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3 CITY 6 LIMITS OF NAYA KASHMIR 7 STATE UNVACCINATED SHOPPERS TO UNDERGO COVID By now, it seems that the stirrings of a political IST CENSUS OF NOMADS STARTS IN SHOPIAN TEST AT ENTRY OF SHOPPING STORES process in Jammu and Kashmir may have less to do with the latest version of the great The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad game that is drawing to a chaotic climax in Vaishya Monday kick started the ﬁrst census of nomads in the Monday said that all unvaccinated persons visiting any Shopping THINK the region, or with the Biden administration’s district from Sirmal here by interacting with the Nomads so Store/Complex/ Malls in Srinagar will have to undergo for... gentle reminders about the need to restore that the survey teams will facilitate them in every respect by ....HIGH ALERT IN JAMMU Slain SPO’s Daughter LG Launches Property Succumbs, Toll 3 Management Portal Soldiers Foil Fresh Drone Observer News Service Maximum Time For Delivery Of SRINAGAR: A 23-year-old girl who was injured along with her Any Service Capped At 21 Days parents after firing by suspect- Attack On Garrison ed militants at their residence in Awantipora area of south Press Trust Of India Officials on Monday said that Kashmir’s Pulwama succumbed alert Army troops fired nearly at a hospital here, officials said JAMMU: A fresh attempt to at- two dozen rounds to bring down on Monday. Her parents- SPO tack a military installation with the drones hovering over its bri- Fayaz Ahmad (Father) and Raja the help of drones was foiled gade headquarters. Begum (Mother) were killed in by alert Army sentries at the "...two separate drone ac- the incident late last night. Ratnuchak-Kaluchak station tivities were spotted over A senior police officer said who fired at the unmanned aeri- Ratnuchak-Kaluchak military that Rafiya (23) succumbed to al vehicles that flew away, an in- area by alert troops," Jammu- the wounds at SKIMS Soura, ac- cident that came hours after an based Army PRO Lt Col Devender cording to  More On P10 IAF station saw the first militant Anand said in a statement here. Observer News Service host of services and ease of attack using quadcopters. He said a high alert was Encounter Breaks Out In access with maximum time The first drone sounded imme- Srinagar Outskirts Gupkar Alliance SRINAGAR: Jammu and for delivery of any service was spotted at diately and Kashmir administration on capped at 21 days. around 11.45 Quick Reaction Asst Commandant Among 3 CRPF Personnel Puts Off Monday launched the prop- Setting a new benchmark pm on Sunday Teams (QRTs) Injured, 2 Militants Believed To Be Trapped Today’s Meet erty management portal of accountability & trans- followed by anoth- engaged the allowing people to avail a parency in  More On P10 er at 2.40 am over drones with firing. Zaid Bin Shabir (SOG) of police assisted SRINAGAR: A meeting of the the military station, which "Both the drones flew by paramilitary CRPF per- People's Alliance for Gupkar was witness to a militant attack away. A major threat was SRINAGAR: Three Central sonnel laid a siege around Declaration (PAGD) -- an amal- in 2002 in which 31 people were thwarted by the alertness and Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Maloora area of the city gam of six mainstream political Pays Obeisance at Amarnath Shrine killed, including 10 children. proactive approach  More On P10 personnel, including a se- outskirts and launched a parties in Jammu and Kashmir ammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday nior officer were injured in cordon and search opera- seeking the restoration of the offered prayers at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir’s an ongoing encounter with tion (CASO) on the basis special status of the erstwhile JAnantnag district. According to an official spokesperson, the LG LeT Commander Caught In Parimpora: Police militants in Maloora area of inputs suggesting pres- state which was scheduled to accompanied by Lt Gen DP Pandey, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the city outskirts, police ence of militants in the take place on Tuesday here has 15 Corps; Pandurang K Pole, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Dr. Piyush olice on Monday claimed to have arrested a top commander of Lashkar- said Monday. area, a police officer told been postponed. Singla, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag; Abdul Jabbar, DIG South Kash- e-Taiba (LeT) from Parimpora area of the city outskirts. According to Around 5pm Monday, Kashmir Observer. He said The meeting has been post- mir Range (SKR); Anup Kumar Soni, Additional Chief Executive Officer, police, Nadeem Abrar was on board an Alto car when he was intercept- Special Operations Group when  More On P10 poned because of some prior SASB besides officers of Army, Police, CRPF and the Shrine Board and Ped by the forces near Parimpora crossing on Monday afternoon and taken into "personal" engagement of the performed puja at the cave shrine.  More On P10 More On P10 custody. Abar, as per the police was involved in several attacks  alliance's  More On P10 DIPK-NB-1448/21

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My name was wrongly Homeopathic (AYUSH) District Anantnag. mentioned in Policy docu- No: TLMD-I/TS/811-15; Executive Engineer, AYUSH Immune Booster Medicine Distributed at village Dated: 21.06.2021. Transmission Line Maintenance Division-I ment of PNB Metife (policy DIPK-NB-1397/21 Transmission (Kashmir), JKPTCL, Bemina, Sgr. no :20310338) as Mrs Arifa Soaf-shali Anantnag from ISM Dispy. Soaf-shali Anantnag Maqbool whereas my correct name as per the documents is Arifa Jan. I want to Office of the Executive Engineer R&B Sub-Division Magam correct it now to Arifa jan.If Fresh Short Term Tender Notice No: 28 / R&B of 2021-22. anybody having objection For & on behalf of the Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory the Executive Engineer R&B Sub-Division Magam/GDA Tang- in this regard he/ she may marg invites sealed tenders affixed with four rupees Revenue stamps from registered PWD contractors for the works as mentioned be- contact PNB MetLife Office low on terms and conditions shown hereunder. The tenders should reach the office of the Executive Engineer R&B Sub-Div-Magam/GDA Tangmarg by or before 01-07-2021 upto 2pm and will be opened on the same date or any other date convenient to the tender opening Baghat Barzulla Srinagar Authority in presence of the Tenderers or their authorized representatives who wish to be present there. within 5 days of publication S. No Name of Work Adv. Cost Class Time for Cost of TD. M. Head of this notice . in Lacs Completion 1 Bush Cutting on NTR Km 1st to 13th at required spots 0.60 DEE 15 200/- M&R Name : Arifa Jan 2 Bush Cutting on NTR Km 14th to 24.50 at required spots 0.50 DEE 15 200/- M&R W/o: Mohammad Maqbool Terms and Conditions:- R/O : Hakeem Bagh , Rawal- On 28/06/2021 The Directions of Director Indian Systems of Medicine (AYUSH) J & K & ADMO ISM 1) The tenders should be addressed to the Executive Engineer R&B Sub-Division Magam/GDA Tangmarg which should reach the pora, Srinagar Anantnag/ DNO ISM AYUSH Anantnag . FREE AYUSH Immune Booster Medicines were distributed office by or before 01-07-2021 2 pm in a properly sealed envelope with name of work, name of contractor. at Village Soaf-shali Anantnag and also importance of COVID SoPs and vaccination was explained ako 2) The Treasury Challan only will be entertained as the cost of tender document charges as per the format enclosed. in detail From Govt.ISM Dispensary Soaf-Shali Anantnag 283 beneficiaries received immunity 3) All bidders has to submit bid security declaration form instead of earnest money deposit (EMD) as per the circular of finance boosting drugs mja Department (Bid security form is as per Annexure “A” below). 4) If the receiving date is declared as holiday the tenders will be received on next working day. 5) The offered rates should be covered with transparent tape; otherwise the tenders will be rejected. Government of Jammu and Kashmir 6) “GST, Income Tax & Labour cess will be deducted at the time of payment as per the rates as in vogue. 7) The tender document shall be issued to the contractors personally / authorized representative after verification of capacity / validity of their registration card on the production of same for purchase of tender documents and production of attested Photostat J&K Services Selection Board, copies of permanent account PAN/ GST Regd. Nos. Hema Complex, Channi Himmat, Sector -03, Jammu. 8) The Tender documents of the work shall be issued against the Treasury Challan (M.H 0059) mentioned with, Name of contractor, registration No., phone No., NIT No. and S. No. of work as shown above from 29-06-2021 to 30-06-2021 (www.jkssb.nic.in) 9) The 1st lowest bidder has to produce an amount of equal to 3% of contract as performance security in shape of CDR/FDR FINAL NOTICE within 02 days before fixation of contract and shall be released after successful completion of work. 10) The rectification of damages if any that may occur from the date of start of work to the site or apartment / structures shall be responsibility of the contractor and nothing extra shall be paid for the same.

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FIR KO CITY Tuesday | 29-06-2021 03 DIAL-EMMA • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 Sikh Leaders Seek Muslim Help • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : 2479488,2452222,2452155 • CAPD: 18001807011 • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 To Rescue ‘Abducted’ Girls AIRPORTS Forced Conversion Claims In SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 RAILWAYS • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 Interfaith Marriage Denied • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 Auqib Javeed Kashmir Observer that they does not want to reconvert • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 received a complaint from a and neither does she want to • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 HIJRI • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 SRINAGAR: Union Home Sikh family of Rainawari al- come back to her family. CALENDAR Minister Amit Shah on Mon- leging that their daughter Speaking to the media • PATTAN: 01954-293507 day assured action after Sikh was “abducted” by a person about the reported abduction • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 groups in Jammu and Kash- from Khanyar nearby locality. and religious conversion of mir held protests, alleging “We registered cases of two Sikh girls in Kashmir, Shi- that two young women were abduction and recovered the romani Gurdwara Praband- HIGHWAY STATUS kidnapped, converted and girl and the boy,” the officer hak Committee (SGPC) presi- • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) 18 married off to elderly men - said, wishing anonymity. dent Bibi Jagir Kaur informed • Mughal Road - (Open) ZIQADAT charges that have been con- Police officer also refused that one of the two, who was Observer News Service our people that we don’t have to allow tested by authorities. the claims that the man was married off to a Muslim man, • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) -UL- it,” Sirsa told reporters. Police sources said on 60-year old and has forceful- does not want to reconvert HARAAM SRINAGAR:—Shiromani Akali Dal He however said that the people Monday that the allegations ly converted the girl to Islam. and neither does she want to (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on from the majority community should of forced conversion of a Sikh “The boy is 29-years old come back to her family. Monday said that some vested inter- stand by them as they have always girl are false and that the and is right now behind bars. According to a report by The This Day in History 1442 ests were trying to hijack the “forced come to rescue of Kashmiri Muslims. girl has been recovered and There is nothing like forced Tribune, the SGPC president, conversion issue” and were giving it a “It is unfortunate that the majority handed over to her parents. conversion. The girl confessed while addressing the media in • 1534 - Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward political colour. community is silent on the issue. We A section of the Sikh com- before police as well as the Patiala said, “As Sikhs, it is the Islands Canada Sirsa, who landed in Srinagar on have stood behind the Kashmiris dur- munity staged protested court that she had willingly family’s duty to educate and • 1552 - Italian physician and mathematician Sunday after the Sikh community ing every good and bad time,” he said. against the alleged forced escaped with the boy,” he said encourage their children to fol- Girolamo Cardano arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland to held a protest demonstration against Sirsa further said the people from marriage and conversion of an adding that “after recording low the Sikh way of life. We, as treat John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews for the alleged “forced conversation” of other communities are taunting them 18-year-old Sikh woman with the statements, the girl was the SGPC can only preach about over two thousand gold crowns two Sikh girls from Srinagar. for rescuing Kashmiris in distress times disabilities with a man from a handed over her parents.” the religion but no one can • 1659 - The Russians, led by Prince Trubetskoy are He alleged that two more young as the community failed to speak on the different religion in Srinagar. Meanwhile speaking to force a religion on someone.” defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky women of their community have incident. While the police handed the media about the report- She informed that the girl’s in the Battle of Konotop. been “kidnapped” while only one was He also slammed unionist lead- over the woman to her pared abduction and religious family and relatives had ap- • 1755 - 515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic handed over to family the other one ers including the separatists for not ents and arrested the man conversion of two Sikh girls proached SGPC, requesting • 1767 - British pass Townshend Revenue Act levying was still untraceable. speaking out on the issue. on charges of kidnapping in Kashmir, Shiromani Gurd- them to try and convince their taxes on America, helping to intensify opposition Sirsa, who is also the president of While slamming the court order, on Sunday, the woman in a wara Prabandhak Commit- daughter to revert to Sikhism to British rule Delhi Gurudwara Prabhandak Commit- Sirsa alleged the order was biased and statement before the court tee (SGPC) president Bibi and come back home. “The • 1776 - Mission Dolores founded at San Francisco tee, joined the protesters in Srinagar. they have strongly condemned it. has said that she married Jagir Kaur informed that one girl instead did not relent and Bay by Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga and PRAYERS The incident has been given a polit- “We have sought a meeting with him out of her own free will. of the two, who was mar- as such, we can’t force any- Francisco Palóu ical colour, with Sikhs demanding the the Chief justice of India and we will A top police official told ried off to a Muslim man, thing on her,” Jagir Kaur said. • 1786 - Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred FAJR introduction of anti-conversion law register our protest regarding the or- Roman Catholic highlanders in Jammu and Kashmir, as has been der,” he said. No Place For 'Forcible Conversion' In Islam: Grand Mufti • 1850 - British ex-Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel 3: 37 implemented in Uttar Pradesh and Sirsa also demanded an anti-con- falls off his horse; dies three days later Madhya Pradesh. version law in the Valley which would SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s Grand religion and then married to of Kashmiri community and • 1857 - Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat ZUHR However while addressing a press mandate parents' permission for the Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Monday man from another religion, no one will be allowed to dis- Ahmed beat British) conference, Sirsa told reporters that he marriage. said that Sikhs were part and Mufti said: “First of all, there respect their faith in the Valley. 12: 33 • 1858 - Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of has apprised his community that some "We also expressed the demand of parcel of Kashmiri society and is no place for conversion by “Let there be an impartial en- Amur River to Russia wested interests were trying to hijack the having an anti-conversion law which that there was no place for force in Islam. Conversion to quiry into the matter," he said. ASR • 1863 - Battle at Westminster, Maryland: Federal incident and bring out their own agenda. would mandate parents' permission," “forcible conversion in Islam”. Islam has to be by one’s con- He said Kashmir is known for assault “The communal harmony among the Mr Sirsa said. Reacting to what he viction and choice without maintaining communal harmo- 5:34 • 1880 - France annexes Otaheite (Tahiti) Kashmiri Sikhs and Muslims should He added that a Sikh delegation also termed as “disturbing re- any force or compulsion” . ny for years together and Sikhs • 1900 - The Imperial Chinese Court issues what MAGRIB not be damaged. Some people will try discussed the issue of the local gurd- ports” that a Sikh girl has Demanding strict action are an important part of Kash- is essentially a declaration of war against the to make it a different issue. But we had wara land in the meeting with LG Sinha been allegedly abducted and against the wrong doers Mufti mir’s age-old culture, ethos and foreigners in China and blames hostilities on them, 7:50 a meeting today and I have informed to which he readily agreed upon. forcibly converted to another said Sikhs are part and parcel communal brotherhood. giving license to Boxers for even greater ferocity • 1911 - Freiherr Gautsch von Frankenthurn becomes ISHA Minister-President of Austria 9:31 • 1913 - The attack by Bulgarian General Michael Savov on Greek and Serbian positions leads to Unvaccinated Shoppers To beginning of the second Balkan War • 1916- Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time City Subscribers Rue • 1929- 1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca Undergo Covid Test At Entry Poor Jio Network • 1932- USSR & China sign non-aggression treaty • 1943- US forces landed at Nassau Bay, near tion for the larger public interest Observer News Service is made, it reverts false bells. Salamaua, New Guinea and ensure strict adherence to Meanwhile, students at- • 1943- Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Covid-19 SOPs to save themselves, SRINAGAR: The subscribers of tending online classes amid Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe their family and the whole society Jio in Srinagar city are aghast covid situation have also been • 1949- US troops withdraw from Korea after WW II from deadly coronavirus. with the poor network and in- facing problems as the signal • 1961- Launch of Transit 4a, with 1st nuclear power While interacting with the ternet services in the capital city. keeps breaking. supply (SNAP-3) owners of various business es- The subscrib- A group of stu- • 1966- In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed tablishments, the DC stressed ers alleged the dents said that Hanoi & Haiphong for 1st time them to ensure that no customer service provider they have made • 1966-US bombs fuel storage facilities near North is given entry in their shops who is playing down repeated calls to Vietnamese cities are unvaccinated. 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He also fight the expected 3rd wave of Many subscribers of Jio said Meanwhile, the Public Rela- sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel. Store/Complex/ Malls in Sri- stressed that no positive person Covid-19 as predicted by health that they face problems at vari- tions Officer of Jio, Anjali Kachroo • 2008- Thomas Beatie, the world's first pregnant nagar will have to undergo for should mix with other people and experts. He urged all left out eli- ous locations in the Srinagar told Kashmiri observer that ev- man, gives birth to a daughter Covid-19 testing and after his said necessary action under law gible persons of the district to get city particularly in Dalgate, erything is fine on their end. • 2012 -15,000 Japanese anti-nuclear protesters report comes negative will be will be taken against such persons. vaccinated at an earliest to make Boulevard, and Nishat. “I have got it checked and blockade the Japanese Prime Minister's office in Tokyo given entry in the said shopping The DC urged the general public Srinagar district a safe place with They said that each time a call there is no issue,” she said. • 2015- Beijing Times reports 30% of the Great Wall mall. Those having a prior 48 to cooperate with the administra- regard to Covid-19. of China has disappeared due to natural forces and stealing of bricks Div Com Stresses On Speedy LG Advisor Directs Officers To Expedite From KO Archives Transfer Of Land Parcels To SDA Observer News Service The Div Com took stock of Works At City Shrines the land transfer progress of Ravishankar & APHC Brewing SRINAGAR: The Divisional various land parcels includ- Observer News Service Commissioner (Div Com) ing Khushipora, Shalteng, A New Recipe For Kashmir Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Shonglipora Noorbagh, SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant SRINAGAR - The attendance by separatist Hurriyat leaders at Monday stressed on expediting Achin, Khushalsar Sazgaripo- Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Mon- an international peace conference in Srinagar addressed by the transfer of land parcels and ra, Gandalf Dara, Chadpora, day took stock of various develop- spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar, famed for his 'Art of living' instructed concerned to ensure Kanihama, Rakh Arath Be- mental projects undertaken under has sparked off a debate. 500 Kanals of land transfer mina and other land parcels. centrally sponsored Pilgrimage Reju- And the debate will be lively, given the fact that the two enti- weekly to ensure speedy com- He emphasised on the venation and Spirituality Augmenta- ties, Hurriyat and Ravishankar are as different from each other pletion of the process. concerned to expedite the tion Drive (PRASAD) scheme at dif- as 'chalk and cheese'. He directed DCs to identify transfer of these land par- ferent shrines in Srinagar. While the Hurriyat is a conglomeration of 20 odd separatist more land transfers for devel- cels and ensure removal of At Hazratbal the Advisor inspect- groups, Ravishankar is a spiritual leader preaching the gospel opment of housing colonies encroachments if any on ed the works carried out for beau- of peace and amicable livelihood among people. under the housing mission. war footing. tification of Gate and Ornamental Also interesting is the fact that Hurriyat in spite of refusing fencing carried out by the Tourism to take part in the electoral process in Jammu and Kashmir, department. The Advisor asked the claims itself to be the sole representatives of the Kashmiris. officers to complete the works be- It is in this perspective that the attendance by these separat- Four Training Courses Begin At fore the end of next month and di- ist leaders at the peace conference has generated heat in the rected them to stick to the timeline cool cIimate of Srinagar. Srinagar IMPARD Campus strictly. He also inspected the wuzu around the Hazratbal shrine. the exterior facilities are being aug- Following Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s Observer News Service rural development; Social khana (ablution centre) and asked At Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi, Rain- mented. It was given that the project's frank statement that,-Islamabad cannot force New Delhi to ac- welfare administration and them to make it functional within awari the Advisor asked the Director estimated cost is about Rs 4.15 crore. commodate Hurriyat into Indo-Pak bilateral dialogue, and his SRINAGAR: Director Gen- Civil Services Rules. 15 days by connecting it to the reli- to accommodate the demands of the The Advisor asked them to install subsequent advice to them to separately hold talks with India, eral J&K Institute of Manage- The officers and officials able water supply. Gurudwara committee so that the reli- all the fire fighting equipments like the Hurriyat is awaiting call from New Delhi. ment, Public Administration from the departments of Ru- The Advisor also visited the con- gious shrine has all the facilities avail- fire hydrants, smoke alarms besides Politicians from Pakistan controlled Kashmi (PcK) have in and Rural Development (IM- ral Development, Horticul- struction site of multi level parking at able to make the devotees comfortable. lightening conductors in the shrine recent times, said that Kashmir talks should include Kashmiri PARD), Saurabh Bhagat Mon- ture, School Education, Social Hazratbal shrine. The Advisor directed He asked them to complete the can- so that the heritage site remains safe Pandits and Ladakhis. day inaugurated four train- Welfare etc are participating them to complete it before the year opy work forthwith and invite tenders from any accidental damage. It may be that by attending a peace conference by a guru like ings courses at IMPARD's in these training courses. ending. He said that the facility is going in a week’s time for other beautifica- He advised the officers to look for Sri Sri Ravishankar, the Hurriyat is trying to gain acceptability main campus here. Director General stressed the to streamline the traffic on this busy tion works like parking lot, devri path, acquisition of the land and building in among the Kashmiris including the minority Kashmiri Hindus. The training courses which importance of training mod- route especially on the auspicious days illumination and khatambandh. He front of the gate and explore options for Hurriyat leader Maulana Abbas Ansari said in the backdrop of the conference: "We should not put emphasis on the person were inaugurated by the DG ules and updating new initia- of Eid Milad and other festivals. urged upon them to complete all the relocation of electric transformer there. but the content of the speech. He spoke on my religion in his IMPARD include Disaster tives in training so that the of- The Advisor directed the Wakf works within three months. He asked them to develop the ghat on own way. As we are all human beings, we would have love to- management with reference ficers and officials will remain Board officers to have the beautifi- At Khan-kahi-Moulla sufi shrine the the river flowing behind the shrine so wards each other but it is not so." (ANI) to flash floods and landslides; abreast with recent trends to cation of the surroundings done by Advisor was informed that the paper- that devotees take the benefit of water Geospatial technologies in gain administrative skills. aesthetically landscaping the area machie work has been completed and transport facility to be started soon. (Kashmir Observer, 29 June, 2005) 04 World Tuesday | 29-06-2021

