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VOL: 10 Issue: 31 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 04 2021 DAILY PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- IInnssiiddee Restore statehood to J-K, don’t fight own 430 out of 613 persons detained after Article 370 Snowfall disrupts abrogation released, no one under house arrest: Govt flight operations people, Ghulam Nabi Azad tells PM JAMMU : The Union to the people of Jammu and tive detention of certain per - in Kashmir New Delhi, February 3 : "Even though I would have when there was a State gov - anyone can buy their land or Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh," he sons. Srinagar, February 3 : Raising concerns over the been happy if Ladakh would ernment, even when it was get jobs. No one is happy in Kashmir and Ladakh have said. "Since August 1, 2019, The air traffic to and fro prevailing situation in Jammu have been made a UT and BJP-PDP government," he J&K and Ladakh," he told been fully integrated into the Reddy said the change has 613 persons including sepa - Kashmir was affected on and Kashmir following the J&K would have left as it said, adding that tourism and Prime Minister Narendra mainstream of the nation after brought about socio-econom - ratists, overground workers, Wednesday due to bad abrogation of special provi - was". education industries have Modi, who was present in the the abrogation of Article 370 ic development in both union stone pelters, etc. were weather as most parts of the sions under Article 370 and The Congress leader, how - been "finished" in the two House. and bifurcation of the erst - territories, empowerment of detained at various points of valley received fresh snow - Article 35A, Leader of ever, congratulated the gov - UTs. "We have to take our peo - while state, Union Minister of people, removal of unjust time. Out of these, based on fall, officials said. Opposition in Rajya Sabha "Tourists don't ple in confidence and give State for Home G Kishan laws, bringing in equity and regular review and ground sit - Ghulam Nabi Azad on visit the place them love," he said asking the Reddy told Parliament on fairness to those discriminat - uation, 430 persons have been Wednesday said local peo - much now, and Prime Minister to restore Wednesday. ed against since ages who are released till date, he said in a ple across the three regions the ones that do statehood to J&K. He told Rajya Sabha that now getting their due. These, written reply to a question. - Kashmir, Jammu and frequent only the Meanwhile, Leader of as many as 613 separatists, along with comprehensive The minister also said that Ladakh - are not happy and luxury hotels, and Opposition in Rajya Sabha overground workers and development, are a few of the the Jammu and Kashmir demanded that statehood to rarely interact Ghulam Nabi Azad on stone pelters were detained in important changes that are administration has further J&K should be restored and with locals. How Wednesday demanded that Jammu and Kashmir since ushering both the new UTs reported that no person is assembly elections held at can local people the government withdraw the August 2019 and 430 of them towards the path of peace and under house arrest in the UT. the earliest. benefit from this," three contentious farm laws have been released so far. progress. Reddy also said the He was speaking in Azad said. over which the farmers have Replying to another ques - With the conduct of elec - Jammu and Kashmir adminis - The snowfall began dur - Rajya Sabha while taking "As for educa - been agitating for the past tion, Reddy said after the con - tions of Panchayati Raj tration has approved a busi - ing the night and continued part in the debate over tion, the internet over two months and urged it stitutional changes and reor - Institutions such as Panches ness revival package of Rs at many places when last Motion of Thanks to the ernment on conducting suc - connection is often cut off, not to make it a prestige issue. ganisation of the erstwhile and Sarpanches, Block 1,352.99 crore on September reports came in, the officials President's speech to the joint cessul elections to the District and even when available, it is The government and state of Jammu and Kashmir, Development Councils and 25, 2020. said. sitting of both the Houses of Development Council (DDC) 2G. In the age of 4G connec - opposition reached an agree - the UTs of Jammu and District Development An amount of Rs 434.08 The snowfall affected the Parliament. elections in J&K. tivity, how can we do any - ment over a discussion on Kashmir and Ladakh have Councils, the three-tier sys - crore was released up to flight operations at Srinagar "I never heard Atal Bihari Azad claimed that on other thing with 2G? This is affect - farm laws and arrived at a been fully integrated into the tem of grassroots level December 31, 2020, out of airport in the morning, Vajpayee or any BJP leader parameters the both the UTs ing the education of students, consensus to discuss the mainstream of the nation. democracy has now been which Rs 250 crore was as delaying several flights. whoever demanded that have fallen below their earlier especially during this pan - issues relating to farmers' "As a result, all the rights established in Jammu and economic package and Rs Flight operations were Jammu & Kashmir should be positions. demic," Azad said. protest for 15 hours as part of enshrined in the Constitution Kashmir, he said. 184.08 crore as COVID-19 hampered due to accumula - split into two. There was a "The law and order were "Indira Gandhi taught us the Motion of Thanks to the of India and benefits of all the The minister said various relief. The amount of Rs tion of snow on the runway demand for UT in only one 100 times better when J&K that we can't fight on so many President's speech to the joint central laws that were being measures were taken in the 434.08 crore has been fully and poor visibility due to district of Ladakh (Leh), not was a State. Developmental fronts. People in Ladakh, sitting of both Houses of enjoyed by other citizens of interest of security and public utilised by December 31, bad weather, the officials Kargil," Azad said, adding: works were 100 times better Jammu are not happy that Parliament. the country are now available order which included preven - 2020, he said. said. "While the runway was ADGP Security grants In-situ cleared of snow, the visibili - Arrested PDP youth leader Waheed Para ty was low - about 800 Promotion 11 Personnel Prepared to defeat any misadventures to metres-for the flight opera - JAMMU FEBRUARY Jammu greeted all the pro - being kept under 'inhuman conditions tions to take place," they 03 : The Departmental moted officials and impressed and tortured', alleges Mehbooba said. Promotion Committee consti - upon them to work with dedi - defend territorial integrity: Rajnath Singh The officials said the tuted under the Chairmanship cation and devotion for the New Delhi, February 3 : tary and diplomatic talks to eight years", he added. Srinagar, February 3 : 'Show me the man & I'll show decision on the resumption of Additional Director betterment/service of society India is vigilant in the face of resolve the face-off, but no Like many of our friendly PDP president Mehbooba you the crime'. Shameful & of the operations at the air - General of Police Security, in general and Police Attempts to change status significant headway has been countries India also faces Mufti on Wednesday alleged appalling that these actions port would be taken after the J&K Jammu, Dr. S.D.Singh Department in particular. All quo at its border and prepared made so far. threats and challenges ema - her party's youth wing presi - discredit & bring disrepute to C M weather improves. Jamwal met today and the promoted officials to defeat any misadventures Singh also said that India nating from multiple fronts, dent Waheed Para, arrested the institutions meant to C M by the Jammu and Kashmir Y B However, they said, the cleared In-situ Promotions to expressed their gratitude to to defend territorial integrity, plans to spend USD 130 bil - the union minister said y B bad weather caused flight eleven Security Personnel of the ADGP for issuance of Defence Minister Rajnath lion on Defence modernisa - adding the country was a Police, was being kept under delays and many flights various subordinate Units of their Promotion order in time. Singh said on Wednesday, tion in the next seven to eight "victim of state-sponsored "inhuman conditions and have been rescheduled. Security Wing/Security The DPC comprises of amid continued military years with focus on domestic and state deflected terrorism tortured" to compel him to admit to false charges. Kulgam police arrests drug Battalions which includes S.R.P.Singh; (Staff Officer, standoff with China. manufacturing of bigger and which is now a global threat". "We have long witnessed complex platforms. The government has taken In a series of tweets, peddler; Contraband five HCs, and 6 SgCts. SHQ), S.Paramjeet Singh; While issuing the (Dy.CO, 4th Security), Mohd unfortunate attempts to The government has since many steps to strengthen the Mehbooba said it was substance & cash recovered Promotion order, Dr. Rajab; AAO SHQ and SI employ force to change the 2014 brought in many country's security apparatus "shameful and appalling" Srinagar, February 03 : S.D.Singh Jamwal, (M); Verjender Raina, SO status quo at our unresolved reforms in defence sector to recently. and that such actions dis - Acting tough against the drug Additional Director General Establishment, SHQ J&K borders", Singh said at the create a conducive ecosystem Domestic manufacturing credit and bring disrepute to dealings, Police in Kulgam of Police Security, J&K Jammu. inaugural ceremony of Aero for exports, Foreign Direct of bigger and complex the institutions meant to have arrested a drug peddler India-2021, the country's pre - Investment and offset dis - defence platforms has now uphold law and order. and recovered contraband Girl found hanging at her mier Defence and aerospace charge, he noted. become the focus of our poli - "J&K CID has joined the uphold law & order," the for - substance and cash from his show, at Yelahanka Air Force To achieve the twin goals cy under the Aatmanirbhar list of central agencies that mer chief minister of Jammu possession. home in Jammu Station here. of self-reliance and exports, Bharat Abhiyaan. work to terrorise Kashmiris and Kashmir further alleged. Officers at a check point "India is vigilant and pre - the government has set a tar - Singh said he has been & falsely implicate them.... Para was first arrested by established at Chanser JAMMU: A minor girl pared to counter and defeat get to achieve a turnover of informed that about 540 Waheed is being persecuted the National Investigation Crossing Kulgam intercepted was found hanging at her any misadventures to defend Rs 1,75,000 crore in the field exhibitors including 80 for - & tortured to admit the false Agency (NIA) in a case relat - a person identified as Gowhar house in Jammu, officials our people and territorial of Defence manufacturing, eign companies, Defence allegations. Since an admis - ed to his alleged links to the Ahmad Bhat resident of Okey said. integrity at all costs", the including export of Rs Ministers, Delegates, Service sion didn't happen he is being Hizbul Mujahideen terror Kulgam. During checking, They said that the girl Minister said. China and 35,000 crore in Aerospace chiefs and officials from kept under inhuman condi - outfit. He was later granted officers were able to recover (name withheld) was found attended her declared the girl India are locked in a military and Defence goods and serv - more than 55 nations are par - tions. This investigation has bail by an NIA court. 110 grams of Brown Sugar hanging in her room in as dead on arrival, reported standoff in eastern Ladakh ices, by 2024, Singh said. ticipating in the event. been fraudulent & politically However, two days later, the and cash amount of ?71,700 Bakshi Nagar area following news agency. since May 5 last. "We plan to spend USD "It reflects the growing motivated from day one," she PDP youth leader was arrest - from his possession. He has which her family members Police have registered a The two countries have 130 billion on Defence mod - optimism of the global com - alleged. ed by the police in Jammu been arrested and shifted to took her to a nearby hospital. case and started investigation held several rounds of mili - ernisation in the next seven to munity", he said. "The norm dictating such and continues to remain in Police Station Kulgam where However, the doctors who in the matter, they added. deceitful investigations is custody. he remains in custody. Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 11/2021 under rele - Man held for running job racket, Div Com Jammu discusses Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2021 arrangements vant sections of law stands JAMMU, FEBRUARY 03 Threadbare discussions these sites. any emergency situation. DC registered at Police Station duping youth in J-K : Divisional Commissioner were held on various issues He also directed the Deputy Ramban also directed for creat - Kulgam and further investiga - Jammu, Feb 03 : The text of arranging government in the J&K forest department Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, today pertaining to accommodation Commissioner Kathua to estab - ing additional accommodation tion has been initiated. crime branch of the Jammu jobs duped them after issuing for them, they said. discussed the arrangements for for pilgrims, langer sites, secu - lish a welcome centre, medical facilities for pilgrims which Community members are and Kashmir Police on fake appointment orders in He was given an appoint - Shri Amarnath Ji yatra 2021, centre, control room at will help in case of road clo - requested to come forward Wednesday arrested a man for ment order for the post here at a meeting with con - Lakhanpur besides iden - sure. with any information regard - allegedly forging government of forester and asked to cerned officers. tifying suitable sites for The Tourism department ing drug peddlers in their appointment orders to cheat pay Rs 4,50,000, they The meeting was attended halting points, langer was directed to float tenders for neighbourhood. Persons unemployed youth in the said, adding, Kattru by Director ULB, Additional sites, installation of repair and renovation works found indulging in drug ped - union territory, officials said. managed the money by CEO, SASB; SSP Security water coolers, ensure required at Yatri Niwas so that dling will be dealt as per law. Manzoor Hussain Qadri selling his wife's jew - Jammu, SSP Traffic Jammu, power supply and create the same would be complete Our consistent actions along with co-accused ellery. Project Director NHAI, GM sanitation units at differ - well before the Yatra. The against drug peddlers should Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai and The accused also JKRTC, Deputy Director ent locations enroute. Divisional Commissioner also reassure the community Fayaz Ahmed Dar used to duped many other job Tourism, ADDC Jammu, rity arrangements, publicity The Divisional directed the engineers of PWD members that we are making lure unemployed youth on the seekers in a similar besides senior functionaries of and the Divisional Commissioner also directed to blacktop the road from canal efforts to keep our society pretext of arranging jobs in way. JPDCL, Jal Shakti, PWD, JMC, Commissioner directed the DC Ramban to identify sites for head to Bhagwati Nagar (Yatri free from the scourge of drug the forest department and var - Qadri had served as FCS&CA, Health and other concerned officers to put in halting points, langer sites, Niwas). menace. ious other government depart - an employee of the for - concerned while Deputy place all the necessary arrange - shelter sheds and create sanita - The Divisional See All Truth Prevail ments, they said. est department but was Commissioner of Kathua, ments well in time. tion units at different locations Commissioner stressed upon all A written complaint was their favour, they said. later dismissed from service. Samba, Udhampur and The Divisional enroute. DC Ramban also the officers to work in close Videos News at lodged with the crime branch In 2013, the complainant He also has 8 criminal cases Ramban alongwith other con - Commissioner directed the asked to constitute multi mem - coordination and put in place in Jammu by Raman Kattru met Dar, who introduced him registered against him in dif - cerned officers attended the concerned officers to identify ber Quick Response Teams all the necessary arrangements www.truthprevail.com and others, alleging that the to Qadri, and they promised ferent police stations, they meeting through video confer - accommodation sites and time - (QRTs) at various locations in well in time for smooth conduct accused persons on the pre - to arrange a government job said. encing. ly start cleanliness drives at the district which will work in of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2021. FOR Computer Services COVID-19 : JK reports 65 new positive cases, 122049 recovered so far Laptop Services JAMMU, FEBRUARY 03 died; 722 in Jammu division reported today) with 41 Active cases reported today) with 20 cases with 01 active positive, recoveries and 15 deaths. in the Union Territory of BSNL Broadband : The Government on and 1219 in Kashmir division. Positive, 7909 recovered Active Positive and 4614 3812 recoveries (including 01 According to the bulletin, Jammu and Kashmir. Pan Card Wednesday informed that 65 The Bulletin further said (including 02 cases recovered recoveries and 61 deaths; case recovered today)and 55 among the total 124659 posi - The Central Government is Passport new positive cases of novel that out of 4600637 test results today), 174 deaths; Budgam Ganderbal has 4635 positive deaths; Doda has 3432 positive tive cases in J&K, 11724 have continuously monitoring the Contact :- Corona virus (COVID-19), 16 available, 4475978 samples reported 7777 positive cases cases (including 07 cases caseswith04 Active positive, been reported as travellers evolving situation of Covid-19 Rohit: from Jammu division and 49 have been tested as negative (including 05 cases reported reported today) with 60 Active 3364 recovered and 64 deaths; while 112935 as others. in the Union Territory and is from Kashmir division, have till 03rdFebruary, 2021. today)with 30 active positive Positive, 4529 recoveries Kathua has 3254 positive cases The Bulletin said that the providing all necessary sup - Mob. 9419626826 been reported today, thus tak - Till date 1141184 persons cases, 7629 recovered (includ - (including 02 cases recovered with 02 active positive cases, breakup represents districts port towards effective contain - ing the total number of posi - have been enlisted for observa - ing 05 cases recovered today), today) and46deaths; Kulgam 3199 recovered and 53 deaths; from which the patients have ment of the spread of Covid-19 tive cases in Jammu and tion which included 34333 118 deaths; Pulwama has has 2697 positive cases with Kishtwar has 2732 positive been traced or are ordinarily and better clinical manage - Kashmir to 124659.Also 03 persons in home quarantine 5731positive cases (including 25 Active Positive, 2618 cases with 01 Active Positive, residing. ment of positive cases. 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C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 DC Ramban inspects Shelter sheds, designated Div Com reviews annual Shri Amarnath langer sites for Shri Amarnath Yatra 2021 Yatra-2021 preparations RAMBAN, FEBRUARY requirements at the shelter sions to registered religious nearby Government institu - 03 : Deputy Commissioner shed for the stay of Yatries in originations. tions including District Calls for fool-proof arrangements be placed for its smooth conduct (DC), Ramban Mussarat case of traffic breakdown or Earlier, the DC visited Hospital, District Court SRINAGAR, FEBRU - on providing better mobile He said that teams of doc - to Baltal were also discussed Islam, today conducted an ARY 03 : The Divisional network, PF Hut accommoda - tors with basic medical facili - during the meeting. Besides extensive tour of NH-44 to Commissioner Kashmir, tion, toilet facilities, health- ties shall remain available for the Div Com also stressed on inspect various shelter sheds Pandurang K Pole today care, LED lights, effective pilgrims at all camp sites safe regulation of convoys, and proposed langer sites for chaired a meeting of officers Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2021 . to take stock of the arrange - The DC also visited ments to be put in place for RAHAT centre/Shelter shed smooth conduct of annual at Dhalwas which has a hold - Shri Amarnath Yatra- 2021. ing capacity of around 600 The meeting, among oth - persons. ers was attended by IG CRPF, Additional Deputy DC Srinagar, DIGs CRPF Commissioner, Harbans Lal; Operation, South and North Dy. SP, Rajinder Singh, Srinagar, Commissioner Tehsildar, Ramban, EO MC, SMC, SSP Srinagar, CE Ramban and other concerned R&B, CE PDD and other con - officers accompanied the DC any other emergency during main market Ramban and Complex and schools. cerned officers. While as DC during the visit. Yatra. The DC directed the directed EO, MC to prepare The EO was also directed Ganderbal, DC Anantnag, During his visit to agencies to keep ready all des - an action plan to develop a to ensure regular cleanliness concerned SSPs and other Dhalwas, the DC took on spot ignated Langer sites well parking lot in the Ramban drives and sanitation of the concerned from SASB also review of availability and before issue of prior permis - town, which would cater to town. attended the meeting through videoconferencing. During the meeting, the District admin Jammu reviews arrangements Div Com impressed upon act - ing on all directions on the PAS system, parking facili - while as teams of NDRF and tagging of vehicles, address - for Basant Panchmi Utsav at Mathwar ground in letter and spirit to ties, pre-paid services, regis - SDRF shall also be kept sta - ing space issues and advanced JAMMU, FEBRUARY 16. necessary arrangements for ing arrangements in addition ensure all arrangements are tration centers and better tioned at all landslide prone asset creation is done to 03 : Assistant Commissioner The ACR discussed the the smooth celebration of to un-interrupted power sup - made available at all places accommodation arrangements areas for rescue if any exi - ensure better facilities are Revenue Jammu, Vijay arrangements to be made by Basant Panchmi Utsav. ply during the celebration. for hassle-free conduct of the to yatris at all camps. gency like situation arises made available to yatris. Kumar Sharma, today visited yatra.During the meeting defi - He directed concerned to during yatra period. The Div Com also took Mathwar and reviewed the ciencies faced during Yatra- ensure permanent toilet facili - The Div Com instructed stock of security arrange - arrangements for smooth cel - 2019 were discussed thread - ties are created enroute from concerned to ensure the per - ments and directed concerned ebration of annual function bare and on spot directions Shaitani Nallah and at all des - manent toilet facility works to ensure fool-proof security on the eve of Basant Panchmi were given to the concerned ignated points and road are taken up on priority under arrangements including aerial Utsav at Darbar Shri to ensure better facilities are repairing and widening is the Swacch Bharat Mission. surveillance through drones, Mathwar Wale Baba Ji made available in advance completed well before the For smooth to and fro trav - night dominations, installa - Mathwar Nagri Jammu. during the current year. commencement of annual pil - el, the facility of helicopter tions of CCTVs in all areas is The meeting was attended The Div Com emphasized grimage. service from Srinagar Airport held during the yatra period. by Block Development Officer Mathwar, Tehsildar Balwal, besides senior func - DC Rajouri reviews land Acquisition for road projects; tionaries of Security, the concerned departments Necessary directions were The Rural Development Transport, PHE, PDD, PWD, including facilities like issued to the concerned authorities were directed for Sets deadline for settlement of cases Health, Police, Information, power, water supply, sanita - departments for smooth con - ensuring proper sanitation in RAJOURI, FEBRU - Jatinder Singh; Tehsildar est possible time. He asked It is pertinent to mention BSNL and other concerned tion, availability of essen - duct of the Mela. PHE and around the venue and ARY, 03 : District Collector Koteranka, Syed Hakim; Naib the Chief Horticulture Officer here that the public of Rajouri departments. tials, transport, fire tenders, Department was asked to PWD was directed to repair Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan Tehsildar Defence, Abdul and concerned officers from after the assumption of charge It was informed in the besides medical facilities at ensure adequate water supply the roads. Directions were convened a meeting with the Gani besides concerned offi - Rajouri, Nowshera and by R.K Shavan met him and meeting that the mela is com - the venue. The ACR stressed with provision of additional also issued for adequate concerned officers to discuss cers from BRO were present Manjakote to submit the list demanded maintenance of mencing on February 14 and on synergy among different water tanks and PDD was security and traffic manage - and decide the issues with in the meeting. of the building structures and local roads. They also will culminate on February departments for ensuring asked to ensure proper light - ment during the Mela days. regard to land acquisition It was apprised in the fruit bearing trees on demanded payment of com - cases of BRO/GREF in the meeting that the final awards NH114A and also directed the pensation for the land district and resolve the long of the villages including concerned to complete the acquired for construction of 3rd Virtual Edition of 41st India Carpet Expo witness pending issues in a time Mawa, Balshama, Bakhar, process of Section 3D on lanes and roads. bound manner. Siot, Lamberi, Dandesar and NH114A within the shortest In view of the demands 292 overseas buyers from 51 countries The meeting was attended Bagnoti stand issued under possible time. raised, the District Collector by the ACR, Mohd Ashraf; Land Acquisition Act and the The DDC directed the took a detailed review of land NEW DELHI, FEBRU - Meetings with overseas buy - Council; Sohan Kumar Jha, ation in the industry for their Commander 31 BRTF ? 56 award amount is Rs 09.72 BRO to start the work on cases and issued necessary ARY 03: The five-day 3rd ers and buying representa - Sr. Director O/o. the DC participation in Virtual APO,KRJ Reddy; Executive crore which has been deposit - Rajouri to Thanamandi road instructions. Virtual Edition of 41st India tives. (Handicrafts) and Sanjay Exhibition– 41st India Carpet Engineer PWD Rajouri, ed by the GREF out of which within ten days. The DC also Carpet Expo has received an Siddh Nath Singh, Gupta, Vice-Chancellor, Expo organized by CEPC. Mohd Zubair; Executive an amount of Rs 01.04 crore directed the officer from BRO DDC Kathua presides overwhelming response from Chairman, CEPC informed World University of Design Seven Members Selection Engineer PWD Nowshera, has been disbursed to the land to start maintenance work on over Block Diwas around 292 overseas buyers as per the feedback received also spoke on the conclusion Committee/ Juries of eminent Prem Kapoor; Chief owners. It was also informed the roads. The PWD and from 51 countries and 81 from the Exhibitors – There session of the expo. Designers and Professors and Horticulture Officer, Madan that the award in respect of Municipalities were instruct - programme at Hiranagar Buying Representatives from are huge demand for Hand- Dr. Kaustav Sen Gupta, eminent personalities in the Lal, Tehsildar Rajouri, Mohd five villages is pending. ed to ensure that all the roads KATHUA, FEBRUARY across the world. knotted high end carpets as Associate Professor NIFT, field of Fashion and design - Rafeeq; Tehsildar The DDC asked for clear - which come under their juris - The exclusive trade fair well as tufted Carpets, he Chennai and Dr Shalini Sood ing selected the Awardees. 