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VOL: 9 Issue: 96 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SUNDAy , APRIL 19, 2020 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- IInnssiiddee Corona Virus : 13 new positive cases reported Police register FIR against Prominent today, 60419 persons under observation faces of Jammu JAMMU, APRIL 18 : charged today, 05 from CD cases; Kulgam has 05 cases itive cases of which 14 are breakup represents districts kets before shopping. Once lance services 24x7 at their Jammu : Fir registered The Government Saturday Hospital Srinagar and 04 from and all are Active Positive; Active Positive, 05 recovered from which the patients have home, wash your hands thor - door steps by calling on toll at Police station City jammu informed that 13 new positive SKIMS Soura. Pulwama 03 positive cases and 01 died, while as Samba been traced or are ordinarily oughly and also after handling free No. 108 while pregnant on the formal complaint of cases of novel Coronavirus The Bulletin further said with 02 Active Positive, 01 district has 04 positive cases residing. and storing your purchased women and sick infants can Tehsildar Jammu who is (all from Kashmir division), that out of 6937 test Terming COVID-19 products.” avail free ambulance services magistrate of the area..FIR have been reported today, results available, 6596 as a highly contagious Stressing on the need to by dialing toll free No. 102. no 24 /20 u/s thus taking the total number samples have tested as disease which can affect avoid self-medication, the People can also call on toll 188,353,269,270 stands reg - of positive cases in Jammu negative till April 18, anyone, the advisory fur - advisory urged people not to free national helpline number istered against Dy Mayor and Kashmir to 341. 2020. ther said that for protec - consume 1075; J&K Covid-19 Purnima sharma , ex MLA According to the daily Providing district- tion against this disease, Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Helpline No.s 0191- 2549676 Rajesh Gupta, Corporater Media Bulletin on novel coro - wise breakup, the people are requested to medicine without medical (UT level Cell), 0191- Sandhya Gupta and others navirus (COVID-19), out of Bulletin said that stay indoors, strictly advice as it may have adverse 2520982, 0191-2674444, for flouting the laws and 341 positive cases, 285 are Bandipora has 80 posi - implement social dis - effects on health. HCQ is a 0191-2674115 (For Jammu putting the life of general Active Positive, 51 have tive cases wherein 68 are tancing measures. prescription medicine and its Division), 0194-2440283 & public on risk during distri - recovered and 05 have died. Active Positive, 11 People are advised to sale is totally prohibited with - 0194-2430581(For Kashmir bution of ration at Hari Furthermore, till date recovered and 01 has take basic precautions for out a valid prescription by a Division) for support, guid - Theater ignoring social dis - 60419 travellers and persons died, Srinagar 78 posi - personal hygiene; fre - doctor. ance, and response to health tancing and directions in contact with suspected tive cases with 60 Active quent hand washing with People, advisory said, related queries on Novel issued by health and DC cases have been put under Positive, 17 recovered soap & water; observing must avoid close contact with Coronavirus Disease (Covid- Jammu where they have surveillance which include and 01 died, Baramulla coughing & sneezing eti - anyone that has fever and 19). Public is advised to arranged the gathering of 6071 persons in home quaran - 42 positive cases with 40 quettes and wearing cough and in case anyone strictly follow the advisories 300 people and misbehaving tine including facilities oper - Active Positive, and 02 mask or face cover while develops fever, cough and dif - issued by the government with govt officials including ated by government, 285 in died; Kupwara has 27 moving out of their ficulty in breathing, seek from time to time and are police officials on duty who Hospital Isolation, 252 in hos - positive cases and all are homes. medical advice promptly. urged to rely only on the requested them to avoid pital Quarantine and 25692 active cases; Shopian Similarly, people are People should call on information released by the such gathering. under home surveillance. has 22 positive with 20 Active recovered; Anantnag district and all are Active Positive; advised that when going for Covid-19 helpline Numbers government through the daily Ludhiana ACP who Besides, 28114 persons have Positive, 02 recovered; has 03 positive case and all Rajouri has 03 positive cases essential grocery shopping, so that they can be provided media bulletin to print and had contracted completed their surveillance Ganderbal has 14 positive are Active Positive. and all 03 cases have recov - keep at least 2 metre distance correct medical advice and electronic media. period. cases and all are Active Similarly, Jammu has 26 ered. Meanwhile, Kishtwar from others and avoid touch - directed to the right health People are advised to coronavirus dies Moreover, 09 more Positive, Budgam 13 positive positive cases of whom 22 are has only 01 positive case who ing eyes, mouth and nose. “If facility, if needed. refrain from spreading Ludhiana, April 18 : COVID-19 patients have cases of which 06 are Active Active Positive and 04 have has recovered. possible, sanitise the handles In case of any emergency rumours and pay no heed to The Assistant Commissioner recovered and were dis - Positive with 07 recovered recovered, Udhampur 20 pos - The Bulletin said that the of shopping trolleys or bas - people can avail free ambu - them at the same time. of Police (North), Ludhiana, who was diagnosed positive No new COVID case in Hoshiarpur, for coronavirus on April 13, 3 CRPF men killed in militant Union Rural Dev Minister holds meeting with Advisor lost his battle for life on attack in J-K's Sopore Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri for 14 days Saturday. He was 52. This is Baseer Khan through video conferencing New Delhi, April 18 : government advisories on lock - the fourth death from the Srinagar, April 18 : At Soon after the attack, joint Hoshiarpur in Punjab, and down, testing and isolation. As least three Central Reserve forces cordoned the area to JAMMU, APRIL 18 : masks and also have to main - During the meeting, the infection in Ludhiana dis - Union Rural Development tain proper distancing while Advisor Khan raised the Rohtak and Charkhi Dadri in of today, the Delhi’s Nizamuddin trict. The officer was on a Police Force (CRPF) men trace the attackers. Haryana are among 22 new dis - cluster makes up 29.8 per cent of were killed in a militant The slain CRPF men have Minister Narendra Singh carrying out their work. funds under Pradhan Mantri ventilator since April 11. Tomar on Saturday held a The aim of starting MGN - Awas Yojana (PMAY) related tricts in 12 states where no new India’s current COVID cases Ludhiana Civil Surgeon Dr attack in north Kashmir’s been identified as 42-year-old COVID 19 case has been report - 14,378. Out of total COVID Sopore sub-district on head constable Rajeev meeting with Advisor to Lt REGA works is to give relief issue. Rajesh Bagga confirmed the Governor, Baseer Ahmad to daily-wage workers so that He was assured by the ed in the past 14 days. cases in the country, 4,291 are C M death. His first test for the Khan through video confer - they can earn their livelihood Union Minister that the funds On the other hand three dis - related to the Nizamuddin C M Y B infection had come nega - encing where various issues through various panchayat will shortly be released to tricts — Patna in Bihar, Panipat Markaz event, Health Ministry y B tive, but subsequently tested were discussed. in Haryana and Nadia in Bengal said urging people to follow all positive in a second check. The Union — reported cases today after disease containment guidelines Since then, he showed no Minister appre - remaining free of new infections and stay home. Significant bur - sign of improvement. The ciated the for 14 days. den of disease in top ten states death was said to have fol - efforts of Rural The data analysis of districts with highest COVID cases is lowed a multiple-organ fail - Development across India by the Health from the Nizamuddin event. ure. The ACP was on duty at Department Ministry shows that as of today In Tamil Nadu 84 per cent of Sabzi Mandi during the last 47 districts in 23 states have all cases are linked to Delhi’s week of March. It is suspect - (RDD) for making around remained free of new diseases Markaz event; in Delhi 63 per ed he may have contracted cases for 14 days. Two of these cent; in Telangana 79 per cent; in the infection during that 7 lakh face- masks for pre - districts — Maha in Puducherry UP 59 per cent and in Andhra time. However, there is no Saturday evening, officials Sharma, a resident of and Kodagu in Karnataka have Pradesh 61 per cent. “Even in confirmation. said. They said militants Vaishali, Bihar; constable vention of COVID -19 in remained free of new infections states with fewer cases, the After MHA’s directions, attacked a patrol party of C.B. Bhakare (38) of for 28 days. Nizamuddin link is noticed. CRPF and police at Sopore Buldhana, Maharashtra and J&K. campaign intensifies to During the The Government today said Arunachal Pradesh’s one case is trace Rohingya having bypass, some 50 km from constable Parmar Stayapal daily rigorous monitoring and linked to Nizamuddin event; Srinagar in which several Singh (28) of Sabarkantha, meeting it was decided that level schemes. J&K. links with Tablighi Jamaat various works under The meeting was Besides, the meeting also enforcement of lockdown and likewise 32 of Assam’s 35 cases Jammu, April 18 : jawans were injured, who Gujarat. containment can help Indian dis - and 10 of Andaman Nicobar Within hours after Union were immediately shifted to Two CRPF men were also Mahatma Gandhi National informed that among the pri - discussed mobilization of Rural Employment ority works to be started skilled and semi skilled tricts restrict and address the Island’s 12 cases have Home Ministry’s directions, hospital. injured the attack. infection. “Our field level lock - Association with Delhi’s authorities of the Union “A CRPF vehicle came The attack comes a day Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) under MGNREGA will workers in panchayats in J&K will shortly be started include irrigation and water through PRIs. The village down and containment measures Nizamuddin cluster,” Heath Territory (UT) of J&K have under militant attack, injuring after militants fired at a Naka are already giving positive Ministry said adding that even intensified campaign to track many. Three injured CRPF party of CRPF at Newa by following standard operat - conservation, construction of level committees, water sani - ing procedure (SOP) guide - ponds, wells, horticulture tation committees, IWMP results,” Health Ministry said one person violating the lock - Rohingyas having ‘direct or men later succumbed to their Pulwama in south Kashmir, adding that districts without new down is enough to push back indirect’ links with activists injuries,” a senior CRPF offi - in which a CRPF jawas was lines. As per the guidelines, related activities and planta - committees will also be the workers have to wear tion of trees. involved at panchayat level. cases can register fresh infec - national disease containment of Tablighi Jamaat. cer said. injured. tions if even one person defies efforts by days. Links of some Rohingyas, living in the outskirts of Amid lockdown, 2 militants killed in Shopian ‘buried Jammu city, were established High Court takes Suo Moto notice of negative with Tablighi activists but quietly’ as ‘families’ claim they were denied bodies after Home Ministry’s direc - impact of lockdown on women, girls tions campaign to screen all Srinagar, April 18 : Despite that he had no idea of the two said one of the relatives of Asif. foreign immigrants has been two families claiming that the having been buried. “We had even sent a message Directs all courts in J&K, Ladakh to treat cases of domestic abuse as urgent intensified to arrest spread of militants killed in south But sources said both were to the local authorities that very coronavirus. “We are going Kashmir’s Shopian gunfight on buried in a Baramulla hamlet on few people will attend the funer - JAMMU, APRIL 18 : Oswal today heard the case regarding domestic or any placed before it before the to start a campaign to check Friday were their sons, the Friday night. Authorities have al. But there is no word from Jammu and Kashmir High from their respective resi - other kind of violence being next date. credentials of all Rohingyas authorities quietly buried the also taken the DNA samples of them.”Another family from Court today ordered that all dences through video confer - faced by women on account Furthermore, Secretary, living in Jammu and also to two in north Kashmir, sources the two. Bodies of non-local Ganawpora Shopian also the courts in the Union encing. of the implementation of the Jammu and Kashmir Legal screen these immigrants to said.The two militants were militants are usually buried in claimed that their son was killed Territories of Jammu and The Court highlighted the COVID-19 lockdown. The Services Authority have been single out suspects of coron - killed on Friday morning in a this remote Baramulla village as in the Friday gunfight. Kashmir and Ladakh shall point that globally it has Court directed concerned directed to call for list of all avirus,” a source said, gunfight with security forces in there is no chance of a big funer - If the two turn out to be treat cases of domestic abuse been observed that the officials to examine several cases involving cases of adding, “Special teams have a Shopian village. JK Police has al, which has been a major chal - locals, it will be for the first time as urgent and proceed with adverse social and economic remedial measures taken by domestic violence which are already been constituted in been maintaining that the two lenge for the forces over the that the families of the militants the matters in accordance consequences of the pan - various countries in this pending as complaints with this regard.” The Ministry of slain militants are unidentified. years. One of the families from have been denied the bodies of with the circulars issued demic for women and girls regard and a view be taken the police stations in the Home Affairs has written to Superintendent of Police, Shopian claimed that the slain their kin. Recently J&K Police regarding the procedure to be are devastating. with regard to the require - Union Territories or in the states and Union Territories Shopian, Amritpal Singh, said, was their son Asif Ahmed Dar. had registered a first information followed to ensure social dis - The High Court issued ments and steps to be taken courts and ascertain the safe - (UTs) on Friday, asking them “Their identities have not been “Asif called the family at report and later arrested over a tancing. notices to the Secretary, to mitigate the sufferings of ty and well-being of the to investigate Rohingya- established yet.” When asked around 5 am on Friday and told dozen persons in north Taking suo moto notice of Department of Social the victims of domestic vio - complainants. The Tablighi links stating that that two families had his brother that he is trapped Kashmir’s Sopore area who negative impact of lockdown Welfare, Governments of lence in the twin Union Secretaries of the Jammu and Rohingya and their contacts approached them, the SP said he inside. His brother later allegedly attended the funeral of imposed due to COVID-19 Union Territories of Jammu Territories. Kashmir Legal Services may need to be screened for did not know "what is their informed the family and a local local Jaish-e-Mohammad mili - pandemic on women and and Kashmir and Ladakh and The Court directed that a Authorities may seek the Covid-19. source for making such a claim". police officer about the phone tant commander in violation of girls, a Coram consisting of Member Secretary, JKSLSA report of the measures in assistance of police and para “They have not shown us the call. The family requested the lockdown protocol in wake of Chief Justice, Justice Geeta to submit a report with place, steps underway and legal volunteers in this pictures,” the SP said, adding police to hand over the body,” coronavirus outbreak. FOR Mittal and Justice Rajnesh regard to the steps taken those contemplated be regard, the court observed. Computer Services India's Covid-19 tally crosses 14,700; death toll reaches 488 Laptop Services New Delhi, April 18 : Maharashtra tops the list the figures reported by vari - According to the min - in Uttar Pradesh. 11 cases while Goa and area, village or cluster, entire BSNL Broadband The death toll due to with 201 fatalities, followed ous states as on Saturday istry’s data updated in the Telangana has 791 cases, Puducherry have reported district has been declared as Pan Card COVID-19 rose to 488 and by Madhya Pradesh at 69, showed at least 14,848 con - evening, the highest number followed by Andhra Pradesh seven COVID-19 infections containment zone”. Passport the number of cases climbed Gujarat at 48 and Delhi at 42 firmed cases and 503 deaths. of confirmed cases in the at 603 and Kerala at 396. each. Manipur and Tripura A press release said the Contact :- to 14,792 in the country on and Telangana at 18. The number of novel have two cases each, while Chandigarh Administration Rohit: Saturday, registering an Tamil Nadu and Andhra coronavirus cases has risen Mizoram and Arunachal was drawing up a detailed increase of 36 deaths and 957 Pradesh have reported 15 to 371 in Karanataka, 328 in Pradesh have reported a case plan for containment. Mob. 9419626826 cases since Friday evening, deaths each while Uttar Jammu and Kashmir, 287 in each. “State-wise distribution “He also stated that as per according to the Union Pradesh has reported 14 West Bengal, 225 in Haryana is subject to further verifica - Government of India’s direc - Health Ministry. fatalities. and 202 in Punjab. tion and reconciliation,” the tions, outsiders entering the The number of active Punjab and Karnataka Bihar has reported 85 ministry said on its website. city will be quarantined for Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji COVID-19 cases stood at have reported 13 deaths each. infection cases, while Odisha The website also mentions 14 days either in homes or in 12,289 while 2,014 people Rajasthan has registered has 60 coronavirus cases. that the patient from Government Facilities to pre - have been cured and dis - 11 deaths while West Bengal Forty-two people were Nagaland has been shifted to vent spread of infection from MANOJ KUMAR & CO. charged, and one had migrat - has reported 10 fatalities. infected with the virus in Assam. outside. He, however, stated ed, it said. Five people have lost their Uttarakhand, while Himachal Meanwhile, Chandigarh that this will not apply to Fruit & Vegetable The total number of cases lives in Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh has 38 cases. Administration has declared neighbouring residents com - includes 76 foreign nationals. while Kerala and Haryana Chhattisgarh has 36 cases the district to be a contain - ing for government duty or Commission Agents Thirty-six deaths have have recorded three deaths and Assam has registered 35 ment zone---a development essential service,” the release been reported since Friday each. Jharkhand and Bihar There has been a lag in country are from cases each. that comes a day two more said. In a series of tweets, he Specialist In : Potato, Onion evening -- 12 from Madhya have reported two deaths the Union Health Ministry Maharashtra at 3,323 fol - Jharkhand has 33 cases, coronavirus cases took the said UT Administrator VP Pradesh, 10 from Gujarat, each. Meghalaya, Himachal figures, compared to the lowed by Delhi at 1,707, Chandigarh has 21 cases and union territory’s cases to 23. Singh Badnore was con - Shop No. 69, Sabji seven from Maharashtra, Pradesh, Odisha and Assam number of deaths announced Madhya Pradesh at 1,355 and Ladakh has 18, while 12 UT Adviser Manoj Parida cerned about two sanitation four from Delhi and one each reported one fatality each, by different states, which Tamil Nadu at 1,323. cases have been reported said in his latest tweet: workers testing positive in Mandi Narwal, Jammu. from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar according to the health min - officials attribute to proce - COVID-19 cases have from the Andaman and “Since in Chandigarh corona Chandigarh’s Post Graduate and Jammu and Kashmir. istry data. dural delays in assigning the gone up to 1,272 in Gujarat, Nicobar Islands. outbreak is scattered and not Institute of Medical Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Of the 488 deaths, However, a PTI tally of cases to individual states. 1,229 in Rajasthan and 969 Meghalaya has reported confined to a specific pocket, Education and Research.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 Ajeet Sahu visits Ranbeer, New Pratap canals; World Heritage Day celebrated through Webinar reviews works for release of water on April 21 under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ JAMMU, APRIL 18 : release of water into these province so far. vide irrigation facility to lakhs JAMMU, APRIL 18 : the EBSB programme which grammes in future as well on different historical places Commissioner Secretary, canals have been completed Pertinently, Jammu region of farmers in 842 villages. School Education Quality is to promote better under - which will strengthen the of the UT of J&K like PHE, Irrigation and Flood for ensuring timely irrigation has a vast network of canals During his visit to various Management Cell of standing of diverse cultural spirit of unity in diversity. Mughal Road, Mand, Darga Control Department, Ajeet facilities at every nook and (around 3000 km) under spots, Commissioner Directorate of School heritage of India among the Distinguished speakers of Hazrat Bal, Jama Masjid, Hari Kumar Sahu, today con - Secretary inter - Education Jammu Parbat, Mubarak Mandi ducted inspection of acted with the today celebrated and Shankar Acharaya Ranbeer Canal and New local represen - world heritage day by Temple respectively. Pratap Canal in view of tatives and organising a webinar All the speakers pre - release of water into these Counsellor of (online conferencing) sented a brief historical channels on April 21, 2020. the concerned under *Ek Bharat background and impor - Commissioner areas. Shreshtha Bharat* tance of these historical Secretary, during the Sahu gave programme, wherein Monuments and places. inspection, took stock of instructions to teachers from Tamil The dignitaries from desilting and cleanliness the concerned Nadu and Jammu and Tamilnadu who attended works completed at various officials to take Kashmir participated. the online conference places including Bhagwati corner of Jammu. major, medium and minor cat - necessary steps to stop Under EBSB pro - were Ramkuwar Devi Nagar, Canal main head, Chief Engineer Irrigation egory alone excluding the encroachment of banks along gramme every state From Vivekananda Shakti Nagar, Muthi, and Flood Control Zamidari khuls and Fields the canals. and union territory in Vidyalaya, Chrompet, Domana, Bhalwal, Kana Department apprised the Channels. Besides, Ranbeer Executive Engineers and the country is paired Chennai, Indra Sankar, Chak, Akhnoor and Khour. Commissioner Secretary that Canal, New pratap Canal, concerned officers accompa - with another state or Principal and 5 teachers The executing agencies more than five cubic meter of Ranjan Canal and Tawi Lift nied the Commissioner union territory and the namely, Jayasree, informed that almost all the silt/mulba has been cleared Canal are the main channels Secretary during the inspec - partner states have to Jayalakshmi, Prema, Viji necessary works regarding from major canals of Jammu of Jammu region which pro - tion. carry out a structured Siva, Kalpana. They pre - BJP President Ravinder engagement with one sented rich cultural her - Raina condole the sudden COVID-19 : DDC visits DH Udhampur, another in different itage of Tamilnadu and spheres like language, shared details about the demise of Mr. Sayeed takes stock of preparedness literature, cultural Temples of Javid Hashmi UDHAMPUR, APRIL 18 SE Mechanical was asked the functioning of the events and tourism. Mahabalipuram, Madurai The paired states and Meenakshi Amman, JAMMU : Jammu and : District Development to expedite the procurement Hospital. The DDC asked the Commissioner, Udhampur Dr of required material and doctors and para medical staff union territories have Brahadeeswarar, Kashmir BJP President signed MoUs with Rameswaram and Ravinder Raina condole the Piyush Singla today visited District Hospital to take stock each other, delineating Thiruvalluvar, Vivekanda sudden demise of Mr. Sayeed a set of activities that Rock Memorial of Javid Hashmi. of preparedness to combat the spread of pandemic Corona would have to be car - Kanyakumari. Syed Javed Hashmi, ried out over a period Deepak Sharma, RO, father of Senior Journalist Virus COVID-19 in the dis - trict. of time. SIE, Jammu also interact - Mr. Syed Junaid Hashmi The programme ed with the guests amus - who has passed away on During his visit, the DDC took a detailed review of all commenced with a ing everyone with his Saturday, April 18th. welcome note present - greetings in Tamil lan - Ravinder Raina condole the preparedness and avail - able infrastructure in the hos - ed by Division guage. the sad demise of Mr Javid Coordinator ECCE Participants were Hashmi with his son Mr. pital for dealing with Corona Syed Junaid Hashmi and his virus patients. He directed the Jaswinder Kour, overwhelmed with the entire family members during Medical Superintendent to enlightening all the response they received this moment of grief and sor - furnish the requirement of all participants with a from each side. row. Raina said Late Sayeed urgently required equipments brief introduction of The Program ended Javid Hashmi ji was a veteran so that the funds can be Jammu and Kashmir. with a vote of thanks Social activist and a true released at an earliest. Director School Education students and teachers by con - the occasion were Anwar from Jaswinder Kour with a patriotic Indian and till his The DDC asked Medical Jammu, Anuradha Gupta also ducting such interactive activ - Khan, RO, SIE, Jammu, Nazir hope that more such interac - last breath served the mother Superintendent to submit equipments for establishment to follow the SOPs while graced the occasion as chief ities throughout the year. She Ahmed Itoo, Lecturer, DIET tions will be held in future as land with all dedication. He requirement for making 16 to of Critical Care Unit (CCU) attending the patients. guest. She welcomed all the also lauded the efforts of Banihal, Tapasya Sharma, well. At the end, appreciation said the death of Mr. Hashmi 20 bed ICU/CCU units func - immediately so that CCU can CPO Rajeev Bhushan, participants, especially the organising team and asked for RO, SIE Jammu and Dr Sarita was extended to Sohail Wani is an irreplaceable loss to the tional in the hospital to face be established in the hospital. CMO Udhampur Dr K C teachers of Tamil Nadu and conducting more such innova - Sharma, Teacher. DRG for successfully coordi - society and the Country as any eventuality which may The DDC interacted with Dogra and other officers were stressed upon the objective of tive and informative pro - They gave presentations nating the whole event. well. arise due to Covid-19. Doctors and enquired about also accompanied the DDC. ISM Kishtwar intensifies Hotel Doda Darbar owner donates Rs DM Kishtwar asks Govt Covid-19 employees to download campaign against 50000 to District Red Cross Society “Aarogya Setu” app Ganderbal administration distributes COVID-19 DDC expresses gratitude to owner for this noble gesture KISHTWAR, APRIL 18 KISHTWAR, APRIL DODA, APRIL 18 : disaster time. untarily donation, adding ration kits among needy 18 : With an efforts to con - : In order to check the spread GANDERBAL, APRIL On the occasion the DC ficiaries. The whole process Sensing the responsibility of a The DDC, while speaking that all must have to come of COVID-19, District tain the spread of good citizen and to tackle the on the occasion, extended his forefront in assisting the dis - 18 : To ensure that the desti - informed that the ration will of preparation, packaging of COVID19 and following Magistrate Rajinder Singh tute, distressed and the be distributed among those the kits and distribution of corona virus situation and as a Tara today asked all govern - the directions of Director part of humanitarian gesture, migrant labourers stuck in the Indian System of Medicine ment employees of the dis - district do not face any short - Kouser Ahmed Natnoo owner trict to download and install J&K, Jammu and the of Hotel Doda Darbar today age of food material during District Magistrate the Aarogya Setu application the ongoing lockdown, amid donated Rs 50000 to the offi - in their mobile phones. Kishtwar Rajinder Singh cial account of District Red Corona virus threat, the Tara, the immunity boost - It was further ordered that District administration today Cross Society Doda. all the government employ - ers AYUSH Medicines Keeping in view the health distributed second installment were distributed among the ees shall fill the correct par - of ration kits and Atta bags emergency and threat due to ticulars while answering the among the needy across the frontline workers for man - spread of Coronavirus questions while downloading district. agement of COVID-19. (COVID-19), the owner of the app and shall further A fleet of vehicles laden The medicines were Hotel handed over demand facilitate the downloading of with ration kits and Atta bags distributed among police at Draft to the District the app by others in their were flagged off by the police post Hidyal Chowk Development Commissioner families and friend circle. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, ITBP jawans Dr Sagar D Doifode in his It is pertinent to mention Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal in deployed at the Hidyal office and shows his full gratitude and lauded the trict administration in the that DM has already urged presence of ADC, Farooq Chowk, health workers of cooperation/support to efforts of owner of the Hotel time to combat with such the people of the Kishtwar to Ahmad Baba form the Mini the ISM dispensaries of District Administration in this for such kind gesture of vol - emergency. download ‘Aarogya Setu Secretariat, Ganderbal, here Batkoot and ISM Mobile application’ in their today. Nagbhatna along with the phones. As of today 2000 ration safai karamcharis and Sanitization tunnel installed “Whenever the users kits containing rice, atta, oil, other officials of come in contact or even when sugar, tea leaves and other Municipal Council. at DC Office Jammu they are in surrounding of essential food items have needy people which are iden - essential commodities is mon - Moreover, the ISM any COVID-19 positive per - Doctors also briefed the JAMMU, APRIL 18 : A been distributed among desti - tified by the PRI's, and itored by the Nodal Officers sanitization tunnel has been son, the app will notify and tute, distressed and migrant Tehsildars to ensure that the nominated by the District recipients about the mode alert them”, the DM said. of consumption and the installed today at entrance labors across the district. kits reach the deserving bene - Administration. gate of Deputy dosage to be taken besides Commissioner Office Jammu educated them about as a preventive measure to DC Shopain kick starts distribution of free ration of guidelines and SOPs to be contain the spread of Covid- followed to contain the 19. 5kg rice per soul among BPL and AAY beneficiaries spread of corona virus It was informed that the infection. tunnel has been donated by SHOPIAN APRIL 18 : AAY categories during this Nodal officer ISM Under Prime Minister’s crucial period. Kamdhenu Paints to the AYUSH Kishtwar Dr administration. Gareeb Kalyan Yojana He said that the district Tariq Hussain has also (PMGKY) scheme, Deputy administration is keeping It was further informed constituted a committee of that the sanitization tunnel Commissioner, Shopian, close vigil and is taking every senior and experienced Choudhary Mohammad possible step to come to the will disinfect full body in just doctors for the electronic 30 seconds. This is fully Eco Yasin, today kick started the assistance of the poor and and telephonic consulta - distribution of 5kg rice, per needy. Friendly Chamber which has tion of any queries regard - 6 Nozzle Spray and it kills soul free ration among the Regarding steps taken for ing COVID-19. Any per - BPL and AAY beneficiaries of safety of employees of the more than 150+ infections. son can consult Dr Sanjay Sanitizer tunnels are going to Shopian district. Assistant department, he said that the Pandita 9858540997, Dr. Director, Food and other con - department has taken certain be very useful to the common Monica Sharma public. The officials of cerned officers were also precautionary measures to 9797689307, Dr. Junaid present on the occasion. stop the COVID-19 spread Kamdhenu Paints informed Iqbal 9906004831, Dr. that they had started aware - Deputy Commissioner and the same is being fol - Pooja 9082354716, Dr said that special efforts are lowed by the ground staff in ness campaign titled ‘India Mushraf Nabi Mil Kar Fight Karo Na – being put in to provide free letter and spirit while distrib - 9906030592, and Dr. Atul ration among the BPL and uting food grains. Together we will defeat Gupta 9622233082 for any Corona’ on all our social queries regarding the media platforms. DC B'la conducts extensive tour of flood- Corona virus infection and Additional Deputy related to the AYUSH Commissioner, Dr Tahir Officer, Joginder Katoch and and other concerned were prone areas in Pattan Immunity boosters 24x7. Firdous, Chief Planning officials of Kamdhenu Paints present on the occasion. Distributes 45 Honeybee Crades Among Unemployed Persons Govt Polytechnic Jammu organises online BARAMULLA, APRIL kind of eventuality is tackled people not to panic and ployed persons, to enable 18 : Deputy Commissioner smoothly. He also called for remain vigilant besides urging them to earn sustainable (DC), Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo close coordination between them to remain connected livelihood. About 21 honey - poster making competition accompanied by a team of the departments to ensure with the administration. bee crates were distributed on JAMMU, APRIL 18 : line warriors fighting for pub - semester Electrical Civil Engineering bagged 2nd officers today conducted an Government Polytechnic lic and are leaving no stones Engineering bagged first prize and 3rd prize respectively. extensive tour of the flood- Bikram Chowk, Jammu today unturned to fight this global in poster making competition Er Arun Bangotra, prone areas of Pattan to take organized online poster mak - Principal of the college appre - stock of the flood like situa - ing competition as a part of ciated the efforts of all the tion caused by recent inces - campaign ‘Defeat Covid 19’. participating students and sant rains in the district. The theme for the poster staff and expressed his grati - The team visited making competition was “To tude to all the frontline war - Hanjiwara, Pattan and its honour COVID19 Warriors riors fighting for public, sav - adjoining areas located along i.e. Doctors, Police, ing people risking their lives Jhelum embankments to Sanitation Volunteers, for public against coron - examine the situation and to Administrative Staff, avirus. get the first hand appraisal of Vendors, Hawkers and each He further appeal to stu - the same. and every citizen who are dents to stay home and utilize During the visit, the DC contributing to DEFEAT their time in online classes. directed Irrigation and Flood COVID19”. In the competi - Government Polytechnic Control authorities to expe - tion more than 30 students Jammu is effectively conduct - dite the work of strengthening and staff participated with ing the online class through the embankments of river great zeal and posted their Google Classrooms, Google Jehlum and other major painting to the jury members Hangout, Zoom App, canals in the area so that the online. Whatsapp and Youtube chan - situation remains under con - The jury for the online nels since lockdown was trol. He stressed upon the con - painting competition was declared for the Polytechnic cerned departments to remain Akash Dasgotra, Manu students of all the semester vigilant in case of any exi - Rajput and Abhishek Padha, and branches, in which many gency. He asked the con - faculty of college. Various students of various cerned officers to mobilize timely rescue and rehabilita - Earlier, the DC distributes spot while the remaining will paintings made by students Polytechnics are getting bene - men and machinery and to tion, as and when needed. about 45 honey bee crates be delivered at the door steps and staff saluted the efforts pandemic Covid 19. while Girinder Kumar and fitted through these online keep them ready so that any Moreover, DC appealed the among the identified unem - of selected beneficiaries. and resilience of all the front - Pallavi Gupta of 4th Girish Kumar of 2nd semester classes. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 J&K Rural Livelihood Mission manufactured 1.50 lakh Kulgam Red zones cent percent mask covered masks through self-help groups in Jammu division Rest of district to be covered soon : DC JAMMU, APRIL 18 : In instead. Over the past couple our community has aston - essential service, these bank KULGAM, April 18 : Mohalla Bagbal of the rev - imposed in all these areas to and administration in letter response to COVID-19, face of weeks, these women have ished everyone by knowledge sakhis have continued to pro - District administration, enue village KB-Pora, break the chain of spread of and spirit, issued from time to mask production has been ini - produced more than 1.50 lakh distribution on sanitizing their vide doorstep banking servic - Kulgam has distributed masks Reshipora ward 04 and Corona virus infection. time. tiated by self help groups cotton masks. homes and the surroundings es to far-flung communities, in all red zones of district to Naikpora A & B of ward NO- The DM has once again He also urged the people (SHGs) members in 18 blocks Additional Mission and have also taken up the in addition to distributing pen - contain the spread of Corona covering 10 districts of the Director JKRLM Jammu, "Ek Muthi Chawal" activity. sions and enabling the most virus infection and to break J&K UT under the Ministry Sham Lal informed that more The concept has already been neediest to access credits into the chain of Corona virus of Rural Development’s than 1.50 lakh masks have integrated in the JKRLM, their accounts through direct infection. National Rural Livelihood been produced by some 395 were the SHG members who benefit transfers (DBT). Besides, the district Mission (NRLM). Women SHGs across 10 districts of have been consistent in run - JKRLM have given these administration has put in Self Help Groups in J&K J&K UT so far in addition to ning their livelihood, con - women special orientation place a robust mechanism of have risen to the extraordinary over 500, liters of hand wash tributed a handful of rice and provided them with finan - home delivery of essentials challenge of COVID-19 within community. Since pro - grains, it would be collected cial incentives to enable them for people living in the red (Coronavirus) pandemic. duction is decentralized, these and given to vulnerable mem - to continue to work during the zone areas and has also set up They are meeting short falls in items have reached widely- bers. Same concept has been lockdown. a 24x7 helpdesk, with masks, sanitizers, fighting dispersed populations without taken up and most of the sta - "In these extraordinary helpline number's misinformation and even pro - the need for complex logistics ble SHG members are con - times, when we are all united 7006568063, 7006435774 viding banking and financial and transportation. Women's tributing. in our fight against the Covid and 7889432147, for conven - solutions to far-flung commu - groups are also disseminating The members of SHG's 19 virus, these women's ience of the people. nities. Covid related messages brought forth their compas - groups are playing a critical While sanitation cum Meeting the shortfall in among hard-to-reach popula - sionate and empathetic side role,” said the AMD JKRLM fumigation drives are also masks, and IEC Campaigns to tions. In Jammu division of and generously donated food Jammu. Across the country, going on in red Zones and Combat COVID-19, more J&K UT is spearheading the material like rice, pulses and women's SHGs have risen to other parts of the district, to than ever, these women - government's break the chain vegetables to the vulnerable this extraordinary challenge de-contaminate the public many of whom escaped campaign by raising aware - and underprivileged at the vil - with immense courage and places, quarantine centers and poverty through the SHG ness about hand hygiene and lage level. The gesture dedication’’. "Their quick health institutions. route and know what it is like social distancing through enthused in members a feel - response to food insecurity The District Magistrate to be destitute and poor - are mobile phones, posters and ing to extend a helping hand and shortages in goods and (DM), Kulgam, Showkat living up to their motto of weekly meetings the UT SHG in times of need. services shows how this Aijaz Bhat, has already 2 of Municipal Committee, appealed the people to stay at to wear the masks to prevent self-help and solidarity. platform – is spreading the Regarding banking servic - decentralized structure can be declared Sopat, Tengpora, Kulgam as Red zones and home and follow the advi - the spread of Corona virus Groups across all the districts word about hand washing, es, since access to finance is a vital resource in a time of Mohalla Batpora and strict restrictions have been sories of health department infection. of J&K UT are working furi - quarantine and self-isolation critical for people to sustain crisis. The strength of J&K ously to make up the shortfall through leaflets, songs, videos themselves during the lock - rural women will continue to Principal District and of masks. In Jammu, poor and phone messages by the down, SHGs women who also be essential in building back Sessions Judge nominates COVID-19 rural women who were once support of Concern Block work as banking correspon - economic momentum after engaged in stitching school Programme Managers. dents have emerged as a vital the most critical period is nodal officers for redressal District Magistrate Shopian visits uniforms are sewing masks Including stitching masks resource. Deemed as an over,” the AMD added” of complaints in Srinagar JAMMU, APRIL 18 : red zone village Heerpora DMRRR dept releases JK SLSA facilitates distressed Principal District and SHOPIAN APRIL 18 : BMO, Shopian informed family members of positive Sessions Judge Srinagar District Magistrate, Shopian, that 15 persons have been sent cases, detected yesterday in Rs 19.19 cr for universal Sets up helplines for labourers, students Abdul Rashid Malik today Chaudhary Mohammad for 14 day administrative the village. JAMMU, APRIL 18 : and Ms. Rafia Hassan, Secretary, DLSA Udhampur nominated 4th Additional Yasin, today visited the red quarantine and 35 have been He appealed people to stay mask coverage The J&K State Legal Service Secretary, DLSA Anantnag (9419223000) as nodal offi - District & Sessions Judge zone village Heerpora of dis - JAMMU, APRIL 18 : Authority(SLSA) under the (9149450377). cers for Jammu, Mr. Noor Srinagar, Haq Nawaz Zargar trict Shopian along-with Department of Disaster guidance of Justice Gita Another helpline to redress Mohammad, Secretary, DLSA Cell No: 9419026026 and Chief Medical Officer, Management, Relief, Mittal, Chief Justice, High the grievances of the people Kupwara (9419005744) and System Officer e-Court Tehsildar, Shopian, ARTO Rehabilitation & Court of J&K and Patron-in- including students belonging Ms.Tabasum Qadir Parrey, District Court, Srinagar, Shopian and other concerned Reconstruction (DMRRR) Chief J&K SLSA and Justice to the UTs of J&K & Ladakh Secretary, DLSA Budgam Faheem Manzoor Cell No: officers. have released Rs.19.19 crore Rajesh Bindal, Executive and stranded/struck up out - (7889835567) as nodal offi - 9419026653 as Nodal The Heerpora village whih under SDRF to the Chairman, J&K SLSA has side has been constituted with cers for Kashmir & Ms. Officers for receipt and has already been declared a Department of Rural drawn up a comprehensive Mr. Faizan-ul-Haq Iqbal Spalzes Angmo, Secretary, redressal of complaints red a red after positive cases Development and Panchayati plan to reach out to people in (9622200042) and Ms. Swati DLSA Leh(9419341131) and regarding VC related issues were reported from there Raj for its further distribution distress and help them fight Gupta (9419190340), Mr. Tsewang Phuntsog, within the territorial while another eight COVID- to all the Deputy their fears and anxiety in lock - Secretaries, DLSA Baramulla Secretary, DLSA Jurisdiction of District 19 positive case were reported Commissioners for down. In this connection, and Samba respectively as its Kargil(9419978757) as nodal Srinagar. from the area, yesterday. T "Universal Reusable Mask” helplines manned by DLSA Nodal Officers. officers for Ladakh. Furthermore, Senior The DM directed the con - coverage of the entire popula - Secretaries were launched. Apart from this, another In addition to this, about Lawyer, Abdul Aziz Teeli cerned to seal all the exit and tion of Jammu and Kashmir. In order to redress the helpline for children to pro - 630 PLVs spread across the Cell No: 9419013409 has entry points of the village According to the guide - grievances of the vide necessary educational length and breadth of UTs of been nominated as amicus completely. lines issued by the Rural labourers/daily wagers guidance, E-learning, knowl - J&K and Ladakh are leaving curie for District Srinagar He was informed that home quarantined in the vil - at home and maintain social Development Department, belonging to other parts of the edge about Art Galleries, no stone unturned in extend - who shall work in the cases 1000 persons of the village lage who had close contacts distance to remain safe from each member of AAY and country and stranded in UT’s World Museums or any other ing helping hand to the people where the litigants are not in were screened by 4 with the detected COVID - 19 the COVID - 19 diseases. He PHH ration card holder fami - of J&K and Ladakh, a educational issue has been in need. The phone numbers a position to approach the Surveillance Teams of Health positive person of the also directed the Police to lies will be provided reusable helpline is being managed by constituted with Mr. Naushad of these PLVs have been put Court even through Video department so far while the Heerpora village. ensure complete lock-down in masks free of cost and each the committee comprising Mr. Ahmad Khan, Secretary, in public domain so that any Conferencing till the time process of screening in the DM monitored the collec - the village and ensure that no member of the NPHH and Amit Sharma, Secretary, DLSA Jammu (9622283677) one in need of help can Lockdown continues. village is going on. tion of 40 samples from the one enters in the village. Exclusion Category Ration DLSA Ramban(9419035006) and Ms. Sandeep Kour, approach them. Card Holder families will be COVID-19 provided masks at a sub - sidised price of Rs. 10/- per Dy Mayor monitors sanitization Multi-pronged strategy to Contain mask. The Deputy works at Rainawari COVID-19 in Kupwara Commissioners have roped in various self-help groups, SMC decontaminates Psychiatric hospital, Central People across District hail efforts of Administration Cooperative Societies and Jail, Police Station, banks, ATMs, other places KUPWARA, APRIL 18 : ing. The awareness was gen - stranded in the district are masks have been provided to Volunteer Groups from Civil District Administration, erated through different medi - being facilitated at 31 loca - all inhabitants in these red Society to prepare nearly SRINAGAR, APRIL 18: Kupwara headed by Deputy ums of communication tions with dry ration and other zones. To facilitate the front - 1.20 crore masks for univer - Deputy Mayor, Parvaiz Commissioner, Anshul Garg, including announcement on essential commodities line warriors including doc - sal coverage of the popula - Ahmad Qadri, today visited has adopted multi-pronged loud speakers in rural as well through the designated Nodal tors and nurses, District tion. Studies suggest that Rainawari and its adjacent strategy to contain spread of as urban areas of the district Officer. Administration has provided usage of masks reduces the area to monitor the sanitiza - COVID-19 in the district. The by concerned departments in Besides, 75000 reusable proper accommodation to spread of COVID transmis - tion works carried by Srinagar lockdown which was imposed coordination with Information cotton masks have been pro - medical staff for which 7 sion which is why the UT Municipal Corporation on March 22, 2020, is strictly Department, Kupwara. duced locally through Self Guest Houses and 2 Hotels administration has taken such (SMC) to contain the trans - being implemented across the On the other hand, District Help Groups and Skill have been put at the disposal a decision. mission of Corona virus. district and till date 85 FIRs Administration made all pos - Development Centres and dis - of Chief Medical Officer. He was accompanied by have been lodged against sible efforts to facilitate the tributed among the people. Social activist and Health Officer, SMC, Dr Qazi those who violated prohibito - people in general and the The population of 38870 Sarpanch, Haril Langate, Director Tech- Javaid, Corporator, Kathi ry orders. needy in particular. souls, living in 7 Red Zones Rayees Ahmad Mir, has Darwaza, Syed Mohammad Besides, various shops PDS Ration has been dis - of the district are being pro - appreciated the Deputy Education hands over Hussaini and other officers of were also sealed in different tributed in advance to all vided ration and groceries, Commissioner for his gesture SMC. areas, for violating the pro - households for April and May. twice a week, on Saturday and toward the frontline warriors 50,000 masks, 300 On the occasion, a team of hibitory orders. The people Besides, 90,000 home deliv - Sunday while LPG on every and the residents of Mawer field functionaries of Srinagar were made aware about the eries of groceries, LPG and Wednesday and Mobile ATM Block have also lauded the Gowns to DC Kulgam Municipal Corporation advisories issued by medicines have been complet - facility every day. The fumi - District Administration for KULGAM, APRIL 18 : (SMC) equipped with protec - Government from time to ed in the district, till date. gation and sanitization is a ensuring essential supplies in tive gear and specialized Director, Technical time regarding precautionary As many as 1571 migrant continuous affair and is being the area, during these trying machines sanitized various measures and social distanc - labourers from other states carries on daily basis while times. Education, Sajjad Hussain, institutes in Rainawari includ - today handed over 50,000 ing Psychiatric hospital, bye lanes of Hassanabad, informed that extensive sani - masks and 300 gowns to Central Jail, Police Station, Saida Kadal, Makhdoom tization drive is being carried Polytechnic College to be another Deputy Commissioner, Banks and ATMs. Sahib, Mum Khan, Buruni in Srinagar with an aim to Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Besides, mixture of chem - Kathi Darwaza and other break the chain of transmis - Bhat here at Mini- icals was sprayed in lanes and adjacent areas. Deputy Mayor sion of COVID 19. Wellness Centre : DM Anantnag Secretariat, Kulgam for fur - ther distribution in the dis - Distributes free rice bags among AAY families trict. DIPR condoles demise of ANANTANG, APRIL Hassan Sheikh. He said all the basic ameni - against rumour mongering. Present on the occasion 18 : District Magistrate, The DM directed the ties are being ensured at the Earlier, the district mag - were ADDC, ADC, CMO, Govardan Singh Bali Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad principal of the college to quarantine centres, adding istrate gave away sacks of 5 Principal ITI collage, JAMMU, APRIL 18 : A condolence meeting of fessionalism and selfless atti - Dar, today visited ensure cleanliness in and that essentials are being KGs per soul free rice to Kulgam. Directorate of Information officers and officials of the tude towards duty and his Polytechnic College at around the premises and supplied to the residents of AAY, PHH & BPL families and Public Relations (DIPR) Department was held here love for his colleagues. Larkopora to augment ready the institution for use the twin red zones of Cheki of Anantnag town. He also These masks and kits capacity for wellness cen - as a wellness centre. Wangund and Nowgam inaugurated refilling of LPG have been prepared by ITI has expressed grief and sor - today in which the contribu - The meeting prayed for row over the demise of retired tion and dedication of the peace to the departed soul and tres in the district in view of Briefing the media on the Shangus. cylinders under PMUY collage Kulgam and will be the COVID – 19 pandemic. occasion, the DM said that He appealed people to scheme for which cost of utilized in containment and employee of the Department, deceased was remembered. courage to the bereaved fami - Govardan Singh Bali. Participants recalled his pro - ly to bear the irreparable loss. He was accompanied by district administration is stay home and observing refill has been credited into management of COVID-19. Additional Deputy geared up to contain social distancing, as per the bank accounts of the benefi - Commissioner, Ghulam COVID – 19 in the district. advisories and cautioned ciaries. COVID-19 Pandemic JKCDA handover sanitizers, masks to Director Animal Husbandry launchs Tele- Div Com for quarantine patients medicine facilities for livestock Delegation appreciated efforts of Divisional Commissioner SRINAGAR, APRIL 18 stock wealth is preserved and has been reported from any http://care.jkahd.net where : Director, Animal cared for. She expressed con - place in the world. She also people can solicit assistance for combating Corona virus Husbandry Department, fidence that livestock sector implored upon people con - (non-clinical) and submit SRINAGAR, APRIL 18: Kashmir assured the represen - FMCG & Cellular Batamaloo Traders Purnima Mittal, today A delegation of Jammu & tatives of the delegation that Association, All traders & Association, Abrar Ahmad launched the Tele-medicine Kashmir Chemists & their grievances and demands Transporters Joint Khan, Co-Convener Jammu facilities for livestock farm - Druggists Association and ers and animal owners