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Price: Rs.1 | Page 12 | Vol. No.: 11 | Issue No: 203 Postal Registration No. JK-458/16-18 epaper.dailyjammurising.in RNI No: JKENG/2011/40494 BRIEF NEWS No power in world can separate Jammu and Schools in Kargil Janmashtami procession taken out in for classes 6 to 8 to Kashmir from India: Rajnath Singh open from Sept 1 Pakistan works on policy to give ‘death of thousand cuts’ to India Srinagar after two years In view of the improved NEW DELHI, AUG 30 that the Union Territory will ism adopted by the evil Covid-19 situation in the dis- Defence Minister Rajnath soon be free of terrorism. forces is slowly collapsing. Janmashtami celebrated in J&K trict, the Kargil administration Singh on Monday expressed “The strength that sepa- “The anti-India forces JAMMU RISING allowed physical classes in confidence that Jammu and have understood that they are SRINAGAR, AUG 30 schools for students of classes Kashmir will soon be free of no longer in a position to do After a gap of two years, 6 to 8 from September 1. terrorism and said “no power much in the Kashmir Valley, Kashmiri Pandits took out a The District Magistrate in the world” can separate especially after the abroga- Janmashtami procession to Kargil has issued orders on Jammu and Kashmir from tion of Article 370. I want to celebrate the birthday of Sunday for the reopening of India. assure you that no power in Lord Krishna here on Mon- schools for classes in the dis- The Minister also ex- the world can separate day. Amid tight security trict pressed concern over the se- Jammu & Kashmir from In- arrangements, the procession “Keeping in view the vari- curity of Indians in dia,” he stated. started from the Ganpatyar ous representations received Afghanistan and said India is The comments come in the temple in the Habba Kadal by this office regarding the closely watching the devel- backdrop of concerns by se- area of the city and passed subject cited above and in opments. curity experts of terrorist through Kralkhud, Barbar- view of the improved Covid- Giving a talk as a part of groups from Afghanistan en- shah before reaching the 19 situation in the district, it is Balramji Das Tandon lecture tering India, specially clock tower at the historic hereby ordered that all the series through video confer- ratist forces used to get due Jammu and Kashmir, and Lal Chowk, officials said. „Turn to page 2 encing, the Minister lauded to Article 370 and 35A is tense relations with neigh- They said the procession armed forces for their efforts now nowhere to be seen,” he bours China and Pakistan. crossed over the Amirakadal Two held with to counter terror activities in said. Talking about bridge, passed through the Jammu and Kashmir for the Referring to the cross-bor- Afghanistan, Jehangir chowk and returned last seven years. der strikes on terror camps, banned 1082 Chinese „Turn to page 2 to the temple. The devotees, thread rolls in Singh exuded confidence he said the model of terror- including men, women and children, danced alongside the chariot and distributed „Turn to page 2 Border Security Force India logs 42,909 new COVID-19 cases, 380 deaths; Jammu Jammu and Kashmir Reports 105 Two persons have been Seizes 10 Kg Heroin active infections cross 3.76 lakh mark arrested for allegedly pos- Near International NEW DELHI, AUG 30 cases in a span of 24 hours. sessing banned 1082 Chi- New Covid-19 Cases, No Death India saw a single-day rise The ministry said that nese rolls, commonly Border In Jammu of 42,909 new COVID-19 14,19,990 COVID-19 tests known as gattu/manjha JAMMU RISING union territory, while have been reported today, According to the daily infections, which took the to- were conducted on Sunday, JAMMU RISING from Domana area here in JAMMU, AUG 30 3,19,582 patients have re- thus taking the total number Media Bulletin on novel tal tally of cases to taking the total cumulative JAMMU, AUG 30 the city outskirts on Mon- Jammu and Kashmir covered so far, the officials of positive cases in Jammu Corona virus (Covid-19), out 3,27,37,939, while active tests conducted so far in the said. and Kashmir to 325253. of 325253 positive cases, The Border Security Force day. recorded 105 fresh cases of cases registered an increase country to 52,01,46,525. The death toll in the union Moreover, 117 more 1264 are Active Positive, (BSF) Monday seized 10 kg A comprehensive and the coronavirus on Monday for the sixth consecutive day, The daily positivity rate taking the number of in- territory due to the pandemic COVID-19 patients have re- 319582 have recovered and heroin, worth crores of ru- commendable strategy was according to Union health has been recorded at 3.02 per fected people to 3,25,253, was 4,407 as no fresh death covered and discharged from 4407 have died; 2166 in pees, near the International initiated to check and book ministry data updated on cent. It is above three per while the union territory reg- was reported in the past 24 various hospitals including Jammu division and 2241 in Border in Akhnoor sector in Monday. cent after 35 days, it said. those indulging in sale of istered no fresh death due to hours. 31 from Jammu Division and Kashmir division. Jammu, a senior official said. banned killer 'gattu' (Chi- The death toll has climbed The weekly positivity rate the virus in the past 24 hours, Meanwhile, the officials 86 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin further said The Inspector General of to 4,38,210 with 380 fresh fa- has been recorded at 2.41 per nese kite flying thread) in officials said. said, there were 44 con- Besides this, 65.86 percent that out of 13326639 test re- BSF, Jammu frontier, NS talities, according to the data cent. It has been below three „Turn to page 2 Of the fresh cases, 30 were firmed cases of Mucormyco- of population above the age sults available, 13001386 Jamwal said the forces con- updated at 8 am. per cent for the last 66 days, from the Jammu division and sis (black fungus) in the of 18 years has been vacci- samples have been tested as duct operations based on reg- The number of active according to the health min- J&K: Scooty rider 75 from the Kashmir divi- union territory as no fresh nated across the Jammu and negative till today. ular tip-offs and the seizure cases has increased to istry. killed, trucker arrested sion of the union territory, case was reported since Sun- Kashmir. Till date 3215413 persons was result of such efforts. 3,76,324 and comprise 1.15 The number of people who the officials said. day evening. The Bulletin also informs have been enlisted for obser- “Troops were on vigil per cent of the total infec- have recuperated from the in Kathua They said Srinagar district The Government on Mon- that no new case of Mu- vation which included 7471 round the clock and this tions. The national COVID- disease has increased to A scooty rider was killed recorded the highest number day informed that 105 new cormycosis has been re- persons in home quarantine seizure is the result of their 19 recovery rate has been 3,19,23,405, while the case when hit by a truck in Haria of 48 cases, followed by 14 positive cases of novel ported today, thus the total including facilities operated efforts,” he said. recorded at 97.51 per cent, fatality rate stands at 1.34 per Chak area of Rajbagh in cases in Doda district. Corona virus (COVID-19), number of confirmed cases by government, 1264 in iso- The consignment was the health ministry said. cent, the data stated. Kathua district of Jammu The number of active 30 from Jammu division and remains 44 in the UT of lation and 459184 in home found hidden in “Sarkanda” It said active cases in the Cumulatively, 63.43 crore and Kashmir. cases rose to 1,264 in the 75 from Kashmir division, J&K. „Turn to page 2 „Turn to page 2 country increased by 7,766 „Turn to page 2 In-charge Police Post, Haria Chak, Jarnail Singh, said that on Monday Lok Sabha Speaker meets representatives of local bodies in Anantnag morning, one truck hit the J&K: Infiltration bid along LoC foiled scooty rider from behind NEW DELHI,AUG 30 tives to work towards fulfill- near Border Road at Haria Lok Sabha Speaker Shri ment of hopes and aspira- Chak. Om Birla, who arrived in Sri- tions of the people. in Poonch, one terrorist killed The scooty rider (60), nagar on 29 August 2021, Mentioning that decentral- met with the representatives isation of power is the key to JAMMU RISING „Turn to page 2 of District Development success of democracy and JAMMU, AUG 30 Council (DDC), Block De- development, Shri Birla A terrorist was killed as J&K police cracks velopment Council (BDC) called for greater coordina- Army troops foiled an infil- and Sarpanchas of Panchay- tion among administration tration attempt along the murder case of teacher; ati Raj Institutions of Anant- and Panchayati Raj Institu- Line of Control (LoC) in nag District and other nearby tions so that the fruits of de- Jammu and Kashmir’s arrests husband, areas at Pahalgam today. velopment reach the in- Poonch district early on Congratulating the newly tended beneficiaries. In this Monday, a defence mother-in-law elected local representatives, regard, Shri Birla stressed on spokesman said. ammu and Kashmir Po- Shri Birla said that the Union have been strengthened and transparent and accountable. the importance of consensus Jammu-based Defence lice on Monday claimed to Territory of Jammu and appealed to the local repre- Observing that the roots of and dialogue and said that all Public Relation Officer Lt have solved the blind Kashmir is on the path of sentatives for their greater in- Indian democracy are in our democratic institutions must Col Devender Anand said murder case of a lady peace and prosperity. The volvement in making the tradition, Shri Birla urged the interact among themselves that an operation is still in Speaker added that Panchay- teacher by arresting her democratic institutions more Panchayati Raj representa- progress in the area. gust 30, terrorists from ati Raj Institutions in the UT „Turn to page 2 husband and mother-in- “In the early hours of Au- across the Line of Control „Turn to page 2 law in Poonch district. SDPO Mendhar Z A Jaf- Representatives of DDC, BDC, panchayats play major role in fri said that a strangulated Latest technology to help utilise ground body of lady teacher Shah- development of J&K amid challenges: Om Birla naz Akhter,36, was found JAMMU RISING of democracy at the grass- always been his endeavour to water for drinking: Dr Jitendra on August 24, some 100 JAMMU, AUG 30 roots level in the region, have regular discussions and NEW DELHI, AUG 30 sources in arid regions and sources. He said that the of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India metres away from her res- Representatives of District Birla said that the union terri- dialogue with democratic in- Union Minister of State thus help utilise ground wa- Heli-borne geophysical map- has entrusted the responsibil- idence at Keri Gulatta, Development Council tory of Jammu and Kashmir stitutions of different regions (DDC), Block Development traditionally has had a sys- across the nation so as to en- (Independent Charge) Sci- ter for drinking to supple- ping technique of CSIR- ity to CSIR-NGRI for map- Gursai. ence & Technology; Minis- ment Prime Minister Naren- NGRI provides a high reso- ping ground water sources in "The body bore injury Council (BDC) and Gram tem of self-government in sure mutual exchange of the villages and a three-tier ideas and experiences. He ter of State (Independent dra Modi’s “Har Ghar Nal Se lution 3D image of the arid regions. marks following which a Panchayats play a crucial role in the development of democratic system is giving added that through regular Charge) Earth Sciences; Jal” scheme. sub-surface up to a depth of Referring to Prime Minis- case was registered and Jammu and Kashmir amid more strength to this system. discussion and constructive MoS PMO, Personnel, Pub- The Minister disclosed 500 meters below the ter’s 75th Independence Day investigation taken up," several challenges, said Lok He further said that Pan- dialogue, the faith of the peo- lic Grievances, Pensions, that CSIR, along with Na- ground. speech, where he said that in said the officer. Sabha Speaker Om Birla on chayati Raj institutions are ple of Jammu and Kashmir in Atomic Energy and Space, tional Geophysical Research At a meeting of the CSIR just two years of the Jal Jee- He said that based on Monday. directly connected with the a democracy has been Dr Jitendra Singh today said, Institute NGRI, have under- attended by Prof K.Vi- van Mission, more than four the technical and other ev- He made these remarks people due to which they can strengthened. He also said latest state-of-the-art tech- taken High Resolution jayRaghavan, Principal Sci- and a half crore families have idence, it has found that while interacting with the take care of people’s prob- that with this approach, dem- nology is being employed by Aquifer Mapping & Man- entific Advisor, Dr.Shekhar started getting water from Council of Scientific & In- agement in Arid Regions of Mande DG, CSIR and other taps, Dr Jitendra Singh said the husband of the representatives of panchay- lems and provide solutions ocratic institutions can be ats of Anantnag district. as well. dustrial Research (CSIR) for North Western India to aug- Chief Scientists, Dr Jitendra that Government is „Turn to page 2 „Turn to page 2 Speaking about the depth Birla underlined that it has mapping ground water ment the groundwater re- Singh said that the Ministry „Turn to page 2 CMYK CMYK CMYK Jammu, Tuesday , August 31, 2021, 2 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS FROM PAGE ONE

Shri Nirmal Kumar Singh and other eminent dignitaries spite so many challenges,” he said. and 404 ICU beds where 400 beds are vacant in Jammu Schools in Kargil for classes 6 to 8 to will grace the occasion. Emphasising the importance of the region from a geo- division while there are 3353 COVID dedicated beds, The Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the Em- graphical as well as a strategic point of view, Birla en- 3074 Isolation beds where 3041 beds are vacant and open from Sept 1 powerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions is a unique sured that the issues of representatives of Panchayati Raj 279 ICU beds where 254 are vacant beds in Kashmir initiative of the Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla. A in the Valley would definitely be addressed. division. There are a total of 5776 COVID dedicated Educational Institutions including private schools shall be first of its kind Programme, it is intended to strengthen He emphasised that the national interest should be at beds, 5093 Isolation beds with 5048 beds vacant and allowed to open for classes.6th to 8 w.e.f. 01.09.2021,” the institution of governance and planning at the grass- the centre of every effort of our people. “Interest of peo- 683 ICU beds with 654 vacant beds in the Union Terri- said Santosh Sukhadeve, Kargil DM in its order. root level. ple of the country should be paramount and that the de- tory of Jammu and Kashmir. He ordered the concerned head of the institution to ensure The first such Outreach Programme was organized at velopment of the nation can only happen through the The Central Government is continuously monitoring that COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines issued by the district Dehradun, in the State of Uttarakhand on 08th January, spirit of solidarity and collective efforts,” said the Lok the evolving situation of Covid-19 in the Union Terri- administration and Chief Education Officer, Kargil are fol- 2021. The Programme was physically attended by 445 Sabha Speaker. tory and is providing all necessary support towards ef- lowed. “The guidelines/SOPs issued vide No: 28 DMK of 2021 Panchayat representatives. In addition, approximately Meanwhile, some representatives raised their con- fective containment of the spread of Covid-19 and bet- dated 01/08/2021 shall continue to remain in force,” said 40,000 Panchayat representatives and officials were cerns about security and cooperation with the central ter clinical management of positive cases. Kargil DM. connected to the programme online via web link. agencies. But, they strongly support the government’s The government has also started free tele-consultation As per the order, any violation of these orders shall invite The second Outreach Programme was organized at effort of development and expressed their happiness. general OPD services by Specialists/MBBS Doctors action under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, Disaster Shillong on 26 February, 2021 for the State of Meghalaya They demanded security for the panchayat members for the residents of J&K under National Tele-consulta- Management Act 2005, and Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. and other North Eastern States. Around 115 members of in the union territory. Birla assured them that central tion Service. People can avail these services from A total of seven new COVID-19 cases reports in UT the local bodies of North Eastern States physically at- agencies are committed to providing security to all repre- Home by registering online on web portal https://esan- Ladakh on Monday. The total number of COVID-19 active tended the programme. Besides, a large number of partic- sentatives and citizens and their concerns would defi- jeevaniopd.in/. The services are available on Monday to cases in UT Ladakh has gone up to 71,51 in Leh and 20 in ipants from all of the North Eastern States joined the nitely be addressed. Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. People can also Kargil district, informed Official Account of Department of programme online via web link. Birla arrived in Srinagar to inaugurate and participate download and install e-sanjeevani OPD app from Information and Public Relations Leh. The third such programme in the series was recently or- in the Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the em- Google play store. ganized for the grass root level institutions of the Union powerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the Union To ensure public convenience and avoid chaos & Two held with banned 1082 Chinese Territory of Ladakh on 27 August, 2021. Around 195 Territory. He arrived in Srinagar on August 29. panic crowding at tertiary care hospitals, COVID-19 number of Panchayat representatives attended the pro- Triage Facility has been started in Jammu at (i) Chest thread rolls in Jammu gramme. Border Security Force Seizes 10 Kg Heroin Near Disease Hospital, Jammu (opposite GMC Hospital violation of District Magistrate, Jammu order, po- The fourth such programme is scheduled to be organ- International Border In Jammu Complex, Jammu, Triage CD Hospital Jammu Contact lice said. ized for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on 31 No.-9541925371, 0191-2561000), (ii) Govt Hospital bushes near the zero line by a search party, Deputy In- Sensing the gravity of menace caused by 'gattu', the August, 2021 at Srinagar. The theme of the programme is Gandhinagar (Old Block) Contact No.0191-2459300 “Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the Empower- spector General of BSF, SPS Sandhu said. and in Srinagar at (i) National Institute of Technology SDPO Domana Kosheen Koul constituted a team ment of the Panchayati Raj Institutions”. Around 100 Mr Sandhu, who is also Public Relations Officer for Campus, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Contact No. which carried series of crackdown in different areas Panchayat representatives will physically attend the pro- the BSF Jammu frontier, said the recovery was made 9419006991& (ii) SKIMS-JVC Bemina, Contact No. under the jurisdiction of Police Station Domana. gramme and many others will join online via weblink. around 1 pm when a BSF party found a suspicious black 7006617821, that shall act as “first arrival point” for The team headed by Station House Officer, Mahesh The broad objectives of the Programme are:- colour rucksack bag hidden in the wild grass. screening of any COVID +ve patient intending to get Sharma acting tough against the sale of banned syn- i. Create mass awareness/mass participation “The bag was opened and 10 packets, each weighing admitted in Govt. Medical College Jammu/ Srinagar & thetic threads(gattu) raided several shops on Sunday ii. Create self confidence/self respect for the ground one kilogram, of heroin was found inside,” the officer Associated Hospitals, SKIMS Soura and other identi- evening and arrested one person namely Manohar Lal level leaders said, terming the recovery a major success and the re- fied dedicated COVID Hospitals under Directorate of of Lakshmipuram, Jammu and recovered four Rolls iii. Creation of sense of ownership of the assets that sult of the relentless efforts of robust border domination. Health Services Jammu/ Kashmir. of Chinese Manjha/gattu from his possession. have been created He said the BSF Director General has lauded the ef- For COVID +ve cases in periphery areas and districts During further investigation, a reliable input was re- iv. Fuelling the ambitions for grass root political lead- forts of the troops. other than Jammu/ Srinagar, the triage point shall be ceived that a person namely Sahil Behal is dealing in ers for democratic values the concerned District Hospital / New GMCs (Doda/ the sale of gattu in the area and a naka was laid at Ban- v. Creating the awareness about the various schemes J&K: Infiltration bid along LoC foiled in Poonch, Kathua/ Rajouri/ Baramulla/ Anantnag). Admission of talab. and the doorstep delivery – opportunities for develop- one terrorist killed such patients from these districts to GMC Jammu/ Sri- A car was stopped and during checking, 64 rolls of ment work nagar, SKIMS Soura etc shall be strictly on referral ba- made an attempt to infiltrate in the Poonch Sector. Manja/gattu were recovered and the driver identified as vi. Opportunity to develop a network and push the as- sis only. Alert Army troops detected the infiltration bid by effec- Sahil Behal of Bakshi Nagar, Jammu arrested. pirational level of the ground level leadership. Besides, 24x7 Rapid Antigen Testing facilities for tive use of the integrated surveillance grid in Poonch On his further disclosure, further 1018 rolls of Chi- Shri Birla will visit Gulmarg to meet the Panchayat COVID-19 have been started outside the emergency of representatives on 1 September 2021. sector in the early hours of Monday,” the spokesman GMC Hospital Jammu. The facility will be very useful nese Manja/gattu have been recovered from a godown said. at Talab tillo Jammu. for segregation of patients in the emergency wing of Latest technology to help On being challenged by Army troops, a fierce fire GMC Jammu. A case has been registered and investigation is in fight ensued and one terrorist was killed. His body along Meanwhile, a 24x7 COVID Control Room has been progress. utilise ground water for drink- with an AK-47 rifle has been recovered. set up for redressal of the grievances related to Last week, a six-year-old child died after his throat ing: Dr Jitendra “This action by alert Army troops displays the resolve COVID-19 positive patients admitted in the Associated got slit with Chinese thread triggering protest in the of the Indian Army to thwart any misadventure along the Hospitals of Government Medical College, Jammu and area demanding immediate ban on its sale. promoting Science and Technology (S&T) with em- LoC,” Lt Col Anand said. Government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Patients J&K: Scooty rider killed, trucker arrested phasis on emerging areas and their application for bring- Jammu and Kashmir Reports 105 New or attendants can call at 0191– 258 5444 (Control ing “Ease of Living” for common man. Room), Exchange: 0191-258 2626 / 258 5542 / 258 Dr Jitendra Singh said that Arid areas in the north Covid-19 Cases, No Death 4290 /258 4291 / 258 4292 / 258 4293/ 258 4294 for in Kathua western India spread over parts of states of Rajasthan, surveillance. Besides, 2743087 persons have com- assistance. resident of Pathankot died on the spot. Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab cover nearly 12% of the pleted their surveillance period. The bulletin has informed the people that the best Police said that the truck driver identified as total geographical area of the country and is home to Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that way to protect themselves from COVID-19 is by main- Chaman Lal of Sanji Morh, Marheen, District more than 8 crore people. He said, with an annual rainfall Srinagar has 72375 positive cases (including 48 cases taining a physical distance of at least 2 meter from oth- Kathua was arrested and the truck was seized. in the range of less than 100 to 400 mm, this area faces reported today) with 481 Active Positive, 71060 recov- ers, frequently cleaning hands with an alcohol based acute shortage of water throughout the year and it is pro- ered (including 15 cases recovered today), 834 deaths; hand sanitizer or washing them with soap and water J&K police cracks murder case of teacher; posed to take up high resolution aquifer mapping and Baramulla has 23911 positive cases (including 04 cases and following good respiratory etiquette and hygiene. management to augment the groundwater resources. reported today) with 119 Active Positive, 23510 recov- As a measure for social distancing in public places arrests husband, mother-in-law Dr Jitendra Singh informed that this technique is cost- ered (including 07 cases recovered today), 282 deaths; and workplaces, wearing a face cover is compulsory. effective, precise and is useful to map large areas (dis- Budgam reported 23172 positive cases (including 09 The bulletin again explained that early detection of woman, who was a police constable namely tricts/states) within a short time to map the vast extent of cases reported today) with 118 active positive cases, COVID-19 can prevent the spread of disease so we groundwater resources in arid regions of our country. 22848 recovered (including 04 cases recovered today), need to be responsible for the well-being of ourselves Mohammad Irfan Manhas, on the fateful night, The entire work will be completed by 2025 with more 206 deaths; Pulwama has 15335 positive cases with 42 and everyone around us. “Not disclosing symptoms reached home from his place of posting, Batmaloo than 1.5 lakh square kilometers of area with an estimated Active Positive, 15099 recovered and 194 deaths; Kup- could put the lives of individuals and their families at in Srinagar and strangulated his with the help of cost of Rs. 141 Crores. He said, the ultimate aim of this wara has 14239 positive cases (including 03 cases re- risk. In case of symptoms like fever, cough and diffi- his mother. project is to map the potential sites for groundwater ported today), 34 Active Positive, 14039 recoveries (in- culty in breathing report early. Do not fear, call After the murder, the son-mother duo tried to withdrawal and conservation and results will be used to cluding 06 cases recovered today) and 166 deaths; COVID-19 helpline numbers and seek medical ad- destroy evidence and also changed cloths of the meet the broader objectives of aquifer mapping, rejuve- Anantnag district has 16450 positive cases with 26 Active vice”. deceased before abandoning the body. nation and management of groundwater resources in the Positive, 16219 recovered and 205 deaths; Bandipora Advisory has further exhorted upon the people not to "The accused cop after the crime, left for Srinagar arid areas. has 9628 positive cases with 33 Active Positive, 9494 step out of home, unless absolutely necessary. “If you in a truck in a bid to give impression that he was on India logs 42,909 new COVID-19 cases, 380 deaths; recoveries and 101 deaths; Ganderbal has 10123 posi- have to move out for unavoidable reasons, ensure that duty," the officer said. tive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 55 you wear a mask and practice social distancing, per- It was an organised crime and criminals have active infections cross 3.76 lakh mark Active Positive, 9990 recoveries (including 06 cases re- sonal hygiene and frequent hand washing with soap and tried to hide all evidences but due sincere efforts of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered un- covered today) and 78 deaths; Kulgam has 11417 positive water.” SHO Gursai Niaz Ahmed and technical team of der the nationwide vaccination drive till Monday morn- cases (including 06 cases reported today) with 13 Ac- In case of any emergency people can avail free ambu- Dysp operation Poonch Manish Sharma and ing, the ministry said. tive Positive, 11287 recoveries and 117 deaths while as lance services 24x7 at their doorsteps by calling on timely guidance and supervision of SSP Poonch India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark Shopian has 5598 positive cases with 07 active positive toll-free number 108 while pregnant women and sick and DIGP Rajouri-Poonch range Vivek Gupta led on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on cases, 5533 recoveries and 58 deaths. infants can avail free ambulance services by dialing to the solving of the blind murder case with in a September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. toll-free number 102. period of five days, said the police officer. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on Octo- Similarly, Jammu has 53016 positive cases (including People can also call on toll-free national helpline num- ber 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on No- 06 cases reported today) with 93 active positive cases, ber 1075; J&K COVID-19 Helpline Numbers 0191- Lok Sabha Speaker meets representatives of local vember 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on Decem- 51781 recoveries (including 09 cases recovered today), 2549676 (UT level Cell), 0191-2520982, 0191- bodies in Anantnag ber 19 last year. 1142 deaths; Udhampur has 11380 positive cases with 2674444, 0191-2674115 (For Jammu Division), 0194- India crossed two crore cases on May 4 and three crore 07 active positive cases, 11236 recoveries and 137 2440283 & 0194-2430581 (For Kashmir Division) for and they should also device a set of rules and proce- cases on June 23. deaths; Rajouri has 11094 positive cases (including 01 support, guidance, and response to health-related dures for structured functioning. Shri Birla also said that The 380 new fatalities include 131 from Maharashtra case reported today) with 32 active positive, 10827 re- queries on Novel Corona virus Disease (COVID-19). Gram Sabhas should meet regularly to address people’s and 75 from Kerala. coveries (including 05 cases recovered today) and 235 The bulletin has informed that the Directorate of In- issues. A total of 4,38,210 deaths have been reported so far deaths; Doda has 7567 positive cases (including 14 dian Systems of Medicine, J&K is distributing AYUSH Stating that Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous po- in the country, including 1,37,157 from Maharashtra, cases reported today) with 100 Active positive, 7337 Medicines having immunity boosting, immuno-modu- tential for tourism and export, Shri Birla called for meas- 37,278 from Karnataka, 34,878 from Tamil Nadu, recovered (including 10 cases recovered today) and lator, anti-oxidant, rejuvenator, anti-stress, metabolism ures for boosting marketing and export of local handi- 25,080 from Delhi, 22,818 from Uttar Pradesh, 20,541 129 deaths; Kathua has 9286 positive cases with 11 ac- regulator, anti-allergic, anti-pyretic, anti-tussives, bron- crafts and artifacts in national and international markets. from Kerala and 18,423 from West Bengal. tive positive cases, 9124 recovered and 151 deaths; chodilator, etc. properties during the COVID-19 pan- The Panchayat representatives lauded the initiative of The health ministry said that more than 70 per cent of Samba has 7136 positive cases with 05 active positive demic. The department so far has provided medicine to Shri Birla for his historic visit and said that the visit of the the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. cases, 7011 recoveries and 120 deaths; Kishtwar has 23.41 lakh people that include various frontline work- Lok Sabha Speaker would boost democracy at the grass “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian 4780 positive cases with 58 Active Positive, 4678 re- ers, senior citizens, PRIs, police/paramilitary personnel roots level. Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its coveries and 44 deaths; Poonch has 6316 positive and general masses. Moreover, preventive measures and Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate Par- website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is cases with 11 active positive, 6208 recoveries and 97 Yoga therapies are also being advised to the people to liamentary Outreach Programme for the Empowerment subject to further verification and reconciliation. deaths; Ramban has 5988 positive cases with 04 ac- take care of lifestyle/mental disorders so that physical of Panchayati Raj Institutions of the Union Territory of tive positive cases, 5917 recoveries and 67 deaths and mental health is ensured during this pandemic. Jammu & Kashmir tomorrow, i.e 31 August, 2021. Representatives of DDC, BDC, panchayats play while Reasi has 6442 positive cases with 15 active pos- Public is advised to strictly follow the advisories is- Besides, Shri Birla, Union Minister of State (IC) for major role in development of J&K amid chal- itive cases, 6384 recoveries and 43 deaths. sued by the government from time to time and rely only the Ministries of Science and Technology, Earth Sci- According to the bulletin, among the total 325253 on the information released by the government through ences, Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office; Min- lenges: Om Birla positive cases in J&K, 23145 have been reported as the daily media bulletin to print and electronic media. istry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; De- travelers while 302108 as others. People are also advised to refrain from spreading ru- partment of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Dr. made sturdy, accountable and transparent. The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts mors and pay no heed to them at the same time. Jitendra Singh; Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory “I have held discussions with representatives of DDC, from which the patients have been traced or are ordi- The readers can also reach us on the official Twitter of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha; Union Minister BDC and Panchayats of Anantnag district. I feel very narily residing. account of DIPR-J&K @diprjk; website: of State, Prahlad Singh Patel; Members of Parliament, happy to know that the people of this region are continu- The bulletin added that there are 2423 COVID dedi- http://www.jkdirinf.in; Webportal: jkinfonews.com and Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, ously working to strengthen the democratic system de- cated beds, 2019 Isolation beds with 2007 vacant beds Facebook: @JKInformationOfficial. NEWS 3 Daily Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 OVID-19 devastated many lives, AP for restoration of J&K?s identity, heart-wrenching to see survival of PAGD stands exposed, Bukhari JAMMU RISING the people away from development nificance in view of the remarks JAMMU, AUG 30 based politics through its hollow made by the Parliamentary Com- Reiterating the demand of and emotional slogans because its mittee on Home Affairs which in children at stake: SC restoration of Jammu and Kash- constituents do not want to be held its recent visit to J&K expressed mir's identity, Apni Party (AP) pres- accountable for their dismal failures satisfaction over the security situa- NEW DELHI, Aug who have lost their par- these, 418 applications care and protection, and ident on Monday said that Peoples and historical blunders committed tion saying that militancy is at an 30: COVID-19 has devas- ents,” the bench said, have been approved by financial assistance from Alliance for Gupkar Declaration from time to time for the sake of all-time low and there have been tated many lives and it is adding that “it is heart district magistrates. the states. (PAGD) stands exposed by its al- power. no instances of stone pelting in the “heart wrenching” that wrenching to note that The bench directed dis- “Such of those children leged deceptive politics. He said it seems that the major Valley,? he observed. the survival of children the survival of so many trict magistrates to com- need not be given the ?We expect restoration of state- constituents of PAGD are unable to Bukhari demanded that the who lost either or both children is at stake.” plete the process of ap- benefits that are an- hood before Assembly Elections?, comprehend the fast changing geo- process of delimitation should be parents during the pan- It said inquiries by proval of applications of nounced by the state gov- former minister Mr Bukhri told re- political dynamics in the region and expedited as it can catalyze the demic is at stake, the Child Welfare Committee the remaining children ernments. It is only those porters after addressing core group want people of J&K to perpetually electoral process in J&K. Supreme Court said, but (CWCs), in accordance whose names have been children who are in need meeting of the party in Srinagar. get consumed to the nefarious de- In the meeting, AP leaders de- expressed satisfaction with provisions of the Ju- registered for the ‘PM of care and protection, in He said various matters relating signs of the forces inimical to peace. manded a thorough security re- over schemes announced venile Justice (Care and CARES’ scheme. terms of the (Juvenile to the functioning of the party and These parties, the former minis- view of political activists so that by the Centre and states Protection of Children) “In case of necessity, Justice) Act, who have to current socio-economic political sit- ter said, continued to cling to power they can continue with a hassle- to provide succour to Act, 2015, have to be ex- fee and other expenditure be provided with assis- uation in J&K were discussed in de- despite hundreds being killed and free political process across them. pedited to identify those of the 2,600 children, tance by the state govern- tail during the group meeting which thousands being blinded under their Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court said that children who are in need whose names have been ments,” it said. was attended by all senior party noses. However, fear-mongering ?Security of political activists, ir- “satisfactory progress” of care and protection. registered for the ‘PM The bench has posted leaders, including senior vice presi- still remains a vital tool in the hands respective of their party affilia- has been made by the Ex- Immediate steps also CARES for Children’ the matter for further dent Ghulam Hassam Mir. of PAGD in order to secure its vote tions, needs to be reviewed. Be- ecutive in identifying chil- have to be taken to ensure scheme, shall be taken hearing on October 7. Bukhari said that AP remains firm bank as these factions want to regain sides, we would also like to appeal dren who have either be- that benefits of schemes care of by the govern- In an additional affi- on its pragmatic stand and does not their lost credibility and relevance to other political parties to stop change narrative with regards to the among the people of J&K,? he re- their two-hoot policy and join AP's come orphans or have lost reach the needy minors, ment of India,” it said. davit filed last week, the situation, place or audience. marked. pragmatic politics in order to pre- one of their parents dur- the bench said. The bench said for chil- National Commission for ``We are also desirous of restora- Bukhari said that AP has not only vent further loss of life in J&K,? AP ing the COVID-19 pan- The apex court said all dren, who have lost either Protection of Child tion of Special Status to J&K and we safeguarded the socio-economic and leadership observed. demic. children have a constitu- or both parents after Rights (NCPCR) had told expect a favorable decision by the legal rights of the people but also en- They also raised serious con- “We are glad that the tional right to free and March last year, state the apex court that over Supreme Court in this regard. Even if sured measures by the Government cerns over the exponential in- UoI (Union of India) and compulsory elementary governments shall confer one lakh children are in the Apex Court's verdict disregards of India (GoI) to create an enabling crease in unemployment rates the state education and the State with private schools to need of care and protec- peoples' aspirations, AP will pursue and peaceful atmosphere in Jammu while seeking stern actions against governments/Union Ter- has a duty and obligation waive the fee of dis- tion as they are either or- the same with the leadership of the and Kashmir. those involved in corruption irre- ritories have announced to facilitate education for tressed children for the phan, have lost one of country,? he observed. Referring to the remarks made by spective of their position and sta- schemes to provide suc- children. current academic year. their parents or were ?There is no room for shifting President Ram Nath Kovind during tus. cour to the children in “We have no doubt that “In case, the private in- abandoned during the stands in AP while as we see that his recent visit to J&K wherein he ?Regularization of casual labor- need. We have no doubt the State realizes the im- stitutions are unwilling to pandemic since April last PAGD leaders are speaking differ- said, democracy has within its ca- ers, daily wagers, ITI Skilled, need that the authorities con- portance of continuance effectuate such waiver, year. ent voices in Kashmir, Jammu and pacity to reconcile all differences; based, HDF, NYCs, Computer Op- cerned would leave no of education of the forlorn the state government According to informa- Delhi?, he alleged Bukhari reiterated AP's demand for erators and consolidated workers stone unturned to attend children,” the bench said shall shoulder the burden tion uploaded on the ‘Bal He said on one hand PAGD is restoration of Statehood and early is a must. Similarly, infusing capital to the immediate basic in its August 26 order. of the fee,” the court said, Swaraj’ portal by states speaking about the 'No Compro- elections in J&K. for the revival of PSUs, disbursing needs of the crestfallen The bench noted the adding, “In respect of and Union Territories, mise' on Article-370 and 35A but on He said that the grievances of the of salaries, pension to PSU employ- children,” said a bench of submissions of Additional those children amongst there are 8,161 children the same time it becomes a signa- people are addressed by an elected ees, retirees, adjudication of land justices L Nageswara Rao Solicitor General Aish- the 2,600 registered un- who have become or- tory to opposition memorandums and accountable government and compensation cases and issues that do not even mention about the cannot be substituted by any bu- faced by the mining sector across and Aniruddha Bose. warya Bhati, appearing der the ‘PM CARES for phans, 92,475 have lost restoration of Article 379 and 35 A. reaucratic regime. J&K need to be resolved once for The top court, which for the Centre, that educa- Children scheme’, it is either of their parents Bukhari said PAGD is trying to keep ?Our demand assumes more sig- all,? they said. was hearing a suo motu tion of eligible children open to state govern- and 396 have been aban- matter on ‘Contagion of up to 18 years is sought to ments to request the gov- doned between April 1, COVID-19 on children be provided for under the ernment of India to bear 2020 to August 23 this DIC Shopian continues covid awareness protection homes’, noted ‘PM CARES for Children’ the fee and other ex- year. in its order that over one scheme launched for sup- penses pertaining to their The apex court had ear- lakh children have lost ei- port and empowerment education, for the current lier passed a slew of direc- campaign through mobile vehicles ther or both parents dur- of COVID-19 affected academic year.” tions for care and protec- ing the pandemic. children. While perusing state- tion of children who have JAMMU RISING nated to stop the spread of multaneously, people were plementation of COVID JAMMU, AUG 30 Covid infection in the dis- guided to strictly follow Appropriate Behaviour “The catastrophe Bhati told the bench wise details placed before become orphans or have trict. the COVID SOPs and and educated to follow the caused by the cataclysmic that 2,600 children eligi- it, the bench said after lost one parent or were Continuing its efforts for In this regard, frequent other guidelines issued COVID SOPs religiously. COVID-19 has devastated ble for benefits under the completion of inquiries, abandoned during the Covid awareness through appeals were made through quite often by the Govern- During two-days Special many lives, especially scheme have been regis- CWCs may identify those pandemic announcement Campaign , mobile vehicle about fol- ment. Vaccination Drive com- children at a tender age tered by states and out of children who do not need Information department lowing of Covid Appropri- It is pertinent to mention menced on August 29, peo- Shopian in Collaboration ate Behaviour, usage of that District Information ple came forward in huge with District Administra- masks, sanitization, hand Department has started a number from various areas ASCOMS in collaboration with ISRPT to hold Virtual National tion and Health Depart- hygiene and maintaining massive Announcement of the Shopian district and ment Organised two days of social distance. campaign in the district, got themselves vaccinated Special Vaccination Drive Meanwhile, pamphlets started from the first week at their nearest vaccination CME cumWorkshop and Training on New Clinical Trial Rule on 29 and 30 August to mo- were also distributed to of August, during which centres already established tivate and aware the people shopkeepers and people people were provided in the district at various 2019, Good Clinical TrialPractices on 4th Sept2021 to get themselves vacci- near Jamia Masjids. Si- awareness regarding im- sites. JAMMU RISING duct of clinical Trialonnewdrugs,in- htak, Dr HS Reehan,Director Pro- JAMMU, AUG 30 vestigationalnewdrugsforhu- fessor and Head Pharmacology, Mission Youth to establish ‘J&K Plastic Bank’ A National CME cum Workshop manuse,bioequivalencestudy,bioava Lady Harding Medical CollegeNew JAMMU RISING Clubs and the youth registered on mentation of ban on plastic and poly- and Training on New Clinical Trial ilabilitystudyandalsoregulatethefor- Delhi,DrSandeep Kaushal, Dean JAMMU, AUG 30 Youth Portal launched by the Mission thene usage in such areas. Under the Rule 2019, Good ClinicalPractices mationofmandatoryprovi- Academics & Professor and Head Youth last month. scheme infrastructure will be devel- and IEC shall beconducted by In- sionofEthicsCommittee as per its re- Pharmacology DMC, LudhianaGen- Mission Youth, J&K is starting Chief Executive Officer, Mission oped and made available to the youth dian society for rational therapeu- quirement. He said every researcher eralSecretaryISRPT,DrBrijMohan community engagement and stake- Youth, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary groups for recycling of the plastic tics- J&K underaegis of ISRPT in shouldbe well versed withthese rule- Gupta,PrincipalGMCRajouri,DrGa- holders consultations for establish- informed that during the launch of waste into various products for which collaboration withASCOMS & hos- sandsuchCMEswillproveveryuseful- gandeepKwatra,ProfessorandHead- ment of “J&K Plastic Bank” aimed at Youth Clubs Programme on 15 Au- market linkages will be provided. pital, sidhra Jammu, with the help foroneandall. DepartmentofPharmacologyCM- eliminating plastic footprint at pictur- gust 2021 the Chairman, Governing The scheme also envisages making ofDepartment of Pharmacology DrKuldeep Sharma, Former CLudhiana,DrAnnilMahajan, esque tourist destinations by involv- Body Mission Youth ( Lt Governor available infrastructure for eco- GMC Jammu. Dr Shashi Sudhan Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, & Former Executive Member. Chair- ing local youth and empowering them J&K) announced constructive en- friendly packaging products. This Sharma (PMC/Dean GMC,Jammu) Head Department of Zoology,Uni- person TEQ MCI/NMC Honorary to create sustainable environment gagement of youth through these model will also provide income-gen- shall be the chief Guest of the said versity of Jammu, Chairperson IEC, Professor IMA,Consultant Physi- free of plastic. The project provides clubs and their empowerment, in line eration avenues to local youth apart with the decision a number of from conservation of local environ- function. More than 400 offline and GMC Jammu, IIT