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Public Notice I have applied for the issuance of "D Class" Contractor Card . If anybody having any objection in this regard he/she may file his/her objection in the office of the Block Development Officer Lalpora within a period of seven days from the date of publica- Public Notice tion of this notice. After that no objection shall be entertaiend. I have lost the RC of my vehicle bearing Regd No: DL4CAV445 somewhere. Now I have applied for the duplicate of the same. Mohammad Ramzan Rather If anybody haiving any objection in this regard he/she may file S/O Ab Salam Rather his/her objection in the office of the Regional Transport Kup- R/o Barzulla Tehsil Karhama BMG_r wara wihtin a period of seven days from the date of publication of this notice. After that no objection shall be entetain. Bilal Ahamd Khan S/O Nasarullah Khan Public Notice R/o Tingroo Qaziabad Kralgund sul I have lost my Provisional-cum Character Cer- tificate bearing Roll No: 860311, Session An- OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER nual 2001 . Now I have applied for the duplicate Public Notice of the same . If anybody having any objection in I want to change the name of my daughter from Sabira Mo- ELECTRIC DIVISION (KPDCL) GANDERBAL this regard he/she may file his/her objection in hammad To Zehra Mohammad in school records as well as on the office of the Iqbal Memorail Institute Bemina Phone/Fax no: 0194-2416236 E-mail:[email protected] other documents . If anybody having any objection in this regard Srinagar within a period of seven days from the he/she may file his/her objection in the office of Al-Noor Model NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER ID date of publication of this notice. After that no objection shall School Dobiwan Tangmar or other concerned offices within a e-NIT no: 37 of 2021-22 dated 07/07/2021 be entertained. period of seven days from the date of publication of this notice. Rajjja Jahangir After that no objection shall be entertained. For and on Behalf of Managing Director KPDCL Kashmir, Tenders are hereby invited from resourceful/reputed Class A S/O G hulam Ali Malla Ghulam Mohammad WanI Electrical Contractors Registered with competent Authority / PDD/PDC for following work for the following job.:- R/O Soniem Pattan Baramulla bmg F/o Zehra Mohammad (New Name) BMG

Name of the work Est. cost CDR Amount Cost of Time of Position GOVERNMENT OF UT JAMMU AND KASHMIR (in Lacs) tender docu- completion of funds OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PCD (PHQ) J&K SRINAGAR ment (DD) INVITING E-TENDER NOTICE Creation of 1 X 100KVA and 1x 63KVA Sub Station 5.42 Bid Security Rs 500/- 10 Days Autho- e-NIT No/EE-PCD/PHQ/40/2021-22 Dated: - 06-07-2021 along with HT/LT Network at Panchayat Halqa Declaration rized Executive Engineer PCD PHQ J&K JAMMU/ SRINAGAR on behalf of The President of India invites tenders by e-tendering on item rate (Repora-A, Arigoripora) and Shifting of HT Line at basis from approved and eligible contractors registered with J&K Govt. / CPWD / Railways and other State / Central Governments for Panchayat Halqa (Thune-C) Pertaining to ESD Kangan the following works. and Manigam of ED Ganderbal under BTV3 Program. S. Name of Work Name of Divi- Estimated Cost Cost of document Time Al- Time and Class of No sion (Rs. In lacs) (In Rs ) lowed for date of Contractor The tender document consisting of terms &conditions, Bill of Quantities and other details can be seen/downloaded completion opening of from official web site of JKPDD or http://jktenders.gov.in as per following schedule: tender S# Description Date Time 1 Construction of two storeys LSQ Block at PCD (PHQ) J&K, 72.20 lacs 4000/- 120 days20-07-2021 “A” 1. Publish/uploading of e NIT Date 07-07-21 18.00 hrs Model Police Station Budgam. Srinagar 2 Construction of 04 storied (G+3) LSQ PCD (PHQ) J&K, 120.10 lacs 4000/- 180 days20-07-2021 “A” 2 Documents Download/Sale start date 08-07-21 10.00 hrs block in the premises of Model Police Srinagar 3 Clarification Date Start 08-07-21 10.00 hrs station at Nowshahra Rajouri 4 Clarifications Date End 09-07-21 16.00 hrs 5 Bid submission Start date 09-07-21 17.00 hrs 1. Date of Publishing 06-07-2021 at 1600 hours. 6 Bid submission end date 17-07-21 14.00 hrs 2. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 1630 hours on 06-07-2021 7 Opening date for E-tender 19-07-21 15:00 hrs i. The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 8 Venue of opening e bids Office of the Executive Engineer ED Ganderbal 10-07-2021 to 19-07-2021 upto 1600 Hrs. The bids received will be opened at 1100 hours on 20-07-2021 on line. ii. The complete bidding process will be on line. Executive Engineer iii. Technical bids of bidders shall be opened on line in the office of Executive Engineer PCD PHQ J&K Jammu/ Srinagar on 20- ED Ganderbal 07-2021 at 1100 Hrs. No: EDG/ 2710-16/TS iv. In pursuance to Circular No. A/Misc(2018)-III-895/J dated. 22-12-2020 issued by Finance Department of J&K, there is no Date: 07-07-2021 DIPK-NB-1664/21 requirement of submission of bid security/ earnest Money deposit (EMD). However, every bidder has to furnish an undertaking/ declaration form accepting that if it withdraws or modifies its bids during the ((Government of Union Territory Jammu & Kashmir)) period of bid validity or if it fails to sign the contract or fails to submit a performance security within 03 days after opening of price bid, if they are awarded the contract, they will be suspended from participating in any tender process in future for a period of one year. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MUFFASIL(R&B) DIVISION BUDGAM Aforementioned undertaken/ declaration needs to be furnished as per format provided in Annexure “A” to this bid document duly at- NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERS tested by 1st class magistrate/ Notary on stamp paper. (Modified as per Circular No. A/Misc(2018)-III-895/J Dt.22-12-2020 v. The cost of tender documents should be submitted by the bidder in shape of treasury challan / receipt and upload the same. Issued by Finance Department). vi. In case of abnormally low bids, the tender inviting Authority reserves the right to ask from the bidder for additional performance security with the approval of the next higher Authority which shall be binding upon the bidder in such case. NIT No.54 /e-tendering /MDB/2021-22/4966-86 DATED.08-07-2021 3. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in Bid documents contain qualifying For and on behalf of the President, of India, e-tenders (In Single cover system) are invited on Percentage basis from approved and eligible Contractors registered with J&K UT Govt. CPWD, Railways and other State/UT/Central Government Departments for the following works:- criteria for bidder, specifications, bill of quantities, conditions and other details. 4. The site for the work is available. The intending bidders are strongly advised to inspect the site of work before bidding. S. No Name of Work Adv. Cost Cost of T/Doc. Time of Class of Major Head of Financial Bids will be opened on line in the office of the Executive Engineer, PCD PHQ J&K Jammu/Srinagar. If the office (In rupees) (In Rupees) Completion Contract Account 5. (calendar days ) happens to be closed on the date of opening of the bids as specified, the bids will be opened on the next working day at the same time 1 2 34 5 67 and venue. 1 Upgradation of Zogyari link road by way of P/L of WBM G-II 3.00 lacs 200/- 20 days DEE District Sector 6. The bid for the work shall remain open for acceptance for a period of 90 days from the date of opening of bids. If any bidder including cross drainage pipes / tenderer withdraws his bid/tender before the said period or makes any modifications in the terms and conditions of the bid, the said 2 Improvements of Inner link roads at Najan by way of P/L of GSB 2.00 lacs 200/- 15 days DEE District Sector earnest money shall stand forfeited. course and WBM G-II No Engineer of Gazetted rank or other Gazetted Officer employed in Engineering or Administrative duties in an Engineering 3 Construction of Lalpora to Arwah Gabigath road by way of P/L of 4.75 lacs 200/- 25 days DEE District Sector 7. GSB course, WBM G-II and RCC spun pipes. Department of the Government is allowed to work as a Contractor for a period of two years after his retirement from Government Name of the Project Authority: ______service, without permission of the Government. This contract is liable to be cancelled if either the contractor or any of his employees 1. Reference of Authorization Letter: ______is found any time to be such a person who had not obtained the permission of the Government as aforesaid before submission of the 2. Arbitration Liability ______Nil 3. Position of AAA/TS:- Accorded tender or engagement in the Contractor’s Service. 4. Position of Funds.:- Available. 8. Other details can be seen in the bidding documents. 1. Date of Issue of Tender Notice 08.07.2021 4.00 PM 9. Instruction to bidders regarding e-tendering process. 2. Period of downloading of bidding documents 08.07.2021 10:00 4.00 P.M. i. The interested bidder can download the NIT/bidding document from the website http://jktenders.gov.in 3. Bid submission Start Date 08.07.2021 from 4.00 P.M ii. To participate in bidding process, bidders have to get (DSC) “Digital Signature Certificate” as per Information Technology 4. Bid Submission End Date 15.07.2021 upto 4.00 P.M Act-2000, to participate in online bidding. This certificate will be required for digitally signing the bid. Bidders can get above men- 5. Date & time of opening of Bids (Online) 17.07.2021 at 11:00 AM in the Office of the Executive Engineer, Muffasil (R&B) Division Budgam tioned digital certificate from any approved vendors. The Bidders, who already possess valid (DSC) Digital Signature Certificates, need not to procure new Digital Signature Certificate. The Bidding documents Consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of quantities (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditions of contract iii. The bidders have to submit their bids online in electronic format with Digital Signature. The bids cannot be uploaded with- and other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below:- Note :-The Bidders are advised to read all conditions laid down in the NIT carefully before uploaded softcopy any short fall found in the soft copy the tender shall be rejected . out Digital Signature. No Proposal will be accepted in physical form. Note: As per Circular issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Sectratiat Finance department vide No.OM No.A/24(2017)-651 dtd.07-06-2018 which reads iv. Bids will be opened online as per time schedule mentioned in Para 2(III). as under :- v. Before submission of online bids, bidders must ensure that scanned copies of all the necessary documents have been at- a) Furnishing of Hard Copies of bids immediately after submission of e-tenders is dispensed with .The same should be obtained only from the Bidder who’s tached with bid. declared Ist Lowest (L-1) after opening of financial bids. b).The Cost of tenders should be collected by introducing E-challan/ or simply uploading a copy of necessary Treasury Challan/Receipt. vi. The department will not be responsible for delay in online submission of bids whatsoever reasons may be. vii. All the required information for bid must be filled and submitted online. Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of Treasury Challan/ in favour of Executive Engineer Muffasil (R&B) Division Budgam (tender inviting viii. Bidders can contact the undersigned for any guidance for getting DSC or any other relevant details in respect of e-tendering authority). process. 1. All Bidders has to submit Bid Security Declaration Form instead of Earnest money deposit (EMD) as per the circular of Finance Department ( Bid Security Declaration Form is as per Annexure ‘A” below). ix. Original Registration certificate of GST No. shall be uploaded on line. 1. The 1st lowest Bidder has to produce an amount equal to 3% of contract as performance security in shape of CDR/FDR within 02 days before fixation of contract 10. The guidelines for submission of bid online can be downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in and shall be released after successful completion of work. 11. No construction material shall be supplied by Police Construction Division, PHQ .However, the brands of the material will be 2. The date and time of opening of Bids shall be notified on Web Site www.jktenders.gov.in and conveyed to the bidders automatically through an e-mail mes- approved by Engineer Incharge of the concerned site in consultation with Executive Engineer, PCD PHQ J&K. sage on their e-mail address. The bids of Responsive bidders shall be opened online on same Web Site in the Office of Executive Engineer Muffasil (R&B) Division Budgam (tender receiving authority). Sd/- 3. The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of bids. Executive Engineer Sd/- PCD (PHQ) J&K Srinagar. Executive Engineer, No:-e-NIT/EE-PCD/PHQ/2021-22/3173-79 DIPK-4334/21 Muffasil (R&B) Division Budgam. No: 4966-86. DATED: 08.07.2021. Dated: 06-07-2021. DIPK-4231/21

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4 CITY 6 MAKE SEASONAL 5 STATE SCHOOLS OPERATIONAL DILAPIDATED ROAD STRETCH NEAR DOCTOR’S REMOVE WOMAN’S SMHS HOSPITAL A ‘DEATH TRAP’ In order to provide basic education to the GALLBLADDER INSTEAD OF UTERUS children of the migratory population, the J&K A road stretch at Shah Mohalla, Nawabazar near SMHS Government envisaged a scheme in late 1970s Doctors at a private hospital in Srinagar have removed hospital has become a death trap for commuters due THINK called Mobile Schools. This was especially the Uterus of a 26 year old woman of Pulwama, who was to its deplorable and dilapidated condition. meant for the Bakerwal Community. supposed to undergo a gallbladder removal surgery....

Widom IAF Station Attack Fallout Keep your eyes on the 4 Militants Killed In Two South stars, and your feet on Raj Bhawan, Civil Sectt the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt Kashmir Encounters: Police Declared ‘No Fly Zones’

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SRINAGAR: Police on 2 Soldiers, 2 Militants Man Held With IED Thursday claimed to have Killed In LoC Fireﬁght Material: Police killed four militants, three of them from Lashkar-e- wo militants and as many as soldiers SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday Taiba (LeT) in two sepa- were killed while an army personal was claimed to have arrested a militant rate encounters in twin Tinjured in an encounter near the Line of associate and recovered incriminat- districts of Pulwama and Control in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri, official ing materials including explosive Kulgam in south Kashmir. sources said on Thursday. substance from his possession in The gunfights, accord- They said that there was an encounter central Kashmir’s Budgam district. ing to a police spokes- between infiltrating militants and army in the Danish Ahmed Dar, a resident of person, broke out during Sunderbani sector in the district in which two Check-Sari Singhpora Pattan was the intervening night of unidentified militants and as many soldiers arrested after he tried to flee from Wednesday and Thursday were killed while one trooper was injured. One Observer News Service (UAVs) over all areas, ven- a checkpoint established at Arch- after specific inputs of the slain soldiers has been identified as Se- ues in District Jammu as and andarhama, Magam near a railway about the militants were poy Yashwant Reddy of 17 Madras, the official SRINAGAR: The district when Lieutenant Governor is More On P10 crossing, a police  received. Puchal area. In the ensuing gun-bat- sources said, according to news agency GNS. authorities in Jammu on scheduled to visit in connec- In Pulwama, the po- “During the search op- tle, he said, two militants Thursday declared Raj tion with holding of events. ‘Hideout’ Busted While a Defence Ministry spokesman based in lice spokesperson said a eration as the presence of were killed and their bod- Jammu could not be contacted for comments Bhawan and Civil Secretariat “Since it is not possible to In Sopore cordon and search opera- militants got ascertained ies were retrieved from despite repeated attempts, the army in a as ‘No Fly Zone’, banning fly- serve individual notices to SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday tion (CASO) was launched they were given repeated the site of the encounter. tweet said: “Infiltration bid foiled in Sundar- ing of drones & unmanned all the persons concerned, claimed to have busted a hideout during the intervening opportunities to surren- He identified the duo bani Sector. Further operations in progress.” aerial vehicles (UAVs) over this order is being passed ex- in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s night by police, army’s 53 der, however, they fired as Kifayat Ramzan Sofi of Today’s encounter comes a day after the army and above these premises parte” the order stated. Baramulla district. Around 3:30pm RR with the assistance of indiscriminately upon the Padgampora Awantipora said that an unidentified militant was killed in with immediate effect. Senior Superintendent of Thursday, police, army’s 22RR and CRPF personnel from 183 joint search party which and Inayat Ahmad Dar of the Nowshera sector of Rajouri. The order in this regard was Police (SSP) Jammu has been 179 Battalion CRPF launched a cor- battalion on the basis of was retaliated leading to Samboora. Sofi was asso- As per sources, two soldiers were also injured issued by District Magistrate, directed to ensure imple- don and search operation in Ganai specific inputs suggesting an encounter,” the police ciated with LeT and Dar in the gunfight in Nowshera. Jammu, Anshul Garg, in exer- mentation of the order in Mohalla Doabgah of Sopore regard- presence of militants in spokesperson said. with the  More On P10 cise of powers vested to him letter and spirit. ing the presence of militants in the under Section 144 Cr. PC, an The move, as per the or- locality, a police spokesperson said. official spokesperson said. der, has come “in view of the During a search in the area, he said, a AS PER POLICE RECORDS, ALL THE KILLED MILITANTS were part of groups As per an order, there shall security threat posed due to hideout of Hizbul  More On P10 also be complete prohibi- recent trends of carrying out involved in various militancy related incidents. Arms, ammunition and other tion on flying of drones and drone attacks by anti-nation- 2540 People Fined incriminating materials were recovered from both the encounter sites." Unmanned Aerial Vehicles al elements." For SOP Violation SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday said that a fine of over Rs 3 lakh India Asks OIC was recovered from 2540 people for Not To Allow violating coronavirus related rules Delimitation Panel Holds and guidelines across the Valley. Pakistan’s Propaganda In a statement issued here, a police Covid-19: Expert spokesperson said that continuing Press Trust Of India Deliberations For Third Day its efforts to curb the outbreak of Warns Against Dangerous, 2nd wave of Coronavirus, Police NEW DELHI: India on Thursday have realized fine to the tune of Rs 3, called on the Organisation of Exercise Meaningless Until Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to Fatal rd Wave 16,200 from 2540  More On P10 Statehood Restored: Cong 3 not allow vested interests like he Congress on Thursday sub- Pakistan to "subvert" the group- Observer News Service Guide Held In mitted a memorandum to the Thursday that the decrease ing's platform for anti-India pro- Delimitation Commission here in positive cases and the Exﬁltration Case: Police paganda through biased and one- T SRINAGAR: Asserting that the number of Covid deaths was SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday and said undertaking a delimitation sided resolutions. exercise in Jammu and Kashmir will be second wave of coronavirus an encouraging indication of claimed to have arrested an alleged The strong comments by has diminished to a larger winning the fight against the meaningless until  More On P10 guide in connection with last week’s the Ministry of External Affairs extent in wake of decreasing second wave of the pandemic. exfiltration bid that was foiled with (MEA) came in response to the number of cases in Jammu However, Dr Khan cau- the arrest of three youth and a guide OIC secretary-general proposing KPs Demand and Kashmir, a senior medical tioned that the decline of in north Kashmir’s Uri. to send a delegation to Jammu 5 Assembly Seats expert on Thursday said that second wave has resulted On July 2, police had detained four and Kashmir in line with rel- Observer Monitoring Desk constituencies and carve ashmiri Pandits on Wednesday lowering guard against the in non-seriousness among people, including an alleged guide evant resolutions by the group- out new ones in the J&K. raised the demand for reserva- deadly disease poses serious people towards Covid Parvaiz Ahmad Hajam of Gohallan ing's council of foreign ministers. JAMMU: The Delimitation Among others, NC, BJP, Ktion of five assembly constitu- threat and lay the base for pre- Appropriate Behavior (CAB), Uri and foiled their attempt to cross In a meeting with Indian am- Commission continued its de- Apni Party and Panthers encies and a Parliament seat for them dicted third wave. adherence to SOPs particu- over into Pakistan-controlled Kash- bassador to Saudi Arabia Ausaf liberations with political par- party delegations met the in the valley as part of their rehabilita- Professor and Head, larly wearing of masks and More On P10 mir. According to  Sayeed, OIC secretary-general ties and election officials on commission in Jammu tion policy. This was  More On P10 Community Medicine, physical distancing, add- Yousef Al-Othaimeen also asked Thursday as part of its 4-day soon after they reached the GMC, Srinagar, ing that such behav- 6 New Covid about the possibility of a meet- visit concluding on July 9. winter capital after holding Dr Mohammad iour poses serious Cases In Ladakh ing between India and Pakistan, The Commission led deliberation in Kishtwar. BJP Demands Unfreezing Saleem Khan said threat  More On P10 LEH: Ladakh recorded six new CO- stating the grouping's General by Justice (retd) Ranjana A National Conference of 24 PcK Seats VID-19 cases on Thursday which took Secretariat stands ready to as- Prakash Desai visited to delegation led by Provincial delegation of the BJP's Jammu the infection tally to 20,143, officials sist "if the two parties would so interact with leaders of President, Jammu province and Kashmir unit on Thursday J&K Logs 262 Cases, 4 Deaths said. Twenty-three people recovered request", according to a state- political parties and offi- Devender Singh Rana com- Amet the Delimitation Commis- from the infection, taking the overall ment by the OIC. cials to gather “first hand” prising Mr. Surjeet Singh sion here and demanded the unfreez- ammu and Kashmir reported on Thursday four more deaths due to recoveries to 19,756, they said. "During the meeting, a wide inputs on the conduct of Slathia, Mr. Ajay Kumar ing of the 24 assembly seats falling in coronavirus, even as 262 fresh cases of virus were detected across the Twenty Covid patients were dis- range of issues were discussed. the exercise to redraw Sadhotra,  More On P10 Pakistan-controlled  More On P10 JUnion Territory during the last 24 hours. While Kashmir Valley reported charged after recovery in Leh and Our Ambassador conveyed the 142 new cases of Covid-19, the remaining 120 were detected from Jammu three were discharged in Kargil, they need to correct some of the division, taking the total number of people infected since the outbreak of said. No new death was reported misperceptions about India that JAMMU AND ITS SUB REGIONS (whether it is the plains of Jammu or pandemic last year in J&K to 318023, officials said Thursday. More On P10 in the union territory. So far, 204 are perpetrated by vested inter- the hills of Poonch-Rajouri or the erstwhile Doda District comprising Kishtwar, Giving the district-wise details, the officials said that  ests in the OIC," MEA spokes- people -- 146 in Leh district and 58 in Doda and Ramban) feel alienated and have a sense of deprivation." Kargil district -- have  More On P10 person Arindam  More On P10 Grounded Drones Create Professional Crisis For Kashmiri Photographers Auqib Javeed letter and spirit. his drone in New Delhi “even if fetches it without using drones,” he says. “If But as the order has evoked anguish a small amount”. they want to take our drones now, they Srinagar: JUST before a new procla- and hit the livelihood of dozens of Like Shabir, Imad-ur-Rehman, a should give us compensation. We’ve mation prohibited drones in Srinagar, young photographers using drones for well-known vlogger and video cre- got the drones legally and the govern- aerial snapper Shabir Bhat was set to weddings, special engagements and ator from Srinagar, sees the order as ment should do a verification program shoot a pre-wedding ceremony of a travel photography, DC Asad didn’t re- “strange”. and allow the professionals to operate. New Delhi-based couple in the en- spond to the repeated media queries “How can administration ask us The drones have a unique identifica- chanting ruins of Pari Mahal. from Kashmir Observer. to hand over the equipment worth tion number, so if my drone is misused, The order issued by Srinagar District The magistrate order, however, has lakhs to them?” Imad, 32, wonders. “It it can be tracked within no time.” Commissioner not only cost him his exempted government departments should’ve notified some areas as no- In the last few years, drone cameras project, but his drone worth two lakh from using drones for mapping, sur- fly zones, like we’ve in different coun- have taken wedding photography to rupees too. veys and surveillance in agricultural, tries. Not allowing us to use drones new heights in Kashmir. The social me- “It’s like robbing someone of his environmental conservation and di- will hit our business.” dia is flooded with the surreal cinematic livelihood,” Shabir, unable to make saster mitigation sectors. Even in the western countries, he aerial shots of the valley involving more sense of the magistrate order, says. The use of drones picked up in says, the government has facilitated and more youth in this creative venture. “Why should Kashmiris always bear Kashmir after many youth armed with and made special laws for the drone “The drone has now become the the brunt of these so-called security- degrees started investing in these aer- users. “I want the Srinagar administra- essential part of the Kashmiri wed- driven decisions? Instead of going for ial machines for professional reasons. tion to follow those laws, so that our dings,” says Maqsood Bhat, a wedding some defense rethink, they choose to “I used to earn a good amount of bread and butter would be spared.” filmmaker. “But whenever we go for render us commoners jobless. This is money and was happy with my job, As the “first person” to do vlogging drone shooting, we take the permis- atrocious!” other unmanned aerial vehicles in the The administration cautioned that but suddenly I’ve been asked to hand by using drones, Imad had earlier reg- sion from tourism department. Even Notably, a week after the Jammu City. He also directed the drone own- any violation of the guidelines will over the equipment. What should I do istered his aerial machine and the nec- our clients get permission from the drone attack, DC Srinagar Aijaz Asad in ers to deposit their aerial machines in attract punitive action, and directed now,” Shabir continues. essary details to a local police station. police if the area is restricted. We were an order on July 4 banned drones and local police stations. police to implement the restrictions in He says he has no choice but to sell “I’m into film-making and I can’t do doing it very  More On P10 CITY Friday | 09-07-2021 04 DIAL-EMMA • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 Dilapidated Road • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 • PDD: 0194-2450213 Stretch Near SMHS • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : 2479488,2452222,2452155 • CAPD: 18001807011 Hospital A ‘Death Trap’ • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 Residents Seek Macadamisation AIRPORTS To Avoid Accidents SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 RAILWAYS • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 HIJRI • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 CALENDAR • PATTAN: 01954-293507 • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153

