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VOL: 9 Issue: 282 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, WEDNESDAy , NOVEMBER 18 2020 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- Inside Amit Shah slams Gupkar alliance; alleges Inside Countries supporting terrorists need to it wants foreign forces to intervene in J-K Two suspected New Delhi, Nov 17 : Kashmir has been, is and will insults India's Tricolour. Do JeM terrorists Union Home Minister Amit always remain an integral part Sonia Ji and Rahul Ji support held in Delhi be held guilty: PM Modi at BRICS summit Shah on Tuesday termed the of India and the people of the such moves of the Gupkar New Delhi : The Delhi New Delhi, November 17 and more closely coordinate Terrorism (CCIT). lateralism. India had lost the People's Alliance for Gupkar country will no longer toler - Gang? They should make Police's Special Cell has arrest - : Prime Minister Narendra in the UN and other forums While seeking reforms in highest number of peace - Declaration (PAGD), a con - ate an unholy 'global gath - their stand crystal clear to the ed two suspected Jaish-e- Modi on Tuesday sought the keepers on UN duty, he glomerate of political parties bandhan' against India's people of India," he said. Mohammed (JeM) terrorists backing of other BRICS reminded other BRICS mem - in Jammu and Kashmir, an from Sarai Kale Khan area in members for reforms in the bers. "unholy global alliance" and southeast Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. Abdul Latif Mir (22), a UN Security Council and for India as the Chair of alleged that it, along with the resident of Doru village in the waiver of some BRICS in 2021 will intensify Congress, wants to take Baramulla district and Mohd. Intellectual Property cooperation in digital health Jammu and Kashmir back to Ashraf Khatana (20), a resident Regulations (IPR) norms for and traditional mission the era of terror and turmoil. of Hat Mulla village in Jammu Covid-related development besides seeking to achieve In a series of tweets, Shah and Kashmir's Kupwara district, of vaccines, testing and treat - closure on the Russian initia - alleged that the "Gupkar were nabbed on Monday night, ment. tives launched this year. Gang is going global" and they said.Deputy Commissioner Speaking at the BRICS The PM spoke on the wants foreign forces to inter - of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said, "On the (Brazil-Russia-India-China- Atmanirbhar Bharat policy vene in Jammu and Kashmir. basis of the information South Africa) summit, PM whose twin-aims of self- The conglomerate of received, a trap was laid near Modi described the finalisa - reliance and resilient India regional and national political Millennium Park, Sarai Kale tion of the BRICS Counter- can be a multiplier for the parties in Jammu and Khan, and two suspected terror - Terrorism Strategy as "impor - global economy and con - Kashmir was formed defend - ists, who are residents of Jammu tant achievement" and tribute significantly to global ing the restoration of the and Kashmir, were apprehended assured that India will take value chains. Article 370, scrapped last around 10.15 pm." this work forward during its "We saw this in Covid. year. 35 Kanal prime Chairmanship of BRICS in Due to the inherent production "Congress and the Gupkar national interest. On August 4, 2019, a day state land 2021. capacity of Indian pharma, Gang want to take J&K back "Either the Gupkar Gang before the central government retrieved in Samba "Terrorism is the biggest India could send medicines to to the era of terror and tur - swims along with the national announced the abrogation of SAMBA, NOVEMBER problem facing today. 150 countries," he said while moil. They want to take away mood or else the people will the Article 370, which gave 17 : An anti encroachment Countries that support and referring to the India-South rights of Dalits, women and sink it," he said. special status to Jammu and drive was today carried out help terrorism are also held on counter-terrorism issues. It the UNSC besides the WTO Africa proposal for certain tribals that we have ensured The home minister also Kashmir, political parties in at village Bara of district guilty and we need to fight also seeks to implement the and WHO to correspond to waivers in IPR to Covid 19 by removing Article 370. This questioned Congress leaders Kashmir, except the BJP, met Samba, where 35 Kanal this problem in a united man - UN Global CT-Strategy as present day realities, PM vaccine treatment and testing. is why they're being rejected Sonia Gandhi and Rahul at the residence of National prime state land was ner,'' he said. well as early adoption of the Modi assured that India as a Interestingly, Brazil is by the people everywhere," Gandhi whether they support Conference president Farooq retrieved from illegal pos - The Strategy proposes to India-piloted Comprehensive founding member of the UN opposed to this proposal while he said. the PAGD. Abdullah at Gupkar Road in session. work out common measures Convention on International was fully committed to multi - China is backing it. Shah said Jammu and "The Gupkar Gang also Srinagar. On the direct supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Congress' Mir hits back at Amit Self-regulation by TV channels Rohit Khajuria, the anti I can understand the frustration: Omar Abdullah encroachment team led by Shah, asks him to clear his stand not good enough, SC tells Centre Sub Divisional Magistrate on BJP's alliance with NC, PDP on Amit Shah's 'Gupkar Gang' remarks New Delhi, November 17 he submitted that there was no Vijaypur, C P Kotwal and Srinagar : Jammu and should make their stand crys - SRINAGAR : Former a free run in J&K. We didn't interest. : Noting that self-regulation regime for content regulation others reached the Kashmir Congress Committee tal clear to the people of Jammu and Kashmir chief oblige them." In a series of tweets, Shah by TV channels wasn't good of electronic media. encroached site and pressed (JKPCC) chief G A Mir on India," Amit Shah questioned. minister Omar Abdullah react - He said that only leaders in also questioned Congress lead - enough, the Supreme Court It asked the government to in multiple JCB machine for Tuesday hit back at the Union "They want to take away ed sharply on Tuesday to com - Jammu and Kashmir can be ers Sonia Gandhi and Rahul on Tuesday made it clear to inform it in three weeks about demolition of concrete Home Minister Amit Shah rights of Dalits, women and ments of Home Minister Amit detained and called anti- Gandhi whether they support the Centre that it wanted a putting in place a proper structures including bound - Shah terming the People's national for participating in the People's Alliance for statutory regime to regulate regime to regulate TV chan - C M who had launched an attack at tribals that we have ensured C M ary walls, pavements, sheds, the Congress, saying the party by removing Article 370. This Alliance for Gupkar elections and supporting the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), TV channels in India. nels. Y B RCC structures raised over and the Gupkar Gang want to is why they're being rejected Declaration a "gang", and said democratic process. formed to demand the restora - A Bench led by Chief The CJI's observations y B the illegal possession of take "J&K back to the era of by the people everywhere." the frustration stems from the Justice of India SA Bobde came during the hearing of state land. During the drive, terror and turmoil". The Home Minister said political amalgam deciding to said self-regulation by TV PILs filed by Jamiat Ulema-e- Tehsildar Vijaypur, Pardeep Taking to Twitter, Mir said that "Jammu and Kashmir has contest the forthcoming local channels through private bod - Hind and Peace Party seeking Singh, Inspector, Karnail the Home minister must clear been, is and will always body elections and not giving ies such as the National directions to the Centre to Singh besides other field his stance on the BJP's coali - remain an integral part of the BJP and its allies a free run. Broadcasters Association stop the dissemination of staff of revenue and JK tion with Omar Abdullah and India". Reacting to a series of (NBA) and National "fake news". Police were also present. Mehbooba Mufti. "Indian people will no tweets by Shah, Omar, who is Broadcasting Standards The petitioners demanded 3 employees "Was Mr Omar & Mrs longer tolerate an unholy also vice president of the Authority (NBSA) wasn't strict action against TV chan - Mufti nationalist or antina - 'global gathbandhan' against National Conference, said, good enough. nels allegedly spreading com - suspended in Kishtwar tional? When you were in our national interests. Either "We are not a gang Amit Shah It wondered why a private munal hatred against Muslim coalition with them, you the Gupkar Gang swims along Ji, we are legitimate political body such as the NBSA by stating that Tablighi KISHTWAR, NOVEM - should look into complaints Jamaat congregation in Delhi BER 17 : District Panchayat should clear this first Mr with the national mood or else alliance having fought and Shah," he tweeted. the people will sink it." continuing to fight election, against media. in March was responsible for Election Officer (DPEO) The top court asked the the spread of COVID-19. Kishtwar, Ashok Kumar Shah had earlier said in a His remarks came a day much to your disappointment." tweet that Congress and after the Bharatiya Janata Taking a veiled dig at the Centre to create a mechanism The Centre refuted the Sharma, today suspended to address grievances against petitioners' allegations that three Employees and a lam - People's Alliance for Gupkar Party, in the run-up to the first- newly formed Jammu and "The truth is all those who tion of Article 370, scrapped Declaration (PAGD) want to ever District Development Kashmir Apni Party, Omar oppose the ideology of the BJP last year. fake news circulated by TV media was largely communal barder for indulging in polit - channels and media. in reporting the Tablighi ical activities. The suspended snatch the rights of the people. Council (DDC) polls in said, "I can understand the are labelled ''corrupt and anti- "Jammu and Kashmir has In a series of tweets, the Jammu and Kashmir, termed frustration behind this attack national''," he tweeted. been, is and will always remain "What is shown on TV Jamaat incident. officials are Abdul Karim channels is of great conse - In an affidavit filed in the teacher, HS Kither, Home Minister said that the the stance of the parties of the by the Hon'ble Home Minister. Shah had earlier called the an integral part of India. Indian Mohammad Yousuf, teacher "Gupkar Gang is going global Gupkar alliance on Article 370 He had been briefed that the alliance of political parties in people will no longer tolerate quences for the country... top court, the Centre said the HS Chamoti of Zone but they insult India's and the Tricolour "anti-nation - People's Alliance was prepar - Jammu and Kashmir as an unholy ''global gathband - Create a mechanism under the IT Ministry had issued 743 Drabshalla, Bihari Employee Tricolour". "Do Sonia Ji and al" and demanded that the ing to boycott elections. This ''Gupkar Gang'', saying it is an han'' against our national inter - law if there is none at pres - orders of blocking fake or of SFC, East Division Rahul Ji support such moves Congress clarify if it support - would have allowed the BJP "unholy global gathbandhan" est. Either the Gupkar Gang ent," the Bench told Solicitor- misleading content on social Kishtwar and Mohammad of the Gupkar Gang? They ed these parties or not. and newly formed King''s party against the country's national swims along with the national General Tushar Mehta after media related to COVID-19. Ismail, Lambardar Kither. The action was taken after the photographs were circu - Disconcerting to see nomads being 'harassed, Department of Industries dedicates Land Bank for new lated on the social media displaced' across J-K : Mehbooba showing these Employees Industries and existing industries planning expansion Srinagar : PDP president quences will be dangerous if ry grounds. Kindly intervene JAMMU, NOVEMBER consultation with the industry industrial activity across J&K any entrepreneur as the same is participating in a political Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday they are harassed. @manojsinha_ & ensure that function. The suspended 17 : The Industrial Policy 2016 department and shall be put to which resulted in creation and yet to be developed which said it was disconcerting to see In a tweet on Tuesday, this stops." On Monday, the envisaged creation of land use for development of expansion of new Industrial shall take some time. teachers have been attached nomads being "harassed and Mehbooba said, Peoples' Democratic Party in the Office of Chief bank of 20000 Kanals over a Industrial Estates over next Estates at Samba, Udhampur, During the last two of years displaced" across Jammu and period of ten years across few years. Rangreth, Khunmoh and only 453 No of units have Education Officer Kishtwar, Kashmir and sought while SFC Employee shall J&K, with emphasis on loca - The creation of Industrial Lassipora etc. Prior to 2018, been set up on Government Lieutenant Governor Manoj tions outside urban areas. To land bank and developing new the Department of Industries land in J&K. These units have remain attached in the office Sinha's intervention to ensure of Div. Manager SFC East give a boost to economic activ - Industrial Estates is an ongo - & Commerce has already been allotted a total of 1371 that this stops. ities like manufacturing & ing process since 1960`s when established 49 Industrial Kanals of land on lease basis Kishtwar during the suspen - On Monday, Mehbooba sion period, a suspension service, the Government of the first Industrial Estate was Estates across J&K with total in the Industrial Areas across visited the upper reaches of J&K in line with the industrial established at Digiana in area of 31448 Kanals. This J&K after following procedure order reads. The DPEO has Pahalgam in south Kashmir's warned all the Officers/offi - policy of 2016, has transferred Jammu. Subsequently in early new land bank of approxi - and guidelines as prescribed in Anantnag district and met peo - 25000 Kanals of State land to 2000 and thereafter after a gap mately 25,000 kanals shall add the Industrial Policy. cials not to indulge in any ple whose 'Dhoks' (temporary political activity and abide by Industries & Commerce of 8-10 years this exercise is to these existing industrial The department of shelters) were demolished by Department. Out of the total carried out for expansion/ estates. Industries and Commerce is the Model Code of Conduct authorities as part of an anti- in letter and spirit. land transferred, 17000 Kanals extension of industrial estates The land in the Industrial working on creation of encroachment drive. is in Jammu Division whereas to accommodate new entrepre - Estates is allotted on lease employment opportunities in See All Truth Prevail During her visit, she 8000 Kanals is in Kashmir neurs with an objective of gen - basis to the units through a private sector by encouraging warned the government "Disconcerting to see nomads (PDP) chief had also alleged Division. This land bank con - erating employment opportu - proper process laid down in such Industrial Investments in Videos News at against evicting the members across J&K being harassed & that the Centre has failed to sists of non forest, non agricul - nities. With the announcement the Industrial Policy to carry manufacturing and services www.truthprevail.com of Gujjar-Bakerwal communi - displaced. They've been the implement the Forest Act tural primarily barren state of Industrial friendly packages out the industrial activity. Out sector and working towards ty from forest areas in Jammu rightful inhabitants & are now which could have protected the land parcels. It has been identi - by the Government of India of the new land bank, no land creation of a conducive busi - and Kashmir, saying the conse - being evicted on discriminato - Gujjar-Bakerwal community. FOR fied by revenue authorities in the region witnessed a spur in patch has yet been allotted to ness eco-system. Computer Services Laptop Services COVID-19 : JK reports 572 new positive cases, 96392recovered so far BSNL Broadband JAMMU, NOVEMBER 17 able, 2574190 samples have 12 cases recovered today), 85 ed today) with 164 Active today), 34 deaths; Udhampur has deaths. the Union Territory and is pro - : The Government today been tested as negative till deaths; Kulgam has 2556 posi - Positive, 4043 recovered 3054 positive cases (including According to the bulletin, viding all necessary support Pan Card informed that 572 new positive November 17, 2020. tive cases (including 04 case (including 23 cases recovered 28 cases reported today) with among the total 103581 positive towards effective containment of Passport cases of novel Corona virus Till date 718065 persons reported today) with 73 Active today), 49 deaths and Ganderbal 239 active positive cases, 2779 cases in J&K, 10369 have been the spread of Covid-19 and bet - Contact :- (COVID-19), 191 from Jammu have been enlisted for observa - Positive, 2435 recoveries has 3984 positive cases (includ - recovered (including 33 cases reported as travelers while 93212 ter clinical management of posi - division and 381 from Kashmir tion which included 24781 per - (including 09 cases recovered ing 30 cases reported today) with recovered today) and 36 deaths; as others. tive cases. Rohit: division, have been reported sons in home quarantine includ - today), 48 deaths; Shopian has 321 active positive cases, 3626 Samba has 2294 positive cases The Bulletin said that the The government has also Mob. 9419626826 today thus taking the total num - ing facilities operated by govern - 2283 positive cases (including 1 recoveries (including 19 cases (including 10 cases reported breakup represents districts from started free tele-consultation ber of positive cases in Jammu ment, 5585 in isolation and case reported today) with 72 recovered today)and 37 deaths. today) with 104 Active Positive, which the patients have been general OPD services by and Kashmir to 103581. Also 07 41623 in home surveillance. Active Positive, 2175 recovered Similarly, Jammu has 19221 2164 recoveries (including 0 traced or are ordinarily residing. Specialists/MBBS Doctors for COVID-19 deaths have been Besides, 644472 persons have (including 09 cases recovered positive cases (including 95 cases recovered today) and 26 The bulletin added that there the residents of J&K under Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji reported; 03 from Jammu divi - completed their surveillance today) and 36 deaths; Anantnag cases reported today) with 597 deaths; Doda has 2831 positive are 1306 COVID dedicated beds, National Tele-consultation sion and 04 from Kashmir period. district has 4441 positive cases active positive cases, 18341 cases (including 15 cases report - 1170 Isolation beds with 1037 Service. People can avail these Division. Providing district-wise (including 06 cases reported recoveries (including 92 cases ed today) with 122 active posi - vacant beds and 136 ICU beds services from Home by register - Moreover, 568 more breakup, the Bulletin said that today) with 205 Active Positive, recovered today), 283 deaths; tive cases, 2659 recoveries where 86 beds are vacant in ing online on web portal MANOJ KUMAR & CO. COVID-19 patients have recov - Srinagar has 21685 positive 4160 recovered (including 05 Rajouri has 3327 positive cases (including 15 cases recovered Jammu division while there are https://esanjeevaniopd.in/. 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Specialist In : Potato, Onion (Covid-19), out of 103581 posi - ing 35 cases reported today) with today), 97 deaths; Kupwara has reported today) with 115 active 1382 positive cases with 93 beds, 3367 Isolation beds with Besides, 24x7 Rapid Antigen tive cases, 5585 are Active 628 Active Positive, 6217 recov - 4927 positive cases (including positive, 1637 recoveries active positive, 1281 recoveries 2774 beds vacant and 284 ICU Testing facility for COVID-19 Shop No. 69, Sabji Positive, 96392 have recovered ered (including 77 cases recov - 106 cases reported today) with (including 10 cases recovered and 08 deaths while Kishtwar beds with 205 vacant beds in the has been started outside the and 1604 have died; 541 in ered today), 158deaths; 520 Active Positive, 4329 recov - today) and 18 deaths; Kathua has has 2202 positive cases (includ - Union Territory of Jammu and emergency of GMC Hospital Jammu division and 1063 in Pulwama reported 4883 positive ered (including 24 cases recov - 2627 positive cases (including ing 13 cases reported today) Kashmir. Jammu. The facility will be very Mandi Narwal, Jammu. Kashmir division. cases (including 17 case reported ered today), 78 deaths; 12 cases reported today) with 76 with 138 active positive cases The Central Government is useful for segregation of patients The Bulletin further said that today) with 131 active positive Bandipora has 4256 positive Active positive, 2517 recovered and 2048 recoveries (including continuously monitoring the in emergency wing of GMC Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 out of 2677771 test results avail - cases, 4667 recovered (including cases (including 10 cases report - (including 14 cases recovered 38 cases recovered today) and 16 evolving situation of Covid-19 in Jammu.