WEEKLY JAMMU, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 Email: [email protected] PARDESH BHUMI Vol. 9, Issue No. 14, RNI No. JKENG/2012/44943, Postal Regd No. JK/474/19-21, Pages - 16, 2.00 Continue implementing lockdown restrictions strictly till May 3: Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries Asks States/UTs to follow revised guidelines, ensure close monitoring of containment zones JAMMU Chief Secretary, defined area by making police officers at district from all the States and ensure that all agricul- Government of BVR Subhramanyam, it no movement zone, level to strictly follow UTs. tural and horticultural India has asked all DGP J&K, Dilbag early detection of cases, the lockdown directions However, the activities to remain States and Union Singh, Financial breaking the chain of in letter and spirit, the States/UTs can impose functional in a con- Territories to con- Commissioner, Health, transmission and thus Cabinet Secretary tougher measures. trolled manner. tinue implementing Atal Dulloo, Principal preventing its spread to added. The activities Health Ministry also lockdown restric- Secretary, Home, new areas. Cabinet Secretary allowed under the made a brief presenta- tions strictly for the Shaleen Kabra, He stressed for pass- said that to mitigate guidelines shall not be tion on containment extended period till Principal Secretary, ing on clear instructions hardship to the people, permitted in the con- strategy and measures May 3, 2020 as HUDD, Dheeraj Gupta, to the Deputy GoI has decided to tainment zones and need to be taken in the announced by the Principal Secretary, Red Zones. Prime Minister as Planning, Rohit Kansal, While briefing the an effort to contain Commissioner Cabinet Secretary about the spread of Secretary, Industries, the present situation in COVID-19 in the Manoj Dwivedi, J&K and the corona country. The Secretary, FCS&CA, control efforts, Chief Government has Simrandeep Singh par- Secretary BVR decided to provide ticipated in the meet- Subhramanyam said some relaxations ing. that UT is following the after April 20 in Interacting with the directions in toto of GoI places, where there officers, the Cabinet and strict restrictions are no hotspots. Secretary said that it is are being implemented This was stated by very important for all of in the entire Union the Cabinet Secretary, us to continue putting Commissioners and allow some additional there will be strict Territory. Rajiv Gauba, who was in serious efforts as we then further to the field activities to take place perimeter control in the All Red Zones that interacting with the are doing since functionaries to ensure from April 20, for which area of the containment have been declared in Chief Secretaries, DGPs announcement of the implementation of the States/UTs have to zones to ensure that different districts of and other senior offi- nationwide lockdown lockdown restrictions put in place preparatory there is no unchecked J&K are being closely cers of the States/UTs on March 25 to tackle on ground and allowing arrangements with inward/outward move- monitored as per the through video confer- the spread of virus. He only those activities regard to social distanc- ment of people except devised strategy; the ence to discuss the directed the Chief which are notified by ing in work places. He for maintaining essen- Chief Secretary said strategy for contain- Secretaries to closely the Government under said that the consolidat- tial services, he added. adding that every nec- ment of coronavirus. monitor the situation in NDMA Act time to time. ed revised guidelines Referring to rural econ- essary measure is being Principal Secretary their respective Chief Secretaries and have been issued and omy, the Cabinet taken to stop further to Prime Minister, Dr P States/UTs especially in DGPs need to convene strict implementations Secretary said that the spread of coronavirus in K Mishra, Health the identified hot spots. meetings with DCs and of the same are required States/UTs have to Jammu & Kashmir. Secretary, Preeti Sudan, Cabinet Secretary Home Secretary, Ajay asked the States/UTs to Kumar Bhalla and other adopt strategic Government offices to reopen with senior staff from April 20 Secretaries of con- approach in the con- cerned Ministries tainment zones to con- NEW DELHI Meteorological Depart- administration offices will forests, watering planta- attended the meeting. tain the disease within a All central ministries and ment, National Centre for start functioning with re- tion, fire-fighting in forests, departments and their sub- Seismology and others. In stricted staff. patrolling and their neces- ordinate offices will start states, departments like po- Staff engaged in main- sary transport movement J&K Police donates Rs 9.47 cr towards functioning from April 20 lice, home guard, fire de- taining zoos, nurseries, are to be resumed, as per with 100 per cent atten- partment, prisons, munici- wildlife management in the new guidelines. COVID-19 mitigation efforts dance of officials in the rank pal bodies, civil defence, of Deputy Secretary and will also function with 100 Army chief to visit Kashmir tomorrow, will DGP presents cheque to the Lt Governor above, while 33 per cent of per cent attendance without take stock of the action being taken on LoC the rest of the staff are to be any restrictions. JAMMU present in the offices, as per The directives from cen- JAMMU Director General of Police, Sh. Dilbag new norms of relaxation of tre clarifies that states can- Army sources said on Wednesday that Singh, today presented a cheque of Rs 9.47 Covid-19 lockdown rules is- not further dilute these re- Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Nar- crores to the Lieutenant Governor, Girish sued by the government laxations which are to be wane would visit the Kashmir Valley on Chandra Murmu, on behalf of the J&K Wednesday. The notifica- allowed subject to a place Thursday in view of ceasefire violations and Police, as a contribution to J&K Relief tion issued by the Home strictly observing the exist- increase in terrorist activities along the Line Fund towards the efforts being undertaken Ministry, however, says that ing lockdown restrictions. of Control (LoC).The visit assumes signifi- by the Government to prevent and miti- ministries like Defence, Health protocols like social cance as the Pakistani military has in recent Health and Family Welfare, distancing are to be main- gate the spread of COVID-19 in the Union times been violating ceasefires on a large and government arms like tained at all times. scale to meet its objectives along with in- Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Food Corporation of India, All other departments in The donation has been a collective effort of all creasing terrorist activity in India. the various central paramil- state governments have Army sources said that the army chief would come ranks of J&K Police wherein all gazetted officers itary forces will start func- been directed to allow sen- to Srinagar to review anti-terrorism and anti-infil- have contributed two day’s salary and all non- tioning with full strength. ior officials—Group A and gazetted police personnel have contributed a day's The relaxations are, how- B—to attend offices as per tration operations by the 15 Corps. Recently, the In- salary towards the COVID-19 relief fund. ever, not applicable in areas requirement. Those in dian Army also attacked the terrorist launch pad in The Lt Governor appreciated the efforts of the designated as “containment Group C and lower down Dudhaniyal region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The operation was carried out after ceasefire viola- department and outlined the collective responsi- zones” by states and Union the levels are required to be tions by the Indian Army and infiltration attempts bility of individuals, institutions, and organiza- Territories. Also asked to present in office in 33 per by the Pakistani Army in the Keran region. On April 1, tions for coming forward to play their role in pro- start working with full cent of the strength. The no- strength are agencies like tification, however, clarifies the Indian Army killed five militants trying to infiltrate tecting our communities and fellow countrymen in Nehru Yuva Kendra, Na- that delivery of public serv- the Keran sector. The terrorists used the same launch this time of crisis. Dr. B. Srinivas, ADGP CID, Sh. tional Cadet Corps, Cus- ices are to be ensured and pad which the army later targeted and destroyed at Abdul Ghani Mir, ADGP Hqrs PHQ, and Sh. toms and the various disas- whatever staff is needed for Dudhaniyal. Constant ceasefire violations by the Pak- Mukesh Singh, IGP Jammu Zone were present on ter management and early that should be deployed. istani military are taking place at a time when the en- the occasion. warning agencies like India At district levels, the civil tire world is battling the corono virus epidemic.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU Ed/Op 2 Cost of all medicines should Theology over pathology? be under check PRIYADARSHI doctors, by extension, the mid-15th century. the Muslims to tender DUTTA their line of treatment. No doubt, had there namaz at home, includ- T is all the more necessary that the cost of medicines is Does it seem like a Several doctors were been men like Idris-i ing on Friday. within the reach of every citizen. The government has déjà vu? In December abused and manhan- Bitlisi, an Ottoman However, the irre- Ithe responsibility to bring down the cost of medicines. 1849, cholera was dled. Ahmad I ibn statesman, and sponsible behaviour of The cost of drugs comes to about 70 per cent of the out of detected in Beylik of Mustafa, advised by his Isameddin Ahmed bin a section of the com- pocket expenditure on health, this becomes a cause of (now Tunisia). personal Italian physi- Mustafa Tasköprüzade, munity in India is put- major concern. Because 80 per cent of medical care in our Ahmad I ibn Mustafa cian, Abraham a prominent judge way ting its collective safety country is in private sector and advanced tertiary care is (1805-55), a progres- Lumbroso, put himself back in the 16th centu- against COVID-19 at mainly coming up in the corporate sector, the cost con- sive ruler, left the capi- in medical isolation. ry who advocated a great risk. The Tablighi cerns are increasing. As per the National Health Policy tal city of Tunis terri- His extreme measures rational approach, Jamat's grand event at document 2017, every year 6.3 crore people are pushed fied. He moved to a annoyed some of his there would be prece- Nizamuddin Markaz below poverty line due to out of pocket expenditure on gardened villa of the Ministers. One day, a dence. There were Masjid between March health. It is, therefore, very important that prices of drugs then Prime Minister Group of Ministers prominent medical 13 and 15 has led to a are streamlined and made affordable. Unlike consumer politely told him that doctors like Osman bin huge spike in products, where the buyer has a choice and can decide on in along with precaution by means of Suleyman Penah Coronavirus cases. what to buy, medicine is something over which the patient a personal retinue and quarantine was (d.1817) in the reign of Though there was no has no choice and is dependent on medical advice. The dis- armed guards. From nowhere to be found in Selim III, too. They lockdown in India at ease is not by choice. his new camp office, he Islam and is an inven- advocated that quaran- the time of the confer- There is a National List of Essential Medicines deployed Italian doc- tion of Christendom, tine and precautions ence, the Delhi (NLEM), the cost of which is to be controlled on a priority tors from nizam jadid whose knowledge of against plague and epi- Government had basis. Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priori- (new European-style diseases and medicine demic would signify already prohibited all ty healthcare needs of a majority of the population. The Army of Tunisia) for is inferior to Islam. betrayal of Muslim's types of gathering primary purpose of NLEM is to promote rational use of treatment in temporary The debate over the trust in divine fate above 200 people by medicines, considering the three important aspects i.e. hospitals set up in the propriety of quarantine (tevekkul). then. They continued cost, safety, and efficacy. Because of their essential nature, barracks. Daily statis- took a theological turn. Birsen Bulmus, in to hold back more than the price of these drugs needs to be fixed. Many of these tics of the infection, Prime Minister his eminently readable, 2,000 participants in a drugs have been manufactured in bulk by Indian drug deaths and recovery Khaznadar, a critic of Plague, Quarantines six-floor dormitory companies mainly in the public sector and have been used were compiled, which European medicine, and the Geopolitics of long after the event had in various national health programmes. along with instructions condemned the quar- the ended. The manage- Drugs in our country are marketed in two forms: of hygiene, were print- antine and declared (2012), traces the his- ment refused to buckle branded medicines and trade generics. The latter consti- ed in Italian and Arabic that Muslims, who died tory of health and med- even after receiving tute about 15 per cent of the whole pharmaceutical market. language. These were of cholera, were mar- ical policies against notice from the Delhi Cost of the generic ones is expected to be low so that the distributed in the tyrs. Bin Dayaf, Ahmad plague and allied epi- Police. It took 36 hours benefit goes to the patient. Branded drugs are expensive mosques and churches I ibn Mustafa's person- demics in the Turkish to evacuate 2,361 peo- because their marketing involves many chains and promo- for the edification of al secretary, opined reign. Bulmus exhibits ple from the premises tional activities. On the other hand, approximately 50 per cent of the trade generics are consumed by dispensing doc- the people. that self-preservation how it was not only to put them into hospi- tors. But the trade margin in several generic products is Then came the by quarantine was legal Muslim divines and tals and quarantine very high, thus belying the very purpose of cheap drugs to inflection point during and no religious text physicians who doubt- centres. the patient. the Mawlid al-nabi (the disapproved of it. The ed quarantines/pre- The misinforma- Though the issue has been highlighted after discrepan- Prophet's Birthday), two reached out to a cautions but in reality, tion campaign over Tik cies in prices of coronary stents came up in public knowl- which fell on January certain cleric. Tayyib whatever kills a Tok, targetting impres- edge, these have been discussed at various levels and dif- 27, 1850. Ahmad I ibn Al-Riyahi, son and Christian also kills a sionable young boys ferent forums. Exorbitant maximum retail price (MRP) Mustafa was in dilem- expected successor Muslim. Whatever from the Muslim com- printed on the medicine causes distortion of price in the ma regarding the cele- Ibrahim al-Riyahi, cures a Hindu, cures a munity to throw cau- market. Trade margin allowed to the retailer in some cases bratory congregations Imam of Great Mosque Muslim as well. tion to the wind, is sin- is as high as 1,800 per cent. In the hearing of a case in the and the advisability of of Tunis, issued a fatwa Physiology is more ister. Those paying Punjab and Haryana court, the Ranbaxy Laboratories Vs. his joining them in that victims of cholera egalitarian than theolo- heed to such evil coun- State of Haryana and another, dated 19 March 2013, the view of the outbreak. were martyrs by citing gy. sel will jeopardise their court said: "Before parting with judgment, it has to be Ultimately, he sent a the Hadith of Muwatta The holy city of own health before they noted that although the petitioner is allegedly selling the communiqué, ordering (the Maliki law book) Mecca was affected by risk someone else's. If drug in question to the consumers at about 900 percent of the celebrations to be because they died of cholera in 1831, which Muslims had really reasonable price of the drug, but there appears to be no held as usual and for oil internal wounds. Then recurred almost annu- been depending upon legal provision in force to save the consumers from such to be sent to the Khazandar and Bin ally during the pilgrim- the divine will for naked fleecing by the petitioner or other drug manufactur- minarets. The event Dayaf went to Mufti age. Its invasion was health instead of mod- ers by overpricing the drug to such an extent. It is surpris- was held; canons fired; Muhammed bin particularly serious in ern medicine all these ing that no remedial or ameliorating step has been taken and two verses of the Salama, who ruled that 1865, when almost a years, the hospitals in either by the state or by the Union of India in this regard. Quran were read to victims of cholera were third of the pilgrims Delhi would not have a The court hopes that now at least the concerned authorities "comfort the people in not martyrs. At this reportedly perished. It large percentage of shall wake up and also take some step to save the consumer times of difficulty." point, Bin Dayaf ended was the most dominant them. Nor would the from such fleecing". A committee was constituted by the Within days, the his discussion by issue at the super speciality hospi- Department of Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of epidemic was raging observing that whatev- International Sanitary tals in India receive a Chemicals and Fertilisers on September 16, 2015 under the the Muslim quarters, er be the reality, even Conference at large number of "med- chairmanship of Sudhansh Pant, Joint Secretary, Pharma, and before long, the "alims (scholars of Constantinople ical tourists" from to compare the prices of trade generic and regular channels entire city of Tunis was Islam) die of cholera." (Istanbul) in 1866. A Afghanistan, Iran and of marketing and give its recommendations. This commit- in the grip of cholera. Combating commu- six-member commit- Central Asia, among tee suggested capping of the trade margin as per the per Muhammed Sharif, a nicable diseases has tee, comprising Arabs others. Muslims, like unit price. Fearing that if capping of prices was done in all notable figure of Tunis, often been vitiated by and Europeans, drew anyone else, wear segments, the manufacturers would shift to medicines with passed away on theological considera- up a report to regulate woollen clothes when it a high cost for the purpose of more profit, the committee February 6, which was tions and confronta- the maritime traffic for is winter and shed recommended putting of lesser cap on the low-cost medi- followed by the death tions in the past. It Hajj pilgrimage in them in springtime. cines. It opined that there should be no cap on drugs the of several of his family took almost four cen- 1867. Why pass on all retail price of which is up to Rs. 2 per unit, i.e., per members and those turies for the Ottoman Thus, if Saudi responsibility to Allah tablet/capsule/vial/tube/bottle/injection etc. For products who had come in con- Empire to have a quar- Arabia has now put in the COVID season? with per unit retail price from Rs. 2 to Rs. 20, the trade tact with him. This antine policy. Sultan Mecca and Medina As Ahmad I ibn margin should be a maximum of 50 per cent; and for those incident has been Mahmud II, advised by under lockdown and is Mustafa had said in costing between Rs 40 and Rs 50, it should be up to 40 per described by Nancy his Austrian doctor, contemplating on 1850 cholera season, cent while for those costing above Rs.50, the trade margin Elizabeth Gallagher in Anton Lagos, and deferring the annual "If divine decree and recommended was a maximum of 35 per cent. Drug prices her insightful book, impressed by the trea- Hajj scheduled for July fate arrive and I die can be streamlined to a large extent if these recommenda- Medicine and power in tise of Hamdan Bin El- 28-August 2 due to the with the disease, I fear tions are implemented. There needs to be a one drug one Tunisia, 1780-1900 Mehrum Osman Hoca, COVID-19 outbreak, it I would say, 'if only I price formula. In fact, any formulation, once it is labeled as (1983, CUP). finally adopted quaran- is only because they had observed quaran- medicine, becomes essential. So the price of all drugs The worst was yet tine as a measure to know their history bet- tine, this would not should be under check. For this purpose, the National to come. The epidemic combat plague in 1838 ter. Mosques are like- have happened' Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) should be polarised public opin- even as the disease had wise closed to congre- because of my belief strengthened. The Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical ion in Tunis. Many bedevilled the Ottoman gations in India. The that everything comes Marketing Practices (UCPMP) should be made mandatory. blamed the European Empire at least since Ulema has appealed from Allah."

