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Widom Beginning of the end 1 Covid-19 Death Reported Mercury Dips The good and in 24 Hours wise lead Covid Vaccination quite lives Observer Monitoring Desk Further, Cold — Euripides SRINAGAR: A septuagenar- Drive Begins In Kashmir ian man from central Kashmir’s Wave Intensifies Budgam district on Saturday died of coronavirus, even as the Union Territory reported 109 fresh cases of novel coronavirus, including nine travellers during Magnitude 4.1 the last 24 hours. Earthquake Hits J&K A 75-year-old man from Mazhama village of Budgam dis- SRINAGAR: An earthquake of trict became the latest victim of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter the deadly disease on Saturday, Scale was felt in Jammu and taking the fatality count to Kashmir on Saturday. The quake 1921 in the Union Photo: Abid Bhat KO was reported at 10.01 pm with Territory, officials its epicentre at a depth of 93 km said. east of Katra, according to the So far 1921 National Centre of Seismology people have (NCS). The depth of the quake succumbed Press Trust Of India in the freezing of water was 10 km. So far, no reports of to virus in J&K— supply lines and water bod- any damage have surfaced. 1206 in the SRINAGAR: The minimum ies, including the famous Valley and 715 in temperature at most places Dal Lake, in several areas. Police Officer Dies Jammu region. in Kashmir dropped fur- A thick fog also engulfed Of Cardiac Arrest Srinagar district with ther on Saturday as the many parts of the valley, SRINAGAR: A police officer died 453 deaths tops the list intense cold tightened its including the city, in the of cardiac arrest at the SMHS followed by Jammu (367), grip in the Valley, resulting morning,  More On P6 hospital here on Saturday. Baramulla (172), Budgam (115), Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Kupwara (94), Pulwama (88), Amrez Ahmed Khoja, posted Anantnag (84), Doda (64), THE CITY HAD RECORDED A low of minus A health worker being administered Covishield vaccine at SK institute of medical sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar on at Shergari Police Station was Bandipora (61), Udhampur (57), Saturday. KO Photo, Abid Bhat 8.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, which was shifted to SMHS Hospital after he Kulgam (54), Rajouri (55), Kathua complained of chest pain, news (51), Ganderbal (46), Shopian the coldest night in Srinagar since 1991. agency KNT reported while quot- Press Trust Of India Minister Narendra Modi kick- A lot of doctors, including (39), Samba (39),  More On P6 ing police sources. started it across the country in heads of institutions, several The police officer died in the hos- SRINAGAR: The coronavirus the morning, the official said. heads of departments and chief pital while the cause of his death vaccination drive started in A G Ahangar -- the director medical officers of various dis- Bailey Bridge Makes Highway Charges Filed is attributed to cardio-pulmonary Kashmir on Saturday, with of the SKIMS, the premier ter- tricts, received the jabs to boost arrest, the report said. nearly 2,000 healthcare tiary care hospital in Srinagar confidence in the vaccination Against 11 Khoja was a resident of Ibkote workers, including promi- -- received the first shot at the process, according to Haroon. Motorable After 6 Day Closure village of Karnah along the Line of nent doctors were given jabs centre, State Immunisation Jammu and Kashmir re- ‘Lashkar Members’ Control (LoC) in Kupwara district. in the Valley by the end of the Officer Qazi Haroon said. ceived on Wednesday 1.46 His body has been handed over to day, an official said. About 4,000 healthcare lakh doses of the Oxford- Press Trust Of India his legal heirs for last rites. Forty centres -- 20 each in workers will receive the shot AstraZeneca's vaccine, manu- two divisions -- across Jammu in the first phase and 100 peo- factured in India by the Serum JAMMU: Jammu police has filed Youth Injured In and Kashmir started the vac- ple each will be given shots at Institute. While 79,000 doses a chargesheet against 11 alleged cination drive after Prime these centres, Haroon said. were received  More On P6 members of a Lashkar-e-Taiba Jammu Shootout (LeT) module that was busted last JAMMU: A 25-year-old man was year, an official spokesperson said critically injured on Saturday on Saturday. when he was fired upon by two A Historic Day: LG The chargesheet against the people who were later arrested ammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday cautioned arrested accused with nine hail- along with a revolver here, police people against rumour mongers spreading lies about COVID-19 Observer Monitoring Desk raised by the Border Roads ing from Doda district of Jammu said. Happy Jamwal was shot at Jvaccine even as the administration said it is fully prepared to ensure Organisation (BRO) made the region and one each of Baramulla near the main chowk Paloura in a successful inoculation drive in the union territory. The coronavirus SRINAGAR: After remaining strategic road link motorable. and Kupwara districts of north the city and was taken to Gov- vaccination drive started at forty centres across Jammu and Kashmir on closed for six consecutive days, “The Bridge was put to trail Kashmir, was filed in the Court ernment Medical College (GMC) Saturday where healthcare workers were administered jabs. the Srinagar-Jammu highway run at 2.45 PM and traffic was of 3rd Additional Sessions Judge hospital, a police officer said. The UT had received the first batch of 1,46,500 doses  More On P6 on Saturday was thrown open allowed to pass in a regulated Jammu on Friday, the spokesper- Soon after the incident, the family for traffic after the Bailey Bridge manner  More On P6 son said.  More On P6 members of the victim staged a demonstration outside the local police station at Janipur and Soz Condemns demanded action against the Minor Rejig In Civil culprits, alleging that they at- Arrest Of Soaring Air Fares tacked Jamwal after he refused to Mainstream Leaders Admin, 13 Officers Shifted pay them money. CB Tightens Noose Around Ticketing Agents Police acted swiftly and arrested SRINAGAR: Senior Congress Bhupinder Is New DC Mission, J&K, has been trans- two of the accused and recovered leader Prof. Saifuddin Soz on SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch tickets by airlines staff to the ferred and posted as Deputy a revolver from their possession, Saturday said that incarcera- of police on Saturday carried ticketing agents in advance Baramulla, Garg To Take Commissioner, Baramulla. the officer said. tion of mainstream political out searches at multiple loca- in violation of the standing Charge Of Anantnag Anshul Garg (IAS), Deputy leaders of Kashmir by the tions across the city in con- norms and procedure. The Commissioner, Kupwara, has Load Carrier Rolls Into Union Territory administra- nection with the alleged sale complaint further alleged that Observer Monitoring Desk been transferred and posted as Jhelum, 2 Injured tion has become a ‘routine’ of air tickets on exorbitant travel agents in league with Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag. SRINAGAR- Two persons were In a statement issued to me- rates by travel agents and airline staff were creating ar- SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Choudhary Mohammad Yasin injured after a load carrier they dia here, Soz said that notice various airlines operating in tificial inflation of prices. Kashmir government on (IAS), Deputy Commissioner, were travelling in plunged into may be taken of senior Peoples the Valley. “During the investigation, Saturday reshuffled civil ad- Shopian, has been transferred river Jhelum near Hajin in north Democratic Party (PDP) leader The sleuths of CB conduct- report said, were carried out the Crime Branch Kashmir ministration by transferring and posted as Mission Director, Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Naeem Akhtar who had been ed searches at the offices of at on the basis of a complaint had summoned representa- as many as 13 bureaucrats, in- National Health Mission, J&K. Saturday. Reports said that a taken into custody months ago. least nine travel agents and from different travel asso- tives of various airlines viz, cluding many IAS and KAS offi- Shrikant Balasaheb Suse (IAS), Bandipora-bound Tata mobile Of late, Akhtar had been the residence of a sales man- ciations and trade bodies Vistara, Go Air, Indigo, Air cers “in the interest of adminis- Additional Deputy Commissioner (JK15A 5193) met with an acci- lodged in MLA’s Hostel, Srinagar, ager of a private airliner, local through Director Tourism, India, Air Asia and Spice-jet tration” with immediate effect. in the office of Divisional dent after the driver purportedly he said adding now, when his news agency KNT reported Kashmir regarding dry sell- U/S 160 CrPC along with rel- On the directions of Commissioner Kashmir, has lost control over the vehicle near health deteriorated, he was Saturday. The searches, the ing/offline selling of bulk evant records,”  More On P6 Lieutenant Governor Manoj been transferred and posted as Prang area of Hajin, according to hospitalized for treatment. Sinha, the general administra- Deputy Commissioner, Shopian. Senior Congress leader said tion department (GAD) issued Nazim Zai Khan (KAS), news agency GNS. The injured to monitor this have been identified as Showkat it is extremely deplorable that GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSTITUTE A TEAM an order on Saturday shifting Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Ahmad Guroo (35) son of Abdul even when his health has de- business so that a check on all travel agents selling tickets is done. It 13 IAS and KAS officers, includ- has been transferred and post- Raheem Guroo and Ghulam Nabi teriorated, he continues to be shall be mandatory for every travel agent to submit the list of tickets ing 7 Deputy Commissioners. ed as Director, Industries and Guroo son of Ghulam Rasool Gu- under detention. sold by him along with the transaction details.” According to the order Commerce, Kashmir. roo, both residents of Shadipora “Knowledgeable sources Bhupinder Kumar (IAS), Mission Dr. Ghulam Nabi Itoo (KAS), village in Bandipora District. The have confirmed  More On P6 Director, National Health Commissioner,  More On P6 injured were shifted to local PHC from where the duo was shifted to SKIMS Soura for specialized treatment. Meanwhile, Police have taken cognizance of the Rajnath Hails Army’s Proud Moment, Says Kin Of Kashmiri-Origin incident and further investigation has been initiated. Role In Ladakh Standoff Woman Named In Biden Team MHA Awards 2 Cops Press Trust Of India SRINAGAR: Kashmiri-origin "But, I spoke to the rest of the Sameera Fazili's parents want- family and, obviously, they are For Saving Civilians LUCKNOW: Defence Minister ed her to be a physician, but she very happy!" he added. JAMMU: Two policemen received Rajnath Singh on Saturday said was not quite in agreement. Another close family member ‘Jeevan Raksha Padak’ awards on the Indian Army has boosted the Fazili's plans fructified on said Sameera Fazili, whose fa- Saturday for saving the lives of morale of the country and also Friday when the Biden-Harris ther is a surgeon and the moth- civilians during ceasefire viola- enabled the people to hold their Transition named her as the er is a pathologist, was a bright tions by Pakistan along the Line heads high during the border deputy director of the National child and brilliant in her studies. of Control in Poonch district of standoff with China. Economic Council at the White "Her parents wanted her to Jammu and Kashmir in March He said this while address- House. The council coordinates be a physician, but she had 2018, an official said. ing a gathering here during the the economic policy-making other plans. Her inclination Selection Grade Constable Maq- 'bhoomipujan' and foundation process and provides advice to was towards public service," sood Ahmad in Poonch district stone laying ceremony of the violent clashes between the the US president. the relative said. police and Follower Zakir Hussain new Command Hospital. Indian Army and the PLA in the Fazili is the second Sameera Fazili is a very ac- of sixth battalion J&K Armed Po- "The charismatic (karishmaayi) Pangong lake area. Kashmiri-origin American ap- tive person who loves skiing, lice (JKAP) were awarded ‘Jeevan performance by the Army dur- "The entire world is facing pointed to a key position in swimming, tennis and trav- Raksha Padak 2019’ by the Union ing the India-China standoff has COVID-19. pandemic No one had the incoming Biden adminis- her uncle Rouf Fazili told PTI. Fazili said. "The last time she elling, the relative said, add- Home Ministry last year. boosted the morale of the coun- thought that with the onset of tration. Her appointment has "It is a great honour and re- visited the valley was in 2007." ing that she was very fond of Poonch Deputy Commissioner try and also enabled the citizens the pandemic, celebrating festi- sparked off jubilations in her spect for every one of us and a Rouf Fazili did not have the Kashmiri cuisine. Rahul Yadav and Senior Superin- to hold their heads high," he said, vals such as Holi, Eid and Diwali extended family in Srinagar. great occasion." opportunity to speak to her She is currently the econom- tendent of Police Ramesh Kumar drawing a thunderous applause will be without much fanfare "We are very proud. "She was not born here and niece as she was very busy ic agency lead on the Biden- Angral handed over the awards to from the crowd. (dhoomdhaam). No one had Everybody in Kashmir should her parents left the Valley in with US President-elect Joe Harris Transition and was the policemen in a function at Dak The military face-off had imagined that trains will come be proud as it is a proud mo- 1970-71, but she has a strong Biden's inauguration, which earlier posted at the Federal Bungalow, Poonch,  More On P6 erupted on May 5 following to a halt, and schools  More On P6 ment for the whole Kashmir," affinity with Kashmir," Rouf will take place on Wednesday. Reserve Bank of  More On P6 To place an advertisement CALL +91-194 2502327 BAZAR Monday - Saturday (9am - 6pm) OBSERVER No 5- Dal Lake Boulevard Srinagar, 190001, Kashmir Sunday|17-01-2021 Walks in the park may help alleviate work-related stress, improve mental health new study has revealed that working people who regularly take walks in forests or greenspaces Amay have higher stress-coping abilities. Work causes so much stress that it's become a global public health issue. Stress's impact on mental and physical health can INF also hurt productivity and result in economic loss. In a study published in Public Health in Practice, researchers led by Professor Shinichiro Sasahara PUBLIC NOTICE at the University of Tsukuba ana- I want to change the name on electricity bill bearing Consumer ID lysed workers' "sense of coher- No: 0213010002500 from Ghulam Qadir Yatoo TO Riyaz Ahamd ence" (SOC) scores, demographic Yatoo . If anybody having any objection in this regard he/she may attributes, and their forest/ file his /her objection in the office of the PDD Office Sopore wihtin greenspace walking habits. aperiod of seven days from the date of publication of this notice. SOC comprises the triad of After that no objection shall be entertained. meaningfulness (finding a sense of meaning in life), comprehensibil- Riyaz Ahmad Yatoo ity (recognising and understanding S/o Ghulam Qadir stress), and manageability (feeling R/o Nowpora Kalan Sopore equipped to deal with stress). Stud- AMS ies have found factors such as high- er education and being married can strengthen SOC, while smoking and not exercising can weaken it. stress," Professor Sasahara says. many workers in cities can easily weak, middle, and strong. a forest or green space can help People with strong SOC also have "With workplace stress as a take a walk among the trees. Those with strong SOC people have stronger SOC," ex- PUBLIC NOTICE greater resilience to stress. focal issue, there's a clear benefit The researchers divided the showed a significant correlation plains Professor Sasahara. The study used survey data in identifying everyday activities survey respondents into four with both forest and greenspace "Forest/greenspace walking My cast has been wrongly written in school records as Baba While on more than 6,000 Japanese that raise SOC. It seems we may groups based on their frequency walking at least once a week. This is a simple activity that needs no my correct cast is Peer which needs immediate correction . If any- workers between 20 and 60 years have found one." of forest/greenspace walking. key finding implies the greater special equipment or training. It body having any objection in this regard he/she may file his/her old. It found stronger SOC among People find comfort in na- Then, they compared their walk- benefits of urban greening--not could be a very good habit for im- objection in the office Eagle English Public School Bomi whthin a people who regularly took walks ture, and in countries like Japan ing activity against attributes such just environmental, but also so- proving mental health and man- period of sevne days from the date of publication of this notice. in forests or greenspaces. urban greenspaces are increasing as age, income, and marital status, cioeconomic. aging stress." After that no objection shall be entertaiend.. "SOC indicates mental capaci- in popularity where nature isn't and with the respondents' SOC "Our study suggests that tak- ... Arsalan Ashraf Peer ties for realising and dealing with readily accessible. This means scores, which were grouped as ing a walk at least once a week in Agencies S/o Mohammad Ashraf Peer

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J&K TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO LIMITED Office of the Executive TOURIST RECEPTION CENTRE SRINAGAR Engineer ( R&B) Division Sopore. For and on behalf of Managing Director, Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation Limited, e-Tenders are invited under Two Bid System i.e. Technical Bid and Financial Bid from Registered/ reputed companies/ firms/ QUOTATION. individuals/ societies etc. for providing laundry services to city based JKTDC Hotels/Restaurants for a period of one For and on behalf of the Lt. Governor UT of J&K , the Executive Engineer R&B Division hereby invites sealed year (extendable to further one year) on the terms and conditions mentioned in the tender document. quotation affixed with Re.2/- Revenue stamps from the approved dealers for the items mentioned below required for AEE’s office Sopore/Rafiabad and establishment section The intending dealers are requested to attach a CDR of Rs E-tender Notice No: JKTDC/GMO/2432-38 Dated 15.01.2021 2000/-( Rupees Two thousand) only on any recognized Bank pledged to the official designation of the Executive Engi- neer R&B Division Sopore with the quotation. The quotation should reach this office on or before and will be opened on Category of laundry Earnest Money Cost of Class of Service provider Tender inviting author- 22-01-2021 the same date or some other date convenient to the Executive Engineer in presence of the dealers who may (EMD) Tender ity like to be present there. In case the last date of receipt of tenders happens to be holiday/Hatal/curfew the same shall documents be received on the next working day. 1. Hotel laundry Registered/ reputed companies/ General Manager S.No Particulars Qty 2. Restaurant laundry Rs. 20,000/- Rs. 1000/- firms/ individuals/ societies etc. (Operations) K 1 Supply, installation testing and commissioning of 1600 VA power invertor of Exide/ 1 No. 3. Staff uniform Microteck/Luminous with 2 No 12 volts,180 AH batteries of same make including PVC 4. Guest laundry trolley for housing of batteries. ( Make to be approved before installation) The job includes input and output leads of power invertor including supply and fixing of ap- 1. The bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligibility, specification, bill of quantities propriate wiring, switch, LED etc complete job. (B.O.Q )Set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen/download from the website www. jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below:- Terms and conditions:- 1. The opening authority reserves the right to accept or reject any quotation without assigning any reason thereof. 1 Date of issue of tender notice 15.01.2021 4.00 pm The quotationers shall quote their rates clearly without any cuttings over writings or alternations. 2 Period of downloading of biding documents 16.01.2021 4.30 pm 2. 3 Bid submission Start Date 18.01.2021 10.00 am 3. The rates quoted shall be inclusive all taxes, levies and loading unloading but excluding VAT (which shall be 4 Bid submission End Date 15.02.2021 upto 4.00 pm paid extra as applicable) . 5 Deadlines for receiving the Hard Copy (Original DD & EMD) with all relevant docu- 17.02.2021 upto 4.00 pm 4. The successful quotationer shall have to supply items within 02 days from the date of issuance of allotment/ ments (In case of untoward situation/Govt. holiday) the hard copies will be received supply order. in next working day 5. In addition of above, the contract shall be governed by the by the terms and conditions as laid down in the 6 Opening of Technical Bid /hard copies (In case of untoward situation/Govt. holiday) 18.02.2021 1.00 pm PWD form 25 ( Double). the technical bid will be opened in next working day

Sd/- No:- 12945-55 For and on behalf of the lt. Governor, General Manager (O) Dated: 15-01-2021 of J&K Executive Engineer Kashmir R&B Division Sopore. DIPK-11820/20 DIPK-11782/20

