at groups ud din Mota R/O Buch Mohalla Ra- effect is stronger than the bias towards this study, the team asked volunteers to portant one because the number of people of humans and machines making deci- joori Kadal Srinagar (Transferor) of relying on advice from other people." Bo- count the number of people in a photograph in the photo makes the task objectively sions and find how we can get them to Swift vdi bearing registration No. gert worked with management informa- of a crowd and supplied suggestions that harder as it increases. It also is the type trust each other and how that changes JK01AB-2277 chasis No: 762765 Engine No: 596906 Model 2015 tion systems professor Rick Watson and were generated by a group of other people of task that laypeople expect computers to their behavior," Schecter said. "Because in favour of Tanveer Ahmad Wani S/o Sonullah Wani R/O Maza- assistant professor Aaron Schecter on the and suggestions generated by an algorithm. be good at. there's very little research in that setting, hama Budgam (Transferee). paper, "Humans rely more on algorithms As the number of people in the photo- "This is a task that people perceive we're starting with the fundamentals." Now, therefore, it is notified for the information of than social influence as a task becomes graph expanded, counting became more that a computer will be good at, even Schecter, Watson and Bogert are current- the general, public that representation/ Objection, if any in more difficult." difficult and people were more likely to though it might be more subject to bias ly studying how people rely on algorithms connection with proposed transfer will be received within 7 days Their study, which involved 1,500 indi- follow the suggestion generated by an al- than counting objects," Schecter said. when making creative judgments and from the date of publication of this notice in the daily newspaper Kashmir Observer to the address of undersigned. viduals evaluating photographs, is part of gorithm rather than count themselves! or "One of the common problems with AI moral judgments, like writing descriptive No, representation/ objection shall be considered unless it is a larger body of work analysing how and follow the "wisdom of the crowd," Schect- is when it is used for awarding credit or passages and setting bail of prisoners. made writing it is made in the aforesaid period.

NOJK-RTOK 899 Sd/- Dated: 16/04/2021 Regional Transport Office, craft can hold large number of people in close proximity rus that infects bacteria -- as a surrogate for airborne fko Kashmir ‘Empty middle seats for long periods, which are conditions that can increase SARS-CoV-2. the risk for transmitting infectious diseases. They modelled the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 Based on laboratory modelling of exposure to SARS- exposure and aircraft seating proximity, including full may reduce COVID-19 CoV-2 on single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft, exposures occupancy and vacant middle seat occupancy scenarios. in scenarios in which the middle seat was vacant were "Compared with exposures in full occupancy scenar- PUBLIC NOTICE reduced by 23 per cent to 57 per cent, compared with full ios, relative exposure in vacant middle seat scenarios I have lost my Migration certificate bearing exposure on flights’ aircraft occupancy, the researchers noted. was reduced by 23 per cent to 57 per cent depending upon Regd No; N11341430130, Roll No: 2427498 Lately, airlines have abandoned the pandemic prac- the modelling approach,” the researchers said. . Now I am applying for the duplciate of the Press Trust Of India tice of blocking seats to maintain physical distancing A 23 per cent exposure reduction was observed for a same if anybody having any objection in this between the travellers "Physical distancing of airplane single passenger who was in the same row and two seats reagard he/she may contact Board Of School eaving middle seats open could provide airline passengers, including through policies such as middle away from the SARS-COV-2 source, rather than in an ad- Education sub office Magam within a period passengers more protection from the novel seat vacancy, could provide additional reductions in risk jacent middle seat, they said. of seven days from the date of publication of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a laboratory for exposure to SARS-CoV-2 on aircraft," the researchers When quantifying exposure reduction to a full this notice. After that no objection shall be entertained. modelling study has found. concluded. 120-passenger cabin rather than to a single person, the LThe researchers, including those from U.S. Centers The team of researchers from CDC and Kansas State study predicted exposure reductions ranging from 35 per Muzamil Nisar for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), noted that air- University (KSU) in the US used a bacteriophage – a vi- cent to 39.4 per cent. D/o Nisar Ahamd Khawaja R/0 Yagipora Magam BMG _R

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AJ J News Saturday | 17-04-2021 03 DIAL-EMMA • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 LAWLESSNESS AT KASHMIR LAW COLLEGE • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : Ragging Triggers Protest, Property Vandalised 2479488,2452222,2452155 • CAPD: 18001807011 • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 Observer News Service senior students of the college AIRPORTS in the campus. SRINAGAR: Students from The third-semester students SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 Kashmir Law College Friday hit said the premises turned into streets to protest the alleged a battleground on Thursday RAILWAYS ragging of juniors by 3rd-se- between the students of 3rd • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 mester students, stating that semester and 8th semester • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 the latter brought “goons” who over ragging. • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 vandalized college property A student of the College • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 HIJRI and beat students. said that the situation turned CALENDAR Protesting students alleged violent after two local outsid- • PATTAN: 01954-293507 that erring 3rd-semester stu- ers entered the campus and • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 dents besides harassing their started beating some senior juniors also brought some rent- students of the college adding ed goons who vandalized col- that few of them received inju- HIGHWAY STATUS lege furniture, beat students to ries during the fight. • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) 04 a pulp, and threatened the staff. Another student said, "The • Mughal Road - (Closed) RAMAZAN The students including girls 8th-semester students always assembled at Press Enclave to beat or thrash junior students • Srinagar- Leh- (Closed) -UL- lodge their protest against the and resort to ragging of juniors, MUBARAK bullying of junior students at of disagreement between the started beating us,” Zakariya “Had we done anything claiming that there are seniors Kashmir Law College Nowshera. two sides. told reporters. wrong, college administra- in the college.” The slogan-shouting stu- He said the 3rd-semester stu- He also said that the parents tion, faculty and students An official of the College This Day in History 1442 dents carrying pictures of al- dents who were exposed after of erring students also joined would not have supported us. said that the college authori- leged rented goons holding the recent episode of hooligan- them in beating students We want the students who ties have issued the showcase • 1895 - Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the ‘knuckle punches in their hands ism at Kashmir Law College are while rented goons played uploaded a fake video on so- notice to three 8th semester demanded stringent action now trying to put blame on 8th- their part by vandalizing col- cial media to gain public sym- students who were allegedly First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) against erring students, who semester students for the mess. lege property, abusing stu- pathies and those who were involved in gross misconduct • 1930 - Abkhazian ASSR forms in Georgian SSR they allegedly broke all records “Some 1st-semester students dents and staff and threaten- hired by them to create ruckus within campus resulting in in- • 1932 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie of of ‘rowdiness’. came to us and informed us ing the college head. in the college be brought into juries to three students. Ethiopia ends slavery Zakariya Ashraf, an 8th-se- that they are being bullied by He said the entire college ad- the book,” he added. Meanwhile, students of BA • 1939 - Stalin signs British-France-Russian anti-Nazi pact mester student said some 1st- their seniors, we assured them ministration and other students Earlier, a third-semester LLB 8th semester protested in • 1941 - World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia year law students brought the that ragging will not be allowed stand by their side to come to student of Kashmir Law Col- the press enclave Srinagar and surrenders to Germany. issue of alleged bullying by 3rd- in this college and we took the the rescue of some juniors who lege in Srinagar Friday claimed said they are innocent, adding • 1945 - German occupiers flood Wieringermeer, semester students a few days issue up with erring students, were being bullied by erring that his eardrum suffered in- that the allegations leveled at Netherlands back which became the cause who instead of feeling sorry, 3rd-semester students. juries after he was ragged by them are baseless. (Agencies) PRAYERS • 1945 - Benito Mussolini flees from Salò to Milan • 1945 - US troops land in central Mindanao, 1946 FAJR HAD WE DONE ANYTHING WRONG, COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STUDENTS WOULD - Syria declares independence from French not have supported us. We want the students who uploaded a fake video on social media to gain public sympathies and those who were administration 4: 30 hired by them to create ruckus in the college be brought into the book,” • 1967 - Surveyor 3 launched; soft lands on Moon, April 20. • 1970 - Apollo 13 limps back safely, Beech-built ZUHR oxygen tank no help 12: 32 • 1971 - Egypt, Libya & Syria form federation (FAR) • 1979 - Four Royal Ulster Constabulary officers are ASR Poultry Dealers Dumping killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army van bomb in Bessbrook, County Armagh; the bomb is believed to 5:11 Teacher Who Slapped His Student Granted Bail be the largest PIRA bomb used up to that point. MAGRIB Waste In Open To Be Auqib Javeed • 1982 - Proclamation of the Constitution Act by freedom of the accused, but the for further investigation and not Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 7:06 Fined: SMC SRINAGAR: A trial court on Fri- court has to keep in mind that to leave the jurisdiction of the • 1986 - IBM produces 1st megabit-chip day granted bail to a teacher, the accused shall be free in the court without prior permission. • 1986 - Netherlands & Scilly Islands sign peace ISHA who was arrested on Thursday jurisdiction of the court and The court also ordered the ac- treaty (war of 1651) 8:32 Repeated Offenders’ Business for assaulting a student at a will cooperate with the inves- cused not to temper and ham- • 1987 - Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA player to private coaching centre here tigating agency as and when per the prosecution witness/ score 30,000 points Units To Be Sealed sparking outrage among the required for the investigation,” evidence available against him. • 1987 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern people, including netizens. the bail order, a copy of which “That he will make himself Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR Observer News Service is in violation to the relevant provi- The court noted that lies with Kashmir Observer available before the Investi- • 1988 - Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world sions of Solid Waste Management the plea moved by the reads. gating Officer as and when di- record marathon (2:06:50) SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Cor- Rules 2016, and Srinagar Municipal accused person The bail rected,” the court said. The next • 1989 - 93rd Boston Marathon: Abebe Mekonen of poration (SMC) on Friday directed Corporation Solid Waste Manage- appears to be application was date of hearing in the case has Ethiopia 1st man in 2:09:06 and Ingrid Kristiansen the poultry outlets and dealers not ment Bylaws 2019, and guidelines well found and moved by Advocate been placed on 22 April, 2021. of Norway 1st woman in 2:24:33 to throw the waste in drains and wa- put forth by Hon'ble National Green the grounds ar- Fahad, Advocate Aqib Earlier a video viral on social • 1989 - Polish labor union granted legal status ter bodies, saying that those found Tribunal, so cannot be allowed to gued are qualified and Advocate Muneer. media showed a teacher slap- • 1989 - Soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to involved in the act shall be liable to a continue,” the order reads. enough to grant The court said, “Ac- ping a student many times at a fight US pros fine of Rs 10,000/- on every such in- “Through the medium of this no- bail in favour of the cused need to be given an private coaching centre in Sri- • 1990 - Gas explosion on passenger train in stance and sealing of business units tice all such outlet owners/dealers accused person. opportunity to meet the allega- nagar which evoked sharp criti- Kumrahar India, 80 die on continued subsequent offenses. are informed to desist from such un- Chief Judicial Magistrate, tions of the prosecution but that cism from netizens. • 2001 - A letter between Gale Norton and Jeb Bush The corporation in a bid to avoid lawful activity immediately, the vio- Srinagar while recording so will not be construed that he has The student was seen get- is released, stating that the Bush administration such happenings has come up with lators shall be liable to a fine of Rs. granted bail to Fayaz Ahmad every right to temper and hamper ting slapped repeatedly by his has decided to go ahead with plans to auction a Poultry Waste Collection Service 10,000/- on every such instance and Wagay, son of Ghulam Moham- the prosecution evidence and act Chemistry teacher at Hope 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich in Srinagar which according to the sealing of business units on contin- mad Wagay, resident of Kulgam in a way which shall defeat the Classes- a private coaching cen- seabed in the Gulf of Mexico officials is available on a monthly ued subsequent offences. Chief Sani- at present Sheikhpora, Budgam paramount measures of Criminal tre in Srinagar. Following the • 2012 - The 8th century St. Cuthbert Gospel, chargeable basis. tation Officer SMC, Zonal Sanitation with the direction to furnish Jurisprudence,” the order reads. outrage, an FIR (No. 54/2021) Europe's oldest intact book, is purchased by the An order under number SMC/PS/ Officers, Ward Officers and Sanitary surety to the tune of Rs. 30,000. Before granting the interim was registered against the British Library for 9 million pounds COM/759-767, dated 16-04-2021 in Inspectors are directed to ensure no “The accused person is en- bail to the accused, the court teacher in Police Station Saddar, • 2013 - 5 people are killed in Wana, Pakistan, by a this regard has been issued by the SMC such violation takes place and are titled to bail as the court is asked him to cooperate with Srinagar under section 352 IPC United States drone attack Commissioner Athar Aamir Khan. hereby authorized for imposition of bound to guarantee the person the concerned police station & 75 Juvenile Justice Act. • 2013 - North Korea blocks a South Korean supply “It has been observed that many this fine,” the order added. delegation from the Kaesong joint industrial zone of the poultry outlets & dealers are “Srinagar Municipal Corporation is • 2014 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as throwing their generated poultry also offering a Poultry Waste Collec- President of Algeria waste either in city drains or in tion Service in Srinagar which is avail- • 2015 - James Anderson becomes the highest wicket- water bodies or over the roadsides able on monthly chargeable basis. The Four Non-Local Burglars Arrested In Srinagar taking bowler in England's test cricket history which is an unlawful activity caus- outlet owners/dealers can contact the • 2017 - 1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in ing an irreversible damage to the respective Ward Offices for booking of Gold Worth Lakhs Recovered the Philippines, really a type of clam environment and public health and the service,” it added—(KNO) Observer News Service Police Station Shaheed Gang Later they traveled to Kangan Srinagar established a Naka at where again they looted a jewelry SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Jehangir Chowk and intercepted shop. The four burglars revealed From KO Archives Fazl-ul-Haq Colony Hazratbal police Friday arrested four nonlo- an Alto Vehicle. After checking to the police officials that they cal burglars during a Naka estab- the police officers on the spot have looted shops at many places. Without Electricity For Last Two Days lished in Jehangir Chowk Srinagar. found the four in suspicious con- The police officer said that Observer News Service The burglars were involved in ditions and brought them to the they recovered eleven gold rings, NEXT BUS FROM URI? a number of thefts in the state police station. three earrings, one broken ear- SRINAGAR: The residents of Fazl-ul-Haq Colony in Batapora area of including a recent theft at Kan- He said that during the course ring, one locket, and some arti- Govt says threat less if passengers Central Kashmir’s Hazratbal Friday said that their area is without gan where the burglars looted of investigations the four re- ficial jewelry from the burglars, electricity from last two days, causing severe hardships to them one gold locket and a ring from a vealed that the four left UP on 12 besides a cash of Rupees 52000. travel on their own to 'safer' Uri during the holy month of Ramadan. jewelry shop. March and reached Raghunath Upon further investigation, the Observer News Service Ishtiyaq Ahmad one of the residents said, “It is extremely unfor- Giving details a police officer Bazar in Jammu. In Jammu, they police said, it came to fore that tunate that at Sehri & Iftar time, we feel extreme hardships due to in Srinagar said that the burglars looted a Jewellery shop and then the burglars were in Jehangir SRINAGAR - The authorities are considering running the sec- absence of electricity.” are all residents of Uttar Pradesh traveled to Udhampiur where Chowk to plan and target some ond bus to Muzaffarabad from border tow n of Uri instead of The locals requested the district administration Srinagar for the and are professional thieves. again they looted a jewelry shop. jewelers and loot them Srinagar in view of security considerations, official sources immediate restoration of electricity during the holy month of Ra- The police officer said that o The four left Udhampur and reached The police have registered a case madan to prevent further hardships to locals. (CNS) said here today. the directions of SSP Srinagar, Srinagar and stayed at Dal Lake. and started further investigations. The idea to run the bus from Uri was discussed during a meeting of the concerned authorities as the town is "much safer" being situated in a high-sanitised zone and having vir- Two Drug Peddlers tually zero militant presence, they said. Passengers will have to reach Uri of their own raising fears Arrested In Srinagar HURRAH about their safety. Observer News Service Public circles say if the threat perception was the reason behind government's purported rethink then in that case pas- SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday AUTO GARAGE sengers will become more vulnerable to attacks by groups op- arrested two drug peddlers in Srinagar and re- posed to the service than they were earlier. covered contraband substance from their pos- MECHANICAL | DENTING | PAINTING Official sources said other major reason for restricting the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad service to Uri - Muzaffarabad is securi- session. SCANNING & SPARE PARTS A police spokesperson in a statement said ty costs which would come down drastically in the latter case. that police officers at a checkpoint established Militant groups AI Nasireen, Al Arifeen. Save Kashmir Move- ment and Farzandan-e-Millat which claimed responsibility at Shalteng in Parimpora signalled three per- CONTACK NO:- +91-7006962528 | 9797150060 | 8493826346 | 7006327638 sons to stop for checking. However, one among for the attack on the tourist reception centre, have reportedly them fled from the spot while the two persons MAGAM (OPP. ROYAL MARBLES GULMARG ROAD) issued a threat to passengers of the second bus loo. identified as Firdous Ahmad Sheikh son of Gh- List of passengers swapped ulam Nabi Sheikh and Adil Ahmad Bhat son of As the authorities mulled running the second, Muzaffarbad- Bashir Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Shalteng bound bus from Uri instead of Srinagar India and Pakistan to- Parimpora were apprehended. “On checking, day exchanged list of prospective travelers for the bus 250 grams of heroin was recovered from their Which will roll out on April 21. possession.” “We have handed over the list of 47 passengers from Pakistan- On questioning, the statement said, the duo controlled Kashmir who have-been given clearance to travel (to revealed the identification of the third person as Srinagar) on the bus." Regional Passport Officer John S Shilshi said. their associate Ghulam Nabi Dar son of Habib-ul- Shilshi who returned here from Uri after exchanging the list, lah Dar, a resident of Parimpora Srinagar.”Efforts said the Pakistani side had cleared 32 passengers to travel on are on to nab the accused person.” the second bus from the Indian side. The spokesperson said that a case has been A maximum of 30 passengers from each side would board the registered in Police Station Parimpora and in- bus as agreed between Indian and Pakistani authorities, he said. vestigation initiated. (Kashmir Observer, 17 April, 2005) World Saturday | 17-04-2021 04 IFRC: South Asia Fast Becoming As Nuclear Deal Talks Go On, Pak Orders "Complete New Global Epicentre Of Covid-19 Blocking" Of Social Media Iran Enriches Uranium To Temporarily After Protests