Jammu and AS- cian & Rheumatologist, and Former alternate solutions, recycling support, market linkages, finance and devel- schemes are being planned to engage ment, ecology and natural resources. Onlinedelegates and esteemed fac- COMS, Bharti BachlooAssistant- Professor and Head of Medicine, opment of infrastructure for green Youth Clubs including in sectors like The youth groups will be graded on ulty of national and International DrugsController(I),Jammu,DrYKGu GMCJammu andDrSudhaa tourism. public welfare, education, health, dis- “plastic score” based on their per- repute has registered in thesaid ptaFormerProfessorandHeadofDe- Sharma, Honorary Professor IMA, The Governing Body of Mission aster management, sports and skill formance for various incentives. event.In addition offline mode have partment of Pharmacology , Presi- Consultant Obst&Gyanecologistand Youth chaired by Lt Governor Sh development etc. The concept of The scheme will be implemented at been created at ASCOM, Jammu, dent AIIMS, Jammu and Bohpal, Former Professor of Obst&Gyane, Manoj Sinha earlier approved a num- “J&K Plastic Bank” is rooted in the 50 tourist destinations in two phases, NMC Hall GMCJammu, IIT who is also a Guest ofHonour for the GMC Jammu , DrAshutosh Gupta ber of projects and schemes which are widespread reporting of plastic waste to begin with and later to be expanded Jammu, GMC Rajouri , GMC said function, DrBikashMedhiPro- Prof and HeadRadiation oncology, under active roll-out. In continuation being left by visitors at various tourist to more destinations. Mission Youth Kathua and one at Department of fessor, Pharmacology PGIMER, GMC Jammu, Dr Anil Gupta, Prof to efforts aimed at empowering youth destinations which is a severe threat is engaging with various organisa- Pharmacology,GMC Jammu to ac- who is intechnical and advisory and Head, Medicine, ASCOMS, Dr the organisations has included the in- for the local ecology and environ- tions for capacity building of youth commodate more offline delegates committees of CDSCO and ICMR, ASBhatia,ProfandHeadBiochem- novative step of “J&K Plastic Bank” ment. and staff of various organisations in following all sops of COVID. DrPa- Prof . Dr Vishal Tandon Organiz- istry,GMCJammuDrSeemaGup- which will have pan-J&K network of J&K Plastic Bank will begin with these areas apart from focus on public vanMalhotra Director Principal AS- ingsecretary from GMC Jammu, Dr taProfandHeadPharmacology,GM- empowered youth supported and selection of a voluntary group of awareness about ill effects of plastic COMS, Jammu-organising chair- Rajiv Mahajan, Principal Adesh In- CJammushallbetheImportantFacult equipped for environmental conser- youth, minimum 10, their training, waste. Apart from the infrastructure skilling and capacity building. The development, Mission Youth will also person, said CME said thatNew stitute of Medical Sciences& Re- y,resourcepersonandchairpersonof vation and offering sustainable mod- els. Preference will be given to mem- group will be engaged with local law support linkages with financial insti- Drugs and Clinical Trials (NDCT) search, Bathinda, Dr MC Gupta, the saidscientificeventscheduled- bers of the recently constituted Youth enforcement authorities for imple- tutions. Rules, 2019 are now Regulating con- Dean, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Ro- tobe heldon4th Sept, 2021. JIGER NGO celebrates National Sports Day; introduces Bocce Ball game for children facing disabilities JAMMU RISING man Gupta and Advocate Rajkumar multiple disabilities. The partici- stressed on the importance of games JAMMU, AUG 30 were the Special Guests. The func- pants with disabilities felt the game among the students with disability On the occasion of National tion started with a Melodious song highly interesting and enjoyed it, he and encouraged them to play Bocce Sports Day, JIGER NGO Gangyal sung by girls with visual disabilities added. Ball with zeal and enthusiasm so Jammu organised day-long work- namely Bharti Mehra, Tanya Mehra The participants said Bocce Ball that they can be physically and men- shop with J&K Sports Bocce ball As- and Payal Thapa. Game given them opportunity to be- tal fit. He extended all possible sup- sociation. Speaking on the occasion, Sunny come a player, otherwise they would port to the Bocce Ball Associations On the occasion, Mr Tarun Uppal, Nanda said that Bocce ball is an an- have never thought of being on so that more such events and tour- Chairperson Nirbhay Bharat Foun- cient sport which was invented in ground competition. Sandhya Dhar, naments will be organised in near dation was the Chief Guest where as Egypt dating back as early as 5200 Rajini Niharika, Abhimanyu Payal, future. Sunny Nanda, General Secretary BC. It can also be played among the Palak, Falin and Geeta were the par- During the event, Arun Chaudhari J&K Sports Bocce Ball Association severe disable players facing cere- ticipants. of Dayanand Maharishi Trust do- was the guest of Honour while Ra- bral palsy, mental disabilities and Tarun Uppal, in his address, nated wheelchairs among the needy Daily Jammu Rising 4 NEWS Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 All arrangements in place for 4th outreach BJP on Dahi Handi ban: ‘Is Maharasthra programme being held in Srinagar government taking orders from Taliban?’ JAMMU RISING State, Prahlad Singh Parel; Members 27, 2021. Around 195 number of Pan- MUMBAI, AUG 30: “Hindutva”, he said it was the human pyramids and started preparations of Dahi JAMMU,AUG 30 of Parliament (MPs); Former Deputy chayat representatives attended the Scaling up its attack on the the same party that raised crowds. Handi at a private open All arrangements, including secu- Chief Minister of Jammu and Kash- programme. Maha Vikas Aghadi govern- “hue and cry” when the The BJP, however, has place in Thane, inviting po- rity measures, are in place for the 4th mir, Nirmal Kumar Singh and other Officials said the programme is to ment, the Bharatiya Janata Bombay High Court court decided to symbolically ob- lice action. Parliamentary Outreach Programme eminent dignitaries will grace the oc- create reate mass awareness, mass Party (BJP) on Monday had restricted the height of serve the event despite the Dahi Handi is a cultural questioned “why are all re- human pyramids during state government ban. event to commemorate the being held in Srinagar on Tuesday. casion they said. participation, create self confidence strictions being enforced on Dahi Handi celebrations. Apart from BJP, Maha- birth of Lord Krishna. It is a Officials said on Monday that First of its kind Programme in J&K, and self respect for the ground level Hindu festivals in Maha- “A few years ago when rashtra Navnirman Sena has symbolic reenactment of theme of the programme is “Parlia- it is intended to strengthen the institu- leaders, creation of sense of owner- rashtra”. the court, responding to also threatened to defy the Lord Krishna’s childhood. mentary Outreach Programme for the tion of governance and planning at the ship of the assets that have been cre- BJP MLA and chief whip public interest litigation, di- government orders on Dahi Boys in the age group of Empowerment grass-root level. ated, fuelling the ambitions for grass in Maharasthra Assembly, rected the government to re- Handi. The MNS leader 5 to 18, called Govindas, of the Panchayati Raj Institutions The first such Outreach Programme root political leaders for democratic Ashish Shelar said: “Is this strict heights of the pyramid, Bala Nandgaonkar said, form a human pyramid to (PRI)”. They said Lok Sabha (LS) was organized at Dehradun, in the values, creating the awareness about government taking orders there was hue and cry by “Why should government break a pot (handi) held by from Taliban? Why are all Shiv Sena. It was the same restrict the festival. We will a thick rope at a certain Speaker Om Birla, who arrived here State of Uttarakhand on January 8, the various schemes and the doorstep restrictions being enforced Shiv Sena which asked, celebrate ensuring all Covid height. The challenge is to on Sunday, will Inaugurate the Out- 2021. The Programme was physically delivery – opportunities for develop- on Hindu festivals in Maha- ‘Now, if restrictions are im- guidelines. What kind of break the pot containing yo- reach Programme for the Empower- attended by 445 Panchayat representa- ment work and opportunity to develop rashtra?” posed in India, are we sup- government is ruling Maha- ghurt (dahi). Over the years ment of PRI of Jammu and Kashmir tives. In addition, approximately a network and push the aspirational The state government has pose to go to Pakistan and rashtra which disallows Dahi Handi has emerged as a (J&K) UT on tomorrow. 40,000 Panchayat representatives and level of the ground level leadership. banned the annual “Dahi celebrate Dahi Handi,’” he peaceful festival celebra- favourite cultural sport, of- Mr Birla inaugurated and attended officials were connected to the pro- Official said besides attending out- Handi” celebrations on Jan- said. tion?” ten patronised by political similar outreach programme, third in gramme online via web link, they reach programme, Mr Birla will also mashtami citing the Covid- Shelar added that the gov- At Thane, MNS activist parties and its clubs. The 19 pandemic. ernment refused to allow Avinash Jadhav along with group which succeeds in the country, in Leh on August 27, said. visit Pahalgam and Gulmarg to meet Claiming the Shiv Sena Dahi Handi even with re- supporters staged a demon- breaking the pot is awarded where 195 panchayat members partic- The second Outreach Programme the Panchayat representatives. was compromising on its strictions on the height of stration. The MNS had prize money. ipated. was organized at Shillong on Febru- Officials said delegates have al- The outreach programme is being ary 26, 2021 for the State of Megha- ready started arriving at Srinagar for held after 14 Parliamentary Commit- laya and other North Eastern States. the programme. DirectorAgriculture visits Potato Seed tees with over 300 Members visited Around 115 members of the local Official sources said that though se- J&K UT during the past about one bodies of North Eastern States physi- curity forces are already on high alert, month. cally attended the programme. Be- a fresh advisory has been issued to Multiplication Farm, Bosian Baramulla Officials said that the outreach Pro- sides, a large number of participants field commanders to remain alert to gramme is a Unique Initiative of Mr from all of the North Eastern States foil any attempt by Anti National Ele- Birla intended to strengthen Institu- joined the programme through online ments (ANE) to cause any distur- JAMMU RISING tions of Governance & Planning at mode. bance. JAMMU,AUG 30 grass-root level The third such programme in the se- Security forces could be seen de- Besides Mr Birla, Union Minister ries was recently organized for the ployed on both sides of the roads in Director Agriculture Dr Jitendra Singh; Lt Governor (LG) grass root level institutions of the the civil lines besides patrolling on the Kashmir, Chowdhary Mo- Mamnoj Sinha; Union Minister of Union Territory of Ladakh on August bank of the Dal Lake. hammad Iqbal today vis- ited Potato Seed Multipli- cation Farm Bosian Baramulla. Man held for protesting against bangle seller Director Agriculture vis- ited different sections of the farm during which he incident has Pak links: MP govt was briefed by concerned officers about the latest NEW DELHI, AUG 30: ing inflammatory messages Muslimeen (AIMIM) of tent among people over The Madhya Pradesh gov- on social media and con- Asaduddin Owaisi. some recent incidents in In- initiatives and interven- ernment has found “evi- spiring to trigger riots in In- “The objectionable mate- dore city, police said. tions that are being prac- dence” that shows one of the dore city, on Saturday. rial found with Khan was A case was registered ticed at the farm. men arrested in connection “As per the evidence enough to disturb the peace against them under section While having an interac- with a protest and for found (during the investiga- in Madhya Pradesh. Inter- 153-A (promoting enmity tive session with the con- spreading inflammatory tion), one of the arrested rogation of these four ar- between different groups cerned officers and techni- messages after the bangle persons, Altamash Khan, rested people is underway,” on grounds of religion) cal staff of the Farm, we could not only become tato seeds. officer to organize the seller incident in Indore has who staged a protest at a po- he said. along with other sections of self reliant in seed require- Later Director Agricul- training programs in the links with Pakistan through lice station (in Indore) after Police had said the ar- the Indian Penal Code, po- Chowdhary Iqbal said that our agro-climatic condi- ment of the UT but can ex- ture inspected various area and educate the farm- social media, state Home the bangle seller incident, rested accused, identified lice said. port seed to the other states farmer fields of Rohama, ers regarding latest agri- Minister Narottam Mishra has links with Pakistan as Altamash Khan, Mo- The bangle seller, tions are one of the best said on Monday. through Whatsapp and hammad Imran Ansari, Taslim Ali, was thrashed suited for seed production of the country. and interacted with the cultural trends.Director He also claimed the ar- Facebook,” Mishra told re- Javed Khan and Syed Irfan in Govind Nagar of Indore in the country and by tak- Meanwhile, Chowdhary growers and the farmers of was accompanied by rested person, identified as porters. Ali, all in the age group of on August 22 for using a ing advantage from such a highlighted the impor- the Sub Division. Deputy Director Planning Altamash Khan, is associ- He said objectionable 20 and 30 years, are in- ‘fake” name while selling conducive environmental tance of quality seed for a Director assured them Mohammad Younis ated with the All India Ma- material, including videos spired by a radical ideol- bangles to women in the successful cropping sea- that the department is Chowdhary, Potato Devel- jlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen and audios, were found ogy. locality. Four persons were conditions we can pioneer the seed production sector. son and asked the con- committed for the uplift- opment Officer Kashmir (AIMIM) headed by Hyder- from Khan which the latter They spread inflamma- arrested in connection cerned officer to adopt all ment of the farmers. He di- Waheed Ur Rehman and abad MP Asaduddin had planned to release tory messages on social with the assault. By exploring the poten- Owaisi. gradually. media related to a conspir- Ali was later arrested for tial of this sector, he said, the real time technologies rected the concern Sub Di- other concern officers of Police arrested four per- Mishra also said Khan is acy to trigger communal ri- allegedly touching a minor for a healthy virus free po- visional Agriculture the department. sons, including Altamash associated with the All In- ots at different places by girl inappropriately and also Khan, on charges of spread- dia Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- creating a sense of discon- for forgery, police had said. District Administration Anantnag impose ACD Kulgam inaugurates Developmental penalties on Food Business Operators in Anantnag works at KP colony Vessu Food Business Operators olating Good Hygienic and implement the FSSA in let- JAMMU RISING (FBO) of the district for vi- Manufacturing Practices as ter and spirit for benefit of JAMMU RISING JAMMU,AUG 30 olating various provisions mandated in Schedule 04 of both the FBOs and con- JAMMU,AUG 30 of the Act. the Act. sumers. ACD Kulgam, Moham- Additional Deputy Com- It was informed that 13 During the trial, the ADC Meanwhile, the Assistant mad Imran Khan today in- missioner, Anantnag who is cases were filed by the Food directed the Food Business Director Food Safety, Za- augurated various Develop- designated as Adjudicating Safety Officers against vari- Operators to strictly adhere meer Ahmad has reiterated mental works here at KP Officer under Food Safety ous FBOs for manufactur- to the provisions of the Act to fully enforce the Act on Colony Vessu in Pyt Halqa and Standards Act 2006 ing and sale of substandard and desist from such illegal ground and appealed the C. Pajan Devsar. imposed a penalty of Ru- and misbranded products, acts in future. He also called manufacturers and sellers He inaugurated several pees Four Lakh Thirty not obtaining license for for creating awareness to show compliance in this work projects including, Three Thousand on various food registration besides vi- among the stakeholders to regard. Development of parking space near Sharda Mandir KP colony Vessu with an es- timate cost of RS 4.0 lac, Lord Krishna's teachings are significant Fencing and tile path Sharda Mandir at Colony with estimate of 2.84 lacs etc. On the occasion, mem- even today: Suneel Mahajan bers of KP'Colony Welfare JAMMU RISING Committee, Sarpanch C.Pa- jan and field staff were pres- JAMMU,AUG 30 On the auspicious occa- sion of Shri Krishna Jana- masthmi, Harman Cultural 2-day special vaccination drive & Educational Society, Up- per Gadi Garh, Jammu, or- ganized a colourful pro- concluded at Shopian gramme, wherein, Suneel JAMMU RISING vaccination centres estab- the minimum time. below 45 year age to come Mahajan, President, J&K JAMMU,AUG 30 lished in their respective ar- Regarding vaccination, forward confidently without Athletics Association, was eas to get inoculated. the DM said that 100% vac- any fear besides not to pay chief guest, along with Sec- Following the directions The District Administra- cination of above 45 year heed to rumors. retary, BJP, J&K, Rekha of District Magistrate, tion had established Covid population has already been He asked them to get Mahajan. Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaccination Centres at vari- achieved and population of themselves vaccinated the Tajinder Singh, Presi- Vaishya, ous sites of the district for 18+ age group is in full- at nearest vaccination cen- dent, Harman Cultural & Two-Days Special Vacci- the ease people to enable swing and all the concerned tres for their safety against Educational Society, nation Drive was started on them to get vaccinated at are working with added zeal COVID. Gurvinder Kour, S.Hardev lighted the significance of vised students to spread the Harman Complex August 29 in the district to nearest locations. and zest to achieve the re- He appealed the Imams this blissful day, stressing love and brotherhood, re- S.Hardev Singh Reen, in vaccinate maximum num- The District Administra- quired target well on time in of Masjids, Ulamas and Singh, Deputy Comman- on the relevance of Lord spect parents and make his address, said that these ber of people as an effort to tion had also deployed all the district,for which all the people of Shopian district to dant, BSF, Jammu Frontier, control covid disease, con- concerned for this purpose concerned departments follow all COVID SOPs in Ranjeet Singh, ASI, BSF, Krishna’s teaching with re- them proud by participating holy occasions bring people cluded today, here. which includes Teachers, have been geared up to letter and spirit by usage of 36 Battalion and Rajesh gard to the present situation. in various activities of together and signify unity During the vaccination Supervisors, Ashas, AWWs, leave no stone unturned in masks, hand hygiene and were prominent among He said that these teachings sports and our rich culture. and faith. He praised the process common people as MPWs, VLWs besides, all getting the people vacci- maintaining of social dis- those who graced the occa- never fade or lose value and Later, Suneel also inau- performance of children well as school-going stu- Health functionaries to get nated to save the precious tance so as to keep the dis- sion. are, therefore, significant gurated the multipurpose and wished them good luck dents of far-flung areas of the required target of vacci- lives. trict free from the pan- event today. He also ad- office for sports activities in for their success in future. the district visited to the nation of local population in DM urged upon the youth demic. Suneel Mahajan high- 5 Daily Jammu Rising NEWS Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 Photo of UPIAS officer 'selling' vegetables at stall goes vi- BJP MLA claims 40 children have died in UP’s Firozabad due to dengue, state govt says no such report ral; know the truth behind the picture NEW DELHI, AUG 30: nicipal corporation for tained. leadership of Yogi ji, 50 vehi- he was doing this to embar- BJP MLA from Uttar cleanliness work,” he said. Six people from the vil- cles were given to the mu- rass the state government. Pradesh’s Firozabad Manish The vehicles came in lage have also been hospi- nicipal corporation for Now, Mishra himself has Asija on Sunday claimed April, but they remained sta- talised.BJP MLA from Uttar cleanliness work,” he said. come forward to clarify that that over 40 children have tioned in one place for four Pradesh’s Firozabad Manish The vehicles came in the image was indeed gen- succumbed to dengue in the months before they were Asija on Sunday claimed April, but they remained sta- uine. The IAS officer took district over the past week used for the first time on Sat- that over 40 children have tioned in one place for four to Facebook to explain and blamed the state health urday, he claimed. succumbed to dengue in the months before they were what had actually hap- department and the local “The municipal corpora- district over the past week used for the first time on Sat- pened. civic body for the “tragedy”. tion and the health depart- and blamed the state health urday, he claimed. “I visited Prayagraj for However, Health Minister ment are to be blamed for department and the local “The municipal corpora- some official work yester- Jai Pratap Singh termed this tragedy,” Asija said. civic body for the “tragedy”. tion and the health depart- day. On way back, I Asija’s claims “wrong” and “The situation is very bad, However, Health Minister ment are to be blamed for stopped at a vegetable stall. said no such reports have and I am feeling very sad,” Jai Pratap Singh termed this tragedy,” Asija said. The owner, an old lady, re- been received. he added. Asija’s claims “wrong” and “The situation is very bad, quested me to look after her “More than 40 children When contacted by PTI, said no such reports have and I am feeling very sad,” shop, as she wanted to go have died in Firozabad due Health Minister Singh dis- been received. he added. somewhere and said would to dengue since August 22- missed Asija’s claims about “More than 40 children When contacted by PTI, return back soon. She had 23. This morning, I received the deaths of children due to have died in Firozabad due Health Minister Singh dis- perhaps gone to look for her the sad news of (the death dengue. to dengue since August 22- missed Asija’s claims about child who had gone away,” of) six children,” Asija said. “The news is wrong and 23. This morning, I received the deaths of children due to read the post, which the “Most of these children there is no such report,” he the sad news of (the death dengue. IAS officer wrote in Hindi, were in the 4-15 age group,” said. of) six children,” Asija told “The news is wrong and adding that: "Just as I sat he claimed. Meanwhile, one more per- PTI. there is no such report,” he CHANDIGARH, AU- social media platforms. stall, and selling vegetable down at her shop, a cus- In a video, the MLA is son succumbed to fever in “Most of these children said. GUST 30: This picture of Netizens are wondering if with many customers tomer and the seller came. heard blaming the municipal Mathura’s Koh village, tak- were in the 4-15 age group,” Meanwhile, one more per- an IAS officer from Uttar this picture of Akhilesh standing near the stall. One of my friends took the corporation for not acting in ing the total number of he claimed. son succumbed to fever in Pradesh, Akhilesh Mishra, Mishra, special secretary, One claimed that Mishra photo and put it on my time to prevent the breeding deaths to nine, according to In a video, the MLA is Mathura’s Koh village, tak- now viral, selling vegeta- transport department, is was denied a plum posting, Facebook account from my of mosquitoes. village head Harendra. heard blaming the municipal ing the total number of bles at a roadside stall is be- genuine or fake. Mishra is which made him sell veg- phone." “Wherever