J&K TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO LIMITED Office Of The Block Medical TOURIST RECEPTION CENTRE SRINAGAR Officer Khansahihb Tel No. 01951-277373, Email: [email protected] Pin code: 191111. For and on behalf of Managing Director, J&K Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. e-Tenders are invited under two bid system i.e. Technical bid and Financial bid for annual contract for providing of Transport fa- Notice for Dasti Quotations cilities to JKTDC on contractual basis for year 2021-22 on the terms and conditions mentioned in the tender document. On Behalf of Lt. Governor Union Territory of J&K. Sealed Dasti Quotations affixed with revenue stamp of Rs. 10/= are invited from Authorized Contractors for the civil work at SDH hospital Khansahib. The details of the work are mentioned as below: E-Tender Notice No.JKTDC/GMO/2425-30 Dated 15/01 /2021 S. No Name of Civil Work Rate Excluding GST Per Sqft. S.No. Group Items of Supply Amount of Cost of Tender Tender Inviting 1. P/F Aluminum Partitioning Work of General ward including Glass, doors com- CDR Document authority plete Job 1. “A” Transport facilities to Gen. Manager (Op- JKTDC Rs.15000/- Rs.1000/- eration)K The terms and conditions are as under: JKTDC 1. The interested parties can approach to the office of the undersigned and submit the detailed estimated cost of the civil work for the above-mentioned work within 5 days from the publication of this notice. The bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligibility, specification, bill of quantities 2. The supplier must have the Authorized Contractor Registration Certificate and copy of GST Certificate to be (B.O.Q) set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen/download from the website submitted with the Quotations. www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below. 3. The Rates are for SDH Khansahib Only. The installation of work shall be done by the Contractor/Supplier at 1 Date of issue of tender notice 15.01.2021 3:00 pm free of cost at site. 2 Period of downloading of biding documents 16.01.2021 2:00 pm 4. The Payment will be released only after the work is completed in full and verification/ installation and com- 3 Bid submission Start Date 19.01.2021 10:00 am prising to the entire satisfaction to this office. 4 Bid submission End Date 09.02.2021 upto 4:00pm 5. The Quotations should reach to the office of the U/sd/- within 5 (Five days) from the publication of Notice. 5 Deadlines for receiving the Hard Copy (Original DD & EMD) with all relevant docu- 10.02.2021 upto 4:00 pm No Quotations after that will be accepted. ments (In case of untoward situation/Govt. holiday) the hard copies will be received 6. The Quotations will be opened next day or any other day convenient to the members of the in presence of the in next working day interested parties. 6 Opening of Technical Bid /hard copies (In case of untoward situation/Govt. holiday) 13.02.2021 11:00 am 7. The U/sd have right to reject the quotations quoted without given any reasons. Moreover, the quantity of re- the technical bid will be opened in next working day quired work may be increase or decrease depending upon the availability of funds. 8. Gst Extra as applicable. General Manager (Ops) Block Medical Officer Kashmir Khansahib DIPK-NB-5128/20 DIPK-11762/20

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Picture Courtesy: Social Media • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 their shelter in a massive blaze at CALENDAR Namachibal area of Fateh Kadal Sri- • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 nagar on Friday that turned two resi- • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 dential houses into ashes. • PATTAN: 01954-293507 From clothes to essentials, these fam- • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 ilies have lost everything in the devas- tating blaze. 03 SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant JAMADI With the damage caused to two resi- Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, will HIGHWAY STATUS dential houses, at least six families were convene a public hearing at Grievance • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Closed) rendered homeless amid the bone- -UL-SANI Cell, Church Lane, Srinagar on January • Mughal Road - (Closed) chilling cold. These families belong to 18 (Monday) from 11:30 am onwards. • Srinagar- Leh- (Closed) the downtrodden section and lost their The public deputations and individ- 1442 everything in the massive blaze. uals, who want to bring their griev- The family heads identified as Mu- ances and demands into the notice of PRAYERS hammad Amin Dar, Hilal Ahmad Dar, Government, can meet the Advisor at Bashir Ahmad Dar, Late Muhammad the said venue. This Day in History FAJR Sultan Dar, Jalal-ud-din Dar and Rafiq It is further informed that the Ahmad Tramboo are labourers and deputations, delegations, individuals 6: 08 have no other source of income. or other people who want to meet • 1980 - NASA launches Fltsatcom-3 One of the family head, Muhammad the Advisor have to seek a prior ap- • 1987 - US President Reagan signs secret order ZUHR Amin Dar is physically challenged pointment from his office on follow- permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 12: 38 from last 25 years while his wife has ing phone numbers: 9419168268; • 1991 - Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel suffered a major injury during the 7006776586. ASR blaze last evening as she has jumped All such people who will be visit- • 1995 - 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe, Japan through the window. “She is currently ing the venue are requested to follow and kills 5,372 4:08 admitted in Bone and Joint hospital lakh cash, which he had got from his Chairman of local Mohalla commit- all health care guidelines and proto- • 1996 - The Czech Republic applies for cols and the deputations should not in Srinagar where she is undergoing in-laws. “We have lost everything. tee, Ghulam Mustafa Bisati appealed membership of the European Union. MAGRIB treatment,” the family told KNO. We don’t even have a place to live the government to compensate the af- exceed more than three members in • 1996 - Iraq agrees to talks concerning a UN Muhammad Amin Dar, according in this harsh winter,” the affected fected families so that they can build view of the corona pandemic. 5:50 to the family has also lost Rs 1.5 families said. their homes again—(KNO) plan to allow for the Iraqi sale of $1 billion of oil; proceeds from the sale would be used for ISHA Unidentified Body humanitarian purposes 7:14 SKIMS Can Cure Any Disease: Dr Ahangar Recovered In From KO Archives Says Intelligent Workforce Of India Developed Corona Vaccine In Less Than A Year Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Director, Sheri dressing a press conference. at SKIMS which include doc- SRINAGAR: Srinagar Police on Satur- Kashmir Institute Medical Flanked by Mayor SMC Jun- tors, paramedic, technical and day recovered an unidentified non- 12 KILLED IN FIDAYEEN Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, Dr aid Mattu, Dr Ahangar said the housekeeping staff to volun- Muslim male body, age about 50 AG Ahangar on Saturday said SKIMS has emerged as the only teer them for vaccination so as years from Allochibagh Srinagar. the much awaited vaccine for health care institution of Jammu to remove apprehensions that Police spokesman said that the ATTACK ON SGR AIRPORT Corona-Virus has been devel- and Kashmir which can cure any the vaccine has any side effect. body was later taken to hospital for autopsy and other medico legal for- oped, less than a year after the disease be it viral pathology or “I have always been on fore- malities. OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE outbreak of deadly pandemic. pandemic like COVID-19. front to fight any problem, I “Proceeding under section 174 CrPC Dr Ahangar said developing He said the Prime Minister never recoiled from taking has been initiated. After completion SRINAGAR - : In yet an-other attempt to storm the heavily a vaccine for novel Corona- launched a vaccination drive risks be it open heart surgery of all necessary legal formalities in- guarded Srinagar airport, where extraordinary security ar- Virus was like a miracle to in India including Jammu and or administrative hitches, I as cluding Covid test & Post Mortem, the happen and that the collective Kashmir and SKIMS was chosen head of the institution ever rangement had been put in place after the recent bid, Fi- dead body has been kept in Mortuary dayeen forced their way beyond the outer gate to engage efforts of the intelligent work- as apex center for vaccination. since the outbreak of this pan- at SMHS Srinagar,” police said. the security personnel in a fierce encounter near its main force of India finally succeeded Director SKIMS further said demic fought from the front,” Anybody having any information to develop the same. the health institution he heads Director SKIMS said. regarding the identity of the body may gate this afternoon. Twelve people, including four security “It takes decades to develop gent workforce of our country through medication and use of He added that “I again vol- kindly inform Police Station Shergarhi personnel, six militants and two civilians, were killed in the a vaccine for viral pathology; succeeded to develop a vaccine disposables managed to con- unteer myself for first dose of on 9596770525, 9596770861 or Po- broad day dare-devil assault. in fact there is still no vaccine for Corona-Virus which was tain the spread of novel disease vaccination so that my other lice Control Room Kashmir on 112. According to reports, a 6-member Fidayeen squad don- available for many viral diseas- once like a miracle to happen,” to a huge extent. colleagues, brothers and sis- ning police uniforms and travelling in a State Forest Cor- es. But thanks god the intelli- Director SKIMS said while ad- He also asked his colleagues ters get inspired”—(KNO) poration (SFC) Mahindra jeep, hijacked from Barthana, Qamarwari, forced their entry beyond the outer gate of the Srinagar airport a Humhama after lobbing grenades followed by heavy firing to reach the main gate at about Far Flung Villages To Be Equipped 2.45 p.m. today. Near the main gate, the Fidayeen split into three groups, two of them who dared the CRPF personnel were gunned With Fire Extinguishers: Div Com down at the gate. Two others sneaked into the airport area after crossing the drop gate while two more took position in the nearby shopping complex. In the ensuing shootout, in which both the sides used heavily sophisticated automatic weapons, three Central Re-served Police Force (CRPF) personnel and two civilians were killed. Lashker spokesman Abu Usama called media organisations here to claim responsibility for the attack. Six of our men led by Salahuddin broke the airport security SRINAGAR: Webinar on Fire Safety guishers shall immediately be pro- Measures in Winter was jointly organ- cured by the Heads of Department and cordon, he claimed. Other members of the Fidayeen squad ised by National Institute of Disaster installed in all Government offices. He were identified as Abu Hanzallah, Abu Usama, Abu- Khu- Management (NIDM), Institution of directed that Ghats on River Jhelum baib, Abu Sayyaf and Abu Abduhau. Engineers (India) J&K State Centre, shall be identified by Joint Director While four militants were killed on the spot after army Srinagar in collaboration with J&K Fire Fire Services, where facility shall be and police reinforcements were called out, two others died and Emergency Services, SDRF, Divi- made available for drawing water by in the nearby shopping complex in the exchange of fire. Re- sional Administration Kashmir and mobile pumps, in case of any fire in- ports -said the shopping complex was destroyed in heavy State Emergency Operation Centre. cident in the locality. He appreciated shelling which also resulted in the death of two holed up The webinar was inaugurated by Dr. B. the organisers for holding this most Fidayeen. Srinivas, Director General, Fire & Emer- important webinar. The two civilians killed in the shootout were identified as gency Services and Commandant Gen- The panelists included RC Sharma, eral CD, HG and SDRF. He appreciated Former Director Delhi Fire Service, Ravi the manager of tile Barzalla branch of Ellaquai Dehati Bank, the initiative taken to generate public Kumar Panditta Commandant 7th Bn, M A Muneer, and 16-year old Nasreen, a resident of Delhi. awareness about fires in winters and NDRF from Bathinda Punjab, and Bashir Muneer had gone to see off his nephew. The encounter urged for greater community involve- Ahmed Shah, Jt. Dir F&ES Kashmir. The ended at 5.10 p.m. During the operation, Humhama village ment for ensuring fire safety and focus opening remarks were given by Dr. and the adjoining areas were sealed off. Muneer, manager of on fire prevention. He said that F&ES, Amir Ali Khan, Faculty NIDM, who said Ellaqai Dehati Bank, received a full burst of gun-fire on his Civil Defence, Home Guards and SDRF that care should be taken of the lifeline face, police said, adding both Muneer and Nasreen, whose are doing exceptional work and im- infrastructure including hospitals, in body lay on the road for quite some time, were identified plored people to join Civil Defence and view of the fire vulnerability. from their identity cards. learn fire-fighting and life-saving skills. Chairman IEI, Aamir Ali said that J&K is Of the 12 injured security personnel, including four CRPF Speaking on the occasion Divisional vulnerable to multiple disasters, but Fire women constables and local policemen, three succumbed to Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K is the most common disaster that we en- injuries in the hospital, an official spokesman said. The in- Pole said that in Kashmir most of the counter in our daily lives particularly win- jured security personnel were airlifted to the base hospital houses in Kashmir are made up of ter and unfortunately the basic cause of fire at I3adamibagh. The injured women CRPF personnel were wood which is vulnerable to fire. He is usually human error, accident or neg- said it’s important to frame area spe- ligence. He said that improper use of gas, stated to be in critical condition at the hospital, he said. cific solutions for all hazards including charcoal or firewood Bukharies also results The attack came despite a high alert sounded by the au- Fire because accessibility is an issue. in fires, or even deaths due to asphyxia. He thorities at the airport on January 7 when CRPF personnel He appreciated Fire & Emergency Ser- cautioned that kitchen fires are also very guarding the main entrance noticed a private vehicle with vices for doing an excellent work but sug- common, when food is kept unattended, five militants in fake uniforms trying to storm the airport. gested that in far-flung areas it become a while cooking and Electrical short circuits, On being noticed they fled. challenge due to the difficult terrain and due to overloading the power sockets, or Shortly after the incident, a Lashker spokesman claiming the localities become vulnerable to fire. He using faulty electrical appliances, electri- responsibility for the attack said the six militants were the issued instructions to Director Rural De- cal room heaters, electric blankets are also same who were involved in January 7 attempt at the airport. velopment Kashmir to procure 2 to 3 mul- very common in winters. The injured have been shifted to the Air Force hospital tipurpose Fire extinguishers, for all Pan- Aamir said that in Srinagar 200 volun- where condition of four women CRPF personnel was re- chayats of Karnah, Keran, Machil, Gurez teers have been trained in Fire-fighting ported to be serious. The militants made the attempt and Tulail blocks and also around 700 and basic first aid, under the Centrally when two commercial flights, one each of Jet Airways and far-flung villages in hilly areas which have sponsored Aapda Mitra Scheme and over limited road access in winters. These Fire 10,000 community based volunteers Indian Airlines were parked at the Airport. Their departure Extinguishers shall be procured by the Ru- have also been trained in 20 Districts, be- scheduled at 3: 15 pm and 3 pm respectively was delayed ral Development Department and placed sides thousands of Volunteers from CD, following the incident. Six assault rifles and a large quantity at the disposal of the respective Panchay- NSS, NCC, Scouts/Guides. He said that of ammunition and grenades were recovered from the de- ats. Volunteers shall be identified in each Civil Defence, SDRF, NDRF, F&ES, Health ceased militants, the officials said. Panchayat and they will be imparted fire- Department and Red Cross regularly con- The chief minister accompanied by director general of po- fighting training, so that it strengthens the duct short-term training on fire-fighting lice A. K. Suri flew from Jammu to the site of the incident to Community level Disaster Management techniques and basic first-aid skills and if take stock of the situation. Dr Farooq flew back later leaving teams and encourages them to be part of the general public, particularly youth get behind the DGP. the Disaster management set-up. involved, it can to a great extent, ensure Div Com directed that fire extin- a safer environment. (KASHMIR OBSERVER, 17 January, 2001) 04 Sunday | 17.01.2021 World Retired Doctors, Iran’s Revolutionary More Syringes: Joe Guard tests long- Biden's Plan To Get range missiles, drones US Vaccinated Wilmington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against COVID-19 and improve upon the Trump administra- tion rollout that he called a “dismal failure.” Under Biden’s plan, federal disaster-relief work- ers would set up thousands of vaccination centers, where retired doctors would administer shots to teachers, grocery store workers, people over 65 years old and other groups who do not currently qualify. The Democrat would invoke the Defense Production Act to increase production of equipment Tehran, Iran – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps needed to distribute the vaccines, such as glass vi- (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land als, needles and syringes, according to a document and sea targets in Iran’s fourth large-scale military show of released by his transition team. He would also use force in two weeks amid tensions with the United States. the law to support vaccine refrigeration and storage. The IRGC on Saturday fired long-range ballistic mis- Biden said his team has identified companies that siles that travelled 1,800km (1,118 miles) and struck ar- are ready to be activated under the law, which enables tificial targets in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. the president to order businesses to produce items “Choosing a plethora of long-range missiles to hit sea necessary for national defense. States that use their targets shows that if the enemies of the Islamic repub- National Guard in the effort would be reimbursed by lic harbour any ill will toward our national interests, the federal government, the transition team said. WHO had said it wanted vaccination under way in every country within the next 100 days. maritime trade routes or our land, they will be targeted The coronavirus has killed more than 390,000 people and destroyed by missiles,” said Mohammad Bagheri, in the United States, and a top Biden adviser said on Friday chief of staff of the armed forces. the death tally could reach 500,000 by February. Biden “We have no intention for any aggression, but we an- has promised to do better than President Donald Trump nounce with this drill that any aggressors to our country to curb the virus and get 100 million vaccine shots into WHO Stops Short Of Advising will be attacked with full force and in the shortest time.” the arms of Americans during his first 100 days in office. IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami said on “This is a time to set big goals and pursue them Saturday one of the elite military organisation’s goals is with courage and conviction because the health of to be able to target “enemy war vessels” including air- the nation is literally at stake,” said Biden, who takes Proof Of COVID-19 Shots For Travel craft carriers. On Friday, the IRGC fired dozens of “next- office on Wednesday. generation” missiles from an undisclosed location in Speaking near his home in Wilmington, Delaware, Geneva: The World Health Organization vaccines,” the WHO panel said. space and ensure economies are not entirely desert areas in central Iran that were shown in videos Biden called for increasing vaccine distribution in low- on Friday refrained from advising proof of “Proof of vaccination should not exempt isolated,” he added. aired by state broadcasting to hit their land targets. er-income neighborhoods not currently well served by COVID-19 vaccination or immunity as a con- international travellers from complying Britain is tightening border controls “This is the roaring sound of a large number of IRGC hospitals and pharmacies. Biden also plans a marketing dition for international travel, citing “critical with other travel risk reduction measures.” from Monday to block new variants of ballistic missiles, which have this time been equipped campaign to encourage those skeptical of the vaccine to unknowns” regarding their efficacy in re- Didier Houssin, panel chairman, said COVID-19, suspending all “travel corri- with detachable warheads and can be guided outside get inoculated. His transition team said he will reor- ducing transmission and limited availability. that there was currently a “great disparity” dor” arrangements that had meant arriv- the Earth’s atmosphere,” a state broadcast reporter said ganize the vaccine distribution team currently called The WHO’s Emergency Committee, com- among countries about testing, quarantines als from some countries did not require as a barrage of missiles was launched behind him. “Operation Warp Speed” and has asked former Food posed of 19 independent experts, held its and travel bans, leading to the world being quarantine. Shortly after, the IRGC also tested loitering muni- and Drug Administration chief David Kessler to work sixth meeting in a year as the global death “a little bit paralysed, a little bit confused”. The WHO panel urged countries to tions, or “suicide drones”, that were shown to hit a va- with manufacturers to boost vaccine availability. count from the pandemic reached two mil- Its advice to WHO was to “take a strong monitor virus variants such as those iden- riety of land targets. Biden said his administration will release the vast lion among more than 90 million cases. lead in order to produce clear guidance tified by Britain and South Africa to assess majority of doses when they become available, rather The experts issued a series of rec- and scientifically based guidance about the effects on the efficacy of vaccines, Tensions with the US than holding back a large portion to ensure that recipi- ommendations, which WHO Director- how best to facilitate and permit the cir- drugs and diagnostic tests. ents can get a second dose, which had been the Trump General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus culation of people in a safe manner by air, It called for promoting technology The fourth show of Iranian military force in the new administration’s approach for much of the rollout. States accepted and sent to the U.N. agency’s 194 by sea”, he told a news conference. transfer to low- and middle-income coun- year, the IRGC drill comes after two months of renewed will get regular updates to know how many doses are member states, a statement said. Mike Ryan, WHO’s top emergency ex- tries with the potential capacity to ac- tensions with the outgoing US President Donald Trump coming to ensure they can distribute them efficiently. “At the present time, do not introduce re- pert, said: “What the committee is saying celerate global production of COVID-19 administration around the January 3 anniversary of the quirements of proof of vaccination or immu- is ‘at this present time’, scientific evidence vaccines. severe disease and asymptom- assassination of Iran’s top general by the United States. nity for international travel as a condition of is not complete, there isn’t enough vaccine atic infection” as well as the duration of Qassem Soleimani, who led the foreign operations entry as there are still critical unknowns re- and therefore we shouldn’t do that now and immunity following infection or vaccina- arm of the IRGC, was killed in a Trump-ordered drone Norway Warns of garding the efficacy of vaccination in reduc- create an unnecessary restriction to travel. tion, and protection after a single dose, strike in Baghdad last year. In the past two months, the ing transmission and limited availability of “So we are trying to protect the travel the panel said. US has flown nuclear-capable strategic bombers over Vaccination Risks the Middle East and has stationed an aircraft carrier in the region to “deter” a potential Iranian response. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on For Sick Elderly the other hand, has accused the US of trying to “fabri- Probe On For Covid Origin, WHO Says cate pretext for war”. Patients After 23 Die The Trump administration has only intensified its “maximum pressure” campaign, which started after Norway: Norway said Covid-19 vaccines may be too “We May Never Find Patient Zero” unilaterally abandoning Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with risky for the very old and terminally ill, the most cautious Geneva, Switzerland: The World world powers in 2018, before president-elect Joe Biden statement yet from a European health authority as coun- Health Organization’s emergency com- enters the White House on January 20. The US Treasury tries assess the real-world side effects of the first shots to mittee called Friday for globally-ramped on Friday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s gain approval. up coronavirus sequencing studies in shipping, aerospace and aviation industries. Norwegian officials said 23 people had died in the order to combat troubling new variants On Thursday, on the second day of a maritime drill by country a short time after receiving their first dose of stalking the globe. Iran’s army, personnel spotted – and captured on camera – the vaccine. Of those deaths, 13 have been autopsied, The meeting was dragged forward by a foreign submarine that quickly left the scene after receiv- with the results suggesting that common side effects two weeks for urgent talks on the emerg- ing warnings. The submarine appeared to be American. may have contributed to severe reactions in frail, elderly ing, seemingly more contagious strains As part of the drill, the army inducted Iran’s largest mili- people, according to the Norwegian Medicines Agency. of the virus, as the death count from the tary vessel into its fleet, fired torpedoes from locally made “For those with the most severe frailty, even relatively Covid-19 pandemic topped two million, submarines, and conducted special forces operations. mild vaccine side effects can have serious consequenc- according to an AFP count. On January 8, the IRGC unveiled a huge underground es,” the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said. “For The emergency committee came out missile base along the Gulf coast that it said was one of those who have a very short remaining life span anyway, against countries requiring proof of vaccina- “many” such bases. the benefit of the vaccine may be marginal or irrelevant.” tion from incoming international travellers. Days earlier, Iran’s army held its first-ever drill for lo- The recommendation does not mean younger, However, it said it was time to overhaul naming new variants to keep them geo- is dangerous on its own -- variant or not.” cally made drones in the northern province of Semnan, healthier people should avoid being vaccinated. But recommendations on travel guidance giv- graphically and politically neutral, in a bid which included aerial targeting and destruction of ob- it’s an early indication of what to watch as countries en what was now known about the virus. to avoid stigmatisation. ‘Defining moment’ jectives using air-to-air missiles, hitting land targets, begin to issue safety monitoring reports on the vac- The WHO said it wanted Covid-19 vac- In its epidemiological bulletin earlier this On travel, the emergency committee rec- and employing suicide drones. cines. Emer Cooke, the new head of the European cination under way in every country with- week, the WHO said the coronavirus muta- ommended that countries do not require proof Medicines Agency, has said tracking the safety of in the next 100 days, amid concerns that tion first found in Britain had spread to 50 of vaccination from incoming travellers, given ‘Not looking to commit a crime’ Covid vaccines, especially those relying on novel tech- rich nations are hogging the first batches territories, while a similar South African- that the impact of vaccines on reducing trans- nologies such as messenger RNA, would be one of the coming off the production lines. identified strain has now been found in 20. mission is not yet known and the availability of Iran’s state broadcaster aired footage of missiles be- biggest challenges once shots are rolled out widely. And while it sounded the alarm on a new A third mutation originating in the vaccines remains limited. ing fired at two US bases in Iraq last year in response to Pfizer and BioNTech are working with the Norwegian virus variant circulating in Brazil, the WHO Brazilian Amazon, is currently being ana- Committee chairman Didier Houssin Soleimani’s assassination on Friday night for the first time. regulator to investigate the deaths in Norway, Pfizer warned that the current infection spikes in some lysed and could impact the immune re- said that given the disparity of countries’ In the footage, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the said in an e-mailed statement. The agency found that countries could be blamed on lapses in behav- sponse, according to the WHO. approaches to visas, quarantine and travel IRGC’s aerospace division, is shown in an operation “the number of incidents so far is not alarming, and in iour rather than simply the new mutations. The situation in northern Brazil’s bans, it is “really time” for the WHO to re- room where he issues the order to fire the missiles that line with expectations,” Pfizer said. Amazonas state, and particularly its capi- assess what guidance could be provided inflicted damage on the US bases, but no fatalities. Allergic reactions have been uncommon so far. In Variants and vigilance tal Manaus, has deteriorated significantly, on international air, land and sea travel. “We’re firing the missiles one by one so the people the U.S., authorities reported 21 cases of severe al- with hospitals pushed to the limit said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus can get away. We’re not looking to commit a crime,” he lergic reactions from Dec. 14-23 after administration The recently-discovered variants can WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan. said the world was at a “defining moment in said, calling Trump a “criminal”. of about 1.9 million initial doses of the vaccine de- only be identified by sequencing their “If this continues, we are going to see a the pandemic”, as he called for vaccines to be A recent interview with Hajizadeh was also aired, in veloped by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. That’s an in- genetic code -- an analysis that is not wave that is greater than what was a cata- distributed equitably across the globe. which he said 13 missiles were fired at the bases and the US cidence of 11.1 cases per million doses, according to possible everywhere. strophic wave in April and May in Amazonas,” Some 46 countries have started their was on high alert but did not know where Iran would strike. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “On variants, (the committee) called he told a press conference in Geneva. vaccination campaigns, of which 38 are He also said then-Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul Though both Covid-19 vaccines approved so far in for a global expansion of genomic se- But Ryan stressed it was “too easy to just lay high-income nations. Mahdi was informed “out of respect” that US targets Europe were tested in tens of thousands of people -- quencing and sharing of data, along with the blame on the variant” -- saying people and “I want to see vaccination under way would be hit by Iranian missiles – without knowing the including volunteers in their late 80s and 90s -- the greater scientific collaboration to ad- authorities need to accept their share of respon- in every country in the next 100 days so location – only half an hour before the strike. average trial participant was in his or her early 50s. dress critical unknowns,” the WHO said sibility for their actions which were driving up that health workers and those at high risk Hajizadeh claimed that Iranian missiles killed an The first people to be immunized in many places have in a statement after the virtual meeting. transmission. are protected first,” Tedros said. The first unknown number of US troops, saying the Americans been older than that as countries rush to inoculate The committee also called on the WHO Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s cluster of Covid-19 cases was discovered in “themselves brought the dead out from under the rub- nursing-home residents at high risk from the virus. to come up with a standardised system for Covid-19 technical lead, added: “This virus December 2019 in Wuhan in China. ble, but first dismissed the Iraqis from the location”. China Honours “Bat Woman” As WHO Tokyo Man Rents Himself Out ‘To Do Nothing’ Chandigarh: Shoji Morimoto has nothing. We are always accepting. someone who’s willing to listen. Team Arrives To Probe Covid Origins an unusual career: he makes money You will only get 10,000 yen, trans- From having lunch to posing out of doing nothing. portation expenses from Kokubunji for photos on Instagram, and even Beijing/Wuhan: China has honoured a to light in Wuhan in December last, to permit the US to conduct a probe, For 10,000 yen---plus expenses station, and other expenses such to accompany them to file for di- virologist of a controversial Wuhan- speculation has been rife on whether which Beijing ignored. for travels and means---Morimoto, as food and drink (if any). Please vorce, he’s since been hired for a based bio-lab, which was at the centre the viral strain originated from China’s Curiously, after her name appeared now 37, can be hired to do exactly use DM for requests and inquiries. variety of reasons. The most un- of COVID-19 storm, as a WHO team ar- premier virology institute or from its in the local and foreign media early last that---nothing. An article in The I can’t do anything other than eat- usual among them was a man who rived at the Chinese city to probe the nearby Huanan Seafood Market. year, Shi conspicuously disappeared for Independent says for that money, ing and drinking and giving easy once hired him to describe a mur- origins of the coronavirus. Shi was honoured along with 20 ad- months amid rumours that she had de- he won’t do anything except “eat, responses”. der he had committed. Another Shi Zhengli from the Wuhan Institute vanced workers during the CAS 2021 fected to a western country. drink, and give a simple response”. He has since seen an enormous person paid to take him to revisit of Virology who has earned the moni- annual work conference held in Beijing, But she suddenly resurfaced in offi- According to The Independent, following online. When he first put the spot where he had tried to kill ker of ‘’Bat Woman’’ for her passionate said Liu Lijun, director of the National cial Chinese media and denied reports Morimoto first offered his rather up the offer he did it for free, The himself. research into bats and viruses was hon- Commendation and Rewarding Office of of her defection to the West and ques- unusual services in 2018, when he Independent says. However, his Moromito, who holds a post- oured as an “advanced worker of the the Ministry of Human Resources and tioned Trump’s allegation that the vi- quit a job in publishing to post a services saw a surprising number graduate degree in physics from Maker s N e ws Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)”, the Social Security. rus emerged from WIV. tweet that read: “I offer myself for of responses, prompting him to Osaka University, told The Manichi state-run Global Times reported, citing a She was praised as adhering to the “Trump’s claim jeopardises and af- rent, as a person who does noth- charge a fee to reduce the number newspaper: “I’m not a friend or an WIV announcement on Friday. scientific values of innovation, serving fects our academic work and personal ing. Is it difficult for you to enter a of requests he gets for his rather acquaintance. I’m free of the an- Outgoing US President Donald the country and benefiting people, and lives. He owes us an apology,” she was shop on your own? Are you miss- unusual offer. The Independent noying things that go with relation- Trump has alleged that the novel coro- fought hard and never flinched in the quoted by official media. ing a player on your team? Do you says he sees 3 or 4 clients a day, and ships but I can ease people’s feel- navirus emanated from WIV before it face of difficulties and challenges, the Significantly, Shi’s “honour” by need someone to keep a place for since 2018, seen 3,000 people. ings of loneliness”. spread across the world and claimed report said. CAS coincides with the arrival of the you? I can’t do anything except easy The Independent quotes him Since 2018, Morimoto has pub- millions of lives and shattered global Shi came under the spotlight of lo- 13-member World Health Organisation things”. as saying that people rent him for lished books, inspired a television economies. cal and global media after Trump’s (WHO) team to Wuhan on Thursday to His bio on Twitter reads: “I will various reasons, but mostly out drama, and gained 2,70,000 Twitter Ever since the virus outbreak came allegation. Trump had asked China probe the origins of COVID-19. lend you a person (me) who does of loneliness---they simply want followers, the Independent says. News Sunday | 17-01-2021 05 Most Organisations Lifted Indigo To Launch Flight Services Freeze On Hiring: Naukri.com Sopore Police Busts Between Delhi, Leh On Feb 22 Fake Lashkar Module Imam Among Others Arrested, Stamp And Posters Recovered