60%, Its Highest Level Ever Agencies baik Pakistan supporters spilled onto the streets after their lead- Agencies ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan gov- er was detained Tuesday follow- ernment on Friday ordered an ing his calls for the expulsion of TEHRAN, IRAN (AP) - Iran be- hours-long shut down of social the French ambassador. gan enriching uranium Friday media and instant messaging Anti-French sentiment has to its highest level ever, edging platforms, after days of violent been festering for months in Pak- closer to weapons-grade lev- anti-France protests. istan since President Emmanuel els to pressure talks in Vienna In a notice to the Pakistan Tele- Macron threw his support be- aimed at restoring its nuclear communication Authority, the hind a satirical magazine's right deal with world powers after an Interior Ministry requested a to republish cartoons depicting attack on its main atomic site. "complete blocking" of Twitter, Prophet Mohammed -- deemed A top official said only a few Facebook, Whatsapp, YouTube and blasphemous by many Muslims. grams an hour of uranium gas Telegram until 3pm (1100 GMT). Prime Minister Imran Khan's Agencies sick one month ago, said Regmi. would be enriched up to 60% It gave no reason for the ban, government has struggled to “Thousands of lives are being purity — triple the level it once but it comes a day after French bring Tehreek-e-Labbaik Paki- he International Federa- lost, this is a tragic warning to did but at a rate far slower nationals and companies in stan to heel over the years, but tion of Red Cross and Red all countries, that every effort than what Tehran could pro- "Now, any enrichment (lev- assessment that "Iran is not Pakistan were advised by their this week announced an outright Crescent Societies (IFRC) must be maintained and we duce. International inspectors el) is possible if we decide it," currently undertaking the key embassy to temporarily leave in ban against the group, effectively has said a humanitarian cannot afford to relax in con- already said Iran planned to do Salehi said. nuclear weapons-develop- the wake of the rallies led by an labelling it a terrorist outfit. Tcalamity is engulfing South Asia taining this deadly coronavirus,” so above-ground at its Natanz It wasn't clear why the first ment activities that we judge extremist party that paralysed Extra security personnel have as Covid-19 skyrockets across said IFRC South Asia head. nuclear site, not deep within announcement came from Qali- would be necessary to produce large parts of the country and been deployed to the French several countries setting new re- “The impact on frontline its underground halls hard- baf, a hard-line former leader in a nuclear device." left two police officers dead. embassy -- inside a guarded cords, with over 200,000 people workers is catastrophic. Thou- ened to withstand airstrikes. the paramilitary Revolutionary Iran previously had said it getting infected everyday. sands of Red Cross and Red Cres- The move is likely to raise Guard already named as a po- could use uranium enriched South Asia is fast becoming the cent volunteers have stepped up tensions even as Iran negoti- tential presidential candidate in up to 60% for nuclear-powered new global epicentre of the Cov- efforts to help the elderly and ates in Vienna over a way to Iran's upcoming June election. ships. However, the Islamic Re- id-19 pandemic, said IFRC on Friday. those most at risk with access to allow the U.S. back into the While 60% is higher than any public currently has no such This deadlier and more infec- lifesaving medical care, testing agreement and lift the crush- level Iran previously enriched ships in its navy. tious new wave is overwhelming and vaccinations. Millions al- ing economic sanctions it uranium, it is still lower than The threat of higher en- hospitals and social systems, heap- ready face extreme poverty and faces. However, its scope also weapons-grade levels of 90%. richment by Iran already had ing more distress on hundreds of we’re helping with food, water provides Iran with a way to Iran had been enriching up drawn criticism from the U.S. millions of people already experi- and other relief.” quickly de-escalate if it chose. to 20% — even that was a short and three European nations encing poverty and hardship. There is growing evidence The announcement also technical step to weapons in the deal — France, Germany On April 15, India recorded from health authorities that marks a significant escalation grade. The deal limited Iran’s and the United Kingdom. more than 200,700 cases in just more virulent Covid-19 variants after the attack that damaged enrichment to 3.67%. The 2015 nuclear deal, one day, more than double the are fuelling this current surge in centrifuges at Natanz, an at- The International Atomic En- which former President Don- country’s previous peak and the South Asia, said the IFRC. tack this past weekend sus- ergy Agency, which monitors ald Trump unilaterally with- highest of any country in the Dr Abhishek Rimal, IFRC’s Asia pected of having been carried Iran's nuclear program, did drew the U.S. from in 2018, Political parties frequently use diplomatic enclave closed to the world right now. Pacific coordinator for Emergency out by Israel. While Israel has not immediately respond to a prevented Iran from stock- social media platforms to rally public -- and additional ship- Bangladesh is recording almost Health, said several countries in yet to claim it, it comes amid a request for comment. Earlier piling enough high-enriched supporters. ping containers placed as forti- 50% more deaths a day than its South Asia have already reported long-running shadow war be- this week, it sent its inspectors uranium to be able to pursue Thousands of Tehreek-e-Lab- fications around its outer wall. previous peak in June 2020. the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of tween the two Mideast rivals. to Natanz and confirmed Iran a nuclear weapon if it chose in Pakistan’s daily cases are spik- concern from the UK and South Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, was preparing to begin 60% en- exchange for the lifting of eco- ing, with the highest ever Co- Africa, which are more infectious Iran's parliament speaker, an- richment at an above-ground nomic sanctions. vid-19 daily death rate. and are increasing hospitaliza- nounced the move in a Twit- facility at the site. The weekend attack at Na- Udaya Regmi, International Fed- tion, putting a massive burden on ter post later acknowledged by The heightened enrich- tanz was initially described eration of Red Cross and Red Cres- the health system. Iranian state television. ment could inspire a further only as a blackout in the elec- Pakistan Cabinet Reshuffle: cent Societies (IFRC) head of del- “As we enter the second year "The young and God-believ- response from Israel amid a trical grid feeding both its egation, South Asia, said the speed dealing with the pandemic, it’s ing Iranian scientists managed long-running shadow war be- above-ground workshops and Shaukat Tarin Fourth Finance with which the virus is spreading understandable that many peo- to achieve a 60% enriched ura- tween the nations. underground enrichment halls in the region is truly frightening. ple are sick of the restrictions nium product," Qalibaf said. "I Israeli Prime Minister Ben- — but later Iranian officials be- Over 1.5 million people are sick and want to resume normal life. congratulate the brave nation jamin Netanyahu has vowed gan calling it an attack. Minister In Two Years with Covid-19 in India, Bangla- We must redouble our efforts to of Islamic Iran on this success. never to allow Tehran to ob- Alireza Zakani, the hard-line desh and Pakistan combined and contain this disease as too many The Iranian nation’s willpower tain a nuclear weapon and his head of the Iranian parliament’s that is 50 times how many were lives are at stake. is miraculous and can defuse country has twice preemptive- research center, referred to any conspiracy." ly bombed Mideast nations to "several thousand centrifuges The head of the Atomic En- stop their atomic programs. damaged and destroyed" in a ergy Organization of Iran, the Iran insists its nuclear pro- state TV interview. However, no country's civilian nuclear arm, gram is peaceful, though the other official has offered that later acknowledged the move West and the IAEA say Tehran figure and no images of the af- Two Covid-19 Vaccine Doses to 60%, according to state TV. Ali had an organized military nu- termath have been released. Akbar Salehi said the centrifuges clear program up until the end Satellite images from Planet Mandatory For Pilgrims now produce 9 grams an hour, of 2003. An annual U.S. intel- Labs Inc. obtained by The Associat- but that would drop to 5 grams ligence report released Tues- ed Press show no apparent above- Going On Hajj an hour in the coming days. day maintained the American ground damage at the facility. Agencies he Hajj Committee of India "China Poses Biggest Geopolitical Test has informed that all Mus- Tlims intending to go on Agencies HAUKAT TARIN, Hajj this year have to get both For US In 21st Century": CIA Chief doses of the COVID-19 vaccine ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday a former banker, was before leaving for Saudi Arabia. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and the coronavirus pandemic. appointed a new finance min- Snamed as the new Last year, Saudi Arabia had Responding to a question ister, its fourth in two years, in finance minister. He had held cancelled entry for outsiders to WASHINGTON: China poses the from Senator Peter Welch, Burns a shake-up of the government’s the finance minister portfolio perform Hajj, instead allowing The Hajj this year is supposed single biggest geopolitical test said that certainly, there are go- economic team, the prime min- Muslims living in the kingdom to be held from July 17. for the US in the 21st century, ing to be some areas where it's ister’s office said, as the gov- in a previous government. His to perform the pilgrimage. Khan noted that the Saudi gov- CIA Director William Burns has in their mutual self-interest to ernment enters a key period of predecessor, Hammad Azhar, The Times of India on Friday ernment had not provided any said, stressing that this threat is work together. Climate change budget-making and implemen- held the portfolio for less than quoted Hajj Committee CEO communication on the Hajj pil- more serious than those from and nuclear nonproliferation are tation of IMF reforms. three weeks. Maqsood Ahmed Khan as saying, grimage yet. He added that those Russia during the Cold War. a few of those areas. Shaukat Tarin, a former banker, "It is informed that as per health pilgrims travelling for Umrah Burns made the remarks to But there are an increasing was named as the new finance Shibli Faraz who interchanged minister of Saudi Arabia and an would have to be vaccinated. members of the House Select and growing number of areas minister. He had held the finance his portfolio with Fawad as sci- email from consulate-general of Earlier this month, the Saudi Committee on Intelligence dur- in which China poses a real minister portfolio in a previous ence and technology minister, India, Jeddah, pilgrims visiting ministry of Hajj and Umrah ing a Congressional hearing on unfolds across a whole range challenge, he said. government. His predecessor, according to PM Office. the kingdom need to get two had issued a statement giving worldwide threats on Thursday. of areas from military to ideo- During the hearing Congress- Hammad Azhar, held the portfo- Hammad Azhar, previously doses of the vaccine before de- guidelines for who could per- "I think China poses the single logical in terms of our values, man Raja Krishnamoorthi, the lio for less than three weeks. the industries and productions parture for Saudi Arabia." form Umrah. Al Jazeera reported biggest geopolitical test for the economic and especially at its only Indian-American in the Prime Minister Imran Khan minister, will now be hold- “In case Indian pilgrims per- "These [pilgrims permitted to United States as far out into the 21st core competition and technol- House Intelligence Committee, also shuffled other key econo- ing the position of Minister for form Hajj 2021, outgoing flights perform Umrah] include indi- century as I can see," Burns said. ogy as well," Burns said. said China possesses substan- my-related ministries, including Energy. He has replaced Omar will start from mid-June. Those viduals who have received two "What distinguishes that The US and China are at odds tial cyber-attack capabilities the economic affairs and power Ayub Khan who has now been who have applied for Hajj 2021 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, challenge from an increasingly over a range of issues from that have been identified with portfolios. appointed as economic affairs are advised to take the first dose of those having received one dose adversarial Chinese Commu- trade to human rights in Tibet, localised infrastructure disrup- Information minister minister. In place of Hammad the vaccine now on their own, so of the vaccine at least 14 days nist Party from, for example, Hong Kong and China's west- tions in different countries, for The prime minister appointed Azhar, the prime minister ap- that at the time of departure, the before performing the pilgrim- the challenge we faced with ern Xinjiang region, as well as instance, following the clashes Chaudhry Fawad Hussain as pointed Makhdoom Khusro second dose is also given to them,” age, or a person who has recov- the Soviet Union during the over Taiwan, Beijing's asser- between China and India on the Minister for Information and Bakhtiar as Federal Minister for The Times of India reported. ered from the virus." Cold War, is that this challenge tiveness in the South China Sea Line of Actual Control. Broadcasting, replacing Senator Industries and Production.

NEWS MAKERS Russian Jet Fighter Intercepts Another US Spy Plane Over Pacific Ocean Egyptian Architects Win Mosul Mosque Competition Agencies of its airspace, the US and the Agencies Europeans have escalated their Russia says a MIG-31 jet fighter activities near Russian borders ight Egyptian archi- has intercepted a US RC-135 since the end of last year. tects have won an strategic reconnaissance plane The latest intrusion of the international com- over the Pacific Ocean while Russia airspace also came amid petition for the re- approaching Russia’s territorial growing media reports about Econstruction of the historic waters, forcing the spy aircraft to US contemplation of deploying al-Nouri Mosque complex in veer off course. warships to the Black Sea in the Mosul, Iraq, selection organ- Russian radars detected an coming weeks. iser UNESCO said Thursday. air target approaching the state Citing anonymous Pentagon The complex was severely border over the Pacific Ocean officials, CNN reported last Fri- damaged by conflict in 2017, along the coast of Kamchatka, day that Washington was seek- and the rebuilding of the said the defense ministry on Fri- away from the Russian Federa- Saturday statement that it had ing to send an explicit message mosque is part of the organ- day, adding the US spy plane had tion's state border, the Russian dispatched a MiG-31 fighter jet to Moscow through the military isation’s project for the reha- not violated Russia’s border. fighter returned safely to its the Black Sea to “identify the air buildup that US is closely moni- bilitation of the ancient city. "A MiG-31 fighter took off from home airfield." target and prevent violation of toring its activities. The mosque, built in the captured by government forces. tor-General Audrey Azoulay. an airfield in the Kamchatka Re- The latest aerial confronta- the Russian state border.” The latest aerial encounter 12th century and famous for Selected from among 123 “Heritage sites and histori- gion to identify and escort it,” tion between the two rival pow- The US spy plane involved in came two days after Moscow its leaning minaret, suffered entries, the winning design is cal monuments are powerful said a defense ministry official. ers came just days after another the incident was also identified as accused the US and other NATO badly in fighting between the called, “Courtyards Dialogue”. catalysts for people’s sense of “The fighter crew identified Russian jet fighter intercepted a a RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft countries of deliberately turning ISIL (ISIS) group and US and The reconstruction “will be belonging, of community, and the air target as an RC-135 stra- US spy plane that had violated that was also flying off the Far East Ukraine into a “powder keg” by Iraqi forces, known as the Bat- a landmark in the process of identity,” she added. tegic reconnaissance aircraft the country’s airspace. coast of the Kamchatka peninsula. increasing arms supplies to Kiev tle for Mosul. advancing the war-torn city’s “They are key to reviving of the US air force. After the The Russian National Defense Despite Russia’s repeated and inflaming tensions in the ISIL has been accused of reconciliation and social co- the spirit of Mosul and of Iraq foreign military aircraft turned Control Center announced in a warnings against the violation country’s volatile eastern region. blowing up the site before it was hesion”, said UNESCO Direc- as a whole.” News Saturday | 17-04-2021 05 PSAJK Appeals Parents To Pay Fee Mainstream Leaders Demand Repeated Power Cuts During ‘Can’t Expect Unpaid Teachers To Ramadan Irk Khrew Residents Conduct Online Classes’ Release Of Mirwaiz Umar Observer News Service er supply as per their curtailment schedule which affects the resi- Observer News Service said Var. “The future of lakhs of Observer News Service PULWAMA: Even though the dents quite badly,” said Shoaib students will be in jeopardy and spring season has already start- Ahmad, a resident of Shaar Shali SRINAGAR: Private Schools As- livelihood of more than 60,000 SRINAGAR: Senior National ed across the Kashmir, people are of Khrew, Pampore. “Our sociation of Jammu and Kash- persons will be lost.” Conference leader and Mem- in Khrew belt of Pampore of area reels under darkness in mir (PSAJK) Friday appealed The Association said that it is a ber Parliament Justice Hasnain Southern district of Pulwama the evening. Despite arrival of the parents whose wards are social issue and the society needs Masoodi Friday said that stop- Friday expressed their resent- spring season and considerable studying in various private edu- to come forward at this juncture. ping Mirwaiz from offering ment against the PDD’s decision improvement in weather, the cational institutes to pay the Lamenting the role of govern- prayers reflects the situation is of supplying electricity as per power supply is snapped as per school fee as most of the schools ment in saving the educations not normal in Kashmir. old schedule and that too with winter schedule and pesky pow- are on the verge of closure due sector, the Association said that Speaking to KNS, NC leader frequent cuts in the holy month er cuts are still prevalent.” to the financial crunch. there seems to be no roadmap said, "By not allowing religious of Ramadhan. Since January, the power de- The Association said that the with the government. “All pack- leader like Mirwaiz to move Locals from area said, that velopment department had fee paid by a student is the only ages, policies, guidelines etc out to perform his religious their area isn't even getting failed to ensure proper power source of income for a school seem to be on paper only. We duties openly indicates that power supply as per the winter supply as per their curtailment and if that income won’t come are yet to see government work the tall claims made by the schedule which was announced schedule which affects residents on time then it creates a sur- on ground for saving the educa- central and local government and implemented in 1st week of as well businessmen and indus- vival issue for the educational tion sector especially securing are falling flat," he said. November last year. trialists, said another resident. institute itself. “As of now the the future of students and liveli- He urged the government to “Winter is over but our power Locals said that PDD has failed to physical classes in the schools hood of more than 60000 teach- set Mirwaiz free so that he can Unfortunate That Pulpit Of Jamia woes continue. We are still get- provide power supply in the area are closed but every school is ers and other staffers,” said Var. perform his religious obligations. ting the power supply worse at Iftari and Sehri time as well trying its best to compensate “It seems education is of their CPIM leader, Mohammad Masjid Forcibly Kept Silent: APHC than the winter schedule, said due to which locals are suffering. the loss by way of conducting least priority for the current of- Yousuf Taragami said, "On one Aadil Ahmad a resident of “We took up the issue with online classes. Teachers have to ficials at helm.” side Government is saying that Observer News Service basic human right to seek Khrew. authorities who are assuring do twice as much work to con- The Association said that de- no one is under detention now spiritual solace in prayers He said that unscheduled and us of improvement in the pwer duct these online classes,” said spite promises there has been in Kashmir, even the claim was SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyat and supplications is a threat frequent power cuts still persist schedule, but on ground nothing GN Var, president PSAJK. “When no relaxation for schools with made from the floor of the par- Conference Friday said that it to the “peace” in the valley? in the entire region despite the happens,” they said the same teacher can’t be paid regards to official paperwork. liament but on the other hand is extremely unfortunate that “At a time of this deadly arrival of spring season. They requested concerned on-time how can we expect him “There was promise of grant of the influential religious leader even on the first Friday of the pandemic when the need to “Since November snowfall, the higher ups to look into the mat- or her to teach the students. We extension of registration and like Mirwaiz is not allowed to blessed month of Ramadan, seek refuge from it by praying power development department ter at an earliest so that locals know that online classes are no other NOCs but in reality every- lead the prayers at historical the pulpit of Jamia Masjid in to the almighty is all the more has failed to ensure proper pow- can heave a sigh of relief—(KNO) match to physical classes but still day schools are being forced to Jamia Masjid even in the Holy Srinagar continues to remain urgent, the pulpit of Jamia it provides something to rely on.” get the certificates regarding af- month of Ramadan." silent, as Kashmir’s chief cleric Masjid is forcibly kept silent.” The Association said that filiation, registration etc. Penal- He added: "The government and chairman of Hurriyat Mir- The statement said that it there are recurrent costs for ties are being levied on us. There is contesting its own claims that waiz Umar Farooq continues has been more than twenty school but the income is either is no relaxation in taxation too. In no one is under detention here to be kept under “arbitrary months now that Mirwaiz Keeping Darbar At Jammu stagnant or has drastically gone short there is no relaxation given now, Everything is normal, but house detention”. Umar Farooq is “arbitrarily down. “Number of our schools to schools and in return every the same government is not al- In a statement, APHC and forcibly” detained at are on the verge of closure. If the school is being forced to teach lowing Mirwaiz to move out." said that the Pulpit of Jamia his home and not allowed Unwise Decision: RTI Movement schools get closed in the absence students free,” said Var. The As- He asked for the restoration of Masjid in the holy month of to fulfil his responsibilities of collection of fee, it will desta- sociation demanded that current democratic rights in Jammu and Ramadan reverberates with even as the Mirwaiz. ‘It Has Nothing To Do With Spread Of Covid-19’ bilise entire education sector. All registrations should be extended Kashmir without any excuse. spiritually, uplifting waz-o- APHC said that this “high- Observer News Service larly civil secretariat was closed our progress achieved during the to 2022 due to the extraordinary The treatment of the adminis- tableeg, supplications and handedness” of the authori- in Srinagar and opened in last three decades will be lost,” situations we are facing. tration towards the Mirwaiz is un- fervent prayers to almighty ties is regrettable and con- SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Jammu in November 1st week. acceptable, unjustified, he added. Allah, providing solace and demnable. “Such tactics only RTI Movement Friday urged Lt During that time also COVID Reacting to the continued nourishment to the souls of further alienation, while Governor Manoj Sinha to re- 19 was at peak. This is unac- detention of Mirwaiz, PDF those participating in it. strengthening our belief in think on not undertaking bi- ceptable to people of Kashmir chairman Hakeem Yaseen said, APHC asked that if the steadfastness and patience.” annual Durbar Move. which goes against the tradi- "Our constitution has given us In a statement Chairman RTI tions and culture of J&K” said IUST Hosts Training Programme right to express and operate man Qayoom Wani said "Since should set free the Mirwiaz at Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Dr Raja Muzaffar. peacefully. The administration the beginning, I am saying that the earliest. The government Bhat said that it was an unwise "The officials will be travel- On One District One Product should allow Mirwaiz to lead Mirwaiz is a religious scholar. should not interfere in reli- decision which should be revis- ling in their private cars or hired the prayers at Jamia Masjid in In this auspicious month of gious obligations", he said. ited as durbar move has no rela- vehicles. They won’t be coming Image for representation this holy month." Ramadan, the detention of The government should re- tion with spread of COVID 19. to Srinagar in a procession or a Jammu and Kashmir Civil Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is very lease all political prisoners in “The UT administration has jam packed train or trucks. How Society Forum (JKCSF) chair- unfortunate. The government view of Ramadan, he added. claimed that due to sudden can COVID 19 spread by allow- upsurge in the COVID-19 the ing offices to shift from Jammu bi-annual durbar move has to Srinagar. Not asking all the been stalled. The offices won’t offices to move to Srinagar be shifted from Jammu to Sri- will also have an impact on the ‘Surge In Admissions Of Critically Ill nagar for summer session until economy of hoteliers and guest further notice. If this was the house owners where the em- case why was the durbar move ployees are kept for 6 months Covid Patients In Kashmir Hospitals’ undertaken last year in October by the J & K Estates Department Need More ICU Beds To Save Critically Ill Patients: DAK when the move offices particu- " the statement adds.