US Raids Slammed As ‘Blatant Fighting Around Afghan City Violation’ Of Iraq’s Sovereignty Delta Threat Looms As Displaces Thousands Agencies Human Rights said at least seven Of Families fighters were killed and several oth- European Union Revives raq’s Prime Minister Mustafa ers wounded. Agencies displaced across the province of al-Kadhemi has condemned the Syria’s state-run SANA news agency Kunduz following a month of spo- Iovernight US air attack on Iran- said one child had been killed and at ays of fighting between the radic clashes between the insur- backed armed groups in Iraq and least three other people were wounded. Travel With Covid Pass Taliban and Afghanistan's gents and government forces, Ra- Syria which a monitor said killed at Threat of retaliation Dgovernment forces have made souli added. least seven fighters. Two Iraqi militia officials told The Agence France-Presse about 5,000 families flee from their He said authorities were unable In a statement on Sunday, the US Associated Press news agency in homes in Kunduz, officials said Sat- to provide relief items to all the dis- military said it targeted operational and Baghdad that four militiamen were BRUSSELS: An European Union urday, with the insurgents continuing placed families across the province. weapons storage facilities at two loca- killed in the air attacks near the bor- (EU)-wide Covid certificate for to surround the key northern city. Kunduz city's public health directions in Syria and one location in Iraq in der with Syria. easier travel comes into force The Taliban briefly seized the city tor Ehsanullah Fazli said that since response to drone attacks against the US Armed groups aligned with Iran in a on Thursday, just in time for twice in recent years but have now cap- the fighting erupted more than a personnel and facilities in Iraq. statement named four members of the Europe's busy summer vaca- tured the surrounding districts and a week ago, 29 civilians have been The attacks came at the direction Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada faction they tion period, but the more-in- nearby border crossing with Tajikistan. killed and 225 wounded. of US President Joe Biden, the sec- said were killed in the attack on the Syr- fectious Delta variant is already "About 5,000 families have been Fighting has raged across Kunduz ond time he has ordered retaliatory ia-Iraq border. They pledged to retaliate. threatening to curtail its use. displaced by the fighting," Ghulam province for days, with the Tali- attacks against Iran-backed militia “We will remain the shield de- The EU document -- sporting Sakhi Rasouli, director of the Kunduz ban and Afghan forces engaged in since taking office five months ago. fending our beloved nation, and we a QR code and available in digi- Refugees and Repatriation Depart- bloody battles. “We condemn the US air attack are fully ready … to respond and tal form on smartphones or hard ment, told Agence France-Presse (AFP). On Tuesday the insurgents cap- that targeted a site last night on the take revenge,” it said. copy -- shows whether the bear- He said up to 2,000 of those families tured Shir Khan Bandar, Afghani- Iraqi-Syrian border, which repre- Since the start of the year, there er is vaccinated with one of the had fled to Kabul and other provinces. stan's main border crossing with sents a blatant and unacceptable vi- have been more than 40 attacks EU's approved jabs (from BioN- Many people took refuge in a Tajikistan, in one of their most sig- Tech/Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Mod- ments with the aim of having nations keep down infections, school in the city and had been pro- nificant gains in recent months. erna or Johnson & Johnson), has mutually accepted documents. hospitalisations and deaths even vided with food and other relief items, Since early May, the Taliban have recovered from an infection, or But Britain's rise in Delta in- from the Delta variant will be Kunduz provincial council member launched several major offensives has a recent negative Covid test. fections -- giving it an infection decisive for its impact on the EU Ghulam Rabbani Rabbani said. targeting government forces across Under an EU law adopted this rate more than four times that Covid certificate, from scupper- month, the certificate does away of the EU -- is generating deep ing the programme altogether to with the need for quarantines or concern on the continent. simply adding a note of caution further testing when travelling At an EU summit last week, to the summer rollout. between the EU's 27 countries German Chancellor Angela Britain, which registered its or four associated European na- Merkel criticised southern EU sudden rise in Delta infections tions (Iceland, Norway, Switzer- countries for allowing in Britons in April, still has relatively low olation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi against US interests in Iraq, where land and Liechtenstein). with few, if any, Covid checks. case numbers. national security,” said a statement 2,500 American troops are deployed Twenty EU countries have The move gives Brits ac- Some MPs in the governing from the Iraqi PM’s office. as part of an international coalition already started issuing and access to the entire passport- Conservative party argue that vac- John Kirby, a spokesman for the to fight the armed group ISIL (ISIS). cepting it, with the others ex- free Schengen zone and has cinations have "broken the link" Pentagon, said in a statement that the Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s foreign pected to follow suit shortly. brought them in proximity to between infection and deaths and Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al- ministry spokesman, also reacted to But a surge in the Delta vari- vacationing Europeans. the country should drop all Covid Shuhada military factions were among the attacks. ant, first detected in India and Under non-binding EU restrictions on July 19. the “several Iran-backed militia groups” “The US still continues the wrong now rampant in former EU guidelines, all member states But many EU leaders are that had used the targeted facilities. path in the region. What we see today member Britain, could trigger were urged to allow in only more cautious, hoping to slow “The United States took necessary, is not only the sanctions but also follow- an "emergency brake" provi- fully vaccinated travellers from the spread of the Delta variant appropriate, and deliberate action ing the wrong policies of the previous sion suspending its acceptance. outside the bloc, or those with to give time for more jabs. designed to limit the risk of escala- administration with actions they carry With Delta becoming domi- urgent reasons to visit. Governments recall how Video footage taken by AFP showed the rugged countryside and say they tion – but also to send a clear and un- out in the region,” said Khatibzadeh. nant in Portugal, Germany has But Portugal, Spain and surges in past variants saw lags dozens of people, many of them have seized nearly 90 of the coun- ambiguous deterrent message,” Kirby Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwa- announced a ban on incoming Greece initially opted for a lais- of many weeks between spikes women and children, sitting inside try's more than 400 districts. said, adding that the targets were hed, reporting from the Iraqi capital travellers from there except for sez-faire attitude, hoping to re- in infections and death rates. tents set up in a school compound. Many of their claims are disputed selected because “these facilities are Baghdad, described the US attacks its own citizens or residents. vive their vital tourist sectors. AFP statistics collating official "We are six families living to- by the government and difficult to utilized by Iran-backed militias that as “significant”. Even they are required to quar- That calculation is now health data from across the EU gether here for three days ... you can independently verify. are engaged in unmanned aerial ve- “The PMF say that they will attack antine for two weeks, regardless changing under pressure from show that 49.6 per cent of the see my children are sitting on the Violence surged after the United hicle [UAV] attacks against US per- American military facilities with mis- of vaccination or test status. Germany's decisions and reali- bloc's population has now received ground," Juma Khan, who fled with States military began the withdrawal sonnel and facilities in Iraq”. siles. Politicians affiliated with the Portugal and Spain on Mon- sation that Delta infection rates at least one vaccine dose (com- his family, told AFP. of its last remaining 2,500 troops from The statement did not say wheth- PMF have also been tweeting, saying day abruptly announced entry in the EU could match current pared with 65.3 per cent in Britain). "We have still not received any help. the country to meet the Sept. 11 dead- er anyone was killed or injured, but the United States only understands restrictions for travellers from British levels within weeks. So far, 31.5 per cent in the EU A team came today to survey some line announced by President Joe Biden the UK-based Syrian Observatory for the language of force,” he said. Britain, with Lisbon requiring A second European Com- are considered completely vac- families but after a few minutes they to end America's longest-ever war. them to be fully vaccinated and mission spokesman said that cinated. left," said Akhtar Mohammad, who Peace talks between the two Madrid demanding proof of vac- an EU panel composed of rep- Covid experts had initially be- has also taken refuge in the school. warring sides remain dead- cination or a negative Covid test. resentatives of member states lieved "herd immunity" could be Another 8,000 families have been locked in Qatar. Iran’s Drones Can Travel Britain's Delta Problem and the Brussels executive was reached with 70 per cent of a pop- A European Commission meeting on Monday to discuss ulation fully vaccinated, but now spokesman said on Monday "the possible application of the judge it would need 80 per cent Over 7,000Km: State Media that Britain "is now working emergency brake". or more immunised, given Delta's Israel Demolishes Agencies with us" on aligning interna- Vaccination Hope infectiousness and the fact vac- tional Covid travel require- Evidence on whether vacci- cines are less effective against it. ran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Palestinian Bedouin Village Corps (IRGC) Commander Ma- Ijor General Hossein Salaami on Of Al-Araqib For 189Th Time Sunday announced that the country denied access to the national water had drones with a range of 7,000 Vaccination Against Covid-19 May and electricity grids, lack basic in- km. “They can fly, return home, and frastructure, and receive no health make landing wherever they are gineering copies with its Shahed 171 Not Be Enough, Masks, Distancing and educational services. planned to,” General Salami said at Simorgh and Saegheh UAVS. The village, with about 220 resi- the Baqiyatallah University of Medi- Iran is known to have supplied dents, was first demolished in 2010, cal Sciences in Tehran. drones to allied militias like Hezbol- Must Continue: WHO but has since then been rebuilt multi- Iran has had experience using lah in Lebanon and the Houthis in By IANS About 3,907 people were hos- ple times by its residents and activists. drones since the war with Iraq in Yemen, including “kamikaze UAVs” pitalised with Covid after two- Agencies Israeli authorities have been car- the 1980s. However, in recent times, designed to crash into their tar- s the highly contagious Delta doses of vaccinations, but more rying out forced evacuations against Iranian-made drones have been gets. According to a Reuters report, variant of coronavirus disease than 1,000 of those patients were he Palestinian Information Cen- Bedouins since 1949. used by Iranian proxies across the Iranian proxies like the Houthies Ais spreading rapidly across the asymptomatic or their hospitalisa- ter, citing local sources, reported The demolition of Bedouin homes middle east. The 2019 Abqaiq-Kh- manufacture their weapons locally globe, being vaccinated may not tions weren't related to Covid-19, Ton Monday that Israeli troops is part of the regime’s massive land- urais attack on Saudi Aramco facili- using foreign expertise and parts be enough, people must continue the CDC said. Similarly, 142 of 750 raided the village in the Negev region grab policy, which will forcefully ties that crippled the country’s oil smuggled in from Iran. Drone at- wearing masks, maintain social deaths of fully vaccinated people with bulldozers and destroyed every displace thousands of people. production abilities for days—pur- tacks by Iran-backed militias in distancing and other Covid-appro- after Covid, were asymptomatic or single Palestinian house. Tel Aviv has so far refused to recog- portedly carried out by the Houthis Iraq have also increased, prompting priate behaviours, the World Health unrelated to Covid-19, according Dozens of its inhabitants, includ- nize the rights of Palestinian Bedou- that the kingdom was at war against concern from US military officials. Organization (WHO) has said. to the CDC data. ing children and elderly people, ins and denies them access to basic in Yemen—reportedly featured Iran- These fixed wing drones fly low so According to the global agency, "People need to continue to use Even as Covid vaccines helped have become displaced and should services. Rights groups accuse Tel made missiles and drones, Saudi as not to be picked up by defensive the Delta variant (B16172), first masks consistently, be in venti- drive down the number of new suffer from the harsh weather of the Aviv of pursuing a policy of trans- Arabia claimed afterwards. systems. Such drone strikes have detected in India in October last lated spaces, hand hygiene ... the infections and deaths, many coun- desert for a while before they could ferring the indigenous Palestinian While Iranian drones like the Sha- targeted US facilities in recent times. year, has now spread to at least physical distance, avoid crowd- tries, including the US and Is- build new makeshift homes. population from the Negev region to hed 129 are known to have a ferry The use of armed drones by prox- 92 countries, CNBC reported. It is ing. This still continues to be ex- rael, have largely done away with The residents of Araqib village live other areas in a bid to make room for range of under 2,000km with an ies has increasingly spread around becoming the dominant variant of tremely important, even if you're masks and pandemic-related re- in a constant state of fear due to the the expansion of illegal settlements. endurance of 24, the existence of a conflict zones in the world. India on the disease worldwide. vaccinated when you have a com- strictions. fact that Israeli troops may raid and More than 600,000 Israelis live in 7,000km-range drone has not yet Sunday witnessed its first instance of "People cannot feel safe just munity transmission ongoing," Israel had lifted the mandate on raze their homes at any moment af- over 230 settlements built since the been confirmed by Iran. In May, the an IED-laden blown striking a mili- because they had the two doses. Simao said. masks on June 15, following one ter they manage to build them again. 1967 Israeli occupation of Palestin- IRGC unveiled its Ghazzeh armed tary airport in Jammu and Kashmir. They still need to protect them- Meanwhile, according to new of the world' fastest successful However, Israel's criminal policy of ian territories of the West Bank and drone, touting a flight time of In January, Iran had unveiled a range selves," Mariangela Simao, WHO data from the US Centers for vaccine roll out. However, about forced displacement of Palestinians has East Jerusalem al-Quds. 2,000km with the ability to carry 13 of suicide drones it claimed could hit assistant director-general for ac- Disease Control and Prevention 50 per cent of vaccinated adults strengthened the residents’ resolve to All Israeli settlements are illegal bombs. However, in 2011, a US-made targets 4,000km away. Last year, the cess to medicines and health (CDC), more than 4,100 people in the country have now been in- rebuild their villages even if Israel de- under international law as they are RQ-170 Sentinel was captured by Ira- IRGC unveiled fast-attack boats that products, was quoted as saying have been hospitalised or died fected with the Delta variant, forc- molishes them a thousand times. built on occupied land. The UN Secu- nian forces, granting Iran access to were equipped with Ababil-2 suicide during a news briefing. with Covid-19 in the country, even ing it to re-impose wearing face Al-Araqib is one of the 35 Bed- rity Council has condemned Israel’s sophisticated UAV technology. Iran drones that it deployed to the Sea of "Vaccine alone won't stop com- after being fully vaccinated, the masks indoors, the Wall Street ouin villages considered “unrec- settlement activities in the occupied later displayed seemingly reverse en- Oman and Persian Gulf. munity transmission. report said. Journal reported. ognized” by Israel. The areas are territories in several resolutions.

