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In continua - more than twenty persons will be received at control room in Srinagar tion of orders/ advisories the permitted. These restrictions shall District Magistrate Samba has also fundamentally relate to movement issued orders under Section 144 of of people, but not to that of essen - plaints about over 400 persons who equipped control room with a robust district. Over 200 verified so Cr.P.C. and Disaster Management tial goods, All Executive have returned from outside countries mechanism for coordination and trac - Each of these quarantine facilities Act, 2005. The District Magistrate Magistrates / Incident in the recent past but have hidden ing of suspected cases has been estab - set up in well-equipped hotels and far; 150 with recent today shared guidelines for infor - Commanders in the local jurisdic - their travel histories. These com - lished in the district. It includes an government accommodations have mation of general public that all tion will be responsible for overall plaints have been received during this elaborate mechanism of surveillance been equipped with kinds of facilities international travel Government Offices / Private of - past week after the first positive case of with over 50 teams constituted as part for comfortable quarantine of those implementation of these measures fices of district Samba shall remain the district surfaced on March 18. of it assisting it in tracing suspected shifted thereinto. Quarantine facilities and further they shall also ensure closed Except Police, home histories traced and these over 200 have been verified cases.In addition to a full-fledged in - set up in the district are operating un - that all efforts for mobilization of Guards, Civil Defence, Fire & and found to be true so far after sur - frastructural set-up which includes der the supervision of the Additional resources, workers and material for Emergency Services, Disaster shifted into veillance teams traced the persons IT-enabled apparatus and mechanism Deputy Commissioner Srinagar M augmentation and expansion of Management and Prisons, District these complaints were about. Of the the control room is maned with a dedi - haneef Balkhi. hospital infrastructure shall contin - administration and Treasury, com - quarantine latter around 150 persons with recent cated team of IT and healthcare pro - Deputy Commissioner Srinagar ue without any hindrance. travel histories to outside countries fessionals. It operates under the su - Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary is moni - mercial besides private establish - Any person violating these con - have been shifted into quarantine. pervision of the Additional Deputy toring all these efforts round-the- ments shall also remain close ex - tainment measures will be liable to cept Insurance Offices, Print and srInaGar, MarCH 25: The remaining 50-odd persons Commissioner Masrat hashim who clock to ensure there are no lapses in be proceeded against as per the pro - were found to have had national travel has been designated as the nodal offi - preventive measures the administra - Electronic Media. visions of Section 51 to 60 of the All Transport services will re - The Srinagar control room estab - histories and were put under home cer for it. It should be noted that a total tion has put in place for containment Disaster Management Act, 2005, lished for coordinating elaborate quarantine whereas the remaining of around 1750 persons with recent of spread of coronavirus in the district. main suspended except transporta - besides legal action under Section measures put in place in the district in number of the total number of com - travel histories to outside countries he is also monitoring the facilities tion of essential goods only, Fire, 188 of the IPC. The above contain - efforts to contain spread of the coron - plaints received are under process of have been put under quarantine in 40 provided to inmates at quarantine Law & Order and emergency servic - ment measures will remain in force avirus infection has received com - tracking.It should be noted that a well- out of 90 facilities set up so far in the centres. es. All places of worship shall be till April 14, 2020. 871 held in Kolkata for Coronavirus defying lockdown order CS reviews UT preparedness to deal with COVID-19 for lockdown period Kolkata, March 25 division for violating the 'Total Safety Restrictions' Essential services to be maintained, inter district movement to be restrained As many as 871 people put in place by the Mamata have been arrested in the Banerjee government, he JaMMu, MarCH 25: brief detail of measures already city in a span of 24 hours stated. All of them will be put in place by the health depart - since Tuesday 5 pm for de - prosecuted under IPC sec - The Chief Secretary BVR ment for control, prevention and fying the lockdown order tions dealing with disobedi - Subrahmanyam today convened management of COVID-19 in imposed by the government ence of order, the officer a high level meeting to review the Jammu and Kashmir. It was in - in its attempt to contain the added.Earlier in the day, a preparedness and measures put formed that the two confirmed spread of Covid-19, a senior woman allegedly tried to as - in place in the wake of nationwide cases of Coronavirus have been police officer said. The ar - sault a policeman and bite lockdown for containment of now tested negative after follow - rests were made by the him in Salt Lake area when COVID-19 Epidemic as an - ing due protocol in Jammu. he Kolkata Police during naka- her car was stopped for de - nounced by the Prime Minister also informed that keeping in checking and patrolling fying the lockdown. The on 24th March. view the rise in number of con - across the length and woman, in her early 20s, Financial Commissioner, firmed cases in the country, vari - breadth of the city, he said. was arrested for violating Finance Department, Financial ous quarantine facilities have Of the 871 held, 235 are the restrictions and assault - Commissioner, health and been established in the entire from southeast division and ing a public servant on duty, Medical Education Department, Union Territory of J&K. After re - 185 from eastern suburban a senior officer of the Director General of Police, viewing the preparedness of the division.A total of 131 of - Bidhannagar City Police Principal Secretary, home health and other allied depart - fenders were arrested from said. Chief Minister Department, Principal Secretary, ments, it was decided that transportation for essential various wings and units of police To facilitate the movement of the central division and 81 Mamata Banerjee had re - Information Department, Panchayats, local bodies, lambar - goods and RTC buses having force with regard to control the staff of essential services and to more from southwest divi - peatedly urged people to Administrative Secretary, dars and chowkidars will be in - valid passes issued by the author - spread of COVID-19 pandemic. those having medical exigency, sion, the officer said. stay indoors unless ab - Industries and Commerce volved to trace/report the people ities. he informed that in all District the Chief Secretary directed DCs Another 71 people were solutely necessary, and fol - Department, Administrative having foreign travel history. The Further, it was decided all Police Lines, isolation facilities to issue movement passes to such nabbed in port division, low the guidelines set by the Secretary, PhE, Irrigation and Chief Secretary directed for im - government offices, except are being created besides suitable people only after proper verifica - while 54 were picked up government. Nine people Flood Control Department, mediate tracing of such persons District Administration, Police, places have been identified for tion. from south suburban divi - have tested positive for Administrative Secretary, Power and putting them in mandatory home Guards, Civil Defence, Fire providing quarantine facilities to The Deputy Commissioners sion, he said.Apart from Covid-19 in the state so far. Development, Administrative 14 days quarantine period to and Emergency Services, the police personnel. he apprised were further directed to fully acti - that, police arrested 46 Of them, one died at a city Secretary, FCS&CA, Disaster avoid community transmission. Disaster Management, that adequate funds have been vate the control rooms estab - from north division, 47 hospital on Monday after - Management, Relief, In order to ensure smooth Electricity, Water, Sanitation, made available to all the units for lished in their respective districts from south and 21 from east noon. Rehabilitation and movement of trucks on National Treasury and other essential making different purchases and and publicize contact numbers so Reconstruction, Administrative highway carrying essential com - services, will remain closed till more funds will be allocated for that people can reach with their Maha: Freedom fighter Secretary, General modities, two check points shall 14th April. It was informed that the purpose. queries to these centres. The Administration Department, be established each in Jammu Treasuries will remain functional The Chief Secretary directed Deputy Commissioners were di - Nagorao Deshpande dies at 90 Mission Director, NhM, Director and Kashmir division. In Jammu to ensure smooth closing of the fi - that all Police Stations, Offices, rected to ensure strict implemen - Information beside senior offi - Division, the check points will be nancial year on 31st March. Barracks must be sanitized, and tation of lockdown orders on aurangabad, Mar 25 cers of RTC and concerned de - established at Lakhanpur and To avoid inconvenience to the fumigated. he also said all the ground. The Divisional partments participated in the Jammu and in Kashmir Division public at large, the DCs were precautions must be taken and Commissioners were directed to Veteran freedom fighter Nagorav Vitthalrao Deshpande meeting. at Qazigund and Srinagar. Passes asked to encourage and facilitate there should not be any loop closely monitor and supervise all died of prolonged illness in Maharashtra's Aurangabad dis - Divisional Commissioners, shall be issued by designated au - home delivery of ration, gro - holes or gaps left in our fight efforts related to control of trict on Wednesday, family sources said. Deshpande (90) Jammu & Kashmir, all Deputy thority to these trucks at identi - ceries, fruit, vegetables, dairies against this pandemic. Coronavirus being undertaken by was severely ill for the past four months, the deceased's son Commissioners and District fied points. To restrict the unnec - and animal products to minimize highlighting the need for all DCs in their respective divi - Suresh Deshpande told PTI. A native of Partur tehsil in Police heads attended the meet - essary movement of people, the Jalna, Deshpande took part in the hyderabad freedom the movement of individuals out - maintaining social distancing, sions. ing through video conference. meeting also decided that all in - side their homes. the Chief Secretary also directed Deputy Commissioners were struggle in 1948, when he was in his teens. he led the During the meeting, ter district movement of Satyagraha movement, organised under leadersip of late During the meeting, the DGP all hoDs to ensure attendance of directed to judiciously utilize Financial Commissioner health people/vehicles will remain sus - Swami Ramanand Teerth and Govindbhai Shroff in also briefed about the prepara - only minimal staff to carry all im - funds provided to them under and Medical Education gave a pended during the period expect Marathwada. tions, measures being taken by portant works assigned to them. SDRF immediately. DDC Doda asks BDOs to effectively monitor MP reports first COVID-19 death; elderly woman succumbs Indore, Mar 25 of Ujjain and her treatment was forming her last rites so that Officials are keeping an eye the distribution of ration, Dry MDM going on at the M y hospital those taking part in it don't get on their health and making them A 65-year-old woman suc - here, Indore collector Lokesh infected by the dreaded virus. undergo further medical tests, cumbed to coronavirus at a gov - Jatav told reporters while con - Those performing her last he said. health officials said the ernment hospital here on firming the first death in rites will be provided with pro - deceased woman and four oth - Wednesday, becoming the first Madhya Pradesh