the past two weeks. And many Image for representation of them need intensive care ventilator support, he said. Frequent Traffic Jams Irk “At SMHS hospital, we re- Observer News Service trainees interacted for differ- ceive 20-30 severe cases every Commuters In Bandipora ent requirements of training to day, and many of them are criti- AWANTIPORA: Ten days train- implement the scheme properly. cal. They come in with ravaged Observer News Service ing as mute spectacular. ing program on One District Various issues were raised by the lungs and oxygen levels as low "Encroachers have randomly One Product (ODOP) for Fruit officer’s trainees during interac- as 50-60. They need ICU beds.” BANDIPORA: Daily commut- occupied footpaths leaving no 'Dying' Trump and Vegetables organised by tions which were deliberated He said the patients don’t get ers, particularly employees and space for the movement of pe- Sanctions Imam the Department of Food Tech- upon to take them to the logical ICU beds because all ICU beds businessman, in North Kash- destrians and the moving vehi- Raza Shrine nology, Islamic University of conclusion. are occupied. “The situation is mir's Bandipora district, are fac- cles even on the main streets of Science and Technology con- The program was inaugu- same in other hospitals where ing a tough time due to frequent the town thereby also result in a hile Donald Trump cluded on Thursday. The pro- rated on April 5, with welcome patients are struggling to get traffic jams at peak hours. massive traffic jam," they said. was virtually gasp- gramme was organised for note by Er. Tariq Ahmad Ganai. ICU beds.” A group of commuters said, Junaid Ahmad said that he had a Wing for breath to Horticulture Development While addressing the partici- With the resurgence of Cov- that authorities have failed to medical emergency but was stuck stay alive as President of Officers from Department of pants Dean Academic Affairs, id-19, hospitals across Kashmir regulate traffic in the main town in a traffic jam at the main market the United States for a few Horticulture, Planning & Mar- Prof AM Shah highlighted the have run out of ICU beds. “Lack Bandipora particularly from Ku- for around 20-25 minutes. more days he imposed new keting J & K during which Six importance of industry viz-a- of ICU beds is turning into a loosa to Gulshan chowk. "The distance could be easily sanctions on two Iranian foundations on Wednesday. officers from Jammu division viz branding. Dean Research nightmare, with critically ill They also allege that traffic covered in 5 minutes. Unfortu- The designations an- and twelve from Kashmir divi- IUST, Prof H R Naik emphasised patients kept in general wards jams go from bad to worse each nately, no traffic official was nounced by the U.S. sion were trained for the im- on continuous follow up of on regular beds.” day while the administration is present there," he said. Treasury Department target plementation of ODOP Scheme. new industrial units to be es- “The next few weeks could still operating in the same way Saleem another local said that Execution of P06 During the training the trainees tablished under ODOP scheme. be challenging as cases are ex- as it did a decade ago. the failure of the authorities to were exposed to food processing Director Agriculture Kashmir, Observer News Service ber of ICU beds in hospitals to pected to rise further because Locals said in the absence of ensure smooth flow of traffic has machinery and their function- Iqbal Chaudhary, who was the prevent corona deaths,” said enough people are still suscep- proper traffic regulation, vehicular evoked strong resentment from ing, product development, DPR chief guest highlighted the SRINAGAR: Doctors Associa- DAK President Dr. Nisar ul Has- tible to the virus,” he said. movement frequently comes to the commuters. formulation and Food Safety and availability of raw material for tion Kashmir (DAK) Friday said san in a statement. “The situation can be kept standstill at the vital intersection "Frequent unending traffic Quality Control by the resource food industry and prevention of more intensive care unit (ICU) He said hospitals in Kashmir under control if vaccine is on the Kuloosa-Nowpora road. jams have drastically affected persons from Food Industry, IUST post-harvest losses. State Nodal beds are needed to save se- are witnessing an increase in opened up for more people Locals also complained that the our lives and business," he said. and SKUAST-K. During the train- Officer, PMFME, J&K briefed verely ill Covid-19 patients. admissions of severe and criti- and Covid-19 protocols are lack of parking lots in the market The worst affected are the gov- ing, the trainees were facilitated about the PMFME scheme, its “We need to increase the num- cally ill Covid-19 patients over strictly adhered to,” he said. increases their problems. ernment employees and busi- with Industrial Visit to lassipora, implementation and role of The commuters said that resi- nessman who reach late to the Anantnag and SKUAST-K, where- partner Institutes. Master Train- AT SMHS HOSPITAL, WE RECEIVE 20-30 SEVERE CASES every dents mostly keep the vehicles offices and other sectors,” he said. in they interacted with food pro- er, Dr Darakshan Majid, Master parked on the roads, leading to Meanwhile, the locals have appealed cessing industry, CA Stores and trainer for PMFME scheme pre- day, and many of them are critical. They come in with ravaged lungs and oxygen levels chaos and frequent traffic jams to the district administration to resolve Walnut Processing experts. The sented Vote of Thanks. “as low as 50-60. They need ICU beds.” while the authorities are watch- the issue as soon as possible—(KNO) NEWS MAKERS Kupwara Woman Gives Birth To Triplet LG Calls For Synergy Between Agencies Five Draft Mining Plans Observer News Service For Making J&K Power Surplus Approved In Anantnag SRINAGAR: A woman from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district delivered a Observer News Service discussed during the review meeting. the CSR works being carried out by Observer News Service triplet, all girls on Friday. Taking stock of the local employ- the executing agencies in the field The 29-year-old woman, wife of Nisar Ahmed, a resident of Lolab Kupwara JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj ment being generated in these power of Healthcare, Education, Swachh ANANTNAG: The District Level Mining Plan gave birth to triplets at a private nursing home here in Srinagar. The mother Approval Committee (DLMPAC) under the had normal delivery, Dr Asmat Suhail Khanday, the attending doctor said. All Sinha Friday took a comprehensive projects, the Lt Governor asked the Bharat, and Vocational Training and review of the status of various proj- project executing agencies to ensure called for amplifying such socio-eco- chairmanship of District Development Com- babies and their mother are doing fine, she said. She said it was the second missioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla delivery of the woman. Earlier, she had given birth to a baby boy. (KNT) ects of Chenab Valley Power Projects maximum local employment while nomic initiatives under CSR to bene- Pvt Ltd. (CVPPPL) in Jammu and Kash- implementing the projects and un- fit the people of the region and mak- Friday granted approval to 5 Draft Mining Plans for Minor Mineral Blocks at DC office here. mir in a meeting at the Raj Bhavan. dertaking short-term skill enhance- ing positive changes in their lives. Pertinently, the auctioning of 20 identified Managing Director, CVPPPL, A.K Choud- ment initiatives for the local youth. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secre- Three Commercial Establishments minor mineral blocks was done through online hary briefed the Lt Governor regarding the The Lt Governor issued on-spot tary; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Sec- mode and the committee had approved draft Sealed In Jammu present status of the power projects in the directions to concerned officers for retary to the Lt Governor; A.K. Choud- plans for 13 minor mineral blocks earlier. Observer News Service UT viz.- Pakal Dul HE Project(1000 MW), removing any bottlenecks hamper- hary, Managing Director, Chenab Stressing on smooth execution of the leas- Kiru HE Project (624 MW), Kwar HE Project ing the completion of ongoing proj- Valley Power Projects (CVPPPL); Rajan es, the DDC directed the concerned officers to JAMMU: Jammu Municipal Corporation Friday sealed three municipal (540 MW), Kirthai-II HE Project (930 MW). ects and called for better synergy Kumar, CGM, NHPC Regional Office, take steps for facilitating the leases besides commercial establishments for non-payment of rent. Cumulatively, the upcoming pow- between agencies for making J&K a Jammu, and Nirmal Singh, GM, Dul- ensuring strict monitoring by district level On the instructions of Commissioner, JMC, Avny Lavasa and under the er projects will generate 3094 MW power surplus region in the country. hasti Power Station were present. task forces. supervision of Assistant Commissioner (R), JMC, Sudhir Bali, the com- at the cost of an estimated Rs 23000 Stressing on speedy completion of Senior functionaries of the various He also called for adherence to all project mercial establishments at Gumat Steps, Jammu were sealed as the allot- crores, substantially enhancing the the projects, the Lt Governor direct- executing agencies including Rajendra guidelines besides environment protection steps ted did not pay the rent dues. The allottees were served several notices generation capacity in the region. ed the concerned officers for com- Chopde, Zonal Head M/s Patel Engi- like plantations, safeguarding embankments etc to deposit the rent arrears accumulated against them but despite lapse of The chair was briefed about the status pletion of all projects within the set neering Ltd; Sh. Rajendra Kumar, Proj- by the executioners as given under the plan. stipulated time period they have failed to deposit the same. of ongoing works, besides the to-date timelines. He also asked the CVPPPL ect Controller AFCONS; Sunil Sharma, Emphasising on protection of local inter- Further, Jammu Municipal Corporation has appealed to all municipal position of requisite approvals at vari- functionaries and the officials of the Executive Vice Chairman, Jaiprakash ests, Dr. Singla enjoined upon the officers of allottees Commercial/Residential to deposit rent dues along with GST up ous levels. Various other important is- executive agencies to ensure em- Associates Ltd; T. Krishna Vice Presi- Geology and Mining to ensure the project to 31st March 2021 to avoid legal action i.e. sealing of their premises and sues to facilitate the smooth and timely ployment of locals in the projects. dent & Head, Hydel &Tunnels Business proponents utilise their CSR component for cancellation of allotment order. implementation of projects were also The Lt Governor enquired about Unit L&T also attended the meeting. this purpose. 6 Saturday| 17.04.2021 Opinion, Analysis,Think! Essays

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ECONOMY CENTRAL J&K’s Socio-Economic Irony J&K Economy from the rear view-Part IV

Data available from 2004 to 2018 shows a consistent improvement in J&K’s Ejaz Ayoub IMR. From a high of 49 deaths per every 1000 children born in 2004 to 22 in 2018, J&K has consistently scored better than the all India average. The national av- his is the fourth piece in a Four-part series that outlines the processes of erage for the same time frame has come down from a whopping 58 to 32. Madhya change in J&K Economy since 1996-97 Pradesh at 48 IMR as on 2018 continues to be the worst while Nagaland at an The mainstream debate on economic development is often con- impressive IMR of 4 enjoys the top slot. To put things into perspective J&K’s fined to quantitative aspects depicted by hard numbers like Gross IMR at 22 is not just better than all India average (32) but better than 79 other DomesticT Product, per capita incomes, tax growth, investment rate, credit ex- countries including Bangladesh (31), Pakistan (67), Afghanistan (60.3), Nepal pansion, exchange rates and inflation. The obsession with these numbers often (31) & Myanmar (45). China and Sri Lanka on the other hand have an impres- overshadows the essential and importantly more meaningful dimensions of hu- sive IMR of 8 and 7 only. man progress. The problem with selective statistical methods like averages is Employment: Another important socio-economic factor which depicts the ef- that it blurs out some essential insights. Take for example the growth in per ficiency of the economy in creating viable jobs for its people is the employment capita income. By averaging out the wide range incomes with population size, it rate. Irrespective of the growth numbers, if an economy is not creating suffi- totally conceals the dangerous rise of wealth inequality. It was in this backdrop cient income generating work for its workforce, there is a possibility of catalyz- that the United Nations introduced the Human Development Index (HDI) as a ing poverty, worsening inequality and stimulating other harmful consequences more relevant measure of effectiveness of economic policies. on the human development. As per United Nations Development Programme (UNDP’s) official website, the HDI has been created to emphasize that people and their capabilities During 1950’s, over 85% of J&K’s population was engaged in agriculture. should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI, as per UNDP, can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of per capita income can end up with different human development outcomes. These Poverty contrasts, as per UNDP, can stimulate debate about government policy priori- Besides other things, one of the major yardsticks of a region's economic ties. The HDI captures achievement in key dimensions of human development performance is the percentage of people that have been alleviated from the trap i.e. a long and healthy life, education levels and standard of living by factoring of abject poverty. Although the percentage of people living below poverty line incomes levels. The last data available for HDI is that of 2018. J&K’s HDI in that in J&K is far less compared to all India levels, however, contrary to the con- year stood at 0.68 bettering all India average of 0.647. Pertinently, industrially tinuously improving national ratio, J&K’s graph has started showing signs of developed states like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, with huge economic output worry. Post 2009-10, the poverty levels have again started rising in J&K. While and substantially higher per capita incomes than J&K, rank much lower with J&K had shown remarkable progress in reduction of poverty from the early 90’s an HDI of 0.672 and 0.65 respectively. to 2010’s, however, there has been no further progress in this very significant Over a period of time the dependence on agriculture as a primary source of em- socio-economic indicator. Very recent surveys on J&K’s poverty are not avail- ployment has been replaced by the exponentially growing services sector and able, but indirect data points like consumption sketch a dangerously escalating to some extent by the manufacturing and construction sectors. J&K has a con- picture of poverty in J&K. sumption-driven economy with 23% of its current 44 lakh labor force deriving its livelihood from the trading sector and another 7% from the transport sector. While the UT has a comparatively small manufacturing sector, it does provide employment to around 3.5% of the working population. Handicrafts sector on the other hand provides income to more than three lakh artisans (7% of the workforce). More than 10% of the labor force work as government employees. The remaining working population is mostly absorbed by the agriculture sector with dismal support from a very limited number of extension counters of the corporate sector. Unfortunately, a sizable portion of this 44 lakh workforce often finds it difficult to get any paid work. The percentage of such workers is what is indicated by the unemployment ratio. During the last 21 quarters i.e. from March 2016 to March 2021, J&K’s average unemployment rate has hovered above 15% while So far this four part series on the last three decades of J&K’s economy as the average all India unemployment ratio for the same period has remained has been focusing on the hard data points of macro economy including eco- only around 7%. nomic output in terms of GDP, per capita incomes, tax & debt trajectories, movement in savings, credit expansion and loan defaults. This fourth and J&K’s last three decades have been marred with unprecedented political final piece of the series shall outline the changes in J&K’s socio-economic indicators like literacy, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, poverty, and employment. These qualitative indicators can provide key insights about the progressive changes in the crucial variables which actually determine the well-being of the people.