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 3 25 new positive cases reported today, 53679 persons under observation JAMMU veillance. Besides, 13856 Positive,01 recovered; to the advisory issued in appointments.” 0191-2674115; (For The Government persons have completed Shopian and Kupwara the media bulletin, the General public is Jammu Division), 0194- Monday informed their 28-day surveillance with 14 and 23 positive general public has been advised to avoid unneces- 2440283 & 0194- that 25 new positive period. Moreover 10, more cases respectively and all urged to stay indoors, sary visit to hospitals, in 2430581(For Kashmir cases of novel patients have recovered are Active Positive, and strictly implement social case anyone develops Division) for support, Coronavirus (COVID- today, 04 are from Ganderbal and Kulgam distancing measures, dis- fever, cough and difficulty guidance, and response to 19), all from Kashmir Kashmir Division (2 with 05 and 05 positive close recent travel history in breathing, seek medical health related queries on division, have been SKIMS Soura, 2 JLNM cases respectively all of to COVID-19 affected advice promptly. In this Novel Coronavirus reported today, thus Srinagar) & 06 from whom are Active Positive. countries and report any regard, people should call Disease (Covid-19). taking the total num- Jammu Division (CD Similarly, Jammu has contact with positive cases on COVID-19 helpline Advisory stressed on ber of positive cases in Hospital Jammu) 21 positive cases of whom voluntarily. numbers so that they can personal hygiene, by way Jammu and Kashmir The Bulletin further 18 are Active Positive and Due to changes in the be provided correct med- of frequent hand washing to 270. said that 3795 samples 03 have recovered, bodies and immune sys- ical advice and directed to with soap & water; and According to the daily have tested as negative till Udhampur 19 positive tems of women during the right health facility, if observing coughing & Media Bulletin on novel April 13, 2020. cases of which 14 are pregnancy, the advisory needed. sneezing etiquettes and coronavirus (COVID-19), Providing district-wise Active Positive, 04 recov- informed that they can be In case of any emer- wearing mask or face out of 270 positive cases, breakup, the Bulletin said ered and 01 died, while as badly affected by some gency, advisory said peo- cover while moving out of 250 are Active Positive, 16 that Srinagar has 70 posi- Rajouri has 03 positive respiratory infections. “It ple can avail free ambu- home. have recovered and 04 tive cases wherein 66 are cases of whom 2 are Active is therefore important that lance services 24x7 at their Lastly, public are have died. Active Positive, 03 recov- Positive with 01 recovery; they take precautions to door steps by calling on asked to strictly follow the Furthermore, till date ered and 01 has died, Samba district has 04 pos- protect themselves against toll free No. 108. Pregnant advisories issued by the 53679 travellers and per- Bandipora 51 positive itive cases which are all COVID-19, and report women and sick infants Government from time to sons in contact with sus- cases with 47 Active active positive. possible symptoms can avail free ambulance time and are urged to rely pected cases have been put Positive, 03 recovered and Meanwhile, Kishtwar has (including fever, cough or services by dialing toll free only on the information under surveillance which 01 died, Baramulla 40 pos- only 01 positive case which difficulty breathing) to No. 102. released by the govern- include 8581 persons in itive cases with 39 Active has recovered. their healthcare provider. Similarly, people can ment through the daily home quarantine includ- Positive, no case has The Bulletin said that Pregnant women and call toll free national media bulletin to print and ing facilities operated by recovered and 01 died, the breakup represents women who have recently helpline number 1075; electronic media. People government, 354 in Budgam 11 positive cases districts from which the delivered including those J&K Covid-19 Helpline are advised to refrain from Hospital Quarantine, 250 all of whom are Active patients have been traced affected by COVID-19 Numbers: 0191- 2549676 spreading rumours and in hospital isolation and Positive, Pulwama 03 pos- or are ordinarily residing. should attend their rou- (UT level Cell), 0191- pay no heed to them at the 30634 under home sur- itive cases where 02 Active Meanwhile, according tine antenatal & postnatal 2520982, 0191-2674444, same time. PM Modi to address nation on April 14 as India awaits Media professionals also frontline workers in fight against coronavirus COVID-19: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Centre's coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown decision NEW DELHI NEW DELHI at least 10 CMs reportedly tain the spread of coron- Pradesh sealed all hotspots Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash The central govern- strongly advocated for an avirus. in at least 15 districts in the Javadekar on Monday (April 13)lauded the mediapersons and ment is expected to During a meeting state till April 30. A health said that just like doctors, nurses and police personnel, me- take a final call on last week, several ministry data on Sunday diapersons are also frontline workers in the fight against coro- whether there is a need Chief Ministers had revealed that the COVID- navirus COVID-19. Javadekar also advised the media persons to take care and follow all precautions. The Union Minister to extend the lockdown suggested to the 19 has spread to at least 80 also advised the media organisations to not publish or board- or not on Monday Centre that an ex- more districts across the cast any news related to coronavirus without checking the facts (April 13), a day before tension of the lock- country in merely four from the concerned ministry. Earlier on Monday, Union Min- the 21-day lockdown to down may be con- days; whereas it present, as isters and senior officers on Monday (April 13) returned to check the spread of the sidered amid many as 364 districts have their offices as per the directive issued by Prime Minister coronavirus COVID-19 surging coronavirus cases of coronavirus infec- Narendra Modi. On Saturday (April 11), PM Modi had said ends and the decision cases across the tions. As of April 6, 284 dis- that it is important to adopt the policy of "Jaan bhi jahaan bhi will be made public on country. States likes tricts of the country had re- (both life and economy are important)" as the 21-day nation- Tuesday. Prime Minis- Odisha, Punjab and ported cases of wide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 ter Narendra Modi will extension of the ongoing Maharashtra have already coronavirus. While on has put severe stress on economy. It may be recalled that two be addressing the na- shutdown to control the extended the lockdown pe- April 2, 211 districts in the days ago a directive was issued asking all government officials tion on Tuesday at 10 spread of coronavirus in- riod by almost a fortnight country had COVID-19 in- who are entitled to official vehicles to resume work despite the am which is the last fection. While some Chief April end while Uttar fections. coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. day of the 21-day na- Ministers advised the tionwide lockdown. Prime Minister to extend it A post from the official 'at least for the rest of ePASS service launched in district Jammu Twitter handle of PMO April', some advocated JAMMU emergency residing in the three types of ePASSes ment agencies can also read, "PM Narendra Modi 'caution', in case he decides As a proactive pre defined red /contain- namely, Within the verify the authenticity of will address the nation at against extending it. measure for COVID19 ment zones can now apply District, Inter District and the ePASS.Every ePASS 10 am on Tuesday." In his address to the na- containment in dis- online by going to the web Inter State. It is a complete generated will also have a In a meeting held be- tion on March 24, the trict Jammu, certain s i t e work flow based applica- vehicle ePASS with QR tween PM Modi and state Prime Minister had an- areas have been https://jammu.nic.in/CO tion with eMail and SMS code which can be pasted Chief Ministers through nounced the 21-day lock- declared as red zones VID19 and clicking on the alerts to citizens. Once the on the Windscreen of and in order to allow link ePASS service. The request for ePASS is Vehicle to allow hassle free video conference last week, down in the country to con- restricted movement movement of essential out of these zones par- vehicles also on the roads. Advisor Sharma greets people ticularly for attending The Deputy to medical emergen- Commissioner also on Ambedkar Jayanti cies, Deputy informed that though ini- Commissioner tially this service is avail- JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K. K Sharma Jammu, Sushma able only for red zones, has extended greetings to people on eve of birth anniver- Chauhan, today which shall be subse- sary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. launched ePASS serv- quently extended to entire In his message, the Advisor described Dr Ambedkar ice in the district for applicant will then be redi- approved by District district. persons residing with- rected to a web site for fill- Authorities, ePASS is sent The Deputy as one of architects of Modern India and said that he was in these red zone ing some details like their through registered email Commissioner appreciat- the leading intellectual and law maker who did a major areas. own particulars, purpose and, also, alerts are sent ed the services of NIC contribution in giving us the Constitution. He said that Speaking on the occa- for which the pass is through SMS. Citizen / Delhi, NIC J&K and par- besides this, his role in ensuring the upliftment of mar- sion Deputy required”. applicant can also visit the ticularly DIO NIC Jammu ginalised society and the endeavors taken for their wel- Commissioner informed Highlighting the fea- URL https://serviceon- for bringing the applica- fare are monumental. His other contributions have also that “this service will ben- tures of the software, DIO line.gov.in for tracking the tion to work in just 48 ensured a deep transformation in the socio-econoimc efit emergency movement NIC Jammu briefed that status of application by hours after discussion. policies, education and other related aspects of the of public of red zone areas the software has been providing their unique Also present during the Modern India, the Advisor maintained. who are otherwise not meticulously designed and application reference launch of the red zone allowed to move out of developed by National number generated at the ePASS service were Satish The Advisor asked the people and youth to steadfast- containment zones as per Informatics Centre J&K time of applying online. Sharma and Hitesh Gupta, ly pursue the ideals and messages of the great intellectu- prescribed guidelines. and Service Plus Team of Every ePASS generated deputed in DC Office al, so that our nation comes up as a guide for the rest of Now after the launch of NIC Delhi using service will also have a QR code Jammu as officers on spe- the world in Social justice and equality among all sec- this ePASS facility, any plus framework. The embedded within, with the cial duty for COVID-19 tions and classes. person in a situation of online facility supports help of which law enforce- containment.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 4 849 people left for their home Village Supwal declared as Horticulture Department sets up helpline for farmers/ orchardists of after quarantine in Kathua HOTSPOT: DC Samba Jammu Division KATHUA JAMMU: Department of Deputy Commissioner, O P Bhagat One positive case appeared in panchayat Chajjawal, referred to GMC Jammu Horticulture Jammu has set today informed that 849 persons have SAMBA material and means and panchayat mem- up helpline in each district of Jammu division for farm- completed their quarantine period and In view covid-19 from the village to con- bers will carry out door ers/ orchardists to make sure were sent back to their respective homes in pandemic, district tain the spread of virus to door medical check- that every farmer/ orchardist SRTC buses from Chadwal in Kathua. samba yesterday till all contacts of covid- ups and contact tracing can access credible and The DC informed that as a precautionary meas- witnessed its first 19 patient are tested and report will be sub- accurate information regard- ing different Horticulture ure to contain the spread of corona virus, hundreds Covid-19 positive negative. mitted within 03 days”. crops, field operations, of travellers, including students, who arrived in case reported from It was informed that DC said that complete spray schedule and other village Supwal in a designated district area shall be sanitized Horticulture activities on tehsil and district officer is stationed at an while masks and gloves ground. The senior officers of the Department have been Samba the district appropriate location in shall also be distributed designated to provide guid- administration the village and a among public. ance pertaining to these today declared the Control room has been D i s t r i c t activities during Covid-19 complete village as setup for any kind of Administration has lockdown.The officers des- HOTSPOT. assistance to local habi- appealed to all the resi- ignated are Shafiqa Khalid Deputy Director Following the rigor- tants including avail- dents of samba district Horticulture, Jammu ous sampling and test- ability of essential com- in general and habi- 9906111916, Sarabjit Singh ing by medical teams, modities, conduction of tants of Supwal village Chief Horticulture Officer, Jammu 8082602605, Sushil one positive case having door to door tests, in particular to remain Kumar Angurana Chief travel history was announcements indoors and follow the Horticulture Officer, Kathua Kathua from Lakhanpur, were isolated soon upon reported from Supwal through PAS, medical government directions. 9419152628, Brij Vallabh their arrival and then shifted to the quarantine village. The case was assistance, availability All the essential items Gupta Chief Horticulture Officer, Udhampur facilities. More than 65 quarantine facilities have referred to GMC of dry and wet ration shall be provided at the 9419160862, Rajinder been established in the district for accommodating Jammu for further besides other necessary door steps and for any Kumar Chief Horticulture these inmates where they were provided food and treatment. measures. assistance contact the Officer, Poonch, shelter since March23. District administra- D e p u t y control room telephoni- 9419181323, Mohd Iqbal tion taking immediate Commissioner said that cally. Baba Chief Horticulture District administration has made elaborate Officer, Kishtwar arrangements to send these inmates back to their response has sealed all “10 medical team head- District control 7006190040, Anil Kumar respective districts. 241 inmates of Jammu division the inward and outward ed by MO, revenue offi- room, samba number is Gorkha Chief Horticulture were sent through public transport while 6 inmates movement of men, cials, police personals 01923-246915. Officer etc. were sent in their private vehicles. 424 Kashmir based inmates were sent in public transport where- COVID-19 prevention: Proactive measures by SWD benefit lakhs of people in JK UT as, 31 inmates were sent in their private vehicle. Similarly, 146 Kathua based inmates were sent JAMMU placed at the disposal of (5) such children have implemented in letter and back to their home in public transport. Proactive meas- Food Civil Supplies and been shifted into SOS spirit and information dis- The DC appealed them to maintain safe physi- ures by the Social Consumer Affairs facilities, including two seminated to lowest Welfare Department Department/FCI to pro- from District Anantnag, ground of the department cal distance and wear mask while going outside. after the COVID- 19 vide three month rice for one from Srinagar, one for better administration ADC Kathua, Atul Gupta, Nodal Officer for outbreak have benefit- the recipe to these 6.5 lakh from Ganderbal and one and coordination. female specific issues, Suninderjeet Kour, Dy. SP ted lakhs of people of beneficiaries entitled for from Kathua in order to Guidelines issued by HQ, Majid and other concerned nodal officers were Jammu and Kashmir supplementary nutrition. remove solitude when UNICEF and Ministry of also present on the occasion. Union territory. Distribution of ration has other children were taken Women Child & Despite certain limita- started from April 9. away by parents/fit per- Development in the con- District administration Reasi constitutes tions, the department is Furthermore, sons. text have been circulated effectively delivering wel- Committees have been All Juveniles Justice in the social media. Video groups for patrolling fare activities and meas- constituted for overall Boards have been directed Conferencing facilities ures among targeted bene- supervision of all the wel- to process bail applica- have been restored in all REASI ficiaries. fare institutions under the tions of inmates lodged at the Juvenile Justice District Administration Reasi has con- During this period, the umbrella of Social Welfare Observation Homes in the Boards and Observation stituted a group of volunteer vigilantes, Department has reached Department i.e UT of J&K. Homes of the UT in the called the Chokanna Panthal Group to out to around 20 lakh per- Directorate of Social Meanwhile, the best interest of children in sons in the UT with wel- Welfare Kashmir, Ministry of Women & conflict with law. secure unmanned and unmotorable routes fare measures either in Directorate of Social Child Development and Strict Instructions leading to district Reasi. cash or in kind or through Welfare Jammu, ICPS, Ministry of Minority have been issued to all the The group members have been nominated by counseling or awareness ICDS, Social Welfare Affairs and Social Justice Child Welfare Committees local panchayats and provided official identity programmes/visits. Advisory, Women's have been issuing instruc- (CWCs) to follow the cards. Various locations have been identified and About six lakh stu- Development Corporation, tions from time to time guidelines as issued by the different groups are keeping round-the-clock vigil dents have been awarded for counseling on cleanli- regarding mechanism to Ministry of Women & at un metalled inroads to the district. pre and post matric schol- ness, social distancing, fight COVID-19, mainte- Child Development in pre- arships through DBT of providing masks, hand nance of mental & physical vention and best interest The group members have been asked to submit Ministry of Minority wash, sanitizers, health health and social distanc- of children lodged in vari- reports on daily basis to the Deputy Commissioner. Affairs (MOMA). check-up requirement and ing which are being dis- ous CCIs of the UT of J&K. Village and Urban Surveillance Committees are Similarly, around six lakh any other important mat- seminated through The functionaries of already working throughout the district, looking old age persons/widows ter. The committees so DSWOs, CWCs and other Social Welfare out for potential corona virus cases. /persons with disabilities constituted have been vis- officials to the extent pos- Department have been have been paid pensions of iting in their areas of oper- sible . directed to take active par- Rs 1000/-. Another ation and submitting The Protection ticipation in online train- Div Com flags off bus tranche of Rs.1000/- shall weekly reports which are Officers(NIC) and ing programmes conduct- be paid to them by April duly submitted to the High Counselors of District ed by the Ministry of carrying ration 15, 2020. Court. Child Protection Units Women & Child Likewise, 70 thousand An amount of Rs. have been directed to pro- Development on three JAMMU NSAP (National Social 125.00 Lakh has been pro- vide counseling in occasions. Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Assistance Programme) vided to those children, CCIs/Homes through tele- Six NGOs operating in Verma today flagged off a bus carrying beneficiaries are being who are in need of care phones. child care have been pro- provided Rs.500 as imme- and protection through The Supreme Court vided grant in-aid for one ration and other essentials for distribution diate ex-gratia, while 6.5 Sponsorship scheme of of India and Hon'ble High year. among needy in Jammu district. Lakh children in the age of ICPS. court of J&K have issued The District Social The ration will be distributed by Indian Red 0 — 6 years, lactating and In each District of the directions for looking after Welfare Officer (DSW0s) Cross Society Jammu region in collaboration with pregnant women and out UT of J&K, 58 such chil- of welfare institutions like in capacity of DCPOs have Art of Living among workers and needy in Jammu of school adolescent girls dren are being provided a orphanages, Bal Ashram, been provided funds to the city and its adjoining areas. have been provided one monthly assistance per Nari niketan, Old age tune of Rs 46.00 Lakh for Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society Jammu month supplementary child @ Rs. 2000/-. homes, Blind Schools and procurement of Hand nutrition during this peri- On account of well Observation homes etc. All wash, sanitizers, masks region, Vinod Malhotra and other officials were od. being of children in need these instructions and etc. for distribution among present on the occasion. Funds have been of care and protection, five directions have been targeted beneficiaries.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 5 JMC installs decontamination tunnels across Jammu City Tunnels not a substitute for hand washing, social distancing: Commissioner JMC JAMMU tres and other locations with However, Commissioner As part of a series of high footfall so as to provide JMC stressed on the fact measures to combat the protection to the doctors, that that disinfectant tun- spread of coronavirus paramedical staff and health nels are not a substitute for (COVID-19) pandemic, care workers/employees essential preventive meas- Jammu Municipal engaged in emergency serv- ures like hand washing and Corporation (JMC) has ices to deal with the pan- social distancing which successfully installed 12 demic. much be followed strictly. decontamination and The tunnels have been In the coming days, JMC sanitizing tunnels at installed at Government will also install disinfectant various locations across Medical College Bakshi tunnels at many other loca- the Jammu City. Nagar, Government tions where footfall is high The information was Hospital Gandhi Nagar, including Red Zone areas revealed by Commissioner Government Hospital like Bathindi Naka opposite JMC, Avny Lavasa while Sarwal, Government Chest Wave Mall, Gorkha Nagar, briefing about the latest Diseases Hospital, Narwal Mandi, Warehouse efforts being undertaken in Government Psychiatric etc. Commissioner JMC also the City to control the fur- Diseases Hospital, Yatri appealed the general public ther spread of coronavirus. Bhawan and JMC Town Hall to avoid gatherings in public She said that the disinfec- Complex. places and make use of alco- tant tunnels are being These locations are being hol-based sanitizers and installed on priority at high- prioritized so as to minimize masks as preventive meas- risk areas like hospitals, iso- the chances of further ures to contain the spread of lation and quarantine cen- spread of coronavirus. COVID-19. 2nd Sample collection centre for ISM (AYUSH) distributes immunity boosters COVID – 19 established at Trauma among frontline workers in Kishtwar Hospital Bijbehara in Anantnag KISHTWAR at dispensaries of Around 16 participants, were encouraged to In order to Keshwan, Sigdi, including medical offi- share their doubts and ANANTNAG One more sample collection centre was increase the natural Phillar, Police sta- cers and pharmacists queries. The training established at newly constructed Trauma hos- immunity of front- tion Chatroo , Dool took part in the training was held under the pital Bijbehara, Anantnag, which has been line workers who and also at session. The partici- guidance of Nodal offi- already turned into a quarantine centre, are working at high Quarantine center pants were made aware cer ISM Kishtwar. today. risk areas in health of Chatroo under of their duties in the TSO suspended for Briefing the media, the District Magistrate, institutions and in the overall supervi- present scenario and Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar, said that the 2nd sam- other fields as per sion of Nodal officer how they can play their unauthorized absence ple collection centre for COVID – 19 suspects will light- protocol issued by ISM Kishtwar Dr role effectively. en the burden on GMC Anantnag, which was the single the Ministry of Tariq Hussain. Various topics were in Kishtwar sample collection centre for COVID – 19 till today for AYUSH The medicines were covered in detail under Government of distributed free of cost the training including KISHTWAR twin districts of Anantnag and Kulgam. He added that Taking serious note of it will help in aggressive and random sample collection. India and following among the frontline communication for the unauthorized absence The capacity of Trauma Hospital turned quarantine the directions of workers including the response and contain- of Tehsil Supply Officer centre at Bijbehara has been enhanced from 70 to 110 Director Indian police personnel, med- ment measures ,preven- Marwah and Warwan, beds and will be further enhanced as per the require- System of Medicine ical and paramedical tion and safety practices Firdous Ahmed from his ment. Appealing people to make the the lockdown (ISM) J&K, Jammu staff, Anganwari work- in the community, com- duties during current sit- successful, avoiding gatherings, maintaining social dis- and District ers, ASHA workers, var- munity surveillance, uation arisen due to tance and wearing masks, the DM said that the COVID M a g i s t r a t e ious other administra- supportive public COVID-19 pandemic. – 19 pandemic can be contained by the joint efforts of Kishtwar Rajinder tive officials etc who are health services-commu- District Development people and administration and following advisories is Singh Tara, various working 24x7 to combat nity households, stigma Commissioner Kishtwar imperative. ISM COVID-19 . and discrimination, role Rajinder Singh Tara has Meanwhile, 71 persons were received by district Doctors/Pharmacis Meanwhile, a of AYUSH placed him under suspen- administration Anantnag today at Jawahar Tunnel who ts today distributed Training session medicines/Immunity sion and has attached him completed their quarantine successfully in Sambha dis- immunity booster regarding covid-19 was boosters, communica- in DC office. trict and were sent for home quarantine. AYUSH Medicines also conducted by Dr tion and personal safe- The action was taken Junaid Iqbal at Mini ty, how to meet special on the basis of a report COVID-19 recovered patients as normal received from Assistant Secretariat Kishtwar for communication needs Director Food Civil as others: Dr Naveed Shah the ISM staff to create in urban areas Supplies and Consumer "No risk of transmission after a person has recovered but one must remain awareness about the Further, to keep the Affairs Kishtwar that the isolated till completion of home quarantine after hospital discharge" present protocol whole session interac- TSO Marwah and regarding covid-19. tive, the participants Warwan is at Jammu at SRINAGAR take all precautions as negative for the viral present and has remained Kashmir's lead- required it is important load — adding however absent from his legitimate ing pulmonologist to understand that that as a precaution the Mask distribution in Kulgam duties. and head Chest those who had it and recovered person must Sanitation cum fumigation Further to ensure the Disease Hospital have now recovered are remain under quaran- sufficient supply and dis- Srinagar Dr Naveed just as free from it as tine for the required drives continue in district tribution of ration in the Nazir Shah Monday others who don't have period after discharge Marwah and Warwan said Srinagar will it. Dr Naveed said the from the hospital. KULGAM areas Incharge soon move into the stigma that has been The doctor said all Following the direction of Deputy Supervisor, Mir Bazar, Yasir Ahmed has been Commissioner (DC),Kulgam, Showkat stage of discharging seen as having been such persons should deployed to look after the recovered COVID-19 attached to someone keep themselves isolat- Aijaz Bhat, department of RDD has intensi- duties of TSO Marwah patients and it was affected with this infec- ed from others until fied mask distribution among the people in and Warwan in addition important to under- tion is uncalled-for and their home quarantine - district in all panchayats. to his duties. SDM stand that these it is important to end it following hospital “We have intensified the distribution of Face Marwah Dr Mohsin Raza, persons are now as for all societies to live a release - has completed masks in all panchayats of the district”, said the has been appointed as normal as others. normal life. — adding that relatives DPO, Kulgam, Mohammad Imran Khan. inquiry officer and was He said while it is He said there is no and friends should also Besides sanitation cum fumigation drives con- asked to conduct the understandable that risk of transmission not go visit them until tinues across, the district, to decontaminate the detailed inquiry into the people are scared of this after a patient has their said quarantine public places, quarantine centers and health insti- matter and furnish the report within 15 days. disease and one must recovered and become has completed. tutions, to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 6 2500 tablets for students: Govt schools go mobile, teachers innovative Efforts on to make online classes a parallel alternative for students: Dr Samoon SRINAGAR informed that the Director School ing techniques and Earlier Principal the conversion of left- With the start of Education Department Education Kashmir other related material. Secretary issued orders over 130 RETs to Grade tele classes and e- has started tele classes informed the meeting. Dr Samoon reiterat- for placement of four II teachers and Rs 150 learning initia- on Doordarshan on a Dr Samoon also ed that the School hundred fifty 10 +2 lec- Crore was also sanc- tives, the students daily basis from 4 pm directed starting the Education Department turers in Kashmir tioned on the occasion of government to 5:30 pm by resource online virtual classes through its online edu- Division in various dis- to clear the pending schools in Jammu persons of the through different plat- cation initiatives is try- ciplines. salary of these teach- and Kashmir will Department. form like WhatsApp, ing to ensure that stu- He also approved ers. be able to study at N o t a b l y , Zoom Cloud, Skype, dents can continue home during the Directorate of School Google Classroom to their learning during Robust system put in place to combat l o c k d o w n Education Kashmir has reach out to the the lockdown period. announced to con- a repository of tele Children. The meeting was COVID-19: Advisor Baseer Khan tain the spread of classes which are also “The schools have also informed that the coronavirus being aired on DD to form different Department has taken (COVID-19). Kashir separately. groups of their stu- an initiative titled Conducts extensive tour of areas along NH To ensure that stu- Regarding roping in dents and teachers and Aawo Padhein- a cen- ANANTNAG dents continue their of local cable networks accordingly form a tralized repository of Advisor to Lt Governor Baseer Ahmad education, the School for the initiative, Dr timetable for virtual voice PPTs and videos Khan, who is also overall incharge of coron- Education Department Samoon was informed classes. They should for Unit I and Unit II avirus control efforts (CCE) today conducted had already distributed that the tele classes also engage them in a with proper indexing an extensive tour of various areas on the National Highway (NH) from Srinagar to assignments of Unit I have also been started play way activity, and sequence which is Jammu to review implementation of lockdown and Unit II to students on local cable net- quizzes, assignments, available on and other preparedness. during the early phase works. small projects in a two- http://www.dsek.nic.i At Lower Munda, the Advisor directed DDC of lockdown through “Tele-classes are way process,” he said. n website. Anantnag to implement lockdown strictly across the DIETs. being aired on local Meanwhile, the Teachers and stu- district in order to break the chain of coronavirus transmission, besides he also stressed on proper facili- This information cable networks by lec- meeting also decided to dents have been guided ties to be provided to medical fraternity, including was revealed in a meet- turers, District provide 2500 low- for accessing DIKSHA ample stock of personal protective equipment (PPE). ing chaired by Resource Persons, budget educational portal e-content and The Advisor also directed the concerned to ensure Principal Secretary ZRPs and teachers. tablets to the students content on NCERT’s e- full proof screening of truck drivers and helpers at School Education, Dr Also the recorded of 10th to 12th stan- Patshala, officials said. Lower Munda and Zig Mor. The DDC Anantnag was also directed to track down Asgar Hassan Samoon videos of these classes dards for enhancing Dr Samoon directed all of the contacts of the single COVID-19 patient in the here to review the with Directorate have their virtual learning expediting the process district and take them to quarantine after necessary progress of e-learning been provided to the experience. of collecting phone screening. initiative of the Districts for airing The tablets would numbers for forming a He urged the officials to ensure that those in quar- Department. them on local cable be loaded with text- database of their con- antine should complete their full quarantine period of 14 days. They should be released only after all medical The meeting was networks in their area,” books, problem-solv- tacts. formalities, he further added. “We are trying to Later, the Advisor halted at various points on the COVID-19 Alert: Well Equipped COVID-19 make online classes a highway and inspected arrangements put in place by parallel alternative the concerned district administrations for general pub- where students on the lic, which include supply of essential commodities, Wellness Center established at B'la: DC fumigation, clearing of garbage dumps, smooth move- click of a button attend ment of essential commodity trucks, road condition Dr Itoo Inspects Several Locations, Reviews Implementation of Related Advisories classes virtually like a and other measures to tackle the spread of COVID-19 normal day.” pandemic. He directed concerned officers to remain BARAMULLA taining social distanc- PRIs and other volun- He also asked for alert and keep a close vigil on the current situation D e p u t y ing. The inspection was teers for helping the the status of distribu- along with their staff in their respective jurisdiction, Commissioner (DC), conducted following the district administration beside provide all necessary support to the local popu- tion of dry ration and lation. Baramulla, Dr G N complaints, received in theses trying times. collection of account On the occasion, the Advisor said that the govern- Itoo, said that a well from these areas He also inspected details of students for ment has put in place an effective and robust system in equipped COVID-19 regarding the violation the Community Health transferring the Mid- a mission mode. Wellness Center of prescribed guide- Center, Kreeri, where He urged all the stake holders to voluntarily coop- day meal scheme bene- erate with the government for the safety of people and having the capacity lines. he took stock of various fits to them. society as whole. of 100 beds has been established at Indoor Sports Dy Mayor visits Achan landfill Stadium, Bramulla, as a move to scale site, interacts with locals up activities for combating Corona Assures fulfillment of their genuine demands virus outbreak. He SRINAGAR waste, from enter- ing in the area. also informed that Deputy Mayor, ing the area and They put forward the wellness center Parvaiz Ahmed dumping waste demands including use has been fully Qadri, today visit- there. of additional chemical equipped with all spray to mitigate the the requisite med- odor caused by the ical necessities so as On the occasion, DC medicare facilities and waste, being dumped deal with any kind took an appraisal of the directed the concerned there, on daily basis. of exigency that situation and directed authorities to provide He gave them may arise due to the the concerned to imple- health services keeping virus outbreak. ment all the advisories in view all the pre- patient hearing and Meanwhile, the DC and avoid any gathering scribed norms and reg- assured of redressal of along with the con- so that the risk is miti- ulations with respect to all their grievances and cerned authorities gated. Corona virus outbreak. fulfillment of genuine inspected several loca- He appealed people He also inspected some demands in a time tions of Kreeri and its to cooperate with the medical shops and bound manner. adjoining areas to administration adding urged them to keep On the occasion, review the implementa- that administration is masks and sanitizers Qadri entered the tion of the related making all efforts to available for people at landfill site premises health Advisories that ensure all support to minimum retail price ed Achan dumping The Deputy Mayor and took first hand were issued in view of people including deliv- besides directing them site immediately interacted with the appraisal of the sanita- current circumstances ery of essential com- to avoid any kind of after the locals locals, who informed tion works being car- especially observing modities at their door gatherings at their cen- stopped vehicles, him about the issues ried by the corpora- lockdown and main- steps. He lauded the tres. carrying solid faced by the people liv- tion.

