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PDP Youth Leader Leader PDP Youth Again Arrested Para Against Raising Voice For Vendetta Political A brief statement by Srinagar- by A brief statement quot media reports are "There Panic In Uri After Panic In Uri After Birds Fall Dead A eagles and crows several found dead in Uri area were district from of Baramulla reports days, the last two said Monday. to locals, According Army Rejects Police Charges Charges Police Rejects Army Captain Accused Against Acts In For No System Of Cash Rewards Combat Situations: Col Kalia SRINAGAR: who is denied captain, that its disciplinaryfacing proceedings in encounter fake an alleged for a Rs by "driven" was Amshipora, killing mili for 20-lakh reward the contradicting virtually tants, filed Jammu and sheet by charge Kashmir in the case. Colbased spokesperson defence sys no was there said Kalia Rajesh per Army for oftem cash rewards in combat situa acts any sonnel for in the line oftions or otherwise duty. ac encounter ing that Amshipora a Rs 20 lakh by driven tions were He said the team from IAH&BPfrom team said the He CDS Rawat CDS Rawat Reviews Military Preparedness C the country's overall review as military preparedness thousands of Indian and remained Chinese troops in a high deployed  flu (Avian Influenza) here, an of Influenza) here, flu (Avian said. ficial spokesman in samples 21 collected deployed in this area. Troops from from Troops in this area. deployed along the deployed either side are year last since friction erupted LAC mobilisa unprecedented due to by concentration tion and forward “Apart from Indian clientele, I Indian clientele, from “Apart visit Niza used to These tourists rush has ended“But that winter used to cater customers from Indo from customers cater used to Brunei, and other nesia, Malaysia, Rasheed says. countries,” foreign the for Centre (Islamic muddin Markaz during winters. congregation) religious ------06 - - - P  06 P  3 Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 Regn: Postal ` No bird deaths have deaths have bird No  An elderly man died ofAn elderly A 14-year-old boy was was boy A 14-year-old Press Trust Of India Of Press Trust | Price: | Price: A team of experts from the In the from of team A experts "The PLA soldier, who was appre was who PLA"The soldier, areIndian and Chinese troops "The PLA soldier had trans Observer Monitoring Desk No Avian Death In Death Avian No Govt Wetland: SRINAGAR: Hokersar from been reported and -- Kashmir largest wetland -- wetland prominent the most surveillance as a sustained even bird for campaign and monitoring flu has been in the val launched officials said on Monday. ley, of Animal Health and Bio stitute (IAH&BP), Zakura, logical Products Animal Husbandry Department, thewith coordination in Kashmir, Department, Protection Wildlife Mon the wetland visited Kashmir, sur sustained in motion set to day bird for and monitoring veillance An 85-year-old man from Sub man from An 85-year-old people died in the 1199 So far Mohammad Jehangir was hit by by hit was Mohammad Jehangir is being shifted boy The injured witnessedThe Shahpur sector the targeted first Army Pakistan 08 Friday after he transgressed across across he transgressed after Friday the Indian side of the Line of Ac (LAC). tual Control handedhended January on 8, was atChushul-Moldo at China to back said. a source am on Monday," 10.10 standoff border in in a tense locked eight months. over Ladakh for eastern The faceoff year, last began in May the two a clash between following area. lake sides in the Pangong and was the LAC across gressed Indian troops by custody into taken on Monday, even as 113 fresh cases fresh as 113 even on Monday, travellers including 13 ofCovid-19, the Union across detected were hours. 24 during the last Territory of area Jammu died hash Nagar capital in the winter at a hospital 1911, count to the fatality taking officials said Monday. succumbed have while 712 Valley virus in Jammu region. the to Elderly Man Dies Of In Jammu Covid-19 SRINAGAR: in Jammu and Kashmir coronavirus Teen Injured In Injured Teen Firing Cross-LoC JAMMU: as Monday on injured seriously traded troops Indian and Pakistani along the Line of gunfire heavy of district (LoC) in Control officials said. Jammu and Kashmir, shell ex when a mortar splinters ploded near his house in Shahpur shelling by during intense sector the officials said. Army, Pakistan the officials hospital, said. to the Paki shelling by mortar heavy side twice during the day, stan by retaliation strong prompting the officials said. the Indian Army, in the and villages posts forward am and at 11.30 sector Apart from selling ‘good quality quality selling ‘good Apart from “it’s Rasheed says, “If today,” I’m here stay But since Kashmiri shawls Covid- in the ongoing Even - - - - - opened his Pashmina store. He store. opened his Pashmina become a prominent to rose shortly in town. 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News ther investigations are underway, underway, are ther investigations the police said. Station House Officer Zahoor Station House Officer Ahmad said.officialpolice A identified the thief Bilal Ahmad Fur . Khan of Halmarpora North Kashmir late last night, of North Kashmir ficials said on Monday. the thief a Camo jacket, Wearing locals and police caught by was midnight, concerned around Kupwara: A thief was caught red- A thief was Kupwara: handed while stealing goods from at Ganipora store a provisional district of in Kupwara market Thief Caught Red- Handed In Kupwara was injured, the report said. the report injured, was said that both the per The report to SMHS Hospital taken sons were Srinagar. Medical awari was stabbed to death while was awari another person accompanying Fida BhatFaizan him identified as of Srinagarof Ellahi Bagh area in Srinagar on Monday Khanyar agency KNO news evening, One among the duoreported. Chisti of Rain identified as Ziyaan another was injured in a scuffle injured another was of Srinagar on area in Khanyar said. reports Monday, persons attacked Some unknown the duo at Dastgeer Sahib shrine Man Stabbed To Man Stabbed To Death In Khanyar killed whileSrinagar: A man was Sumbal by his family. However, However, his family. by Sumbal the doctors there, on reaching dead. him brought declared arrest at his residence Sheikh Mo at his residence arrest of the district onhalla in Ajas area imme morning. He was Monday to the health centre diately taken school teacher died of a cardiac of in Ajas area on Monday arrest district. Bandipora north Kashmir’s Mohammad Ramzan 50-year-old cardiac a massive Rather suffered Bandipora Teacher Bandipora Teacher Dies Of Cardiac Arrest Srinagar: A middle-aged private Awantipora and areas of the areas and Tral Awantipora sensitive district and passing information to the logistics," a police official said. persons He said the arrested arms and also transporting were ammunition of the militants in CRPF arrested two militant two CRPF arrested outfit associates of proscribed Awan Jaish-e-Mohammad from in involved who are area tipora shelter, support and providing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) district of Jammu from and Kashmir. and along with Army "Police Pulwama: Police forces Srinagar: Government ar to have claimed on Monday workers overground two rested and longitude 75.47 degrees east. and longitude 75.47 degrees Two OGWs Arrested In at 7.32 pm and lasted for a few seconds, the official said. The had a depth of five earthquake was kilometer and the epicentre north at latitude 33.34 degrees damage in the earthquake damage in the earthquake among the which caused panic people who rushed out of their felt were buildings. The tremors an official of the Meteorologi said. cal Department was A police official said there of any no immediate report Jammu: A moderate intensity intensity Jammu: A moderate of magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir's Monday, district on Moderate Earthquake Jolts Kishtwar

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f you want to attain higher levels of happiness It found that levels of happiness were higher when during the period of COVID-19 restrictions, spend- participants were outdoors rather than indoors. In ing time outdoors and switching off our devices is addition, more daily screen time and higher levels the key -- suggest the findings of a new study. of loneliness were both associated with lower levels IPrevious academic studies have indicated how be- of happiness. The impact of loneliness on happiness ing outdoors, particularly in green spaces, can improve was also weaker when participants were outdoors. mental health by promoting more positive body image, Co-lead author Viren Swami, Professor of Social and lowering levels of depression and anxiety. Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), said: Jointly led by academics from Anglia Ruskin Univer- "While lockdowns can help slow down the transmis- sity (ARU) in the UK, the Karl Landsteiner University of sion of research has also shown that prolonged pe- Health Sciences in Austria, and Perdana University in riods of lockdown take their toll on mental health. Malaysia, this new research examined how levels of hap- "Our results are important in this context because piness during a national lockdown were affected by be- they show that being able to spend time outdoors ing outdoors, the amount of daily screen time (use of TV, under conditions of lockdown has a beneficial im- computer and smartphone) and feelings of loneliness. pact on psychological wellbeing. Being outdoors Using an experience sampling method (ESM), the provides opportunities to escape from the stresses researchers measured levels of happiness amongst of being confined at home, maintain social relation- a group of 286 adults three times a day, at random ships with others, and engage in physical activity - OUR RESULTS ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS CONTEXT BECAUSE intervals, over a 21-day period. This allowed the par- all of which can improve mental health. they show that being able to spend time outdoors under conditions of lockdown has a ticipants to provide data in real-time rather than ret- "Our findings have practical health policy implica- "beneficial impact on psychological wellbeing. Being outdoors provides opportunities to rospectively, helping to avoid recall biases. tions. Given that further lockdown restrictions have escape from the stresses of being confined at home, maintain social relationships with others, The research, published in the Journal of Happiness now become necessary in the UK, public health mes- and engage in physical activity - all of which can improve mental health. Studies, was carried out in April 2020, when the Aus- sages that promote getting some fresh air instead of trian participants were allowed to leave their homes staying indoors and staring at our screens could real- only for specific activities, which included exercise. ly help to lift people's mood this winter." -Agencies

Brain Cancer Linked To Tissue Healing Religious People Cope Well With Anxiety, Depression: Study esearchers have found new study has revealed it comes to coping with hardship," more positive light, said Dolcos in a that the healing process that religious people are said Florin Dolcos, a professor of paper published in the Journal of Reli- that follows a brain inju- making use of some of the psychology at the University of Il- gion and Health. ry -- from trauma to in- same tools that psycholo- linois Urbana-Champaign. To reach this conclusion, the re- Rfection and stroke -- could spur Agists have systematically identified The research was prompted in part searchers recruited 203 participants tumour growth. as effective in increasing well-be- by earlier studies demonstrating that with no clinical diagnoses of depres- "Our data suggest that the right ing and protecting against distress, people who are religious tend to use sion or anxiety. Fifty-seven of the mutational change in particular anxiety and depression. a coping strategy that closely resem- study subjects also answered questions cells in the brain could be modi- Religious people look for positive bles cognitive reappraisal. about their level of religiosity or spiri- fied by injury to give rise to a tu- ways of thinking about hardship, a For example, when somebody tuality. The researchers asked partici- mour," said Peter Dirks, Professor practice known to psychologists as dies, a religious person may say, pants to select from a series of options at the University of Toronto. "cognitive reappraisal." They also 'OK, now they are with God,' while describing their attitudes and practices. The finding, published in the tend to have confidence in their someone who isn't religious may The researchers also evaluated journal Nature Cancer, could lead ability to cope with difficulty, a trait the team from the University of Il- say, 'Well, at least they are not suf- participants' confidence in their abil- to a new therapy for glioblastoma called "coping self-efficacy." Both linois Urbana-Champaign in the US. fering anymore. ity to cope and asked them questions patients who currently have lim- have been shown to reduce symp- "This suggests that science and In both cases, the individual finds designed to measure their symptoms ited treatment options with an toms of anxiety and depression, said religion are on the same page when comfort in framing the situation in a of depression and anxiety. average lifespan of 15 months af- ter diagnosis, the researchers said. "Glioblastoma can be thought of as a wound that never stops healing," Dirks said. which generates new cells to tiple sub-populations of molecu- "We're excited about what this replace those lost to injury, gets larly distinct cancer stem cells, IBM Uses Light For Ultra-Fast Computing In AI Systems tells us about how cancer origi- derailed by mutations -- possi- making recurrence likely as ex- BM researchers have devel- tion operation in a single time nates and grows, and it opens up bly many years before patients isting therapy is unable to wipe oped a way to dramatically step. Convolution is a mathemati- entirely new ideas about treat- become symptomatic, Dirks said. out all the different sub-clones. reduce latency in Artificial cal operation on two functions ment by focusing on the injury and Once a mutant cell becomes A closer look revealed that Intelligence (AI) systems by that outputs a third function ex- inflammation response," he added. engaged in wound healing, it each