due to the tective gear, he said. ers admitted in different city case of COVID-19 death in dreaded virus. The collector said elderly hospitals have no history of trav - Madhya Pradesh, officials said. She was facing difficulties in woman was among the five coro - elling overseas in recent times The woman, who had no history breathing which led to further navirus-affected persons under - and this means they contracted of travelling abroad in recent deterioration in her condition. going treatment in different hos - the infection in the country. times, originally hailed from Besides, she was diabetic and pitals of the city. Doctors have so Madhya Pradesh has so far neighbouring Ujjain and was despite all efforts by doctors she far examined 29 persons closely reported 15 coronavirus positive undergoing treatment at the could not survive, the collector related to them but none of them cases. After cases of coronavirus government-run M y hospital said. were found with symptoms were reported from Indore and here. Jatav informed that set pro - linked to the viral infection, he Ujjain, authorities imposed cur - This woman was a resident tocol will be followed while per - said. few in both the cities. doda, MarCH 25: Administration had finalised a evaluate the mechanism how comprehensive plan of home to distribute advance two In order to ensure that the delivery for the convenience of months ration to beneficiaries Use closed distilleries in dry Bihar for producing dry MDM and Anganwadi ra - the general public in view of the besides also asked them to tion is reaching at the door step restrictions imposed across the evaluate a effective mechanism of every beneficiary, DDC Doda district amid Coronavirus how to distribute essential hand sanitizers: Tejashwi to Nitish Dr Sagar D Doifode today di - threat for which more than commodities to the people at rected the BDO's to effectively 1000 essential commodities their door step.Along with oth - hand sanitizers, in great demand for preven - Such a measure will help increase the monitor the distribution in shops has been identified ers, ADC Bhaderwah, DPO tion of the spread of coronavirus, at distiller - availability of sanitizers to doctors, health their respective jurisdictions. across the district.Further Doda, BDOs and Officers of the DDC also informed the DDC asked them to ensure ra - concerned department attend - ies which have been lying shut due to prohi - workers and the public at large at affordable BDO's that District tion to every beneficiary, to ed the meeting. bition in the state. rates, said yadav.In a statement, yadav, the In a statement, yadav, the leader of the leader of the opposition in the state assem - opposition in the state assembly, said, bly, said, Extraordinary decisions ought to Extraordinary decisions ought to be taken in be taken in public interest under extraordi - Maha: Man held for killing paramour public interest under extraordinary circum - nary circumstances." stances." he also suggested that sugar mills in the nagpur, Mar 25 official said. There were no cial said. On interrogation, the yadav, who had served as Kumars state be directed to ensure steady supply of leads in the case for the last accused confessed to having an deputy from December, 2015 to July, 2017, ethyl alcohol to such hand sanitizer manu - A 24-year-old man was ar - three years and the matter was extra-marital affair with the when prohibition was imposed, alleged that facturing units. According to experts, hand rested almost three years after reopened by the Missing victim, who was forcing him to acute shortage has led to black marketing of sanitizers must have an alcohol content of he allegedly killed his para - Persons Cell recently, he said. marry her, he said. The ac - hand sanitizers, and the government should more than 60 per cent in order to be effctive mour in Maharashtra's Nagpur On examining the victim's call cused allegedly conspired with consider augmenting production on a war against COVID-19 infection. Doctors and district, police said on records, the police found that two others, killed the victim footing. paramedics at hospitals across the state have Patna, Mar 25 Wednesday. The Nagpur rural she had received several calls and buried her body near his The government could use dysfunctional been complaining about shortage of masks, police arrested Jitesh Waman from Kumbhre, who is married farm, he added. Following his distilleries and alcohol manufacturing units hand sanitizers and other protective equip - RJD leader Tejashwi yadav on Kumbhre for allegedly killing and lived with his family in arrest, the accused tried to in the state for the purpose. It could also rope ment and demanding speedy replenish - Wednesday urged the Nitish Kumar govern - Aishwarya Chavan, who was Mangli (Arab) village in commit suicide by consuming in companies specializing in hand sanitizers ment, he claimed. ment in Bihar to facilitate manufacture of reported missing in 2018, an Chandrapur district, the offi - a disinfectant. by signing MoUs. A complete prohibition is in force in Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU ThURSDAy MARCh 26, 2020 Glimpses of Future Foreign policy put to test ESTABLIShED IN 1986 By : asHoK K MeHTa they do not interfere in the internal af - fairs of the host Government. This is For Nepal, balancing India and now a thing of the past. That the China is challenging; expecting it to Chinese assault on freedoms guaran - also balance America and Beijing teed by the Nepalese Constitution Oil firms must slash spending would be walking a tightrope. For went officially unresponded was not India, regaining space lost to China surprising. Any similar affront by Confronted with a dizzying drop in prices, oil firms are will be a long haul. I go to Nepal twice India would have attracted loud and facing a real challenge as they try to cut investment spend- a year. Once during holi and the other collective protests by the media and on Tihar (Nepali bhai dooj) that the ruling Nepal Communist Party ing in order to survive a coronavirus-induced collapse in comes after Dussehra. The normal (NCP), which is inarguably pro- demand coupled with a Russia-Saudi Arabia price war. format is: Fly to Kathmandu, spend China. Clive hamilton’s Silent Investment in oil exploration and production is set to hit two to three days there, then fly to Invasion: China’s Influence in Pokhara for a two-week trek and then Australia and Jonathan Manthorpe’s just over half a trillion dollars this year according to the revival. The pre-holi Kathmandu Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s French research body IFPEN, as firms sought to maintain weather this year was a spoilsport — Campaign of Influence and and expand output. But the emergence of the coronavirus, cold, bleak and rainy — amid the Intimidation in Canada are books re - Corona scare, though Nepal had regis - flecting on China’s global outreach which has seen nations across the world confine citizens at tered just one case and that figure re - and blatant intrusions. Like in the rest home and shutter businesses to slow its spread, has upend- mains intact even today. Just this of the world, politics is on long pause week, Nepal went into total lockdown in Nepal. Reason: Oli’s health and the ed all forecasts. The International Energy Agency, which till March 31. One-third of its popula - spread of Coronavirus. The main topic advises oil-importing nations on energy policy, now ex- tion of 30 million people works of discussion after Oli received his pects the first annual drop in oil demand since 2009 dur- abroad, mainly in the Middle East, second kidney replacement is his po - South-east Asia and India. Their earn - Pradeep Gyawali said would be post - presentation was: “India-Nepal litical rejuvenation. Unless his health ing the global financial crisis, as the global economy tips ings account for nearly one-third of its poned to October. he also said he was Relations: Mind the Gap — Where deteriorates, rendering him dysfunc - into recession. The main international benchmark, Brent gross domestic product (GDP) of $35 pleased with India-Nepal relations China Fits in.” The Kathmandu Post, tional, he will continue to lead the million. Many Nepalese wear face now that the Foreign Secretary-level the capital’s leading English newspa - country by remote control. crude, has fallen from just shy of USD 60 per barrel to un- masks throughout the year in Kalapani dialogue is about to start per, was recently stung by a stern re - Fortunately, the Coronavirus epidem - der USD 25 this week, before regaining some lost ground. Kathmandu and elsewhere due to shortly and the Eminent Persons buke by the Chinese Embassy for re - ic appears controlled for now and life The main US benchmark, WTI, tumbled from nearly USD garbage and pollution. Everything ap - Group (EPG) report appeared on the producing a syndicated column on goes on happily without fear or scare peared normal at the Tribhuvan horizon. My lecture at Nepal’s Coronavirus by a former US throughout Nepal. I arrived in 54 to just over USD 20. Not all of the drop is due to the International Airport, including the Institute for International Ambassador, who was critical of Pokhara a day before holi on an Air coronavirus. The price of oil had been supported for the temperature gun aimed at people. The Cooperation and Engagement on a China. While this intrusion was con - Buddha flight, which took all of 25 holiday (Saturday, March 6) was well- demned by the Nepalese media, not a past couple of years by production limits agreed by the country has for the moment cancelled minutes. The only BMW in Pokhara, its inaugural Sagarmatha Sambad, a received. It was preceded by a presen - word was said by the Prime Minister belonging to Nepali Congress’ OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and a number of other three-day conference on climate tation on the Coronavirus and the KP Oli-led Government. During the Buddhiman Gurung, drove me to producers including Russia. however Russia and Saudi change, which Foreign Minister world economy. The theme of my royal rule, the Chinese used to say that Foreign policy on page 7 Arabia failed to agree earlier this month on deeper cuts to take account of falling demand due to the coronavirus pan- demic. Saudi Arabia subsequently slashed prices and an- Minority Complex in Majority nounced it would boost output and Russia followed suit, leading to the vertiginous drop in prices. All companies in By: - oMKar daTTaTray the comfort and security of the mi - It is important that both the majority and the the sector will be seeing what more they can do to cut costs, nority communities while the ma - There is the phenomenon of jority interests are looked down minority communities should feel safe and shift their activities to the lowest cost fields they can, trim minority complex in the majority upon and this does not auger well investment and think hard about what dividend they can community in India. There is per - for the country which has the di - sound and all should live with dignity and pay. While reducing investment is relatively easy in the haps no country in the globe where versity the distinguishing feature there is minority complex in the of the country. There should be no pride. But in India it is not so as the majority near term, the longer prices remain low the more firms will majority community except India. majoritywaad and minoritywaad community feels the brunt of being the part need to look at shutting down production that is more ex- This is a very disturbing develop - but all the citizens should feel safe, ment and the majority community sound and should have dignity and of the majority and this is very disturbing. All pensive, such as offshore. For the majors the prospect of 30 suffers in many ways. In India the live with it. But in our country per barrel of oil or below for a period of time is an extreme majority community feels inferior - hindu rights and interests are that is needed is that both the majority and challenge. If these prices persist more than six months, ity complex and feels humiliation looked down upon and infact the minority communities should feel pride thanks to the appeasement policies trampled. In fact the members of then oil majors would need to cut into the generous divi- of the successive non-BJP govern - the majority community are feel - and should live with dignity but that is not dends they pay -- which is why they are prized