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Kulgam Encounter Kulgam Militant Killed In Ongoing Killed In Ongoing Militant tant on Saturday was killed in on was on Saturday tant forces with state encounter going SRINAGAR: SRINAGAR: against unknown persons andagainst unknown into motion. set investigation checking with are “We him to village and handed him of the village, to Sarpanch over namely Nazir Ahmad,” said lo a case booked have cals. Police abandoned in the apple orchards in the apple orchards abandoned of village Bonen of Chadura said. “The baby reports town, took in a cloth. We wrapped was Srinagar: A day-old baby boy on boy baby Srinagar: A day-old found aban was Saturday in Central doned in an orchard Budgam district. TheKashmir’s locals found a new born baby Newborn Found In Newborn Found In Chadura Orchard Medical Superintendent SDH Bi attached with is hereby jbehara the office of CMO Anantnag with immediate effect till committee against him. “In submitted by view of the report the enquiry Committee which this office, constituted by was I/C Dr.ShaukatHussainParray incharge Medical Superinten incharge dent Sub District hospital Bijbe har, Dr.ShaukatHussainParray, an inquiry by a report following Suspended HealthSrinagar: Director on Satur Services Kashmir placed under suspensionday legal formalities, the police said. Senior Health Officer nearly a week ago, the third was ago, the third nearly a week kidnapped on January 26, the police said. It said the rescued to their over handed girls were families after completion of rested during the operations during the operations rested Police Surankote carried out by in the district, they said. While abducted of the girls were two rescued in separate operations operations in separate rescued district of Jammu and in Poonch police on Saturday, Kashmir ar accused were said. Three 3 Abducted Girls 3 Abducted Girls Rescued In Poonch abducted girls, Jammu: Three minors, were including two session. Police said that a case case a that said Police session. in Police also registered was (KNO) Station Sopore. One Pistol, two magazines magazines One Pistol, two and one UBGL and 73 rounds claimed to have launcher was their pos from been recovered biBhat of Tarzoo Soporewere Soporewere biBhat of Tarzoo the joint team of by arrested police and CRPF during army, at Bomai operations search said. reports areas, and Tarzoo Sopore town of Baramulla of Baramulla town Sopore district. Shabir Ahmad Mir Mir and Abbas and FahimNa Kalan of Brath Srinagar: Police on Saturday on Saturday Srinagar: Police alleged work three arrested (LeT) ers of Lashkar-e-Taiba in operation during a search forts are on to nab the culprits. forts are 3 LeT Workers Held In Sopore punishment for the culprits,” said a local. A police official from Station said that a Police Zadibal and ef case has been registered located in the lawns of the shrinelocated in the lawns (RA) atof Mir Shamsuddin Iraqi burglars. looted by Zadibal concerned over really are “We such incidents and demand stern the people, reports said Saturday. the people, reports the to the reports, According when shock by taken locals were a chestthey found cash from Srinagar: Unknown burglars Srinagar: Unknown City shrine in Old struck a revered of Srinagar and decamped with amongcash, triggering outrage Burglars’ Strike Burglars’ Strike Srinagar Shrine From Front page... Sunday | 21-06-2020 02 Chinese Social Media Sites Delete PM's Speech, MEA Spokesman's Remarks On Border Crisis Press Trust Of India tween the Indian and Chinese After that the Indian officials count. A note on WeChat says, that the content has been de- group have thousands of followers. nel, including a Colonel, were armies in the Galwan Valley in re-published the screen shots of unable to view this content be- leted by the author, whereas the While the Weibo page was killed in the clashes with the BEIJING: Indian embassy offi- eastern Ladakh on Monday in Srivastava's comments on June 19. cause it violates regulations. Embassy officials said they have opened earlier, the WeChat Chinese troops in the Galwan cials here have said the speech of which 20 Indian military per- Sina Weibo which is similar to In his comments, Srivastava had not removed it. group started in January this Valley in eastern Ladakh on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sonnel were killed, significantly Twitter in China has millions of asked China to confine its activi- Emphasising that the sacrifice year. Monday night. chief ministers on June 18 as well escalating the already volatile users and all embassies in Beijing ties to its side of the Line of Actual of Indian soldiers killed in the Modi opened an account in While China has acknowl- as the comments by the spokes- situation in the region. besides several world leaders Control and that it must not take Galwan Valley clash in Ladakh Weibo during his visit here in edged casualties on their side, it person of the Ministry of Foreign Indian Embassy officials said including Prime Minister Modi any unilateral action to alter it. will not go in vain, Modi said that 2015 and continued to make use has not specified the numbers. Affairs have been deleted from the transcript of the remarks of have opened their accounts to Prime Minister Modi's remarks India wants peace but is capable of it to interact with the Chinese Beijing has not made any official two Chinese social media ac- the MEA spokesman Anurag Sriv- interact with the Chinese people. of June 18 about the Indian sol- of giving a befitting reply, if in- people. No posts related to the statement on the casualties suf- counts, including Weibo. astava were found to have been The MEA spokesperson's re- diers killed in the Galwan Valley stigated. recent military confrontation fered by the People's Liberation The move comes in the back- removed from the Embassy's ac- marks have also been removed clash has also become inacces- Both the Weibo pages of the were posted on his page. Army during the face-off with drop of the violent face-off be- count of Sina Weibo on June 18. from the official WeChat ac- sible on WeChat. The page says Indian embassy and its WeChat Twenty Indian Army person- the Indian Army. No mandatory institutional quarantine in Delhi after AAP Follow 'Raj Dharma', Tell China Galwan Will govt's stiff opposition to LG's order; Cases cross 56,000 Always Be India's Integral Part: Cong To PM New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) A day hospitalisation. It will also be bulletin said. Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his NEW DELHI: The Congress on situation along the LAC after rable part of India," the Congress' after Delhi Lieutenant Governor checked if they have adequate The death toll has now reached deputy Manish Sisodia and other Saturday asked Prime Minis- it issued a clarification on PM chief spokesperson Randeep Sur- Anil Baijal directed a five-day facilities for home isolation. 2,112. The bulletin said 7,725 senior officials of the Delhi gov- ter Narendra Modi to follow 'raj Modi's comments that no one jewala said in a video message. mandatory institutional quar- The AAP government had con- people recovered in the last 24 ernment. dharma' and rise to the challenge entered Indian territory. Earlier in the day, he said the antine for every coronavirus pa- tended that the mandatory insti- hours. In another decision, the DDMA of protecting the territorial integ- "After the prime minister's state- Prime Minister's Office and the tient, the decision was revoked tutional quarantine will seriously There are 249 containment approved recommendations of rity of the country, and clarify to ment yesterday, China has dared to government need to clearly state on Saturday following stiff op- harm the city as its facilities will zones in the city. the High Level Expert Committee China that Galwan Valley in east- claim the entire Galwan Valley as their position after the PMO de- position by the AAP government. not be able to take the burden of According to a statement is- for fixing rates of hospital beds ern Ladakh "is, was and will al- its own. Galwan valley is Indian scribed as "mischievous interpre- The development came after the rising number of cases. sued by the LG House, the is- for treatment of coronavirus ways be" an integral part of India. territory and it will remain an inte- tation" the criticism of the prime two meetings between the Delhi With a record spike of 3,630, sue of mandatory institutional patients. Rates for isolation bed, The opposition party also ac- gral part of Mother India. We urge minister's remarks at the all-party government and the LG. Now all the total number of coronavirus quarantine was also discussed in ICUs without and with ventilator cused the prime minister's of- the PM not to fear and give China meeting that no one has entered individuals who test positive will cases reached 56,746 on Satur- detail during the Delhi Disaster in all hospitals have been capped fice (PMO) of making a "lame a befitting reply by clarifying to it Indian territory or captured any be first examined at COVID care day, while 77 more deaths were Management Authority (DDMA) at Rs 8000-10000, 13000-15000 attempt to obfuscate the truth" once and for all that Galwan Valley military post while referring to the centres to find out if they need reported, a Delhi government which was attended by Chief and 15000-18000 respectively. and belittling the gravity of the is and will always be an insepa- Galwan Valley clash in eastern Ladakh.