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMbER 18, 2020 180 government schools being modernised as Smart Schools PAGD struggling to regain lost power in J&K : Sethi 120 schools in urban areas, 60 schools in rural areas of Srinagar JAMMU, Nov 17 : BJP PAGD, the Alliance would be a royal state,” Sethi added. Jasrotia, Kuldeep ji Ex MLA, Vice President and Incharge a headache for the time to Sethi asserted that the aim District President Raghubir being equipped with modern facilities and upgraded Kathua, Yudhvir Sethi said come. However, people will and wish of BJP is to make Singh Babloo, Rashpal that People’s Alliance of eventually keep themselves Jammu strong and in the Verma, Janak Bharti, Vicky, Aim is to improve the learning outcomes of public schools Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) at bay from being involved in forthcoming DDC elections Rajesh Mehta, Goswami Co misleading the people of PAGD activities. The people the party would evolve victo - Election Incharge Kathua, and bring them at par with private schools : DC Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, terming it an alliance of opportunist’s SRINAGAR, NOVEM - been partly equipped with identified for upgrading and water supplies, establishment political parties which are BER 17 : The Srinagar modern facilities under the modernising under the ambi - of libraries, science laborato - struggling to regain the lost administration has embarked GoI's Samagra Shiksha tious smart schools project. ries, IT labs and smart classes, power in J&K. on an ambitious project to scheme – will receive the These schools include pri - HR Management and devel - While addressing a series transform all government required funding in due mary and middle schools and opment of teachers, concur - of party workers in connec - schools with owned buildings course. have been selected through rent evaluation and society tion with DDC polls, Sethi in the district on modern lines During the meeting exten - the Gram Sabha. It was involvement, additional class - said the Alliance of various equipping them with smart sive discussions and interac - informed that the project tar - rooms where required, sepa - Kashmiri based mainstream facilities and modern infra - tions were held on compo - geted for completion in four rate toilets, sporting infra - political parties won’t last structure. nents and the aim of the smart to five months will include structure and games, skills long in fooling the people of Under the project a total of school project envisaging upgrading of entire infrastruc - labs, pure drinking water the twin divisions. They have 180 schools including 120 in availability, innovation grant been claiming to bring and urban areas and 60 in rural for development of models, develop good governance areas of the district are being capacity building and training which they themselves failed upgraded in terms of facili - of teachers. to bring for the past 70 years ties. These schools will be Speaking on the occasion of rule. equipped with modern facili - the DC said that work is being “The people are well ties hrough interventions at started in around 100 of these aware of their tactics and infrastructural and operational schools located in both urban misleading and they won’t levels. and rural areas of the district fall prey to their traps,” The project follows suc - adding that the entire project Yudhvir said and added that will on their own defeat this rious and will defeat the illic - Vidya Sagar, Vishal, Subash, cessful completion of the pilot is targeted for completion in the same political leaders Alliance,” Yudhvir said and it ideas of PAGD. Raj Singh, Gain Singh, project of modernising 25 six months. while being the ministers lambasted it for misleading Sethi said, “BJP has Chattar Singh, Kulbushan ji, selected government schools He said the project is the were drastically failed to stop the people. always contested elections on Rajesh, Raghunandain Singh, taken up and completed dur - closest to his heart adding that terrorism in the Kashmir “The political parties in the results of works done and Abhinandan Sharma, Rimmi ing the last fiscal. all that will be required to division besides glamouris - PAGD have joined hands to promises done to the people Charak, Dr Sunita, Asha This was informed in a upgrade public schools in the ing it and chanting the name save each other’s political and fulfilled. We have been Rani, Dr Sweta, Suresh meeting convened here at district will be done adding of Pakistani from time to survival. They know what fulfill our commitments to Kumar and Party’s candi - Banquet Hall under the chair - modernising of public schools ture and and improvement of that the district administration time. role they had played in J&K’s the masses and that is why dates for DDC elections and manship of the Deputy to bring them at par with pri - learning outcomes through a is keen on equipping them “From disrespecting the politics in 70 years. Their we have the trust of people.” Inchrages of all constituen - Commissioner Srinagar Dr vate schools in the district. rang of interventions includ - with the latest facilities and Tricolor to anti national state - autonomy and self-rule has Jungvir Singh Cheeko Seh cies were also present in the Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. Headmasters of 25 model ing capacity building of teach - transforming them on modern ments made by the leaders in cost heavily to the survival of Prabhari, Ex MLA, Rajiv meeting. The meeting with heads of schools upgraded last fiscal ers. The meeting was lines the aim being to improve schools to be upgraded as part were also present in the meet - informed that as part of this the learning outcomes in the of this project was informed ing sharing experiences and ambitious project a host of public school domain. that an amount of 6 crore feedback. interventions are being made It was informed that the 25 Governance, administration gone from bad to rupees has been earmarked In addition to 120 schools aimed at enhancing the learn - smart schools established ear - for upgrading of 120 schools in urban Srinagar at least 60 ing outcomes of public lier last fiscal will be provided worse in North Kashmir : Mohd Akbar Lone located in urban areas of the schools are also being mod - schools in the capital district. additional facilities to further Srinagar, 17 November : enduring miss governance are facing. The recent snow - unwholesome and denigration district under special plan. ernised in rural Srinagar. Giving details it was equip them. Teachers from The Jammu and Kashmir and maladministration in fall in the upper reaches of the politics. It was informed that fund - These schools are being informed that some of inter - these schools shared their National Conference Member Kashmir , and the situation in region has again revealed the “In umpteen pronounce - ing has in fact been released upgraded to smart schools ventions being made include experience with newly select - of Parliament from Baraulla north Kashmir is no different unpreparedness of the admin - ments, the GOI had in favour of 25 schools locat - under the J&K government's refurbishing of buildings ed schools. A dedicated team Muhammad Akbar Lone on rather it is much worse on the istration in entire north announced many things but ed in urban Srinagar. It was Back to Village programme. where required, upgrading of has been constituted for plan - Tuesday said the governance account of its undulating Kashmir to deal with the win - the ground reality is different informed that another 70 In each rural block of the furniture and equipment, ning , implementing and mon - and administration has gone topography and remoteness. ter vagaries. The absence of depicting my-way-or-the- schools – which have already district 15 schools have been round-the-clock power and itoring the project. from bad to worse in North Far from delivering on the doctors and medics in hospi - highway sort of undemocratic Kashmir Districts, saying the promises of development and tals; uncooperative officials, attitude reminiscent of author - Plantation programme district and divisional is progress to Kashmir, the scarcity of water, pesky elec - itarianism, which he said has held at Womens Training of Micro-observers held in Kishtwar unperturbed by the plight peo - steep decline in governance tricity and dilapidated condi - also rendered governance and College Srinagar KISHTWAR, NOVEM - active and keep close vigil on micro- observers about the ple are going through. that coincided with the unilat - tion of all major and minor administrative setup dysfunc - BER 17 : To acquaint the all the poll activities without various aspects of Ballot The entire north Kashmir eral abrogation of J&K’s arterials is further making the tional and unaccountable. It SRINAGAR, NOVEM - micro observers about their causing any interference. He boxes, ballot papers and the is on the brink of becoming a Special status has ever since lives of people no less than is the people who are at the BER 17 : In continuance to role in the ongoing DDC and dysfunctional anarchy, said been aggravating. “There is hell,” he said. receiving end of all this. There ‘Green J&K Drive’, a planta - Panchayat By-Elections, the Member of Parliament no semblance of good gover - He said the incumbent is no place where people can tion programme was today General Observers Ashish while expressing concern nance in Kupwara, government has only kept go to have their issues organized by the Forest Kumar Gupta and Sachin Dev over the state of affairs in Baramulla, and Bandipur. The itself busy with ruining B2V redressed; the officials are Department in collaboration Singh today chaired training Kupwara, Bandipur, and officers at all levels have spectacles, doling out anti already enjoying their winter with Government College for program organised for them Baramulla. He said that the become authorities unto people laws and notifications retreats in Jammu. People Women, M. A. Road, (Micro observers), here today. incumbent government in themselves giving no dam to and mounting attacks on have literally been left to fend Srinagar at the college cam - The Observers exhorted New Delhi was apparently the woes people in the region PAGD by resorting to for themselves,” he said. pus. upon the Micro-Observers to During the programme, adhere to Election Conifer seedlings of Deodar, Commission guidelines in let - Renzushah Awarded Champions of National Championship of 100% Blue Pine and Cypress were ter and spirit for the smooth planted by the Conservator of conduct of the election power Lifting at RajBagh Gindun Playing field Auditorium Forests, Srinagar Circle, process. It was informed that Srinagar 17th November from Planning department Chairman of Kashmir Sports given full attention. He said Principal, Government the Election process shall be College for Women, DFO : Khwaja Farooq Renzushah were earmarked. He said that Forum of Kashmir Society president's cricket closely observed by the was the Chief Guest at unfortunately least attention international, he has recently Tournament and Snow Skiing Urban Forestry and Faculty micro- observer and they Members of the College. National Level 100% Raw was given by various regimes called on Present Lt. tournaments shall be started would have to report to the Powerlifting champi - very soon under the KSF On the occasion, it was General Observer about any emphasised that faculty onship at Gindun for which meeting of all deviation. Playing field Raj Bagh Sports groups will be con - members must own each They further added that the plant and take their due care Srinagar. The General vened at international micro-observer being neutral Secretary Raw Delhi public school very till establishment. person has the critical role of It is pertinent to mention Powerlifting India Mr. soon. ensuring free, fair and trans - also asked micro observers to entire Election procedure. Anees Chowdhrey, Mr. On this occasion, Chief that during the current year, parent Elections. reach their polling station Earlier, Nodal Officer 27 lakh plants will be planted Bilal Ahmad Rah Guest Khwaja Farooq Additional Deputy well in advance on the day of Training Management, Anoop General Secretary J&K, Renzushah gave awards under the “Green J&K Commissioner, Pawan polling. Kumar educated the Micro- Drive” in Kashmir Valley Mr. Ubaid Altaf, and and trophies to various Parihar impressed upon the Meanwhile, the Master observers about their role and other prestigious organ - winners of tournament and with the active involvement Micro-Observers to stay pro- trainers also educated the responsibilities. of various stakeholders isers of championship organizers of the tourna - including students, presented this magnifi - ment. The General Panchayats, Security forces, DDC Kishtwar inspects patient cent National level Secretary 100% power Government Departments championship, were Lifting Federation India, and NGOs etc. care in District Hospital appreciated by Anees Chowdhery, Mr. KISHTWAR, NOVEM - reviewed the facilities in the pace of work and com - Renzushah Chairman Bilal Rah, General National Newborn week BER 17 : District place in these wards. plete the project as per the Kashmir Society interna - Secretary JK and Mr Ubaid Development Commissioner Meanwhile, he also visited timeline. He also took stock tional. He Altaf were honoured with held at Bandipora Kishtwar, Ashok Kumar Complimented players Awards on the occasion. who participated in this In this three days, BANDIPORA, Sharma today paid a surprise visit to District hospital and championship as well as National Championship NOVEMBER 17 : Medical judges for extraordinary Mr. Mumin khan Star of Superintendent District reviewed the facilities avail - able for the patient care. performances and fair Nawa bazaar Shahar e Hospital Bandipora, Dr judgements which estab - khass Won powerlifting Bashir Ahmad on Tuesday He was accompanied by Assistant Commissioner lished the technical impor - in promoting Sports activities. Governor J&K state, at Raj Championship and was started the National Newborn tance of 100% powerlifting However, he expressed grati - Bhawan where he assured that Officially declared as Power week with an aim to increase Revenue, Dr Amir Hussain, Medical Superintendent championship. He said the tude to present UT adminis - full priority shall be given to man of Kashmir of the year. awareness of caring for pre - extraordinary presence of tration which is keen to pro - promote sports activities in His Dead lift:-255kg Won mature and full-term babies District Hospital, Dr. Parveez Iqbal Wani besides other offi - youth on this occasion prove mote sports activities. He said Kashmir. He announced the overall in deadlift in the neonatal period to that all Fraternities of Martial Kashmir Sports Forum has nomination of Mr. Anees Championship. Similarly Mr. reduce mortality rates. cials. The DDC inspected OPD Art in Kashmir are equally already been established in Chowdhrey, Bilal Rah and Zaib Bhat Speaking on the occasion popular in the valley. He said which international Delhi Ubaid Altaf as members of From Hawal Shahar e Dr Bashir asked the partici - section, Emergency Department, Diagnostics that in his capacity as public school Chairman Mr. Kashmir Sports Forum khass Srinagar Won Bench pants to ensure that every Commissioner Srinagar Showkat Chowdhrey has besides other distinguished press. His Bench press:- child survives and thrives to Section, ICU, NICU, Dialysis Unit, Wards and Blood Bank. Municipal Corporation he taken a keen interest as it's members of other different 145kg Won overall in bench reach their full potential, identified and earmarked this chief patron and Tariq Ghani Martial Art sports. He said press Dr. Faizan Muazzam of adding focus must be on During inspection, he directed the Medical Superintendent to Gindun playing field for as president. Renzushah said Raw Powerlifting and body - Eidgah Shahr e khass also on improving care around the youth for which central funds that in the capacity of building activities need to be Arm wrestling championship. time of birth and the first maintain the cleanliness and week of life. hygiene in all sections and He emphasized on health wards of the hospital. He also promotion, disease preven - reviewed the staff position in tion services (such as vacci - the District Hospital and nations) and treatment of stressed on maintaining punc - the construction site of 100 of ongoing construction work common childhood illnesses tuality. He also inspected the bedded additional IPD build - on eye block besides essential if children are to isolation wards meant for the ing and asked the executing reviewed the functioning of thrive as well as survive. COVID-19 patients and agency JKPCC, to expedite the AMT school. DDC election 2020: Training for polling staff continues in Doda DODA, NOVEMBER dling of ballot boxes, count - today visited Govt Degree District Development Council 17 : Three day general train - ing of votes and other process College and Boys Hr Sec elections and Panchayat by- ing program regarding elec - and procedures. School to finalize the venues polls. tion related guidelines and After thorough inspection poll procedure is going on of the buildings, the venues across district, which is being were finalized for the estab - organised by the District lishment of Strong Rooms Election Authority, Doda, and Counting Centre. ahead of the forthcoming The DPEO R&B depart - District Development ment to initiate necessary Council/ Panchayat–By upgrading work at both the Election-2020. venues as per the specifica - The training is being tions and guidelines of the organized under the overall Election Commission in con - supervision of District sultation with the Dy DEO Panchayat Election Officer and CPO Doda. (DPEO), Dr Sagar D Doifode Others accompanying the at different venues of District DPEO were CPO Doda Doda. (Nodal officer Counting), Dy The District level Master DEO Doda Mohd Idrees lone, trainers are imparting training CEO Doda Tariq Khwaja, Ex DIP/J-7269/20 to the polling staff on the Meanwhile, District for the establishment of En R&B Doda Mohd Ayoub process of polling and collec - Panchayat Election Officer Strong Rooms and vote Wani besides other con - Dt : 17-11-2020 tion of polling materials, han - (Doda) Dr Sagar D Doifode Counting Centre for the cerned. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMbER 18, 2020 TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMbER 18, 2020 A DISCRIMINATING SCHeDULe An alarming trend -Govind Bhattacharjee engage in any trade is denied spirit has been undermined by Post riots, there were waves -Anurag Tiwary across the country. The EDITORIAL Meghalaya means the abode under the Sixth Schedule of the the actions of the State time and of exodus of Bengalis from The Supreme Court recent - Central Government then of the clouds, appropriately Constitution which deals with again. Meghalaya, leaving what their ly held in the Hitesh Verma vs came up with an amendment named for its incessant monsoon special provisions for adminis - It is important to understand ancestors had built over genera - State of Uttarakhand case that, in the Act to overturn the rains. These days though it has tration of tribal areas in Assam, the historical context that tions with pride, belongingness, "All insults or intimidations to Mahajan judgment. Following In blow to WHO been raining posters there - Meghalaya, Tripura and brought non-tribals into the State love and sweat. This exodus, a person will not be an offence the passage of the amendment, posters that bring back chilling Mizoram and has a history dating in the first place. In the 19th cen - which remains undocumented, under the SC/ST Prevention of the top court later that year The European Commission proposed rules Atrocities Act, unless such an upheld its validity in the which would give the EU the power to declare a memories of past genocides of back to the colonial times. The tury, the British administration was no less poignant than the insult or intimidation is on Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Union health emergency and stress test national plans to non-tribals living in this predom - Schedule envisages Autonomous had brought the Bengalis, who plight of Kashmiri Pandits from account of the victim belong - of India case. Part of the rea - inantly tribal State, especially the District Councils of which there were one of earliest Indians to the Valley. Strangely, not a single tackle pandemics, in a potential blow to the World ing to the Scheduled Caste or son why the "misuse" argu - Bengalis. The capital Shillong is are currently 16 in the Northeast. become English-educated, into perpetrator was ever brought to Scheduled Tribe." The apex ment gains significant atten - Health Organization. The move follows an often full of shrill cries denouncing They have power to make laws Shillong, which was then the justice for what they did - the court further held that "an tion is because of the low con - uncoordinated reaction by the 27 EU govern - that "All Meghalaya Bengalis are in respect of areas under their capital of the composite State of leader of KSU, Paul Lyngdoh, in offence under the Act is not viction rates under the Act. It ments to the COVID-19 pandemic, which at the Bangladeshis", "Khasiland for jurisdiction, which, inter alia, Assam, to help them with their fact, later went on to become a established merely on the fact is argued that there is low con - that the informant is a member viction because of the false beginning of the crisis led to competition on vital Khasis, Foreigners Go Away." cover occupation and use of administration; many settled Minister. They are the brainchild of the land, management of forest and there subsequently and have The KSU-engineered of the Scheduled Caste (or cases registered by fake vic - medical gear and export bans on medicines. It Scheduled Tribe) unless there tims. However, Dalit and Khasi Student's Organisation cultivation and so on. lived now for generations. pogroms have repeatedly also comes after the WHO was criticised for hav - is an intention to humiliate a Adivasi organisations have (KSU) - which actually is the Under Clause 10(d) of the The Sylhet district, which plunged the State into turmoil. It member of the SC or ST (com - argued that this is because of ing declared the pandemic, which first emerged in fountainhead of racial hatred, Schedule, no non-tribal can carry was made a part of Assam, also was against Nepalis in 1987 munity) for the reason that the the procedural lacunae that China at the end of last year, too late. The U.N. mob violence, extortion, xeno - on any trade except with licences had close trade ties with neigh - which led to a year-long curfew victim belongs to such a exist within the police force agency has repeatedly denied the accusation. phobia, arson and genocide granted by the District Council. bouring areas which would later in Shillong. Hundreds of caste." The Supreme Court and several other administra - Under the proposals, the EU would be able to against non-tribals in the State. It is common knowledge that constitute Meghalaya. Bengalis refugees - their houses and pos - clarified that a key ingredient tive branches of the State The Meghalaya administration such licences are never granted from Sylhet had warm friendly sessions burnt - had to live mis - to prove insult or intimidation tasked with the prevention of declare an EU-level public health emergency, has since taken down these or renewed except without illegal relations with Khasis based on erable lives in schools turned is when it is committed in "any such crimes. which would, in turn, trigger more coordination posters but instead of bringing gratification running into lakhs trade and other exchanges since into refugee camps for months, place within public view." It They also argue, and right - among EU states. Currently, the EU relies on the the culprits to book, the of rupees that most non-tribal the early 19th century. When reminiscent again of the plight of drew a distinction between ly so, that misuse of any law is "public place" and "in any inevitable by certain vested WHO to declare such an emergency. "The new Government of Conrad Sangma traders cannot afford. If paid, a Partition forced the Hindu the Kashmiri Pandits. In 1992, place within public view" and groups within any community. rules will enable the activation of EU emergency has meekly appealed for peace to large part of it goes to the KSU. Bengalis out of Sylhet, many riots erupted against Biharis - said that if a remark is made However, that cannot be the those for whom peace is synony - But the most potent source of came to Shillong. They con - mostly dairy farmers, even their response mechanisms without making it contin - inside a building or a place sole reason to dilute provi - mous with lynching of settlers. their finance is systematic and tributed immensely to the educa - cows were burnt alive. No non- where only some members of sions within the legislation gent upon the WHO`s own declaration of a Public Non-tribals in this State are treat - ruthless extortion of money from tional, commercial, economic tribal community - Marwari, the public are present, then it that were inserted in order to Health Emergency of International Concern," an ed worse than second class citi - all non-tribal traders and profes - and cultural life of the town, Sindhi, Punjabi - has been spared would not be an offence since check systemic discrimination EU document says, adding that such a move zens. They do not enjoy many of sionals. One doctor told me he which emerged as a major educa - from the KSU's wrath. Most it is not in public view. and historical injustices that the rights, which under the had to pay a monthly fee of Rs tional hub in the region. The recently, in 2018, the Punjabi The judgment needs to be have been meted out to such would be coordinated with the WHO. If adopted, read in the context of growing groups. They argue that preju - the overhaul would partly take away a major Constitution are automatically 25,000 to the KSU. Even though British had also encouraged the Dalits were the targets of its vio - available to citizens living else - the right to work under Article 41 Biharis, Nepalese and Punjabis lence. Nobody has ever been concerns over the misuse of dices and behavioural bias such laws that have been against the community make power from the WHO, as EU states call for where and some of these concern is listed under the Directive to come to Assam to help with indicted for these crimes. The reform of the organisation to address shortfalls in enacted for the socio-econom - investigation a mere farcical even fundamental rights and Principles, the right to livelihood their labour. Many of these com - few FIRs that were lodged were ic uplift of the Scheduled exercise. The police force, emergencies. "We relied too much on the WHO freedoms. For example, the right has been interpreted as an inte - munities also settled in all in the name of "unidentified Castes (SCs) and Scheduled most of the times, is either dis - for the COVID-19 pandemic," Peter Liese, a top to equality of opportunity in pub - gral part of the right to life under Meghalaya and have lived there assailants". Tribes (STs) in the country. interested or inefficient in EU lawmaker from German Chancellor Angela lic employment under Article 16 Article 21 in a number of judg - for generations. But once The KSU had earlier But before we go into that tackling such cases. is not available to them. ments by the Supreme Court Meghalaya was carved out