dengue made Munni Devi, 65, suc- corporation for not acting in deaths to nine, according to ing widely circulated across seen sitting on a sack at the etables. Others insisted that children its prey, their cumbed to fever in the dis- time to prevent the breeding village head Harendra. houses were surrounded by trict hospital. With this, nine of mosquitoes. Munni Devi, 65, suc- garbage and there was wa- people, including eight chil- “Wherever dengue made cumbed to fever in the dis- terlogging… mosquitoes dren, have died in the past 10 children its prey, their trict hospital. With this, nine Most Americans killed in Kabul could breed anywhere,” he days in the village, he said. houses were surrounded by people, including eight chil- said. Dr. Parul Mittal, medical garbage and there was wa- dren, have died in the past 10 “I want to say this in front superintendent, Community terlogging… mosquitoes days in the village, he said. airport attack were '9/11 babies' of the camera with full re- Health Centre, Farah con- could breed anywhere,” he Dr. Parul Mittal, medical sponsibility that under the firmed the death. However, said. “I want to say this in superintendent, Community WASHINGTON, AU- land Security and the experience since you emony at the Dover Air leadership of Yogi ji, 50 vehi- she said the cause of the front of the camera with full Health Centre, Farah con- GUST 30: Twelve of the 13 Transportation Security joined the Marine Corps Force Base in Delaware cles were given to the mu- death is yet to be ascer- responsibility that under the firmed the death. US service members killed Administration, a country during peacetime," Harri- state where the remains ar- in the August 26 Kabul air- without ID checks in office son said. rived.The President and port bombing were "9/11 buildings, metal detectors IS-K, a radical affiliate First Lady met privately babies", according to media at schools, shoes X-rayed at of the Islamic State active with the families of the vic- Days after he told cops to arrest Narayan reports. the airport," said a Wash- in Afghanistan, had tims before observing flag- The Pentagon released ington Post report on Sun- claimed responsibility for draped cases carrying 11 their names and biogra- day. the deadly attack which service members' remains Rane, minister gets ED summons phies on August 28. The "Our generation of also claimed some 170 were loaded into vans. victims, mostly aged from Marines has been listening Afghan lives outside the The remains of two other MUMBAI, AUG 30: leadership, which is stand- 20 to 25 years old, were to the Iraq/Afghan vets tell Kabul airport. On Sunday, fallen US service members Days after Maharashtra ing by him, and they have born within a few years of their war stories for years," the remains of the 13 were being brought home Transport Minister Anil decided to fight it out the terrorist attacks on Sep- Mallory Harrison, a friend troops were brought back privately at the request of Parab was caught on cam- legally, said sources. era directing the police to “There is huge support tember 11, 2001, which led of 23-year-old Marine home to the US. their families. The White arrest Union minister and sympathy for Parab in the US to launch two Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, President Joe Biden, House said that around Narayan Rane, the Enforce- the party and among party lengthy and painful wars in one of the 13 dead, wrote First Lady Jill Biden, Sec- 111,900 people had left ment Directorate (ED) has cadres. Because the ED no- Afghanistan and Iraq, Xin- on Facebook. retary of State Antony Afghanistan since August sent him a notice asking tice has come days after hua news agency reported. "It's easy for that war and Blinken, Defence Secretary 14. The US pullout from him to appear before it on Parab was caught on cam- "They never knew a US those stories to sound like Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Afghanistan is set to be Tuesday, August 31. era directing the police to that was not at war, never something so distant -- Chairman Mark Milley and completed by August 31, Parab said there was no arrest Rane. So, the party lived in the world before something that you feel other senior military offi- the deadline set by Presi- clarity as to why the ED had will stand behind Parab in the Department of Home- like you're never going to cials attended a solemn cer- dent Joe Biden. summoned him because the this entire episode,” said a ED notice only mentions senior Sena leader. Earlier, the summons to him “as former Mumbai Police of- part of an investigation” say in which connection the a press conference on Tues- ficer Sachin Waze, in a letter Don’t be afraid, says news anchor as without mentioning a spe- notice has been served, but day, during which he broke he tried to submit to the cific case. it says ‘as part of an investi- off to have two phone con- NIAcourt, had claimed that “As expected, Anil Parab gation’. We had anticipated versations. After receiving Parab had asked him to Taliban gunmen surround him has been served a notice by something like this. Now, the first call, he made an- carry out extortion of Rs 50 the ED as soon as the Jan we will examine it legally other call – apparently to a crore from a private trust. CHANDIGARH, AU- is that the anchor is visibly parts of the country. resistance from Afghan forces Ashirwad Yatra concluded. and respond to it,” said police officer. Rane was ar- He also alleged that Parab GUST 30: A video of a tele- petrified as he sits surrounded Last week, Deutsche Welle has taken many by surprise. The central government has Parab, speaking with medi- rested by police for his told him to look into the in- vision anchor from by a group of Taliban gun- said the Taliban killed a rela- Since taking over, the Tal- started its work. The epi- apersons on Sunday threatening to “slap” quiry against fraudulent Afghanistan surrounded by men.“With armed Taliban tive of one of its journalists iban, whose hardline enforce- centre of the earthquake evening. Thackeray remarks. contractors listed in the Bri- armed Taliban fighters asking fighters standing behind him, while hunting him down. The ment of the Sharia law in their was Ratnagiri (referring to When asked whether the “Hello, what are you peo- hanmumbai Municipal his audience to not be afraid the presenter of Afghan TV's German publication said the previous reign from 1996 to Rane’s arrest) and Parab is Centre acted in a vindictive ple doing? But you need to Corporation and asked him became one of the most Peace Studio political debate Taliban also reportedly raided 2001 had been particularly the Guardian Minister of manner, Parab said, “I will do it. Have you detained to collect “at least Rs 2 widely shared clips on social programme says the Islamic the homes of three journalists. brutal to women and minori- that district. Please under- not comment on it now. I him or not?… What order crore” from about 50 such media on Monday—a devel- Emirate (Taliban's preferred A reporter from Tolo News ties, have tried to soften their stand the chronology. This will respond legally after are they asking for? The contractors. Parab has de- opment that comes as the Tal- name) wants the public to "co- and a cameraman were as- image. They’ve promised is a legal battle which we studying the issue.” High Court and sessions nied all the allegations. To a query whether he court have rejected his bail iban’s been trying to reform operate with it and should not saulted by Taliban fighters freedom of press “within their will fight legally,” Shiv Parab is the second Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut will appear before the ED, (plea)… then use the police Sena leader and third Maha its image to project itself as be afraid,” BBC’s Kian Shar- while they were reporting in cultural framework”, asked Parab said, “I will examine force,” Parab was heard more moderate even in the ifi, who shared the 42-second Kabul. government employees to re- tweeted. Vikas Aghadi leader to have Parab said it was unclear it legally and then take a de- saying on the phone. The come under the scanner of face of reports of brutality and clip, tweeted. The DW has quoted Re- turn to work, and promised to cision.” minister was audible as he violence from parts of the The video appears to repre- porters Without Borders uphold the rights of women in which connection he had the ED. Earlier, former been summoned by the ED. Parab, known to be close was seated before open mi- Home Minister and NCP country. sent exactly what critics are (RSF) as saying there were “within the Islamic laws”, but to Maharashtra Chief Min- crophones. The video shows an anchor afraid might be unleashed on seven recorded incidents of many continue to view such “This evening I received leader Anil Deshmukh and the ED notice, but there is ister Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena sources said Sena legislator and party trying to assuage the fears of the country once the western attacks against journalists promises with scepticism and no mention of any case in it. was caught on camera last the party would stand be- spokesperson Pratap Sar- a terrified and chaotic country forces, in the very last stage of since the Taliban sweep to fear that conditions could The only thing it says is to week issuing directions to hind the senior leader. The naik were summoned by that will now have to resign it- their complete pullout, leave power. likely decline after the US Au- appear before ED at 11 am arrest Rane. The guardian issue of the ED notice was the ED in connection with self to the new leadership. the country. Already, there are The Taliban’s quick sweep gust 31 deadline for a com- on August 31. So, I can’t minister of Ratnagiri was at discussed with the party money laundering cases. What’s striking about the clip reports of brutality in some to power in the face of a weak plete troop pullout. Uttarakhand: 3 houses collapse in Dharchula Sisodia, Sanjay among AAP leaders booked by after heavy rains, three killed UP police for violating Covid norms PITHORGARH, AUG 30: Three children AGRA, AUG 30: Police Sunday evening from GIC were killed and several have registered a case ground till Shaheed others went missing af- against 17 AAP leaders, in- Smarak in Sanjay Place in ter three houses col- cluding Delhi Deputy Agra, he said. lapsed in a village fol- Chief Minister Manish “For not following the lowing heavy rains in Sisodia and Rajya Sabha COVID-19 protocol the Dharchula sub-division member Sanjay Singh, for FIR was registered at the of the district, an offi- violating Covid protocols Lohamandi Police station cial said on Monday. during the party’s Tiranga on Monday morning,” the The incident occurred Yatra here. SP said. in Jumma village late on The FIR also mentions They have been booked Sunday night, Pithora- 500 unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code garh District Magistrate who were part of the yatra sections 188, 269 and 270, Ashish Chauhan said. on Sunday from the GIC police said. ment in the state over law- and under provisions the The bodies of three ground till the Shaheed Ahead of the Uttar and-order, education, Epidemic Diseases Act for children were recovered Smarak in Sanjay Place, Pradesh assembly polls, healthcare and employ- violation of COVID-19 and a search operation police said. the Aam Aadmi Party ment situations. protocols, police said. was on for those still Permission had been (AAP) plans to take out Superintendent of Police Section 188 pertains to missing, he said. granted to organise the Tiranga Yatras in Ayodhya, (City) Vikas Kumar said disobedience to order duly “The casualties could Tiranga Yatra while fol- promulgated by public ser- be higher as the affected Lucknow and Noida to that the case has been regis- and rescue operations heavy rains in Jumma to discuss measures to lowing COVID-19 proto- vant, while 269 and 270 village is on the top of a mark the 75th year of In- tered against 17 AAP lead- on a war footing,” the village. transport relief material cols with a limit of 50 peo- pertain to whoever unlaw- hill,” Chauhan said. dia’s Independence. ers, including Delhi district magistrate said. He asked Chauhan to to villagers. ple, they said. fully, malignantly or negli- “We have made an The AAP party will carry Deputy Chief Minister Chief Minister offer all possible help to A helipad is being But the number of peo- gently does any act which aerial survey of the vil- out this yatra in Ayodhya Manish Sisodia and Rajya Pushkar Singh Dhami the affected people. built in the affected area ple, who attended the is, and which he knows or lage by a helicopter and on September 14 and later Sabha MP, and another 500 spoke to the Pithoragarh The district magis- for rescue operations by march on Sunday, ex- has reason to believe to be, sent SDRF and NDRF in 403 assembly segments unidentified persons. district magistrate to trate held a meeting helicopters as roads ceeded the permitted num- likely to spread the infec- teams, along with police of Uttar Pradesh, Sisodia They were part of the find out the extent of with officials at the dis- there are damaged. ber and COVID-19 proto- tion of any disease danger- and revenue teams, to had said on Sunday, as he Tiranga Yatra carried out damage caused by trict emergency centre cols were not followed, attacked the BJP govern- by the party’s leaders on ous to life. the village to run relief Jammu Rising 6 Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 EDITORIAL The broken promise of justice in rape cases Pratiksha Baxi their testimony, the two friends set them- cultures of state impunity. For it is not sensa- compromise is part of our socio-legal cul- selves ablaze. The victim indicted the police tional enough to demand accountability and ture. The apex court here gives voice to the One more,step towards In the 1980s, women’s groups protested and the judiciary for stripping her of dig- strict action against those who bring false desperation when victims and witnesses are at the gates of the Supreme Court against nity. charges against vulnerable victims and at the mercy of police. In the lockdown, this green & clean Jammu the acquittal of policemen who raped a We are left numb with grief as we con- complainants. There is no sober and serious terror was amplified as trials got postponed. tribal girl, after four law professors wrote sume their words, their cries and images of reflection on how to abolish those practices During the lockdown, victims could not es- ew facility equipped with latest an open letter critiquing the judgment. On their burning bodies at Gate D. The singed of policing that target and victimise unpro- cape intimidation, and transfer petitions technology based machinery for December 20, 1979, the then Chief Justice hands of the security guards of an empty tected people based on their identity or status were not always heard during this time. No of India, Y V Chandrachud, wrote a letter apex court, without the usual bustle of as the first step towards addressing the social moratorium was declared against arbitrary sustainable urban future; to to the Gujarat women’s groups led by Jy- lawyers and litigants, bear witness in flesh problem of violence. arrests of women and victims of violence, N oti Sangh assuring them that he fully shared to the crisis in the legal system today. Transfers and suspensions are the first re- despite repeated petitions and advisories. achieve 100% recovery from the dry waste their view “that life and justice must be For, as per some media reports, the victim sponse of governance to impunity. Practices Guidelines on how to treat rape survivors We are adopting “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” made safe and acceptable to unprotected had filed a petition in the Supreme Court of policing within a security state frame- during the lockdown were not announced women”. Without romanticising the past, pleading for a transfer of the rape case from work also do not actually challenge sexual to ensure their safety, as trials could not be approach for minimization of accumulated it would be fair to note that such courtesy to Allahabad to Delhi in March. The brother of impunity. The increased use of the National held. women’s groups has not been emulated the accused MP filed a case of forgery Security Act in rape cases indicates a break- Their abject story is aligned to another waste: LG within the judiciary since. against her, in which a non-bailable war- down in routine policing, rather than assure unspoken history of our courts. While this Protests by women against sexual im- rant had been issued by a Varanasi court in us of gender sensitive policing. More and history is unfortunately not of interest to Swachhta Kendras to act as a support sys- punity in law and society at the gates of the August 2021. And the Delhi police al- more rape survivors, especially from mar- students of law, there are many cases of sui- apex court have continued. For the gates of legedly now suspect that they killed them- ginalised communities, have been re-vic- cides from court buildings by accused per- tem for waste aggregators & recyclers. To the Supreme Court have occupied a sym- selves after being framed in a fraud case. An timised. The imprisonment of victims of vi- sons or litigants. It is not the tradition of complement government’s efforts towards bolic significance in the geography of lived enquiry has been announced, and an officer olence is on the increase in lockdown constitutionalism through different kinds sent to judicial custody, as we despondently prisons. There is no judicial enquiry on why courts to mourn the death of litigants or vic- effective Solid Waste Management of people’s movements. Today, the gates of wait for more information on this tragic victims of violence are imprisoned on false tims, who kill themselves from court build- the Supreme Court mark the contemporary case. counter cases. There was no change in ju- ings or immolate themselves in front of a In a step aimed at better Solid Waste geography of desperation, its destination. It is devastating that we have a dark legal dicial policy declaring that no rape victim court. For judicial “reference” is only passed to mourn the passing of judicial Management processes and environmental On August 16, 2021, the 24-year-old history that mutely records that rape sur- would be arrested and imprisoned despite rape survivor who had accused Bahujan vivors are routinely killed or kill themselves the outrage that followed the imprisonment lives — not when victims and litigants give sustainability in the UT, and to facilitate Samaj Party MP in 2019 of rape, set herself in protest in front of police stations, courts of a rape survivor on a contempt charge at up on life because of law’s violence. ablaze along with her friend, a 27-year-old and government buildings. Outrage, if any, the height of the pandemic. Victims and litigants are usually added easy segregation, disposal and processing man, in front of the Supreme Court of In- is pushed towards the convenient demand It is a social fact that the criminal legal to the design and procedure of courts, while judicial doctrine is built on their stories of of waste generated in Jammu city, dia. Both are now dead. The victims for death penalty, deflecting public atten- system often merely re-arranges a system thought of the Facebook live as a “dying tion from a serious review of state impunity. of illegalities. For example, rape survivors social suffering. We often forget that there is Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today declaration” or the final complaint against While the media discourse on rape is are routinely pressurised to “compromise” no constitutional glory without a brief. Will the legal system and the culture of state im- mostly spectacularised and sensationalised, illegally and turn hostile in trials, failing the judiciary mourn these deaths? Or will inaugurated the Material Recovery facility punity, as they called out the names of state response also pathologises or crimi- which they may be threatened or even the victims whose hope is broken by the those officers who they held accountable. nalises anti-rape protest that challenges promise of justice be blamed rather than be at Bandurakh, Jammu. killed. Noting this, the Supreme Court in After this public roll call of impunity and a state impunity. The dominant response to Ramesh v. State of Haryana, has noted that honoured for reminding law and society of The new facility has been equipped with powerful appeal to the public to record demand death penalty does not challenge this technique of terror under the guise of the forgotten quest for humanity? latest-technology based machinery for bet- ter efficiency to achieve 100% recovery How Gail Omvedt was embraced by Dalit-Bahujan communities from the dry waste. It will ease the collec- Somnath Waghmare gaon: An Unending Journey) had knew then that I would always of them in their social work, Savitribai Phule Pune University. tion and segregation of all kinds of paper Almost all social movements in released. My family’s village is 15 work for social justice. shooting their interactions, meet- The group invited Dalit women India, whether left or right, femi- km from theirs and I have known From then on, I saw her regu- ings and speeches. This was when from across the country to speak. waste, cardboard and plastic etc from day nist or Adivasi, are led by people them and their daughter Prachi larly at protests, rallies and meet- I saw the side of her that went be- Omvedt was the only non-Dalit from historically dominant castes. for almost a decade. After three ings for the rights of Dalit-Bahu- yond the scholar and activist. woman to be invited as a special to day waste generated in the city. The only exception is India’s Dalit- years of closely following them for jans. I went to Pune for a Master Though she was always the centre guest. Ambedkarite movement, which the film, it hurt to shoot Omvedt’s of Arts in Communication Studies of attention at meetings and ral- In the last few years, as her Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor has never accepted our oppressors last rites on Thursday. and began to work with the cam- lies, she never cordoned herself health declined, I saw Patankar said that the new facility will complement as our leaders or heroes. And yet, I had the privilege to meet her in era. I wanted to make films on our away from people. As much as she patiently care for her like a child. our movement wholeheartedly my first year of BA, when I at- issues and document our Bahujan spoke and wrote for Dalit-Bahu- They were devoted to each other. I the government’s efforts for effective Solid embraced Gail Omvedt, a white tended a cadre camp organised by people. I saw that the so-called jans, she also treated them recorded five interviews with her, American woman who came to In- Patankar. It was the first time I mainstream media and cinema equally, not as if she was doing as well as many more with Waste Management, and will contribute dia in the 1970s for her PhD. In the had seen a white woman, that too purposely ignored Dalit-Bahujan them a favour. When farmers and Patankar about their life and last few days, since Omvedt speaking fluent Marathi. A friend icons and we did not have any labourers, both men and women, work. I knew, as I shot footage for towards Swachh Bharat Mission of J&K. passed away, all the messages that told me that she was Patankar’s documentation of our leaders, met her at rallies or protests, she almost three years, travelling with I have seen on Bahujan social me- wife and a professor and activist writers and activists. My first idea spoke with them kindly and pa- her and sitting by her side, record- Government is giving focused attention dia and WhatsApp statuses have who worked for our cause. I was was to make a biopic on Omvedt tiently. She listened to them and ing the two of them singing pro- towards Waste Management for a sustain- been in tribute to her. We are all curious about why I had never and her work, but I felt it was not was accessible. gressive songs together and trying grieving. I feel as if my mother has heard of her before. The next day, I yet the time, so I made the Bhima It was this, along with her aca- to capture every movement, that able urban future in the UT. We are putting died. went to my college library and Koregaon film instead. demic stridency, that led to her her time was running out. My film I began to shoot a documentary asked for books she had written. Soon