03 : District Development Thanamandi, Mehmood ing the pendency with regard diction are properly main - Commissioner (DDC), Om for Handmade carpets and added. Sehgal Prof., NIFT, New It has emerged once again Rayaz; Tehsildar Subderbani, to the awards within the short - tained. other floor-coverings was He also mentioned that Delhi made a powerpoint undisputedly that India Prakash today listened to organized by Carpet Export this is the start of a new era presentation on Importance Carpet Expo has established public grievances and Promotion Council which which opens the global busi - of Trend Insights in Design as Asia’s biggest Handmade DDC Rajouri reviews execution demands at a Block Divas was inaugurated on 27th ness opportunities for the of Handmade Carpet & Rugs carpet show with its ever programme organized here at January, 2021 by Handmade Carpet Industry and requested Members to growing patronage from buy - of Power sector projects Block Hiranagar. Development Commissioner with the use of new technolo - create their own design to ers all over the world. SSP, Shailendra Mishra; (Handicrafts), GoI, gy, the success of this Expo communicate the feelings, India Carpet Expo pro - RAJOURI, FEBRUARY, Urban, DDUGJY and PMDP stock of the progress achieved BDC Chairperson Ram Lal Shantmanu. will prove to be the mile - environment, cultural appro - vides tremendous business 03 : District Development Rural. The physical and finan - under others works in various Kalia; DDC Member During the course of five- stone. priation in design, learn to opportunities for participat - Commissioner Rajouri, cial status of all the works schemes of JPDCL. Hiranagar; Abhinandan days, over 150 prominent During the Expo Council appreciate and use what is ing manufacturers and Rajesh K Shavan on under the said schemes were The DDC said that the Sharma; SDM Hiranagar; Member-Exporters from organized a Webinar on available locally, material exporters as prominent Wednesday convened a meet - reviewed in depth. progress on the works is very BDO Hiranagar; Sheetal major carpet belt of Bhadohi, "Importance of Trend innovation in design. Overseas Handmade Carpet ing to review the status of It was informed that the slow and issued strict instruc - besides large number of Mirzapur, Varanasi, Agra, Insights in Design of For the Second time Buyers from all over the works under various centrally costs of the projects under tions to the concerned author - locals were present on the Jaipur, Panipat and Jammu & Handmade Carpet & Rugs” Council organized “Design world are attending this sponsored power sector IPDS, PMDP-U,DDUY and ities in this regard and said occasion. Kashmir were participating. for the benefit of the partici - Awards – 2021” in the third Expo. It also provides an schemes (JPDCL) in the dis - PMDP-R is Rs 19.46 crore, Rs that in case of failure, he shall After giving patient hear - Top 5 visitor countries pants and Member- Virtual Exhibition – 41st excellent opportunity for the trict. 16.76 crore, Rs 16.24 crore initiate the proceedings for ing to the public issues and were USA, Germany, Exporters. India Carpet Expo on 30th importers of carpets to meet The meeting was attended and Rs 34.34 crore respective - blacklisting of the contractors. demands, the DDC directed Australia, U.K., Canada and Sunil Sethi, Managing January, 2021 through video exporters from all over India by the Additional Deputy ly. He further asked the con - concerned officers to take the response of the exhibitors Director of M/s Sunil Sethi conferencing with a view to under one roof and to pick-up Commissioner, Sher Singh; It was further informed cerned authorities of JPDCL immediate note of projected was encouraging, almost Design Alliance & Alliance appreciate and recognize the the latest products of innova - Chief Planning Officer, that under IPDS, out of 25 dis - and contractors to work in issues and demands of people every participant had sub - Merchandising Co. and past hard work of participants tion and trends and place Mohammad Khurshid; tribution Transformers, the double shifts to complete the for their redress in a time stantial Video Conferencing Chairman, Fashion Design especially the younger gener - them on the spot orders. Executive Engineer JPDCL, work on 15 is complete, under projects by 15th of March this bound manner besides timely Mohammad Maqbool; Project PMDP-U, out of 76 distribu - year, failing which strict submission of action taken Avian Influenza : demon - Manager Power jiTech tion Transformers, the work action shall be initiated report in Deputy Urs of Hazrat Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA): ADC Srinagar Engineering Noida, Project on augmentation of 16 is com - against the executing agency. Commissioner’s Office. stration session held for Manager Reliance New Delhi. plete. It was further informed The DDC also asked the During the visit, the DDC vists Dargah Hazratbal to review arrangements The DDC took a detailed that under DDUY, out of 15 concerned officer from also visited Sub District RR teams at Ramban SRINAGAR, FEBRU - J&K Wakf Board, Joint uninterrupted power and review of the projects being new receiving stations, the JPDCL to establish a camp Hospital Hiranagar and RAMBAN, FEBRU - ARY 03 : Additional Deputy Commissioner SMC and sen - water supplies in and around undertaken under various work on 10 stands complet - office in Rajouri for three days inspected the healthcare facil - ARY 03 : A demonstration Commissioner Srinagar, Dr ior officers of PDD, Police, the shrine and swift snow schemes like IPDS, PMDP ed.DDC also took a detailed in a week on rotational basis. ities available there. session for Rapid Response Syed Haneef Balkhi, SMC, I&FC and LAWDA. clearance in case of snowfall team members was today Wednesday visited the Asaar Representatives of Asar among other basic amenities Kishtwar: DDC chairs weekly Block conducted here by the master Sharif Dargah Hazratbal to Sharif Hazratbal, Jinab Sahib on the occasion of the Urs. trainers to impart know-how review the arrangements Soura and Asar Sharif The Urs starts tomorrow. It Diwas at Galigarh Trigam regarding sampling and mon - made at the shrine for the Kalashpora were also present. was informed that visiting itoring of suspected Avian forthcoming Urs of compan - Speaking on the occasion, devotees can have glimpse of 74 Domicile, 24 income, 16 caste, 19 RBA certificates, 2 legal Influenza, if any. ion of Prophet Muhammad the ADC while emphasising the Prophet's (PBUH) holy Meanwhile, as per the (PBUH) Hazrat Abu Bakr Al- the importance and great rev - relic after every prayer on heir & 25 character certificates issued on spot daily report received from Siddiq (RA). erence of Urs directed all Friday, 5 February. KISHTWAR, FEBRU - Kandani to Bhagra road, link establishment of Anganwari cerned authorities for the Chief Animal Husbandry He also chaired a meeting departments concerned to Later, Dr Balkhi along ARY 03 : District road to Ramli,Kunja and vari - centre at Galigarh, extension early redress. He said that a Officer, Dr. Bharat Bushan, of concerned officers and oth - ensure that their respective with other officers went Development Commissioner ous hamlets of Galigarh, of the playground at HS comprehensive project shall no case related to Avian ers at the shrine on the occa - tasks are covered with the around the shrine and its adja - Kishtwar Ashok Sharma expediting the pace of work Galigarh etc. be formulated under PMGSY Influenza has been reported sion. The meeting was attend - highest degree of responsibil - cent area to inspect public today chaired weekly Block on WSS under the Jal Jeevan After giving patient hear - which shall include all the from anywhere in Ramban. ed by CEO and Secretary ity. He directed for ensuring facilities available there. Diwas here at Trigam to habitations with the popula - redress the grievances of the tion above 250 souls . locals at their doorsteps. He further asked ACR Toy Fair, IMPACT Certificate distribution BDC chairman Trigam, Sri Kishtwar to conduct the Chand; Assistant Mutation camps in the area to Commissioner Development, provide service to the people function organized by DIET Jammu Kishore Singh Katoch; at their doorsteps. JAMMU FEBRUARY the importance of such activi - Samagra Shiksha appreciated Education. DSWO Tariq Parveaz Qazi; On the issue of the regis - 03 : A Toy Fair and ty based learning methods the commendable work of all The training spanned Tehsildar Kishtwar Pramood tration of the beneficiaries (Integrated Multi-disciplinary which rely on locally avail - DIETs of Jammu and across a period of one month Kumar; DDC member Om with the Ayushman Bharat Professional Advancement able raw materials. He further Kashmir for successful con - which included online train - Prakash; CEO, Kishtwar sehat scheme, he informed Course for Teachers highlighted the fact that such duct of IMPACT Training ing for first five days, fol - Ashok Kumar; DYSSO, that registration centre has (IMPACT) Training Kharati Lal; DHO, Mushtaq been established at Shalimar Certificate distribution func - Ahmed Wani; CAO, SK in the vicinity of the Galigarh tion was today organized here Bhagat; BDO Trigam, Misbah where the beneficiaries can at Teachers’ Bhawan. Anjumand,; Executive register themselves. Project Director Samagra Engineer of PWD, PMGSY A total of 32 domicile cer - Shiksha, Dr. Arun Manhas besides other officers and tificate,1 Income and 1 RBA was chief guest on the occa - officials were present on the certificates were issued on sion. occasion. spot to the beneficiaries. The programme was Delegations led by elected Similar, Block Divas pro - organized as a part of vision representatives highlighted gramme was organised at of National Education Policy area-wise demands seeking Mission for block Trigam, ing, the DDC redressed most Paddar under the 2020, which emphasizes the upgradation of schools, repair and upgradation of of the grievances on spot by Chairmanship of BDC chair - learning through integrated health facilities and road Khandal and Ayar to Mandri passing slew of directions person Arpan Singh, in which approach. The ECCE training infrastructure besides stream - Water Supply Scheme, early besides assured them that the 22 Domicile certificates, 22 has to be done through Art lining of the various public payment of pending land rest of the grievances will be category certificates, 03 integrated pedagogy and skills if picked at a young age during the COVID-19 lowed by a 21 day field work deliverance services in the compensation of HSS redressed in time bound man - income and 25 character cer - Toys/blocks plays a signifi - can create numerous job Pandemic lockdown. and concluded with assess - area. Trigam, Construction of ner. tificate were issued in favour cant role. opportunities and career The Certificates were pre - ment and evaluation of candi - During the camp, the dele - boundary wall of HSS He further said that after of beneficiaries. The highlight of the func - options for the children in sented to Grade II and Grade dates for certificate of com - gations apprised the DDC that Trigam, Upgradation of the election of DDC chair - Similarly, in Block tion, were plethora of educa - future thereby giving a big III teachers who successfully pletion. Samagra Shiksha, the major problem of the area accommodation and other man, the development aspect Chatroo, block diwas meeting tional toys made by the school boost to the economy at a completed the IMPACT train - through DIETs, trained 33423 is non-availability of telecom - facilities at HS Galigarh, shall be looked after by DDC. was held under the supervi - children which were exhibited larger scale. ing. Pertinent to mention here Grade II and Grade III teach - munication connectivity and replacement of damaged He further sought the cooper - sion of the tehsildar, Suman at the venue. These toys were Dr. Manhas further that IMPACT training pro - ers as a part of IMPACT. demanded for the installation wooden electric poles at vil - ation of PRI members in Sharma and BDO Anees meticulously put together emphasized the imperative - gramme focused on capacity At the end, acclamation of communication towers in lage Janwas and Agral, segre - establishing a vibrant griev - wani. challenging the creative and ness of such interventions as a enhancement on aspects relat - was accorded to the Teachers the area. gation of the power feeders ances redressal mechanism. Atleast 20 Domicile, 20 logical ability of children and paradigm shift from Content ed to Competency- Based of the Department of School The Other demands pro - for Kuntwara and Trigam On the issue of telecom - income, 6 social caste, and 5 enforcing out of the box prob - Mastery towards Competence learning and testing, Learning Education for their work as jected included speeding up areas on rational basis, new munication and road connec - RBA certificates were issued lem solving aptitude. Mastery as envisaged in the centered pedagogy, School frontline workers during the the pace of macadamization bank branches at Galigarh, tivity facility in the area, he to beneficiaries at HS Dambar Speaking on the occasion, National Education Policy. Safety and Security, Personal COVID-19 Pandemic in dif - work on Shalimar to Sarthal road connectivity to crema - said that the same will be besides a number of griev - Dr. Arun Manhas emphasized The Project Director Social Qualities and Inclusive ferent capacities. road, Construction of tion ground, repair of kuhls, communicated to the con - ances were redressed. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 Advisor Bhatnagar meets several deputations, individuals Budget exhibits Centre’s commitment towards Assured them timely redressal of genuine grievances development, welfare of J&K: Nitish JAMMU, FEBRU - ing to the posts of Bridge Kishtwar demanded separate Marwah. JAMMU, Feb 3 : The fare of Jammu and Kashmir but will also go a long way in government is committed to ARY03 : Advisor to course under NHM scheme. Education zone for Dachann Besides these delegations, union budget 2021-22 truly and its people,” said Mahajan helping to generate employ - the development of the Union Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Similarly, a deputation of area and upgradation of Govt. several individuals from exhibits that Prime Minister in a statement issued today. ment in the union territory,” Territory and this has reflect - Rai Bhatnagar, today met Land Donors to Health Girls High School, Nowpachi Jammu, Srinagar, Budgam, Narendra Modi-led Centre Mahajan also hailed the said Mahajan. ed greatly in the budget. scores of delegations and indi - Department demanded to Higher Secondary level. Rajouri, Pulwama, Anantnag, government is truly commit - special package included in “The decision to extend He lauded Finance viduals at the Civil Secretariat engagement in the department They also demanded VSAT Pahalgam, Doda, Kishtwar ted to the development of the the budget for the Union the centrally sponsored Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here. under SRO-520. connectivity of all schools of and other areas raised several union territory and welfare of for presenting a balanced and The delegations and indi - A delegation of locals Kishtwar district. issues with the Advisor and its residents, Nitish Mahajan, inclusive budget despite con - viduals apprised the Advisor Executive Member of BJP’s straints on revenue collection of their issues and demands Jammu and Kashmir unit in the wake of COVID-19 and sought an early resolution said. pandemic. for the same. Welcoming the union “Despite the unprecedent - A deputation of JK budget presented by Finance ed circumstances, due to Employees Joint Action Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Covid-19 pandemic, the Committee (EJAC) raised in the parliament, Mahajan budget has been an inclusive several issues related to wel - said that it is significant that document in line with the cen - fare of employees in the an all-inclusive budget, dedi - tre government’s attempt to Jammu and Kashmir. They cated to the welfare of all stra - ward off the economic devas - demanded immediate release ta of the country was present - tation caused by the pandemic of salaries and regularisation ed even under unprecedented which rendered millions out of left out RETs. They also situation due to the chaos of jobs, shuttered scores of demanded removal of pay caused by Coronavirus pan - Territory which also includes Ujjwala scheme, as part of small businesses and snuffed anomalies in various depart - demic. laying of new gas pipeline in Union government's plan to the spending power of the ments, enhancement of wages “The union budget pre - Jammu and Kashmir. add 100 more districts of the bottom of pyramid populace,” and regularisation of NRHM sented by Union Finance “The announcement of a country in next three years to he said. employees, regularisation of from Block Panthal, Reasi Similarly, a delegation of sought immediate redressal of Minister Nirmala Sitharaman new gas pipeline in Jammu the City Gas Distribution Mahajan also welcomed employees working on raised several issues pertain - Land Donors of Jal Shakti the same. has been historic and goes on and Kashmir is a significant Network is also a historic the finance minister's decision Hospital Development Fund ing to development of their department demanded formal Advisor Bhatnagar lis - to show that the Centre gov - development. Not only will development,” he said. for proposing a central uni - and release of pending area with the Advisor. They engagement in the depart - tened to each of them patient - ernment remains committed this relieve the pressure on Mahajan said that Prime versity in Leh district of salaries in favour of JKRTC demanded inclusion of interi - ment. Likewise, delegation of ly and while responding to the to the development and wel - availability of domestic gas, Minister Narendra Modi-led Ladakh. employees. or roads of their villages in locals of Marwah led by DDC issues and concerns of delega - Another delegation of NABARD scheme besides Councillor demanded sepa - tions and individuals, assured unemployed ISM Doctors other developmental works. rate medical block for them that all of their genuine Premier League J&K 2020-21 is on underway to its success Association demanded one Another deputation of JK Dachhan and also filling of issues and demands will be JAMMU, Feb 3 : As a up their best performance Sports Council, Jammu was confidence delivered in the time age relaxation for apply - RET Teachers Forum vacant posts for CHC redressed on priority. part of Premier League J&K defeating City FC club by the introduced with the team football matches were appre - 2020-21 District Jammu U.T margin of 1-0 goal. Mr. players before the start of the ciated by football teams and Football Matches was played Pulkit Jeet Singh from match Officials concerned. Mr. Dr Samoon chairs SDD meeting to review Skill at G.G.M Science College SAINIK COLONY FC put 06th Match played in Dheeraj Meenia, Mr. Aman Football ground Jammu Banathia, Mr. Abhishek Kim, Targets for J&K Development Mission under PMKVY under the aegis of J&K Mr. Ajay Singh and Mr. JAMMU, FEBRUARY Finance Skill Development, them to optimally utilize the informed that of 24 ITIs, 10 Sports Council with the col - Satnam Singh were the other 03 : Principal Secretary, Skill Additional Secretary, Skill experience and knowledge of centre's registration process laboration of Football members in the technical Development Department, Development, Joint Director previous training pro - has been finalized and rest 14 Association and under the committee. (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Planning, Skill Development grammes so that maximum would be completed soon. He supervision of Mr. Ashok Prominent Club members Samoon, today convened a while State Engagement targets would be achieved. also informed that the trade Singh, Divisional Sports Mr. Narinder Gupta, meeting with senior officers Officer, NSDC Kehkashan He asked them to focus on offered in this centre are elec - Officer, J&K Sports Council, Chairman DFA Jammu, Mr. of SDD and National Skill Anjum and other concerned modern training modules so trician domestic appliance, Jammu and Mr. Satpal Singh, Yousaf Don, Secretary DFA Development Corporation officers participated through as to create skilled force as self employed tailor, automo - Chief Football Coach, J&K Jammu and Mr. kamal (NSDC) to review the ‘Skill video conferencing. per the market demand. bile technician, Travel Guide Sports Council. Kishore, Football Coach DFA Targets for J&K Principal Secretary Principal Secretary asked Field technician/ Air condi - In the 1st match played Jammu and the large numbers Development Mission under impressed upon the officers the concerned to track the tioner etc. in between SFA vs. PANDIT of Sports Lovers besides the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal to take effective measures for aspirants after training is It was also informed that PREM NATH DOGRA players and officials of the Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) 2.0 achieving the skill target and imparted to them so that they the department is going to FOOTBALL CLUB and team showered their bless - and 3.0’. to make the scheme grand would continue and get train 700 aspirants besides ended in draw with the score up his best and achieved the between PRAM FC vs. SHA - ings to all the participating The meeting was attended success in achieving set tar - employed which is the basic the priority would be given to of 1-1 Goal each. target with 01 goal. HEEN FC ended in draw football players and appreci - by Director Skill gets of employability in the aim of the scheme. pre-learners and then drop- Mr. Dimple Bhagat, a 05th match played in with the goal score of 1-1. ated the initiative of the Development, Sajjad Union Territory. Sajjad gave detailed outs from colleges and higher player from Jammu selected between HERO FC vs. J&K Ms Ziara Kousar- the first Sports Council in organizing Hussain Ganie; Director He emphasized upon report about registration and secondary and other schools. in Indian Super League FC BANK ACADEMY, hard lady in the Technical Panel the Premier League and hope Hyderabad was introduced work favors in the HERO FC proved best experience, qual - the same will continue for the with the players and Officials and won the match by the ification and knowledge that next year also, So that the GMC Doda gets vital medical equipment before the start of the match. margin of 1-0. helped the organizers to cul - youngsters may be given the In 2nd Match of the Day Mr. Satish Gupta, minate the matches in a suc - right directions for achieving under World Bank Project SAINIK COLONY FC put Manager, M.A Stadium, J&K cessful way. Her decisions / their best. DODA, FEBRUARY 03 : Machine shall increase the shall increase the Safety of surgeries out of which 16 Government Medical College capacity of hospital for per - anesthesia and establish sepa - were COVID Positive. Doda has been provided vital forming Didalysis. rate OTs for Emergences. A Likewise, General Surgery Alarming rate of unemployment in JK telling indictment medical equipment under In addition, JKMSCL has TMT machine along with Department operated 162 World Bank Project to facili - supplied Colour Doppler Echocardiography Machine cases out of which 06 were of failed policies of government : NC tate best patient care in the Ultra sound Machine(1) for for cardiac cases shall COVID Positive. These Srinagar, 03 February : unemployed. The scenario administration seems to have ing in their future. “The institution. department of Radiology for improve management of included those operations The Jammu and Kashmir has aggravated due to the turned volte face to their inclusive strategy to put the Most of the equipment more accurate reporting and patients with cardiac diseases. which are usually performed National Conference on absence of any policy inter - predicament. Let alone cre - youth of JK on the track of have been installed and put Echocardiography; Bubble From April 2020 to in SKIMS Sgr and PGI . Wednesday stated the claim vention from the government ation of more job avenues, development should espouse to use by different specialities. CPAP machines (2) for January 2021, the Associated Ortho Department per - of the incumbent government since 2015. The appalling the incumbent government long term and shorter meas - The diagnostic equipment Paediatric department which Hospital GMC Doda, have formed 215 surgeries of with to provide 80 percent jobs in policy of August 5 has fur - has stalled the future of ures. Immediate staffing of made available are Electro are being used in providing provided various services. 02 were COVID Positive; next 5 years is farfetched in ther compounded the woes of scores of our unemployed pending cases under SR0-43, Hydraulic & Hydraulic assisted ventilation to infants Medicine Department per - ENT Department conducted wake of the sluggish recruit - our youth upon whom the youth who despite getting SR0-120 across J&K will be Operating tables(4) for and children with respiratory formed 1311 dialysis of which 82 procedures– all Non Covid ment process, and absence of other avenues of employment clearance from respective a first step towards that direc - Operation theaters; distress. Besides these equip - 67 patients were COVID and EYE Department con - any effective job policy. were also closed post august departments are still awaiting tion. Accelerating recruit - Automated 5-Part Differential ment 3 Anesthesia Work sta - Positive, while Gynae ducted 102 Surgeries since while drawing the atten - 5, 2019,” she said. their compassionate appoint - ment process and doing away Haematology Analyser (1) for tions are in pipeline, which Department performed 675 Nov 2020. tion of government towards She said the alarming rate ment under the SRO- with the discriminatory the Department of Pathology the plight of skilled, and well of unemployment in Jammu 43,SRO-120. On the other domicile policy would also for blood reporting in shortest educated unemployed, and Kashmir was a matter of hand the rampant exploita - perk up the confidence of our time; Patient Monitors (15; JDA hands over possession of 17 Plots Party’s Additional grave concern and was a tion of need based, contractu - youth. On a long term basis Oxygen Concentrator (10) Spokesperson Sarah Hayat telling indictment of the al, WYC, ASHA, and ITI heavy incentivisation of and Biphasic defibrillator (01) at Gole Gujral Housing Colony Shah said that the educated failed policies of the present skilled youth continue to per - startups in local handloom, for monitoring and resuscita - JAMMU FEBRUARY Gujral. supervision of Director Land youth of Kashmir see an incumbent government at the sist,” she added. handicraft and tourism sec - tion of sick patients in 03 : Jammu Development These cases were pending Management, JDA, Puneet uncertain future in wake of helm of affairs. “The agoniz - She said there was an tors will also go a long way Casualty section; Integrated Authority today initiated the for the last 6 years due to land Sharma and over all direc - absence of any effective job ing voices of unemployed urgent need to empower in finding a solution to the Bipolar and Ultrasonic process of handing over pos - policy, absence of private youth are amplifying with youth and that the objective burgeoning menace of unem - Coagulation Unit (1) - an session of plots to the allottees sector and failure of the gov - each passing day, but the could only be met by invest - ployment,” she added. effective equipment for pre - of JDA Housing Colony, Gole ernment on its promise of venting blood loss during sur - Gujral, Jammu with the help accelerating the recruitment gery; 500MA X-ray of district administration and process in JKSSB and machine(1) for OPD Block; Police. JKPSC. “Jammu and 300MA X-ray machine (1) for The process was started in Kashmir is undergoing a Casualty department; 100MA compliance to the directions youth bump, where nearly Mobile X-ray machine for of the High court on 04-12- 70% of the population consti - bedside X-rays in wards for 2020 in OWP No. 1139/2016 tutes of youth. However, the convenience patients; C-arm and 876/2014 with respect to majority of the youth are Machine (1) for Operation land measuring 16 kanals 01 Theatre for dealing with marla falling under khasra Bridging gaps between Orthopedic emergencies. No. 746 min, Gole Gujral, Similarly, the installation which is part and parcel of dispute. The entire exercise tions of VC, JDA Babila Govt , Tribal over Forest of Additional Haemodialysis JDA Housing Colony, Gole was conducted under the Rakwal. Rights implementation is Advisor Baseer reviews development works being imperative : Javaid Rahi Jammu, Feb 03 : executed in Doda; meets delegations, individuals Maintaining that bridging of gaps between the Govt of E-inaugurates 1853 PMAY houses, RDD’s community works Jammu and Kashmir and the DODA, FEBRUARY 03 : with Sarpanchs besides ask - Sudhmahadev road, DDC While reviewing Power Tribal population over Advisor to Lieutenant ing District Development apprised the Advisor that the sector, Advisor directed the speedy Implementation of Governor, Baseer Ahmad Commissioner, Dr Sagar D documentation has been com - department to take up the mat - Forest Rights Act in the Khan, today