NEWS MAKERS Man Jumps From Moving Plane At Los Angeles Airport Catalans Jeer Spanish King Amid Efforts To Ease Tensions

West. upporters of indepen- is due to meet in Madrid on The man was taken into cus- dence for Catalonia pro- Tuesday with Spanish Prime tody on the taxiway, treated for Stested Sunday against Minister Pedro Sánchez. It will injuries that were not life-threat- a visit to its regional capital be their first encounter since ening and taken to the hospital, Barcelona by Spain’s King Fe- Aragonès became regional authorities said. The twin-engine lipe VI, as high-level efforts to chief earlier this year. Embraer 175, which was headed allay tensions there gain new The talks come exactly a week to Salt Lake City, returned to its momentum. after Sánchez’s government par- gate, the airport said. The king was in Barcelona doned nine Catalan separatists It was still there hours later. to help mark the opening of who were in prison because of Nobody else aboard the plane a major international wire- their attempts to break their re- was injured. less trade fair, called Mobile gion away from Spain. The FBI was investigating. It World Congress, which begins The pardons were seen as a was the second disruption at LAX Monday. goodwill gesture by Sánchez in two days. Demonstrations against visas he seeks a breakthrough on By Associated Press erated by SkyWest, was pulling On Thursday, a driver plowed its to Catalonia by the mon- EMONSTRATIONS AGAINST VISITS an issue that has dogged Spain away from a gate shortly after 7 through a chain-link fence at a arch, who is a symbol of rule Dto Catalonia by the monarch, who is a symbol of for decades. passenger was taken to the p.m. when the man unsuccess- FedEx cargo facility and went from Madrid and who has rule from Madrid and who has criticized separatist Catalonia’s separatist move- hospital Friday night after fully tried to breach the cockpit, onto the airfield, crossing run- criticized separatist move- movements, are common. ment, which is supported by Ajumping out of a moving then managed to open the ser- ways as police chased the car. ments, are common. roughly half the 7.5 million plane at Los Angeles Interna- vice door and jumped down the Police said the driver was detained Demonstrations against vis- from Madrid and who has The Catalan regional presi- residents in the region, wants to tional Airport, authorities said. emergency slide onto the tarmac, and no injuries were reported. Two its to Catalonia by the mon- criticized separatist move- dent, Pere Aragonès, who sup- create a republic for the wealthy United Express flight 5365, op- according to the airport and Sky- runways were briefly closed. arch, who is a symbol of rule ments, are common. ports Catalan independence, northeast corner of Spain.-AP News Tuesday | 29-06-2021 05 J&K Govt Committed ‘Over 300 Drone Sightings BJP Seeks Early Assembly To Protecting Rights Of Polls In J&K Post J&K Special Status Observer News Service nent parties attended it. Women, Minorities: LG The BJP leader also con- Delegation Of Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi Calls On LG JAMMU: Days after the all party demned the unabated terror at- Abrogation Along Pak Border’ meeting chaired by Prime Min- tacks and said no terrorist will ister Narendra Modi in Delhi, be spared by our brave police Press Trust of India pus," another officer said on the Jammu and Kashmir BJP on and other security forces”. condition of anonymity. Monday held its Working They have once again shed NEW DELHI: Over 300 drones "What is required for border Committee meeting and innocent blood by killing and unidentified flying objects security is a linear 'sky fence' passed a political reso- a SPO along with his have been sighted along the like interception, jamming and lution, requesting for wife and a daughter sensitive border with Paki- destruction system which is early completion of in south Kashmir's Observer News Service ists were also present on the stan post the 2019 abrogation not available as of now." delimitation process Pulwama district. The occasion. of Article 370, central secu- Indian habitations and im- and holding of as- cowardly Pakistani SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir The delegation led by S. Pa- rity agencies have said, even as portant bases all along the sembly elections in the terrorists want J&K to Lieutenant Governor Monday ramjit Singh Sarna, President they grapple to find a suitable Pakistan border are the most union territory. turn into a graveyard but said that the Union Territory has SADD, submitted a memoran- technology to check these le- ritories of Jammu-Kashmir vulnerable when it comes to The meeting also request- our security forces will not remained home to diverse reli- dum to the Lt Governor pertain- thal sky-floaters. and Ladakh. attacks by a single or a swarm ed Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to allow them to succeed in their gious and cultural beliefs which ing to the demand of protection A multitude of border secu- There were 167 sightings of of drones, he said. ensure an end to illegal mining nefarious designs. They will be have deeply enriched its plural- of rights of Women of Sikh com- rity agencies have also been drones along the western front This is because, the officer and fix prices of minor miner- done to death, Raina said. istic ethos. munity, implementation of In- testing some indigenously- (largely Jammu and Punjab) in said, infiltration has become als including sand and address He said BJP is a party of na- He said stringent action will ter-religious Marriage Act, and built counter-drone tech- 2019, 77 last year and about 60 very tough due to the effective the long pending demands of tionalists and the nationalists be taken against those who are a legal mechanism of judicial nologies in the rough jungle this year till now, as per the data. domination by security forces in daily wagers, village defence across the country should feel disturbing the peaceful tradi- testimonies for interfaith mar- terrains, desert and marshes "These are minimum or to anticipation of the militant de- committees, home guards, Spe- safe under the leadership of tion of communal harmony and riages in the region. along the western front but say the confirmed sightings signs post August, 2019, regular cial Police Officers and other Prime Minister Modi. brotherhood in the region. The Lt Governor, while listen- have had little success till date, by BSF troops and other secu- unearthing and plugging of the sections of the society, J&K BJP Our security forces and workers He was speaking to a delega- ing to the issues of the delega- officials told PTI Monday. rity agencies personnel along under-ground tunnels and a president Ravinder Raina said. kept the national flag flying high tion of Shiromani Akali Dal Del- tion observed that the govern- The lead security agency the India-Pakistan border," a ceasefire recently agreed upon Talking to reporters after the and sacrificed their lives for the hi (SADD) Monday who called ment of J&K is committed to -- the Border Security Force senior officer in the security by the two neighbours, he said. meeting at the party headquar- country. We salute them, he added. on him at Raj Bhavan. protecting the rights of women (BSF) -- and the frontier units establishment said. On Sunday, two drones are ters here, Raina said the meeting Raina said the Working Com- Members of Gurdwara Pra- and minorities in the UT and ap- of various police units along There could be 50-60 more stated to have dropped their unanimously passed a political mittee expressed concern over bandhak Committee; United propriate measures shall be tak- the 3,323-km-long front have such sightings which are not explosive payload at the IAF resolution requesting the delimita- illegal mining activities and Sikh Forum and social activ- en to safeguard their interests. since adopted a standard op- included in the data for rea- station in Jammu making it the tion commission to complete the skyrocketing rates of minor erating procedure of 'sight and sons like capturing only the first case of an UAV attack on assigned task early to pave the way minerals and sand. blight' in case a drone, an un- whirring sound of the drone, a military base in the country. for the holding of assembly elec- We request the intervention of identified flying object or a re- difficulty to differentiate be- The internal security estab- tions and a popular government. the Lt Governor to put an end to motely-operated aerial vehicle tween a balloon and a drone lishment, as per official sourc- Addressing the party leaders, illegal mining and bring down the Decision To Bifurcate J&K is spotted in the air. and un-specified suspicious es, is analysing some specific Raina said the party has a big mis- escalating prices. We will not hes- "The existing system to kill an flying objects, the officer said. anti-drone techniques like sky sion before it to form the next gov- itate in launching an agitation in Into UTs Bolstered National enemy drone is that the secu- Officials said the BSF also fence, drone gun, ATHENA, ernment in Jammu and Kashmir. the interest of the public, he said. rity guard has to be vigilant on tested a prototype of a coun- drone catcher and Skywall 100 We have to prepare for the He said the committee also ap- the ground and the sky and as ter-drone system along this to intercept and immobilise elections from today itself and pealed to the Lt Governor to ad- Security: Defence Minister soon as a drone is sighted, it has front in October, 2019 while suspicious and lethal remote- move together for the success dress the long pending demands to be blighted or neutralised by some similar trials were held controlled aerial platforms. of our mission, which is to form of over one lakh daily wagers, plain shooting from the service at its campus in Bhondsi near ATHENA, which stands for the next government with the casual and need based workers weapon like INSAS rifles," a se- here around the same time. Advanced Test High Energy As- BJP chief minister in chair with who are working in 28 different nior officer explained. The latter was part of a set, is another weapon under full majority... I am sure that government departments and Data prepared and shared by multi-stakeholder national analysis as it works by firing with your efforts, we will cross waiting for their regularisation the central security agencies conference held by the central a high energy laser beam on all hurdles and will emerge vic- over the past three decades. with the government said over police think tank-- the Bureau a rogue drone resulting in its torious whenever the elections The meeting also called for 300 "definite sightings" were of Police Research and Devel- complete destruction in the air. are held, the BJP leader said. addressing the issues of Village made by the BSF and other po- opment (BPRD). A counter-UAV technol- He briefed the workers about Defence Committee and Special lice units after August 5, 2019, "What is largely available ogy called drone catcher-- that the all party meeting chaired by Police Officers who fought along- when Jammu and Kashmir's technology at present is a circu- swiftly approaches an enemy the Prime Minister on June 24 side security agencies to wipe special status under Article lar counter-drone security sys- drone and grabs it by throwing and said it ended the political out terrorism from difficult and 370 was withdrawn and it was tem that is suited well to secure a net around it-- is also being deadlock in J&K as all the 14 in- mountainous districts of Jammu bifurcated into two Union Ter- a military installation or cam- thought upon. vited leaders from eight promi- province and the home guards.

Rates Of Sale Price Press Trust of India who earlier questioned Modi's intent for Jammu and Kasmir For Minor Minerals NEW DELHI: The Union gov- and Ladakh, saying they had ernment's decision to bifurcate vested interests. Fixed In Kulgam Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh The government's "historic as two separate union territories decision" around two years ago have bolstered national security has brought socio-economic and led to a major reduction in development to the region as militant activities, Defence Minis- well as helped in containing ter Rajnath Singh said on Monday. militant activities, the defence Speaking at an event in Lada- minister said. kh, Singh also referred to Prime "He wants that political pro- Minister Narendra Modi's re- cess to start in Jammu and Kash- cent outreach to political lead- mir as well as in Ladakh. And ers of Jammu and Kashmir, and he is going to speak (to people said that the government does from) here. He has spoken to Observer News Service not want the "same situation" to people of J and K. We do not continue in the region for long. want the same situation to pre- KULGAM: District Level Task Force Com- Prime Minister Modi on vail for a long time," Singh said. mittee (DLTFC) Kulgam under the chair- Thursday held talks with top Singh also said that signifi- manship of Deputy Commissioner Dr Bilal political leaders of Jammu and cant success has been achieved Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Monday held a meeting Kashmir, nearly two years after in containing militancy and for the fixation of sale price of sand, Nallah the withdrawal of its special sta- boosting socio-economic de- bajri, Nallah boulders, Nallamukh, Crushed tus and bifurcation of the state velopment. "Two years is not a Bajri (10 mm) and the rates were proposed on the basis of present market rates. into two union territories. long period of time...Our gov- As per the details, the rate for sand per tip- "The Union government's de- ernment has initiated several per/4.25 CMT at source level has been fixed cision to bifurcate Jammu and steps for infrastructure devel- at Rs.4202, while as Nallah Bajri per tipper at Kashmir and Ladakh as two opment and to promote invest- Rs.1914, Nallah Boulder stone at Rs.900 per separate UTs has bolstered na- ment," he added. tipper, Nallamukh Rs.750 per tipper, Crushed tional security and led to major The defence minister also laud- Bajri (10mm) Rs.2701 per tipper. reduction in militant activities ed the armed forces for their con- The DC directed the concerned officers to and also opened new avenues tribution to the overall improve- implement the rates of minor minerals at for socio-economic development of the situation in Jammu source level in letter and spirit so that comment of the people in both the and Kashmir and Ladakh. mon people and the stakeholders do not regions," Singh said. Singh said the government face the brunt of exorbitant rates. The defence minister, on a has been significantly focus- The DC emphasised upon the concerned three-day visit to Ladakh from ing on enhancing connectivity agencies to strengthen the mechanism of check- Sunday, made these remarks af- which is paying rich dividends. ing illegal excavation of sand and other minerals ter dedicating to the nation 63 The defence minister also vis- from river beds and directed for immediate in- bridges built by Border Roads ited the Thiksay Monastery in stallation of nakas at already identified locations. Organisation (BRO) in six states Ladakh. He inaugurated Shesrab Later, the DC convened a separate meeting and two UTs. Skyad Tsal Ling library during of Municipal Committee Kulgam to discuss Singh also criticised those the visit. the modalities for decongestion of Main town.

Kamili Calls For Effective Implementation Of ICDS Scheme Observer News Service ment has to be perceived through outcomes like education, skill de- ANANTNAG: Accompanied by se- velopment, income generation & nior officers, Mission Director ICPS employability of women besides and Women Empowerment, Shab- other deliverable parameters. num Shah Kamili Monday said Kamili also directed for fast dis- result oriented approach is impor- posal of cases taken by JJB adding tant for achieving on ground and that the future of children is directly realistic progress on child protec- linked to the progress on these cases. tion and women empowerment. Kamili emphasized the need for She called for weeding out of He was speaking during a meet- effective coordination among con- ineligible cases in Sponsorship ing at Anantnag. verging departments like Police, Schemes and directed for enroll- Hailing the role of officials for Health, Social Welfare and Law to ment of pending eligible cases in a making progress on women and ensure emergency response and time bound manner. child welfare in the district, she en- rescue services to the women and Regarding Child Covid Care, the joined upon them to work in con- children in distress. MD passed directions to the con- sonance with the guidelines so that Impressing upon the stakehold- cerned to implement the latest better outcomes are delivered. ers to work in synergy, the Mission Govt/ expert guidelines on the sub- The MD exhorted for generating Director assured every possible as- ject in letter and spirit. massive awareness regarding ac- sistance for making all units effec- Later, the MD visited OSC, MSK, tive schemes especially in far flung tive, robust and vibrant. site for proposed child protection areas besides prompt psychologi- Stressing on the importance of home and MFM Bon Dialgam, where cal, legal, medical and counselling BBBP, Social Welfare, RDD, Agricul- she interacted with the beneficiaries support to the vulnerable/ affected ture, Industries and ITI schemes, and also took onspot assessment of women and children. she said that women empower- the functioning of these offices. KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