by many in- ments. The hindus are by and ing suffocation and humiliation in the case in India thanks to the appeasement vestors -- and that prospect has already been partly incor- large at the receiving end and feel their home land and this is a very discriminated thanks to the secu - complex problem and all of us policies of the non-BJP governments. porated into their share prices. There are also many small- larism and the minoritism prac - should pay our attention towards tised by the so called secular politi - er oil companies who may struggle. The medium-sized in- this problem. There should be tion while the minorities are reap - belonging to the majority commu - cal parties and the results are be - equality for all and appeasement ing the fruits of the secular democ - nity as they are feeling humiliated. dependent companies will be hit hard. The European oil fore us and we should be ashamed for none and the present BJP lead racy. It is important that both the What does the statement of 15 re- for this. To be a member of the mi - and gas majors have already indicated they intend to NDA government seems to work majority and the minority commu - crore versus 135 crore suggest and nority is itself a curse but one can - duce their reliance on these fuels and become more active on this principle and it is a wel - nities should feel safe and sound this is enough to see the life and se - not help but be a part and parcel of come departure from the past and all should live with dignity and curity of the majority community. in renewables such as wind and solar. the minority community. however practice when minorityism was the pride. But in India it is not so as the Such unwarranted remarks have to be a part of the minority com - guiding force and was used to the majority community feels the no place in our diverse society and munity is a matter of pride in India hilt and the majority community brunt of being the part of the ma - instead all of us should work and as the members of the minority was discriminated and humiliated. jority and this is very disturbing. live tighter like brothers and in this community do not feel the minori - This minority complex in majority All that is needed is that both the lies the good of the country. ty complex but it is the majority Economic pandemic community is no sign for a vibrant majority and the minority commu - Neither majoritism nor mi - community which feels the minori - and secular democracy rather it is a nities should feel pride and should noritism is the answer to our prob - ty complex and this is a serious curse and it leads to humiliation of live with dignity but that is not the lems and instead we should follow problem and should attract the at - the majority community. It is very case in India thanks to the ap - a pragmatic path and follow and tention of the academicians and sad that the members of the major - peasement policies of the non-BJP practice the principle of equality thinkers. For so called secularism ity community are feeling humili - governments. Anyway efforts for all and appeasement to none. all efforts are made which aim at ated and are experiencing dejec - should be made to foster a sense of Minority on page 7 Much ado about Gogoi By : KuMar CHeLLaPPan that there’s much criticism of Gogoi because he was at one time There are many other judges considered a “rebel” judge and, who retired from the Bench and therefore, now looks like a test case who later took up political postings of how the institution of the execu - offered by the parties in power. tive superseded that of the judici - Ranjan Gogoi, the newly sworn-in ary and a one-time warrior ap - member of the Rajya Sabha, is the peared to have fallen in line? For cynosure of all eyes as well as the the uninitiated, Justice Gogoi and favourite whipping boy, at the mo - three of his brother judges shot in - ment, depending on which side of to national prominence on the fence people are on. his critics January 18, 2018, when they Very few Indians can sustain a prolonged shutdown but can the say that the decision of the former Government jumpstart the economy once India reopens? Truly speak - staged a press conference in the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to ac - ing, the press conference held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman national Capital, which was de - cept the nomination to the house offered no relief package when much was desired considering the scribed as extraordinary by the of Elders by the President of India stressed times due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. All that it of - “pundits” in the media. The judges fered were announcements of deferments for tax compliance issues. is an act against all ethics men - cautioned the nation by giving “ad - Undoubtedly, this was much-needed. Such concessions, coupled with re - tioned in the Constitution of India. vance information” about the ductions in interest penalties and extension of some schemes and the fact Since this writer is no authority on threat faced by the nation and the that there will be no minimum balance or debit card charges over the next the Constitution, let the experts judiciary. Gogoi had specifically three months in banks, is welcome. however, the country and its citizens discuss the issue and quote the rel - made a reference to the selective were expecting something more: They wanted a relief package. From evant portions from the Indian allocation of sensitive files. large corporations to daily-wage labourers, everyone was expecting some Constitution which show beyond Therefore, there was a sense of ex - measures on the part of the Government to mitigate the economic impact doubt that Gogoi has cocked a that were “friendly” to them. Gandhi-led Congress in the 1984 pectation built around him, one of Economic on page 7 snook at the founding fathers’ vi - There’s enough counter-logic go - anti-Sikh riots case. After his re - them being that he would ensure sion. Those who support Gogoi ing around as to how Justice S Fazl tirement, he was made the first the independence of the judiciary. point out that there were instances Ali was the first Supreme Court chairman of the National human The four senior-most judges of the H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y of retired judges of the Supreme judge to be made Orissa Governor Rights Commission (NhRC) and apex court led by Gogoi warned Court getting nominated to the in 1952 and was the beginning of was even elected to the Upper that democracy was in peril. Rajya Sabha in the past and there is the Congress’ endorsements of ju - house on a Congress ticket in “Unless this institution of the 1634 : The settlemenet of Maryland nothing “official” about the for - dicial luminaries that continued 1998. The examples are so many Supreme Court is preserved, mer’s decision to take up the offer democracy will not survive in this The first colonists to Maryland arrive at St. Clement’s Island on till the party was in power. that at one time, there was much of the Government of India. Given country,” warned J Chelameswar, Maryland’s western shore and found the settlement of St. Mary’s. In 1632, From Assam itself, there’s the debate over how judges should not Gogoi’s extensive knowledge and a colleague of Gogoi, during the King Charles I of England granted a charter to George Calvert, the first Lord example of Justice Baharul Islam, be encouraged to take up the offer experience of the law, he does press meet, who, too, has retired. I Baltimore, yielding him proprietary rights to a region east of the Potomac who began as an advocate in the of the Government’s post-retire - qualify to be a notable who can remember many Opposition lead - River in exchange for a share of the income derived from the land. The territo- Assam high Court in the early ment benefits, like heading com - contribute valuably to the Upper ers waxing eloquent on the four ry was named Maryland in honor of henrietta Maria, the queen consort of 1950s and went on to serve a missions of inquiry, simply be - house. Also, he is not the first re - judges who held the extraordinary Charles I. Before settlement began, George Calvert died and was succeeded decade-long term as Rajya Sabha cause that could cloud their impar - tired Chief Justice to have benefit - press conference. Immediately af - by his son Cecilius, who sought to establish Maryland as a haven for Roman member. As far as controversial tial judgments and colour their ted from the executive’s generosi - ter the meet, a Left leader went to Catholics persecuted in England. In March 1634, the first English settlers–a rulings go, then the Congress suit - opinions in sensitive cases. ty. There have been others like him the residence of Chelameswar carefully selected group of Catholics and Protestants–arrived at St. Clement’s ably accommodated former Chief One wonders, why then is there who have propped up by several Justice Ranganath Misra, who such discomfort over Gogoi’s in - (through the back entrance). Island aboard the Ark and the Dove. Religious conflict was strong in ensuing regimes as a reward for services 1634 on page 7 gave a clean chit to the Rajiv duction in the Rajya Sabha? Is it Much ado on page 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU ThURSDAy MARCh 26 , 2020 Govt monitoring availability of essential Enough stock of essential commodities in Maharashtra: Udhav Thackery Press TrusT of IndIa commodities in market: Paswan Mumbai, Mar 25 Press TrusT of IndIa tweeted. "I appeal to all manufac - across the country for 21 days from Amid the nationwide new delhi, Mar 25 turers and traders to avoid from Tuesday midnight, asserting that lockdown to check the profiteering in this situation," social distancing is the only way out spread of coronavirus, Union Food Minister Ram Paswan said in his tweet. for the country to fight a decisive Maharashtra Chief Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said Meanwhile, the Centre on March battle against coronavirus out - Minister Uddhav the government is monitoring the 23, had allowed states and Union break. The Centre and state govern - Thackeray on Wednesday availability of essential commodi - Territories to lift foodgrains for ments have taken measures to en - appealed to people not to ties in the market amid nationwide three months in advance from Food sure that the supply of all essential venture out of their homes lockdown for next 21 days to check Corporation of India (FCI) for dis - items continue smoothly, he said, and assured that the state the spread of coronavirus outbreak. tribution through ration shops in seeking to allay apprehensions has adequate stock of es - Paswan warned manufacturers and the wake of the coronavirus pan - among people about availability of sential commodities. traders against profiteering during demic. There are about 75 crore food and other essential provisions. Greeting people on the oc - this period. The Centre is also in beneficiaries under the Public According to health Ministry data, casion of Gudi Padwa, touch with the state governments Distribution System (PDS). As of the number of coronavirus cases Thackeray said the poor to ensure that there is no shortage now, the government has surplus has risen to 562. On March 21, the and daily wagers should un - continue to function," he workers or stop their servic - of essential commodities, he said. foodgrains of 435 lakh tonnes, out Centre had released Rs 2,570-cr derstand that the govern - said. The chief minister also es. "Don't flock the markets. "In view of situation emerging of which 272.19 lakh tonnes are rice pending grants for local bodies of ment stands firmly behind said that corporates were To purchase essential com - from the threat of #Covid19India, and 162.79 lakh tonnes are wheat, six states, to ensure that the basic them in this time of crisis. coming forward to set up modities, go to market the government is keeping an eye as per the government data. Prime services provided by local bodies "There is enough stock of hospitals and manufacture alone and maintain dis - on availability of all essential com - Minister Narendra Modi an - are not affected amid coronavirus essential commodities and masks. "I appeal to employ - tance (with one another)," modities in the market," Paswan nounced a complete lockdown scare. the essential services will ers not to cut wages of their he said. 50-year-old man tests positive for COVID-19 3 new COVID-19 cases Coronavirus: GoAir says