border standoff in the region. a thing that would bring harm to the motherland. ment is trying to find more ways. “That’s what we are upto these China Lays Claim To Galwan Accusing his friend of back-stabbing him, he said, As a human be- days,” Sharma added. He also said that the government is trying in the backdrop of allegations and counter-allegations by New ing, all of us have private casual conversations between friends to explore one more Television channel through NCERT so that Delhi and Beijing over the deadly clash that has brought the two Geared Up For Any... where we swear, abuse, and say all kinds of things without mean- the more areas will be covered through it. neighbouring nations to the brink of war. I assure the nation that we are determined to deliver and will ing them literally. Sharma further said that “the government has not decided any- On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an all-party meet never let the sacrifice of our braves of Galwan go in vain,” he said. The councillor was arrested from a house in Kargil town during thing about the mass-promotion of primary or any other stan- that the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice taught a “les- His statement comes in the wake of 20 Indian soldiers losing their an early morning raid and is being questioned while efforts are dard.” son” to those who had dared to look towards India and that the lives in a violent clash between the troops of India and China at on to get hold of his friend with whom he was heard holding the Earlier, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development army has been given “freedom” to take necessary steps. Galwan Valley in Ladakh on Monday night. conversation over the phone, a police official said. (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal had issued a statement about the re- The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long LAC. “The security scenario in our region mandates that our armed A police spokesman said an FIR was registered against him after opening of schools wherein he had said that the decision will be Prior to the clashes, both sides have been asserting that pending forces remain prepared and vigilant at all times. The develop- receiving reliable information that an audio clip was going viral, taken in the month of August. the final resolution of the boundary issue, it is necessary to main- ment at LAC Ladakh is a small snapshot of what we are required containing incriminating content, on various social media plat- Earlier this year in March, the schools and colleges in Jammu and tain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. to handle at short notice. forms. Kashmir reopened after a gap of more than seven months follow- In spite of unacceptable Chinese actions after agreements The conversation is between a sitting LAHDC-Kargil councillor ing the abrogation of Article 370 in the month of August. reached during military talks and resultant loss of life all efforts with one of his known persons with content prejudicial to the re- In the second week of March, the government ordered closure of are endeavoured to ensure that the current situation at the LAC is gional or religious peace and tranquility, spreading rumours and all education till March 31 that got extended multiple times in India Rejects China’s... also seditious in nature, the spokesman said. view of the pandemic. (KNO) past, noting that attempts of transgression by Chinese side were resolved peacefully,” Bhadauria said. After conducting a preliminary probe, he said Kargil police station invariably met with appropriate response from the Indian troops. The gallant actions of our soldiers who lost their lives during the registered the case following an inquiry under relevant provisions "The position with regard to the Galwan Valley area has been confrontation with the Chinese forces has demonstrated the re- of penal law. historically clear. Attempts by the Chinese side to now advance solve to protect the sovereignty of our country at any cost, he as- Govt Identifies 67 Spots... Taking serious note of the conversation between Hussain and his exaggerated and untenable claims with regard to Line of Actual serted According to the documents, the Excise department has identi- friend, Ladakh Congress president Rigzin Jora expelled the coun- Control (LAC) there are not acceptable. They are not in accordance fied spots/places in all four districts of south Kashmir—Pulwama, cillor from the party without waiting for the reply of the show- with China's own position in the past," he said. Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag followed by Srinagar, Baramulla, cause notice served to him by the Kargil district unit of the party The MEA spokesperson was responding to a question on the issue. Bandipora, and Budgam. Nepal Lays Claim Over Bihar two days ago. The Galwan Valley was the site of the violent clash between the Baramulla with 18 spots tops the survey list compiled by the ex- never faced such objection from Nepal. Condemning the telephonic conversation between Hussain and two militaries on Monday evening in which a Colonel and 19 oth- cise department, while Srinagar remains second with 8 identi- Reports said, initially, the authorities tried hard to sort out the is- his friend, LAHDC-Kargil said, "People of Kargil have a long history er Indian Army personnel were killed. fied places. Ganderbal and Budgam has 7 identified spots each, sue at the local level, but they failed. The Bihar authorities have of standing behind to defend the nation and stand with the Indian China's People's Liberation Army has not yet talked about the Shopian 6, Anantnag and Kulgam 5 each, Pulwama and Kupwara now reported the matter to the federal Home Ministry, Govern- Army during toughest of times. We reiterate our unflinching loy- number of casualties it suffered during the cross border clash, the 4 each, while Bandipora has three proposed liquor outlet spots. ment of Bihar and the Indian Embassy in Nepal. alty to our nation". worst in 45 years. “Nepal has stopped embankment-related work in Indian territory The content of the conversation is highly objectionable and con- Srivastava said Indian troops are fully familiar with the alignment near the border. We have reported the matter to both, the Bihar demnable. LAHDC-Kargil deplores the content of this conversa- of the LAC in all sectors of the India-China border areas, including government as well as the Union Government. We hope to resolve tion in the strongest possible terms and also disassociates itself 5 More Die Of Covid-19,... in the Galwan Valley. the issue soon,” east Champaran district magistrate Shirshat Kapil from it, a statement issued by the office of the chairman and chief was taken on Friday and it returned as positive for COVID-19 on "They abide by it scrupulously here, as they do elsewhere. The Ashok told the media. executive councillor LAHDC-Kargil said. Saturday, the officials said, adding, he died of cardiopulmonary Indian side has never undertaken any actions across the LAC. In The district magistrate has also apprised the Geological Survey of arrest in the afternoon. fact, they have been patrolling this area for a long time without India of the entire situation, urging the latter to resolve the dis- An 80-year-old woman from Kulgam died at SMHS hospital on any incident," he said. pute at the earliest so that the pending embankment work can Saturday, they said. Srivastava said the Chinese side attempted to transgress the LAC be completed soon. LoC Flares Up In Uri... The officials said the woman was admitted to the hospital on June in other areas of the western sector of the India-China border ar- ‘Raising objections’ said were removed to the primary health centre Uri for treatment. 18 with chest and kidney-related ailments and tested positive for eas since mid-May. “Fortification of embankment in 400 metres, out of a 2.5km-long “Around 2:30, five people, including two children aged 12 and the coronavirus. "These attempts were invariably met with an appropriate re- stretch, was not done. The WRD department has built the em- 16 were brought to our health facility in Uri. Preliminary treat- sponse from us," he said. bankment till the last point of the border, but now Nepalese au- ment was given to all the five. However, among them, three with Srivastava said India expects that Chinese side will sincerely fol- thorities are raising objections over it,” the district magistrate told splinter injuries were referred to Baramulla hospital for advanced low the understanding reached between the foreign ministers treatment,” Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri Dr Ramzan told 15 Paramilitary Men, 5 Cops the media on Saturday. According to him, he also held talks with While 114 of them are from Kashmir, 40 are from Jammu,” the of two countries recently to ensure peace and tranquility in the Kashmir Observer. his Nepalese counterpart, but the matter remains unresolved. officials said. border areas. He said the condition of all the five was stable. Another senior official said the portion of embankment now be- Among fresh cases, 28 cases were reported from Srinagar, 21 from ing claimed by Nepal is located far away from the international The locals identified three of the injured as Maqbool Magriyal, Parveena Begum and Ahmad Sheikh, all residents of Nambla. Baramulla, 20 from Budgam, 12 from Shopian, 11 each from Pul- border, but they don’t know why Nepal is objecting to it this time. wama & Jammu, nine from Kulgam, seven each from Kupwara “The last portion of the embankment is more than nine metres Last week, a woman was killed and two other people injured in PMO Clarifies Modi’s... Batgran village of Uri during cross-LoC shelling. Intense shelling & Kathua, six each from Ramban & Udhampur, four from Doda, of the bravery of our armed forces,” it said. south of the no-man’s-land. The dispute is untenable and unwar- had also prompted the district authorities to evacuate the villag- three each from Anantnag & Samba, two from Bandipora and one The Congress as well as a number of strategic affairs experts ranted,” local circle officer Ashok Kumar said on Saturday. ers towards the safer places. each from Ganderbal, Reasi, & Rajouri, they said. raised questions over Modi’s remarks asking if there was no trans- Lockdown in Nepal Meanwhile, an army spokesperson said that four civilians were They said that 142 more patients recovered and were discharged gression by the Chinese military in Galwan Valley then where did The fresh incident comes barely a week after the Nepalese Armed injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the LoC from different hospitals. Indian soldiers die. They also wondered whether Modi gave a Police Force resorted to firing on a crowd of Bihar villagers, leav- in Uri, according to an Army spokesperson. Among the new cases include, 14 CRPF personnel from 144 Bat- clean chit to China over the standoff. ing one dead on the spot and detaining two others who were later "On 20 June 2020, in the morning hours, Pakistan initiated an un- talion, one BSF man from Humhama, five policemen from District “The sacrifices of the soldiers of the 16 foiled the released after the authorities intervened. provoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in Rampur sector by Police Lines (DPL) Pulwama, one cop from Shopian, six pregnant attempt of the Chinese side to erect structures and also cleared The incident took place during a meeting between the family firing mortars and other weapons," the spokesman said. women, two doctors, six months old baby, two minors, a govern- the attempted transgression at this point of the LAC on that day,” members from both sides of the border and Indian villagers were He said four civilians were injured in the Pakistani firing. ment employee and a health worker, news agency GNS reported. the PMO said. told to leave the border due to lockdown in Nepal. Such meetings The Army has given a befitting response to the Pakistani aggres- The number of confirmed cases has now reached 5, 834 out of “The words of the prime minister ‘those who tried to transgress are quite common during normal times, but they remain banned sion, he said. (with PTI inputs) which 4,488 are in Kashmir, while 1,346 are in Jammu, the of- our land were taught a befitting lesson by our brave sons of soil’, now since Nepal is under lockdown, while India has withdrawn ficials said. succinctly summed up the ethos and the values of our armed it. A series of such incidents have created tension along the po- There are 2,417 active cases of the coronavirus disease in J&K — forces,” it said. rous Indo-Nepal border as the people from Bihar are now shirking 1,820 in Kashmir and 597 in Jammu — and 3,336 (2,597 from The PMO said Modi assured that India’s armed forces will leave no from entering Nepal. Cross-LoC Shelling Rattles Kashmir and 739 from Jammu) patients have recovered, accord- stone unturned to protect the country’s borders. The fresh incident comes amid the violent conflict between In- There was no immediate report of any casualty, he said. ing to officials. “Attempts are being made in some quarters to give a mischievous dian and Chinese troops along the LAC in the Ladakh region last "At about 6.45 PM, Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire The J&K has witnessed 80 Covid-19 (71 from Kashmir, 09 from interpretation to remarks by the prime minister at the all-party week, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. violation by firing with small arms and shelling mortars along Jammu) deaths so far. meeting on Friday,” it said. LoC in Nowshera sector. The Army is retaliating befittingly," the spokesperson said. World In 'New & Dangerous The cross-border shelling was going on when last reports were received, he added. Militant Killed In Ongoing... Why Were Our Soldiers... A vaccine remains months off at best despite several trials, while The state forces launched a cordon and search operation at Likhd- “PM has surrendered Indian territory to Chinese aggression.” scientists are still discovering more about the virus, its symptoms ipora in the south Kashmir district following specific information “If the land was Chinese: 1. Why were our soldiers killed? 2. and the extent to which it may have spread before being identi- about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. Where were they killed?” Gandhi said. fied. Pak Drone Shot Down ... As the forces were searching the area, the hiding militants fired The categorical statement by the prime minister came in the wake and explosives was shot down by the BSF. upon them. of reports that Chinese military has transgressed into the Indian The 8×8 drone (from blade to blade) was spotted hovering in the The forces retaliated, ensuing an encounter, in which a militant side of the , the de-facto border, in several DAK Seeks Audit Of... skies by a BSF party on patrol duty at Rathua village in the vicinity was killed, the official said. areas of eastern Ladakh including and Galwan Valley. done and are classified into Covid-19 or non Covid death,” he said. of Border Out Post (BOP) Pansar around 5.10 am, the officials said. He said the identity and group affiliation of the militant is being The prime minister’s assertion came even as Congress president Citing an example of death of a boy from Handwara, Dr Naik They said the BSF personnel fired nine rounds and shot it down ascertained. Sonia Gandhi, at the all-party meet, questioned the government’s said that many deaths have medico-legal aspects and outcome 250 metres inside the Indian territory. The operation is going on, the official added handling of the situation, asking if there was any intelligence fail- of probe and subsequent punishment under law may change by “A highly sophisticated rifle, two magazines, 60 rounds and seven ure, and seeking assurance that China will “revert” to its original providing a wrong death certificate. grenades were the payload on the drone meant to be delivered to position. He said an accurate count of the number of deaths caused due to Pakistani agents,” the officials said quoting preliminary informa- Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused senior ministers in the govern- tion. Senior Health Officer... COVID–19 infection, which depends in part on proper death certi- further orders,” reads an order. ment of “lying” to protect the prime minister and that the Centre “It is believed that the Pakistani rangers manning the forward fication, is critical to ongoing public health surveillance, response Meanwhile, Dr.IqbalBichoo, Incharge BMO Bijbehara, has been was “fast asleep” while martyred jawans paid the price in Ladakh. posts opposite BOP Pansar were controlling the drone,” they said. and policy switching. asked to look after work of I/C Medical Superintendent SDH Bi- The former Congress chief also tagged a one-minute video of a Meanwhile, the officials said Pakistani rangers fired a few rounds The Death Audit committee should go through the case sheets, jbehara in addition to his own duties till further orders. (GNS) jawan’s father saying the Indian soldiers were unarmed when investigations, and death summary of the deceased before clas- on Babiya post in Hiranagar sector around 8.50 am. There was no they were attacked by Chinese troops. sifying it as a Covid-19 death, Dr Naik said. retaliation by the BSF guarding the IB, they said, adding the situa- He has been questioning the government on the LAC standoff and “The audit committee should follow the guidelines prescribed by tion is being monitored closely. asking how the Chinese occupied Indian territory and why Indian the ICMR and all hospitals should submit their death summaries Newborn Found In Chadura... soldiers were sent “unarmed to martyrdom” in Ladakh. to the committee within 24 hours,” he demanded. hospitals about deliveries and intelligence is being gathered from Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed Finding Ways To Reopen... local sources about pregnant women who could possibly be the in a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern La- schools. We are trying to find more solutions.” mother. We will soon arrest the accused,” said a police official. dakh on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over He further said that in addition to online education, the govern- (KNO) five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile Kargil Councillor Held... Sunday| 21-06-2020 3