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Govt releases Rs 27 cr under COVID-19: Enforce 24x7 strict lock SDRF for COVID-19 contain- down: Advisor Baseer Khan to DCs ment operations JAMMU: The Two lakh N-95 masks, adequate ventilators to be dispatched soon; Government on Saturday released Rs 27 crore SKIMS to increase testing facility upto 1000 per-day under State Disaster SRINAGAR prevent the transmis- pital isolation, suspect- facilities and pooled the need to dispose-off Response Fund (SDRF) Advisor to sion of COVID-19. ed persons in their own resources. He the garbage coming out for sustenance of effective L i e u t e n a n t Advisor said that Administrative & Home said that the institute of quarantines facilities relief and response oper- Governor and over- two lakh N-95 masks Quarantines, additional would increase testing on scientific lines. ation for COVID-19. all Incharge of and adequate number quarantine facilities, facility and upto 1000 To prevent allergies According to order Coronavirus of ventilators will reach distribution of personal tests will be done in a from female Russian issued by Department of Control Efforts the valley soon. “Our kits & masks, VTM kits, single day. Mr. Khan Poplars, he directed Disaster Management, (CCE) in Kashmir frontline workers which functioning of 24x7 directed the officials to DCs to axe down all Relief, Rehabilitation and division, Baseer include Doctors, med- control rooms, contact put in their best efforts such trees immediately Reconstruction Ahmad Khan today ical staff and other tracing, surveillance to prevent the spread of especially in close areas (DMRRR) said, “The funds to the extent of Rs directed Deputy of habitations. 27 crore have been Commissioners to Rural Development released for all the enforce 24x7 (round Department (RDD) Deputy Commissioners the clock) strict informed that 1.36 lac (DC) and DGP of Police, lock-down in their masks were made by on BEAMS portal.” respective districts. self-help groups and As per the order, Rs Advisor Khan issued 90,000 masks were Two crore each have been these directions while already distributed to released for Deputy chairing a high level the general public Commissioner Jammu meeting to review the through PRIs. The and Deputy arrangements and pre- Advisor directed Commissioner Srinagar, paredness to combat essential services teams, online training virus and asked them to Director RDD & NRLM while Rs One crore has Coronavirus epidemic employees are doing programmes for med- intensify efforts to find to compile daily report been released for all the in the valley. commendable job on ical technicians, power anyone and everyone of masks and share it other Deputy Advisor directed ground. There is a com- & water supply, FIRs who might have come with DCs on daily basis. Commissioners. DCs to plug all loop- plete synergy between lodged, sealing of in contact with the sus- D i v i s i o n a l Besides, Rs. Five holes immediately and government and shops, seizure of vehi- pected cases. He said Commissioner Kashmir crore have been released take strict action Medical workers. We cles, establishment of that proper guidelines Pandurang K Pole, for DGP through Home against people who try have to work in unison De-Contamination tun- need to be followed Director SKIMS, Dr. A Department, read the to break the lockdown. and support each other nels at all hospitals, dis- while dealing with the G Ahanger, Deputy order. He asked DCs to involve in present circum- tribution of ration at evolving corona virus Commissioner, The expenditure on religious heads so that stances”, he added. door steps and other situation. Advisor Khan Srinagar Dr Shahid this account shall be they can advise their Advisor reviewed measures. directed concerned offi- Iqbal Choudhary, made in accordance with followers against hold- random & rapid testing Director SKIMS cers to attach all admin- Directors of RDD, the items and norms of ing any congregations facilities in hospitals, informed the meeting istrative quarantines to NRLM and Deputy assistance provided and spread awareness Red Zones & Buffer that the institution is the COVID-19 hospitals Commissioners of approved for COVID-19 about observing social Zones, door to door focusing on increasing in the Srinagar district. Kashmir Division issued by MHA, read the distancing norms to screening, cases in hos- the COVID-19 testing He emphasized on attended the meeting. order. COVID-19: Vipan Langer Education Trust Rajouri con- COVID-19 arrangements assessed in Ganderbal tributes Rs.1.50 lakh in DDMF

District Administration initiates Mass production of face-masks RAJOURI GANDERBAL Administration for groups (SHGs) of Room. any inconvenience. To support the dis- the containment of NRLM have been The meeting also Besides, the sanitiza- trict administration The Deputy the COVID-19 virus. roped in and the raw discussed the func- tion, fumigation of in its fight against Commissioner T h e material is being tioning of District all the congested res- COVID19 pandemic, (DC) Ganderbal, Administrators and provided to them for Control Room for idential areas Ashish Langar on Shafqat Iqbal, Nodal officers the production of the COVID-19. The in- including lanes and behalf of the Vipan today convened a briefed the DC about same. charge briefed the bye lanes is being Langer Education meeting of nomi- Trust Rajouri con- the arrangements in The DC directed DC about the nature carried out regularly tributed an amount nated administra- and facilities and of Rs.1.50 lakh in tors, Nodal other logistics in District Disaster Officers and In- various quarantine Management Fund. Charge, District centers established Speaking on the occa- Control Room for by the district sion, the Deputy COVID-19 to administration are Commissioner assess the also being monitored Mohammad Nazir Sheikh arrangements in regularly, he added. applauded the efforts of place for contain- Pertinently, the the Vipan Langer ment of the Covid- place and about the him to get the masks of calls received and D i s t r i c t Education Trust Rajouri 19. tasks assigned to produced as per the course of action Administration is in mitigating the suffer- Additional Deputy them. The DC also set-guidelines and taken on daily basis. regularly carrying a ings of the common Commissioner, sought their feed- ensure the rapid pro- The he urged him to door to door infor- masses by providing its Farooq Ahmad Baba, back for better serv- duction, distribution share caller informa- mation dissemina- contribution and said ACR, Tehsildars, ice deliveries to the and outreach of tion with the con- tion campaign with that the need of the hour ARTO, Executive is to continue such efforts common masses in masks to achieve the cerned administra- regard to the dis- to ensure the smooth Engineer, PMGSY, the district during goal of universal tor so that appropri- ease. Besides, coun- delivery of essential serv- DFO, Sindh Forest the lockdown. mask usage in the ate action is taken in seling general public ices to the common mass- Division, JD The meeting also district. real time. for observing social es without any delay dur- Employment, reviewed the mass To avert any On the occasion, distancing, impor- ing this time. Additional General Manager DIC production of face- eventuality due to the DC said that tance of wearing Deputy Commissioner and other concerned masks in the district COVID-19 in the dis- assessment of avail- mask to contain the Rajouri, Sher Singh, were present in the to contain the spread trict, the DC urged ability of essentials deadly virus and District Statistical and meeting. of COVID-19. The cooperation among in the district and other preventative Evaluation Officer, Bilal During the meet- ACR, who has been all constituted teams home delivery of measures that need Rashid Mir and District ing threadbare dis- assigned the task, and stressed real ration and LPG be to be taken, by using P a n c h a y a t cussions were held informed that vari- time information carried out on regu- loud speakers Officer,Dr.Abdul Khabir on various measures ous local entrepre- sharing with COVID- lar basis, so that mounted on vehi- were present on the occa- taken by the District neurs and self-help 19 District Control people do not face cles. sion.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 8 Mechanism in place, in case of emergency, for families/dependents COVID-19: Operations of NGOs further of personnel engaged in COVID 19 management regulated after declaration of various areas JAMMU taken by him/her with avail free ambulance The Jammu and the line department for service 24X7 at their as containment zones in Srinagar Kashmir govern- immediate readdress of door steps by calling on NGOs to operate in strict coordination with NGO Cell of DDMA ment has made the issue. toll free number 108. SRINAGAR NGOs and distribution of relief elaborate provision The matter/issue Pregnant women In continuation to items in these as well as other for providing emer- related to children and and sick infants can instructions issued earlier areas will be in strict coordina- gency services and the cry for help received avail free ambulance this month the District tion with the NGO Cell of the care to families and on 112 helpline shall be service by dialling toll dependents of per- taken up with free number 102. Magistrate Dr Shahid DDMA. sonnel associated Chairperson, Child Toll free national Iqbal Choudhary who is It states that two KAS offi- with the manage- Welfare Committee helpline number 1075. also the Chairman District cers along with the supporting ment of COVID-19 (CWC)-the nodal per- J&K COVID-19 helpline Disaster Management staff have been deputed for the disease. son for the purpose. Nos. 0191-2549676 (UT Authority (DDMA) has purpose to ensure strict adher- Assessed on broad The Chairperson, CWC level), 0191-2520982, issued instructions for fur- ence to all guidelines issued parameters, the servic- shall take cognizance of 2674444,2674115 ther regulation of opera- from time to time. es include taking care of each issue for desirable (Jammu Division) tions of NGOs involved in The circular states that Physical/mental health redressal and to provide 01942440283,243058 l relief efforts in Srinagar. Additional District Magistrate of the family, especially tele/video counselling (Kashmir Division) Further regulation of opera- (SQ) will keep details of all children, meeting the or any other help wher- have been made avail- tions of NGOs comes in the families or persons earmarked need of medical aid in ever required. able for support, guid- wake of declaration of various to NGOs for provision of relief case of emergency and Keeping in view that ance and response to areas - 14 as of now - as con- items and ensure equitable dis- provision of groceries the physical/mental health-related queries. tainment zones after several tribution in all areas and avoid- and other essential health of a person is The Public at large is positive cases of COVID-19 ance of duplication thereof. items. given equal importance, advised to make use of were reported therefrom. It directs that neither gov- The target families the directions for Aarogya Setu' applica- The circular containing this ernment agencies nor NGOs can use' 112' emergency achieving stable mental tion for monitoring of additional set of instructions must circulate photographs or helpline for registering health issued by the health and following states that areas declared as videos of distribution of food or any cry for help. Social Welfare guidelines for healthy containment zones will have other relief items on social For helping spous- Department from time life. The People can also strictly restricted entry. media. es/old aged persons/ to time, may strictly be directly write to covid- It states that only designat- It is notable that the PwDs, District Social adhered to, especially in [email protected] in ed essential and emergency Srinagar administration has Welfare Officer times children are case of any help or services officials will be taken around 30 NGOs (DSWO) shall be the bound to be locked up emergency or contact allowed to enter these areas in onboard its COVID-19 related nodal officer and all at home. the concerned on the strict compliance with all stat- efforts for reaching out to and grievances registered In case of emer- official twitter handle through '112' shall be gency, the people can ‘covidjk’. ed guidelines and precautions. supporting residents of the dis- It states that operations of trict. Advisor Baseer Khan conducts extensive COVID19: Bandipora admin begins production tour along National Highway of 4 lakh masks for its citizens Reviews measures, arrangements put in place along Roped in services of SHGs, local tailors, KVIB to meet the April 20 deadline BANDIPORA He added that so far 48,174 highway to prevent spread of COVID-19 In order to ensure safe- masks were manufactured by SRINAGAR and initiate strict action facilities provided to the ty of general public amid the SHGs of SRLM and the pro- duction is in full swing and the Advisor to against the violators. suspected COVID-19 Corona virus pandemic, administration is utilizing the L i e u t e n a n t Reviewing the patients. Khan directed the Bandipora Administration has started services of local tailor shops, Governor and over- arrangements, Advisor the officials not to take Self Help Groups of SRLM, all Incharge of Khan directed con- any chance and follow manufacturing masks for citizen of the district and KVIB besides seeking commu- Coronavirus cerned to make contin- the guidelines with has hired the services of nity participation including Control Efforts gency plan for area of utmost care, besides he Self Help Groups and local PRIs to meet the deadline set. (CCE), Baseer operation and earmark also asked quarantined artisans for this purpose. He said the masks are being Ahmad Khan Deputy Commissioner, provided as a preventive meas- Saturday conducted Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad ure. an extensive tour of Mirza, said that every citizen of National Highway the district will be provided a SMC distributes (NH) from Jammu mask, as it is mandatory to wear to Srinagar to mask. He said administration protective gear review lockdown has started making masks and measures and other has set a target to make and dis- among Corporators arrangements put tribute 4 lac masks till April 20. in place along the He said that the administra- SRINAGAR highway to prevent tion has roped in hundreds of To prevent the spread of Corona the spread of local entrepreneur, self-help virus pandemic, Srinagar Coronavirus infec- groups (SHGs) for the mass Municipality Corporation (SMC), tion. production of masks in the dis- distributed personal protective gear The Advisor inspect- trict to meet the deadline of among the Corporators, here today. ed the arrangements senior officers for people to cooperate April 20. He further said that The Corporation distributed full put in place for local essential services at with the administration masks are being made under the population at Chenani, major stops on the which is important for set guidelines and all the raw body protective gears among 70 Udhampur, Nashri tun- Highway. the well being of their material is being provided to the Corporators, which are washable nel, Ramban, Ramsu, Later, Advisor Khan families. SHGs for the production of the and can be reused after proper Banihal, Jawahar tun- accompanied by Advisor stressed same. washing. Assistant Commissioner nel, Zig mode, District Magistrate upon the officers to Meanwhile, the Corporators Revenue, who is looking after Qazigund, Anantnag, Anantnag, Bashir show dedication, syner- were asked to look into the sanitiza- the COVID-19 preventive meas- tion works in their respective areas Toll Plaza Awantipora Ahmad Dar visited gy and follow the direc- ures, said that so far seventy and Pampore. quarantine and screen- tions so that the chain thousand masks have been to contain the spread of COVID-19. Khan exhorted upon ing centre’s established of Coronavirus infec- manufactured and distributed The SMC is regularly sanitizing the the concerned to imple- at Zig mode near tion will be broken at all among the rural population areas within its jurisdiction to miti- ment lockdown strictly Jawahar Tunnel where levels in Kashmir through the Rural Development gate to contain the Covid-19, the around the highway he inspected all the Division. department. official said.