tumour has either of the Iusing light, instead of electricity, pressing how the shape of one is The researchers applied the cannot stop multiplying because two distinct molecular states - to create ultra-fast computing. changed by the other. latest single-cell RNA sequenc- the normal controls are broken termed "Developmental" and The IBM team, along with sci- “We use a measure called TOPS ing and Machine Learning (ML) and this spurs tumour growth, "Injury Response" - or a gradient entists from the universities of to assess the number of Opera- technologies to map the molecu- according to the study. between the two. Oxford, Muenster and Exeter, tions Per Second, in Trillions, that lar make-up of the glioblastoma The team collected GSCs from According to the research- achieved this by using photonic in- a chip is able to process” said Abu stem cells (GSCs), which Dirks' 26 patients' tumours and ex- ers, the developmental state is tegrated circuits that use light in- Sebastian from IBM Research. team previously showed are re- panded them in the lab to obtain a hallmark of the glioblastoma stead of electricity for computing. This is just the beginning. sponsible for tumour initiation sufficient numbers of the rare stem cells and resembles that of The light-based tensor core “We expect that with reasonable and recurrence after treatment. cells for analysis. Almost 70,000 the rapidly dividing stem cells in could be used, among other appli- scaling assumptions, we can achieve They found new sub-popula- cells were analyzed by single- the brain before birth. cations, for autonomous vehicles. tions at a processing speed higher In 2015, researchers from Oxford an unprecedented PetaMAC (thousand tions of GSCs that bear the mo- cell RNA sequencing, which de- But the second state came as a In a Nature paper, they have than ever before. It performs key University, the University of Muen- trillion MAC operations) per second lecular hallmarks of inflamma- tects what genes are switched surprise. The researchers termed detailed combination of photonic computational primitives associ- ster and the University of Exeter per mm2,” IBM said. In comparison, tion and which are commingled on in individual cells -- an effort it "Injury Response" because it — demonstrating a photonic ten- ated with AI models such as deep developed a photonic phase change the compute density associated with other cancer stem cells in- led by Laura Richards, a graduate showed an upregulation of immune sor core that can perform compu- neural networks for computer vi- memory device that could be writ- with state-of-the-art AI processors is side patients' tumours. student in Pugh's lab. pathways and inflammation mark- tations with unprecedented, ultra- sion in less than a microsecond, ten to and read from optically. less than 1 TOPS/mm2, meaning less It suggests that some glioblas- The data confirmed extensive ers such as interferon and TNFalpha, low latency and compute density. with remarkable areal and energy The new photonic tensor core than a trillion operations per second tomas start to form when the disease heterogeneity, meaning which are indicative of wound heal- “Our tensor core runs computa- efficiency,” IBM said in a blog post. can perform a so-called convolu- per mm2,” IBM said. -Agencies normal tissue healing process, that each tumour contains mul- ing processes. –Agencies

Deliver Political News With Some Humour To Woo Young Adults f you want social media- news, but are also more likely jokes and others did not. with thinking about what other savvy young adults and to remember the content from In addition to collecting data FOR DEMOCRACY people think and feel, which high- millennials to listen to hard these segments. on participants’ brain activity “ lights the social nature of comedy. news, deliver the content “For democracy to work, it is using fMRI technology, the re- to work, it is really “The findings show that humor Iwith a pinch of humour as this really important for people to searchers administered a mem- important for people stimulates activity in brain regions will help them more likely to engage with news and politics ory test to determine how much to engage with news associated with social engagement, remember and share it on vari- and to be informed about public information participants re- and politics and to improves memory for political ous digital platforms. affairs,” says senior author Emily tained from watching the clips. be informed about facts, and increases the tendency New research, published in Falk, Professor of Communica- The researchers also asked public affairs,” says to share political information with the Journal of Communica- tion, Psychology, and Marketing participants to answer ques- senior author Emily others,” says lead author Jason Cor- tion, suggests that humour at University of Pennsylvania. tions about how likely they onel, Assistant Professor of Com- may help keep people in- “We wanted to test whether would be to share the news Falk, Professor of munication at Ohio State. formed about politics. humour might make news more clips with others. Communication, This is significant because enter- The team from the Univer- socially relevant, and therefore Participants were more likely to Psychology, and tainment-based media has become sity of Pennsylvania and the motivate people to remember remember information about pol- Marketing at University an important source of political Ohio State University found it and share it.” The researchers itics and government policy when of Pennsylvania. news, especially for young adults. that when compared to non- recruited young adults (18-34 it was conveyed in a humorous “The results suggest that hu- humorous news clips, view- years old) to watch a variety of rather than non-humorous man- The findings showed that hu- mour can increase knowledge ers are not only more likely to news clips, which they designed ner and were more willing to morous news clips elicited greater about politics,” the authors share humorously presented to vary, so that some ended with share the information online. activity in brain regions associated noted. ---Agencies Tuesday| 12-01-2021 3

DIAL-EMMA Municipal Heads, DDC • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 Members Call on LG • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : Observer News Service aspirations of recently formed 2479488,2452222,2452155 municipal bodies. • CAPD: 18001807011 JAMMU: A delegation of mu- In another meeting, Er Ai- • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 nicipal heads from Jammu jaz Hussain, elected DDC mem- AIRPORTS province today called on Lieu- ber from Srinagar met with the tenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Lt Governor and thanked the SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 here at Raj Bhavan. Government for the recently The members of the del- announced New Industrial RAILWAYS egation led by Rajinder Singh Development Scheme for J&K • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 Chib submitted a memoran- and other policies, particularly • : 01932-228243 dum of demands and issues to benefiting the youth. • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 the Lt Governor pertaining to He further apprised the Lt • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 services of engineering wing; Governor about the promotion • : 01933-294132 rationalising Safai Karam- of local industries, especially • : 01954-293507 charis in all Municipal Com- those engaged in making car- • : 01951-296153 mittees/ Councils; delegation pets, and pashmina shawls. He of powers and other concern- also shared various develop- HIGHWAY STATUS ing issues. ment issues of his constituency • Sgr-Jammu highway - ( Open ) The Lt Governor gave a with the Lt Governor. • - (Open) patient hearing to the issues The Lt Governor assured In view of security arrangements ahead of Republic Day, • Srinagar- - (Open) and demands put forth by the that all the genuine issues a cop stopping a vehicle for checking on a Srinagar Road on Monday. delegation and observed that raised by him would be taken the UT Government is taking up for examination and urged comprehensive measures for him to continue working for the redressal of civic issues and advancement of public welfare. Motorists, Commuters Face PRAYERS FAJR 6: 08 252 structures damaged in Tough Time on City Roads HIJRI ZUHR 12: 39 snowfall in Observer News Service face problems at Civil Secretariat roads were cleared after snowfall CALENDAR ASR 4:04 Observer News Service Officials said two snow Crossing, Fire Services headquar- only for movement of vehicles Magrib 5:45 cutters along with other SRINAGAR: As the normal work ter crossing, and Be- and not for parking. However 27 Jumada al-Awwal SRINAGAR: Government snow clearing machines resumed in government offices and mina crossing. many designated parking spaces ISHA 7:10 today said 252 structures have were pressed into service markets following days of heavy The jamming was again wit- remained closed as snow had not 1442 been reported damaged so far to carry out the clearance snowfall Srinagar witnessed mas- nessed ahead of Sanat Nagar been cleared. in . operations. sive traffic jams on Monday. Crossing with vehicles moving at “The traffic jamming caused Officials said assement of They said all the receiv- The jamming was particu- snail's pace. a lot of inconvenience to people the damage is in progress. ing stations are functioning larly witnessed during the peak The scenario was no different today, Lot of time was wasted on This Day In History They added that out of 441 properly and the electricity hours in the morning and from at Abdullah Bridge, where it took roads. Traffic officials cannot roads in Kulgam district, most has also been restored in all late afternoon. long for the drivers to cross the be wholly blamed today for this • 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation cer- have been cleared of snow, parts of the district. Even as the main roads have bridge to reach Raj Bagh. Reports jamming as snowfall too had its emony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople. been cleared of the snow, heavy of frequent traffic jamming were effects. The administration has • 1528 - Gustav I of Sweden “father of the nation” crowned King of Swe- rush of traffic slowed down the also received from some other ar- cleared main roads but dumped it den. Rules 37 years. movement of vehicles leading to eas of the city including Hawal. on sideways narrowing the road • 1552 - Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed. Newly elected Councilors jamming. The distance on some There were reports of drivers length,” said Waleed Mushtaq of • 1806 - French evacuate Vienna. roads, which used to be covered of ambulances, carrying patients, Parraypora, a student. • 1816 - France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever. • 1836 - Battle of Wetumka, Fla. administered oath in minutes, took over an hour. facing tough times on roads due A traffic official who did not • 1915 - US House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women Commuters were caught in jams to jamming. wish to be named, said slowing right to vote. Observer News Service of the country. for hours in biting cold. Traffic officials were seen try- down of traffic should not be mis- • 1916 - Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice Islands as a colony in Pacific. While addressing the Major city roads including ing to regulate the traffic move- interpreted as traffic jamming. • 1940 - World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland. SRINAGAR: The recently gathering, the ACR said that Batmalu- Jehangir Chowk stretch, ment amid heavy rush. But they He said it is a routine that during • 1942 - National War Labor Board created elected ULB Councilors were these elected Councilors Residency Road, Maulana Azad seemed to find it difficult with peak hours the rush of vehicles • 1944 - Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Mar- today administered oath by have got the mandate for lo- Road, Dalgate crossing, Nowpu- roads not fully cleared of snow. increases on roads.” We try our rakesh. Assistant Commissioner (Rev- cal plan formulation and its ra- and beyond were Vehicles parked on roads level best to manage the traffic but • 1945 - German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge. • 1945 - The Soviets begin a large offensive against the Nazis in Eastern enue) Anantnag, Syed Yasir implementation. He hoped clogged with traffic for hours. also caused traffic jamming. Traf- we do face difficulties at times. Europe. during a ceremonial function that they will deliver their While those heading towards fic police had recently asked the Snowfall added to our problems • 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast. held here. best for strengthening de- Rawalpora, , Hyderpora people not to park their vehicles and we are trying to overcome the • 1950 - USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage & On the occasion, elected mocracy at grass roots level. and Channapora via Flyover on roads and requested them to problems,” the cop said. He hoped sabotage. Councilors of 4 Municipalities Among others, the cere- heaved a sigh of relief but those keep the vehicles in parking ar- that scenes on roads would im- • 1959 - Rediscovery of the Caves of Nerja in Spain viz 5 Councilors of MC Anant- mony was attended by Pres- moving towards Batamalu had to eas. The police had stated that the prove in the coming days. • 1961 - UN genocide pact goes into effect. nag, 12 of MC Seer Hamdan, ident MC Anantnag, Hilal • 1962 - Operation Chopper begins, America’s first combat mission in the 4 of MC and 2 of MC Ahmad Shah, Tehsildars of Vietnam War. Mattan pledged to work with Anantnag and Mattan be- • 1970 - Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria. Patients, Attendants Stage protest • 1970 - Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage. loyalty and honesty and to up- sides other officers and of- • 1971 - Negotiations over price of petroleum begin in Tehran between 6 hold sovereignty and integrity ficials. OPEC Persian Gulf states and 22 oil companies. • 1974 - Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as “Islamic Arab Work Hit in Anantnag Hospital As Republic”. • 1976 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Or- ganisation. Dr Farooq visits Hazratbal Doctors Go On Strike • 1977 - Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris Srinagar: National Conference