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VOL: 9 Issue: 208 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, THURSDAy , AUGUST 27, 2020 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- IInnssiiddee 67,151 new COVID COVID-19 : JK reports 704 new positive cases, 26193 recovered so far cases; 1,059 JAMMU, AUGUST 25 : 43764 persons in home quaran - (including 47 cases reported 07 cases reported today), 04 today) and Kishtwar has 206 individuals and their families at Corona virus Disease (COVID- The Government on tine including facilities operat - today) with 486 Active deaths; Ramban has 651 posi - positive cases (including 09 risk. In case of symptoms like 19). deaths in India Wednesday informed that 704 ed by government, 7630 in iso - Positive, 1660 recovered tive cases (including 03 cases case reported today) with 27 fever, cough and difficulty in The bulletin has informed New Delhi : India's new positive cases of novel lation and 44146 under home (including 30 cases recovered reported today) with 23 active active positive cases and 178 breathing report early. Do not that the Directorate of Indian novel coronavirus tally rose Corona virus (COVID-19), 195 surveillance. Besides, 349523 today), 47 deaths; Budgam has positive, 627 recoveries recoveries and 01 death . fear, call COVID-19 helpline Systems of Medicine, J&K is to 32.34 lakh on Wednesday from Jammu division and 509 persons have completed their 2271 positive cases (including (including 07 cases reported According to the bulletin, of numbers and seek medical distributing AYUSH Medicines with 67,151 more people from Kashmir division, have surveillance period. 64 cases reported today) with today), 01 death; Kathua has the total 34480 positive cases in advice”. having immunity boosting, testing positive for the infec - been reported today thus taking Providing district-wise 599 Active Positive and 1617 782 positive cases (including J&K 6171 have been reported Advisory has further exhort - immuno-modulator, anti-oxi - tion, while the recoveries the total number of positive breakup, the Bulletin said that recovered (including 30 cases 27 cases reported today) with as travelers while 28309 as oth - ed upon the people not to step dant, rejuvenator, anti-stress, have surged to 24,67,758, cases in Jammu and Kashmir to Srinagar has 8553 positive recovered today), 55 deaths; 139 Active positive, 641 recov - ers. The Bulletin said that the out of home, unless absolutely metabolism regulator, anti- the Health Ministry said. 34480. Also 19 COVID-19 cases (including 198 cases Kupwara has 1943 positive ered (including 14 cases recov - breakup represents districts necessary. “If you have to move allergic, anti-pyretic, anti-tus - The death toll from the deaths have been reported; 04 reported today) with 1552 cases (including 49 cases ered today), 02 death; from which the patients have out for unavoidable reasons, sive, bronchodilator, etc prop - pathogen climbed to 59,449 from Jammu division and 15 Active Positive, 6793 recov - reported today) with 623 Active Udhampur has 752 positive been traced or are ordinarily ensure that you wear a mask erties during the COVID-19 from Kashmir Division. ered (including 90 cases recov - Positive, 1275 recovered cases (including 15 cases residing. and practice social distancing, pandemic. The department so with 1,059 more fatalities. Moreover, 599 more ered today), 208 deaths; (including 29 cases recovered reported today) with 115 active The bulletin has informed personal hygiene and frequent far has provided medicine to There are 7,07,267 active COVID-19 patients have Baramulla has 2694 positive today), 45 deaths; Bandipora positive cases, 635 recovered the people that, the best way to hand washing with soap and 8.37 lakh people that include cases of the coronavirus dis - recovered and discharged from cases (including 16 cases has 1974 positive cases (includ - (including 10 cases reported protect themselves from water.” various frontline workers, sen - ease (COVID-19), compris - various hospitals, 126 from reported today) with 534 Active ing 22 cases reported today) today), 02 deaths; Samba has COVID-19 is by maintaining In case of any emergency ior citizens, PRIs, police/para - ing 21.86 per cent of the Jammu Division and 473 from Positive, 2061 recovered with 790 Active Positive, 1160 671 positive cases (including physical distance of at least 2 people can avail free ambu - military personals and general total 32,34,474 cases, the Kashmir Division. (including 55 cases recovered recovered (including 130 cases 12 cases reported today) with meter from others, frequently lance services 24x7 at their masses. Moreover, preventive ministry said. The case fatal - According to the daily today), 99 deaths; Pulwama recovered today), 24 deaths and 205 Active Positive, 464 recov - cleaning hands with an alcohol doorsteps by calling on toll-free measures and Yoga therapies ity rate has declined to 1.83 Media Bulletin on novel reported 2442 positive cases Ganderbal has 1279 positive eries (including 17 cases based hand sanitizer or washing number 108 while as pregnant are also being advised to the per cent, the ministry data Corona virus (Covid-19), out of (including 55 cases reported cases (including 40 cases reported today), 02 deaths; them with soap and water and women and sick infants can people to take care of stated. According to the 34480 positive cases, 7630 are today) with 473 active positive reported today) with 586 active Doda has 384 positive cases following good respiratory eti - avail free ambulance services lifestyle/mental disorders so ICMR, a total of 3,76,51,512 Active Positive, 26193 have cases, 1922 recovered (includ - positive cases, 674 recoveries (including 07 cases reported quette and hygiene. by dialing toll-free number 102. that physical and mental health tests have been conducted so recovered and 657 have died; ing 39 cases recovered today), (including 31 cases recovered today) with 53 active positive As a measure for social dis - People can also call on toll- is ensued during this pandemic. far, including 8,23,992 sam - 54 in Jammu division and 603 47 deaths; Kulgam has 1877 today) and 19 deaths. cases, 329 recoveries (includ - tancing in public places and free national helpline number Public is advised to strictly in Kashmir division. positive cases (including 09 Similarly, Jammu has 2561 ing 12 cases reported today), 02 workplaces wearing a face 1075; J&K COVID-19 follow the advisories issued by ples on Tuesday. The Bulletin further said cases reported today) with 236 positive cases (including 98 deaths; Poonch has 383 posi - cover is compulsory. Helpline Numbers 0191- the government from time to Major fire in that out of 902677 test results Active Positive, 1610 recover - cases reported today) with 744 tive cases (including 07 cases The bulletin again explained 2549676 (UT level Cell), 0191- time and rely only on the infor - available, 868197 samples have ies (including 39 cases reported active positive cases, 1780 reported today) with 73 active that early detection of COVID- 2520982, 0191-2674444, 0191- mation released by the govern - Engineering complex been tested as negative till today), 31 deaths; Shopian has recoveries (including 48 cases positive, 307 recoveries 19 can prevent the spread of 2674115 (For Jammu ment through the daily media in Srinagar August 26, 2020. 1646 positive cases (including recovered today), 37 deaths; (including 03 cases recovered disease so we need to be Division), 0194-2440283 & bulletin to print and electronic SRINAGAR : A major Till date 445720 travelers 09 cases reported today) with Rajouri has 858 positive cases today), 03 deaths; Reasi has responsible for the well-being 0194-2430581 (For Kashmir media. People are also advised fire damaged second floor and persons in contact with sus - 99 Active Positive, 1519 recov - (including 17 cases reported 360 positive cases with 179 of ourselves and everyone Division) for support, guid - to refrain from spreading and attic of the Engineering pected cases have been enlisted ered, 28 deaths; Anantnag dis - today) with 94 active positive active positive, 181 recoveries around us. “Not disclosing ance, and response to health- rumours and pay no heed to complex housing the office for observation which included trict has 2193 positive cases cases, 760 recovered (including (including 08 cases recovered symptoms could put life of related queries on Novel them at the same time. of Chief Engineers (CE) of Public Health Engineer Ram Madhav arriving in No new district in J&K till (PHE) and Irrigation and Regularise employees working under Flood Control (I&FC) and Srinagar today delimitation completes other engineering offices at Srinagar : Bhartiya 8 killing of BJP leader NHM, RNTCP, ACS progs : Altaf Bukhari JAMMU : The assembly seats of the union ter - Raj Bagh here in the wee Janata Party (BJP) General Waseem Bari, his brother and Srinagar : Jammu and contractual doctors working COVID-19 pandemic are Delimitation Commission has ritory of Jammu and Kashmir hours of Wednesday, official Secretary Ram Madhav is his father at Muslimabad area Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) under the NHM scheme. being paid peanuts compared ordered a freeze on creation of as per the provisions of the sources said. scheduled to visit Srinagar to of north Kashmir's Bandipora President Syed Mohammad “Such a step would not to the permanent employees new 'administrative units' in Jammu and Kashmir They said the fire broke check party pulse tomorrow, district. Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday only address the long pend - of the health department. Jammu and Kashmir till the Reorganisation Act, besides out on the second floor at sources in the party revealed A party source said that urged the Lieutenant ing demand of the contractu - “These contractual employ - exercise of increasing assem - redraw the Lok Sabha and 0030 hrs in the wee hours on Governor Manoj Sinha to al professionals working on ees are well qualified profes - C M on Wednesday. Madhav will get feedback bly seats by redrawing con - assembly constituencies of the C M Wednesday. However, They said that Madhav from the party workers, lead - address the genuine demands meagre salaries but will also sionals and have been work - stituencies in the union territo - four northeastern states. The Y B before the fire tenders could will arrive in Srinagar tomor - ers and activists over the situ - of employees working on reduce the time required for a ing and giving their best in all ry is completed. Delimitation Commission for y B reach the spot fire spread to ation post abroga - contract basis under National odd situations including the The commission which has these purposes was set up in the entire complex, housing tion of article 370. Health Mission (NHM), prevailing pandemic. also been tasked to redraw con - March. the offices of CE PHE and The BJP leader's Revised National However, the government stituencies in Assam, Manipur, It is headed by former I&FC. Dozens of fire ten - visit also comes at a Tuberculosis Programme seems in deep slumber over Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Supreme Court judge Justice ders, including from Fire time when party (RNTCP) and Aids Control their genuine demands also ordered the same in these 4 Ranjana Desai (retired). and Emergency leaders are celebrat - Society (ACS). including regularisation, northeastern states. An admin - Election Commissioner Sushil Headquarter, Batmaloo, ing a month-long In a statement, Bukhari enhancement in wages, leave istrative unit may include a dis - Chandra is the representative of were rushed to extinguish program in connec - said, “Thousands of employ - entitlement, provident fund trict or a tehsil. „ the Election Commission in the the leaping flames, clearly tion with the first ees working under these cen - and transfer,” he remarked. The order says the freeze is delimitation panel while state visible from major parts of anniversary of arti - trally sponsored schemes The JKAP president said effective from June 15, a senior election commissioners of the city. However, the fire cle 370 roll back and including doctors, para - that it is highly unfortunate officer aware of the develop - Jammu and Kashmir and the was later brought under con - creation of two medics and managerial staff that the families of 32 ment said. "The Delimitation four states are its ex-officio trol, they said adding the union territories- in J&K for the last over one fresh recruitment process employees working under Commission is carrying out the members. In J&K, the delimita - second floor and attic of the row morning and right away Ladakh and JK. and a half decade on contract under the prevailing pandem - NHM who have died in har - delimitation exercise and if a tion exercise will be carried out complex had been damaged. chair party workers meeting He said that Madhav will basis are facing the worst ic situation. The government ness have not received any ex new administrative unit is cre - in accordance with the provi - Sources said official to check the party pulse. "He also review the security kind of exploitation as com - can later appoint more doc - gratia relief from the govern - ated then it also will have to be sions of the JK Reorganisation record has also been dam - will chair workers meeting arrangements made for the pared to their regular coun - tors under NHM scheme ment even after being assured made part of a constituency. Act of 2019 that split the state aged in the fire adding the and take fresh feedback from party workers, and panchayat terparts.” against the vacancies which for the same by the depart - For every new such unit creat - into two union territories-- cause of the fire was not the party workers over the representatives at their Bukhari said that since the will be made available by the ment. “The government must ed, the Commission will have Jammu and Kashmir with an known. However, exact prevailing situation in respective district headquar - government is already regularisation process,” he devise a social security to go back to the drawing assembly and Ladakh without damage due to fire was being Kashmir and party related ters and accordingly apprise intending to recruit medics in pleaded. scheme for these employees board. To avoid that, the freeze an assembly. The number of ascertained. Police have reg - activities," a senior party the party high command and view of the shortage of doc - Bukhari said that it is who are working efficiently has been ordered," explained assembly seats in Jammu and istered case and started an functionary said. police top brass in case there tors in the hospitals across against all labour covenants like their regular counterparts the officer. Kashmir after delimitation will investigation, they said. This will be the second is any change or further J&K, it would be highly that these frontline warriors in the department,” he The delimitation panel increase from 107 to 114, Jammu- Srinagar visit by Madhav after the July measures needed. advisable to regularise the in battle against deadly demanded. would work on increasing the including 24 seats for Pakistan- NationalHighway remain Kathua administration retrieves Cancel parliament panel meeting on suspension of Internet services in J-K: Dubey to Tharoor closed for 2nd day New Delhi, Aug 26 : BJP members of the parliamentary would again be a violation of Sabha speaker's instructions, Srinagar, Aug 26 : The 56 kanal state land MP and member of panel on information technol - the relevant rules/directions Dubey said the advisory has Kashmir valley remained cut KATHUA, AUGUST 26 : The DC said that encroach - added that the retrieved state Parliamentary Standing ogy over taking up the issue as well as disregarding the clearly stated that the pro - off from the rest of the coun - District Administration ment of the government land land was recently identified Committee on Information of suspension of Internet recently issued advisory of ceedings of the committee try for the second consecu - Kathua today retrieved 56- Technology Nishikant Dubey shall be treated as confiden - tive day on Wednesday due kanal encroached state land on Wednesday appealed to the tial and the panel may not to closure of the 270-km- here at Village Rakh panel's chairman and take up those issues for exam - long Jammu-Srinagar Hoshiayri, Jasrota. Congress leader Shashi ination which are pending in national highway following Taking prompt cog - Tharoor to cancel a meeting courts. landslides and shooting nizance of the encroach - on suspension of Internet "Therefore, (I) appeal to stones, triggered by rain. ment reported on the state services in various states and your good-self that the sitting However, the 434-km- land, a revenue team head - Union Territories, including of the committee on informa - long national highway, link - Jammu and Kashmir. tion technology convened for ing the Union Territory (UT) ed by Tehsildar, Kathua, Gourav Sharma, accompa - Dubey's letter came a day the aforementioned purpose of Ladakh with Kashmir and after Lok Sabha Speaker Om may be immediately historic 86-km-long Mughal nied by police party, used JCB machines to demolish Birla issued an advisory to revoked," the BJP MP said. road are through for one- chairmen of all parliamentary services in Jammu and the Lok Sabha Speaker," He also requested Tharoor way traffic despite the rain. seven illegal structures con - Meanwhile, hundreds of structed on the encroached panels asking them to strictly Kashmir and summoning Dubey wrote in his letter to to not take up those issues for vehicles, including those state land. adhere to rules and regula - Facebook before the commit - Tharoor. deliberation in the committee carrying essentials, Meanwhile, Deputy tions while conducting com - tee in its next meeting. Tharoor has been under which are of national impor - remained stranded at several Commissioner, O.P. Bhagat mittee meetings. "Since this issue is attack from BJP MPs who tance as otherwise, the panel places on the highway. said that the district adminis - and assets would be dealt for establishment of Birla issued the advisory presently pending before the have demanded his removal would again be showing dis - tration will adopt zero toler - strictly and the encroachers Homeopathy Medical College following a political slugfest Supreme Court of India, any as the chairman of the panel. courtesy to the desire of the ance against the encroachers. will be booked under law. He proposed for the district. between BJP and opposition further deliberations on this Referring to the Lok Speaker. FOR Computer Services Money put in Pak bank accounts of JeM commander before Pulwama blast : NIA Laptop Services New Delhi : Mohammed between January and bought on Amazon by Ammonium Nitrate -- and too, which included purchase revealed that Pulwama attack "Accused Shakir Bashir, BSNL Broadband Umar Farooq, the nephew of February 2019. accused Wazi Ul Islam and stocked them at his house for of containers for fabricating was a result of well-planned Insha Jan, Peer Tariq Ahmad Pan Card Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) The terrorists had spent Calcium Ammonium Nitrate. making the IED, the agency the Improvised Explosive criminal conspiracy hatched Shah and Bilal Ahmad Passport chief Masood Azhar, had around Rs six lakh on pro - The IED was fitted into the said. Devices, officials said. by Pakistan-based leadership Kuchey provided all logistics Contact :- received Rs 10 lakh in his curement of explosives and Eeco car in two containers The terrorists had spent The NIA probe has shown of terrorist organisation and harboured the JeM ter - Rohit: bank accounts in Pakistan to the Maruti Eeco car used in three bank accounts of Jaish-e-Mohammad. The rorists in their houses," the execute the Pulwama terror the attack, the NIA said in its Farooq, the main perpetrator, JeM leaders have been send - NIA has said. Mob. 9419626826 attack in which 40 CRPF per - chargesheet filed on Tuesday who received the money ing their cadres to the terror - Bashir allegedly did sonnel were killed in before a special court in from January 2019 till ist training camps of Al- reconnaissance of the move - February last year, the NIA Jammu. February of the same year. Qaida-Taliban-JeM and ment and deployment of has said in its chargesheet. A major chunk of the The agency had filed a Haqqani-JeM in Afghanistan security forces on the Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji The National fund, about Rs 2.80 lakh, was 13,800-page chargesheet for receiving training in Jammu-Srinagar National Investigation Agency (NIA) used to procure around 200 against 19 accused persons in explosives and other terrorist Highway. probe has shown that Rs 10 kilograms of explosives an NIA Special Court at tactics," the NIA said in the A propaganda video clip MANOJ KUMAR & CO. lakh in Pakistani currency including ammonium nitrate Jammu in connection with chargesheet. of Mohammad Umar Farooq, was credited into three to trigger a massive car-laden last year's terrorist attack on The agency said the main Sameer Dar and Adil Dar Fruit & Vegetable accounts of Farooq, the main IED attack on the CRPF con - the CRPF convoy at accused Umar Farooq was was allegedly prepared at accused in the suicide attack voy moving from Jammu to Lethpura, Pulwama, they trained in Afghanistan for Insha Jan's house which was Commission Agents case who was later killed in Srinagar on February 14, said. explosives. He visited released immediately after an encounter with security 2019, they said. weighing 160 kilogram and another Rs 2.5 lakh on pur - Jaish-e-Mohammad ter - Afghanistan in 2016-17 and the suicide attack, it said. Specialist In : Potato, Onion forces, in Allied Bank and The 200 kilograms of 40 kilograms to trigger the chasing and modifying the rorist Adil Ahmad Dar, who had infiltrated into India The terrorists had pre - Mezaan Bank in that country explosives comprised of a blast, the NIA said. car to be used in the attack was driving the car laden through the International pared the car for the attack by Shop No. 69, Sabji days before the incident, offi - lethal concoction of RDX Charge sheeted accused which was also parked in the with explosives, had rammed Border at Jammu-Samba fitting it with the IED on cials said. brought from Pakistan, gela - Shakir Bashir allegedly col - front-yard of Shakir Bashir's it into the convoy killing 40 Sector in April, 2018, it said. February 6, 2019 but sus - Mandi Narwal, Jammu. They said the money was tin sticks procured by lected the explosives -- RDX, house, it said. CRPF personnel and griev - Farooq took over as the pended their nefarious plans deposited by top leadership Mudasir Ahmad, four kilo - Gelatin sticks, Aluminium Some money was spent ously injuring eight others. Jaish-e-Mohammad because of heavy snowfall Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 of the terror group JeM grams of Aluminium powder power and Calcium- on miscellaneous expenses "The investigation has Commander of Pulwama. which led to closing of the

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 J&K HED organizes Int’l Webinar Ministry of Culture announces 7 new circles from NASA, JPL, California of Archaeological Survey of India JAMMU, AUGUST 26 : He further informed the ence. He said Dr. Goutam has very well enlightened by Dr. New Delhi : The Ministry declaration.The Minister large state like Tamil Nadu ical inconvenience in a big An International webinar was audience that higher educa - been responsible for actually Goutam with his satisfactory of Culture has announced 7 informed that new circles which has thousands of tem - state like Bengal. In Gujarat, today organized live from tion department is embarking building and developing tech - answers. new circles of have been created in Madhya ples and glorious memories Rajkot has been announced a NASA, Jet Propulsion on various infrastructure nologies that has enabled Various issues such as Archaeological Survey of Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar of the Chola kings,Trichy has new circle along with Laboratory (JPL), California, development programs and NASA to send astronauts into skills that young generation India. This information was Pradesh, Karnataka, West been made a new circle along Vadodara. USA by Jammu and Kashmir has initiated various research, space. must acquire to survive in this shared by theUnion Minister Bengal and Gujarat. He said with the circle of Shri Patel said that Higher Education Department of State for Culture and that Trichy, Raiganj, Rajkot, Chennai.Karnataka is an Jabalpur has been announced on the theme “Interaction Tourism (IC), Shri Prahlad Jabalpur, Jhansi & Meerut important state in terms of a new circle along with with NASA Scientist: career Singh Patel in a video mes - have been announced as new holiness. Hampi city in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. opportunities and 21st century sage tweeted by him today. circles. In Archaeology, the Karnataka is a place of inter - This will include the monu - skills” by Dr. Vishal Sharma, Shri Patel said that the Hampi city in Karnataka is a national importance from the ments from Jabalpur, Rewa, Fulbright Climate Fellow, Ministry of Culture has taken place of international repute point of view of archaeologi - Shahdol and Sagar divi - National Renewable Energy this step in accordance with hence Hampi Mini Circle has cal heritage therefore the sions.The Minister also Laboratory, USA, here under the Prime Minister’s call to been converted into a full Hampi Sub-Circle now has informed that Jhansi in the patronage of Talat Parvez facilitate and strengthen the fledged circle, The Minister been made a new full fledged Bundelkhand and Meerutin Rohella, Commissioner process of preservation and added. Earlier there were 29 circle. In West Bengal, western Uttar Pradesh have - Secretary, Higher Education. registration of archaeological ASI circles across the coun - Raiganj has been made a new been announced two new cir - The webinar aimed at pro - monuments along with regis - try. circle along with Kolkata, cles along with Lucknow and viding awareness regarding tration of artefacts with self Shri Patel said that in a this will eliminate geograph - Agra in Uttar Pradesh. career opportunities and vari - ous skills required for stu - dents/research scholars/facul - Principal Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal initiates hearings of matters ty at National and International level. It was pertaining to Regional Benches through video conferencing attended by over 7000 partici - New Delhi : Armed The Chairperson gives tained between court staff and ment was felt to devise a pro - pants from 30 countries in the Forces Tribunal (AFT) credit of incident free hear - judges. cedure for hearing other mat - age group ranging from 7 Chairperson Justice Rajendra ings to the Principal Registrar For a total of eleven ters of Regional Benches as years to 70 years. Menon has inaugurated hear - Dr Rakesh Kumar who has benches of AFT, which well. Accordingly, a viable Commissioner Secretary academic development Dr. Gautam, in his address, challenging time were also ings by video conferencing been advising on the ways to includes Principal Bench and procedure for virtual hearings Higher Education, Talat schemes and is contemplating narrated his journey from a discussed in the webinar. In for all ten Regional Benches maintain impeccable hygiene ten Regional Benches spread has been initiated. Parvez Rohella, was the Chief to take various initiatives for modest family background to his concluding remarks Dr. of the Armed Forces Tribunal standards at the Principal all over the country, 34 judi - With this provision of Guest and Dr. Gautam welfare of students in tune the present position of a top Goutam said he is over - here today. Bench. The court premises are cial and administrative mem - hearing by video conferenc - Chottapaudya, Senior with the new education poli - scientist. He also shared his whelmed by the enthusiasm The Principal Bench of being sanitised twice daily by bers have been sanctioned by ing, an immense relief has Scientist NASA, JPL, cy. He welcomed the resource experience of coping up with of the young minds and Armed Forces Tribunal is the the AFT employees only, even the Government. However, been brought to the Armed California, USA was the spe - person and stated that his stress during his journey of expressed his willingness to only court that has been con - prior to declaring of nation - only four members are Forces personnel, whose cial guest/resource person on interaction with students will becoming the world’s leading take another session only for ducting physical hearings wide lockdown. Entry to the presently in the chair at applications are awaiting jus - the occasion. have a lasting effect on them scientist. answering their questions. since June 8, 2020. Physical court premises is also kept to Principal Bench, one judicial tice at various Regional Talat Parvez Rohella, in and the learning process on The participants had pur - The Students can access hearings are being conducted bare minimum with proper member and two administra - Benches. Member Judicial his inaugural address, stressed them. poseful interaction with the the recorded webinar at at Principal Bench taking into social distancing and without tive members are in the chair Justice Mohammad Tahir and on the need for holding such Dr. Vishal Sharma, intro - resource person. The inquisi - www.facebook.com/talktoa - account hardships and limita - compromising on the smooth at Chandigarh, Mumbai and Members Administration Vice events regularly and stated duced Dr. Goutam tive participants raised vari - scientist/ tions faced by Armed Forces work flow. The advocates Chennai Benches respective - Admiral P Murugesan (Retd) that it would increase the Chottapaudya and other dig - ous questions involving exis - The webinar was anchored personnel, retired as well as appearing in the AFT are sep - ly. Even though the urgent & Lt Gen CA Krishnan (Retd) awareness among the students nitaries (Dr. Sanjay Khajuria tence of aliens, space, black - by Dr. Vishal Sharma and Dr. serving, primarily due to their arated by a transparent sheet, applications of Regional shall hear applications of the and will help them to think from SKUAST Jammu and hole, life beyond earth, Sanjay Khajuria, Senior far flung locations and various from the judges and proper Benches were being heard at Regional Benches through critically in their future Manpreet Singh from humans on planet Mars etc. Scientists, SKUAST- Jammu security related issues. social distancing is main - Principal Bench, the require - video conferencing. endeavor. Microsoft, USA) to the audi - All the questions were presented the vote of thanks. Dr. Harsh Vardhan dedicates two new Medical Colleges and DC Rajouri assess damage caused to infra, three Super-Speciality Blocks in Rajasthan to the Nation livestock, crops in recent rains New Delhi : Dr. Harsh ments, he added “158 new education as well. The gov - mitment to the nation. He RAJOURI, AUGUST 26 It was informed that dis - rective action to mitigate the The Deputy Vardhan, Union Minister of medical colleges have been ernment has recently had promised to rectify : Deputy Commissioner, trict and tehsil level control sufferings of the common Commissioner called for Health and Family Welfare opened in the last five years. approved the introduction of regional imbalances in Mohammad Nazir Sheikh rooms have been activated to masses. maintaining close coordina - along with Sh. Ashok These include 42 colleges a new law for a regulatory health infrastructure by set - today convened a meeting keep round the clock tab on He also directed them to tion among the departments Gehlot, Chief Minister of that have been opened as body for all the allied and ting up AIIMS and SSBs in with the concerned officers of any emergency situation aris - keep their men and machinery and agencies to safeguard life Rajasthan digitally inaugu - part of the Central Scheme healthcare professionals regional medical colleges in different departments to ing due to the rains. in a state of readiness to meet and property in case of any rated two new medical col - of Establishment of medical called ‘The National his 2003 Independence Day assess the damage caused to The DC asked the depart - any crisis due to inclement eventuality. He further leges and three Super colleges attached with dis - Commission for Allied and speech. the roads, water and power ments to set up own control weather conditions. He instructed them to remain sta - Speciality Blocks in trict hospitals. Under this Healthcare Professionals Sh. Raghu Sharma, supply schemes, livestock and room at their respective head - stressed on taking all possible tioned at their respective Rajasthan in the presence of Scheme, 157 new colleges Bill’. This law, once passed, Cabinet Minister for crops during the recent rains quarters and submit report measures to ensure the con - headquarters to redress the Sh. Ashwini Kumar have been planned, of will fill in the long-felt vacu - Medical & Health Dept., in this border district. about the damages on daily venience of the general pub - problems being faced by the Choubey, MoS, Health and which, 75 were approved in um for regulation and devel - Ayurved and Indian Medical The meeting was attended basis to facilitate prompt cor - lic. public. Family Welfare. 