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kash- mir Police on Saturday claimed to have busted a fake Lashkar e Taiba module in the Warpora Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said that “ Sopore Police received a com- NEW DELHI: IndiGo will launch adventure activities, Buddhist plaint from one person (name flight services between Delhi monasteries and festivals. The withheld) stating therein that and Leh on February 22, the destination attracts tourists he has received a letter on the private carrier announced on from April to September,” it letterpad of Lashkar- e- Taiba Saturday. noted. Agencies per cent of recruiters had con- wherein he has been directed Leh will be the 63rd domes- Chief strategy and revenue of- firmed deferred joining. Howev- to pay an amount of Rs 5O thou- tic destination for IndiGo. The ficer of the airline Sanjay Kumar NEW DELHI: Hiring is set to er in the second phase, that has sand for banned outfit, as the bookings for the daily Delhi-Leh said, “We are working towards bounce back as most organisa- declined to only 12 per cent. organisation is in dire need of flights have already begun, the enhancing regional connectiv- tions have lifted the freeze in While 32 per cent recruiters funds for carrying out various airline said in a press release. ity, which will not only increase hiring, according to a Naukri.com confirmed that increments have activities of organisation, Upon “Leh, the capital of Ladakh, access but also promote do- survey released on Thursday. already been rolled out in the receipt of the complaint, FIR is known for its magnificent mestic trade and tourism in the The survey revealed that only second wave of the survey, an- No.11/2021 U/S 13 ULPA 452, landscapes, crystal clear skies, country.” PTI 11 per cent recruiters said that other 34 per cent will be extend- 393, 120-B, 511 IPC was regis- from the complainant. confined to Warpora only but hiring is on hold in their respec- ing salary hikes in the coming tered at Police Station Sopore The statement further said they have extorted money from tive organisations, while half of months. A total of 38 per cent re- and investigation was taken up.” “Sopore police arrested the ac- main Town Sopore,” police them had confirmed the same cruiters have opted to offer incre- They said “During the course cused and upon interrogation have claimed in its statement in the first wave of the survey ments in the range of 5 per cent of investigation which involved they revealed how they were “As of now police have iden- Advisor Baseer Khan Attends (done in April, 2020). to 10 per cent, whereas one-fifth utilization of human resources blackmailing the innocent tified 8 persons who have been Furthermore, 35 per cent of have voted for the 15 per cent to and technical means to trace general public and prominent looted by them and some post- recruiters agreed that hiring is 20 per cent increment bracket. the culprits, it came to fore businessmen of the area. Ac- ers demanding money have Grand Plenary Of Startup India happening as usual against 13 The survey was rolled-out to that three persons identified as cused confessed that they used been recovered from them”. per cent who confirmed so in 1,300 recruiters. The first wave Ishfaq Ahmad Reshi son of Ali to identify the target first and Meanwhile, investigation of International Summit the first wave of the survey. of the recruiters' survey was Mohd Reshi (Maruti Eeco driver then subsequently devise a the case is on and some more ar- On asked when they antici- done in April 2020 and the sec- by profession), Mumtaz Ahmad plan to blackmail and loot the rests are expected. Sopore police SRINAGAR: Prime Minister, Na- have a penchant for innovation pate hiring to go back to pre- ond wave was conducted in Oc- War son of Mohd maqbool War money by sending a letter on also requests the general public rendra Modi today addressed and this Startup opportunity Covid levels in the second wave tober 2020. (Imam by profession) and Ab the letter pad of Lashkar -e- to come forward and report any the concluding session of the will led to outstanding results. of the survey, 21 per cent re- Interestingly, as per a recent Qayoom Ganie son of Mohd Sul- Taiba through kids, a letter-pad such sort of crime to police im- "Prarambh: Startup India Inter- The Advisor gave a brief about cruiters said it will resume in 3 Naukri.com survey done with tan Ganie (Mason by profession), and one stamp has been recov- mediately so that innocent pub- national Summit" and Advisor the Start-up Policy of Jammu months, 26 per cent predicted over 4,000 job seekers, majority all residents of Warpora Sopore, ered from their possessions, lic can be saved from them, the to Lieutenant Governor Baseer and Kashmir that envisions the 3-6 months, and 34 per cent said of them (59 per cent) preferred mastered a plan to collect money there area of operation was not statement added. Ahmad Khan attended the Sum- creation of 500 new Start-ups in it would take their organisations a hybrid model of working. A mit through virtual mode on be- next 10 years, besides establish- 6 months to 1 year to start hiring significant 76 per cent of em- half of the Jammu and Kashmir ing Incubators, fabrication and like in preCovid days. ployees confirmed that work Government. innovation labs and creation of The survey also revealed that from home was equally or more The two-day summit that be- two Start-up Hubs in Kashmir in the first wave of the survey, 44 productive than office. Police Arrests 5 Youth For Pasting gan in New Delhi on January 15 and Jammu. was inaugurated by Union Min- He said that for an enabling ister of Commerce and Industry, ecosystem to be created, aware- Militant Posters Consumer Affairs and Food and ness, outreach and scouting of Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal. Start-ups has been done, besides Power Project Lays Defunct In SRINAGAR: Police here in Kash- tions of Unlawful Activities at isar Ahmad Dar, all residents The Summit was organized a Portal www.startupjk.com has mir Valley have arrested five Police Station Tral, that falls in of Gulshanpora hamlet of Tral by the Department for Industry been made live for registrations Ganderbal For 1 Year persons for pasting threatening Southern Pulwama district. town. and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Min- of Start-ups. Till date, 129 reg- posters on walls and poles to “During the course of investi- “One Laptop and a printer istry of Commerce & Industry. istrations have been received intimidate people. gation, the Investigating Team used for the preparation and The objective of the summit is on the Portal for recognition as While divulging informa- raided multiple locations and printing of these threatening to set up an ecosystem to boost Start-ups. Among the received tion about it, a police official rounded up several suspects. posters have been seized as entrepreneurship and innova- application forms, 63 Start-ups said that a couple of days back, During the questioning of these well and further investigation tion, enabling global linkages have been recognized. some threatening posters of suspects and collection of oth- is in progress,” the police offi- and partnerships, celebrating To sensitize people about the the militant outfit were found er evidence 5 militant associ- cial said. the progress made and define Start-up policy and scout poten- pasted in Seer and Batagund ates were found to be involved Police with the assistance of the way forward to strengthen tial innovative Start-ups, the Ad- villages of South Kashmir’s Tral in the act and accordingly they the Army have arrested dozens the startup ecosystem. visor said that a comprehensive area. were arrested.” of persons for their alleged in- On the sidelines of the event, outreach program of conducting Police immediately took cog- The official identified the volvement in militancy related before the start of Summit, Ad- boot camps across all the dis- nizance of these intimidating arrested persons as Jehangir cases. Most of these arrested visor Baseer Khan expressed tricts of the UT has already been posters and set investigation Ahmad Parray, Aijaz Ahmad youth have been accused of his satisfaction over the way In- completed. into motion after registering a Parray, Towseef Ahmad Lone, providing logistic support to dustries and Commerce depart- Under Atal Innovation Mis- formal case under relevant sec- Sabzar Ahmad Bhat and Qa- the active militants in Kashmir. ment is carrying out activities in sion (AIM), NITI Aayog has sanc- GANDERBAL: The 15 MW Gan- no work was done by the con- line with the facilitations being tioned an Incubation Centre in derbal Power House, built in cerned department even after a provided to startups in Jammu favour of JKEDI. He further add- 1955, has been out of order for one year. and Kashmir. ed that for Nurturing Start-ups the past one year. The phase has been partially The Advisor noted that the and Capacity building of Men- The water canal for the Gan- repaired, which has partially Div Com Calls For Time Bound Summit will provide a plat- tors, two Pre-incubation Orien- derbal project cracked in De- restored the Ringle Water Sup- form to the startups and young tation Programmes have already cember last year leading to its ply Plant. The Ringle Water minds from around the world to been conducted both in Kashmir closure.The power department Plant supplies water to 80% of Issuance Of NOCs To Private Schools come together and collaborate and Jammu. says that even if the water canal the population in the city of SRINAGAR: The Divisional tension in period of recognition/ He directed concerned to dis- to work collectively with new The Advisor also said that UT is repaired, only 4 MW of elec- Srinagar. After that, the depart- Commissioner Kashmir Pan- affiliation, abolishing of politi- perse off all the pending applica- ideas, innovation and invention. of Jammu and Kashmir is work- tricity can be generated. ment repaired the machinery durang K Pole today chaired a cal non involvement certificate, tions on priority and make the The Advisor expressed satisfac- ing towards collaborating with The Ganderbal power project to restore it and also tried to meeting with representatives end of commercial certificate, process as hassle-free for smooth tion over the role being played National Research Development was dedicated to the people generate electricity but due to of Private Schools of Kashmir. time bound NOCs, permanent functioning of these schools. by the Union Territory of Jam- Corporation (NRDC) for patent- in 1961. At that time, Bakshi cracks in the canal, the power The meeting, among oth- registration of schools, imple- The Div Com instructed con- mu and Kashmir in strengthen- ing and Commercialization of Ghulam Muhammad was the house became inoperable again. ers was attended by Director mentation of March session, cerned to do away with the un- ing the startup ecosystem. Innovative technologies. Prime Minister of the State of A senior officer attached to School Education Kashmir, enhancement in the minimum necessary NOCs including trans- The journey of startups While taking the on-spot re- Jammu and Kashmir. the power generation wing "We Director Social Welfare, CE school fee, onetime financial as- port certificates for those schools, in Jammu and Kashmir and view of the working of JKEDI, Another small canal was also can still make 4 MW of power R&B, CE PHE, Deputy Labour sistance, reduction in winter va- which do not use such facilities. the achievements that come the Advisor appreciated the role constructed on this canal, on available to the people from Commissioner Kashmir, Joint cations, waving off of electricity He also stressed on abolish- through promoting entrepre- of JKEDI in facilitating the estab- which Ringle Water Treatment this project but for that its canal Secretary JK BOSE, SSP Traffic and water charges, benefits of ing political non involvement neurship in educational insti- lishment of 14000 enterprises Plant was constructed, Which needs to be repaired," he said. Rural, representative of private social welfare schemes to stu- certificate and instead ask for no tutions through the industrial by the Institute. He also stressed had already been reduced from It is pertinent to mention that schools and other concerned. dents and other issues. criminal antecedent certificate. and academic collaboration to that more and more Start-ups 15 MW to 9 MW, further re- Ganderbal Power House is the During the meeting, the rep- Calling for issuance of cer- He said that there will be no promote entrepreneurship is should be provided incubation duced to 2.5 MW. second oldest power generation resentative raised various is- tificate in time bound manner, compromise on children safety made smooth with the efforts facilities within the Institute. The repair work of the wa- project in the valley. Earlier, sues m being faced by them the Div Com said that all their and instructed concerned to of the department of industries Director JKEDI expressed his ter canal near Malshahi Bagh Mahura Power House was built, while getting NOCs from differ- genuine issues shall be taken ensure all safety gadgets includ- and EDI. gratitude to Advisor for visiting was given to the Irrigation and which was technically a com- ent departments. for due consideration as per ing fire safety equipment are The Advisor said that the the campus and apprised him Flood Control Department but plete masterpiece.(CNS) The issues raised included ex- new norms. installed in all school buildings. youth of Jammu and Kashmir about the working of the Institute.