of splashed posters saying they are concern, let us take a brief The judiciary, in the recent Merkel`s party, said. "Under pressure from China, The State of Meghalaya, [2011(1) SCC 53, (2014) 14 SCC Assam as a separate hill State, "Khasi by birth and Indian by look and understand the past, has engaged in acts of the WHO declared the health emergency too late. inhabited predominantly by the 127, 2015(6) RAJ 306, (2016) 2 these people suddenly lost not accident" only, conveniently for - Scheduled Castes and Tribes judicial dilution, wherein it It is therefore very important to have the possibil - Scheduled Tribes (STs) of SCC 123, etc] but such a right is only their right to pursue liveli - getting that without the liberal (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, has entered into the authority Khasis, Jaintias and Garos, was not available to the non-tribals in hood but also their right to settle financial support from the Indian 1989. This Act was enacted of the legislature. The Hitesh ity to act at European level in future similar situ - due to the rising cases of dis - Verma judgment is in line with ations." Under the commission`s proposals, the carved out of Assam in January Meghalaya. in the place where they and their State financed by the Indian tax - crimination against members that trend. Apart from placing EU would help governments prepare pandemic 1972. The newborn State had Under Article 13(2), the State ancestors had lived. payers they often call "Indian from such groups. The provi - an undue burden, it also intro - promptly reserved 85 per cent cannot make any law in violation In the absence of any Dogs", their State would collapse plans and would audit and stress-test them, an EU sions to curb such incidents in duces technical prerequisites public vacancies - 40 per cent for of the fundamental rights. But prospect, most non-tribals began in no time, as their own resources the Civil Rights Act, 1955 and by asking the victim to prove document says. EU states have traditionally been Khasis and Jaintias, 40 per cent the Sixth Schedule, in denying seeking jobs elsewhere and slow - can barely meet even 20 per cent the Indian Penal Code were that the insult by the accused reluctant to give more powers to Brussels on the for Garos and five per cent for the basic rights to Indian citi - ly migrating, and those who of their expenditure. The salary found to be highly inadequate was specifically on account of matter. During the pandemic, they have applied other SC/STs under Article 16(4) zens, contravenes the fundamen - remained became reconciled to and wage bills of 80,000 by the legislature. the victim belonging to the The Statement of Objects SC/ST community, that there different national measures on a series of issues, that allows for such reservation. tal rights of others. In a different their marginalised existence. All Government employees alone is The rest 15 per cent are never context, while dealing with the they wanted was to live in peace one and half times their own rev - and Reasons of the Act states was an intention to humiliate including testing policies for COVID-19 cases, that, "SCs/STs are denied a him/her because of his/her given to any non-tribal. Even in discretionary powers of the even sans their rights in a State enues. The gross inequity of the quarantine rules and travel restrictions. But they number of civil rights. They caste and that such a humilia - private educational institutions, Governor, the Supreme Court, in that had seen no communal riots system is glaring. While tribals are subjected to various tion must have occurred in have shown good coordination on procuring vac - which once used to absorb the deciding the appeal case of Pu even as they raged in neighbour - residing in the Sixth Schedule offences, indignities, humilia - "public view" and not just a cines. If approved by EU governments and EU meritorious non-tribals as teach - Myllai Hlychho and others vs. ing Assam during the 1960s and areas are totally exempt from tions and harassment. They "public place." lawmakers, the commission said the proposals ers and lecturers, the muscle State of Mizoram and others 1970s. income tax regardless of their have, in several brutal inci - While passing a general would be immediately applicable and could power of KSU ensures that no (2005) had observed, "it was But things changed drastical - income levels, the State receives dents, been deprived of their ruling in a specific case, the non-tribal ever gets a job. There argued that the tribal areas are to ly once the KSU was formed in a share of the Central tax pro - life and property. Serious court must have taken into strengthen EU powers to tackle the current pan - have been cases when, following be administered as per the provi - 1978. Since then, riots orches - ceeds and grants exceeding Rs crimes are committed against account the practical difficul - demic, in which most European countries are see - the due process of appointment, sions of the Sixth Schedule only. trated by them have become a 12,000 crore, as against its own them for various historical, ties and the chain of oppres - ing a surge in cases. Brussels wants to strengthen some non-tribal teachers were This contention of the appellants regular feature. It started in 1979 total revenues of only Rs 3,000 social and economic reasons." sion that exists in the status It further goes on to say, quo against such communities. the EU public health agency, the European Centre offered positions but the goons cannot be accepted for various against Bengalis when some crore (BE 2020-21). "When they assert their rights Three specific issues need to for Disease Prevention and Control, whose non- of KSU forced a reputed institu - reasons. The Sixth Schedule to KSU hoodlums deliberately The Khasi civil society does and resist practices of be pointed out. First, the tion run by missionary brothers the Constitution is a part of the walked over a Kali idol during not share any of the violent binding advice, such as on the length of quaran - untouchability against them or SC/ST community is inade - to rescind these. Constitution and cannot be inter - Diwali in Shillong and were racism and hatred but strangely demand statutory minimum quately represented in our tine after contact with an infected person, has The same is the case with preted by forgetting the other thrashed up by agitated devotees. remains silent, presumably out of wages or refuse to do any police forces and administra - often been ignored. It also wants more power for Article 19 which gives every cit - provisions in the Constitution. It What followed was the most fear. An impotent Government bonded and forced labour, the tion. Reserved positions for the EU Medicines Agency to prevent risks of izen the right to settle anywhere is impossible to visualise com - gruesome genocide and ethnic keeps on humouring the KSU vested interests try to cow them have been vacant for or to practise any profession, plete segregation of the Sixth cleansing of Bengalis that went while remaining mute and blind them down and terrorise years if State figures are to be shortages of medicines and medical devices. them." The Act was enacted believed. Hence, cases con - Brussels also said it would unveil by the end of business or trade in any part of Schedule from the rest of the unabated for days in which the to its terrorism and crimes. And India, but not in Meghalaya, and Constitution. As regards the entire State apparatus sided with the non-tribals continue to live in due to an increase in the dis - cerning them get little or no turbing trend of certain atroci - attention. The accused go next year plans for a new health authority mod - not for the reasonable restrictions inclusion of the Sixth Schedule the perpetrators. The brutality perpetual fear, knowing that the elled after the U.S. Biomedical Advanced ties against SC/STs, like com - unpunished most of the times. that apply to all fundamental to the Constitution, there is a leg - and violence committed against KSU thugs may descend with pelling them to eat inedible Second, financial inequali - Research and Development Authority, which has rights. The right to settle is islative history, but that by itself defenceless men, women and their knives upon their lives any substances, human excreta, ty in the status quo ensures played a vital role in procuring experimental denied to non-tribals for the pro - is not sufficient to hold that the children will compare with the time in a State where the rule of attacking men and raping that those belonging to the drugs and vaccines. tection of interests of the STs in Sixth Schedule is a Constitution worst in human history, though law has been usurped by the law women. SC/ST community don't get the State while the right to within the Constitution." Yet this on a much lesser scale. of the jungle. The Act, inter alia, pro - competent legal representation vides for the prevention of before the courts. Effective commission of offences and legal aid by the State contin - atrocities against SCs/STs. It ues to remain a distant dream A GReeN INDUSTRIAL ReVOLUTION also ensures availability of in India. Third, social as well Special Courts and Exclusive as systemic oppression against -Mekhala Sastry / narrative, India is in the to achieve net-zero emis - the need to have develop - would require collabora - At the 75th Session of Special Courts for the trial of members of the SC/ST com - Aishwarya Raj spotlight now as one of sions by 2050. Recently, ment pathways that are tion between policy-mak - the UNGA, India high - offences for the relief and munity continues to remain a rehabilitation of the victims. It reality in independent India. The global energy sys - the largest emitters in the industries comprising resilient, green and sus - ers and industries, with lighted the need for seeks to prevent the commis - India is probably the only tem has been undergoing world. The nation is cur - "hard to abate" sectors, tainable. A decarbonisa - the former supporting reforms at the UN for sion of such offences by way country with an egalitarian a transition that is rently on track to signifi - like aluminium and tion pathway for indus - and encouraging busi - responding to challenges of stringent provisions such as Constitution that sends manu - unprecedented in pace cantly overachieve its cement, mentioned that tries can fulfil the twin nesses through stable and of the 21st century. punishment and enhanced al scavengers from a particular and scale. However, due NDC targets, both on they have already initiat - objectives of sustained, green financing incen - Climate change and the minimum punishment for neg - community to "gas chambers lect of duties by a public ser - to die." Sadly, instead of to the COVID-19 out - emissions' intensity (a ed action towards inclusive economic tives and the latter con - subsequent shift towards vant, defining various types of becoming more inclusive, tol - break, what was to be a 30-35 per cent reduction enhancing energy effi - growth while mitigating tributing to nationwide a greener, circular econo - atrocities, creating new types erant, modern and liberal, crucial year in the global by 2030 on the 2005 lev - ciency and increasing the climate change. growth through innova - my are of utmost rele - of offences and denial of India is going backwards. climate discourse has els) and on non-fossil share of renewable power Decarbonisation as an tion and enhanced techni - vance here and require anticipatory bail, among oth - Hence, cow vigilantism, hon - now become one of many fuel electricity generation in their overall mix. They industry-led approach cal knowledge. The long- multilateral agencies to ers. our killings, social boycotts In the last couple of years, and caste clashes have socially-distant events (40 per cent non-fossil are also undertaking car - within the sector would term impact of this kind support developing coun - concerns over the alleged mis - increased in the 21st century. and webinars. In a bold fuel generating capacity bon sequestration, max - have co-benefits in the of an informed industry- tries in addressing these use of the aforementioned leg - On the other hand, ignorance move, China's President by 2030). imising energy efficien - form of bringing India led approach, covering challenges through inclu - islation have taken centrestage by privileged, upper class Xi Jinping announced his While India is already cy, adopting renewable closer to fulfilling climate action and sus - sive participation, coordi - in political as well as legal dis - society has increased too. commitment to enhance considered a climate technologies across the Sustainable Development tainable development, nation and support. cussions. Reports have gone These are hard facts and noth - on to state that the Act is being ing more than that. The pur - the country's nationally- leader in the area of supply chain and embrac - Goals (SDGs), such as on would lead to a positive Climate change puts the used to blackmail innocents by pose of laws like the determined contribution renewable energy growth ing best practices of Industries (SDG 9), ripple effect in multiple responsibility for a collat - filing false cases against them. Prevention of Atrocities Act is (NDC) and lower peak and electricity sector resource-efficiency and Decent Growth (SDG 8), sectors. It would enable ed response on all the In April 2018, a news report to ensure a disruption in the CO2 emissions before decarbonisation, the circular economy. Energy (SDG 7) and India to undergo a large- stakeholders, cross-cut - said that a Dalit family at a vil - status quo. To unsettle the sys - 2030, as well as the plan country must turn its However, these advance - Climate Action (SDG scale, comprehensive ting various sectors. lage in Aligarh allegedly mis - tem and create fear among used the Act to make money those who are higher-up - in to reach carbon neutrality attention to industrial ments are likely to face 13). By upscaling their upgradation on poverty Industries, catering to a by filing 10 fake cases in three terms of caste hierarchy, mon - before 2060. Early esti - decarbonisation. A strong significant constraints in "green" ambitions in the (SDG 1), sanitation diverse pool of economic years. etarily as well as in the admin - mates by the Climate argument can be made the form of technological value chains, processes, (SDG 6), resource man - activities, will have a pio - The Supreme Court in istration. Action Tracker suggest that this would be crucial capacity, governmental infrastructure and part - agement and conserva - neering role here. The March 2018, while taking note If the dreams of the mem - that if China were to sub - to not only achieving the support and investment nerships, industries tion (SDG 6, 12), skill- UNGA and the New York of these concerns, in the SK bers of the Constituent Mahajan vs State of Assembly and the mit a carbon neutrality Paris Agreement goals hurdles in taking up a would contribute to the building (SDG 4) and Climate Week discourses Maharashtra case, had Constitution have to be pledge, it would lower but also for Indian busi - decarbonisation pathway. growth of decarbonised amplify technical and have demonstrated a removed provisions for the realised, our courts must warming projections by nesses to remain globally Nonetheless, such initia - backward and forward financial efficacies strong willingness by automatic arrest of the accused become a lot more conversant around 0.2-0.3°C. This competitive. India and tives can go a long way in linkages, enhance their through capacity-build - industries to act on from the Act. This provision with reality. So that such announcement clearly Sweden led the transition boosting confidence of sustainable development ing (SDG 17). While the addressing climate was the most contentious issues are dealt with more sen - among all and was highly sitively and those choosing to signals that climate track at the UN Climate the sector and are crucial capacities and create a world is grappling with a change. debated. The apex court, in its fight their legal battles against action is a strong national Action Summit in for helping India fulfil its green growth paradigm pandemic, it has become This momentum judgment, had instead made discrimination and oppression agenda for Beijing. With September 2019 and climate action goals. for India. An integrated quite clear that there is a towards decarbonisation conducting a preliminary are not made to feel disillu - both China and the were entrusted with cre - The global climate strategy encapsulating need to sustain global must be enforced and enquiry mandatory before the sioned about how our systems European Union shifting ating stronger commit - change and development environmental, social and momentum on climate harboured through part - registration of an FIR. This led react to those who need us the to widespread protests by most. This is the least we owe towards a zero-carbon ments from the industry narrative has highlighted economic necessities action. nerships and support. Dalit and Adivasi groups all them. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, WEDNESDAy , NOVEMBER 18, 2020 ADGP Traffic J&K T. Namgyal- IPS Takes stock of Traffic Panchs, Sarpanchs, other Dimple leads Mission statehood rally Scenario in Jammu City TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, NOV. 17: A meeting was held by ADGP personalities join Congress for restoration of J&K statehood Traffic J&K T. Namgyal- TP CORRESPONDENT IPS in the Conference Hall TP CORRESPONDENT Dimple said after ruining the JAMMU, NOV. 17: of ZPHQ Jammu on Several Panchs, Sarpanchs JAMMU, NOV. 17: Sunil Dogra Jammu Kashmir state, Tuesday. Dimple Chairman "Mission the BJP has created instability, and other prominent person - The meeting was attend - alities have joined the Statehood" led a strong protest confusions, and have deviated ed by SSP Jammu Sh rally on Janipur High Court the attention, divided the peo - Congress party alongwith Shridhar Patil IPS, SSP their supporters here today Road, burnt the copies of ple of Jammu & Kashmir Traffic City Jammu Sh Shiv copies of land act, laws burnt regions on the basis of reli - at PCC Hq Shaheedi Chowk Kumar-JKPS, SO to Jammu. They were wel - for statehood, special status to gions and BJP is weakening the ADGP(T) SSP Rakesh Photo by Vivek Jammu Kashmir. statehood demand. He comed in the party by Kumar, ASP North Jammu JKPCC Vice President and Addressing the Protestants appealed to all the organiza - Ms PD Nitiya-IPS, ASP Congress has been pioneer in aspirations and sentiments", Sunil Dimple Chairman tions to understand the BJP Senior Congress leader implementing revolutionary Bhalla said. BJP government Traffic City Jammu Sh Raman Bhalla, General Mission statehood and conspiracy against the Dogra Pardeep Singh Gouria- programmes aimed at in J&K miserably failed to President Jammu West state and don't get mislead Secretary PCC Thakur improving the conditions of live up to the expectations of JKPS, DySPs, DTIs of Manmohan Singh, Kewal Assembly Movement, said Photo by Ajay which benefits BJP who has Traffic City Jammu. the people, especially those the people. There was a today we burnt the copies of larations and demanding the even the most important docu - destroyed our Dogra history. Krishan Jogi, Jatin Vashisht living in remote and back - strong resentment among the ADGP Traffic J&K took and others. Land act, Laws, to send the separation of both Jammu and ment of Hereditarian proof Dimple appeals to all organiza - stock of the overall traffic ward areas. people against previous gov - clear message to communal Kashmir regions. He said the PRC state subject which has tions to join "Mission Prominent among those Bhalla described BJP dis - ernment as it has not fulfilled scenario of traffic City who joined Congress forces. That no more partitions, Mission will not allow any been replaced by Domicile". Statehood", for united fight for Jammu as well as Outskirts pensation as anti-poor and its promises made at the time divisions of J&K Dogra state such mushroom groups, B- He said with these separations the statehood of Dogra J&K include Abdul Qayoom Mir anti development, saying due of Assembly elections. There of City Jammu and on this Retd. ADC, Rozy Zaffer land, is acceptable on regional, teams of BJP, to divide, the catchy slogans & like the hens, state. He said this "Mission occasion stressed upon the to administrative inertia and was anger among people. communal lines. No Bloodshed princely Dogra state of Cocks Bangas (baang) these statehood Jammu Kashmir" is Mir-Thanamandi BDC lack of political direction the The BJP played with the sen - officers to take all necessary Chairperson, Gulzar Hussain on LOC is acceptable on the Maharaja Hari Singh and our groups are insulating our fore - a non-political platform which measures to smoothen the sufferings of the people timents of the people who Jammu Kashmir Land. forefathers" on communal and fathers, Dogra princely state has support of all the people Naib Sarpanch, Mehmood increased manifold. The voted them to power. People flow of Traffic in City Ahmed Sarpanch, Khalil Dimple said Media Persons the regional lines. and are inversely helping the both regions, of all organiza - Jammu and Outskirts in insensitive government were not happy with their from now on words the Dimple alleged some "Gupkar alliance and the BJP tions of Jammu and Kashmir Ahmed Naib Sarpanch, Bagh pushed people to the wall, as policies and the government view of Darbar Move dur - Hussain Naib Sarpanch, Movement cadre and I will Jammu & Kashmir based small which are, hell bent to cheap regions. ing which the volume of unemployment has proved to be a failure. work and lead all activities of groups on the direction of their practices and the new outfit's Dimple said our Mission Advocate Shadab Ahmed increased, prices have risen Despite people hitting streets Traffic increased. Mir and others .They Jammu Kashmir under the ban - master's voices from BJP head - are B-Teams of BJP. statehood, road Map is very ADGP Traffic issued and developmental activities against governance deficit, ner of Mission Statehood. quarters, are giving dividing Dimple said Mission state - simple, clear and our demand expressed full faith on the have suffered a lot. He lack of development and fail - directions to the concerned policies and programmes of Dimple had categorically formulas to destroy the Dogra hood road map is pro- national - is we want state in the form for effective regulation of claimed that BJP ure of the government to said the "Mission Statehood" J&K state and to divert the ist & the new "Jammu based which our Mahraja Hari Singh, Congress party and its lead - Government pushed back deliver on the promises made Traffic as well as enforce - ership Smt. Sonia Gandhi stands, for reuniting the people attention from the blunder outfit's" will only help the anti our forefathers gave us Jammu ment against traffic viola - State in all sectors and no to the people of the Jammu and all the three regions of done by BJP by dismantling national forces of Kashmir, Kashmir and Ladakh region and Rahul Gandhi. progress has been recorded and Kashmir, Govt did not tors particularly against ille - Speaking on the occasion, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh & the J&K Dogra state. He which want to disintegrate the will be united together and the gal parking. in the core sectors like PHE, move even an inch proving along with the POK, Gilgit, alleged the mushroom Jammu Jammu Kashmir state into POK, Gilgit, Baltistan will be Raman Bhalla said that PDD, R&B, Health, callousness of this anti-peo - Serious concern was Congress Party is an instru - Baltistan, will be part our of as well Kashmir groups small pieces on the direction of part of our new Jammu expressed over traffic con - Education, etc during last ple Govt. Cautioning people New Jammu Kashmir state" demanding the Jammu state, Pakistan. He alleged the BJP Kashmir map, for which the ment of service to the peo - more than six years. He said against anti people policies gestion in busy areas partic - ple, which has remained ded - map. For which the resolution Kashmir state are helping the traitor leaders have destroyed resolution has been passed by ularly around hospitals, the BJP has been instrumen - pursued by the BJP of liberation has been passed anti national elements and they the history of our Dogras state our Parliament. He appealed to icated to the cause of serving tal in adding to the miseries Government, former Ambphalla-Janipur