of the FMCG & Cellular valley so that animal health Association handover 15 and productivity doesn’t suf - cases of 500ml high concen - fer as a result of lockdown tration sanitizer, one thousand and social distancing meas - 3 layer face masks, set-top ures in place because of the sanitizer 960 units and set-top COVID-19 pandemic. hand wash 10 cases to the Speaking on the occasion, Divisional Commissioner, she reiterated that while agri - Kashmir Pandurang K Pole culture is the backbone of the for free distribution among rural economy of J&K, live - needy quarantine patients. stock sector contributes over Delegation appreciated 35% to agricultural GDP, serious efforts of Divisional thus is the single largest con - Commissioner for tackling tributor among all agricultur - would emerge more strongly ducting sale and marketing of complaints without the need the Corona virus across the al sectors. as and when we win the bat - livestock goods to ensure to visit any office, the system valley and pledged their full She said that the livestock tle against the ongoing pan - they carry their operation will not system would not support to the Divisional farming is the industry that demic. while following social dis - only decrease the need for Administration in current sit - works 24 hours a day and 365 She urged the people to tancing norms. public interactions and visits uation. will be looked into and Coordination Committee Kashmir Economic days a year and hence it continue consumption of The Directorate’s e- to departmental offices but The delegation apprised resolved soon. (ATTJCC), Genuine Kashmir Confederation (J&K), and becomes imperative that in highly nutritive livestock Governance wing has also will also make the dealings the certain issues to the Representatives of Jammu Cottage Handicrafts Rehabilitation Alliance these extra-ordinary times of products and assured that no created an online public efficient, time bound and Divisional Commissioner. Kashmir Chemists & Protection Forum (related to Kashmir were present on the public-health & economic incidence of transmission of demand and complaint transparent, added the The Divisional Commissioner Druggists Association, Pashmina & Handicrafts), occasion. exigency our precious live - COVID-19 from livestock redressal portal at Director. TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 The unseen foe How CHHATTISGARH laid down one of the The world and all that is ganda of the untested claim from recovered-patients, much-awaited flattening of best models for containing COVID-19 EDITORIAL in it was made by God, peo - of having methods of that too after 14 days of the curve has begun in ple believe. Yet, for ages, COVID-19 prevention and complete recovery. Clinical Kerala. WHO has also Covid-19 is steadily ruthless containment the world of invisible cure by Ayush has, howev - trials are still in progress in curbed its earlier alarm of spreading its wings in strategy by exercising a microbes has been at war er, been banned by PIB China, US, etc. Now, ICMR India being in stage 3 with India with 13,495 cases strict lockdown since Preparing to coexist with humans, snuffing out after experts began empha - has also approved such tri - community spread, now throughout the nation March 20, with the iden - with 448 fatalities, tification of the first case We are well into Lockdown 2.0 and while frustration lives and pushing millions sising that there is no cure als on critically ill patients. saying it only has clusters reported as of 17th April. of a 24-year-old woman levels rise and mental health suffers, it is, perhaps, best of families into misery. or vaccine so far. In the While all these efforts are to of cases, while cautioning On one hand, India is who just returned from for us to have acceptability too. People are talking about Although ultimately man meanwhile, doctors are try - meet emergent crises, a that any laxity now would applauded by esteemed UK. A total of 5519 sam - the first things they will do when the lockdown lifts — has been winning, this time, ing a combination of drugs long-term solution lies in push it to stage 3 of quick organizations like WHO ples have been tested by visit that favourite restaurant, go on that cancelled vaca - COVID-19 has taken to keep the patients healthy finding the vaccine. The spread, when tracing the and the entire world is now, of them 4878 sam - tion, maybe just visit a salon. Well folks, these plans mankind unawares. during the isolation regimes world looks towards India source would be difficult. praising the country's ples have tested negative will surely have to wait or metamorphose to keep up Already, about 2 million so that the natural immunity in this regard for two rea - As such, 400 of the nearly with a changing world. According to researchers at the have fallen sick, and over they develop ultimately sons. With all the talent and 600 districts in the country effort in fight against while testing of 208 sam - Harvard School of Public Health, social/physical dis - 1,47,000 have lost their takes care of the virus. It is infrastructure available, are unaffected and govern - novel coronavirus, ples is currently under - tancing may have to continue in the US till 2022, till a lives, every case being even said that, unlike India may have a quick ments are fully vigilant in whereas Chhattisgarh way. Of the 36 cases vaccine, treatment or critical care infrastructure is heart-wrenching. In most advanced countries, our breakthrough. Then, once the 133 hotspot-districts. has made its own mark reported in C. G, upped. India with its populous states would have to def - places, people cannot even 'herd immunity', acquired found, it requires mass pro - However, one matter that by setting up an inspira - Katghora in Korba dis - initely consider ongoing social/physical distancing have a last look at their through our lifestyle of duction, for which India has still worries people is the tional model for other trict emerged as a hotspot behaviour too. We will have to accept that life post- loved ones; their bodies are cohabitating with germs a strong manufacturing vulnerability of doctors and states to combat and pre - in the state, and account - lockdown will be quite different. Given the spread of being taken for disposal and dirt, like stray dogs, is industry with a capacity to other health workers and vent COVID-19. The ed for 27 cases, followed COVID-19 and the unfeasibility of continuing with straight from isolation also coming handy in pre - produce a billion vaccines a hospitals emerging as high- state is receiving appre - by Raipur Five cases and months of lockdown, government plans of easing the wards. In Ecuador, dead venting the spread. Yet, as year. India already supplies risk hotspots. When a ciation from the centre & Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, lockdown in safe districts of the country are already bodies are being abandoned cases are rising, like the rest 70 per cent of vaccines used patient hides their history or world leaders for the way Durg and Korba each underway. States and companies are eager to kickstart in boxes and bags. In New of the world, we are also around the world. But, find - symptoms, it leads to more the situation was tackled reporting just one case. the economic engine. Global economic activity has York, they are being buried infections and situations and managed. 23 districts of come to a screeching halt and the GDP of all nations is even in public parks. like what happened at Chhattisgarh, a heavi - Chhattisgarh have shrinking. India was already in slowdown before the Crematoria are over - Ganga Ram where over 100 ly forested state in remained completely Coronavirus outbreak and in spite of the International worked; even mobile ones doctors have been quaran - Central India with a untouched by COVID-19 Monetary Fund's (IMF) hopeful 1.9 per cent GDP employed. Yet, humanity is tined. Already, over 50 doc - majority of tribal popula - infection. As soon as the growth, the going is set to be tough for us. With no eco - only trying to dodge the tors and other health work - tion, narrates a tale of first case of a 16-year-old nomic activity and no consumption, there is a danger of attacks, desperately waiting ers in India have tested pos - perseverance and tactful boy from Purani Basti too many mouths going hungry. Governments cannot for the best brains to find itive in two weeks, although management of the pan - area in Katghora tested support the needy or provide sops to the industry forev - the right weapons to fight many were not connected demic with a total of 36 positive on 4th April, the er. In any case, the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak with. WHO has been con - with the fight. The death of cases reported in the entire area was sealed will be felt by micro, small and medium enterprises stantly alerting and updat - two doctors in Indore has a state by now, out of down immediately and (MSMEs) the most. It is always the small business ing the world about telling effect on others. which 23 recovered, zero tests were conducted for owner that suffers the travails of any economic uncer - COVID's dangers – its Notwithstanding the ESMA fatalities reported and 13 every person in the vil - tainty. Restarting the economic wheels is unavoidable; highly contagious nature, in force, 50 intern- doctors, what we have to do next is to plan for it. Our work lives it's transmission as droplets appointed for three months and leisure activities will have to undergo a paradigm in the air across 13 feet, sur - frantically groping for tar - ing a vaccine, and then to handle COVID cases in shift. We have to learn to co-exist with this virus until vival on metals, papers, tex - geted treatment or vaccine. rushing it to production is MP, have resigned, citing the vaccines kick in. Even by optimistic estimates, a tiles, from 2 to 8 hours, etc., At this juncture, thanks to time-consuming. Beginning lack of essential PPEs and vaccine is at least 18-24 months away and we cannot and the precautions to avert Professor Praful Chander with the generation of the families being affected. just stop living or working. We will have to adapt our said droplets from the Rey, who invented the anti- antigen, vaccine production Unless these supplies are ways to avoid the virus. Big companies such as Maruti, sneeze or cough of the malaria drug, has several stages. Viruses provided quickly along Panasonic India, and Godrej Appliances have already infected by wearing masks Hydroxychroloquin, in are grown either on primary with attractive financial spoken about ways of ensuring hygienic factories. and consulting a doctor in 1901 and also our capacity cells such as chicken eggs incentives, the situation Mandatory passage through disinfectant tunnels, case of symptoms of to produce a whopping 20 (e.g., for influenza) or on may turn worse in these reduced labour force, usage of masks and gloves, social breathing congestion, fever, crore 200mg tablets a continuous cell lines such testing times. Further, in distancing etc., are being explored as manufacturing etc., as well as on aspects of month, India has taken cen - as cultured human cells view of episodes like that of hubs in safe zones hope to restart production. The wor - sanitisation. While these are tre-stage. However, its effi - (e.g., for hepatitis A). Tablighi Jamaat, cases in rying factor, however, remains the safety and hygiene being strictly followed, a cacy is yet to be proved. Likewise, a recombinant Dharavi slum and a dhobi's active patients undergo - lage, contacts were levels practised in the unorganised sector. The plight of doctor from Vizag, Dr ICMR has only cautiously protein derived from the positive case in Surat, rapid ing treatment in AIIMS, traced, and masks were lakhs of migrant labourers forced to stay home or find - Surya Rao, has even sug - allowed its use as a preven - viruses can be generated in testing has to be done. But Raipur. The state made mandatory in the ing their way back home continues to be a problem for gested that using black tive treatment (prophylaxis) yeast or cell cultures. After the serological test kits are accounts for as little than state by immediate most states. This is where the governments must proac - umbrellas in open places for high-risk people since it the antigen is generated, it yet to arrive. Even the order 0.266% of share in action. The health infra - tively step in. The central directive is in place to use would not only automati - can also cause cramps and a is isolated from the cells of the SC for free-testing of COVID_19 cases across structure was made labour from within the state for economic activity in cally maintain the required loss of peripheral vision. used to generate it. Then, the poor by private labs is India and a recovery rate stronger and capable safe districts. Government support for the labour class social distance but would And, being in deep trouble there are processes like yet to be implemented, with of 63.88% as of 17th enough to deal with the would be crucial even after factories restart operations. also kill the virus with the and desperation, simply adding adjuvant for enhanc - the alibi of financial con - April. The question is, crisis, AIIMS in the state The health ministry has marked 170 districts as heat absorption characteris - hoping that it would be the ing the immune response of straints. Corporates have to How was it is possible to capital was fully COVID-19 hotspots. There will be no economic activi - tics of the umbrella. IIT game-changer, US acquired the antigen; stabilisers for step in to help the labs and prevent the spread of equipped and prepared to ty in the red zones and they will continue to be in lock - Ropar has even created a a large supply for the same increasing storage life; deliver on their corporate virus in such an efficient deal with any sort of down. 207 districts with few Coronavirus positive cases trunk fitted with ultraviolet drug from India, even at the preservatives for allowing social responsibility. This is and effective manner in emergency, setting up of have been classified as yellow zones while 359 districts germicidal irradiation tech - cost of having to accept our multi-dose vials, etc. the most opportune time to the state with speedy 100-10 bed Isolation or green zones are safe with no positive cases. The nology. Costing only Rs conditions for free-market - Furthermore, several tech - fruitfully share their wealth recovery rates and not Wards in all districts, unfortunate news of a pizza delivery boy having been 500, it can sanitise every - ing in the US, lifting of rel - niques are used for greater with society. Birthday bash - even a single death? Was providing license to three tested as positive, resulting in 72 families being quaran - thing from groceries to cur - evant bans on Indian phar - productivity and low inci - es, like that of some BJP it due to the proactive distilleries for industrial tined, hit the already wiped out industry. Post-lock - rency notes. ma companies, etc. There is dence of contamination and MLAs and picnics of the measures formulated by manufacturing of alcohol down, restaurants and food delivery kitchens will have Thus, while strictly fol - yet another ray of hope in side-effects. It is all a long rich as is the case in the state government or based hand sanitizer to adhere to the highest levels of hygiene and sanitation. lowing social distancing plasma therapy, which has process. In the meanwhile, Mumbai can wait for the the excellent doctors at (hand rub solution) in the Dining out and partying may well cease to be attractive and the suggestions for been experimented with like the successful case of future. Battles have been AIIMS, Raipur who were state, increasing the serv - with more people preferring to entertain or socialise sanitisation, with a fear of since 1890 for several South Korea, we are also won by Taiwan and South working around the ice period of 401 con - with intimate groups. Our attire too may change! I the unknown, people are viruses. Tentative evidence using 'Testing, Tracking, Korea and India is on the clock to treat their tract based Ayurveda know no one is talking much about it but covering up also giving serious thought reveals that those who are Isolating and Treating' as verge of winning, while patients or was it about physicians by three may prove to be a more sensible fashion choice. I fore - to every remedy being sug - critically ill or even those the mantra, and are faring others are still struggling. the discipline exercised months, special see fashion lines being developed keeping the gested – those on social who are at high risk of con - better as compared to the Ultimately, in this war, by the public or was it allowance to staff Coronavirus in mind. More gloves perhaps and less media and by the Ayush tracting the virus can bene - US and others. Strict humanity will conquer the because of the public engaged in the treatment show of skin. Innovation and technology will continue Ministry, without verifying fit from the infusion of enforcement of lockdown is invisible world of COVID- administration and police of COVID-19, distribu - to be our best mates as we restart life tentatively. their veracity. The propa - blood plasma collected resulting in good signs. The 19. working endlessly to tion of 970479 free ensure and implement masks were some early regulatory measures or preventive measures was it because of the san - undertaken by the state Online justice delivery itation workers ensuring government. Majority of hygiene and cleanliness cases in the state fall The nationwide lock - the courts will not only have Information and over. ing hard to facilitate justice nent feature of the Indian every day or maybe the under the age group of down on account of to deal with pending cases Communication Right now, as the through technology. Justice court system throughout lab experts who were 20-40. The major reason COVID-19 has forced the but also fresh cases waiting Technology (ICT). The Coronavirus ravages India, GS Patel of the Bombay most of the 20th century. constantly engaged in behind having a better Indian judiciary to rely for resolution. It is at this Supreme Court has accom - measures are being adopted High Court conducted a Even up to the late 1990s, collecting test samples, recovery rate is also heavily on technology and time that the importance of plished the gargantuan task by the judiciary to ensure public access hearing on some lawyers continued to the internet. The need to teleconferencing grows of computerisation of 39 the robust functioning of the April 11. The Supreme use typewriters for court knocking from one door early detection of the ensure the safety of citizens even further. High Court complexes and judicial system through Court, too, directed the work. Thankfully, at some to the other. Well, the cases. Most of the and to provide access to jus - However, India is not the 3,219 District Court com - teleconferencing. The Ministry of Health and point the transition from credit goes to joint patients started receiving tice even during a pandemic only nation relying heavily plexes across India since courts have been directed to Family Welfare to ensure typewriters to computers efforts laid down by all treatment in the early has opened the doors to vir - on technology to deliver then. In 2013 the e-Courts maintain a helpline with availability of personal pro - enabled advance use of of them. stages of their infection, tual courts. Extremely justice during the times of National portal was regard to complaints of tective equipment (PPE) to technology. Similarly, judi - The state worked which is why they urgent cases are being heard COVID. Chief Justice launched, thereby giving quality and audibility of the all health workers. cial filings were made on recklessly with an agen - responded well. To con - through video-conferencing Geoffrey Morawetz of the free online access to case feed. Apart from this, the Similarly, courts have taken legal-size paper typed on da of early protection, trol panic buying among by the apex and other Ontario Superior Court of status and cause lists and Supreme Court has said that up cases of migrant workers one-side only. Some courts early identification, early people and to prevent courts. Lawyers and judges Justice recently said, “The case information of about the courts should duly noti - and also a case of advocates accepted only green parch - diagnosis, and early iso - over crowding in grocery are learning and under - court is never going to stop 70 million pending cases fy and make available the and clerks on the verge of ment paper in legal-size. standing how videoconfer - operating and if there is one and 330 million orders. The facilities of videoconferenc - starvation because of The shift from legal-size to lation. Even before the stores, 70 kg lump sum encing works because a positive that is going to significant achievement of ing for such litigants who COVID. The challenges: conventional A4 size has identification of the first rice for Two months was pandemic must not be come out of this crisis, it is the e-Courts Project do not have the means or Understandably, there may happened only recently. case in the state, continu - distributed to 65.35 lakh allowed to stop the wheels that we have been forced to includes the computerisa - access to teleconferencing be some who are not com - Now the Supreme Court ous monitoring, strict families of the state & of justice from churning. accelerate plans into elec - tion of courts, implementa - facilities. In appropriate fortable with working with accepts A4 size paper, print - social distancing norms, free of cost to 56.55 lakh On April 6, the Supreme tronic hearings and we can - tion of hardware and train - cases, an amicus curiae may technology. The Bar ed on both sides. border sealing with other families and at Rs 10/kg Court asked all courts to not go back.” ing of judicial officers. The be appointed to assist the Council of Delhi expressed The apex court has also states were ensured at the to 8.81 lakh APL fami - develop and determine Similarly, the courts in project also connected court court. concerns that a majority of dispensed with the practice nascent stage. Self isola - lies, also free of cost modalities for proper opera - England and Wales have complexes with jails On April 15, the apex the advocates are not com - of sending letters to lawyers tion and 14 day quaran - ration was provided for tion of court proceedings recorded that between through desktop teleconfer - court issued standard oper - puter savvy and may be and now corresponds tine, later extended for One month to non ration through videoconferencing March 19 and April 6, the encing to go beyond remand ating procedures (SOPs) to handicapped approaching through e-mail and SMSs. technology so that the over - number of audio hearings and production of undertrial deal with filing and men - the courts as they are unable The courts are moving 28 days quarantine peri - card holders to ensure no whelming backlog of cases increased from 100 to 1,850 prisoners. tioning of urgent cases. The to use the videoconferenc - towards dependence on the od of people returning one sleeps with an empty that India already has does - and video hearings rose In 2019, a whopping web-based videoconferenc - ing facility. internet and technology. from other nations and stomach across the state. n’t grow further. from 150 to 1,100. 28,262 videoconferences ing system VI-DYO plat - The overriding objective The changes ahead: The states, was placed as a Additionally, As per national judicial The big question is can were held between courts form hosted on the servers of using technology is to court drama associated with major priority. More than Disinfectants were data grid data, a whopping we expect normalcy after and jails through the e- of the national data centre further the interest of justice a conventional court may be 76000 people in the state sprayed via drones and 37 million cases were pend - COVID-19? Is this an Court system. This indicates of the National Informatics and no party should be absent in virtual courts. All are put under home quar - health workers personal - ing in the country till April. opportunity for the Indian that the Indian judiciary is Centre is being used now. placed at a disadvantage for the guidelines clearly state antine and isolation as a ly reached out to places Once the shutdown ends legal system to use more conscious of the importance As the smooth functioning want of internet access or that the mikes must be measure of prevention. to spray them. Helpline and the courts return to technology to deliver justice of technology, computerisa - of video-conferencing hardware such as comput - muted and only one person All schools, colleges number was established business as usual, they will by remote and reduce case tion and connectivity. As a would depend on the con - ers. Help must be provided will speak at a time. be swamped with new pendency? large number of judicial nectivity at the end of the to lawyers, litigants and Lawyers may have to devel - have been closed, exams at state and district level cases. Some of those cases A proactive Supreme officers and staff are con - remote user the guidelines others, who may be in need op new advocacy skills. have been postponed and for the convenience of might have emerged due to Court: In 2005, the e- versant with videoconfer - recommended that all par - of technical assistance for Doubtless, they will inno - cinema halls-multiplexes registered labors strand - the lockdown itself. For Committee of the apex encing technology, it may ties have a dedicated mini - teleconferencing so that the vate. As far as the dress have been closed since ed in other states amidst instance divorce filings, court conceptualised the e- not be difficult for courts to mum of two Mbps or 4G system adapts and we are code is concerned, the March 13 in the state. lockdown and necessary domestic violence, sexual Courts Project with a vision adapt to full-fledged remote broadband connection. ready for the internet age. lawyers are required to be Chhattisgarh has suc - help was immediately assault, breach of contracts, to transform the Indian judi - hearings in appropriate Rising to the occasion: A Not very tech-savvy: dressed according to court cessfully implemented a provided to them. insolvency and so on. Thus, ciary through the use of cases after the pandemic is dedicated judiciary is work - The typewriter was a promi - conventions. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, SUNDAy , APRIL 19, 2020 CD Facilitated Mayor urges people to unite Vibodh flags off Kailakh Safai Karamcharis of ward No 27 for combating COVID-19 TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT Rath to aid Priests JAMMU, APR. 18 : Civil JAMMU, APR. 18 : Defence organisation facili - Vibodh further said that COVID-19 Pandemic tated the 50 families of Safai knows No Boundaries of India is religiously and Karamchari's of ward No. 27 seriously fighting religions, regions, commu - Maheshpura Bakshinagar nity, ideology etc. and against the Jammu. The said Programme Coronavirus. He hence we should get unite was organised under the in this hour of crisis to strongly asserted that supervision of Dy.SP. Shashi Indian culture and ethos combat this deadly corona Thakur, Dy. Controller Civil virus. such as the practice of Defence Jammu with the co- offering Namaste and It was stated by Mayor peretion of Team of Civil Jammu Sh. Chander Mohan promoting vegetarian Defence Volunteers/ Wardens food has kept our Gupta today Rs. 11,111/- included Paramjeet Kumar, (Rupees eleven thousand immune system strong Chief Warden, Thakur Ranjit which is vital to fight one hundred and eleven Singh, Deputy Chief Warden only) from Councillor this deadly virus. He Jammu. Divisional Warden's applauded priests and Sobat Ali of Ward No: 74 and Post Warden's like Sunjwan area and Rs. guardian of Indian cul - Jagdish Kumar, Vinod Photo by Vivek ture and ancient civi - 21,000/- (rupees twenty Sharma, R. Vijay Magotra, one thousand only) from lack of essential items like and also appeal to all other lization Vimal Pandita , Vijay Singh Speaking on the occasion Varun Sharma Fruit Ration, Medicines etc. in capable persons to take care Pathania, Ajay Singh Merchant of Fruit Mandi this time of distress. of needy population in their Mahant Rohit Shastri Pathania, Satpal Sharma, said, "This Rath is Narwal in the form of Central Government along - vicinity. were also present on the cheques towards PM- with J&K Administration Expressing concern over meant to provide assis - occasion. Besides others, tance to religious men CARES Fund in presence are taking all necessary the Corona Virus prominent like Smt. of Madam Adv. Nidhi steps to meet the challenge Pandemic, Mayor said that Photo by Bikas Bhagat which will reduce pres - Charanjit Kour Corporator sure on them during the Magotra Councillor of and people should strength - in these testing times, peo - TP CORRESPONDENT Shri Kailakh Jyotish Avim men, Vibodh appealed Ward No. 27 and Ex. Ward No: 17, Amphalla, en the hands of Prime ple need to cooperate with JAMMU, APR. 18 : In the Vedic Sansthan Trust them to pray for the pandemic depression". Corporatopr S. Surinder He strongly asserted Narian Singh Senior Leader Minister of India in meet - the Administration and wake of lockdown all with the support of good health of Hon'ble Singh Shingari Maheshpura of BJP/President of Rajput ing the requirements of should stay at homes as temples, pilgrimage, Sunil Sharma prepared PM Narendra Modi that India will positive - Bakshi Nagar Jammu was ly emerge from the Sabha, Jammu and Rohit needy population by donat - maximum as possible, fol - religious ceremonies, a kit including essen - who is leading the also present in the pro - Gupta of ward no.17. ing liberally towards PM- low the guidelines of the rituals & activities are tials comprising rice, nation from the front. Coronavirus and will gramme. lead the world order in Speaking on the occasion CARES Fund. Government issued time to closed. Priests, scholars oil, sugar, salt etc to be He also appealed to While speaking on the Mayor said that entire He expressed gratitude to time as without Co-opera - astrologers and reli - distributed among reli - pray for doctors, nurses, future. He appealed occasion, Paramjit Kumar, everyone to contribute mankind is in distress due all the Councillors of JMC tion of Citizen, it would be gious men are in urgent gious men, priest and policemen, Safai Chief warden Civil Defence to Corona Virus Pandemic and common masses who hard to achieve desired need of assistance. astrologers. Vibodh Karamcharis, essential their level best to fight Jammu said that the purpose Covid19 and follow and countless needy people have come forward to results besides making J&K Providing much-needed Gupta lauded the efforts service providers and of today programme is to are facing hardships due to donate for this Noble Cause free from COVID-19. assistance to this sec - of President of the trust other frontline warriors. lockdown. Sunil honour the safai karamchari's tion of society, BJP Mahant Rohit Shastri He assured them that Sharma also spoke on of municipality committee General Secretary and businessman Sunil during this tough time, the occasion and high - Jammu as they are fighting Vibodh Gupta(former Sharma for providing he stands with them and lighted various key with such an enemy (Corona President urged to intervene for release of all life MLC) flagged off much-needed assistance will press the higher points and precautions Virus) which is not visible, Kailakh Rath which to them authorities to release a to be followed to reduce Thakur Ranjit Singh, Deputy will distribute relief While interacting with the compensation package and check Covid19 Chief Warden also spoke on prisoners, detenues & old age persons materials among them. Priests and religious in their favour. spread. the occasion. TP CORRESPONDENT Article 72 says that the valid law as no State or JAMMU, APR. 18 : Prof. President shall have the any authority is compe - Don't divert the attention of administration- Bhim Singh, Chief power to grant pardons, tent to make any law in Learning from history, need for implementing Patron of J&K National reprieves, respites or violation of Panthers Party & remissions of punish - Fundamental Rights let them focus on covid-19 says Kilam Senior Adv. in the ment or to suspend, enshrined in Chapter- safety measures strictly : Kavinder TP CORRESPONDENT cheap publicity we must Supreme Court of India remit or commute the III of the Indian JAMMU, APR. 18 : not exhibit ourselves has appealed to the sentence of any person Constitution bers for the noble cause. He Appreciating the day and though we have the issues President of India, convicted of any Prof. Bhim Singh in his appealed other such organi - night efforts made by the and problems but Rishi Ramnath Kovind, in his offence". submission to the zations also to donate as per UT administration for the did not feel it a proper letter, urging for his He also submitted to the President of India has their capacity to help Govt. management and fighting time and platform to go (President) intervention President that all those urged that a situation for combating the virus and the covid19 pandemic on for these genuine ques - for the release of all life who have been detained has been created in the providing daily needs items war footing National Joint tions and issues. convicts who have in any part of the coun - country because of to the needy persons. completed 10 years in try for more than 3 Coronavirus (Covid- Gupta further said that Secretary and Rishi said that it is wise Photo by Bikas Bhagat Spokesperson Youth wing to give the administration jails in India. He also months without trial 19) when the relatives India has been successful in urged the President that deserve to be released or any person cannot TP CORRESPONDENT recognition that public controlling COVID-19 of NCP Er. Rishi Kaul a breathing time to com - all those persons without any delay as get in touch with their JAMMU, APR. 18 : health is a public good and majorly by adopting the Kilam said that the admin - pletely focus for curbing including political there detention beyond relatives in the prisons. Raman Sherpuri, President people henceforth will Govt. notified preventive istration is working as per the dreaded menace of activists, former Chief 3 months as well as out - There are many judg - Rotary Club Jammu today remember lesson in measures but we have to protocol to address the pandemic we have enough Minister, Ministers, side the home state is ments of the Supreme handed over banker's hygiene now. All of us need quickly develop vaccines genuine and immediate time to fight for other Legislators and others absolutely unconstitu - Court that support this cheque worth 3 Lacs to each other to be as healthy and make them widely problems and grievances issues later. who have completed 3 tional and the President appeal that the life pris - Former Deputy Chief as possible. "But we know accessible. Epidemics faced by the deserving Rishi appealed the UT months in detention in has constitutional oners and those who Minister, Kavinder Gupta from pandemic planning cause enormous economic people with respect to administration to reach to J&K under the so called authority to order their have remained under in presence Dr. Ashok and previous experiences damage as workers fall essentials for their sur - every nock and corner Public Safety Act, J&K immediate release from trial for more than 5 Gupta IPS (Retd.), Dr. that the sooner we imple - sick, fearful people avoid vival during this critical and see nobody is hungry may also be released their respective deten - years, as they have no Dushyant Choudhary, ment safety measures strict - markets and public places, situation. or in distress . without delay and tion centers. surety at home, shall be Vinay Gupta, Ankush ly, the more effective that and quarantines and disease While focusing on the This is the high time to unconditionally in the He submitted to the released in the interest Gupta, Neeraj Puri and they are",. control measures reduce Covid 19 pandemic, Er. serve the mankind with interest of justice and President that it is a of justice and equity. Narinder Gupta Koki in Gupta said, since its out - travel and clamp down on Rishi Kilam said that it is dedication and honestly. equity under the present matter of shame that Prof. Bhim Singh him - favour Prime Minister break in India, various trade. Acute economic dis - ironic and useless on the Er. Rishi appealed the situation in the country President of Kashmir self has a long experi - CARES fund. Addressing organizations and individu - ruption carries particular part of those leaders or Lt. Governor to seek the caused by the horrify - Bar Association, Adv. ence of jails and deten - the gathering on the occa - als are approaching govern - risks for poor households, ing Covid-19. He said Mian Abdul Qayoom tions during his 50 sion Gupta said, "We're all ment and different active whose livelihoods are some people who raise information from the com - different issues and prob - mon people especially the that the President of has been detained under years battle for liberty together for getting CIVID- political parties at different already precarious. So for India is vested with PSA, J&K and kept in and justice from Jammu 19 mitigated." But it's not levels, expressing their both the reasons for devel - lems like jobs, develop - most needy ones regarding authority to intervene in prison in Delhi jail & Kashmir to doing nearly enough. If we desire for making donations oping the vaccination & ment and other public their present position and such matters under the without any justifica - Kanyakumari. He him - don't strengthen the safety towards the efforts being make the same accessible grievances at this critical situation. Constitution. Under tion. There are many self was awarded com - net, both the economy and undertaken to mitigate the to every section of the soci - juncture when we must Er. Rishi appealed Lt. Article 72, "The other residents of pensation, Rs. 50,000 our health will suffer need - spread of Corona Virus. ety and meet out economic focus on the pandemic Governor to make efforts President is empowered Kashmir Valley who by the Supreme Court lessly. If any good can Gupta thanked Rotary club damage after mitigating which has gripped the to curb the pandemic in with the power to par - have been detained out - of India in 1984 for his come from this terrible pan - members who have collect - COVID-19 from India, we whole world. Kashmir where the num - don under Article 72 of side J&K under PSA unconstitutional deten - demic, it could be the ed donations from its mem - need enormous funds. Er.Rishi added that for ber is increasing fast. the Indian Constitution. which is no more a tion by the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir. The Supreme Court of India ISM Kishtwar intensifies its also awarded Rs. 2 lacs as compensation to Ms. Anita Thakur, General Secretary-JKNPP for campaign against COVID-19 her illegal detention in TP CORRESPONDENT 2014 whereas Rs. 1 lac KISHTWAR, APR. 18 : each as compensation With an efforts to contain was paid to Mr. P.K the spread of COVID19 Ganju, Journalist and and as per the protocol Advocate Hari Chand issued by the Ministry of Jalmeria. AYUSH Govt. Of India Prof. Bhim Singh in his and following the direc - special appeal to the tions of Director Indian President of India has System of Medicine J&K, urged the President to Jammu and the District seek assistance of the Magistrate Kishtwar Attorney-General of Rajinder Singh Tara,the India in this regard if he Immunity Boosters feels so. AYUSH Medicines for management of COVID-19 Saroori condole demises were distributed here among the frontline work - the mode of consumption of any queries regarding of Waseem Raja, Ch Mohd ers of police at police Post and the dosage to be taken COVID-19. Any person Hidyal Chowk Kishtwar, besides educated them to can consult Dr. Sanjay Ibraaheem, Rajesh Kumar ITBP jawans deployed at follow the guidelines and Pandita 9858540997,Dr. TP CORRESPONDENT the Hidyal Chowk ,health SOPs to be followed to Monica Sharma JAMMU, APR. 18 : The workers of the ISM dis - contain the spreading of 9797689307, Dr. Junaid Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress pensaries of Batkoot and this virus. Iqbal 9906004831, Dr. ISM Nagbhatna along with Committee (JKPCC) today It is pertinent to mention Pooja 9082354716, Dr condoled the passing away the safayi karamcharis and here that Nodal officer ISM Mushraf Nabi of Waseem Raja son of late other officials of Municipal AYUSH Kishtwar Dr. 9906030592, and Dr. Atul Abdul Salam Butt from Council of Distt. Kishtwar. Tariq Hussain has also Gupta 9622233082 for any Titwan Chatroo, Moreover, the ISM consituted a committee of queries regarding the Chowdhary Mohd Doctors who supplied these senior and experienced Corona virus infection and Ibraaheem Kasana brother immunity booster also doctors for the electronic related to the AYUSH of senior Congress leader briefed the recipients about and telephonic consultation Immunity boosters 24x7. Qasim Din from Patnazi Bunjwah, Rajesh Kumar son of Prithvi Raj Kumar from Gali Phagsoo and conveyed deepest condo - lences to bereaved fami - lies. In a condolence mes - sage JKPCC Vice President G. M Saroori has expressed profound grief over the passing away of Waseem Raja, Chowdhary Mohd Ibraaheem and Rajesh Kumar and con - veyed deepest condolences to bereaved families. JKPCC Vice President described the deceased's demises as a great loss and further said they were highly learned personali - ties and noble human beings. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, SUNDAy , APRIL 19, 2020 Doordarshan Runs On Public Money, Not Create Special Task Force for reaching out to Private Property Of BJP: Sitaram Yechury stranded J&K people across country : Rana NEW DELHI: CPI(M) Those in charge must be held 7.76 lakh crores - Rs 0 for the JAMMU: National said, adding that same is the areas observe necessary General Secretary Sitaram accountable for this deliber - poor (sic)." "If BJP govts can Conference Provincial plight of patients and their quarantine period and adhere Yechury on Saturday posted ate distortion in these critical send luxury buses to get rich President Mr Devender attendants, who had gone for to all the obligatory proto - a satire-image and lashed out times of a public health pilgrims from Uttarakhand Singh Rana today urged the treatment to institutions like cols, the sealing should be at the public broadcaster emergency," Mr Yechury said and elsewhere back to administration to evolve a Tata Memorial Hospital ended if there are no Covid- Doordarshan. He said the in a tweet. He also alleged Gujarat and UP sends 100 robust mechanism by creat - Mumbai, AIIMS New Delhi 19 positive cases. In this broadcaster is not the "pri - the government has "all buses for 7,500 students of ing a Special Task Force, and Chandigarh besides vari - context, he made a mention vate property of the BJP" along benefitting rich rich families from Rajasthan, headed by a senior officer, to ous other hospitals. of areas like Sunjwan and doing their "PR". For the last cronies" at a time of crisis Centre must arrange for reach out to the stranded Rana said he has been Bhatandi and said if the few days, the state-owned posed by the novel coron - stranded starving workers: people of Jammu and receiving distress calls from administration is satisfied Doordarshan (DD) has been avirus outbreak. Not doing so is criminal," he Kashmir, currently in dis - students and other segments about the normal situation, broadcasting reports from In a tweet, Yechury said, said. The number of coron - tress in various parts of the of society from Rajasthan, sealing should be called off. across the country with peo - "252 buses for free for the avirus deaths rose to 480 and country. Bangluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Meanwhile, he called upon ple thanking Prime Minister rich: Nothing except lathis the number of cases to Narendra Modi and stating for starving migrant workers 14,378 in the country on "The humanitarian Uttar Pradesh and the vari - the government to ensure all how they have benefitted -- another brutal reminder of Saturday, according to the approach should form part of ous other states, seeking essentials to the people of from different schemes of the how BJP has all along bene - Union Health Ministry. As the strategy while imple - some passage for their return hotspot areas as per well government. "The public fitted rich cronies at the many as 1,992 people have menting the vigorous imple - to home. He made a special defined guidelines. broadcaster runs on public expense of the many who been cured and discharged mentation of preventive mention of young children The Provincial President money and is meant to per - need essentials. They bailed while one had migrated, it measures and rapid testing to stranded in Kota and said If regretted over retrenching of form public service. It is not private property of the BJP or Modi, where it does their PR. out rich borrowers by Rs said. combat corona virus", Mr the other states like Uttar para-medics, engaged under Rana said in a statement, Pradesh could make special SRO 24 in Udhampur and adding that even as the lock - transport arrangements for Kathua Medical Colleges, Natrang successfully down has become the only ferrying home their resi - after rendering one year Coronavirus: Naveen Patnaik Announces Rs 100-crore viable option to fight the dents, there is no reason why service. It is ironical that at a completes 10 plays online pandemic, its fallout on dif - Jammu and Kashmir admin - time health workers are dire - ferent segments of the socie - istration can't evolve a simi - ly needed to cope up with the Package For Urban Poor Families In Odisha ty is also required to be taken lar mechanism for those emergency, the available BHUBANESWAR: into account for earnest stuck up at various destina - young medics and para- Odisha Chief Minister redressal. tions. Similarly, the labour medics are shown the door, Naveen Patnaik today Rana referred to the force, skilled and unskilled he said and questioned the announced a Rs 100-crore pitiable condition of Jammu workers besides students rationale behind this extreme package to provide livelihood and Kashmir residents, espe - from Reasi, Udhampur, step, even as the health and support to around 4.5 lakh cially students, patients and Kishtwar, Doda, Poonch and medical education depart - urban poor families affected their attendants, profession - Rajouri districts, stranded in ments across the country are by the lockdown imposed als, pheriwallas and labour - Jammu and in other towns requisitioning the services of across the country due to the ers, who have got stuck up in are also required to be ferried retired professionals to sup - coronavirus outbreak. The the social distancing norms. gramme, the official said. various parts of the country to their homes, which will port the governmental efforts Photo by Vivek Urban Wage Employment The guidelines regarding the Apart from this, local due to abrupt announcement not only ease the pressure on in combating pandemic. JAMMU: Natrang suc - they have to face, are Initiative will help sustain the lockdown will have to be artists will also be provided of the lockdown and called the administration in terms Rana also expressed con - cessfully completed show - brought out in an intrepid livelihood of the poor fami - strictly followed while carry - with the opportunity to work for their evacuation on war of making boarding lodging cern over the plight of casing of 10 plays online in manner. Beginning with lies residing in 114 urban ing out various tasks. and do wall painting and footing basis. facilities for them but also migrant labourers and daily Quarantine Theatre malnutrition inadequate local body areas of the state, The objective is to make mural painting in a major The Provincial President provide respite to lot many earners, saying their suste - Festival with the televising food and clothing to seek - an official in the Chief available livelihood opportu - beautification drive, he appreciated the arrange - families, he added. nance should be ensured till Minister's Office said. of the play 'Mere Hisse Ki ing admissions in schools nities through labour-oriented added. The COVID-19 pan - ments made for return of "Till the time some mech - the situation eases out. He The programme, which works to people belonging to demic has not only emerged Dhoop Kahan Hai' written and overcrowded classes Kashmir based Pakistan anism is put in place for their described the current health and directed by Balwant with no jobs and glaring will be implemented in asso - the economically weaker sec - as a health problem, but also ciation with the Mission tion who have been severely caused an economic and returned medicos from safe return to homes, the emergency as unprecedented Thakur on social media shortcomings, practically Amritsar to Srinagar and respective state governments and called for extra-ordinary platforms. Director every damaging result of Shakti Department, will con - affected by the ongoing lock - social crisis, the official said. Natrang, Balwant Thakur over population is dealt tinue till September in order down, he said. While the outbreak is hoped that same analogy should be requested to measures in mitigating the informed that this festival with. to create livelihood opportu - A number of development affecting all segments of the would adopted for safe pas - ensure their safe stay at their sufferings of the affected of the select plays of The play warns one and nities for workers, labourers works like cleaning of drains, population, it has hit hard sage of over 1500 J&K resi - present places of abandon - population. Natrang on internet sup - all with imminent threat of and daily wagers, he said. sanitisation, digging and socially and economically dents stranded in Pathankote ment", Mr Rana said. The Provincial President ports the idea of social dis - disaster and destruction if The wages of every benefi - remediation of water bodies, vulnerable sections of the to Jammu and the Valley. The Provincial President also stressed the need for tancing and staying at this malady is not immedi - ciary will be credited directly remodelling of playgrounds, society, he added. The chief "They are in hapless situa - also drew the attention of the ensuring availability of home during this precau - ately arrested. to his/her bank account every development of sports infra - minister expressed hope that tion and protesting for the administration towards the rations and other essentials tionary time and yet being The play ends with week, he said, adding that the structure and parks, and con - the programme would help past several days after com - areas declared as red zones to rationees as also the close to arts. thought provoking ques - programme will be imple - struction of public toilets will the economically weaker sec - pleting the mandatory quar - and said this can't be an needy, as the markets are The play 'Mere Hisse Ki tions by children, "Why we mented by strictly adhering to be undertaken under the pro - tion in this hour of crisis. antine period of 14 days", he unending system. Once the shut due to lockdown. Dhoop Kahan Hai', in a were brought into this very sensitive manner world? Where is our share Arvind donates 200 flour deals with the hazards of of sunlight?" population explosion and On Sunday, the 11th day Waive off interest on KCC loans in very subtly highlights of this online festival high - bags, 1500 face masks every deplorable aspect of ly acclaimed Dogri play population explosion. The 'Bawa Jitto' directed by J&K in support of farmers: JKAP irony, which children have Balwant Thakur would be to live with, the obstacles featured. VIJAyPUR: Suggesting who have lost their basmati should be waved off," he stress the farmers are pass - Lalded Women Welfare Government to constitute rice crops and were assured said, adding that the elec - ing though, Manjit Singh district and divisional level adequate compensation by tricity charges and pump set said the poor farmers are Society presents "Panchi" committee to redress issues the Government. should also not be charged worried due to poor finan - JAMMU: Lalded Women very less and birds are of farmers in Jammu divi - "A year has passed, but from them. cial condition, and hard - Welfare Society (Regd) increasing but nobody care sion, Former Minister and the promise has not been When they have not used ships in growing next crops staged nukkad (corner) play for birds and animals. Natu senior J&K Apni Party fulfilled. The farmers in the these things, he said, how in absence of labourers. 