HIGHWAY STATUS Observer News Service official formalities were com- • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) 28 pleted, including deposition • Mughal Road - (Open) ZIQADAT SRINAGAR: A road stretch of fee for road cut. TWO WOMEN row a boat in the interiors of Dal Lake on Thursday. KO Photo Abid Bhat at Shah Mohalla, Nawabazar “But due to lack of coordina- • Srinagar- Leh- (Closed) -UL- near SMHS hospital has be- tion among concerned govern- HARAAM come a death trap for comment departments the said muters due to its deplorable road stretch of hardly 10 square and dilapidated condition. feet is not being repaired and This Day in History 1442 Five Women Arrested For ‘Immoral It has been often seen that people face a lot of inconve- auto-rickshaws ferrying pa- nience,” the locals added. tients to hospitals overturn They said that though the • 1789 French Revolution: the National Activities’ In City Outskirts and two-wheelers skid, caus- matter was brought into the Assembly renames itself the National ing injuries to commuters, the notice of the concerned au- Constituent Assembly Observer News Service pora area of Srinagar was being ant. They have been booked local resident said. thorities but till date no action • 1790- Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of visited by a number of male and under different sections of pre- The road was cut by the has been taken. Svensksund - in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish SRINAGAR: The Jammu female visitors vention of immoral traffic act,” PHE Department for argu- The residents appealed the Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet and Kashmir Police on on a daily sources said. mentation of water supply concerned authorities to take • 1807- Second Treaty of Tilsit signed by Thursday arrested five basis. The accused have been lodged in the area two months ago necessary measures including France, Russia and Prussia girls for allegedly in- “A team at the women's police station in for which necessary approval macadamisation at an earliest • 1810- Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of dulging in immoral ac- from Bat- the Rambagh area. was given by concerned R&B to avoid frequent road acci- tivities in Srinagar city. maloo po- Police said the owner of the department and all requisite dents in the area. Holland as part of the First French Empire A news gathering lice station house has also been arrested. • 1926- Chiang Kai-shek appointed to national- agency quoting police raided the “Investigation has been started revolutionary supreme commander in China sources reported that a house and and nothing would be revealed • 1944- In World War II, US troops secure Saipan PRAYERS woman living in a rented arrested unless supported by irrefutable as Japan falls accommodation in Teng- five girls including the ten- evidence," police said. Kashmir Traders Body • 1947 -Spain votes for Franco monarchy FAJR • 1951 - US President Harry Truman asks Congress A TEAM FROM BATMALOO POLICE STATION RAIDED THE HOUSE Demands Reopening Of to formally end state of war with Germany 3: 41 and arrested five girls including the tenant. They have been booked under different sections • 1957- Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) ZUHR “of prevention of immoral traffic act,” Restaurants In Srinagar announced Observer News Service “The sector which employs • 1958- Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million 12: 35 thousands of people and is a tons of rock & ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska SRINAGAR: Kashmir Chamber of source of livelihood for thousands washes 1,800 feet up the mountain ASR Illegal Structure Commerce and Industry (KCCI) of families, the delegation urged • 1971- Henry Kissinger visits the People's J&K Govt To Reconstitute on Thursday asked government to authorities to allow reopening of Republic of China to negotiate a detente 5:35 Sealed At ease the restrictions and issue or- restaurants and assured that prop- between the US and China MAGRIB SKIMS Committees ders of reopening of restaurants in er Covid-19 SOP’s will be followed • 1979- Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter Observer News Service intendent, SKIMS Medical Col- Badshah Nagar Srinagar with 50 percent capacity. in order to contain the contagion.” • 1989 - Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one 7:49 lege, Bemina, Director Finance, A delegation of Kashmir Cham- “As the Covid-19 second wave Observer News Service pilgrim and wounding 16 others SRINAGAR: The J&K government Concerned Head of Department ber of Commerce and Industry has receded 0.5% positive rate and • 1992- Space Shuttle STS 50 (Columbia 13) lands ISHA has decided to re-constitute the (HoD) for which the purchases SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Munici- (KCCI) led by General Secretary, Fa- the government has eased the purchase sub-committee, selec- are to be made, representative of pal Corporation Thursday sealed rooq Amin Thursday held a meet- lockdown, the delegation apprised • 2002 -The African Union is established in 9:29 tion or promotion committee I&C Department, Deputy Direc- one illegal structure at Badshah ing with Mohammed Aijaz, Deputy the authorities of the plight of the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first chairman is and the apical selection com- tor (Planning), SKIMS, have been Nagar at Natipora. Commissioner Srinagar to allow re- people impacted due to closure Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. mittee of SK Institute of Medical selected as the Members of the The sealing took place in pres- opening of restaurants in Srinagar of the restaurants as the industry • 2006 -At least 122 people killed after a Sibir Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. Committee. ence of Enforcement Officer who with 50 percent capacity as they supports the livelihood of thou- Earlier, the government had For the selection and promo- along with the entire field staff continue to wear deserted look and sands of people,” said the KCCI Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 directed the Director SKIMS, AG tion committee, it has been divid- sealed the structure. have been adversely impacted due spokesperson. passengers veers off the runway while landing Ahanger not to look after the ed into two categories including “SMC will act tough against all to successive lockdowns. The delegation assured the au- at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions the violators who will not apply issues related to procurement the senior selection committee President, Restaurant and Cafe As- thorities that COVID appropriate • 2006 -FIFA World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, and appointments after his term and junior selection committee. for proper building permissions sociation of Kashmir (RAK), Sheikh behaviour would be followed by the Berlin, Germany: Italy beats France, 5-3 on was extended till December. “The recommendations of and resort to illegal construc- Feroz also accompanied the delega- stakeholders, he said. The order about the purchase these committees shall be im- tions,” an SMC spokesperson said. tion and apprised the authorities of “KCCI thanked authorities for penalties; 1-1 after extra time sub-committee states that the com- plemented by the General Ad- He said no illegal construction the plight of the people of this indus- listening to ground realities and • 2011- South Sudan gains independence and mittee shall have powers to pur- ministration Department with or any structure coming up be- try which is on the verge of collapse, hoped that the issues raised with secedes from Sudan. chase up-to Rs 20 crores at a time, the approval of the Chief Secre- yond the sanctioned building plan a spokesman of the KCCI said. the authorities will be heeded.” • 2014 - Joko Widodo is elected President of will be allowed and will face de- subject to the availability of funds. tary,” the order reads. Indonesia molition at any stage after getting The government further said The Government directed that, into the notice of authorities. • 2014 - Spokesperson for Medical Aid for that in the purchase sub-commit- for the apical selection commit- “All the ward Officers, Enforce- Palestinians claims that at least 7 children tee, the Director-General, Codes, tee, it shall be assisted by the ment Officers including field staff Body Of Drowned Youth Retrieved have been killed by Israeli air strikes Finance Department will act as experts from outside the Union have been strictly directed by • 2017 - CEO Elon Musk is the first owner of Telsa's the Chairman of the Committee. territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Commissioner SMC Athar Aamir After Eight Days The Chief of Materials Man- It was also mentioned that first mass market electric car - the Model 3 Khan to swing into action at an Observer News Service • 2017 - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agement, SKIMS has been des- the recommendations of the appropriate time/ early stage and proclaims victory over Islamic State forces ignated as Member-Secretary of apical selection committee shall keep a tight vigil in ongoing con- the committee while as the Dean, be implemented by the Director SRINAGAR: The body of a man, who drowned into river Jhelum on July 1, in Mosul structions in the city to check the was retrieved Thursday morning. Medical Faculty, Additional Di- SKIMS with the prior approval • 2018 - Bright pink is the world's oldest status of their permissions while A senior official said that a 50-year-old man slipped into river Jhelum rector, Medical Superintendent, of the Chairman Governing doing any sort of commercial or near Kalashpora on July 1 and confirmed that his body was retrieved on biological colour according to scientists, Chief Engineer, Medical Super- Body—(Agencies) residential construction.” Thursday morning. produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1bn-year- He identified the deceased as Muhammad Ashraf Zala, son of Late Ab- old marine shale rock from Taoudeni basin, dul Aziz, a resident of Kalashpora Srinagar. Mauritania Seminar On Mental Health Scenario Held In Srinagar VC Cluster University Visits From KO Archives 24x7 Mental Health Helpline Launched Abdul Ahad Memorial Valley Rivers Swell As Glaciers Melt Observer News Service He said that as there is increase College In Bemina Pulwama Areas Under Laar Waters E SAID in the prevalence of these Mental SRINAGAR: The Divisional Covid EVERYONE has a health issues we are planning to SRINAGAR: Vice Chancellor Cluster that modern courses from emerging Observer News service Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) Hmoral duty not to post start the mental health services at University Srinagar, Prof. Dr. Qa- fields will need to be given priority Thursday held a day long semi- District level where OPD and IPD yyum Husain visited Abdul Ahad for overall development of students SRINAGAR Rivers and streams in the valley have registered an such videos of these people alarming increase in water levels due to the intense spell of nar on Mental Health Scenario in Services will be further strength- Azad Memorial Degree College, Be- in lieu of the implementation of the who do attempt such wrong heal gripping the region. Kashmir division at Auditorium ened to address these issues. mina as part of a series of official NEP 2020. The vice chancellor also Several government departments have been put on alert hall of DIPR J&K, Srinagar. behaviours which can have a Also the on the occasion, Among visits to the constituent colleges reiterated his commitment towards to deal with an imminent threat of floods, even as over two The seminar was held in col- negative impact on the psyche of the Cluster University Srinagar the panellist Dr. Rouf Hussain Rath- the promotion and preservation of hundred households have been displaced in Pulwama due to laboration with DIPR, Srinagar of the rest of the society. er Community Medicine Special- on 7th July 2021 and held elabo- Kashmiri Culture and Tradition by waters from the swollen Laarnullah entering inhabited areas. under the theme, 'Sensitisation ist gave a brief presentation on the rate discussions with the Principal, introducing courses on Kashmir Glaciers melting under the abnormally high temperatures have of media persons regarding men- cooperate with the administration Global Health Scenario, national Heads of Departments and faculty studies. For accelerating the growth raised levels in the Jhelum and other rivers and streams of the valley. tal health scenario in Kashmir'. and avoid growing poppy and oth- health scenario as well as a divi- members of the college regarding of higher education and develop- In Pulwama a sudden surge in the Laar stream has inundat- Divisional Commissioner (Div er cultivations in their farms, prov- sional scenario to the audience. the functioning and development of ment of society, Prof. Qayyum, also, ed a large area in Joravillage,displacing 250 of its six hundred Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole ing harmful for the society later. Later Dr. Yasir Hassan Rather the Cluster University Srinagar. Also, spoke at length about the contribu- households, a KNS re-ort said. presided over the seminar. He said that various initia- Professor Psychiatry Srinagar present on this official visit were tion of women in particular. Prof. Scores of houses have come under water and hundreds of Speaking on the occasion, Div tives have been taken and said as spoke about how media must re- Dean Students Welfare, Cluster Uni- Qayyum said that for realizing the kanals of land have been submerged, the report said. People Com said that there is a growing many as 31 FIRs have been regis- port the suicidal cases in a much versity Srinagar Prof. Dr. Abdul Hai objective of establishing a world re- have fled their homes seeking higher ground for safety. concern amongst parents and tered against the growers which better way so that it must desist and Dean Sciences, Cluster Univer- nowned reputed institution of high- The Aribal area, located on the banks of the Laar too has been inun- Civil society members that there has helped in controlling the others to commit such attempts. sity Srinagar, Prof. Dr. Izhar Tantray. er education, collective and commit- dated. Water has entered dozens of residential houses the report said. is an alarming rise of the mental poppy cultivation in many areas. Lastly Dr. Mohammad Maq- During the day long visit, the ted efforts from Principals, faculty A delegation from the affected areas has met the additional health issues in Kashmir, where Div Com also stressed on in- bool Dar HOD Psychiatry Hon’ble Vice Chancellor discussed and other stakeholders of the uni- deputy commissioner Pulwama to apprise him of the situation. young children and young adults volvement of youth in sports and IMHANS,GMC Srinagar briefed the future course of action for the versity is required. During the event, The ADC has directed the tehsildar concerned to dispatch a are indulging in drug addiction recreational activities to de-stress the media about various facili- progress of the Cluster University the vice chancellor also distributed team to review the situation and organise relief for the flood- and later have a higher tendency them and help them to stay away ties available for mental health Srinagar and took stock of all the certificates amongst the students hit population of committing suicide. from indulging in drug menace. issues at their Institute. He also faculties and departments of the for completion of internship at IIT Water has entered paddy fields in several places in the utile} He also apprised the media At the beginning of the session appraised about various training college. Dr. Qayyum also inter- Rohtak and visited various depart- because of rivers over-flowing their banks. fraternity that how some sec- a short documentary on Posi- and capacity building training acted with all the faculty members ments and faculties in the college. Experts fear that a flood situation is imminent if the heat tions of media are reporting such tive Mental health was launched which his department is con- and assured them of all possible Speaking on the occasion, the spell persists with its present intensity, Thegovt has ordered suicidal cases by sensationalising by the DCCRK where renowned ducting of and on amongst vari- help in resolving their issues. worthy Principal Prof. Dr. Nasreen the departments concerned at the district level to be on alert loss of such precious lives and Doctors spoke on mental health ous stakeholders of the division. In his presidential address, Prof. Aman thanked the Vice Chancellor to deal with any eventuality. appealed media to play a positive issues during COVID 19. On the occasion, a 24x7 Dr. Qayyum spoke at length about for his personal and keen interest in The metrological department says that although the maxi- role in addressing the issue. Director Health Services Kash- Mental Health Helpline 0194 the various measures that the uni- the improvement in the overall sce- mum temperature is 5 degrees Celsius above normal and the He said everyone has a moral mir, Dr. Mustaq Ahmad Rather 2455384 was launched for men- versity needs to focus on to improve nario of higher education and in the minimum temperature 7 degrees Celsius above normal, the duty not to post such videos of said that mental health issues tal health issues which will be the condition of higher education progress of the Cluster University present situation cannot be characterised as an intense or ex- traordinary heat wave these people who do attempt are on rise in the recent past in operated from DCCRK from to- including introduction of courses Srinagar in particular. Dr. Nasreen The rest of the Country is experiencing normal monsoons such wrong behaviours which the valley where young Children day. Further Advisory for media that will cater to the employment Aman also assured full support from and rainfall can be expected in the valley within the next two can have a negative impact on the and adults are indulging in drug fraternity was released for re- deficit in the UT. While maintaining the faculty and staff of AAAMDC Be- to three days, a spokesman of the metrological department said. psyche of the rest of the society. addiction and trying to finish porting of these mental health that traditional courses are still sig- mina, in strengthening the Cluster Div Com further urged people to their live by committing suicides. issues to the general public. nificant, Prof. Dr. Qayyum stressed University Srinagar.(KNS) (Kashmir Observer, 09 July, 2005) News Friday | 09-07-2021 05 Pulwama Records 1912 Doctors Remove Woman's Foot-Mouth Disease J&K Has Huge Potential Uterus Instead Of Gallbladder Agencies pleaded for a "compromise". Cases In 2 Months Brother of the patient said the To Produce World-class SRINAGAR: Doctors at a private family was suffering from men- Observer News Service the area." hospital in Srinagar have alleg- tal trauma, as his sister had mar- Locals from various areas said edly removed the uterus of a 26 ried only a couple of years back. PULWAMA: Amid the ongoing that in Pulwama district which year old woman of Pulwama, "All we want is justice so that pandemic, an outbreak of infec- is known for its milk production, Athletes: PSC who was supposed to undergo a there won’t be any more victims tious disease known as Foot- dozens of farmers have lost their gallbladder removal surgery. of medical negligence," he said. and-mouth Disease (FMD) has cows whose livelihood is directly Parliamentary Standing Committee Concludes Two-day Study Tour Of Kashmir The woman was operated on "We have been devastated. left dozens of domestic animals dependent on the animals. at Classic Hospital in Srinagar, We can never ever complete our dead in South Kashmir’s Pulwa- The locals also have demand- family of the victim alleged. family now," said the husband of ma district. ed compensation to the affected According to the family, the 26 the victim, adding that it is like The FMD erupted among the farmers and have also appealed year old was diagnosed with the a death sentence for the family. domestic animals before one to animal husbandry officials presence of a 6mm polyp on her We are in disbelief, the fami- month due to which over 100 to visit the area and educate gall bladder and was advised to ly said, “What worries us is also animals, mainly cows, have died the people about the disease undergo a surgery late in June. the fact that removal of body in the district. besides the authorities should To her surprise, not only did part without any reason will Wali Mohammad Mir, a resi- vaccinate the animals so that her post surgery checkup reveal affect the health of my wife for dent of Pulwama district, said disease won't spread further. the surgery was not required as her entire life. Our life has been that he brought a cow with District Animal Husbandry of- the polyp was too small to be re- derailed,” her husband said. great difficulty but now after its ficer Pulwama, Dr Hussain said moved, the woman also received The Managing Director of death he has left with no source that so far 1,912 cases of foot a rude shock when an ultrasound the hospital feigned igno- of income. and mouth disease have been revealed her uterus was missing. rance about the “medical Locals said that the adminis- reported in the district. The family also claimed that negligence” and said, “if any- tration has made a number of He said that among 1,912 when confronted, the hospi- one has any issue, they can announcements to boost the cases 138 animals, mostly cows, tal management first refused directly approach me as I am livestock industry, but the gov- have died and 1,641 cases have to take responsibility and later the authority." (KNO) ernment's claims to address the recovered. Observer News Service problems faced at the grassroots He added that 133 cases are THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS appreciated level are proving hollow. still active in the district and SRINAGAR: The Parliamentary the coaching standards and International Standard A local woman said, "My cow teams of the department are Standing Committee on Edu- Water Sports Equipments at the facility, besides they also died of the disease and visiting every nook and corner cation, Women, Children and also interacted with the water sports players who have Asking Govt Employees To ironically, no medical felts have of the district to treat the ani- Youth & Sports concluded its won laurels at various national and international games. been provided so far even after mals and educate the farmers so 2-day study tour of Kashmir Surrender BPL RCs A People the outbreak of the disease in as to avoid its spread. (Agencies) with discussions and delib- They informed the com- the committee members said erations over the development mittee members about the that Dal Lake has huge poten- Friendly Step: RTI Movement and availability of sporting and renovation and upgradation tial to host most of the water other infrastructure facilities of Bakhshi Stadium in Srinagar sports events in India. Observer News Service of poor were not provided BPL or to sportspersons and athletes under PMDP and the construc- The committee members PHH ration cards last year after Recovery Rate Rises Above of Jammu and Kashmir. tion of other outdoor and in- also interacted with outstand- SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir RTI doing a survey , taking details from The committee members door stadium across the UT. ing sportspersons and en- Movement Thursday appreciated the online portal of FCS & CA de- 99 Percent In Budgam: DC appreciated the coaching stan- Speaking on the occasion, quired about the issues and Commissioner Secretary Food Civil partment and then cross checking dards and International Stan- Rajendra Agrawal lauded the difficulties while pursuing Supplies and Consumers Affairs De- it in Loolipora , Kutabal and some cent at present, while the recov- dard Water Sports Equipments role of the J&K Sports Council their career in their respective partment (FCS & CA) for streamlin- other villages in Budgam district. ery rate is at 99.4 percent. at the facility, besides they and Youth Services & Sports de- sports and games. ing the public distribution system Since then we have been asking He said that presently the also interacted with the water partment in promoting sport- Calling the deliberations (PDS) in Jammu & Kashmir by ask- the Govt to streamline the whole district has below 200 positive sports players who have won ing and gaming activities in the with senior officials and ing all the Govt employees and well PDS. Former Secretary FCS & CA cases in the district. laurels at various national and UT and hoped that J&K would sportspersons as fruitful, the to do people to surrender their BPL Simrandeep Singh took the initia- Giving details, the DC said international games. play an important part during Committee Chairman, Rajen- , Priority household (PHH) and AAY tive and now the present Commis- that no death due to Covid-19 They enquired about the train- the participation of sporting dra Agrawal summed up the ration cards with 15 days. sioner Secretary Zubair Ahmad has been reported anywhere ing and courses of water sports events at international level. proceeding of the session and In a statement Chairman RTI ensured that ineligible people are across the district since quite activities being held at the facility. He said the objective of the said that J&K has a huge po- Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat not enlisted as PHH, BPL or AAY some period, things are improv- The Parliamentary Standing committee to visit the Valley tential in terms of producing said that many people who were under National Food Security Act. ing gradually and keeping this Committee had arrived on July 7 was to talk to stakeholders and world-class athletes and sports not having good economic con- This is indeed a great decision. in view restrictions have been on its two-day study visit to the understand the issues on ground personalities while the need is ditions some years back had ob- We are appreciate him for aadhar eased to a large extent particu- Union Territory of Jammu and in order to make valid recom- to explore and groom the re- tained PHH or BPL ration cards , linking all the consumers `` said Dr Observer News Service larly since the district was put in Kashmir where the members mendations to the Government gion’s talent in right direction. but now some of them have got Raja Muzaffar green zone status. from both the houses of Parlia- in resolving difficulties, if any. The committee was led by its government jobs now. The Food Civil supplies and Con- BUDGAM: The Deputy Com- The DC appealed to all to ad- ment (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sab- He also appreciated the fa- chairman and Lok Sabha mem- He added that a huge number of sumer Affairs (FCSCA) department missioner (DC) Budgam, Shah- here to all guidelines, follow ha) met several stakeholders to cilities and trainings being ber, Rajendra Agrawal. In its last ineligible people had been provid- on Wednesday directed all the baz Ahmad Mirza Thursday in- appropriate Covid containment receive feedback on the subject provided to the local youth day of the two-day study tour, ed BPL and even Antyodaya Anna government employees and the formed that the positivity rate measures. We still shall not low- matter of the committee. which would encourage them the standing committee today Yojna (AAY) ration cards in the past consumers having good economic has witnessed a massive decline er the guard till this pandemic is On the occasion, J&K Sports to choose sports as their career inspected Water Sports Center on political considerations while as conditions to surrender their An- in the district and is just 0.5 per- over, he added. Council officials delivered a while competing both at na- at Nehru Park situated in famous many poorest of poor were left. todaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Pri- presentation with regard to tional and international level. Dal Lake while witnessing train- “We exposed how the poorest ority Household (PHH) ration. different sporting and infra- Commenting on the Water ing sessions with respect to vari- ADC Anantnag Stresses On structural activities in J&K. Sports Center at Nehru Park, ous water sports disciplines. Covid Situation Improving Availability Of Essentials JKEC Demands Resumption Of In Bandipora: DC Ahead Of Eid Observer News Service forts are being intensified to achieve Observer News Service The meeting was informed cent percent inoculation of the said that Sheep and Animal Hus- Regular Classwork In Phased Manner BANDIPORA: The Deputy Com- population in coming weeks. ANANTNAG: On directions of bandry Departments would re- Observer News Service useful than online teaching. cation department to take into missioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr. Under the supervision of se- Deputy Commissioner (DC) An- spectively make Sheep/Goats “Most of the mental health account the number of stu- Owais Ahmad Thursday said nior officers, door to door vac- antnag, Dr. Piyush Singla, Ad- and Poultry Birds available at SRINAGAR: JK Education Cham- experts are of the opinion that dents who would attend of- that the Covid-19 situation is cination drives are being carried ditional Deputy Commissioner reasonable rates at different ber (JKEC) Thursday urged the engagement of students in fline classes and also ensure a improving gradually with a out to inoculate the remaining (ADC), Ghulam Hassan Sheikh places of the district. government to start offline class rooms can prevent them stringent Standard Operating steep decrease in positive cases 18-45 years old population be- convened a meeting of sectoral The ADC asked the SDMs to classes in a phased manner and from becoming prey to vari- Procedure (SOP). and improvement in recovery sides aggressive sampling. officers to finalise the arrange- ensure compliance to Covid-19 added that engagement of stu- ous social evils. In the present JKEC said that during the rate during the past few weeks. Dr. Owais appealed to the eligi- ments for the upcoming festive protocols and CAB at Shrines/ dents in classrooms as must for scenario, when Covid-19 cases last almost two years, students Giving details, he said there 82 ble people to get vaccinated forth- occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, here. Jamia Masjids and sale Mandis their mental health. have significantly reduced, of- of Jammu and Kashmir have active positive cases in the dis- with so that more vaccinations in The ADC on the occasion passed of the district. He also called for In a statement, the spokes- fline classes must replace the not seen schools and have not trict out of which only six are on a shorter span of time are done directions to Assistant Director, taking adequate measures to person of JKEC has said, “the online education which has enjoyed the company of their oxygen support system while rest which will translate into signifi- CAPD to ensure availability of frequently sensitize the masses opening of schools in offline been followed for the last one teachers and classmates. of the patients are having mild cant Herd Immunity sooner. adequate stock of food grains and in this regard. mode is essential for the over- and a half years,” said spokes- Meanwhile, most of the stu- symptoms or no symptoms and Hailing efforts of line depart- other essentials like Kerosene Oil During the meeting, the ADC all development of the stu- person of JKEC. dents have become addicted to have been quarantined at home. ments and all stakeholders for and LPG during the festival days. enjoined upon officers of PHE and dents which is not possible in He further said that when mobile phones in the garb of Dr Owais Ahmad informed bringing the situation under con- He pressed for intensifying the KPDCL to ensure uninterrupted online classes”. malls, restaurants and other online learning. The same has that recovery rate went further trol, the DC impressed upon them market checking to avoid incon- supply of water and electricity re- He added that medical experts services have been resumed, resulted in a number of side up to about 98 percent while to remain focussed and commit- venience to people on account of spectively besides keeping water have also opined that the physi- why should students be kept effects like social problems positivity rate remained 0.6 ted so as to consolidate the results. overcharging and profiteering by tankers and DG sets available to cal presence of students and away from schools. including the recent alarming percent during this period. The DC said the Covid Ap- the traders/sellers. cater any exigent need. teachers in class is much more JKEC has requested the edu- rate of suicides. Regarding vaccination, the DC propriate Behaviour (CAB) and He directed the Municipal Similarly, Fire and Emergency MOST OF THE MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS ARE OF THE said the target has been achieved SOPs are vital to prevent any authorities to conduct special authorities were asked to re- opinion with regard to the vaccination of spike in infections and cau- sanitation and cleanliness drives main alert and ready on eve of “that engagement of students in class rooms can prevent them from becoming prey the target age group of 45 plus. tioned against any complacency especially at Jamia Masjids and Eid and also establish additional to various social evils. In the present scenario, when Covid-19 cases have significantly He said more than 17000 doses on part of the stakeholders so Shrines besides ensuring proper fire fighting tenders at Shrines reduced, offline classes must replace the online education which has been followed for the have been given so far to the 18-45 that the virus is kept at bay and functioning of street lights. and Eidgahs. last one and a half years,” year old age group adding that ef- its spread is curtailed further.

