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Widom 173 People Still Top Militant Killed In In Detention: Kashmir To Witness Ideas are the source MoS Home of all things Erratic Weather —Plato Sopore Encounter: Police Press Trust Of India New Delhi: As many as 173 Till Mar 15: MeT Observer News Service people, including separatists, over ground workers, stone Srinagar: Police on Tuesday pelters, who were detained claimed to have killed Al-Badr when the Article 370 was abro- Chief Gani Khwaja in an en- gated in August 2019 in Jammu counter in Sopore town of and Kashmir, continue to be Covid-19 Claims Two Baramulla district. under custody, the Lok Sabha More Lives In J&K Acting on specific inputs, was informed on Tuesday. special operations group (SOG) Union Minister of State for Srinagar: Two more people died of police, army and the per- Home G Kishan Reddy said of coronavirus in Jammu and Kash- sonnel of CRPF laid a siege the government of Jammu mir on Tuesday even as 77 fresh around Tujjar area of Sopore on and Kashmir has reported cases of Covid-19 were detected Tuesday evening and launched that in view of the constitu- across the Union Territory during a combing and search opera- tional changes effected by the the last 24 hours. The two victims tion, a police official said. When Parliament with regard to the : A bi d B hat F il e P hoto were residents of Jammu division the search operation was in erstwhile state of Jammu and and Kashmir Valley, officials said

progress, the hiding militant, F il e P hoto Kashmir in August 2019, various Tuesday. Their deaths took the total he said, opened fire upon the measures were taken in the in- Agencies reaches mainly during March  More On P10 fatalities count to joint team in an attempt to es- IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar as the outbreak of encounter on its offi- terest of security and public or- 11-13th,” said Sonam Lotus, cape from their dragnet. claiming that Al-Badr chief cial Twitter handle. der which included preventive Srinagar: The meteorological Director Meteorological de- 42 Militant Outfits “The fire was returned spark- Gani Khwaja has been killed “Encounter has started at detention of certain persons. department predicted erratic partment of J&K and Ladakh. ing off an encounter. In the ex- in the Tujjar encounter and his Tujjar area of Sopore. Police and “Since August 1, 2019, 627 weather conditions to contin- He said that the weather Banned In J&K: MHA change of fire, one militant was killing was a big success for the Army are on the job. Further de- people including separatists, ue in Jammu and Kashmir till may affect Banihal-Ramban, Srinagar: The Union Minister of killed,” the official said. government forces. tails shall follow,” police Tweeted. over ground workers, stone March 15, even as intermit- Zojila Highways due to State for Home Affairs (MHA) G A local news agency quoted Earlier, Kashmir police announced Talking to  More On P10 pelters etc., were detained at tent rain with thunderstorm Landslide, snow slides etc. K Reddy Tuesday said that a total various points of time. in plains and snow over higher “Farmers are advised to avoid of 42 militant organizations have Out of these, based on reg- reaches in Kashmir Valley con- spraying of orchards n oth- been banned in Jammu and Kash- Militancy he Centre on Tuesday said the militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir ular review and ground situ- tinued for the second straight er farm operations till 15th mir for being involved in unlawful has reduced significantly after the abrogation of Article 370 in August ation, 454 persons have been day Tuesday. March,” he said. For March 11 activities. In a written reply in the Declined Sharply T2019 and cited a decline in militant incidents in the Union Territory in 2020 released till date,” he said in “Weather is going to remain and 12, the weatherman has Lok Sabha, the MoS Home Reddy After Art-370 in comparison to 2019. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in a written reply to a question. erratic till March 15. Expect in- also issued a “yellow warning” said the list of 42 organizations the Lok Sabha that 244 militant incidents were reported in Jammu and Kash- Reddy also said the gov- termittent rain with thunder- for “isolated heavy rain/snow, include the names of the militant Revocation: Govt mir in 2020 in comparison to 594 in 2019, while 221 militants  More On P10 ernment of  More On P10 storm and snow over higher thundershowers  More On P10 organizations active in the country and the number of  More On P10 Money Laundering Case 25 Shops, Three GB Assembly Seeks Houses Gutted In Blaze DDC Members Skip Training, Hold Mehbooba Moves Srinagar: At least twenty five Provincial Status From Pak Delhi HC Over shops and three residential houses Protest For Better Status were gutted besides property and Press Trust Of India Pakistan Prime Minister Imran ED Summons goods worth lakhs of rupees was Khan. BJP Supports Agitating reduced to ashes in a massive blaze Islamabad: The Legislative He was joined in tabling in Damhal Hanjipora area in south Assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan on the resolution by Opposition DDC Members Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Tuesday unanimously adopted leader Amjad Hussain from xtending support to agitat- Officials said that 25 shops, housed a joint resolution asking the Pakistan Peoples'' Party (PPP), ing District Development in a double-story old shopping com- federal Pakistan government Pakistan Muslim League- Council (DDC) members, plex in Nehama market and three E to grant it provincial status and Nawaz (PML-N) representative Jammu and Kashmir BJP presi- houses in the  More On P10 provide it with representation in Ghulam Muhammad, Majlis dent Ravinder Raina on Tuesday Parliament and other constitu- Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) urged Lieutenant Governor LAWDA Demolishes tional bodies. member Muhammad Kazim Manoj Sinha to ensure they have Illegal Structures The resolution was moved and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl adequate powers to mobilise Press Trust Of India in the Legislative Assembly by (JUI-F'') leader Rehmat Khaliq. government departments and Srinagar: The lakes and water- Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister India has previously Press Trust Of India development council (DDC) address public grievances. New Delhi: Former Jammu and ways development authority on Khalid Khurshid Khan who slammed Pakistan's attempt to members on Tuesday boycot- Cutting across party lines, newly Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Tuesday carried out a demolition represented the Pakistan accord provincial status to the Jammu: Cutting across party ted a two-day training-cum- elected DDC members boycotted Mufti Tuesday approached the drive in parts of this capital city and Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of "so-called  More On P10 lines, the newly elected district workshop here  More On P10 a two-day  More On P10 Delhi High Court seeking quashing demolished several houses and of summons issued to her by the structures erected illegally. Enforcement Directorate (ED) for The enforcement wing of LAWDA J&K Filed 196 Transport Tussle March 15in a money laundering case. carried out demolition drive in the Illegal Occupation Of Govt The 61-year-old PDP leader, green belts of Nishat, Lashkari Mo- POSCO Cases From who was released last year af- halla, Handam Mohalla, Baber Shah Private Schools Told To ter more than a year in deten- and Miskeen Bagh in Rainawari and 2015-19: MHA Quarters Unfortunate: HC tion following the scrapping of demolished  More On P10 Submit Substantiate Docs Jammu and Kashmir's special Agencies Orders Eviction, Recovery accommodation provided to status, has been served notice to Woman Murdered At them by the Government of Agencies reports, the Committee for appear at the ED headquarters Srinagar: The Government of Of Appropriate Rent from Jammu and Kashmir, though Fixation of Fee of Private in the national capital. Her House In Kathua India Tuesday said that a total of For Ex- NC MLA, Others they are no longer entitled to Srinagar: In order to put an Schools (FFRC) has directed The petition is likely to be Jammu: A 55-year-old woman was 196 cases have been registered such accommodation. end to transportation issues the private school manage- listed for hearing on Wednesday found murdered inside her house under the Protection of Children Agencies “Many of such persons between the government and ment to submit all support- before a bench headed by Chief in Kathua district of Jammu and from Sexual Offences Act During continue to occupy resi- the private schools, authori- ive documents on the matter. Justice D N Patel. Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. 2015-2019 in Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar: Jammu dential accommodation ties on Tuesday have sought “In order to ascertain Besides, she has also sought Bholi Devi was living alone at the The GoI was replying to questions and Kashmir High commensurate with substantiate documents the genuine- to declare section 50 of the house in Parliwand village following about the Protection of Children Court reiterated that the office(s) held by from the private ness of the Prevention of Money Laundering a dispute with her husband Madan from Sexual Offences (POCSO) it was very unfor- them earlier and which school manage- information Act as void and inoperative, being Gopal, Additional Superintendent of across the country including the tunate that some for- are beyond their present ment to jus- submitted unfairly discriminatory, bereft Police, Kathua, Ramnish Gupta said. figures and measures taken. mer ministers, legislators, entitlement,” a bench of Justice tify charging by private of safeguards, and violative of Gupta, who led a police party to In reply, the Minister of State retired officers, politicians, Ali Mohammad Magrey said transporta- schools and Article 20(3) of the Constitution. recover the body, said the initial (MoS) for Home Affairs, GK etc., have illegally and unau- while dismissing a petition filed tion fees. to enable the Section 50 of the Act gives pow- investigation and  More On P10 Reddysaid that a  More On P10 thorizedly managed to con- by former National Conference According committee to ers to authorities regarding sum- tinue to stay in the residential MLA  More On P10 to the  More On P10 mons, production  More On P10 Voice of A Generation In Conversation With Farah Bashir Yash Daiv see and how did you understand that After that metamorphic hour, the Old ones vanished. something was not right? years that followed became a series of The book documents juxtaposition arah Bashir’s new book, Rumours FB: The year was 1989 and I was sharp contrasts: of love and loss, life of the old and new realities. of Spring, is a memoir of a teen- a few months away from becoming and death, uncertainty and hope. YD: As a teenage girl, what fears did Faged girl, who grew with the tur- a teenager. It was on the eve of Eid. YD: What were the little changes you feel? moil. It will be out in April 2021. The day that started on a happy note you had to make when Kashmir was FB: The fear of returning home to a She talks to Kashmir Observer in an ended in an interminable night. The militarised? How did it invade your dead family member loomed at large. exclusive interview. opening chapter of my book compris- domestic space? It had happened to a few friends of YASH DAIV (YD): Rumours of es that memory. FB: The memoir documents most mine, who lost their parents and Spring is a voice that is never-before My sister and I had gone to a sa- changes, both internal and external, grandparents to stray bullets or to heard: That of a teenage girl. What lon to get a haircut and by the time that were brought about by the insur- motivated assassinations. prompted you to write this memoir? we came out, the world as we knew gency and dense militarisation. That fear of losing a loved one at FARAH BASHIR (FB): To articulate it had completely transformed. The Parts of our home became inacces- any time, brutally, cast a shadow even the silences of a young girl who is celebratory air had turned funereal. sible, bunkers became the new land- before I had turned thirteen. navigating her life in a war and con- A strange bluish hue had descended marks, the way young girls dressed I grew up on a bustling street in the fronting it when all she wanted was upon the city; there were shards of was no longer the same, some food old city of Srinagar that was rarely to escape it. glass and squished toys on the streets. habits changed, the games that we quiet. When the night curfew was im- YD: In your mind, what is the first Streets were deserted as a curfew had played as children changed too. posed for nearly a decade, I struggled picture of the siege? What did you been announced. Newer rituals were formed in homes. to fall asleep to the  More On P10 To place an advertisement CALL +91-194 2502327 Monday - Saturday (9am - 6pm) Wednesday | 10.03.2021 No 5- Dal Lake Boulevard Srinagar, 190001, Kashmir 2

Office Of The Assistant Regional Office Of The Assistant Regional Office Of The Assistant Regional Office Of The Assistant Regional Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir NOTICE Where a application for transfer of NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE Whereas an application has been recieved ownership has been recieved from one. Whereas an application has been recieved from from one. Shri : Waheed Ahmad S/o: Ali Mo- Shri : Tariq Ahmad Malik Where a application for one. Shri : Firdous Ahmad Mir S/o: Abdul Rehm- hammad R/o: Dachan Beerwah Owner of S/o: Abdul Samad Malik transfer of ownership has an Mir R/o: Arigam Budgam owner of vehicle Vehicle No: JK04F- 3103 for issuance of Dupli- R/o: Soibugh Budgam (Transferor) of been recieved from one. Shri bearing Registration No: JK04E-4747 for can- cate Fitness Certificate LMV i10 Magna Car. Vehicle bearing registration number : Naseer Ahmad Malik cellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S Now therefore it is notified for the information JK04C - 3938. Chasis number 522142 Engine no. 756561 Model S/o: Gh Hassan Malik Mahindra & Mahindra Finance B/U Srinagar. of the general public that objections if any to 2013. in favour of Shri.. Hilal Ahmad Teli S/o. Ghulam Qadir Teli R/o: Dharmunah Budgam Now therefore it is notified for the information the proposed issuance of Duplicate Registra- R/o Awanpora Chadoora Budgam (Tranferee) (Transferor) of LMV Alto K- 10. Vehicle bearing registration of the general public that objections if any to tion Certificate in respect of vehicle No. JK04F 0331 shall be filed Now therefore it is notified for the information of number JK04D - 5502. Chasis number 17794 Engine no. 15630 the proposed cancellation of hire purchase Agreement shall be in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional Transport office the general public that objections if any to the proposed trans- Model 2017. in favour of Shri.. Tafazul Naseer S/o. Naseer Ah- filed in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional Transport ARTO Budgam within a period of 7 days from the date of publica- fer of ownership shall be filed in writing in the office of the As- mad Malik R/o Dharmunah Budgam (Tranferee) as well as HPA office ARTO Budgam within a period of 12 days from the date of tion of this notice in the daily newspaper . sistant Regional Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period cancellation with M/S J & K Bank B/U Old Sectt Jehangir Chowk publication of this notice in the daily newspaper . of 7 days from the date of publication of this notice in the daily also required. No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.2927 No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.3931 newspaper Kashmir Observer. Dated 09-03-2021 Assistant Regional Transport officer Dated 09-03-2021 Assistant Regional Transport officer No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.2899 Now therefore it is notified for the information of the general mcb Budgam Kashmir mcb Budgam Kashmir Dated 09/03/2021 public that objections if any to the proposed transfer of owner- Assistant Regional Transport officer ship shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional mcb Budgam Kashmir Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period of 12 days from Government of Jammu & Kashmir the date of publication of this notice in the daily newspaper . Office Of The Assistant Regional No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.2934 JAl SHAKTI DEPARTMENT Dated 09/03/2021 Assistant Regional Transport officer Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir mcb Budgam Kashmir Office of the Executive Engineer, PHE Mechanical Rural Division Srinagar NOTICE Tele fax 0194-2473956 E-mail, ID: - [email protected] Whereas an application has been recieved from one. Shri : Reyaz Ahmad Gojri S/o: Noor E-NIT ud Din Gojri R/o: Sheikhpora Wathoora owner Office Of The Assistant Regional NIT No: PHE/MRD/E-NIT –59 of 03/2021 of vehicle bearing Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir Registration No: JK04F-0829 for cancellation For and on behalf of the Lt Governor of U T of J&K ,e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors/ of hire purchase agreement with M/S HDFC NOTICE workshop holders registered for similar nature of works with J&K Govt., CPWD, Railway and other State/Central Government Bank B/U Karan Nagar. Organizations for the following work:- Where as a joint applica- Now therefore it is notified for the Sr. Nature of Work Name of the Water Est. Cost Cost of Time of Position of tion has been recieved from information of the general public that objec- Supply Scheme (Rs. in Lacs) Tender Doc. Completion funds as on owner. tions if any to the proposed cancellation of hire purchase Agree- (In rupees, as Try of the tender date Shri : Aijaz Ahmad Bhat ment shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assistant Re- Challan) work gional Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period of 12 days S/o: Ab. Rashid Bhat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 from the date of publication of this notice in the daily newspa- R/o: Budgam as Transfer- A Electrical/Mechanical works viz Supply, Naroo 9.0884 500/= 10 days NABARD per . or) & Shri. Ghulam Ahmad Installation, Testing and Commissioning of No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.2905 RatherS/o Ghulam Ahmad Rather R/o Ichigam Budgam as DG Set and allied works Dated 09-03-2021 Transferee) for transfer of Bolero Maxi Truck vehicle No. JK04D Assistant Regional Transport officer -0788. As well as HPA Cancellation with State Bank of India B/u The Bidding document consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, drawings, and bill of quantities (B.O.Q), set mcb Budgam Kashmir Soibugh Budgam. of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen /downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below: Now it is therefore notified for general information that ob- 01 Publish Date 08-03-2021 (05.00 P.M.) PUBLIC NOTICE jections, if any to the proposed transfer of the said route per- 02 Period of downloading of bidding documents 08-03-2021 (05.00 P.M.) Public Notice I have lost the Fitness Certificate of my Vehcile mit/vehicle shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assis- 03 Bid Submission Start Date 08-03-2021 (05.00 P.M.) Bearing Rgd No; JK03D- 8878 . Now I am applying for the dupli- tant Regional Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period 04 Bid Submission End Date 13-03-2021 (05.00 P.M.) cate of the same if anybody having any objection in this regard of 12 days from the date of publication of this notice in the 05 Date and time of opening of bids (online) 15-03-2021 (01.00 P.M.) daily newspaper . he/she may file his/her objection in the office of the ARTO An- Note: - The tender document fee shall be deposited by the intending bidders in the Treasury favoring Ex. Engineer PHE Mechanical Rural antnag within a period of seven days from the date of publica- Division Srinagar, against this NIT, under major head MH-0215 which shall be clearly mentioned in the Treasury challan/receipt & same tion of this notice. After that no objection shall be entertaiend. No. ARTO/ BUDGAM. 2955 Dated 09/03/2021 be uploaded with the technical bid. The CDR should be pledged to Executive Engineer PHE Mechanical Rural Division Srinagar. Original Assistant Regional Transport officer CDR @3% of bid valve and Treasury Receipt have to be submitted by the lowest bidder prior to the placement of allotment order. All Nasir Manan Mir S/o Ab Manan Mir other details can be had from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in R/o Kapren Shopian ast mcb Budgam Kashmir Executive Engineer PHE Mechanical Rural Division Srinagar Office of the District Election Officer No: -PHE/MRD /TS/e-tendering/2749-51 DT: -08-03-2021 Deputy Commissioner Budgam DIPK-14690/20 " Greater Participation for a Stronger Democracy Phone No:-01951-255203 [email protected] Fax No:-01951-255204 Office of the Executive Engineer, Electric Division- Ist, Srinagar.

Subject:- Conduct of Elections to District Gurdawara Prabandhak Committee in Jammu and Kashmir : 2021-preparation of Electoral Rolls Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited thereof. Email: [email protected] Tel No. 0194-2452079 Fax No.0194-2452079 The Financial Commissioner Revenue, J&K Jammu has issued the notification vide No. FC-LS/GPC-08/11/2016 dated:- 5-03-2021, where- by he. has notified the schedule for preparation of Electoral Rolls with reference to 01-01-2021 as the qualifying date, for the conduct of e-TENDER ABBREVIATED NOTICE District Gurdawara Prbandhak Committees (DGPC) e-NIT No. 59/ EDI, dt: 03-03-2021 Schedule for Preparation of Electoral Rolls are as under: S.No Activity Date/period For and on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Executive Engineer, Electric Division-1st, 1 Publication of Electoral Rolls under Rule 6 by the Election Authority (Draft 09-03-2021 Srinagar invites online e-bids from registered A-Class Contractors/firms for as under: Electoral Rolls) 2 Filling of claims and objections under Rule 7 1 09-03-2021 to 24-03-2021 S.No Particulars Estimated Cost (In Lacs) 3 Disposal of claims and objections under Rule 7 24-03-2021 to 29-03-2021 1 Supply of 27 inch All in one Desktops. 2.00 4 Publication of final Electoral Rolls under Rule 7 03-04-2021

The complete tender document is available at website http://jktenders.gov.in. Interested bidder/tenderers may view, download The draft Electoral Rolls will be available in the office of Concerned Tehsildars for inspection of voters. the e-Bid document, seek clarification and submit their e-Bid online up to the date and time mentioned in the table below. Bidding Documents contain Qualifying Criteria for Bidders, Specifications, Bill of Quantities, Terms and Conditions of Contract and other No: ACR/Bud/GPC/Elec/2021/5073-78 details. Dated: 06-03-2021 Assistant Commissioner Revenue ( Election Authority GTPC Election) DIPK-14753/20 Budgam i) Date and Time of downloading/ 03.03.2021; 16:00 Hrs Sale (Start) of Tender Document ii) Date & Time of Download/ 15.03.2021; 16:00 Hrs Office Of The Regional Director Social Forestry Kashmir. Sale (End) of Tender Document iii) Date & Time of Bid Uploading (Start/End) 03.03.2021; 16:00 Hrs to 15.03.2021; 16:00 Hrs APPEAL TO GENERAL PUBLIC iv) Commercial/Technical Bid Opening Date & 16.03.2021 at 13:00 Hrs Time Poplar tree or ‘Safeda’ locally called as “Frass” in Kashmir, is a tall tree grown across the Kashmir valley mainly by farm- v) Financial Bid Opening Shall be declared later on for the technically qualified bidders ers on their farm lands. This tree could be male as well as female. It is only the female poplar trees which produce seeds vi) Venue of Commercial/ Technical Bid Opening Electronically on J&K Government e-Procurement System website http:// enveloped in a cottony fluff which is released during the months of April-May along with seed. This cotton fluff which is jktenders.gov.in also called as Russi is taken as nuisance and is disliked in general due to various reasons for the purpose of seed dispersal. vii) Cost of e-Bid document Rs. 200.00 (Rupees Two Hundred Only) (Non-refundable) [Demand Draft Only] viii) Amount of Earnest Money Deposit Rs. 4,000/= (Rupees Four Thousand Only) To overcome the issue of cotton shed by female poplar trees in the months of April -May , people in general , farmers and private nursery owners in particular are requested to note and follow the information/ suggestions given below and Sd/- cooperate in dealing with the problem: DIPK-NB-6230/20 Executive Engineer Electric Division 1st, Srinagar 1. Cotton is produced only by female poplar trees for seed dispersal. No cotton at all is produced by male poplars. Office Of The Executive Engineer 2. Female poplars must not be planted near or around homes, along banks of streams, rivers, near or Office Of The Executive Engineer Sub Transmission Division around places of public importance like schools, hospitals .This is as per the directions of Hon’ble High Court. Sub TransmissionGanderbal Division Ganderbal 3. All such female poplars who have attained a girth of four feet and above must be harvested in KashmirKashmir Power Power Distribution Distribution Corporation Corporation Limited Limited phased manner and same be replaced by planting alternative trees but not female poplar. Tel: - 0194-2416178Tel: - 0194-2416178 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

4. Raising and planting of male poplars be followed. Extension Notice-1 5. Farmers and private nursery owners are advised to stop raising and planting of female poplars as Subject: - Extension date of e-NIT No:- STD/GBL/29 of 2020-21 Dated:-17-02-2021. well as selling the same in open market. Replacement of Link Sets with 11KV Double Break 3-Pole Isolators with Earthing 6. Lopping of female poplars must be done upto 2/3rd height in the beginning of April every year or Switch at various Receiving Stations in respect of STD Ganderbal. before the onset of flowering season. Identification of female poplars can be done on the basis of colour of Due to the poor response to above quoted e-NIT the dates are hereby extended catkins which are large and greenish in female poplars. Technical guidance in this regard can be sought from as per details given below:: - Social Forestry Department. 7. People must use face mask in the months of April and May as a precautionary measure. Technical Bid Opening Financial Bid 8. There is no link between cotton fluff from female poplars and pollen, as pollen is produced by male S.No Bid Submission End date date Opening date poplars and is invisible to human eye. Please note that the general perception that cotton produced by fe- Will be 13-03-2021 15-03-2021 male poplars is pollen, is totally baseless and a myth only. 01 communicated to 04.00PM 02.00 PM Issued in the public interest. qualified bidders REGIONAL DIRECTOR No: -STD/GBL/Ts/3158-61 Executive Engineer DIPK-14696/20 SOCIAL FORESTRY KASHMIR. Dated: 08-3-2021No: -STD/GBL/DIPK-NB-6238/20Ts/3158-61 STD Ganderbal Dated: 08-3-2021 Executive Engineer DISCLAIMER: KASHMIR OBSERVER MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION CARRIED IN DISPLAY/ CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS, APPEARING IN THE NEWSPAPER IS CORRECT. STDHOWEVER Ganderbal. THE NEWSPAPER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY NOR DOES IT NECESSARILY ENDORSE THE CONTENTS OF THESE ADVERTS. THE READERS ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO VERIFY THE CONTENTS BEFORE ACTING THEREUPON. MANAGEMENT Copy to:

1. Chief Engineer, Distribution KPDCL for information. AJ J 2. Superintending Engineer, O&M Circle Ganderbal for information. 3. Deputy Director, Information Department Srinagar for favour of information and necessary action. The above NIT may please be got published in two leading dailies of Srinagar and Jammu each preferably “Greater Kashmir”, “Aftab”, Srinagar Times” and “Excelsior”. 4. CEO-RAPDRP-IT for information and facilitating hosting of Tenders on E-tendering Portal..