2019-20. The Scheme pro - opment of more than 50 dif - Dept., Medical & Health by Additional Deputy The Rajmata Vijaya Raje vides for establishment of ferent allied and healthcare Services (ESI) Dept., Commissioner, Sher Singh; Scindia (RVRS) Medical new medical college by professions”, Dr Harsh Information & Public Chief Planning Officer, DC B'la chairs CRA Committee meeting College, Bhilwara and the upgrading the district hospi - Vardhan said. Relation Dept. Rajasthan, Shama Un Ahmed; Assistant Bharatpur Medical College tal preferably in the under - The country has seen Dr. Subhash Garg, Minister BARAMULLA, nation and said that such a ground level so that risk of have been upgraded from served districts of the coun - rapid progress in setting up of State for Medical & Commissioner Revenue, AUGUST 26 : Deputy move will help in strengthen - infection is mitigated. Mohd Ashraf; Chief District Hospitals into try.” 22 more AIIMS across the Health Dept., Ayurved and Commissioner (DC) ing the health care system Among others, the meet - Medical Colleges while Dr Harsh Vardhan also country, of which six are Indian Medical Dept., Agriculture Officer, Vijay Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today besides through speedy and ing was attended by Joint Bhagat; Chief Horticulture Super Speciality Blocks stated “over the last five fully functional and MBBS Medical & Health Services chaired Clinical Registering prompt service delivery. Director Planning, CMO, (SSB) are added to the years, we have been able to classes have started in four - (ESI) Dept., Information & Officer, Madan Lal; District Authority (CRA) Committee Sheep Husbandry Officer, Dr. Government Medical add approx. 26,000 seats in teen. Public Relation Dept. and meeting to discuss various College, Kota; Sardar Patel MBBS and 30,000 seats in Sh. Ashwini Kumar other members of the Sarfraz Naseem Chowdhary; measures for the registration, Executive Engineer, PWD Medical College, Bikaner; post-graduation. The estab - Choubey expressed his hap - Rajasthan Cabinet joined the renewal of clinics and poly - and Ravindra Nath Tagore lishment of such large num - piness that today’s event meet for Jaipur. Elected rep - Rajouri, Mohd Zubair; clinics in the district. Executive Engineer PWD Medical College, Udaipur. ber of medical colleges and would take India one step resentatives to the Lok On the occasion, a com - These projects have a com - increase in medical seats in closer to the Prime Sabha and Rajasthan Vidhan Nowshera, Prem Kapoor; prehensive discussion was Executive Engineer PHE bined investment of Rs. 828 the country are outcome of a Minister’s goal of “Sarve Sabha, Sh. Gulab Chand held wherein DC formulated crores out of which Rs. 150 number of initiatives and Santu Niramaya”. Speaking Kataria, Leader of Rajouri, Mushtaq Ahmed; several guidelines for the Executive Engineer PHE crores is invested in each of reforms undertaken by the on the unique health chal - Opposition, Rajasthan, and proper registration process of the medical colleges. The Government. These meas - lenges faced by Rajasthan, Sh. Rajesh Bhushan, Health Nowshera, Gurcharan Singh; clinics and nursing homes. Executive Engineer I&FC colleges have a capacity of ures are accelerating he reminded how the State is Secretary were also digitally He also directed the estab - 150 undergraduate students. improved access to tertiary one of the biggest benefici - present at the occasion. Rajouri, Sageer Malik; lishment of a sub-committee Executive Engineer I&FC The Bharatpur Medical care and expansion of med - aries of the Scheme, “Under for inspection of several crite - College will have 525 beds ical education in under - the three phases of the Nowshera, Hari Bushan; ria needed for establishment He also emphasised upon DHO, DySP Headquarters of Power shutdown Executive Engineer PMGSY including 34 ICU beds while served areas”. Scheme, a total 23 medical of clinics. the concerned authorities to Baramulla and Sopore RVRS Medical College will The Union Health colleges have been sanc - SRINAGAR, AUGUST Rajouri, Subash Chander; Dr Itoo further directed the ensure the implementation of besides other concerned func - 26 : According to the Power Executive Engineer PMGSY have 458 beds including 12 Minister stated that as a tioned for the State – seven concerned to work in coordi - COVID-19 SOPs at the tionaries. ICU beds. measure to improve the in Phase I, one in Phase II Controller, Kashmir Nowshera, Abdul Gani; Province, Srinagar, in order Executive Engineer PDD, Addressing everybody quality of medical education and 15 in Phase III. Out of present on the occasion, Dr. in the country, a common these, six medical colleges to carry out maintenance Rajouri, Munshi Khan; BBBP Campaign: Awareness programme on works in Grid Stations of 60 Assistant Director FCS&CA, Harshan Vardhan said, “The entrance examination, of Phase I have become government under the lead - namely, NEET has been functional.” MVA Bandipora and 50 Mukhtar Ahmed Lone and women centric schemes hosted at Rajouri MVA Shopian. The power Assistant Regional Transport RAJOURI, AUGUST 26 quences and the ways to erad - tionary items like pencil box, ership of Prime Minister introduced for admission to Sh. Ashok Gehlot Shri Narendra Modi ji has all medical courses. thanked the Union supply to the areas fed from Officer,Inzar Ahmed Rana. : An awareness programme icate the menace of Foeticide. notebooks, books, sharpeners, these Grid Stations shall on Women Centric Schemes Sarpanch of the Panchayat erasers, instrument box etc. prioritized reforms in med - Common counselling at Government for its pro- ical education as a key com - State level has also been active role in setting up remain affected on August 27 DLSCC meeting was today organized by Thandikassi, Parvez Akhter, Further Women Welfare from 9 am to 6 pm. Mahila Shikhsha Kendra interacted with the Women Officer, Dr. Anum Mirza ponent in governance. The introduced through appro - health infrastructure in held at Kulgam under Beti Bachao Beti Welfare Officer Rajouri and apprised the gathering about Medical Council of India is priate changes in regula - Rajasthan and discussed Padhao campaign here at discussed various issues faced BBBP scheme and social being replaced by a new tions. These measures have possible ways in which AyUSH distributes KULGAM, AUGUST 26 Panchayat Thandikassi. by women of her area. assistance being provided to National Medical brought about complete Centre-State co-operation immunity boosters in : Deputy Commissioner Women Welfare Officer, During the program, the women in distress. She also Commission through an Act transparency in medical can be extended to help the Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat Rajouri, Dr. Anum Mirza and team of DLCW Rajouri laid stressed upon containing the of the Parliament which will admissions, improving the people of Rajasthan tide Badijahalan Noorabad today chaired District Level go a long way in overhaul - quality of students and the over the COVID crisis. district coordinators MSK, emphasis on the importance school dropout rate of girl KULGAM, AUGUST 26 Screening cum Coordination Nazma Sheikh and Sanjana of education among girl stu - students, which is a hindrance ing the quality of medical overall standard of medical In the same vein, Dr Committee (DLSCC) meet - education, bringing it at par education, he added. Harsh Vardhan also lauded : Department of Ayurveda Thakur made the participants dents. They also urged the in the path of development Yoga and Naturopathy Unani ing here aware about women centric parents to allow their girls to .She said that girls should get with the international stan - “We are committed to the co-operative federalism During the meeting 06 dards.” Further, enumerating carrying out similar reforms in fulfilling former Prime Siddha and Homoeopathy schemes BBBP, Sukanaya get proper education, as edu - an equal opportunity to (AYUSH) unit Kulgam today cases were listed, out of Samridhi Yojana, Janani cation is the best way to explore herself and be sup - the government’s achieve - in other sectors of health Minister Vajpayee ji’s com - which one death case was distributed immune boosters Suraksha Yojna, Ujwala empower them and the ported by their parents and and other medicines at cleared and an amount of Rs. yojana, one stop centre, nation. They also raised the society to become an inde - 1 Lac was also granted as ex- Badijaahalan Noorabad women safety laws, women issue of gender inequality and pendent person. She also DDC Bandipora orders action among front line workers and gratia relief in favour of Next and child helpline number, said that the men and women urged women and girls to of the Kin (NIK) of the senior citizens women welfare schemes , PC are the two sides of the same avail the benefits of the against absent doctors District Nodal Officer deceased person. and PNDT act and various coin. Along with awareness, schemes. She further said that The meeting was attended BANDIPORA, inspection of various govern - taken against them. AYUSH, Dr Abdul Rehman scholarships.. DLCW, Rajouri also distrib - District Administration of said that the department has by ACR, DSP-HQ and repre - They also informed the uted stationary kits among the Rajouri is fully committed to AUGUST 26 : District ment offices to check the Dr Owais instructed all the sentatives of security forces Development Commissioner attendance of employees, the other employees to remain also distributed Immune gathering about the declining girl students under BBBP. The bring positive and sustainable boosting drugs in various and other concerned. child sex ratio, its conse - stationary kits included sta - change in the lives of women. (DDC), Bandipora, Dr Owais team also visited District punctual to their offices and Ahmed on Wednesday Hospital Bandipora and warned that no laxity on their hospitals, quarantine centers ordered action against doctors found two doctors absent part towards their duties will and among different frontline who were found absent from from their legitimate duties. be tolerated. workers who continue to DDC Samba reviews progress of duties at District Hospital The DDC immediately He said the district admin - work tirelessly in an effort to Bandipora. directed to withheld the istration shall take tough keep at bay the spread of con - Aadhar seeding process On the directions of DDC, salary of absent doctors and action against absenteeism to tagious Coronavirus infec - a team of officers lead by also issued show cause notice ensure smooth functioning of tion. SAMBA, AUGUST 26 : Assistant Commissioner strive for achieving 100% tar - implementation of the Assistant Commissioner to them asking them to government departments and He added that distribution District Development Development, Sidharath get. schemes. Revenue Reyaz Ahmad explain their position failing prompt deliverance of servic - of immunity boosters is a Commissioner, Samba Rohit Dhiman to ensure cent per - The DDC, while empha - The meeting was attended Beigh conducted surprise which strict action shall be es to the people. continuous process and so far Khajuria, today chaired a the department has distrib - meeting of District officers to uted immunity boosters review the progress of Aadhar LIC OF INDIA launches LIC's Jeevan among 64,196 people in the seeding of bank accounts of district. beneficiaries of the various Akshay-VII (Annuity Plan) welfare schemes. New Delhi : Life The Minimum Purchase Divyangjan (Handicapped The meeting discussed in Insurance Corporation of Price is Rs.1, 00,000/- (sub - Dependant). detail about the Aadhar seed - India has introduced its new ject to minimum annuity cri - In this plan, joint life annu - NOTICE ing of beneficiaries covered LIC's Jeevan Akshay-VII terion.) The modes of annuity ity can be taken between any I, Roshan Lal, S/o Sh. under schemes like National (Plan No.857) which is a available are yearly, half- two lineal descendant/ascen - Parma Nand, R/o Mallah, Social Assistance Programme Single Premium, Non-linked, yearly, quarterly, and month - dant of a family (i.e. Teh. Kharah Balli, Dist. (NSAP), marriage Assistance Non-participating, Individual ly. The minimum annuity is Grandparent, Parent, Jammu i have purchased Scheme, NFSA, MGNREGA Immediate Annuity plan with Rs.12,000 per annum. There Children, Grandchildren) or (job card holders) and other effect from 25th August, is no ceiling on Maximum spouse or siblings. Motor Cycle Splendor Pro related schemes. 2020.The Policyholders have Purchase Price. An Incentive Loan facility shall be No. JK02BN-5027 From The DDC directed the con - an option to choose a type of for Purchase price above Rs available at any time after Mohinder Singh, S/o cerned agency to put in place annuity from 10 available 5,00,000/- is available by way three months from the com - Sardar Singh, R/o requisite machinery and man - options on payment of a lump of increase in the annuity rate pletion of policy (i.e. 3 power to achieve 100% aad - cent aadhar seeding for all sizing on the universal cover - by Chief planning officer, sum amount.The annuity rates .The plan is available for ages months from the date of Dablehar R.S. Pura, har seeding within stipulated schemes and seek progress age under Aadhar, said that it Sukhleen Kour; District are guaranteed at the incep - from 30 yrs to 85 yrs except issuance of policy) or after Jammu. Objection if any time. He also directed the offi - achieved from respective is very important to link bank Social welfare officer, Deep tion of the policy and annu - for option of Immediate expiry of the free-look period, may convey to RTO cers to provide fast track facil - Block Development Officers. accounts of students and ben - Kumar; Lead bank manager, ities are payable throughout Annuity for life with return of whichever is later,subject to Jammu within seven days ity to trace and enroll left out He directed the officer to eficiaries of various schemes Ajay Koul; block develop - the life time of Annuitant(s). Purchase Price, where it is till terms and conditions as the from the date of publica - eligible families. work in close coordination with Aadhar numbers for the ment officers besides other This plan can be purchased 100 yrs. The plan can also be Corporation may specify The DDC directed with bank representatives and effective and transparent concerned officials. offline as well as online. purchased for the benefit of from time to time. tion of this notice. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 First Virtual Edition of Indian Carpet Expo concludes DDC Kupwara inspects Receiving Station, PHC Indian Carpet Expo emerges as Asia’s biggest Handmade Dudi, reviews developmental works KUPWARA, AUGUST drugs are available in the that a 4 member medical team so far in the entire Machill 26 : District Development PHC. is designated which are doing block. carpet show with its ever growing global patronage Commissioner (DDC), The DDC also inspected NEW DELHI, AUGUST organized “Design Awards – Chairman, CEPC, Umesh Exhibition and opined that Kupwara, Anshul Garg today Birth cum Waiting rooms for 26 : The first Virtual Edition 2020” in the first Virtual Kumar Gupta, Onkar Nath this Virtual Exhibition is visited border area Machill pregnant ladies being con - of 40th Indian Carpet Expo, Exhibition on Indian Carpet Mishra, Sandeep Kataria, going to help our Artisans, and inspected 6.3MVA structed near the PHC. an exclusive trade fair for Expo through video confer - Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Weavers and Exporters in big Receiving Station, PHC Dudi Earlier, the DDC chaired a Handmade carpets and other encing with a view to appre - Abdul Rub, Mohd. Wasif way. He further discussed that besides reviewing develop - joint meeting of officers and floor-coverings, organized by ciate and recognize the hard Ansari, Husain Jafar Husaini, the Virtual Exhibition will mental works going on in the PRIs and reviewed various Carpet Export Promotion work of participants especial - Feroze Waziri, Sanjay Gupta, create tangible impact while block. developmental works going Councilx concluded here ly the younger generation in Shree Ram Maurya, Bodh development of business rela - During the inspection of on in the area. today. the industry for their partici - Raj Malhotra, Satish Wattal, tionship with overseas buy - 6.3MVA Receiving Station It was informed in the This initiative of CEPC pation in the event organized Gulam Nabi Bhat, Sheikh ers. Dudi, the DDC was informed meeting that 24 Community was aimed at to bridge the by CEPC. Ashiq Ahmad, Sunil Jain, Chairman, CEPC con - that the electrical works on bunkers are coming up in the gap between Indian products About 6 Members Members COA were very veyed thanks to Smriti Zubin the Receiving Station are border block out of 30 sanc - and demand of Handmade Selection Committee/ Juries happy on the success of the Irani, Union Minister of nearing completion. tioned bunkers and the DDC Carpets and floor coverings of eminent Designers and First Virtual Expo. Textiles and Women & Child The DDC directed the con - directed the concerned to across the globe in post pan - Professors besides eminent Chairman, CEPC men - Development, Piyush Goyal, cerned to electrify the trans - speed up the pace of construc - demic era. The 1st Virtual personalities in the field of tioned that Council is going to Union Commerce & Industry former by September 15 for tion work and complete the Edition of 40th India Carpet Fashion and designing select - organize similar exhibition in and Railway Minister, Dr. power supply to people of bunkers by September 15. Expo has received over - ed the awardees. the end of September 2020. Anup Wadhawan, Commerce Machil and also instructed the Additional Deputy whelming response from It has emerged once again Sanjay Kumar, Executive Secretary, Department of concerned for construction of Commissioner Kupwara, around 364 overseas buyers undisputedly that Indian Director, CEPC acknowledge Commerce, Govt. of India, protection bund around the Nazir Ahmad Lone, JD from 61 countries and 191 Carpet Expo has established the support and guidance of Ravi Capoor, Secretary Station for its safety. Planning, DPO, DFO Kamraj, Buying Representatives from as Asia’s biggest Handmade all COA Members especially (Textiles), Ministry of The DDC also inspected Executive Engineers of Jal across the world. carpet show with its ever Umesh Gupta, Senior Most Textiles, Govt. of India, Primary Health Centre Dudi Shakti Department, PMGSY, During the Expo, Council growing patronage from Committee Members for suc - Shantmanu, Development and interacted with medical REW and other sectoral offi - organized 2 Webinars for buyers all over the world. cess of the Virtual Expo Commissioner (Handicrafts), staff and it was informed that Regarding Covid sampling on daily basis and cers accompanied DDC dur - benefit of the participants and Siddh Nath Singh, Ravi Capoor, Secretary Union Ministry of Textiles for sufficient supply of essential Sampling, it was informed 251 samples have been taken ing the visit. Member-Exporters. First Chairman, CEPC, Umer (Textiles), Union Ministry of their support and guidance to Webinar was held on 14th Hameed, 2nd Vice- Textiles, visited the Virtual Carpet Industry. DLTFC Kishtwar August, 2020 on New Techniques of Packaging for clears 20 loan cases 2-Day camp for registration of BOCW Carpet Industry in association Director Horticulture reviews MIDH achievements KISHTWAR, AUGUST with Indian Institute of 26 : District Level Task Force culminates at Paddar Packaging, Mumbai keeping in Jammu, Kathua, Samba Committee (DLTFC) in view the fact that in the SAMBA AUGUST 26: Plantation at Ram nagar, Near alongwiththe officers of the Kishtwar today approved 20 Over 700 registration forms collected changing scenario of world The achievements under Railway Station Samba above three Districts. He also local cases under Prime KISHTWAR, AUGUST Development Officer to the tive to reach out the people at business packaging of prod - Mission for Integrated (Block Samba) HD Plantation inspected and reviewed the Minister's Employment uct is an important segment Development of Horticulture Generation Programme 26 : The 2-day camp for reg - participant workers on the their doorsteps. for the quality business. (MIDH) and Capex-budget in (PMEGP) and JK-Rural istration of Building and other spot. The next camp is going to Dr. Tanweer Alam, Jammu , Samba and Kathua Employment Generation Construction Workers During the camp a total of be organised at Bounjwah Director (I/c), Indian Institute districts were today reviewed Programme, here at its meet - (BOCW) organised by the 800 registration forms were (Nali Dramni Park) from 27th of Packaging, Mumbai made by Director Horticulture, Ram ing chaired by Additional Labour Department in con - a presentation on “New Sevak here at a meeting of Deputy Commissioner, vergence with the Rural Techniques of Packaging for district functionaries of the Pawan Parihar. The meeting Development and Health Carpet Industry”. Now a department. was attended by LDM Naseer Department culminated here days packaging is a combina - Joint Director, Lokesh Ahmad, Cluster Head JK the other day. tion of Science and Art & Bali; Deputy Director Bank, Director SBI RSETI, The Day 2nd of the aware - Technology and can increase (Central), Shafiqa Khalid; Sanjeev Gupta, District ness camp witnessed the par - the brand value of the product Deputy Director Planning, Officer KVIB Nazir Ahmed, ticipation of over 300 labour - and is considered as silent Ankita Sharma; Chief besides representatives of ITI, ers (BOCW) . salesman of any product. Horticulture Officer Samba, Grameen Bank, Polytechnic The team of Labour Praveen Kumar, Director, Anil Kumar Gorka; Chief college among others. District Department headed by Department was the chief Horticulture Officer Jammu, Officer , KVIB submitted 28 Labour Officer, Fulail Singh guest on the first Webinar. Sarbjit Singh; Chief loan proposals which includ - educated the public and distributed among the partici - August to 28th August 2020, Meanwhile, the second Horticulture Officer Kathua, ed Kiryana and grocery labourers (Building and other pants .On spot renewal of informed ALC Kishtwar. Webinar was conducted on Sushil Kumar Angurana, stores, transport, cosmetics, construction workers) hail - labour cards were facilitated ALC Kishtwar Anoop 19th August, 2020 on Colour, besides others were present in steel fabrication, furniture, ing from the different corners and registration forms were Kumar; Medical Officer PHC Design & Trends Forecast in the meeting. Readymade garments manu - of the block, about the various filled and collected on the Atholi, Dr. Rakesh Kotwal; association with National The Director Horticulture (New) at Tapyal of Block physical progress of Mali Hut facturing, welding, carpentry, Schemes of JKBOCW. spot. PRI members, besides the Institute of Fashion Jammu also visited the HD Ghagwal, Income generation and Chain Link Fencing in the electronics & repair, The camp was unique in The public of Paddar along officials and field line func - Technology (NIFT), National Plantation (New) here at orchard, at Sanoora nursery. Laboratory, cutting and tailor - the sense that age certificate with the PRI members tionaries of RDD, Health , Institute of Design (NID) & Samlah (Sumb Block), (RajpuraBlock) of District The PRIs of Sumb and ing, printing press, automo - was issued by Medical thanked the Labour Police , CRPF and Labour Buying Agents Association Integrated Farming System Samba. Ram Sevak also Rajpura blocks along with biles, readymade and station - Officer and Employment cer - Department and District department remained present (BAA) keeping in view the (IFS) Model at Panthi(Sumb inspected the Government beneficiaries were present on ary, etc. tificate was issued by Block Administration for the initia - on the second day of camp. fact that Colour and Design Block), two years old HD Fruit Plant Nursery Vijaypur the spot during the field visit. forecast plays an important role in the present market sce - Santanu mesmerises all in 6th day of Natrang’s nario and help the manufac - J&K SSB holds 173rd Board meeting; clears turers and Exporters to assess the requirement of the con - 29 Withheld Recommendations international Theatre Talk Show sumers/ market and their JAMMU, AUGUST 26 : Video Conferencing. tion / eligibility. The Board JAMMU, Aug 26 : The Faust, Widowed Pimp & there. Emotionally recalling people did meaningful theatre taste. Experts from National The 173rd Board Meeting of During the meeting directed the concerned to for - sixth day of Natrang’s House of Horrors, Bertolt his learnings from his guru, he even after challenging obsta - Institute of Fashion Jammu and Kashmir Services threadbare discussions were ward the recommendation to International Talk show, live Brecht and Elizabeth stated that the following lines cles, they do it because it is Technology, National Selection Board was held here held on various agenda items the concerned departments on its Facebook page, was Hauptmann's Three penny taught by her have changed their call to do theatre. Institute of Design, CEO & under the Chairmanship of its related to release of withheld without any delay, for further decorated by the intellectual Opera, Mahasweta Devi's his perception of looking at Regarding experimental the - Creative Director of promi - Chairman, Khalid Jahangir recommendations of District course of action. insight about ‘Vision of Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, the world, ‘Those who tell lie, atre, he said that it requires nent Sourcing Company, today. Cadre, Divisional Cadre Besides, some other agen - Theatre’ by Shri Santanu Raddi Bazaar, Kala Khatta can’t do theatre’, ‘If you feed more time as you are not cer - Editor of Carpet Magazine in The meeting was attended Jammu, Divisional Cadre da items were also taken up Bose, an eminent dramatist, Chuski Kholi Khokha a hungry person for a day, it is tain about the outcome. He Germany made their presen - by Mohammad Shafiq Chak, Kashmir, State Cadre and PM for discussion / consideration. presently working as Dean Khopcha, Girish Karnad's much important than doing also advocated doing theatre tation during the event. Pritam Lal Atri, Members of Package (Migrants) for which The Board also decided for Academic Affairs and in your own style which For the first time Council the Board, Musheer Ahmad deficiencies were completed installation of Video Associate Professor, ‘World touches the local aspirations, Mirza Controller of by the candidates. Conference Facility at both Drama’ at National School of ‘the more local you are, the Examination and Ranjeet Accordingly Board released Central Offices at Jammu / Drama. Giving details more universal you become’ Trial-cum Singh, Secretary of the Board. 29 (twenty nine) withheld rec - Srinagar for the smooth con - Padmashree Balwant Thakur, thus I always aspire to do Besides, Nazir Ahmad ommendations. It was also duct of official business to Director Natrang informed plays for the audience of my Khawaja, Ashiq Hussain Lily decided to re-examine / defer improve administrative effi - that, this talk show is receiv - country, it will automatically Selection held and Prof. Tasleema Peer, 12 (twelve) cases while candi - ciency and decision making, ing tremendous response and become relevant for the world Members of the Board attend - dature of 04 (four) candidates in view of the situation rave remarks from across the audience. The more truthful at Bhaderwah ed the meeting from Central was rejected due to not pos - obtained due to COVID-19 world and is being regularly and honest we are, the more Office Srinagar through sessing the requisite qualifica - pandemic. DODA, AUGUST 26 : A followed by the top most the - global we become, the more trial cum selection in the dis - atre professionals of interna - we try to persuade people cipline of Foot Ball AAG Day 94: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 26 tional repute. The credit of its with our fake work, the less (Boys only) was today con - success goes to the inspira - relevant we appear. ducted at Higher Secondary domestic flights with 3,647 passengers tional and enlightening inter - Answering the questions of School Boys Bhaderwah. JAMMU, AUGUST 26 : have received a total of 772 COVID-19 and transported to actions from the personalities the audience, he very interest - On the occasion, On day 94 of resumption of domestic flights with 63,690 their destinations at both the who are being featured in it. ingly stated that the play pri - players/Students of different routine domestic operations in passengers while Srinagar airports amid strict obser - This wholesome learning may Raktkalyan, Sottor-Uttor and theatre for whole life’, ‘Listen marily belongs to the actor, Schools were selected for Jammu and Kashmir, 26 Airport Authorities have vance of all necessary preven - prove a life changing experi - Roddur Wala Goli etc. to your inner voice and don’t director gives his/her observa - Inter Zonal District Level domestic flights with 3,647 received 1,235 domestic tive protocols. ence for those who want to In his interaction, Bose get swayed by the feedback of tions to make it better. Actor is tournament which is going to passengers on board today flights with 1,67,082 passen - The Government has made genuinely peruse theatre. told that presently he is doing audience’, ‘An actor must the central creator of a play, a be held from August 27, 2020 arrived at Jammu and gers since 25th of May till elaborate arrangements for Introducing Santanu Bose, retrospection of his works to know how to hide his own director is one who arranges at Doda. Srinagar Airports. date. Also, the Jammu and the arrival, screening, sam - senior actor of Natrang, analyse whether he always pain’. things like a coordinator/con - Earlier, the Trial cum A total of 1002 passengers Kashmir government has pling and proper transporta - Neeraj Kant informed that he had a particular vision or it He proudly asserted to be a tractor. Director could selection was inaugurated by aboard 10 regular commercial brought back about 3,676 pas - tion of the passengers to the has worked extensively on kept on changing with time. part of such tradition. become an architect with ZPEO Bhaderwah, Imran flights and one charter flight sengers from various coun - quarantine centers taking spe - multicultural issues in collab - He recalled his experience of Honestly admitting that his/her vision but these days Tasadduq Malik, in presence arrived at the Jammu Airport tries to the Union Territory cial care of guidelines and orative processes. He studied watching legendary actor Theatre doesn’t need me, I most directors have limited of Senior officials Altaf while 16 domestic flights with through special evacuation Standard Operating comparative literature at ‘Shambhu Mitra’ live on need it, Bose mentioned that themselves to mere contrac - Alam, Abdul Haq, Vijay about 2645 passengers on flights in the wake of global Procedures (SOPs) prescribed Jadavpur University, Kolkata stage, his acting had faith, my training does not allow me tors which is not appreciable. Kumar, Tariq Mehmood, board landed at Srinagar pandemic till date. by the Union Ministries of and started his theatre career conviction and dignity that to do instant theatre as it will Those who are coordinat - Mudassar Mughal and REKs Airport today. Pertinently, After arrival, all the pas - Civil Aviation and Health and with an apprenticeship under made him decide to do theatre embarrass you one day. ing this mega online event of the department. Jammu Airport Authorities sengers were tested for the Family Welfare. legendary actress of Indian forever. During his formative