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 9 Lt Governor briefs the PM about the control efforts of UT Administration to combat COVID-19 in J&K JAMMU about the COVID positive Hospitals with 208 venti- to reach out to the benefi- added. efforts and directed for L i e u t e n a n t cases in J&K and steps lators, besides 2500 isola- ciaries under various wel- The Prime Minister effective implementation Governor, Girish taken by the UT tion beds, 25000 non fare schemes including 7 categorically assured that of restrictions in Red- Chandra Murmu Administration to main- hospital beds are avail- lakh farmers covered India has adequate sup- Zones with aggressive & today briefed the tain social distancing, able and 400 more venti- under PM KISSAN; 8 lakh plies of essential medi- targeted testing to contain Prime Minister, Shri ramp up healthcare infra- lators are being procured. account holders under cines and said that meas- the spread of COVID-19 Narendra Modi, structure, mitigate diffi- Further, about 5500 peo- PMJDY; 12.5 lakh fami- ures are being taken to in the Union Territory of about the efforts of culties of migrants and ple are under home quar- lies getting LPG, 7 lakh ensure availability of pro- Jammu and Kashmir. the UT maintain supply of essen- antine and 30,000 families being provided tective gears and critical Sh. BVR Administration for tials. labourers are living in with ration and other equipments for all front- Subrahmanyam, Chief management and The Lt Governor camps. benefits. Dedicated call line warriors. He under- Secretary; Sh. Dilbag containment of informed the PM that Around 18,000 health centres have been estab- lined that the motto of the Singh , DGP; Sh. Atal COVID-19 pandemic there are 4 deaths and care professionals; lished to assist the strand- government earlier was Dulloo, Financial in Jammu and 224 positive cases in the 30,000 police personnel ed labourers and students ‘jaan hai to jahaan hai’ but Commissioner Health Kashmir. UT, with 98% of the cases and others have been from and outside the UT, now it is ‘jaan bhi, jahaan and Medical Education; The Prime Minister having travel history or trained, who are working he added. bhi’. He talked about Sh. Shaleen Kabra, was interacting with Chief contacts of the positive towards the containment During the interac- strengthening the health- Principal Secretary to Ministers and heads of all patients. of the spread of coron- tion, the Prime Minister care infrastructure and Government, Home States/UTs through video In J&K, 5 districts are avirus, he added. observed that next 3-4 reaching out to patients Department; Sh. Bipul conferencing to review affected with coronavirus The Lt Governor weeks are critical to through tele-medicine Pathak, Principal the efforts of the and 77 areas have been apprised the PM that the determine impact of steps and also suggested that Secretary to Lieutenant States/UTs to combat declared as Red Zones, he UT Administration has taken till now to curb direct marketing for farm Governor attended the COVID-19. maintained. rolled out an effective spread of the virus and produce can be incen- meeting. The Lt Governor pro- He further informed mechanism and strenu- suggested specific meas- tivised to prevent crowd- The Lt Governor vided feedback to the PM that 16 dedicated COVID ous efforts are underway ures for agriculture and ing in mandis. directed for conducting allied sector. He also He observed that the 100% testing of inmates spoke about popularizing combined efforts of the of Old Aged Homes in the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app to Centre and the wake of the emerging sit- Industry calls for expansion of ensure downloads in States/UTs have definite- uation and entrusted greater numbers. Aarogya ly helped reduce the upon the officers to Setu app is an essential impact of COVID-19. ensure supply of essen- working capital financing tool in our fight against Soon after the video tials in Red Zones so that NEW DELHI: Indian industry COVID-19, which can conferencing, the Lt people do not face any expects a prolonged recovery subsequently act as e-pass Governor chaired a meet- inconvenience on this to facilitate travel etc, he ing on COVID-19 control part. period after the national lock- down is eased and is hoping for SLSA launches online ‘Activity Karo Na’ forum for government support, especially to small and medium enterpris- children to exhibit creative skills during lockdown es, to help mitigate the pain, JAMMU online competitions years have been asked said Vikram Kirloskar, presi- Jammu & and various activities to do photography or dent, Confederation of Indian Kashmir State for children of J&K and write an article or create Industry. Legal Services Ladakh between the age a slogan on the topic Kirloskar is also the chairman and Authority in collab- groups of 03-15 years “Preservation of Rich loans to all enterprises across the managing director of Kirloskar oration with under the theme Heritage of our board would greatly help them Systems Ltd and vice-chairman of Directorates of “Activity Karo Na”. Composite Culture”. address the present challenges. To be Toyota Kirloskar Motor. “We believe School Education The students in the The participants are able to do this, the government could the stimulus has to be twofold. One Jammu, Kashmir age group of 03-06 expected to employ consider a fund of ?30,000 crore for would be to assist and support the and Ladakh have years have been asked their personal creative banks, which would enable a leverage affected population through relief initiated a creative to exhibit their artistic and artistic skills in of five-six times.” and cash transfers. activity forum, skills by doing a paint- conducting the activity. The industry body has recom- This can be an additional Rs.2 tril- “Activity Karo Na” ing, compose a poem on The creative work mended that the government limit its lion given directly into the hands of to engage the chil- the topic “Save the and/or images can be fiscal spending to contain the crisis at beneficiaries. dren in constructive Planet”. sent on the links pro- an additional 2% of the gross domes- The second would be to support activities during the The students in the vided by the respective tic product (GDP) over and above the enterprises, especially MSMEs lockdown period age group of 07-10 Directorates by or allocation of ?1.7 trillion, he said. (micro, small and medium enterpris- due to the COVID-19 years have been asked before 15.04.2020. Kirloskar appreciated that the gov- es), to avert mass-scale closure of pandemic. to make a poster, write Evaluation of the ernment had been proactively con- businesses and loss of jobs. We have The objective of a short story (upto 300 entries shall be done sulting the industry on a continuous suggested that this support can be “Activity Karo Na” is to words) or come up with after the Lockdown basis. extended through banks,” Kirloskar encourage young minds a slogan on the topic period. Experts will “We are in a situation where we said in an interview. to maintain positive “Advantages of judge on the basis of can expect a protracted recovery peri- “This could be in the form of extra thinking besides foster- Lockdown in the wake personal creativity of od. The government should consider credit limits for wage payments and ing their creative skills. of COVID-19 the participant and the conserving its firepower to last it over interest obligations of stressed sec- As part of this first of its Pandemic” or “COVID- understanding of the a length of time, even while providing tors. Also, additional loans are kind venture, J&K State 19 Hygiene Practices”. topic. Winners of each succour to the most needy sections of required to enable MSMEs and Legal Services Moreover, students category shall be society, including MSMEs, the self- stressed sectors to overcome the loss Authority is organising in the age group of 11-15 rewarded. of business. employed and those at the bottom of Expansion of working capital the income strata,” he said. DM Reasi restricts employees DDC Kishtwar inaugurates from inter-district travel disinfection tunnel at Thatri REASI mission. It has been reiterat- D i s t r i c t Only those persons, ed by the DM that the KISHTWAR Drabshalla, Shohab He directed the Magistrate (DM), who are dealing with movement passes D i s t r i c t Latief, President Tehsildar Drabshalla to Development Municipal Council ensure that each and Indu Kanwal Chib supply of essential com- issued to those officers/ Commissioner Kishtwar Riyaz Ahmed every passenger must has issued a fresh modities would be officials are meant for Rajinder Singh Zargar, EO MC Tariq pass through this disin- order restricting allowed to move with intra-district travel Tara today inaugu- Ahmed Balwan, DSP fection tunnel and get unnecessary and due permission signed only. rated the third dis- Mohammad Ashrif sanitized. During the inter-district move- by the DM. In critical situations, infection tunnel at Lissery others council- visit, DDC also verified ment of government In the order, the officials are to seek Thatri to ensure lors and officials. visitors register main- as well as bank District Magistrate written permission for proper sanitization While speaking on tained at entry point employees. remarks that several specific task and specif- of each and every the occasion, DDC said and other screening In view of wide- employees from the ic day from the District person entering that Thatri check point measures taken by the spread Covid-19 infec- adjoining districts, who Magistrate. Kishtwar. is the main entrance doctors deputed there tion, the DM has direct- are posted in the dis- The order issued He was accompa- point and installation of for combating corona ed that no district offi- trict, are regularly com- today restricts the nied by Additional disinfection tunnel here pandemic. He directed District Development will assure that people the doctors to ensure cer shall leave district muting to and from movement of all such Commissioner of Kishtwar are protect- stringent screening of during the ongoing adjoining districts as employees posted with- Mohammad Hanief ed from the infection of the inbound visitors to lockdown period with- well as the Red Zones in the jurisdiction of Malik, Tehsildar COVID-19. prevent any eventuality. out the former's per- therein. district Reasi.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 10 SMC sprays 50,000 litres of sanitization chemical mixture daily 5000 workers, 240 vehicles on job for sanitization, cleanliness; Decontamination tunnels installed at all Govt hospitals: Commissioner SMC SRINAGAR protective gear are car- lanes and bye lanes. have been installed at spread of novel coron- Mahal Hostel – A in S r i n a g a r rying out decontamina- Furthermore, SMC Bones and Joint avirus. The Mukhdoom Sahib, M u n i c i p a l tion and sanitation has installed decontam- Hospital, JLNM Commissioner further Gulshan Mahal Hostel Corporation (SMC) works besides 240 vehi- ination tunnels in all Hospital, CD Hospital, informed that in contin- – B in Soura, J&K is spraying 50,000 cles including tippers, the government hospi- LD Hospital, GB Pant, uation of the sanitiza- Yateem Khana at litres of decontami- loaders, compactors, tals in Srinagar to JVC Kashmir Nursing tion drive, SMC has also Bemina Crossing, FETO nation chemical dumpers and other decontaminated 20 at Batmaloo, mixture on a daily vehicles have been put Child Care Homes and Mohamadiya Yateem basis to sanitize into service,” the Institutes. These Trust in Chanapora, various public Commissioner said. include Observation Borderless Foundation places and institu- He said that around Home in Harwan, in Chanapora, Baitul tions to contain the 50,000 litres of chemi- Shiekh-ul-Alam Yateem Altaf in HMT, Gujjar further spread of cal mixture is being Trust in Jawahar Bakerwal Hostel in deadly coronavirus sprayed during the san- Nagar, SOS Village in Gogjibagh and Gujjar (COVID-19) disease. itization works which Haiderpora, Agosh in Bakerwal Hostel at Commissioner SMC, includes use of M o o m i n a b a d Rajbagh. Gazanfar Ali said that Quaternary ammonium Batmaloo, A-Muzammil Besides, Leper the Corporation has compound in deconta- in Lawaypora HMT, Al- Colony in Behrar, pressed into service its mination tunnels and is Mausumeen in Gilli Psychiatric Hospital mechanized decontami- also sprayed within 300 ensure persons visiting Home, SMHS Hospital Kadal Lalbazar, Cradle and Central Jail in nation vehicles and spe- meters radius of the hospitals including doc- and two tunnels were Baby Centre in Sonwar, Rainawari have also cial teams of workers house of the COVID tors, hospital workers, installed at SKIMS Markazi Falahi Itifal in been sanitized by the for sanitization and positive cases. Besides, patients and other Srinagar. Besides, sani- Shalimar, Markazi Corporation. cleanliness of places of Sodium Hypochlorite attendants get sanitized tization of hospital sur- Falahi Mastoorat in Commissioner SMC public importance. mixture is used for the instantly while entering roundings by the Shalimar, CTF in said that such drives “Around 5000 overall sanitization of or leaving the hospital Corporation is a regular Baghat, Baitul Banat in will also be conducted workers equipped with other areas including premises. The tunnels affair to contain the Haft Chinar, Gulshan at other public places. COVID-19: Division Bench of High Court issues series of directions to Govt. JAMMU the matter were con- regarding procurement of 7th April 2020, pursuant to Department of Health & to make available all the e- Division Bench of ducted through video more equipment as also to deliberations held by Medical Education as well facilities to all the courts of High Court of Jammu conferencing and creation of isolation High Powered Committee, as to Forest Department, UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Kashmir compris- video calls. wards, sample collection, 22 PSA detenues, 32 which shall consider the and Ladakh, BSNL and ing Chief Justice Gita Hearing the matter, processing and screening Under trials, 9 Under trail report and place their view NIC were directed by the Mittal and Justice the Division Bench direct- areas as per established prisoners falling under before Chief Secretary and Division Bench to work in Rajnesh Oswal, while ed Department of Health protocols keeping in view section 107,109,151 CrPC thereafter Chief Secretary tandem and to file a joint hearing a Public and Medical Education to anticipated future needs. have been released and shall file his final recom- action taken report in the Interest Litigation make available adequate Secretary, Health and sanction for parole has mendations in the court. court. Registrar IT was pertaining to spread equipment of every kind Medical Education was been granted to 19 prison- Division Bench further also directed to take up the of Novel Corona Virus for the use of health care directed to put out a proto- ers and two prisoners have directed that any prior matter of removal of upper (COVID-19) has issued personnel and all other col, so that pregnant already been released and order of the court direct- cap of number of SMS series of directions to personnel involved in any women, neonates (new all the steps for ensuring ing feeling of poplar tress allowed per user per Government and its aspect of COVID-19 issue. born) and infants are the health of the detenues is kept under abeyance till month with eCommittee of departments. The Court also directed the informed as to how they whether lodged in the UT the further orders of the Supreme Court of India entire proceedings in Department to file a report have to proceed for seek- of Jammu and Kashmir or Division Bench. and NIC so that court and ing medical assistance and outside the UT and their On the issue of case related information vaccination etc. in the protection from COVID-19 impending darbar move as also the information GoC 26 Div calls on present times. infection are being taken. and to take considered which is of grave public On being apprised by On the issue of impact opinion as to whether any importance as is being Lt Governor one of the appearing of pollen from poplar trees direction with respect to made available by various Advocates that there is and fluff generated from its postponement till Government departments JAMMU deficiency in the availabili- these trees effecting respi- COVID-19 infection is is regularly circulated ty of test kits and ventila- ratory disease or causing brought under full control amongst the lawyers and Maj. Gen. Vijay B Nair, GoC, 26 tors in Srinagar as well as spread of COVID-19 infec- can be passed or not, litigants without any inter- Infantry Division, today called on the the information that an tion, Division Bench after Division Bench directed ruption. Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra offer of supply of six venti- perusing certain media Secretary GAD, Secretary Division Bench, on lators made by a NGO to reports brought to its Finance Department, being apprised that GMC, Srinagar was notice observed that there DGP, Secretary Estate though large amount of refused by the authorities, is necessity of revisiting Department, Secretary information including Division Bench directed the desirability of felling of Transport Department, important telephone num- Secretary, Health and female poplar tress before IGP (Traffic), ADG bers for fighting against Medical Education these trees are cut. (Security), and Registrar COVID-19 pandemic is Department to file a report Division Bench directed General High Court of available with the govern- in the matter and to ascer- Chief Secretary of UT of J&K to file separate ment and its departments tain the circumstances in J&K to constitute a reports with respect to but the information and which the offer of the NGO Committee within 4 days implications of Darbar telephone numbers are was refused. to examine all aspects Move in present time, its not in public domain, Murmu at the Raj Bhavan, and briefed him A report pertaining to relating to the matter impact on the necessary directed Secretary, Social about the security situation in the area of release of prisoners in including the impact of the resources at this stage, on Welfare Department and his responsibility. wake of outbreak of pollen and fluff from the the personnel involved, Director Information to The Lt Governor and the GOC discussed about Corona Virus pandemic poplar tress, the desirabil- financial implications, give adequate publicity to various important issues relating to the overall was also perused by the ity of feeling poplar trees arrangements (Transport, the telephone numbers security environment in the Union Territory of Court. Director General and related issues. Court accommodation, security and to put the information Jammu and Kashmir. The GoC extended support Prisons, through his further directed that the etc.) involved and other in public domain by using of the Army to the Government in its efforts report, apprised the committee thus constitut- matters. To ensure e- the messaging facilities on towards combating COVID-19. Division Bench that as on ed shall forward its report Connectivity of Courts and mobile numbers etc. J&K SLSA distributes essential items to 350 needy families JAMMU any other necessities of life. In this contain the spread of the Corona Virus Panches in the rural areas of the Jammu Keeping In view the lock down situa- regards, Member Secretary J&K SLSA infection with respect to the housing, District, distributed 3500 masks, tion in Jammu District, J&K State Legal deputed functionaries of DLSA Jammu sanitation, health care of the labourers Medical kits, Ration items, Vegetables, Services Authority, in compliance to the to visit Gho Manhasan, Gole Gujral, from Uttrakhand, Chattisgarh, UP, Fruits, Sanitizers to more than 350 fam- directions of Executive Chairman J&K Machine Domana, Qasim Nagar, Talab Bihar and Orissa who are working in un- ilies. People were also educated to con- SLSA Justice Rajesh Bindal and under Tillo, Janipur, Ban Talab and slums organized sector. J&K SLSA, in associa- duct their behavior and habits as per the the guidance of Member Secretary MK around Industrial areas of Kunjwani and tion with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine guidelines/advisories issued by the Sharma today launched a campaign to Gangyal to review the measures being Board, Red Cross, Police and Local Health department and State ensure that nobody is without meals or taken by the District Administration to Administration besides Sarpanches and Government in letter and spirit.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 11 Pre-District Capex Budget NHPC donates masks, PPE kits to discussion held at Rajouri district administration Kishtwar RAJOURI KISHTWAR Equipments (PPE ) that they are still wait- reusable cotton masks District Development Commissioner Rajouri, In order to com- to the Additional ing for the supply of among the masses as Mohammad Nazir Sheikh today held a detailed pre bat the spread of D i s t r i c t hand sanitizers for well as the frontline Capex budget 2020-21 discussions at DC office COVID-19, NHPC Development which order have been workers free of cost. Complex Rajouri. Dulhasti Power Commissioner place by the corporation The donation from the DDC exhorted upon the concerned officers to Project today Mohd Hanief Malik and once the delivery is NHPC could ventilate prioritize works under District Capex Budget so donated 3000 for further distribu- received the same will the problem of district that said works can be completed within the short- pieces of triple layer tion among the be handed over to the administration during est possible time. He impressed upon the con- single use masks, Frontline workers district administration. current situation of cerned district officers to prepare panchayat, block 110 pieces of N95 who are working District administra- high demand of masks. and district plan strictly as per the directions and masks, 2000 pairs 24x7 . tion is already distribut- The DM and ADDC within the ceilings already communicated. of gloves and 70 sets After handing over ing the factory made Kishtwar have extended DDC directed the ACD Rajouri to submit the of Personal the material to ADDC, masks as well as the gratitude to the NHPC list of the beneficiaries under PMAY to be covered P r o t e c t i o n officials of NHPC said locally prepared for this piece of help. during this year. ACD was also directed to submit the MGNREGA plan at the earliest. Intensive sanitisation drive Restrictions extended in He advised the executing agencies to incorpo- rate the projects raised during the B2V programme Kulgam till May 3 in their plans. The lists of the works are to be pro- carried out at DH Kishtwar KULGAM vided by the District panchayat officer Rajouri. KISHTWAR Kishtwar informed that CCU, dialysis section, He further directed that there should be hun- According to the To ensure proper sanitising could reduce emergency wards, District Magistrate dred percent physical verification of the projects. sanitization the potency of virus to Laboratory, operation He also asked executive agencies to actively involve (DM), Kulgam, the throughout the dis- great extent and disin- theatres, waiting room, restrictions imposed in the PRIs in formulation of the Panchayat plans. trict in view of fects the district hospi- night rooms etc are fre- The meeting was attended by Chief Planning the district, as a meas- COVID-19 pandem- tal against COVID-19 quently sanitized and ure to contain the Officer, Shama-Un Ahmed, Superintending ic, intensive saniti- virus. He further fumigate to ward off the Engineer PWD,PC Tanoch, Superintending Covid-19 pandemic zation `drives are informed that other chances of transmission Engineer PHE, Manish Bhatt, Chief Medical under Section 144 of Officer, Dr. Sanjeev Puri, Executive Engineer PHE being carried out in sanitising measures like of COVID-19. Cr.PC, Section 34 of the Rajouri, Mushtaq Ahmed, Executive Engineer district hospital on hand sanitizer, masks Pertinent to men- National Disaster PHE Nowshera, Gurcharan Singh, Executive the directions of and the Personal tion that the disinfec- Management Act, 2005 Engineer PWD Rajouri, Mohammad Zubair, D i s t r i c t Protection Equipments tion tunnel has already and Section 3 of the Executive Engineer PWD Nowshera, Prem Kapoor, Development have been issued to the been installed by Epidemic Diseases Act, Executive Engineer I&FC Rajouri/Nowshera, Commissioner, medical and para med- Municipal Council at 1987 have been extend- Assistant Commissioner Development, Sushil Rajinder Singh ical staff for their pro- the entrance of District ed up to May 3, 2020. Khajuria, District Social Welfare Officer, Mohd Tara. tection. The furniture, Hospital to ensure the The DM has warned Naseeb, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, The Medical installations and equip- disinfection of each and the violators of strict Ashok Gandotra and District Education and Superintendent, ments in the OPD, IPD, every person visiting action under relevant Planning Officer Rakesh Gupta. District Hospital reception centre, ICU, hospital. provisions of the laws. Distribution of vegetable saplings kicks start at Lalmandi Department reaching out to the growers to enjoy healthy supply of vegetables: Dir Agri SRINAGAR among the growers is aimed at ensuring vegetable production and aims at providing regarding Covid-19 To promote culti- and kitchen garden maximum reach out to not only contributes to quality vegetable (Social Distancing) vation of vegetables lovers at Lalmandi the growers who could the daily consumption saplings to the growers were followed in letter by people in their under the campaign use their spaces and of population, but it can besides fulfilling and spirit. kitchen gardens for “AAYEIN SABZI enjoy healthy supply of be adopted for commer- domestic requirement Among others Joint improved food secu- UGAYEIN”. vegetables in these cial purpose as well. He to create surplus veg- Director Agriculture, rity and physical D i r e c t o r , extra-ordinary circum- said vegetable cultiva- etables which could be (Extension/Inputs), activity, the depart- Agriculture Kashmir, stances. tion has a good poten- transported to National C h o w d h a r y ment of Agriculture Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, Andrabi impressed tial of employment gen- as well as International Mohammad Iqbal, Seed today kick started said that the main aim upon the officers of the eration. market for resource Production Officer, distribution of vari- of distribution of department to promote On the occasion, generation. Manzoor Ahmad Lone, ous vegetable saplings is to promote the kitchen gardening Director Agriculture During the distribu- In-charge, Kitchen saplings including Kitchen Garden activi- in such a way that grow- said that the tion of vegetable Garden Altaf Ahmad hybrid tomato, saag ties in both rural and ers get more and more Department is commit- saplings necessary and other concerned (Khanyari), bottle urban areas of Kashmir benefits from the ted to promote the guidelines issued by officers of the depart- gourd, cucumber division. The campaign scheme. He added that Kitchen Garden Scheme various organizations ment were also present. Well equipped quarantine centres, health institutions functional in district: DC Ramban RAMBAN uation and increasing of Corona virus positive cases tizers besides drugs and equipments being utilized Deputy Commissioner, Nazim Zai Khan today across the country as well as in other districts of UT to treat COVID-19 patients. informed that district administration has estab- of Jammu and Kashmir, district administration has As a move to scale up activities for combating lished well equipped 250 bedded quarantine centres upgraded the Health facilities in all the Health Corona virus outbreak administration has provided at Dhalwas area besides converting around 30 hotels Institutions of the district. spray machines, fogging machines besides prescrib- into quarantine centres at Ramban, Banihal, Gool He further informed that administration has cre- ing chemicals being used for disinfecting hospitals, and Batote to facilitate people who are identified for ated 50 bedded special wards and installed two new offices, towns, public places as well as other locali- administrative quarantine. ventilators in District Hospital (DH) Ramban to ties to all the Tehsils and Municipal Committees . He informed that in the district total 1082 bed tackle any emergency related to COVID-19 besides To reach out distressed, destitute families and quarantine facility has been created and administra- providing each of them 1000 N-95 masks and sani- other needy people administration has also provided tion is also establishing Wellness Centers at Kanthi, tizers in addition to 15 numbers of PPE kits to sufficient quantity of ration items including rice, Dharmond, Higher Secondary School, Ramban ensure safety of doctors, paramedical staff as well as flour, pulses, oil, potato, salt, onion, turmeric and besides other identified locations across the district frontline workers deployed in COVID-19 duty. besides other daily use items to civil QRT Ramban to create 500 bed facility for patients with Severe Besides this a well equipped 25 bedded special for distribution among needy people across the dis- Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) for their further health centre has also been established in Trauma trict. treatment and medical tests in isolation. Hospital, Ramban with 25 bed facility at Sub District The DC appealed the public to cooperate with the All the facilities including sanitation, medical Hospital, Gool by the administration to meet emer- administration adding that administration is mak- treatment, healthy food and other facilities neces- gency situation. ing all efforts to ensure all support to people includ- sary for comfortable stay there have been ensured by It was also informed that district administration ing delivery of essential commodities at their door the administration, he added. Taking a prompt has sufficient stock of emergency medical material steps. He lauded the PRIs and other volunteers for action keeping in view unprecedented prevailing sit- including Beds, Bedding, dustbins, masks, and sani- helping the district administration.