Literacy: It’s an established fact that if there is anything that can unleash the po- One can’t help but tential of a community and amplify its ability to create value in the most only wonder if J&K has efficient ways, it’s the investment on providing quality education to its people. Although “literacy” is a very basic measure of a much wider term managed to not just “education”, however, its performance does provide an insight about the progress or lack of it in this essential segment. Data available from the survive but surprisingly 1981 census shows that J&K’s literacy percentage at that point in time was outperform in many around 30.64% much behind the all India average level of 43.57%. With growing public consciousness towards education as a means for securing stable socio-economic factors Govt. jobs in the region, there has been a gradual improvement in this very essential socio-economic parameter. After two decades, the 2001 census data despite living through turmoil leading to over 3000 days of documented shutdown. Despite failing to recorded J&K’s literacy levels jumping to 55.52%. All India percentage for a consistent vortex catch up with the all India growth story post 1991 liberalization and lagging the same period was still ahead at 65.38%. As per 2011 census, J&K’s literacy in almost all macro-economic variables, the paradoxical performance of socio- levels crossed 67% for the first time compared to all India level of 74.04%. of political unrest, economic variables in J&K is a riddle worth studying. Barring employment, The latest data for 2020 shows J&K’s literacy rates reaching an impressive J&K’s performance in HDI, poverty, literacy, life expectancy and infant mortal- 77.30 %, almost touching the national figure of 77.70%. the level of economic ity rate shows a healthy pattern. Some seeds of the irony can be traced back to emancipation in normal the disruption caused in the categorization of economic classes in 1950, when land was distributed evenly among peasants and landlords blurred class lines. scenarios would have This iconic decision resulted in an economically homogeneous society with majority of the people lying somewhere in the middle of the income bell curve. been at a different level Land ownership has been a great leveler and this is why even today after almost altogether seven decades, the below poverty ratio in J&K is far better than the national average. Besides this, the vibrant culture of collectively operated charity insti- tutions has taken a deep and vital role in creating a people owned and operated social security net for the downtrodden and destitute. That’s why dying due Infant Mortality Rate: In his widely popular book “Factfulness”, author Hans to starvation or witnessing an old age home is still an alien concept in this re- Rosling says the reason he is obsessed with performance of Infant Mortality gion. Moreover, the sustained shutdowns and tremendous difficulty to secure Rate (IMR), as a socio-economic indicator, is that it measures the temperature stable livelihood has created an increased social consciousness towards educa- of the whole society. Children are vulnerable and there are many things that tion. The fast improving numbers in literacy compliment this assumption. One can impact their mortality like infection, poor nutrition, violence, condition of can’t help but wonder if J&K has managed to not just survive but surprisingly Life Expectancy: primary health care, access to safe drinking water, mothers’ education, sanita- outperform in many socio-economic factors despite living through a consistent tion etc. In general it is a concentrated indicator of the quality of the whole vortex of political unrest. The level of economic emancipation in normal sce- Life expectancy as a socio economic indicator reflects, among other things, society. narios would have been at a different level altogether. improvements in nutrition, health and, above all, a decrease in mortality. It also allows us to extrapolate at a glance the living conditions of populations in (Data has been taken from Reserve Bank of India website, various econom- general. J&K’s average life expectancy has always remained higher than the ic surveys and state budgets. In case of conflicting data points, RBI’s data has national average. Compared to a national average of only 49.70 years, J&K’s life been given preference) expectancy was way ahead at 56.1 years during the 1970-75 period. In sync with the global improvements in healthcare, nutrition and other ease of living pa- Views expressed in the article are the author’s own and do not necessarily rameters, this indicator has shown a remarkable growth in J&K as well. 2013-17 represent the editorial stance of Kashmir Observer data shows J&K’s average life expectancy at birth crossing 74 years. The na- The author has been working in the BFSI industry in the field of Financial Risk tional average has also improved to 69 years, but continues to lag behind J&K Management, Strategy and Foreign by almost a constant margin. Exchange. He can be reached at:[email protected]

ORTY-eight years after the 1971 war, which led to the independence of Bangladesh, each country involved in the conflict has institutionalised a distinct memory of the events of that year. In Bangladesh, the war is remem- Fbered as the Bengali people's struggle against an oppressive Pakistan army. In India and Pakistan, the war is often remembered as the Saturday| 17.04.2021 Opinion,Think! Analysis, Essays 7 Mental Mess Up How trauma, uncertainty and isolation have affected our minds and memory efore the pandemic, psychoanalyst Josh Cohen’s patients might come into his consulting room, lie down on the couch and talk about the traffic or the weather, or the rude person on the tube. Now they Bappear on his computer screen and tell him about brain fog. They talk with urgency of feeling unable to concentrate in meetings, to read, to follow intricately plotted television Moya Sarner programmes. “There’s this sense of debilitation, of losing ordinary facility with everyday life; a forgetfulness and a kind of deskilling,” says Cohen, author of the self-help book How to Live. What to Do. Although restrictions are now eas- ing across the UK, with greater freedom to circulate and socialise, he says lockdown for many of us has been “a contraction of life, and an almost parallel contraction of mental capacity”. This dulled, useless state of mind – epitomised by the act of going into a room and then forgetting why we are there – is so boring, so lifeless. But researchers believe it is far more interesting than it feels: even that this common experience can be explained by cutting-edge neuroscience theories, and She also that studying it could further scientific understanding of the brain and how it changes. I ask Jon Simons, professor suggests spending of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, could it really be something “sciencey”? “Yes, it’s definitely time in different rooms something sciencey – and it’s helpful to understand that this feeling isn’t unusual or weird,” he says. “There isn’t some- at home – or if you only thing wrong with us. It’s a completely normal reaction to this quite traumatic experience we’ve collectively had over have one room, try the last 12 months or so.” What we call brain fog, Catherine Loveday, professor “changing what the of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Westminster, calls poor “cognitive function”. That covers “everything lar event from this last year and say, when on earth did that even burnout. room looks like. I’m not from our memory, our attention and our ability to problem- happen?” For Cohen, the phenomenon of brain fog is an experi- solve to our capacity to be creative. Essentially, it’s think- Perhaps one of the most important features of this period ence of one of the most disturbing aspects of the uncon- saying redecorate – but ing.” And recently, she’s heard a lot of complaints about it: for brain fog has been what Loveday calls the “degraded social scious. He talks of Freud’s theory of drives – the idea that we “Because I’m a memory scientist, so many people are telling interaction” we have endured. “It’s not the same as natural have one force inside us that propels us towards life; another you could change the me their memory is really poor, and reporting this cognitive social interaction that we would have,” she says. “Our brains that pulls us towards death. The life drive, Cohen explains, fog,” she says. She knows of only two studies exploring the wake up in the presence of other people – being with others is impels us to create, make connections with others, seek “the pictures on the walls or phenomenon as it relates to lockdown (as opposed to what stimulating.” We each have our own optimum level of stimu- expansion of life”. The death drive, by contrast, urges “a some people report as a symptom of Covid-19, or long Covid): lation – some might feel better able to function in lockdown kind of contraction. It’s a move away from life and into a move things around for one from Italy, in which participants subjectively reported with less socialising; others are left feeling dozy, deadened. kind of stasis or entropy”. Lockdown – which, paradoxically, these sorts of problems with attention, time perception and Loveday is investigating the science of how levels of social has done so much to preserve life – is like the death drive variety, even in the organisation; another in Scotland which objectively mea- interaction, among other factors, have affected memory func- made lifestyle. With brain fog, he says, we are seeing “an at- sured participants’ cognitive function across a range of tion in lockdown. She also wonders if our alternative to face- rophy of liveliness. People are finding themselves to be more smallest space.” tasks at particular times during the first lockdown and into to-face communication – platforms such as Zoom – could have sluggish, that their physical and mental weight is somehow the summer. Results showed that people performed worse an impact on concentration and attention. She theorises – and heavier, it’s hard to carry around – to drag.” Freud has a when lockdown started, but improved as restrictions loos- is conducting a study to explore this – that the lower audio- word for this: trägheit – translated as a “sluggishness”, but ened, with those who continued shielding improving more visual quality could “create a bigger cognitive load for the which Cohen says literally translates as “draggyness”. We slowly than those who went out more. brain, which has to fill in the gaps, so you have to concentrate could understand brain fog as an encounter with our death Loveday and Simons are not surprised. Given the isola- much harder.” If this is more cognitively demanding, as she drive – with the part of us which, in Cohen’s words, is “going tion and stasis we have had to endure until very recently, thinks, we could be left feeling foggier, with “less brain space in the opposite direction of awareness and sparkiness, and these complaints are exactly what they expected – and they available to actually listen to what people are saying and pro- in the direction of inanimacy and shutting down”. provide the opportunity to test their theories as to why such cess it, or to concentrate on anything else.” This brings to mind another psychoanalyst: Wilfred brain fog might come about. There is no one explanation, no Carmine Pariante, professor of biological psychiatry at Bion. He theorised that we have – at some moments – a will single source, Simons says: “There are bound to be a lot of King’s College London, is also intrigued by brain fog. “It’s a to know something about ourselves and our lives, even different factors that are coming together, interacting with common experience, but it’s very complex,” he says. “I think when that knowledge is profoundly painful. This, he called each other, to cause these memory impairments, attentional it is the cognitive equivalent of feeling emotionally distressed; being in “K”. But there is also a powerful will not to know, deficits and other processing difficulties.” it’s almost the way the brain expresses sadness, beyond the a wish to defend against this awareness so that we can con- One powerful factor could be the fact that everything is emotion.” He takes a psycho-neuro-immuno-endocrinological tinue to live cosseted by lies; this is to be in “–K” (spoken so samey. Loveday explains that the brain is stimulated by approach to the phenomenon – which is even more fascinat- as “minus K”). I wonder if the pandemic has been a reality the new, the different, and this is known as the orienting re- ing than it is difficult to say. He believes we need to think some of us feel is too horrific to bear. The uncertainty, the sponse: “From the minute we’re born – in fact, from before about the mind, the brain, the immune and the hormonal deaths, the trauma, the precarity; perhaps we have uncon- we’re born – when there is a new stimulus, a baby will turn systems to understand the various mental and physical pro- sciously chosen to live in the misty, murky brain fog of –K its head towards it. And if as adults we are watching a bor- cesses that might underlie this lockdown haze, which he sees rather than to face, to suffer, the true pain and horror of ing lecture and someone walks into the room, it will stir our as a consequence of stress. our situation. Perhaps we are having problems with our brain back into action.” We might all agree that the uncertainty of the last year thinking because the truth of the experience, for many of Most of us are likely to feel that nobody new has walked has been quite stressful – more so for some than for others. us, is simply unthinkable. into our room for quite some time, which might help to ex- When our mind appraises a situation as stressful, Pariante I ask Simons if, after the pandemic, he thinks the plain this sluggish feeling neurologically: “We have effec- explains, our brain immediately transmits the message to structure of our brains will look different on a brain tively evolved to stop paying attention when nothing chang- our immune and endocrine systems. These systems respond scan: “Probably not,” he says. For some of us, brain fog es, but to pay particular attention when things do change,” in exactly the same way they did in early humans two mil- will be a temporary state, and will clear as we begin to she says. Loveday suggests that if we can attend a work lion years ago on the African savannah, when stress did not live more varied lives. But, he says, “It’s possible for meeting by phone while walking in a park, we might find relate to home schooling, but to fear of being eaten by a large some people – and we are particularly concerned about we are more awake and better able to concentrate, thanks animal. The heart beats faster so we can run away, inflam- older adults – that where there is natural neurological to the changing scenery and the exercise; she is recording mation is initiated by the immune system to protect against decline, it will be accelerated.” some lectures as podcasts, rather than videos, so students bacterial infection in case we are bitten, the hormone cortisol Simons and a team of colleagues are running a study can walk while listening. She also suggests spending time in is released to focus our attention on the predator in front of to investigate the impact of lockdown on memory in people different rooms at home – or if you only have one room, try us and nothing else. Studies have demonstrated that a dose aged over 65 – participants from a memory study that took “changing what the room looks like. I’m not saying redeco- of cortisol will lower a person’s attention, concentration and place shortly before the pandemic, who have now agreed to rate – but you could change the pictures on the walls or move memory for their immediate environment. Pariante explains: sit the same tests a year on, and answer questions about life things around for variety, even in the smallest space.” “This fog that people feel is just one manifestation of this in the interim. One aim of this study is to test the hypothesis The blending of one day into the next with no commute, mechanism. We’ve lost the function of these mechanisms, but of cognitive reserve – the idea that having a rich and varied no change of scene, no change of cast, could also have an they are still there.” Useful for fighting a lion – not for remem- social life, filled with intellectual stimulation, challenging, important impact on the way the brain processes memories, bering where we put our glasses. novel experiences and fulfilling relationships, might help Simons explains. Experiences under lockdown lack “dis- When I have experienced brain fog, I have seen it as a to keep the brain stimulated and protect against age-related tinctiveness” – a crucial factor in “pattern separation”. This distraction, a kind of laziness, and tried to push through, cognitive decline. Simons’ advice to us all is to get out into process, which takes place in the hippocampus, at the centre to force myself to concentrate. But listening to Loveday, Si- the world, to have as rich and varied experiences and inter- of the brain, allows individual memories to be successfully mons and Pariante, I’m starting to think about it differently; actions as we can, to maximise our cognitive reserve within encoded, ensuring there are few overlapping features, so perhaps brain fog is a signal we should listen to. “Absolute- the remaining restrictions. The more we do, the more the we can distinguish one memory from another and retrieve ly, I think it’s exactly that,” says Pariante. “It’s our body and brain fog should clear, he says: “We all experience grief, them efficiently. The fuggy, confused sensation that many our brain telling us that we’re pushing it too much at the times in our lives where we feel like we can’t function at of us will recognise, of not being able to remember whether moment. It’s definitely a signal – an alarm bell.” When we all,” he says. “These things are mercifully temporary, and something happened last week or last month, may well be hear this alarm, he says, we should stop and ask ourselves, we do recover.” with us for a while, Simons says: “Our memories are going “Why is my brain fog worse today than yesterday?” – and ... to be so difficult to differentiate. It’s highly likely that in a take as much time off as we can, rather than pushing our- The Guardian year or two, we’re still going to look back on some particu- selves harder and risking further emotional suffering, and The Benefits Of Giving Yourself A Break

Barton Goldsmith thing different. I can’t say that I knew what through stuff, and if you don’t think that’s the a month, and see what happens. I believe you would happen next, but I needed a change. The We are all going case, you are in denial or defensive for the will come back on your own, and when you do, ike many creative people, I sometimes truth is that getting stuck creatively is not a wrong reasons. I got mad at my music for all it will be better than it was before you stopped get bored with my “art” and have to permanent roadblock; it’s just a bridge that you through stuff, and if the wrong reasons, but then something heal- or got blocked. take a break. Stepping back can be a have to figure out how to cross. ing happened. We all have to put our energy somewhere, great way to unblock your creativity. Anyway, I wasn’t growing, and I got bored, you don’t think that’s I took out the guitars over the weekend, so if you need to take a break, try doing some- LI just did this and came back much stronger. then angry, and I decided to quit and put my and I don’t know why. I put them in stands thing different. For example, if you’re a writer, This process has also proved helpful to my studio away. I took down all of my equipment, the case, you are in around me and just sat with them. At first, it maybe take up a musical instrument. If you’re writer and musician clients. Hopefully, it will packed away everything, then closed the closet was a bit of a stare-down. I took photographs an actor, try writing. You get the idea. I poured be helpful to you in overcoming your own cre- door, so I wouldn’t see it. I also barely listened denial or defensive for and so did my wife, more as a means of rein- myself and my creativity into my work, and ative blocks. Doing this can work for almost to music during this period, but strangely troduction than for posterity. I rearranged my that got better too, come to think of it. anything you want to get better at. there was almost always a song in my head. the wrong reasons guitars several times, and then I started play- I know I’m not the first to discover this, I started my writing career as a musician, I even stopped looking at guitars online. ing one, then another, and then I began to sing. but not enough people do it. When you get a singer-songwriter, wanting to be the next Cat I honestly thought that this part of my life I went through several pieces that I didn’t blocked, learn to step away, not into nothing- Stevens or James Taylor. Needless to say, that might be over. I’ve been working so much have had in years. There is so much emotional think I would remember, and the real kicker ness but into another good avenue for your didn’t work out, but I still love music and play through the pandemic that I thought I might pain right now; people are telling me that no is that I was markedly better than when I had energy. When you return to your art or your a lot and create in my spare time. not ever have the time I needed to get better at therapists will take on new clients and are beg- stopped. work, chances are you will be better at it. Recently, my music was not flowing, and I my music — but I guess I never fully bought ging to be seen. Potential clients have actually And that, my friends, is the great tool (or felt like I wasn’t growing creatively. I was get- into that idea. burst into tears just because I was willing to trick) to allow your creativity to return to — ting frustrated, and I realised I should do some- Last week was one of the busiest weeks I listen to them on the phone. We are all going you. Just put whatever you’re doing aside for Psychology Today 8 Saturday| 17.04.2021 LIFE & TIMES

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Agencies reported. patients can get sunburned more easily, according to have prescribed an antihypertensive medication between The findings have been published in the Canadian Health Canada. 1998 and 2017. ommon medications used to treat hypertension Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). "The theory is that by making our skin cells more Patients with a higher risk of skin cancer must consid- (high blood pressure) may adversely raise the However, other common blood pressure drugs sensitive to the damage caused by ultraviolet radia- er other treatment alternatives, the researchers suggested, risk of skin cancers in people aged 66 and above, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, tion from the sun or a tanning bed, that medication adding patients taking thiazide diuretics must periodically claims a new study. angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel might increase skin cancer risk," Aaron Drucker, monitor for skin cancer. CLong-term intake of antihypertensive medications blockers and beta-blockers, did not raise this risk, the study co-author and dermatologist at the Women's While most skin cancers do not lead to death and can called thiazide diuretics, including hydrochlorothiazide, study showed. College Hospital, in Canada was quoted as saying to be treated with a simple surgery, an advanced squamous is linked with higher rates of non-melanoma and mela- Hydrochlorothiazide is known to make the skin more globalnews.ca. cell skin cancer or melanoma may put a patient's life at noma -- the two major types of skin cancers, globalnews.ca sensitive to ultraviolet radiation and sunlight, meaning The study included 3,02,634 patients in Ontario who risk, Drucker said.

