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SRINAGAR, JULY 22: ‘COVID care facility being enhanced to 500 beds’
In view of the ensuing Eid- RAMBAN, JULY 22: by the different companies services being provided to the ul-Adha festival, the divisional engaged on Nh-44, railway COVId -19 patients migrant district development Commissioner Kashmir, and other projects. he direct - labourers, students and quar - Commissioner, Nazim Zai Pandurang K Pole today said ed the Construction agencies antine inmates. Khan today chaired a meeting that the markets shall remain to ensure 100% COVId test - he also took the stock of of the district disaster open for three days from July 28 ing of labourers as well as oth - measures taken by the differ - Management Authority to July 30 to facilitate hassle- er staff members to restart ent departments to create (ddMA) and discussed the the work by implementing COVId care and quarantine free purchase of sacrificial ani - Covid pandemic control sOPs. facilities besides providing mals and other necessary items. measures in the district. he directed the health services to patients and in - this div Com said this while ssP, haseeb Ur- department to intensify the mates of quarantine centres. chairing a meeting to review Eid rahman; AdC Ashok sampling to ensure testing A detailed deliberation arrangements, he also directed during these three days as a reli - Covid sOPs and prevention of days. sharma; AsP sanjay Parihar; of labourers as well as all was held on management of all dCs of Kashmir to establish gious formality, but no gathering social or religious gatherings on stressing on cleanliness and ACr, dherinder sharma; service providers besides private as well as government sale centers where people can shall be allowed at these places. Eid as mandatory to contain the sanitation, Commissioner sMC Account Officer, sdMs, frontline workers of different accommodation acquired for purchase the sacrificial animals stressing on rate regulation spread of disease in their respec - srinagar was directed to ensure CMO, Ms, dh ramban, Xens departments deputed on establishing COVId care cen - with proper COVId-19 protocol. of essential commodities and tive districts. the div Com em - regular lifting of garbage and of PWd, Pdd and various COVId related duties. tres, quarantine centres and other items, the div Com in - phasized on Pdd and PhE to en - waste material and maintenance he instructed dCs to open district officers attended the the CMO was directed to accommodation facilities for structed concerned to constitute sure uninterrupted supply of of proper sanitation around reli - up markets in a phased manner meeting under full COVId-19 issue health Cards to labour - the doctors and other multi-departmental squads to electricity and drinking water gious and market places. with different timings to avoid protocol. ers as well as all service medicos across the district. conduct extensive market check - supply across all districts during Among others, the meeting gatherings and violation of so - the ddC informed that providers for their safety and the ddC directed the of - ing to prevent traders, dealers the festival days. was attended by dC srinagar, cial distancing protocol by the administration is augment - hassle free execution of work ficers to submit utilization and shopkeepers resorting to the dCs were asked to rope rtO Kashmir, Chief Engineers, public thronging market places ing COVId care facilities to besides preventing spread of certificates besides ensuring hoarding, overcharging, black in religious leaders for COVId- PhE, r&B, directors of health during these three days deals. 500 beds in the district to ac - COVId-19. judicious utilization of the marketing or sale of sub-stan - 19 sOPs’ IEC activities to sensi - services, FCs&CA, sheep In order to avoid unneces - commodate Asymptomatic he directed the police de - funds provided by the gov - sary rush, dCs were asked to no - dard items. tize people about the importance husbandry, ssP, traffic, sP and mild COVId patients. he partment to ensure strict im - ernment under sdrF tify about operation and timing the concerned were directed of following laid down guide - headquarter srinagar, CEO, asked the concerned to en - plementation of restrictions COVId-19. he directed the of mandis and markets places in to ensure availability of sacrifi - lines and precautions to control Waqf Board and other digni - courage the public to cooper - including suspension of pub - officers to handle the situa - advance for timely information cial animals, birds and all essen - the disease effectively. taries. ate with the frontline workers lic transport in district espe - tion as per the recommended to the general public. tial commodities across all mar - Police authorities were in - IGP Kashmir, deputy by coming forward for sam - cially in red zones. guidelines and operating pro - he said that custodians of kets. Urging people to take all structed to ensure proper securi - Commissioners and ssPs of all pling. the ddC reviewed the fi - cedures and said that every - masjids, shrines and khankahas precaution while distributing ty arrangements and prevent the districts of Kashmir also attend - he also suspended the nancial and physical status of one has to play his role in shall be allowed to carry out sacrificial meat, the div Com public from resorting to any sort ed the meeting through video construction work at all material and equipment pro - combating the deadly dis - cleaning of religious structures called for strict adherence to of violation during the festivity conferencing. working sites being executed curements besides other ease. Arrangements for I-Day celebrations Three days training programme on NGDRS, reviewed in Poonch e-Stamping starts at Srinagar
POONCH, JULY 22: and around the main venue. on the Independence day. SRINAGAR, JULY 22- Jaral coordinated it at Jammu. the concerned officer from the dC instructed the con - speaking during the inau - deputy Commissioner, traffic department was direct - cerned officers to celebrate A three days training pro - gural session of the pro - rahul yadav chaired a meet - ed to identify space for park - the Independence day with gramme on National Generic gramme, AIGr Kashmir, ing of the concerned officers to ing of vehicles near the ven - added zeal while maintaining document registration Gulzar Ahmad said that the review arrangements for the ues. all the sOPs guidelines. system (NGdrs) and e- training programme is aimed Independence day- 2020 cel - the deputy Commissioner the meeting was attended stamping started at dC Office at enhancing the capacities of ebrations. directed the Pdd and PhE to by AddC, Mohammad srinagar today. the human resource of the meeting was informed ensure uninterrupted Power rashid; ssP, ramesh Angral; the training programme is registration department for that the main function will be and water supply on the besides ACd, CEO tourism, being conducted through video digital registration of proper - held at sports stadium Poonch scheduled day. he also asked Functional Manager, CMO, conferencing. ties and to facilitate the people where the Chief Guest will un - the health department for ad - CEO Municipality, Army the training programme in a more transparent and ex - furl the National Flag and take equate healthcare arrange - Officers, tehsildar haveli, was coordinated by Additional peditious manner in the regis - officers and officials of the de - (shCIl) and department of salute at the march past to be ments at the main venues with Executive Engineers, ArtO, Inspector General registration tration process of their proper - partment for switching over to registration imparted neces - presented by contingents. adequate staff, ambulance and dsWO, district youth Welfare (AIGr), Kashmir, Gulzar ties. on line registration of proper - sary training to the registrars reviewing the security medicare facilities. the mu - sports Officer, besides other Ahmad at srinagar, while as he said that similar train - tehsildar head Quarter in the ties. As part of the programme, and sub registrars of srinagar, arrangements, the dC asked nicipal authorities were asked concerned officer and offi - ing programmes have also office of Inspector General experts from stock holding Budgam and Ganderbal dis - for sensitization of security in to sanitize the sports stadium cials. been conducted earlier which registration, rafiq Ahmad proved very beneficial for the Corporation of India limited tricts from Jammu. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal/natiOnal JAMMU, thUrsdAy, JUly 23, 2020 Asgar Samoon distributes aiding Work on Multipurpose Park resumes at Athwajan, Srinagar kits among specially abled children Commissioner Secretary Tourism directs completion Government committed towards implementation of Right to Education of Phase -1 works by Oct-2020 BUDGAM, JULY 22: territory and district ad - Inspects upcoming JKTDC Restaurant cum ministration including edu - Principal secretary cation department have school Education and skill been asked to identify an Cafeteria at Harwan development department, appropriate location for es - SRINAGAR, JULY 22: sumed after a gap of nearly 26 lakh. the work on the dr. Asgar hassan samoon, tablishment of a special two years. restaurant cum Cafeteria today distributed 6 wheel school mainly for specially Commissioner the Multipurpose Park situated within the famous chairs, 7 CP scans, 9 abled children. he said the secretary, tourism will serve as a recreational harwan Garden near entry hearing aids, 6 MsIEd Education department department, Zubair facility for the local people Gate is in its final stages of Units and a tricycle among launched community class - Ahmed Wednesday took especially children and completion. the executing specially abled children es all across the Ut after the stock of the pace of work on youth of the neighbour - agency was asked to com - during a function organized breakdown of COVId-19 the Multipurpose Park be - hood areas with its play- plete the work within a by the department of besides children of nomads ing developed at Athwajan, lots for small children; week so that the much Education Budgam. were also taken care of as srinagar for the benefit of open space for informal needed facility at harwan deputy Commissioner, arrangements were execut - the local people especially games and play activities; Garden is thrown open for shahbaz Ahmad Mirza and ed to provide education at children and youth. paved area for court games public at the earliest. other senior officers and of - their seasonal residential due to various issues, ficials were present on the locations. he said distin - and landscaped picnic director, tourism the development of the occasion. guished students and top - area. the executing agency Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad Multipurpose Park which Principal secretary was pers from all classes will be was asked to complete the Wani, director Planning, was started in 2017 faced apprised that the depart - iterated that every kind of count. he said that during and polytechnic institutes provided free tablets and works under Phase-1 of the tourism department, problems in its early execu - ment has identified 120 aid to specially abled chil - current year the so that maximum youth other essentials including project before October Parvez Ahmad Kakroo, specially abled children af - dren is government’s prime Government is providing could be skilled adding that bags and uniforms. tion stage itself. however, end. Commissioner deputy director, tourism, ter due scrutiny of their dis - focus. he asked the con - about 80 lakh text books presently there are 44 ItIs dr. samoon said classes with the intervention of secretary, tourism Ideel saleem, General ability belonging to differ - cerned to built ramps in free of cost among the de - and 28 polytechnic institu - are also conducted for spe - Commissioner secretary, department also inspected Manager, JKtdC, Nasir ent areas of the district for their schools on priority ba - serving and eligible stu - tions functioning across cially abled children tourism department and a tourist facility of Jammu Ahmad Khan and officers / distribution of special aid sis. he said that every child dents. J&K. through tV and radio mode deputy Commissioner, & Kashmir tourism officials of Engineering kits among them. has right to Education and dr. samoon said that he said our aim is to where trained tutors are de - srinagar, the issues have development Corporation wings /executing agencies speaking on the occa - we will extend all necessary government’s focus is to es - have an inclusive education livering e-lectures round been resolved and work on (JKtdC) at harwan being were also present on the sion, Principal secretary re - support to them on this ac - tablish more and more ItIs for all in the Union the clock. the Park has now been re - constructed at a cost of rs occasion.
