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Follow us: Daily Excelsior , TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021 REGD. NO. JK-71/21-23 Vol No. 57 14 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 122 PM takes key Former Union Home Secy, wife test +ve decisions to fight Corona 35 more dead as COVID spikes NEW DELHI, May 3: Seeking to augment human resources deployed in fighting COVID-19, Prime Minister in Jammu, 1294 new cases Narendra Modi has approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG for at 26 doctors, 4 cops each in One death, 140 cases in Ladakh; many least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors avail- DPL, Crime Branch infected positive at SECMOL Campus able for pandemic duty and press- ing into service medical interns. Sanjeev Pargal for COVID-19 here today. came from Siot , Thirty five fresh COVID The PMO said in a statement As many as 26 doctors were Rajdhani, Thanna Mandi and deaths have taken Jammu region’s today that the services of final JAMMU, May 3: Jammu found infected with the virus in town while two deaths of Corona toll to 981, the highest year MBBS students can also be and today reported 50 Jammu region while a Sub took place at Saiklu being 534 in Jammu , 73 utilised for providing services like more COVID casualties and Inspector and three police consta- Mandi and Timra Mandi. Two Rajouri, 69 each and tele-consultation and monitoring 3733 positive cases. Jammu bles reported positive in the deaths of Ramban were recorded Doda, 66 , 59 Samba, 39 of mild COVID cases after due region accounted for 35 deaths District Police Lines (DPL). Four in Chakka Kundi and Kow Bagh Poonch, 30 Ramban, 22 orientation under the faculty's and 1294 positives. more officials of the Crime Branch villages. and 20 in district. supervision. Among 35 fatalities in Jammu and two children from CRPF One death each was reported Among 1294 COVID posi- Bantalab also tested positive. from Kud in , tive cases reported in Jammu (Contd on page 11 Col 5) region, 10 were women while continued to account Among 35 deaths, 25 occurred Korora Prem Nagar in Doda and region today, Jammu district Centre, States for maximum deaths with 24 per- at the Government Medical Kathua town. continued to account for maxi- People purchasing vegetables in Sabzi Mandi at Parade Ground Jammu during morning hours sons succumbing to Coronavirus. College (GMC) Jammu. *Watch video on mum with 584 cases while on Monday. —Excelsior/Rakesh may consider Four deaths were recorded in COVID deaths in Jammu www.excelsiornews.com Samba also recorded single-day Rajouri, two each Poonch and district were reported from highest 209 cases. In Kathua dis- 629 fined, 46 FIRs registered, 81 arrested for violating curfew lockdown: SC Ramban and one each in Udhampur, Janipura and Trikuta Nagar Deputy Commissioner Jammu trict, 112 persons tested positive Doda and Kathua . (two each), Pindi Charakan Anshul Garg today added whole- for the virus followed by 111 in NEW DELHI, May 3: The fact that COVID-19 has Arnia, Domana, Nanak Nagar, salers dealing with medicines and Rajouri, 97 Reasi, 86 15 die of COVID-19 in Concerned over surge in fast spread to rural areas of Jammu Govindpura Chatha, Om other pharmaceuticals and gro- Udhampur, 44 Ramban, 30 COVID-19 cases in the country, region was evident from the fact Nagar, Jain Bazaar, Chakrohi ceries in the list of partially permis- Poonch, 12 Doda and nine in and Chak Shero, both RS Pura, the Supreme Court said the that more than half of the deaths in sible activities in the district from 6 . Shastri Nagar, Beopar Nagar Centre and State Governments Jammu district were reported from am to 10 am during the lockdown. As many as 626 persons Kashmir, 2439 test +ve rural areas while in other districts Narwal, Qasim Nagar, Sarwal, The district administration recovered from the virus including may consider imposing a "lock- , 167 and 55 150,231 which is 80.24 percent of maximum deaths were recorded in Gho Manhasan, Kachi Chawni, Rajouri today declared Ward No. 3 363 in Jammu district, 77 Reasi, Fayaz Bukhari down to curb the virus in the sec- from . the total cases. semi-urban and rural belt. Circular Road, Trikuta Nagar, in , Ward Nos. 1 to 6 in 59 Kathua, 51 Kishtwar, 49 ond wave in the interest of public As per officials figures, 46,784 And amid ongoing Corona Former Union Home , Prem Nagar, Bantalab Koteranka and Doordarshan Udhampur, 12 Rajouri, 10 Poonch , May 3: welfare". positive cases including 560 deaths Curfew, the roads in Srinagar Secretary and his wife, putting up and Talab Tillo. Colony in Nowshera as micro- and five in . Kashmir today reported 15 However, the apex court put a deaths due to COVID-19 infec- and 36,081 recoveries are from and adjacent areas witnessed at Gandhi Nagar, tested positive Four deaths in Containment Zones. (Contd on page 11 Col 7) caveat before them saying if they tion taking the death toll in Srinagar, 13,768 including 201 brisk vehicular movement cou- decide to go for lockdown then Jammu and Kashmir past 2400 deaths and 10,884 recoveries are pled with traffic snarls at various arrangements must be made ‘Speed up vaccination, testing, tracing’ while 2,439 positive cases were from , 11,315 including vital junctions. beforehand to cater to the needs of reported from the Valley. 