Researchers visualise oxygen 5 hours of moderate activity a week required movement in ferroelectricity materials to avoid midlife Press Trust Of India uted significantly to the materials ferroelectricity, they found. hypertension: Study new study by an international When the conduit size was reduced team of researchers, including (as the device is made smaller), oxygen those from the Indian Institute conduction became more robust. These AGENCIES 60, exercise intake had slumped from a of Science (IISc), has unveiled findings were also confirmed by X-ray peak of approximately 560 exercise units Ahow an unusual form of ferroelectricity diffraction studies carried out in Sweden. ccording to a new study, to around 300 units, the equivalent to arises in certain nano-sized materials. Oxygen migration occurs due to young adults must step up the minimum of two-and-a-half hours The team included Pavan Nu- imperfections or "vacancies" in the crys- their exercise routines to a week of moderate-intensity exercise kala, Assistant Professor at the Cen- tal structure, explains Nukala. reduce their chances of de- recommended by the US Department of tre for Nano Science and Engineering "These structural defects are the Aveloping high blood pressure or hy- Health and Human Services. (CeNSE), IISc, and former Marie Curie key to the ferroelectric behaviour, pertension - a condition that may lead This was substantially less exer- Research Fellow at the University of and in general give novel functions to heart attack and stroke, as well as cise than White men (approximately Groningen, the Netherlands where a to materials." dementia in later life. 430 units) and slightly more than large part of the work was carried out Directly imaging the dynamics of The findings of the study were White women (approximately 320 as well as Tuhin Chakrabortty, PhD light elements using electron microsco- published in the American Journal of units). Of the four groups, Black wom- student at CeNSE. py has not been attempted until recently. Preventive Medicine. en had the least exercise throughout Using state-of-the-art atomic reso- Among the many challenges was Current guidelines indicate that the study period and saw declines lution microscopy, they showed experi- switched using an electric field. Nukala and colleagues used an fabricating electron microscope-com- adults should have a minimum of two- overtime to approximately 200 units. mentally for the first time that when an However, they are generally unsuit- advanced electron microscopy tech- patible capacitors made of hafnia. and-a-half hours of moderate-intensity "Although Black male youth electric field is applied, ferroelectric- able for miniaturisation because they nique that had recently been devel- The task of designing these sam- exercise each week, but the new study may have high engagement in sports, ity arises in materials called hafnia- lose their ferroelectric properties when oped and earlier used by a research ples was successfully led by Nukala, who led by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospi- socio-economic factors, neighborhood based oxides due to the displacement the crystal is made smaller than a par- team at the University of Groningen to believes that the protocols they have de- tals revealed that boosting exercise to environments, and work or family re- and reversible movement of negatively ticular size, it was noted. visualise a hydrogen atom, the light- veloped could help researchers perform as much as five hours a week may pro- sponsibilities may prevent continued charged oxygen atoms, Bengaluru- But in 2011, scientists showed that est chemical element. similar experiments on other materials. based IISc said in a statement. hafnia-based oxides could exhibit fer- In the new study, they imaged thin Another challenge was accurate sta- Such materials are useful for roelectricity even when they are nano- films of hafnium-zirconium oxide sand- tistical analysis of the microscopy data. low-power memory applications, ac- sized, and that this ferroelectricity in wiched between two electrodes. Nukala's student Chakrabortty, cording to Nukala, who is one of the fact grows stronger as the material size They were also able to track the who has been working on statistical in- corresponding authors of the study gets smaller, opening up numerous op- movement of atoms, including oxy- ference in biological systems, used im- published in 'Science'. portunities for microelectronics. gen, in real time when an electric age processing tools to establish that the "Hafnia-based ferroelectric memory However, there was no clear under- field was applied. reversible oxygen migration is indeed devices are already in production, even standing of how ferroelectricity hap- The researchers found that charged statistically significant. though the mechanism behind their be- pens in these nano-sized materials. oxygen atoms move from one electrode "The insights offered by the study haviour was not known," he says. Some scientists have proposed com- to another with the hafnia layer acting open up new avenues for designing Like magnets, ferroelectric mate- pelling theories about why and how as a conduit. When the electric field was oxygen-conducting ferroelectric materials show spontaneous polarisation these materials switch, but they have reversed, the direction of migration was rials that could be used for miniature the separation of positive and nega- not been experimentally proven so far, also reversed. memory and logic devices," the state- tive charges which can be reversed or according to the statement. It was this migration that contrib- ment said.

tect against hypertension in midlife - engagement in physical activity through particularly if it is sustained in one's adulthood," said first author Jason Na- thirties, forties and fifties. gata, MD, of the UCSF Division of Ado- Twitter analysing harmful In the study, researchers fol- lescent and Young Adult Medicine. lowed approximately 5,000 adults Additionally, Black men re- ages 18 to 30 for 30 years. The partici- ported the highest rates of smoking, impacts of its AI/ML algorithms pants were asked about their exercise which may preclude physical activity habits, medical history, smoking sta- over time, he noted. tus, and alcohol use. Blood pressure Physical activity for White men Agencies use and to help Twitter prioritise which issues and weight were monitored, together declined in their twenties and thir- to tackle first," the company elaborated. with cholesterol and triglycerides. ties and stabilised at around age 40. n a bid to assess racial and gender bias in Twitter said it will research and understand Hypertension was noted if blood For White women, physical activity its artificial intelligence/machine learning the impact of ML decisions, conduct in-depth pressure was 130 over 80 mmHg, the hovered around 380 exercise units, systems, Twitter is starting a new initiative analysis and studies to assess the existence of threshold established in 2017 by the dipping in their thirties and remain- called Responsible Machine Learning. potential harms in the algorithms it uses. American College of Cardiology/ ing constant to age 60. ITerming it a long journey in its early days, Some of the tasks will be a gender and American Heart Association. Rates of hypertension mirrored Twitter said the initiative will assess any "unin- racial bias analysis of its image cropping (sa- The 5,115 participants had been this declining physical activity. Ap- tentional harms" caused by its algorithms. liency) algorithm, a fairness assessment of our enrolled by the Coronary Artery Risk proximately 80-to-90 per cent of Black "When Twitter uses ML, it can impact hun- Home timeline recommendations across racial Development in Young Adults (CAR- men and women had hypertension dreds of millions of Tweets per day and some- subgroups and an analysis of content recom- DIA) study and came from urban by age 60, compared with just below times, the way a system was designed to help mendations for different political ideologies sites in Birmingham, Ala., Chicago, 70 per cent for White men and 50 per could start to behave differently than was in- across seven countries. Minneapolis, and Oakland, Califor- cent for White women. tended," said Jutta Williams and Rumman Chow- "The most impactful applications of re- nia. Approximately half the partici- "Results from randomised con- dhury from Twitter. sponsible ML will come from how we apply our pants were Black (51.6 per cent) and trolled trials and observational stud- "These subtle shifts can then start to impact learnings to build a better Twitter," the com- the remainder were White. Just un- ies have shown that exercise lowers the people using Twitter and we want to make pany said. der half (45.5 per cent) were men. blood pressure, suggesting that it sure we're studying those changes and using This may result in changing its product, Among the four groups, who were may be important to focus on exer- them to build a better product," they said in a such as removing an algorithm and giving peo- categorised by race and gender, Black cise as a way to lower blood pressure statement late on Thursday. "Leading this work is our ML Ethics, Transpar- ple more control over the images they Tweet. men were found to be the most active in in all adults as they approach middle Twitter's 'Responsible ML' working group is in- ency and Accountability (META) team: a dedicated Twitter said it is also building explainable ML so- early adulthood, exercising slightly more age," said senior author Kirsten Bib- terdisciplinary and is made up of people from across group of engineers, researchers, and data scientists col- lutions so people can better understand its algorithms, than White men and significantly more bins-Domingo, MD, PhD, of the UCSF the company, including technical, research, trust and laborating across the company to assess downstream what informs them, and how they impact what they see than Black women and White women. Department of Epidemiology and Bio- safety, and product teams. or current unintentional harms in the algorithms we on the platform. But by the time Black men reached age statistics. Business Saturday | 17-04-2021 09 Maruti Suzuki Hikes Model Economy Better Placed To RTGS To Remain Unavailable Prices By Up To Rs 22,500 To For 14-Hr On Sunday Due To Offset Rise In Input Costs Meet Second Covid Wave Technical Upgrade With Vaccination Drive: CEA Agencies ing the cheques, people had to de- key aspect that promoters and posit them in bank ATMs and then entrepreneurs must take into ac- hief Economic Adviser K had to withdraw the cash. “It is a count is that countries such as V Subramanian on Friday process that took 45 days to two Japan and China have grown via said that the Indian econ- months, which India did at the exports in the last 50 years. One omy is in better shape to click of a button,” said Subramani- fact that stands out very clearly Caddress the challenge of the sec- an. “That illustrates the embracing is that in almost all cases, they ond wave of Covid-19 pandemic of digital technologies by India, started out by assembling in compared to last year as vaccines not only in the private sector but particular sectors and then inte- have been developed and vacci- in the government as well.” grated backwards and forwards nation drives are taking place. Digital transactions have in the value chain. NEW DELHI: The country's larg- 1.6 per cent, it added. “The uncertainty is much grown significantly. In many sec- “I think the automobile sector est carmaker Maruti Suzuki India The new prices are effective lower,” said Subramanian. He tors including transport, digital in India is a brilliant example of he RTGS for high-value after the close of business of (MSI) on Friday said it had hiked from Friday, MSI said. was responding to a question technologies have been used. that and the electronic sector transactions will remain April 17, the Reserve Bank of prices of most of its models by up The company sells various by Raghava Rao, vice president The GST (goods and services tax) now is also another example,” unavailable for 14 hours India said on Monday. to Rs 22,500 with immediate ef- models ranging from Alto to finance and India CFO at Ama- platform GST platform uses a lot said Subramanian. from midnight of Satur- "Accordingly, RTGS service fect to partially offset the impact S-Cross, priced between Rs zon India, about how he sees of analytics to track taxes. Maruti started assembling Su- Tday due technical upgrade to will not be available from of the rise in input costs. 2.99 lakh and Rs 12.39 lakh the economy recovering in the further improve the disaster 00:00 hrs to 14.00 hrs on Barring Celerio and Swift, (ex-showroom Delhi). country, during the e-commerce recovery time of the system, Sunday, April 18, 2021," the all the models of the compa- In March, the car market firm’s flagship Smbhav event. the RBI said in a statement. The RBI said. ny will be covered under the leader had said that over On saving lives and livelihoods, popular National Electronic It further said banks may in- price increase exercise. the past year, the cost of the Subramanian said the govern- Funds Transfer or NEFT for fund form their customers to plan "The company is increas- company's vehicles has been ment was driven by the simple transfers of up to Rs 2 lakh will their payment operations ac- ing the price for select models impacted adversely due to an goal of saving lives throughout continue to be operational as cordingly. owing to increase in various increase in various input costs. the pandemic. “If you read the usual during this period. The RTGS facility was made input costs," the auto major On January 18 this year, the Mahabharata, there is this objec- A technical upgrade of RTGS, available round-the-clock on said in a regulatory filing. automaker had announced to tive very clearly mentioned, ‘Sav- targeted to enhance the resil- all days from December 14 last The weighted average price hike prices of select models by ing a life that is in jeopardy is the ience and to further improve year, making India one of the increase in ex-showroom up to Rs 34,000 due to a rise in origin of dharma’,” said Subrama- the Disaster Recovery Time of few countries to operate the prices (Delhi) across models is input costs. PTI nian. “The essence of that was to the RTGS system, is scheduled system 24x7. -PTI actually save lives, which is what the government focused on at the start of the pandemic. We have sort of emerged from there.” “I think the Indian economy is zuki components for the car. Ini- China’s GDP Surges To Record Now there is a second covid really equipped to usher in signifi- tially, it was only about assem- wave, according to Subramanian, cant growth, that is happening in bly, but later the entire sector Citi To Exit Consumer and people need to be careful e-commerce,” said Subramanian. grew with a lot of small and me- 18.3 Per Cent In Q1 about it and follow all the regu- He highlighted the importance dium enterprises, contributing Banking Biz In India lations. “Overall, compared to of viewing ‘data’ as a public good, to the ancillary segment. That the previous episode, we are in a where it is about ‘of the people, led to a mushrooming of SMEs in better shape because the vaccine by the people and for the people.’ this space, who produced world- is already out there and vaccina- That is an area where public- class components and they were tion drives are proceeding.” private partnerships can be re- able to export them to differ- One key thing that has stood out ally critical. The value-added data ent countries. There are a few during the pandemic is the role of that can actually be generated key learning here. For a labour- e-commerce and digitisation that by these public-private partner- intensive economy like India, India has embraced. “I think the ships can be useful in healthcare, companies must be looking at most salient example of this is if finance, trade, trade credit. Also, the potential that exists. you take the way in which essen- technologies such as blockchain “We've actually talked about tials were provided to you know would play a key role in pushing that potential, to contribute to the almost 800 million people in In- better data and at the same time $5 trillion economy,” said Subra- dia,” said Subramanian. This was take care of the privacy protocols. manian. He was of the view that done through the Public Distribu- “India is among the leading companies can look to assemble tion System (PDS) and the use of economies in terms of embracing in India. For example, Apple’s BEIJING: China’s economy the IMF’s chief economist and Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-mobile. this change,” said Subramanian. iPhone is assembled in China. grew a record 18.3 per cent in director of research, said while Comparing such an initiative “India will definitely benefit from The other learning is for SMEs MUMBAI: American banking the decision to the absence of the first quarter of 2021, rid- releasing the report. with most advanced economies this change that has been brought to actually focus on becoming major Citibank on Thursday scale to compete in these ge- ing on strong domestic and China-US tensions that re- like the U.S, Subramanian said by the Covid pandemic.” globally competitive. That is announced that it will exit ographies. foreign demand and aided by main elevated on multiple that the US had to first physically E-commerce has a role to help important for them if they have from the consumer banking Contours of the exit were recovery from a low base in fronts, ranging from interna- print out cheques and get them Indian small and medium busi- to compete in the international business in India as part of a not immediately known and early 2020 when COVID-19 tional trade to intellectual prop- signed, put them in envelopes nesses to reach out to custom- markets. “This is where the idea global strategy. The business the proposed exit from the stalled the world’s second- erty and cybersecurity, also got and mail them through the United ers globally and compete with of self-reliant or Atmanirbhar comprises credit cards, re- consumer banking business largest economy, according to a mention in the report. States Postal Service. After receiv- other firms. Subramanian said a Bharat is extremely critical.” tail banking, home loans and will also need regulatory nods. statistics released on Friday. “Domestic economic dis- wealth management. “There is no immediate The gross domestic product parities arising from the pan- THE UNCERTAINTY IS MUCH LOWER,” SAID SUBRAMANIAN. HE The bank has 35 branches in change to our operations and (GDP) reached 24.93 trillion demic downturn may also was responding to a question by Raghava Rao, vice president finance and India CFO at Amazon the country and employs ap- no immediate impact to our yuan (about USD 3.82 trillion) prompt new trade barriers… “India, about how he sees the economy recovering in the country, during the e-commerce firm’s proximately 4,000 people in the colleagues as a result of this in Q1, data released by the Amid already high levels of flagship Smbhav event. consumer banking business. announcement. In the interim, National Bureau of Statistics trade restrictions, such actions On Thursday, the bank an- we will continue to serve our (NBS) said. would add to inefficiencies nounced exiting from the con- clients with the same care, em- This is the highest quarterly and weigh on the recovery. sumer banking businesses in pathy and dedication that we growth rate since China first be- Furthermore, risks of protec- 13 countries, with its global do today,” Citi India’s chief ex- gan publishing GDP data in 1993. tionist tendencies surround- CEO Jane Fraser attributing ecutive Ashu Khullar said. — PTI The double-digit growth ing technology are emerging,” DLMPAC Anantnag approves puts the average Q1 growth of the IMF report said. 2020 and 2021 at 5 per cent The IMF has also advised from the 2019 level, state-run China to further address its high 05 Draft Mining Plans Xinhua news agency reported. corporate debt levels that have UK Home Ministry Clears In the first three months, resulted from the easy mon- Observer News Service embankments etc by the execu- China saw a steady industrial etary policy put in place during tioners as given under the plan. Extradition Of Fugitive production rebound, improve- the coronavirus pandemic. ANANTNAG: The District Level Emphasising on protection ment in market sales, recovery Releasing the Q1 data on Mining Plan Approval Com- of local interests, Dr. Singla in fixed-asset investment, and Friday, NBS spokeswoman Liu mittee (DLMPAC) under the enjoined upon the officers of Businessman Nirav Modi noticeable momentum in for- Aihua said “the economic re- chairmanship of District Devel- Geology and Mining to ensure Agencies eign trade of goods, it said. covery in the first quarter of opment Commissioner (DDC) the project proponents utilise China’s economy, which was this year continued, and posi- Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla to- their CSR component for this K Home Secretary Priti the first to be hit by the corona- tive factors are accumulating”. day granted approval to 05 Draft purpose. Patel has signed off on virus pandemic when it broke “At the same time, we must Mining Plans for Minor Mineral Earlier, the Joint Director Ge- Uthe order to extradite out in central China’s Wuhan also see that the COVID-19 Blocks at DC office here. ology and Mining Kashmir, who Nirav Modi, wanted in India city in late 2019, and early to epidemic is still spreading Pertinently, the auctioning is also Member Secretary of the on fraud and money launder- recover from its impact, grew globally, the international of 20 identified minor mineral Committee, informed the chair ing charges related to the es- 2.3 per cent in 2020, register- landscape is complicated and blocks was done through online steps for facilitating the leases about the status of the e-auc- timated USD 2-billion Punjab ing the lowest annual growth severe, the foundation for do- mode and the committee had besides ensuring strict monitor- tioning of minor mineral blocks National Bank (PNB) scam case, rate in 45 years. mestic economic recovery is approved draft plans for 13 mi- ing by district level task forces. and the components of the plan. senior Indian diplomatic sourc- [Nirav Deepak Modi] could The GDP of the world’s sec- not yet solid, and some service nor mineral blocks earlier. He also called for adherence The meeting was also attended es in the UK said on Friday. be convicted in relation [to] ond-largest economy grew by industries and small and mi- Stressing on smooth execution to all project guidelines besides by ACR, CEO MC Anantnag, EE Modi, 50, who remains be- the conspiracy to defraud the 2.3 per cent expanding to USD cro enterprises are still facing of the leases, the DDC directed environment protection steps Flood Control, District Mineral Of- hind bars at Wandsworth PNB. A prima facie case is es- 15.42 trillion in 2020, accord- more difficulties in their pro- the concerned officers to take like plantations, safeguarding ficer and District Panchayat Officer. Prison in south-west London, tablished," the judge noted. ing to the data released by the duction and operation,” Liu has 14 days to apply for per- A prima facie case to have NBS said. was quoted by the Hong Kong- mission to appeal against the been established on all counts of In the local currency, the GDP based The South China Morn- SHORT TAKES Home Secretary's order in the charges brought by the Central exceeded the 100 trillion yuan ing Post as saying. High Court in London. Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and (USD 15.42 trillion) threshold Tian Yun, vice director of the Back on February 25, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to 101.5986 trillion yuan. Beijing Economic Operation Businesses Owned By Women Entrepreneurs Likely Westminster Magistrates' Court money laundering, intimida- Early this month, the IMF in- Association, told the Global had concluded that the dia- tion of witnesses and disappear- creased China’s GDP projection Times tabloid that the role of To Grow Up To 90% In Next 5 Yrs In India: Study mond merchant has a case to ance of evidence, he had said. to 8.4 per cent for this year, a sharp increase in overseas NEW DELHI: Businesses owned by enterprise. answer before the Indian courts, Under the UK Extradition Act a 10-year high but cautioned orders in shoring up China’s women entrepreneurs in India are It also found out that despite sev- leaving the sign off on the order 2003, the judge sent his find- that the growth is unbalanced industrial production acceler- likely to grow up to 90 per cent in the eral state-run schemes and policies with the Cabinet minister. ings to the Secretary of State for and private consumption has ation in the first three months. next five years, according to a new supporting women entrepreneur- He had allegedly perpetrat- Home Affairs. It is the UK Cabi- not recovered as fast. “The global economy seems study which also notes that the uptake ship, the uptake of such initiatives ed the fraud in the Punjab Na- net minister who is authorised The IMF projection is higher to be walking out of the pan- of government schemes supporting is quite low. tional Bank in collusion with to order an extradition under than the over six per cent tar- demic-induced recession, such entrepreneurs is quite low. "Only one per cent of the women his uncle Mehul Choksi. the India-UK Extradition Treaty get fixed by the Chinese gov- which will boost foreign de- The study by prominent philan- entrepreneurs surveyed have availed After a two year long legal and has two months within ernment for this year. mands for Chinese merchan- thropic organisation, EdelGive Foun- of any government scheme and this battle, District Judge Samuel which to make that decision. In its World Economic Out- dises till at least June. This dation, was conducted across 13 is primarily because just about 11 per Goozee had ruled that Modi only The CBI had registered look, the IMF also cautioned stays in contrast to last year states and Union territories (UTs). their family members, employees cent are aware of such programmes," has a case to answer in the In- the case on January 31, 2018 Beijing to address its high cor- when the recovery of the sup- The mapping of these areas listed and clients were also interviewed. the study says. dian courts but that there is no against Modi, Choksi and oth- porate debt levels resulting ply side outpaced that of the almost 3,300 women entrepreneurs Besides in-depth interviews were The multi-faceted study has fo- evidence to suggest he would ers including then officials from the easy monetary policy demand side,” he said. who were classified into three cate- carried out with 20 NGOs that di- cused on a cross-section of factors not receive a fair trial in India. of Punjab National Bank on a put in place during the coro- According to the Q1 data, gories--those engaged in manufac- rectly support women entrepreneurs. ranging from societal, financial, per- He also dismissed the hu- complaint from the Bank on navirus pandemic. China’s value-added industrial turing, retail and service delivery en- According to the study, around 80 sonal to familial to understand the man rights concerns that Mo- the allegations that the ac- “It’s still very heavily reli- output, an important economic terprises. Out of these, 1,235 women per cent of women, from semi urban overall journey of women entrepre- di's medical needs would not cused had hatched a criminal ant on public investment. And indicator, went up 24.5 per cent entrepreneurs were sampled and and rural India, feel a significant im- neurs along with looking at the role be addressed as per several In- conspiracy amongst them- private consumption has not year on year in the first quarter interviewed for the study. provement in their socio-economic of government, NGOs and corporates dian government assurances. selves to defraud the public recovered as fast as we would this year as factory activities In addition to these entrepreneurs, and cultural status after starting an in the ecosystem.PTI "I am satisfied that there is sector Bank by fraudulently have hoped,” Gita Gopinath, continued to pick up.PTI evidence upon which NDM issuing Letters of Undertaking. NEWS Saturday | 17.04.2021 10 HC Says No To PIL On Re-Registration Of Outside Vehicles Agencies