vagaries during the ongoing SRINAGAR; Patients and attendants 17 doctors of the Maternity and Child- a fig for the patient care. We were left released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 -Munich massacre of Israeli athletes. president Dr. Farooq Abdullah winter season", he said. in government medical college hospi- care Hospital (MCCH) absent from with no option but to protest,” said an • 1986- 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched. on Monday paid obeisance at Later Farooq paid a visit to tal and Maternity and Child Care Hos- their duties yesterday. These doctors attendant who was part of the protest • 1990 -Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so). Asar-e-Sharief Dargah Hazrat- and offered Fate- pital (MCCH) Anantnag held protest were found absent despite the fact at Jangalat Mandi Anantnag. • 1991 - US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority to wage war bal. According to a NC spokes- ha at the final resting places after doctors went on a two hour ling that directions were passed asking all These protesters blocked the road against Iraq. man he "prayed for increased of his parents Sheikh Muham- strike against disciplinary action by public offices to remain open in view for not getting treatment in the hospitals. • 1992-Algeria’s general elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic prospects of peace and prosper- mad Abdullah andBegum Ak- local administration against their col- of post snowfall situation on Sunday. Meanwhile, Doctors at Sub-Dis- Salvation Front in the 1st round. ity" in Jammu and Kashmir. bar Jehan. leagues for allegedly remaining absent The doctors at GMC and MCCH trict Hospital also observed • 1992- A new constitution, providing for freedom to form political par- "Party president prayed Later Dr Farooq visited from duty. Anantnag went on strike as a result two hours pen down strike as a mark of ties, is approved by a referendum in Mali. for bountiful provisions from the bereaved family of late Gh- The doctors also closed the OPDs patients and attendants too staged pro- protest for yesterday's action against • 1995 - Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan. • 1996 - Russian troops arrived in Bosnia (joint operation with US). Almighty and for protection ulam Mustafa Shahdad, who during the strike. test against these doctors saying they medicos by District Development • 1997 - Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space of the people of Jammu and breathed his last on Sunday at It may be recalled here that Dep- have been suffering due to callous atti- Commissioner Anantnag. The strike • 1998 - Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. Kashmir from the prevailing his residence, Shahdad Bagh, uty Commissioner Anantnag, K K tude of these medicos. “These medicos caused inconvenience to patients who • 2004 - The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its COVID-19 crises and weather Habak. Sidha, during a ‘surprise visit’ found closed OPDs in both hospital and cared were waiting for the treatment. maiden voyage. • 2005 - Deep Impact (space mission) launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket. • 2006 - A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. Sad Demise • 2006 - Turkey releases Mehmet Ali Ağca from jail after he served 25 years for shooting Pope John Paul II. We inform you the sad demise of Mo- • 2006 - The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred hammad Ashraf Khan S/ o Abdul Ra- access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship. • 2006 - The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and him Khan R/o Green view colony Al- Germany declare that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program locha Bagh Srinagar who passed away have reached a dead end and recommend that Iran be referred to the for heavenly adobe on 10 January 2021 United Nations Security Council. Sunday . • 2007 - Comet McNaught reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years. Fateh khwani will be held on 13 January 2021 • 2010 - Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing 230,000 and destroying the Wednesday at their graveyard at Umerabad Rehmat majority of the capital Port-au-Prince. lane 5 opposite Noora hospital. • 2010 - Colombia officially leaves the recession after achieving 2% economic growth in the last quarter of 2009 Bereaved Family • 2013 A failed attempt to rescue a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Soma- A KO lia, results in 18 deaths • 2013 - Beijing’s level of air pollution is declared to be at levels that are hazardous to human health. From KO Archives Mobile Phones In JK soon Observer News Service

RINAGAR: The Centre has agreed in principal to extend the mobile telephone service to Jammu and Kashmir. Announcing this at the inauguration of the state's first Software Technology Park (STP) here today, the SUnion Minister for Information Technology, Pramod Mahajan, dismissed the Idea that security of the state would be adversely affected if the mobile services were allowed here. He said he was not convinced with the argument and had discussed this with the Prime Minister & Ministers of Home & Defence who have all agreed to his suggestion of extending the facility in J&K. He asserted that mobile telephone had nothing to do with the security of the country adding, nobody In the government Of India is saying 'no' to it. He said contrary to the belief of risk to the security, the mobile facilities would help in tracking down the militants. (KASHMIR OBSERVER, 12 January, 2001)

Srinagar, Apr 23, KNT: The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher com- munity employed in private schools has been badly affected. "It was the month of March when we were expecting the salaries to be released but now, given the coronavirus pandemic, we have no hope either. Our struggle has gotten worse, to say the least," Manzoor Dar, a private school teacher from told KNT. 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In 1994 the parliament passed a KEVIN MARTIN If he were a cricketer — which I rather of marks, remember.” of total freedom to pursue the pathways of KEVIN MARTIN doubt since he possessed not one jot of cricket This generally got the ashen-faced ones ononee’s’s own own min mindd, ,f rfolicrolic in in the the fields fields of of an an idyl- idyl- foformirminngresolutiong instit instituutitioo ns.tons. thisH Hoowsws effect.ooeverever s sounoundd t thhee s syystemstem may may appear appear on on doubt since he possessed not one jot of cricket This generally got the ashen-faced ones ppaapeper,r , onon thethe ggrrooundund itit isis aass ricrickkeettyy aandnd rruun-dn-doownwn aass thethe schoolschool Landvocabularyvocabulary in in his his speech speech — — but but if if he heGrabbing were were a a movingmoving a a few few feet feet forward forward in in a a determined determined liclic nature nature and and dream dream of of writing writing lines lines tha thatt The women came to Kashmir in the years after 2010 ‘IN‘IN CONCLCONCLUUSIONSION’’ w wasas a a f afavovouuritritee cricketercricketer Mr Mr P P would would have have been been categorised categorised efforteffort to to overcome overcome their their resisting resisting wills. wills. rhymedrhymed and and described described life life in in a a more more natural natural hohousesusesas spread spread part all allof over overthe r rrehabilitationuurraal lKashmir Kashmir chro chro policynnicicaallylly announced starved starved of of st st byaaff f a theanndd phrphraasese of of a a teac teachherer of of mine mine — — a a m manan o of fscien scien-- asas an an all all rounde rounder.r T. Thishis is is because because he he w wasas thr threeee ChemistrChemistryy period periodss were were abo abouut ttable tabless wayway — — a a way way that that had had nothing nothing to to do do with with then National Conference-Congress government for the tific qualification; a man who looked at you science teachersne rolled of intothe one. implications He taught witthreatsh cryptic ofsym thebols buildersand water tandhat c htheiranged fromscien ce18? to 24 months. But RERA prprooperper equip equipmmeennt.t. R Reportseports o off u under-mnder-maannnneded sc schhools,ools, p paarticularlyrticularly tific qualification; a man who looked at you science teachersof rolled the into abrogation one. He taugh oft whoodlums.ith cryptic sym Theybols anwered wa terpaid tha t ach apitnged- isn’tscie nace panacea? for all ills; develop- Kashmiri youth who had crossed over to Pakistan or and perceived atoms and molecules. Mr P, let’s Physics, Chemistry and when the frogs were colour magically with the introduction of dif- A young man dreaming is how I come to aatt t thhee prim primaaryry level, level, a arere a a r rououtinetine feature feature s suuchch a areas,reas, while while insti- insti- and perceived atoms and molecules. Mr P, let’s Physics, ChemistryArticle and when 370 theand frogs Article were colourtance magically for their with properties the introduction and made of dif- ers canA young easily man find dreaming loopholes is how to Icir come- to PaK for arms training and wanted to return to a normal ferent powders. I once remem- view my school reports of that day and age ccaallll him, him, f ofor rh hee ver R.ver yRy w wAJellell R m mAaOayy still still be be a alivlivee plentifulplentiful he he was was 35found found A in inin the the the erstwhile to shift fromfere theirnt po comfortwders. I o nzonesce rem toem - cumventview my theschool law. reports of that day and age ttuutestes ininlife tth hinee cit thecityy astate.appeppeaa rr ttoo bbuurstingrsting atat thethe seseaamsms wwitithh nneedleseedlesss monitoring the masses that passed through BiologyO rooms giving lessons ber naively being drawn into when I glance at them occasionally these monitoring the masses that passed through Biologystate rooms of givingJammu lessons & KashmirLIF Eis IN godforsakenA ber neighbourhoods, naively being drawn re into- whenIndians I glan alsoce a ttend them to occasi be aesthetionally t-hese ststafaff,f ,S SchchooolsAroundols in in f far-fluar-flu 450n youthngg a arreea ahadss f funun returned,cctitionon a att the the many s swweeteet of disc discthemrretionetion with of of hhisis han handsds.. oonn dissecti dissectithat ooutsidersonn w whichhich n non-bi on-bican -now- buyLIF landE INgardless A oftaking thetaking fact a a deep thatdeep theresniff sniff f wereromfrom aa callydaysdays yellowingchallenged. yellowing in in a a Theplastic plastic notion sleeve. sleeve. of Mr heriMr P P obvi- -obvi- tthheireir o ofteftetheirnn lo lowives,nnee te teaa ccunderhhers,ers, a andthend i nirehabilitationnstastanncesces o off just just policy.o onene or or two Thetwo tutors tutorsstate ItIt was was the the Sixties, Sixties, of of course. course. 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(Uri), Wagah (Punjab) and Ththee band unionUriah Heep did indeed sing, cial hawks, such as builders Govind Nihalani’s 1999 film Tak- replace them with modern struc- plaintively, Free Me, which may well have ““OnOnee ha hass t oto ha haveve a a st stomaomachch fo for rt hthesesee trtraacece a anglesngles o of fre reflectiflectioonn a anndd re refrfaractictioonn etariaetariannisismm a anndd a a kindness kindness to to all all anim animaalsls grea greatt TThheIndirae sit situuatiati Gandhionon h hasas been beenInternational a alllloowedwed t to o Airport,drift drift f foorr f fNewarar too too Delhi long long in fromin the the plaintively, Free Me, which may well have and hoteliers, can eye land in shak, starring Ajay Devgan, Tabu tures, it affects the overall appear- beenbeengov the theernment a antnthheemm o of fm maannyy ’a sa classr classr waooooymm boof bounun dd things,”things,” M Mr rP P wo woulduld i ninstrstruuct,ct, directi directinngg h hisis throughthrough a a thick thick glass glass slab. slab. andand small. small. Science Science provided provided me me with with an an in- in- hope thwhereat wit hthe tim youthe the couldgrowing, enter engineered the state preference following forneces pri-- the region to make a quick buck and Rahul Bose. ance of a street. Can one imagine hope thatsary wit clearance.h time the But gr afterowing, 2014 engineered when the preference BJP was elected for pri- schoolboyschoolboy of of that that time. time. wwoordsrdsto a a t filltthe the ones theirones wh wh coffers.oo’d’d gone gone a aThis whi whitert erhas shade shade al- MostMostA morethings things ininsidious in Mr Mr P P’s’s class class side sta sta rtedrtoted lanout outd as as Bombay’ssightsight i nintoto l alMarineateteraliralittyy. .T ThDrive,haat ti sis, ,y yopicturouu c coouuld-ld b bee myopic thinking, this premises before gradually working their way seated in the lap of science and be totally at vvaatete sc schhotoo olspowerols wo wouu ld ldat phase phase the tcentre, thhee gover gover thennmentment plan system system was all o ou utbutt of of existence. existence.shelved. ItIt w wasas also also still still the the Y Yearsears of of C Collusionollusion — — ofof pale paleready and and generally generallyhappened stood stood in in in the manythe back back otherrows rows premisesgrabbin beforeg, however, gradually now working exis ttheirs in waya esquelyseated in knownthe lap of asscience the and Queen’s be totally at between teacher and parent to ensure at all at the dissecting table so they missed a good through a series of reasoning stages to a finely ease contemplating poetry. ItIt re remmainsainsThis, t too despitebe be see seenn hthe howow fact, well well mthat meeaa sthesuuresres then take take nChiefn i nin desperation, desperation, Minister Me like like- betweenwill signifi teacher andc parentant ltoy ensure alt erat all at thehill dissecting stations table likeso they Simla, missed a Musgood- thrconcepough at seriesknown of reasoning as rede stagesvelopme to a finelnt. y Necklace,ease cont emplto haveating poetskyscrapersry. in- cost that Johnny put his head down peered deal ofsoorie, what was Naini going Tal, on. Ooty and Ko- drawnHere, conclusion. a housing society approaches steadScience of the didn’t five-floor care because pre-indepen ultimately- it hbooba Mufti who headed a coalition government with cost that Johnny put his head down peered deal of what was going on. drawn conclusion. Science didn’t care because ultimately it recrrecruuitmeitmenntsts scrou scrounngedged i nin ha haste,ste, are are able able to to t tuurnrn the the tide tide for for soci- soci- into the laboratory microscope and averted