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KO VIEW Point of the PM's meeting lot has been written about the June 24 meeting between prime minister Narendra Modi and J&K leaders. The drift of the analyses hasn't set much store by A the meeting, terming it more an exercise in public relations than a genuine outreach to Kashmir. And it's true: the takeaway of the meeting isn't cause for any celebration. PAGD's Meet with PM: An In his statement, the PM stressed expediting the delimitation exercise that is expected to enhance the seats of J&K assembly. More of these are believed to go to the former state's Jammu division. To this end a delimitation commission has already been in place since the last over a year and it may soon complete its exercise. Opportunity Lost The enhancement of the Assembly seats, the PM's statement indicates, will be followed by holding of the elections Altaf Hussain cious were people of the government's intentions within the union territory framework. Though the statement that even the cancellation of this year's Amsrn- The crisis in Ladakh does not say it, the statehood is hoped to be followed by the he recent meet of Kashmiri leaders with sth Yatra was seen , by many, as a step dictated happened immediately elections. And it is not clear whether this statehood would be prime minister Narendra Modi was both by considerations of politics and law and order full or a truncated one where the real power would vest with an opportunity and challenge for leaders rather than by the Covid situation. Some people after the abrogation of the governor. Tof the PAGD (People's Alliance for Gup- fled the Valley for fear that the internet might be J&K's special status. India So actually there is nothing concrete that has come out kar Declaration) or Gupkar Alliance, for short. suspended again. of this meeting. The centre has more or less stayed true to These leaders had already lost much of their There fears of a fresh lockdown or internet now faces the threat of its ideological course on Kashmir and ironically wants now relevance and credibility after the abrogation of blockade have not come true., But the PAGD lead- two front war (with China Kashmiri leaders to be its partners in this pursuit. Articles 370 and 35A. At least Farooq Abdullah ership has not generated any hope either. The In Kashmir, the run up to the meeting was marked by a and his son , Omar had had a meeting with the only outcome of their meeting with the PM is that and Pakistan). This , hectic political activity. The leaders of the People's Alliance prime minister, a couple of days before the Modi the govt will complete the delimitation process for Gupkar Declaration met at the residence of the alliance's govt took the extreme step of withdrawing the and then hold elections to the Assembly. Restora- according to observers , chairman and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah to special status of Jammu and Kashmir and break- tion of statehood will, if at all, happen later. As has prompted India to decide their course of action. Earlier, the parties had held ing the state into two Union territories. It is hard for Articles 370 or 35A , nothing has been heard consultations within their own ranks on Delhi’s outreach. It to believe that the father-son duo were too naive about them. resume back channel didn't take them much time to decide to attend the meeting. to size up the situation. But they fumbled for a It is important to note that the delimitation pro- diplomacy with Pakistan In their interaction with the media, the PAGD leaders proper response. All they and other leaders of the cess evokes strong fears among ordinary Kashmiris reiterated that the restoration of Article 370 is their single Gupkar Alliance, including Mehbooba Mufti, did who see it as part of a conspiracy to give more seats point agenda. But what reportedly happened during the meet- was to commit themselves to protecting Art. 370 to Hindu majority Jammu region. What makes the was telling: “Kashmir is one area where we have ing with the PM hasn't given any confidence that they have or Jammu and Kashmir's internal sovereignty. people more suspicious is that while all over India urged them to return to normalcy as quickly as stayed true to their word. Going by the reports in the media, For this, they resolved to seek an audience with delimitation is due only in 2026 , it has been ad- possible. We’ve seen some steps taken: the release the accent in the meeting has been on the return of statehood. the President of India, the Prime Minister and vanced only in Jammu and Kashmir of prisoners, the restoration of 4G access, things Leaders have generally eschewed demanding the restoration leaders of the Opposition parties across India. Coming back to Article 370. Omar Abdullah of that nature. There are other -- electoral -- steps of Article 370. The PAGD members also are reported to have An interesting thing happened then. A few said in an interview that NC has not given up its we’d like to see them take and that we have en- talked about the repealed constitutional provision in subdued workers of the National Conference told a photo demand about J&K's special status. But he em- couraged them to do and will continue to do so.” tones. This has not gone down well in Kashmir where people journalist at Farooq Abdullah's residence that they phasised that his party would not take the law Then there is the China factor. The crisis in expected the PAGD and the other leaders to forcefully raise had been pleading with Omar Abdullah to give a into its own hands. He said the fight for J&K's spe- Ladakh happened immediately after the abroga- their issues, particularly the withdrawal of J&K autonomy. call for Eidgah Chalo or March to Eidgah. They la- cial status would be fought in the Supreme Court. tion of J&K's special status. India now faces the On its part the centre hasn't departed even marginally mented that he was not listening to them. Such was He hasn't answered the question as to how many threat of two front war (with China and Paki- from its Kashmir agenda. Only difference now is that it wants their desperation that they asked the photojournal- people share his optimism about the Supreme stan). This , according to observers , has prompt- to take the entire spectrum of mainstream politicians on ist to intervene which he politely refused. Court restoring Article 370. In any case, it is for ed India to resume back channel diplomacy with board its Kashmir project. And the latter, it appears, is will- Many suspect that the subsequent arrest of the lawyers to fight it out in the judiciary. Omar Pakistan. Late last year, Pakistan PM Imran ing to play the ball. Farooq, Omar , Mehbooba and other leaders of the Abdullah is a politician and is, as such, supposed Khan's National Security Advisor , Moeed Yusuf PAGD was actually a face-saving for them. This to put up a political fight. He has, instead, been in- revealed during an interview to Karan Thapar suspicion became stronger when none of these that India was keen to have talks with his coun- OTHER OPINON dulging in escapism. Mehbooba Mufti has appar- leaders did anything of consequence after their ently taken a tougher stand. But in her case too, try. "We have got a message of desire for conver- release from prison. The only decision, right or it is rhetoric sans (without) any practical plans. sation" he told Mr Thapar. wrong, they took was to participate in the District Some say, she has, instead, been playing victim Of late, Pakistan has made any formal talks Future State: On Development Council polls with the apparent aim because she is more often than not prevented by with India conditional on India undoing its Aug to prevent BJP from making inroads in Kashmir police from visiting any family for condolence. 2019 decision on Kashmir which impacts demog- Centre’s J&K outreach Valley and secular constituencies elsewhere. Coming back to the PM's meeting with PAGD raphy in the erstwhile state. Incidentally, this leaders , it has been a disappointment for ordi- Pakistani demand is a far cry from India making estoration of Statehood should be at the start of the Omar Abdullah is a nary people in Kashmir. They find that leaders bilateral talks conditional on Pakistan ending her revival of the democratic process in J&K (from PAGD and other parties) called to the support to armed militancy in Kashmir. Political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir politician and is, as such, meeting with the PM proved themselves either Sushant Singh makes an important point. He R(J&K) who attended a meeting called by Prime Min- supposed to put up a political collaborators or a spineless lot. People may still says the Indian "government’s refusal to restore ister Narendra Modi on Thursday came away with a sense of fight. He has, instead, been vote for PAGD in elections. But that'll be more a statehood to J&K suggests that the backchannel optimism: restoration of Statehood is somewhere on the ho- vote against BJP than for Abdullahs or Muftis. talks with Pakistan have stalled, as Islamabad fo- rizon, even if a total reversal of the withdrawal of the special indulging in escapism. Many observers are now convinced that PM cusses on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan." status remains unlikely. The meeting itself was a surprise, Mehbooba Mufti has Modi talked to Kashmiri leaders only to deflect So, whatever may have been PM Modi's com- and came at a time when expectations of any quick resolu- apparently taken a tougher international pressure. There are so many indi- pulsion to "dial back", the PAGD leaders have tion were very low. But the fact that a spectrum of political cations of such pressure. Recently, the President once again squandered an opportunity to restore leaders got the invitation from the Centre without any set stand. But in her case too, it is of the UN General Assembly , while on a visit to their own credibility. Ordinary people are more pre-conditions had raised hopes of progress. Eventually, the rhetoric sans (without) any Pakistan , talked of the Kashmir problem and convinced than ever before that Kashmir is too meeting gave reason to Kashmir’s political class to believe in practical plans. the need to address it. In a article captioned " big an issue for Kashmiri leaders and will be re- possibilities that did not seem to exist just a week earlier. But india in geopolitical churn, PM Narendra Modi solved between India and Pakistan through peace restoration of Statehood to J&K, which was reorganised as forced to dial back" Sushant Singh, Senior Fel- or through war. Even separatist political lead- two Union Territories, should be the first step in the revival Ahead of their meeting with the PM , the low, Centre for Policy Research writes: "It is ers have lost much of their relevance. They have of the democratic political process and not the culmination of PAGD leaders spoke with huge energy and enthu- no secret that the Modi government has been at kind of gone into hibernation, occasionally issu- some elaborate negotiation strategy. Mr. Modi described the siasm to assure ordinary people of Kashmir that the receiving end of the Biden administration’s ing statements on social and health issues, rather meeting as an “important step in the ongoing efforts towards they would represent their sentiment. . They said strident advocacy of democratic principles and than political. a developed and progressive J&K”. While committing to they would demand what was rightfully theirs human rights concerns, though these tough con- strengthen grassroots democracy, he called for quick delimi- and had been wrongfully snatched from them. versations have taken place behind closed doors Views expressed in the article are the author's tation of constituencies, after which legislative polls could be This was in sharp contrast with the suspicions so far." He further writes: "Earlier this month, own and do not necessarily represent the editorial held. Home Minister Amit Shah insisted the restoration of and wariness of ordinary people who feared a se- during a Congressional hearing on ‘Democracy stance of Kashmir Observer Statehood will follow delimitation and elections. Not surpris- curity lockdown like the one in 2019 on the day in the Indo-Pacific’, Acting Assistant Secretary of ingly, many participants were not convinced by this sequence of the meeting or immediately after. Rumours State for South and Central Asia Dean Thompson The author is a veteran journalist who has served suggested by the Centre. But the positives are that the long flew fast and thick that the Muslim-majority was asked pointed questions by Congresswoman as the BBC bureau chief in Srinagar meeting was freewheeling, without rancour and all parties Kashmir Valley might be dismembered. So suspi- Chrissy Houlahan on Kashmir. Thompson’s reply were united in the demand for the restoration of Statehood. Most participants also sought an assurance to return the dom- iciliary rights concerning land and State services, but considering the BJP’s strident position, this might be difficult. As Mr. Modi argued, the focus must be on the future, but OBSERVER All letters intended for publication must include the writer’s name and X X X X MAIL YOUR LETTERS this will have to be built on the trust and cooperation of the address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, people of J&K. Decades of turmoil have created unique prob- MAIL spaceand accuracy of expression require. Our publishing a letter does P.O. Box # 337, GPO, Srinagar-190 001 lems of governance and mistrust. The NC and the PDP, with not mean we agree with everything or even anything in it. -EDITOR email: [email protected]@kashmirobserver.net all their deficiencies, remain India’s best messengers to the people of the Valley. In deciding to engage them, and other parties, the Centre has made a departure from its earlier position. By seizing the opportunity, these parties also showed Rising Suicides, Dying Future maturity. Global and domestic factors might have nudged the Centre towards what appears to be a tentative accommo- ne of the significant fea- with aggression and approach to- selves towards the negative trend issue and must be treated as such. If dation of other viewpoints. But the political challenge to its tures of a conflict zone is wards dialogue is individualistic and of suicide. We have seen an unde- ignored, it will increase day by day. decision to hollow out Article 370 is all but fading. The res- that there is permanent self-righteous. Life here, in these so- sirable rise in suicide tendencies, A society is as good as its youth and toration of Statehood has been placed so far down the path Ochaos, confusion, hatred, cieties, is less valued and considered attempts and deaths.This increase when it is the young suffering the that any discussion on special status is unthinkable in the mistrust, suspicion and insecurity of an ordinary thing and its loss is hard- has shaken the hope, courage and most, the situation is dire and the near future. In that sense, the Centre and the BJP have irre- life. Human relations whether social, ly regretted. future prospects of our collective matter most urgent versibly reset the conversation on J&K. That success should economic, political or religious are The Valley of Kashmir, being conscience. .. not blind them to the resentment among the people. Mr. Modi always defined in terms of negativi- a conflict zone, is in serious cri- We need to understand that fun- Masood Ali Mir and Mr. Shah will have to look forward to the future rather ty. Life is meaningless and the future ses and its survival is at stake be- damentally, suicide in its essence, is [email protected] than being bound by their past rhetoric on Kashmir. is uncertain. Ideologies are marked cause its youth has pushed them- actually caused by a mental health The Hindu Tuesday| 29-06-2021 7 Looming Droughts: An Imminent Global Crisis Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on their water and land management

recent UN report states that at least 1.5 billion people have been directly affected by drought during the current century, Asad Mirza Aand its economic cost has been estimated at $124bn (£89bn). The true cost is likely to be many times higher as estimates do not include much of the impact in developing countries. The report, “Global Assesment Report on Di- The Climate saster Risk reduction: Special Report on Drought 2021”, published earlier this month will be part Change threat is of discussions at the next climate talks known as COP26, which are scheduled to take place in really more dangerous Glasgow, UK in November. Mami Mizutori, the UN secretary general’s and omnipresent. Until special representative for disaster risk reduction in the foreword of the report says that drought is and unless the world’s on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine to cure it. Most of the world will leaders act in unison be living with water stress in the next few years. Demand will outstrip supply during certain periods. Drought is a major factor in land degradation and honour their and the decline of yields for major crops. She says many people had an image of drought commitment to raise as affecting desert regions in Africa, but that this was not the case. Drought is now widespread, and and spend $100 billion, by the end of the century all but a handful of countries will experience it in some form. to tackle the threat as She further says that people have been living with drought for 5,000 years, but what we are seeing per the Paris now is very different. Human activities are exacer- bating drought and increasing the impact, threaten- search, details of which were released earlier this the Belgian state had committed an offence under Agreement and take ing to derail progress on lifting people from poverty. month, the earth is trapping nearly twice as much Belgian’s civil law and breached the European Developed countries too have not been im- heat as it did in 2005, described as an ‘unprecedent- convention on human rights. some coordinated and mune to drought. The US, Australia and southern ed’ increase amid the climate crisis. By not taking all “necessary measures” to pre- Europe have experienced drought in recent years. ‘Energy imbalance’ refers to the difference be- vent the “detrimental” effects of climate change, concerted measures at Drought costs more than $6bn a year in direct im- tween how much of the Sun’s ‘radiative energy’ is the court said, Belgian authorities had breached pacts in the US, and about ฀9bn (£7.7bn) in the EU. absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere and surface, com- the right to life (Article 2) and the right to respect Glasgow, the human A senior scientist at the US National Oceanic pared to how much ‘thermal infrared radiation’ for private and family life (Article 8). and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a bounces back into space. In a statement about this The NGO, Klimaatzaak - which means climate race may face a dire co-author of the report, Roger Pulwarty has been study NASA said that, “A positive energy imbal- case in Dutch, and which brought the case hailed quoted as saying that drought also goes beyond ag- ance means the Earth system is gaining energy, the judgment as historic, both in the nature of the threat riculture. He gives the example of River Danube causing the planet to heat up, and the trends we decision and the court’s recognition of 58,000 citi- in Europe, where recurring drought has affected found were quite alarming in a sense ”. zens as co-plaintiffs. transport, tourism, industry and energy genera- Any increase in greenhouse gas emissions The legal victory in Belgium follows similar tion. He further opines that we need to have a look keeps heat in earth’s atmosphere, trapping radia- rulings in the Netherlands, Germany and France, at how to manage resources such as rivers and tion that would otherwise move into space. This where judges have condemned governments for in- large water basins. warming spurs other changes, including ice and adequate responses to the climate crisis or failing A common scientific theory opines that chang- snow melt. Any increase in water vapour, and to keep their promises. ing rainfall patterns as a result of climate break- changes to clouds, could further exacerbate this According to the European Commission, Bel- down is a key driver of drought, but the report also warming, NASA says. gium, the first continental European country to identifies the inefficient use of water resources and The study found that this doubling is the re- undergo the industrial revolution, is on track to the degradation of land under intensive agriculture sult, in part, by an increase in greenhouse gases miss its emission reduction targets for 2030. and poor farming practices as playing a major role. and water vapour, as well as decreases in clouds What all these three news put together mean Deforestation, overuse of fertilisers and pesticides, and ice. Researchers also said that a ‘naturally is that the Climate Change threat is really more overgrazing and over-extraction of water for farm- occurring’ shift in the Pacific Ocean from a cool dangerous and omnipresent. Until and unless the ing are also major problems, identified in the report. phase to a warm one probably had a significant world’s leaders act in unison and honour their Mizutori has called for governments to take ac- role in amplifying this energy imbalance. commitment to raise and spend $100 billion, to tion to help prevent drought by reforming and reg- The study also determined that unless the rate tackle the threat as per the Paris Agreement and ulating how water is extracted, stored and used, of heat uptake slows, greater shifts in climate pat- take some coordinated and concerted measures at and how land is managed. She says early warning terns should be expected. Glasgow, the human race may face a dire threat systems could do much to help people in danger. She stressed on working with local people and Some cheer for activists Views expressed in the article are the author’s own techniques, as local and indigenous knowledge On the other hand, in an historical judgement, and do not necessarily represent the editorial stance could help to inform where and how to store water a Belgian court has ruled that Belgium’s climate of Kashmir Observer and how to predict the impact of dry periods. failures violate human rights. In the latest legal victory against public authorities that have bro- Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in Energy Imbalance ken promises to tackle the climate emergency, New Delhi. He was also associated with BBC Urdu Meanwhile, in another related alarm, scien- Belgian Judges said the state's failure to meet Service and Khaleej Times of Dubai. He writes tists from NASA and NOAA say that earth’s ‘en- climate targets breaches civil law and human on Muslims, educational, international affairs, ergy imbalance’ roughly doubled from 2005 to 2019 rights conventions. interfaith and current affairs. Email: asad.mirza. in an ‘alarming’ manner. According to a new re- The Brussels court of first instance declared [email protected]

The risk of death from TTS is further reduced. hen you get the AstraZeneca vaccine, If you received your first dose of AZ vaccine with- or an mRNA vaccine such as Pfizer, it Should I Get my Second out developing TTS, you are even less likely to get directs your body to make the SARS- it with the second dose. WCoV-2 spike protein at the injection site. That’s why health authorities recommend This prompts an immune response, which AstraZeneca Dose? people who safely received their first dose of Astra- recognises and remembers this spike protein. But Zeneca vaccine have their second dose and protect the vaccines don’t make the spike protein for very themselves optimally. long, nor do they spread it. This restricts the size of Meru Sheel, Cyra Patel, David Tscharke The goal is full vaccination the immune response. The best way out of this pandemic is to ensure Limiting each dose and delivering it twice gen- everyone is vaccinated as quickly as possible. Full erally leads to better and longer-lasting immune protection kicks in about two weeks after complet- responses than a single dose. ing vaccination. Just like your own memory, which improves by repeated viewing or listening with a break in between, our immune memory generally improves Limiting each dose and with repeated exposure to something it needs to delivering it twice generally protect us against. leads to better and longer-lasting immune responses than a When should you get your second dose? single dose. Just like your own The recommended interval between doses of AstraZeneca is 12 weeks, while the minimum is memory, which improves by four weeks after the first dose. repeated viewing or listening This is based on clinical trial data which with a break in between, our showed around 73% “efficacy” after the first dose. immune memory generally im- This means in experimental studies, the first dose proves with repeated exposure of the vaccine reduced the risk of getting COVID19 caused by the original strain by 73%. to something it needs to protect When people received their second dose after us against. 12 weeks or more, the efficacy reached 81%. In these trials, a longer duration between the While one dose offers some protection, it’s not first and second doses – 12 weeks, rather than eight as high as two doses. And we don’t know how long or less – resulted in higher levels of antibodies the protection from one dose will last. which can stop the virus. Right now, a second dose of AstraZeneca vac- These antibodies will inevitably fall over time, cine is ready and waiting for everyone who had but starting at a higher level after the last dose one dose and 65-90% after two doses. The risk of TTS is smaller following the second their first dose 12 weeks ago. So if you’re eligible, means it will take longer for them to fall to levels dose of AstraZeneca than the first dose. get both doses of the vaccine brand available to where protection is compromised. What about blood clots following second dose? Of the nearly 16 million people who received you, rather than settling for second-best and in- Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome the second dose of AstraZeneca in the UK, 23 de- complete protection. How well does AstraZeneca protect against variants? (TTS) is a rare clotting condition that can occur af- veloped TTS, a rate of 1.5 per million people vac- When the Alpha variant is dominant, the As- ter AstraZeneca vaccination because of an abnor- cinated. This compares with 14.2 per million for a By Arrangement with traZeneca vaccine provides 55-70% protection after mal immune response. first dose. The Conversation LIFE & TIMES Tuesday| 29-06-2021 8

COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE ANANTNAG Powerful people less likely Present Mr Naseer Ahmad Dar 1. Javid Ahmad Kumar 1. HaseenaAkther S/o Ghulam Hassan W/oMohdAfroz Kumar R/o Adigam to be understanding when Kumar V/S 2. MehboobaAkther W/o Abdul R/o Bidder hayatpora Salam kumar R/o SaidwaraDooru Tehsil kokernag 3.FirdousaHmad Kumar 4 Rommijan non applicant no mistakes are made: Study 1, 2 and 4 are daughters non applicant No 3 is son of deceased Mst Raja Agencies different studies the authors design, made mistakes in com- R/O Bidder conducted to replicate the find- pleting their tasks. Once again, PUBLIC NOTICE ccording to a new study, ings in different settings. the researchers found that those Whereas an application for succession certificate has been moved by petitioner (s) those with power, such Research findings hold up with a greater sense of power in respect of an amount of Rs 10,40,982 name of deceased Raja Banoo W/o Ghulam as the wealthy are more in three robust study settings (supervisors) were harsher, less Hassan Kumar R/o Bidder Kokernag Hence Objections if any are invited from all and Sunday to the aforesaid claim ,by or Alikely to blame others The first study was con- understanding with their judg- before next date of hearing I.e06/07/2021 falling which matter shall be determined for having shortcomings and ducted via a survey in which ment and recommended punish- on merits . they are also less troubled by re- the researchers measured the ment more than subordinates. Issued under my hand seal of the court on 28/06/2021 ports of inequality. sense of power of 363 members The third study was done Principal District judge The findings of the study of the general public recruited in a lab with UC San Diego un- RNA Anantnag were published in the journal through the platform Prolific. dergraduates and mirrored the 'Social Psychological and Per- They also asked the partici- second experiment. The main COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE ANANTNAG sonality Science'. The research pants to complete a separate sur- difference was that both super- Present MrNaseer Ahmad Dar was led by the University of Cal- vey, claiming it was unrelated, visors and subordinates knew ifornia San Diego's Rady School in which they were crowdsourc- that the target person they had 1. AteeqaBanoo (Widow 1.AbGaniTantray ( Father aged 67 ears of Management. ing how to resolve a human to judge had the rank of a subor- aged 44 years) 2 SarwaBanoo( mother aged 61 The study defines power as resources issue at the univer- dinate and therefore less choic- 2. Ruqaya Amin (Minor V/S years Tehsil Kokernag Anantnag control over valuable resources. sity. The survey explained that es. The results from the first two daughter through 3 Naimul Amin daughter 25 years mother ateeqabanoo) 4 Shaista Amin daughter 25 years The paper found that people in their academic department was studies held up with subjects 2.Sahil Abass bakshi 5 Wajib-ul Amin son aged 19 years of positions of power are more that had more power assigning weighing whether to give an ad- Amin Tantray R/o Mohammad amintantray R/o naru- likely to adopt a "choice-mind- ministrative assistant a bonus more blame and recommending Narupora pora Tehsil kokernagDistt,Anantnag set," which means that although though they had missed a dead- more punishment. they have more choices (the def- line on a big project due to con- "Each study was designed to PUBLIC NOTICE Whereas an application for succession certificate has been moved by petitioner inition of power in many cases) flicting priorities. build on the others," Yidan and (s) in respect of an amount 711462in the name of deceased MohdamintantrayS/o they still see others with less The survey participants co-author Pamela K. Smith, as- AbGaniTantrayR/o NaruporaKokernag power as having lots of choices, who measured as having a great- sociate professor of economics Hence Objections if any are invited from all and Sunday to the aforesaid claim ,by or regardless of their situation. er sense of power overwhelming and strategic management at before next date of hearing I.e06/07/2021 falling which matter shall be determined Consequently, high-power responded the administrative the Rady School wrote. on merits . Issued under my hand seal of the court on 28/06/21 individuals are more likely to assistant did not deserve the bo- "In study one, we were mea- Principal District judge blame others if they perform nus and that their excuses were suring power, in study two, RNA Anantnag poorly and they are also more without merit. we manipulated power and in likely to punish them. The second study was con- study three, we created a world "Being in a choice-mindset ducted with the platform Ama- in which the judges knew the COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE ANANTNAG changes how individuals think, zon Mechanical Turk involv- target person had less power Present MrNaseer Ahmad Dar feel and behave," said Yidan ing 393 members of the general and less choices. We wanted to 1. Saleema Akther 1 Irshadyousf (aged 39) s/o Yin, the first author of the paper public who were randomly as- see if the perceptions remained (aged 56 years W/o Mohammad yousfzargar PUBLIC NOTICE and recent PhD graduate from signed to roles as supervisors consistent in all three settings. Mohdyousfzargar V/S 2. Shayistayousf aged 42 D/o the Rady School. and subordinates in completing It was a combination of replica- R/o Jablipora tehsil Mohdyousfzargar i have lost my 10Th pass marks card under roll "Compared to low-power various tasks. Though the as- tion and adding these additional Bijbehara R/o Jablipora tehsil Bijbehara Distt no 339209 session Annual regular 2012,12Th people, high-power people are signed ranks were random, su- twists and turns," Yidan and K. Distt. Anantnag Anantnag pass marks card 3120214 session Annual 2014 less likely to be aware of others' pervisors were told they earned Smith further wrote. PUBLIC NOTICE and my DoB certificate .Now i am applying for constraints. As a result they as- the role for their proficiencies Implications for more eq- Whereas an application for succession certificate has been moved by duplicate if anybody have any objection in this sign more blame when people and subordinates were told they uitable public policy and work- petitioner (s) in respect of an amount 8,25,847in the name of deceased regard He/She may contact Board of School make mistakes or have short- were designated as such be- place environments MohdYousafZargar S/o Ghulam Hassan ZargarR/o Jablipora Bijbehara education(BOSE) sub office baramulla within comings. Thus, they see the cause they were outperformed The results from the study Hence Objections if any are invited from all and Sunday to the aforesaid seven days from the publication of this notice current hierarchy as more justi- by supervisors. have significant implications claim ,by or before next date of hearing I.e07-07-21 falling which matter after that no objection will be entertained . fied," added Yin. The two groups had to for public policy, according to shall be determined on merits . UMMAR ALI KHAN The results from the re- judge the performance of an the authors. Issued under my hand seal of the court on 28/06/21 S/O ALI MOHD KHAN search were derived from three anonymous individual, who by Principal District judge R/O VIZER WAGOORA BARAMULLA RNA Anantnag ajj

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09 Tuesday | 29.06.2021 SPORTS Sri Lanka Cricketers T20 World Cup Shifted Euro 2020 Elimination Suspended For Bio- Caps Lackluster Season Bubble Breach In England From India To UAE, Conﬁrms For Cristiano Ronaldo BCCI President Ganguly Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is being shifted to the UAE owing to the health safety concerns posed by COVID-19, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Mon- day, ending weeks of speculation surrounding the mega-event in October-November. “We have officially intimated Agencies threw his captain’s armband to Press Trust of India immediately recalled to Sri Lan- the ICC that the T20 World Cup can the ground after the final whistle ka," SLC secretary Mohan De Silva be shifted to the United Arab Emir- SEVILLE: Cristiano Ronaldo was against Belgium, then was one of COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. ates. The details are being chalked slowly walking off the field when the first to walk off. (SLC) on Monday suspended three Reacting to the video, which out,” Ganguly said. Romelu Lulaku came over to give Portugal had several chances players, including batsman Kusal was posted by a Sri Lankan fan, “The decision was taken keep- him a hug. The two embraced throughout the match at La Car- Mendis and wicketkeeper Niro- SLC chief Shammi Silva said, "an ing health safety concerns of all for a few moments, with Lukaku tuja Stadium in Seville, but Ron- shan Dickwella, for breaching the investigation is underway as they stakeholders in mind,” he added. speaking into the Portugal great’s aldo himself wasn’t much of a bio-bubble during their ongoing have breached the (code of) con- The BCCI will, however, remain ear. Ronaldo politely thanked threat. He had a few chances off tour of England and ordered their duct." the hosts of the showpiece. him, but quickly made his way free kicks in each half, and with a immediate return to the country. Sri Lanka went down 0-3 in the Asked if October 17 has been The qualifying round could be of the member nations were com- back to the tunnel. shot from inside the area near the The two, along with opener T20 series that ended on Sunday. finalised as the start date of the held in Muscat, which will give fortable playing the IPL in the UAE He wasn’t in much of a chatting end of the match. Danushka Gunathilaka, were seen This was the island nation's fifth tournament, Ganguly said: “We ideal time to the pitches in UAE after multiple cases of bubble mood. While Lukaku was moving Ronaldo was backed by a tal- roaming the streets of Durham af- straight series loss in T20 interna- will be able to finalise itinerary de- to freshen up after 31 remaining breach happened during the post- on to the European Champion- ented Portugal squad that inter the final T20 international on tionals since October 2020. tails in some days. October 17 start games of IPL are held till October 15. poned edition in India. ship quarterfinals with Belgium, cluded Bernardo Silva, Bruno Sunday night, which Sri Lanka lost The defeat led to former greats hasn’t yet been finalised.” Once the IPL was shifted to the Also the 2020 IPL in the UAE Ronaldo was heading home after Fernandes and Diogo Jota, among by a massive 89 runs. such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Mut- Even an ICC spokesperson con- UAE, it was a foregone conclusion was a humongous success with a a disappointing end to his tourna- others. But they also faltered in All three players were a part of tiah Muralitharan, Roshan Mah- firmed that the global body is yet that the T20 World Cup will move tight bio-bubble. ment — and to his season. attack on Sunday, and Thorgan the playing XI in the game. anama, Hashan Thilakaratne and to zero in on a final schedule. too given the looming concerns The BCCI was also mulling if There was no repeat European Hazard’s first-half goal ended up "Sri Lanka Cricket executive Tillekaratne Dilshan expressing The ICC, at the start of the about a possible third wave of CO- Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune title. There was no world scoring being enough to send Belgium to Committee has suspended Kusal dismay at the poor performance. month, had given BCCI a four- VID-19 infection around that time. could host a three-city event with record. And there probably won’t the quarterfinals. Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka & Sri Lanka will play the first of week window to decide and in- India was ravaged by the second the final at the Narendra Modi Sta- be a player of the year award, either. Portugal lost at the same stage Niroshan Dickwella for breaching three ODIs with England tomor- form whether India could host the wave in April-May with scarcity of es- dium. But there were several com- The 36-year-old Ronaldo capped at the 2018 World Cup, two years the bio- bubble and they will be row at Chester le Street. marquee event considering the sential medical supplies adding to the plications on that front too. a lackluster season in Portugal’s 1-0 after winning its first major title COVID-19 situation in the country. horror that unfolded with over 4 lakh “Pakistan playing in Mumbai or loss to Belgium in the round of 16 at Euro 2016. The team’s other PTI was first to report on May daily cases at the peak of the crisis. Pune would have always been an at Euro 2020 on Sunday. triumph was winning the inau- 4 that the tournament was being “If the BCCI is unable to host issue. So there were multiple fac- Even though he scored more gural Nations League in 2019. England Vs Sri Lanka shifted to the UAE. an eight-team IPL in September, tors. In IPL, multiple players got in- than 40 goals with his club and “It’s a big disappointment for This was after the pandemic how could it have hosted World fected by COVID-19, you can have his country, his numbers were far us because we believed we could forced the postponement of IPL, T20 within a month? Also now we good replacements. from impressive by his standards. win, like we did in 2016,” Portu- Match Referee Tests the second part of which is also have a new variant (Delta 3) and “But what about the weaker He failed to win the Italian league gal coach Fernando Santos said. being held in the UAE in Septem- there is every possibility of a third teams? What if they lose five or six with Juventus, where his future “But there are things to look for- Positive For COVID-19 ber-October. wave in the country in October. top players? They won’t have ready remains uncertain with his con- ward to. In 2018, we were eliminat- It was a foregone conclusion that “The BCCI brass was always well replacements,” the source reasoned. tract ending next year. His only ed as well but then in 2019 we won Press Trust of India 25 June, in accordance with the India will find it difficult to host a aware that it won’t be practically The Indian team, with its T20 titles in 2021 came in the Italian the Nations League. Now we will UK Government's protocol on 16-country tournament across nine feasible,” an ICC board member told players, will reach Dubai from Man- Cup and the Italian Super Cup. try to win the World Cup (in 2022).” LONDON: Phil Whitticase, the quarantine." cities with so many layers of health PTI on conditions of anonymity. chester on September 15 aboard a Ronaldo got off to a fantastic Ronaldo will be 37 by then, match referee who officiated in There are, however, no threats security concerns being there. Also, India is on the ‘Red List’ of charter flight to play in the IPL. start at Euro 2020, though, scoring and most likely will already have the three-match T20I series be- to the opening ODI of the three- In fact, the ICC had already start- countries like England and Austra- It will be based in the country five goals in the first three match- broken the international scor- tween England and Sri Lanka, has match series between the two ed its preparations and logistics for lia and travelling could be an issue for close to two months till the es to move level with former Iran ing record. For now, he could still tested positive for COVID-19, the teams at Chester-le-Street sched- the tournament which will be held if the rules are not relaxed by then. second week of November when striker Ali Daei as the men’s all- take solace from having a chance England and Wales Cricket Board uled for June 29. in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. It is also understood that most the T20 World Cup ends. time top scorer with 109 goals. to finish as the top scorer at Euro (ECB) said on Sunday. "Alternative arrangements If he kept scoring, and if Portu- 2020. He remains the tourna- The 56-year-old is asymptom- will be put in place to ensure gal stayed on track for another ti- ment’s leading scorer with five atic and will now isolate himself Tuesday's ODI goes ahead as tle, he could have been back in the goals, one more than Patrick for 10 days. No members of the planned," the ECB said. conversation for player of the year. Schick of the Czech Republic, who two teams were impacted. "Seven other members from ‘Second-String’ India Squad It didn’t happen. Ronaldo has advanced to the quarterfinals. "Following a PCR test admin- the match officials and anti-cor- istered on Friday 25 June at the ruption unit teams were deemed Ageas Bowl, Southampton, ICC close contacts, including five Arrives In Sri Lanka For ODI Series Match Referee Phil Whitticase has members due to officiate at the tested positive for COVID-19," the first ODI on Tuesday, 29 June at Tour de France Spectators ECB said in a statement. "Whitti- Emirates Riverside, Durham. case, who was officiating during "Those impacted will have to Blamed For Two Huge the three-match Vitality IT20 Se- self-isolate for 10-days until July 7. ries between England and Sri Lan- No members of the two teams were Crashes, Police Investigates ka, is well and is asymptomatic. impacted," the statement said. "He will now observe a period England won the T20I series Agencies It’s nice to see the fans back on of 10-days of self-isolation from against Sri Lanka 3-0. the side of the road, but please be PERROS-GUIREC: A roadside careful," said Alaphilippe. spectator holding a cardboard German Jasha Suetterlin of Team sign caused a massive pile-up DSM was consequently the first Sensational Rahi Grabs Gold during the first stage of the Tour rider to abandon the race after be- de France, which left several top ing sent to the ground by the crash. riders being held up on Saturday, The second crash brought At Shooting World Cup while another huge pileup with down Froome and many others 7.5 km left brought down Chris including Marc Haller, Andre Grei- Froome and others. pel and Ion Izagirre as bikes were In the first crash, German Tony sent flying to the side of the road. Martin was sent tumbling when Froome climbed back on his Press Trust of India ber squad for the Sri Lanka tour July 2 to 4 and subsequently team he rode straight into the sign, bike after being attended to by a that has all-rounder Hardik Pan- training from July 5. which said “Allez Opi-Omi" (Come race doctor but looked in consid- COLOMBO: The India white-ball dya and the spin duo of Kuldeep They will also play intra-squad on granddad-granny, in a mix of erable pain when he crossed the team led by Shikhar Dhawan, fea- Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal from simulated games for better idea. French and German) amid scenes line 14:37 behind Alaphilippe. turing as many as six uncapped the senior lot. of chaos with 47 km left. The Briton, a four-time Tour players, arrived here from Mumbai Young guns like Devdutt Pa- Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Cap- Overall contenders Tao Geoghe- champion, was back on the race af- for their four-week tour which will dikkal, Prithvi Shaw, Nitish Rana, tain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padik- gan Hart of Britain, as well as Co- ter missing the last two editions fol- feature six limited overs games Ruturaj Gaikwad and rookie pacer kal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar lombian Miguel Angel Lopez, were lowing a horrific crash in June 2019. against Sri Lanka, starting July 13. Chetan Sakariya expectedly feature Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik among the riders being held up and Even before the crash he had little Senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the side that also has two wick- Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan lost considerable time on the open- hope of winning the race, having Press Trust of India the final. Rio Olympics silver-med- shared an Instagra story captioned: et-keeper batsmen in the young Is- (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson ing day of the three-week race. failed to recover his best form. Mean- allist in the 10m air pistol, Russian "Touchdown, Sri Lanka, Colombo." han Kishan and Sanju Samson. (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Cha- Belgian Wout van Aert, one of while the French police on Sunday OSIJEK: Olympic-bound Rahi Sar- Vitalina Batsarashkina, won bronze The Dhawan-led team will play A day prior to the departure, Dha- hal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, the favourites for the stage win, said they were still looking for the nobat displayed sensational form with 28 hits, bowing out after the three ODIs and three T20 Interna- wan had said that this was "a nice Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Var- was also slowed down but made spectator with the cardboard sign. to clinch the women's 25m pistol ninth five-shot series. tionals in the island nation. blend of experience and youth." un Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Ku- it back to the main bunch after a "The Landerneau police are in- gold medal at the ISSF shoot- In the qualification, Sarnobat With regular skipper Virat Kohli According to the Sri Lanka mar (Vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, long effort, just like eventual stage vestigating and we haven't heard ing World Cup here on Monday fired a brilliant 296 in the rapid fire and the red ball side, currently tour- Cricket website, the Indian team Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya. winner Julian Alaphilippe, who back from them yet," Tour deputy but teen sensation Manu Bhaker round on Monday. Her precision ing England, Dhawan will have pacer will be in room quarantine from Net Bowlers: Ishan Porel, Sand- had blood dripping from his knee director Pierre-Yves Thouault ended seventh in the same event. score was an equally impressive Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his deputy. June 29 to July 1 and then there eep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai when he crossed the line. said. The statement came after Sarnobat's gold is India's first in 295 on Sunday. The BCCI had named a 20-mem- will be phased out training from Kishore, Simarjeet Singh. “I hope everyone is OK. I’m the organisers ASO filed a lawsuit the ongoing edition after the country Bhaker recorded a total of 588 to calling on the fans to be careful. against the unidentified spectator. secured one silver and two bronze qualify third after firing a 296 in the medals earlier in the tournament. rapid fire round on Monday follow- The 30-year-old Sarnobat fired ing an impressive 292 in the preci- BWF Cancels India Open, Hyderabad Open; Shifts Sudirman Cup & World Tour Finals From China a final score of 39 after qualifying sion round on Sunday. second with a total of 591. Her stu- However, she was eliminated Press Trust of India "Vantaa, Finland is the new host cember 2021)." the world body said. pendous performance in the final early in the final with a disappoint- of the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Talking about the new calender, included perfect scores in the third, ing score of 11, losing a shoot-off to NEW DELHI: The India Open Super Cup Finals 2021 in Week 39 (26 BWF secretary general Thomas fourth, fifth and the sixth series. Bulgaria's Viktoria Chaika. 500 and Hyderabad Open Super 100 September 3 October 2021)." Lund said: "...we have been able to "After I got assurance about the There was disappointment for tournaments were on Monday can- Action will then shift to Denmark work with the Badminton Associa- gold, it was more about technicali- India in the women's 50m rifle 3 celled by the Badminton World Fed- which will host the Thomas & Uber tion of Indonesia (PBSI) to present ties for me in the last few series as positions competition as both Te- eration (BWF), which announced a Cup Finals 2020 in Aarhus (October a comprehensive plan for a three- I wanted to try out a few things so I jaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil revamped international calender 9-17), which was postponed last week bubble-style setup in Bali was doing that," she said about her failed to make the finals. to salvage the remaining season af- year. It will be followed by back-to- similar to what we saw at the Asian stellar performance. Sawant ended 20th in qualifi- fected by the COVID-19 pandemic. back World Tour events -- DANISA Leg in Bangkok earlier this year. "This competition was absolute- cation with a score of 1168, while The USD 400,000 India Open, Denmark Open in Odense (October "...Unfortunately, though, we ly not about performance or medal Moudgil was further down at 32nd which was supposed to be one of 19-24), YONEX French Open in Paris won't be able to conduct any tour- because I was trying out a few after firing 1162. The top eight the qualifiers for the Tokyo Olym- (October 26-31) and SaarLorLux naments in China, and therefore things which I am going to do in the shooters from qualification make pics, was scheduled to be held from Open in Saarbr cken, Germany (No- won't be able to host the HSBC BWF Olympic Games and this is the final the final cut. May 11 to 16 but was postponed vember 2-7). World Tour Finals in its spiritual competition before that. Earlier in the tournament, Bhak- in April due to rising COVID cases The governing body will then home in Guangzhou." "It was more about trying out er had teamed up with Saurabh in the national capital. The USD create a bio-bubble in Indonesia, "We are also very grateful to things and finalising every thing be- Chaudhary for the 10m air pistol 1,00,000 Hyderabad Open was slat- quently been cancelled," BWF said try due to COVID-19 restrictions. The similar to Thailand, to host a three- Badminton Finland for coming to us fore the Olympics for the last time mixed team silver. ed to be held from August 24 to 29. in a statement. apex body also decided to push the tournament Asian Leg in Bali, in- with a solution to stage the TotalE- and that was just that," she added. She had earlier clinched the However, Syed Modi India In- In other announcements, the prestigious World Championships, to cluding the World Tour Finals. nergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals Nonetheless, winning a gold women's 10m air pistol team ternational Super 300 tournament, world body on Monday said that be held in Spain, by two weeks. The Indonesia Masters and In- 2021 in Vantaa instead of in China. here has given Sarnobat the belief bronze with Sarnobat and Yashas- scheduled to be held in Lucknow Finland will host the Sudirman Cup "COVID-19 restrictions have donesia Open will be held from "We also thank those hosts who that her preparations are on the wini Deswal. from October 12 to 17, remained on Finals in September-October while meant it is not feasible to conduct November 16-21 and November have committed to this new plan right track for the Tokyo Games. Before that, Chaudhary had won course as of now, according to the the season-ending World Tour Fi- tournaments in China this year. 23-28, followed by the World Tour and accommodated any necessary "...I have to keep working on this the men's 10m air pistol individual new calender. nals will be staged in Indonesia. Therefore, alternative host cities Finals from December 1-5. changes, including the Spanish up to and after the Olympic Games bronze medal. This is the last com- "A number of tournaments pre- China was scheduled to host both have been identified for the TotalE- "The final tournament of the Badminton Federation which has as well," she said. petitive outing for the Olympic- viously classified as postponed the Sudirman Cup Final and the nergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals calendar year will be the TotalEner- agreed to push back the TotalEner- The silver went to France's bound shooters, who will go to from Q1 and Q2 or originally slated World Tour Finals but BWF decided to 2021 and the HSBC BWF World gies BWF World Championships in gies BWF World Championships by Mathilde Lamolle, who scored 31 in Tokyo after their stint here. for Q3 and Q4 of 2021 have subse- move both the events out of the coun- Tour Finals 2021," BWF said. Huelva, Spain in Week 50 (12-19 De- two weeks," he added. NEWS Tuesday | 29.06.2021 10 HC Quashes 3 PSA Teenager Tourist LG Reviews Functioning Of J&K Dies While Detention Orders Taking Selﬁe Sports Council, YSS Department Observer News Service SRINAGAR: A teenage girl from SRINAGAR: Giving special im- play-fields are being developed in youth engagement activities in On IEC activities on Covid-19 SRINAGAR: Jammu and Uttar Pradesh died while attempt- petus on the involvement of 1628 panchayats and for the rest these areas with Youth clubs. pandemic, the Lt Governor asked Kashmir High Court on ing to click a selfie in the tourist more youth in sports activities, of the panchayats, school grounds On being informed that a to- the department to run a vibrant Monday quashed detention resort of Doodhpathri in central Lieutenant Governor, Manoj will be utilized for the sporting ac- tal of 6,27,166 sportspersons had campaign regarding Vaccination order under Public Safety Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sinha on Monday set this year’s tivities for the time-being. The Lt participated in 2020-21 under and Covid Appropriate Behaviour. Act (PSA) against three on 19 October 2019. 14-year-old Arohi Morya and target for the Department of Governor directed the Department Departmental Activities; Back In order to facilitate the Sports detainees and ordered All of them had chal- her 26-year-old sister Anmol, Youth Services & Sports and J&K of Youth Services & Sports for To Village-3; Trekking; My Town coaches and sportspersons their release from custody lenged the detention orders daughters of Ramesh Singh from Sports Council for engaging 17.5 maintaining an inventory online, My Pride; 24th National Youth (above 18 years), the Lt Governor “forthwith”. among other grounds on Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow city lakh boys & girls from across the besides preparing the data of Festival; Snow Skiing and Fit directed for their inclusion in pri- A bench of Justice Ali non-communication of the slipped into Shali Ganga stream UT in different sports disciplines. sports equipment distributed at India, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the ority groups for vaccination. Mohammad Magrey ground of detention. on Monday while taking self- The Lt Governor was chairing a various levels. Identify sportsper- Lt Governor asked the Youth He further asked the depart- quashed the detection or- “So far as the ground tak- ies, a police officer told Kashmir meeting to review the function- sons working in different depart- Services and Sports Department ment to set a self-target for reju- ders against Assadullah en i.e non communication Observer. While Anmol was res- ing of the Department of Youth ments and rope them in for train- to prepare a database of the venating important water bodies Bhat of Dadsara Tral district of the grounds of deten- cued by the police and locals in Services & Sports and J&K Sports ing and coaching purposes, the Lt sportspersons participating in of J&K. The Lt Governor asked Pulwama (at present Chattabal tion is concerned, perusal injured condition and rushed Council here at Civil Secretariat. Governor asked the Sports Council. various sports activities being the Sports department to con- Srinagar), Majid Ahmad Bhat of file reveals, that there is to the hospital in Khansahib for While taking a detailed assess- For the first time, J&K is go- organized by the department. tinue providing sustained hand- of Karimabad Tehsil Pulwama nothing to show or suggest treatment, her sister Arohi could ment of the activities, achieve- ing to host 17 National events in Identify more trekking routes and holding to the young budding and Javaid Ahmad Bhat of that the grounds of deten- not make it out alive from the ments, and targets for 2021-22, different sports disciplines with put the details on the official web- sportspersons of the UT and lay Khanu Babagund in Kralgund tion couched in English lan- gushing waters. the Lt Governor advised the con- a target participation of around site for the public view, he added. a solid platform for them to dis- Kupwara. guage were explained to the “Unfortunately, one of the two cerned functionaries to encourage 12000 athletes from other States/ Stressing on extending all play their talent at higher level. Majid and Assadullah (detainees) in a language sisters died of drowning while youth to take up sports by adopting UTs, which will go a long way in the basic amenities to the Taking serious note of delays were booked under PSA understood by him, as there the second one was rescued by multi-pronged strategy – develop- promoting sports amongst the sportspersons, the Lt Governor in projects, the Lt Governor on the orders by District is no material to that effect the timely action of police and lo- ing Sports Infrastructure, conduct- younger generation in the UT, recalled for putting a dedicated passed strict directions for the Magistrate Pulwama on on record,” the court said. cals. She was shifted to Khansahib ing Sports Activities and imparting marked the Lt Governor. focus on the up-gradation of ex- completion of all projects with- 9 and 11 November 2020 Subsequently, the court hospital and later SMHS hospital Training/Coaching; besides ensur- Laying special emphasis on in- isting infrastructure with facili- in the set timelines. He further respectively while Javaid quashed the detention or- for treatment,” the officer added. ing full utilization of the assets and volving more youth from sensitive ties like drinking water, change instructed for completion of all was detained under the der against all three of them The women, he said, were on a the available human resources. and rural areas, the Lt Governor room, approach road, seating sanctioned PMDP projects by legislation on the orders by with the direction to release day visit to the famous tourist re- The chair was informed that asked the officials to link the arrangement, parking etc. the end of this year. District Magistrate Kupwara them forthwith. (GNS) sort with their family.