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea regarding re-registration of outside vehicles as Public Interest Litigation even as it ordered its listing on Monday with a petition pending before its single Bench. “List this petition along with the record of (a plea pending before court) on 19.04.2021. This petition would not be treated as PIL,” a bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajnesh Oswal said. The petitioner, Irshad Hussain amend/relax the rules in order Government, apply to the Munshi, a resident of Buchpora to avoid inconvenience to the Registering Authority, within Srinagar, has sought directions general public. whose jurisdiction the vehicle to the concerned authorities to Last week, a bench of Justice then is, for the assignment of a quash RTO Kashmir’s circular Ali Mohammad Magrey sought new registration mark. dated March 27, mandating the government’s response on a Therefore, he submitted that Devotees offer congregational prayers on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramazan in the historic Jamia Masjid in the Old City: KO Photo, Abid Bhat vehicle owners who have pur- petition filed by another in- it is the Central Government chased their vehicles bearing dividual. Advocate General which can prescribe the period outside registration number to D C Raina, questioned the and form in which the vehicle apply for a new registration as maintainability of a petition is required to be registered by per the provisions of Section challenging authority of the the registering authority. As Cases Resurge, SMHS Closes OPD Again 47/50 of Motor Vehicle Act 1988 Regional Transport Officer, He also submitted that in within a prescribed period of Kashmir, vis-à-vis issuance of a the event the RTO Kashmir’s Designates 12 Wards Including Paid Rooms As COVID Designated Wards 15 days, failing which action Circular on March 27 last. circular is given effect, it will as warranted shall be initiated The Advocate General fur- frustrate the object of Section Sheikh Danish designated Operation Theatre. against them. ther submitted that in imple- 47 which is sought to be imple- Ward number 08 comprising He also sought directions mentation and adherence to mented by the RTO Kashmir. SRINAGAR: In wake of the 36 beds shall be operated by also clarify by way of a cir- the law and in application In support of his submis- rise in the COVID-19 cases in Medicine (30 beds) as non-COVID cular or order on the issue of of Section 47 of the Motor sions, the senior counsel also Jammu and Kashmir, authori- ward and Dermatology (06 beds) levying of tax on the vehicles Vehicles Act, 1988, read with referred to and relied upon the ties at Srinagar Shri Maharaja jointly as rush increases,” the or- purchased outside J&K if the Section 50 and 54, the officials judgment of the High Court of Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital has der issued in this regard reads. previous owner of the vehicle have the authority to seek reg- Karnataka delivered— Jagdev decided to stop the Out-Patient In the meeting, it has been fur- has already paid the tax on the istration of the vehicle which Biradar v. State of Karnataka. Department (OPD) and said that ther decided to stop the operation vehicle. remained in the J&K for a pe- “Prima facie there appears to only surgeries of emergency na- of OPDs, adding that only surgeries He also sought directions to riod exceeding 12 months. be a consensus over the fact that ture, malignancies and other re- of emergency nature, malignan- clarify by way of circular from Earlier, Faisal Qadri, senior while adhering to the provisions ferral cases shall be entertained. cies and other referral cases shall which period the tax is to be counsel for the petitioner, in- of law, the Competent Authority Principal Government be entertained. Furthermore, the levied on the vehicles. vited attention of the Court to can seek such response from the Medical College (GMC) Srinagar patient load vis-à-vis duty roaster Munshi has also sought di- section 46, 47 and 50 of the owners whose vehicle remains chaired a meeting yesterday of doctors and paramecia staff rections to the concerned not Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to in the State other than the one regarding the preparedness of Hassan Shah Professor and In the meeting, it was decided should be regulated and rational- to seize or impound or fine the indicate that the scheme of from where the vehicle is pur- SMHS hospital Srinagar to deal Head Dermatology, Dr. Sajjad that Ward number 02, 03, 3A, ized, the meeting said. vehicles bearing outside regis- law provides that when a mo- chased for a period exceeding with the COVID-19. Ahmad Dar professor and Head 04, 18, 19, 20, isolation/drug De- Meanwhile, Dr. Nazir tration number in pursuance of tor vehicle registered in one 12 months, but the question is The meeting was attended Radiology, Dr. Mufti Mehmood Addiction Centre, paid rooms, Chowdhary said that 203 beds the RTO’s circular. State has been kept in another raised as to who that Competent by Dr. Masood Tanvir Professor Professor and Head Surgery, MICU, SICU, w-17 and disaster have been designated for COVID He also sought direction State, for a period exceeding Authority is?” and HOD medicine, Dr. Rouf Dr. Sonaullah Kuchay Professor management ward shall be des- beds at the hospital. He said that to the authorities concerned twelve months, the owner of Subsequently, “feeling it ap- Ahmad Professor and head and head Radiation Oncology, ignated as COVID-19 wards. the rush of patients has been in- to give the public ample pe- the vehicle shall, within such propriate”, the court had asked ENT, Dr. Tariq Qureshi Professor Dr. Naveed Nazir Shah Professor “Ward number 01 shall func- creasing with each passing day, riod of time for submitting heir period and in such form con- that to file their response so and Head Ophthalmology, Dr. and Head Chest Disease and Dr. tion exclusively for ENT depart- saying that nearly 30 patients documents for re-registration taining such particulars as may that the controversy is set at Ruksana Najeeb Professor and Nazir H Chowdhary Medical ment, besides, ENT department are being admitted at the hospi- and also sought directions to be prescribed by the Central rest. (GNS) Head anesthesiology, Dr. Iffat Superintendent SMHS hospital. shall carry out surgeries on their tal on a regular basis.

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Woman Cop Fired places of Kargil district mainly on higher reach- It may be recalled that in 2020, the Hajj forces, and allow civil society organisations to amid strained diplomatic ties between India with the intent of disrupting the search op- es mainly along Drass -Zojila etc. and at isolat- pilgrimage was out of bounds for the Muslim function by holding meetings, seminars and and Turkey. eration,” the police spokesperson said. ed places on higher reaches of Leh district,” he faithful from India as it came during the surg- discussions which would allow the people to The departure from the usual sight has al- Taking cognizance of the matter, he said, the said. ing peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in late-July, vent their emotions and relieve the psychologi- ready set the speculations rife with many won- policewoman has been arrested and subse- The weather department has also issued and this year, the country is witnessing a sec- cal pressure on them. dering, “Is it a new beginning in the ties of the quently terminated from service. ‘yellow warning for “isolated thunder/light- ond and much deadlier Covid wave. It also said that media persons be allowed to two hostile nations locking horns over Kashmir He further said that regarding the incident, a ning with gusty wind 30- 40-kmph” for both Kashmiri Pilgrims freely report from the ground. till yesterday?” case FIR No 19/2021 U/S 353 IPC, 13 ULA (P) Act Jammu and Kashmir divisions till April 17. Do not impose artificial political processes The hoardings have been placed by New stands registered in Police Station Yaripora and There are four types of colour codes signify- Committee, reads that “In pursuance to on the Kashmiris which seem democratic out- Delhi-based Immigration Consultancy, “Olives investigation of case is in progress. ing the level of caution: green which means no Circular No.4 Dated: 15-04-2021, issued by Hajj wardly but are bereft of any democratic mus- & Figs”—a boutique firm offering advisory action, yellow—situation to be watched), am- Committee of India, the intending pilgrims cle. Allow the national opposition political par- service across three regions: UAE, Turkey and Mehbooba Terms ber –government agencies need to be prepared who have applied for Hajj-2021 are advised to ties to visit Kashmir, move around freely and India. booked under the Unlawful Activities for severe weather and red –action needed by take first dose of vaccine on their own, so that meet local political leaders and civil society The Consultancy offers a number of benefits Prevention Act. the agencies. at the time of departure during Mid-June the actors, the group suggested. including Turkish Residence, Free Healthcare, “Saima Akhter from Kulgam has been The weather department in a statement is- second dose of vaccine is taken accordingly. The group said there were fewer bunkers Free Education and Visa-Free Travel. slapped with UAPA for raising legitimate ques- sued here said that dry weather is expected on As per Health Ministry of Saudi Arabia, pil- and roadblocks, and the deployment of the po- A woman executive of the company told tions about searching her home repeatedly April 19 while “fairly widespread rain” is ex- grims visiting the Kingdom need to get two lice and para-military forces appeared slender Kashmir Observer that they have placed the without any reasons. Saima’s ailing mother un- pected on April 20 and widespread rains have doses of vaccine before their departure to in the Union territory now. hoardings first in Mumbai and then in Srinagar, derstandably exacerbated her worries. When it been forecast on April 22 and 22 respectively. Saudi Arabia.” during our three-hour up and down road trip with an aim to help people to get benefits. comes to cruelty even women aren’t spared in (With GNS inputs) “However, it is clarified that no official com- to Kulgam from Srinagar, we were not stopped When asked who gave the permission for Naya Kashmir,” Mufti said in a tweet. (PTI) munication regarding Haj-2021 stands re- even once by security personnel. There were, installing these hoardings across the city, the J&K Sees 1144 ceived yet from Hajj Committee of India/Saudi however, short traffic stoppages -- never longer official said, “The management committee of Incessant Rain the overall toll to 2048 in J&K. Government,” it added than five minutes -- to allow Army convoys to the company must know about this.” summer capital of J&K recorded a maxi- There are 10620 active positive cases in CCG Paints Grim pass, it said. The upper ladder of the company, how- mum of 13.2 degree Celsius against 21.1 degree J&K—4123 in Jammu and 6497 in Kashmir, they Referring to the status of businesses in the ever, stayed tight lipped about the Srinagar Celsius normal for this time of the season. said. (With GNS inputs) of district development councils, human Valley, the report said after nearly two years of spectacle. Qazigund received 3.0mm of rain and re- rights activists, representatives of Kashmiri virtually no business, the visiting group found Meanwhile, feigning ignorance over the corded a low of 7.4 degree Celsius and maxi- Polytechnic Exams Pandits, Shia leaders and political leaders, es- that tourist arrivals had picked up momen- matter, an official from Srinagar Municipal mum of 14.9 degree Celsius against normal of postponed due to the present COVID-19 situ- pecially those who had been released after be- tum and many of the hotels and guest houses Corporation (SMC) said that they are not aware 20.7 degree Celsius, the official said. ation in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir,” reads ing jailed in the wake of the developments of claimed that they have had continuous flow of of such hoardings. Pahalgam received 10.4mm during the time an order issued by BOTE secretary, Engineer August 5, 2019, the group said in a statement. tourists since the winter. “We have given the contract of putting while the famous resort in south Kashmir re- Mahmood Ahmad. The report said Kashmir seemed more nor- The Sinha-led group said it seemed that the the hoardings to Alpine company and their corded a minimum of 3.4 degree Celsius and On Thursday, authorities cancelled the on- mal than what the situation was during the anger, despair and alienation of Kashmiris that contract was over on April 14, 2021,” Sofi maximum of 13 degree Celsius while was 5.2 going examination of 10th standard in Jammu group’s earlier visits. we had witnessed first-hand during our six Mohammad Akbar, Chief Revenue Officer, SMC degree Celsius below normal for this time of division and decided to promote the students On the face of it, Srinagar seemed peace- previous visits to the valley, persisted. told Kashmir Observer. the year, he said. to next level as per the student performance of ful. People were seen going about their daily However, the Centre’s virtual obliteration “We will remove all the hoardings in the Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, received those subjects of which exams were conducted. chores. Life seemed more ‘normal’ compared of the political mainstream, nullification of coming days,” he added. 2.6mm of rain and recorded a low of 6.0 de- The government also ordered closure of all to our earlier visits, it said. Article 370, abrogation of Article 35A, bifurca- Notably, India and Turkey enjoyed good bilat- gree Celsius against previous night’s 6.5 degree private coaching institutes and extended clo- The group, however, claimed that people tion of the state and the enactment of the new eral relations over decades before tensions rose Celsius and maximum of 14.5 degree Celsius sure of all schools for physical academics till were still not ready to accept the Centre’s deci- domicile laws seemed to have increased the all due to Ankara’s constant support to Islamabad which was 6.0 degree Celsius below normal, April-30 across Jammu and Kashmir. sion to revoke the special status of Jammu and pervasive sense of fear, humiliation and hope- on various issues, including on Kashmir. the official said. Meanwhile, the central government Kashmir. lessness among the Kashmiri population,” it The bilateral ties further plummeted af- Kupwara received 22.2mm of rain during on Thursday also postponed the National When asked about the apparent ‘sense of said. ter the Narendra Modi government scrapped the 36 hours while the north Kashmir district Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) that was normality’, people said that life had to go on People are still in shock and seemed psycho- Article 370 in August 2019, withdrawing the recorded a low of 6.3 degree Celsius against scheduled to be held on April-18 even after two years of the lockdown. They logically disturbed showing heightened anxi- special status of Jammu and Kashmir. 6.6 degree Celsius on the previous night and claimed they had to work for their living and ety and paranoia about the future, it added. Soon after throwing his government’s weight maximum of 10.9 degree Celsius which is 10.8 Covid-19 Positive think of their children’s future. However, they Apart from Sinha, other members of the behind Imran Khan’s “Kashmir’s global am- degree Celsius below normal for the area, the the shopkeeper was supposed to remain in were also quick to point out that this should group comprise executive secretary, Centre for bassador” campaign, Turkish President Recep official said. strict isolation in his home after he tested posi- not be taken as acceptance by them of the Dialogue and Reconciliation, Delhi, Sushobha Tayyip Erdogan in February 2020 compared Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort in tive; however, he was found running his own August 5, 2019 decisions, the report said. Barve; former chairman of the Minorities the struggle of Kashmiris with the Ottoman north Kashmir, received 26.4mm of rain dur- shop in Kaloosa locality of Bandipora, without In the report, the CCG also mentioned that Commission and the first chief information Empire’s World War I showdown. ing the time and recorded a low of 1.0 degree caring about the wellbeing of society. there is no space for any dissent or criticism of commissioner of India, Wajahat Habibullah; “The troubles our Kashmiri brothers have Celsius against 0.5 degree Celsius on the previ- He added that the authorities immediately the government policies and police action on Vice Marshal (Retd) Kapil Kak; and former suffered for decades have been exacerbated by ous night which was minus 1.3 degree Celsius swung into action and sealed the shop and any platform - be it social media, print or elec- editor and independent journalist Bharat the latest unilateral steps,” Erdogan said. below normal, the official said. The resort re- booked the person under the provisions of The tronic media. Bhushan. The statement drew a sharp retort from ex- corded a maximum of 3.5 degree Celsius which Disaster Management Act, 2005, and Epidemic Journalism has been virtually criminalised. BJP Panch Among ternal affairs ministry: “These remarks reflect is 7.2 degree Celsius below normal for the sea- Disease Act for violating the Home Isolation No protests by civil society are allowed, nor are neither an understanding of history nor of the son there, the official said. norms and endangering the lives of others. rallies by political parties permitted. The police night of April 3-4, some unidentified persons conduct of diplomacy.” Jammu district received 0.9mm of rain, Meanwhile the official also said that the con- do not hesitate to summon journalists and or- barged into his in-laws’ house at Nadihal along “These hoardings have come up at a time Banihal 6.4mm, Batote 3.0mm, Katra 0.4mm, tacts of the patient are currently being tracked dinary citizens and even lock them up under with weapons and asked them to drop the when Kashmiris are facing hounding for their Bhaderwah 8.7mm and Kathua 0.0mm, the of- to curtain the spread of virus. (CNS) the Public Safety Act,” it said. same at south Kashmir. The complainant also Turkey trips,” said a newsman whose Istanbul ficial added. It suggested that state actors and political alleged that the unknown men also took away trip last year fared on the police radar. Director Meteorological department Sonam No Hajj Without parties address the sense of defeat and anger two mobile phones and threatened the family “It’s like running with the hare and hunting Lotus said that “erratic weather” shall continue so far and the entire process would be sub- amongst the Kashmiris by opening up the dem- not to disclose this to anyone. with the hounds.” till the weekend. ject to their approval. ocratic space for people to express themselves. Srinagar’s commercial hub, The Poloview Interestingly, among those summoned “Weather to remain partly to generally “In case Indian pilgrims perform Hajj-2021, The group members also suggested that se- has become an eye-catching site for an ironic for their Istanbul trip was the grandniece of cloudy, turning windy towards afternoon till outgoing flights will start from mid-June,” curity forces not blow-up the houses of villag- commercial. Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad, the former April 17th in both Districts,” he said, adding, Khan said, for the most important pilgrimage ers occupied forcibly by militants for shelter or A number of advertising hoardings asking Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, apart “Light snow is expected at isolated to scattered in a Muslim’s life, this year falling on July 17. for using them tactically against the security Kashmiris to “Invest in Turkey” has come up from some scribes and students. 11 Saturday | 17.04.2021 SPORTS Rajasthan Royals IPL 2021, SRH VS MI, PREVIEW Skipper Samson Says He Sunrisers Fret Over Right Had Lost Hopes Of Win Combination Against Formidable Mumbai