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KTA Expresses Concern DIAL-EMMA Adv Khan For Concerted • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 Over Shortage Of Mutton • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 • PDD: 0194-2450213 Observer News Service available on roadsides, apart • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : Efforts To Make Tulip 2479488,2452222,2452155 from restaurants and hotels," Srinagar: Asking the adminis- Shahdhar questioned. • CAPD: 18001807011 tration to ensure availability He said that apart from • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 of mutton, Kashmir Traders the sick and needy, meat is Festival A Grand Success AIRPORTS Alliance Tuesday expressed not being made available to concern over the shortage of the marriage functions and is SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 mutton amid a tussle between being provided to hotel own- Observer News Service the administration and mut- ers at extra prices. Shahdhar RAILWAYS ton dealers over meat prices. also demanded from the ad- JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 Ajaz Shahdhar, president ministration to start a mas- Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 of Kashmir Traders Alliance, sive crackdown on those who Tuesday directed the officers to • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 said that the government had sell meat in the black market. make concerted and coordinated • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 increased the price of meat President of the alliance efforts to make the upcoming tu- • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 by Rs 35 per kg in just four said that he was ashamed that lip festival in Srinagar a grand • PATTAN: 01954-293507 months, but the stubbornness meat was not available to the affair. He passed on these direc- • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 of the butchers is a concern. people of the valley on a holy tions while chairing a meeting to "If selling meat at govern- festival like Miraj-ul-Alam, and review preparations for the up- HIGHWAY STATUS ment prices by butchers and it was not only a matter of con- coming Tulip Festival to be held • Sgr-Jammu highway - ( Open ) wholesalers is proving to be a cern for the administration and at Srinagar’s Tulip Garden. • Mughal Road - (Closed) loss to their business, how can mutton dealers, but also a sense The meeting was held to fi- • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) kababs and roasted meat be of embarrassment for them. nalise the calendar of activities The Advisor said that the fes- social media at various levels. to be taken up during the tulip tival should present a unique op- Commissioner Secretary festival marking the beginning portunity to display the diverse Floriculture; Sheikh Fayaz Ah- of the spring season in Kashmir. culture and cuisine of Jammu & mad, Secretary Tourism, Sar- Justice Magrey Visits Public While chairing the meeting, Kashmir. He further added that mad Hafeez and other officers PRAYERS the Advisor said that the upcom- a live exhibition of handicraft & attended the meeting. Deputy ing tulip festival should be a handloom products and perfor- Commissioner, Srinagar, Direc- FAJR 5: 27 Library At Bagh-e-Mehtab blend of various activities of dif- mance of cultural activities should tor Tourism Kashmir, Direc- Observer News Service Services Authority Srinagar, ferent departments and directed be held during the festival. He said tor Handloom & Handicraft, ZUHR 12: 43 Adnan Sayeed, Staff mem- the departmental heads to work that enthusiastic campaigns to lure Kashmir, Director Floriculture HIJRI SRINAGAR: Judge High Court bers of DLSA Srinagar, Staff in synergy and cooperation to tourists should be held across the Kashmir and others attended the of J&K and Executive Chair- members of Department of make the festival a grand affair. country at prominent destinations meeting through video confer- CALENDAR ASR 4:54 man J&K Legal Services Au- Libraries & Research, Health The Advisor said that all including metro stations, travel encing from Srinagar. Magrib 6:38 thority, Justice Ali Mohammad department, Panel Lawyers aspects, with respect to the day- marts and other public places. Sarmad Hafeez briefed the 25 Rajab Magrey Tuesday visited newly and Para Legal Volunteers of to-day activities during the tulip The Advisor also emphasized Advisor about the calendar of ISHA 7:58 established Public Library at DLSA Srinagar and a large no festival should be taken up metic- on the need for sanitation of the activities to be taken up during 1442 Bagh-e-Mehtab, Srinagar. of citizens of adjoining area ulously so that tourists from the area with proper decoration and the festival and said that efforts Deputy Commissioner were present on the occasion. rest of the country are attracted regulation of traffic during the are underway to make the festi- Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Public Library Bagh-e- to the festival in large numbers. festival to ensure hassle-free val a grand success. It was given Chowdhary, Chairman Dis- Mehtab is the first library in He directed all the concerned movement of tourists. The Advi- out in the meeting that popular This Day In History trict Legal Services, Princi- South City Srinagar established departments to fine-tune their sor also said that social media local artists as well as those from pal District & Sessions Judge, jointly by Srinagar Smart City respective activities to be taken influencers should be involved Bollywood including leading • 1862 - Great Britain & France recognise independence of Zan- Srinagar, Abdul Rashid Ma- Ltd and Department of Librar- up during the festival and focus for a wider reach besides empha- music maestros are expected to zibar lik, Secretary District Legal ies & Research, J&K. on each aspect with diligence. sising the need for active use of perform at the festival. • 1862 - US issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000) • 1864 - Ullyses Grant is named commander of the Union armies Aloochi Bagh Residents • 1864 - Red River campaign begun in Louisiana by Union forces • 1865 - Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, NC Oppose Construction of • 1874 - Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st student Sewage Treatment Plant • 1876 - First telephone call; Alexander Graham Bell says "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" to his assistant Thomas In The Area Watson • 1888 - Heavyweight Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Char- Observer News Service lie Mitchell in 30 rounds • 1891 - Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, pat- Srinagar: Angry with the ents the strowger switch, a device which led to the automation Jammu Kashmir Pollution of telephone circuit switching • 1893 - Ivory Coast becomes a French colony (Cote d'Ivoire) Control Board (JKPCB) • 1896 - After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett for giving consent to the to win world Heavyweight championship he says, "The bigger construction of a sewage they are, the harder they fall" treatment plant (STP) in • 1900 - Battle at Driefontein, South Africa (Boers vs British Alochibagh residential area army) uptown Srinagar. • 1900 - Regents for the King of Uganda and leading chiefs sign The residents have threat- a treaty with Great Britain agreeing to the organization of the ened to protest if their demand government, taxation, courts, military, and other functions of to relocate the plant is not met. their country, which is under British protection. • 1902 - Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri A local resident Rafiq Ahmad mcb • 1902 - A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edi- said, “The plant is being built in son did not invent the movie camera a residential area threatening the • 1905 - Japanese Army captures Mukden (Shenyang) health of the locals. • 1906 - Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opens, constructed by “Precautions must be the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. The taken to offset any damage if contraction Bakerloo became the official name in July 1906. there is failure of any kind. • 1910 - Republic of China officailly abolishes slavery There could be power failure, • 1915 - British Army captures Neuve Chapelle, Belgium • 1917 - Batangas was formally founded as one of the Philip- the generator may fail, the pines's earliest encomiendas aerobic process may become • 1922 - State of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannes- anaerobic, the plant may start burg, South Africa emanating harmful gases like • 1927 - Bavaria lifts ban on Hitler’s speeches carbon dioxide and methane,” • 1939 - 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad India. he cautioned. • 1945 - Germany blows-up Wessel Bridge on Rhine Pertinently, there is a • 1945 - Japan declares Vietnam Independence blanket ban on the construc- • 1945 - Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombings, more than tion of projects like poultry 100,000 people die, mostly civilians. • 1945 - US troops lands on Mindanao farms, sewage treatment • 1946 - Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil plants and other industrial • 1952 - Military coup led by General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba units in the residential areas • 1956 - Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 for they emanate toxic gases kph) which are hazardous to hu- • 1959 - Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Ti- man life. (With CNS inputs) bet • 1960 - USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing • 1964 - US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany • 1978 - Soyuz 28 returns to Earth • 1982 - US President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya. • 1982 - Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun • 1982 - The United States places an embargo on Libyan petro- leum imports because of their support of terrorist groups. • 1985 - India beat Pakistan to win “World Championship of Cricket” • 1994 - 1 million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri’s funeral • 2000 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signalling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom • 2006 - The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. • 2012 - At least 130 rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza • 2013 - Aung San Suu Kyi is re-elected leader of the Burmese National League for Democracy • 2014 - German Chancellor Merkel warns Russia’s Putin that making Crimea part of Russia is illegal and in violation of Ukraine’s constitution From KO Archives Minister hurt by own pistol

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ammu Minister of State for Power Javid Mustafa Mir was injured when his personal revolver went off ac- cidentally at his residence here today, police Family sources said, Mir was putting his revolver Jhack In its holster when it suddenly " went off and the bullet pierced his left thigh. Mir was immediately taken to the Government Medical Collect hospital here. "He is safe," said a doctor. Ministers to Kashmir are entitled to carry a weapon for their personal safety in the violence-plagued state where politi- cians figure high on the hit list-of militants. (Kashmir Observer, 10 March, 2005)

Srinagar, Apr 23, KNT: The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher com- munity employed in private schools has been badly affected. "It was the month of March when we were expecting the salaries to be released but now, given the coronavirus pandemic, we have no hope either. Our struggle has gotten worse, to say the least," Manzoor Dar, a private school teacher from Shopian told KNT. He added, "As we are observing that the administration is taking various World Wednesday | 10.03.2021 04 US Presents Warring US Visa Applicants Afghan Sides With Denied Under Trump Draft Peace Agreement ‘Muslim Ban’ Can Reapply Press Trust of India troops, saying it would cause Agenceis tional fees, Price said. chaos. She confirmed that all Applicants selected in the di- rustrated by a stalled peace sides had received the US-craft- eople who were denied entry versity visa lottery prior to the process and escalating vio- ed draft agreement. to the United States because current fiscal year are barred by Flence, the US has presented One thing that is important Pof former President Donald US law from being issued visas an eight-page draft peace agree- is that Afghan ownership and Trump’s travel ban on 13 mostly if they have not gotten them al- ment to Afghanistan's warring Afghan leadership must be re- Muslim-majority and African ready, he said. sides for review. spected, she said in a phone in- countries can seek new decisions The diversity lottery aims The US told the parties to terview from Doha.The process or submit new applications, the to accept immigrants from come to Turkey in the coming should not be rushed. US Department of State has said. countries that are not normally weeks ready to move on it, ac- Blinken's letter proposes a re- President Joe Biden over- awarded many visas. cording to Afghans on both sides vised plan for a 90-day reduction turned Trump’s so-called Mus- Since December 2017, after of the table. in violence that would prevent the lim ban on January 20, his first a revised version of the original The draft was obtained by start of a spring offensive by the The Associated Press on Mon- Taliban and would be followed by day. The document outlines the a permanent cease-fire laid out in terms of a cease-fire and its the draft peace agreement. Storage tanks at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. enforcement, calls for the pro- Both sides would stop fight- tection of the rights of women, ing within hours of the agree- children and minorities and ment being signed, according envisions a truth and reconcilia- to the draft. The Taliban would tion commission aimed at heal- remove all its military and US Vows To Defend ing 42 years of conflict. military structures from neigh- US State Department spokes- bouring countries a reference man Ned Price would not con- to Pakistan, where the leader- firm the draft, saying It's often ship currently resides. The draft Saudi Arabia After important for our diplomatic ef- agreement also calls for an inde- forts that we're able to conduct pendent commission to oversee them in private." The Taliban cease-fire violations. received the draft and were re- The preamble of the U.S. Attack On Key Oil Site viewing it, said spokesman Mo- document says the draft peace day in office, calling it “a stain travel ban was upheld by the US hammad Naeem. There was no agreement is intended to jump- Agenceis “The heinous attacks on civilians pushed oil prices to above $70 a on our national conscience”. Supreme Court, some 40,000 immediate comment from Af- start negotiations. and vital infrastructure demon- barrel for the first time since Janu- Ned Price, a spokesman for people have been barred from en- ghan President Ashraf Ghani on It sets forth principles for gov- he United States said its com- strate their lack of respect for hu- ary 2020. the US Department of State, tering the US under the ban, ac- the draft proposal or a sternly ernance, security, and rule of law mitment to defend Saudi Arabia man life and their lack of interest in The attacks are the most seri- said on Monday that applicants cording to State Department data. worded letter from US Secretary and presents options for power Tis “unwavering” after oil infra- the pursuit of peace.” ous against Saudi oil installations who were refused visas prior to During the Trump adminis- structure in the kingdom came under The attacks on Sunday were in- since a key processing facility and January 20, 2020, must submit tration’s term some countries missile and drone attack. tercepted, Saudi Arabia said, and two fields came under fire in Sep- new applications and pay a new were added and others dropped “The US embassy condemns the oil output appeared to be unaf- tember 2019, cutting production application fee. from the list. At the end of recent Houthi attacks on the king- fected. But the latest in a spate of for about a month and exposing Those who were denied on Trump’s presidency, it com- dom of Saudi Arabia,” the American assaults claimed by Iran-backed the vulnerability of the kingdom’s or after January 20, 2020, may prised Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, mission in Riyadh said via Twitter. Houthi rebels in Yemen briefly petroleum industry. seek reconsideration without Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Nigeria, North resubmitting their applications Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and do not have to pay addi- Tanzania, Venezuela and Yemen.

‘Begged Them Not To Shoot Children’: Nun Kneels US CDC Unveils Guidance In Front Of Myanmar Police To Stop Violence For Fully Vaccinated People Agenceis of State Antony Blinken. sharing that could help the two nun went down on her knees In the letter, Blinken said sides reach a political settlement in front of policemen in a Washington wanted to see prog- that ends the war, it says. Anorthern Myanmar town ress on peace talks and men- The preamble portrayed the and pleaded them to stop shoot- tioned the draft peace agree- draft as a compilation of ideas ing protesters agitating against last ment, which calls for a new, and priorities of Afghans on all month’s coup. inclusive government which sides of the political spectrum. Video showed Sister Ann Rose Ghani has resisted. In recent The draft lays out an ambi- Nu Tawng in a white robe and speeches, Ghani has said no tious road map that protects black habit kneeling on a street in interim government would be the rights of all, guarantees the town of Myitkyina on Monday, Washington: The US Centers cinated people are less likely to formed as long as I am alive. elections, demands transpar- speaking to two policemen who for Disease Control and Preven- have an asymptomatic infection But Blinken was uncompro- ency and a fight against corrup- were also kneeling. tion (CDC) issued its first set of and are potentially less likely to mising in his letter, which was tion and the illicit drug trade. “I said, I don’t want to see any recommendations on activities transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus released by Afghanistan's TOLO It demands guarantees of non- trouble here and can’t leave if po- killed by gunshots at the head and media reported. that people who are fully vacci- that causes Covid-19, to other TV. I am making this clear to you interference from Afghanistan's lice don’t leave,” she said. “I begged three others were injured in the Over 60 people have been killed nated against Covid-19 can safe- people, according to the CDC. so that you understand the ur- neighbours and guarantees them not to shoot the children.” town on Monday, witnesses said. and more than 1,800 detained in ly resume. They can visit other The agency encourages gency of my tone regarding col- from Afghanistan that the coun- Tawng and one of the policemen Tawng had also come between the crackdown on protests against fully vaccinated people indoors people to get vaccinated with lective work, he wrote. try won't be used to attack or then touched their foreheads to the protesters and police lines late last the Feb. 1 coup, an advocacy group without wearing masks or stay- the first available Food and In the letter, Blinken said a interfere with another. ground. At least two protesters were month, pleading for peace, local has said. ing 6 feet apart, according to the Drug Administration (FDA)- May 1 deadline for a final with- It proposes the establish- guidelines issued on Monday. authorised Covid-19 vaccine to drawal of US troops stipulated in ment of a peace government that Fully vaccinated people can protect themselves and to help a Taliban-US deal last year is still would oversee the writing of a also visit unvaccinated people bring the pandemic to a close. on the table. Even with America's new constitution and elections from another household indoors There are three vaccines $4 billion in aid to Afghanistan's held immediately afterward. The Summers In Northern Hemisphere without wearing masks or stay- currently authorised for emer- National Security Forces, a US new constitution is to protect the ing 6 feet apart if everyone in the gency use in the US by the FDA. withdrawal could mean quick rights gained in the last 20 years other household is at low risk The FDA authorized the one de- territorial gains for the Taliban. since the toppling of the Taliban. for severe disease, Xinhua news veloped by American drugmaker Ghani's first vice president, According to the draft, the May Last Half The Year By 2100: Study agency quoted the CDC as saying. Pfizer in partnership with German Amrullah Saleh, said the president peace government would in- Press Trust of India hotter while winters shorter and out any effort to mitigate climate change, Meanwhile, fully vaccinated company BioNTech, and another by had received the letter and was clude separate, but equal warmer due to global warming," said the researchers predict that by 2100, win- people can refrain from quar- American drugmaker Moderna, in unmoved by its contents. He said branches, including the judicia- ummers in the Northern Hemi- lead author Yuping Guan from the ter will last less than two months, and the antine and testing if they do December 2020. Johnson & John- Ghani was not ready to embrace ry, and executive branch. sphere may last for six months Chinese Academy of Sciences. transitional spring and autumn seasons not have symptoms of Covid-19 son's vaccine was approved for the secretary of state's accelerated The draft also said there will Sby 2100 without efforts to miti- The researchers used historical will shrink further as well. after coming in contact with emergency use on February 27. It pace toward a settlement. be one national government, no gate climate change, which could daily climate data from 1952 to 2011 "Numerous studies have already someone who is infected. is the first single-dose vaccine au- We are neither concerned parallel governments and no par- have far-reaching impacts on agricul- to measure changes in the four sea- shown that the changing seasons The CDC defines people who thorized in the United States. about the letter nor has it allel security forces, which would ture, human health and the environ- sons'' length and onset in the North- cause significant environmental and are fully vaccinated as those who The vast majority of people changed our position, Saleh mean an end to Taliban fighters ment, says a study. ern Hemisphere. health risks," Guan said. are two weeks after receiving the need to be fully vaccinated be- said. He thanked the US for its and the many militias loyal to The research, published in the They defined the start of summer The researchers said, for example, last required dose of vaccine. fore Covid-19 precautions can be sacrifices and financial assis- warlords holding sway in Kabul. journal Geophysical Research Letters, as the onset of temperatures in the birds are shifting their migration pat- "There are some activities that lifted broadly. Until then, it is im- tance over the past 20 years but It promises to protect Islamic found that the Mediterranean region hottest 25 per cent during that time terns and plants are emerging and fully vaccinated people can be- portant that everyone continues said the Afghan government values and while an independent and the Tibetan Plateau have experi- period, while winter began with tem- flowering at different times. gin to resume now in their own to adhere to public health miti- won't succumb to dictation. judiciary would have the ulti- enced the greatest changes to their peratures in the coldest 25 per cent. These phenological changes can homes. Everyone, even those gation measures to protect the "We will make peace with mate authority, the High Council seasonal cycles. The team used established climate create mismatches between animals who are vaccinated, should con- large number of people who re- dignity, but never . . .an imposed for Islamic Jurisprudence would The researchers noted that the four change models to predict how sea- and their food sources, disrupting tinue with all mitigation strate- main unvaccinated, said the CDC. peace, he said at a ceremony on have an advisory role. seasons arrived in a predictable and sons will shift in the future. ecological communities, they said. gies when in public settings," said Over 116 million vaccine the anniversary of the death of a The new peace plan offers a fairly even pattern in the Northern The study found that, on aver- Seasonal changes can also wreak CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. doses have been distributed former defense minister. Ghani chance for a ceasefire, it offers a Hemisphere during the 1950s. age, summer grew from 78 to 95 days havoc on agriculture, especially when "As the science evolves and across the US as of Monday, has been accused by his politi- chance to bring the Taliban from However, climate change is now between 1952 to 2011, while winter false springs or late snowstorms dam- more people get vaccinated, we and more than 92 million doses cal opponents of trying to cling the battlefield to the talks table driving dramatic and irregular chang- shrank from 76 to 73 days. Spring and age budding plants, according to the will continue to provide more have been administered, ac- to power at all cost. to discuss thorny issues of reli- es to the length and start dates of the autumn also contracted from 124 to 115 researchers. With longer growing guidance to help fully vaccinat- cording to the latest CDC data. Fawzia Koofi, one of only four gion and its role in (the state), seasons, which may become more ex- days, and 87 to 82 days, respectively. seasons, humans will breathe in more ed people safely resume more Just 9.2 per cent of the US women at the negotiation table without giving them all the treme in the future under a business- Accordingly, spring and summer be- allergy-causing pollen, and disease- activities," she said. population has been fully vacci- in Doha, warned against haste power, said Torek Farhadi, for- as-usual climate scenario, they said. gan earlier, while autumn and winter carrying mosquitoes can expand their A growing body of scientific nated with a Covid-19 vaccine, and a May 1 withdrawal of US mer Afghan government adviser. "Summers are getting longer and started later. If these trends continue with- range northward, they said. evidence suggests that fully vac- the CDC estimated.