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FCS&CA Kashmir appeals 174 dedicated beds for COVID-19 cases at SKIMS Bemina public not to pay extra for ‘Hospital admitting coronavirus positive patients for secondary level care referred from various centres’ rice, flour SRINAGAR senior residents, junior need ventilator support Services Kashmir and Hospital are actively SRINAGAR Principal, SKIMS residents, postgradu- as and when decided by Airport Authority of involved in spreading The Department of Medical College, ates and Paramedical the COVID-19 manage- India. awareness among Food Civil Supplies and Bemina, Prof. (Dr.) staff ensures that any ment team treating the He said that two masses in urban as well Consumer Affairs Reyaz Ahmad Untoo emergency related to patient. Adequate dedicated ambulances as rural areas. The (FCS&CA) Kashmir today said that COVID-19 is profes- arrangements are in have been kept for any department has kept a today appealed con- SKIMS Medical sionally taken care of. place for any type of emergency related to dedicated vehicle with sumers not to pay any- College and The hospital has medical need,” he said. COVID-19 patients. Public Address System thing extra for the Hospital, Bemina issued contact numbers Regarding the med- Besides this, the hospi- which educates people items bought from which is designated for referral, so that all ical supplies and other tal has five more ambu- about the benefits of Ration Ghats or Fair as COVID-19 hospi- arrangements for the facilities, the Principal lances available and social distancing, Dos & Price shops. tal has 150 dedicat- reception of the patient said the District some being used by the Don’ts and necessary According to ed beds for Isolation and further manage- Administration has Department of precautions to prevent FCS&CA, the price of wards along with ment are put into full helped in providing Community Medicine the spread of infection Rice under NFSA is Rs 20 beds in high gear, beforehand. some PPE Kits besides in awareness pro- and is coordinating 3/Kg for AAY and PHH dependence unit The Principal said accommodation in two grammes in the catch- actively with Health categories and Rs 15/kg and 04 beds in ICU. that the radio-diagnosis Hotels wherein faculty ment areas and the Department. Besides for NPHH category. The Principal said department has kept and resident doctor attached Rural Block this, the department is Likewise, Rs 15 for that with all the the facilities like staff has been placed as (Soibugh). conducting regular J&KFES and Rs 23/kg arrangements in place, portable X-rays, per roster duties. In “An Oxygen teaching and awareness for OMSS categories. the hospital has been portable ultrasounds addition to this, 40 Concentrator Plant is in programmes for the Similarly, the price able to handle COVID- and ECG Machines near rooms, 20 each in boys the process of commis- staff regarding personal of Wheat Flour (Atta) is 19 cases successfully the wards and CT Scan and Girls Hostels have sioning besides the care during manage- Rs 3/Kg for AAY and and the administration has been covered prop- been put into use for Department of ment of COVID-19 PHH, and Rs 13/kg for is always working to erly with protective cov- staff on duty. The Microbiology is in the patients. NPHH consumers further improve the ering for use in case of patients are provided process of establishing Meanwhile, the under NFSA. facilities. COVID-19 patients. To hygienic free food by testing laboratory with Principal urged public While giving details tackle any Obstetric the diet Section of the the help of SKIMS to avoid any attendant DM Anantnag visits Red of the procedure for emergency in a COVID- Hospital. The Medical Soura and District reporting with the handling COVID-19 19 pregnant patient, the Supplies Corporation is Administration,” he patient. He said that zone areas of Nowgam and cases, the Principal said Department of also providing PPE Kits, said. “In addition to patients are admitted, that the designated Obstetrics has placed N95 Masks, Sanitisers this, some infrastruc- provided all facilities Check- e -Wangund Rapid Response Teams staff round the clock in etc., he said. tural issues required for including high-end (RRT) receives the OT, he further added. The Principal said safety purposes are medicines, hygienic ANANTNAG DM Anantnag, Mr. patient along with full The Principal said that the SKIMS Medical being addressed on war food free of cost. He laid Bashir Ahmad Dar today information from the that the Hospital is College was also active- footing, so that better stress on ensuring visited red zone villages of referral centres. The admitting COVID-19 ly participating in the facilities along with bet- social distancing partic- Nowgam and Check M e d i c a l positive patients for screening of passengers ter care to the service ularly at grocery shops, Wangund along with Superintendent of the secondary level care arriving at Srinagar providers are in place.” vegetable, fruit markets ACR, CMO and other con- Hospital coordinates all referred from various Airport till 22nd of The Principal etc. besides maintaining cerned officers . activities within the centres. “At present March and has screened informed that hand hygiene, use of In Nowgam, where Hospital after receiving some patients in early thousands of patients in Community Medicine simple masks and from one COVID–19 posi- the patient. He said that respiratory distress coordination with Department, SKIMS avoiding unnecessary tive case was reported yes- a roster for consultants, stand admitted and may Directorate of Health Medical College and travel. terday (2nd in the dis- trict), the DM asked the COVID-19: DM Kathua imposes restrictions under Section 144 CrPC concerned to seal all the exit and entry points of KATHUA Epidemic Diseases Act and down upto May 3, 2020, Universities, Malls, Shops, ple are required to stay at the village. He was District Magistrate, Disaster Management Act the DDMA/DM Kathua Gyms, Business markets home and come out only to informed that 347 persons Kathua, O.P. Bhagat has to contain the spread of has ordered that there and establishments in the procure essential com- of the village were imposed restrictions under Covid-19. shall be complete shut- district. modities for consumption Section 144 CrPC and with As Government of down of Anganwari Except, for the notified by following social dis- screened by four relevant provisions under India has extended lock- Centres, Schools, Colleges, essential services and sup- tance norms. Surveillance Teams of ply chains required to Government employ- Health department so far maintain the essential ees of essential services while the process of FSSAI extends renewal date of food license, service. departments or such other screening the 7680 souls It is also ordered that departments as required of 1280 families of the vil- registration of FBOs to June 30th there shall be complete by government shall be lage is on. restrictions on the move- permitted to move on pro- BMO, Shangus ment of Inter-State /Intra duction of passes from the informed that 37 person Annual, half yearly returns date extended to July 31 State Buses, Matadors and office of District have been sent for 14 day SRINAGAR sidering the restrictions ing during the period of other modes of public Magistrate, Kathua. quarantine at GDC, In a much needed on the public move- 1st August 2019 to 31st transports, except for Policemen and other CAPF Anantnag, who had close respite to the Food ment due to the coun- May 2020, can file authorized SRTC buses on duty (in uniform) shall, contacts with the detected Business operators trywide lockdown to applications for renew- plying for essential pur- however, not be required COVID - 19 positive per- poses and there shall be to obtain passes. All goods operating in union prevent the spread of al of license, registra- son of the Nowgam vil- complete ban on assembly vehicles including those lage. The DM directed the territory (UT) of COVID-19 and in view tion till 30th June 2020 of people for any reason carrying essential items CMO, Anantnag to taking J&K, the Food of the difficulties being without any late fee and whatsoever; that assem- shall be allowed to ply dur- Safety and faced by Food Business their license, registra- blies of any kind for ing the lockdown period samples of the relatives S t a n d a r d s Operators (FBO) in fil- tion, in the interim demonstrations, rallies, with proper ) and neighbors of the posi- Authority of India ing the renewal applica- period, shall be deemed processions, protests etc permits/passes issued by tive person immediately. (FSSAI) has extend- tions due to interrup- to be valid. are completely prohibited. the district administration. He also visited Red ed the renewal date tion of internet facility. Further, the notice Moreover, gatherings No traffic shall be zone declared village, of food license, reg- It read that as per read that the timeline of any kind social/ cultur- allowed to enter in district Check -e - Wangund, istration and filling the order issued by the for submission of annu- al/ political/ religious/ Kathua from outside the where from 1st COVID - of annual, half FSSAI on 13th April al returns for FY- 2019- academic/ sports/ semi- Union Territory from the 19 positive case of the dis- yearly returns to 2020, all the stakehold- 2020 and half yearly nar/ conference etc.,) shall entry points other then trict was reported and 30th June 2020 and ers, in the Union return for October 2019 be completely prohibited Lakhanpur, that too shall enquired about the facili- 31th July 2020 Territory of J&K, asso- to March 2020, by and all places of worship be restricted to transporta- ties at Quarantine Centre shall be closed for public. tion of essential commodi- respectively. ciated with manufac- licensed FBOs associat- establish there. He also No religious congregations ties or any other medical directed the SDM and The notice issued turing, processing, dis- ed with manufactur- will be permitted, without emergency movement from the office of tribution and sale of ing/processing includ- SHO, Dooru to ensure any exception. after following proper pro- complete lock-down in the Commissioner, Food & food products, articles, ing re-labellers, re- In case of funerals, tocol and procedure. village and asked not to Drugs Administration whose period of validity packers and importers, congregation of not more Any violation of this allow any person to enter (FDA) read that FSSAI of license, registration has also been extended than twenty persons will order shall invite punitive has taken the step con- has expired or is expir- till 31st July 2020. be permitted besides peo- actions under law. the village.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 13 Sant Tejwant Singh ji, Dera Mukhi Sant Pura Danna, Urges people BJP appeals for strict adherence to provide Food to Poor and Needy, Amidst Lockdown of Lockdown 2.0 JAMMU the role of State nity members to con- Sant Tejwant Gurudwara Parbandhak tribute from their JAMMU guidelines have been Gupta complemented Singh Ji Head of Board and different DASWAND (one tenth of In a press issued by the MHA the State Legal Dera Sant Pura District Gurudwara their earning) for provid- release issued on April 15, stated the Services Authority here today press release. It is, (SLSA) to nominate Danna today fer- Parbandhak Committees ing uncooked grains, Bharatiya Janata however, reiterated nodal officers to vently appealed to of the UT of JK for pro- pulses like rice, wheat Party has that ease of restric- address the griev- the citizens of the UT viding food items to the dal cooking oil etc to the appealed to the tions will only take ances of labourers/ of Jammu and needy and poor at their needy peoples in their people to strictly place in non-red zone daily wagers belong- Kashmir and Sikhs door steps. localities and ensure that abide by the areas. The J&K ing to other parts of in particular to coop- Sant ji showered all no poor or needy sleeps restrictions the country and erate with the UT praise for the frontline hungry. imposed due to stranded in UTs of govt as well as with Corono warriors, like This could be done as lockdown so J&K and Ladakh. the central Govt in Doctors, Parmedical a part of our religious that the chain of The tele numbers their efforts to fight Staff, Safai Karamcharis, commitment to charity deadly coron- of the nodal offi- against the menance jouranalist and Police and follow the traditions avirus can be cers are of Covid-19 which Personnel, who are play- of SARBAT DA BHA- broken in our 9419035006 and has taken the farm of ing vital role in contain- LAA, shown by our UT by the end of 9149450377 stated Pandemic not only in ing the spread of coro- Gurus, but during per- Lockdown 2.0. the press release. India but in the novirus. forming such acts proper As the availabil- Brig Gupta also entire world. Sant ji He said in this hour guideline of social dis- ity of testing appealed to the also appealed to the of crises when these peo- tancing , covering of face kits increases people to not to get people to stay home, ples are exposing them- with mask and other pre- and more tests carried away by avoid religious gath- selves to the risk of cautions be followed are carried out, rumours or unau- erings and strictly dreaded virus it becomes strictly. He further urged there is a likeli- administration has so thenticated news/ follow the guidelines the duty of every citizen upon all the religious hood of rise in far designated 90 red reports circulated on number of cases zones in the UT and the social media, issued by the author- to respect and honour persons of the society to both in Jammu our effort should be adding further he ities from time to them to boost their perform Ardaas daily in and Kashmir to decrease the num- said the “best is to time and maintain morale. their respective places regions stated ber by the designated only accept the social distancing. Sant Tejwant Singh Ji for the welfare of the Brig Anil Gupta, date and not increase authentic data issued Sant Ji appreciated urged upon the commu- mankind. Spokesperson of advised Brig Gupta. by the central govern- the Party. Please adhere strictly ment and UT admin- BJP J&K IT & Social Holds Meet A lot would to the laid down istration through reg- depend on our adher- guidelines for the red ular health bulletins via Audio Conference ence to the advisories zones. In order to and circulars”. He and self-discipline till give practical shape also condemned and JAMMU root level using the the importance and few April 20, when the to PM’s new strategy deplored those who BJP J&K IT and platform of social important highlights decision to ease out of “jaanbhijahanbhi” are creating false and Social Media held media and also provide about "Aarogya Setu restrictions will be (life and world) we fake twitter handles meet of its District digitally assistance to App". He said that this taken depending on must continue the to spread rumours Incharges across the needy during this app will help all of us to the existing hotspots practice of social dis- and add to the confu- Jammu Province lock down. He said that keep self tracking of our and potential ones. tancing, staying sion. via Audio Union Government health by just providing Through strict indoors and using the Brig Gupta also Conferencing and headed by Hon'ble simple information enforcement of lock- face mask advised informed that was presided over Prime Minister about ourselves and down in the respec- Brig Gupta. Dr.Jitendra Singh, by Incharge J&K Narendra Modi is work- also stay update with tive localities, stage Brig Gupta also MOS- PMO and MOS Jaidev Rajwal and ing tirelessly to provide the precautions and would be set for con- advised the people to (IC) DONER who is followed by Co- all assistance to the other safety measures sideration and imple- allay any doubts or also the central in Incharge Advocate needy persons and dur- to be taken care of to mentation of select fears in their minds charge of all the dis- Ishant Gupta. ing this lock down its all reduce the risk of additional facilities to by seeking tricts of the two UTs During the confer- possible because of spreading corona virus. mitigate hardships advice/assistance has established a ence, Jaidev Rajwal Modi Ji vision for He told all district and resume financial through various help dedicated helpline in and economic activi- lines set up by the interact with all the dis- "Digital India" which incharges to promote his office manned by ties. Comprehensive administration. Brig trict incharges and dis- seems to be an effective and download "Aarogya Sh. Prashant Jha cussed the future tool during the lock Setu App" and also (8527259777). The insist others in their PM Modi slipped prayer to God/Ishwar/Allah press release also surroundings, family, contains certain friends and upto booth in his 14th April sermons important toll free level workers to down- numbers at national load it in order to com- JAMMU level those can be bat corona virus and “Prime Minister Modi in his seven ser- contacted 24x7 for also appeal public mons addressed to the Nation on 14th any help. The num- through medium of April, 2020 calling the Nation to join fight bers are 1075, 1930, press to download against Coronavirus (Covid-19), missed 1800-112-545 and "Aarogya Setu App". the most important point that all persons 011-23978046. Manjeet Singh, (citizens) should Pray to God/Ishwar/ WhatsApp helpdesk course of plans and pro- down as all the union Nitish Chib, Vijay Allah/Rab Rakha to grant blessings to all number: 9013151515. grams to be taken in ministers including Sharma, Dr. Fahad, citizens of India (all of us) and the world. “None except you upcoming days to com- MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Dushyant Lakhnotra, Besides, the seven sermons should have can save yourself bat Corona Virus. He Singh and our party Rohin Chandan, Sonu followed the prayer to God for His bless- from coronavirus. further added that IT National President JP Pandit, Ankush ings. It would have made them eight (8) Lockdown 2.0 has and Social Media Nadda, J&K President Nargotra, Darshan sermons instead of seven”. begun. Observe all department has vast Ravinder Raina contin- Baru, Satya Bushan Prof. Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of J&K National precautions and responsibilities in uously interacting with Dubey, Mayank Sethi, Panthers Party conveyed this message to the Prime implement each of today's era and they all Government officials Vijay Singh(Sarpanch), Minister of India. the seven appeals have to work tirelessly and departments via Ayush Bhat, Ikhlaq He expressed surprise that PM’s message for- made by the PM in as a backbone of the Video and Audio Mehar, Surjeet getting God (Ishwar) in his seven points address letter and spirit. We party. He direct all the Conference. Advocate Bhandari, Rakesh yesterday deserves his attention. It reminds that will together defeat incharges to promote Ishant Gupta while Sharma and Sawariya even leaders like Lenin (Russia) and Mao Tse-tung Corona and emerge party activities, policies interacting with callers Sharma were present used to mention ‘Nature’ whenever they addressed victorious,” exhorted of Government at grass "focused and said about during conference. their people. Brig Gupta.