all employees in Mizoram; second case in Northeast in Guj; total rises to 38 Press TrusT of IndIa Press TrusT of IndIa flew to Guwahati and from there took an - ahmedabad, Mar 25 aizawl, Mar 25 other flight to Aizawl. he arrived here on will have pay cut in March March 16, said Zomawia. State health de - The number of COVID-19 A 50-year-old pastor, who recently re - cases in Gujarat has gone up to Press TrusT of IndIa to focus on the preserva - partment's principal director F new delhi, Mar 25 tion of our aircraft and the turned from Amsterdam, tested positive Lallianhlira told PTI that the patient was 38 as three more people tested for COVID-19 in Mizoram, making it the positive for the coronavirus reopening of our skies. I re - put under home-quarantine soon after his As the coronavirus second case of the disease in the Northeast, on Wednesday, a health de - quest the rest of our em - arrival here. The patient was having fever pandemic has drastically health Minister R Lalthangliana said on partment official said. ployees to stay at home and since March 18 but consulted a doctor only impacted revenues of the Wednesday. The test report of the man, a On Wednesday morning, respect the 21-day lock - on March 22, following which his sample aviation sector, GoAir CEO resident of Aizawl, arrived on Tuesday one new case each was report - down announced by the was sent to the GMCh for testing, Vinay Dube stated on night from the Gauhati Medical College ed from Ahmedabad, Surat honourable Prime Zomawia said. Wednesday that all em - and hospital (GMCh), he said. "We re - and Vadodara, principal secre - Minister." On the issue of The patient, his wife and two children ployees will be taking a pay ceived the test result late last night. It is an tary (health) Jayanti Ravi to ld re - pay cuts for everyone, he have been admitted to the isolation ward at cut in March. Dube had an - imported case and the patient is fine," port ers. Out of the three new cas - said he is acutely aware of the Zoram Medical College (ZMC), about nounced last week that on - on Wednesday said, employees of the low-cost Lalthangliana told reporters. The health es, one patient has history of travel the pain this decision will 16 km from Aizawl, soon after his results ly the top leadership of "Under the current condi - carrier will have a pay cut of minister urged people not to panic after to Dubai, while the two others inflict on employees and came in on Tuesday night, he added. The GoAir would be taking a tions we find ourselves in, up to 25 per cent. Air India the state reported its first case. Eric are cases of local transmission their families, but he does state government is tracing the people he of the viral infection, she said. pay cut of up to 50 per cent. we are left with no choice also announced that the Zomawia, the mission director of National not see another way for the came in contact with and has advised his With this, total number of cases in During the last few days, but to extend salary cuts for pandemic has caused "in - health Mission (NhM) here, said the pa - airline to get through this co-passengers on the Guwahati-Aizawl Ahmedabad is 1 4, Surat and the airline has also taken all of us for the month of surmountable dip" in rev - tient was in the Netherlands for higher crisis and provide the em - flight to go on self-quarantine, Zomawia Vadodara-seven each, other cost cutting meas - March. We will ensure that enues and therefore, it is studies. he took a flight from Amsterdam ployees with long-term em - said. The health condition of the patient is Gandhinagar-six, Rajkot- ures -- it has laid off its ex - the lowest pay grades suf - reducing the allowances of to Doha and then reached Delhi. he then ployment. "In GoAir's 14- improving and he is now stable, he said. three and Kutch-one, she said. pat pilots, asked its em - fer the least." India has all employees - except cab - year history, we have never ployees to go on leave with - banned international com - in crew - by 10 per cent for cut employee salaries or out pay on a rotational ba - mercial passenger flights the next three months. In deferred salary payments. HC asks AIIMS to provide treatment to 18- sis, and announced that its from Sunday. Moreover, his email to employees on And throughout our 14- top leadership would be domestic flights have also Wednesday, Dube said, year history our employees taking a pay cut of up to 50 been suspended from "With the grounding of our have stood by us and taken month-old girl for rare disease Gaucher per cent. Tuesday midnight. Last fleet for the next 21 days, care of our customers with In an official communi - week, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy GoAir will require only a pride and honour," he stat - Press TrusT of IndIa the government on rare diseases. The 3.5 lakh. The court was infor med that cation to employees, Dube Dutta stated that the senior skeletal base of employees ed. new delhi, Mar 25 court, in its order passed on March 23, 'Gaucher' has been treated as an 'orphan dis - said a copy of this order be communicat - ease' in the US and the European Union. The Delhi high Court has asked the ed to the Medical Superintendent and It is a genetic disorder where fat-laden Contn. from Page 6 ...... AIIMS to provide treatment to an 18- Director of AIIMS with the request to Gaucher cells build up i n areas like the month-old girl who is suffering from a commence the treatment of the child spleen, liver and bone marrow. The rare disease 'Gaucher', without charging immediately. The court was hearing a court noted that the expense for this Economic ...... anything from her father. Justice petition filed by the child's father seek - tre atment is quite steep whi ch the family Prathiba M Singh noted that as on date, ing funds for her treatment and direc - cannot afford. "Considering the age of the of COVID, some sort of a relief package, some numbers or ry on till mid-April. And even when India reopens for there is no policy for dealing with per - tion for treating her for the disease as re - child and given that the policy for rare a liquidity measure. This was a fine-print press confer - business, trains and planes will take weeks to get back to sons with rare diseases and how the peated representations made to various diseases is yet to be finalised by the gov - ence, an obvious one after the Reserve Bank of India their normal schedules. As far as foreign travel is con - treatment is to be provided to them. The government authorities had not been ernment, it is deemed appropriate to di - (RBI) extended the financial year to June 30. Sure, there cerned, it appears that a few commercial flights will oper - court directed the Centre to file an affi - fruitful. The counsel for the child's fa - rect respondent no. 3 AIIMS to start the were some positives pertaining to the bankruptcy and in - ate to international destinations till the middle of the davit before the next date of hearing, ther told the court that the monthly cost treatment of the petitioner (child) with - solvency code as account departments across firms are year until the disease subsides in Western Europe and that is April 17, on the current policy of of treatment of the disease is about Rs out charging anything from her. not functional. While the Government managed to pat it - the US. This will hurt both Indian immigrants abroad self on the back for the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), and their families back home. Meanwhile, there will be a Contn. from Page 6 ...... it was necessary to implore the public to not go to the lot of tragic stories, of children being unable to attend banks. It is becoming increasingly clear that March 31 is their parents’ funeral, for example. not an expiry date to the Wuhan contagion’s spread in What is clear, however, is that an extended lockdown India. This will only show just how successful the lock - will lead to a lot of shock for the economy, and not in a Much ado ...... down, the biggest across the world, has been in control - good way. While some State Governments are providing ling the spread of the disease. free rations, limited financial help for daily-wage labour - Nothing discernible happened after this extraordi - tating for their rights. Iyer, who was defeated in the next Fighting the outbreak is crucial but the economic ers and the homeless as India’s migration to urban cen - nary washing of dirty linen in public. The then Chief Assembly election, was elevated to the Bench in 1968 at policies of the Government have received much criticism, tres reverses, it may be impossible to reach the countless Justice of India Dipak Misra retired on October 2, 2018, the instance of Namboodiripad. This has been men - too. As it is even before the pandemic struck, the Indian millions who have gone back to Bihar and Jharkhand. and Ranjan Gogoi was sworn in as the new Chief Justice. tioned by Iyer himself in his autobiography Wandering economy was already in the grip of a slowdown. Post the how much money can Governments provide? Where will The rebel judges or the “young Turks” of the Supreme in Many Worlds (Longman Pearson 2009). “EMS spread of the disease, forecasts have reached a new low. the money be spent? Can India even afford to give money Court retired one by one and all are living happily ever Namboodiripad sent his Cabinet colleague, Oxford Economics slashed the country’s January-April out like that when the very survival of certain sectors of since. People living in South India are not fortunate Gouriamma, to persuade me to accept the offer. She growth forecast to three per cent, a number not seen even the Indian economy — aviation and travel being top of enough to get the latest news on the “palace intrigues” pleaded that State power was a necessary tool for trans - during the worst of the global financial crisis. The main the radar — are at stake? This will not be an easy task for taking place in the power corridors in New Delhi. Gogoi formation of India into a socialist republic. She pressed equity gauge slumped by a record 13.2 per cent and the the Narendra Modi Government. It is fate that has deter - retired on November 17, 2019 and Sharad Bobde was home this point and left,” writes Iyer on page 159. The rupee weakened past 76 a dollar for the first time ever. mined that he is our Prime Minister during this crisis. sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the country. This is book hit the shelves across the nation in 2009 and Foreign investors have already started selling Indian as - how he handles this further will not just determine the an ongoing process as the judiciary, too, works on the Gauriamma is yet to react to what Iyer has written. The sets at an unprecedented pace. It is also very likely that course for the next few years but for the next three principle “me today, you tomorrow.” Justice Bobde, too, Communists and the Congress were hands in glove, the lockdown, at least in some form or the other, will car - decades. would be retiring once he reaches the magical figure of though it was invisible to most. Iyer’s was not a one-off 65, the age for superannuation. The issue is whether the inclusion of a professional politician into the Bench. We former Chief Justice of India was right in accepting the have the case of Kurian Joseph, who as a student of the Minority ...... Rajya Sabha nomination offered by the President of Sree Sankara College, Kalady was the leader of the stu - India so soon after his retirement. Well, there are no dent wing of the Kerala Congress (Mani), and had the But then in a democracy numbers are important and for brothers and contribute to the societal and national de - records to show that Gogoi was even remotely connected backing of the party all through his career. he was one of this vote bank politics is resorted to somehow stick to the velopment and not play majority or minority card and in with any political party till the day he retired from serv - the judges who took part in the “extraordinary press power. In brief majority and minorities should live like this lies the good of all. ice. he is the son of KC Gogoi, former Chief Minister of meet” along with Gogoi to warn the nation that democ - Assam who was a Congress leader. Ranjan Gogoi’s ca - racy was in danger. Joseph has reportedly said that Foreign policy ...... reer at the Bench began in 2001 when he was appointed Gogoi compromised the noble principles of the inde - as a judge of the Guwahati high Court in 2001 and