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Ramesh Chander will be Mohalla, Srinagar/ Patoli Mangotrian, us with a memory no one can steal; fade away from our mind. We feel performed at our residence Atall Jammu left for his heavenly abode on Now the space between the times your presence every moment and 24th February 2020 at New Delhi. Garh Bhaderwah on Wednesday, we miss you Grows longer and everywhere. Barkhi of our beloved Tenth Day Kriya will be held on March 4th 2020 at 12 P.M. on - longer For there will be no more to - Late Smt Pushpa Dogra W/o Late Wednesday 4th March 2020 at Murad wards. Shri Vijay Kumar Sh. Ramesh morrows, You are and will be in all Smt. Kanta Gupta Sh Kesho Kumar Dogra shall be Smt Pushpa Nagar Ghat at 7:30 am. REmEmbEREd by Chander our yesterdays. BARKHI of our performed on 4th March 2020 at Dogra Prayer/Assembly will be held at our Bakaya Smt. Salindra Devi-Wife beloved Smt. Kanta Gupta W/o her residence 70 MIG Housing present residence, Flat No. 102, Plot Brother & Sister-in-law No. 271, Gali No. 39, Vipin Garden Sh. Hans Raj Gupta (Artal Wale) Colony Udhampur at 11.00 AM. Smt. Narindra & Sh. Jagdish Kumar Extension, Dwarika Morh, New Delhi will be performed on 04-03-2020 dEEply REmEmbEREd by : Sons & Daughters-in-law at 11:30 am. Wednesday at 11 am at our resi - Sister-in-law & Brother-in-law Smt. Anita & Sh. Kiran Kumar GRIEF STRICKEN dence House No. 192 A near Smt Raj Kumari & Sh Om Parkash Smt. Sujata & Sh. Rohan Kumar Rajni Bakaya -Wife Gurdwara Janipur Colony Jammu. Kalsotra Family Brother & Bhabi Smt. Vijya & W/o Lt. Naveen Kumar FoNdly REmEmbEREd by: Pachiala Family R.K. Bakaya & Sanjana Ganjoo Smt. Shashi & Manoj Kumar Hans Raj Gupta- Husband Vaid Family Ishaan Bakaya -Son Sh. Parveen Kumar Daughter-in-laws & Sons Mb. 9419272416, 9419193624 Pragya Bakaya -Daughter Daughters & Sons-in-law Smt Seema Gupta & Manohar Lal Gupta SAMAST PARIVAR OF HASHIAS, GANJOOS, MUNSHIS, Smt. Anju Bhagat & Yoginder Paul Smt Kamal Jyoti & Vijay Gupta KHAZANCHIS, LALLA’S, BHAT’S, TUFCHI’S, RAINA’S, Smt. Neetu Bhagat & Kailash Kumar BHAN’S, KOUL’S, WANCHOO’S & DULLO’S Smt Arti & Rakesh Gupta Grand Children: Anirudh, Anikaet, Navika, Contact: 6005309413, 9149985738, 9419112417 Smt Palvi Gupta & Narinder Gupta (LIC Advisor) BARKHI Anshuman, Aarvansh, Vanika Grand Children: Ritish, Harshit, Sania, Sanchit, Ph No: 9419879721, 8899379296, 9419964366 Barkhi of our beloved Late Smt Saanchi, Dakshit. Santosh Devi W/o Jagdish Raj GUPTA CONSULTANT, LIC OF INDIA OPPOSITE RA - Malhotra will be performed at our OBITUARY DIO STATION CHOWK PANJTIRTHI JAMMU. residence near Govt. High School With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Mob: 9419661400, 9906337771, 7006752439, Jib Ward No. 3 Udhampur on 04- form the sad demise of Smt Pushpa 10TH DAY 9419628694 03- 2020 from 12 Noon. Devi W/o Sh Onkar Nath Sharma R/o WITH PROFOUND GRIEF & dEEply REmEmbEREd by:- Smt Santosh Devi Village Purkhoo (Garhi Morh) P/o DEEP SORROW, WE INFORM Sons & Daughters-in-law Domana, Jammu. 10th Day will be per - THE SAD AND UNTIMELY ACCI - Kewal Krishan Malhotra & Ranjana Malhotra formed on 4th March 2020 at 11 AM on - DENTAL DEMISE ON MONDAY 10TH DAY Vikas Malhotra & Arti Malhotra wards at our residence. Kriya will be on Smt Pushpa Devi 24 FEB. 2020 OF OUR NEPHEW 5th March, 2020 at 2 PM at our resi - WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND Malhotra Family dence. MR ABHISHEK GUPTA (ABBU) SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD Mb. 9906048345, 9906030904 GRIEF STRICKEN S/O LATE SH VINOD KUMAR MR ABHISHEK DEMISE OF OUR BELOVED SH Sh Onkar Nath Sharma -Husband GUPTA R/O KHOUR DEONIAN GUPTA BODH RAJ SHARMA R/O SAINIK Sh Desh Bandhu & Smt Qeemti - R.S. PURA PRESENTLY RESI - COLONY H.NO. 444/F. TENTH Son & Daughter-in-law DENT AT JAWAHAR NAGAR DAY WILL BE PERFORMED ON 10TH DAY Sh Kaku Ram -Son NARWAL PAIN SATWARI (NEAR WEDNESDAY (4-3-2020) 11.00 SH BODH RAJ Smt Chanchal & Sh Sunil Kumar - With profound grief & sorrow, we SHIKSHA NIKETAN SCHOOL JE - AM AT SHIV MANDIR SEC G, SHARMA Daughter & Son-in-law WAN NAGAR). TENTH DAY WILL regret to inform the sad demise of Smt Anju & Sh Rampal -Daughter & Son-in-law SAINIK COLONY JAMMU. BE PERFORMED ON 4TH OF our beloved Smt. Shanti Devi W/o Grand Children: Komal, Atul, Rohan GRIEF STRICKEN Sh. Balwan Singh Manhas R/o and Whole Bargotra Family MARCH 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (10 Sh Dwarka Nath Sharma -Brother Bhagwati Nagar Jammu. 10th Day Mob: 9797697246, 01912604961 AM TO 11 AM) AT DURGA Brother & Bhabhi will be performed on Wednesday MANDIR RAMPURA SHASTRI Smt. Shanti Devi Sh Bishan Dan Sharma & Smt Neelam Sharma (4-3- 2020) from 12:30 PM at our NAGAR JAMMU. Son & Daughter-in-law GRIEF STRICKEN residence. Munish Sharma & Shivali Sharma GRIEF STRICKEN 10TH DAY Jagdambay Gen. Store, Canal Road, Jammu Daughters & Sons-in-law Jagdambay Traders, Gangyal. Son & Daughter-in-law With profound grief and sorrow, we Mrs Rachna Sharma & Karun Kumar Sh. Ram Singh & Ritu Manhas inform the sad demise of our Jagdambay Marketing, Gangyal Mrs Rima Sharma & Lalit Sharma Mb. 9419140554, 9419140960, 9419277305 Daughter & Son-in-law beloved mentor and guiding light Mrs Sheetal Sharma & Jatinder Sharma Smt. Lata Jamwal and Raj Singh Jamwal Col. Kamal Singh Charak R/o Mob. 919419159501 Smt. Rajni Singh & Subash Singh Mahin Charkan, P.O. Smailpur, BD Smt. Suman Lata & Sh. Manoj Kumar Bari, Samba, near Star School of Smt. Upasana Manhas & Sh. Amit Sonwane Col. Kamal Singh Intellectuals. He left for his heav - 10TH DAY KRIYA Grand Childrens : Balbinder, Balbir, Arti, Rohini, Shivali, Charak enly abode on 24th February Kunal, Vansh, Anshika & Vanshika 2020. Tenth Day will be held at With profound grief and sorrow, we OBITUARY inform the sad demise of our Mob. No: 9086895789, 9484141836 our residence on 04th March 2020 With profound grief and sorrow, we beloved Sh Charan Dass Verma on at 12.00 Noon. regret to inform the sad demise of GRIEF STRICKEN 24th Feb 2020 at his residence, our dearest Smt. Raj Dulari Mrs Seema Charak Arazi Samba Ward No 10. Tenth Handoo (Rani) W/o Shri. Om Miss Anjali Charak 10TH DAY KRIYA Day will be performed on 4th of Sh Charan Dass Prakash Handoo originally from Maj. Bhupendra Charak March 2020 (Wednesday) at our Kenni Mohalla Rainawari Srinagar With profound grief and sorrow, we Contact No: 7051291033 Verma residence at 11.30 AM. Kriya will and presently residing at M-1401, Smt. Raj Dulari inform the sad demise of our Hand beloved Sh. Mohan Lal Raina S/o be performed on 7th of March BPTP Park Grandeura, Sector 82, oo Greater Faridabad Haryana Late Thakur Dass Raina R/o 2020 (Saturday) at our residence 121002. She breathed her last on Machipora Teh. Handwara at 12 Noon. Kashmir at present behind T.V. BARKHI 28th February 2020. Tenth Day will Sh. Mohan Lal GRIEF STRICKEN be performed on 8th of March, Tower Ganesh Nagar Gurha One year has been passed and Raina Sons & Daughter-in-laws Sunday at Murad Nagar Ganga Brahmna Akhnoor Road, Jammu. you left us for your eternal journey. Sh Romesh Chander Verma & Smt Veena Verma Canal. TENTH DAY KRIYA will be per - Your memories are still fresh and GRIEF STRICKEN formed at Akhnoor Kriya Ghat on still feel your presence every - Sh Vishal Verma and Smt Sonika Verma Shri Om Prakash Handoo -9899453152 10th of March 2020 and ASSEM - where. We all love you. BARKHI of Daughters & Son-in-laws Jyotika & Sanjev Handoo (Kamalji) -9891300752 BLY will be held at our residence at our beloved mother Lt. Smt. Swarn Smt Veena Abrol & Late Sh Sardari Lal Abrol Smt. Swarn Kanta Ranu & Jawhar Kaul -9899778522 11.30 A.M. Kanta W/o Sh. Sat Pal Padha R/o Smt Prabha & Sh Jeevan Kohli Tanvika & Vidhur Handoo. GRIEF STRICKEN Shri Ram Nagar Khearian, Jammu Smt Jeevan Jyoti & Late Sh Yash Pal Kapoor In grief:- Handoos, Balis, Rainas, Kauls, Fotedar,Zutshis Smt. Dulari Raina (Rani Devi)-Wife will be performed on 4th of March Smt Sheetal & Sh Kulwant Singh Sambyal Sons & Daughters-in-law 2020 (Wednesday) at our resi - Smt Ritu & Sh Sham Sunder Abrol Sanjay Raina & Sunita Raina dence at 11.00 A.M. Grand Sons: Nikhil & Raghav Sunil Raina & Anita Raina GRIEF STRICKEN Mob :- 9419152779, 9906047668, 8716805160 Sons-in-law & Daughters Sh. Sat Pal Padha-Husband 10TH DAY Suresh Dass & Vijay Dass (Retd. TSO F&S Dept.) With profound grief & sorrow, we Sant Ji Thasoo & Reenu Thasoo Daughter-in-laws & Sons Brothers & Bhabhis Smt. Jyoti & Sh. Vikas Padha regret to inform the sad demise of Sh Chajju Ram Gupta (Retd. JEE Ram Krishan Raina & Veena Ji Smt. Sarita & Sh. Anil Padha 10TH DAY Shamboo Nath Raina & Veena Ji Smt. Geetika & Sh. Sumesh Padha PWD) S/o Late Sh Durga Dass With profound grief & sorrow, we in - Jawahar Lal Raina & Nancy Ji Daughters & Son-in-laws Mahajan of Kotli Mian Fateh A/p form the sad demise of our beloved H.No.392 Sec-4 Channi Himmat, Maharaj Krishan & Anju Ji Smt. Rekha & Sh. Ashwani Sharma Sh Chajju Ram Son Mr. Arvind Jamwal S/o Lt. Sh Jammu. 10TH DAY will be per - Sisters & Jijas Jee Smt. Kavita & Sh. Sanjay Sharma Gupta Sudershan Singh Jamwal R/o 726- Smt. Danjagri & Late Bansi Lal Bhat Grand Children : Devasaya, Shaiv, Lakshnaya, formed 4th of March 2020 at 11 am A Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. 10th Day Smt. Nancy & Jitender Dhar Akshaya, Sahu, Munna, Shiva, Krish & Srish at Panj Mandir Channi Himmat, will be performed at 9 AM to 10 AM Jammu. Smt. Pinkey & Ravinder Koul Mob: 8082548919 Mr. Arvind Jamwal on 04-03-2020 at Durga Mandir GRIEF STRICKEN Samast, Raina, Dass, Thasoo, Bhat, Rampura Smt Tripta Gupta -Wife Dhar & Koul Parivar GRIEF STRICKEN:- Daughter-in-laws & Sons Mob Nos: 9419618974, 9796613881, 8766297002 Rekha Jamwal - Mother Shweta Mahajan & Sanjeev Gupta KRIYA/UTHALA Abhijeet Jamwal - Brother (Citizens Coop Bank Ltd.) With profound grief, we inform the Sh. Kuldeep Singh Jamwal - Taya Ji Jyoti Gupta & Rajeev Gupta sad demise of our beloved SH. Smt. Shobha Jamwal - Tayi Ji Daughters & Son-in-laws KRIYA & UTHALA SATISH KUMAR KOTWAL Shantani Jamwal & Ashish Jamwal - Cousin Brother Neeru Bala & Sh Raj Kumar Gupta WITH PROFOUND GRIEF & SOR - (Retired Chief Engineer) who left Mob. 7006721631 Chinnu Bharti & Sh Kuldeep Gupta ROW, WE REGRET TO INFORM for his heavenly abode on 22-02- Smt Champa Devi & Sh Ashok Kumar Gupta - THE SAD DEMISE OF OUR 2020. KRIYA will be held at Home Bhabi & Brother BELOVED MOTHER SMT BIMLA SH. SATISH KU- at 12 Noon on 04th March 2020 (9697515865, 9796446450) DEVI W/O LATE SH BISHAN (Wednesday) and UTHALA will be MAR KOTWAL DASS GUPTA RESIDENCE AT held on the same day at Panch KRIYA/UTHALA SMT BIMLA DEVI H.NO. 250, LANE-2, SECTOR-1, Mandir Sector 2, Chhanni Himmat With profound grief and sorrow ADARSH ENCLAVE TRIKUTA , Jammu from 4 to 5 PM. we inform the sad demise of our 10TH DAY/RASAM PAGRI GRIEF STRICKEN: beloved Smt. Raj Dulari W/o NAGAR. KRIYA WILL BE PER - Veena Kotwal (Wife) Late Sh. Charan Dass Gupta With profound grief and sorrow, we FORMED ON 5-3-2020, THURS - Rameshwari Devi (Mother) R/o VPO: Banhore, Tehsil regret to inform the sad demise of DAY AT OUR RESIDENCE. Deepa Kotwal & Dr Pawan Kotwal IAS Mahanpur, Distt. Kathua. Kriya our beloved Sh. Jagdish Lal UTHALA WILL BE HELD ON 11-3- (Daughter & Son-in-law) will be performed on Smt. Raj Dulari Sharma (6 JAK RIF) R/o Vill. Rara 2020 WEDNESDAY, AT 11 AM TO Abha Kotwal (Daughter) 04.03.2020 at 9.00am at our Teh Ramgarh Distt. Samba, who 12 NOON AT PANCH MANDIR, Amresh & Rita Kotwal (Brother & Bhabhi) left for heavenly abode on 29th residence. Uthala will be per - Sh. Jagdish Lal CHANNI HIMMAT, JAMMU. Er Manjeet Kotwal (SE) & Anu Kotwal formed on 04.03.2020 at Feb. 2020. 10TH DAY will be held GRIEF STRICKEN on 8th March 2020 at Vill. Rara at Sharma (Brother & Bhabhi) 3.00pm at our residence. Daughters-in-law & Sons PR Kotwal (Brother-in-law) GRIEF STRICKEN:- 10.00 A.M. RASAM PAGRI will be held on 11th March 2020 at Vill Smt Sarla Devi & Lt. Sh Vijay Gupta HKL Kotwal (Brother-in-law) Daughters-in-Law & Sons Smt Kiran & Sh Ashok Gupta Adv NP Kotwal & Anita Kotwal .Rara at 10.00 A.M. Smt. Neetu Gupta & Sh. Sanjeev Gupta Smt Anita & Lt. Sh Sham Lal Gupta (Brother-in-law & Sister) Smt. Sonia Gupta & Sh. Sheetal Gupta IN GRIEF Dinesh Kotwal & Amita Kotwal Daughters & Son-in-Laws Smt. Viaso Devi-Wife Smt Neeru & Sh Rajinder Gupta (Brother-in-law & Sister) Rita Gupta & Ajay Mahajan Ram Sarup & Sunita-Son & Daughter-in-law M/S A.K. WIRES & CABLES, GANGYAL Er. Vinay Kotwal & Dr Saroj Shashi Gupta & Hardesh Mahajan Rakesh & Rani-Son & Daughter-in-law M/S BISHAN DASS & SON’S, SABZI MANDI NARWAL (Brother-in-law & Sister) Goldi Gupta & Sanjay Mahajan Sheetal & Rahul-Grand Daughter & Son-in-law M/S BANARSI DASS RAJINDER KUMAR, SAMBA Pawan Kotwal & Catherina Vernayam & Sugandhim- Grand Son & Daughter Mohit & Megha-Grand Son & Daughter-in-law M/S LUXMI GIFT HOUSE, MOTI BAZAAR (Brother-in-law & Sister) Mob:- 9463400799, 9417285899, 8082153966 Upasana, Tania, Jagvandhan, Asthik-Grand Children 9419890906, 9419132544, 7006114251 3 LOCAL % ' #( " Army Organises Army Distributes NPP Supremo not provided required security to Sports Equipment At Awareness Lecture Kishtwar District On Drug Abusein contact people in Rajouri, Reasi & Udhampur 270 8;0*72C.- +B =1. 58,*5 12< 87. .<,8;= ?.12,5. 1*< *5<8 =.7- 8=1.; 9>+52, 6..=270< >72=< 8/ =1. !*7=1.;< !*;=B +..7 @2=1-;*@7 . 2< 9;8?2- 2< 875B 87. 9852,. -;2?.; -;2? 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Secretary JKAACL reviews arrangements with line departments The district employment & counselling centre shopian organized SRINAGAR, MARCH 03: Kashmir Tourism grand success. ment of sports. to host the event. department authorities to awareness camp in district employment development corporation he directed the officers The meeting decided that The secretary directed prepare a holistic plan and and counselling centre shopian, here to - secretary, Jammu and (JKTdc), Tabassum Kamli, to putt in places arrange - hoardings at airports and the Tourism department au - share the details of the event day. The deputy commissioner shopian, Kashmir Art, culture and members from Jammu and ments for the smooth con - other prominent places will thorities to ensure boarding with the line departments— ch. Mohammad yasin was chief guest on Languages (JKAAcL) Munir Kashmir cricket Academy, duct of the event including be displayed for wide publici - and lodging of artists and na - for the smooth and success - the occasion. scores of unorganized work - Ul Islam today reviewed Mubashir hassan, Farhat boarding—lodging and ty of the event. tional and local journalists. ful conduct of the mega na - ers and unemployed educated youth partic - arrangements for the mega Lone, editor, JKAAcL, transport facilities of the The officials said that The meeting was in - tional sports event. he said ipated in the programme. The dc stressed national event—First Khelo Muhammad Ashraf Tak, artists and local and national there would be 30 events in - formed that Jammu and that besides this the dIPr upon the participants to avail the benefits India winter Games, Progamme coordinator, media journalists. he asked cluding snowboarding, snow Kashmir Art, culture and should make all the neces - of various government schemes and opt for Gulmarg—with concerned JKAAcL, Gulab saifi, noted department of Information skiing, cross country and Languages (JKAAcL) has sary arrangements for ensur - self-employment and entrepreneurship as departments and stakehold - singer and cultural Officer, and Public relations to liai - snow show in which players made arrangements for or - ing wider publicity of the a viable alternative to government jobs. ers.The meeting was attend - JKAAcL, rashid Jehangir son with the local media from across India would par - ganizing mega cultural event.It may be recalled here General Manager district Industries centre ed by Joint director among other officers. houses for the wider cover - ticipate. Besides this, snow shows on the inaugural and that the world famous ski shopian, dr. showkat Ahmad, district department of Information The secretary—, who is age and publicity of the first cycling and other games will culmination days. The meet - destination Gulmarg is all set nodal Officer JKedI, Tasneef rasool and Public relations, also chairman of the sub- Khelo India winter Games— be held for the local children. ing was further informed that to host a five- day national Parray, district Manager common service Kashmir, haris handoo, committee, directed the offi - a mega event which is sched - The winter Games the Academy would also hold winter games event from centre, hilal Ahmad and district Joint director Tourism cers of the concerned depart - uled to be held from March 7 sports Association President cultural evenings throughout March 07 under Khelo India- coordinator common service centre Kashmir and General ments to make concrete ef - under Khelo India- a nation - assured the meeting that the the event.The secretary di - a national programme for de - Peerzada Tufail Ahmad were present on the Manager, Jammu and forts to make the event a al programme for develop - Association is fully geared up rected the sports velopment of sports. occasion. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal /natiOnal JAMMU, wednesdAy, MArch 4, 2020 Mission Development Administrative Secretaries Welfare programs set to encompass take stock of public grievances at Civil Secretariat larger Social spectrum in J&K JAMMU, MARCH 03: JdA housing colony, Bantalab Jammu. A deputation from swami As part of routine hearing of Kashi Bub Trust Bantalab Jammu Govt targets to achieve 100% pension coverage of PwDs, other eligible lot public grievances by the demanded exemption in construc - Administrative secretaries, tion of building permission fee for JAMMU, MARCH 03: educational loan and loan for estab - various loaning schemes for setting up As per the revised guidelines, the Principal religious buildings, at par with lishment of income generating units of their own income generating units, amount is to be drawn from Treasury secretaries/commissioner srinagar Municipal corporation. The ambitious goal of achieving etc. benefitting over 85000 women bene - and transferred in to Bank Account of secretaries today met with general Other deputations from Gole Gujral, 100 percent pension coverage of Grant of reservation to ficiaries directly and indirectly. halqa Panchayats for purchase of public and panchayat representa - housing colony, Kot Bhalwal and Persons with disability (Pwd) and eli - economically weaker sections The corporation trained 7242 nutrition items(except for rice & tives in their office chambers at civil safai Karamchari Union, Urban gible persons above 70 year age indi - (ewss)/residents of International beneficiaries through various training wheat which shall continue to be pro - secretariat. The public hearings Local Bodies, Kathua also put forth cates that government’s welfare agen - Border (IB) Vide srO-518 issued on programmes like Jute accessories cured from Food corporation of were conducted by Principal their demand regarding regulariza - da has encompassed a larger social september 2, 2019 are bound to bene - making, Artificial Flowers making, India(FcI) for Anganwadi centres. secretary home shaleen Kabra, tion of safai Karamchari of spectrum in Jammu and Kashmir. fit people across a larger income spec - soft Toys making, calligraphy, Block The said decentralized Policy for pro - Principal secretary housing & Municipal councils & Municipal Past one year or so has added sev - trum. Printing etc. Apart from loaning and curement of supplementary nutrition Urban development, dheeraj committees, at par with Municipal eral new dimensions to the working of Social Security training trainings, wdc has succeed - was rolled out in April 2019. The mode Gupta, Principal secretary corporation of other UTs, besides social welfare department of the nevertheless, J&K is making every ed in market tie up through sMVdB by of disbursement of honorarium to Planning, development and requesting for 2 and half days salary Union Territory. with the inception of effort to reach out with a handholding supplying Jute prashad bags. so far, Aganwadi workers/helpers have Monitoring, hospitality & Protocol, in favour of safai Karamcharies. A several new and modification of exist - to infirm, destitute and persons with the wdc has supplied 6,05,852 jute been changed and the amount is to be estates and civil Aviation & deputation from ward no. 26 or 33 ing welfare policies of the government, special needs. The UT is providing prashad bags against which it received drawn in advance from the treasury Information, rohit Kansal, Upper shiv nagar and subash the department has undergone a pension support to 6, 12,950 benefici - rs. 95.50 lakh and disbursed the and transferred in to Bank Account of commissioner/secretary Labour nagar, Jammu brought to the notice transformation from just being a dis - aries under Old, widow & Physically amount amongst 1700 shG members Gram Panchayats for direct Benefit and employment saurabh Bhagat, of the secretary that garbage of ward bursement agency to a participatory challenged Pension schemes. who were involved in making these Transfer (dBT) in to the Bank ac - commissioner/secretary Phe, no.26 and 33 is not being collected organization in securing the socio – The department, vide Govt. Order bags. Besides, shri Mata Vaishno devi counts of Aganwadi I&Fc Ajeet Kumar sahu, secretary by the municipality thereby creating economic uplift of the poor people. no. 04-JK(swd) of 2019 dated 13-11- shrine Board Katra, wdc has sup - workers/Aganwadi helpers. department of rural development a threat to the health of locals. They The new goals are not just to add more 2019, has accorded sanction to plied, file folders to various depart - At present the department, under and Panchayati raj, sheetal nanda, requested for resolution to this con - masses in the realm of its welfare 1,30,000(One lakh thirty thousand) ments like education, Tourism, red Icds, covers more than nine lakh ben - special secretary General cern besides urging for regular schemes, but to rescue people from the new pension cases under national cross, sMVdsB Katra, Animal eficiaries viz, children, pregnant & lac - Administration department Farooq maintenance of lanes and drains of vicious clutches of poverty by ground- social Assistance Programme(nsAP) husbandary, crc etc. The amount re - tating mothers, out of school adoles - Ahmad Lone, secretary Tourism & this particular area .For concerns breaking moves towards achieving & Integrated social security ceived from these departments was cent girls in the age group of 11-14 culture Zubair Ahmad. A large num - pertaining to Phe, I&Fc depart - social Justice and empowerment in scheme(Isss) disbursed amongst the loanee benefi - years.Icds Beneficiaries enrolled in ber of deputations from across J&K ments, a number of individuals and real sense of the term. In this regard, the department is ciaries, who prepared these folders Awcs across J&K are 905170, includ - met the Administrative secretaries deputations met commissioner women and child development, engaged in a massive exercise to iden - and the process continuous. wdc has ing children 6 months-3 years and highlighted their issues pertain - secretary sahu and raised concerns social Justice and empowerment, tify poorest of the poor beneficiaries conducted 42 Mega fairs and benefit - 443985; children 3-6 years 295990; ing to h&Ud, Phe, I&Fc, rural regarding jobs in exchange of land social security, Minority and process their cases on priority to ed 3,00,000 shG members/ benefici - Pregnant ladies 88797; Lactating development & Panchayati raj, donated to Phe department, re - development, educational uplift of ensure their coverage. aries who are exhibiting their products Mothers 59198 and Adolescent Girls Tourism, Labour & employment lease of funds against pending liabil - scheduled castes, Pahari speaking The department is also vigorously in 40 stalls each in every exhibition. (11-14 years Out of school) 17200 and General Administration ities, settlement of pending final GP People and Other Backward classes, pursuing the goal of achieving 100% More over market support is also pro - The Icds department’s Physical department. Principal secretary Fund. residents of village Khowara, border dwellers and economically pension coverage across all 20 vided by participating in international and Financial Achievements this fi - hUdd dheeraj Gupta met several Ghagwal, samba requested for backward people form the core of gov - districts for physically challenged per - exhibitions like IITF, surajkund, dilli nancial year till October, 2019 is re - deputations and individuals who restoration of drinking water supply ernment’s poverty rescue agenda. sons and Old age persons above 70 haat, shilpa Utsav etc. markable. highlighted their demands regard - to village Khowara, Ghagwal, These schemes are designed to di - years. ICDS Against allocation of rs 35.36 ing various issues pertaining to the samba, a similar demand was raised rectly address problems of malnutri - Women Empowerment To involve grassroots level public crore for supplementary nutrition concerned departments and sought by residents of Village Madana ward tion among children, promote women women development representatives, infuse financial disci - during 2019-20, the department has early redress of the same. A deputa - no. 06, Bari Brahmana, samba, and child development, encourage ed - corporation, working towards eco - pline and plug pilferage, the procure - utilized rs 14.04 crore( till Oct, 2019) tion from rajinder nagar, Bantalab while inhabitants of Zaldoora, rishi ucation among the target groups nomic empowerment of women, dis - ment of nutrition for Icds centres benefiting 708381 children, pregnant Jammu demanded road metalling Pora, Anantnag requested for com - through scholarships, hostel facilities, bursed rs 208.15 crore amongst 17145 (Vide Govt. Order no. 44-sw of 2019 & lactating mothers against the indica - and construction of small bridge on pletion of project work sanctioned reimbursement of examination fees, beneficiaries /shG members under dated 29-01-2019) has been changed. tive target of 990340. the nallah from rajinder nagar, under nABArd Phe. Div Com inspects ongoing conservation works Poonch: DSC discusses measures NoTICE I Dr. Susheel Bakaya S/o Sh. at Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex for combating Coronavirus Moti Lal Bakaya R/o H.No. 41 Lane No. 2A Roop Nagar tour, he visited natral, Kanal, POONCH, MARCH 03: development commissioner directed Enclave Jammu Teh & Distt. Bishnah and other adjoining villages the cMO to sensitize doctors about the Jammu sold a vehicle bearing and inspected ongoing development A meeting of district surveillance preparedness and to spread general Regd. No. JK02AU4176 Chassis works. The div com directed the committee (dsc) was held today to awareness among people through No. MAT612221BKE35744 concerned officers to expedite the discuss the preparedness for combat - radio talk, distribution of Posters and Engine No. progress on all the development ing coronavirus. The meeting was at - Pamphlets listing dos and don’ts for 273MPF101EYYK35089 (NANO works for their timely tended by ssP Poonch ramesh corona Virus. Keeping in view the CAR) to Raj Kumar Bazaz S/o Lt. completion.Meanwhile, he also in - Angral, dFO Mohan chowdhar; chief novel corona virus it is appealed to Sh. M.N. Bazaz R/o H.No. 46 teracted with farmers of the villages Medical Officer, executive officer the general public, who have travel Lane No. 2A Roop Nagar and inquired about the problems be - Municipality Poonch, Program officer history to china, Iran or Middle east Enclave Jammu Teh & Distt. ing faced by them. The farmers put of health department, besides other since 1st, January, 2020 to come for - Jammu. Now I am applying trans - forth their demands seeking develop - concerned officers. The meeting dis - ward for self-reporting to the call cen - fers of all papers. Objection if any ment of check dams, restoration of cussed preparatory measures for de - ter or the nearest health facility if they may be conveyed to RTO Jammu dysfunctional tube wells for better ir - tection of corona Virus at the early experience any symptoms of respira - within seven days from the date rigation facilities. stage, among the suspected patients, if tory diseases and to inform their treat - of publication of this notice The divisional commissioner di - any. Meanwhile, district ing doctor. JAMMU, MARCH 03: cials of engineer wing of MMJhs and rected the engineers of Irrigation de - other concerned officers. partment to prepare the dPrs within divisional commissioner, The executive director briefed months time for development of oFFICE oF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RAVI CANAl sanjeev Verma today visited the div com about present status of check dams in the area. he also Mubarak Mandi heritage complex to the works being executed in durbar stressed on the need for preservation CoNSTRUCTIoN loWER, dIVISIoN HIRANAGAR, inspect the progress works being car - hall. she also informed that and conservation of water for irriga - ried out for its conservation. emergency stabilization of the vari - tion use. he also directed the he took stock of the works being ous structures is also being undertak - Irrigation officials to ensure func - SHoRT NoTICE INVITING TENdER executed for restoration of durbar en in five (5) blocks of royal Palace tioning of dysfunctional tube wells in e-NIT No. 11 of 2019-20 RCC LOWER DIVISION HIRANAGAR DATE:28-02-2020 hall and dogra Museum, which have complex. divisional commissioner the area and early start of de silting of been taken up under Languishing For and on behalf of Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir, Executive Engineer Ravi Canal Construction directed executive director to work canals. he also asked concerned to Lower Division Hiranagar invites E-Tenders from the approved/eligible PWD contractors registered in appropriate class/catego - Projects (JKIdFc) scheme. out a plan with regard to optimum initiate plantation drive at the open ry for the below noted works. The divisional commissioner utilization of those buildings of spaces of these villages. The S. Name of work Bid Estimated Earnest Cost of tender Period of Class of was accompanied by executive heritage complex which have been divisional commissioner was ac - No validity Cost (Rs. Money document completion contractor director, Mubarak Mandi Jammu restored completely. he said these companied by chief engineer in Lacs) (in Rs) heritage society, deepika K. need to be put to the best public use Irrigation and Flood control, 1. Improvement/Restoration of 90 days 1.385 2770/- 600/- 25 days “A.B.C.D” sharma; deputy director estates, as soon as possible. Later, the div Assistant commissioner D-11 and its syphon from RD: Jammu, elyas Khan; deputy com conducted an extensive tour of development Jammu, besides offi - 690-880M at places director, Archives Archaeology & Arnia area and inspected various de - cers of Agriculture, horticulture and 2. Construction of Tractor Crossing 90 days 1.574 3148/- 600/- 25 days “A.B.C.D” Museum Jammu Tsering Toshi; offi - velopment works there. during the other concerned departments. on MainUjh Canal RD: 6090M 3. Improvement/Remodelling of 90 days 2.057 2057/- 600/- 25 days “S.H.G.” Feeder channel of Channi esc- ape of Main Ravi Canal at Ramban Admin to Workshop held by District village channiarorian 4. Restoration/Modernization of 90 days 2.839 5678/- 600/- 25 days “A.B.C.D” intensify Special SM-1 of M-3 of D-10 of Main Health Society Samba Ravi Canal RD: 1550-2000M Financial Inclusion 5. Clearance of Drainage Syphon 90 days 2.220 4440/- 600/- 25 days “A.B.C.D” SAMBA, MARCH 03: medical waste at source along across Main Ravi Canal RD: Outreach Campaign with other aspects. 