NEWS MAKERS DC Anantnag Visits Stranded CE, KPDCL Visits Kulgam, Truckers On Highway Takes Stock Of Power Scenario KULGAM: The Chief Engineer (CE), (Distributions) KPDCL, Aijaz Ahmad today visited dis- trict Kulgam to take stock of the power scenario in the district. On the occasion, the C.E in- spected the divisional work shop at Kulgam where he enquired about outage and progress re- corded in repairs of transform- ANANTNAG: The Deputy Com- along with adequate water facili- ers. It was informed that after missioner (DC) Anantnag, ties have been put in place by RDD 3rd January 73 transformers got K.K.Sidha who is also the Chair- for the stranded drivers. damaged and 57 stands repaired. man, District Disaster Manage- It is important to mention that Later, he visited Sub division ment Committee (DDMC) today this is second visit of the DC to D.H.Pora and took stock of pow- all receiving stations are func- visited National Highway Mir the National Highway this week er scenario there. tioning normally. Bazar Anantnag to address the for on spot redressal of the issues Earlier, Deputy Commissioner The Chief Engineer on the oc- problems being faced by the and problems being faced by the (DC) Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz casion appealed people to make stranded Truck Drivers. stranded drivers. Bhat along with Chief Engineer judicious use of electricity as The DC on the occasion dis- The drivers hailed the efforts of Aijaz Ahmad chaired a meeting the system is facing excessive tributed 3000 ration kits among District Administration for amelio- of officers here at Mini-Secre- overloading. stranded truck drivers at differ- rating their problems in this hour tariat to review the power sce- The meeting was attended ent locations including Mir Bazar, of crisis. nario in the district. by SE, KPDCL South Circle, Ex- Vessu, Qazigund, Lower munda The DC during the visit was ac- During the meeting a detailed Engineer KPDCL Kulgam, Ex- and Zig. companied by President, MC An- discussion was held to augment Engineer Sub Transmission and Moreover, on directions of the antnag, SDM Bijbehara, AD Food the power scenario of the dis- all territorial AEEs of electric DC, makeshift/temporary toilets and revenue officers. trict. It was also informed that division Kulgam. Surendra in ‘The Hindu’ BAB in ‘ TheSunday Srinagar Times’ Observer

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Printed & Published by Sajjad Haider on behalf of the Creating the impression that Israel is help- Kashmir Observer LLP ing the Palestinians in good faith to tackle the Published from: # 5- Boulevard, Srinagar-190001 virus while keeping them under occupation, was a Printed at: KT Press Pvt. Ltd, Rangreth Ind Area, Srinagar. remarkable achievement of the Israeli propaganda RNI Registration No: 69503/98 machine. But this is not surprising considering that Postal Registration No-L/159/KO/SK/2014-16 Israel had hid the violence of its regime with such Editor-in-Chief : Sajjad Haider illusions for decades. Legal Counsel: Tasaduq Khwaja Switchboard: (0194) 2106304 Editorial: (0194) 2502327 Email editorial: [email protected] Qatar-Saudi New Era Of Arab Ties The recent rapprochement between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Accord Bahrain, Egypt and other GCC members may have positive fallout on the regional relations and balance of power

Asad Mirza in the Libyan conflict. Commenting on the regional repercus- ith Saudi Arabia and Qatar sign- sions of the accord, Dr Bakeer further opined ing a friendly bond that ended that better Saudi-Qatari relations would mean the three-year long economic a better Saudi-Turkish relations. These three blockade, which Riyadh had countries have the potential to tilt the regional Wimposed on its tiny Gulf neighbour, regional balance towards them and if they are able to observers see it as a springboard for achiev- bring in Egypt too, this can help in minimising ing a greater regional partnership in which other regional inter-conflicts other regional players could be brought in to Dr Guma Al Gamaty, a Libyan academic stabilise the Middle East. and politician who heads the Taghyeer Politi- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emir- cal Party in Libya, opined on TRT World that ates (UAE), the two most influential mem- in light of the rapprochement, he expects "less bers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), antagonism" from the GCC towards the inter- severed ties with Qatar in mid-2017, alleging nationally recognised GNA in Libya. Accord- that Doha supported terrorism, maintained ing to Gamaty, Saudi and its GCC allies had ties with Iran, permitted Turkey to estab- grown wary of the GNA because it believed lish a military base on its soil, supported Qatar was backing it along with Turkey. the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement in As the UAE has been accused of playing Egypt and more. a divisive role in the Libyan peace process, However, the latest development may Gamaty said the Doha-Riyadh reconciliation augur well for the regional and pan-Arab re- has a potential to turn Abu Dhabi into an ir- lationships. relevant regional player. Following the Doha-Riyadh patch up, Turkey’s relationship with the Arab world Khaled Al Mishri, the head of Libya’s High Turkey’s relationship with Arab states Council of State, welcomed the move, say- and in particular with Saudi Arabia has al- ing a comprehensive Gulf reconciliation ways remained thorny and knotty, with both may contribute to the accomplishment of the sides trying to outdo each other and don the will have a positive effect on Turkey’s dia- MB-led governments and others. This spat has United Nations' efforts to reach a political so- mantle of leading the Islamic world. Never- logue with the UAE and Saudi Arabia. How- had repercussions on Turkish relations with lution to the Libyan crisis. theless, Turkey was one of the first countries ever, Turkey may adopt a different approach In short, this new other countries in the region too, from Syria to In short, this new development in the to welcome the reconciliation between Qatar dealing with the two. development in the Gulf Libya and from Yemen to Sudan and Somalia. Gulf could also have a positive impact on and Saudi Arabia on 4 January. The Turkish Ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia could also have a positive Turkey’s ties with Saudi Arabia and the foreign ministry, in a written statement wel- nosedived after the brutal slaying of Saudi Libyan conflict UAE, as well as the wider GCC members, de- comed the reopening of land, air and sea bor- dissident journalist Jamal Kashoggi at the impact on Turkey’s ties with The Qatar-Saudi spat also casted its pending on mutual willingness. Besides, the ders between the two countries, expressing hands of a Saudi death squad in Riyadh’s Saudi Arabia and the UAE, shadow on several regional and interna- new American administration will be very hopes of a comprehensive and lasting solution Consulate to Istanbul in 2018. tional issues, including the conflict in Libya. vigilant in its approach toward the Middle and that the GCC would lift all other sanctions However, in recent months, both sides as well as the wider GCC Libya continues to be one of the top conflict East and the Gulf as it prioritises Iran, and against the Qatari people as soon as possible. have warmed-up to each other. President Re- members, depending on zones of the region. In the conflict, Saudi in initial days may focus more on Iran as Turkey conveyed a more important mes- cep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on the phone with mutual willingness Arabia has chosen to side with warlord compared to other Arab states, which it sage in the last sentence: “Being a strategic King Salman on the occasion of the G20 Sum- Khalifa Haftar, whereas Qatar supports Haf- seems as more amenable to its new policies. partner of the GCC and attaching great im- mit, last November, while the two countries’ tar's rival, the UN-recognised Government of Indications in this regard have already been portance to the security and stability of the foreign ministers held in-person meetings described the UAE’s stance toward Turkey National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, and this shown by the Saudi leadership and other Gulf region, Turkey will continue to support on the side-lines of international summits. as “unfriendly” and he said he did not know had caused friction between the two Arab Arab states may follow suit, once Biden is all efforts in this direction.” On the other hand, Turkish-UAE rela- why the country was pursuing such an anti- nations. firmly in the saddle. The special relationship between Tur- tions are more complicated, and even Turks Turkey policy. Ankara-based political analyst Dr Ali ..... key and Qatar and the former’s troubled re- are flummoxed by this hostile attitude. As The ties between the two countries nose- Bakeer, appearing on TRT World, cautioned The views expressed in this article are the lationship with the UAE and Saudi Arabia such it seems that the Turkish and UAE re- dived after the coup d’état in Egypt that prac- that one should avoid drawing any hasty author’s own and do not necessarily reflect may change the dynamics for Turkey. Turk- lations might not be resolved in the immedi- tically killed the Arab Spring. Abu Dhabi ac- conclusions on the future of the Libyan con- the editorial stance of Kashmir Observer ish observers believe that the resolution of ate future. At a press conference last week, cuses Ankara of supporting the MB although flict in light of Qatar-Saudi rapprochement. Asad Mirza is a political commentator the problems between Qatar and the GCC Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Turkey says it does not differentiate between As per him, neither country is a main player based in New Delhi

n December 19, Israel’s Prime Minister Benja- Palestinians in good faith to tackle the virus while keep- min Netanyahu received the Pfizer-BioNTech ing them under occupation, was a remarkable achieve- COVID-19 vaccine on live television. This The Dark Side Of Israel’s ment of the Israeli propaganda machine. But this is not kicked off a high-paced national vaccination surprising considering that Israel had hid the violence of Ocampaign that has seen more than a million Israelis, its regime with such illusions for decades. some 12 percent of the country’s population, receive the Indeed, Israel is often praised by the international jab in less than two weeks – the highest rate in the world. Vaccine Success Story community and media for letting the odd Palestinian pa- Multiple factors paved the way for Israel to take the tient from Gaza receive treatment in Tel Aviv hospitals. lead in the global vaccination race. Being a relatively In these “feel good” stories, however, the real reason why small country – both by land area and population – cer- Israel is refusing to provide the vaccine to the Palestinians need to go to Israel to receive treatment is tainly helped. Having a digitised national healthcare seldom mentioned: The crippling military siege that pre- system which requires all citizens to be registered also millions of Palestinians it is forcefully ruling over. vents local hospitals from obtaining the necessary equip- contributed. Moreover, unlike other states, the Israeli ment and supplies to provide treatment themselves. government did not hesitate to recruit the army to help No doubt, whenever the PA succeeds in securing a vac- with the administration and distribution of the vaccine. Yara Hawari cine shipment, this achievement will once again be pre- There is also a political dimension to the fast roll out – sented to the international community as a sign of “great Netanyahu is fighting for political survival and winning most basic healthcare needs. er has the duty of ensuring “the adoption and application coordination” between the Israelis and the Palestinians. the vaccine race might tip the balance in his favour in Thus, when COVID-19 hit, the Palestinian authori- of the prophylactic and preventive measures necessary Indeed, to deliver the vaccines to the Palestinians living the upcoming March elections. ties were in no shape to implement effective pandemic to combat the spread of contagious diseases and epidem- in occupied territories, the PA will need to coordinate But there is a dark side to Israel’s “vaccine success mitigation strategies or procure the necessary medica- ics”. In other words, the Israeli regime has a legal obliga- with the Israeli regime, which maintains full control over story”: While it is immunising its citizens against COV- tions and vaccines to protect Palestinians. tion to procure a sufficient amount of COVID-19 vaccines everything going in and out of the West Bank and Gaza. ID-19 at an unrivalled rate, the Israeli government is not The Palestinian Authority (PA) is yet to secure a suf- for Palestinians living under its military occupation. Hence, when and if the Israelis “allow” the vaccines to be doing anything to vaccinate millions of Palestinians liv- ficient quantity of vaccinations to immunise the Pales- Furthermore, both Israeli and international law ban delivered to the Palestinians, they will likely be hailed by ing under its military occupation. In a cruel irony, hun- tinian population against COVID-19. And due to its dire Israel from allowing the distribution of a vaccine in Gaza many in the international community for “cooperating” dreds of doses on the cusp of expiration were reportedly financial situation, it will need significant outside help and the West Bank that it has not approved for its own and “coordinating” with the Palestinians. thrown away in Israeli clinics last week, while millions to make any substantial purchase. population. So, Israel is not only responsible for vacci- The Palestinians, of course, are not the only ones of Palestinians are being denied the vaccine. Several PA officials have mentioned the possibility nating Palestinians living in the occupied territories, who were practically kicked out of the vaccine race even Indeed, while the vaccine roll-out in Israel includes of obtaining a quantity from the COVAX programme, but it also has a legal obligation to ensure the vaccines before it started. Most countries in the Global South have the Palestinian citizens of Israel, it does not include the WHO-led scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to they eventually receive meet the approval criteria of the also been left out of the race, with most of the vaccine some five million Palestinians living in the West Bank poorer countries. But it is likely this will take a long time Israeli healthcare system. doses that will be available in the short-term being allo- and Gaza. – the vaccines intended for COVAX have not yet gained Since the beginning of this unprecedented global cated to rich nations that have the funds, and the politi- Since 1967, these two Palestinian territories have “emergency use” approval by the WHO, a precondition public health emergency, however, Israel not only re- cal might, to buy them. But Israel’s military occupation, been under Israel’s military occupation, with the latter for distribution to begin. fused to live up to its clearly defined legal obligations to and unrivalled control over the Palestinian population, also suffering from a blockade since 2007. In early December, the PA also claimed it reached a the Palestinian people but also created a false picture in makes the challenge facing the authorities in the West Among many things, this regime of absolute control deal with Russia to receive some four million doses of which it is working with the PA to defeat the virus. Bank and Gaza especially formidable. has had a direct and detrimental effect not only on Pal- its Sputnik V vaccine in the coming weeks. However, In March last year, for example, when it “allowed” Places like the occupied territories, where the health estinians’ access to healthcare but also the quality of the Russian officials recently notified the PA they do not yet the entry of medical supplies and equipment into Gaza, infrastructure is weak and it is difficult to maintain ba- care on offer in the West Bank and Gaza.. have enough supplies to fulfil non-domestic orders. Israel received praise from the likes of the UN for “co- sic social distancing or hygiene requirements, should All this would not have mattered, if Israel met its le- operating” with the Palestinians with regard to tackling be prioritised in vaccination efforts. And yet, because of Let's create something together. gal, moral and humanitarian obligation to vaccinate the COVID-19. prevailing structures of oppression, they won’t be. Accenture invites you to bring your skills, inge- Palestinians living under its military occupation. In effect, the Israeli regime, which singlehandedly So as the world watches Israel’s speedy vaccination nious minds, curiosity and best true self to do incredible The Israeli officials are trying to evade responsibil- depleted the capabilities of the Palestinian healthcare program in awe, it must not ignore the bigger picture – things. Read more. ity by claiming the PA is yet to ask Israel for assistance system through its decades-long military occupation, that the Israeli regime is refusing to provide the vaccine Israel’s occupation has left the Palestinian health- in procuring the vaccine, and that, under the Oslo ac- was being praised for allowing a few medical supplies to the millions of people it is forcefully ruling over. care system undersupplied and with insufficient medical cords which never came to fruition, all vaccination pro- donated by international actors to be transported into facilities. For years, rather than being allowed to develop grammes in the West Bank should be led by the PA. Gaza. This, despite its responsibility under international ... self-sufficiency, Palestinians living in the occupied ter- Yet this ignores the fact that Article 56 of the Fourth law as an occupying power to provide the supplies itself. Al Jazeera ritories were forced to rely on outside help to meet their Geneva Convention specifically provides that an occupi- Creating the impression that Israel is helping the

ORTY-eight years after the 1971 war, which led to the in- dependence of Bangladesh, each country involved in the conflict has institutionalised a distinct memory of the events of that year. In Bangladesh, the war is remem- Fbered as the Bengali people's struggle against an oppressive Pakistan army. In India and Pakistan, the war is often remembered as the Opinion,Think! Analysis, Essays Sunday|17-01-2021 Social Media and Data Privacy

n recent days, we have all sud- denly become worried about data and privacy issues, even as we’d compromised much of it in previ- Ious years. Even as we’d been compro- Khalid Mustafa mising data and privacy on Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and other social media sites, we’ve now paid more at- tention because of the recent fallout in whatsapp’s new privacy policy. Deleting the In every scenario of real life or vir- tual life (Cyber World), we have many application is possibilities of someone committing cyber crimes. never a solution as Hackers are always ready to steal our data and keep track on our ac- tivities, we are always afraid of being we may need it victims. In that very time, we should always take various precautionary and our businesses measures to avoid being victims of such things. The OEM of applications, soft- are running over it, ware developers, websites at first share all the terms and conditions of the ap- but using the plications and guidelines for its usage towards personal or commercial use same in a but how many of us are reading those terms and conditions matters a lot. precautionary Whenever we access any website we all get a message of acceptance of users who have not taken action regard- visible to the public, what sort of videos your personal information. Your online manner is worth cookies on the website and we simply ing protecting privacy. 38% have reduced / personal photos you are sharing. data is as important as your passport, ID click on agree to visit the website before the personal sharing of information on We should take a review of every- card and your confidential medical re- reading what those cookies are talking social media just 31% read the terms and thing and then use the application. cord. So, basic education about the usage a lot about. Cookies are useful to websites conditions and 11% have deleted the so- Deleting the application is never a so- of the internet, social media platforms is but can be vulnerable for the users who cial media applications. lution as we may need it and our busi- a must as even hackers have trespassed access the website as they can store We should be very much careful nesses are running over it, but using the privacy of various celebrities on your logins, search history and more while sharing any of our personal in- the same in a precautionary manner is which there is more tracking. and someone can spy your data and ac- formation over chats, social media vid- worth a lot. In the end, you can’t blame the com- tivities without your consent. Infact, by eo calls, photographs, passwords, bank We are now addicted to social me- pany as you have already given them the acceptance of cookies you get per- information, allowing 3rd party apps dia and have left conventional means. permission to store your data on their sonalised advertisements over social to access your social media accounts The sharing of information in a digital servers and have given permission to media and other websites. etc as you may come under the attack form is more vulnerable to theft. On access several of the modules of your Now, if we talk about the applica- of hackers and be victims to them and our personal laptops and computers, phone information like accessing loca- tions, there are many applications oth- they can easily broadcast and morph we have various Internet security an- tion, gallery, files and even camera dur- er than WhatsApp which are storing our information. tivirus softwares available for PDAs, ing the first installation of applications and tracking our personal information The application/website OEMs are iPads, tablets and mobile phones which and softwares. Read "Terms and Condi- and for which we have already provid- well aware about the security and take can act as a 3rd party to guide and pro- tions" very well to have your personal ed them the permission during installa- much more precautions and have secu- tect you from accessing vulnerable conditions healthy over the cyber world. tion of applications. For instance, even rity system, encryption, OTP accessing websites and applications and provide Government of India has already is- your photo editor application wants to avoid such misfortunes to the users information about securing your per- sued various advisories to public for us- your permission to access your person- but they can’t eradicate it completely sonal data. ing social media and being on the inter- alized photo gallery and locations. We as every hour they get new challenging Not only WhatsApp which is cur- net about reporting cybercrimes, child cannot abandon these things or stop us- hacker attacks and new virus forma- rently in news headlines, even Google, abuse etc. If you are victim to it, do not ing the applications as we are in need tions in digital form and work 24x7 for Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snap- feel any stress. We should immediately for those in day to day life but we can the users. chat, and many more all have access report to the country cybercrime portal protect ourselves from being victims of So, there are responsibilities in the to highly sensitive private data, which and they will take necessary actions. any hacking or data privacy accidents. hands of the users as well. is stored on their servers and could be For the same, we need to follow some Some of the key points you should stolen anytime now. The author is an IT & Management protocols and read privacy policies of take into consideration when using so- Choice is always ours as when infor- Expert. Presently IT-Ops Manager every website and application very well. cial media is to check your privacy pro- mation gets posted online, it is no lon- At HK Nissan. For feedback: As per the Global Web Index March 2020, tection, know who is in your friendslist, ger private, and may end up falling into [email protected] there are about 19% of the social media what you are sharing is for private or wrong hands and can end up leaking