PRPREEPdaikanal,PAARINGRING T TOO F FAandACCEE LI LIbeachFEFE: :“Life “Life places is is going going like t oto DispDispuutete th thaat,t ,h hee’d’d s saayy, ,poi poinntitinngg t oto a a seemsseems everything everything is is relative. relative. There There is is no no end, end, the BJP had suggested “legalising Nepal route” for those intothe the chalaboratoryrac microscopeter of andwhat averted ety, particularly low-income, rural and agrarian classes for whom hhisis gaze gaze f rofromm the the classro classrooomm wi winnddoows.ws. T Thhee tosstoss things Goa,things atleading at you you that that to a ar eraire a a l otl otpollution, harder harder to to take take wa,,- ssoolvedlved eq equauatitioonn o onn the the bl blaackbckbooard.ard. O Of fco couurserse,, nono conclusion conclusion to to be be drawn drawn because because like like some some ety, paKashmirirticularly loyouthsw-inco whome, ruralhad nowand ashunnedgrarian classes the path for of who viom- Here, a housing society approaches a builder ststaate-rte-ruunn sch schoooolsls were were t thhee ma mainstinstaayy o off ho hope.pe. wwworldorldas ou ou tsideontside cca caenn w await,ait, w a a arg goooo dzd edone eduuccaatiti oonn soso get getter used used shortages, to to it. it. In In any any case, trafficcase, you you havesnarls have to to do doand it it whwhoo c couould?ld? Especially Especially w whhoo co couuldld w whoho ha hadd h hisis wwiseise pers persoonn o onnccee sai saidd, ,“ A“A c coonclncluusiosionn is is t hthee lence and wished to return to their homes. ccououldldnn’t’t.. yyoourselfurselfthe c co ostrewingmeme ex exaamm ti tim mofe.e. Itlitter. It carries carries aTwo a g gooood dsum dea deall- heheaadd wrapped wrappedon itsaro arou oundndwn other other a ccn notionsotionsord —and — th tho ogisesevesplaceplace him where where the you you permission got got tired tired of of thinking.” thinking.” to tear But the wives of these youth have since been dis- to a popular vacation mers ago, there was such intense down a perfectly good building, not in danger of allowed to return to Pakistan and PaK, even on an water scarcity in Simla, that the hangout. Perhaps, film parched town stank and went collapsing, to construct it anew. This gives unscrupulous OTHOTHEoccasionalE RR visit. OPINIOOPINIO They complain of havingNN no travel NONO HOLH OLDD SS BARREBARREDD ...... thirsty,...... making...... life hell...... for local ...... builders...... a veritab...l...... e...... carte b.l.anche. to do as they please. documents and also that their children are not being ad- crews will return to residents who have been living mitted in local school as they hail from the other part of there for generations. a builder on its own accord and dence buildings that it has always Kashmir. shoot in the valley, as Potentially, the same thing can gives him the permission to tear had? In Marine Drive where I grew DiDiscriminscrimiAlso, manyna ofa thesetiotio womennn live AA ingag miserableaiinstnst condi C-Cricricthekky edidett inerer thess 1960s, happen in the Kashmir valley and down a perfectly good building, not up, the watchword is restoration, Ladakh, as wealthy Delhiwallahs, in danger of collapsing, to construct not redevelopment. HHEE PAKIS PAKIStionsTTAANN w wome omeafternn’s’s cric cric beingkketet t eatea mdivorcedm’s’s visi visitt ThisThis by discriminatio discriminatiotheir husbands.nn is is u unndodo uThisubtedlybtedly has un unf aifairr eterseters will will b bee able able to to stay stay in in Mumbai Mumbai in in the the left them without any property and documents. Accord- when Shammi Kapoor and even tourists from far off Bom- it anew. This gives unscrupulous Arvind Adiga’s novel Last Man TTtoto India India for for the the W Worldorld C Cupup has has turned turned i nintoto andand puts puts our our team team at at a a significant significant disadvan- disadvan- currentcurrent climate climate if if we we reach reach the the final. final. bay and elsewhere can now drive builders a veritable carte blanche in Tower, portrays a lone resident aa security security and anding logistical logistical to an nightmare. nightmare. estimate, First, First, aroundthe the tage.tage. fifty The The team teamof these has has been been women conciliatory conciliatory have about about rTomanThhee ICC ICC a alsolso n cneedseedsed to to Sharmicon considersider i fi fI nIndidilaa s hsh oouuldld to the two union territories in to do as they please. On paper, the who opposes a redevelopment pro- teamteam co couuldld not beennot g go o divorcedto to M Mumumbai,bai, by w w heretheirhere it its shusbands.itsits tre treaatmenttment b buut tthe the I nInternternaatiotionanal lCricke Crickett bebe allowed allowed to to hold hold mul multi-nationti-nation tourna tourna-- their fuel-guzzling SUVs to stay in builder may lure residents with posal in his building, and is mur- matchesmatches were were originally originallyThough scheduled, scheduled, their after repeatedafter the the Council Councilprotests (ICC) (ICC) andshould should pleas take take note noteto the of of this. this. gov- mmTentsentsag a ato ta a time rtimee win whehe nKn it it ashmirca can’tn’t g guauararannteetee ki s asa fetfetyy fancy hotels, or in their own holi- more floor space area than their dered as a result. The builder in ShShiviv Sen Senaa st staernmentartedrted iss issuuinging to its itsaddress u ussuaual lt hthreat reattheirss demandsInInternternaatitionaona shouldl lte teamamss ha havehaveve ref ref byuusedsed now to to visi visi tt ofofK all alla players. players.li, or Shashi Kapoor day homes, erroneously referred to existing flats possess. He may also question obviously has a vested agaiagainnstst visiting visitingelicited P Paakistakista nani itea response,teammss.. nothingPakistanPakistan of overthe over j ujsortustistifiedfied has security security happened. fears. fears. It It seems seems ,, ItIt is is now now t ootoo l alatete to to r eschedulereschedule the the W Worldorld as “farm houses”. In the bargain, promise them more amenities, such interest in taking over the building, NNooww, ,h hootelstelsThe a at tthe governmentthe a altlerternnaatitivvee v vehasennueue choseno off hohoww etoevve erneither,r ,th thaat tif if w we e rejectsimply simply put norput in in tagreeernationalternational CupCuproman and and our our pulling pullingced out Nandaout of of the the tournament tournament in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as elevators, club houses, swimming and has no qualms about employ- CCuuttackttack aanndd neigneighhbboouringuring citcityy teamsteams at at clubhouses clubhouses in in stadiums stadiums and and refuse refuse inin p prorotesttest w willill on onlyly h heigeighhtetenn te tennsiosionnss. .W Wee will lose their sanctity. Of course, pools and gymnasiums. At the end ing thugs to eliminate anyone who to the demands. As a result, the miserable plight of these to the union government’s way of of the day, though, the builder is in frustrates his plans. We are back to BhubaneshwarBhubaneshwarwomen have have refused refused has lodging lodgingonly toworsened. to our our toto let let Theirthe themm g g oosituation a annywywherehere else, else,is t inherhthee securit securit- yy shouldshouldJab make makeJab clear clear Phool that that we we are areKhi only onlyl eplaying playing players out of fear. problem would apparently be solved. under duress and that such conditions are myopic thinking, this will signifi- the business for his own profit, not the criminality of the past, in which players out ofently fear. humanitarian in natureproblem and would deserves apparently an be earnest solved. under duress and that such conditions are cantly alter the character of what for charity or social work. Flats on the man’s neighbours become com- OurOur cricketers cricketersredressal. now now have have to toHere’s play play this this all-im- hopingall-im- thatNoNo c cou outhenntrtyr y, government,o of fc couoursrsee, ,w wououldld finallya acceptccept s su ucchh unacceptableunacceptable if if any any of of our our sportspersons sportspersons tour tour was once a war zone to a popular higher floors with better views are plicit in his killing. portantportant tournament tournamentwakes under underup to virtual virtual their house house plight. ar- ar- cconditionsonditions t oto pl plaayy cric crickketet in in P Pakistanakistan. Y. Yeet,t ,our our IndiaIndia again. again. Instead Instead of of appeasi appeasinngg t hthee anti anti-- vacation hangout. Perhaps, film reserved for new buyers to whom rest,rest, w witithh t htheireir a accccommoommodatidatioonn being being pro pro-- wwoommeenn cricketers cricketers a arere e exxpectedpected t oto p puut tu upp wit withh PakistanPakistan extremists, extremists, the the Indian Indian government government crews will return to shoot in the the builder can sell the flats at mar- The union government must en- videdvided a at tt hthee cl cluubbhhouseouse o of ft hthee stadiu stadiumm i nin thisthis i nin India India. .A Additidditioonnaallllyy, ,the the f infinaal lof of th thee mmustust ens ensuurere t hthee sa safetfetyy a anndd co comfomfortrt o of fou ourr valley, as they did in the 1960s, ket rates. Existing residents become sure that rather than passing laws whichwhich all all their their matchesO matchesTHER will will be be played. played. O EveryP EveryI N tournamentournamenO N tt isis suppossupposeedd toto bebe heldheld inin plplaayersyers.. when Shammi Kapoor romanced second class citizens who have no that facilitate land grabbing, the otherother team team will will be be staying staying in in five-star five-star hotels. hotels. MMumumbai.bai. Indi Indiaa n needseeds t oto expl explaainin h howow ou our rcrick crick-- -E-EXPRXPRESESSS TRIBUN TRIBUNEE Sharmila Tagore in Kashmir ki option but to accept what is offered. rights of ordinary citizens are safe- Kali, or Shashi Kapoor romanced Very often, a residential building is guarded. Anti-social media Nanda in Jab Jab Phool Khile. converted into a full-fledged com- AllAll letters letters in inttendedended for for publi publiccaationtion must must include includeLand-grabbing the the wri writteerr’s’s name name has anda and notorious addres address s, ,e evvmerciaenen if if a a lpseudonym pseudonymcomplex; members is is use usedd .who .L Lettersetters own are are edi ediThetteed dviews as as clarit clarit expressedyy, ,space space in this article n November 2016, days after Donald Trump was elect- and accuracy of expression require. Our publishinghistory a in letter India. does There not meanwas a wetime agree flats with in everything the building or are even persuaded anything to in it. -EDIareTOR the author’s own and do not ed US President, OBSOBSFacebook ERFounderERVV andERER CEO MAMA Mark IILL and accuracy of expression require. Our publishingin the not-so-distant a letter does pastnot meanwhen weava agree- sell with their everything flats and leave or even. anything in it. -EDInecessarilyTOR reflect the editorial Zuckerberg rejected the idea that content on the ricious real estate developers eyed What is more alarming, how- stance of Kashmir Observer Icompany’s platforms influenced elections. “I think old properties situated on prime ever, is that a builder may renege KKaasshmirhit’smir a pretty ’crazy’ss F Fidea…atat Votersee i imakess JJ decisionsuustst based CCo oon nsnsequeequentntiiaall!! land in our towns and cities, and HHon ahisa ililword KiranKiran and not deliver Bed Bedthe Dr. iR.i Raj Rao is an internationally their lived experiences,” he said. 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Long before the pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, WhatsApp and Facebook have been used to his is in reference to the news of Defence on 7 January 2021 contain- the civil administration able to help? easy access to medical help and puts a pedal falsehoods and incite mobs in countries like Burma and item titled “Pregnant Wom- ing a video of a pregnant woman be- Why was no medical facility available large number of lives in danger. While Sri Lanka. These outcomes are an unfortunate consequence of an Walks 5 Km for Medical ing carried by army personnel on a for these women in their own village we only get to hear the story of those the algorithms and user experience and user interface that fol- Check-up” published in this stretcher says “heavy snow in Kash- or locality? Why was the snow from who were rescued, there must be a lot low a “persuasive design” model. In essence, the algorithm is newspaperT on 6 January 2021. A sim- mir brings unprecedented challeng- roads not cleared? Since only preg- of people who could not get any help. meant to keep users glued to the screen and get more of the same. ple Google search “Pregnant woman es for citizens, especially in higher nant women make it to the news, it is There is a need for civil administra- For example, someone watching “flat earth” videos, or “the his- amid snow in Kashmir” reveals a pat- reaches. Watch the Soldier & Awam interesting that there must be a lot of tion to speed up their snow clearance tory of forced conversion in India” or, more recently, the bizarre tern how every year in winter Kash- fighting it out together by evacuating other kinds of patients in these places operations and at least make roads conspiracy theories about a film star’s suicide, could well be led miri pregnant women make a few a patient to the nearest PHC for medi- who might need medical attention, to necessary medical facilities acces- to something like a QAnon page (a group that believes Trump headlines in local as well as national cal treatment.” This consistent need what happens to them? Do they get sible. is saving the US government from a corporate “deep state”) or media. Most of these headlines are for pregnant women in the snow to help from anyone? to fake news that whips up prejudice against minority groups. from far-flung areas in Kashmir and seek help from the army should raise All these incidents expose the ... involve the rescue of pregnant women questions. It should raise questions as failure of civil administration in Najmu Saqib The Indian Express by the Indian Army. For example, a to why be there a need for the army’s Kashmir. The failure to clear roads of Najmusakib@rediffmail tweet by PRO Udhampur, Ministry help in the first place? Why was not snow in time tends to block people’s Opinion,Think! Analysis, Essays Tuesday|12-01-2021 The Magical Reality of Rantas Every few years, newspapers flutter in the breeze with the news of someone escaping from the captivity of a rantas. The story is archetypal.