44050M incl. Restoration of One day workshop on dy chief Medical Officer, dr. Panels at Places from RD: RAMBAN, MARCH 03: 44000-44100M national Programme for Kamini Gupta discussed the up - Prevention and control of 6. Construction of Tractor Crossing 90 days 1.780 3560/- 600/- 25 days “A.B.C.D” district development commissioner coming national deworming on Ujh Canal at RD: 12700M (ddc), nazim Zai Khan today asked the cancer, diabetes, day and importance of the pro - cardiovascular diseases and 7. Construction of Tractor Crossing 90 days 2.453 2453/- 600/- 25 days “S.H.G.” concerned departments and stakeholders to gramme.The workshop was or - on Ujh Canal at RD: 2500M near intensify special Financial Inclusion stroke (nPcdcs), Biomedical ganized by chief Medical Office village ChannGudian incl. Impro- Outreach campaign (sFIOc) across the dis - waste Management, Ayushman under the supervision district vement of Jarian Minor between trict. The dc was chairing a meeting to re - Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan development commissioner, RD: 3800-4100M at places view the achievements so far, including cov - Arogya yojna, Pc & PndT and rohit Khajuria. 8. Construction of Tractor Crossing 90 days 0.873 1746/- 600/- 25 days “A.B.C.D” erage recorded under Kisan credit card corona Virus was held today chief Medical Officer, dr. on SanooraDisty. at head site (Kcc) scheme and other centrally here at conference of district rajinder samyal presented the OTHER RRELEVANT INFORMATIONS: sponsored schemes (css) being imple - headquarter. The workshop was welcome speech. MH-4701-AIBP/Capex Plan mented by different departments. The organized by chief Medical district Immunization Position of Funds: Partly Available. Position of AA/TS: Under Process. meeting was attended by chief Planning Office under the supervision Officer, dr. Kuljit Kour shed Officer, Kasruri Lal; chief Medical Officer, district development light on Pc and PndT Act and 1. The bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http://www.jktenders. gov.infrom 03-03-2020 (10 AM) to 10- commissioner, rohit Khajuria. 03-2020 (6:55 PM). dr. Janak raj; district social welfare offi - Ayushman Bharat (PMJAy). 2. The Bids shall be uploaded in electronic format on the website http://www.jktenders. gov.infrom 03-03-2020 (10 AM) to 10- cer, waheed-ur; dy. cMO, dr. Iqbal Bhat, chief Medical Officer, dr. The session concluded with 03-2020 (6:55 PM). besides cAO, ALc, Ad employment, nodal rajinder samyal presented the threadbare discussion and 3. The complete bidding process will be ONLINE. Officer JKedI, Ad Planning, Lead district welcome speech. Question answers session on 4. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 07-03-2020(12.00 Noon) in the office of the Executive Engineer, RCC Lower Division, Manager (LdM) and others. The ddc re - The workshop was attended nPcdcs (national Programme Hiranagar if required to clarify the issues and to answer queries on any matter that may be raised at that stage as stated in in - viewed achievements made till ending by Bdc chairpersons from structions to bidders of for cancer, cVP stroke, and 5. The bidding documents and general conditions of the contract, Seek Clarification Start Date is 03-03-2020, (10 AM) and February 2020 under the centrally spon - across the district samba, BMOs hypertension etc.) and other Seek Clarification End Date is 07-03-2020, (12 Noon). sored schemes viz PMJdy, PMJJBy, PM- from Purmandal, ramgarh, topics. 6. The Technical bids uploaded on the website up to due date and time will be opened on 11-03-2020 (10.00 PM) in the office of Kisan, PMKsy, ruPay, nrLM, JKedI, nud, samba, sanitary Lastly, the chief Medical the Executive Engineer, Ravi Canal Construction Lower Division Hiranagar, in presence of the bidderswho wish to attend. If AyUshMAn BhArAT, Pradhan Mantri Inspectors and Other staff. Officer appealed to Bdc the office happens to be closed on the date of opening of the bids as specified, the bids will be opened on the next working Kisan samman nidhi yojna, national social district health Officer, dr. chairpersons, BMOs and other day at the same time and venue. Signed for and behalf of the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir Assistance Programme (nsAP), Pradhan Jyoti Jally gave a detailed pres - medical staff, to reach to the Mantri shramyogi Maan daan yojana entation on Biomedical waste doorsteps of general public and Executive Engineer, (PMsMdy) and Integrated social society Management. she discussed the aware every section of society RCC lower division, dIp/J- 14484/19 Hiranagar scheme. importance of segregation of bio about these diseases. Glimpses of Future Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU wednesdAy MArch 4, 2020 Glimpses of Future The message from Delhi esTABLIshed In 1986 By : SATISH DESHPANDE antidotes. such people are convinced that they already have all the facts More than mere ‘communal vio - they need. They are programmed to lence’, the recent events mark a dis - regard arguments against their world - World economy may shrink turbing turning point in contempo - view as proof of a conspiracy against rary Indian politics. despite surface it. Their staunch beliefs are not ran - global agency has said that spreading new virus similarities, what happened in delhi dom perversions, or a legacy from the last weekwas not a “riot”, at least not past. They are the fruit of long and could make the world economy shrink this quar- what we used to mean by that term. painstaking ideological work at the ter for the first time since the international finan- nor is it accurately described by other grass roots. how to counter this work A old-fashioned terms such as “commu - and undo its effects is the central cial crisis more than a decade ago. In a special report on nal violence” or “pogrom”. The truth is question of our time. The shaheen the impact of the virus, the Organisation for economic that we do not have a single word or Bagh model. Another striking differ - cooperation and development has said that the world phrase yet that can name this phe - ence from the major riots of the past is nomenon, because it is really the the absence of a clear and commensu - economy is still expected to grow overall this year and re- newest stage of an ongoing project rable provocation; 1984 had the as - bound next year. But the Oecd lowered its forecasts for rather than a stand-alone event. sassination of a Prime Minister by her Before discussing this project, it may sikh bodyguards as the trigger, while global growth in 2020 by half a percentage point, to 2.4% be helpful to note some of the reasons 2002 had the Godhra train deaths at - and said the figure could go as low as 1.5 per cent if the why older descriptions do not fit. tributed to Muslims. The year 2020 virus lasts long and spreads widely. In addition to the Graphic depictions has nothing comparable, except the If the 2002 riots of Gujarat were protests against the citizenship considerable human suffering the virus has wrought, our first in the age of the mobile (Amendment) Act, or the cAA, and with more than 3,000 deaths worldwide, "Global eco- phone, the rampaging mobs of delhi the national register of citizens have scripted India’s first encounter manity have not elicited remorse or Prime Minister, who can do no wrong (nrc) iconised byshaheen Bagh. nomic prospects remain subdued and very uncertain." with public violence in the era of the changed minds; rather, they have in their eyes. even when confronted More an inspiring model than a place, The last time the world economy shrank on a quarter-on- smart phone. despite the inevitable deepened biases and hardened with damning evidence, the so called shaheen Bagh is quite exceptional as a risk of fakery, this is undoubtedly the quarter basis was at the end of 2008, when a shock to the stances. At least this is how it seems a ‘godi’ (or lapdog) media finds ways to provocation for unrestrained brutali - first time that copious audio-visual week later. One explanation for this is defend the indefensible, the more ag - ty and killings. It is a peaceful protest financial sector caused turmoil for businesses around the documentation of wholesale violence the media, particularly television and gressive elements even going on the led by women of all ages including the world and mass layoffs. On a full-year basis, it last shrank has emerged almost immediately. digital platforms. Our society has nev - offensive with “alternative facts”. But elderly; it constantly invokes nation - Video clips of horrific acts of wanton er been as media saturated, nor have the major part of the explanation lies alist symbols, speaks a non-sectarian in 2009. The Oecd said china's reduced production is cruelty are criss-crossing social me - our media been as blatantly one-sided elsewhere, and is far more important. language, and adopts the Preamble to hitting Asia particularly hard but also companies around dia, speaking eloquently of the un - as they are now. The bulk of the elec - The delhi violence and its aftermath the constitution as its manifesto. speakable. deeply shocking as these tronic media are strongly and blindly point to the truth that, today, a large spreading quickly (albeit unevenly) the world that depend on its goods. Governments shall images are, their effect is even more supportive of the ruling party and the mass of people have been injected across much of the country, the act fast to prevent contagion and restore consumer confi- stunning. Graphic depictions of inhu - government, and they fawn on the with hate and inoculated against all The message on page 7 dence. The Paris-based Oecd, which advises developed economies on policy, said that impact of this virus is much higher than past outbreaks because the global economy has become substantially more interconnected, NO BIG DEAL and china plays a far greater role in global output, trade, By : UTTAM GUPTA terest.” so, what is the understand - tourism and commodity markets. china's viral outbreak ing reached between the has already disrupted global supply chains and cut busi- staying clear of the optics and commerce Ministers on either ness profits. And as the disease spreads, economists now bonhomie on display all through side? what is the time-frame for the Us President’s recent visit to reaching a limited trade deal? worry about a graver scenario: That quarantines and India , one gets a sense that the what is the big trade pact? when greater caution among consumers will lead people to road to even a limited trade deal is will it happen? Participating in the thorny. Prior to the maiden visit of ‘Us-India Forum: Partners for cancel travel plans, skip restaurant meals, avoid stores or Us President donald Trump to Growth’ on February 25, stay home from work. Things are expected to get worse India, there was a sense of dejec - commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal tion about the possibility of the Us for europe with the eruption of cases in northern Italy said, “On the economic front, hav - and India signing even a limited ing almost closed the last contours and the cancellation of events like the Venice carnival. trade deal, leave aside a major one. of the limited trade deal and with Investors seem to expect central banks to come to the res- This is to be seen in the backdrop of the announcement of a much larg - the absence of United states Trade er trade deal in the offing, we have cue by cutting interest rates, particularly in the U.s. But representative (UsTr) robert moved to a new level of engage - experts not that lower rates cannot fix the problem. Lighthizer from the delegation. ment.” The deal could include earlier, too, Lighthizer had can - restoration of benefits of low or ze - Lower rates can lead people and businesses to borrow celled a visit to new delhi when he ro duty to certain Indian exports and spend, which can boost economic activity. But they was scheduled to wrap up discus - under the Generalised system of can't make sick people healthy, reopen factories whose sions on a trade agreement. Preferences (GsP) and market ac - however, the mood was buoy - cess for each other’s agricultural workers are kept home because of quarantines or restart ant at the end of Trump’s visit. This products, including pulses, dairy, FTA talks. As per extant rules, the trade. This was seen in the address supply chains in areas of the world struck by the out- was reflected in the press state - almonds, walnuts and so on (items Us Trade Promotion Authority re - by each). while the former has or - ment by Prime Minister narendra of interest to the Us), fruits like break. quires the administration to notify chestrated his policies under “Buy Modi on February 25. he stated, pomegranate and grapes (of inter - the congress 90 calendar days pri - American, hire American”, the lat - “As far as bilateral trade is con - est to India). even as the limited or to entering into a trade agree - ter does it under the “Make in cerned, there have been positive deal is largely about goods and ment. staying clear of the optics India” banner. Trump has unilat - talks between the two commerce market access, the big deal call it and bonhomie on display all erally taken a number of steps Ministers. President Trump and I Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is through, one gets a sense that the which seriously undermine the The Bengal Gamble have agreed that our teams will all-encompassing, going much be - road to even a limited trade deal is multilateral rules of “free” and give a legal shape to the under - yond goods and incorporating in - thorny. At a fundamental level, “fair” trade under the world Trade standing that our commerce ter alia intellectual property rights both Trump and Modi are hard Organisation (wTO). These in - Ministers have reached. we have (IPrs), investment and services, core nationalists and have increas - clude rejecting the demand of de - also agreed to start negotiations issues related to visas and man - ingly leaned towards “protection - veloping countries for finding a for a big trade deal. we hope that it power movement. The UsTr has ism” (even though in their postur - “permanent solution” to stock - will yield good results in mutual in - begun the filing process to initiate ing, they talk of “free” and “fair” No big deal on page 7 Reformer par excellence By : SANDHyA JAIN hard to ignite the desire of freedom in the Indian people (1937).” Given the ignorance of modern Mahatma Gandhi said, “sacrifice is critics and the tragic fact that social the link that binds both of us to - evils still persist, it’s time to exam - gether (1944).” Given the igno - ine savarkar’s ignored legacy as a rance of modern critics and the reformer against the caste system. tragic fact that social evils, which when Vinayak damodar savarkar savarkar fought against, still per - passed away on