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Agencies issued by the Directorate of Fisheries to eas come here daily for fishing. Why this for nearly 10 percent COVID-19 cases in AIRPORTS people against fee of Rs 1000 in Lidder riv- activity is allowed when restrictions are J&K. As many as 595 persons have been SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 Srinagar: Kashmir is abound with stories er of south Kashmir’s . imposed in the region? Is Trout fishing tested positive in the district where out- about poor struggling to reach hospitals The department’s move to issue per- a priority of government when common siders come for trout angling. RAILWAYS during the ongoing lockdown imposed mits has triggered fears about spread of people are struggling to meet their day-to- The district is among the eight dis- • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 by the authorities to control spread of COVID-19 in Pahalgam and adjoining ar- day needs. This activity should be imme- tricts of Kashmir Valley declared as red • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 deadly COVID-19. But “elites” from dif- eas, with locals accusing the authorities diately banned,” they demanded. zone by the authorities. • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 ferent parts of Kashmir are managing to of putting their lives at risk. According to them, the anglers are Authorities speak when contacted, • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 get permits from Fisheries department “On one hand, the government is talk- not adhering to guidelines/ Standard Op- Director Fisheries, Muhammad Amin • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 for angling in Lidder river in Pahalgam ing about enforcing lockdown but on the erating Procedure issued by the depart- told KNO they will stop issuing permits • PATTAN: 01954-293507 and its adjoining areas, raising questions other, the department is granting permits ment for fishing. from Monday if locals are facing any • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 about government’s policy for controlling for angling in the area,” a group of locals On May 27, the Directorate of Fish- problem. the pandemic which has consumed 80 said. eries decided to allow Trout angling “We had started the activity to stop HIGHWAY STATUS lives in the Valley so far. They accused the authorities of put- throughout J&K Union Territory with poaching,” he said, adding that they are • Sgr-Jammu highway - ( Open ) The Srinagar based news agency is ting their lives in risk by allowing an- certain riders. It is worthwhile to men- allowing fishing by two persons in one • Mughal Road - (Open) in possession of several anglers permit gling in the area. “People from other ar- tion here that Anantnag district accounts beat—(KNO) • Srinagar- Leh- (Open)

DC City interacts with transporters, Ehsaas Int'l distributes Prayers auto-rickshaw operators Educational Kits to the poor & FAJR 3: 35 needy students Hijri ZUHR 12: 32 SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: Deputy Com- made available to the general public. is to maintain personal hygiene and missioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Earlier DC Srinagar distrib- all SOPs should be followed in letter Srinagar:- Ehsaas Interna- key intervention area for Calendar ASR 5:32 Choudhary today said that Admin- uted 2000 food kits among the auto and spirit as the danger of the virus tional, an NGO on saturday Ehsaas, and the organization istration is seized of the difficulties drivers as relief to them. He said has not decreased. organized a distribution has worked on several proj- Magrib 7:48 being faced by transporters affected that District Administration has Earlier various doctors spoke on cum awareness event that ects in the area. One such 29 Shawwal due to the lockdown imposed to con- started the process of distributing the need of following guidelines and aimed to distribute educa- project was establishment of ISHA 9:30 tain spread of Covid-19. 8000 food kits among the transport- health advisories and sensitized the tion kits to students. coaching centers after 2019 1441 DC said this while speaking on ers in the district. drivers about taking precautions The NGO also raised lockdown which lasted till the occasion of a daylong training He said that in view of cer- as mandatory for their safety. The awareness regarding pre- March 2020. 14 coaching cen- cum interaction programme with tain relaxations announced by the speakers urged the drivers to main- cautions to be taken during ters in Sonawari belt, with transporters on precautions, safe- Government in the lockdown, dis- tain proper social distancing proto- the ongoing Covid pandem- more than 1400 students This Day In History guards and SOPs to be followed in trict administration Srinagar has col and avoid mingling in a single ic. Ehsaas International in enrolled and benefitted in view of Covid-19 pandemic, orga- conducted various sensitization shed or vehicle during idle time as this event distributed hun- this project. The teachers of • 1307 - Külüg Khan is enthroned as Emperor of China and seventh nized by District Administration programmes for various sectors to witnessed in the past. The speakers dred’s of Special Education these coaching centers were Great Khan after defeating rival factions and succeeding his uncle Temür Khan Srinagar at Tagore Hall here. ensure people follow all SOPs to also laid emphasis on maintaining Kits, which included class being gifted footwear, spon- • 1529 - Battle of Landriano: Imperial-Spanish forces under Don Anto- He said that various demands control the spread of corona virus personal hygiene, particularly prop- specific bags, stationery sored by Mr. Adnan Shah nio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, beat a French army under Francis de of the transporters, who could not efficiently. He said trainings of veg- er hand washing and daily cleaning and other items to Students CEO Fashion Fiesta who is Bourbon, Comte de St. Pol operate during these months, have etable vendors, bakers, butchers, of their vehicles/autos with disin- from Bandipora. the Philanthropic partner of • 1547 - Great fire in Moscow, 2-3,000 killed been taken up with the government cooks, restaurant owners, shop- fectants and detergents. The district has been a Ehsaas International. • 1572 - Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda • 1582 - The Incident at Honnō-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan appropriately. He said that other is- keeper associations and meetings On the occasion, District Ad- • 1607 - 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established at sues like rate revision of passenger with Imams of Masjids, representa- ministration also carried out 250 Co- Jamestown GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR fare and creation of auto stands in tives from Mandir and Gurdwara vid-19 tests of auto rickshaw opera- • 1661- Treaty of Kardis: Russia & Sweden sign peace treaty Srinagar are also being considered committees were also conducted tors and doctors and technicians of • 1768- 1st US bachelor of medicine degree (Dr John Archer) Agree- positively by the authorities. He said earlier which has yielded positive health department remained busy in ment Constitution of the United States results as shopkeepers do not allow collection of samples. • 1824- Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in that with number of auto-rickshaw IRRIGATION DIVISION ANANTNAG the Aegean Sea. Among others, Additional Dep- operators having gone up to nearly customers enter their shops with- QUOTATION NO. 01 OF 2020-21 • 1826- Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle 10000, there is a need to create auto out mask. uty Commissioners Muhammad of Vergas. stands for streamlining of this mode He urged auto rickshaw op- Hanief Balkhi and Syed Sajad Qadri, For and on behalf of Lt.Governor of J&K state sealed • 1834- American inventor and businessman Cyrus Hall McCormick of public transport. erators to ensure only 2 passengers Assistant Controller Drugs, ARTO, quotation affixed with revenue stamps worth Rs.5/- and earnest patents the reaping machine DC said that various other mea- are allowed; there is hand sanitizer Dr Rabani, Dr Sheena, DySP Traf- • 1849- Battle at Waghausel: Prussian troops beat Baden rebels money of Rs. 1000/- in the shape of CDR. Pledged to Executive • 1904-The US Republican Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for sures are being taken to streamline available in auto and no passenger fic and presidents of Transport As- Engineer Irrigation Division Anantnag are invited from the President, but not without opposition from those whom he calls the public transport system to en- is allowed without a mask while sociations were among those who Registered/approved dealers for supply of items mentioned ‘malefactors of great wealth’ sure that robust transport facility is they operate. 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All other terms and conditions shall remain same as laid New Delhi talks of Kashmir resolution down in the PWD form No.25. No.IDA/ 1048-65 Executive Engineer Asks Hurriyat to come up with suggestions Dated / 20.06.2020 Irrigation Division Anantnag EHRADUN - The Centre today rejected the Hur- DIPK-1969/20 riyat Conference’s demand for inclusion in the Indo-Pak dialogue process hut said the conglomer- ate could give its suggestions for the resolution of Established: 2017 theD Kashmir issue. Mobile: 94195 81530, 94197 77355 www.gcetkashmir.ac.in “There is no question of involving the Hurriyat in the Indo-Pak talks.” Union Minister of Stale for Home Srip- e-mail ID: [email protected] rakash Jaiswal told reporters here. However, he said the Centre has opened its doors for Government College of the Hurriyat to give its suggestions for the resolution of the Kashmir issue. “Now the onus lies on the Hurriyat Confer- Engineering & Technology ence as to when they want to come forward in this regard.” he said, adding the Government was ready to hold dialogue Safapora,Ganderbal, Kashmir-193504 with any group in Kashmir over the issue. Chairman of the moderate Hurriyat faction Mirwaiz Umer Farooq who along with eight separatist leaders from No: GCET/20/382 Kashmir had visited Pakistan earlier this month, had said Dated: 19-06-2020 that the conglomerate should be included in the Indo-Pak dialogue process to find an amicable solution to the Kash- mir problem. Claiming that the situation in Jammu and Cancellation Notice Kashmir was better now than at any time during the last 15 years. Jaiswal said the UPA government had taken several steps, including the current round of Indo-Pak dialogue, Subject: Cancellation of e-tender to bring peace in the State. “Tourist traffic is increasing in Kashmir, which is an indicator for the improvement in the situation here. We have also extended the duration of The e-Tender invited by this office for the deployment of security Amarnath Yatra from 30 to 45 days.” he said services in GCET at Safapora Ganderbal /Temporary campus at He said the improvement was possible due to the GDC Sumbal, Bandipora Kashmir vide no E-NIT NO : 01 of 2020 economic package provided by Prime Minister Manmo- han Singh. Referring to the northeast. Jaiswal expressed Dated: 10-02 -2020 is hereby Cancelled. ‘satisfaction’ over the situation there and said talks were in progress at various levels in that region Sd/- On the naxal menace prevalent in different parts of the DIPK-1927/20 country, Jaiswal asked the affected States to find a solution P r i n c i p a l themselves. “A solution to end the naxal problem has to DIPK-1920/20 GCET Safapora, come from the States affected by it.” he said, lauding the efforts of West Bengal in this regard. Ganderbal. (Kashmir Observer, 21 June, 2005)

Srinagar, Apr 23, KNT: The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher com- munity employed in private schools has been badly affected. "It was the month of March when we were expecting the salaries to be released but now, given the coronavirus pandemic, we have no hope either. Our struggle has gotten worse, to say the least," Manzoor Dar, a private school teacher from Shopian told KNT. He added, "As we are observing that the administration is taking various steps to combat the epidemic crises of coronavirus like relief work, advance Sunday Observer