Developmental Progress Of MGNREGA Works Mehbooba Trying ADC Shopian Exhorts Ofﬁcers To Projects Discussed Reviewed In Baramulla To Become Ensure Prompt Redressal Of Grievances Observer News Service New Geelani Of Observer News Service discussion on the subject was held In Ganderbal wherein it was informed that on- BARAMULLA: The District Kashmir: BJP line grievances pertaining to vari- Observer News Service Development Commis- ous departments were registered sioner (DDC) Baramulla, Observer News Service and many of them also disposed GANDERBAL: Chairperson, District Bhupinder Kumar Thursday of well within the stipulated time Development Council (DDC) Gander- chaired a meeting of Block BANDIPORA: The Bharatiya Janata Party frame whereas some are in different bal, Nuzhat Ishfaq Thursday convened Level Committees (BLCs) at J&K general secretary and in-charge phases of execution. a joint meeting of concerned officers Dak Bunglow here to take Kashmir, Vibodh Gupta Thursday said After taking a thorough review, ADC and PRIs to discuss the developmental stock of physical and finan- that the People's Democratic Party stressed upon the concerned officers activities being carried out by various cial position of MGNREGA (PDP) was trying to become new sepa- to ensure timely and prompt redressal departments under different schemes, and other developmental ratist party in the Valley. of all the grievances. He said that an ef- flagship programmes in the district. works undertaken in Rural He also directed the BDOs After paying tributes to BJP leader fective and proper grievance redressal The chairperson took a brief apprais- Development Sector. and other associated func- Waseem Bari, his brother and father on mechanism is the cornerstone of a wel- al of the implementation of various After taking a comprehen- tionaries to conduct field their first death anniversary, who were fare administration. centrally sponsored schemes and pro- killed in a militant attack on this day last sive review, the DDC, who is visits in their respective areas He further added that administra- grammes in the district. She exhorted year at Bandipora, Gupta said that PDP also the District Programme so as to properly monitor the tion is working with utmost zeal and upon all officers to ensure that these was trying to become the separatist par- Coordinator stressed to quality and standard of work. dedication towards addressing the schemes are implemented effectively ty in Kashmir, as Mehbooba Mufti is not on the ground level. work in coordination and Meanwhile, the DDC di- leaving any stone unturned to become SHOPIAN: The Additional Deputy Com- issues of people in a convenient and To ensure speedy development and cohesion so as to complete rected the concerned to the next Geelani of Kashmir. missioner (ADC) Shopian, Mushtaq hassle free manner. effective implementation of various the undertaken works with- work towards redressing the "PDP is disappearing with each passing Ahmed Simnani Thursday chaired a Moreover, ADC directed the con- flagship programmes at grassroots, the in the fixed timeline. grievances and issues that day because it is based on lies and they meeting of concerned officers to take cerned officers to ensure all the reg- chairperson sought better coordina- He emphasised exploring are being received through have always lied to the people," he said, stock of current status and position of istered grievances reach their logical tion among PRIs and district officers. all avenues and possibilities the online grievance portal. adding that BJP workers are being delib- public grievances that have been re- conclusion within the stipulated time She urged upon all DDC members, for generating labour inten- He further directed to en- erately attacked in Kashmir as they always ceived by virtue of Lieutenant Gover- frame. He also extended his apprecia- BDC chairpersons and district officers sive works adding that such sure that all the grievances thwarted the plans of separatist leaders, nor's specially established online griev- tion to all those officers who success- to work religiously on the ground for works can provide potential are responded well within a which is why they want their workers and ance redressal portal. fully disposed of all their grievances overall development of this district. employment in rural areas. stipulated time frame. leaders have maximum security cover. On the occasion, a comprehensive within a time bound manner. KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