road, the people. He said Congress by the GOI in parliament of have no road map, except and have sold the Jammu all the people, youths of all Kachi Chawni, Parade, of people. In an atmosphere Minister said that peace and India and the BJP took no step dividing the people on commu - Kashmir land to outsiders by religions, regions to stand unit - party believes in strengthen - of uncertainty and political development had become Shalamar road, Bikram ing the people and is com - for the liberation of these parts nal lines, Hindu, Muslim, repealing our maharaja and ed and don't vote BJP in DDC, Chowk, Satwari, Airport instability, the people of the biggest causality since this of Jammu Kashmir state and Sikhs and on regional line. fore father land laws. He Panchyat election. mitted to equitable develop - state in general and Jammu govt had taken over. road etc and directions were ment of the State. He said dismantled its own J&K Dogra Dimple said even these new appealed to all the political par - The other leaders are Vijay issued to the concerned to region in particular are pass - He alleged that the Modi state into union territories. outfit's have no clear stand and ties, Jammu based all organiza - Khjuria Kala Kumar, Naresh Congress Party is duty bound ing through most difficult government utterly failed to make ensure that these areas to address the urges and aspi - Dimple said we won't allow speak nothing on statehood, tions to concentrate on the Sharma, Nazier Ahmad, are free from on-road park - times. plug infiltration and contain any further division, by any special status which has restoration of Dogra history, Aslam, Vijay Kumar, Chaman rations of the people, for the Regretting the lame duck militancy in Kashmir which ing and traffic Jamming, so fact, it is the Congress Party Jammu region of Kashmir scraped our history, identity, fight for statehood, special sta - Pawar, Suny Agarwal, Rakesh that people in general and posturing of the BJP leaders is evident from the prevail - based small mushroom groups culture of Dogra, spoke noth - tus and against the black Land Kumar, Sonu kumar and many alone which has always virtually on all issues, Bhalla ing security situation in the patients in particular will taken care of the urges and making hollow claims of dec - ing on "Land Act, land rules & Act. others. not suffer. said that the people of state and along the borders. aspirations of the people. Jammu region feel utterly He said that Modi govern - cheated and betrayed for the ment and BJP has nothing to BJP holds meeting of JMC failure of BJP leaders to rep - sell to the electorates about 88th birth anniversary of Pt. Mangat Ram resent and agitate their con - its past promises and on var - cerns. ious problems confronting Bhalla said that people the nation, it is harping on Councillors, Cell Convenors who want to contribute to the the issue of national security functioning of their Cells Sharma celebrated Speakers pay tributes political discourse and devel - by misleading the nation individually while reestab - because of qualities of leader - opment of the state must about the Congress stand and lishing the role of Cells in ship coupled with humility become part of the creating sense of insecurity the main organization. He and humour apart from care Congress's growth story. The and war hysteria. discussed each Cell individ - and concern for the poor and doors are open for the people Bhalla appealed to the ually and stressed them to down trodden. They recalled who want to contribute in the people to strengthen the once again increase their different experiences with him party's efforts to see the state hands of Congress party by level of activity during the and his contributions to the out of the present mess," he supporting Congress candi - Unlock period. society during the long politi - said. dates in the upcoming DDC Kaul also asked all the cal career of Pt. Mangat Ram "Congress is committed elections , adding that it will party leaders to focus on the for the people's cause and be a vote against the broken Photo by Ajay Sharma. Recalling his contri - upcoming DDC elections bution to the party and the will always uphold their promises of BJP. TP CORRESPONDENT Ashok Kaul while and asked them to whole people of the state Shri Bhalla JAMMU, NOV. 17: J&K addressing the meeting of heartedly support the party Photo by Vivek described Pt. Managat Ram Girdhari Lal Raina condemns BJP held series of meetings Councillors focused on the candidates. He said that the TP CORRESPONDENT Jatin Vashisht, Des Raj Sharma as a great leader who of Jammu Municipal increased activities within whole opposition stands JAMMU, NOV. 17: An Sharma, Brij Mohan sharma, was liked by one and all provocative statements of Gupkaris Corporation (JMC) the Jammu city especially exposed with the holding of impressive function was held Ravi Shastri, Rajeev Saraf, because of his humbleness and Councillors and party's Cell after the initiation of these DDC elections. He here today at Om Palace, Uttam Singh, Pawan Sharma, qualities of leadership. He TP CORRESPONDENT like the Roshni Act, Raina Convenors to discuss related Unlocking of Corona said that the earlier govern - Shaktinagar Jammu to cele - Kabala Singh, BK Sharma, also remembered Pt. Ji’s serv - JAMMU, NOV. 17: State quipped. important issues especially Lockdown as well as shift - ments formed by these par - brate the 88th Birth Sumitra Devi, Deep ice to the people and the party spokesperson and former People of Jammu and regarding upcoming District ing of Darbar to Jammu. He ties never ever wanted to Anniversary of Former Dy. Baradwaj, Raj Bakshi, Vijay in different capacities during MLC Girdhari Lal Raina has Kashmir will like to know Development Council said that now the handover the power of Chief Minister of J&K and Sharma, Sanjeev Dubey Gopal his long political career. He strongly condemned the how and why the state land (DDC) Elections at party Councillors have increased empowerment to the com - veteran Congress leader Pt. Sharma, Manmohan Sharma, regretted that the state he Deceptive, Divisive and was looted on an unprece - headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, responsibility to cater to the mon masses. He said that Managat Ram Sharma. The Chander Sheikhar, Atul served in different capacities communally provocative dented scale causing a loss of Jammu. needs of the city especially the sheer Centralization of function was organized by Pt. Sharma , H.S. Bagi and Co- has been disbanded arbitrarily statements of Gupkaris. thousands of crores of J&K BJP General concerning the sanitization government resources earli - Mangat Ram Sharma Fan treasurer PCC Rajnish Sharma and a lot of struggle needs to Stating that the People of Rupees to the state excheq - Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul issues. He also prompted er had created a void Club & members of his family & Rajesh Sharma- Convenor be carried out to get it its due Jammu and Kashmir are uer, he added. People do chaired the meetings which them to share their issues of between public and govern - and attended by senior leaders of Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma place as statehood with some wise and conscious enough remember that not only was were also addressed by JMC public concern, after which ment but now every com - of different political parties Fan Club. and others. Civil constitutional guarantee. He to understand the game-plan the prime land allotted to Mayor Chander Mohan the highlighted issues were mon person will be empow - and civil societies, besides Society member included said that all those who agree in of suppressing internal con - favourite chosen members of Gupta, Dy. Mayor Adv. discussed threadbare. ered enough to approach and grass root workers of Padamshri S.P. Verma, S. principle to this fundamental tradictions and mutual bick - the cosy club without proper Purnima Sharma and party's While addressing the avail all the required ameni - Congress party. Prominent Ravinder Singh, Pardeep demand of statehood should ering amongst the con - procedure but even an All Cell Incharge Rakesh meeting of Cell Convenors, ties. leaders and representatives Sharma, Naveen Sharma, pool together their efforts in stituents of opportunist abysmally low fee recom - Mahajan. Ashok Kaul reviewed the Chander Mohan Gupta who paid floral tributes Arun Nair and Vinay Gupta the larger interests of the peo - alliance , he questioned mended was not charged. GL led the discussions in the include Vice President & also paid rich tributes to ple and the nation, to strive for diverting attention to periph - Raina stressed that the meeting of the Councillors Former Minister Shri Raman Panditji and recalled his serv - the common cause, leaving eral issues with the help of People of J&K have suffered and deliberated on the vari - Bhalla, PCC Vice President ices to people. Speakers while aside their ideological and echo-system. a lot because of this nepo - ous initiatives and work Smt. Kanta Bhan, PCC paying rich tributes referred to individual differences. He said It will be beneficial for all tism, favouritism and dis - taken by the JMC to General Secretaries Yogesh their long association with Pt. that people would face great if these self-proclaimed criminatory preference and improve the city services. Sawhney( former minister) Mangat Ram Sharma and hardships in the times to guardians of morality and are aware that an opportunist Rakesh Mahajan apprised Th. Manmohan Singh, admired his extra ordinary come, if the right struggle for public interest will let people alliance is nothing but to the senior party leadership Gardhari Lal Chalotra (Ex- leadership qualities. They remedial measures are not know about their silence on ensure continuity of such about the working of party MLA), Hari Singh Chib DCC described Pt. Mangat Ram taken. massive corruption scandals self-centred politics. Cells and assured the party President), Krishan Lal Gupta, Sharma as one of great politi - that Cell leaders will con - Narinder Sharma, Uday cal figure of Jammu and tribute to the strengthening Bhanu Chib (PYC President) Kashmir who was liked & Chameleon politics will work no longer of organization at the grass Sanjeev Sharma, Zarowar admired by people of different root level. Singh, Kewal Krishan Yogi, walks of life and ideologies BJP warns Gupkar Alliance, Congress VC SKUAST-Jammu reviewed working, TP CORRESPONDENT the Gupkaris has explicit respect the Indian Armed JAMMU, NOV. 17: It is approval of the Congress Forces and hate China and being claimed by Jammu president Sonia Gandhi and Pakistan as our enemy. based leadership of Congress Congress is inseparable part While in Kashmir they progress of different faculties and National Conference that of the Gupkar Alliance and want to suppress its compos - TP CORRESPONDENT their respective high com - its claim of it being only an ite culture, plurality, harmo - JAMMU, NOV. 17: Prof mands have given their con - electoral alliance is a fraud. nious co-existence and pro - J P Sharma Vice Chancellor sent to reach out to all parties By shedding crocodile mote exclusivity, in Jammu SKUAST-Jammu took in Jammu province irrespec - tears in Jammu they are try - they want to completely review meeting of different tive of their different politi - ing to gain sympathy and annihilate and demolish Faculties, Research cal ideologies and different earn their vote through whatever is left of Dogra Stations, ACHR, Krishi stands on Articles 370 and deceit. On the one hand identity and pride."Those Vigyan Kendras, Ongoing 35A to evolve a common Gupkar Gang arrogantly who were in power for sixty Research (AICRP's) and minimum programme aimed claims that only they have years and were responsible Adhoc Projects. During the at protecting identity of the right to decide the future for planned and systematic meeting Prof Sharma Jammu region, getting of West Pakistan refugees, destruction of Dogra her - reviewed the progress of regional autonomy and equal Valmikis and Gorkhas and itage, culture and identity are different ongoing develop - treatment at all levels. While on the other hand their today just for the sake of gar - mental projects, functioning their Kashmiri bosses con - Jammu based leaders seek nering votes from Jammu of various Divisions of tinue to harp on single point their votes claiming to be region claiming to be protec - Faculty of Agriculture, agenda of restoration of 370, their well-wishers. What can tors of interests of Jammu Faculty of Basic Sciences, Photo by Vivek 35A and safeguarding the be a bigger fraud than this, and Dogra identity," rued Faculty of Veterinary the creation of assets for the Kashmiri identity. "Where questioned Brig Gupta? Brig Gupta. "It is my sincere Sciences and Animal university. do the interests of Jammu fit On the one hand the appeal to the people of Husbandry, KVK's of At the outset Dr Deepak in their scheme of things? Gupkaris claim that their Jammu to avoid getting car - Jammu and Samba district, Kher, Director Planning and Does Jammu has no identity? ultimate aim is much higher ried away by false, motivat - Research project work by Monitoring, SKUAST- There is inherent contradic - and the DDC elections are ed and baseless propaganda the end of third quarter. Jammu welcomed the Vice tions in their thinking and inconsequential, on the other of the Gupkar Alliance, Professor Sharma also took Chancellor, Statutory deeds. They are behaving hand they claim that sole aim Congress and their other stock of the status of budget Officers, Heads of like chameleons by speaking of getting together is to sympathisers and recognise utilization under different Divisions, KVK,s Research a different language in defeat BJP in the elections their true colour. Their singu - components viz., Station and also put forth Kashmir and different in for which they have even lar aim is to divide us so that Development fund, the various issues to be Jammu. This will work no approached all other parties they can return to power and Creation and modernization taken up for the effective longer since the people are in Jammu region as well. It is once again loot the state of Research farms, develop - working and utilization of more aware and awakened," obvious that they have exchequer and line their ment of recreational facili - allottedbudget. Meeting was stated Brigadier Veteran Anil ganged together to suppress pockets with funds meant for ties including WiFi in dif - attended by all Statutory Gupta, Spokesperson of those who always prefer the developments of your ferent Hostels of Chatha and officers, Heads of different Bharatiya Janata Party. Nation First led by the BJP. districts. Don't be emotional R S Pura Campuses. Divisions, KVKs of Jammu Through their chameleon They want to isolate those but exercise your judgement He further advised the and Samba, nearby politics they want to divide who stand for and respect the because your decision would officers of the university to Research Station, PI of var - Jammu and Kashmir. Going National Flag and decide your future for next utilize the unspent balance ious Research and Adhoc by their statements it is obvi - Constitution of India. They five years," appealed the judiciously at the earliest for projects. ous that every statement of want to subjugate those who spokesperson. 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The railways has Kia Motors Corporation, is discerning Indian cus - second is the Care Pack (Car tation in Punjab that have led to a loss of around ? 120 maintained that for resump - promising its customers a tomers.” Care Services) as per specif - continued for over 50 days crore and the suspension of 70 tion of services, it needs 100 complete contactless, paper - Advanced Pick and ic requirements. now, resulting in the cancella - more goods rakes caused loss per cent guarantee from the less aftersales and personal - Drop programme: Pre-Paid Maintenance tion of 1,986 passenger serv - of ? 15 crore. state government that no ized vehicle service owner - Inspired by South (PPM): The PPM gives cov - ices and 3,090 goods trains to "While 3,090 goods trains will be disrupted and ship experience. This entails Korea’s concept of ‘Untact’ erage of Kia Genuine Parts, the region, sources said on trains have been cancelled so both passenger and freight an ‘Advanced Pick and which means ‘without direct Oils & Labour services as Monday. far, the losses are around ? trains be allowed to operate. Drop’ programme, ensuring contact’, the programme per recommended periodic Train services remained 1,670 crore on freight loading The farmers, however, highestcustomer safety with makes the entire aftersales maintenance schedule and is suspended in the state with alone. We have also can - have said that while they will a no contact pick-up and process contactless including based on the years and the railways rejecting a pro - celled, short-terminated and allow goods trains, they will drop serviceand live vehicle the vehicle pick-up and drop mileage coverage of the car. posal of the protesters to diverted 1,986 passenger take no guarantee for passen - trackingin a completely service as well. The initiative The customers also get com - resume only goods trains. The essentials for Ladakh and steel (leading to an estimated trains so far," a source in the ger trains. The farmers are paperless process. Aimed is aimed towards rendering plimentary services like national transporter suffers an Jammu and Kashmir being loss of ? 120 crore), 170 rakes railway ministry said. protesting three farm sector atoffering an exceptional the services without any in- Wheel Alignment, Balancing estimated daily loss of ? 36 stranded just outside Punjab. of cement (loss of ? 100 Goods trains have not laws enacted by the central ownership experience, Kia person contact, ensuring and Tyre Rotation once in a crore in freight earnings due As many as 520 rakes of crore), 90 rakes of clinker entered Punjab for one-and-a- government recently. 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The freight loading suffered losses said. and 110 rakes containing needed for wheat sowing and ised protests on tracks and its customers. With both offer a complete contactless PPM comes in four packages due to cancellations of trains Other cancelled goods petroleum, oil and lubricants coal supplies for thermal station premises against the these initiatives, the compa - aftersales process. The key to choose from: and many trains carrying trains include 110 rakes of (loss of ? 40 crore), they said. plants. 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In it, she said Agenda, Say Sources Amid Fresh Sparring Khurshid Attacks Kapil Sibal molesting and threatening to Kamaruddin had called her NEW DELHI: A spe - in the party in August but NEW DELHI: ing of strategy and logistics" kill her. on October 16 and the three cial committee of the changed little except for key Congress's Salman Khurshid are required, they cannot be Yet, after lodging the men took her to Mubeen's Congress, formed to assist letter-writers being shunted joined issue with Kapil Sibal conducted on media so that party chief Sonia Gandhi, out. The letter had suggested and other critics within the adversaries can "check mate it Bharat Biotech Starts Phase will meet today, as the party sweeping changes after the party who have been pressing promptly". In an interview reels under its abysmal per - Congress lost power in for a change in leadership, with The Indian Express, Mr III Trials For COVAXIN formance in Bihar as well as Madhya Pradesh after a with a with a lengthy post on Sibal said he had been forced by-elections across the coun - revolt by Jyotiraditya Facebook. Starting with the to go public with his views as try, party sources said. This Scindia and barely saved its couplets of Bahadur Shah " there has been no dialogue is, however, a routine meet - Rajasthan government after Zafar, the last Mughal emper - and there seems to be no ing for local administrative a rebellion. or, he urged the critics to look effort for a dialogue by the issues, Congress sources The special panel of the within themselves for flaws, leadership". "The time for said. Congress which is meeting and contended that "If the introspection is over. We The meeting will be today was formed in August mood of the electorate is know the answers. The held at 5 pm via video con - to assist Mrs Gandhi on resistant to the liberal values Congress must be brave and ferencing. organisational and opera - we have espoused and cher - willing to recognise them," Today's agenda is the tional matters. Ahmed Patel, ished we should be prepared Mr Sibal had told The Indian signature campaign and KC Venugopal, AK Antony, for a long struggle rather than Express, pointing to a string there is no other agenda, and ties" to revive the organisa - Rebutting Mr Sibal, Ambika Soni, Mukul look for short cuts to get back of reverses in states. Before HyDERABAD: genicity data. Volunteers that with the Congress presi - tion. He also said the "time Rajasthan Chief Minister Wasnik, Randeep Surjewala into power". "Being excluded Bihar, there had been Gujarat Bharat Biotech announced who wish to participate in dent not present, no real, for introspection is over". Ashok Gehlot on Monday are its members. Mr Patel, from power is not to be casu - and Madhya Pradesh, where the commencement of Phase this trial should be adults meaningful discussion can "... we need to do sever - said that there was "no need" who tested positive for coro - ally embraced in public life the party is considered to have III trials of COVAXIN on over 18 years of age. take place on Bihar, accord - al things at several levels - for his colleague to mention navirus, is currently hospi - but if it is the result of princi - ground support. Declaring Monday. COVAXIN(tm), India's ing to members of the panel organisationally, articulation "internal issues" in the talised in Gurgaon. pled politics it should be that the party must "recognize The Phase III trials will indigenous COVID-19 vac - who did not want to come on in the media in whatever media. In a series of tweets. In last week's Bihar accepted with honour... If we that we are in decline", he said involve 26,000 volunteers cine by Bharat Biotech is record. form, putting up people who Mr Gehlot also said that election results, the opposi - are explicitly or implicitly the need of the hour is to have across India and will be con - developed in collaboration The election debacle the people want to listen to, after every electoral loss, the tion won 110 seats, a dozen willing to compromise with a conversation "with experi - ducted in partnership with with the Indian Council of has also brought up a public providing an active, thought - party had shown "undivided short of the majority mark in our principles to regain power enced minds, experienced ICMR. It is the largest clini - Medical Research (ICMR) blow-out among its top lead - ful leadership who can artic - and firm belief in the party the 243-member assembly. we might as well pack up our hands, with people who cal trial conducted for a and the National Institute of ers after Kapil Sibal's open ulate with a lot of circum - leadership" and had emerged Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya bags," his post read. Without understand the political reali - COVID-19 vaccine in India. Virology (NIV). This indige - criticism of the party leader - spection," Mr Sibal told the stronger from each crises. Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as naming Kapil Sibal, who went ties of India, people who This is India's first phase 3 nous, inactivated vaccine is ship. Mr Sibal had called for Indian Express newspaper. 