C M C M Y B Y B RNI No: JKENG/2012/47637 Email: [email protected] POSTAL REGD NO- JK/485/2016-18 Internet Edition www.truthprevail.com Truth Prevail Epaper: epaper.truthprevail.com Government to launch TOPS Scheme for junior athletes : Rijiju 3 5 12 Advisor Baseer Khan finalizes yatra BJP looting common masses amid Chief Justice visits Doda; reviews functioning of arrangements Corona pandemic : Harsh Courts, interacts with Lawyers, Judicial Officers VOL: 9 Issue: 163 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SUNDAY , JULY 05, 2020 DAILY PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- Inside ‘Covid-19 vaccine not this year’; CCMB Inside Amarnath Yatra: SOPs for testing of persons Director contradicts ICMR DM orders 10 pm to 5 am Hyderabad, July 4 : A The Indian Council of wait for the data and results, restrictions on non-essential vaccine for COVID-19 can - Medical Research on Friday which normally takes months. entering J&K to be applicable to pilgrims not be expected before early wrote to select medical insti - To a query, he said CCMB activities in Jammu district Jammu, July 4 : The J-K ed to be negative. Besides, regard to the status of works, yatra is likely to be held from next year as the process tutions and hospitals to fast- is currently doing 400-500 JAMMU, JULY 04 : administration on Saturday said social-distancing norms will including up-gradation and July 21 to August 3. involves a lot of clinical trials track clinical trial approvals COVID-19 tests every day District Magistrate, all pilgrims entering Jammu and further strain these holding improvement along the track The Financial Commissioner and data testing, a top official for the coronavirus vaccine and had sent proposals to the Jammu, Sushma Kashmir for undertaking this capacities," Subrahmanyam from Baltal to the holy cave at (Health) gave a brief in regard to of CSIR- CCMB said on Chauhan, vide powers year's Amarnath Yatra in South said. Kali Mata and emergency exit the routine healthcare as also Saturday, a day after ICMR conferred upon her under Kashmir Himalayas would The Chief Secretary track from Sangam, execution additional arrangements being said it aims to launch the section 144 of CrPC read undergo 100 per cent testing for observed that the camping facil - of works relating to stabilisation made, keeping in view the pres - world's first COVID-19 vac - with relevant provisions COVID-19 and would be quar - ities earlier utilised for pilgrims, of hill slopes near the holy cave, ent COVID-19 situation. cine by August 15. under the Epidemic antined till they were reported to especially at the entry points, installation of railings along He was, however, concerned Rakesh K Mishra, Diseases Act, 1897 and be negative. about the stress in the medical Director of CSIR-Centre for the Disaster Management The administration also said system because of the pilgrim - Cellular and Molecular Act, 2005, has ordered keeping in view the constraints age. Nine of the 10 Kashmir dis - Biology, said the ICMR's let - imposition of restrictions of resources due to the COVID- tricts are in the red zone and the ter in this regard may be for ‘on the movement of 19 pandemic, a maximum of entire medical system was fully internal consumption and Individuals for all Non- 500 pilgrims would be allowed stretched in handling the chal - aimed at putting pressure on candidate Covaxin, being ICMR for undertaking a new Essential Activities per day by road from Jammu to lenge. "No doctors will be avail - hospitals to get ready for clin - developed in collaboration way of testing, which will between 10PM to 5AM in Kashmir.Chief Secretary BVR able from outside J-K for the ical human trials. with Bharat Biotech, a city- consume less time and man - the territorial limits of the Subrahmanyam, while chairing Yatra this year. Isolation facili - "If everything goes based vaccine maker, which it power. "We are doing a lot of District.’ the meeting of the sub-commit - ties will have to be created to absolutely really like a text - plans to release on August 15. tests... 