9thyear of publication Srinagar Observer Omar take dig at BCCI/IPL for Justify Art 370 Abrogation, Protect Trump to give TikTok’s Chinese owner retaining Chinese sponsors Constitutional Rights Of Backward Classes: 45 days to reach deal to sell-sources Taking a dig at BCCI/IPL for retaining Chinese sponsors, former Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir Reserved Categories Empowerment Alliance Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he felt bad for those idiots (JKRCEA) on Monday sought justification on abrogation of Article 370, US President Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance who threw their Chinese made Television sets off their balconies only to protection of constitutional rights of backward classes including 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on see this happen. Different political parties urged people to boycott Chinese reservation in promotions. The demand was made | Page 05 goods after 20 soldiers were killed and several others were | Page 03 Sunday. US officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent

TuesDay, August 04, 2020 13, Zil Hajj 1441 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 177 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com BriefNews 590 New Cases In J&K, KU Postpones MBBS Exams Tally Now At 22006 Srinagar: Kashmir University on Covid-19 Claims 12 More Monday postponed till further notice Jammu: The Government on mir division. MBBS examinations (Regular/ Monday informed that 590 new The Bulletin further said that Supplementary) for which date positive cases of novel Corona out of 662941 test results available, sheets have been already issued by virus (COVID-19),157 from Jam- 640935 samples have been tested the varsity. “It is hereby notified for the Lives, Toll 409 In J&K mu division and 433 from Kash- as negative till August 03, 2020. information of all concerned that mir division, have been reported Additionally, till date 374160 the MBBS examinations (Regular/ Srinagar: Twelve people Pneumonia and was put on today thus taking the total num- travelers and persons in contact Supplementary) for which date -- including six from Sri- ventilator. He had 30% of ox- ber of positive cases in Jammu with suspected cases have been sheets have been already issued nagar and two from Jam- ygen saturation.” and Kashmir to 22006. Also 11 enlisted for observation which by the University of Kashmir have mu -- died due to COVID-19 They said the district of COVID-19 deaths have been re- included 45286 persons in home been postponed till further notice,” during the last 24 hours, tak- Baramulla also witnessed one ported, 2 from Jammu Division quarantine including facilities a spokesman of the varsity said, adding, “Controller of Examinations ing the death toll due to the new death due to COVID-19. and 9 Kashmir Division. operated by government, 7567 in Prof Farooq A Mir said fresh dates for infection in the Union Terri- “Two persons each also lost Moreover, 905 more isolation and 41640 under home the deferred examinations shall be tory of J&K to 407. their live in Jammu and COVID-19 patients have surveillance. Besides, 279260 notified separately, later.” With these deaths, 372 peo- Anantnag,” they said. recovered and dis- persons have completed ple have lost their lives due They said the central Kash- charged from various their surveillance period. Govt Appoints 3 to COVID-19 in 60 days, and mir district of Ganderbal re- hospitals, 160 from Providing dis- Members Of CBITC 392 people in 74 day in J&K, corded its seventh death due Jammu Division and trict-wise breakup, the New Delhi: Bureaucrats Ajay Jain, where 590 new positive cases to COVID-19 on Monday. 745 from Kashmir Di- Bulletin said that Ban- Vivek Johri and Sungita Sharma were detected on Monday, With these fatalities, the vision. dipora has 815 positive have been appointed as members of taking the total number of in- death toll due to COVID-19 has According to the daily cases (including 36 cases the Central Board of Indirect Taxes fected persons to 22,006. “The risen to 135 in Srinagar which Media Bulletin on novel reported today) with 270 Ac- and Customs (CBIC), according to a number of new positive cases is the worst affected district Corona virus (Covid-19), out of tive Positive, 531 recovered (in- Personnel Ministry order. has again swelled in Srinagar, in J&K in terms of causali- 22006 positive cases, 7567 are cluding 9 cases recovered today) Jain and Johri are Indian revenue service (customs and central excise) where 180 people tested posi- ties, followed by Baramulla Active Positive, 14032 have re- and 14 deaths; Srinagar has 5333 officers of 1985 batch. Sharma is tive for COVID-19 on Monday with 72 deaths. The number covered and 407 have died; 30 in positive cases (including 180 cas- a 1986-batch IRS (customs and followed by Jammu with 72 with 84 people, mostly from pitals. “All the patients were has swelled to 26 in Anantnag Jammu division and 377 in Kash- es reported today) | More on P2 central excise) officer. new cases,” an official said, Kashmir, losing the battle suffering from respiratory and 28 in Budgam. As many The appointments committee of the adding 905 positive patients against the disease. problems,” they said. One of as 23 people each have lost If you have to move out for cabinet has approved the appoint- have recovered today. Official sources said that them, they said, was a 68-year- their lives to the disease in ment Jain, Johri, and Sharma as CBIC J&K recorded the highest six Srinagar residents died old from downtown who died Shopian and 21 in Kupwara unavoidable reasons, ensure that members, the order said, without citing details. number of deaths in a week due to COVID-19 during the at SMHS hospital this eve- while 22 deaths were reported you wear a mask and practice social The board, top policy making body due to COVID-19 last week last 24 hours in different hos- ning. “He was suffering from in Pulwama. distancing, personal hygiene and frequent for indirect taxes, is headed by a chairperson. It can have a maximum handwashing with soap and water.” of six members. Boy Drown In River Farooq Demands India’s ndia's COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, just a Poonch : A 12-year-old boy day after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,972 cases reported in a day drowned in a river while take bath in Total Iwhile the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, according a river Poonch on Monday, officials Probe Into to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of COVID-19 tests car- said. At about 1500 hours, they said Crosses ried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, according to the the boy Murtaza Ahmed Malik (12) Exodus Of KPs 18-Lakh Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). | More on P2 son of Mukhtar Malik drowned near Sailan area in the district. The locals later fished out the boy and took him to SDH Surankote where doctors declared him as brought dead on arrival. His body was handed over to VIP Covid Tracker: A Look At his family after legal formalities, a police officer said. Celebs Who Tested Positive Body Recovered In Poonch Poonch: Police on Monday recovered a body near a river in Poonch district of Jammu division, officials said. SHO Poonch S D Singh Srinagar: Former Jammu and said that the unidentified body was Kashmir chief minister Farooq recovered near Ajote area in the Abdullah has demanded a probe district. “Police has started investi- gations,” the SHO added. by retired Supreme Court judges into the exodus of Kashmiri Pan- dits from the valley in early 1990s. Replying to questions during a webinar, Abdullah said he was Abducted of the firm belief that Kashmir Govt Orders Imposition Of is incomplete without Kashmiri New Delhi: The Corona- treatment: Soldier Still Pandits and that he would sup- virus case count in India has Amit Shah: Union Home port any mechanism to bring Curfew In Srinagar On Aug 4, 5 crossed the 18-lakh mark. Minister Amit Shah tested Missing them back honourably. Srinagar: Authorities ning to observe 5th August aimed at COVID-19 con- For the past one week, the positive for Coronavirus on Srinagar: A Territorial Nearly 60,000 Kashmiri Pandit in Srinagar on Monday 2020 as Black Day, therein tainment already in place, single-day spike has been Sunday. Though he said his Army personnel has gone miss- families are registered as migrants ordered curfew on August apprehensions of violation the movement and assem- around 50,000. The virus health was fine, but he was ad- ing and his vehicle was found after the onset of militancy in the 4 and 5 in wake of the first action or protests are not bly of people have been pro- has also claimed more than mitted to Medanta Hospital in burnt in Kulgam district of Jam- Kashmir Valley in early 1990s. anniversary of the abroga- ruled out. There are specif- hibited to avoid spread par- 38,000 lives. Gurugram, Haryana, where mu and Kashmir, officials said Abdullah, a member of Lok tion of Article 370. ic inputs about violent pro- ticularly in wake of recent Among those who were he is undergoing treatment. on Monday. Sabha and president of the Na- “Senior superintendent tests endangering public spike, he said. infected include several fa- B.S. Yediyurappa: Kar- The officials suspect that he tional Conference, chose to blame of Srinagar has reported life and property,” reads an “Thus, any such mass gath- mous names from Bollywood nataka Chief Minister B. S. might have been kidnapped then former Governor Jagmohan that a series of inputs have order issued here by Depu- ering would be detrimental to to politics and other arenas. Yediyurappa on Monday said by militants. A vehicle regis- for the exodus and said that he been received suggesting ty Commisioner Srinagar efforts related to COVID-19 Here is a look at some of that he has tested positive for tered in the name of Muzzaffar “took them away” on the false that separatist and Pak Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. containment as well.” the VIPs who were infected Coronavirus and has been ad- Manzoor, a resident of Shopian promise of ensuring their return sponsored groups are plan- In view of restrictions The report | More on P2 by Coronavirus and have re- mitted to a hospital. His test district, was set ablaze by un- within three months. covered or are undergoing results came | More on P2 known persons at Rambhama During the | More on P2 area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district late Sunday night, the officials said. They said Manzoor serves in the Territorial Army and could Pak Court: Appoint Lawyer GoC Chinar Corps, Vaccine pact not be contacted. The officials said they suspect For Kulbhushan Jadhav with India’s that he might have been kid- Islamabad: The Islamabad DGP Chair Core Group Meet napped by militants, adding that High Court on Monday ordered Srinagar: In the backdrop Wockhardt: UK efforts were on to trace him. the Pakistan government to give of the prevailing situation London: The UK government Shakir’s family member said "another chance" to India to in Jammu and Kashmir, the on Monday said that its new that he was driving when he was appoint a lawyer for death-row General Officer Commanding, manufacturing pact with the stopped and abducted. The fami- prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, Chinar Corps, Lt Gen BS Raju Mumbai-based global pharma- ly member made an appeal to the Pakistani media reports said. and Director General of Po- ceutical and biotechnology com- abductors and said, “he has four Jadhav, the 50-year-old re- lice, Dilbag Singh, co-chaired pany Wockhardt will guarantee sister and old parents to take care tired Indian Navy officer, was a meeting of the Core Group the supply of millions more dos- of. We appeal to the abductors to sentenced to death by a Paki- consisting of top officials of es of a COVID-19 vaccine when- please forgive him if he has com- stani military court on charges Civil Administration, Intel- ever it is ready. mitted a mistake and let him go of espionage and terrorism in ligence Agencies, Security The Department for Business, for the sake of God.” April 2017. India approached the Forces and Divisional Com- Energy and Industrial Strategy “We got to know his vehicle International Court of Justice missioner at Srinagar. confirmed it has entered into an burnt, but when we reached the against Pakistan for denial of Justice Athar Minallah and The meeting was to review 18-month agreement with the spot we only found the car, but no consular access to Jadhav and Justice Miangul Hassan Au- the security situation and en- company to carry out the crucial trace of him,” he added. challenging the death sentence. rangzeb heard a petition filed sure readiness to meet antici- tion of Article 370 including which has led to early detec- “fill and finish” stage of the manu- Shakir’s sister made an appeal The Hague-based ICJ ruled by the Pakistan government to pated security challenges. discussions on administrative tion and foiling of infiltration facturing process, which involves to the abductors to “please let in July 2019 that Pakistan must appoint a lawyer for Jadhav. The Core Gp reviewed the measures. attempts in last few weeks. Re- dispensing the manufactured vac- him go. We don’t need anything, undertake an "effective review The Pakistan government, in security situation in Kashmir On the LoC the recent in- ports indicate that the launch cine substance into vials ready for we have everything, just let our and reconsideration" of the con- the petition, asked the IHC to ap- and the progress on handling creased infiltration attempts pads in PoK are full and Paki- it to be distributed. bother go. We don’t need this job. viction and sentence of Jadhav point a legal representative for the COVID challenges facing and CFVs were discussed. De- stan establishment is keen to Described as an essential part We just need our brother.” and also to grant consular access Jadhav so that it can fulfil its re- the UT. Special emphasis was fence officials shared that the push in infiltrators in next few of the vaccines supply chain, the “If he has done some wrong to India without further delay. sponsibility to see to the imple- given to ensure extensive se- surveillance grid and counter weeks. The forces are ready for deal means Wockhardt will pro- please forgive him and let him On Monday, a two-member mentation of the ICJ’s decision. curity for the upcoming one infiltration grid in sensitive any border misadventure in vide these services for the UK come back home to us,” she said. bench comprising IHC Chief It also claimed | More on P2 year anniversary of Abroga- areas has been reinforced, form of BAT | More on P2 government | More on P2 Srinagar 02 Observer Srinagar /TUESdAY / 04 aUGUST i 2020 News