'Panchi' today at Jammu as felt he daily arrange the leader Manjit Singh has ongoing lockdown have they can be able to pay He said that farmers may Photo by Bikas Bhagat a part of Saturday 18-Apr- water and dana for birds to appealed Government not allegedly been facing star - charges for these things. come on roads if their JAMMU: Arvind Gupta, tribute for the welfare of soci - 2020 series in presence feed. Message : People to charge interest on Kissan vation like situation," he When Government has demands are not accepted. Secretary, Jammu & ety. He also appealed others impressive gathering should do same for birds as Credit Cards (KCC) loans, claimed, while quoting the given relaxation to the busi - He suggested that their Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata to come forward to help the including eminent citizens Natu felt. Please put some and electricity pumps in suffering of the farmers ness houses, why the poor issues should not be lin - of the area. water and food outside or Party handed over 200 bags needy during Corona lock - Jammu and Kashmir. along the International farmers cannot be consid - gered any longer and of flour and 1500 Face Masks down. Vibodh Gupta, appre - The Play Is Written by tarries of your house that He also demanded Border and other places in ered in Government's demands should be accept - Surya Naryan and Directed bird can drink in this sum - to the senior party leaders. ciating Arvind Gupta, release of pending compen - Jammu and Kashmir. scheme, he questioned. ed as early as possible on Arvind Gupta, handed over acknowledged the fact that all by Naveen Pal. mer season. sation of farmers who lost The former minister said He said that the humanitarian ground. Nukkad Play - Natu felt The performance was the essentials for distribution the BJP activists are putting that birds are thirsty due to played by Sanyam Mahajan their basmati rice crop, last that the government should Government should seri - On set of harvest season, to the needy persons to J&K their maximum efforts in summer time on his way so and Karan Ranja as year. frame policy for the welfare ously think on the issues of he said, the farmers should BJP General Secretaries Sunil tackling the crisis due to he daily arrange water and Directed by Naveen pal In a statement to press, of the farmers involving farmer's community who be allowed to bring in trac - Sharma (former Minister) Corona Pandemic. BJP vol - some dana for birds and put actor and director, enacted the J&K Apni Party's senior their representatives at the are the back bone of econo - tors, thrashers and combine and Vibodh Gupta (former unteers are serving the socie - in his tarries. Now in time various characters during leader Manjit Singh district and divisional level my of not only Jammu and machines to be used to col - MLC) at party headquarter, ty along with other Corona of lockdown, pollution is this performance. expressed concern over the so that their issues can be Kashmir, but of the entire lect a ripe crop from the Trikuta Nagar, Jammu. Warriors like Health Care Tribute to Shiv Ram, social plight of the farmers in addressed as early as possi - country. fields. Sunil Sharma, while speak - services providers, Police Jammu and Kashmir who ble. "We grow world class "The machines and trac - ing on the occasion, praised Personnel, Media, reformer of Dalit samaj have pinned their hopes "The interest of Kissan basmati in our fields. Our tors with their operators the BJP activists for the level Cleanliness workers etc., JAMMU: RK Kalsotra, ing columns for with the J&K Government Credit Card loan should farmers have made our should be given permission of dedication, they have Gupta said. Gupta, said that, State President, All India 'Pashmandgi Samachar and Lt Governor Girish also not be charged from proud. At the moment of to enter Lakhanpur from shown in the present time of he feels this as his duty and is Confederation of Pattar' News Paper which Chander Murmu. these poor people who are crises, we must stand with Punjab so that they can be crisis. He cherished Arvind ready to contribute more in SC/ST/OBC was run those days by They appealed that the dependent upon their fields them and given them all used to harvest ready crops Gupta for his noble act and future. He also urged others Organisations paid tribute Shaheed Bhagat for Government should release and at present times, they relaxations possible under in the fields," said Manjit said that this gesture speaks to contribute to the society in to Shiv Ram who passed encouraging Dalit masses. the pending compensations are passing though the hard - the law," he said. Singh. lot about his readiness to con - this hour of crisis. away on 13-04-2020 was He also supported us in in favour of the farmers ships. KCC loan interest Explaining the mental the father of renowned our Confederation move - psychiatrist Dr Jagdish ments in J&K, participat - Thappa. He earlier use to ed in many programmes & BJP urges admin to reach-out stranded J&K work in a small cobbler often shared his opinions Prepare exit plan for labourers, students shop at Kachi Chawni & with us regarding the later because of the work struggle which was of laborers, students and patients across country of Dr Ambedkar & rights immense value. Shiv Ram stranded in other States: Harsh enshrined in the also took part in a self JAMMU: "With the items of daily use with a regretted Singh. SRINAGAR: Bhartiya the J&K labourers and immediate help," he Constitution rose to a respect movement started stranded labourers in vari - vast majority having Referring to the Janta Party (BJP) students stranded in the said. position to provide quality by another great reformer ous states restive to reach become cash starved and announcement of the PM, Kashmir unit Saturday country,” he said. He urged the central gov - livelihood to his family. late Adv Babu Milkhi their homes, the govt. need - even shelter less. With that agricultural workers urged central govern - Bhat said they have already ernment to help in evac - He was a social worker in Ram in 1956 in Jammu to ed to work upon an exit plan patience of such stranded would be allowed to under - ment and Lieutenant written a letter to uating the patients the save rights struggle & get full wages after work - so as to ensure their safe labourers and work force take agricultural practices, Governor led adminis - Madiya Pradesh Chief stranded, who were out - played a crucial role with ing in upper caste fields, evacuation. The centre as fast running out, the situa - Mr. Singh said that the tration to reach-out Minister Shivraj Singh side J&K before the Shaheed Bhagat Amar fetching drinking water well as state governments tion could take an ugly turn stranded labourers of J&K Kashmiri labourers, stu - Chouhan to reach out lockdown was imposed. Nath Ji in Depressed from upper caste wells, needed to appreciate their if not handled appropriate - were in actual practice dents, and patients 60-70 Kashmiri stu - While citing an example of Classes League cremating of SC's dead peculiar concerns and ly". This was stated by Mr. small time farmers who had stranded across the dents stranded in Indore a minor patient of Movement whose move - bodies in cremation ghat devise a suitable strategy Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP gone outside in search of country. city. Pulwama district, who ment compelled the then set up separately for for their safe return. It was Chairman & former work during off season. Party’s media-in charge and Similarly, the party office was undergoing treat - government to implement Hindu upper caste and an undisputed fact that not Minister while addressing "And with the advent of reservation here in J&K in even allowing of beating senior leader, Manzoor has sent dozens of let - ment at AIMS New all stranded labourers were media persons in Jammu agricultural season, they Bhat said that hundreds ters to concerned Delhi, Bhat said the 1970. He played a leading of doll-Baza on marriages getting enough food, medi - today were required to reach role in drafting and writ - of SCs. of labourers, students, authorities, where patient was advised to cine and other essential Revealing the pathetic home to work in their farms and patients stranded laborers, students, and be referred to SKIMS plight of the huge work to make both ends meet. If force and students held up not evacuated immediately in-country and party patients are stranded. Srinagar for specialized Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : in other states, Mr. Singh and brought home, it is not leadership is trying to “Acting on directions of treatment but now the said that he had received the workers alone who reach out them. National President Sh. family is stranded. several videos where would suffer but agricultur - Bhat urged Uttar Pradesh, JP Nadda, who has Bhat urged National POOJA GUPTA dozens and dozens of al production would also be Chief Minister Yogi urged party workers to President JP Nadda, labourers were holed up in adversely impacted leading Aditinath led govern - create a system of pub - who is mentoring the Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) single rooms with hardly to foodgrain crisis in the ment to reach-out to 34 lic assistance to tackle overall covid-19 situa - any concern for their health days to come. And this sig - Kashmiri labourers the covid-19 situation. tion in the country, to Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), and safety. "A vast number nificant aspect could also stranded in a cold store Our party is ensuring look into the matter. of workers were repeatedly not be ignored", said Singh. in Barabanki area of the support to all stranded He said lockdown is an Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar New complaining about non Seeking immediate indul - state. persons by providing important tool to com - availability of food items gence of the helmsmen in “They need to be shifted essential requirements,” bat the spread of Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) and resultant risk of infec - the UT and Centre, Mr. from that cold store and he said. Coronavirus but tion due to overcrowding at Singh called for early when the situation As per the Bhat, from the patients should not be Printed at : Glimpses of Future Press, Jammu . their places of lodgings. It deportation of all stranded would improve, they past one month, they evacated as they need was most regrettable that labourers in view of rising should be departed have received thou - immediate treatment,” Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 despite the details having tempers amongst the teem - J&K," he said. sands of calls on ‘BJP he said. He also been provided to the UT ing millions of affected “Although from the day one helpline number,’ and appealed people of E-mail: [email protected] administration, the much workers. He regretted that needed help to these dis - the govt's apathy and disre - of lockdown, BJP is they are trying their best Kashmir to follow *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act tressed workers was still gard for their pathetic plight active to helping the to reach-out them. strictly government elusive. And while they had sparked xenophobic needy and stranded peo - “Following the calls from advisories and maintain all the disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of were suffering outside, their reactions all across the ple in different parts of different parts of coun - social distance to con - families were facing worst Nation from the panicked the country,” Bhat said. try, party unit is for - tain further spread of competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. nightmares in the absence workers which would prove “We are trying every possi - warding their pleas to Coronavirus in the val - of family bread earners", counter-productive. ble method to reach out party high command for ley. TRUTH PREVAIL 7 HEALTH JAMMU, SUNDAy , APRIL 19, 2020 Intensive brain stimulation lifts Situational depression or depression in 90% of patients clinical depression? treatment. Everyone feels sadness. 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Public health impact safety of shelter Living in urban areas can increase work in the body. Could mindfulness prevent Marine life can bounce back by Remdesivir: 'Very potent 2050 — but only if we act now Scientists have identified major depression? proven interventions that, if inhibitor' of SARS-CoV-2? cent of participants in the scaled up, could almost mindfulness meditation completely restore ocean Experimental Ebola drug previously with MERS, so group, compared with 26.8 ecosystems within a genera - remdesivir could stop we see that remdesivir is a percent in the usual care tion. Not all hope is lost for SARS-CoV-2 from replicat - very potent inhibitor for group. our oceans, researchers say, ing by acting on a key coronavirus polymerases,” What is more, the study but they urge us to act now. enzyme, according to a new says Prof. Götte. revealed that mindfulness In the past 4 decades, pop - study from the University of “If you target the poly - meditation was associated ulations of marine creatures Alberta. merase, the virus cannot with a small reduction in have suffered catastrophic New evidence from an in spread, so it’s a very logical depressive symptoms at 12 declines. Data from a 2018 vitro study supports the target for treatment,” he goes months, compared with report by the World Wildlife notion that remdesivir may on to explain. usual care. Fund (WWF) show an over - be effective against SARS- “These coronavirus poly - According to the National all decline of 60% on aver - CoV-2. merases are sloppy, and they Institute of Mental Health, age for mammals, birds, Last month, the World get fooled, so the inhibitor around 16.2 million adults fish, reptiles, and amphib - Health Organization (WHO) gets incorporated many in the United States had at ians, an average drop of well announced the launch of a times, and the virus can no A new study reveals that Mindfulness meditation is least one episode of major over half in less than 50 multinational trial, testing longer replicate.” eight weeks of mindfulness a psychological practice depression in 2016. years. But a new analysis, the four most promising – Prof. Matthias Götte meditation may help to pre - that focuses on being fully Based on these study appearing in Nature, con - therapeutic avenues for This evidence suggests vent major depressive disor - aware of experiences in the results, Dr. Wong and col - cludes that a concerted, COVID-19. investigators from the results against the SARS- that remdesivir could be an der in people with subclini - present moment, rather than leagues suggest that mind - international effort could One of these avenues is University of Alberta in CoV-2 virus,” says Prof. effective “direct-acting cal depression. being distracted by what is fulness meditation could be rebuild depleted ocean remdesivir, a drug that Edmonton, Canada, has con - Matthias Götte, who con - antiviral” against SARS- Researchers suggest that happening around us. one strategy to help prevent ecosystems and restore their research scientists initially ducted an in vitro study to tributed to both studies. CoV-2, as the team terms it. mindfulness meditation “[…] although the devel - MDD. structures, functions, and developed for the treatment see if remdesivir would act In the new study, the Nevertheless, the investi - could help to prevent major opers of behavioral activa - The researchers conclude: resilience by 2050. of Ebola, but which has on SARS-CoV-2 in the same researchers expressed RNA- gators note that laboratory depression. tion have suggested and “[…] we have shown that Governments, industry, recently shown some prom - way that it appears to act on dependent RNA polymerases studies, while they indicate Subclinical depression, encouraged therapist use of BAM [behavioral activation private companies, and soci - ise in fighting coronaviruses. SARS-CoV and MERS- present in SARS-CoV and that the drug is a promising which is also referred to as mindfulness as a therapeutic with mindfulness] is a eties would need to pull Following on from this CoV. SARS-CoV-2 in insect cells. therapeutic avenue, cannot subthreshold depression, is method to reduce rumina - potentially feasible and effi - together and deploy vast evidence, and reports that the The researchers report These polymerases are confirm that it would be safe defined as the presence of tion in depressed patients,” cacious intervention for resources, but the economic drug may have helped some their findings in the Journal enzymes that allow each of in humans. depressive symptoms that write the authors, “no large reducing depressive symp - and social benefits of restor - patients seeking treatment of Biological Chemistry. the two coronaviruses to Prof. Götte and his col - are not yet severe or persist - study has explicitly com - toms and preventing major ing the oceans to sustain - for COVID-19 to recover, New evidence in support replicate. leagues emphasize that to ent enough to warrant a bined behavioral activation depression among people ability would be far-reach - scientists have been studying of remdesivir They then exposed the confirm the drugs’ effective - diagnosis of major depres - techniques with mindful - with subthreshold depres - ing. Scientists and remdesivir’s effects on Last year, University of enzymes to remdesivir and ness and safety in the context sive disorder (MDD). ness skills and evaluated sion in primary care.” researchers working across SARS-CoV-2. Alberta researchers showed observed what happened. of a COVID-19 treatment, Depressive symptoms their combined effective - The team plans to con - 10 countries and 16 univer - Stay informed with live that remdesivir could stop The researchers saw that the we must wait for the result of include feelings of sadness, ness in reducing depressive duct further studies that will sities, led by professors updates on the current MERS-CoV in its tracks by drug effectively acted on the clinical trials, which are hopelessness, or guilt, lack symptoms.” Expect in- look at how mindfulness Carlos Duarte and Susana COVID-19 outbreak and interfering with the mecha - two viruses’ polymerases in already underway. of energy and fatigue, prob - depth, science-backed meditation could be inte - Agustí of King Abdullah visit our coronavirus hub for nism that allows the virus to the same way, inhibiting pro - “We’ve got to be patient lems sleeping, difficulty toplines of our best stories grated into primary care set - University of Science and more advice on prevention replicate and spread. liferation. and wait for the results of the concentrating, and suicidal every day. Tap in and keep tings as a way of reducing Technology, Saudi Arabia, and treatment. “We were optimistic that “We obtained almost iden - randomized clinical trials,” thoughts. If such symptoms your curiosity satisfied. MDD. published the report. Most recently, a team of we would see the same tical results as we reported the researcher notes. are present almost every day Major depression lower for a minimum of 2 weeks, in meditation group then this would usually war - The researchers enrolled rant a diagnosis of MDD, or 231 adults, all of whom had major depression. subclinical depression, to How does depression affect people with cardiovascular disease? Study co-author Dr. their study. Subjects were Samuel Y.S. Wong — of the recruited from 16 outpatient Two new studies highlight remains unknown. 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People at high risk of unhappy with their healthcare. emergency room. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 INTERNATIONAL JAMMU, SUNDAy , APRIL 19, 2020 US Must Improve COVID-19 Strategy To Rescued From Himalaya Trails, Trekkers Brazil President Wants To Reopen Return To Find World In Turmoil KATHMANDU: "We were supposed to fly Stranded in Kathmandu, from Jomsom to Pokhara, Keep Millions From Poverty: UN Expert running out of cash and with but all flights were can - Borders Amid Coronavirus Pandemic ble because of air pollution, no way to get home, celled. We waited two days BRASILIA: Brazilian and lack access to health - Alexander Sys is one of hun - and then came to President Jair Bolsonaro on care. Communities of dreds of tourists whose Kathmandu on a bus," he Friday called for the reopen - colour, who face a persistent Nepal trekking adventure said. ing of the country's borders, racial wealth gap, are at par - abruptly ended in lockdown. His flight back home to as he pushes to restart South ticular risk and are dying at The Russian is among Russia, scheduled for March America's largest economy, much higher rates," he said. mainly European, Russian 29, never took off. but conceded he may be The poor have fewer and Chinese foreigners "Since then we are wait - blamed if the new coron - resources to cushion eco - stunned to discover the scale ing for our flight," he said. avirus outbreak worsens as a nomic blows and are more of the coronavirus pandemic Sys and most of the other result. susceptible to mass layoffs after being rescued from foreigners are now stuck in Bolsonaro fired his health and pay cuts. And low- their Himalayan treks. the Thamel tourist district, minister on Thursday after UNITED NATIONS: Congress, to provide stop - income children have less "For now it is okay, but where a few hotels have clashing with him over lock - The US must take urgent gap funding for workers, capacity to access classes we don't know how long we stayed open and some down measures, which the additional steps to prevent small businesses and indus - online, Mr Alston said. have to wait for our flight, restaurants prepare free president argues are overly tens of millions of middle- try, impacted by the need to "Despite these severe there are problems for us to food. More than 4,000 for - damaging to the economy and class Americans hit by the lockdown much of the coun - risks, federal relief is not yet return home," said Sys, who eigners have already left in should be rolled back. COVID-19 pandemic from try to halt the transmission reaching many people in was in the Annapurna region special flights for Australia, But the right-wing populist plunging into poverty, an of the COVID-19. need and is fundamentally when Nepal ordered a lock - Europe and the United conceded on Friday that it is independent UN human The US must take urgent inadequate in scope and kind down on March 24. States. not up to him to decide rights expert has said. additional steps to prevent given the magnitude of the "Sometimes I panic and The Nepal Tourism Board whether or not social distanc - on my lap," Bolsonaro said at as cases and deaths, already UN Special Rapporteur on tens of millions of middle- crisis and its longer-term wonder what is happening," has helped to organise the ing measures should be the inauguration event for his the highest in Latin America, extreme poverty and human class Americans hit by the impact," Mr Alston said, added Latvian Aleksandra flights with embassies and relaxed in states and cities new health minister, Nelson continue to rise sharply. rights Philip Alston has COVID-19 pandemic from noting that one-time pay - Terandjaka. set up a "Stranded in Nepal" after the supreme court ruled Teich. Brazil has 33,682 con - warned that significant por - being "plunged into pover - ments not only provide less Everest lockdown hits account on social media that governors and mayors are To slow the spread of the firmed cases, with some 200 tions of America will soon ty", he said. than a month''s living wage mountaineering economy platforms for the tourists to responsible for the decisions. virus, Brazil closed its bor - fatalities per day in the last face destitution unless Over a four-week period, but also exclude millions of Hundreds of mountain share their needs. The borders, however, are ders last month to nonresident four consecutive days, bring - Congress takes "far-reach - more than 22 million people taxpaying undocumented guides and expedition work - "We never expected to Bolsonaro's to control. He foreigners, with some excep - ing the death toll to 2,141 as ing" actions. have filed for unemploy - immigrants. ers have been robbed of their come back to this. Things said on Friday he had dis - tions, although cargo ship - of Friday, according to Health "Low-income and poor ment and US Federal More than half of workers prime earning season as have really changed since cussed the possibility of ments largely still flow freely. Ministry data. people face far higher risks Reserve economists report - were left out of sick leave Nepal shuts down the we left," said Terandjaka reopening land borders, par - Brazil withdrew all its Sao Paulo Governor Joao from the coronavirus due to edly project up to 47 million legislation, the Special Himalayas - including who has been in Kathmandu ticularly those with Uruguay remaining diplomatic staff Doria, who has clashed with chronic neglect and discrim - job losses through the sum - Rapporteur highlighted; stu - Everest - to fight the coron - with her fiance Karlis and Paraguay, with Justice from Venezuela on Friday, Bolsonaro over lockdown ination, and a muddled, cor - mer. dent debt relief excludes the avirus outbreak. Zemke for three weeks. Minister Sergio Moro. after the order to remove measures, on Friday extended porate-driven, federal Food bank use is skyrock - millions who borrowed from Spring is the high season "The first days were the President Bolsonaro them was given by the social isolation order in response [that] has failed eting and almost a third of private companies; and in Nepal's snow-capped hardest because there were appoints Nelson Teich as Bolsonaro, the Foreign the state through May 10. them," said Mr Alston, who housing tenants in the US despite tens of millions of peaks and trekking routes no restaurants or shops open. Brazil's new Health minister Ministry said in a statement. But there have been signs made a fact-finding visit to reportedly did not pay people lacking insurance, no attract about 150,000 people The people from our hotel President Jair Bolsonaro The country's foreign trade in recent weeks that lock - the US in 2017. April''s rent on time. comprehensive steps have every year. were feeding us," added appoints oncologist Nelson chamber Camex on Friday downs could be getting more He painted a grim picture The independent expert been taken to cover medical The lockdown caused Zemke. The couple are Teich as Brazil’s new Health also eliminated import taxes lax, with a Sao Paulo govern - of record layoffs, a weak said that people in poverty treatment, Mr Alston said. authorities to block the iso - unsure when they will get minister, after firing former on an additional 141 types of ment analysis of mobile safety net, and a government were disproportionately He called for "accessible, lated, high trails and trekkers home. "There are no other Health Minister Luiz medical products and hospital phone data finding that as of "focusing primarily on busi - threatened by the coron - affordable treatment" to were ushered down to pick- people from Latvia so no Henrique Mandetta following equipment, raising to 313 the Thursday only 49% of people nesses and the well-off". avirus. "They are more like - ensure that when a coron - up points and airports. one is going to send a plane weeks of clashes over the number of products with were in social isolation. On March 27, President ly to work in jobs with a avirus vaccine does become More than 1,700 people, just for us. country's response to the zeroed tariffs to help fight the Incoming Health Minister Donald Trump signed into high risk of exposure, live in available, it is not rolled out including Sys, were evacuat - And even if we get a flight coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus epidemic. Teich said that the outbreak law a historic USD 2 trillion crowded and insecure hous - first to the wealthy f and ed in buses and chartered to Europe all the flights to "Opening trade is a risk Medical experts say the could be complicated in com - emergency relief package ing, reside in neighbour - "only eventually" to those flights to the capital, where our country are shut down," that I take, because if (the out - outbreak of the coronavirus is ing months when the dengue which made its way through hoods that are more vulnera - most at risk. around 1,000 remain. said Zemke. break) gets worse, it will fall still far from its peak in Brazil and influenza season hits. "All Countries Will Face This": WHO Coronavirus: World Economy Bound To "No Real Evidence": China's Wuhan Lab After China Revises COVID-19 Deaths GENEVA, challenge in an ongoing out - At Core Of Coronavirus Controversy SWITzERLAND: The break: to identify all of your Suffer "Severe Recession", Says IMF WUHAN: Nestled in the son transmission, such as World Health Organization cases and all of your deaths," hilly outskirts of Wuhan, the Ebola. said Friday that many coun - Maria van Kerkhove, the WASHINGTON: The for a reliable source of daily city at the heart of the coro - The 300-million-yuan tries would likely follow WHO's COVID-19 technical world economy, already "slug - nutrition must now look to navirus crisis, a Chinese ($42 million) lab was com - China in revising up their lead, told a virtual press con - gish" before the coronavirus other sources, the IMF official high-security biosafety lab - pleted in 2015, and finally death counts once they start ference in Geneva. outbreak, is now bound to suf - said. oratory is now the subject of opened in 2018, with the getting the coronavirus crisis "I would anticipate that fer a "severe recession" in Ms Georgieva said that US claims it may be the cra - founder of a French bioin - under control. Wuhan, the many countries are going to 2020, IMF chief Kristalina prospects had deteriorated dle of the pandemic. dustrial firm, Alain COVID-19 epicentre, admit - be in a similar situation Georgieva has warned and said sharply with the spread of the Chinese scientists have Merieux, acting as a con - ted missteps in tallying its where they will have to go the current crisis posed "daunt - COVID-19 pandemic. said the virus likely jumped sultant in its construction. death toll, abruptly