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Sub. memories are still fresh and we still KOUL (RAIS) S/O LATE JIA LAL KOUL Sh Milkhi Ram R/o Ward No. 2 near Rattan Chand Dubey S/o Late feel your presence everywhere (RAIS) ORIGINALLY R/O NAZUK MO - Bamyal Bus Stand Kathua. The Sh. Hari Ram Dubey R/o Suchani and everytime. Adh-Barkhi of our HALLA, ANANTNAG, KASHMIR beloved Smt. Kunti Devi W/o Late PRESENTLY RESIDING AT H.NO. 865- 13th Day will be performed on 17 (Samba) will be performed at A, LANE NO. 2, EXT ANAND NAGAR DR GIRDHARI February 2020, Monday at 2.00 Sh Bodh Raj 12.00 noon on 16-02-2020 Sub. Rattan Sh. Prem Nath Verma will be per - Smt. Kunti Devi BOHRI, JAMMU ON 07-02-2020. TENTH LAL KOUL PM at our residence. (Sunday) at our residence. Chand Dubey formed at our residence R/o H.No - 57, Lane No - 17, Hari Nagar DAY KRIYA SHALL BE PERFORMED AT GRIEF STRICKEN GRIEF STRICKEN AKHNOOR GHAT ON 16-02-2020. AS - (Pacca Gharat) Jammu on 16-02- Son Smt. Soma Devi-Wife SEMBLY WILL BE HELD AT MUTHI Prabh Dayal 2020 (Sunday) at 12 Noon. GHAT NEAR DIRECTORATE OF Daughters & Son-in-laws DEEply REmEmbERED & mISSED by: Ram Murti, Vijay Kumar, Rajan Kumar, Drabh Kashyap, Smt. Tripta Sadotra W/o Late Harbans Lal Sadotra SCHOOL EDUCATION AT 10.30 AM. Chandan Kumar Daughters-in-law & Sons GRIEF STRICKEN Smt. Neelam Khajuria W/o Late DySP Shiv Khajuria Late Smt. Shashi & Sh. Vijay Kumar Verma SMT KISHNI KOUL - WIFE Daughter-in-law Jyoti Devi, Keshav Priya Smt. Manjula Magotra W/o late Ram Magotra Smt. Suman & Sh. Anil Kumar Verma SMT & SH B K KOUL - BROTHER & BHABHI Daughter-in-laws & Sons SMT KAMTA RAZDAN - SISTER Daughters Daughter & Son-in-law SMT CHAND RANI - SISTER -IN-LAW Babli Devi, Pooja Devi, Isha Mehra Smt. Sudesh & Surinder Dubey Late Smt. Kamlesh & Sh. Suraj Parkash Verma SMT PINKY KOUL - DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Grand Daughter’s Smt. Urmila & Ramesh Dubey (Retd. Actt. Dept.) All Verma Family RAKESH KOUL & ANTIMA - SON & DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Arshi Kashyap, Shrejal Kashyap Smt. Anu & Sub Suresh Dubey (Retd.) 9419191321, 9419327799 SANJAY RAINA - SON-IN-LAW Brothers Smt. Anju & Naresh Dubey SMT & SH SHADI LAL KOUL Radhe Krishan Om Raju, Joginder Paul, Deep Kumar Mobile No: 9906192080, 9086073098, 9906116360, SMT & SH RAMESH KOUL Kashyap Family: 7889825026 SMT & SH SANJAY KOUL KRIYA/UTHALA ABHIMANYU, SHUBAM, SNEHA, SUVIDA, ASHUTOSH & Prabh Dayal SHAIVI - GRAND CHILDREN Mob. 88036-52042, With profound grief & sorrow. We SAMAST KOUL PARIVAR & RAINA (WANPOO) PARIVAR 99063-14230, 99061-03751, 99065-93009 inform the sad demise of our MOB: 9419110226, 9419108595, 9055266880, 9419264495 OBITUARY beloved father Sh. Uttam Chand We profound grief and sorrow, we Kesar (Pujari Radha Krishan want to inform the sad demise of Mandir Purmandal). Kriya will be OBITUARY Baner Jee Bhat S/o Sh. Chuni Lal performed 12:30 pm at resi. 16-02- 2020. Uthala will be performed at 10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA With grief & sorrow it is informed Bhat R/o Sogam Lolab Kupwara Sh. Uttam Chand 11:00am on Monday 17-02-2020 With profound grief and sorrow, we that Smt Shanta Rani W/o Sh D.N A/P Lane No. 01 Laxmi Vihar Bye Kesar GRIEF STRICKEN inform the sudden and sad demise Raina of Trichal Pulwama present - Pass Morh (Near Sarvodya Public Smt. Kanta Devi -Wife of our beloved mother Smt. Satya ly at H.No 81, Lane No 02, Kabeer School) Santra Morh Jammu in a Baner Jee Bhat Sham, Ram, Anand Kishore Shastri -Son's Sharma W/o Late Sh. Agya Ram Colony Poonch House, near tragic road accident on Feb. 12, Smt. Gita Devi & Sh. Govind Sharma - Sharma R/o 10 Patel Nagar Lane Sharma Parking Talab Tillo, 2020. His 10TH DAY KRIYA shall Daughter & Son-in-law 1, (Opposite NITCO Lane) Talab Jammu. Tenth Day Kriya will be Smt Shanta Rani be performed on Feb. 21, 2020 Mob: 9419198726, 9596617147 Tillo Road, Jammu on 7-2-2020 Smt. Satya performed at Akhnoor on (Friday) at Akhnoor Ghat at 8.30 (Friday). THE TENTH DAY will be Sharma 20/02/2020. A.M. and MOURNING ASSEM - performed on 16-2-2020 (Sunday) GRIEF STRICKEN BLY will be held at the residence at at 11.00 A.M. & KRIYA will be per - Sh D.N Raina -Husband 11.30 A.M. formed at 12.00 Noon on 17-2- Smt & Sh Ramesh Raina -Son & Daughter-in-law GRIEF STRICKEN 10TH DAY/KRIYA 2020 (Monday) at our residence. Smt & Sh Vijesh Raina -Son & Daughter-in-law Mother & Father “ Things End but memories last for - UTHALA/RASAM PAGRI will be Smt & Sh Rakesh Raina -Son & Daughter-in-law Smt. Shubi Rani & Sh. Chuni Lal Bhat ever” With profound grief and sor - performed on 17-2-2020 (Monday) Smt Usha Koul W/o Late Sh Sunil Koul-Sister Smt. Dolly Bhat-Wife row, we inform the untimely sad de - from 4.30 P.M. to 5.30 P.M. at Shubam Bhat & Gokal Bhat-Sons mise of Mr. Vimal Raina (Fireman Samriti Bhawan Geeta Mandir Bhabi & Brother J&K Fire and Emergency Services) Bakshi Nagar, Jammu. Smt. Meenakshi & Sh. Bharat Bushan Bhat S/o Late Sh. Manohar Krishen GRIEF STRICKEN 10TH DAY KRIYA Sister & Brother-in-law Raina of Panzmulla, Salia Mr. Vimal Raina Son & Daughter-in-law Smt. Rozi & Sh. Ravinder Lidhu Anantnag at present House No. Tenth Day Kriya of Smt Lata Dr Satish Sharma & Prof. Aruna Dubey And Samast Goban Parivar 163, Extension Housing Colony Nirmala Koul (Amma Je) W/o Sh (GCW Parade) Mob: 94192-26021, 70061-33745 Janipur, Jammu while dosing fire N.N Koul R/o 285 Vikram Nagar Vinay Sharma (Dogra Timber Akhnoor Road)-Son at Talab Tillo area Jammu on 12- Sarwal, originally from Inder Daughter & Son-in-law 02-2020. 10TH DAY KRIYA will be Pulwama will be performed at Late (Prof.) Suman Sharma & K L Sharma (Adv) performed on 21st of February Akhnoor Ghat on 17-02-2020. 2020 (Friday) at Akhnoor Ghat and Daughter & Son-in-law Smt Lata Nirmala OBITUARY Assembly will be held at Muthi The Assembly will be held at Muthi Dr Anuradha & Pawan Kesar Koul With great grief it is to inform all Ghat near Director School Ghat near Directorate Education (Delhi Building Material Corporation) nears & dears the sad demise of Education at 11 AM on 17-02- 2020 at 10:30 AM sharp. Grand Children: Abhishek, Ishaan, Aprajita & Anvita Shmt Khema Shuri Kaul W/o Late (Monday). GRIEF STRIKEN: Mob: 9419193234, 7889656220 Sh. Amar Nath Kaul, original resi - GRIEF STRICKEN SMAST RAINA FAMILY (HARKAR) dent of Gankhan, Zaina Kadal, Sh N N Koul - Husband PH.NO: 9419103686 Dr Bimla Jad W/o Lt Dr C L Jad - Daughter Srinagar / Talab Tilloo at present B- Smt Vijay Dhar W/o Lt Dr H N Dhar- Daughter 21 Pocket VI Kendriya Vihar, Sec Shmt Khema ANTIM ARDAS Daughters & Sons-in-Law 82, Noida left for heavenly abode Shuri Kaul WITH PROFOUND GRIEF & SOR - Smt Ambika & Sh S K Raina on 12-2-2020. Tenth Day Kriya CHOUBARSI ROW, WE INFORM THAT OUR Smt Rita & Sh M K Koul shall be performed at Gang Nahar, BELOVED SARDAR GUR - Smt Purnima & Sh Chand Je Koul Murad Nagar at 9 am on 20-02- CHOUBARSI of our beloved moth - BACHAN SINGH S/O SARDAR Ph: 9419234822 2020. er Lt. Smt Premo Devi W/o Lt. Sh LATE JAGAT SINGH HUSBAND GRIEF STRICKEN Prem Nath Sharma will be per - OF SDR. KULWANT KOUR H.NO. Daughter & Son-in-law formed on 16-2-2020 Sunday at 304, BAKSHI NAGAR JAMMU BE - SARDAR GUR- Usha & Satish Ganju (09869017122) our residence House No.149/5, HIND GURUDWARA WAS EX - BACHAN SINGH CHOUBARSI Daughter-in-law & Son Trikuta Nagar, Jammu at 12.00 PIRED ON 12-02-2020. ANTIM Noble souls never die, but remain Surja & Tej Krishen Kaul (07011975606, 0120-2460445 noon. Smt Premo Devi ARDAS WILL BE PERFORMED in the hearts of their loved ones Daughter & Son-in-law FoREvER mISSED by: IN GURUDWARA BAKSHI NA - Choubarsi of our beloved mother Veena & Rajinder Kaul (09876693686) Daughters-in-law & Sons GAR ON 16-02-2020 AT 10.30 AM Late Smt. Pushpa Devi wife of Late Grand Children & Great Grand Children Smt Vandana & Vijender Sharma TO 12.30 PM. Sh. Shiv Nath Gupta will be per - Smt Neelu & Narinder Sharma (Happy) GRIEF STRICKEN formed on 16-02-2020 (Sunday) Daughters & Sons-in-law Smt Suman & Vivek Puri Sdr. Kulwant Kour -Wife R/o Plot No. 45, Phase 2nd Smt. Pushpa Devi Sons & Daughters-in-law Housing Colony Udhampur at Shiv CHOUBARSI Smt Sushma & Rajesh Vij S. Tajinder Singh & Sdr. Harvinder Kour Mandir, Hall Housing Colony The CHOUBARSI of our beloved Grand Children: Megha, Vishu, Tanvi, Abbu, S. Jatinder Singh & Sdr. Rajbir Kour Udhampur at 12.00 pm. Sh. Vijay Gupta will be performed Gungun, Lalit, Ramya, Raghvi, Vivvan (AEA Agriculture Deptt) DEEply lovED & REmEmbERED by: at our residence F-68 Behind AG’s Daughters & Sons-in-law Sons & Daughter-in-law Office Shiv Nagar Jammu on 16- Sdr. Amarpreet Kour & S. Charanjeet Singh Bhalla Sh. K.C. Gupta (S.E. Retd) and Asha Gupta 02-2020 at 12.00 Noon. Sdr. Mandeep Kour & S. Gurjeet Singh Kapoor Sh. Parshotam Gupta DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY: 10TH DAY Soni Refrigerator Rejuvenation Daughters & Sons-in-law Rajni Gupta-Wife Sh. Vijay Gupta With profound grief and sorrow, we Tee Jay Enterprises Smt. Swarn Gupta & Tilak Raj Gupta Daughter-in-law & Son regret to inform the sad demise of Mb. 9419192085, 9419773777 Smt. Vimla Gupta W/o Late Sh. Kuldeep Gupta Neha & Pankush Gupta our beloved mother Smt Oma wati Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-law Daughter & Son-in-law W/o late Sh. Bal Krishan Badyal Dr. Anu Gupta & Dr. Aditya Chopra Rabbia & Anirudh Mehra W.No. 9, Parliwand Kathua. The Grand Sons & Grand Daughter-in-law Hridhan Mehra-Grand Son 10th Day shall be performed on 16- 10TH DAY/KRIYA Smt. Ekta Gupta & Amit Gupta Gopal Sharma 02-2020 (Sunday) at our residence Smt Oma wati Sh. Gourav Gupta Gupta Family WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND at 11 AM. Ph. No: 9419158549 SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD GRIEF STRICKEN DEMISE OF OUR BELOVED Daughter-in-law & Sons MOTHER SMT SATYA SHARMA Smt Arti (RETD. CRAFT TEACHER, SO - 10TH DAY KRIYA Neelam & Kiran Badyal CIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT) 10TH DAY With profound grief & sorrow, we in - Nisha & Naresh Badyal W/O LATE SH BRIJ RAJ SHARMA SMT SATYA WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND form the sad and untimely demise Rashmi & Nirdosh Badyal (NAWADHA) R/O WARD NO 3, SHARMA SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD of our dear Shadi Lal Pandita S/o Daughter : Meenakshi Sharma JAMMU ROAD, KATRA, ON AND SUDDEN DEMISE OF OUR Late Aftab Ram Pandita erstwhile AND ALL NEARS & DEARS 07/02/2020. 10TH DAY WILL BE BELOVED SH. NARESH SINGH resident of Khalhar (Sagam) Distt MOB: 9797372838, 990619919, 9796220780 PERFORMED ON 16TH FEB NARANIA (GUNNA) S/O LATE Anantnag (Kashmir) at present 2020 (SUNDAY) AT 11 AM AT SH. LOKINDER SINGH R/O LANE Block D Quarter No. 2 TRT Camp Shadi Lal Pandita DURGA BHAWAN, KATRA. NO.6 H.NO 297 LAKKAR MANDI SH. NARESH Nagrota (Jammu). TENTH DAY KRIYA WILL BE PERFORMED AT JANIPUR JAMMU WHO LEFT SINGH NARANIA KRIYA will be performed at TRT KRIYA/UTHALA OUR RESIDENCE ON 17TH FEB. FOR HIS HEAVENLY ABODE ON Nagrota Ghat near Bowli on 21-2- With profound grief and sorrow, we (MONDAY) AT 12 NOON. 07.02.2020 10TH DAY WILL BE 2020. inform the sad demise of our GRIEF STRICKEN PERFORMED AT OUR RESI - GRIEF STRICKEN beloved Sh. Jaimal Singh S/o Late SONS & DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW DENCE ON SUNDAY 16.02.2020 Bimla Pandita - Wife Chanda Ram Ramkot near J&K LATE SH PARMODH KUMAR & SMT POONAM AT 11:00AM Son & Daughter-in-law Bank who expired on 06-02-2020. SH DIWAKAR SHARMA & SMT KAMINI GRIEF STRICKEN Sandeep Pandita & Deepti Pandita Kriya will be performed on 21-02- SH RAMNIK SHARMA & SMT SWATI SMT. KAMLA DEVI (MOTHER) Anil Pandita - Son 2020 (Friday) at 12 noon at our res - Sh. Jaimal Singh DAUGHTERS & SON-IN-LAWS SMT. ANITA SINGH (WIFE) Piary Pandita - Bhabi idence. Uthala will be performed SMT CHANDER SEEMA & SH RAJESH MEHTA SMT. RATTNA DEVI (SISTER) TN Pandita & Kishni Pandita - Brother & Bhabi on 21-02-2020 (Friday) at our resi - SMT JEEVAN JYOTI & SH DAVINDER MEHTA SISTER IN LAW & BROTHER Mrs Ratni Pandita - Bhabi dence at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. SMT SARLA SHARMA -DEVRANI SMT. MANSI & RAKESH SINGH (KALU) MK Pandita & Jaya Pandita - Brother & Bhabi GRIEF STRICKEN & NAWADHA FAMILY KR. VIDHANT & VIDHUR SINGH (SONS) A K Pandita & Bita Pandita - do- Smt. Vishno Devi -Wife GRAND CHILDREN: POMISH, PUNISH, PRATHAM, SISTER & BROTHER IN LAW Mrs & Mr K.N. Raina - Nephew Gourav Kumar - Son NAYASA, RAKSHAM, LAADU, VANSHU, PRIYAL, JAI SMT. MANORMA & SANJAY ARORA Mrs & Mr R.K. Raina - Nephew Daughters & Sons-in-law M/S SATYA SUPER MARKET, KATRA SMT. RENU & KARAN SINGH CHARAK Mrs Mohini Raina - Sister Smt Anju Bala & Sonu Gupta M/S SATYA GUEST HOUSE, KATRA SMT. RITA & SIKANDER SINGH B.L Bhat & Lalita Bhat - Brother-in-law & Sister Smt Manju Bala & Narinder Kumar M/S DIWAKAR NEWS AGENCY, KATRA M/S GOLDEN AGE GIFT HOUSE T.N. 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Rajouri: Poll preparedness Cluster University reviewed Rajouri: DPRs for Cluster Tribal Srinagar felicitates RAJOURI, FEBRUARY 15: players, coaches Additional deputy Commissioner, Sher Singh today Model villages discussed convened a meeting with the election nodal officers and SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 15: discussed the preparedness for panchayat by polls. The RAJOURI, FEBRUARY 15: Khabir, Chief Animal ing. A threadbare discussion hood and live a dignified life. AdC sought a detailed report from the deputy district Cluster University felicitated Winners Husbandry Officer, Mohd was held in the meeting re - He advised the concerned and runner-up in Cricket, Football and election officer regarding the location of collection and district development younis, Chief Horticulture garding the finalization of officers to bring some innova - dispatch centre, transport plan, randomization, train - Hockey (Men & Women) Teams of Cluster Commissioner, Mohammad Officer, Madan Lal Tak, Chief dPrs for the cluster model vil - tion in the dPrs to be pre - ing Schedules and ballot paper printing room. University Srinagar for their outstanding per - Nazir Sheikh today convened a Agriculture Officer, Janak raj, lages including Nahar kassi, pared for the Cluster Tribal regarding training, the deputy district election officer formance in recently held Chancellor’s meeting of the concerned offi - executive engineer eM&re, Gai, Pallanger, Jamola-Upper Model villages with the sole said that training and randomization of the concerned cers to discuss and finalize the rajouri, Munshi Khan, Chief A and Jamola Upper-b. aim of enhancing the economy Trophy at Jammu University in which 11 officers shall be conducted in three phases. detailed Project reports for Medical Officer, dr. Sanjeev The ddC said that the of these villages. He asked Universities participated in various events. In proposed Cluster Tribal Model Sharma, Assistant director dPrs should be prepared to them to keep the provision of the tournament Cluster University Srinagar Rajouri: Ultrasound center villages. The meeting was at - FCS&CA, Mukhtar Ahmed provide modern basic ameni - plantation in the dPrs in or - lifted Cricket (Men) and Football (Women) ti - tended by Chief Planning Lone and block development ties and promote education, der to keep the environment tles and were declared runner-up in Cricket seized for violating norms Officer, Shama-Un Ahmed, Officer budhal old, Salam din. Health, Skill development, clean and green. He asked the (Women), Football (Women), Hockey RAJOURI, FEBRUARY 15: deputy director Planning block development Horticulture, Agriculture, concerned officers to submit (Women) and Hockey (Men). Vice- bilal rashil Mir, Assistant Chairperson budhal Old, dairy, Tourism in the areas the dPrs within shortest pos - Chancellor felicitated all participating players The authorities on Saturday seized a private ultra - Commissioner development, Javaid Iqbal, Sarpanchs and with ST population so that sible time so that work on the and Coaches of the University. The felicitation sound center in Kotranka town for violating norms. On Sushil Khajuria, district panchs of budhal Old block they can compete with the rest projects