convened an offi - Doifode, to take fortnight pleted and land has been ter of land requirement for Union Territory is impera - cers meeting at Bhaderwah to construction of new receiving tive and there is a role for review development works stations with the DDC at an NGOs, voluntaries, elders being executed in Doda dis - earliest. among tribes to work forward trict besides listening to issues Regarding tourism sector, in this direction. This was and concerns of delegations Advisor said that Bhaderwah stated by noted tribal and individuals who called on has immense tourism poten - researcher Dr. Javaid Rahi him during the visit to the tial which need to be exploit - while addressing six FRA area. ed to the optimum and direct - awareness programme in Advisor e- inaugurated ed the Bhaderwah Reasi District concluded today at Darmari town -200 1853 PMAY houses besides Development Authority and Km from Jammu. dedicating 9 community ben - tourism department to work The other programmes efit works, executed by Rural collectively towards achiev - were held at Pouni, Tariyath , Development Department, to ing this goal. Vijaypur , Nowaabad and the public. Advisor, while reviewing Kodi in Arnas areas of Reasi Advisor assessed the status working of Floriculture District. of various schemes and mega department, directed the con - The dignitaries who projects being implemented in cerned to demonstrate all the presided over the pro - the district by various depart - proposed activities of the grammes include Ch. Aijaz ments besides taking stock of department before the DDC. Ahmed Khan Former achievements in various sec - He asked the DDC to identify Minister, Ch Khaliq tors by the district administra - land in Doda and other areas Bakerwal, Gojri Writer tion. Regarding MGNREGA, for establishment of beautiful Kalsoom Chowdhary, Ch 14th FC and PMAY- G, recreational parks. Talib Hussain of Arnas, BDC Advisor was apprised that in Later, Advisor met scores Chairman M Kahan the district against the set tar - reviews of this ambitious acquired under New land of delegations and individuals Chowdhary and Talib get of 39 lakh PDs for the dis - scheme. He also asked the acquisition laws. He also and listened to their griev - Chowdhary. trict more than 31 lakh PDs DDC to resolve the land dis - apprised that around 76 per ances and demands with Dr. Javaid Rahi while have already been generated. putes, if any, hampering the cent physical work on GMC assurance for early redressal addressing gathering of tribes Besides, construction of hous - construction of newly sanc - Doda has been completed and of the same. at the various location stated es under PMAY is going on tioned Panchayat Ghars. the offline classes have been Among others present dur - that there are number chal - war footing and about Rs 52 Advisor asked the con - started few days back in the ing the meeting were Chief lenges in the of implementa - crore funds have already been cerned to involve the PRI make shift campus. Engineer JPDCL, Director tion of Forest Rights Act as sanctioned to the panchayats members in proper monitor - Advisor stressed on all the RDD Jammu, ADC Doda, the a big percentage of under 14th FC for various ing of all ongoing works in departments to expedite the ADC Bhaderwah, Joint nomadic tribes such as works. their respective areas so that progress on all languishing Director Tourism Jammu, Gujjars, Bakerwals, Gaddis, Advisor asked the con - the quality of works is not projects besides directing the CEO BDA, SEs PWD, Sippis are illiterate. They lack cerned officers to ensure time - compromised. PHE department not to leave Hydraulics and PDD besides evidences to be produced to ly payment of wages under Regarding mega ambitious any household uncovered other officers of district justify the claims on forest MGNREGA in coordination projects like Goha Khaleni- under Jal Jeevan Mission. administration. lands. TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 REINVIGORATING GROWTH: WHERE IS THE MONEY? Stop running India down -Uttam Gupta ting up of a new ties or loans taken by State cent by the end of 2021- -A Surya Prakash imposed in March 2020 EDITORIAL Taking a cue from the Development Financial agencies (on its behalf) 22), the Budget has resur - World Health and later ridiculed the prescription that the Chief Institution (DFI) termed including from the Food rected the idea of "bad Organisation (WHO) Modi Government for Economic Advisor (CEA), the National Bank for Corporation of India bank" recommended in Director-General lifting it. To buttress his Krishnamurthy Financing Infrastructure (FCI). Since 2016-17, the 2018, by a committee Tedros Adhanom argument, he put out Transgender rights Subramanian gave in and Development FCI has been borrowing headed by the former Ghebreyesus has graphs of COVID-19 The order of the Delhi Commission theEconomic Survey: (NaBFID) Bill, 2021. from the National Small Chairman, Punjab thanked India and prevalence in countries for Protection of Child Rights asking 2020-21 that "the This is intended as a Savings Fund (NSSF) to National Bank, Sunil Prime Minister like Germany, France Government should come provider, enabler and cata - finance unpaid food sub - Mehta. A "bad bank" buys Narendra Modi for the and the UK to claim the state government to ban medically up with more fiscal meas - lyst for infrastructure sidy dues from the Centre. the NPAs of other banks country's "continued that the virus incidence unnecessary sex change surgeries on ures for short-term sup - financing and as the main As on March 31, 2020, and thereby helps clear support to the global had come down in those intersex infants and ensure their bodily port to the economy and financial institution and its cumulative borrowings their balance sheets. It COVID-19 response". countries after they lift - businesses", Finance development bank for from the NSSF stood at Rs does not solve the prob - integrity is a reminder of the physical In a recent tweet, he ed the lockdown, but in Minister (FM) Nirmala building and sustaining a 3,30,000 crore. All of this, lem but merely transfers said: "Only if we act India it had shot up. and psychological impairment that the Sitharaman has gone supportive ecosystem plus the loans taken dur - the stress from the latter to together, including Thereafter, he has been quest for gender identity can lead to. In ahead with some "big across the life cycle of ing 2020-21get transferred the former. sharing of knowledge, persistently criticising most cases, the children are too young bang" measures. She has infrastructure projects. to the Centre's balance The proposed can we stop this virus India's efforts to tackle not just attempted to give The Government will sheet. For the future also, Electricity (Amendment) and save lives and COVID-19. What to give their view, which only increases a boost to industries and infuse Rs 20,000 crore in the FCI will not have to Bill, 2021, to de-licence livelihoods." The WHO Rahul does not realise is the risk to their physical and mental businesses in the short- NaBFID as budgetary borrow from the NSSF. the distribution business, chief was lauding that his petty political integrity. Rights activists have said there term but has also given an support which will be The FD for 2021-22 is bring in competition and India's decision to attacks are hurting our indication of her intent to leveraged to generate a put at 6.8 per cent of the give power to the con - are instances where intersex people despatch COVID-19 image. Looking at the put them on a high growth financing capability of GDP. Considering that the sumer to choose his/her vaccines to several plight of these nations were treated as disabled and the gender trajectory in the medium over Rs 5,00,000 crore. nominal growth of the suppliers does not inspire. neighbouring countries, today, one wonders reassignment interventions proved to be to long-term. Given the cumbersome GDP is projected to The Electricity Act (2003) including Bangladesh, what he has to say now. irreversible, resulting in long-term com - Apart from giving a processes involved in rebound to over 15 per also had provisions to Bhutan, Myanmar and Thus far, over 100 boost to the healthcare undertaking sale of State cent and correspondingly empower consumers but it Nepal, besides Saudi million people have plications and disability which can infrastructure (Rs 64,180 assets as also lack of mar - the tax revenue - both never worked. Further, the Arabia, Brazil and oth - been affected globally. cause wastage of human life. It has also crore allocated for new ket appetite, it is unlikely direct and indirect - will real intent behind the Rs ers. India accounts for 10 been claimed that most of these surger - health schemes besides Rs that these would materi - also increase sharply, this 3,00,000 crore electricity This was the fourth million cases, but has 35,000 crore for the Covid alise soon. As regards rais - figure seems to be pretty distribution reform pro - time in the past year managed better control. ies are conducted without prior vaccine) and education, ing resources via setting high. With this, the FM gramme is to give money that the WHO chief had It reported 13,044 new approval. this push is manifested in up of a DFI, the idea - has also drastically altered to the beleaguered power hailed the cases a day on January The Supreme Court had some years big plans in the field of abandoned decades ago the trajectory of fiscal distribution companies or Government's decisions 30 after touching a high infrastructure such as (then, we had IDBI and consolidation by targeting discoms so that they can back observed that no one should be to contain the pandem - of 97,894 cases per day roads, highways, railways, ICICI as institutions a FD of 4.5 per cent dur - clear dues to power gener - ic. Last July, he praised on September 14, 2020. forced to undergo medical procedures, ports, gas pipelines and so involved in long-term ing 2025-26. Compare ators and other suppliers; India's efforts to contain The last four months including sex reassignment surgeries, on; production-linked lending) - is a welcome this with 2.5 per cent for it has little to do with the outbreak in Dharavi have seen a steady sterilisations and hormonal therapy as a incentive schemes (PLI) move, all the more 2022-23 as recommended improving their efficiency, - considered the biggest decline in cases. for 13 sectors; launch of because it is free from the by the NK Singh as stated. slum in the world. He Against this, the coun - requirement for legal recognition of seven Mega Textile kind of asset-liability mis - Committee on review of The FM has enumerat - cited this as an example tries Rahul was praising their gender right. The UN Committee Investment Parks over the match which banks suffer the FRBM. To legitimise ed all that is being done to of how, even when the are in a real mess. for the Rights of Persons with Disability next three years and meas - from. But it will take long this fiscal splurge, the help farmers; that includes outbreak was very Currently, the UK and ures to give a boost to before the NaBFID will be Government will have to massive increase in buy - had also observed that governments intense, it could be France have two million start-ups and so on. able to contribute in a make further amendments ing by State agencies at brought under control. and 2.7 million active should take measures to prevent sex Sitharaman has tried to meaningful way. to the FRBM Act (it was the MSP. But, majority of Last September, he cases, respectively, as normalising surgeries to secure the well - demonstrate that the In the Economic last done through the small and marginal farm - again praised Modi for against 1.78 lakh in being of such people. While the Delhi Government is really seri - Survey, the CEA has Finance Bill 2018-19 pre - ers (they are 86.2 per cent) his speech to the UN India. The US has ous about pumping more asked the Government to scribing a FD target for don't benefit from it. General Assembly in reported 25 million government has constituted a committee money into the economy. remain focused on pro - 2020-21 as three per cent Likewise, agricultural which he said that as the cases, of which nearly to look at the issue, it will also need the Hence, the Budget has pelling growth even if it plus 0.5 per cent for unan - credit (now raised to Rs largest vaccine-produc - 10 million are active. attention of the medical regulatory bod - provided for capital means the Fiscal Deficit ticipated events). 16.5 lakh crore) is cor - ing country, India Strangely, even as expenditure of Rs (FD) getting out of con - The announcement of a nered mostly by large ies. would utilise this the cases are declining, 5,54,000 crore during trol. The irony is that dur - policy on divestment of farmers i.e. those with strength to distribute it Rahul again attacked The question of gender equality has 2021-22 which is an ing 2020-21, despite the the Government's share - farms over 10 hectares. across the world and the Centre for its "fail - been raised from time to time with var - increase of 35 per cent Gross Domestic Product holding in Central Public On the taxation front, help the global commu - ure" to tackle COVID- ied responses. People without a hetero- over the Budget Estimate (GDP) contracting by 7.7 Sector Undertakings the Budget proposes nity. In November 2020 19. The "unplanned (BE) for 2020-21 at Rs per cent, the FD has spi - (CPSUs) that aims at sell - minor changes such as when Modi spoke to the lockdown" destroyed normal sexual orientation have faced 4,12,000 crore. raled to a whopping 9.5 ing all CPSUs in "non- extension of tax holiday WHO chief, the latter millions of lives, he discrimination, abuse and stigma caus - Unfortunately, even at this per cent of the GDP. This strategic" sectors and for start-ups by one more praised India's efforts says, but the truth is that ing immense suffering. In 2018, the level, it is minimal when is almost three times the restrict its presence in year; exempts dividend and the Ayushman India has one of the compared to the mam - Budget estimate of 3.5 per "strategic" sectors to the payments to Real Estate Bharat programme. In lowest death rates in the Supreme Court had struck down Section moth requirement of over cent, which itself was 0.5 bare minimum has been in Investment Trusts and fact, way back in May world during this pan - 377 of the IPC on same-sex relations. Rs 100 lakh crore over per cent higher than the the works for nearly five Infrastructure Investment 2020, the WHO repre - demic. As against 10 Efforts have been made, like at Panjab five years or Rs 20 lakh three per cent threshold years. It was started by Trusts from tax deduction sentative in India had million patients, India crore per annum under the required as per Fiscal NITI Aayog who will now at source; deduction of University, where a column for the third described India's efforts has reported 1.53 lakh National Infrastructure Responsibility and Budget have to work on the tax on dividend income as being "enormous, deaths, accounting for gender was introduced in the admission Pipeline (NIP) project. Management (FRBM) and details. It does not instil for Foreign Portfolio very impressive". The around 1.5 per cent form, besides providing other facilities For garnering justified by Sitharaman in confidence as the current Investors at the lower WHO also lauded the fatalities. Fortunately, for them. But there have been resources, the FM has out - terms of the "far-reaching approach of linking treaty rate and so on. Uttar Pradesh most Chief Ministers lined a detailed blueprint structural reforms with divestment to the FD tar - To conclude, even as Government's COVID are not toeing his line. unsavoury controversies like in the case for asset monetisation - unanticipated fiscal impli - get simply won't work. the FM wants to go for the management and con - Meanwhile, the of athlete PinkiPramanik. Biological both greenfield projects as cations." Faced with a sharp kill in terms of reinvigo - tract-tracing efforts and Independent Oversight aberrations invite social reactions which well as brownfield ones - At 9.5 per cent, FD is increase in Non- rating growth, she wants said they are worthy of and Advisory covering almost every even higher than a widely Performing Assets (NPAs) to do it at the cost of fiscal can complicate matters. Individual emulation by other Committee for the infrastructure sector one expected figure of around post-pandemic (according de-stabilisation; even States. WHO Health choices apart, attempts should be made could think of like roads, 7.5 per cent. This is large - to India Ratings and then, one is not sure Many other interna - Emergencies to ensure the social and economic well - highways, railways, ports, ly because the Research, as proportion of whether the sustained tional entities are laud - Programme has submit - being of such people, and most impor - power transmission lines, Government has taken on the outstanding debt, rapid growth will come as ing India's efforts. The ted an interim report in gas pipelines and so on. its balance sheet the so- NPAs will increase from a huge resource gap United States described which it has criticised tantly, ensure their acceptance. She has also mooted set - called off-Budget liabili - 11.57 per cent to 18.21 per remains. India as a "true friend" "the rising politicisation for deploying its advan - of the pandemic tage in the pharma sec - response", which means tor to meet the vaccine reckless attempts like A DECENT BUDGET? needs of other coun - the ones being made by The first thing every - of the Life Insurance even described the Company and an Asset assets into Infrastructure Estate Investment Trusts tries. The State Rahul are harming the body worries about in Corporation. And, of Budget as Keynesian, Reconstruction Company Investment Trusts (REIT), should give an Department said: "We cause. applaud India's role in The WHO panel has every Budget is how course, politics came into using the major infra - which, on the face of it, (InvIT) such as transmis - innovative and fairly global health, sharing rightly observed that a much their income taxes the picture with a major structure push to gener - is a great idea. But the sion lines of the Power secure way for foreign millions of vaccine successful response have been altered; will investors, particularly doses in South Asia." "hinges on inter-con - they end up paying the pension and sovereign Applauding India, nected global systems Government more? Well, funds, to invest into the Congressman Brad and networks" and sci - on that front the news is India story. On the Sherman tweeted: entific expertise, and not bad as things have expenditure front, the "Great to see our ally contends that the WHO remained unchanged. most interesting spend - India purchasing and can't succeed without But on all other fronts, ing is particularly in supplying millions of unified global political this was one of the most healthcare. If every coun - doses of COVID vac - support during the next challenging Budgets in try has learnt anything cines, manufactured in phases of the pandemic. India, to its neighbours It says the world is "at a recent history, with the from the pandemic, it is and nations around the critical juncture" and Government dealing with that public healthcare world."It is important will "not defeat this the economic fallout of spending has to go up; for all citizens to know virus without greater the COVID-19 pandem - there is no guarantee that and digest these facts if global solidarity and ic. The fiscal deficit is this will be the last glob - only to ward off the stronger multilateral close to 10 per cent for al pandemic to hit us. negativity that is being cooperation". fiscal year 2021 and a India might have recov - spread indiscriminately It is tragic that the projected percentage of ered from the worst but and irresponsibly by leader of India's oldest 6.8 does not make for better healthcare is need - some politicians and, in political party is consis - pretty reading. With a ed for the future. Sure, particular, by Congress tently out to undermine target of 4.5 per cent by there are disappoint - leader Rahul Gandhi. the efforts of the Centre In fact, while devel - and all State 2025, an era of elevated ments on the Defence oped nations like the Governments and lakhs deficits is upon us. Also, and education fronts, US, the UK, France and of health workers, who the Government does not although the former will Spain are floundering in have staked their lives appear to be going probably have additional their efforts, the Modi- to serve COVID aggressively into disin - infrastructure push in ate jobs and demand. challenge here might be Grid and highways of the announcements made led Union Government patients. This is vesting Public Sector poll-bound States like Now, there are several one of human capital. National Highways through the year and the and the Governments in destructive politics at its Units with a reduced dis - Assam, Kerala, Tamil major questions sur - Will the bankers in such Authority of India. This latter also might be all States and Union worst. Fortunately, investment target, Nadu and West Bengal. rounding announcements a State-owned ‘bad bank’ might allow companies opened up for more pri - Territories, which are there are wiser men and although it is clearly say - Major spending on the in the Budget. The first is be brave enough to take like these to better vate (and foreign) invest - run by a variety of par - women in his party, ing that it will disinvest Railways was also the concept of a ‘Bad the haircuts needed to deploy their capital onto ment. All in all, given ties, have done remark - including Chief two Public Sector Banks announced, the biggest Bank’ where distressed help distressed assets new projects. The tax how much her hands ably well to join hands Ministers, who are not and tackle the biggest toeing his line and and an insurance compa - ever allocation for the assets with non-perform - recover? There are posi - breaks announced for were tied, this is not a health crisis in cen - working selflessly to rid ny and is almost certain steel tracks that criss- ing loans can be put into tive moves such as the foreigners, who invest in bad Budget from turies. Rahul first criti - the country of this terri - to go ahead with the sale cross our country. Some an Asset Management announcement to put these InvIT and Real Nirmala Sitharaman. cised the lockdown ble scourge. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 04, 2021 SMVDU Faculty Chairs Congress Convenes Monthly Meeting at Congress Office Jammu a Session on Indigenous Vibodh urges youth to participate Indian Myths TP CORRESPONDENT "Thanks to BJP, Indian Economy was Wrecked JAMMU, FEB. 03: Dr. Amitabh V. Dwivedi, in Skill India, Startup India Faculty, School of Languages Even Without Covid" : Bhalla, Sawhney the employment. & Literature, Shri Mata Speaking on the occa - Vaishno Devi University, TP CORRESPONDENT sion, BJP all cell in-charge Katra, participated and JAMMU, FEB. 03: District Rakesh Mahajan said that chaired a technical session in Congress Committee Jammu BJP government has an international conference at - Urban conducted its month - brought various welfare Manav Rachna International ly strategy meeting at party schemes for all sections of Institute of Research & Headquarters in Jammu to society including the Studies (deemed to be uni - discuss prominent issues. The weavers. versity), Haryana, on the meeting was chaired by He urged the members of theme "Mythology: Present, Former Minister Yogesh BJP weaver cell to organ - Past & Future". Many papers Sawhney, General Secretary ise regular interactions on indigenous Indian myths, JKPCC & Incharge District with the weavers of their such as "Re-visiting Sita in President Jammu (U), and respective areas and Canada"; "Tracing Caste presided over by Raman apprise them with the Composition through the Bhalla Vice President JKPCC. Manmohan Singh, Photo by Bikas Bhagat schemes of central govern - Pandav Lila Performance Of Reacting to the Union demic surfaced in the country. ment. Garhwal Himalayas"; General Secretary JKPCC, also attended the meeting. In Budget, Bhalla termed it as It was expected that the gov - Rakesh further promised "Mythology as a Divine 'anti-poor, anti-farmer, direc - ernment would provide stim - to actively take up the Metaphor", and alike, were the meeting, District Congress leaders acknowl - tionless and disappointing.' ulus to the ailing sector. Photo by Vivek demands of weaver section presented by the scholars and He also added that the budget Unfortunately it has chosen to for their over-all develop - academicians. Dr. Dwivedi edged pivotal issues related to TP CORRESPONDENT ing a patient hearing achievements of Skill India the strengthening of the serves the interests of indus - ignore it. It was expected that ment. provided useful feedback to trialists and the Modi govern - the government would JAMMU, FEB. 03: BJP assured BJP weaver cell of and said that Skill India led the researchers, as he has Congress party and came up J&K general secretary raising their long pending the creation of vast infra - He said that youth ment has once again, through embark on a mission of a should be skilled in hand - written extensively on with strategic decisions for Vibodh Gupta attended the genuine demands. He fur - structure for skilling, re- the coming month. this budget, showed its image speedy and effective post looms and handicraft to Hinduism, tribal religions, as a 'suit boot ki sarkar' by Covid-19 recovery plan," he BJP’s weaver cell meeting ther addressed the mem - skilling , upskilling and and contributed more than Speaking on the occasion, in party headquarters at bers of the cell and spoke enhancing opportunities further strengthen the Skill trying to provide relief only to said. Budget offers nothing India mission. hundred chapters to the former Minister and senior Trikutanagar. BJP all-cell on the rationale behind for access to employment, Congress leader Raman big industrialists. new to J&K and the old initia - He urged them to organ - Encyclopedia of Psychology "In this budget, no concrete tives were being resold in in-charge Rakesh Mahajan, establishing cells such as both locally and globally and Religion & Encyclopedia Bhalla termed the Union convenor weaver cell weaver cell, fisherman which has strengthened ise training camps to enrol measures have been taken to new rapping. "The proposed youth and women to the of Hinduism and Tribal Budget 'disappointing', saying Balkrishn Sharma and co- cell, etc. every section of society. that it lacked vision to revive eradicate the grave problem gas pipeline was first weaving sector especially Religions, Springer Nature, of unemployment resulting announced in 2011. convenor Bushan Sharma, “BJP works for every Vibodh further said that Germany. the country's economy. Executive section of society on the Skill India is the founda - in the rural areas. from the Covid-19 pandemic. The provision of cess on members(weaver cell), dis - lines of Sabka Sath, Sabka tion for Make in India and Middle class taxpayers had agriculture and horticulture trict convenors and co-con - Vikas Aur Sabka Vishwas. will have far reaching thought that Modi govern - will further aggravate the venors of the cell were Therefore, through these impact on various aspects Delimitation of Assemblies nowhere in sight despite ment will give them relief by woes of horticulturalists in present on the occasion. cells, the party gives of Indian economy. He making changes in the Jammu and Kashmir, who are Convenor weaver cell importance to the views of urged the cell member to income tax slab but that didn't already suffering from losses Balkrishn Sharma raised every section by connect - motivate youth to partici - happen. Every section of the due to weather vagaries and demands regarding the ing with people from all pate in Skill India, Make in term of commission ending next month: Harsh Dev society is completely disap - subsequent clampdown and establishment of Jammu classes and onus of con - India and startups and region whose geographical pointed with this budget," lock down. The cess intro - Haat and branch of weaver necting people with party other programmes spon - areas was 26293 sq Kms. said Bhalla.He also termed it duced by the ruling BJP will service centre Kashmir in lies on the office-beares of sored by center to empow - He further said that as 'disappointing' in the con - increase inflation of food Jammu. He further dis - these cells”, Vibodh said. er youth. Kashmir region despite well text of J&K. He said that the items and aggravate the plight cussed the core issues of Vibodh further said that Youth should be encour - developed communication financial resources of J&K of already stressed farmers of cell and also apprised BJP under the leadership of aged to work for New links