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Covid-19 Claims (including 11cases reported today) India’s Total Crosses hospital on Sunday after his test re- Pandits) were taken away,” he said, blocked all the avenues for an effec- with 414 active positive cases, 304 port came negative. Abhishek is still adding “we always believe that Kash- tive remedy available to India in the recovered (including 23 cases recov- The total coronavirus cases surged at hospital undergoing treatment. mir is never going to be complete un- case, while noting that New Delhi The number of deaths stands at 29 ered today) and 02 deaths; Kathua to 18,03,695, while the death toll due SS Rajamouli: Prominent Telugu less the Hindu brethren come back has so far requested consular access in Kulgam. Fourteen people have lost has 547 positive cases (including 12 to COVID-19 climbed to 38,135 with filmmaker SS Rajamouli and his fam- and live in peace with all of us”. to Jadhav for 12 times over the past their lives in Bandipora. Ganderbal cases reported today) with 177 Active 771 people succumbing to the disease ily members have tested positive for Abdullah said he would contin- one year. district recorded seventh death due positive, 369 recovered (including 09 in a day, the data updated the Coronavirus. He and his family ue to uphold his party’s ideology of The MEA spokesperson said Pa- to COVID-19 on August 7. The num- cases recovered today) and 01 death; at 8 am showed. members have been home-quaran- treating all the people, irrespective of kistan is not only in violation of the ber has swelled to 21 in Jammu while Kishtwar has 155 positive cases (in- There are 5,79,357 active cases of tined. their religious belief, equally. judgment of ICJ, but also of its own Ramban reported its first COVID-19 cluding 08 cases reported today) with coronavirus infection in the country Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Madhya “My father never believed in ordinance. related death on July 28. 75 active positive cases and 80 recov- at present while the recoveries have Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh two-nation theory. He never believed GoC Chinar Corps Ten districts of Jammu have re- ered; Ramban has 574 positive cases increased to 11,86,203. Chouhan has also tested Coronavirus that Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Chris- ported 29 fatalities while 378 people (including 24 cases reported today) The COVID-19 recovery rate stands positive and is undergoing treatment tians, Buddhists and all other reli- actions or actions to support infil- have lost their lived due to COVID-19 with 132 active positive, 441 recov- at 65.44 per cent, while the fatality at a hospital. gions are different. We believe all are tration. in ten districts of Kashmir. eries (including 54 cases reported rate is at 2.13 per cent, the data stated. Satyendar Jain: Delhi Health Min- the children of Adam and Eve. Every- The core group discussed the need Sixty two people, including 57 from today) and 01 death; Reasi has 170 The total number of confirmed cas- ister Satyendar Jain tested Covid-19 body’s needs are the same and so he for continued intelligence based an- Kashmir and four from Jammu, lost positive cases (including 07 cases re- es also includes foreigners. positive in June. After his health worked hard for unity. We will con- ti-terror operations with a humane their lives due to COVID-19 between ported today) with 111 active positive This is the fifth consecutive day deteriorated, he was shifted to ICU tinue to stand on the same path and touch. To address the complete July 20 and July 26. and 59 recovered; Poonch has 234 pos- that COVID-19 cases have increased and administered plasma therapy. He to my last breath, I will work for the eco-system of terror organisations, Sixty six people lost their lives itive cases with 89 active positive, 144 by more than 50,000 in the country. recovered after spending at least two unity of all,” he said. the efforts to identify and arrest over between July 13 and July 19 due to recoveries (including 01 case recov- India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed weeks at hospital. In December last year, the Panun ground workers who sustain the ter- COVID-19 in J&K. As many as 48 pa- ered today) and 01 death while Doda the 17-lakh mark on Sunday. The Scindias: BJP leader Jyotirad- Kashmir adopted the Panun Kashmir ror organisations will continue with tients -- including 10 persons from has 292 positive cases (including 01 According to the ICMR, a cumu- itya Scindia and his mother Madhavi Prevention of Genocide and Atroc- vigour. Baramulla, 13 from Srinagar, six from case reported today) with 90 active lative total of 2,02,02,858 samples Raje Scindia had also tested positive ities Bill, highlighting its various Review of security indicators show Kulgam, three from Anantnag, Kup- positive cases, 200 recoveries (includ- have been tested up to August 2 with for Coronavirus. Both of them have demands including permanent re- that violence level has dropped in last wara and Budgam, Jammu region, ing 27 recoveries today)and 02 deaths. 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sun- recovered. habilitation based on principles of one year. Intelligence inputs indicate two each from Shopian and Gander- According to the bulletin, of the day. Kanika Kapoor: Singer Kanika Ka- non-refoulement. desperation in Pakistani establish- bal, one patient each from Pulwama, total 22006 positive cases in J&K 4545 Govt Orders Imposition poor was one of the first celebrities Among other things, the bill rec- ment and separatists to generate vi- Bandipora and a BSF jawan -- died have been reported as travelers while to have tested positive for Coronavi- ommends creation of a Board and a olence and civil casualties in the val- due to COVID-19 between July 6 and 17461 as others. has further made a case that to pre- rus. She had attended a party in Uttar Commission to look into the aspects ley. The Security Forces have to be July 12. The Bulletin said that the breakup vent such violence and loss of life and Pradesh where several ministers and of cultural genocide and all the crim- wary of attacks on political workers, As many as 42 people -- including represents districts from which the property, it’s imminent to impose VIPs were present. After she test- inal aspects which include investi- attacks on soldiers on leave, IED at- ten from Srinagar, 10 from Baramu- patients have been traced or are ordi- curfew in the district, he said. ed positive, all the attendees had to gation, procedure of trial, fixing of tacks and attacks on isolated posts or lla, five each from Anantnag, three narily residing. “Therefore, after having consid- self-isolate themselves. Kapoor also responsibility for the crime of geno- patrols. Concurrently law and order from Kulgam, Budgam and Shopian, The bulletin has informed the ered the material facts in report and recovered from the virus. cide, punishment to the perpetrators including COVID restrictions need to two each from Kupwara and Ban- people that, the best way to protect examining the situation in backdrop Wajid Khan: Music composer Wa- and compensation to the victims. be enforced for safety of the common dipora, one each from Jammu and themselves from COVID-19 is by of prevailing factors, I, District Mag- jid Khan had tested positive for Coro- (agencies) man. The officials also discussed lo- Ganderbal -- died due to COVID-19 maintaining physical distance of at istrate, Srinagar, by virtue of powers navirus and passed away on June 1. Pak Court: Appoint cal recruitment which though lower between June 29 and July 5. least 2 metre from others, frequently vested in me u/s 144 Cr PC hereby Kiran Kumar: Senior actor Kiran than last year had seen a spurt in 590 New Cases cleaning hands with an alcohol based order complete restrictions on public Kumar tested positive for Coronavi- that Jadhav refused to file a review last few weeks, it was decided to en- hand sanitizer or washing them with movement / curfew in territorial ju- rus. He was asymptomatic. He also petition or an application to recon- hance steps to prevent local youth with 2433 Active Positive, 2765 re- soap and water and following good re- risdiction of District Srinagar.” recovered from the virus. sider the verdict against him by the from joining terror tanzeems. Steps covered (including 519 cases recov- spiratory etiquette and hygiene. Further, he said, medical emer- Dingko Singh: Indian boxer Ding- military court. would include proactive steps in con- ered today), 135 deaths; Anantnag As a measure for social distanc- gencies and movement of staff on ko Singh also tested positive for the “Now that the matter is in the high sultation with families of vulnerable district has 1374 positive cases (in- ing in public places and workplaces COVID-19 duty with pass/Valid coronavirus on June 1. Singh is also court, why not give India another youth, and identification and arrest cluding 35 cases reported today) with wearing a face cover is compulsory. Cards shall be exempted from above battling cancer. Sing has won the chance,” Justice Minallah was quot- of instigators. 278 Active Positive, 1070 recovered The bulletin again explained that restrictions. “Additional Deputy 1998 Asian Games gold medal. ed as saying by Geo News. The officials deliberated on the (including 32 cases recovered today), early detection of COVID-19 can pre- Commissioner (Adm), Srinagar shall Shahid Afridi: Famous Pakistani The judge said that the Indian gov- propaganda effort by Pakistan. The 26 deaths; Baramulla has 1954 posi- vent the spread of disease so we need deploy one Magistrate each to coordi- cricketer Shahid Afridi also tested ernment or Jadhav may reconsider officials cautioned against the efforts tive cases (including 23 cases report- to be responsible for the well-being of nate implementation in each Police positive for Coronavirus. their decision pertaining to the re- to instigate violence in the UT. All ed today) with 439 Active Positive, ourselves and everyone around us. Stations jurisdictions,” he said, add- Boris Johnson: UK Prime Minister view petition. efforts to instigate violence by the 1443 recovered (including 89 cases “Not disclosing symptoms could put ing, “These restrictions shall come Boris Johnson tested Covid-19 posi- “India and Kulbhushan Jadhav ANEs have to be proactively handled recovered today), 72 deaths; Shopian life of individuals and their families into force with immediate effect and tive in May. He also recovered from should once again be extended an of- by good surveillance and policing ac- has 1474 positive cases (including at risk. In case of symptoms like fe- shall remain in force on 4th and 5th the virus after undergoing treatment. fer to appoint a legal representative” tion. 6 cases reported today) with 213 Ac- ver, cough and difficulty in breath- August 2020,” the order said, adding, Indira Varma: Indian-origin Game for the death row prisoner, he added. The Divisional Commissioner tive Positive, 1238 recovered and 23 ing report early. Do not fear, call “Meanwhile, the restrictions previ- of Thrones star Indira Varma had Responding to the judge’s remarks, brought out the efforts of the admin- deaths; Kupwara has 1141 positive COVID-19 helpline numbers and seek ously ordered vide this office order also tested Coronavirus positive. Pakistan’s Attorney General Khalid istration to meet the COVID challeng- cases (including 33 cases reported medical advice”. dated 31st July 2020 on account of Tom Hanks: Tom Hanks and his Javed Khan said an ordinance was es. He also informed the gathering of today) with 184 Active Positive, 936 Advisory has further exhorted Covid-19 shall continue thereafter till wife had tested Coronavirus positive issued to give an opportunity to India the efforts to speed up developmental recovered and 21 deaths; Budgam upon the people not to step out of 8th August unless revised earlier.” in March. They had shared the news and Jadhav to file a review petition activities in last few months which has 1336 positive cases (including 39 home, unless absolutely necessary. VIP Covid Tracker on Twitter and then isolated them- against the sentence. has resulted in completion of 14000 cases reported today) with 580 Active “If you have to move out for unavoid- selves at home. Both of them have “We will contact India again projects which were languishing Positive and 728 recovered (including able reasons, ensure that you wear a on Sunday evening. recovered. through the Foreign Office,” he said. for 3 to 5 Years. Maximum projects 11 cases recovered today) cases and mask and practice social distancing, Karti Chidambaram: Congress Farooq Demands The hearing was subsequently ad- approved under PMDP in 2015 have 28 deaths; Ganderbal has 490 positive personal hygiene and frequent hand- leader P Chidambaram’s son karti Chi- journed till September 3. started. Agricultural and rural eco- cases (including 56 cases reported washing with soap and water.” dambaram on Monday said he has test- webinar hosted by Jammu-based The Pakistan government filed the nomic activity is seeing revival, today) with 186 active positive cases In case of any emergency people ed positive for Coronavirus. Epilogue News Network on the review petition in the IHC on July 22. however tourism industry has been and 297 recoveries (including 25 case can avail free ambulance services Abhishek Manu Singhvi: Senior theme, “Discerning old order delin- However, the main parties, includ- impacted by the security challenge recovered today) and 07 deaths; Kul- 24x7 at their doorsteps by calling on Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP eating new order-a year after neutral- ing the government of India, were not and COVID 19 in 2020. He shared that gam has 1523 positive cases (includ- toll-free number 108 while as preg- Abhishek Manu Singhvi also tested ization of Article 370 and abrogation consulted ahead of the filing of the ap- ‘back to villages’ program has started ing 11 cases reported today) with 184 nant women and sick infants can positive for Covid-19 last month. He of Article 35 A”, Abdullah was asked plication by the Ministry of Law and showing results with empowerment Active Positive and 1310 recoveries avail free ambulance services by di- later recovered. whether he would support a genocide Justice under an ordinance which of local elected representatives. (including 52 cases recovered today) alling toll-free number 102. Banwarilal Purohit: Tamil Nadu bill being floated by the Panun Kash- was enacted on May 20. Expressing happiness on the syn- and 29 deaths and Pulwama report- People can also call on toll-free Governor Banwarilal Purohit also test- mir, a Kashmiri Pandit organisation Under the ‘International Court of chronization of actions amongst var- ed 1614 positive cases (including 14 national helpline number 1075; J&K ed positive for coronavirus on Sunday. demanding a separate homeland for Justice Review and Reconsideration ious intelligence agencies, the Corps cases reported today) with 760 active COVID-19 Helpline Numbers 0191- Swatantra Dev Singh: BJP’s the migrants. He said he would have Ordinance 2020’, which was enacted Commander and DGP also lauded the positive cases and 832 recovered (in- 2549676 (UT level Cell), 0191-2520982, Uttar Pradesh chief Swatantra Dev to go into the details of the bill first. on May 20, a petition for the review coordination amongst different secu- cluding 8 cases recovered today) and 0191-2674444, 0191-2674115 (For Jam- Singh tested positive for Coronavi- Abdullah, a three-time chief minis- of a military court’s decision can rity agencies. 22 deaths. mu Division), 0194-2440283 & 0194- rus on Sunday. He tweeted about his ter, said, “A sincere and honest judge be made to Islamabad High Court In the end, the senior commanders Similarly, Jammu has 1259 posi- 2430581 (For Kashmir Division) for health soon after Amit Shah. He has of Supreme Court, retired judge of through an application within 60 expressed satisfaction at the success- tive cases (including 72 cases report- support, guidance, and response to home quarantined himself. Supreme Court, a team of judges…let days of its promulgation. ful handling of the security situation ed today) with 594 active positive health-related queries on Novel Coro- Kamal Rani Verma: The lone them investigate and come out with The ordinance was approved by and asked for continued efforts to cases and 644 recoveries (including na virus Disease (COVID-19). woman minister in the Uttar Pradesh their report. It will clear many minds the parliament last week. maintain peace in Jammu and Kash- 21 cases recovered today) and 21 Public is advised to strictly follow Cabinet, Kamal Rani Verma, died of around the globe, among the young- In New Delhi, External affairs mir. deaths; Udhampur has 555 positive the advisories issued by the govern- Coronavirus on Sunday. er Kashmiri Pandits, that it was not ministry spokesperson Anurag Sri- Vaccine pact with cases (including 14 cases reported ment from time to time and rely only The Bachchans: Veteran actor Am- Kashmiri Muslims who threw them vastava last month said Pakistan today) with 192 active positive cas- on the information released by the itabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek out. There are still many Kashmiri has once again exposed its “farcical” and producers of vaccines being es, 362 recovered (including 10 case government through the daily media Bachchan tested positive for Corona- Pandits who never left and they are approach by denying available legal developed around the world in large recovered today) and 01 death; Sam- bulletin to print and electronic me- virus last month. A day later, Aish- living here.” remedies to Jadhav against his death quantities. “Ensuring the UK has ba has 446 positive cases (including 8 dia. warya Rai and her daughter were also The National Conference leader sentence which is also in contraven- the capability to research, develop cases reported today) with 166 Active People are also advised to refrain reported positive. While Aishwarya narrated many instances where Mus- tion of the ICJ verdict, and asserted and manufacture a safe and effective Positive and 279 recoveries (includ- from spreading rumours and pay no and her daughter were discharged lims had stood by the Pandit commu- that it will explore further options in vaccine is critical in our fight against ing 15 case recovered today) and 01 heed to them at the same time. from the hospital last week, senior nity since 1947 and said “do you think the case. coronavirus,” said UK Business Sec- death; Rajouri has 720 positive cases Bachchan was discharged from the we were happy when they (Kashmiri Srivastava said Pakistan has retary Alok Sharma. SRINAGAR NEWS SRINAGAR /TUESDAY / 04 AUGUST I 2020 OBSERVER 03 Omar take dig at BCCI/IPL for Eid qurbani meat distribution continues, retaining Chinese sponsors no festivity in Kashmir AGENCIES tinue as title sponsors of the AGENCIES were the most disappointed IPL while people are told to as all local parks, children SRINAGAR: Taking a dig boycott Chinese products. SRINAGAR: Distribution park, Iqbal Park and Mughal at BCCI/IPL for retaining It’s no wonder China is thumb- of Quarbani (Sacrifice) meat gardens remained closed Chinese sponsors, former ing it’s nose at us when we continued for the third and due to restriction following Jammu and Kashmir Chief are so confused about how final day of Eid-ul-Azha on fresh lock down imposed till Minister Omar Abdullah Ladakh region. to handle Chinese money/ Monday in the Kashmir val- August 5 by the authorities said that he felt bad for those Taking to micro blogging investment/sponsorship/ ley, where festivity is missing to prevent further spike in idiots who threw their Chi- site Twitter the Vice Presi- advertising.” due to COVID-19 pandemic the Coronavirus positive nese made Television sets dent of the National Confer- Omar also said, “The sheer which has already claimed cases in the valley, particu- off their balconies only to ence (NC) Omar said, “BCCI/ suddenness of the move, the about 380 lives in the Union larly in Srinagar where see this happen. IPL governing council has unexpected nature of the Territory (UT). number has been witnessing Different political parties decided to retain all sponsors move, the unpredictability The authorities have with every passing day. urged people to boycott Chi- including the big Chinese of the move. They don’t know closed many roads but al- Boulvard road on the bank nese goods after 20 soldiers ones. I feel bad for those idi- what hit them. Now the Chi- lowed pedestrians and two of world famous Dal Lake, were killed and several oth- ots who threw their Chinese nese will know...... what wheelers. In Baramulla the leading to all Mughal gar- ers were injured during a made TVs off their balconies we always suspected that we administration imposed dens remained closed and clash with Chinese troops only to see this happen.” really can’t manage without fresh lock down from today. cluding in summer capital, distributed by the trusts are sacrificed only during large number of security at Line of Actual Control He further said, “Chinese their sponsorship & advertis- Sacrifice of animals in con- Srinagar, offered sacrifice among orphans and other the first two and half days force and police personnel (LAC) near Galwan post in cell phone makers will con- ing.” nection with Eid-ul-Adha of animals jointly at select- weaker section of the people. of Eid. However, meat can were deployed to prevent continued for the third day ed places. People, who offered quar- be distributed till till late people, particularly chil- on Monday in the Kashmir A number of organiza- bani last evening or early in the night of third day. dren, to enter these gardens. valley. However, this year tions, particularly trusts, this morning could still be However, this time it was Reports of similar situa- less number of people have have offered to sacrifice seen distributing quarbani a different Eid for children tion were received from offered individual sacrifice animals on behalf of others meat among their neighbours who remained confined in other major town and tehsil of sheep and goats. Major- individually and jointly. , relatives and weaker sec- their homes due to corona- headquarters in the Kashmir BGSBU applauded for its ity people in the valley, in- Sacrifice meat was later tion of the society. Animals virus threat. They (children) valley. excellent progress in MHRD-World Bank funded TEQIP-III Programme Srinagar Police busts highway robbers Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal IMRAN KHAN given incentives in terms of is owing to the hard work records 4,08,520 registrations additional grant based on and sincerity of the entire gang, 01 arrested with dummy guns RAJOURI: The Baba Gh- the stringent evaluation of TEQIP-III team. Prof. Musar- SO NEWS DESK ulam Shah Badshah Univer- the performance Bench- rat said that under TEQIP-III, SO NEWS DESK sity (BGSBU) Rajouri has marks. BGSBU, in the first BGSBU aims at improving JAMMU: Till today morn- been sanctioned an addi- Stage evaluation, qualified the quality of technical edu- SRINAGAR: Srinagar Police ing, 4,08,520 Registrations tional grant of Rs 1.10 Crore amongst ‘High Performing cation and enhancing the in a major breakthrough have been done by the can- by National Projects Imple- Institution’ and was sanc- capacity building of the busted gang involved in high- didates on JKSSB’s Online mentation Unit, MHRD un- tioned an additional grant School of Engineering and way robbery. One accused Portal, since the commence- der its Technical Education of Rs. 1.0 crore enhancing Technology to become re- has been arrested and 02 Toy ment of online application Quality Improvement Pro- its budget to Rs. 11 crore. sponsive to rapid economic guns and Pouch have been submission from 10th July, gramme (TEQIP-III) funded Recently, during the second and technological develop- recovered from him. 2020 and 2,08,510 candidates jointly by World Bank and stage of evaluation of per- ments occurring both at On 30th July, at about completed their online ap- MHRD. The BGSBU was formance, BGSBU, based on national and international 0400hrs PS Batamaloo re- plication submission process amongst 180 institutions its excellent progress, has levels ceived information that a for Class IV posts. Also 46,970 initially selected under this once again qualified for an Speaking on the occasion highway robbers gang have No.108/2020 under relevant applications have been sub- programme with the initial additional grant of Rs. 1.1 Prof. Iqbal Parwez, Dean intercepted a truck on NHW sections of law has been reg- mitted online for the post of Indent No. GAD/Mtg/RB- funding of Rs. 10 crore for crore taking its total sanc- Academic affairs and Coor- near Tengpora Byepass. They istered in Police Station Accounts Assistant. It has IV/50/2020 Dated 22.06.2020 academic and infrastructure tioned budget to Rs. 12.1 crore dinator TEQIP-III termed were impersonating as Batmaloo and investigation been noted that about 79,000 under Advertisement Noti- development of School of which is a significant this as a remarkable achieve- militants and trying to extort into the matter has been unique visitors visited the fication No. 01 of 2020 dated Engineering & Technology achievement and will go a ment for the BGSBU family. money from the truck driv- initiated. online application portal of 26.06.2020. (SoET). Under this pro- long way to refurbish and Prof. Iqbal said that under er. However, the truck driv- During the course of in- JKSSB yesterday. Further, the Services Se- gramme, all the laboratories further augment the facili- TEQIP-III, School of Engi- er kept the robbers engaged vestigation, the accused Pertinently, the Jammu lection Board has operation- were revamped and are now ties and academic standards neering and Technology, and succeeded in informing revealed that he was accom- and Kashmir Services Selec- alized two helplines one each equipped with state-of-the- at SoET. BGSBU has undergone a Police. panied by two accomplices tion Board has advertised at Srinagar and Jammu for art facilities. All the class- Prof. Javed Musarrat, Vice substantial change as a result A Police party from PS Srinagar. A Santro car bear- who happen to be his mater- 8575 Class IV posts for Dis- the convenience of aspirants. rooms have been converted Chancellor BGSB Univer- of a series of academic, in- Batmaloo which was detailed ing registration number nal uncles. They have been trict/Divisional/Union Ter- In addition, any person who into smart class rooms with sity congratulated Coordina- frastructural and adminis- for night patrolling rushed DL2CAD-3169 used in the identified as Zamir Ahmad ritory cadre in various de- finds difficulty in submission ICT enabled facilities. Stu- tor TEQIP-III and his entire trative reforms. to the spot and apprehended commission of the crime has Shah @Zamir Pacha and partments under the of application form due to dents have been provided team for this achievement BGSBU has been selected one of the robbers on spot also been seized. During Javid Ahmad Shah both provisions of the Jammu and technical issue or for any free GATE Coaching and which is the outcome of their by the Ministry of Human with the assistance of truck checking, officers were also residents of Nowgam. Both Kashmir Appointment to other reasons, may send a Professional Development dedication and unrelenting Resource Development, GOI driver. He has been identified able to recover two fake guns the accused are at large and the Class-IV (Special Recruit- self-explanatory mail at Training and internship efforts to take the univer- , in collaboration with the as Imran Ahmad Shah resi- and one camouflage pouch efforts are on to effect their ment) Rules, 2020, in pursu- [email protected] programmes. The progress sity to the zenith of success. World Bank under the Tech- dent of Meganwaji Nowgam from his possession. arrest. Further investigation ance of General Administra- for seeking guidance, clari- of this entire programme is Prof. Musarrat said that this nical Education Quality at present living in Gangbugh Accordingly, a case FIR into the matter is in progress. tion Department’s Revised fication etc. closely monitored by NPIU remarkable success has Improvement Program-III and World Bank and high brought pride to the entire for its School of Engineering performing institutions are university fraternity and it and Technology in 2017. DH Kishtwar first time conducts abdominal All animal hides burried in Srinagar: SMC Commissioner Kulgam Police distributes face surgery involving use of GIA staplers AGENCIES SO NEWS DESK Surgeon District Hospital, Kishtwar, Dr Sajid Iqbal who SRINAGAR: Commis- masks among people KISHTWAR: District Hospital successfully operated this sioner Srinagar Municipal Kishtwar under the guidance surgery further informed that Corporation Gaznafar on SO NEWS DESK of Surgeon Dr. Sajid Iqbal con- he was monitoring the patient Monday said that all ani- ducted a successful operation and his treatment before sur- mal Hides are collected KULGAM: Continuing its of Stapled ileo-Transverse gery since 2019. He hails from from road sides, drians efforts to keep people away anastomosis with right hemi- District Rajouri is an alumnus and Dustbins have burried from Covid-19, Police have colectomy for long standing of GMC Jammu. He has served by SMC Srinagar. distributed face masks enterocutaneous fistula. in Haryana as Former Assis- In a tweet SMC Com- among the people in a mas- Dr. Sajid Iqbal has said that tant Processor Department of missioner said all hides sive drive in Kulgam district. the Poor patient from Kishtwar Surgery MMIMSR, Ambala. collected from roads , Police party headed by underwent surgery twice in Dr. Sajid Iqbal thanked Hos- lanes, drains and Dustbins DySP DAR Kulgam distrib- a tertiary care hospital for pital administration and the have been burried by @ you all. Meanwhile. Sev- uted masks among the recurring intra-abdominal pitals in UT which referred SHO Kishtwar Aejaz Wani for SMC Srinagar frontline eral animals hides were people in Aharbal area of abscess in 2018. Subsequently him to higher centre outside supporting the patient in every workers .I salute these seen on the roadsides, Kulgam and advised them spread of Covid-19 pandem- appreciates the effort of Kul- he had developed complications state. The patient was too poor manner, Team Ababeel Kisht- unsung heroes who con- lanes and Dustbins in the to follow precautionary mea- ic. gam police for launching for which he was evaluated to afford to afford a visit outside war for blood donations and tinue to work in all harsh summer capacital Sri- sures in order to prevent the General public of the area such drives. by different tertiary care hos- state. other supporting staff. conditions. I am proud of nagar (KNS)