Britain’s Royals Silent As ‘Megxit’ Crisis 5 Key Points From Prince Harry And Meghan Rages After Bombshell Interview Markle’s Explosive Tv Interview Agenceis or Kavanagh questioned if the inter- ity seeker with an eye on Hollywood London: Oprah Winfrey’s two- look like.” He said he would never unhappiness inside the royal family “I was trapped, but I didn’t know I view meant the end for the royals. stardom. hour prime-time interview with reveal who was involved, but Win- grew so bad that “I just didn’t want was trapped,” he said. London: Britain’s monarchy kept “It could hardly be more dam- But the gravity of the claims raised Prince Harry and Meghan, the frey said he told her it was not his to be alive anymore.” “My father and my brother, they its silence on Tuesday, after Meghan aging to the royal family, not least uncomfortable questions about how Duchess of Sussex, contained reve- grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II “And that was a very clear, and are trapped. They don’t get to leave.” and Prince Harry sparked a crisis by because there is little it can do to de- the British monarchy, which survived lations and allegations that have left and Prince Philip. real, and frightening, constant He also claimed there was a alleging that a family member made fend itself,” The Times said in a lead centuries of revolution that toppled Britain’s royal family reeling, paint- Meghan also said she was treat- thought,” she said. So she said she toxic relationship between the roy- a racist remark about the colour article under the title “Royal Attack”. their cousins, could function in a ing a picture of racism, insensitivity ed differently by the British me- sought help from the palace’s hu- als and the media and that Britain’s of their son’s skin and that she was “The key to the monarchy’s sur- meritocratic world. and deep-rooted dysfunction. dia compared to Prince William’s man resources department, but did royal family was afraid of the tabloid alienated to the point of contemplat- vival over the centuries has been its Meghan, 39, whose mother is The palace has not responded to wife Catherine, who was also fol- not receive it. press “turning on them.” ing suicide. ability to adapt to the needs of the Black and father is white, said she the interview, broadcast in the US lowed closely by the press and even “I went to the institution and I “There is a level of control by fear The family, led by Queen Eliza- times. It needs to adapt again,” The had been naive before she married on Sunday night, which has made dubbed “Waity Katie” on account of said that I needed to go somewhere that has existed for generations,” he beth, 94, was grappling with how to Times said. into royalty in 2018, but that she end- headlines and sparked debate the couple’s long courtship. to get help. I said that I’ve never felt said. respond to Oprah Winfrey’s TV inter- Elizabeth, who has been on the ed up having suicidal thoughts and around the world. “While I imagine that was really this way before, and I need to go Harry revealed a breakdown in view, in which Harry also said that throne for 69 years, wanted to take considering self-harm after pleading Meghan, who is biracial, said hard—and I do, I can’t picture what somewhere,” she said. “And I was his relations with his father Prince his father, heir-to-the-throne Prince some time before the palace issued a for help but getting none. before the couple had their son Ar- that felt like—this is not the same,” told that I couldn’t, that it wouldn’t Charles, who is heir to the British Charles, had let him down. response, a royal source said. Meghan said her son Archie, who chie, there had been “concerns and Meghan said. be good for the institution.” throne, and elder brother Prince “Worst Royal Crisis in 85 Years,” Opponents of the monarchy said turns two in May, had been denied conversations” between Harry and “And if a member of his family Harry said that, through his re- William, the second in line. read the front page of the Daily the allegations made by Meghan and the title of prince because there were the family “about how dark his skin would comfortably say, we’ve all had lationship with Meghan, he real- He said at one point Charles Mirror newspaper, while the Daily Harry showed just how rotten the concerns within the royal family might be when he’s born.” to deal with things that are rude’ — ized that he and his family were stopped taking his calls, and there Mail’s cover asked “What Have They institution was, although some royal “about how dark his skin might be Harry confirmed there was a con- rude and racist are not the same.” all trapped inside an oppressive was still “a lot to work through” in Done?” and The Sun columnist Trev- supporters cast Meghan as a public- when he’s born”. versation about “what will the kids Meghan said her isolation and system. their relationship. 05 Wednesday | 10.03.2021 State PM Modi’s Statement On Dulloo For Prompt ‘Special Status’ Abrogation Issuance Of ‘Sehat’ Cards Misleading: Soz

Israel’s Galilee Institute To Observer News Service mission of claims and reply to Observer News Service be the first party to the agree- queries should be done for ease ment," he said. Train SKUAST-K Faculty JAMMU: Financial Commission- of beneficiaries. Srinagar: Former union min- He said that the entire world er, Health and Medical Educa- They were further asked to ister and senior Congress leader knows that the people of Jammu Observer News Service Mushtaq Ahmed, who was the nerships and collaborations of GIMI tion, Atal Dulloo Tuesday chaired submit the registration report un- Prof Saifuddin Soz Tuesday said and Kashmir are deeply angry on chief guest at the inaugural func- with various states of the country a meeting of Ayushman Bharat - der SEHAT scheme on daily basis. PM Narendra Modi's statement the Central Government’s one- Srinagar: Galilee International tion, appreciated the collaborations and the Government of India in ag- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yoja- The FC also directed the insur- at Kolkata on Monday about the sided unconstitutional measure. Management Institute (GIMI), Israel of SKUAST-K with many interna- riculture and allied areas. na - SEHAT Scheme (AB-PMJAY- ance companies to release the abrogation of Article 370 was "The people of Kashmir have al- is conducting a series of programmes tional institutions of excellence and Director Planning & Monitoring SEHAT) to review the progress of payment to the hospitals without misleading and unfortunate. ready indicated, in an ample mea- for the Sher-e-Kashmir University of higher learning through NAHEP. SKUAST-K and PI NAHEP, Prof Nazir registration of beneficiaries and raising any unnecessary queries. In a statement, Soz said that it sure, that they will struggle for Agricultural Sciences and Technol- He advised the faculty to be proac- Ahmad Ganai, gave a comprehen- generation of Golden Cards in Highlighting about the scheme, was really unfortunate that PM restoration of the autonomy of the ogy, Kashmir faculty, with an aim tive in channelizing their faculties sive account of the vision, mission Jammu and Kashmir. Dulloo said that AB PM-JAY SE- Modi has made a deceptive state- state as enshrined in the Article to enhance capacities of SKUAST-K and energies in creating a desirable and mandate of the IDP-NAHEP. He While chairing the meeting, HAT Scheme is one of the most ment at Kolkata, the other day that 370 of the Constitution of India." in various modern agriculture tech- teaching-learning environment and highlighted the relevance of part- Financial Commissioner stressed ambitious schemes of Govern- the Abrogation of Article 370 was He said that there are some nologies, and business management employ modern concepts and re- nership and collaborations with the upon the officers for prompt is- ment of Jammu & Kashmir and done by the Central Government politicians in Jammu and Kash- skills, a university spokesperson said search methodologies in developing institutions of excellence and higher suance of SEHAT cards under the it is heartening to see residents in favour of the people of J&K State. mir who are trying to mislead in a statement on Tuesday. the technologies for the farmers. learning abroad for the capacity scheme to all registered benefi- availing benefits from reputed "How can PM Modi take the the people of Kashmir by stress- The International Faculty Develop- Director Education, SKUAST-K, building for the faculty and students ciaries and registration of all left empanelled hospitals of Jammu & people of J&K for granted, who ing the restoration of the State- ment Programme has been organised Prof MH Balkhi emphasised the ne- of the university. He said discovery, outs on BIS Portal. He also di- Kashmir under this scheme. are actually deeply distressed on hood which essentially is not the under the World Bank-ICAR funded cessity of seeking new knowledge. innovations and leadership skills in rected the concerned authorities The meeting also discussed in the illegal abrogation of Article same thing as restoration of the National Agricultural Higher Educa- He highlighted the importance of the next generation of human capi- to start Information Education detail the modalities for speed- 370 of the Constitution of India. Autonomy to the J&K State. tion Project (NAHEP) for the institu- training in the present-day educa- tal are key to driving a knowledge- and Communication (IEC) activi- ing up the registration for SEHAT The most evil aspect of this abro- "On the restoration of state- tional development of the SKUAST-K. tion system and asked the teachers to intensive and technology-driven ties on mission mode by roping scheme and directions were pass- gation is that the Central Govern- hood, the Modi Government is All in all 122 faculty members of develop the habit of critical thinking. Agri economy. in other departments for creating es on to all the Deputy Commis- ment enacted this wrong act all committed through its statement the SKUAST-K are participating in Dr Joseph Shevel, President GIMI, HRM Consultant for IDP-NAHEP, mass awareness in the districts for sioners to increase registration of by itself, although the people of to this effect, on the floor of the 184-hour comprehensive academic Israel, who was the keynote speaker Prof Farooq Ahmad Zaki presented speeding up registration process. beneficiaries under the scheme in Jammu and Kashmir happen to Parliament,” he said. training. Among the participants, and delivered his lecture online, the overview of developments and The FC also directed the State their respective districts. 15 female faculty members have presented an overview of the econ- advances made in the agriculture Managers of Community Service During the meeting, the FC been provided scholarships for the omy and civil amenities in India and scenario of Israel. He talked about Centres to activate Village Level was briefed about the registration training by the GIMI Israel under its Israel. He said that Israel has be- greenhouse technologies, water Entrepreneurs so as to improve the process and the issuance of the JK Bank Conducts Women Empowerment Programme. come a $400 billion economy with conservation and irrigation technol- registration process in rural areas. Golden Cards. The programme, specially designed only 9 million population through ogies, genetically engineered crop Dulloo directed all the Medi- The Financial Commission- as per the needs of the SKUAST-K discoveries, innovations and knowl- varieties, greening o deserts, man- cal Superintendents and Chief er was further informed that Shopian DLRC Meeting faculty, comprises of 10 courses. edge-driven business development. made forests etc. Dr Parvaize Sofi, Medical Officers that the pa- since the launch of the scheme, The courses are: Project Manage- While emphasising on the need for Associate Professor, FOA, Wadura tients of the IPDs should be pro- 30,80,305 residents of Jammu ment, Monitoring and Evaluation, adoption of the latest technologies welcomed the guests and Dr Ikhlaq vided benefits under the scheme. and Kashmir have already been Integrated Water Resource Manage- in water resource management, Wani, Associate Professor, Forestry He further directed them that registered under the scheme ment for Sustainable Development, optimum input use, super crop vari- presented the vote of thanks. special camps should be organ- and 23,97,677 Golden cards Entrepreneurship and Innovation in eties, digital and precision farming, Deputy Director-General, GIMI, ised for increasing the registra- have been issued to eligible Times of Change, Irrigation Method- greenhouse technologies etc which Guy Wolf; Dean Students Welfare tion process besides timely sub- beneficiaries. ologies for Improved Yield Produc- Israel has evolved in recent times, MAA Sidique; Associate Dean Col- tion, Development of Sustainable he said it is possible to double the lege of Temperature Sericulture, Dr Aquaculture Industry, Advanced income of farmers in India. MF Baqual, besides various faculty H&H Deptt Organises Awareness Technologies for Dairy Livestock He emphasised the need for members and training participants, Farms, Agribusiness Sustainable strengthening the cooperation be- attended the inaugural function. Cum Registration Camp For Artisans, Farm Management for Smallhold- tween GIMI, SKUAST and farmers 'Agrucation', the bi-monthly ers, Environment Management So- of J&K UT for taking the benefits of newsletter of SKUAST-K under NA- At Danew Wazirpora, Kulgam Observer News Service launched by government reach to lutions, and Renewable Energy. advanced technologies to farmers. HEP-IDP, was also released at the maximum people. He emphasised Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof He also informed about the part- occasion. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir that schemes rolled out by Govt. of Bank Tuesday conducted District India under Atmanirbhar Bharat Level Review Cum Consultative Abyan should be implemented in Committee (DLRCC) meeting which letter and spirit by all stake hold- was chaired by District Develop- ers with close coordination. ment Commissioner Shopian Sa- Highlighting the achievement of chin Kumar Vaishya (IAS). the banks operating in the district Crime Branch Produces Chargesheet The mandatory meeting was for the period under review, LDM organised by Shopian Lead Bank Shopian informed the house that Office to review the performance the deposits portfolio recorded a In Habalas Multi-Crore Fraud of banks and line departments for YoY growth of 27.78% with total de- the 3rd quarter ended December posits amounting to Rs. 1445.30 Cr Press Trust of India production of supplementary Magistrate Poonch for judicial de- 2020 under District Credit Action at the end of third quarter of the cur- chargesheet-I against two more termination. Plan 2020-21. Besides Lead Bank rent FY. A YoY growth of 18.09% was Jammu: The crime branch of Jammu accused on April 4 last year. As per the case diary, a written Manager (LDM) Shopian Ghulam registered in credit portfolio as total and Kashmir police, which filed a During the course of investiga- complaint was lodged at Mendhar Rasool Dar, the meeting saw repre- advances increased to Rs. 1474.80 Cr supplementary chargesheet against tion, nine accused were arrested police station in Poonch district Observer News Service Day, Assistant Director Hand- sentatives from various banks and recorded at the end of third quarter four accused in the Habalas e-com- by the crime branch and recover- by Abdul Karim and others, al- looms, Muqbil Lateef Hussain line departments in attendance. out of which Rs. 1160.77 Cr were merce multi-crore fraud in Poonch ies were made on their disclosure leging therein that the above ac- KULGAM: Department of Hand- , apprised the female partici- DDC Shopian stressed on the disbursed under Priority Sector and district, has established that the in the form of both cash and kind, cused among the other co-accused looms and Handicrafts, Kulgam pants about the schemes run need to increase awareness in Rs. 314.10 Cr under Non-Priority prime accused had diverted huge including 5 vehicles, besides seiz- induced and duped the gullible (Handlooms Wing), on Monday by Government for upliftment every nook and corner of the dis- Sector. Cash Deposit (CD) ratio for amounts of money that was collect- ing and sealing immoveable prop- people of Mendhar and its sur- organized daylong Artisan Aware- of girls, besides providing in- trict so that benefits of schemes the district stood at 102.04%. ed from people for his personal gains erty in the form of shops belong- rounding areas by offering online ness cum registration Camp at formation available with the and booked apartments in Delhi. ing to the accused in Poonch. shopping of quality products on Danew Wazirpora, Kulgam. department for the welfare of The crime branch produced In the supplementary huge discounts. The camp was inaugurated Weaver community in gen- supplementary chargesheet-II chargesheet, it has also been es- Along with the discounts, gift by Additional Deputy commis- eral. A number of questions Illicit Timber Seized, against accused Tariq Mehmood, tablished that prime accused Tariq items and cash deposits were of- sioner, Kulgam, Showkat Ahmad were answered regarding these Murtaza Ahmed, Imitiaz Ahmed has diverted a huge amount of fered with the promise of doubling Rather. schemes, by the officers. and Ali Mohd in the high-profile money collected from people for the money in three weeks time On the occasion, the Addi- In addition to it, on-spot reg- Smuggler Arrested case of multi-crore fraud, the CB his personal gains, as the probe and thereby duping thousands of tional Deputy commissioner, istration process was conducted officials said. showed it has been found that the people of their hard earned money Kulgam said that the objective for weavers, by the department. Observer News Service Kangan Syed Yasir Qadri- JKPS The accused were involved in accused booked a flat in Delhi for running into crores of rupees. of organising the camp was to Later Weaver Registration seized a large quantity of illegally duping gullible people of their an amount of Rs 1.5 crore for which Initially, the case was registered make artisans aware of vari- Cards & Cooperative Registra- Ganderbal: Jammu and Kashmir cut timber from the possession money on the pretext of doubling he has paid consideration amount at Mendhar police station but be- ous welfare programmes and tion Certificates were distrib- Police in Ganderbal on Tuesday of one accused person Riyaz Ah it within three weeks time by in- of Rs 28 lakh to the concerned. ing a case of immense public im- schemes of the department. uted by ADC, Kulgam & AD Han- claimed that a large quantity of illicit Bajran son of Muhammad Rafiq ducement, they said. Moreover, accused Ali Moham- portance, the investigation was He appealed to the artisan dlooms & Handicrafts,Kulgam. timber was seized in the district. Bajran, a resident of Village Hil- The preliminary chargesheet mad who was evading arrest had transferred to the crime branch fraternity to come forward and Functional Manager DIC, LDM A police spokesperson in a pati Haknar Gund. of the case has already been pro- fled to Saudi Arabia and was ar- and the probe taken up, they said. get themselves registered with J&K Bank & representatives from statement said that acting on The police statement said that duced by Crime Branch, Jammu rested by the crime branch team In accordance, a Special Investi- the department so that they can JKEDI, RDD and other banks also the directions of SSP Ganderbal a case under FIR No. 11/2021 U/S against six accused persons in after a lot of effort, it said. gation Team (SIT) was constituted avail the benefits, without any attended the function. Khalil Poswal-JKPS) a team of Po- 379 IPC, 26 IF ACT has been reg- the court of Sub-Judge Mend- The chargesheet has been pro- by Crime Branch, Jammu for an in- difficulty for their overall socio- Some Finished Goods pro- lice Station Gund led by SHO Po- istered at Police Station Gund har on July 20, 2019 followed by duced in the Court of Chief Judicial depth investigation of the case. economic development. duced in Training Centres run lice Station Gund INSP Lateef Ali and further investigation set The programme being organ- by the department in District under the supervision of SDPO into motion. ised on International Women's Kulgam, were also displayed. PMO Stresses On Need For Equitable Cultural Event Inaugurated At Tulip Garden Kud Distribution Of Covid Vaccines Observer News Service UDHAMPUR: District Administration Ud- Observer News Service vaccination drives. ensure a multi-sectoral response in hampur in collaboration with Tourism It was informed that the COWIN Por- addition to swift vaccination drives to Department Tuesday organised a day long JAMMU: Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to tal is hosting geo-tagged locations of all prevent subsequent waves of infection mega cultural festival at Tulip Garden Kud. the Prime Minister, Tuesday chaired a high- the vaccination centres along with the especially in the wake of the emer- District Development Commissioner, level meeting to review the public health re- data on vaccine availability and supply gence of mutant strains of the virus. Dr Piyush Singla was the chief guest and sponse to COVID-19 and asked all the States chain management, which can be used They were advised to ardently promote inaugurated the mega cultural event in and Union territories to assiduously expe- by the States/UTs to facilitate vaccina- COVID appropriate behaviour, improve presence of Block Development Council dite vaccination of priority groups in accor- tion-related planning and monitoring. the rate of testing especially in districts Chairman, Chennai, Parkash Chand. dance with the guidelines, in this regard. Stress was laid on gradual ramping up that are falling short of target quotas, In his inaugural address, the DDC said that Cabinet Secretary, Union Secretaries of the vaccination related facilities to increase the share of RTPCR tests viz- promotion of tourism in the area is the top partment and local artists which was kits to newly born girl childs.Stalls of local cui- of the concerned departments, and Chief organise gross root drives for inclusive a-viz RATs, monitor mutant strain for most priority of UT Government. He added highly appreciated by the audiences. sines were also installed by local people to dis- Secretaries of all the States and Union and equitable coverage of population. early hotspot identification, adopt refo- that the Highland Park Kud spread over an Different departments like Agriculture, play and promote the local products. Territories were present in the meeting. The States/UTs were asked to lay spe- cused & stringent containment strate- area of 1.5 kanal is ready to welcome the tour- Horticulture, Social Welfare, Animal Hus- Local people and elected representa- While reviewing the situation, the cial focus on sharing the vaccination gies and undertake priority vaccination ists with more than 9000 colorful tulips. He bandry, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries, Handi- tives appreciated the initiative of District Principal Secretary to the PM appreci- schedule across respective vaccination with provisions of geographically tar- said that district Administration Udhampur craft, Handloom, DIC, Sericulture, Apiculture, administration and Tourism department ated the efforts of the Union Ministry centres over the next 15 days, efficient geted vaccination in clusters witnessing was mulling to institutionalise the event on Floriculture, State Bank of India, ICDS, etc had for organizing this mega event at Tulip of Health and Family Welfare, State/UT monitoring of the supply chain manage- a surge in COVID cases. annual basis so that more and more tourists set up their departmental stalls for aware- Garden Kud. Chief Executive Officer, PDA, Governments, respective Health De- ment of vaccines to reduce wastage on In Jammu and Kashmir, COVID-19 are attracted to this scenic area of the district. ness of various departmental schemes. Sachin Dev Singh; Chief Planning Officer, partments and the medical field staff account of expiration, a gradual increase vaccination drives are being held across While appreciating natural scenic beauty The DDC took a round of the stalls installed Rajeev Bhushan; Programme Officer ICDS, for the successful phase-wise roll-out in the number as well as the capacity of 2834 COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) of the area, the DDC said that this area is under by various departments for disseminating in- Attar Chand; SDM Chenani, Abdul Sattar; of the COVID-19 vaccination. It was vaccination centres, crowd management including 34 private centres. The vaccines main focus of UT government for developing a formation about welfare and other schemes. District Social Welfare Officer, Er Sajad informed that, till date, more than 2.4 at vaccination sites, and general promo- are being administered free of cost at all tourism circuit for promotion of tourism. Social Welfare department also distributed Bashir Somberia; ,AD Tourism Umesh million people have been vaccinated tion COVID appropriate behaviour. government CVCs and at private centres A scintillating cultural programme Assistive devices among especially abled per- Shan and officers and officials of other de- across India in one of the world’s largest The States/UTs were also asked to against the payment of Rs. 250 per dose. was also presented by Information De- sons and ICDS department distributed mamta partments were present on the occasion. KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