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n new year’s eve I was talk- for it were: industry unpreparednes- development. More than 60% of worlds and Steel explains that China’s central- ing to my friend on skype. We sand markets still unripe for massive 5G equipment is provided by China, ized rulers who were more concerned Faheem Jeelani usually catch up after every digitalization. My friend Mohsin argued through its main tech companies Hua- about holding onto their empire favored few days. At times talking for against it. It was technology for him. He wei and ZTE. For China, 5G is the means Europe’s surge. To avoid political frag- hours.O With best friends time evapo- expected massive strides in this decade. to assert its strength to rest of the world. mentation Chinese emperors banned rates. Horas Volat as they say in Latin. Six months into the new decade and Why is China eager not to miss this op- voyages. I don’t exactly remember what triggered it seems both of us were right. The co- portunity? To understand its genesis I Of course, imperialism later on China in few our point of discussion: but now in hind- vid-19 pandemic has thrown all possi- remember what Winston Churchill once came into picture and West was to vastly sight it was a very insightful discourse. bilities out. We are looking at a change said, ‘The farther backward you look, benefit from the riches of its conquered decades has World was entering into a new de- not only at political level but almost at the farther forward you are likely to see.’ colonies. History at times takes turns on turned its cade. We listed out companies and busi- all levels. Roughly between 1750 and 20th cen- the whims of an egoistic king or general. nesses that will flourish in the new de- With most of the people working tury nearly all explanations for why Remarkably true. economy around. cade. Historically previous predictions from home, schools holding classes on- West ruled were variations on the long Things however have changed. Chi- have almost all fallen on dead ground. line, universities operating, the amount term lock-in-theme. The most popular na in few decades has turned its econo- With the amount No one had imagined on 31st December of data consumption has surged through version being that Europeans were sim- my around. With the amount of supply of supply chain 2009 that Amazon and Apple would grow skies. The current technologies are not ply culturally superior to everyone else. chain markets that China controls, it is its business almost 10 times in 2010s. capable enough of transmitting high The oriental writers further fueled this nearly responsible for 80% of world’s markets that Amazon of course has out grown from speeds to large populations. In this event theory. The Europeans believed that exports, and advent of a new technology China controls, it is an online retailer and has invested heav- 5G technology becomes important. It is they were conquering everyone else be- where it is a key player, it will be very ily into web services and cloud comput- capable of providing speeds in excess of cause culture made them do it. hard for West to undermine China. Sim- nearly responsible ing. Apple has grown from a niche mar- 1GiG. This was unthinkable 5 years back. Right through the twentieth cen- ply blaming it for the novel virus and ket into a global corporate giant with This not only means access to high speeds tury a complicated dance went on in the expecting an alternative to China, isn’t for 80% of world's foot prints almost all over the world. If for end users but potentially transform- West as historians uncovered facts that going to be so easy. exports, and you had invested $1000 in Apple shares ing how we operate right now. Its utili- did not seem to fit the long-term lock-in We’re already seeing the conse- on 31st December 2009, it would be worth zation is in smart machines which need stories. For instance, no one now dis- quences. China is punishing India in advent of a new $13000 now! An increase of 1200%. Clear- no human intervention, driver-less cars, putes that when Europe’s great age of the Ladakh region, for cozying up to US. ly technology was at the forefront in health care, manufacturing. maritime discovery was just beginning, With its modern army and muscle pow- technology where 2010s, but what about 2020s? To think of it, the world even though Chinese navigation was more advanced. er, China is no pushover. it is a key player I argued that we will be in for a sur- had made huge strides in last century, Chinese sailor’s already knew the coasts Without falling into hyperboles, the prise. New technologies would emerge yet it was reluctant to disregard old of India, Arabia, Africa. covid pandemic may not change history but not take over as we expect them. habits. Our way of working and func- When a Chinese admiral Zheng He but it will certainly accelerate it. The Bit coins, big data will exist but its cli- tioning is primitive. It is an industrial sailed from China for Sri-lanka in 1405 change that our world was in need of mate that is going to hog the limelight revolution era mode of operation where he led nearly three hundred vessels. His may happen sooner, than we expected. in 2020s. Industries and companies that productivity is measured by the amount treasure ships had advanced rudders, In Aldous Huxley’s terms it may not be a invest in alternatives to fossil fuels will of hours you work. It made sense when elaborate signaling devices and magnet- brave new world, but it certainly will be emerge out.I had my reasons. Working a worker had to put certain hours to ex- ic compasses. Compared to this Colum- a different world. in ICT industry, over last few years I tract work from mechanical machines. bus barely knew where he was, let alone witnessed there have been multiple With technology at hand it doesn’t mat- where he was going. Faheem Gundroo is anICT Engineer plans to enhance technologies and move ter. It is more about smart work. Produc- So why did China lag behind? Where based in Dubai, with interest in travel, towards digitalization but things largely tivity has new benchmarks. did it lose out to West? Geographer Jar- history and current affairs. have grown slowly. Couple of reasons There is a very interesting side to 5G ed Diamond in his classic Guns, Germs Email: [email protected]

... How China and India Came to Lethal Blows Beijing saw a threat in New Delhi’s steady improvement of borderland infrastructure and renewed Indian claims on disputed territory.

Aksai Chin and reaches , an Indian India protested. On June 6, Indian and Chinese hailed both summits as harbingers of a new strategic Ajai Shukla military base and landing ground for the Indian Air military officers started talks to de-escalate the cri- convergence with China. The Wuhan summit partic- Force, about 12 miles from , which sis. The Chinese agreed to vacate some positions. On ularly had significant outcomes that were described ensions between Indian and Chinese separates Ladakh from Xinjiang. the evening of June 15, an Indian Army patrol set out as building a “consensus” between the two sides to troops have simmered since early May The road, which includes 37 bridges built over to verify whether the Chinese had withdrawn from deal with border tensions. in the remote, high Karakoram moun- snow-fed rivers, took 19 years to construct, providing positions on the Indian side of the Line of Actual India’s opposition parties are portraying Mr. Mo- Ttains that separate India’s northern La- India the ability to move its troops with much great- Control. di’s embrace of Mr. Xi as a grave misjudgment. The dakh region from the alkaline desert of Aksai er speed toward and Karakoram Pass. According to the Indian officials, the Chinese outrage over the killing of Indian soldiers leaves Mr. Chin, which is claimed by India but controlled On Oct. 21, India’s defense minister, Rajnath Singh, had not withdrawn as agreed, and several hundred Modi’s strongman image dented and confronts him by China and abuts its Xinjiang province. inaugurated a major bridge on the road, which made Chinese soldiers ambushed the Indian patrol. The with the difficult choice of appearing to stand up to It is a forbidding landscape of cold deserts, it completely operational even in the summer melt, Chinese claim they were on their own side of the China while preventing a full-scale war. Mr. Modi’s snow-capped peaks, sparse vegetation and freezing when the rivers are in spate. Line of Actual Control when the Indian soldiers party has responded by aggressively arguing that the temperature about 14,000 feet above sea level. On China saw the road as reducing the power asym- crossed over and attacked them. fallen Indian soldiers killed 43 Chinese soldiers, de- Monday evening, in a brutal hand-to-hand battle, metry between the two countries and threatening its While both Indian and Chinese soldiers carry spite the absence of any proof. Chinese soldiers killed at least 20 Indian soldiers interests. Two and a half months earlier, an aggres- weapons when they patrol the border, it has been Some analysts believe that just as Mao Zedong with wooden staves and nail-studded clubs, in the sive political move flaunting the muscular national- a longstanding practice, in accordance with agree- strengthened his control over China by going to war severest escalation of the dispute on the Sino-Indi- ism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “New India” ments signed by the two countries in 1996 and 2005, with India in 1962 and crushing it militarily, Mr. Xi an frontier in decades. had not gone unnoticed in Beijing. On Aug. 5, Mr. not to use firearms during patrol clashes. Brutal is burnishing his strongman image by slapping down British colonial authorities bequeathed India a Modi’s government unilaterally abolished the con- hand-to-hand fighting followed in which the Chinese an India that is growing uncomfortably close to the border with China that was neither delineated on a stitutionally guaranteed semiautonomous status of killed at least 20 Indian soldiers with wooden staves United States. map nor demarcated on the ground. After China in- the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is and nail-studded clubs, pushing some of the wounded Mr. Modi, his China policy in tatters, confronts vaded Tibet in 1950 and the two Asian giants sought disputed among India, Pakistan and China. over the steep cliffs overlooking the . the question, should New Delhi accept assistance to formalize their frontier, the territorial dispute Mr. Modi also bifurcated the state into two feder- Beijing has admitted that there were Chinese from Washington to handle the crisis? Since May, emerged. The Sino-Indian border dispute involves ally administered territories: Jammu and Kashmir, casualties but has not given any details. New Delhi American political officials have communicated about 13, 500 square miles in Ladakh and Aksai Chin and Ladakh. India’s home minister and Mr. Modi’s has not officially claimed any count of Chinese casu- Washington’s support to New Delhi repeatedly, but and about 35,000 square miles in the northeastern In- confidante, Amit Shah, insisted in the Indian Parlia- alties either, but the Indian press and social media Mr. Modi has replied that India is capable of han- dian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China calls ment that both Pakistani-controlled Kashmir and claim, with no evidence, that 43 Chinese soldiers dling the situation and that diplomatic and intelli- South Tibet. Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin belonged to India. were killed. gence support from Washington would suffice. In 1962, the border dispute flared into a war. Chi- Beijing objected. Hua Chunying, a spokesman Only on Wednesday did Mr. Modi discover his For the Sino-India border, the current ten- na won conclusively but retreated after a cease-fire for China’s foreign affairs ministry, described Mr. voice and declare that “peace-loving” India would sions have destroyed the existing playbook, to what were broadly its prewar positions. That de Modi’s move as undermining China’s territorial sov- ensure that the deaths of its soldiers would not go which had maintained peace since 1993, when the facto border, which is called the Line of Actual Con- ereignty, described it as “inclusion of the Chinese in vain. India’s foreign minister, who rarely holds two sides signed the Border Peace and Tranquil- trol, is patrolled by both armies. Occasional unarmed territory” into Indian administrative jurisdiction back in railing against Pakistan, was restrained in lity Agreement. clashes have taken place over the years despite five and warned, “Such practice is unacceptable and will his criticism of Beijing and agreed with his Chinese If China withdraws from the Indian-claimed agreements aimed at reducing the risk of combat. not come into force.” counterpart to “cool down” tensions on the ground territory it has occupied, the two sides could nego- China has built a network of roads and tracks Between May and June, the Chinese military “as soon as possible.” tiate new border agreements and operating proce- on its side of the Line of Actual Control, but the seized about 40 square miles of Indian territory, in- With China not stepping back from the territory dures. But if China holds on to what it has gained, Chinese military has consistently objected to In- cluding an area known as the Galwan River valley. it has captured and the deaths of Indian soldiers, India would most certainly shift more overtly toward dia’s far slower but steady improvement of bor- The high ridges of the Galwan valley overlook the India’s beleaguered opposition parties are corner- Washington. derland infrastructure. strategic Darbuk--Daulat Beg Oldi road lead- ing the government and asking: Can Mr. Modi, who New York Tiems One of the key Indian projects is the construc- ing toward Aksai Chin and Karakoram Pass. The sei- makes political capital out of his muscularity in deal- tion of the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi road in La- zure of the Galwan River valley allows the Chinese ing with Pakistan, adopt an entirely different set of (Ajai Shukla, a retired Indian Army colonel, is a dakh, cutting through treacherous mountain ridges Army to watch the road and, when necessary, bring standards in dealing with China? consulting editor for the Business Standard newspa- as high as 16,000 feet. The road runs almost paral- down artillery fire to preclude its use, rendering a After the Doklam crisis, Mr. Modi met Mr. Xi per in New Delhi) lel to the disputed border with Chinese-controlled significant strategic asset inoperative. in Wuhan in 2018 and in India last year. Mr. Modi Sunday| 21-06-2020

Sorry Is Not Just Trust Science, Ignore Another Word, It Has Power To Heal Beverly Engel