August 5 Black Day in the history of Chowdary Mehrajuddin J&K : All Parties United Forum Rajouri Buja lays foundation August 5, 2019 darkest day in history of J&K, IMRAN KHAN the participants of the meet- ing said. stone of Diagnostic Indian democracy: Monga RAJOURI: All Parties Unit- They added that youth of SO NEWS DESK ed Forum Rajouri on Monday Jammu and Kashmir have Centre, Community Hall of Constitutional law, states’ “In August last year, the He said not only people in held an emergent meeting in lost all hopes over present SRINAGAR: While terming rights, Parliamentary pro- government asked tourists Kashmir, but residents of Rajouri wherein participants dispensation. AGENCIES din Buja said that it was the August 5, 2019 as the dark- cedure and democratic gov- and pilgrims to leave the Jammu and Ladakh too have in one voice strongly con- Leaders further said that his desire to establish est day in the history of ernance was violated on region as soon as possible been gravely affected by the demned the post 5 August all state subjects of Jammu SRINAGAR: Chairman a community hall for Jammu and Kashmir and August 5 last year,” Monga citing increased threat of blunders of the BJP govern- scenario in Jammu and Kash- and Kashmir are Indians by Idarah Auqaf Gousia the locals who face a lot Indian democracy, J&K said. He said to hoodwink terrorism. This was another ment. “There are serious mir. choice our ancestors have (RA), Sariabala Sri- of inconvenience on Pradesh Congress Commit- the public, the BJP leadership lie and since then the tourism concerns among the people Local Congress, National sacrificed their lives for this nagar laid the founda- special occasions like tee ((JKPCC) Vice President had claimed that revocation industry in Kashmir has been of Jammu and Ladakh over Conference and PDP leaders land and for Tiranga but now tion stone of a commu- marriages. and former MLC G N Monga of special status of J&K un- shattered. Thousands of the economic effects of new of Rajouri were present in the one political party is giving nity hall and a “Besides the commu- today said one year down the der Article 370 will not only people have lost their liveli- domicile rules. Voices have meeting wherein it was de- certificates of anti-national diagnostic centre at nity hall, a new diag- line the region has been end violence in Kashmir, but hood,” he added. started emerging from Jam- cided to observe Black Day to all those people who oppose Maharaja Bazar Amira nostic centre will come pushed into a quagmire by bring development, invest- In April this year, Monga mu and Ladakh against the on 5th August and participants them and such an approach Kadal here in Srinagar up here for the benefit the BJP government. ment and jobs to the region. said, the Center passed new BJP,” Monga said. also appealed all to wave black is highly condemnable. on Sunday. of the people. This di- In a statement issued to “One year has passed since domicile rules pertaining to The Congress leader said flags on top of their houses to Leaders present in the meet- Idarah Auqaf Gousia agnostic centre will run press from here, he said the then, neither the violence has J&K which will shrink job that restrictions have been register protest and strongly ing committed to fight it tooth (RA), Sariabala Sri- on no profit, no loss unilateral, illegal and un- ended nor development has opportunities for residents placed on the movement of demanded that Jammu and and nail for upholding the nagar had decided to set basis,” he said. constitutional decision come. Infact, if we see the of J&K further. “Unemploy- political leaders since last Kashmir should be given back Idea of India in Jammu and up a community hall for Mehrajuddin Buja taken by the Central govern- figures, the violence, includ- ment in J&K has already one year. “After illegally its lost pristine and glory Kashmir. locals and a new diag- said that this diagnostic ment last year on August 5 ing ceasefire violations, kill- touched the heights and detaining dozens of high guaranteed by constitution Leaders also demanded nostic centre for the centre will provide em- has not been accepted by the ings of security forces per- whatever little avenues were profile political leaders, in- of India. release of all illegal detainees common people on no ployment to locals and people of Jammu, Kashmir sonnel, militants and available in the government cluding three former chief Leaders also said that cen- including political leaders profit no loss basis and once expanded it will and Ladakh, notwithstand- civilians continue unabated. sector has now been opened ministers, last August, the tral government has miser- forthwith and also demand- in this regard a founda- surely become a source ing the claims of the BJP. There is a developmental up for outsiders. Thousands government has now put ably failed in winning the ed restoration of 4G mobile tion stone was laid by of employment for de- “The unilateral, brazen freeze in Kashmir and all of dailywagers and contrac- restrictions on their move- hearts and minds of the network in Jammu and Kash- Chairman Idarah Auqaf served persons. and totally undemocratic the political activities have tual employees in J&K are ment despite releasing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. mir. Gousia (RA), Chowdary He thanked people manner in which Article 370 come to a standstill. The re- without wages for months majority of them. PDP pres- " Unemployment is at its Those present in meeting Mehrajuddin Buja. for their cooperation of the Constitution was ab- strictions in the form of together and the bills of con- ident Mehbooba Mufti con- peak, installations of toll pla- were Iftikhar Ali, Shafqat A large number of and assured them that rogated and Jammu and clampdowns, and slow inter- tractors worth hundreds of tinues to remain in detention. zas across Jammu is causing Mir, Ishtiaq Bhat, Haji Farooq, respectable people in- Idarah Auqaf Gousia Kashmir was dismembered net speed have only crippled crores are pending. Devel- The law is being abused and harrasment among the people Tazeem Dar, Aseef Bhat, Azhar cluding clerics were (RA) will continue to by misinterpreting the pro- the already fragile economy opmental activities have the citizens are being denied and developmental activities Mehmood, Ibrar Khan and present on this occasion. work for the benefit of visions of the Constitution of Kashmir further,” the virtually come to a halt,” the constitutional rights,” he are visible only on papers." others. Chowdary Mehrajud- the people. (KNT) is deplorable. Every principle Congress leader said. JKPCC Vice President said. added. SRINAGAR 04 OBSERVER SRINAGAR /TUESDAY / 04 AUGUST I 2020 EDIT EDUCATION SYSTEM: URGE TO CHANGE