raising back and review records and ing challenges" for policymak - Countries that were affected from an animal to humans China denies accusations the city's count by 50 percent look to see: did we capture ers in many emerging markets early - such as China, South in a market that sold COVID-19 was made in a -- following growing world all of them?" and developing economies. Korea, and Italy - have suf - wildlife in Wuhan, but the lab doubts about Chinese trans - She said the Wuhan Addressing the fered large contractions in existence of the lab has China's foreign ministry parency over the outbreak. authorities had now Development Committee manufacturing activity and fuelled conspiracy theories spokesman Zhao Lijian said The WHO said Wuhan had reviewed their databases and Meeting during the annual services, exceeding the losses that the germ spread from on Thursday the World been overwhelmed by the cross-checked for discrepan - Spring Meeting of the recorded at the onset of the the facility. Health Organization has virus, which emerged in the cies. Wuhan added 1,290 International Monetary Fund global financial crisis, Ms The United States has said there is no evidence city in December, and the deaths to its number of (IMF) and the World Bank, the Georgieva said. financing conditions, lower Georgieva said. now brought the allegations that the coronavirus origi - authorities had been too deaths, raising the total to IMF Managing Director said a She said that the world tourism and remittances She said retrenchments in into the mainstream, with nated in a lab in the central swamped to ensure every 3,869, and added a further large global contraction in the economy was in a "sluggish" receipts, and price pressures activity have been accompa - Secretary of State Mike Chinese city of Wuhan, death and infection was 325 cases, bringing the num - first half of this year was recovery before the coron - for some critical imports such nied by a sharp re-pricing of Pompeo saying US officials where the epidemic first properly recorded. ber of infections to 50,333. inevitable. avirus outbreak, warning that it as foods and medicines, she financial assets amid rapidly are doing a "full investiga - emerged in late 2019. Authorities in Wuhan ini - Van Kerkhove said that She said the coronavirus is now bound to suffer a said. deteriorating risk sentiment, tion" into how the virus "got The institute also has a P3 tially tried to cover up the because Wuhan's healthcare pandemic hit the world econo - "severe recession" in 2020. "The world economy was in large equity sell-offs, widening out into the world". laboratory that has been in outbreak, punishing doctors system was swamped, some my when it was already in a She said the medium termed a sluggish recovery before the risk spreads, and reversals of Here are some key ques - operation since 2012. who had raised the alarm patients died at home; others fragile state as it was weighed projections were clouded by coronavirus outbreak… and is portfolio flows to EMDEs. tions about the Wuhan The 3,000-square-metre online, and there have been were in makeshift facilities; down by trade disputes, policy uncertainities. now bound to suffer a severe Many commodity prices Institute of Virology (WIV): (32,000-square-foot) P4 lab, questions about the govern - and that medics, focused on uncertainty and geopolitical "Medium-term projections recession in 2020," Ms have fallen sharply, notably for What is it? located in a square building ment's recording of infec - treating patients, therefore tensions. are clouded by uncertainty Georgieva added. oil. "A large global contraction The institute is home to with a cylindrical annex, tions as it repeatedly did not do the paperwork on "The global coronavirus regarding the pandemic's mag - According to Johns Hopkins in the first half of 2020 is the China Centre for Virus lies near a pond at the foot changed its counting criteria time. Michael Ryan, the outbreak is a crisis that is like nitude and speed of propaga - University data, the number of inevitable. Prospects thereafter Culture Collection, the of a forested hill in Wuhan's at the peak of the crisis. WHO's emergencies direc - no other and poses daunting tion, as well as the longer-term confirmed coronavirus cases depend on the intensity and largest virus bank in Asia remote outskirts. China denies cover-up tor, added: "All countries challenges for policymakers in impact of measures to contain surpassed two million globally efficacy of containment which preserves more than On a recent visit, AFP after Wuhan revises death will face this". But he urged many emerging market and the outbreak, such as travel and 144,000 people have died efforts, progress with develop - 1,500 strains, according to saw no sign of activity toll. China's foreign ministry nations to produce precise developing economies bans and social distancing," so far. The US is the worst hit ing vaccines and therapies, the its website. inside. A poster outside the has denied a cover-up, after data as early as possible, (EMDEs), especially where she said. with more than 700,000 extent of supply disruptions, The complex contains complex read, "Strong Wuhan released a revised "because that keeps us on top the pandemic encounters weak However, most EMDEs are COVID-19 cases and 35,000 shifts in spending patterns, the Asia's first maximum secu - Prevention and Control, coronavirus death toll for the of what the impact is, and public health systems, capacity already suffering from disrup - deaths. Rising malnutrition is impact of tighter financial con - rity lab equipped to handle Don't Panic, Listen to city that was 50% higher allows us to project forward constraints, and limited policy tions to global value chains, expected as 368.5 million chil - ditions on activity, and the size Class 4 pathogens (P4) -- Official Announcements, than the original number. in a much more accurate space to mitigate the out - lower foreign direct invest - dren across 143 countries who of the policy response," Ms dangerous viruses that pose Believe in Science, Don't "This is something that is a way." break's repercussions," ment, capital outflows, tighter normally rely on school meals Georgieva said. a high risk of person-to-per - Spread Rumours". Coronavirus-Hit Chinese Economy Shrinks "Cybercrime Pandemic": Rise In Hacking Against Firms Amid Work From Home "Strange Things" Happening: Donald SAN FRANCISCO: hack a remote user than it is 6.8% In First Quarter, Worst Since 1976 Hacking activity against cor - someone sitting inside their Trump On Origin Of Coronavirus porations in the United States corporate environment." ond-largest economy is now WASHINGTON: US and other countries more than Several others echoed the President Donald Trump limping back to normal with doubled by some measures last finding. factories resuming production month as digital thieves took Tonya Ugoretz, a senior said on Friday that "a lot of all over. advantage of security weak - cyber official with the FBI, strange things are happen - Hong Kong-based South ened by pandemic work-from- told an online audience on ing" regarding the origins of China Morning Post reported home policies, researchers Thursday that incoming the novel coronavirus. that the 6.8 per cent drop in said. Corporate security teams reports about hacking had The source of the virus is a the first quarter of 2020 is the have a harder time protecting multiplied three- or four-fold mystery. The broad scientific first contraction since the end data when it is dispersed on during the outbreak. Rob consensus is that the novel of Cultural Revolution spear - home computers with widely Lefferts, a cybersecurity exec - coronavirus originated in headed by the ruling varying setups and on compa - utive with Microsoft, said his bats. Communist Party founder ny machines connecting company was seeing an Fox News reported on Chairman Mao Zedong in remotely, experts said. upswing in the volume of dig - Wednesday that the virus 1976 which had caused exten - Even those remote workers ital breaches in the same originated in a Wuhan labo - sive damage to the fledgling using virtual private networks places the disease was spread - Chinese economy then. Its ratory as part of China's (VPNs), which establish ing the most quickly. effort to demonstrate the goal was to preserve Chinese secure tunnels for digital traf - "The volume of successful Communism by purging rem - capability of its efforts in fic, are adding to the problem, attacks is correlated with the identifying and combating BEIJING: China's GDP annual growth rate in 29 years nants of capitalist and tradi - officials and researchers said. volume of virus impact," he took the worst hit since the amid the bruising trade war tional elements from Chinese viruses. Trump has said his Software and security com - said, adding that many mali - government is seeking to disastrous Cultural with the US but it remained society, and to re-impose Mao pany VMware Carbon Black cious actors seemed to be pig - Revolution in 1976, plummet - above the psychologically as the dominant ideology in said this week that ran - gybacking on confusion and determine whether the virus ing by 6.8 per cent in the first important mark of six per the Community Party of somware attacks it monitored anxiety to trick users into part - emanated from a laboratory quarter of 2020 as the country cent. China. jumped 148% in March from ing with their credentials. in China. on Thursday the World country. took unprecedented measures But the coronavirus which New data released by the the previous month, as govern - "Those attacks are more "A lot of strange things are Health Organization has said It's gone through a to fight the coronavirus pan - devastated China and the NBS confirmed the slump due ments worldwide curbed successful because people are happening but there is a lot there is no evidence that the tremendous problem with demic that brought the world ever since it broke out to the COVID-19 which was movement to slow the spread more afraid," he said. of investigation going on. coronavirus originated in a this, a tremendous problem - world''s second largest econo - in Wuhan in December last worse than predictions of of the novel coronavirus, Changes to corporate net - And we're going to find out," lab in the central Chinese they must have the most," my to a standstill. year has dealt a major blow to minus 6.0 per cent from a sur - which has killed more than works being scrambled by Trump told reporters at the city of Wuhan, where the Trump told reporters. China's gross domestic the Chinese economy which vey of analysts, the Post 130,000. The rising demands work-from-home policies may White House. epidemic first emerged in China reported that 4,632 product stood at 20.65 trillion was already in slowdown report said. of working from home during also be making life easier for Trump also cast doubt on yuan (USD 2.91 trillion mode in the last few years due late 2019. people have died of the The NBS data also showed the pandemic means more attackers. Using data from China's death toll, which was approx) in the first quarter of to steady shrinking of its that over the single month of The US president said on novel coronavirus within its time online for professional U.S.-based Team Cymru, revised up on Friday. China Friday that many more peo - borders. US coronavirus 2020 amid the COVID-19 exports markets. March, the economy remained meetings and other work-relat - which has sensors with access impact, down 6.8 per cent While China had shut down under huge pressure, with the said 1,300 people who died ple must have died in China deaths topped 35,400 on ed tasks. With all this virtual to millions of networks, of the coronavirus in the than in the United States, Friday, according to a year on year, China's National the 56 million-strong central industrial sectors, retail and activity comes concern over researchers at Finland's Arctic Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Hubei province and its capital fixed asset investment all Chinese city of Wuhan - half which is currently the epi - Reuters tally. data privacy. Security found that the number the total - were not counted, center of the global pandem - Washington and Beijing said on Friday. Wuhan for over two months shrinking again, following a "There is a digitally historic of networks experiencing The figure slightly since January 23 to contain collapse over the first two but dismissed allegations of ic and has reported the have publicly sparred over event occurring in the back - malicious activity was more a cover-up. rebounded from a drop of 20.5 the virus for over two months, months of the year. ground of this pandemic, and than double in March in the largest number of deaths in the virus repeatedly. per cent in the first two the entire country came to a Releasing the figures to the that is there is a cybercrime United States and many China denies accusations the world linked to the virus. Trump initially praised months, the NBS data said. standstill to prevent the media here, NBS however pandemic that is occurring," European countries compared COVID-19 was made in a "We don't have the most in China's response to the out - On a slowdown mode, COVID-19 from spreading said the country's economic said VMware cybersecurity with January, soon after the lab the world deaths. break, but he and his top China's economy grew by 6.1 across the world''s most popu - and social development wit - strategist Tom Kellermann. virus was first reported in China's foreign ministry The most in the world has aides have also referred to it per cent in 2019, the lowest lous nation. The world's sec - nessed overall stability in Q1. "It's just easier, frankly, to China. spokesman Zhao Lijian said to be China. It's a massive as the "Chinese virus." TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 Coronavirus: Lancashire Cricket terminates contract KL Rahul turns 28, cricket fraternity of Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, BJ Watling extends birthday wishes Australia : Lancashire rounding the season beyond contracts for the 2020 season Maxwell and Faulkner were New Delhi : As KL Rahul T20Is, 4,706 international Indian Premier League #SaddaPunjab Cricket has cancelled the con - that date – Lancashire’s would be cancelled,” the due to play for Lancashire in turned 28 on Saturday, the runs, First player to score a (IPL) franchise Kings XI #HappyBirthday," the fran - tract of its overseas players Director of Cricket Paul Allott statement said. the Vitality Blast competition. cricket fraternity came in uni - century on ODI debut, Third Punjab, who has named Rahul chise wrote. namely New Zealand’s BJ has contacted all three players While New Zealand wick - Lancashire’s Director of son to extend their warm Indian to score a century in all as their captain for the 2020 Meanwhile, Indian wicket- Watling, Australia’s Glenn Cricket Paul Allott thanked birthday wishes to the Indian keeper batsman Wriddhiman Maxwell and James Faulkner the three players and their rep - wicketkeeper-batsman. Saha wrote, "Happy Birthday after mutually agreeing for resentatives for their under - From the Board of Control @klrahul11!! Lots of love and the same for the upcoming standing of the current situa - for Cricket in India (BCCI) to good-wishes bro. #happy - 2020 season in the wake of tion and full agreement of this Indian all-rounder Hardik birthday #klrahul.” the coronavirus pandemic. decision. “We were all look - Pandya, all took to their offi - Rahul has appeared in a In an official statement ing forward to welcoming BJ cial social media handles to total of 36 Tests, 32 One-Day released by Lancashire, the Watling to Emirates Old wish KL Rahul on his special Internationals and 42 English country club said that Trafford for the majority of occasion. Twenty20Is for India, amass - they have terminated the con - our Specsavers County Taking to Twitter, the ing 4,706 runs across the three tracts of the trio given the can - Championship campaign, BCCI posted a picture of KL formats of the game. cellation of all fixtures until whilst welcoming Glenn and Rahul in the national jersey Notably, he is only the May 28 due to COVID-19 James back to the Club for our and wrote, "Here's wishing third batsman from the coun - pandemic and the current Vitality Blast campaign,” he @klrahul11a very happy try to have scored a century in uncertainty surrounding the added. birthday." all the three formats of the season beyond that date. The England and Wales Pandya, on the other hand, game after Indian opener “As a result of the Cricket Board (ECB) had ear - took to his official Instagram Rohit Sharma and out-of- COVID-19 pandemic and and representatives over the etkeeper-batsman BJ Watling lier postponed professional account and shared a picture favour batsman Suresh Raina. given the cancellation of all last two weeks and having was roped in for the first nine cricket in the country until at of him with Rahul while In the ICC T20I rankings fixtures until May 28 – and explained the situation, it was games of the County least May 28 in the wake of wishing his ‘brotherman’. for batsmen, Rahul is current - the current uncertainty sur - mutually agreed that all three Championship, all-rounders coronavirus crises. “Happy birthday brother - ly standing at the second spot. man.Always got your back,” Rahul was scheduled to Pandya wrote along with the play for Kings XI Punjab in Quinton de Kock won't be South Africa's post. the IPL 2020, which has now Wishing the top-order been postponed indefinitely batsman a ‘very happy birth - by the BCCI after Prime Test captain, confirms Graeme Smith day’, the International Cricket three formats of the edition of the tournament, Minister Narendra Modi fur - New Delhi : Former skip - man was handed South Africa will have time to indicated that the Proteas Council (ICC) listed down game.Happy birthday, KL also extended greetings to the ther extended the nationwide per Graeme Smith, who has Africa's white-ball captaincy decide whom to appoint Test could take a chance on some - some of the achievements of Rahul batsman on his birthday. lockdown till May 3 after ini - been appointed South Africas in January and succeeded Faf captain. one with potential. "We've got Rahul's career. pic.twitter.com/gcrbRFVtzH, "Happiest of birthdays to tially announcing the 21-day director of cricket for the next du Plessis, who also stood Smith, however, gave no to understand the personali - “36 Tests, 32 ODIs, 42 ” the ICC wrote on Twitter. the one and only, @klrahul11! lockdown on March 24. two years, has confirmed that down from the Test captaincy indication of the likely ties, look at the people and Quinton de Kock will not be last year but remains available replacement of du Plessis. maybe take a risk on someone given the extra responsibility as a player. "There's no one person potentially and back them," Coronavirus pandemic: Indian women's of Test captaincy. "The one thing I can con - firm is that Quinton will be hockey team to raise funds for needy our white-ball captain and he New Delhi : While India is we can also urge people to respective social media han - for food and other basics. won't be the Test captain currently observing a nation - stay active during the nation- dles and those who take up the Today we are in a position to going forward," wide lockdown due to the wide lockdown. Through this challenge could donate Rs help and we want to ensure ESPNcricinfo quoted Smith coronavirus pandemic, the initiative, our goal is to raise 100 or more to the fundraiser. poor people get basics like as saying on Friday. country’s women hockey enough funds to feed at least "Everyday, we will give a food and sanitary kits," vice- "We want to keep Quinton team has decided to launch an 1000 families," Hockey India fun new challenge that can be captain Savita said. fresh and playing well. I've 18-day fitness challenge from always believed, having been Friday in order to raise funds in the job myself, that captain - for needy and migrant fami - ing all three formats is chal - lies at this difficult time. lenging. We've seen a number Though the fun fitness of nations trying to figure out challenge primarily aims at what's best and I think across raising funds for the poor and three formats, it probably families of those whose lives doesn't work." have been affected due to "From a workload and COVID-19, it will also mental capacity, we felt that encourage people to adapt to to burden him with all three an active lifestyle during this formats wouldn't be beneficial forced break. for us. And with the style of Reflecting on the chal - personality and player that he lenge, Indian women’s hock - is, we want to keep him as With the Proteas not you can pinpoint," he said. Smith said. "Coming from a ey team captain Rani said that expressive as possible," he scheduled to play any Tests "There are a lot of players on person who a risk was taken the side has decided to work added. before a tour to West Indies in a similar level." on, it is something we would as a team and raise funds to The wicketkeeper-bats - July-August, Cricket South But the new CSA director consider," he added. feed at least 1000 families who have been affected by COVID-19. Leeds United legend Norman "During these difficult times when Covid-19 pan - Hunter dies of coronavirus demic has affected millions of lives and every day we are official website quoted Rani done by anybody. Those who On April 14--the last day England : England and lost his fight earlier this morn - football legend. at this very difficult time,” the reading in the newspapers and as saying. The initiative will take up the challenge can of the 21-day lockdown, Leeds United football legend ing,” the official statement “He leaves a huge hole in club added. social media about so many require the Indian women’s donate Rs100 or more to the Prime Minister Narendra Norman Hunter, who was said. Leeds United further the Leeds United family, his Hunter appeared in a total people struggling for food, we cricket team come up with fit - fundraiser. We really hope Modi further extended the admitted to hospital after test - of 726 matches for Leeds decided to do something to ness tasks ranging from people support us in this nationwide lockdown till May ing positive for coronavirus United in 15 years between help these people as a team. burpees, lunges, squats to spi - cause. All of us in the Indian 3 to combat the threat of coro - last week, has recently passed 1962 and 1976. He also When we brainstormed for derman pushups, pogo hops Women's Hockey Team come navirus that has affected more away. He was 75. bagged two league titles for ideas, we thought an online and more. Every day, a play - from poor economic back - than 13,000 persons and Leeds United issued an them besides also featuring in fitness challenge would be the er will post a new challenge grounds and we have seen claimed the lives of 448 peo - official statement and the 1975 European Cup's final best way to do it and this way, and tag 10 people on their days when we have struggled ple in India. revealed the passing away of defeat at the hands of Bayern Hunter on Friday morning Munich. despite continuous battle and Hunter, who also played the best efforts of National for Bristol City and Barnsley, Lukasz Piszczek in talks with Borussia Health Service (NHS). also won 26 caps for the “Leeds United are devas - England side and was also tated to learn of the passing of part of the national squad for Dortmund on new contract club icon Norman Hunter at the 1966 World Cup. New Delhi : Borussia Park, but according to outbreak, but Piszczek said: financial matter." the age of 76.Norman was The former English foot - Dortmund defender Lukasz German media, the club want "We received an information "For now, it's hard to pre - taken to hospital last week baller, who earned the infa - Piszczek has suggested that dict when we will be back on after being diagnosed with mous nickname "Bites Yer he would like to stay for the pitch. It's rumoured about COVID-19 and despite con - paid tribute to Norman and legacy will never be forgotten Legs”, was also the first win - another season as the Pole's May 9. The officials are tinuing to battle and the best extended their condolences to and our thoughts are with ner of the PFA Players' Player contract expires in June 2020. expected to meet on April 23 efforts of NHS staff, he sadly the family and friends of the Norman’s family and friends of the Year in 1974. "I'm in talks with the club. to discuss the future on the In the coming weeks, every - competition during the virtual thing should be clarified, I conference," Piszczek hope that I will be able to con - explained. As the German I am no Zaira Wasim, won't get threatened: Babita Phogat tinue my career at media said, the most likely Dortmund," Xinhua news scenario is to continue the defends her statement against Tablighi Jamaat agency quoted Piszczek as season behind the closed New Delhi : Indian grap - handles. I would like to tell against those who spread the rid of the virus by now. I will saying in an interview with doors. "Everyone of us would pler Babita Phogat on Friday them that I am no Zaira coronavirus. always speak the truth," she Polish TV Canal+. like to play with supporters on came out all guns blazing to Wasim. I would not get threat - I would like to ask all of added. The 35-year-old, having the stands, but the situation is defend her statement against Earlier this month, played 29 matches this season difficult. Both league's and Tablighi Jamaat members and Phogat`s account was blocked in all competitions, joined club's officials have signed said she is no `Zaira Wasim` for posting a controversial Dortmund in 2010 and won TV contracts and we have to and would not get bogged tweet. Phogat`s account was two Bundesliga titles and two play. I think the fans would down by any kind of threat. restored later and the wrestler German Cup. to keep Piszczek. that it would be good to con - also be happy if they could Her remarks came a day clarified that she has written It was believed to be his The Bundesliga is sus - tinue the season as it's impor - watch football on TV," con - after people started asking against the people attacking last season at Signal Iduna pended due to the coronavirus tant for many clubs on the cluded the Pole. Twitter to suspend her doctors, police, and nurses. account for posting controver - According to the Union sial comments on the micro- Ministry of Health and Alex Carey keen to represent blogging site. Family Welfare, the total In her tweet, Phogat had number of positive COVID- Australia in Test cricket used a hashtag, which ended 19 cases across the country is up offending many people on 13,835, including 11,616 Australia : Australia me is that in those limited is happy to represent his coun - dayers. I continue, hopefully, the platform. ened, I have always fought for you to tell me whether it isn`t active cases.So far, 1,766 wicketkeeper-batsman Alex opportunities I've done really try in any format of the game to learn and be good enough, "Over the past few days, I my country. I stand by my true that Tablighi Jamaat patients have either been Carey has said that though he well... scored a few hundreds in the first place, adding that one day, to learn and earn a posted a few tweets, after that, tweets as I wrote nothing members indeed spread coro - cured and discharged while is quite satisfied with his per - back to back there.I'm learn - his good performances would Test cap,” he said. I started to get threatening wrong," Phogat told ANI. navirus.If they had not gath - 452 deaths have been record - formances in the limited- ing about my game every time hopefully help him earn a Test Notably, all the