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(0194) 2106304 that the basic philosophy of ‘build- Indian representa- betweenbetween New New Delhi Delhi Delhi and tions, which the present ‘line of en- talent, skill and temperament. inging bridges’ bridges’ through through CBM CBM initiatives initiatives tivetive suggestedsuggested itsits IslamabadIslamabad hashas gagement’gagement’ portends,portends, isis disquietingdisquieting HavingHavingEditorial: been been active active (0194) partners partners 2502327 in in ruining ruining the the state-run state-run school school sys- sys- byby increasing increasing ‘people ‘people to to people’ people’ con- con- termination.termination. during rainfallandand and IslamabadIslamabad floods the entire hashas municipaltakentaken yetJammuyet anotheranother & Kashmir.andand sends sendsThe shiversMunicipalshivers downdown Council thethe spine.Udspine.- solid waste is washed away and the same water is hampur , Municipal Committee Magam (Budgam) Email editorial: [email protected] tacttact is is flawed. flawed.Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat AsAs expected,expected, bodybody blow.blow. ItIt is is high high time time that that leaders leaders of of both both tem,tem, the the ruling ruling classes classes now now abdicate abdicate all all responsibility responsibility by by dumping dumping supplied bytakentaken the Public yetyet anotherHealthanother Engineering bodybody (PHE) , Municipal Committee Kulgam , Municipal Com- Flawed, not because the concept Pakistan strongly Islamabad too countriescountries stop stop behaving behaving like like school- school- Flawed, nothenever because we theenter concept any town,Pakistan we often strongly department to people after mere chlorination or Islamabadmittee Bandipora, too Municipal Committee Ramban thethe educational educational sector sector into into the the private private lap. lap. This This is is seen seen in in the the lavish lavish inin itselfitself isis wrong,wrong, butbut becausebecause thethe denounceddenounced NewNew blow.blow. IslamabadIslamabad tootoo seemsseems toto bebe itch-itch- childrenchildren andand remedyremedy thethe seriousserious KO VIEW leaders themselvessee barricades don’t seem erected to be byDelhi’s the local contention sedimentation. ing foretc a arechance grossly violating‘foot-in-the- the MSW mouth’ Rules disease, by dump which- supportsupport to to fashionable fashionable and and prohibitively prohibitively expensive expensive private private schools schools leaders themselvesmunicipality. don’t seem This tois knownbe Delhi’s as Chun contention- seemsseems toto bebe itchingitching forfor ing foring a municipal chance waste‘foot-in-the- in lakes , wetlandsmouth’ disease,and rivers. which interested in setting an example by by saying that no to ‘take on’ New seems to have afflicted them. Till this interested in settinggi in local an languageexample which by duringby saying the that UNDP no report on solid waste disposal to ‘takeIn Udhampuron’ New town,seems the tomunicipal have afflicted waste isthem. dumped Till this andand the the mushrooming mushrooming of of lesser lesser copycats copycats who who are are making making a a finan- finan- aa chancechance toto ‘take‘take happens, ‘Aman ki Asha’ will remain displayingdisplayingWdays of yoreconfidence confidence was called in in each each Gurzar other. other. waanbilateralbilateral or octroi agree-agree-The United Nations Development ProgrammeDelhi.Delhi. inside JustJust a a dayforestday areahappens, on Jammu ‘Aman -Srinagar ki Asha’ highway will remain cial killing in the absence of a dependable and affordable public cial killingDDCs in the absence take of a dependable centre and affordablestage public Though,Though,post. A certainbothboth countries countriesamount of aretaxare is nownow collectedmentment from betweenbetween ev- (UNDP) thethe in oneon’ ofon’ its New reportsNew Delhi. Delhi.published some yearsafterafter thethe(NH Jamaat- Jamaat-44). In Magamaa distantdistant town, the dreamdream garbage andand is bilateraldumpedbilateral by rela-rela- two nations had ud-Dawa Chief, tions will become another ‘comedy structure.structure. It It is is nothing nothinghe Jammu short short and of of a aKashmir scandal scandal that administrationthat parents parents should should has avoid placedavoid showingshowingery commercial somesome sanitysanity vehicle inin ranging theirtheir deal-deal- betweentwo Rs 20nations , 30 backhad said that the second most serious problemud-Dawa local municipalityChief, tions on willthe banksbecome of Ferozpuranother ‘comedynal- ings, the damage done to the pre- “overtaken or affected” the role or Hafiz Saeed offered ‘asylum’ to circus’! recently elected District Development Council ings,or even the Rsdamage 50 depending done to upon the thepre- type “overtakenof vehicle orthat affected” city dwellers the role face or (afterHafiz unemployment) Saeed offered is ‘asylum’lah ,Kulgam to Municipalitycircus’! dumps the solid waste sendingsending their their wards wards to to government government schools schools on on account account of of the the latter’s latter’s cariouscarious bilateral bilateral relationship relationship between between legalitylegality of of the the UNMOGIP. UNMOGIP. BollywoodBollywood star star Sharukh Sharukh Khan, Khan, Paki- Paki- (DDC) chairpersons at serial number 26 in the new (small , medium and large). The money collected insufficient solid waste disposal. Whenever there on the banks of Vishaw river, Municipal Commit- dismaldismal record,record, andand preferprefer seedyseedy andand crowdedcrowded privateprivate optionsoptions nono thetheon twotwo account byby irresponsibleirresponsible of tax by the statementslocalstatements municipalityNew Newis sup - DelhiDelhiis a discussion initiatedinitiated on waste thethe Management,stanistani Interior Interior the Minister Minister munici- Rehman Rehmantee Bandipora Malik Malik dumps it near the banks of famous warrant of precedence which among others includes matter how mercenary they are. likelikeposed “there“there to be cancan spent bebe on nono welfare businessbusiness measures asas UNMOGIP UNMOGIPespecially debate debatepal authorities under under the the raise garb garb an of of issuetootoo about joinedjoined non inin availabil byby sayingsaying- thatWullarthat thoughthough lake at ZalwanNILOOFARNILOOFAR village QURESHI QURESHI andis is based based Municipal in in New New Delhi Delhi Comand and - matterTDivisional how mercenary Commissioners, they are. Inspector Generals of Police, usual”usual”sanitation. andand “war “warIn almost mongering”mongering” all the towns hashas ofbetter betterJammu spendingspending & ity ofof garbage resourcesresources dumping allo-allo- sites.SharukhSharukh This is Khan Khana very “is “is valid a a born born mitteeIndian Indian Ramban and and candumpscan be be reached reached all at:the at: niloofar niloofar trash.qur.qur includingeshi@[email protected] deadom StudentsStudentsjoint secretaries clearedcleared byby tothethe the state-runstate-run union government schoolschool systemsystem and inin officers KashmirKashmir of Kashmir, majority of this tax money is paid as reason. Our towns and cities have been choked animals near the banks of Chenab river. oftenoften barely barelyequivalent make make the rankthe grade grade besides in in rudimentary rudimentary the administrative literacy, literacy, secretariesparticularly particularly andin in salaries to the employees of Municipal Councils and land availability is very less. So creating new While on my visit to Poonch in 2018, I found ruralrural and andofficers remote remote of areas. theareas. rank This This of is isMajor sought sought General to to be be cloaked orcloaked equivalent by by the the rank. perfor- perfor- The and Committees. Not even 20 % of the amount is garbage dump sites or even scientific landfills is Municipal Council Poonch dumping all its solid DDC vice-chairpersons have been placed at serial number 27, spent on the upkeep of town or municipal solid a challenging task for Government agencies. For waste including biomedical waste on the banks mancemance ofof aa handfulhandful ofof privateprivate schools,schools, withwith nono thoughtthought forfor thethe waste management.TiredTired Leaving ofof aside Thinking?SrinagarThinking? or decades, authorities Come Comein J&K state have tonotto de- aaof Poonch ConclusionConclusion river. I can’t blame only municipal of- equivalent to the vice-chancellors of universities. Jammu city , every town of Jammu & Kashmir vised any mechanism to treat the garbage in cities ficers as they don’t get cooperation from higher colossalcolossal amounts amounts Similarly, spent spent the on on DDC running running members a a vast vast alongnetwork network with of of Blockunder-per- under-per- Devel- IfIf he he were were a a cricketer cricketer — — which which I Irather rather ofof marks, marks, remember.” remember.” ofof total total freedom freedom to to pursue pursue the the pathways pathways of of KKEVINEVINhas becomeM MARTINARTIN a trash town as heaps of municipal and towns. The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is authorities or local Deputy Commissioners. The formingformingopment institutions. institutions. Council Howsoever Howsoever members sound soundand president the the system system of municipalmay may appear appear coun on on- solid waste can be seen on roadside , doubtopendoubt since sinceplots he he possessed possessedsimply not notlifted one one jotfrom jot of of cricket cricketone place andThisThis then generally generally dumped got got the theat ashen-faced ashen-facedDeputy onesCommissioners ones one’sone’s own own mind,are mind, themselves frolic frolic in in the the fields unablefields of of an toan idyl- idyl- paper, oncils the and ground municipalities it is as rickety will enjoyand run-down the protocol as thelike school that of or around rivulets and other water-bodies.vocabularyvocabulary The in in his his anotherspeech speech — — site. but but Ourif if he he were Urbanwere a a Localmovingmoving Bodies a a few few are feet feet merely forward forward in in addressa a determined determined this menaceliclic nature nature as theand and situation dream dream of of iswriting writing very comlines lines- that that paper, on the ground it is as rickety and run-down as the school effort to overcome their resisting wills. rhymed and described life in a more natural houses spreaddistrict all magistrates, over rural Kashmir officers chronically of the rank starved of Brigadier of staff and and ‘IN‘INlaw CONCLUSION’CONCLUSION’ enforcers who were was was a supposeda favourite favourite to cricketerimplementcricketer Mr Mr P P would wouldre-locating have have been been the categorised categorised waste and noteffort treating to overcome it and theirthere resisting plex wills. plus land availabilityrhymed and isdescribed very meager life in a in more J&K. natural housesequivalent, spread all over major rural heads Kashmir of chronicallydepartments starved and districtof staff andand phrasephraseand of of enforce a a teacher teacher the of of mine mineMunicipal — — a a man man Solid of of scien- scien- Wasteas asRules an an all all 2016rounder. rounder. 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The violations are so gruesome that it is simply a have a land to dump the municipal waste. held it ends with no positive outcome because the atat the the primary primaryWith level, level,the warrantare are a a routine routine of precedence feature feature such suchbeing areas, areas, set, thewhile while DDCs insti- insti- are andand perceived perceived atoms atoms and and molecules. molecules. Mr Mr P, P, let’s let’s Physics,Physics, Chemistry Chemistry and and when when the the frogs frogs were were colourcolour magically magically with with the the introduction introduction of of dif- dif- AA young young man man dreaming dreaming is is how how I Icome come to to criminal offence but who will take action against issue is very complexview my in school nature. reports To addressof that day these and age bound to take centre stage in J&K even as Assembly polls and callcall him, him, for for he he very very well well may may still still be be alive alive plentifulplentiful he he was was found found in in the the ferentferent powders. powders. I Ionce once remem- remem- view my school reports of that day and age tutestutes inin thethe citycity appearappear toto burstingbursting atat thethe seamsseams withwith needlessneedless monitoringthe municipal the masses institutions that passed ?through On the otherBiology hand, rooms giving Role lessons of Deputy Commissioners ber naively beingcomplexities, drawn into authoritieswhen I glance need at them to takeoccasionally various these statehood remain elusive. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar monitoringmunicipal the institutions masses that passed also have through some challengesBiology rooms givingUnder lessons Rule No 12 of Solid Waste berManage naively- beingstakeholders drawn into onwhen board I glanceand hold at themroundtables occasionally with these staff, Schools in far-flung areas function at the sweet discretion of his hands. on dissection which non-bi- LIFELIFE IN IN A A taking a deep sniff from a days yellowing in a plastic sleeve. Mr P obvi- staff, SchoolsDeclaration, in far-flung a grouping areas of functionKashmiri at parties the sweet seeking discretion restoration of hiswhich hands. the Government is not addressingon anddissection the whichment non-bi- Rules 2016 Deputy Commissioners taking/ District a deep technical sniff from organizations a days yellowing and individuals in a plastic sleeve. involved Mr P obvi- It was the Sixties, of course. The Hippie ology-inclinedology-inclined ones ones like like my- my- CLASSROOM OF bottlebottle of of chlorine chlorine that that nearly nearly ouslyously had had a a kind kind heart heart too too for for his his marks marks theirtheir often oftenof J&K lone lone autonomy, teachers, teachers, won and and 110 instances instances out of 280 of ofseats just just in one one the or orDDC two two elections. tutors tutors ultimateIt was the sufferers Sixties, of are course. the citizens. The Hippie Magistrates haveCLASSROOM an important roleOF to play, but in waste management work. The administrative MovementMovement was was winking winking naughtily naughtily from from out- out- selfself found found hard hard to to stomach, stomach, tooktook my my sinuses sinuses for for a a walk walk awardedawarded to to me me in in their their own own scientific scientific way way handlinghandlingThis multiple multiple made itclasses classes a favourite and and hundreds hundreds to gain power of of students students in 12 districts.are are common. common. But it in view of theirTHE THEother SIXTIES priorities,SIXTIES most of the DCs department is not showing seriousness on the is- sidesideMSW classroom classroom Rules windows, windows,2016 “Come “Come out out and and taste taste especiallyespecially the the drawing don’tdrawing take of of the issue of solid waste managementrightright out out se of of- my my body.sue. body. In past Govtreflectreflect invited a a kindness. kindness. tenders under PPP model TheThe standards standardsended up of of controlling such such schools schools just and andeight the the districts education education - five theyin they Kashmir impart impart Valley can can thethe freedom!” freedom!”In 2016, the Union Ministry of Environment,bloodblood or or the the severing severingriously. of of flesh flesh The in in orderDeputy order to to peer Commissionerspeer PhysicsPhysics are was was supposed about about equations, equations, for waste balance balance managementIfIf the the dissectingin dissecting towns of ofby a a frog clubbingfrog taught taught theme me any- any- wellwell be be andimagined. imagined. three in Jammu. 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The other three districts beenbeenMunicipal the the anthem anthem Solid of of many many Waste a a classroom classroom Rules bound bound2016 (MSWthings,”things,” Rules). Mr Mr P P would wouldment instruct, instruct, Department directing directing (HUDD) his his throughvisthrough a vis a a thickidentification thick glass glass slab. slab. have not neitherandand been small. small. invited Science Science norprovided provided has me theme with withGovt an an in- in- hopehope that thatwere with with won time time by thethe the independent growing, growing, engineered engineered candidates. preference preferenceAmong the for forPAGD’s pri- pri- schoolboyschoolboyThese of rulesof that that aretime. time. the sixth category of wastewordswords at manat the the -ones onesof who’d who’d land gone gonefor creatinga a whiter whiter shade shadescientific landfillMostMost things things sites, in in setting Mr Mr P’s P’s class class rectifiedstarted started out out that as as tendersightsight into documentinto laterality. laterality. (NIT). That That is, is, you you could could be be eight seats, the NC candidates won six and the PDP and the agementIt was also rules still the and Years do ofnot Collusion include — plastic,of pale e-waste, and generally stood in the back rows premises before gradually working their way seated in the lap of science and be totally at vatevate schools schools would would phase phase the the government government system system out out of of existence. existence. biomedical,It was also still hazardous the Years of and Collusion construction — of paleand and de -generally stood in the back rows premises before gradually working their way seated in the lap of science and be totally at Communist Party won one each. between teacher and parent to ensure at all at the dissecting table so they missed a good through a series of reasoning stages to a finely ease contemplating poetry. It remains to be seen how well measures taken in desperation, like betweenmolition teacher waste. and Asparent per tothese ensure new at allrulesat ‘waste’ the dissecting is table Forso they decades, missed a good authoritiesthrough a series of reasoningin J&K stages state to a finely have notease devisedcontemplating any mechanism poetry. to It remains to be seen how well measures taken in desperation, like deal of what was going on. drawn conclusion. Science didn’t care because ultimately it recruitmentsCongress scrounged has in been haste, the are biggest able toloser. turn It the controls tide for no soci- dis- costcostdefined that that Johnny Johnny as solid put put his wastehis head head alone down down which peered peered is generateddeal of what by was goingtreat on. the garbage in citiesdrawn and conclusion. towns. The Municipal Solid Waste Science(MSW) didn’t is simply care because lifted ultimately from it recruitmentstrict despite scrounged winning in haste, 26 seats. are ableIt, however, to turn the managed tide for to soci- win intointoall the the the laboratory laboratory households, microscope microscope hospitality and and averted averted industry,PREPARINGPREPARING big and TO TO FACEone FACE placeLIFE: LIFE: “Life and“Life is thenis going going dumped to to atDisputeDispute another that, that, site. he’d he’d Our say, say, Urban pointing pointing Local to to Bodiesa a seemsseems are everything everything merely re-locating is is relative. relative. There There the is is no no end, end, ety,ety, particularly particularlythe vice-chairperson low-income, low-income, posts rural rural inand and Kishtwar agrarian agrarian and classes classes Rajouri for for districtswhom whom hishis gazesmall gaze from frommarket the the classroom vendors.classroom windows. Thesewindows. rules The The aretoss tossapplicable things things at at you youwaste that that are are and a a lot lot hardernot harder treating to to take, take, it andsolvedsolved there equation equation are on manyon the the blackboard. blackboard.municipal Of Of institutions course, course, nono conclusion whoconclusion do not to to be be even drawn drawn relocate because because likethe like some some world outside can wait, a good education so get used to it. In any case, you have to do it who could? Especially who could who had his wise person once said, “A conclusion is the state-runstate-runwith schools schools the support were were the the of mainstay themainstay PAGD. of of Thishope. hope. is a sad turn of events worldbeyond outside municipal can wait, areas a good and education extend to sourban get used ag -to it.waste In any case, as these you have municipalities to do it who don’tcould? Especiallyhave a land who tocould dump who thehad hismunicipalwise person waste once said, “A conclusion is the for a party that was a major political player in J&K before couldn’t.couldn’t.glomerations, census towns, notifiedyourself yourselfindustrial come come exam exam time. time. It It carries carries a a good good deal deal headhead wrapped wrapped around around other other notions notions — — those those placeplace where where you you got got tired tired of of thinking.” thinking.” townships. The 2016 rules call upon waste genera- 2014. It was a part of the two successive governments, one tors to start segregating their waste into three cat- up solid waste processing and disposal units. This The municipal institutions under Urban Local OTHEROTHERwith the PDP andOPINIONOPINION another with the NC. egories – Biodegradables, Dry Waste (Plastic,NONO Pa- HOLDSwasHOLDS to be done within one yearBARREDBARRED from the date of Bodies (ULBs) were hardly serious about sanita- ...... Be that as it may, the DDCs are all that J&K has in terms per, metal, Wood) and Domestic Hazardous...... Waste notification of SWM Rules 2016. More than 6 years tion and addressing solid waste issues in the past. of democratic governance in the absence of assembly elec- (diapers, napkins, mosquito repellents, shaving have passed and most of the DCs in J&K are yet to They had been busy only with executing the civil tions. With the J&K administration extending the time of kits, cleaning agents) before they hand it over identify the suitable land for creating landfill sites works and making backdoor appointments. In DiscriminationDiscriminationthe Delimitation Commission by one moreAgainstAgainst year, there is CricketersCricketersto the collectors. The MSW Rules 2016 says that for the municipal committees or councils in their 2012, I sought information from Municipal Com- no way elections will be held in the next one and a half. So, waste generators will have to pay some amount to respective districts. There is not even a single mittee Chadoora under RTI Act which revealed the waste collectors for activities like collection, municipal committee or council where the solid that out of Rs 1 crore revenue generated from tax HEHE PAKISTAN PAKISTANpeople women’s women’s will cricket cricket have team’s team’s to make visit visit doThisThis with discrimination discrimination the DDCs is is only.undoubtedly undoubtedly But their unfair unfair eterseters will will be be able able to to stay stay in in Mumbai Mumbai in in the the to India for the World Cup has turned into and puts our team at a significant disadvan- currentdisposal, climate and if we processing reach the final. of waste. The municipal waste is being treated on scientific lines. collection , 90 lakhs was spent on salaries and ad- TTto India forfunction the World Cupwill has be turned strictly into developmentaland puts our team atin a significantnature. disadvan-They current climate if we reach the final. a security and logistical nightmare. First, the tage. The team has been conciliatory about Thebodies ICC also in needs India to considerhave the if India authority should to decide the In Municipal Council Budgam, a successful ministrative expenses. The town has no official a security andhave logistical no nightmare.political role.First, the This tage.makes The theteam DDCs has been an conciliatoryextension about of The ICC also needs to consider if India should team could not go to Mumbai, where its its treatment but the International Cricket be allowed‘User Fees.’The to hold multi-nationrules also stipulate tourna- zero tolerance pilot work was taken up in 2016-2017. The private landfill site and with the result waste is either team could notthe gobureaucracy. to Mumbai, where For a its realits democracy treatment but to workthe International it has to give Cricket be forallowed throwing, to hold burning multi-nation or burying tourna- the solid waste enterprise which was executing the work on a dumped on the banks of Doodh Ganga river or matchesmatches were were originally originally scheduled, scheduled, after after the the Council (ICC) should take note of this. ments at a time when it can’t guarantee safety voice to the political aspirationsCouncil (ICC)of the should people. take noteAnd of for this. that mentsgenerated at a time onwhen streets, it can’t guaranteeopen public safety spaces, water no-gain-no-loss basis was composting the biode- thrown around various locations. ShivShiv Sena Sena started started issuing issuing its its usual usual threats threats InternationalInternational teams teams have have refused refused to to visit visit ofof all all players. players. to happen the government should work towards holding as- bodies, etc. “Spot Fines” are also introduced un- gradable waste at a designated site and making againstagainst visiting visiting Pakistani Pakistani teams. teams. PakistanPakistan over over justified justified security security fears. fears. It It seems, seems, ItIt deris is now nowthese too too newlate late to torules reschedule reschedule which the the means World World if someone is compost out of it. The said site is now abode for Conclusion sembly elections in right earnest. Now,Now, hotels hotels at at the the alternative alternative venue venue of of however,however, that that if if we we simply simply put put international international CupCupfound and and our our littering pulling pulling outor out disobeying of of the the tournament tournament the guidelines, then dogs as the working has been stopped due to non- It is not the year 2016 when solid waste rules CuttackCuttack andand neighbouringneighbouring citycity teamsteams at at clubhouses clubhouses in in stadiums stadiums and and refuse refuse inin protest localprotest bodies will will only only have heighten heighten the authority tensions. tensions. to We Wefine them. cooperation from the administrative department. were brought in for the first time in India. More BhubaneshwarBhubaneshwar have have refused refused lodging lodging to to our our toto let let them them go go anywhere anywhere else, else, the the security security shouldshould make Unfortunately,make clear clear that that we we in are areour only only towns playing playing and even cities, In-spite of allotment of work for another one year than 20 years ago, the Government of India came playersplayers out out of of fear. fear.OTHER OPINONproblemproblem would would apparently apparently be be solved. solved. underunderthe duress duresswaste and andis burntthat that such suchand conditions conditionsthrown into are are water bodies through a proper tender process the work could up with MSW Rules in 2000. The 2016 rules is sort OurOur cricketers cricketers now now have have to to play play this this all-im- all-im- NoNo country, country, of of course, course, would would accept accept such such unacceptableunacceptableby municipal if if any any ofemployees of our our sportspersons sportspersons and sanitation tour tour workers not be executed as the Government said they don’t of an amendment to Solid Waste Rules of 2000. portantportant tournament tournament under under virtual virtual house house ar- ar- conditionsconditions to to play play cricket cricket in in Pakistan. Pakistan. Yet, Yet, our our IndiaIndiaas again. again.well. Instead IInstead won’t of ofblame appeasing appeasing them the thebecause anti- anti- the Govern- have any budget for carrying the work forward. The 21 year old rules also focused on source seg- rest, with their accommodation being pro- women cricketers are expected to put up with Pakistanment extremists, has miserably the Indian failed government to provide them land When there was no budget for the same why did regation of waste plus its processing, but the J & rest, with theirHeavy accommodation beingis pro- thewomen head cricketers are expectedthat to put up with Pakistanoutside extremists, the town the for Indian creating government a scientific landfill the authorities tender out the work ? Pertinently, K Government never implemented them on the videdvided at at the the clubhouse clubhouse of of the the stadium stadium in in thisthis in in India. India. Additionally, Additionally, the the final final of of the the mustmustsite. ensure ensure MSW the the Rules safety safety 2016 and and makecomfort comfort it ofmandatoryof our our that no the financial implication for this door to door col- ground and now after two decades people are whichwhich all all their their matches wearsmatches will will be be played. played. the Every Every crowntournamenttournament isis supposedsupposed toto bebe heldheld inin players.players.non-recyclable waste having calorific value of lection and treatment plus segregation project was made to suffer. Had our policy makers and politi- other team will be staying in five-star hotels. Mumbai. India needs to explain how our crick- -EXPRESS TRIBUNE other team will be stayinghe in interview five-star hotels. that the Mumbai.Queen’s India grandson needs toand explain his wife,how our the crick- 1500 K/cal/kg or more-EXPRESS shall TRIBUNE be disposed of in the mere 15 to 17 lakhs a year which could have been cians been visionary the situation would not have Duchess of Sussex, gave to their friend Oprah Winfrey landfills. That waste can either be utilised for gen- generated by the local municipality by collecting been alarming. The J&K Pollution Control Board painted a picture of a Britain under a thin aristocratic crust erating energy or can be used for preparing refuse sanitation fees collected from local households. (PCB) has also been mum over this issue, with the that was wreathed in a “toxic atmosphere” in which the AllAll derivedletters letters intended fuelintended (RDF). for for J&K publication publication Government must must in include include fact took the the writer’s writer’sWhen namepeople name and andwill address, address,get proper even even service if if a a pseudonym pseudonym they won’t is is used. used.result Letters Letters managing are are edite edite soliddd as oras clarity, liquidclarity, wastespace space has become TWindsors were either willingly or unwillingly trapped. Royal life, many cement plant owners from Kashmir on a hesitate to pay Rs 50 or even Rs 100 per month to a challenging task for municipal institutions. OBSERVEROBSERVER MAILMAIL andand accuracy accuracy of of expression expression require. require. Our Our publishing publishing a a letter letter does does not not mean mean we we agree agree with with everything everything or or even even anything anything in in it. it. -EDI -EDITORTOR the couple said, was stalked by the fear of the tabloid press. These field trip to Karnataka a few years back to show local municipal institutions. Government on the other hand is acting like an charges cannot be treated lightly. Prince Harry is the ultimate pal- them how RDF works in cement kilns, but the Sri- ostrich and not taking unscientific waste disposal ace insider, with a ringside seat at the royal circus for decades. nagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) didn’t carry Enforcers turning Violators seriously thus putting the lives of citizens at risk. Kashmir’sKashmir’sThe monarchy’s soft powerFateFate rests upon theisis great Just socialJust – and politi Consequential!Consequential!- forward this programme as RDF was to be sup- I have written a lot aboutHailHail unscientific disposal KiranKiran BediBedi DEARDEAR EDITOR, EDITOR,cal – pressure not to embarrassof ofthe mistrust. mistrust. Queen. TheCould Could royal you you family also also tell hastell us beenus who who countries,countries,plied by one one SMC wanting wanting to cement to to and and factories.2016 the the MSWtherethere Rulesis is something something of solid that that waste seems seems with to to practicalDEARDEAR instances EDITOR, EDITOR, from differ- Views killingsexpressedkillings and andare theheinous heinous author’s crimes crimes own and obliged to protect her interests and shield her from criticism, aware say that landfill site should be 100 metres away ent districts . Irony is that municipal bodies who do not necessarily represent the editorial stance of I Iwould would like likethat to to theircomment comment fortunes on on arethe the tied to beheadedpreservingbeheaded and andthe mutilatedmonarchy’s mutilated the thehold bodies bodies over of of otherotherfrom avoiding avoiding a river, its its 200 role role metres in in Kashmir. 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"Who Like his mother,have happenedDiana, Princess in any of Wales,case. he out- and water supply wells and 20 km away from air- disturbing situation is thatEnd’, the Kashmir municipal Observer solid , JanuaryDr Raja Muzaffarthe help Bhat of is Indian Chairman puppets of Jammu of Kashmir Observer,manoeuvred Jan 22, thetitled, palace "Who because havehe was happened willing to inbare any his case. soul in pub- twotwo countries countries India India and and Pakistan Pakistan to to sub-continent.sub-continent. End’, Kashmir Observer, January the help of Indian puppets of ports/airbase. In Kulgam and Poonch towns, both waste is being dumped either inside or near the & Kashmir RTI Movement. He is also Anant isis Responsible Responsiblelic. For For Princess LoC LoC Killings?" Killings?" 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Media deals have report- lass 12th J&K Bose annual to ask everyone its value, but not to value of the stone, he answered that of what they see. edly made them multimillionaires. They were frozen out after the palace regular result of winter zone sell it. The man took that stone and I can give you 50 lakh for it. the man Same is the story of your life, decided that one could not represent the Queen at public engagements (Kashmir) has been declared went to an orange seller. He showed became surprised and became speech- marks hardly matter they don’t value, while making money from such self-promoting business activities. on 8th of March 2021. But, it to orange seller and asked him its less and became silent, now the stone- but the people who judge you on the Yet l’affaire Sussex is more than about money. In the UK, the mon- Cthis result was no less than a twist value. The orange seller answered seller told him that okay if 5 lakh is basis of marks have the same infor- arch has the final power of decision and retains that right because they for the aspirants. It may have been a that I can give you 10 oranges for this less than I can give you 2 crores but, mation and ideology like that of the refrain from political manoeuvring. Even if this were true – and given this paper’s revelations about Queen’s consent suggest it is not – the shock of happiness or grief for them. precious stone. He apologize to him will you give me the precious stone. orange seller. And those who are like monarch’s desire to be above the fray today looks like royal disdain Some students maybe in a great sor- and said that God has told me not to The man didn’t gave him the stone the stone sellers will praise you be- for social movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo that the row because they think that they de- sell it and he went away. Now he went and went to God and asked him now cause they know what your value is. Duchess of Sussex has promoted. served more marks than they have to a vegetable seller and asked the please tell me what is my value, god A three-digit number can never de- The Sussexes have vividly dramatised the real challenge of stay- gotten. But the students who think so same question to him, the vegetable told him listen: like the precious stone cide you’re future and you were per- ing out of politics for the monarchy. A grouse-shooting, landowning and who think that they are losers are seller answered that I can give you a was deserving 2 crores but the orange sonality. And remember marks and ruling caste is likely to support certain political ideas, but to ensure totally wrong. Marks can never decide sack of potatoes for this stone but he seller was giving you only 20 orange Merit cannot predict what you are but its popularity it remains silent on the big issues. What the Sussexes what you are or what you will be. You apologized and went away, now he for this stone, similarly, your value is your hard work predicts and decides show is that being relatable and relevant as royals was impossible are still worth and valuable. Let me reached a jeweler and asked him the very precious but people do not under- so, and always remember what Al- because it would come into conflict with the monarchy’s very real quote a story to make you understand same question, the trailer replied that stand it people only judge you on the lama Iqbal has said “girtai hain sheh- powers. Whether a hereditary head of state is required today ought and to refresh your mind: I can give you a ring for this precious basis of the their information and the sawaar maidaanai jung main, to be considered in a programme of reform that the British state Once a person ask God what is my stone, he apologize to him also and way they see you but, I know you are Woh tifl hi kya girai jo ghutno ke bal chale clearly – and urgently – needs. value? went away, finally, he reached a pre- very valuable but not the people, be- Hina Jaan The Guardian God gave him a stone and told him cious stone-seller and asked him the cause they only judge you on the basis hinajan@radiff