rent generation stop playing physical sports also, current tem should be more concentrated on practical knowledge es in XI and XII which becomes very difficult for them to system is completely blended with theory only ,no practi- more than theoretical.Merely changing the system is not cope up with. cal knowledge. So the education is becoming outdated for the solution to the problem. What is the guarantee that Board examination to be brought in V, VIII,X as well. current job needs .A lot of improvement should take place new system would be better, the thing is we need to im- Yeah,there is a need for a definite change in the school in the current education system so that students must get prove the existing system instead of focusing on getting curriculum. What would students be benefitted from just the ability to compete the international and ever changing good grades and marks focus must be on learning and this cramming the stuff and vomiting in the exams for the pur- BILAL MARGO market must be initiated at homes. If study begins to create curi- pose of scoring high grades and scores. Students should As we have seen recently India has come up with new osity in child rather than boredom and burden it would have e-learning classes which would facilitate in giving [email protected] education policy, this is off course a much needed deci- help them to learn things easily and efficiently thereby lucid description of some mind numbing theories. sion, it is equipped with some features that will really making them skilful individuals that are needed for the Secondly education is the need of the hour. With the A good education system is the most important for any na- renovate our education system. I think we have a robust advancement of any country. increasing urbanisation in Ache Din their is a no measure tion to grow. We require change in this system massively. system in place, we are lacking in implementation. There Indian education should be change immediately . its on the crime rate which is extending like wildfire. And no Vocational training should be made mandatory along side is no deficit in infrastructure, as schools and colleges are country needs . we are getting only theoretical knowledge nor would be shocked to know that who should be held lots of practical’s. well equipped and are at par with international institutes. no practical knowledge . There is no use this kind of ed- responsible for this. Obviously huge number of youth pop- A good education system keeps the foundation of pros- The biggest gap and slump can be seen in the implemen- ucation . Industry departs heads also go for all colleges ulation which is doing such things blindly. So sex educa- perity and success for the country. If a country wants to be tation process and execution. You need an experienced visit all the colleges and brings them and explain all the tion would give them mental ability to prohibit such act. independent and economically well then it needs to check driver to drive your swanky car. Similarly, we have students what’sthe need and what kind of knowledge and Teaching style and examination pattern" in education the education system which it is following. hardware, we require good driver to run them. In India, explain them what kind of future developments they are sector, you will get all the things. Rote learning and pres- In India there is required of changing in education sys- teachers are not paid well, they are looked down. There doing upto 20 years . sure of examination based on reproduction of materials tembecause in current scenario education becomes busi- is hardly anyone who aspires to become a teacher. A lot If government pass the rule like this .. " who have com- kills the creativity of the children. Their brain slowly ness every school and collegehavegood infrastructure but of efforts are to be put in to attract good people to take up pleted their primary and secondary education in govern- slowy believe that the things in books is only correct and the most important point is study that’s not working prop- teaching profession. ment schools and colleges only they are eligible for gov- loose confidence in own thinking and creativity. In brief, erly in Govt as well as private schools and every parent In India the education system is not too much good and ernment jobs " . Our education system immediately will we are producing robotics brain who can only "re - search" has set their mind that there is no any scope in govern- at the same time, it is not also very much bad. The reason change. At least if they 80% reservation in government solutions, not "research". And that's the main problem. ment schools, there are reason behind it. due to which it is not too much good is the lack of tech- jobs who have completed their education from govern- These robotics brains needs a casual training for routine According to my view in school at first 3 years moral nologies and innovations. In some cases we think that we ment schools and colleges . We can see good improvement jobs for employment, instead of thinking how to solve education would be provide to children’s. And in colleges should change the present education system but in other in our education system problem, robotics brains blames to others and when they I noticed that theoretical part has been given more impor- second we also think that what is the guarantee that the I definitely think our current education system needs got chance to improve situations, they are unsure how to tance than practical knowledge, this is the demerit of edu- new education system is better than the present education lots of changes and innovations in it. Education system - "Because of lack of Critical Thinking and confidence on cation system it should be changed. system. should take an innocent child as its standard parameter. his own thinking". To empower the youth the first and foremost thing that For making our country good in education we have to Moral as well as physical values should be the prime most The right policy - "stop the rote learning and examina- the country needs to pay heed is the change in the educa- change the present education system & have to take the target. Lots of variations and fields should be generated as tion based upon it. Generate Critical thinking and prob- tion system of the country.If we see a while towards Jam- risks. per the interest zone of an individual. Education shouldn't lem solving skills" mu and Kashmir, it is the home and birthplace of many In new education system we have to bring practicals be bound within the boundaries of marks. Judgemental The right politics - "Don't judge based upon memoriza- of the inventions which shaped the world and is proud of with theories because in the present education system behaviour based on memorization towards students is a tion skills and do not interfere in children learning pro- holding many experts from various fields bringing laurel there is more theories & too much less practicals. poison for upcoming generation. Child needs a lot of en- cess, instead increase their thinking skills and encourage to the country. Education plays important roles in shap- Government also have to pass rules like if someone couragement for their interest zone. Some of the subjects them to find out the solutions themselves. Don't play dirty ing the future and support the experts from where they becomes graduate from government colleges & schools he should be made compulsory including country's history politics of marks and no admission" grow to begin the adventure of their life. In this technolog- must be eligible for the government jobs & government civics and geography. Teaching staff should be selected The right training - "Generate Curiosity, Develop Criti- ical era our education system looks like an assembly line have to reserve at least 70 - 80% seats for that person who as per the sound knowledge of that very subject ,they are cal thinking, Encourage for innovative solutions." of the factory preparing the assembly workers. become graduate from the government colleges. going to teach, weather the teacher is primary or univer- Entrance exams are not on Par for all the students There is an immediate need to look into it and bring The education is base of a man's life. When one takes sity professor. System should not all be dependent on the- who hail from different study background, like students a holistic change in the education system of the country. education its knowledge increases which helps individu- oretical bookish knowledge. Practical implementation is from commerce, arts, science have different subjects in There should be a way of bringing the industry and ac- al as well as the whole society directly or indirectly. But highly required for making students learn stuffs quickly their college. So basically while giving entrance exams ademia to create skilled and employable graduates from today's education system is more based on just scoring and everlasting. science students come-up with strong mathematical skills the colleges. marks. It becomes the main motto of each student from ju- It requires a change seriously. In the past years here and arts students with a good knowledge of English(All The goal and policy of the new education system should nior standards to be ahead in class. However in such cas- in Jammu and Kashmir, there have been very few or no thanks to English literature) and coming to the commerce be on creating entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, thinkers es, gaining knowledge become less priority for a student. breakthrough inventions and discoveries in fact we are students they just focus on accounts related subjects in 3 and writers to create knowledge based economy rather So the changes should be such that instead of getting more only producing educational waste. The grading system years and finally end up by knowing very little or com- the prevailing low quality service provider country in the and more in competition of scoring marks, students give should be done away with as it has killed the value of edu- pletely nothing about either maths or English or some- world we are turning to be. In india education system is in more priortize to knowledge. cation. Moreover everyone has started taking it lightly as times both. such a way that a person is contributing his 1/4th life in And one more thing, courses should include more there is a general human tendency that anything is easy I therefore feel that there is no uniformity in entrance education only even after completing education he need to practical subjects and subjects which teach us how to live or free loses its value. It has developed a casual attitude exams. So the education department should come with learn many skills like computer, it’s softskills. Now a days and face hurdles in this changing environment of world among students, teachers and parents. Till VIII or X stu- something which will make things on PAR for all the stu- parents are concentrating on education only. Now the cur- will create more interest in students. Examination sys- dents are made too casual and suddenly the pressure ris- dents.

'Green' colonialism is ruining Indigenous lives in Norway

for the Saami community. Yet, at the core, these kinds of conflicts are not merely legal problems. They call into question the fun- damental principles underlying our ways of organising as societies. Access road construction for the Oyfjellet FLORIAN CARL Wind Complex Access road construction for the Oyfjellet Aljazeera wind plant [Courtesy of Trond Erik Vollen] What does it say about us as a community n April this year, wind energy company if we disregard significant violations, such Eolus Vind broke ground for the Oyfjel- as in the cases of Jillen Njaarke or Fovsen let wind plant, a new wind power proj- Njaarke? What kind of humanity are we Iect in Saepmie, the ancestral lands of striving for when the destruction of indige- the Indigenous Saami people, which stretch nous cultures fuels climate action? across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Sidelining human and indigenous rights This led to a conflict between the Norwe- from the climate agenda is a much broader gian authorities, project developers and the issue. Norway's updated commitment to Saami reindeer herding community Jillen the Paris Climate Agreement from Febru- Njaarke, which reveals the numerous reck- ary 2020 barely mentions the importance of less practices behind Europe's "green" ener- consulting Indigenous communities. In prac- gy transition. tice, the Norwegian government's continued The German owners of the Oyfjellet wind support for "green colonialism", makes the project, Aquila Capital, have already made a statement seem like nothing more than an lucrative deal to supply the power produced attempt to uphold a questionable image of by the wind plant to the nearby aluminium Norway as a frontrunner of climate action smelter by Alcoa. On the project's website, and protector of indigenous rights. the developers claim to "promote growth, These kinds of deceptive strategies are green industry and green employment typical for colonial nations. Technically, through long-term investment in renewable ergy sources. But in most public debates or the rights of Indigenous peoples published international law. However, the court's argu- there were "consultations" with the reindeer energy". political decisions, the detrimental impact a damning report that highlights the Saami ment assumes that the Saami will embrace herders of Jillen Njaarke before giving the Considering the effect of their actions on that this has had on Saami livelihoods is people's struggle against land grabs in Saep- short-term and high-cost technical fixes for green light to the construction. However, the the Jillen Njaarke, their mission statement readily overlooked. The Oyfjellet wind plant mie. Echoing many researchers, Saami poli- their loss of pastures, like relying on the im- government and developers never consid- is not only misleading, but is also covering is not the first encroachment Jillen Njaarke ticians and organisations like Protect Sapmi, port of processed fodder to feed their herds ered whether the Indigenous herders wanted up the fact that the project is disrupting the have faced. Various hydropower plants in the report warned of the devastating impact during the winter. Consequently, the court a wind energy complex at all. According to sustainable way of living of the Saami com- their land have reduced pastures and have of industrial developments in the Saami an- forces the herding community to choose the herders, they were only allowed to pick munity, which protects their land. exposed their herds to a higher risk when cestral land and called out the ongoing viola- between making those changes or abandon between two different yet equally damaging Research demonstrates that the Saami's crossing unstable ice on water dams. tion of Saami rights. reindeer herding altogether. projects. semi-domesticated reindeer avoid grazing The Norwegian government has already "In addition to all of the infrastructure "This verdict shows that human rights "We got to choose between being shot in the in areas where they can see or hear wind given out more than 100 additional conces- developments, there is also the construction conventions in Norwegian law do not protect left or the right leg," Heihka said of the "con- turbines. A project such as Oyfjellet would sions for wind power developments, some of of ever more cabins, mines, and power sta- us Saami", Arvid Jama, a reindeer herder sultation". The actions of the government, Eo- disrupt the migration of reindeer, especially which fall on Saami land. tions. They say it's only a little bit here and from the affected Saami reindeer herding lus Vind and their lawyers were "completely in the winter, when they are often weakened And it is not just Norway that has endan- there, but in sum, it is quite a lot," Per Mar- community in Fosen, told us. against democratic principles", he added. and at risk, particularly pregnant mothers gered the Saami livelihood pursuing "green tin Kappfjell, a 28-year-old herder from Jillen By awarding the community compensa- The "green" energy industry promises to and newborn calves. energy". Across Saepmie, the governments Njaarke, told us. Such encroachment trans- tion for their losses, rather than stopping the build a sustainable wonderland with electric It is yet another source of distress for the of Sweden, Finland and Russia have also pro- forms Saami land into a traumatic stress en- operations of the wind plant, the court has cars and bullet trains powered by limitless Sami herders and their reindeer, adding to moted energy and resource extraction proj- vironment for herders and reindeer. put a monetary value on the Saami way of renewable energy supply. It reinforces the the uncertainties of a rapidly changing cli- ects that make it impossible for the Saami to Unfortunately, the case of the recently life. In other words, it reinforced the tenden- dangerous idea that we can maintain our mate, increasing pressures on ecosystems continue their traditional ways of life. constructed Fosen wind power complex, sit- cy of the Norwegian government and the in- addiction to high-energy lifestyles in a sus- and land grabbing. Across Europe, wind power is presented uated some 300km (190 miles) south of Oyfjel- dustry to "sell" indigenous rights in the name tainable way. On paper, the Norwegian reindeer herd- as a climate solution that will pave the way let, does not provide much hope that going of development and resource extraction. The wind energy sector on Saami territo- ing act should provide legal protection for a sustainable future. Through policy pro- to court would bring justice for the Jillen "Herding is not a money industry. It's a ries is an extractive industry, and we have against the blocking of reindeer migration grammes such as the European Green New Njaarke community. way of life. It's cultural heritage, your fam- to treat it as such. It is high time to acknowl- routes, like in the case of this new wind plant Deal, many governments lower taxes, offer The Saami reindeer herders from Fovsen ily, your identity, your connection to the edge the renewable dystopia taking shape in project, but the Norwegian authorities al- subsidies and loosen regulations to advance Njaarke community took legal action against land", Silje Karine Muotka, member of the Norway and beyond. The key to a green fu- lowed the construction to move ahead. renewable energy production. Fosen Vind, the developers of Europe's larg- governing council at the Saami Parliament ture is not in the hands of renewable energy On June 31, the reindeer Saami herders Saami herders watching over their rein- est onshore wind power complex, located on of Norway, said after the verdict. "We have companies under the doctrine of ever more from Jillen Njaarke announced they were deer herd the Fosen peninsula. The reindeer herders a saying in Saami - It takes a village to raise profits. Instead, we should work together going to court to stop the wind plant. They Saami herders watching over their rein- argued the construction would violate their a kid. This includes taking responsibility for with Indigenous communities who have are determined to protect their lands from deer herd [Courtesy of Heihka Kappfjell] right to practise their indigenous reindeer the relations between humans, reindeer and been nurturing and defending our environ- yet another encroachment by the Norwegian The conflict around the Oyfjellet wind herding culture in the future. the land." ments for centuries. authorities. The community is genuinely plant shows how such policies can contrib- Earlier in June, the Frostating Court of The mutual dependence between humans, We are in a climate and ecological emer- afraid for its future. ute to Europe's long tradition of oppression Appeal recognised that a third of the com- the lands, waters and "non-human relatives" gency with hugely disproportionate effects "Humans are born, and they die, but the and destruction of indigenous territories. munity's winter pastures were destroyed is integral to Saami world views and an- on Indigenous peoples, Black people and peo- mountains live forever," Heihka Kappfjell, The Saami community consider these kinds by the construction and ordered 89 million cestral practices. This kind of reciprocity ple of colour. If we want to enable green ways a 53-year-old reindeer herder from Jillen of programmes "green colonialism". krones ($9.4m) to be paid as compensation. should also be central to finding new and of living, there is an urgent need for "climate Njaarke, told us. "What frightens me the Regrettably, many vocal environmental The verdict shows that proving that wind en- more effective solutions to current global justice" and a "just transition". But rather most about the wind industry is that with- movements in Europe tend to remain silent ergy projects need be stopped to ensure the challenges, such as sustainable food produc- than repeating empty, "green" slogans, we out the mountains there is nothing left for us on these issues. Thus they offer implicit sup- cultural survival of the Saami is incredibly tion, community resilience and land use. need to question what "justice" really means, Saami. Nothing that protects us, takes care port for the colonisation of Indigenous peo- difficult. As democratic processes led by majori- and whom it currently serves. This requires of us and gives us comfort." ples and lands in the name of "environmen- "Under a certain level of doubt", as the tarian societies fail to include indigenous us to listen to those who are most affected Some 98 percent of Norway's electricity tally friendly" resource extraction. verdict states, monetary compensation will perspectives, exhausting and expensive law- and provide active support for multi-front production today comes from renewable en- In 2016, the UN special rapporteur on save the herd and thus hinder a violation of suits become one of the only pathways left anti-colonial struggles.