can be started as soon function was organised at Gogji bagh Campus the directions of deputy Commissioner rajouri Panchayat Officer, dr.Abdul were also present in the meet - of the populace earn a liveli - as possible. of the University. Mohammad Nazir Sheikh, a team of administration headed by Additional deputy Commissioner Kotranka Surinder Mohan Sharma alongwith Chief Medical Officer rajouri dr. Sanjeev Puri, block Medical Officer DIC organizes Symposium Awareness campaign on govt Kandi dr. Iqbal Malik and assisted by police conducted surprise inspection of the private ultrasound center found that it is being run in violation of rule 3(1)(b) of on “Water Conservation” PCPNdT Act 1994 and the doctor operation it was hav - schemes held at Kishtwar ing insufficient qualification. The team seized the said center while a report was submitted to higher authori - Sumit of class 9 adjudged best speaker ties for further action. UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY 15: over the function on the occasion. While addressing the students, the DPEO chairs meeting Sumit Sharma of class 9th declared chief guest said that the aim of the pro - regarding AMF facility at best speaker in Symposium contest gramme is to create awareness among “Water Conservation, A Need of the the general public. Calling the students Udhampur Hour” held at Government Higher as real ambassadors to disseminate the Secondary School Salmerhi. The pro - awareness among the general public, UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY 15: gramme was organized by department he stressed upon them to generate of Information and Public relations, maximum awareness among their fam - For the smooth conduct of Panchayat bye election district Information Center Udhampur ily member, friends and neighbors 2020 in the district today the district Panchayat (dIC) in the premises of Government about the importance and judicious use election Officer, Udhampur dr. Piyush Singla chaired a Higher Secondary School Salmerhi of water. He stressed that water conser - KISHTWAR, FEBRUARY 15: Commissioner, rajinder ent schemes of the depart - meeting with officers of different departments regard - here today. vation is very important for our future Singh Tara ment in detail. ing Assured Minimum Facilities of all polling stations. during the contest, Mehak of class generation and also highlighted the im - A special campaign for In the inaugural address, Among others present dPeO directed executive engineer PHe to ensure 11th and Shruti of 10th class secured portance of water hygiene and its ad - saturation of PM-KISSAN the ddC laid emphasis on were Additional district drinking water connection and XeN Pdd was asked to second and third positions respective - vantages in present life. beneficiaries with Kissan availing the benefits of gov - development Commissioner, ensure electricity at the designated polling stations. ly. besides, dheeraj of 11th class and Somberia also sensitized the stu - Credit Card (KCC) and other ernment schemes like PM- Mohammad Hanief Malik; Concerned bdOs were entrusted the responsibility con - Anuradha of 11th bagged consolation dents about Jal Jeevan Mission and Jal social security schemes was KISSAN, KCC and other relat - Additional deputy struction of ramps at all the designated polling stations. prizes among the 12 participants who Shakti Abhiyan during the programme. today organized jointly by the ed social security schemes be - Commissioner, Pawan Xen PMGSy and r&b were asked to ensure that all the participated in the symposium contest Principal of the school presented department of Agriculture, ing implemented by govern - Parihar; Assistant roads of the district are in good conditions and repair and expressed their views very effi - vote of thanks and appreciated the ef - Animal Husbandry, Sheep ment departments for welfare Commissioner (revenue), and fill the potholes wherever required so that election ciently on the vital issue of the hour. forts of Information department for Husbandry, J&K bank and al - of farming community. Amir Hussain; district Sheep parties can reach smoothly at the respective locations. district Information Officer creating awareness by mean of sym - lied sectors. Chief Agriculture Officer, Husbandry Officer; Ad Among others, Chief Planning officer, rajeev bhushan, Udhampur er. Sajad bashir Somberia posia and urged the department to A large number of farmers Tejinder Kumar Atri and Fisheries; Sub divisional Assistant Commissioner development, Mushtaq was the Chief Guest while Principal of hold more such events in the near fu - including PrIs participated. Chief Animal Husbandry Agriculture Officer, Lead Choudhary, executive engineers, PWd, PHe, Pdd, the host school Naseeb Singh presided ture also. The event was inaugurat - Officer dr. Sanjay Sen briefed district Manager and Cluster PMGSy, IAS Probationer, Faz-Lul-Haseeb and other of - ed by district development the participants about differ - Head J&K bank. ficers of various departments were present in the meet - ing. Udhampur: DRCS organises DC Kishtwar convenes introductory meeting with Officers DDC Baramulla reviews Blood Donation Camp Asks officers to work with utmost dedication and commitment preparations for academic UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY 15: KISHTWAR, FEBRUARY 15: also directed all the sure redressal of public pletion of all works in - officers to immediately grievances in time cluding languishing A one day blood donation Camp was today organ - deputy install biometric atten - bound manner without projects within stipulat - session, 2020 ized by district red Cross Society and Health Commissioner rajinder dance devices so that the causing any inconven - ed time frame and BARAMULLA, FEBRUARY 15: department here in the district Hospital. Secretary Singh Tara today con - online monitoring of the ience to the general pub - stressed for accelerating district red Cross Society dr. V.P Sharma was the chief vened a maiden intro - staff is ensured. He fur - lic. the pace of works and di - district development Commissioner (ddC) baramulla, dr. GN guest on the occasion. As many as 15 volunteers from all ductory meeting with all ther warned all the offi - He further reviewed rected to ensure Itoo today convened a meeting of the officers of education depart - sections of the society participated and donated the district/Sectoral cers/officials to remain district Capex budget achievement both physi - ment to review the arrangements being put in place for resumption blood to save precious lives. Medical Superintendent Officers at dC Office punctual and disci - 2019-20, wherein he cal and financial targets of class works in various schools across the district after winter vaca - district Hospital, dr. Vijay basnotra, besides other offi - complex. plined in professional was apprised that an ap - in time bound man - tions. The meeting was attended by SSP baramulla, chief education cers/officials of health department and volunteers were He enjoined upon all life. proved outlay for 05 ner.He also directed the officer baramulla, besides Principals of various degree Colleges and present on the occasion. officers to make endeav - He also directed the months (w.e.f 31st officers not to leave the Schools, ZeOs and Headmasters. ours aimed to ensure officers not to leave the October 2019 to 31st station without prior On the occasion, the ddC directed the CeO to convene meetings Nuked Play on fundamental prompt execution of station without prior March 2020) is rs. permission and to main - with Head of institutions and students so that better relations with works and holistic de - permission and to main - 21805.22 lacs out of tain the movement reg - duties staged at Udhampur velopment of the dis - tain the movement reg - which funds were re - isters for the tours and regard to curricular and co-curricular activities are ensured between UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY 15: trict. He further asked isters for the tours and leased to the tune of rs. field visits. teachers and students. officers to work with ut - field visits. 4826.45 lacs wherein AddC Kishtwar He said that sports events and cultural events should be organ - department of Information & Public relations J&K most dedication and He directed Joint rs. 3275.24 lacs has Mohd Hanief Malik, ized once a week in every school. He also asked for organizing felici - today organized a Nuked Play on fundamental duties, commitment for general director Planning been utilised ending Jan AdC Pawan Kumar tation functions in every institution for position holders and direct - here at Slathia Chowk. Vikram Slathia councilor welfare of the public. Kishtwar to seek 2020 under various Parihar, Joint director ed the concerned to furnish a comprehensive report in advance Municipal Committee Ward no. 6, Udhampur was the He asked to ensure Monthly Progress schemes/ developmen - (CPO Kishtwar) Mohd through ZeO or CeO regarding proper heating, seating and other complete inter-depart - Special guest. Artists of Sangam Theatre Group reasi reports from all district tal projects underway Iqbal, ACr dr Amir arrangements for consideration. staged the play based on fundamental duties for citizens mental co-ordination officers by 5th of every through different exe - Hussain, SdMs and earlier, the CeO briefed the meeting that 155 winter camps in as enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The Artists leading to planned exe - month without any fail. cuting agencies. Other district and which 12400 students were enrolled and 75 winter tutorial having made audiences aware about fundamental duties, cution of works and de - He instructed offi - He directed all the Sectoral Officers were 9271 students are being provided free tution. besides through Constitution, citizenship rights and responsibilities. velopment in the dis - cers to adopt people officers and executing also present in the trict. friendly attitude to en - agencies to ensure com - meeting. Super-50, 110 students were provided free coaching. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal /natiOnal JAMMU, SUNdAy, FebrUAry 16, 2020 Advisor Sharma for preservation, DDC Srinagar inaugurates special propagation of rich cultural values of JK handloom exposition 2020 Attends Herat Millan hosted by YAIKS 30 cooperative J&K Handloom the exposition. He urged the February 29. The annual ex - Altaf were also present on the development department weavers to produce GI certi - position is an attempt to pro - occasion. On the occasion the societies from began here Saturday. fied pashmina products to vide marketing opportuni - Handloom development de - across J&K to The exposition which is preserve this world famous ties and a platform to partment highlighted imple - being held at Kashmir Haat heritage art. Speaking on the weavers for selling handloom mentation of government's showcase their in Srinagar was inaugurated occasion dr Shahid who is al - products produced in J&K. It various developmental handloom products by district development so the CeO Srinagar Smart also provides opportunities schemes for the weaver com - Commissioner Srinagar dr City Limited or SSCL said the to customers to buy the world munity. It was informed that during the two-week- Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. district administration in as - famous products - like kani, so far during the current fis - Several handloom coop - sociation with the SSCL will pashmina and raffal shawls cal the department has re - long exposition at erative societies and regis - help develop a platform for among other handloom leased around 270 lakh ru - Kashmir Haat tered handloom weavers and online marketing of hand - products - directly from pro - pees to around 2700 weavers artisans have set up their loom products of registered ducers and at genuine prices. under the Interest Subsidy stalls of genuine handloom weavers and artisans of the director Handloom scheme, around 25 lakh to 21 SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 15: products at the special expo - district. Some 30 coopera - development department societies under the sition. The ddC visited all tive societies from both babila rakwal, Joint Promotion & Marketing This year's special expo - stalls set up at the exposition Kashmir and Jammu divi - director (Kashmir) dr Intervention scheme, JAMMU FEBRUARY 15: Prof P N Trisal; Justice b While highlighting sition of handloom products and interacted with hand - sions participated in the spe - Nargis Suraya and Assistant around 13 lakh under the L Saraf, S K Koul, P L Koul the importance of cele - organised annually by the loom weavers and artisans cial exposition which will be directors Shazia rehman, 10% Special rebate scheme Advisor to Lt badgami, K K Khosa, dr. brating Herat (Shivratri), having set up their stalls at held for two-weeks upto Hakim Tahir and Kashif to 19 societies . Governor, K K Sharma to - Sushil Wattal, Pran the Advisor said that it is day stressed on the need Pandit and Kuldep one of the most impor - for preservation and Pandita were the guests tant religious festivals of J&K Forest Deptt organises Training Workshop on propagation of intrinsic of honour besides senior the valley, celebrated by and positive values of politician yudhvir Sethi; all communities over the Jammu and Kashmir’s scores of academicians, ages and forms one of the Forest Fires, Disaster Management rich culture for strength - intellectuals, office bear - iconic parameters of its ening the harmonious liv - ers of yAIKS and people socio-cultural milieu. He JAMMU, FEBRUARY 15- situations such as forest fires. “This re - creasing incidences of fire. He high - accessibility of forest fire sites, difficult ing and mutual co-exis - from different walks of said that celebration of quires a perfect coordination among lighted the preparedness of the forest terrain, changing social structure and tence. life attended the event. these festivities by every J&K Forest department, in col - teams of Forest department, FPF, department in prevention and control the required infrastructure. He further The Advisor was The Advisor, while re - section of society con - laboration with State disaster district authorities, SdrF and Civil of forest fires in terms of spreading emphasised that traditional methods speaking at the "Herat ferring to the rich culture tributes largely to the response Force and Civil defence defence,” she added. While appreciat - awareness, setting up fire control of fighting forest fires are effective and Millan" organized by the of Kashmir, said that it is idea of mutual co exis - department, organised a one day ing the efforts of Forest department rooms, provisioning of fire fighting needs to be improved with innova - youth All India Kashmiri replete with the literature tence, the hallmark of Training Workshop on “Forest Fires for timely organizing the one day train - tools and equipment, engagement of tions. earlier, Sandeep Kujur, Chief Samaj (yAIKS), here to - and the way of life shown Kashmiri society. and disaster Management” for front - ing workshop on “Forest Fires and seasonal fire watchers and increased Conservator of Forests, welcomed the day. by saints and seers like responding to the de - line staff of Forest department and disaster Management”, she called up - patrolling of forest staff. He also im - participants and emphasized on the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lalded, Nundreshi and mands projected by the Forest Protection Force, here at on strengthening the mechanism for pressed upon the forest staff to have advance preparation of mitigation Manoj dhar, former many others, who have yAIKS, the Advisor said Convention Centre. prevention and control of forest fires good liaison with the village forest plan for dealing with forest fires. Ministers Priya Sethi; immensely contributed that same would be ad - Commissioner/Secretary Forests, and highlighted the need for Mock communities so that they participate during the program, an in-house pan - Ghulam Hassan Mir; for - to the concept of mutual dressed by involving all Sarita Chauhan, who was