ORTY-eight years after the 1971 war, which led to the in- dependence of Bangladesh, each country involved in the conflict has institutionalised a distinct memory of the events of that year. In Bangladesh, the war is remem- Fbered as the Bengali people's struggle against an oppressive Pakistan army. In India and Pakistan, the war is often remembered as the 7 Wednesday | 10.03.2021 Opinion, Analysis,Think! Essays The Colonial Crown

he most explosive element of the Sus- sexes’ highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey was the claim that Tsomeone within the royal household had “concerns” over how dark-skinned the cou- ple’s son Archie might be. While Winfrey later clarified neither the Queen Benjamin T. Jones nor the Duke of Edinburgh were behind the remark, Meghan also suggested their son was denied the title of prince because of his mixed race. The interview points to a larger issue of racism in the British monarchy, both contemporary and historical. When the couple began dating, some hoped it It is a tragic story would usher in a period of royal renewal. Meghan, at an individual who has an African-American mother and a white father, was presented as a symbol of the modern, level but it also points inclusive monarchy. These hopes were gradually dashed with consistently negative media cover- to a history of age, including unfavourable comparisons with Meghan’s sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, the Duch- structural racism ess of Cambridge. Meghan revealed to Winfrey that the pressure to within the monarchy. perform official duties in the face of mounting criti- cism led to depression and suicidal thoughts. The Harry noted that the couple lamented the lack of support they received from the royal family. press attacks on his It is a tragic story at an individual level but it wife had “colonial also points to a history of structural racism within the monarchy. Harry noted that the press attacks on undertones”, which his wife had “colonial undertones”, which the royal family refused to address. These are part of a lon- the royal family ger history of colonialism and racism in which the Being seventh in line to the throne, there was never a refused to address. Windsors are entangled. realistic chance Archie would become king. The notion that his mere The slave trade proximity to the throne has sparked concerns, and the failure to defend These are part of a The Queen’s distant ancestor, Elizabeth I, was integral to establishing the British slave trade. One Meghan from racist attacks, again points to a structural issue. longer history of of the founders of the trade in the 16th century, Sir colonialism and John Hawkins, impressed Elizabeth by capturing 300 Africans. His biographer Harry Kelsey calls him racism in which the “Queen Elizabeth’s Slave Trader” and notes that she was ultimately a net good and Britain was spreading the history of racism in Britain and how the royal contributed her ship, Jesus of Lubeck to his next civilisation throughout the world. family has benefited from racism and colonialism. Windsors are voyage in 1564. Journalist Peter Tatchell has argued that the in- After the death of George Floyd sparked the In 2018, Prince Charles denounced Britain’s role stitution of monarchy is itself inherently racist as Black Lives Matter movement, thousands across entangled. in the slave trade as an “atrocity” but there have there have only been, and likely will only ever be, Britain were quick to show their support and soli- been calls for the Queen also to apologise on behalf white monarchs. He notes, darity. So strongly did the movement resonate, in of the monarchy. A non-white person is […] excluded from hold- 2020 the English Premier League had the words Republican campaigner Graham Smith has led ing the title of head of state, at least for the foresee- Black Lives Matter printed on players’ shirts, open- the charge noting that the current royals “are sit- able future. This is institutional racism. ing matches with players taking a symbolic knee. ting on a hugely significant amount which was ac- While this could change, of course, the treat- The royal family said nothing. By protocol, the quired from slavery and empire”. ment of Meghan and the alleged concerns over her monarchy does not comment on political issues but son’s skin colour suggest the privileging of white- its role is to offer moral leadership. Without explic- A colonial mindset ness is deeply ingrained. itly endorsing Black Lives Matter, the Windsors The British empire contracted after the World Being seventh in line to the throne, there was could have contributed to the zeitgeist by offering Wars and eventually dissolved in 1960s. Nevertheless, a never a realistic chance Archie would become statements condemning all forms of racism and vis- colonial mindset has persisted. This has been regularly king. The notion that his mere proximity to the ibly championing anti-racism charities. demonstrated by the casual racism of Prince Philip. Vis- throne has sparked concerns, and the failure to As a society, Britain is having a difficult na- iting Australia in 2002, he asked an Aboriginal Austra- defend Meghan from racist attacks, again points tional conversation about its imperial past. Statues lian if they were “still throwing spears”. to a structural issue. of slave owners are being torn down and attempts to In 1999, he mused that an old-fashioned fuse box The marriage of Harry and Meghan in 2018 by decolonise the curriculum are gathering pace. must have been “put in by an Indian”. In 1986, he charismatic African-American Bishop Michael If the royal family is not able to make similar warned British students in China that they would Curry, serenaded by a gospel choir, was a public re- attempts to confront the racism in its past and pres- become “slitty-eyed” if they stayed too long. Aus- lations coup for the royals. The Sussexes’ exit from ent, it risks falling ever further out of touch with the tralia, China, and India, are just three of dozens of royal life after such a short period, and the reasons people it is supposed to represent. countries touched by British colonisation. why, is highly damaging. While the Prince’s comments — and many oth- By arrangements with Royal silence ers — are often dismissed as “gaffes” or poor jokes, The Conversation they tie into a culture war, suggesting colonialism The monarchy has remained largely silent on

ONDON – I was recently ap- account. It is hard to see how a crypto- proached about setting up currency could meet all three of these my own “special purpose ac- conditions all of the time. True, some Lquisition company” (SPAC), The Bitcoin Lottery cryptocurrencies have demonstrated an which would allow me to secure ability to perform some of these func- financial commitments from inves- tions some of the time. But the price of tors on the expectation that I will JIM O'NEILL Bitcoin, the canonical cryptocurrency, eventually acquire some promising is so volatile that it is almost impossible business that would prefer to avoid to imagine it becoming a reliable store an initial public offering. In pictur- of value or means of exchange. ing myself in this new role, I mused Moreover, underlying these three that I could be doubly fashionable functions is the rather important role by also jumping into the burgeon- of monetary policy. Currency manage- ing field of cryptocurrencies. There ment is a key macroeconomic policy- have been plenty of headlines about making tool. Why should we surrender striking it big, quickly, so why not this function to some anonymous or get in on the action?2 amorphous force such as a decentral- Being a wizened participant in ized ledger, especially one that caps the financial markets, I declined the in- overall supply of currency, thus guaran- vitation. The rising popularity of teeing perpetual volatility? SPACs and cryptocurrencies seems At any rate, it will be interesting to to reflect not their own strengths but see what happens to cryptocurrencies rather the excesses of the current mo- when central banks finally start rais- ment, with its raging bull market in ing interest rates after years of main- equities, ultra-low interest rates, and taining ultra-loose monetary policies. policy-driven rallies after a year of We have already seen that the price COVID-19 lockdowns. of Bitcoin tends to fall sharply dur- To be sure, in some cases, pursu- ing “risk-off” episodes, when markets ing the SPAC route to a healthy return suddenly move into safe assets. In this probably makes a lot of sense. But the respect, it exhibits the same behavior fact that so many of these entities are as many “growth stocks” and other being created should raise concerns highly speculative bets. about looming risks in the surround- In the interest of transparency, ing markets. I did consider buying some Bitcoin As for the cryptocurrency phenom- a few years ago, when its price had enon, I have tried to remain open-mind- collapsed from $18,000 to below $8,000 ed, but the economist in me struggles to changed my view (which turned out to one’s savings in a digital currency is in the space of around two months. make sense of it. I certainly understand be a mistake for the first couple of years, The rising obviously an inviting one. Friends of mine predicted that it the conventional complaints about the but not in the long term). By the same token, there has long would climb above $50,000 within two major fiat currencies. Throughout my Similarly, I have lost count of all popularity of been a case to be made for creating a years – and so it has. career as a foreign-exchange analyst, I the papers I have written and read on SPACs and new world currency – or upgrading Ultimately, I decided against it, be- often found that it was much easier to the supposed unsustainability of the the International Monetary Fund’s re- cause I had already taken a lot of risk dislike a given currency than it was to US balance of payments and the im- cryptocurrencies seems serve asset, special drawing rights – to investing in early-stage companies that find one with obvious appeal. pending decline of the dollar. True, to reflect not their own mitigate some of the excesses associated at least served some obvious purpose. I can still remember my thinking these warnings (and similar portents with the dollar, euro, yen, pound, or any But even if I had bet on Bitcoin, I would during the run-up to the introduction of about Japan’s long-running experi- strengths but rather the other national currency. For its part, have understood that it was just a spec- the euro. Aggregating individual Euro- ment in monetary-policy largesse) excesses of the current China has already introduced a central ulative punt, not a bet on the future of pean economies under a shared curren- have yet to be borne out. But, given all bank digital currency, in the hopes of the monetary system. cy would eliminate a key source of mon- this inductive evidence, I can see why moment, with its raging laying the foundation for a new, more Speculative bets do of course some- etary-policy restraint – the much-feared there is so much excitement behind stable global monetary system. times pay off, and I congratulate those German Bundesbank – and would in- Bitcoin, the modern version of gold, bull market in equities, But these innovations are funda- who loaded up on Bitcoin early on. But troduce a new set of risks to the global and its many competitors. Particular- ultra-low interest rates, mentally different from a cryptocurren- I would offer them the same advice I currency market. This worry led me ly in developing and “emerging” econ- cy like Bitcoin. The standard economic would offer to a lottery winner: Don’t let (briefly) to bet on gold. But by the time omies, where one often cannot trust and policy-driven rallies textbook view is that for a currency to your windfall go to your head. the euro was introduced in 1999, I had the central bank or invest in foreign after a year of COVID-19 be credible, it must serve as a means of persuaded myself of its attractions and currencies, the opportunity to stow lockdowns exchange, a store of value, and a unit of Project Syndicate LIFE & TIMES Wednesday | 10.03.2021 08

Office Of The Assistant Regional Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather Without NOTICE Whereas an application has been recieved from one. Shri : Tanveer Ahmad Wani S/o: Mohammad Rafiq Wani R/o: Monchowa B.K. Pora Budgam owner of Masks Indoors, Should Still Avoid Travel: US vehicle bearing Registration No: JK04D-5249 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S Agencies guidance despite the quickly way of life see vaccinations as a Mahindra & Mahindra Finance B/U Nowgam. growing number of vaccinated way to do that. Businesses, par- Now therefore it is notified for the information of the general public ashington: People people. President Joe Biden has ticularly in the travel and hospi- that objections if any to the proposed cancellation of hire purchase who have been fully urged Americans to remain vig- tality industry, are hopeful that Agreement shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assistant vaccinated against ilant and continue to follow CDC a growing number of vaccinated Regional Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period of 12 days COVID-19 can meet guidelines to prevent another people will feel comfortable fly- from the date of publication of this notice in the daily newspaper . Wwithout masks indoors in small surge of cases. ing and dining out again. No. ARTO/ BUDGAM.2902 Dated 09-03-2021 Assistant Regional Transport officer groups with others who have The CDC said fully vacci- mcb Budgam Kashmir been inoculated but should nated people should continue to "An Important First Step" avoid non-essential travel and follow many precautions such The new guidelines address continue to wear face-coverings as avoiding big in-person gath- how vaccinated people can safe- Office Of The Assistant Regional in public, the Biden administra- erings, wearing masks when ly resume some more normal ac- tion said on Monday. visiting with unvaccinated peo- tivities and contacts with those Transport Officer Budgam Kashmir In a long-awaited update of ple from multiple households or outside their households while NOTICE its guidance for behaviours to wearing masks when with peo- the coronavirus is still widely Where as a joint application has been prevent the spread of the coro- ple at risk for severe COVID-19. circulating, but they did not rep- recieved from owner. Shri : Wasif navirus, the U.S. Centers for CDC Director Rochelle Walen- resent a large shift. Ahmad Bhat S/o: Abdul Rehman Bhat Disease Control and Preven- sky told reporters it was important "Today's action represents R/o: Soibugh Budgam as Transferor) & tion (CDC) said fully vaccinated to protect those who have not been vaccinated or not, should con- his first 100 days as president, an important first step. It is not Shri. Riyaz Ahmad Sofi S/o Bashir Ah- people could also meet in small vaccinated and remain vulnerable tinue to avoid medium- and a contrast from the approach our final destination," Walensky mad Sofi R/o Haji Bagh Budgam as Transferee) for transfer of Three Wheeler (Load Carrier) vehicle No. JK04E -5634 groups with unvaccinated indi- while some 60,000 new coronavirus large-sized gatherings as well as by former President Donald said. "As more people get vacci- Now it is therefore notified for general information that objec- viduals deemed at low-risk for cases occur every day. non-essential travel." Trump, who downplayed the nated, levels of COVID-19 infec- tions, if any to the proposed transfer of the said route permit/ve- severe COVID-19 from one other "We remain in the midst of a More than 525,000 people pandemic and eschewed masks. tion decline in communities, and hicle shall be filed in writing in the office of the Assistant Regional household without masks. serious pandemic, and still over have died of COVID-19 in the Some states have begun to lift as our understanding of COVID Transport office ARTO Budgam within a period of 07 days from The slight lifting of restric- 90 percent of our population is United States. Biden, who took restrictions on a large scale. immunity accrues, we look for- the date of publication of this notice in the daily newspaper . tions represented a still cau- not fully vaccinated," she said. office on Jan. 20, has encouraged Many Americans eager to ward to updating these recom- Assistant Regional Transport officer tious approach to public health "Therefore, everyone whether Americans to wear masks for get back to their pre-pandemic mendations to the public." Budgam Kashmir No. ARTO/ BUDGAM. 2927 mcb Dated 09/03/2021