9,378 recoveries and 134 deaths are There was brisk movement of the poor people. Out of the 15 deaths one died in from , 7,628 including private vehicles in several areas of (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Make docs available through Online Chest Diseases Hospital, six in 6,159 recoveries and 103 deaths are Srinagar and other adjacent districts SKIMS Soura, five in SMHS *Watch video on today especially Hyderpora, DRDO COVID Srinagar, one in CHC , www.excelsiornews.com Sonwar, Jahangir Chowk and mode for patients: LG to Admn one in DH Kulgam and one in SDH Dalgate. Hospital to be . from , 7,375 including Police and paramilitary troops ready by May 24 Excelsior Correspondent Commissioners and along with constitution of local contacts tracing across the Union Those who died include a 77- 104 deaths and 6,145 recoveries are were deployed although in large Superintendents of Police from monitoring teams. Territory. year-old woman from Kelam from Kupwara, 7,652 including number to enforce the lockdown Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 3: In order to across the UT, through virtual While reviewing the district- He asked the DCs and SPs to Kulgam died at district hospital 5,744 recoveries and 111 deaths are restrictions. The barricades and strengthen COVID control mode to review the COVID sce- wise status of COVID control maintain effective synergy for Kulgam, a 58-year-old woman from , 5,687 cases includ- concertina wires were erected at JAMMU, May 3: To improve efforts across the Union nario in J&K. measures, the Lt Governor direct- strict enforcement of restrictions from Hamdaniya Colony ing 5,042’and 64 deaths are from many places to thwart the public the facilities for COVID patients Territory, Lieutenant Governor, in Srinagar, a 55-year-old man from Bandipora, 5,655 including 4,992 movement. in the J&K UT where the number Manoj Sinha today directed for Sanat Nagar Srinagar, an 80-year- recoveries and 52 deaths are from Meanwhile, all the shops and of people affected by the dreaded Financial incentives for docs, constituting COVID old man from Rawalpora Srinagar, Ganderbal, 4,932 including 3,199 business establishments barring virus is increasing day by day, Management teams consisting a 55-year-old man from Safakadal recoveries and 69 deaths are from emergency services, standalone Defense Research and para-medical staff; tenure extended of DC, SP, CMO, other senior Srinagar, a 72-year-old woman Kulgam and 3,224 including 2,712 shops remained closed throughout Development Organisation officers including Principal of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today approved special finan- from Srinagar, a 35-year- recoveries and 42 deaths are from the day in Srinagar and other dis- (DRDO) is setting up 500 bedded the concerned Government cial incentives for COVID-19 warriors of Health and Medical old from Moomin Abad Batmaloo Shopian. tricts. hospital with all facilities for Medical College at district level, Education Department of J&K. Srinagar, a 78-year-old man from The number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir police COVID patients in Jammu. Frontline workers of Health & Medical Education Department, Safapora Ganderbal, a 55-year-old has reached said that 629 violators were fined In this regard, a high level *Watch video on J&K are rendering valuable services in the challenging COVID pan- from Karanagar Srinagar, a 25- 114,020 including 90,336 recover- while 46 FIRs registered and 81 team of DRDO officials visited www.excelsiornews.com demic times for saving precious lives of the patients, he observed. year-old man from Natipora ies and 1,440 deaths. persons were arrested today across here, today and they identified the wherever available, besides local Although, the services rendered by these COVID warriors cannot Srinagar and a 65-year-old from The number of active cases in Kashmir. land near Amarnath Yatri Niwas, monitoring teams at Block level, be compensated, still the UT Government has decided to incentivize Old Town Baramulla. Jammu and Kashmir are 34,567 “During last 24 hours, Police (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Level and Panchayat their efforts, he added. (Contd on page 11 Col 7) Those who tested positive including 22,244 from Kashmir has arrested 81 persons, lodged 46 level, for effective COVID include 1,136 from Srinagar, 232 division. FIRs and also realized fine to the ACB arrests KV Management. During the meeting, Sinha ed the district administrations for in the areas being declared as Baramulla, 208 Budgam, 296 With 1,536 more recoveries, tune of Rs 93,620 from 629 people The Lieutenant Governor was emphasized on enhanced coordi- speeding up the vaccination drive, Micro Containment Zones and Pulwama, 64 Kupwara, 145 the tally of total recoveries in for violating the guidelines and Doda Principal chairing a meeting with Deputy nation of officers at district level besides intensifying testing and (Contd on page 11 Col 3) Anantnag, 85 Bandipora, 51 Jammu and Kashmir has reached (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 3: The Now, non-domiciles