Afghan Parliamentarian J&K Bank Directed Not To Release Man Ends Life In Kulgam; Woman, J&K Logs Lowest Calls On LG Payments Of Unvaccinated Teenage Girl Attempt Suicide In Sopore 259 Cases, 6 Deaths SRINAGAR: Ms. Naheed A. Farid, Member of Afghanistan Parliament on Monday called on Observer News Service case to investigate the reason. Press Trust Of India Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Beneficiaries In Kupwara Village Meanwhile, in North Kashmir’s Bhavan, an official spokesperson said. SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old man Sopore town, a woman and a teen- SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded Ms. Farid discussed with the Lt Governor Observer News Service complete eradication of Covid committed suicide after consum- age girl attempted to end their lives 259 coronavirus cases Monday, taking the to- about various issues of public importance, he pandemic from the district. ing some poisonous substance by consuming poison at their homes. tal number of infections to 3,14,990, while six said, adding that the visiting Parliamentarian KUPWARA: The Deputy He also visited various ar- in Kulgam, while a woman and a Officials said that a wom- deaths pushed the toll to 4,310, officials said. also shared her views on the present develop- Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, eas of the district to take stock teenage girl attempted to end their an (name withheld) wife of Out of the fresh cases, 90 were from the Jammu ment scenario of Jammu & Kashmir. Imam Din Monday directed of the ongoing vaccination lives in Nothr Kashmir’s Baramulla Muhammad Ramzan Bhat, a resi- division and 169 from the Kashmir division of the officers to intensify the process. district. dent of Check Shutloo Rafiabad was the union territory, they said. They said Srinagar door to door vaccination drive During the visit, the DC in- Officials said that a man (name shifted to GMC Baramulla after she district recorded the highest 64 cases, followed Baby Dies Of Electric Shock and ensure the achievement spected vaccination centres withheld) son of Asadullah Bhat, attempted suicide. She is undergo- by 31 in Kupwara district. The number of active SRINAGAR: A thirteen-month-old baby girl of the target within the stipu- established at Gushi, Kralpora a resident of YK Pora Kulgam ing treatment at GMC Baramulla. cases has dropped to 4,996 in the union terri- died of electric shock on Monday in south lated time frame. He directed and Ramhal block. died after consuming poison at An 18-year-old girl (name with- tory, while 3,05,684 patients have recovered so Kashmir’s Shopian district. 13-month old Zaira the Manager J&K Bank Vilgam At Ramhal, the DC chaired his home. held) daughter of Akbar Malla at- far, the officials said. The death toll in the union Nazir, daughter of Nazir Ahmad received a to stop the payment to ben- a joint meeting of officers, They said after consuming poi- tempted suicide at Tarzoo Sopore. territory due to the pandemic rose to 4,310 as shock after she came in contact with a live wire eficiaries without vaccination field functionaries and PRIs son, family members shifted him The girl is also undergoing treat- six patients died in the past 24 hours. while playing at her residence in Landoora vil- certificate. in which thorough awareness to hospital where doctors de- ment at GMC Baramulla. Meanwhile, the officials said, there were 29 lage of Shopian district on Monday afternoon, He also asked all the stake- was provided regarding ben- clared him brought dead. Police have taken cognisance confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fun- officials said. The baby succumbed minutes holders to support the vac- efits of vaccination and inten- Police have taken cognisance of both incidents and registered gus) in the union territory as no fresh case was after she was admitted to the hospital. cination drive to ensure sifying of vaccination drive. of the incident and registered a cases. (Agencies) reported since last evening.