E-mail:- [email protected] Phone:-01933-295302 Government of Jammu & Kashmir(UT) Jammu And Kashmir Public Service Commission OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER R&B DIVISION PULWAMA. RESHAM GHAR Colony BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU - 180001 TENDER NOTICE webiste: http://jkpsc.nic.in Jammu: 0191-2566528 (f) 2566530 E-NIT No :- 8th-Fresh- 293/EEP/RnB/of 2020-21/11134-44 Dated: 08/03/2021 Email: [email protected] Srinagar: 0194-2312629 (F) 2312631 For and on behalf of the Lt. Governor, J&K UT term e-tenders (In Single Cover system) are invited on Item Rate Basis from approved Notification No: PSC/Exam/2021/ 23 Dated: 08-03-2021 and eligible Contractors registered with J&K State Govt. CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Government for the following work:- S.No Name of Work Adv. Cost Cost of T/ Time of Class of Major Head The Commission vide Notification No. PSC/Exam/21/2020 dated 15.10.2020 invited the online application forms from the eligible can- (Rs. In Lacs) Doc.(Rs.) completion Contractor Of Accounts didates of Statistical Assistant Course Departmental Examination in accordance with the rules and syllabus sanctioned vide SRO 339 1 Construction of lane from the H/O Gowhar Ahmad 2.00 200/- 15 (Working Days) DEE UDS dated 09.08.2018; and Nengroo to H/O Manzoor Ahmad Nengroo at Whereas, the Directorate of Economics & Statistics vide letter No. DES/GEN/162/10595-01 dated 15.10.2020 forwarded the Nengroo Mohalla Prichoo. revised syllabus for conducting of Departmental Examination of Jr. Statistical Assistant, Statistical Assistant and Statistical Officer in 2 Construction /Repairs of lane from main road 1.50 200/- 15 (Working Days) DEE IDMT accordance with the S.O 312 dated: 13.10.2020, which reads interalia as “That the batches for above courses henceforth will be imparted Pampore Shopian road to House of Abdul Rehman training as per revised syllabus and timeline notified vide S.O. 312 dated: 13.10.2020. It is accordingly requested that the Departmental Ganie at Washbugh opposite PDD Station. examination of the batches deputed for training, henceforth, shall be conducted as per SRO 312 dated 13.10,2020 and the Departmental 3 Construction of Drain/Bund from Jamia Masjid 1.50 200/- 15 (Working Days) DEE IDMT examination of Batches who had under gone training before issuance of above S.O shall be conducted as per the syllabus on which they to House of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat at Sirnoo MC were imparted training”; and Pulwama. 4. Reconstruction of Approach wall of culvert on 1.93 200/- 15 (Working DEE 3054-M&R Whereas, Finance Department vide letter FD/Legal/104/2020 dated: 23.11.2020 forwarded a copy of order/judgment dated: Wagum Urcharsoo road. Days) 28.10.2020 passed by the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Jammu bench, wherein directions were passed which reads interalia as “that the Examination for selection to the post of Statistical Assistant shall be in accordance with the syllabus as directed in The Bidding documents Consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, bill of quantities (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditions S.O. 312 dated:13.10.2020”; and of contract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www .jktenders. gov .in as per schedule of date Whereas, the matter was taken with the Director General Economics & Statistics J&K Jammu for clarification with given below:- respect to syllabus for the candidates who are appearing in the Departmental Examination of Jr. Statistical Assistant, Statistical As- 1. Date of Issue of Tender Notice 08 /03/2021 sistant and Statistical Officer, whether the exams is to be conducted as per revised syllabus issued vide S.O.312 dated: 13.10.2020 and 2. Period of downloading of bidding documents From 08/03/2021 10:00 A.M. in accordance with the syllabus issued vide SRO-339 dated:09.08.2018; and 3. Bid submission Start Date 08/03/2021 from 10.00 AM Whereas, in response the Director General vide letter No. DES/Gen/162/12018-23 dated: 07.01.2021 requested 4. Bid Submission End Date 15/03/2020 upto 4.00 P.M the Commission to seek clarification from the Finance Department, as the judgment passed by the Hon’ble CAT was forwarded by 5. Date & time of opening of Bids (Online) 16/03/2020 at 4:30 P.M in the Office of the Executive Engineer R&B the Finance Department to the Commission; and Division Pulwama Whereas, the Commission vide communication No. PSC/Exam/AD/Sts/01/2018 dated: 10.02.2021 again sought clarification 6. Submission of Performance Security (PS) Within 7 days of receipt of LOA. (The First lowest bidder has to with respect to the Syllabus for conducting of above mentioned Departmental Examinations including Statistical Assistant Course De- provide 3% of advertized Cost as Performance Security instead of partmental Examination-2021 from the Finance Department Civil Secretariat, Jammu and also issued reminder vide even No. dated EMD within 7 days after opening of Financial Bid) 25.02.2021 to the Finance Department in this behalf, but till date no such clarification with respect to the syllabus has been received from the Finance Department for conducting of Statistical Assistant Departmental Examination 202I, which was tentatively scheduled 1. Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of Treasury Challan/Receipt (Debited to M.H.0059 PWD) and Bid to be held w.e.f 22.03.2021. securing declaration instead of EMD as per Annexure “A” below in favour of Executive Engineer R&B Division Pulwama showing clearly Therefore, In view of above, it is for the information of the concerned eligible candidates that the subject examination is the name of work along with NIT No. & S.No. failing which the tender will be rejected out rightly. hereby deferred till further orders. 2. The date and time of opening of Bids shall be notified on Web site www.jktenders .gov.in and conveyed to the bidders automatically through an e-mail message on their e-mail address. The bids of responsive bidders shall be opened online on same Web By order. Site in the office of Executive Engineer R&B Division Pulwama No. PSC/Exam/Sts. Asstt/2020/07 3. The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of bids. All other terms and conditions shall be available in website www.jktenders.gov.in Dated: ....-03-2021 ( Vinay Samorta) KAS Head Draftsman Technical Officer Executive Engineer, Deputy Controller Of Examinations, DIPK-14757/20 R&B Division Pulwama DIPK-14738/20 J&K Public Service Commission

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir JAL SHAKTI (PHE) DEPARTMENT, DIVISION PULWAMA Office of the Divisional Forest Officer email : [email protected] Notice Inviting e-Tender Social Forestry Division Baramulla. E-NIT S. No. 129/PHEP of 2020-21 e- NIT NO: - 04 OF 2020-21 DATED: - 08 -03-2021 For and on behalf of the Lt. Governor UT of J&K e-tenders (Two cover System) on Item Rate Basis including the maintenance cost for a period of Three Years For and on behalf of the Hon’ble Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, e-tenders are invited from approved and eligible which includes 12 months of DLP are invited from Reputed and resourceful contractors/ Firms/Companies/Joint Venture of repute in PWD or Equivalent in contractors registered with Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir /Central Govt. Organizations for the following works: - CPWD/ Railways and other state Governments for the following works, which should be uploaded on the Procurement web portal http://jktenders.gov. infor the subjected work(s) referred below to be received by the Executive Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Division Pulwama and as per the details S.NO NAME OF WORK ADV. COST CLASS OF Cost of Tender TIME OF Receiving/ Open- mentioned in this e-tender notification and to whom all the terms and conditions of detailed e-NIT /Tender Documents/ PWD Form No:- 25 double are (Rs. In lacs) CONTRACTOR Document. Rs) COMPLETION ing Committee accepted. 1 Providing & Fixing of Barbed Wire Fencing 2.240 “D” Rs. 08 Tender Opening The cost of tender documents (Non-refundable/Non-Transferable) should be in the shape of e-Challan or Treasury Challan/Receipt in favour Executive with Angle Iron Posts in Cement Concrete 200/= calendar days. Committee Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Division Pulwama. Blocks (Fencing= 1400 Rfts) at chandoosa strip creamtion ground under CAPEX Baram- S. Name of Work Esti- Cost of Time of Class Accord of AA ulla of Social Forestry Division Baramulla. No mated TD comple- of Con- Cost (in ₹) tion tract The e-NIT Consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, bills of quantities, (B.O.Q) set of Terms & Conditions of (₹ in contract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the Website: -www.jktenders.gov.in. lacs) Position of AA: Received _ 1. Retrofitting of Water Supply Scheme Gadhanjipora by way of Providing & laying of GI pipes, 23.36 800 45 days B & C SE/Hyd/Spn/74 of Position of T/S: Under process_ construction of anchor blocks, providing jacketing to RCC SR, renovation of operator quarter and 01/2020-21 Dated. Position of Funds : Received electrical & mechanical works including installation of 141 No. FHTC’s for Gadhanjipora including 27-01-2021 maintenance for a period of three years which includes DLP of 12 months.(JJM). Publishing Date: - 08-03-2021 2. Retrofitting of Water Supply Scheme Panzgam by way of Providing & laying of GI pipes, construc- 54.05 1600 90 days AAY SE/Hyd/Spn/59 of Download Start Date: 09-03-2021 from 10:00 AM tion of chain link fencing around structures, providing CGI roofing over SR and face lifting of 01/2020-21 Dated. Bid submission Start Date: 09-03-2021 from 12:00 PM structures and electrical & mechanical works including installation of 168 No. FHTC’s for Panzgam 27-01-2021 Bid submission End Date: 15-03--2021Up to 04.00 PM including maintenance for a period of three years which includes DLP of 12 months.(JJM). Date of Opening of Technical Bid Online. 15-03—2021 at 5:00PM in the Office of Social Forestry Division (Baramulla) 3. Retrofitting of Water Supply Scheme Kharbatpora (Ratnipora old) by way of Providing & laying 88.62 1600 90 days AAY SE/Hyd/Spn/58 of Date of Opening of Financial Bid Online: 15-03-2021 at 5:00PMPM in the Office of Social Forestry Division (Baramulla) of GI pipes, head works, RCC sump and face lifting, and electrical & mechanical works including 01/2020-21 Dated. installation of 50 No. FHTC’s for Kharbatpora (Ratnipora old) including maintenance for a period 27-01-2021 01. The bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website: - https://jktenders.gov.in of three years which includes DLP of 12 months.(JJM). 02. The date for opening of Technical & Financial bids online shall be opened as per time schedule mentioned above. 4. Retrofitting of Water Supply Scheme Beigpora Tokina by way of Providing & laying of GI pipes, 53.50 1600 90 days AAY SE/Hyd/Spn/69 of 03. Bids uploaded must accompany Govt. Treasury Receipt (cost of tender document) in shape of Treasury Challan for the amount including construction of chain link fencing intake works , levelling dressing and face lifting of 01/2020-21 Dated. shown against the work above to be deposited in Govt. Treasury under Account Head 0406- Forest and Bid Security Deposit in shape of various structures , and electrical & mechanical works including installation of 168 No. FHTC’s 27-01-2021 for Beigpora Tokina including maintenance for a period of three years which includes DLP of 12 proforma enclosed at Annexure “A”.The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 30 days from the date of opening of bids. months.(JJM). 04. As per rule 171 of GFR-2017, Performance Security shall have to be deposited by successful bidder to the order of 3% of the 5. Retrofitting of Water Supply Scheme Bonapora Litter by way of Providing & laying of GI pipes, 88.99 1600 90 days AAY SE/Hyd/Spn/57 of value of contract and if there are compelling circumstances, performance security in excess of three percent may also be demanded. Construction of toilet room, intake sump, face lifting of structures electrical & mechanical works 01/2020-21 Dated. 05. Bidders are advised to download bid submission manual from the “Downloads” option as well as from “Bidders Manual Kit” including installation of 174 No. FHTC’s for Bonapora Litter including maintenance for a period of 27-01-2021 on website jktenders.gov.in three years which includes DLP of 12 months.(JJM). 06. To participate in bidding process bidders have to get Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) as per Information Technology Act Position of Funds: - Available; Bidders can get Digital Certificate form approved vendor. Major Head of Account: Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 07. The bidders have to submit their Technical &financial bids online in electronic format with digital signature. No Technical or Status of Technical Sanction: Vide No. PHEDB/12260-72 Dtd. 03-10-2020, No. PHEDB/22464-71 Dtd. 19-01-2021 & No. financial bid will be accepted in physical/hard form. PHEDB/22472 Dated:- 19-01-2021 08. Bids will be opened online as per time schedule mentioned above. The Bidding documents consisting of eligibility criteria, specification, drawings, bill of quantities (B.O.Q) set of terms & conditions of contract and other 09. Bidders must ensure to upload scanned copies of all necessary documents i.e Valid Registration Card issued by PWD/CPWD details can be seen/ downloaded from the e-procurement Portal “http://jktenders.gov.in”as per schedule of dates given below: - duly renewed for the current financial year 2020-21, PAN, Valid GST Registration, Govt. Treasury receipt/Challan(cost of Tender Docu- S. 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Agenceis date registration of transaction and service-related OTP templates. o improve end-user experi- Every content template that is be- ndocumented Indian im- Mexican undocumented im- ence and eliminate spam and ing registered by a principal en- migrants to the US, num- migrants held more than USD82.2 Tfraudulent commercial com- tity (telco) is required to contain a Ubering over half a million, billion in spending power, money munication, the Telecom Regulato- ‘brand name’ or complete business hold a collective spending power that often goes back into local ry Authority of India (TRAI) imple- name, brand name and trademark of USD15.5 billion and contrib- economies as they spend on hous- mented its template registration in the content field. Any entity ute USD2.8 billion to the federal, ing, consumer goods and services, and scrubbing regulations. Howev- which does not have registration state and local tax revenue, says an the report said. er, due to inadequate preparations and sender ID approved by telcos, American think-tank report. In terms of the number of un- by telecom companies as well as will find that its SMSes are not be- Using the latest available Amer- documented immigrants, Mexico service providers, this has hit the ing processed and would fail to de- ican Community Survey data from is followed by El Salvador (621,000, financial customers hard. Many liver to the intended recipient. 2019 in its latest research, the new or 6.0 percent of all undocument- financial consumers are finding it From 8 March 2021, this pro- American Economy think-tank ed immigrants), India (587,000, or difficult to receive SMS, especially cess, known as template registra- said undocumented Indian im- 5.7 percent), Guatemala (5.4 per- Agenceis (BED) and special additional ex- within their interest to take it the one-time passcode (OTP) for tion and scrubbing, has gone live. migrants are the top third con- cent, or 5.4 percent), and Hondu- cise duty (SAED) rates were re- up and discuss. It’s a call which transactions. Following furore on However, it resulted in customers tributor to the US economy among ras (416,000, or 4.0 percent). he central government has duced on fuel prices to ease the the Council has to take,” she had social media about the hasty im- not receiving OTPs. other undocumented immigrants. With its USD15.5 billion of no plans to impose any additional burden on consumers. mentioned last week. plementation, the telecom regula- According to the ET report, both There are 4.2 million immi- spending power, India, however, Tnew cess on petroleum Answering to the ques- The petrol and diesel prices tor decided to defer the regulations telcos and financial service provid- grants from Mexico who lack doc- holds the second position, fol- products, said minister of state tion whether government has touched record high in February. for next seven days. ers like banks are blaming each umentation. lowed by El Salvador (USD11.5 for finance Anurag Thakur in any plant to bring petroleum However, there has not been any Media reports say the new other for the mess. While banks Together, they make up more billion), Guatemala (US9.1 billion) the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. At products under the purview of revision in fuel prices in March. regulations have affected receiv- are holding hasty implementa- than 40.8 percent of the 10.3 mil- and Honduras (USD6.4 billion). present, petrol and diesel in the Goods and Service Tax (GST), The rates kept unchanged across ing OTPs for bank transactions, tion responsible for this, telcos say lion undocumented immigrants in They also make significant con- country attract road and infra- Anurag Thakur said, “As per the the four metro cities for the CoWin registrations, and Aadhaar service providers failed to register the United States. tributions to the federal, state and structure cess, special addition- section 9(2) of the CGST Act, in- tenth consecutive day on Tues- updates, among other things. sender ID and template required In 2019 alone, they earned al- local tax revenue: India (USD2.8 al excise duty and agriculture clusion of these products in GST day. Indian Oil Corporation, the In a release, TRAI says, "It has for the distributed ledger technol- most USD92 billion in household billion), El Salvador (USD1.4 bil- infrastructure and development will require recommendation of country’s largest state-run oil been observed that some of the ogy (DLT) scrubbing platform. income and contributed almost lion), Guatemala (USD1.1 billion) cess (AIDC). Apart from these the GST Council. So far, the GST refiner, had last hiked the petrol principal entities have not fulfilled "The Indian Banks' Association USD9.8 billion in federal, state and and Honduras (USD778 million), charges, basic excise duty is also Council has not made any rec- on 27 February to an all-time the requirements as envisaged in (IBA) earlier in the day reached out local taxes. the report said. levied on fuel products. ommendation for inclusion of high of ₹ 91.17 in Delhi. Telecom Commercial Communica- to both the TRAI and Reserve Bank In Budget 2021, finance min- petrol and diesel under GST.” Meanwhile, the price of pet- tions Customer Preference Regula- of India (RBI), seeking an immedi- ister Nirmala Sitharaman an- Sitharaman earlier said that rol in Delhi stands at ₹91.17 per tions 2018 (TCCCPR). As a result, ate postponement of the regula- nounced an agriculture cess on the decision to bring the fuels litre while diesel is available for their SMS were getting dropped tion. But an official at the telecom Saudi Oil Hawkishness petrol and diesel at ₹2.5 /litre under GST will have to be taken ₹81.47 on Tuesday. In Mumbai, after implementation of the scrub- regulatory body said constant re- and ₹4 /litre respectively. Fol- by the GST Council. “When- petrol is priced at ₹97.57, while bing of SMS by telecom service minders were sent to banks regard- lowing the imposition of this ever the GST Council decides to diesel costs ₹88.60, according to providers. In order to protect the in- ing the impending deadline for the Speeds Indian Plan To new cess, the basic excise duty take up this issue, they are well Indian Oil Corporation’s website. terest of consumers, it has been de- past 15 days," the report says. cided that scrubbing of SMS by TSPs Quoting sources from banking Seek Alternatives shall be suspended temporarily for and payment service providers, the seven days to enable the principal report says, “The first day of these Agenceis “Higher prices make the future entities to register the template of new rules saw transaction services of oil as a commodity in the energy SMS so that no inconvenience is across the board being disrupted in- NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s push basket more detrimental,” Surana faced by the customers." cluding unified payments interface to restrain oil supply to buoy pric- said. “It pushes people to look for Assembly Polls May Spare Consumers A report from Economic Times, (UPI), Aadhaar enabled Payments es is spurring India to speed up more alternative resources in the had mentioned that out of one bil- (AePS), netbanking and credit card plans to diversify its crude sources energy basket,” he said, adding From Petrol, Diesel Price Hikes lion average daily commercial SMS payments due to lack of registration and pursue alternative energy, the that India would prefer an oil price deliveries, around 40% traffic was of sender ID and content. chairman of one of the nation’s in the $50 to $60 a barrel range. Agenceis ing the previous Assembly and the petrol and diesel prices re- disrupted till Monday evening and Under the new regulations, SMSes biggest refiners said. Around 86% of Indian oil imports General Elections as well. mained unchanged. among top private and public sector are categorised in three activities, The world’s third-biggest oil last year were from Opec+ mem- ources indicated that with As is evident, OMCs have not Sources said that by keeping banks, the failure rate was over 25%. transactional, promotional and ser- importer was already trying to cut bers, with 19% coming from Saudi fuel price rise becoming revised fuel prices for the last prices unchanged even during Even BSE StAR MF cautioned its vice, including implicit and explicit. its dependence on Middle Eastern Arabia, according to government San election issue, the Cen- 10 days even though the global times when a cut in petrol and members about issues in receiving Transactional category is reserved crude, with American oil rising from data. Indian refiners are watching tre would not like to further oil market remained firm with diesel prices was required, OMCs SMS and advised them to use alter- for banks for sending OTPs. Service 0.5% of total purchases to 6% over Iran’s possible re-entry into the oil escalate the matter with more crude hovering close to $70 a bar- have built a buffer that will help nate methods like email to receive related informative messages will the past five years, Mukesh Kumar market closely, Surana said. increases in the auto fuel prices rel. In fact, since the beginning of them keep fuel prices stable for the OTP for authentication. fall under the implicit category. If a Surana, chairman of state-owned Higher oil prices are also likely required in the wake of firming February crude has gained more a longer time even though global As per the revised guidelines, customer has opted to receive pro- Hindustan Petroleum Corp, said in a to add more impetus to India’s push of prices in the global oil market. than $7 per barrel that pushed product prices rise. However, a entities that want to communicate motional SMS from a particular enti- Bloomberg Television interview. for cleaner sources of energy. Prime So, oil marketing companies OMCs to increase fuel prices on fall in the global oil market could through SMS with their customers ty then it will be come under the ex- Oil minister Dharmendra Prad- Minister Narendra Modi said last will hold petrol and diesel prices 14 occasions raising the prices by see a cut in petrol and diesel will now have to register them- plicit category. General promotional han has repeatedly called for month that the country is targeting as far as possible over the next Rs 4.22 per litre for petrol and by prices immediately. selves with telecom operators. As SMS including offers, discounts will Opec+ to pump more crude to stop for 40% of its energy needs to come few weeks till the time polling Rs 4.34 a litre for diesel in Delhi. The increase in the previous per the guidelines, these entities be delivered only to subscribers who prices from rising too high. How- from green sources by 2030. ends in all the states. On Tuesday, the OMCs con- weeks has taken petrol to cross and bulk SMS service providers have not opted for do-not-disturb ever, his pleas fell on deaf ears in Brent oil’s surge of around 30% Though oil companies are not tinued with their pause drive historic high levels of Rs 100 a litre will be accountable to telcos, who (DND) or do-not-call (DNC). Riyadh when the alliance, which so far this year is already crimp- barred by the election code of started 10 days back keeping in several cities across the country. will be directly accountable to Earlier, in September 2020, the is dominated by Saudi Arabia and ing domestic fuel consumption conduct from raising or decreas- fuel prices static. So, petrol con- The petrol and diesel prices TRAI. The system will be governed Delhi High Court had asked the tele- Russia, decided to hold output and is threatening India’s recovery ing fuel prices in line with mar- tinues to be priced at Rs 91.17 a have increased 26 times in 2021 through distributed ledger tech- com regulator to act in accordance steady last week. The decision and from its worst recession since the ket developments, such an exer- litre and diesel Rs 81.47 a litre in with the two auto fuels increas- nology (DLT) or blockchain and all with the law against unregistered an attack on an export terminal in 1950s. “Higher prices push up in- cise is normally practised during the national capital on Tuesday. ing by Rs 7.46 and Rs 7.60 per the entities listed on this platform entities and against those persons the kingdom pushed Brent above flation and that is not good for the elections. It has happened dur- Across the country as well litre respectively so far this year. will be interlinked with each other. not complying with its regulations, $71 a barrel on Monday. economy,” Surana said. The regulations by TRAI man- to curb the problem of UCCs.