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Will Mark August 5 As Black Day With Protests: PDP DCGI approves Phase II+III trials of Oxford University SO NEWS DESK doesn't accept the democratic Kashmir and Ladakh. 'fraud" committed on August He also clarified that Gupkar vaccine by Serum Institute, Pune SRINAGAR: PDP leader and 5 with the people of Jammu, declaration is still valid for PDP. secretary said that PDP will Kashmir and Ladakh. " We will request others also SO NEWS DESK between the recovered cases mark August 5 as black day and "This is mandate of the par- to abide by that declaration," Dr & the active cases has in- would protest on that day. ty," he said. Singh said NEW DELHI: The Drugs Con- creased to more than 6 lakh. He was flanked by other se- He added that PDP will inform He also called extension of de- troller General of India (DCGI) Presently, it is 6,06,846. This nior leaders Abdul Rouf Bhat, about the mode and place of pro- tention of Mehbooba Mufti as black has given approval to Serum means the actual active case Haji Parvez Ex VC SRTC, Ahmed test with the media persons af- spot on the face of democracy. Institute of India, Pune to con- load is 5,79,357 and all are Abdul Gani Naseem ex MLA, Dr ter a decesion is taken in today's "We are happy on giving sac- duct Phase II+III clinical trials under medical supervision. Harbaksh Singh additional spokes- meeting. "Keeping muslims lead- rifices for the our stand for the of Oxford University-Astra Ministry of Health and man and Arif laigaroo youth sec- ers detained on the eve of Eid is cause. We ready for sacrifices Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (CO- Family Welfare has issued retary, Dr Ali Mohammad Ex Vc unfortunate and leaving leaders of for this," he said. VISHIELD) in India. This will Revised Guidelines for Inter- Handicraft and several others said other parties is intolerable." Another senior PDP leader, Rouf hasten the development of the national Arrivals in superses- during a presser here. " Government is not allowing Bhat said that PDP patron Mehboo- COVID-19 vaccine. sion of the Guidelines issued He called the August 5 dece- movement of first, second and ba Mufti won't break with the exten- India continues to im- on the subject dated 24th May sion Unconstitutional, undemo- even third rung leadership of sion of her detention. prove the Case Fatality Rate 2020. They will be operational cratic, barbaric. PDP. This is being done with "neither she will bow nor she (CFR), and maintain its glob- from 00.01 Hrs, 8th August " August 5 decesion interna- for a year, he said," In whole hicles and security. You should leaders of our party only." will get tired with extention of al position of having one of 2020. For further details: tionalised Kashmir issue. Now India Media, court are scared. highlight this." We will fight for the rights of her detention. the lowest COVID fatalities https://www.mohfw. world is worried for its solu- Tell me who is not scared here. He further said that it was people of J&K Kashmir till last Similarly neither people of rates. With a further fall, the gov.in/pdf/Revisedguide- tion." he said. Our leader Mehbooba Mufti difficult for their leaders to go day through democratic and ju- J&K won't do sell out nor get current CFR touched 2.11% linesforInternationalArriv- He added that "Whatever the pro- is still in jail, others who were to PDP office and raise voice dicial means. tired in their fight for their today. This is the outcome of als02082020.pdf grammes we will chalk for the day released are still under house against Government, he said in "Whatever we will do, we will rights," he said. the well-conceived and effec- For all authentic & updat- will be shared with media persons. arrest. This has not happened response to a question why PDP do it peacefully," he said. Meanwhile, Youth secretary tively implemented strategy ed information on COVID-19 We have called for the meeting today with other parties. We are being didn't raise voice for almost a He added that they have Arif Laigoroo said that it is unfor- of "Test, Track and Treat" related technical issues, for finalizing the program." punished for our agenda. Ev- year after August 5. pinned hope on the Supreme tunate that some senior leaders which has guided the COVID guidelines & advisories On being asked whether pol- eryone knows how a particular Another PDP spokesper- Court which he says will pro- who were released earlier has management in the country. please regularly visit: https:// iticians were scared of talking party leaders are provided ve- son Dr Shanty Singh said PDP vide justice to people of Jammu, been put under house detention. The management strategy www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @ of COVID-19 also focuses on MoHFW_INDIA. Technical early detection and isolation queries related to COVID-19 of cases with seamless patient may be sent to technicalque- Justify Art 370 Abrogation, management and prioritising [email protected] and other COVID-19: Govt care of the high-risk popula- queries on [email protected] tion using field health care and @CovidIndiaSeva. Evacuates 2,81,351 Protect Constitutional Rights Of workers leading to increase In case of any queries on in recoveries across the coun- COVID-19, please call at the Backward Classes: JKRCEA to PM try. India has seen more than Ministry of Health & Family Stranded JK Residents 40,574 patients recovered in Welfare helpline no.: +91-11- AGENCIES Residents of State (PRCs) to the last 24 hours. This takes 23978046 or 1075 (Toll-free). List stand in queue and roaming the total recoveries to 11,86,203 of helpline numbers of States/ JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir about in the Tehsils and not and Recovery Rate to 65.77% UTs on COVID-19 is also avail- Reserved Categories Empow- finding Tehsildars in the of- amongst COVID-19 patients. able at https://www.mohfw. erment Alliance (JKRCEA) on fices during Corona epidemic With improving daily gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelp- Monday sought justification on has added to miseries of all recovery number, the gap linenumber.pdf. abrogation of Article 370, pro- the State Subject holders." tection of constitutional rights "With a single order, the State of backward classes including Subject should have been con- reservation in promotions. sidered as Domicile as well. It Rifleman of TA abducted by militants The demand was made in could have saved money as well in Kashmir, family appeal for release an open letter addressed to the as manpower from unnecessary SO NEWS DESK about 1,95,308 persons Prime Minister Narendra Modi harassments," they said. AGENCIES from other states and UTs through J&K Lieutenant Gover- The JKRCEA, moreover, re- JAMMU: The Jammu and including 904 from abroad nor Girish Chandra Murmu. quested to the Prime Minister SRINAGAR: A Rifleman of Territorial Army (TA) was abducted Kashmir Government has have been evacuated by Addressing a press confer- J&K," the members said, adding to direct J&K LG G C Murmu by suspected militants and his abandoned burnt car was recovered evacuated about 2,81,351 JK the government through ence here, the JKRCEA mem- that rather all promises made and CS BVR Subrahmanyam on Sunday evening in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, a defence residents, stranded in oth- Lakhanpur till date. bers said that reserved catego- by the government have turned to immediately Restore Reser- ministry spokesman said this afternoon. Meanwhile, the family er parts of the country due As per the detailed ries of J&K constituting almost out to be false and hence there vation in Promotions for SC, members of the Rifleman have appealed for his release. to COVID lockdown, via breakup of the figures, 45 percent of UT's population is a breach of trust that was be- STs vis a vis filling all vacant/ Spokesman said that Rifleman Shakir Manzoor of 162 Batallion Lakhanpur and through about 1403 stranded passen- (65 pc of Jammu Division) is stowed upon you (PM) by these fresh slots in different cadres TA is missing since 1700 hrs on Sunday. However, his bandoned special trains and buses till gers have entered through under psychological pressure communities who supported all as well as piled up Backlog for burnt car has been found near Kulgam, he said adding it is suspect- date amid strict observance Lakhanpur from August in view of bureaucratio-polit- decisions blindly. backward classes in direct re- ed that the soldier has been abducted by militants. He said massive of all necessary guidelines 02 to August 03 mornings ical machinery of state's luke- The members however, raised cruitments. searches have been launched to trace the missing soldier. and Standard Operating while 745 passengers have warm and indifferent attitude the concerns asserting that J&K "We also appeal to the Prime Official sources said Shakir had left his home at Harmain Procedures. reached today in the 82nd in implementing certain Con- State unique in enacting reserva- Minister to direct the JK UT Shopian last evening in the car. However, when he did not re- As per the official data Delhi COVID special train stitutional Rights meant for tion but purpose got defeated. administrative machinery to turn back, police was informed and a massive hunt was launched received in this regard, the at Jammu. So far, 82 trains overall Educational, Social The members also de- implement Mandal Commis- to trace him. They said the burnt car of Shakir, who was on Jammu and Kashmir ad- have reached Jammu with and Economic development manded implementation of sion Report in totality in J&K leave to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha with family, was later recovered ministration has received a total of 70,347 stranded of these communities to bring Mandal Commission Report, as promised by your govern- at Rambhama in Kulgam. Meanwhile, family members of sol- 103 special trains at Jammu passengers belonging to them in mainstream. alleged fraud with Balmi- ment," they said and demanded dier have appealed to abductor to release him on humanitarian and Udhampur railway sta- different districts while "We the representatives of ki Community and further that the LG and CS should hold grounds. This is not the first time soldiers who had come on tions from different states 15,696 passengers have SC, ST and OBC communities said, "Decision of issuing a meeting of enforcement board leave to celebrate festivals or other social gatherings with their and UTs, so far, with about reached Udhampur in 21 put on record that loss of state- Domicile Certificates to non on monitoring and implemen- were abducted by militants in south Kashmir. However, some of 86,043 passengers while special trains, so far. hood and Abrogation of Article state subjects was well taken tation of reservation in Jammu them were released while others were killed. Army officer Lieu- 370 has done no good to people of but compeling Permanent and Kashmir. tenant Umar Fayaz was abducted and later killed by militants in May 2017 in Shopian in south Kashmir. J&K SLSA Observes Jammu, Srinagar Airports 11 Year Old boy Killed Over Water Receive 24 Domestic Flights Dispute In Kupwara Village “Vrikshabandhan”-Bond With Nature With 2,406 Passengers AGENCIES SO NEWS DESK The initiative was under tunity to bond with nature with taken all across the districts the tenet to create lifelong relation SO NEWS DESK Also, the Jammu and Kash- KUPWARA: 11 year old boy was killed over a water dispute in JAMMU: Rakshabandhan is of the UT’s of J&K and Ladakh of human and trees strengthened mir government has brought Manznad Kachhama area of Kralpora in Kupwara district of Jam- one of the holiest festivals of with an intention to sensitize with the thread of care, concern JAMMU: On day 71 of re- back about 3,676 passengers mu and Kashmir on Friday, July 31, 2020. The boy has been iden- India, celebrating the eternal people towards environment and protection. The Para Legal sumption of routine domes- from various countries to the tified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah (11) son of Mohd Syed Shah Res- love between brother and sister protection and foster a sense Volunteers tied threads around tic operations in Jammu and Union Territory through special idence of Manznad Kachhama of this frontier district Kupwara manifested through the tying of emotional attachment with trees and vowed to safeguard Kashmir, 24 domestic flights evacuation flights in the wake of of Jammu and Kashmir was killed over a water dispute between of the traditional sacred thread nature. The Para Legal Volun- them. Children and members of with 2,406 passengers on global pandemic till date. two families on Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) by the sisters on the wrists of teers, children and members the society as volunteers in the board today arrived at Jam- After arrival, all the passengers Kupwara, Shriram Ambarkar also confirmed the incident said brothers who, in turn assures of society planted trees, tied cause joined them. mu and Srinagar Airports. were tested for the COVID-19 and that it was altercation between the two families. He said accused his ever-ready presence for the the threads around them and DLSA Reasi undertook sim- A total of 728 passengers transported to their destinations has been arrested in connection to the killing of boy, he added safety and protection of his sis- vowed to take care and protect ilar activities where PLVs and aboard 10 regular commercial at both the airports amid strict that an FIR was also registered in this connection and further ters. them like their siblings. At Ud- children celebrated the occasion flights arrived at the Jammu observance of all necessary pre- investigating has been taken up. (KNS) J&K State Legal Services hampur, “Vrikshabandhan” by planting saplings and also by Airport while 14 domestic ventive protocols. Authority, under the vision- was observed by DLSA, Udham- tying Rakhis around the trees flights with about 1678 pas- The Government has made ary guidance of its Patron-in- pur by tying knots of Rakhies and plants. sengers on board landed at elaborate arrangements for Solidarity with the People of J&K : CPI (M) Chief, Ms. Justice Gita Mittal, around trees and pledging to Similar activities were un- Srinagar Airport today. the arrival, screening, sam- AGENCIES Chief Justice, High Court of protect the environment, more dertaken by District Legal Ser- Pertinently, Jammu Air- pling and proper transporta- J&K and under innovative particularly trees. At Ramnagar, vices Authorities of all districts port Authorities have re- tion of the passengers to the SRIANGAR: 5 August 2020 marks one year of the abrogation of Ar- instructions of Justice Rajesh children who were motivated across J&K and Ladakh, as a ceived a total of 553 domestic quarantine centers taking ticle 370, the dissolving of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Bindal, Executive Chairman by the Para Legal Volunteers to unique way of strengthening flights with 41,892 passen- special care of guidelines and caging of the people of J&K. Last year, the Modi Government made of J&K SLSA, observed the save trees undertook similar ac- bond with nature and to encour- gers while Srinagar Airport Standard Operating Proce- many tall promises about what this move would accomplish and how day with a difference by con- tivities. age people to take care of trees Authorities have received dures (SOPs) prescribed by it would benefit India and the people of J&K. Meanwhile many warned necting to the nature and de- At Samba, District Legal Ser- like their own loved ones. The 884 domestic flights with the Union Ministries of Civ- that the Modi regime’s tyranny in Kashmir would soon be a blueprint veloping a special bond with vices Authority Samba observed campaign received enthusiastic 1,11,979 passengers since il Aviation and Health and for the whole of India. A year later, the Government’s promises stand our green siblings. “Vrikshabandhan” as an oppor- response from all quarters. 25th of May till date. Family Welfare. exposed, betraying the people of J&K who continue to be caged and si- lenced. The challenges to the abrogation of Article 370 and 35(A) of the Indian Constitution are still pending before the Supreme Court. Ac- cording to statement, the Left parties demand that all those detained Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) has ensured since August 2019 must be released, full communications must be re- stored and the free movement of people allowed. This is essential for both combating the pandemic effectively and upholding Constitution- essential immunization services during the COVID pandemic al guarantees on democratic rights and civil liberties while providing relief to the beleaguered people.(KNS) SO NEWS DESK eVIN combines state-of-the-art tech- installed on vaccine cold chain equip- This has ensured that every child who nology, a strong IT infrastructure and ment for accurate temperature review of reaches the immunization session site is NEW DELHI: The Electronic Vaccine In- trained human resource to enable real vaccines in storage. immunized, and not turned back due to Three persons die of electric shock in Kashmir telligence Network (eVIN) is an innovative time monitoring of stock and storage The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence unavailability of vaccines. AGENCIES technological solution aimed at strength- temperature of the vaccines kept in mul- Network has helped create a big data To support the Government of India’s ening immunization supply chain systems tiple locations across the country. architecture that generates actionable efforts to combat COVID-19, eVIN India is SRINAGAR: Three persons were electrocuted at three different plac- across the country. This is being imple- eVIN has reached 32 States and Union analytics encouraging data-driven de- helping the State/UT governments monitor es in Kashmir. Two died in Srinagar while a man died of electrocution mented under National Health Mission Territories (UTs) and will soon be rolled- cision-making and consumption based the supply chain of COVID response mate- in South Kashmir’s Tral town. (NHM) by Ministry of Health and Family out in the remaining States and UTs of planning that helps in maintaining opti- rial. Since April 2020, eight States (Tripura, Official sources said that a young man died in the Nishat area of Welfare. eVIN aims to provide real-time Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandi- mum stocks of vaccines leading to cost Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Srinagar when he came into contact with a live wire. Though he was information on vaccine stocks and flows, garh, Ladakh and Sikkim. At present, savings. Vaccine availability at all times Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Maharash- shifted to hospital, doctors declared him dead. The deceased has been and storage temperatures across all cold 23,507 cold chain points across 585 dis- has increased to 99% in most health cen- tra) are using the eVIN application with identified as Altaf Aziz Mir of Syed Rahman Sahab Brein Nishat. chain points in the country. This robust tricts of 22 States and 2 UTs routinely ters. An activity rate of more than 99% 100% adherence rate to track State specific Locals said that the deceased was a good cricketer. The incident system has been used with the requisite use the eVIN technology for efficient vac- reflects high adoption of the technology COVID-19 material supplies, ensure avail- occurred in the Habak area of Srinagar outskirts. He was reported- customization during the COVID pandem- cine logistics management. Over 41,420 across all health centers where eVIN is ability and raise alerts in case of shortage of ly working in Lakes and Waterways Development Authority. ic for ensuring continuation of the essen- vaccine cold chain handlers have been currently operational. While instances of 81 essential drugs and equipment. In another similar incident, a person who had received electric shock tial immunization services and protecting introduced to digital record-keeping by stock-outs have reduced by 80%, the time This strong platform has the potential to on Saturday died in the hospital on Sunday late night. The deceased has our children and pregnant mothers against training them on eVIN. Nearly 23,900 taken to replenish stocks has also de- be leveraged for any new vaccine including been identified as Reyaz Ahmed Rather son of Abdul Rehman of Kresh- vaccine preventable diseases. electronic temperature loggers have been creased by more than half, on an average. COVID-19 vaccine, as and when available. bal Noorbagh area of Srinagar city. He died at SMHS Hospital. SRINAGAR 06 OBSERVER SRINAGAR /TUESDAY / 04 AUGUST I 2020 BUSINESS

