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VOL: 9 Issue: 71 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SAtURDAy , MARCH 21, 2020 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- Inside Coronavirus update: 3330 persons under Inside observation in JK, 4 test positive Annual Chountra 4 Nirbhaya convicts executed in Tihar Jail JAMMU, MARCH 20 : avirus disease. The govern - mass gatherings, and main - Mata Ji Yatra 2020 The Government today ment of Jammu and taining distance (approxi - New Delhi, March 20 : Asia's largest prison complex approached the Supreme they would continue their informed that 3330 trav - Kashmir has also set up mately 6 feet or 2 meters) suspended The four men convicted of the that houses more than 16,000 Court challenging rejection of "fight for India's daughters". ellers and persons in contact helpline numbers in this from others when possible,” UDHAMPUR, gang-rape and murder of a inmates. The executions were the second mercy petition by "We finally got justice. We with suspected cases have regard: 0191-2549676(UT the Government advisory MARCH 20 : Keeping in Delhi woman on December carried out after the men the President. will continue our fight for jus - been enlisted for observa - level Cell for J&K), 0191- said. view the precautionary 16, 2012 were hanged in the tice for India's daughters. tion and, so far, only four 2520982(Jammu Further, the Government measures regarding spread darkness of pre-dawn on Justice delayed, but not cases have tested positive in Division),0194-2440283 has appealed people to not of Corona Virus COVID-19, Friday, ending a horrific denied," her mother told Jammu and Kashmir and 0194-2430581(Kashmir panic and take care of health Sub Divisional Magistrate, chapter in India's long history reporters after the hanging. According to the daily Division). and protect others. Ramnagar Naresh Kumar of sexual assault that had The mother said the entire Media Bulletin on novel The government has “Public in general is issued an order which reads seared the nation's soul. country was awake and wait - coronavirus (COVID-19) appealed that any person advised to avoid un-neces - that there shall be no Annual Mukesh Singh (32), ing for justice. 2465 persons have been with travel history to sary travel and use of public Chountra Mata ji Yatra this Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay There was cheer after the kept under home quarantine COVID-19 affected coun - transport. Avoid un-neces - year i.e 2020. However tra - Sharma (26) and Akshay hanging as hundreds of peo - while as 44 are in hospital tries or person in contact sary travel and use of public ditional religious ceremony Kumar Singh (31) were exe - ple, carrying the national flag quarantine. with such a traveller, transport; avoid crowded may be performed by cuted at 5.30 am for the sav - and shouting slogans of 'long Persons who are under whether they are having places and large gatherings, pujaries on the day of yatra. age assault in an empty mov - live Nirbhaya' and 'Bharat home surveillance stand at symptoms or not, must do not spit in public. People General public is appealed ing bus on the 23-year-old Mata ki jai', gathered outside 416 while as 405 persons remain in 14 days home must take basic precautions to restrict their movements physiotherapy intern who Tihar Jail since early hours of have completed their 28-day quarantine. If any person for personal hygiene; fre - till 31st March 2020. came to be known the world exhausted every possible In an unprecedented late- Friday. surveillance period. feels unwell having cough, quent handwashing with AC approves setting over as Nirbhaya, the fearless legal avenue to escape the night hearing that began at Some of them distributed The Bulletin further said fever or difficulty in breath - soap and observing cough - one. "The doctor has exam - gallows. Their desperate 2.30 am and lasted an hour, a sweets after the four convicts that 186 samples have been ing that person should avoid ing and sneezing eti - up of 4 Fast Track ined the bodies and declared attempts only postponed the Supreme Court bench dis - were executed. sent for testing of which 178 exposure to others and seek quettes,” the Government Special Courts all four dead," Director inevitable by less than two missed his last plea, paving Among the people who tested as negative and only medical care at the earliest. advisory added. JAMMU, MARCH 20 : General of Tihar Jail Sandeep months after the first date of the way for the execution. gathered outside the jail was four cases have tested posi - The Government has The advisory also calls The Administrative Council Goel said. execution was set for January It also refused to pass any social activist Yogita tive, so far while as four also urged the general pub - upon the general public to (AC) which met under the Jail officials said the bod - 22. direction allowing Gupta and Bhayana. She held a poster reports are awaited till lic to maintain social dis - strictly follow the advisories chairmanship of Lieutenant ies were kept hanging for half In last-ditch efforts, one of Akshay Singh to meet their which read 'Nirbhaya has got March 20, 2020. tancing as it is the key to issued by the Government Governor, G C Murmu an hour, a mandatory proce - the convicts knocked on the families just before they were justice. The other daughters Meanwhile, a 24x7 toll stop and prevent the spread from time to time and rely accorded sanction to estab - dure after execution as per the doors of the Delhi High Court sent to the gallows. still await'. free national helpline num - of Covid-19 from those who only on the information lishment of four Fast Track prison manual. and the Supreme Court hours Relieved that their daugh - "Justice has been deliv - ber 1075 has been activated are infected. released by the Government Special Courts in Jammu & This is the first time that before the hanging. ter finally got justice after a ered finally," she said, adding for support, guidance, and “The intervention through the daily media bul - Kashmir for effective imple - four men have been hanged Hours before the execu - seven-year-long legal strug - it was a victory of the legal response to health related includes remaining out of letin to print and electronic mentation of Criminal Law together in Tihar Jail, South tion, Pawan Kumar Gupta gle, Nirbhaya's parents said system. queries on novel coron - crowded settings, avoiding media. Amendment Act, 2018 by ensuring targeted disposal of J&K to have Dairy Cooperative scheme pending rape and Protection Kamal Nath govt falls in Madhya Pradesh Administrative Council approves of Children from Sexual Scheme to boost milk production in JK with GoI help New Delhi, March 20 : back all those who helped contenders like Gwalior- adoption of J&K IT/ITeS Policy-2020 Offences Act (POCSO) JAMMU, MARCH 20 : tune of 25% shall also be pro - Kamal Nath on Friday topple the popular govern - Chambal leader Narottam cases. The Administrative Council vided by the Government to announced his decision to ment elected by them. Mishra who, along with Policy aims to build JK as a Out of the four Courts, which met under the chair - the beneficiaries and owners resign as Madhya Pradesh Spotlight shifts to BJP, Chouhan, is among those the two FTSCs, one each in manship of Lieutenant contribution in the scheme Chief Minister, thereby put - will Chouhan be next CM Congress has accused of leading destination for Jammu and Srinagar shall Governor, G C Murmu shall be only 5%. ting an end to the ongoing The BJP legislature party “horse-trading” to dislodge exclusively be meant for accorded sanction to the The scheme with the spon - political drama and crisis in will make the decision in a the Kamal Nath government, trial of cases registered the state, thereby paving the meeting with observers from are also doing the rounds. investment in IT sector C M under POCSO Act. Other implementation of Dairy sorship of NCDC will facili - C M Cooperative scheme for tate establishment of integrat - way for the Opposition BJP the Centre, party leaders say, Apart from Chouhan and JAMMU, MARCH 20 : and safer cyber space for all Y B two, at Kulgam and Reasi to take over. dismissing speculation of Mishra, others in the fray are In a significant decision to citizens. y B shall deal with cases involv - Dairy Cooperative Societies ed dairy projects with the pro - in the Union Territory of J&K vision for technical inputs for Recounting the works and “several claimants and differ - Morena MP Narendra Singh develop a modern and J&K IT/ITeS Policy aims ing offences against women accomplishments of his gov - ences and factionalism” in Tomar, the Minister of vibrant ecosystem of to provide for time bound including rape. with the support of National farmer’s organizations, Cooperative Development mobile veterinary care, artifi - ernment during its short the party. Reports of senior Agriculture and Farmers Information Technology in approvals and single window The AC also approved tenure, while berating the state leader Shivraj Singh Welfare and Minister of establishment of Office of Corporation (NCDC). cial insemination, expan - the Union Territory, the clearances to prospective The Scheme endeavours sion/renovation of milk col - BJP and turncoats for “engi - Chouhan’s “history of rivalry Rural Development in the Administrative Council investors, besides provision - Special Public Prosecutors neering” the crisis, Nath said with Prime Minister Narendra Modi cabinet. along with other staff, for to boost milk production in lection centres, packaging which met under the chair - ing a host of fiscal and non- J&K through empowerment units and chilling plants, pur - he would submit the resigna - Narendra Modi” is the main Leader of Rajya Sabha manship of Lieutenant fiscal incentives to attract the two Fast Track Courts tion to the Governor shortly. reason for the speculation. Thawar Chand Gehlot, Union that shall be set up at Jammu of Dairy Cooperative chase/rearing and breading of Governor, G C Murmu investments. It also offers Societies with easy financial milch animals, setting up of Making the announce - It is one of the reasons Minister of Social Justice and accorded approval to adop - incentives for start-ups and and Srinagar exclusively for ment minutes before the floor that while the most obvious Empowerment Prahlad Singh POCSO cases. assistance for production, small feed mixing manufac - tion of Jammu and Kashmir establishment of state of art processing and marketing turing units, testing laborato - test, Nath said people of the name appears to be that of Patel and Kailash IT/ITeS Policy-2020. infrastructure to meet the JMC seals including purchase of ani - ries, establishment/expansion state were watching the three-time chief minister Vijayvargiya are the other The Policy provides for requirements of IT/ITeS unauthorized mals, rearing, augmenting of effluent treatment plants, machinations and would pay Chouhan, names of other names. creation and up-gradation of industry. their capacities, health care, milk parlours and establish - IT infrastructure to meet Through this policy inter - building development of infrastructure ment of technical and promo - Delhi court sends accused in J-K DSP terrorist links case to police custody existing and future needs of vention, the Jammu and Jammu : In order to for milk processing, other by tional cell. New Delhi : A Delhi Dharmendra Rana on and Kashmir, was planning a UT in e-Governance, Kashmir endeavours to curb the menace of unautho - products and creation of For smooth implementa - court has remanded a man to Thursday granted the terrorist attack on protected increase digital literacy establish itself as a valued rized constructions and vio - infrastructure to undertake tion of the scheme, an Apex ten-day police custody in remand, allowing Delhi persons in Delhi and other among youth thereby destination for IT Industry lations of land use, the marketing activities. Level Monitoring Committee connection with a case Police to question the parts of the country. enhancing employability, and attract investment in the against the suspended Jammu accused Imran Shafi Mir. The In this regard, the involve - Enforcement staff led by Under the scheme, the to be headed by Registrar and Kashmir Deputy accused was arrested the ment of a Srinagar-based attracting investment in the IT/ITeS sector. It envisions Enforcement Officer sealed Government shall provide Cooperative Societies, Superintendent of Police same day. According to Delhi travel agent name Javed sector, harnessing the poten - pushing IT as an engine for the premises which was 50% of the loan and 20% of Jammu & Kashmir and (DSP) Davinder Singh, who Police, some inputs were Iqbaland another person by tial of emerging technolo - rapid, inclusive and sustain - being converted for com - the share capital to the benefi - Additional Registrars of the is accused of trying to assist received through a reliable name Singh associated with gies, promoting entrepre - able growth in the economy mercial use by one Tanveer ciary Cooperative Societies. Division as its members shall terrorists to travel outside the source that a group of indi - security agency had surfaced. neurship, creation of of J&K with the active par - Ahmed unauthorizedly at While as, a subsidy to the also be constituted. Union Territory. viduals, likely linked to a ter - Both Iqbal and Singh are employment opportunities ticipation of private entities. Qasim Nagar, Jammu in vio - Additional Sessions Judge ror outfit operating in Jammu under police custody. lation of the land use of the area as per the provisions of Jammu Maser Plan 2032. Two Business premises sealed in Jammu SP smart school Baribrahamna found flouting DM order, sealed The action has been taken District Administration seals Dolphin International School in Pulwama on the instruction of Ms. DC advises business community to comply with the orders Avny Lavasa (IAS), SAMBA, MARCH 20 : In a found out that it was operational from the outbreak of covid-19. Administration for violating the Commissioner, Jammu JAMMU, MARCH Tehsildar, Bahu and was also sealed and clear violation of District against the DM orders. The Meanwhile, On receiving a government order. Municipal Corporation 20 : Taking tough meas - SHO, Gandhi Nagar owner booked for not Magistrate Samba order inspecting team cleared the con - complaint regarding function - In this regard, CEO under the supervision of Sh. ures for stringent enfore - while visiting the differ - complying the orders regarding compete closure of gregation and advised them to ing of Dolphin International Pulwama also took cognizance Ashish Gupta (KAS), Joint cement of Orders issued ent areas of the city to issued by the District school in-wake of pro - School at Tengpuna, of the matter and lodged an FIR Commissioner, Jammu under the Provisions of ensure the implementa - Disaster Management tection against Pulwama, the under Sec 188 IPC against the Municipal Corporation. Section 34 of National tion of the orders issued Authority, (DDMA) Coronavirus outspread, Deputy Commissioner school for violating the govern - The Jammu Municipal Disaster Management to check spread of despite repeated instruc - SP Smart School, a pri - Pulwama, Dr. Raghav ment order. Corporation appeals to the Act, 2005, the District COVID-19, the Colour tions to follow the Orders. vate school, in Langer directed a team led Meanwhile, District General Public to refrain Administration, Jammu Lounge Unisex Beauty The Deputy Baribrahmana was found by Tehsildar, Pulwama to Administration Pulwama has from making illegal con - today sealed two business Saloon was found open. Commissioner, Jammu to be operation with 40- inspect the School, here advised Private schools, organi - structions and get building premises “Colour Lounge The business premises has advised the business 50 faculty members, stu - today. zations, coaching centres to plans whether Unisex Beauty Saloon” was immediately closed community of District dents and other staff During the inspection, abide by the government orders commercial/residential and “Vermani Provision and sealed and also the Jammu to scrupulously present and subsequently the team found Dolphin and advisories to tackle the approved from Jammu Store” for violating the owner of the premises obey and comply with the was sealed during an inspection remain in houses till further International School was func - spread of COVID 19. Municipal Corporation oth - Orders of District was booked under Section Orders issued by the by team of revenue and police spread and sealed the school tioning against the government Later, a team led by AD erwise action as admissible Disaster Management 51 of National Disaster DDMA as the same is officers. building. order directing closure of all FOOD, Surjeel Ahmad carried under rules to Authority (DDMA). Management Act, 2005. being done in the larger The joint inspection team of The district administration schools in wake of COVID-19. out market checking drive at demolition/sealing of the A team of the officers Similarly, during the interest of preventing SDM Vijaypur, C.P. Kotwal, has appealed to the general pub - Taking serious note of viola - Tral in which three chemists building will be taken. headed by Additional checking of Gole Market spread of COVID-19 and Tehsildar Bari Brahmana, lic to follow the guidelines of tion, the Tehsidar sealed the were sealed and a fine of Rs District Magistrate (Law area of Gandhi Nagar, saving lives of the citi - Qasier Malik, SHO Rajeev government strictly and protect school and said that stern action 14,500 was realized from erring and Order), Jammu with Vermani Provision Store zens. Jasrotia reached the school and themselves and society at large will be taken against the school traders. For Computer Services Lt Governor emphasises for massive sanitation measures for preventing spread of coronavirus Laptop Services JAMMU, MARCH 20 : and Sh. Vivek Verma, sories on the Multipurpose at Yatra entry points of of the Board. The meeting took stock of Yojana, shortly. BSNL Broadband The 66th meeting of Shri Additional Chief Executive Audio System in the Shrine Banganga, Tarakote and As the yatra has been sus - the various projects taken up The Board also reviewed Pan Card Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Officer participated in the area for the information of the Katra Helipad for screening pended w.e.f. 18 March, and accomplished by the the progress of major projects Passport Board was held at the Raj deliberations. pilgrims, making available of pilgrims, regularly using 2020, the Lt. Governor Board for the benefit of the of the Shrine Board, especial - Contact :- Bhavan here today under the The Lt. Governor, while Self Declaration Forms at and spraying disinfectants all emphasized that pooja, aarti society at large, such as estab - ly related to the protection rohit: chairmanship of the welcoming the Members of lishment of Shri Mata and treatment of hill slopes. Lieutenant Governor, Sh. the Board, complimented Vaishno Devi University, Two proposals in this regard Mob. 9419626826 Girish Chandra Murmu, them for their valuable contri - Gurukul, Superspeciality were approved by the Board Chairman of the Shrine butions in creating and con - Hospital and the Nursing at an estimated cost of about Board. tinually upgrading facilities College, besides taking vari - Rs. 9 crore. H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for convenience of the pil - ous social support initiatives The Board while taking Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji (who attended the meeting grims. At the outset, the meet - and gave in-principle review of Prasad Sewa opera - through video conferencing), ing reviewed the timely and approval to the proposal for tionalised at Sanjichhat Dr. Ashok Bhan, Justice necessary precautionary creation of Shri Mata Vaishno recently, emphasized that the MANoJ KUMAr & Co. (Retd) Permod Kohli and measures taken by the Board Devi Charitable Society to efforts need to be further Maj. Gen. (Retd) Shiv Kumar in view of the outbreak of manage non-pilgrimage intensified on continuing Fruit & Vegetable Sharma, Sh. K. K. Sharma, all coronavirus for ensuring the activities of the Board. basis for extending all possi - Board Members; Sh. Rajiv safety of the visiting pilgrims, The Board also reviewed ble facilities for the pilgrims. Commission Agents Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the staff and the public in general. the functioning of the Shri Earlier, Sh. Ramesh Lt Governor; Sh. BVR The meeting lauded these Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Kumar gave a detailed pres - Specialist In : Potato, onion Subrahmanyam, Chief pro-active initiatives viz. Superspeciality Hospital, entation on the latest status of Secretary; Sh. Atal Dulloo, installation of bilingual Yatra Registration Counters, along the track, accommoda - and other rituals at the Shrine Kakryal and was apprised that varied activities of the Shrine Shop No. 69, Sabji Financial Commissioner, hoardings on the track from Enquiry and Registration tions, bhojanalayas, toilet should be performed as usual. the hospital, which is already Board and the action taken in Health and Medical Katra to Bhawan, distributing Counter, Helipad Terminals blocks, queues, railings, door He directed for continuing the empanelled under CGHS and regard to the implementation Mandi Narwal, Jammu. Education; Sh. Ramesh pamphlets among the pil - and all accommodation com - handles as well as providing massive sanitation drive at ECHS, is also being empan - of various decisions of the Kumar, Chief Executive grims, making announce - plexes of the Board, deploy - face masks, hand sanitizers Katra as well as on the track elled under Ayushman Bharat previous meetings of the Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Officer of the Shrine Board; ments in regard to the advi - ing Thermal Image Scanners and disinfectants to all units and in the entire Shrine area. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Board.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL SPECIAL 2 JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 India sees highest single day rise in coronavirus Lt Governor reviews preparedness for CoVID-19 prevention, cases as number rises to 223 urges people to maintain social distance, not to panic New Delhi/Kochi, March far," the ministry said, adding that of two foreigners. Tamil "A total of 14,376 samples JAMMU, MARCH 20 : the corona virus. The admin - essential services, the Lt spreading unverified news. 20 : India witnessed the high - that 23 others have been Nadu has three cases so far from 13,486 individuals have Lieutenant Governor Girish istration is working 24x7 for Governor appealed to the gen - He further emphasized on est single-day rise in COVID- cured/discharged/migrated while Andhra Pradesh has been tested for SARS-CoV2 Chandra Murmu has urged ensuring the welfare of the eral public to complement the the need to follow the advi - 19 cases since the outbreak as while four have died. three. as on March 20," Indian the general public not to panic public, he added. efforts of the government and sories being issued by the it saw a jump of 50 cases in a Delhi has, so far, reported In Haryana, there are 17 Council of Medical Research and maintain the social dis - The Lt Governor reviewed cooperate in breaking the chain administration from time to day from 173 on Thursday to 17 positive cases, which cases, which include 14 for - (ICMR) officials said. tance as a precautionary the preparedness and the sta - by participating in the ‘Janata time to minimise the spread of 223 on Friday. includes one foreigner, while eigners. "There have been four measure to stop the spread of tus of arrangements for deal - Curfew’ on 22nd March. The the virus. He urged the public Among those found posi - Uttar Pradesh has recorded 23 Odisha has two cases deaths so far, all people over COVID-19 Corona Virus. ing with the COVID-19 in a Lt Governor reiterated that to take special care of the vul - tive for coronavirus are 32 cases, including one foreigner. while Uttarakhand has three 64," officials from the Health Hailing the Prime Minister high level meeting attended there would be no shortage of nerable age groups like elder - foreign nationals, including Maharashtra has 52 cases, cases so far. Ministry said at a press con - for his motivation and appeal by Shri Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, essential commodities or any ly, children and the people 17 from Italy, three from the including three foreigners, West Bengal reported two ference on Friday. to the public for ensuring self Advisor to Lt. Governor, Shri service. However, he cau - with existing co-morbidities. Philippines, two from the UK, while Kerala has recorded 28 cases while Puducherry “Social distancing is most imposed ‘Janata Curfew’ on BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief tioned the people not fall prey He said that each and every one each belonging to cases which include two for - reported one. One woman important to fight COVID-19. 