Hiding of travel Director Industries visits cricket bat manufacturing Block Narsoo of Udhampur gets rural Haat history to face DDC asks farmers to avail benefits action: DM Reasi industrial zone Awantipora-Sangam of Govt schemes REASI, JULY 22: plant in this area. later, director held a meet - UDHAMPUR, JULY-22:- reviewed the progress of PM- Kissan, KCC district Magistrate reasi today or - ing with President Cricket Bat and Pradhan Mantri Gram sadak dered filing of an FIr against a woman, Manufacturers Association In an endeavor to provide market facil - yojana(PMGsy) road Narsoo to who misled administration by hiding (CBMA) and its members at ity to farmers at their door steps, a newly thanidhar. he urged upon the concerned travel history from Bangalore. It has Common Facility Centre (CFC) established rural haat was today dedicat - officers to work with dedication and zeal been recommended to register a case and assessed their issues and ed here to the people of Block Narsoo. to meet the set deadlines. he asked the of - against the woman for trying to circum - concerns. district development Commissioner, ficers to maintain the quality while execut - vent the screening and surveillance Among others the meeting dr. Piyush singh inaugurated the much ing the work and establish a close liaison teams and went into hiding. was attended by General needed facility. In his inaugural address, with PrIs. he assured locals that their the case against the woman is rec - Manager dIC Anantnag, dFO the ddC said that the main objective of es - genuine demands would be addressed on ommended under section 188 IPC for Anantnag, Executive Engineer tablishing this haat/mandi is to give a priority. he further advised farmers to deliberately hiding travel history there - r&B Khanabal, Executive market place to farmers where they can take maximum benefit of financial inclu - by violating the COVId protocol Engineer Pdd Bijbehara and sell their local products at a competitive sion, extension and income doubling /Guidelines of MhA and putting the various sICOP officials. price. he added that establishment of Apni measures of Agriculture department and lives of other people at risk, an official during the meeting, the Mandi in the alignment of National make judicious use of financial assistance spokesperson said. Meanwhile, the au - director directed sICOP offi - highway will prove boon for farmers and provided through welfare schemes. “the thorities have appealed the general cials for preparing a compre - other stakeholders in farming community. KCC is a revolutionary scheme through public to cooperate with the adminis - hensive dPr for development After inauguration of rural haat, the ddC which they can maximize and double their tration in this unprecedented situation of the Bat Cluster area under interacted with local people and PrIs and income,” he said. and voluntarily disclose their travel his - MsME scheme, comprising fa - tory and those known to them. they re - cilities like road infrastructure, iterated that concealment of travel his - drainage, effluent treatment JaMMU MUNICIpal CORpORaTION tory or circumvention of screening plant, health sub centre etc in ExECUTIVE ENGINEER, JMC DIVISION-III, JaMMU would coerce the authorities to invoke the cluster . relevant sections of IPC and stringent director asked the Forest action shall be initiated as per law. the e-NIT No JMC/D-III/03 of 2020-21 department officials for early district administration also put in quar - holding of slC so that forest li - For and on behalf of The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jammu, the Executive Engineer, Division- antine those persons who came in con - III, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) invites online tenders on item rate basis from registered class of censes may be issued in favour tact with her. Contractors / Firms as per the prescribed format for the works shown here under:- of cricket bat unit holders ANANTNAG, JULY 22: On this occasion, a demon - S. Name of work Advertised Tender EMD Class Time for Position stration regarding Cricket bat falling in the Industrial zone. No Amount Fee in Rs comple- of funds Action initiated director Industries and manufacturing was given by director also took stock of in Lacs in Rs tion the World Bank funded project Commerce (I&C) Kashmir to - cricket bat manufacturers unit 03D01 Improvement / Construction 10.48 600/- 1048/- S.H.G 45 Days Accorded against miscreants day visited the cricket bat man - holders. under Jhelum tawi Flood of drain near Manhas Palace ufacturing industrial zone and the cricket bat unit holders recovery Project (JtFrP) for at main road Paloura, ward inspected the functioning of upgradation and renovation of no. 59. (including cost of for assaulting HCW’s informed the director that material) various units there. about 15 lakh finished cricket Common Facility Centre at director highlighted the im - bats are being made from the sethar. he also reviewed the ac - 03D02 Improvement / Construction 24.78 1000/- 49560/- A,B,C 60 Days Accorded and damaging public of deep drain from Chinore portance and role of cricket bat area and subsequently sold in quisition of additional land and Chowk to AAP Shambu property industry in boosting local econ - various parts of India. they status of dPr of essential power Morh along main Bantalab- omy besides elaborating on its highlighted the need for estab - supply of the cricket bat indus - Janipur road Jammu Ward PULWAMA, JULY 22: market potential across India. lishing a modern seasoning trial zone. No. 64 (Incl.cost of Material) 03D03 Up gradation of lane and drain 1.55 600/- 3100/- A,B,C 25 Days Accorded district Administration Pulwama at Laxmipuram A-2 in ward No. & D today initiated action against the mis - 62 (CCDP) (including cost of Awareness camps across Gulab Garh marks material) creants involved in assaulting medical personnel in two separate incidents and 03D04 Name of Work: Up gradation 1.84 600/- 3680/- A,B,C 25 Days Accorded end of Kissan Pakhwara in Kishtwar of lane by w/o laying Paver & D damaging public property in the dis - tiles near the H/o Sharma ji in trict. tehsildar litter said that the ac - KISHTWAR, JULY 22: allied departments besides PrI members and a ward No. 63 Bantalabjammu tion has been initiated as per relevant (CCDP) (Incl. Cost of Material) large number of locals attended the camp. acts and FIr stands lodged against the A series of farmers’ awareness camp organ - the camp witnessed the participation of over 03D05 Construction of lane and drain 2.05 600/- 4100/- A,B,C 30 Days Accorded miscreants found involved in attack on at Durga Nagar near the H/o & D ized at Gulab Garh Paddar marked the end of 150 farmers and shepherds of the area with the health Care Workers (hCW’s) at Vijay Tickoo Lane No. 3 in Kissan Pakhwara in Kishtwar district the camps strict adherence to the Covid protection sOPs and trichal, Pulwama and attack on staff of ward No. 64 (CCDP) were organised by Agriculture and allied guidelines of. (Incl. Cost of Material) medical and associated departments at departments in coordination with JK Bank the KCC application forms along with book - Covid Care Center MsME, IGC 03D06 Providing & fixing of Iron Gra- 0.44 600/- 880/- A,B,C 15 Days Accorded branch Paddar was held under the overall super - lets, leaflets, posters, charts highlighting the vari - ting on one side of lane at H/o & D lassipora besides damaging property vision of sub division Magistrate, Paddar ous centrally sponsored schemes of Agriculture Sh. AvtarKrishanRaina H/o worth lakhs of rupees. he said that 210 Sec-I Vinayaknagar Varunjeet singh Charak. and allied sectors were distributed among the section 3 of Epidemic diseases Act, Muthi ward No. 66 sub division Agriculture Officer Paddar participating farmers. the sdAO ensured the 1897, has been invoked in both the inci - (Incl. Cost of Material) shammi singh ,tehsildar Atholi Paddar, Major presence of field functionaries at all venues to dents which makes the acts of violence . 03D07 Construction of wall near 1.15 600/- 1150/- S.H.G 25 Days Accorded singh , field functionaries of the agriculture and speed up the verification of KCC applications. ShamshanGhat at Akalpur in ward no. (Incl. Cost of Material) (CCDP) 03D08 Construction of Deep Drain 2.53 600/- 5060/- A,B,C 30 Days Accorded PSC refutes allegations of inviting non- J&K including Iron Gratings from & D H/o Sh. Sudesh Kumar to Sh. Vishal Bakshi at Shanti puran Lower Roop Nagar Muthi Ward No. 66 (including resident for interview cost of material) (CCDP) 03D09 Upgradation of lane from H/o 2.54 600/- 2540/- S.H.G 30 Days Accorded JAMMU, JULY 22: are false, baseless and appear to Kashmir in the year 2011 and Permanent resident certificate by Sh. Rashpal and Sh. Hans Raj have been circulated with malafide M.Phil from the same University in sdM, sopore on 16.08.2014. It is at Sahzadpur ward no. 72 (CCDP) (including cost of J&K Public service intention. the year 2015-16. stated that even though the original material) Commission today rebutted social the PsC stated that the said Based on these documents pro - documents are scrutinised at the media post, accusing the candidate had in the year 2017 ap - vided by saiema Ali, she was short - time of interview, the appointing 1. The Complete bidding process will be online. 2. The bids shall be uploaded in electronic format on the website http://jktenders.gov.inupto27-07-2020up to Commission of inviting a non J&K plied for the post of Assistant listed for the interview. the inter - authority has to get these docu - 1400 Hrs. resident candidate for interview for Professor (Geography) in the views were held by the outgoing ments verified from the issuing au - 3. The bids received will be opened on same day or any other day convenient to the tender opening Committee. a Gazetted post, as false and base - higher Education department un - Commission on 5th and 6th thority at the time of issuing ap - a. Documents required to be uploaded online for Technical bid: less. der Actual line of Control (AlC) November 2019. however, before pointment letter. In this case the 1. Scanned copy of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in shape CDR/FDR pledged to Executive Engineer, JMC In a statement, the PsC clari - Division-III, Jammu. category. the interview, original documents candidate was not allowed to ap - 2. Cost of bidding document in shape of e-challan/single window challan of JMC pledged to Executive Engineer, fied that a tweet has been circulated It stated that “As per docu - of the candidates were scrutinised. pear in the interview for reasons of JMC Division-III, Jammu, tender fee receipt through online payment through the JMC link http://www.jmcjam - on twitter regarding candidature ments provided by her ( saiema Ali) during scrutiny, it was found that having applied in the wrong catego - mu.org/online-payment.html of one saiema Ali. It has been she has passed matriculation ex - the candidate was belonging to ry. 3. Contractor Registration card renewed upto 31-03-2021. claimed in the tweet that the said amination from Islamia Model social Caste (slC) category and she It appears on the basis of the 