chief guest at drills and training of frontline staff. in large numbers in case of fire. The el discussion on “Preparedness for mer dGP Kuldeep brotherhood and co-exis - the stakeholders to the workshop, expressed her concern She emphasised that forest fires can be role of technology in creation of fire prevention and Control of Forest Fires Khuda; relief tence throughout cen - achieve an agreeable set - over the harmful effects of forest fires, prevented effectively with good pre - alerts, SMS, Mobile Applications and in J&K” was held which was moderat - Commissioner, Shri r K turies. The need of the tlement. President which include degradation of forests paredness and cooperation of local preparation of vulnerability maps was ed by Samuel Changkija and Irfan Ali bhat; dr K N Pandita, hour is to follow these yAIKS, r K bhat also and impacting socio-economic condi - communities. Speaking on the occa - also highlighted. dr. C.M. Seth, for - Shah, Conservators of Forests. A two President Jammu bar steadfastly for a life full of spoke on the occasion tion of forest dependent communities. sion, dr. Mohit Gera, PCCF, J&K in - mer Chairman, J&K Pollution Control minute silence was also observed in Association; Advocate positivity and care to - and highlighted the prob - She highlighted the mechanism of formed on the vulnerability of forests board, who was the special guest on the remembrance of three firemen, Abhinav Sharma; Sr. wards fellow human be - lems being faced by the “Incident Command System” where in of UT of J&K to forest fires and how the occasion, highlighted the major who lost their lives in a recent fire inci - Advocate b S Salathia; ings, he added. Kashmiri Pandit youth. an integrated approach is followed in changing climate is linked with in - problems faced by staff on account of dent at Talab Tillo . Panchayat By Polls-2020 Dheeraj Gupta reviews progress in transfer of District Administration Doda gears up for upcoming Engineering Wings of Urban Local Bodies Panchayat Polls of Vacant JAMMU, FEBRUARY 15: ing and new works does not get Seats delayed and hampered” he direct - DODA, FEBRUARY 15: Principal Secretary, Housing ed. & Urban development The Chief engineers r&b district Panchayat election Officer, doda, dr. department, dheeraj Gupta today Kashmir and Jammu were asked Sagar d doifode today convened a meeting of Nodal chaired a meeting to review the to issue necessary directions for Officers, returning Officers (rOs) and Assistant progress in transfer of completion of ongoing works, as returning Officers (ArOs) regarding free and fair engineering Wings of the Urban per the laid down norms. It was al - conduct of Panchayat bye-elections 2020 in the dis - Local bodies, here at Civil so noticed that till now, in terms of trict. Secretariat.He also gave several decision of the Administrative On the occasion, rOs and ArOs were imparted directions to the concerned au - Council, the funds for these ongo - training about their role and responsibilities during thorities to complete the process ing and new projects will be re - filing of nomination process, scrutiny of nomination in next 10 days and build capaci - leased by the ULbs themselves, papers, withdrawal of candidature and implementa - ties of the ULbs to undertake re - they will have to be provided with tion of the provisions of the model code of conduct. forms. It may be recalled that the the requisite funds in advance as besides rO, ArO handbooks were also circulated Administrative Council had re - the CeOs/eos are not authorized among them. dPeO urged the officers to perform cently ordered Abolition of the to operate the treasuries. The their duties with dedication and strictly adhere to the engineering Wings of the directors of ULbs will accordingly guidelines of eCI for the smooth conduct of directorate of Urban Local Public Work (r&b) department. Urban Local bodies for further re - conferencing from SMC office, submit the proposal for advance Panchayat polls. He called upon the concerned offi - bodies, Jammu and directorate of Further, it was also ordered lease to the concerned Srinagar.The Principal Secretary drawl of the funds and their trans - cers to work in tandem for successful conduct of the Urban Local bodies, Kashmir and that the prioritization and identi - division/Sub-division of PW issued directions to the directors, fer to the respective ULbs so that Panchayat bye-elections while strictly abiding by their transfer to the Jammu fication of works in their respec - (r&b) after assessment of the ULb Kashmir/Jammu and Chief the matter could be taken with the the MCC guidelines. dPeO also directed the bdOs Municipal Corporation and the tive jurisdictions by the concerned stage wise progress of the work(s). engineers r&b Kashmir/Jammu Finance department and the to arrange one separate room for designated rOs Srinagar Municipal Corporation Urban Local bodies shall be in ac - The meeting was attended by to expedite the transfer of works funds flow will also to be smooth. and ArOs of their respective block at block head - to ensure speedy execution of cordance with the guidelines and the Commissioner JMC, Chief and handing and taking over the It was also decided that the quarters so that hassle free process of filling of nomi - nations can be conducted across the district. He di - works across the ULbs in the UT norms of the respective schemes engineer, PWd(r&b) Jammu, relevant records immediately director ULb, Jammu and rected the bdOs to sensitise their field functionaries of J&K and to bring the efficiency and as per the prescribed ceiling. director ULb, Jammu, director without any further delay. “The director ULb, Kashmir shall pre - not to indulge in any kind of political campaigning, and transparency in the delivery The Administrative approval for Finance and director Planning transfer of all 76 ULbs shall be on pare training modules for the stating that if anyone's complaint is registered in of services. The Administrative these works shall be accorded by H&Udd. Commissioner, SMC, fast track and completed within elected representatives and the dPeO or ACr office, strict action will be initiated Council has also ordered execu - these Urban Local bodies as pre - director ULb Kashmir and Se, next 10 days by 24th February, staff of these ULbs to strengthen against the erring official under MCC provisions. He tion of civil works of Urban Local scribed up to the ceiling laid PWd(r&b), Srinagar and other 2020. This would ensure that the their capacities in decision mak - informed that MCC has been into place with imme - bodies through respective down. The funds for the schemes senior officers of the H&Udd at - transfers are smooth and fast and ing and implementation of vari - diate effect and any violation regarding MCC would divisions/Sub-divisions of the and projects will be released to the tended the meeting through video the pace of execution of the ongo - ous reforms and initiatives. be dealt in a strict manner. Dr Samoon addresses one- Bhagat inspects ongoing work on DC Samba convenes meeting to day convention of Paravets, Employment Complex Srinagar discuss 2021 census terms them backbone of Also visits proposed 100 bed ESIC hospital site in Budgam Census cell to be set up for smooth conduct of census process SRINAGAR/BUDGAM, FEBRUARY 15: completed within the stipulated time - SAMBA, FEBRUARY 15: Department frame. trict officers were also present.during the Commissioner Secretary Labour and Superintendent engineer r&b, meeting district development Commissioner SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 15: deputy Commissioner, Samba rohit Samba was apprised about the formation of employment department, Saurabh Srinagar & budgam, executive engineer Khajuria, today convened a meeting of district committees and appointment of nodal officers baghat today inspected ongoing work on r&b, Joint director Labour and Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep, Fisheries and officers to review the preparedness for smooth for conducting the Census. He was told that employment Complex bemina being employment department and other Transport department dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today conduct of census 2021 in district Samba here training of concerned officers will be conduct - constructed at an estimated cost of rs 10 concerned officers accompanied the termed Paravets as the backbone of Animal Husbandry at mini conference hall Samba. ed shortly and dates will be notified separate - crore. Commissioner Secretary. department (AHd). He was speaking during a one-day con - On the occasion Additional deputy ly. deputy director in the office of Assistant On the occasion, the Commissioner Later the Commissioner Secretary, vention on the ‘role of Paravets in Animal Husbandry Commissioner Vikas Gupta, district Statistics Commissioner development, Samba, who Secretary was briefed about the site plan department,’ which was organized by Technical field staff Labour and employment inspected the & evaluation officer, Assistant Commissioner has been appointed as master trainer of the and other related works by the engineer Association of Kashmir here. director Animal Husbandry proposed site for employees Sate development, Sub divisional magistrate district, informed that the tehsil wise village of r&b department. He was informed department Kashmir Purnima Mittal, CeO Livestock Insurance Corporation (eSIC), 100 bed Ghagwal, Sub divisional magistrate Vijaypur, list has been authenticated by the incharge of - that the work is in full swing and the development board dr razdan and other senior officers hospital at SIdCO Ompora.The besides Tehsildar and other concerned dis - ficer of respective tehsil as per the format. were also present on the occasion. Hundreds of Paravets and project will be completed within the Commissioner Secretary asked that the other officials also attended the convention. dr Samoon ap - deadline period. work on the projects should be complet - preciated that every employee of the department irrespec - The employment Complex will ed within the stipulated timeframe. tive of his place in departmental hierarchy performs his house offices of district employment He was accompanied by district work with dignity. “being the field staff, your primary role is Officer, Joint director employment, development Commissioner, budgam to ensure deserving people are benefitted with livestock Kashmir and directorate of Tariq Hussain Ganaie, AdC budgam, schemes. you are the face of the department and if you are employment, besides Counseling Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani, GM dIC, GM able to meet the expectations of the people, you are painting Centre, Srinagar. The complex will also SIdCO and deputy Labour a good picture of the department,” he said. He impressed on house internet kiosk, besides space for Commissioner Kashmir, deputy CMO, the Paravets to inform, educate and communicate the bene - providing coaching to youth desirous to Tehsildar, Ad Labour and other con - fits of various livestock welfare schemes to the people. appear in various competitive examina - cerned. “Livestock breeders should be periodically advised about tions including IAS and KAS. It was giv - On the occasion, ddC budgam Tariq various precautions to be taken for keeping their animal dis - en out that the complex will also gener - Hussain Ganai briefed Mr. bhagat about ease free,” he said. On the occasion, dr Samoon also un - ate awareness about various youth-cen - work done regarding the land demarca - veiled a booklet titled- role of Paravets in Animal tric and employment generating tion, lease out of the site and other for - Husbandry department 2020. The office-bearers of the as - schemes. malities being carried out for the early sociation also presented a charter of demands to dr The Commissioner Secretary asked work start on the hospital at proposed Samoon. that the work on the projects should be site. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU SUNdAy FebrUAry 16, 2020 Glimpses of Future The Price of Politics eSTAbLISHed IN 1986 BY : BHOPINDER SINGH diate aspirations. The iron-fencing of Article 370 predicated Jammu’s fate Jammu has always guarded India within the overall pie of Jammu & with its blood. To imply that it can on - Kashmir, whereas within the State it - Combating Drug Trafficking ly be recognised at the cost of Kashmir self, Kashmir emerged as the epicen - is to further diminish the dogra iden - ter of all subsequent focus. tity and nobility of yesteryears. Post- roblem of drug trafficking is being faced throughout the Two distinct dynamics dominated independence, public imagination, the State’s affairs. First, the political world these days, but India is vulnerable to the traffick- political passions and administrative machinations surrounding Sheikh Ping of drugs and narcotics as it is sandwiched between prioritisation in the “Crown of India” Abdullah’s ambitions and his oft- the 'Golden Crescent' and the 'Golden Triangle', the major opi- were fronted by the Kashmir Valley, competing relations with “delhi”, um production regions in the world. This has been highlighted followed by the uber-strategic Ladakh which led to a cat-and-mouse game of (literally, the “land of the passes”) and outwitting each other. Here, “Jammu” at the two-day conference on 'Combating drug Trafficking' for thereafter by the duggar Jammu re - played an insignificant role of a sup - the bay of bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and gion. This hierarchy of importance porting cast. Second, from the nation - economic Cooperation (bIMSTeC) partner nations. The geo- was recalibrated in the revised status al perception of the Indian citizenry, graphical proximity to both the 'Golden Crescent' and the of the Union Territory (UT) to retain the recurring wars (1947-48, 1965, 'Golden Triangle', major opium production regions of the “normalcy” in the Valley (the fore - 1971 and 1999) and the armed insur - most concern), address the Kashmiri gency (early 1990s onwards) kept the ns in a very precari- world, puts all the bIMSTeC partner natio Pandit issue (a matter of urgency) and lens firmly on Kashmir and at best on ous position. India's position is more vulnerable as we are relegate the Jammu region (the last safeguarding Ladakh, which holds out sandwiched between the 'Golden Crescent' and the 'Golden priority). This hierarchy sustains still. proudly in the face of Pakistani- Triangle. The Golden Crescent region of the South Asia com- This continued diminishment of the Chinese dimensions. even though erstwhile land of the dogra Kingdom prises Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. The Golden Triangle is there’s a perennial strategic vulnera - in the pre-independence era, which endorsed by “New delhi”, to decre - macy of “Jammu” and thereby ride the bility in the “chicken’s neck” of the the area where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar held sway in swathes of Jammu & ment the Jammu region. If Pakistan moral high horse of a democratic and Sambha-Pathankot corridor of meet at the confluence of the uak and Mekong rivers. These two Kashmir, including Ladakh and ex - was externally vilified for its role in non-discriminating “India.” Jammu region, which hosted one of areas are known as the major opium production regions of the pansive reaches of Western Tibet, the first Kashmir War of 1947-48, in - Unnecessary allusion of “plebiscite” the fiercest tank battles in combat his - world. The bumper harvests of opium in Afghanistan for the Hunza, Gilgit-baltistan and Nagar, is ternally, Maharaj Hari Singh was con - was a further display of ostensible tory, it remains solely a matter of mili - an ironic turn of fate. The largest veniently painted as the dilly-dallying statesmanship that sought to demon - tary records. This is rarely appreciat - last few years have given rise to increased supply of heroin in all princely State in the british raj to ac - monarch under whose rule a situation strate fair-play for Kashmir but at the ed in the same breath as the other the bIMSTeC countries. Another major issue for worry