22nd March, 2020, the Lt Secretary; Shri Atal Dulloo, to the rumours of any kind and individual would require to Canada, Indonesia and eign nationals. tested positive in Mohali on Use toll-free 1075 for any Governor thanked the Prime Financial Commissioner rely only on the government follow the guidelines being Singapore. Karnataka has 15 coron - Friday, taking Punjab's cases query,” officials from the Minister for the initiative to Health and Medical sources for authentic informa - issued by the concerned The figure also includes avirus patients. The number to three, with one death. health ministry said. “We are contain the spread of the virus Education and senior officers tion. He also warned that authorities and hoped that four deaths reported from of cases in Ladakh rose to 10 Chandigarh meanwhile working on a preventive and assured the residents of of concerned departments. action would be initiated with the cooperation of gener - Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and and Jammu and Kashmir four. reported four new cases, tak - approach.” “There is no short - Jammu and Kashmir that all While lauding the efforts of against the rumour mongers al public, corona virus would Maharashtra so far. Telangana has reported 17 ing the total number to five. age of essential commodities necessary measures are in frontline health workers, secu - who indulge in any kind of be contained and defeated at "The total number of cases, which include nine for - Haryana has so far reported to fight coronavirus,” officials place to prevent the spread of rity forces and the staff of malicious propaganda or the earliest. active COVID-19 cases eigners. Rajasthan has also 17 cases, including 14 foreign said, asking people to avoid across India stands at 196 so reported 17 cases, including nationals. hoarding. Coronavirus COVID- Kishtwar admin intensifies disinfection 19 pandemic: Ban on Cornonavirus: Vasundhara raje, MP son at same drive against CoVID-19 passenger travel from dinner party as Kanika Kapoor; isolate themselves KISHtWAR, MARCH EU, UK challenged in 20 : Kishtwar Administration Delhi High Court New Delhi, March 20 : A ed positive for COVID-19, their apartments. tests that turned out to be neg - intensified its disinfection massive contact tracing effort was staying. Kapoor has, meanwhile, ative. Incidentally, she had drive in the district to main - New Delhi : The Delhi is underway across parliament The VIPS who attended a been shifted to the isolation also attended a Holi party in tain cleanliness at all rush High Court on Friday circles after evidence that sev - high-profile party, including ward in the Sanjay Gandhi her building. She had also vis - points and to disinfect all the (March 20) issued notices to eral politicos leaders were in public places, . ministries of Health and contact with coronavirus pos - The intensified drive was Home Affairs and itive Bollywood singer conducted by the Municipal Directorate General of Civil Kanika Kapoor on March 18 Council Kishtwar and District Aviation (DGCA) on a plea night at a private party in Red Cross Society on the challenging the Centre's cir - Agra. directions of District cular prohibiting travel of Former Rajasthan chief Development Commissioner passengers from European minister Vasundhara Raje and Kishtwar Rajinder Singh Union, UK and Turkey from her Member of Parliament Tara. March 18 onwards to con - son Dushyant Singh said on Fogging, fumigation and tain the spread of coron - Friday they had put them - spraying of disinfectants was avirus pandemic. selves in home isolation for done at Jamaia Mosque, DC Issuing the notice, a 14 days after being at a party Office, Helipad and other bench of Justices J R Midha where Kapoor was in Agra. crowded places. and I S Mehta directed the It is further learnt that sev - DDC instructed the authorities concerned to put eral Uttar Pradesh MPs were Secretary Red Cross Society submit their stand on the also at the same party with Asgar Ali Sheikh to sanitize plea, which was filed by the Kapoor on March 18 and the private vehicles within the father of an Indian student these MPs were later hosted premises of Mini Secretariat stranded in Scotland. by President Ram Nath and across the district so that The student was report - Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan the spread of the corona virus edly unable to return to the for lunch. could be contained effectively country due to the travel The central government and efficiently. ban, which also includes was silent on whether all these DDC has also asked the member nations of MPs too would need to isolate district officers to sanitize European Free Trade themselves as per protocol. their offices and minimize the Association. A senior officer did not rush in offices to the extent The petition, which seeks comment when asked if the possible. quashing of the March 16 President too would need to circular imposing the travel remain in isolation for 14 days ban, was mentioned before a having come in contact with CoVID-19: UP govt orders sanitisation bench of Justices Siddharth some MPs who had a contact Kapoor and UP health minis - Post Graduate Institute of ited her uncle Vipul Tandon’s Mridul and I S Mehta earlier history with Kapoor. ter Jai Pratap Singh, have also Medical Sciences. house in Kanpur on March 13 of Lucknow, Noida, Kanpur; all in the day for urgent hear - Meanwhile, Health self-quarantined themselves. UP health minister Jai and 14. programmes postponed till April 2 ing. Ministry said Uttar Pradesh In an order issued on Pratap Singh, who attended Medical officials have The bench headed by Government had all the pow - Friday evening, the district the party, said that the party sought more information from New Delhi : In a bid to District Magistrates should children. I came back for Justice Mridul, however, ers to proceed against Kapoor administration has ordered a was actually a “family affair”. Kanika and she has revealed flatten the rising curve of the ensure that hoarding or black work. On 13 March, a family declined to hear the matter who knowingly moved out shutdown of all shops and “I do not recognise Kanika that she visited a skin clinic in coronavirus (COVID-19) out - marketing of essential com - friend's birthday was celebrat - as his daughter was stranded despite being symptomatic for commercial establishments Kapoor though some guests Lucknow on March 15. break in Uttar Pradesh, the modities is not done, added ed and a small get together in the United Kingdom coronavirus. except medicine shops, gas told me that there was a The singer also attended Yogi Adityanath government (UK) in the wake of the “States have powers to agencies, hospitals and phar - Bollywood singer. I interacted another party at Hotel Taj on on Friday issued advisories COVID-19 outbreak and take action against those who macists in the area including with people in Lucknow who March 16 and also one on cautioning the people. "It is directed that it be listed spread infectious diseases,” Mahanagar, Khurram Nagar, are known to me,” he said on March 17 in her building. She necessary to take complete before another bench. health ministry joint secretary Tedhi Pulia, Abrar Nagar and the phone. also visited the home of a precautions to prevent the Justice Mridul also asked Lav Agarwal said. along the Kukrail nullah, He said that he himself had friend in Gulistan Colony. spread of coronavirus. Public the central government to Lucknow's Trans-Gomti Rahim Nagar and informed the medical officials The health minister said, cooperation will have to play consider evacuating Indian area shut down Kapoorthala. All restaurants about his presence at the “On the basis of information a major role in the implemen - citizens stranded in other The Lucknow have also been closed as a party. given by the singer, the offi - tation of the central govern - COVID-19 affected nations Administration has shut down precautionary measure. Meanwhile, Kapoor issued cials are contacting and ment and state government's as was done in China, but no a large part of the trans-Gomti Meanwhile, a number of a statement on social media checking all those people arrangements," said CM orders to this effect were area in the Uttar Pradesh cap - residents living in the building where she said that she had whom she interacted with. All Adityanath. passed. ital where Bollywood singer where Kanika Kapoor was come from London about 10 of them will have to follow He also appealed religious When the matter came up Kanika Kapoor, who has test - staying have started leaving days ago and had undergone the defined protocols”. leaders to spread awareness in for hearing before the bench the society for the control of headed by Justice Midha, DMRC to observe Janta coronavirus. The CM directed central government standing Indian traders’ body CAIT extends support that all religious, spiritual, the Chief Minister. took place but it was not a counsel Amit Mahajan, Curfew, keep its services social, and cultural activities The CM has also said that party. I am an educated per - appearing for the ministries, and programmes should be non-essential OPD and inves - son, I am not going to run urged the court to implead closed on March 22 to PM Narendra Modi's Janata Curfew call postponed till April 2 includ - tigation will be postponed in away from the airport. And all the Ministry of Home New Delhi : In the wake NEW DELHI : Traders regard for nationwide market self-imposed curfew —“of, ing Tehsil Day, Samadhan government hospitals till the news about me throwing a Affairs as the travel adviso - of ‘Janata Curfew’ to be across the country have decid - closure on March 22 was for and by the people” from 7 Divas, Chief Minister Arogya March 31, 2020, and only bash is false and baseless. ry/ban was issued by the observed on March 22, Delhi ed to shut their businesses on taken after consultations with am to 9 pm on Sunday. Mela and Janata Darshan. emergency services will be There are a few UP govern - Bureau of Immigration Metro Rail Corporation Sunday, extending support to trade leaders of all states," he He also asked people not An intensive checking provided. ment officials in my family which comes under the min - (DMRC) has decided to keep Prime Minister Narendra added. to resort to “panic buying” of should be ensured at airports, The police has been who attended the birthday istry. Subsequently, the its services closed on that Modi’s call for a 'Janata Khandelwal also said that eatables, adding that it would railway and bus stations, instructed for extensive party, " she added. court made the MHA a party day. The DMRC move is to Curfew' on that day in the along with state borders, he patrolling across the state to The total number of posi - in the case. Notably, the encourage the public to stay wake of Coronavirus epidem - added. Principals and man - keep a check against the gath - tive cases in India has reached number of people who have indoors and maintain social ic. Traders’ body – the agers of schools and colleges ering of people anywhere, 223 and four people have lost died as a result of the coron - distancing, which is essential Confederation of All India should ensure that principals, said CM Adityanath. the battle against this deadly avirus pandemic now in the fight against Covid-19. Traders (CAIT) - has said that teachers and non-teaching The order came after virus. exceeds 10,000, according The DMRC's decision all traders will keep their staff shouldn't come to Bollywood singer Kanika Coronavirus which first to an AFP tally based on came today after Prime shops, businesses closed on schools till April 2, he added. Kapoor, who attended a series emerged in China's Wuhan official data today. Minister Narendra's Modi's Sunday in the wake PM An instruction to close the of parties in Lucknow over city has now spread across the In total, 10,080 deaths appeal to people on Thursday Modi’s call for Janata Curfew malls has also been issued. the past week, tested positive globe. The World Health have been reported, most of to remain indoors on Sunday from 7 AM to 9 PM. Instruction to sanitize for Coronavirus. She told Zee Organization (WHO) has them in Europe (4,932) and (March 22) and voluntarily The traders’ body has also Lucknow, Noida and Kanpur News, "I came back to declared the Coronavirus out - Asia (3,431). Italy is the observe curfew for the whole urged the citizens to stay cities has been issued. An ade - Lucknow from London on break as a pandemic, prompt - worst affected country with day from 7 AM to 9 PM to indoors to prevent spread of quate amount of daily use March 9, 2020. I was ing the governments world - 3,405 fatalities, followed by express solidarity with those novel coronavirus. materials, including food screened at the airport and I wide to take extraordinary China with 3,248, the initial who are extending their serv - "In response to the clarion grains, in the state, should be had no symptoms. I was in measures to contain the epicentre of the outbreak, ices in the fight against the call of Prime Minister CAIT lauded the formation of be ensured there was no made available. All the London to take care of my spread of the deadly virus. and Iran with 1,433. deadly COVID-19. Narendra Modi for imposing Covid-19 taskforce under the scarcity of milk, eatables, and The DMRC took to twitter self Janata Curfew on 22 chairmanship of Finance medicines. to inform people in this March, the Confederation of Minister, also announced by In his nearly half-an-hour Admn takes up contact tracing of regard. All India Traders (CAIT) the Prime Minister in his tele - speech, Modi said the pan - Notably, the Delhi gov - appreciated the call of Prime vised address, terming it a demic had already deeply hurt Covid positive with Air India Minister and the commercial right step which will mitigate the economic interests of the ernment today ordered clo - Srinagar : The authorities people sitting in the two rows tal in Srinagar, from where Qadri said a Senior sure of all malls in the nation - markets across the country the problems and concerns of middle class, the lower mid - will take part in Janata the traders. dle class, and the poor. in Jammu and Kashmir have in front of her and two rows she went to the Sher-e- Superintendent of Police al capital in view of the asked Air India to share the behind her in the flight,” Kashmir Institute of Medical (SSP)-rank officer, who is the COVID-19 threat, but Curfew and seven crore busi - In his address to the nation He asked those running ness establishments in the on Thursday night, PM Modi businesses, and also those in details of the 40 pilgrims who Qadri said. Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. son-in-law of the woman, had exempted grocery and phar - were travelling with the first been home quarantined. macy stores in them. country may down their shut - had appealed to people to high-income groups, to pro - ters on 22 March," CAIT practise social distancing and tect the interests of people positive Covid-19 case of “We have quarantined her Through social media, Kashmir from Saudi Arabia. four family members at Chief Minister Arvind General Secretary Praveen avoid public spaces. As a test who provided them with serv - Khandelwal said in a press case to prepare for future ices, and not cut their wages The 67-year-old woman, SKIMS, suspecting they Kejriwal said all non-essen - release. challenges, he asked them to and salaries even if they did who was tested positive for might have contracted the tial public dealing activities "A final decision in this observe a janata curfew — a not come to work. Covid-19 on Wednesday, virus,” said Director, Health was stopped till March 31, arrived in Kozhikode, Kerala, Services Kashmir, Dr Samir Ji adding that only essential in an Air India flight on Mattoo. Meanwhile, SKIMS public dealing activities will Lok Sabha Speaker om Birla inspects March 15 from Jeddah along nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr continue. with 40 other pilgrims. Ghulam Hassan Yatoo, said, The Delhi CM said all Parliament cleanliness From there, she travelled “Her condition is stable. She non-essential staff are being New Delhi : Lok Sabha Birla along with a team of The Speaker went to the in a connecting Air India is responding well to treat - directed to work from home Speaker Om Birla on Friday the New Delhi Municipal Central Hall, library, Gate flight through Hyderabad, ment.” while all permanent and con - conducted surprise checking Corporation and local author - Number four, Speaker gate, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh At least 14 patients were tractual employees will be of cleanliness in Parliament ities took a round of the cam - lawn and the media camp and and finally reached the quarantined at the SKIMS, paid for this period. premises following Covid-19 pus after the House was directed the authorities to Srinagar airport on March 16. Yatoo said. “Two were admit - Meanwhile, The threat. adjourned at noon. launch cleanliness drive. “We have started contact ted for treatment,” he said. Brihanmumbai Municipal He also interacted with tracing from Wednesday Soon after her test came posi - Corporation's earlier order of security officials posted at the afternoon and taken up the tive, the authorities held Mumbai's complete shut has entry gate and advised them matter with Air India. We Officials said the woman Officials said they had house-to-house inspections been amended. The shut to take precautions against have also shared her flight was accompanied by her hus - identified 13 contact persons and conducted investigations down will include schools, Covid-19. details with the Kerala band and 40 other Kashmiri and put them in quarantine, to ascertain whether someone cinema halls, swimming In the media camp, the Government and other states persons for the Umrah pil - including four at SKIMS. living within the radius of pools, gyms, Malls/Mill com - Speaker advised the local so that they could trace the grimage in Saudi Arabia. “All Her daughter, son-in-law 300m from her house in the pound, Spa centers, clubs, authorities to put up sanitisers contact persons, if any,” said of them will be put under and two grandchildren have Khanyar locality in Srinagar Pubs, discotheque, SGNP, and provide gloves to the the nodal officer for Covid- observation,” officials said. been quarantined at SKIMS, had come in contact with the Amusement Parks, etc, media persons. 19, Kashmir, Dr Manzoor Qadri said she was found while her son, his wife and infected person. At least 48 besides any mass congrega - India on Friday recorded Qadri. asymptomatic at the Srinagar their two children have been persons in Kashmir have been tion. The BMC has also 22 fresh cases of Covid-19 “Since her flight duration airport. home quarantined. Also, her tested for Covid-19 and 41 ordered to shut down all pri - taking the number of affected from Chandigarh and Her coronavirus symp - younger daughter, along with had been found negative. The vate, corporate and other persons to 195 from 173 the Srinagar is less than six hours, toms were diagnosed on her child, have been home results of six were awaited, establishments. day before. we have to trace only those March 16 at the SMHS hospi - quarantined. officials said. TRUTH PREVAIL NEWS 3 JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 Div Com visits CoVID–19 Screening Expedite on-going desilting, cleanliness Centres at Zig Qazigund, peripheries works of ranbir canal : Sahu ANANtNAG, MARCH place to tackle the threat. directed to deploy additional machinery of walnut process - JAMMU, MARCH 20 : ing garbage in the canal and ducting thorough inspection He also visited the Irrigation 20 : Divisional Commissioner The surveillance teams staff to screening centres. ing at the walnut factory so Commissioner Secretary, activate the Monitoring of the desilting works in the Lifting Plant Ismailpur and Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole have been constituted for Later, the Div Com also that the space could be used if PHE, Irrigation and Flood Committee of local residents canal. interacted with the employ - today visited COVID–19 thermal screening of the indi - visited Trauma Hospital need arises. Control Department, Ajeet of Wards/Panchayats to look Sahu also gave instruc - ees and enquired about the screening Centre at Zig viduals, especially having Qazigund and took stock of The Div Com also visited Kumar Sahu, today directed after and aware public about tions to the concerned offi - working and facilities being Qazigund and peripheries to the concerned authorities of the importance of keeping it cials of Irrigation Department put in place at the Lifting take stock of the arrangement Irrigation department to put in place for the screening expedite the ongoing desilt - of passengers, visiting the val - ing and cleanliness works of ley through Jawaharl Tunnel. Ranbir canal. DDC Anantnag Bashir Commissioner Secretary Ahmad Dar, DDC Kulgam, made these remarks during Showkat Aijaz Bhat, ADDC inspection of the ongoing Anantnag, Khwaja Nazir desilting and cleanliness Ahmad, ADC Anantnag, work of the canal at various Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, SSP places including Digiana, Kulgam, Gurinder Pal Sing, Gangyal, Kunjwani, CMOs of both districts, DSP Bandhurakh, Jeevan Nagar, Traffic Qazigund and other Dharp, Ismailpur and Seora. concerned accompanied the He directed the concerned Div Com. authorities that desilting At Zig Qazigund, the he works should be done at the was briefed about the arrange - canal beds and garbage ments put in place for screen - retrieved from it should be ing of the passengers to properly dumped before ensure no passenger enters the releasing the water. He asked valley without screening. the concerned to ensure that clean. to take necessary steps to stop plant. It was informed that the water reaches to the tail He stressed upon the con - encroachment of banks of Chief Engineer, Irrigation Screening Centres and Help end of canal without any cerned officers to engage Ranbir canal and directed the & Flood Control, Ashok desks equipped with doctors, problem. more men and machinery to Chief Engineer to take urgent Kumar Sharma, besides other technical staff and other nec - travel history of highly affect - the healthcare facilities for newly constructed residential Commissioner Secretary complete the work within action in consultation with senior officers of the con - essary equipments have been ed countries. He was the public. He asked the con - quarters at Vessu and GDC directed the concerned stipulated time frame (5th the District Administration cerned department accompa - established at other locations informed that Rapid Response cerned CMO to ensure avail - Boys Khannabal Anantnag to authorities to impose fine on April, 2020) so that water for immediate removal of nied the Commissioner including Railway Stations Teams are working in unison ability of isolation awards in assess if these places could those people who are throw - could be released after con - encroachments of canal land. Secretary. and main entry points to both with the surveillance teams, the hospital, which can be be used in case of exigency. the districts of Anantnag and wh ich report on daily basis. used during emergencies if He directed the DDC DIC Udhampur Kulgam. Besides, sufficient On the occasion, the Div need arises and also display Anantnag to ensure all the Div Com distributes scooty quarantine wards have been Com directed the DCs to the information about the basic facilities to both the generates awareness kept ready in all Tehsils of the work in coordination and COVID–19 precautionary places. districts and special teams ensure cent percent screening measures for the general pub - Earlier, the Div Com visit - regarding COVID-19 to specially abled have been framed to monitor of the passengers with proper lic, besides ensure cleanliness ed the under construction UDHAMPUR, MARCH JAMMU, MARCH 20 : help him in other works of facing lot of problems as he the situation at District, Block care. The Dy. SP Traffic, in and around the hospital. Road Tunnel at Vujru 20 : District Information Divisional Commissioner day to day life. The Div Com was dependent on others for and Zonal levels. Qazigund was directed to He also visited Transit Qazigund to review the pace Center, Udhampur today Sanjeev Verma on behalf of also urged to follow traffic his mobility to visit school or The Div Com was further ensure the movement of vehi - camp at Walnut Factory, of the work. He was launched an awareness cam - Lieutenant Governor J&K informed that people of both cles including contract carri - Qazigund to see if the camp informed that the tunnel will paign to generate awareness today handed over a scooty the districts are being educat - ers, passenger & personal can be used during the emer - be through for the traffic by among the masses regarding (tricycle) to specially abled ed about the precautionary vehicles, trucks and other gency, if raised, in wake of the end of September 2020. precautionary measures person namely Anurag measures that need to be load carriers through desig - COVID–19 spread. He The Div Com directed the against Noval Corona virus, Sharma S/o Suresh Kumar taken to tackle spread of nated screening centres to directed for the macadamiza - concerned executing agency COVID-19 wherein staff Sharma of village Degwar COVID – 19 besides, section avoid the traffic jamming and tion of the roads and lawns of to expedite the pace of work members of DIC Udhampur Haveli, district Poonch under 144 has been imposed in both to ensure that every passen - the transit camp at the earli - and complete the construc - distributed pamphlets con - J&K Relief Fund. the districts and a robust ger is screened. The CMOs of est. He also directed for tion of the Tunnel within the taining advisories issued by Deputy Director State mechanism has been put in both the districts where removal of the unused stipulated time frame. Health Department for con - Motor Garages, Syed Muarif tainment of COVID-19. Andrabi and other concerned The Pamphlets were dis - officers were present on the Money Laundering Case tributed at Petrol pumps, occasion. Chemists shops and Bank Speaking on the occasion, PD&SJ Srinagar rejects anticipatory bail plea to Mir Manzoor Gazanffer branches etc. Public was also the Div Com said the physi - appealed to follow the cally challenged persons are SRINAGAR, MARCH stitute a class apart and need would elude if the accused cient freedom in the process facing many problems while 20 : Court of Principal to be visited with a different knows that he is protected by of investigation, and the instructions issued by gov - ernment from time to time. travelling from one place to District and Sessions Judge approach in the matter of the order of the court. Grant grant of anticipatory bail to another. He added that the rules for safe drive. other places, but, now he is (PD&SJ), Srinagar which is bail. The economic offences of anticipatory bail, particu - the appellant will hamper the DC Reasi seals King’s scooty will help Anurag to Anurag informed that he is able to travel independently also a designated Court under having deep-rooted conspira - larly in economic offences investigation and this is not a reach school on time and also 12th class student and he was and it will also save time. the Money Laundering Act, cies and involving huge loss would definitely hamper the fit case for exercise of discre - Hotel at Katra rejected the bail plea to Mir of public funds need to be effective investigation. tion to grant anticipatory bail REASI, MARCH 20 : Manzoor Gazanffer, here viewed seriously and consid - Having regard to the materi - to the appellant. Acting upon the directions of DDC reviews status of today. ered as grave offences affect - als said to have been collect - On careful perusal of the State Pollution Control While rejecting the bail, ing the economy of the coun - ed by the non-applicant record including the aver - Board, Deputy PD&SJ Abdul Rashid Malik try as a whole and thereby Enforcement Directorate and ments made in the applica - Commissioner Indu Kanwal CoVID-19 measures observed that extra care and posing serious threat to the considering the stage of the tion, the documents attached Chib today sealed King's SAMBA, MARCH 20 : diately to the medical health centres in the district have caution has to be taken while financial health of the coun - investigation, I am of the with the application and the Hotel involved in grave vio - In order to review the various care authorities. DC directed been closed till further orders. dealing with the application try. While granting bail, the view that it is not a fit case to nature of allegations leveled lation of environmental precautionary