4. Scanned Copy of GST Card 5. Scanned Copy of duly filled Annexure “A”. candidate is a rohingiya and has high school, Iqbal Memorial, did not possess AlC category cer - documents that the candidate is a 6. Scanned copy of PAN Card. been invited by J&K PsC to appear sopore in the Annual session year tificate. the candidate was as such permanent resident of Jammu & Note: Non-submission of any of the above documents online shall render the bidder as non-responsive and in interview for J&K Government 2002 and has subsequently com - not allowed to appear in the inter - Kashmir and the rumours being his financial bid shall not be opened. Gazetted post. pleted her post graduation in view. circulated by the vested interests Executive Engineer JMC Division-III, the facts as alleged in the tweet Geography from University of saiema Ali has been issued are false and baseless.” DIp/J-989-p/20 Jammu Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU thUrsdAy JUly 23, 2020 Glimpses of Future Leave Lutyens alone EstABlIshEd IN 1986 BY : YASHOvARDHAN AzAD then, why can’t the lawmakers and Government employees find space to restructuring the lutyens’ zone live and work elsewhere in this ever- Immense challenge lies ahead will take away the city’s soul and expanding city? the swathe of green character. It will irreversibly deface and high-end lifestyle of lutyens’ the city and rob it of its identity and delhi cushions its residents from the , India is one of the youngest countries in the world oday uniqueness. sir Edwin lutyens’ hoi polloi, from the crowded zones with an average age of 29 years. It is the home to the delhi, with its heritage and a grace so where the city lives and breathes. thighest number of youth in the world, which constitutes fragile, will soon be scarred and dis - the ruling elite will have a real taste around 28% of country’s population. While the number of eld- figured as its iconic architecture and of life in the capital if they rub shoul - lush greenery may give way to mod - ders with the commoners. It will give erly people is increasing steadily in the rest of the world, partic- ern buildings after the Union them a hands-on feeling of the traffic ularly in developed countries, the young (15-29 years) and Government remains steadfast with jams, the crowd and the dust, the working (15 to 59 years) population in India is constantly ris- its plan to redevelop its stretch from filth and the garbage, poverty and ing. As of 2017-18, the working population of India stands at the rashtrapati Bhavan to the India lawlessness, lack of orderliness — all Gate and even beyond till the of which are unheard of within the around 64 per cent of the total population. It is expected to rise yamuna front. some of the mansions safe bastion of lutyens’ delhi, like to about 66 per cent over the next decade. hence, in the years to sprawling in the cool, green light of the palace of Oscar Wilde’s the come, it will be a great opportunity for the government to har- the day, with their symmetry striking happy Prince, where sorrow was not and flawless are waiting to be razed allowed to enter. the proposal envis - ness India’s demographic dividend. demographic dividend to the ground. the trees that have ages only the three top-most func - only occurs when the share of working population, including stood witness to history may not sur - tionaries of India’s democracy, the youth, is high and increasing, and as a result more people have vive to tell a tale of another day. the President, Vice President and the the potential to be productive and contribute to the national in- amaltas trees that broke into soft yel - tify the city with its pristine architec - these are no match to the lutyens’ Prime Minister, living and working low blossoms every summer, the ture shimmering in the amber sun - creations. restructuring the from the raisina hill. the Central income and growth of the economy. come, savings, per-capita sun-warm jamuns dotting the grassy shine like a jewel unspoilt in the lutyens’ will take away from the city Vista revamp brings down the babus the literature suggests that realisation of demographic divi- grounds and the bitter-sweet smell emerald green. the Central Vista, its soul and character. It will irre - literally from their exalted position dend will result in growth acceleration and prosperity of the of neem pods when crushed under with some of the most iconic build - versibly deface the city and rob it of on the raisina hill to the plains, economy. the case of East Asian economies has been quoted the feet after rains may slip into the ings of delhi, came into being when its identity and uniqueness. the alongside the rajpath. Is there a twilight sepia of oblivion, though as - the British capital was shifted to stakeholders, however, claim that message, too, that they are only pub - time and again as an example to support this argument, where surances continue of no trees being delhi from Calcutta in 1911. this will not affect the imposing edi - lic servants? the North and south countries such as Japan, south Korea, singapore, and thailand felled during the exercise. Architects Edwin lutyens and fice and architecture as conceived by Block will be converted into muse - experienced high level of industrialization and urbanization in lutyens’ delhi stands as a tribute herbert Baker designed large sec - lutyens as long as all the regulations ums but do we need more of them the last four decades of the 20th century. Increasing jobless- to the time and the timeless spirit of tions of the area with iconic features are followed. the revamp has been and that, too, within lutyens? We al - the city. the leafy boulevards walk but could not complete their task. proposed to meet the crushing need ready have the national museum and ness among educated youth is a serious concern, particularly you back to the memories of an era the green expanse left was later for space and reflect the aspirations the archives. having swarms of visi - post-graduates and graduates. A paradoxical situation exists in bygone under a soft lilac sky. filled up with buildings that house of a new and resurgent India as tors in these huge buildings every the country, wherein, despite abundance of human capital, in- Generations have grown up to iden - Central Government offices, though pleaded by Government sources. But leave on page 7 dustries report that they are unable to fill vacancies due to lack of skilled workers. On the other hand, there is a huge unem- ployment problem among highly educated people. this is a two-way problem of employment and employability. An im- Revive or perish mense challenge that lies ahead is that of providing skill train- ing, which will generate employment for millions entering the BY : KALYANI SHANKAR greener pastures. While Congress As for electoral success, the Congress has not been in power job market every year. the government has made considerable president sonia Gandhi managed to It is up to the Congress Party to for decades in Uttar Pradesh since 1989, West Bengal since efforts to provide adequate employment opportunities through anoint her son rahul Gandhi in chooseas living in past glory is not 2017 as the party chief, she did not 1977, Tamil Nadu since 1977, Gujarat since 1985 and Odisha schemes such as National rural several livelihood and welfare the answer. there is still time to act. pay attention or ensure a smooth since 2000. Even in the North-East, the Congress has lost its and Urban livelihood Mission, Mahatma Gandhi National the Congress is facing an unprece - transition. It is this lapse, which is rural Employment Guarantee scheme, startup Village dented internal power struggle, at the bottom of the power struggle hold. Despite this slide, the Congress won 11 crore votes in which has cost the Grand Old Party Entrepreneurship Programme, Johor, Employment Fair, in the party right now. rahul has 2019. There is hope yet. But, to keep the BJP out, the Con - dear. It is almost imploding. It had made it amply clear on many occa - Mudra, National skills Mission, etc. As per the economic sur- lost a big state like Madhya Pradesh sions that he is not comfortable gress needs a united party, good alliance partners, strength - vey of 2019-20, 2.62 crore regular wage category jobs have been just a few weeks ago and is in the with the “old guard.” On its part, the ening at the grassroot level and a new narrative. There is a created between 2011-12 and 2017-18. Around 69 lakh candi- process of losing another big state, “old guard” is resisting rahul’s new vacuum at the top and party workers are confused about the rajasthan, soon. Even if the Ashok ideas and wanting the status quo to date were trained under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Gehlot Government survives the continue. this is why, even though designation “interim president” given to Sonia when she took yojana (PMKVy) as of November, 2019. however, the job cre- present crisis, which it may, the it managed to win Madhya Pradesh back the presidency post Rahul’s resignation in August. ation is far less than the requirement of roughly 55-60 lakh peo- sword of damocles is hanging over and rajasthan two years ago, the ple who enter the labour force every year. In the last two it in view of the fragile majority in Congress has not been able to retain Gujarat since 1985 and Odisha fuses to let the family go. the house. the present political cri - them. the Congress leadership since 2000. Even in the North-East, It is in this context that the pres - decades, the average economic growth rate of India has been sis in rajasthan is only sympto - failed to see the crisis brewing for the Congress has lost its hold. ent power struggle should be seen. decent but the country has not been unable to create enough matic. If one looks at the big picture, the last two years within the party despite this slide, the Congress won the “old guard” frowns upon the new employment opportunities for the growing number of the party is destroying itself mainly when the two young and ambitious 11 crore votes in 2019. there is hope ambitious “young turks” and the youth. this increasing number of idle youth would not only due to the power struggle between leaders sachin and Jyotiraditya yet. But, to keep the BJP out, the latter are impatient. Even ‘team the “old guard” and the “young were denied the top posts and Congress needs a united party, good rahul’ is splintering, going by the lead to economic loss for the country, but will also result in dis- turks.” Instead of following the dic - Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath, who alliance partners, strengthening at way two of his close friends, astrous social consequences in the future. tum “a stich in time saves nine,” the are part of the “old guard”, were the grassroot level and a new narra - Jyotiraditya and Pilot, have re - Congress high command has al - made Chief Ministers of rajasthan tive. there is a vacuum at the top belled. the exit of others like Milind lowed the already weakened party and Madhya Pradesh, respectively. and party workers are confused deora and Jitin Prasada, too, can - to drift apart further. Even after los - the high command did