February 26, 1966, sist, it is time to examine his largely at the ripe age of 82, despite his ignored legacy as a social reformer. health wracked by the dehumanis - savarkar was interned in ratnagiri ing conditions at cellular Jail, district for 13 years (January 1924- Amit shah continues to drive the cAA as a key campaign plank for the Andaman and nicobar Islands Bengal polls. what should Mamata do? no matter what the results of the June 1937) and was asked to ab - (July 1911-May 1921), and further delhi elections have been, no matter how people rejected the politics of stain from politics, publicly or pri - imprisonment in Alipore, polarisation and divisiveness, the BJP will not stop running with the flare vately. so, he plunged into the field ratnagiri and yerawada jails (till gun. even if it burns lives and sears memories, it will go ahead with its of social reform with the same pas - January 1924), some stalwarts re - identity politics in the name of cleansing and securing the nation. If the sion he once devoted to revolution - promise of development was the access card for the 2014 mandate, May membered his contribution to the ary activities. he advocated social 2019 onwards the rationale is about why development is in ferment be - freedom movement. Prof hiren reform through his powerful writ - cause of pollutants among people, because the nation is not secure from Mukherjee, a communist Party of ings and worked to stimulate the “virus” threats of the “alien” kind implanted many centuries ago. This India (cPI) MP, had urged the Lok change he desired. The Indian so - justification works in core factories of the sangh Parivar, one that has led sabha to pass a resolution condol - ciety then was suffocating under a Union home Minister and party supremo Amit shah to unfurl his cam- ing his death. After his demise, for - range of taboos: Untouchability paign for the Bengal 2021 polls with a renewed emphasis on the mer Prime Minister Indira Gandhi nated `11,000 from her personal the function. In fact, influenced by (sparsha-bandi), ban on inter-din - The bengal on page 7 had praised him and said that his account to the savarkar Trust and some Leftists, congress chief ing with certain castes (roti-ban - name was a “byword for patriotism directed the Films division to pro - sonia Gandhi urged the President di), on inter-caste marriages (beti- and courage” and in 1970, the then duce a documentary film on his to reconsider his decision to unveil bandi), on certain occupations H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y Government issued a commemo - life, which she personally cleared the portrait, though the decision (vyavasaya-bandi), on travel over - rative stamp. when Pandit Bakhle, in 1983. As former Union was taken by the joint committee seas (sindhu-bandi), on rites sanc - secretary, swatantra Veer Information and Broadcasting on the installation of tioned by the Vedas (vedokta-ban - 1820 : Congress passes the Missouri Compromise savarkar rashtriya smarak, in - Minister Vasant sathe explained, portraits/statues of national lead - di) and ban of reconversion (shud - formed Indira Gandhi about its “savarkar’s contribution to the ers/parliamentarians in dhi-bandi) to the hindu dharma. After months of bitter debate, congress passes the Missouri plans to observe savarkar’s birth freedom struggle has to be viewed Parliament house complex, where Analysing the social system, compromise, a bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash centenary, she replied, “I have re - in totality. you can disagree with Pranab Mukherjee (congress) and savarkar said birth-based caste between slavery and antislavery interests in U.s. history. In February 1819, ceived your letter of May 8, 1980. his hindutva but you cannot ig - J chittaranjan (cPI) were mem - categories probably gave stability representative James Tallmadge of new york introduced a bill that would Veer savarkar’s daring defiance of nore the fact that he was a great po - bers. savarkar was deeply respect - to hindu society in the past but the admit Missouri into the Union as a state where slavery was prohibited. At the British Government has its et and a rationalist.” however, in ed by contemporaries across the present divisions rested on the de - the time, there were 11 free states and 10 slave states. southern congress- own importance in the annals of February 2003, when the then spectrum. Mn roy called him “my bris of the ancient chaturvarna men feared that the entrance of Missouri as a free state would upset the bal- our freedom movement. I wish President, APJ Abdul Kalam, un - inspiration.” c rajagopalachari (four varnas). disagreeing with the ance of power between north and south, as the north far outdistanced the success to the plans to celebrate veiled savarkar’s portrait in the said, “savarkar is a symbol of view that caste division was an up - south in population, and thus, U.s. representatives. Opponents to the bill the birth centenary of the remark - central hall of Parliament, the courage, bravery, fearlessness and per caste conspiracy, he said that also questioned the congressional precedent of prohibiting the expansion of able son of India.” (no. 836- congress and the communist intense patriotism and he is a fore - all castes had to share the blame as 1820 on page 7 PMO/80). Indira Gandhi even do - Party of India (Marxist) boycotted most leader, who has laboured Reformer on page 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU wednesdAy MArch 4 , 2020 Medical team monitoring people who came in contact No stay on Nirbhaya Maha: Man kills grandmother with coronavirus-hit techie: Karnataka Health Minister convicts' execution: over petty argument Delhi court PRESS TRUST Of INDIA er, he said, adding that the victim PRESS TRUST Of INDIA government has initiated all the meas - Nagpur, Mar 3 would often reprimand Lucky for Bengaluru, Mar 3 ures to prevent the spread of this beating up his sister. virus," the minister said. It is learnt A 20-year-old man was arrest - raulabai was alone in the house Karnataka health Minister B that the 24-year-old techie had not ed for allegedly killing his grand - when the accused came home in an sriramulu has said that a medical contracted it when he was in mother by smashing her head with inebriated state and attacked her team is monitoring the health condi - Bengaluru but all precautionary a heavy stone in Maharashtra's with a heavy stone after she ques - tion of all those people who had stayed measures have been taken. The soft - nagpur city on Tuesday, police tioned his drunkenness, the official with the coronavirus-hit techie who is ware engineer, who works in said. The incident took place in the said. Lucky then phoned his friend admitted to a hospital in hyderabad. Bengaluru, had worked with people intervening night of Monday and and told him that someone had The first confirmed case of the novel from hong Kong in dubai last month Tuesday, when Lucky sundar killed his grandmother, following coronavirus (cOVId-19) in Telangana where he is suspected to have con - Ganveer (20) attacked his grand - which the police were alerted, he was reported from hyderabad on tracted the virus, Telangana health mother raulabai ramdas Ganveer added. On being interrogated, the Monday where a man from minister e rajender told reporters in (70) at their home in Manavta accused confessed to killing the eld - Bengaluru, who recently returned hyderabad. The man reached nagar slums in Gittikhadan, an of - erly woman and was booked under from dubai, tested postive for the Bengaluru on February 19/20 and lat - ficial said. The accused lived with section 302 (murder) of the Indian virus. "It has come to our knowledge er went to hyderabad in a bus. he New Delhi Mar 3 his parents, sister and grandmoth - Penal code, the official said. that the coronavirus-hit person in took treatment for fever after coming hyderabad had gone from Bengaluru. night. The minister said he has con - to hyderabad and was admitted to a A delhi court on Monday dismissed the Therefore, all the members in the vened a meeting with the additional private super speciality hospital in the pleas of two of the four death row convicts house where he had stayed here have chief secretary, commissioner and city. As it did not subside, he came to in the 2012 nirbhaya gangrape and murder Man kills wife, sons; attempts suicide been identified and are under watch," other senior officials of the health de - the state-run Gandhi hospital on case who were seeking a stay on the execu - sriramulu tweeted on late Monday partment on Tuesday morning. "Our sunday evening, rajender said. tion of death warrants, scheduled for PRESS TRUST Of INDIA villagers entered his house and in - Jaipur, Mar 3 Tuesday morning. Additional sessions formed the police after spotting the Judge dharmender rana rejected the ap - bodies. The suspect's body was One killed, several A man allegedly hacked his wife Haryana: Man charred to death plications of Akshay singh and Pawan found in an unconscious state in a and two kids to death before at - Kumar Gupta. After the order was passed, farm on Tuesday. he attempted injured as bus hits tempting suicide in rajasthan's Gupta's lawyer, A P singh, told the court suicide by consuming poison and is hanumangarh district, police said while making TikTok video that a mercy plea has been filed by his client being treated in a serious condition, car, overturns on Tuesday. before the President and therefore, his exe - Bhirani police station incharge PRESS TRUST Of INDIA said on Tuesday. ing below when the PRESS TRUST Of INDIA The suspect chhatar singh, a cution ought to be stayed. The court, there - rajaram Legha said. Primary in - Panipat, Mar 3 The incident took accident took place. Wayanad (Kerala), Mar 3 : labourer, killed suman (32) and after, asked singh to come after lunch to ar - vestigation revealed that singh place on Monday Vikas came in con - two sons Vinod (8) and Kartik (5) gue on the point. The lawyer also said he used to suspect that his wife was One person was killed and several on Monday night at his house at A 22-year-old evening when Vikas, tact with the wire car - filed the mercy plea after getting informa - having an affair. he quarrelled with others were injured, one of them seri - shivdanpura village in Bhadra area, man was charred to a resident of rying 25,000 volts tion that the supreme court had dismissed her in the past too, the officer said. ously, when a bus overturned after col - the police said. he then left the death after he came dharamgarh village, current and was Gupta's curative petition. earlier in the day, The bodies have been handed over liding with a car near here on Tuesday, house shouting that he had mur - in contact with a live climbed a pole over burnt, police said. the apex court dismissed the petition, say - to the woman's family after post- electricity wire while which the wire was Police have sent the police said. The deceased was Vipin, a dered his wife and kids, and would mortem, the officer said, adding native of wayanad, the police said. The ing no case is made out on the curative peti - posing for a TikTok passing and posed body for a post- soon his end life too. hearing this, that an investigation was on. seriously injured person has been taken tion filed by convict Gupta. video near the for the video, police mortem and started to Kozhikode Medical college hospital Matlaudha railway said. his three investigation into the while others are being treated at a near - station here, police friends were stand - matter. by hospital, they added. Contn. from Page 6 ...... Contn. from Page 6 ...... No big deal ...... holding for food security despite a decision at the ninth bilateral deals with individual countries on the other. wTO ministerial held in Bali in 2013; hike in customs Modi seems to be equally determined to protect the 1820 ...... duty on steel and aluminum to 25 per cent and 10 per interests of India’s industries and consumers and has cent on imports (sans preferred friends of the UsA); re - even taken recourse to retaliatory measures. For in - slavery into a territory where slave status was favored. merly part ofMassachusetts, was admitted as a free state, view of the h-1B visa programme to restrict the entry of stance, after the Us hiked tariff on steel and aluminum, even after Alabama was granted statehood in thus preserving the balance between northern and foreign specialists/professionals to only “most-skilled India imposed duties of up to 50 per cent on 28 products, december 1819 with no prohibition on its practice of slav - southern senators. and highest-paid applicants.” early last year, the Us also including almonds, walnuts, apple and so on. The tit-for- ery, congress remained deadlocked on the issue of The Missouri compromise, although criticized by asked the wTO to do away with the extant special and tit syndrome can be seen from the Us side as well. For in - Missouri. Finally, a compromise was reached. On March 3, many on both sides of the slavery debate, succeeded in differential Treatment (s&dT) available to developing stance, the withdrawal of GsP dispensation by Trump 1820, congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood keeping the Union together for more than 30 years. In countries. The s&dT enables the latter to give less than was triggered by changes in India’s policy on 100 per as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be 1854, it was repealed by the Kansas-nebraska Act, which reciprocal commitments. A major plank of this special cent FdI in e-commerce “market-place” vide december forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase dictated that slave or free status was to be decided by popu - dispensation is a fairly liberal threshold of 10 per cent ag - 26, 2018 circular amending the Press note 3 (2016-17) to north of the 36th parallel, which runs approximately along lar vote in the territories of Kansas and nebraska; though gregate measurement support (AMs) — an acronym for say that “the marketplace can’t have ownership of the the southern border of Missouri. In addition, Maine, for - both were north of the 36th parallel. subsidies in wTO parlance — for agriculture for develop - vendors selling on the platform”, nor can it have an “ex - ing countries as against five per cent for developed coun - clusive” arrangement with the latter. This hit the Us- tries. If, s&dT is withdrawn, India will have to limit its based Mncs like Amazon and walmart, forcing them to The Bengal ...... subsidies to less than five per cent of the value of agricul - rework their business plans; hence, the retaliatory ac - tural production against 10 per cent currently. Last year tion by the Us. The gulf between the stance taken by the citizenship Amendment Act (cAA). The BJP hopes this grated from Bangladesh during Partition, matter in 74 (June), Trump also withdrew the over five decades old Us and India is even wider in areas such as 100 per cent will be a trumpcard for three reasons. First, it sharpens seats. since 2009, they have been with the Trinamool. special dispensation viz. Generalised system of FdI in multi-brand retail (MBr), offline and online; lo - the polarity with its harshest critic on its identity and But ever since the death of their leading matriarch, Boro Preferences (GsP) available to developing countries (in - calisation of data generated by international digital and race-profiling policies, Bengal chief Minister and Ma, who was close to Mamata, they are a house divided. cluding India) under which they are eligible for export of payment companies from their operations in