Five Ways To Help Your Child Develop A Love For Reading

Isang Awah In my study, the children better en- joyed reading and did more leisure read- love for reading can be hugely ing when they chose their books. When valuable for children. The ben- forced to read a book selected by a parent or efits of leisure reading include teacher, they did not always enjoy the read- increased general knowledge, ing and sometimes did not read the books. Aa positive impact on academic achieve- A girl complained that she usually did not ment, enhanced reading ability and vo- like the books her class teacher selected for cabulary growth. leisure reading. “Sometimes I manage it, Indeed, research suggests that time sometimes I don’t read it,” she said. Other spent reading for pleasure could be a key children had similar complaints. indicator for the future success of a child – The freedom to select books leads to a even more important than their family’s so- positive attitude towards reading, better cio-economic status. It is therefore not sur- engagement with the book, and a more prising that many parents are interested in enjoyable reading experience. getting their children hooked on books. Additionally, children should be al- But certain reading practices used by lowed to read whatever materials they parents and teachers could end up putting find interesting, be it comics, maga- children off reading. On the other hand, zines, or poetry. Doing otherwise may though, there is compelling evidence that reduce their potential to engage in rec- children who may not want to read for reational reading. pleasure can be influenced to take it up. My PhD research, which explored Talk about books the reading habits of a group of children Having discussions about books is in a book club aged between nine and 12, another way to spark children’s interest uncovered ways to entice children to de- in reading and in books. However, these velop a love for leisure reading. should centre on books that might appeal to the child rather than on the books you Read aloud (and make it exciting) as an adult find engaging. Reading aloud fosters a love of books Many of the children in my study in children, and helps children get said that book discussions with parents, hooked on books as they associate read- Although there were a few excep- reading as well as set aside time for lei- friends, and staff members of the book ing with pleasure. tions, the children in my study who had To enable children sure reading. club had led them to read certain books. My study supports this. Each day, a many reading materials at home and at to fully engage with The reading engagement of the chil- Some of the them reported that they en- staff member at the book club read aloud school did more leisure reading and were dren in my study was affected by envi- joyed reading the books recommended by to the children. Most of the children said more engaged readers than those who and take pleasure from ronmental factors such as noise, heat, dis- one staff member or the other. that they enjoyed being read to, and that had challenges in accessing books. A little reading, parents should ruptions, and uncomfortable seats. The Children who may not be interested having someone read to them stirred girl said she loved comics but could not findings also show that children are like- in reading will have subjects and top- their interest in the book. A boy in my get hold of them easily. She believed she create a comfortable and ly to read happily and for a longer time ics that they are excited about, such as study said his parents regularly read would do more reading if she could read- quiet space for reading. This when they are in a reading environment. sports, movies or animals. Discussing aloud to him when he was little, and that ily get the books she liked. To enable children to fully engage books on a topic or subject that the child this led to his love for reading. Parents who may not be able to buy could be as simple as a with and take pleasure from reading, finds exciting will likely whet their appe- However, some children pointed out books for their child could take the child corner in a room which could parents should create a comfortable and tite for that book. that how books are read aloud could affect to a public library and assist the child in quiet space for reading. This could be When children find reading fun and en- their enjoyment of the reading. It is impor- borrowing books. Another option could be decorated as the reading as simple as a corner in a room which joyable, they are likely to repeatedly spend tant that the reading be done in an enthu- be downloading suitable free e-books for space. This will encourage could be decorated as the reading space. time with books, become engaged readers, siastic way that children find engaging. children to read. This will encourage children to pick up and gain the benefits of leisure reading. children to pick up a book a book and spend some time in the read- Ensure access to books Create a space for reading and spend some time in the ing corner. By arrangements with Children who have easy access to en- It is important to establish a comfort- The Conversation gaging texts do more reading. able space and conducive atmosphere for reading corner. Let children choose books LIFE & TIMES Sunday| 17-01-2021 LIFE & TIMES Sunday|17-01-2021 88 Fast food restaurantCASE STUDY proximity likely Google introduces 'Guest Education is the third eye of a child Mode' on smart speakers RESHMA EKKA doesn't affecttience. 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J&K. E- T E N D E R F O R Total No. of posts: 06 (One Ombudsperson for two districts) as per following break “Construction, Testing and successful commissioning of Lift Irrigation Scheme PETH DEVSAR (Upper Qasbi Devsar)” under NABARD). up:-

1. Bid Security: Declaration as per Annexure – A. Districts Post 2. Completion Period: Twenty Four calendar Months & shall be reckoned from the date of issue of letter of Intent or Allotment, whichever is earlier. Rajouri & Poonch 01 3. Bidding Document Fee:-Rs,5500.00 (Rupees five thousands five hundred Only)in the form of Doda & Kishtwar 01 Demand draft (bidders other than UT of J&K)& e-challan/Treasury Challan/receipt (non – refundable/Non- transferable) in favor of Executive Engineer Irrigation Division Kulgam. 4. The Bidding documents consisting of eligibility criteria, specification, bill of quantities (B.O.Q) set of terms & conditions of contract and other details can be seen/ downloaded from Kupwara & Baramulla 01 the e-procurement Portal “http://www.jktenders.gov.in” and also on departmental web site “ ifckashmir.com” as per schedule of dates given below:- Ganderbal & Bandipora 01 Anantnag & Pulwama 01 Date of publishing of Tender Notice 12/01/2021 Date of downloading of bidding documents 13/01/2021 from 10.00 AM Kulgam & Shopian 01 Date, Time & Venue of Pre-bid meeting 18/01/2021 at 11.00am in the office of Superintending Engineer Hydraulic Circle Anantnag. Eligibility: Last date of submission of pre-bid queries if any 20/01/2021 1. The candidate must be a domicile of UT of J&K. In case of a person retired from gov- Bid submission start date 13/01/2021 from 10.00 AM Bid Submission end date 28/01/2021 up to 04.00 PM ernment service last post held should not be below the rank of Additional Secretary. Date & time of opening of Technical Bids (on line) 29/01/2021 at 3.00 PM 2. The applicant must be of eminent standing and impeccable integrity with at Date & time of opening of Financial Bids (on line) Shall be notified after evaluation of technical bids. For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. least 20 years of experience in Public Administration, Law, Academics, Social Work Notice inviting e-Tender or Management. Experience of working with people or community organizations is a E- N.I.T No: - 13 of 2020-21 Date: - 11/01/2021 mandatory qualification. For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of J&K Union Territory e-tenders (Two cover System), are invited from reputed and resourceful “AAY” class contractors/Firms/companies/joint venture of repute on item rate basis, which should be uploaded on the e-Procurement web portal http://www.jktenders.gov.in, up to last bidding date:- 28/01/2021 up to 4.00 p.m for the subjected work referred 3. No person who is a member of the recognized political party or a banned organiza- below and as per the details mentioned in this e-tender notification and to whom all the terms and conditions of detailed NIT /Tender Documents/ PWD Form NO:- 25 are accepted. The detailed tion shall be considered for appointment as Ombudsperson. tender document, Specifications and drawings can be downloaded on the e-procurement Portal http://www.jktenders.gov.in and also on departmental web site “ifckashmir.com . The cost of 4. The applicant should be physically active and capable of conducting field tours, tender document in the form of Demand draft (bidders other than UT of J&K) & e-challan/Treasury Challan/receipt remitted to MH 0701/0702 (non – refundable/Non- transferable) in favor of Executive Engineer Irrigation Division Kulgam. inspections and visit to remote rural locations in the district, and also travel between districts of her/his responsibility. S. No Name of work Ad v. Co s t o f Wo r k Bid Security Class of Contract Cost of Tender Period of completion Position of Position of Tender 5. The Ombudsperson is to be appointed for the tenure of two years extendible not Doc. AAA funds more than twice by one year each based on a performance appraisal process or till the receiving authority 1 Construction, Testing and Rs 271.70 Declaration Class A & Above 24 calendar Accorded Partly Superintending incumbent attains the age of 68 years, whichever is earlier. There shall be no reap- successful commissioning of as per An- Months available Engineer Hydraulic pointment. Lift Irrigation Scheme Peth nexure – A 5500/= Circle Anantnag. Devsar (Upper Qasbi Devsar) Remuneration: under NABARD Subject to any subsequent notification by the Union Territory of J&K, the Ombudsper- son shall be allowed compensation, in form of fee of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thou- 2. 0 ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION OF TENDERERS:- 2.1 For Single /individual bidder entity sand Only) per sitting with maximum upper limit of Rs. 20000/- (Rupees Twenty 2.1.1 TECHNICAL Thousand Only) per month. I. The contractor should posses the experience of having successfully completed similar works like Lift Irrigation Schemes and other similar hydraulic/ drainage works, during last seven years The application form complete in all respects must reach this office within 15 days ending 31/12/2020 which should be any one of the following:- i) One similar work costing not less than 80% of advertised cost during the last Seven years. from the date of publication of this Advertisement notice at the following address ii) Two similar works costing not less than 50% of advertised cost each, during the last Seven years. through registered post. iii) Three similar works costing not less than the 40% of advertised cost each, during the last Seven years. Additional Secretary to Government For and on behalf Of Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. (Member Secretary, Mahatma Gandhi NREGA-SEGC) DIPK-11759/20 Executive Engineer, Room No. 15, 4th Floor, Irrigation Division, Kulgam Mini Block, Civil Secretariat, Jammu NO: - 3228-50 Date: - 11/01/2021 Application received after last date shall not be accepted. (Pran singn) DIPK-11840/20 Additional Secretary to the Government SRINAGAR MUNICPAL CORPORATION. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER LEFT RIVER WORKS DIVISION TENDER NOTICE INVITING E- TENDERS NIET NO: 31 e-Tendering/2020-21 Dated: 14-01-2021

For and on behalf of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors for the following work:- S.No. Name of work Est. Cost Cost of Tender Earnest Time of Comple- Class of Contract Head of Account (In Lacs) Document money tion in days/ (Civil) (Non-refundable) Weeks 1. Face-Lifting of Commissioner’s 1.90 200/- 3800/- 7 days strictly DEE 14th Finance Commission / Office Building at SMC, Srinagar NO.SMC/Plg/2020-21/696 Dated 10-09-2020 1 Publish date 14-01-2021 04:00 PM 2 Document download 15-01-2020 10:00AM To 22-01-2021 04:00PM 3 Bid submission/uploading date 15-01-2021 10:00AM To 22-01-2021 01:00PM 4 Bid Opening date 22-01-2021 02:00 PM 5 Submission of hardcopy for successful bidder 23-01-2021 upto 4.00 PM 1. Other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below:-

Note: The intended bidders have to deposit the tender fee in the Municipal Account No: 0216010200000007 payable at J&K Bank Brach Balgarden, before uploading of their bids and scanned copy of the same (with NIET No & Serial no. mentioned) to be uploaded along with all other documents prescribed in the NIET while uploading their bids and also upload the CDR, Bank Receipt. TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1. The performance security for unbalanced tenders shall be 3% of the contract value as per circular instructions issued by the finance department of GO JK vide No. A/Min’s (2018) –111-895 /J Dated 22-12-2020. 2. The successful bidders/tenderers should submit the hard copies of their documents like CDR/DD etc. after the opening of tenders. 3. In Case of Holidays/office happens to be closed on the date of opening of bids. Bids will be opened on the next working day at the same time and venue 3(a) the intending tenderer/bidder should attach sales tax clearance certificate with upto date validation without which no tenders/bids will be entertained. 4. The bid shall be opened online in the Office of Executive Engineer LRWD, SMC at Old Funds Office Building Karan Nagar near National School Municipal Park on 18-11- 2020 2:00 PM. 5. Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of demand draft pledged in favor of Chief Account Officer SMC payable at Srinagar and Earnest money /Bid security in shape of CDR/FDR pledged to Executive Engineer LRWD SMC the bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of bids. No: SMC/EELRWD/4606-4617 Executive Engineer, Dated: 14-01-2021 Left River Works Division, DIPK-NB-5145/20 Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Business Sunday | 17-01-2021 09 Director Reviews Flagship Indian Economy ‘Weak’, Credit Agri Programs Growth Bottoming Out: Report