cricketing messages on my social media "I posted the tweets ered, we would have gotten ed. overs cricket for the national I go out and play cricket, cap in the near future. activities across the globe are side so far, he is keen to repre - sent the team in the longest Laver Cup postponed to 2021 to avoid format of the game. The 28-year-old has been in decent red-ball form in the clash with French Open past few seasons, having New Delhi : The 2020 edi - everyone concerned," Federer tennis star added. ment amid COVID-19. notched up 386 runs in the tion of the Laver Cup has said in a press release. Laver Cup chairman Tony "We wanted to call it now seven innings he played for been pushed back a year in "Although disappointing, Godsick, on the other hand, to provide certainty for our South Australia at an average order to avoid any clash with the good news is that TD said that they have decided to fans as well as our players, of 55.14 in the Sheffield the French Open, which was sponsors, broadcasters, part - Shield. earlier rescheduled to ners, staff, volunteers and of Besides this, Carey also September 20 to October 4 in course the great city of got a chance to represent the the wake of the coronavirus Boston. We thank them all for national side in 36 One-Day pandemic. their unwavering dedication, Internationals (ODIs) and 28 The fourth edition of the hard work, support and under - Twenty20 Internationals since Laver Cup, which was found - standing and we can't wait to making his debut against ed and organised by 20-time bring happier times to Boston England in January 2018. He Grand Slam champion and in 2021,” he said. Notably, the amassed a total of 1,057 runs Swiss great Roger Federer, French Open was originally across the two formats. was slated to take place from scheduled to take place from Carey said that he has September 25 to 27 this year. May 24 to June 7. come up with pretty good per - However, Federer now Earlier, the All England formances in the limited- confirmed that the tournament Club had announced that this overs cricket he has played so will now take place in 2021 year’s Wimbledon has been far, but he is still searching for for the first time at TD Garden cancelled for the first time an opportunity to feature for whether it's with the red ball "If I play cricket for currently at standstill due to in Boston. Garden will still be able to call off the event as of now in since World War II due to India in Test cricket. or the white ball," the Australia just with the white coronavirus pandemic that "It's unfortunate that the host the event next year and I order to provide certainty for coronavirus fear. The 134th "I've played maybe six to International Cricket Council ball I'm a very happy man. It's has affected more than Laver Cup has to be pushed really look forward to finally the fans, players, sponsors, edition of the championships eight first-class games in the (ICC) quoted Carey as saying been a couple of enjoyable 21,67,000 people and claimed back a year, but at this stage playing in Boston for the first broadcasters among others will now take place from June last two summers.It isn't a lot in a video conference. seasons for me playing for the lives of persons 1,46,000 it's the right thing to do for time at Laver Cup 2021,” the who are related to the tourna - 28 to July 11, 2021. of cricket but the positive for Carey further said that he Australia in the T20s and one- globally. TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 Tamannaah: There are a lot of misconceptions about me Actress Tamannaah Bhatia Bollywood, versus She also feels somehow The actress will be seen Telangana kabaddi team tells you that she prefers to Tollywood. Just to clear the her luck has favoured her in playing a Kabaddi coach in while Gopichand plays the prove her versatility as an air, I'm working 365 days a the south than in Bollywood, the upcoming Telugu film coach of an Andhra kabaddi actor across different film team. It is a very challenging industries as opposed to find - and inspiring role. It is a huge ing space only in Bollywood. tribute to the unsung heroes in She adds that people tend to sports. I had to prepare and think she is "out of work" work very hard for this role because she is not visible and it constantly motivated enough in Bollywood. me to give my best. It's my Tamannaah is a phenome - first sports drama and I'm very nal star in the southern indus - excited. I did everything I tries with several successful could to look the part. I never films including "Kandein imagined that I would get to Kadhalai", "100% Love", the play kabaddi in my life, let "Baahubali" franchise, alone in a film." "Ayan" and "Paiyaa", but she She added: "I have under - is yet to leave an impact in gone a complete transforma - Bollywood. tion for this particular role, "I have been making a right from language, technical conscious effort of multitask - knowledge of the game, main - ing between genres within the taining a good fitness regime, South Indian film industry. I special training sessions and have been away from more. Kabaddi is a very disci - Bollywood actively to ensure plined Indian sport. I learnt to there's more versatility in my be vigilant and focussed on creative kitty and to ensure physical and physiological I'm not stereotyped into any aspects such as strength, particular genre. Versatility is endurance, flexibility and the key to survival. I've agility." While the actress always been passionate about maintained a special vegetari - cinema and I never wanted to an, gluten-free diet, she also limit myself to any one indus - year and hence I can't shuffle and language was never a bar - "Seetimaar". learnt a new dialect for the try. There a lot of misconcep - between multiple industries. rier for her. Being a girl who never film. tions about me, to be honest," I'm not part of the rat race and "My thirst for excellence played any sport before, "I had to get a hang of the she told IANS. I don't want to prove a point to had to be quenched and the Tamannaah said that the chal - Telangana dialect. I had to "The most bizarre piece of anyone. I want to make my South accepted me. As an lenge kicked her to take up the learn the Telangana slang. It's news I read recently was that I mark on my own terms. For actor, I will always play my role. really challenging, but am out of employment! There me it was only about acting, part with full dedication but Sharing an insight into her Sampath sir is helping me are other stories of me not and not about the industry," the results are not in my preparation for the role, she with the dialogue delivery," having a bright future in Tamannaah claimed. hands," said Tamannaah. said: "I play the coach of the Tamannaah signed off. 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Sobhita Dhulipala: I am not lands Amazon in legal soup anxious about the future Taapsee Pannu - the most successful Bollywood actress of recent years The Rachel Brosnahan- Michael Zegen, Alex Actress Sobhita Dhulipala, now," Sobhita told IANS. the lockdown time? "Now I starrer blockbuster series, Borstein, Marin Hinkle, who had three films on floor "So initially, I was feeling am taking care of my body "The Marvelous Mrs. Tony Shalhoub and Kevin when lockdown stopped all restless over what had hap - and mind. I am evaluating my Madhuri shares throwback image Maisel" is in for legal trou - Pollak. shooting activity in the film ble. An author, who claims In the documents industry, says she is trying to with lockdown message the concept of the hugely obtained by TMZ, Parmley keep her body and mind Bollywood actress support to fight coronavirus. D'souza to offer free dance popular series has been said she wrote her book and healthy instead of feeling anx - copied from her book, has then adapted a screenplay Madhuri Dixit-Nene has Amid lockdown, Madhuri lessons on ious about not being "produc - shared a gorgeous black and teamed up with Kathak expo - DancewithMadhuri.com. sued Amazon Studios, the from it. She then went to dif - tive" in these times of isola - streaming service hosting the ferent studios pitching her white photograph of herself tion. along with a special message. show. idea and says many were "I was shooting three proj - Author Jodi Parmley interested in her idea. Madhuri took to ects and the plan was to finish Instagram, where she shared claims that the crux of the Parmley didn't name any them, so that by the month of series was taken from her specific executives she met the monochrome picture. In May I could start shooting the image, a young Madhuri 'Made In Heaven' season 2. can be seen looking away But now everything is on from the camera. hold. I was shooting for the She captioned the image: Telugu-Hindi bilingual "Eyes on the road. Feet inside 'Major' with Mahesh Babu. In the house. #LockdownVibes fact, Mahesh Babu is also pro - #PauseAndRewind." ducing the film. We were Her image currently has shooting our Hyderabad 256K likes on the photo-shar - schedule but we had to stop ing website. Madhuri keeps due to the outbreak of sharing her blast from the past COVID-19. I am part of Mani pictures. (Ratnam) sir's upcoming film pened so suddenly. I had decisions and putting things Earlier this month, and that shooting is also planned everything, I had a in retrospect. I am watching Madhuri and her husband Sri stopped now. I am also work - flowchart and I had prepared web series, films and I am Ram Nene announced that ing on a film called 'Sitara' myself as an actor. Now what also reading books. I remem - they are making a donation to produced by RSVP. We shot a should I do? Of course, we are ber as a child I was such a the PM-CARES fund and nent Birju Maharaj and chore - On the work front, small schedule in Mumbai. artiste and things affect us geek, loved reading books. In Maharashtra Chief Minister's ographers like Saroj Khan, Madhuri was last seen on We were supposed to do a emotionally. But now I am not the last few years, things have Relief Fund to extend their Terence Lewis, and Remo screen in "Kalank". schedule in Kerala next. That fighting it anymore. I know been different. I am finishing has also stopped. I had a this too shall pass. I am not some books that I so wanted release of a Malayalam film anxious about the future, that to read for long. And also, I 'Kurup' opposite Dulqure is not productive," mentioned started cooking again after 'Sadak 2' gives you a different kind of Salman. We have to resched - the actress. three years. So my days are ule the release of the film So how is she dealing with packed," Sobhita signed off. Mahesh Bhatt : Akshay Anand Actor Akshay Anand had will definitely get a different him to live life for a reason. been directed by Mahesh kind of Bhatt sahab," prom - He listens to me. It's an Sayani Gupta finds it hard to Bhatt back in 1998 in the film ised the actor. important role even though "Zakhm". After 1999's Akshay also shared some it's a cameo. It's like the role I laugh on cue "Kartoos", Bhatt gave up the information about his role in did in 'Ghulam'. It was a small responsibilities of a director. Actress Sayani Gupta says getically flawed ladies who were told, very often, to recre - Now he is back in the direc - she finds laughing on cue live, love, blunder and discov - ate our off-screen chemistry tor's chair for the upcoming hard, adding that it "is some - er what it really takes to build with all the banter, madness "Sadak 2", and Anand, who is times harder than yawning on working with him again, cue". couldn't be more thrilled "One of the most difficult about it. things I find as an actor is to "It's been a wonderful film 2014 novel "F.I.F.I. Financial at Amazon, but did imply laugh on cue. It is way harder to do because the last film that Infidelity F**k It: The that word got out to them than crying or other emotions. I did with him was 'Zakhm'. Mistress of the New about her book and screen - It's sometimes harder than Soon he retired (as a director) Millennium", reports daily - play. After seeing the pre - yawning on cue," Sayani said. and he has now come back to mail.co.uk. miere of "The Marvelous Recalling her experience direct. Doing that film ('Sadak In her lawsuit, the author Mrs. Maisel" in 2017, of shooting the web series 2') with him, for me, was like said that Amazon Studios Parmley, who lives in New "Four More Shots Please!", a cherished moment," Akshay stole a number of creative Orleans, believed that much she said: "Every time the girls told IANS. elements from her book, of the storyline, like the got together for the bar Asked if he noticed any including the plight of the struggling lead character scenes, which were ‘the girls changes in him as a director, main character, the stand-up seeking financial independ - are having fun and bonding' Akshay said: "Yes, he has comedy, general plot points ence and leaving her hus - scenes, after about 4 takes and matured a lot. He is so richly and character traits. band, was taken from her tons of laughing out loud, it and deeply oozing with value Set in 1950s Manhattan, book. Now, Parmley is suing would be damn tough to keep for life. He wants to give it to the upcoming film, which role but the character lives on "The Marvelous Mrs. for the profits Amazon has it light and spontaneous. Anu a lot of people through his stars Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, through the film," he said. Maisel" tells the story of made from the show. The (director Anu Menon) would films and dialogues, and Pooja Bhatt and Aditya Roy Akshay is currently seen in Midge Maisel (Brosnahan) exact figure is not known -- often tell us, ‘All of you are so through the ideas that he has Kapur. Sony Entertainment who is trying to find her own but it is likely to be a huge good with drama and bring in his mind. 'Sadak 2' is a very "I am playing Sanjay Television's show "Ek Duje voice after her husband amount considering the criti - that same spontaneity in the different kind of a film. It's Dutt's friend. I am one of Ke Vaaste 2", in which he leaves her. With music and cal and commercial success lighter scenes'. We would just been made beautifully. You those people who convinces plays a father. lighter tones, the show by that the show got during its keep pondering like and com - Amy Sherman-Palladino and three seasons to date. ing up with new ways of everlasting friendships in and laughter. But it's totally Daniel Palladino, puts the The period comedy- amusing each other in every Mumbai. different when you need to spotlight on gender issues, drama has already been take." The series also stars Kirti stick to the exact cues and Kiara Advani shows how she dresses and the disparity. It also stars renewed for a fourth season. After the success of the Kulhari, Bani J. and Maanvi lines and laugh as hard at the first season of the Amazon Gagroo, with Prateik Babbar, same joke in every single up for calls amid lockdown Kareena aces 'work from Original series, the second Lisa Ray, Milind Soman, Neil take. I am quite excited to see Actress Kiara Advani tick - "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" directed Vidya Balan and Shiney season of "Four More Shots Bhooplalam, Simone Singh what we have finally led the funny bone by sharing by Anees Bazmee. It also stars Ahuja, was released in 2007. home' with a pout Please!" will release on April and Amrita Puri. achieved," she added. a photograph showing how Kartik Aaryan. The film was an official 17. The second part will pick- Sayani says Maanvi Produced by Pritish Nandy she dresses up for After treating fans with a she has been constantly shar - up from the previous season's helped us in multiple situa - Communications Ltd, the video calls. workout pout last week, ing highlights of her life. cliffhanger ending, bringing tions "with her PJs". show is created by Rangita Kiara took to Bollywood diva Kareena She recently shared a pho - back stories of four unapolo - "She can be hilarious! We Pritish Nandy. Instagram stories Kapoor Khan has now aced tograph of a necklace made where she shared a "work from home" with a sig - picture of herself, nature pout. Cary Joji Fukunaga rules out re-edit - which seemed to be Kareena took to either taken during a Instagram, where she shared a ing 'No Time To Die' photoshoot or during photograph of herself sitting an event. on a chair while sporting a Filmmaker Cary Joji exit of Danny Boyle, was COVID shut down everything In the picture, white shirt and blue ripped Fukunaga has dismissed the asked by a fan on Instagram else, Fukunaga said. Kiara is seen dressed jeans with a hat. She is also suggestion that he should pol - about trimming and polishing The short answer is in a stunning white flaunting her signature pout, a ish his upcoming project, the movie, given the extra money. Although Bond is a gown paired with highlight of the photograph. James Bond movie No Time time he now has before the big movie, we still have to black gloves while "Work from home they out of pasta by her little son, To Die , after it was delayed film's debut. weigh cost with value. And she's holding her said..." Kareena captioned the Taimur Ali Khan. due to the coronavirus pan - In his reply, the director like anything, you could tin - phone. image, which currently has On the film front, demic. said the final cut of the film is ker endlessly. She captioned the 259K likes on the photo-shar - Kareena, who was last seen The film, which marks great and there is no need to The movie is great image: "Dressed up ing website. on screen in "Angrezi actor Daniel Craig's last out - tinker with it. as it is, hope ya'll will feel for all my FaceTime, The actresse's "Ki & Ka" Medium" with actor Irrfan ing as British spy 007, was set Some people have asked same too when it comes out, Skype and Whatsapp co-star Arjun Kapoor took to Khan, will next be seen oppo - to release this month but in me this and although time he added. calls". the comment section and site Aamir Khan in "Laal the wake of the global pan - would have been lovely, we "No Time To Die", which On the acting wrote: "Underdressed by ur Singh Chaddha", which is an demic, the makers decided to had to put our pencils down is 25th installment of the front, Kiara was standards." official Hindi remake of the push it till November. when we finished our post action spy franchise, has been recently seen in Netflix's film "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", direct - remake of the 1993 Ever since Kareena joined Hollywood film "Forrest Fukunaga, who came production window, which plagued by multiple problems "Guilty". ed by Priyadarshan and star - Malayalam film Instagram earlier this month, Gump". aboard as a director after the was thankfully before since the start. She will next be seen in ring Akshay Kumar with "Manichitrathazhu". TRUTH PREVAIL BUSINESS NEWS 11 JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 Over 1.5 cr free LPG cylinders given to poor: Pradhan PM Modi reviews impact of COVID-19 on economy; New Delhi : Over 1.5 retail selling price of cylinder Pradhan as saying at a review beneficiaries. Pradhan took 2nd stimulus in consideration crore free cooking gas (LPG) to the accounts of benefi - meeting called to discuss the part in a webinar with over cylinders have been distrib - caries. The beneficaries use implementation of the scheme 800 LPG cylinder delivery New Delhi : Prime sectors, including MSME, them through Pradhan Mantri accounts would get cash help uted in the last two weeks as this money to buy LPG refill. here. boys. Describing the LPG Minister Narendra Modi on hospitality, civil aviation, Gareeb Kalyan Yojana. Their of Rs 1,500 spread over three part of the government's stim - delivery boys as the frontline Thursday reviewed the impact agriculture and allied sector. interests have also been taken months. Over 8.3 crore poor ulus aimed at helping poor soldiers and corona fighters in of COVID-19 on the Indian The government constitut - care of while making the new women, who were handed out tide over hardships of lock - the time of unprecedented cri - economy, and discussed a ed an empowered group - guidelines," he had said. To free cooking gas connections down, Oil Minister sis due to the pandemic, he possible second stimulus with headed by Economic Affairs ease the pain and misery, the since 2016, will get free LPG Dharmendra Pradhan said on said the whole nation Finance Minister Nirmala refills for the next three Thursday. Under the Pradhan acknowledges their contribu - Sitharaman to boost sectors months, while poor senior cit - Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana tions. Appreciating their sin - hit hard by the pandemic. izens, widows and disabled (PMGKY), several relief cerity, hard work and dedica - Modi held discussions with will get an ex-gratia cash of measures have been tion to the duty, he called the Finance Minister as the Rs 1,000. Sitharaman had announced by the central gov - upon them to take due precau - pandemic hit sectors from hinted at more announce - ernment for the welfare of tions while discharging their small industries to the avia - ments if need arises. In a bid poor, one of them being pro - duties. "Many LPG delivery tion sector hard with millions to save resources, the govern - viding three LPG cylinders boys shared their experiences of jobs at stake. The meeting ment has already put restric - (14.2 kg) free to over 8 crore during these difficult times. comes amid drastic reduction tions on expenditure and beneficiaries of Pradhan They said that the companies in GDP growth forecast by funds are being diverted Mantri Ujjawala Yojana have provided them with the various multi-lateral funding towards the fight against (PMUY) between April and protection kit which includes agencies for the current fiscal COVID-19. June. soap, sanitizer, mask and due to the impact of COVID- Besides, the Union An official statement said gloves," the statement said. 19 and consequent lockdown. Cabinet approved a 30 per that for the seamless imple - "They also sanitize their State of the economy was cent reduction in salary and mentation of the scheme, the "More than 1.51 crore free The OMCs are distributing cylinders before delivery, and discussed in details during the Secretary Atanu Chakraborty Finance Minister last month allowances of Members of Oil Marketing Companies LPG cylinders have been dis - 50 to 60 lakh cylinders per also maintain social distanc - meeting, sources said, adding - which is entrusted with the announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore Parliament for one year. (OMCs) have been transfer - tributed so far to the PMUY day, which includes about 18 ing while delivering the cylin - resource mobilisation for tak - task of suggesting measures stimulus that included free President, Vice President and ring an advance equal to the beneficiaries," it quoted lakh free cylinders to PMUY der," it added. ing on the future challenges that can bring back economy foodgrains and cooking gas to Governors voluntarily decid - was also highlighted. As per back on track quickly post the poor for three months, and ed to take a pay cut as a ges - the World Bank's latest lockdown. Besides, it was cash doles to women and poor ture towards concerted effort assessment, India is expected also asked to work on relief senior citizens as it looked to to contain the spread of the Bengal FM writes to Sitharaman to allow corporate to grow 1.5 per cent to 2.8 per and welfare measures for var - ease the economic impact of deadly virus. At the same cent. Similarly, the IMF on ious sectors of the economy the nationwide lockdown. As time, the government has funds for COVID-19 from CSR kitty Tuesday projected a GDP as well as for the poor and per the announcement, 80 decided to suspend MPLADS Kolkata : West Bengal pose of combating the coron - growth of 1.9 per cent for needy. In his address to the crore poor ration card holders and funds would be directed Finance Minister Amit Mitra avirus pandemic," he said. India in 2020, as the global nation, the Prime Minister had will each get 5 kg of wheat or towards improving medical has urged the central govern - Referring to a circular of economy hits the worst reces - expressed concern over prob - rice and one kg of preferred infrastructure. An MP gets Rs ment to allow companies to the ministry of corporate sion since the Great lems being faced by poor and pulses free of cost every 5 crore every year as part of contribute from their CSR affairs, Mitra stated that cor - Depression in 1930s. The daily wagers and farmers. month for the next three the Members of Parliament kitty towards the emergency porate social responsibility pandemic and consequent "The government has made months, while, 20.4 crore Local Area Development fund created by the state to funds for COVID-19 are eli - lockdown have hit various every possible effort to help women having Jan Dhan bank Scheme (MPLADS). fight the COVID-19 pandem - gible to be treated as "CSR ic. Mitra's letter to Union activity". Mitra, however, Finance Minister Nirmala added that there is confusion Fuel sales slump 50% in April; petrol Sitharaman on Thursday with regard to another min - echoed Chief Minister istry circular that said contri - down 64%, diesel 61%, ATF 94% Mamata Banerjee's recent bution to the CM's Relief stand on the issue. "West Fund or a fund created specif - New Delhi : India's fuel released last week but this consumption fell 17.79 per tions after April 20. Besides Bengal has set up a state ically by the state for the pan - consumption slumped by a included consumption in the cent to 16.08 million tonnes. inter and intra-state move - emergency fund under the demic does not qualify as record 50 per cent in April as pre-lockdown period as well. Diesel, the most consumed ment of goods traffic by road umbrella of the CM's Relief CSR activity. The Bengal ously jeopardise" the state's ing the "catastrophic crisis" of all petroleum products except Prime Minister Narendra fuel in the country, saw as well as rail, vehicles used Fund, exclusively for the pur - minister said this will "seri - effort to raise funds for fight - gigantic scale and magnitude. LPG saw massive demand Modi had announced a 21-day demand contract by 24.23 per by e-commerce operators will erosion following a nation - also be on-road from April 20. wide lockdown halted eco - Also, farming operations, as nomic activity and travel. well as industries outside Trai raises int'l call termination charges to 35-65 According to provisional municipal limits, have also industry data for fuel con - been allowed to operate from paise/min; telcos to benefit sumption in the first half of April 20. Besides, road con - New Delhi : Telecom reg - criminatory rate of such ter - a prescribed range of Re 0.35 will closely monitor its imple - April, petrol sales were down struction and resumption of ulator Trai on Friday said mination charge to their own per minute to Re 0.65 per mentation, including the 64 per cent, while diesel work on projects in industrial international call termination associated ILDOs as well as minute," Telecom Regulatory trends and patterns of interna - slumped by 61 per cent. clusters have been allowed. charges will be brought tional long distance Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) All these will involve fuel under forbearance but voice traffic in the consumption collapsed by 94 consumption, they said. As within prescribed range of country. "The authority, per cent as most airlines have part of a plan to exit the 35 to 65 paise/min against if it deems necessary, stopped flying. world's biggest lockdown and a fixed rate of 30 may review this regime The only fuel that showed revive stalled economic activ - paise/minute earlier -- a as well as the rate of growth was LPG as the gov - ity, the government on move expected to benefit ITC in due course of ernment dole of free cooking Wednesday allowed makers telecom operators. time," it said. A market gas cylinders to poor house - of information technology International termination watcher said that an holds fired up consumption hardware, farmers and indus - charge is the rate payable international consumer by 21 per cent during April 1 lockdown beginning March cent to 5.65 million tonnes. tries in rural areas to resume by an Indian International calling India may have to 15, the data showed. 