Biden Admin Reimposes Apple May Soon Start Paytm To Equip 50 Lakh Merchants With Sanctions On Israeli IoT Devices To Ease Payments Acceptance Production Of iPhone Agenceis for confirmation, increasing effi- including Visa and MasterCard, Mining Magnate ciency, and reducing queues and for facilitating card payments for igital payments major Pay- customer waiting time on the smart POS. It would soon be live 12 Series In India tm on Tuesday launched a shop floor. with Rupay as well. Agenceis iPhone SE. Today, Apple manu- Dnew version of its 'Sound- "Instant voice-based confir- "Paytm is committed to bring- factures XR, iPhone 11, and now box' along with other solutions mations of payments help mer- ing new-age financial technolo- pple, which started assem- iPhone 12 in India. that ease acceptance of payments chants keep track of all trans- gies and services to small and bling the iPhone 11 series According to Navkendar Singh, as part of its efforts to equip 50 actions, protecting them from micro-merchants in India. The Ain India, is all set to produce Research Director, Client Devices lakh merchants with IoT (Internet getting duped by those showing launch of Soundbox 2.0 and iPhone 12 series in India for the lo- & IPDS, IDC India, Apple had a of Things) enabled devices. fake screens and false confirma- Smart POS for Android phones cal customers, the tech giant said very good 2020 for iPhone ship- The company, which already tions...The Soundbox 2.0 comes expands opportunities for small on Tuesday. ments, having almost doubled it has over nine lakh merchants us- equipped with a digitally enabled businesses to experience these Despite its launch in October over 2019. ing its IoT devices, aims to bring screen that gives instant visual latest technologies at the most af- last year, the iPhone 12 contrib- “Now with plans to manufac- 5 crore merchants into the main- confirmation of the paid amount fordable price," Sharma said. uted significantly towards the ture iPhone 12 in India, this will stream economy with its solutions. along with the voice-based re- Paytm's in-store payment of- rise of Apple in the festive quar- certainly help Apple in continuing Paytm had recently announced sponse," he said. ferings, including the pioneering Agenceis its last week in office in January, a ter (October-December period) in last year’s momentum in 2021 as that it has achieved over 1.2 bil- Merchants can also use the de- All-in-One QR, are examples of licence granted by the Treasury De- the country, according to market well,” Singh told IANS. lion monthly transactions led vice to fetch the payment summary the best 'Made in India' technol- he United States on Monday partment showed. While the licence intelligence firm CyberMedia Re- For the first time, iPhone 12 by the massive growth in offline for the entire day, and also notifies ogy, he added. revoked a sanctions waiver for did not remove Gertler, an associate search (CMR). models utilise 100 per cent re- payments and financial services. when it is running out of charge. TR Ramachandran, Group TIsraeli mining magnate Dan and more than 30 of his companies Apple registered over 60 per cycled rare earth elements in all "Our target is 5 million IoT de- While the device supports five Country Manager (India and Gertler that was issued in the last from the sanctions list, it authorised, cent growth (on-year) in its In- magnets, including the new cam- vices, (which is) 10 per cent of languages - English, Hindi, Tamil, South Asia) at Visa, said contact- days of the Trump administration. until January 31, 2022, “all transac- dia business in the full year 2020 era, Taptic Engine, and MagSafe, the 50 million merchants...We are Telegu and Kannada, the com- less payments or tapping to pay The Treasury Department said tions and activities” otherwise pro- while for the festive quarter, the as well as Apple’s MagSafe acces- aiming to reach 50 million mer- pany plans to add more regional with a contactless card or mo- exempting Gertler from sanctions hibited by sanctions against them. growth was an impressive 100 per sories. Along with this, Apple’s chants in the next two years. Mer- languages, including Marathi, bile device have fast emerged as was “inconsistent with America’s The original designation of cent (YoY) and iPhone 12 contrib- suppliers in India are now utilis- chants have varied requirements over the next few months. the preferred way to pay globally strong foreign policy interests in Gertler under the Magnitsky Sanc- uted significantly towards it. ing solar and wind energy for and need different solutions for Sharma said the company is with nearly 60 per cent of Visa combating corruption around the tions programme made clear “Mr “With its recent market gains their needs. accepting payments," Paytm exploring getting the devices transactions outside of the US oc- world,” specifically in the Demo- Gertler engaged in extensive public in India, Apple is positioned for iPhone 12 comes with 5G tech- founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar manufactured in India. The de- curring with a tap. cratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). corruption,” the Treasury said in a aggressive growth in the upcom- nology, features the fastest A14 Sharma said. vices are currently imported from "As a pioneer of the Tap to The action came after Congolese statement on Monday. ing quarters. The local assembly Bionic chip, edge-to-edge Super The company has already fa- Taiwan, China and a few other Phone solution with EMVCo, at and international human rights The sanctions had prohibited of iPhone 12 in India will give a Retina XDR displays, advanced cilitated payments acceptance via countries. Visa, we are particularly excited groups and several US legislators Gertler from doing business with further fillip to its Apple’s pros- computational photography and wallets, UPI, cards and net-bank- Besides, Paytm's Smart POS for about Paytm Smart PoS's ability last month called on the Biden US citizens, companies or banks, pects,” said Prabhu Ram, Head- a sophisticated flat-edge design ing for over 2 crore merchants, Android phones solutions empow- to offer a seamless, convenient administration to reverse a last- effectively barring him from doing Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), with Ceramic Shield front cover, thereby helping them grow their ers merchants to accept card pay- and interoperable solution for minute move by Biden’s Republican transactions in dollars. Gertler has CMR, told IANS. offering four times better drop business exponentially, he added. ments through their smartphones. merchants that will help them predecessor, Donald Trump. denied wrongdoing and argued On the domestic sales front, Ap- performance. Sharma said 'Soundbox' de- This application transforms a smart- accept payments securely from The Treasury imposed the sanc- that his investments in the DRC bol- ple has been riding on the stellar Indian government is keen on vice has played a pivotal role in phone into a device that accepts millions of contactless cards in tions in December 2017 and June 2018, stered the country’s development. performance of iPhone 11, XR and supporting Apple and other global establishing digital transactions debit and credit card payments just the market," he added. accusing Gertler of using his friend- Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, then iPhone 12. During the fes- giant manufacturers to use India as a safe and secure mode of like a regular card machine. Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO of the ship with Democratic Republic of the lead author of the Global Mag- tive quarter of 2020, Apple for the not just as a manufacturing hub payments, enhancing the trust Supported by Paytm, smart National Payments Corporation the Congo’s former president, Joseph nitsky Human Rights Accountabil- first time, witnessed doubling its but also as an exporter. The Indian of businesses and consumers to POS enables merchants to seam- of India (NPCI), said the vision of Kabila, to win sweetheart mining deals ity Act, said Gertler should not have smartphone market share in India government has been reaching out move digitally. lessly start accepting contactless enabling a billion transactions a worth more than a billion dollars. been granted “an eleventh-hour to nearly 4 per cent. to companies to that are looking to With this IoT-based device, card payments anytime and any- day can only be achieved if every- The Trump administration eased permit” to do business with US Apple started manufactur- expand in the continent or trying merchants do not need to keep where. Paytm has partnered with one comes together to help the the sanctions in a secret action in banks and companies. ing iPhones in India in 2017 with to shift from China. checking their mobile phones financial services institutions, ecosystem grow. Continue From Front Page Wednesday | 10.03.2021 10 about changing the status of Gilgit-Baltistan. “DDC protocol powers disappointment - humiliation. The court said that it was of the considered view that other voices should talk about the conflict? Do you think Top Militant On November 1 last year, Spokesperson in the Problem is the new stakeholder created by the union there was no merit in the petition and accordingly dis- as more people speak from their experiences, it will be reporters at Sopore, Senior Superintendent of Police Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Anurag Srivastava Govt post August 5- BUREAUCRAT Ever powerful. He/she missed it. easy for the world to connect to the struggles? (SSP) Sopore, Javaid Iqbal said that a militant was killed said that India “firmly rejects” the attempt by Pakistan will never facilitate democracy. will c anybody elected “Interim direction(s), if any subsisting as on date, FB: We need to hear all the voices. The conflict has in the operation that was launched on the basis of a spe- to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory by people as a threat. This is simple analysis. And no shall stand vacated. As a necessary corollary, the con- impacted everyone differently. cific input. which is under Islamabad’s “illegal and forcible occupa- rocket science,” Lone wrote on Twitter. tinuous occupation/ possession of the Government ac- Let’s hope the world sees beyond the binaries and Today’s gunfight between militants and the govern- tion” and asked it to immediately vacate such areas. Mehbooba Moves commodation in question by the petitioners is held to be acknowledges the struggles of survival that the people, ment forces comes almost after two week lull. bad in law,” the court said, adding, “The petitioners thus, especially that of women and children, that they endure DDC Members of documents and to give evidence. On February 24, police had claimed to have killed two shall, if still in occupation, hand over the possession of on a daily basis. and staged a protest in support of their demand for bet- Mufti has also sought an interim stay on the sum- unidentified militants in an encounter in a forest area in the said Government accommodation occupied by them YD: What can be done to sensitise people about ter status and monthly honorarium. mons until the question of law in relation to constitu- south Kashmir’s Anantnag district within one month from today and the Government, in Kashmir? The protest came a day after the Jammu and Kashmir tionality of Section 50 of the Act is decided. Meanwhile, a police spokesperson in a statement issued turn, shall also recover appropriate rent from the peti- FB: Facts are out there aplenty. To awaken and re- administration amended its warrant of precedence, plac- “She has not been informed if she is being sum- here said that Khawaja was involved in dozens of militancy tioners for the period during which they were in autho- awaken a sense of empathy, compassion in times like ing the DDC chairpersons equivalent to administrative moned as an accused or as a witness. She has also not related and other crime cases, including attacks on secu- rized/ unauthorized occupation of the same.” these when dehumanising of a people is the narrative secretaries, vice chairpersons to vice-chancellors of uni- been informed of what she is being summoned in con- rity forces and civilian atrocities. The Al-Badr chief, he said, The court however, made clear here that insofar as driven on purpose, when even the blinding of children versities and the DDC members to district magistrates. nection with and the scheduled offence under the PMLA was also the main recruiter of innocent youth into militant the contention of the petitioners regarding threat per- seems normalised. The members, affiliated with different political parties which gave rise to the proceedings in respect of which ranks. ception to the life and liberty of their own self as well including the BJP, the National Conference, the Congress, the impugned summons has been issued to her. The peti- Covid-19 Claims Divulging details of cases registered against him, the as their family members is concerned, the petitioners PDP, the CPI(M) and independents from across the Union tioner is not the subject of investigation, nor is she an 1965—729 in Jammu and 1236 in Kashmir. police spokesperson said that Khwaja was responsible shall be at liberty to approach the competent authority Territory, gathered as per the schedule at the Convention accused, in any of the scheduled offences to the best of Meanwhile, among the 77 fresh cases, officials said for a grenade blast in October 28, 2019 at the bus stand in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for seeking Centre here for the training programme, scheduled to be in- her knowledge,” the plea said. sixty were reported from Kashmir and the remaining Sopore in which 19 civilians sustained injuries. In the redressal of this grievance. same year in March, he said, Khwaja had carried out a rifle augurated by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. The plea claimed that ever since Mufti was released 18 from Jammu division thus taking the total number of grenade attack on police Post Warpora, in which two po- However, they boycotted the programme and staged from the preventive detention following the formal ab- J&K Filed 196 people infected by the virus to 127191, they said. lice personnel. a massive protest in the lawns against the administra- rogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, there have total of 196 cases have been registered under the Giving district wise details, the officials said, Srinagar “He also attacked a joint naka party of Police and CRPF tion demanding better protocol and monthly honorari- been a series of hostile acts by the State, against her, ac- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act During reported 36, Baramulla 10, Budgam 9, Pulwama 1, at Bismillah-Colony, Model-Town Sopore, in which four um, including ministerial status for the DDC chairperson quaintances and old family friends, who have all been 2015-2019. Anantnag 4, Jammu 13, Rajouri 1 and Kathua 2new cases CRPF personnel got seriously injured and one among and minister of state (MoS) status for vice chairperson. summoned by the ED and a roving inquiry about her The graph maintained by the Ministry of Home of Covid-19. them while being evacuated to hospital succumbed to As per the government order, the DDC chairpersons personal, political and financial affairs was made, in the Affairs (MHA) reveals that between 2015 to 2019 highest Moreover, they said, 87 more patients have recovered injuries. In the incident one civilian identified as Bashir would get monthly honorarium of Rs 35,000 including course of which their personal devices have been seized. number of 109 cases were registered in 2019 while no and were discharged from various hospitals—18 from Ahmad Khan was also killed by the bullets fired by mili- Rs 1,500 travel allowance and Rs 500 telephone charges. She has also written a letter to the ED pointing to the case was registered in 2017 throughout the year. Jammu Division and 69 from Kashmir Valley. tants on July 1, 2020,” he said. Vice chairpersons will get Rs 25,000 including Rs 1,500 roving nature of the inquiry undertaken in the case thus It said that 30 cases were registered in 2015, 25 in 42 Militant travel allowance and Rs 500 telephone charges and far and that in the event that she is questioned, she will 2016, and 32 cases in 2018 taking the total cases regis- Besides it, the police spokesperson said that the killed organizations which have received foreign support. members will get Rs 15,000 including Rs 1,500 travel al- insist on the legitimacy of the process, it said. tered to 196. Al-Badr chief was also involved in an attack on a CRPF “The number of militants killed during the last three lowance and Rs 500 telephone charges. “As a responsible member of society, the petitioner The MHA informed that the State Governments are party at Ahad-Baba crossing in Noorbagh on April 18 last years and the current year till date. The number of peo- Secretary Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Sheetal is always ready and willing to aid the process of law. competent to deal with such offences under the extant year in which 3 CRPF personnel were killed and two se- ple victimized by the terrorists during the said period till Nanda made repeated attempts to hold dialogue with the However, it is equally her duty to bring to the notice provisions of laws. “National Crime Records Bureau riously injured. date, State-wise. The steps taken by the Government to slogan-shouting protesters, who termed the government of this court, deviations from due process in legislative (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes He further said that Khwaja also had a hand in the killing stop militancy till date and the extent to which success order as “crude joke” with them and sought the interven- and executive acts. The petitioner apprehends that the in its publication “Crime in India”. Published reports are of a civilian Danish Manzoor Najar of Bomai Sopore and at- has been achieved so far?” the reply reads. tion of the central government and the Lt Governor. impugned notice is a means of bringing undue pressure available till the year 2019. Analysis of this data for cases tack on police party at Warpora Chowk, in which one SPO The reply further states that said that the Government “We have unanimously decided to boycott this pro- and harassment upon her and therefore, the petitioner registered under various crime heads on crimes against and one civilian were killed and another SPO got injured on has declared 42 organizations as militant organisa- gramme and lodge our protest. We want the administra- wishes to assert her constitutional rights in this regard,” children does not show any uniform trend”, the MHA said. 04-03-2020. tions and listed their names in the First Schedule of the tion to review its wrong decision and accord ministerial the petition said. It said that the Government has approved setting up “He was also involved in killing of civilians and gre- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. status to the chairperson, MoS status to vice-chairperson After receiving the ED summons, Mufti had said the of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 nade attacks on Police/SFs establishments. He was also “Militancy in India has largely been sponsored from and members to a status as given to MLAs,” DDC chairper- Centre’s “tactics to intimidate and browbeat political op- exclusive POCSO Courts for expeditious trial and dispos- involved in providing arms and ammunition to mili- across the border”, MHA said. son and senior BJP leader Bharat Bushan told reporters. ponents” won’t work. al of cases related to rape and to POCSO Act. tant associates for carrying out subversive activities in The MHA said that the Government has taken vari- DDC chairperson from Budgam Nazir Ahmad Khan “GOI’’s tactics to intimidate & browbeat political “As per published information the Conviction Rate the area,” the police spokesperson said, adding that ous steps in this regard including strengthening of legal said the government has played with their honour by opponents to make them toe their line has become te- for POCSO cases in 2019 was 34.9”, the MHA reply the killed militant was operating in Langate, upper and framework, streamlining of intelligence mechanism, set- lowering their status and left them red faced before their diously predictable. They don’t want us to raise ques- said—(KNO) lower Qaziabad, Handwara, Sopore, Zainageer, Tujjar, ting up of National Investigation Agency (NIA) for investi- electorate. tions about its punitive actions & policies. Such short- Barahampora and other areas of north Kashmir. In Conversation gation and prosecution of militancy-related cases, having “The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council sighted scheming won’t work,” she had written on “Incriminating materials including arms & ammuni- quietude in the neighbourhood. And, the silence that various hubs of National Security Guards (NSG), stepping (LAHDC) chairpersons are conferred with the cabi- Twitter, without any mention of the ED notice. tion were recovered from the site of encounter. All the nights carried had the heaviness of the events that had up the border and coastal security, modernization of po- net status and members are enjoying MOS status. The recovered materials have been taken into case records Private Schools happened during the day. lice forces and capacity building of state police forces, etc. Srinagar and Jammu mayors also enjoy the MoS status, for further investigation and to probe his complicity in take a final decision, the private school management Rubaiyya Sayeed’s kidnapping was one such incident “Due to the concerted and coordinated efforts of all while as we are representing the entire district and giv- other crimes,” he said. shall finalise the supportive documents before the com- that haunted me for weeks. I kept wondering about her the stakeholders, militancy-related violence has been Ensuring en a status of an administrative secretary,” he said. He further said that the last rites of the killed militant mittee, FFRC said in an order. — her powerful father couldn’t save his daughter from contained to a large extent in the country”, the MHA Khan said the government issued the order of prece- shall be performed after conducting his medico-legal for- “The FFRC after receiving various representations being abducted. I wondered what she must have felt. said—(KNO) dence deliberately ahead of the training programme to Victory Of malities and his nearest family members shall be allowed from stakeholders regarding charging of transport fee A couple of years later when our relatives started put a seal on it. 25 Shops, Three to participate in the last rites. during the period of lockdown issued a notice to all talking about rapes in hushed tones, I couldn’t ask any- “We will not accept it…the situation in Kashmir is afternoon of Tuesday were damaged in the fire besides “In this connection a case under relevant sections of private schools of UT of Jammu and Kashmir with the one about it. I didn’t know what and how to ask. But, Cong In grave where we have to live under constant threat and goods and property worth lakhs were reduced to ashes. law has been registered and investigation has been initi- direction to submit information of various documents of the probability of something bad happening to me kept accompany by our personal security officers (PSOs) and Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Niyaz Ahmad Bhat said ated. People are requested to cooperate with police till transportation to FFRC,” it reads. growing inside me. feed them as well. We spend Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 per that total 17 souls were affected after the fire engulfed Assembly the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the FFRC said that in absence of proof and evidence in As a young girl, the first time I grew conscious of my day,” he said, adding this is not an issue of any party but the whole shopping complex, damaging at least 25 explosive materials, if any,” the police spokesperson support of the data submitted by the private schools, the body that was changing its contours into a young wom- “we have joined hands to protect our honour”. shops and three houses belonging to Abdul Satar Wani, added. committee may not be in a position to decide the matter an’s body, was when I had to walk through a crackdown. Another DDC chairperson Ghulam Mustafa Khan said, his sons Javid Ahmad Wani and Fayaz Ahmad Wani all in a just and proper manner. That day, I didn’t hang my bag on my shoulder but I Militancy Declined “If we were not given our rights, how come we protect from Nehama, Kulgam. “Therefore, all private Schools of UT of Jammu and hugged it as if adding an extra layer of protection. I felt were killed in 2020 in comparison to 157 in 2019. the rights of our people who have voted for us. The gov- He said five fire tenders were rushed to douse the Kashmir are directed to submit supportive documents being attractive could mean serious trouble, so I stopped Till February 2021, 15 militant incidents occurred in the ernment has disgraced us and by this order of prece- flames. “It was after hectic efforts that the fire was con- including receipts in case of insurance, taxes, bank inter- caring for myself or the way I looked. Union Territory in which eight militants were killed, he dence conveyed a message that we have no importance trolled.” he said. est and fee received,” FFRC said. And then there were times when I wanted to become said in a written reply. which is not acceptable to us.” A police official said fire broke out in a shop appar- The FFRC has also asked the management to submit invisible. I also developed a habit of pulling out my hair, The minister said 33 security personnel and six civil- He said the monthly honorarium announced by the ently due to a short circuit and within no time engulfed the payroll of drivers and conductors who were on rolls about which I have written in one of the early chapters in ians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 2020 and 27 government would encourage corruption. in the three houses near the market. during a lockdown period along with their contact de- the book. security personnel and five civilians were killed in 2019. DDC member Taranjeet Singh demanded the imme- Meanwhile, the locals alleged that it took time for the tails, copies of RC’s of vehicles owned, number of stu- Amidst all that fear and anxiety, I also fell in love, ‘After the abrogation of Article 370, the number of diate intervention of the central government and the Lt fire servicemen to reach the place of incident. dents availing bus facility and the bank statement wher- wrote letters, found a neglected room in the house militant incidents in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced Governor in addressing the issue. They appealed the local administration to come ever applicable—(KNO) to dance stealthily in and listened to the songs from significantly,’ he said. “We will continue our protest till our demands are forward and to help the affected people with banned radio stations. Reddy said the central government has adopted a met, he said. Illegal Occupation compensation—(KNO YD: Was it frustrating to counter outsiders’ views policy of zero tolerance towards militancy and has taken from Karnah Kafil-Ur-Rehman and others, seeking court’s of Kashmir as a place for ‘honeymoononly’ or ‘infested LAWDA Demolishes various measures, such as strengthening of security ap- BJP Supports direction to allow them to occupy the present accommoda- training-cum-workshop here during the day and with terrorism’? 3 single storey houses, 1 one shed, one plinth and paratus, strict enforcement of law against anti-national tion which they are in possession for last more than two de- staged a protest to press for better status and a monthly FB: When I was growing up, I was of the belief that one second storey, an official spokesperson said. He said elements, intensified cordon and search operations to ef- cades in MLA Hostel, MA Road here. honorarium. the events happening on the global stage in 1989 had despite resistance from the public at many places, the fectively deal with the challenges posed by the militant “The unauthorized occupants must realize that rights The protest came a day after the Jammu and Kashmir been rather too big for the world to pay attention to demolition was carried out successfully. organisations. and duties go correlative to each other, inasmuch as the administration amended its warrant of precedence, what was happening in Kashmir. “The Enforcement wing will continue with demoli- The security forces also keep a close watch on persons rights of one person entail the duties of another person, placing DDC chairpersons at par with administrative sec- There were the Tiananmen Square protests and their tion of illegal constructions/ removal of encroachments who attempt to provide support to militants and initiate whereas, the duties of one person entail the rights of retaries, vice-chairpersons with vice-chancellors of uni- aftermath, the fall of Berlin wall and Dalai Lama was and in case anybody found shall be dealt as per law,” the action against them, he said. another person,” the court said, adding, “In this context, versities, and DDC members with district magistrates. awarded the Nobel Peace Prize —all in the same year. official spokesperson said. the unauthorized occupants must appreciate that their “The anger and resentment shown by the DDC mem- Because of which, I naively thought the world was too 173 People act of overstaying in the premise directly infringes the Woman Murdered bers are genuine. They were elected by the people, and busy elsewhere, so the onus was on us to tell our stories. Jammu and Kashmir has further reported that no per- right of another. No law or direction can entirely control the inspection of the crime scene suggested a theft if they do not get adequate powers and the befitting pro- Initially, I’d speak to people, patiently, than feel frus- son is under home arrest under the Jammu and Kashmir this act of disobedience, but for self-realization among attempt as the motive behind the murder. tocol, they will not get the respect and will not be heard trated when talking about Kashmir. Later, when I re- Public Safety Act. the unauthorized occupants.” “We received an information from a relative of the during their visit to the civil secretariat, mini secretariat, alised that there was enough reportage on Kashmir for The court said that the natural resources, public lands deceased that she is not responding to the phone calls Kashmir To deputy commissioners office,” Raina said. people to see how the situation on ground was, I did feel with lightning, hail and gusty winds” in Kashmir and the public goods, like Government and rushed to the house where she was found mur- He added that the order of precedence issued by the disillusioned. I spoke less and started writing more. as well as Jammu divisions. There are four types colour Bungalows, official residence are public property that dered,” the officer said, adding police are looking into administration is not only an insult to the elected mem- YD: How does Rumours of Spring address the conflict codes signifying the level of caution: green which means belong to the people of the country. different angles to crack this case. bers but also to the people in general. over decades? no action, yellow—situation to be watched), amber –gov- “The ‘Doctrine of Equality’, which emerges from the The body was sent for post-mortem and the woman’s “The Lt governor has always favoured strengthening FB: One text is not enough to contain the multitudes ernment agencies need to be prepared for severe weather concepts of justice and fairness, must guide the State husband has been picked up for questioning, the addi- the democratic institutions and won acclaims by hold- of the decades of conflict. The period I have written and red –action needed by the agencies. Earlier upper in the distribution/ allocation of the same. Any former tional SP said. ing the maiden DDC elections in the Union territory, but about is from 1989-1994 and there is still more to write. reaches of the Valley including Gulmarg received fresh Minister/ Legislator/ Retired Officer/ Politician/ Political He said a case has been registered and further investi- it is the bureaucracy which has played the spoilsport and The book is not only about the conflict or causalities snowfall while rains lashed plains. person, once he/ she demits the office, is on a par with gation is on to arrest those behind the killing. (PTI) conspired (against the DDC members),” Raina said. but also about a way of life that no lon- A meteorological department official said that the the common citizen, though by virtue of the office held, He urged the Lt Governor to consider the demands of ger exists in Kashmir. world famous skiing resort, received 37 centimetres he/ she may be entitled to security and other protocols the DDC members with an open heart. It is about the transformation of a fresh snowfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours. In past as per assessment of the concerned filed agency,” the “DDC chairpersons should at least be given the status teenage girl into a young adult that 48 hours, the tourist destination in north Kashmir re- court said But allotment of Government bungalow, to of minister of state, vice-chairpersons deputy ministers coincides with the transformation of ceived 50cm (1.65ft) of snow and recorded a minimum be occupied during the lifetime of such persons, would and the members should be equivalent to commissioner Kashmir. temperature of minus 4.2 degree Celsius against minus not be guided by the constitutional principle of equality” secretaries. Block Development Council (BDC) chairper- YD: According to you, what kind of 3.5 degree Celsius on the previous night, the official said. sons should Srinagar, the official said, received 14.9mm of rain also be kept during 24 hours even as it recorded a low of 5.2 degree above district Celsius against 5.8 degree Celsius on the previous night. development The temperature was 1.9 degree Celsius above normal commission- for this time of the year in this summer capital, the of- ers so that ficial said. Qazigund recorded a low of 2.8 degree Celsius these elected against 4.8 degree Celsius on the previous night and re- grassroots level ceived 33.2mm of rain during the time. representatives The mercury settled at 2.1 degree Celsius against mi- can perform nus 1.4 degree Celsius on the earlier night at Pahalgam their duties to while the famous resort received 6.9mm rain. the satisfaction Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 1.1 of the people degree Celsius against 3.9 degree Celsius on the previous by mobilising night while it received 19.7mm of rain. government The minimum temperature settled at 3.7 degree departments Celsius in Kupwara against 3.9 degree Celsius on the and address previous night while the north Kashmir district received the grievances 2.4mm rain, the official said. Leh received 2 centimetres of the public of snow while it recorded a low of minus 4.3 degree by holding Celsius, the official said. (GNS) village-level GB Assembly meetings,” the Gilgit-Baltistan”, saying it is intended to camouflage BJP leader said. the “illegal” occupation of the region by Islamabad. Meanwhile, The leaders of Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday demanded Peoples that the government of Pakistan give the region provi- Conference sional provincial status and provide it with representa- president and tion in Parliament and other constitutional bodies. former minis- The resolution stated that a bill to amend the ter Sajad Lone Constitution of Pakistan to declare Gilgit-Baltistan a also expressed province of Pakistan should be passed by Parliament disappoint- without causing any damage to the country’s stance on ment over the the Kashmir issue. lowering of “The demand for constitutional rights is a unanimous status of the demand of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, not that of DDC chair- an individual/party. The unity we’ve shown on this is- persons, vice- sue needs to be repeated again at a federal level,” Chief chairpersons Minister Khan said. and members, In December, Prime Minister Khan constituted a and blamed the 12-member committee to make recommendations bureaucrats. 11 Wednesday | 10.03.2021 Sports ‘England Players ‘Rishabh Pant Can Be A Suffered Weight Loss In Match-Winner For India 4th Test Against India,’ In T20s,’ Says VVS Laxman Reveals Ben Stokes