after, I asked the couple complete acceptance by the Dalit- is in post-production and will be consistent efforts into formulation of cre- film on her and her husband The librarian gave me her book on for permission to make this film. Bahujan communities. In 2018, released in six months. It is painful Bharat Patankar in 2017, just af- Babasaheb Ambedkar. That book, From then until the pandemic the Delhi-based Dalit rights NGO to know that she will never see this ative Waste Management Strategies for ter my first film on Bhima Kore- Ambedkar: Towards an Enlight- lockdown began in March 2020, had organised a conference called visual tribute to her incredible environmental sustainability, besides mak- gaon (The Battle of Bhima Kore- ened India, transformed my life. I I would periodically follow both Dalit Women Speak Out at the work for India’s Dalit-Bahujans. ing the protection and preservation of the environment an integral part of our devel- Biofortified food can lead India from food opment plan, said the Lt Government. By adopting the 3Rs approach “Reduce, security to nutrition security Reuse, Recycle”, we are minimizing the Ashok Gulati , Ritika by 2019-20. These bioforti- Globally, more than 40 ises, where about 15 per and reducing the school waste in a scientific manner so that our Juneja fied crops have 1.5 to 3 times countries have released bio- cent of schools still lack ac- dropout rates, particularly On August 15, Prime Min- higher levels of protein, vi- fortified crops, benefitting cess to basic infrastructure at the secondary and higher cities become more sustainable and clean, ister Narendra Modi ad- tamins, minerals and amino over 48 million people. (electricity, drinking water educational levels, need to the Lt Governor remarked. dressed the nation from the acids compared to the tradi- The PM’s strong commit- and sanitation) and where be promoted. Also, childcare ramparts of the Red Fort to tional varieties. It is worth ment towards a malnutri- the average annual school knowledge and information The concept of reducing the amount of mark India’s 75th Indepen- noting that these varieties tion-free India — Kuposhan dropout rate at the second- on holistic nourishment dence Day. Besides other big are not genetically modified Mukt Bharat – is crucial as ary level (Class 9-10) is still should be compulsorily in- waste generated by reducing consumption announcements, he empha- — they have been developed 15.3 per cent of the country’s 18 percent (as per the Niti cluded in the school curricu- is essential to waste management. The sised the need to ensure through conventional crop population is undernour- Aayog’s SDG Index for the lum. This will improve “poshan” (nutrition) to the breeding techniques by our ished, and India has the year 2020), one cannot mothers’ knowledge regard- reuse of items, or re-purposing them for a country’s women and chil- own scientists. A research highest proportion of tackle the multi-dimen- ing colostrum, continued use different from what they are originally dren. PM Modi announced team led by Monika Garg at “stunted” (30 per cent) and sional problem of malnutri- breastfeeding, diarrhoea that, by 2024, rice provided the National Agri-Food “wasted” children (17.3 per tion just by biofortification. prevention and treatment intended for is the next essential thing in to the poor under any gov- Biotechnology Institute in cent) below five years of age, It must be recognised that using oral rehydration solu- ernment scheme — PDS, Mohali has also developed as per the FAO’s recent pub- in the long run, India needs tion, child immunisation, the waste reduction hierarchy. The last mid-day-meal, anganwadi — biofortified coloured wheat lication, ‘The State of Food a multi-pronged approach and family planning. Innov- stage of the waste hierarchy is to recycle. will be fortified. It is a bold (black, blue, purple) that is Security and Nutrition in the to eliminate the root cause ative strategies that inte- decision. Leveraging science rich in zinc and antho- World, 2021’. These figures of this complex problem. grate education and nutri- Recycling is the transformation of waste to attack the complex chal- cyanins. Farmers from Pun- indicate that India is at a That approach should in- tion programmes hold great into raw material for manufacturing a new lenge of malnutrition, par- jab and Haryana have been critical juncture with respect clude the following initia- importance in combating ticularly for low-income and roped in to multiply the pro- to nutritional security and tives. the malnutrition problem. item. Thus, the 3Rs approach stands at the vulnerable sections of the duction of this wheat vari- will not be able to achieve First, there is a direct cor- The Global Nutrition Report society, who cannot afford ety. This points towards the the UN’s Sustainable Devel- relation between mothers’ (2014) estimates that every very top of the waste management hierar- balanced diversified diets, beginning of a new journey, opment Goal (SDG) of elimi- education and the wellbeing dollar invested in a proven chy, he added. can be a good intervention. from food security to nutri- nating all forms of malnutri- of children. Children with nutrition programme offers We presume that the nutri- tional security. tion by 2030 in the mothers who have no educa- benefits worth 16 dollars. Underscoring the key components of the tion experts of the Indian The HarvestPlus pro- business-as-usual scenario. tion have the least diversi- Second, innovations in Swachhta Kendra, the Lt Governor Council of Medical Research gramme of the Consultative However, access to nutri- fied diets and suffer from biofortified food can allevi- (ICMR) have been consulted Group for International tious food is only one of the stunting and wasting and ate malnutrition only when observed that the new facility will maxi- in arriving at the decision. Agricultural Research determinants of nutrition. are anaemic. Notwithstand- they are scaled up with sup- Scientists at the Indian (CGIAR) also deserves spe- Other factors like poor ac- ing considerable efforts by porting policies. This would mize the quantity of recyclables to be Council of Agricultural Re- cial mention here as they cess to safe drinking water the government to improve require increasing expendi- processed, while segregating materials that search (ICAR) have been de- have been working closely and sanitation (especially female literacy, only 12.5 per ture on agri-R&D and incen- veloping biofortified crops with ICAR, state agricultural toilets), low levels of immu- cent women (in age group tivising farmers by linking will generate the highest possible revenues in India with a view to eradi- universities (SAUs), the in- nisation and education, es- 15-49 years) were found to their produce to lucrative from the recycling market. It will also help cating malnutrition amongst ternational centres of pecially of women, con- have completed school edu- markets through sustainable the poor sections of the soci- CGIAR, seed companies and tribute equally to this cation (Class 12) in 2018 ac- value chains and distribu- in segregating combustible fraction, non- ety. As per the ICAR website, farmer organisations to ac- dismal situation. In a coun- cording to the Sample Reg- tion channels. This will gen- they had developed 21 vari- celerate production and im- try where about 50 per cent istration System Survey. erate remunerative income recyclables and inert from the dry waste eties of biofortified staples prove the access of the poor of the rural population does Hence, targeted pro- for farmers and fuel the scal- stream. including wheat, rice, maize, in India to iron-rich pearl not have safe and adequate grammes for improving the ing-up of the unfolding tech- millets, mustard, groundnut millet and zinc-rich wheat. drinking water within prem- educational status of girls nology. 7 Daily Jammu Rising SPORTS Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil wins gold Paralympics: Vinod Kumar loses discus in javelin with world-record throw bronze after being declared ineligible NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Sumit Antil clinched gold Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar at the Tokyo Paralympics by on Monday lost his F52-category winning the men's javelin bronze medal at the Paralympics in throw F64 event with a Tokyo after being found ineligible in world record effort. disability classification assessment by The wrestler-turned- the competition panel. javelin thrower from The 41-year-old BSF man, whose Haryana threw 68.55m in his Army man father was injured during the fifth attempt to win the sec- 1971 India-Pakistan war, produced a ond gold for India at the best throw of 19.91m to finish third be- Games. Antil bettered the hind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of previous world record of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of 62.88m, also set by him, five Croatia on Sunday. times on the day. His last However, the result was challenged throw was a foul. His series by some competitors. read 66.95, 68.08, 65.27, "...the panel was unable to allocate 66.71, 68.55 and foul. the athlete Vinod Kumar from NPC In- The F64 category is for dia with a sport class and the athlete was gold in shooting, Yogesh Kathuniya ment, limb deficiency or leg length dif- athletes with a leg amputa- designated as classification not com- gets silver in discus throw ference, with athletes competing in dia, with shooter Avani while Sundar Singh Gurjar mar had won the bronze in tion, who compete with pleted (CNC)," the organisers said in a Bhavina Patel vows to complete seated position with cervical cord in- Lekhara becoming the first chipped in with a bronze in the F52 category but was prosthetics in a standing po- statement. dream of winning gold in future tourna- jury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and Indian woman to win a gold the same event. stripped of the medal after sition. "The athlete is therefore ineligible for ments functional disorder. at the Paralympics, topping Discus thrower Yogesh being found ineligible in dis- Australian Michal Burian the men's F52 discus medal event, and PM Modi, President Kovind congrat- Para-athletes are classified depend- the R-2 women's 10m Air Kathuniya also finished sec- ability classification assess- (66.29m) and Sri Lanka's his results in that competition are void," ulate Bhavina Patel for Paralympic sil- ing on the type and extent of their dis- Rifle Standing SH1 event. ond in the F56 category as ment by the competition Dulan Kodithuwakku it added. ver in table tennis ability. The classification system allows Two-time gold-winning India surpassed its best ever panel.India's medal count (65.61m) took the silver and Who is Avani Lekhara, the only Paddler Bhavina Patel upbeat ahead athletes to compete with those with a javelin throw veteran De- medal tally at the Games on has now risen to seven, with bronze respectively. woman in Olympics, Paralympics to of Sunday’s final similar level of ability. vendra Jhajharia won a sil- Monday. 2 gold, 4 silver and one It was a historic day for In- win a gold for India? F52 is for athletes with impaired mus- Vinod's classification was done on ver in the F46 category event Discus thrower Vinod Ku- bronze. Paralympics: Avani Lekhara wins cle power, restricted range of move- August 22. Paralympics: Avani Lekhara wins gold in shooting, Aditi finishes T-10 in Yogesh Kathuniya gets silver in discus throw NEW DELHI Avani Lekhara clinched Sweden, Vani placed T-38th India's first gold in Tokyo NEW DELHI Paralympics by winning Indian golfer Aditi Ashok played a bo- women's 10m Air Rifle gey free final round of two-under 69 to Standing SH1 event, while finish tied 10th at the Didriksons Skafto Yogesh Kathuniya won the Open Fiskebackskil (Sweden). The 23- silver medal in men's discus year-old three-time LET winner, fin- throw F56 event. Lekhara ished at 4-under 203 at the par-69 course shot 249.6, equalling a world but would be disappointed at not being record. able to convert more birdies. Prime Minister Narendra She shot rounds of 72-64-67 and this Modi and Deepa Malik, pres- was only her fourth start on the Ladies ident of Paralympic Commit- European Tour this season, of which two tee of India, congratulated were Majors, and the result in Sweden Lekhara on the achievement. was her first Top-10 of the year apart "Heartiest congratulations from the Olympic Games, where she to Avani Lekhara for winning was fourth. India's first medal in para Aditi continues to play on the LET in shooting. The young shooter "Phenomenal performance Gold, made possible due to ment for Indian sports. Best the coming week at the Creekhouse kept her calm and won the Avani Lekhara! Congratula- your industrious nature and wishes for your future en- Open and the VP Bank Swiss Ladies medal by equalling the world tions on winning a hard- passion towards shooting. deavours," tweeted PM Open before travelling to the LPGA for the LETAccess Series, the second rung woman, with the Argentine pushing her record," tweeted Malik. earned and well-deserved This is truly a special mo- Modi. the remainder of the season. Tour, where her best was T-16. all the way until the final hole in Swe- She will later return to the LET to- Amandeep Drall and Astha Madan den, as she secured a one-shot victory wards the end of the year. had missed the cut. with a final score of 11-under. Vani Kapoor finished T-38 with Frenchwoman Pauline Roussin Bouchard claimed the victory in just Golden girl Avani Lekhara a rounds of 71-69-73. Bouchard took the title on a fiercely con- her second professional event, having It was her best LET result this year. tested final day with Magdalena Sim- turned pro only a fortnight ago. She missed cuts in two earlier starts. Af- mermacher on the Swedish West coast. Simmermacher finished tied for sec- winner on all fronts ter a long break in 2020 due to the pan- Despite having a four-shot lead head- ond spot with the impressive Linn Grant, demic, Vani seems to be finding her feet, ing into Sunday, things were anything who shot 62 (-7) on the final day to NEW DELHI, AUG 30: complicated the journey to happy and grateful right now you can manage your emo- as she also made three cuts in August on but straightforward for the French- rocket up the rankings. Life turned upside down for glory, badly affecting her es- for this medal. I can't explain tions, how well you perform Avani Lekhara pretty early sential physiotherapy routine. how I feel. I feel right on top technically under pressure. when a car accident rendered "As someone with a spinal of the world. "The start was very very her immobile as an 11-year-old cord disability, I don't have any "I dedicate my medal to all tough. I was sitting behind her, Paralympics: Kathuniya wins silver but what the tragedy could not feeling below my waist. I still the Indians. It is just the start. I had to go in a couple of times, do was take away her and her need to exercise my legs every have a lot of competition days give her a lot of encouraging family's resolve to be a notch day," Lekhara says. ahead and more medals to words. After 20 shots, she got in men's discus throw F56 event above the circumstances. "I used to have a physio who come. I have three more the courage. Lekhara sustained severe would come to my home daily matches and am focusing on "It took time but she did not NEW DELHI, AUG spinal cord injuries in the acci- to help me exercise and stretch them and giving my 100 per- give up. She believed in her- 30: Discus thrower Yo- dent in 2012 but she took it my legs. Since then it's my par- cent." self and fought it out. It took a gesh Kathuniya clinched a upon herself to steer the course, ents who have to help me with Having gone through a lot while but ultimately the inner silver medal in the men's helped generously by her fa- those exercises. They do the of ups and downs in her ca- desire to win has seen her F56 event in the Tokyo ther's insistence that she take up best they can." reer, Lekhara said she did not climb on top of the podium." Paralympics on Monday as shooting. At the time she was paral- want to dwell on the past or Lekhara edged out 2016 athletics remained India's A trainee of former ysed waist down, studies think about the future. Rio Games gold-medallist Olympian shooter Suma seemed to be the only option "I just stay in the present. I Cuiping Zhang of China who happy hunting ground at Shirur, Lekhara became India's but life had other ideas in store was thinking about one shot at clinched the silver medal with the Games. first woman gold medallist at for her. a time today," she said of her a total of 248.9 at the Asaka The 24-year-old, a the Paralympic Games in Once she picked up the rifle gold medal performance. Shooting Range. B.Com graduate from New Tokyo on Monday when she during the 2015 summer vaca- She had earlier won a World number one and Delhi's Kirorimal College, shot a total of 249.6 in the 10m tions, the vivacious woman bronze medal at the WSPS reigning world campion Iryna threw the disc to a best dis- Air Rifle Standing SH1. from Jaipur did pretty well and World Cup in Bangkok, 2017 Shchetnik of Ukraine took tance of 44.38m in his In doing so, the 19-year-old then began a journey that and bettered the colour of the home the bronze with an effort sixth and last attempt to shooter from Jaipur created a would one day see her script medal to silver in the next two of 227.5. new Paralympics record and history by claiming the biggest World Cups in Croatia in 2019 Giving a peek into her days clinch the silver. On Sun- also equalled the world record. prize at the sport's grandest and UAE this year. at training, Shirur said, "The day, India had picked up a She wasn't quite taken by stage. Shirur is with her in Tokyo range at the Lakshya Shooting silver (high jump) and a the idea of being a full-time Going through the pages of after guiding Indian rifle Club is on the first floor but bronze (discus throw), shooter but after reading Abhi- Bindra's autobiography only shooters Divyansh Singh Pan- we made sure that she had no which is on hold due to a nav Bindra's autobiography A strengthened her resolve to re- war and Aishwary Pratap difficulty in coming and going protest. Shot At Glory, her deal with alise her goal once she decided Singh Tomar during the pre- as all the shooters of the club Son of an Army man, with a best throw of in the 2019 World Para Jawaharlal Nehuru Sta- the precision sport was sealed. on one, which happened after ceding Olympics. gelled with her so much that Partly inspired by the story her her initial success in state "This was the ultimate goal she was carried up the stairs in Kathuniya suffered a para- 45.59m while Leonardo Athletics Championships dium. of India's first individual and national level competi- and I had to be with Avani. I her wheelchair every day by lytic attack at the age of Diaz Aldana (43.36m) of in Dubai with a best throw A few years later, he Olympic gold-medallist be- tions. am very happy that she has her shooting colleagues. eight which left him with Cuba took the bronze. of 42.51m which also came under the guidance sides her own hard work and Ranked fifth in the world, won gold and it was all worth "She is the darling of the coordination impairments In F56 classification, booked him a Tokyo berth. of coach Naval Singh. dedication, Lekhara crafted Lekhara is set to compete in the effort," Shirur said. club with her enchanting in his limbs. athletes have full arm and It was during his time at He created a world her own piece of history at her three more events -- mixed air Going into the details the smile and demeanour. The Brazil's defending cham- trunk muscle power. Pelvic the KMC that his potential record in F36 category in very first Paralympic appear- rifle prone, women's 50m rifle well-known coach added, "We women's restroom at the club pion, reigning world cham- stability is provided by was noticed by several his first ever international ance. 3 positions and mixed 50m rifle have been preparing Avani for was remodelled to include pion and world record some to full ability to press coaches and he soon came competition in 2018 at the As the Tokyo Paralympics prone. the last couple of years with para-friendly features approached, the unrelenting Speaking from Tokyo, an skill and technical aspects. But overnight before Avani's ar- holder Claudiney Batista the knees together. under the tutelage of Para-athletics Grand Prix COVID-19 pandemic only elated Lekhara said: "I feel so in Paralympics, it is how well rival on the first day." dos Santos won the gold He won a bronze medal Satyapal Singh at the in Berlin. 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Email :- [email protected], editor.dailyjammurising.in 08 Daily Jammu Rising NATIONAL Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 Last mail delivered, Ram Sharan Covid third wave could peak between Octo- ‘Postman’ signs off from Parliament ber-November; intensity NEW DELHI, AU- did as best as I could,” Ram postal van, which then would hire an autorickshaw GUST 30: Prime ministers Sharan said. dropped the bags at the Par- from Gol Dak Khana to Par- changed as did ministers When he was posted at liament library. liament Library (paying expected to be quarter of second wave and there were new MP Parliament House in 2000, With the decreasing pop- from his own pocket) and faces every five years but nobody wanted to take the ularity of postal services— walk back to office in the NEW DELHI, AU- daily infections are further Ram Sharan ‘Postman’, as- “beat” because of its as communications entered evening. GUST 30: India may see a expected to drop in the signed the Parliament beat, labyrinthian corridors and the e-age, and the definition He worked with the Rail- third wave of COVID-19 range of a lakh. remained a constant – walk- seemingly similar rooms of mail changed to emails— way Mail Service from peaking between October Agrawal said the fresh ing up and down the corri- and doors that appeared the load has now reduced to 1981 till 1989, also a depart- and November if a more data comprising the vacci- dors of power for the last 21 confusing to most. one, maybe two bags on ment of India Post. In 1989, virulent mutant than the ex- nations that have taken years. Right till he delivered “People were afraid to be Mondays. The rest of the India Post put out a notice isting ones emerge by Sep- place in July and August, his last ‘daak’. posted there. They would week, it’s barely 17 kg on for postman vacancies, for tember, but its intensity is the sero-surveys that gave The common man who request to be shifted within average. which he applied and got expected to be much lower insights about the anti-bod- found himself among In- two days. In the initial few There is a method in how through after writing an dia’s most powerful, Ram days, I, too, was confused as every postman functions than the second wave, a ies were factored in while exam. Sharan retires on Tuesday, the doors were the same, the and Ram Sharan takes pride scientist involved in the assuming the scenarios. Since 1989, after his stint mathematical modelling of content, he says, to have rooms looked the same and in the regimen he developed According to a study by with the Railway Mail Ser- the pandemic said on Mon- served “all with equal im- some paths would end for himself. ond wave killed thousands October and November the researchers of Institute vice, he has been covering day.Manindra Agrawal, an and infected several lakh. and the daily cases could portance and without a sin- abruptly and you ended up Talking about his day, areas around Mandi House, IIT-Kanpur scientist who is of Mathematical Sciences, gle complaint”. at places you weren’t going Ram Sharan said he would “Status Quo is when no shoot between 1.5 lakh to 2 the R or the Reproductive including Rabindra part of the three-member new mutant comes and lakh every day if a more “You don’t get to deliver to,” he recalled in a phone reach Gol Dak Khana at 10 Bhawan, Sangeet Natak value of the coronavirus team of experts that have New Variant is when 50% virulent mutant of SARS- mail inside the House for 21 interview. am from his home in Farid- Akademi, Bharatiya Vidya pandemic was 0.89. It is been tasked with predicting more infectious mutant CoV2 drive fresh infec- years if you make mistakes The map was soon etched abad. For the next hour and a Bhawan and the Indian any surge in infections, comes by September. As tions.However, no mutant necessary that the R value and bring back