Press Trust of India Khan being certainties among the overseas players, a fit Kane CHENNAI: Getting the combina- Williamson is a must for SRH, tion right would be topmost on factoring in his prowess against Sunrisers Hyderabad's to-do list spin bowling. when they take on a qualitatively The manner in which the likes superior Mumbai Indians in an of Manish Pandey and Abdul Sa- IPL encounter here on Saturday, mad played cross-batted shots trying to arrest an early slide af- against RCB left-arm spinner ter back-to-back defeats. Shahbaz Ahmed left Warner far To make matters worse, the from amused. nature of the Chennai track is not And Krunal Pandya, who great news for the David Warner- bowls a much flatter trajectory led 'Orange Army' that failed to and also a few clicks quicker than chase down a total which was Shahbaz, can make matters even less than 150. worse for the Pandeys and Sa- Press Trust of India went out way. Chasing has been Sunrisers' mads if they don't come up with "I think the dew plays a part achilles' heel during the first two a better gameplan. CHENNAI: Even the presence of here. I think they hit the length matches, once again bringing un- For Pandey, being dropped proven performers David Miller a lot better than we did and they der scanner, their lack of depth from India's central contracts on and Chris Morris was not as- got a lot of guys skying with the in the playing XI and below-par Thursday, has been a blow but suring enough for Rajasthan extra bounce. But we would have Indian bench strength. his inability to finish games regu- Royals skipper Sanju Samson, taken a chase of 140-odd." In these circumstances, facing larly is one of the reasons that he who thought the two destruc- Morris said it was nice to know Government College of a formidable team like Mumbai might not wear the India blues tive batsmen may not be able to that his side can win from anywhere Indians, fresh from their 'Houdini anytime soon. win their IPL match against Delhi after being down in the dumps. Act' against Kolkata Knight Riders, However, this tournament Capitals in Mumbai on Thursday. "There are guys that get paid to would be a difficult proposition. gives him a platform to do course Chasing 148 for their first win bat and guys that get paid to slog, Education Organises 1-Day For skipper Warner, there are correction. He is one of the five of the season, the Royals were and I know which I am. That's some serious questions about the with slowest strike-rates to reach reeling at 42 for five but the South why I play so much golf," he said. choice of the playing XI, which 3000 IPL runs. African players pulled off a three- "I think the last game, that many believe hasn't been well On a track like Chepauk, at wicket win with Miller hitting 62 close game, we took a lot as a Trekking Programme thought out and the results also times it becomes imperative to and Morris producing a breath- team. For us to get as close on the back that assessment. play as late as possible and use taking 36 off 18 balls. day, we took a lot out of that first Observer News Service beena Khateeb at 10.30am. However, the track was very Using two wicketkeepers the depth of the crease well, "To be very honest, I thought game of ours." A total of 44 students including difficult but participants enthusi- -- Jonny Bairstow and Wriddhi- which Williamson is adept at. that it was tough from 40 for 5. The Capitals skipper Rishabh SRINAGAR: The Government Col- 20 girls and 24 boys besides 4 of- astically completed the short hike man Saha -- in the same XI hasn't The other issue has been We had Miller and Morris, but I Pant said his side did a good job lege of Education, Srinagar on Fri- ficials participated in the trekking and reached the destination point served any tangible purpose with team's bowling with T Natarajan thought it was tough," Samson but "we let them get over us in day organised a one-day Trekking programme. at around 1.00pm. The group was the veteran Indian looking com- not in the kind of form he was last said at the post-match presenta- the end." programme for its students from In addition to pre-service stu- back to College at 3.30pm. pletely out of sorts as an opener. season and Bhuvneshwar Kumar tion ceremony. He said dew also played a role Nehru Park to Shankaracharya dents around 10 in-service stu- The trekkers were accompanied Saha has been playing IPL also on the expensive side. "It's about reading the con- in the result of the match. Hills and then up to the temple. dents made the said programme by Director, Physical Education from the first edition (2008) and Options like Sandeep Sharma ditions. It was a little sticky at "We could have bowled better. The programme was flagged off very vibrant. In spite of the age Mohammad Ayoub and Assistant a closer look at his record indi- and Siddarth Kaul don't inspire the start. Taking pace off is the Dew got the better of us. I think by two senior officials of the Col- barrier they actively participated PTI Daljeet Kour besides two other cates that he has not been consis- too much confidence when one strength of our fast bowlers and we were 15-20 runs short. But lege Dr. Kounsar Bhat and Prof. Ru- in the trek. staff members. tently successful in scoring runs. looks at Mumbai Indians top- that worked out," he said. there is something to gain from With a seasoned man like Ke- order comprising Rohit Sharma, Morris said the Capitals bats- this match, the bowlers did well dar Jadhav in the dug-out, along Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar men did not handle the bounce at the start. Hopefully in the fu- with two talented youngsters Pri- Yadav and Ishan Kishan. well but their bowlers hit the ture we can pull things off. yam Garg and Abhishek Sharma, It is unlikely that MI will tin- right length. "In the second innings there Budgam Police Felicitates Meritorious Saha is on borrowed time as far as ker with their playing XI and "That happens every now and was more dew than the first in- his place in the side is concerned. more so after winning a thriller then in the game of cricket, I nings so we had to be doing our In case of Kedar and Abhishek, against KKR. thought Delhi played really well. part, because the slower ball Sports Persons Of The District they also provide the option of However, they would like to Dave played a great hand and it wasn't stopping," he said. slow bowling -- off-breaks for put up a better account of their Observer News Service the veteran and slow left-arm or- batting as theirs is a line-up that thodox for the youngster. can just throw the pitch factor BUDGAM: Police in Budgam on Friday With only Warner and Rashid out of equation on a given day. Ben Stokes To Have Surgery, felicitated meritorious sports persons of district Budgam who have excelled Out For 12 Weeks: ECB in various sports categories. The event was organised at District Police Head- SRH's Kane Williamson Hopes To Informs Rajasthan Royals quarters, Budgam. The event was attended by SSP Be Fit And Ready Within A Week Press Trust of India to 12 weeks...He will have surgery Budgam Shri Tahir Saleem-JKPS, DySP Press Trust of India "...you know I have been fo- in Leeds on Monday," read a state- Hqrs Budgam, and other senior police cussed to get pain free as quickly NEW DELHI: England all-rounder ment from the England and Wales officers of the District. CHENNAI: Star New Zealand as possible and we are certainly Ben Stokes will be out of action Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday. SSP Budgam while interacting with batsman Kane Williamson, who tracking really nicely and hop- for "up to 12 weeks" as his frac- The injury occurred while the sports persons congratulated the missed Sunrisers Hyderabad's ing to be fit and ready within tured left index finger will re- Stokes was fielding during Roy- achievers for making the feat and first two IPL matches due to an the week," Williamson said in a quire surgery that will take place als' opening match against Pun- hoped that they would inspire other elbow injury, is recovering well video posted by SRH on Twitter. in Leeds on Monday. jab Kings on Monday when he youth also in engaging them in sports and is expected to attain full "It's been a bit of a balance be- A repeat X-ray and CT scan re- completed a catch in the deep activities. He also said that the sports match-fitness "within a week". tween practice and rehab and sort vealed that the 29-year-old has to see off Punjab Kings batsman play an important role in the overall The 30-year-old Williamson, a vi- of things. But for the most part, the a fracture in his left index finger, Chris Gayle. personality development of an indi- He also emphasised on youth to take zir (Kick Boxing), Majid Magray (Kick tal cog in SRH's middle order, suffered progression is been really good. So an injury that he picked up dur- While Stokes is ruled out of vidual and is important for channel- advantage of sports events organised Boxing) Ganish Gulzar (Kick Boxing), a small tear in his left elbow tendon pretty optimistic about being close ing the ongoing IPL. Stokes, who the entire tournament, it remains ization of youth energy to keep them by Budgam Police on a regular basis. Furqan Jehangir (Karate/Kick Boxing), and was ruled out of the home ODI to full fitness very soon." is currently in India with his fran- to be seen if another key Royals away from negative forces. The sports achievers who were felic- Aijaz Ahmad Parra (Karate/Kick Box- series against Bangladesh in March Batting at number four, Wil- chise Rajasthan Royals, will fly player, Jofra Archer, can recover While appreciating their role, SSP itated during the event include Tajamul ing), Faizan Sof (Karate/Kick Boxing), ahead of the IPL. However, the New liamson had scored 317 runs home on Saturday. in time from a hand injury to take Budgam presented momentos & ap- Ahmad Khan (Karate/Kick boxing), Dua Bilal Ahmad (Karate/Kick Boxing) and Zealand captain on Friday said his in 11 innings to take SRH to the "Ben Stokes will be out for up part in the later stages of the IPL. preciation letters among participants. Mukhtar (Kick Boxing), Tanzeela Na- Kousarah (Karate/Kick Boxing). "recovery is going really well". play-offs last season in UAE. Arsenal, Man United, Roma, PCB Asks Umar Akmal Vinesh Phogat Villarreal Reach Europa League Semis To Pay Fine In Full, Rejects Wins Maiden Gold Agencies His Instalments Plea At Asian Wrestling LONDON: With their season on the line, Arsenal's players produced a dev- Championship astating first-half performance Thurs- day to beat Slavia Prague and reach Press Trust of India the Europa League semifinals. They'll meet a familiar face there. ALMATY: Dominating the proceedings in a depleted field, Arsenal's 4-0 win in the Czech capi- Olympic-bound star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won tal -- secured courtesy of a three-goal her maiden Asian Championship gold medal after she burst in six minutes from the 18th -- pinned her rival in the summit clash here on Friday. clinched a 5-1 aggregate victory and There was no stopping Vinesh in the absence of the Chi- set up a last-four match against Villar- nese and Japanese rivals as she cruised to the title without real, which is managed by Unai Emery. losing a point in the 53kg category. The Spanish coach spent an under- Vinesh has notched up seven podium finishes at the whelming 18 months at Arsenal as Ar- Asian meet over the years, including three silver medals sene Wenger's replacement in 2018-19 before this edition. and is rebuilding his managerial career during a round-of-16 game last month. League final in 2019. Press Trust of India The Court of Arbitration for Sport Earlier in the day, she won by technical superior- at Villarreal, which beat Dinamo Zagreb Before kickoff, as Slavia's players Villarreal's goals were scored by Paco has reduced the ban on Umar Akmal ity against Mongolia’s Otgonjargal Ganbaatar and Taipei’s 2-1 and advanced 3-1 on aggregate. stood in a line at the center circle, Arse- Alcacer and Gerard Moreno at the end NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket to 12 months but hit him with a fine Meng Hsuan Hsieh while an injured Hyunyoung Oh from Manchester United and Roma com- nal's players took a knee in a symbolic of the first half, with Zagreb — the last- Board would not allow controver- of Rs 4.25 million for breaching the Korea did not turn up for the semifinal. plete the semifinal line up. United is gesture in support of the Black Lives 16 conqueror of Tottenham — grabbing sial Test batsman Umar Akmal to Pakistan Cricket Board’s Anti-Cor- Vinesh, who had won a bronze in the Delhi edition of back in the last four for a second straight Matter movement, with Alexandre a consolation through Mislav Orsic. pay his fine of 4.25 million rupees ruption code. the Continental championship last year, moved 6-0 up in season after beating Spanish team Lacazette doing so right in front of the Villarreal is in the semifinals of the Eu- in instalments, rejecting his claims The Lausanne-based body had the final and finished the bout in style by pinning her rival Granada 2-0 for a 4-0 aggregate win. Slavia team and staring at the players. ropa League for the first time since 2016. of financial struggles. disposed of the appeals of both PCB in the first period itself. Roma drew 1-1 with Ajax to squeeze Arsenal responded to having an early Paying the fine would pave the and Umar in February. Continuing her impressive rise, Anshu, who booked an through 3-2 on aggregate. goal by Emile Smith Rowe ruled out for CAVANI MILESTONE way for him to return to cricket after Umar was suspended in February Olympic quota for herself only few days back at the same Arsenal and Roma were under pres- offside by VAR by scoring three times in serving a ban for breaching clauses 2020 for failing to report details of venue, reached the summit clash with ease in 57kg. sure to advance because the Europa quick succession, first though Nicolas Edinson Cavani scored his 50th goal of the Anti-Corruption code. corrupt approaches made to him just The 19-year-old won her first two bouts by technical League represents their only chance of Pepe in the 18th and then Lacazette -- in European competition to lead United According to details, after Umar before the start of the fifth Pakistan superiority against Uzbekistan’s Sevara Eshmuratova and winning a trophy this season and their from the penalty spot -- and Bukayo Saka. to victory over Granada at Old Trafford. pleaded his case with the board, the Super League. Kyrguzstan’s Nazira Marsbek Kyzy to reach the semifinal. only realistic route into next season's That meant Slavia, the runaway The 34-year-old Uruguay striker met a board asked him to submit taxation The PCB's disciplinary panel last Her quick moves and tremendous energy had her rivals Champions League, owing to their lowly leader of the Czech league which hadn't flicked header back into the middle of the and other documents to prove his April found Umar guilty on two gasping for breath. current placing in their domestic leagues. lost at home in nearly 18 months, area by Paul Pogba with a left-foot volley current financial status. charges of separate breaches and Up against Mongolia’s Battsetseg Altantsetseg, she was Arsenal is ninth in the Premier needed to score four goals to qualify. into the bottom corner in the sixth minute. "The PCB was not satisfied with handed him a three-year suspension leading 9-1 when the referee awarded a ‘victory by caution’ League and Roma seventh in Serie A. By halftime, the hosts had essentially A 90th-minute own-goal by Jesus Vallejo Umar's argument that he was facing with the periods of ineligibility to to the Indian. The Mongolian was cautioned thrice. The winner of the Europa League given up as they removed some of their completed a second straight 2-0 win over financial difficulties at the moment run concurrently. Also reaching the final was Sakshi Malik, who is compet- earns an automatic spot in the far more key players to preserve their condition Granada. United lost in the semifinals to after it had studied his documents. But an independent adjudicator ing in 65kg, having missed her claim in her pet 62kg category. lucrative Champions League. for the league. Sevilla last season and has been defeated The Pakistan batsman also did not appointed by the Board reduced the Competing much better than she was in the trials, the Lacazette, continuing as striker with at that stage three other times — twice in submit all documents asked for by the ban to 18 months against which the Rio Games bronze medallist won her first two bouts by SENDING A MESSAGE Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sidelined the English League Cup and again in the FA board," a well-informed source said. PCB went to the CAS while Umar also technical superiority and was leading 3-0 against Hanbit after contracting malaria, added a Cup — under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He said Umar has now been told filed an appeal for the entire ban to Lee when the Korean suffered a knee injury and opted out Arsenal sent a message before and fourth in the 77th minute. Roma will look to inflict another that he has to pay the fine in full and be dismissed. of the contest. She will fight for gold against Mongolia’s during the win over Slavia. “The boys were really at it from the last-four loss on United after surviv- until that time he can’t resume his Sources close to Umar claimed Bolortungalag Zorigt. The hosts learned the day before the start,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. ing a scare against Ajax, which took the cricket career and start the rehabili- that the enigmatic player was in- Also doing well was Divya Kakran, who is competing in game that their defender, Ondrej Kude- “It is a really important win in a crucial lead through Brian Brobbey's lobbed tation process which is mandatory deed facing financial issues because the 72kg category. She stunned reigning Asian Champion la, had been banned for 10 games for moment. We won in a convincing way." finish in the 49th to tie the score on ag- for all banned players under the anti- he had to spend a lot of money on Zhamila Bakbergenova from Kazakhstan 8-5 en route the racially abusing Rangers' Glen Kamara Arsenal lost to Chelsea in the Europa gregate at 2-2. corruption code. lawyers in the case. third round. OUTPOST Saturday | 17.04.2021 12 US' Troops Withdrawal From 'Absolute Rampage': As COVID-19 Rare Blood Clot Risk Higher Afghan Shouldn't Create Vacuum From Coronavirus Than For ''Disruptors":Bipin Rawat Cases Rise, Delhi Surpasses Mumbai Vaccine, Says UK Study To Become Worst-Hit City In India Agenceis these to calculated incidences of CVT following influenza, and the Agenceis London: The risk of rare blood background level in the general clotting following the COVID-19 population. n just a matter of weeks, Delhi infection is around 100 times "The signals that COVID-19 is has become the worst-hit city greater than normal, several times linked to CVT, as well as portal Iin the country in the ongoing higher than it is post-vaccination vein thrombosis - a clotting dis- coronavirus pandemic, a situation or following influenza, accord- order of the liver - is clear, and that some doctors are describing ing to a new University of Oxford one we should take note of," said as an "absolute rampage". study published on Thursday. Dr Maxime Taquet, also from the Delhi recorded 16,699 fresh cas- The research found that the rare Translational Neurobiology Group. es of COVID-19 on Thursday, and blood clotting known as Cerebral In the study of over 500,000 112 fatalities from the infection - a Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is more COVID-19 patients, CVT occurred frightening positivity rate of 20.22 common after COVID-19 than in in 39 in a million patients. In over per cent, the highest ever since the any of the comparison groups, 480,000 people receiving a CO- NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence ning May 1 and the process will be start of the pandemic in March with 30 per cent of these cases oc- VID-19 mRNA vaccine, such as Staff General Bipin Rawat on completed by September 11. 2020, according to data shared by curring in the under 30s. Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna, CVT Thursday said the withdrawal In a tweet last night, Afghan the health department. The previ- last few days, it is an absolute ram- war Kumbh Mela area from April 10 Compared to the current CO- occurred in four in a million, and of US troops from Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said he ous highest positivity rate till the page. We will have to watch for the to 14 confirming fears that one of VID-19 vaccines being administered, CVT has been reported to occur in should not create a vacuum for spoke to Biden and that his coun- third wave, was on November 14 next few days, as far as hitting the the world's largest religious gather- this risk is between 8-10 times high- about five in a million people after "disruptors" to step in and that try respects the US decision. last year at 15.33 per cent. peak of the wave here is concerned," ings may contribute further to the er, and compared to the baseline, ap- first dose of the Oxford/AstraZen- India wants a peaceful resolution In his remarks, General Rawat With an exponential rise in said Dr Avdhesh Bansal, a pulmon- rapid rise in coronavirus cases. proximately 100 times higher. eca COVID-19 vaccine. to the conflict in the country. said there are many nations cases, the national capital has left ologist at the Apollo hospital. The previous highest single-day The study follows reports of pos- "Compared to the mRNA vaccines, In an address at the Raisina which are willing to step into Af- far behind the financial capital "Also, in this wave, the severity spike in Delhi till the third wave sible links between the Oxford/As- the risk of a CVT from COVID-19 is Dialogue, he said India would be ghanistan to take advantage of the Mumbai, which at one point was is such that in many cases, either of the pandemic -- 8,593 cases -- traZeneca vaccine and rare cases of about 10 times greater. Compared to very happy to provide whatever opportunities following the with- the largest COVID hotspot in the majority of family members or all was reported on November 11 in CVT, which are undergoing deeper the AZ-Oxford (Oxford/AstraZeneca) support it can extend for the de- drawal of US troops. He, however, country. Mumbai's single day peak family members are getting infect- 2020, while on November 18, the investigations by the medicines vaccine, the risk of a CVT from CO- velopment of Afghanistan and did not name the countries. so far has been 11,163 cases, regis- ed," he added. city had recorded 131 COVID-19 regulators even as the jabs have VID-19 is about eight times greater," make sure that peace returns to it. Afghanistan is a nation which is tered on April 4, according to offi- He also felt that vaccination for deaths, the highest single-day fa- been ruled as safe and effective. the findings note. He said if the US was of the rich in resources and there are na- cials figures. the general masses "started a bit tality count till date. "There are concerns about However, the researchers said view that withdrawal of its forc- tions which tend to exploit resourc- "It is an absolute rampage in late" and many frontline workers That figure was surpassed on possible associations between that all comparisons must be in- es and similar drawdown by its es for their own benefit...If that the city. Young and old, vaccinated did not opt for the vaccine, leading April 11 when 10,774 cases were vaccines and CVT, causing gov- terpreted cautiously since data is NATO allies would lead to peace happens, it should be prevented. or not vaccinated, the virus is just to its "wastage". recorded. Since then Delhi has ernments and regulators to re- still accruing. An important factor in Afghanistan, then, India would The international community must hitting everyone. Delhi's situation "Early vaccination could have been on an upward spiral with strict the use of certain vaccines. that requires further research is be happy to see emergence of step in to ensure that Afghanistan is is grim," said Dr Suranjit Chatter- given a protective layer to large 13,468 cases on Tuesday, and even- Yet, one key question remained whether COVID-19 and vaccines such a situation. for the Afghans," he said. jee, a senior consultant at Apollo number of general masses," the tually 17,282 cases on Wednesday. unknown: 'What is the risk of lead to CVT by the same or different "But our concern is that the There have been renewed glob- Hospitals here. doctor said. Compare that with the situa- CVT following a diagnosis of CO- mechanisms. There may also be un- vacuum that is going to be cre- al efforts to bring lasting peace While Delhi's numbers were He said about two per cent of the tion in March: Delhi had registered VID-19?''," said Paul Harrison, one der-reporting or mis-coding of CVT ated should not create space for to Afghanistan. Russia recently lower than on Wednesday, that people admitted to hospital are dy- 23,141 cases and 117 deaths that of study authors as Professor of in medical records, and therefore disruptors to step in, and, there- organised a conference in Mos- was because it conducted much ing. The other reason for the surge month. In comparison, Mumbai Psychiatry and Head of the Trans- uncertainty as to the precision of fore, the violence continues in cow where all major stakehold- fewer tests - about 20,000 less, was the carelessness of people who had 88,710 cases and 216 fatalities lational Neurobiology Group at the results, the study authors note. Afghanistan," General Rawat said ers were invited to brainstorm leading to a positivity rate of 20.22 assumed the pandemic was over in March. the University of Oxford. The findings come as numerous at the virtual conference. over ways to move forward in the per cent. On Wednesday, Ben- when Delhi's numbers went down Richa Sareen, consultant, pul- "We've reached two important countries have limited use of the He, however, did not explain peace process. galuru recorded 8,155 cases and dramatically in February. A Delhi monology at Fortis Hospital here, conclusions. Firstly, COVID-19 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to cer- whom he referred to as disruptors. India has been a major stake- Chennai 2,564 cases, their highest government hospital doctor, on said, "Given the pace of spread, it markedly increases the risk of CVT, tain age groups or paused its roll- In a major announcement, holder in the peace and stability daily surge. Pune's highest single- the condition of anonymity, said, definitely seems there is a different adding to the list of blood clotting out. Denmark has dropped the jab President Joe Biden on Wednesday of Afghanistan. It has already in- day since the pandemic began was "people had thrown caution to the variant in circulation and it is more problems this infection causes. from its vaccination programme said the US troops will be with- vested $2 billion in aid and recon- 12,494 cases, recorded on April 4. wind, and were socialising and par- infectious than the previous one." "Secondly, the COVID-19 risk is permanently following reports of drawn from Afghanistan begin- struction activities in the country. The unprecedented surge in cas- tying with gay abandon again. This She said the younger popula- higher than we see with the cur- very rare cases of blood clots. es, especially in the last few days, has led to the surge too". tion was getting more infected as rent vaccines, even for those under Earlier this month, the UK''s has left other doctors and medical Bansal also expressed worry elderly have mostly got vaccinated, 30; something that should be tak- Medicines and Healthcare prod- 45 Seats To Go To Polls In Phase 5, experts baffled, with some conjec- about the huge number of people and the older population is more en into account when considering ucts Regulatory Agency (MHRA) turing that the virus has mutated testing positive from the Kumbh at home. But the younger people the balances between risks and said the vaccine is still safe and Fate Of 342 Candidates To Be Sealed and assumed so many different Mela area in Haridwar, who run have been going out and meet- benefits for vaccination," he said. effective but said that people un- strains, some of which are far more the risk of infecting others. ing others or socialising, partying The study authors, led by Pro- der-30 will be offered an alterna- infectious than others. Over 1,700 people have tested or travelling, which increases the fessor Harrison and Dr Maxime tive, where possible, as an addi- "Given the surge in cases in the positive for COVID-19 in the Harid- chance of infection, Sareen said. Taquet from Oxford University's tional precaution. Department of Psychiatry and The overall advice, including the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedi- from the World Health Organisation cal Research Centre, counted the (WHO), remains in favour of contin- number of CVT cases diagnosed in ued vaccinations as the experts con- Top Seer At Kumbh Mela In the two weeks following diagnosis cluded that the life-saving benefits of COVID-19, or after the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Haridwar Dies Of COVID-19 of a vaccine. They then compared continue to outweigh the risks. Agenceis Case Against Mamata Agenceis Bardhaman and Nadia, seven in NEW DELHI: A seer has died from Jalpaiguri, five in Darjeeling and COVID-19 and 80 other holy men Banerjee For "Instigating" KOLKATA: Over one crore voters one in Kalimpong district. have tested positive after attend- in West Bengal will decide the The phase is crucial for the rul- ing a vast religious festival where People In Bengal political fate of 342 candidates on ing Trinamool Congress, which is millions of pilgrims have been ig- Saturday, when 45 assembly con- hoping to better its 2016 tally of noring Covid-19 advice despite a Agenceis stituencies go to polls in the fifth 32 seats, even as a resurgent BJP national surge in infections. phase, amid a raging second wave looks to make inroads. The announcement from au- COOCH BEHAR: A case has been of COVID-19. The Left-Congress alliance had thorities in Haridwar, Uttara- registered against West Bengal Security measures have been bagged 10 seats in the assembly khand, came as India recorded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at heightened for phase five in elections five years ago. more than 217,000 fresh cases in a police station in state's Cooch Be- view of the violence in the previ- TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, the past 24 hours, taking the total har district, alleging that she insti- ous phase, which witnessed the who had Thursday urged the number of new infections to more gated voters to gherao central forces death of five people in Cooch Be- EC to consider conducting the than two million since April 1. and that, in turn, led to the incident har, including four in CISF firing. polls for the remaining assembly The festival of Kumbh Mela to hospital and died from corona- ing 2-3 million devotees on the of firing in Sitalkuchi and the subse- The Election Commission has seats at one go in the wake of the has long rung alarm bells among virus on Thursday, officials said. last grand bathing event on April quent death of four persons. decided to deploy at least 853 emerging COVID-19 situation, health experts who say it could "We had around 2,000 posi- 27 before the festival concludes. Siddique Ali Mia, the district companies of central forces to held several public meetings and turn into a "super-spreader" as tive cases since Monday during The Uttarakhand government chief of BJP's minority cell in Cooch death of the deployed paramilitary ensure free and fair voting, an of- roadshows in most of the seats in pilgrims return home to their random testing of pilgrims at the has exempted the event from re- Behar, cited the Trinamool chief's forces," he wrote in his complaint, ficial of the poll panel said. the run-up to the fifth phase. towns and villages all across India. Kumbh," Harbeer Singh, a top fes- strictions limiting gatherings to comments during a rally in Baner- a copy of which is with the PTI. It will also put in place mea- Prime Minister Narendra Modi A gathering on the banks of the tival officer, told AFP. 200 people. Chief Minister Tirath swar area as he filed a complaint The BJP leader, when contacted, sures to ensure strict adherence and Union Home Minister Amit Shah holy River Ganges in Haridwar "We are taking precautions and Singh Rawat said in early April on Wednesday claiming that her said he would launch a massive of COVID-19 protocols during the led the campaign blitzkrieg of the happens every 12 years, and has urging people to adhere to coro- that no devotees would be "un- address provoked people to attack protest demanding the Chief Min- voting process, he said. BJP, which has fortified into TMC''s attracted as many as 25 million navirus prevention behaviours." necessarily harassed in the name CISF force personnel during the ister's arrest, if the police "sits idle" West Bengal on Thursday remain challenger in this election. people to the site since January, The officer said they had ramped of Covid-19 restrictions". fourth phase of state elections. on the case in the next few days. corded the highest single-day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, including some 4.6 million on two up testing at the event's 600-hect- He too later tested positive for He attached a video clip of Ms "She is solely responsible for spike of 6,769 coronavirus cases too, has held two public meetings auspicious days this week alone. are (1,500-acre) site and insisted the virus, which has so far killed Banerjee's speech in his complaint the death of those four people. She and at least 22 more fatalities. in north Bengal as part of his first The enormous crowds of pil- they were strictly enforcing gov- almost 175,000 Indians and infect- at Mathabhanga police station. is answerable to all the voters of Prominent names in the fifth campaign in the state for the as- grims -- including cannabis-smok- ernment protocols, including re- ed 14.3 million, the second most in Villagers, after being provoked by our district," Mr Mia stated. phase include Siliguri Mayor and sembly polls. Campaigning for the ing holy men with dreadlocks quiring negative virus certificates. the world after the United States. such statements of Mamata Ba- At least four persons died out- Left Front leader Ashok Bhat- fifth phase ended on Wednesday -- taking a dip in the river have Two of the 13 Hindu ascetic Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh, nerjee, tried to snatch fire arms of side a polling booth in Sitalkuchi tacharya, state ministers Gautam with the EC having increased the mostly ignored official advice to councils that are part of the major home to some 240 million people, the deployed paramilitary forces, assembly constituency on April 10 Deb and Bratya Basu and BJP's "silence period" from 48 to 72 hours maintain distancing. get-together have now pulled out on Friday became the latest to an- Mr Mia said. when CISF personnel opened fire Samik Bhattacharya. in view of the Cooch Behar violence. Earlier this week, Mahaman- over soaring Covid cases in the city. nounce restrictions on gatherings, "The said villagers, including in "self defence" allegedly after Voting will be held at 15,789 Elections have been held in daleshwar Kapil Dev Das, 65, Mr Singh said more than calling a day-long lockdown on women, launched attack upon coming under attack from locals. polling stations in the 45 con- 135 constituencies so far, and the head of one of the Hindu akhadas 25,000 pilgrims were still visiting Sunday with fines of 1,000 rupees the paramilitary forces with the The Election Commission had stituencies 16 seats in North 24 remaining 159 seats are set to go or ascetic councils, was admitted every day and they were expect- (US $14) for failing to wear a mask. intention of causing bodily injury, suspended the voting exercise at Parganas, eight each in Purba to polls between April 17 and 29. knowing it to be likely to cause the booth following the incident. "Strong Evidence" Covid Predominantly Spreads Through Air: Lancet Agenceis versity of Oxford's Trish Greenhalgh, rein adjacent rooms in hotels; people who when they inhale aerosols produced when viewed published research and identified were never in each other's presence. an infected person exhales, speaks, shouts, COLORADO: A new assessment in the 10 lines of evidence to support the pre- By contrast, the team found little to no sings, or sneezes. So airborne control mea- medical journal Lancet has found "consis- dominance of the airborne route. evidence that the virus spreads easily via sures include ventilation, air filtration, re- tent, strong evidence" that the SARS-CoV-2 At the top of their list: Super-spreader large droplets, which fall quickly through ducing crowding and the amount of time virus, which causes COVID-19, is predomi- events such as the Skagit Choir outbreak, the air and contaminate surfaces. people spend indoors, wearing masks nantly transmitted through the air. in which 53 people became infected from "We were able to identify and inter- whenever indoors (even if not within 6 feet Therefore, public health measures that a single infected case. Studies have con- pret highly complex and specialist pa- or 2 meters of others), attention to mask fail to treat the virus as predominantly firmed these events cannot be adequately pers on the dynamics of fluid flows and quality and fit, and higher-grade PPE for airborne leave people unprotected and explained by close contact or touching the isolation of live virus," lead author healthcare and other staff when working in allow the virus to spread, according to shared surfaces or objects. Greenhalgh said. "While some individual contact with potentially infectious people. six experts from the UK, USA and Canada, Moreover, transmission rates of SARS- papers were assessed as weak, overall the "It is quite surprising that anyone is still including Jose-Luis Jimenez, a chemist at CoV-2 are much higher indoors than out- evidence base for airborne transmission is questioning whether the airborne trans- the Cooperative Institute for Research in doors, and transmission is greatly reduced extensive and robust. There should be no mission is the predominant transmission Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the by indoor ventilation. further delay in implementing measures pathway for this virus or not," said co-au- University of Colorado Boulder. The team highlighted research estimat- around the world to protect against such thor Professor Kimberly Prather, an aerosol "The evidence supporting airborne ing that silent (asymptomatic or presymp- transmission." scientist from the University of California transmission is overwhelming, and evi- tomatic) transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from The new work has serious implications San Diego. "Only by including inhalation dence supporting large droplet transmis- people who are not coughing or sneezing for public health measures designed to of aerosols at both close and long range sion is almost non-existent," Jimenez said. accounts for at least 40 per cent of all mitigate the pandemic. First, "droplet mea- can we explain the many indoor outbreaks "It is urgent that the World Health Orga- transmission. This silent transmission is sures" such as handwashing and surface that have occurred around the globe. Once nization and other public health agencies a key way COVID-19 has spread around cleaning, while not unimportant, should we acknowledge this virus is airborne, we adapt their description of transmission to the world, "supporting a predominantly be given less emphasis than airborne mea- know how to fix it. There are many exam- the scientific evidence so that the focus airborne mode of transmission," accord- sures, which deal with inhalation of infec- ples of places that have fared much better of mitigation is put on reducing airborne ing to the assessment. The researchers tious particles suspended in the air. by acknowledging this virus is airborne transmission." also cited work demonstrating long-range If an infectious virus is primarily air- from the start. The world needs to follow The team of experts, led by the Uni- transmission of the virus between people borne, someone can potentially be infected their lead as soon as possible."