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Because cult to tell which of my panic drink water? I have a glass of and can reinforce maladap - literally part of my job. since March. selves and work as “segmen - “Work is important, sure, carriers of the virus can attacks are “reasonable” and water with every meal and tive coping strategies that However, keeping “up to “I didn’t miss my com - tation.” but your mental health is key. appear asymptomatic, I’m which ones are just an exten - snack. That way, I don’t have could make your anxiety date” quickly became a com - mute at first, as I guess [work “Before quarantine, we’d Taking some time in the even more fearful of unknow - sion of my OCD. But for to remember water separately worse in the long run. pulsion for me — at one from home] was a bit of a have time to go to and from morning can create a fresh ingly spreading it to some - now, the most important — my food timer then also As long as you maintain 6 point, I was checking the novelty when it first started. I our offices. We built in time headspace before the day of one’s beloved Nana or thing is to find ways of cop - serves as a water reminder. feet of distance between global database of confirmed think it was only until about for lunch hours and even work starts, as well as [offer] immunocompromised friend. ing with my anxiety regard - Are you sleeping enough? yourself and others, it’s per - cases dozens of times per 2 months into the pandem - travel time to go from one time in the evening to With something as serious less. Sleep can be super hard, fectly safe to take a walk day… which was clearly not ic… did I start to miss the meeting or appointment to decompress from a busy day as a pandemic, my OCD Here’s how I’m keeping especially when anxiety is around your neighborhood. serving me or my anxious daily routine of going into the next. These moments of and make more time for liv - being activated right now my OCD panic at bay: high. I’ve been using the pod - Trying to incorporate some brain. the office and seeing my physical transition allowed ing. We all need that right friends and colleagues,” us to move between our roles now,” she said. We’ll email Coorg told Healthline. as parents, project managers, you the latest developments Doctors Urge Parents to Vaccinate Younger Before the pandemic, she partners, and more,” about the novel coronavirus took a 30-minute ride on the Goldstein told Healthline. and Healthline's top health Tube, London’s underground Dr. Nicole B. Washington news stories, daily. Kids After Measles Outbreak electric train system, to work. agrees, noting that people 7 steps to add a fake com - Healthline there is no doubt about cination rates as low as 50 percent While she admits the Tube have gone from working mute to your day could be crowded, hot, and from home to living at work. the cause behind these recent out - — a reality that has made the area In addition to reenacting breaks. “There’s only one reason especially susceptible to the spread packed with people not This, Washington says, is your work commute, taking happy to be going to work, affecting our mental health. for the resurgence of measles, and of this disease. the following seven steps can that’s people not getting their “That’s why we have to try to get she still enjoyed the com - “As painful as the com - help give you what a com - mute. “Having that 30 min - mute can be for some, it gave immunizations,” he said. as many people immunized as we mute once did. Dr. Sara Bhargava Vora, assistant can,” Bernstein said. utes in the morning to us time to decompress from 1. Get dressed and walk myself, listening to a new the workday and prepared us professor in the division of pedi - Accelerating the schedule out the door atric infectious diseases at the New York is currently taking that playlist I’d created or delve to be present for our loved Getting dressed and ready into a podcast, allowed me to ones when we got home. University of Washington School plan of action very seriously, rec - for work like you did before of Medicine and Seattle Children’s ommending an accelerated vacci - settle my mind before I Without it, some people are the pandemic is a good way entered the bustling office… really struggling with turning Hospital agrees. nation schedule where infants get to start the day. “I do recom - “The majority of people who get their first measles, mumps, and I knew I was always going to off work, and they are work - mend that people get dressed see something different, lock ing into the evening, often measles in these outbreaks are rubella (MMR) vaccine at 6 for work in the morning, so The state of New York is current - outbreaks in the United States, unvaccinated,” she told Healthline. months (instead of one year), and eyes with someone else, or very late,” she told then changing clothes from ly experiencing a crisis. according to the Centers for exchange a smile with a Healthline. Coorg relates to “Although overall vaccination their second within a few months work clothes to evening Since September 2018, 170 Disease Control and Prevention rates remain high in the U.S., of that (instead of waiting until age stranger. It just added differ - this firsthand. A few months clothes can also be a way to cases of the measles have been (CDCTrusted Source). ence to the start of my day,” into working from home, she unfortunately there are pockets of 4, as the standard schedule recom - symbolize the end of the reported — making this the largest The cause unvaccinated or under-vaccinated mends). It’s all part of their attempt she said. As she began miss - says she felt like she was workday,” Washington said. measles outbreak in decades. American Academy of Pediatrics ing this part of the day more going in circles around her children due to vaccine hesitant to get as many children protected She also recommends But New York isn’t the only spokesperson Dr. Andrew parents and exemptions for various in the face of this outbreak as pos - and more, Coorg came up house. “There was literally walking out of the same place experiencing a resurgence of Bernstein, a clinical assistant pro - with the idea to “fake com - no break between getting up reasons.” sible. Some parents may be con - entrance you typically used the disease that had been previous - fessor of pediatrics at In New York, where the most cerned about this accelerated mute.” Once she’s dressed from my bed and sitting when you come home from ly kept at bay by vaccines. In the Northwestern University Feinberg and ready to go, she walks down at my desk to start the recent outbreak is occurring, some schedule, but Vora says they have work. last year alone, there have been 17 School of Medicine, told private school systems report vac - nothing to fear. People with COVID-19 More Likely to Develop Meet the Teen Fighting Back When you Might Be Able to Get Against Anti-Vaccine Propaganda The surging cases of a COVID-19 Vaccine Depression, Anxiety, and Dementia measles this yearTrusted says Stern. Source has shed light on the Now that we’ve got some Once the doses reach Many COVID-19 patients, fact that there’s a strong, good news regarding their final location (whether now called “long-haulers,” prevalent anti-vaccine com - Pfizer’s coronavirus vac - it be a hospital, nursing endure symptoms that last for munity in various parts of this cine, the next big question home, or retail pharmacy), months and interfere with nation. is: When will we get it? they will need to be handled their daily lives. Their reasons for refusing First, it’s important to and stored specifically and “It may take up to months vaccines vary: Some people’s remember that Pfizer hasn’t carefully. to recover from COVID, religious beliefs conflict with released the results in a Once the vaccine doses which can result in a number vaccines, whereas others have peer-reviewed medical jour - reach their final location (a of challenges; for example, fallen for the false informa - nal and that it still has to get hospital, a nursing home or difficulties returning to work, tion about vaccine hazards emergency use approval a retail pharmacy), they difficulties caring for children, that circulated within their from the Food and Drug may be put on new dry ice or difficulties resuming one’s social media channels and Administration (FDA). or stored in cooling units. ‘normal’ routines,” says tight-knit communities. Even if Pfizer’s vaccine Some locations might put LeMonda. As a result, many kids with gets the FDA’s emergency- effort through the many fessor of medicine who is the vaccines on new dry ice, A new study from the In other words, those who use approval, the process to months of 2021. We can’t the principal investigator of others may invest in expen - United Kingdom found that developed COVID-19 had a In difficult times, you need vaccine-hesitant parents have to be able to turn to experts gone unvaccinated. develop, test, manufacture, do this in a week and a the Pfizer trial at Yale sive cooling units. people who were sick with two times greater risk for distribute, storage and half,” Dr. William School of Medicine. According to Schaffner, COVID-19 had a significant developing a mood or anxiety who understand and can help Now, many people, health strengthen your mental well- officials included, hope to administer the COVID-19 Schaffner, the medical Assuming all goes some state health depart - chance of developing a psy - disorder for the very first time. vaccine isn’t a quick one director of the National smoothly with the review ments may invest in mobile chiatric disorder after recover - Older adults with COVID- being. We’re here for you. break down the myths holding How the new coronavirus people and their families back And health officials still Foundation for Infectious and approval process, units to deliver the immu - ing. 19 also had a two to three need to nail down who is Diseases, told Healthline. Schaffner said it’s conceiv - nizations at various sites, According to the times greater risk for develop - affects the brain from getting immunized and Scientists now know that spread awareness about the going to get vaccinated first. There are still a couple able that the first rollout of such as nursing homes and reportTrusted Source pub - ing dementia. The most likely group to more weeks of research the vaccine could start hospitals. lished in The Lancet on The researchers found that COVID-19 isn’t just a respira - truth: that vaccines are a very tory illness but a disease that safe, very effective way to get the vaccine first is required to gather more toward the end of “Get your popcorn November 9, 18 percent of having a psychiatric disorder healthcare workers on the safety data. December. because this could be COVID-19 patients developed in the year before testing pos - can reach many critical protect ourselves and our organs, including the brain. communities against prevent - front lines, followed by At that point, which is Distributing and storing orchestration and coordina - a mental health issue — like itive for COVID-19 was high-risk individuals and estimated to be around the the vaccine tion at its best,” said Dr. depression, anxiety, or demen - linked to a 65 percent greater Numerous reports show able diseases. People are COVID-19 patients frequently fighting to educate kids and older adults. third week of November, Distributing and storing Daniel Fagbuyi, an emer - tia — within 3 months of diag - risk for getting the disease. Pfizer will have approxi - the pharmaceutical compa - the Pfizer vaccine is compli - gency physician who served nosis. Their risk was doubled How the new coronavirus experience neurological com - give them the tools to make plications. such as confusion, their own choices about get - mately 50 million vaccine ny hopes to submit its find - cated because it needs to be as a biodefense expert in the compared to people who did - affects the mind doses at the get-go, so it’d ings to the FDA for emer - stored at frigid tempera - Obama administration. n’t have COVID-19. Simply being diagnosed dizziness, delirium, and other ting vaccinated — a move cognitive impairments. health experts across the take several months before gency use authorization tures, around -70°C (-94°F). Who gets the vaccine Doctors have suspected that with a novel, potentially life the vaccine makes its way to (EUA). “There will be real logis - when? COVID-19 was linked to threatening disease can trigger Scientists are still working country support, according to to understand how the novel a recent studyTrusted Source the general population. “FDA will review in tical, educational, and Pfizer is estimated to pro - higher rates of mental health stress and anxiety. Health experts expect to under 4 weeks or so and if organization challenges duce about 50 million doses problems. A recent “Given the novelty and coronavirus interacts with the published in JAMA central nervous system, but Pediatrics. Samy Awwad, a see vaccinations start in EUA is granted, could initi - here,” Schaffner said. before the end of the year. surveyTrusted Source from scope of the pandemic, there December, before expand - ate distribution as early as The doses will be distrib - The vaccine is given in Ecuador has also shown that is little-to-no framework, par - they suspect the new coron - high school senior in avirus may damage the brain’s Humboldt County, California, ing to other high-risk groups late December,” said Dr. uted to predetermined loca - two doses, 28 days apart. people diagnosed with ticularly during the lifespan of toward the end of the first Onyema Ogbuagu, a Yale tions (set by the state health This means that only 25 COVID-19 commonly experi - the majority of the population blood supplyTrusted Source is one of those fighters. At just and lead to swelling in the 16 years old, Awwad has quarter of 2021. Medicine infectious disease departments) in cases million people will have ence anxiety, insomnia, alive, for how to manage the “This will be an ongoing specialist and associate pro - packed with dry ice. access to the first batch. depression, and post-traumat - threat to health, lifestyle, and brain tissue. launched. ic stress disorder. Though societal change,” says Jessica researchers are still working Stern, PhD, a psychologist and to understand exactly how the clinical assistant professor new coronavirus impacts not with the Department of just the mind but brain func - Psychiatry at NYU Langone The U.S. Is Likely Headed for a ‘Dark Winter.’ Here’s What That Means tion, this new research helps Health. Those who test posi - to further establish the link. tive must also isolate, which U.S. President Donald cases over the past month, where COVID-19 rates spaces, smaller air volumes “COVID-19 can result in psy - can contribute to anxiety and Trump has been quoted with the 7-day average of have for the most part been indoors, and less effective chological issues due to both depression. Typically, patients during his campaign rallies daily new cases going from low,” Long said. air exchange in private pandemic stress and the phys - can lean on loved ones as they saying the country is 44,765 on Oct. 1 to 78,981 “As cases increase, hos - homes all make COVID-19 ical effects of the disease,” recover. “In the case of “rounding the corner” on on Oct. 28. pitalizations will likely more easily transmitted says Brittany LeMonda, PhD, COVID, most patients know COVID-19 cases. To get an idea of what a start to increase as well,” he during the winter. a senior neuropsychologist at they should avoid transmitting Trump’s opponent, for - “dark winter” might mean said. Hassig added, Also, there is “COVID Lenox Hill Hospital in New the disease to others and mer Vice President Joe in the United States, “Remember, we are dealing fatigue,” Long added. As York City. therefore lack that kind of Biden, however, indicated Healthline consulted two with multiple, site-specific people become tired of COVID-19 patients’ risk for comfort and support,” says Dr. at the last presidential experts: Wesley Long, MD, epidemics occurring simul - physical, or social, distanc - first-time diagnosis is doubled Gail Saltz, a clinical associate debate that we may be fac - PhD, a researcher at taneously, which will ebb ing, wearing masks, and Researchers from the professor of psychiatry at the ing a “dark winter.” Houston Methodist and flow independently but other preventive measures, University of Oxford and NY Presbyterian Hospital, Which candidate is cor - Hospital in Houston, Texas, also may be influenced by they may begin to ignore ly.” “No physician wants to demic, we have seen a vari - NIHR Oxford Health Weill-Cornell Medicine and rect? The statistics seem to and Susan Hassig, DrPH, neighboring precautions. be in that position, and they ety of measures taken to Biomedical Research Centre host of the Personology pod - favor Biden’s assessment. MPH, a researcher at areas/cities/regions.” Is it possible that we may will do everything to pre - add hospital capacity in evaluated the health records of cast.Battling the disease itself As of Oct. 30, 2020, the Tulane University in New Why are we seeing a rise see overwhelmed hospitals vent it,” Hassig added. response to surges in differ - 69 million people in the can also be taxing for those Centers for Disease Control Orleans, Louisiana. in the number of cases? and a rationing of care? “But even a much-used ent states.” “These may United States, which included who develop moderate to and Prevention (CDC) was Are we going to see more Long said there are many “It is certainly a possibil - practice of stopping elec - take the form of ‘field hos - over 62,000 people diagnosed severe symptoms. reporting 537,501 new cases, hospitalizations, and factors at play. ity at a local level due to tive surgeries or care in pitals’ or temporary med - with COVID-19. “COVID-19 diagnosis and cases in the past 7 days. In deaths this winter? With the colder weather, staffing shortages, more times of high COVID bur - ical facilities set up in tents Nearly 6 percent of adults treatment is more likely to be addition, the agency was According to Long, it people are spending more than physical space/equip - den is a form of care or other buildings,” he said. diagnosed with COVID-19 traumatic than other medical reporting 5,655 new deaths depends on what part of the time indoors, he said. ment constraints,” Hassig rationing.” “In addition, doctors, nurs - developed a psychiatric disor - conditions due to the potential in that time frame. country you live in. COVID-19 tends to spread said. “And when a local She also pointed out that es, and other healthcare der for the first time ever with - severity of the illness, the nov - What’s more, data com - “We are seeing increas - more effectively inside. area cannot transfer “healthcare resources are providers may be brought in 90 days, compared to just elty of the illness and associat - piled by Johns Hopkins ing cases now in some Hassig noted that factors patients because surround - not unlimited.” in from around the country 3.4 percent of patients who ed uncertainty in its treatment, University shows a rising areas, especially in the like physical proximity, not ing areas are also heavily Long added, however, to help staff these facili - didn’t have COVID-19. and the isolation involved,” trend in the number of northern Midwest states, wearing masks in personal overburdened, more like - that “throughout the pan - ties.” TRUTH PREVAIL 8 INTeRNATIONAL JAMMU, WEDNESDAy , NOVEMBER 18, 2020 "Stunningly Impressive": Top US Expert Hurricane Iota Intensifies To Category 5, Moderna Says Vaccine Stable At Makes "Catastrophic" Landfall In Nicaragua BILWI, NICARAGUA: habitable for weeks or On Moderna Covid Vaccine Results Iota made landfall in months," the NHC said. Refrigerator Temperatures For 30 Days Nicaragua as a "catastroph - Colonel John Fredy Moderna Inc. said its group -- 11 in the placebo ic" Category 5 hurricane Sepulveda, the police chief Covid-19 vaccine was 94.5% group, so that settles the Monday, threatening to on Providencia, said the effective in a preliminary question of whether it pre - deliver more drenching local hospital had lost part analysis of a large late-stage vents severe disease, which it clinical trial, another sign that definitely does." rains and fierce winds to of its roof and the territory areas devastated by a pow - of around 6,000 people was a fast-paced hunt by scientists - 'The data speak for them - and pharmaceutical compa - selves' - erful storm just two weeks without power. nies is paying off with potent It follows a similarly ago. Authorities had been Hundreds of residents of new tools that could help con - impressive result from rushing to evacuate thou - indigenous communities on trol a worsening pandemic. American pharmaceutical sands of people from coastal Nicaragua's northeastern The highly positive readout firm Pfizer and its German areas of Nicaragua and coast near the city of Bilwi comes just a week after a sim - partner BioNTech last week, Honduras, in the immediate were still waiting to be ilar shot developed by Pfizer which reported an efficacy of path of the maximum-level evacuated earlier Monday. Inc. and BioNTech SE was The vaccine also appeared truly striking," said Anthony 90 percent for their vaccine. found to be more than 90% to be effective in preventing Fauci, director of the National WASHINGTON: The senger RNA" to hack into Asked whether it was too hurricane. "With Hurricane Eta we The storm had already left didn't get out, but this one is effective in an interim analy - the most serious Covid-19 Institute of Allergy and United States' top infectious human cells, and effectively early to say if mRNA tech - sis. Both shots rely on a tech - infections. There were no Infectious Diseases, on a con - disease scientist on Monday turn them into vaccine-mak - nology had now been proven, one person dead as it swept more dangerous," said nology called messenger severe cases among people ference call with reporters. hailed early results from ing factories. Fauci -- who is usually the Colombian Caribbean Marisol Ingram, whose RNA that has never been used who got the vaccine, com - The efficacy against severe Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine No vaccine based on this known for his cautious state - island territory of wooden home was badly to build an approved vaccine. pared with 11 in volunteers disease "is really quite trial as "stunningly impres - platform has ever been ments -- said the jury was Providencia, where it caused damaged by Eta and is at Soon, millions of people who received placebo shots, impressive." sive," calling the findings an approved. "There were many definitely in. widespread damage. risk of being swept away by around the world could be according to Moderna's state - What Bloomberg emphatic validation of exper - people who had reservations "I think when you have "This powerful hurricane Iota. Eta made landfall in spared from illness by the ment. Intelligence Says imental mRNA technology about using something that two vaccines like this, that Iota is already on the front the same area as a Category breakthroughs. The results arrive at a "Moderna's vaccine that some had doubted. had not been tried and true have proven to be greater A first analysis of data from moment when the pandemic's mRNA-1273 showing an "I must admit that I would over the years; in fact, some than 90 percent effective, I line, it's already on land", 4 hurricane in early said Marcio Baca, director November before easing to more than 30,000 volunteers grip is tightening. The US sur - impressive 94.5% effective - have been satisfied with 70 people even criticized us for think that mRNA is here, it's showed Moderna's vaccine passed 11 million coronavirus ness in preventing Covid-19 or at the most 75 percent effi - that," said Fauci. established itself, it doesn't of meteorology at the a tropical storm causing prevented virtually all symp - cases Sunday as Florida cases gives it an equal footing cacy," he told AFP. On Monday, Moderna and need to prove anything any - Nicaraguan Institute of widespread flooding and tomatic cases of Covid-19, the reported the most new infec - vs. Pfizer-BioNTech's mRNA "The idea that we have a NIAID announced their pre - more. Territorial Studies landslides that left 200 peo - disease caused by the coron - tions since July and new cases vaccine BNT162b2, in our 94.5 percent effective vac - liminary results based on 95 "The data speak for them - (INETER). ple dead. avirus, the company said in a in California hit a three-month view. Further, the less-rigor - cine is stunningly impres - of the 30,000 volunteers they selves; it isn't me, it isn't my US forecasters at the The 2020 Atlantic hurri - statement on Monday. high. Deaths and hospitaliza - ous distribution and shipping sive. It is really a spectacular had recruited who fell ill with opinion -- look at the data," National Hurricane Center cane season has seen the Moderna shares rose as tions are also rising. Europe requirements provide mRNA- result that I don't think any - Covid-19. he said. Traditional virus (NHC) warned of "cata - most named storms on much as 15% in New York. has also seen cases soar as 1273 an edge over its rival, body had anticipated would Of the 95, 90 had been in vaccines use actual viruses The rally in global shares fol - much of the world braces for though both will be used be this good." the trial's placebo group, and that have to be grown in