t this crucial time in our history, when the brutal The Conspiracy Theorists death of George Floyd has seemingly created a mo- ment of reckoning in our country, apology has be- come more important than ever. One by one, peo- Conspiracy theorists are often neither malevolent nor unintelligent pleA and companies are stepping up to apologise for the way the police have treated black people, for the inherent racism in the US, and for not recognising the horrible fear and hu- miliation this racism has inflicted on the black people. ew weeks ago, I took an un- with one concluding that "educa- to change. Most of my patients NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently apologised comfortable trip down the tion may undermine the reasoning aren't willing to give up their deep- for not listening to players and admitted the league was rabbit hole of Covid-19 con- processes and assumptions that rooted beliefs or habits after a sin- wrong about protests. Volkswagen apologised for posting a Yoo Jung Kim spiracy theory videos. As a are reflected in conspiracy belief." gle office visit, so I remain open to racist video promoting its new Golf 8 on the company's of- Fnewly minted M.D. who will soon The average Covid-19 conspiracy an ongoing conversation. Over the ficial Instagram page. And black people and other people of be taking care of patients at a safe- theorist has probably never re- course of many visits, my patients colour are receiving messages from white people they used ty-net hospital on the frontlines of ceived the training needed to in- get to know me and understand to be close to, saying they are sorry for their previous racist an ongoing pandemic, I was espe- terpret complex academic papers. that I want the best for them. By behaviours. cially pained by what I saw. There I couldn't send them one of the doz- fostering a sense of mutual respect, Apology is not just a social nicety, something we do to was the infamous "Plandemic" ens of research articles I've read I can often nudge them toward be polite. It is an important social ritual, a way of showing A second allure of video, which asserts that a cabal of over the past months and expect healthy behaviours, like taking respect and empathy for the wronged person or persons. conspiracy theories may elite individuals and organisations them to grasp its nuances. Yet, if their medications or taking action- Conversely, by not giving a genuine apology we show dis- is using Covid-19 to cement power. I were to challenge them on their able steps to quit smoking. respect towards the person or the people we have harmed. be that they allow the There were also false claims that beliefs, it wouldn't be surprising if So, now, when I encounter a In addition to expressing respect and empathy, there are believer to lay claim to a the new coronavirus was created they accused me of being the one Covid-19 conspiracy theorist, I ap- several other reasons why apologising to those we have secret truth that is not limited with the backing of Bill Gates, for who hadn't done my due diligence proach the conversation like this: I hurt or harmed is so important: the purposes of diminishing our in researching Covid-19. Conspir- empathise with them, acknowledg- . Apologising shows that we care about the other per- by one's level of wealth or freedoms. son's feelings. education. Previous studies Watching the videos pushed Fortunately, physicians have a powerful tool to . Apologising shows that we are capable of taking re- me to think about why so many sponsibility for our actions. have demonstrated that viewers gravitate toward them persuade patients on a wide range of issues, from . By apologising to another person he or she no longer lower education levels - and how best to counter their smoking to vaccines: motivational interviewing, a form of feels that we are a threat to them and often, our apology correspond with increased misinformation. On both of those conversation therapy used to assess and guide patients in the quiets their anger. fronts, my experiences working . By apologising to someone we hurt or harmed we vali- reliance on conspiratorial with patients have taught me process of making positive changes. As a part of motivational date their feelings and their perceptions. explanations, with one valuable lessons. interviewing, I ask my patients about their biggest barriers to I have specialised in working with former victims of concluding that "education I've learned that conspiracy changing their minds or habits; this way, I know which worries child abuse for nearly forty years. Time after time I hear theorists are often neither ma- or misinformation to try to address from clients that the one thing they wish for more than any- may undermine the reasoning levolent nor unintelligent. Rather, thing else, the one thing they believe can help them to heal many are afraid of their own pow- from the abuse they suffered, is an acknowledgment from processes and assumptions erlessness, and these theories of- acy theories abound because they ing that Covid-19 is horrifying and their parents (or other offenders) about how they mistreat- that are reflected in fer them a semblance of control. are easy to understand and fit neat- that we all want our loved ones to ed them and an apology for the harm they caused. Once in conspiracy belief." The Believing that Covid-19 was per- ly within their own twisted inter- be safe. I tell them that I don't trust a while I have even been a witness to the healing that can petuated by organisations with nal logic. The truth is often hope- the conclusions of some of the con- come when a survivor receives a meaningful apology. The average Covid-19 conspiracy evil intentions allows conspiracy lessly complicated, but the best lies spiracy videos on the internet, and reason why this kind of apology is so healing: the survivor theorist has probably never theorists to affix their anxiety are simple and easy to believe. I offer to refer them to more trust- finally feels validated. onto a big, bad villain, rather than Fortunately, physicians have worthy sources of information. Validation is the recognition and acceptance of anoth- received the training needed acknowledge our collective pow- a powerful tool to persuade pa- Even if they don't change their er person's thoughts, feelings, sensations, and behaviours to interpret complex academic erlessness against the whims of tients on a wide range of issues, mind, they know that I take their as understandable. In the case of survivors of abuse it is nature. It helps allay existential from smoking to vaccines: motiva- concerns seriously. The conversa- a statement that their reactions and emotions are normal, papers. I couldn't send them fears regarding the indifferent, ar- tional interviewing, a form of con- tion about Covid-19 will be an on- for example: "Of course you were frightened by my anger. one of the dozens of research bitrary universe we live in. I recog- versation therapy used to assess going one, but in time, I hope that I was out of control." This not only validates their experi- articles I've read over the past nise these emotions because I have and guide patients in the process evidence-based views will win the ence and their perceptions but normalises their reaction. seen them time and time again in of making positive changes. As conspiracy theorists over. Apologies such as this also acknowledge that the per- months and expect them to my patients who are hesitant to a part of motivational interview- Viral misinformation has pro- son was indeed harmed and has a right to feel hurt or an- heed medical advice, either due to ing, I ask my patients about their liferated during the pandemic, and gry. This kind of validation is incredibly healing. We all misinformation or due to a reluc- biggest barriers to changing their many of our friends and families want our feelings to be acknowledged, especially when our tance to change their habits. minds or habits; this way, I know have been afflicted. Fortunately, feelings have been hurt or we have been emotionally dam- A second allure of conspiracy which worries or misinformation there is a potential cure: healthy aged by an act. We want the other person to show us that theories may be that they allow to try to address. I never resort to doses of active listening, empathy, they know they have harmed us. the believer to lay claim to a secret guilt-tripping, fearmongering, or patience, and respect. Even today, for many, having someone accept responsi- truth that is not limited by one's ridicule, because those who feel bility for wrongdoing and express remorse for the harm he level of wealth or education. Pre- their beliefs are being threatened Yoo Jung Kim works at a or she caused is far more healing than any punishment the vious studies have demonstrated become even more entrenched in safety-net hospital in San Jose, wrongdoer would ever be forced to experience. that lower education levels cor- their views. California. -undark.org One simple apology can melt even the hardest of hearts, respond with increased reliance At the end of every discussion, and tear down the strongest of walls. on conspiratorial explanations, I reassess my patients' willingness Beverly Engel has been a psychotherapist and author

How To Stay Calm And Fight The Odds

perspective, which can victimise or Bryan E. Robinson empower you. When you look for the upside of an uncertain situation and fig- "If uncertainty is unacceptable to ure out what you can control and what you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly you can't, it's easier to develop uncer- acceptable, it turns into increased alive- tainty tolerance and accept whatever is ness, alertness, and creativity." beyond your control. -Eckhart Tolle Studies show that attitude certainty leads to endurance and levelheaded- ncertainty is an unavoidable ness; whereas attitude uncertainty can part of life. None of us knows lead to doubt and anxiety. One way to the future, so we must live cultivate attitude certainty is to look with a certain amount of it. for the upside of the quarantine con- ButU life's inevitable uncertainty is like strictions. When we can't control what's sulfuric acid for the primitive "survive happening, we can shift into our thrive brain," saddled with the hefty respon- mind and challenge ourselves to con- sibility to keep us safe. When it doesn't trol the way we respond to what's hap- know what's around the corner, it can't pening. That's where our power lies. keep us out of harm's way. It can go Nobody and no situation can take that haywire when certainty is questioned away unless we give it away. instantly arousing your fight-or-flight Other best practices are to extricate reaction, kicking you in the pants in the "cans" from the "cannots." That in- an attempt to spur you to action and volves seeing if we can find the oppor- get you to safety. If you're intolerant tunity in the difficulty and dwell on of uncertainty, odds are you will have positive aspects of life where we can more anxiety than average and will do make a difference. We can consider the almost anything in your power to avoid personal resources at our fingertips, in- or extinguish it. The problem is, it's im- stead of the limitations, and brainstorm possible to eliminate all uncertainty. In possibilities. And we can remind our- order to live fully, freely, and happily, selves how our resources provide op- we must be able to tolerate uncertainty, reveal cancer? Will I get the job? Who's risks after a car crash than after a se- that scares us or the drastic changes, portunities to learn about our strengths which bolsters our "thrive brain." in the house when the alarm goes off, ries of psychological setbacks. Patients the uncontrollable and the unknown and positive qualities and put them into If you have uncertainty intoler- friend or foe? Who lurks underneath with cancer who have an intolerance to that scare us. Meanwhile, once we stay practice to grow. ance, it can cause tremendous anxiety. the clown makeup? The ground be- uncertainty develop thought patterns informed and follow what the experts Internal chatter can either boost Your survive brain is constantly up- neath you opens up, threatening to to avoid the negative fears of the pos- tell us, our best ally is uncertainty tol- self-control and uncertainty tolerance dating your world, making judgments swallow you, or so it feels. Sometimes sibility of death, and they slip deeper erance, which comes from cultivating and help us thrive. Or it can overes- about what's safe and what isn't. Due to the survive brain prefers to know an into mental distress. And research what social scientists call attitude cer- timate threats and undermine our its disdain for uncertainty, it makes up outcome one way or another to take the shows that you're calmer anticipating tainty. When you choose your perspec- growth. It helps to avoid negative, cata- all sorts of untested stories hundreds edge off. It's more stressful wondering pain than anticipating uncertainty of tive instead of letting it choose you, this strophic self-talk and use positive self- of times a day because to the mind, un- if you'll get to your meeting on time pain. British researchers discovered form of attitude certainty can keep you talk that comforts and reassures us. The certainty equals danger. The survive than knowing you'll be late. It's more that study participants who knew for calm, cool and collected. more stable and resilient your thrive brain, because it's hard-wired with anxiety-inducing to know you'll di- sure they would receive a painful elec- While avoiding uncertainty is brain's tolerance for uncertainty, the what scientists call a negativity bias, vorce than being unsure of it. And it's tric shock felt calmer and less agitated adaptive in that it keeps you safe and more likely you can offset the negativity assumes the worst, over-personalises more fearful not knowing if you're go- than those who were told they only had sound, the cocoon your primitive brain bias and your survive brain's fears and threats, and jumps to conclusions. It ing to get sacked than knowing for sure a 50 per cent chance of getting the elec- constructs can be a virtual prison. The flourish- regardless of the uncertain cir- overestimates threats and underesti- you lost your job. tric shock. same assumptions that keep you safe cumstance in your life. mates your ability to handle them - all Scientists have found that job un- As a result of the Covid-19 pandem- permeate every sphere of your life and in the name of survival. certainty takes a greater toll on your ic, things are different, and the uncer- can prevent you from growing, taking Waiting in the unknown can feel health than actually losing the job. Sta- tainty of what the future holds looms, necessary risks, and reaching your Bryan Robinson is a professor Emeritus like torture by a million tiny cuts. Will tistics show you're more likely to main- breeding unease, fear, and anxiety. But dreams. The most powerful antidote at the University of North Carolina. I contact the coronavirus? Will the MRI tain the stamina to continue taking we can ask ourselves if it's the virus against uncertainty anxiety is your -Psychology Today Life&Times Sunday| 21.06.2020 06 Scientists Call For Retraction Of Study Claiming Coronavirus Spread Is Mainly Airborne

Press Trust Of India ences in disease control policy ear regressions, which they said between these places, including is not consistent with infectious ore than 40 scien- broader variation in face mask disease dynamics. tists have signed an policy. The scientists also reasoned open letter calling "In one critical example, the that factors like demographics, for the retraction of paper asserts that after April 3, public policies, and contact be- Ma study which made "extraordi- the only difference in regulatory haviours of people in Wuhan, nary claims" that airborne trans- measures between NYC and the Italy, and NYC were treated as mission could be the dominant US lies in face coverings on April equivalent, which they added mode of spread of COVID-19. 17 in NYC. This is verifiably false, was inappropriate. The study, which was pub- based on widely available sourc- "Any one of the above issues in lished last week in the journal es," the open letter noted. isolation would be cause for seri- PNAS, compared COVID-19 case "It is flatly untrue that there ous concern, but in combination, counts and measures enforced were no other regulatory differ- they are alarming," the open let- in China's Wuhan city, Italy, and ences between NYC and the rest ter noted. New York City in the US, and not- of the US on those dates," it said. "While masks are almost cer- ed that wearing of face masks in The open letter said the study's tainly an effective public health public corresponds to the most analysis ignored the lag between measure for preventing and effective means to prevent the changes in disease transmission and slowing the spread of SARS- spread of COVID-19. changes in reported case counts. CoV-2, the claims presented in In the open letter, scientists in- It said the policy implemen- this study are dangerously mis- cluding Noah Haber from Stan- tation dates considered in the leading and lack any basis in evi- ford University in the US, said study are extremely poor proxies dence," the scientists said. the PNAS study had method- for mass behaviours, including Due to the scale, scope, and in- ological design flaws and made social distancing and mask use. tensity of the issues in the PNAS "easily falsifiable claims." "Dates of policy implementa- study, and the immediacy of the According to the open let- tion were concurrent with an decisions being made based on ter, the main conclusions of the enormous set of changes across its conclusions, they believe it study are based on the compari- society which plausibly affect- is now impossible to correct or son of disease control measures, ed reported incidence of CO- extend debate on the research case count trends within and VID-19," the scientists noted in within the academic literature. between Wuhan, Italy, and New the open letter. "Accordingly, we ask that the York City (NYC). According to the scientists, editorial board of PNAS retract However, it said the PNAS case counts in the PNAS study this paper immediately," they study ignored other clear differ- were modelled with simple lin- said.