IKE in all Central Asian countries, the days and nights in Kashmir engage in a game of maazrat not witnessed in the trop- ics. During the summers, the evenings set Lout an elaborate dastarkhaan for the sun, grab it by its arm and do not let go, as if telling it, “Muone marrun chhu, aaz behiv toih yeth.” The sun can- not leave before making a promise that, “Ba khoda chem zaroori kaem, bu yim bae pagah subhai, kok- er baangi, wallah.” And it does. Consequently, the days bulge, with daylight Arif Ayaz Parrey spreading between before five in the morning and after eight in the evening. During the winters, the night puts on a Kosher burqa and goes door-to-door in the evenings and mornings, delivering titbits of warmth, intimacy and wisdom, so that people have no reason to step out of their homes with the fre- Under the quency of summer. As a result, darkness starts to pull a blanket over 5 o’clock in the evening and does not pull it canopy of winter’s down until the alchemy of the clock changes the time to seven in the morning. enormous burqa, a Under the canopy of winter’s enormous burqa, a million stories twinkle like stars, and we can see and meet beings which are invisible million stories to us in the blinding light of the day. Today, we are going to reacquaint ourselves with one such twinkle like stars, creature, the rantas. If you are a Koshur girl, chances are you have been called a rantas more than once in your life- It is said that the comb makes a rantas emo- the captivity of a rantas. The story is archetyp- and we can see and time. In fact, one can judge how badass you are tional, and once it has been bequeathed to her, al. The man, usually in his early to mid-thirties, from how frequently you get referred to as a rantas. she begins to yearn for a companion. If she finds has been a rantas’s prisoner “for more than ten meet beings which Generally speaking, the more often you are a worthy partner, she will offer him her comb, years”. Since he has not shaved, had a haircut or called a rantas, the more spirit of rebellion you will thus bestowing upon him the clout to curb her even taken a bath in that time, he looks like a for- have in you. magical powers. est creature himself. are invisible to us in If you are a Koshur boy and have called the In their search for a companion, rantse travel The newspaper then goes on to narrate his women in your life rantas more times than you can across the length and breadth of Kashmir, partic- ordeal, with special attention paid to his lucky es- the blinding light of count, consider yourself lucky, you are surrounded ularly during the winter, when poat-van is very cape. Usually, it is a case of him winning the con- by truly cool women—or, perhaps, you are just an cold and bare. fidence of the rantas after which she is not as thor- ass who cannot deal with independent women! Not much is known about the male of the spe- ough with sealing the entrance of the cave as she the day. Today, we Boy or girl, you will have noticed that most cies. Some speculate that male rantse turn into used to be. Then he waits for a window of oppor- commonplace comparisons with a rantas are made yechh, but it seems very unlikely, given that tunity, quite literally, and makes the great escape. are going to in four situations. One, if a woman is being stub- yechh, in their natural state, are feline creatures, The story is always told with the slightest patina born, which means she refuses to do the bidding while rantse are flying beings. Others conjecture of humour, as if the reporter cannot believe the es- reacquaint ourselves of others, or rejects their logic. Two, if a woman is that rantse give birth to only female rantse. This capee did not enjoy his incarceration. being rapacious, and eats or drinks like a glutton. might be closer to the truth. After all, while human On the other hand, there are parochial stories Three, if a woman is messy, with unkempt hair and beings produce male and female children in an al- about someone or the other in an area being loved with one such dirty clothes. Four, and the only negative one, if a most equal proportion, it is not the only ratio in and stalked by a rantas. The man becomes a sort of a woman is being evil, saying or doing things which which offspring are produced in the natural world. legend in his own right. People admire him for being creature, the rantas. might harm others. A queen bee, for example, produces a much a rantas’s choice, but, at the same time, they keep But who—or what—is a rantas and why are larger number of female bees compared to male warning him about the dire consequences were he firebrand women likened to her? bees (drones). However, the most likely scenario is to lower his guard and come out of his house during As you most probably know, a rantas (plural that rantse kill their male offspring. Conceivably, the dark hours. The love of a rantas is a special type rantse) is a female humanoid creature whose natu- they even cannibalize them or feed them to their of curse as well. ral habitat is the poat-van—deep forests—on the female offspring. Koshur men will continue to secretly love and mountains and hills around Kashmir. In any case, the truth of the matter is that ran- publicly fear rantse. Koshur women will continue Rantse are almost one-and-a-half times the tse roam around human habitations in search of a to use such trivial excuses to call each other a ran- size of an average human being. They are char- companion. If they like someone, they stand out- tas as to make one suspect that they enjoy mention- acterized by long, dishevelled hair, as wild as side his house at night and shout out his name. If ing and hearing the name. A new generation of Ko- the rantse themselves; wings that fold around he comes out of the house, they lift him up and fly shur girls and boys—you—will continue to unravel the front of their bodies, from the neck down to away to their cave in the poat-van. There, they be- the meaning of a rantas’s existence. their knees, and are the only thing they cover get children with the companion. If they suspect he In the meantime, rantse will keep combing their bodies with, made of an enchanted materi- will run away, they block the entrance of their cave their long hair, smell all the fragrances of the al which has the capacity to change its odour as with a big boulder when they leave to hunt for food. world in their wings, and think about taming un- per their wishes; and feet with heels at the front Food consists of the various herbs growing in loving men. and toes at the back. the forests of Kashmir as well as animals like deer, Once a rantas passes into adulthood, her moth- rabbits, markhor, etc. If meat is hard to come by, This piece first appeared in er gifts her a comb which she wears in her hair for rantse are known to raid villages and towns, steal- Zaanvun Lokchaar magazine as Part II of the rest of her life. The comb is the seat of a rantas’s ing sheep and goats, even kidnapping women and the “Creatures of the Winter” series. It has been magical abilities and gives her many powers and children for food. They do not eat men. slightly edited for consistency. great strength, but it also renders her vulnerable Every few years, newspapers flutter in the to another kind of sorcery—love. breeze with the news of someone escaping from

fter the chaos in the US Capitol, You don’t want to be the last organisation to stoked largely by rhetoric from Pres- make the tough decision, but you don’t necessarily ident Donald Trump, Twitter has want to be the first, either — because then you’re Apermanently suspended his account, Twitter Trump Ban the “trial balloon” who volunteered to potentially which had 88.7 million followers, citing “risk harm the bottom line. of further incitement of violence”. Timothy Graham For all major platforms, the past few years have Facebook and Instagram had earlier locked presented high stakes. Yet there have been plenty Trump’s accounts — with 35.2 million followers of opportunities to stop the situation snowballing and 24.5 million, respectively — for at least two to where it is now. weeks, the remainder of his presidency. This ban From Trump’s baseless election fraud claims was extended from 24 hours. to his false ideas about the coronavirus, time and The locks are the latest effort by social media again platforms have turned a blind eye to serious platforms to clamp down on Trump’s misinforma- cases of mis- and disinformation. tion and baseless claims of election fraud. The storming of the Capitol is a logical consequence They came after Twitter labelled a video posted of this and has arguably been a long time coming. by Trump and said it posed a “risk of violence”. Twit- During the coronavirus pandemic, while ter removed users’ ability to retweet, like or com- Trump was partially censored by Twitter and Face- ment on the post — the first time this has been done. book for misinformation, the platforms failed to In the video, Trump told the agitators at the take lasting action to deal with the issue at its core. Capitol to go home, but at the same time called In the past, platforms have cited constitutional them “very special” and said he loved them for reasons to justify not censoring politicians. They disrupting the Congressional certification of Presi- have claimed a civic duty to give elected officials dent-elect Joe Biden’s win. an unfiltered voice. That tweet has since been taken down for “re- This line of argument should have ended with peated and severe violations” of Twitter’s civic the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, in integrity policy. YouTube and Facebook have also August 2017, when Trump responded to the killing removed copies of the video. of an anti-fascism protester by claiming there were But as people across the world scramble to “very fine people on both sides”. make sense of what’s going on, one thing stands out: the events that transpired today were not un- An age of QAnon, Proud Boys and neo-Nazis expected. While there’s no silver bullet for online misin- Given the lack of regulation and responsibility formation and extremist content, there’s also no shown by platforms over the past few years, it’s fair doubt platforms could have done more in the past to say the writing was on the wall. that may have prevented the scenes witnessed in president. It’s possible. For them, it’s risky to censor a head of state Washington DC. The real, violent consequences of misinformation But a longer-term consideration — and per- when they know that content is profitable. Doing In a crisis, there’s a rush to make sense of ev- While Trump is no stranger to contentious and haps one at the forefront of the platforms’ priori- it anyway involves a complex risk calculus — with erything. But we need only look at what led us to even racist remarks on social media, Twitter’s ac- ties — is how these actions will affect their value as priorities being the shareholders, the companies’ this point. Experts on disinformation have been tion to lock the president’s account is a first. commercial assets. market value and their reputation. crying out for platforms to do more to combat dis- The line was arguably crossed by Trump’s im- I believe the platforms’ biggest concern is their information and its growing domestic roots. plicit incitement of violence and disorder within own bottom line. They are commercial companies Walking a tightrope Now, in 2021, extremists such as neo-Nazis the halls of the US Capitol itself. legally obliged to pursue profits for shareholders. The platforms’ decisions to not only force the and QAnon believers no longer have to lurk in the Nevertheless, it would have been a difficult de- Commercial imperatives and user engagement are removal of several of Trump’s posts, but also to depths of online forums or commit lone acts of vio- cision for Twitter (and Facebook and Instagram), at the forefront of their decisions. lock his accounts, carries enormous potential loss lence. Instead, they can violently storm the Capitol. with several factors at play. Some of these are What happens when you censor a Republican of revenue. It’s a major and irreversible step. It would be a cardinal error to not appraise the short-term, such as the immediate potential for president? You can lose a huge chunk of your con- They are now forced to keep a close eye on one severity of the neglect that led us here. In some ways, further violence. servative user base, or upset your shareholders. another. If one appears too “strict” in its censor- perhaps that’s the biggest lesson we can learn. Then there’s the question of whether tighter Despite what we think of them, or how we ship, it may attract criticism, lose user engagement regulation could further incite rioting Trump sup- might use them, platforms such as Facebook, Twit- and ultimately profit. At the same time, if plat- By arrangements with porters, by feeding into their theories claiming ter, Instagram and YouTube aren’t set up in the forms are too loose with their content regulation, The Conversation there’s a large-scale “deep state” plot against the public interest. they must weather the storm of public critique. News Tuesday | 12-01-2021 06 Political Parties In PAGD PAGD Not For Petty Electoral Gains, But For Restoration Of Special Status Of J-K: Mehbooba SRINAGAR: PDP president Me- ently referring to reports in cer- stream political parties seeking Finding Ways To Get Rid hbooba Mufti on Monday as- tain sections of media which File Pic the restoration of the special serted that the formation of claimed that some PAGD lead- status of Jammu and Kashmir. Gupkar Alliance was not for ers were holding secret meet- Mehbooba also said that the petty electoral gains, but for the ings with senior BJP leaders Centre was "deeply rattled" Of Each Other: Bukhari restoration of special status of and Jammu and Kashmir Apni by PAGD, and warned that the Jammu and Kashmir. Party founder Altaf Bukhari. situation might worsen with JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir File Pic "Amidst all the unnecessary "A lot of baseless theories respect to the alliance leaders. Apni Party chief Syed Mohammed speculation about PAGD, Id like are being deliberately floated "Delhi is deeply rattled by Altaf Bukhari on Monday claimed make a few things absolutely to discredit PAGD amongst PAGD so I expect this false cam- that the political parties in the clear. The purpose of this grand masses since they overwhelm- paign to intensify in the com- Peoples' Alliance for Gupkar Dec- alliance is not for petty elec- ingly voted for us in the DDC ing days. Many PDP leaders are laration (PAGD) have been finding toral gains. It exists for a much elections. Regardless of who already arrested & I expect the ways to "get rid of each other" larger cause & purpose i.e to fought how many seats, our situation to worsen. But this will following the recently-held DDC restore J&Ks special status," she purpose to deny BJP & its prox- The People's Alliance for not break our resolve to stand polls in the union territory. said in a series of tweets. ies democratic space has been Gupkar declaration (PAGD) is united & fight for whats rightful- Bukhari was speaking at a party The PDP leader was appar- achieved," she said. an amalgam of several main- ly ours," she added on Twitter. function organised to welcome several prominent people, includ- ing retired deputy director, Indian System Medicine, Rohit Gupta into the party fold here. Govt Signs MoU For Skill Development "The truth has come to fore post by winning 110 seats. embarrassing situation, they are SRINAGAR: The Government several reputed National level or- University of Science & Technol- On behalf of the Skill Develop- the District Development Council The PAGD has accused the JKAP hiding from people," Bukhari, a has taken skill development as a ganizations. In this endeavour, ogy, Awantipora (IUST) aimed to ment Department, the MoU was polls the PAGD leaders have been of using "nasty methods" to grab former minister, said. mission to create a pool of skilled the Government Polytechnic Col- up-skill the undergraduate and signed by Er. Imtiaz Ahmad Shaw, finding ways to get rid of each power in the valley by "hook or On the contrary, he said that workforce in the Union Territory, lege (GPC), Baramulla has already diploma students of IUST for pro- Principal, Govt. Polytechnic College other. They had created a smoky crook" by resorting to "witch- his party contested elections on who can serve the nation both on established a Centre for Inven- viding high end practical oriented Baramulla while Prof. A.H. Moon, screen before the public to mis- hunting and intimidation" of the the name of development, res- local as well as on national levels. tion, Innovation, Incubation, and training, leading to their higher Dean, School of Engineering and lead them but they have exposed newly-elected DDC members. toration of statehood, employ- For this purpose, Skill Develop- Training (CIIIT) in collaboration employability. The purpose of this Technology, signed it on behalf of themselves," Bukhari said. The JKAP had won 12 seats in ment, protection of land and job ment Department is exploring ev- with Tata Technologies Ltd. Pune, MOU (Memorandum of Under- IUST, in presence of the Vice-Chan- Seven mainstream parties, in- the eight-phased DDC elections rights in the union territory. ery possibility to get trained the lo- for providing integrated training standing) is also to promote the cellor IUST, Prof. Mushtaq A. Sid- cluding the National Conference for 280 constituencies in Novem- "We never played divisive pol- cal educated youth especially the on technical and skill develop- culture of innovation, incubation, diqi, Director, Skill Development (NC) and the Peoples Democratic ber-December last year. itics. We want unity of J&K and students of different colleges and ment and other disruptive tech- and entrepreneurship among the Department, Mr. Sajad Hussain Party (PDP), have joined hands "The PAGD has misled the brotherhood among the com- universities in the technologies nologies conforming to industry students, which will lead to the Ganai, Registrar, IUST, Prof Naseer under the banner of the PAGD people and now they are not able munity for a prosperous society," having good market demand and Now the GPC, Baramulla has development of new products and Iqbal and H.O.D, Govt. Polytechnic and swept the DDC polls last year to fulfil their promises. To avoid Bukhari said. PTI accordingly, signed MoUs with entered into an MOU with Islamic technologies in the UT of J&K. College, Baramulla, Er. Pervaiz Bhat.