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KO VIEW Start with statehood s the second wave winds down, India is witnessing a gradual return to normalcy. The economy is reopening and hopefully would not have to be locked Adown again going forward. And with normalcy the political activity has also resumed. The centre’s recent outreach to the leaders of Jammu and Kashmir was a most conspicuous example of this change. It was the first major attempt to take the regional political actors on board following the rescinding of Article 370 in August 2019. The meeting didn’t produce any concrete outcome though. There is also no indication that the initiative would be followed up in the weeks and months to come. The ebbing pandemic would also open up space for major political events like elections. In the near to medium future, assembly elections would be held in Uttar Pradesh and Pun- jab. This would be the first major test of prime minister Nar- Make Seasonal endra Modi’s popularity following his government’s abysmal performance in dealing with the devastating second Covid-19 wave that took lakhs of people ill and killed thousands, a large number of them dying for lack of oxygen. Would the BJP pull through in Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest state that sends the Schools Operational largest number of members to parliament? It is difficult to tell this right now. Be that as it may, for now it would be interesting to see how New Delhi seeks to tackle Kashmir. For their part, n order to provide basic edu- spective Zonal Education Offices Education. Additionally,in these the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, the five cation to the children of the takes services of local educated highland pastures, virtual classes party group that seeks restoration of J&K autonomy has migratory population, the youth known as Educational Vol- can’t be held due to poor inter- already expressed disappointment over the outcome of the IJ&K Government envisaged a unteers. These volunteer teachers net connectivity. Therefore, the meeting with the PM. The alliance lamented the lack of scheme in late 1970s called Mobile are provided a monthly stipend Department of School Education Confidence Building Measures, such as releasing political Schools. This was especially meant of mere Rs 4000 which is clear should make seasonal schools op- and other prisoners from jails, and taking steps to end the for the Bakerwal Community. violation of Minimum Wages Act erational by all-means especially atmosphere of suppression. Raja Muzaffar Bhat During the PDP – Congress wherein nobody can be paid less in High altitude areas.We need to The centre continues to remain ambiguous about the coalition Government (2002-2008), than Rs 225 per day. Infact, Rs 225 ensure that the children of Cho- restoration of statehood. According to both prime minister a scheme of seasonal schools was per day payment is mandatory pans, Gujjars and Bakerwals get and the home minister Amit Shah, the statehood would fol- introduced in J&K. These seasonal for unskilled labourers and the better education. The Chief Edu- low once the delimitation commission has increased the seats schools were set up in different educational volunteers are since cational Officers and Zonal Educa- of J&K Assembly, a process which is due to be followed by hilly districts of J&K to reach out skilled people and they should be tional Officers must take this issue elections within the union territory framework. Even then to migratory populations (Gujjars , paid at least Rs 500 per day which up on an urgent basis and ensure there is no guarantee that the statehood would be the next The Bakerwals , Chopans etc). At pres- amounts to Rs 15000 per month. the functioning of these seasonal logical step. Or whether the statehood to be granted would ent, seasonal schools are opera- The Government has never both- schools by paying them visits. be full or a truncated one - one that resembles a Delhi-type Department tional in Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, ered to enhance the honorarium of Moreover, because of very lit- arrangement where the real power remains vested with the Budgam, Shopian, Kupwara, these poor school teachers. They tle remuneration, a large number governor. Such an arrangement would hardly be enough to of School Education Baramulla and few other districts used to get Rs 4000 per month in of educational volunteers don’t at- make a redeeming difference to the existing state of affairs, as of J&K. Nearly 40,000 students are 2004 or 2005 and even after 16 years tend their duties which affects the fundamentally there won’t be much that would change on the should make enrolled in these schools. they get the same amount as sti- education of children. Therefore, ground. So, the centre must be more considerate and sensi- Every year, the Government pend. The salaries of Government the government should ensure tive towards the demands of the people of J&K and start the seasonal schools seeks services of more than 1100 officials have been increased un- that the local youth, who are em- process of outreach with the restoration of statehood itself. Educational Volunteers (EVs) for der 6th pay commission but these paneled as educational volunteers operational by all- providing education to the nomad- poor educational volunteers have for such high-altitude seasonal ic children who would otherwise OTHER OPINON means especially in remain illiterate or will be school dropouts if they are not given for- The government should ensure that the local High altitude areas. mal or informal education during youth, who are empaneled as educational the seasonal migration. Unfortu- volunteers for such high-altitude seasonal The Surge We need to ensure nately, the seasonal schools are not reaching out to a large migra- schools must be paid more than their colleagues he rapid territorial gains made by the Taliban tory population who settle at high over the last two months should worry both the that the children of altitude pasturelands located at working in lower altitude pastures. This will not Afghan government and the regional powers who Chopans, Gujjars an elevation of 3500 meters or only encourage them to carry out their work T are invested in the country’s long-term stabil- more. On papers, the seasonal ity. The Taliban started their latest offensive on May 1, schools are shown to have been dutifully but is also the right course of action the day the remaining U.S. troops started withdrawing and Bakerwals get set up in such high altitude mead- given that low remunerations have worsened as part of President Joe Biden’s plan. With 90% of U.S. ows (bahaks) but when we see on withdrawal complete, the Taliban have taken control of better education. the ground these so-called schools their working and living conditions over the years 195 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts, and are contesting 129 are completely defunct. others. Most of their recent victories are in the northern Additionally, the Mobile Sea- provinces of Badakhshan and Takhar, which had resisted sonal schools are supposed to pro- been totally ignored. schools must be paid more than Taliban rule in the 1990s. In several northern districts, vide Mid-Day meals to the enrolled Moreover, due to non-avail- their colleagues working in lower Afghan troops have either surrendered or retreated. If students. But according to reliable ability of tents the seasonal teach- altitude pastures. This will not the north, home to Afghanistan’s elite power brokers sources, a majority of the mobile ers (educational volunteers) are only encourage them to carry out and leaders, is lost, the risk of a total collapse of the gov- schools do not provide these meals. also forced to take shelter in Gujjar their work dutifully but is also the ernment in Kabul would increase. The government still The tents that have been provided Kothas or they live with shepherds right course of action given that controls most of the provincial capitals and cities but are to the mobile schools many years sometimes. These volunteers work low remunerations have worsened practically surrounded by the Taliban. Given the pace of back have been damaged and have in harsh weather conditions, liv- their working and living condi- the Taliban’s advancement in the countryside, it is pos- never been replaced till date in the ing away from their homes but no tions over the years. sible they could launch an offensive to take the popula- majority of these schools. allowances are paid to them. The tion centres once the foreign troops are out. Children are forced to sit un- monthly stipend is spent on the Views expressed in the article The Taliban’s strategy is still not clear. Their political der the open sky. Parents of the purchase of ration and that too is are the author’s own and do not office in Doha, which started peace talks with Afghan gov- students allege that there are no only paid after moving from pillar necessarily represent the editorial ernment representatives in September 2020, continues to blackboards and the stationery to post. stance of Kashmir Observer say they are committed to the dialogue. But on the battle- is also not being supplied to their For the past 5 to 6 years, sea- field in Afghanistan, they continue a relentless campaign children in majority of the educa- sonal schools are not operational The author is an Acumen Fellow. aimed at capturing more territories. Part of the problem tional zones across J&K. in many bahaks and with the He is Founder & Chairman of J&K was the total abdication of leadership and responsibility by The problem isn’t limited to result, children of the shepherd RTI Movement and Anant fellow the U.S., which invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago. When di- students and their families only. (Chopans) and Bakerwal commu- for Climate Action. Feedback: rect talks between the U.S. and the Taliban began, the U.S.’s The Government through the re- nity are deprived of their Right to [email protected] focus was not on finding a peaceful settlement to the crisis that it partly created, but on exiting the war. Therefore, instead of putting pressure on the Taliban to extract conces- sions, the U.S. struck a deal with them, completely ignoring the concerns of Kabul. Now, the Taliban are much more powerful on the ground and even if the peace process is re- OBSERVER All letters intended for publication must include the writer’s name and X X X X MAIL YOUR LETTERS vived after American pullout, they would negotiate from a address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, position of strength. But that should not stop Kabul and re- MAIL spaceand accuracy of expression require. Our publishing a letter does P.O. Box # 337, GPO, Srinagar-190 001 gional powers China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India from not mean we agree with everything or even anything in it. -EDITOR email: [email protected]@kashmirobserver.net seeking a political settlement. A violent takeover of the country by the Taliban, like in 1996, would not serve anybody’s interests. The Taliban would also not find international legitimacy if they capture Kabul through bloodshed. Don’t Go for Careless Outings Afghan’s past experiences suggest that one-party regimes — the communist regime, Mujahideen or the Taliban — failed he second wave of covid-19 down now, we’re seeing people get- wave, people are again not wearing vaccinated. We must spend this time to stabilise the country or sustain themselves in the long has surely subsided. The ting complacent. masks and not following hand hy- preserving the lives we have saved term. Now that the invading troops are exiting Afghanistan, wave was surely harder for However, one must realise that giene. Social distancing has also been and not put more people at risk. One the warring parties’ focus should shift towards settlement Tus Kashmiris as the mortal- even as cases have decreased, the taken lightly and this is alarming be- doesn’t have to stop living but one and building lasting structures of power. Else, Afghanistan ity rate was very high in comparison danger is not over. It isn’t reasonable cause in closed spaces distancing and should live life responsibly now would fall into another cycle of violence. with the first wave. Therefore, very to not follow SOPs. People are throng- ventilation is key. obviously, it took a heavier toll on ing to picnic destinations and the We shouldn’t make matters worse Shafiq Mir The Hindu our mental health. Perhaps, this ex- crowds there are not following SOPs. but must be more cautious till a con- [email protected] plains why when the cases have come Just as the month before the second siderable number of the population is Friday| 09-07-2021 7

MENTAL HEALTH FRIDAYS Mental Health First Aid: Urgency and Importance

Mr. Wasim Kakroo Recognize and respect cultural differences. If you are assisting someone from a differ- edical First aid is precisely what it ent cultural background than your own, you sounds like: the initial attempt to may need to modify some verbal and nonverbal help someone who has been hurt. actions, such as the quantity of eye contact or MMany of you know about medical the amount of personal space. Before partaking first aid courses, where you learn how to treat in any activity, be prepared to discuss what is bleeding, burns, poisoning, shock, and respira- culturally suitable and practical for the person, tory crises. However, many of us do not know or seek guidance from someone from the same much about Mental Health First Aid. Mental cultural background. health first aid is the assistance you provide to someone who is developing a mental health 3. Respond in Crisis problem, is experiencing a worsening of mental Read about various mental health issues, health condition, or is in a crisis related to men- their signs and symptoms so that you increase tal health. You can continue to provide this first your understanding and confidence to aid in a aid until the person receives proper professional crisis – to evaluate and de-escalate a situation, help or until the crisis has been resolved. Mental reassure a person in distress, know where to health first aid can help people who are experi- seek assistance, and how to keep yourself safe. encing depression, anxiety, psychosis, psychosis, substance use problems, eating disorders, 4. Prevent Things from Getting Worse gambling problems etc. It can also be beneficial A mental health problem, like a physical ail- if a person is going through a mental health cri- ment or sickness, can worsen if not treated or sis, such as suicidal thoughts and behaviors, supported properly. self-harm that is not suicidal (sometimes called deliberate self-harm), traumatic events, panic 5. Aid someone in recovering faster attacks, severe psychotic states, severe effects It is critical to seek assistance. The sooner from alcohol or other drug usage, as well as vio- a person receives help, the sooner they can re- lent behavior. The idea behind Mental Health cover or learn to manage their symptoms in a First Aid is that individuals should learn how to healthy manner and return to their usual life. provide basic ‘first aid' to persons who exhibit indications of mental health distress in the same The idea behind Mental Health 6. Reduce Mental Health Stigma way that they learn first aid for physical issues. First Aid is that indi- Almost nine out of 10 persons with mental viduals should learn how to provide basic ‘first aid' to persons health disorders are stigmatized. There are ris- Why Mental Health First Aid? ing worries that stigma causes persons with Fortunately, more individuals are becoming who exhibit indications of mental health distress in the same way mental health difficulties to get second-class aware of the significance of mental health. Still, that they learn first aid for physical issues physical healthcare. Talking about Mental they may be unsure what to do if someone needs Health First Aid may help to dispel common help with their mental health needs. Mental misunderstandings about persons who may be health experts are concerned that the COVID-19 suffering from mental illness, as well as teach- pandemic is worsening the mental health of Strange or odd thinking. When attempting to be there for a friend, neigh- ing people on how to assess their own mental those who already had pre-COVID-19 problems, Extreme mood swings are caused by hallu- bour, or coworker, it is critical to have a good at- health. as well as those who have developed some new cinations, such as hearing or seeing things that titude and an open mind in order to genuinely be mental health issue as a result of the epidemic. aren't there. helpful. Use these Mental Health First Aid prin- 7. Encourage Seeking Professional Help Knowing about mental health first aid is of vital Restless, agitated, and disorganised behav- ciples to be an effective nonjudgmental listener Inquire whether the person requires assis- importance because of the following reasons: iour. to people around you: tance in dealing with their emotions. A visit 1. Mental health issues were already Significant reduction in performance at Contemplate upon your own mental state. to their primary care physician is an excellent quite frequent in our valley and COVID-19 pan- school or work. Before approaching someone with your place to start if they desire assistance. You may demic has increased their frequency Trouble concentrating. problems, make sure you're in the appropriate also ask them about their alternatives, especial- 2. Stigma is connected with mental health Substantial decrease in job or school perfor- state of mind to discuss and listen without pass- ly local and internet services. Encourage them disorders, and many individuals are unaware of mance. ing judgments. Examine your own mental state to take action on their choices. these issues. Substantial withdrawal from friends and to ensure that you are calm, open, and ready to If the person refuses to accept assistance, at- 3. Professional assistance is not always relatives. assist a person in need. tempt to figure out why. They may have some available because of lack or dearth of profes- Ignoring self-care (such as neglecting per- Adopt an accepting, sincere, and empathic attitude. erroneous notions about receiving assistance or sionals in the field of mental health sonal appearance and hygiene, and eating poor- Adopting an accepting attitude means re- their alternatives. Make them feel better about 4. People often do not know how to help ly). specting another person's sentiments, personal obtaining help. people who are in need of help for their mental Suicidal thoughts or behaviors. beliefs, and experiences as valid, even if they dif- If the person continues to refuse aid, remind health issues. Self-harm that is not suicidal (deliberate fer from your own or you disagree with them. them they may contact you if their mind chang- 5. People suffering from mental illnesses self-harm). Imagining yourself in the other person's shoes es. Respect their freedom not to seek help unless frequently do not seek treatment due to stigma High-risk or harmful behaviour. might help you be more honest and empathic. you feel they are putting themselves or others in associated or because of various other socio- Confusion and disorientation. Use your skills to demonstrate that you are paying atten- danger. cultural reasons. Emotional outbursts. tion. People who want to receive free professional Sleep issues. Simple linguistic skills might assist you to help especially about their children or adoles- How to provide mental health first aid? Changes in weight or appetite. demonstrate to the other person that you are at- cents can call at the child guidance and well- Identify Early Signs Becoming quiet or withdrawn. tentively listening. This involves asking ques- being centre helpline number 9419683109. This Observing changes in behavior, whether Substance abuse issues. tions, paying attention to tone of voice and non- centre is run by IMHANS as a specialty clinic emotional or physical, can assist in determining Changes in behaviour or feelings of shame verbal clues, using minimum prompts such as "I for child and adolescent population where psy- whether you or someone you know is suffering or worthlessness that have lasted more than two see" and "ah," and not interrupting the individ- chiatrists, professional clinical psychologists, from a mental health problem. The first step is weeks. ual to allow them time to convey their thoughts mental health counselors, speech therapists, re- to be aware of the signs and symptoms of mental and feelings. medial educationists, lawyer etc. work in a team health issues so that you can determine when it 2. Listen without being Judgmental Maintain positive body language. for the benefit of child and adolescent popula- is appropriate to intervene. It's difficult to remain nonjudgmental all of Positive body language may demonstrate to tion who are in need of mental health services. Only a qualified expert can diagnose a men- the time. We form snap judgements about indi- the other person that you are paying attention tal illness, but you may be on the lookout for viduals the moment we see or meet them based and genuinely care. Keeping comfortable eye The author is a Child and adolescent mental changes in a person's mood, behaviour, energy, on their look, conduct, and what they say. And contact, sitting down rather than standing, sit- health therapist at Institute of mental health and habits, or personality. These changes might in- that's OK. Nonjudgmental listening isn't about ting beside and inclined toward the individual Neurosciences (IMHANS-K) dicate a mental health issue. avoiding those judgements; it's about not ex- rather than exactly opposite him or her, and pressing those negative judgments, which may maintaining an open body stance are all exam- Among the signs that may suggest a serious issue are: stand in the way of assisting someone in need. ples of this.

ver the years, I have noticed 1 What did I feel when I was supposed that an increasing number of Is It Procrastination, to start on the assigned task? (i.e. anx- people are reporting that they ious? Tired? Bored? Unmotivated?) Oare struggling with procras- 2 What did I do instead of starting tination. Delaying tasks and not doing (i.e. sleep, watch Netflix, call a friend, what we planned to do impact not only Distraction, Or Addiction? scroll through social media, work on a our unbudging to-do list, but also our self- different project?) esteem, and self-worth. We stop trusting 3 How long did I go off track for? ourselves and lose faith in our ability to Dr Saliha Afridi Knowing the answer to these ques- show up for ourselves. When we work at our desks or try tions will help you understand what I believe what most people are call- to study for that exam and the slightest could be keeping you from achieving ing procrastination is actually a problem amount of boredom creeps in, our brain your goals. If it is indeed dopamine that with distraction or, even worse, an addic- starts to crave the dopamine release. you were seeking, then consider limit- tion to dopamine. Think back to the last conversation you ing your time on social media apps and We live in a new age, with weapons had with your child or with a colleague streaming YouTube or Netflix. You can of mass distraction all around us in the - in the middle of their conversation, did use it as a reward for finishing your form of dopamine-releasing apps liter- you look over at your phone? Did you tasks, but make sure you put a time limit ally at our fingertips. wonder who posted something on Insta- to when you will get off your device. If gram? That was your brain craving do- you are procrastinating, then it might be Dopamine role? pamine. worth your while to understand why you Dopamine is the neurotransmitter Chamath Palihapitiya, former vice- keep postponing starting or completing that is associated with pleasure—you president of User Growth at Facebook the task. Chances are not knowing how know the feel-good relaxed feeling you revealed his guilt publicly about doing to manage your time and/or your emo- feel when you buy something new, or his part in creating platforms that have tions has a lot to do with it. eat chocolate cake, or check your Insta- us all hooked on dopamine: “I feel a tre- We are all too quick to call ourselves gram—that’s dopamine and it has been mendous amount of guilt… The short- procrastinators because we have not really found to be a major component in addic- term, dopamine-driven feedback loops considered the whole realm of possibilities tions, but also in procrastination, mo- that we have created are destroying how of what could be keeping us from achieving tivation, and impulsivity. And because society works.” The reality is that plat- they all require you to withstand bouts of schedule. For example: I will work on our goals. However, until we figure out the we live in a world that is infused with forms like Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok boredom and tolerate frustration. this project at 2pm-4pm on Monday. I will real problem underlying our lack of disci- dopamine-inducing activities, media and Instagram leverage the very same call my client on Tuesday at 3pm. Make pline, we will never be able to truly tackle messages of ‘do what makes you happy,’ neural circuitry used by other addictive Distraction or dopamine? the tasks consistent with your personal the issue in a significant way. Take the and with hedonistic messages about buy- activities to increase “engagement” aka Take a look at your coming week’s and professional goals. time to understand your social media hab- ing the latest gadget or newest car, we addiction. And real life, reading novels, schedule and make a commitment to Then evaluate at the end of each day its, as well as your triggers when you get are becoming worse at tolerating frustra- doing your work projects, engaging in yourself to complete some challenging whether you completed those assigned distracted or procrastinate. tion, staying the course when we feel dis- long conversations- none of these give tasks, and do consider your time and en- tasks—and if not, ask yourself the follow- engaged or bored. you that constant stream of dopamine; ergy when you time-box them into your ing questions: Khaleej Times LIFE & TIMES Friday| 09-07-2021 8

COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE ANANTNAG Present Mr Naseer Ahmad Dar

Ghulam Hassan Sheikh 1. Parvaiz Ahmad Sheikh S/o Ab Aziz Sheikh R/o V/S 2. Rukhsana (Daughter) Hyder colony QasbaBa- 3.Mst Mugli (Mother ) ghat Anantnag 4.Msthaleema (Sister) Of Mst- fehmeeda R/O Qasbabaghatang Aspirin cuts risk of death in cancer PUBLIC NOTICE Whereas an application for succession certificate has been moved by petitioner (s) in respect of an amount of Rs96423 in the name of deceased Fehmeeda W/O Gh Hassan Sheikh R/o QasbaBaghat Ang Hence Objections if any are invited from all and Sunday to the aforesaid claim ,by or before next date of hearing I.e15/07/2021falling which matter shall be determined on merits . Issued under my hand seal of the court on 07/07/2021 Principal District judge RNA Anantnag

Government of Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of School Education Kashmir Sub: Un-authorizedly absent from duties. Show Cause Notice Whereas, the concerned Chief Education Officers have reported that following officials of School Education Department of Kashmir Division are have remained un-authorizedly absent from their legitimate duties from the d ates as indicated against each:

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES KASHMIR Bemina by-pass Near Hajj House Srinagar Email ID:dhskashmir2020(5)gmail.com Tel.No:01942493712. Fax: 01942493711 Advertisement Notice No:- 01/ATF/DHSK of 2021 Dated: 07/07/2021 Subject: Hiring of contractual staff for setting up of Addiction Treatment facilities (ATFs) under National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) on prescribed format for District Hospital Pulwama, Budgam, Shopian, Bandipora and Kulgam. Application forms are invited from the eligible candidates of UT of J&K for engagement against the following posts for Addiction Treatment Facility (ATF) at District Hospital Pulwama, Budgam, Shopian, Bandipora & Kulgam approved by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) Government of India and Nationally coordinated by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, initially for the period of one year (2020-2021) extendable on yearly basis, subject to good performance & conduct or till continuation of sponsored scheme, whichever is earlier.