10pc of Bengaluru hotels on sale, monthly Manufacturing activity shrinks loss of 500 Cr renders 1.25 workers jobless New Delhi: The lockdown has unleashed a jolt to the several faster in July, PMI below June-level sectors thereby crippling the already looming economy. The hotel industry sector in New Delhi: India's manufacturing sec- at a slightly faster pace than in June as Karnataka says even after Un- tor activity contracted at a slightly fast- demand conditions remained subdued lock, only 20-30 percent hotels er pace in July as demand conditions with some businesses still closed amid in the state have opened up. remained subdued amid prolonged clo- lockdown extensions. 10 per cent of the 21,000 sures, following which firms reduced Moreover, export orders also wit- restaurants in Bengaluru both staff numbers as well as purchas- nessed a decline. Survey participants have been put on sale. ing activity, a monthly survey said on commented that international clients President of Bruhat Banga- Monday. were hesitant to place orders while the lore Hotels’ Association, P.C. The headline seasonally adjusted duration of the pandemic remained un- Rao said that during the lock- IHS Markit India Manufacturing Pur- certain. down a few restaurants were chasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at Deteriorating demand conditions open for takeaways but stated a loss of Rs 500 crore approxi- The situation is grim across 46 in July, down from 47.2 in June. led Indian manufacturers to continue that it was hardly any busi- mately every month,” he said. the state. This is the fourth straight month of cutting staff numbers during July. ness at all. At a time when the indus- Former president of Karna- contraction for the Indian manufactur- On the cost front, manufacturers re- “40 per cent of the hotels try is worst hit, the demand taka Hotel Owners’ Associa- ing sector. ported another decrease in input prices have not opened up even from the owners of hotels and tion and Hotelier M Rajendra In April, the index had slipped into during July, the survey said adding now. The hotels that are open restaurants is that the rent of said that the industry is un- contraction mode, after remaining in that subdued demand for most goods have zero occupancy and buildings should be reduced. able to pay electricity bills and the growth territory for 32 consecutive pandemic,” said Eliot Kerr, Economist evidence indicated that firms were more than offset the inflationary effects only a few have 5-10 per cent “The GST rate for rentals is running the business by bor- months. In PMI parlance, a print above at IHS Markit. struggling to obtain work, with some of shortages in some raw materials, the occupancy. One of the major should also be reduced from rowing money. 50 means expansion, while a score be- The survey results showed a re-ac- of their clients remaining in lockdown, survey said. reasons is that the bachelors 18 percent to 12 percent. He stated that due to the pil- low that denotes contraction. celeration of declines in the key indices suggesting that we won't see a pick- However, despite the ongoing neg- and the employees of IT/BT The Employees Provident ing up of debts most of the ho- "Latest PMI data from Indian manu- of output and new orders, undermining up in activity until infection rates are ative impact of COVID-19, sentiment industries who were regular Fund (EPF) relaxation peri- tels in the state will shut down. facturers shed more light on the state of the trend towards stabilisation seen quelled and restrictions can be further towards future activity improved for visitors to the restaurants od should be till March 2021. “We want the government to economic conditions in one of the coun- over the past two months, Kerr said. removed". the second month running, the survey and hotels have moved out of The bars and restaurants waive off the interest and put tries worst affected by the COVID-19 He further noted that "anecdotal As per the survey, output contracted said. the city,” he told the Deccan have not opened up even a moratorium on the principal Chronicle. now but we are still paying amount for a year. We can pay Offering his insights, Rao Rs 75.000 for excise licenses. the principal amount after a said that a few fine dining We want a waiver on that for year. Otherwise most of the restaurants that have week- the next four months. Apart hoteliers will be compelled to end business are also hit due from that we pay Rs 40,000 lose their outlets. Even if the Maruti domestic sales were up 1.3% GST collection slips over 14% to lack of customers on Friday, fixed electricity charges and banks attach hotels for non Saturday and Sunday. “There the state government has not payment of loans, there will be in July but don't exhale yet to Rs 87,422 crore in July are no banquet parties now. considered anything till now. no buyers,” he said. Earlier 80% of the people in We have been supporting the Rajendra opined that in Bengaluru used to visit hotels government by tying up with future, only those who are fi- at least once a day. More than hospitals so that the hotels nancially stable will last in the 1.25 lakh people employed in can be used as Covid Care hotel business as “in the next our industry have lost their Centres for asymptomatic pa- one year we will not be able to jobs. The industry is making tients,” Rao explained. do business”.

Apple, Samsung proposes Rs 11,000 crore mobile phone production in India

NEW DELHI: As many as 22 domestic and international firms, including iPhone mak- New Delhi: The country's 1,09,264 in July last year. July 2020 compared to 10,423 New Delhi: The country's returns till September 2020. er Apple's contract manufac- automobile sector's July Hyundai Motor India Ltd in July 2019. Its senior VP GST collections declined to PwC India Partner and turers as well as Samsung, sales report showed a faint (HMIL) saw its domestic sales for sales and service, Naveen Rs 87,422 crore in July from Leader Indirect Tax Pratik Lava, Dixon and so forth, glint of a recovery with the at 38,200 units last month as Soni said, "Despite various Rs 90,917 crore in the previ- Jain said June and July data have lined up with proposals two biggest manufacturers against 39,010 units in July challenges, July witnessed ous month, a finance minis- reveal that broadly the collec- for mobile phones production reporting vastly better fig- 2019, down by just 2 per cent. better sales in terms of both try statement said on Satur- tions are stabilising between worth Rs 11 lakh crore over ures than previous months. Its total sales though were retail and wholesale when day. 85 to 90 per cent of the corre- the next five years, Union Maruti Suzuki India report- down 28 per cent at 41,300 compared to June." The July collections, how- sponding period last year. Telecom and IT Minister Ravi ed a 1.3 per cent increase in units as against 57,310 units. In the two-wheeler seg- ever, are higher than Rs 62,009 This is also collaborated Shankar Prasad said on Sat- domestic passenger vehicle Commenting on the sales ment, Hero MotoCorp report- crore goods and services tax with number of E-way bills urday. sales in July while sales re- performance, HMIL's direc- ed a 3.97 per cent dip in sales (GST) mopped up in May and being generated on a daily The minister said these corded by the second biggest tor (sales, marketing & ser- to 5,14,509 units as compared Rs 32,294 crore in April. Year- basis, which indicates that proposals under the govern- car maker Hyundai Motor In- vice) Tarun Garg indicated to 5,35,810 units sold in July on-year, the July 2020 collec- supply chain is getting back ment's Rs 41,000-crore produc- dia fell by just 2 per cent. that the company senses a 2019. tions are 86 per cent of the rev- to normal though imports tion-linked incentive (PLI) manufacturers for Apple iP- Circuits, Visicon, Walsin, Sa- But news from the other post-COVID trend of prefer- Despite the impact of enues mopped up in the same still seem to be lower than scheme for mobile phone hones. There is no price limit hasra, Vitesco and Neolync. manufacturers, Mahindra & ence for personal mobility, COVID-19, the company reg- month last year. domestic output. manufacturing are expected for Indian companies under There were no applications Mahindra (M&M) and Toyota and is calibrating its sales istered a sequential growth In July 2019, the GST rev- "Overall, this augurs well to create around 12 lakh jobs, 3 the scheme. from Chinese companies un- Kirloskar Motor (TKM) was strategy accordingly. of 14 per cent over June and enue was over Rs 1.02 lakh for the government and col- lakh direct and 9 lakh indirect In terms of revenue, Apple der the scheme. not so good with each of them Of the rest of the auto pack, reached more than 95 per crore. "The gross GST reve- lections are likely to improve employment opportunities, in accounts for 37 per cent and The minister said India is continuing to report huge de- M&M's slide of 35 per cent in cent of the wholesale dis- nue collected in the month of further as lockdown is eased the country. Samsung 22 per cent for glob- not averse to investment from clines in domestic sales. domestic sales (24,211 units patch numbers of the corre- July 2020 is Rs 87,422 crore, progressively. Industry can "There will be huge (mobile al sales of mobile phones and any country but companies Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) compared to 37,474 units in sponding month in the previ- of which CGST is Rs 16,147 perhaps hope for some more phone) production of around the PLI scheme is expected to will have to follow rules relat- sold 1,01,307 units in July July 2019) is substantial. Its ous year, the company said. crore, SGST is Rs 21,418 GST relief, particularly in Rs 11 lakh crore, huge export increase their manufacturing ed to security clearance, etc. against 1,00,006 in July 2019 total sales too were down 36 "Robust volumes have been crore, IGST is Rs 42,592 crore form of liquidity support as of around Rs 7 lakh crore and base manifold in the country, The government notified with the two minis Alto and per cent at 25,678 units as driven by strong retail sales (including Rs 20,324 crore they navigate through the great employment opportuni- an official statement issued production linked incentive S-Presso jumping 49.1 per against 40,142 units in the due to the positive market de- collected on import of goods) slowdown," Jain added. ty for 3 lakh direct and 9 lakh by the Ministry of Electronics scheme for large scale elec- cent to 17,258 units compared same month last year. mand," it added. and cess is Rs 7,265 crore," EY Tax Partner Abhishek indirect people. I personally and IT (Meity) said. tronics manufacturing, the to 11,577 in the same month However, M&M's CEO The numbers reported by the statement said. Jain said a collection approx- thank all the companies that The minister further said scheme for promotion of man- last year. (automotive division) Vee- Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt During the month, GST imate to 86 per cent of last have applied," Prasad told re- these companies will make ufacturing of electronic com- However, sales of Maru- jay Ram Nakra stressed the Ltd (SMIPL) showed a 50 per revenues of all major states year does showcase quite porters. thousands of crores invest- ponents and semiconductors, ti's compact cars, including emerging positive, the poten- cent fall but the company were down in the range of 15- a significant economic re- He said that a total of 22 ments based on the approval and the modified electronics models such as Swift, Cele- tial revival in demand, pri- seemed to suggest that once 20 per cent over July 2019. covery from the pandemic companies have filed applica- of their proposal. manufacturing clusters (EMC rio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, marily in rural and semi-ur- COVID precautions are eased The ministry further said though a bit of it could be on tions under the PLI scheme Prasad said Indian compa- 2.0) scheme. are still sliding with a year- ban India. "It is encouraging a bit more, the pace would although the June collec- account of pent-up demand. from various countries in- nies, including Lava, Dixon The government expects to on-year drop of 10.4 per cent to see that enquiry and book- pick up. tions were higher than that "With economic activities cluding Taiwan, South Korea, Technologies, Bhagwati (Mi- attract Rs 1 lakh crore invest- to 51,529 units from 57,512 in ing levels in July are signifi- "In the unlock phase, in July, however, it is im- increasing, the collections Germany, Austria, etc. cromax), Padget Electronics, ment in the sector and sees July last year. cantly higher compared to the automobile industry is portant to note that during should hopefully witness "The benchmark for inter- Sojo Manufacturing Services a target manufacturing rev- The utility vehicle seg- June, both for utility vehicles marching towards normal- the previous month, a large aligning with estimates national companies was that and Optiemus Electron- enue potential of Rs 10 lakh ment is doing decidedly bet- and small commercial vehi- cy in terms of production, number of taxpayers also soon," he said. they make mobile phones ics, have applied under the crore by 2025. ter. Sales of Vitara Brezza, cles," he said. distribution and sales while paid taxes pertaining to Feb- Shardul Amarchand priced at or above Rs 15,000. scheme and 10 companies The fresh proposals have S-Cross and Ertiga increased The bigger challenge, he continuing to adhere to pre- ruary, March and April 2020 Mangaldas Partner Rajat International companies that have filed applications under exceeded the government's 26.3 per cent to 19,177 units, said, was on the supply side. cautionary measures. From on account of the relief pro- Bose said hopefully, this have applied are Samsung, the Specified Electronic Com- manufacturing revenue tar- compared to 15,178 in the Toyota Kirloskar Motor August 2020, we will try our vided due to COVID-19. trend (of GST collections) Foxconn Hon Hai, Rising ponents Segment. get but the final outcome will year-ago month. (TKM) too gleaned some pos- best to achieve pre-COVID-19 It may also be noted that should continue in the com- Star, Wistron and Pegatron," The companies that have depend on the decision of the In terms of total sales, MSI itive news, despite a 48.32 per production and sales vol- the taxpayers with turnover ing months, especially since Prasad said. applied for components pro- screening committee that will reported a dip of 1.1 per cent cent y-o-y decline in domestic ume," SMIPL managing di- less than Rs 5 crore continue festive season has started in Foxconn Hon Hai, Wistron duction of around Rs 45,000 select projects eligible for in- at 1,08,064 units compared to vehicle sales, 5,386 units in rector Koichiro Hirao said. to enjoy relaxation in filing of the country. and Pegatron are contract crore include AT&S, Ascent centives.