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Agencies Agencies was also evidence that starting Last Date to Apply: 30-06-2020 smoking increased individuals' SYDNEY- Researchers have found Application mode: Apply online LONDON- Being lonely may loneliness. that vitamin D can mitigate chemo- Short Url: www.b4s.in/observer/AKT5 make it harder to quit smoking "Our finding that smoking may therapy-induced gastrointestinal Scholarship Name 3: ICMR Centenary-Post Doctoral as the researchers now say there also lead to more loneliness is mucositis -- a painful inflammation Research Fellowship Scheme 2020 is evidence for a causal link be- tentative, but it is in line with and ulceration of the digestive tract. tween the prolonged experience other recent studies that identi- Gastrointestinal mucositis is one DESCRIPTION: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has announced this of loneliness and smoking. fied smoking as a risk factor for adverse outcome of chemotherapy fellowship for PhD/MD/MS degree holders in India. The aim of the fellowship scheme By applying a novel research poor mental health," said study that has plagued cancer sufferers is to foster high-quality research opportunities to talented and young PhD/MD/MS method - Mendelian randomi- senior author Dr Jorien Treur. for years and, for which, no effective degree holders in the areas of basic science, communicable and non-communicable sation - which uses genetic and The team also investigated the treatment currently exists. diseases, and reproductive health including nutrition at ICMR Institutes/Centers. surveys data from hundreds of relationship between loneliness The findings showed that vita- prove the efficacy of certain anti- ELIGIBILITY: Indian PhD/MS/MD degree holder within 3 years of completing his/ thousands of people, the team and alcohol use and abuse and min D could potentially mitigate in- cancer drugs. her PhD/MS/MD or hold a provisional PhD/MS/MD degree who are less than 32 found that loneliness appears to found no clear evidence for a flamed intestinal tracts and provide The researchers are now working years of age can apply for this fellowship. lead to an increased likelihood of causal relationship there. relief to cancer patients. on ways to enhance the activity of PRIZES & REWARDS: Selected scholars will get consolidated fellowship grant of smoking behaviour. According to the Office of Na- The study, published in the journal vitamin D in the intestine as a more "We found evidence to suggest tional Statistics (ONS), during Supportive and Palliative Care, high- viable option for treating gastroin- INR 50,000 per month, house rent allowance, contingency grant of INR 3 lakhs per that loneliness the first month lights the limited options for easing testinal mucositis. annum and other benefits. leads to increased of the lockdown, the gastrointestinal side effects of "We know that Vitamin D defi- Last Date to Apply: 30-06-2020 smoking, with the equivalent of chemotherapy, singling out Vitamin nitely does more than help absorbs Application mode: Interested candidates have to apply to this address by post, the people more likely 7.4 million people D and probiotics as the most prom- calcium, but we need to better un- address is - Attention of Director General: Dr. NC Jain Scientist-G and Head, Human to start smoking, said their well- ising. derstand and optimise its action in Resource Planning and Development Department, Indian Medical Research Head- to smoke more being was affected "We already know that Vitamin the gut before we can be 100 per quarters, Ansari Nagar, New Delh cigarettes, and to through feeling D helps in the absorption of cal- cent confident that it could be a Short Url: www.b4s.in/observer/ICD1 be less likely to lonely. cium, but new findings suggest it treatment option for gastrointestinal quit," said co-lead Lonely people may also play an important role in mucositis," said study researcher An- Scholarship Name 4: EWS Scholarship for Class author Robyn Wootton from the were more likely than others to chemotherapy-induced intestinal drea Stringer. 10 Passed Students 2020 University of Bristol in the UK. be struggling to find things to help mucositis," said study lead author Probiotics (live bacteria and yeast) DESCRIPTION: Buddy4Study India Foundation invites scholarship applications from There was evidence that being them cope and were also less likely Cyan Sylvester from the University of have also been widely promoted for Class 10 passed students studying in Class 11 and 12 for EWS Scholarship. The schol- lonelier increases the likelihood to feel they had support networks South Australia. digestive health and there is evi- of starting smoking, the number to fall back on, the study said. "The severity and progression of dence they reduce the severity of arship program is meant to support students belonging to Economically Weaker of cigarettes smoked per day and "We are still yet to see the full various gastrointestinal diseases, diarrhoea and abdominal pain, but Sections (EWS) of the society. decreases the likelihood of suc- effects of the coronavirus pan- such as irritable bowel syndrome researchers have not been able to es- ELIGIBILITY: The scholarship is open for Class 10 passed students studying in Class cessfully quitting. demic on alcohol and cigarette and colorectal cancer, is associated tablish the direct effect of probiotics 11 and 12. Marks obtained in Class 10 board examination should be at least 50%. The This reflects the trends ob- use in the UK," Wootton said. with Vitamin D deficiency," Sylves- on intestinal function that reduces annual income of the family should be less than INR 6 lakhs per annum. served during the pandemic. This research highlights the ter added. these side effects during and follow- PRIZES & REWARDS: Selected students will get scholarship of INR 10,000 YouGov's Covid-19 tracker sug- need for smokers suffering from "It appears that Vitamin D helps ing cancer treatment. Last Date to Apply: 30-06-2020 gests 2.2 million people across loneliness to be given support suppress inflammation and en- "Vitamin D shows the most prom- Application mode: Online applications only the UK are smoking more than to stop, to improve not just their hances the function of T-cells which ise and could prove the key hormone they were before lockdown. health and wellbeing but also to boosts immunity," she explained. to alleviate suffering for cancer pa- Short Url: www.b4s.in/observer/EWS1 In the other direction, there help reduce their loneliness. Vitamin D is also thought to im- tients," the study authors wrote. Business

news Sunday| 21-06-2020 7 Muslims, Jews have higher After 3-Month Closure, COVID-19 death rate, UK Makkah Mosques To Reopen