cul - pendence and impartiality of the judiciary by accepting Lameahal, 15 km east of Pokhara. holi is celebrated on the rate leadership former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, minated with his appointment as the country’s 46th the nomination to be a MP. “According to me, the ac - 6,000 ft high newly-built Manithan temple at An Phu village, Upendra yadav and Ashok Rai. The RJP and SP, who togeth - Chief Justice in 2018. But there were many legal wizards ceptance of nomination as member of Rajya Sabha by a where the bhale (male chicken) or boka (male goat) are sacri - er rule number two province, are considering merger after in the Supreme Court who had stints in politics before former CJI has certainly shaken the confidence of the ficed till the brown hilltop turns red. The pujari (priest) has unification talks. They have been pressing the Oli their elevation to the Bench and till this day one is yet to common man on the independence of the judiciary, to first persuade bhale and boka to accept becoming the sac - Government to amend the Constitution, incorporating hear about the ethics practiced by these gentlemen. VR which is also one of the basic structures of the rificial offering before their beheading by the khukuri-wield - pending issues of the Madhesis, janjatis and marginalised Krishna Iyer, a noted judge who became a pioneer of ju - Constitution of India,” Joseph has been quoted as say - ing priest. Side by side, dry colours mix freely with local communities. Two years on, the Opposition parties are com - dicial activism in India and has ever since been eulogised ing. Let’s accept what Joseph has said about Gogoi, but dance and drinks as tribal Gurungs bring out their best. plaining that the ruling NCP is besieged by scandals gold, for his concerns for human rights and the poor, was ap - we have had many judges and Chief Justices in the past, From Lameahal, one has to cross the Seti river on a swing wide-bodied aircraft, NCell and a close aide of Oli, Banskota pointed as a judge of the Kerala high Court in 1968. who, had no hesitation in accepting the crumbs thrown bridge, climbing about two hours to reach An Phu top, which and misgovernance but have no alternate vision plan to of - Before entering the precincts of the judiciary, Iyer was a at them post-retirement. Joseph’s predecessor from makes for a healthy daily trek. Meanwhile, with regime fer. While China will ensure the NCP stays united and the full-fledged politician, a Communist to be precise. he Kerala, KG Balakrishnan, had no qualms in accepting change in the Oli-led NCP unlikely till next elections in 2023, Government does not fall, India is loath to being seen as hav - was the home Minister in the EMS Namboodiripad-led the post of the Chairman of the NhRC. There are many it is the latent power struggle between Oli and party presi - ing favourites or indulging in regime change. The Communist Government of 1957, which was dismissed judges who retired from the Bench who later took up po - dent Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda that is making the gos - Government is seized with matters like the US-sponsored by Jawaharlal Nehru following the liberation struggle litical postings offered by the parties in power. hR sip. Given Oli’s uncertain health, Prachanda has played his Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Indo- waged by the Congress in association with the powerful Gokhale, Baharul Islam are just some of the names that cards cleverly to ensure that sooner than later, the power hi - Pacific, which are seen as means of challenging China’s Belt Church and the Muslim community. It was during the come to the mind. We cannot expect every judge to be erarchy in Kathmandu could look like this: Madhav Kumar and Road Initiative (BRI) and containing it. Die-hard com - tenure of Iyer as home Minister that Kerala saw the like MN Venkatachaliah and Sh Kapadia, synonyms for Nepal, former Nepal Prime Minister, Jhalanath Khanal, the munist members of NCP are unwilling to countenance this. first-ever police firing on cashew company workers agi - justice and propriety. President of Nepal, and Prachanda, the undisputed presi - For Nepal, balancing India and China is challenging enough; dent of the party. The opposition Nepali Congress in Nepal, expecting it to also balance the US and China would be walk - like Indian National Congress, is on a decline. Nepali ing a tightrope. For India, regaining space lost to China will Congress (NC), which was split into three factions SB Deuba, be a long haul. In the meantime, it can invest in improving its 1634 ...... RC Poudyal and KP Sitaulla has two additional wings: The declined image, damaged by the blockade of 2015, which Koirala legacy and Ganesh Man Singh groups. Both NCP and gave rise to anti-Indianism and fillip to China. It has chosen a years as the American Puritans, growing more numerous in control of the colony, leading to a brief civil war that ended NC will have their first and 14th general conventions in 2021. competent and promising Ambassador, Vinay Kwatra, for Maryland and supported by Puritans in England, set out to with Lord Baltimore losing control of propriety rights over While in NC, Deuba remains the top leader, other parties the job. On March 18, when I was at Pokhara airport bound revoke the religious freedoms guaranteed in the founding of Maryland in March 1655. Although the Calverts later re - have opted for joint or collective leadership to avoid infight - for New Delhi, one of my Nepalese friends made this irre - the colony. In 1649, Maryland Governor William Stone re - gained control of Maryland, anti-Catholic activity persisted ing. For example, the royalist Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, sistible offer: “Mehtaji, why don’t you stay in Lameahal till sponded by passing an act ensuring religious liberty and jus - until the 19th century, when many Catholic immigrants to which merged recently, has three presidents. The Rashtriya the Coronavirus dries up?” Back in Noida, I am confined to tice to all who believed in Jesus Christ. In 1654, however, the America chose Baltimore as their home and helped enact Janata Party (RJP) has a six-member presidium led by Ram Vihar instead of climbing to An Phu top and breathing a so-called Toleration Act was repealed after Puritans seized laws to protect their free practice of religion. Mahanta Thakur. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has a triumvi - daily dose of crisp himalayan air. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU,ThURSDAy, MARCh 26, 2020 Virus briefings are the new campaign rallies for Trump Washington, Mar 25 at home, many under stay-at- stage to deputies, who in some ly praised. While the Democrat home restrictions and anxious - cases have refuted his commen - has generally tried to provide President Donald Trump ly tuning in to cable news for tary in real time on stage. an even-keeled, fact-based ap - has a new daily ritual now that updates. I'll see you all tomorrow," proach aided by endless the pandemic has put the ki - I don't want to stand here he assured as he left the stage PowerPoint slides, he was far bosh on the signature campaign for two hours and do this," Tuesday. more urgent Tuesday as he rallies that helped him get Trump told reporters during Indeed, the briefings have pleaded with the federal gov - elected four years ago: the coro - Monday's marathon briefing, been racking up ratings. ernment to do more to help the navirus briefing. which stretched to nearly two During five of last week's state as it struggles to cope with Standing on the once-aban - hours. briefings, more than twice as a flood of more than 25,000 doned White house briefing But I think it's important. ... many people tuned in to the confirmed coronavirus cases. room stage flanked by public Give us any question about it networks than had during cor - "What am I going to do with health experts, Trump holds because I think it's important responding times a year ago, 400 ventilators?!" Cuomo bel - court with reporters and direct - for the public to know. according to the Nielsen viewer lowed in response to the ly addresses the American peo - For the first few days of the tracking company. Federal Emergency ple, providing updates on his crisis, the briefings were led by And Friday's lunchtime Management Agency's latest administration's efforts to com - Vice President Mike Pence, who briefing reached 8.28 million offer. you pick the 26,000 peo - bat the pandemic and trying to offered buttoned-up updates in viewers on Fox News Channel, ple who are going to die because demonstrate that he's in a calming, paternal tone. But CNN and MSNBC alone up you only sent 400 ventilators! charge. Trump, who never likes to cede from 2.82 million viewers dur - he also pushed back on The updates are far more the spotlight, quickly decided to ing the same slot last year. Trump's stated wish to reopen staid than his raucous rallies make himself the star of the dai - It's a dramatic resurgence the country for business in the and lack the adoring crowds ly show. for a format that had become coming weeks to stanch a and Lock her up! chants of the Now, every day of the week, must-see TV during the early bleeding economy. What is political gatherings. But they including Tuesday, when he sat Then he opens things up for ing those who have pressed him suggested that less is more that months of Trump's administra - this? Some modern Darwinian include many of the same fea - down for a separate Fox News questions, and the discussion on the economic impact of mass he only attend the briefings tion. But he effectively killed theory of natural selection? he tures as his now-on-ice mass town hall in the Rose Garden, can go in many directions. closures, testing shortfalls and when there is big news to an - the White house press briefing asked. rallies: plenty of self-congratu - Trump emerges from behind Trump's disposition varies. the struggles of doctors and nounce. in March 2019 and it has now Trump, for his part, has said lation and airing of grievances, closed doors and reads a sum - On some days, he has struck an nurses to find basic supplies. "you want to keep the air of been more than a year since the he believes the White house press bashing, tirades against mary of his administration's urgent tone, calling on I think it's a very bad signal importance any time he steps last briefing by a White house updates build confidence in the his critics, and an ample dose of latest efforts. Americans to come together to that you're putting out to the into the room, said former press secretary. federal response while provid - misleading information. Then he invites other ad - defeat a common enemy. American people, he told one Trump communications aide The Trump briefings, which ing officials with fresh ideas. That, combined with meas - ministration officials to make On others, he has angrily reporter who had asked what Jason Miller. But Trump has often include information that Some of the questions lead ured updates from public remarks from the often-crowd - defended his administration's message he had for frightened told people that he knows the is later clarified or corrected, to us solving a problem. you health officials, has created a ed stage where social distanc - handling of the pandemic and Americans. nation is watching and that he stand in sharp contrast to those bring up problems that people sometimes confusing split ing recommendations are flout - lashed out at reporters, includ - Some around Trump have doesn't want to give up the of New york Gov. Andrew didn't know existed, he said screen for Americans watching ed. Cuomo, which have been wide - Monday. Pak suspends domestic flights as coronavirus cases rise to 990 By saJJad HussaIn Management Authority of their homes. They are people in the prevailing cir - Islamabad, Mar 25 (PTI) has said that so far 7 people only allowed to go out in cumstances.The govern - have died due to the novel case of emergency. ment also suspended all Pakistan has suspend - coronavirus and 18 recov - The government has passenger train operations ed all domestic flight oper - ered.In the wake of the pledged to increase testing through the country till ations until April 2 to curb coronavirus outbreak, the capability and other facili - March 31 and deployed the spread of the novel country has halted its do - ties in hospitals as new army to assist the civil ad - coronavirus after the coun - mestic flights operations. medical supplies are ex - ministration to enforce a try reported nearly 1,000 According to a state - pected to start pouring in nationwide lockdown to cases from the COVID-19 ment shared on the from China by Friday, ac - contain the virus outbreak. infection, authorities said Pakistan Civil Aviation cording to NDMA chief Lt- Khan said 200 billion on Wednesday. Authority's website, the Gen Muhammad Afzal. rupees have been allocated The nationwide tally of government has "decided According to the Johns for the labour class to miti - the COVID-19 patients has to suspend all types of do - hopkins coronavirus gate their sufferings, while soared to 990 with 410 cas - mestic scheduled/non- tracker, there are 417,966 the government is also es in Sindh; 110 in scheduled, chartered and confirmed cases across the reaching provinces and the Balochistan; 296 in private aircraft passenger world, 18,615 deaths and business community to ex - Punjab; 78 in K-P; 80 in flight operations with effect 107,705 recoveries. tend their assistance. Gilgit-Baltistan; 15 in from Thursday, March 26, On Tuesday, Pakistan he said the govern - Islamabad; and one in at 6:00am up to April 02, Prime Minister Imran ment was highly conscious Pakistan-occupied 2020." Meanwhile, there is Khan announced a multi- of its responsibilities and it Kashmir, The Express complete lockdown in the billion stimulus package to was due to various policies Customers queue to enter a department store in Christchurch, new Zealand. new Zealand will close schools and non-essential services at mid - Tribune reported. country and people have combat the deadly coron - and steps that the coron - night on Wednesday as the country goes into lockdown to try to stop the spread of coronavirus pandemic. for most people, the new coronavirus The National Disaster been told to remain inside avirus and to facilitate poor avirus was still contained. causes only mild or moderate symptoms. for some it can cause more severe illness. Nepal goes to week-long lockdown over Federal officials reach deal on $2 trillion aid package Washington, Mar 25 Trump told a Fox News town Agency, the lead federal disaster hall. he said he'd like to have the agency. coronavirus pandemic The White house and Senate country opened up and just rar - Democrats said the package leaders of both parties have ing to go by Easter, April 12. would help replace the salary of struck an agreement on a sweep - But in a White house briefing furloughed workers for four By sHIrIsH B PradHan confirmed in Kathmandu. remain in quarantine for 14 days. ing USD 2 trillion measure to aid later, Trump said "our decision months, rather than the three Kathmandu, Mar 24 (PTI) Following the advice of the World The government has already closed its workers, businesses and a health will be based on hard facts and months first proposed. health Organization (WhO), the Nepal borders with India and China for a week care system strained by the rap - data. Medical professionals say Furloughed workers would get A week-long nationwide lockdown be - government enforced lockdown to contain starting Monday. idly spreading coronavirus out - social distancing needs to be whatever amount a state usually gan in Nepal on Tuesday to stem the the possible spread of coronavirus. Police in Mahottari district of break. stepped up, not relaxed, to slow provides for unemployment, spread of fast-spreading coronavirus pan - Nepal has so far tested two positive pa - Province 2 have confiscated 48 two- The agreement came on late the spread of infections. plus a USD 600 per week add-on, demic which has killed nearly 17,000 peo - tients. The government has asked people wheelers for lockdown-related violations. Tuesday after days of often in - At the White house briefing, with gig workers like Uber driv - ple and infected 3.8 lakh others globally. to remain inside homes. however, medi - They have also arrested 52 people tense haggling and mounting the public-health authorities ers covered for the first time. On the first day of the restrictions, cine shops and gas stations have been al - from Kathmandu for gathering enemas. pressure and still needed to be fi - said it was particularly important Companies would be able to de - markets remained closed and roads wore a lowed to operate. Meanwhile, the number of deaths nalised in detailed legislative for people in the hard-hit New fer payment of the 6.2% Social deserted look barring the vehicles of secu - Those violating the lockdown will be from the coronavirus cases stood at 16,961 language. york City metropolitan area to Security payroll tax. rity personnel and medical facilities. fined Rs 1,000 or one month imprison - across the world, according to multiple re - Top White house aide Eric quarantine themselves for 14 Opening the Senate on A meeting of the high-level committee ment or both. ports. Ueland announced the agree - days, and for those who have re - Tuesday, McConnell combined for the prevention and control of COVID- The government on Tuesday decided More than 386,350 declared cases ment in a Capitol hallway shortly cently left the city to do the same. optimism about the chances for a 19 led by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar to allow Nepalese nationals returning have been registered in 175 countries and after midnight. "Ladies and gen - Dr Anthony Fauci, the gov - deal with frustration at the delays Pokhrel took the decision on Monday, from India through land-route till territories since the pandemic first tlemen, we are done. We have a ernment's top infectious disease and a sober view of the crisis at hours after a second coronavirus case was Tuesday evening. however, they need to emerged in China in December. deal," Ueland said. expert, said pointedly at the hand. The urgency and the gravi - The unprecedented econom - briefing, "No one is going to want ty of this moment cannot be lost ic rescue package would give di - to tone down anything when you on anyone, he said. On the nego - With nearly 200 Boko Haram attack kills 92 Chadian rect payments to most see what is going on in a place like tiations, he said, It's taken a lot of Americans, expand unemploy - New york City. noise and a lot of rhetoric to get deaths, New York ment benefits and provide a USD Treasury Secretary Steven us here. hardest hit by Covid-19 troops: President 367 billion program for small Mnuchin and congressional Still, "we are very close. We businesses to keep making pay - leaders engaged in final negotia - are close to a bill that takes our in US; visitors told to "We lost 92 of our soldiers, non-com - roll while workers are forced to tions Tuesday after a tumultuous bold Republican framework, in - missioned officers and officers," in the at - stay home. The final details had but productive day Monday. tegrates further ideas from both self-quarantine tack overnight Sunday in Boma, the presi - proved nettlesome. One of the While the two sides had resolved parties, and delivers huge dent said on Tuesday. Washington Mar 25 last issues to close concerned many issues in the sweeping progress. Earlier Tuesday, "It's the first time we have lost so many USD 500 billion for guaranteed, package, some sticking points re - Trump urged swift action. men," he added, after visiting the site of the US authorities on Tuesday urged subsidized loans to larger indus - mained. Congress must approve the deal, attack in the Lac province, which borders anyone who has travelled to and from tries, including a fight over how We're trying to finalize all the without all of the nonsense, to - Niger and Nigeria. New york City metropolitan area in re - generous to be with the airlines. documents, going through a lot day," he tweeted. The longer it cent days to self-quarantine for 14 days The attack on soldiers on the Boma hospitals would get significant of complicated issues, and we're takes, the harder it will be to start and closely monitor their condition. This peninsula lasted at least seven hours, and help as well. making a lot of progress, up our economy. Democrats comes over concerns of people carrying reinforcements sent to help out were also The package was aimed to Mnuchin said earlier Tuesday. pointed to gains for hospitals, ad - coronavirus and “seeding” outbreaks in targeted, one soldier told AFP. combat what Senate Majority Ravaged in recent days, ditional oversight of the huge in - other parts of the country. President he said 24 army vehicles were de - Leader Mitch McConnell had stocks rocketed as negotiators dustry stabilization fund, and Donald Trump has, at the same time, stroyed, including armoured vehicles, and called "the most serous threat to signaled a resolution was in money for cash-strapped states. doubled down on his resolve to roll back captured military arms were carried off in Americans' health in over a cen - sight. companion appropriations speedboats by Boko haram. tury and quite likely the greatest restrictions and have the country “raring n'djamena, Mar 25 At issue in the Capitol was an package ballooned as well, grow - to go” by Easter, April 12. The move has "The enemy has hit at our defences risk to America's jobs and pros - unprecedented economic rescue ing from a 46 billion White hard in this zone," a senior officer said. perity that we've seen since the fanned a debate that he started on Ninety-two Chadian soldiers have been package. A one-time payment of house proposal to more than Boko haram has stepped up its attacks Great Depression." Monday by first suggesting the country killed in the deadliest attack ever by Boko USD 1,200 per adult and USD USD 300 billion, which dwarfs in recent months on the islands of the Lake yet even as the public-health could be ready to get back to business. A haram jihadists on armed forces in the 500 per child would go directly to earlier disasters including Chad basin. crisis deepened, President decision is expected next week. More country, President Idriss Deby Itno has the public. A huge cash infusion hurricane Katrina and Boko haram's insurgency has killed Donald Trump expressed eager - than 700 people have died of coron - said. for hospitals expecting a flood of Superstorm Sandy combined. 36,000 people and displaced nearly two ness to nudge many people back avirus and more than 55,000 people The attack is part of an expanding ji - COVID-19 patients grew during To provide transparency, the million in northeastern Nigeria since it be - to work in coming weeks and have tested positive in the United States hadist campaign in the vast, marshy Lake the talks at the insistence of Sen. package is expected to create a gan, according to the UN. Since 2015, held out a prospect, based more so far, according to Johns hopkins Chad area, where the borders of Cameroon, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic new inspector general and over - countries in the region have cooperated in on hope than science, that the University data. The continuing surge in Chad, Niger and Nigeria converge. leader, while Republicans sight board for the corporate dol - the Multinational Joint Force, a regional country could be returning to cases has prompted the WhO to ac - Boko haram launched an insurgency in pressed for tens of billions of dol - lars, much as was done during coalition engaged around Lake Chad with normal in less than a month. "We knowledge that the United States could Nigeria in 2009 before beginning incur - lars for additional relief to be de - the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief the help of local residents formed into vigi - have to go back to work, much potentially be the next epicentre of the sions in its neighbouring countries to the livered through the Federal Program bank rescue, officials lante groups. sooner than people thought, outbreak. east. Emergency Management said. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU,ThURSDAy, MARCh 26, 2020 In Brief IPL cancellation on cards after three-week ‘Was hoping my arm was broken lockdown and Olympic postponement during World Cup’ By BHaraT sHarMa & KusHan sarKar (foreign players) be even allowed to new delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) enter the country?" he asked. - Glenn Maxwell Earlier on Tuesday, a conference The cancellation of this year's IPL call between BCCI officials and team opens up on battle looks inevitable with the BCCI under owners was postponed. tremendous pressure after the decla - The star-studded eight-team with depression ration of a 21-day nationwide lock - league was originally scheduled to new delhi Mar 25 down to contain the the deadly start on March 29 in Mumbai. It COVID-19 pandemic. seems the BCCI is deferring the an - Australia cricket Glenn Maxwell When the BCCI postponed the nouncement hoping against hope for on Wednesday opened up on his IPL to April 15 earlier this month, it things to improve. struggles with mental health and said conducting the tournament "If Olympics can be postponed by said that he was hoping he had bro - would only come into the picture if a year, IPL is a much smaller entity in ken his arm during the 2015 World the pandemic subsides. however, that regard. It is becoming increas - Cup so that he could get a break. The there hasn't been any remarkable ingly difficult to organise. At this 31-year-old, who had taken a mental change in the situation with positive point the government is not even health break, recalled the nets ses - cases crossing the 500-mark in India, thinking about allowing foreign sion in July before Australia’s World including 10 deaths. visas," a BCCI official, in know of Cup encounter against South Africa Speaking to PTI, BCCI president things, said. in which he and Shaun Marsh were Sourav Ganguly did not have much to Currently, each stakeholder is both struck on the arms while bat - say on the current scenario, which discussing ways to limit the financial ting. Speaking on the Ordineroli was made worse by the postpone - damage with insurance companies as Speaking podcast with Neroli ment of Tokyo Olympics to the sum - well as broadcasters. Meadows, Maxwell said: “I knew he mer of 2021, on Tuesday. The global "With a 21-day lockdown, it is vir - (Marsh) was in trouble when he COVID-19 death toll is nearing tually impossible that things will re - came in, and immediately I felt bad 19,000. days. So, I don't have an answer to it. "The BCCI should really consider lives, not IPL," KXIP co-owner Wadia turn to normal by April 14. It might for him. I just thought I hope he’s "I can't say anything at the mo - Status quo remains," Ganguly's help - postponing the IPL now. As a premier told PTI. improve but a lot of restrictions will OK, and if anything, I wish we could ment. We are at the same place where lessness was palpable. event, we need to act with great re - "Let's say even if the situation im - be in place. So it will be foolish not to swap our news (suspecting Marsh’s we were on the day we postponed. Kings XI Punjab owner Ness sponsibility. Contemplation of IPL is proves by May and I hope it does, who cancel the league," a BCCI veteran arm was broken).” he added: “We Nothing has changed in the last 10 Wadia was more forthright. inhuman right now. We need to save is going to come and play? Will the said. went to the hospital together and we were both sitting there, I think both hoping for opposite news. When I ‘My claim to fame’ - Former Aussie got hit, I was angry and a part of me Fury-Wilder rematch postponed by virus pandemic was hoping (my arm) was broken. “I skipper reveals he suggested Steve Smith Los angeles, Mar 25 Arum told ESPN on vince them or ourselves," isolated," Arum said. was like ‘this is it, I just need a to bat at no.3 before 2015 World Cup win Tuesday the rematch had Arum said. "It's part of what's hap - break’... I was thinking about things The third fight in Tyson now been rescheduled until "Where were they going pening in the world. So pos - I could do on the way back to snap it. new delhi Mar 25 Fury and Deontay Wilder's October at the earliest be - to train for it? It just made sibly the fight will be in ear - I had anger at other people and it heavyweight rivalry has cause of the COVID-19 out - no sense. you just have to ly October." didn’t make sense, but I was angry at Australia’s Steve Smith is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world been postponed as the break which has brought take a step back. how are Fury and Wilder fought myself for not being able to produce across formats. The right-hander has amassed 7,227 runs in 73 Tests at an av - coronavirus pandemic the sporting world to a you going to sell tickets? to a thrilling draw in their at all this World Cup. I thought it erage of 62.84 with 26 hundreds and 3 double tons o his name. he has also grips the United States and standstill. With travel re - "It's absolutely ridicu - first fight in Los Angeles in would’ve been an easy escape be - scored 4,162 runs in 125 ODIs at an average of 42.47. Smith was a crucial fig - Britain, ESPN reported on strictions affecting both the lous to say the fight is on December 2018. cause I felt like I was going to get ure in Australia’s 2015 World Cup-winning campaign as he was the leading Tuesday. Britain's Fury, US and Britain, and Las when the Brits can't even Fury then shocked the dropped at some stage and I thought run-scorer for the side in the tournament. In 8 games, Smith scored 402 runs who dethroned unbeaten Vegas' casinos shuttered, get there." The Nevada boxing world by over - maybe this is the way.” he further at average of 67 and a strike rate of 91.57. But all of this, maybe, would not WBC champion Wilder Arum said a postponement State Athletic Commission whelming Wilder with a talked about the Two series against have been possible without a crucial suggestion from former Australia cap - with a dominant victory in was the only sensible op - has also banned all combat dominant performance in Sri Lanka in October and recalled tain George Bailey. Speaking on Unplayable Podcast, Bailey revealed it was seven rounds last month, tion. "you could not guar - sports in the state, adding last month's rematch, bat - that despite a good showing with the he who had suggested to the team that Smith should bat at no. 3 position. had been due to defend his antee the fighters that the another complication. tering an out-of-sorts bat, he was not able to enjoy any of “’Pup’ (Clarke) had missed heaps of one-day cricket in the lead up to the crown in Las Vegas on July event would take place on "Everybody has to take Wilder in a one-sided victo - it. “I batted so well, I got 60-odd off World Cup so I felt I’d had a contribution to the team and the shaping of it,” he 18. But promoter Bob that date. We couldn't con - a step back. Boxing is not ry. less than 30 (balls) and barely was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia. missed the middle...but didn’t really enjoy any of it,” he said. “you’re tak - ing down an international attack US football star Lloyd calls and just not enjoying any bit of it.” 'What's another year?' British stars he further talked about the Tokyo postponement emotional conversation he had with Aussie coach Justin Langer as he de - 'right call' cided to take a mental health break relieved at Olympic delay Los angeles, Mar 25 after Australia took a 2-0 unassail - able lead in the series. “I was about London, Mar 25 ion the right one," said Brownlee. US footballer Carli Lloyd planned to call time to announce it to the group, they had on a spectacular career after Tokyo 2020 -- but no idea what was going on, I didn’t "Both, for the message it British Olympic gold medal now that plan is on hold. even tell (Aaron) Finchy,” Maxwell sends to people around the world hopefuls Katerina Johnson- said. “I didn’t want them to be dis - battling with the virus and to give Lloyd, a two-time women's world player of the Thompson, Adam Peaty and Dina tracted by what was going on with clarity to athletes attempting to year and a two-time World Cup winner, scored the Asher-Smith expressed their re - me. “I went over to him (Finch) and prepare." goals that delivered gold to the United States in lief after Tokyo 2020 was delayed said ‘I’m done, I’m going to have a Retired British track cyclist two Olympics. until next year on Tuesday due to Callum Skinner, who fronts com - bit of time off’, and he said he no - The 37-year-old said the decision to push back the COVID-19 pandemic. ticed something was up. Once I told petitor-led movement Global All three world champions the Games, originally scheduled to run July 24- him, he was like, ‘brave decision, Athlete, said the right decision had expressed their frustration at August 9, to 2021 was the right one in the face of well done’. “Once everyone left, I had been made. the delay of a decision on the the coronavirus pandemic. broke down into tears, it was "Tokyo 2021 presents an Games, while countries across "This is bigger than sport, it's bigger than an more...that was the first time I amazing opportunity to host a full the globe imposed stringent re - Olympics," Lloyd said in a television interview af - showed any emotion...since the Games celebrating the world strictions on movement and trav - World Cup,” he said. Maxwell fur - (hopefully) entering the "post- ter the International Olympic Committee an - el to control the spread of the ther said that the following days af - pandemic" phase," he tweeted. nounced the postponement on Tuesday. virus."A lot of athletes can ter he stepped down were the tough - Skinner, who won gold and "I definitely think it's the right call. breathe," Olympic 100m breast silver medals at the 2016 est ones for him. “Those next two or missing out on the podium at Rio posted on Instagram: "Disappointed, but I think for the safety of stroke champion Peaty told BBC Olympics and is a member of the three days were probably the worst 2016."Waited 8 years for this, "#Tokyo2021, Same fire, new everybody, it's definitely the best thing," she said, Sport. "We felt under pressure to British Olympic Association's I’d had in the next six months. As what's another 1 in the grand dates. Stay at home and stay safe train and compete. (BOA) athletes' commission adding: "you get another year to prepare for much as support was great, it was al - scheme of things?" Johnson- everyone." Double Olympic "The decision from the IOC questioned the IOC's approach. Olympics, time to get better, more fit." so so confronting...I wanted to go Thompson posted on Twitter. triathlon champion Alistair (International Olympic "Questions have to be asked Lloyd, 37, said the restrictions on team train - further into my little hole and not "As an athlete, it's heart - Brownlee also welcomed the cer - Committee) lifts that release that ing and cancellation of friendlies that came as come out. I felt like I was letting a lot of Thomas Bach's "full steam we don't have to be in shape over breaking news about the tainty of knowing the outcome af - of people down, I felt like I was tak - ahead" policy. This saga has en - health authorities imposed social distancing pro - summer and we don't have to put olympics being postponed until ter the IOC said as recently as ing an easy-out, I didn’t know what I dangered athletes, public health tocols to slow the spread of the virus were actually unnecessary risk on others." 