25, shutting offices and facto - This is the biggest fall in operations after April 20. Long Distance Operator to pay a bit more, Overall the decline in petrole - ries, barring those involved in diesel consumption the coun - From April 20, the govern - (ILDO), who carries the although finally much um product sales was 50 per essential services. Also, try has recorded as most ment will lift restrictions on e- call from outside the of that will depend on cent, it said. The data pertains flights were suspended, trains trucks went off-road and rail - commerce companies, goods country to access provider settlement and negotia - to sales made by three public stopped plying, vehicles went ways stopped plying trains. movement by roads and in the country in whose tion that take place in sector (PSU) oil marketing off the road and cargo move - Petrol sales dropped 16.37 per restart port and air cargo oper - network the call termi - the international leg. companies. Private firms such ment stopped as most people cent to 2.15 million tonnes, ations. nates. When contacted, indus - as Nayara Energy do not share were asked to stay home to while ATF consumption fell Factories beyond munici - While the regulator try body COAI said this mid-month sales trend and help check the spread of coro - 32.4 per cent to 4,84,000 pal limits, including those in has given a range with is a move in the "right their numbers get reflected navirus. The lockdown was tonnes. However, LPG sales the food processing industry, floor and a ceiling, and direction" and that Trai only in the monthly consump - earlier this week extended till rose 1.9 per cent to 2.3 million mining, packaging material, left it to operators to set has taken into consider - tion numbers released by the May 3. India had consumed tonnes in March. Officials oil and gas exploration, and the rate under a forbear - ation the financial situ - oil ministry in the second 2.4 million tonnes of petrol said petrol and diesel con - refineries will be allowed to ance regime, it has, however, standalone players to ensure Authority of India (Trai) said ation of the operators. "This week of every month. and 7.3 million tonnes of sumption is likely to pick up operate. Road construction, mandated that operators will level-playing field between in its latest regulations. The goes towards bringing parity Industry officials said this diesel in April 2019. As much in the second half of the irrigation projects, construc - offer non-discriminatory rate standalone and integrated regulator said that as this new with international operators," is the biggest ever drop in as 6,45,000 tonnes of ATF month as the government has tion work and projects in for such termination charges companies. regulatory regime for the rate Cellular Operators' sales and the first data for the was used in that month last allowed trucks to ply as well industrial areas such as SEZ to everyone. The regulator has "...the authority has decid - of international termination Association of India (COAI) complete lockdown period. year. In March 2020, the as farmers and industries in and EoUs will be allowed to said that an access services ed that the rate of ITC shall be charge is being prescribed for Director General Rajan March sales numbers were country's petroleum product rural areas to resume opera - function. provider will offer non-dis - kept under forbearance within the first time in the country, it Mathews said. Exports plunges by 34.57 pc in March, 4.78 pc in FY20 Rupee tanks 36 paise to all-time low of 76.80 New Delhi : India's the data, Federation of Indian major product groups were in world trade is expected to fall exports plunged by a record Export Organisations (FIEO) negative territory during between 13 per cent and 32 against US dollar in early trade 34.57 per cent in March due President Sharad Kumar Saraf March except for iron-ore. per cent in 2020 as the Mumbai : The Indian largely due to strengthening hit an all-time low of 76.80, economy. The number of to a steep decline in shipments said that the trade data is on During the full fiscal, the sec - COVID 19 pandemic disrupts rupee tanked 36 paise to an of the US Dollar against the down 36 paise over its last cases around the world linked of leather, gems and jew - all-time low of 76.80 against basket of currencies as close. to the new coronavirus has ellery and petroleum the US dollar in opening trade investors fled to safe haven The rupee had settled at crossed over 20 lakh. In India, products, dragging the 76.44 against the US dollar on nearly 12,000 coronavirus total exports in 2019-20 Wednesday. The currency cases have been reported so down to USD 314.31 bil - could also track local equity far. Brent crude futures, the lion, official data showed markets which started on a global oil benchmark, rose on Wednesday. negative note as Asian stock 1.44 per cent to USD 28.09 Merchandise exports in markets are set to tumble per barrel. Foreign institution - March stood at USD amid increasing gloomy eco - al investors (FIIs) were net 21.41 billion, down by nomic outlooks for Asia, buyers in the capital markets, 34,57 per cent compared Reliance Securities said in a as they bought shares worth to USD 32.72 billion in report. IMF said Thursday Rs 1,358.66 crore on the same month last year. that Asia's economic growth Wednesday, as per provisional This is expected to be the this year will grind to a halt data. Domestic bourses steepest fall in monthly for the first time in 60 years, opened on a negative note exports since 2008-09, as the coronavirus crisis takes with benchmark indices when shipments dipped an "unprecedented" toll on the Sensex trading 116.89 points by 33.3 per cent in region's service sector and lower at 30,262.92 and Nifty March 2009. major export destinations, the down by 36.50 points at Imports too contract - on Thursday, tracking weak Greenback amid weakening report noted. 8,888.80. The dollar index, ed by 28.72 per cent to domestic equities and sharp risk appetite in the markets. Moreover, market partici - which gauges the greenback's USD 31.16 billion. This rise in coronavirus cases in The rupee opened weak at pants are also concerned that strength against a basket of is the steepest decline the country. Forex traders said 76.75 at the interbank forex the sharp rise in coronavirus six currencies, rose by 0.46 since November 2015, the weakness in the rupee was market and then fell further to cases, could weigh on the per cent to 99.91. when imports declined by 30.26 per cent. Dip in exports and imports nar - rowed the trade deficit -- Investors flock to Amazon, Jeff Bezos the difference between imports and exports -- in richer by $6.5 bn in a day March to USD 9.76 bil - Seattle: Despite gloom all company to rebound from the His ex-wife Mackenzie third-party sellers to start lion, the lowest in the over, Amazon saw its stock coronavirus market selloff, Bezos, who owns about 4 per shipping nonessential items to last 13 months. It was zooming over 5 per cent to an which started in late cent of Amazon, saw her net its warehouses this week as it USD 9.6 billion in all-time high of over $2,283 ramps up efforts to supply the February last year. Oil and the expected lines as tors which recorded negative normal economic activity and per share � leaving the essential items in the chal - gold imports contracted by 15 exporters were not able to growth include petroleum life around the world. Import ecommerce giant with $1.1 lenging COVID-19 times. per cent and 62.64 per cent to ship goods during the second (8.10 per cent), handicrafts sectors which registered nega - trillion worth and adding $6.5 After filling 100,000 new jobs USD 10 billion and USD 1.22 half of March due to the lock - (2.36 per cent), cotton tive growth during 2019-20 billion to its Founder and announced in March, e-com - billion, respectively in March down, cancellations and delay yarn/fabrics (10.67 per cent), include gold, silver, electronic CEO Jeff Bezos fortune. merce giant Amazon is plan - 2019. of shipments and orders. engineering (5.87 per cent), goods, transport equipment, Amazon has been a favourite ning to add 75,000 more, to For the full fiscal (2019- "Spread of Covid-19 across gems and jewellery (11 per machine tools, iron and steel, among �sheltered-at-home' help meet surge in demand 20), imports declined by 9.12 the globe has not only pulled cent) and leather (9.64 per coal, petroleum and chemi - investors because of an due to the CVID-19 crisis. As per cent to USD 467.19 bil - down the world sentiment to cent). Tea, coffee, rice, tobac - cals. unprecedented surge in online more and more people rely on lion, narrowing the trade its lowest but has also affected co and cashew sectors too Data showed that oil orders and the company keep - home deliveries to source the deficit to USD 152.88 billion the global supply chain and recorded negative growth in imports in April-March 2019- ing its workflow going supplies of their daily needs, as against USD 184 billion in brought economies in reces - 2019-20. Since 2011-12, 20 dipped by 8.15 per cent to despite health fears among its Amazon said it is "looking for 2018-19. "The decline in sionary condition," he said. India's exports have been hov - USD 129.43 billion, while warehouse workers. talent in every community exports has been mainly due During the first quarter of ering at around USD 300 bil - non-oil imports were down by According to a Forbes where we operate". to the ongoing global slow - 2020-21, the sector will see a lion. During 2017-18, the 9.49 per cent to USD 337.76 report on Tuesday, Amazon To help its employees dur - down, which got aggravated similar trend, he added. overseas shipments grew by billion during that fiscal. stock surged 5.3 per cent on ing the crisis, Amazon also due to the current Covid-19 However, he hoped that from about 10 per cent to USD 303 According to the RBI data, Tuesday, hitting a new record February: It's one out of only worth rise by $2.2 billion, to increased pay for hourly crisis. The latter resulted in the second quarter of this fis - billion and further to USD services exports in February close of $2,283 per share. The 28 stocks in the S&P 500 to reach $44.8 billion. Amazon employees by $2 per hour in large scale disruptions in sup - cal, exports may start showing 330.08 billion in 2018-19. were USD 17.73 billion, reg - stock is now up over 20 per do so," said the report. Bezos is now world's second-largest the U.S., Canadian dollar 2 ply chains and demand result - nominal growth depending on The dip in numbers are in istering a positive growth of cent so far this year, outpacing currently owns an 11.2 per company after Microsoft per hour in Canada, and 2 ing in cancellation of orders," the condition evolving in the sync with the projections of 6.88 per cent. Imports were the benchmark index. cent stake in Amazon, with a which is worth $1.32 trillion. euros per hour in many EU the commerce ministry said in international market. He the World Trade Organisation USD 11.07 billion, an "Amazon is the first major net worth at $138 billion now. The e-tailer is set to allow countries. a statement. Commenting on added that 29 out of the 30 (WTO), which has stated that increase of 12.82 per cent. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2020 JMC sprays one lac litre mixture of chemical daily JAMMU : In continuing Tractor trailed Mist Blowers areas in the areas falling ground and also focusing on its fight against Covid-19 and other vehicles have been within the limits of JMC the health and well being of more aggressively, JMC is put into service for stop which comprising of essential the front line workers spraying 1,00,000 litres of spreading of Covid-19. commodities like wheat flour deployed for the purpose and sanitization chemical mixture Beside, sanitization drives 10kg, Dal 1kg, Sugar 1kg, Health Officer was directed to daily by deploying about are being undertaken by JMC Edible Oil 1L, Salt 1kg have ensure proper utilization of 1000 workers and 400 vehi - cles on job for sanitization, cleanliness, fumigation and door to door garbage collec - tion from all the wards of Jammu Municipal Corporation. Besides, Decontamination and Sanitizing tunnels have been installed at all Govt hospitals viz. Govt. Medical College, Jammu, Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Sarwal Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu, C&D Hospital, Maheshpura Chowk, Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar, all quaran - tine centres. Commissioner JMC said Sanitization tunnel installed at Narwal Vegetable mandi Jammu. that the Corporation has pressed into service its mech - anized decontamination vehi - COVID -19 Pandemic cles and special teams of on daily basis as per roster in been provided to the each PPE by the front line workers. workers for sanitization and all the 75 wards of Jammu family living there. Commissioner, JMC also Ensure proper analysis of Covid-19 cleanliness of places of public Municipal Corporation for As far as the security and appealed to the general public importance. decontamination of all the safety of the front line work - at large to avoid major gather - Around 1000 workers areas falling within the juris - ers is concerned, JMC has ings in public places and patients : Div Com to CMOs equipped with protective gear diction of JMC. provided all kinds of safety make use of alcohol based are carrying out decontamina - In its endeavour to reach equipments like Hand gloves, hand sanitizers and masks as Asks to maintain close coordination tion and sanitation works out to the needy & in view of masks, hand sanitizers, soaps, preventive measure to do SRINAGAR, APRIL 18 : the concerned to record all Commissioner stressed med - Srinagar, officers from Health besides 400 vehicles includ - the prevailing situation aris - goggles, gum boots and per - away with this menace and While contact tracing, the information of positive as ical officials to maintain inter & Medical Education and ing tippers, loaders, com - ing due to outbreak of Covid- sonal protective equipment also to extend their full coop - Divisional Commissioner, well as suspected cases accu - departmental coordination other concerned official were pactors, dumpers, tankers 19 the JMC continued distri - gears (PPEG) to ensure their eration to Jammu Municipal Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, rately, in a prescribed format while performing duties on present in the meeting, while from Fire Services, Boom bution of Dry Ration Kits to safety. The Commissioner, Corporation so that corona today, directed Chief Medical Sprayer tractors from the needy and down trodden JMC is personally monitoring virus can be stopped from Officers to ensure proper Agriculture Department and persons living in the slum each and everything on spreading. analysis of every positive Covid=19 patient and trace everything about such patient. Waive off interest on KCC loans in He added that analysis should include details about patients family, neighbors, relatives, J&K in support of farmers : NDPI daily routine, if having co- JAMMU : Suggesting have lost their basmati rice KCC loan interest should be Explaining the mental morbidity like diabetes, car - Government to constitute dis - crops and were assured ade - waved off," he said, adding stress the farmers are passing diac condition or is on dialysis trict and divisional level com - quate compensation by the that the electricity charges and though, Rajesh Gupta said the or has any other health condi - mittee to redress issues of Government. pump set should also not be poor farmers are worried due tion, is a smoker or smokes farmers in Jammu division, "A year has passed, but the charged from them. to poor financial condition, hukka and other related infor - National Democratic Party promise has not been fulfilled. When they have not used and hardships in growing mation. The Divisional Indian (NDPI) J&K UT The farmers in the ongoing these things, he said, how they next crops in absence of Commissioner was supervis - President Rajesh Gupta has lockdown have allegedly been can be able to pay charges for labourers. ing the online contact tracing, appealed Government not to facing starvation like situa - these things. He said that farmers may sampling and other guidelines charge interest on Kissan tion," he claimed, while quot - When Government has come on roads if their for COVID-19 patients. Credit Cards (KCC) loans, ing the suffering of the farm - given relaxation to the busi - demands are not accepted. He He further directed con - and electricity pumps in ers along the International ness houses, why the poor suggested that their issues cerned to wear protective Jammu and Kashmir. Border and other places in farmers cannot be considered should not be lingered any gears while performing their and submit it to the district ground during the current CMOs of other districts of the He also demanded release Jammu and Kashmir. in Government's scheme, he longer and demands should be duty in red zone areas and level control rooms for further pandemic. valley, along -with their teams of pending compensation of The NDPI Chief said that questioned. accepted as early as possible segregate high risk and low action. Officer on Special Duty participated in the meeting via farmers who lost their basmati the government should frame He said that the on humanitarian ground. risk contacts. He also directed The Divisional (OSD), Owais Ahmad, CMO video conferencing. rice crop, last year. policy for the welfare of the Government should seriously On set of harvest season, In a statement, Gupta farmers involving their repre - think on the issues of farmer's he said, the farmers should be expressed concern over the sentatives at the district and community who are the back allowed to bring in tractors, COVID -19 Pandemic plight of the farmers in divisional level so that their bone of economy of not only thrashers and combine C M Jammu and Kashmir who issues can be addressed as Jammu and Kashmir, but of machines to be used to collect C M Textile Association delegation calls on Div Com have pinned their hopes with early as possible. the entire country. a ripe crop from the fields. Y B the J&K Government and Lt "The interest of Kissan "We grow world class bas - "The machines and trac - y B Lauds measures of Divisional Commissioner against the pandemic Governor Girish Chander Credit Card loan should also mati in our fields. Our farmers tors with their operators SRINAGAR, APRIL 18 : from various industrial areas lighted issues will be looked valley. Murmu. not be charged from these have made our proud. At the should be given permission to A delegation of Textile Units of the valley and growth of into for appropriate disposal, Additional Commissioner He appealed that the poor people who are depend - moment of crises, we must enter Lakhanpur from Punjab Association today called on textile industry across on priority. Kashmir, Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Government should release ent upon their fields and at stand with them and given so that they can be used to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. The delegation lauded the Director Industries & the pending compensations in present times, they are pass - them all relaxations possible harvest ready crops in the Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole. The Divisional role of Divisional Commerce, Mehmood favour of the farmers who ing though the hardships. under the law," he said. fields," said Rajesh Gupta. The deputation discussed Commissioner gave patient Commissioner Kashmir for Ahmad Shah and representa - Kishtwar administration several issues pertaining to hearing to the delegation and timely measures against the tives of Textile Association Yudhvir slams Rahul Gandhi over Corona remarks; says the textile units in operating assured them that all the high - spread of Covid-19 across were present on the occasion. releases 27 persons from administrative quarantine Cong leader’s voice resonates Pak propaganda Covid-19 KISHTWAR, APRIL18: JAMMU : BJP J&K Vice Health Organisation has have opted for lockdown and Bandipora administration continues distribution 27 : persons who had outside President Yudhir Sethi in a applauded India for its relent - are achieving desired results UT travel history and who hard hitting statement on less efforts to fight the spread but the Congress leader is not of ration kits among needy were put in administrative Saturday slammed Congress of the lethal coronavirus. convinced and wants elimina - quarantine at various quaran - leader Rahul Gandhi over his Sethi said it is annoying that tion overnight as if govern - Free Ration kits provided to 27031 persons tine facilities were today dis - remarks on the situation in the when the country is passing ment has a magic wand and is charged from District Hospital country amid the coronavirus through such critical phase not using the same. BANDIPORA, APRIL migrant labourers have lockdown in the district, A team of doctors after completing their 14 days outbreak especially with wherein government has put Sethi said that faultfinding 18 : Continuing its efforts to been provided the food kits there are numerous people accompany the distribution quarantine period. Assistant regard to lockdown restric - in all its resources to bail out at this crucial juncture is reach out to the needy, the thrice. He said NGOs, pri - who need help and Mir teams to conduct medical Commissioner Revenue, Dr tions. people of this nation out of Congress’ compulsion as the District administration, vate institutions and several Tajamul has been nominat - check up of non-local labor - Amir Hussain and Medical The BJP leader said that this morass, the ‘sadist’ party has become redundant Bandipora distributed free individuals have also assist - ed as nodal officer for pro - ers and aware them about Superintendent District till political leaders like Rahul Congress leader is not leav - under present circumstances ration among the needy, ed the administration by viding food and other the COVID-19 and precau - Hospital Dr Tariq Parvez along Gandhi are there Pakistan and ing any chance to derive and is looking for various ali - destitute, distressed and providing food kits. essentials to the needy peo - tion they need to take to other doctors and medical staff other enemies of the nation pleasure out of this grim situ - bis to remain relevant. need not to act against India ation. He said that before rais - The senior BJP func - non-local laborers stuck in He said that in view of ple in the district. avert the disease. were present on the occasion. The discharged persons were because Congress leader and ing questions on lockdown, tionary asserted that the grim the district to ensure that further briefed about the vari - his alike are doing their job the so called ‘young’ situation from which country they do not face any short - ous SOPs and guidelines to be with complete efficacy res - Congress leader should have is passing now requires that age of food material during IRCS distributes ration among needy followed to prevent them - onating Pakistan’s voice first asked Congress ruled and Rahul Gandhi and other lead - the ongoing lockdown, selves and their families from vociferously without fail. partnered states to revoke ers of opposition should stand amid Covid-19. JAMMU, APRIL 18 : the COVID-19. They were Taking a jibe on Rahul such restrictions, which they shoulder to shoulder for bol - The Deputy Secretary, Indian Red Cross also asked to follow social dis - Gandhi, he said the Congress’ have imposed quite earlier stering government’s resolve Commissioner(DC), Society, Vinod Malhotra, tancing, resort to frequent ‘elite’ leader’s criticism over than central dispensation’s to fight coronavirus and along with staff today distrib - Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad washing of their hands with lockdown in the country has lockdown. The BJP senior solidify the measures taken uted ration and other food soaps and compulsory wearing come at the time when entire leader said that all the coun - by BJP government in this Mirza said that so far 27031 items to 95 poor and needy face masks. world especially World tries affected by this virus direction. persons have benefitted families of Nanak Nagar and including 1011 migrant its adjoining areas. laborers who are stuck in Besides this, Indian Red the district. He said the Cross Society, Jammu Region ration of dry rice, vegeta - in collaboration with bles, Aata, Cooking Oil and International Associations for spices is provided to the Human Values (Art of Living) also distributed ration and needy, after every eight food items to 100 families of days and so far 1011 Mishriwala. Sunil Dimple holds protest expressed serious concern over the killing of two CRPF jawans and attack on CRPF camp JAMMU : Sunil Dimple attack by the Pak Militants on Narinder Modi, Defense min - Modi and the govt of india to president jammu west assem - CRPF camp and killed two ister Raj Nath singh and chief start war with pakistan and bly movement in held strong Jawans. of the staff Vipan Rawat for liberate the illegally occupied protest dhrna against the mili - He also condemned the surgical strike and libration of parts of jammu kashmir by tants attack in Spore Kashmir China, POK, GILGIT, in which Our two CRPF Blatistan by Pakistan. Jawans Martyred. Dimple said we stand Dimple praised jammu firmly with the Govt of India Kashmir police and said we and fully support the prime are proud of our CRPF, army minister Narinder Modi, to J&K POLICE and security deal with our enemy Pakistan forces who are fighting the and china in the liberation of full-fledged war STARTED the Jammu Kashmir illegally by Pakistan in, across and on occupied parts by Pakistan, LOC. POK, GILGIT, Blatistan. Dimple Congratulates DG Dimple said that Jammu Police Dilbag singh for appre - Kashmir was, is and will inte - ciation by home minister gral Part of India, Amit shah of jammu Kashmir He said our security forces police. He praised DG Dilbag fifghting a full-fledged war singh and jammu Kashmir started by the Pakistan on police says we are proud of LOC and in kashmir. our CRPF, army and security ceasefire violation today by POK, gilgit blatistan. Dimple demanded to start forces. Pak shelling, houses Sunil Dimple held pak - war with pakistan as frequent He strongly condemned destroyed and many injured istan PM Imran khan and ISI ceasefire violation, regular the cowardice attack by pak On LOC OF Poonch and responsible for funding terror - Pak firing taking place on militants on CRPF camp in Kashmir Kupwara. ism, militancy, infiltration of LOC of the jammu kashmir. Kashmir. Dimple said we are proud ammunition, militants in He said Pak PM Imran He Expressed Serious con - of Jammu Kashmir police, jammu kashmir khan has left free Azahar cern Resentment, strongly army, and security forces and Dimple send a message to Masood, Hafez Sayeed, TWO DAyS LITERARy FEAST FOR KIDS FROM 10 AM TO 2PM AS, yAyAVAR condemned the Cowardice demanded prime minister the prime minister Narinder lakhvi in Pakistan. JAMMU LITERARy FESTIVAL GOES ONLINE AND REACHING OUT GLOBALLy

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