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 14 ISM distributing immunity boosting medicine on large scale amid COVID-19 pandemic Enhancing body’s natural immunity plays vital role in maintaining optimum health: Director SRINAGAR, APR 11 mum health,” Dr Singh have already been dis- doctors instructed The Director said that Ginger) and Munakka Director, Indian said. “We all know that tributed among the front- employees about the the Ministry of AYUSH (Raisin) - once or twice a System of Medicine prevention is better than line workers across the mode of consumption recommends the follow- day is recommended. (Ayush), Dr Mohan cure. While there is no districts. and dosage of these ing self-care guidelines Add jaggery (natural Singh today said that medicine for COVID-19 He said that as per immune-boosting medi- for preventive health sugar) and / or fresh in order to fight coro- as of now, it will be good the advisory of Ministry cine. The employees are measures and boosting lemon juice to your taste, navirus pandemic, to take preventive meas- of AYUSH, Government being educated about the immunity with special if needed.” People are the Directorate has ures which boost our of India, immune-boost- universal preventive focus on respiratory also advised for their procured all immuni- immunity in these ing AYUSH medicine measures against the health. nasal application to apply ty-boosting medi- times,” he added. were distributed free of spread of COVID-19 These are supported sesame oil, coconut oil or cine—besides ensur- The Director said that cost among employees of including regular hand by Ayurvedic literature Ghee in both the nostrils ing their free avail- they constituted a team all the departments washing, social distanc- and scientific publica- in morning and evening. ability at all district of District Nodal Officers including Divisional ing, coughing and sneez- tions. Under general During dry cough or sore hospitals. ISM (AYUSH) and Commissioners’ offices ing etiquettes and other measures of the Ministry, throat, steam inhalation Divulging details, the directed them to remain and District related precautions drinking warm water with fresh Pudina (Mint) Director said that the alert in view of any exi- Development which need to be throughout the day, leaves or Ajwain Directorate with the help gency. He said all the Commissioners’ offices observed in present cri- Spices like Haldi (Caraway seeds) can be of its dedicated staff was District Nodal Officers across all the districts. sis. The Director said, (Turmeric), Jeera practiced once in a day. ensuring the distribution have been directed to In Kashmir, notably, besides the ISM teams (Cumin), Dhaniya Loung (Clove) powder of AYSUH medicine for ensure that all frontline around hundreds of also go out to generate (Coriander) and Lahsun mixed with natural sugar preventive health meas- workers deployed in employees of ISM includ- awareness among the (Garlic) are recommend- / honey can be taken 2-3 ures and boosting immu- COVID-19 duties across ing Medical Officers and people about the efficacy ed in cooking, Ayurvedic times a day in case of nity during COVID-19 Jammu and Kashmir dis- para-medical staff, are of Indian System of immunity promoting cough or throat irritation. pandemic. tricts, who are more sus- working tirelessly in the Medicine in the time of measures like taking These measures general- The Director said that ceptible to the infection, field along with their pandemic COVID-19, Chyavanprash 10gm ly treat normal dry cough serving humanity was the are provided Immunity allopathic counterparts especially among the (1tsf) in the morning and sore throat. paramount duty of every Boosting Medicine to in all the districts of the frontline workers. He helps a great deal. However, it is best to healthcare professional. enhance their immunity. valley. said that people are also Drinking herbal tea, consult doctors if these “In the wake of the Covid These immunity booster The Director said that advised to maintain decoction (Kadha) made symptoms persist. The 19 outbreak, entire medicine are being dis- during the distribution, social distancing and fol- from Tulsi (Basil), above measures can be mankind across the globe tributed free of cost by Divisional Nodal Officer low other guidelines as Dalchini (Cinnamon), followed to the extent is suffering. Enhancing the Department of Indian ISM, District Officers, per protocol while dis- Kalimirch (Black pep- possible as per an indi- the body’s natural System of Medicine COVID-19, and team of tributing medicine. per), Shunthi (Dry vidual’s convenience. defence system (immuni- (AYUSH). The Director ty) plays an important informed that the immu- role in maintaining opti- nity boosting medicine COVID-19: Rotary Club Rajouri hands over masks, sanitizers to District Administration

RAJOURI, APR 11 In a fight against corona virus, the Rotary Club Rajouri have joined hands with District Administration and provided Masks, N95, Triple layer masks, Sanitizers, Examination gloves, Shoe cover and Cap disposables. The Rotary Club Rajouri handed over the materi- al to Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Nazir Sheikh for further distribution among the health workers of

the district. Among the others, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sher Singh, District Statistics and Evaluation Officer, Bilal Mir, President Rotary Club Rajouri, Haqeeqat Singh Isher and Assistant Governor Rotary Club Rajouri, Ashish Langer were present on the occasion. Ashish Langer of Rotary club informed that 2000 triple layer masks, 100 N95 Masks, 700 Sanitizers bottles, 1000 Examination gloves, 500 Shoe covers and 500 disposable caps have been handed over to District Administration for further distribution among the health workers. Speaking on the occasion the Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Nazir Sheikh applauded the efforts of Rotary Club for providing their assistance to the district administration in com- bating COVID19. He said that although the district administration is working 24/7 for the welfare of the common mass- es but the active cooperation of the social organisa- tions with the district administration is a must during this period of Corona Virus pandemic to make it sure No:DIP/J-105/20 that the required basic facilities can be provided to Date: Apr 16/2020 the general public without any delay.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 15 20 more persons quarantined after 3 COVID-19: DC Kupwara reviews preventive fresh positive cases in Ganderbal measures in Red zone areas GANDERBAL isolation at COVID-19 implementing strict Orders sealing of all entry, exit points The District District Hospital, lockdown, aggressive Administration Ganderbal, besides 20 contact tracing and KUPWARA directed concerned cerned to augment the Ganderbal today persons are Hospital sampling in red zones, D e p u t y Tehsildars to sealing all service of volunteers for Commissioner (DC), entry and exit points of home delivery of grocery quarantined 20 quarantined whose carrying door to door Kupwara, Anshul the Red zones. He also items in Red zone areas more persons who samples have been information dissemina- Garg, today con- directed the Chief twice a week. are primary and taken for testing. tion campaign and vened a meeting of Agriculture officer to To ensure availability secondary contacts The DM appealed counseling general concerned officers to arrange required of medical screening, the of 3 new positive the people to maintain public for observing review the status of machinery for further DC directed the CMO of cases from Village social distancing and social distancing, preventive measures fumigation of these to frame Mobile Medical G u z h a m a , obey the advisories importance of wearing in place in the Red areas. Teams consisting of a Ganderbal. issued by the Health mask to contain the Pharmacist and a Health Notably, the Village department and deadly virus. Worker for screening of Guzhama has already District Administration. Besides, DM is regu- the patients. He also beendeclared red zone He appreciated the sur- larly assessing the avail- directed the concerned after two positive cases veillance teams for their ability of essentials in to distribute safety kits were detected in the vil- tireless efforts in con- the district and home including jackets and lage, earlier. tact tracing. delivery of ration, LPG masks among the staff Briefing the media, Pertinently, to pre- and other essential deputed for fumigation the District Magistrate vent the spread of the commodities is carried in these areas. (DM), Shafqat Iqbal virus, the District out on regular basis, so The Additional said that 3 fresh posi- Administration has the people may not face D e p u t y tive cases are sent to intensified efforts by any inconvenience. Commissioner(ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone; Assistant Commissioner Lt Governor greets people on Ambedkar Jayanti Revenue, Bashir Ahmad JAMMU deprived sections of the spheres of life and Bhat; Chief Medical society. transformed the way Officer, District Sheep L i e u t e n a n t He believed that an India today looks at zone areas of the dis- The Assistant Husbandry Officer Governor, Girish ideal society can only be socio-economic policies trict. Director, Food and Civil (Nodal Officer Red Zone Chandra Murmu established by ensuring and education, he The meeting was Supplies informed the Areas), DPO, Assistant has extended his social justice and his added. informed that strict meeting that the ration Director Food, restrictions have been supply for the month of Tehsildars of Kupwara, good wishes to the services towards the The Lt Governor imposed on vehicular April stands distributed Drugmulla and people on the eve of mankind can never be urged the people, espe- and people's movement across the district and Trehgam, officer of birth anniversary forgotten. cially the younger gen- in Drugmulla, Manigah demand for additional Agriculture Department of Bharat Ratna Dr. Dr Ambedkar not eration to pursue the and Trehgam, which essential commodities and other concerned Bhimrao Ramji only took a leading part ideals and messages of have been declared Red have been taken up for attended the meeting. Ambedkar. in the framing of the Dr Ambedkar which are zone areas after detec- supply. Meanwhile SDM, In his message, the Indian Constitution, relevant even today and tion of some Corona The D C directed the Karnah, Dr Bilal Lt Governor observed outlawing discrimina- contribute towards virus cases in these concerned to home deliv- Mohiddin, took stock of that Dr Ambedkar dedi- tion against untouch- strengthening the prin- areas. er ration supply in Red preventive measures The meeting was zone areas twice a week regarding COVID-19 in cated his entire life for ables, but his initiatives ciples of social justice informed that 15000 and LPG once a week to the area, today. He upliftment of the have influenced various and equality. masks have been distrib- avoid public gathering. informed that old uted so far among the In order to ensure Hospital building Tangar NPP homage to Jallainwala martyrs urge Union people of these areas to complete restrictions on has been designated contain the deadly virus. the movement of people, quarantine facility centre to award Bharat Ratana to all martyrs Meanwhile, the D C the D C directed the con- with capacity of 20 beds. JAMMU Panthers Party extended online greet- Celebrating urged the President of ings to all the State and Make wearing of mask a mass movement: Sat Baisakhi festival India to include the District Party leaders today the J&K names of Satyapal and on Baisakhi and con- Another 5000 hand-made face masks handed over by BJP Jammu West National Panthers Saifuddin Kitchlew veyed the message left JAMMU Karan Sharma, Mandal Care professionals, in Party activists held among martyrs who by the martyrs of Continuing the President Keshav hospitals, Police per- a meeting at were arrested and Jallianwala Bagh mas- ongoing fight Chopra, Incharge Face sonnel's, Safai Jammu to pay hom- deported for organizing sacre that freedom is against COVID-19 Cover Annu Behnal, Karamcharis, General age to more than protest on 13th April, the birth right of every and following the Mandal General public and others to 400 Indians who 1919 at Jallianwala. Indian as the directives of Prime Secretary Munish make its effective use. were massacre by Prof. Bhim Singh Constitution of India in Minister Narendra Gupta were also pres- He also appealed mass- the British Army at with his associates Mr. Article 21 assures that Modi and National ent. es to strictly follow the Jallianwala Bagh Sanjoy Sachdev, life and liberty is the President BJP JP led by Brigadier President Delhi basic right of every Nadda of using General Reginald Pradesh Panthers Indian and nobody can the mask com- Dwyer 101 years Party, Mr. Faqir Nath be deprived of their p u l s o r y , back. They also former MLA Panthers right. Jallianwala mas- activists from paid tributes to Party from Chenani, sacre left a great mes- BJP Jammu Sardar Udham Mr. Harsh Malhotra, sage for all freedom West unit mainly Singh who shot Secretary-General fighters all over the women handed dead General Delhi Pradesh Panthers world. over 5000 hand Dwyer in Caxton Party, Mr. S.N. During his London made face masks to BJP activists namely guidelines of lockdown Hall in Chandola, President University days Prof. Former State Asha Gupta, Pratibha so that the spread of the Westminster, Uttarakhand Panthers Bhim Singh wrote that President BJP Sat Sharma, Jatinder Kour, Virus can be reduced. London on this day Party, Mr. Gurinder majority of the British Sharma (CA) and Asha Sharma, He also stated that we in 1940. Sood, President Punjab Students condemn the District President ParamJeet, Reena are also reaching the Baisakhi is celebrat- National Panthers Jallianwala massacre. Munish Khajuria. Gupta, Geeta Sodhi, needy and daily wage ed as one of the deco- Party amd Mrs. Sudesh NPP Supremo urged Pertinent to men- Vishal Mahajan and earners and providing rated day in India. In Dogra visited the Parliament of India tion, due to the short- Varinder Dogra pre- help to them in every addition this day has an Jallianwala Bagh in to take up this cause age of masks around pared these masks at way possible. Independent identity 2000 during Rashtriya that life, contributions the UT, BJP activists their homes and hand- Munish Khajuria because Sardar Udham Chetna Abhiyan. and sacrifices of all are helping the admin- ed over to BJP leaders. said that every BJP Singh sent back mes- The Panthers Party martyrs who actively istration and general Speaking on the activist is concerned sage to the Indian peo- activists paid tributes to participated in the free- public by providing occassion, Sat Sharma about welfare of public ple from the Caxton the martyrs on 13th dom movement should them face masks by appreciated the efforts and workers are helping Hall that India shall April, 2000 at be compiled in School making them at their of the BJP activists and people in one way or achieve its freedom Jallianwala. Text Books and include homes using sewing said that these masks another so that no one from the British Rule at Prof. Bhim Singh, in the Syllabus all over machines. District will be further distrib- is left behind in these every cost. Chief Patron NPP the country. General Secretary uted amongst Health tough times.

Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) PARDESH BHUMI FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, JAMMU 16 DLSA Udhampur extends helping hand to stranded students at Nagpur UDHAMPUR Authority Chairman M.L Manhas and Secretary down . They said that they could not go to their In view of ongoing lockdown DLSA, Sandeep Kour swung into action and ini- homes as one of their Annual paper could not imposed around the country due to tiated their efforts to mitigate the sufferings of be taken due to lock down and were struck there COVID-19 the District Legal Services trapped students of Udhampur . . They added that they were presently facing Udhampur proves a beacon of hope for DLSA today made contact with Sunil Singh starvation like situation as no one was helping number of Udhampur based students from Latti Udhampur and Shabil Singh of them. standard at Nagpur. Basantgarh area who are presently doing Meanwhile, Secretary DLSA Udhampur con- After going through the news published in Physical education (BPED ) Course along with tacted DLSA Nagpur and with local administra- local english daily regarding 15 Udhampur other students at Nagpur. Both the students who tion through phone and took up matter of students trapped at Nagpur due to ongoing are presently trapped at Sakoli area of Nagpur trapped students. Secretary DLSA Nagpur and lockdown, Chairman District Legal Services narrated their problems arisen due to lock Tehsildar visited to students and made arrangement for their meals and other essen- tials. Trapped students from Sakoli Nagpur Arvind Gupta felicitates Corona Warriors, thanked Udhampur DLSA for their timely help . At least 15 students of BPEd and MPEd from Udhampur area who were trapped in Nagpur distributes face masks, ration have pleaded for help to the J&K UT administra- JAMMU we all can remain safe corona virus. resource supply and a tion through distress phone call to a local news- Jammu & at our homes. He said Gupta, said that we major chunk of popula- paper here. K a s h m i r , that it is our duty to all should help our fel- tion is feeling restless- Bharatiya Janata raise their morale and low beings by aiding ness to acquire the Party Secretary honour their services the needy or even basic amenities at the COVID-19: Div Com reviews Darbar Arvind Gupta, felic- as they are contribut- ensuring of essential time. itated Corona ing for our concern. He commodities to every- Arvind Gupta, said Move arrangements Warriors and dis- said that everyone of us body. He said that the that it is duty of every- SRINAGAR tributed Face one of us to contribute masks and ration in any possible way, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K among the needy. but at the same time, Pole, today chairing a high level meeting to review Few prominent he insisted that the arrangements being put in place for ensuing Darbar locals were also present biggest contribution Move. In view of current COVID-19 Pandemic, on the occasion, while will be not to venture threadbare discussion were held regarding sensitiza- he felicitated the out of our homes tion, thermal screening, fumigation of vehicles of Corona Warriors unnecessarily. employees, along National Highway, in and around (Sanitation Workers) He simultaneously Civil Secretariat & its related offices and accommoda- at Rehari. appealed to all for tions of Move employees. 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