strophic winds, life-threat - record, with 30 named ening storm surge and tor - storms and 13 hurricanes. lowing the news represented what is expected to be a dire given the production con - Fauci leads the National five in the group that chicken eggs or fetal cell about $567 billion in market winter. straints, while their long-term Institutes of Allergies and received the drug, called lines and then weakened so rential rainfall... in Central So many, that by October, value added to the MSCI All While the results are pre - protection is still unknown," Infectious Diseases (NIAID), mRNA-1273, translating to they don't harm people -- a America". with the arrival of tropical Country World Index. liminary, both Moderna and Sam Fazeli, Senior Pharma which began co-developing an efficacy rate of 94.5 per - process that can take many It was packing maximum storm Wilfred in the eastern Only five participants who Pfizer are expected to seek Analyst said. the vaccine with the US cent. Fauci recalled that months. By contrast, the sustained winds of 160 Atlantic, meteorologists had received two doses of the vac - emergency-use authorization The company said it would biotech company in January, some had questioned whether Covid-19 mRNA vaccines miles (260 kilometers) per already used every name on cine became sick, compared from the US Food and Drug expect an emergency authori - shortly after China shared the the vaccine would prevent deliver the genetic informa - hour with higher gusts the season's list, causing with 90 coronavirus cases in Administration if further zation to be based on a final genetic sequence of the new severe forms of Covid-19, tion needed to create a pro - recorded. them to move to the Greek participants who received a study shows their vaccines are analysis containing 151 cases, coronavirus. not just mild or moderate tein that lies on the surface of placebo, according to a review safe. In its statement, along with two months of The vaccine is based on a cases -- and this too had been the virus -- called the spike Category 5 hurricanes alphabet for names, which destroy many homes, wreck had not been necessary by an independent data safety Moderna said it could seek a safety follow-up data that relatively new technology resoundingly answered. protein -- directly to cells in monitoring board appointed go-ahead from regulators in U.S. regulators want to see. that uses a synthetic version "There were 11 severe the human body, which then power supplies and most of since 2005. Iota is the ninth by the U.S. National Institutes the coming weeks. That final data is expected of a molecule called "mes - events, none in the vaccine grow it. the affected area is "unin - letter of the Greek alphabet. of Health. "The results of this trial are later this month. Trump Sought Options For Attacking Iran's Three Decades After His Wife's Pfizer To Start COVID-19 Vaccine Pilot Delivery Program In Four US States Nuclear Site Last Week, But Held Off: Report Pfizer Inc has launched rural settings. Washington: President ing economic sanctions a pilot delivery program The four states will not Donald Trump asked for against a wide variety of Disappearance, US Man Admits Killing Her for its experimental receive vaccine doses ear - options on attacking Iran's Iranian targets. A man who admitted stran - State Police investigators COVID-19 vaccine in lier than other states by main nuclear site last week Trump, who is chal - gling his girlfriend in who were assisting the D.C. four U.S. states, as the virtue of the pilot, nor will but ultimately decided lenging the results of the Washington in 2009, then dis - authorities alerted their fel - U.S. drugmaker seeks to they receive any differen - against taking the dramatic Nov. 3 presidential election, posing of her still-missing low officers . . . that unidenti - step, a US official said on is to hand over power to address distribution chal - tial consideration, Pfizer body, pleaded guilty Monday fied remains had been located lenges facing its ultra- said. Monday. Democratic President-elect to the 1989 murder of his near the same location" in Trump made the Joe Biden on Jan. 20. cold storage require - The company expects to estranged wife, whose 1991, long before Butler's ments. have enough safety data request during a meeting on His request for options remains were hidden along a disappearance, Stafford Thursday with his top came a day after a U.N. Pfizer's vaccine, which on the vaccine from the highway median strip. Commonwealth's Attorney was shown to be more ongoing large scale late- national security aides, atomic watchdog report Appearing in a Stafford Eric Olsen said Monday. including Vice President showed that Iran had fin - than 90% effective in pre - stage trials by the third County, Va., courtroom, Jose This caused investigators venting COVID-19 based week of November before Mike Pence, his new Acting ished moving a first cascade Rodriguez-Cruz, 55, pleaded to suspect that the bones Defense Secretary of advanced centrifuges guilty to second-degree mur - found in 1991, still held in on initial data, must be proceeding to apply for Christopher Miller, and from an above-ground plant der in the death of Marta storage, were those of shipped and stored at -70 emergency use authoriza - General Mark Milley, chair - at its main uranium enrich - Rodriguez, 26, a nursing aide Rodriguez-Cruz's missing degrees Celsius (minus tion (EUA). man of the Joint Chiefs of ment site to an underground who was last seen alive May wife. After DNA tests con - 94F), significantly below Pfizer and its partner Staff, the official said. one, in a fresh breach of its 25, 1989. Her skeletal firmed the suspicion, the standard for vaccines BioNTech SE have a The official confirmed nuclear deal with big pow - remains, found in Stafford in romantically involved with a stantial evidence. He eventu - Rodriguez-Cruz was charged of 2-8 degrees Celsius $1.95 billion deal to sup - the account of the meeting ers. 1991, were not identified D.C. woman, Pamela Butler, ally admitted in court that he in October 2019 with first- (36-46F). "We are hopeful ply 100 million doses of in The New York Times, Iran's 2.4 tonne stock of until 2018. a 47-year-old computer spe - had strangled her. degree murder in her death. that results from this vac - the vaccine to the U.S. which reported that the low-enriched uranium is The guilty plea follows a cialist for the Environmental Her family said she was in An autopsy report lists the cine delivery pilot will government, which has an advisers persuaded Trump now far above the deal's pair of tortuous, related Protection Agency. In the process of breaking up cause and manner of Marta serve as the model for option to acquire up to an not to go ahead with a strike 202.8 kg limit. It produced investigations in Washington February 2009, she also mys - with him when she disap - Rodriguez's death as undeter - because of the risk of a 337.5 kg in the quarter, less other U.S. states and additional 500 million and Virginia that stretched for teriously vanished. peared. mined. Prosecutors have not international govern - doses. Earlier on Monday, broader conflict. than the more than 500 kg years, involving two missing Jose Rodriguez-Cruz In a deal with prosecutors said publicly whether "He asked for options. recorded in the previous two ments, as they prepare to rival Moderna Inc said its victims, multiple police became romantically in the Butler case, Rodriguez- Rodriguez-Cruz has implement effective experimental vaccine was They gave him the scenarios quarters by the International departments and a suspect involved with a D.C. woman, Cruz was allowed to plead described to them how she and he ultimately decided Atomic Energy Agency. COVID-19 vaccine pro - 94.5% effective in pre - described by authorities as Pamela Butler, computer spe - guilty to a reduced charge of died. grams," Pfizer said in a venting COVID-19 based not to go forward," the offi - In January, Trump having an explosive, homici - cialist for the Environmental second-degree murder, and In March 1989, two cial said. ordered a U.S. drone strike statement on Monday. on interim data from a dal temper toward women Protection Agency. In got just 12 years in prison, in months before Marta It picked Rhode Island, late-stage trial, boosting The White House that killed Iranian military who spurned him. February 2009, she also mys - return for agreeing to help Rodriguez vanished, declined comment. General Qassem Soleimani In Virginia, second-degree teriously vanished. police recover her body. He Rodriguez-Cruz, a native of Texas, New Mexico, and hopes that vaccines Trump has spent all at the Baghdad airport. murder is punishable by five Although Butler's body has led them to a spot along Puerto Rico and a former mil - Tennessee for the pro - against the disease may be four years of his presidency But he has shied away to 40 years in prison. No sen - not been found, Rodriguez- Interstate 95 in Stafford, but itary police officer, was gram after taking into ready for use soon. Both engaging in an aggressive from broader military con - tencing date has been set for Cruz, a clerical worker at a the area had since been dug charged with abducting and account their differences the Pfizer and Moderna policy against Iran, with - flicts and sought to with - Rodriguez-Cruz. substance abuse clinic who up for construction, and assaulting her. In that inci - in overall size, diversity vaccines use a new tech - drawing from the Iran draw U.S. troops from glob - About a decade after Marta had lived in northern Butler's bones were gone. dent, an Arlington County of populations, immu - nology called synthetic nuclear deal negotiated by al hotspots in keeping with a Rodriguez's 1989 disappear - Virginia, was arrested in 2017 "At the time authorities police officer saw him drag - nization infrastructure, messenger RNA to acti - his Democratic predecessor, promise to stop what he ance from Arlington County, by D.C. police in a case built were searching I-95 for ging her along a street, bound and need to reach individ - vate the immune system Barack Obama, and impos - calls "endless wars." Rodriguez-Cruz became almost entirely on circum - Butler's remains, the Virginia and gagged, authorities said. uals in varied urban and against the virus. Climate Change Much Bigger Threat Three Decades After His Wife's Biden Says Risk Of More Covid Than Covid-19, Says Red Cross GENEVA, And while it looked Disappearance, US Man Admits Killing Her SWITzERLAND: The increasingly likely that one A man who admitted stran - Deaths If Trump Delays Handover world should react with the or several vaccines would gling his girlfriend in petitor to Fox News, which same urgency to climate soon become available Washington in 2009, then dis - angered him with a correct change as to the coronavirus against Covid-19, Mr posing of her still-missing projection of Biden's win in crisis, the Red Cross said Chapagain stressed that body, pleaded guilty Monday Arizona; suggest a challenge Tuesday, warning that glob - "unfortunately there is no to the 1989 murder of his to Ohio's Republican gover - al warming poses a greater vaccine for climate estranged wife, whose remains nor, Mike DeWine, after he threat than Covid-19. change". were hidden along a highway referred to Biden as the Even as the pandemic 'No vaccine for climate median strip. "president-elect"; and vent rages, climate change is not change' Appearing in a Stafford about Democrats and the taking a break from wreak - When it comes to global County, Va., courtroom, Jose news media. ing havoc, the International warming, he warned, "it Rodriguez-Cruz, 55, pleaded Trump's White House, Federation of Red Cross will require a much more guilty to second-degree murder meanwhile, has instructed and Red Crescent societies sustained action and invest - in the death of Marta with a D.C. woman, Pamela alerted their fellow officers . . . senior government leaders to (IFRC) said in a new report. ment to really protect the Rodriguez, 26, a nursing aide Butler, computer specialist for that unidentified remains had block any cooperation with In the report, on global human life on this Earth." who was last seen alive May the Environmental Protection been located near the same Biden's transition team. catastrophes since the The frequency and inten - 25, 1989. Her skeletal remains, Agency. In February 2009, she location" in 1991, long before Without entree into the 1960s, the Geneva-based sity of extreme weather and found in Stafford in 1991, were also mysteriously vanished. Butler's disappearance, President-elect Joe Biden Trump's administration has workings and plans of the organisation pointed out climate-related events had not identified until 2018. Although Butler's body has not Stafford Commonwealth's on Monday ratcheted up yet to acknowledge that current administration, Biden that the world had been hit already increased consider - The guilty plea follows a been found, Rodriguez-Cruz, a Attorney Eric Olsen said pressure on the Trump Biden won the election. said he would focus on meet - by more than 100 disasters - ably in recent decades, said pair of tortuous, related investi - clerical worker at a substance Monday. administration to engage in a Biden generally refrained, ing with business and labor - many of them climate the IFRC. In 2019 alone, the gations in Washington and abuse clinic who had lived in This caused investigators to transition of power, mincing however, from threatening leaders, staffing the White related -- since the World world was hit by 308 natu - Virginia that stretched for northern Virginia, was arrested suspect that the bones found in no words on the dire conse - Trump - "I am hopeful that House and forming his Health Organization ral disasters -- 77 per cent of years, involving two missing in 2017 by D.C. police in a 1991, still held in storage, were quences if his incoming team the president will be mildly Cabinet. declared the pandemic in them climate or weather- victims, multiple police depart - case built almost entirely on those of Rodriguez-Cruz's faces further delays in work - more enlightened before we Two sources on Monday March. related -- killing some ments and a suspect described circumstantial evidence. He missing wife. After DNA tests ing with federal agencies. get to Jan. 20," he said at one confirmed that Rep. Cedric More than 50 million 24,400 people. The number by authorities as having an eventually admitted in court confirmed the suspicion, "More people may die if point - and he said that the Richmond, D-La., one of people had been affected, it of climate and weather- explosive, homicidal temper that he had strangled her. Rodriguez-Cruz was charged we don't coordinate," Biden lack of cooperation so far Biden's earliest backers, said. related disasters has been toward women who spurned Her family said she was in in October 2019 with first- said during a news confer - was not yet significantly plans to join the administra - "Of course, the Covid is steadily climbing since the him. the process of breaking up with degree murder in her death. ence in Wilmington, Del., affecting his ability to build a tion. Richmond, a national there, it's in front of us, it is 1960s, and has surged by In Virginia, second-degree him when she disappeared. In a An autopsy report lists the following remarks on the team and chart a path. co-chair for Biden's cam - affecting our families, our nearly 35 per cent since the murder is punishable by five to deal with prosecutors in the cause and manner of Marta economic impact of the coro - "I find this more embar - paign, was one of Biden's friends, our relatives," IFRC 1990s, IFRC said. 40 years in prison. No sentenc - Butler case, Rodriguez-Cruz Rodriguez's death as undeter - navirus in which he warned rassing for the country than most prominent African Secretary-General Jagan This is a deadly develop - ing date has been set for was allowed to plead guilty to mined. Prosecutors have not of a "very dark winter" debilitating for my ability to American supporters, fre - Chapagain told a virtual ment. Rodriguez-Cruz. a reduced charge of second- said publicly whether where "things are going to get started," he said. quently defending him and press conference. Weather and climate- About a decade after Marta degree murder, and got just 12 Rodriguez-Cruz has described get much tougher before they Biden's attempt to increase campaigning for him dating "It's a very, very serious related disasters have killed Rodriguez's 1989 disappear - years in prison, in return for to them how she died. In get easier." He also pointed pressure on Trump to behave back to the early days of the crisis the world is facing more than 410,000 people ance from Arlington County, agreeing to help police recover March 1989, two months out the absurdity that Sen. like previous presidents Democratic primary. currently," he said of the over the past decade, most Rodriguez-Cruz became her body. He led them to a spot before Marta Rodriguez van - Kamala Harris, D-Calif., the came on a day the man in the It was not immediately pandemic, which has of them in poorer countries, romantically involved with a along Interstate 95 in Stafford, ished, Rodriguez-Cruz, a vice president-elect, still has White House began with a clear what role Richmond already claimed more than with heatwaves and storms D.C. woman, Pamela Butler, a but the area had since been dug native of Puerto Rico and a for - access to classified intelli - declarative, if false, tweet: "I would play, although some 1.3 million lives. proving the most deadly, the 47-year-old computer special - up for construction, and mer military police officer, was gence briefings because she won the Election." Biden allies saw him as a But he warned that the report said. Faced with this ist for the Environmental Butler's bones were gone. "At charged with abducting and is a member of the Senate Trump went on to criticize potential senior adviser in the IFRC expects "climate threat, which "literally Protection Agency. In February the time authorities were assaulting her. In that incident, Intelligence Committee. But the Georgia recount being White House. Richmond did change will have a more threatens our long-term sur - 2009, she also mysteriously searching I-95 for Butler's an Arlington County police Biden himself is not able to conducted by Republican not immediately respond to a significant medium and vival", IFRC called on the vanished. remains, the Virginia State officer saw him dragging her get those briefings because officials; praise OAN, a com - request for comment. long term impact on the international community to Jose Rodriguez-Cruz Police investigators who were along a street, bound and human life and on Earth." act with the urgency became romantically involved assisting the D.C. authorities gagged, authorities said. TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMbER 18, 2020 Pat Cummins hoping for 'home Smith, Warner's presence a challenge: Pujara advantage' to rattle India New Delhi : David Warner sure we have every chance of periods but as you play more bowling unit was remarkable Sydney : Fast bowler Pat the upcoming limited-overs The 27-year-old said he (December 2). That will be and Steve Smith's presence winning the series again." and practice more, you get during the last series. Cummins is hoping that the series in Sydney and Canberra wouldn't be surprised if there followed by the three-match does make Australia stronger The opening Test in used to it. It does take a little "In the end, you need 20 pitches for the upcoming lim - ahead of the Border-Gavaskar are times throughout the sum - T20I series at Manuka Oval, but Cheteshwar Pujara has Adelaide is a Day-Night game while..." wickets to win a Test and was - ited-overs and Test series Trophy. mer where some players rest Canberra (December 4) and full faith in India's "remark - and batting against the pink An astute student of the n't just my performance, even against India will have a "bit "(I) haven't made a final as after the India series, they the SCG (December 6, 8). able" bowlers, who, he feels, kookaburra during the twi - game, Pujara is known to other batters supported at more bounce and pace" so as decision on that yet," have a tour of South Africa Virat Kohli-led Team India possess the wherewithal to light session will pose its own work on his with father some stage or the other. It was to provide Australia with the Cummins said when asked (February-March) and a few will then begin the title script a repeat of the historic set of challenges, said the man Arvind Pujara, who is also his the team's success. When the "home advantage". about resting. away tours next year. defence of the Border- 2018-19 Test series victory. "Hopefully the (pitch) "Obviously, (it's) unprece - "There's always cricket on, Gavaskar Trophy with the Pujara's 500 plus runs with conditions will be what we as three top-notch hundreds Aussies are accustomed to," formed the cornerstone of a 2- Cummins said on Monday as 1 series win back then, India's per cricket.com.au. first in Australia in 71 years. "Hopefully they've got a However, Smith and Warner bit more bounce and pace didn't play in that series due to than you would a place like their ball-tampering bans. India so that home advantage "It (Australian batting line- might come into it," he added. up) will be a little stronger Cummins, who played for than what it was in 2018-19 Kolkata Knight Riders in the but then victories don't come Indian Premier League 2020 easy. If you want to win away in the UAE, believes that from home, you need to work being a part of the bio-secure hard," India's dependable bubble has benefited him No.3 told PTI in an exclusive ahead of the much-anticipated interview before he embarked clash against India. on the tour of Australia. "One of the benefits of Pujara believes that India's being in a bubble in the UAE fast bowling troika of Jasprit was we didn't spend much Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and time travelling," Cummins Mohammed Shami can again said. work up some magic like in "A normal IPL we're on a 2018-19, posing a lot of dis - flight every second day, dif - comfort for the home batting ferent city, so I think some - line-up. The upcoming Tests times that can be as draining are scheduled to start on who is nearing 6000 Test runs one and only coach. Indian team succeeds, it is as the playing part," he added. December 17. (5840 in 77 games) with 18 He has plans in place but always a moment of pride,' he The fast bowler, who will "No doubt Smith, Warner hundreds in his kitty. won't like to divulge much. recollected. serve as deputy to Aaron and Marnus Labuschagne are "It will be a different chal - "The technical aspect is Pujara has practised for a Finch in the ODIs and T20Is, great players. But the good lenge altogether playing with something that I can't discuss. good two months at his acad - also allayed fears of fatigue part about our current crop of pink ball as pace and bounce I prefer not talking about it. emy in Rajkot under the early in the home summer, bowlers is that most of them also changes. We will be play - It's a strategic thing which watchful eyes of his father. declaring he is feeling fresh dented times with so many so we'll make sure we're all pink-ball Test in Adelaide play in the same series and ing with pink kookaburra in can't be divulged. Does it bother that before after more three months people spending a large por - open about that, having those from December 17. our bowling unit will also not Australia (against "Even during the last tour, leaving for Australia, he didn't inside bio-bubbles amid the tion of time in these bubbles conversations," he said. It will be followed by Tests be very different to what it Bangladesh, it was Pink SG my preparation was good, I get enough match practice? Covid-19 pandemic. so we're going to keep all the The tour will commence at the Melbourne Cricket was in 2018-19." Test). It will be slightly differ - am confident that I am able to "Look, this is a sitiaton However, he did say he will conversations open, chat with the three ODIs at the Ground (December 26), the For India's fast bowlers, ent." repeat the same preparation that has impacted millions of make a call when he links up about that a bit closer to when Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground it's like a "been there, done He believes that overcom - before this series also. I lives and people have lost with his Australian teammates we all get together," he (November 27, 29) and (January 7) and the Gabba that" situation. ing the challenges of playing always try and add a few lives. In normal circum - on whether he will rest during added. Manuka Oval, Canberra (January 15). "They know how to be their first overseas Day/night more things in my game, stances, we would have successful in Australia as they Test will have to happen col - which will help me get bet - played domestic cricket and have enjoyed success there in lectively. ter," he said. gone to Australia but every - Sachin Tendulkar reveals 'special gift' he received the past. They have their "As a team and as individ - The 32-year-old is confi - one needs to think about safe - game-plans in place and if we uals, one has to understand dent that history will repeat ty and security. from Brian Lara after retirement can execute them well, they and accept and get used to it itself in Australia this time. "As far as I am concerned, are capable of getting Smith, (pink ball and lights) as early "You can't win matches on I am happy if I am able to New Delhi : Indian batting this beautiful steel drum. icon thanked the entire West so very much for the special Warner and Labuschagne out possible. There will be a bit of your own. Yes, you can per - practice, do my fitness, run - legend Sachin Tendulkar Drum I will always be grate - Indies team for their love and gift," Sachin said in the video. quickly. difference with pink ball. form exceptionally well but ning sessions and move my retired from international ful for such a wonderful gift respect. Sachin added that "I remember when Brian "If we can do what we "The twilight period is you need support from other body well, which I did," he cricket on November when Lara, who is a Lara had come home, he had have done in the past, I am more challenging than other players to win. Even the concluded. 