measures to the district officers to launch The meeting was attended for grant of pre-arrest bail. court has to keep in mind the grant anticipatory bail. against the petitioner, the norms here at Katra. contain COVID-19, District a sustained awareness cam - by Additional Deputy The demand of an individ - nature of accusations, the In a case of money-laun - applicant does not deserve The hotel has been found Development Commissioner, paign through all available Commissioner, Vikas Gupta, ual’s liberty has to be nature of evidence in support dering where it involves the concession of bail in guilty of not installing matched with the larger inter - thereof, the severity of the many stages of “placement”, anticipation of his arrest as Sewage Treatment Plant, est of the public. In the punishment which conviction “layering i.e. funds moved to the allegations against the according to Environment instant case, there are allega - will entail, the character of other institutions to conceal applicant are very grave and Protection Act 1986 and were tions of clandestine siphon - the accused, circumstances origin” and “interrogation i.e. serious. therefore sealed in presence ing of big amount of money. which are peculiar to the funds used to acquire various The grant of anticipatory of District Pollution Control Such an offence is against the accused, reasonable possibil - assets”, it requires systematic bail will certainly hamper the Board Officer. The owners of whole nation. The investiga - ity of securing the presence and analysed investigation investigation. the hotel had also been served tors have to be given full of the accused at the trial, which would be of great This Court at this stage notices before the closure of freedom for investigation. reasonable apprehension of advantage. In the case in restrains from specific com - their hotel. Moreover, the The allegations against the witnesses being tampered hand, there are allegations of ments upon the merits of the electricity supply to the hotel the petitioner being of very with, the larger interests of laundering the proceeds of case, but it will be suffice to has been snapped and the grave and serious nature, the the public, State and other the crime and the say that the instant case is not hotel shall be deregistered by grant of anticipatory bail to similar considerations. Enforcement Directorate a fit case for grant of antici - the tourism department. the applicant will certainly Grant of anticipatory bail claims to have certain specif - patory bail. Therefore, the hamper proper investigation. at the stage of investigation ic inputs from various application is rejected. Samba Rohit Khajuria today means so that there is no General Manager, DIC The need for providing med - may frustrate the investigat - sources. The observations made Power shutdown held a meeting with the repre - panic and people get educated Sansar Chand, SDM ical care and attention to the ing agency in interrogating The Court further herein above shall not be SRINAGAR, MARCH sentatives of prominent indus - about precautions and pre - Vijaypur, CP Kotwal, Senior petitioner will be taken care the accused and in collecting observes that having regard taken to be any comment 20 : According to the Power trialists of the district. ventive measures. Manager of Industrial Estate of by the department and the useful information and to the nature of allegations upon the merits of the case Controller, Kashmir, in order DDC reviewed the precau - DDC laid emphasis on and representatives of promi - even by the jail authorities in also the materials which and the stage of the investi - and shall relate to the dispos - to carry out installation of tionary measures taken by the monitoring the situation on nent Industries including the event of his arrest. might have been concealed. gation, the investigating al of the instant application 132 KV C&R Panels and 132 industrialist s to conduct sani - daily basis. All the contacts of Cadila pharmaceutical, Economic offences con - Success in such interrogation agency has to be given suffi - only. KV CT in 132 KV line tisation of every visitor and suspected cases are being Insecticidal India Ltd, incomer bay, the power will employee at the entry gates, tested, quarantined and kept Kandhari Breverages, remain off to the areas fed by 40 MVA, 132/33 KV Grid social distancing, thermal under close surveillance. Neelkamal Ltd, Ind-Swift Military hospital jammu committed on Corona Concerns Station, Kangan on March 24 screening and reporting of Anganwadi centres, Schools, Ltd, HPM, Berger Paints and JAMMU : In a relentless dures are deferred till 05 Apr visitors to patients admitted in thereby cooperating in the from 10 AM to 5 PM. suspected employees imme - Colleges, University, training others. effort to combat the COVID- 2020. However all essential the hospital to please stay drive to defeat CORONA. 19 pandemic, Military services are being provided at away. All transients are being Hospital, Jammu has been CoVID-19 Alert fully committed to prevent, limit and in case of any even - DC B’la inspects Quarantine Centre, tuality, effectively treat the CORONA virus infection. reviews arrangements The team at Military Hospital Jammu is carrying Formulates exigency plans at different levels out screening of all persons BARAMULLA, ed them to sell the masks and emphasized on adopting pre - at different levels were formu - entering the hospital premis - MARCH 20 : Deputy hand sanitizers at appropriate ventive measures besides syn - lated so that more proactive es, thus ensuring timely inter - Commissioner (DC), rates while warning them of ergizing efforts for identifying measures are taken. Others vention and segregation of Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo strict action in case of over all such persons having travel issues that were thoroughly suspected cases. This includes accompanied by SSP noncontact temperature check Baramulla, Ab. Qayoom and history taking including today inspects the quarantine that of travel and any symp - centre established at toms. All individual attending Government Medical hospital including for dental College, Baramulla and took services are requested and first hand appraisal of various required to go through the arrangements and preventive screening procedures outside measures put in place to tack - the MI Room at MH Jammu. le spread of COVID-19. In order to focus on the On the occasion, DC was pandemic and efficient uti - MH and all emergency cases As a special advisory, it is screened at Airport, Railway briefed by the Medical lization of available are being attended 24X7. suggested that, ESM, special - Station and Transit camps. Superintendent Associated resources, regular OPD serv - It is advised that, unless ly Senior Citizens to remain at Helpline No at MH Hospital Baramulla, Dr Syed ices have been restricted and absolutely necessary or home and avoid hospital visits Jammu for advise is : 0191- Masood about arrangements elective surgeries and proce - required by the hospital staff, until absolutely necessary 2432653 available 24x7. that have been put in place for the attendants. He was informed that ade - quate measures including DDC inaugurates foot-bridge at reddi Kupwara deployment of medical teams KUPWARA, MARCH for thermal screening at vari - 20 : District Development ous locations have been taken. Commissioner (DDC), Directing the concerned Anshul Garg, today inaugu - authorities to act in an effi - rated a foot bridge crossing cient manner, DC stressed over Nalla Khamil at Reddi officers to remain vigilant and Kupwara. said that any kind of laxity on The bridge connecting this count won’t be tolerated. Tumina village with Reddi He directed the concerned to came up at Rs 8.50 lakh under put in place a viable mecha - ‘Back to Village Programme’. nism so that any kind of emer - On the occasion, the DDC gency is tackled smoothly. said that construction of On the occasion, the DC pricing. Later, the DC chaired history to the affected regions. discussed includes smooth bridge was long pending inspected various pharmaceu - a meeting with the concerned On the occasion, a thread - collection of samples, institu - demand which was fulfilled tical centers and directed them officers to discuss various bare discussion on various tional as well as home quaran - under Back to Village not to allow large gatherings measures with regard to pre - issues was held during which tine facilities and liaison Programme. at their centers. He also direct - vention of COVID-19 and necessary contingency plans between different agencies. TRUTH PREVAIL EDITORIAL/ARTICLE 4 JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 VoICE oF ThE PEoPLE A dire and crippling crisis On July 23 last year, a when these practices have adopted poses a threat to a the poverty line. I dare to say that I do not report, Excreta Matters, EDITORIAL group of eminent Indians no place in public life and government thriving on an Significant voices from believe there would be water detailed how this unafford - expressed concern at the we forecast a fall into uninformed, easily the Indian ruling party, have wars; or that cities would run able paradigm of water- number of "religious identi - democracy fuelled by pop - mobilised public. time and again labelled the out of water; or that we sewage management needed ty-based hate crimes" in ulism? The fallout is appar - We must abandon our actions of these students as wouldn't have any water to change. Infamous glory? drink. I say this while A few years later, research India in a letter to the Prime ent. If we do not question as divides of political beliefs to 'against the State', or as the acknowledging that we have a revealed that a bulk of urban Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is well with - Minister. This enunciation citizens, we yield the proac - question why many present Union Home Minister dire and crippling crisis of residents are not even con - in his fundamental rights to do whatever he likes, though like of "no democracy without tive nature of citizenship regimes try to hinder the revealed to the CRPF, those water shortage in the country nected to the underground any other Indian he must refrain from indulging in any illegal, dissent" was met with a and turn into mere subjects. free expression of said of 'Urban Naxals'. This and it is getting worse day by sewerage network, which is anti-constitutional and unethical act. A conscientious legal clampdown by the State Only do utopian democ - beliefs in the first place. brings us to the question of day. The fact is that we have capital- and resource-inten - luminary, Gogoi has come under severe criticism from his when an FIR was filed in racies have citizens intrinsi - Does the growing niche of whether institutions claim to new water guzzlers like the sive. Instead, they depend on own legal fraternity for accepting the offer of a Rajya Sabha early October against the 49 cally questioning those in intolerance of academic uni - preach academia yet foster booming cities and the indus - on-site sewage "disposal" sys - seat from the Modi government. Technically he has been signatories including Indian power. But since democracy versities and individuals sig - anti-State sentiments and tries. But at the same time, tems, where household toilets appointed by the President but at the recommendation of the academicians and scholars is innately driven by infor - nal mankind backsliding activities under the garb of available water is increasingly are connected to septic tanks in the fields of history, mation and awareness, our into authoritarianism in the 'academic scrutiny' and getting polluted. Now climate or just holding tanks or even Modi government. It is not only the legal circle that is aston - change is adding to this crisis. to open drains in the vicinity. ished by this outcome, the nomination has not been well activism, sociology, envi - society is in dire need of a 21st century? 'freedom of expression'. Rain is now more uncertain The "Shit-Flow-Diagrams" in received by the common people, the media and of course by ronmentalism and art. The pillar that independently and This perpetual conflict The most probable expla - and more extreme, leading to different cities of India the intellectuals. While the legal fraternity has been exercis - FIR accused them of sedi - unbiasedly challenges the between a State seeking dis - nation would turn out to be more droughts and more revealed that in spite of all the ing too much caution in expressing their view, the common tion, public nuisance, hurt - State and its narrative. proportionate power and that the crime in question is floods. claims of sewage treatment people are unwilling to come out openly for fear of contempt ing religious feelings, and At a time when the educational institutions that challenging the status quo I say this because water is plants being built, wastewater of court. Now, Gogoi has joined the rank of the mortals of supporting secessionist ten - Parliament has top lawmak - promote academia debat - put in place by governments a replenishable resource — it was not treated. In most cases, politics, it makes it imperative that the veil of contempt must dencies. ers failing to produce ably finds reflection in the at home and around the snows and rains each year. this infrastructure was not be pulled down. The people must feel free in expressing their There is a troubling ten - degrees, and rarely ever sees Indian government's recent world. If not by engaging in More importantly, other than designed to fit the city sanita - views on what is happening in the judiciary and how the judi - dency at work here, a knee quality debate, the fate of a steps against a prominent such judgement, can we in the case of agriculture, we tion system and so remained jerk reaction that is the con - democracy whose people public university. At the make sure that democracy's don't consume water. We use underutilised. Rivers cial deities are turning into common earthly figures. Gogoi and discharge. Therefore, it remained polluted. In all this, will speak out his mind over accepting nomination to Rajya demnation of academic can be treated and then re- new solutions emerged—if Sabha after taking oath. He would have done a great service works – a concerning narra - used and recycled. So, this is the affordable water supply to his profession where he would still be acknowledged with tive brewing in Indian poli - where we can bring in a was critical, then cities need - Lordship, to speak out before accepting the offer. A similari - ty. change in the future. ed to cut the length of their ty is now being drawn between appointments of former CJI In the modern-day, this is But this means getting the distribution pipelines, which Rangnath Mishra to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress in July potent in the way public uni - policy and practice of water meant an increased focus on 1998, almost seven years after stepping down as CJI in late versities and their students management right. The good local water systems like 1991. In between, he had served as chairman of the National who dissent government news is water literacy has ponds, tanks and rainwater Human Rights Commission and then joined the Congress. policies are targeted using grown. Let's take a quick trip harvesting. If cities needed to state-enabled police force. A down the policy memory lane ensure affordable sanitation There is, nevertheless, one fine difference between the two. to understand how much we for all and affordable treat - Mishra was elected, not nominated, to the Upper House. fact-finding report from the have learnt. Till the late ment of wastewater, then on- Gogoi is being appointed within three months of his retire - People's Union for 1980s, water management site systems could be re-engi - ment by the BJP government and Mishra had contested the Democratic Rights investi - election as a Congress candidate after seven years of his gated the police crackdown retirement. Some BJP leaders do not find fault with Gogoi's of 13th and 15th December appointment and it, according to them, does not have an ele - on Jamia Millia Islamia ment of ethics and morality. In order to justify their argument, University students protest - they cite the case of former CJI M Hidayatullah when he was ing against a controversial elected as the Vice-President of India. This ignores the fact new bill concerning citizen - that this was something that happened almost nine years after ship grounds. Dubbing the lack judgement seems bleak. time of its establishment, the self-moderating mechanism his retirement from the Supreme Court in 1970 when he incident "Bloody Sunday There has emerged a lin - dialogue was that this is not tampered with? became the unanimous Vice-President choice He was not 2019", it states in its find - gering separation of the should be a university that This tendency to use the appointed by any party. Reacting sharply to the nomination of ings- unprovoked brutality intelligentsia and the gener - voices opinions on noble weight of the majority and Gogoi as a Rajya Sabha member by the government, his for - ranging from excessive al public. The former having ideas, scientific socialism the state's supremacy to mer colleague Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur has observed, force, detention and preven - diverged from political prac - and societal upliftment. quash dissent, intellectual or "There has been speculation for some time now about what tion of medical aid, to com - tice, which is justifiable In the year 2016, with the otherwise, can only intensi - honorific would Justice Gogoi get. So, in that sense, the nom - munal verbal abuse and since dissent today comes at nationalist BJP in power, the fy into an addiction to was largely confined to the neered so that waste was col - ination is not surprising but what is surprising is that it came threats of sexual violence. a high price and populists term 'anti-national' was absolute power. The out - issue of irrigation projects— lected from each household, so soon. This redefines the independence, impartiality and In return of their attempts are rarely sympathetic to attributed to the students break of violence in Delhi the building of dams and transported and treated. There integrity of the judiciary. Has the last bastion fallen?" This to facilitate the culture of intellectuals. Gauri community of a certain can be considered an escala - canals to store and then sup - was no need to build long-dis - ply water to long distances. tance pipelines for supply of has to be answered by Gogoi. In January 2018, Justices public reasoning around Lankesh, a journalist and University after its students' tion of mindless populism. But then came the period of water or even longer distance Gogoi, Lokur, J Chelameswar and Kurian Joseph, the most government policies, these editor of Gauri Lankesh union members were arrest - No longer was the 'debate' severe drought spells of the pipelines for taking back the senior judges in the Supreme Court, in an unprecedented step, freethinkers have been made Patrike, was a well-known ed under charges of sedition veiled as a question of pro- late 1980s. It became clear wastewater for treatment. But called a press conference to question the conduct of then CJI out to be a public nuisance critic of the current regime when an evening of artistic CAA or anti-CAA, it that it was not enough to only most importantly, we have Dipak Misra, especially on the allocation of important cases. at best and outright enemies who was shot dead on the protests came under scruti - became an orgy of violence, plan for augmenting water learnt that if this urban-indus - The press conference raised questions that brought the rela - of the nation at worst. evening of September 5. ny. The teachers' association fueled by dark religious sep - through large projects. This trial wastewater is treated for tionship between the Government and the Chief Justice's Seeing the events that Lankesh was exemplary of of the University took a aratism and the words of a was also when the Centre for reuse then water is not lost. office into sharp focus. It is worth mentioning that after this have unfolded in this new, exactly what the ruling party stance for democratic think - few politicians. Science and Environment More importantly, our rivers incident, his brother judges, both Justices Joseph and nationalistic India, George fears, an effective political ing and justice, declaring For the first time in (CSE) published its report, are not lost. So, this is where Chelameswar had categorically stated that they would not Orwell's description of a organiser uniting social and that campuses of many pub - recent memory, the capital Dying Wisdom, which docu - we are in our understanding mented technologies for rain - of water management. We accept any position by the government post-retirement. At dystopic state comes to political minorities in oppo - lic universities are home to was ablaze with rampant water harvesting in diverse know what to do. But the that point of time, Gogoi's action was perceived as a move to mind. His novel 1984 paints sition to the Hindu national - the biggest enemy of dema - communal violence. It is rel - agroecological regions of question is, why we are not cleanse the stable and as an act of insistence on transparency an unnerving political reali - ist view of India. gogic rulers thinking. atively heartening to see the India. Our slogan for that getting our act together. Why and probity in the judiciary. In fact, this incident had project - ty. To anybody who dis - Various forms of anti- There are grounds to cri - condemnation of the mind - period was: "Rain is decen - is water scarcity growing; ed him as a judicial hero in the eyes of the common people sents, there is a 'thought intellectualism taking root tique the 'Ivory Tower' men - less nature of this outbreak tralised, so is the demand for why is it that villages are and intellectuals. Obviously they were expecting the same police' watching every across nations all have the tality in universities, shield - on all sides. But this is not a water." So, capture rain where "reached" with water supply from him after he became the CJI. Unfortunately, this did not action. This unregulated background of fascism-driv - ing academic students from problem for our leaders and when it falls. and then the "slip"—get happen. His handling of the Ram Mandir issue and NRC crackdown on free-thinkers en, populist societies. engaging with anyone out - alone. There was a paradigm added back to the list of turned people skeptical. He had headed the Supreme Court is legitimised under nation - With dogmatic narratives side their professional class, In a democracy, we are shift in policy. In the droughts water-scarce habitations. This benches that awarded the disputed Ayodhya site to Hindus to alism. in power, there's little space i.e., dispensing opinion on all guardians of liberty and of late 1990s, state govern - is where the real challenge ments launched massive pro - remains—ensuring sustain - build a Ram temple and declined a plea to probe the Rafale Orwell describes a for institutions principled on something they have little equality, our vigilance must grammes to capture rainwater ability of the water supply fighter plane deal. He had also publicly defended the exercise dystopia where critical deliberation, individualism experience of. This is clear - be constant and absolute. by building ponds, digging systems. Today, the problem for the National Register of Citizens in Assam. Never before thinking is a sin and inciting and challenging imposed ly not the case with all uni - The brightest among us tanks and constructing check is that water asset created is in Indian history has a former CJI been nominated to the others to think is a greater ideas. A culture where argu - versities that are also home should be our guiding light dams on streams. By the mid- not durable—the pond gets Upper House just months after retiring. Gogoi retired in sin yet. ments must be defended and to students from rural back - and not pariahs in our socie - 2000s, these efforts coalesced filled; the tank is encroached November last year, days after the Ayodhya verdict. What is bound to happen debated before they can be grounds with families below ty. We must all do better. into the Mahatma Gandhi upon and the watershed criti - National Rural Employment cal for the drainage is Guarantee Act (MGNRE - destroyed. The problem lies in GA)—investing local labour the fact that land and water remembering a visionary into building rural water bureaucracies are fractured— assets. By this time, it was somebody owns the pond; I thank you for what I March – Sheikh Mujib would broadcast com - In December 1971, the where he met Indira aegiye na aasto." (We also understood that ground - another agency the drain and consider to be a great declared East Pakistan as mentary in Bengali to Pakistani air force Gandhi – before arriving would not have been suc - water—considered a "minor" yet another the catchment. honour to say a few independent Bangladesh. keep people in East bombed 11 Indian airbas - in Dhaka on the 10th of cessful had the people of resource—was the "major" Water security requires this to words on Sheikh Mujibur In March, if I recall cor - Pakistan informed of es. This gave India the January. I can still visu - India, the government of source of water for both change. This means giving drinking and irrigation pur - much greater control over the Rahman on the occasion rectly, he uttered the stir - developments and to justification it was look - alise the video of count - India not come forward). poses in the country. It was water structures to the local of his birth centenary. ring words: "Aamader keep up their spirits. ing for to retaliate. Indian less people greeting him He continued: "Aamar also understood that despite community—deepening It's a matter of coinci - dabaya rakhte parba na" When it became armed forces now openly in Dhaka. debar moto kichu nai. the investment in irrigation democracy and devolution of dence that Sheikh or "You cannot suppress imperative that India joined hands with the The following month, Ache shudhu bhalobasha, infrastructure, over 50 per powers—is then the answer to Mujib's origins and the us". He was immediately would have to come to Mukti Bahini. The deci - on 6 February to be pre - deelam shudhu tai." (I cent of agriculture was still water mismanagement. descent of the paternal arrested and whisked the assistance of the sive phase lasted a mere cise, Sheikh Mujib have nothing much to rainfed and so farm-level With this, we need to do side of my family are away to a prison in West Mukti Bahini – the liber - 13 days – from the 3rd of undertook his first for - give you. All I have is water conservation was criti - much more to invest in the from the same sub-divi - Pakistan. In August and affection, and this I give cal for productivity. future systems of urban India. sion now a district, September of 1971, the you.) Finally, he outlined In the decade of 2010s, the It is often said that agriculture namely Gopalganj. Pakistani military held a the Bangladesh of his crisis of urban drought hit is the bulk user of water in our homes. But again, policy country. But, there is Sheikh Mujib hailed clandestine trial of vision: "Bangladesh evolved as it learnt that aug - absolutely no data on how from Tungipara. My Sheikh Mujib and sen - charte sthomber upor menting water supply was much is used in agriculture ancestors were based in tenced him to death. chalbe. Jatiotabad, sama - only one part of the chal - and how much water is now Ulpur. The distance In Sheikh Mujib's jtantro, gonotantro, dhar - lenge—cities were increas - consumed in cities and excret - between the two is a absence, a Bangladesh maniropekhyo rashtra." ingly dependent on long-dis - ed as wastewater. So, man - mere 27 kilometres. government was formed, (Bangladesh will operate tance sources; pumping and agement of local sources of I vividly remember with him as president, on four pillars. piping this water meant both water; recharge of groundwa - that towards the end of but with Syed Nazrul Nationalism, Socialism, loss in distribution as well as ter and reuse of every drop of 1970, Sheikh Mujib's Islam as acting President Democracy, a Secular high costs of electricity and wastewater has to be the party, the Awami League, and Tajuddin Ahmed as State.) this, in turn, made the avail - agenda for water-wise cities. able water expensive and Then we need to do all we can won a majority of seats in the Prime Minister. They Needless to mention, more inequitable in access. As to minimise our use of water. elections to the National operated out of Kolkata. I Sheikh Mujib's assassi - water supply dried up, people We need to be much more Assembly of Pakistan. know the building on nation in 1975 was an turned to groundwater and efficient with every drop. This However, in March 1971 Theatre Road, now unspeakable crime. It without recharge—ponds and means doing everything from General Yahya Khan, known as Shakespeare shocked Indians beyond tanks had been gobbled up by investing in water-efficient Pakistan's dictator, can - Sarani, in Kolkata, which words. real estate or simply through irrigation, appliances and celled the scheduled ses - became the nerve centre ation forces of December to 16th eign tour as head of But one thing is cer - neglect—meant declining changing diets so that the sion of the National of activities of the Bangladesh – General December. 