Press Trust of India sides scoring a 97 at Sydney and an unbeaten 89 at Brisbane that MUMBAI: Former India batsman led India to a historic series win VVS Laxman believes Rishabh against Australia in January. Without Coach & Captain, Pant can be a match-winner for India will be taking on England Press Trust of India ing their performance in the Test the country in the T20 format in a five-match T20 International series but Stokes said it was im- and needs to be given a longer series, starting on March 12. AHMEDABAD: Star England all- portant to shut that out to focus Real Kashmir Take On Confident rope keeping the upcoming T20 Laxman, a veteran of 134 Tests, rounder Ben Stokes has revealed on improving the game. World Cup in mind. feels Pant can fulfil the finisher's that he and his teammates en- "Pundits have a job to do and that's The 23-year-old wicket-keep- role in the team along with Har- dured sudden weight loss during fine. But their responsibility isn't to TRAU In I-League Today er batsman was recently named dik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. the fourth and final Test against make us better players and a better in the limited overs squad for "In this situation, it could just India here after a stomach illness team. That is our job and that is what Press Trust of India matches as well as fining them both but are not down, and will come the upcoming five T20Is against strengthen the finishers in the hit the tourists before the match. we have to focus on," said Stokes. Rs. 4 lakh. back stronger.” England after being dropped Indian team because over the last England lost the four-match "The opinions that really mat- KALYANI: A coach and captain-less The Snow Leopards find them- TRAU, meanwhile, are on high from the white-ball leg of the one and half years, we are overly Test series 1-3 after going down ter are those of your captain, your Real Kashmir FC will face a daunt- selves in fifth spot with 17 points spirits after Bidyashagar Singh's Australia tour. dependent on Hardik Pandya in the final match by an innings coaches and your team mates who ing task in returning to winning from 11 games and need nothing hat-trick helped them cruise past Pant has been in terrific form and (Ravindra) Jadeja when he and 25 runs last week. are trying to make the team and you ways and to stay in the title race short of three points against TRAU Mohammedan SC 4-0 in their pre- in Tests and played a key role in comes in at No. 7," said Laxman. "Players are totally committed as a player as good as you can be." when they take on a confident to revive their title claim. vious match. India's win in Sydney and Bris- "But if there is one batsman in to England and I think that was Stokes said a loss like this can TRAU FC in an I-League match on "We have already played TRAU Despite being on a three-match bane against Australia and the the Indian batting line-up who emphasised last week when a dent the confidence of the young- Wednesday. once this season they scored very winning streak, the Red Pythons fourth Test against England in from the first ball can play those few of us went down with illness sters in the team. After remaining unbeaten early, but we fought back for a trail leaders Churchill Brothers by Ahmedabad. shots it is Pandya. Pant with the that made operating in 41 degree "For a lot of guys this was their throughout the first nine games of point. This time around we want seven points as they sit in third "We have seen him play un- kind of form and maturity…it's heat particularly taxing," Stokes first tour of India and it has been the season, RKFC finds itself on the to win against them, get the three place with 19 points from 11 games. der pressure for Delhi Capitals not only about the form but the told UK's 'Daily Mirror'. a steep learning curve, but that is cusp of falling out of the title race points and move on to the next And Nandakumar Singh's side and win matches. As a left-hand maturity with which he's batted "I lost 5kg in a week, Dom Sib- part and parcel of being a crick- after it was beaten by league lead- challenge," RKFC assistant coach will look to build on their positive batsman, he gives that option in Test matches, I think he (Pant) ley 4kg and Jimmy Anderson 3kg eter at this level. The next test ers Churchill Brothers in the open- James Lindsay said. streak against RKFC on Wednesday. where the opposition captain will be a match-winner." among others. Jack Leach was is how you react to those mo- ing game of phase-II. While Real Kashmir full back "We are a young team and have can feel the heat once he gets go- Laxman also had words of ducking off the field in between ments," he said. But the Srinagar-based Real cum midfielder Abhash Thapa said, immense potential. We have been ing," Laxman said on Star Sports praise for Mumbai batsman bowling spells and spending more "I wouldn't want any player, Kashmir suffered another blow as “We have been unlucky despite prolific in scoring goals, but defen- show 'Game Plan'. Suryakumar Yadav, who has time than is ideal in the toilet." especially a young lad like Ollie All India Football Federation (AIFF) playing well in a few games like sively there have been few mis- "I think he is a great addition earned his maiden national call- Rishabh Pant and Washington Pope, Zak Crawley or Dom Sib- on 6th March found head coach Sudeva, Churchill. We are motivat- takes. I am satisfied with what we and I hope they don't judge him up for the T20 series against Sundar scored 101 and 96 respec- ley, leaving this tour and thinking David Robertson and club captain ed to prove ourselves every time have achieved and I am not thinking by one or two innings because England, starting March 12. tively to guide India to 365 in they are not good enough to be Mason Robertson guilty of insult- we step on. We have four more about whether we can win the title. if you're keeping in mind the "He deserves it, I think he their first innings. The hosts then here. They most definitely are." ing match officials and games, and it is very important The team needs to build on this mo- world cup, it can be a long rope. (Suryakumar) is a great role returned to dismiss England for "I have been through times like banned the father- to continue playing as a team. We mentum," Nandakumar said. Once he has the security, we model for youngsters, especially 135 to win the match. this in my career and your con- son duo for 4 want to prove that we were beaten, The match will kick off at 4.05 PM. know that he can win matches in India," said Laxman. "This is in no way an excuse, fidence can take a knock from just by himself." "We're not sure if he because everyone was ready to a tour like this... you have to Pant cracked a breathtaking (Suryakumar) will get to play in play, and India and Rishabh Pant use the disappointment 101 off 118 balls to help India the playing XI, but he definitely especially produced a terrific per- in the best way you can score 365 in the fourth Test, be- deserves a spot in the squad." formance, but I take off my hat to to motivate you to im- the effort that was put in by players prove." who gave everything they had to try England will next and win for England," said Stokes. play India in a five- Ashwin Named Kane Williamson To The England team drew a lot of match T20 series begin- flak from former players follow- ning on March 12 here. ICC Player Of The Miss New Zealand Vs Bangladesh ODI Series Serena Williams Month For February Says She's ‘Proud’ Of Chennai and took his 400th Test wicket Press Trust of India in the third Test victory at Ahmedabad. Meghan Markle Besides the century, Ashwin scalped Agencies DUBAI: India's premier off-spinner a staggering 24 wickets against England Ravichandran Ashwin was in February to help India pocket the LOS ANGELES: Tennis star Serena Williams on Tuesday named the four-match Test series 3-1 and help his says she's “proud” of Meghan Markle fol- ICC men's Player of the team secure the spot in the WTC final lowing her interview with Oprah Win- Month (February) against New Zealand. frey. Williams called Meghan “my self- for his stellar show Scoring a total of 176 runs across less friend” in an Instagram post after against England in these games and taking 24 wickets, Ash- the sit-down aired on Sunday night a four-match Test win was the unanimous choice to win in the US praising the Duchess of series at home in the men's category for February and Sussex as “brave”. which his side garnered the most votes in the fan vote, “I know it is never easy,” Wil- won 3-1. the ICC said in a statement. liams said in the caption. “You England's England Test captain Joe Root (333 are strong- both you and Harry.” Tammy Beau- runs and 6 wickets in 3 Tests against In- Meghan revealed in the inter- mont was dia), and West Indies Test debutant Kyle view that she experienced suicidal adjudged the Mayers, who scored a match-winning thoughts after joining the royal fam- women's 210 to help his team successfully chase Agencies "We believe he now needs a ily. She also said there were concerns Player of the 395 and win the first Test against Ban- period of rest and rehabilitation within the palace while she was Month. gladesh, were nominated alongside WELLINGTON: Captain Kane to get the injury right." pregnant with son Archie about how In the Ashwin for the honour. Williamson will miss New Zea- Williamson is now unlikely dark his skin might be. Williams said three Tests Beaumont played three ODIs in Feb- land's three one-day interna- to play for New Zealand at home Meghan's words “illustrate the pain he played, ruary against New Zealand where she tionals against Bangladesh later again during the southern hemi- and cruelty” Meghan has experienced. Ashwin passed fifty in each of these, totalling this month with an elbow injury. sphere summer. “I know first-hand the sexism and scored 231 runs. In a statement New Zealand The one-day internationals racism institutions and the media use a 106 Commenting on Ashwin's perfor- Cricket medical manager Dayle will be played on March 20, 23 to vilify women and people of colour in the mance in February, Ian Bishop, repre- Shackel said Williamson has a and 26. Williamson will also to minimise us, to break us down and second senting the ICC Voting Academy, said: small tear in his left elbow tendon likely miss three Twenty20 in- demonise us,” Williams wrote. innings "Ashwin's consistent wicket taking, that requires immediate treatment. ternationals against Bangladesh “The mental health consequences of In- even in helpful conditions have helped "Kane's been managing the on March 28 and 30 and April 1 of systemic oppression and victimisa- dia's to put his team ahead in a very impor- elbow injury to varying degrees while traveling to the Indian Pre- tion are devastating, isolating and all second tant series. His century in the second this summer and unfortunately mier League. too often lethal.” Test vic- Test was as critical as it came when Eng- it hasn't improved," Shackel said. He will rejoin New Zealand for Williams said she wants her daugh- tory over land were trying to claw their way back "He obviously has a high vol- its two-test series against Eng- ter, Meghan's daughter and “your England at into the match." ume of training and playing across land in May before the World Test daughter”, referring to readers, “to live the three formats which has in- Championship final against India at in a society that is driven by respect”. hibited his ability to recover. Southampton from June 18 to 22.

Mortal Remains Of Athletics Coach Nikolai Chelsea Retains 4th Spot In PL With 2-0 Home Win Over Everton Agencies man has now become the first man- Snesarev Taken To His Home Country ager to secure five clean sheets in his Press Trust of India and accepting party in Minsk. We LONDON: Kai Havertz is finally first five home league games. have also spoken to Mrs Nikolai and making an impact at Chelsea and Chelsea boasts nine clean sheets NEW DELHI: The mortal remains have sent the flight details and other helping the pursuit of Champions in Tuchel's 11 matches in charge, and of India's middle and long-distance information to her." League qualification. only Maurizio Sarri with 12 games coach Nikolai Snesarev was on Tues- The AFI official said that the post- The Germany playmaker Havertz has enjoyed a longer unbeaten start day taken to his home country Be- mortem report only mentioned "nat- has struggled to convince since join- to life at the club. It leaves Chelsea larus, four days after he was found ural death" of Snesarev. His dead body ing from Bayer Leverkusen in the off- two points ahead of fifth-placed dead in his hostel room at the Na- was earlier sent to a government hos- season for up to 70 million pounds West Ham, which beat Leeds 2-0 in tional Institute of Sports at Patiala. pital in Patiala for post-mortem. (then USD 92 million). the other game on Monday. The dead body was first taken to "The post-mortem report only Havertz struggled under previous A year ago, West Ham was out of Dubai by a 'flydubai' flight from the mentioned natural death," the AFI of- Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, the relegation zone only on goal dif- Indira Gandhi International Airport ficial said. suffering lasting effects from a coro- ference. Now the east London club is at around noon en route to Belarus The 72-year-old Snesarev, who navirus infection and battling for chasing European qualification. capital Minsk. returned to India after a gap of two regular first-team action. tually confirmed as an own goal. The "He needs to adapt to the Pre- West Ham took the lead in the 21st Snesarev's mortal remains, to be tak- day night and was received by AFI years to be at the helm till the end But Havertz helped Chelsea to lively forward later saw a neat finish mier League, he needs to be at a club minute with virtually its first attack. en by another flight from Dubai, is ex- officials here. All the formalities were of September, was found dead when beat Everton 2-0 at Stamford Bridge ruled out for handball before winning where you play to win every game, Jesse Lingard played a neat one- pected to reach Minsk on Wednesday. finished in the morning today and the coaches at the NIS broke his room on Monday and was unlucky not to a penalty that Jorginho converted. where the highest standards are two with Said Benrahma and skipped This after the officials of the Athletics handed over to the concerned airlines door after he did not report for the In- have a goal to his name after starring "I'm very happy with his perfor- normal. That's a normal process also into the area, where Luke Ayling clum- Federation of India completed the for- for transportation to Minsk," an AFI dian Grand Prix 3 held on Friday last. in the false nine position. mance, no doubt about his qual- for him to adapt to this mentality." sily brought him down. The Manches- malities to transport the coffin to Minsk. official told PTI. He had come for the meet from his Havertz was unlucky not to be ity his talent and also not about his Chelsea's mean-spirited defense ter United loanee's penalty was saved "The coffin containing the dead "We have handed over all the rel- base in Bengaluru. He had arrived in credited with Chelsea's first goal, character," Chelsea manager Thom- under Tuchel continues to set new by Leeds goalkeeper Ilan Meslier but body was sent from Patiala on Mon- evant papers from the police, hospital India only on March 2. with Ben Godfrey's deflection even- as Tuchel said. standards in west London. The Ger- he netted from the rebound. K C Wednesday |10.03.2021 12

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