SRINAGAR: Director Agri- ensure that undue liabilities culture Kashmir, Muham- are not created. mad Iqbal Chowdhary today He said the Department convened a meeting here to should make all effort to en- review implementation of sure the availability of mar- flagship programmes under ket for the farmers produce. agriculture sector. He directed Chief Agriculture The Director on the occa- Officers/ District Agriculture sion reviewed submission of Officers to pay periodic visits DPRs on Micro Food Process- to the concerned areas to per- ing Enterprise Scheme (FME), sonally monitor the develop- Self Help Groups, progress on mental pace. Farm Produce Organizations He highlighted the need for (FPOs), status of DBT in re- a multi-dimensional market- spect of CSS/Capex, Machinery ing strategy concept so that distributed during 2020-21. the produce of the farmer Besides he also reviewed could be marketed in a very MUMBAI: American brokerage advances seems to have bot- progress under soil health effective manner. He said the BofA Securities on Friday said tomed out and the system will card scheme, status of regis- Department is planning a pan the Indian economy continues close with a growth of 6.2 per tration of new FPOs viz sub- Kashmir drive to organize spe- to be “weak”, pointing to activ- cent in the financial year 2021. mission of DPRs, preparation cial training programs for ed- ity indicators tracked by it. The credit growth for finan- of Kharief 2020-21 (Seed ucated youth to adopt global On the positive side, the cial year 2022 will come at requirements of all crops), skill in the agriculture sector. brokerage said credit demand 12 per cent, it said. It can be status of operationalization During the meeting a de- is bottoming out and the real noted that credit growth had of web portal for online reg- tailed power point presenta- UN Agency Predicts "Prolonged lending rates adjusted for been declining for the last few istration process for issuance tion regarding procurement wholesale price inflation are years, in sync with a dip in of new/ renewal of pesticides on GeM portal was given falling. the overall economic growth and fertilizer license, quality to the officers to adhere to It can be noted that there which has been on the down- analysis of insecticides, pesti- guidelines issued by Govern- Depressed Demand" For Air has been a slew of reports ward spiral since demonetisa- cides and fertilizers. ment for achieving account- lately about a stronger recov- tion in late 2016 as borrowers Director Agriculture im- able and transparent results. ery being underway after the went slow on expansion. pressed upon the officers to Joint Director Agriculture (Ex- Travel In 2021 jolt caused by the pandemic. The real lending rates ad- ensure that the budgetary tension) Mohammad Muzaffar The government expects the justed for WPI will be one allocations to their respec- Hurra, Joint Director Inputs/Mar- Agencies pared to 4.5 billion in 2019, air- limited to a few countries. As GDP to contract 7.7 per cent in of the prime reasons for the tive districts under different keting/PHM Amir U Din Andrabi, line losses reached US$370 bil- the novel coronavirus spread, financial year 2021 because of faster credit growth estimate schemes and programs are Joint Director Agriculture Engi- MONTREAL, CANADA: The UN lion, according to ICAO figures. air transport "came to a virtual the reverses. in financial year 2022, the bro- fully utilized adding that the neering M. Ilyas Khateeb, Joint aviation agency on Friday predict- Airports and air navigation standstill" by the end of March, “The bad news is that the kerage said. funds under different pro- Director Farms, Spices & Me- ed "prolonged depressed demand" services providers lost a further the ICAO said. continued drop in our BofA In- Nominal MCLR (marginal grams are for farmer’s wel- dicinal Plants Kounsar Parveen, for air travel and more financial US$115 billion and US$13 billion, A month later, with the in- dia Activity Indicator reinforc- cost of funding based lending fare and it should reach to the Joint Director Seeds, Pesticides troubles for airlines, following a respectively. troduction of wide-scale lock- es our view that the economy rate) is down 1.45 per cent farmers without delay. and Fertilizers Mohammad year of fewer flights and big losses And severe liquidity strains, downs, border closures and trav- still remains weak,” the bro- since March 2019 and the Chowdhary stressed upon Iqbal Khan besides all Chief blamed on the pandemic. the ICAO said, are now "placing el restrictions around the world, kerage said in a note. real MCLR (adjusted for WPI) the officers to adhere strictly Agriculture Officers and other Air travel plunged 60 percent the industry's financial viability passenger numbers dropped 92 The indicator fell by (-) 0.6 is down 1.50 per cent on RBI to the guidelines of different concerned officer of the Depart- in 2020 as nations closed borders in question and threatening mil- percent from 2019 levels. per cent in November on top easing and the core WPI infla- schemes and programs and ment attended the meeting. and restricted travel to slow the lions of jobs around the world." Passenger traffic then saw a of the (-) 0.8 per cent in Octo- tion inching up further to 3.1 spread of Covid-19, the Interna- The situation has also been moderate rebound during the ber, and 4.6 per cent drop in per cent from 2.3 per cent in tional Civil Aviation Organization devastating for tourism, given usually busy summer travel pe- the September quarter, it said, November 2020. said in a report. that half of international holiday- riod, but again dropped off in the adding, “this supports our call The RBI has cut interest rates The near-term outlook, it said, makers used air travel in the past. last four months of 2020, coin- of GVA (gross value added) in two moves after the emer- Newsprint Cost Up 20% In "is for prolonged depressed de- A recovery, the ICAO said, will ciding with a second wave of Co- contractions of (-)1 per cent in gence of the pandemic but has mand, with downside risks to hinge on the successful rollout of vid-19 infections triggering fresh the December quarter and (-) kept rates on hold for the last global air travel recovery pre- vaccines, which have now start- restrictions. 6.7 per cent in FY21.” three consecutive policy re- Last 3 Months, Publishers dominating in the first quarter of ed to be distributed. The ICAO noted that domestic On the credit growth front, it views because of high consum- 2021, and likely to be subject to Several governments have also travel has demonstrated stronger said the rise in banking system er price inflation. — PTI Seek Waiver In Customs Duty further deterioration." provided or are in talks with car- resilience, particularly in China With just 1.8 billion passen- riers about bailouts. and Russia, where passenger NEW DELHI: Newsprint cost has gers taking to the air during the The plunge in air travel be- numbers have already returned jumped 20 per cent in the last three first year of the pandemic, com- gan in January 2020, but was to the pre-pandemic levels. State Level Committee Meeting Held months due to demand-supply imbalance post pandemic, prompt- ing news publishers to petition the Dwivedi Clears Rs 12.43 Cr government for waiver of 5 per cent import duty to help cut cost. WhatsApp Delays Data-Sharing The industry has been hit hard Subsidy Claims due to COVID-19 led disruptions When asked about the situation, JAMMU: Commissioner Sec- Kashmir division which in- and the most newspapers have Adimoolam told PTI: “We have been Change After Backlash retary, Industries &Commerce cluded 5 subsidy cases from stopped sending newspapers to asking for the stimulus package. The Department, Manoj Kumar Pulwama, 3 from Budgam, 6 rural areas where there is less than government is helping a few indus- Agencies it natural for the internet giant to Dwivedi, chaired meetings from Srinagar and 01 subsidy 50 copies to reduce the distribution tries with stimulus packages. We centralize some data on its servers. of State Level committees for case from Baramulla districts. cost, said the Indian Newspaper So- are (also) expecting some stimulus.” SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp on Countries concerned sanctioning of subsidy cases In view of the New Indus- ciety (INS) President L Adimoolam. Several newspapers have taken cost- Friday postponed a data-sharing The Turkish Competition Authority under the Central Package of trial Policy, Dwivedi stressed In a representation to the Finance cutting efforts and many editions change as users concerned about said it is opening an investigation and Incentives and sanctioning upon Bankers to facilitate the Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on are closed, the number of pages has privacy fled the Facebook-owned requiring WhatsApp to suspend the of 30% Central Capital Invest- Investors and be the partners in Thursday ahead of the forthcoming been reduced and people have lost messaging service and flocked to ri- data sharing obligation on its users. ment Incentive for Access to Industrial growth and develop- union budget, INS has suggested to jobs. Several small papers have also vals Telegram and Signal. Several Turkish state organiza- Credit (CCIIAC) respectively ment and directed for conduct- take steps as to reduce the customs closed down, Adimoolam added. The smartphone app, a huge hit tions -- including President Recep under Industrial Development ing SLC meetings on regular duty on import of newsprints, a According to him, the newspaper across the world, canceled its Febru- Tayyip Erdogan's media office -- Scheme (IDS) here today. Intervals to clear the pendency. stimulus package for the industry distribution has become very costly. ary 8 deadline for accepting an up- switched to Turkcell telecom's new The Committees sanctioned Director, Industries & Com- or at least to help the publications “Sending newspaper to remote date to its terms concerning sharing one is messaging or calling. We can't messaging service BiP in response. cases of 100% Insurance Sub- merce, Jammu, Anoo Malhotra, by releasing advertisement with an and small villages is being slowly re- data with Facebook, saying it would see your shared location and neither The terms of service tweak also sidy, 3% Interest Subsidy and Director Finance R C Kotwal, increased tariff of 50 per cent. duced. The newspaper reaches only use the pause to clear up misinfor- can Facebook." Location data along put WhatsApp in the crosshairs in 30% CCIIAC amounting Rs. representative of Director Gen- “If working out a stimulus to a nearby town. Villages would be mation around privacy and security. with message contents is encrypted Italy and India, where a petition has 10.59 crore for Jammu Divi- eral Accounts & Treasuries Mo- package for print media is diffi- deprived of the news,” he said. "We've heard from so many peo- end-to-end, according to WhatsApp. been filed in a Delhi court. sion and Rs. 1.84 crore for hammad Iqbal Ganaie, Chair- cult at this juncture, DAVP (Direc- After the pandemic, report- ple how much confusion there is "We're giving businesses the option WhatsApp's notice to users lacked Kashmir Division. man, Federation of Industries, torate of Advertising and Visual edly 3 million tonnes of news- around our recent update," What- to use secure hosting services from Face- clarity and its privacy implications Director Industries & Com- Jammu, Lalit Mahajan, Man- Publicity) may please consider print capacities have been closed sApp said in a blog post. book to manage WhatsApp chats with need to be carefully evaluated, Ital- merce, Jammu deliberated ager J&KDFC Jammu along with releasing advertisement for all its or converted to brown paper "This update does not expand our their customers, answer questions, and ian data protection agency GPDP upon 48 subsidy cases pertain- General Managers of concerned departments to all publications grades worldwide, resulting in a ability to share data with Facebook." send helpful information like purchase said in a post at its website. ing to 3% Interest Subsidy, 100% DICs and officers of Director- with an increased tariff of 50 per demand-supply imbalance. It said it would instead "go to people receipts," WhatsApp said in a post. GPDP said it has shared its con- Insurance Subsidy and 30% CCI- ate of Industries & Commerce, cent, which would be highly help- The Indian publishers continue to gradually to review the policy at "Whether you communicate with cerns with the European Data Pro- IAC under IDS which included Jammu attended the meeting. ful for the industry as a whole,” be dependent on imported news- their own pace before new business a business by phone, email, or What- tection Board and reserved the right 22 subsidy cases from district The Managers of the financing the INS representation said. print, due to insufficient domestic options are available on May 15." sApp, it can see what you're saying to intervene in the matter. Jammu, 15 subsidy cases from Banks also participated in the It has also asked to extend capacity/output and poor quality. The update concerns how merchants and may use that information for its Facebook has come under increas- district Samba, 10 subsidy SLC meeting for Sanctioning of the validity of RNI (Registrar of “Prices of newsprint have shot up using WhatsApp to chat with customers own marketing purposes, which may ing pressure from regulators as it cases from district Kathua and Subsidy cases under IDS. Newspapers for India) Circulation by 20 per cent in the last 3 months. can share data with Facebook, which include advertising on Facebook." tries to integrate its services. 01 subsidy case from district Director, Industries & Com- Certificates up to March 31, 2022 Another increase of 10-15 per cent is could use the information for targeted Technology experts note that What- The EU fined the US social media Udhampur. However, 01 case merce, Kashmir, Mehmood Shah which will enable DAVP rates to in the anvil next month which will ads, according to the social network. sApp's new requirement of its users giant 110 million euros (then $120 from district Jammu amount- along with officers of Director- remain the same till next year. severely impact the Publishers,” said "We can't see your private mes- makes legally binding a policy that million) for providing incorrect and ing Rs 5.00 crore was deferred ate of Industries & Commerce, It is estimated that the print the INS in the memorandum adding sages or hear your calls, and neither has been widely in use since 2016. misleading information about its for want of original documents. Kashmir and Gowhar Arif, Gen- media would take two or three that domestic producers are severely can Facebook," WhatsApp said in an Facebook aims to monetize What- 2014 takeover of WhatsApp con- Director, Industries & Com- eral Manager JKDFC attended years to recover from the current under-stocked on their raw materials earlier blog post. sApp by allowing businesses to con- cerning the ability to link accounts merce, Kashmir, deliberated the meeting through video con- situation, the INS added. to supply adequate quantities. PTI "We don't keep logs of who every- tact clients via the platform, making between the services. upon 15 subsidy cases of ferencing from Srinagar. NEWS MAKERS Maruti Suzuki Launches Online Financing Platform — Smart Finance Apple India Store Announces Rs 5,000 aruti Suzuki India on board other key financiers, it said. Cashback Offer, No-cost EMI Friday announced the Shashank Srivastava, Execu- launch of its online tive Director (Marketing & Sales), NEW DELHI: Apple Store India, the The offer cannot be clubbed with financing platform -- Maruti Suzuki India said: "We are company's online shop on Friday the Education Program offers and is MSmart Finance, for Maruti Suzuki overwhelmed with the response announced a new cashback and no- valid only on a single item purchase ARENA customers across more to our Smart Finance platform cost EMI offer. once per card. than 30 cities. from our NEXA customers. Now, Starting January 21, consumers Much like the Rs 5,000 cashback A company statement said that we want to extend the ease of a can avail a cashback of Rs 5,000 on offer, the no-cost EMI offer also with the launch of Smart Finance, car buying journey for our ARENA orders above Rs 44,900 in India as ends on January 28, 2021. 24 out of 26 steps in the customer customers as well. The pandemic well as a no-cost EMI offer up to six Apple clarifies "Card eligibil- vehicle purchase journey have situation in the country has further months on Apple products. ity subject to terms and conditions been digitised. increased the usage of digital plat- According to Apple's website, the between you and your card issuing "Smart Finance offers custom- forms. With Smart Finance, we aim cashback is available for qualifying bank." The No-Cost EMI offer is ap- ers a 'ONE-STOP-SHOP' solution Maruti Suzuki website will act For this, Maruti Suzuki has to reach out to a larger audience, HDFC Bank Credit Cards. plicable on HDFC Bank Credit Cards for the vehicle finance needs. The as a facilitator between the cus- currently partnered with twelve assist them and make every stage Apple says that the maximum on EMI transactions on a six-month services include option to choose tomer and the financier provid- financiers -- State Bank of India, of the loan process transparent." cashback of Rs 5,000 will be appli- tenure only. among wide range of finance ing real time status updates and HDFC Bank, Mahindra Finance, The Smart Finance service is cable on a single order that totals The Apple India Online Store products based on customer in turn provide a hassle free and ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Bank of now available for ARENA custom- up to Rs 44,900 or more. Multiple went live in September 2020. It needs, selecting the best-suited transparent financing solution. Baroda, Cholamandalam Finance, ers in over 30 cities including Del- orders cannot be combined for the offers customers a full range of loan product, completion of all Going forward, different struc- Kotak Mahindra Prime, Axis Bank, hi-NCR, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, cashback. products and support with the finance related formalities and tured schemes such as balloon and AU Small Finance Bank, Yes Bank Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hy- The cashback, once an order is same premium experience found disbursal of loan, with just a few step-up offers, among others can and HDB Financial Services. Sub- derabad, Lucknow, Indore, Kolkata, successfully paid, will be credited to in Apple store locations around the clicks," it said. also be reviewed on one screen. sequently, the company will on- Cochin, Chandigarh and Guwahati. the user's HDFC credit card account within a period of 7 days. world. — IANS C

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NEWS 6 Y K CBI Suspends Its 2 Personnel For Taking Plea in SC Seeking Direction to WhatsApp Bribe, Recommends Action Against 2 Officers To Roll Back Its New Privacy Policy NEW DELHI: The CBI has sus- Mills and Frost International. Pulp and Board Mills and Frost pended its Inspector Kapil Shree Shyam Pulp and Board International. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA citizens of India. through which it scrapped its 'opt- and its impact thereof, the peti- Dhankad and Stenographer Mills is accused in a Rs 700-crore The embarrassing tale of "The respondent no.1 -- Union out policy' and from now on, users tioner had written to the Centre, Sameer Kumar Singh for alleged- bank fraud case, while Frost corruption in the FIR says NEW DELHI: A plea has been of India -- has granted permis- will have to compulsorily consent asking it to intervene in the mat- ly receiving bribes to give away International is accused in a Rs Sangwan, Rishi, Dhankad and filed in the Supreme Court, seek- sion to respondent nos 2 to 4 to to share their data with Facebook ter and vide its powers provided probe-related information and 3,600-crore bank fraud case. Stenographer Singh, in con- ing a direction to instant messag- run the WhatsApp application in and its group companies for using under the applicable law, direct compromise on investigation "The CBI has a zero tolerance spiracy with advocates Arvind ing platform WhatsApp to roll India, but has failed to play the the platform. The new policy will WhatsApp to roll back it policy into two cases of bank fraud to- policy towards corruption, be it Kumar Gupta and Manohar back its recently-launched new role of a guardian to protect the come into effect from February 8, or alternatively, ask the firm to talling Rs 4,300 crore, days after other departments or within the Malik and certain other ac- privacy policy on the ground that fundamental rights of citizens in 2021," it says. cease its operations in India. it booked them and two officers. organisation. The case is a result cused, "have been compromis- it is violative of laws and can im- as much as WhatsApp, which is The petitioner said the updat- The plea says users share con- Officials said on Saturday of strict vigil and action on any ing the integrity of investigation pact the country's security. rendering essential public servic- ed privacy policy of WhatsApp fidential information on the plat- that the agency has recom- input which indicates involve- of certain cases on extraneous The plea filed by the es by enabling citizens to commu- would adversely impact the citi- form on the assurance that their mended to the Department ment of our officials in corrupt pecuniary considerations". Confederation of All India nicate, has recently imposed un- zens' fundamental right to pri- private and personal conversa- of Personnel and Training to practice," an official said. The CBI after registering the Traders has also sought a direc- constitutional privacy conditions vacy and is also fundamentally tions, along with their confiden- initiate administrative action The agency has alleged that case had carried out searches tion to the Centre to intervene which are not only violative of the opposed to their representation. tial data and information, will against the two officers -- dep- Dhankad posted in the banking, on Thursday in its headquarters in the matter and frame guide- law but can impact the national "Today, high government of- neither be accessed by any other uty superintendents of police R securities and fraud unit of the where some accused officers are lines to govern large technol- security of the country," it says. ficials like ministers and mem- person (including the service K Rishi and R K Sangwan. agency, in collusion with the DSPs, posted, its academy where Rishi ogy-based companies such as The plea says the Centre has bers of Parliament, judges, senior provider itself) nor would such The CBI has accused was receiving kickbacks to pass on is posted and 12 other locations WhatsApp Inc., Facebook Inc. failed to impose necessary and bureaucrats, defence personnel, data or information be shared or Dhankad, a State Bank of India crucial information and compro- across the country, officials said. and Facebook India Online restrictive conditions in the in- crores of traders and well-known exploited or utilised by anyone manager who joined the agency mise on investigation, they said. DSP Rishi received Rs 30 Services Private Limited. stant case, while the European businessmen and so on use in any manner whatsoever. on deputation as Inspector, for According to the charges lakh in two equal instalments The petition filed through ad- Union's (EU) Antitrust Authority WhatsApp for sharing confiden- Thus, the technology giants who allegedly receiving bribes of at levelled in the eight-page FIR, through two advocates having vocate Vivek Narayan Sharma imposed serious restrictions tial and personal information and deal with such data must have a fi- least Rs 25 lakh to compromise made public on Friday after their office in Defence Colony says the PIL was necessitated due on the proposed policy of the compromise in the privacy duciary duty to ensure that the in- on investigation into a number the completion of a search op- here -- Manohar Malik and to the failure of the Centre in car- WhatsApp and a fine of 110 mil- policy would result in serious re- formation they so possess and col- of cases and passing on cru- eration by the agency, Inspector Arvind Gupta -- to extend fa- rying out its constitutional duty lion euros on the instant mes- percussions even for the national lect from citizens and businesses cial information to the accused Dhankad received at least Rs vours to a Chandigarh-based and responsibility to protect the saging platform in 2017. security of India," the plea says. must be safe and not used for their DSPs who were understood to 10 lakh each from Sangwan company against which a cor- rights to privacy and freedom "...on January 4, 2021, WhatsApp It says that aggrieved by the own commercial gains without the have been working on behalf and Rishi, who were solicit- ruption case was being investi- of speech and expression of the introduced its new privacy policy impugned policy of WhatsApp consent of the users. of Shree Shyam Pulp and Board ing favours for Shree Shyam gated by the CBI, the FIR alleged. 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Covid Vaccination... officials said, 55 were reported from Jammu di- Kela Morh was blocked after one of its pass- is the reason travel agents are at liberty to sell building addresses a long standing need of the vision and 54 others from Kashmir Valley. ways was damaged due to a landslide. tickets at exorbitant rates,” he added. people and commended the authorities for re- in Kashmir for the vaccination of nearly Giving district-wise details, they said, Following the damage, the BRO started the locating rather than cutting trees while clear- 60,000 healthcare workers, 67,500 vaccines Srinagar reported 20 cases, Baramulla 8, restoration operation of the bridge by con- Minor Rejig... ing land for it. were received in the Jammu division. Budgam 5, Pulwama 7, Kupwara 5, Anantnag 1, structing the Bailey bridge. Baramulla, has been transferred and Deputy He assured the gathering that any obstacle In the first phase of the vaccination, health- Ganderbal 5, Kulgam 1, Shopian 2, Jammu 47, Meanwhile, a traffic department spokesper- posted as Director, Tourism, Kashmir. to the project will be resolved in coordina- care workers across the union territory are be- Udhampur 1, Kathua 2, Samba 3, Poonch 1 and son said only the stranded vehicles, includ- Nisar Ahmad Wani (KAS), Director, tion with state and civil authorities. He said he ing given the shots, while frontline workers Ramban 1. ing trucks carrying essential commodities to Tourism, Kashmir, holding additional charge was confident of the full cooperation of Uttar will be covered in the second phase. Moreover, they said, 256 more patients have Kashmir, were allowed to ply after the reopen- of Managing Director, JKTDC, has been trans- Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in this Jammu and Kshmir has over 1.23 lakh coro- recovered and were discharged from various ing of the highway. ferred and posted as Managing Director, JKTDC. regard. navirus cases, while death toll due to the pan- hospitals— 168 from Jammu Division and 88 “Subject to fair weather and better road con- Mehmood Ahmad Shah (KAS), Director He also remembered Mahatma Gandhi’s phi- demic is 1,920. The number of active cases is from Kashmir Valley. (With GNS inputs) ditions, one-way traffic shall be allowed from Industries and Commerce Kashmir has been losophy Swachh Bharat which preached equal around 1,400. PTI Mercury Dips... Srinagar towards Jammu on Sunday. No vehicle transferred and posted as Director, Handloom concern for all life and has been focused upon A Historic Day... shall be allowed in the opposite direction,” he and Handicrafts, Kashmir. by the current government. reducing visibility. said. Mussarat-ul-Islam (KAS), Director, Handloom Highlighting the government’s focus on of Covishield vaccine from the Serum The cold wave conditions intensified as the The traffic on the highway plies alternatively and Handicrafts, Kashmir, has been transferred health he said it has taken care to scale up Institute of India, Pune. While 79,000 doses mercury dropped further during the night and from Srinagar and Jammu owing to the ongoing and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ramban. medical infrastructure. He added that the gov- will be administered in the Kashmir division, the minimum temperature settled several de- work of a four-laning project. (With PTI inputs) Rajesh Kumar Shavan (KAS), Managing ernment is also increasing government expen- 67,500 jabs will be given in the Jammu division. grees below the freezing point, a meteorologi- Director, J&K Financial Corporation, has diture on health and has undertaken several Today is a decisive day in the fight against cal department official said. Charges Filed... been transferred and posted as Deputy measures. the pandemic It is a day of pride for the country Srinagar city -- the summer capital of Jammu He said the militant module was being oper- Commissioner, Rajouri. Singh said Ayushman Bharat has fulfilled a but we need to remain cautious against those and Kashmir -- recorded a low of minus 8.2 de- ated on the directions of a Pakistan-based LeT Shamim Ahmad (KAS), Special Secretary great need for healthcare and mentioned that who are out to spread rumours about the vac- grees Celsius, down from minus 7.6 degrees handler Mohammad Amin alias Haroon , who to the Government, Finance Department, has more than 1.5 crore people have been benefit- cine, Sinha said as he rolled out the vaccination Celsius the previous night, he said. was an active militant of the banned group been asked to hold the charge of Managing ed by the scheme which is unparalleled across drive from Government Medical College (GMC) The minimum temperature in the city Friday operating in Doda belt and had exfiltrated to Director, J&K Financial Corporation, in addition the world. hospital here. night was over six degrees below the normal Pakistan in 2009. to his own duties, till further orders. Ending his address, Singh congratulated the He asked people not to pay any heed to the for this time of the year, he added. The 11 accused were registered in a case last Imam Din (KAS), Director, Horticulture, entire nation for the ongoing ‘Swarnim Vijay rumours with regard to the efficacy of the drug The city had recorded a low of minus 8.4 de- year at Peer Mitha police station in Jammu un- Planning and Marketing, J&K, has been trans- Varsh’ celebrations, which commemorate and asked his administration to start a public- grees Celsius on Thursday, which was the cold- der various sections of the Unlawful Activities ferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, India’s great victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak War. ity campaign to reach out to the people. est night in Srinagar since 1991. (Prevention) Act and Arms Act. Kupwara. He said the courage and valour of defence The Lt Governor saluted the COVID warriors Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, The case was investigated by a Special Ram Savak (KAS), Director, Horticulture, forces in the 1971 war a source of immense and said their dedication and self-less service recorded a low of minus 9.4 degrees Celsius Investigation Team headed by Deputy Jammu, has been asked to hold the charge of pride for the entire country. helped the people to overcome this challenge. -- down from the previous night’s minus 8.6 Superintendent of Police Parupkar Singh. Director, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing, Army chief General MM Naravane was also When pre and post pandemic history will be degrees Celsius. During investigation, over Rs 1.90 lakh and a J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further present at the programme. written, your contribution will be written in The minimum temperature in Gulmarg tour- cache of arms and ammunition were recovered orders. The new building of Command Hospital is golden words, he said, adding, we are fully pre- ist resort settled at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius from the accused, the spokesperson said. Mohammad Nazir Sheikh (KAS), Deputy spread over 40 acre of land and will be built at pared to ensure a successful vaccination drive . -- slightly up from minus 5.5 degrees Celsius Those arrested in the case include broth- Commissioner, Rajouri, has been trans- an estimated cost of Rs 425 crore. Sinha, however, asked people not to let the night earlier. er of Pakistani handler Farooq Ahmad Bhat, ferred and posted as Additional Secretary to The building will have six blocks of four down the guard for at least 45 days after get- Qazigund -- the gateway town to the valley Mubashir Farooq Batt, Toqeer Ahmad Batt, the Government, Department of Food, Civil wings varying from three to nine storeys. All ting vaccinated. recorded a low of minus 10.0 degrees Celsius Mohammad Asif Batt, Khalid Latief Batt, Gazi Supplies and Consumer Affairs. He has been blocks are inter-connected with skyways in- Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, in his and was the coldest recorded place in Jammu Iqbal Batt, Tariq Hussain Mir, Farooq Ahmad also asked to hold the additional charge of dependent of the main patient activity areas. address, expressed hope that the country will and Kashmir, the official said. Malik and Mohabbat Hussain (all residents of Additional Secretary, Public Grievances. The building complex will also have space for be free of pandemic within the next three to Kupwara, in north Kashmir, recorded a low Doda) and Junaid Aziz Lone of Handwara area “Kuldeep Krishan Sidha (KAS), Deputy parking of 750 cars in addition to vertical cir- four months. of minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag, of Kupwara and Mohammad Hashim Malik of Commissioner, Anantnag, has been trans- culation in the form of adequate numbers of As far as J-K is concerned, we have put in in the south, minus 8.7 degrees Celsius. Baramulla. ferred and posted as Additional Secretary to elevators and ramps. place an impressive strategy to deal with the The surface of the Dal Lake has frozen due to the Government, Revenue Department,” reads It will house state-of-the-art facilities virus and are ready for the vaccination drive. In the bone-chilling cold, prompting authorities Soz Condemns... the order issued by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, with all specialties and sub-specialties nota- fact, we have developed the capability of con- to issue an advisory against walking on the ice. that after treatment in the hospital, he has Commissioner/Secretary to the government. bly cardiology with a modern Interventional ducting five lakh vaccines per day, he said as he The SDRF and the river police are conducting again been kept under detention,” he said. Catheterisation Lab, Modular Operation praised the frontier warriors for their contribu- patrols around the frozen water-body to ensure This attitude of the UT Administration is Rajnath Hails... Theatres with one hybrid Operation Theatre, tion in the fight against the infection. the safety of the people. extremely deplorable, he said, adding that the and markets will remain closed. However, State of the Art Nephrology and Dialysis Centre Earlier, Financial Commissioner, Health and Several other water bodies have also frozen people want to know the reason why it has the good thing was that under the leadership and Composite Oncology Centre. Medical Education, Atal Dulloo said the vac- due to the intense cold. become necessary to keep Akhtar under deten- of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, efforts to The hospital was raised in 1859 and des- cination is being done in phases with the first While the weather remained dry across tion even when he is not in good health. deal with the crisis started with courage and ignated as Command Hospital (Central phase covering healthcare workers numbering Kashmir, a dense fog engulfed many parts of understanding (of the issue),” he said. Command) in 1967. The building of the new 1.6 lakh. the valley including the city in the morning, CB Tightens Noose... He added that the biggest challenge at the Command Hospital was approved by the Chief In the second phase, he said, seven lakh which, however, dissipated later, the official the report said. time of the pandemic was testing. of the Army Staff in 2018. frontline workers including security forces, said. The report further said that the investiga- “There were barely two laboratories, but paramilitary forces, police, municipality work- The plunge in the minimum temperature tion has revealed that a large number of tickets today there are over 1,000 laboratories. There Proud Moment... ers and revenue department officials who were has also resulted in the freezing of water sup- have been purchased by some agents through was a shortage of masks, ventilators and PPE Atlanta, where she served as the director involved in surveillance and contact tracing ply pipes. various airlines in violation of the standing kits. But the swiftness and understanding of of engagement for community and economic will be covered, while 50 plus population or A thick layer of ice has frozen over several norms and procedure. the issue which India displayed, masks, PPE development. those less than 50 years but suffering from co- roads in the city and elsewhere in the valley, “Accordingly searches, as mandated under kits and ventilators are now being exported. In December, another Kashmiri-origin wom- morbidities will be covered in the third phase. making it difficult for motorists to drive. law, were conducted today across the city and This has been done in 4-6 months,” Singh said. an, Aisha Shah, was named as partnerships We are following the election booth man- Kashmir is currently under the grip of important documents pertaining to the case Hailing the doctors and healthcare workers, manager at the White House Office of Digital agement strategy where vaccination site wise ‘Chillai-Kalan’ -- the 40-day harshest winter investigation have been seized from various he said, “Had our doctors, para-medical staff, Strategy. management is being planned meticulously. period when a cold wave grips the region and travel agents,” it added. whom we know as warriors, not taken the risk, In the Obama administration, Sameera Fazili The beneficiary will get SMS about the session, the temperature drops considerably leading to The action by Crime Branch comes at a time we could not have fought the challenge. It is served as a senior policy advisor on the White date and time with regard to both the doses the freezing of water bodies including the Dal when airfares have skyrocketed making it diffi- for this reason that doctors are considered as House’s National Economic Council and as a se- and will be handed over a certificate, he said. Lake here as well as the water supply lines in cult for people to take flights outside the Valley. second God on earth. The threat of COVID-19 nior advisor at the US Treasury Department in Dulloo said the drive was simultaneously several parts of the valley. “At the onset of every winter, hike in air fares was on doctors, para-medical staff, sanitation both Domestic Finance and International Affairs. started at 40 locations across the J-K and The chances of snowfall are the most fre- particularly on Srinagar - Jammu & Delhi sec- workers. They stayed away from their families, Prior to that, she was a clinical lecturer of the number of centres would be gradually quent and maximum during this period and tors has become a routine. These days also the ate food outside their homes, and then left for law at Yale Law School. Originally from Buffalo increased. most areas, especially in the higher reaches, same thing is happening but even worse is con- the hospital. These warriors have rendered in New York, she now lives in Georgia with her Each vaccination site and in each session, receive heavy snowfall. tinuous closure of highway for so many days charismatic performance. The doctors, para- husband and three children. Sameera Fazili is a 100 people will be vaccinated. We are ready While ‘Chillai-Kalan’ -- which began on that has added to the woes of the general pub- medical staff, sanitation workers have worked graduate of Yale Law School and Harvard College. with 1,053 vaccination sites which will be December 21 -- will end on January 31, the cold lic,” Meraj Khan, a resident of Hyderpora said. as frontline soldiers and I salute their commit- made operational when needed, he said. wave continues even after that in Kashmir with “Online, there are no flights available, ment and dedication.” MHA Awards... our cold chain equipment is available at all a 20-day-long ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small cold) and a whereas, bulk tickets purchased in advance He also informed that besides the two indig- the police official said. places, we have conducted dry run and also 10-day-long ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold). by certain travel agents on less price are being enous anti-COVID vaccines used in the nation- He said the award comprises a medal, certifi- completed the necessary training well in ad- Bailey Bridge Makes... sold at exorbitant rates,” he added. wide vaccination drive that began on Saturday, cate and cash reward of Rs 1 lakh. vance to be part of the biggest vaccination Elaborating further, Mehraj said that a tick- four more vaccines are coming soon. The function was attended by other senior civil drive in the world. after giving some final touches and verifica- et for Srinagar to Delhi purchased by a travel “These vaccines will not only be adminis- and police officers of the district who appreciated Referring to the effort of the government to tion,” Chief Engineer, BRO, Brigadier I K Jaggi agent before eight to nine months in advance tered to people in India, but will also be export- the role of police personnel for their bravery. tackle the pandemic, he said almost every third said. for a meagre amount between Rs 2000 to Rs ed to other countries. person in the Union Territory has been tested Officials said the 120-foot-long bridge can 3000 is now sold at Rs 9000 and above. Because, India does not since the outbreak of the novel disease. carry 40 tons of weight and the BRO deployed “It has become a business and there is no- think about itself alone, We are conducting 25,000 to 30,000 tests on men and machinery that worked day and night body to check this illegal trade,” he said. but is also concerned a daily basis while RTPCR tests have also been despite the severe cold for the completion of its Similar views were echoed by Sameer about the entire world. started in remote medical colleges like GMC construction. Ahmad Dar, a resident of old city’s Nowhatta. Seers here gave the Doda. We have a total of 1.22 lakh positive cas- The traffic between the two capital cities of “Government should constitute a team to message of Vasudhaiva es, of which 97 percent have recovered while Jammu and Kashmir was suspended on January monitor this business so that a check on all Kutumbakam -- the the active positive cases dropped to 1,500 at 10 as a portion of the road caved in near Kela travel agents selling tickets is done. It shall be whole world is a fam- present, he said. Morh in Ramban, hours after the 270-km high- mandatory for every travel agent to submit the ily. Since the Vedic era, He said over 1,900 COVID-related deaths way was opened. The road was closed for over list of tickets sold by him along with the trans- the medical treatment have occurred in J-K, a mortality rate of 1.5 a week owing to heavy snowfall and multiple action details,” Dar added. system here has not percent which is almost equal to the national landslides. An official wishing not to be named told only thought about hu- average. Brigadier Jaggi, who monitored the con- Kashmir Observer that normally as per the man beings, but also of 1 Covid-19... struction of the bridge, said that the 40 ton practice in vogue; a travel agent shall earn other creatures. During Bailey bridge was raised within 60 hours, well not more than 20 - 30 percent of commission the reign of Ashoka, Poonch (24), Ramban (21), Kishtwar(22), and ahead of 72 hour deadline set by NHAI. He said (travel agents commission) on the services he there were provisions C