and a high road densi - have been severely affected the country," he said. He said Vibodh Gupta and Rakesh PM Narendra Modi is India by enhancing their ty has one Assembly seg - by the Covid pandemic and the real issues concerning the Mahajan on the strategy of committed to create a skills, he added. ment for every 346 sq Kms they had hopes that special people in Jammu and framing district bodies in robust ecosystem for He further stressed on area, but contrarily Jammu financial packages will be Kashmir have been put into a order to reach every sec - growth and empowerment the need of organising region with its highly tough announced so that more cold storage by the ruling tion of weaver society in of weavers and other entre - training camps or sessions terrain and acute accessibil - employment could be created BJP. "The much touted Rs. J&K. preneurs in J&K. He fur - as the weaving sector has ity problems and an and the purchasing power of 80,000 Cr package Vibodh Gupta after giv - ther highlighted the the potential to generate Photo by Vivek extremely low road density the public could be increased, announced by the GOI for TP CORRESPONDENT public pressure but no has one assembly segment but that also didn't happen. He J&K is yet to see light of the JAMMU, FEB. 03: action seemed to have been for every 710 sq Kms. He said that in the past months day. The work on central uni - Referring to repeated state - initiated despite the tenure said that in terms of voters the central government has versity and AIIMS is facing Jal Shakti Dept’s drinking water ments made by state and of the said commission end - also there are wide dispari - done record GST collection. inordinate delay as well. central BJP leaders assuring ing next month. No repre - ties with constituencies in But despite that, the Modi There is nothing for the ailing early delimitation of sentations from the public Kashmir like Gurez government is not giving the tourism, manufacturing, Assembly constituencies in representatives or political Assembly which has merely GST share to the states as a handicraft and handloom sec - supply system collapses: Saroori J&K, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh parties were invited, no 16,000 voters against result of which development tors of J&K," he said. TP CORRESPONDENT and worn out pipes. JKNPP Chairman and for - meeting of commission was around two lakh voters of works are getting hampered," Following which, JAMMU, FEB. 03: “The Department should mer Minister regretted that held, none of the members Jammu west and Gandhi he said.Farmers are protesting Sawhney, interacted with the Former Minister J&K and conduct a survey of the left all such utterances have of the commission visited Nagar constituencies. He with their demands but no big district Congress leaders and Vice President, Pradesh out areas so that the drink - also proved to be mere J&K for physical assess - said that Kishtwar region decision for their welfare has addressed their concerns. Congress Committee, ing water is provided to all "Jumlas". He reminisced ment and no meeting of provided the most glaring been announced, he added. Various strategies and pro - Ghulam Mohammed the people. Not every that BJP had made tall even Associate members example of discrimination He also also slammed the grams to strengthen the Saroori today alleged that household is getting the claims of increasing the was ever convened. It as its had only two assem - Centre over increasing of fuel Congress party's groundwork seats in the newly created appeared that the BJP govt bly seats with an area of the Jal Shakti Department drinking water supply,” prices and said that the BJP, in Jammu District were also J&K UT to 90 and enhanc - at the centre and its agen - 7824 sq Kms which was which used to oppose FDI discussed by him. schemes to provide tap Saroori said, while meeting ing the share of Jammu cies had no intention to ful - half of the area of entire water supply to every with the Commissioner during the UPA regime, is Furthermore, while address - region through delimitation fill even the most coveted Kashmir region. Likewise now promoting the same after ing the meeting, he urged the household has collapsed Secretary Jal Shakti here in exercise. This assurance, demand of the people of District Udhampur, Jammu, it came to power.He added leaders to continue taking and urged the authorities to his office chamber in like various other tall slo - Jammu region for fresh Kathua, Rajouri and that there is no mention of steps in the direction to take immediate steps to Secretariat Jammu to look gans of the BJP, has also delimitation and an equi - Poonch also were required plans such as Make in India, strengthen the party at the overcome the problem. into the issues of public been reduced to a mere table share in Assembly for to be given additional Skill India and Startup India grassroots level. He said that Issuing a statement here, concern. The Former chest thumping exercise the two regions of J&K", Assembly seats in view of launched during the previous the genuine needs of the pub - Saroori said that the depart - Minister apprised him of with Delimitation of asserted Mr. Singh. their entitlement on the tenure of the Modi govern - lic should be addressed open - ment has failed in replacing supply system has not been day to day problems faced Assemblies nowhere in Emphasising the urgency basis of prescribed norms ment."From this, it appears ly and that they should enable the old rusted pipes with able to provide it to the by the residents of Doda sight despite the formation to initiate the Delimitation governing delimitation. that the Modi government has the public to recognise the new ones, and the people people. A large number of and Kishtwar districts due of Delimitation process on war footing, Mr. He said that the centre accepted these plans as ruses of the BJP and its divi - have been made to drink areas in Kishtwar and Doda to non availability of Pipes Commission last year and Harsh Dev Singh said that and state should act prompt - unsuccessful," said Bhalla. sive policies. He added that contaminated water in districts are reeling under in the twin districts and its tenure coming to end on geographical area, topogra - ly as per their assurances Former Minister said the the BJP has failed the people many places. He said that acute water crisis for the submitted the list of new March 6, 2021. He was phy, no. of voters, nature of and the needful was Union Budget is focused on of Jammu and Kashmir and the water borne diseases last several months. Taps in water supply schemes addressing a press confer - terrain, inaccessibility and required to be done at the promoting privatisation, but the Congress will step in and ence in Jammu today. poor communication facili - earliest. He warned of a full are on rise due to the con - several localities were run - which needs to be taken has nothing for farmer loans take charge. He shamed the taminated and unclean under Jal Shakti scheme on Maintaining that ties are the factors which scale agitation in case the and MSP guarantee.The BJP government for being ning dry and women in par - Delimitation of Assemblies weigh heavily in favour of govt. didn't complete the drinking water supply. priority. He further urged Budget is focused on increas - incompetent in tackling the ticular were facing huge and increase of seats for Jammu region and entitle it process for Delimitation of ing privatisation in many economic crisis of the country As far as water supply is hardships due to water him that the department Jammu region was the most to a higher number of Assembly constituencies at concerned, Saroori said should provide 20 kms areas including banking, elec - and ignoring the middle class shortage due to the dam - favourite slogan of BJP dur - Assembly constituencies. the earliest in conformity tricity, insurance, shipping, and poor. The former Minister that the Jal Shakti Dept’s aged distribution system each rubber pipes for each ing 2014 elections and Quoting the officials statis - with its repeated assur - giving port management in went on to criticize the division for repair of old thereafter, Mr. Singh regret - tics, Mr. Singh said that it ances. Rajesh Padgotra, private hands. It had nothing recently released Budget for schemes till the new ted that it seemed to be used was ironical that Kashmir Provincial President for farmers loans and MSP the FY2021 and warned off schemes will be started. He as a mere election gimmick. valley with a total area of (JKNPP); Gagan Pratap guarantee," he said.The its repprecussions for the pub - further added that no pipes "The govt had though con - 15953 sq. Kms had 46 Singh, State Secretary MSME sector provides jobs lic. He said that the budget are available in J&K from stituted the Delimitation Assembly seats as com - (JKNPP); Mr. Parshotam to more people in one way or passed by this government the last 6 months. Commission last year under pared to 37 seats for Jammu Parihar, State Secretary other than the public and was a sham as it did not offer (Panthers Trade Union) and other private sector enterpris - any solutions to the real prob - Mr. Raj Pratap Singh, es. It also absorbs millions of lems that the people are fac - "State Taxes Department conduct awareness programme Provincial President skilled and unskilled laborers. ing. "They are selling every - (NPSU) were also present The sector has taken a major thing from PSUs, Insurance, in the press conference. hit since the COVID-19 pan - Railways and Ports. for filing online reimbursement claims: BBIA" CB Jammu arrested notorious fraudster; TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, FEB. 03: An awareness programme for Fake appointment racket busted filing Online Reimbursement Claims for TP CORRESPONDENT good relationship with them further investigation of the SGST/CGST and Budgetary JAMMU, FEB. 03: Crime due to which he could case. Support was Conducted by Branch Jammu arrested a arrange him Government State Taxes Department in notorious fraudster viz job in J&K Forest JKBADC Seeks LG's Intervention for Restoration collaboration with Bari Manzoor Hussain Qadri Department. He was given Brahmana Industries S/O late Ghulam Hassan appointment order with the of Mobile Connectivity in Border Villages Association at BBIA Qadri R/O Village post of Forester and asked TP CORRESPONDENT Bhawan in presence of Lalit Poshwani, Tehsil Pattan, him to pay Rs. 4,50,000/-. JAMMU, FEB. 03: Jammu Mahajan, Chairman, District Baramulla, from The complainant managed and Kashmir Border Area Federation of Industries Jammu City in case FIR No. money by selling jewellery Development Conference Jammu & President BBIA, 46/2020 u/s 420, 465, 467, of his wife besides taking (JKBADC), a registered body Ajay Langer Vice President, 468, 471, 120-B RPC P/S money on interest from working for the welfare of Viraaj Malhotra General Crime Branch Jammu for Mathoot Finance against residents of Border areas his involvement in forging some jewellery. He was pur - have appealed the Lieutenant Secretary, Rajesh Jain, Photo by Vivek Secretary, Vivek Singhal fake appointment orders portedly rendered his serv - Governor Manoj Sinha to Treasurer BBIA, Neeraj Department and Members since it is a new concept for and cheating unemployed ices in the Forest intervene and help in restora - Sharma, State Taxes of Bari Brahmana Industries filing Online youth in league with co- Department without any tion of proper mobile connec - Officer, Sunil Bhagat, Association. Reimbursement Claims, accused -(1) Mushtaq salary for two years without tivity in border villages of dis - Programmert & other offi - Lalit Mahajan, Chairman, Department should accept Ahmed Ganai R/O Bani salary. The accused also trict Poonch. Dr Shazad cials of the State Taxes Federation of Industries hard copies of the claim also Mulla, Kulgam (2) Fayaz chained in many gullible Malik, Chairman of JKBADC, Jammu & President, BBIA, for the QE Dec. 2020 to Ahmed Dar R/O Chanpora, youth on the same lines and native of border town in his Presidential remarks avoid Online Rejection due Pattan, who were operating duped them of their hard Mendhar and former VC of conveyed Heartiest thanks to any deficiency. a racket by inducing people, earned money. Sai Nath University in a letter to Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS, While speaking on the particularly unemployed During the course of addressed to Lieutenant Financial commissioner, occasion, Neeraj Sharma, youth on the pretext of investigation of the case,it Governor cited five border vil - Finance Department, P.K. State Taxes Officer, appre - arranging jobs in Forest has been found that the lages including Village Bhat (KAS), Commissioner, ciated the steps by the BBIA Department and various accused is a habitual offend - Chhajla Ramkund, Hardaki, State Taxes Department to educate the Industrial other Govt. Departments. er and notorious criminal. Ghani, Mankote & Balnoi Jammu, Smt. Rift Kohli Fraternity & requested the A written complaint was Warrant U/S 512/Cr.PC falling under Block and Tehsil (KAS), Additional unit holders to register lodged in Crime Branch stands issued against him by Mankote of district Poonch Commissioner State Taxes themselves on JKComtax Jammu by Raman Kattru the Hon'ble Court. The wherein the people have to Department and other Portal & file Online and others, alleging therein accused has served as an move 5 to ten kilometers just Officials of the Department Reimbursement Claims for that the above accused per - employee of Forest to make phone calls due to no for the Introduction of QE Dec. 2020 onward for sons on the pretext of Department but was later Mobile Connectivity there not Online Submission of SGST/CGST and Budgetary arranging Govt. jobs swin - dismissed / discharged from even of government owned Reimbursement Claims to Support. dled huge money from them the service. He is also Bharat Sanchar Nigam provide the hassle free facil - A power point representa - after issuing fake appoint - involved in as many as 08 Limited(BSNL). ity to the Industrial Units for tion was given by Sunil ment orders in their favour. criminal cases registered in "It is so sad that even in this the release of payment in Bhagat, Programmer, State In 2013, the complainant different Police Stations. era of Information time bound manner. During Taxes Department in respect met Fayaz Ahmed Dar who The accused was produced Technology, the people of the course of discussions, of filing Online induced himthat he had before the Court of Law for these areas remained cut of Mahajan requested that Reimbursement Claim. many links and enjoyed seeking Police remand for from rest of the world. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 04, 2021 Rihanna's Tweet Takes Farmers' NCHRO condemns the arresting of Mandeep Punia Protest Global, Spurs Support and demands immediate release of locked up journalists NEW DELHI: The tary of the Kerala Unit of Nodeep Kaur, a member of NEW DELHI: Farmers' Rihanna. In an era where Committee, I am closely police at the Singhu bor - Working Journalists, who the said organisation, had protest against the centre's political leadership is lacking monitoring the situation. The der, where the protesting was going to Hathras to also been arrested a few three controversial laws, we are grateful for others right to peaceful protest must farmers are gathered, cover the gangrape case days ago and beaten up by which they say will leave stepping forward." Many always be respected. arrested a journalist who that had happened there, the police, sustaining them at the mercy of corpo - others expressed solidarity #FarmersProtest (sic)," his was merely doing his job at was picked up by the injuries that amount to sex - rates, has seen a tremendous with the demonstrators after post on microblogging site the site. The journalist, police. Along with him, ual violence. outpouring of support on the pop star's tweet. Punjabi read. Mandeep Punia had been three other activists were The arrest of Mandeep social media in the last few pop singer thanked the inter - US Vice President Kamala closely covering the farm - also picked up. They were Punia comes at a time hours as international pop national icon for joining the Harris's niece Meena Harris ers' protests since last year, all subsequently booked when there is not the star Rihanna, climate cam - voices supporting the agita - also showed her support. "It's and has been among the under UAPA, and have slightest doubt about the paigner Greta Thunberg, and tion. no coincidence that the few voices presenting truth since been under custody. intention behind the lawmakers from the United very small section of farmers Lebanese-American model world's oldest democracy amidst the pack of lies cir - The ploy is not just to arrests. Following the States and the United have reservations about the Last evening, pop icon Mia Khalifa was also one of was attacked not even a culated by the mainstream intimidate people into events of January 26, 2021, Kingdom tweeted about the reforms" that these laws aim Rihanna asked her 100 mil - those who took to Twitter, month ago, and as we speak, media. silence, but to keep them the campaign of misinfor - agitation that began late to bring. "Before rushing to lion followers: "Why aren't joining the social media users the most populous democra - Though he has been locked up so that the voic - mation, slander and lies November. Nearly a week comment on such matters, we we talking about this?! posting about the restrictions cy is under assault. This is granted bail now, we con - es that rise against injustice directed at the farmers after Delhi witnessed a mas - urge that facts be ascertained #FarmersProtest (sic)". Her at the protest sites. related. We all should be out - demn the act of his arrest - are kept under check. It protesting has been bol - sive tractor rally and subse - and proper understanding of post - that had a report on US Congressman Jim raged by India's internet shut - ing. Moreover, we must also sends a message to stered and given a boost. quent clashes on Republic issues at hand be undertaken. internet ban at the protest Costa, a Democrat, used the downs and paramilitary vio - remember that many other other journalists and peo - Along with the campaign Day, multiple barricades and Temptation of sensationalist sites - was widely shared, hashtag posted by Rihanna - lence against farmer protest - journalists remain locked ple who stand for justice; a comes the spate of arrests barbed fences have been put social media hashtags and leading to a global outpour - #FarmersProtest- and under - ers," she tweeted. up. message that should they of people covering the up on the outskirts, which the comments, especially when ing of support. lined he was "closely moni - Climate Campaigner Greta Punia had been work - dare rise against the injus - farmers' protests with demonstrators have defined resorted to by celebrities and British MP Claudia Webbe toring the situation". "The Thunberg, who has been ing for The Caravan and tice happening around the integrity. Recently, six as "extreme measures". others, is neither accurate nor shared the post and wrote: unfolding events in India are nominated for this year's Junputh. Reportedly, country, the government journalists were charged In a statement, the govern - responsible," the Ministry of "Solidarity to the Indian troubling. As a member of Nobel Peace Prize, also before his arrest, he was with come after them, too. with sedition along with ment this morning said "a External Affairs said. Farmers. Thank you the Foreign Affairs expressed solidarity. dragged across the barri - Madeep Punia has other charges for merely cades by the police. The been booked under section tweeting about the death of police's narrative says that 186, i.e., obstructing public a man near the ITO cross - Future Group To Challenge Court Order he had obstructed the servant from his duty; sec - ing in Delhi on January 26, R-Day Violence: 1 Lakh Reward Announced policemen from doing their tion 332, i.e., voluntarily the basis for the charges Blocking Deal With Reliance: Report duty, and had physically causing hurt to deter public being that they had implied manhandled the policemen servant from his duty; and the man had died because For Leads On Actor Deep Sidhu present there. However, his section 353, i.e., assault or of the police firings. bail plea as well as eye wit - criminal force to deter pub - The National the cops went through sev - nesses deny such events lic servant from discharge Confederation of Human eral videos of the violence taking place. Punia is not of duty. The witnesses Rights Organizations con - and after taking the held of the only journalists who present at the site have said demns the arrest of the forensic team. The peo - has been at the receiving that Punia was recording Mandeep Punia and other ple in the photos are seen end of repression from the an argument between journalists, and demands holding sticks or lathis and state and the subject of a Police and a local person at the immediate release of the police believe they NEW DELHI: The a request for comment. campaign of lies. the area when the police - all the journalists and were involved in the vio - Future Group will challenge Shares of Future Retail The list of journalists men objected. activists locked up. The lence at the Red Fort or in a Delhi court order that has dropped 5% in early trade on who have been locked up, Additionally, Punia had heavy-handed tactics of the attacking police personnel. blocked its $3.4 billion retail Wednesday. Reliance booked under serious also been covering the government has so far not Delhi Police has filed assets sale on objections of Industries fell as much as charges, and defamed in events surrounding the stopped the justice loving 44 cases and arrested 122 business partner 1.2%, but recovered later. the mainstream media is Majdoor Adhikar people who have been people so far. Several Amazon.com Inc, a source US online giant Amazon endless. Last year, Sangathan, an organisation standing firm against injus - farmer union leaders have told Reuters on Wednesday. had argued in Delhi court Kashmiri journalists of labourers that has tices. We would like to been named in the police The court blocked Future that Future breached certain Gowher Geelani and recently been under the state that this trend will NEW DELHI: Delhi A tractor rally by farm - cases. The police have also Group's sale of a swathe of pre-existing contracts by Meeran Haider were booed spotlight for standing up to continue, and no amount of under UAPA. During the the injustices meted out to scare-tactics will stop the Police, that is probing the ers protesting the centre's filed cases against journal - assets to rival Reliance selling retail assets to ists and others, including Industries on Tuesday after Reliance. It had asked the latter half of the year, workers at the Kundli resistance to such injus - violence that unfolded three agricultural laws went Siddique Kappan, secre - industrial area in Haryana. tices. Congress MP Shashi Amazon raised objections to court to enforce an earlier inside the Red Fort com - rogue as protesters broke the deal, in a battle of the order from an arbitrator who plex on Republic Day amid off the agreed route and Tharoor, for allegedly mis - retail titans that could put the Future-Reliance deal the farmers' protest, today schedule, forced their way leading people over a reshape the shopping sector. on hold. At Aero Show, India Inks "Biggest" announced monetary inside the Red Fort com - farmer's death in central The appeal against that The court on Tuesday said rewards for those who can plex, climbed the ramparts Delhi's ITO area. order is set to be filed later the arbitration order was provide information on and placed a Sikh religious The farmers have on Wednesday in the court, enforceable and asked all Punjabi actor-activist Deep flag. alleged a conspiracy to the source said, declining to Indian authorities to main - Make-In-India Defence Deal For Tejas Sidhu and others named as Police, who repeatedly derail their movement and be identified. tain status quo on the trans - BENGALURU: The crore deal -- the "biggest military modernisation in accused. appealed for calm and have Deep Sidhu of leading Future and Amazon did action, effectively putting government on Wednesday Make In India defence con - the next seven to eight While the police urged protesting farmers to a "conspiracy". not immediately respond to the deal on hold. formally sealed a ? 48,000- tract" -- with state-run aero - years", Mr Singh said the announced a ? 1 lakh stand down and return to space giant Hindustan sector has also been opened reward for leads that could the agreed routes, resorted Aeronautics Limited for foreign sector participa - lead to the arrest on Mr to firing tear gas and lathi- "Sensationalist": Government As (HAL) at the Aero India tion. Sidhu and three others, a charges to regain control. show in Bengaluru. The "The Government of reward of ? 