93,000 Bangladesh's govern - tain, with Bangladesh's water levels. crops we eat are water-pru - Assembly to deny Awami Bangladesh government- Sam Manekshaw, the Pakistani soldiers surren - ment. It was to Kolkata. I GDP growth today at More importantly, the dent. So this is the opportuni - League office and Sheikh in-waiting. Those were Indian chief of army dered to the Indian army. was among more than over 8 per cent, as com - water supply was linked to ty—the decade to put all we pollution—more the water have learnt into practice and Mujib the prime minis - heady days for us in staff, advised Indian Under immense inter - one million people at the pared to Pakistan's GDP supplied the more is waste - to turn around the water story tership of Pakistan. Kolkata. People of every Prime Minister Indira national pressure, Brigade Parade Ground growth of 3 per cent, the water generation. This, with - of India. It is possible. We just On the 25th of March, generation waited and Gandhi to be patient, so Pakistan was forced to to listen to his thundering divorce from Pakistan, out adequate treatment, leads have to make it our single the Pakistani military willed victory for fellow that a campaign against unconditionally release address. which Sheikh Mujib to pollution of rivers and biggest obsession. Water, embarked on a brutal Bengalis across the bor - the Pakistani army could Sheikh Mujib on the 8th He said: "Aamra spearheaded, stands fully water bodies, which in turn remember, is about liveli - crackdown on Bengalis der. be planned impeccably of January, 1972. He was kamiyap hote partam na, justified. destroys available water and hood. It is about food and in East Pakistan. The fol - Night after night, and with a guarantee of flown to London. From jodi Bharater janasad - I thank you once again increases the cost of cleaning nutrition. It is about economic lowing day – the 26th of India's Akashbani Radio success. there he went to Delhi – haron, Bharater sarkar, for inviting me to speak. up drinking water. CSE's growth. tRUtH PREVAIL STATE 5 JAMMU, SAtURDAy , MARCH 21, 2020 JKNPP shall hold Dimple welcomes PM call for Foundation Day meet Mayor Distributes Masks, Starts Thermal at Hqrs. Jammu tP CORRESPONDENt JAMMU, MAR. 20: Prof. Fogging & Spray at Old Age Home Amphalla Janta curfew on 22 March Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of tP CORRESPONDENt National Panthers Party has JAMMU, MAR. 20: To tP CORRESPONDENt ration of one month for the advised all 22 District further intensify the JAMMU, MAR. 20: poor families on the ration Presidents in Jammu & Sanitation drive and to avoid Sunil Dimple President depots to all to meet the Kashmir and Ladakh to hold spreading of Novel Corona Jammu West Assembly corona challenge. He Foundation Day meetings in Virus in Jammu City, Movement addressing demanded Lt Governor to their own way in district Chander Mohan Gupta press conference has wel - organize lunger on railway level wherever it is conven - Mayor Jammu Municipal comed the Prime Minister station and bus stand and ient to do and remind all Corporation today on Narendra Modi, Janta the govt should arrange Panthers Party volunteers 20.03.2020 with Suneet Curfew call on 22 March. food for the travelling pas - and its well-wishers about Kumar Raina Councillor of Sunil Dimple assured sengers at bus stand and the Panthers Party and its Ward No: 09, Shamim Mir, Prime Minister Narinder Photo by Bikas Bhagat railway stations. achievements. In his com - Health Officer, JMC and Modi that the people of treasury to deal with dabas, eateries which has Dimple appealed the munication, the Chief other Field Staff of Jammu Kashmir will Corona virus war in been closed by the govt up people, citizens of Jammu Patron, conveyed District Sanitation Wing of Jammu observe complete band and Kashmir to follow the Presidents and District Municipal Corporation & Jammu Kashmir. He said to 31 march. He demanded Photo by Vivek Janta Curfew in all dis - the BJP MP, ex deputy the govt to start interstate guide lines of the govt. He Committees that it shall not Malaria Department visited tricts, towns, villages, and CM, Speakers, ministers, Sanitized buses. As the appealed the govt to also be convenient for district at Old Age Home Amphalla, and management of the said residents of Sec No: 13. He in every home. MLAS Corporaters should interstate emergency trav - take in care of the prob - leadership to reach party Jammu, distributes Masks, Home to maintain proper directed the Engineering He appealed the people, immediately donate one elling cannot be stopped at lems of the common man, Headquarters at Jammu imparts awareness to the Old cleanliness there on routine wing of Jammu Municipal youths, public of Jammu month salary in relief fund the time of relative deaths, traders so that their lives because of the terror created Person living there regarding basis. Corporation to complete the Kashmir, not to come out to fight war against important functions, med - and daily work not affect - by Coronavirus. He advised COVID - 19. Later Mayor also conduct - said work within the stipulat - of their houses, on roads Cronona virus, to distribute ical treatments. And the ed. the District Committees to Apart from this, proper ed tour of ward No: 44 ed time period with quality and observe complete ration, masks and essential Sanitized trains RTO Dimple alleged that in hold indoor meetings on the spray of Sodium Hypo alongwith S. Inder Singh material and also appeal to Janata Curfew & wel - commodities financial aid video, VOLVO, Buses many localities of Jammu 39th Foundation of the Chloride Solution and Sudan Councillor of Ward the General Public to co- comed Janata Curfew on for poor. should started for West Assembly Panthers Party which was Thermal fogging were also No: 44 and kick started the operate with the Jammu 22 March, as announced by He said we all will stand Haridawar, and interstate. Constituency, no thermal founded on March 23, 1982 conducted in and around the construction work of lanes Municipal Corporation in PM Modi. He appealed all with our Prime Minister He said on one side the fogging has been done and after he resigned from the Old Age Home. and drains in Swec No: 13 of development activities as the people, youths, trans - Narinder Modi in his war common man, traders, pas - there is worst sanitation Congress party and its MLA He also requested them to Nanak Nagar at the estimate well maintaining better porters, traders, to observe against the corona virus. sengers, poor workers of condition, damps garbage, ship in J&K with a mission follow the message of cost of Rs. 4.00 Lakhs only. Sanitation in and around complete Janata Curfew, He demanded The LT malls, theatres cinema over flowing drains on to ensure justice, equity, Narinder Modi Prime Arun Gupta Executive their locality, in whole total band on Sunday 22 Governor GC Murmu to halls, bars, saloons, restau - roads and this is the back - social security and applica - Minister of India addressed Engineer, concerned Junior Jammu city, avoid from march. close all govt offices of rants, road side eateries etc ward constituency of union tion of all fundamental to the Nation as this disease Engineer, Contractor, S. rumours, do not panic and Dimple Appeals BJP Jammu Kashmir union ter - are suffering great finan - territory. rights to the residents of easily affects to children Manmohan Singh, S. strictly follow the guidelines PMO Minster, MP, Ex- ritory.* cial problems. He said on The other prominent J&K which were not appli - below the age of 10 years as Ravinder Singh, S. Amarjeet of Government which are Deputy CM, Speakers, Dimple welcomes the Lt one side the poor workers leaders present in the press cable to them. Singh dis - well as Senior Citizens Singh, S. Surjeet Singh and being taken for protecting Ministers, EX MLAs, Governor GC Murmu SAC are fighting against the conference are Ram cussed this matter with the above the age of 65 years, other inhabitants were also their Citizens, Nation and the MLCs, JMC Mayor, Decision of 5 Lakh health corona virus epidemic and Kapoor Vice president, JKNPP Chairman, Harsh keep social distance as much accompanied the Mayor dur - World from spreading the Deputy Mayor, insurance policy. He on other side they have lost Harbans Todon Gen Secy, Dev Singh and the President as possible. Mayor also ing the tour as this was the deadly disease of Novel Corporators to donate one demands Govt to give free their daily earnings Advisors Dev Raj, Kala Balwant Singh Mankotia. directed the Sanitation Staff long pending demands of the Corona Virus. Month Salaries in govt ration to the workers of income. He demanded free Kumar, J M Gupta . He also discussed. FOIJ Briefed Director, Industries & Commerce, Jammu JKAP suspends political activities Not to take teachers for about Measures adopted by Industrial sector of Jammu Province from the Protection of Corona Virus tP CORRESPONDENt Holders for their workers as till further health advisories granted", appeals Ms. Slathia JAMMU, MAR. 20: A well as visiting persons, Cong Gen Secy, NSUI president, many other senior political activists join JKAP tP CORRESPONDENt the All Teachers ination conducted by the Delegation of Federation of Truck Drivers etc. tP CORRESPONDENt JAMMU, MAR. 20: An Association J&K had been J&K State Board of Industries, Jammu led by Mahajan also informed the JAMMU, MAR. 20: The urgent meeting of the All approaching various gov - School Education should Lalit Mahajan, Co-Chairman Director that daily Visitor Jammu Kashmir Apni Party Teachers Association J&K ernment authorities for also be put on hold keep - FOIJ met with Mrs. Anoo information is prepared by (JKAP) suspended on Friday was held under the chair - drawing the attention of ing in view the high risk of Malhotra, Director, all the Industrial Units and all its political activities in personship of Ms. the government towards transmission of Corona Industries & Commerce, same is shared with General the wake of the guidelines Mrignayani Slathia the risk to which the teach - Virus through answer Jammu in presence of Ajit Manger, DIC, Jammu. issued by the health authori - President, All Teachers ing community was being sheets and otherwise also. Lal Bawa, President Kathua Further, all the unit holders ties to fight novel Association J&K along exposed by the govern - "The teachers are ready to Industrial Unit Association, are taking precautionary Coronavirus outbreak in with General Secretary ment. She said that all the volunteer themselves for Sandeep Mittal, General measures in their units with Jammu and Kashmir. Dewan Chand. In the educational activities in any kind of fruitful duties Secretary, Kathua Industrial the provision of Sanitizer, President JKAP, Syed meeting the burning issue the schools had been sus - assigned to them during Unit Association, Vishal Face Masks, Soaps etc & Mohammad Altaf Bukhari requested party activists to of havoc wrecked by the pended yet the teachers this hour of emergency. Aggarwal, Association of educating the Industrial Industries Samba and other Workers to take necessary lend help to the administra - Noval Corona Virus were being made to attend But unless and until the tion in spreading awareness (COVID-19) was dis - the schools without there teachers are assigned any Members from Samba, protection from spreading of Photo by Vivek Kathua and Bari Brahmana such virus. about proper sanitation and cussed. In the meeting the being any logic. specific task to deal with social-distancing guidelines. followed in letter and spirit. Mattoo (Ciongress), Janmeet participants welcomed the She said that the teachers had the present situation, they to brief the Director about He also informed the "In view of a positive "The party activities shall be Singh Bali (Congress), steps been taken by the UT to undertake long distance should be restrained from the measures adopted by Director that a communica - COVID-19 case in Kashmir, resumed in accordance with Gurvinder Bhatia administration to contain journeys to attend their attending their duties in Industrial Units of Bari tion was sent to Manger all JKAP meetings are here - new guidelines as and when (Congress), Ajay Kumar the spread of Corona schools and as such they order to prevent communi - Brahmana, Kathua and Estate, J&K SIDCO in by suspended," a party issued by the health authori - (Congress), Amandeep Virus. were exposed to threat of ty transfer of Corona Samba for the protection respect of doing the Fogging spokesperson said here. ties," he added. Singh (Congress), Sanju Ms. Slathia acclaimed the contacting Corona Virus Virus. "These nation- from Corona Virus in in Industrial Estates on war "Colleagues and workers are Meanwhile, Namrita Kumar Thakur, Bharti, government for taking during travel. She said that builders must not be taken response to the Advisory footing basis. Mrs. Anoo requested not to hold any Sharma, State General Ashok Kumar, Aman Anand, right steps at right time in since no fruitful and for granted." appeals Ms. issued by the Industries Malhotra, Director, outreach activity for the time Secretary Jammu and Sanjeev Verma, Chatarpal fight against the deadly unavoidable work was Slathia to Lieutenant Department. Industries & Commerce, being. Party's Sheikhbagh Kashmir Pradesh Congress Singh, Raj Kumar, Corona Virus. It is due to being taken from the Governor, G.C. Murmu. Mahajan briefed the Jammu gave the patient office will be only open for Committee and Raqeeq Gurbachan Singh, Sarnam wise and timely decision teaching community, they All the members of the Director, Industries & hearing about the measures urgent work. People includ - Ahmad Khan, state president Singh, Mohinder Singh, Gur of the government that the should not have been Association present at the Commerce Jammu in the adopted by Industries to stop ing party workers can con - National Students Union of Bachan Singh, Mohit Raina Corona Virus has been forcibly exposed to threat meeting vowed to give all meeting that with the inter - Corona Virus from spreading tact 0194-2486668, India (NSUI) Jammu and (BJP), Sat Pal Sharma, unable to show much of contracting Corona support to the administra - vention of BBIA an Isolation in the Industrial Areas. The 9419001440, 9419000130 in Kashmir chapter on Friday Ashesh Gupta, Gurmeet case of emergency during joined JKAP in presence of Singh, Shail Kaiser, deadly effect that it has Virus unreasonably by tion in war against Corona ward has been setup in ESI General Manager, DIC's Hospital Bari Brahmana to Jammu/Samba/Kathua and this period." Syed Mohammad Alatf Mohammed Yasir, Yousaf shown in most of the for - making them to attend Virus. The prominent apex The JKAP spokesman said Bukhari and various other Dar, Tariq Janjuia, Happy eign countries. schools particularly when members who shared their provide necessary Udhampur were also present Healthcare to any suspected in the meeting and informed that the political activities of party leaders at Jammu. Shah, Mohinder Bhagat, Ms. Mrignayani Slathia also the holidays had been views in the meeting were the party shall remain stalled Besides the above leaders, Bodh Raj Bhagat (Congress) welcomed the decision of announced for the stu - Upasana, Mir Niyaz, Ritu , Industrial Worker, Removal the Director Industries in till March 31, 2020 and till the following senior political , Caption Guni Ram, Madan the government whereby dents. Ameena Akhtar, of all eatable points at respect to implementation of then all the guidelines of the activists from Congress, BJP Lal Chalotra (Congress), the teachers have been Ms. Mrignayani demanded Nazarana, Surinder, Roadside in the Industrial Advisories in the respective health department shall be and PDP including Vaibhav Ashok Kashyap, Romesh asked to stay at home by that evaluation of the Monika, Rakesh, Sanjeev, Complexes, Thermal Industrial Estates. Kumar Chanda, Sunil the government. She said answer sheets of the exam - Vishal, Ashok. Screening adopted by Unit Kumar, Aman Basotra, Suraj Centre's claims on transparency, corruption Parkash, Narinder Gupta (Bitta), Gourav Mahajan, Nikki Mahajan, Abhimanyu free system in J&K hollow : Harsh Mahajan, Pardeep Bhagat, tP CORRESPONDENt jobs. The total allocation of Rs. seemed to have amply quali - Shabir Kohli (Congress) and JAMMU, MAR. 20: 1 lakh crore for the year 2020- fied for the top slot amongst GP Singh (BJP) joined JKAP Describing the recently passed 21 had also remained almost the corruption ridden on Friday in Jammu in pres - Budget for J&K by the Union the same in view of the States/UTs. And while the slo - ence of Party president Syed Parliament as 'old wine in new Budgetary allocation of 95,000 gans of strengthening anti graft Mohammad Altaf Bukhari. bottle', Harsh Dev Singh crore for the previous year. bodies continued to be parotted Bukhari welcomed the JKNPP Chairman and former Strongly refuting the statement by the rulers, the political big - new entrants into party fold Minister said that it had failed of the Finance Minister, wigs in the erstwhile BJP-PDP saying that they joining will to inspire the various aspira - Nirmala Sitharaman made in regime appeared to have been further boost the party appa - tional groups in J&K. He said reply to debate on Budget in granted immunity despite their ratus in Jammu and Kashmir. that lots of hopes had been gen - the Parliament over J&K stinking past and shady deals "I hope and believe that Ms erated amongst the masses that affairs, Singh said that the cen - while in govt. He said that Sharma and Mr Khan will the first Budget post Art 370 tral leadership appeared to be while the tainted BJP leaders work together for the uplift - abrogation would spring sever - mislead over the prevalent situ - enjoyed immunity for obvious ment of the people in their al surprises for the common ation in the erstwhile state. reasons, the leaders of PDP respective areas. JKAP masses besides offering new Ridiculing the Union FM's were also purged of all their believes in mitigating the opportunities of development statement that complete trans - sins on having joined a saffron sufferings of people in all and growth in the new UT. parency had been established sponsored party. possible ways and manner," Expectations had been aroused in J&K and corruption had Further questioning the Bukhari observed on this amongst the unemployed, the been removed, Mr. Singh said claims of the FM over demo - occasion. under employed, the contractu - that it only indicated the BJP cratic decentralization and cre - al, DRWs, the farmers, the leadership's penchant for self ation of Panchayat and local Panchayats, local bodies, the aggrandizement, self adulation Bodies, Singh regretted that JMC seals unauthorized remote areas besides other seg - and self promotion. Rather slogans of their empowerment ments of society that the centre than patting its own backs and had also proved hollow in view building would unfold newer vistas and harping on self certified cor - of non implementation of pro - tP CORRESPONDENt bonanzas for their specific ruption free system in the new visions 73rd and 74th constitu - JAMMU, MAR. 20: In development in the Budget UT, it needed to awaken to the tional Amendments in the new order to curb the menace of which however eluded them. stark reality wherein the cor - UT. He lampooned the centre unauthorized constructions While there was hardly any - rupt mafia had virtually taken for inordinate delay in restora - and violations of land use, thing to offer to the contractual over in J&K. With develop - tion of popular govt in J&K the Enforcement staff led by and Daily wagers, the Budget ment funds continuing to get and added that it alone could Enforcement Officer sealed had merely re-iterated the siphoned without any visible address the aspirations of the the premises which was repeated statement made by ground impact and transfer people. A people friendly being converted for com - several central leaders after Industry having grown by Budget can be given only by a mercial use by one Tanveer August 5 for creation of 50,000 leaps and bounds, the new J&K peoples govt, asserted Singh. Ahmed unauthorizedly at Qasim Nagar, Jammu in vio - lation of the land use of the area as per the provisions of Jammu Maser Plan 2032. The action has been taken on the instruction of Ms. Avny Lavasa (IAS), Commissioner, JMC under the supervision of Ashish Gupta (KAS), Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation. JMC appeals to the General Public to refrain from making illegal con - structions and get building plans whether commercial/ residential approved from JMC otherwise action as admissible under rules to demolition/sealing of the building will be taken. NATIoNAL/STATE tRUtH PREVAIL 6 JAMMU, SAtURDAy , MARCH 21, 2020 "Support PM's Call For Corona War": "I Know We Are Late Nirbhaya": Jyotiraditya Scindia On Janata Curfew India reacts To Convicts' hanging NEW DELHI: Jyotiraditya tagious disease," Mr Scindia assuring that there would be NEW DELHI: Soon Scindia, the BJP's high-profile tweeted in Hindi on Friday no shortage of essentials like after the four convicts in the new joinee, has welcomed morning. milk, medicines and food. 2012 gangrape and murder Prime Minister Narendra Mr Scindia, 49, quit the He suggested that the one- of a young medical student, Modi's call to people in the Congress last week, on the day day exercise would help peo - who came to be known as country to observe a "Janata of Holi, ending his 18-year ple get used to self-isolating. "Nirbhaya" or fearless, Curfew" on Sunday March 22 association with the Congress. Stay home unless absolutely were hanged this morning, as a test run for social distanc - Shortly after joining the BJP essential in the next few political leaders across the ing over the next few days to last Wednesday, he was named weeks, he said, urging deter - country posted strong reac - fight the spread of coron - by the party for one of the two mination and restraint. tions on social media as avirus. "I support the Prime Rajya Sabha seats from The Prime Minister's 29- some of them called for Minister's call for war against Madhya Pradesh due for elec - minute address came hours removal of loopholes in the corona and to protect our - tions later this month. He filed after the government legal system. selves from the infection. I his nomination for the Rajya announced a new set of The execution of the four request all the citizens of Sabha polls last week. restrictions including a ban on convicts - Akshay Thakur, Madhya Pradesh and the rest Amid fears of a lockdown international flights from 31, Pawan Gupta, 25, Vinay of the country to participate in because of the rising coron - Sunday for a week. The gov - Sharma, 26, and Mukesh collective resolution to "not exposed the irony of brutal the 'Janata Curfew' on March avirus cases, the Prime ernment also urged work from Singh, 32 - took place at allow another Nirbhaya and merciless criminals 22, suggested by Narendra Minister on Thursday also home for most and advised 5:30 am at Delhi's Tihar case." who pray for mercy to live Modi and contribute to the cautioned citizens against those below 10 and above 65 jail, less than two hours "After seven years, for themselves," she tweet - country's war against this con - hoarding and panic-buying, to stay home. after the Supreme Court Nirbhaya case convicts ed. dismissed the final petition were hanged today. It's a On December 16, 2012, Nebula’s WiFi Pocket Projector with Seamless of the convicts. 