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as he came out of the jail upon being released, through Adhar Cards. egies to enhance India's military prowess in view of the Sino- Highway Closed For 5... but it was not immediately clear whether he was wanted in any “The fact is that only 60% population has Adhar Cards in Kashmir India standoff. road linking Kashmir with rest of the country. other case or detained for questioning. Valley. You can’t deprive those from ration who are not Adhar Last month, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane had visited The SSP said the restoration work is going on in full swing and PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had Card holders. We are scared of following new directions and un- eastern Ladakh to review the ground situation in the region that all out efforts are being made to ensure the traffic operation on expressed concern over his detention and sought intervention able to face people,” said a Store-Keeper. is also experiencing harsh winter. the highway is resumed early. of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha for securing his release. She also al- Insiders added that today field staff and store keepers of Food, The standoff erupted on May 5 last year following violent The highway was opened for traffic only on Sunday after re- leged that Para’s arrest was an act of political vendetta against Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir in North Kashmir’s clashes between the troops of the Indian Army and the Chinese maining closed for seven days following heavy snowfall and her party for raising voice against "Delhi's onslaught". observed a strike demanding full quota of foodgrain. They People's Liberation Army(PLA) in the Pangong lake area. The multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains. "Despite NIA court granting bail to @parawhid after thorough said higher ups are reluctant to respond to the communiqué sent incident in was followed by a similar incident in Most of the Kashmir-bound vehicles had reached their destina- court proceedings, he has now been detained by CIK in Jammu. by the Director Food, urging them to supply full quota and stop north Sikkim on May 9. tion when the road caved in near Ramban, leaving only a few Under what law & for what crime has he been arrested? This is forcing store-keepers to offer ration to the Adhar Card holders hundred vehicles stranded, the officials said, adding most of brazen contempt of court. Request @manojsinha_ji to intervene only. IAF Chief Tours Landing... them, including trucks carrying essential supplies to Kashmir, so that justice is served," Mehbooba had said in a tweet. Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Bashir Ahmed view of the eight-month-long border standoff between India were stopped at various places including Jammu and Udhampur "After getting bail from NIA Court due to lack of evidence, @par- said that curtailment of foodgrain is a part of the system. “Some- and China, officials said. districts. awahid has now been booked under UAPA by CIK on fabricated times we procure more and sometimes less,” he said. The Chief of Air Staff interacted with field commanders and was The SSP said there is no restriction on the movement of traffic charges in a terror case yet again. This is purely political vendetta In response to another question, the Director said 100% of the briefed on the operational readiness as well as the status of de- between Jammu-Doda-Kishtwar, Jammu-Ramban, Magerkot- against PDP for raising our voice against Delhi's onslaught," Me- population in Kashmir is Adhar Card holders. ployment of forces at the high-altitude airbases, they said. Banihal and Banihal-Qazigund stretches. hbooba tweeted. The (ALG) is located The officials said commuters were seen crossing the damaged India Returns Captured PLA... close to the (LAC) at an altitude of 16,700 portion on foot to reach their destinations. No Avian Death In Hokersar... on Saturday. ft and is known as the highest airfield in the world. The Nyoma The traffic was supposed to ply from Srinagar to Jammu on Mon- accordance with the laid down guidelines and standard operat- It was the second such incident of India capturing and subse- airfield is located at a height of around 13,000 feet. day but was suspended in view of the incident, they said. ing procedures for avian influenza which are being forwarded to quently returning a Chinese soldier in the last three months. Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria also interacted with Indian Army The traffic on the highway plies alternatively from the twin cap- High Security Animal Disease Lab, Bhopal and RDDL Jalandhar Indian troops had captured Corporal Wang Ya Long of the PLA on personnel deployed at these locations, they added. itals of Jammu and Srinagar to facilitate a smooth movement of for further testing. October 19 last year after he "strayed" across the LAC in Ladakh's "During his visit to Thoise, he reviewed the ongoing logistic vehicles in view of the ongoing work on the four-laning highway The spokesman said a wildlife veterinarian, accompanying the Demchok sector. The corporal was handed back to China at the operations for support and sustenance of troops in the winter project. team, informed that no deaths in birds were reported from the Chushul-Moldo border point following the laid-down protocols. season," the IAF said in a statement Hokersar wetland -- the largest and most prominent of wetlands The areas around the Pangong lake along the LAC have remained It said he also visited Daulat Beg Oldie and Nyoma ALGs where Gulmarg Coldest In Valley At in Kashmir. tense in the last few months. he was given a security overview. The team made an awareness presentation to the staff posted Around four months ago, Indian troops occupied a number of At Daulat Beg Oldie, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria laid a wreath Minus 9.6 Degree Celsius at Hokersar and advised them to remain vigilant for immediate strategic heights in the Mukhpari, Rechin La and Magar hill areas in honour of the fallen heroes. Qazigund recorded a minimum of 0.2 degrees Celsius, Kupwara, reporting of any signs/symptoms of avian influenza or deaths in around the southern bank of the Pangong lake, after the Chinese Prior to his departure, the Chief of Air Staff joined Chief of De- in the north, minus 1.0 degrees Celsius and Kokernag minus 2.0 the wild birds that have migrated to Kashmir valley presently, military attempted to intimidate them in the area on the inter- fence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat for a comprehensive discussion degrees Celsius. the spokesman said. vening night of August 29 and 30 last year. on operational matters with senior IAF and Indian Army Com- The weatherman has predicted generally dry weather over the He said the Wildlife Warden for wetlands, Hokersar, Ifshan De- Chief of Army Staff Gen. MM Naravane visited various high- manders at Leh air force station, the IAF said. next few days. wan, informed the team that almost 1.5 lakh birds of different altitude forward areas in eastern Ladakh last month, including "The Chief of Air Staff conveyed his deep appreciation for the Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40- species are presently stationed at Hokersar for breeding as well certain positions on the south bank of the Pangong lake, and re- exceptionally high levels of morale and dedication with which day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region as winter nesting. viewed India's overall military preparedness. all personnel continue to maintain operational preparedness and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing Meanwhile, surveillance samples were also taken from the Dal Nearly 50,000 troops of the Indian Army are currently deployed despite the harsh weather and an inhospitable terrain," it said. of water bodies, including the famous here as well as Lake and adjoining areas for testing, the spokesman added. in a high state of combat readiness at various mountainous lo- The Army and the (IAF) have been maintaining the water supply lines in several parts of the valley. cations in eastern Ladakh in sub-zero temperatures as multiple a high state of operational readiness along the nearly 3,500-km The chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum Panic In Uri After Birds Fall... rounds of talks between the two sides have not yielded a con- LAC with China in view of the eastern Ladakh row. during this period and most areas, especially in the higher the crows and eagles were found dead in villages like Chollan, crete outcome to resolve the standoff. China has also deployed Nearly 50,000 troops of the Indian Army are deployed in various reaches, receive heavy snowfall. Dani Seydan and Paranpillan, triggering panic among locals. an equal number of troops, according to officials. locations in eastern Ladakh as multiple rounds of talks between The locals requested the local administration to send the teams The two countries held another round of diplomatic talks last the two sides have not yielded concrete outcome to resolve the to the villages to ascertain the cause of deaths. month under the framework of the Working Mechanism for faceoff that began in early May. Teen Injured In Cross-LoC... Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border China has also deployed an equal number of troops, according the exchange of firing between the two sides lasted till 12.50 Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Baramulla Dr Syed Mohammad Anwar Andrabi said that there was no need to panic. affairs. to officials. pm, the officials said. The eighth and last round of military talks between the two sides The eighth and last round of military talks had taken place on Pakistani troops again resorted to unprovoked firing and shell- “They might have died due to starvation or cold. We are look- ing into it,” he said, adding, “A team will be sent to these vil- took place on November 6 last year, during which both sides had November 6, during which both sides broadly discussed the dis- ing at around 4 pm and the cross-border firing was going on broadly discussed disengagement of troops from specific friction engagement of troops from specific friction points. when last reports were received. lages tomorrow. They will also be collecting the samples for testing.” GNS points. Last month, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane too had vis- India has all along been maintaining that the onus is on China to ited eastern Ladakh to review the ground situation in the region Elderly Man Dies Of... carry forward the process of disengagement and de-escalation at that has been experiencing harsh winter. with 451 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu SKIMS Bemina Resumes... the friction points in the mountainous region. The faceoff began on May 5 last year following violent clashes (365), Baramulla (172), Budgam (111), Kupwara (94), Pulwama to implement the fresh decision has ordered that all the roasters Following the sixth round of military talks, the two sides had an- between the two armies in the Pangong lake area. The incident (88), Anantnag (84), Doda (64), Bandipora (61), Udhampur (57), in connection with handling with COVID patients shall be treated nounced a slew of decisions, including not to send more troops in Pangong Tso was followed by a similar incident in north Sik- Kulgam (53), (55), (50), (46), Shopian null and void with immediate effect except Consultant, Registrar to the frontline, refraining from unilaterally changing the situa- kim on May 9. (39), Samba (39), Poonch (24), Ramban (21), Kishtwar(22), and and JR Roster of General Medicine issued vide number SKIMS/ tion on the ground and avoiding taking any action that may fur- Reasi (15). MCH/20/8132-36 dated 19/12/2020 & SKIMS/MCH/20-21/79-82 ther complicate matters. KASHMIR In Capital: Pashmina... Meanwhile, J&K reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases including dated 04-01-2021. This round of talks was held with a specific agenda of explor- “As such, all the staff off the hospital shall resume their duties the Shalimar-born trader says. “So one can only imagine our 13 travellers in the last 24 hours, taking the total case count to ing ways to implement a five-point agreement reached between plight, as a major share of our sale has gone.” 122651, officials said. While 67 cases were reported in Kashmir w.e.f. 12/01/2021,” the order reads. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counter- It added that all the staff-Doctors, Registrars, Junior Residents, But Rasheed appears to be quite optimistic about future. Valley, the remaining 46 were confirmed by officials in Jammu part Wang Yi at a meeting in Moscow on September 10 on the “If God wills, the Markaz shall start functioning again after division. Nursing Staff (supervisors and In-Charges), Pharmacists Minis- sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conclave. terial Staff, Technicians, Store Keepers, Orderlies, lab attendants, March 2021,” he hopes. “So I am quite hopeful of a new and Giving district wise details, officials said, Srinagar reported 42, The pact included measures like quick disengagement of troops, powerful start.” Baramulla 1, Budgam 7, Kupwara 5, Pulwama 4, Anantnag 2, Nursing aids, Casual Labourers etc are hereby repatriated to their avoiding action that could escalate tensions, adherence to all original place of posting existing in March, 2020. Despite these twists and turns in the capital, the Kashmiri trad- Bandipora 3, Ganderbal 1, Kulgam 1, Shopian 1, Jammu 35, Ud- agreements and protocols on border management and steps to er’s goodwill has earned him the local trust and support. hampur 5, Rajouri 2, Kathua 2, Kishtwar and Poonch one each The order also directed the Head of Departments and Sectional restore peace along the LAC. heads of the concerned departments to make roster of their doc- Rasheed praises the “helpful” people of Nizamuddin—consid- new case of coronavirus. ered as a “second home” to many Kashmiris. The nearby Bhogal Moreover, officials said, 355 more Covid-19 patients have re- tors and staff w.e.f. 12/01/2021 for In-Patient admissions in their respective wards, adding that they shall ensure proper imple- CDS Rawat Reviews Military... area has a locality called Kashmiri Park named after the ethnic- covered and were discharged from various hospitals— 169 from state of combat readiness in various mountainous locations in ity of the majority of its residents. and 186 from Kashmir Valley. (With GNS inputs) mentation of COVID-19 guidelines in their respective wards and departments. the region amid the eight-month-long border standoff. “People here don’t discriminate against Kashmiris,” he says. “We Official sources said on Monday that Gen Rawat will be briefed never faced any sort of trouble here in the recent past when Army Rejects Police Charges... by Lt Gen PGK Menon, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps, Kashmiris were facing hate attacks in different parts of India. -- also "purposefully destroyed evidence of the real crime that Govt Cuts Down Valley’s ... popularly known as Fire and Fury Corps, and other senior mili- The locals always came to our support whenever we needed they have committed and also have been purposefully project- quintals in Nov 2020) have been procured. Under the same cat- tary officials on the dynamic security matrix in eastern Ladakh. them or whenever there was any issue.” ing false information as part of a criminal conspiracy hatched egory 1321.60 quintals of wheat has been allocated while the fig- The visit of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to Ladakh comes days It’s because of this connection that he doesn’t regret his Delhi between them with the motive to grab prize money of Rs 20 ure in November 2020 was1488.11 quintals. after he toured several key installations including "forward most decision. lakh". AAY type of ration card is given to impoverished families that air maintained" posts in Dibang Valley, Lohit sector and Subansiri He still prefers staying in the capital because he can’t sustain the The army had ordered a Court of Inquiry into the incident. do not have stable income. Unemployed people, women and old valley near the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. cold weather in Srinagar. The charge sheet was filed by the police before Chief Judicial aged people fall under this category. "The CDS will review the overall security scenario in the eastern “My son Bilal is an engineer, who married a local girl and is set- Magistrate Shopian on December 26, 2020. For the month of January 2021, under Priority Household (PHH) Ladakh region," said a source. tled here,”Rasheed says. category, 98035.79 quintals of rice (155941.69 quintals in Nov Gen Rawat is also expected to travel to Kashmir from Ladakh on “But despite living here with my family, Kashmir is always in PDP Youth Leader Para... 2020) have been procured. Under the same category 6620.00 Tuesday. my heart.” quintals of wheat has been allocated for the current January The Army and the Indian Air Force(IAF) have been maintaining has been probing militancy cases and has filed over two dozen month while the figure in November 2020 was 8207.46 quintals. FIRs. a high state of operational readiness along the nearly 3,500-km Two OGWs Arrested In... The families not covered under AAY, come under the PHH. The LAC with China in view of the military standoff in eastern La- Para was produced before a court in Jammu which remanded Government identifies priority household families under the Tar- The arrested persons have been identified as Shezaan Gulzar him to police custody till January 18, the officials said, adding he dakh. Beigh and Waseem-ul-Rehman Sheikh. geted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Nearly 50,000 troops of the Indian Army are deployed in vari- would be brought to Srinagar for questioning. For the month of January 2021, under Non- Priority Household The official said incriminating material, including explosive ma- He was arrested by the NIA on November 25 in a case related to ous locations in eastern Ladakh as multiple rounds of military terial and ammunition, have been recovered from the arrested (NPHH) category, 70701.04 quintals of rice (109239.08 quintals in and diplomatic talks between the two sides have not yielded any his alleged links with Hizbul Mujahideen militants. Nov 2020) have been allocated. Under the same category 3713.51 duo. Para, who recently won District Development Council (DDC) concrete outcome to resolve the faceoff. China has also deployed quintals of wheat has been allocated for the current January an equal number of troops, according to officials. polls from his hometown in of south Kashmir, month while the figure in November 2020 was 5749.43 quintals. Man Stabbed To Death... was granted relief on a surety bond of Rs 1 lakh and a personal The eighth and last round of military talks had taken place on Quoting insiders, the report said that the field staff involved in November 6 during which India and China broadly discussed dis- Superintendent of SMHS, Dr. Nazir Choudhary said that one bond of the like amount, the officials said. distribution of foodgrain process is reluctant to supply ration among the duo was brought dead to the hospital, while another However, he was whisked away by sleuths of a security agency engagement of troops from specific friction points. to the consumers as they have also been directed to make sales The CDS has been part of the top military brass framing strat- is being treated upon and his condition is stable—(KNO) WORLD Tuesday| 12-01-2021 7 Power Restored In Indonesia Plane Likely Broke Pakistan After 18 Hours Of Apart When Hitting Waters, Nationwide Blackout Says Investigator

Agencies Minister Imran Khan's govern- Agencies "We don't know for sure, ment and its performance after but if we look at the debris, Islamabad: Power supply was the breakdown. Jakarta: An investigator with they're scattered in an area restored across Pakistan Sun- "Power breakdown in Indonesia's National Trans- that is not too wide," Nurcahyo day after the country was hit Pakistan is blackmailing Im- portation Safety Committee Utomo told Reuters on Mon- by a massive electricity black- ran Khan," tweeted Musarrat (KNKT) said the Sriwijaya Air day. out, officials said. Ahmedzeb in reference to the jet that crashed into the Java "It possibly ruptured when The electricity distribu- premier's recent statement Sea with 62 people on board it hit waters because if it had tion system in the nation of accusing Shiite protesters of more than 210 million people blackmailing him after the is a complex and delicate web, killing of 10 miners. and a problem in one section of "What a start for the new the grid can lead to cascading year... let us seek Allah the Al- breakdowns countrywide. mighty's mercy," read another The latest blackout, which tweet, while a message on lasted roughly 18 hours in WhatsApp said: "new Pakistan most areas, was caused by "an sleeps in a night mode". engineering fault" in south- There were no immediate ern Pakistan at 11:41 pm local reports of disruption at hospi- time on Saturday (1841 GMT), tals, which often rely on back- which tripped the system and up generators. caused power plants to shut Netblocks, which monitors These U.S. Troops Survived One Of down, power minister Omar internet outages, said web con- Ayub Khan told a press confer- nectivity in the country "col- ence in Islamabad. lapsed" as a result of the blackout. The Greatest Crises Of The Trump Era. Experts were however try- Connectivity was at "62 ing to determine the precise percent of ordinary levels", it over the weekend possibly exploded midair, the debris details of what happened as said in a tweet. A Year Later, They’re Still Coping. broke apart when it hit waters would be distributed more well as "the exact location of The outage marked Paki- based on debris found so far. widely," he added. the fault," the power minister stan's second major power Dan Lamothe | Washington Post bers, including Johnson, were in- It was Jan. 7 when the sever- said, adding that it would take breakdown in less than three jured seriously enough to receive ity of the threat became clear: time as the area was still cov- years. In May 2018, power was Washington: The U.S. soldiers Purple Hearts in the strike, which Iran wasn’t planning to attack ered in dense fog. partially disrupted for more scrambled from one bunker to the Iranians called Operation with rockets, which can kill a Saudi, World's Top Oil A spokesman from the than nine hours. the next, stumbling past charred Martyr Soleimani. couple of people at a time, but National Transmission and In 2015, an apparent rebel wreckage, 30-foot-wide craters The attack left some with feel- with much more powerful mis- Despatch Company (NTDC) attack on a key power line and puddles of diesel fuel. A bar- ings of anger and helplessness. siles launched from miles away Producer, Launches City reported that "all 500KV and plunged around 80 percent of rage of ballistic missiles had brief- Survivors are still pondering a across the Iraqi border. 200KV grid stations and trans- Pakistan into darkness. ly knocked some of them uncon- night that increasingly seemed “We were expecting just total With No Cars mission lines have started That blackout, one of the scious, and more were on the way. overlooked in a year that went devastation at that point,” Jordan supplying electricity" and that worst in Pakistan's history, Maj. Alan Johnson struggled on to include the coronavirus recalled. "the power supply has been re- caused electricity to be cut in to focus after absorbing the mon- pandemic, a fraught national con- Elsewhere on the base, scores stored across Pakistan." major cities nationwide, in- strous blast waves of several versation about race and one of of U.S. Special Operations troops Jokes and memes flooded cluding Islamabad, and even explosions, including one that the most contentious presidential prepared to leave on three CV- Twitter, Facebook and What- affected one of the country's missed his bunker by about 60 elections in American history. 22 aircraft, each with 24 seats. sApp, mostly ridiculing Prime international airports. feet, he recalled. “I can’t think that anyone has Levander’s team calculated they “I still have anxiety,” Johnson walked away from this without could pack in many more, ulti- said. “I still have recurring night- some sort of effects, psychological- mately removing 194 people, ac- mares of incoming — just that ly or emotionally, because of how cording to an award citation first US designating Yemen’s sound of those things coming in.” traumatic the event was,” said Lt. reported by the Air Force Times. The United States stood at the Col. Johnathan Jordan, the opera- precipice of full-scale war a year tions officer for an Air Force unit Others had to stay. Houthis a ‘terrorist’ group ago when Iran launched 16 mis- present that night. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. siles at U.S. forces in Iraq. Eleven Palestinian scouts take part Noal Yarnes took cover in a forti- struck Ain al-Asad Air Base in in a ceremony in Gaza City on fied structure, telling the airmen the western part of the country, under his supervision to bring another landed outside the north- their gas masks — just in case. ern city of Irbil, and four malfunc- The missiles, he knew, were capa- Vivian Nereim |Bloomberg plagued by skepticism and tioned, the military said. ble of carrying chemical weapons. political controversy since its After months of escalating con- Johnson, working with sol- Riyadh: Crown Prince Mo- launch. Analysts question if frontation, Iranian-backed forces diers on another part of al-Asad, hammed bin Salman unveiled it's realistic and can attract had laid siege to the U.S. Embassy in decided to record a video mes- his latest vision for Saudi Ara- the investment needed. Baghdad about a week earlier. The sage for his son, Jack, now 7. He bia's future beyond oil: a city "The backbone of invest- Trump administration responded a wanted to leave behind some last with no cars, roads or carbon ment in The Line will come few days later by launching a drone words, he said, just in case “some- emissions. from the $500 billion support strike in Baghdad that killed an Ira- thing bad happened to Dad.” The 170 kilometer-long to Neom by the Saudi govern- nian general, Qasem Soleimani, a (106 mile-long) development ment, PIF and local and global longtime U.S. nemesis. 