nothing to about the designation “interim not be ruled out sooner or later. the ing two consecutive lok sabha resolve this power struggle and let president” given to sonia when she BJP’s strategy has always been to Message or faith ? polls, there has been no effort to ad - old wounds fester. As for electoral took back the presidency post import leaders of stature from other dress the malaise. It is not surpris - success, the Congress has not been rahul’s resignation in August. parties to weaken the rivals and it is ing then that younger leaders like in power for decades in Uttar there are many who think that the in a position to lure them with lu - Jyotiraditya scindia earlier and Pradesh since 1989, West Bengal party should have a non-Gandhi as crative posts now more than ever. sachin Pilot now are looking for since 1977, tamil Nadu since 1977, its president but the Congress re - Revive or perish on page 7 Tax reforms vital BY : SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL be on the tax department’s website so that status-conscious people may despite innovative ideas adopt - race to disclose their income. the ba - ed by the CBdt to encourage people sic tax exemption now fixed at rs5 to pay their taxes regularly, India has lakh should pave the way for abol - not moved towards a practical and ishing all tax exemptions, including easy tax regime which encourages on charity, donations, contribution full disclosure. the Central Board of to political parties and even agricul - direct taxes (CBdt) has introduced tural income. the fact remains that a new kind of form for filing tax re - an ordinary farmer does not earn turns and form 26As in anticipation more than rs5 lakh. And this provi - of better tax compliance, wherein sion is grossly misused by ultra-rich Nobody is stalling the ram temple but the grand bhumi pujan in pan - form 26As will now be pre-loaded people, including celebrities to de - demic times raises uncomfortable questions. the timing, they say, is with information relating to invest - clare their unaccounted income as everything. so once the supreme Court paved the way for the construction ments as well. With this, the CBdt agricultural income through pur - of a ram temple at Ayodhya, respecting civilisational belief and the heave has given another opportunity to cit - chase of some farmland meant for of collective emotion and faith one that had been appropriated by politics izens to file accurate and true income the purpose of evading taxes only. one would have expected the exhibitionist propaganda around it to ebb returns for the assessment-year Income tax slabs should be 10 per away. yet a grand bhumi pujan or foundation-laying ceremony is being 2018-19 by July 31. the CBdt has cent and 20 per cent for incomes be - planned during the nation’s worst time, in the middle of a pandemic, natu- been scanning computerised records tween rs5-rs10 lakh and rs10-rs15 ral disasters and a stalled economy, if only to keep the temple agenda, and of taxpayers and sending messages lakh respectively and thereafter it by extension those who live off it politically, alive. Everybody may be look- via the short Messaging service should be 30 per cent for the rest. ing towards divine intercession in helpless times but does that behove the (sMs) and emails to taxpayers who the lK Jha Committee recommen - temple trust to host a grand ceremony, the expensive resources for which have been found to be remiss in their sic rs5 lakh as tax-free income? Only slab, as well as imposing cess and dations to make the calendar year Message on page 7 duty to the nation. the big question the latter option of rs5 lakh as tax- surcharges, has undone the good the Financial year (Fy) too, should is why is such an exercise needed at free income needs to be retained. achieved earlier. hence, the highest be implemented in line with most all? despite various innovative ideas the tax system should be further tax slab of 30 per cent should be re - countries around the world. the fis - adopted by the CBdt to encourage simplified by abolishing cess, sur - stored so that people find it advanta - cal year of April-March is a colonial H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y people to pay their taxes regularly, charges and so on. It is a matter of geous to keep their income books legacy which was introduced by the India has not moved towards a prac - concern that despite repeated assur - honest. rather a permanent British in India for their own inter - tical and easy tax regime where peo - ances by the Government, the much- Voluntary disclosure scheme (Vds) ests and convenience. rather than 1864 : Battle of Atlanta continues ple diligently file their taxes and dis - awaited, new and simplified Income should be introduced with a provi - concentrating on small cash transac - close their true income. We are yet to tax Act has not been introduced in sion for people to declare their in - tions through BhimApp and so on Confederate General John Bell hood continues to try to drive General reach a stage where we, as a society, the country to replace the six- come at the highest suggested tax which result in frauds perpetrated William t. sherman from the outskirts of Atlanta when he attacks the take pride in filing our taxes and dis - decade-old Income tax Act of 1961, rate of 30 per cent. It could be any in - on illiterate people all sales and pur - yankees on Bald hill. the attack failed, and sherman tightened his hold on closing our actual income. In view of which is now full of confusing come without the taxpayer having to chases above rs10,000 should be Atlanta. Confederate President Jefferson davis had appointed hood com- this general reluctance to pay taxes amendments. the implementation disclose its source. this will make all compulsorily made through bank mander of the Army of tennessee just four days before the engagement at among Indians, an altogether new of the raja Chelliah Committee rec - cash transactions, especially in prop - transactions only. For this to work, Atlanta. davis had been frustrated with the defensive campaign of the previ- tax regime should be introduced ommendations to fix the highest tax erty deals, accounted for if registra - transaction charges on credit cards without the largely-misused exemp - ous commander, Joseph Johnston, so he appointed hood to drive sherman slab at 30 per cent, to be in tune with tion fee on property deals is also re - should also be slashed to just half per tions that we currently have. Why do back North. hood attacked Peachtree Creek on July 20, but he could not most countries around the world, duced to say, just two per cent, from cent (Goods and services tax-ex - we need to give two confusing op - break the Federals. two days later, hood tried again at Bald hill. the Union had abolished the practice of con - what it is at present. the names of all empted). that, too, should be borne tions to taxpayers of either availing force under sherman consisted of three armies: James McPherson’s Army verting black money into white mon - those disclosing their incomes under by the Central Government, with all some exemptions or getting a flat ba - ey. Gradually increasing the highest the suggested 30 per cent slab should Tax reforms on page 7 1864 o n page 7
Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU thUrsdAy JUly 23, 2020 Stranded bus passengers create ruckus, halt local train PRESS TRUST Of INDIA Government railway Police (GrP), as ices. the services were halted in services resumed immediately and Mumbai since Wednesday morning. nearly 4,000 people came to the Mumbai, Jul 22 the state transport bus services were March this year following the out - the situation at the station normalised this left several employees of private Nallasopara bus stand in the morn - unavailable from the Nallasopara bus break of COVId-19. the Western around 8.45 am. security was later companies stranded as they do not fall ing. the MsrtC generally operates Upset over discontinuation of the stand, the angry passengers entered railway said nearly 200 members of stepped up at the railway station and into the category of essential services, 300 services every day from state transport buses, hundreds of the railway station and stopped the the general public entered the station bus stand with the deployment of ad - the office-goer said. "I used to travel Nallasopara, but since tuesday, there passengers created ruckus at the train movement around 8 am. An of - around 8.25 am and jumped on the ditional force, the GrP official said. by the state transport bus to reach my was a sudden increase in the number Nallasopara railway station on fice-goer told PtI that the tracks as the state transport bus serv - "the commuters first protested office at Borivali, but now I don't have of passengers and they were asking to Mumbai's suburban network and a Maharashtra state road transport ices were disrupted. "A local train (go - outside the railway station against the any option as the bus service has been be permitted to travel in buses meant bus stand nearby for more than two Corporation (MsrtC) stopped plying ing to Virar) was stopped by com - closure of the public bus services and suddenly discontinued," he said. the for the essential service employees, hours, authorities said. Nearly 200 its buses for Mumbai since morning. muters at platform no.1 of the later entered the station premises and public agitation ended after media - the spokesperson said. the MsrtC commuters entered the Nallasopara hence, employees of various pri - Nallasopara station from 8.27 am to tried to stop the trains," he said. An of - tion by police mediation and resump - "discontinued the bus service" on the station, located in neighbouring vate companies were left stranded as 8.31 am. Commuters were suitably fice-goer said a large number of tion of bus services around 10.30 am, request of police as people were not Palghar district, and jumped on rail they were not even able to board the counselled by rPF/ GrP that special stranded passengers gathered at the sources said. the MsrtC later following the social distancing norms tracks and stopped a local train local trains since they do not fall in the suburban services are being operated Nallasopara bus stand after they arranged buses atthe Nallasopara bus and it was also impossible to arrange briefly, they said. the agitation ended essential services category, he said. only for the staff of essential cate - found there was no services available. stand andthe crowd dispersed after extra buses at that time, he said. after mediation by police and resump - the railways last month resumed gories as notified," Western railway's Many of them argued with the police services resumed from there at "Considering the growing demand of tion of bus services around 10.30 am, suburban train services in Mumbai chief public relations officer sumit and MsrtC officials. the MsrtC around 10.30 am, the sources said. A the passengers, extra buses will be sources said. According to the for ferrying staff of the essential serv - thakur said. he said the suburban stopped operating its buses for spokesperson of the MsrtC said arranged in future," he added.