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With Apollo, nection options. able and endangers safety of Many criticised the ban, NEW DELHI: The four watch the Videos, Movies The Projector comes ment-friendly media net - works, was banned by air travellers. We are left pointing out that BJP MP convicts in the Nirbhaya and more anytime, any - with HDMI and USB port with no option but to advise Pragya Thakur, who faces case spent a restless night where on any surface. on the back, and a screw IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir after he posted a other airlines to impose sim - charges in an ongoing terror at Delhi's Tihar Jail before Nebula Apollo comes hole on the bottom to ilar restrictions on the per - case, was let off without any their hanging before dawn with the unique touch mount the projector on a video of his encounter with Arnab Goswami, editor-in- son concerned," Union Civil action after she had held up today. Their last few hours control panel on top of the tripod. Aviation Minister Hardeep a flight last year and argued were spent in isolation, in portable projector. The projector is an ideal chief of Republic TV. In the video, he is seen throwing Singh Puri had posted on with crew and passengers separate cells at Jail 3, jail Browse your entertain - use for both Homes and Twitter. The ban by airlines after refusing to vacate a officials said. ment with pinpoint preci - Offices. questions at Mr Goswami, who doesn't respond. is being investigated by the seat next to the emergency Akshay Thakur, 31, Resolve to Not Allow Nirbhaya-Like Incident Again: Recently, Vistara also fol - Directorate General of Civil exit despite being on a Pawan Gupta, 25, Vinay lowed suit. Aviation or DGCA to see wheelchair as required under Sharma, 26, and Mukesh Arvind Kejriwal After Convicts' Hanging The airline ban triggered whether the companies vio - aviation rules. Singh, 32, were hanged at NEW DELHI: Hours tively remove loopholes after the four Nirbhaya in the system to let this 5:30 this morning, giving trate and another jail staff convicts were hanged, not happen to any closure to the family of a member. Delhi Chief Minister daughter," he tweeted in "Parliament Running...You Mostly Missing": young medical student The execution was car - Arvind Kejriwal today Hindi. who was gang-raped and ried out by hangman said it is a day to take a Speaking to news tortured on a moving bus Pawan Jallad who had resolution to not allow agency ANI, Mr in Delhi in 2012. done several "dummy exe - another Nirbhaya-like Kejriwal said, "Convicts Derek O'Brien To PM On Virus The execution took place cutions". less than two hours after Three convicts - Pawan, incident to happen. should be hanged within NEW DELHI: Trinamool are sitting in Lok Sabha, Mr Kejriwal also said six months. We need to the Supreme Court dis - Vinay and Mukesh -did Congress MP Derek O'Brien Rajya Sabha. Have you by missed the final petition of labour work at Tihar Jail. that there are plenty of take all the steps so that this morning tweeted a sharp any chance decided to loopholes in the police the women feel safe. We the convicts. The money for the work reaction on centre's coron - address the nation without "The convicts had not they did during their time and the judicial system have to install CCTV avirus advisory that has coming to parliament? I hope of the country because of cameras across Delhi. expressed any last wish or in prison will be sent to asked people above 65 to not," he is heard saying in will to authorities," an offi - their families, jail officials which it took 7 years for Street lights need to be stay at home as he asked: the clip. "justice" to be delivered installed at the dark cial said. They were woken said. Akshay Thakur, how - "Why is parliament run - "#Parliament in session. at 3:30 am, around the time ever, has no earnings as he in the Nirbhaya-gan - spots." The four con - ning?" Isn't this 'temple of democra - grape case. Taking to victs, along with two they learnt they had did not engage in any "Govt advisory asks peo - cy' hallowed enough to reached the end of the road labour work at Tihar. All Twitter, Mr Kejriwal others including Ram ple 65+ to stay home. address the nation from? Or also called for a collec - Singh and a juvenile, had in courts. their belongings too will Sunday curfew announced. a pre-recorded video mes - The four men refused to be sent to their families. tive resolution by police, raped and brutally tor - And yet! Why is #Parliament sage? CMs were watching on courts, states and the tured a 23-year-old para - have their breakfast, their Before he was taken to running? Why this confused TV. Chronology? Announce last meal before being the gallows, Vinay pleaded central government to medic student on a mov - messaging? About 44% MPs today. Talk to CMs tomo. remove loopholes in the ing bus in south Delhi on taken to the gallows and with jail officials and in RS and 22% MPs in LS Cooperative federalism? were up much of the night, sought forgiveness, jail system "to let this not the night of December are 65 and above. Ignore High on gimmicks ? Low on happen" to any daughter 16, 2012. She died a few prison officials. They were sources said. Vinay had advisory? And you yourself In his address to the nation should go out," PM Modi solutions #COVID2019," he asked to take a bath but earlier in February again. "After seven days later after battling mostly missing from last night, Prime Minister said in a televised address. wrote in another tweet. years, Nirbhaya case for life at a hospital in none of them did. attempted to hurt himself Parliament floor #COVID Narendra Modi also urged Ahead of PM Modi's Earlier this week, the The entire jail was on by banging his head convicts were hanged Singapore. The four con - (sic)," the 59-year-old Rajya the citizens to avoid stepping address, Derek O'Brien had Trinamool Congress leader today. It's a day to take a victs - Mukesh Singh lockdown since last night, against a wall in his cell. Sabha MP tweeted. out of their homes, unless tweeted a clip on Thursday had called for better precau - and officials said, few Their bodies were kept resolution that we will (32), Pawan Gupta (25), On Thursday, the central absolutely necessary. He also saying: "Parliament opened tionary measures at parlia - not allow another Vinay Sharma (26) and other prisoners in Asia's hanging for 30 minutes as government advised citizens called for a "Janata (public) on March 2. Here we are ment. largest prison facility could per the protocol in Delhi Nirbhaya case. Police, Akshay Kumar Singh above 65 to stay at home curfew" this Sunday as a test today... March 19. We are He also delivered an courts, state govern - (31) were hanged today sleep a wink ahead of the Prison Rule, following unless they are public repre - run for social distancing over told PM would address the address in the upper house first execution since 2015. which a doctor declared ments and the Centre at 5:30 am inside Delhi's sentatives or doctors or gov - the next few days to fight the nation at 8 pm. We are keen on coronavirus pandemic should resolve to collec - Tihar Jail. Jail doctors did a med - them dead. ernment employees amid a spread of the highly conta - to know about the govern - when he was stopped by ical check-up of the four Their bodies were move rise in number of COVID-19 gious novel coronavirus. ment measures. So far, we Rajya Sabha chairman men. There were only five to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Random thermal Scanning Of cases in India. Four people "Under this Janata (public) have had only one statement Venkaiah Naidu as he tried to people who witnessed the Hospital for autopsy. A have died, more than 190 curfew, no one should leave from Health Minister." give demonstration on wash - hanging. The jail superin - five-member panel will do Passengers At All Stations: Delhi Metro have got infected across the their home or gather in their "But a bigger question.... ing hands as a measure to tendent, deputy superinten - the post-mortem before country due to novel coron - neighbourhoods. Only those Where's the parliament? You prevent contracting the dent, the resident medical they are disposed as per NEW DELHI: In the or she will be referred for avirus in the last few weeks. related to essential services want to run parliament. MPs infection. officer, the district magis - their religion. wake of the coronavirus medical tests and quaran - outbreak in Delhi, metro tine to the authorities," it authorities on Thursday said. Magenta Power, a startup supported by HPCL, to roll-out night issued an advisory In view of this pandem - Paytm Bank to now issue Visa debit cards; asking commuters to use ic, the metro travellers are the rapid transit network advised that they should first 'Street Lamp Integrated EV Charger" for E vehicles only when it is "essential use metro network for NEW DELHI: Leading cient street lamp columns, tions. 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It is one of with low footprint and customers. The bank, issue over 10 million Ramachandran, Group fever or is observed to not allowed and alternate points (ChargeGrid Flare), a kind product which offers power situations. With known for introducing new digital debit cards in Country Manager, India have any symptom of seats be left vacant," the the first in India, is incor - integrated EV charging ChargeGrid Flare, we can neo-banking in the coun - FY 20-21. Paytm & South Asia, Visa, said, coronavirus infection, he advisory said. porated within energy-effi - facilities from within a build a dense and conven - try, is already the largest Payments Bank leads "Debit cards, because of durable, traditional look - ient EV charging infra - issuer of RuPay Debit digital banking in India their ease to use and ing, street light. 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Paytm Payments Bank sive platform of funding E-mail: [email protected] Maxson Lewis - chargers are easy to install This will enable customers Ltd said, "As we contin - sources. Besides 100 *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act Director, Magenta Power and can be located by EV to make contactless pay - ue to strive and bring million UPI handles, during the launch stated, users using the ChargeGrid ment through their chip- half-a-billion Indians to there are 300 million all the disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of "We are delighted to be app. The entire charging inserted cards. Paytm the mainstream digital wallets, 220 million adding ChargeGrid Flare to and the payment gateway is Payments Bank has economy, it is indeed a saved cards and 57 mil - competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. our already extensive port - already integrated into the played a leading role in proud moment for us to lion bank accounts on folio of EV charging solu - ChargeGrid app. spreading the reach of partner with Visa. the platform. tRUtH PREVAIL 7 hEALTh JAMMU, SAtURDAy , MARCH 21, 2020 What are the ideal What to know about low blood blood sugar levels? sugar in the morning meals. 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In this they may become hypo - Causes and risk factors these findings, the researchers Spotlight, we outline 16 foods glycemic due to changes in When a person notices asked another group of partici - that, when consumed as part how their body regulates and symptoms of hypoglycemia pants to consume drinks con - of a well-rounded diet, might metabolizes glucose. during pregnancy, they should taining either sucralose alone help to keep your heart Hypoglycemia is common in talk to their doctor to find out or maltodextrin alone over a healthy. women with diabetes or gesta - the exact cause. Two types of further 7-day period. How can you improve your tional diabetes. hypoglycemia can occur during The team found that neither heart health with food? Hypoglycemia is the term pregnancy: the sweetener on its own, nor There are many things you used when someone has low Reactive hypoglycemia. the carbohydrate on its own can do to help keep your heart blood sugar. 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Insulin is a hormone that two conditions. did the sweetener-carb combo All of these things can have tested for diabetes, which is the helps to control the body’s glu - Symptoms This occurs when the blood tastes, which may impact different find. most common cause of preg - sugar drops dangerously low insulin sensitivity. Expect in-depth, science- impact participants’ ability to a positive effect on heart cose levels. During pregnancy, A person’s body has difficul - perceive sweet tastes, as well health. But, one of the sim - nancy-related hypoglycemia. a woman’s body requires more ty fueling itself when it has low between meals. This form is Combining artificial sweet - backed toplines of our best In this article, we take a more likely in a person with a eners and carbohydrates could stories every day. Tap in and as their insulin sensitivity? plest lifestyle changes that insulin because the placenta blood glucose. 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This situation antibodies that attack but people with type 1 must or early adulthood. enter the cells. tRUtH PREVAIL 8 INTErNATIoNAL JAMMU, SAtURDAy , MARCH 21, 2020 Coronavirus Could Kill Millions If Allowed U.S., Mexico discuss halting US Senate Republicans Present $1 much of cross-border travel The United States and announce it as early as to Spread Like Wildfire: UN Chief Mexico are working on Friday, though details were trillion Coronavirus Relief Package response must match the plans to halt much of cross- still being worked out and WASHINGtON: Senate unique nature of the crisis - border travel without dis - subject to change, she said. Majority Leader Mitch and the magnitude of the rupting trade during the U.S. officials provided a McConnell on Thursday pre - response must match its coronavirus outbreak, offi - long list of “essential” sented a $1 trillion emergency scale. Our world faces a cials said Thursday. workers that would be unaf - relief package to combat the common enemy. We are at Mexican Foreign fected going to and from economic turmoil caused by war with a virus," he said. Relations Secretary their jobs, including farm - the coronavirus pandemic in Mr Guterres, however, Marcelo Ebrard said he pro - workers, restaurant and gro - the United States. noted that if the coordinated posed steps to U.S. cery store employees and The Republican-drafted global action is done right, Secretary of State Mike bus drivers, said Avila. text must now be examined "we can steer the recovery by Senate Democrats before a toward a more sustainable Pompeo that “won’t para - Mexico was preparing simi - lyze economic activity and lar restrictions on visitors date for a vote can be set. and inclusive path. But "This legislation takes bold poorly coordinated policies keep the border open to from the United States. action on four major priorities UNItED NAtIONS: the virus spread like wildfire risk locking in -- or even commerce and work.” He U.S. Homeland Security that are extremely urgent and The world is "at war" with a - especially in the most vul - worsening -- already unsus - promised details on Friday. Department officials didn’t very necessary," McConnell Democrats and the White input from Democrats," he virus, which if allowed to nerable regions of the world tainable inequalities, revers - Mr. Pompeo said on immediately respond to a told the Senate. House to get on board quick - said, "but we will look at it "spread like wildfire" would -- it would kill millions of ing hard-won development Twitter that he was working request for comment late "First, direct financial help ly. and read it tonight." kill millions of people, UN people," he said. gains and poverty reduc - closely with his Mexican Thursday. Keeping trade for the American people. "I hope this bold new pro - "We don't want these chief Antonio Guterres said The coronavirus pandem - tion". counterpart “on travel flowing, as the U.S. and Second, rapid relief for small posal will find a similar industries to go under," he on Thursday and called for a ic has sickened more than Calling on world leaders restrictions that balance Canada agreed to do, con - businesses and their employ - degree of bipartisan respect added. "But we certainly don't coordinated, decisive and 210,300 people in at least to come together and offer protecting our citizens from tains the economic damage. ees," he said. and mutual urgency on the want the dollars that are put innovative policy action 145 countries and as of an urgent and coordinated further transmission of Mexico is the U.S.’s largest "Third, significant steps to other side of the aisle and there to go to corporate exec - from the world''s leading Wednesday evening, at least response to this global cri - “COVID19. Together, we trading partner, just ahead stabilize our economy and across the Capitol," he said. utives or shareholders again, economies to combat the 8,809 people have died, sis, Mr Guterres underlined can reduce public health of Canada. The U.S. protect jobs. And, fourth, Negotiations with they must go to the workers pandemic. "We are facing a more than half of them out - three critical areas for action risks and prioritize essential accounts for about 75% of more support for the brave Democrats are set to start first." global health crisis unlike side China, where the epi - -- tackling the health emer - cross-border commerce and Mexican exports, including health care professionals and Friday, but could take time. McConnell confirmed that any in the 75-year history of demic first began in the city gency, focus on the social trade.” U.S. Customs and autos, computers and med - the patients who are fighting Democrats want the gov - senators would remain in the United Nations - one that of Wuhan. Mr Guterres impact and economic the coronavirus on the front ernment to cut checks and Washington until the massive is spreading human suffer - stressed that current response and recovery and Border Protection officials ical devices. While halting briefed business leaders travel for students, shop - lines." send them directly to affected plan was passed. ing, infecting the global responses at the country refrain from the temptation Americans, "putting money This so-called third phase Thursday on plans to pro - pers, families and many If and when it clears the economy and upending peo - level will not address the of resorting to protection - Senate, the measure must directly into the hands of relief package follows the ple's lives," Mr Guterres global scale and complexity ism. He said there is an hibit non-essential travel, workers would be a major then be passed by the majori - those who need it most," adoption of a bipartisan $100 said in a first of its kind vir - of the crisis and called for a immediate need to move similar to a measure blow to border economies, ty-Democratic House of Senate Democratic leader billion aid plan signed into tual press conference on the coordinated, decisive, and away from a situation where announced earlier this week the impact has already been Representatives before being Chuck Schumer and House law by the president on COVID-2019 pandemic. innovative policy action each country is undertaking on the Canadian border, felt. The State Department signed into law by President Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in Wednesday. Warning that a global from the world''s leading its own health strategies to said Paola Avila, chair of on Thursday issued a new Donald Trump. a joint statement. Trump offered an air of recession of record dimen - economies. Welcoming the one that ensures, in full the Border Trade Alliance, travel alert urging Coronavirus aid package Some influential reassurance, saying that the sions is "a near certainty", decision by G20 leaders to transparency, a coordinated an business group. Americans not to go abroad heads to Trump to sign Republican senators have economy would "get back to the UN Secretary General convene an emergency sum - global response, including The measure would effec - under any circumstances The U.S. Senate over - voiced opposition to the idea where it was and beyond." cited International Labour mit next week to respond to helping countries that are tively close the U.S. to all and to return home if they whelmingly passed legisla - of direct financial aid for indi - The priority is to pass the Organisation estimates that the epic challenges posed by less prepared to tackle the tourist and recreational vis - are already abroad unless tion on Wednesday providing vidual Americans. $1 trillion package to inject workers around the world the pandemic, he said the crisis. "Governments must its along the Mexican bor - they plan to remain over - billions of dollars to limit the Democrats did not seem money into the economy, could lose as much as USD world is in an unprecedented give the strongest support to der, said Ms. Avila, who seas. California Gov. Gavin damage from the coronavirus thrilled with the package Treasury Secretary Steven 3.4 trillion in income by the situation and the normal the multilateral effort to participated in a conference Newsom ordered the state’s pandemic through free test - Thursday evening, with Mnuchin told Fox Business end of this year. rules no longer apply. "We fight the virus, led by the call with CBP officials. 40 million residents to stay ing, paid sick leave and Schumer saying he wished for News, warning that unem - "It has been proven that cannot resort to the usual World Health Organisation, Administration officials at home, restricting non- expanded safety-net spend - more involvement from his ployment could reach 20 per the virus can be contained. It tools in such unusual times. whose appeals must be fully said the U.S. would essential movements. ing. party in writing the relief pro - cent if action is not taken must be contained. If we let The creativity of the met," he said. McConnell urged posal. "It had virtually no quickly. Weinstein moved to state prison "Nut Rage" Heiress Takes On Brother World "Paying Big Price" As China Hid day before 68th birthday Information On Coronavirus: trump Harvey Weinstein was plaining of chest pains and In South Korea Succession Feud WASHINGtON: The Trump declares U.S. emer - world is "paying a big gency transferred to a state prison high blood pressure. He The "nut rage" heiress "The governance structure price" for China hiding the President Donald Trump in New York on later had a stent inserted to initial information on the declared a U.S. national Wednesday as he begins to unblock an artery. After his who forced a plane to turn under the current leadership back over her macadamias is makes it impossible for the deadly coronavirus, US emergency over the quickly serve a 23-year sentence sentencing, he returned fighting a bitter battle -- with so-called independent out - President Donald Trump spreading coronavirus on for rape and sexual assault with more chest pains. activist shareholder support - side board of directors to say said on Thursday, ramping Friday, opening the door to in his landmark #MeToo Weinstein, the Oscar- - against her brother for con - no." up his charges that Beijing more government aid to case. winning producer of trol of the family airline, In an effort to head off is responsible for the current combat a pathogen that has The disgraced film Shakespeare in Love,” was highlighting resistance to some of the criticism, Hanjin global public health crisis infected more than 138,000 mogul, who will turn 68 on convicted of raping an reform in South Korea's says it will consider selling due to the pandemic. people worldwide and left Thursday, is locked up at aspiring actress in 2013 chaebols. off non-core projects such as "It would have been much over 5,000 dead. the maximum security and forcibly performing Cho Hyun-ah, 45, whose hotels and accused Cho better if we had known The NSC had tweeted Wende Correctional oral sex on a TV and film family control the Hanjin Hyun-ah, KCGI and "specu - about this a number of that the Chinese Communist Facility near Buffalo, production assistant in group that includes flag-car - lative forces" of putting months earlier. It could have Party suppressed initial according to state prison 2006. His lawyers have rier Korean Air, made head - Korean Air's survival at risk been contained to that one reports on the coronavirus officials. He is known said they’ll appeal. lines worldwide with her at a time of "unprecedented area in China where it start - and punished doctors, caus - behind bars as inmate No. Within hours of furious reaction when she crisis". ed," Trump told reporters at ing Chinese and internation - 20B0584. The prison, six Weinstein’s sentencing, was served nuts in a bag Cho Won-tae inherited the Just say no There was "no disagree - a White House press confer - al experts to miss critical hours by car from prosecutors in Los Angeles instead of a plate in first chairmanship of the con - The Hanjin group was in ment" that Cho Won-tae was ence. opportunities to prevent a The coronavirus pandem - global pandemic. Manhattan, is likely just a announced they were class. glomerate's holding compa - financial trouble long before "the right businessman to A series of scandals cen - ny Hanjin Kal after the sib - the coronavirus outbreak weather the coronavirus cri - ic has sickened more than "Everybody knows that. temporary stop for beginning the extradition 210,300 people in at least We all know that. As far as Weinstein. While he’s process to send him there tring on abuse of subordi - lings' father Cho Yang-ho -- wreaked havoc on airline sis", it added in a statement, nates rapidly made the Chos who led the successful bid finances worldwide -- sub - saying he had demonstrated 145 countries and over believing what they're put - there, he’ll be evaluated to for an arraignment on the South's most vilified bil - for the Pyeongchang Winter sidiary Hanjin Shipping was "excellent business perform - 9,000 people have died, ting out now I hope it''s true. determine which state charges he raped a woman lionaires. Olympics -- died last year. once one of the world's top ance". more than half of them out - Who knows but I hope it's prison facility meets his and sexually assaulted But now her struggle But "you can't just run a 10 container lines, but went Wakeup call side China, where the epi - true. I really do," Trump security, medical, mental another in 2013. That’s against brother Cho Won-tae company because you hap - bankrupt in 2017. The battle is on a knife- demic first began in the city said. "If people would have health and other needs. now on hold because of the could mark a watershed pen to be a grandson of its Korean Air has lost 1.74 edge. Between them, Cho of Wuhan. known about it, it could Weinstein’s spokesman coronavirus crisis that has moment for the family-con - founder", said Lee Seung- trillion won ($1.4 billion) in Hyun-ah, KCGI and ally "The world is paying a have been stopped in place. called the move harsh. shuttered courthouses and trolled conglomerates known hoon, KCGI's head of global five years, according to Bando Engineering and big price for what they It could have been stopped Weinstein, convicted Feb. limited travel. For as chaebols that dominate business. KCGI's Lee, who accuses Construction will have 32.03 (China) did and the world is right where it came from 24 and sentenced last Weinstein, being sent to the business in the world's 12th- Many chaebol families Cho Won-tae of "repeated percent of voting rights at paying a very big price for China, if we would have week, had been splitting Buffalo-area prison is an largest economy. retain only a small owner - strategic mistakes". next week's Hanjin Kal not letting them (informa - known about it, if they time between New York inauspicious homecoming. She has joined forces with ship stake in their compa - As Hanjin Shipping was annual meeting, when Cho tion about coronavirus) would have known about it. City’s notorious Rikers He attended college nearby an activist investment fund, nies, but maintain control collapsing, he added, the Won-tae's fate will be decid - come out," Trump said. But now the whole world Island jail complex and a and got his start in the Korea Corporate through complex webs of group sold valuable shares in ed. The president was almost is inflicted with this Manhattan hospital. entertainment business in Governance Improvement cross-shareholdings between profitable petroleum refiner A year younger than his responding to a question on horrible virus and it's too Weinstein left court in an the area as a concert pro - (KCGI), which says better subsidiaries, and rapid pro - S-Oil Corporation to try to sister, he is backed by other a critical tweet by his bad," he said. He, however, National Security Council refrained from commenting ambulance after the guilty moter bringing the likes of chaebol management will motions for family members. prop it up. family members and Korean improve efficiency, employ - Lee told AFP: "Many are Like many chaebols, there Air's US alliance partner (NSC) against the Chinese on whether there would be verdict and detoured to Frank Sinatra and the government. any repercussion against Bellevue Hospital, com - Rolling Stones to town. ee engagement, and share - under the delusion they have was no scope for dissent at Delta Air Lines, with a total holder returns. 