HSBC first-half profit Sovereign Gold Bond to open for subscription today, Rupee slips 12 paise plunges 65%, warns loan losses issue price fixed at Rs 5,334 per gram to 74.93 against US dollar could hit $13 billion New Delhi: The fifth New Delhi: HSBC Holdings Stevenson told Reuters. tranche of Sovereign Gold in early trade PLC warned of rising bad The bank’s business in Bond (SGB) Scheme 2020-21 debt charges and a falling Britain has been hit partic- opens on Monday and the is- core capital ratio after post- ularly hard, Stevenson said, sue price has been fixed at Rs ing a higher-than-expected as it took a $1.5 billion charge 5,334 per gram. 65% tumble in first-half pre- against expected credit losses. The Sovereign Gold Bond tax profit as the coronavi- HSBC’s results reinforced Scheme 2020-21-Series IV, is- rus pandemic hit the bank’s the trend of lenders across sued by the Reserve Bank of business worldwide. the world increasing their India (RBI) on behalf of the New Delhi: The rupee de- dragged the local unit down. Europe’s biggest bank by buffers to absorb souring government, will be open for preciated 12 paise to 74.93 On the domestic equity assets reported on Monday a loans at a time when compa- subscription from August 3 against the US dollar in market front, the 30-share pre-tax profit of $4.32 billion nies - from aviation to retail to August 7. The issue price opening trade on Monday BSE benchmark Sensex was for the first six months this and hospitality sectors - are for Sovereign Gold Bond tracking negative domestic trading 414.31 points lower year, lower than the $5.67 bil- reeling from the impact of Scheme series IV, which equities and strengthening at 37,192.58 and broader NSE lion average of analysts’ esti- the Covid-19 pandemic. were open for subscription American currency. Nifty fell 105.55 points to mates compiled by the bank. Its Hong Kong listed from July 6 to July 10, was Rs The rupee opened on a 10,967.90. HSBC increased its esti- shares dropped as much as 4,852 per gram of gold. application is made through 1 gram and the tenor of the ilar entities per fiscal (April- weak note at 74.91 at the in- Foreign institutional in- mate of the total bad debt 4.2% on Monday afternoon, “The nominal value of the digital mode. “For such in- SGB will be eight years with March). terbank forex market, then vestors were net sellers in charges it could take this outpacing a fall in the local bond based on the simple av- vestors, the issue price of the exit option after the fifth The gold bond will be sold lost further ground and the capital market as they year to between $8 billion benchmark, to their lowest erage closing price for gold gold bond will be Rs 5,284 per year to be exercised on the through banks (except small touched 74.93 against US dol- offloaded shares worth Rs and $13 billion, as it reflected since March 2009. of 999 purity of the last three gram of gold,” RBI said. interest payment dates. finance banks and payment lar, down 12 paise over its 958.64 crore on Friday, ac- worse-than-expected actual The bank’s credit impair- business days of the week The central bank in April The bonds are restricted banks), Stock Holding Cor- last close. cording to provisional ex- losses in the second quarter ment provisions in the first- preceding the subscription had announced the govern- for sale to resident indi- poration of India (SHCIL), It had settled at 74.81 against change data. and expectations of a steeper half soared to $6.9 billion, period...works out to Rs 5,334 ment will issue Sovereign viduals, Hindu Undivided designated post offices, and the US dollar on Friday. Brent crude futures, the decline in the economy. compared to $1 billion the per gram of gold,” the central Gold Bonds (SGBs), part of Families (HUFs), trusts, uni- recognised stock exchanges Meanwhile, the dollar in- global oil benchmark, fell “What we have seen this same period a year earlier. bank has said. the central government’s versities and charitable in- (NSE and BSE). dex, which gauges the green- 0.34 per cent to USD 43.37 per quarter is quite a sharp shift It had set aside $3 billion It said the government, in market-borrowing pro- stitutions. The Sovereign Gold Bond back’s strength against a barrel. in economic outlook for the to cover loan losses in the consultation with RBI, has gramme, in six tranches The minimum permissible Scheme was launched in 2015 basket of six currencies, rose Meanwhile, the number global economy, the famous first quarter. Impairment decided to offer a discount beginning April 20 till Sep- investment will be 1 gram of with an objective to reduce 0.08 per cent to 93.42. of cases around the world ‘V’ has got a lot sharper and charges included a $1.2 bil- of Rs 50 per gram less than tember. gold and the maximum limit the demand for physical gold Forex traders said foreign linked to Covid-19 has as a result we have material- lion writedown on the value the nominal value to those The bonds are denominat- of subscription shall be 4kg and shift a part of the domes- fund outflow, strong dollar, crossed 1.80 crore and in In- ly increased our provisions,” of software it owns, mainly investors applying online ed in multiples of gram(s) for individual, 4kg for HUF tic savings, used for the pur- muted domestic equities dia, the number of infections Chief Financial Officer Ewen in Europe. and the payment against the of gold with a basic unit of and 20kg for trusts and sim- chase of gold, into savings. and rising Covid-19 cases topped the 18-lakh mark. Srinagar 07 Observer Srinagar /TUESdAY / 04 aUGUST i 2020 News

Trump to give TikTok’s Chinese owner Anxious WHO Implores World To 45 days to reach deal to sell-sources Washington: US Presi- dent Donald Trump has agreed ‘Do It All’ In Long War On Covid-19 to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of pop- Geneva: The World Health going to have to take a step back ular short-video app TikTok Organization warned on Mon- now and really take a look at how to Microsoft Corp, two people day that there might never be a they are addressing the pandem- familiar with the matter said “silver bullet” for Covid-19 in the ic within their national borders,” on Sunday. form of a perfect vaccine and that he added. US officials have said Tik- the road to normality would be Asked about the U.S. outbreak, Tok under its Chinese parent long, with some countries requir- which White House coronavirus poses a national risk because ing a reset of strategy. experts say is entering a “new of the personal data it handles. More than 18.14 million people phase”, he said officials seemed to Trump said on Friday he was around the world are reported have set out the “right path” and it planning to ban TikTok in the to have been infected with the was not the WHO’s job to do so. United States after dismissing disease and 688,080​ have died, The WHO officials said an ad- the idea of a sale to Microsoft. according to a Reuters tally, with vance investigation team had But following a discussion some nations that thought they concluded its China mission and between Trump and Micro- were over the worst experiencing laid out the groundwork for fur- soft CEO Satya Nadella, the a resurgence. ther efforts to identify the origins Redwood, Washington-based ment in the United States, a US spond to requests for comment. WHO Director-General Tedros of the virus. company said in a statement government panel that has the Under the proposed deal, Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO in phase three clinical trials and we may not have a vaccine that may The study is one of the demands that it would continue negoti- right to block any agreement, Microsoft said it would take emergencies head Mike Ryan all hope to have a number of effec- work, or its protection could be made by top donor the United ations to acquire TikTok from the sources added. over TikTok’s operations in exhorted nations to rigorously tive vaccines that can help prevent for just a few months, not more. States which plans to leave the ByteDance, and that it aimed “Microsoft fully appreciates the United States, Canada, enforce health measures such as people from infection. However, But until we finish the clinical body next year, accusing it of be- to reach a deal by Sept. 15. the importance of addressing Australia and New Zealand. It mask-wearing, social distancing, there’s no silver bullet at the mo- trials, we will not know.” ing too acquiescent to China. It was not immediately clear the President’s concerns. It is said it would ensure that all hand-washing and testing. ment - and there might never be.” “THE WAY OUT IS LONG” A larger, WHO-led team of what changed Trump’s mind. committed to acquiring Tik- private data of TikTok’s Amer- “The message to people and The WHO head said that, while Ryan said countries with high Chinese and international ex- Several prominent Republican Tok subject to a complete se- ican users is transferred to and governments is clear: ‘Do it all’,” the coronavirus was the biggest transmission rates, including Bra- perts is planned next, including lawmakers put out statements curity review and providing remains in the United States. Tedros told a virtual news brief- health emergency since the early zil and India, needed to brace for in the city of Wuhan, although in the last two days urging proper economic benefits to Microsoft may invite other ing from the U.N. body’s head- 20th century, the international a big battle: “The way out is long the timing and composition of him to back a sale of TikTok the United States, including American investors to acquire quarters in Geneva. He said face scramble for a vaccine was also and requires a sustained commit- that was unclear. Ryan said to Microsoft. The negotiations the United States Treasury,” minority stakes in TikTok, the masks should become a symbol “unprecedented”. ment,” he said, calling for a “reset” China had already given some between ByteDance and Mic- Microsoft said in a statement. company added. About 70% of solidarity round the world. But he underscored uncertain- of approach in some places. information but knowledge rosoft will be overseen by the ByteDance and the White of ByteDance investors come “A number of vaccines are now ties. “There are concerns that we “Some countries are really gaps remained. Committee on Foreign Invest- House did not immediately re- from the United States. Covid-19: UK ramps up tests, Afghan Troops Retake Prison Muted Raksha Bandhan vaccine delivery plan Celebrations Amid Raging London: A test to detect coro- supply of vaccines we need to Attacked By IS group; 29 Killed navirus in 90 minutes and a ‘fill protect people across the UK Coronavirus Pandemic and finish’ partnership with rapidly and in large numbers”. Afghanistan: Afghan forces New Delhi: Raksha Band- ed the festival with members pharma major Wockhardt for Announcing the 90-minute said they retook a prison in the han celebrations remained sub- of the nursing community at vaccine delivery were unveiled test, health secretary Matt Han- country’s east on Monday after- dued this year as the rampag- Rashtrapati Bhavan, describ- on Monday, as a senior scientist cock said it is part of two new tests noon, following an hours-long bat- ing coronavirus pandemic cast ing them as saviours who are criticised ‘shroud of secrecy’ in – one for coronavirus and another tle a day after the facility was tar- a shadow over the festivities, risking their own lives in the the Boris Johnson government’s for flu – that will be rolled out to geted by the Islamic State group that celebrate the brother-sister line of duty to save others. Naidu decision-making. increase testing capacity before in an attack that killed 29 people. bond, with people mostly pre- said he missed his “dear sister” Business secretary Alok Shar- winter sets in, when flu and other The prison is believed to be hold- ferring to stay at home. Sushma Swaraj a lot on this Rak- ma announced the agreement season-related ailments occupy ing hundreds of IS members. People relied on homemade sha Bandhan. Former External with Wockhardt that follows the National Health Service. The attack highlighted the sweets and some rituals moved Affairs Minister Swaraj died on similar previous partnerships to The tests, he said, do not re- challenges ahead for Afghanistan, online, with siblings ordering August 6 last year. secure early access to millions of quire a trained health profes- even as U.S. and NATO forces be- rakhis and e-gifts for each oth- Legendry singer Lata vaccine doses from AstraZeneca sional to operate them, mean- gin to withdraw following Ameri- er and meeting through video Mangeshkar shared a special for the University of Oxford vac- ing they can be rolled out in ca striking a peace deal with the calls. “This is the first time that audio message with the PM on cine, BioNTech/Pfizer alliance, more non-clinical settings. Taliban. Defense Ministry spokes- when an Islamic State suicide stretching across Iraq and Syr- it has happened, but this is the the occasion, wishing him well. Valneva and GSK/Sanofi. Hancock said: “Millions of man Fawad Aman said the prison was bomber drove a car laden with ia eliminated after a yearslong need of the hour,” said Rahul In his response, the PM said The agreements have been new rapid coronavirus tests taken back in the afternoon. The fight- explosives up to the prison’s campaign, the group has contin- Bhardwaj, a resident of the na- her message “filled me with im- reached in the hope that var- will provide on-the-spot results ing also left at least 50 wounded. main gate, detonating the bomb. ued fighting in Afghanistan. The tional capital, who could not mense inspiration and energy”. ious vaccine trials, including in under 90 minutes, helping us Even as Afghan troops seized Islamic State militants opened extremists also have battled the meet his sister who lives in a Union Home Minister Amit the Oxford candidate vaccine, to break chains of transmission the prison in Jalalabad, the capi- fire on the prison’s guards and Taliban in the country, whom the different city. “We need to keep Shah, who is in a hospital after will be conclusively proved to quickly. The fact these tests can tal of Nangarhar province, some poured in through the breach. U.S. overthrew following the 2001 ourselves safe and our loved testing positive for the coro- be effective against the virus detect flu as well as Covid-19 will 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of The IS affiliate in Afghanistan, American-led invasion after the ones safe too.” On Monday, In- navirus, tweeted, “Heartfelt later this year. There have be hugely beneficial as we head Kabul, IS militants continued to known as IS in Khorasan province Sept. 11 attacks. The Taliban’s po- dia reported 52,972 coronavirus greetings to the people of the been 46,201 deaths and 304,695 into winter, so patients can fol- fire on Afghan security forces and headquartered in Nangarhar litical spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, cases and 771 fatalities, taking country on the auspicious occa- cases in the UK as of Sunday. low the right advice to protect from a nearby neighborhood. province, later claimed responsi- told The Associated Press that the overall figures to 18,03,695 sion of Raksha Bandhan.” Con- The 18-month agreement themselves and others”. Sporadic gunfire rang out bility for the attack. Some of the his group was not involved in the infections and 38,135 deaths, ac- gress leader Rahul Gandhi also with Wockhardt based in north Meanwhile, Nobel laureate from nearby residential build- 1,500 prisoners held at the prison Jalalabad attack. The U.S. struck a cording to the health ministry wished everyone. His sister and Wales to carry out the ‘fill and Paul Nurse, director of the Fran- ings in central Jalalabad, an in Jalalabad escaped during the peace deal with the Taliban in Feb- data. There are 5,79,357 active the party’s general secretary finish’ stage of the manufactur- cis Crick Institute in London, area of high security near the fighting. Khyogyani said about ruary. A second, crucial round of cases, while the recoveries have Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said ing process involves dispens- alleged that important decisions provincial governor’s office. 1,000 prisoners who earlier es- negotiations between the Taliban increased to 11,86,203. she is proud to have a brother ing the manufactured vaccine throughout the pandemic had As security forces swept caped had been found by security and the political leadership in Ka- “The festival was a bit differ- like Rahul Gandhi. substance into vials ready for been made in what he called a through the prison, they found the forces across the city. It wasn’t bul has yet to start. ent this year. I got homemade “My best wishes to all the it to be distributed. “black box” of scientists, civil ser- bodies of two Taliban prisoners immediately clear if any prison- The Taliban had declared a three- barfi for my brothers and did countrymen on Raksha Band- Sharma said: “Ensuring vants and politicians, calling for apparently killed by the Islamic ers were still at large. day cease-fire starting last Friday not buy anything from outside. han,” she tweeted. But as peo- the UK has the capability to more transparency and scrutiny. State group, showing the tensions The attack came a day after for the major Muslim holiday of Eid We are also not going anywhere ple remained at home, with research, develop and man- He told The Guardian that between the two militant factions authorities said Afghan special al-Adha. The cease-fire expired at and just spending time with our the fears of contracting the vi- ufacture a safe and effective the alleged failure to be more battling each other in eastern Af- forces killed a senior Islamic 12 a.m. Monday, though it wasn’t family,” said Shivani Rawat rus running deeper than ever, vaccine is critical in our fight open about pivotal decisions, ghanistan. The 29 dead included State commander near Jalala- immediately clear if it would be ex- of Delhi. President Ram Nath industry sources estimated against coronavirus. Today we and the basis on which they civilians, prisoners, guards and bad. Several hundred prisoners tended as the U.S. pushes for an early Kovind, Vice President M Ven- severe losses to shopkeepers. have secured additional capac- were reached, meant it had Afghan security forces, said At- in Jalalabad are believed to be start to intra-Afghan negotiations kaiah Naidu, Prime Minister “Sweets worth around Rs ity to manufacture millions been impossible to challenge taullah Khogyani, the provincial Islamic State members. that have repeatedly been delayed Narendra Modi and other lead- 10,000 crore were sold across of doses of multiple Covid-19 emerging policy, a situation governor’s spokesman. While the Islamic State group since Washington signed the peace ers greeted the people on the oc- the country on Raksha Band- candidates, guaranteeing the that put public trust at risk. The attack began Sunday, has seen its so-called caliphate deal with the Taliban. casion. The President celebrat- han last year. Spain’s New Wave Of Infections Hits The Young, Middle-Aged