is the cede to the dominion of India is a for - was allowed to develop. Allowing such cost of “Jammu” sensitivities as con - “chicken’s neck” in the Siliguri corri - large number of methamphetamine manufacturing facilities gotten and twisted footnote in history. a narrative facilitated independent textualised to the fate of former dogra dor. recognising this threat percep - that are prevalent in some of the bIMSTeC countries. These fa- As a corollary price paid for delayed India’s first public rejection of the ab - royals. The Maharaja was forced into tion, the Jammu region is littered with cilities manufacture a large quantity of methamphetamine, accession, it was deliberately sup - horred two-nation theory when politi - abdication and died a broken man. garrison towns in virtual rows to safe - pressed by new political forces and cal forces from Kashmir were allowed Jammu had no voice in delhi to argue guard the “integrity” and “sovereign - which is further trafficked to all the bIMSTeC countries. Over impulses, which were wholeheartedly to systematically dismantle the pri - for its rightful share in India’s imme - The price of politics on page 7 two days of extensive deliberations at the conference provided an important platform for the partner nations to share ideas and exchange best practices required to combat the drug men- ace in the region. Another area of concern is drug trafficking e that affects the bIMSTeC nations. While the i rout t gh sea o hrou r t People still vote for rozi- bay of bengal facilitates trade worth billions of dollars, the drug traffickers also use this vast network to their advantage. Two BY : SHIvAJI SARKAR small percentage of elite Congress voters opted for it and the poor and recent seizures of 371 kg and 1,156 kg methamphetamine by The future would belong to minorities went to the AAP. Indian authorities from two vessels in the bay of bengal are anyone who can chart out welfare It has the bJP poll managers in glaring examples of this facet. Further, the bIMSTeC region is economics with lower taxes and West bengal worried as the State is one of the most thriving centres of pharmaceutical manufac- improved living standards. In the scheduled to go to the polls in early ture and trade. It is also in very close proximity to China, which just-concluded delhi Assembly 2021. While State party chief dilip elections, the people voted for de - Ghosh wants to play hard on iden - lso is another leading country in the pharma sector. This has a velopment and survival. The man - tity politics, the more moderate made the bIMSTeC region very vulnerable to the diversion and date is a reflection of their daily voices in the party want “ideologi - trafficking in pharmaceutical drugs. The use of darknet is one struggles and hardships. The wel - cal issues supplemented by a solid of the ugly facets of technological use in drug trafficking. The fare measures undertaken by the governance agenda and also a chief Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) combination of darknet and courier/postal deliveries have ministerial face.” The moderates Government have touched the have perhaps read the people’s made the narco/psychotropic trafficking more anonymous in middle class and the poor, particu - minds as the common man in the nature. Keeping in mind these problems that are common to larly the unorganised working country still votes for core issues of the bIMSTeC nations and the Indian subcontinent in particu- class, who cannot afford a ride on livelihood, health and education. the people. This was evident even which spiked to 7.59 per cent in lar, the various sessions of the conference were designed. the delhi Metro or the expensive This is what has given Kejriwal his during the campaigning ahead of January against 7.35 per cent in power and hospital bills. The AAP victory. The Shaheen bagh-type delhi elections. The people want december. The latest LPG price According to another official, Asian countries are increasingly convener and delhi Chief Minister anti-Citizenship Amendment Act him but as many delhi poor say, he rise has also led many within the being affected by drug trafficking and bIMSTeC, being the key Arvind Kejriwal touched a chord (CAA) protests also need to be read needs to care more for them and bJP to rue the subsidies they will - link between South Asian and South east Asian Nations is one and presented a soft, people- as an expression against the dis - ease taxes, rail fares, bank charges, ingly gave up to a national call. In of the most effective platforms to tackle this global threat. friendly accessible face. “The poor comforting identity politics that toll rates, increase interest rates on times of a wobbling economy, even effective and stringent steps shall be taken immediately to con- and the middle class voted for has unnerved the people. Then deposits and give them a people- a few hundred rupees saved like him,” aver many bJP campaigners, there is the larger issue of the econ - friendly budget. For delhiites, Kejriwal’s subsidies on electricity, trol this spreading problem. though the party did see a vote omy. The hike of rs 145 in LPG Kejriwal signifies that much-need - water and education — matter. It surge as it largely cashed in on the prices possibly confirms their ed relief. even though these issues has led to another discussion on Congress votes that split between fears. Many bJP workers echo that were not verbalised during the poll whether the Government should it and the AAP. The delhi bJP’s sentiment. The bJP was voted to but if one moved around the city have the right to raise commodity hope that a stronger Congress power with great expectations and whether in the posh Connaught prices and rail fares or should it would help split AAP votes was be - was expected to chart out a new Place area, the nondescript even control the public sector. He lit a billion lives lied as the grand old party pre - economics. Somehow, along the Madangiri or vocal Shaheen bagh even shadow bJP organisations, ferred an AAP victory even at the way, it compromised its basic pro- the people were not as afraid of the not just the Left, discuss whether cost of its own annihilation. Many people manifesto. Interestingly, CAA as they were of the rising cost like the Fiscal responsibility and see it as a strategy of the Congress despite that, the bJP’s key leader, of living, food and shelter. yes, budget Management Act, there for a future Opposition alliance. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, delhiites discussed more about the should be a law binding all per the delhi bJP’s assessment, a still rules the hearts and minds of Consumer Price Index inflation, people still on page 7 China’s coronavirus epidemic: For India, a challenge and wake-up call
BY : ABHIJIT BHATTAcHARYYA partner in mind. On January 30, the russian Prime Minister an - The deadly, undetected and nounced that 16 Moscow-beijing symptomless epidemic coron - border crossings will be closed “to avirus appears almost synony - protect our people”. russia also mous with China these days. The halted the issue of e-visas to Chinese economy’s rise and the de - Chinese nationals and suspended pendence of at least 60 Third the “special permit” allowing World countries on Chinese fi - Chinese nationals short-term ac - nance, and more than 50 devel - cess to selected tourist destina - oped countries coveting Chinese tions of the great russian land Nobel laureate and an authority on sustainable development and cli- factory products from small tools mass. Thus the world’s fifth- mate change, rK Pachauri has set the template for our continuity in cli - to computer software, heavy engi - largest land border stands between mate-challenged times. A long-time columnist of The Pioneer, here are neering apparatus to telecommu - the contagious Chinese coron - extracts from some of his recommendations made in these pages. We will nications gear appear to be in per - avirus and Moscow’s desire for miss him. rK Pachauri, former Chairman of The energy and resources il. With lightning speed, the world “self-defence”. In one stroke, the Institute (TerI), who passed away on February 13, was India’s pre-emi - has started (physically) distancing chemistry and economics of the nent expert on sustainable development, climate change and environ - from China, fearing a contagious russia-China combine is in the ment. He received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Inter-gov- and fatal epidemic. At a time of line of virus fire. Unless it is con - ernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for raising awareness on the China’s national distress, foreign - trolled fast, the coronavirus out - issue. during his eminent career, he also served as a member of the Prime ers should also sympathise with break will not only lead to a pro - Minister’s Council on Climate Change that was constituted in 2007. the People’s republic and think of longed slowdown in China, but al - India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change was finalised in 2008 solutions, but from a distance. The so hit global growth, and disrupt under his advice and he was awarded the Padma bhushan in 2001 and world media is exhaustively re - ous skills and savage velocity to which China fears most. A report various mega-projects across con - He bet on page 7 porting the crisis situation in spread faster and infect more says: “It’s understandable for each tinents. For the moment, interna - China, but the reporting in the furtively even during its incuba - nation to apply self-protection in tional tourism is the first casualty. Indian media is fairly low-key. It’s tion period... This devil is also line with the World Health Aviation, transport, hotels, restau - H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y important for everyone in India to more evil... attacking the very basis Organisation recommendations. rants, retail stores and consumer get an accurate picture of what is of the global community: air travel but proposals of ‘shutting the bor - markets already are staring at an happening in that country. In a and connectivity. It is unlucky that der’ to maximise one member emptiness in the high-profile des - 1903 : First Teddy first-hand account, reported by China has to withstand another state’s interests may not necessari - tinations of the West. How does China daily’s Global Weekly wave of intensive pathogenic as - ly immunise itself but will certainly India stand in this situation? How (February 7-13, 2020): “Unlike sault in less than two decades. The affect public health as a whole.” does India try protect its populace bear goes on sale any other, 2019-nCoV (new coron - country is forced to pay heavy sac - This signals both a sense of fear of from the coronavirus, which al - avirus) is more treacherous, hiding rifices. Apart from losing hundreds the Chinese, and a (veiled) warn - ready appears to have entered this On February 15, 1903, toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom under the camouflage of flu and of lives, thousands more are hospi - ing by beijing to all nations which country. We have to ensure, above ears in his shop window, advertising them as Teddy places two stuffed b SArS (severe acute respiratory talised”. This scenario, as reported are planning and trying to reduce, all, the good health of our vast pop - bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore roosevelt for syndrome) symptoms”. The debili - by the Chinese media, speaks for if not stop, though perhaps tem - ulation, to take every possible step permission to use his nickname, Teddy. The president agreed and, before tating effects of the contours of the itself. The reality that China faces porarily, the chance of virus con - to keep the nation disease-free, long, other toy manufacturers began turning out copies of Michtom’s disease, as narrated by the today: If not controlled immedi - tamination through cross-border and not allow Indians to be guinea stuffed bears, which soon became a national childhood institution. Chinese, stand thus: “The ately, things are bound to get physical contacts. The Chinese ob - pigs in an experimental laboratory. One of Theodore roosevelt’s hunting expeditions provided the inspira- pathogen is more noxiously worse. The Chinese economy viously have the russians their As admitted by the Chinese them - tion for the Teddy bear. Ironically, though he was an avid conservationist, evolved, embedded with murder - seems headed for a downhill slide closest business and diplomatic 1903 on page 7 China’s cornovirus on page 7
Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU SUNdAy FebrUAry 16 , 2020 Amend law to make reservation Odisha govt saved 700 trees by switching over to paperless budgeting : Governor PRESS TRUST OF INDIA nor said. Lal said that the mandatory for states: Kharge Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 state government has also introduced a single-page PRESS TRUST OF INDIA motions. The apex court passed the he said the Congress will oppose Odisha Governor salary bill for its employees Mumbai, Feb 15 order while dealing with pleas re - the move. Kharge said the Ganeshi Lal has said that and pension papers are now the state government has Congress general secretary garding the Uttarakhand govern - Uttarakhand government pleaded being electronically ment's September 5, 2012 decision in the court that reservation is not a saved around 700 big trees processed through the Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday by partially switching over demanded that the Centre amend to fill up all posts in public services fundamental right despite consti - Integrated Financial in the state without providing tutional provision and Supreme to paperless budgeting in Management System law to make it mandatory for the 2019-20 fiscal, officials said states to implement reservation as reservation to SC/STs. expressing Court did not give any direction to (IFMS). The state govern - dismay over the SC verdict, Kharge the government. "PM Narendra on Saturday. digital meth - ment has implemented the envisaged under the Constitution. ods had substantially re - He said amendment was necessary said, "The apex court made certain Modi has not commented on this Odisha Secretariat observations, like reservation is not development when he extensively duced the printing of docu - Workflow Automation to "undo" the bJP-led Uttarakhand ments during the 2019-20 government's "mistake" of filling a fundamental right, which were highlighted the reservation for eco - System (OSWAS) in all the not required." "reservation is nomically weaker sections during annual budget, the gover - departments and direc - up posts in public services in the nor was quoted as saying. state without providing reservation mandated in the Constitution to the election campaign. The Centre torates, the governor said. provide equality of opportunities," is not filling up vacancies and in - "It (the partial switchover) OSWAS provides an effec - to SCs and STs. He was addressing has reduced the printing of a press conference here. "The he added. The Congress leader stead closing down PSUs,"he said. tive method of storing, termed as "manuvadi" the As far as railways is concerned, the about 57 lakh pages which maintaining and retrieving Uttarakhand government is trying saved around 700 large to weaken the case for reservation," Uttarakhand government's argu - government has privatised 150 a large volume of data with ment that there is no fundamental routes, he said. "It (Centre) is in the trees," Lal had said during less paperwork, easy moni - Kharge alleged. The Supreme Court his address to the Assembly recently held that states are not right to claim reservation in ap - process of closing all the PSUs. It is toring and tracking of files, before the commencement state government intends bound to provide reservation in ap - pointments and promotions in trying to dismantle whatever instant approvals and SMS of its budget session on to completely shift to paper - pointments and there is no funda - public posts. Calling it the "first Pandit Nehru had started soon af - alerts as reminders for ur - Friday. In the future, the less budgeting, the gover - mental right to claim quota in pro - step" towards ending reservation, ter Independence," he alleged. gent documents, Lal added. HC quashes defamation Four children killed as school Ensure redressal of public grievances at van catches fire in Punjab PRESS TRUST OF INDIA cases against two dailies chandigarh, Feb 15 district level: Rajasthan CM to collectors PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA sion that cannot be harm the reputation Four children were burnt alive when a lease issued here. Gehlot Jaipur, Feb 14 chennai, Feb 15 curtailed by invoca - of the Chief Minister's mini van of a private school carrying stu - also reviewed the imple - tion of Section 499 office in respect to her dents caught fire in Punjab's Sangrur dis - mentation of the Silicosis The Madras High rajasthan Chief Policy and gave instruc - IPC. conduct in the dis - trict on Saturday, police said. The accident Minister Ashok Gehlot Court has quashed the While it was the charge of her public took place on the Longowal-Sidsamachar tions for screening in the criminal defamation asked district collectors on affected districts and to duty of the Court to functions, the court road, they said, adding 12 children were in Friday to ensure that pub - cases filed by the provide timely relief to safeguard the inter - said. "Therefore, the the van at that time. eight children were tak - lic grievances were re - Tamil Nadu govern - people. He said a proper ests of those persons initiation of the pros - en out safely by people working in nearby dressed at the district lev - ment against a lead - stock of medicines should holding public office ecution for defama - fields, police said. However, four children in el. He asked them to fix re - ing english daily and be available in hospitals so from being defamed tion u/s 199 (2) the age group of 10 to 12 years were charred sponsibility of employees a Tamil newspaper for that patients get the bene - for discharging their Cr.P.C. is not sustain - to death, they added. Punjab Chief Minister if the grievances were not publishing an inter - fits of the scheme. The public functions, able for the offence al - Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial en - redressed at the district view of bJP leader chief minister also asked equally, the citizens leged to have been quiry into the incident. "Very sad to learn of level. In a video-confer - Subramanian Swamy the officials to make an ad - should also be safe - committed under sec - the news from Sangrur where we lost 4 chil - ence with district collec - on late J Jayalalithaa, vanced plan for monitor - guarded from the gov - tion 499, 500 and 501 dren because their school van caught fire. tors, the chief minister also in 2014. Justice M ing supply of medicines to ernmental machinery IPC," it said. Injured have been rushed to the hospital. instructed them as regards dhandapani had re - hospitals. Social Justice against malicious The bJP leader proper monitoring of the cently quashed the Dal Bahadur Chauhan gets second and empowerment prosecution, he had alleged that then e-Aushadhi distribution Minister bhanwar Lal government orders is - added. The judge also chief minister system to ensure availabil - sued in 2014, for pros - term as BJP''s Sikkim unit chief Meghwal, Health Minister noted that the ingre - Jayalalithaa saw his ity of all medicines under raghu Sharma, ACS ecuting the publisher dients for filing a success as threaten - PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the Mukhyamantri Free of a Tamil daily and Finance Niranjan Arya and complaint by the pub - ing her political posi - Gangtok, Feb 15 Medicine Scheme. He also major hospitals in the state such equipment and en - resident editor of an other senior officials took lic prosecutor in the tion in the Assembly reviewed the availability of and directed the collectors sure their timely mainte - part in the video-confer - english newspaper dal bahadur Chauhan was appointed present case as enu - polls. In his letter to life-saving equipment at to monitor the usage of nance, according to a re - ence. for publishing the in - merated under sec - Modi, Swamy had on Saturday as the bJP's Sikkim unit presi - terview of Swamy, in tion 199(2) Cr Pc. it - criticised late dent for a second consecutive term. The which he had made a self has not been ful - Jayalalithaa for ap - bJP's national general secretary Arun mention of his letter filled. The defama - propriating his Singh made the announcement in an offi - Contn. from Page 6 ...... to the Prime Minister. tion should be in re - (Swamy) achieve - cial statement. Chauhan's tenure as the Allowing the petitions spect of the conduct of ments, his hard work bJP's Sikkim unit president will be till by the newspapers the public servant in on issues pertaining 2023. He thanked the party's leadership for The price ...... against the G.Os, the the discharge of his or to Mullaperiyar dam, reposing faith in him and said that he will judge held that the her public functions, installation of the try to take the party to a new height with the ty” of India. It has done so since time immemorial. It remains unmatched and unrecognised outside the realm of the state government's which is not the case Thevar statue in support of booth-level workers in the state. the first in line of defence against foreign invasions and ma - Indian armed forces and the people of Jammu themselves. action in initiating on hand, he pointed Parliament and the Chauhan said that he will soon announce rauders. This institutionalised task of burying Jammu’s Tellingly, dogra soldiers are known as “gentleman soldiers” prosecution against out. The statements 2G spectrum scam. the new state executive committee in con - sense of purpose, relevance and sensitivities simmers in the owing to their finest soldiering instincts, ethos and bearing the petitioners for carried by the peti - Subsequently, the city sultation with the party's top brass. The region, though this remains consistently unaddressed. The that behoves civilisational sophistication. Not only does the carrying the interview tioners in print, by no public prosecutor had bJP emerged as a major political force in socio-cultural debasement soon assumed political-religious region populate regiments like the dogras, Jammu & of Swamy was a "di - stretch of imagina - filed the defamation Sikkim during Chauhan's first term as the undertones that got coined as the “Jammu-Srinagar divide.” Kashmir rifles, Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry, Punjab rect invasion" into the tion, could be said to cases against the two state unit chief, following the defection of While such simplistic “divides” served an invaluable purpose and many others unbeknownst to a larger India it also has right of freedom of be defamatory ones newspapers for carry - 10 SdF MLAs to the party and winning two for peddling partisan politics, they do incalculable harm in the highest number of gallantry awardees in service of the speech and expres - made with a view to ing the interview. assembly bypolls. further distorting the secular, multi-cultural and glorious nation. This would undoubtedly accrue to the composite traditions of the dogra Kingdom. The Jammu region itself is dogra identities. Jammu’s dignified silence and sacrifice in not a homogeneous composition. reducing it to a “Hindu” allowing the more pressing fires in Kashmir to take the cen - identity militates against the profound reality of the dogra trestage and the abandonment by unscrupulous politicians Contn. from Page 6 ...... rulers, whose progressive moorings, culturalised secular - of all parties has left it to be conveniently ignored and taken ism, equality and various other societal freedoms got en - for granted. The wholly political exercise of abrogating shrined in the Constitution. The 10 districts of Jammu re - Article 370 and the looming delimitation exercise in the UT ...... gion host a religio-ethnic-cultural diversity that epitomises was received with latent and instinctive excitement in China’s the majesty and travesty of “India” in equal measure — the Jammu but that mirage has given way to despondency again. selves, the Wuhan-origin coronavirus of 2019 is far more than India. yet China is struggling today due to its mon - region hosts the dogra Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims (distinct If anything, it has only strengthened the historically-irrele - dangerous and deadlier than the 2002-2003 yunnan- umental miscalculations. It has already damaged a lot of from Muslims in the Valley) with their own distinctions as al - vant “Jammu-Srinagar divide” and carved out space for po - so the nomadic Gujjar-bakarwal tribes that were in the news litical harvest, nothing more. Jammu needs historical ac - origin SArS. It’s contagion characteristics, spreading its fertile land and air, and various experimental centres. for the horrific rape case of a little girl in Kathua. The reduc - knowledgement and correction besides development. All of through the air and physical proximity make all public but China being a highly secretive state, several gullible tive oversimplification of the “Jammu-Srinagar divide” af - this needs national intent and not necessarily more legisla - gatherings highly avoidable. Our soldiers manning the people and impressionable tourists are getting hood - forded a factually wrong communal attribution on percep - tive members (though that helps, too) as that is again a polit - Sino-Indian frontier need to be particularly alert in this winked by the glamour and glitz of the Communist su - tions even though the Gujjar and the bakarwals are ethnical - ical minefield. Jammu has always guarded India with its regard, for if a single undetected coronavirus-afflicted perpower. If China’s Wuhan-origin coronavirus be - ly distinct from the Kashmiri Muslims. Sadly, Jammu’s un - blood and to imply that it can only be recognised at the cost of Chinese border guard comes into contact with an Indian comes an epidemic in New delhi or its hinterland, how heard frustrations morphed into assuming an unwarranted Kashmir is further diminishing of the dogra identity and no - guard, the fallout could be severe. Similar is the situation will the Indian authorities tackle it? How much re - and communally binary reaction. The societal, multi-cultur - bility of yesteryears and shortchanging it politically, yet at all international airports, where Indian personnel are sources will India need? What will happen to the econo - al and martial traditions of the Jammu region and history are again. pretty poorly equipped to deal with this deadly global my, which is yet to show any signs of buoyancy? The virus of Chinese origin. India must take the latest WHO sluggish consumer market? The rising debt-ridden and warning seriously: “The global virus spread is the tip of stressed banking system? The distressed agrarian sec - He lit ...... the iceberg.” Around the globe, nations are waking up to tor? The visibly rickety health system in semi-urban and the “Chinese threat”, and India needs to resort to an im - rural belts? For the Indian State, the gravity of China’s Padma Vibhushan in 2008, the country’s third and sec - ture but also as a means to meet a large range of economic mediate and urgent course correction. Whatever the coronavirus epidemic has increased enormously. It’s a ond-highest civilian awards, respectively. and social objectives. It is inevitable that the world would pulls and pressures, the Indian government would do challenge as well as an opportunity. We should help Pachauri assumed responsibilities as TerI’s Chief move away from fossil fuels largely for mitigation of car - well to take its cue from the russians, arguably the clos - China in all possible ways, certainly, but not at the cost of executive in 1981 and led the institute for more than bon dioxide emissions, which are resulting in climate est of all foreign countries to the Chinese. Close the bor - the health of 1.3 billion Indians. “Health is wealth. three decades. He had become synonymous with TerI change world over. Hence, there would be a growing de - ders. reduce flights. Control Chinese goods as far as Health is happiness”. The so-called economic and finan - before he demitted office as the executive Vice- mand and a major market opportunity for nations, which possible. Stop issuing visas to the Chinese. Help Indians cial globalisation now endangers the real health of the Chairman in March 2016. One of his flagship projects, innovate and produce equipment for harnessing renew - first. China is four times more powerful economically planet too. Lighting a billion Lives, that began with distributing so - able sources of energy. India has a growing opportunity lar-powered lamps to rural homes in remote parts of the to play a role in this market. The comprehensive listing of country that did not have access to grid electricity, result - threats that can emerge this year, published by the People still ...... ed in lighting homes in 12 countries. Pachauri was a regu - Astana Club, is specific to eurasian countries but has les - lar contributor to The Pioneer and here are a few excerpts sons for the entire world. With respect to climate change, Governments to keep off public sector organisations, in - ed an identity trap and made the voter choose perform - of his articles that we are publishing as a tribute to the en - we need to come up with scenarios on how we may be able cluding the rbI, th e LIC, Air India, bPCL and so on. There are ance over animosity. The future of Indian politics does vironmental crusader: Wind energy can not only help to bring about a transition from fossil fuels to low carbon even questions on wh y a private player like reliance not make the bJP weaker. Its core ground remains intact achieve a sustainable future but also meet economic and sources of energy. Far more immediate is the issue of im - Petroleum should sell its stake to Saudi Arabia’s and polarisation is sharp. It has to deliberate whether to social objectives. India must make the best use of this op - pacts of climate change, which would pose increasing Aramco. It is a national issue and the private sector is al - ride that horse alone or also have core people-friendly portunity. recent developments, with the US having tar - risks across the globe. Projections of extreme events, so considered a national asset by the people who are dis - economic decoratives. The Opposition, howsoever unit - getted an Iranian General located in baghdad, would which the IPCC had clearly brought out 11 years ago, is cussing economic nationalism. Political parties need to ed, needs to worry more. It has not given any ideological lead to a hardening of global oil prices. There is a valid the increase in intensity and frequency of disasters and understand what shapes Indian politics. They praised or economic narrative. The future would belong to any - fear that any further escalation of conflict in the Middle- extreme events. A typical but unfortunate example of this the bJP for punishing Pakistan after the Pulwama ter - one who can chart out welfare economics with lower tax - east could lead to further price increases, which would is provided by the raging forest fires, which recently af - rorist attack but now they are more concerned about es/fares, a strong balance sheet and improved living impact unfavourably on India’s already unsatisfactory fected several parts of Australia, followed immediately by their own economic safety. Political parties need to artic - standards, in short, happiness for all. Politicians need to rate of economic growth. earlier concerns related to en - extreme precipitation events which led to flooding and ulate that. Kejriwal is tactfully smart. He skillfully avoid - understand that India is waiting for that beautiful day. ergy security and the objectives of bringing about energy excessive damage. All in all, it is important that the independence appear to have been given low priority as a Astana Club has come up with a comprehensive listing of ...... result of a glut in the global oil market in recent years. At threats, which can emerge during 2020 and, therefore, 1903 ...... the same time, the negative externalities of coal produc - extending into this decade as a whole. Kazakhstan and roosevelt-led hunting trips often resulted in excessive guides had tied to a tree. tion and consumption remain understated, with an ex - several eurasian countries may lie beyond the slaughter, including one African trip during which his par - (The age, sex and state of health of the bear remain con - pansion of supply, essentially to maintain coal as the ma - Himalayan range but in terms of proximity, they are in ty killed more than 6,000 animals for sport and trophies. tested.) While some reports claim roosevelt shot the bear jor fuel for power generation in this country. There is a some cases very close to us in terms of geographical dis - However, the idea for the teddy bear likely arose out of one out of pity for his suffering, others insist he set the bear need, therefore, to articulate a long-term renewable en - tance. India should, perhaps, engage far more closely of roosevelt’s more compassionate acts. reports differ as free. Political cartooni sts later portrayed the bear as a ergy strategy, which would also meet the objectives of the with countries of the region and exercise its soft power, to the exact details of the inspiration behind the teddy bear, cub, implying that under the tough, o utdoorsy and Government’s “Make in India” initiative. Wind energy including the flow of knowledge, education and research but it is thought that while hunting in Mississippi in 1902, macho image of roosevelt lay a much softer, more sensi - developments will be an excellent candidate not only for on issues that have a bearing on the region. The threats roosevelt came upon an old injured black bear that his tive interior. India to achieve a sustainable energy scenario in the fu - for eurasia apply equally to India as well. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, SUNdAy, FebrUAry 16, 2020