Two ministers inducted ED raids Raj CM's brother in fertiliser scam C'garh: Man injured in suicide in AP cabinet PRESS TRUST Of INDIA case, countrywide searches underway Amaravati(AP), July 22 bid in front of CM's house dies PRESS TRUST Of INDIA ficials said, is searching at least In a minor reorganisation, two New Delhi, Jul 22 PRESS TRUST Of INDIA scheme, the statement six locations in the desert state MlAs were inducted into the y s Jagan Raipur, Jul 22 had said. According to of - including at the premises of a Mohan reddy's Council of Ministers the Enforcement ficials, sinha had claimed former Congress MP, who is al - here on Wednesday to fill as many va - directorate (Ed) raided the A 27-year-old man, who to be a writer and had giv - leged to have business ties with cant slots. Governor Biswabhusan premises of rajasthan Chief had attempted suicide in en an application to the Agrasain Gehlot. they said the harichandan administered the oath of Minister Ashok Gehlot's broth - front of Chhattisgarh Chief village panchayat for raids are being conducted by office and secrecy to the new ministers, er on Wednesday as part of Minister Bhupesh Baghel's making a youtube film. the central probe agency at 13 Ch srinivasa Venugopala Krishna and countrywide searches in con - residence here last month, the state government places in the country including seediri Appala raju, at a brief function nection with a money launder - succumbed to his injuries at had ordered a magisterial rajasthan, West Bengal (2), in the raj Bhavan in Vijayawada. the ing case linked to an alleged fer - a private hospital, police said probe into the incident Gujarat (4) and delhi (1). two slots in the Cabinet fell vacant after tiliser scam, officials said. Ed on Wednesday. hardev and the chief minister the action came after the deputy Chief Minister (revenue) Pilli sleuths were assisted by per - sinha, a resident of telinsatti had also spoken to agency filed a criminal subhash Chandra Bose and Minister sonnel of the Central reserve village in dhamtari district, sinha's wife over phone Enforcement Case Information Mopidevi Venkata ramana rao re - Police Force (CrPF), who were had poured petrol and set and assured necessary report (ECIr), Ed equivalent signed from their posts upon their elec - seen standing guard at the himself on fire in front of the assistance to the family. of a police FIr, in a 2007-09 tion to the rajya sabha. Krishna and farmhouse and residence of the chief minister's house in the Meanwhile, criticising seeds and fertiliser company Customs department case of al - Appala raju belong to the backward Gehlots' in Mandore area of Civil lines police station area the ruling Congress for identified as Anupam Krishi. leged irregularities in the sup - setti Balija and fishermen communi - Jodhpur district. the searches on June 29. sinha, who had the death, former chief responding to the raids, ply of subsidised Muriate of As per a statement re - ties, the same as Bose and ramana re - come at a time when a political sustained 50 per cent burns minister and BJP national Congress leader randeep Potash (MOP) to farmers and leased by the state govern - spectively. Both of them were elected to slugfest is currently on between in the incident, died at Kalda vice-president raman singh surjewala told reporters in investigation in this case was fi - ment at the time of the inci - the Assembly for the first time in 2019. CM Gehlot and his former hospital late on tuesday tweeted saying misrule, mis - Jaipur, "Prime Minister Modi nalised in 2013. the Ed com - dent, sinha's relatives had Krishna represents deputy sachin Pilot. Pilot, a for - night, raipur additional su - management and poor policy has created 'raid raj' in the plaint under the Prevention of said that he had been mental - ramachandrapuram constituency in mer Union minister, was re - perintendent of police of the Congress had mur - country but we are not going to Money laundering Act has ly unstable for the last two East Godavari district while Appala cently sacked as the deputy CM tarkeshwar Patel told PtI. dered a youth of the state. be scared." When the Centre's been filed after studying the FIr years. the deceased had raju is an MlA from Palasa in and PCC chief of the state. the injured man was first ad - tagging Congress leader "gimmicks" failed to topple the and chargesheet filed by the owned two acres of land in srikakulam district. Chief Minister Officials said the raids are being mitted to dr B r Ambedkar rahul Gandhi in the tweet, Congress government in Customs and its specialised his village and also possessed Jagan Mohan reddy, Assembly carried out against Ashok Memorial hospital and later singh also asked who was ac - rajasthan, Ed raids started at probe arm directorate of a job card under the speaker t seetaram, ministers and of - Gehlot's elder brother Agrasain shifted to Kalda hospital for countable for sinha's death. the premises of Gehlot's elder revenue Intelligence (drI), treatment, he added. Employment Guarantee ficials attended the event. Gehlot, who is the promoter of a brother, he said the agency, of - they said.
Contn. from Page 6 ...... 1864 ...... tax reforms ...... of the tennessee, John schofield’s Army of the Ohio, and they thought was behind the Union flank but was now di - incentives on purchases made through credit cards abol - Government payments can be considered to be exempted George thomas’ Army of the Cumberland. thomas’ force rectly in front of fortified Federal soldiers. hood’s men ished. such a system will fetch much higher tax revenue for from Gst to avoid unnecessary Government accounting by pressed on Atlanta from the north, at Peachtree Creek, briefly breached the Union line, but could not hold the po - the Government. the present two per cent transaction putting tax from one Government pocket to other. while McPherson swung to Atlanta’s eastern fringe to cut sition. the day ended without a significant change in the charges on credit cards force traders to charge it separately Unfortunately, unmindful policymakers brought clutch- the Georgia railroad, which ran to decatur. hood struck at position of the two armies. For the second time in three from customers, specially where trade margins are low. plate and clutch-bearing under different Gst slabs of 18 Banks issuing credit cards will earn much more even with a and 28 per cent respectively. likewise similar items sold by McPherson on July 22, but several problems blunted the days, hood failed to break the Union hold on Atlanta. his half per cent transaction charge because of their increased confectioners, like sweets, biscuits, savoury items and so Confederate attack. the broken, rugged terrain made coor - already-outnum bered army fared poorly. he lost more than use. Plus, two sets of credit card swiping machines should on, attract different Gst slabs, with diabetes-causing dination difficult, and the attack, which had been planned 5,000 men, while the Union suffered 3,700 casualties. Among be made compulsory for every Gst-registered dealer so as sweets attracting just five per cent Gst. to remove confu - for dawn, did not begin until after noon. Most important, them was Gen eral McPherson, who had been killed while to avoid cash payments by those seeking to evade taxes. sion and abnormality, invoices for items like gold jewellery and unbeknownst to hood, McPherson extended his line scouting the lines during the battle. he was one of the most the Input tax Credit system in the Gst regime, particular - can be drawn in two parts, one for metal and embodied east. the Confederates had assembled along a line which respected and promising commanders in the Union army. ly in the manufacturing sector, is the biggest source of cor - items and the other for making charges so that 10 per cent ruption and tax evasion. the Gst invoices left out by ordi - Gst may be payable only on the latter. Cess on extra-luxu - Revive or perish ...... nary customers are sold by traders to manufacturers/pro - rious items should be replaced by additional Gst slabs in ducers to avail false Input tax Credit. reforms in the Input multiples, going as high as 50 per cent in some cases. the Also, there is an urgent need to strengthen the party at Every party president or Prime Minister wants to have tax Credit system can only be possible through drastic Government must also bring petroleum products under the grassroot level. the Congress is still alive in some vil - his/her own loyalists and this generational shift is making changes in the Gst tax-structure, wherein basically only the Gst regime to ensure uniform pricing of petrol and lages and there is enough talent in the party to revive it. it difficult. Unfortunately the Congress is not in power two Gst rates of 10 per cent and 30 per cent exist, abolish - diesel in all states. At present, India is the only country in But there is no direction or strategy. those who enter the now. sonia took over the party in 1998 when there was ing all other existing Gst-rates. the world to have so many Gst slabs. Zero per cent Gst Congress are anglicised young men and women, who are erosion and she was able to arrest it and bring the party to Abolishing lower slabs of three and five per cent will be should only be retained on totally unbranded raw materi - impatient to get positions. the membership base is erod - power not once, but twice. today, the same sonia is help - more than compensated by abolishing slabs of 12 and 18 als, which cannot be consumed without giving them a fin - ing and there is no drive to attract new cadres. the party less. the easiest way out would be to counsel patience to per cent. On the other hand, abolishing the highly corrupt ishing touch, for example agricultural products, fish, meat, had a committed lot of people earlier but today it is power the younger leaders while making it clear to the “old system of Input tax Credit from the manufacturing and cotton, yarn and so on. All items of long-term use like cars, which lures the members. this is the dilemma the guard” that deadwood needs to go. A harmonious blend of producing sector will fetch much more revenue to the ex - air-conditioners, television sets, refrigerators and so on Congress is facing. both, old and young leaders, would go a long way in re - chequer and it will not harm the manufacturers/producers could attract 30 per cent Gst while their parts could uni - this is not the first time the Congress Party is facing a solving this issue. the Congress has only two options re - because of abolition of higher Gst slabs of 12 and 18 per formly attract 10 per cent Gst. In the end, the Government power struggle. Indira Gandhi snatched power from the vive or perish. It is up to the party to choose, as living in cent. In the same way, a Gst of 18 per cent in the service must realise that tax rationalisation on even small things powerful syndicate that was against her in the late sixties. past glory is not the answer. there is still time to act. sector is excessively high, where for example those partici - can result in more revenue earning for the Government pating in tV panel discussions have to pay roughly half of and turn a country that avoids paying its taxes into one that Message ...... their honorarium in tax, including Gst and income tax. All takes pride in doing so. could be used for much-needed COVId-19 relief, or take ures of developmental funding to justify the conversion of Leave ...... liberties with social distancing rules as 250 guests, includ - territories, the celebrations at Ayodhya say otherwise. ing 50 VIPs, are expected to attend a public gathering? the they are meant to be a mid-term campaign of the Modi day will necessitate heavy police presence in view of their any such decision of historical significance. And finally, the Government’s own advisory against public outings for Government that it has fulfilled the promises made in its proximity to the presence of the highest dignitaries of the moot point is: Whether there is a need for such a project at those above 60 will be defeated as most guests, including manifesto in record time. the event is also an indication country. ten square doughnut-shaped buildings, compris - all? Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence Minister rajnath that identity politics, which had been derailed by the pan - ing 51 Ministries of the Central Government, will come up the best thing heard about the Central Vista revamp is singh and margdarshaks lK Advani and Murli Manohar demic, will gain momentum, examples of which are appar - at four locations of the Central Vista. One of them would re - the shifting of the residence of the Prime Minister to the Joshi, are above that age limit. Question is whether these ent from the way the Government is pursuing dissenters place the Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts near a roundabout rashtrapati Bhavan precincts. this will clear up an impor - leaders will prize their religiosity over public service and and activists even in the middle of a pandemic. take the with heavy traffic density. the police or the NdMC will be tant arterial road from that zone to south delhi. lutyens’ messaging. Five silver bricks, symbolising the five planets case of Varavara rao, who was arrested in the Elgar under tremendous pressure to cater to the extra load of delhi needs to be decluttered further. All political party of - as per hindu mythology, will be used to lay the foundation, Parishad-Maoist links case in 2018, which is now with the traffic, parking, civic and other amenities. In addition, hut - fices and the sarkari ones working from hutments within 11 priests from Varanasi and Ayodhya will congregate to do NIA. At 80, he is COVId-19 positive and was moved to a ments are to be razed to house office complexes, robbing New delhi should be moved out, extending the green belt the rituals and to ward off evil spirits, silver figurines of a hospital much later. there is radio silence on his status the heritage zone further of its greenery and open space. further. Why not conduct an exercise to assess whether so male and female snake and a tortoise will be buried at the with his family unaware of his condition. the Opposition the subways and the metro link to be provided for seam - many Ministries are actually required? Babus of our exalt - construction site. huge CCtV screens will dot Ayodhya for criticism came from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) less movement between the office complexes are a mam - ed bureaucracy won’t undermine their own strength. We devotees to catch a glimpse of the proceedings, never mind chief sharad Pawar, who said instead of a bhumi pujan moth exercise, difficult to be executed without altering or need an outside expert to deliberate, something on the if it encourages some kind of crowding. Granted, the ruling now, the Government should focus on the pandemic and scarring the beauty and symmetry. the proposal to add an - lines of the recent restructuring of myriad cadres in the BJP has ridden a majoritarian wave to get its verdict and in the economy. But the Modi Government, which has appor - other building to the existing Parliament house will again railways. let the core strength remain in lutyens’ zone the absence of a challenging Opposition, will ride the pan - tioned health management to respective states and knows encroach upon the green expanse left alone so thoughtfully and the rest moved out to marked areas like the CGO com - by lutyens and Baker to preserve the unique façade of New plex or in new hubs. In this digital age with the facility of demic trough out, efficient or not. so it doesn’t need to that it could pass the buck in case of a worsening disease delhi. Around 2,000 people filed objections with the ddA video conferencing, do we need overcrowding and increas - mount another lavish showcase of its hindu pride. Unless spiral to them, can hardly be expected to share Pawar’s and 1,200 were called for hearings. some averred that the ing pressure on civic amenities in a heritage zone? Instead, it wants to divert attention from its mishandling of the concerns over Maharashtra, the worst-hit state. Congress change in land use was not legally tenable. Others felt that the iconic India Gate environs, giving the impression of an economy and burdening India’s migrant workforce. leader digvijaya singh joined the chorus after Pawar made the revamp cannot be done in isolation without consider - embattled fortress with police barricades and fortifica - Agreed, it has to satisfy its core constituency of hindu vot - the move. But both leaders represent the ruling coalition in ing the surrounding zone. Besides, a detailed study is re - tions, need to be further opened up and beautified. the ers and ideologues but does that mean humouring them to Maharashtra as partners of the shiv sena, which lauded quired to study the impact of the resultant pressure on civic majestic rajpath lawns lie trampled under the ugly green such an extent that consciously privileges them and their the temple construction and claimed to have “laid the amenities, traffic and transportation. PWd poles for almost six months of the year, half in prepa - rights over followers of other faiths and practices despite road” to it, “not for politics but out of faith.” the political Experts have also warned that any plan of such magni - ration for the January 26 parade and the other half in dis - pandemic restrictions? And while world over prayers are fissures were all too apparent as shiv sena leader sanjay tude should not be executed in haste. they have cited in - mantling the whole façade. It’s time to decide whether a on, wishing the end of COVId-19, how can the temple au - raut said that Chief Minister Uddhav thackeray would at - stances of great cities that have integrated modern refur - resurgent India, whose democratic credentials are solidly thorities justify that prayers during the ceremony on tend and that the fight against the virus was being fought bishments with iconic historical structures seamlessly and established, still needs to purvey its military might in a pa - August 3 or August 5, being the most auspicious days, “by our doctors in white attire, whom we call devdoot have befittingly renovated heritage structures to suit our rade every republic day. With evidence of continuous set - would help in ridding the country of the virus? (messenger of God).” Question is whether lord ram him - new-age demands. Even cities like Washington dC, tlement since the 6th century BC, delhi is one of the oldest Of course, the political undertones are not too difficult self would have condoned such celebrations or helped the london and Paris have been modernised where new-age inhabited cities in the world. destroyed several times as it to miss. the expected ceremony coincides with the first an - sick instead. the problem is that there is no end to the tem - architecture has been blended and balanced with the her - passed into the hands of many ruling dynasties, the city has niversary of the revocation of special status of the former ple card; it will continue to be used for historical correc - itage look and the old-world charm. In this great city, our been built and rebuilt around its treasured ruins. And now, state of Jammu & Kashmir and the abrogation of Article tions that are guided by narrow political considerations. countrymen and our generations to come have a stake. For with plans to revamp the lutyens’ delhi, the city once again 370. While the Government may claim to have enacted that Ayodhya’s god-king wouldn’t like his maryada to be tam - a project of this significance and in a location as critical, stands muted at the crossroads of time, war-weary and within a constitutional space and is already trotting out fig - pered with. yet, who cares? there needs to be a widespread consultation before taking subdued, pleading with a broken soul to be left alone. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, thUrsdAy, JUly 23, 2020 China cannot threaten countries and Trump campaign raises USD 20 million through virtual fundraiser BY LALIT K JHA bully them in the Himalayas: Pompeo Washington, Jul 22 Us President donald sea, and instigate a deadly the British government for Us secretary of defence trump raised a whopping confrontation with India, its principled responses to Mark Esper, during his in - Usd 20 million during his Pompeo said. these challenges. you made teraction with london- first ever virtual fundrais - the troops of India and a sovereign decision to ban based think-tank er, his campaign said. China are locked in a stand - huawei from future 5G International Institute for Over 300,000 dona - off in several areas along networks. you've joined strategic studies, de - tions contributed to this the line of Actual Control other free nations to con - scribed the Chinese mili - virtual fundraiser hosted in eastern ladakh since demn China's broken tary's aggressive activities on tuesday by President May 5. the situation dete - promises on the sino- "destabilising" and said donald J trump and riorated last month follow - British treaty, he said. America was "very closely" re-election a reality, ally from his residence in trump Victory Finance Guilfoyle said in the state - delaware. But for trump, ing the Galwan Valley the Us wants to see monitoring the situation Committee National Chair clashes that left 20 Indian every nation who under - between India and China ment. who is seeking re-election Kimberly Guilfoyle, a state - "the most important for his second four-year Army personnel dead. stands freedom and along the line of Actual ment said. China recently staked democracy and values that Control. Esper also high - measure of success in this term, this was his first vir - trump Victory's race is enthusiasm, and the tual fund raiser. claim over the sakteng and knows that it is impor - lighted the "increased" mil - groundbreaking fundrais - Wildlife sanctuary in tant to their own people, itary cooperation with enthusiasm from President In addition to virtually ing record proves the trump's supporters cannot meeting with this group of Bhutan at the Global their own sovereign coun - India and called it as "one American people are pas - Environment Facility try to be successful, to un - of the most important de - be matched, she said. donors, trump held a BY LALIT K JHA ups and co-opt interna - sionate about gaining four (GEF) Council and op - derstand this threat that fence relationships of the trump is being chal - Zoom call with our contest Washington, Jul 22 (PTI) tional institutions like the more years under posed funding to the proj - the Chinese Communist 21th century." lenged by former vice pres - winner, a supporter from World health President trump's strong ect. Party is posing to them and In his address, Esper ident Joe Biden from the texas who teaches at a Attacking China for its Organisation, Pompeo leadership. Across the na - China claims almost all to work both themselves said China has a catalogue democratic party in the school for students with aggressive moves against said. tion, the sIlENt MAJOr - of the south China sea as and collectively to restore of bad behaviour which ac - November 3 presidential learning differences, his its neighbours, including Pompeo's comment on Ity are coming together to its sovereign territory. what is rightfully theirs, he companies a pattern of its elections. As a result of the campaign said. "instigating" a deadly con - Chinese bullying of its donate their valuable time China has been building said. describing his meet - brazen disregard for inter - coronavirus pandemic, the trump campaign frontation with India in himalayan neighbours and hard-earned money to military bases on artificial ing with raab as produc - national commitments, Biden has been holding did not provide any other eastern ladakh, Us came in response to a ques - help make this President's islands in the region also tive, Pompeo said that they from its failure to uphold most of fundraising virtu - details. secretary of state Mike tion if the Us would like the claimed by Brunei, talked about the challenge its obligations under the Pompeo has said that UK to do more to confront Malaysia, the Philippines, presented by the Chinese World trade Organization Beijing cannot threaten China. taiwan and Vietnam. Communist Party (CCP) to regularly disrespecting countries and bully them in I don't think about it South Korea reports 63 new the discussions be - and the COVId-19 virus the rights of other nations the himalayas. that way; we don't think tween Pompeo and raab that originated from under the 1982 law of the speaking at a news con - about it that way. We think came hours after the UK Wuhan, China. sea Convention. ference in london on that the entire world needs coronavirus cases suspended its extradition "On behalf of the Esper called on China's tuesday, Pompeo said to work together to ensure treaty with hong Kong in American people, I want to leaders to abide by