2021, but it's for all the right rea - Sunday a decision could take up was doing,” he said. The right-han - and damaged the Olympic move - something of a welcome break for her. Johnson-Thompson is hop - sons and the safety of everyone! to four weeks. der returned to play for Melbourne ment. What's more he wanted If the Olympic are held 12 months after their ing to add to her world champi - hope everyone keeps safe and "Evidently a very tough deci - Stars after a break and was named in this limbo to continue for 4 onship gold in the heptathlon last stay indoors."Asher-Smith, sion for the IOC and other stake - original date, Lloyd will be 39 when the tourna - the Big Bash League Team of the weeks" British Rowing welcomed year with Olympic gold after Britain's world 200m champion, holders to make but in my opin - ment starts. tournament after an impressive the "certainty" over the Games. showing. he recently also got en - gaged to partner Vini Raman. Coach Lance Indian shuttlers urge BWF to freeze ranking, seek clarity Klusener gives By aMIT KuMar das "BWF should at least freeze the preparation of the athletes because I new delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) rankings, later they can decide about believe it will take 4-5 months for huge compliment the qualification depending on the things to be normal, meaning start - The Olympics postponement the dates of Olympics but as of now ing a full-fledged training schedule to Afghanistan’s brought some relief but Indian shut - there is no clarity." for next year's Games," Ramana said. tlers, including B Sai Praneeth, are Praneeth, who was set to make "So the only feasible way for BWF young spin attack still wondering why the Badminton his Olympic debut, said he is no more is to freeze the rankings till this year's Welington Mar 25 World Federation (BWF) is yet to sure about his participation as he will All England for Olympic qualification freeze the rankings and sought clarity have to fight again for points. and carry on with the rest of the cal - Former South Africa all- about the qualification process of the "If Olympics would have hap - ender whenever things improve and rounder and current Afghanistan Tokyo Games. pened in July, I would have been sure play is resumed. head coach Lance Klusener has giv - The BWF had suspended all hS - about my qualification but since it is "They can then take into consid - en a huge compliment to the young BC BWF World Tour events post the now a year to go, so the qualification eration the ranking points of the spin attack of the national team. All England Championships due to process will again be on, so again I events, which were cancelled this Afghanistan is blessed with an army the COVID-19 pandemic and there will have to fight for ranking points. It year, but happens next year at the of tweakers who are known for their were calls for the extension of the is not easy to maintain that ranking, same time keeping the April 28 as the ability to fox the best of batsmen, Olympic qualification period which can't say what happens after one deadline." and Klusener believes they are the falls on April 28. year." London Games quarterfinalist Praneeth also echoed similar best in the world in T20 cricket. But now with the International Parupalli Kashyap, who alongwith views. “yeah, clearly - just with the varia - Olympic Committee (IOC) postpon - Saina Nehwal had earlier urged the "I don't think till July any tourna - ing the Olympics to next year, shut - tions. It is still a young team but world body to extend the qualifica - ment will happen, I mean since they tlers believe its time BWF immedi - Kashyap. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are current - they’re getting a lot of experience tion period, also wondered why it is are postponing Olympics, so how can ately freeze the ranking. A former top 10 player, h S ly assured of an Olympic berth. playing around the world. So that’s taking so much time for BWF to Superseries go on. So BWF have to "Our points are getting deducted Prannoy also expressed his concerns. Sindhu's father P V Ramana feels good for us. With Afghanistan not freeze the rankings. "Now that the freeze the ranking, perhaps till All even though the tournaments were "By the time tournaments starts BWF should freeze rankings post playing too much domestic cricket, Olympics have been postponed, we England, otherwise ranking points postponed by BWF due to the coron - again my ranking would be close to 2020 All England Championships it’s a good sign,” Klusener told have to see what BWF do with qualifi - will continue to be cut for the can - avirus. Swiss Open got postponed but cation. They haven't even frozen our 100. @bwfmedia is not doing any - and then consider the tournaments celled/postponed events and it will ESPNCricinfo when asked if the at - my points got deducted. So like this, if rankings yet. We don't know what thing to freeze the current rankings," which would be held next year be - affect the ranking of everyone. tack comprising Rashid Khan, they keep slashing the points for all will happen. he tweeted on Tuesday. tween March 17 till April 28 as quali - "There is no scope or time to host Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mohammad the qualifiers which were postponed, "As far as the preparations go, it Besides Praneeth, women's sin - fiers for the Tokyo Games. these postponed qualifiers because Nabi, Qais Ahmad - is this the best I don't know what will happen," will still be below par as it's impossi - gles player P V Sindhu and men's "The situation is very serious and the calender have already been decid - T20I spin attack going around. Praneeth told PTI. ble to train fully at home," said doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and it will hugely impact the Olympic ed." Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU ThURSDAy MARCh 26, 2020 Jacqueline Fernandez opens up on the WTF Wednesday: In these dark times of the coronavirus failure of Drive: 'I genuinely feel it was Happy birthday Farooq Sheikh: pandemic, the last thing we need is ‘misinformed’ tweets Here's why the Chashme Buddoor meant to be a commercial, theatrical actor was the undisputed king of release, and that was the intention from megastars like Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth 80s' parallel/indie cinema The 80s was an era of larger-than-life action heroes like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Vinod Khanna, and to a lesser extent, a time for romantic heart - throbs like Rishi Kapoor and Kumar After creating havoc in Amitabh Bachchan’s ac - passing to new 'nakshatra' Italy, with a premium health Gaurav. These actors were directed by nations like China, Italy, counts. The former wrote Revati. cumulative vibration care system, was brought to hardcore mainstream filmmakers like Spain, US and Iran, the coro - that a 14-hour isolation peri - betters blood circulation.” its knees by coronavirus. Manmohan Desai, Subhash Ghai, Prakash navirus pandemic has come od was good to beat the pan - People were quick to slam India sorely lacks in medical Mehra, who knew the pulse of the audience to India. We already have re - demic while Big B posted a him, saying that is was plain facilities and our population and seldom got it wrong. In such a sce - ported close to 500 cases tweet about how positive superstition and it was very density is a lot higher than nario, there was one actor who dared to be and 10 deaths in the country, sound vibrations can beat shocking of him to put out many other nations. If un - different, dared to work with a different and everyone is living in the potency of coronavirus. something like this on a pub - controlled, India could head bunch of directors and dared to carve a very fear. The pathogen is highly We do not know if Amitabh lic space like Twitter. Later, toward a disaster. So, if different path for himself. We're talking contagious, causing grave Bachchan was giving his he deleted it. Celebs have celebs are doubtful about about Farooq Sheikh, who was the lone problems to those with low own opinion or had shared a been sharing videos and any information, they male actor (his frequent costar, Deepti immunity. Governments are forward. This is what he posts about life in quaran - should simply avoid sharing Naval being the female one) through this trying their best to salvage tweeted: “An opinion given: tine. Some of them might be it because it could be dan - decade to fly high the flag of parallel/indie the situation. In the middle 5 PM, 22nd Mar, 'amavasya', looking a bit silly, but there gerous. We are sure that Bollywood films. On his birth anniversary of all this, we need some re - darkest day of month; virus, is no denying that correct in - Rajinikanth and Amitabh today, let's remember the late, great actor's sponsibility shown from bacteria evil force at max po - formation is a must to fight Bachchan have the best in - rich contribution to the the new wave of huge public figures. This tential & power! Clapping this crisis. Lakhs around the terests of the junta at heart, hindi cinema, as it was commonly called week, Twitter pulled down shankh vibrations reduce/ world are affected by but everyone needs to be a back then, and why he was the undisputed posts from Rajinikanth and destroy virus potency Moon COVID-19 and it’s no joke. little more circumspect now. king of it. Kangana Ranaut looks radiant in these pictures 3 Years of Phillauri : Anushka Sharma says, 'We were giving India its friendly, lovable, neighborhood After much initial struggle, Jacqueline Fernandez has emerged as a bonafide A-lister in from her birthday celebration in Manali spirit that audiences had never seen before' Bollywood. Today, she's a huge name in commer - Kangana Ranaut celebrated cial cinema, having being a part of several big hits, her birthday yesterday in with several biggies lined up in her kitty. however, Manali. The talented actress flew even the biggest of stars witness missteps in their down to her home state on careers, and Jacqueline is no different. One such March 16 and has been spending recent misfire was the actress' OTT debut, Drive, quality time with her folks. On which co-starred Sushant Singh Rajput and was the occasion of her birthday, they produced by Karan Johar, under his Dharma pro - celebrated with a pooja of the duction banner. The film was severely panned by Goddess Durga. Kangana those who watched it, and ended up being one of its Ranaut looked radiant in a hot streaming service's least conducive ventures. pink Benarasi saree with loads of however, Jacqueline Fernandez has a different gold jewellery. We can see her take behind the failure of Drive. In an exclusive in - praying before Lord Shiva in the terview with BollywoodLife, the gorgeous actress temple area of her home. Rangoli revealed that Drive should have always been Chandel shared some pictures on screened in theatres, but she understood why the social media. The actress has producers opted for an online release given what been spending her time cooking, went on behind the scenes, and that it was a learn - reading and spending time with her nephew, Prithvi. Kangana ing curve for her. See, I genuinely feel Drive was Ranaut who follows Sadhguru's meant to be a commercial, theatrical release, and principles have been talking that was the intention. I don't it's anything to be about the situation. The coron - disappointed about. you just kind of learn, that's avirus has come to India and the growth of an artiste — sometimes, things are there is now a lockdown of 21 appreciated and sometimes, things are not and days. Rangoli wrote on Twitter you've just got to learn from that and move and not that Kangana is talking about get stuck in only the negatives. The producers and things like why people are not everyone else, I think, had to do what they had to do happy in their own company and and they did their best having really seen the back - why people feel being with family stories of everything that was going on. Everyone is not a good idea. Kangana worked their hardest and tried their best. Ranaut has some exciting proj - Sometimes, certain films have certain destinies ects like Dhakkad, Tejas and and because there's no formula in our art form Thalaivi in her kitty. She will be that's just the way it is and we've got to take it as celebrating the Navratras from well as we take the hits. We've got to take the not so tomorrow. They have promised successful films as well." to keep us posted on it. A fan asks Shahid Kapoor how to keep his wife happy during the 21-day lockdown, and the actor's response will leave you in splits PM Modi recently Shahid Kapoor recently announced a 21-day said, "It took me some Anushka Sharma has constantly wowed the industry as a lockdown across the time to decide what to do producer with clutter-breaking cinema. She turned heads country to tackle the next after 'Kabir Singh'. with her decision to turn producer at a young age of just 25 coronavirus crisis. We But the minute I saw (the youngest female actor-producer) and her production saw many celebs urged 'Jersey, I knew I wanted it company Clean Slate Films’ first film was Nh10. The revenge their fans to follow this to be my next. It's a won - thriller became a hit and is now one of the cult classics of the initiative of the Prime derful, inspiring, and per - genre. her maiden production also showed her intent as a Minister and stay at sonal human journey that producer who was willing to experiment and entertain audi - home for the 21 days. I connected with deeply.'' ences with content that they have never seen before. The su - Amid this announce - While the shooting of the perstar and her brother Karnesh Ssharma (who helms affairs ment, a social media film is 70 per cent com - at Clean Slate Films along with Anushka) then produced user asked Shahid pleted, the rest of the Phillauri, a love story with a twist in which she played a Kapoor on Twitter, "21 filming will be completed friendly ghost named Shashi, followed up with a superb hor - din lockdown mei wife once the coronavirus cri - ror genre-defining film Pari. 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