India; ef - Trinamool congress leader Mamata Banerjee. second, And BJP has successfully used Mamata’s overt minority specified products such as textiles, leather footwear and fective enforcement of laws for protection of IPrs, espe - Bengal has become a fertile ground for polarisation with appeasement of the past to tell Matuas that they have to the UsA at low or “zero” customs duty. Justified on the cially patents and law on data protection (this is mainly the decimation of both the Left and the congress as secu - been cheated. Mamata, too, has wisened up after the Lok ground that India is no longer a developing country, it with respect to the data generated and submitted by lar entities. It is home to about 27 per cent Muslims that sabha debacle. At her recent rallies in these constituen - has affected Indian exports worth $5.6 billion. The Us, Mncs in pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors to congeal around Mamata and is a swirling petri dish of la - cies, she has run down cAA as a needless exercise, saying under the Trump administration, has also blocked the the national regulators viz. the drug controller General tent anxieties about Partition and infiltration. Third, she had regularised refugee colonies and that official appointment of members of the appellate authority of of India [dcGI] and central Insecticides Board & Bengal represents the Leftist liberal way of life and, as an - recognition meant that all hindu residents were genuine the wTO dispute settlement Body (dsB) — an authority registration committee [cIB&rc] to seek approval for other bank of the ideological divide, is one that the BJP citizens. she, therefore, nullified the need to queue up for for adjudicating disputes arising from non-compliance marketing of their new products in India). wants to desperately breach. emboldened by its per - fresh documents under cAA. she is also making right with wTO rules. At present, there being just one mem - citing the dire need to protect the interests of mil - formance in the Lok sabha polls with 18 seats, the BJP is noises about “extremists” among minorities and may ber in the body against the required strength of seven, lions of small traders, India has ruled out 100 per cent pitching cAA as its arrowhead, hoping to consolidate have to follow through her promises of a Matua welfare the dispute resolution process has come to a grinding FdI in MBr. On data generated by international digital those numbers. hindu refugees are a deciding factor in Board, dedicated colleges and a university. while the po - halt. India, too, has pursued its protectionist agenda companies, while India would like them to retain all crit - about 80 Assembly seats and spread around 50 others in larisation of the hindu and Muslim vote had helped her with alacrity. Thus, it levies high customs duty on import ical data with Indian servers and even set up a local of - the 294-member house. Besides, by just talking about at one time, the Trinamool chief, like many other of electronic items, especially mobile phones, dairy fice, Trump is uncomfortable with the idea. On protec - the cAA, shah is selling it as a virtuous proposition in it - Opposition leaders, has realised that the predominant products and automobiles (for instance, harley tion of IPrs, even as India has retained section 3(d) in self, as opposed to Mamata’s linking it with census pro - hindu sentiment is now a decisive factor in the country’s davidson bikes in which Trump has keen interest); con - the Patent (Amendment) Act 2005 (this is to prevent files under the national Population register (nPr) and political eco-system. One that is not about winning over trols the price of medical equipment viz. stents, knee im - grant of frivolous patent), the Us wants this to go. On da - national register of citizens (nrc). even at the national Muslim votes but about convincing hindu voters that plants and so on; restricts policy on Foreign direct ta protection, another demand vociferously put up by the level, the BJP is using cAA to explain how it helps perse - they are a priority. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Investment (FdI) in e-commerce; localisation of data UsTr (albeit on behalf of Us-based Mncs), India is in cuted hindi refugees and covering up what it implies, Kejriwal also displayed signs of hindu ritualism, which is generated from transactions by international digital and no mood to oblige. It has argued that this goes even be - that it is exclusionary in violation of the constitution. Or the new normal, despite winning a mandate based on his payment companies from their operations in India. yond what has been agreed to under the Trade-related that Muslims left out for want of legacy data in census performance. The BJP has successfully supplanted vote - There is a lack of effective enforcement of laws for pro - Aspects of the Intellectual Property rights agreement of drives, intentionally or not, have no other way of proving bank politics with a consolidated hindu appeasement. Mamata tection of IPrs, especially patents, absence of a law on the wTO (1995). Given these positions, which are poles citizenship or seeking redress. Mamata is the only politi - is a Kali bhakt herself and choos es to live her faith than sport - data protection and so on. In pursuit of its “Buy apart, the FTA, that too before this year-end, sounds like cian to expose a sinister design behind the cAA-nrc ing it for political reasons. That is the reason she played American, hire American” mission, Trump is seeking to daydreaming. A limited deal with some concessions on combination that has put the BJP on the backfoot in a to the Muslims through visual rhetoric, landing herself in do away with special privileges available to developing both sides could be done within this time frame. state that hasn’t taken to divisive politics, except in pock - the BJP’s trap. The question is how reactively hindu she countries under the wTO and undermining the authori - however, from the statements emanating from “key per - ets dominated by migrant labourers or border districts. will be in the light of the local body elections later this ty of this multilateral body on the one hand and extract - sons”, it would appear that even this idea has been put on hence, shah’s fervent appeal to hindu refugees like year? The bigger question is, can her all-pervasive cru - ing concession for its industries and businesses under the backburner for now. Matuas and rajbanshis to vote for the BJP because by sader image afford it? But didi has a pulse of her people protesting against cAA, he argued, Mamata was eroding and a personality c ult that makes her almost a demi-god to the their settler status vis-a-vis Muslims. Matuas, who mi - masses. For the first tim e, she can’t take that for granted. The message ...... shaheen Bagh model of protest is the first significant politi - multaneously, namely crony corporatism and hindu-ma - Reformer ...... cal challenge faced by the Modi-shah duo since their rise to joritarianism. Only after its second consecutive landslide power in 2014. no matter how annoying these protests were win in 2019 has the Modi-shah duo acquired enough lever - almost all used the system to assert superiority over oth - pad-puja of shankaracharya dr Kurtakoti, thereby to daily commuters, and regardless of the local conflicts be - age to become the dominant partner vis-à-vis its allies, but it ers; hence, all should work to reform it. savarkar said the breaking a major taboo. The temple trustees were drawn tween rival groups of activists, there was nothing here to jus - still needs both. sites of probable friction between the dy - varna-caste system was only a custom and sanatana from all varnas. savarkar said every hindu, whether tify the organised looting, arson and murder that ensued. namic duo and each of their two allies, or between the allies dharma would not collapse if caste divisions were de - Mahar or Maharaj (king), should have the right to recite The argument that this was delhi’s “punishment” for reject - themselves, are the most productive sites for mounting a stroyed. he emphasised on equal access to wells and the Vedas. savarkar organised several “dining together” ing the ruling party in the recent delhi Assembly election is challenge to the Modi-shah project itself. temples and said ex-untouchables (poorva-asprushya) functions, where Muslims and christians also partici - an inadequate explanation because the loss did not matter a The daunting but urgent task is to begin mapping these had the right to launch civil agitations to secure their pated. In March 1936, the famous Marathi actor-singer, great deal in the larger scheme of things. The acts of omission sites in concrete political terms. Frankly, this is uncharted lawful rights if caste hindus resisted. In 1925, savarkar narayan shripad rajhans (named Bal Gandharva by and commission of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) both before territory, and the success of the Modi-shah project has organised mass singing of bhajans in small towns Lokmanya Tilak), visited ratnagiri and asked savarkar and specially after the violence point to another major truth transformed the landscape. challengers must contend with around ratnagiri, urging an end to caste-based segrega - to attend one of his performances. savarkar agreed on about contemporary politics. It is one of the most significant the almost complete subversion of all the institutions that tion in schools. he helped children of unprivileged condition that an inter-caste dining be arranged after achievements of the Modi-shah project that no major party are constitutionally designed to protect and nurture precise - castes to attend school by distributing chalk and slates the show; this was done on March 6, 1936. when a is willing to take even the slightest risk of appearing to be ly this kind of democratic contestation, including the judici - and giving monetary incentives to their parents. he also congress Government was formed in Bombay pro-Muslim today. Game-changing point ary, the police, the bureaucracy, the media, universities, and exposed schools that continued caste-based segregation Presidency after elections under the Government of This argument can be taken further. The delhi violence even data-gathering organisations. Looking inwards. In the while sending false reports to higher authorities. In India Act 1937, it ordered savarkar’s unconditional re - may mark a decisive turning point in the post-2019 phase of last analysis, delhi 2020 is different from earlier instances of 1932, he asked the authorities to drop the title, “special lease in 1937. now free to travel, savarkar, who had be - the Modi-shah project when the nationalist-cum-anti- “communal violence” for two main reasons. First because it schools for low caste children” as it gave the children an come president of the hindu Mahasabha, visited homes Muslim agenda has generated enough momentum to break marks the launching of a sophisticated campaign to inferiority complex. savarkar raised a girl from the of ex-untouchables wherever he toured; he would speak free of electoral compulsions. If true, this is a momentous “dalitise” Muslims, a story that cannot be told here. second, Maang community in his own home and personally at Ganesh festivities only if his lectures were open to event. It implies that the hindu-majoritarian agenda has because it identifies a turning point in contemporary Indian taught ex-untouchables to read, write and recite the them. savarkar thundered against caste inequalities: won the political battle so decisively that it can even afford to politics. The clearest signs that we may arrived at this point Gayatri mantra. he organised shuddhi for those who Jatyuchchedak nibandh (essays on abolition of caste), lose elections. In other words, elections will be won or lost on came not during but after the violence. A message was hid - had left the hindu fold under duress and wished to re - samaj chitre (Portraits of society) and a drama, Ushaap “lesser” local or current issues, but both winners and losers den in the decided lack of regret and in the shocking continu - turn. he supported Br Ambedkar’s Mahad and nashik (Antidote to a curse), on the problem of untouchability, will support hindu-majoritarianism. seen from the reverse ity of the same voices shouting the same slogans (including campaigns against untouchability. In 1930, savarkar abduction of women, shuddhi and the dishonesty of con - angle, this means that challenges to hindu-majoritarianism “goli maaro”), now calling it a “peace march”. In the language launched the first pan-India Ganeshotsav with kirtans servatives. since he was confined to ratnagiri, he wrote can only be staged outside of electoral politics. But the Modi- of map apps, this message said that the mindset called by the so-called untouchables. he started the Patitpavan in Marathi to reach the local audience and stimulated shah project is more than and different from a hindu-ma - “hindu rashtra” may no longer be our destination — it may Mandir, open to all hindus, and said a priest need not be significant social reform in one of the most backward joritarian agenda. This distinction is vital because it is the have become our current location. There is a crucial question a Brahmin by birth but should have knowledge of all districts of Maharashtra. Although his writings were not only ray of hope for those who oppose both. Put simply, the that we Indians should be asking ourselves before it is too priestly duties. The temple was consecrated in February translated, his ideas and programmes spread as others Modi-shah project is a deeply authoritarian two-man bid for late, particularly the vast majority who identify, or are identi - 1931 and ex-untouchable leader, rajbhog of Pune, did picked up the threads. capturing and retaining power that is riding two horses si - fied by others, as hindus. Is this really what we want? Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU,wednesdAy, MArch 4 , 2020 Coronavirus death Six coronavirus deaths in US, toll climbs to 2,943 in China, infected 91 confirmed cases: Pence cases witness By LALIT K JHA cording to all of the experts that we executives. surge globally Washington, Mar 3 (PTI) are working with across the govern - "They're really working hard and Beijing, Mar 3 (PTI) ment," Pence told reporters at the they're working smart. They're going The number of deaths in the Us white house. to have vaccines, I think, relatively The coronavirus death toll in from the deadly coronavirus rose to "As the president has said, we are soon, he said. china climbed to 2,943 with 31 six on Monday while the total num - ready for anything, but this is an all "washington democrats are try - more deaths, while 125 confirmed ber of confirmed cases in the country hands on deck effort," he said. ing to politicise the coronavirus, den - cases were reported, the lowest crossed 90, Vice President Mike In his meeting with the leaders of igrating the noble work of our public since the virus outbreak in the Pence has said, as the novel virus con - the Pharma industry, Trump said health professionals," he said. country, chinese health officials tinues to spread around the world de - that since the start of the outbreak his Trump said his administration is said on Tuesday even as the deadly spite travel restrictions. administration has taken the most encouraging the quick development disease wrecked havoc globally All the six deaths in the Us are aggressive action to protect the serv - of coronavirus therapies: we will with the total number of deaths from the washington state with 43 ice sense, including closing the bor - bring these therapies to market as crossing 3,000 and infections surg - domestic cases and 48 cases of the in - ders very early. rapidly as possible," he added. ing past 89,000. dividuals who returned to the Us, of - "I ordered sweeping travel re - Pence told reporters at the white work together to share information in On March 1, President Trump an - china's national health ficials said on Monday. strictions, increased travel advisory house that many companies are al - the development of therapeutics and nounced restrictions on travel from commission, (nhc) said on The coronavirus outbreak that levels, establish screening measures ready beginning to work on, but just vaccines. Iran and advised fellow citizens not to Tuesday it received reports of 125 started in china's wuhan city in and imposed historic quarantines. as importantly, the development of The Us has also updated its travel travel to certain areas of south Korea new confirmed cases of cOVId-19 december has killed 2,943 people in we have quarantines all over the therapeutics and it is remarkable to advisories for portions of Italy and and Italy. and 31 deaths on Monday in the the country with total confirmed cas - country, a lot of them," he said."The think that there may well be a vaccine south Korea and the implementation The United states has already re - country. es crossing 80,000 as it continues to coronavirus shows the importance of going to clinical trials within the next of screening of personnel from across stricted travel on people who have According to the world health spread to new countries around the bringing manufacturing back to six weeks. those countries who are trying to take visited china and Iran. Organisation, there are 89,527 con - world. Us President donald Trump America so that we are at home the "The nature of trials, as the ex - a direct flight to the Us. On Monday, President Trump firmed cOVId-19 cases and 3,056 along with Pence reviewed the situa - medicines and equipment and every - perts have explained to us, is that the within the next 12 hours, there said he is still considering additional deaths reported globally in 67 tion at the white house on Monday thing else that we need to protect the vaccine might yet not be available till will be 100 per cent screening of all travel restrictions for countries with countries. with top health officials and those public's health and I have been talk - late this year or early next, but the direct flights at all airports across rampant coronavirus outbreaks, In terms of confirmed cases in leaders from the pharma corporate ing about this for a long time," Trump therapeutics giving relief to people Italy and across south Korea. The cnn reported. china, officials said Monday's sector who are working on either vac - said. that contract the coronavirus could president has directed them to bring "yes, we are," the President said numbers were the lowest since the cine or therapeutics for the cOVId- At a political rally in north literally be available by the summer the full resources of the federal gov - in response to a question about addi - country began to report about the 19. "despite today's sad news, let's be carolina later in the day, the presi - or early fall," he said. ernment and to bring the very best tional restrictions on travel "from coronavirus epidemic, showing clear, the risk to the American people dent pointed to the meeting at the The Us pharmaceutical compa - minds in this country to bear on this certain countries where they're hav - signs of stabilising, especially in the of the coronavirus remains low ac - white house with pharmaceutical nies, have formed a consortium to effort, Pence said. ing more of a breakout. chinese mainland. All the deaths were in hubei Province and its capital wuhan, the epicentre of the virus, the officials said, adding that of the 125 new Erdogan threatens Europe Peace deal with Taliban is conditions-based confirmed cases reported on Monday, 114 are from hubei. nhc said the overall confirmed with 'millions' of migrants agreement: US Defence Secretary cases on the chinese mainland had Istanbul, Mar 3 by officials and reporters at the scene, Washington, Mar 3 (PTI) the only responsible way to reached 80,151 by the end of saying "hundreds of thousands" were end the war in Afghanistan, Monday. This included 2,943 peo - Turkish President recep Tayyip already there. "There will be more. The peace deal signed and this was an important ple who died of the disease so far, erdogan warned on Monday that soon, this number will be expressed with the Taliban in doha step. 30,004 patients still undergoing "millions" of migrants would soon in millions." Greece says some over the weekend is a condi - "This agreement would treatment and 47,204 patients dis - head for europe, drawing accusa - 10,000 people were barred from en - tions-based agreement, Us not have been possible charged after recovery, the officials tions from eU leaders that he is try - tering the country over the weekend. defence secretary Mark without the thousands of said. ing to pressure them into backing his clashes broke out as police fired tear esper has said, reiterating soldiers, sailors, airmen, In hubei province, the total incursions into syria. gas at the refugees, who responded that this is an important marines that have served confirmed cases climbed to 67,217 Turkey gave the green light to by lobbing rocks. A video shared by a first step towards a political and sacrificed over the last and total deaths rose to 2,834, in - refugees and migrants on Friday to Turkish official, which could not be solution to end the war in 18 years. we owe an ex - cluding 2,251 in wuhan, local leave for the european Union and independently verified, showed a Afghanistan. traordinary debt of grati - health commission said. 111 con - thousands have since massed at the boat of migrants being shot at and After 18 years of war, tude to America's sons and firmed cases and 24 deaths on Greek border, triggering fears of an harassed by Greek coastguards. the Us and the Taliban daughters who made the ul - Monday. A total of 2,410 patients influx like that which poisoned Turkey accused Greek police of signed the peace deal in timate sacrifice and their were discharged from hospital after european politics in 2015. killing two migrants after a video was doha on saturday to facili - families, who have given recovery in the province, bringing German chancellor Angela shared of a bloodied syrian on the tate intra-Afghan dialogue their all to this nation," he the total number of patients in the Merkel described Turkey's move as border, although Athens rejected this in Oslo this month and the said. province to 36,167. Among the "unacceptable" and eU migration as "fake news". withdrawal of all foreign responding to a ques - 25,050 patients in hospitals, 5,407 commissioner Margaritis schinas In desperation, many have forces from Afghanistan in tion, esper said that their were still in severe condition and said nobody could "blackmail or in - sought alternative routes and Greek 14 months. expectation is that a re - another 1,186 in critical condition, timidate the eU". port police said a young boy died "This was an important duced level of violence state-run Xinhua news agency re - But Turkey, which hosts roughly when a makeshift boat capsized off first step toward a political would occur and it would ported. All over china, 2,742 peo - four million refugees, is trying to hold the Greek island of Lesbos. Athens faith and begin withdraw - noting that the agree - solution to end the war in decrease over time as they ple were discharged from hospitals off another mass influx from syria -- said it would boost patrols and it sus - ing our troops and we can ment calls for reduction of Afghanistan. As I reiterated move forward. after recovery on Monday, while where government forces backed by pended asylum applications by those stop that at any moment. troops to 8,600 within 135 to our Afghan partners, this "so, this is going to be a the number of severe cases de - russian air power are advancing into entering illegally -- a move de - we can pause it based on, days, esper said that he has is a conditions-based agree - step-by-step process, and creased by 304 to 6,806. The com - the last rebel stronghold of Idlib. nounced by the Un refugee agency as again, changing circum - already given his consent to ment," esper told reporters we'll evaluate each day," he mission said that 587 people were erdogan further ramped up the pres - having "no legal basis". stances," esper said in re - start the drawdown. on his return from said. still suspected to be infected with sure late on Monday, saying he had The migrant question comes as sponse to a question. "we've been very suc - Afghanistan. In an interac - noting that the agree - the virus. By the end of Monday, turned down an eU offer of one bil - Turkey has launched a military oper - The mission, he said, is cessful for the past 18 years tion with Pentagon re - ment calls for reduction of 100 confirmed cases including two lion euros (?1.1 billion) in extra aid for ation in Idlib in northwestern syria in to make sure Afghanistan for doing that; and then porters, esper said that the troops to 8,600 within 135 deaths had been reported in hong migrants, adding to a six-billion-euro a bid to push back the regime's offen - never again becomes a safe number two, support our Us is watching the days, esper said that he has Kong, 10 confirmed cases in Macao deal agreed in 2016. "we don't want sive. close to one million people have haven for terrorists to at - Afghan partners in the Taliban's actions closely to already given his consent to and 41 in Taiwan, including one this money," erdogan said at a news been forced to flee the syrian govern - tack this process; and then number assess whether they are up - start the drawdown. death. conference without specifying when ment's assault in the biggest wave of country.responding to a three, again, as we can, holding their commit - "Our agreement, our with the virus spreading at a the money was offered, or by whom. displacement of the nine-year con - question, esper said that bring our troops home, ments. "This agreement commitment under the rapid pace globally, the world office later added that he had spoken flict, but they are not being allowed to their expectation is that a withdraw our presence in was enabled by the tremen - agreement was to enable, to health Organisation (whO) said it to Merkel over the phone and warned enter Turkey. erdogan said he hoped reduced level of violence the country," esper added. dous sacrifices our service - facilitate the exchange of is an infectious disease caused by a once again that europe must take a for a ceasefire in syria when he meets would occur and it would Under the Us-Taliban men and women have made persons between the new coronavirus introduced to hu - "fair share of the burden" of dealing his russian counterpart Vladimir decrease over time as they pact signed in doha, the Us over the past 18 plus years," Taliban and the govern - mans for the first time and it can be with migrants. Putin later this week. despite being move forward. has agreed to reduce its he said. ment of Afghanistan. And contained with the right measures. he claimed the numbers of mi - on opposing sides of the conflict, they "so, this is going to be a troops in Afghanistan from chairman of the Joint I've said over and over, it's noting that knowing and under - grants at the Greek border -- who in - are keen to avoid direct clashes that step-by-step process, and 13,000 to 8,600 in the next chiefs of staff Gen Mark all conditions-based, but standing the epidemic is the first clude Afghans, syrian and Iraqis -- would jeopardise their broader trade we'll evaluate each day," he 130 days and withdraw all Milley said that a negotiat - we are going to show good step to defeating it, whO director- were far higher than figures provided and defence ties. said. its soldiers in 14 months. General Tedros Adhanom ed political settlement is Ghebreyesus tweeted on Monday that "we are in unchartered territo - ry with cOVId-19. we have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community trans - S Korea coronavirus cases mission." "It spreads from person to person mainly through the droplets produced when an infect - approach 5,000 ed person speaks, coughs or Seoul, Mar 3 sneezes," Ghebreyesus, who visited china in January, said. A 12-mem - south Korea's coronavirus case total -- ber whO team also visited the the largest in the world outside china -- ap - virus-hit areas in china and sub - proached 5,000 Tuesday as authorities re - mitted a detailed report. Ghebreyesus said containment of ported 477 new cases. cOVId-19 is still feasible and must Two more people had died, the Korea remain the top priority for all coun - centers for disease control and tries right now, though there is no Prevention said, taking the toll to 28. one-size-fits-all approach. "Our south Korea has seen a rapid rise in in - message to all countries is: this is fections in recent days as authorities carry not one-way street. we can push out checks on more than 260,000 people this coronavirus back," he said. associated with the shincheonji church of "your actions now will determine Jesus, a religious group often condemned the course of the cOVId-19 out - as a cult that is linked to more than half the break in your country. There's no cases. choice but to act now," he said. Anti-abortion activists protest in front of Colombia's Constitutional Court in Bogota, Colombia. Protesters gathered in front of scores of events -- from K-pop concerts whO has been advising countries Colombia's Constitutional Court ahead of an expected ruling that could allow more women to access abortion if approved. to sports seasons -- have been cancelled or break on Monday -- twice bowing his head to take actions on the "first case, postponed over the contagion, with school to the ground at a televised press confer - first cluster, first evidence of com - and kindergarten breaks extended by three ence -- insisting his entity was cooperating munity transmission." Meanwhile, weeks nationwide. Italian tourist in Rajasthan tests positive for with the government's containment ef - Ghebreyesus also deplored stigma - The central bank has warned of nega - forts. tizing during the outbreak, which tive growth in the first quarter for the coronavirus, 6th confirmed case in India seoul city authorities have filed a com - he said is "more dangerous than world's 12th-largest economy, noting the plaint with prosecutors seeking to have coronavirus itself." "It is painful to New Delhi Mar 3 Jaipur from Udaipur on February first taken to Fortis hospital and epidemic will hit both consumption and him and other shincheonji leaders charged witness the level of stigma we are 28 along with a group of 20 people kept there overnight on February exports. with murder and other offences. Of the seeing. we are not angels, we are A 69-year-old Italian tourist and checked into a hotel where he 28. he was shifted to the isolation A 61-year-old female shincheonji 4,812 cases nationwide, nearly 90 percent human beings, but we can do the has tested positive for novel coron - complained of breathlessness and ward of Infectious diseases member developed a fever on February 10 were in daegu and the neighbouring right thing," state-run Xinhua news avirus in rajasthan’s Jaipur for the cough. The first sample collected hospital (Idh) of sMs Medical but attended at least four services in daegu province of north Gyeongsang, the Kcdc agency quoted him as saying. second time, taking the number of from the tourist on saturday had college on February 29, where he -- the country's fourth-largest city with a Meanwhile, six people died of the said. infected people in India to six so tested negative, but his condition was screened for novel coron - population of 2.5 million and the centre of deadly virus in the United states, south has so far carried out more than far, the Union health ministry con - deteriorated and a second sample avirus and h1n1, a note signed by the outbreak -- before being diagnosed. while over 90 confirmed cases have 125,000 coronavirus tests on possible car - firmed on Tuesday. was taken, which tested positive on sMs Medical college principal dr Lee Man-hee, the 88-year-old founder riers and the figures are expected to rise been reported from the country. The Italian tourist had come to of the secretive sect, apologised for the out - Monday. The Italian tourist was sudhir Bhandari said. further. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU,wednesdAy, MArch 4 , 2020 In Brief Kohli indicates 'mini transition' of Ranji Trophy semifinal: ‘I’ll probably hang pace unit in near future 13-year wait ends out of his pocket By KUSHAN SARKAR ble," Kohli said. as Bengal storm for the few Christchurch, Mar 3 (PTI) navdeep saini is already a part of the set-up and there are two or into first Ranji months’ - Delhi The Indian pace bowlers aren't three more names in the pipeline, getting any younger and team's the skipper said. Trophy final since Capitals new think-tank realises the need to get "saini is one who has come into the next crop of speed merchants the system. we have two-three 2006-07 ready in the near future, said skip - more that we have an eye on. we Kolkata Mar 3 recruit on sharing per Virat Kohli. while Jasprit need to be very careful and we need Bumrah is expected to lead the pace to understand that this is one factor Mukesh Kumar ran through dressing room pack for many more years, Ishant that has got us a lot of success and Karnataka’s second innings with a sharma, who will be 32 this year we need to make sure that stan - career-best six-wicket haul as with Ricky Ponting and Mohammed shami (29) have dards are kept high, the skipper Bengal hammered their star-stud - already reached the peak of their said. The kind of success that trio of Cape Town Mar 3 ded opponents by 174 runs to enter prowess. not to forget, Umesh yadav, Ishant and shami (Bumrah their first ranji Trophy final in 13 delhi capitals’ new recruit wick - yadav will turn 33 this year. excluded) have got over years, Kohli "These guys are not getting any years here on Tuesday. The low-pro - etkeeper-batsman Alex carey on wants men who can replicate their younger so we need to be very care - success. file pacer, who had dismissed India Tuesday said he is eager to soak up ful and very aware and accept that "we recognise and understand regular K L rahul in Karnataka’s the cricketing prowess of coach and these are situations that can poten - guys who can do a similar job poten - first innings, became the hero in the Australia great ricky Pointing in the tially come up and have guys who tially as well as these, Umesh in - second essay with his 6/61 as Bengal upcoming season of the IPL, start - can replace them and ready up and cluded.""These guys are not getting took less than two hours to dismiss ing March 29. carey, who was a part running as soon as possible," skip - any younger so we need to be very Karnataka on day four. resuming of Australia’s world cup team last per Kohli didn't hide what's in store careful and very aware and accept their monumental chase of 352 at in the next few years. summer, will make his debut in the that these are situations that can 98 for three, Karnataka lost their re - Ishant's poorly handled rehabil - potentially come up and have guys maining seven wickets for 79 runs in cash-rich IPL this season after the itation which saw a recurrence of who can replace them and ready up 16.3 overs. The penultimate day’s delhi based franchise purchased ankle tear and the kind of workload and running as soon as possible," proceedings lasted just 115 minutes him for rs 2.40 crore in the player that shami has taken in the past two skipper Kohli didn't hide what's in after which the hero-of-the-day auction. “I can’t wait, even if I’m not years, is an indicator that may be in store in the next few years. Mukesh Kumar was seen carried on playing, to just sit alongside him another two years, this team has to while Kohli didn't name any suddenly if a couple of guys miss "That's what happens in cricket. his shoulders by Akash deep. be ready for transition in the pace other fast bowlers but the potential (Ponting) and chat cricket with him. out," Kohli gave enough indications Mini transitions happen every now department. ones in the pecking order for red Bengal, who won their previous I’ll probably hang out of his pocket that they are zeroing in new talents and then, and you need to be aware "From the point of view of the ball cricket include Mohammed ranji title during sourav Ganguly’s for the few months that I’m there,” with an eye on future. of them. you can't squeeze the life larger picture, we do need to recog - siraj of hyderabad, sandeep debut season way back in 1989-90, with Indian team's packed out of individuals, and when they carey was quoted as saying by crick - nise who are the next three-four warrier of Kerala, Avesh Khan of had lost to Mumbai by 132 runs in schedule across formats, Kohli said are done, you have no back-up. I et.com.au ahead of Australia’s de - guys that can keep the standard up Madhya Pradesh and Ishant Porel their last final appearance in 2007. that it's inhuman to "squeeze the think we as a side are pretty aware parture to Bloemfontein for the sec - because you don't want to feel a void of Bengal. Bengal will face the winners of life out of individuals". that these things are quite possi - ond OdI against south Africa. Gujarat and saurashtra clash, un - Ponting, who was won three derway in rajkot, in the final from world cups as a player including ‘From 68 kgs to now 75,’ ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: March 9 and it will be an away two as captain, was part of Australia match for them. Bengal also halted a coach Justin Langer’s coaching staff third treble bid by Karnataka who Harmanpreet Kaur and Co to face recently were crowned the domestic during last year’s OdI world cup in Hardik Pandya shares fitness one-day (Vijay hazare Trophy) and england. England in semis T20 (syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) The 28-year-old carey is also progress ahead of IPL 2020 champions. Karnataka’s last treble looking forward to gain the experi - Sydney, Mar 3 stage, face India on Thursday in a re - had come in 2014-15 when they had ence of playing spin in the subconti - Mumbai, March 3 phase. “From 68 kgs to now 75 kgs in peat semifinal of the 2018 edition. achieved the feat twice on the trot. nent. three months. non-stop effort, no India will take on england in the Back then, england had beaten Mukesh Kumar, who had previous “delhi are really strong at the Fans have been eagerly anticipat - shortcuts,” said his Instagram post women’s T20 world cup semifinals, India before losing the final to best figures of 6/62, looked at his top with the openers and rishabh ing hardik Pandya’s return to action with two photos of him when he was it was decided on Tuesday following Australia.The abandoned game ominous best taking five wickets in the rained-out game between south Pant at number four so if there’s an from injury. he has been struggling leaner to now as he is seen gaining a meant south Africa and west Indies just 60 balls with an imperious spell Africa and the west Indies here.The shared a point each which was with injuries since the 2019 cricket few kilograms. Playing his first com - that read 9-4-28-5. he opened his opportunity, it’d be at five or six. abandoned game meant south world cup and last played a T20I for petitive cricket match in more than enough to push the former to the top which is great for me, if I can keep Africa and west Indies shared a account in the third over of the day India in september last year against five months, India all-rounder showed spot with seven points, leaving improving my game in the subconti - point each which was enough to england second. with India batsman Manish Pandey south Africa in Bengaluru. he is on his why he is considered to be one of the nent.” “delhi’s a nice spinning wick - push the former to the top spot with India, who are aiming to make (12) edging it to shreevats Goswami comeback-trail right now and even best seam-bowling all-rounders in the seven points, leaving england sec - their maiden final, topped the group behind the stumps. Then in his next et so there will be some work to do played a T20 match for reliance 1 in country with an impressive show in ond. stage with four wins in as many over he dismissed K V siddharth (0) when we get over there,” he added. the 16th dy Patil T20 cup in navi the dy Patil T20 cup 2020. hardik Also read: ‘This is a different games.The second semifinal be - and s sharath (0) off successive de - speaking after the auction, Mumbai. Pandya has now shared a Pandya shone with both bat and ball India team’: Brett Lee on India’s fate tween south Africa and four-time liveries to snuff out any revival picture of himself on social where he Ponting had said the young wicket - on his return from injury to help his in women T20 wc champions Australia will also be hopes by heavyweights Karnataka. revealed that he has gained a consider - keeper-batsman could win a lot of side reliance 1 register a 25-run win england, who finished with played on Thursday at the sydney First the inform siddharth fell to an able amount of muscle in the recovery over Bank of Baroda on Friday. games for the IPL side in his new three wins and a loss in the group cricket Ground. away going delivery and was caught number 4 role and is also a good by skipper Abhimanyu easwaran at backup option to wicketkeeper the slip, and on the next ball Mukesh rishabh Pant. Coronavirus forces England to ditch bolwed an inswinger to trap the “he’s a good player of spin, and NBA warns players over wicketkeeper-batsman. 19-year- he’s got such a good cricket brain old Karnataka batsman devdutt and a sensible head on his shoulders hand shakes in Sri Lanka: Root Padikkal, who was season’s leading that I feel he’ll be able to get us interactions with fans run-getter in white ball cricket, was London, Mar 3 the lone crusader as Karnataka bat - across the line in a lot of games Los Angeles, Mar 3 "we are consulting with tled to avoid a third semifinal defeat (next) year,” Ponting had said. infectious disease experts, in - england captain Joe root said his in a row. Padikkal, who came in at “And also if we have an injury to Fist bumps are in, but cluding the centers for players will not be shaking hands on their no 3 to accommodate rahul at the our current wicketkeeper, rishabh high-fives are out -- nBA stars disease control (cdc), and a tour of sri Lanka in a bid to avoid the have been given a series of rec - top, hit seven elegant boundaries Pant, then obviously he can fill that world-renowned infectious coronavirus. root was quizzed on the ommendations as the league disease researcher at but Mukesh had his say to dismiss role nicely for us as well,” he added. coronavirus on Monday as england pre - attempts to limit the impact of columbia University. pared to depart for their two-Test tour. the batsman en route to his fourth the coronavirus outbreak on "we are also in regular The yorkshire batsman said instead five-wicket haul from 21 first-class Wriddhiman Saha the sport. communication with each of shaking hands, england players will matches. esPn reported on other, nBA teams including greet each other with fist bumps. england Krishnappa Gowtham (22) and boost for Bengal in Monday that a memo sent to team physicians and athletic were hit by a series of gastroenteritis and Abhimanyu Mithun counter at - teams had outlined short- trainers, other professional flu problems before and during the first tacked Bengal with a quick 24-run Ranji final term measures aimed at pro - sports leagues, and of course, Test on their recent tour of south Africa. stand for the eighth wicket but it on - tecting players from exposure as planned." england will play the first of Kolkata Mar 3 many of you." some players "After the illnesses that swept through the ly delayed the inevitable with first two practice games against a sri Lanka to the virus, which has left six have already taken steps to squad in south Africa, we are well aware innings hero Ishan Porel breaking people dead in the United Board Presidents XI in Katunayake on India Test wicket-keeper limit their exposure to the of the importance of keeping contact to a the partnershi. states so far. saturday ahead of the Tests, which will virus. Portland Trail Blazers minimum and we've been given some re - Gowtham tried to smash Porel’s wriddhiman saha was on Tuesday The nBA memo recom - form part of the Icc world Test star c.J. Mccollum said ally sound and sensible advice from our widish delivery over the off-side re - included in Bengal’s squad for their mends that players interact - medical team to help prevent spreading championship. england won 3-0 in sri saturday he was no longer gion, only to be caught by substitute ranji Trophy final starting on ing with fans should bump signing autographs because of erms and bacteria," root said. "we are Lanka two years ago but root is expecting shreyan chakraborty. And what March 9. saha is likely to be includ - fists rather than high-five. The the outbreak. "Make sure y'all not shaking hands with each other, using a tougher challenge this time. "The condi - tions will be a bit different with the time of followed was a noble gesture by ed in the lineup in place of opener league also advises players to washing y'all hands with soap instead the well-established fist bump, Bengal’s man-of-the-match avoid taking items such as for 20 or more seconds & cov - and we are washing hands regularly and year we are going this time," he said. "The Abhishek raman who is struggling Anustup Majumdar, who had pens, balls and jerseys to auto - ering ya mouths when you wiping down surfaces using the anti-bac - three games we played out there last time for runs. India’s number one wick - were all very close with less than 60 runs graph. cough," Mccollum wrote on terial wipes and gels we've been given in turned it around for the home side et-keeper saha has recovered from a between the teams in the last two Tests. "The health and safety of Twitter. "I am officially taking our immunity packs. "There is no sugges - with his unbeaten 149 in the first in - "It was an exceptional performance last surgery on his right ring finger nBA players, coaches, staff, a break from signing auto - tion that the tour will be affected, but of nings. Put in, Bengal were 67/6 but time and I think we can take a lot of confi - which he had sustained during the and fans is paramount," the graphs until further notice." course it is an evolving situation so we are Majumdar’s second successive cen - dence from that in terms of how to play historic day/night eden Test nBA and nBA Players Other players were more cir - in regular contact with the authorities tury took Bengal to a match-win - out there. "we respect how good a side against Bangladesh. Association said in the memo. cumspect. and