the in - China was one of the im - that every country, includ - Seoul, Jul 22 cases came from the densely cases were local transmis - response to a controversial extend my condolences to ternational laws and norms portant parts of his discus - ing China, behaves in the populated seoul metropoli - sions and tied the other 34 to security law imposed by the British people for your that China and the Chinese sions with his British coun - international system in Just days after south tan area, where about half of international arrivals as the China in the former British losses from this preventa - people have benefited terpart Foreign secretary ways that are appropriate Korean officials hopefully the country's 51 million peo - virus continues to spread in territory. ble pandemic. the CCP's greatly from over the years. dominic raab. and consistent with the in - declared the country's ple live. the KCdC didn't im - Asia, the United states and he praised the UK for exploitation of this disaster We are committed to a con - you can't go make ternational order, he said. COVId-19 epidemic was mediately confirm whether beyond. its recent decision on China to further its own interests structive and results-ori - coming under control, claims for maritime re - We talked about how the numbers included a new the government also in particular those related has been disgraceful. ented relationship with health authorities reported gions that you have no law - we've seen hong Kong's cluster of infections discov - plans to send to send two to hong Kong and banning rather than helping the China and within our de - 63 newly confirmed cases. ful claim to. you can't freedoms crushed. We've ered at a frontline army unit military planes to Iraq on huawei from the UK's 5G world, General secretary fence relationship to open south Korea's Centers in Pocheon, north of seoul, Wednesday to evacuate threaten countries and bul - watched the CCP bully its networks. Xi (Jinping) has shown the lines of communication for disease Control and where at least 13 troops have around 300 south Korean ly them in the himalayas. neighbours, militarise fea - I want to take this op - world the party's true face," and risk reduction, Esper Prevention on Wednesday reportedly tested positive. construction workers amid you can't engage in cover- tures in the south China portunity to congratulate he said. Earlier on tuesday, said. said at least 36 of the new the KCdC said 29 of the new the spread of the virus there. Iraq's new premier visits Iran, his first visit abroad
Tehran, Jul 21 outside Baghdad's international air - Iran sees Iraq as a possible route port. the strike catapulted Iraq to the to bypass U.s. sanctions that Iraq's new prime minister ar - brink of a U.s.-Iran proxy war that President donald trump re-imposed rived in Iran on tuesday, his first of - could have destabilized the Middle on tehran in 2018, after pulling ficial visit abroad since taking office East. America out of the 2015 nuclear deal more than two months ago, Iranian In Baghdad, Zarif paid a visit to with world powers. media reported. the site where soleimani was killed, last year, Iran's exports to Iraq state television showed footage saying Iran-Iraq relations will not be amounted to nearly Usd 9 billion, of Mustafa al-Kadhimi landing at shaken despite the general's death. the official IrNA news agency re - tehran's Mehrabad airport. the tV soleimani led Iran's expeditionary ported tuesday. It said the two na - said al-Khadhimi would meet top Quds Force and was the architect of tions will discuss increasing that Iranian leaders, including supreme its regional military activities. A for - amount to Usd 20 billion. leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and mer intelligence chief backed by since the outbreak of the coron - President hassan rouhani. Washington, al-Kadhimi took office avirus, religious tourism between We hope to have constructive in May after he had played a signifi - Iraq and Iran has stopped. Before the talks for deepening relations be - cant part for years in the war against pandemic, some 5 million tourists tween the two nations, said Iran's the Islamic state group, which was bringing in nearly 5 billion a year vis - government spokesman Ali rabiei. declared defeated in Iraq in 2017. ited shiite holy sites in the two coun - Special events workers who were forced out of work because of the COvID-19 pandemic marched in Salt Lake City. Marchers organized by Utah the visit came after Iranian for - the Iraqi prime minister had tries. Live Event Industry Association aimed to draw attention and legislative support to the people and businesses who put on concerts, theater, eign Minister Mohammad Javad planned a visit to saudi Arabia on Under former dictator saddam sports, and other live events which mostly have gone dark since the COvID-19 pandemic hit in March. They're called it a "peaceful walk for Zarif visited Baghdad over the week - Monday, before his trip to tehran, hussein, Iraq waged an eight-year work." The silent parade showcased families struggling to make ends meet since events have been canceled, with no end to the restrictions in end, Zarif's first visit to Iraq since a but postponed it following news that war in the 1980s against Iran, a con - sight. U.s. airstrike in January killed a top saudi King salman was admitted to a flict that left nearly 1 million killed on Iranian general, Qassim soleimani, hospital in the capital, riyadh. both sides. 2 Chinese Hackers Targeted Covid-19 Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Hits Alaska Seas, Tsunami Warning Issued Research, American Companies: US According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 7.8 magnitude quake struck Tuesday and had a depth Washington July 22 they come as President the two defendants are not in ment. donald trump, his reelection custody, and federal officials con - In addition, he said, “China is of 6 miles south-southeast of Perryville, Alaska the hackers, identified as li prospects damaged by the coron - ceded tuesday that they were not providing a safe haven for crimi - Xiaoyu and dong Jiazhi, stole in - avirus outbreak, has blamed likely to step foot in an American nal hackers who, as in this case, formation not only for their per - China for the pandemic and as ad - courtroom. are hacking in part for their own sonal profit but also research and ministration officials have esca - But the indictment carries im - personal gain but willing to help technology that they knew would lated their denunciations of portant symbolic and deterrence the state — and on call to do ." the be of value to the Chinese govern - Beijing, including over alleged ef - value for the Justice department, criminal charges are the first from ment, prosecutors say. forts to steal intellectual property which decided that publicly call - the Justice department accusing hackers working with the through hacking. ing out the behaviour was more foreign hackers of targeting inno - Chinese government targeted the indictment includes trade worthwhile than waiting for the vation related to the coronavirus, firms developing vaccines for the secret theft and wire fraud con - unlikely scenario in which the de - though U.s. and Western intelli - coronavirus and stole hundreds of spiracy charges against the hack - fendants would travel to the U.s. gence agencies have warned for millions of dollars worth of intel - ers, former classmates at an elec - and risk arrest. months about those efforts. last lectual property and trade secrets trical engineering college who the hacking began more than week, for instance, authorities in from companies across the world, prosecutors say worked together 10 years ago, with targets includ - the U.s., Canada and the United the Justice department said for more than a decade targeting ing pharmaceutical, solar energy Kingdom accused a hacking group tuesday as it announced criminal high-tech companies in more and medical device companies with links to russian intelligence charges. than 10 countries. but also political dissidents, ac - of trying to target research on the the indictment does not ac - the hackers, identified as li tivists and clergy in the United disease, which has killed more cuse the two Chinese defendants Xiaoyu and dong Jiazhi, stole in - states, China and hong Kong, than 140,000 people in the of actually obtaining the coron - formation not only for their per - federal authorities said. United states and more than avirus research, but it does under - sonal profit but also research and the charges were brought as 600,000 worldwide, according to The fIle photo shows damage on vine Road, south of Wasilla, Alaska, after an earthquake score the extent to which scientif - technology that they knew would trump administration officials, figures compiled by Johns ic innovation has been a top target be of value to the Chinese govern - including national security advis - hopkins University. the indict - for foreign governments and ment, prosecutors say. er robert O'Brien and Attorney ment describes multiple efforts by Alaska July 22 kilometers) south-south - Unimak Pas to samalga criminal hackers looking to know In some instances, the indict - General William Barr, have deliv - the hackers to snoop on compa - east of Perryville, Alaska. Pass. what American companies are de - ment says, they provided an offi - ered public warnings about what nies engaged in coronavirus-re - A powerful 7.8 earth - the tsunami warning A tsunami advisory was veloping during the pandemic. cer for a Chinese intelligence serv - they say are Chinese government lated research, though it does not quake has struck the was issued for south posted for some areas In this case, the hackers re - ice with whom they worked email efforts to use hacking to steal accuse them of success in any Alaska Peninsula and a Alaska, the Alaska nearby.It had a depth of 6 searched vulnerabilities in the accounts and passwords belong - trade secrets for Beijing's finan - theft. Prosecutors say li in tsunami warning has been Peninsula and the Aleutian miles (9.6 kilometers) and computer networks of biotech ing to clergymen, dissidents and cial benefit and to covertly influ - January conducted reconnais - issued. Islands. was centered 60 miles (96 firms and diagnostic companies pro-democracy activists who ence American policy. sance on the computer network of According to the U.s. the Pacific tsunami kilometers) south-south - that were developing vaccines and could then be targeted. the hacking is part of what a Massachusetts biotech firm Geological survey, the 7.8 Warning Center said the east of Perryville, Alaska. testing kits and researching an - the officer gave help of his Assistant Attorney General John known to be researching a poten - magnitude quake struck warning for south Alaska the center said for oth - tiviral drugs. own, providing malicious soft - demers, the Justice department's tial vaccine, and searched for vul - tuesday at about 11:12 p.m. and the Alaska Peninsula is er U.s. and Canadian the charges are the latest in a ware after one of the hackers top national security official, de - nerabilities on the network of a Pst. It had a depth of 6 from Kennedy Entrance to Pacific coasts in North series of aggressive trump ad - struggled to compromise the mail scribed as a sweeping effort to Maryland firm less than a week af - miles (9.6 kilometers) and Unimak. Along the America, there is no tsuna - ministration actions targeting server of a Burmese human rights “rob, replicate and replace" strat - ter the company said it was con - was centered 60 miles (96 Aleutian Islands it is from mi threat. China. group. egy for technological develop - ducting similar scientific work. Glimpses of Future