400 to 500 tests every As per the order, the tee constituted by the Supreme ensure any COVID-19 chal - book plan, then we are talking "Actually vaccine devel - day. But there are limitations restrictions have been Court for Amarnath Yatra here, were currently being utilised as critical stretches of the track, lenges are addressed on an about six to eight months to opment takes many years, but that you cannot go beyond imposed in accordance to said all standard operating pro - quarantine centres. construction of additional heli - emergent basis at the camp think of something that now you are in very desperate con - certain numbers. the guidelines and cedures (SoPs) for testing of "Keeping in view these cir - pads at lower holy cave and con - itself. Also, COVID-19 and we have a vaccine. ditions. Maybe by the begin - "But we had proposed to instructions issued by the persons entering Jammu and cumstances, the Yatra this year struction of sanitisation tunnels high-altitude sickness symp - "Because you have to test ning of the next year if the the ICMR a new way of test - State Executive Kashmir would apply to yatris will have to be undertaken in a at Neelgrath Helipad, Baltal and toms are quite similar and all in large numbers. vaccine clicks, we can expect. ing. It is a shorter method. It Committee of (pilgrims) as well. The SoPs restricted manner so that the Domel. The Sources said only cases will have to be treated as "It is not like a drug that if Not before that. can be done in a safer way Department of Disaster prescribe 100 per cent RT-PCR SoPs for COVID-19 are strictly Baltal route was likely to be deemed COVID-19 positive in somebody is sick you give "Before that (it is) very and will take half the time. Management, Relief test for all persons travelling adhered to during the conduct of made operational for devotees case of an emergency. Also, spe - and see if it is cured or not," unlikely as far as I under - "It is much less expensive Rehabilitation & into Jammu and Kashmir. the Yatra," Subrahmanyam said. headed to the holy cave shrine cial arrangements will have to Mishra told PTI when asked stand," Mishra said. and less human resources Reconstruction vide "All entrants into J-K will During the meeting, the of Amarnath this year. be made for handling dead bod - about the possibility of the He said thousands of peo - required. We are waiting for Government Order No have to be sampled, tested and Chief Secretary was briefed by Due to the COVID-19 out - ies," the Financial vaccine becoming ready by ple are given vaccine during the ICMR to give an advisory 66-JK(DMRRR) of 2020 quarantined till they are report - the concerned departments in break, a curtailed Amarnath Commissioner (Health) said. August 15. clinical trials and one has to on that," he said. dated 03/07/2020, for JKSSB releases 31 recommendations of regulating activities with - Restaurants open to lukewarm response Center approves Rs 574.16 cr in the Union Territory of withheld cases in its 172nd Board meeting Jammu and Kashmir for annual plan for NH works in J&K JAMMU, JULY 04 : The ious posts like Jr Staff Nurses effective containment of after 3.5 months of lockdown 3 fly-overs coming up at Bemina, Sanatnagar, 172nd Board meeting of the of Five new GMC’s, Teachers Srinagar, July 4 : Even rants said it would take some resumed dining-in and that COVID-19 w.e.f, July 4, J&K Services Selection Board and Junior Assistant 2020 and till further as the government gave the time for them to regroup as there was not much impact of Nawgam; 2 bypasses in Pulwama & Kulgam was held under the (Migrants), Naib Tehsildar, go-ahead to restaurants to dining in was not allowed for the lockdown anymore. JAMMU, JULY 04 : The km bypasses in Pulwama and orders. Chairmanship of Mr. Khalid Dental Technician GMC, Any violation of this resume dining in with 50 per over 100 days now. "Few restaurants and Center government has Kulgam with Rs.62.98 crore, Jahangir, Chairman, J&K MRW, Driver GMC’s, etc.The cent capacity, the response "The order to allow dine- cafés have been operating approved annual plan worth construction of 3.23 km three order shall invite punitive Services Selection Board at Board examined 47casesand action under section 188 from the public remained in came late on Friday night secretly. One may come Rs. 574.16 crore for NH (O) fly-overs in Srinagar on NH- C M Central office JKSSB, Sehkari after due deliberations decided lukewarm. only and everyone is not yet across semblance of a lock - works in the Union C M of Indian Penal Code and Bhawan, Bahu Plaza, Jammu. to approve release of recom - Y B other relevant sections of The restaurants had aware of it. We have not down at a few prime markets Territory of Jammu y B The meeting was attended by mendations in respect of 31 remained shut since the served food for the last 110 but if you go to the interiors, and Kashmir for finan - Epidemic Diseases Act, the Members of the Board, M. cases. Five candidates were 1897 and the Disaster beginning of the people do not pay cial year 2020-21. Shafiq Chak, Pritam Lal Atri declared as Not Eligible for COVID-19 lock - heed to the As per a commu - Management Act, 2005, and Harvinder Kour, not possessing requisite quali - the order stated further.