can be appointed on PRO of then DyCM placed under AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB) received a complaint against the Principal Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gazetted-level faculty posts in GMCs Jodhpur, Doda namely Rajeev suspension in DA case Kumar Mahajan, who is also Govind Sharma Doda, Rajouri, Anantnag and are in place while against 32 sanc- Incharge Principal, Kendriya Baramulla have been reeling tioned posts of Associate *Also facing FIR for fake entries in service book Vidyalaya, . JAMMU, May 3: As several under shortage of Gazetted-level Professors, just one is in place. It was alleged that the com- posts in Government Medical teaching/faculty posts, which is Similarly against 49 sanctioned Mohinder Verma Krishan Sharma, son of Gian or any Authority to which it is Prevention of Corruption Act, plainant had applied for the Colleges (GMCs), particularly not only affecting teaching-learn- posts of Assistant Professors, only Chand Sharma of village subordinate or any other 2006. issuance of Transfer Certificate in new Medical Colleges of ing process in these institutions 37 are in place and only 35 Senior JAMMU, May 3: Kachrial in Pallanwala area of Authority empowered by the As per the Anti-Corruption (TC) of his minor daughter who is Jammu and Kashmir are lying but the threat of de-recognition is Residents/Demonstrators are in Government has placed under Akhnoor Tehsil and presently Government in this behalf, may Bureau FIR, assets in the shape studying in KV Kishtwar, for her vacant despite advertising the also looming large over these place against sanctioned strength suspension the 'high-profile' and residing in Patta Paloura area of place a Government servant of commercial and luxury vehi- transfer from KV Kishtwar to KV same several times in last 2-3 Medical Colleges. of 78". 'well-connected' the then PRO Jammu, the then PRO to the under suspension where an cles and immoveable properties Bhaderwah. years, the UT Government has Sources further disclosed that Likewise, they said, in GMC of the then Deputy Chief then Deputy Chief Minister of inquiry into his conduct is con- in the shape of residential hous- (Contd on page 11 Col 3) excluded such posts from the in some new Medical Colleges, Rajouri, more than 40 faculty Minister of Jammu and J&K, is placed under suspen- templated or is pending or a com- es in and outside Jammu and operation of the J&K Civil even a single faculty post is not posts including 24 posts of Kashmir Kewal Krishan sion with immediate effect", plaint against him of any criminal Kashmir worth several crores of First ceasefire Services Decentralization and filled in Basic Sciences i.e. Professors, 16 of Assistant Sharma, who is also a Forest reads an order issued by Manoj offence is under investigation or rupees have been made by the Recruitment Act 2010, thus Anatomy, Physiology, Professors and 10 of Associate Guard, in the Disproportionate Kumar Dwivedi, trial". then PRO of the then Deputy violation since paving way for the appointment Pharmacology and Biochemistry Professors are lying vacant. Assets (DA) case registered Commissioner/Secretary to the In the order, reference has been Chief Minister. of non-domicile candidates on Departments whereas in some col- What to say of new Medical against him by the Anti- Government, General made of FIR No.32/2015 regis- As per the ACB, the accused fresh agreement these Gazetted-level teaching leges, either some posts have been Colleges, even in GMC Jammu Corruption Bureau (ACB). Administration Department. tered by Police Station Vigilance managed to open bank accounts Excelsior Correspondent posts on academic arrangement filled on academic arrangement more than 100 faculty posts are He is also facing another FIR The order of suspension has Organization (now Anti- on fake documents and deposited basis or by deputing doctors from lying vacant while more than 50 been passed in terms of Rule 31 Corruption Bureau) against Kewal crores of rupees in this fake JAMMU, May 3: Pakistani basis. registered for making fake and Official sources told Health Department. faculty posts are lying vacant in fabricated entries in service book of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Krishan Sharma for possessing account and the money was uti- Rangers violated the ceasefire by They said "if we take example Super Speciality Hospital, Services (Classification, Control assets beyond known source of lized for raising assets held by opening fire along the Excelsior that since their estab- and the same is still under investi- lishment, the five new Medical of GMC Doda, against 23 sanc- Jammu. gation. and Appeal) Rules, 1956, which income. The case was registered him. International Border (IB) in tioned posts of Professors, only 6 reads: "The Appointing Authority under various provisions of J&K today. Colleges of J&K in Kathua, (Contd on page 11 Col 1) "Pending enquiry, Kewal (Contd on page 11 Col 1) A BSF spokesman said this is first-ever ceasefire violation by Natipora residents rue absence of supply records 15.72 cr vaccine doses given so far Prof, NT dismissed along the IB after the two countries signed a fresh Vaccination appointments for 18+ 3.68 lakh cases from services agreement to maintain calm along NEW DELHI, May 3: Delhi, Maha among 13 States show Excelsior Correspondent the border on February 25 this auto-cancelled in Srinagar, rescheduled The daily COVID-19 cases in SRINAGAR, May 3 : After a year. Irfan Tramboo “It was a technical issue that India showed a slight dip with teacher from North Kashmir, "Pakistan Rangers resorted to was faced only in Srinagar as we 3,68,147 new coronavirus infec- some signs of decline in new cases Government dismissed a tions being reported in a day, tak- (Contd on page 11 Col 1) SRINAGAR, May 3: have rolled out COVAXIN for NEW DELHI, May 3: new COVID-19 cases. Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh Professor and a Revenue official ing the total tally of cases to Hundreds of appointments Srinagar and Jammu only and the He said states like Bihar, and Uttarakhand. from services in the interest of the 1,99,25,604, according to the Panel set up on booked for the COVID-19 vacci- issue was about that; the same was The Centre today said the Rajasthan, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, On the situation in districts, security of the State on the recom- Union Health Ministry data nation (18-44 years) were today rectified immediately,” Dr Shahid rising number of daily COVID- Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Agarwal said Durg, Gariyaband, mendations of the recently formed updated today. Centaur hotel early in the morning auto-can- Hussain State Immunization 19 cases in some states remains a Karnataka and West Bengal are Raipur, Rajnandgaon in Special Task Force. The death toll increased to Excelsior Correspondent celled across Srinagar for Officer told Excelsior. cause of concern and while a few still showing an increase in daily Chhattisgarh; Chhindwara, Guna, Government dismissed 2,18,959 with 3,417 daily new unknown reasons, while the While the officials said that others like Delhi and infections. Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh, Leh Assistant Professor Dr Abdul fatalities, the data updated at 8 am JAMMU, May 3: Government people were asked to reschedule people were asked to reschedule Maharashtra are plateauing in Delhi, which had recorded in Ladakh; Nirmal in Telangana Bari Naik who was posted at showed. has accorded sanction for the con- the same. terms of daily cases, these are 25,294 cases on April 24, regis- are showing signs of decline in Government Degree College for *Watch video on While the country recorded stitution of a committee to negoti- Scores of people who reached "very early signals" and con- tered 24,253 cases on May 2. cases in the last 15 days. Women in Udhampur for his www.excelsiornews.com 4,01,993 new cases on May 1, it ate with the representatives of the respective vaccination sites at tainment efforts have to contin- Similarly, Maharashtra had report- Agarwal said 12 districts of activities which are against the had registered 3,92,488 fresh Hotel Corporation of different times during the day their appointments soon after the ue to break the chain of trans- ed 65,442 infections on April 24 Maharashtra are also showing signs interest of the security of the cases on May 2. India/Government of India to were told that they were not on the earlier booked ones were can- mission. and 62,417 on April 30. of a decline during the period. State. Registering a steady increase, finalise all the matter relating to the list and need to reschedule their celled, some people said that they Addressing a news briefing, Chhattisgarh, where 15,583 "However, these are very Dr Naik hailing from village the active cases have increased to disposal of Centaur Lake View appointments which they had were not notified about the same Joint Secretary in the Health cases were reported on April 29, early signals. It is important to Chidder in , was 34,13,642 comprising 17.13 per Hotel Srinagar. already scheduled under the age However, many said that Ministry Lav Agarwal said 13 recorded 14,087 fresh cases on have continued efforts of con- arrested in March this year from cent of the total infections, while According to the order, group of 18-44. while they were notified through States, including Delhi, May 2. tainment at district and State Government Degree College for the national COVID-19 recovery Financial Commissioner Finance The officials said that the issue an SMS regarding the cancella- Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, A similar trend has been seen level so that we can preserve Women in Udhampur for radi- rate stands at 81.77 per cent. Department will be the Chairman was faced in Srinagar only and tion of their appointment and Punjab, Jharkhand and Uttar in Daman and Diu, Gujarat, these gains and reduce cases fur- calization of local youth in the The number of people who of the Committee, while Principal was a technical glitch that was rec- directing them to reschedule, Pradesh, are showing early signs Jharkhand, Ladakh, ther," he said. district. (Contd on page 11 Col 3) tified immediately. (Contd on page 11 Col 3) (Contd on page 11 Col 1)of plateauing or decrease in daily Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, (Contd on page 11 Col 5) (Contd on page 11 Col 3)