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detected across J&K on Saturday, taking the to- as many as 30 trucks. ment has to fix rates for travel agents under the Singh said the con- K tal number of people infected by the virus in UT The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained provisions of section 29 of Tourist trade act. Till struction of the New to 123217, officials said. Among the new cases, closed for more than a week as the bridge at date no fixation of rates has been done and this Command Hospital News Sunday | 17-01-2021 11 100 Former Civil Servants Raise 50-Plus Flights Delayed At Questions Over Transparency Delhi Airport Due To Dense Fog In PM-CARES Fund fected by the COVID pandemic. Both the purpose for which it has been created as well as the way it has been administered have left a number of questions unanswered," they said in the letter. "It is essential that the posi- tion and stature of the Prime Minister is kept intact by en- suring total transparency in all dealings the Prime Minister is associated with," they said. The letter was signed by for- New Delhi: A group of 100 mer IAS officers Anita Agnihotri, PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi virtually launches pan-India rollout of COVID-19 former civil servants wrote an S P Ambrose, Sharad Behar, Saj- open letter to Prime Minister jad Hassan, Harsh Mander, P Joy vaccination drive, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI) Narendra Modi on Saturday Oommen, Aruna Roy, former NEW DELHI: More than 50 Department (IMD) said. raising questions over transpar- diplomats Madhu Bhaduri, K P flights were delayed on Satur- This hit aircraft traffic movement ency in the PM-CARES Fund. Fabian, Deb Mukharji, Sujatha day morning due to dense fog at with more than 50 flights being de- They said it is necessary that, Singh and former IPS officers A the Delhi airport, officials said. layed, airport officials said. for reasons of probity and ad- S Dulat, P G J Nampoothiri and The thick blanket of fog re- This is the third time this sea- herence to standards of public Julio Ribeiro among others. PM Modi Launches duced visibility to zero metre son - after December 8 and Jan- accountability, the financial In March last year, the Cen- in the national capital on Sat- uary 1 - that visibility dropped details of receipts and expendi- tre set up the Prime Minister's urday, the India Meteorological to zero metre in the city. PTI tures be made available in order Citizen Assistance and Relief to avoid doubts of wrongdoing. in Emergency Situations (PM- "We have been keenly follow- CARES) Fund with the primary Covid Vaccine Drive ing the ongoing debate about objective to deal with any kind AIIMS Sanitation Worker First To Get Indigenous Covaxin Shot the Citizen Assistance and Re- of emergency situation like the Bharat Biotech To Pay lief in Emergency Situations, or one currently posed by the CO- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA show patience during the vacci- guard against complacency and 'PM-CARES', -- a fund created VID-19 outbreak and provide nation drive as it had shown till follow the mantra 'Dawaai bhi, for the benefit of people af- relief to those affected. --- PTI NEW DELHI: Prime Minister now in fighting the pandemic. kadaai bhi' (referring to vaccines Compensation If Covaxin Narendra Modi on Saturday Normally, it takes years to as well as strict compliance with launched India's COVID-19 vac- make a vaccine but in such a COVID-appropriate behaviour). Causes Side-Effects IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE POSITION cination drive and asserted that short span of time, not one, but The Drugs Controller Gen- and stature of the Prime Minister is kept intact by the made-in-India vaccines be- two 'Made in India' vaccines are eral of India (DCGI) had earlier ensuring total transparency in all dealings the Prime ing rolled out will ensure a "de- ready, Modi said, adding work this month approved Oxford " cisive victory" for the country on other vaccines is also pro- COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, Minister is associated with," over the coronavirus pandemic. gressing at a fast pace. manufactured by the Serum In- Addressing the nation ahead India getting two vaccines in stitute, and indigenously devel- of the launch, Modi reminded such a short time is a testimony oped Covaxin of Bharat Biotech people that two doses of vac- to the talent and skills of the for restricted emergency use in cine are very important and nation's scientists', the prime the country, paving the way for US Retains Terrorist asked them to maintain wear- minister said. a massive inoculation drive. ing masks and social distancing "Our vaccination programme is This will be the world's larg- even after receiving the jabs. driven by humanitarian concerns, est vaccination programme Designation Of Pak-Based "'Dawai bhi, kadai bhi," he said. those exposed to maximum risk covering the entire length and During his speech, Modi will get priority," he said. breadth of the country. turned emotional as he spoke Modi said that scientists and According to the government, Group Behind Mumbai Attack of the disruption the pandemic experts have given permission the shots will be offered first to caused to people's lives, isolat- for emergency use of the made- an estimated one crore health- ing victims of the coronavirus in-India vaccines only after being care workers, and around two and denying the dead tradition- absolutely sure of their safety crore frontline workers, and al last rites. and the people should be aware then to persons above 50 years In a choked voice, the prime of any propaganda and rumours. of age, followed by persons minister also referred to sacrifices The made-in-India vaccines younger than 50 years of age made by healthcare and frontline will ensure a "decisive victory" with associated comorbidities. workers, hundreds of whom lost for the country over the coro- Cost of vaccination of health- their lives to the viral infection. navirus pandemic, he asserted. care and frontline workers will be He also urged the country to Modi also asked people to borne by the central government.

HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech, studied in phase 3 clinical trials, which has received a govern- the vaccine maker said. ment purchase order for supply “Hence it is important to 'Sikhs For Justice' Probe: NIA Tightens of 55 lakh doses of Covaxin, a appreciate that receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, said the com- vaccine does not mean that WASHINGTON: The United as to warrant revocation of the The Noose; Summons Journalist, Farmer pany would pay compensation other precautions related to CO- States has reviewed and main- designations and that the na- to recipients in case of any seri- VID-19 need not be followed,” tained the terrorist designations tional security of the United ous adverse effects experienced the consent form said. of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e- States does not warrant a re- Leaders, Others For Questioning after receiving the antidote. According to an industry ex- Tayyiba (LeT) and Lashkar-i- vocation of the designations," Agencies The NIA had registered a case on In the consent form to be pert, the company is liable to pay Jhangvi (LJ), along with ISIL Secretary of State Mike Pompeo December 15 last year after a noti- signed by the vaccine recipi- compensation to people in case Sinai Peninsula (ISIL-SP) and said in a federal register notifi- n a surprise move, the National fication from the government un- ents, Bharat Biotech said: “In of serious side effects as the vac- several other organisations. cation published on January 14. Investigation Agency (NIA) has der several sections of the IPC and case of any adverse events or cine is being administered while Days ahead of the transition These organisations included sent notices to over a dozen of the Unlawful Activities (Preven- serious adverse events, you will in the clinical trial mode. of power, the US Department of Lashkar-eTayyiba, Jaysh Rijal al- people, including a journalist, tion) Act (UAPA. In the FIR, which be provided medically recog- The central licensing author- State said that it has amended Tariq al Naqshabandi, Jama'atu Ifarmer leaders associated with the has been viewed by IANS, the NIA nised standard of care in the ity has granted permission for the terrorist designations of LJ Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis- agitation against three farm laws alleged that SFJ, an unlawful as- government designated and au- the sale or distribution of Co- and ISIL Sinai Peninsula (ISIL- Sudan, Harakat ulMujahidin, al- and others, in connection with its sociation and other Khalistani ter- thorised centres/hospitals.” vaxin for restricted use in emer- SP) to include additional aliases. Nusrah Front, Popular Front for probe into the Sikh For Justice (SFJ) rorist outfits including but not lim- “The compensation for seri- gency situations in public inter- Additionally, the Department the Liberation of Palestine, Conti- case, officials said on Saturday. ited to Babbar Khalsa International, ous adverse event will be paid est as an abundant caution, in of State has reviewed and main- nuity Irish Republican Army, and An NIA official related with the de- Khalistan Tiger Force and Khalistan by sponsor (BBIL) in case if the clinical trial mode. tained the Foreign Terrorist Or- the National Liberation Army. velopment wishing not to be named Zindabad Force along with their SAE is proven to be causally re- Meanwhile, Suchitra Ella, ganisation (FTO) designations LeT, which carried out the told IANS, "The NIA has sent notices The NIA has also summoned frontal organisations have entered lated to the vaccine,” the con- joint managing director, Bharat of LJ, ISIL-SP, LeT, Jaysh Rijal al- 2008 Mumbai terror attack, to several people for examination." Baldev Singh, the president of Lok into a conspiracy to create an at- sent form said. Biotech International Limited, Tariq al Naqshabandi, Jama'atu was designated as a terror- The official said that they have Bhalai Insaf Welfare Society (LBI- mosphere of fear and lawlessness In phase 1 and phase 2 clini- on her Twitter account said: Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis- ist organisation by the United been called as witnesses to ascer- WS), one of the unions participat- and to cause disaffection in people cal trials, Covaxin has demon- “Covaxin & Bharat Biotech is Sudan (Ansaru), al-Nusrah States in December 2001. tain certain details of the case. ing in talks with the government and to incite them towards rising in strated the ability to produce truly humbled & honoured to Front, Continuity Irish Republi- Since the original designation When asked who had been called over the new farm laws. rebellion against the government. antidotes against COVID- 19. be of service to the nation & the can Army, and the National Lib- occurred, LeT has repeatedly besides the journalist, the official According to the NIA summons, The FIR also said that huge funds However, the clinical efficacy fraternity of all first responders eration Army, a media note said. changed its name and created said, "I cannot specifically say about Singh has been asked to appear before are being collected abroad for on- of the vaccine was yet to be es- of covid who have served public "Based upon a review of the front organisations in an effort the profession of the individuals who the anti-terror probe agency on Janu- ground campaign and propaganda tablished and it was still being health.” — PTI Administrative Records... I con- to avoid sanctions, the State have been called for examination." ary 17 at its headquarters located in against missions in countries like US, clude that the circumstances Department had said earlier. The official said that the agency south Delhi's CGO Complex. Besides UK, Canada Germany and so forth. that were the bases for the The treasury department ear- had called a number of people as Singh, Surender Singh Thikriwal, These campaigns are being THE COMPENSATION FOR SERIOUS designations of the aforemen- lier this month said that the US witnesses for investigation. "They Palwinder Singh, Pardeep Singh, No- spearheaded by designated ter- adverse event will be paid by sponsor (BBIL) in case if tioned organisations as Foreign blocked $342,000 in funds of LeT have been called to be examined beljit Singh and Karnail Singh have rorists Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Terrorist Organisations have in 2019 as part of its crackdown on to ascertain certain details for the also been summoned to appear be- Paramjit Singh Pamma, Hardeep “the SAE is proven to be causally related to the vaccine,” not changed in such a manner foreign terror organisations. PTI investigation," the official added. fore the agency on January 17 and 18 . Singh Nijjar and others. the consent form said.