figures indicate Agencies affairs ministry. Some 1,500 holy sites are Agencies are at twice the risk of Chris- RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to preparing to welcome visitors, tian males, and Jewish wom- reopen from Sunday mosques the channel reported, showing LONDON: The death rate en are also at higher risk,” in Makkah, the holiest city in footage of workers disinfecting from COVID-19 in England said Nick Stripe, Head of Life , after they were closed floors and carpets. and Wales is higher among Events at the ONS, adding that for three months due to the Co- The decision comes weeks people who identify as Mus- more research was needed to vid-19 coronavirus pandemic, before the haj, the annual Mus- lims, Jews, Hindus or Sikh explain this. state television reported. lim pilgrimage to Makkah. than Christians or those with The mortality rate among The kingdom has taken re- While the haj is set to be no stated religion, Britain’s Muslim men was 98.9 deaths strictive measures against the held in late July, authorities statistics office said on Friday. per 100,000 and 98.2 deaths per virus, particularly in Makkah, are yet to announce if it will go The latest figures from the 100,000 for women. For those but the number of new coro- ahead or be cancelled. Office for National Statistics who said they had no reli- navirus cases has notably in- Outside Makkah, also reflected previous studies gion in Britain’s 2011 census, creased in recent days. mosques elsewhere in the which showed that black and the figure was 80.7 deaths per “The mosques in the holy country reopened at the end other ethnic minority groups 100,000 males and 47.9 deaths city will begin to reopen their of May, but with strict rules had a far higher risk of death per 100,000 females. doors to the faithful on Sun- imposing social distancing from the disease than those The findings coincide with day after three months of clo- and other measures. with white ethnicity. more statistics which show sure due to the coronavirus The hardest hit Gulf state, According to the ONS, that black and Asian people pandemic,” the state-run Al- Saudi Arabia has reported over which examined data from the in England and Wales were Ekhbariya channel reported, 150,000 virus cases, including start of March until May 15, at higher risk from the novel Un Orders Probe Into “Systemic Racism” citing a decision by the Islamic nearly 1,200 deaths. - AFP the mortality rate among Mus- coronavirus. lims was higher than any oth- Figures showed that the After Black Man’s Killing In Us er group, with those who were highest mortality rate was Jewish, Hindu or Sikh also among black men at 255.7 per Agencies Africa...the Human Rights lied out of doing it - and hold showing higher death rates. 100,000 compared to a rate of Council has heard the the United States account- US threatens UAE “With ethnicity included, 87 deaths per 100,000 white Geneva: The UN Human plight of African and people able,” he said in a statement. (this) demonstrates that a males. The death rate was Rights Council on Friday of African descent calling The Trump administra- with sanctions over Syria substantial part of the differ- 119.8 per 100,000 for black condemned discriminatory for equal treatment and ap- tion, which quit the forum ence in mortality...between women and 52 per 100,000 for and violent policing after plication of equal rights for two years ago alleging bias rapprochement religious groups is explained white women. the death of George Floyd in all,” he said. against its ally Israel, made by the different circumstances That echoes an official Minneapolis last month and The Africa group had no immediate comment. US in which members of these study earlier this month which ordered a report on “systemic made numerous “conces- Ambassador to the UN in Ge- groups are known to live; for found black and Asian people racism” against people of Af- sions” in the negotiations with neva Andrew Bremberg said example, living in areas with in England were up to 50% rican descent. other countries, he added. on Wednesday that his coun- higher levels of socio-econom- more likely to die after becom- The 47-member-state fo- Senegal’s envoy Coly try was “not above scrutiny” ic deprivation and differences ing infected with COVID-19. rum unanimously adopted a Seck, a former council presi- as it grappled with racial dis- in ethnic makeup,” the ONS “Significant differences resolution brought by Afri- dent, welcomed the consen- crimination but was imple- report said. also remain for Bangladeshi, can countries. The mandate sus, telling the talks: “Black menting police reforms after “However, after adjusting Pakistani and Indian men,” also asks UN High Commis- Lives Matter”. Floyd’s killing. for the above, Jewish males Stripe said. sioner for Human Rights Mi- The text was watered During the debate, West- chelle Bachelet to examine down during closed-door ne- ern delegations including government responses to gotiations from an initial Australia, Germany, Italy, Po- peaceful protests, includ- draft explicitly calling for a land and the European Union ing alleged use of excessive UN commission of inquiry on said that the United States Another Iranian Ship force, and deliver findings in racism in the United States should not be singled out. a year’s time. and elsewhere. “This problem does not Is En Route To Venezuela Philonise Floyd, the “It is absurd that the final belong to any one country, brother of the Black man resolution passed by the Unit- it is a problem around the Despite Us Warnings whose death under the knee ed Nations strips mention of world,” said Australian am- Agencies The Syrian Foreign Minis- of a white officer roused the United States, where po- bassador Sally Mansfield. try condemned the American world protests against racial lice kill people, particularly Activists said that Austra- Washington: The US has sanctions as “a crime against Agencies injustice, urged the forum on Black people, at alarmingly lia had been particularly ac- threatened to slap sanctions humanity and a flagrant viola- Wednesday to investigate US higher rates compared to oth- tive in negotiations to take the on the United Arab Emirate as tion of the international law BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – Another Iranian oil tank- police brutality and racial er developed countries,” said spotlight off the United States. Abu Dhabi presses ahead with that targets the livelihood of er is en route to Venezuela, as the Islamic Republic contin- discrimination. Jamil Dakwar of the Ameri- Germany’s ambassador efforts to normalize ties with the Syrians.” ues to defy the U.S.’ warnings about delivering petrol to the Burkina Faso’s Ambassa- can Civil Liberties Union Michael Ungern-Sternberg the Syrian government. US Secretary of State South American nation. dor Desire Sougouri present- (ACLU), which led 600 activ- said: “We are convinced a re- US Special Representative Mike Pompeo called the bans According to the Washington Post, the Iranian ‘Gol- ed the African resolution on ist groups in calling for the port with a broader approach for Syria Engagement James “the beginning of what will san’ fuel tanker is en route to Venezuela and is expected Friday, urging its adoption urgent debate. and less focus on one specific Jeffrey issued the warning be a sustained campaign of by consensus. “The United Nations case would have been more during a press conference on economic and political pres- “It is important to show needs to do its job - not get bul- appropriate”. Washington’s recently enacted sure to deny the Assad regime anti-Syria economic measures, revenue.” known as the Caesar Syria The measures are meant Civilian Protection Act, which to “prevent the Assad regime US Protesters Topple Statue Of Confederate blacklists 39 entities and from securing a military individuals, including Syrian victory” in the fight against General In Washington DC: Report President Bashar al-Assad and foreign-backed terrorists, ac- his wife Asma. cording to US Ambassador to Jeffrey said the US would the UN Kelly Craft. Agencies not exclude the UAE from its The UAE has long been a coercive measures if it vio- supporter of anti-Damascus Washington: Protesters have lates the Caesar Act. terrorists, but in recent years toppled Washington DC’s only “Anyone who engages in it has tried to made over- statue of a Confederate general economic activities, whether tures to Syria as the national and set it on fire, according to in the UAE or in other coun- army inches closer to win the US media, an act labeled a “dis- tries...may be targeted by counter-terrorism battle. grace” by US President Donald these sanctions,” Jeffrey said. In late 2018, Abu Dhabi to dock soon. Trump. The US envoy also rebuked reopened its embassy in In particular, the article claimed that the Golsan will The images, broadcast Abu Dhabi for its policy of Damascus for the first time reach the Venezuelan coast by either Sunday or Monday. on ABC7 News late Friday, rapprochement with the gov- since an Arab diplomatic At the same time, Russ Dallen, the head of the Miami- showed the figure of Albert ernment of Syrian President boycott of Syria. based investment company, was cited as saying that this Pike being pulled down by rope Bashar al-Assad, calling the re- In December 2019, Emi- Iranian ship is not only carrying fuel to Venezuela, but also, before dozens of demonstra- opening of the UAE embassy in rati charge d’affaires Abdul- parts to repair the South American nation’s refineries. tors started chanting “black Damascus a “bad idea.” “The Hakim Naimi praised Assad This latest delivery by comes just a few weeks af- lives matter” and set fire to it. use of force in Washington DC, side the Lincoln Memorial and UAE knows that we absolutely for his “wise leadership,” ter five of their fuel tankers reached the South American Trump tweeted shortly with the president previously near the White House. refuse that countries take such describing relations between country. afterwards, tagging the city’s calling in the National Guard Rolling protests have roiled steps,” he added. the two Arab countries as The five Iranian fuel tankers reportedly delivered 1.5 mayor, that the “D.C. police to quell unrest. the US in recent weeks, fueled The Caesar Act came “solid and special”. million barrels of gasoline to the South American nation, are not doing their job as they Marches and rallies were by the deaths of African Ameri- into effect on Wednesday, six In March 2020, Abu despite the U.S. warnings against entering the Caribbean watch a statue be ripped down held across the United States cans at the hands of police. months after it was signed Dhabi’s Crown Prince Moham- waters and completing this delivery. & burn. These people should be on Friday to demand racial jus- Several monuments de- into law by US President Don- med bin Zayed Al Nahyan held In response to the warnings, the Iranian government immediately arrested. A dis- tice on the Juneteenth holiday, picting Confederate figures ald Trump, targeting individu- a phone conversation with summoned the Swiss ambassador in order to inform the U.S. grace to our Country!” which commemorates the end have been toppled by demon- als and businesses anywhere Assad and vowed to support that the Islamic Republic will respond militarily to any per- The capital’s Democratic of slavery in the country. strators, who have been pro- in the world that operate the war-torn Arab country ceived threat against their vessels. mayor Muriel Bowser and Demonstrators had earlier testing systemic racism, police either directly or indirectly in during the novel coronavirus Trump have jousted over the gathered in Washington out- brutality and injustice. Syria’s economy. 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he Mayor of the city City Mayor promises to protect was present at the launch, led of Leicester has com- a socially-distanced silent dem- ‘Lord of Rings’ mitted to protecting onstration in keeping with the the statue of Mahatma Leicester’s Gandhi statue coronavirus lockdown rules at GandhiT in the heart of the cen- the monument last week, which star Ian Holm dies at 88 tral England city, as an online able to celebrate the life of Bapu was followed up by another petition created to save the un- who was so inspirational in the “Leicester stands with Gandhi- ONDON: British actor Ian der-threat monument attracted creation of modern India and ji” show of support on Friday. Holm, best known for his over 6,000 signatures. such an example to the rest of Leicester City Council has roles in “The Lord of the Peter Soulsby confirmed the world,” he said. said all representations would Rings” trilogy and “Alien”, his support for the monument The bronze statue, which cap- be taken into consideration as hasL died aged 88, the Guardian as the city’s “great pride” in his tures the leader of the Indian free- part of a wider review of the newspaper said on Friday. response to a letter from former dom struggle in his characteristic city’s statues, street and build- The actor, who received an Os- Indian-origin Leicester East MP walking stride in the city’s fa- ing names, which follows simi- car nomination for his performance Keith Vaz, who has been leading mous Belgrave Road Golden Mile, lar initiatives being undertaken in the 1981 film “Chariots of Fire”, a campaign ever since an online came into focus with a “Remove by local authorities around the had died from a Parkinson’s related petition called for the statue’s the Gandhi Statue in Leicester” UK in the wake of anti-racism illness, the paper said. “It is with removal last week. online petition last week alleging Black Lives Matter protests tar- great sadness that the actor Sir Ian “I am delighted to be able to that Gandhi was a “facist, racist independence, non-violence and geting statues with a dubious Holm CBE passed away this morn- give you an absolute assurance and sexual predator”. peace,” notes the petition. slave trade history. ing,” his agent told the paper. — Re- that there is no prospect whatso- A counter petition launched “Together we need to fight “In such a culturally- uters ever of the council agreeing at any on Change.Org this week, “Save for justice and save the statue of diverse city as Leicester, it’s time to the removal of the statue – the statue of Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi,” it adds. important that we respect the It is with great sadness and certainly not while I am May- in Leicester”, has since attract- The sculpture by Kolkata histories of all our communities or,” said Soulsby, the Labour lead- ed thousands of signatures in artist Gautam Pal was unveiled and understand the context for that the actor Sir Ian er of the Leicester City Council. support within days. in 2006 following a fundraising the historical references that Holm CBE passed away this “It was a matter of great “The statue of Mahatma drive by Indian charity Saman- are part of our streetscape and pride that our city with the gen- Gandhi in Leicester should nev- waya Pariwar. Vaz, the Goan- built environment,” a council morning,” erous support of the donors was er be removed as it resembles origin former Labour MP who spokesperson said. K K Y Y SUNDAY   Observers OUT POST