complaints,” on his mind though, and he half, he would sort mail, Council of Historical Re- said if no new virulent one can see, the only sce- that was more infectious is under one that can help Ram Sharan told PTI, a day continued delivering mail to make entries in the com- search before it was shifted strain emerges, then the sit- nario with some semblance than the Delta, which drove arrest the spread of infec- ahead of his final adieu from their recipients without er- puter, load the mail and to Connaught Place. uation is unlikely to of third wave is New Vari- the infections during the tion.Vaccination has been the postal service on Tues- ror with the help of the wheel out his cycle to make “ICHR used to receive so change. ant one for epsilon = 1/33. third wave, emerged. the biggest weapon world- day and three days after he House staff. the one-kilometre journey to much mail that it was heav- If the third wave peaks, In this scenario, new cases Last week’s forecast was wide to combat coron- dropped his last ‘daak’ in Walking through the Parliament House. ier than me and the front the country may see only 1 rise to Rs1 lakh per day,” the same, but only the avirus and more than 63 Parliament on Friday. maze that is Parliament “It’s a rule in every post- wheel of my cycle would go lakh daily cases against Agrawal tweeted. range of daily cases has crore doses have been ad- Had Monday not been House, the postman said it man’s life to arrange your up,” he laughed. Janmashtami, today would was not unusual for him to mail in a way that you don’t more than 4 lakh when the Last month, the model been brought down to 1-1.5 ministered in the country, As he hangs up his boots have been his last working come across ministers or have to visit a place again. If deadly second wave was at suggested that the third lakh in the latest one. according to the CoWIN and readies for his farewell its peak in May. The sec- wave could peak between With the fresh data, the dashboard. day “in Parliament”. After their staff, who became fa- you do that half your work long hours of walking from miliar with the man with is done. And the second is to tomorrow, Ram Sharan said one office to another to de- mail and helped him in be patient and courteous... there are no regrets. It has To evacuate, Delhi dialled Karzai, Abdullah, Moscow liver mail inside the sprawl- small matters. because you spend about an been a lifetime of work well ing Parllament House com- “Prime ministers and hour in the office and the done. The father of seven, MUMBAI, AUG 30: As Russia’s Ambassador to plex, Ram Sharan said he ministers, all these people rest with the public,” he all married and settled in India made frantic efforts to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov held would take a few moments kept changing, but my focus said. their respective lives, now evacuate diplomatic and talks with the Taliban on se- to quietly sip tea outside the was always on my duty. The The soft-spoken postman plans to become a member other personnel at its Em- curity for his country’s Em- Red Cross building on post office gave me a duty travelled his route on cycle of the union of retired post- bassy, and other Indians and bassy two days after they Sansad Marg and reflect on and it was my responsibility every day, till one evening men. He believes it is im- Afghans over a tense two took over, according to re- the day that had been. to perform it with perfec- in 2011 when he met with an portant to keep meeting days after the fall of Kabul on ports in the Russian media. “I never let anyone be dis- tion,” said the 60-year-old. accident while returning to people and know new things August 15, among those crit- Moscow’s special envoy to appointed. If anyone asked Much has changed since office. “else your mind stops work- ical to the negotiations for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov me about their mail not get- 2000 when he was given the “I injured my foot and ing”. safe passage for the Indian said in an interview that Rus- ting delivered, I’d make beat. was told to do office duty “I was Ram Sharan convoy from the Embassy to sia had built contacts with the sure it reached them or at Back then, Mondays were for two months. Even Verma till school then I in- the airport — besides the Taliban over seven years. It least knew where it was the busiest as well as heavi- though my foot healed I still sisted on going without Americans — were two special animus against India cation with the Taliban, India was these contacts that New stuck. Be it a senior minis- est days. cannot carry heavy weight, Verma. Now everyone high-profile Afghan politi- — were reported to be pres- had to rely on third-party in- Delhi called on Moscow to ter or an ordinary person Every Monday, he would so I had to let go of my cy- knows me as Ram Sharan cians who are currently in ent. Driving to the airport terlocutors to establish con- leverage on its behalf. like you or I, my job was to put three bags of mail, each cle,” he remembered. Postman. That is my iden- power-sharing negotiations through these posts was tact. “We reached out to all Karzai has known Mullah deliver their post which I weighing 50 kg, in the In the last 10 years, he tity.” with the Taliban. fraught with risks. those who had any channels Baradar closely. The two They were former presi- On August 16, after an Air with the Taliban,” a senior of- men had tried to start negotia- dent Hamid Karzai and for- India flight from Delhi was ficial said. tions for a political settlement mer vice-president Abdullah unable to land in Kabul as So, even as External Af- back in 2010. Abdullah was Rockets fired at Kabul airport amid Abdullah, who was also the thousands swarmed the tar- fairs Minister S Jaishankar in touch with the Taliban dur- chairman of the High Council mac, India sent an IAF C17 spoke to US Secretary of ing the “intra-Afghan talks” for National Reconciliation Globemaster transport air- State Anthony Blinken, and last year after being ap- US withdrawal hit homes in the ousted government of craft to evacuate its citizens, officials of both sides were in pointed head of the High Ashraf Ghani. including those at the Em- constant touch on the logis- Council for National Recon- AKABUL, AUGUST The decision to evacuate bassy, through the military tics at the military side of the ciliation. 30: Rocket fire apparently the entire Indian Embassy in- side of the airport that was airport, New Delhi fell back Karzai and Abdullah have targeting Kabul's interna- cluding Ambassador Ru- controlled by US forces. on some old friends in Kabul reached out to the Taliban to tional airport struck a drendra Tandon, was taken But the challenge was to — Karzai and Abdullah were negotiate an inclusive gov- nearby neighbourhood on after the Ghani government get the Indians to the airport tapped. ernment — and one or both Monday, the eve of the collapsed, and security per- safely — and to ensure that Although Russia considers could be part of the new dis- deadline for American sonnel in Kabul’s Green the Taliban or groups allied the Taliban a terrorist group, it pensation in Kabul. troops to withdraw from the Zone, where the diplomatic to them did not place hurdles is among three countries — With 150-odd evacuees country's longest war after missions are located, aban- in the way. Pakistan and China are the gathered at the Embassy, ne- the Taliban takeover of doned their posts. The US had been using other two — that have kept gotiations continued through Afghanistan. It wasn't im- Armed fighters had set up Black Hawk military trans- their diplomatic missions Monday. The green light mediately clear if anyone their own checkpoints across port helicopters to evacuate open in Kabul even after the came late in the evening — was hurt. the Afghan capital. Their their Embassy since August Taliban takeover. Russia has and the convoy left for the The rockets did not halt chain of command was not 12. Some European diplo- hosted Taliban delegates in- airport around 10 pm. the steady stream of US clear; apart from the Taliban, matic missions too had ac- cluding Mullah Baradar in The vehicles were allowed military C-17 cargo jets several allied groups, includ- cess to military aircraft, but Moscow for talks, and had into the technical area of the taking off and landing at ing Pakistan-based groups the Indian mission did not pushed for the Taliban to play airport around 2.30 am. Four Hamid Karzai International such as the Haqqani network have its own air resources. an important role in post-US hours later, the C17 took off Airport in the Afghan capi- — some of whom nurse a With no line of communi- Afghanistan. for Delhi. tal. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Last week, the Islamic State group around the remains of a nesses said. That neigh- ground,” the statement IE Thinc session today on livelihood launched a devastating sui- four-door sedan used by the bourhood is some 3 kilo- said, using an acronym for cide bombing at one of the attackers, which had what metres (1.86 miles) from Kabul's airport. airport gates that killed at appeared to be six home- the airport. There were no The US military did not opportunities for migrant workers least 169 Afghans and 13 made rocket tubes mounted immediate reports of in- respond to requests for US service members. The where the backseat should juries. comment. After the rocket NEW DELHI, AUG 30: airport repeatedly has been be. The Islamic State group In Washington, the fire, planes continued to Hundreds of millions of mi- a scene of chaos in the two and other militants rou- White House issued a land and taxi across to the grant workers were the worst weeks since the Taliban tinely mount such tubes statement saying officials northern military side of affected by the repeated blitz across Afghanistan into vehicles and quietly briefed President Joe the airport. Planes took off transport them undetected Biden on “the rocket at- roughly every 20 minutes Covid-induced economic that took control of the country, nearly 20 years af- close to a target. tack at Hamid Karzai In- at one point on Monday disruptions as their liveli- “I was inside the house ternational Airport” in morning. hood opportunities disap- ter the initial US invasion that followed the Septem- with my children and other Kabul, apparently refer- The airport had been one peared overnight. As the ber 11 terrorist attacks. But family members, suddenly ring to the vehicle-based of the few ways out for Covid vaccination rate in- since the suicide bombing, there were some blasts," rocket launch. foreigners and Afghans creases, there is hope that the the Taliban have tightened said Jaiuddin Khan, who “The President was in- fleeing the Taliban economy will grow and cre- their security cordon lives nearby. "We jumped formed that operations takeover. However, coali- into the house compound continue uninterrupted at tion nations have halted ate more jobs. But will that around the airfield, with their fighters seen just up to and lay on the ground.” HKIA, and has recon- their evacuations in recent happen in a manner that cre- The rockets landed firmed his order that com- days, leaving the US mili- ates job opportunities for mi- the last fencing separating them from the runway. across town in Kabul's manders redouble their ef- tary largely alone at the grant workers, who are In the capital's Chahr-e- Salim Karwan neighbour- forts to prioritise doing base with some remaining driven out of homes by acute Shaheed neighbourhood, a hood, striking residential whatever is necessary to allied Afghan forces pro- economic distress? crowd quickly gathered apartment blocks, wit- protect our forces on the viding security. The country is already wit- come the new normal. can the private sector join ment of migrant workers and nessing a “K-shaped” recov- Again, with meagre levels of hands with civil society or- suggest what needs to be Govt extends customs duty exemption on COVID-19 equipment till Sept 30 ery where bigger firms have skills, migrant workers often ganisations and the govern- done to create new jobs. bounced back while millions NEW DELHI, AUG been extended since its India and the country partment to ensure find they can only participate ments to improve the for- The panel for this edition 30: The last deadline for notification on April 24. was struggling to meet seamless and quick cus- of small and marginal firms in a limited number of activi- tunes of migrant workers? includes keynote speaker the relief was August 31, The last deadline for the oxygen demands. The toms clearance of such continue to languish. Under ties. The fifth edition of the Meher Pudumjee (Chairper- which has now been in- the relief was August 31, government had decided items. the circumstances, there is a Under the circumstances, eight-part webinar series son of Thermax Limited); creased to September 30 which has now been in- in a meeting that the im- Medical grade oxygen, high chance that migrants what can governments do to Thinc Migration by The In- Rajiv Khandelwal (Founder, The Ministry of Finance creased to September 30. port of equipment re- oxygen concentrators, may continue to struggle. has extended the exemp- In a notification, the gov- lated to providing oxygen canisters, filling systems, create more livelihood op- dian Express, which will go Aajeevika Bureau), Manish tion of customs duty and ernment said that it is to patients needed to be tanks, generators, ISO Moreover, the evidence of portunities for migrant live Monday, will address Sabharwal (Chairman, health cess for import of satisfied that it is neces- expedited. containers for shipping the past two decades shows workers? What are the pol- these questions. Presented TeamLease), Radhicka COVID-19 related relief sary in the public interest Coronavirus vaccines oxygen, any other device that the Indian economy has icy changes required to ad- by Omidyar Network India, Kapoor (Fellow at ICRIER), items till September 30. to extend the relief pe- were also to be exempted from which oxygen can gone from experiencing job- dress the grievances of un- the panel discussion among and Deepak Mishra (Profes- COVID-19 vaccine and riod. from basic customs duty, be generated, ventilators, less growth to witnessing a employment among migrant the leaders from academia, sor, JNU). The session will oxygen-related equip- The duty relief was an- as per the April notifica- high flow nasal cannula reduction in total employ- ment are included in this nounced when the sec- tion. Prime Minister device, and more are ex- workers? What is the role private sector and civil soci- be moderated by Udit Misra, relief. This is the second ond wave of coronavirus Narendra Modi had also empted from the duty ment. Persistently high un- that big private sector firms ety will examine the extent Deputy Associate Editor, time the exemption has was wreaking havoc in asked the Revenue De- and cess. employment rates have be- can play in the process? How of damage to the employ- The Indian Express. 09 Daily Jammu Rising BUSINESS Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 Fuel prices unchanged across Bharat Biotech scouts international metros for 5th straight day Covid-19 vaccine partners NEW DELHI, AU- contract of crude oil on the GUST 30: Oil marketing Intercontinental Exchange is ity to produce more than 10 companies (OMC) kept currently at $72.70 per bar- million doses per month. petrol and diesel prices un- rel. Bharat Biotech said it was changed on Sunday. Before price revision for exploring opportunities with It was the fifth straight day auto fuel again began this its international partners of no revision in the retail month, its rates had been who have expertise in com- fuel prices. static for 35 days between mercial-scale manufacturing Accordingly, in the na- July 18 and August 21. of inactivated viral vaccines. tional capital, petrol contin- This pause in prices came "We want to ensure that ues to be sold for Rs 101.49 after the fuel prices increased Bharat Biotech can ably meet per litre and diesel Rs 88.92 a for 41 days in the current fi- the demand for COVAXIN litre. nancial year. such that individuals across Petrol prices in Mumbai, The 41 increases have the country, and the globe, Chennai and Kolkata were at taken up petrol prices by Rs have access to the vaccine," Rs 107.52, Rs 99.20 and Rs 11.44 per litre in Delhi, while chairman and managing di- 101.82 per litre, respectively. changed at Rs 96.48, Rs oil prices had firmed up over the diesel rates have spiked NEW DELHI, AU- home-grown Covid-19 vac- ment, which is also relying rector Krishna Ella said in a Similarly, diesel prices across 93.52 and Rs 91.98 per litre. the past week to cross $72 a by Rs 8.74 per litre in the Na- GUST 20: Indian vaccine cine approved for emergency on a version of the As- statement. the cities remained un- After falling, global crude barrel mark. The October tional Capital. maker Bharat Biotech is use in India, is one of two traZeneca vaccine produced Last month, Health Minis- seeking international manu- shots driving the country's by the Serum Institute of In- ter Mansukh Mandaviya told facturing partners as it tar- massive vaccination pro- dia and Russia's Sputnik V parliament that Bharat NSE, BSE ask investors to deal gets a billion doses of its gramme. vaccine. On Sunday, the Biotech would supply 25 mil- Covid-19 vaccine each year, But Bharat Biotech has company rolled out the first lion doses in July and 35 mil- the company said on Sun- struggled to boost output, batch of COVAXIN shots lion in August, less than half day. missing supply commit- from a facility in Ankleshwar what the government had with only registered stock brokers COVAXIN, the company's ments to the central govern- in Gujarat that has the capac- initially expected. NEW DELHI, AU- net-based platforms are tar- from any investments/deal- the promises of high or exor- GUST 30: Leading stock ex- geting gullible investors with ings arising out of a contract bitant returns by these trad- changes NSE and BSE on false promises of high/exor- in securities that are not per- ing platforms may eventually Jan Dhan accounts swell to 43 crore with total Friday asked investors to bitant returns on their in- mitted under the rules. lose money heavily. deal with only registered vestment schemes or prod- They have alerted in- In separate statements, stockbrokers amid instances ucts. "Investors are advised vestors against falling prey to both the exchanges have deposits over Rs 1.46 lakh-crore of unregistered entities tar- to deal only with SEBI-regis- fraudsters sending e-mails asked investors not to trans- geting gullible investors with tered stockbrokers and check and SMSes luring them to fer funds or securities to NEW DELHI, AU- port measure. false promises of exorbitant the registration details of the trade in stocks or securities stockbroker under any GUST 30 Bank accounts About 5 crore PMJDY ac- returns. said entity they are dealing promising huge profit in un- arrangement or agreement under the Pradhan Mantri countholders receive direct In separate statements, with since it allows recourse registered schemes/ prod- of assured or guaranteed re- Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) benefit transfer (DBT) from both the exchanges have to regulatory action," NSE ucts. Earlier this week, the turns. The advisory came af- have increased to 43 crore the Government under vari- asked investors not to trans- and BSE said. They have two exchanges asked in- ter the exchanges noticed with total deposits over Rs ous schemes, the ministry fer funds or securities to been cautioned not to trans- vestors to refrain from in- that some unregistered enti- 1.46 lakh crore, the Finance statement added. stockbroker under any fer funds, for the purposes of vesting in unregulated deriv- ties and unregulated inter- Ministry on Saturday said as To ensure that the eligible arrangement or agreement trading to anyone, including ative products such as net-based platforms are tar- the government’s flagship fi- beneficiaries receive their of assured or guaranteed re- an authorised person or an contracts for difference and geting gullible investors with nancial inclusion scheme DBT in time, the government turns. The advisory came af- associate of the broker, other binary options offered by in- false promises of high/exor- completes seven years of im- takes an active role in identi- ter the exchanges noticed than a Sebi-registered stock- ternet-based trading plat- bitant returns on their in- plementation. fication of avoidable reasons that some unregistered enti- broker. The exchanges have forms. The exchanges said vestment schemes or prod- The PMJDY was launched for DBT failures in consulta- ties and unregulated inter- advised investors to refrain that investors falling prey to ucts. on August 28 to ensure peo- to PMJDY account holders duced both transformational tion with DBT Mission, ple have access to financial rose to 31.23 crore. For ac- as well as directional change, NPCI, banks and various services, namely, banking, count opened after August thereby making the emerg- other ministries, it said. remittance, credit, insur- 28, 2018, the free accidental ing financial inclusion With close monitoring in I-T portal glitches force govt to extend dead- ance, pension in an afford- insurance cover on RuPay ecosystem capable of deliv- this regard through regular able manner. cards increased from Rs 1 ering financial services to the video conferencing with As on August 18, 2021, the lakh to Rs 2 lakh. last person of the society-the banks and NPCI, the share of line for various tax compliances number of total PMJDY ac- On this occasion, the poorest of the poor. DBT failures due to avoid- counts stood at 43.04 crore. Prime Minister tweeted, “To- “The underlying pillars of able reasons as a percentage NEW DELHI, AU- The CBDT also extended Of this, 55.47 per cent (23.87 day we mark seven years of PMJDY, namely, Banking of total DBT failures has de- GUST 30: The income tax the due date for uploading of crore) Jan-Dhan account #PMJanDhan, an initiative the Unbanked, Securing the creased from 13.5 per cent department on Sunday ex- declarations received in holders are women and that has forever transformed Unsecured and Funding the (FY 19-20) to 5.7 per cent (FY tended the deadline for vari- Form 15G/15Hfor the June 66.69 per cent (28.70 crore) India’s development trajec- Unfunded has made it possi- 20-21), it noted. ous compliances, including and September quarter till holders are in rural and tory. It has ensured financial ble to adopt multi-stakehold- On the road ahead, the fi- semi-urban areas, the fi- nance ministry said, eligible filing of statement for equali- November 30 and December inclusion and a life of dignity ers’ collaborative approach nance ministry said in a PMJDY account holders will sation levy and remittances. 