Name or No of Posts Eligibility/Qualifi- Remunera- Selection Criteria 10. The candidate shall have to give one month advance notice before leaving the the Post cation tion job. Medical One for each MDBS from a Rs.60000 / i) MBBS=70 points 11. In case numerous applications are received for individual post, then the candi- Officer District recognised institu- Month ii) MD=10 points dates shall have to appear in Screening Test and the shortlist will be made on the basis of Hospital/ATF tion along with iii) Viva-Voce=20 medical counsel points the merit obtained in the Screening Test as well as academic / technical qualifications of the registration. Note: item (i) on pro-rata basis. applicants. Preferable MD In case of screening test:’ 12. Qualifying candidate shall have to appear in the interview, the date for which or equivalent i) Screening test=40 will be notified in leading local News Papers. qualification in points 13. Applications not accompanied with necessary supported documents shall be Psychiatry ii) MBBS=30 points rejected summarily. iii) MD=I0 points tv) Instructions for submitting applications: Viva Voce=20 points Candidates are required to submit the application forms in the prescribed format along with Note: item (i) & (ii) on prorata basis. relevant documents in office of the Medical Superintendents of concerned District Hospital Nurse One for each ANM Rs,20000/ ANM =70 Or for which the candidate intends to apply. District Preferable: Monnth GNM/BSC Nursing=80 Points Documents to be submitted: Hospital/ATF GNM /BSC Nursing Viva Voce=20 points 1. Essential qualification certificate. Note: item (i) on pro-rata basis.. 2. Marks certificate of essential qualification. In case of screening test: 3. Registration Certificate from MCl/State Medical Council/J&K State Nursing & Screening Test-60 Points Paramedical Council Matric=10 points ANM=10 Points 4. D.O.B Certificate Or 5. Domicile Certificate. GNM/USC Nursing ’IS Points 6. Experience Certificate If any. iv) Viva-Voice-I5Points Note: 7 One passport size self atested photograph to be affixed on the application form and one Item (1) (ii& (jjj) on pro-rata spare photograph to be submitted along with the form basis. note.: The employees who are already working under any SHM/DMHP Scheme need not to Counsellor One for each Graduate in Rs.20000 / Graduation = 70 points apply. In case, they want to apply; they should submit their resignation along with applica- District Psychology/Social month Masters=I0Points tion form. Hospital/ATF Work/Sociology. Viva voce= 20 Sd/ Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather Preferable in Note: item (i) &(ii) on prorata DIPK-4293/21 Director Health Service, Masters in above basis. discipline In case of screening test: Kashmir Division Screening Test=40 Points Graduation-30 Masters= 10 Points Viva Vocc=20 Points Note: item (i) (ii) &(iii) on pro- rata basis. Data One for each Graduate Prefer- Rs. 15000/ Graduation =60 points Manager District able: Month Qualification/Experi ece in Hospital/ATF Qualification/ computer application=20 Experience in viva-voice=20 points computer Applica- Note: item (i)on pro-rata basis tions In ease of screening test Screening test 40Points Graduation=30 Points Qualification /Experience in computer application= 10 Visa voice=20 points . Note: Item (i) &(ii) on prorata basis. Note: Last date for submission of application forms is 19th July 2021 up to 3 Terms & conditions: 1. The candidate must be domicile of J&K UT. 2. The consolidated honorarium per month shall be inclusive of all allowances d benefits to be conveyed by NDDTC, New Delhi. 3. The selection of candidate for each post shall be as per criteria notified in this advertisement. 4. All engagements shall be purely on contractual basis and non transferable. 5. Initial term of contract shall be for the remaining period of financial year (2021- 22) or till continuation of centrally sponsored scheme whichever is earlier. 6. The posts are contractual and do not confer any right for the selected candidates to claim for permanent absorption in the department. The selected candidate shall have to submit an affidavit to the effect that he/she shall not claim for any regular appoint- ment/extension in the department. 7. The engagement can be terminated on account of non/poor performance without any notice keeping in view the public health importance of the programme. 8. No candidate is eligible for TA/DA 9. Emphasis shall be given for selection of candidates as per district-wise merit. No: DSEK/Estt/III/B-Trs/M2/150/012/1121 Sd/ However, in case of non-availability of suitable eligible candidate from the concerned Dis- Director School Education Kashmir trict, selection will be made from the Divisional-level merit list. Dated 06-07-2021 DIPK-4247/21 09 NEWS Friday | 09-07-2021

Series Of Attacks Target US India Trashes Pak Claim Of Personnel In Iraq And Syria RAW's Role In Lahore Blast PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

ndia on Thursday strongly trashed Pakistan's allegations Ithat Indian spy agency RAW orchestrated last month''s bomb blast in Lahore. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it is not new for Pakistan to engage in "baseless On Sunday, Pakistan's Nation- propaganda" against India. al Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf S diplomats and troops in Iraq been brought down in eastern Syria He said Pakistan should focus alleged that India was behind and Syria were targeted in and that no US service members had on setting its own house in or- the blast outside the house of Uthree rocket and drone attacks been injured and there had not been der and take credible and veri- Hafiz Saeed in Lahore. in the past 24 hours, US and Iraq of- any damage. fiable action against terrorism Saeed is the 2008 Mumbai ficials said on Wednesday, including Iraqi army officials said the pace of emanating from its soil. terror attack mastermind and at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi air recent attacks against bases hosting The international community chief of the banned Jamat-ud- base hosting US forces, wounding US forces with rockets and explosive- is well aware of Pakistan's cre- Dawa (JuD). two American service members. laden drones was unprecedented. dentials when it comes to ter- Three persons were killed and While there were no immedi- Iraqi military sources said a rocket Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, centre, talks to delegations of Afghanistan government, left, rorism, he said. 24 others injured in the blast. ate claims of responsibility for the launcher fixed on the back of a truck was and Taliban at the Iranian foreign ministry ofﬁce in Tehran [Iranian Foreign Ministry Ofﬁce handout/EPA] attacks - part of a wave targeting used in Wednesday's attack and was US troops or areas where they are found on nearby farmland set on fire. based in Iraq and Syria - analysts be- On Tuesday, a drone attacked Er- lieved they were part of a campaign bil airport in northern Iraq, targeting National Spelling Bee Win by Iranian-backed militias. a US base on the airport grounds, Afghan Gov’t Delegation Iraqi militia groups aligned with Kurdish security sources said. Could Be Footnote Iran vowed to retaliate after US strikes Three rockets also landed on Ain al-Asad on the Iraqi-Syrian border killed four on Monday without causing casualties. To Hoops Career of their members last month. Escalation Meets Taliban In Iran Two people were slightly wound- The United States has been hold- who is home-schooled, claims to ed in the rocket attack on the Ain ing indirect talks with Iran aimed at Agencies political solution. But he made no reference to any have it figured out. al-Asad air base in western Iraq, bringing both nations back into com- In another statement on Thurs- Afghan government delegation, “For spelling, I usually try to said coalition spokesman US Army pliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear n Afghan government del- day, Iranian Foreign Minister Mo- saying only that Stanikzai was do about 13,000 words (per day), Colonel Wayne Marotto. The rockets deal, which was abandoned by then- egation has met Taliban rep- hammad Javad Zarif thanked both holding talks with “some Afghan and that usually takes about seven landed on the base and its perime- President Donald Trump. No date Aresentatives in Tehran, the the sides for the meeting and pri- personalities”. hours or so,” she said. “We don’t let ter. He said earlier that three people has been set for a next round of the Iranian foreign ministry says, as the oritising the Afghan people. “They will discuss and exchange it go way too overboard, of course. were wounded. talks, which adjourned on June 20. armed group makes significant ad- “Bravery in peace is more im- opinions on the current situation of I’ve got school and basketball to do.” US officials, speaking on condi- Hamdi Malik, an associate fel- vances amid a pullout of US troops. portant than bravery in war be- the country and finding a solution Seven hours a day isn’t going tion of anonymity, said the two low at the Washington Institute The high-level peace talks because for peace, one must sacrifice through talks,” Mujahid added. overboard? personnel injured were US service and a specialist on Iraq’s Shi’ite mi- tween the warring Afghan sides fol- and set aside maximum demands In his opening remarks, the Iranian LAKE BUENA VISTA (US): The bio- I have my suspicions. I don’t members. One suffered a concus- litias, said the attacks were part of low months-old discussions in Qatar and consider the other side’s de- foreign minister hailed the “defeat” of graphical blurbs about competitors know. I have some suspicions that sion and the other had minor cuts, a coordinated escalation by Iranian- that have been stalled by a diplomat- mands,” he said. US troops after 20 years of war that in the Scripps National Spelling Bee maybe it’s a bit less than what some one of the officials added. backed militias in Iraq. ic impasse and escalating violence. Zarif called on both sides to uti- had caused “extensive damage” but include a litany of other interests, spellers do,” she said. Two rockets were fired at the US The attempt to strike in eastern A joint statement released after lise the opportunity to talk and warned of the “unfavourable results from sports to musical instruments Whether all that preparation Embassy inside Baghdad's Green Syria appeared to be the first exam- the talks on Thursday said the Af- put an end to the fighting for the of continuing the conflict”. to science competitions to Indian leads to a trophy and $50,000 in Zone early on Thursday, Iraqi secu- ple of operations being carried out ghan government and Taliban agree benefit of the Afghan people. He Iran and Afghanistan share deep classical dance. cash and prizes will be determined rity sources told Reuters. simultaneously in both countries. that “war is not the solution to the stressed that Iran will always be cultural ties and a 945km (587 Scripps’ motivation for sharing Thursday night when Zaila faces 10 The embassy's anti-rocket system "It seems to me they have the Afghanistan problem” and that all ef- ready to facilitate more talks. miles) border. Iran hosts several those hobbies and passions is clear: other spellers for the only in-person diverted one of the rockets, said one green light from Iran to escalate, es- forts must be director toward achiev- While opening the talks on million Afghan refugees and mi- It sends the message that the spell- portion of this year’s pandemic-al- of the sources - a security official pecially given that the nuclear nego- ing a peaceful political solution. Wednesday, Zarif had welcomed the grant workers and is deeply con- ers are normal kids, not robotic tered bee. Normally staged at a con- whose office is inside the Green Zone. tiations are not going well. But at the The two sides also agreed to departure of its US foe from its east- cerned about the intensifying tur- middle-schoolers with a monoma- vention centre outside Washington, The second rocket fell near the zone's same time, they do not want to es- continue talks on the specific ern borders but warned: “Today, the moil in the neighbouring country. niacal devotion to memorising the the bee was moved to an ESPN perimeter, security officials said. calate beyond a certain point – they mechanisms of achieving lasting people and political leaders of Af- Amid the spectre of another dictionary. campus in Florida, with attendance Smoke is seen in al-Baghdadi fol- are more vulnerable to US air strikes peace and establishing an Islamic ghanistan must make difficult deci- civil war in Afghanistan, fears have But even among the more well- strictly limited and masking and lowing rocket attacks in Anbar prov- than they used to be - and they don’t state at a later meeting whose lo- sions for the future of their country.” grown in Iran over a new wave rounded spellers who will compete distancing protocols in place. ince, Iraq July 7, 2021_ Reuters want to overcomplicate the negotia- cation or date was not mentioned. Deputy chief negotiator Sher of Afghans seeking refuge in the on Thursday in the ESPN-televised “This is an entirely different ex- Sirens blared from the embassy tions Iran is holding with the West." “Both sides condemn at- Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai head- country, which is already strug- national finals, Zaila Avant-garde perience. The structure of the bee compound inside the zone, which The United States told the UN Se- tacks that target people’s homes, ed the Taliban delegation, while gling to stem worsening poverty stands out. is different, the location is different, houses government buildings and curity Council last week that it tar- mosques and hospitals and lead to former Vice President Younus under tough US sanctions. The 14-year-old from Harvey, so I’m really excited to see what this foreign missions, the sources said. geted Iranian-backed militia in Syria destruction, and also condemn the Qanooni represented the govern- Zarif appealed to the warring Louisiana, has earned more rec- bee has in store,” said 14-year-old In Syria, the US-backed Syrian and Iraq with air strikes to deter destruction of public institutions ment, the Iranian ministry said. parties in Afghanistan to return to ognition for her athletic prowess Ashrita Gandhari of Ashburn, Vir- Democratic Forces said no dam- them and Tehran from conducting and call for the punishment of the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah the negotiating table, calling “com- than her achievements in spelling. ginia, competing for the fourth time. age was done by a drone attack on or supporting further attacks on US perpetrators,” the statement said, Mujahid confirmed Stanikzai’s mitment to political solutions the She is a basketball prodigy who has Zaila — whose father changed her the Al Omar oil field in an eastern personnel or facilities. referring to talks hosted by Tehran visit to Tehran to “discuss issues of best choice for Afghanistan’s lead- appeared in a commercial with Ste- last name to Avant-garde in honor of area bordering Iraq where US forces Iran denied supporting attacks on as an opportunity to strengthen a mutual interest”. ers and political movements”. phen Curry and owns three Guin- jazz musician John Coltrane — would came under rocket fire but escaped US forces in Iraq and Syria and con- ness world records for dribbling chart a new career path for spellers if injury on June 28. demned US air strikes on Iranian- multiple balls simultaneously. her hoop dreams come true. The Pentagon said a drone had backed groups. -REUTERS She has more than 12,000 Insta- She could also make spelling his- gram followers — where videos of tory of a different sort, by becoming Taliban Surround Afghan City As her dazzling skills have won praise the first Black American champion. from musician Michael Franti, The only previous Black winner of Commandos Launch Counterattack among others — and she hopes to at- the bee was also the only interna- Israel Levels West Bank Home Of tend Harvard, play in the WNBA and tional winner: Jody-Anne Maxwell By AFP possibly coach one day in the NBA, if of Jamaica in 1998. Palestinian-American Suspect she doesn’t go to work for NASA. Zaila said she hopes to inspire HERAT: Taliban fighters on mo- Competitive spelling came rela- other African-Americans who might PRESS TRUST OF INDIA torbikes roamed a provincial Af- tively late in life, starting at age 12. not understand the appeal of spell- ghan capital Thursday after a day “Basketball, I’m not just playing or can’t afford to pursue it. sraeli forces on Thursday de- of heavy fighting that saw them ing it. I’m really trying to go some- “Maybe they don’t have the money molished the family home of storm the city in their most bra- where with it. Basketball is what I to pay $600 for a spelling program, Ia Palestinian-American man zen assault since the United States do,” Zaila said. “Spelling is really a they don’t have access to that,” Zaila accused of being involved in a stepped up its troop withdrawal. side thing I do. It’s like a little hors said. “With tutors and stuff, they deadly attack on Israelis in the The government flew in hun- d’ouevre. But basketball’s like the charge, like, murder rates.” West Bank in May. dreds of commandos to Qala-i- main dish.” The bee has been rightly celebrated Associated Press video foot- three other women in unofficial Naw in Badghis, the first provincial "The Taliban are still in the city," also surrounded the city. Don’t be mistaken: Zaila brings as a showcase for students of colour — age showed Israeli army troops Islamic ceremonies. The entire capital to face an all-out assault by resident Aziz Tawakoli told AFP. "All districts are under their the same competitive fire to spell- a speller of South Asian descent has leveling the two-story home of family has US citizenship. the Taliban since May 1 when the "You can see them going up and control... People are really in fear," ing that she shows on court. She been the champion or co-champion Muntasser Shalaby in the village The Israeli Supreme Court up- insurgents launched a blistering down the streets on their motor- she said. won last year’s Kaplan-Hexco On- of every bee since 2008 — but Zaila is of Turmus Ayya with controlled held the demolition order in a campaign to capture new territory. cycles." "All shops and government in- line Spelling Bee — one of several not the first speller to point out issues explosions. decision last month. With the US troop pullout "90 He said many of the city's 75,000 stitutions are closed. There are still bees that emerged during the pan- with economic diversity. Israel says Shalaby carried out The case drew attention to percent complete", according to people had fled their homes -- ei- reports of sporadic fighting." demic after Scripps cancelled last Indian-Americans are the wealth- a May 2 drive-by shooting in the Israel''s policy of punitive demo- the Pentagon, fears are mount- ther to neighbouring districts or to - 'Women will not be able to year — and used the USD 10,000 iest US ethnic group, according to Israeli-occupied West Bank that litions of the homes of Palestin- ing that Afghan forces will be Herat. work' - first prize to pay for study materials Census data, and Indian profession- killed Israeli student Yehuda ians who attacked Israelis. Israeli stretched without the vital air sup- "The shops are closed and there Parisila Herawai, a rights activist and USD 130-an-hour sessions with als who immigrate to the US have Guetta and wounded two others. officials say the demolitions de- port of the US military. is hardly anyone on the streets," in the city, expressed concern for a private tutor, 2015 Scripps runner- access to a network of bees and oth- He was arrested days after the at- ter future attacks, while rights Residents in Qala-i-Naw had ei- Tawakoli said, adding that helicop- the safety of women in particular. up Cole Shafer-Ray. er academic competitions targeting tack. His wife, Sanaa Shalaby, told groups view them as a form of ther fled the city or stayed indoors ters and planes had bombed Tali- "It is an emergency situation for The time commitment required their community. the AP they were estranged for collective punishment. Thursday after more than 24 hours ban targets through the night. all women, especially activists," to master roots, language patterns J Michael Durnil, the bee’s new execu- several years and that he spent The US State Department has of intense fighting that saw the Badghis provincial council she told AFP. and definitions is what keeps many tive director, said he hopes to make more most of his time in Santa Fe, New urged a halt to punitive home Afghan air force launch strikes on member Zia Gul Habibi said the "If the Taliban plan to remain in top spellers from seriously pursuing resources available to spellers who can’t Mexico, where he had married demolitions. Taliban positions. Taliban suffered casualties, but the city, we will not be able to work." sports or other activities. But Zaila, access elite-level training.— AP