50,000 was The crime branch of contract for 83 indigenous India has enhanced foreign announced for any infor - Delhi Police, meanwhile, fighter jets LCA Tejas was direct investment in mation that could lead the released photographs signed in presence of defence by up to 74 per Foreign Celebs Back Farmers' Protest defence minister Rajnath cent through the automatic police to arrest four others, showing the faces of 12 Singh who inaugurated the route and 100 per cent Jagbir Singh, Buta Singh, people whom they're NEW DELHI: With understanding of the issues offered to keep the laws on police had handled the Rihanna, Greta Thunberg at hand be undertaken. The hold, an offer iterated by no protests with utmost 13th edition of Asia's pre - through the government Sukhdev Singh and Iqbal searching for as part of the mier aeronautics and route," he added. Singh, for their alleged January 26 violence inves - and more foreign voices temptation of sensationalist less than the Prime Minister restraint. "It may be noted taking the farmer protest to social media hashtags and of India," the government that hundreds of men and defence exhibition earlier He also spoke about steps involvement in last tigation. The faces of the 12 this morning. "It is proba - taken by the centre to fur - Tuesday's violence. people were cleared after the world with their tweets, comments, especially when said. women serving in the police bly the biggest 'Make in ther "domestic manufactur - the government today put resorted to by celebrities "Yet, it is unfortunate to have been physically India' defence contract till ing of bigger and complex out a sharp statement warn - and others, is neither accu - see vested interest groups attacked, and in some cases date," Mr Singh said at the defence platforms". During CBI To Have Acting Chief For Now; ing against the "temptation rate nor responsible." trying to enforce their agen - stabbed and seriously three-day show, first of its the event, the Defence of sensationalist social The government said the da on these protests, and wounded. kind to be held in the Covid Minister will also release media hashtags and com - Parliament of India after full derail them. This was egre - We would like to empha - era. It will focus on show - the DRDO export com - PM-Led Panel To Decide "Soon" ments" and said the protests debate and discussion, giously witnessed on sise that these protests must casing and augmenting pendium, a document on NEW DELHI: The year's extension, which were by "a very small sec - passed "reformist legisla - January 26, India's Republic be seen in the context of India's indigenous defence new procedure for Design, Central Bureau of has been challenged in tion of farmers" in parts of tion relating to the agricul - Day. A cherished national India's democratic ethos and sector capabilities from the Development and Investigation (CBI) will the Supreme Court by India. tural sector" and the reforms commemoration, the polity, and the efforts of the lens of Atmanirbhar Bharat Production of Military have no director for now lawyer Prashant "We would like to empha - "give expanded market anniversary of the inaugura - Government and the con - and Make in India cam - Aircraft and Airborne after its current chief RK Bhushan. sise that these protests must access and provided greater tion of the Constitution of cerned farmer groups to paigns. "Tejas is not only Stores and other documents Shukla's term ends today. Officials point out that be seen in the context of flexibility to farmers." The India, was besmirched, and resolve the impasse." indigenous it is also better with a view to push foreign Sources say a high-pow - the Enforcement India's democratic ethos and laws also paved the way for violence and vandalism The statement comes than its foreign equivalents defence companies to not ered committee led by Directorate's chief is polity, and the efforts of the economically and ecologi - took place in the Indian cap - after pop star Rihanna and on several parameters and only make their products in Prime Minister Narendra always appointed by the Government and the con - cally sustainable farming, ital. "Some of these vested climate campaigner Greta comparatively cheaper. India, but also consider her Modi will decide on a government but in the Many countries have offerings. new candidate "soon" case of the CBI, the cerned farmer groups to the foreign ministry interest groups have also Thunberg came out in sup - resolve the impasse," the stressed. tried to mobilise interna - port of the farmers' protest shown interest in Tejas," As many as 601 and until then, the coun - selection involves the Mr Singh had said a day exhibitors - 523 Indian and try's top investigating PM-led committee that foreign ministry said in the "A very small section of tional support against India. against three central laws. earlier after inaugurating a 78 foreign - and 14 coun - agency will have an act - includes Chief Justice of statement , which included farmers in parts of India Instigated by such fringe Even US Vice President new HAL facility to double tries have confirmed partic - ing chief. India SA Bobde and the hashtags #IndiaTogether have some reservations elements, Mahatma Gandhi Kamala Harris's niece the production LCA Tejas, ipation in the air show Praveen Sinha, Adhir Ranjan and about these reforms," said statues have been desecrat - Meena Harris wrote a post. which is also on display. He where the DRDO (Defence Additional Director in Chowdhury, the leader of #IndiaAgainstPropaganda. the statement, adding that ed in parts of the world. Lawmakers from the US had added that India cannot Research and Development CBI, will take over as the biggest opposition "Before rushing to com - the government, "respecting This is extremely disturbing and UK also tweeted about remain dependent on other Organisation) will exhibit interim Director for a few party Congress. The ment on such matters, we the sentiments of the protes - for India and for civilised the agitation that began late countries for its defence. its latest defence technolo - days, say sources. panel will meet soon, would urge that the facts be tors", has initiated talks. society everywhere." November on highways just Stating India's plans to gies and demonstrate sys - Among the frontrun - possibly after the Budget ascertained, and a proper "The Government has even The government said the outside Delhi. spend "USD 130 billion on tems. ners for the CBI top job session, sources say. are YC Modi, the chief of "No CBI Director has the National ever been given an exten - Consensus In Parliament, Nearly 15- The Way Farmers Are Being Treated Is Investigation Agency sion. Even for an exten - (NIA); Border Security sion the high-powered Force chief Rakesh committee has to meet Asthana; Former and clear the proposal. Hour Discussion On Farmers' Protest Shameful, Says Harsimrat Kaur Badal Maharashtra police chief The file has been cleared NEW DELHI: The farmer NEW DELHI: As securi - Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, for appointing Praveen protests will be discussed for ty was tightened at Kerala police chief Sinha, the senior most 15 hours in parliament, the Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Loknath Behura and SS Additional Director in government agreed today in a Pradesh) and Tikri (Delhi- Deswal, Director General CBI, as in-charge," breakthrough in its talks with Haryana) borders in light of of ITBP (Indo-Tibetan sources told NDTV. the opposition. The discus - the ongoing farmers' Border Police). RK "It is expected that the sion is taking place in the protest, Shiromani Akali Shukla will not be given high-powered committee Rajya Sabha, where Question Hour has been suspended for Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur an extension after the end will only meet after the Badal said the way farmers of his two-year term. His parliament session to two days. But the truce was counterpart in the select the next CBI short-lived as the upper house are being treated is shame - Enforcement Directorate, chief," a senior govern - erupted in protests soon after ful. SK Mishra, was given a ment official told NDTV. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu "I am surprised at this announced that the discussion Ghulam Nabi Azad of the government, they have would take place after the Congress. debate on the motion of He also said: "If the discus - turned the place into a Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : thanks to the President's sion on farmers doesn't hap - fortress, barricaded it, have address to the joint sitting last pen before the Motion of fixed nails, and given rods blocked roads near the incident where, POOJA GUPTA Friday. Thanks, we request that the to police as if Pakistanis are Akshardham and vehicular Shiromani Akali Dal presi - Three members of the Aam time be extended." sitting there. They are your movement has been restrict - dent Sukhbir Singh Badal's Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) Aadmi Party (AAP) kept There will be no Question people, your farmers. The ed between Delhi and vehicle was attacked shouting slogans until they hour for two days and private way they are being treated is Ghaziabad on National allegedly by police-backed Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), were ordered to leave the members' bills will not be shameful," said Harsimrat Highway-24. Congress goons in House for the day. The dis - taken on Friday to accommo - Kaur Badal on Tuesday. Farmers have been Jalalabad, yesterday when Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) ruptions forced the first date the discussion on farm - This comes as the Delhi protesting on the different he had accompanied party Printed at : M/s GK Offset Printing Press, Shivalik Puram Janipur, adjournment of the day. ers who have been protesting Police have cemented nails borders of the national capi - candidates to file nomina - Over 16 opposition parties since November on highways near barricades at Ghazipur tal since November 26 tion for the upcoming Jammu. Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, had demanded a five-hour outside Delhi against three and Tikri borders. Barbed against the three newly municipal corporation elec - standalone discussion on the central laws that they believe wire and cement barricades enacted farm laws: Farmers' tions. "Captain Amarinder Jammu. farmer protests, which the will drastically reduce their have been planted on the Produce Trade and Singh has no right to remain government agreed to income by taking away guar - roads in the wake of the Commerce (Promotion and the Chief Minister as the Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 increase to 15. anteed minimum prices for ongoing farmers' protest. Facilitation) Act, 2020; the law and order situation in Pralhad Joshi, the Minister their crops and by leaving Meanwhile, multi-layered E-mail: [email protected] for Parliamentary Affairs, them open to exploitation by Farmers Empowerment and State is such that even a per - made the announcement after big corporates. security has been stepped up Protection) Agreement on son provided with Z plus *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act all the disputes are agreeing to the opposition's The government has at Ghazipur, Singhu, and Price Assurance and farm security is being attacked demand. refused to take back the laws, Tikri borders as farmers Services Act 2020 and the like this and Police stood as subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of competent Courts and Fourms in "Since the government has which it says intend long- continue to make their way Essential Commodities mute spectator. Gangsters accepted this proposal we are pending agricultural reforms, to the protest site for the (Amendment) Act, 2020. are running Punjab, there is Jammu and Kashmir. ready for a discussion," said but it has offered to make past two to three days. Meanwhile, Harsimrat ''gunda raj''," said Harsimrat Leader of Opposition amendments. The Delhi Police have Kaur Badal has condemned Kaur Badal. HEALTH TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 04, 2021 How Some People Have Gotten the I Have a Job and a Chronic Illness: 8 Tips on Managing Both COVID-19 Vaccine Early: What to Know As someone who’s battled your boss or colleagues. have a doctor’s appointment its communitywide coron - multiple, chronic health In some situations, you without getting penalized for avirus vaccine program. But issues, I know firsthand that may choose to keep your the missed hours or days. even with that program, there maintaining a full-time job health information private. 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I could do often not as billable as the We must move the debate an emergency situation, it’s more, be more. I was tough, I agency wanted. from policy and criminal important to be educated was strong — until I wasn’t I was constantly running justice, and solely gun and aware, so that you can anymore. against the clock called pro - rights and gun control dis - quickly and effectively It’s a lovely party with my ductivity, which is a strange cussions, to focus instead on friends from social work way of measuring how many respond. Many emergencies school. However, I know billable minutes you’re talk - harm reduction, identifying are preventable if you can risk factors for gun injury there’s a dreaded question ing to or working on the detect them early. coming. 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In things. on. funding — the first time order to ensure your pet’s deeply called to social work But the problem was, After all, social workers are lunch (the amount of times I deaths climbed above 3 mil - MPH, FACEP, associate and still do. ate lunch with a client because lion for the first time. professor of emergency after a 20-year gap. safety, make sure to always whenever I asked for some - helpers. They don’t need help, Ranney said that the long keep supplies on hand. I’m passionate about my thing that seemed to me to be right? I was behind on billable time Understandably, the medicine at Rhode Island former work, especially cannot be counted), using the COVID-19 pandemic cap - Hospital/Alpert Medical absence of federal support Gauze, adhesive tape, tow - utterly reasonable — reduc - We do the work no one else for understanding gun vio - els, or cloth can be used for around working with individ - tion in productivity expecta - can imagine doing and do it restroom, getting a drink, tak - tured most headlines for School of Brown uals struggling with suicidal ing a much-needed brain why the past year was par - University, and a director lence in this country made it wrapping wounds to control tions, reduction in hours but with a smile and for horribly nearly impossible to create bleeding or muzzling an ideation and self-harming dis - still keeping some of my low pay. Because it’s our call - break between intense ses - ticularly deadly — more and assistant dean of the orders. 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But when and ankles. position with many variations. Gabby Giffords. over 70 percent in this coun - to improve flexibility and you sit on the floor, you can Reduced blood circulation. To kneel on the floor: Given that issues of mor - try. mobility, as it allows you to easily stretch your hip flexors. The load of your upper body Start standing. Step one leg tality, lingering health Ranney also zeroed in on actively stretch your lower Increased flexibility. Seated may also decrease circulation behind you. Shift your weight From here, you can place Cross-legged impacts of a gunshot the AIDS crisis in the nation body. It’s also thought to pro - positions allow you to stretch in your lower limbs. to the front leg. the tops of your ankles on the Another popular floor posi - wound, and the psychologi - and how advances in mod - mote natural stabilization of your lower body muscles. Poor posture. It’s important Slowly lower your back floor, one by one. Your but - tion is sitting cross-legged. 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TRUTH PREVAIL 8 INTERNATIONAL JAMMU, THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 04, 2021 Uber Expands Into Alcohol Delivery US Hits Pandemic Milestone With Tesla Shareholder Sued Elon Musk With This Acquisition In US SAN FRANCISCO: new markets to ID recipients Uber said Tuesday it has at the door. More Vaccinated People Than Cases For Exaggerating. How It Ended acquired alcohol delivery Uber's acquisition of More Americans have service Drizly, the latest pur - Drizly aims to make alcohol received at least one dose of weeks after Musk sent a now chase for the ride-hailing delivery a permanent fixture a Covid-19 vaccine than infamous tweet claiming he company as it aggressively on its app. have tested positive for the had the funding to take Tesla diversifies its business after The deal follows an earli - virus, an early but hopeful private, U.S. District Judge a pandemic-related plummet er pandemic-driven move to milestone in the race to end Charles Breyer ruled that in rides. The companies buy food delivery app the pandemic. Musk and Tesla had been cau - announced the $1.1 billion Postmates in July, when the As of Monday afternoon, tious enough. "Federal securi - deal in a joint news release, companies announced a 26.5 million Americans had ties laws do not punish com - explaining that Drizly would $2.65 billion all-stock deal received one or both doses of panies for failing to achieve maintain its marketplace but that consolidated the app- the current vaccines, accord - their targets," he wrote. that it would eventually also based food delivery industry ing to data compiled by the Wochos refiled but lost again. appear in the Uber Eats app. into three major players: Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker. On Jan. 26, 2021, the suit Uber said Drizly is the DoorDash, Uber and Since the first US patient ended with the 9th Circuit "leading on-demand alcohol Grubhub. tested positive outside of Court of Appeals agreeing marketplace in the United Uber has historically Seattle a year ago, 26.3 mil - with Breyer. As for Wochos, States" with a presence in absorbed the services it lion people in the country In 2017, Gregory Wochos, a Court for the Northern let's hope he held on to his more than 1,400 cities in a acquires into its main apps, have tested positive for the tries have crossed that mile - of America. "If this pandem - clinical neuropsychologist in District of California against stock. Since that little glitch in majority of U.S. states. It is drawing on their consumer disease, and 443,000 have stone: Israel, the UK and the ic were a stock, we might be Wisconsin, owned a very Tesla, Musk, and two other late 2017, Tesla is up more designed to be "fully com - data and customer bases died, according to data from UAE beat the US to the wanting to sell." pricey stock: Tesla. The com - top executives at the compa - than 1,000%. pliant" with local regula - while relying on its massive Johns Hopkins University. more-vaccinations-than- It's still possible for the pany was losing hundreds of ny, alleging that they'd made Other suits? In its 2020 tions in those places, Uber market and streamlined user The US has been adminis - cases line days or weeks ago. virus to roar back, particular - millions of dollars every quar - "materially false and mislead - annual report, Tesla cites said. interface to drive up sales. tering shots at a faster daily After a holiday surge in ly if variants that are emerg - ter, but Wochos and other ing statements." In other seven cases filed over its 2016 The Washington Post Uber touted what it sees rate than any country in the American cases, officials at ing in South Africa and else - investors believed fervently words, Wochos was suing acquisition of SolarCity Corp. reported last year that Uber as the numerous advantages world, giving about 1.34 mil - the Center for Disease where take hold. Studies that Chief Executive Officer Musk-Elon Musk!-for and nine class actions and six was facilitating alcohol arising from the acquisition: lion doses a day, according to Control and Prevention are suggest vaccines, particular - Elon Musk was on the verge (allegedly) exaggerating. derivative suits filed over deliveries without ID'ing integrating Drizly into its data gathered by Bloomberg. calling the top, though that's ly the newer shots from of producing an electric car The Issue Musk's tweet. Yet another recipients, as couriers in routing system and giving it While the rollout stumbled in likely because of behavioral Johnson & Johnson and for the masses. Indeed, the It used to be a snap for lawsuit claims the CEO's some cases left to-go-cock - exposure to Uber's massive its early days, in the six changes, and still not wide - Novavax Inc., are less potent Model 3 was already in pro - plaintiffs' lawyers to extract stock-based compensation is tails at the door. Restaurants customer base, while giving weeks since the first shots spread impact from the vac - against that strain and at least duction. Musk-and Tesla- money from a company when an example of "corporate were taking advantage of drivers more delivery oppor - went into arms almost 7.8% cine. New Covid-19 cases, one other. promised the world that the its stock dropped suddenly. waste" and "unjust enrich - new to-go-alcohol rules in tunities and consumers more of Americans have gotten hospitalizations and emer - The goal is to eventually company would soon churn But in 1995, Congress passed ment." A trial is set for this markets where Uber did not options in its app. one or more doses, and 1.8% gency-department visits are reach herd immunity, when out 5,000 a week. No wonder a "safe harbor" law that summer. allow deliveries. Regulators Uber absorbed e-bike are fully vaccinated. starting to decline, said Jay so many Americans have the stock was up 84% in the allowed companies leeway to Can plaintiffs still get from the California service JUMP into its app "It's worth noting that Butler, the agency's deputy protection thanks to a vac - first nine months of 2017! make forward-looking state - money from securities class- Department of Alcoholic after acquiring it in 2018, today, for the first time, the director for infectious dis - cine or natural infection that The Suit ments-even if they turned out action settlements? Yes. Data Beverage Control investigat - proceeded to sideline or lay data said that more people eases. the virus struggles to spread Uh-oh. On Oct. 2, Tesla to be wrong-as long as the from Stanford Law School ed and found that food deliv - off much of its staff, and were vaccinated than were "While these trends are and eventually dies out. reported that it had manufac - statements included caution - show that just in the Southern ery apps had been "routinely then offloaded it last year. reported as newly diagnosed encouraging, I want to stress Public health officials, tured only 260 Model 3s in the ary language. Thus, Wochos's District of New York, plain - delivering alcoholic bever - More recently Uber laid cases," said Paula Cannon, a that the numbers nationally including Anthony Fauci, the third quarter of the year. It lawsuit revolved around a tiffs have recovered more than ages to minors," though it off more than 180 Postmates professor of microbiology at are still high, and they're as nation's top infectious dis - blamed the problem on "pro - simple question: Had Tesla $104 billion in 2,584 settle - did not name specific servic - employees, the New York the University of Southern high as they've been at any ease doctor, estimate 70% to duction bottlenecks." The and Musk-Elon Musk!-been ments since the 1995 law es. Times reported, about 15 California's Keck School of point in the pandemic up to 85% of the 330 million stock dropped 3.91%. Within cautious enough? went into effect. Still, 2,768 Since then, Uber has percent of that app's work - Medicine. "That's worth cel - this point," he said at a brief - Americans must be exposed days, Wochos filed a class Are you sitting down? In cases have been dismissed. rolled out alcohol delivery force following the acquisi - ebrating. I'm all for that ing Friday hosted by the to the pathogen through virus action in the U.S. District August 2018, less than three So it's doable, but not easy. further, enabling the app in tion it announced in July. win." Only a few other coun - Infectious Diseases Society or vaccine to reach that level. Trump "Singularly Responsible" For Jeff Bezos Resignation US Lawmakers Press Pakistan For Capitol Riot: Impeachment Managers Full Review Of Daniel Pearl Case WASHINGTON: Donald speech had whipped the crowd Ends An Epic, Epic Run WASHINGTON: A Secretary of State Antony Trump was "singularly into a "frenzy." total of 36 members of the Blinken had said in a state - responsible" for the deadly US Trump, they said, "is singu - Jeff Bezos has a formula - were skeptical of Amazon's US Congress on Tuesday ment that the US is pre - Capitol riot last month and larly responsible for the vio - tion about one-way doors and relationship with its front-line issued a letter to Pakistan's pared to prosecute Sheikh acquitting the former presi - lence and destruction" during two-way doors-decisions that workers and hesitant to accept Ambassador to the United in the US, a position that the dent could damage American the riot that left five people are irreversible and permanent Bezos's largesse. States, urging the country to lawmakers strongly sup - democracy, lawmakers lead - dead. and those that can always be Many of the criticisms undertake a full review of ported. ing the impeachment case said "In a grievous betrayal of unwound. Stepping through levied against Bezos and his acquittal of the accused in The letter, which was Tuesday, a week before his his oath of office, President what's almost certainly a one- empire are reasonable and can the case of the 2002 killing signed by the likes of Ro Senate trial begins. Trump incited a violent mob way door on Tuesday, Bezos be addressed. But the most of American journalist Khanna and Brad Sherman Trump became the first US to attack the United States said he will resign as chief constrained resource in Daniel Pearl. further said, "A statement president in history to be Capitol," wrote the lawmak - executive officer of Bezos's web of conflicting In a letter to Pakistan issued on January 28th by impeached twice when the ers, led by congressman Jamie Amazon.com Inc. and become business holdings is his own envoy Asad Majeed Khan, the office of the Attorney House of Representatives Raskin. executive chairman later this time, and that can't be easily the US lawmakers said, "In General for Pakistan indi - charged him last month with "If provoking an insurrec - year. He will hand day-to-day reconciled. He used to spend the years since the tragic cates that your government inciting the mayhem inflicted tionary riot against a joint ses - control to Andy Jassy, his part of Wednesdays and week - murder of Daniel Pearl, the will conduct a full review of by his followers when they sion of Congress after losing longtime head of Amazon ends at Blue Origin, his Kent, US and Pakistan have main - the acquittal passed by the invaded Congress on January an election is not an impeach - Web Services, a swiftly grow - Washington-based space com - tained a robust partnership, Supreme Court. We wel - 6. In a pre-trial brief, the able offense, it is hard to imag - ing division that has almost Amazon to a $1.7 trillion mar - angered the last US president pany. But that may no longer particularly in the areas of come the decision to file a House impeachment managers ine what would be," the brief singlehandedly changed the ket capitalization, where it and arguably cost Amazon the be enough. Blue Origin is two security cooperation, ener - Review Petition and expect made their case for the Senate states. way companies buy the tech - currently occupies the same Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI years older than SpaceX but gy, trade, and investment. the Pakistani government to to convict, saying the Failure to convict Trump nology that powers their busi - rarified trillion-dollar air as cloud computing contract, so far has little to show for it, We look forward to continu - expeditiously move to American people should be "would embolden future lead - nesses. Microsoft Corp. and Apple which the Donald Trump-con - despite the fact that Bezos ing to work with you to recall the order of acquittal protected "against a president ers to attempt to retain power With that comes at least a Inc. But Bezos's decision to trolled Defense Department funds the company by selling advance this relationship." to ensure justice is served." who provokes violence to sub - by any and all means -- and partial end to one of the most step down also reflects an awarded to Microsoft. When $1 billion of his Amazon stock "Nevertheless, in pur - "We expect the vert our democracy." would suggest that there is no epic runs in modern business uncomfortable reality for one he travelled to India in early every year. In January, Blue suit of justice for Daniel Pakistani government to Trump's impeachment was line a president cannot cross." history. Yet, Bezos's move of the wealthiest people in the 2020, Prime Minister Origin launched a successful Pearl and the countless oth - expeditiously move to triggered by a speech he deliv - No 'January Exception' feels, in many ways, natural world: The walls of his highly Narendra Modi declined to test flight of New Shepard, a ers who have been mur - recall the order of acquittal ered to a crowd on the Although Trump was and even inevitable. Over the compartmentalized empire meet with him, and a senior rocket that will carry paying dered by acts of terrorism, it to ensure justice is served," National Mall just before the impeached on January 13, his last 25 years, the Amazon have been crumbling for some official criticized the Post's tourists to the edge of subor - is incumbent upon us to said Congressman riot, telling them Joe Biden term ended a week later -- founder led the company time. It's becoming increas - coverage of the country. bital space. It hopes to send urge you to do your utmost Sherman. had stolen the presidential before the beginning of the through perhaps the most fer - ingly difficult to be Jeff Bezos Union organizers perpet - actual people on a mission this to ensure that the Pakistan's Supreme election and that they needed Senate trial. tile period of any American (at least by Bezos's standards). ually protest Amazon's treat - summer, according to a person Government of Pakistan Court on Tuesday directed to march on Congress and "The present proceedings business ever. Amazon was He presides over a collection ment of its blue-collar work - with knowledge of the compa - conducts a full review of the authorities to shift ter - "fight like hell." are moot and thus a nullity first just an idea at the Wall of properties that spans not force and periodically show ny's plans who asked not to be the acquittal in the case of rorist Ahmed Omar Saeed The mob stormed the since the 45th president can - Street hedge fund DE Shaw & only Amazon but The up in front of Bezos's identified. Daniel Pearl," the letter Sheikh, the prime accused Capitol, fatally wounded one not be removed from an office Co., where Bezos was a vice Washington Post, several phi - homes~CHECK~and once, The Blue Origin website said. in Daniel Pearl's murder, police officer, wrecked furni - he no longer occupies," Trump president; then it was an lanthropies and a space com - with gallingly poor judge - proclaims, "We are not in a This comes after from a death cell in the ture and forced terrified law - lawyers Bruce Castor and online bookseller and high- pany, Blue Origin LLC, that ment, even wheeled out a race, and there will be many Pakistan's Supreme Court Karachi Central Prison to a makers and vice president David Schoen wrote in their flying dot-com stock during lags far behind its chief rival, guillotine. When Bezos and players in this human endeav - ordered the release of government rest house Mike Pence to hide, interrupt - own brief outlining the case the late 1990s. Bezos then res - Elon Musk's Space his partner, Lauren Sanchez, or to go to space." But of Ahmed Omar Saeed within the next two or three ing a ceremony to put the legal for the defense. cued the company from the Exploration Technologies started canvassing climate course, practically everyone Sheikh, convicted in 2002 days. stamp on Biden's victory. They also said Trump's internet bust by formulating Corp. Just consider the ways philanthropies last year to in the space industry, includ - of orchestrating the abduc - The country's top court The nine impeachment speech in Washington, and his and guiding new inventions Bezos's various