31 respectively. as well as empowerment for while leveraging technology statement. countless Indians. Jan Dhan for serving the unserved and be sought to be covered un- The deadline for filing the The original due dates During the first year of the Yojana has also helped fur- underserved areas as well,” der the Pradhan Mantri Equalisation Levy statement were July 15 and October 15 scheme, 17.90 crore PMJDY ther transparency.” she said. Suraksha Bima Yojana in Form-1 for the Financial respectively. accounts were opened. Appreciating the untiring Under the PM Garib (PMSBY) and Pradhan Year 2020-21 has been ex- The deadlines are being Out of total 43.04 crore efforts of all those who have Kalyan Yojana announced Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima tended till December 31, extended as glitches marred PMJDY accounts, 36.86 worked to make PMJDY a on March 26, 2020, an Yojana (PMJJBY). against the original due date the functioning of new in- crore or 85.6 per cent are op- success, he said, their efforts amount of Rs 500 per month Banks have already been of June 30. come tax portal ‘www.in- erative, and the average de- have ensured the people of for three months (April’20 to communicated about the The quarterly statement in cometax.gov.in’, launched posit per account is Rs 3,398, India lead a better quality of June’20) was credited to the same, it said. Form 15CC to be furnished on June 7. as per the statement. life. accounts of PMJDY women The government is also fo- by authorised dealers in re- been decided to further ex- tronic filing of forms related The Finance Ministry had Increase in average de- Finance Minister Nirmala account holders, the finance cussed on promotion of digi- spect of remittances made tend the due dates for e-filing to intimation by pension last week “summoned” In- posit is another indication of Sitharaman, while underlin- ministry said. tal payments including Ru- for June and September of these forms. funds and sovereign wealth fosys CEO Salil Parekh to ex- increased usage of accounts ing the importance of the A total of Rs 30,945 crore Pay debit card usage In a separate statement, funds too have been ex- quarter, can now be filed by plain why issues continued and inculcation of saving scheme, said the journey of has been credited in ac- amongst PMJDY account the CBDT announced ex- tended. November 30 and December to plague the portal devel- habit among account hold- PMJDY led interventions counts of women PMJDY ac- holders through creation of tending the deadline for Intimation to be made by 31, respectively. The original oped by the software major. ers, it said. undertaken over a short span count holders during Covid acceptance infrastructure making payments under the Pension Fund and sovereign due date for filing this state- Finance Minister Nirmala Total RuPay cards issued of 7 years has in effect, pro- lockdown as an income sup- across India, it said. ment was July 15 and Octo- direct tax dispute resolution wealth fund in respect of in- Sitharaman, in the meeting ber 15, respectively. scheme Vivad Se Vishwas vestment made in India for with Parekh on August 23, In a statement, the Central (VsV) by a month till Sep- the June and September expressed “deep disappoint- Board of Direct Taxes tember 30. However, tax- quarter, which is required to ment” over persisting Goldman Sachs, J P Morgan Chase among 10 (CBDT) said on considera- payers have the option to be furnished by July 31 and glitches for more than two tion of difficulties reported make payments till October October 31, would now have months after portal launch by the taxpayers and other 31, with an additional to be furnished by November and gave him time till Sep- merchant bankers to manage LIC IPO stakeholders in electronic fil- amount of interest. 30 and December 31, respec- tember 15 to resolve all is- Also, the due dates for elec- tively. ing of certain forms it has sues. vestors to pick up stakes in the country’s largest insurer LIC. As per Sebi rules, foreign M-cap of eight of top-10 most valued firms jumps over Rs portfolio investors (FPI) are permitted to buy shares in a public offer. 1.90 lakh-crore; TCS, RIL lead gainers However, since the LIC Act has no provision for foreign NEW DELHI, AU- investments, there is a need GUST 30: Eight of the top- to align the proposed LIC IPO 10 most valued companies with Sebi norms regarding together added Rs foreign investor participa- 1,90,032.06 crore in market tion. valuation last week, with Tata Consultancy Services The DIPAM on July 15 had and Reliance Industries Lim- invited applications for ap- ited being the prominent pointment of up to 10 mer- gainers. chant bankers for LIC IPO. Last week, the BSE bench- The last date for bidding was mark Sensex gained 795.40 August 5. points or 1.43 per cent. The Cabinet Committee on Equity gauges—BSE Sen- Economic Affairs last month sex and NSE Nifty—hit new cleared the initial public of- closing highs on Friday. fering proposal of Life Insur- NEW DELHI, AUGUST managers (BRLMs) for the will go ahead and file draft On the top ten chart, ance Corp of India. 30: The government has IPO—touted to be the biggest IPO papers with market regu- among the gainers were Re- The ministerial panel shortlisted 10 merchant share sale in the country’s lator Sebi. liance Industries (RIL), Tata known as the Alternative bankers, including Goldman history. Actuarial firm Milliman Consultancy Services (TCS), Mechanism on strategic disin- Sachs Group Inc., J P Morgan “Goldman Sachs Group Advisors LLP India is work- HDFC Bank, Hindustan vestment will now decide on Chase & Co, and ICICI Securi- Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, ing out the embedded value Unilever Ltd (HUL), ICICI the quantum of stake to be di- ties, to manage the mega ini- ICICI Securities Ltd, Kotak of LIC, while Deloitte and SBI Bank, Bajaj Finance, State vested by the government. RIL added Rs 51,064.22 crore to Rs 6,29,231.64 crore 10,053.22 crore to Rs tial public offering (IPO) of Mahindra Capital Co, JM Fi- Caps have been appointed as Bank of India (SBI) and “The potential size of the crore taking its valuation to and that of ICICI Bank went 7,24,701.90 crore and that of the country’s largest life in- nancial Ltd, Citigroup Inc pre-IPO transaction advisors. Wipro. On the other hand, IPO is expected to be far Rs 14,11,635.50 crore. higher by Rs 13,361.63 crore HDFC dipped Rs 738.75 surer LIC. and Nomura Holdings Inc The government aims to Infosys and HDFC were the larger than any precedent in HDFC Bank’s valuation to Rs 4,84,858.91 crore. crore to Rs 4,90,991.24 As many as 16 domestic are among the 10 BRLMs come out with the IPO and two laggards. jumped Rs 19,651.18 crore to Wipro’s valuation rallied crore. and international firms had that have been shortlisted,” subsequent listing of Life In- Indian markets,” the depart- The market valuation of Rs 8,57,407.68 crore and Ba- Rs 8,218.89 crore to Rs RIL remained the most made presentations before an official said. surance Corporation (LIC) ment had said. TCS zoomed by Rs 60,183.57 jaj Finance gained Rs 3,47,851 crore and SBI valued domestic firm fol- the Department of Invest- With the merchant on the bourses in the Janu- The listing of LIC will be crore to reach Rs 18,518.27 crore to settle at Rs jumped Rs 4,819.29 crore to lowed by TCS, HDFC Bank, ment and Public Asset Man- bankers in place, once the ary-March quarter of 2022. crucial for the government in 13,76,102.60 crore, becom- 4,20,300.85 crore. reach Rs 3,68,006.36 crore. Infosys, HUL, HDFC, ICICI agement (DIPAM) on August embedded valuation of LIC is The government is also meeting its disinvestment ing the biggest gainer among The market capitalisation In contrast, the valuation Bank, Bajaj Finance, SBI and target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore for the top-10 firms. 26 to act as book running lead arrived at, the government mulling allowing foreign in- of HUL climbed Rs 14,215.01 of Infosys tumbled by Rs Wipro. 2021-22 (April-March). 10 Daily Jammu Rising ENTERTAINMENT Jammu, Sunday August 29, 2021 Bigg Boss OTT to Bigg Boss 15: Shamita Shetty- Drugs case: ED summons Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Raqesh Bapat, Pratik Sehajpal-Neha Bhasin find a spot Daggubati, Ravi Teja otherTollywood celebrities he Enforcement in Salman Khan's show Directorate (ED) has summoned igg Boss OTT is connections inside the T Tollywood celebrities, in- making news of house. It seems contestants Blate. There are have got an inkling, which cluding Rakul Preet Singh many who are finding this is why they are in a mad and Rana Daggubati for OTT version openly bi- rush to make connections questioning in connection ased. We saw how Pratik or start that love angle. with four-year-old drugs Sehajpal and Neha Bhasin There are also whispers on haul case. were crowned the Boss how Shamita Shetty is get- According to media re- Man and Boss Woman last ting preference. Well, she night. On the other hand, has been a former contest- ports, Rakul Preet Singh there is a lot of focus on the ant in the first place. "Let has been asked to appear couple, Raqesh Bapat and us see if Raqesh Bapat also before the ED on Septem- Shamita Shetty. It is evi- makes it to Bigg Boss 15 af- ber 6, Daggubati on Sep- dent that Raqesh Bapat is ter this new love angle," tember 8, Ravi Teja on Sep- contributing more content said a source. Also Read - tember 9, and director Puri on the show after being Bigg Boss OTT, Day 18, Jagannadh on September told that he was just Live Updates: Zeeshan whiling his time. On the Khan gets eliminated after 31. other hand, Pratik Sehaj- physical fight with Pratik Others who have been In 2017, Telangana Ex- ble money laundering angle According to News18, an pal has been ensuring that SehajpalThe OTT version summoned by the ED in cise and Prohibition De- in these cases. ED official said till they he is getting footage from has contestants like Divya connection with the probe partment had seized drugs As many as 30 people have evidence, the Tolly- day one. The young man Agarwal, Pratik Sehajpal, think Divya Agarwal We heard some buzz include Charmee Kaur, worth Rs 30 lakhs and regis- have been arrested in con- wood celebs will be treated made headlines with his Neha Bhasin, Moose Jat- Navdeep and Mumaith tered 12 cases. The ED later nection with these cases as witnesses. temper issues and now it is should have stopped Zee- from our sources that the tana, Milind Gaba, Nishant his chemistry with Neha shan Khan from getting makers are very keen to Bhatt, Raqesh Bapat and Khan. launched a probe on possi- and 62 others interrogated. Bhasin that people are into a physical fight in- have couples in Bigg Boss Shamita Shetty. Fans are talking about. Also Read - stead of crying later? Vote 15. This is why there has not liking it as much as the Shahid Kapoor's wife Mira Kapoor looks stylish and glamorous as she Bigg Boss OTT: Do you Now been a scramble to make TV format. graces magazine cover but it's her super-expensive Louis Vuitton bag that Prabhas, Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Kapoor grabs our attention ollywood star Shahid Kapoor's and more Bollywood stars who were Bwife Mira Kapoor recently graced the cover of Vogue magazine and her glamorous and classy avatar brutally fat shamed has just made our heats skip a beat. Known for her styl- ish and fashionable state- ments, the gorgeous mommy of two kids donned a cropped top with cycling shorts and a monogram shirt. She flaunted a mini Louis Vuitton Cappucine mini bag, which costs around Rs 3.11 lakhs. Her all-black avatar garnered praises from fans as neti- zens commented that they are amazed with her looks and can't believe that she is a mother of two kids. Also Read - From Pawan Kalyan's Thammudu to Ma- hesh Babu's Okkadu: Tolly- wood sports dramas that struck a chord with the au- dience rabhas look which garnered some During her interview with shocking reactions from the magazine, Mira revealed P social media users. Many that Shahid has more bags Bollywood stars often get people said that Prabhas than her and said, “Shahid fat shamed on social media. was looking like an uncle has more bags than I do! He ling Misha. Keep shining, be On the professional front, Thakur and Pankaj Kapur Fans do not leave a chance (aged man) or a milkman has a refined fashion sensi- happy and reach for the Shahid Kapoor will be next in key roles. The original to troll actors and this hap- without his makeup. While trolled her in the past and Kapoor was spotted at bility and a keen eye, so he’s stars and rainbows. You are seen in Jersey, which is the film starred Nani, Sathyaraj pens almost every day. Re- some attributed Prabhas to even after she made it big in Rhea Kapoor's wedding always buying these really the light of our lives sweet- remake of a Telugu movie of and Shradhha Srinath in the cently, it happened with Vada Pav for gaining the industry. and many said that she interesting pieces.” The duo heart. The Lord's grace in the same name. Tt is di- lead roles. The film is sched- Prabhas. Prabhas is cur- weight, some took a dig at Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has gained weight. recently celebrated daugh- abundance and love forever. rected by Gowtham Tin- uled to hit the screens on rently prepping for his role his looks saying that he was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Shruti Haasan ter Misha's fifth birthday. Mumma and Pappa." Also nanauri (who also directed November 5 during the Di- in the big budget mytholog- looking really weird. had appeared at Cannes Shruti Haasan has often Sharing the pics on Insta- Read - Jersey actress the original one) and pro- wali weekend but looking at ical film Adipurush. It has Arjun Kapoor post her pregnancy and had been a victim of fat-sham- gram, she wrote, "Our life Sanusha Santhosh BRU- duced by Allu Aravind, the current scenario, it been reported that the Arjun Kapoor hasn’t had gained some wieght. Fans ming. She has always began to play technicolour TALLY trolls body-shamers Aman Gill and Dil Raju. The might get pushed at the box Baahubali star will play the it easy from the start. He were quick to troll her for went through these and when you were born my dar- in a hard-hitting post film also features Mrunal office. role of Lord Rama in the has been trolled since the it. come out strongly. film. He was recently spot- start and even today he is Fardeen Khan Vidya Balan ted in Mumbai at the dance called elephant and other Fardeen Khan had a During the shoot of The Surbhi Chandna's BTS look from Bepanah Ishq is a rehearsals. As soon as the things. tough phase in the past Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan pictures surfaced online, Sonakshi Sinha and had gained some had to go through a lot of fans couldn't help but no- Sonakshi Sinha's trans- weight. But fans did not trolling. Even post that she tice that Prabhas has gained formation has been amaz- perfect blend of hotness and elegance consider his pain and has always been fat- a considerable amount of ing and inspiring but went on trolling him. shammed. Well, we feel it is tylish weight. He got brutally trollers do not like it. They Janhvi Kapoor high time people stop these trolled for his no makeup had been many who had Recently, Janhvi nasty things. S Naagin 5 actress Surbhi Chandna has shared a few Pathan: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone to shoot a larger than life song BTS pictures from her music video, Bepanah Ishq. It was at some never shot before locations in Spain a reunion for Surbhi Chandna and Sharad Mal- roducer Aditya hotra with this music video. Chopra and di- Surbhi Chandna has shared Prector Siddharth pictures of her look and she Anand’s combination had looks super stylish as al- created magic on the big ways. All her looks from the screen with WAR and video were gorgeous but looks like they are leaving this one was our favourite. no stone unturned to give These pictures of Surbhi audiences the biggest big have gone viral on the inter- screen experience that net. they could ever get in Ravishing Pathan. We have con- Surbhi Chandna looked firmed information that ravishing in a blue denim Shah Rukh Khan and jeans and green tank top. Deepika Padukone will Facebook share not only shoot crucial Hottie parts of their film in Spain Surbhi Chandna looked but will also shoot a mas- super hot in these pictures sively mounted song in and we are in love. Spain! The intent is to create a Read - Kaun Banega be an insanely awaited vi- Stunner “No Bollywood film has song that is visually so Crorepati 13: Deepika sual extravaganza that will The Naagin 5 actress is a stunner and these pictures ever shot song sequences grand that it is an instant Padukone to be Amitabh set screens on fire. Sid are proof. in these places. Sid Anand hit. All necessary permis- Bachchan's first celeb Anand and Aditya Chopra Diva will shoot a spectacle of a sions are being worked on guest on Shaandar Shukr- want to redefine Indian Well, we cannot take our song in Spain and things for a smooth shooting ex- vaar next week? cinema on the world map eyes off this diva. Isn't she are totally under wraps to perience in Spain,” in- The trade source adds, and every attempt is being the most gorgeous lady of control all possible leaks. forms a trade source. Also “Pathan is turning out to made to achieve this goal.” telly land? Daily 11 Jammu Rising HEALTH Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 ‘Traffic-light system’ quantifies foods’ COVID-19 mortality: Enzyme that health and environmental impact 'shreds membranes' implicated Researchers have created a “traffic- light system” to organize foods accord- Anew study concludes that increased ing to their health and environmental levels of an enzyme called secreted impact. phospholipase A2 group IIA (sPLA2- Their results suggest that small, tar- IIA) can predict mortality from severe geted dietary substitutions offer signifi- COVID-19. cant health and environmental benefits. The body produces sPLA2-IIA to The researchers hope their new ap- help defend against bacterial infections, proach will empower individuals to but high levels can cause organ damage. make dietary changes that lead to In the study, levels of the enzyme healthier and more sustainable were approximately 10 times higher in lifestyles. people who died from COVID-19 than Dietary choices affect both the envi- in people with a mild form of the dis- ronment and human health. ease. Consuming too many unhealthy More research is needed to see foods and too few healthy foods are whether these enzyme levels could be leading causes of health burden in the used to identify patients at risk of dying United States. One studyTrusted Source from COVID-19 — and whether lation and […] compared non-COVID- the groups, except for a higher inci- found that in 2017, dietary factors con- sPLA2-IIA inhibitors might reduce mortality. 19 with mild [COVID-19], severe dence of rheumatologic disease in the tributed to 11 million deaths and 255 these differences is important and in- via [body mass index]. Similarly, the COVID-19 is caused by a SARS- [COVID-19], and with those who are non-COVID-19 patients. million disability-adjusted life years formative in two directions.” effect of sodium on health is stratified CoV-2 infection, and a person with the deceased [from the disease].” Prognostic indicator and therapeutic globally. “First: numbers have the power to by race and hypertension status,” she disease may or may not experience “High-resolution statistics and ma- target? What we eat also impacts the envi- [make] future effects […] more realis- added. symptoms. Most people with COVID- chine learning [identified] two The study found that people who had ronment by influencing food produc- tic and bring them to our present con- The researchers split the foods into 19Trusted Source have mild symptoms, processes that were associated with died from COVID-19 had sPLA2-IIA tionTrusted Source, which affects land sciousness, i.e., ‘Oh 36 minutes lost per 48 different categories and selected the such as those that arise from a cold or death,” he added. The two processes of levels that were approximately 10 times use and greenhouse gas emissions. hot dog, this is substantial… like two most popular among them that were the flu. note involved sPLA2-IIA and mito- higher than patients with mild disease Research has suggested that food sys- cigarettes, do I really want this?”, he closest to each group’s median HENI However, some people become se- chondrial dysfunction. and five times higher than patients who tems have environmental limitations. added. scores for further analysis. They also verely ill, and older adults and people Mechanism of inflammatory re- had survived severe COVID-19. One studyTrusted Source found that, “Second: these results help identify considered seven additional foods rep- with certain medical conditionsTrusted sponse An sPLA2-IIA level of at least 10 under current conditions, the planet’s what really matters and differentiate resenting different dishes. Source have a higher risk. Some people Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)Trusted nanograms per milliliter accurately pre- food system can only provide 43% of […] between the foods we need to avoid Altogether, the researchers selected develop severe COVID-19 respiratory Source are enzymes involved in the in- dicted death from COVID-19 in 63% of the world’s population, or 3.4 billion like beef and processed meat, [and] 167 foods for further analysis, roughly symptoms and multiple organ failure. flammatory pathways in the body. patients in the study. people, with a balanced diet. food like dairy or poultry products, that equal to 27% of the average Ameri- In this case, they require hospitalization PLA2 triggers the body’s response to in- Further analyses identified that com- Another studyTrusted Source found are perhaps not ideal but have [a] 4 can’s daily caloric intake. in an intensive care unit and ventilator fection by destroying microbial cell bined sPLA2-IIA and blood urea nitro- that if we do not adopt technological times [the] lower carbon footprint and They then used IMPACT World+, a support. membranes and releasing a chemical, gen levels predicted mortality better changes and prevention strategies, our are close to neutral, or even slightly method to assess the life cycle impact Some researchers originally proposed called arachidonic acid, to make other than either level individually. The re- food system will exceed planetary beneficial for health,” he concluded. of foods, alongside assessments on wa- The new research appears in Nature ter use and human health damages, to that severe COVID-19 could result substances that cause inflammation. searchers confirmed these results in an boundaries safe for humanity by 2050. from an overactive inflammatory re- Notably, sPLA2-IIA levels increase independent group of 154 patients. Simultaneously quantifying the FoodTrusted Source. calculate each food’s environmental Data analysis footprint. sponse called cytokine storm syndrome. significantly in people who have sys- Prof. Chilton said that the unbiased health and environmental risk factors of But as the authors of the current in- temic inflammation, due to conditions approach used to arrive at a hypothesis different foods could help policymak- The researchers identified 5,853 Traffic light system foods U.S. adults consumed from the As correlations between nutritional vestigation note, “More recent studies such as sepsisTrusted Source, rheuma- was a strength of the study. He elabo- ers, food producers, and consumers show that persistent [cytokine storm toid arthritis, inflammatory bowel dis- rated: make dietary choices that benefit both What We Eat in America 2011–2016 and environmental impacts were gener- database. They then used the Health ally weak, the researchers organized syndrome] is uncommon (3–4%Trusted eases, asthma, and acute coronary syn- “We then tested that hypothesis human health and the environment. Source) in severe COVID-19 disease.” drome. against 81 other clinical indicators, uti- In a recent study, researchers from the Nutritional Index (HENI) to calculate the foods into a traffic light system ac- how healthy each food was. cording to their effect on either factor. Pinpointing the underlying mecha- Prof. Chilton observed that sPLA2- lizing three separate machine learning University of Michigan and Victor L nism responsible for fatal COVID-19 is IIA “shreds membranes,” explaining models, and each of the three models FulgoniTrusted Source from Nutrition HENI quantifies the healthiness of Green indicates foods that are both food by indicating minutes of healthy nutritionally and environmentally ben- important, as it will help researchers and that it has “the biology that could cause said that this was the key step toward Impact, LLC, created a scale that com- multiple organ failure.” mortality.” life gained or lost by consumption. The eficial, which included: clinicians identify people most at risk of bines the environmental impact of foods He and his team examined stored Limitations of the study include its model calculates minutes of lost or The researchers found that plant- dying from the disease and develop ef- alongside their health effects to help blood plasma samples from 127 hospi- small size and predominantly white gained life from correlations between based foods generally outperform ani- fective treatments. consumers improve their dietary health talized patients between May and July population, limiting the generalizabil- certain foods and negative health out- mal products environmentally and This prompted scientists from the while protecting the environment. 