Theatre requires ‘Sadhna’, include Anil Tickoo, Neeraj Theatre, Tripti Mitra. He fur - training in theatre under which is rarely seen these Kant, Suresh Kumar, Sanjeev ther studied design and direc - ‘Tripti Mitra’ he learned many days. Quoting an example of Gupta, Vikrant Sharma, Rohella reviews functioning of Cluster Head tion at National School of unforgettable and life chang - Shakespeare, where he kept Sumeet Sharma, Aarushi Drama, New Delhi. In1996, ing lessons. Discipline, truth, on doing theatre even after Thakur Rana, Rahul Singh, he was awarded Charles compassion, dedication were facing many problems during Mohd. Yaseen and Gauri Institutions of Jammu, Kashmir Divisions Wallace Fellowship and went the hallmark of his training those times, he narrated how Thakur. on to study acting at Drama Discusses establishment, functioning of innovation centers Studio London. After coming SRINAGAR, AUGUST functioning of these Centers. Emphasis was also laid on Cluster Head Institutions. back, he started working as a 26: Commissioner Secretary He stressed for organising and conducting workshops on Later, Commissioner Lecturer in art direction at Higher Education, Talat conducting hackathons, idea conceptualization of ideas, Secretary directed the Cluster Satyajit Ray Film and Parvez Rohella, today chaired of competition, mini-chal - project formulation, prototype Head Institutions to sign Television Institute, Kolkata a meeting of Principals of lenges for various problems development, entrepreneur - MOU with the Mentor and later joined National Cluster Head Institutions of School of Drama as assistant Kashmir & Jammu Divisions professor of World Drama. He at Cluster University Srinagar. has also taught as a visiting The meeting was con - faculty at many prestigious vened to discuss the establish - universities/institutions. Bose ment/ functioning of innova - received critical acclaim as an tion/ incubation centers at the actor in the short film Sunder Cluster Head Institutions Jeebon, directed by Sandeep already identified. Chaterjee. He has done Director Colleges, Higher research and sections of dia - Education Department, logue for the Film "Name of a Director Finance, Higher River" by Anup Singh and Education Department, done Art Direction for the Registrar Cluster University film Reaching Silence by Srinagar & Jammu, Deans of Jahar Kanungo. He has also various Universities, created over 60 theatre pieces Directors of various in India, England, Australia, Institutions were present in Germany, France and the meeting while as related to various sectors so as ship, patenting, preparing Institutions for conducting Belgium. In 2000, he founded Principals of Jammu Division to promote creative problem project reports, loans and training workshops, capacity Monirath Theatre Group, in Colleges attended the meeting solving among students with facilities from Government building of potential student Calcutta. The German-Indian through online mode. the involvement of industries, agencies, information on tech - and faculty innovators, field theatre collaborations with the Commissioner Secretary, NGO’s, Government nologies. visits, hackathons for aspiring Goethe Institute Calcutta have highlighted the significance Departments and civil soci - It was decided that fre - students and Faculty for been an important part in the of establishment of such eties requiring immediate quent interactions with inno - which funds stand already work done by his group. Centers underscoring the role solutions for societal, indus - vators and entrepreneurs shall released to the concerned Some of the notable works are DIP/J-3733/20 of Cluster Head Institutions trial, environmental, health be arranged for creating an Institutions by Higher Sophocles's Antigone, Dt : 25-08-2020 and Mentor Institutions in the and developmental issues. ecosystem of innovation in Education Department. Macbeth Question, Goethe's TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 SNAP THE STRANgLEHOLD Netaji and the Raj -Uttam Gupta ing in Bharat Petroleum per cent owned by the and fuel marketing firms, -A Surya Prakash tion of brave freedom Finance Minister Corporation Limited Union Government, holds like IOC, BPCL and HPCL A recently published fighters. They warned that EDITORIAL Nirmala Sitharaman has (BPCL) at 53.29 per cent; five per cent shares in to gas transporter GAIL book by the Netaji this could result in a announced the broad con - Containers Corporation of IOCL. India Limited and engi - Subhash Bose INA Trust mutiny in the Indian Army tours of the Narendra Modi India (ConCor) at 30 per The "indirect" stake of neering firm Engineers and released by Vice and they were not very Reinfection vs relapse Government's plans on pri - cent; Shipping Corporation the Union Government in India Limited. These 12 President Venkaiah Naidu much off the mark. vatisation of Central Public of India (SCI) at 63.75 per IOCL via LIC/ONGC/OIL could be consolidated into on the eve of India's 74th The Viceroy, in turn, Among the many mysteries and unknown variables Sector Undertakings cent; North Eastern Electric being 25.5 per cent, it can four behemoths through a independence day pro - kept King George-VI that surround SARS-CoV-2 is the role of antibodies and (CPSUs). A CPSU is Power Corporation (NEEP - reduce its direct stake in process of merger and vides a fresh perspective informed of the growing immunity in preventing infection and, in this case, re- defined as an undertaking CO) at 100 per cent and IOCL to 25.5 per cent amalgamation leaving no to the events leading up to popularity of the INA and infection. While plasma extracted from recovered in which the Union THDC India Limited at 75 (sending a message that it space for privatisation the British Government's the mass protests it was patients is being used as a treatment therapy worldwide, Government has sharehold - per cent. Sans NEEPCO has been privatised) and whatsoever. Why does the decision to quit India in generating in Calcutta and scientists and doctors have been straightforward in stat - ing of more than 50 per and THDCIL, which were yet, including the "indirect" Government want to put August 1947. elsewhere. He said there The British Raj, which was growing interest in ing that they do not understand how long this immuni - cent and by virtue of this, sold to National Thermal control, it will still have this caveat? What does it exercises majority owner - Power Corporation (NTPC) majority stake of 51 per fear from? Sans this, will it was cruising along majes - the INA trials and it was ty lasts. Research has shown that antibody levels start ship and control (there - a CPSU in the power sec - cent. This approach can be compromise national inter - tically for 200 years, sud - bound to have political decreasing after a certain period of time. This naturally were 249 operating CPSUs tor - others made no a big bottleneck in the way est? In the above example, denly developed serious implications. In February implies that it may very well be possible for a person to as on March 31, 2019). Its progress. of successfully executing consider an extreme sce - doubts about its ability to 1946, he wrote to the then recover from COVID-19, only to be reinfected when privatisation means the In January 2020, even as strategic divestment plans. nario, in which there is not rule the sub-continent in Prime Minister, Clement the antibodies in their blood start decreasing to the shareholding of the Centre the Finance Ministry was Now, under a big bang even one PSU and the 1946 and hurriedly began Attlee, and gave him an point of ineffectiveness. Till now this has been a matter will be brought down to pretty confident that the approach to privatisation, entire oil and gas space is the process of packing up. update on the naval of speculation, a scenario that experts see as likely but below 50 per cent. Before sale of BPCL, ConCor and CPSUs are divided into two occupied by private enter - What hastened its exit mutiny in Bombay and from India? The book, other stations. He said it has not had any recorded cases to establish the fact we look at the plan and SCI, besides Air India et al, broad categories viz. prises. Are we to infer that how the Government goes would materialise during "strategic sector" and "non- this will compromise Netaji - India's was now under control but beyond a doubt. This changed recently as researchers in about implementing it, it 2020-21 (this is also strategic." In strategic, the India's energy security? If Independence and British the rioting by the mobs Hong Kong reported that a 33-year-old male has been may be worthwhile to reflected in the ambitious Government has identified this were to be the case, Archives, authored by was still on in Bombay. confirmed as once again being COVID positive after review what it has already target of divestment pro - 16 sectors, including then why not reserve this Kalyan Kumar De, has put These fears forced the being discharged from a hospital in April. The man test - done on this front and its ceeds at Rs 2,10,000 crore among others petroleum sector exclusively for together several key British to commute the ed positive after returning from Spain via Britain. It outcome. Under the Modi of which the revenue from refining and marketing, PSUs? Why allow even one reports and documents sentences of deportation must be noted that researchers confirmed the reinfec - dispensation, this is not the strategic sale is over Rs crude exploration, power private company? This line which throw light on the for life given in the court- tion beyond a doubt by carrying out tests that showed first time that the privatisa - 1,00,000 crore), the devas - generation, coal and met - of argument is bizarre. sudden change of mood in martial to the most promi - the British camp. These nent three INA soldiers on that the man had contracted a different Coronavirus tion of CPSUs has been put tation triggered by Covid- als, atomic energy, space, For ensuring security in reports, primarily from the trial - Prem Kumar strain from the one he had contracted previously and on the table. 19 changed everything. heavy and medium engi - strategic items, the critical In early 2016, the NITI From the above, it is abun - neering sector and so on. requirement is to have a Governors of the various Sehgal, Shah Nawaz Khan this time around he was asymptomatic. After the confir - Aayog had recommended dantly clear that the privati - On the other hand, the non- minimum number of com - provinces and from the and Gurbaksh Singh mation, two more European patients — one in the to the Government a sation initiative pursued strategic sectors include panies to ensure there is Intelligence Bureau (IB), Dhillon. Netherlands and the other in Belgium were also stated "strategic" sale (a sophisti - during the last five years hotel and tourist services, adequate competition and indicate that by the mid- This is corroborated by to have been reinfected by the Coronavirus. As was the cated nomenclature for has not taken off. There are transportation vehicle and supplies in the market. 1940s, the British got into General CJ Auchinleck's case with the Hong Kong reinfection, the two European selling more than 50 per two major reasons for this equipment, industrial and Who those firms are - a panic mode because of "strictly personal and reinfections were confirmed as 'true' reinfections only cent of the Government's failure. consumer goods, trading whether owned by private the tremendous popularity secret" letter to the Army after being confirmed to see whether the two instances shareholding) of over two First, the exercise all and marketing and trans - promoters or the of Subhas Chandra Bose Commanders on February and the nationwide appre - 12, 1946, in which he of the virus are different. dozen CPSUs. Meanwhile, through has been linked to port and logistics and so on. Government - should not the then FM, Arun Jaitley, garnering revenue (albeit As per the plan, all matter. In the 70s and the ciation and sympathy for talks about the reasons The idea of the virus flaring up after recovery is oth - had set targets for sale pro - non-tax) to meet fiscal tar - PSUs in the non-strategic 80s, when India needed to the Indian National Army that prompted him to com - erwise not uncommon. In May, Chinese experts noted ceeds from this route at Rs gets, which drives the sector will be privatised. In develop these sectors and (INA), which he had mute the sentences of that between 5-15 per cent of the patients who were 28,500 crore (2015-16) and efforts and not privatisation the strategic sector, too, the the private sector was established to militarily deportation for the life of being discharged would test positive once again later. Rs 20,500 crore (2016-17). per se which ought to be Government will be open unwilling to come, it made oust the colonial power. Sehgal, Dhillon and Khan. Doctors in India have confirmed many cases as well Against this, during 2015- the way forward. Second, to privatisation with the eminent sense for the This, in turn, triggered a He says, confirmation of where patients tested positive after being discharged. 16, there was not even a the Government's moves in caveat that at least one Government to take the Naval mutiny in Bombay the sentences would have But in such cases, it was hard to differentiate whether single case of strategic sale this direction are ham - undertaking (and a maxi - lead. Since then, a lot of (now Mumbai) and sever - led to violent internal con - al other stations and rebel - flict. There was a "gen - the resurgence was a true reinfection or simply the orig - whereas for 2016-17, the strung by an inherent desire mum of four) will be water has flown down the target itself was lowered to to remain in the driver's retained in the public sec - river Ganga. Currently, lions in some Army uine feeling that they were inal infection coming back with a vengeance. Why this a meagre Rs 5,500 crore. seat even after the so-called tor. there is considerable inter - camps, including in patriots and nationalists" happens is also a matter of much mystery. One of the During 2017-18, the strategic divestment. A When seen in the back - est among private investors Madras (now Chennai) and, therefore, even if theories being forwarded is that the virus still exists in Government sold 51.11 per clear indication of this is drop of the Union and the Government itself and Poona (now Pune). they were misled, "they some measure in the patient's lungs even after recovery. cent of its shareholding in available from what Government having made is inviting them. Therefore, Historians have often should be treated with A weaker immune system naturally makes such resur - Hindustan Petroleum Sitharaman said in her an indiscriminate entry in any arbitrary restriction wondered as to what clemency as true sons of gence likely. Proving a reinfection versus a relapse has Corporation Limited Budget speech for 2019-20. almost every conceivable should be avoided. brought about a sudden India." not been an easy task Early on, it was realised that the (HPCL) to Oil and Natural She stated that the intent business activity, including In the present scenario, change in the mood in the Officers in the Indian British camp. The answer Army, he said, were glad current standardised test for COVID does not differen - Gas Corporation (ONGC), was to change the extant areas such as hotel and instead of getting bogged yielding about Rs 37,000 policy of the Government tourist services, where it down with drawing a line to this question was not and relieved at the final tiate between a 'live' and 'dead' virus. A study in South crore. In 2018-19, it sold "directly" holding 51 per had no business to be pres - between strategic and non- easily available in the outcome because if the Korea showed that many reports of reinfection in 52.63 per cent of its stake cent or above in a CPSU to ent (look at the Indian strategic sectors, any deci - decades after independ - sentence had been recovered patients were just tests showing false posi - in Rural Electrification one whereby its total hold - Tourism and Development sion to privatise a PSU ence for two reasons. The enforced, "it would have tives after detecting the dead virus. So the obvious Corporation (REC) to ing, "direct" plus "indi - Corporation which runs a should be taken on the first is that the archival led to chaos in the country question at this point may well be to question what this Power Finance Corporation rect", is maintained at 51 chain of hotels and restau - merit of each individual material was not avail - and probably to mutiny means for our efforts in developing the vaccine? As (PFC) to yield Rs 13,000 per cent. rants), any initiative aimed case. able. and dissension in the with most things regarding the pandemic, there is no crore. But, the sale of To illustrate, let us take at exiting from all of these It should come from the The second reason is Army..." Along with this, that since the 1950s, the the Naval mutiny and the easy answer to this. Most experts concede that too little shares in HPCL to ONGC the case of Indian Oil is welcome. This has the management of an individ - or in REC to PFC (i.e. from Corporation Limited potential to unlock value ual PSU instead of being Congress made every mutiny in the Army camps time has passed to make definite statements regarding one PSU to another) cannot (IOCL). In addition to its and generate huge revenue thrust on them under a top- effort to downplay the in Jabalpur, Madras and the nature of antibodies and their role in fighting the be termed as strategic as direct stake of 51.5 per because of the high valua - down approach. For coor - popularity of Netaji and Poona convinced the virus. While we may have some idea as to how our anti - even after relinquishing 51 cent, the Union tion that the real estate and dination at the macro level the INA. If it had come British that they could no bodies decline after a few months, next to nothing is per cent plus shareholding, Government holds more properties - many of these and providing guidance, into the public domain longer rely on the Indian known about how the body's T cells — the mechanism the Government continues than above 51 per cent in in prime locations - under the Government may con - that the British chose to armed forces to keep the through which long-lasting immunity comes to be — to exercise full control other PSUs, which in turn, these PSUs command. stitute a panel of eminent hastily wind up operations British flag flying on the deal with the contagion. The Oxford study is one of the (albeit indirectly) over hold shares in IOCL. Thus, Coming to the strategic professionals. for fear of a mutiny within sub-continent. Once this the Indian Army and a realisation dawned on few studies which have tried to assess the role of both HPCL/REC by virtue of Life Insurance Corporation sector, though the The process of strategic being majority owner in the (LIC), which is 100 per Government does not rule sale should be delinked general revolt among the them, action was swift. antibodies and T cells in keeping recovered patients acquirer, namely cent owned by the out privatisation, the caveat from the Centre's resource- masses, it would have The British Government safe. For now, it raises the possibility that SARS-CoV- ONGC/PFC. Government, holds 6.5 per of retaining a maximum of mobilisation exercise. This spoiled the narrative vis-à- took a formal decision to 2 may live on in the human population, even after the During 2018-19, Air cent shares in IOCL. Oil four undertakings in the will give the much-needed vis the non-violent strug - end the colonisation of vaccine is developed. Much like the flu, it may become India (and its subsidiaries) and Natural Gas public sector can defeat the flexibility to the PSU man - gle to gain independence. India in March 1946. an endemic disease that requires newer vaccines to be were also put on the block Corporation (ONGC), purpose. For instance, cur - agement to decide the con - This process of suppressio Sir Twynam, Governor, developed and administered each year. Grim under - but didn't elicit any interest. which is 63 per cent rently there are around 12 tours and timing of the veri (suppressing truth), Central Provinces and tones aside, most experts agree that this development is During 2019-20, besides Government-owned, holds oil PSUs ranging from divestment, taking into which began in the days of Berar, wrote a secret letter former Prime Minister to Lord Wavell on scarcely enough to cast clouds of pessimism over hopes resurrecting that offer, the 14 per cent shares in IOCL. upstream oil producers, account market conditions Jawaharlal Nehru, was November 26, 1945, in of a working vaccine. Government also took up Likewise, Oil India like ONGC and OIL, to so as to maximise the pro - sale of all of its sharehold - Limited (OIL), which is 60 downstream oil refining ceeds from sales. carried on by the Nehru- which he confessed that Gandhis - Indira Gandhi he had just 17 European and Rajiv Gandhi - officers, including three because it suited the "his - judicial, and 19 European A seat at the table tory" the family wanted to members of the Indian popularise. Police (total 36) to man - -Kavitha Murali nity leave. motherhood demands, chance is, going by with some practical simistic or negative Subhas Chandra Bose's age a population of 18 I have been in the While hiring and not to forget the today's statistics and inputs on how they can tone. We are speaking determination, stamina million over an area of and vision can be gauged one lakh square miles. corporate world for retaining women at the woman's own guilt at empirical evidence. figure out work and life of careers spanning 25- from the fact that thou - These figures, given by over 12 years now, workplace remains a not being there for her Navigating the as they grow older and 30 years. Cribbing sands of men and women Sir Twynam, indeed sums spending time across continuing challenge, family when required, workplace and moving look to start a family. about how we couldn't responded to his call, up the tragedy of India's joined the INA in India colonisation by the companies with no the saving grace is that leading to career sacri - to the top depends on a Second, don't judge get a promotion and in the South-east British. At the best of women to a few the ratio is getting bet - fices. It is no surprise number of factors unre - a woman for shutting because we became Asian countries and sacri - times, it is said that there women to a reasonable ter as the decades go then that we have had lated to a woman's shop early. Working mothers is not only ficed their lives in order to were just a few thousand liberate the country. In his Europeans in the bureau - ratio of women to men by. That's good news, to mandate regulations capabilities - childcare, mothers are some of detrimental to our own book, De reproduces an cracy, police and Army over time. All through isn't it? Yes and no. to increase gender ratio elder care, equal shar - the most efficient peo - mental well-being but IB report of November and they had colonised a these years in the male- More women are enter - among Boards of ing of household ple in the world. also to others in the 1945, which warns the nation of India's size with dominated sphere, I ing the workforce. But, Directors. chores, flexible work They have a sense of workforce, especially British Government that a population of about 400 there was enormous sym - million people. have had a nagging women are still falling Through these years, policies, to name a few. urgency about them, as in the context of pathy for the soldiers of Every Indian today will worry which has got off the curve at fre - as I have seen senior Those are challenges they race against time encouraging young the INA across the land be stunned by these fig - heightened since I quent intervals, driven management meetings that require solutions at to reach the day care women starting their and that this was not just ures. How did millions of confined to the cities. It Indians allow themselves became a mother. by life stages. So, if we happening in those a systemic and behav - before end of day, or journeys in the world said that if the to be subjugated by a When will women get were to analyse the large conference ioural level to build a home to relieve the of work. Government did not take handful of Europeans? a seat at the table? We gender ratio at every rooms, more than level playing field. babysitter who needs to Optimism, encour - cognisance of this senti - Lack of unity and self- ment, the consequence confidence were certainly come across data level of the organisa - being impressed and Meanwhile, what can catch the last local. agement and positive would be a mass agitation two factors that led to this points every day on the tion, it is maximum at aspiring to get in, I we, as employees do at While efficiency and reinforcement may not and bloodshed. dreadful tale of colonisa - skewed gender ratio at the base, the entry have been bothered. our workplaces to efficacy-based meas - guarantee the coveted Going by the fear and tion. work across the world, level, while thinning That there is barely one encourage women to urements are priority seat at the table, for anxiety displayed by sev - The work of De should eral Governors in their also make us reflect over particularly in India. out to almost nothing lady at the main table. stay and fight the good for the entire work - that requires organisa - reports to the then the work of other histori - Women lose out to by the time we move The lone warrior. To fight? A chance to have force, this is even more tion-wide initiatives Viceroy, Lord Wavell in ans over the last 70 years equally-qualified male up the pyramid to the me, she is not just one a seat at the table? crucial when thinking and personal support. late 1945 and early 1946, who diligently practised the latter had little choice suppressio veri and kept candidates on parame - Chief Experience of the senior manage - Some of the things about the working But it will help in but to begin winding up so many truths away from ters such as greater Officer (CXO) and ment folks. She is my that we can do are mother, because she retaining more women operations. The the people. We must re- willingness to clock in Board levels. spokesperson. The related to our own atti - really has no time to at the base and middle Governors - one more examine all that they have worried than the other - written and challenge the late evening hours or A seat at the senior spokesperson for all tudes. For instance, dawdle. management levels, expressed their trepidation postulates constructed on the likelihood of seek - management table is women. don't discourage young The other thing which gives more at the ongoing INA trials half-truths. Many individ - ing maternity leave. achieved after a long The woman women about how their relates to the attitude of women a shot at a seat and their repercussions. uals have worked for sev - Employers' attitude and arduous journey who gives all of us lives will undergo a sea the women themselves. at the table. That, after Almost every Governor eral years to dredge up warned the Viceroy that hidden facts, including tends to be as if it is filled with bottlenecks hope that we have a change when they get If you are a working all, will only make the Government would be Kalyan Kumar De. All of women's fault that their spanning marriage chance to get there, married and have chil - woman, don't talk things better than they playing with fire if it tar - them deserve our gratitude gender requires mater - commitments and weak though that dren. Rather, help them about yourself in a pes - are today! getted the INA because it for enabling us to get clos - was seen as an organisa - er to the truth. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, THURSDAy , AUGUST 27, 2020 Panther's Party Extends Full Awareness Programme on Cooperation to Rajasthan CM Mayor attends BJP Mahila Morcha's plantation over COVID Relief Measures TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, AUG. 26 : drive for 'clean & green Jammu' Mushroom viz-viz formation of FPOs Appalled by the grave con - TP CORRESPONDENT sequences of COVID lock - JAMMU, AUG. 26 : The of the years the farmers down on the people of month-long plantation drive can double their income Rajasthan, especially small being organized by the BJP very easily. His discussion businessmen, farmers and Mahila Morcha to make was mainly focussed on tradesmen, a meeting was Jammu 'Clean and Green' is increasing the farmers convened in New Delhi of in full swing and thousands income manifold through top leadership of Rajasthan of saplings have been planted establishing marketing National Panthers Party so far across the district. linkages and branding of under the chairmanship of As a part of an ongoing agriculture and veterinary its State head, Sh. Anil plantation drive which started products. Sharma, it was unanimously on July 27 and will conclude He emphasised on formation resolved that the party and on August 27, the saplings of FPOs on Mushroom its cadre will extend every were planted on Wednesday Farming and impressed possible assistance to the at Sant Kabir Park at Lower Hon'ble Chief Minister and Roop Nagar. upon farmers that they Photo by Bikas Bhagat should demarcate different the State Government in The programme was clusters on Mushroom uplifting the affected people organized by Mahila Morcha throughout the month long "We can collectively save Cultivation and join hands from this challenging situa - State Incharge Reema Padha drive, thousands of saplings our planet and for this every to form FPOs with the tion. Sharma said that in this on direction of State of fruit plants, ornamental, human being has to con - technical support ofKVK time of adversity, Panthers President Mahila Morcha herbal, were planted to make tribute its share by planting Samba. Party remains committed to Sanjita Dogra. Jammu Clean and Green. trees," Bali Bhagat said. Dr. Saurav Gupta, SMS, help the people with the help Chander Mohan Gupta She also said that Global On the occasion, more than Photo by Vivek Plant Protection motivated of the State Government. Mayor Jammu Municipal Warming is on the rise across 100 fruit saplings were plant - TP CORRESPONDENT farmers regarding the room. He sorted all the the farmers of village Nud While expressing his dis - Corporation who was also the world and only plantation ed, which were sponsored by JAMMU, AUG. 26 : Krishi mushroom cultivations problems and queries district Samba for growing pleasure over the recent present on this occasion of plants and trees can save Sunil Gupta, Signature Vigyan Kendra, Samba and to aware them about asked by the mushroom the mushroom to rise their political turmoil in the State, appreciated the efforts of Mother Earth and nature. Nursery, Trikuta Nagar. under the administrative round the year cultivation growers. socio-economic status.In he exhorted the party works Mahila Morcha who have "We should pledge to at Others present on the occa - control of Sher-e-Kashmir of the mushroom. The farmers were fully satis - his address, he stated that to unite in public interest planted thousands of tress least plant one plant and sion included State Vice University of Agricultural During this programme, Dr. fied with the solutions of by cultivating the different and works towards extend - across Jammu Province should not wait for the gov - President, Prabhari Anurdha Sciences and technology AmrishVaid, Professor, their problems while rais - types of mushroom in dif - ing welfare measures all including 75 wards of Jammu ernments to contribute but Charak, State Secretary, Seh of Jammu today organised Plant Pathology & Nodal ing the mushroom. ferent part of the years the possible help to the needy and expressed that JMC will play our role," she added. Prabhari Veenu Khanna, one day awareness pro - Officer Mega Seed Project Initially the programme was farmers can double their individuals. He heard con - leave no stone unturned in Former Minister Bali Mandal President Suresh gramme on Mushroom discussed the various tech - initiated by Dr. Vinod income very easily. cerns regarding the entrance making Jammu Clean and Bhagat speaking on the occa - Khajuria, Mahila Morcha Cultivationviz.viz forma - niques of raising the Gupta, Sr. Scientist & Team of scientists also visit - exams of students scheduled Green sion congratulated Reema Vice President Anita tion of FPOsat village mushroom around the Head with the introduction ed the newly initiated in the coming weeks, which "The plantation drive was Padha for the plantation drive Gandotra, Secretary Vaishno NUDof district Samba on year. of importance and scope mushroom unit of are likely to contribute to started on Vanmahotsava last and also lauded BJP Mahila Sharma, Treasurer Anuradha 26.08.2020. The pro - He impressed upon farmers of diversification in agri - Manohar Singh under the spread of the deadly virus month and the drive will con - Morcha for being concerned Sharma, Office Secretary gramme was attended by that instead of seasonal culture. In his address, he technical guidance of and place the life of students clude on August 27," Reema over global warming and Suman Raina, Publicity more than 30 farmers. The activity, farmers should stated that by cultivating KVK Samba at village at risk. It was further Padha said. She said that changing environment. incharge Meenakshi. event was organized to also go for cultivation of the different types of Durai. Farmers appreciat - resolved that the Chief improve the knowledge of Dingri and Milky mush - mushroom in different part ed the efforts of KVK Minister be requested to Webinar on' National Education Policy Samba and demanded release a relief package for Resolutions passed in earlier WCs of BJP conveniently forgotten more such programmes the farmers and daily wage should be organized in workers who have suffered organised by Regional Outreach Bureau future. immensely because of the BJP leadership suffering The programme was ended lockdowns. While appreciat - TP CORRESPONDENT India, Jammu organised a Director, Directorate of with vote of thanks by pro - ing the steps taken by the JAMMU, AUG. 26 : webinar on 'National School Education, Jammu in gressive farmer cum Gehlot Government, it was Regional Outreach Bureau, Education Policy-2020'(NEP- her address said that Mushroom Grower resolved that the gap Ministry of Information and 2020) to give wide dissemina - Directorate of School from memory loss: Harsh Swaran Singh Ji. between the expectations. Broadcasting ,Government of tion to the postulates of NEP- Education is focusing on Constitution in J&K for pro - 2020 among masses and to reducing the number of stu - motion of SC/ST in govern - provide a platform for the dents that are left out of the ment services; honourable Dimple announced to intensify struggle, for immediate various stakeholders to dis - formal education system due return of KPs to Valley; cuss, elaborate and under - to various reasons. She Abolishing Toll Plazas at stand the aspects of the pro - explained in detail various Lakhanpur; enhancing com - posed NEP-2020. The aspects of NEP including pensation for ring road proj - restoration of statehood, withdraw of all domicile law Webinar was conducted under Effective child care educa - ect; compensation to farmers TP CORRESPONDENT the overall supervision of tion, pre-primary education, who lands lie beyond border JAMMU, AUG. 26 : Sunil Smt. Devpreet Singh, Addl. Vocational Education through fencing; Constitution of Tawi Dimple President Jammu Director General, PIB, North SAMAGRA Shiksha in a sim - Development Board besides West Assembly talking to Zone. Miss Neha Jalali, ple and précised manner. She others. The aforesaid meet media persons reacting on Deputy Director, Press explained in detail various was organized with a huge the BJP working committee Information Bureau & aspects of including Holistic fanfare and the resolutions meet. He termed the BJP Regional Outreach Bureau, and inclusive development of Photo by Bikas Bhagat given wide publicity in the Working Committee meet - J&K, Miss Anuradha Gupta, students with special focus on TP CORRESPONDENT terday's meet, the people are media thereby arousing lots ing, came with the hallow Director, Directorate of female education. She also JAMMU, AUG. 26 : seeking the action taken with of expectations amongst the resolutions, misleading, dis - School Education, Jammu said that the department of Describing the resolutions regard to resolutions passed general masses, said Singh. It appointing and an eye wash also addressed the Webinar. Education is working in col - passed during the Working in the April 1, 2018 Working is amusing however to note to divert the directions of the Principals and teachers of laboration with departments Committee meeting of BJP Committee meet of BJP held that rather than introspecting people from basic issues by various government and pri - like Social Welfare as well as held yesterday as another at Suchetgarh, said Singh. He over the past decisions of terming opposition as anti vate schools also attended the Rural development and also attempt of saffron brigade to was addressing a press con - Suchetgarh Conference, the nationals, Pak supporters. He webinar. sought support of PIB and mislead the gullible masses of ference in Jammu today. BJP leaders chose to come out alleged BJP meet ended Smt. Devpreet Singh, ADG, ROB to reach out to the peo - J&K, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Pointing towards the reso - with a new set of resolutions without any constructive PIB & ROB (Northern ple. Chairman-JKNPP & former lutions passed in Suchetgarh deliriously oblivious of the decisions & no Resolution region) in her address threw Prof. Ranjeet Singh Minister questioned the fate meet under the chairmanship growing public outrage passed in the interest of the urged the prime minister with all organizations for the light on the broad contours Jamwal, Principal SPMR of earlier resolutions passed of the Vice President, Avinash against its politics of treach - people, youths to solve the Narendra Modi that the peo - protection of Jammu of the NEP and outlined the College of Commerce, by the Party's Working Rai Khanna in April 2018, the ery and subterfuge. "The Unemployment of youths & ple youths are opposing Kashmir people rights. He vision of the Government. Jammu, spoke about the ben - Committee in the past. He NPP Chairman said that the leaders of BJP might have restoration of Statehood. He domicile law, because this said as per a Survey Thirty She said that the policy aims efits of NEP in higher said that BJP leadership had BJP's resolves included suffered memory loss but not said No BJP leader spoke that gives govt jobs to outsiders. lakh unemployed youths in at holistic development of Education. He said that mid - assumed the role of dream Constitution of Minority the people who had pinned the govt jobs should be given He announced our struggle to Jammu Kashmir are unem - children. She said that the term drop outs will be given merchants by mesmerizing Commission in J&K, with - high hopes from their man - to the youths, resident and achieve this goal will contin - ployed and the recruitment policy will prepare the aspi - the option to complete the people with seductive slogans drawal of FIRs registered in dated leaders. Remember, it's only PRC holders of Jammu ue till our last breath and in process should be Excel rants for the future and cope degree after a break; multidis - which they never intended to Amarnath land row; not easy any more to deceive Kashmir. None spoke the coming days this will be rated. up with the challenges of ciplinary bachelor's pro - fulfill. The only objective Commission under sitting HC people and to divert their withdrawal of Domicile law intensified. He said after He criticized that no BJP smart India and New world. gramme and promotion of behind its lofty promises was Judge for Rohingyas verifica - attention from earlier promis - in Jammu Kashmir. BJP installation of the popular Leader spoke in support of, Earlier, Miss Neha Jalali, Indian Arts, languages and to exploit the credulity of tion and eviction; es by giving new slogans. Meet remained confined up govt in Jammu Kashmir we all departs PHE, PWD Daily Deputy Director, Press culture are visionary initia - innocent masses and to buy Commission for Today each word, each to photo session. He further will scrap, abolish, cancel Wagers, revocation of SRO Information Bureau & tives. further time to conceal its Reorganization of Districts; action, each promise and each alleged that none BJP leader this Domicile Law and J&K 202, regularization JK Bank Regional Outreach Bureau in Dr. Jagjeet Singh, Assistant failures. With hardly any tak - Extension of Inter District pledge is indelibly cast in the uttered a word in meeting to Govt jobs will be given to the KhidmatGar, Contractual her address said that Ministry Professor Chemistry, GGM ers in J&K for the new resolu - recruitment policy for STs; marble of technology. How stop the privatization of youths of Jammu Kashmir Lecturers, Rehbrey Taleem, of Information and College of Science spoke tions of the BJP passed in yes - adopting 85th Amendment of hard we try, we can't wipe the PDD, lifting of Lakhanpur only. Sehat, Khel, Zirat, NYC, Broadcasting was organising about the Salient features of Slate clean and erase the pub - toll plazas, filling of fifty Dimple said the people, SPOs, NHM employees, various webinars and online the National Education Policy lic memory with one new thousand posts in one with youths and we will not wait Anganwadi worker's, educat - activities throughout the and other initiatives. shot. The BJP needs to under - fast track plan. any more long, for the state - ed youths, Drs, Engineers counter to deliberate upon Ajay Gupta, General stand this", maintained Singh. Dimple appealed to the hood and special status. We and for the stress tension in and spread awareness about Secretary Private Schools' Calling upon the saffron electronic and print media to will fight that before, holding the minds of the youths, par - the National Education Policy Association Jammu raised party to ruminate on its support the demands and the assembly election the ents due to unemployment. through its regional Offices of various relevant issues in con - predicament, Mr. Singh said voice of the people, youths statehood special status is He alleged no BJP leaders PIB and ROBs involving text of participation by pri - that pious declarations by its Jammu Kashmir as the real restored. spoke for the restoration of wide range of stakeholders. vate sector for success of the motor mouths have only voice of the people is not He demanded LG Sinha 4G internet. Miss Anuradha Gupta, National Education Policy. evoked cynicism amongst the being properly presented by immediate assembly elec - masses who would respond to UT Govt before the central tions in Jammu Kashmir its treacherous conduct appro - Narendra Modi Govt by the Dimple appealed the priately at the right time. state unit leaders of BJP. He organization to join hands Filing of charge sheet in Pulwama case by NIA 'AUGUST KRANTI' Dharna protest by members a big slap on the opposition: Brig Gupta TP CORRESPONDENT sending their cadres to the ter - the most from the attack?" JAMMU, AUG. 26 : rorist training camps of Al Rahul once again spared of J&K Agri Workers, Casual Labour Union National Investigating Agency Qaeda-Taliban-JeM and Pakistan in an attempt to afford even two time meals filed yesterday a 13,800 pages Haqqani- JeM in Afghanistan politicise the dastardly attack. for their children and chargesheet against 19 accused for receiving training in explo - Rahul Gandhi and others dependent family members persons in NIA Special Court sives and other terrorist tac - should now apologise to the out of the meagre monthly at Jammu in connection with tics." It leaves no doubt of security forces and the nation wages of Rs. 6750/-. They the terrorist attack on CRPF Pakistan's involvement but the for such senseless accusations were simply saying that they convoy on 14 February 2019 at opposition leaders led by demanded Brig Gupta. Even are now in a do or die situa - Laithpura, Pulwama with an Rahul Gandhi had spared no now neither Rahul nor other tion for this cause. IED laden vehicle. The NIA effort to give a clean chit to Congress leaders will directly The protesters lead by has mentioned Masood Azhar, Pakistan in an ugly attempt to blame Pakistan because their Photo by Bikas Bhagat JKAWCLU President Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) politicise the entire issue rued links with Pakistani terrorists TP CORRESPONDENT pressing their only demand Devinder Singh Bittu, vice chief as the main accused and Brig Gupta. have been exposed in the book JAMMU, AUG. 26 : of service regularization president Gyan Chand, given detailed account of plan - Among many issues the titled, "The Myth of Hindu AUGUST KRANTI dharna today more workers joined General secretary Tilak Raj ning and execution of the opposition had raised ques - Terror" by RVS Mani, a retired protest of Casual and daily the protest venue at Krishi today handed over one mem - deadly attack including the tions about the timing of the bureaucrat. wagers of Agriculture Bhawan Talab Tillo Jammu. orandum with a single point logistics involved in moving attack, source of such large The report has also exposed Department under the banner All department casual demand of their regulariza - the explosives used in the quantity of explosive hinting and silenced those who had of J&K Agriculture workers labour union President tion to Inder Jeet (KAS) attack. The NIA chargesheet that it may be an insider's job. been questioning the govern - & casual labor union for Tanveer Hussain also joined Director Agriculture Jammu. unambiguously accuses The opposition became even ment about transportation of the protesting workers of Director Agriculture Jammu Pakistan of its involvement in more vocal after the arrest of explosive material. The explo - Agriculture department and also expressed his sympa - the terrorist attack executed by JKP Dy SP Davinder Singh sive was brought from across assured them of his full sup - thies to the protesting casual a local terrorist Adil Dar and went to the extent of the border in their backpacks port and solidarity towards workers and said that they resulting in the martyrdom of accusing the security forces and the balance requirement the resolution of long pend - are the frontline soldiers of 40 CRPF personnel and griev - and once again giving a clean was met through purchases ing demand of their service Agriculture department and ous injuries to 08 others stated chit to Pakistan. Congress from e-commerce platforms. Is regularization. The protest - their only demand of getting Brig Veteran Anil Gupta, a leader Adhir Chowdhury said, it that easy to get such materi - ing workers also said that if regularized in their services security analyst and "the chink in the armour is als through e-commerce? The their genuine demand of after working for more than Spokesperson of Bharatiya exposed in the Valley." He also charge of intelligence failures service regularization is not two decades is genuine and Janata Party. demanded a "fresh look" in the is genuine and needs to be met with justice their fami - shall be strongly recom - The list of accused includes entire incident. The Congress investigated with exemplary lies along with their children mended to the competent 7 Pakistani nationals and 12 even accused of a "bigger con - punishment to the defaulters and old age dependent par - authority. belonging to Kashmir, India. spiracy" when its demanded Brig Gupta. ents will come on road and The protesting workers The chargesheet states, "The Spokesperson and faithful of Furthermore, since the NIA join them in their protests. requested LG Manoj Sinha ji, investigation has revealed that Gandhi family RandeepSingh has proved with video evi - Their families are in terrible chief secretary BVR Pulwama attack was a result of Surjewala said, "is he only a dence that infiltration did take and miserable living condi - Subramaniam ji and well-planned criminalconspir - pawn, as master conspirators place from the IB sector, all tions now due to malnutrition Principal secretary APD Mr. acy hatched by Pakistan-based are elsewhere?" those involved in the cover up and non availability of prop - Navin K Choudhary to real - leadership of terrorist organi - As early as 14 February this operation by giving clean chit er diet, proper education and ize their only demand of sation Jaish-e-Mohammad. year lose canon Rahul Gandhi to BSF and local police should medical facilities. They can't service regularization. The JeM leaders have been had tweeted, "who benefitted also be taken to task. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, THURSDAy , AUGUST 27, 2020 Pranab Mukherjee's "Renal Parameters Not Paying GST Compensation To States "Amounts To Sovereign Default": Congress Slightly Deranged": Hospital NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday NEW DELHI: Former people who came in Sharmistha Mukherjee President Pranab contact with me in the and enquired about his accused the Centre of Mukherjee, who under - last week, to please health, Defence committing a "sovereign went a surgery to self-isolate and get Minister Rajnath Singh default" by not paying remove a clot in his tested for COVID-19," had visited the hospi - GST compensation to brain over two weeks he had posted. Mr tal. After Mr states as mandated under ago, is being treated for Mukherjee's daughter Mukherjee's was hos - the law and demanded lung infection, the and son - Congress pitalised, special that they be compensated army hospital in Delhi leaders Sharmistha prayers were was soon. said today. "His renal Mukherjee and Abhijit organised in his ances - Addressing a joint press con - parameters are slightly Mukherjee - regularly tral village in West ference, Congress lead - deranged since yester - tweet updates on their Bengal's Birbhum dis - ers Rajeev Gowda, day," a medical bulletin father's health. The trict, news agency PTI Manpreet Badal and said. The 84-year-old, have also rubbished reported. His sister and Krishna Byre Gowda who tested positive for "speculation" and other members of the also demanded that coronavirus, continues "fake news" about his family reportedly states be compensated to be in deep coma and health. Soon after the prayed for him at their for the estimated ? 6 lakh on ventilator support. news of his hospitalisa - residence in Birbhum's crore loss in revenues Pranab Mukherjee has tion, wishes poured in Kirnahar. Mr due to the coronavirus has written to Finance He said the Centre is about to been admitted to the from various quarters Mukherjee was the army's Research and for his early recovery 13th President of India pandemic. Minister Nirmala execute another "devas - Referral hospital since and a number of lead - from 2012 to 2017. He Ahead of the August 27 Sitharaman urging her to tating U-turn" as Prime August 10. He had ers sent their wishes on was awarded the meeting of the GST activate a dispute resolu - Minister Narendra Modi tweeted before his sur - 19. dure, I have tested pos - Twitter. While Bharat Ratna - India's Council, the Congress tion mechanism on GST- had "promised" during gery that he had tested "On a visit to the hospital itive for COVID-19 President Ram Nath highest civilian award - leaders demanded that related issues. the enactment of the positive for COVID- for a separate proce - today. I request the Kovind spoke with last August. states be paid the com - "It can't be your word against GST that states will be pensation of 14 per cent my word. There must be, compensated. on time as mandated by in case as a dispute or a "Only on this basis, states Have To Be Alive To Go To College, Say 16 Dead, 19 Missing In Maharashtra Building the GST Compensation conflict, a dispute resolu - gave up their constitu - Act. tion mechanism. The tional powers of taxation Tamil Nadu's JEE, NEET Aspirants Collapse, Search Operation Continues "Anything less is a betrayal constitution of the GST and the GST regime was of the faith of India's Council provides for born. Starving states of Chennai, Deepshitha is states," they said in a that," he said. funds has been the offi - doubly anxious as she has joint statement. Once this mechanism is acti - cial policy of this gov - signed up for NEET and Addressing a virtual press vated, states will have ernment," he alleged. JEE, and has to travel to the conference, Manpreet the right to approach the The Congress leader said any neighbouring Badal, who is Punjab's Supreme Court and take borrowing that needs to Kancheepuram district - another Corona hotspot - Finance Minister, said a legal recourse in case be done to help tide over for one of the exams. the Centre owes ? 44,000 any grievance, he said. the COVID-19 crisis Though her parents could Raigad (Maharashtra): At trict on August 24. crore in pending GST He also said as per the GST must be done by the cen - drop her to the exam centre least 16 people have died Maharashtra Minister dues to the state which is law, there should be a tral government. in their car, she also wants after a five-storey residen - Vijay Wadettiwar has hampering their gover - Vice-Chairman of the It can raise resources at these exams postponed. tial building collapsed in announced a compensation nance. Council which according lower cost and can bear CHENNAI: Many med - over the last few months. "If we are alive only then Maharashtra's Raigad dis - of ? 5 lakh to the family of He said the government to political propriety the debt burden better ical and IIT aspirants in Many among the lakh- we can we go to medical trict on Monday. each person killed in the telling the Parliamentary should be from an oppo - than states, Mr Gowda Tamil Nadu are demanding plus applicants share college after taking NEET, Among those who lost Raigad building collapse Committee on Finance sition state, because it is said. postponement of the Krithika's problem as only right? We don't know the their lives includes 7 males incident. that there is no obligation felt that the agenda for He also sought a reduction entrance exams till the 14 of the state's 33 districts extent to which social dis - and 9 females. A rescue An FIR was registered on its part to pay com - GST Council meeting is on the reliance on cesses Covid situation improves, have NEET centres. "How tancing would be main - operation is underway at the against five people earlier pensation to states created by the govern - and share the revenues in the state - which still do we go to the exam cen - tained; even parents will mishap site. on Tuesday at Mahad city "amounts to sovereign ment and its bureaucra - fairly. "It is high time records around 6,000 cases tre? Even autos won't be accompany students. Our Taking to Twitter, police station in the inci - default". cy. that the centre-state fund every day - and across the available on a total-lock - lives are more important," Director General of dent. According to the India is not a "Banana Rajeev Gowda said the state sharing formula from country, both. down day," she says. says Deekshitha, the National Disaster Response police, the FIR has been Republic" to say that it is are at the forefront of the Finance Commissions B Krithika, daughter of a Transport aside, Krithika daughter of an IT profes - Force (NDRF) SN Pradhan registered under Sections not mandatory, he stated. fight against COVID-19 becomes a reality." driver father and domestic has a bigger worry - going sional in the banking indus - informed that 19 people are 304 (culpable homicide not "I think, there is a breach of and should be compen - Former Karnataka Finance help mother, aspires to to the toilet at the exam try. During the early lock - missing as per the district amounting to murder), 304- constitution as far as not sated by the Centre. Minister Krishna Byre become a doctor, but does - centre. "What if girls con - down period, around administration. A (causing death by negli - n't know how she would tract the virus when they 30,000 students in Tamil NDRF teams are present gence), 337 (causing hurt being able to pay com - "It is shocking to know that Gowda said the absence take the common entrance share toilets?" the young Nadu could not take the at the spot carrying out the by act endangering life), pensation (is con - instead of taking steps to of help from the Centre test, NEET, on September student wonders thinking class 12 exams, which were rescue operation. 338 (causing grievous hurt cerned)," he said. "The help states, it is prepar - is creating havoc in gov - 13 - there is no public trans - about the consequences of held separately for them at The incident took place by act endangering life) and BJP government has no ing grounds for betrayal. ernance and delivery of port in Tamil Nadu yet. using the restroom that may a later date. Now, the state's when a five-storey residen - 34 (acts by several persons respect of the constitu - It is replacing coopera - essential services. That Sunday, the state have been recently used by total Covid caseload has tial building collapsed in a in furtherance of common tion, the institutions and tive federalism with He said the Centre owes ? could also be under total a Covid-positive person. crossed three lakh and there residential area of Mahad in intention) of the Indian the people of India". coercive federalism," Mr 13,000 crore to lockdown as it has been In another part of are 52,000 active cases. Maharashtra's Raigad dis - Penal Code (IPC). Mr Badal also informed he Gowda claimed. Karnataka. "I'm Also An Engineer": Actor Sonu Sood Galwan Clashes "Unfortunate", Working yamuna River Flows Near Warning Backs Demand To Postpone Exams Level In Delhi; May Rise Further NEW DELHI: We can - country. To Handle Talks Properly: Chinese Envoy not force these students to Politicians across parties NEW DELHI: Chinese The Chinese Ambassador come out and give these have backed the demand to Ambassador to India, Sun said language learning is exams, actor Sonu Sood postpone the exams, high - Weidong termed the Galwan indispensable in people-to- said, joining the chorus for lighting that the move was clash, which claimed lives people and cultural deferring the NEET med - not only unsafe because of of 20 Indian soldiers, as ''un - exchanges between the two ical entrance exam and the COVID-19, but also unjust fortunate incident'' saying it countries, which "cannot be JEE for admission to the due to floods in parts of is "brief moment from the ignored, let alone be politi - IITs amid the coronavirus some states such as Assam, perspective of history." cized." pandemic. Bihar, Gujarat, "Not long ago, an unfortu - India and China are "We have to support Chhattisgarh, Kerala and nate incident happened in engaged in a standoff since The Yamuna River was ally takes 72 hours to reach these students. 26 lakh stu - Karnataka, among others. the border areas that neither April-May over the trans - flowing close to the warning the capital. Normally, the dents are going to appear "Give them a window of China nor India would like gressions by the Chinese mark in Delhi Wednesday flow rate at the Hathnikund in these exams," Mr Sood two month. We need to to see. Now we are working Army in multiple areas morning and is likely to swell Barrage is 352 cusec, but the told NDTV. postpone the exams till to handle it properly. It is a to properly handle bilateral the outside world in line including Finger area, further. More water is being discharge increased after Sonu Sood, who has November-December. brief moment from the per - relations. with the trend of globaliza - Galwan valley, Hot springs released into Yamuna from heavy rainfall in the catch - helped thousands of dis - Students can take the spective of history," the "China sees India as a tion. Only in this way can and Kongrung Nala. the Hathnikund Barrage in ment area. Last year, the flow tressed migrants stranded exams when they are men - Chinese Ambassador said partner instead of a rival, we achieve better develop - The talks between the two Haryana, officials said. rate had peaked to 8.28 lakh and an opportunity instead ment," he said. across the country return tally prepared," Sonu Sood while speaking at China- sides have been going on for The water level was record - cusec on August 18-19, and India youth webinar. of a threat. We hope to put The Chinese Ambassador the last three months includ - ed at 203.78 metre at the Old the water level of the Yamuna home during the lock - said. Sun Weidong said since the boundary question at an emphasised that the eco - ing five Lieutenant general- down, said students and "I am also an engineer. I Railway Bridge at 8 am. The had breached the danger the establishment of diplo - appropriate place in bilateral nomic complementarity level talks but have failed to water level was recorded at mark. their parents must be given believe that it is very matic relations between relations, properly handle between China and India is yield any results, so far. 203.98 metre Tuesday The Delhi government had a window of around two to important fort the country China and India 70 years differences through dialogue very strong. "China has been The Chinese Army has evening, precariously close to to launch relief operations three months and that stu - to hae a new breed of these ago, bilateral relations have and consultation, and push India''s largest trading part - refused to withdraw or dis - the warning level of 204.50 after many low-lying areas dents can appear for the young people who are withstood tests and become bilateral relations back on ner for many years in a row, engage completely from the metre, according to the offi - were inundated. Delhi's water exams when they're men - going to take over a lot of more resilient. "It should not track at an early date," the while India is also China''s Finger area and seems to be cial."The flow rate was minister Satyendar Jain on tally prepared. departments." be disturbed by one thing at Ambassador said. largest trading partner in buying time to delay its dis - 36,557 cusec at 5 pm on Monday said, the government "The maximum students Defending the move to a time. In this new century, Sun Weidong said India South Asia. The Chinese and engagement from there. Tuesday, the maximum in the was ready to deal with any are from Bihar where 13 to go ahead with the exams, bilateral relations should and China "should live in Indian economies are inter - While efforts are under - last 24 hours... The water flood-like situation. 14 districts are badly hit by Education Minister continue to move forward peace and avoid conflicts." woven and interdependent," way to resolve the ongoing level is likely to increase in The India Meteorological the floods. How can you Ramesh Pokhriyal instead of backward," he "No country can be isolat - he said. "I think the two big border dispute, India has the next 48 hours," the water Department has also warned expect them to travel? Nishank on Tuesday said said. ed from the rest of the world economies of China and rejected the Chinese sugges - department official said. of "heavy to very heavy" rain - They don't have money or the exams were scheduled The Ambassador was con - and seek development on its India should attract each tion to disengage equidis - The water discharged from fall in northwest India, which places to stay. We cannot as a result of the "constant vinced that China and India, own. We should not only other like magnets, rather tantly from the Finger area the barrage - which provides is likely to increase water force these students to pressure from parents and two ancient civilizations, adhere to self-reliance, but than forcefully separate in Eastern Ladakh. drinking water to Delhi - usu - level of the river. come out and give these students". have the wisdom and ability also stick to opening up to them." exams," the actor said. "We have been under The two key exams - the constant pressure from Rhea Chakraborty "Has Never Consumed Punjab National Bank Receives First Tranche Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) parents and students, ask - for admission to the Indian ing why we are not allow - Institute of Technology ing JEE and NEET. The Drugs", Says Lawyer Amid Allegations of Recovery From US In Nirav Modi Case and the National Eligibility students were very wor - MUMBAI: Actor Rhea drug dealers. The latest alle - versation about procuring NEW DELHI: The cen - Limited in 2018 informed Bankruptcy Court submit - cum Entrance Test (NEET) ried. In their minds they Chakraborty has "never con - gations have been linked to drugs between the 28-year- tral government on the MCA that three compa - ted his report. The Report for admission to medical were thinking for how long sumed drugs in her life," her WhatsApp chats reportedly old actor and a person whose Tuesday said that Punjab nies promoted by Nirav explains the modus courses - are scheduled to will they continue to lawyer has said amid the CBI recovered from her phone. number has been saved on National Bank (PNB) has Modi, namely Firestar operandi of the fraud and be held next month. The study?" Mr Pokhriyal told probe in actor Sushant Singh "Rhea Chakraborty has Rhea's phone as 'Miranda informed the Ministry of Diamond, A. Jaffee and the manner in which the two exams are among the government broadcaster Rajput's death in response to never consumed drugs in her Sushi'. Corporate Affairs (MCA) Fantasy (all Inc) had filed US-based employees of the toughest exams in the DD News. the allegations that the 28- life time ever. She's ready for Sources add Sushi was a that it has received USD for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy debtors participated in the year-old was in touch with a blood test any time," her nickname for Sushant Singh 3.25 million (the equiva - Protection in the Southern fraud. lawyer said in a statement. Rajput and Miranda probably lent of ? 