will proceed as advised, but at this ning 312. Known for his unique cele - stage we fully expect the tour to continue they are in their own conditions . however, he was not included brations, the 21-year-old Porel, who is the youngest member of the side, the playing XI in India’s recent 0-2 was given a shoe-shine polish by 35- debacle in new Zealand. year-old Majumdar, the seniormost saha last played for Bengal in Australia star allrounder Perry out of T20 World Cup member showing the camaraderie the 2017-18 ranji season where he in the side. averaged 38.33 from four matches. Sydney, March 3 so severe is the injury it was just a matter of time be - The selectors also named un - that she will also be unavail - fore Akash deep (2/6) cleaned up defending champions able for Australia's tour of capped batsman sudip Gharami the big-hitting Abhimanyu Mithun Australia were dealt a heavy south Africa later this (38) to complete the victory. Ishan with injured Koushik Ghosh and blow Tuesday as star player month. youngster Golam Mustafa being the ellyse Perry was ruled out of "ellyse sustained a high- Porel, who grabbed a five-wicket only two omissions from the 16- the rest of Twenty20 world grade right hamstring injury haul in the first innings, took 2/58 member squad, which beat cup with a hamstring in - that is expected to keep her that included the prized-scalp of rahul with peach of an inswinger on Karnataka in the semi-final. jury. out of the game for a signifi - The world's top-ranked cant period of time," team Monday. Playing without the sus - Bengal pace attack brilliantly women's allrounder limped doctor Pip Ing said in a pended pacer Ashok dinda, their complemented Anustup off in pain after attempting a statement ."we are current - leading wicket taker for last eight Majumdar’s unbeaten 149 to thrash run out during Australia's ly exploring management seasons, the three-pronged Bengal a star-studded Karnataka by 174 narrow win over new options and will continue to pace attack once again was up for runs inside four days and make their Zealand on Monday. support ellyse through her task, taking all the 20 wickets on of - first ranji Trophy final in 13 years. cricket Australia said recovery." Australia's oppo - fer. Brief scores Bengal 312 and 161. she would miss the four- Bengal will face the winners of nents in the semi-final will Karnataka 122 and 177; 55.3 overs time champion's semi-final be determined later the other semi-final between (devdutt Paddikkal 62; Mukesh in sydney on Thursday and Tuesday with head coach depth in the squad to cover our squad and has been for a pointed that she won't have saurashtra and Gujarat in an away the final on sunday if they Kumar 6/61). Bengal won by 174 Matt Mott saying he was her batting and bowling. long period of time and on a the opportunity to finish the match. get that far. runs. confident they had enough "ellyse is a key member of personal level we're disap - tournament," he said. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU wednesdAy MArch 4, 2020 Thappad box office collection day 4: Taapsee Pannu's film Happy Birthday Shraddha Kapoor : The Baaghi 3 girl Deepika Padukone remains steady receives an adorable wish from Saaho co-star Prabhas skips Paris Fashion Week for this reason deepika Padukone is winning hearts not only in India but also all over the glove. she recently became the face of the most popular international brand, the first Indian actress to become so. The actress has been flying in and out of the country to honour the professional commitments. shraddha Kapor has underperformed at the box planning to release the film Actress Pooja hegde also however, this once deepika canceled her turned 33 today and we have office, the hindi part October 16. It is said that the told the tabloid that she will tour to France. The chhapaak actress was seen many Bollywood celebs worked phenomenally well film will be radhe shyam or do a workshop before start - to attend the Paris Fashion week in the pouring out birthday wishes at the ticket windows and O dear. It is produced by ing the shooting of the film. fashion capital of the world but decided to to the gorgeous actress. The collected over rs 150 crore Gopikrishna Movies and UV "I have not been told what give it a miss due to the outbreak of Pan India star, who is also at the box office. Prabhas is creation director of the film the prep is about but both conoravirus in the country. deepika known fondly called as busy with the shooting of his radha Krishna earlier told Prabhas and I will be at - Padukone was invited by globally celebrat - darling by fans and closed next romantic film with to Mumbai Mirror in an in - tempting some unique ac - ed brand Louis Vuitton to attend its show at ones has also wished his Pooja hegde, which is tenta - terview, “At the moment, all tion and musical sequences the fashion week. "deepika Padukone was saaho co-star on Instagram tively titled Prabhas 20. I can say is that it’s going to for the first time.” Prabhas scheduled to travel to France to attend by sharing a cute picture of while the reports are surfac - be a love story, which will be has dropped 10 kilos to look Louis Vuitton’s Fw2020 show at the ongo - them and captioned it, ing that the cast and crew shot on a lavish scale. we’ve leaner for Jaan which is sup - ing Paris Fashion week but has had to can - "here’s wishing my sweetest will head to Georgia for the finalised europe where posed to have some steamy cel her trip with news coming in that the Amritha @shraddhakapoor next schedule on March 15, most of the shooting will sequences between Pooja coronavirus epidemic has now entered a a very happy Birthday!" the latest development sug - happen. The regular shoot and him. The actor will go new stage in France," the actor’s while the south versions gests that the makers are will begin very soon.” shirtless as well. spokesperson said in a statement. Angrezi Medium: Kareena Kapoor Khan wishes Sahir Ludhianvi film with Katrina Kaif to be a part of Sanjay Irrfan Khan would have happened before the Homi Adjania directorial Leela Bhansali's Alia Bhatt starrer et sahir Ludhianvi. nevertheless, the Gangubai Kathiawadi? actress is happy for the fact that she got to work with this gem of an actor inAngrezi Medium. After enjoying a decent opening weekend, "I wish the sahir film had hap - Taapsee Pannu's hard-hitting drama, Thappad, pened. But then again, I believe when has managed to remain steady at the box office as it such great movies don’t work out, it’s collected rs 2.26 crore yesterday. The film current - for a reason. every movie has its des - ly stands with the grand total of rs 16.92 crore and tiny, and that one will take its own we are expecting the film to cross the rs 23 crore mark by the end of its first week. Though it will be course. Under the circumstances that tough for the film to survive in its second week Irrfan and I met, it was surreal. he is since Tiger shroff and shraddha Kapoor's Baaghi 3 so respectful and charming, and I was is hitting the screens this Friday. Talking about the in awe of him," she told Mid-day. The film, Taapsee earlier said, "I think no one takes a actress was quick enough to divert the stand against the disrespect of women, including topic to Angrezi Medium and reveal women themselves. standing up against it is the that she had to devote 12 to 15 days of need of the hour. women who are living in poor shoot for Angrezi Medium and that economic condition cannot stand up because of was her chance to work with Irrfan their conditioning and financial dependency on Khan. And the actress is glad that the their spouses. They have no place to go and they do film worked out. "so, I was in London not earn money, so they deal with disrespect and for two months anyway and I had to torture every day. In elite society, they refuse to ad - devote 12 to 15 days to the shoot. That dress the issue only because they look at it as social was my chance to work with Irrfan. embarrassment and (feel that) it hampers their im - Thank God it worked out! choosing age of a perfect family!" she added, "The fact is, this film was an easy decision. The whether it is one slap or several more slaps or other greed of wanting to work with Irrfan acts of domestic violence, it all comes from a place made me go for it. I have wanted that of disrespect and discrimination. There is nothing box ticked for a long time. when homi called a slap out of love. no, never!" "A kid is (Adajania, director) read the part to slapped by an elder because of the elder wants to me, I was game," said Bebo. Kareena create fear in the child's mind, because the child is went on to add that her character is comparatively weak. It is the wrong style of parent - gritty and dark and the backstory to ing. since childhood, the human mind learns to Before Angrezi Medium, Kareena should have happened in the first her role is crackling. well, that's all normalise a few acts of physical violence like slap - Kapoor Khan was supposed to work place. According to Kareena, she was Kareena said. now, it is our turn to see ping or raising a hand. In adulthood, men especial - with Irrfan Khan in a film. however, supposed to play writer-poet Amrita how her first-ever film with Irrfan ly use the same habits to control people. It is a cycle that film never happened but Kareena Pritam whereas Irrfan was supposed Khan has turned out to be on March and we need to question it," she said. still wishes that the film in question to essay the role of legendary rebel po - 13. JANHVI KAPOOR ON NEPOTISM: IT WON’T GO AWAY UNTIL I PROVE MYSELF WORTHY A couple of weeks ago, sanjay Leela Bhansali announced that Alia Bhatt would be playing the titular role in his next di - sridevi and Boney Kapoor's considered a conventional hero - rectorial film, Gangubai Kathiawadi. Many names had daughter Janhvi Kapoor is gearing ine. we wouldn’t call war a cropped up for the role but eventually, it was Alia who landed up for a number of films right now. male-centric movie just because the part. The actress had shared her first look from the film she is also a very popular face for a it has two male actors. we need which piqued our interest. sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to number of brands. Being one of the to normalise female protago - make films on a larger than life scale which makes it an inter - most adored and most celebrated nists, so that it isn’t a big deal esting and visually appealing watch. And now, there are actresses sridevi's daughter, anymore." while talking about strong rumours that Katrina Kaif will also be a part of the Janhvi has always borne the brunt her mother, whose second death film. yes, you read that right. recently, Katrina Kaif was of nepotism ever since her anniversary was on 24th spotted at sanjay Leela Bhansali's office. The visit sparked Bollywood debut with dhadak op - February, Janhvi had told hT, off reports of the Bharat actress collaborating with the hum posite Ishaan Khatter. The dhadak "Mom was always very, very reli - dil de chuke sanamhelmer for the first time in her career. has never before spoken about the gious. And I think I have become The buzz suggests that Katrina has been in talks with nepotism until recently when she much more religious since she Bhansali for a dance number in his period drama film. now, was asked about the same. while passed away (sridevi died on 24 isn't that exciting? Katrina Kaif is a phenomenal dancer and talking to Grazia, Janhvi Kapoor February 2018). I somehow feel extremely hard-working actress. she has bowled everyone spoke her mind and here's what closer to her when I do things over with her dancing skills in her numerous films. Be it she has to say about nepotism in that were so much part of her." chikni chameli, sheila Ki Jawani, Kala chashma, Kamli, Bollywood... On the work front, apart from suraiyya, Zara Zara Touch Me to name a few. coming back to "I can’t let it bog me down be - Gunjan saxena: The Kargil Girl, Gangubai Kathiawadi, the film is based on a chapter from cause I know there are people out Janhvi also has dostana 2along - hussain Zaidi's book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai. The chapter there who would kill for this oppor - side Kartik Aaryan and Lakshya. narrates the story of Gangubai Kothewali, the madam of a tunity. I understand their feeling of she is also part of roohi Afzana brothel in Kamathipura. while Alia Bhatt stars as Gangubai, being cheated a little bit. And it which stars rajkummar rao and reports suggest that shantanu Maheshwari plays the role of won’t go away until I prove myself Varun sharma in lead roles. ramnik Lal in the period drama. Apart from these two, Vijay worthy." The dhadak actress said. roohi Afzana is all set to release raaz is also a part of the film. There were reports of Ajay she would be headlining the biopic on 5th June 2020. Gunjan devgn being a part of the Gangubai as well. Apparently, it is and while talking about the same, saxena: The Kargil Girl is all set said that Ajay would be seen in a cameo in the film. Gangubai Janhvi said, "My mom was never to release on 24th April 2020. 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B,=/ 0?. 0 4> ,8:92>? ,>384= 1:= ?304= 0C?=080 :1 ?30 :A0=9809? :1 9/4, =0>? :1 ?30 >0,?> .3:>0 34> 7410 5:@=90D ?: ?30 A0=D 10B B3: 3,A0 -009 >6477 49 ;=:/@.492 ?30>0 ?3,? 24A0 D:@92>?0=> 7460 ,D ,9/ 9/0;09/09.0 ,D ,? ?34> .3:B6 '30=0 B,> , ;:; >3,=0 B4?3 ?30 B:=7/ ,9 49 ;=:1470/ -D ?30 ' ! 49484?,-70 ;40.0> -:@23? 348 ?30 .:914/09.0 ?: @7,= /08,9/ 1=:8 ?30 ;@-74. ?: =09,80 4? ,> 3,=,? !,?, >;4=492 >?:=D 3,> B:9 :A0= !,2,E490 094@> >>@0 -D ;0:;70 B:=7/ :A0= =423?7D =0;=0>09? ?30 49 3:B6 &3,=8, >,4/ '30 >?,=?492 ;:49? :1 ?30 .4=.@7,= >0A09 49?0=9,?4:9,7 New "" ,9/ 7::8-0=2 ,6>384 ,@7 0,/ /@>?=D ,9/ ?30 .:@9?=D ,? =:,/ 90,= $,95?4=?34 49 ?30 .4?D B,> 9,80/ -D ?30 ! ,> >?,?0809? >,4/ '30 09?=,7 /8494>?=,?4A0 '=4-@9,7 ,B,=/> B,> >.=0090/ ,? ?30 7:-,7 1:= 34> >07170>> B:=6 ( B07.:80/ ?30 2@0>?> 27:-,7 ;7,?1:=8> ?,7 3:B6 49 ?30 808:=D :1 ?30 1:=80= ;=480 8494>?0= 3,> -009 0>?,-74>30/ 1:= ,/5@/4.,?4:9 :1 /4>;@?0> ,9/ .:8 '30 3,=,?4D, ,9,?, $,=?D >B0;? ?30 ! ;:77> B499492 ;7,49?> :1 .09?=,7 2:A0=9809? 08;7:D00> :1 ?30 B,=/> ,1?0= ?30 @=-,9 7:.,7 -:/40> 070.?4:9> B0=0 307/ 49 ?30 0=>?B3470 >?,?0 49 1:@= ;3,>0> 1=:8 #.?:-0= ?: 49 ,1?0= , 2,; :1 D0,=> :2=, 6492> &3,=8, No Major >,4/ !,3,=,5, @7,- &4923 B,> ?30 1:@9/0= :1 ?30 :2=, 209.D " '30 ",?4:9,7 9A0>?42,?4:9 209.D .? =@70 49 ,88@ ,9/ ,>384= ,9/ !,3,=,5, ,=4 &4923 B,> ;=:A4/0> 1:= .:9>?4?@?4:9 :1 >;0.4,7 .:@=?> =024>?0=0/ ?30 7,>? :2=, =@70= B3: ,..0/0/ ,88@ ,9/ ,>384= ?: -D ?30 " B30=0 >@.3 .,>0> ,=0 30,=/ :9 /,D?:/,D -,>4> 9/4, 49 &3,=8, B3: 8:A0/ ?30 =0>:7@?4:9 1:= ,9/ 20? ;=0.0/09.0 :A0= :?30= .,>0> ..:=/4927D .3,920 ?30 9,80 :1 ?30 .4?D> 8,49 49?0=>0.?4:9 ;:49? ?: .:@=?> ,77 :A0= 9/4, 3,A0 -009 /0>429,?0/ ,> &;0.4,7 " 3,=,? !,?, 3:B6 >,4/ ?34> ;7,.0 4> 34>?:=4. ,9/ , B4? :@=?> 1:= >;00/D /4>;:>,7 :1 .,>0> =07,?492 ?: ,77 ,..@>0/ 90>> ?: 8,5:= /0.4>4:9> ,9/ ;=:?0>?> 49 ?30 ;,>? 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India, are facing water insecurity: Study 1:@= ;3,>0> 1=:8 #.?:-0= ?: 49 ,1?0= , 2,; :1 :1 ?30 0C;09/4?@=0 1=:8 ?30 09?=0 ;,=? 1=:8 4? ?30 .:9 D0,=> .0=90/ &?,?0 :A0=9809?> ,7>: ;=:A4/0 ,>>4>?,9.0 ?: ?30 .@=4?D 4> ,??=4-@?0/ ?: ;::= B,?0= >@;;7D 49 ?3=00 492 -@/20?,=D ,77:.,?4:9> A4.?48> ,> ;0= ?304= ;:74.D 30 ,//0/ %0//D >,4/ , ?:?,7 =0 B,?0= 2:A0=9,9.0 7,.6 :1 1:@=?3> :1 ?30 @=-,9 ,=0,> 1:= =0A4A492 ,9/ ;=:?0.? 48-@=>0809? :1 %> .=:=0 3,> -009 4>>@0/ 49 14>.,7 48,7,D,9 ?:B9> 49 Pak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