assets have begin making the first of $10 ing those at SpaceX and even tion and killing of Wall also ordered authorities to managers, all Democrats, repeated refusal to accept the like the Kindle, Amazon collided over the past few billion in grants from the at Blue Origin, recognizes that Street Journal reporter ensure the complete securi - argued in their sweeping 77- election results, amounted to Prime and AWS. Over the last years. His ownership of The Bezos Earth Fund, at least Musk is flying literal circles Daniel Pearl. ty of the rest house, Geo page document that Trump's protected free speech. decade, he has piloted Washington Post consistently some of the organizations around Bezos. Last week, US News reported. All About Andy Jassy, The Man Biden Signs Order To Reverse Trump Before Coup, IMF Sent Myanmar "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policies Who Will Succeed Jeff Bezos WASHINGTON: In mented migrants over the $350 Million, Refund A Concern May 2018 a six-year-old southern border. WASHINGTON: The nology, gave Bezos, Jassy and Honduran boy named But an initial crackdown International Monetary Fund other executives confidence Andres was wrested kick - only slowed the flow, with last week sent $350 million in that they could come up with ing and screaming from his tens of thousands of indi - cash to the Myanmar govern - an answer to problems con - father by US border guards viduals and families -- ment, part of a no-strings- founding other big corporate implementing Donald especially from Honduras, attached emergency aid pack - technology buyers. Trump's "zero tolerance" Guatemala and El Salvador age to help the country battle AWS's early customers were policy toward undocument - -- crossing each month, and the coronavirus pandemic. primarily startups, and ed immigrants. little mechanism in place to Days later, military leaders Amazon built the business It took another 10 months send them back. seized power and detained through trial and error quietly, for the pair to be reunited -- A year later he elected leader Aung San Suu tucking the unit into a catchall but they were among the announced the zero toler - Kyi and other elected officials, category in financial results. lucky ones. ance program, declaring in what the US State By the time Amazon disclosed Hundreds of migrant that any undocumented bor - Department said on Tuesday provided Myanmar with $700 ments tied to those reviews," the unit's revenue in 2015, children like Andres are der crossers would be constituted a coup. There million in emergency coron - said Stephanie Segal, a former AWS was already on its way still waiting to rejoin par - arrested and charged with a appears to be little the IMF can avirus financing over the past IMF economist and U.S. Incoming Amazon.com Inc. basis. toward unseating business ents after being taken away crime. do to claw back the funds, part seven months, including last Treasury official now with the Chief Executive Officer Andy "Andy brings the first prin - technology incumbents. by the Trump administra - As part of the new regime of rapid-disbursing COVID-19 week's payment, which includ - Center for Strategic and Jassy cuts a low profile outside ciples thinking that has always Researcher Gartner Inc. esti - tion. President Joe Biden children were separated financing programs with ed $116.6 million through the International Studies in of the wonky world of cloud been a part of what's made mates Amazon had a 45% mar - has prioritized creating a from their parents, on a almost no conditions and IMF's Rapid Credit Facility Washington. "I'm not aware of computing. But for much of Amazon successful -- deeply ket share in infrastructure as a special task force to reunify promise that families would approved by the IMF board on and $233.4 million through the any precedent where money the last decade he's been trying to understand the end service as of 2019, its most the families as part of his be reunited within weeks. Jan. 13, sources familiar with Rapid Financing Instrument. that's been approved by the arguably the most important customer, creating building recent data. Jassy was named sweeping redo of Trump's But this did not happen in the payments and international The Fund said in a statement IMF board can be recalled," person in the tech industry. The blocks by which other people CEO of AWS in a reorganiza - immigration policies, thousands of cases. finance experts said. on Jan.13 the money would Segal added. Since the begin - unit he leads, Amazon Web can build and than being good tion that gave longtime logis - which focused on deterring The policy was applied "We are following the help Myanmar meet "urgent ning of the COVID-19 crisis Services, has reshaped how at rapidly iterating," said Matt tics and retail executive Jeff migration from Central with little mercy, court fil - unfolding developments close - balance-of-payments needs last year, the IMF has provided companies buy technology, by McIlwain, a managing director Wilke oversight of Amazon's America. ings showed. ly. We are deeply concerned arising from the COVID-19 emergency financing to 80 simplifying computing servic - with Madrona Venture Group retail unit. When Wilke "It was a moral failure After being taken from about the impact of events on pandemic, especially the gov - countries. es into their component pieces in Seattle, who has closely announced his retirement last and a national shame that his father Jacinto, Andres the economy and on the people ernment's recovery measures The timing of the latest dis - and offering them essentially tracked Amazon's rise. "He year, Jassy became Bezos's the prior administration went into the custody of US of Myanmar," an IMF to ensure macroeconomic and bursement to Myanmar was for rent over the internet. The watched how Jeff approached obvious successor. Jassy joined used family separation as a officials, while his father spokesperson said in a state - financial stability while sup - unfortunate, two sources business was initially dis - problems. That's very impor - Amazon in 1997, after attend - weapon against desperate was deported to Honduras. ment emailed to Reuters on porting affected sectors and familiar with the payments missed by enterprise software tant because there a lot of ing Harvard Business School. families and children," an While their separation Tuesday, confirming the pay - vulnerable groups." said, and pointed to the risks of giants like Oracle Inc. before things that are deeply embed - Early in his career, he served as administration official told lasted less than a year, it ment was completed last week. Unlike the IMF's regular using rapid financing that that company and others ded in the culture of Amazon." the first technical adviser to journalists, briefing on took a full 16 months to US President Joe Biden, facing financing programs, which gives governments broad dis - quickly sought to emulate ele - Jassy has led AWS since before Bezos, a sort of chief of staff Biden's plans. reunite 13-year-old Karin his first international crisis disburse funds in smaller cretion over how they spend ments of AWS's strategy. In the the launch of its first major role that had him sitting in on "The Biden administra - from the mother she was since taking office less than increments as performance the money. same earnings report in which services in 2006. Cloud com - all of the top executive's meet - tion is committed to remedy torn from as she was placed two weeks ago, has threatened benchmarks are met for agreed The best-case scenario is Amazon said Jassy, 53, would puting was not a natural area ings and providing counsel on this awful harm the Trump in handcuffs. Another new sanctions against the gen - policy reforms, coronavirus that the Myanmar government succeed Jeff Bezos later this for Amazon, then almost a wide range of issues. administration inflicted on youngster, seven-year-old erals, and the State Department emergency aid has been sent that emerges from the current year, the company reported exclusively an online retail Whether by nature or that families," said the official. Diana, went to sleep with said it would review its foreign quickly, often all at once. "It's political turmoil will spend the that AWS pulled in $12.7 bil - company. But Amazon's experience as Bezos's "shad - Merciless crackdown her father in an immigration assistance to the southeast not a program that was negoti - money appropriately because lion in sales in the fourth quar - expertise in creating digital ow," Jassy is uncannily similar Trump came to power in facility and woke up to find Asian country. The United ated, there isn't conditionality it wants to have a productive ter, making the unit a $50 bil - systems and running its own to his boss, current and former 2017 promising to halt the he was gone, taken away by States is the dominant share - and there aren't forward-look - relationship with the Fund, one lion business on an annual sometimes-cumbersome tech - colleagues say. mass movement of undocu - US authorities. holder in the IMF, which has ing reviews with disburse - of the sources said. TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 World Test C'ship: India must beat Eng by 2-Test margin to enter final Harnessing nari shakti for sports New Delhi : Host India 1, 4-0. However, Australia draw could also see Australia series with three teams able to New Delhi : Prime The crucial point in ensur - Games from 2018 to 2020. structure, has to be a com - need to win at least two Test enter the final if India win by make the final against New meet New Zealand in the final Minister Narendra Modi's ing that India achieves sport - From 657 identified female bined effort from both the matches against the visiting just a margin of 1-0. They also Zealand. of the inaugural ICC World simple mantra for the youth, ing excellence is to increase athletes being supported Government and society. England to qualify for the "khelega India toh khilega participation at the grassroots. under the 'Khelo India Many women champions final of the World Test India", has been the driving A wide participation base will Scheme' in 2018, the number have taken proactive steps to Championship (WTC) against force behind the transforma - ensure there are a good num - has now gone up to 1,471. establish sports academies New Zealand in June. A tion of the perception of ber of children who continue TOPS focuses on high-per - with a focus on excellence drawn series with England or sports in the last few years. to play sports professionally. formance sports where we and a number of such initia - even a 1-0 win by India, how - Sports, once perceived as just It is important to note that provide international training tives have been supported and ever, could pave the way for an extracurricular activity in girls form 50 per cent of this exposure, world-class physi - fostered by the Sports Australia to enter the final. India, is now taking centre New Zealand were guar - stage. Strong schemes adopt - anteed place in the WTC final ed by the Ministry of Youth after Cricket Australia on Affairs and Sports, like 'Khelo Tuesday decided to postpone India', 'Target Olympic their tour of South Africa. Podium Scheme (TOPS)' or Post this development, the 'Fit India Movement', have International Cricket Council played a significant role in (ICC) tweeted permutations motivating youngsters to pur - and combinations for teams sue a career in sports and the needed to qualify for the final. number of sportsmen/women India now need to beat is on a steady rise. England in the four-Test Specifically for girl athletes, series by one of the following empathy and inclusiveness margins: 2-0, 2-1, 3-0, 3-1 or have been key drivers for 4-0. If they do that, they will game-changing reforms. This enter the final. is in line with the For England, any of the Government's myriad initia - following margins will guar - tives to encourage the girl antee them a place in the final qualify if England win by 1-0, "All to play for in the Test Championship!" the ICC child's emancipation. Over against New Zealand: 3-0, 3- 2-0 or 2-1. A 0-0, 1-1 or 2-2 upcoming India v England tweeted on Tuesday. the years, sterling perform - ances by women athletes have ensured them a place in the Indian sporting world's hall of Liverpool sign Kabak, Davies to bolster defence fame and turned them into Liverpool : Liverpool forced to act. Klopp got his wish at last German defender signing a legends. Most importantly, finally bolstered their defen - The champions are miss - as the Reds brought in two short-term contract at they showed the global sport - participation base, and at no cal and mental conditioning, Ministry under the National sive options by signing ing all of their senior central defenders in the final hours of Schalke. ing community that "Bharat ki cost can they be left behind. scientific research, day-to- Sports Development Fund. Schalke's Ozan Kabak and defenders, with Virgil van the transfer window. Gedson Fernandes ended Mahila" is up for the chal - The 'Khelo India Scheme', day monitoring and counsel - The Usha School of Athletics, Preston's Ben Davies before Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Kabak joined on loan until his disappointing spell at lenge and can take on the with the objective of infusing ing and ample financial assis - Mary Kom Boxing the Premier League transfer Matip out of action. the end of the season, subject Tottenham, with the midfield - world. a sporting culture and achiev - tance to athletes who could Foundation, Ashwini Sports window slammed shut on Fabinho, who had to international clearance. The er's loan from Benfica can - These spirited perform - ing sporting excellence in the potentially win Olympic gold Foundation, Sarita Boxing Monday. impressed at centre-back after Premier League champions celled so he could join ances, coupled with reforms country has played a vital role medals. While only 86 Academy, Karnam Meanwhile Premier moving from his usual mid - have paid an initial £1 million Galatasaray. led by the Ministry of Youth in the last three years. An women athletes were part of Malleshwari Foundation and League champions' Japanese field position, recently joined ($1.37 million) loan fee with Relegation-threatened Affairs And Sports in recent exclusive component of the the TOPS programme in Anju Bobby George Sports attacking midfielder Takumi the injured list while captain the option to buy for £18 mil - West Bromwich Albion years, have promoted inclu - 'Khelo India Scheme' focuses September 2018, it is hearten - Foundation, are all examples Minamino left for Jordan Henderson, who usu - lion at the end of the season. agreed a deal with Arsenal to sivity, created an ecosystem on barriers faced by ing to note that today we have of such initiatives.Let us all Southampton on loan until the ally plays in midfield, has The 20-year-old arrives take the versatile Ainsley of awareness towards women girls/women in participating 190 of them. pledge to collectively work end of the season in one of the been forced to deputise at the after two years in the Maitland-Niles on loan until in sports and inspired a gener - in sporting activities and cre - Promotion of girls/women towards ensuring that girls few moves between Premier back. Bundesliga, where he played the end of this term. ation of young girls to active - ating mechanisms to over - in sports needs to deal heavily play a lot more sports, so that League clubs on a quiet dead - Japanese international for Stuttgart before joining Newcastle signed Arsenal ly take part in sports. I can come these and increase par - with changing social mind - we as a country march ever line day. Minamino departed Anfield Schalke in July 2019. He pre - midfielder Joe Willock on proudly say that 43 per cent of ticipation. sets. Allowing girls to partici - nearer to the great Olympic The January window is for Southampton in a surprise viously gained Champions loan for the rest of the season, the Indian athletes who have We have had a 161 per pate in physical activity in a ideal of 'Citius, Altius, regarded as a sellers' market move allowed to be complet - League experience at while Magpies' right-back qualified for the forthcoming cent increase in women's par - safe environment, with good Fortius' meaning 'Faster, and often a time for stop-gap ed after the window shut Galatasaray and has won DeAndre Yedlin joined Tokyo Olympics are women. ticipation at the Khelo India quality coaching and infra - Higher, Stronger.' measures but Liverpool were because the Saints had sub - seven caps for Turkey. Galatasaray in a permanent mitted the necessary paper - Davies, 25, signed for an deal. Novak makes work in time. initial fee believed to be Fulham landed former Kuldeep should play against Eng: Pathan strong start Liverpool manager Jurgen £500,000 plus future add-ons. Sunderland forward Josh Mumbai : "You don't get ing. I am sure they must be that he will do well." Further said fielding three spinners Klopp had been suggesting Davies made 145 appear - Maja on loan from French left-arm wrist spinners every - doing a right job, and that's making a case for Kuldeep to would not be a bad option, New Delhi : Australian for several weeks that a ances for Preston, scoring two side Bordeaux. Everton were day," former pacer Irfan why the guys, when we saw play against England, Pathan considering the nature of the Open champion Novak replacement centre-back goals, since his debut in 2013. hoping to sign Bournemouth Pathan said, firmly backing some of the youngsters, they cited history. Chennai pitch. Djokovic got his season off would be a major lift for his Arsenal allowed Shkodran striker Josh King in a late Kuldeep Yadav and hoped came and played really well," "When it comes to "It depends on the wick - to a perfect start with a bat - team. Mustafi to leave, with the deal. that there will be place for Pathan said. England, look at the history, if ets but there is a high chance tling win over Denis him in the Indian team for the "I am sure they must be you are a leg-spinner, you in Chennai they play three Shapovalov in the ATP Cup Test-series against England. supporting and backing always have a chance of per - spinners because we see on Tuesday, but world num - Keyshawn Davis skips Olympics, sets Yadav has been warming Kuldeep Yadav because he forming well, I just hope that how Chennai pitch can real - ber three Dominic Thiem the bench for more than three has got immense talent. You whenever he plays, he does ly help the spinners with that crashed to defeat. months now but Pathan said don't find left-arm wrist spin - really well," added Pathan, extra bounce as well and the The Serbian world No 1, pro boxing debut Feb. 27 he is a "unique bowler" who ners on every-day-basis. who has played 29 Tests and soil, which is very con - who will be chasing a ninth Washington : Former US Davis who will turn 22 the hit in the pro ranks," would do well in the upcom - "He is a unique bowler. 120 ODIs for India. Yadav has ducive for spin bowling," he Australian Open crown Olympic hopeful Keyshawn day after his pro debut, is a Matchroom promoter Eddie ing Test assignment, starting The guys is about 25-26 and so far played six Tests and elaborated. when the first Grand Slam of Davis will make his profes - former Golden Gloves cham - Hearn said. February 5 in Chennai. this is where he is going to get picked 24 wickets. He played "India is such a good side the year begins on Monday, sional debut on the undercard "It is very important from maturity. Whenever he gets his last Test against Australia that even if they have to play was pushed hard before of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's the team management point of opportunity, first Test, second at Sydney in January 2019. three fast bowlers, they will coming through 7-5, 7-5 next bout Feb. 27 in Florida. view, how they keep mind-set Test, whenever he will be rar - Asked about combination be ready to play, in any kind against the Canadian on Rod Matchroom Boxing of a player, who is not play - ing to go and I am pretty sure of the series-opener, Pathan of pitch," he said. Laver Arena. announced Davis' debut date Djokovic showed no Monday night. His opponent signs of being hindered by a hasn't been selected. nasty blister on his racquet Davis is turning pro Aus postpone SA Test tour hand that troubled him at an instead of waiting for the Adelaide exhibition last chance to fight for an Sydney : Australia post - wave of Covid-19 and a new take on additional cost and longest tour in a BSC (bio- week and returned 30 min - Olympic medal later this year poned their tour of South variant of the virus, Cricket effort to make the series hap - safety cabinet or biological utes later alongside Filip in Tokyo, where the light - Africa next month citing Australia's (CA) interim pen," the statement read. safety cabinet) comprising a Frajinovic to play the deci - weight likely would have "unacceptable health and chief executive Nick The announcement is a three-match Test series that sive doubles rubber. been the most likely candidate safety risk" in that country Hockley on Tuesday said blow to Australia's chances was scheduled to begin with The pair beat Shapovalov to end a 17-year gold medal because of a fresh Covid-19 travelling to South Africa is of qualifying for the WTC Australia's arrival later in the and Milos Raonic 7-5, 7-6 drought for the US men's outbreak, a decision that vir - not possible given the current final, scheduled to be played month. So to be informed (7/4) as defending champi - team. tually knocks them out of scenario. in June in England. The top about the CA decision at the ons Serbia took the tie Davis initially vowed to pion and a World USA Boxing formally contention from the World "...Following extensive two teams in the points table eleventh hour is frustrating." against Canada 2-1 in Group wait at the start of the coron - Championships silver medal - removed Davis from the Test Championship final due diligence with medical will make the final. Australia, currently third A. avirus pandemic, but changed ist. He will fight at Hard Rock Olympic qualification team later this year. experts it has become clear Expressing his displeas - in the WTC points table While Djokovic tasted his mind in recent months as Stadium in Miami Gardens last week, saying he had vio - Cricket South Africa that travelling from Australia ure in a press release issued behind leaders India and victory, US Open champion the Olympics' future grew before Alvarez's mandatory lated selection procedures. (CSA) expressed its to South Africa at this current by CSA, its director of crick - New Zealand, needed to win Thiem, who lost to the Serb more tenuous. title defense against Avni Bay Area fighter Charlie "extreme disappointment" time poses an unacceptable et Graeme Smith said, "We two Tests in South Africa and in a gripping Australian Olympic organizers have Yildirim. Sheehy will take Davis' place and frustration after the level of health and safety risk are extremely disappointed prevent their hosts from win - Open final last year, got his vowed the games will go on "Keyshawn is one of the at 63 kg (139 pounds) in an Australian team withdrew to our players, support staff by the decision of CA. ning one, to ensure their spot season off to a disappointing despite mounting concerns hottest young fighters in the attempt to qualify for Tokyo from the tour, during which it and the community," "CSA has been working in the inaugural WTC start. about safety. States and is bound to be a big later this year. was scheduled to play a Hockley said in a statement. tirelessly in recent weeks to decider. For Australia to have three-Test series, and said it "We acknowledge the sig - ensure that we meet every a chance at qualification, will will have serious finan - nificant amount of work by single expectation of CA," India and England will need Left-arm wrist spinners are unique, India should cial implications. CSA in planning for the tour, Smith, a former South Africa to draw at least twice in their However, with the host during which we made it captain, added. four-Test series starting on play Kuldeep against England : Pathan nation battling a second clear that CA was prepared to "This was set to be the Friday. Mumbai : "You don't get forming well, I just hope that "India is such a good side Sundar just for pure ability for left-arm wrist spinners every - whenever he plays, he does that even if they have to play his bowling, you are playing ICC nominates Pant and two others for day," former pacer Irfan really well and he does," three fast bowlers, they will him as an all-rounder. He bats Pathan said, firmly backing added Pathan, who has played be ready to play, in any kind really well and he can really ICC Men's Player of the Month Kuldeep Yadav and hoped do well as a spinner in India Mumbai : One of the Baig played three ODIs Marizanne played two ODIs ner. that there will be place for specially when the conditions architects of India's historic and two T20Is against South and two T20Is against "The Voting Academy will him in the Indian team for the are really helping the spinners win in Australia, wicketkeep - Africa, where she led the Pakistan where she made 115 submit their votes by email Test-series against England. and we have always seen er-batsman Rishabh Pant was wicket-takers with nine wick - runs at a strike rate of 110.57 and will retain a 90% share of Yadav has been warming wrist-spinners are important. on Tuesday nominated for the the bench for more than three "But on Indian pitches fin - ICC Men's Player of the months now but Pathan said ger spinners can be very very Month award along with he is a "unique bowler" who useful, specially guys who England skipper Joe Root and would do well in the upcom - can bowl fast-spin like Ireland's Paul Stirling. ing Test assignment, starting (Ravindra) Jadeja. He The International Cricket February 5 in Chennai. (Sundar) can play a similar Council announced the nomi - "It is very important from role even (though) he is an nees for the inaugural Player the team management point of off-spinner, there could be a of the Month Awards which view, how they keep mind-set chance where you could see will "recognise and celebrate of a player, who is not play - Ashwin, Washington Sundar the best performances from ing. I am sure they must be and Kuldeep Yadav, these both male and female crick - doing a right job, and that's three guys playing," the left- eters across all forms of inter - why the guys, when we saw arm pacer added. national cricket throughout some of the youngsters, they Pathan predicted a 2-1 win the year". came and played really well," for India in the Test series. The 23-year-old Pant Pathan told PTI in an interac - "Definitely India will win played two Tests against tion. the series, no doubt about that. Australia where he scored a "I am sure they must be 29 Tests and 120 ODIs for of pitch," he said, adding that England side has done really 97 at Sydney to ensure a draw supporting and backing India. Yadav has so far played now there is more pronounced well, just recently in Sri before an unbeaten 89 at Kuldeep Yadav because he six Tests and picked 24 wick - seam in the red ball as well, Lanka, pitches are similar and Brisbane that led India to a has got immense talent. You ets. He played his last Test which can help both spinners for them Joe Root will be the historic series-clinching win. don't find left-arm wrist spin - against Australia at Sydney in and fast bowlers equally. key," he added. In January, Root played ners on every-day-basis. January 2019. "But conditions which is "Lot of people are talking two Tests against Sri Lanka, "He is a unique bowler. Asked about combination helping, with dry pitches, you about their spin department where he scored a 228 and The guys is about 25-26 and of the series-opener, Pathan will definitely see three spin - but I am really looking for - 186 and led his team to a 2-0 this is where he is going to get said fielding three spinners ners playing," he added. ward to see how their pace Test series victory. maturity. Whenever he gets would not be a bad option, Pathan also forsees a sce - bowling department goes. The third nominee in the opportunity, first Test, second considering the nature of the nario where young Their quality fast bowlers, category, Stirling played two ets in the three-match ODI and added three wickets in the the vote. Test, whenever he will be rar - Chennai pitch. Washington Sundar and Jofra Archer, James ODIs against the UAE and series against South Africa. ODI series against Pakistan. "Additionally, fans regis - ing to go and I am pretty sure "It depends on the wickets Ravichandran Ashwin can Anderson, Stuart Board, Chris three ODIs vs Afghanistan, Ismail also played three Explaining the voting tered with the ICC will be that he will do well." but there is a high chance in play together in the four Test