24.33 crores) as District of New York, "One prominent feature The latest set of allegations refers to Samuel Miranda, his Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : come after nearly two months manager. the first tranche of recover - United States of America," of the fraud was the appar - of speculations and conjec - Samuel Miranda was ques - ies in fugitive Nirav Modi MCA said. ent facade of independent POOJA GUPTA tures in the death case. tioned by the CBI on case from the USA. PNB requested the MCA companies, which were, in The CBI, which began its Tuesday. "Upon liquidation of the to support and join the reality, entities promoted Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) probe in the case after a Last month, Sushant Singh debtors'' assets by the US bankruptcy proceedings in and/or controlled by Nirav Supreme Court order last Rajput's father K K Singh had Chapter 11 Trustee, a sum New York, USA in order to Modi, that engaged in Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), week, is also expected to filed a First Information of $ 11.04 million (equiva - help PNB realize its claims ''round-tripping'' of the dia - Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar New Delhi, probe the angle of drug use. Report or FIR at Patna's Rajiv lent of ? 82.66 crore) is in the debtors'' assets. monds amongst them - According to sources, the Nagar police station, alleging available for distribution to The US Bankruptcy selves," it said. 98101-96251 (Mob.) Enforcement Directorate has abetment to suicide. unsecured creditors includ - Court of Southern District Interpol has issued a red Printed at : M/s GK Offset Printing Press, Shivalik come across some WhatsApp The FIR named Rhea ing PNB. Further recovery of New York, by its order corner notice against fugi - chats, recovered from Rhea Chakraborty, her parents, therefrom is subject to dated July 26, 2018 recog - tive Nirav Modi's wife, Puram Janipur, Jammu. Published at F-668, Bharat Chakraborty's phone that was brother Showik, Sushant's other expenses and settle - nized the claims of PNB in Ami Modi, in connection Nagar, Rehari Colony, Jammu. seized for a money launder - former manager Shruti Modi ment of claims of other the proceeds of sale of with the nearly USD 2 bil - ing probe. The chats have and Samuel Miranda, along claimants," MCA said in a assets of the properties of lion Punjab National Bank Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 been shared with the CBI. with others. release. the debtor companies. It (PNB) fraud and money Rhea Chakraborty is likely Sushant Singh Rajput was E-mail: [email protected] The Ministry also has also authorized PNB to laundering case. to be questioned by the CBI found dead at his Bandra initiated proceedings for issue subpoenas to compel Earlier in July, the ED in the coming days in connec - home on June 14. Mumbai *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act all the dis - tion with the probe into the Police had said it was a death disgorgement of monies the examination of Nirav had attached properties of circumstances leading to the by suicide based on the from the perpetrators-- the Modi, Mihir Bhansali and diamantaire Nirav Modi putes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of competent Courts death of actor Sushant Singh autopsy, viscera report and entities promoted and/or Rakhi Bhansali under oath. worth ? 329.66 crores Rajput. witness statements. The controlled by Nirav Subsequently, on August under the Fugitive and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources say the messages investigation was taken over Modi/Mehul Choksi. 24, 2018, the Examiner Economic Offenders Act, that refer to an alleged con - by the CBI last week. "Punjab National Bank appointed by the New York 2018 (FEOA). TRUTH PREVAIL 7 HEALTH JAMMU, THURSDAy , AUGUST 27, 2020 Stress About COVID-19 Keeping Here’s What Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep a Night Can Do to You you Awake? 6 Tips for Better Sleep We’re not getting enough ed 15 healthy men in their Khubchandani, PhD, ana - dayTrusted Source, poten - sleep — and that’s having a 20s. lyzed 150,000 working tially altering or disrupting significant impact on our Specifically, how it affect - American adults from 2010 a regular sleep routine. day-to-day and long-term ed their postprandial lipemia, to 2018. They found nearly Having a normal sleep health. or the rise of triglyceride-rich 31 percent weren’t getting routine should help to From mental health to how lipoproteins that’s been enough sleep in 2010, but “anchor your entire day,” our bodies store fat, recent linked to the formation of that increased to almost 36 said LeMonda. Instead of research is adding to evi - clogging and dangerous fatty percent over the next 8 years. napping, use that healthy dence that illustrates how plaques in the arteries. The results were nearly racial disparitiesTrusted cult. routine to get up early and much sleep deprivation can, What the researchers identical for men and Source ingrained in U.S. Khubchandani said not start getting things done. and is, impacting our individ - found wasn’t good. women, but some races and healthcare. only is inadequate sleep asso - In difficult times, you ual and collective health, par - “The lipids weren’t evapo - professions are getting hit Between 45 and 50 percent ciated with mild to severe need to be able to turn to ticularly in the United States. rating — they were being harder than others. of people working in the physical and mental health experts who understand and It’s been well-documented stored,” Orfeu Buxton, PhD, “This is a significant find - healthcare field and the problems, injury, loss of pro - can help strengthen your that getting adequate sleep a professor at Penn State and ing because the U.S. is cur - police and military reported ductivity, and premature mental well-being. We’re helps strengthen our immune one of the senior authors of rently witnessing high rates being sleep deprived. mortality, but there’s no here for you. system and is associated with the new study, said in a press of chronic diseases across all Forty-one percent of peo - definitively known cause A good night’s sleep is upended as a direct result of 3. Get some exercise (just a decreased risk of cardiovas - release. ages, and many of these dis - ple in transport, material found for why fewer people paramount for the health of this pandemic. Some have not before bed) cular and metabolic diseases, Experts are still unable to eases are related to sleep moving, and production are getting the sleep they your brain and body. been laid off. Some are Yes, your gym is proba - including obesity and type 2 pinpoint exactly why getting problems,” Dr. occupations reported the need. “We see the workplace However, as the COVID- adjusting to working from bly closed, but exercise diabetes. enough sleep is a problem, Khubchandani said in a state - same thing. is changing as Americans 19 pandemic continues to home. Others are now jug - should still be part of your One such way sleep depri - but they say stress from work ment accompanying the That’s of particular con - work longer hours, and there spread, sowing anxiety and gling work and family as daily life. Daily exercise is vation hurts us, researchers at not only impacts our sleep, research. cern considering these high- is greater access and use of worry along with it, getting they look after children who still just as important, espe - Pennsylvania State but that lack of sleep makes Who gets the least amount stress jobs often result in life- technology and electronic a healthy amount of quality are now out of school for cially for sleep. University suggest, is that it our jobs more stressful. of sleep? or-death decisions made in devices, which tend to keep sleep probably isn’t as easy the remainder of the school Social distancing and makes us feel less full even Another recent study by The researchers at Ball windows lasting only sec - people up at night,” he said. as it used to be. year. stay-at-home orders may after eating a high-fat dinner. Ball State University State found African onds — from avoiding acci - “Add to this the progres - And getting good sleep is No matter how your life have you feeling that your The study, recently pub - researchers found that nearly Americans and multi-racial dents on the road to de-esca - sive escalation in workplace more important now than has been affected, it’s of the options are more limited, lished in the Journal of Lipid a third of working Americans adults saw the largest lating a potentially fatal stress in the United States ever. utmost importance to keep a but there are a number of Research, addressed how report getting 7 hours of increases, with each group encounter. and the rising prevalence of “We know that sleep is regular routine in order to ways you can effectively getting 5 hours of sleep a sleep or less, a trend they say having more than 45 percent It doesn’t help that they multiple chronic conditions directly related to immunity get good sleep. exercise without leaving night, 4 days a week — fol - is getting worse by the year. of study participants report - also typically involve long could be related to short in terms of the physiologi - “This is actually a time your home. lowed by one 10-hour night The team, lead by health ing that they don’t get and odd hours, making a rou - sleep duration in working cal response in our body: If when we need to remember “Getting exercise during of “recovery sleep” — affect - science professor Jagdish enough sleep. It adds to the tine sleep pattern more diffi - American adults,” he added. we’re not sleeping we can and be mindful of how we the day is really important,” reduce our immune system, are living our lives in this said LeMonda, “We know we can increase inflamma - very different way. So, we that that’s tied to improved Raising a Newborn When tion in the body, which we need to keep our lives as sleep for pathophysiological know can then lead to being close to our routine as pos - reasons: We will feel more more vulnerable to various sible,” Navya Singh, PysD, tired if we’ve exerted our - Your Office Is an ER viruses or whatever might a psychologist and research selves. We will also feel more accomplished that day We wore the appropriate personal answers. be in our environment,” scientist at the Columbia protective equipment (PPE) and took We did our own research, read all Brittany LeMonda, PhD, a University department of as well, so there will be a sense of achievement before all the necessary precautions, but as the available studies, and spoke with senior neuropsychologist at psychiatry, told Healthline cases started to rise in Florida, we Lauren’s obstetrician, but there just Lenox Hill Hospital in New “If you’re working from bed.” Just don’t exercise within started to become wary of a COVID- wasn’t enough data yet. This virus York City told Healthline. home, get up at the same 19 surge we knew would come. was just too new at that time. In other words, your qual - time and get dressed. You a few hours of bedtime because the stimulation of In March, we decided Lauren All we could do was take extra ity of sleep plays a direct might just be going to the should take her maternity leave precautions to ensure our own safety role in your body’s ability to next room or working from physical exertion can make it harder to get to sleep. early. from this virus as the pregnancy pro - keep you safe from the your bedroom, but just have But even after she started to stay gressed and as we prepared for the novel coronavirus. that same sense of routine 4. Structure your news intake home, we lived with the looming birth. So, in addition to all the and normalcy, which will When my wife, Lauren, and I were elated and ready to experience anxiety of this virus hanging over us. And getting ready to give birth in recommended hygiene help you feel less disrupt - It’s nearly impossible to escape the constant distress - found out that she was pregnant with 2020 to its fullest. We grappled with a host of ques - the middle of a pandemic is a pretty behaviors to ward off the ed,” she said. our first child in August 2019, we And then COVID-19 hit. tions related to the outbreak. surreal experience. disease, like handwashing 2. Don’t nap excessively ing flow of COVID-19 news and information that didn’t think we’d be fighting a pan - Early days of the outbreak What would happen if I were to When we arrived at the hospital and social distancing, con - If you’ve found yourself demic when he was born. In January, the Centers for Disease get an infection and not know it? for delivery, the initial questionnaire sider your own sleep health in a self-quarantine or permeates daily life right now. And yes, constantly Lauren and I met in Michigan just Control and Prevention What was to come if Lauren were to asked if we had ever been in contact as another way to stay pro - work-from-home situation before I started my emergency medi - (CDC)Trusted Source announced its get an infection from me? with someone with COVID-19. tected. due to the pandemic, the consuming a 24/7 pandemic news cycle is likely to cine residency and her master’s first travel-related case of COVID- How does one cope with that kind That answer was a resounding yes. Here are a few helpful bedroom or couch might degree in physician assistant studies. 19. of guilt? This wasn’t the most comforting tips to help wind down and end up calling — a little too ratchet up your anxiety and affect your sleep. In 2018, we married and started our Florida wasn’t as hard-hit in the Join a live Q&A featuring the answer for our physicians and nurs - get a good night’s rest, even frequently. careers in Florida, with her in the early stages of the virus, so Lauren nation’s leading infectious disease es, but it’s the nature of our working during these stressful and Adding to the importance “Whenever we go to the news, it’s always about the intensive care unit (ICU) and me in was still working in the ICU, and I expert, Dr. Fauci, and a panel of lives. Fortunately, we were treated uncertain times. of establishing a routine for the emergency room (ER). was taking care of patients in the frontline medical experts as they dis - the same as the others: with extreme 1. Maintain a regular rou - yourself, make sure you’re novel coronavirus and it’s quite upsetting. It’s reality, We always wanted a family early emergency department. cuss masks, vaccines, back to school caution. No visitors were allowed, tine not napping excessively, as in our married life, and in August As the virus spread, we realized and more during COVID-19. health checks at entryways, and our Many people have had this can even make you but it’s also something that can increase our anxiety. 2019 we found out we were expect - that this pregnancy wouldn’t be like Experts without answers interactions with healthcare their daily lives totally sleepier during the ing our first child. others, especially as immediate Even as people working in the providers were limited and distant in Like so many parents-to-be, we frontline workers. healthcare field, there were no easy nature. Negative Thinking Can Harm your Brain How to Make a Cloth Face Not Sleeping? That May Make Mask with a Filter To curb the transmission and Increase your Dementia Risk of COVID-19, the Centers your Social Life a Snooze problems seem better able to for Disease Control and think positively, ignore nega - Prevention (CDC) has Sleep loss is linked to Institute at Hoag in tive inputs, and focus on the recently begun to recom - everything from car acci - California, said sleep depri - positive,” she said. mend using a cloth face cov - dents to weight gain. vation can affect mood, How to be more positive ering when you’re out in But a new study from attention, and cognition. The researchers are cur - public. But why exactly is researchers at the University A sleep-deprived person rently undertaking a project this? of California, Berkeley has does not feel well,” he said. to see whether interventions SeveralTrusted Source added another possible con - “They may not have the like mindfulness training, recent studiesTrusted Source sequence of not getting energy required for social meditation, and targeted talk have shownTrusted Source enough sleep: loneliness. interaction. This may require therapy could help reduce that SARS-CoV-2, the virus The studyTrusted Source, having alertness to cogni - repetitive negative thinking. that causes COVID-19, can published earlier this month tively process what other Kales argues that for those be transmitted even when a in the journal Nature people are saying, reading who experience repetitive person who has it doesn’t Communications, found that their body language, and negative thinking as part of a have symptoms. If you’ve sleep-deprived people felt giving appropriate feed - Accentuating the positive, the participants, including more lonely and less social back.” eliminating the negative, and attention, language, spatial severe form of anxiety or contracted the virus, this can depression, it could be diffi - occur when you’re: around other people. He did find it interesting latching on to the affirmative cognition, and attention, was Researchers also found that that even people who slept may not just put you in a bet - assessed. cult to stop without medica - Presymptomatic: You that illustrate how sleep dep - things are going to be tion, such as antidepressants. have the virus but haven’t well-rested people observing rivation affects our mood, impaired. Let’s not forget well avoided people who ter mood. In addition, 113 of the par - the sleep-deprived individu - were sleep-deprived, and It’s also good for your ticipants had PET scans to However, it’s possible for developed symptoms yet. energy, ability to pick up on the fact that when one is others to use mindfulness Asymptomatic: You have als rated them as more lone - social cues, risk-taking sleep-deprived, one has a that the loneliness became brain. measure the amount of tau ly and less socially desir - contagious. In a new study, researchers and amyloid deposits in their techniques to curb negative the virus but don’t develop behavior, enthusiasm, con - strong desire to sleep.” thoughts. symptoms. able. And, after the centration, etc. The number In other words, the over - “People who are sleep- at University College London brain. These two proteins can observers saw a brief clip of deprived simply are not say they have found repetitive accumulate in the brain and “For many people it can be There are some simple of patients in the study —18 whelming desire to sleep, curtailed with therapies that methods that you can use at a lonely person, they them - — is a little underwhelm - for someone who needs happy people,” he said. negative thinking is linked to cause Alzheimer’s disease. selves felt lonelier. “Nobody wants to be around cognitive decline, a higher The researchers found that are behavioral, including home to make your own ing.” sleep, takes precedence over mindfulness. Mindfulness is a cloth face mask with a filter. The study involved 18 How sleep loss might heading to the bar after work a moody person.” number of harmful protein the participants who exhibit - healthy young adults, and Even though sleep is deposits in the brain, and con - ed higher levels of repetitive practice of focus, awareness, Keep reading to learn how to impact social interactions with friends. and nonjudgmental accept - make, use, and care for a more than 1,000 observers Despite the small sample “I believe that this kind of important and has observ - sequently a greater risk of negative thinking patterns recruited through Amazon’s able consequences like dementia. had more cognitive decline ance of one’s thoughts. There homemade mask and filter. size, Winter said he’s not sleep deprivation, often seen is clear evidence supporting Materials you’ll need for a Mechanical Turk market - surprised by the results. in shift workers, is a huge these, Puangco said the “Depression and anxiety in and decline in memory. place for the online portion value of sleep is underesti - mid-life and old age are They were also more likely the ability of mindfulness to face mask with filter “My guess is that sleep reason for the relationship reduce rumination,” Kales You’ll need the following of the study. deprivation impairs this issues they struggle with,” mated in our society. already known to be risk fac - than participants who didn’t “I think this is an interest - “In fact, society often sees tors for dementia. Here, we have repetitive negative said. materials to sew a face mask drive on many levels,” he said Winter. “These individ - Such exercises aren’t nec - with a filter: ing study,” said Dr. Chris said. “Motivation to interact, uals are often forced to sleeping as a sign of weak - found that certain thinking thinking patterns to have Winter, neurologist at ness,” he said. “Why sleep patterns implicated in depres - amyloid and tau deposits in essarily designed to eliminate Cotton fabric: Try to use the ability to focus and con - choose between sleep and negative thoughts entirely. cotton that’s tightly woven. Charlottesville Neurology centrate on what they are social interaction… both when you could be doing sion and anxiety could be an their brains. and Sleep Medicine and something? Working leads underlying reason why peo - “We propose that repetitive Dr. Jacob Hall, a neurolo - Some examples include saying, the ability to effec - choices lead to loneliness.” gist at Stanford Health Care quilting fabric, T-shirt fab - author of “The Sleep tively interpret social cues, Dr. Jay Puangco, a neurol - to increased productivity, ple with those disorders are negative thinking may be a Solution: Why Your Sleep Is which means if you want to more likely to develop new risk factor for dementia in California, says some neg - ric, or high thread-count fab - monitoring appropriate con - ogist specializing in sleep ative thoughts are a normal ric from pillowcases or Broken and How to Fix It.” tent, deriving pleasure from medicine at the Pickup get ahead, the first thing to dementia,” Natalie L. as it could contribute to “There are many studies sacrifice is sleep.” Marchant, DPhil, lead author dementia in a unique way,” part of life. sheets. the interaction… all of these Family Neurosciences of the research and a senior Marchant said. research fellow at University Examining the link College London, said in a Dr. Helen Kales, a profes - press release. sor and chair of the psychia - “Taken alongside other try department at the What younger Adults Can Do to Lower Their Risk of Early Dementia studies, which link depres - University of California, sion and anxiety with demen - Davis, told Healthline the It’s not Alzheimer’s dis - demanding lifestyles are tal and physical activity. That Center. tia risk, we expect that chron - results of the study aren’t sur - ease, but it causes dementia. associated with better brain included such things as She finds the study con - ic negative thinking patterns prising. Frontotemporal lobar health in relation to aging socializing, reading, and vincing. over a long period of time “Prior research has repeat - degeneration (FTLD) strikes and Alzheimer’s disease. walking. “It’s fascinating because could increase the risk of edly suggested a relationship in the prime of life, generally The researchers noted the MRIs of the brain were we’ve seen the role of physi - dementia. We do not think the between depression and between the ages of 45 and lack of studies on how used to assess the degree of cal activity in maintaining evidence suggests that short- dementia. What has not been 65. lifestyle affects people with brain degeneration. brain health in Alzheimer’s term setbacks would increase clear is whether depression is Also known as frontotem - FTD. Follow-up MRI scans one disease and vascular demen - one’s risk of dementia,” a cause, prodrome, or conse - poral dementia (FTD), it’s a Their recent findings sug - year into the study showed tia. There hasn’t been anoth - Marchant said. quence of dementia, or some neurodegenerative condition gest that those with a genetic that lifestyle did not have a er study of this size and What the study revealed mix of all three,” she said. that affects personality, lan - predisposition for the condi - significant impact on brain meticulous analysis in FTD,” In undertaking the study, “What this study impor - guage, movement, and the tion can take action that may degeneration due to FTD. Tarawneh told Healthline. the researchers recruited tantly suggests is that the ability to make decisions. help. However, those who were “It was well-designed, had more than 300 people over underlying risk associated Rapid cognitive and physi - About the research most mentally and physically a well-characterized cohort, the age of 55. with depression or anxiety cal decline can lead to death The study involved 105 active did twice as well on and strong data. It covers a During a 2-year period, the may be the repetitive negative in under a decade. people who carry the genetic cognitive tests than those major gap in the field right associated with less function - genetically driven FTD. participants of the study were thinking associated with However, a new study mutation that causes FTD. who were least active. now,” she added. “It’s timely al decline. “Those people, if they live asked to respond to questions both,” Kales said. published in the journal All were either asympto - Genetic mutation carriers with our focus on physical That’s crucial because long enough, will definitely indicating how they usually Kales says components of Alzheimer’s & Dementia: matic or had mild, early- who had more active health and mindfulness and treatment options are limited. develop the syndrome. The felt about negative experi - repetitive negative thinking The Journal of the stage symptoms. lifestyles were found to have mental exercise, particularly Dr. David A. Merrill, PhD, really sad part is there’s no ences. include rumination, repeated - Alzheimer’s Association Also included were 69 more than 55 percent slower for people who have muta - is a neurologist and geriatric prescription medication and The questions focused on ly focusing on a thought and may give new hope to those people who did not carry the decline per year. tions that increase risk for psychiatrist at Providence no known effective therapies patterns often seen in repeti - worry, and problems with who carry the genetic muta - genetic mutation. Dr. Rawan Tarawneh is a conditions like FTD.” Saint John’s Health Center in for FTD. tive negative thinking, such organizing, sequencing, and tion that causes FTD. Participants took a series cognitive neurologist and What it means for people Santa Monica, California. That leaves patients, fami - as rumination of past events planning. Researchers say a systemic of cognitive and memory assistant professor of neurol - with FTD He told Healthline the lies, and clinicians without or worry about the future. “Conversely, those who review revealed that physi - tests. They were questioned ogy at The Ohio State The study suggests that study is remarkable in that it effective options,” said The cognitive function of ‘age well’ without cognitive cally and cognitively about current levels of men - University Wexner Medical living an active lifestyle is involved verified cases of Merrill. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 INTERNATIONAL JAMMU, THURSDAy , AUGUST 27, 2020 Black Man Shot By Police Paralyzed, 3 States Sue Trump Government Over Postal "Not Human, Not Even An Animal": New Service Slowdown Ahead Of Presidential Polls "Fighting For His Life": Family NEW yORK: The US ered a cornerstone of Zealand Mosque Killer Told In Court states of New York, New American democracy. protests. Jersey and Hawaii on The cities of New York CHRISTCHURCH, "My Son Matters" Tuesday sued the Donald and San Francisco joined NEW ZEALAND: The "They shot my son seven father of a three-year-old boy times. Seven times! Like he Trump administration over the three states in suing the alleged steps to "under - administration. shot dead in last year's New didn't matter," Jacob Blake Zealand mosque attacks told Sr., his voice crumbling with mine the November presi - Several states have gunman Brenton Tarrant emotion, told reporters. "My dential election" by dis - announced efforts to Wednesday that he was an son matters. He's a human rupting postal service. increase opportunities to "evil man" whose atrocity had being and he matters." New York's Attorney vote by mail due to the failed in its goal to sow hatred Julia Jackson, Blake's General Letitia James coronavirus pandemic. and fear. mother, said her son "has announced that legal action But Trump has voiced Australian white suprema - been fighting for his life," was taken in a filing in opposition to the increase cist Tarrant is expected to but called for unity, saying become the first person in she was praying for police Washington following the in mailed ballots, saying end of congressional hear - there's an opportunity for New Zealand imprisoned for officers. She also said she life without prospect of parole was disappointed by the ings from Postmaster fraud. when his sentence is handed damage to the city, a town of General Louis DeJoy, a Facing widespread criti - down on Thursday at a KENOSHA, 3, 5 and 8 - witnessed their about 100,000 residents Trump backer. cism, DeJoy, a fundraiser Christchurch court. Tarrant, 29, has admitted that as Tarrant moved through WISCONSIN: The Black father being gunned down, about 40 miles south of Americans are expected for the Republican Party, Aden Diriye, father to 51 charges of murder, 40 of the Al Noor mosque, shooting man shot in the back by according to civil rights Milwaukee on Lake to vote by mail in massive last week announced he three-year-old Mucaad attempted murder and one of the wounded and ignoring police in Kenosha, attorney Ben Crump, who Michigan. numbers due to the coron - would suspend postal Ibrahim, the youngest person terrorism during the attacks at their cries for help, he saw Wisconsin, was left para - represents the Blake family. "It doesn't reflect my son to die in Tarrant's rampage, two Christchurch mosques on toddler Mucaad clinging to lyzed and "fighting for his A bystander captured the or my family," she said. "If avirus pandemic, but reforms, blamed for delays Trump has opposed more in delivery, in the months was among survivors and March 15, 2019. his father's leg "and shot him life," his family and lawyers encounter in video footage Jacob knew that was going He has remained impassive with two precisely aimed funding for the cash- leading up to the election, bereaved families giving tes - said on Tuesday, as authori - that immediately went viral, on as far as that goes, the timony on day three of his throughout the hearing as shots". ties in the lakefront town unleashing outrage over the violence and the destruction, strapped US Postal Service assuring Congress that sentencing. members of the Muslim com - Mustafa Boztas, who was braced for a third night of latest in a long series of he would be very (USPS), acknowledging allegations the changes Diriye told Tarrant to munity confront him, some shot in the leg, likened civil unrest. instances in which police unpleased." the money would be used were intended to sabotage "know that true justice is furious and demanding justice Tarrant to "a rotten cloth that Wisconsin Governor Tony have been accused of using Crump and another lawyer to help process ballots. the election were "outra - waiting for you in the next and others distraught. has been thrown away after Evers declared a state of indiscriminate lethal force for the family, Patrick Salvi "The USPS slowdown is geous." life and that will be far more 'Remember his name' dirty work. emergency, saying he would against African Americans. II, said bullets shattered nothing more than a voter But he has presided over severe (than prison). I will "You have killed my son "You are not even a human, deploy additional National Blake, who had been some of Blake's vertebrae, never forgive you for what and to me that is as though not even an animal, since ani - Guard troops in a bid to attempting to break up a leaving him paralyzed from suppression tactic," James the removal of mail collec - said in a statement, calling tion boxes and processing you have done." you have killed the whole of mals are beneficial to the restore order in the town, quarrel between two women, the waist down -- possibly New Zealand," Diriye told world," he said. Trump's actions a "power equipment, also overseeing Hasmine Mohamedhosen, while the mother of the man was struck by four of seven permanently. He also suf - whose brother Mohamed was Tarrant with a steady voice. John Milne, whose 14- who was shot, Jacob Blake gunshots fired at him, all by fered gunshot wounds to his grab." a cut in overtime pay for killed, called Tarrant the "son "I will never forget how he year-old son Sayyad was Jr, publicly appealed for one officer, and there was stomach and gastrointestinal "These authoritarian mail carriers. of a devil" who she wanted to would play in the mosque and murdered, said since the calm. "no indication he was tract, requiring surgeons to actions are not only jeop - Over the weekend the "rot in hell between the four make friends with every wor - killings his mental health had Blake, 29, a father of six, armed," Crump said in an remove most of his colon ardizing our democracy US House of walls of your cell for eterni - shipper who attended, young suffered, leading to a spell in was struck from behind at ABC News interview on and small intestine, and sus - and fundamental right to Representatives passed a ty". and old. He was adored by all. a psychiatric ward. point-blank range in a hail of Tuesday. The police have not tained damage to his kidney, vote, but the immediate bill to give the postal serv - Ahad Nabi, whose father "Your atrocity and hatred "There is a huge hole in my bullets fired on Sunday by explained why Blake was liver and one of his arms, Haji Daoud Nabi was killed did not turn out the way you heart that will only heal when police who were following shot. At a news conference they said. "It's going to take a health and financial well- ice a $25 billion infusion. being of Americans across The bill is expected to in Al Noor mosque, called expected. Instead it has united I meet Sayyad again in heav - him with guns drawn as he later in the day, Blake's par - miracle for Jacob Blake Jr to our Christchurch community, en," he said. the nation," she said. die in the Republican-led Tarrant a coward who should walked away from officers to ents expressed anguish over ever walk again," Crump never be allowed to walk free. strengthened our faith, raised "I hope to see you there his car and opened a door to the shooting while decrying said, adding that the family The court filing is an Senate, with Senate "While you are in prison the honour of our families and too, Brenton, and if you get the vehicle. two nights of looting, van - intended to bring a lawsuit escalation in a conflict over Majority Leader Mitch you will come to realise that brought our peaceful nation the chance I'd love you to say Three of his young sons dalism and arson that over - "to hold wrongdoers federal funding for the McConnell calling it a you are now in hell and only together." sorry to Sayyad. I'm sure he's inside the automobile - aged shadowed peaceful street accountable." postal service, long consid - "partisan stunt." the fire awaits you," he said. The court was earlier told forgiven you too." United Nations Blocks US Bid To Trigger Compassion Pivots Melania Trump's "Joe Biden Should Not Concede" In "Snapback" Sanctions On Iran UNITED NATIONS: The approach, and "their ultimate Close Election, Says Hillary Clinton United Nations on Tuesday goal is to destroy the nuclear Speech At Otherwise Fiery Convention WASHINGTON: that the result of the elec - blocked a controversial bid by agreement when they have Melania Trump put a kinder, The role of Mendoza had Hillary Clinton, who lost to tion may not be known on the US to reimpose interna - already imposed (national) gentler sheen on Donald been meant to highlight Donald Trump in 2016, the evening of November tional sanctions on Iran, with sanctions on Iran," one diplo - Trump's reelection campaign Trump's relentless, hardline said Tuesday that this 3. the Security Council saying it mat who spoke on condition with a star turn at the focus on illegal immigration, a year's Democratic chal - Republicans "have a could not proceed with the of anonymity told AFP. Republican convention policy at the heart of his popu - lenger Joe Biden should couple of scenarios that disputed move. Another said that, with the Tuesday where she broke ranks larity with the Republican refuse to concede until all they are looking toward. The presidency of the sound rejection of the US bid to speak compassionately right. votes are counted in a tight One is messing up absentee Council, assumed in August by almost the entire Council, about coronavirus victims and However, Melania Trump and possibly drawn-out balloting," she said. by Indonesia, is "not in a posi - "normally the matter is recalled her own immigrant was there to try to humanize a contest. "They believe that helps tion to take further action" on closed." story in an appeal for racial president seen by Democrats as Clinton said that possible them so that they then get Washington's request, said The US did not see it that harmony. cruelly exploiting anti-immi - delays in tallying ballots -- maybe a narrow advantage Indonesian Ambassador Dian way. Unlike often aggressive grant feelings. with mail-in voting set to in the electoral college on Triansyah Djani. "We reminded members of speeches by two of Trump's She recounted her arrival in reach unprecedented levels election day," Clinton said. In a video conference on the our right under Resolution children from previous mar - the United States from -- mean Biden must hold She called for Democrats Middle East, he cited the lack 2231 to trigger snapback, and riages, Eric and Tiffany, the Slovenia as a 26-year-old fash - back from accepting defeat to mount a "massive legal of consensus in the UN's high - our firm intent to do so in the first lady brought a soft touch ion model, saying she'd initially. operation." est body on the US strategy as absence of courage and moral to her keynote address from the "always heard about an amaz - "Joe Biden should not "We have to have our the main reason. clarity by the Council," stated White House's Rose Garden. cious time to attack the other controversial speech by heavy ing place called America." concede under any circum - own teams of people to The Trump administration US ambassador to the UN The coronavirus, which has side," she said. hitting Trump supporter and After 10 years in "the land of stances because I think this counter the force of intimi - accuses Tehran of failing to Kelly Craft. killed 178,000 Americans and The 26-minute speech, Secretary of State Mike opportunity" she said she is going to drag out and, dation that the Republicans comply with the terms of the Washington has previously wreaked economic chaos, was which she delivered in her Pompeo, who broke with long - became a citizen, "still one of eventually, I do believe he and Trump are going to put historic 2015 Iran nuclear accused Council members of almost entirely ignored by heavily accented English, also time tradition to campaign the proudest moments in my will win if we don't give an outside polling places," she deal, and is demanding the "siding with the ayatollahs." other speakers -- and the presi - was remarkable for her defense openly for the president while life." Trump has made his inch and if we are as said. Americans are expect - Security Council reimpose The move, never before dent himself. of the immigrant experience on diplomatic business in political career in part on focused and relentless as ed to vote by mail in mas - sanctions on the Islamic used, comes after the US suf - Melania Trump began by and acknowledgement of soar - Israel. demonizing illegal immigrants, the other side," Clinton sive numbers due to the Republic. Washington insists fered a humiliating defeat at offering prayers for the "ill and ing racial tensions -- two com - One person who didn't depicting the huge numbers of said in an interview with coronavirus pandemic, but on its legal right to trigger the the Security Council earlier suffering." bustible topics that her hus - address the nation on Tuesday, undocumented people working Showtime's "The Circus." Trump has opposed more disputed procedure, called this month when it failed to "My deepest sympathy goes band is often accused of stok - however, was a so-called and sometimes living for many Clinton, who won almost funding for the cash- "snapback" -- despite pulling muster support for a resolu - out to everyone who has lost a ing for political gain. "angel mom," Mary Ann years in the country as a horde three million more votes strapped US Postal out of the deal two years ago. tion to extend a conventional loved one," she said. "I have reflected on the Mendoza. She had been due to of rapists and murderers. than Trump overall in 2016 Service, acknowledging The move threatens to tor - arms embargo on Iran. The simple acknowledge - racial unrest in our country. It tell the story of her son's death However, with Biden lead - but lost to him in the state- the money would be used pedo the Iran accord and According to the 2015 ment of the tragedy shaking the is a harsh reality that we are not after he was hit by a drunk ing in opinion polls, the Trump by-state electoral college to help process ballots. plunge the Council into crisis, agreement, in which sanctions United States was a jarring proud of parts of our history," driver who was in the country campaign is seeking to claw count, suggested that the Trump says, without pro - while widening the gulf against Iran were lifted in change in the mood of the con - she said. illegally. Mendoza was yanked back some of the middle Republicans are hoping to viding evidence, that mail- between the US and almost exchange for it agreeing not to vention, which has mostly been "I call on the citizens of this from the schedule at the last ground. Before Melania Trump get the result they want in voting will lead to mass every other member on Iran develop nuclear weapons, a a steady drumbeat of attacks on country to take a moment, minute after it emerged that she spoke, the president sprung a through in-person voting fraud and a rigged election. policy. Thirteen of the 15 notification that Tehran has what Republicans call a "radi - pause, and look at things from had just retweeted an elaborate surprise with a video played to on the day -- and not neces - The practice is already Council members had written broken its promise must in cal left" under Democratic all perspectives," she said. "We anti-Semitic conspiracy theory the convention of him attend - sarily wait for any delayed common in parts of the to the Indonesian presidency principle be followed by a presidential candidate Joe still have so much to learn from about Jews taking over the ing a naturalization ceremony mail-in ballots to be count - United States, without sig - to reject its validity. draft resolution by the presi - Biden. one another." world. for immigrants at the White ed. Her comments follow nificant fraud, and Trump The US "is alone" in their dency of the Security Council. "I don't want to use this pre - The first lady followed a 'American dream' speech House earlier that day. warnings from both sides himself votes by mail. United Nations Blocks US Bid To Trigger Citi's $900 Million Mistake Happened Genetic Data Show How A Single "Snapback" Sanctions On Iran In The Middle Of A Software Switch UNITED NATIONS: they have already imposed "Superspreading" Event Sent Covid Across US The United Nations on (national) sanctions on "Unfortunately, the manual Tuesday blocked a contro - Iran," one diplomat who None of the biotech execu - checks of that selection also versial bid by the US to spoke on condition of tives at the meeting noticed failed to detect the mistake," reimpose international sanc - anonymity told AFP. the uninvited guest. They had Citigroup wrote in its court tions on Iran, with the Another said that, with the flown to Boston from across filing. Security Council saying it sound rejection of the US the globe for the annual lead - Though the bank soon could not proceed with the bid by almost the entire ership meeting of the drug recovered hundreds of mil - disputed move. Council, "normally the mat - company Biogen, and they lions of dollars from recipi - The presidency of the ter is closed." were busy catching up with ents, a group that received Council, assumed in August The US did not see it that colleagues and hobnobbing most of the money has by Indonesia, is "not in a way. with upper management. For refused to send it back, forc - position to take further "We reminded members two days they shook hands, For years Citigroup Inc. such a complex transition. "If ing the firm to launch an action" on Washington's of our right under kissed cheeks, passed each has been an anomaly among you want to switch from one embarrassing legal battle. request, said Indonesian Resolution 2231 to trigger other the salad tongs at the big banks, relying on an provider to another, it's a very Behind the scenes, regula - Ambassador Dian Triansyah snapback, and our firm hotel buffet, never realizing obscure piece of software it big project," said Marc tors have encouraged the Djani. intent to do so in the absence that one among their number helped develop to manage Victory, manager in the bank in recent years to invest In a video conference on of courage and moral clarity carried the coronavirus in loan payments. Just as the financial services practice at in improving its loan opera - the Middle East, he cited the by the Council," stated US their lungs. same time that genetically website MedRxiv, is proba - bank tried to replace it, things the consultancy Sia Partners. tions, according to people lack of consensus in the ambassador to the UN Kelly By the meeting's end on matching viruses were sick - bly the largest genomic went terribly wrong. "Changes in providers are familiar with the matter. The UN's highest body on the US Craft. Feb. 27, the infection had ening dozens of people at the analysis of any U.S. outbreak The saga began emerging very cumbersome and very firm has long used Oracle strategy as the main reason. Washington has previous - infiltrated many more people: Biogen meeting. After the so far and is among the most in court this week as the firm hard." Corp.'s Flexcube technology The Trump administration ly accused Council members a research director, a photog - conference, each time the detailed looks at how coron - blamed human errors for mis - Backstop Failed for loans. But after a review, accuses Tehran of failing to of "siding with the ayatol - rapher, the general manager infection spread, the mutation avirus cases exploded in the takenly sending $900 million The incident happened at a the bank decided to switch to comply with the terms of the lahs." for the company's east divi - spread with it. pandemic's first wave. It doc - to a fleet of hedge funds Citigroup unit that serves as Finastra Group Holdings historic 2015 Iran nuclear The move, never before sion. They took the virus Now, a sweeping study of uments the cost of the world's reluctant to return it. But the the administrative agent for Ltd.'s Loan IQ, which has deal, and is demanding the used, comes after the US home with them to the nearly 800 coronavirus naivete this spring, when backdrop, according to peo - loans, collecting and distrib - been embraced by most other Security Council reimpose suffered a humiliating defeat Boston suburbs, Indiana and genomes, conducted by no people traveling for events ple with knowledge of what uting interest payments and big banks. sanctions on the Islamic at the Security Council earli - North Carolina, to Slovakia, less than 54 researchers at the like the Biogen conference happened, is a tale of arcane providing other housekeep - Citigroup's use of Republic. Washington er this month when it failed Australia and Singapore. Broad Institute, unwittingly imported the technology stretching back to ing services. The borrower in Flexcube tech traces to the insists on its legal right to to muster support for a reso - Over the following two Massachusetts General virus into Massachusetts the 1990s. It culminates with this case, cosmetics giant early 1990s, when the bank trigger the disputed proce - lution to extend a conven - weeks, the virus that circulat - Hospital, the Massachusetts dozens of times. It reveals the the bank's decision last year Revlon Inc., was locked in a spun out a business called dure, called "snapback" -- tional arms embargo on Iran. ed among conference atten - Department of Public Health connections between seem - to replace software with the battle with lenders who want - Citicorp Information despite pulling out of the According to the 2015 dees was implicated in at and several other institutions ingly disparate communities, industry standard. That roll - ed their money back. Technology Industries Ltd. deal two years ago. agreement, in which sanc - least 35 new cases. In April, in the state, has found that showing how an outbreak at a out is still underway, adding After Revlon repurchased The firm initially invested The move threatens to tor - tions against Iran were lifted the same distinctive viral sub- viruses carrying the confer - gathering of wealthy execu - to upheaval at a time when part of the debt, a Citigroup $400,000 in the fledgling pedo the Iran accord and in exchange for it agreeing strain swirled through two ence's characteristic mutation tives was only a few infec - employees are working from employee was supposed to business, which would be led plunge the Council into cri - not to develop nuclear Boston homeless shelters, infected hundreds of people tions removed from sickening home. An internal review at manually adjust the share of by the bank's then-head of sis, while widening the gulf weapons, a notification that where it infected 122 resi - in the Boston area, as well as some of Boston's most vul - the bank found humans man - the loan the remaining overseas software, Rajesh between the US and almost Tehran has broken its prom - dents. victims from Alaska to nerable residents. It high - ually operating the old soft - lenders still owned ahead of Hukku. "Basically, what they every other member on Iran ise must in principle be fol - Scientists know all this Senegal to Luxembourg. As lights the outsize role of ware were ultimately at fault, interest payments scheduled said was: 'We like you guys. policy. Thirteen of the 15 lowed by a draft resolution thanks to a mistake made dur - of mid-July, the variant had indoor "superspreading and that their remote loca - to be sent out this month. But We respect that you can do Council members had writ - by the presidency of the ing the coronavirus's replica - been found in about one-third events" in accelerating and tions weren't the problem, the employee didn't select the something great,'" Hukku ten to the Indonesian presi - Security Council. tion process - a simple switch of the cases sequenced in sustaining transmission. With one person said, asking not to correct system options -- said in a 2007 interview with dency to reject its validity. The exclusion of this of two letters in the virus's Massachusetts and 3 percent genetic data, said co-author be named discussing confi - instead allowing the loan to the University of The US "is alone" in their option by Indonesia was 30,000-character genetic of all genomes studied thus Bronwyn MacInnis, "a record dential matters. Yet a global be repaid in full with interest. Pennsylvania's Wharton approach, and "their ulti - welcomed Tuesday by the code. This mutation appeared far in the United States. of our poor decisions is being pandemic is, at the least, an Colleagues who are supposed School. "'So we will put our mate goal is to destroy the majority of Council mem - in two elderly patients in The study, which was captured in a whole new awkward time to embark on to catch such errors didn't. money into it. nuclear agreement when bers. France at almost exactly the added Tuesday to the preprint way." TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 Indian Premier League 2020: Chris gayle tests negative Cricket South Africa’s culture camp comes to an for COVID-19, to join Kings XI Punjab squad end with new team identity, values solidified Kingston : West Indies franchises that the players 2020 edition is scheduled to League in January. He was opening batsman Chris Gayle have to undergo a mandatory be played on a weekday, i.e. slated to be part of the Cape Town : A team cul - respond," he added. tors, Mahlatse Mashua and Petersen, Keshav Maharaj, has tested negative for Covid- seven-day quarantine period Tuesday, for the first time in Caribbean Premier League ture camp organised for South In the culture camp, the Ruan Botha, the squad arrived Kyle Verryenne, Lungi Ngidi, 19, and as a result, he will be after arriving in the UAE. the history of the T20 tourna - (CPL) 2020, but he opted out Africa men's cricket team has importance of values like at a synergised approach. Lutho Sipamla, Pieter Malan, joining the Kings XI Punjab come to an end and a new belonging, empathy, respect Proteas team culture camp Pite Van Biljon, Quinton de squad. team identity has been solidi - "Couple of days ago. 1st fied. Covid-19 test. Before travel I The squad of 32 players need 2 negative test," Gayle had met in Skukuza from wrote in an Instagram story. August 18 to 22, and it includ - "The last one went a bit too ed the 16 contracted members far in my nose. Phew. The of the national team as well as result was negative," he wrote the High-Performance squad. in another story. The camp was aimed at bring - Several media reports said ing together players as well as Gayle had attended the birth - the coaching and support staff day celebrations of sprinter of the national and High- Usain Bolt. The sprinter on Performance teams to align Monday released a video on on objectives and plot the Twitter, saying that he is cur - road ahead with a new cricket rently under home isolation season not too far from begin - and is waiting for his Covid- ning. 19 test results. "I need to highlight that Kings XI`s Indian contin - the planning for this camp gent had arrived in the UAE began at the beginning of last last week and are currently in season, the plan was to have the midst of their six-day this camp prior to the tour to quarantine. The IPL 2020 will Sri Lanka but due to the be played from September 19- COVID-19 pandemic, every - November 10 in the UAE As per SOPs issued by the ment. This time, both the of his stint with St Kitts and thing had to be put off," team across three venues --Dubai, BCCI, the players have to afternoon and evening match - Nevis Patriots due to personal manager Khomotso Volvo Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. undergo RT-PCR tests on Day es will be played half-an-hour reasons. Masubelele said in an official All eight IPL franchises 1, 3, and 6 of the quarantine earlier than usual. Gayle has played 24 release. have reached UAE for taking phase and then they will be Gayle is the highest run- matches for Kings XI Punjab "The camp demonstrated part in the upcoming tourna - entering the bio-bubble pro - scorer in T20s and he last in the IPL, managing to score that regular conversations and ment. As per the Standard vided they test negative on all played competitive cricket for 858 runs with his highest prioritizing the so-called `soft were highlighted. Topics squad: Aiden Markram, Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Operating Procedures (SoPs), three occasions. Chattogram Challengers at score being 104 not out in the skills`work is as critical to the under discussion included the Andile Phehlukwayo, Anrich Reeza Hendricks, Rudi the BCCI has already told the The final match of the the Bangladesh Premier 2018 edition. performance of the team as Proteas` team identity in their Nortje, Beuran Hendricks, Second, Senuran Muthusamy, are the on-field strategies, capacity as representatives of Bjorn Fortuin, Daryn Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz training, and development a diverse nation, the team Dupavillon, David Miller, Shamsi, Temba Bavuma, aspects. The players also environment as well as its per - Dean Elgar, Dwaine Zubayr Hamza, Theunis de England manager gareth Southgate calls-up demonstrated a capacity to formance both on and off the Pretorius, George Linde, Bruyn. have the hard conversations field. After vigorous, open, Glenton Stuurman, Heinrich Faf du Plessis was unable Harry Maguire despite arrest in greece and how to prioritize agree - and honest conversations and Klaasen, Janneman Malan, to join the team due to the London : England manag - reason to doubt what he is Greenwood, Manchester City Southgate`s England side ment and the need to listen to consultation with the guid - Jon-Jon Smuts, Junior Dala, birth of his second daughter, er Gareth Southgate picked telling me." midfielder Phil Foden and have not played since understand, rather than to ance of the camp`s facilita - Kagiso Rabada, Keegan Zoey. defender Harry Maguire in his England captain Harry Leeds United`s Kalvin November last year due to the Nations League squad on disruption caused by the Tuesday despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which Bayern vs Sevilla Super Cup match in Budapest to Manchester United captain also forced Euro 2020 to be having been detained by pushed back a year. police over a brawl on the England face Iceland on witness 'partial return' of spectators Greek island of Mykonos. September 5 in Reykjavik New Delhi : The UEFA capacity of the stadium. doors until further notice," Budapest as a pilot that will Centre-back Maguire before taking on Denmark in Executive Committee on All other UEFA matches read the official statement. begin to see the return of fans pleaded not guilty and was Copenhagen on September 8. Tuesday (August 25, 2020) will continue to be played "These decisions follow to our matches." released from police custody Squad: decided to allow the 2020 behind closed doors until fur - the consultative meeting that He added, "We are work - after his arrest in Mykonos Goalkeepers: Dean UEFA Super Cup between ther notice, as initially decid - UEFA held with its 55 mem - ing closely with the last week. The 27-year-old is Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Europa League winners ed by the UEFA Executive ber associations and where Hungarian Federation and its being represented by his Nick Pope Sevilla and Champions Committee on July 9, 2020. such matters were discussed government to implement lawyers in court at a hearing Defenders: Trent on Tuesday. Alexander-Arnold, Eric Dier, League winners Bayern on "The UEFA on August 19, 2020," it added. measures to ensure the health "It is clearly a decision that Joe Gomez, Michael Keane, September 24, 2020, in Administration will keep UEFA President of all those attending and par - is not straightforward and a Harry Maguire, Tyrone Budapest with a reduced monitoring the situation and Aleksander ?eferin comment - ticipating in the game. We decision that I could only take Mings, Kieran Trippier, Kyle number of spectators. advise the UEFA Executive ed on the decision and said, will not take risks with peo - on the information I have," Walker The decision has been Committee if any change is "While it has been important ple's safety." Southgate told a news confer - Midfielders: Phil Foden, taken in order to study pre - required or recommended in to show that football can carry The UEFA Super Cup is ence. "I have spoken to Harry, Mason Mount, Kalvin cisely the impact of spectators respect of either the 2020 on in difficult times, without played between the reigning I have the insight to the story Kane is available for the Phillips will all have chance Phillips, Declan Rice, James on the UEFA Return to Play UEFA Super Cup and/or the fans, the game has lost some - champions of the UEFA which is very different to Nations League matches to make their international Ward-Prowse, Harry Winks Protocol and will only witness decision that UEFA matches thing of its character. We hope Champions League and the what is being reported. against Iceland and Denmark debuts. Forwards: Tammy Clearly if facts change or next month despite being in Midfielder Jack Grealish, Abraham, Mason spectators up to 30 % of the shall be played behind closed to use the UEFA Super Cup in UEFA Europa League. information changes, I have to quarantine following a trip to who helped Aston Villa retain Greenwood, Danny Ings, review that decision. the Bahamas. their Premier League status Harry Kane, Marcus "I have a fantastic relation - United duo Dean last season, has not been Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Argentine striker Lionel Messi tells ship with Harry... I have no Henderson and Mason included in the squad. Raheem Sterling Barcelona he wants to leave: Reports England announce squad for UEFA Nations League games, New Delhi : Argentine the club then his official price Messi's contract that allows is expected that Messi's legal striker Lionel Messi has told is €700m. Interestingly, him to walk away for free so team could cite coronavirus three players get maiden call-ups to senior team Barcelona that he wants to Messi's contract expires next long as he informs the club crisis, which extended the New Delhi : England on in his thinking for UEFA EURO Romania and Austria were can - United), Dean Henderson leave the club as soon as pos - summer, which means that about his decision. season this year, and demand Tuesday (August 25, 2020) 2020. celled due to COVID-19 outbreak. (Manchester United), Danny Ings sible and on a free transfer. Barcelona would have to look But Barcelona believe the that the deadline should be set announced a 24-man squad for Southampton's Danny Ings, Earlier in June, UEFA gave the (Southampton), Harry Kane RAC1 radio claimed that on August 31. their upcoming UEFA Nations who was the joint-second highest green light for the Nations League (Tottenham Hotspur), Michael Messi had told Barcelona's Former Barçelona captain League games against Iceland and scorer in the 2019-20 Premier to go ahead, with England looking Keane (Everton), Harry Maguire new manager Ronald Carles Puyol has tweeted his Denmark that included three play - League season, is recalled for the to build on 2019's third-place fin - (Manchester United), Tyrone Koeman that he felt "more out support for Messi, saying ers who got their first-ever call- first time since 2015. Ings team - ish in the inaugural year of the Mings (Aston Villa), Mason than in". It is learnt that Messi "respect and admiration, Leo. ups to senior men's team. mate James Ward-Prowse also tournament. Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips has also sent a fax to All my support, friend". Luis England manager Gareth returns to the senior team. England will travel to face (Leeds United), Jordan Pickford Barcelona informing them Suárez, who is set to leave Southgate picked up Kalvin Spurs' Eric Dier and City's Iceland in Reykjavik on (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), about his decision to leave the Barcelona, responded with Phillips, who won promotion from Kyle Walker have also been September 5 and then head to Marcus Rashford (Manchester the Championship with Leeds recalled in the English side that Copenhagen to face Denmark on United), Declan Rice (West Ham Spanish club. two applause emojis. United this year along with last played against Montenegro September 8. United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia According to Messi's Argentinian newspaper Manchester City's Phil Foden and and Kosovo in November 2019, England full squad: Dortmund), Raheem Sterling camp, there is a clause in his Diario Olé reported that Messi 18-year-old Manchester United when they booked their spot for Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), (Manchester City), Kieran contract which allows him to was left frustrated after his forward Mason Greenwood. the now-rescheduled UEFA Trent Alexander-Arnold Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle leave Barca on a free transfer. first meeting with Koeman. Southgate was quoted saying EURO 2020. (Liverpool), Eric Dier (Tottenham Walker (Manchester City), James Barcelona, however, insist According to Spain's Diario that it's up to Foden and Notably, friendlies against Hotspur), Phil Foden (Manchester Ward-Prowse (Southampton), that the Argentine star is still AS, Koeman told Messi "your Greenwood to make the most of Italy and Denmark in March and City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Harry Winks (Tottenham bound by a €700m (£629m) privileges here are over". their opportunity to forge a place pre-tournament games against Mason Greenwood (Manchester Hotspur). buy-out clause. Barcelona's president Josep Barcelona are yet to com - Maria Bartomeu is planning Russell, Bonner guide Jamaica Tallawahs to five-wicket win over ment on the reports but the to hold an emergency board Spanish club maintained that meeting in response to guyana Amazon Warriors in Caribbean Premier League 2020 Messi is still part of Koeman's for potential buyers. Sources deadline for that clause to be Messi's formal request to New Delhi : In a low-scor - whose only boundary in his In response, Tallawahs brilliantly caught off Paul by a plans and if he wants to leave claimed that there is clause in applied expired in May but it leave. ing match, Jamaica Tallawahs 17 ball innings was an edge started well with Phillips diving Green coming in from defeated Guyana Amazon past the keeper, and smacking the first ball of the long-off. Green then took a Warriors by five wickets in Lamichhane's googly innings for four. Walton how - fine catch off Nedd too, this Evin Lewis stars in St Kitts & Nevis Patriots six-wicket win their Hero Caribbean Premier deceived Sherfane Rutherford ever was bowled by Tahir time above his head inches League (CPL) 2020 clash at into giving up an easy catch to who continued to trouble from the rope, to send back Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on Asif Ali at cover. Russell Tallawahs batsmen in his sec - Powell just as Powell had over Barbados Tridents in Caribbean Premier League 2020 Tuesday (August 25). New Delhi : St Kitts & side off, Ramdin taking a Nurse hit a a superb Joshua da Silva edged a Test For Tallawahs, Fidel Nevis Patriots registred a smart catch. Holder fell in a straight six of Joseph and style Holder leg-cutter to the Edwards bowled superbly at comforable six-wicket win flukey manner - Tanvir got a while Lewis grabbed a good keeper, and a wicket-maiden the top and the death and spin - over Barbados Tridents to hand on a straight drive and catch to dismiss Bajan, the meant the Patriots reached the ners Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and record their first win of Hero the batsman had no chance of stand of 56 off just 29 balls Powerplay at 41/2," said the Sandeep Lamichhane joined Caribbean Premier League getting back. The Tridents had the Tridents well set to go CPL press release. hands to claim four wickets (CPL) 2020 on Tuesday sent Ashley Nurse up the for the kill at 136/5 off 18. Ben Dunk hit consecutive together. The chase was not (August 25). easy for Tallawahs but Patriots captain Rayad cameos by Russell and Emrit won the toss and elect - Bonners made sure that ed to bowl first. Fast bowler Tallawahs go home with a Sohail Tanvir was wayward victory in thier bag. from the word go but Alzarri Earlier, Tallawahs captain Joseph showed some accura - Rovman Powell won the toss cy. and decided to bowl first. "Shai Hope again started Edwards cleaned bowl slowly and was still under a Brandon King first ball of the run a ball at the end of the match to start the match on a Powerplay. Jaggesar could high for Tallawahs. have dismissed him three "Bramble was unable to times, but the off-spinner got settle, playing out eight a reward with the wicket of straight dot balls including a Johnson Charles, who missed Mujeeb maiden before pulling chipped in with an inswinger ond over too. caught him earlier. Nkrumah a sweep and was out LBW. Edwards straight to the cap - to trap Taylor LBW, and "Blackwood drove Bonner came in above Hope continued to eat up tain on the fence. Only Ross Mujeeb got captain Chris Ashmead Nedd for four and Brathwaite and Russell, and deliveries before Jaggesar Taylor clubbing Andre Green with a beauty that Phillips swept Green over the Tallawahs plodded to 58/4 finally got him, Emrit taking Russell for a Hero Maximum Green edged to his opposite square leg for a Hero after 10 overs" it added. the catch at deep midwicket to then pulling him for four got number at slip. Mujeeb was Maximum to keep things In the end, Russell and leave the Tridents 59/2 at the Amazon Warriors as far as unplayable, as evidenced not moving against the spinners. Bonner scored quickfire 23* halfway. order to join Corey Anderson, "After a tight first over Hero Maximums in the last 30/3 off the Powerplay. Taylor just by his 3/11 but by 18 of But while Phillips took and 30* to help Tallawahs win Kyle Mayers seemed who was more comfortable from Holder, Chris Lynn over to make sure that Evin hammered Powell for four, his 24 deliveries being dot Naveen for a straight six and a the match comfortably. unfazed, and first over after now he'd been moved into the swung a Mitchell Santner full Lewis' superb innings with but Carlos Brathwaite con - balls. four through point, the Brief scores: Jamaica the drinks break he took ten middle-order and slog-swept toss for six. In the third over the bat did not go in vain. ceded just 10 off his two The Amazon Warriors Afghan fast bowler got his Tallawahs 113/5 (Bonner 30*, off Imran Khan, including a Imran for six to end the over. Holder was not so accurate - Brief scores: St Kitts & overs, and Lamichhane start - became frantic, and only a own back when the New Phillips 26, Russell 23*, big Hero Maximum," CPL The 15th from Emrit was he strayed leg-side and Lewis Nevis Patriots 152/4 (Lewis ed beautifully. At halfway the full-length dive saved Keemo Zealander sliced to Paul at Blackwood 23; Naveen 2/35, said in a press release. tight, but Joseph returned with clipped for four, he bowled 89, Dunk 22*, Ramdin 20; Warriors had crawled to 53/3, Paul from being run out. point. The Tallawahs reached Paul 1/16, Nedd 1/17, Tahir "Mayers and Jason Holder five wides and the over went length and Lewis lofted for Mayers 2/14, Holder 1/18, and it was only to get worse Lamichhane's last over was 40/2 off the Powerplay, and 1/23) beat Guyana Amazon saw off Jaggesar's excellent for 12. Nurse and Anderson six. Santner found some turn, Rashid 1/24 beat Barbados against the Tallawahs' high- just as good as his first three, the required run rate was now Warriors 108/9 (Taylor 25, spell, and Mayers attacked both walloped Tanvir for Hero but two boundaries meant the Tridents 151/7 (Anderson 31, class spinners," CPL said in a and even his outstanding fig - under 5 RPO," said the CPL Naveen 20*, Pooran 15; immediately when Tanvir Maximums and Nurse hit a Patriots were off to a flyer. Hope 29, Nurse 25; Jaggesar press release. ures of 1/12 might have been press release. Mujeeb 3/11, Edwards 3/30, returned. He got a fierce pull four to cap a 21-run last over Rashid Khan changed that 2/17, Emrit 1/23, Joseph 1/32, "Mujeeb turned a carrom a little harsh on him," added "Asif, trying to fulfil his Lamichhane 1/12, Russell shot away, but fell next ball off Tanvir," added the press first ball - Lynn had no answer Imran 1/36) beat) by 6 wick - ball to bowl Nicholas Pooran, the press release. role as a power-hitter, was 1/17) by 5 wickets slashing hard at one wide out - release. to the googly and fell LBW. ets. TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 'Disturbing' that autopsy found nothing in SSR's stomach : Family lawyer hile a controver - while commenting on the CBI has about 70 photographs struggle period, there is no pictures, the CBI will look sy has erupted alleged discrepancies in the taken during the post mortem, way you can survive," the into that too, so it is not like Wover the discrep - post mortem report had said, also it can always recreate the senior advocate said. that you can do something and ancies in the autopsy report of "Now the diabolical mentality scene of crime and they can He further added that the get away with it." Bollywood actor Sushant of the killers and their reach is always take an expert view as CBI would also be scanning a The Special Investigation Singh Rajput, his family being slowly revealed: autop - to whether it is a suicide or lot of electronic records Team (SIT) of the Central lawyer and senior advocate sy was deliberately forcibly not." including CCTV footage and Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Vikas Singh said on Tuesday delayed so that the poisons in "In my view, by this way call details. When asked about on Tuesday started question - that it is "pretty disturbing that SSR's stomach dissolves of committing suicide you can the reliability of the photos ing Sushant's chartered the report says nothing was accountant Sandeep Sridhar, found in the stomach." accountant Rajat Mewati "Delay in post-mortem can along with his flatmate happen especially in the times Siddharth Pithani and cook of COVID-19. In my view if Neeraj Singh. you have consumed some - Sridhar joined the CBI thing and you are alive for a probe at the DRDO guest certain number of hours then house in Santacruz area of only it gets mixed with the Mumbai, where the CBI's SIT blood stream but in this case if team is staying. Sridhar was you die in a few hours nothing joined by Mewati, Pithani and would go in the blood stream Neeraj. as nothing can be consumed According to a CBI so I don't think the delay source, the agency will ques - would have impacted so much tion Sridhar about the finan - but in any case the post- cial dealings of Sushant and mortem says that it has found enquire if there were any nothing in the stomach and financial dealings with his that is pretty disturbing," said girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty Vikas Singh. and her family members. He further said that he is On Monday evening, not at all satisfied with the Swamy had tweeted suggest - post mortem report. "Let us ing Sushant's girlfriend Rhea see how things shape up, as Chakraborty should be sub - per my knowledge, the com - jected to custodial interroga - plete papers and photographs tion. relating to the post-mortem beyond recognition by the definitely hang, but, the given by the post-mortem "If Rhea keeps giving evi - have still not reached the digestive fluids in the stom - moment you start struggling team, the advocate said, dence which contradicts her forensic team and is likely to ach. Time to nail those who being touching the bed, you "Well, they will be given by conversation with Mahesh reach today, so it would be by are responsible." will immediately come back the post-mortem team to the Bhatt then CBI will have no tonight that some clarity Speaking about the alter - to the bed and that is the rea - CBI forensic team officially alternative but to arrest her would come in," Singh said. native options available with son why suicide by hitting the so I don't see why it won't be and subject her to custodial Earlier in the day, BJP the CBI in the absence of the stool is the most effective credible but even if there is interrogation to get at the leader Subramanian Swamy body, Vikas Singh said, "The because even if there is a some morphing done to the truth," read Swamy's tweet. Sparkling Gautam sisters - Yami Gautam & Surilie Gautam Vaani Kapoor to star opposite Sushant fans demand boycott of Salman Ayushmann Khurrana in SSR's sister wants CBI action against Abhishek Kapoor's next Khan co-produced 'The Kapil Sharma Show' Rhea over alleged drug chat Sushant Singh Rajput fans several Bollywood celebrities nepotism in the film industry, Shweta Singh Kirti, sister person who has supported the Sharing the video, Shweta Actor Vaani Kapoor will his films this feels like an are demanding the ban of The hail from a filmi background where outsiders like talented of late actor Sushant Singh family in their fight for jus - wrote: "I salute each and play the female lead opposite amazing opportunity to be Kapil Sharma Show because who have been facing neti - Sushant are victimised so that Rajput, has called the alleged tice. every warrior of Bhai... you Ayushmann Khurrana in a part of his vision," she said. Bollywood superstar Salman drug chat of Rhea Shweta took to her unveri - guys are our strength and real romantic drama film, to be The 31-year-old actor is Khan is among its producers. Chakraborty a criminal fied Twitter account and salut - hero in every which way. directed by Abhishek Kapoor. also "thrilled" about working On Monday, a user urged offence and wants action to be ed "each and every warrior of Right now our goal should be The filmmaker, best with Khurrana for the first on a Facebook group named taken against the actress. known for movies like "Rock time. Justice For Sushant Singh Shweta took to Twitter on On!!", "Kai Po Che" and "Ayushman is one of the Rajput #SSR: "Dear mem - Wednesday and asked the "Kedarnath", said he found most talented actors of our bers, Totally boycott The CBI to take action against Kapil Sharma Show." Rhea. The group member also "This is a CRIMINAL shared: "Dear SSR's family, OFFENSE!! An immediate please be aware that Salman action should be taken by CBI Khan is a co-producer of The on this. #RheaDrugsChat," Kapil Sharma Show. We have wrote Shweta on her unveri - completely boycott him from fied Twitter account. She also everywhere, not just his shared the clip of a news movies, but also from every report that declared: "Sushant angles! So let's boycott The was administered something Kapil Sharma Show from without his knowledge. That now onwards! Full on ultimately led to his death: Boycott!!" Sushant Singh's family The group currently has lawyer". 91,000 members. Several Meanwhile, Rhea's lawyer members liked, shared and zens' ire ever since the nepo - star kids can move ahead. said on Tuesday that the commented on the post, tism debate opened up follow - Recently, Salman was actress has never ever con - Bhai", saying the need of the to stay united for the right extending support to the call ing Sushant's death. Many trolled on social media after sumed drugs and is ready for hour was to stay united, as cause. Requesting unity and for boycotting the comedy Sushant fans on social media sharing a tweet promoting any test. CBI has taken over investiga - understanding." show. believe the late young actor Covid-19 masks launched by Sushant was found dead at tion into Sushant's death. Kangana re-tweeted the Salman has been among was a victim of the practice of his brand. his flat in Mumbai's Bandra With her post, she shared a post and wrote: "Thank you on June 14. His girlfriend video clip featuring senior Shweta di... thank you for Vaani perfect for his next, generation and I'm only Rhea and her family has been advocate Vikas Singh, the your kind words, the usual which he described as a "pro - thrilled about our first film Sooraj Pancholi: I have never met, accused by the late actor's lawyer representing Sushant's suspects are being mischie - gressive love story". together to be this beautiful father of abetting his son's family. vous, thank you for squashing "I thought Vaani was fabu - love story," she added. suicide, among other charges. In the video clip, Vikas is all the rumours against me." lous in 'Befikre'. She's beauti - The yet-to-be-titled movie spoken to Disha Salian in my life Meanwhile, Actress seen talking to a news channel Senior advocate Singh has ful and a very committed will feature Khurrana as a Actor Sooraj Pancholi has clicked in 2016 is not "Disha me into this ! Start being Kangana Ranaut has thanked and saying that he had no earlier pointed out that actor. I am looking forward to cross functional athlete. The denounced reports claiming Salian" that is my friend responsible of your actions as Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of problem with Kangana and Kangana is not representing having her and Ayushmann actor will have to go through his connection with Disha @agaur21 (Anushri Gaur) it can ruin someone's life!" late actor Sushant Singh that she spoke about whatever Sushant's family in this partic - on set. I believe their combo a physical transformation for Salian, the former manager of Rajput, after the latter took to discrimination was taking ular case but is highlighting will be electrifying," Kapoor the part before the shooting late actor Sushant Singh social media and expressed place in the film industry very the general problem in the said in a statement. starts in October. Rajput. Sooraj said claimed gratitude to each and every clearly. film industry Vaani said she is looking Vaani, who last featured in he has never met or spoken to forward to collaborate with action thriller "War", was Disha in his life, in a social the director as she has been a recently signed for Akshay media post. Shivaleeka Oberoi on being fan of his work. Kumar-starrer "Bellbottom". On Instagram, Sooraj "It's a lovely heart render - She will be next seen in slammed a media report that ing film. I have always want - "Shamshera", opposite connected him to Disha, and an outsider in Bollywood ed to work with Abhishek Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay also ran a picture of him with Budding actress starring Vidyut Jammwal. For me, being a complete out - Kapoor, being so inspired by Dutt. a girl mentioned as Disha Shivaleeka Oberoi admits it is Looking back at her short sider, I kind of felt that it is Salian. not easy for an outsider to journey so far, she said: "It important to show different In a strong-worded post, carve a path in Bollywood, was not easy. To be very hon - shades and a variation to your Nicole Kidman, Hugh Sooraj clarified that the girl in and says that one needs to est, what comes easy does not characters," she said. the picture was not Disha but have immense self-belief to Grant's 'The Undoing' to a friend of his named Anushri survive the journey. Gaur. "Honestly, it is not debut on HBO on Oct 25 He shared a snapshot of easy," Shivaleeka told Nicole Kidman and Hugh plotline read. one such erroneous report IANS, when asked how Grant's miniseries "The The series has been direct - along with the real picture. who doesn't even live in He added: "I have said this tough it is for an outsider to Undoing" will premiere on ed by Susanne Bier of "Bird Alongside the post, he India." before and I'm saying it again find a way and sustain in HBO on October 25 in the Box" fame, according to a wrote: "Is this the media we "Please stop brainwashing "I have never met or spoken Bollywood, and then US. statement posted on HBO's are supposed to trust?? That people and PLEASE stop to Disha Salian in my life. I've added: "But if you believe Based on author Jean parent company girl in the picture which was harassing me and dragging had enough." in yourself and if you are Hanff Korelitz's 2014 novel WarnerMedia's website. actually talented, and you "You Should Have Known", The show's cast also reach the right places... I the series has been created by includes Edgar Ramirez, Himesh, Javed Ali, Alka Yagnik's have a belief that you have to be at the right place at the right time. Destiny tribute to Wajid Khan plays a very important Composer-singer Himesh chievous smile and up to left pending. I really miss role." Reshammiya, along with pulling someone's leg. Wajid," said Himesh. "I never thought that I singers Javed Ali and Alka Despite it all, I can still feel Javed considers it sheer would be an actor. My Yagnik, took a trip down mom is from a different memory lane to share anec - line, my dad does some - dotes while remembering late thing else and my sister composer Wajid Khan. does something else. I'm Upcoming episodes of the the only one in the acting popular singing reality show, field. My grandfather "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l (Mahavir Oberoi) had pro - Champs" will pay tribute to duced a film once, but he Wajid through the late com - passed away when my poser's songs. father was young, and since last. My parents have always Her next release "Khuda "Wajid was a prankster in then we had no touch with the taught me that 'jo bhi chaiyeh Haafiz" is a romantic action the real sense, who had a great industry. I actually found my life mein uske liye hardwork thriller inspired by real life- David E Kelley. Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe, Noma sense of humour. His com - way, in terms of being on a karna padega' (you have to events, and has been directed The limited series follows Dumezweni, Sofie Grabol, ments used to fill the room film set, by becoming an work hard to achieve what and written by Faruk Kabir. It Grace (Kidman) and Jonathan Matilda De Angelis, Ismael with laughter and he always assistant director. I gained you want)." will release on August 14, on Fraser (Grant), who are living Cruz Cordova, and Donald had a smiling face. I have maximum experience and For Shivaleeka, that meant Disney+ Hotstar VIP. the only lives they ever want - Sutherland. Kelley, who pre - fond memories with him from knowledge by being an AD. It lots of auditions. "I have Talking about the direct- ed for themselves. Overnight, viously worked with Kidman all the recordings that we his infectious energy around luck that he got the chance to really helped me as an actor," given an insane amount of to-OTT release, Shivaleeka a chasm opens in their lives: a on critically-acclaimed series have had together. I remem - us here," she added. sing "Naina lade" in the movie she added. auditions, and that's how I said: "We all wish for a the - violent death and a chain of "Big Little Lies", also serves ber he used to often praise and Wajid Khan, of Bollywood "Dabangg 3", for Sajid-Wajid. Before her debut as an bagged my first film, and then atrical release, but knowing terrible revelations. as showrunner. credit me for more than I composer-duo Sajid-Wajid, "That was the last time I met actor, Shivaleeka worked as second. My role in 'Khuda the situation around, safety Left behind in the wake of "The Undoing" is execu - deserved even when I sang a died at the age of 42 in June. him, and I clearly remember an assistant director on Haafiz' is completely different comes first. With OTT, the a spreading and very public tive produced by Bier, Kelley simple line. It's just unbeliev - "Wajid and I were plan - he kept telling us to just enjoy "Kick" and "Housefull 3". from what I portrayed in my film will reach a maximum disaster and horrified by the through David E. Kelley able that a person like him is ning to watch a movie togeth - the song while singing. I am She made her acting debut first film. It is a huge jump audience. Everybody can ways in which she has failed Productions, Kidman and Per no more," said Alka. er for quite some time now obliged and grateful that I in 2019 with romantic thriller and people are going to see watch the first show. It is a to heed her own advice, Grace Saari through Blossom Films, "Thank God I didn't see but never got around to have had the chance to work "Yeh Saali Aashiqui" opposite that variation." great move by the producers. must dismantle one life and Bruna Papandrea through him when he was unwell, watching it, despite the num - with Sajid and Wajid and lend Amrish Puri's grandson "Your versatility as an (In the end), you just want create another for her child Made Up Stories, Stephen because I will always remem - ber of times we met. I think my voice to the music pieces Vardhan Puri, and will next be actor is the only thing that your film to be watched by and her family, the official Garrett and Celia Costas. ber him with the same mis - this is the only thing that is composed by them," he said. seen in "Khuda Haafiz", co- really matters in this industry. maximum people." TRUTH PREVAIL BUSINESS NEWS 11 JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 Stimulus package: Centre to look at second-round Stocks in focus on August 26, 2020 only after COVID-19 fears ebb, says FinMin official New Delhi : Markets adjusted BCA to 'ba2' from is likely to face slower growth dent financial policies will Mumbai : Fear of and restaurants to argue that my "a little bit with a few thirdly if we can get the closed in the green for the 'ba1' on account of concern on in revenue and profitability continue to support its finan - COVID-19 among the people it is the fear of infections measures here and there". growth rate up, then we can third straight session on asset quality due to moratori - over the next 12-18 months, cial position, it said. is hurting economic activity which is preventing people At present, the govern - see both revenue buoyancy Tuesday led by gains in finan - um. given subdued global infor - FDC and the government may from frequenting such places, ment is concentrating on and a sustainability of our cial stocks amidst firm global Drug firm FDC Ltd on introduce a second stimulus adding that the health situa - working on the structural debt," he said. cues. Tuesday said it has launched package only after the con - The BSE index ended two variants of the COVID- cerns abate, a top finance 44.80 points or 0.12 per cent 19 drug Favipiravir under the ministry official said on higher at 38,843.88 while the brand names PiFLU and Tuesday. NSE Nifty closed 5.80 points Favenza. The Drug Controller Union Expenditure or 0.05 per cent higher at General of India (DCGI) had Secretary T V Somanathan 11,472.25. earlier approved the use of also said 40 per cent of the Here are Stocks in focus Favipiravir, an off patent, oral cash transferred by the gov - on August 26, 2020 antiviral drug that has been ernment to stimulate the econ - SBI shown to quicken clinical omy earlier has not been spent Moody's Investors Service recovery in COVID-19 by the beneficiaries, which on Tuesday affirmed the long- patients with mild to moder - reflects people's desire to save term local and foreign curren - ate symptoms, FDC said in a due to the uncertainties. cy deposit ratings of State statement. The government's first Bank of India (SBI) at 'Baa3'. Atul Auto round of fiscal stimulus 'Baa' rating indicates moder - The leading three-wheeler included measures like extra ate credit risk. However, the manufacturing company Atul spends of nearly 2 percentage global rating agency, in a TCS mation technology (IT) Auto on Tuesday reported a points of GDP. The RBI deliv - statement, said it has down - S&P Global Ratings on spending. However, the consolidated loss of Rs 6.7 ered two deep rate cuts before graded SBI's Baseline Credit Tuesday said Tata Mumbai-based IT major's crore for the quarter ended surprising all with a pause this Assessment (BCA) and Consultancy Services (TCS) robust cash position and pru - June 30, 2020. month, leading some analysts to opine that the government will have to do the heavy lift - ing now. Deadline for Air India bids extended till October 30 Speculation about a sec - New Delhi : The govern - extended by over two months Express Ltd and 50 per cent in ment proceeds at Rs 2.10 lakh ond round of economic stimu - tion remains "very vulnera - front so that as and when Somanathan said the gov - ment has extended by two till November 20, the DIPAM Air India SATS Airport crore. This includes Rs 1.20 lus has been swirling for the ble" in some parts of the things improve, the consump - ernment is "re-prioritising" months the deadline for plac - said in the corrigendum post - Services Private Ltd. In 2018, lakh crore from CPSE share last few days, with some quar - country. tion and investment cycle can expenditure right now and has ing bids for Air India till ed on its website. the government had offered to sale and Rs 90,000 crore from ters feeling it will come "These are things that I kickstart and elevate econom - a bias towards undertaking October 30 as the COVID-19 "Further changes with sell its 76 per cent stake in the share sale in public sector around the upcoming festive don't think a fiscal stimulus or ic growth, he said. capital expenditure which has fallout has disrupted econom - respect to the Important season. a diktat from the government The government has "bid a multiplier effect. ic activity globally. Dates, if any, will be commu - Speaking at an event host - can make people re-enter goodbye" to the fiscal targets Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh The process of stake sale nicated to the Interested ed by Dun and Bradstreet these spheres of activity. The for FY21 as the expenditure is Kant, who also spoke at the in the national carrier was ini - Bidders subsequently," it India, Somanathan said nor - revival will really come when much higher amid a slow - event, said the global supply tiated on January 27. This is added. mal economic activity is in the psychology of the pan - down in revenues, chains will get altered "radi - the fourth extension given by COVID-19 pandemic has "abeyance" right now but this demic begins to ebb," he said, Somanathan said, but asserted cally" wherein China's impor - the government for putting in disrupted economic activity has nothing to do with what hoping that it will be a reality that it has not given up on its tance will go down, and India bids. globally with many countries the government has done or sooner. broader fiscal consolidation is keen to seize the same Issuing a corrigendum to announcing lockdown to con - not been able to do. The government has been commitment. opportunity. the Expression of Interest tain the virus spread. The avi - "Right now, the evidence waiting for the health issue to Sounding optimistic, he He also asserted that the (EoI) for sale of Air India, the ation sector has been hit hard is that the problem is not... abate as it feels that its policy said things will normalise 'Aatmanirbhar' package is not Department of Investment by COVID-19 with airlines Stimulation by fiscal or gov - tools and responses will not from the next fiscal, once the about making India "isola - and Public Asset cancelling international ernment measures. It's not as have any effect on the ground overhang of the COVID-19 tionist" and the aim is to cre - Management said the dead - flights and announcing pay if people are waiting for situation till people are in a crisis disappears. ate global winners. line has been extended in cuts for employees. something to be done by the state of fear, he said. "From FY22, I see rev - With this aim in mind, view of the "request received The government has government and then they are However, in what can dis - enues picking up substantially India will continue to under - from the IBs (interested bid - already extended the time ready to go out and resume appoint some people, which will create ability for us take radical reforms to help ders) in view of the prevailing given to investors to bid for its normal economic activity," he Somanathan said as and when to consolidate and the need India Inc, which will play an situation arising out of entire 52.98 per cent stake in said. fears on the health front ebb in for special expenditures important role in the COVID-19". Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd airline. banks and financial institu - He cited service sector the minds of people, the gov - undertaken for the pandemic Aatmanirbhar programme, he While issuing the EoI in (BPCL) to September 30. Of the airline's total debt tions, including listing of industries like cinemas, malls ernment can help the econo - will not arise next year, and said. January, the last date for bids After its unsuccessful bid of Rs 60,074 crore as of insurance behemoth LIC. was kept at March 17, which to sell Air India in 2018, the March 31, 2019, the buyer However, no disinvest - was later extended to April government in January 2020 would be required to absorb ment has taken place so far TVS Automobile Solutions selects google 30. This was further extended restarted the divestment Rs 23,286.5 crore, while the this fiscal.The government till June 30, and again till process and invited bids for rest would be transferred to has already kickstarted the August 31. selling 100 per cent of its Air India Assets Holding Ltd process for selecting a trans - Cloud as technology partner Also the date for intima - equity in the state-owned air - (AIAHL), a special purpose action advisor for the initial New Delhi : TVS their requirements, Raghavan The initiative would bring Google Cloud India, MD, tion to qualified interested line, including Air India's 100 vehicle. For current fiscal, the public offering of Life Automobile Solutions Ltd, said in a statement. in vehicle owners, retailers, Karan Bajwa said, TVS bidders (QIB) has been per cent shareholding in AI budget has pegged disinvest - Insurance Corporation. part of the $8.5 billion TVS TVS Automobile garages and insurance compa - Automobile Solutions was Group has selected Google partnering with Google India plans deep cut in thermal Russia seeks collaboration with Cloud as its technology part - Cloud to accelerate their ner to build its digital trans - digital transformation coal imports in coming years India for manufacturing COVID- formation strategy, a company journey. 