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US defense Secretary Mark esper said Saturday that a truce UK’s Sanjeev Chawla judgment agreement between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan is not London Feb 15, and escorted to India by a team 1-4 with annexures A-W2. The tain Hansie Cronje by staying worked at the Taj Mahal Hotel without risk but "looks very promising." Ahead of a formal an - of the delhi Police on affidavit of bhisham Singh, the in the same hotels during the in Mumbai, where both the nouncement of the seven-day "reduction in violence" deal, esper The quality of paperwork Thursday. district Judge deputy Commissioner of tour; phone records between South African cricket team and said it was time to give peace a chance in Afghanistan through a po - or evidence submitted by rebecca Crane of the magis - Police, dated 18.05.15, also the two discussing match-fix - the rP were staying. He ob - litical negotiation. Indian law enforcement agen - trates court had refused contains a very detailed sum - ing; phone records of Chawla’s served Hansie Cronje going in - He spoke a day after a senior US official said the deal had been cies in extradition cases has of - India’s request to extradite mary of the evidence.” “There frequent contact with conspir - to rP’s room empty handed concluded and would take effect very soon. ten been questioned in british him on human rights ground, is clear evidence sufficient to ators/co-accused, particularly and leaving the room with a expectations are that agreement will be formally announced courts, but the delhi Police’s but lauded the investigation make a case requiring an an - around match times. It also in - bag,” it added. Crane initially on Sunday and that the reduction in violence will begin on investigation in the Sanjeev into match-fixing during swer that the rP (requested cluded testimony of co-con - rejected the sovereign assur - Monday, according to people familiar with the plan. "So we have on Chawla case came in for rare South Africa’s 2000 tour of person: Chawla) acted with spirators rajesh Kalra, ance submitted by the Union the table right now a reduction in violence proposal that was nego - praise. After his case went India, ruling that Chawla in - others to fix the outcome of Krishan Kumar and Sunil home ministry about condi - tiated between our ambassador and the Taliban," esper told an au - through the Westminster deed had a prima facie case to cricket matches by providing dara, which names Chawla tions in the Tihar Jail, but the dience at the Munich Security Confererence. "It looks very promis - Magistrates Court, the high answer. She ruled: “I am satis - money to members of the and details his involvement in high court later accepted the ing." "It's my view as well that we have to give peace a chance, that court of england and Wales fied that there is a prima facie South African cricket team,” match-fixing, Crane’s 17-page third such assurance that con - the best if not the only way forward in Afghanistan is through a po - and the european Court of case, based on evidence by the she added. Singh’s affidavit in - judgement summarising the tained details about the cell litical agreement and that means taking some risk," he said. "That Human rights in Strasbourg, JA (judicial authority: India), cluded evidence of Chawla evidence noted. “evidence and facilities to be provided to means enabling our diplomats and that means working together Chawla was finally extradited in 4 bundles labelled requests “shadowing” South Africa cap - from Shri Arun Gonbare who Chawla. with our partners and allies on the ground to affect such a thing." esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on Friday in Munich with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who has been skepti - cal of the scheme, which, if successful, would see an end to attacks S.Sudan president for seven days and then the signing of a US-Taliban peace deal. All- Afghan peace talks would then begin within 10 days as part of the offers key compromise plan, which envisions the phased withdrawal of U.S. forces over 18 months. Ghani has not yet spoken publicly about the agreement for peace which was finalised last week by US special envoy for Afghanistan Juba Feb 15 Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives in doha, Qatar. esper, however, said Ghani was supportive of the deal and had South Sudan’s president said on pledged to do his best to support it. "I think he is fully on board," Saturday he would return to a system of 10 esper said of Ghani. "He wants to lead his part of the process, states, a key opposition demand, paving the which if we get to that would be a a peace deal that would involve way for a unity government and an end to the country’s civil war. “The compromise we have just made is in the interest of peace...I expect the opposi - tion to reciprocate,” Salva Kiir said, after a meeting of top government and military of - ficials in the capital Juba. Kiir and rebel chief riek Machar are un - der increasing pressure to resolve their dif - ferences by February 22 and form a unity government as part of a peace agreement. The pair have already missed two previ - ous deadlines to enshrine peace to end a six- year conflict that has left at least 380,000 people dead and millions in dire poverty. The number of states is contentious be - cause the borders will determine the divi - sions of power in the country. When it gained independence from very soon afterward an inter-Afghan negotiation. He wants to be Sudan in 2011, South Sudan had 10 states, as clearly a full partner in that and wants to lead on that and make set out in its constitution. Kiir increased that sure that all Afghans come together." Ghani has bickered with his in 2015 to 28, and then later 32. partner in the current Unity Government, Abdullah Abdullah, over but on Saturday, a presidential state - who will represent Kabul at the negotiating table. Ghani has insist - ment confirmed that Kiir had “resolved to ed he lead the talks, while his political opponents and other promi - return the country to 10 states and their pre - nent Afghans have called for more inclusive representation. vious counties”. Kiir’s had repeatedly re - Separately on Saturday, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told the Women holds up a handmade sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "Don't fear. I don't rape nor do I kill," during a demonstration against fused to back down on the number of states security conference that he also supported the plan but stressed gender violence in Mexico city. The protest comes after last week's vicious murder of Ingrid Escamilla by her husband and controversy unleashed but had come under intense international that the alliance's mission in Afghanistan would continue in the by the leaking of images of her body to the press, in a country where an average of 10 women are killed every day. pressure to compromise. short- and medium-term. "We are not leaving Afghanistan but we are prepared to adjust our force level if the Taliban demonstrates the will and the capability to reduce violence and make real com - Condition of 3 Indians infected by coronavirus promises that could pave the way for negotiations among Afghans Pope Francis sides with for sustainable peace," he said. US officials have not publicly spelled out their timetable for an traditionalists on priest on cruise ship improves: Officials initial drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan, but the expectation celibacy is that a reduction from the current total of about 12,000 to ap - New Delhi Feb 15 proximately 8,600 will begin after the signing of a US-Taliban deal. vatican city, Feb 15 That initial reduction is likely to stretch out over a period of weeks The condition of the three or months. The Taliban official said the withdrawal of foreign In quashing the idea of married priests in Indians infected with the novel troops would start gradually and be carried out over 18 months. the Amazon, Pope Francis has appeased tradi - coronavirus on board the cruise tionalists while disappointing progressives ship moored off the Japanese coast Deaths surge beyond 1500, who had hoped for a historic turning point in has improved and no new cases of the Catholic church. In his "apostolic exhorta - infection among the Indians on the tion" on the Amazon basin published quarantined vessel have been re - compulsory quarantine or Wednesday, Francis slammed the door on a ported, the Indian embassy in progressive proposal offered by the region's Japan said on Saturday. A total of punishment in Beijing bishops during a synod on the region in 138 Indians, including 132 crew Beijing Feb 15, October. The synod had suggested that the way and 6 passengers, were among the to solve a shortage of priests in the remote and 3,711 people on board the quaran - China reported another sharp jump of more than 140 deaths inaccessible area was to allow married indige - tined ship that arrived at the from the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak overnight as capital city nous men to become priests. Without even Japanese coast earlier this month. beijing imposed mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for those re - mentioning that proposal, Francis instead ar - Three Indians were among the 218 tion modalities and welfare of assuring them of all help and assis - turning to the cit.beijing authorities announced the new rule late gued for more missionary priests in the people infected with COVId-19 on Indians, it said. “We have contin - tance. They are also requested to on Friday night as the city attempts to cope with a staggered return Amazon and for women and lay people to take the ship.The Indian embassy said ued our efforts with all of them for follow the Japanese government’s of millions after the extended Chinese New year (CNy) holidays on larger roles, falling short of another synod it was making efforts for early de- early disembarkation of our na - health and quarantine protocols, amid the outbreak. Those not following the quarantine or the rules idea to ordain women as deacons in the region. boarding of all the Indians from the tionals after the end of the quaran - the embassy said on its Facebook in containing the outbreak will be punished, city authorities said. The Argentine pontiff's thoughts, coming after ship after the end of the quarantine tine period and subject to page. The Japanese government on The announcement comes as China continues to struggle to con - months of speculation and hand-wringing period. “Happy to inform that favourable results of their tests for Thursday announced that passen - tain the epidemic, which has now killed 1523 and infected over within the Vatican, were welcomed by some, health conditions of 3 Indians be - COVId - 19,” an embassy official gers aged 80 or older will be given 66500 across the country. Among the new deaths, 139 were in including a vocal opponent of Francis, German ing treated for COVId-19 have im - told PTI on Saturday. The ship was the option to disembark the ship if Hubei Province, two in Henan, and one in beijing and Chongqing Cardinal Gerhard Mueller. For five years proved and no new cases of infec - quarantined after a passenger who they test negative for COVId-19. respectively, the national health commission said Saturday morn - Mueller was in charge of church dogma, hold - ing. The commission added that 11,053 patients remained in se - ing the key Vatican post of Prefect of the tion of Indians on the ship,” the de-boarded last month in Hong Those who meet the age require - Congregation for the doctrine of the Faith until embassy tweeted. The embassy is Kong was found to be the carrier of ment and have pre-existing condi - vere condition, and 8,969 people were suspected of being infected 2017 -- when he was not reappointed by in discussion with the Japanese the COVId-19 on the ship. The em - tions or are staying in rooms with - with the virus. A total of 8,096 people had been discharged from Francis. government and the ship manage - bassy also sent an email to all out balcony will be prioritised for hospital after recovery. The commission, as quoted by the state ment company for the disembarka - Indian nationals on board the ship, disembarkation. media, said 513,183 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 30,081 were discharged from medical observation Friday, with 169,039 others still under medical observation. The state-controlled beijing daily cited a notice from beijing’s virus Pompeo rejects claims that US has quit global role prevention working group put out late on Friday night: “From now Munich, Feb 15 He said Washington played a key on, all those who have returned to beijing should stay at home or role in keeping europe safe by rein - submit to group observation for 14 days after arriving. Those who US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo forcing NATO's eastern flank on the refuse to accept home or centralised observation and other preven - on Friday rejected european pes - border with russia, and had led a tion and control measures will be held accountable under law.” Anyone returning to beijing will be required to submit travel plans simism about Washington's retreat multinational effort to defeat the to their community in advance, the notice added. beijing, a sprawl - from the global stage, saying the death Islamic State jihadist group. "Is this an ing city of 21 million, has so far reported nearly 400 cases of Covid- of the transatlantic bond is "grossly America that 'rejects the international 19 and four deaths. As of Thursday midnight, 77 clusters of infec - overexaggerated". community'?" he asked. tion cases of novel coronavirus were reported in beijing, the state- "The West is winning and we're "The free West has a brighter fu - controlled China daily reported. Among them, 70 cases were in - winning together," Pompeo said at the ture than illiberal alternatives." He al - fected by family members, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of Munich Security Conference. so warned of the threats posed by the beijing Center for diseases Prevention and Control. “Multiple The annual gathering of world russia's territorial ambitions, China's family clusters of infection cases occurred in beijing recently, and leaders, generals and diplomats to dis - military buildup in the South China it’s vital to put every citizen under quarantine at home for protec - cuss security challenges has been dom - Sea and Iran's "campaigns of terror" tion,” she said. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged an inated by fears of diminishing Western through proxy conflicts in the Middle improvement in the preventive mechanism in response to major influence in the face of a more assertive east. public health crises and the country’s public health emergency and China and russia. In a nod to concerns about management system. Xi also stressed the importance to roll out a Pompeo told the conference.The annu - munity" and was acting "at the expense Pompeo spoke a day after German european reliance on russian natural biosecurity law as soon as possible. Xi, according to state media, al gathering of world leaders, generals of neighbours and partners". President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gas, Pompeo also announced that the encouraged the use of big data, AI, cloud computing and other dig - and diplomats to discuss security chal - "Our aim is to galvanise private suggested the United States rejected US would finance energy projects in ital technologies to support epidemic monitoring, analysis and re - lenges has been dominated by fears of sector investment in their energy sec - "even the idea of an international com - eastern eU countries. "The United source allocation. More than two dozen countries have confirmed diminishing Western influence in the tors." The pledge comes amid fierce US munity" and was acting "at the expense States -- through our International cases and several have suspended trade and travel links with China of neighbours and partners". development Finance Corporation, face of a more assertive China and opposition to russia's Nord Stream 2 in a bid to contain the spread of the virus. So far, three deaths have "Those statements don't reflect re - and with the support of the US russia. pipeline, set to double the country's gas been recorded outside mainland China - one each in Hong Kong, ality. I'm happy to report that the death Congress -- intends to provide up to Pompeo spoke a day after German shipments to Germany. Washington the Philippines and Japan. egypt reported its first case of the coro - of the transatlantic alliance is grossly USd 1 billion in financing to the President Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes the pipeline will give russia navirus on Friday, becoming the first country in the African conti - over-exaggerated," Pompeo said, para - Central and eastern european coun - suggested the United States rejected too much influence over security and nent to confirm a case, and the second in the Middle east region, phrasing a famous Mark Twain quote. tries of the Three Seas Initiative," "even the idea of an international com - economic issues in western europe. after the United Arab emirates diagnosed its first cases late last Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU, SUNdAy, FebrUAry 16, 2020 India's middle-order India vs New Zealand: Openers attack after Jasprit can definitely improve, Bumrah , Mohammed Shami show against NZ XI Hamilton Feb 15 With the pitch easing much despite cloud cover, out, Prithvi Shaw (29 bat - concentrated on getting the says Mandhana Jasprit bumrah and ting off 19 balls) unleashed ball to seam both ways. Mohammed Shami gave an a series of cover drives in - bumrah got Will young exhibition of high quality cluding a six off a ramp shot (2) with an angular delivery Dubai, Feb 15 fast bowling on day two of while Mayank Agarwal (23 that straightened after India’s warm-up encounter batting off 17 balls) got a pitching to get a nick that In-form opener Smriti Mandhana be - against New Zealand XI, maximum with a Nataraja landed in rishabh Pant’s lieves India's top four need to bat long to sending a warning signal Shot to finish the day at 53 gloves. protect the inconsistent middle-order dur - for the home team ahead of for no loss. The delivery that got ing the ICC Women's T20 World Cup begin - first Test in Wellington. For head coach ravi right-hander Finn Allen ning in Australia on February 21. New Zealand were Shastri, the basic idea was (20) was one that pitched India's middle-order has been unpre - bowled out for 235 in 74.2 to check out how his pacers on back of length and the dictable and its repeated failures have hurt overs but bumrah (2/18 in got into the groove and batsman played for the them. In the 2017 World Cup final, India 11 overs) and Shami (3/17 bumrah and Shami hit the bounce, deciding to shoul - had lost seven wickets for 28 runs to go in 10 overs) used the condi - straps straightaway in der arms. However the ball before that he removed pasting from both Shaw down to england by nine runs, while in the tions well and in the overcast conditions. nipped back and clipped the set Henry Cooper (40 and Agarwal, who used the recent tri-series final against Australia, process added miles to While Umesh and Saini the off-bail much to his dis - off 68 balls) with a fullish pace to get some easy runs. they collapsed to 144 all out after being 115 their legs ahead of the two in their first spells bowled may. delivery that the batsman It did help that the for three at one stage while chasing 155. World Test Championship too full, bumrah pitched The second spell that wanted to drive. Seddon Park track had While India lost to the Australia in the "The middle order could definitely im - games. deliveries on back of length Shami bowled post lunch Once the they had eased out considerably tri-series final, they had also defeated the prove," said Mandhana, who became the Umesh yadav (2/49 in generating disconcerting was the one that troubled bowled enough overs, the making stroke-play easier hosts in a crucial league game, in which third Indian to reach 1,000 T20I runs at the 13 overs) and Navdeep bounce. He bowled in three the New Zealand batsmen duo didn’t come out in the than expected. Mandhana scored 55 and young Shafali 2018 Women's T20 World Cup and was al - Saini (2/58 in 15 overs) short spells while Shami including senior interna - final session as they had With India sticking to Verma blasted 49 from 28 balls to help the so the leading run-scorer in the recent tri- bowled more overs but bowled two spells. tional Jimmy Neesham, done their job for the day. the Shaw-Agarwal opening team chase down 177 losing just three wick - series in Australia. weren’t half as good as the The crafty Shami, after who was unable to counter The final half an hour combination for the second ets. Australia head coach Matthew Mott be - "There are some things we still have to two premier pacers who getting a hang that ball the seam movement and was entertaining as Scott successive day, Shubman lieves India have the most feared batting figure out with our batting and we are trying troubled the batsmen in all wasn’t jagging around too extra bounce. Kuggeliejn and blair Gill may just have to wait line-up at the T20 World Cup and hard to do that. The best way to support the their spells. Tickner got some serious for his Test debut. middle order is for the top order to bat 20 Mandhana agrees that they have a balanced overs. I think we need to try and bat long as batting order. a top four. "We must try not to get out in the "We can be very unpredictable on our New Zealand selector credits IPL for 16th or 17th over and the problem will be day, but I'd like to agree (with Mott)," she Focus on fitness going sorted if we can stay until the 20th over," said. "We have some great batters and our added the 23-year-old, who rose to number order is very balanced. The top four or five into Olympics: Marijne growth of quality players in country four in the ICC rankings on Friday. India are quite settled. We've had the same top five for the last year and that's been a good will begin their T20 World Cup campaign New Delhi, Feb 15 "With the knowledge of the gateway to which is fran - thing for us," Mandhana was quoted as say - with a clash against four-time champions previous tour of New chise leagues, county crick - ing by the ICC. Australia on February 21. The Indian women's Zealand, we have identified et as well as club cricket in hockey team chief coach some areas where we need the UK. Sjoerd Marijne has ear - to improve, and we will have “The problem in NZ is U-19 World Cup star Jaiswal reveals marked "fitness" as a key the chance to fine-tune on that domestic cricketers are area going into the Tokyo these areas," Marijne said. contracted for only seven reason behind his success in South Africa Olympics and said the up - "It is an important phase in months a year and for the coming training camp will our preparations for the rest of the five months, they Mumbai, Feb 15 play on bouncy tracks. We ence, to play in a different focus on fine-tuning the Tokyo Olympics, and so the leave their associations and practiced on how to play country, where the wickets side's grey areas. Hockey upcoming camp will be fo - go off to the United Player of the U-19 short-balls and that helped were also different. And I India on Saturday named a cused on the fitness because Kingdom to play county or World Cup, yashasvi me," Jaiswal told PTI on enjoyed batting as I was 25-member core probables this is the moment where we club cricket to make their Jaiswal, says practising on Saturday. "I was either batting for longer duration list for the upcoming senior can build, and have extra ends meet.” Another practi - astro-turf pitches before playing or leaving short- in the games as well as in women national camp, be - load in our training ses - cal reason of having an IPL the tournament helped him balls. There is bounce on as - the nets. "I learnt a lot while ginning at the Sports sions." The year gone by was window is fear of attrition, excel on the bouncy tracks Hamilton Feb 15 cept that scheduling could tro-turf wickets like how it playing and also learnt on Authority of India, fruitful for the Indian considering that the crick - in South Africa. Jaiswal was be a challenge but not is there, so I batted on as - how to deal with pressure, bengaluru campus, on women, which saw them eting talent pool in a coun - also the highest run-getter The decision to create a something that is too worri - tro-turf wickets and that as pressure was there dur - Sunday. The players will re - produce some outstanding try like New Zealand would in the tournament with 400 separate window for IPL some at the moment. worked," said the 18-year- ing most of the games," the port to Marijne for the 27- performances across tour - be limited with a population runs in six innings, includ - has played a massive role in “There are small chal - old, who dedicated his play - left-handed opener said. day training and condition - naments, winning the FIH of barely 5 million. ing an unbeaten hundred qualitative growth of New lenges around scheduling, er of the series award to Jaiswal's scores in the tour - ing camp ahead of an im - Women's Series Finals “Cricket is a big part of against Pakistan in the Zealand cricketers, feels for instance, england tours, Jwala. Jaiswal, who is seen nament were 59 (versus Sri portant few months where Hiroshima 2019, Olympic our dNA and we called it semifinal."(His mentor) former seamer and current which can be packed up as the next young gun to Lanka), 29 not out (versus the team will also take part Test event in Japan, and the our ‘Summer Game’. Jwala Sir had told me that national selector Gavin close to IPL. So it’s a chal - make it big, said during the Japan), 57 not out (versus in the sixth women's Asian FIH Hockey Olympic Clearly rugby sits on top of you have to go and bag the Larsen. lenge around players’ avail - tournament he also learnt New Zealand), 62 (versus Champions Trophy in June Qualifiers Odisha, along the ladder. When a young player of the series award. Larsen and coach Gary ability. but it’s not a com - how to bat under pressure. Australia), 105 not out (ver - and the all-important 2020 with victories in their tours talent is identified in New We practiced a lot on how to Stead (also chief selector) mon issue generally I am "It was a very good experi - sus Pakistan) . Olympics in July-August. of Spain. Zealand, it is very impor - form the two-member pan - not being negative,” Larsen tant for us to try and hold el which looks after the de - said. that talent up in the velopment of the country’s One part of Larsen’s job pipeline. We can’t afford players and the cricket is to monitor black Caps because of our size and Ranji Trophy: J&K qualifies for quarters despite board has ensured that IPL players’ performances in scale to have too much attri - is a part of that plan. the IPL and it would be tion,” he said. “It’s very clear. Its high - more significant in the next In fact, Larsen also had loss to Haryana; Odisha also through lighted in our Master two years with back-to- lengthy discussions with Agreement (MA) that IPL back ICC T20 World Cups. former India coach John Jammu Feb 15 group, with 38 points, following duo added 64 runs for the eighth rasool 49, ram dayal 43; rahul window must be available “definitely, part of the Wright, who has been a tal - a draw in their final fixture wicket. Tewatia 7/98) and 174 all out in for our players if they do get role to continually monitor ent spotter for Mumbai picked up by a franchise,” Jammu and Kashmir made against Jharkhand. Later, Sharma and rahul 50.1 overs (Suryansh raina 38, the group of players, both Indians for many years Larsen, who featured regu - it to the quarterfinals of the resuming at 103 for 5 in pur - Tewatia (27 not out, 3 fours, 1 Parvez rasool 29; Jayant yadav guys who are incumbent now.