Woakes, if they stay fit for all where he scored three cen - ODIs and two T20Is against process, ICC said its Voting able to vote via the ICC web - Further making a case for Chennai they play three spin - series, of which the final two the four Test matches, it turies. Pakistan and took seven wick - Academy, comprising promi - site once the shortlisted play - Yadav to play against ners because we see how Tests will be held in would be a competitive Among women cricketers, ets in the victorious ODI nent members of the cricket ers are announced and will England, Pathan cited history. Chennai pitch can really help Ahmedabad. series," he said. Pakistan Diana Baig and the series against Pakistan, before family including senior jour - have a 10 per cent share of the "When it comes to the spinners with that extra "There could a chance The Test series, starting South African duo of taking five wickets in the sec - nalists, former players, and vote. "Winners will be England, look at the history, if bounce as well and the soil, because if you play February 5 in Chennai, will be Shabnim Ismail and ond T20I against the same broadcasters and some mem - announced every second you are a leg-spinner, you which is very conducive for Washington Sundar, you are aired on 'Star Sports' Marizanne Kapp were nomi - opposition. bers of the ICC Hall of Fame, Monday of the month on the always have a chance of per - spin bowling," he elaborated. not playing Washington Network. nated for the onthly honours. Her compatriot all-rounder will primarily decide the win - ICC's digital channels." TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 Bigg Boss 14: Is Salman Khan irritated with the current housemates? There was a time when In the recent Weekend Ka Clearly, it would seem like he Challengers Vikas Gupta and challengers rather than the watching Bollywood super - Vaar episode, Salman's irrita - is not happy with the current Arshi Khan have also never core original housemates of star Salman Khan as host dur - tion was clearly showing, as season's housemates. faced his ire. the season. ing the weekend episodes of he went about explaining to Salman has often been For instance, despite the Social media, too, has Bigg Boss was fun. He would, contestant Abhinav Shukla seen pulling up Abhinav's fact that Vikas had pushed noted Salman's biased behav - by turns, be in the mood for iour that seems to be born out jokes and in the mood to tease of his irritation towards the the housemates. He would current season's original con - come down with admonition, testants. too, once in a while, but A user wrote: things never turned dour, to "@BeingSalmanKhan be the point of being off-putting. original. #aligoni and On the ongoing season 14 #RahulVaidya should be of the show, Salman has most - scolded for their actions and ly been angry and irritated, reactions given in previous clearly unhappy with the way two weeks. Please things are going on. In a sea - #RakhiSawant ka entertain - son that should rank among ment , entertainment and the most boring in the brief #NikkiTomboli ka batemeezi. history of Bigg Boss, Salman Stop being biased. The way perhaps cannot be blamed. abhinav joined his hands mul - There's more. Over the tiple times, tears rolled down past few years, faced with bad his face, expressed that it's his box office for films like lowest phase, gave time to Tubelight (2017), Race 3 rahul and rakhi to mock him (2018) and Bharat (2019), during the task." Salman would invariably fall "I HATE IT. ABSOLUTE - back on his immense popular - LY HATE IT. ity as host of Bigg Boss to #AbhinavShukla," said anoth - maintain a connect with fans, er. who won't settle for anything A user said: "Let's see less than rockstar form from what does #Salman Khan their favourite star. when he will be accused of On Season 14, however, harrasment." that has hardly happened. A A regular watcher called it house full of contestants is that Rakhi Sawant's grotesque wife and actress Rubina Arshi into the pool, he was the worst of Bigg Boss histo - lost for a plot for controver - acts such as pulling his pant Dilaik, too. The superstar also brought back into the show. ry: "yes you are absolutely sies and the show is going strings are "benefitting" him. reprimanded contestant Nikki This, despite the fact that right this is the worst of big nowhere despite star contest - When Abhinav tries to Tamboli for the uncouth physical altercations are not boss history. how could ants of past seasons being ran - clear his stance, Salman is behaviour she has been show - allowed in the Bigg Boss #salman khan bashed rubina domly planted as toofani sen - heard saying: "Let me finish ing for no reason, towards house. However, original sea - abhinav throughout the whole iors and challengers. In a year Abhinav. You don't need to other housemates. son 14 housemates Rahul http://episod.it seems that when he had no release owing over-react to things this way." An interesting aspect Vaidya and Abhinav Shukla there was only only rubi and to pandemic-induced closure If you are a seasoned fan about Salman's behaviour this have faced Salman's wrath for abhinav in all the tasks." of cinema halls, Salman prob - of the show, you could sense season is his overt supoort for much less. Salman Khan's pique is Bollywood Actress Alia Bhatt ably realises the no-show sea - Salman was trying to generate Rakhi. He seems to overlook Salman seems to realise showing. But does the chan - son 14 is no fall-back option some drama out of nothing by the mistakes she makes in the the survival of the season nel have ample time to sal - to regale his fans. reacting to Abhinav that way. name of "entertainment". could depend on the older vage the show this year. Dakota Johnson: My biggest lessons Urvashi Rautela starts An actor has to be an activist: are from relationships Hollywood star Dakota added. have, I couldn't just really shoot with 'dream co-star' Johnson said she received the In "Our Friend", the wrap my head around experi - Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub biggest lessons in life from actress will be seen essaying encing it again and again and Randeep Hooda Being aware is his biggest career in a certain sense. But said. They all want to find relationships, particularly by the role of a cancer patient. again on a movie set, having Actress Urvashi Rautela sensitive towards choosing asset, says actor Mohd as I say, I don't care. If I get strong young leaders. exploring relationships at The film is based on the true these Hollywood people on Saturday posted to share movies @randeephooda Zeeshan Ayyub who views his seven scripts instead of 15, I There may be similarities work. story of journalist Matthew come into your town and re- with fans that she has report - #love #UrvashiRautela role as an idealistic student am absolutely fine. The seven between Shiva and student ed for duty on the set of her #RandeepHooda." leader in "Tandav" as perhaps that I'm getting are automati - leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and upcoming web series, Based on the real life the closest a character has cally filtered, it makes my Omar Khalid, but the role is Inspector Avinash. She stars events of super cop Avinash come to resemble the person work easy." not inspired by them, Ayyub in the show with Randeep Mishra, the Jio Studios' web- he really is - an artiste-activist Ayyub was closely said. Instead, Shiva is an looking to change society not involved in his college's dra - amalgamation of all influen - just his life. matic society as was Zafar, his tial youth icons. The role of Shiva in Ali senior by a year. Zafar's brief "There is no direct connec - Abbas Zafar's political show was simple -- Shiva should tion but obviously people will has many parallels with his have the anger and the pas - try and find parallels with life as a student in Delhi sion that they used to have for Kanhaiya or Omar. If the University's Kirori Mal politics, theatre, everything. show would have happened in College, said the actor, believ - A dialogue from the series the '90s, then we would have ing it is important for artistes that has gone viral quotes talked about Chandrashekhar to engage with their surround - freedom fighter Bhagat Singh (Prasad, former president of ings. Zafar was also his senior -- when Shiva says the revo - the JNU's Students Union in college. lutionary taught youth to who was shot dead in Siwan "It's quite close to what I study but also to fight when while addressing a street am," Ayyub told PTI when the time came. rally)."

Hooda, who she says is her series is helmed by director dream co-star. Neerraj Pathak. Set in Uttar Urvashi shared on Pradesh, Randeep will be Instagram: "Katte bahut dekh seen as a tough cop dealing liye, ab sarkari bandook ki with criminal activities in the garmi dikhayenge! Reporting state. The cop thriller web on duty from today produced series also stars Mahesh "I have learned so far that Teague and his wife Nicole, enact this thing! But he by @officialjiostudios Manjrekar and Rajneesh my biggest lessons are from who is diagnosed with termi - (Matthew) really believes so #InspectorAvinash, directed Duggal, Freddy Daruwala, relationships or exploring nal cancer. Johnson plays the much in the foundation of the by #NeerrajPathak @neerraj - Govind Namdev, Adhyayan relationships at work," said character of Nicole. The crew story which is just love, and pathak1 opposite my dream Suman, Amit Sial, Priyanka Johnson, referring to her shot the film on location. that was really beautiful to costar & someone who's very Bose and Abhimanyu Singh. upcoming comedy drama Talking about the film, me." "Our Friend" as an instance. Johnson said: "I felt extreme - "Our Friend", directed by "I realised through this ly protective of Matthew and Gabriela Cowperthwaite, also DIVINE: 'Jungle mantra' film ('Our Friend') that the his girls when we were mak - stars Casey Affleck and Jason most important part of your ing the film. This (cancer) is Segel. The film will be reflect the tale of rebellion life are your relationships and an experience that many peo - released by PVR Pictures in how you treat people," she ple around the whole world India on February 12. Rapper DIVINE says he story of the economic and felt a personal connection emotional disparity between with his latest track, Jungle the rich and the poor," he asked whether the role was "Bhagat Singh is someone Ayyub said he does not mantra, which reflects rebel - added. The track explores the tailor-made for him. that everyone now wants to like the term 'hero' and did not Amit Sadh on shooting 'Jeet Ki Zidd' lion and opportunity. The universal themes of class dis - Be it through his plays, his claim as their own. I don't become an actor to only play track is part of the soundtrack parity. recital of late research scholar think they have read him positive characters. However, under extreme conditions of the upcoming film The Starring Adarsh Gourav in Rohith Vemula's letter or his properly, especially the right he is happy he is now getting Amit Sadh plays the pro - and yet he did not give up. A major part of the shoot White Tiger, and DIVINE the central role, along with participation in the anti- wing people," Ayyub said. roles where he is the central tagonist in the upcoming web That is a very important part took place under extreme recorded the song with Priyanka Chopra and Citizenship Amendment Act The dialogue, he added, part of the story. series Jeet Ki Zidd. The actor of the story. This is not just a weather conditions. Was that protests, the farmers' protests was put in very deliberately as "It's more about the digni - says the story, set against the story of bravery, it goes tough for the cast? "Who or any other issue of the day, the show tries to break the ty of the character for me. the 37-year-old speaks out. notion that students should Finally, I'm getting the work Making his presence felt on concern themselves only with that I want to do. I want to social media and other plat - studies and not take part in play author-backed charac - forms at a time when so many politics. ters". As an actor, Ayyub said are scared of airing their "Politics affects everything he wants to have a positive views. in your life, especially when influence on people and "Being aware is my you are in university. The inspire them with the right biggest asset," Ayyub said. kind of education and the kind kind of characters. "I get affected and strong - of future you will be getting, "I want to be that kind of ly believe if I stop getting everything is decided by the person who wants to bring a affected by things around me, policy makers. If I'm a student change to society rather than I won't be an actor. If I can't and I'm going to be the future just my life. If you belong to a be sensitive towards my sur - of this country, I should be certain class or community, roundings in real life, how can aware of what's happening you often hear the line that 'I I justify my character and be around me." have to get out of this place aware of my surroundings as Before entering DU, somehow in search of a better an actor and character?" said Ayyub said he was just a life or society'. I hate this phi - Ayyub, who has a dedicated Delhi boy from Okhla with losophy. fan following with his impres - "typical engineering ambi - "I believe I'm what I'm sive turn in films such as tions". Joining the college and because of the people around "Raanjhanaa","Shahid", its drama society helped him me. If I have to grow, I will "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", understand the world around grow with everyone. "Raees" and "Article 15". him better. Otherwise, I'm fine where I Being vocal on issues has "I started understanding am. I want to move ahead backdrop of the Indian Army beyond that. It is a story of expected it to be easy any - American rappers Vince Rajkummar Rao, The White affected him professionally, that I also need to start partic - with everyone, not alone." Special Task Force and based hope and passion," Amit told way?" Amit replied with a Staples and Pusha T. Tiger is based on Aravind but that doesn't really matter, ipating in politics to know "Tandav", starring Saif Ali on a true story, is more than IANS. "The story is all the laugh, adding: "I will not call "I'm really excited to have Adiga's Man Booker Prize- he said, dismissing the notion what is happening around it. I Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil just about valour. It is a story more important for the pres - that a challenge because we partnered on this film. I felt a winning novel of the same that artistes should stay away felt that I needed to go out and Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, of hope and passion, he points ent time because mental knew from the beginning that personal connection with the name. It is directed by from politics. claim it back if something Dino Morea, Kumud Mishra, out. health is a paramount topic we have to go through certain refreshing narrative, which is American-Iranian filmmaker "Actors don't come from was being taken from me. The Gauhar Khan and Kritika "It is the story of one of right now. This story really weather conditions and a so relevant today and compa - Ramin Bahrani. another planet, they come three years were like a transi - Kamra, started streaming on our Kargil war heroes, Major makes us believe how we can physically tough shoot." rable to the lives of many On the song, Bahrani said: from our society... It's a wrong tion period, making my Amazon Prime Video from Deependra Singh Sengar, and gather courage from within to "It was a great time shoot - today who were once the "I'm a huge DIVINE fan, so it perception that artistes should beliefs stronger, in myself, in Friday. how he followed his dream to achieve our dream, if only we ing outdoor, I think I have underdogs, till they started to was incredible to get to work not talk about politics. my society, my ideological While Zafar has created, be part of the Special Task decide not to give up. That started sharing a special stand up and speak for them - with him. Along with the According to me, an actor has beliefs." directed and produced the Force since childhood. There way, it is a universal story," he brotherhood and bonding selves," DIVINE said. great Vince Staples and Pusha to be an activist. If you are not All major political parties political drama with comes a time in his journey added. Directed by Vishal with Sushant bhai. I was a "This track will reflect the T, they delivered a thrilling doing that, then what are you have their student wings in Himanshu Kishan Mehra, it is where he and his wife goes Mangalorkar the show also huge fan of his work before I tale of rebellion and opportu - track that amplified the doing? DU colleges and take part in written by Gaurav Solanki, through the darkest phase -- features Sushant Singh and met him and now he is my co- nity that the film weaves itself themes and the energy of 'The "Of course, it affects your the elections for a reason, he best known for "Article 15". he lost his physical strength -- Amrita Puri. actor, too," said Amit. around and will narrate the White Tiger'. TRUTH PREVAIL bUSINESS NEWS 11 JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 Millennial Money: Managing finances Investor wealth jumps over Rs 10.48 lakh crore in on top of COVID burnout two days of Budget-driven market rally New Delhi : I'm writing friend or family member Whatever your tendency brainstorm ways to chip away New Delhi : Investor Technical and Derivatives wasn''t anything negative on the Sensex chart on this between my daughter's about what's stressing you is, consider keeping a finan - at it. Or perhaps you list all wealth zoomed over Rs 10.48 Research, JM Financial from a consumer or industrial Tuesday, rising up 7.10 per - diaper changes, bottle breaks out. You may not get solu - cial task list. "If there's a place your bills, their due dates and lakh crore in two days as Services. perspective," Umesh Mehta, cent, followed by UltraTech and naps, as well as my own tions, but you'll likely feel you can park all this stuff and how to pay them - or catch up. Budget-driven market eupho - On Tuesday, at the BSE Head of Research, Samco Cement, HDFC Bank, L&T weepy fits of anxiety and better after venting and get - know that you're going to take (You may learn that you ria continued to charge bulls 1,755 companies advanced, Securities said. and Bharti Airtel. despair. Our day care closed ting some commiseration. care of it later, that will help should try to lower your bills.) on Tuesday. because of a COVID-19 case, And your friend may be grate - prevent future burnout," says If no one thing is nagging The BSE benchmark so our baby gets to gurgle at ful to learn that you're open to Capalad, who's also the you, consult your task list. Or jumped 1,197.11 points or my husband and me as we talking about money issues - founder of the financial plan - review bank and credit card 2.46 percent to close at stare at our computers - tense they may be weighing on ning business Brunch & statements to learn how much 49,797.72 on Tuesday. During shoulders at ears - and attempt them, too. Budget. you're spending on what, and the day, it zoomed 1,553.87 to work. To keep each other safe, GO ON A 'MONEY how those expenses compare points to 50,154.48. The very last thing I want you'll probably have to jump DATE' to your income. Over time, a Tracking the extremely to do is think about my few 20-minute reviews of positive investor sentiment, finances. your cash flow may help you the market capitalisation of I'm sure I'm not alone. feel more comfortable think - BSE-listed companies Money is a major source of ing about money and less jumped Rs 10,48,253.99 crore stress for many people, and likely to avoid it. to Rs 1,96,60,898.02 crore in who needs more stress right BE KIND TO YOUR - two days of market rally. now? After nearly a year of SELF On Tuesday, the m-cap of the pandemic, you may If you don't like what you BSE-listed companies already be wading through find on your money date, advanced by Rs 4,14,184.32 desperation, loneliness, grief, please don't beat yourself up. crore. Investors became richer exhaustion or, of course, fear. After all, you faced something by over Rs 6.34 lakh crore on "The stress is compounded you didn't want to see - and Monday as markets gave a big by the fact that you might you did it at a time when shout-out to the Budget 2021- actually die," says Brad everything is extra hard. 22. Klontz, certified financial "We all need to give our - Cheering the Budget pro - while 1,184 declined and 175 According to Jaideep The FM presented an planner, psychologist and selves a little bit of grace," posals, the BSE benchmark remained unchanged. Hansraj, MD and CEO, Kotak unprecedented Budget against author of "Money on the phone or a video call, Now for that whole "take Capalad says, adding that Sensex zoomed 2,314.84 "Budget 2021 was a dream Securities, it has been a great the backdrop of a pandemic- Mammoth." "A ridiculous or bundle up for a February care of it later" thing. Capalad clinging to pre-pandemic points or 5 percent to close at Budget which brought with Budget in the current pan - induced economic slowdown. amount of stressors has fallen stroll. But try it anyway. "In recommends scheduling a standards can lead to burnout. 48,600.61 on Monday. itself a remarkable rise in demic. Market has given a The Budget was very progres - on everybody." the midst of stress, the worst "money date" with yourself. Just like you should forgive This was the best Budget- Nifty-50, the highest in the clear thumbs-up. sive in proposing a sharp Cue good old avoidance. thing you can possibly do is Plan a specific date and time yourself for not being the day gain for the markets since past 10 years. Such buoyancy "No tinkering on taxes, uptick in government expen - That's my go-to - just don't socially isolate," Klontz says. when you can focus, and fittest, happiest, most produc - 1997, analysts said. in the market might be including personal tax and a diture to boost economic deal with the thing that's mak - "That is a recipe for depres - choose a room that you don't tive person during a horrify - "It has been a picture per - momentary but this Budget giant leap of divesting two growth, said Ajay Menon, ing you pull out your hair. But sion." usually work in, if possible. ing global crisis, cut yourself fect rally in the last two ses - truly caters to revive the state-run banks and opening MD and CEO, Motilal Oswal avoiding money issues makes LIST NOW, HANDLE It's fine to keep the date short. some slack for not being total - sions with the broader indices Indian economy which up of market by making way Financial Services (Broking them worse. And if you're like LATER If you can only think about ly on top of your money. clocking record Budget day plunged to nadir amidst the for the LIC IPO and foreign and Distribution). the many, many people To start fixing money money for 20 minutes before Maybe you have to dip gains and extending them pandemic. ownership in insurance com - In the broader market the who've taken a financial hit, problems, you first have to feeling anxious, then stick to into savings or ask your cred - today as well. 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If you you'll likely be able to rebuild, Rahul Sharma, Head truly hit the mark since there SBI was the biggest gainer closed on a positive note. oughly depressed, here's a "There are two ways people only have 20 minutes, don't Capalad says. gentle reminder from Klontz: handle their money in try to dive into your whole "You may be living in the "You might feel alone, but extreme situations," says cer - financial history. worst-case scenario right now, Carborundum Universal reports consolidated you're not." In fact, he adds, tified financial planner "Just look at the thing but all of this stuff can be "chances are your friends are Pamela Capalad. "It's either that's been simmering in the fixed," she says. "It's OK if sitting there feeling exactly all they think about and look back of your head," Capalad your credit score drops from a Q3 net at Rs 86.62 crore the same way." at, or they completely ignore says. Maybe you finally peek 700 to 600 because of a glob - New Delhi : Abrasives Total income on a consoli - cent on face value of Re 1) to last year. So reach out to a trusted it and hope it works out." at that credit card debt and al pandemic." manufacturer Carborundum dated basis for the quarter the shareholders. The company's subsidiary Universal Ltd on Tuesday under review grew to Rs The company said the cap - Foskor Zirconia Ltd, South said it has clocked consolidat - 738.59 crore as against Rs ital expenditure incurred in Africa, registered good ed net profits of Rs 86.62 653.75 crore in the correspon - the nine month period was at growth during the quarter. MCX Copper futures flat at Rs 593.60 per kg; crore for the quarter ending ding quarter of the previous Rs 77 crore while the debt The Ceramics division December 31, 2020. fiscal. equity ratio was at 0.02 as of reported revenues of Rs 160 bearish momentum likely to continue The city-based Murugappa The consolidated total December 2020. crore for the quarter ending New Delhi : Copper prices "MCX Copper February is Rs 596.45 and a low of Rs far is Rs 1,468.52 crore and Group company had recorded income for the nine month The abrasives business December 31, 2020 from Rs were steady at Rs 593.60 per trading below its 50-DMA 588.15 per kg on the MCX. Rs 42.83 crore, respectively. consolidated net profits of Rs period ending December 31, recorded revenues of Rs 303 152 crore over the same quar - kg on February 2 as manufac - which is placed at 600 levels So far in the current series, the Kshtij Purohit, Product 61.36 crore in the correspon - 2020 grew to Rs 1,896.57 crore for the quarter under ter last year. turing data from top consumer indicating for Bearish trend to base metal has touched a low Manager Currency & ding quarter last year. crore from Rs 2,020. 58 crore review compared to Rs 263 The profit before finance China raised the prospect of continue up to 587-584 levels. of Rs 585 and a high of Rs Commodities, CapitalVia For the nine month period during the same period last crore in the same period last costs and tax grew by 15 per slowing demand growth. The ending December 31, 2020 year. year. cent to Rs 34 crore from Rs 30 base metal extended loss after consolidated net profits went The board of directors, at Electro minerals business crore on the back of opera - a gap-up open tracking firm up to Rs 196.88 crore from Rs its meeting on Tuesday, reported revenues of Rs 290 tional efficiencies and better dollar in the evening session. 181.07 crore registered in the declared an interim dividend crore as against Rs 244 crore product mix, the company Copper stocks in LME- same period last fiscal. of Rs 1.50 per share (150 per registered in the same quarter said. registered warehouses, at 74,275 tonnes are close to last September's 15-year trough. Cancelled warrants - metal Budget reformist, will drive economic earmarked for delivery - at 33 percent suggest more metal is due to leave. The spread between LME revival post Covid : India Inc cash to three months has New Delhi : India Inc Mittal said. of the targeted fiscal deficit. Steady focus on infra, com - flipped to nearly $7 backwar - hailed Finance Minister The first budget of this Box ticked," Mahindra tweet - mercial laws, ease of business dation. Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget new decade reimagines India ed. Lauding the finance min - with big shots of monetising The US dollar traded firm for 2021-22 as a reformist one in the form of Aatmanirbhar ister for the focus on health - PSU assets, new divestments, at 91.11, or up 0.09 percent, in that reimagines India's self- Bharat like never before, he care spending and immuniza - insurance FDI. India won in the evening session. reliance like never before and added. tion especially for Covid-19 Australia. Now India shall Neha Qureshi, Technical Resistance is at 593-597 lev - 629.75. Global Research Ltd, said, will drive revival of the econ - Echoing similar views, and the pneumococcal vac - rise above in new world Research Analyst at Reliance els," Qureshi said. Copper delivery for "MCX Copper February is omy from the impact of the Vedanta Resources Executive cines, Serum Institute of India order". Terming the budget Securities said, "LME Copper She advised her clients to February marginally slipped sustaining below 50-SMA pandemic with enhanced Chairman Anil Agarwal CEO Adar Poonawalla said visionary and growth-orient - is trading below its 21 as well sell February Copper at Rs Rs 0.30, or 0.05 percent, to Rs Resistance is at Rs 600-605 spending. tweeted, "Congratulations to this will help India recover ed, ITC Chairman and as 50 Daily Moving Average 593.594 with a stop loss of Rs 593.60 per kg at 18:48 hours levels. We expect the market The focus on growth over @narendramodi and FM rapidly from this pandemic. Managing Director Sanjiv where it has reached to its 597 and for a target of Rs 587. with a business turnover of to trade with bearish momen - fiscal consolidation, health - @nsitharaman for a very "Hopefully, this will also Puri said it provides further multiple support zone near MCX iCOMDEX Base 3,808 lots. The same for tum in the upcoming session care spending and steps to fur - reformist #Budget2021 with encourage more innovation impetus to build India's com - $7,700-$7,730 levels. So it Metal Index declined 16.74 March contract fell Rs 0.60, where intra-day support is at ther help the startup ecosys - many big ideas including and expansion in the sector," petitiveness as also foster could trade sideways to mar - points, or 0.12 percent, at or 0.10 percent, to Rs 592.75 Rs 589-584 levels. tem came in for praise from strategic disinvestment of two he added. inclusive growth. ginal downside momentum 13,390.10 at 18:45. per kg with a turnover of 372 At 1322 (GMT), the red industry leaders across differ - public sector banks & one Apollo Hospitals Group "The courageous move for support is at $7,700-$7,570 In the futures market, cop - lots. metal price was down 0.97 ent sectors. insurance company. Thrust on Chairman Prathap C Reddy higher borrowing for capital levels. Resistance is at $7770- per for February delivery The value of February and percent quoting at $7,746.50 "Coming in the backdrop infrastructure will boost said Sitharaman's announce - expenditure along with $7810 levels." touched an intra-day high of March's contracts traded so per tonne in London. of a global pandemic of the growth." ments to develop primary, including, but not limited to, century, it boldly spells the Mahindra Group secondary and tertiary health - focused investments, moneti - government's growth agenda Chairman Anand Mahindra care systems will provide zation, incentives for FDI and and a march towards building said in a time of unprecedent - access to medical care for all a method to clean up stressed Analysis: GameStop saga expected to revive a new and prosperous India. ed economic stress, the gov - in India, fuel job creation and assets along with a focused The budget clearly has the ernment's responsibility was boost economic momentum. tax regime signals liberal scrutiny of hedge fund industry stamp of our Prime Minister to spend enough to revive the Bringing in the cricketing direction on fiscal manage - New Delhi : With hedge but this episode increases the administration shut down that market funds, which have also with a clarion call for 'Sabka economy or else face enor - angle, RPG Enterprises ment, encouraging free and funds at the center of market urgency," Isaac Boltansky, project, according to Yellen grown in systemic impor - Saath Sabka Vikas' and 'Vocal mous human suffering. Chairman Harsh Goenka fair competition, and general drama for the second time in director of policy research at and public records. tance, are already under for Local'," Founder and "So I had one expectation tweeted,"Combination of welfare," said Lal Bhatia, less than 12 months, the Compass Point Research & With a Democratic admin - review internationally by the Chairman of Bharti from this budget: that we Pujara & Pant innings - con - Chairman of David & Goliath GameStop saga is likely to global Financial Stability Enterprises Sunil Bharti should be very liberal in terms sistency and flamboyance! Group and Hilshaw Group. expedite a regulatory review Board. of the ever-larger role non- "We need better oversight bank firms play in the finan - of the non-bank financial sec - cial markets, regulatory tor, to make sure we have Amazon, Flipkart, Microsoft to pay 2% extra tax now experts said. rules and safeguards in place New Delhi : The purview of this provision and confusions regarding what and to prevent circumvention Scrutiny of the non-bank that creates a financial system Confederation of All India will have to pay 2 per cent could be the true definition of of tax laws on the digital financial sector was already that serves the economy," said Traders (CAIT) has wel - extra w.e.f. from April 1, e-commerce in India. transactions. expected to be high on newly Gelzinis. comed the Budget proposal to 2020. CAIT has welcomed the The Organisation for appointed Treasury Secretary The Treasury did not impose 2 per cent extra tax on It's a bold step taken by the conceptual construct of this Economic Co-operation and Janet Yellen's agenda after respond to a request for com - foreign e-commerce compa - hedge fund de-leveraging ment, but Yellen has been a nies whether engaged in busi - contributed towards turmoil strong advocate of FSOC's ness of sale of goods or pro - in the U.S. treasury market in work and has previously said viding services, acceptance of March 2020. March's treasury market tur - offer for sale, placing of pur - But the sector is likely to moil showed that the risks chase order, acceptance of garner much closer attention FSOC had identified were purchase order, payment of after a retail buying frenzy in "real and serious." consideration or supply of GameStop and other stocks Trading wrote in a note. istration now in power and a During that episode, high - goods and services partly or burnt several hedge funds that "Citadel Securities will cer - new crop of regulators due to ly leveraged hedge funds wholly. had bet against the compa - tainly be part of the conversa - take over, regulatory advo - dumped treasuries to meet As per a statement, it has nies, and led retail brokerages tion." A spokeswoman for cates expect the Treasury to margin calls, prompting the also been clarified in the to restrict trading in the affect - Citadel Securities did not reprise this project. Federal Reserve to step in and Budget that the tax will be ed stocks. immediately provide com - "This is a decent moment prop up the market, according applicable for consideration The incident appeared to ment Monday evening. to step back and think about to the Bank for International of sale of goods, irrespective spark market-wide volatility, After the 2009 financial what trading activities in the Settlements. It added that of whether the provider owns as hedge funds scrambled to crisis, Congress imposed financial system regulators September 2019 dislocations the portal, and consideration meet their obligations and tough rules on banks, pushing should really be concerned in the repurchase agreement of provisions of services irre - close out bad bets, trading the riskier activities into more about from a broader systemic market were a "precursor" to spective of whether services highest volume of shares lightly-regulated sectors, such perspective," said Gregg the March turmoil and are provided or facilitated by since 2009, according to an as asset managers and private Gelzinis of Washington think involved similar players. e-commerce operators. analysis from Goldman Sachs funds. tank Center for American As of 2020, the aggregate The provision has been Group Inc. In response, the Treasury's Progress, who has advocated net value of U.S. hedge fund made in the Budget by pro - It has shone a spotlight on Financial Stability Oversight for FSOC to take on hedge assets was $2.9 trillion, but posing amendments to the huge footprint of non- Council (FSOC) began a funds. when taking leverage into Section 163 sub clause (3), government which has been provision even as it studies its Development (OECD) and bank equity trading firms, review of the asset manage - The Managed Funds account gross assets were Section 164 clause (cb), heartily welcomed by the fine print. The provision the United Nations are also9 particularly that of Citadel ment sector, and in 2016 Association, which represents $6.3 trillion, said FSOC. Section 165 sub section (3) traders across the country, amply reflects the intent of the working on the issue, as there Securities, which accounts for warned that leveraged hedge the sector, did not provide While aggregate leverage was and clause (b) of The Finance CAIT said. government to crackdown on is a global consensus on over 20% of all U.S. equities funds could cause instability comment on recent industry relatively small, much of it Act, 2016. National president of the the unholy business prac - bringing a mechanism to tax volumes and roughly 39% of during market stress if they gyrations, but has said that was concentrated among a The provision will be CAIT, B.C. Bhartia, and sec - tices of global e-trailers to the digital economy adequate - all U.S.-listed retail volume, became forced sellers. hedge fund investments help small number of players, applicable retrospectively retary general, Praveen monopolise and control ly. according to its website. Its The FSOC said it would pension funds and other insti - FSOC found in 2016. with effect from April 1, Khandelwal, while appreciat - Indian e-commerce and retail Though equalisation levy heft has raised questions over continue monitoring hedge tutional investors manage risk That concentrated leverage 2020. All such foreign com - ing the move, said that the trade, CAIt said . in India has undergone the company's market power. fund risks, including leverage, and deliver returns. and the exposure it creates for panies which are engaged in proposal expands the defini - Bhartia and Khandelwal changes in 2020 from its "Washington was already and address data blindspots, Hedge funds won't be the bank counterparties "could sale of goods or providing tion of "online sale of goods" informed that the introduction introduction in 2016, certain expected to scrutinize various but months later former only ones in the spotlight. become an area of focus," said services through any online and "online provision of serv - of equalisation levy is meant changes have been introduced non-bank financial markets, President Donald Trump's Open-ended funds and money Boltansky. mode will come under the ices", thereby eliminating all to create a level playing field vide the Finance Bill, 2021. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU THURSDAY FEbRUARY 04, 2021 Covid medical camp held at Ward 9 BJP holds District Presidents, Prabharis meet Jammu, Feb. 03 : In a bid team of doctors and providing to adhere to Covid-19 preven - Medical camp included Jammu, Feb. 03 : BJP commendable dedication so Ashish Sood laid emphasis in between the senior party to provide immunity to people free medicines for boosting tive measures and wear a Munish Sharma, Jammu & Kashmir held meet - that they bring good name to on the maximum touring of leadership and the ground against the Coronavirus pan - the immunity of people. He mask since the pandemic is Raghunandan, Deepak, ing of District Presidents and them and as well as the party the senior party leaders in level workers that the party demic, Directorate of Indian especially thanked Rohit Seth, still not gone besides taking Neeraj Katoch, Radha District Prabharis at party and entrusted the party lead - their areas allotted by the can touch the exceptional Systems of Medicine headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, ers present in the meeting to party. He said that it is only heights. (AYUSH) Jammu and Jammu. Ashok Kaul put emphasis Kashmir organized a COVID- Meeting was chaired by on the strengthening of orga - 19 awareness camp. J&K BJP President Ravinder nizational structure at the very This awareness cum health Raina and was chiefly ground level. He discussed camp was organized by addressed by J&K BJP Seh- the various organizational Corporator Ward No 9 Suneet Prabhari Ashish Sood. J&K issues threadbare with the Raina in association with BJP General Secretary (Org.) leaders representing various AYUSH Ministry at Nagrota Ashok Kaul, General regions of Jammu & Kashmir. Park Ustad Mohalla Jammu. Secretary & former MLC Sham Lal, Yudhvir Sethi, During this camp, the local Adv. Vibodh Gupta, General Shakti Parihar, Pawan people were given free immu - Secretary & former Minister Khajuria, Anuradha Charak, nity-boosting medicines. Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal Vikram Randhawa, Veenu During camp a number of and former Minister Priya Khanna, Rekha Mahajan, people were examined by Sethi. Anju Dogra, Sunil Sethi, Doctors and Pharmacists Ravinder Raina congratu - Munish Sharma, Rakesh besides holding an awareness lated all the senior party lead - Mahajan, Vinay Mahajan, session on COVID-19 by the ers for taking lead in the Shailja Gupta, Karan Singh, team of ISM doctors. People recently concluded DDC Sanjita Dogra, Baldev were made aware of immuni - elections. He said that it is by Billawaria, Munish Khajuria, ty-boosting and other health the sheer virtue of their self - H S Pammi, Brijeshwar Rana, remedies so as to fight with less work, which has ensured Manmohan Singh, Ayodhya Coronavirus. President All JK NHM utmost care of school going Sharma, Asha gupta, Kamni that BJP emerges as the single Gupta, Omi Khajuria, Nand Raina expressed his grati - Employees Association and children as the classes have gupta, Tahir Abas Naqvi, largest party in these elections Kishore, Raghunandan, Ajay tude towards AYUSH J&K doctors present in the camp. resumed. Hanan and residents of Ward in the whole region. He said Vaid, Haroon Choudhary, for deputing a competent He also appealed to the people Other presents during the No 9. that not only in the seats but Jagdish Bhagat, Inderjit the BJP has taken lead in the Sharma, Gopal Mahajan, vote share also in these elec - Naraian Singh, Swami Raj, GoI nonchalant towards Army conducts tailoring cadre tions. He also asked that now Rajiv Sharma, Kuldeep the elected representatives of Dubey, Varinderjit Singh and J&K’s economic for women at Gagga the DDC elections have got others were amongst the JAMMU, Feb 3 : ndian The aim of this cadre was and remote regions of the the duty to serve the people ensure the same without any through the direct and contin - prominent BJP leaders pres - distress : Sagar Army has launched several to assist the women folk to state and will help them to hailing from their areas with dereliction. uous 2-way communication ent in the meeting. welfare activities to improve become self-reliant and pro - acquire skill to earn their liv - Srinagar, 03 February : the quality of life of Awam vide employment opportuni - ing. Protesting employees of The Jammu and Kashmir and provide basic infrastruc - ties to them. A total of 20 Speaking on the occasion, Dharmarth Trust offered to National Conference on come on table for resolving Giving an example of Honesty and Social Wednesday stated the appalling issues: Gandotra acceptance of the government of JAMMU, Feb 3 : Having responsibility DTI Traffic Khushwant singh India about not having an access committed that the protesting TP Correspondent to the losses incurred by employees of Dharmarth Trust Jammu, Feb 03 : Giving Kashmir economy post 2015 is shall be called for to discuss an example of Honesty and an indictment of its nonchalant their issues in the address while Social responsibility today approach towards the miseries assuming office of the J&K Dharmarth Trust, Sh Ajay DTI Traffic Khushwant singh of the people of J&K. at vikram Chowk found Remarking on the unrelated Gandotra, President of the attitude of the GOI towards mit - Trust, made a written commu - Samsung mobile worth more nication to Secretary of than rs 20,000 which was lost igating the issues concerning the Dharmarth Trust Employees Kashmir economy, Party by someone at road. Association on the very next Later the owner contacted General Secretary Ali day of joining for accepting the Muhammad Sagar said the gov - offer to discuss issues on behalf Traffic police at vikram ernment’s acceptance about its of Dharmarth Trust. The Chowk and the mobile was unawareness of the losses ture/training/facilities to women from Bagga and the women who attended the response is awaited. In a state - handed over to owner Sh incurred by local handicraft, enhance the career prospects, adjoining areas attended the cadre thanked the Army for ment issued today, the President Sushil kumar of Christian livelihood, especially of the cadre. enabling them to become self- of J&K Dharmarth Trust said, colony working in JMC tourism, and industries sectors is “It is the utmost desire of the reflective of its indifference girls/women through The training was attended reliant for the future and jammu. Sadhbhavana projects. by the participants with full reduce their dependency on Trust that instead of continuing Act of DTI Khushwant towards the woes of people of with the protest, the employees Jammu and Kashmir. “Despite Sadhbhavana projects have zeal and enthusiasm and the the male members of their should come on table and it is Singh has been appreciated huge losses suffered by local brought everyone together, participants displayed keen - families. The Sarpanch of vil - expected that the issues shall be and he has been rewarded By weavers, artisans and other irrespective of caste, creed ness to acquire skill. The lage said that the various ini - resolved at the earliest”. SSP traffic Jammu. small players in Jammu and and religion. The Army con - Training has proved to be a tiatives by the Army, especial - Kashmir post august 5th, why ducted a tailoring cadre for path-breaker and a stepping ly for the women, would “Entire Chenab Valley & Pir Panjal in dark & dingy didn’t the government initiate women at Bagga of Reasi dis - stone towards achieving the assist in the all-round socio any measure to gauge the trict under the flagship of goal of self-reliance of economic development of the conditions- Government apathy” impact? We also have been flag - Sadhbhavana projects. women folk of the far flung region. Jammu, Feb 03 : The Sinha. Citing an example, jects/households round the not only all state govern - ging the issues continuously on Jammu based Aam Aadmi the release said that Delhi year, besides providing ments in the country but also C M all forums but our repeated pleas Army distributed medical safety Party in a press statement government which has not 20,000 litres of potable globally & that is why C M Y B were met with cold shoulders. issued here, have sarcastical - the capacity to generate even water free of cost for 24 IVANIKA TRUMP during y B On the contrary photo-opps kits in district Rajouri ly criticized the present dis - a single unit of electricity, hours. The release further their visit to Delhi in 2019 were sold to us in the shape of JAMMU, Feb 3 : Schools preventive measure against appreciated the continuous pensation headed by Lt. has the sincerity and pro- quoted that “Quality insisted for a visit to a development. The recent budget in UT of Jammu and Kashmir COVID-19 was also conduct - support rendered during the Governor, Sh. Manoj Sinha people friendly attitude to Education & Quality Health Government School despite is a continuation of the same re-opens after the gap on 10 ed for the students. A total 463 times of need. The provision that Chenab valley & Pir supply 200 units of electrici - care system in Delhi” has severe resistance by BJP led unrelated attitude of the GOI month, To assist and protect Panjal have faced the brunt ty, free of cost, to all its sub - become a BEACON LIGHT central government. towards Kashmir. It was expect - the students against COVID- of successive state govern - ed that the government would 19, Indian Army distributed ments on account of their Operation Sadbhavana program organised come up with a fiscal stimulus medical safety kits at bias, step motherly treatment for small players in handicraft, Government High School and discrimination in every by Tiger Division, MIRAN Sahib Brigade tourism and MSME sectors. The Karora, Government Higher disinclination of the government walk of life; be it Health or JAMMU, Feb 3 : Today ments were handed over to ciation the efforts made by the Senior Secondary School Education Department or for on 3rd of Feb 2021, during a the school management team. Brigade as this gesture of towards rejuvenating Kashmir Manjakote and LK Public economy, if persists, would that matter electricity or program organised by the 4 The vote of thanks on behalf theirs will made a lot of dif - result in a total freeze of all School Manjakote of Rajouri water supply system. Madras Tiger Division, employment generation, conse - district under Sadbhavana. The release elaborated MIRAN Sahib Brigade at quently bringing it to a cata - The medical kits including that at present, three mega GGHSS R.S.Pura, under strophic end,” he said. facemasks, Sanitizers, IR Hydro-electric Projects operation Sadbhavana, equip - Calling for a preemptive Thermometer, Sodium students received the medical of medical Kits and medicine namely Salal, Baghliar & ments for establishment of a action plan to embark Jammu Hypochlorite, Sanitizer kits during the campaign. The to students and locals generat - Dul-Husti Projects which smart class were handed over and Kashmir on the path of Pumps and other medicines students and locals expressed ed immense goodwill generate around 3000 Mega to the school management development, he said that the for fighting against COVID- their gratitude for the efforts amongst the local populace Watts of electricity in 24 hrs, committee. The programme primary precursor to it was 19 Pandemic. A lecture on by the Indian Army and and the Indian Army. cost approximately Rs 8 started with a formal welcome political stability and an endur - crores per hour, is being of the honorable cheif guests, ing lasting policy framework. Army organising steel fabrication diverted to Northern grid but Commanding officer Mr. “There can be no development unfortunately, whole Jammu Abhishek Kumar and hon - unless and until, the inevitable course at Phardala in District Rajouri region in general and entire ourable SDM Mr. Ram Lal by right of the people to have a JAMMU, Feb 3 : As part duct of accredited courses Development Council Chenab valley in particular, worthy Principal GGHSS democratic government in place. of skill India Initiative and with proper certification, thus (NSDC). With the change in is living in dark and dingy R.S.Pura Mrs. Gharo Devi. Having people’s infringed con - create employment opportu - helping local youth to opti - the socio-economic environ - situation, thanks to the The programme was hosted stitutionally guaranteed rights nity, Indian Army is organis - insensitive and biased atti - by Mr. Manjeet Singh Chib, restored would also diminish the ing a “Steel Fabrication tude of the successive state Lect. Commerce, in which the widespread trust deficit between Course” for 20 unemployed governments including the welcome speech was deliv - of the students was given by ference in the quality of edu - New Delhi and Srinagar. youth from 02 Feb 2021 to present dispensation run by ered by Miss Riya Raina, stu - Miss Khushi Gupta. School cation being imparted in the Deliberations with all stakehold - 01 Mar 2021 at Phardala in Lt. Governor Sh. Manoj dent of class 12th. The equip - Management and Staff appre - school. ers’ including transporters, agri - Rajouri District (J&K). The culture, horticulture, tourism, manufacturing and handicraft aim of the course to imparting DDC members to play pivotal role in J&K unprecedented sectors will also increase the skills related to steel cutting, vision of the government to deal gas welding, electric welding with the exigencies which have and use of various machines developmental journey : Kavinder Gupta propped up post August 5. for welding under JAMMU, Feb 3 : The a pivotal role in this journey They misused the funds given are finally reaping the real Meantime a comprehensive Sadbhavana. The course is union territory of Jammu and of development and by Centre for the develop - benefits of central sponsored package for infrastructure aug - focused on empowering the mally utilize the newly gar - ment, initiative like this will Kashmir is going to witness progress,” Gupta told the ment of Jammu and Kashmir schemes,” he said. mentation in roads, utility, youth with skills which assist nered the skills. The course facilitate the youth of the unprecedented development meeting. to fill their own coffers. They “You need to assure com - health and education sector is them to achieve sustainable has been inaugurated by Mr region to meet the future chal - in the time to come and the Gupta also said that suc - did not pay attention to the mon masses that the govern - much needed to reinvigorate livelihood. The army is align - Alam Hussain, Sarpanch, lenges. Such Initiatives by district development growth and development in ing its efforts supporting the Palma. All successful partici - Army will go a long way in Councilors will play a pivotal Kashmir, which has been paused initiative of State and Central pants were awarded with a ushering an era of peace and role in this journey, former since 2015,” he added. Govt and is focusing on con - certificate from National Skill stability in the region. deputy chief minister and sen - ior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said on Wednesday. Vision Library inaugurated in Ward 20 He made these remarks while chairing a meeting of Great gift for students, intellectuals : Councillor Rahul elected District Development JAMMU, Feb 3 : In a been equipped with state of will also have separate cabin given to those who need it. Council (DDC) members at great gift for the students and the art facilities and will pro - and lockers for the users, it Besides, the library will be Udhampur. intellectual community of the vide for separate rooms for was informed. safe and secure with round the “The establishment of city, Vision Library was inau - girls and boys. The library The library strives to aid clock CCTV surveillance. three-tier system of the gurated in the Ward No 20, will remain open 24X7 to pro - the knowledge enhancement Among those present on Panchayati Raj Institutions Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, with under the visionary leadership state of the art facilities. of Prime Minister Narendra The library in A/D Block Modi has been the watershed was inaugurated by Ward moment for grassroots councillor Rahul Kumar in democracy in Jammu and the presence of ward presi - Kashmir leading the way for dent Satbir Singh and other unprecedented development prominent personalities. in the union territory,” Speaking on the occasion, Kavinder said. Jammu and Councillor Kumar said that Kashmir has boarded the train the vision library is the exten - of development and in the sion of the new concept for near future, the impact will be the welfare of intellectuals felt in every nook and corner cessive previous governments public and their issues, and ment will resolve each and and students of the city and of the UT, he added. did nothing for the welfare of couldn’t achieve anything on every issue faced by them,” goes a great way in sneering He urged the DDC mem - common masses in Jammu the ground level in all these he told the DDC members. that the youth can study and bers to play the significant and Kashmir. years,” Kavinder said. Prominet among those research, in a stress-free envi - role given to them by the pub - “The successive govern - “After Narendra Modi who were present in the meet - ronment. “This library will be lic with utmost sincerity. ments in the past have government came in power, it ing include Ex MoS Shakti crucial especially for those “The constitution of DDCs exploited the common mass - has put the common masses at Parihar, Jeevan Sharma, preparing for civil services has not only strengthened es, conveniently ignoring the the centre of its governance Vipan Sharma, Puran Chand, and those living in hostels,” grassroots democracy in the genuine issues faced by them. agenda. Ever since the abro - Kuldeep Singh, Lal Chand, he said and expressed happi - vide its services round the for its users, providing impor - the occasion were Satbir union territory but also put the In the past 70 years, the gation of Article 370, the Puran Chand, Amit Sharma, ness over the inauguration of clock, and will have high- tant newspapers and monthly Singh, ward president, Rachit power back with the people. dynast rulers like Farooq and BJP’s work for every section Ashu Sharma, Pinky Dubey, the library. speed internet services with magazines, besides inspiring Khosla Mandal secretary and People have chosen you as Omar Abdullah and of the society has been finally Juhi Pathania, Mool Raj, On the occasion, it was wi-fi for users, The entire the environment with provi - Rajesh Khullar, district execu - their representatives and it Mehbooba Mufti have looted able to reach the people of Rakesh Sharma, Subash informed that the library has library is air-conditioned and sion of special attention to be tive member. must be ensured that you play the Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir. People Sharma and Jatto Ram. C M C M Y B Y B