100 percent ownership." the top of Hanjin, he said. of 32.45 percent. As coronavirus spreads, China. Olympic flame lands in Japan as Millions Could Die If Coronavirus Allowed doubts grow over tokyo Games Trump Replaces G7 Camp David Summit MAtSUSHIMA AIR 250 kilometers (150 miles) BASE (JAPAN): The flame from Tokyo, that was devas - to Spread Unchecked: UN Chief reached Japan aboard a white tated by the 2011 earthquake, 2020 With Video Conference: White House aircraft painted with the tsunami and meltdown of demic to respect human rights WASHINGtON: inscription “Tokyo 2020 three nuclear reactors that has President Donald Trump is and be "proportionate to the Olympic Torch Relay” along left many still living in tem - assessed risk." "We must scrapping this year's G7 its side. It was greeted on the porary quarters. summit at Camp David near absolutely be strong in sup - tarmac by a small contingent Getting the flame to Japan porting them because the virus Washington due to the coro - of organizing committee offi - represents a small victory for navirus crisis and will will come, is coming to them," cials.The Olympic flame the IOC and local organizers, the UN chief said. "If that sup - instead hold the event by arrived in Japan on Friday who maintain the Olympics video conference, the White port is denied, we could have from Greece in a scaled-down will open on schedule fol - catastrophic consequences. House said Thursday. ceremony at an air base in lowed by the Paralympics on The United States heads "We could have millions of northern Japan. Aug. 25. people dying and this is the group of seven wealthy The flame, carried in a Even if they don’t, the democracies in 2020 and absolutely unacceptable." burning canister, touched burning flame could be used Guterres urged governments Trump had been due to host down amid growing doubts if as a symbol - particularly if fellow leaders at the presi - to give "the strongest support the Tokyo Games can open as the games are eventually to the multilateral effort to dential retreat known as scheduled on July 24 because delayed - and a rallying point Camp David in June. death rates from China, tions had already been fight the virus, led by the of the coronavirus pandemic. for the Japanese public. World Health Organization, Instead, the summit will South Korea and Italy into marred by controversy over Organizers and the In a conference call on now take place remotely "in an epidemic modelling soft - his initial attempt to host the UNItED NAtIONS, ly move away from a situation whose appeals must be fully International Olympic Wednesday, IOC president met." "The health catastrophe order for each country to ware and ran a simulation. event at his own golf club in UNItED StAtES: Millions where each country is under - Committee say it will, but Thomas Bach got support for focus all of its resources on In a call between Trump Florida. of people could die from the taking its own health strategies makes clear that we are only as postponement or cancellation holding course, but is also strong as the weakest health responding to the health and and France's President Last October, the White new coronavirus, particularly to one that ensures, in full is viewed increasingly as a getting push back from ath - economic challenges of Emmanuel Macron on House announced that the in poor countries, if it is transparency, a coordinated system," he said. possible option. letes who can’t train, are con - In terms of support for the COVID-19," White House Thursday they agreed "to Trump National Doral Golf allowed to spread unchecked, global response, including The flame reached Japan fused about the qualification spokesman Judd Deere said. continue close cooperation Club near Miami had been UN Secretary-General Antonio helping countries that are less global economy, Guterres said aboard a white aircraft paint - process, and worry about the focus should be on helping Trump's national econom - on resolving the pandemic chosen out of 12 possible Guterres warned Thursday, prepared to tackle the crisis," ed with the inscription their health. Critics are also ic director Larry Kudlow, and minimizing its econom - sites. appealing for a coordinated he said. Guterres appealed to the most vulnerable: low “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch complaining about the unfair - income workers and small and who is the US pointman for ic impact, in coordination The White House insisted global response to the pandem - Group of 20 nations to help Relay” along its side. It was ness of qualifying, which the summit, informed his with the G7 and other inter - there was no conflict of ic. out. "A wealthy country must medium-sized businesses. greeted on the tarmac by a might give some athletes "That means wage support, counterparts of the decision, national partners," the interest in using a Trump "If we let the virus spread not be convinced that it has small contingent of organiz - advantages over others. Deere said in a statement. White House said separate - business and claimed there like wildfire -- especially in only to deal with its own citi - insurance, social protection, ing committee officials. The four-month torch relay preventing bankruptcies and "The White House also ly. was no equally suitable the most vulnerable regions of zens," he said. "My very Two of Japan’s most could be fraught with prob - informed the other G7 mem - G7 countries -- Britain, property in the country. the world -- it would kill mil - strong appeal to the G20 is to job loss," he said. famous Olympians - three- lems, particularly for spon - Financial facilities are need - bers that in order to continue Canada, France, Germany, Following strong resist - lions of people," Guterres said. have a particular concern with time wresting gold medalist sors which have invested mil - close coordination, the pres - Italy, Japan and the United ance in Congress, Trump "Global solidarity is not African countries and others in ed to support countries in diffi - Saori Yoshida and three-time lions for the publicity. culty, he said, adding that the ident will convene the lead - States -- are all in crisis switched tack in December, only a moral imperative, it is in the developing world. judo gold medalist Tadahiro The torch relay in Greece, ers via video teleconference mode to stop the spread of saying he could use Camp everyone's interests," he said. Virus lockdowns and quar - IMF, World Bank and other Nomura - received the flame following the symbolic light - international institutions have in April and May just as he the novel coronavirus and David, a historic presiden - Guterres stressed the need antines must respect rights: for the lighting ceremony. ing on March 12, was stopped did this week," he said. equally to try and halt finan - tial retreat, instead. for a coordinated global UN a key role to play. The flame will stay in during the second day and did "And we must refrain from The chilling study that cial panic that threatens to In a tweet at the time, response to contain a "health The spokesperson for the northern Japan for almost a not resume because of large changed the coronavirus send their economies into Trump blamed "both Media catastrophe" that already has UN High Commissioner for the temptation of resorting to week until the torch relay crowds. Japanese organizers protectionism," he said. "This plan in the UK and US recession. & Democrat Crazed and claimed the lives of more than Human Rights, Elizabeth begins officially on March 26 have asked crowds to be A team at Imperial The G7 summit is held by Irrational Hostility" for the 9,000 people and infected Throssell, calls for measures is the time to dismantle trade from Fukushima prefecture. “restrained” and could stop or barriers and re-establish sup - College London plugged the the presiding country each decision to abandon the more than 217,500 around the taken by countries to combat This is the northeastern delay the relay if they are coronavirus infection and year, but Trump's prepara - Doral plan. world. "We need to immediate - the spread of the Covid-19 epi - ply chains." part of Japan, located about not.. TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS 9 JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 Athletes returning from high-risk CoVID-19 Don't organise trials and tournaments till Apr 15 : Ministry advises NSFs New Delhi : The sports directive states: "No exposure Sports Minister Kiren only for those who have qual - affected nations will be quarantined: rijiju ministry on Thursday advised to athlete be allowed from Rijiju said all precautionary ified for the Olympics or are New Delhi : Sports Olympic Qualifiers in Jordan one who is not a part of the of Olympic sports, it is about all national federations to outside in the campus where measures are in place to very close to qualifying. They Minister Kiren Rijiju on after training in Italy before camps. well being of every citizen. refrain from conducting tour - training is underway. ensure that athletes are pro - are very, very critical because Thursday said athletes arriv - that. "We have made exceptions Thousands of people come to naments and selection trials ing back from high-risk "They have been tested only for those who have qual - watch," he said. till April 15 besides asking COVID-19 affected countries them to ensure that Olympic- will have to be in mandatory bound athletes are isolated quarantine but refused to be from anyone who is not a part drawn into speculation sur - of their training camp. rounding the IPL and the The directive has been Tokyo Olympics. necessitated by the COVID- Spelling out the protocol 19 pandemic which has for athletes arriving from the wreaked havoc on sporting most-affected countries events across the globe. The China, South Korea, Iran, fresh advisory puts a ques - Italy, Spain, France and tion-mark on the one-day Germany, Rijiju said they will Indian Grand Prix of athletics have to follow what has been to be held on Friday in mandated for everyone else. Patiala. "Athletes who are coming "All sport organisations back from countries which are and their affiliate units are very prone to coronavirus will advised against holding any be quarantined as per the gov - sports events, including com - ernment provisions. There petitions or selection trials till will be no exceptions. 15th April, 2020," the min - Anybody who has come from istry said in a letter to the abroad is being put in isola - Indian Olympic Association tion and athletes also have to and NSFs, including the adhere to it," Rijiju said here BCCI. while talking to reporters. It also asked federations to "No coach, technical/sup - tected by the deadly virus. if they miss their training, Currently, chess ace not allow any non-camper port staff athlete etc presently "We will ensure that no then it will have a huge Viswanathan Anand has self- and given coronavirus nega - ified for Olympics and those On the speculation that the athlete, coach or support staff not in training camp and not athlete, coach or support staff impact on our preparations for isolated in Germany after tive certificates by the who are on verge of qualify - July-August Olympics may in Olympic training camps staying in the training campus travel so as to avoid coming in Tokyo Olympics," he added. travel restrictions delayed his International Olympic ing. They are allowed to train not go ahead as planned due without following proper be allowed to interact or min - contact with anyone. Any "For that also, outsiders are return to India. Wrestler Committee. They are not in in national camps. Outsiders to the health crisis, Rijiju reit - quarantine protocols for gle with trainee athletes with - mass gathering is completely prohibited and strict guide - Vinesh Phogat and javelin any danger but it is advisable are completely prohibited," he erated that conjecture should COVID-19. out following quarantine pro - prohibited," he said. lines are being issued to thrower Neeraj Chopra are that they stay in isolation," he said. Asked about the fate of be avoided at all times. The ministry's two-point tocols." "We have made exceptions ensure that." among the sportspersons to said. the IPL, which was suspended "Nobody should raise a have cut short their training Rijiju's comments came on from March 20 to April 15 question about the Olympics stints in parts of Europe to a day when his ministry due to the COVID-19 pan - at the moment, nobody knows No athlete should raise issues about head back due to the COVID- advised national federations demic, Rijiju side-stepped the what the situation will be in 19 pandemic. to suspend all competitions query. three months time. They have put themselves and selection trials till April "Government will come "However we have to olympics presently : rijiju in isolation after returning. 15. up with new guidelines and respond to an emerging situa - New Delhi : Sports around the world thus far, has on the Indian Grand Prix and can continue their training He was also asked about The advisory also asked advisory after April 15. BCCI tion as per the directions of Minister Kiren Rijiju said on led to a number of qualifica - the Federation Cup athletic activities "under strict vigi - Indian boxers, who have been federations to ensure that is a body which handles crick - the international bodies and Thursday that athletes and tion events being cancelled or events. lance." When asked how an seen at public events since Olympic-bound athletes train et, which is not an Olympic respective sovereign govern - other stakeholders should athlete will be determined to returning from the Asian without interacting with any - sport. Here it is not a question ments," he said. refrain from commenting on be close to qualification, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Rijiju said, "That we will have Sad to see world amid the rising concern over to decided case to case. Not UFC postpones next three the coronavirus pandemics. everyone is the same. If halted by Coronavirus, The International Olympic exceptions are to be given to Committee (IOC) came under those that are deemed very says Rohit events after restrictions criticism from several ath - critical, then it can be done New Delhi : India opener LOS ANGELES : The "But every day, there are because of a ban on combat letes, including Indian bad - only by following the proper Rohit Sharma on Monday Ultimate Fighting new restrictions put in place sports by Nevada state offi - minton star Parupalli norms and procedures." said it has been tough to Championship said Monday it on travel and large public cials which runs until at least Kashyap, for their recent Travel restrictions to and watch the world coming to a is postponing its next three gatherings that are making it March 25. statement in which it encour - from other countries have standstill because of the events with officials unable to aged sportspersons to contin - forced star athletes such as COVID-19 pandemic and find venues to stage bouts ue with their preparations for javeline thrower Neeraj advised people to proactively amid global restrictions being the Olympics amid the rising Chopra and wrestler Vinesh fight the crisis by reporting to put in place to combat the concern over the coronavirus Phogat among others to cut doctors when they experience Coronavirus pandemic. pandemic. short their foreign training any symptoms. UFC president Dana "Nobody should raise any camps and rush back to the The 32-year-old batsman White, who had previously issue about the Olympics country. Rijiju said that all posted a video message on defended the circuit's decision right now because nobody athletes have to go through his official Twitter handle. to press ahead with a card in knows what is going to hap - the quarantine procedures that "Last few weeks have Brazil on Saturday, confirmed pen after three months. What have been put in place by the been tough for all of us and the news in a message to will be the situation then Health Ministry. the world has come to a employees later posted on nobody knows but we have to "The guidelines issued by standstill which is very sad to Twitter. respond to the emerging situa - the health ministry is being see," said Rohit. The decision affects fight tion as per the directions of implemented throughout the "The only way we can cards in London on March 21, the international bodies and country. There is no exception come to normalcy is by all of Columbus on March 28 and respective sovereign govern - for anybody. Athletes who are us coming together. We can Portland on April 11. ment," Rijiju told reporters. coming back to India from do this by being a little smart, The move comes as The Olympics is sched - indefinitely postponed. Rijiju said that the suspen - countries that are affected by a little proactive, knowing authorities around the world uled to start on July 24 but the In India, the sports min - sion extends to all training the virus are quarantined as our surroundings and as and impose restrictions of gather - restrictions that have been istry's fresh advisory issued activities and trials with per the provisions and any - when we get any symptoms ings of large numbers of peo - imposed to curb the spread of on Thursday, which asked for exception to those who have body who has come from inform your nearest medical ple. the pandemic, which has all sports events until April 15 qualified for the Olympics or abroad has been put in isola - authorities." "We did everything we claimed close to 9000 lives to be suspended, puts a cloud are close to qualification who tion," he said. The Coronavirus out - could to relocate our next impossible to stay on sched - "I've been in the fight break, which originated in three events, London, ule." game for 20 years, and this is Wuhan, China, has claimed Columbus, and Portland," The UFC has also been what we do - we find a way to over 6,000 lives and has White told employees in his prevented from holding keep our events going no mat - olympics could be delayed, infected close to 160,000 email. events in its Las Vegas home ter what," White said. people world over. In India, the infected cout has crossed admits athletics chief Coe 100 and the death toll is two Let's come together & spread awareness London : World athletics for decisive action. reportedly a last-minute worldwide and caused over for now. chief Sebastian Coe admitted "On a global front we have appointment as she already 8,000 deaths across 150 coun - Various state governments on CoVID-19 : hima Das on Thursday that the Tokyo other priorities and I think the lives in Greece and did not tries and territories. There are in the country have ordered Guwahati : In an attempt seconds. declared coronavirus out - Olympics could be moved to Olympics should at the very have to travel from Japan. five confirmed deaths in closure of schools, malls, and later in the year by the coron - cinema halls in a bid to avoid to spread the importance of "Thank you Katherine break a pandemic, has been hygiene amid the coronavirus Hadda for the challenge. continuously asking people to avirus outbreak, but said it large gatherings while also was too early to make a defin - asking people to practice pandemic, star Indian athlete Hima Das has itive decision. social distancing. Olympic bosses acknowl - "It's because we all want taken the #SafeHands challenge and urged edged on Wednesday there our kids to go to school, we was no "ideal" solution as a want to go to the malls and the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, M.C. Mary growing number of athletes we all want to watch movies expressed concern. in the theatres," Rohit said. Kom, Sania Mirza and Rani Rampal to take it The COVID-19 pandemic The 32-year-old also com - is playing havoc with the mended the efforts of doctors forward. "Wash your hands global sporting calendar, forc - and the medical professionals ing the postponement of Euro who have risked their lives to properly and regularly wherever you are. 2020 and a suspension of the treat those infected. tennis season. "I appreciate the efforts of Let's come together and spread aware - International Olympic all the doctors and the med - Committee chairman Thomas ical staff across the world ness," Hima said in a tweet with a 45-sec - Bach said earlier this week who have put their lives on that starting on schedule on risk while taking care of the ond video of her wash - people who have tested posi - ing her hands. She also July 24 remained the organi - tive with Coronavirus." tagged Sports Minister sation's goal. "Last, but not the least, Kiren Rijiju, Bollywood Definitely we all can help wash their hands with soap But Coe, who is a member my heart goes out for people actors Akshay Kumar and slow the spread of COVID- regularly to avoid infection. of the Tokyo Olympics who have lost their lives and Tiger Shroff in her post. 19. I now challenge Kiren Overall, 7,000 people Games Coordination their families. Take care, be Earlier, ace Indian shuttler Rijiju, Virat Kohli and Sania have lost their lives across Commission, conceded in an safe," he added. On Saturday, P.V. Sindhu had also taken up Mirza. Make sure everyone the world. In India 126 con - interview with the BBC that a India skipper Virat Kohli had the challenge and had posted wash your hands properly," firmed cases have been delay was possible. called on people to "stay safe a video on Twitter in which she tweeted. reported so far and three peo - "That is possible, anything and vigilant" amid the ongo - she was seen washing her The World Health ple have lost their lives due to is possible at the moment," least be saying we should Greek President Katerina Greece. A sixth death was ing Coronavirus outbreak. hands with soap for almost 30 Organisation, which has coronavirus. said Coe when asked whether postpone or indeed just cancel Sakellaropoulou in a state - reported on Thursday. the Games could be post - at this stage and we'll talk ment said the ancient Most major sporting poned to September or about postponement later on," Olympic values of "concord, events across the world have Liverpool's Milner goes viral, snaps October. he told the BBC. goodwill, brotherhood... are been rescheduled or scrapped "But I think the position "I just don't think there's the weapon to use" against the as a result of the pandemic, that sport has certainly taken, much of a choice at this virus. and doubts are increasingly coronavirus gloom and it was certainly the tem - stage." Last week's flame lighting being expressed about hold - London : Liverpool star Milner household as well - Milner on Monday. the lawn clipping the grass perature of the room in the Meanwhile, Greece on ceremony in ancient Olympia ing the Olympics in its current James Milner has become a rationing the tea bags for the After rationing his tea with a pair of scissors and a conversation I had the other Thursday handed over the was also carried out without slot. social media star in playing up week #crazydays #somuch - bags, the 61-times capped ruler to ensure each blade was day with the IOC and our Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 spectators as Greece regis - But the International to his no frills image by film - the same height. other federations, is that organisers at a ceremony held tered its first death from the Olympic Committee says it is ing himself doing domestic "Now the tea bags are sort - nobody is saying we will be behind closed doors amid virus. "fully committed" to holding chores whilst the Premier ed I've got time to level out going to the Games come calls for the Olympics to be "Regretfully the COVID- the Games from July 24 as League is suspended due to this lawn,'" he tweeted. what may. postponed over the coron - 19 outbreak made us take scheduled. the coronavirus outbreak. "'Wonder if I can borrow "But it isn't a decision that avirus pandemic. hard decisions and change our Top athletes have warned The 34-year-old former Anfield's 'Keep off the Grass has to be made at this In the absence of specta - initial plans. We deeply regret that their training regimes England midfielder first post - sign'." moment." Coe, who played a tors, Olympic gymnastics that you... were not able to have already been impaired ed images of himself sorting The Premier League is in pivotal role in securing the champion Lefteris Petrounias travel to Greece and join us by the pandemic, and that his tea bags one by one as a abeyance since last Friday Olympics for London in ran a lap with the flame and here today," Greek Olympic they would be taking health response to team-mate Alex after both Arsenal manager 2012, said postponing the Olympic pole vault champion Committee chairman Spyros risks should the Games go Oxlade-Chamberlain posting Mikel Arteta and Chelsea Games until 2021 could pres - Katerina Stefanidi lit a caul - Kapralos said, addressing ahead. a glamorous video of himself winger Callum Hudson-Odoi ent problems. dron inside the all-marble Tokyo organisers absent from Pole vault champion and his pop star girlfriend tested positive for coron - "That seems on the surface Panathenaic stadium, where Thursday's ceremony. Stefanidi is among prominent Perrie Edwards dancing on avirus. of it an easy proposition, but the first modern Olympics Authorities decided to cancel athletes to have voiced con - their stairs. Liverpool have been left member federations actually were