19 vaccine Sputnik V: Sources official said on Tuesday. "They are unlocking New Delhi : India plans to improve the economies of Through this partnership, the potential of their busi - significantly reduce its ther - states in central India, where New Delhi : The Russian "The Department of TVS Automobile Solutions ness data at scale using mal coal imports in "the next most coal mines are located. government has reached out Biotechnology (DBT) along Ltd would advance its goal of machine learning to auto - few years" to save foreign To boost local output, to India seeking a collabora - with the Department of creating a 'digital ecosystem' mate and optimise their exchange and create jobs India in June launched an tion for manufacturing its Health Research has been empowering thousands of supply chain, and leverag - through the development of auction of 41 coal blocks COVID-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik asked to lead and look into the small entrepreneurs across ing managed services so existing and new coal blocks, with an annual production V' and conducting its phase 3 matter. They (Russian gov - automotive retailers and they can focus their engi - a senior official in the federal capacity of nearly one third clinical trial, sources said. ernment officials) have garages. neering effort on IT-led coal ministry said on of total national output. According to the government shared some information and "We are excited to join business initiatives that Tuesday. The blocks offered with sources, the matter was dis - data on Sputnik V, while more hands with Google Cloud to will pave the path for a Coal is among the top five generous commercial terms cussed by the national expert data related to the safety and host and scale this digital plat - strong digital future", he commodities imported by are also aimed at attracting group on vaccine administra - efficacy of the vaccine is form landscape," TVS said. India, the world's largest con - foreign investment to a sector tion for COVID-19 in its last awaited," the source said. Automobile Solutions, man - The domestic automo - sumer, importer and producer dominated by state-run Coal meeting held on August 22. When asked if the Russian aging director, G Srinivasa tive aftermarket industry of the fuel after China. India Ltd . Sputnik V has been devel - government has placed any Raghavan said. was estimated at around India spent 1.58 trillion Prime Minister Narendra oped by the Gamaleya formal request for the manu - The range of solutions Solutions has migrated its nies into one digital technolo - $10 billion and growing at a rupees ($21.28 billion) on Modi wants India, with the Research Institute of facture of its COVID-19 vac - offered include connected data centre infrastructure and gy architecture to provide CAGR of 7 -10 percent over importing 247 million tonnes world's fourth largest coal Epidemiology and cine in India, Union Health vehicles (for passenger cars, existing public cloud deploy - service, parts, roadside assis - the last five years. of coal, including 197 million reserves, to be a net coal Microbiology along with Secretary Rajesh Bhushan two-wheelers and commercial ments onto Google Cloud to tance and insurance. The industry has over tonnes of thermal grade, in exporter. Russian Direct Investment said at a press conference, vehicles), diagnostics and pre - develop the 'platform of plat - According to Raghavan, 40,000 retailers, one lakh the fiscal year to March 2020, India's thermal coal Fund (RDIF). The vaccine "As far as Sputnik V vaccine dictive service management forms' tailored to the needs of the initiative would be seen as garages and thousands of M. Nagaraju, a joint secretary demand this year has fallen has not been tested in phase 3 is concerned, both India and on cloud, mobility solutions the automotive industry, the an accelerator in digitising the small distributors across the in the coal ministry, told a because of the economic con - or larger clinical trials. Russia are in communication. for all stakeholders to address statement said. global aftermarket landscape. country, the statement said. seminar. traction triggered by lock - There has been scepticism Some initial information has "As per our assessment, downs to slow the spread of in some quarters about limit - been shared while some we can actually substitute the new coronavirus. ed data related to the efficacy detailed information is await - between 110-120 million "Future of coal is not as of the vaccine. ed." According to sources, How Swasth, the telemedicine app for COVID-19, is tonnes of coal. We will not be bright as it used to be in past "The Russian government Russian Ambassador to India able to do this year, but cer - but it is not as bleak as some has reached out to the Indian Nikolay Kudashev has becoming a rallying point for healthcare sector tainly we will do in the next people might say because government seeking a collab - approached the office of few years," Nagaraju said, coal continues to be an oration for manufacturing Principal Scientific Advisor K New Delhi : COVID-19 tation service is available in repeats," Agarwal said. Kamineni from Apollo without giving more detail on important player in the ener - their COVID-19 vaccine, VijayRaghavan as well as has cost thousands of lives Hindi, English and Gujarati. It Swasth also separates the Hospitals Group, Subrata the timeframe. gy mix of the country for at Sputnik V, and conducting its secretaries of the departments and battered economic activi - will be expanded to 25 Indian prescription and ordering Mitra of Accel, and Sharad He said increasing local least next 30 years," Nagaraju phase 3 trial here,” a source in of biotechnology and health ties, but in the health sector, it languages. process. For instance, a doctor Sharma from iSPIRT. coal production would help to said. the government said. research in this regard. has united over 100 compet - So far, around 2,50,000 only generates prescription. Swasth's project team ing private service providers consultations have been done Where to order medicines or includes Cure.fit, 1mg, to form a non-profit consor - Practo, Call Health, Columbia garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan: Indian Railways generates over tium called Swasth. Asia, Medanta, Swasth provides free Policybazaar.com and x to telemedicine consultation 10x Technologies. 6,40,000 mandays of work in 6 states amid COVID-19 situation through a mobile app. The platform has received New Delhi : Indian silted waterways, trenches the COVID-19 on 20th June will have a resource envelope While there are dozens of a grant of $1.3 million from Railways has generated more and drains along the track, 2020. The Prime Minister of Rs 50,000 crores. mobile apps and toll-free the ACT Grants, an umbrella than 6,40,000 mandays of (iii) construction and mainte - announced that an amount of The Abhiyaan is a conver - numbers providing online platform of entrepreneurs and work under Gareeb Kalyan nance of approach road to Rs 50,000 crores would be gent effort between 12 differ - consultation for COVID-19, investors backing startups Rozgar Abhiyan in six states railway stations, (iv) repair spent for building durable ent ministries/departments, Swasth is much more than a fighting the pandemic. including Bihar, Jharkhand, and widening of existing rail - rural infrastructure under the namely; Rural Development, telemedicine app. Health stack Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, It opens up the entire “There is a massive health - Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh healthcare value chain for care infrastructure in the while executing around 165 patients. The app directs country already, and an explo - Railway infrastructure proj - patients to various service sion of healthcare technology ects in these states, according providers – be it booking a startups. Swasth wants to cre - to Ministry of Railways state - test, buying medicines online, on Swasth app. The platform get tests done is left to the ate a broad-based industry ment. placing requests for homecare generates about 2,000 doctor- patient. The platform only consortium to accelerate some Till August 21, 12,276 providers and searching for hours per day. Swasth pays a generates the service provider of the COVID solutions,” said workers have been engaged in the nearest hospital and pro - small fee to the doctor for options it has. Agarwal. this Abhiyaan and the pay - viding updates on bed avail - each consultation. "Even here, we have Agarwal says that the ini - ment of Rs 1,410.35 crores ability. It also provides the Ensuring fairness ensured that every provider tial focus of the coalition is to was released to the contrac - phone numbers of these hos - “The biggest challenge for gets a fair visibility," Agarwal build a quick and effective tors for the projects being pitals. While consultation is the platform is to ensure fair - added. telemedicine platform for implemented. free, the patient has to pay for ness to the service providers Swasth origin COVID care, but it has much Railway has appointed the rest of the services. who are part of the platform,” The idea of Swasth took bigger plans, going forward. nodal officers in each district For healthcare service Gaurav Agarwal, Co-founder shape in March-April as tech - Swasth will be adding as well as in the states so that providers, Swasth opens a of 1mg and a key member of nology and business leaders other specialties like mental close coordination is estab - new stream of business and Swasth Technology and were grappling with a solu - health as well to create a lished with the state govern - capacity utilisation as the non- Product Council, told tion to COVID-19. health stack. ment. COVID business of hospitals Moneycontrol. They realised the impor - “Over the medium and Railway Minister Piyush and diagnostic labs has taken The platform is built on tance of collaboration, and long term, the consortium will Goyal is stated to have been a hit due to low patient foot - open standards to enable over 150-odd volunteers from evolve into a National Health closely monitoring the falls. interoperability. To ensure all various organisations, compa - Stack as per the philosophy of progress made in these proj - way embankments/cuttings, scheme. Panchayati Raj, Road How does it work? members of the consortium nies and academic institutions National Digital Health ects and the generation of (v) plantation of trees at This Abhiyaan of 125 Transport and Highways, One can download Swasth get equal opportunity to serv - joined hands. The work on Mission," Agarwal added. work opportunities for the extreme boundary of railway days, is being undertaken in Mines, Drinking Water and for both Android and iOS ice patients, Swasth has Swasth began in mid-April The National Health Stack migrant labours of these states land and (vi) protection works mission mode and involves Sanitation, Environment, platforms. After creating a designed special allocation and the beta version was will make both personal under this scheme. of existing embankments/ cut - focused implementation of 25 Railways, Petroleum and user profile, users will be algorithms. released on May 3. The app health records and service Railway has also identified tings/bridges. categories of works/ activities Natural Gas, New and taken through a questionnaire “We don't want to be was launched on June 24. provider records available on a number of railway works Notably, Prime Minister in 116 districts, each with a Renewable Energy, Border that will help in finding out biased. We have designed a The governing council for cloud-based services. that are being executed under Narendra Modi launched the large concentration of Roads, Telecom and the presence and severity of ‘Round Robin’ algorithm to the consortium includes Krish It has been designed along this Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Garib Kalyan Rojgar returnee migrant workers in 6 Agriculture, to expedite COVID-19 symptoms, and allocate incoming calls Gopalakrishnan, Axilor the lines of India Stack, a Abhiyan scheme. The works Abhiyaan to empower and states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, implementation of 25 public call-backs from doctors are among all providers fairly. All Ventures; Nachiket Mor, cloud-based cashless service are related to (i) construction provide livelihood opportuni - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, infrastructure works and scheduled. The doctor then our partners can see our allo - National Director, Bill and like digital payments that use and maintenance of approach ties in areas/ villages witness - Jharkhand, and Odisha. works relating to augmenta - prescribes medicines and cation algorithms. If there are Melinda Gates Foundation; application programme inter - roads for level crossings, (ii) ing a large number of returnee Public works are being under - tion of livelihood opportuni - tests. five providers, each will get a Ranjan from Manipal faces or APIs to transfer infor - development and cleaning of migrant workers affected by taken during this campaign ties. To begin with, the consul - turn once, and the loop Hospitals group, Shobhana mation through the system. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020 Advisor Baseer Khan chairs 75th Three Families Including 15 Persons Rescued From BoD meeting of JKSPDC Flash Flood In Ujh River Rajbagh By Kathua Police Kathua, august 26 : In children. Salalpur Tehsil Marheen Police teams are deployed at Rs 1276 crore works plan approved for the year 2020-21 view of inclement weather, The heads of the families thanked the Police for timely vulnerable points. Helpline incessant rain and flash flood SRINAGAR, AUGUST exploiting it optimally could HEP (Rs 9.35 crores). Besides amount has also been contem - in rivers, Kathua police has 26 : In the 75th Board of address many of the woes of funds for the same purpose plated to be expend on differ - launched rescue operations in Directors meeting of J&K UT of J&K. They asked the have been assigned for 11 ent activities including on different parts of Kathua State Power Development Corporation that works on all other HEPs. works programme (2020-21) especially vulnerable points Corporation (JKSPDC) the ongoing projects should Further an amount of Rs. and repayment of loans and to rescue trapped persons and chaired by Advisor to be expedited besides putting 333.81 crore has been pro - interest servicing. prevent any casualty. Lieutenant Governor, Baseer their best to take other proj - posed for new projects to be Under Corporate Social Information received Ahmad Khan a works plan of ects in hand forthwith. taken in hand in the current Responsibility the Board has through locals to P/s Rajbagh Rs 1276.69 crore has been that one person namely approved today. Kaasha s/o Abdul Karim r/o The members who partici - Chhabe Chak trapped in his pated in the meeting include house on the bank of river Ujh Financial Commissioner and three more families were Finance, Dr Arun Kumar trapped in flash flood in Ujh Mehta; Principal Secretary river. Power Development and On this Police team of P/S Information Departments, Rajbagh led by Insp. Rohit Kansal; Director Bhopinder Singh SHO P/S General Budget, Mohammad Rajbagh with no waste of Yaqoob Itoo besides other time reached on spot, starts corporation officers and offi - rescue operation with the help namely 1. Mirza S/o Noordin help. Kathua Police always numbers are also flashed to cials. of locals and rescued 14 per - 2. Kaka S/o Noordin 3. remains on high alert to meet report any flood incident to Principal Secretary to Lt sons including women and Bhajdin s/o Gulabdin all R/o any exigency due to flood. police for timely action. Governor &Information Technology and Science & Technology Departments, Bipul Pathak; Deputy Yudhvir Sethi appeals Lg for immediate renovation Secretary, Ministry of Power, GoI, Vishal Pal Singh; The ongoing Hydro work plan. These include earlier provided a bus to a of Dewana Mandir damaged by lightning today Director (Hydro Project Electric Projects (HEP) for New Ganderbal HEP (Rs school in Ladakh and renovat - JAMMU, Aug 26 : Vice Monitoring), Central which funds have been pro - 80.00 crore), Kirthai-I HEP ed another school building at President BJP J&K Yudhvir Electricity Authority, Manoj posed in this work plan (Rs 31.84 crore), Kirthai-II Basholi incurring a total cost Sethi today visited the Dewan Tripathi were the Board mem - include 37.50 MW Parnai HEP (Rs 33.90 crore), Lower of about Rs 19 lakhs. Mandir at Kachi Chawni, bers who participated in the HEP (Rs 155.36 crore), 12 Kalnai HEP (Rs 38.06 crore). In this meeting the Board Jammu whose one of the por - meeting through video con - MW New Karnah HEP (Rs Besides an amount of Rs confirmed the insurance cover tion is unfortunately damaged ferencing. The Board of 44.59 crores),Dah-Hanu 150.00 crore for PMDP proj - for Rs 2050 crore of Baglihar by lightning in the early hours Directors (BoD) consented transmission line (Rs 70.20 ects is also part of this plan. HEP stage I & II at a premium today. for an ambitious working plan crore), 9 MW Dah HEP (Rs The plan has also kept an of Rs 37.14 crores for the year Vice President BJP for the year 2020-21 with an 11.86 crore), and 9 MW Hanu amount of Rs 269.22 crore for 2020-21. It also discussed the Yudhvir Sethi along with outlay of Rs 1276.69 crores HEP (Rs 11.81 crore). These meeting the operation & action taken report on the number of local people & for creation, renovation and projects are going to help in maintenance (O&M) costs of decisions made in its 74th karyakartas immediately maintenance of assets of the tiding over the energy crisis in its already created assets and Board meeting. rushed towards the Dewaan Corporation. the UT's of J&K and Ladakh projects. These include Rs The meeting also deliber - Mandir and noticed that light - The Board decided that to a larger extent. 132.80 crore for BHEP-I and ated upon framing of impor - ning has damaged the upper from here onwards the direc - The BoD also approved Rs 111.60 crore for BHEP-II. tant committees like portion of heritage building tors would meet every three capital works to the tune of Rs Funds for some 18 other Management & Finance that is Gummat. People have months. They further decided 172.45 crore for Renovation HEPs has also been proposed Committee, Audit Committee faith and is the one of the that all the accounting issues Modernization & Uprating under this head. and CSR Committee for run - known heritage complex in should be cleared within a (RMU) of many operational The Corporation is antici - ning the affairs of the Jammu area. month and balance sheets pre - HEPs. It includes Baglihar-II pated to generate a revenue of Corporation smoothly. On the Yudhvir Sethi has pared and tabled in the next HEP (Rs 24.90 crores), Sewa- Rs 2676.31 crores from dif - occasion new members were appealed to the LG Manoj meeting. III (21.53 crores), Lower ferent activities and loans. An inducted into the Chenab Sinha and the administration The BoD further main - Jehlum HEP (Rs 16.53 crore), amount of Rs 1368.98 crores Valley Power Projects of Jammu that this may tained that hydropower is the Upper Sind HEP-II (Rs 18.34 is expected to be realized Corporation Limited for brin - immediately be taken on pri - cerned departments for the damage control can be done. faith or heritage complex most promising revenue gen - crores),Chenani-I HEP from the sale of power by the ing in more professionalism ority based & directions early repair of the renovation Yudhvir Added that this where many tourists come erating sector of J&K and (Rs9.98 crore), Chenani-III Corporation. The same and diversity in the Board. should be passed to the con - of the Mandir So that the mandir is not only temple of and visit. Committee for business revival to meet deputations, delegations of Rapid antigen tests begin at Ware House Business fraternity Srinagar on Friday 28th, Jammu on Saturday 29th JAMMU, Aug 26 : The Tehsildar Dr. Rohit Sharma SRINAGAR, AUGUST held under the Chairmanship broad -based and in tune with business sector in the UT Health department started along with Mr. Deepak Gupta, 26 : The Committee constitut - of Advisor to Lt. Governor, the local needs and demands which has taken a serious hit conducting rapid antigen tests General Secretary of Traders ed for coming up with propos - K.K Sharma and was also of the business fraternity of like other parts of the country for COVID-19 on a pilot basis Federation Ware House als for revival of Business attended by its members Jammu and Kashmir. due to the Covid-19 pandem - on Wednesday in ware house. Nehru Market Jammu. Sector in Jammu and Kashmir including Financial It was also decided that ic. He said that the requisite C M On day one, total 191 tests To enhance testing, the C M would be meeting delegations Commissioner Finance, Dr. different departments like suggestions would be formu - were conducted out of which administration has decided to Y B and deputations of the busi - Arun Mehta, horticulture, agriculture, lated and sent to the con - 2 persons tested Cobid-19 use antigen tests to track the y B ness, industries and com - Commissioner/Secretary industries, tourism and other cerned for undertaking the positive. Among the people Covid spread. The administra - merce fraternity of the Union Industries and Commerce, related sectors would also necessary interventions for who tested positive, one was a tion plans to use the kits for Territory on Friday 28th Manoj Kumar Diwedi, provide the requisite inputs revival of business in Jammu labourer of ware house and testing frontline workers, August from 10: AM to 12 Chairman Jammu Kashmir within the shortest possible and Kashmir. another was customer. The along with vegetable or fruit PM at Banquet Hall Srinagar Bank, R.K Chibber and other time. The Committee also dis - special camp was organized vendors who interact with the and from 3PM to 5 PM at senior officers. The Advisor while cussed in detail suggestions under the supervision of masses. Udhyog Bhawan Jammu on The meeting decided that addressing the meeting said received from different busi - Saturday 29th August. by inviting suggestions from the Government by constitut - ness organizations, Industrial This was decided at 2nd different stakeholders would ing the committee is explor - Associations of Jammu and Meeting of the Committee ensure making suggestions ing the means of reviving the Kashmir. Flash floods inundate SKUAST-Jammu Awareness camp on Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 678100 registrations; causing huge loss to Agrivarsity labour welfare schemes JAMMU, Aug 26 : and other buildings of the contain such type of flash MrGhanshyam Singh ADDC held at Bhagwah 372100 candidates submit online application so far SKUAST-J is inundated with Chatha campus for on spot flood in future. Earlier release JAMMU also visited JAMMU, AUGUST 26 : application portal of JKSSB Advertisement Notification flash floods from assessment of damage done of approved funds under SKUAST Chatha campus for DODA, AUGUST 26 : BalolNallahafter a torrential Awareness camp cum interac - Till today morning 6,78,100 yesterday. Pertinently, the No. 01 of 2020 dated tion meeting was today held Registrations have been done Jammu and Kashmir Services 26.06.2020. downpour on Wednesday. All with the PRl members, work - by the candidates on JKSSB’s Selection Board has adver - Further, the Services the buildings including ers and officials of Rural Online Portal, since the com - tised 8575 Class IV posts for Selection Board has opera - Administrative block, Baba Development Department was mencement of online applica - District/Divisional/Union tionalized two helplines one Jitto Auditorium, Conference hosted by labour department tion submission from 10th Territory cadre in various each at Srinagar and Jammu hall, Students’ Centre and here at Bhagwah. July, 2020 and 3,72,100 can - departments under the provi - for the convenience of aspi - Divisions were flooded. The In the meeting, awareness didates completed their online sions of the Jammu and rants. In addition, any person Faculty of Agriculture at main regarding various labour laws application submission Kashmir Appointment to the who finds difficulty in sub - campus, Chatha was hit the and welfare schemes for process for Class IV posts. Class-IV (Special mission of application form hardest. The water entered the organized and unorganized Also 1,31,400 applications Recruitment) Rules, 2020, in due to technical issue or for divisions, class rooms and workers was provided to the have been submitted online pursuance of General any other reasons, may send a laboratories. Divisions situat - participants. Assistant Labour for the post of Accounts Administration Department’s self-explanatory mail at ssbjk - ed at the ground floor of the Commissioner (ALC) Faculty of Agriculture, Main informed that the Govt. of Assistant. It has been noted Revised Indent No. [email protected] for that about 1,81,000 unique GAD/Mtg/RB-IV/50/2020 seeking guidance, clarifica - Campus, Chatha are in sham - J&K UT Labour Department bles as state of the art labora - has started registration of con - visitors visited the online Dated 22.06.2020 under tion etc. struction workers on Mission tories of the University have mode project and renewal of been flooded with huge inactive workers who are COVID-19: govt evacuates 3,55,850 stranded JK residents; amount of garbage causing already registered. damage to expensive equip - It was informed that the 2,47,157 via Lakhanpur, 108,693 through special trains ment’s. Prof. J P Sharma Vice Government has empowered JAMMU, AUGUST 26 : Jammu and Kashmir adminis - 2359 stranded passengers Chancellor SKUAST-J along Chairman of the Block The Jammu and Kashmir tration has received 126 spe - have entered through with Director Research Dr R Development Councils and Government has evacuated cial trains at Jammu and Lakhanpur from August 25 to K Gupta, Director Education, Municipal Committees for about 3,55,850 JK residents, Udhampur railway stations August 26 mornings while Dr S K Gupta, Director issuance of employment cer - stranded in other parts of the from different states and UTs, 1110 passengers have reached Planning and Monitoring Dr tificate to BOC workers country due to COVID lock - so far, with about 108,693 today in the 105th Delhi Deepak Kher, Dean Faculty required for the purpose of reg - down, via Lakhanpur and passengers while about COVID special train at of AgricultureDr D P Abrol, due to flood. Prof Sharmaalso PMDP to resolve the frequent on spot assessment of damage istration and renewal of labour Dean Faculty of Basic suggested for a long term plan flood problem in SKUAST due to flash floods.However, card. Sarpanchs and Chairman through special trains and 2,47,157 persons from other Jammu. So far, 105 trains buses till date amid strict states and UTs including 928 have reached Jammu with a Sciences Dr SEH Rizvi, to check such type of dam - Jammu Chatha campus was the losses related to damage were requested to mobilize Executive Engineer ErIqbal ages in future. Dr J P Sharma already appraised by DPM Dr of planting material, equip - these deserving workers and observance of all necessary from abroad have been evacu - total of 92,997 stranded pas - help them in registration on the guidelines and Standard ated by the government sengers belonging to different Singh along with various also opine that experts at Deepak Kherto theHon'ble ment, chemicals and other website www.jkbocw.gov.in so Operating Procedures. through Lakhanpur till date. districts while 15,696 passen - other officials of the national level will be consult - advisor ShKK Sharma during material will be assessed after that benefit of Welfare As per the official data As per the detailed gers have reached Udhampur University visited to various ed for development of proper his visit to Centre of proper verification in due schemes reach to them. received in this regard, the breakup of the figures, about in 21 special trains, so far. division, class rooms, hostels technology and structures to Excellence recently.Later course of time. Deputation of MCs calls on Advisor Councillor Rahul dedicates upgraded transformer Sharma, raise issues to residents of Valmiki Colony SRINAGAR, AUGUST Tehsil wise creation of new mentation of District several issues like creation of JAMMU, Aug 26 : Temple. transformer from 200 to 400 Kumar said that it was indeed 26 : A deputation of Agriculture Zones, Industrial Estate, Agricultural and Horticulture Fulfilling long pending Kumar immediately took KVA with the help of the a long pending demand of the Presidents of Municipal Development of Colleges by Establishment of Skill Zone in Dooru Verinag area, demand of inhabitants of locals and the same has been Councils of Kashmir led by its way of providing updated Development Institutes, Development of Ward 20, Councillor Rahul met so that a major relief Chairman Mohammad Iqbal Infrastructure in already Kumar dedicated a new could be provided to the Ahmad today called on established degree Colleges upgraded 400 KVA power inhabitants as earlier the load Advisor to the Lt. Governor, besides introduction of new transformer to the people of was on one transformer only K.K Sharma and raised sever - academic courses, establish - Valmiki Colony who were and now a separate trans - al issues related to their ment of Skill Development facing the problems of low former has been installed to respective areas. Institutes in twin towns, trans - voltage and frequent power overcome the problem of low President MC Ganderbal , fer of land for dumping sites cuts due to overloading of voltage and frequent power Altaf Ahmad raised several and establishment of solid existing transformer. cuts. Kumar said that it was demands like Fruit waste management plants, The Councillor was also indeed a long pending Preservation Centre, Up gra - repair and renovation of edu - accompanied by Satbir Singh demand of the locals and now dation of grafted walnut infra - cational institutions. Ward President, Rachit the upgraded transformer has structure, Establishment of The Advisor while inter - Khosla General Secretary, been overcome the problem Scheme for grape farmers acting with the deputationists Gharu Bhatti President of low voltage. He also whereby, the farmers will be assured them that the Valmiki Colony along with appreciated the efforts of provided 75% subsidy, demands and issues projected Kashmiro, Vijaypal and JPDCL officials for looking Establishment of walnut Fruit infrastructure to boost the Issues of Horticulture and would be looked into for Arun. into the problems of the pub - Mandi with latest equipments Education sector and other Agriculture like establishment appropriate redressal so that Few days ago, a deputa - lic on priority and also said in Kangan, Cold Store for issues. of Cold Storage and Issues they are settled in a time tion of the Valmiki Colony that other areas in where Zazana Fruit Mandi, President MC Baramulla, regarding Up-gradation and bound manner. met Councillor and apprised power problems persists are Installation of Deep Bore Omar Kakroo raised several Augmentation of existing Director Agriculture, Altaf him about the problems also kept on priority and with Well for Ganderbal town, issues of Municipal Council Degree Colleges. Andrabi and other senior offi - being faced by the residents the help of concerned depart - Grape bower for urban areas, Baramulla like transfer of President MC Dooru, cers were present on the occa - and sought upgradation of the up the matter with concerned concerned department. ments, their problems will Plant material for urban areas, Land to MC Baramulla, aug - Mohammad Iqbal projected sion. transformer near Valmiki authority and upgraded the Speaking on the occasion, also be solved. C M C M Y B Y B