'Incoming, incoming!' called "The Line" will be investors over 10 years," the Facing the gravest interna- The airfield was quiet as mid- part of the $500 billion proj- prince told reporters in Al- tional security crisis of his presi- night arrived — “almost like a ect called "Neom," the crown Ula, referring to Saudi Ara- dency, President Trump suddenly ghost town,” said Tech. Sgt. Bryan prince said in a televised bia's Public Investment Fund. shifted gears. “All is well!” he Moody, part of an Air Force secu- speech on Sunday. Construc- The announcement on tweeted within hours of the attack rity forces team on duty. tion is planned to start in the Sunday shows the extent to Agencies mercial shipping,” Pompeo on Jan. 8, 2020. Moody, a member of the Ken- first quarter. which Prince Mohammed is said in a statement, using the A year later, service members tucky Air National Guard, and A news release described thinking about life after oil for Washington: The United States official name of the Houthi who endured the attack described his colleagues drove around in The Line as a walkable "belt the kingdom, which earned will designate Yemen’s Houthi movement. how close the United States and a mine-resistant truck, making of hyper-connected future over half of government rev- rebels as a terrorist group, Secre- It has led a campaign that Iran came to greater calamity. Jan. 4 marking the anniversary of sure the base was secure. Other communities, without cars enue from crude in 2020. The tary of State Mike Pompeo said, has “killed many people, con- No U.S. troops were killed the killing of Iranian Revolution- troops stood watch in guard tow- and roads and built around project was the first major a late-term move that aid groups tinues to destabilise the region despite Iran’s use of weapons ary Guard commander Qasem So- ers, vigilant in case a ground nature." It said the city would development to be announced fear will worsen the world’s and denies Yemenis a peaceful that were each about 40 feet long leimani. attack also materialized, while have 1 million residents and within Neom. worst humanitarian crisis. solution to the conflict in their and carrying 1,600 pounds of ex- nearly everyone else left on the create 380,000 jobs by 2030. "Why do we accept sac- With just 10 days left be- country”, he added. plosives, more powerful than any Preparing for attack base sheltered in place. The infrastructure will cost rificing nature for develop- fore President-elect Joe Biden Pompeo pointed to a De- weapon launched at Americans in Almost immediately after The warning rang out over $100 billion to $200 billion, the ment?" the prince said, citing takes office, the announcement cember 30 attack on an airport a generation. the strike on Soleimani, U.S. loudspeakers after 1 a.m.: “Incom- crown prince said. rising sea levels and carbon on Sunday could complicate in Yemen’s second city Aden, But 110 survivors were ulti- troops across the Middle East ing! Incoming! Take cover!” Neom is the crown jewel emissions in a manner rare the new US administration’s which killed 26 people and was mately diagnosed with traumatic started preparing for possible The first missile exploded of Prince Mohammed's plan for a Saudi official. The city, efforts to restart diplomacy blamed by the Saudi-backed brain injuries, some requiring Iranian revenge. at 1:34 a.m. about 100 yards to diversify the economy of he said, would be a "revolu- with Iran, which has ties to the government on the Houthis. long hospitalizations and inten- Air Force Tech. Sgt. Samuel from the mine-resistant vehicle the world's largest crude ex- tion for mankind" with "zero Houthis and to reassess the US The rebel group controls sive therapies at the Walter Reed Levander, a crew member for that Moody’s team was driving, porter. Announced in 2017, the cars, zero streets, zero emis- relationship with Saudi Ara- much of Yemen and is already National Military Medical Center a Special Operations aviation casting debris on the hood. The project spans more than 10,000 sions." bia, which has led a brutal of- under US sanctions. outside Washington. The military squadron temporarily assigned to reinforced doors were blown square miles in a remote area No journey within The fensive in Yemen. But a designation as a ter- disclosed the injures days after al-Asad, said civilian employees open by the concussive blast of of the country's northwest. It's Line will be longer than 20 “The designations are in- rorist group is expected to the strike, saying that an earlier hired to cook food on base even missiles, which landed about described on its website as "a minutes, he said. The city tended to hold Ansar Allah ac- scare away outside actors from Trump announcement that there stopped showing up for work. 300 yards away but sounded bold and audacious dream" would be built around "ultra- countable for its terrorist acts, carrying out many transac- were “no casualties” was based on His unit began assessing how much closer, said Staff Sgt. that will become a hub for new high-speed transit and autono- including cross-border attacks tions with Houthi authorities, the best information the Pentagon many people they could pack into Drew Davenport, another mem- technologies and businesses. mous mobility solutions," ac- threatening civilian popula- including bank transfers and had at the time. their aircraft, a CV-22, if a quick ber of the team. The project has been cording to the statement. tions, infrastructure and com- buying food and fuel. In reality, 29 service mem- escape was needed.

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M 08 12 01 2021 K O C C AUS Vs IND 3rd Test Reaction AUS Vs IND 3rd Test Day 5 ‘India Planned To Fight Till End,’ Says India Pulls Off Memorable Draw After Rahane While Paine Rues Missed Chances Press Trust of India Resolute Batting Performance At SCG SYDNEY: The talk going into day five was to fight till the end with- out thinking about the result, said Press Trust of India India skipper Ajinkya Rahane after his team pulled off a memorable SYDNEY: Ravichandran Ashwin and draw against Australia in the third Hanuma Vihari battled pain and a Test here on Monday. hostile Australian bowling attack Before Hanuma Vihari and while resolutely displaying the largely Ravichandran Ashwin batted extinct art of Test-saving batsmanship out the entire evening session to snatch a remarkable draw for India to deny the home team, India after Rishabh Pant had raised visions were even in contention for a of an improbable win here at the SCG win when Rishabh Pant (97) combination in mind, said Rahane. that we (especially me) didn't on Monday. and Cheteshwar Pujara (77) "There are few areas we can hold onto our catches," he said. Chasing a herculean target of 407, were in the middle. improve (ahead of fourth Test) "Looking forward to Brisbane Pant (97 off 118 balls) and the ever- "Our talk coming this morn- on but special mention to Vi- now. We didn't play our best in steady Cheteshwar Pujara (77 off 205 ing was to show character and hari and Ashwin. The way they the last two games, but we were balls) produced an amazing 148-run fight till the end. Not to think batted in the end and showed somewhat good with the bat in stand before India were forced to down about the result. Really happy character was really good to see. this Test. There were a few posi- the shutters finishing on 334 for 5 in 131 with the way we fought espe- Credit to him (Pant) for the way tives for us, our bowlers created overs when players shook hands. well. Just that we (especially me) didn't which he hit 12 fours and three sixes gain in confidence and played that cially today but also throughout he played," said the skipper. plenty of chances." The series stands at 1-1 going into hold onto our catches," said Australian off 118 balls. His 'cat and mouse' game whip off mid-wicket to further tor- the game," Rahane said at the Australia skipper Tim Paine rued However, Paine praised the ef- the fourth Test in Brisbane but an skipper Tim Paine after the match. with the world's best off-spinner Na- ment the off-spinner. post-match presentation. the dropped chances for which forts of debutant Will Pucovski and Indian team which has turned into The duo, in 42.4 overs, scraped their than Lyon was one for the ages. The left-hander, who hit eight fours "Even in the first innings he had only himself to blame. He fellow rookie Cameron Green a 'mini-hospital' would be walking way for a 62-run stand, which cer- But it was Lyon, who had the last and three sixes, was also severe on when Australia were 200 for 2 dropped Pant twice and Vihari once. "I think having two young kids away with a lot of pride. They put up a tainly would have made Rahul Dravid laugh when Pant's desperation to get Mitchell Starc, creaming him through and getting them all out for 338 "I thought we created (Pucovski and Green) playing proper fight in adverse circumstances proud on his 48th birthday. to the three-figure mark before the covers on a number of occasions and was really good," he added. enough chances to win the Test cricket, it's a great thing as already soured by racist chants and Vihari hobbled with a torn ham- second new ball saw him try to hit the jabbing a short ball through point. Pant came ahead of Hanuma game, this one's a tough one they were sensational. I thought abuses from the crowd here during string but defended dourly, Ash- spinner against the turn. He was a bit lucky on two occa- Vihari at number five, a move that to swallow. Our bowlers were Green was fantastic yesterday," the course of the game. win got hit on the ribs but carried The result would have horrified his sions with Paine dropping sharp was made keeping the left-right superb, Lyon bowled well. Just he said referring to his 84. Pant's innings will be remembered on manfully while also engaging in partner Pujara, who looked far more chances off Lyon. for a long time but none can forget some chatter with Tim Paine and purposeful during his 205-ball knock. But what will stay on for a long that Ashwin (39 no, 128 balls) and Vi- close-in fielders. He got a beauty from Josh Hazle- time was the assured footwork and hari (23 off 161 balls), battling a ham- Catches landed in no man's land wood and was bowled in the manner strategy against the off-spinner to SCG Racism Row: Captain Tim Paine Says string injury, put their bodies on line and that was the slice of luck they he has often been - playing inside the reach the pitch of the deliveries. to save a game which could have been needed. When Marnus Labuschagne line to a delivery that moves a shade On most occasions, he just came Australia Stands With Indian Players lost in a jiffy after their two best bats- was brought in the 112th over, one after pitching. down the track to smother the spin men were gone on the day. knew that they had done their job. Pant was promoted above Vihari as and disturb Lyon's natural length. “I think it's bitterly disap- "Our talk coming this morning was The great Neville Cardus had once playing the surviving game wouldn't There was a point in time just be- pointing. Cricket Australia and to show character and fight till the said "Scoreboard is an ass" and many have helped on this track at least in fore lunch when Lyon had as many as the Australian cricket team, we end. Not to think about the result. Re- years down the line, it probably won't the first session and also the left-right five fielders posted at various bound- don't condone any sort of abuse, ally happy with the way we fought es- highlight what Vihari and Ashwin en- combination needed to be in place. ary points for a lofted shot, a depar- particularly racial abuse,” the pecially today but also throughout the dured and what they did for the team. Pant defended for the first 35 odd ture from his usual attacking field. wicket-keeper-batsman said. game," skipper Ajinkya Rahane said at The dressing room will however al- balls but then, suddenly in a couple of Knowing that the second new “I just wanted to let the In- the post-match presentation. ways know that and respect them for overs from Lyon, hit him over long on ball will be due in the second ses- dian team know we were with Pat Cummins (26-6-72-1), Josh the bruised ribs and torn hamstring. for a six and three fours using his feet sion, Pant smashed four boundaries them on that. Like I said, it's not Hazlewood (26-12-39-2), Mitchell Perhaps, it was the was the best way to perfection. in no time which also gave Pujara condoned by any of us and re- Starc (22-6-66-0) and Nathan Lyon to honour the brilliance of Pant and Tim Paine then decided to change Ly- confidence to play his strokes and Press Trust of India ally disappointed that that hap- (46-17-114-2) threw everything they the assuredness of Pujara. So much so on's end from Randwick to Paddington he too brought out the pull-shot out for a few minutes after India pens when teams come to Aus- had, peppering them with short balls, that Ravindra Jadeja, with his broken but the result was two more sixes – one of his repertoire. SYDNEY: Australia cricket team pacer Mohammed Siraj com- tralia and we want it to stop. hitting the patches with a few jump- thumb, was all gloved up and ready to over long-off and other over long-on. Once he was gone, Vihari, with a skipper Tim Paine, who had plained of racial abuse from a "Just wanted to make sure ing from the spot. go in if need be. This sudden attack did force Paine pulled hamstring and Ashwin, had no won hearts for joining the In- section of the crowd, leading the Indian boys knew we are "...this one's a tough one to swallow. There was method to madness in to again change his end back to option but to go for a draw and they did dian team huddle after racial to expulsion of some specta- also against it and we support Our bowlers were superb, Lyon bowled Pant's exhilarating innings during 'Randwick'. Pujara also seemed to it with a commendable effort. slurs were hurled at its players tors and an unreserved apol- them," the captain elaborated. on day four of the third Test, on ogy from Cricket Australia. The incident on Sunday had OUR TALK COMING THIS MORNING WAS TO SHOW CHARACTER AND FIGHT TILL THE END. Monday said he did so to "make Paine, who was batting at taken place a day after a drunk sure that the visitors knew that that time, was asked about spectator at the Sydney Crick- Not to think about the result. Really happy with the way we fought especially today but also throughout the game," he and his team were against the incidents that marred the et Ground (SCG) allegedly di- "skipper Ajinkya Rahane said at the post-match presentation. any sort of abuse". Test during the post-match rected racial abuse at Jasprit Play was halted on Sunday press conference. Bumrah and Siraj. Terms & Conditions Apply

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