Spain: Spain’s government had end- admitted to hospitals were tested and shops are counting on both domestic ed a three-month lockdown after an that a significant number of coronavi- and foreign tourists to cushion the pan- Covid-19 onslaught that claimed at least rus cases went undetected. demic’s blow to their balance sheets. 28,400 lives in the European Union na- Now, local clinics are discovering Spain must now pull off the deli- tion. To kickstart its stalled economy, many more infections among those cate balancing act of managing the Spaniards were encouraged to cautious- who don’t show symptoms. health crisis while reactivating its ly resume their lives under a “new nor- “We are in a different situation economy. Officials desperately hope mality” based on wearing face masks, (than the spring) because right now we they can avoid another full lockdown washing hands and social distancing. have tests available,” said Dr. Miriam that would be catastrophic to busi- Like most Spaniards, Emma Gaya Ceña, director of the health clinics in nesses and jobs despite the expected thought the worst of the pandemic was Sant Sadurni D’Anoia, which is seeing injection of massive aid from the Eu- behind her. a jump in cases like the area around ropean Union. Spain’s government had ended a Barcelona, Catalonia’s largest city. Catalonia and many other regions three-month lockdown after an Covid-19 “We are in a situation of risk and have reintroduced restrictions, mak- onslaught that claimed at least 28,400 alert. We don’t want to alarm the pop- ing masks obligatory at all times out- lives in the European Union nation. To ulation, but we want the population to side the home and reclosing nightclubs kickstart its stalled economy, Spaniards be responsible,” Ceña said. “In March, due to their links to outbreaks. were encouraged to cautiously resume there was the lockdown so the situation “We must be obsessive about com- their lives under a “new normality” was under more control. Right now, plying with the protection measures,” based on wearing face masks, washing there is free movement and socializing said Catalonia’s public health director, hands and social distancing. and those are a risk of contagion.” Josep Argimon. The respite didn’t last long. The surge in new infections is sure Catalonia, however, is only now Outbreaks among farm workers to add to the drastic contraction of deploying 600 workers to its clinics and young people desperate to resume Spain’s economy by slamming hopes to help nurses and doctors handle the socializing after being cooped up have of reactivating the country’s critical demands of contact tracing, which has spread across northern Spain, spawn- tourism sector. The economy has al- been insufficient so far. That lack of ur- ing what some health officials fear ready dropped 18% in the second quar- gency has drawn strong criticism from could be the start of a dreaded “second On June 22, the day after Spain end- inhabitants over a 14-day period, mak- across the world are ignoring social ter — its biggest dip since Spain’s 1936- health workers and mayors. Spain’s wave” of infections. ed a national state of emergency and ing Spain’s northeast the biggest Euro- distancing, and the middle-aged. 39 Civil War. government is rolling out a phone app “It pains me to think that we could restored free movement around the pean hot spot along with parts of Roma- The average age of a virus patient in Britain has placed a 14-day quaran- to help contract tracers find and stamp be right back where we were,” Gaya country, the health ministry registered nia, according to the European Center Spain has fallen from 63 in the spring to tine on travelers returning from Spain, out new infections, while making a said after getting tested for coronavi- 125 new cases in 24 hours. Six weeks for Disease Prevention and Control. 45 now and “the pressure on the health while France, Germany, and Belgium renewed appeal for individuals to act rus at her local health clinic in Sant later, the daily count has jumped, hit- In contrast to the darkest weeks system is low,” said Spanish Health have all issued travel warnings or dis- responsibly. Sadurni D’Anoia, a village near Bar- ting 1,525 on Friday. of March and April, when the virus Minister Salvador Illa. Since the vi- couraged trips to northeast Spain. “There are many citizens who feel celona. She came in because she had Spain is leading Western Europe’s ripped through Spain’s elderly in nurs- rus takes a heavier toll on the elderly, Authorities have for several weeks anguish upon seeing the outbreaks a fever, one of the typical symptoms of major countries with an average of 60 ing homes and pushed the country’s younger coronavirus patients means warned about the danger of new out- that are happening in different parts Covid-19, along with a dry cough and coronavirus cases per 100,000 inhabi- hospitals to the breaking point, the more who have milder symptoms. breaks, but experts predicted they of our country,” Spanish Prime Min- the loss of a sense of smell. tants. While the country’s south and pressure is now on Spain’s neighbor- Spain’s improved testing capaci- would likely occur in the colder ister Pedro Sánchez said Friday. “I think we had done things well. the Canary and Balearic Islands re- hood health clinics. They are trying to ty makes a comparison to the start of months. Instead, the surge has come “Because we have all had to make Now I don’t know if we are doing it well main in good shape, the regions of Na- screen and isolate the new infections, the pandemic difficult. In February, in mid-summer, when Spaniards are an enormous effort to be disciplined, at all. I’m not sure at what point we are varra, Aragón, and Catalonia have reg- which are taking place mostly among March and April, a shortage of tests eager to reconnect with family and show resistance and muster the will safe,” Gaya said. istered more than 120 cases per 100,000 the young, who in Spain and countries meant that only the very sick who were friends, and hotels, restaurants and to defeat the virus.” SRINAGAR HEALTH OBSERVER TUESDAY 04 AUGUST 2020

Bring your own yoga mats, says Health Ministry as gyms open from August 5

New Delhi: Ahead of the August 5 and yoga studios has prohibited the in Yoga Institutes Gymnasiums also gyms in closed spaces. ate specific pathways for entering and institutes and gymnasiums the Health deadline for the opening of gyms un- practice of laughter yoga for the time directs that every user must have four The guidelines also make it clear exiting exercise areas within closed Ministry has mandated six-feet dis- der the next phase of COVID-19 unlock being and also said that yogic kriyas square metre area to himself or herself that while users when visiting gyms spaces using floor or wall markings tance between personal trainer and process, the government on said all should be avoided right now and group during exercising and the floor area of and yoga centres must wear face masks and ensure queues with people main- clients and asked for sessions to be tai- gym owners will have to check oxygen fitness sessions should be arranged on- the gym or a yoga studio should be ar- and covers, the same should be avoided taining six-feet distance. lored to include only exercises that do levels of users before allowing them to line as far as possible. ranged accordingly. during exercising as they cause diffi- The official guidance advises card not require physical contact. exercise. “In view of potential threat of spread Yoga institutes and gymnasiums in culty in breathing. and contactless payment. Fitness centres will have to stock Users with oxygen saturation below of infection, as far as feasible recorded containment zones will remain closed “Use of face covers and masks is man- Spas, sauna, steam bath and swim- pulse oximeters, thermal screening 95 per cent will not be permitted to ex- music and songs may be played during for public and only those outside con- datory at all times within the premises. ming pool areas will, however, remain equipment and sanitizers. ercise and gyms must procure pulse exercises and shouting and laughter tainment zones will be allowed to open However, during yoga exercise or ex- closed for people. Only asymptomatic persons (includ- oximetres to test every client before let- yoga exercise should not be allowed,” up from August 5 subject to compliance ercising in gymnasiums, as far as pos- On yogic kriyas, the advisory said: ing staff) be allowed in the premises. ting them use the equipment. the guidelines say mandating a six feet with Ministry guidance. sible only a visor may be used. Use of “The practice of yogic kriyas may be Common exercise mats should be In view of the nature of COVID-19 distance between users as well as be- Persons above 65 years of age, per- mask (in particular N-95 masks) during avoided for the time being. Even if it avoided and members should bring transmission through respiratory tween exercise equipment. sons with co-morbidities, pregnant exercise may cause difficulty in breath- is to be practiced essentially, it may be their own exercise mats, which they droplets, Ministry of Health guidelines The Guidelines on Preventive Mea- women and children below the age of ing,” says the guidance. done in open spaces.” may take back with them, said the on prevention of the disease in gyms sures to Contain Spread of COVID-19 10 years have been advised not to use Fitness centres will also have to cre- Regarding personal training in yoga Health Ministry.

Drug controller permits phase 2, 3 Moist heat treatment of N95 masks trials on Covishield vaccine candidate; eliminates coronavirus: Study Toronto: Scientists have “A single heat treatment (SickKids) in Toronto, Can- found that moist heat treat- rendered SARS-CoV-2 un- ada. Chandigarh PGI among 17 trial sites ment of N95 masks elimi- detectable in all mask sam- In the study, the research- nates the novel coronavirus ples,” the scientists, includ- ers tested four common mod- New Delhi: In less than a The design says every which causes COVID-19, an ing those from the University els of N95 masks at various month after the Serum In- healthy human volunteer for advance which could allow of Toronto in Canada, wrote temperatures and humidity stitute applies to the Drug the trial will be given two reuse of these scarce resourc- in the study. levels to determine whether Controller General of India doses — the second one at a es in hospitals and long-term “This low-cost reprocess- the virus could be detected for permission to conduct duration of four weeks. care facilities. ing strategy can be applied on the treated masks. phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of If the first is administered According to the study, 10 times without affecting They assessed masks sub- the Oxford University-Astra today the second will be ad- published in Canadian Med- the mask’s filtration, breath- jected to multiple cycles Zeneca vaccine candidate Co- ministered at day 29. ical Association Journal ing resistance, fit and com- of thermal disinfection for vishield, the apex regulator Then immunogenicity data (CMAJ), moist heat treat- fort, and thus may help to structural integrity using has granted the permission. will be assessed. ment of masks for 60 minutes alleviate the global shortage powerful microscopes, and The permission was giv- The vaccine recently at 70 degrees Celsius in a hu- during the COVID-19 pan- for protective functions us- en on Sunday after Adar showed promising results in mid condition did not dam- demic,” said study co-author ing standards of the US Na- Poonawala led Serum Insti- phase 1 trials in the UK and age their structure or affect Gregory Borschel from The tional Institute for Occupa- tute satisfies certain require- did not present any serious function. Hospital for Sick Children tional Safety, and Health. ments the drug Controller adverse side effects. sought earlier this week in It’s safety was determined the design of the proposal. across trials at 17 sites. in Patna, AIIMS in Jodhpur, in phase 1 trials. Phase 2 and PGI in Chandigarh is Other sites include AIIMS Nehru Hospital in Gorakh- 3 trials are done on a larger among the trial sites listed in in Delhi, ABJ Medical Col- pur, Andhra Medical College human population to see if the study, which will involve lege in Pune, Rajendra Me- in Visakhapatnam and JSS the vaccine produces the re- administration of the vaccine morial Research Institute of Academy of Higher Educa- quired protections against to 1,600 people healthy adults Medical Sciences (RMRIMS) tion and Research in Mysore. COVID-19 in humans.

Mandatory BCG Covid-19 pandemic: Not vaccination linked with everyone in coronavirus-hit slower Covid-19 growth family prone to disease Ahmedabad: The assump- tion that everybody is suscep- tible to coronavirus may not be true as 80 to 90 per cent peo- ple living in the same house- hold where a member is diag- nosed with COVID-19 do not get the disease, as per a study by the Indian Institute of Pub- lic Health Gandhinagar. family to the other, is 10 to 15 This indicates the other per cent. New York: Adding to the demonstrates that BCG vac- family members may have Only three papers showed growing evidence that ear- cination, typically given at developed some form of resis- SAR of 30 per cent or more ly BCG vaccination may birth or during childhood tance or immunity to the dis- (30, 35 and 50 per cent), said be helpful in taming the to prevent tuberculosis, can ease, the institute’s director Mavalankar, who has co-au- Covid-19 spread, scientists also help strengthen immu- Dileep Mavalankar told PTI thored the study along with now claim that countries nity against various other on Sunday. faculty members Komal Shah with mandatory BCG vac- infectious diseases - per- “The assumption that ev- and Deepak Saxena. cination until at least the haps including Covid-19,” erybody is susceptible to The study was recently year 2000 tended to exhibit the authors wrote in a pa- coronavirus may not be true. published in the Quarterly slower infection and death per published in the journal It is said that a few minutes of Journal of Medicine, Oxford, rates during the first 30 Science Advances. exposure to the coronavirus UK. days of the outbreak. To reach this conclusion, outside will get us infected. If Mavalankar said studies of By applying a statistical Berg and colleagues ana- that is the case, then why not the 13 papers show the trans- model based on their find- lyzed the day-by-day rate of everybody in the same house- mission to be generally be- ings, the researchers fur- increase of confirmed cases hold is getting COVID-19 (af- tween 10 to 15 per cent, with ther estimated that only 468 in 135 countries and deaths ter one member gets infect- some showing it to be in the people would likely have in 134 countries in the first ed)?” Mavalankar asked. range of five to 10 per cent as died from Covid-19 in the 30-day period of each coun- “There are some families well, he said. US as of March 29 - which is try’s outbreak. where all the members are in- One of these papers by the 19 per cent of the actual fig- Mandatory BCG vacci- fected, but they are not in ma- Indian Council of Medical Re- ure of 2,467 deaths by that nation correlated with a jority. There are even homes search (ICMR) shows about date - if the US had institut- flattening of the curve in where one person has died of eight per cent of family mem- ed mandatory BCG vaccina- the spread of Covid-19, the COVID-19, but no other mem- bers of a COVID-19 infected tion several decades ago. analysis showed. ber is infected,” he pointed person contract the virus, he Martha Berg, the study’s However, the authors out. said. lead author from Univer- caution that their results He said the study is based “Some studies have gone sity of Michigan (U-M) do not portray BCG as a on a review of 13 papers pub- into the details of transmis- and colleagues focused “magic bullet.” They found lished globally on the topic sion between husband and on changes in the growth substantial variation in of household family trans- wife or vice versa, which is rates of Covid-19 cases and Covid-19 growth rates even mission of COVID-19, “which shown in the range of 45 to 65 deaths, while controlling among BCG-mandated shows nearly 80 to 90 per cent per cent. Even in cases where for variables including countries, suggesting that members of a family do not people share beds, transmis- diagnostic test availabili- additional societal vari- get infected even when one sion is not 100 per cent,” he Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once ty, median age, per capita ables likely have an effect member is infected, indicat- said. GDP, population size and on mandatory BCG vacci- ing they may have developed Transmission from an contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. density, net migration nation’s effect on the spread some form of resistance or adult member of the family From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick. rate, and various cultural of the disease. immunity and are not suscep- to the child is lower, but from differences such as indi- In India, the Tamil Nadu tible to the disease”. the adult to an elderly person vidualism. government last month Out of the 13 papers re- in the family is higher. But Their findings suggest allowed a pilot project to viewed in the study, titled even this is between 15 and that national policies for study if the BCG vaccine ‘Secondary Attack Rate of 20 per cent, Mavalankar said, universal BCG vaccination will help reduce the mor- COVID-19 in Household Con- sharing the findings of his re- can be effective in the fight tality rate among elderly tacts: Systematic Review’, port. “Different people have against Covid-19 - an asso- Covid-19 patients. The most show the household Sec- different immunity to the vi- Issued in public interest by ciation that merits clinical National Institute for Re- ondary Attack Rate (SAR), or rus. Within a household, we investigation. search in Tuberculosis will the rate of transmission of the do not follow social distanc- Srinagar Observer “Available evidence start the pilot programme. virus from one member of the ing rules or use masks.