BOTTOMLINE ‘Talibanned’: Favourite Afghan Pastimes Again Under Threat Agencies Sayed Mohammad makes a liv- from power, Mohammad celebrat- “This is freedom … we are able to boys who practise breakdancing in ing as a professional musician played by attending a concert. showcase and sell our kites openly Kabul, usually in secret. he Taliban had outlawed doz- ing the japani, a traditional Central “When the music played, I felt a without any fear,” Zelgai said. The 18-year-old has the support ens of seemingly innocuous Asian stringed instrument he first tremor passing through my body The much-loved national pas- of her mother, who has several jobs Tactivities and pastimes in picked up as a boy. out of sheer joy,” he said. “Joy that time earned a reputation abroad to support the family after her hus- Afghanistan during its 1996-2001 He still remembers the evening our country was free and that people after Afghan author Khaled Hos- band went missing a few years ago. rule, including kite flying, TV soap 20 years ago when the Taliban were now free to start a new life.” seini’s 2003 bestselling novel The But for Talash, who dreams of operas, pigeon racing, fancy hair- broke into a house where he and Since then, many Afghans like Kite Runner was turned into a film. representing Afghanistan at the cuts, and even playing music. his friends were playing music and Mohammad have become profes- Today, when the wind is right, thou- Olympics, the risks of continuing These have made a comeback in singing songs. sional musicians and singers. sands of kites can be seen fluttering in are multiple. the years since, but fears are grow- According to the Taliban’s strict “There is no pleasure in life if we live Afghanistan’s clear blue skies. Not only is she a girl taking part ing they will be banned again if the interpretation of Islam, only the in fear,” the father of eight told AFP. Some are engaged in fights, with in a forbidden activity, but she is armed group returns to power. human voice should produce music He is determined to pursue his the pilots trying to outwit each oth- also a member of the Hazara com- Taliban fighters have made enor- – and only in praise of God. passion, even if the Taliban returns er with their flying skills and some munity, considered heretical by mous military and territorial gains “I was young, so I was beaten less to power. “It’s like an addiction. using glass-encrusted twine to cut some Muslims. since US troops began their final than my friends,” said Mohammad, Even if they cut our fingers we will the strings of their opponents. “If the Taliban has not changed withdrawal in May. The group’s now 40 and a resident of the former still play music.” “People would suffer if it is and they lock women at homes leaders say they want Afghanistan Taliban bastion of Kandahar. The kite-maker banned. Thousands of families sur- and trample their rights, then life to return to being an Islamic state “I was still unable to stand for In a bustling Kabul market shop, The Taliban outlawed kite flying in the capital’s Shor Bazaar. vive on this,” Zelgai said. would be meaningless for me and ruled by religious elders. three days,” he added. surrounded by hundreds of colour- on the grounds it distracted young His colourful store has hundreds The breakdancer for millions of other women of Af- The AFP news agency looks at He was lucky, he said, describing ful kites of all sizes, Zelgai says he men from praying and other reli- of fragile readymade kites for sale, The day Manizha Talash took up ghanistan,” said Talash. some of the activities the Taliban how on another occasion the Tali- is determined not to give up the gious activities, but Zelgai and his and he also takes orders for elabo- breakdancing, she knew she would Despite the risks – the troupe was banned, and the fears of those now ban cut off the fingers of one of his business his family has run for gen- family kept operating. rate custom designs. become a target for the Taliban. forced to switch practice venues af- taking part in them. friends for playing the japani. erations – and he has flown close to “Of course, we did it in secret,” And business has soared in the years Talash is the only female mem- ter receiving death threats – she is The musician When the group was removed the wind before. the 59-year-old told AFP at his shop since the Taliban was out of power. ber of a group of mostly Hazara determined to pursue her passion. NEWS Friday | 09.07.2021 10 China's Non Observance Of Border Agreements Entities Like Facebook Must 'Disturbed' Foundation Of Bilateral Ties: Jaishankar Be Accountable: SC Press Trust of India referring to China which has been behaving aggressively in Upholds Delhi Assembly's right to summon in Delhi riots case MOSCOW: External Affairs the Indo-Pacific region. Minister S Jaishankar said on On the economic side, there New Delhi: Observing that last year's north-east Delhi ri- giant would have the right to Thursday that there has been a is a growing realisation on the digital platforms like Facebook ots that left 53 people dead and not answer questions directly lot of concern about the India- importance of resilient and re- have become power centres 200 injured. covered by these two fields. China relationship since last one liable supply chains. "Our col- with ability to influence opin- Upholding the Delhi In its 188-page verdict, year because Beijing has not ob- laboration can surely add to the ions, the Supreme Court on Assembly's right to sum- the bench, also comprising served agreements on the border options before the world, as we Thursday said they must be ac- mon, the top court said while Justices Dinesh Maheshwari issue which has "disturbed" the have already seen in the case of countable, adding it is difficult Facebook has played a crucial and Hrishikesh Roy, said that foundation of the bilateral ties. vaccines," Jaishankar said. to accept the "simplistic ap- role in enabling free speech by members and non-members "I would say for the last 40 In the world of current diplo- proach" adopted by Facebook providing a voice to voiceless can equally be directed to ap- years we had a very stable rela- macy, the India-Russia ties is that it is merely a platform and a means to escape state pear before the committee and tion with China China emerged a particularly mature relation- posting third party information censorship, it cannot lose sight depose on oath and Facebook as the second largest trade part- ship, he said. and has no role in generating, of the fact that it has simulta- cannot excuse itself from ap- ner.., Jaishankar said in response "More than its contempo- controlling or modulating that neously become a platform for pearing pursuant to the new to a question on China-India rela- withdrawal of troops and weap- On a question on the pos- raries, it has withstood the test matter. disruptive messages, voices, summons issued to them on tions at the Primakov Institute of ons from the North and South sibility of nuclear arms race of time, finding new convergen- Further observing that the and ideologies . February 3, 2021. World Economy & International banks of Pangong lake in February between the two countries, ces with changing circumstanc- national capital can ill-afford Entities like Facebook, which "The need to go into this Relations in Moscow. following a series of military and Jaishankar dismissed it saying es. Geo-political compatibil- any repetition of the riots wit- has around 270 million users in incident(riots) both from a le- "But for the last one year, there diplomatic talks. the evolution of the Chinese nu- ity, leadership trust and popular nessed last year, the top court India, have to remain account- gal and social perspective can- has been a lot of concern about The two sides are now en- clear program has a much larger sentiment remain its key drivers. stressed that 'unity in diversity' able to those who entrust them not be belittled. The capital of the relationship because China gaged in talks to extend the dynamic than India. "History is very much in our of India cannot be disrupted with such power, it said. the country can ill-afford any has not observed agreements that disengagement process to the "I don't believe there is a nu- favour, something that cannot and the role of Facebook in this A bench headed by Justice repetition of the occurrence it had signed up to when it came remaining friction points. India clear arms race between India always be said for all relation- context must be looked into by S K Kaul held that the Delhi and thus, the role of Facebook to our border, said Jaishankar, has been particularly pressing and China. China became a ships," Jaishankar said. the powers that be. Legislative Assembly and its in this context must be looked who is here on a three-day visit. for disengagement of troops in nuclear power in 1964, India in Drawing from the past, as- This(unity in diversity) can- committee have the power to into by the powers that be. "After 45 years, we actually Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang. 1998, he said. sessing the present and com- not be disrupted at any cost compel attendance of mem- It is in this background that had a border incident with casu- According to military officials, In his address, ahead of his bi- mitting to the future, I have or under any professed free- bers and outsiders on grounds the Assembly sought to con- alties. And peace and tranquility each side currently has around lateral meeting with his Russian every confidence that our two dom by a giant like Facebook of its privilege, stitute peace and harmony on the border, for any country, is 50,000 to 60,000 troops along counterpart Sergei Lavrov, nations would continue to re- claiming ignorance or lack of While acknowledging the committee." the foundation of a relationship the LAC in the sensitive high al- Jaishankar also emphasised that alise the full benefits of our any pivotal role, the court said, distribution of power, it said Observing that Facebook with a neighbour. So naturally titude sector. on the political front, it is essen- Special and Privileged Strategic and dismissed the plea filed by that though law and order has been playing a significant the foundation has got disturbed, There was no visible forward tial for India and Russia to work Relationship," he said. Facebook India Vice President and police do not fall under role in giving a voice to vari- so has the relationship, he added. movement in disengagement of together to ensure the stability There is no doubt that rela- and MD Ajit Mohan and oth- the legislative domain of Delhi ous sections of society across India and China were locked troops in the remaining friction and diversity of the world "as tions between Russia and India ers challenging the summons Assembly, in the larger context the world, the apex court said in a military standoff at multiple points as the Chinese side did we know it". have been among the steadiest issued by the Delhi Assembly's the concept of peace and har- that it has to be noted that friction points in eastern Ladakh not show flexibility in their ap- "This includes insistence on of the major relationships in the Peace and Harmony committee mony goes much beyond that. their platform has also hosted since early May last year. However, proach to this issue at the 11th honouring agreements and ob- world after the Second World for failing to appear before it It said in any case, the rep- disruptive voices replete with the two sides completed the round of military talks. serving laws," he said, apparently War, he noted. as witness in connection with resentative of the social media misinformation.