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Soldiers Foil “As the encounter raged on, two Ahmad, his wife and their 23-year-old held at the alliance’s chairperson the process of availing Building per- However, respecting the sentiments more CRPF men, including an Sub- daughter. It is a dastardly, inhuman act Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Gupkar mission online by Srinagar Municipal of the devotees, the Shrine Board has of troops,” he said, adding the se- Inspector Shivam Kumar of quick re- and a blot on the security scenario in area of the city at 11 am. Corporation” the official spokesperson arranged live telecast of the morning curity forces are on high alert and the action team (QRT) got wounded. Both Kashmir,” the NC said on its Twitter Earlier, the PAGD spokesperson had said. and evening Aarti from the Holy Cave search operation is in progress. of them were removed to the army’s handle. said the meeting will discuss the all- He further said that Dheeraj Gupta, shrine, besides all the traditional reli- The officials said the whole area Badamibagh cantonment hospital for PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said party meet chaired by Prime Minister Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban gious rituals shall be performed at the outside the military station was cor- treatment,” the officer said, adding no words were strong enough to con- Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June Development Department briefed the Holy Cave Shrine as per past practice,” doned off immediately and a massive “The militants also declined surrender demn the cowardly attack. 24, and the way forward for the alli- chair about the services provided to he added. search operation was going on when offer and engaged the search team in a “No words are strong enough to ance. PTI the residents of 18 colonies under its The official spokesperson further the last reports were received. gun-battle,” condemn the cowardly attack in administrative control in an efficient said that the J&K government has Nothing objectionable has been Pertinently, the encounter broke out Awantipora that claimed the lives of LG Launches and transparent manner. taken a slew of measures to reduce the found on the ground so far, the offi- nearly an hour after police claimed a a JKP officer Fayaz Ahmad, his wife the working of the Administration, “He informed that the portal will spread of infection and every arrange- cials said. big success by arresting Lashkar-e- and daughter. May Allah Ta’aala grant Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on cater to around 14500 allotees in 18 ment has been made to ensure that The latest incident comes hours af- Taiba’s commander Nadeem Abrar in them maghfirat and their loved ones Monday launched the portal devel- colonies of the J&K Housing Board in the Covid Appropriate Behaviour is ter a drone, in a first-of-its kind strike, the nearby area of Parimpora. the fortitude to bear this loss (sic),” oped by the J&K Housing Board here at Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, Kathua, being followed during Aarti and other dropped two bombs at Indian Air According to the police officer, two Mufti tweeted. Civil Secretariat. Reasi, Bijbehara and Baramulla includ- rituals. Force (IAF) station here, causing minor militants, including a Pakistani are be- Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Speaking on the occasion, the LG, as ing 210 shops, 380 commercial sites “Let us resolve to effectively deal injuries to two personnel. lieved to be trapped in the area. Sajad Lone said the news of the killing per an official spokesperson said that and 429 flats and will be applicable with the pandemic by following Covid The military station at Kaluchak “We suspected Lashkar militant was “extremely distressing” and called the initiative is aimed at simplifying to the colonies being administered by guidelines and work towards further- has been on high alert ever since the Junaid was hiding in the house. If we the perpetrators “thugs of violence”. the process, making delivery of ser- the JDA and SDA in due course. He also ing human welfare,” Sinha said, as per 2002 attack. Thirty-one people, in- are successful in eliminating him, it “Woke up to extremely distressing vices time-bound with accountability. mentioned that the process flow of the official spokesperson. cluding three military personnel, 16 will be a huge blow to the outfit as he’s news of violence. An entire family fell “He appreciated the functionaries of application for availing the services He further said that both morning Army family members -- women and considered to be the backbone of the to bullets. No respite from these thugs the Housing and Urban Development being provided by the J&K Housing telecast of Aarti at 6 AM and evening children -- and 11 civilians were killed militant organization,” the police of- of violence. May they rest in peace. Department for bringing transforma- Board has been squeezed to three lev- Aarti at 5 PM, each for 30 minutes, is in the attack. Forty eight people, in- ficer added. May the family muster courage to bear tion in the functioning of the Housing els against the existing twelve levels,” to be live-streamed on Shri Amarnath cluding 13 Army personnel, 20 Army However, he quickly added that the this loss,” Lone said in a tweet. board and asked for adopting the same he added. ji Shrine board official website and family members and 15 civilians were holed-up militants were possibly car- BJP’s J&K spokesman Altaf Thakur for other departments as well,” he said. the app specifically dedicated for the injured. rying huge cache arms and ammuni- also condemned the attack as coward- Highlighting the key features of the Pays Obeisance devotees. RDX Used In IAF Station Attack tion with them. ly and barbaric, saying barging into the portal, Sinha, he said, observed that “May the divine blessings of Lord “The devotees can pay their virtual A preliminary analysis of the pay- The police officer further said that house of a cop and killing him and his the complete data of all colonies has Shiva ensure good health and hap- obeisance to the Holy Ice Lingam on- load carried by the two drones used in the arrest of LeT commander and the family members is nothing but a pure been authenticated, digitized, and piness in everyone’s life and bless us line through the Shrine Board’s link attacking the IAF station here Sunday encounter in Maloora were indicating form of militancy. hosted on cloud for security and ease with strength to overcome the ongo- www.shriamarnathjishrine.com/ indicates that a cocktail of chemicals that the militants were planning a big “The act deserves the strongest of access with maximum time for de- ing health crisis,” prayed the LG. AartiLive.html. The same may also be including RDX may have been used, strike against state forces. condemnation and that those behind livery of any service capped at 21 days. “The annual pilgrimage testifies to streamed through the Shrine Board’s officials said Monday, with investiga- Meanwhile, gunshots continue to the act will meet the same fate. What According to the official spokesper- the tradition of the wonderful cultural mobile based application which may tors yet to establish the flight path of rattle the area when the last reports was the fault of the innocent wife and son, timelines have been fixed for the syncretism of Jammu and Kashmir. be downloaded through the link the unmanned aerial vehicles. came in. Many civilians, as per reports daughter of the policeman? The killing submission and approval of applica- But, considering the ongoing situa- http://play.google.com/store/apps/ The IAF station located at Jammu have also been evacuated by the joint (of) women is (in) no way bravery, but tions at various levels. At every level of tion due to Covid-19 pandemic, Shri details?id=com.ncog.shriamarnath airport continued to remain out of forces as the encounter has intensified. a pure cowardly attack which deserves processing of the application, the ap- Amarnath Ji Yatra has been cancelled. from the Google play store,” he added. bounds for all but probe teams, includ- The army also joined the anti-mili- the highest form of condemnation,” plicant will get the message (through ing one from the National Investigation tancy operation when the last reports Thakur said. SMS). Agency, which picked up every bit of came in. He expressed sympathies with the “The applicant will have option to evidence available on the ground. bereaved family and urged the police clarify/ rebut the adverse proposal, The officials said the explosive ma- Slain SPOs to bring the perpetrators of the crime if any, within the given time frame terial dropped by the drones might news agency GNS. to justice as soon as possible. of three days at every level. Open file have been manufactured using a cock- On Sunday night, suspected mili- Senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad process is there to make the system tail consisting of RDX but a final con- tants forced their entry into the house Yousuf Tarigami said killing unarmed more participatory and transparent firmation was still awaited. of Fayaz Ahmad (SPO) at Hariparigam civilians cannot be justified in any way. through which an applicant can see LeT Commander area of Awantipora, and fired indis- “Killing innocents, including wom- and participate in decision making, criminately, injuring the trio. en, is highly condemnable and such first of its kind in the UT of Jammu and on the state forces. As per reports, Fayaz Ahmad died on way to hospital incidents have no place in the ci- Kashmir,” the LG said, as per official a pistol and a grenade were recovered while his wife Raja Begum succumbed vilised world. Attacking civilians by spokesperson. from Abrar, who is blamed by police to the wounds at GMC Anantnag. the combatants is an act of cowardice “Now, the people can avail ser- for the killing three CRPF men in an Police has already registered a case and must be condemned by all in one vices like transfer of Leasehold ambush in Lawaypora area earlier this and started further investigation into voice,” Tarigami said. Rights, transfer of Leasehold Rights to year. “Top LeT commander Nadeem the incident. He said cycles of violence have been Freehold Rights, transfer of Leasehold Abrar arrested. He was involved in Meanwhile, mainstream politi- going on in Kashmir for the more than Rights in favour of Legal Heirs of several killings. Big success for us,” a cal parties in Jammu and Kashmir on three decades, “but what has been original Allottee/Transferee, exten- police spokesperson quoted Inspector Monday condemned the killing, call- achieved so far?” sion of Leasehold Rights, transfer General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay ing it “dastardly and cowardly” and “Whom does violence suit? There is of Ownership Rights, transfer of a blot on the security scenario in the a need to ponder over the persistent Ownership Rights for Legal Heirs and Kumar as saying. valley. violence, and society must come out transfer of Leasehold rights in favour “I unreservedly condemn the das- and express itself against such brutal of Legal Heirs of Attorney Holder Encounter Breaks tardly & cowardly militant attack on acts of violence,” he said. through the portal which were being the joint team started advancing the J&K police SPO Fayaz Ahmed, his He expressed condolences to the provided manually. Besides Online towards the suspected spot, the mili- wife and his young daughter at their bereaved family. payment & SMS gateways were also tants hiding in a residential house home last night. I pray they receive provided to facilitate the people,” he fired upon them in a bid to break their their place in Jannat and their loved Gupkar Alliance added. dragnet and escape from the besieged ones find strength during this terrible Vice-Chairperson and PDP president Meanwhile, the LG directed the area. time,” National Conference (NC) vice Mehbooba Mufti. Housing Department to explore all the The officer said that the forces re- president Omar Abdullah wrote on “PAGD meeting which was sched- possibilities to develop Housing colony turned the fire setting off an encoun- Twitter. uled for tomorrow is postponed be- in Srinagar and laid special emphasis ter. In the initial exchange of fire, The NC called the incident a blot on cause of personal engagement of Mtr on bringing more transparency in the he said, an Assistant Commandant the security scenario in Kashmir. Mehbooba Mufti,” PAGD spokesperson working of Municipal Corporations Satender Kumar of CRPF 21 battalion “JKNC unequivocally condemns M Y Tarigami said. and Development Authorities. was injured. the barbaric killing of ex-SPO Fayaz The meeting was scheduled to be “He further instructed for making Business Tuesday | 29-06-2021 11

Covid Relief: Economic Government To Give Relief Measures Worth Tourist Visa Free Of Charge Over Rs 6 Lakh Cr To 500,000 Travellers NEW DELHI: The Centre on en once the visa issuance start. s part of plan to provide industry which the government Monday announced eight eco- Apart from these the At- relief to the tourism in- has accepted. The financial im- nomic relief measures for India manirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yo- Adustry, among the worst plication of the move is expect- Inc, state governments as well jana has been extended till affected sectors by the pan- ed in the range of Rs 100 crore. as micro finance credit users. March 31, 2022 entailing gov- demic, and to encourage travel The scheme will be appli- Accordingly, Finance Min- ernment PF liability of employ- activities, the government on cable till March 31, 2022 or ister Nirmala Sitharaman ees and employers depending Monday said that it would of- till 5,00,000 visas are issued, announced relief measures on the size of the organisation. fer tourist visa free of charge whichever is earlier. The ben- worth Rs 6,28,993 crore. On exports, the FM announced till March 31, 2022. efit will also be available only The schemes entail en- support extended to National As part of the financial relief once per tourist. hancement of existing relief Export Insurance Account (NEIA) package for the travel industry, About 10.93 million foreign measure such as ECGLS and worth Rs 33,000 crore for project finance minister Sitharaman tourists visited India in 2019, support for state governments. exports from India. CS Reviews Employment Besides, a total of four new mea- Similarly, support has been sures were announced to provide extended to ECGC (Export loans to micro finance credit users Credit Guarantee Corporation Generation Avenues In J&K as well as tourism industry. of India) worth Rs 88,000 crore KO NEWS DESK Youth will be providing liveli- target extending highly subsi- hood opportunities to 50,000 dized loans to 5000 eligible ben- SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, youth of Jammu and Kashmir eficiaries from weaker sections Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta on Mon- through various systematic in- of the society including SC, ST, day chaired a meeting to review terventions. The Department OBC and women entrepreneurs. the project-wise potential for was asked to ensure convergence The Industries & Commerce employment generation in Jam- with other departments and es- Department and J&K Khadi and mu and Kashmir. tablish forward and backward Village Industries Board were di- Administrative Secretaries of linkages with the skill training rected to sponsor entrepreneurs announced that once visa is- spent $30.098 billion on lei- departments of Rural Develop- so as to provide end-to-end as- under PM Employment Genera- suance is restarted, the first 5 sure and business. Average dai- ment, Housing & Urban Develop- sistance and required handhold- tion Programme and assess their lakh tourists' visas will be is- ly stay for a foreign tourist in ment, Skill Development, Animal ing to the job seekers and young functioning through a third party sued free of charge. India is 21 days. Average daily & Sheep Husbandry, Labour & entrepreneurs. assessment as per the norms of She said that this has been spending of a tourist in India is Employment, Social Welfare, The Animal & Sheep Husbandry the scheme. one of the demands of the travel around $34 (Rs 2,400).--IANS besides Chief Executive Officer, Department was directed to take The J&K Bank was asked to ex- Further, Sitharaman an- for merchandise exports. Mission Youth, Mission Direc- up the establishment of 1000 tend financial assistance to future nounced Rs 50,000 crore guar- Additional funds worth Rs tor, Livelihood Mission and con- units each in animal (dairy) and entrepreneurs of J&K under the anteed loan for creation of 19,041 crore was announced cerned officers participated in sheep sectors, besides 500 fish- MSME sector, besides expedit- medical infrastructure. for Digital India scheme. the meeting. ery units to engage approximately ing sanction and disbursement Foreign E-Commerce She said that ECLGS scheme will Also, the tenure of large The Chief Secretary asked 15,000 people during 2021-22. of loans under various schemes be enhanced by Rs 1.5 lakh crore. scale electronics manufactur- the departments to prioritize Under UMEED, it was informed in favour of sector-wise benefi- Companies Violated Furthermore, she announced ing PLI scheme has been ex- employment generation in the that J&K Rural Livelihood Mission ciaries sponsored by respective a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan gurantee tended. Union territory with a special has so far linked 46,000 self-help departments. The J&K Bank was Indian Laws: Piyush Goyal scheme for Covid affected sectors. In addition, the Centre will focus on private sector jobs and groups to financial institutions also asked to ensure timely dis- She said that first 5 lakh come out with a new stream- self-employment opportunities. with 591 crore worth credit line. posal of sponsored cases. a billion dollars, but then it got tourist visas will be issued free line policy for PPP and asset Reviewing PM Kashual Vikas The Chief Secretary asked the The Chief Secretary asked the to a loss of nearly a billion dol- of charge. This step will be tak- monetisation.--IANS Yojna, the Chief Secretary asked Mission to target 44,000 self help Labor & Employment Depart- lars in the previous two years. the Skill Development Depart- groups, reaching out to approxi- ment to co-ordinate employ- So all they were doing was ment to train 20,000 youth in mately 2.20 lakh beneficiaries ment generation activities of funding the losses there and market-driven skills so that they through social and financial mobi- various departments and ensure this is what prompted me to can be linked with gainful em- lization, during this financial year. targeted coverage of unem- say they're not doing us a fa- Twitter Interim Grievance ployment in various sectors. The Chief Secretary asked the ployed youth in various sectors vour, or they're not, it's not a It was informed that Mission Social Welfare Department to of the economy. great generosity to India that Officer For India Quits they're investing a billion dollars in India," Goyal said. He added that they have to invest it because they've used that money to do predatory pric- Samoon Chairs 15Th Governing ing to probably subsidise some products that capture a larger ommerce and Industry share of the market. Body Meeting Of FCI Minister Piyush Goyal "As I said to the detriment of KO NEWS DESK Chas hit out at foreign e- the smaller retailers and smaller commerce companies which shops, and when questioned SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, are violating Indian laws. "Un- about it. They keep fobbing off, Skill Development Department, fortunately, many of these large they keep delaying, giving you Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, on e-commerce companies have information. And when people Monday chaired 15th governing come into India and very blatant- complain to the Competition NEW DELHI: Twitter’s interim ing complaints from the users body meeting of Food Craft In- ly violated the laws of the land, in Commission of India, they im- resident grievance officer for or victims. stitute (FCI), Jammu. more ways than one," Goyal said mediately started hopping in the India has stepped down, leaving All significant social me- Secretary in Skill Development at an event by the Stanford India Law Courts of India. So trying to the micro-blogging site without dia companies, with over 50 Department, Nazim Zai Khan; Policy and Economics Club. go to one court, you lose in that a grievance official as mandated lakh user base shall appoint a Managing Director, JKTDC, Nisar Goyal charged the American court, go to another court," Goy- by the new IT rules to address grievance officer to deal with Ahmed Wani; Director Plan- e-commerce companies with al said, referring to e-commerce complaints from Indian sub- such complaints and share the ning, Tourism, Parvaiz Kakroo; arrogance and using capital to companies taking CCI to court. scribers, according to a source. name and contact details of Principal Institute of Hotel Man- the detriment of small shop- "To my mind, is there nothing The source said Dharmen- such officers. agement Srinagar, Qazi Shabir keepers in India. "I read several to hide. If they're doing honest dra Chatur, who was recently The big social media compa- were present in the meeting engagements with these large business practices. Why don't appointed as interim resident nies are mandated to appoint a while Director, Tourism Jammu, companies, particularly the they respond to the Competi- grievance officer for India by chief compliance officer, a Nod- Vivekanand Rai; Director, Skill American ones, and I can see tion Commission of India. The Twitter, has quit from the post. al Contact Person and a resident Development Department, Sud- year degree programme in Hotel It was decided in the meeting a little bit of an arrogance of fact that they're trying to evade The social media company’s grievance officer. All of them ershan Kumar; Additional Secre- Management which is affiliated that the construction activities their being big and their abil- that probably only justifies that website no longer displays his should be resident in India. tary, Skill Development, Kuldeep with the National Council for approved during the year under ity to finance large amounts they are probably indulging in name, as required under Infor- Twitter in response to the Sapolia; Principal FCI Jammu, Hotel Management & Catering the CAPEX head shall be com- of money in the initial stages predatory pricing. They are try- mation Technology (Interme- final notice issued by the gov- Jyoti Bhatti; HoD, Department of Technology, Union Ministry of pleted on priority basis. Besides, to try and capture the Indian ing to influence market behav- diary Guidelines and Digital ernment on June 5 had said it Food Science Government Col- Tourism. The students of Food in order to bridge the skilled gap market or larger part of the iour, their algorithms are trying Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. intends to comply with the new lege for Women Gandhi Nagar, Craft Institute, Jammu can prove in the hospitality industry such Indian market, particularly to influence consumer choice. Twitter declined to com- IT rules and will share details of Dr Anuradha Gandotra; Presi- themselves to be very useful in programmes are conducted reg- certain products, to the detri- And these are not permitted in ment on the development. the chief compliance officer. In dent, Hotel & Lodges Association filling up the gap of skilled man ularly in collaboration with the ment of mom and pop stores," India," Goyal said. The development comes at a the meantime, the microblog- Katra, Rakesh Wazir; President, power in the hospitality sector. Hotel Associations and Tourism he added. "And I think it's very The Commerce Minister said time when the micro-blogging ging platform had appointed All Jammu Hotel and Lodge As- The students after passing out Department so that unemployed unfair that just because they the US is working on antitrust platform has been engaged in Chatur as interim resident sociation, Pawan Gupta partici- from FCI Jammu can be absorbed youth and unskilled workers are large, they have large pools laws for e-commerce and sev- a tussle with the Indian govern- grievance officer for India. pated online. for employment in the hotels of avail the benefit of the skill de- of capital..., they should be al- eral other countries, the UK, ment over the new social me- Twitter now displays the While deliberating on agenda Katra, Jammu and Patnitop. velopment schemes. lowed to get away with hurting Luxembourg and other Euro- dia rules. The government has company’s name in the place of points it has been decided that The meeting approved the Dr Samoon stressed on place- domestic interests," Goyal said. pean countries are also work- slammed Twitter for deliberate grievance officer for India with the Food Craft Institute, Jammu, agenda points put forth by the ment of pass out trainees saying "I remember a comment I ing on these issues. "Australia defiance and failure to comply a US address and an email ID. which is the premium insti- Member Secretary, Jyoti Bhatti, that we should become facilitator made, which became quite a has already passed along news with the country’s new IT rules. According to a government tute for conduct of courses in Principal FCI Jammu. It was also for unemployed youth by helping matter of debate. A large e- media and digital platforms The new rules which came official, the company has lost the fields of Hotel Management decided to hire bus for to and them become entrepreneurs. He commerce player had spoken mandatory bargaining. Now into effect from May 25 man- legal protection as an interme- shall be upgraded to the level of fro transportation of candidates emphasized the need for enhanc- about investing $1 billion in In- clearly, the world is waking date social media companies diary and will be legally held re- Institute of Hotel Management. from Bus Stand/K.C. Morh to the ing soft skills among the students dia, and made a song and dance up to the reality of these large to establish a grievance responsible for all content posted This will enable the students join institute in order to facilitate the apart from curriculum to make about it. But the song and dance tech and big e-commerce com- dressal mechanism for resolv- by its users on the platform. PTI the courses, after 10+2, for three students. them fit for the industry. has been made about investing panies," he added. -IANS