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I am okay with the criticism. I know tV serials, yet the knowledge about former president of liberia — the first woman president why I made the decisions I made, and I am happy with the the same remains limited; rather the of an African nation — says more nations ought to allow results. But that’s why more women leaders are needed. very subject of brain health is ignored women to lead them. For there will always be those who will tear us down, who mostly, shared dr Amit srivastav, On her first day in office, sirleaf says she was both ex - will tear us apart, because they want the status quo to re - senior consultant, neurology, cited and exhausted. “It had been a very long climb, to main.” dharamshila Narayana where I was. Women had been those who suffered most in “While we must be very thankful, and applaud the superspeciality hospital. our civil conflict, and women had been the ones to resolve progress we have made, we know that there is much more According to a study, the burden it. Our history records many women of strength and ac - work to be done… In too many places, political parties are of stroke disease has increased nearly tion. A President of the United Nations General Assembly, based on patronage, patriarchy, misogyny, that try to keep 100 per cent in our country. And in a renowned circuit court judge, a president of the women from their rightful places, that shut them out from the time of covid 19 pandemic, pa - University of liberia — I knew that I had to form a very taking leadership positions… We must continue to work tients who are already suffering from strong team, with the capacity to address the challenges of to change things. We must be able to ensure that those neurological diseases are facing a tough time. their treatment process our nation. And I wanted to put women in all top posi - structural barriers that have kept women from being able Physical health and brain factors that determine the prognosis. has been deeply affected due to lack of tions. But I knew that was not possible. And so, I settled to have the equity they rightfully deserve… And we must Although every disease or physical Covid and Neurological problems access to their doctors and availabili - for putting them in strategic positions,” she says in her also work with men. Full gender equity will ensure a ailment affects our brain health, suf - Covid pandemic should also be ty of medications. the stress and de - speech. stronger economy, a more developed nation, a more fering from hypertension or diabetes seen in the light of brain health as pression generated from the lock - sirleaf says that while nobody is perfect, there is peaceful nation,” sirleaf says in her powerful speech. can majorly affect our brain health, well. dr sahil Kohli, consultant, neu - downs and the fear psychosis around mentioned dr srivastav. rology, Narayana hospital, covid has also increased the number “since blood pressure plays a key Gurugram mentioned neurological of such patients. role in these two diseases, our blood symptoms of covid that one should be A major awareness for brain travels through our blood vessels to careful about. health is the need of the hour. 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Sonakshi Sinha says she is Amitabh Bachchan opens up 'proud' of Taapsee Pannu's 'dignified' Thappad director Anubhav Sinha resigns from on his 'times of trial' from his response after Kangana Ranaut Bollywood, Sudhir Mishra, Hansal Mehta join him COVID-19 hospital ward called her a 'B-grade actress
In a recent tweet as well as a new, lengthy post on his blog, Amitabh Bachchan has opened up on his life as a coronavirus patient in the COVId-19 ward of t he hospital where he has been admitted. taking to his official twitter hadle, the Big B wrote: "In these times of trial the en - tire day is filled with your love and care and I can only express what best I can from here. My immense gratitude." On his blog, Amitabh Bachchan wrote: "It is the silence and the un - certainty of the next it is a wonder of the nature of life .. of all that it brings to us each moment, each living breathing day. In the activity driven past days of normalcy, never was there inclina - tion to assess or sit back and think of what thoughts invade us now. But they do now with a regularity that fills those idle hours, sitting, thinking, looking out into no where in these conditions thoughts race at greater speed and in a vividity that had eluded us before they were always there, but just the presence of them re - mained silenced by the mind in its other busi - ness of existence t he business is dormant now, the mind is freer." he continued,"It reflects greatly more Currently, a lot of toxicity, sinha who is known for his saali Zindagi, Inkaar, daas Kapur,Ketan Mehta , than ever an d I wonder if this is correct, admissi - mud-slinging, blame-game brutally honest opinions has dev to name a few has also Bharatan n Aravindan ble pertinent or not. A wandering mind often happening in the hindi Film resigned from 'Bollywood' on slammed the term Bollywood etc.thatswhere I'll always be. leads to "destinations that , because of their industry. Ever since sushant twitter. the filmmaker took in his tweets saying, "What's sudhir Mishra went on to tag complex vagaries , brings on that which at singh rajput's suicide, the de - to his social media handle and Bollywood?I came 2be partof the like of rajkummar hirani, times be not what you may want to hear or see bate of nepotism, lobbying, wrote, "ENOUGh!!! I hereby Cinema inspired by satyajit hansal Mehta, Anurag but you do the eventuality of all that surrounds camp-ism, group-ism, resign from Bollywood. ray ,raj Kapoor,Guru Kashyap, Vikramaditya us blows heavily about us Ignorance of it would Bollywood Mafias in the sudhir Mishra who is known dutt,ritwick Ghatak,Bimal Motwane, Nikkhil Advani and not be a considered act so you succumb to it "Bollywood" industry has for his films like yeh Wo roy,Mrinal sen , hrishikesh more asking them to join the bear it live it caress it at times play with it at been the talk of the town. Fed Manzil to Nahin, Chameli, Mukherjee, KAsif,Vijay Indian Cinema and story - others wish it away, hold on to it, embrace it up with the term and hate- hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Anand , Javed Akhtar,tapan telling. Anubhav sinha ascer - and accept but never be able to desist its pres - spewing, director Anubhav Khoya Khoya Chand, yeh sinha, Gulzar , shekhar tained the same. ence. Aftab Shivdasani and wife, Nin Dusanj, launch I am not scared of it,’ says Sneha Wagh as she resumes shooting for
Kangana ranuat was at it again in her recent their production company, Mount Zen Media Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram interview to republic tV, where she not only raised more controversy by randomly taking names like Actor Aftab shivdasani that of Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar and Mahesh and wife Nin dusanj Bhatt's in the sushant singh rajput suicide case, shivdasani on Monday but also found an opportunity to again attack the launched their production likes of taapsee Pannu and swara Bhasker, calling company Mount Zen Media them "B-grade actresses", among other detestable which aims to create wide- choice of words, despite both of them being out - ranging content, including siders. Naturally, people were looking toward both films, online shows and docu - their replies, and when they did respond, they were mentaries. Aftab, who started hailed for being articulate and rational, never stop - out as a child actor with sci-fi ping to the same level though the temptation film "Mr India" (1987), eventu - would've surely been there. reacting to Kangana ally made his debut as a lead ranaut's vitriol in an interview to hinudstan with ram Gopal Varma's mu - times, taapsee Pannu said, "I refuse to be bitter. I sical romance "Mast" in 1999, refuse to take advantage of someone’s death for followed it up with Vikram personal vendetta and I refuse to make a mockery Bhatt's acclaimed suspense out of the industry that gave me bread and identity. thriller "Kasoor". the actor I have had my share of struggles and just because I went on to star in several mul - don’t glorify them or deal with them with a positive ti-starrers, including comedies outlook doesn’t make me any less of the outsider. "Awara Paagal deewana", yes, I’ve been dropped out of films and replaced "Masti", "hungama" and with star kids but the fact that she and her sister try turned producer with "Aao to discredit me and my hard work, call me names, Wish Karein" in 2009. Aftab put wrong allegations on me is actually an equal said both he and Nin were level of harassment if not more. All this coz I refuse looking forward to getting into to sing her tune and because I refuse to see her as full-fledged production for a the flag bearer of outsiders, we all are not bitter quite some time. "having pro - people." sonakshi sinha has now come out in full duced before I am familiar support of taapsee, hailing her 'dignified and ma - with the business of cinema. tured' response. she wrote on her Insta story: these are exciting times to de - “Proud of you taapsee! the dignity, maturity and velop content that is cutting integrity with which you have responded has my edge, contemporary and ap - respect and I am sure of most others too. pealing. Saif Ali Khan on Kareena, Taimur being snapped at Marine Lines without masks: He had been locked in for around three months this switch from lockdown to unlock has been a huge the lockdown imposed due to coron - not allowed out, we put on our thing for everyone. despite the pandemic being at large, avirus outbreak has affected all of use. We masks and drove away. that was slowly the shoots of television shows (that had been have been complaining about being out of not reported, but it’s a fact that we stalled) have resumed, however, with strict guidelines and work and feeling depressed. however, have been responsible law-abiding directives. so, is the case with Kahat hanuman Jai shri ram. We got in touch with Mata Anjana aka sneha Wagh. saif Ali Khan had had a totally different citizens and stayed home all sneha made her hindi acting debut in and as Jyoti. the ac - feeling. In an interview with Mumbai through the lockdown and even tress since then has come a long way and has given Indian Mirror, he said, "I did get a little edgy in now, only interact with a few family television some very strong female characters. the shoot - the middle, but then, decided to focus on members. saif Ali Khan also ing of Kahat hanuman Jai shri ram has begun with utmost the things we can do, like reading, learn - opened up on the on-going debate precaution. Bollywoodlife.com got in touch with the ac - ing the guitar, cooking and planning for on nepotism. he said, "All of us tress on the resumption of shoots and were inspired by her the future." he also revealed that he has who have managed some success whole outlook towards the pandemic. When asked how it been reading out ramayan to taimur and have mutual respect for each other. felt to be on the sets after such a long time, sneha Wagh also has been involved in a lot of cooking. It’s an amazingly democratic pro - said, “It actually feels good though there is a lot of fear of he said, "It’s ironical that when I was fession and to compare one’s strug - getting infected. But, at the end of the day, I feel we all have playing a chef on screen, I didn't cook gle to another and say one is more to go through this to get immune to it. so, that was my first much. Now, I enjoy it and everyone enjoys important is not fair." he also said basic idea to get out of the house. First day, I was a little my meals." saif Ali Khan and Kareena that it is also the audience which fearful but then I realised until and unless I don’t face this, I Kapoor Khan had also been questioned has shown an interest in star kids won’t get immune to it. Not that I have any weaknesses, nor for taking taimur out and they were spot - and this is further exploited by pro - am I unhealthy, thanks to God, I have got good immunity ted without masks at Marine drive. saif ducers. saif Ali Khan also spoke system, I have got good health and physique. so, ‘let’s face Ali Khan said, "that was the only time we about sushant singh rajput's it,’ was the basic idea. But otherwise, I feel really, really nice went out and took tim along because he’d death. he said that sushant was a to be back on sets because this is something that I love.” been locked in for around three months. good-looking, decent and talented “After exactly 100 days, when I went on sets I realised, that We had our masks on, but the promenade guy. "he had lots of potential and I I love this. I love my job and I can’t live without it. that’s the looked so deserted, so we took them off. saw in him one of our future stars. greatest feeling one can ever have,” sneha revealed while But as soon as we saw that there were peo - I’m deeply saddened by what hap - adding that she is anyways a social-distancing person so, ple around and were told children were pened, " he said. she waved and met everyone on the sets. 11 LOCAL "") ( )&'- )!-
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