16, 2013 after remain - very close friend of played this and it sounded ing on top of the game Tendulkar, had visit - amazing. Let's see if I can at his home ground ed his home, he had play a bit. I know it's not ATP World Tour Finals: Novak Djokovic brushes Wankhede Stadium in played the instru - gonna sound like that but this Mumbai. ment. is my tribute to all of you. Tendulkar took to "Exactly sever Thank you for everything that aside Diego Schwartzman in straight sets Twitter on Monday year ago, on this you have done for me," he New Delhi : Diego a forehand winner into the Djokovic secured two broke at 4-3. It was tough for (November 16) to share very day I was pre - said before playing the instru - Schwartzman suffered a simi - corner. breaks in the second set and Diego, first match in the arena with his fans a "wonder - sented with this ment. lar fate to fellow ATP Finals With no fans in the 18,000 clinched victory with a mini - he maybe wasn`t playing his ful gift" he got from for - beautiful steel drums Tendulkar is the only play - debutant Andrey Rublev the arena to rally to the mum of fuss. best in the closing moments mer West Indies bats - by the West Indian er in the history to play 200 previous night as the man Brian Lara and the cricket board, the Test matches and hit 100 Argentine was brushed aside West Indies cricket board. and thank them for their love entire team and my dear international centuries. by five-time champion Novak "#OnThisDay years ago and respect. Thank you once friend Brian Lara. To me this Tendulkar currently holds the Djokovic on Monday. @windiescricket and my again. @BCCI," Sachin represents Love and respect world record of most number Russian Rublev barely laid friends @BrianLara & @hen - tweeted. that you have had for me and of runs in the ODI and Test a glove on 20-time Grand rygayle presented me with In the video, the Indian I reciprocate that. Thank you cricket. Slam champion Rafa Nadal during a straight sets loss and Schwartzman looked equally Australia vs India: First Test at Adelaide in powerless to prevent a sixth loss from six meetings with danger after fresh COVID-19 outbreak the clinical Djokovic, subsid - ing 6-3 6-2. Melbourne: The first Test self-isolate for two weeks and monitoring the situation. who took part in the Indian The Serb dropped his of the upcoming Border- so Paine, Wade and their "There is ongoing monitoring Premier League in the UAE, serve early on at the virtually Gavaskar Trophy has come team-mates in the Tasmania but that's the end of the story," are in two-week quarantine in empty O2 Arena, where on under shadow as Australian Sydney since last Thursday. Sunday he was presented with players, including Test cap - The players are, however, the ATP`s end-of-year number tain Tim Paine and Matthew able to train after returning one award for a record- Wade, have been forced to go negative in their Covid-19 equalling sixth time. But from into self isolation following a tests. that moment on he was fresh coronavirus outbreak. The two teams will com - immaculate. Argentine`s underdog cause, "I was very happy the way of the first set." A cluster of Covid-19 pete in three ODIs and as He broke back immediate - world number nine I played in the second set The 33-year-old world cases in Adelaide, the venue many T20Is -- beginning ly and then pounced again Schwartzman never looked when I started swinging number one is bidding to win of the first Test between November 27 -- before the when Schartzman served at 3- capable of turning the open - through the ball," Djokovic the title for the first time since Australia and India, has four-Test series. 4, outmanoeuvring his oppo - ing Tokyo Group match into a said on court. 2015 and equal Roger prompted other states to close The first two ODIs will be nent before pummelling away contest. "It was close I think until I Federer`s six. their borders with South played at the Sydney Cricket Australia, said a report in Ground while the third ODI cricket.com.au. and the first T20I will be The governments of played at the Manuka Oval in Argentina match to go ahead in Western Australia, Tasmania Canberra. The final two T20Is and the Northern Territory will then be played at the have announced border clo - SCG. Peru in WCup qualifying sures, with Queensland to Virat Kohli-led Team India impose a two-week hotel will begin the title defence of Sao Paulo : Despite the However, the two-time Peru, in eighth place with ers Edinson Cavani and Luis squad, have gone into isola - a CA spokeswoman was quot - political crisis in Peru, World Cup champions may one point, will be without for - Suárez. quarantine on all visitors from tion. ed as saying by The Sydney the trophy with the pink-ball Adelaide from 11.59pm on Test in Adelaide from Argentina's final World Cup have left back Nicolás ward Paolo Guerrero. Brazil midfielder Allan, South Australia announced Morning Herald on the pink- qualifying match of the year is Tagliafico returning from Gianluca Lapadula and Raúl who is questionable for the Monday. the new Covid-19 cluster on ball Test. December 17. It will be fol - The rules mean all that lowed by Tests at the expected to be played as Sunday, with the number of Coding Classes For Age 6- scheduled in Lima. Western Australia players, cases quickly growing to 17 18 by IIT/ Harvard Melbourne Cricket Ground who took part in the recent (December 26), the Sydney Peruvian President on Monday. AlumnusCampK12 Manuel Merino has resigned Marsh Sheffield Shield Meanwhile, Cricket The Indian contingent, as Cricket Ground (January 7) rounds in Adelaide, must now and the Gabba (January 15). from his position, creating Australia has said that it is well as the Australian players turmoil in the country and forcing Argentina to cancel its Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan gets training sessions in the capi - tal. But the country's authori - ties assured South American death threat for attending Kali puja soccer body CONMEBOL New Delhi : Bangladesh Shakib said, "The second diya. Media requested me to Battalion (RAB) on Tuesdat and FIFA on Monday that the all-rounder Shakib al Hasan issue I want to speak about is stand for a picture. I stood for arrested the Mohsin Talukdar match will be allowed to go apologized on Monday sensitive. I want to start by two mins in the pandal. The (25) who threatened to kill forward as planned. (November 16) evening on saying I am a proud Muslim Kali puja was inaugurated Bangladesh all-rounder All 10 teams in the South social media after he was American group will be in issued death threats for partic - action on Tuesday, with Brazil ipating in a Kali puja event in playing at Uruguay, Ecuador Kolkata on Sunday. hosting Colombia, Venezuela Soon after a picture went welcoming Chile and viral showing him standing Paraguay hosting Bolivia. with the Kali puja organisers The matches will all be in Kolkata, one Mohsin played in empty stadiums Talukdar from Talukdarpara because of the coronavirus area in Shahpur under Sylhet pandemic. Sadar upazila in Bangladesh Brazil leads the group with went live on Facebook on nine points from three match - Monday threatening to kill es, followed by Argentina him for hurting religious sen - with seven, Ecuador and injury, and that could affect Ruidiaz are in contention to match, said the weak perform - timents. Mohsin could be Uruguay with six, and the team up front. replace him. ance against Venezuela will seen sporting a sharp weapon Paraguay with five. Argentina coach Lionel URUGUAY vs. BRAZIL not be repeated. and issuing threats to Shakib. The top four teams will Scaloni improvised with strik - Brazil will be without "It will be totally different Later on Monday evening, automatically qualify for the er Nicolás González in Neymar and seven other regu - against Uruguay," Allan said. Shakib went live on YouTube 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Tagliafico's position against lar players for its match at the "They will come at us and and issued an apology and fifth-place team will go into Paraguay. González did so Centenario Stadium in play, which means they could explanation that he did not an inter-continental playoff. well, scoring his team's goal Montevideo. leave more gaps for us to inaugurate the Kali puja. He PERU vs. ARGENTINA and defending solidly, that he Uruguay also has some counter." was only a part of the event on and try to practice religion much earlier before I arrived Shakib Al Hasan during a Besides the training dis - is now considered to be a key absences, including mid - Besides missing Valverde, another stage and was not part properly. There will be mis - by Firhad Hakim." Facebook live video on ruption, Argentina will also potential replacement for fielder Federico Valverde. Uruguay will also be without of the puja pandal. takes and that is part of life. I Later, Mohsin deleted the November 15. have to prepare for the match Lucas Ocampos. Brazil's replacements failed to goalkeeper Martín Silva, He said one of the organis - apologize if I have made a Facebook live video and A team of Rab-9 arrested without midfielder Exequiel Ocampos started alongside impress in the 1-0 victory defender Sebastián Coates ers - Paresh Pal requested him mistake and apologize if I issued another video on the Mohsin Talukdar (25) from Palacios, who fractured a Lionel Messi against over Venezuela on Friday, but and striker Maxi Gómez. Left to light a diya and the pictures have hurt your sentiment. same issue saying he should - Ronoshi village in Dakshin bone in his back during the 1- Paraguay but was taken off in Uruguay delivered a strong 3- back Matias Viña has been went viral on social media. When I was leaving, Paresh n't issued any threats. Sunamganj upazila today 1 draw against Paraguay on the 60th minute and replaced 0 win at Colombia on the infected with COVID-19 and In his live on YouTube, da requested me to light a Meanwhile, Rapid Action around 11:15am. Thursday. by Ángel Di Maria. same day, led by veteran strik - will also miss the match. TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMbER 18, 2020 Bigg Boss 14, November 16: Kavita Kaushik gets into a war of words with Aly Goni! Bigg Boss 14 : Yesterday's playing the game well and panion. She instead nominates inates Jasmin. Finally, Bigg which will be a rom-com. The episode of Bigg Boss 14 start - Abhinav by calling him 'tough Pavitra in his place by stating Boss announces that the con - current crush of Bollywood, ed off with a heated argument competition'. Aly then picks that she is playing a safe testants nominated for this Ayushmann Khurrana was between Aly Goni and Kavita Eijaz as his fifth nomination. game. Jasmin then gives week's elimination are Jaan, roped in for playing the lead Kaushik. It all started when He says that Eijaz is lost in the Rahul the chance to play the Eijaz, Rubina, Nikki, Jasmin, role in the same. And we will Kavita Kaushik was dis - see Vaani Kapoor playing the cussing the existing groups in leading lady in the film, mak - the house and Aly somehow ing her first collaboration with got irked with Kavita and Ayushmann. yelled at her. Kavita called The team of 'Chandigarh him 'Badtameez' and 'Gunda'. Kare Aashiqui' started off the She went on saying that she is shoot last month in the only contestant who is Chandigarh and it's about a playing real, to which Aly married couple's plight when Goni said 'pagal aurat'. the husband finds out that his As Jasmin tries to calm wife is a transgender. And Aly down, he tells her not to there's a third angle to this interfere and says shut up. relationship for which Bigg Then we see Kavita Kaushik Boss 8 winner Gautam Gulati gets into a war of words with has been locked in by Jaan and calls him 'chamcha'. Abhishek. Meanwhile, Pavitra Pinia Reportedly, Gautam has seems to be enjoying the signed the film as he liked the drama, as she laughs her heart script of the film. A media out. Later, we see Kavita source revealed, "Gautam breaking down into tears and Gulati will be playing the alleges that Bigg Boss has third wheel in their relation - snatched her goodness. Other ship. The makers were look - inmates try to console her. ing for a good looking actor Bigg Boss then announces who can perform as well. the nomination task and When they approached reveals that on completion of Gautam for the role, he liked 6 weeks of the show, a total of it and agreed to be part of the 6 contestants will be nominat - film. The details of his role ed. He also said that captain of has been kept under wraps. the house Aly will get some game. Lastly, he chooses game and as a result, Nikki, and Kavita respectively. Well, He is expected to begin shoot special powers and not all Rubina. Jaan, and Pavitra are seen but - these were the major high - for the film soon." contestants will get a chance Later, Abhinav gets a tering Rahul to save them. lights of yesterday's episode. The actor will also be seen to participate in the task. Bigg chance to save one nominated Rahul decides to go with Stay tuned for all the updates in Salman Khan's upcoming Boss then asks Aly to choose contestant and he saves Pavitra and re-nominates on BB 14. actioner 'Radhe: Your Most six housemates who should be Rubina and nominates Rahul Rubina. Pavitra gets the last Meanwhile, Kedarnath Wanted Bhai'. Apart from nominated this week as per in her place. This is followed turn to save a nominated con - Fame Abhishek Kapoor, a few that, he has also shot a music him. He first takes Kavita's by Jasmin getting a chance to testant and nominate another months ago, had announced single called Bewafa opposite name due to their fight. He save someone and she saves in one in his or her place. his next directorial Divya Khosla Kumar, that then nominates Jaan for not Abhinav calling him her com - Pavitra saves Rahul and nom - 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui' releases next week. Kriti Kharbanda celebrated b'day by sponsoring education of 30 girls Ayushmann Khurrana & Sara Ali Khan to share the Shah Rukh Khan is all set to collaborate with Bigg Boss 14: Has Pavitra screen for the first time in Dinesh Vijan's rom-com? Kartik Aaryan for his next rom-com film? Punia got a lip job done? Ayushmann Khurrana is Ayushmann leading from the with Anubhav Sinha's next For the past 2 years, Shah choice of his films are gaining in the first week of December. Pavitra Punia is one of the on her. But what has caught currently in his hometown front, the film though belong - before training his sights on Rukh Khan has invested most him more popularity. With a Meanwhile, if sources are most talked about contestants attention of fans is something Chandigarh and busy shoot - ing to the rom-com genre may this movie. The project is in of his time while producing bunch of projects, the actor true then with SRK's banner in the ongoing season 14 of quite different. series and films under his will be seen next in Anees project, one more film has Bigg Boss. One can never The fact that her lips are banner Red Chillies Bazmee's 'Bhool Bhulaiyya 2' been added to Kartik's kitty. miss her in an episode as she looking fuller on "Bigg Boss Entertainment. The actor has opposite Kiara Advani. He Well, Shah Rukh Khan's Red makes her presence felt even 14" is unmissable. already tie-up with the Netflix has another project, Collin Chillies is expanding his busi - streaming service for which he has produced series like Betaal and Bard of Bloods and films like Class of '83. Now Shah Rukh Khan him - self is all set to return in front of the camera but decided to still involve himself with pro - duction work too. Reportedly, the actor has locked Kartik Aaryan for his next untitled rom-com project which will be made under his banner. More on the project, Shah Rukh Khan has finalized director Ajay Bahl for the film and if believe in the sources then the film will go on the without indulging in politics. There have been reports floors in mid-2021. Pavitra first made her suggesting that Pavitra, who According to the inside appearance on screen in the was in a relationship with a source, `The script of the film D'Cunha's 'Dostana 2' along ness span across creative youth-based reality show former "Bigg Boss 13" con - is locked and the makers are with Janhvi Kapoor and new - development, production, "Splitsvilla 3", which aired on testant, went under the knife planning to roll it around mid- comer Laksh Lalwani. The marketing, distribution, 2009. Later, she was seen in to enhance her thin lips. ing for Abhishek's Kapoor's well drive an important mes - the last leg of discussion." next year. Kartik has shown actor would return to his licensing, merchandising and popular shows like "Yeh Hai Pavitra has never con - 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui' sage home.` Well, if sources Meanwhile, on the work his interest and is currently shoot for horror-comedy syndication of films in India Mohabbatein", "Balveer firmed or denied the news. opposite Vaani Kapoor. are true then once again front, Sara Ali Khan is all set discussing his dates before he 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' in and worldwide. Throughout Returns" and "Naagin". She is currently making Despite his busy schedule, the Ayushmann will be seen to begin shooting for 'Atrangi commits to the film. February 2021. It has been the last several years, Red The actress is currently waves in the "Bigg Boss 14" actor keeps on signing new doing comedy through his Re' with Akshay Kumar and However, the talks so far have reported that Kartik Aaryan is Chillies has acquired the creating waves in the contro - house with her romance with projects. Now it is reported distinct message-driven films. Dhanush in January 2021. On been positive and it's just a set to team up with Ram rights to several Bollywood versial reality show "Bigg actor Eijaaz Khan. The two that Ayushmann Khurrana It is going to be the first time the other hand, reportedly matter of fact Kartik signs on Madhvani (who is known for films and also handled the Boss", hosted by Bollywood are seen getting closer in the will be seen next opposite, when Sara will share the Ayushmann will be following the dotted line.` directing Neerja) for the first VFX works for many films superstar Salman Khan. show. So much so, that Eijaaz Sara Ali Khan in an untitled screen with Ayushamnn up with Anubhav Sinha's Kartik Aaryan is quite a time for a remake of the and series. Looks like Shah With her tattoos, rings and in an episode was heard say - rom-com. Reportedly, the Khurrana. 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui' famous name among the Korean thriller 'The Terror Rukh Khan has decided to fashion statements, Pavitra ing that he would take Pavitra untitled film may go on floors Talking more on the proj - before considering a second young generation and the Live', which will go on floors take Red Chillies on the peak. has always had the spotlight to make her meet his father. in 2021 and will be helmed by ect the source told an enter - collaboration with Dinesh Dinesh Vijan. On the other tainment portal, `Sara has fin - Vijan. Although, neither side, after finishing Atrangi ished her promotions for actors or producers confirmed Mrunal Thakur, Priyanshu Painyuli to star with Is Mouni Roy engaged? Actress' Re, Sara Ali Khan will also be Coolie No 1 and is expected the reports but still if rumors expected to join kick-off the to kick off the shoot of are true then the untitled film Insta post fuels speculation shooting for the film. Atrangi Re soon. On the other is in the last leg of discussion Ishaan Khatter in war drama 'Pippa' An Instagram post by "Whatttttt? Are you indirectly According to the inside hand, Ayushmann will follow and might go on floors by Actors Soni Razdan, Menon. with Mrunal, Priyanshu and Mouni Roy on Tuesday has announcing engagement?" sources, `Considering it has up Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui early 2021. Mrunal Thakur and Priyanshu Veteran Brigadier Balram Razdan on board to join sparked off speculation Actress Simmran Kaur Painyuli will join Ishaan Singh Mehta of the 45th Ishaan, I am happy that we among fans if the actress is Mundi wrote: "Ha ha ha! You Khatter in the cast of the Cavalry tank squadron, along have more than achieved what announcing her engagement. had me until I read the cap - Bhumi Pednekar : I am not upcoming war action film, with his siblings, fought on we set out to do with the cast - Mouni shared a photo on tion." In the caption, Mouni an accidental actor her verified Instagram talks of a brand that specialis - Bollywood actress Bhumi easy," Bhumi said. film school and that really Pednekar says she is not an "However, because I am shook her. "I failed film accidental actor and that her not from a traditional film school not because I wasn't a journey has been of survival. family or I really didn't have good actor but because I was - "It's been five years and it any contacts, I was very con - n't disciplined. That was the still feels like a dream! I am fused at first about how to go biggest 'jhatka' (jolt). It felt like I had screwed up and I had this Rs 13 lakh loan on my head. I started looking for a job for sur - vival and to protect my dream to act. Again, my parents were completely against it because they wanted me to go back to studying, but I told them that I'll get a degree from an open school," said Bhumi. She then started working as a casting assistant. "When I was doing casting, my intent wasn't to gain information about if I want to be an actor. I was just observing as a filmmaking student. I was like I want to be a Pippa. In the film, Ishaan the eastern front during the ing," Roy Kapur said while part of this world, what - plays Brigadier Balram Singh Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, giving a sneak peek into the ever door opens. In fact, Mehta. The film is directed by and the film recounts his casting process. account where she is seen es in engagement rings. that is how my life has "Airlift" maker Raja Krishna story. It is based on his book, To this, Screwvala added: flaunting a big diamond stud - Actress Smriti Khanna been -- a journey of sur - Menon. "The Burning Chaffees". "'Pippa' is a story that chroni - ded ring. commented: "Thought it was vival. I have only tried to The war drama will have The film's title highlights cles an Indian victory in 1971 Although the post is an an engagement announce - not an accidental actor and I about it," she added. survive through the years till Mrunal and Priyanshu in the the Russian war tank PT-76, through the eyes of the Mehta advertisement of a brand sell - ment post." say this time and again. This The actress said she had to (her debut film of 2015) 'Dum roles of Ishaan's reel siblings popularly known as "Pippa". family and signing on fine ing engagement rings, the pic - Similar comments flooded is something that I really convince her parents that she Laga Ke Haisha'. I was lucky and Razdan as their mother. The project portrays the com - actors to essay the members ture left celebrities and neti - the post, with fans guessing if wanted to do and I have wanted to be an actor. "I mus - that I kept getting these "With Mrunal and ing-of-age of a young Mehta of this brave family was our zens wondering if the actress this was an indirect way for worked really hard to be here. tered courage to speak to my opportunities -- things kept Priyanshu joining Ishaan, we as well as of India. It is co- foremost priority. I'm glad we intended to announce her Mouni to announce getting I am born and brought up in parents about it. They weren't happening one after the other have three of the most excit - produced by Ronnie have talented actors like engagement. engaged. Bombay so that definitely very happy and I think they and primarily from YRF ing young actors coming Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Mrunal and Priyanshu on Commenting on Mouni's Mouni will next be seen in helped because just having were being protective. So, I (Yash Raj Films)," she together. Personally, I'm very Kapur. board, who along with Ishaan post, film producer Pragya Ayan Mukerji's action fantasy some sort of a support system decided to join film school recalled. excited to work with such "We were looking for great will spearhead this story of Kapoor wrote: "OMG! You drama "Brahmastra", co-star - in the city, which is the city of and the fee was expensive, so Bhumi will be next seen in extraordinary young talent actors who would comple - triumph that needs to be told." got me for a second." ring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia our Hindi film industry, I took a loan," she recalled. the heroine-centric horror and look forward to the ener - ment each other to create a "Pippa" is slated to hit the - Producer Warda Khan S Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and makes your journey slightly However, she failed in drama, "Durgavati". gy they bring to 'Pippa'," said believable family unit, and atres late next year. Nadiadwala commented: Telugu superstar Nagarjuna . 