“I met Wrighty (nick - larly in New Zealand’s OdI ranji Trophy despite suffering a suit of 224 for a win, Haryana six) put on 44 runs for the ninth 7/58) lost to Haryana 291 all out black Caps and those who name) in Lincoln where team of 90’s, told PTI in an two-wicket defeat at the hands of lost the wicket of Ajit Chahal for wicket to take Haryana home. in 89.1 overs (Pramod Chandilla are in the ranks, to make India A was playing and he exclusive interview. Haryana in their final Group C the addition of only four runs to However, the win was not 119, Ankit Kumar 63, r P sure they are managed ap - came to have a look at some “When our players are match here on Saturday. The the overnight score. enough for Haryana to qualify Sharma 41; Mujtaba yousuf propriately, they are work - of his (MI) players (Krunal picked up by IPL franchise, ing on their games. IPL is a Parvez rasool-led J&K team Haryana suffered another for the quarterfinal as it finished 6/49) and 227 for 8 in 80.4 overs Pandya and Suryakumar they can only develop their part of that.” Larsen be - qualified for the last eight de - jolt when captain Harshal Patel third in the group behind J&K (rohit Sharma 75 not out, yadav). It was great speak - game. We are seeing some lieves that relation between spite the defeat after finishing (5) was castled by rasool. and Odisha with 36 points. Chaitanya bishnoi 31, rahul ing to him. Tactical stuff, of the results that have New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on top of the group with 39 Wicketkeeper-batsman rohit brief scores: Jammu & Tewatia 27 not out, Himanshu some players we saw in IPL. come in terms of Players’ and the players have been points. Odisha also advanced to Sharma (75 off 141 balls, 6 fours, Kashmir 340 all out in 87 overs rana 24; Parvez rasool 5/72). He was interested in catch - improvement which has excellent as the board un - the knockout stage as the sec - 1 six) then found a resolute part - (Shubham Singh Pundir 84, Points: Haryana: 6 (36), J&K: 0 ing up as to how some of our been a fantastic part of derstands their needs of be - ond-placed team from the ner in Jayant yadav (13) as the Shubham Kajuria 62, Parvez (39). young players are doing.” cricket growth.” He does ac - ing financially well-off, a India vs New Zealand: Domestic grind keeps Cheteshwar Pujara battle sharp Hamilton Feb 15 Pujara had to wait until August As a batsman if you on.” of battles in famous grounds cricket; you will have only two- international initiation was de - for his next India assignment— keep scoring The grind of around the world? three bowlers who will keep layed, with him being billed as a Cheteshwar Pujara is well- the tour of the West Indies. In runs, you the ranji “I don’t think there should bowling in that channel. They flat-track run-machine. known for his lack of dancing the meanwhile, he was reduced think that Trophy also be any ego issues,” he says. “you wouldn’t be very quick, their Similarly, he believes that peo - skills, even teased for possess - to a mere spectator during the things entails can’t keep practicing in the nets pace might be 120-125, but they ple have a preconceived notion ing two left feet at the Sydney 2-month long spells of the IPL are playing alone if you want to remain can bowl in the same area for a of his T20 ability. To drive home Cricket Ground after India had and India’s World Cup cam - fine. in competitive.” long period of time,” Pujara his point, Pujara talks about the won their maiden Test series in paign. but hum - Pujara is effusive in his says. “Also, our spinners in do - 61-ball century he struck in the Australia last year. Put him on a This year is scheduled to be ble praise for the standard of mestic cricket are better than Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last cricket pitch, and Pujara’s feet no different. Pujara will be part India’s domestic cricket. He any other team in international year, and also how he changed movement are second to none. of the upcoming Test series in says: “Our cricket is competi - cricket. you don’t get many gears in the Adelaide Test, when He even ‘dances’ down the track New Zealand. but being a T20 tive. you keep coming across loose deliveries and have to the team was looking to declare. with aplomb—usually to smoth - World Cup year, India will play pitches that are challenging. work harder than what you have “Sometimes you need a little er the spin or find a gap, but its next Test series at the end of Nowadays, most teams prefer to to do in international cricket, more backing, where one is told sometimes even to clear the the year. So, bagging a County play on wickets that are result- because even the pitches are that he will get five-six games no boundary rope. Pujara’s assault cricket contract will be his best oriented. If you want a result in quite challenging.” matter the performance” he is measured and tailor made for bet to keep the competitive four days, it’s not easy for bats - Pujara, however, refuses to says. “Then you know that you red ball cricket. His solid defen - juices flowing. men. When you are looking for let his ambitions of playing don’t need to worry and just ex - sive game, based on a home- “That’s why I try and play 20 wickets in four days, some - short-format cricket die, in - press yourself, play the shots made bottom-handed tech - domestic cricket, because I times the game finishes in three cluding the IPL. He religiously which you know and build your nique, has made him one of best know where I stand,” he says. days. So, most of the time you registers his name for the annu - game. That’s how you start per - No3s in Test cricket. Playing domestic cricket regu - are playing on challenging al auction, but hasn’t been forming.” More than anything but Pujara insists he has it larly also helps Pujara prepare pitches. One odd game you get a picked for the past five years. else, Pujara misses the opportu - in him to play the shorter for - himself for Tests. “I know what I good pitch to bat on.” This year will be the sixth IPL nity to grow as a cricketer that mats too, where he has played need to work on ahead of the Pujara speaks from a posi - season that he hasn’t participat - the IPL offers. “you are working just 5 OdIs and is yet to make Tests in New Zealand. The chal - tion of authority. India’s Test ed in. “I don’t think it [not being with the best when it comes to his first appearance in T20Is. “I lenges ahead are clear and what vice-captain Ajinkya rahane, picked] bothers me much. If I IPL,” he says. “you have the best will keep trying,” says Pujara, in I need to do to succeed there.” who played on testing tracks for don’t get picked, so be it,” he trainers, best support staff and a conversation with Hindustan When intervals between se - ven - Mumbai in the ongoing ranji says. “but I remain hopeful. Age get to face some of the best Times. “I will not avoid playing ries drag on, Pujara keeps his when ues season, started off with an in - is still on my side. We have the bowlers. As a batsman, there is white-ball cricket at all.” game fresh by returning to the you with nings of 79 but could muster on - Saurashtra Premier League, much to gain.” One of the big reasons why domestic grind. “Then, it’s are play - make- ly 30 more runs in his last five and I try and perform there. T20 cricket was not on his Pujara does not want to stop preparation not just for New ing a shift, open- innings. rahane then went on to Hopefully some franchise might agenda when he amassed his striving to be an all-format play - Zealand. Sometimes there are match, and air dressing play a warm-up match in New notice and feel that I can be first triple hundred at the U14 er is to avoid long periods of in - things that you need to work on you get out, rooms. What Zealand and immediately helpful to them.” level. His father in fact didn’t activity. Following his career- in your game in general,” he even if it’s after a does that feel like struck a hundred. The pitch in rajkot, Pujara’s even allow him to play gully- best overseas showing in says. “When you are dismissed, hundred, there will be for a Test cricketer who “In domestic cricket, it’s not home ground, is reputed to be cricket, so that his game of Australia (521 runs in 4 Tests) you figure out that these are the some flaw somewhere, or an has experienced thunderous ap - about pace. It’s very similar to the most batting friendly in ‘playing in the V’ remained un - that ended in January last year, things you still need to work on. area where you need to work plause for winning the toughest what I encountered in county India. It was due to that that his affected. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU SUNdAy FebrUAry 16, 2020 Richa Chadha on her next, Madam Chief Minister: Love Aaj Kal box office: Kartik Aaryan - Sara Ali Bigg Boss 13: Did Asim Riaz's More stories about women Khan's film mints Rs 12.40 crore on day one father have a disagreement with leadership need to be told the makers for this reason?
bigg boss 13 has been one rollercoaster of a season. One of the things it will be known for is the relationship between Sidharth Shukla and Asim riaz. The two who became like brothers at the start, drift - ed apart due to differences. What followed was one of the most enduring rivalries in the history of bigg boss. Sidharth Shukla and Asim riaz sparred at every given op - portunity. The fights got physical and abus - es were hurled at each other in the choicest of expletives. Salman Khan tried to make them understand but clearly the two alpha males did not care. Well, a backstage info has been shared by the handle bigg boss Tak, which goes like this. It seems Asim riaz's father riaz Ahmed Chaudhary was quite upset when the organizers told him that he did have to sit in the second row. This upset him greatly and he conveyed his Love Aaj Kal has had a good start at Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali desperately querading as a pseudo-psychologlist, displeasure to the makers. reportedly, an the box office. Kartik Aaryan and Sara needs a hit and we have to see if this one without the first clue in the world of argument followed. Finally, Sidharth Ali Khan's film made rs 12.40 crore on works or not. This means that it has tak - what he's taking about or getting at. Shukla's mother rita Shukla offered to day one, which is quite good. due to en the best opening after Tanhaji: The After concealing his lack of expertise in move to the second row ensuing peace. We Valentine's day, it did excellent busi - Unsung Warrior in recent times. It had the first half, his shortcomings both as a spoke to one of our sources who confirmed ness in the metros and tier one cities. an opening day collection of over rs 15 narrator (read director) and love guru the story, "This is hundred per cent true. However, the business is ordinary in the crores. bollywoodLife in its review (read writer) come unravelled post in - His father was quite upset. So, Sidharth's mass belt. This makes it the best open - wrote, "Imtiaz Ali tries doing a Sigmund terval, with the trajectory of the movie mom asked Paras Chhabra's mother if she ing day record for Kartik Aaryan in his Freud or Carl Jung on love and relation - going haywire and his vaguely defined was cool about sitting behind. The two career. However, it remains to be seen if ship, but all he ends up being is a paltry characters becoming progressively women went to the back row to sit with Arti the film sustains the business. It has got government-sanctioned student coun - worse to follow despite his actor's best Singh's family. mixed to bad reviews from the critics. selor, with an online degree, who's mas - efforts." Priyanka Chopra - Nick Jonas grooving to Aankh Marey on Valentine It's Expensive! Sonam Kapoor Ahuja's mini-white bag comes Day's will give a kickstart to your lazy Saturday morning with a price tag of Rs. 77.5k Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas never fail to set couple goals. The two spent Valentine's day in the fashion - able city of Milan. The Jonas brothers are now touring europe and they had a concert on Valentine's day in the city. Nick Jonas has Actress richa chadha, who will be next seen in shared a video where Priyanka and the political drama Madam Chief Minister, urges he can be seen grooving on the hit filmmakers to make more films about women lead - song, Aankh Marey on the occasion ership. directed by Subhash Kapoor, Madam Chief of the celebration of love. Priyanka is Minister features richa in the lead role of a chief wearing a polka dot outfit in black minister of a state. I was pleasantly surprised to be and he is also twinning. The song cast for the titular role in Subhash Sir's film. I have blares from a radio and these two followed his work since Phans Gaye re Obama, which I enjoyed very much. Madam Chief Minister start dancing away. Priyanka Chopra is one of the most exciting scripts I have read and it also shared a snap of Nick perform - possessed me. I am so grateful for this opportunity, ing captioning it as her forever as it is rare to come across writing and insight like Valentine. She said he looked like GI this. It has been the toughest yet most enjoyable Joe in the leather pants. Priyanka ar - working experience for me. I have always believed rived to the venue in a black and that more stories of women in leadership roles white polka dotted jumpsuit teamed need to be told and I am glad I could be a part of one with a trench coat. A taupe bag and such story," richa said. The film has been shot in cat sunglasses finished off her look. Lucknow in November and december in a start-to- Of course, she wore bright red lip - finish 40-day schedule. In a press note, the makers stick to add that bit of colour. mentions that Subhash Kapoor, who worked as a Priyanka Chopra has said that she journalist before, went for richa as his natural developed a liking for Jonas after choice because the actor is an articulate, politically seeing his music video, Close. It was a and socially aware actor. richa Chadha said in a very steamy. They met for the first statement, “Happy to announce that our labour of time at the Vanity Fair Oscars party love Madam Chief Minister has been announced. in 2017. but the affair started in 2018 My toughest part yet, am grateful for the opportu - after the Met Gala. both of them wore nity to collaborate with particularly witty Subhash ralph Lauren. It seems they bonded Sir and with the splendid cast Manav, Akshay over love for family and faith. That Oberoi and Saurabh Shukla.” year, they got married in a lavish cer - emony in rajasthan. Kamya Panjabi, Sana Khaan, Bigg Boss 13 here are the TV newsmakers of the week It's the weekend and we are back with cheated on her. The actress was in a rela - all those interesting stories which took tionship with the renowned choreogra - Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is the ultimate fashionista of place this week. So if you have missed out pher for a while now. It was in december bollywood. She hardly goes wrong with her sartorial choices something important this week then catch last year that we reported that Sana has and you’ll always find her slaying it at one place or another. all those stories here. Kamya Panjabi's unfollowed Melvin on the social media recently, at an event in Abu dhabi, Sonam opted for a white dream wedding, Sana Khaan's allegations app, Instagram. The two have been shar - saree with an interesting blouse by famous celebrity design - on ex-boyfriend Melvin Louis, bigg boss ing a lot of videos and pictures together. er Manish Malhotra. elaborating more on her saree, Manish 13's drama, we bring you our list of TV Now, as per the report, Sana has herself told Vogue, "Sometimes minimal things make maximum newsmakers this week. Have a look at the broken up with him. While talking to an impact. Sonam’s recent pick, our signature chiffon saree, is biggest stories of the week. Kamya Panjabi entertainment portal, Sana revealed, "I one of them. The saree is intricately enhanced with sequin and Shalabh dang are now hitched. The broke up with Melvin because he was and pearl-scallop embroidery on its hem." Sonam effortless - nuptials happened this afternoon in prop - cheating on me. I had loved him with all ly pulled off this saree while flaunting a white rubeus Milano er Punjabi style. Kamya Panjabi wore a my heart and was committed to him. What mini-bag. It goes without saying that her white grabbed had flame-colored lehenga choli for her wed - I got in return has disturbed and shaken all our attention. After surfing the internet, we found out that ding. Shalabh was in a gold sherwani with me. I have developed anxiety issues and her white rubeus Milano mini-bag is worth rs. 77, 500. a safa. The couple looked gorgeous. am dealing with depression ever since." refuse to believe us? Sonam Kapoor Ahuja was exposed to Kamya was a typical Indian bride com - She has been hearing rumours about fashion since she was a kid. The actress mentioned this in an plete with a nose ring and maatha patti. Melvin cheating on her but ignored it interview with Grazia, saying, "Since I was a kid, I’ve been ex - The couple have been dating for close to a when the latter insisted on it being noth - posed to fashion. My mother used to be a designer. All the year now. Kamya met Shalabh in delhi. He ing more than false rumour. The duo had women in my family, including my maasi and nani, have pos - is in the healthcare industry. The couple broken up earlier but got back together. sessed very strong aesthetics. I went to a boarding school got engaged on February 8, 2020. It was And now, she says that for the last time, where I was exposed to international fashion. Then my sis - followed by haldi and mehendi function. she has decided to move on. "I ended the ter, rhea, studied in New york, where we were surrounded The pictures of the dreamy wedding have relationship. I have come to know that he by vintage and thrift stores, so there were many influences. I taken the internet by storm. Sana Khan (Melvin) has already moved on with some - still remember wearing pedal-pushers, chokers and blazers and Melvin Louis have broken up. It was body else." She also took to Instagram and when I was a teenager. 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