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4 Militants Killed OIC said. the Scheduled Tribes of the region Exercise Meaningless Led by J-K BJP president Ravinder Grounded Drones Create Al-Badr outfit. must get adequate judicious represen- full statehood is restored to it. Raina, the delegation also sought ad- professionally and with a sense of In the neighbouring Kulgam dis- Delimitation Panel tation. Reservation should be based Statehood is imperative for the res- equate representation for Jammu in responsibility. But this order has left trict, two more militants were killed Mr. Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo and on settled criteria which should be toration of the democratic process in the assembly. us in lurch.” in the encounter that erupted during Mr. Javed Ahmed Rana met the followed in a transparent manner to Jammu and Kashmir, it said. The Delimitation Commission, led the night hours at a checkpoint, police Delimitation Commission here this ensure that the faith of the people is The Delimitation Commission, led by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Man Held With IED spokesperson said. evening and presented a memoran- maintained in the institution of the by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai, arrived in Jammu and Kashmir spokesperson said Thursday. Dar, On credible inputs regarding the dum. The text of the memorandum is Delimitation Commission.” Desai, arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on a four-day visit on Tuesday to inter- he said, was carrying a bag when the movement of militants on the high- reproduced herewith. A delegation of JKNPP headed by on a four-day visit on Tuesday to interact with leaders of political parties and naka party tried to stop him for check- way, he said, a joint check point was “Any Delimitation process has a Prof.Bhim Singh met the Commission act with leaders of political parties and officials to gather “first-hand” inputs ing and he tried to flee. set up by police and army’s 1RR at vital role in empowering each con- and submitted that “Jammu & Kashmir officials to gather “first-hand” inputs for the mega exercise of redrawing “However, the alert naka party Zadora-Qazigund. stituent to be an equal shareholder is one State and unfortunately has been for the mega exercise of redrawing constituencies and carving out new tactfully apprehended him. During “During checking, when a suspi- in the process of democracy so that converted into a Union Territory along constituencies and carving out new ones in the union territory. the search, 1.2 kilograms of explosive cious vehicle was signalled to stop each one feels empowered and not with Ladakh region which was an un- ones in the union territory. Once the delimitation exercise is substance & two electronic detonators by the naka party, two militants who feels relegated, isolated, disconnect- desirable decision. The Panthers Party The Centre abrogated the special completed, the number of assembly were recovered from his bag,” the po- were boarding the vehicle came out ed or disempowered,” NC said in the stands for Restoration of Statehood of status of the erstwhile state of Jammu seats in Jammu and Kashmir will go lice spokesperson said. and started firing indiscriminately memorandum. J&K.” and Kashmir and divided it into two up from 83 to 90. He further said that the prelimi- upon the joint party. However, the “This Delimitation Commission in “The Delimitation Commission union territories on August 5, 2019. Twenty-four seats of the assembly nary investigation has revealed that alert party retaliated to the fire effec- the circumstances that it has been is urged to take immediate steps to “Until full statehood for Jammu and continue to remain vacant as they fall Dar was actually a militant associate tively, leading to the elimination of constituted is unique and its findings ensure that regional tension in J&K Kashmir as part of the Union of India under PcK. and was providing logistics and other two militants on the spot,” the police can have far reaching consequences is diluted. The urgent need is the is restored, there would be no mean- “We demanded political reserva- material support to the militants of spokesperson said. in shaping the future of Jammu and distribution of Assembly seats being for the Delimitation Commission tion for PcK refugees by unfreezing Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in various areas He identified the slain militants Kashmir. History will judge its deci- tween the two provinces, say Jammu to undertake any exercise,” the memo- the eight assembly seats from the PcK of Budgam. as Nasir Ahmad Pandith of Redwani sion and our role critically and if we and Kashmir. There has been po- randum said. quota, three seats for Kashmiri Pandits, “Besides it was also revealed that and Shahbaz Ahmad Shah of Katrusu fail we shall fail our people and the litical tension between Jammu and Unfortunately, the meeting called Scheduled Castes and Scheduled said militant associate was in touch Kulgam, both affiliated with the LeT. Nation as a whole.” Kashmir for the reason that delimi- by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tribes and other neglected people. with Pak militant commanders and “As per police records, all the killed The NC delegation said the party tation was not held several times in Delhi last month gave no concrete as- Jammu, too, must get adequate repre- LeT militants operating in valley,” the militants were part of groups involved was confident that the Delimitation the past.” surance in this regard, the Congress sentation in the assembly,” Raina said. police spokesperson said. in various militancy related incidents. Commission shall work in the most Besides, an Apni Party delega- delegation led by former ministers The BJP delegation that met the “Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. Arms, ammunition and other incrimi- transparent , judicious and fair manner tion led by Vice President Choudhary Muka Ram and Raman Bhalla said. commission included former deputy 154/2021 under relevant sections nating materials were recovered from providing justice to all in delimiting Zulfikar Ali also met the members of “This (statehood) is an essential chief ministers Nirmal Singh and of law has been registered in Police both the encounter sites,” he said. the constituencies as per the consti- Delimitation Commission and submit- confidence building measure impera- Kavinder Gupta, BJP chief spokesper- Station Magam and investigation into “In this connection, Police have tutional framework based on the basic ted a detailed memorandum. tive for the restoration of the demo- son Sunil Sethi and former legislator R the matter has been initiated,” he registered cases under relevant sec- tenets of Delimitation – population, “J&K is being run by bureaucrats and cratic process in Jammu and Kashmir. S Pathania. (PTI) added. tions of law and investigations have geography, topography, area, physical bureaucracy. The bureaucracy may be May we at INC point out that until been initiated. People are requested features, contiguity, convenience of performing well but, in any democra- the restoration of statehood for J&K, Covid-19: Expert ‘Hideout’ Busted to cooperate with police till the areas administrative units and facilities of cy, the bureaucracy cannot be the sub- as demanded in the CWC resolution of third wave of Coronavirus. Mujahideen was found in the base- at both encounter sites are completely easy communication and approach- stitute of democracy,” the delegation of 6th August 2019, is completed, the “The third wave of Covid is highly ment of a single storied house. sanitized and cleared of all the explo- ability of public convenience. informed the Commission Members, delimitation process commencement dangerous, fatal and can take a heavy “Incriminating materials includ- sive materials, if any,” he added. “We feel that decentralisation as per a party spokesperson. will be rendered nugatory,” Bhalla told toll of lives”, he warned, and suggested ing a huge cache of arms & ammuni- should form core of democracy, all The delegation further emphasized reporters here. that in order to keep the impact of the tion were recovered from the busted India Asks OIC regions or sub-regions crave for equal on the Delimitation Commission to “The unlawful detention of political third wave under control people need hideout. The hideout was destroyed Bagchi said at a media briefing. role in the governance where no one expedite the process of delimiting the leaders and their incarceration for long to follow previously fixed guidelines. on spot in presence of the Executive “Further, the OIC should be watchful should nurture a feeling of subservi- assembly constituencies of the erst- period without any charges is itself an “Crowding the markets, health re- Magistrate. In this connection, one that their platform is not subverted by ence or discrimination,” it said, add- while State at a faster pace by involv- anathema to the founding principles sorts and marriage ceremonies with- militant associate was also arrested,” these vested interests for comments ing, “We are for the singular, inclu- ing all the stakeholders and open for a of democracy under our Constitution,” out wearing masks and no regard for the police spokesperson said. on internal affairs of India or for anti- sive Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and wider deliberation, and discussion by he said. social distance is unsolicited and un- “All the recovered materials have India propaganda through biased and Kashmir is a model of unity in diver- visiting the remote areas, tehsil head- The government must end the in- becoming behavior,” he added. been taken into Police custody for the one-sided resolutions,” he said. sity, but each region and sub region quarters, and district headquarters to carceration of political leadership as a He urged the people to act respon- purpose of investigation. Accordingly, “As regards Pakistan, I have already has its own diverse characteristics and understand the topography, geogra- step towards strengthening grassroots sibly in every domain of life and social a case under relevant sections of law referred to vested interests in my re- thereby peculiar needs and demands phy and composition of the popula- democracy in Jammu and Kashmir, he interaction in the interest and safety of stands registered at Police Station marks,” he added. which need to be addressed by the tion in the erstwhile State before tak- added. their families and society. Sopore and further investigation Bagchi was replying to a question Delimitation Commission in a man- ing a final decision on delimiting the The Congress urged the commission While acknowledging that people has been initiated in this regard,” he on the statement issued by the OIC ner that everyone feels involved and constituencies. to circulate its draft proposal among mostly remained confined to homes added. following the meeting. democratically empowered.” “It is important to visit the far-flung all political parties so that they can for one and half year and are eager to “We have seen the press release is- Jammu region with an area of 26293 areas viz Pirpanjal (Rajouri-Poonch), put forth their suggestions and objec- start their normal life, Dr Khan said 2540 People Fined sued by the OIC Secretariat regarding Km2 and population of 53,50,811 (as Ramban, Reasi, Ramnagar, Udhampur, tions, if any. that people may go out to attend to people throughout the Kashmir val- the meeting between our ambassador per 2011 census which is the basis of Bani, Billawar and Basohli areas of It also requested the commission to their needs but strict adherence to ley during the last 24 hours for violat- to Saudi Arabia and the Secretary- this Delimitation Commission) is a Kathua District, and other remote ar- recognise the genuine aspirations of CAB is needed to avoid possible third ing the various rules and guidelines General of the OIC on July 5. The meet- pluralistic society with multi ethnic- eas of Kashmir Province,” the leaders different sections and areas and con- wave. regarding Covid-19. ing was held in response to an earlier ity, linguistic diversity and has repre- said. sider giving each of them their rightful He also recommended and empha- “The special drive against the viola- request made by the OIC Secretary- sentation of various castes and creeds. They further stressed upon the due, it said. (PTI) sized on the vaccination and termed it tors of Covid-19 guidelines/rules con- General to meet our ambassador,” the Jammu and its sub regions (whether it Delimitation Commission to enhance as a strong tool to fight against covid tinued throughout all the districts of MEA spokesperson said. is the plains of Jammu or the hills of the number of seats as mandated in KPs Demand disease. Kashmir Valley to ensure that people In the past, the OIC has criticised Poonch-Rajouri or the erstwhile Doda the Reorganization Act, 2019 on the conveyed by a delegation of dis- He said that vaccination of elderly adhere to SOPs/guidelines envisaged India over the Kashmir issue. District comprising Kishtwar, Doda basis of population as population be- placed Kashmiri Pandits, led by people has been almost completed; by government to curb COVID-19 pan- On its part, New Delhi has al- and Ramban) feel alienated and have ing one of the criteria for enhancing Ramesh Raina, to Delimitation now, all the individuals above 18 years demic,” he added. ways been asserting that Jammu and a sense of deprivation, the memoran- the seats, and seats be provided to Commission headed by Justice should get themselves vaccinated. Kashmir is an integral and inalienable dum reads. those districts which are underrepre- Ranjana Desai in Srinagar. Guide Held In part of the country and that the OIC “This Delimitation Commission sented till now. Raina made the presentation before J&K Logs 262 a police spokesperson, during fur- Srinagar reported 53, Baramulla 22, Budgam has no locus standi in matters internal must give its due to all parts of Jammu “The administrative units should the Commission by stating that the ther questioning in the case, Hajam 5, Pulwama 8, Kupwara 11, Anantnag 14, to India. region so that our commitment for be the districts for redrawing the displaced Kashmiri Pandit commu- confessed about the involvement of Bandipora 7, Ganderbal 11, Kulgam 11, The OIC is a grouping of Muslim- the equitable empowerment of all Assembly Constituencies and mini- nity was rendered as “politically irrel- another guide, Mohammad Majloon Jammu 25, Udhampur 11, Rajouri 16, majority nations. regions and sub regions does not get mum units should be patwar circles evant”, which resulted in the commu- Sheikh of Dudran Boniyar. Doda 21, Kathua 6, Samba 3, Kishtwar In its statement, the OIC said Al- dented,” it said, adding, “There are except where there are compulsions nity becoming an “abandoned child”. “Acting swiftly, police arrested him 3, Poonch 8, Ramban 10 and Reasi 17. Othaimeen received Sayeed on July also geographical and topographical and constrained with the district and “The recent domiciliary laws that besides recovered incriminating ma- No fresh case of virus was detected 5 in his office in Jeddah and that the challenges in Jammu region and cer- administrative units,” the delegation came into force has increased the terial from his possession,” he said. in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, Indian envoy was paying a “courtesy tain areas are far flung, inaccessible , said, as per the party spokesperson. community count and also the voting “Accordingly, a case under relevant officials said. visit”. remote, backward and mountainous They also demanded creation of a rights of the people to about 4 lakh sections of law has been registered in “The Secretary General welcomed and so a need to address their issues in Parliamentary seat for the Pirpanjal lending more strength to our claim of Regarding the deaths, they said, two Police Station Uri and further investi- Ambassador Sayeed and reviewed a manner that they can also be equal Region. political voice both in Parliament and each were reported from Jammu and gation into the matter is in progress,” with him a number of issues concern- partners in the process of democracy “In Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary the legislature of UT. Kashmir, taking the fatality count to he added. ing the situation of Muslims in India, by being able to conveniently exercise segment, Rajouri-Poonch has 10 lakh “At least 4-5 seats in the assembly 4353. along with the Jammu and Kashmir their franchise. population (which is remote border and one in Parliament commensurate Moreover, officials said, 353 more 6 New Covid dispute, and relevant UN and OIC reso- Representation particularly in the districts) and Jammu-Samba has 18.5 with the mechanism evolved for the patients have recovered, 136 from succumbed to the virus, they said. lutions opposing any unilateral actions far flung , rural areas must be judi- lakhs in comparison,” the delegation purpose be granted to KPs,” Raina told Jammu Division and 217 from Kashmir. Of the fresh cases, three each were on the issue,” it said. ciously decided so that there is ac- told the Commission. the Commission.(PTI) There was one new confirmed case reported from Kargil and Leh districts, “He conveyed the desire of the OIC cessibility and ease of public delivery The delegation also requested the of mucormycosis (black fungus) re- officials said. General Secretariat to dispatch a del- to enable effective governance and Commission to expedite the pro- BJP Demands ported today and thus the cumula- A total of 2,673 sample reports, in- egation to the disputed territory in approachability of public representa- cess of delimitation of assembly Kashmir to grant reservation to tive number of confirmed rose to 31 cluding 1,225 from Leh and 1,448 from line with relevant resolutions of the tives, it said. constituencies. people displaced from PcK, Kashmir in J&K. Kargil, were found Covid negative on OIC Council of Foreign Ministers,” the “The Scheduled Caste Communities, Pandits, SCs and STs. Wednesday, they said. SO WHILE I WAS PLAYING WITH PUNE CITY FC IN 2014 I did FRIDAY my ‘C’ license, then in 2016 I did my ‘B’ and finally in 2018 I did my AFC ‘A’ license. It 09 JULY 2021 “would have taken another 5 to 10 years if I had waited for my retirement. 11 ICC CEO Manu Sawhney Resigns Mehrajuddin Wadoo, The Fans Banned At Olympics As Amid Inquiry Over Conduct Tokyo Enters State Of Emergency for a tenure till 2022, hasn’t Head Coach, Set To Make Agencies also been on best of terms with some of the influential cricket TOKYO: Fans are banned from boards with regards to various the Tokyo Olympics following policy decisions. His Debut In JK Pro League a state of emergency aimed at The 56-year-old has been containing rising coronavirus under pressure since the elec- infections in the capital. tion process for the new chair- Japanese Prime Minister Yo- man was set in motion last year, shihide Suga announced the which ended with Greg Barclay state of emergency. The Interna- taking the position in November. tional Olympic Committee and gency would go into effect on It is alleged that Sawhney’s Japanese organizers followed Monday and last through Aug. 22. “authoritarian style of function- by banning local fans from the This means the Olympics, opening ing” is far removed from the in- Olympics. Fans from aboard on July 23 and running through Press Trust of India clusive approach taken by Rich- were banned months ago. Aug. 8, will be held entirely under ardson and has not gone down “Many people were looking emergency measures. The Para- DUBAI: International Cricket well with the employees. forward to watching the games lympics open on Aug. 24. Council (ICC) CEO Manu Sawh- Also, a few cricket boards at the venues, but I would like “Taking into consideration the ney on Thursday resigned from seem unhappy with him for everyone to fully enjoy watching impact of the delta strain, and in his position, four months after backing interim chairman Imran the games on TV at home,” To- order to prevent the resurgence his allegedly “abrasive conduct” Khawaja during the elections kyo Governor Yuriko Koike said of infections from spreading came under the scanner dur- last year. after meeting with IOC and Japa- across the country, we need to ing an internal investigation, The second reason why some nese organizers on Thursday. step up virus prevention mea- prompting the world body to of the bigger boards are upset is The emergency declaration sures,” Suga said. send him on leave. his backing to the ICC’s recent was made the same day as the Suga, who had long favoured “…Chief Executive Manu decision of asking boards to bid arrival in Japan for IOC President fans, hinted at a no-fan Olym- Sawhney will leave the organ- and pay a fee for hosting events Thomas Bach. He will spend pics in announcing the state of isation with immediate effect. during the next cycle. R Elahi passion,” Wadoo told Kashmir ery bit of it. Mehraj is effusive three days in self-isolation at emergency. Geoff Allardice will continue as It is understood that BCCI, Observer. in his praise for the local Kash- the five-star hotel that lodges “I have already said I won’t Acting CEO supported by the England and Wales Cricket SRINAGAR: J&K’s legendary foot- “So while I was playing with miri talent, stressing that if IOC members. hesitate to have no spectators,” Leadership Team working close- Board (ECB) and Cricket Aus- baller Mehrajuddin Wadoo is all Pune City FC in 2014 I did my the youth receive proper guid- PM Suga said the state of emer- he added. ly with the ICC Board,” the world tralia are completely against set to make his debut as a Head ‘C’ license, then in 2016 I did ance, Kashmir might see many body said in a statement. the idea and have made their Coach with the Sports Council my ‘B’ and finally in 2018 I did Mehrajuddin Wadoos. But the Sawhney was sent on “leave” displeasure clear at the various Football Academy’s (SCFA) se- my AFC ‘A’ license. It would task at hand is tougher than in March pending an inquiry af- board meetings. niorteam at the upcoming JK have taken another 5 to 10 it might look. He will be tak- ter he came under scrutiny for Sawhney is the former CEO of Professional League 2021. years if I had waited for my re- ing SCFA’s U18 team to the Pro Messi Vs Neymar As his “abrasive behaviour” with Singapore Sports Hub and also The Pro League will kick off tirement. Now I’m planning to League, competing with the colleagues. served as Managing Director of from July 12 and Wadoo will complete my Pro license this likes of J&K Bank FC, Lonestar Sawhney has termed the gov- ESPN Star Sports, a company he be seen scheming and plotting or the next season,” he said. Kashmir FC, Kashmir Avengers Argentina Takes On Brazil In erning body’s probe against him worked with for 17 years. in the dug-outs of Synthetic Mehraj has spent much time FC, among others. as a “premeditated witch-hunt”. He is also a non-executive di- Turf Ground at TRC in Srinagar gaining his coaching, training All this, for two spots at the Copa America Final It is understood that Sawhney, rector and member of the Audit with another legendary foot- and managerial experience. 2021-22 season of I-League who replaced Dave Richardson Committee of Manchester Unit- baller of J&K, Ishfaq Ahmed, After hanging his boots at 2nd Division. after the ICC World Cup in 2019 ed Ltd. who is the Assistant Coach at Mumbai City FC, he went back “SCFA will be the youngest the SCFA academy. to Pune City FC to take over its team to compete at the Pro Head Coach Wadoo has U18 Academy as head coach. League. Whatever the result, worked for many years to reach Mehraj was also roped in by we want these young boys to this point. Even before retiring J&K Sports Council to head taste competitive football and Euro 2020 Final: Italy Holds in 2017, having spent close to its football academy initiative understand where they actu- two decades at the summit of in 2018. Then in 2019 he was ally stand,” Wadoo said. Historical Edge Over England Indian football, Mehraj was with ISL team Hyderabad FC as “Ishfaq and I have stayed quick to lace up his coaching assistant coach and in 2020 as outside for decades. We have boots and earn his badges. its developmental officer. worked with great coaches “When I was in the national “I would train kids in Kash- and top teams. We have expe- team from 2005 to 2011 we mir and then leave for a few rienced the best of facilities as had a great English coach months and work with ISL well. Our motivation is to bring named Bob Houghton. I was teams to gain more experience. football in Kashmir at par with highly impressed by him and What I used to learn there I the same level,” he added. his coaching methods as well would implement it here. It’s “But this is not possible with as his way with the players, a work in progress. You never just one football ground. Every almost like a father figure. stop learning,” Wadoo said. team trains here at TRC. It be- Simultaneously, me and Ish- Since March of this year, Wa- comes congested with all the Agencies late decision to stage the tour- faq were organising training doo’s full time focus has been competitive matches and train- nament in his country after camps for young footballers in Sports Council’s Football Acad- ing sessions. We need more RIO DE JANEIRO: The most Argentina and Colombia were Kashmir. All these experiences emy. Where he not only trains grounds to fully explore, unearth improvised Copa America will dropped as co-hosts. helped me determine my fu- the senior team but is also and nurture the talent here in have the final most of the fans Brazil became Copa America host ture without foregoing my seen with U12 kids, loving ev- Kashmir,” Wadoo lamented. dreamed of. only two weeks before the opener. Brazil and Argentina play for Messi and Neymar, who won the South American title on Sat- the Champions League together Agencies Schillaci the opportunity to be- urday at Rio de Janeiro’s historic with Barcelona in 2015, are good come the top scorer at the tour- Maracana Stadium, one of soc- friends. They were on opposite LONDON: Pirlo’s “Panenka.” nament. Anurag Thakur, Former BCCI Chief, cer’s spiritual homes. It should sides in 2011 when the Catalan Schillaci’s Golden Boot clincher. And he took it, converting a be a memorable ending to a giants thrashed Brazil’s Santos Another emotional goal celebra- penalty in the 86th minute to Takes Charge As Union Sports Minister tournament plagued by setbacks 4-0 in the Club World Cup final. tion from Marco Tardelli. give Italy a 2-1 win and finish and moved at the last minute to Argentina and Brazil have The major-tournament rivalry with six goals, one more than Press Trust of India Thakur said his vision as one of the countries hardest-hit faced off more than 100 times, — if it can be called that — be- Czechoslovakia striker Tomas a sports minister is to fulfil by COVID-19. but only in four deciders. tween Italy and England has Skuhravy. NEW DELHI: Anurag Thakur Prime Minister Narendra Mo- Neymar’s Brazil team, the de- Argentina won the first of been marked by a few stand-out The only other tournament on Thursday took charge as di's dream of turning India into fending champions, and Lionel them 2-0 in 1937 for the South moments, and they all belong to meeting was in the group stage the country's 17th sports min- a sporting nation. Messi’s challengers have won American championship, the the Italians. of the 2014 World Cup and the ister, succeeding Kiren Rijiju "I will try to take along the a combined seven World Cups predecessor of the Copa. Brazil In four meetings at either a Italians again won, with Mario and promised to do everything state governments, sports and 23 continental titles. won the other three. World Cup or a European Cham- Balotelli’s second-half header possible to make India a sport- bodies, associations and fed- The Argentine star wants to lift One year later, the two arch pionship, the Azzurri have won handing them a 2-1 victory in ing powerhouse. erations. I want to see India his first major trophy with his rivals met for the Confedera- three of them and advanced via steamy Manaus in Brazil’s Ama- The 46-year-old former Crick- doing well in sports and try to country, which hasn’t won any tions Cup title in Germany. The a penalty shootout in the other. zonian rainforest. et Board President was given re- fulfil the dream of the Hon'ble since 1993. Messi played and lost Selecao hammered Argentina England might have home ad- Since then, there have been sponsibility of sports and youth Prime Minister," he said. the Copa America finals of 2007, 4-1 after another great display vantage in the Euro 2020 final a pair of 1-1 draws in friendly affairs along with the Informa- I would like to take everyone "Every individual tries to ful- 2015 and 2016 and the 2014 by Adriano, who was playing between the teams on Sunday games, none of which were tion and Broadcasting ministry along and work for betterment fil a responsibility given to him World Cup, the latter against alongside Kaka and Ronaldinho. at Wembley Stadium but, his- played before Roberto Mancini after he took oath as a cabinet of Indian sports," he said. honestly. Whatever needs to Germany at the Maracana. Argentina was heavy favorite torically, Italy has the edge. became Italy coach in May 2018. minister on Wednesday. Thakur is the first cabinet be done for youth affairs and “What I want the most is to win to win the 2007 Copa, but Bra- “We know the size of the The overall record stands at 11 He comes into office at a minister since Mani Shankar sports, we will do." a title with the national team,” zil crushed Messi’s hopes with a task,” England coach Gareth wins for Italy and eight wins for time when the nation's ath- Iyer (2006-2008) to get the Thakur was the president of captain Messi said after Tues- 3-0 win in the final. Southgate said. “It’s the biggest England in a total of 27 matches. letes are in the final stage sports ministry's responsibility. the BCCI between May 2016 day’s 3-2 penalty shootout victory Brazil also beat Argentina in the possible test we can have.” Undefeated in the first eight of their preparations for the He will have a young deputy and February 2017. against Colombia in the semifinal. previous Copa. A 2-0 victory in the This is no classic international meetings, England has only Olympic Games from July 23. in Bengal BJP leader Nisith Pra- Before that, he was the sec- “We aim high, we managed to semifinal came with goals by Ga- rivalry. Indeed, they have only managed one win in the last "I am grateful to the Hon'ble manik, who at 35, became the retary of the Board and also get the first objective, which was briel Jesus and Roberto Firmino. met once in a knockout match seven. Prime Minister who gave me youngest minister in the cabinet. headed the Himachal Pradesh to play the final, play every match. Jesus is out of Saturday’s final at a major tournament and that Under Mancini, Italy is on a a new responsibility involving Besides being appointed as Cricket Association (HPCA). Now we aim higher than ever.” due to suspension and Firmino was in 2012, when Italy won 4-2 33-match unbeaten run — a na- youth and sports. It is his be- minister of state for sports un- A Member of Parliament Neymar was ruled out of the may have lost his place to Lu- on penalties in Kyiv — after a tional record. lief, his love for sports and his der Thakur, Pramanik has been from HP's Hamirpur constitu- 2019 Copa due to injury. He said cas Paquet. Argentina hopes to 0-0 draw through extra time — “They have been a top team ever-growing initiative which given the additional responsi- ency, Thakur was serving as the after Brazil’s 1-0 win against win its 15th continental title in the latest shootout heartache for the last couple of years,” is taking Indian sports for- bility as MoS in the Ministry of minister of state for finance and Peru on Monday that he wanted and equal Uruguay’s record for England. Southgate said. “We have fol- ward," he told reporters after Home Affairs. corporate affairs under Nirmala to face Argentina in the decider. tally. Brazil seeks its 10th South It will best be remembered for lowed their progress closely. We taking charge. He is serving his first term as Sitharaman before Wednes- “But Brazil wins the final,” American trophy. a coolly taken “Panenka” pen- know the way they play — with "Whatever good work that a Member of Parliament after day's cabinet reshuffle. Neymar jokingly said. He was The final will be played in an alty by stylish midfielder An- great energy, with great style — has been done so far under winning from the Cooch Behar His brother Arun Dhumal is cur- one of the players who ex- empty Maracana due to health drea Pirlo midway through the they are always difficult to score Kiren ji (Rijiju) will continue. Lok Sabha seat in 2019. rently the treasurer of the BCCI. pressed concerns about the protocols. shootout. England was some- against.” what fortunate to get that far Italy’s influence on English anyway after being outplayed domestic soccer has been huge NEWS MAKERS for large parts of the match. over the past decade, with three That has been a theme. coaches — Mancini (Manches- The first match between Eng- ter City in 2012), Claudio Ranieri Sergio Ramos Joins PSG On Free Transfer, English FA land and Italy at a tournament (Leicester in 2016) and Antonio came at Euro 1980, when Tar- Conte (Chelsea in 2017) — leading Charged With delli guided a near-post finish teams to Premier League titles. Signs 2 Year Contract past goalkeeper Peter Shilton Mancini ended City’s 44-year Agencies many trophies as possible.” to earn the Azzurri a 1-0 win in wait for a top-flight champion- Ramos missed a large Offenses After their second group match. ship, but was fired a year later, PARIS: Paris St Germain have chunk of last season with Tardelli is best known for his just three days after a surprising signed Spain defender Sergio injuries and was left out of Euro Semiﬁnal Win screaming, fist-waving celebra- loss in the FA Cup final to Wigan. Ramos on a free transfer af- Spain’s Euro 2020 squad but tion after scoring Italy’s second That loss came at Wembley, ter he left La Liga club Real said when leaving Real that Agencies goal in a 3-1 victory over West where Mancini is returning on Madrid, the French Ligue 1 he was determined to keep Germany in the 1982 World Cup Sunday in a bid to guide Italy to side announced on Thursday. proving himself at the top. LONDON: UEFA has charged the final. His reaction after the win- a second European title. Ramos left Real last month He becomes PSG’s latest English Football Association with ning goal against England was “I think Italy against England after failing to reach an signing following the arrival three offenses from its European also emotional as he wheeled is always a great match,” said agreement to extend his 16- of Morocco defender Achraf Championship semifinal win over his way around the perimeter of Italy midfielder Marco Verratti, year stay in the Spanish capi- Hakimi from Serie A side In- Denmark. the field before rolling onto the who made his international de- tal. He helped Real win four ter Milan on a five-year deal. The disciplinary cases were but in a 2-1 loss to England in a Champions League titles and Media reports say PSG are ground and holding his head in opened over the use of a laser point- his hands. friendly game in Bern, Switzer- five La Liga trophies. also close to signing Italy er by fans, fireworks being set off In 1990, the teams met in a land, in August 2012. The 35-year-old, who has and were knocked out in the itself at the highest level,” goalkeeper Gianluigi Don- third-place playoff at the World “Two great teams and nations. signed a two-year contract, Champions League semi-fi- Ramos said. narumma on a free transfer and for disturbing the Danish na- Cup in Italy. It’s regarded as Both deserve to be in the final. joins PSG after they finished nals by Manchester City. “I want to continue to after his contact with AC Mi- tional anthem. a match no one really wants They had a sensational tourna- second last season behind “Paris Saint-Germain is a grow and improve at Paris lan expired at the end of last England won the Euro 2020 match to play, coming so soon after ment. We both performed well champions Lille in Ligue 1 club that has already proven and help the team to win as season. 2-1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium. losses in the semifinals, but it at but there can only be one win- least gave Italy striker Salvatore ner and I hope it’s us.” OUTPOST Friday | 09.07.2021 12