NEWS MAKERS New Covid Vaccine-Focussed Caller Tune Released, Maharashtra Man Kills Girlfriend, Hides Her Voice Of Amitabh Bachchan Replaced Body In Walls Of Flat; Arrested: Police NEW DELHI: As India rolled out the cine zarur lagwayein. Afawaon par After this, Bachchan would fur- PALGHAR: A 30-year-old man has world’s largest inoculation drive bharosa na kare (Have trust in the ther elaborate on the importance of been arrested for allegedly killing against the coronavirus on Satur- vaccines made in India and do get Covid-appropriate behaviour like his girlfriend and hiding her body day, authorities have released a vaccinated when it’s your turn. Do frequently washing hands, wear- in the walls of his flat in Maha- new vaccine-focussed caller tune not believe in rumours),” the new ing mask and maintaining social rashtra's Palghar district, police and replaced the voice of actor Am- caller tune added. distancing to avoid spread of the said on Saturday. itabh Bachchan with a woman’s. The new caller tune talks about deadly virus. The accused killed the woman, The new caller tune seeks to spread the vaccination drive, asking peo- Recently, a PIL was filed in the 32, as she was pressuring him to awareness about the COVID-19 vacci- ple to continue to follow COVID- Delhi High Court seeking direction marry her, an official release said. nation drive and dispel rumours. 19-appropriate behaviours such as to the Centre to remove megastar The remains of the victim, who “Naya saal Covid-19 ki vaccine ke wearing mask, maintaining social Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from the appears to have been killed in roop main nayi aasha ki kiran lekar distance and washing hands, even caller tune on precautions against October last year, were recovered aaya hai (The New Year has brought after taking the vaccine. the coronavirus on the grounds from the flat of the accused in a new ray of hope in the form of vac- The earlier caller tune, in the that he himself, along with some Vangaon village, it said. cines against Covid-19),” the voice said. India are safe and effective. They voice of Bachchan, began with a family members, had been infected "The accused and the victim The caller tune said vaccines de- will provide immunity against CO- coughing sound, followed by a cau- with the virus. had been in a relationship for the veloped in India are safe and effec- VID-19),” it said. tionary note on COVID-19-appro- Healthcare workers at the frontline last five years. She was last seen tive against the disease. The caller tune also urges people priate behaviours. of India’s COVID-19 battle got their with the accused on October 21," “Bharat main bani vaccine surak- to trust the vaccine and not believe “Covid-19 se pura desh hi nahi first jabs on Saturday with Prime it said. had gone to Vapi in Gujarat. against the man under vari- shit aur prabhavi hai. Covid ke in rumours. pura vishwa ladd raha hai (Not just Minister Narendra Modi launching When the family of the victim They finally approached the po- ous sections of the Indian Penal viruddh humey pratirodhak sham- “Bhartiya vaccine par bharosa India, but the entire world is battling the world’s largest vaccination drive asked about her whereabouts, the lice, the release said. Code (IPC) for murder and other ta deti hai (Vaccines developed in Karen. Apni baari aane par vac- against Covid-19),” the voice said. against the pandemic. PTI accused used to tell them that she A case has been registered charges. PTI Sports Sunday | 17.01.2021 12

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament AUS Vs IND, 4th Test, Day 2 Punjab Defeats India End Day On 62/2 After Rookie J&K By 10 Bowlers Restrict Australia To 369 Press Trust of India the situation demanded that he could Wickets In A One- have played for session-end. BRISBANE: Rohit Sharma's indiscreet It was very similar to his dismissal off shot selection pegged India back af- Moeen Ali at the stroke of tea during the Sided Contest ter rookie bowling attack restricted 2014 series and that was also after being Australia to 369 on a rain-curtailed sec- set in the middle-order. Rayes Afzal chance and dominated the game ond day of the fourth Test on Saturday. India, who have been forced to field right from the start, managing to With heavy thunder-showers pre- a depleted side won't mind an inclem- SRINAGAR: In the ongoing Syed seal the tie in the 15th over, with- venting any play in the post-tea session, ent weather which effectively makes the Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, Group A out losing a wicket. India ended the day at 62 for two. home team more jittery as a draw would (Elite)toppers Punjab defeated J&K Abhishek Sharma (73 of 46) and Rohit was elegant as ever in his 44 off be enough for Ajinkya Rahane to lift the in a one-sided, low-scoring con- Simran Singh (59 of 42) made sure 74 balls before Nathan Lyon in his 100th Border-Gavaskar Trophy. test on Saturday at KSCA Cricket Punjab got to their target easily. Test enticed him to come down the track In the first session, India's rookie bowl- Ground (3), Alur, Bangalore. By beating J&K, Punjab regis- but the half-chip-half-loft was safely ing line-up did put up a lion-hearted effort, Earlier in the day, Punjab cap- tered their fourth consecutive pouched by Mitchell Starc in the deep. getting the last five wickets for 95 runs. tain Mandeep Singh won the toss win of the tournament and ce- India also lost Shubman Gill (7) who Shardul Thakur (3/94) along with and opted to bowl first. J&K bat- mented their place at the top of edged one off Pat Cummins to Steve Smith. debutants Washington Sundar (3/89) ters struggled from the get-go and the Group A (Elite) standings. Cheteshwar Pujara (8) and Ajinkya and Thangarasu Natarajan (3/78) got the did not get off to a good start, los- For J&K the loss means they Rahane (2) added only two runs in the breakthroughs while Mohammed Siraj ing wickets at regular intervals. slip down to 3rd place, having 6.1 overs before the break. (28-10-77-1) got one on the opening day. Eventually the J&K team man- won just two out of their opening There were six boundaries from Rohit For an attack as thin on experience aged an overall score of 139 for four games. but he did not fiddle at deliveries in and as India, the effort in adverse times can the loss of 8 wickets in the allot- around the off-stump channel even as There wasn't much swing on offer but the scoreboard ticking at the other end. only be commended. India lost five main ted 20 overs. Brief Scores: Cummins and Josh Hazlewood bowled a pace off the track has increased compared It wouldn't be an over statement to bowlers through the three Test matches Shubham Pundir (42 of 34) and J&K - Shubham Pundir 42 (34) testing spell under overcast conditions. to the first day and it only helped that the say that among all top order batsman and were forced to hand Test debuts to Qamran Iqbal (27 off 29) were the (3x4, 2x6), Qamran Iqbal 27 (29) The shot of the session was an on- Australian pace attack is a more well built across both sides, Rohit looked the most Natarajan and Washington. top scorers for J&K. While Siddarth (2x4, 1x6) drive off Cummins which came after a one with average speed being at least 6-7 comfortable and till his dismissal never Nathan Lyon (24 off 22 balls) and Kaul (4-33) and Harpreet Brar (2- S Kaul 4 overs, 33 runs, 4 wick- streaky boundary through the slips in kmph more than their Indian counterparts. looked like being troubled by the four- Mitchell Starc (20 off 35 balls) counter- 22) were the key-performers with ets, Harpreet Brar 4 overs, 22 the same over. Another delightful stroke Pujara, at the other end was play- pronged attack. However as has been his attacked the inexperienced Indian attack the ball for Punjab. runs, 2 wickets was an off-drive off Cameron Green as 49 ing his usual 'grinding out' game but it wont in SENA countries, Rohit just be- with a brisk 39-run partnership to take Chasing a low total of 139, Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh 59 runs were added for the second wicket. didn't look too arduous till Rohit kept the fore the tea break went after Lyon when Australia past 350-run mark. Punjab’s opening pair did not (42), (4x4, 4x6), Abhishek Sharma allow J&K bowlers a whiff of a 73 (46), (4x4, 4x6). Wayne Rooney ‘Don’t Regret Taking On Nathan Lyon,’ Vice-Captain Rohit Retires From Football Sharma Heaps Praise On To Take Derby Manager Says Rohit Sharma After Criticism Job Permanently Debutant Bowler Natarajan Press Trust of India Press Trust of India Obviously, there's not a lot of ex- Agencies perience there. BRISBANE: Rohit Sharma understands BRISBANE: India's vice-captain "They showed a lot of dis- LONDON: After being the all-time record scorer the criticism that his untimely dismissal Rohit Sharma is extremely cipline and overall if I had to for England and Manchester United, duly noted has invited but the India vice-captain has impressed with Thangarasu analyse the performance of with a haul of 16 trophies, Wayne Rooney's il- "no regrets" about going after Nathan Natarajan's "solid character" and these bowlers, I would say they lustrious playing career is over. Lyon, saying that's his way of putting believes that the Tamil Nadu bowled pretty well. It's a good The former England and United captain has bowlers under pressure. left-arm seamer is here to stay pitch still. This is a great experi- decided it's time to focus on trying to replicate Rohit looked in good touch during his with his insatiable hunger to ence for them bowling against his successes as a striker in management. 44 off 74 balls but was dismissed trying succeed at the top level. the best batters, and test them- After taking temporary charge of Derby in to loft Lyon over mid-wicket, the kind of Natarajan, who came in as a selves," he said. November as a player-coach the 35-year-old Rooney shots that has often brought about his dis- net bowler, joined fellow rookies Rohit believes that each and ev- has accepted the manager's job on a permanent ba- missal even during earlier Test matches. Mohammed Siraj, Washington ery youngster in this set-up knows sis with the second division club through 2023. "You always have a plan and I actu- Sundar and Shardul Thakur to re- that with so much competition "It's a great feeling to go into management ally have no regret of playing that shot. strict Australia to 369, which ac- for places, there aren't too many full-time," Rooney said on Friday. It is something that I always like to do cording to Rohit is no mean feat. chances that will be up for grabs. "It's something that I've been preparing for, work- --- put pressure on bowlers. Nathan Lyon "Natarajan bowled pretty well, "Basically it boils down to ing for a few years now. Obviously had a taste of it is a smart bowler and he bowled into to be honest. Playing outside the where they are coming from. over the last couple of months and I've enjoyed it." me which made it difficult for me to get country (internationals) for the There is a lot of hunger to per- Rooney has enjoyed three victories and four some elevation," Rohit said at the post- about what happens anywhere else or approach their first spells. first time and bowling to such form. You don't get a lot of op- draws in his nine games at the helm of Derby, match virtual conference. what people talk about." "What has really worked in the first batsmen, it wasn't going to be portunities at this level and we which remains in the relegation zone.It's been 13 His shot selection invited criticism Rohit has had starts in all three innings half of my batting is getting closer to the easy and he was not under any all know that. So when you get years since Derby played in the Premier League a from the commentary box. India were 62 -- 27 and 52 in Sydney apart from his 44 ball and try and leave anything outside pressure," Rohit said about the an opportunity, you have to competition Rooney won five times after joining for two at stumps when Rohit could have over here. the off-stump. And then once I am in, debutant, who was the pick of the make that count." United from Everton at age 18 along with tasting gone for a big score after a good start. He explained about the technical ad- try and play a few shots as well because bowlers with 3/78 in 24.2 overs. It's not every team that can glory in the Champions League, FA Cup, League Rohit understands the disappointment justments that he made in Sydney and that's what you want to do, score runs "From ball one, he was right restrict Australia to less than Cup, Club World Cup and Community Shield. but in his defence he explained why he now in Brisbane as he has tackled the and see how they react when you score up there. He showed a lot of 400 hundred in six completed "I've had a great career, I've enjoyed every went for that kind of a high-risk stroke. Australian pacers well. runs," he said. composure, is a strong character innings and that's a big credit to minute," Rooney said. "It's not that it is (that shot) coming "In Sydney, there wasn't much bounce, On the match situation, Rohit said that who doesn't speak much but we bowling unit. "Some ups, some downs, I wouldn't change out of nowhere. It's a shot that I have so I was staying on leg stump of the ball and although 369 at the Gabba was a very good all know he has a solid personal- "The A tours must have helped. anything I've done in my career as a player." played well in the past. That's something here I knew the line and lengths particular- first innings score and there is no reason ity. He wants to do well for the Shardul, Navdeep and Siraj have It was often a tempestuous playing career, that I back myself to play and that's the ly of the two right handers (Pat Cummins why India with two of their most seasoned team and also for himself. He is played a lot of A-team cricket. with the fiery Rooney embroiled in controversies kind of role I play in this team. When it and Josh Hazlewood), they try and test you campaigners at the crease can't match the here to stay," he said. They know how difficult it can be in his private life and hot-headedness in games. looks like that, it looks bad, but I don't outside the off-stump all the time. home team's total on a good batting track. For Rohit, considering that in Australia. Their understanding It is experience he will be able to draw on think too much as my focus is to make it "So, here, I came a little bit on the off- "We have got solid batters to come in cumulative experience of the of conditions helped them. while nurturing future talents. count once I am in," he said. stump to make sure that I cover the line now. Two of the most experienced players bowling attack was four Test "To not let Australia score 400 At United, Rooney worked under the great- As he has always maintained, he and don't push my hands outside the off- are still out there in the middle. The pitch matches, they need to be laud- is an achievement in itself. These est British manager of all-time in Alex Ferguson. doesn't have much time for his critics stump. That's the little adjustment that I is good and I don't see any reason why we ed for keeping Australia under tours they have done has helped With England, he witnessed more of the insta- and would rather focus on the role his did," he explained. can't get to that total of first innings." check on a good batting wicket. them stay in control," he said. bilities of coaching as a talented group of players team wants him to perform. During his two weeks of hard quaran- Sharma’s display was criticised by leg- "Most of these guys are play- He also praised his Mumbai never came close to winning a trophy. "The team has shown lot of confidence tine, he watched the Australian pacers endary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, ing first time in Australia. Siraj teammate Shardul and feels that "Hopefully I can now start to write some history and in me. It's just that I have to do what the at work in Adelaide and Melbourne and who called the star batsman ‘irrespon- has played a couple of games more he plays, better he will be- have a successful managerial career," Rooney said. team expects me to do and not worry made a mental note of how he would sible’ for throwing his wicket away. and Saini played in Sydney. come in terms of consistency. ‘South Africa Playing In Pakistan After 13 Years Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy An Advantage For Us,’ Says Coach Misba-ul-Haq Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen Press Trust of India Enjoying His Moment Under The Limelight

KARACHI: South Africa have al- Press Trust of India Kasaragod town, known for its strengths is hitting straight. I am ways been a difficult opposition love for cricket rather than foot- good at hitting straight, against but Pakistan will have the home Kerela: Kerala's Mohammed ball, said the blistering knock fast bowling and spin bowling. advantage this time as they host Azharuddeen wouldn't have set would have surely pleased his It was a true wicket (in the game the visitors for the first time in out on the arduous journey to em- brother Kamaruddeen, who against Mumbai) and I batted nearly 14 years, said head coach ulate the Mohammed Azharuddin had changed his youngest with confidence," he added. Misbah-ul-Haq. Back from New of Hyderabad, if not for a cricket- brother's name from Ajmal to Asked if he was looking for- Zealand after a disappointing tour crazy elder brother and a die-hard Azharuddeen after his birth. ward to the IPL auction scheduled which ended with a 0-2 loss in the fan of the former India captain. Azharuddeen has seven next month, Azharuddeen said two-Test series, Pakistan will now From his name to his career brothers and all are big-time he was not too worried about it. play two Tests against South Africa option, everything to do with cricket fans. "I am in a good zone. I am not at Karachi (January 26-30) and Azharuddeen was decided by "My family is a cricket fam- worried about the IPL auction or Rawalpindi (February 4-8), followed Kamaruddeen. The journey con- ily. I have seven elder brothers. something. I am just concentrat- by a three-match T20I series at tinues, though. Everyone has played cricket. ing on our fourth match against Lahore, beginning from February 11. While the first step towards Obviously they follow the game Andhra," he said. "South Africa has never been an fulfilling his family's dream was when I play. Even if they don't When asked about his goals, easy side to beat, but them playing taken when he was chosen to watch, they used to follow the Azharuddeen mentioned play- after 13 years in Pakistan will be represent Kerala in 2015, he shot scorecard," he added. ing in the IPL and scoring hun- an advantage for us, and we have a into the national limelight re- About his memorable knock dreds in Ranji Trophy. great chance to improve our record Zealand leading to a criticism of the team, saying his batsmen will a terrorists attacked on the Sri cently with his 37-ball 100 in the against Mumbai, which was "Not for this year actually. against them," Misbah said. team's performances and selection face a tough task against a "dan- Lankan team bus at Lahore in 2009. domestic T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali the third fastest T20 ton by an There are some goals, play IPL, He said the two Test matches are policies with Misbah under-fire. gerous" side like Pakistan. "Pakistan bowlers will have Trophy match against Mumbai. Indian batsman, Azharuddeen score a few hundreds in Ranji part of the ICC World Championship Following their dismal tour "Pakistan is a dangerous side home advantage, so this series "I have met him like twice or said he had not made any spe- trophy. I (made my) debut in and are very important for the home of New Zealand, Pakistan's new at home; we will have to come will be a test for our batsmen, but thrice. Once in my hometown cial preparation prior to that. 2015, I didn't get a chance to side which will try to get maximum chief selector Muhammad Wasim up with a proper strategy to beat once they are successful in occu- and once in Hyderabad when The player's game was affect- bat in top-order. Now I am points out of it to improve their po- named nine uncapped players in them at their own backyard," the pying the crease, they will be able we were there to play Ranji ed after he was dropped down clear about how to approach sition on the table. a revamped 20-member squad for former wicket-keeper said. to score freely," Boucher said. Trophy and he was the head in the batting order by former my batting, clear in my mind," "Playing at home ground is the test series against South Africa. "The wickets here in Pakistan "We are excited to play in Pakistan coach of Hyderabad. I shared the coach Dav Whatmore. Azharuddeen, a big fan of India always encouraging for the play- "The series against South Africa is are batting friendly, and we are again, and expect a great series story of how I was named after "I am an opener. After Dav captain Virat Kohli and M S ers, and it reflected in our perfor- an important one, and I am sure the relying on our batsmen to score ahead with all focus on the game." him with Mohd Azharuddin sir," Whatmore came as coach he Dhoni, said. mances in the series against Sri players selected in the squad have runs. Their confidence will be South Africa had won the two- Azharuddeen told PTI. made me a middle-order player. He also said he looked up to Lanka and Bangladesh last year," the potential and hunger to give best high after scoring runs against Sri Test series 1-0 during their last "To be frank, like my elder broth- I came down the order due to fellow Kerala cricketer Sanju Misbah said. results in the series," Misbah said. Lanka. Our fast bowlers will have tour of Pakistan in 2007. er, I did not follow Azharuddin sir. team requirements. It was not a Samson. Pakistan won Tests against Sri The South African cricket team, to work very hard to get wickets." The visitors have been boosted I have just watched a few videos good slot for me. I just requested Coach Yohannan, a for- Lanka and Bangladesh in late 2019 which last toured Pakistan in late South Africa had drawn the two- by the return of top fast bowler, of his on Youtube," the Kerala the coach (Tinu Yohannan) to al- mer India pacer, said making and early 2020 at home but have 2007, arrived in Karachi on Saturday. Test series in 2010 and 2013 when Kagiso Rabada from injuries and he stumper added. low me to bat in the right slot, Azharuddeen open the batting lost successive away Test tours The visiting team's head coach Pakistan had hosted them in the picked up 17 wickets in the last se- The 26-year-old from which is opening. gave him the freedom to express to Australia, England and New Mark Boucher cautioned his United Arab Emirates, following ries between the two sides at 18.70. Thalangara in north Kerala's "I like to hit straight. One of my himself.