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The speculations of a arriving at the embedded regulations, Actuarial Practice sion of bids is December 8. institutions. re-launch became more ram - value of Life Insurance pant after the company decid - Corporation (LIC) ahead of ed to sever ties with its its stake sale. Chinese publishing partner The government plans to Tencent in India. sell minority stake in the The company has clearly insurance behemoth and list it stated that this new game has on the bourses. It has already been specifically designed for appointed Deloitte and SBI Indian market. Since this is a Caps as pre-IPO transaction specific game built for India, advisors. it is expected that there will be In the bid notice, the a few changes that will be Department of Investment introduced both in the game - and Public Asset play. Management (DIPAM) said Vulnerability of user data: LIC needs to develop an One of the primary reasons Indian Embedded Value for the government to ban (IEV) reporting framework PUBG Mobile in India was for necessary disclosures for the vulnerability of user data the proposed Initial Public who accessed the game. With Offering (IPO). the new version of PUBG reflect local needs. The game Earlier, the game had time and IT industries, it added. Embedded value is a com - Mobile, the company claimed will now be set in a virtual limitations where users who The Indian entity will hire mon valuation measure used that users' safety would be the simulation training ground spent a certain amount of time over 100 employees specialis - to estimate the consolidated top priority for PUBG and new characters with start at a stretch were forced to log ing in business, e-sports, and value of shareholders' interest Corporation. The company clothed. off and take a break. The com - game development, and will in an insurance company. will conduct regular audits Earlier, users had the pany is expected to get more look to actively collaborate The Request for Proposal Standards and guidance notes The government has bud - So far this fiscal, the gov - and verifications on the stor - choice to change hit colours. strict ni order to promote and leverage local businesses has been issued to seek pro - issued by the Institute of geted to collect Rs 2.10 lakh ernment has been able to mop age systems holding Indian In the new version, the default healthy gameplay habits for to strengthen its gaming serv - posals / bids from reputed and Actuaries of India and LIC crore from stake sales this fis - up Rs 6,138 crore from CPSE users' personally identifiable will be set to green hit effects. younger gamers. ice in addition to establishing eligible actuarial firms to Act, 1956, and to provide sup - cal. This include Rs 1.20 lakh disinvestment. information to reinforce secu - This will be done in order to Investments: a local office. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMbER 18, 2020 Div Com Jammu asks DCs to furnish details of PDP, NC’s love for Gujjars, Bakerwals Roshni Act land, finalized stamp duty rates mere rhetoric : Kavinder Also directs DCs to expunge entries of other encroached state land in revenue records JAMMU, Nov 17 : under Governor’s administra - deprived of political reserva - also and whether it is DDC JAMMU, NOVEMBER other districts. the present status of work on Transport Commissioner Castigating PDP and NC tion and was not ruled by the tion and jurisdiction of polls or any other political 17 : Divisional The meeting was attended both the projects. It was J&K, ADC Jammu, RTO leadership for befooling elected Government? Why National Commission for ST contest people of J&K will Commissioner, Sanjeev by Assistant Commissioner informed that the work is in Jammu and other concerned Gujjars and Bakerwals by did the so called well wishers wasn't extended in J&K till overwhelmingly extend their Verma today asked the Central, Kulbushan Khajuria progress with adequate work - officers, besides the represen - keeping them aloof from their of these nomadic communi - the abrogation of Article 370. support to their own Deputy Commissioners of and other concerned, while force. The Div Com asked the tatives of Transport union. genuine rights for decades Jammu division to cancel all Deputy Commissioners of concerned officers to expedite The meeting held thread - together, former Deputy Chief the mutations of land trans - Jammu division attended the the progress of work on bare discussions on various Minister Kavinder Gupta on ferred under Roshni Act in the meeting through video con - Biotechnology parks. important issues, while the Tuesday said that affection districts and submit the details ferencing. Meanwhile, the Divisional representatives of Transport and bonhomie showcased by to his office. the aforesaid parties towards He passed these directions Scheduled Tribes is mere while chairing a video confer - rhetoric as their deeds totally ence meeting with the Deputy mismatch their uttering. Commissioners of the divi - While chairing a series of sion convened in this regard. meeting with regard to The DCs informed about upcoming DDC polls at party the progress made in the headquarters here, the BJP process of cancellation of senior functionary asked PDP mutations and assured early Chief Mehbooba Mufti and completion and furnishing of NC Patron Dr Farooq the details of the same. Abdullah that if their parties The Divisional were so concerned about the Commissioner also asked the welfare of Gujjars and DCs to share details of other Bakerwals than why it took so state land encroached in their long to grant ST status to respective districts. He direct - these nomadic communities? ties were in deep slumber for He said that no doubt PDP Bharatiya Janata Party as all ed them to expunge all entries He said that answer to this over four decades and waited and NC leadership can mis - other political outfits have of illegally encroached state question is simple that both for Centre to take this deci - guide Gujjars and Bakerwals been exposed badly with their land from the revenue record. PDP and NC, which ruled the sion? Do they have any justi - on different accounts under intentions to cheat and He also reviewed the progress Later, in another meeting, Commissioner discussed union also submitted memo - erstwhile state of J&K at dif - fication?” Kavinder asked and the guise of being their well deceive people becoming on finalization of stamp duty the Divisional Commissioner issues related to transport sec - randum of demands seeking ferent points of time, were added that this is simply the wishers but the facts and fig - public on several occasions. rates of immovable property reviewed the progress on tor in a joint meeting of offi - redress of the same. never serious about mitigating tip of an iceberg as harm done ures are contrary to what is “It has become a universal in the districts. It was establishment of biotechnolo - cers of Transport department The major issues which problems of aforesaid com - by these family centric parties being highlighted and are fact now that it is only BJP informed that in some dis - gy parks at Ghatti, Kathua and and representatives of were discussed in the meeting munities rather they wanted to to J&K and its people is more than enough to expose dispensation which can pro - tricts the stamp duty rates Mantalai on Sudhmahadev Transport Union (s). included renewal of driving linger on the issue to satiate gigantic and even a volumi - the deceit and deception of vide clean and corruption free have been finalized, while the Road. The meeting was attended licence, retrofitting Emission their vested political interests nous thesis will prove to be these bogus ‘Messiahs’ of ST governance with no scope of process is on to finalise the The concerned officers by Regional Director Control devices and other as long as possible. inadequate to mention the community. discrimination or prejudice of revised stamp duty rates in apprised the Div Com about Pollution Control Board, important issues. “Isn’t it a fact that Gujjars whole account of their mis - The former Deputy Chief any kind”, he said, adding that and Bakerwals got ST status deeds. Minister made it clear that PM Narendra Modi has DPEO Kathua issues in 1991, after 41 years of Kavinder further asked like in other parts of the coun - proved that if intentions are 32 in fray for phase-I of DDC elections, implementation of Indian why it is so that despite NC try, BJP is committed to good then all the problems notification for Phase-V Constitution and that too and PDP reining the region ensure Sabka Saath, Sabka can be resolved with great of DDC election, Panchayat By-Polls in Kathua when erstwhile State was for so long the STs were Vikas, Sabka Vishwas in J&K ease. Panchayat By-Polls 11 candidates withdraw nomination, 4 elected unopposed in Kathua KATHUA, NOVEM - BER 17 : District Panchayat KATHUA, NOVEM - dates withdrew their nomina - Panchayat Halqas. The elect - Supporting democratic process, blocking BJP, Election Officer (DPEO) BER 17 : Thirty two candi - tions on the last date of with - ed unopposed candidates Kathua, Om Prakash Bhagat dates are in fray for phase-I drawal i,e November 16, include 3 candidates for has issued notification for of District Development 202, for Phase-1 of DDC, Panch seats of block Bani its proxies in J&K is what irked HM : NC phase -V (fifth) of Panchayat Council elections and Panchayat By-Elections. and 1 candidate for Panch bye-elections to fill the vacant Panchayat By-Polls in Those who withdrew their seat in block Duggan. Sarpanch and Panch seats of Kathua district, the voting for nominations, include 4 for As per the schedule “Running a malicious campaign against PAGD won’t help achieve anything” the Panchayat Halqas of which would be held on DDC seats, 7 for Sarpanch issued by DEPO Kathua, the Srinagar, 17 November Alliance. This is what has country that people who are “We all have fought elec - Marheen and Gujroo-Nagrota November 28, 2020. seats. A total of 4 candidates voting for Phase-I of DDC, : The Jammu and Kashmir sent him into tizzy,” they contesting elections and tions and will continue to blocks. According to the District for Panch seats were declared Panchayat Bye-elections National Conference on said. showing respect for the do so; we won’t allow pli - The notification issued by Election Authority, against elected unopposed by respec - would be held on Nov 28, Tuesday rejected the allega - The leaders further democratic process are ant stooges and minions of DEPO also includes schedule 47 nominations, 11 candi - tive Returning Officers of the 2020. tions made by the Home added that it was only in treated with such disdain,” BJP to grab the sacred dem - of elections for District Minister as a bout of frus - J&k that the people who they added. ocratic space and profit Development Council- tration on account of participate in elections and The joint statement also from the poll boycott,” they Marheen and Gujroo-Nagrota Land Transferred under Roshni Act: DDC Udhampur PAGDs participation in the support a democratic said that the constituent added. Constituencies of district DDC elections. process are referred to as Parties of PAGD aren’t a They said that none of Kathua. reviews progress of cancellation of mutations In a joint statement anti-nationals. “In reality “gang” but a group of polit - the government’s action has As per the notification, the UDHAMPUR, NOVEM - cellation of Roshni entries on district. The meeting was Party’s General Secretary those who oppose the BJP ical parties who have all redeeming qualities and last date for filing nomination BER 17 : The progress on the daily basis in their respective informed that against 1786 Ali Muhammad Sagar, are labeled as corrupt, and through nurtured the frail running a malicious cam - for Sarpanch, Panch and DDC cancellation of mutation for jurisdictions. mutations registered under Provincial Presidents Nasir anti-nationals. It is perhaps sapling of democracy in paign against the PAGD C M seats is November 23, 2020, the land transferred under The DDC also directed Roshini Act in Udhampur dis - Aslam Wani, Devender for the first time in the post Jammu and Kashmir by won’t help achieve any - C M Y B while the date of scrutiny is Roshni Act in the district Singh Rana, Party MPs independence history of the putting their lives on stake. thing. y B November 24th. The Last date Udhampur and the eviction Mohammad Akbar Lone, for withdrawal of candidature was today reviewed by the Hasnain Masoodi and is 26 November 2020 while District Development women’s wing state ADGP Traffic J&K Sh T. Namgyal-IPS Takes polls are scheduled to be held Commissioner, Dr Piyush President Shameema on 10th December. Singla here at a meeting of Firdous said that supporting stock of Traffic Scenario in Jammu City Revenue department. the democratic process and JAMMU, Nov 17 : A tion in busy areas particularly Jamming, so that people in Power shutdown The meeting was attended consequently blocking the meeting was held by ADGP around hospitals, Ambphalla- general and patients in partic - by ADC, ACR, SDMs and BJP and stopping its newly Traffic J&K Sh T. Namgyal- Janipur road, Kachi Chawni, ular will not suffer. JAMMU, NOVEMBER Tehsildars. formed King’s party from IPS in the Conference Hall of 17 : In order to carry out var - The DDC directed the having a free run in J&K ZPHQ Jammu on Tuesday. ious development upgrada - Revenue Authorities to share has irked Home Minister The meeting was attended tion/repair works, the power Tehsil wise progress on daily revenue authorities to cancel trict, 241 have been cancelled Amit Shah. by SSP Jammu Sh Shridhar supply to Kaleeth, Khour basis. He asked all the SDMs all the entries of the other and cancellation of remaining Seeing imminent drub - Patil IPS, SSP Traffic City Town, Gigral Kharah, to review the progress of can - state land encroached in the is under progress. bing in the ongoing DDC Jammu Sh Shiv Kumar-JKPS, Dhanger, Chack Malal, Aizal elections and having been SO to ADGP(T) SSP Rakesh Mallal and adjoining areas snatched of the biggest Kumar, ASP North Jammu fed from 33 KV line from Kashmir DISCOM refutes reports propaganda tool, the lead - Ms PD Nitiya-IPS, ASP Khour to Kaleeth emanating about tariff revision ers said the assertions made Traffic City Jammu Sh from 132/33KV Grid Station by the home minister were Pardeep Singh Gouria-JKPS, Kaleeth shall remain affected quite anticipated. “Amit DySPs, DTIs of Traffic City on November 18 from 08 am “No change in electricity Tariff since last 4 years” Shah has woken up late in SRINAGAR, NOVEM - &Kashmir. KPDCL in a state - with the powers to revise con - Jammu. to 03 pm. the day to attack the PAGD ADGP Traffic J&K took Similarly, the power sup - BER 17 : Kashmir Power ment released to the Media sumer tariff is the Joint because it seems that con - Distribution Corporation Ltd said that no revision in elec - Electricity Regulatory stock of the overall traffic sce - ply to Mandal, Guraha, Raya testing elections in Jammu nario of traffic City Jammu as and its adjoining areas fed (KPDCL) today contested tricity tariff has taken place in Commission (JERC) of & Kashmir is a crime and is reports appearing in a section J&K during the last four years Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh. well as Outskirts of City from 33KV Mandal line ema - unconstitutional. The frus - Jammu and on this occasion nating from 132/33KV Grid of Media about revision in the now. It further clarified that It further clarified that even tration on his part is quite electricity tariff saying that no the DISCOM on its own is not the JERC has neither revised stressed upon the officers to Station BB-II shall remain understandable because the take all necessary measures to affected on November 19, 22 revision of tariff, whatsoever, authorized to revise the tariff tariffs nor it has notified any BJP and its newly constitut - has been carried out in Jammu and the only authority vested new tariff slabs. smoothen the flow of Traffic and 25 from 08 am to 03 pm. ed team B in J&K were in City Jammu and Outskirts quite certain that PAGD in view of Darbar Move dur - 4 candidates withdraw nominations, 3 rejected in phase-I will boycott the elections ing which the volume of and allow them a free run in Traffic increased. of DDC, by-elections Panchayat, ULB- 2020 in Srinagar J&K. They were in the ADGP Traffic issued 129 nominations received in phase-II process of launching a directions to the concerned Parade, Shalamar road, ADGP Traffic stressed vicious campaign against for effective regulation of Bikram Chowk, Satwari, upon all Ranks of Traffic City SRINAGAR, NOVEM - candidates were rejected. male candidates have filed male have filed their nomi - us. However, we have taken Traffic as well as enforcement Airport road etc and direc - Jammu to work with BER- 17 : With the last of For the phase – II, as their nomination for vacant nation papers to contest the a big propaganda tool away against traffic violators partic - tions were issued to the con - Transparency, zeal and zest withdrawal of nomination many as 129 candidates filed panch seats going to polls polls from different wards from them by participating ularly against illegal parking. cerned to make ensure that and in accordance with Law papers for phase-I of DDC, their nomination papers for under phase-ii. under phase-II in Srinagar. in the elections and above Serious concern was these areas are free from on- besides keeping a people By- Elections Panchayat and participation in DDC, By- For DDC polls-2020, the Besides independent sev - all fighting them as an expressed over traffic conges - road parking and traffic friendly approach. By- Election ULB-2020 in Elections Panchayat and By- election office has received eral other candidates are Srinagar on November- 16, 4 Election ULB-2020 in 37 nominations including 30 fighting polls either on candidates including 2 panch, Srinagar. As per the data from male candidates under National or State political Mula Ram, Hari Singh handover mandates 1 BDC and 1 DDC candidate given by Election office 11 phase-ii. The candidates con - party mandates. withdraw their nominations candidates including 10 male testing DDC polls include In the phase-I and phase- in Srinagar. candidates have filled their from different National and ii total 193 nominations have to Party’s candidates for DDC polls During the scrutiny, 3 nomination papers to contest State political parties. been received in Srinagar for nominations including Sarpanch elections. While as Similarly for ULB polls DDC, By-election Panchayat BJP deprived people of basic amenities : Mula Ram Sarpanch, Panch and DDC 60 candidates including 40 21 candidates including 12 and By- election ULB 2020. JAMMU, Nov 17 : ing DDC election in presence Kumar, Chairman BDC would be victorious. He said Former Minister and Vice of sh Mula Ram. Bhalwal. Sarpanch Rana people of Jammu and President JKPCC, Mula Ram For the upcoming DDC Partap Singh, Bhavishan Kashmir want to teach BJP a DPeO Rajouri holds meeting with lambasted BJP for depriving elections, Hari Singh Chib Singh and Kulbushan Singh lesson for their betrayal of the people of Jammu and Kashmir from basic ameni - Political representatives ties and said that the party RAJOURI, NOVEM - ment of counting centres etc. The representatives of Senior Superintendent of leadership has failed to deliv - BER 17 : District Panchayat The DPEO informed the political parties were made Police, Chandan Kohli; er on its promises done to Election Officer, Mohammad political representatives that aware about their role in Additional Deputy people during the previous Nazir Sheikh on Tuesday con - elaborate measures have been encouraging the masses for Commissioner, Sher Singh; elections. vened a meeting with the rep - The former minister said resentatives of different polit - that BJP has snatched the ical parties to discuss issues statehood of the historic J&K related to smooth and suc - and degraded it into two UTs cessful conduct of the which was a big blow on the Panchayat by Polls and developmental aspect of the District Development Council erstwhile state and people elections, 2020 in the district. were deprived of their demo - A threadbare discussion cratic rights. was held in the meeting with “People across the UT has respect to the preparedness been reeling under financial and guidelines issued by the crunches besides lack the Election Authorities for the basic and fundamental District Development Council amenities as the BJP has only elections and Panchayat by- minted their pockets,” polls. Former Minister said and handed over mandates to Raj were also present. promises made in the last The participants were added that there is a dire need Dev Singh Jamwal, Sarpanch Hari Singh Chib, in his Assembly elections. apprised about the Model taken for the smooth conduct maximum participate voter Deputy District Election to over through the BJP even Bhalwal from Block Bhalwal address, said that this is the Chib added that with the Code of Conduct and other of the elections. He said that a turnout. He appealed the Officer, Parveen Akhter; from the Center for the over - and Rajinder Kumar from first time DDC elections are victory, the Congress would guidelines, besides various foolproof mechanism has political representatives to Election Naib Tehsildar, all good of the masses. Block Marh, to fulfil the aspi - being held in the UT of leave no stone unturned to issues related to the conduct been put in place, besides actively take part in the elec - Surjeet Singh and representa - Hari singh chib President rations of people of Jammu. Jammu and Kashmir and he fulfill the aspirations of the of the elections in the district ensuring synergized coordina - tions which would go a long tives of different political par - DCC jammu Rural while Uday Bhanu Chib, is hopeful that with the full masses besides would like the security of the con - tion between different depart - way in further strengthening ties were present in the meet - handing over mandates to the President Indian Youth support of people across strengthen the democracy testing candidates, establish - ments involved in the process. the democratic setup. ing. candidates for the forthcom - Congress (IYC) UT, Kuldeep J&K, the Congress party from the grass root level.

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