NEWS MAKERS Even Gold-Obsessed Indians Are Now Pouring Billions Into Crypto By: Bloomberg ($13,400) – some of it borrowed sions with the government on The official hostility though to exchanges saw daily trading from her father – into Bitcoin, regulation. “You go online, you means many bigger individual jump to $102 million from $10.6 he cryptocurrency aficio- Dogecoin and Ether. can buy crypto, you don’t have investors are reluctant to speak million a year ago, according to nados’ mantra that Bitcoin And she’s been fortunate with to verify it, unlike gold.” openly about their holdings. CoinGecko. The country’s $40 Tis equivalent to digital gold her timing. She cashed out part One of the biggest barri- One banker Bloomberg spoke billion market significantly is winning converts among the of her position when Bitcoin ers preventing wider adoption to who invested more than $1 trails China’s $161 billion, ac- world’s biggest holders of the smashed through $50,000 in is the regulatory uncertainty. million into crypto assets said cording to Chainalysis. precious metal. February and bought back in af- Last year, the Supreme Court with no clear income tax rules For now, the increasing adop- In India, where households ter the recent tumble, allowing quashed a 2018 rule banning at present he was concerned tion is another sign of Indians’ own more than 25,000 tonnes her to fund the overseas expan- crypto trading by banking enti- about the possibility of retro- willingness to take risk within a of gold, investments in crypto sion of her education startup ties, resulting in a trading surge. spective tax raids if he was pub- consumer finance sector that’s grew from about $200 million Study Mate India. However, authorities show licly known to be a big-ticket plagued with examples of regu- to nearly $40 billion in the past “I’d rather put my money in no signs of embracing crypto- crypto investor. latory short falls. year, according to Chainalysis. crypto than gold,” Sood said. currencies. The nation’s central He’s already got contingency “I think over time everyone is That’s despite outright hostil- “Crypto is more transparent than bank says it has “major concerns” plans in place to move his trad- going to adopt it in every coun- ity toward the asset class from gold or property and returns are U.S. and compares with just 2.3 age 34 have less appetite for about the asset class and six ing to an offshore Singapore try,” said Keneth Alvares, 22, an the central bank and a proposed more in a short period of time.” million in the U.K. gold than older consumers. months ago the Indian govern- bank account if a ban was to be independent digital marketer trading ban. She’s part of a growing num- The growth in India is coming “They find it far easier to in- ment proposed a ban on trading introduced. who has invested more than Richi Sood, a 32-year-old en- ber of Indians — now totalling from the 18-35 year old cohort, vest in crypto than gold because in digital coins – though it has To be sure, the value of Indian $1,300 in crypto so far. “Right trepreneur is one of those who more than 15 million — buying says the co-founder of India’s the process is very simple,” said been silent on the topic since. digital asset holdings remain a now the whole thing is scary with swerved from gold to crypto. and selling digital coins. That’s first cryptocurrency exchange. Sandeep Goenka, who co-found- “I am flying blind,” said Sood. “I sliver of its gold market. Still, regulation but it doesn’t worry Since December, she’s put catching up with the 23 million Latest World Gold Council data ed ZebPay and spent years rep- have a risk-taking appetite, so I’m the growth is clear, especially in me because I’m not planning to in just over 1 million rupees traders of these assets in the indicated Indian adults under resenting the industry in discus- willing to take a risk of a ban.” trading — the four biggest cryp- remove anything for now.” OUTPOST Tuesday | 29.06.2021 12 SC Rejects Plea Seeking SIT EU Excludes India's Navjot Sidhu To Meet Probe Into 'Forcible Conversion' Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi in Of Hindus In Haryana's Nuh Covishield from New Delhi On Tuesday Press Trust of India to which the life and liberty of Hindus, particularly of women and Agenceis divested of the local bodies port- NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Dalits, are in jeopardy and they are folio in 2019, has been at logger- on Monday refused to entertain a bound to lead “life under sword” Covid 'Green Pass' New Delhi: Congress leader Nav- heads with Chief Minister Ama- plea seeking setting up of a spe- of the dominant group there. jot Singh Sidhu will meet senior rinder Singh. He has attacked the cial investigating team (SIT) to It had sought the top court's di- party leaders Rahul Gandhi and chief minister over the alleged probe the alleged forceful con- rection for constituting a SIT, com- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi delay in justice in the 2015 inci- version of Hindus in Haryana's prising members from the CBI and on June 29, sources in his office dents of sacrilege and subsequent Nuh district. Sorry, the plea is dis- the NIA, under the supervision of said on Monday. police firing. missed, a bench headed by Chief a retired apex court judge. His meeting with the Gandhis Singh had slammed Sidhu for Justice N V Ramana told senior It had said the SIT should comes amid the ongoing infight- continuously attacking him over advocate Vikas Singh, who was probe instances of alleged force- ing in the Punjab Congress. the sacrilege issue and termed appearing for the petitioners. ful conversion of Hindus, illegal Rahul Gandhi has been meet- the former's outbursts "total in- Singh told the bench, also com- execution of sale deeds of their ing party leaders from Punjab to discipline". prising Justices A S Bopanna and properties, atrocities committed Hrishikesh Roy, that two of the against Hindu women and girls, petitioners had visited the area encroachment made on public and met people there including land, conditions of temples and the family of 21-year-old Nikita religious places and also crema- Tomar, who was shot dead out- tion grounds existing in the area. side her college in Ballabgarh in It had said the authorities October last year. should be directed to rehabilitate “We do not think we can enter- Hindus at their respective prop- tain this petition based on newspa- erties and restore all temples, per reports,” the bench observed. places of worship and cremation One of the accused in the mur- grounds, which been encroached der case identified as Tausif was upon by any member of society, trying to force the student to in their original form. marry him. Referring to the Census 2011, NEW DELHI: Travellers vaccinated requested the government to take cination Passport." In March this year, a fast-track the plea said the total population with Covishield may not be eligible up the matter of inclusion of Cov- Poonawalla in his letter is learnt court in Haryana's Faridabad had of Mewat district was 10,89,263 for the European Union’s ‘Green ishield vaccine in the EU COVID-19 to have mentioned that nearly 30 sentenced two men to life impris- in which Muslim population was Pass’ that will be available for use Vaccination Passport with the Eu- crore people have already been onment for Tomar's murder. estimated to be 79.20 per cent, from July 1. ropean Union and other countries, vaccinated with Covishield in India The plea, filed in the apex court Hindus comprised 20.37 per cent Many EU member states have citing this will affect students and and it is expected that more than through advocate Vishnu Shankar and the remaining 0.43 per cent started issuing the digital “vaccine business travellers and cause se- 50 per cent of Indian population Jain, had alleged that life, per- were Sikh, Buddhist, Jains etc. passport” that will enable Euro- vere disruptions to the Indian and will be protected with Covishield sonal liberty and religious rights “It is relevant to mention that peans to move freely for work or global economy. vaccine finally. of Hindus in the areas of Nuh are there are about 431 villages in tourism. "India has a large population. The letter also mentions that being “continuously eroded” by Mewat-Nuh. As many as 103 vil- The immunity passport will However, not including Covishield AstraZeneca-SII Covishield has members of the minority com- lages have become totally devoid serve as proof that a person has into the EU COVID-19 Vaccination been manufactured under tech- get their views on the political sit- Early this month, Sidhu ap- munity who are in a “dominating of Hindus. In 82 villages, only 4-5 been vaccinated against the coro- Passport will not allow Covishield nology transfer from Oxford/As- uation in the state and the steps peared before a three-member position” there. Hindu families are left," the plea navirus disease (Covid-19), or re- vaccinated people to travel to Eu- traZeneca and that clinical trials of needed to strengthen the party panel set up by the Congress to The petition, filed by a group of submitted, adding, “There is sig- cently tested negative for the virus, ropean countries and this will af- the vaccine have been conducted ahead of the 2022 assembly polls. resolve the infighting within the lawyers and a social worker based nificant decline of Hindu popu- or has the natural immunity built fect students, business travellers successfully abroad and has been On June 25, the former Con- party's state unit. in Uttar Pradesh, had claimed that lation in the district of Mewat- up from earlier infection. back and forth, and cause severe approved by MHRA for emergency gress president held one-on-one On June 22, Singh appeared be- the state government, district ad- Nuh giving rise to a demographic Only four vaccines—Comir- disruptions to our economy and use approval. meetings with ministers Brahm fore the panel, headed by leader ministration and the police have change which will be disastrous naty of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, to the global economy," a source Poonawalla on Monday said he Mohindra, Vijay Inder Singla, Bal- of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mal- failed to exercise their powers due for the unity of the nation.” PTI Vaxzervria by AstraZeneca-Oxford quoted Adar C Poonawalla, CEO of has taken up the issues faced by bir Singh Sidhu and Rajya Sabha likarjun Kharge, in Delhi. However, and Johnson & Johnson's SII, as having communicated in a Indians who have taken the Cov- member Shamsher Singh Dullo he returned to Chandigarh without Janssen—have been approved by letter to External Affairs Minister S ishield jab travelling to the Euro- and MLA Lakhvir Singh Lakha. an audience with party president the European Medicines Agency Jaishankar. pean Union at highest levels and He has already met state Con- Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. Terrorism Reduced In (EMA) and only those vaccinated Sources said referring to Poon- hopes to resolve them soon. gress chief Sunil Jakhar and Rajya AICC general secretary in- by these vaccines will be given awalla's letter, Director, Govern- "I realise that a lot of Indians Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa. charge of Punjab affairs Harish vaccination passports and will be ment and Regulatory Affairs at who have taken Covishield are fac- Sidhu, who had resigned from Rawat and former MP J.P. Aggar- Ladakh After Becoming Union allowed to travel within the EU SII, Prakash Kumar Singh, has also ing issues with travel to the EU, I the Punjab cabinet after he was wal are members of the panel. during the pandemic. sought Jaishankar's intervention assure everyone, I have taken this Territory: Rajnath Singh at the highest level, saying, "It will up at the highest levels and hope Serum Institute Seeks Govt In- be in the national interest as well to resolve this matter soon, both tervention as in the interest of people at large with regulators and at a diplomatic Lakshadweep Residents Stage globally if Covishield vaccine is level with countries," Poonawalla Serum Institute of India (SII) has included in the EU COVID-19 Vac- said in a tweet. “Coconut Leaves And Palm” Protest Twitter Shows J&K As Separate Country on its career section. The global map, nate with law enforcement. Press Trust of India showing Jammu and Kashmir, and The rules became effective from Ladakh outside India, triggered an- May 26; and Twitter, even after the NEW DELHI: Amid a stand-off gry responses from netizens who expiry of the additional time, had with the Indian government over are demanding stringent action be not appointed the requisite offi- compliance with new IT rules, initiated against the microblogging cers, leading to it losing the ‘safe the Twitter website is displaying platform that has flouted rules on harbour’ immunity. a wrong map of the country that multiple occasions in the past. Even in the backdrop of height- shows Jammu and Kashmir, and In October last year, Twitter came ened strained relations with the Press Trust of India "After Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate country. under heavy criticism and faced Indian government, Twitter on Fri- Ladakh were made Union Terri- The glaring distortion, which backlash after its geotagging fea- day briefly blocked IT Minister Ravi LADAKH: Defence Minister Ra- tories, many doubted the inten- appears on the career section of ture displayed “Jammu & Kashmir, Shankar Prasad from accessing his jnath Singh on Monday said ter- tion of Prime Minister as political Twitter website under the header People’s Republic of China” in a live account over alleged violation of rorism has reduced in Ladakh vested interest. But he wants the ‘Tweep Life’, has triggered a heavy broadcast from Leh’s Hall of Fame, a US copyright law - a move that was after it became a Union territory. political process to start in both backlash from netizens who are war memorial for fallen soldiers in immediately slammed by the min- Agenceis erators in the island,” Faizal said. "After becoming a Union ter- regions. He spoke to political demanding strict action against the Union Territory of Ladakh. ister as being arbitrary and in gross In the order issued on June 4 ritory, terrorism has reduced in leaders of Jammu and Kashmir the microblogging platform. India has issued a stern warn- violation of IT rules. esidents of Lakshadweep on management of cleanliness Ladakh. There is mutual coordina- and will speak to leaders in La- This is not the first time that ing to Twitter that time, making Meanwhile, Twitter’s interim on Monday staged “coconut and hygiene in the islands in the tion among the Army, paramilitary dakh soon," he added. Twitter has misrepresented India’s it clear that any disrespect of the grievance officer for India, Dhar- Rleaves and palm” protest wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the forces and local police. We have Rajnath Singh also lauded the map. Earlier, it had shown Leh as country’s sovereignty and integrity mendra Chatur, has quit within across inhabited islands against administration has said each fam- data and figures that terrorism has Army and said, "Our Army is sen- part of China. A mail sent to Twitter is totally unacceptable. weeks of taking over the key role. the administration’s order to levy ily of individuals who stay in any reduced," said Rajnath Singh. sitive as well. Even if the terrorists on the issue did not elicit a response. In November, government is- California-based Jeremy Kessel has a fine if coconut palm leaves, premise shall maintain cleanli- Rajnath Singh also revealed want to surrender and want to get The US digital giant has been sued a notice to Twitter for show- now been named as India’s grievance shells or trunks were found in and ness with certain standards and that many people had doubted into the mainstream then they are engaged in a tussle with the Indian ing Leh as part of Jammu and Kash- redressal officer, on the platform’s around their dwelling places. hygiene in and around their re- the intention of Prime Minister also given this opportunity." government over the new social mir instead of the Union Territory website - although the appointment Holding placards which read spective places at all times. Narendra Modi when Jammu and Defence Minister Rajnath media rules. The government has of Ladakh, as Centre lambasted the does not meet the requirements of “introduce mulching” and “stop It said tender coconut shells, Kashmir and Ladakh became a Singh on Monday inaugurated 63 confronted Twitter for deliber- platform for disrespecting the ter- new IT rules, which clearly mandate imposing fine”, the islanders, un- tree leaves, coconut husks, trunks union territory by calling it a "po- infrastructure projects construct- ate defiance and failure to comply ritorial integrity of India by show- key officers including the grievance der the banner of Save Lakshad- etc in and around dwelling plac- litical vested interest". ed by the Border Roads Organisa- with the country’s new IT rules, ing an incorrect map. officer, to be resident in India. weep Forum (SLF), stood in front es/public places must be disposed He also informed that the Cen- tion (BRO) from Ladakh. despite repeated reminders. Twitter’s apparent heavy- Twitter and the government have of a pile of coconut leaves in the off scientifically by the landown- tre want to re-start the political Rajnath Singh is currently in Notably, the microblogging handedness has come under been at loggerheads over multiple properties urging the administra- ers without affecting hygiene to process quickly in both regions. Leh for a three-day visit to Ladakh. platform has lost its legal shield as government scrutiny when the instances in the past months, in- tion to withdraw the “anti-peo- the environment. an intermediary in India, becom- microblogging platform did not cluding during the farmers’ protest ple” order. “No persons is allowed to AFTER JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH WERE ing liable for users posting any un- fully complied with the new rules, and later when the microblogging In their one-hour long protest, throw or break or spread coco- lawful content. called intermediary Guidelines, platform tagged political posts of the islanders urged the adminis- nuts, fruits leftovers, vegetables MADE UNION TERRITORIES, many doubted the intention of On Monday, social media users that mandate setting up a robust several leaders of the ruling party tration to withdraw the decision waste on roads, footpaths, pub- Prime Minister as political vested interest. But he wants the political slammed Twitter’s gross misrepre- grievance redressal mechanism BJP as “manipulated media”, trigger- to impose fine on them and in- lic areas, lagoon, sea and the process to start in both regions. He spoke to political leaders of Jammu sentation of India’s map that appears and appointing officers to coordi- ing a sharp rebuke from the centre. troduce technology to convert the beaches”, it said, prohibiting the and Kashmir and will speak to leaders in Ladakh soon." organic materials from the coco- disposal by burning of any type of nuts as compost — a mixture of solid waste at roadsides, beaches ingredients used to fertilize and and in open places. improve the soil. It said whoever violates or “Our demand is that the fine contravenes any of the aforesaid Arvind Kejriwal Promises Free Heroin Worth Rs 126 Crore imposed on the people should be directions shall be liable for pun- withdrawn and a proper waste ishment with fine as per Schedule Seized From 2 South African management system should be 1 of the Lakshadweep Solid Waste Electricity In Punjab If AAP Wins implemented. Unless the waste Management Bye-Law, 2018 and management system is imple- also be liable to criminal proceed- Agenceis Men At Delhi Airport mented there is no genuine right ings for offence punishable Under from the side of administration Section 188 IPC (Disobedience to New Delhi: Ahead of assembly Agenceis to collect fine on falling of co- order duly promulgated by public elections in Punjab next year, Delhi conut leaves and other palms in servant). Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on NEW DELHI: In a major catch, her- their property,” Lakshadweep MP Lakshadweep has been wit- Monday promised free electricity oin worth Rs 126 crore has been Mohammed Faizal P P told PTI. nessing a series of protests by in that state if his Aam Aadmi Party seized from two South African “Where do the people of islands residents for the past few weeks wins the polls. men at the international airport are expected to do the scientific against Administrator Praful A day ahead of his visit to Chan- here as they were trying to smug- processing of leaves and palms,” Khoda Patel’s decision to imple- digarh, the AAP leader also claimed gle it into the country, according to he asked. ment reform measures in the that women in Punjab are very un- an official statement on Monday. The Lok Sabha member said islands. The Save Lakshadweep happy with inflation. The two accused were inter- an islander cannot afford to have Forum (SLF), a platform of pro- "...In Delhi we provide 200 units cepted on Saturday upon their ar- to be part of a syndicate, it said. his own scientific processing unit testers, has alleged that the mea- of free electricity to every family. rival from Johannesburg via Doha. It stated that the off-white co- or incinerator and it is the prime sures were being implemented The women are very happy. Women the party permission to hold a press pre-decided venue. Nevertheless, @ "On detailed personal and bag- lour powder/granules, weighing duty of the Lakshadweep admin- without taking people of islands in Punjab are also very unhappy conference at a pre-decided venue. ArvindKejriwal will make a mega gage search of the passengers, 18 in total and estimated to be istration to provide such a facility. into confidence. Accusing the ad- with inflation. The AAP government Mr Chadha said Mr Kejriwal will announcement tomorrow in Chan- off-white colour powder/granules, valued at Rs 126 crore, were in- “If such facilities are made avail- ministration of going ahead with will also provide free electricity in make a "mega announcement" in digarh which will send 440 volt cur- found to be heroin, weighing 8 kg geniously concealed inside their able and people are not obeying the “anti-people reform mea- Punjab. See you tomorrow in Chan- Chandigarh on Tuesday. rent to Captain and his party," Mr was recovered from one passenger checked-in trolley bags. this, then you can impose the sures” in the islands, the SLF has digarh," Kejriwal tweeted in Punjabi. "@capt_amarinder's fear of Ke- Chadha tweeted. and 10 kg was recovered from an- Both the men have been ar- fine. The primary responsibility said they would continue their AAP spokesperson and Delhi jriwal has reached a point where Assembly elections in Punjab are other," said the statement issued rested and a case of smuggling has of the administration should be to protest till the administration MLA Raghav Chadha said the Punjab his office has denied us permis- scheduled to be held in February or by the customs department. been registered against them, a ensure the installation of the sci- withdraws such measures in the Chief Minister's office has denied sion to hold press conference at the March next year. Both of the accused were found customs officer said. — PTI entific processing units like incin- archipelago.