held in 1896. the torch relay's Greek leg cern at the IOC's insistence on The players have been left tantalisingly close to their first avoid Olympic years often to The flame was then hand - after a crowd mobbed holding the Games. to their own devices after ever Premier League title -- have their world champi - ed to Tokyo 2020 representa - Hollywood actor Gerard "The IOC wants us to keep team training was halted due they are 25 points clear of onships," he said. tive Naoko Imoto, a swimmer Butler at a cauldron lighting risking our health, our fami - to the coronavirus pandemic. two-time defending champi - Britain's retired four-time who competed in the Atlanta ceremony in Sparta last week. ly's health and public health to "'Hey @Alex_OxChambo togetonwith #notgotthe - Milner took to his garden and ons Manchester City with rowing Olympic gold medal - 1996 Olympics. Imoto, a COVID-19 has infected train every day?" she tweeted Barrels of laughs here in movestocompete'." tweeted filmed himself nose down to nine matches remaining. list Matthew Pinsent called UNICEF representative, was more than 200,000 people this week. TRUTH PREVAIL 10 ENTERTAINMENT JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 hrithik gets nostalgic abouat Koi Mil Gaya Hrithik Roshan has an attached to that guy. That's the omnipotent presence in the only time when I felt that." Indian film cinema and the Hrithik Roshan had bril - actor recently completed 20 liantly played the role of glorious years in the industry. Rohit in Koi Mil Gaya and set He has given Bollywood the stage for bringing sci-fi the gift of a huge variety of movies to India. movies playing a vastly dif - The actor is loved and ferent role in every movie. adored by all of the Indian Hrithik has done it all, action, film cinema and beyond inter - drama and romance. national waters. He has made When asked if Hrithik ever a deep impact and has left felt difficult to disconnect quite a crater in the heart of from a film once it got Indian film Cinema and its released, the actor shared, audience. "Only once, I think I felt that The Bollywood actor had a once in my career when I did phenomenal 2019 with his Koi Mil Gaya. After I did Koi super hit movie Super 30 Mil gaya, I remember I felt which received a lot of critical extremely sad that I couldn't acclaim for his portrayal of get to play Rohit again. But, Anand Kumar. Following then, of course, Krrish hap - Super 30 came his movie War pened and Krrish 3 so I got to which was the highest grosser play him again and again." of 2019 and saw Hrithik He further added, "But I the last day of KMG. No, it of hollow, like a vacuum because I kind of played out undergo a tremendous trans - remember being very sad on wasn't tears; it was a feeling inside me. I think it was my childhood and I got really formation. Ekta Kapoor, the content Corona hits entertainment industry: Big czarina who gave us a projects including Sooryavanshi delayed delightful 2019 is all set to Since the hazardous Initially, the schedule for atrical marketplace, the Coronavirus rhapsodically release on 24 March 2020, the release of "No Time to Die" give us an even better 2020! continues to spread, the vul - film was indefinitely post - will be postponed until Ekta Kapoor who is also The film had combined nerability of the situation has poned due to the 2019-20 November 2020. known as the content queen aspects of humor and an forced many upcoming film coronavirus pandemic. Then `Fast and Furious 9`, is an Indian television pro - interesting story-line based projects to be delayed due to Not just Bollywood the The release of the next `Fast ducer, film producer, director around a guy who is imper - life threats to people and eco - ebullient virus has also large - & Furious` instalment, `F9,` and the creative head of sonating a girls voice. Not nomic losses to ly affected the Hollywood has also been delayed from Balaji Telefilms. What's just films, the producer also producers/makers because of film industry as well, the May 22 to now opening on more is that she was awarded wins across on digital and the closedown of theatres in other movies that have April 2, 2021, ` Blue story` Padma Shri in 2020, the television platforms where Haryana, Karnataka, and declared to hold up and delay Paramount has delayed the fourth highest civilian award her shows like Naagin and Delhi. The precariousness is also in arrears of suspending productions too, many Bollywood films to resched - Alia Bhatt looks dazzlingly gorgeous in a purple dress ule their release dates accord - ing to many reports. Recently due to the outbreak of this pestiferous virus the team of Keeping the nation's safety first Suryavanshi has declared a delay in its release date by '83 release date put on hold! sharing a note on Instagram. The threat of Coronavirus shares the official statement Reliance Entertainment The upcoming action film is increasing by the hour and from the makers that states, and Phantom Films present Suryavanshi, of Rohit Shetty, all measures are taken by the `83 is not just our film but the 83, a Kabir Khan Films is produced by Hiroo Yash authorities to combat the entire nation's film. But health Production. The movie is pro - Johar, Aruna Bhatia, Apoorva global pandemic. and safety of the nation duced by Deepika Padukone, Mehta, and Rohit Shetty. It is In order to ensure the always comes first. Stay safe, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Induri, the fourth instalment of Shetty's Police Universe and features Akshay Kumar as the titular character opposite Katrina Kaif. The film co- stars Gulshan Grover, Abhimanyu Singh, Niharica Raizada, Jackie Shroff, the film dates are: `No time to controversial UK gang film Sikandar Kher, Nikitin Dheer die` MGM, Universal and "Blue Story," which was set and Vivan Bhatena, while Bond producers, Michael G for release on March 20. A Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, future release date has not Singh reprise their roles of announced that after careful been announced and many in India. The content queen is others along with her own Singham and Simmba from consideration and thorough other projects as well who's known to be the most sub - platform, ALTBalaji brings the franchise's previous films. evaluation of the global the - new dates are still to released. stantial, impacting and influ - phenomenal and pathbreak - ential woman in the Indian ing content. film Industry. The content czarina also Timeless superstar Sanjay Dutt shared what he reminisces The Czarina of content gave us some awe-striking gives us unconventional, television series. She gave us about the 80's and 90's. Come, let's find out! breakthrough and never the fourth season of her sen - One knows, one is a living because of the role or the film. us a wide variety of solid before delivered story-lines sational series Naagin and nation's safety first the makers take care. Sajid Nadiadwala, Phantom legend when one has a docu - Today, it is rare to see that. characters. of the film 83 has put the Ranveer Singh will see Films, Reliance Entertainment that touch the hearts of a second season of her previ - mentary on themselves acted There is a strong sense of pro - Other than his current audience in different way ously glorious series Kavach. release of the film on hold, playing the character of for - and 83 Film Ltd. 83 is direct - by another great actor. Yes, which stars Ranveer Singh mer world cup winning cap - ed by Kabir Khan. A Reliance than any other content does. Last year is just proof that we are talking about none Her versatility knows no Ekta Kapoor is sure to give and Deepika Padukone. tain Kapil Dev and Deepika Entertainment and PVR other than the incredible The lead actor took to his Padukone portraying the char - Pictures release is slated to bounds, covering a wide us a solid 2020 with her Sanjay Dutt. The actor has a variety of television series, amazing line up of films and social media to announce this acter of Kapil Dev's wife release in Hindi, Tamil & very busy 2020 ahead of him important update where he Romi Dev. Telugu. films and web series, the TV series set up for our with a spectacular line up of content queen does not leave amusement. Ekta Kapoor is films set for him with five any stones unturned. always going strong and is big-banner films - KGF: The producer has surely producing more and more Chapter 2, Shamshera, Bhuj: Sanya Malhotra is giving us created a genre of her own content one after another- The Pride of India, Torbaaz with the plentiful number of one being, Ek Villain 2 and and Sadak 2 in the works. TV series and films she has next, Pagglait along with best fitness mantras! The actor has a nation-like Popularly known as the with which it's easy to train at best decision, Sanya's mantras given to us. We can see that much more in the works for fan following. 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TRUTH PREVAIL BUSINESS NEWS 11 JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 Air India sell-off to be delayed further : CAPA MSMEs on verge of collapse due to non-payment of New Delhi : The privatisa - 30 recently. en substantially with a drop of regardless, the report adds. nearly ‘6L cr dues by govt, pvt bodies : Gadkari in rS tion process for Air India will Hardeep Singh Puri, 40-50 per cent or even higher At an industry level, New Delhi : MSME ment undertakings owe Rs 5.5 posal for a "Distressed Asset believed in turning "chal - be further delayed, aviation Minister of State for Civil in the near term, as is being CAPA estimates consolidated Minister Nitin Gadkari on lakh crore to Rs 6 lakh crore Fund" of Rs 10,000 crore and lenges into opportunities." advisory CAPA said in a Aviation, has been categorical seen in other markets. CAPA losses to be in the range of Thursday expressed serious to small industries," Gadkari the Ministry will send it for Earlier funding under report title, 'Impact of Covid- in stating that the sale will go estimates forward bookings $500-600 million for the concern over non-payment of said. the Cabinet nod, he added. MSME was limited to only 19 on Indian aviation'. quarter (excluding Air India). nearly Rs six lakh crore dues "This is a serious situation. On the Khadi and Village scheduled banks but now all The report points out that However, these are very pre - to micro and small industries banks, NBFCs and coopera - the submission date for liminary estimates and are by government and private tive banks can lend to them. Expression of Interest has subject to further downward undertakings, and said the About credit flow in already been pushed back by revision. Centre is working on an MSME, he said by February six weeks. As a result, the To overcome the current action plan to ensure the pay - 2020, Rs 50,532 crore has government will need to com - crisis, CAPA reiterated its rec - ments within three months. been disbursed in 50,532 mit significant and immediate ommendation of introducing a Responding to a discus - loans sanctioned. interim funding of $300-400 regulatory requirement for sion on the working of the Due to a number of steps million for the national carri - airlines to hold cash balances Ministry of Micro, Small and to promote khadi, sale of its er, to ensure that it is able to that can support six months of Medium Enterprises (MSME) products has increased to operate at least in its current operations in the absence of in Rajya Sabha, Gadkari also about Rs 4,500 crore this fis - condition till the sale transac - revenue, to be able to both announced that the govern - cal as against Rs 3,215 crore tion is concluded. obtain and to renew an Air ment will revamp khadi and in the previous fiscal, he said. "The government must Operator Permit. village industries within three To promote MSMEs, the also have a fall-back plan to When airlines expand months and make it more ministry has created a "Bank regroup and continue to oper - without the balance sheet export oriented. of Ideas" and a ranking sys - ate the airline for the medium strength to support their The minister said all banks tem for states will be term if the privatisation through. Unlike the earlier are down 30 per cent relative growth, this results in excess -- scheduled, private, cooper - We are in discussion with the Industries Commission approved. Highlighting the process is unable to proceed," failed attempt, this time to last year. capacity and loss-leader pric - ative and NBFC -- are now Finance Ministry and we will (KVIC), the minister said he sector's achievement, the min - the report adds. around the government is Yields may also come ing which destabilises the allowed to lend money to the find out some solution to it.... will revamp it in three months ister said there are 6.3 crore The government started looking to sell 100 per cent under further pressure and entire industry. MSME sector and all loans We have to give their pay - and the commission will be units which produce about the divestment process for Air stake in Air India and Air could deteriorate by 25 per "Incumbent airlines will of sanctioned and disbursed ments within three months," strengthened professionally. 8,000 products and employ India in January and wanted India Express apart from a 50 cent or more. However, given course need to be given ade - under various schemes will be he added. The ministry will appoint a over 12 crore people. to identify the qualified bid - per cent stake in in Air India the structural reason for the quate time to comply with this monitored through a central While six lakh industries financial consultant to study The MSME sector ders whose price bids were to SATS Airport Services decline in demand, reducing requirement, but this will be portal in his ministry. have been restructured under and suggest methods to accounts for 33 per cent of the be be accepted by the end of Private Ltd. fares will not stimulate traffic, an important step in ensuring "Government undertak - the RBI-appointed UK Sinha strengthen KVIC. manufacturing output and 45 March. It, however, extended The CAPA report released but will simply dilute yield on that they are better placed to ings procure products but do committee on MSMEs, the "A three-member commit - per cent of the total exports of the deadline for submission of on Wednesday also says that it those passengers that clearly withstand the shocks that reg - not pay for three-four months. minister said, a proposal to tee under the Chairmanship of the country, he said. expression of interest till April is expecting demand to weak - have an urgent need to travel ularly visit the industry," says MSMEs are on the verge of create a "Fund of Funds" of Secretary will be set up and On some members' con - collapse. Rs 10,000 crore has been we will revamp KVIC in three cern over decline in budget Govt notifies rules, Passing a legislation is approved by the Finance months and make it export for the sector, he said the CoVID-19: Fuel demand drops 11% as easy.... There are 20,000- Ministry and the Cabinet nod oriented," the minister said. Ministry's budget allocation forms for Vivad Se 22,000 cases. As per my esti - will be sought on it. Acknowledging chal - has grown to Rs 7,572.20 mates, big industrialists, state In addition, the Finance lenges faced by the sector, crore in 2020-21 from Rs Vishwas scheme aviation, transport sectors hit government, central govern - Ministry has approved a pro - Gadkari said the government 3,007.42 crore in 2015- 16. New Delhi : India's fuel "Due to restriction in months, the consequences New Delhi : The govern - demand has dropped by a movement and travel advi - will be severe," it said in a ment has notified the rules steep 10-11 per cent in the sories, the aviation turbine note. Covid-19, it said, is fur - Sebi relaxes compliance requirements for and online forms to be filled first two weeks of March as fuel (ATF) sales have dropped ther drying up demand from by taxpayers for availing the the outbreak of coronavirus by over 10 per cent. The the road transport and airlines direct tax dispute resolution (Covid-19) led to the cancel - companies amid virus outbreak scheme 'Vivad Se Vishwas'. lation of flights and reduction New Delhi : Easing com - June 30, 2020 to file their Normally, listed compa - proposed to be held between Under the proposed in industrial activity. The pliance requirements amid March quarter results. Under nies are required to file their the period December 1, 2019 scheme, taxpayers willing to country had consumed 19.5 coronavirus outbreak, regula - the rules, firms are required to annual results within 60 days and June 30, 2020," Sebi said. settle disputes will be million tonnes of petroleum tor Sebi on Thursday gave a file their financial results from the end of a financial However, the board of direc - allowed a complete waiver of products in March 2019, offi - 45-day relaxation for com - tors and audit commit - interest and penalty if they cial data showed. Assuming panies to file their fourth tees would have to pay the entire amount of tax consumption in two halves of quarter results as well as ensure that they meet at in dispute by March 31 this the month was almost the an additional one-month least four times a year as year. same, as much as 10 million time to submit their annual stipulated under listing tonnes of fuel was consumed results. regulations. during the first fortnight of Besides, the market As per norms, board March 2019. watchdog has relaxed the of directors or audit "The petroleum industry is time-gap required between committee need to meet witnessing the impact of coro - two board meetings of a at least four times a year, navirus on sales of all petrole - company. with a maximum gap of um products. The overall bunker fuel sales are also segments in India as well. Companies have also 128 days between any demand for liquid fuels has down by approximately 10 "Hence, consumption growth been provided one-month two meetings. Among After March 31, an addi - gone down by 10-11 per cent per cent," IOC said. Crisil of petroleum products is relaxation till May 15 for others, the deadline has tional 10 per cent of disputed in the first fortnight of March said the Covid-19 pandemic expected to be low at 2-3 per filing their quarterly gov - been extended by three tax will have to be paid over 2020," said Indian Oil Corp has made the already subdued cent in fiscal 2021," it said. ernance reports. weeks till May 15 for and above the tax liability. (IOC), the country's largest demand outlook ever grim - Morgan Stanley cut India's "Development arising submission of quarterly However, disputes related fuel retailer, in a statement. mer. fuel demand estimate for the due to the spread of the shareholding pattern and to wealth tax, commodity Restrictions and travel "The airlines industry next financial year by five per virus warrant the need for statement of investor transaction tax, securities advisories, as well as a slow - accounts for 6-8 per cent of cent. Prior to the Coronavirus, temporary relaxation in com - within 45 days from the end year. complaint report. A relaxation transaction tax and equalisa - down in industrial activity, total crude consumption. As Oil Ministry's Petroleum pliance requirement of listed of a quarter. As per that time "The board of directors of one month has been given tion levy are not covered. has led to the fall in demand. more countries are imple - Planning and Analysis Cell entities," Sebi said in a circu - frame, the deadline is May 15. and the audit committee of the with regard to filing of half- The scheme would remain While diesel sales as dropped menting bans over Covid-19 (PPAC) had projected fuel lar. In the case of submitting listed entity are exempted yearly compliance certificate open till June 30. by over 13 per cent, jet fuel in both international and demand to grow to 222.79 With respect to quarterly results for the year ending from observing the stipulated on share transfer facility and The Revenue Department sales has slumped by over 10 domestic travel, the impact is million tonnes in the fiscal financial results, companies March 31, the watchdog has time gap between two meet - yearly secretarial compliance notified five forms for vari - per cent. Petrol sales have likely to worsen. And if the year 2020-21 from an estimat - have been given 45 days till extended the time till June 30. ings for the meeting held or report. ous steps under the scheme, seen a decline of over 2 per pandemic is not contained ed 216 million tonnes in which are required to be cent. over the next two-three 2019-20. filled online. The eligible assessees are Global stock markets on edge after ECB's fireworks required to submit their dec - laration in Form 1 to the des - Govt : Call drop instances down, TrAI imposed London : World stock with the DJIA in New York the bank to open the cash almost 2 trillion. ignated authority, which is a markets faltered again on losing just over one percent floodgates. Oil prices rebounded, but very detailed form covering financial disincentive on service providers Thursday as massive central shortly after the the opening After announcing the the gains did little to overturn different scenarios. Further, New Delhi : Instances of Dhotre also said that as told the members. bank action to fight the coron - bell. move, ECB boss Christine massive losses Wednesday, an undertaking waiving the call drop and improper tele - part of the revival plan of In a written reply in Rajya avirus's economic fallout which saw WTI lose around a right to seek or pursue any com network coverage have BSNL, 4G services will be Sabha, Telecom Minister failed to calm investors' quarter of its value. remedy or any claim in rela - gone down and the TRAI has introduced from April Ravi Shankar Prasad said nerves, even as the ECB fired Oil markets have been tion to tax arrears under any imposed financial disincen - onwards and preparations are TRAI has also introduced a its most impressive monetary hammered by collapsing law shall have to be furnished tive of Rs 3.29 crore on serv - on in this regard. revised graded Financial salvo yet. demand as the virus prompts by the declarant in Form 2. ice providers, the government The minister also denied Disincentives (FD) structure Bond markets however, sweeping travel restrictions The declaration form informed Rajya Sabha on where governments and big and business closures, com - (Form 1) seeks detailed infor - Thursday. companies finance them - pounding a price war between mation relating to the nature Replying to supplemen - selves, got a shot in the arm key producers Saudi Arabia of tax arrears, assessment tary queries during Question from the European Central and Russia. year, details of order, amount Hour, Minister of State for Bank's enormous liquidity London - FTSE 100: of tax arrears already paid, Telecom Sanjay Shamrao promise, which also under - DOWN 1.3 percent at etc. Further, the form pro - Dhotre said there has been a mined the euro against the 5,013.82 points Frankfurt - vides the manner of computa - lot of improvement in call dollar. DAX 30: DOWN 0.8 percent tion of 'tax payable' under the drops in the last three-four The greenback, a safe at 8,376.74 Paris - CAC 40: scheme in different scenarios years and TRAI has intro - haven investment, was in FLAT at 3,753.50 (i.e. for declarations relating duced parameters for disin - demand also against other EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.1 to disputed tax/ TDS/TCS/ centive to telecom companies currencies as people scram - percent at 2,387.77 New York disputed interest/ disputed and a fine of over Rs 2.5 crore bled for cash. Losses in Europe and Asia Lagarde tweeted that "extra - - Dow: DOWN 1.1 percent at penalty or fee). has been recovered from "Markets are in risk-averse were also relatively limited as ordinary times require 19,682.40 Tokyo - Nikkei On receipt of the declara - them. He said the government mode," said Christopher investors eyed the ECB's 820- extraordinary action". 225: DOWN 1.0 percent at tion form and undertaking, has also introduced Dembik, head of economic billion plan to stem the eco - Markets.com analyst Neil 16,552.83 (close) Hong Kong the designated authority Interactive voice response any interception of phone call for DCR parameters Effective research at Saxo Banque in nomic damage from the Wilson said the ECB action - Hang Seng: DOWN 3.3 per - shall, within 15 days, issue an system from 3.5 crore sub - by the agencies. from 1st October 2017, based Paris. COVID-19 crisis. "looks more like a bazooka cent at 22,548.65 Shanghai - order (in Form 3) directing scribers on call drops and "We should have faith in on the extent to which a TSP's Investors were now Investors have seen "the than anything they've done Composite: DOWN 1.4 per - the assessees to make pay - feedback received from them, each other and there are no (telecom service provider) expecting a global recession European Central Bank calm thus far". Asia stocks initially cent at 2,691.71 Brent North ment of sum payable after of which only 1.21 lakh call cases of snooping or phone performance deviates from "of a singular size", he told markets, at least for now, with climbed on the ECB's mid - Sea crude: UP 3.0 percent at adjusting the amounts drop problems have been tapping. We all get together to the specified DCR (drop call AFP, adding that solace was their stimulus package", night announcement but soon 25.62 per barrel West Texas already paid. found. help improve the services," he rates) benchmark. nowhere to be found "even if Scope Markets analyst James tumbled as investors contem - Intermediate: UP 7.8 percent enormous means are being Hughes told AFP. plate months of economic at 22.44 Dollar/yen: UP at deployed". The so-called Pandemic hardship. 109.80 yen from 109.09 yen AGr dues: DoT plea to seek 20 yr time for The pound was stuck Emergency Purchase The ECB's bazooka was at 2100 GMT Euro/dollar: around its lowest levels since Programme came six days the latest in a string of meas - DOWN at 1.0796 from the mid-1980s. after the ECB unveiled a big- ures by central banks and 1.0991 Pound/dollar: DOWN payment bears cabinet stamp Falls in equity markets bank stimulus package that governments aimed at sup - at 1.1596 from 1.1629 New Delhi : The reply. The Supreme Court on government, and said its order clear all dues mentioned in the were, meanwhile, less severe failed to calm nervous mar - porting the global economy, Euro/pound: DOWN at 93.09 Department of Telecom's plea Wednesday had lashed out at -- passed on October 24, 2019 judgement," the bench said, than in previous sessions, kets and had piled pressure on which have amounted to pence from 93.97 burs. seeking 20 years time for Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea -- on revenues for calculating adding it had settled all AGR operators to pay adjusted and other mobile phone oper - dues was final. dues after hearing telecom gross revenue dues was ators for self-assessing their A bench of Justice Arun companies and the govern - Mutual funds add 3 lakh investor accounts approved by the Cabinet, ment then had fought tooth Union minister Sanjay Dhotre and nail for interests and in Feb, total tally at 8.88 cr informed Parliament on penalties. New Delhi : The mutual 8,88,36,162 at the end of addition of folios suggests month. Notably, investment in Thursday. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone fund industry has added over February, from 8,85,33,153 in investors' understanding of equity mutual funds rose to an The Supreme Court will Idea and Tata Group's self- 3 lakh investor accounts in the end of January, registering the market risks associated in 11-month high of Rs 10,730 hear the government's rescue assessment of dues to the gov - February, taking the total folio a gain of 3.03 lakh folios. the mutual fund schemes. crore in February. However, plan of giving telcos a 20-year ernment are a whopping Rs tally to 8.88 crore, which sug - the number of folio count in repayment period for AGR 82,300 crore short of what the gests investors' understanding debt oriented schemes dues during the next hearing telecom department calculat - about market risks associated dropped by 6 lakh to 61.88 scheduled after two weeks. ed after the Supreme Court's with such schemes. However, lakh at February-end from "Consequent to the ruling on AGR. The the pace of growth in folio 67.88 lakh at January-end. approval by the Cabinet, an Department of numbers dropped in February Within the debt category, application has been moved Telecommunications (DoT), compared to the preceding liquid funds continued to top before the Hon'ble Supreme according to its own submis - two months. the chart in terms of number Court on March 16, 2020, sion to the apex court seeking In January, the industry of folios at nearly 18 lakh, fol - seeking, inter-alia, permission relief in payment tenure, has added 14 lakh folios and in lowed by low duration fund at of the Hon'ble Court for the put dues of the three compa - December, the number was 9.91 lakh. Overall, mutual licensees impacted by the nies at Rs 1.19 lakh crore. over 6 lakh. Mutual fund fund schemes witnessed an AGR judgement to pay the The dues estimated by houses added just 2.6 lakh outflow of Rs 1,985 crore last unpaid or remaining to be outstanding telecom dues, Mishra, Justice S A Nazeer DoT for Bharti Airtel and investor accounts in month across all segments, paid amount of past DoT saying they need to pay past and Justice M R Shah refused Telenor was pegged at Rs November. mainly owing to withdrawal assessed/calculated dues in dues with interest and penalty to take up the Centre's plea for 43,980 crore, while that of Folios are numbers desig - from liquid or money market annual instalments over 20 -- an estimated amount of Rs allowing telecom companies Vodafone Idea was Rs 58,254 nated to individual investor segments. years duly protecting the net 1.69 lakh crore. The apex to pay AGR dues in 20 years, crore, and Tata Group of com - accounts. An investor can This comes at a time even Number of folios under the The outflow has pulled present value of the said dues court also came down heavily saying the application will be panies at Rs 16,798 crore out - have multiple folios. as broader market witnessed equity and equity-linked sav - down the asset base of the using a discount rate of 8 per on the Department of taken up after two weeks. lined under 'total demand of According to data from heavy volatility amid con - ing schemes rose by 6.85 lakh mutual fund sector to Rs cent," the Minister of State for Telecommunications (DoT) "The time frame of 20 DoT incorporating CAG and Association of Mutual Funds cerns over the impact of coro - to 6.18 crore in February-end 27.23 lakh crore at February- Communications told the for allowing companies to re- years is unreasonable. The special audit as on October in India, the number of folios navirus pandemic. as compared to 6.13 crore at end from Rs 27.86 lakh crore Rajya Sabha in a written assess what they owed to the telecom companies have to 2019'. with 44 fund houses rose to Industry experts said the the end of the preceding at the end of January. C M C M

Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 12 NEWS JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2020 Four sectoral policies for Power, Tourism, Captive Power BJP pays tributes to Pt. Prem Nath & AYUSh approved to boost Industrial growth in JK Dogra in a simple program Captive Power Policy provides open Access Pamphlets on Do’s and Don’ts to avoid Corona virus released by BJP JAMMU, MARCH 20 : units. only enable the industrialists energy projects, promote JAMMU : J&K BJP with rest of India. Popularly high position that he came to dards while following the In a significant decision to These sectoral policies to cater their load demand as investment, employment remembered Pt. Prem Nath known as Sher-e-Duggar, he be called as “Sher-e-Duggar”. great path shown by Pandit ji. boost sector-wise industrial provides for integrated devel - and when required but will generation and skill enhance - Dogra, popularly known as was instrumental in forming Kaul, further prompted all Rajesh Gupta, said that growth in Jammu & Kashmir, opment of various sectors to also enable them to sell sur - ment in the renewable energy Sher-e-Duggar, on his death Jammu Praja Parishad party the party leaders to strengthen Pandit ji always depicted true the Administrative Council create business environment plus power in the grid, adding sector, creation of environ - anniversary in a simple way to raise the voice of the PM’s mission in the fight sportsman spirit. He said that which met under the chair - thereby attracting investors to to the total installed capacity mental consciousness among to avoid large gathering, at Nationalist forces. He told against Corona Virus and every year party organizes a manship of Lieutenant make gainful investments in through captive generation citizen besides, reduce party headquarter, Trikuta that Pt. ji also served as appealed to the general mass - football tournament in order Governor, G C Murmu J&K and balanced industrial and will further strengthen dependency on fossil fuels Nagar, Jammu. President of Bharatiya Jana es to contribute in success of to emphasize on his fair val - approved adoption of J&K growth at reduced costs lead - the process of industrial for energy security and sus - Pamphlets with instruc - Sangh. “Janata Curfew” on 22nd of ues. Vikram Randhawa, threw Tourism Policy-2020, J&K ing to creation of employ - development. tainability. tions on Do’s and Don’ts to Kavinder Gupta, said that March. He also appreciated light on historical facts lead - Captive Power, Hydro Power ment opportunities, income The move will be a step The Jammu & Kashmir avoid Corona virus (Covid Pt. Ji was equally respected the role played by emergency ing to the formation of Praja & Renewable Energy Policy- generation and overall eco - towards bridging the gap AYUSH Care Investment 19) infection was also by his opponents as well as he service providers in the cru - Parishad and the incidents 2020, and J&K AYUSH Care nomic development. between supply and demand Policy-2020 aims to realize released for distribution to always raised voice for the cial hours. afterwards. Investment Policy-2020 for The Jammu & Kashmir as a march towards supplying the obligations of J&K for Jammu & Kashmir. Tourism Policy-2020 aims at 24X7 quality power to indus - providing quality AYSUH The Administrative making J&K most preferred trialists. care services to its citizens Council decision is in the all-season tourist destination The Jammu & Kashmir within a pluralistic system of backdrop of Global Investors for domestic and foreign Hydro Power & Renewable Integrative AYUSH Summit scheduled to be held tourists in India by 2025, gen - Energy Policy-2020 shall Healthcare, so as to ensure later in the year in J&K to erate employment opportuni - promote generation of green availability of Healthcare at attract investors to make ties for the people, impart and clean power in J&K the doorsteps of the common gainful investments in these training to around 4000 using Hydro and Solar masses. It also aims at pro - sectors. tourist service providers over Energy, create conditions moting medicinal plants sec - Focusing on investors and the next ten years, promote all conducive to the involve - tor in J&K to conserve, mar - current business organisa - kind of tourism across the ments of investor in renew - ket and process the medicinal tions, the Government of UT, and to promote city wise able energy projects, enhance plants for establishing herbal Jammu & Kashmir has events and festivals with a the use of solar energy source industries in J&K. announced new policies for pre-defined calendar and pro - that assist in mitigating envi - Earlier, the Administrative facilitating Ease of Doing moting the same at national ronmental pollution, create Council in its last meeting Business in the region. Out of and international level. an appropriate investment approved adoption of four 14 identified focus sectors for The Jammu & Kashmir climate that could leverage sectoral policies for Wool- Investors Summit, 13 sector Captive Power Policy-2020 the Clean Development Processing and policies are being drafted shall encourage the invest - Mechanism, encourage pub - Handloom/Handicrafts; with an addition of one ment in establishing of lic-private partnerships and Pharmaceutical; Education Umbrella Policy 2020 for Captive Power Plants in the joint ventures to mobilize and Poultry sectors for MSME, Large and mega Union Territory. This will not investments in renewable Jammu & Kashmir.

CoVID-19 general masses. rights of downtrodden and Dr. Devinder Manyal, said Kulbhushan Mohtra, threw Former BJP State suppressed. He said that Pt. Ji that Pt. Ji’s life was dedicated light on Pt. ji’s contribution in Power shutdown Making synergetic efforts with Govt to President Sat Sharma, former will always remain a source for the welfare of people cut - Praja Parishad Andolan and Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, of inspiration to us. He said ting across party lines, region, later the turn of events that JAMMU, MARCH 20 mitigate health emergency in JK : SLSA J&K BJP General Secretary that Pt. Ji became a symbol of religion and caste. He said took his legacy forward. : Superintendent Engineer JAMMU, MARCH 20 : the Government and World The litigants are being (Org.) Ashok Kaul, J&K BJP simplicity and made an that the principles of Pt. Ji Arvind Gupta, Balbir Ram (Distribution) JPDCL, On instructions of Chief Health Organization. informed through social and General Secretaries Dr. impression in the hearts of carry more significance today Rattan, Tilak Raj Gupta, Dr. O&M Circle Kathua has Justice, J&K High Court, The Para Legal Volunteers print media to refrain from Devinder Manyal & Vibodh common masses. after reformation of the J&K Pardeep Mahotra, Sanjita informed that for thicken - Justice Gita Mittal, the J&K working throughout the visiting the court and seek Gupta, former MLA Rajesh Ashok Kaul, said that and we have to strive hard to Dogra, Prem Gupta, Vinay ing of conductor by M/s State Legal Services Jammu and Kashmir were information about their cases Gupta, former MLCs Vikram while leading the Praja create a Nation of his vision - Gupta, Varinderjit Singh, Transrail Ltd, the power Authority (SLSA) is making sensitized by the concerned from their advocates tele - Randhawa & Girdhari Lal Parishad agitation with the ary mission. Kulbhushan Mohtra, Puran supply to Birpur Industrial synergetic efforts with the DLSA Secretaries about the phonically. Helplines have Raina and other senior leaders slogan “Ek Vidhan, Ek Vibodh Gupta, said that Chand, Subhash Gupta. Complex, Bari Brahmana, Government of J&K to miti - disease and the preventions also been created to guide the paid floral tributes to Pt. ji. Nishan, Ek Pradhan” Pt. ji today the tributes to the great Rakesh Sangral, Brijesh Dhyansar and Kartholi will gate the current global health required to be taken to fight litigants as well as general Sat Sharma, said that Pt. marked an uprising for the leader are being paid in real Gupta and others were among remain affected on March emergency which has arisen the same. public about their cases. Prem Nath Dogra was a tall common population of the sense after abrogation of the prominent BJP leaders 22 from 9 am to 4 pm and due to outbreak of Novel In order to decongest the After Government issued leader of J&K who worked region. He narrated the events Article 370. He emphasized who paid floral tributes to the March 25 from 3 pm to 6 Coronavirus (COVID-19). court premises, the District the J&K Epidemic Disease for total integration of state which took Dogra Ji to such a on the high morality and stan - great leader. pm. According to Executive Legal Service Authorities got (COVID-19) Act 2020, the Similarly, the power Chairman J&K SLSA, Justice the banners displayed on the staff of Legal Services tiger division supply to Village Chak Rajesh Bindal, the State Legal entrance of all the courts to Institutions across the J&K Dharmarth Trust closes Temples & Shrines Ram Singh, Govindsar, Services Authority has sus - inform the public to decrease apprised the citizens about the commemorates Railway Road, Railway pended the activity calendar the footfall in the Court prem - promulgation of the Act and Station, Industry of SIDCO and has engaged with the ises. To ensure hygiene and also advised them to abide by across J&Kto combat CoVID-19 Raising Day and SICOP of Kathua feed - administration to fight the sanitization, sanitizers have the provisions of the Act so that JAMMU, March 20 : President Dharmarth Trust lic, devotees and employees JAMMU : Tiger Division ing from feeder No 1 and 4 deadly disease by disseminat - been made available at the the deadly disease is stopped Taking serious note of the said that Dharmarth Trust has of the Dharmarth Trust to commemorated its 78th of Receiving Station of ing the advisories issued by entrance points of the courts. from spreading further. gravity of the situation arising taken proactive steps to strictly follow guidelines of Raising Day today. The SICOP Kathua will remain out of the global outbreak of ensure implementation of pre - the authorities including Division was initially raised in C M affected on March 22 from coronavirus and subsequent ventive measures for contain - social distancing and hygiene 1942 and participated in WW- C M 10 am to 4 pm. CoVID-19 advisories being issued by the ing the effect of this viral out - practices in aid of public II. After WW-II, it was de- y B Y B Likewise, the power government authorities, break which has shaken the health and safety. He also mobilised and was re-raised in supply to all Industry of Extensive fumigation conducted Dharmarth Trust J&K has people around the world. He informed that the DT has March 1948 during the first SICOP and SIDCO area ordered closure of all the tem - made it clear that Dharmarth decided to install hoardings Indo- Pak war. Since then it feeding from Receiving in Shopian ples, shrines and public places Trust will actively cooperate and banners in the temples of has participated in various ops Station SICOP Kathua, coming under its realm for and coordinate with the gov - the Trust. like 1965 and 1971 wars, Op Knit Fab Industry, M.D. SHOPIAN, MARCH 20 : During the drive, the aware - ted, sanitized and maintaining visitors, devotees and pil - ernment and its orders to fight Mubarak Singh informed VIJAY and Op Enterprises and CTM etc To contain the spread of ness regarding preventive social distancing, one can min - grims till 31st March, 2020. this virus which has wreaked that the requisite precautions PARAKARAM. Major will remain affected on COVID-19, an extensive fumi - measures to be taken to tackle imize the transmission of coro - However, the regular practice havoc globally and has affect - have taken in all the temples General Sharad Kapur, March 21 from 12 noon to 4 gation drive was today carried spread of COVID-19 was also navirus infection. and rituals of prayers shall ed our State as well. of Kashmir Valley also. He General Officer Commanding pm. continued to be performed by Mubarak Singh said that said that the Shankaracharya Tiger Division, and GOC the Pujaries of the Temples Dharmarth Trust has wasted Temple has been closed while (Designate) Major General DIC Udhampur and Shrines. Besides, the no time in following orders the entry in others temples Vijay B Nair laid floral Wreath parks and open spaces around and preventive measures have also been restricted due at the Tiger War Memorial and these shrines and temples issued by the government in to imposition of Section 144. paid tributes to the martyrs. generates awareness have also been declared out of combating coronavirus out - In Jammu city, Sri Raghunath Two minutes silence was bounds for the visitors till the break and would continue to Ji and Sri Ranbireshwar Ji observed in reverence of all regarding COVID-19 aforesaid date. do so. The President, Temples have been closed those valiant soldiers from the In a statement issued here Dharmarth Trust also amongst several others across Division who sacrificed their UDHAMPUR, today, Mubarak Singh, appealed to the general pub - Jammu region. lives for the nation. MARCH 20 : District Information Center, Udhampur today launched an awareness campaign to raksha Mantri Shri rajnath Singh unveils draft generate awareness among the masses regarding pre - of Defence Procurement Procedure 2020 cautionary measures New Delhi : Raksha ious categories of procure - software and systems related Director General against Noval Corona Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh ment by about 10% to support projects as in such projects, (Acquisition) based on the virus, COVID-19 wherein today unveiled the draft the ‘Make in India’ initiative. obsolescence is very fast due recommendations of all stake - staff members of DIC Defence Procurement A simple and realistic to rapid changes in technolo - holders, including private Udhampur distributed Procedure (DPP) 2020 that methodology has been incor - gy and flexibility in the pro - industry. In order to accrue pamphlets containing advi - aims at further increasing porated for verification of curement process is required advantage of domain speciali - sories issued by Health indigenous manufacturing indigenous content for the to keep up with the technolo - sation of various subject mat - Department for contain - and reducing timelines for first time. gy. ter experts, eight sub-commit - ment of COVID-19. at various public places in the generated among the people. Later, the checking squad procurement of defence ii) Use of raw mate - vii) A new Chapter is tees headed by Lt Gen/equiv - The Pamphlets were district by Municipal The people were urged to con - headed by Tehsildar Shopian equipment. rials, special alloys and soft - introduced for Post Contract alent officers were constituted distributed at Petrol Committee Shopian in collabo - tribute by way of cooperation along with Drugs Control These and several other ware incentivised as use of Management to facilitate and to assist the review commit - pumps, Chemists shops ration with district administra - and adhering to the advisories Officer Shopian and Food such innovative measures indigenous raw material is a provide clear guidelines for tee. These committees carried and Bank branches etc. tion. issued by Department of Safety Officer Shopian inspect - were part the Draft finalized very important aspect of issues arising during the con - out extensive deliberations Public was also appealed The teams deputed for the Health and Medical Education. ed various medical shops in the by a high-level committee ‘Make in India’ and Indian tract period as typically and interactions over a period to follow the instructions purpose, disinfected various The people were informed district and sealed a chemist headed by DG Acquisition, Companies are world leaders Defence contracts last for a of six months to formulate public places including District that by enhancing hygiene, shop for selling sub-standard Ministry of Defence that was in software. long period. their respective charters. The issued by government Hospital. keeping surrounding disinfec - sanitizers. from time to time. set up in August 2019. iii) Assurance of pro - viii) Timelines for pro - draft has now been uploaded Boost to ‘Make in India’ curement on a single vendor curement reduced by reducing on the Ministry of Defence Speaking on the occasion, basis from Aero Engine man - the process for accord of (MoD) website CoVID-19 Raksha Mantri said, “Our aim ufacturing unit and chips from Acceptance of Necessity (https://mod.gov.in/dod/defen is to make India self-reliant FAB manufacturing units which would be single stage ce-procurement-procedure) Play proactive role in awareness campaign and a global manufacturing established in the country. of projects less than Rs.500 for further suggestions from hub. The government is con - iv) New Category crore and in case of repeat all stakeholders by 17th April stantly striving to formulate Buy (Global – Manufacture in orders. Trial methodology and 2020. : DC Ganderbal to media policies to empower the pri - India) has been introduced Quality Assurance Plan to be The first DPP was promul - vate industry including with minimum 50% indige - part of RFP. gated in 2002 and has since Kick-starts 3-day door-to-doo awareness campaign MSMEs in order to develop nous content on cost basis of ix) Field Evaluation been revised a number of GANDERBAL, Committee, Ganderbal, CMO district control room at DC tional institutions, fumigation the eco-system for indigenous total contract value. Only the Trials to be conducted by spe - times to provide impetus to MARCH 20 : Deputy Ganderbal, ARTO Ganderbal, office Ganderbal, formations and sanitization of important defence production. The minimum necessary will be cialised trial wings and the the growing domestic indus - Commissioner Ganderbal, EO Municipality, DIO of the district and block level public places including defence industry of India is a bought from abroad while the objective of trials will be to try and achieve enhanced self- Shafqat Iqbal today urged the Ganderbal besides representa - surveillance teams for close District Hospital and Jamia strategically important sector balance quantities will be nurture competition rather reliance in defence manufac - media persons working in dis - tives of Hope Disability monitoring, establishment of Masjid. having huge potential for manufactured in India. This than elimination for minor turing. trict Ganderbal to play proac - Centre were present on the isolation and quarantine facil - He further informed that growth. It needs to be the cat - would be in preference to the deficiencies. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay tive role in awareness cam - occasion. ities at District Hospital and no COVID-19 case has been alyst for India’s economic ‘Buy Global’ category as x) A comprehensive Kumar and Director General paign launched by district growth and realisation of our manufacturing will happen in Chapter introduced for (Acquisition) Shri Apurva administration in order to sen - global ambitions.” India and jobs will be created ‘Make’ to cover procurement Chandra also addressed the sitize public to contain the Shri Rajnath Singh added, in the country. from manufacturers in India gathering on the salient fea - spread of coronavirus infec - “With the experience gained v) Leasing intro - including start-ups and inno - tures of Draft DPP. Raksha tion. by the industry and the duced as a new category vators and from research proj - Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad DC made these remarks Ministry of Defence (MoD), it Leasing has been intro - ects of DRDO. Naik, Secretary (Defence while kick starting a 3-day is now time to take further duced as a new category for xi) Product support Production) Shri Raj Kumar door to door awareness cam - steps to strengthen ‘Make in acquisition in addition to The scope and options for and other senior civil and mil - paign from Mini Secretariat India’ initiative, refine Life existing ‘Buy’ & ‘Make’ cate - Product Support have been itary officials who were part Ganderbal in which 6 ambu - Cycle Support of procured gories to substitute huge ini - widened to include contempo - of the sub-committees which lances fitted with loud speak - equipment & platforms and tial capital outlays with peri - rary concepts in vogue, name - drafted the Draft DPP 2020 ers and banners will generate hasten the defence acquisition odical rental payments. ly Performance Based were present on the occasion. awareness regarding Do's and process by further simplifying Leasing is permitted under Logistics (PBL), Life Cycle xii) Modified off - Don'ts to curb spread of the procedures & reducing the two categories i.e, Lease Support Contract (LCSC), set guidelines proposed to COVID-19 in all blocks of the overall procurement time - (Indian) where Lessor is an Comprehensive Maintenance give emphasis on export of district. lines.” Indian entity and is the owner Contract (CMC), etc to opti - products rather than compo - The awareness campaign The major changes pro - of the assets and Lease mise life cycle support for nents. Higher multipliers pro - is being organized by district posed in the new DPP are: (Global) where Lessor is a equipment. The capital acqui - posed for procurement from administration in collabora - On the occasion, while various other places of dis - confirmed in the district, so i) Indigenous Global entity. This will be sition contract would normal - MSMEs and units established tion with Hope Disability briefing the media persons, trict, imposition of section far. Content ratio hiked useful for military equipment ly also include support for in Defence Industrial Centre, Wayil, Ganderbal. the DC said that district 144 of CrPC, banning of pub - The DC appealed people In view of the experience not used in actual warfare like five years beyond the warran - Corridors. Higher multipliers SSP Ganderbal, Khalil administration has taken slew lic transport, banning the to follow the advisories issued gained by the domestic indus - transport fleets, trainers, sim - ty period. proposed for Transfer of Poswal, ADC Ganderbal, of measure to restrict spread unnecessary social, politically by Department of Health and try, the Draft proposes ulators, etc. The draft of DPP 2020 has Technology to private Farooq Ahmad Baba, of Corona Virus which and cultural gatherings, clo - Medical Education to curb the increasing the Indigenous vi) A new Chapter is been prepared by a Review Companies / DPSUs / OFB President Municipal include establishment of 24x7 sure of schools and educa - spreading of COVID-19. Content (IC) stipulated in var - introduced for procurement of Committee headed by and DRDO. C M C M Y B Y B