NCW Writes To Delhi Fuel Prices Rise To New High Police Head Over Website World Food Prices Fall As Hardeep Singh Puri Takes ‘Auctioning’ Muslim Women In June For First Time In Over As New Oil Minister A Year: UN Food Agency

Agenceis Mr Puri said. "The energy issues in this ministry have immense po- Press Trust of India media report which mentions that New Delhi: Petrol and diesel pric- tential and several challenges. The a website called ‘Sulli Deals’ on an es rose to fresh highs on Thurs- need to adapt to changing times, New Delhi: The National Commis- internet platform named ‘Github’ day as Ministry of Petroleum and adopt new technologies and to sion for Women on Thursday wrote was uploading pictures of many Natural Gas saw a change of guard be in consonance with the energy to the Delhi Police chief seeking a Muslim women including jour- with Hardeep Singh Puri taking transition taking place across the probe into a now-defunct website nalists, activists, analysts, artists over from Dharmendra Pradhan. world, provides a fascinating op- allegedly uploading pictures of and researchers with derogatory Petrol price was hiked by 35 portunity." many Muslim women and putting remarks and had put them up for Agenceis Soy and sunflower oil quotations ports by some East Asian countries paise per litre and diesel by 9 pai- He said he would work towards them on “auction”, the NCW said. “auction”. also dropped. compensated for a slowdown in se, according to a price notification the development of a natural gas- The commission has asked for a “Chairperson Ms Rekha Sharma ROME: World food prices fell The cereal price index dropped China's meat purchases. of state-owned fuel retailers. This based economy in the country and detailed action taken report within has written to Commissioner of in June for the first time in 12 2.6% in June month-on-month, FAO said the slight fall in its took fuel prices across the country increase the share of natural gas 10 days, it said. Police, Delhi seeking intervention months, pushed lower by declines but was still up 33.8% year-on- estimate for world cereal produc- to a fresh high. in the primary energy mix of the NCW Chairperson Rekha Shar- to investigate into the matter and in vegetable oils, cereals and dairy year. Maize prices fell 5.0%, partly tion this year was principally trig- Soon after taking charge of the country to 15 per cent by 2030 ma has requested Delhi Police for filing FIR under relevant sec- products, the United Nations food because of higher-than-expected gered by a sharp cut to the Brazil- ministry, Mr Puri said he would from current 6.2 per cent. Commissioner Balaji Srivastava’s tions so that the perpetrators of agency said on Thursday. yields in Argentina and improved ian maize production forecast as comment on the issue only after get- The Indian economy was a intervention to investigate the the crime cannot escape punish- The Rome-based FAO also said crop conditions in the United States. prolonged periods of dry weather ting a full briefing from the officials. $2.89 trillion economy before CO- website that put up pictures of ment,” the statement said. in a statement that worldwide International rice prices also fell weighed on yield expectations. "Give me some time. I need to VID struck and it is in transition to many Muslim women with derog- It said a detailed action taken cereal harvests would come in at in June, touching 15-month lows, Global wheat production pros- be briefed on the issues," he told becoming a $5 trillion economy. atory remarks. report in the matter has to be in- nearly 2.817 billion tonnes in 2021, as high freight costs and container pects also retreated this month, as reporters. "It will be very wrong "I must confess that I am reluc- In a statement, the NCW said it formed to the Commission within slightly down on its previous esti- shortages continued to limit ex- dry weather in the Near East hurt for me to comment on it (fuel pric- tant to go into substantive issues has taken suo motu cognisance of a 10 days. PTI mate, but still on course to hit an port sales, FAO said. yield prospects there. By contrast, es) when I have just stepped into unless I am briefed," he said. annual record. Dairy prices dipped 1.0% on a the forecast for global rice output this building." Mr Puri said he felt honoured The Food and Agriculture Orga- monthly basis, with all compo- in 2021 edged up. Petrol price, which has already by the trust reposed by Prime nization's food price index, which nents of the index easing. Butter The forecast for world cereal crossed 100 in over half of the Minister Narendra Modi. "Dhar- 'Fist, Not Hand': SC Says measures monthly changes for a recorded the largest drop, hit by utilization in 2021/22 was cut by country, rose to 100.56 a litre in mendra Pradhan ji's are big shoes basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy a rapid decline in global import 15 million tonnes from the previ- Delhi and 106.59 in Mumbai. Die- to fill," he said. "In the last seven products, meat and sugar, aver- demand and a slight increase in ous month to 2.810 billion tonnes, sel rate climbed to 89.62 per litre years, under the able guidance of Facebook Has Potential To aged 124.6 points last month ver- inventories, especially in Europe. still 1.5% higher than in 2020/21. in Delhi and 97.18 in Mumbai. my predecessor (Mr) Pradhan, a sus a revised 127.8 in May. The sugar index posted a 0.9% PromotedListen to the latest "My formal training is in an number of path-breaking reforms Polarise Public Debate The May figure was previously month-on-month gain, reaching songs, only on JioSaavn.com area where comments are not of- and initiatives have been ushered given as 127.1. its highest level since March 2017. World cereal stocks by the close fered without full information," in the sector. I would strive to take Agenceis over millions of people. On a year-on-year basis, prices FAO said uncertainties over the of seasons in 2021/22 are now Mr Puri, a former diplomat, said. them forward, and fulfil the ex- It said algorithms, which are se- were up 33.9% in June. impact of unfavourable weather expected to rise above their open- A 1974-batch IFS officer, Mr pectations of the Prime Minister, he Supreme Court on Thurs- quences of instructions, have hu- FAO's vegetable oil price index conditions on crop yields in Brazil, ing levels for the first time since Puri comes into the oil ministry at our people and the country." day said Facebook has the man interventions to personalise plunged 9.8% in June, partly on the world's largest sugar exporter, 2017/18. "Higher maize stocks a time when the country is reeling Petrol has crossed the 100-a- T"power of not simply a hand content and influence opinions as the back of a fall in palm oil prices, pushed prices up. foreseen in China account for the under a surge in fuel prices. litre mark in Rajasthan, Madhya but a fist, gloved as it may be", as part of the business model. which were hit by expectations of The meat index rose 2.1% from bulk of this month's upward revi- Also, the country's reliance on im- Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra these platforms employ business "As such, their primary objec- output gains in leading producers May, with quotations for all meat sion to world cereal inventories," ported oil is increasing as domestic Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, models having potential to polar- tive is to subserve their business and a lack of fresh import demand. types rising as increases in im- FAO said. oil and gas production, particularly Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, ise public debates. interests. It is first a business and from fields operated by state-owned Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab, A bench comprising Justices San- then anything else. As per their oil firms, continues to be static. Ladakh, Sikkim and Puducherry. jay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari own acknowledgement, they "As we transform towards a $5 Diesel, the most used fuel in and Hrishikesh Roy said: "These would only appear before any trillion economy, energy avail- the country, is above that level in platforms are by no means altruis- committee if it served their com- Petrol, Diesel Prices Continue To Rise ability and consumption will be of some places in Rajasthan, Odisha tic in character but rather employ mercial and operational interests, paramount importance," Mr Puri and Madhya Pradesh. business models that can be highly as it did when they appeared be- Touching New Highs Across Country said. "My focus will be on increas- Fuel prices differ from state to privacy intrusive and have the po- fore the parliamentary commit- ing domestic production of crude state depending on the incidence tential to polarise public debates. tee. But if their business interests Agenceis and natural gas." of local taxes such as value-added "Facebook has the power of not are not served, they seek a right to Along with Mr Puri, Minister of tax (VAT) and freight charges. simply a hand but a fist, gloved as stay away," said the bench, stating etrol and diesel prices con- State for Petroleum Rameswar Teli As much as 55 per cent of the it may be." this is completely unacceptable. tinued their upward march also took charge. Outgoing min- retail selling price of petrol in Delhi These platforms have become Facebook today has influence Pon Thursday also, the second ister Mr Pradhan, who has been is made up of taxes (Rs 32.90 a litre power centres themselves, having over a third population of this successive day of rate increase, given the ministries of human re- excise duty collected by the central the ability to influence vast sec- planet. In India, Facebook claims to taking the prices to cross new source development and skill de- government and 22.80 VAT lev- tions of opinions, it added. be the most popular social media highs across the country. velopment in the cabinet reshuffle ied by the state government). The bench observed that devel- with 270 million registered users. Accordingly, the price of pet- on Wednesday, was present when Half of the diesel price is made opments around the world reflect The bench said the business rol increased by 35 paise from Rs the new ministers took over. up of taxes (Rs 31.80 central excise rising concerns across borders. "The model of intermediaries like Face- 100.21 on Wednesday to Rs 100.56 Mr Teli is the first Minister of State and 13.04 state VAT). concern is whether the liberal debate book, being one across countries, a litre on Thursday in Delhi. in the oil ministry during the seven The hike on Thursday is the which these platforms profess to they cannot be permitted to take Diesel prices also increased in years of the Modi government. 37th increase in the price of petrol encourage has itself become a casu- contradictory stands in different the city but a tad lower by just 9 pai- Mr Pradhan, who had been since May 4, when state-owned alty," it said in its 188-page judgment. jurisdictions. For example, in the se per litre to touch Rs 89.62 a litre. handling the ministry since the oil firms ended an 18-day hiatus in The bench held that for inter- US, Facebook projected itself in the Across the country as well retail Modi government took office in rate revision they observed during mediaries to say that they can category of a publisher, giving it prices of both petrol and diesel in- May 2014, was the longest-serving assembly elections in states like sidestep this criticism is a fallacy, protection under the First Amend- creased for the second consecutive day oil minister in the independent West Bengal. as they are right in the centre of ment of its control over the material but the actual rates varied depending in India gives a picture that it is Rs 90.40 a litre on May 1, petrol India. Unlike his predecessors, he In 37 hikes, the price of petrol these debates. disseminated on its platform. This on the level of local taxes in states. the high level of taxes that is keep- is now priced at Rs 100.56 a litre did not have a deputy. has risen by 10.16 per litre. Dur- "It has to be noted that their identity allowed it to justify mod- Fuel prices have been rising in the ing fuel rates higher even in times in the national capital, rising by a "The work of this ministry ing this period, diesel rates have platform has also hosted disrup- eration and removal of content. country for over two months now. when global oil prices are firm. sharp Rs 10.16 per litre in the last touches each and every citizen in soared by 8.89 a litre in 35 in- tive voices replete with misinfor- "Conspicuously in India, however, On Wednesday, the increased Global crude oil price is now 69 days. Similarly, diesel prices the country directly or indirectly," stances of the price rise. mation. These have had a direct it has chosen to identify itself purely rate took petrol prices to cross a cen- hovering around $75 a barrel. It in the capital also rose by Rs 8.89 impact on vast areas of subject as a social media platform, despite tury-mark in Delhi and Kolkata, the was over $80 a barrel in October per litre in the past two months to matter which ultimately affect the its similar functions and services in two metros where the rates were 2018 but even then, the petrol reach Rs 89.62 a litre in Capital. a governance of states," it observed. the two countries," noted the bench. still below the three digit-mark. prices hovered around Rs 80 a litre With the price rise, fuel rates have AS WE TRANSFORM TOWARDS In this modern technological The court's judgement came on Petrol price is now over Rs 100 a across the county. So, even with been revised upwards in 37 out of 69 $5 trillion economy, energy availability age, it would be too simplistic a writ petition filed by Facebook's litre almost all across the country. lower oil prices now, petrol prices days between May, June and July up and consumption will be of paramount an intermediary like Facebook Vice President Ajit Mohan, chal- Diesel is also catching up and may have hit the century and crossed it to now to take retail rates touch new to contend that they are merely lenging validity of the summonses soon be available over Rs 100 a li- by a wider margin now in several highs across the country. importance, My focus will be on increasing a platform for exchange of ideas by the Delhi Assembly's panel in tre across the country soon. parts of the country. With global crude prices also domestic production of crude and natural gas." without performing any signifi- connection with Delhi riots. The Officials in oil companies attri- The only way retail prices could rising on a pick up demand and cant role themselves - especially Peace and Harmony Commit- bute the consistent increase in fuel be brought down in this period depleting inventories of world’s given their manner of functioning tee, headed by AAP MLA Raghav prices to the development in glob- is by way of tax cuts by both the largest fuel guzzler -- the US, retail and business model, it stressed. Chadha, was formed on March 2, al oil markets where both prod- Centre and States, suggests experts prices of fuel in India are expect- Mutations Help This The bench observed that govern- 2020, following the Delhi riots, uct and crude prices have been as crude oil prices are seen rising ed to firm up further in coming ments have expressed concern for issued the summons as "serious firming up for the past couple of from here on. days. The benchmark Brent crude necessity of greater accountability questions have been raised on months on demand rise amidst Fuel prices are already touching reached a multi-year high level of Coronavirus Variant Evade by these intermediaries which have the role of Facebook platform as slowing of pandemic. However, a new highs every other day. over $75 on ICE or Intercontinen- become big business corporations a mechanism to disseminate hate closer look at the fuel retail prices Starting from a price line of tal Exchange. COVID-19 Vaccines: Study with influence across borders and and divisiveness". Agenceis viral invaders. A molecular clock analysis shows that the precursor hree mutations in the spike to the Epsilon variant emerged in Method Found To Accurately Detect COVID-19 From Mobile Phone Swabs: Study protein of Epsilon variant of May last year in California. TSARS-CoV-2 help the virus By summer of 2020 it had di- Agenceis which eases mass adoption in big fa- to evade the protection offered by verged into its B.1.427/B.1.429 lin- cilities and large-scale applications. current vaccines or past COVID-19 eages and spread across the US. esearchers have developed "Like many, I was very worried infection, according to a study. The variant has been reported a non-invasive and low-cost about the economic and social The mutations also provide in at least 34 other countries Rmethod that can accurately impact that the pandemic would the variant of concern named since then. The researchers tested and rapidly detect COVID-19 using leave behind, particularly in lower- CAL.20C a means to totally evade the resilience against the Epsilon samples taken from the screens of income countries," said Rodrigo specific monoclonal or lab-made variant of plasma from people smartphones. Young from UCL Institute of Oph- antibodies used in clinics, and re- who were exposed to the virus, The researchers from University thalmology. duce the effectiveness of antibod- as well as vaccinated people. College London (UCL) in the UK ana- "PoST is a method that would ies from the plasma of vaccinated The neutralising potential of lysed swabs from mobile screens not only make COVID-19 mass test- people, the researchers said. the plasma against the Epsilon rather than directly from people ing much easier but could also be The team, led by researchers variant of concern was reduced using the method known as Phone used to contain outbreaks of new at the University of Washington about 2 to 3.5 fold, they said. Screen Testing (PoST). naturally occurring and man-made in the US, visualised the variant''s Like the original SARS-CoV-2 They found that people who viruses, to avoid future pandemics," infection machinery to see what is virus identified in Wuhan China in tested positive by the regular nasal Mr Young said. different from the original configu- December 2019, the variant infects swabbing PCR test were also posi- antigen tests. both of which are significant hur- for rollout in lower-income coun- PromotedListen to the latest ration of the coronavirus, and what cells through its spike glycoprotein tive when samples were taken from The researchers noted that glob- dles on the road to an effective test tries, but it also removes the dis- songs, only on JioSaavn.com the implications of these changes -- the structure that crowns the smartphone screens. ally active screening for COVID-19 and trace system, they said. comfort of current COVID-19 testing A machine is currently under de- are. The finding, published in the surface of the virus, and helps it to The new method, described in is still a priority as new variants As PoST is an environmental test, options, potentially increasing take- velopment by Diagnosis Biotech, a journal Science on July 1, shows infect the human cells. the journal eLife on Tuesday, de- keep emerging and the vaccination rather than a clinical test, it is both up of regular testing among the Chilean startup founded by Young, that the Epsilon variant "relies on The researchers found that tected the COVID-19 virus on the rollout is not guaranteed in many non-invasive and less expensive general population, they explained. which will build on this research, an indirect and unusual neutralisa- the Epsilon mutations were re- phones of 81 to 100 per cent of countries. than a traditional nasal swabbing The team noted that PoST sam- safely taking a phone for PoST sam- tion-escape strategy." sponsible for rearrangements in contagious people with a high viral However, testing is expensive PCR, according to the researchers. pling takes less than a minute and pling and deliver the results directly Neutralising antibodies are an critical areas of the spike glyco- load, suggesting it is as accurate as and can be physically unpleasant, This means not only is it suitable does not require medical personnel, via SMS to minimise contact. important specific defence against protein.