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M 08 21 06 2020 K O C C Fuel Price Today: Petrol, Google Pay Not A Payment Diesel Prices Hiked For System Operator: RBI Tells 14Th Day In A Row. High Court The Reserve Bank of In- cial transactions without the Check Revised Rates dia (RBI) has told the Delhi requisite authorisation from High Court that Google Pay RBI. tate-run oil marketing today in the city is retailing is a third party app provider Mishra has claimed that companies (OMCs) on at Rs 76.11 per litre, 58 paise (TPAP) and does not operate GPay was acting as a pay- SSaturday hiked the price up from Friday's rate of Rs any payment systems. There- ments system provider in vi- of petrol and diesel for the 75.53 a litre. fore, its operations are not olation of the Payments and 14th consecutive day as they Similarly, in Chennai, the in violation of the Payment Settlements Act as it has no continued to adjust retail retail prices of petrol and die- and Settlement System Act valid authorisation from the rates in line with costs after sel on Saturday are Rs 82.27 of 2007, RBI has told a bench central bank of the country an 82-day break from rate re- (45 paise more) a litre and of Chief Justice D N Patel and to carry out such functions. vision amidst the coronavirus Rs 75.29 (52 paise increase) Justice Prateek Jalan. pandemic. Petrol and diesel a litre respectively. The rates RBI has also told the court will now cost Rs 78.88/litre of auto fuels vary from state that since Google Pay does after an increase by 0.51 paise to state because of different not operate any payment and Rs 77.67/litre respectively local taxes and VAT imposed system, it does not find a after an increase by 0.61 paise by state governments. place in the list of autho- in Delhi, according to notifi- In Noida, petrol was retail- rised payment system op- cations from state-run Indian ing at Rs 79.90 per litre while erators published by the Na- Oil Corporation, the country's diesel was selling at Rs 70.33 tional Payments Corporation He has also contended largest fuel retailer. a litre. In Bengaluru and Gu- of India (NPCI). that GPay does not figure The price of petrol and rugram, while petrol today The RBI's submissions in NPCI's list of authorised diesel has increased by Rs was retailing at Rs 81.44 and came in response to a PIL by 'payment systems operators' 5.88/litre and Rs 6.50/litre Rs 77.14 respectively, diesel financial economist Abhijit released on March 20, 2019. respectively since June 9, in in both cities was priced at Mishra who has alleged that The bench said the matter the national capital. Rs 73.86 and Rs 70.20 per Google's mobile payment requires detailed hearing as Petrol, diesel rates in litre respectively. app, Google Pay or GPay in it affects other third party metro cities Crude Oil price "Rogue Actor" China Escalated short, was facilitating finan- apps and listed it on July 22. Border Tension With India, Says US US Sends Back Imported WASHINGTON: The US on Friday peo said. Pompeo said. Shipment From India After criticised the Chinese Army for "es- Over decades, European and Even now, months into the pan- calating" the border tension with In- American companies have invested demic, China has not provided ac- Spotting Insect In It dia and described the ruling Chinese in China with great optimism. It out- cess to live virus samples, facilities, Communist Party as a "rogue actor." sourced supply chains to places like or information about patients in De- Launching a scathing attack on the Shenzhen, opened education institu- cember in Wuhan, he said. Chinese government, US Secretary of tions for PLA-affiliated students and China is pushing disinformation State Mike Pompeo said the Chinese welcomed Chinese state-backed in- and malicious cyber campaigns to Communist Party wants to undo all vestment in their countries, he said. undermine governments and to After today's price revi- Crude oil prices on Friday the progress the free world has made But the CPC decreed an end to drive a wedge between the US and sion, citizens in Kolkata will rose by Rs 52 to Rs 3,008 through institutions like NATO and freedom in Hong Kong, violating an Europe, Mike Pompeo alleged. have to shell out Rs 80. 62 per barrel as participants adopt a new set of rules and norms UN-registered treaty and the rights "It's saddling developing nations for a litre of petrol after a 49 widened their positions on that accommodate Beijing. of its citizens. This is one of many with debt and dependency. It''s paise rise over Friday's rate. firm spot demand. Analysts "The PLA (People's Liberation international treaties the party has strong-arming nations to do business A litre of diesel in the costs said raising of bets by par- Army) has escalated border tensions violated, the secretary said. with Huawei, an arm of the CCP's sur- Rs 73.07 per litre, 54 paise ticipants kept crude prices with India, the world's most popu- "General Secretary Xi Jinping has veillance state. It''s flagrantly attack- more than yesterday’s price higher in futures trade. Glob- lous democracy. It's militarising the greenlighted a brutal campaign of ing European sovereignty by buying of Rs 72.53 a litre. ally, West Texas Intermedi- South China Sea and illegally claim- repression against Chinese Muslims, up ports and critical infrastructure In Mumbai, the retail price ate crude oil rose 1.31 per ing more territory there, threatening a human rights violation on a scale from Piraeus to Valencia," said the top of petrol price was hiked cent to $39.35 per barrel, vital sea lanes," Mike Pompeo said, we haven't seen since World War II. American diplomat. by 49 paise to Rs 85.70 per while Brent Crude was trad- a day after he expressed deep con- Now, the PLA has escalated border "We must take off the golden litre from Rs 85.21 a litre ing up 1.23 per cent at $42.02 dolences to India on the death of 20 tensions with India," he said. blinders of economic ties and see oronavirus has had Switzerland; two live adult recorded on Friday. Diesel per barrel in New York. soldiers in violent clashes with Chi- The clash in Galwan Valley is the that the China challenge isn't just at everyone's antennae Cerambycidae insects on nese troops at the Galwan Valley in biggest confrontation between the the gates; it''s in every capital. Every Cup for a long time. The May 18 inside wood dun- Ladakh early in the week. two militaries after their 1967 clash- investment from a Chinese state- changes are visible for ev- nage in a container of dun- In his virtual address on "Europe es in Nathu La when India lost around owned enterprise should be viewed eryone to see. Just sneeze in nage and steel from Brazil. Blood Plasma From and the China Challenge" during the 80 soldiers while the death count on with suspicion," he said. a public place and passerbys The CBP said its inspectors 2020 Copenhagen Democracy Sum- the Chinese side was over 300. "Europe faces a China challenge, just will stare at you as if you've also discovered live imma- Recovered Patients Safe For mit on Friday, the top American dip- The Chinese soldiers used stones, as the United States does, and just as committed a capital crime. ture Siricidae larva on May lomat said that for many years, the nail-studded sticks, iron rods and our South American, African, Middle Everyone has their reasons 19 inside a container of dun- Covid-19 Treatment: Study West, in an era of hope, believed they clubs in carrying out brutal attacks Eastern, and Asian friends do. As I said of course. And in times of nage and steel from Turkey. large study of 20,000 could change the Chinese Communist on Indian soldiers after they pro- earlier this week to my EU counter- coronavirus, self-care is Cerambycidae are common- hospitalised COVID-19 Party (CCP) and improve the lives of tested the erection of a surveillance parts, I know there''s fear in Europe paramount. Public health ly known as longhorn bee- Apatients who received the Chinese people along the way. post by China on the Indian side of that the United States wants you to has suddenly become an tles; Siricidae are commonly transfusions of blood plas- "Along the way, the CCP took ad- the Line of Actual Control in Galwan. choose between us and China," he said. important area of concern known as horntail or wood ma from recovered people vantage of our goodwill while as- "The CCP isn't just a rogue actor in "It''s the Chinese Communist Party worldwide. wasps. All are wood-boring found the treatment was suring us they wanted a cooperative its own neighbourhood. It lied about that's forcing the choice. The party It is not known whether actionable insect pests. safe. The report, published relationship. As (former Chinese the coronavirus and let it spread to wants you to throw away the prog- this was the reason why In each case, the special- in the journal Mayo Clinic politician) Deng Xiaoping said ''Hide the rest of the world, while pressur- ress we in the free world have made, this happened but the US ists discovered holes in Proceedings on Thursday, your strength, bide your time.'' I've ing the WHO to assist its cover-up through NATO and other institutions - authorities sent back a con- wood dunnage and used assessed the seven days fol- of plasma for use, according talked in other venues about why campaign. Hundreds of thousands formal and informal - and adopt a new tainer imported from India tools to cut and chisel out lowing transfusion for hos- to the researchers. this happened. It's a complicated of people have died, and the global set of rules and norms that accommo- after they spotted an insect the insect pests. pitalised patients between However, the researchers story. It's no one''s fault," Mike Pom- economy has been decimated," Mike date Beijing," Mike Pompeo said. in it. The imported contain- Wood dunnage is used in April 3 and June 11 who caution that this alone does er had aluminium billets shipping containers to brace were deemed at risk of pro- not provide any evidence on in it and US Customs and and stabilise commodities gressing to a severe or life- effectiveness of convalescent Border protection officials during transport. threatening condition. plasma for treating COVID-19. Chinese University Threatens Action Against found a green rice leafhop- International conventions Nearly 40 per cent of the At this time, convalescent per in it. require that wood dunnage patients were women; 20 per plasma therapy is the only Indian Student For Offensive Comments The US Department of and packing materials are cent African Americans; 35 per antibody-based therapy for Agriculture confirmed that certified to be treated and cent Hispanic and 5 per cent COVID-19, they noted. Chinese university has threat- a Nephotettix Nigropictus pest free. Asian, the researchers said. "The 7000-plus physi- ened to take action against an (Cicadellidae), commonly The CBP submitted the Seven-day mortality rates cians who are part of the AIndian student for allegedly known as a green rice leaf- specimens to a local Unit- declined to 8.6 per cent programme have done an posting offensive comments against hopper, was the first-ever ed States Department of compared to 12 per cent in a exceptional job of offering the Chinese people on social media, discovery of this insect Agriculture entomologist previous safety study of the convalescent plasma to a di- the official media here reported on in the Delaware Valley in for identification, which first 5,000 transfused pa- verse group of patients, en- Saturday. Pennsylvania. determined an appropri- tients, the researchers said. rolling women as forty per The Indian national surnamed The Customs and Border ate mitigation strategy. In Serious adverse events cent of the participants as Kadukkasseri is a student at the Ji- Protection (CBP) agriculture each case, the importer continued to be less than well as significant numbers angsu University (JSU) in east Chi- specialists discovered it in a destroyed the dunnage by one per cent, they said. of patients who are of African na's Jiangsu Province. His offensive container of aluminum bil- incineration. "Our efforts to understand American, Asian or Hispanic posts have gone viral on China's lets from India on March 11. “Customs and Border convalescent plasma con- ethnicity," said researcher Twitter-like Sina Weibo, the Global response to India's election as a China has been stonewalling In- “The container was ordered Protection’s agriculture tinue," said Michael Joyner, DeLisa Fairweather. Times reported. non-permanent member of the UN dia's efforts to become member of re-exported,” the CBP said. protection mission is vital principal investigator at Mayo "We hope recruitment of "The university will punish Kaduk- Security Council, saying as a per- the UN's powerful body for years, Additionally in May, the to our nation’s agricultural Clinic in the US, and lead au- minority subjects continues kasseri for his wrongdoing accord- manent member, it would like to pointing to the lack of consensus specialists discovered five resources and economic se- thor of the research article. to increase given the dis- ing to its regulations on overseas enhance cooperation with all the even though the other four perma- wood borers, including a live curity and these discoveries, "We're optimistic but proportionate burden these students after further investigation," newly-elected members of the top nent members, the US, the UK, France immature Cerambycidae including this first-in-port must remain objective as we communities have faced with the report quoted an official from organ of the UN. and Russia have expressed backing larva inside wood dunnage leafhopper, is evidence of assess increasing amounts COVID-19," said Fairweather. the JSU surnamed Wu as saying. While countries like Germany, for New Delhi's membership. in a container of steel struc- our agriculture specialists’ of data," Joyner said. The researchers say that The Indian student has since apol- Norway and Ukraine have congratu- Along with India, Norway, Ire- tures from Italy. tireless efforts every day to The report reveals a de- while the mortality rate has ogised, the report said. lated India on its emphatic victory, land and Mexico will join the Secu- They also found a live im- intercept destructive, inva- cline in mortality which decreased, the patients in China lukewarm to India's em- China has not done so nor did the rity Council as the non-permanent mature Cerambycidae larva on sive pests,” said Casey Durst, appears contemporary with the latter part of this study phatic win at UNSC Chinese foreign ministry spokesman members for a two-year term begin- May 13 inside wood dunnage CBP’s Director of Field Op- the more rapid availability were less critically ill. China on Friday gave a lukewarm mention India by name. ning January 1, 2021. in a container of steel from erations in Baltimore. NEWS MAKERs Qatar Virtually Unveils Third 2022 World Cup Venue Pope Francis, In First Post-Lockdown DOHA: Launching the third we can learn from other peo- the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Sta- Audience, Thanks Italian Doctors 2022 World Cup stadium, ple’s experiences.” dium are due to be completed VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on He thanked the health special tribute to them in his Qatar’s chief organiser said The Bundesliga resumed by the end of this year. Saturday held his first audience workers, who wore masks, for address on Saturday. on Monday he was consult- last month and the Premier Three down, five to go. for a group of people since Italy being “angels,” including by At the end the meeting, ing with the English Premier League’s 100-day shutdown We’re on track,” said 2022 lifted its coronavirus lockdown, lending their cell phones to the pope joked about what League and Bundesliga to ends on Wednesday, with fans World Cup chief executive granting it to health workers dying patients so they could he called “the liturgy of the learn about how they are deal- prohibited from stadiums in Nasser Al Khater. “This is a from the Italian region most af- say their final goodbyes to greeting” explaining that they ing with the coronavirus. Germany and England. virtual launch, not something fected by the pandemic. their loved ones. would take a group picture Hassan Al-Thawadi’s com- The Qatar World Cup does that we ever imagined we’d “You were one of the sup- Italy returned to relative but he would “be obedient ments underscore how sports not start until November 2022. do. But who would have imag- porting pillars of the entire normality on June 3 when to the rules” and greet them are taking into account the The 40,000-capacity Educa- ined that the world would be country,” he told doctors and Italians were allowed to move from a distance as he passed potential for ongoing health tion City Stadium is the third now while the world is over- to maintain the continuity of where it is right now.” nurses from the Lombardy re- between regions again. But down the aisle. precautions at events, if there venue to be completed after coming the coronavirus pan- work in a positive way, but at Nasser insisted that “more gion gathered in the Vatican’s rules such as social distancing Francis’ weekly general audi- is no vaccine for Covid-19. the redevelopment of Khalifa demic shows everyone that the same time ensure a safe than 80 percent” of the infra- frescoed Clementine Hall, in public and wearing masks ence is still being held without “This is an opportunity for International in 2017 and last there is light at the end of and healthy environment for structure required for 2022 which had not been used for are still in effect. the public and streamed over all of us to learn from each year’s opening of Al Janoub. the tunnel and brighter days everyone.” The stadium will was now complete. months because of the crisis. Nearly 35,000 people in the Internet, although he has re- other,” said Al-Thawadi, the Covid-19 restrictions ahead,” Al-Thawadi said. drop to a 20,000 capacity after Gianni Infantino, president “To those of you here and to Italy have died of coronavirus, sumed giving his Sunday message general secretary of the Qatar meant the third stadium was Al-Thawadi said finishing the tournament with the sur- of world football body FIFA, your colleagues all across Italy the fourth highest number from his window since St. Peter’s organising committee. “We launched during a digital show the stadium amid the pandem- plus seats going to stadiums in looked forward to a time when go my esteem and my sincere in the world after the United Square was reopened last month. are maybe in a better position rather than at the venue known ic had been “a big challenge”. developing countries. matches no longer had to be thanks, and I know very well States, Brazil and Britain. He has resumed public than most in the sense that we as the ‘Diamond in the Desert’. But we managed to over- The Al Rayyan Stadium, also played without spectators due I am interpreting everyone’s Nearly 170 of them were Masses but with only about

have two years ahead where “Launching the stadium come it,” he said. We were able with a 40,000 capacity, and to the crisis. sentiments,” he said. doctors and the pope paid 50 people allowed. K Y M C M Y K C M Y K C