2020 for levels of lipid metabolites and ity of its results. It is also important to comes. health-wise. However, factors, such as University of Arizona, the Wake Forest Among their findings, they discov- other biochemical substances to iden- note that the study design does not “Some of the dietary risks we con- water use, might necessitate tradeoffs University School of Medicine, and ered that just 10% of the average calorie tify patterns associated with mortality prove causality. sidered in HENI are mediated by other between healthy foods and those that do Stony Brook University to collaborate intake is responsible for over a third of from COVID-19. Prof. Chilton went on to describe fur- lifestyle lists, and we did take that into not damage the environment. on the present study. the average dietary footprint. By substi- Ninety samples came from patients ther research. “We’re working with consideration,” first author Dr. Kate- The researchers note their traffic light Their findings appear in The Journal tuting this and the most harmful dietary with either mild or severe COVID-19 or other biorepositories, other institutions, rina Stylianou, who did the research as system derives from statistical risks on of Clinical Investigation. items, people could benefit their health who had died from the disease, and 37 [and] a large global institution to [look] a postdoctoral fellow in the Depart- life expectancy according to the aver- Senior study author Floyd “Ski” and the environment. samples were from people who did not at the temporal [and] the longitudinal ment of Environmental Health Sci- age diet, and therefore, by itself, may Chilton, Ph.D., a professor at the Uni- “The population know some of the have COVID-19. relationship as the disease occurs, who ences at the University of Michigan’s not reflect individual dietary needs. versity of Arizona’s Department of Nu- general tendencies, [such as] carrots are The mean ages differed among the dies, and the levels of this enzyme in School of Public Health, told MNT. “The relative tendencies are likely to tritional Sciences and the director of better than red meat for both health and The Precision Nutrition and Wellness groups with COVID-19. The youngest those people.” “For example, the risk of polyunsat- be similar across individuals and point at the environment,” Olivier Jolliet, Ph.D., Initiative, told Medical News Today average age, of about 53, was in the Scientists have already tested drugs urated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids the right decisions,” said Jolliet, ‘But senior author of the paper and professor about the preliminary data that led to the mild group, and the oldest average age, that reduce the activity of sPLA2-IIAin is measured by[daily calorie intake as a we, of course, cannot predict what will of environmental health sciences at hypothesis behind the study. of about 71, was in the deceased group. phase 2B clinical trials. This was to in- percentage], so we considered physi- happen for a single individual, consider- University of Michigan’s School of He explained that the team used The study included approximately vestigate their potential as a treatment cal activity as an adjusting factor for ing that these increases in life ex- Public Health, told Medical News To- lipidomicsTrusted Source “to measure the same number of male and female for sepsis, but the Food and Drug Ad- the dietary risk factor. For sugar-sweet- pectancy are statistical risks that are day, “Putting numbers and quantifying about 1,500 lipid compounds in circu- patients, and most were white. Baseline ministration (FDA) did not issue an ap- ened beverages, the risk is mediated valid for a large number of persons.” health conditions were similar across proval. Younger children may be more likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 than adolescents Arecent study compared the likelihood Since children generally have milder their analysis for these factors, the re- ings do not mean that children are more of children of different age groups trans- symptoms and testing was limited to searchers found that children aged 0–3 [likely to transmit the virus], just that mitting SARS-CoV-2 to household mem- symptomatic cases, children were less and 4–8 years had an increased likeli- once younger kids [have contracted the bers. likely to receive screening for SARS- hood of transmitting the virus to house- virus], they have a higher risk of spread- The study reported that children under 4 CoV-2 during the early stages of the pan- hold members compared with adoles- ing it in the home,” explained Dr. years old were more likely to transmit the demic. This selective screening of people cents aged 14–17 years. Schwartz. virus to their parents and siblings than with symptoms resulted in an underesti- Potential explanations Dr. Frederik Plesner Lyngse, a post- adolescents aged 14–17 years. mation of the number of children with The increased likelihood of younger doctoral researcher at the University of Testing delays and larger household SARS-CoV-2. children transmitting the virus could be Copenhagen in Denmark, who was not size were associated with an increased Furthermore, lockdowns at this time due to differences in the amount of virus associated with the study, told MNT: “It risk of children transmitting SARS-CoV- likely coincided with the closure of school in a child’s upper respiratory tract or be- may be difficult for persons [who have 2 to family members. and childcare settings. This resulted in havioral dynamics among family mem- the virus] to self-isolate within the house- These findings may inform the behavior children having limited exposure to the bers. hold due to lack of space, number of of household members and public policy virus, which led to the limited data on pedi- There is some evidenceTrusted Source bathrooms, or caregiving needs of chil- decisions related to schools or childcare. atric SARS-CoV-2 infections. suggesting that children younger than 5 dren. The latter reflects that younger The reopening of schools and the Studies have compared the ability of years old may have higher amounts of children need more close caregiving, uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the children to transmit the virus with that of virus in the upper respiratory tract than which translates into the parents or care- rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta adults. However, there is limited data on information on SARS-CoV-2 transmis- aged 0–17 years. older children and adults. Higher givers [contracting the virus].” variant has renewed concerns among par- the differences in the risk of coronavirus sion risk from younger children. Since They then used this information to amounts of the virus have association- “Teenagers will have an easier time ents and policymakers about the safety of transmission among children of different parents cannot isolate from their infant narrow down 1,717 households where sTrusted Source with increased risk of self-isolating in their room, [as they can children. age groups. children, other measures are needed to the pediatric index person led to subse- SARS-CoV-2 transmission. play video games, etc.]. Older children Like adults, children and adolescents A team of researchers at Public Health limit household transmission from kids, quent illness in at least one household However, contrary evidence suggests have more contacts outside the house- are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infec- Ontario in Canada recently compared the especially if there are high-risk adults member within the next 2 weeks. there is no difference in viral loads be- hold, which is why they are more likely to tions. Although a small number of chil- risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to within the home.” The researchers found that larger tween younger and older children. contract the virus in the community,” dren may develop severe illness, children household members between younger Dr. Schwartz recommended that any- household size and longer delays to test- These conflicting results indicate the added Dr. Lyngse. are more likely to be asymptomatic or and older children. one older than 12 years gets vaccinated to ing had associations with higher odds of need for more research to establish dif- Implications have mild symptoms compared with Notably, this study took place during minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 trans- the pediatric index person transmitting ferences in viral load and transmissibility The authors noted, “Differential infec- adults. late summer and fall 2020, when Ontario mission in the household. the virus to family members. among younger and older children. tivity of pediatric age groups has implica- However, evidenceTrusted Source sug- had fewer restrictions in place and chil- The study appears in the journalJAMA The team then classified the house- Asked about the potential reasons for tions for infection prevention controls gesting differences in children’s suscep- dren were returning to school or daycare. pediatricsTrusted Source. holds into four groups based on the age of the results, Dr. Schwartz said, “We were within households, schools, and child- tibility to contracting SARS-CoV-2 and As a result, there was an increase in the Risk of transmission in different age the child identified as the index case: 0– 3, initially surprised by the results as there care facilities to minimize the risk of their ability to spread the virus compared number of pediatric cases during this groups 4–8, 9–13, and 14–17 years. has been some previous evidence that household secondary transmission.” with adults has been highly variable. time, making it possible to evaluate the To investigate the ability of children The researchers found older children younger children are less infectious and In a similar vein, Dr. Lyngse com- Stay informed with live updates on the ability of children to spread the virus. of different age groups to transmit were more likely to be the first-identified therefore less likely to spread SARS- mented, “The results may have impor- current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our The study found that young children, SARS-CoV-2, the researchers used pub- or index person in the household. CoV-2. This is likely still true. The ex- tant public health implications, as house- coronavirus hub for more advice on pre- especially those aged 0–3 years, were lic health data on SARS-CoV-2 infec- However, children aged 0–3 years planation for our observations is likely hold transmission may serve as a bridge vention and treatment. more likely to transmit the virus to house- tions in Ontario collected between June 1 were more likely to transmit the virus to related to the challenges of parents to iso- between otherwise separate transmission This lack of robust evidence is partly hold members than adolescents aged and December 31, 2020. their family members than adolescents late from their [children who have the domains, such as schools and physical because some studiesTrusted Source took 14–17 years. Using these data, the researchers iden- aged 14–17 years. virus].” workplaces, despite implemented inter- place during the early part of the pan- Study co-author Dr. Kevin Schwartz, tified over 6,280 households in which the They also analyzed the data after con- “It is essentially impossible for parents ventions. Furthermore, the age profile of demic when limited unbiased data was an infectious disease physician at Public index, or the first person identified as trolling for variables such as household to isolate from their sick infants, com- the transmissibility may have implica- available on how many children had con- Health Ontario, told Medical News To- having SARS-CoV-2, was an individual size and testing delays. After adjusting pared to adolescents who can isolate tions for the decision of vaccinating chil- tracted SARS-CoV-2. day: “Our study provides some important themselves within the home. Our find- dren in the future.” BACK PAGE 12 Daily Jammu Rising Jammu, Tuesday August 31, 2021 Former Deputy CM calls on Lt Governor JAMMU RISING JAMMU, AUG 30 Dr. Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here today. Dr. Singh submitted a char- ter of demands to the Lt Gov- ernor related to development of unexplored tourism poten- tial areas, expediting the work on Tawi Riverfront, be- sides widening of Day- alachak- Challan road and construction of Lakhanpur- Mahanpur-Basohli-Dunera While interacting with the to attract more and more important water projects. Di- road. former Deputy CM, the Lt tourists to the region, besides rections have already been He also thanked the Lt Governor observed that the generating employment av- passed for completion of the Governor led UT Govern- government is making con- enues for the local popula- Jammu Tawi Barrage within ment for developing water certed efforts to promote Ba- tion, said the Lt Governor. a time period of one year, he sports infrastructure in Ba- sohli as a unique destination On development of Tawi added. sohli, and requested for ex- for water sports with state-of- Riverfront, the Lt Governor The Lt Governor urged the pansion of the water sports the-art facilities. said that the necessary impe- former Deputy CM to con- facilities in the area to de- We are working on a multi- tus is being given for the tinue his sustained endeav- velop it as a major tourist pronged strategy for the pro- speedy completion of the ours for promoting the wel- hub. motion of tourism in the UT prestigious project and other fare of people on all fronts.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Youth flying kites on the occession of Krishan Janamshtami. Celebrates Foundation Day Former Minister calls on Lt Governor JAMMU RISING JAMMU RISING JAMMU, AUG 30 JAMMU, AUG 30 Performing of Pooja, Havan Former Minister, Chowd- and Yagya marked the cele- hary Zulfkar Ali today called bration of Foundation Day of on Lieutenant Governor Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bha- Shrine Board today. These reli- van. gious ceremonies were organ- The former Minister sub- ised at Bhawan, Adhkuwari, mitted a memorandum of de- Katra, Jammu and other loca- mands to the Lt Governor per- tions in which the staff of the taining to operationalization Shrine Board and the pilgrims of Eklavya Model Residential participated. Employees of the Schools and Tribal Research Shrine Board took pledge on Institute; execution of Anas this occasion to perform their Irrigation project; construc- duties with sincerity and de- tion of Kotranka-Khawas votion. It is to recall that the proving facilities to the pil- Chairman of Shrine Board for struction of Durga Bhawan. road, establishment of new of tourism sector in Rajouri- menting the Forest Rights Act The Lt Governor assured Board was formed on this day grims visiting the Holy Cave his continuous support and At Katra, the main function Degree College at Peeri, con- Poonch.Discussion was also in letter and spirit, and is mak- the former Minister that the in 1986. Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno guidance under which various was held at Niharika Complex struction of Degree College held on speedy implementa- ing several interventions genuine issues and demands Ramesh Kumar, Chief Ex- Devi Ji. CEO appreciated the initiatives for facilitation of where special Pooja and Ha- Kotranka etc. He drew Lt tion of Forest Rights Act. aimed at safeguarding the projected by him would be ecutive Officer of the Shrine contribution and dedication of pilgrims initiated in a very van was performed. Ramesh Governor’s attention towards The Lt Governor observed rights and interests of the taken up for examination and Board, on the auspicious oc- Shrine Board employees for short period in Shri Mata Kumar, Chief Executive Offi- the issue of the development that the government is imple- tribal communities. their early redressal. casion of the Foundation Day, providing best services to the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board; cer of the Shrine Board; Vivek congratulated the staff of the pilgrims even during the pe- Mobile App, Home Delivery Verma, Additional CEO; and Shrine Board and impressed riod of pandemic. He also ex- of Pooja Prasad, round the Dr. Jagdish Mehra, Dy. CEO Dir Tourism also attends relief distribution camp for local stakeholders, upon them to work with ut- tended his gratitude on the oc- clock Call Centre for facilita- and other officers and staff of most zeal and dedication for casion to the Hon’ble Lt tion of yatris, installation of the Shrine Board, besides the providing continuously im- Governor who is also the Hi-tech Video Walls and con- pilgrims participated. says many ideas being worked out to highlight destination JAMMU RISING Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo, said the stakeholders organised by a local NGO- SRINAGAR, AUG 30 Department has launched a drive to lis- Kashmir Welfare Trust in collaboration DIC Shopian continues covid awareness Tourism Department along with dis- ten to the concerns and demands of local with Tourism Department and district ad- trict administration Budgam organised a stakeholder, particularly ponwallas, at ministration. day long camp here today for ponywal- different tourist destinations so that they Speakers on the occasion impressed campaign through mobile vehicles las for an on spot redressal of their issues don't have to face any difficulties. upon the locals and tourism stakeholders and demands. The Director Tourism said the Depart- to maintain sanitation and cleanliness of JAMMU RISING shopkeepers and people On the occasion, the tourism unit hold- ment is working on many ideas to pro- the destination for a better tourist foot- JAMMU, AUG 30 near Jamia Masjids. Si- ers were made aware about the impor- mote Yousmarg on the tourism map. He fall. Continuing its efforts for multaneously, people were tance and procedure of getting registered said next month a tourism festival shall The camp was attended by Additional Covid awareness through guided to strictly follow with the Department for carrying out fair be held at Yousmarg to highlight the po- Deputy Commissioner/CEO, Yousmarg announcement Campaign the COVID SOPs and trade activities. Officers explained to tential of the destination. Development Authority, Dr. Nasir Ah- , Information department other guidelines issued them the requirements and formalities to He impressed upon them the need to mad Lone, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Shopian in Collaboration quite often by the Govern- be completed for getting registered with keep the surroundings of this picturesque Chadoora, Deputy Director Tourism, with District Administra- ment. the Department as mandated under J&K place dirt free. other senior officers and a large number of tion and Health Depart- It is pertinent to men- Registration of Tourist Trade Act. Earlier, the Director Tourism attended a ponywallas and other tourism stakehold- ment Organised two days tion that District Informa- Speaking on the occasion, Director, relief distribution camp for tourism ers. Special Vaccination Drive tion Department has on 29 and 30 August to started a massive An- motivate and aware the nouncement campaign in people to get themselves the district, started from Advisor Bhatnagar visits Sub-District vaccinated to stop the the first week of August, spread of Covid infection during which people were in the district. provided awareness re- Hospital, NTPHC Pahalgam In this regard, frequent garding implementation appeals were made of COVID Appropriate Be- through mobile vehicle usage of masks, sanitiza- tance. haviour and educated to JAMMU RISING about following of Covid tion, hand hygiene and Meanwhile, pamphlets follow the COVID SOPs re- JAMMU, AUG 30 Appropriate Behaviour, maintaining of social dis- were also distributed to ligiously. Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today visited Steps initiated for Forest Rights Act implementation Sub-District hospital Pa- halgam to review its func- tion Department earlier is- mand of public infrastruc- Affairs Department has tioning and the facilities sued the order for consti- ture viz hospitals, schools, tied up with The Tribal Co- JAMMU RISING being provided to public tution of District and Sub- anganwadi centres, water operative Marketing De- JAMMU, AUG 30 there. Divisional Level supply resources and other velopment Federation of The Advisor was accom- Committees based on projects required to be de- India (TRIFED), Govern- Government has initi- panied by Director Health which Deputy Commis- veloped in such areas. A ment of India for signing ated the process for imple- Services Kashmir, Mush- sioners have been autho- budget of Rs 15 Cr has been an MoU aimed at estab- mentation of The Sched- taq Ahmed Rather, Exec- rised by the government to proposed by the depart- lishment of collection uled Tribes and Other utive Engineer and other select nominated mem- ment to support the tradi- points and mandis for Mi- Traditional Forest Dwellers concerned officers of the bers. More than 20,000 tional forest dwelling nor Forest Produce in co- (Recognition of Forest health department. claims are under process in scheduled tribes in various ordination in Forest De- Rights) Act 2006 i.e Forest During the visit, Advisor various districts and steps districts. The recently con- partment. Rights Act and planning for Bhatnagar took a detailed are being taken to stituted Youth Clubs are The Tribal Affairs De- doctors and para medical should be completed at NTPHC Pahalgam and re- post-claim support process round of the hospital and strengthen the Forest being associated for aware- partment has already writ- staff there and gave on the earliest keeping in viewed its functioning. including facilities. In line inspected all its sections. Rights Committees at ness and information de- ten to Forest department spot directions for the view the importance of The Advisor also inter- with the announcement He also reviewed the sta- Gram Panchayat level. livery in Panchayats apart and Deputy Commission- same. Pahalgam being a acted with the locals dur- made by the Lt Governor tus of Covid vaccination, The department has ear- from online and offline ers for identification of mi- The Advisor during the favourite tourist destina- ing the visit. They de- Sh Manoj Sinha for expedi- sampling and other facili- marked an amount of Rs training modules. Tribal nor forest produce to be visit also saw the pro- tion and also the require- manded up-gradation of tious implementation of ties being provided in the 60 Lakh for a mass aware- Research Institute is also notified for support under posed new hospital build- ments of its inhabitants health care facilities in Forest Rights Act the steps hospital. ness and capacity building developing modules of in- the Minimum Support ing site at Pahalgam. and those of adjoining ar- and around Pahalgam. are being taken by tribal af- The Advisor also inter- programme to be launched formation in both Audio- Price (MSP) system to be He was briefed by the eas. The Advisor assured fairs department, forest acted with the doctors and in second week of Septem- Visual and print form in introduced in J&K with concerned executive engi- The Advisor also dis- them that all the possible department and district staff of the hospital. He ber enabling the tribal different languages for support of TRIFED and neer about the details of cussed the COVID situa- help will be given to peo- administration for recog- enquired about the pre- communities and tradi- public information. Ministry of Tribal Affairs. the new building and he tion and other health and ple and health care facili- nition of rights, settlement vention measures and the tional forest dwellers to Under the Forest Rights The TRIFED has proposed was informed that the new medical care related is- ties will be made up to the of claims, planning for treatment of the patients. submit their claims as well Act both individual rights to support the infrastruc- building will have 50 beds sues of district Anantnag mark. post-claim support and de- He lauded the salutary as capacity of District Level and community rights are ture building and MSP sup- facility. with the Director Health He also appealed people velopmental measures. work being done by the Committees, Sub-Divi- under consideration of the port with 75:25 financial The Advisor directed the services and other offi- to follow Covid SOPs and Secretary, Tribal Affairs doctors and staff. He also sional Level Committees. committees constituted by support by it and the J&K officers of concerned exe- cers. go for the vaccination so Department, Dr Shahid interacted with the staff Tribal Affairs depart- the government. UT administration respec- cuting agency that the During the visit, Advisor that we can play our part Iqbal Choudhary informed .He noted the suggestions ment is working on de- Meanwhile, the Tribal tively. work on the new building Bhatnagar also inspected in the mitigation of Covid. that General Administra- and requirements of the

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